Dungeness is one of the most strange places that I’ve ever been to in the UK.…
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Wendy’s Week. Knickers, Pants & Worthing Museum
By Wendy Hughes Worthing museum and art gallery I wonder how many people from the area…
Oggy Oggy Oggy and a Sussex Churdle
By Lyn Funnell Oggy Oggy Oggy! Oy Oy Oy! This is a chant often shouted out…
Halland and East Hoathly Bonfire Night
By Lyn Funnell We went to the 98th East Hoathly Carnival Society’s Bonfire Carnival on Saturday,…
The Crazy Lexicon of Kent – the Garden of England
Well last week I looked at old Sussex words so it seemed only right to take…
When Eastbourne Suffered Bombing Devastation
Civilians in war are usually the first to suffer, and Eastbourne on the UK’s south coast…
Canterbury Cathedral. A Stunning Building
By Lyn Funnell Canterbury is a beautiful city, and luckily it has been well-preserved through the…
Charlotte Turner-Smith ‘A literary icon of the South Downs’ (1749-1806)
By Elizabeth Wright Charlotte Turner Smith is best known for her poems about Sussex; She also…
Exploring Colourful Old Sussex Words and their Meaning
As well as being mixed species (man and woman – whoever thought that would work as…
Mount Ephraim, Luxurious B&B in the Kent Countryside. Part 2 The Gardens and Fruit Farm
By Lyn Funnell After we booked in to our room in the beautiful B&B wing in…