I am very pleased to say that the West Yorkshire Archive service have accepted the Back-Chat Collection interviews into their permanent archives thus ensuring their accessibility to the public for many generations to come.

You can hear this interview by simply clicking the West Yorkshire Archive Link where you will find all of the Back-Chat Collection interviews listed in alphabetical order along with captioned photographs.

If you would like to contact The Back-Chat Collection please do email me at carloharrison1947@gmail.com.

To listen to the interviews which are now hosted on the
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Sarah Jones

Born

April 1980 in Bettystown Cross, Ireland.

Background

Lived in Ireland to age of 5, Holland until aged 8, England until aged 11, Holland again until aged 13 and then boarding school in Kent followed by Edinburgh University, so has moved around a bit!

Date of Interview

11th December 2019

“Yes, please go ahead (you have my permission).”

Sarah Jones (28th May 2021)

Sarah Jones is a refreshing, bright, intelligent woman who it was a pleasure to interview. We talked about family life in Ireland and Holland; attending boarding school in Kent; her university life in Scotland and her career as a vascular surgeon.

Our conversation about her working life in care homes and as a funeral director reveals some very interesting facts. Did you know that when you purchase a burial plot it is only for 75 years? And that there are natural burial grounds, or that HS2 is ploughing its way through cemeteries, some of which have historical interest?

As well as being a director of Full Circle Funerals, Sarah has written a book ‘Funerals Your Way’ and is studying for a Masters in Human Nutrition.

The general election was due the day after our interview so there are some interesting predictions on the outcome.

Interviewer: Carlo Harrison

Cataloguer: Fiona Quinton

Sound Engineer David Myers


HTML5 Audio Player
You can listen to the entire recording by clicking the start arrow or, you can move the slider to one of times shown for the headings opposite, they are a guide to the many things we chatted about.

 

fullcirclefunerals.co.uk
Working Life – Doctor – Vascular Surgery
00.30
University Life – Scotland
1.35
Working Life – Surgeon
7.00
Working Life – Care Homes
13.40
Dual Passport – Immigration
16.35
Working Life – Funeral Director
20.25
Cremations – Burials
30.00
Natural Burial Ground
36.50
HS2 Building On Cemeteries
36.50
Family Life – Ireland – Holland
37.40
Wedding & Honeymoon – Malaysia
44.50
Children
46.40
School Life – Boarding School – Canterbury
47.40
Nutrition
51.50
Book – Funerals Your Way
55.25
Brexit – General Election
1.00.15

 

Please take into consideration when listening to these interviews that the meaning of language changes over time and that interviewees have not intended to cause offence by anything said which now may be thought to be unacceptable.

Recording this social history, chatting to different people about a whole host of subjects has been a real pleasure, such an interesting and I think worthwhile project for people to listen to both now and in years to come.

Thank you for visiting this website.

Carlo Harrison