There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain “In My Life”, The Beatles By the time an alarm vibrates on my wrist, I am not only wide awake, but pacing along the coastal path that leads north, into a fresh draught. I pass Leasowe’s links and castle as a mower casts its headlamps across The Wirral, and peer longingly at Wallasey through a tall metal fence as the natural light lifts. Then I turn and walk back, this time downwind, and think about how life itself seems to have its own three club wind some days. It’s my first time golfing on this stretch of coast, and after
Great piece Richard. I too love Liverpool. Truly, madly and deeply. I went to university there purely to watch football and because it was a place I had been travelling to to do just that in my teens. I found so much more in my three years living in the city, including the incredible golf courses that lie not far beyond its limits. As a member of the university golf team we paid around £35 a year for 5-day membership at Royal Liverpool. We witnessed the start of the course’s (b not the club’s) steady ascent back to the pinnacle of the game with the Curtis Cup it staged in the early 90s, and were lucky enough to play friendly matches against the likes of Formby, Birkdale, Southport & Ainsdale, Wallasey et al. Some of the happiest times in my life, even if the football wasn’t all that during that period.
Thank you for writing this Richard. I've fallen behind in my reading. This one fit my day well. My life is in a constant three club wind as I struggle with long covid.
Great piece Richard. I too love Liverpool. Truly, madly and deeply. I went to university there purely to watch football and because it was a place I had been travelling to to do just that in my teens. I found so much more in my three years living in the city, including the incredible golf courses that lie not far beyond its limits. As a member of the university golf team we paid around £35 a year for 5-day membership at Royal Liverpool. We witnessed the start of the course’s (b not the club’s) steady ascent back to the pinnacle of the game with the Curtis Cup it staged in the early 90s, and were lucky enough to play friendly matches against the likes of Formby, Birkdale, Southport & Ainsdale, Wallasey et al. Some of the happiest times in my life, even if the football wasn’t all that during that period.
Ah the words, yours & The Beatles!
Thank you for writing this Richard. I've fallen behind in my reading. This one fit my day well. My life is in a constant three club wind as I struggle with long covid.
Your writing soothes me.