The Adventures of Bunny, Archie, Alice & Friends

Lucy London is a writer, broadcaster and researcher of some international renown and has written numerous books about the First World War and other fascinating subjects. 

She has also produced educational exhibitions on various topics that have been seen across the world.

Lucy is also the “Poet In Residence” at the Planet Ice rink in Widnes and she does her best to support all the various ice hockey teams that are based there – including the Widnes Wild NIHL senior men’s team, Wild women’s team, Academy junior teams and the Riverside Raiders, Halton Huskies and Earle Road Elks recreational teams.

You can follow what is going on in the world of Widnes ice hockey and see lots more of Lucy’s poems on her dedicated Facebook page called Lucy- Poet in Residence.

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Wild Review - Season 2021/22

Relive the excitement of the 2021/22 ice hockey season with our in-depth coverage of all of the various Widnes Wild teams. Crammed into one single volume we have all the player statistics, match reports and final standings for the:

YKK Widnes Wild NIHL team
Widnes Wild Ladies team
Wild Academy Under 18 team
Wild Academy Under 16 team
Wild Academy Under 14 team
Wild Academy Under 12 team
Wild Academy Under 10 cross ice team

Plus Lucy Poet In Residence's poems for the 2021/22 season

Illustrated throughout with superb photos from Geoff White of GW Images.

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Schooldays: A Stanground Upbringing (North / South Divide)

Following on from Volume 5, which was all about my much missed “Bachelor Pad Years” and Volume 4, which was about my involvement with France and French people, here is Volume 6 – which, as you can see, is mainly about my schooldays.

I actually started on this project as a sort of a “self-healing exercise” after a bout of ill health during 2020 that made me realise that, if anything happened to me, there’s a whole raft of interesting anecdotes, memories and funny stories that might otherwise be lost to the world - and I thought I ought to write them all down for the benefit of future generations.

So, just to whet your appetite, in this volume you can read all about:

Growing up in Stanground, Peterborough in the 1970s and 80s...
Experiences at Southfields Pre-School, Infants School & Junior School...
The trials and Tribulations of Stanground Comprehensive School...
The bacchanalian haze that was Stanground 6th Form...
Experiences of - and with - the legendary Bernard Barker...
What I did in 1984...

and lots more besides!

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The Bachelor Pad Years: North / South Divide: Volume 5

I put this book together as a sort of a “self-healing project” after a bout of ill health during 2020 that made me realise that, if anything happened to me, there’s a whole raft of interesting anecdotes, memories and funny stories that might otherwise be lost to the world. And I thought I ought to write them all down for the benefit of future generations.

So, if you are interested in nostalgia and travel trivia, and have the slightest interest in such varied and bizarre topics as:

- Being young in England in the 1980s and 90s
- All the fun of the two Bachelor Pads in Peterborough and Preston
- The trials and tribulations of girls, girl friends and girlfriends
- Visits to countries that don't exist any more such as Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and East Germany.
- Football, music, ice hockey, cars, beer - and all that jazz!

then this may be the book for you!

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France Actually: North / South Divide - Volume 4

I put this book together as a sort of a “self-healing project” after a bout of ill health during 2020 that made me realise that, if anything happened to me, there’s a whole raft of interesting anecdotes, memories and funny stories that might otherwise be lost to the world - and I thought I ought to write them all down for the benefit of future generations.

So, if you are interested in travel trivia and have the slightest interest in such varied and bizarre topics as:

- school trips to Quiberville-sur-Mer and Barneville-Carteret
- the French Exchange to Montpellier in 1984/85
- stories from the G14 printing press installations at IGPM and Sima Torcy
- Phoebe Cates And The McDonald’s Milkshake Incident
- and how I almost came to live in Nantes ....

then this could be the book for you!

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North / South Divide - Volume 3: Cricket & Baseball

Following on from Volume 2, which was all about ice hockey, here is Volume 3 – which, as you can see, is mainly about my involvement in cricket and baseball – plus a few other things as well.

I actually started on this project as a sort of a “self-healing exercise” after a bout of ill health during 2020 that made me realise that, if anything happened to me, there’s a whole raft of interesting anecdotes, memories and funny stories that might otherwise be lost to the world - and I thought I ought to write them all down for the benefit of future generations.

So, just to whet your appetite, in this volume you can read all about:
Why I wasn’t any good at cricket at school
The Cricket World Cup in 1999
The Preston Bobcats league baseball team
The Preston University student team of 1996/97
And my experiences of baseball coaching at Summer Camps in the Czech Republic.

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North / South Divide - Volume 2: Ice Hockey And Me

I put this book together as a sort of a “self-healing project” after a bout of ill health during 2020 that made me realise that, if anything happened to me, there’s a whole raft of interesting anecdotes, memories and funny stories that might otherwise be lost to the world - and I thought I ought to write them all down for the benefit of future generations.

So, if you are interested in ice hockey trivia and have the slightest interest in such bizarre topics as:

How I came to be at the World Championships in Luxembourg,
The day I met Stewart Roberts,
Which Sims twin is which and
The story behind Lucy’s “French And Ormes” poem,

then this is definitely the book for you!

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North / South Divide: Random Ramblings About British Ice Hockey During The 2013/14 Season

The 2013/14 season was a watershed year for me ice hockey wise. The Fylde Flyers team finished, leaving me with only recreational hockey to write about in Blackpool so I decided to branch out and cover the English National League in a more general manner. 

I was kindly taken on by Blueliner.com as a guest writer where I was able to submit opinionated rants and occasional news stories as it suited me and I also started doing weekend round ups of all the league games on my own general Best Kept Secrets news and reviews website as well. 

As I was being encouraged to widen the scope of the season review book that I had started to produce (and hopefully sell…), it made sense to set up my own dedicated ice hockey news website and this is how the Ice Hockey Review grass roots ice hockey website was born. 

What you will find in this book is a mixture of opinion columns written for Blueliner.com and round-ups and news items that started off on bestkeptsecrets and, after January 2014, ended up on icehockeyreview.co.uk.

 I hope that makes sense – it shouldn’t be boring, anyway…!

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