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Comic Book Writer & Artist
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Oral History – Pearl K Drinkwater
Pearl K Drinkwater, known as Kay, was born in 1921 on a farm in Buckinghamshire. She became a nanny and later a teacher. She married her husband Ken when she was 28, two years after they met and had one daughter, Diana. Kay had a long teaching career and is well known by the many hundreds of children she taught over the years.
Kay moved to Northampton in 1947 when it was a very small place. She has lived in Northampton ever since and has seen it develop. Kay is an optimist and believes the secret to a long and happy life is helping others.
Of Mothers by Karen Rust
Whilst undertaking the reminiscing sessions at Affinity Day Care C.I.C. I rewatched Sofia Coppola’s film, Lost in Translation. The soundtrack, particularly Death in Vegas’ track, Girls, provided the inspiration for this audio creation; I wanted to create a similar ethereal feeling. The red kite cry at the start and end represents North Northants, where I live. It’s impossible to walk or drive around our fair county without hearing these birds, and their sound instantly makes me think of the countryside, where Nancy, the star of this track, spent so much time as a child.
– Karen
