{"id":146,"date":"2023-02-18T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumpywelshman.co.uk\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2024-08-26T22:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T21:27:40","slug":"early-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grumpywelshman.co.uk\/?page_id=146","title":{"rendered":"Early Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpywelshman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MJJYoungBoy-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpywelshman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MJJYoungBoy-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/grumpywelshman.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MJJYoungBoy.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My early years were spent in the mining village of Abercynon, attending Abercynon Infants School, and Abertaf Primary School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember the cold winters and hot barmy summers, frequently interrupted by the usual wet weather that Wales is renowned for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born, at a very early age, in Mountain Ash Hospital. 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