By Lyn Funnell Laughton used to be known as The Smelliest Village in Sussex! A bit…
Category: History
Ding Dong: Avon’s calling
By Seren Charrington Hollins For many of us the ‘ding-dong’ of the doorbell signifies that the…
Remembering the Tupperware Party
By Seren Charrington Hollins The very mention of Tupperware conjures up images of round stackable storage…
Old Naval Expressions that we still use
By Lyn Funnell On our recent visit to The National Museum of the Royal Navy in…
Soap Opera – the drama of soap making
By Seren Charrington Hollins Soap has gone very artisan in recent years and is a far…
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…
HMS Trincomalee
By Lyn Funnell The Frigate HMS Trincomalee is moored by the National Museum of the Royal…
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…