This Must Be The Place: Buckley Tivoli
Buckley Tivoli 1995 The popular psychological convention is that the first 8 are the formative years of a child's life. It's in these years that a child experiences rapid levels of learning; their cognitive, social and emotional landscape shifts dramatically. Often in this period our preferences and fears can crystalise and shape our character and personality - it's often where we develop a sense of belonging. For me personally, it was only when I moved to Buckley in North Wales in the late 1980s (I'm not certain exactly when, but I was small, probably 6-7 years old) that belonging became a reality. I was a British Army brat, I'd travelled with my family to various different bases following my Dad's job; from Belgium to Germany (pre Berlin Wall coming down) to Surrey, before the eventual relocation to Buckley - My Mother's hometown. It was here where my life became more normalised and consistent, wher