John R. Cammidge

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SUMMARY BIO. FOR AUTHOR JOHN R. CAMMIDGE, aka JONATHAN R. HUSBAND

John R. Cammidge was born in York, England, attended Upper Poppleton and Nunthorpe Grammar schools, and then went on to be an undergraduate at Hull University, obtaining an Honors degree in Geology and Geography 1966. He found work with Ford Motor Company in Brentwood, Essex, and started a career in Human Resources, thanks to post-graduate education provided by the currently-named Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). His "people" career lasted nearly 50 years. He retired July 2013 and shifted his occupation to becoming an author. His first novel (An Unplanned Encounter) was published under the pen name Jonathan R. Husband in 2014, but future writings will use his rea
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John R. Cammidge Go to sleep but with a pen and paper on the night stand. At 3.00 am wake up and let the ideas trickle through the mind. Scribble down the best ones.
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Introduction: It was the early 1950’s when I became familiar with Redhouse Wood near Moor Monkton, York. I know the period because I was still collecting birds’ eggs and trading them at primary school. The hobby was outlawed in Britain through the 1954 Protection of Birds Act which imposed unlimited fines and/or six months imprisonment per egg, if you were found in p

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