About Me

Hi! I'm CDT :)

I'm female, British and a Squidoo addict :D

I work in the UK driver training industry, I LOVE Heavy Metal in all it's glorious forms and I waffle about British Literature a lot...amongst other things...

I am the Groupmistress for three Squidoo groups too;
Heavy Metal Headquarters
Learning To Drive In The UK
Brit Lit
If you have an appropriate lens, then please join us!

Becoming A Driving Instructor In The United Kingdom

We've all seen the glossy TV adverts with smiling driving instructors, nice shiny cars and the promises of earning lots of money and having the freedom to work the hours you choose. All you need is a driving licence and to complete their training c...

Lurchers - 40MPH Couch Potato Dogs!

If you're wondering what Lurchers are, Lurchers are dogs...elegant, stylish, fast, beautiful, breathtaking dogs.. They're also affectionate, loving, have bags of character, make fabulous pets, and despite the fact they can run at over 40 mph, they d...

The Funny Side Of Being A Driving Instructor!

Most of us have learnt to drive (or at least tried to!) Thankfully most driving instructors (or driving examiners) aren't like the ones parodied on these videos...but for some reason, driving instructors and examiners all over the world have a tende...

Driving lessons in Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Ascot, West Drayton, Chertsey and Egham from Clearway Driver Training

  Do you want to learn to drive? Do you live in Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Ascot, Egham, Chertsey, West Drayton or the surrounding areas? Are you fed-up with ringing around companies and leaving messages on answerphones? Would you rather speak to...

Rob Halford

Rob Halford is one of the legends of heavy metal. Best known as the lead vocalist for the equally legendary Judas Priest, Rob has also performed as the vocalist with Black Sabbath and has formed two bands of his own - Fight and Halford. Famous for...

Learning To Drive A Car In The UK

Most people want to learn to drive a car at some point in their lives. The aim of this lens is to pass on some (hopefully!) helpful advice to anyone wanting to find out more about what's involved in learning to drive a car in the UK. We run Clearwa...

Goat Of Mendes - Pagan Metal Band From Germany

Goat Of Mendes (named after the goat headed God of witches) were formed in 1994. Influenced by bands such as Sabbat, Skyclad and Cirith Ungol, Goat Of Mendes have forged a musically eclectic mix of Black, Death, Doom, Thrash, NWOBHM and folk metal....

UK Practical Driving Test (Cars)

The practical driving test is a test of ability to drive a car without assistance from an instructor or accompanying driver. It covers a range of situations and road conditions and involves demonstrating ability to manoeuvre the car safely in both fo...

Driving lessons in the Bracknell, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Twyford and Ascot areas of Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent, family run, driving school offering driving lessons and intensive driving courses from friendly, reliable, fully qualified driving instructors in Bracknell, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Twyford, Ascot,...

How To Choose A Driving Instructor

Everyone has heard horror stories about "Driving Instructors From Hell". Instructors who shout at their pupils or belittle them...instructors who spend half the lesson on their mobile phone...instructors who turn up late or not at all...instructors...

Judas Priest - British Heavy Metal Band

Judas Priest, formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. One of the originators of heavy metal and the godfathers of speed metal, with Rob Halford's lead vocals notable for their high-pitched screams, they also feature an innovative two-lead-guitar soun...

Judas Priest

Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. One of the originators of heavy metal and the godfathers of speed metal, with Rob Halford's lead vocals notable for their high-pitched screams, they also feature an innovativ...

UK Driving Theory and Hazard Perception Test

Since July 1996, all UK learner drivers have had to pass a theory test before being allowed to take their practical test. In 2002, a hazard perception element was added to the existing multiple choice element and you must now take and pass both of t...

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

Based on her own real-life experience of rape, Alice Sebold takes a shocking and upsetting theme - the rape and murder of a child, and from this dark background weaves a poignant, thought provoking and uplifting tale of enduring love, acceptance and...

Bruce Dickinson

Formerly the vocalist with Samson, Bruce joined heavy metal legends, Iron Maiden in 1980. According to All Music Guide, Dickinson "was the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable vocalist to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement...

Intensive Driving Courses (Quick Pass/Crash Courses) In Berkshire

Clearway Driver Training is an independent family-run driving school offering quality driving tuition from fully qualified DSA Approved Driving Instructors in East Berkshire and the surrounding areas. We offer top quality one-to-one driving tuition...

The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan

The Cement Garden is Ian McEwan's' first novel, originally published in 1978. A beautifully crafted, but very dark tale of childhood and lost innocence... This is how the novel starts; "It was not at all clear to me now why we had put her in the tr...

American Gods By Neil Gaiman

Have you ever wondered what happens to Gods when people stop believing in them? Shadow is a petty criminal serving out the last few remaining days of his jail sentence and looking forward to going back home to his beloved wife and his old life. His...

Gothic Clothing

Rich jewel colours, sensual textures such as velvet, satin and lace combined with leather and PVC, antique clothing worn with bondage gear, fishnets, thigh boots, chains and spikes... Whether you're into the Goth "scene" or not, you've got to admit,...

The Traveling Wilburys - The Last Great Supergroup

When George Harrison recruited a group of his friends to help him record a B-Side for his 1988 single, "This Is Love", he inadvertantly formed the last great supergroup, the Traveling Wilburys. The song they recorded, "Handle With Care&...

Lemmy

Ian Fraser Kilmister (or Lemmy to his friends and fans), was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England in 1946. Son of a vicar who left the family when Lemmy was three months old, Lemmy moved to London as a teenager and became a guitarist in long for...

William McGonagall

William McGonagall (1825 - 1902) was an ordinary working class Scottish man employed as a weaver in Dundee's textile industry. One momentous day in 1877 when he was aged 52, literally in a sudden blinding flash of "divine" enlightenment, he "received...

Ian McEwan - British novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter

Ian McEwan has been writing fiction since the 1970's and has written many bestsellers and received numerous literary awards and glowing critical acclaim.... It is difficult to sum up McEwan's writing...a few words and phrases spring to mind...bold,...

Skyclad - The Ultimate Pagan Metal Band!

Skyclad are credited as being one of the originators of folk metal. Named after the Pagan practice of ritual nudity, Skyclad were formed in 1991 by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier and Steve Ramsay guitarist with Satan and Pariah. Their aim wa...

Saturday By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 2005 Saturday is the story of a day in the life of a 48 year old London neurosurgeon, Henry Perowne. The novel is set on Saturday, 15th February 2003. Henry wakes early filled with unease. His mind has been troubled since t...

Stardust - A Novel By Neil Gaiman

Stardust is a charming, entrancing fairy tale for adults. It's the story of Tristran Thorn a young man who lives in the village of Wall, an unusual sort of place, which stands literally on the border between the world we know and the realm of Faerie...

Venom - British Black Metal Band

Venom is a black metal band, formed in 1979, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Cronos (vocals), Mantas (guitar) and Abaddon (drums). Cited as a major influence on death, black and thrash metal bands ever since, Venom were considered "the most outrageous...

Amon Amarth - Viking Metal Band from Sweden

Amon Amarth are a Viking Metal band from Sweden who use Viking mythology and imagery in their lyrics and artwork. They formed in 1988 and were originally called "Scum"! In 1992 they changed their name to Amon Amarth. Their debut EP Sorrow Througho...

Death Metal

Death Metal is one of the many diverse genres of Heavy Metal. The roots of Death Metal lie in 1980's Thrash Metal. Legendary British "founders" of Black Metal, Venom are cited as a key influence on many of the early Death Metal bands. The phrase "...

CDT's Lensography!

On this page you'll find lots (not all) of my Squidoo lenses neatly categorised for your delight and delectation...plus a few insights into me and stuff that floats my boat :)

In Between The Sheets By Ian McEwan

A collection of short stories first published in 1978 Like McEwan's earlier short story collection, "First Love, Last Rites", the individual stories in "In Between The Sheets" are linked loosely by themes...in this case relationships and sex (both...

First Love, Last Rites By Ian McEwan

First Love, Last Rites is Ian McEwan's first collection of short stories and was originally published in 1975. This collection was Ian McEwan's first published work and comprises a collection of eight short stories, all of which are summarised indiv...

Thyrfing - Viking Metal band from Sweden

Thyrfing are a Viking Metal band formed in 1995 in Sweden. The band is named after the cursed sword "Tyrfing" from Norse mythology. Thyrfing have released five full-length albums, two demos, one EP and a compliation album. Thyrfing are currently w...

Neverwhere By Neil Gaiman

Under the streets of London there's a secret world...a dark mysterious world of shadows, tunnels and abandoned underground stations populated by assassins and warriors, angels and vampires, talking rats and a hierarchy of nobility...it's called "Lond...

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Well how would YOU react if you found out your Dad was a God? Fat Charlie Nancy (who isn't fat, but old nicknames have a habit of hanging around) hasn't seen his Dad for years. Charlie thinks this is a good thing, after all, it always seemed to him...

Akercocke - British Blackened Death Metal Band

Akercocke are a bit of a hard band to categorise. Their MySpace page lists them as "Death Metal/Black Metal/Alternative" which is a fair way of putting it... Anyway, Akercocke are British and the band was formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonca and David...

Motorhead - British Heavy Metal Band

Motörhead have been described as "an aural nail bomb" - since 1975 they've been making their own unique brand of wild, raucous, fast and furious music. Motörhead proved they can still cut it 30 years later, when, in 2005 they received a Grammy for B...

On Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 2007 On a summer evening in 1962, just before the "sexual revolution", two newlyweds sit down to dinner in the honeymoon suite of a Dorset hotel. Edward and Florence are both aged 22, both virgins and both are anticipating t...

Atonement By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 2001 Film version 2007 The story follows the life of Briony Tallis, from naive teenager to elderly woman. In 1935, Briony 13 years old, an aspiring writer and the youngest child of a well-to-do English family is at that dif...

Enduring Love By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 1997 On an ordinary spring day, during an ordinary picnic, the calm, organised, ordinary life of science writer Joe Rose is blown apart due to the repercussions of a tragic accident. Joe sees a hot-air balloon with a young b...

Black Dogs By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 1992. In 1946, a young couple, Bernard and June, set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday, only to encounter an experience of evil so terrifying, it alters t...

The Innocent By Ian McEwan

"The Innocent" is Ian McEwan's third novel, first published in 1989. Leonard Markham is a young, idealistic English electronics engineer sent to Germany during the Cold War to work on an Anglo-American intelligence project. Finding 1950's Berlin a...

The Child In Time By Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan's third novel, first published in 1987. The Child In Time deals with the tragic and upsetting theme of child abduction. Stephen Lewis, a children's book author, takes his 3-year-old daughter Kate on a routine Saturday morning shopping tr...

The Comfort Of Strangers By Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan's second novel first published in 1981. A bored couple journey to an un-named city in search of excitement. There they meet an enigmatic stranger who entangles them in a web from which there may be no escape... This is a horror novel. No...

Ministry Video Showcase

Ministry are an industrial metal band, who are regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal. Founded by Cuban born Al Jourgensen, Ministry started life in Illinois in 1981. Jourgensen decided on the band name from the B Movie titled "Ministry...

Cruachan - Irish Celtic Metal Band

Cruachan are an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay and John Clohessy. Celtic music, history and mythology are prominent influences in Cruachan's music, as are the Viking Age and the works of J R R Tolkein. Cruachan's earlier work...

The Lovely Bones Movie

Director Peter Jackson has teamed with scriptwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens to adapt author Alice Sebold's best-selling novel concerning a murdered young girl, Susie Salmon, who watches from her own particular version of heaven as her family...

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Lovely Bones deals with a shocking and upsetting theme - the rape and murder of a child by a paedophile serial killer. Alice Sebold takes this tragic theme and from it weaves a magical tale of love, hope, acceptance and redemption. The first p...

Amsterdam By Ian McEwan

Novel first published in 1998 Two old friends attend the funeral of a woman who had been a friend and a lover to both men in the past. Her death from of a sudden debilitating disease has a profound effect upon them and they make a mutual pact, the o...