Some Thoughts and Memories

Serena Hall was situated next to the homeless hostel known as Look Ahead. It used to serve as the HQ of  SHOC, or Slough Homeless Our Concern which is now under control from another charity called Trinity. Anyway, Serena Hall was a place where the homeless could get free food as well as advice of one kind, or another . I used to visit it essentially to gain access to the computer room, and infact, spent many hours working there on my projects. Infact, this happened over a period of many years. Indeed, I also became known as "the Prof" which I found amusing as I was not a bona fide professor. But this is really neither here, or there. I recall once talking to the BBC local radio about the important charity work of Serena Hall. Essentially, I said that quite a lot of the people who went there had been in, and out of prison. How they are treated is one of the key hallmarks of a genuine civilized society. No matter what crimes they may have committed they are still hum...

From mid 2004 to the end of 2005 I experienced a period homelessness for reasons I shall not disclose. It was a strange, and "surreal" event.... My previous bedsit was in Elliman Avenue, Slough. I had a very large collection of books there, and gave them to charity before leaving. In my homeless state, I initially sofa surfed at a friend's place in Langley. I was there for only three weeks, and I had a distinct impression that my host as it were was "turning against me." So, I left on my own volition without telling him. I knew too he was potentially dangerous as he had a past for violence...... which is a great shame because otherwise he was a very charming, and creative man. But there we are. Three Attempted Assaults When one is homeless one is open to any number of negative possibilities including assault. I experienced three near attempts. Once I recall waking up on my bench in the middle of night to find two bizarre people silently looking at me ...