Memories from Malta The mysterious, enigmatic and confused life of Christopher Marlowe – riddled with mystery, intrigue and improbable “truths”

By Albert Fenech Young and older From where did he get his facts to write ‘The…

Wendy’s Week. Knickers, Pants & Worthing Museum

By Wendy Hughes Worthing museum and art gallery I wonder how many people from the area…

Oggy Oggy Oggy and a Sussex Churdle

By Lyn Funnell Oggy Oggy Oggy! Oy Oy Oy! This is a chant often shouted out…

Canterbury Cathedral. A Stunning Building

By Lyn Funnell Canterbury is a beautiful city, and luckily it has been well-preserved through the…

Charlotte Turner-Smith ‘A literary icon of the South Downs’ (1749-1806)

By Elizabeth Wright Charlotte Turner Smith is best known for her poems about Sussex; She also…

Dr. John Bodkin Adams ‘One of the greatest murder trials of all time.’ Part 2

By Elizabeth Wright The county’s Chief Constable, Robert Walker, called in two officers from the Metropolitan…

Going Underground: Rockin’ Around the Clock in Eastbourne

It’s 11.15 on a Saturday morning and I’m sitting watching a live music performance with a…

Dr. John Bodkin Adams ‘One of the greatest murder trials of all time.’

By Elizabeth Wright On the 19th December 1956, Eastbourne doctor, John Bodkin Adams was charged with…

Alvin the Celebrity Squirrel of Hailsham, Sussex

Appearing fairly high on a list of “words you’re unlikely to hear in a Sussex town”…

Lynsore Bottom in Kent

By Lyn Funnell The Kentish hamlet of Lynsore Bottom (tee hee hee) is in Pett Bottom…