By Seren Charrington Hollins The Piña Colada is an iconic cocktail from the 1950’s and it…
Category: History
The Old Chain Pier in Brighton
At low tide, some way to the east of Brighton’s brightly lit Palace Pier, can be…
Recollections of Kent and Sussex from Malta A surprising Malta export Our old colourful Maltese buses
By Albert Fenech It really is something that the colour and shape of our old buses…
Incredible Engineering & a Stunning Piece of Art
I’m referring to the Ouse Valley Viaduct, also known as the Balcombe Viaduct, carrying the London-Brighton…
Hastings Indian Brave Grey Owl
By Wendy Hughes While touring England, Archie Belaney enthralled audiences with his tales of the…
Memories from Malta: When salt and flour were worth more than their weight in gold in Kent and Sussex – but also for Malta’s economy!
By Albert Fenech Windmills in Amsterdam – wind grinders just as prolific in Malta Hard to…
Shampoo and the Man who introduced it to Brighton.
By Wendy Hughes Brighton is full of unknown stories; for instance, do you know what an…
Hot Rods and Romans in a Sussex Village!
By Lyn Funnell Arlington is both a village and a civil parish. It stretches for miles,…
Putting the Last First in Eastbourne: the Fascinating World of Handmade Shoe Manufacture
On 19 February, six highly skilled artisans will travel to Eastbourne from as far away as…
MEMORIES FROM MALTA: What links the Phoenician TANIT cult to THANET in Margate, Kent?
By ALBERT FENECH “Thanet is a local government district in Kent. It came into being on…