By Lyn Funnell Emsworth is on the North end of Chichester Harbour. It straddles the two…
Category: History
Rotosound Strings: The Iconic Pride of Kent with a Fascinating Story
It was a fairly nondescript – some might even say dull – early spring day and…
Deal, Kent A Coastal Town Untouched by Time.
By Lyn Funnell I stepped off the coach on Deal Seafront, and into a different decade.…
Redoubt Military Fortress, Eastbourne. By Harry Pope, RIP
Harry Pope realised he could write when he first went to school, and never stopped since.…
Thoughts for Thursday: A Poem Inspired by Some of the Scandals of Our Time
NO JUSTICE Crouched in darkness ‘neath the counter’s friendly face Who could know the turmoil…
Chiddingly Hotpot; an old Sussex Recipe
By Lyn Funnell This is a recipe from an old cookbook, Sussex Recipes, published in 1937.…
Seren on Saturdays A short History of the Chocolate Eclair
By Seren Charrington Hollins A good chocolate eclair is nothing short of spectacular and is something…
Seaside Eastbourne and the Wartime Evacuees.
by Harry Pope In the Autumn of 1939 the South coast of England was to be…
Rudyard Kipling’s Sussex Country Home, Bateman’s.
By Lyn Funnell Rudyard Kipling and his family lived in Bateman’s in Burwash, which is owned…
Seren on Saturdays. Cheesecake – food of the Gods
By Seren Charrington Hollins Around the world cheesecake is championed as a delicious and indulgent treat…