Whilst dodging the Easter holiday traffic and getting caught up in the consumerism of buying chocolate…
Category: History
Good Friday – Memories of a Religious Upbringing
My Godfather – known in Maltese as parrinu – was my late uncle Edwin Bowman married…
Laughton, Sussex; Known as The Village of the Buckle.
By Lyn Funnell Laughton used to be known as The Smelliest Village in Sussex! A bit…
Ding Dong: Avon’s calling
By Seren Charrington Hollins For many of us the ‘ding-dong’ of the doorbell signifies that the…
The Cumin Isle – Comino
The “getaway” for Maltese and Gozitans and with a remarkable history In days of yore, holiday…
Remembering the Tupperware Party
By Seren Charrington Hollins The very mention of Tupperware conjures up images of round stackable storage…
On 31st March Malta celebrated 46 years of freedom from colonial rule. What did Malta and Gozo go through in the preceding 7,250 years?
By Albert Fenech The 31st March this year commemorated probably the greatest day in history for…
Old Naval Expressions that we still use
By Lyn Funnell On our recent visit to The National Museum of the Royal Navy in…
The History, Magic and Mysticism of the Tiny Island of Filfla
The Maltese archipelago consists of six separate islands, Malta the main island and vastly over-populated, Gozo…
Soap Opera – the drama of soap making
By Seren Charrington Hollins Soap has gone very artisan in recent years and is a far…