My Most observant readers will probably notice that my header images have changed. The previous ones were part of the Wordpress template and I have been meaning for some time to change them for my own photographs. I finally took the plunge and did a bit of Photoshop work to convert the images to pictures [...]
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Janice Godrich Comes to Shropshire
Yesterday the PCS President Janice Godrich visited my workplace to speak at a meeting of PCS members and address their concerns on the Government’s recent proposed changes to the civil service compensation scheme (CSCS). The new plans would radically reduce the compensation that would be paid to civil servants if they were made redundant.
Janice explained [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Sep 30th 2009
A recent study into Civil Service pay by Income Data Services (IDS) further exposes the myth that civil servants are paid more than their counterparts in the private sector. The study reveals that there are gaps of more than £5000 between the Civil Service and the private sector.
The report compares the median salaries of four [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Electric
Yesterday, Radio 2 made me smile when it announced that Autumn had arrived 4 weeks early. I have been saying that for a couple of weeks. Do you think that the Radio 2 presenters read my blog?
Yesterday was also the day for visiting my opticians for an eye test. I had received [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Orange
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
34 Comments CherryPie on Sep 4th 2009
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Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
Posting pictures of sailing ships reminded me of the work of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe who used the medium of photography as art. He was born in Headingly, Leeds in October 1853 and started work as a portrait photographer in Tunbridge wells before moving to Whitby where he set up a photographic business. When in Whitby [...]
30 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2009
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Photo Meme
Liz has tagged me with this photo meme. I am not sure what you will make of the picture…
This was a work related visit where we were treated to a mad ride in a Warrior. We were encouraged to stand up whilst we were driven over what is called the knife edge. I [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2009
