I have written 3 songs about Hartlepool. This was the first, written after an appearance at The Hanging Monkey folk club in 199..7? watch out for the dog in verse 3: in real life he was blind & very prone tyo falling but there was no way I could include that without making the song sound over- melodramatic.
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This has been a hard year as a social worker I recognise that I am not facing the reality of the saving of lives and I despair at how the government have treated our nhs people. I have been responding to the needs and crisis faced by children and young people in care . Carers with health vulnerability with challenging teens who won’t follow the rules- risks there create anxiety, carers of children who have been abused and traumatised- limited services - songs like this keep me going thanks maureenb
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