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karen scarlett
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karen scarlett
retired - Holistic Therapist/ education/mental health and social care; ex WRAF communications, retired
karen‘s professional bio / interests
reading, writing, music, singing, cooking, walking, travel, voluntary work, research, learning, festivals and concerts, animals, knitting Previously single mum of 22 years, three sons, three grandsons Ex WRAF Telegraphist based mostly in major headquarters stations in the UK and Germany Former Alcohol and Drugs counsellor co working with Mental Health Voluntary Chair, Residents Association co ordinator, Street Champ, attending meetings and conferences in Devon, France and Holland on behalf of Devon and Cornwall Housing Association for ten years - really enjoyed this work so much. Motto: Be kind, you have no idea what someone else may be going through at any given time; live once and make it count
I’d like help with…
starting with Bramble and using the online facility to start with Bookmark; haven't attempted it yet
An interesting, or unusual fact(s) about me…
One of the last serving HM Forces personnel in the country to use Morse Code as it phased out and faxes/emails became the norm! Was taught martial arts by Michael Jackson's former bodyguard and stood literally two feet away from MJ himself often mistaken for Elkie Brooks! formerly married to a serviceman by a retired Army Chaplain in St Giles Cathedral, in the Heart of Midlothian
I live in
GB
A career highlight
My passing out parade when i had passed my RAF basic training, marching past dignitaries and saluting the representational figures of HM the Queen Elizabeth II
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09 August, 2023