The Statue of Perseus & Medusa at Trentham Gardens

            I have always loved this statue that towers above the lake at Trentham Gardens.  We went there for my birthday, had lunch al fresco and even though the cloud made us think it could rain, it didnt and we had a loverly hours trip on the lake.

It was at Trentham Gardens that when I was once a civil servant in around the mid eighties, there was this huge area meeting and my manageress handed me the microphone and said: "Ed, Ive chosen you to make a speech on behalf of us all: Youve got FIVE MINUTES to think of one!"..Well I was shaking like a jelly and did my speech I scribbled down on a paper napkin. Even though I dont remember what I actually spoke about I do remember everyone laughing and giving me a thunderous round of applause. So that was my very first bit of public speaking: infront of more than 350 people!

When I was a small boy my late parents always took me to Trentham Gardens. You would board the childrens train that took you all around, oh what lovely memories I have of Trentham.

Taken on: July 1, 2011

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