PENDLE PEOPLE AWARDS PAGE
CATEGORY 1
PENDLE PEOPLE'S TEN BEST HUMAN BEINGS ON THE PLANET
in no particular order
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Wayne and Libby, Pendle People is proud to award you its "Best Human Beings on the Planet" Award |
Wayne and Libby are two of the most delightful people I know. They are full of life and light, energy and love. And they have a Vision. They want to experience life to its fullest - they are giving up their house and going to live on the water. This has been a long term project, carefully and patiently they have acquired a piece of land on which to grow food, a mooring on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, and soon they will take delivery of a boat shell which they will convert into their new home. Wayne and Libby are not alone in this - their seven children are with them! "Life is not about being on a ladder," says Wayne, who is a window cleaner, "It's about being who you are and making a difference." We'll be featuring their progress as they go 'back to the land'. Wayne and Libby's page |
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Sara, Pendle People salutes you as one of its "Best Human Beings" |
Sara is another of my very favourite people. Light and energy radiate from her and she is an extremely talented artist, designer, poet and writer. Sara started with less advantages in life than most of us, and her battles are not over yet; she would be remarkable whatever station in life she came from, but to say she has had to fight every inch of the way would not be an exaggeration. I applaud and encourage her enterprise and Vision, and hope to be featuring some of her work on here soon. Sara's Page |
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My best friend Maud
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Maud, Pendle People salutes you and is proud to acknowledge you among its "Best Human Beings on the Planet" |
Maud is one of life's unsung heroes - the army of women who put their own feelings aside and 'get on with it' - dedicated to bringing up their family, caring for their man (when there is one) and then extending this care to the families their children raise, and even shouldering the burden of caring for the elderly in our community, making sure their remaining days are as peaceful and enjoyable as they can be. Their days are busy, their leisure short, but when they get the chance they show the rest of us what they are made of - Maud has a qualification in psychology and is now forging ahead with astrology, computers and dreamwork. If only people like Maud could run the country instead of spending all their energy on mundane tasks, we would be in better shape than we are now. Maud you are a brilliant, beautiful friend and I am so lucky to have you! |
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Pendle People salutes Margaret and Fergus and acknowledges them among the "Best Human Beings on the Planet" |
Margaret is a dedicated, beautiful and loving soul and I fell in love with her and her husband the minute I walked in their house in Killarney. I had a programme of events scheduled but I said "Cancel everything, I'm coming back here tomorrow." Whoever and whatever you are, there's a welcome at Margaret and Fergus's. Margaret can't do enough for you, she's as quick on the draw with her purse as Mrs Doyle, and many's the time we've fought each other to get the money on the table first. Fergus is at the end of a phone day and night for the many needy souls who are drawn to him, and he is a gifted and talented healer and masseur. He has the lightest of touches and the most soothing of voices - a lilting Dublin accent. They are tireless workers for the good of their community. They and their four delightful children are among my best friends on the planet. |
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Norma Whitehead
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Pendle People thinks Norma Whitehead is the best thing that happened to the Planet in a long time! She definitely deserves this Award |
I want to thank Norma for the difference she has made in my life and in the lives of countless others. I joined Norma's Tai Chi and relaxation classes at Pendle Wavelengths after a stress-induced crisis caused by too much contact with my mother, who moved here seven years ago. I was seriously depressed and sleep-deprived, lacking in energy. I was quite desperate when I started going to Norma's classes in February. Under her calm gentle tuition I learned to relax and let go. Tai Chi helped me get mobile and control my balance, and the breathing exercises steadied my mind and increased my chi energy. Her meditations and visualisations restored my spirituality. So much so that I want to say - NORMA YOU MADE ME WHOLE AGAIN Norma has wrought such a change that, though I could hardly put one foot in front of the other five months ago, I am now about to set off on a three hundred mile cycle ride. AND IT'S ALL DOWN TO YOU NORMA. See 'Song for Norma' |
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Diana is the sweetest, kindest, most loving, giving woman on the planet - qualities which are for the most part unappreciated by this money-grubbing, exploitative society. Diana works for the Co-op, and I boil with rage every time I hear them promoting themselves as 'ethical', knowing the way they treat their staff. My daughter worked as a Supervisor for months without getting the proper rate for the job, had to fight to get it at all, and was never reimbursed for the months of underpayment - her case was not unusual, it was typical. It doesn't end there. I feel like standing outside with a banner denouncing them. I might make another page, and the Co-op will be top of the list as WORST BASTARDS ON THE PLANET |