Norman Pierpoint
Born in Essex and raised in Basildon, for the last twenty years, Norman has worked with young people in Suffolk and Norfolk. He enjoys writing songs and was a professional photographer. He is keen to see young people make their way in the world through education, qualifications and employment, and he believes in dreams.
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Make Christmas Real and Give your Time
Written by Norman Pierpoint Posted in General Advice
“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?”
Dr Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 1957
With Billions of pounds being spent this Christmas on presents to give to someone else, this statement really does ring true. Why should we give to other people?
It’s because giving is in the spirit of Christmas.
Sacrifice or Self-Interest
Written by Norman Pierpoint Posted in General Advice
During Two World Wars thousands of young adults gave their lives for the benefit of others. They paid the ultimate price of their own lives to defend the freedom of their countrymen.
Their sacrifice is remembered this month in a variety of ways: memorial services, poppy wearing, times of silence, prayers, the playing of the last post and the marching of old soldiers in tribute to the fallen who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Two Decades and Eight: a Dream that I hate
Written by Norman Pierpoint Posted in Alcohol and drug addiction, General Advice, Youth offending
Two decades and eight – a dream that I hate
Trusted in deals and promises that take
Mind is all scarred – turned inwards to hate
Standing on the edge – two decades and eight
These are the lines of a lyric I penned after meeting an ex-offender who was trying to repair his life after a journey that had taken him to hell and back. However, this journey was still continuing as he tried to break the grip that drugs were having on his life.
How to Learn By Doing
Written by Norman Pierpoint Posted in Education and Learning
I left school with one qualification in art. The teachers were surprised I didn’t do better. The one thing I enjoyed was the printing club run by the art teacher who encouraged me. To see an image reproduced was magic to me and it gave me the idea to get into the printing industry when I left school.
There are many forms of printing: lithography, letterpress, silkscreen, gravure, and lots of different trades within. At the time I didn’t know what the differences were or how big the printing industry was but it would become something that attracted me to the industry and would encourage me to make a dream a reality.
