Archive (4 life histories found)
'There was a variety of people but mostly Irish living there. Some had alcohol issues, depression, broken relationships etc.'
I took up my final job in St Eugene Court in Queens Park, London on 1st March 2005. I left it on 30th April 2011.This was a residential post and I had a flat as part of the deal. My work this time was to provide support for tenants with low support…
Tags: Care, community services, emigrants, Irish, services, social care
'When I combed her hair she was never satisfied with where I put her hair clips and they had to be moved millimetres up and down.'
My next job was care work I applied to a few care agencies for live-in care work and spent almost a year doing that. I worked for the Care Agency in Lutterworth and a couple of other agencies whose names I cannot presently recall. I looked after some…
'I taught him to drive and of course the bicycle I had bought for him was no longer the thing when he wanted to impress the ladies in his class.'
Life had its ups and down as anyone who has ever had the privilege of working with teenagers will testify. I had bought a Nissan Sunny car from Peter Aiken in Harare, and it was a beautiful car. Romuald thought he was the' bees' knee's in this car. I…