My 1986 Diary

We/I had made it to the party month, again. That’s seventeen by now. This year it would include an 80s […]

Back to college. Frustration. Still delivering papers. Frustration. Receiving an employment rejection letter (from McDonald’s). More frustration. Ice skating on

October. First things, first. Just how hard is A Level maths? As I was discovering, it was actually pretty bloody

At last. A new chapter begins. I was now a student at Shrewsbury Sixth Form College. Soon, I would be

And so, we roll on. To August 1986. Part way through the month an envelope arrived containing notification of my

A recurring theme of my life for a long time was sprained ankle pain. I would go over on it

Hello again. We arrive at June 1986 which features that Maradona goal v England. June 1986 saw the “Which one?”

Here we are. Highlights of May 1986 include Joe Johnson, Snooker Legend ™, as the lad from Bradford took on

My diary entries from April 1986, paint a vivid picture of teenage life in Shropshire. On the first Friday night

March. Still dark, still cold. Plenty of time to watch plenty of telly, including some of the best British TV