tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137689642024-03-14T16:35:15.282+00:00Garforth Bookshop's Token House Blog. UK Enquiries : 0800 6125 350 Free Phone.FIRST TO HAVE GLOBAL SUCCESS ONLINE WAS OUR FIRSTBOOKSHOP.COM : ONE OF THE ORIGINAL WEBSITES FROM OUR LEEDS BOOKSHOP, FIRST IN THE WORLD TO RETAIL AND REDEEM NATIONAL BOOK TOKENS VIA THE INTERNET DURING 1999. TODAY WE ARE ALSO FOREMOST FOR UK THEATRE TOKENS THERE, PLUS NOW LIVE ONLINE WITH 70 OTHER UNIQUE DOMAINS, FROM THE HOUSE IN THE CLOUD.
All Blogs By Roger C. (also known as DJ Roger). Bookseller Since 1974. He does our Tweets & Instagram too! @booktokensToken Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-66974776518660333732022-07-25T18:01:00.009+00:002023-06-30T19:09:41.807+00:00CHILDHOOD MEMORIES : happy reflections, as I draw this successful blog to a close. Thanks for reading since 2005. Roger Crossland.50 years ago this week, I was 'messing about on the river' with Uncle Bill, in his boat, on Yorkshire's Waterways. It was a Canal actually!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWS3BYCb0YENRiguFcx3TC4UgUj5HoNKqcFQQUGqQVifFsXqwiDZorBFtrbiT6EducQvldICM2fQq25UPRLsb52ct-CuTRtobKF-k_bQ1E0ZUNJvJIfVXhzY_Zag8fJn9QVJh03W9gUy1vvSrpI8s06k7AbX-AhRRl5mt2uyUnglXDjFoio/s4128/20200709_130501.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeWS3BYCb0YENRiguFcx3TC4UgUj5HoNKqcFQQUGqQVifFsXqwiDZorBFtrbiT6EducQvldICM2fQq25UPRLsb52ct-CuTRtobKF-k_bQ1E0ZUNJvJIfVXhzY_Zag8fJn9QVJh03W9gUy1vvSrpI8s06k7AbX-AhRRl5mt2uyUnglXDjFoio/s320/20200709_130501.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP0Me3MOXb0juXcTPFvloftGFMHPsHbqy0wKKyc23_1EJZ5VgUCqZq8q66b2y4qqwibYZU7CfmPIoTRFoLTz1W9_zIg_fjlSw11-bJ3Z6a1ATEwFvrC7t-hV0jFcx-f-YyXxKUkkPA-iPRt1hfDpG6oaVjpozG0pFavW93smv_MGaB-2LNMw/s4128/20200709_130618.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP0Me3MOXb0juXcTPFvloftGFMHPsHbqy0wKKyc23_1EJZ5VgUCqZq8q66b2y4qqwibYZU7CfmPIoTRFoLTz1W9_zIg_fjlSw11-bJ3Z6a1ATEwFvrC7t-hV0jFcx-f-YyXxKUkkPA-iPRt1hfDpG6oaVjpozG0pFavW93smv_MGaB-2LNMw/s320/20200709_130618.jpg"/></a></div>Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-24733425967581902442022-06-22T17:21:00.005+00:002023-06-26T20:33:19.382+00:00CIRCA £2.5 MILLION RAISED FOR THE INDIES - in conjunction with Bookshops.org.ukClick on our link below and choose which Independent Bookseller you would like to support today.
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By default it's the First Bookshop, because most book lovers that come here are wanting to spend their National Book Token Gift Card and this was the first place ever, where anyone could redeem a Book Token online!
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UK Colleges, Schools and Universities, all use this site to buy their Book Tokens for presentations and have done since 1999 when this service was first offered online.
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Before 1999 it was only possible to buy and spend a Book Token in a local Bookshop.
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When accessing the link here, you can change the Bookseller to whom the profit from your purchase is shared with.
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Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-50963115849773492372022-05-11T12:07:00.007+00:002023-06-27T07:11:43.112+00:00NEW NATIONAL BOOK TOKEN DESIGNS - available now.The month of May 2022 sees us launch 2 long awaited new card designs, in conjunction with the 35th anniversary of opening our 1st Bookshop.
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You have been asking for a Thank You Card and a Well Done Card, for many years.... so here they are:
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Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-42368935846352996772022-04-26T18:12:00.004+00:002023-06-27T07:13:20.352+00:00JOBSITES FOR SALE / TO LET - due to retirementRoger and Martin have retired from the Recruitment Industry after 17 successful years.
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All established job domains are now therefore available.
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With annual turnovers of more than 1 million pounds, we suggest you enquire now, before it's too late and all these are snapped up!
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eastyorkshirejobs.co.uk / northyorkshirejobs.co.uk / southyorkshirejobs.co.uk / westyorkshirejobs.co.uk / employersagency.co.uk / bridjobs.co.uk
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Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-31019775810205042572022-03-25T19:59:00.016+00:002022-03-25T20:17:59.503+00:00This Spring our Bookshop Celebrates 35 Years!We are all so very excited here, to be celebrating 35 years since the opening of our 1st Bookshop.
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A big hearty thank you, goes out to all our loyal customers, who have supported us since 1987, particularly the residents and the schools of #Garforth #Leeds #Yorkshire
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It's a new initiative from Roger and Martin to help support their communities.
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This service is only available from us, via our Token Line, at the web address below, or free phone on 0800 6125 350.
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<a href="https://tokenline.com/new_page_2.htm">CLICK HERE TO SEND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FREE BOOK MARKS NOW!</a>
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The main aim of these new domains, which they are adding to their portfolio of 70 unique online destinations, are for you to post your original photographs of the books you have purchased with UK National Book Token Gift Cards.
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Each season at our #bookstagram : ie Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, the best pic will qualify for a £15 National Book Token Gift Card.
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I visited the UK Ladybird Factory and HQ in Loughborough on several occasions during the 70's and 80's.
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My passion for the original Ladybirds has continued ever since and I buy these and collect second hand whenever I come across them, particularly early First Editions.
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When I opened my 1st Bookshop Garforth near Leeds in 1987, I always ensured that we stocked the full range at all times and that the new titles were readily available to our customers on publication day.
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Today online, I still have the full range for Children on sale, subject to availability and they are now owned and published by Penguin Books Ltd. However it's quite ironic that these days there are 'Ladybirds For Grown Ups' recreating classic images from the past and converting the text into old fashioned humour at its best.
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Posted By Roger, Partner and Founder of Firstbookshop.com
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Each card can carry up to £250 and is valid at Bookshops everywhere and online.
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Free personalised handwritten dedications, along with 2 free book marks, when you ask us to send direct to family or friends, again only from us!
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Mail order Book Tokens since 1987. First for Book Tokens online in 1999. You will not find Christmas National Book Token card designs in the Supermarket!
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However now the word is out, you can spend National Book Token Gift Cards at the checkout from this November.
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<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/firstbookshop">REDEEM BOOK TOKENS NOW AT BOOKSHOP.</a>
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Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-20254826666364609632021-08-30T16:59:00.006+00:002021-09-03T18:00:57.410+00:00FREE BOOKS AFTER PURCHASING OUR UK BOOK TOKENSJoin the National Book Tokens rewards programme 'Caboodle' to qualify for free books!
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Once you have enough Caboodle points, you can pick from our selection of fantastic fiction and non-fiction, for both adults and children.
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Our lovely friends at Bloomsbury Publishing (the home of Harry Potter) have a limited amount of books set aside for Caboodlers each month, so if all the books have been snapped up, please check back next month (your points are always carried forward).
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-83931043820110055362021-06-27T18:45:00.003+00:002021-09-21T18:33:49.946+00:00Working For WH SmithToday in 1974 I wrote my first letter to a Leeds employer looking for full time work after leaving school.
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I received a reply within a week, saying that although they were not currently recruiting, their Wholesale Warehouse was and that they had passed on my application to them.
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Within another few days I received a telephone call from Mr Jessop, Manager of WH Smith Wholesale Leeds. He invited me to an interview for their Trainee Manager position.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-28057151381004410722021-05-31T08:01:00.000+00:002021-05-31T08:01:00.873+00:00OFF THE BEATEN TRACK - UK routes and locations for motor homesComing in exactly one years time is the first book, covering England and Wales.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-35286255317323542102021-04-17T15:08:00.008+00:002021-04-17T15:16:39.087+00:0021st APRIL CHARLOTTE BRONTE WAS BORN : 205 years agoYorkshire's favourite female writer was born this month in 1816.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-65701114063739184802021-03-27T10:37:00.006+00:002021-03-27T11:18:24.030+00:00WORLD THEATRE DAY : March 27th.'All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances and one man in his time plays many parts'
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This famous quote by William Shakespeare holds true, especially today. March 27 has been celebrated all over the world as World Theatre Day since the early 1960s. Before everybody got accustomed to films, watching different kinds of drama, particularly on stage, was the prime form of entertainment.
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Drama and theatre is the medium that is the reflection of our society. In various languages, it depicts the cultures and traditions that exist all around the world. Therefore, this day is dedicated to not only celebrate it, but preserve it as well and not let it die down, as it is still very much enjoyed by people everywhere.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-21833321003501379852021-02-26T15:28:00.000+00:002021-02-26T15:28:08.965+00:00NEW GHOST STORY 'THE WHISTLING' - Bought By Penguin At AuctionSet on a wild Scottish island, The Whistling follows Elspeth Swansome as she takes up the post of nanny to nine-year-old Mary – who hasn’t uttered a word since the sudden death of her twin, William.
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With her charge defiantly silent, Elspeth turns to the islanders – but no one will speak of what happened to William. Just as no one can explain the hypnotic lullabies heard in empty corridors. Nor the strange dolls that appear in abandoned rooms. Nor the faint whistling that comes in the night…
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As winter draws in and passage to the mainland becomes impossible, Elspeth finds herself increasingly afraid. But is this island being haunted by the ghosts of the past? Or the secrets of the living?
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-66160185575804551462021-01-31T14:10:00.004+00:002021-01-31T14:14:21.117+00:00NEW SKY ARTS RSL WRITERS AWARDSThe Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo is collaborating with the Royal Society of Literature to create a mentoring award scheme for emerging authors of colour as part of a £300,000 Sky Arts project.
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Phil Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts and Entertainment, commented: “In 2021, as we search for a way out of the pandemic, we are turning our attention to the cultural recovery and, in particular, the difficulties facing the next generation of young arts practitioners in a world where opportunities have drastically diminished.”
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-67036792518942321102020-12-28T12:57:00.004+00:002020-12-28T13:03:48.673+00:00OFFICIAL LONDON THEATRE ONLINE ACCEPTS OUR THEATRE TOKEN GIFT CARDSPerhaps you were lucky enough to receive one of our Official Theatre Token Gift Cards for Christmas.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-89754192424660398312020-11-25T09:31:00.004+00:002020-11-25T09:40:57.525+00:00SPOTLIGHT ON AUTHOR DUANE SIMOLKEGay author Duane Simolke wrote The Acorn Stories, Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure, Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure, Selected Poems, Holding Me Together, and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. He also co-wrote The Return of Innocence and The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer. Three of his books received StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Awards, and one received an AllBooks Reviewers Choice Award.
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Simolke was born in New Orleans in 1965 and now lives in Lubbock, Texas. His interests include travel, scifi, books, movies, and music (mostly rock or dance). His writing reflects human diversity and he appreciates that so many other creative people now express that diversity in their work.
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<br />Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-33154669922567456722020-08-23T09:00:00.000+00:002020-08-23T09:00:10.294+00:00ZAYN ONE DIRECTION - Part Two ZarrySince the formation of One Direction, exactly 121 months ago today, I have followed the progress of all the boys, however I would not call myself a 'Directioner'.
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I have seen various trends develop online, but the two that have particularly caught my attention and interested me the most are mainly 'Zarry' but also to a certain extent the term 'Larry'.
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Both terms involve a certain boy named Harry, to those unfamiliar with all these names and acronyms, we are talking here about Harry Styles.
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So you thought that this blog and my blog last month were all about Zayn Malik? Well they are, but it would not be possible to discuss Zayn, without mentioning his bromance with the others!
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Wait on, I here you say, didn't I promise to 'spill the tea' on what happened in private between Zayn and Harry? Well exactly, the nitty gritty, meat and two veg, was mainly unwitnessed, so how can any of us know for sure?
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However, this is what I do know:
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Zayn Malik has chosen to live a 'hetrosexual life' as most guys want a child to carry on their bloodline. There are several other current male celebrities I could mention here (but I wont) that chose this route too, after experimenting with their sexuality in the past. Two of these male celebrities were both also involved with One Direction!
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Zayn said that he came away from his 5 years in One Direction, without having made a single friend: 'I have always been a bit like that though, always a bit of an island. I don't like to confer with too many people'.
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In the early days, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson shared a penthouse in London together and later, circa 2016, they were both (coincidentally?) involved with the same property in Calabasas/Malibu. Hence the term 'Larry' evolved. It's Harry that is the 'wild card' not Louis or Zayn. Will Harry ever settle down and have children? I doubt it very much. If he does, it will certainly only be for the sake of a bloodline.
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Zayn has said of Gigi Hadid, the soon to be mother of his child next month 'She is super organised and I'm really not. It helps that she can get things together for me a little bit. I lean on her a lot'
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From the Summer of 2010, I was very busy relocating my Father to live with us at a new home in East Yorkshire, which had resulted from the death of my Mother in 2008. Zayn was still seen in the neighbourhood, however when the XFactor contestants returned to film at their homes, Zayn didn't. Instead he filmed this sequence at the HMV Music Store in Bradford City Centre.
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The area was deteriorating, we were all happy to be breaking our links, for 'pastures new'.
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Daily content in the media about One Direction has this year been at a new peak, mainly because of their '10th Anniversary'. However 'pastures new' is going to become a recurring theme here, mark my words!
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Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13768964.post-4549763649995706032020-07-23T10:00:00.000+00:002020-07-23T10:00:05.328+00:00ZAYN ONE DIRECTION - Part One MalikAlthough it's just Zayn these days (since around March 2015), when I knew him growing up from early 1993 until the Spring of 2010, he was one of the Maliks of East Bowling, Bradford, West Yorkshire UK. His name back then was spelt as Zain.
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Most of my family are laid to rest in the West Bowling Cemetery, where I still return regularly to this day, although we now live in County Donegal, Ireland (the original home of family on other sides).
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We always knew that Zayn's Mother, Tricia, was half Irish, so I suppose that was one of the reasons why my family and me would talk to her? Also she was a School Dinner Lady and one of my Grandads ran Canteens, Cafes & Restaurants throught West Yorkshire (then later in East Yorkshire) meaning that there were many things our 2 families had in common.
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Zayn was constantly surrounded by females at home: 3 Sisters and 5 Aunties. Zayn said that made him soft, but later said 'I always felt that made me a stronger man'.
Zayn and his Sisters, Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa, were often asked 'Who's the brown person? Is it your Mum or your Dad? and as everyone knows these days, it was his Dad that was British Pakistani and that Zayn grew up in a mixed race working class family. Safaa was always dressed and looked particularly cute when she was very young.
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I did not know Zayn very well, but if he saw me he would always say 'Hello'. He was a shy boy.
There was a school performance of Bugsy Malone, which we all saw him in. His performance was better than many of the others in the show.
Particularly though, I remember asking him one day, how he had got on singing on stage at the school, when the performer Jay Sean had just visited, because everyone was talking about this locally and with myself being a Club DJ during the late 70s, I could never resist personally talking music, whenever the opportunity arose! His response was that it was 'cool' but that he was 'too nervous to enjoy the performance'. I said in reply 'Do you want to be a singer when you grow up?' and he said 'No, I am going to be an English Teacher'.
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The whole local community were therefore quite surprised when hearing that Zayn was to attend an XFactor audition in Manchester on Sunday April 11th 2010. As he was in his 1st year of A Levels, we knew he was studying hard and were not surprised to find out a few days later that his Mum Tricia, had great trouble getting him out of bed at 4pm that Sunday morning!
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I had wished Zayn well and said 'good luck lad' when I saw him out, on Friday 9th April 2010. Nobody could have imagined the journey of such tremendous and intense success which lay ahead.
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This two part mini blog has been written Roger C. (also known as DJ ROGER) Joint Partner of The Token House Partnership.
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The first installment is launched today, as part of One Direction's 10 Year Celebrations of 23 July 2020.
The second installment will be published on 23 August 2020.
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Part 1 has been named: 'ZAYN ONE DIRECTION - Part One Malik'.
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Part 2 has been named: 'ZAYN ONE DIRECTION - Part Two Zarry'.Token Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828020263955546970noreply@blogger.com