Preserving history, heritage and culture, or resorting to current economic needs? By Albert Fenech Plans to…
Category: History
Salina – When a Keg of Salt was Worth More than its Weight in Gold
Malta boasts a lengthy history in saline culture. Let’s take a look… The salt of the…
Trimdon, Durham. A Small Northern Town with a Big History
By Lyn Funnell Trimdon, in County Durham, is divided into four; Trimdon Village, Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon…
Spring Cleaning with Natural Cleaning Solutions
Leafing through my 1861 copy of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management’, it becomes apparent that…
Thousands of Years of Olive History in Malta and Gozo
Spice every room in the house with the aroma of burning olive twigs By Albert Fenech…
HMS Trincomalee
By Lyn Funnell The Frigate HMS Trincomalee is moored by the National Museum of the Royal…
My Greatest Stroke of Fortune which Changed my Life
Meeting Lyn Funnell at Horsted Keynes! By Albert Fenech I was brought up and schooled in…
Book Review: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of the debut novel by James Alistair…
Hever Castle, Ann Boleyn’s Haunted Family Home
By Lyn Funnell Getting off the coach, we walked through the entrance arch to Hever, and…
Strawberry Fields in New York
Strawberry fields and farms are dotted around Kent and Sussex with “pick your own” days during…