By Lyn Funnell Canterbury is a beautiful city, and luckily it has been well-preserved through the…
Category: History
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…
Dr. John Bodkin Adams ‘One of the greatest murder trials of all time.’ Part 2
By Elizabeth Wright The county’s Chief Constable, Robert Walker, called in two officers from the Metropolitan…
Newick Bonfire Night
By Lyn Funnell Bonfire Societies are very popular around East Sussex, many of them with traditions,…
Mount Ephraim, Luxurious B&B in the Kent Countryside.
By Lyn Funnell Passing through the high wrought iron gates, we drove slowly along the curved…
Dr. John Bodkin Adams ‘One of the greatest murder trials of all time.’
By Elizabeth Wright On the 19th December 1956, Eastbourne doctor, John Bodkin Adams was charged with…
Beachy Head, a Renowned Beauty Area
by Harry Pope There is an area of outstanding natural beauty to the west of Eastbourne…
Lynsore Bottom in Kent
By Lyn Funnell The Kentish hamlet of Lynsore Bottom (tee hee hee) is in Pett Bottom…