Category Archives: Have Your Say
Poem of the Week
This week’s poem is another romantic one and has been recommended by Dan Thompson from Direct Workforce. Dan writes “This is my favourite, romantic poem. The idea of something as mundane as doing the washing up bringing back memoires of … Continue reading
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Poem of the Week
This week’s poem has been written by Mark Dickson, from Bibby Financial Services in Hastings, and was submitted by his colleague Jon Charsley. Through chatting about the Poem of the Week emails, Jon and Mark discovered a shared interest in … Continue reading
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Happy World Book Day from Bibby Line Group!
Last week I asked what book you are currently reading and which book is your all-time favourite. I had some interesting and varied responses from people working across the company. Feel free to let me know what you’re currently reading! … Continue reading
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Poem of the Week
This week’s Poem has been suggested by Will Hall from BFS in Manchester. Will writes “This poem is by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, and is about a boy who eats himself. I’d dedicate this to Lauren Dolezel of … Continue reading
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Featured Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Mark Connors from Bibby Line Group in Liverpool writes to recommend The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner tells the tale of twelve-year-old Amir, who is desperate to gain the approval of his father by winning the … Continue reading
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Poem of the Week
This week’s poem – one of my all-time favourites – has been recommended by Sean Michael French from Bibby Distribution in Yeadon, Leeds. Sean writes: “This poem has seen me through good times and bad. If I am ever in … Continue reading
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COSMIC!
Last Wednesday, as part of the Community Programme Awareness Day at Bibby Line Group H.O, a dozen or so employees gathered enthusiastically to await the arrival of Liverpool writer Frank Cottrell Boyce. Whilst we all enjoyed tea, cream-filled scones and … Continue reading
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Chinese whispers
Bob Holcroft is a regular attendee of the Get Into Reading group in Liverpool Head Office. He is currently on a business trip in China. One of his colleagues there is friends with a Chinese poet, Yu Bing, who has … Continue reading
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Tell Us A Story: Last Day!
The writer Francis Spufford once said ‘We have story-shaped brains’. Something that has really struck me throughout my time with Bibby Line Group is how eagerly and enthusiastically people share their own life stories. This is often in relation to … Continue reading
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Razor Wire
Earlier this week I received an email from John Palmer from Bibby International Logistics. Whilst searching for suppliers of “razor wire” on the Internet, he came across a poem that he thought he’d share with The Reader Project: Cornfield by … Continue reading
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