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Thomas Robert Edmonds (Born July 21, 1987) was a student studying Physics at Aberystwyth University, Wales. He was a member of Physoc (Physics Society, UWA).
Early Life
[edit]Edmonds was born at Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead, Wirral. He grew up in the area of Wallasey until the age of around five. At this age he visited his father who was working in Glasgow, Scotland. This is about the time he gained his interest for the football club Glasgow Rangers. Edmonds is the oldest of two to Michael Edmonds, a mechanical engineer, and Patricia Edmonds (née Parker. Along with his sister Kelli Edmonds, they lived in New Brighton until around the age of three and moved to a detatched house in Wallasey. He attended Egremont Primary School around 1992 until July, 1998. In September of 1998, he moved to The Mosslands School. Here he was involved in football, basketball, Table Tennis and gained his interest in physics. He was a member of the languages club and gained certifical recognition for this.
Life After Mosslands
[edit]A Levels
[edit]After gaining 10 GCSE's, Edmonds opted for the route of A levels at The Mosslands Sixth Form College. He took Physics, Geography, Maths and General Studies. He shortly quit A levels soon after the christmas period of AS Levels in search for a different route to University. Edmonds soon searched for a job after leaving school and came across a Business Administration course at Interactive Training Managment (ITM), Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead. Edmonds gained his ECDL and other business style qualities, such as CV writing and customer service experience. After a few weeks inside the training headquarters, Edmonds was internally repositioned to a more hands on job at D.B.E Electricians, Birkenhead. Around ten weeks after enrolling at ITM, Edmonds decided to leave in hope for a more challenging career which paid more than an apprentices wage. Edmonds applied for many jobs but never received much luck in gaining even an interview.
Denholm's
[edit]A few months had past when Edmonds received news of an interview with a John Cain, manager of Denholm Specialist Handling, Vittoria Dock at Birkenhead's docks. Edmonds attended the interview which was held in India Buildings in Liverpool City Centre. After a successful interview with Cain, Edmonds started work at the Birkenhead located warehouse in April 2005. Edmonds worked there for over a year and during this time managed to pass his driving test, buy his first car (a Renault Clio) and go on his first holidays abroad to Marmaris, Turkey in 2005 and to Benidorm, Spain in 2006. It was during this year Edmonds applied for a foundation course for Physics with UCAS, as he did not complete his A levels. To his knowledge Edmonds had filled out the online application form correctly and, since he did not have any contact with school, filled in his form with references from his National Record of Achievement. UCAS declined the application and Edmonds swore to reapply again the year after. Edmonds then left his position at Denholms in August 2006 due to a poor work environment and altercations with John Cain. Shortly after leaving, Edmonds was asked to work behind the bar of the 27 club, Wallasey. This was a bar and social club ran by members of his family and a committee constituted of members. He worked behind the bar up until december 2006, when he began christmas temp work for Tesco. Edmonds took this job even knowing that he would no longer work at the 27 Club when his temporary contract for Tesco ran out on Christmas Eve 2006. In March 2007, Edmonds began working with his then girlfriend's father as an "apprentice" landscaper, but really was only helping her father out until he found proper employment. Edmonds once again tried for months to get employed either in administration or in a similiar role, preferably using a computer as he had recognisable qualifications, such as his ECDL, from ITM.
Acceptance into University
[edit]In May of this year, a letter came for Edmonds which he opened and, to his surprise, was an acceptance letter from the University of Aberystwyth, granting him a place on their Foundation Physics degree. Edmonds was surprised at this decision because the criteria held for him to come to UWA was to attend two interviews to discuss his entrance at the end of 2006. He couldn't make either of these, so after their dates had come and gone, Edmonds pressumed his route to University had ended and started looking for a career path instead. He finally learned that because he had emailed UWA about the fact he couldn't make the dates arranged for the interviews, they took this in good haste and accepted him with an unconditional offer. Edmonds accepted this offer and carried on working as a landscaper until September 2007 when he moved to Aberystwyth to begin his course.
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
[edit]En Campus
[edit]Edmonds moved into University Campus on 22 September, 2007. He was given his first choice of accommodation in Rosser Halls, due to him having an unconditional offer. Here he met with his flatmates for the first time, and has since created a good friendship with all that he lives with. He and four others then moved to a house in the town centre.
Course
[edit]Edmonds initially missed the first two weeks of his course due to him being given incorrect information by a member of staff in the labs area of the Physical Science building. Edmonds finished his first academic year in May.
To help fund his student year Edmonds searched for employment and, on March 2nd, Edmonds was employed at the local KFC, but then due to managerial changes became surplus to requirements and left in December, 2008.
Movement out of Aberystwyth
[edit]Due to an error on the University's behalf, Edmonds' accommodation for the first year was never recieved and Edmonds spent that money in the belief it was his to spend. He became shocked when, in June 2008, he was told he had to pay the £1500 by the beginning of september which gave him little over 6 weeks to find it. He then decided to leave university for the coming year and carry on working in order to get the money back. But working at a fast food restaurant, along with new Sri Lankan managers who were unwilling to give him a promotion or more hours, he was unable to pay the rent and bills and by christmas decided to cut his losses, sell his car and move in with his father who lived in Heanor, Derby.
Edmonds was working at The Red Lion, a JD Wetherspoons outlet, in Heanor, but then worked for Bombardier Transportation at Etches Park, Derby City Centre as a Service Assistant.
After moving back to Wallasey, he became a beer delivery driver for a year before working at Morrisons supermarket for six months. He now practices Call of Duty full time.