A Mecca of Bling, Chavdom, Garish Pink and Bleached Hair... But Also of Hope and Strength [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › April 06, 2009
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THE scene was like stepping back in time. There were women named Iris and Pearl and Sheila. There were Cockney accents and faces etched with a life of hardship and disappointment and stoicism.
There were grannies on fold-up chairs eating fruit cake and waving daffodils. Granddaughters stood next to them, the next generation strapped in prams.See the full content of this document
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A Mecca of Bling, Chavdom, Garish Pink and Bleached Hair... But Also of Hope and Strength [Eire Region]
Policemen were being sweet and helpful. People rummaged in bags for cough sweets. It was just warm, friendly and very old- fashioned.
It was also strangely surreal that the funeral of Jade Goody, a young woman who made her name via such a thoroughly modern medium - reality TV - had inspired such a ...See the full content of this document
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