Category Archives: GRUMBLESMILES TRUST

Forgotten Dementia.

Posted on December 10, 2025 by john graham

My very first blog was about dementia. Over fifteen years ago. Since then I have regularly returned to the subject. Little has changed in all those years in terms of understanding and treatment of this debilitating condition. You can read … Continue reading →

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WELFARE BENEFITS SURVEY RESULTS – BENEFIT FREEBIES

Posted on April 19, 2018 by john graham

Over the last few months, I have been researching welfare benefits entitlements in the UK.  (You can see all my earlier posts by clicking on “Welfare Benefits” in the TAG CLOUD).   This is the fourth section which covers benefit freebies. … Continue reading →

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WELFARE BENEFITS SURVEY RESULTS – WEATHER PAYMENTS

Posted on April 17, 2018 by john graham

Over the last few months, I have been researching welfare benefits entitlements in the UK.  (You can see all my earlier posts by clicking on “Welfare Benefits” in the TAG CLOUD).   This is the third section which covers the weather … Continue reading →

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WELFARE BENEFITS SURVEY RESULTS – DISABILITY BENEFITS

Posted on April 12, 2018 by john graham

Over the last few months, I have been researching welfare benefits entitlements in the UK.  (You can see all my earlier posts by clicking on “Welfare Benefits” in the TAG CLOUD).   This is the second section which covers the disability … Continue reading →

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Welfare Benefits Survey

Posted on April 8, 2018 by john graham

Over the last few months, I have been researching welfare benefits entitlements in the UK.  (You can see all my earlier posts by clicking on “Welfare Benefits” in the TAG CLOUD).   The whole subject is immensely confusing and not at … Continue reading →

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Molly’s Story – Family Life

Posted on December 28, 2015 by john graham

After her early career in the forces, Molly moved to Coventry to start her family life with Bill MOLLY’S LIFE AFTER THE SERVICES Whilst in the army Molly, a PT instructor, was asked to take a group of girls to … Continue reading →

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Molly’s Story – Life in the Army

Posted on December 27, 2015 by john graham

Now Molly heads for a very active life in the Army! MOLLY’S LIFE IN THE ARMY After leaving the air force she joined the army and did basic training at Aldershot. She then did another course of training to become a … Continue reading →

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Molly’s Story – Life in the RAF

Posted on December 26, 2015 by john graham

This is the second chapter of Molly’s life story.  MOLLY’S LIFE IN THE RAF At 16 and a half, she joined the RAF – she should have been 17 and a half but her mother helped her fiddle the forms … Continue reading →

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Molly’s Story – Childhood

Posted on December 25, 2015 by john graham

Molly regularly attends the Cheylesmore Good Neighbours Group  in Coventry and has agreed to tell us some of her life story as a means of developing a model for a “Book of Life”. The photographs and stories below are her … Continue reading →

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“Cheylesmore Good Neighbours – overcoming barriers”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by john graham

This blog follows on from the Cheylesmore Good Neighbours 2014 Review which was published on the 21st January 2015. In the last 12 months in the small Cheylesmore Good Neighbours group that we have established, we have overcome some of the … Continue reading →

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