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Graeme K Talboys is an English writer and teacher. ==Life== Graeme Keith Talboys was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith on Thursday 26 November 1953. The family lived in a flat on the edge of Richmond Park and he spent the first five years of his life there. On his fifth birthday the family moved to Norfolk. They settled first in Sprowston where Talboys attended the Sprowston Infant School before moving on to the old Junior School. Another move took the family a few miles to Thorpe Hamlet where Talboys completed his junior education at the Wolfe Road Junior School. Having passed his 11-plus, he went to the City of Norwich School, a place he is said to have loathed. Not only had he been separated from his friends, but he was subject to bullying. It was during this period of isolation in which he took particular comfort in books and writing, setting him on a path he has never left. He also spent a great deal of time exploring the city and spent many hours in its museums and library. A final move during his childhood years took the family to Peacehaven in Sussex and Talboys found himself enrolled at the Lewes County Grammar School for Boys (LCGS). This was much more to his liking and he settled well and made many friends. There, he was a contemporary of luminaries such as Tom Morley, Pete Thomas, Eric Goulden, Andrew Ranken, and Stephen Warbeck. Given the concentration of musical talent, Talboys puts his adherence to a writing path down to the fact he has two left ears. In September 1969, the LCGS ceased to exist. It had been amalgamated with Lewes Secondary Modern and the Lewes County Grammar School for Girls to form Lewes Priory School. Whilst not an exceptional scholar, the atmosphere of the school, the locale, and the times conspired to nurture Talboys' creative talents. Beyond school, Talboys immersed himself in the cultural life of his contemporaries, taking a keen interest in folklore and the folk scene in the Lewes area as well as the more urban literary scene that centred on the Unicorn Bookshop in Brighton and the wider contemporary music scene. He attended many concerts and festivals from Phun City to the Isle of Wight. In 1972, Talboys started a three-year course at St Peter's College of Education in Saltley, Birmingham. There he studied Drama and Theatre Arts and graduated in 1975 with a Certificate in Education (Pass with Credit). His first teaching job was at Madeley Court School in Telford New Town. There he was a teacher of Drama and English. Other teaching posts followed in Lancashire and East Sussex before ill-health forced him to give up. During the three years he was unable to work, he studied with the Open University and gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and education. His return to work began with a post in the Open University's Community Education programme. He then moved to the Sussex Archaeological Society as an Education Officer and museum assistant, based in the Society's properties in Lewes From there he took up the post of Senior Education Officer at the Bede Monastery Museum in Jarrow (now Bede's World). Whilst there he ran the highly successful and award winning education programme with the help of an enthusiastic, committed, and talented staff. A move to Scotland saw the resumption of various health problems and his early retirement from museum education work. He now lives in Scotland with his wife and some cats (as well as 5 million Scots). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graeme K. Talboys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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