Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Author: Mike J

Journalist, trainer, editor; storyteller; amateur historian.
July 4, 20221 Comment on Local news from afar

Local news from afar

A dusty old Bristol newspaper shed light on local and international events from the 1930s

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June 4, 20222 Comments on Love in a time of War

Love in a time of War

A rare glimpse of the lives and longings of injured World War I soldiers recuperating at the Beaufort War Hospital in Bristol

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May 1, 2022Leave a Comment on ‘Through work to health’

‘Through work to health’

How Glenside Hospital helped to create a little bit of labour history.

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April 13, 2022Leave a Comment on Hidden talents: Art and the Asylum

Hidden talents: Art and the Asylum

Artists Stanley Spencer and Denis Reed owe their popularity in part to spending time in Bristol’s Glenside Hospital

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March 30, 20226 Comments on MOLDOVAN MOMENTS, parts 1 & 2

MOLDOVAN MOMENTS, parts 1 & 2

My many visits to Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, have always given me much to savour.

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • Hidden talents: Art and the Asylum
  • MOLDOVAN MOMENTS, parts 1 & 2

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