Across Kent and Sussex, some of the most compelling places to visit are not landmarks in…
Category: History
Nymans – The Art of Illusion
No matter how many times I visit Nymans the house and gardens always offer something different,…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Everlasting Love for Malta
Her most favourite country outside her own As the United Kingdom gears up to mark the…
The Importance of Being Oscar Review: Alastair Whatley Shines at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre
Oscar Wilde once remarked that he put all his genius into his life and only his…
Dancing Through the Night: A Look Back at Wigan’s Northern Soul Revolution
It was 1975 and we’d travelled, en famille, to visit an old work colleague of…
Eastbourne’s World Cup Heroes
Not much happens in the small town of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. It…
“Sette Giugno”, the First Malta and Gozo Steps for Independence
Public disturbances manifest hunger and deprivation It cannot be denied that Malta has a past of…
See the Lyndhurst Portrait of Anne Boleyn at her Former Home in Kent
A rarely seen and much-discussed portrait of Anne Boleyn has arrived at Hever Castle this season,…
Maidstone Gin – George Bishop’s Legacy
A gin and tonic sipped with ice and lemon in the sunshine is a part of…
Buttercups and Daisies and Bluebells.
By Miriam Erasmus Growing up in Sussex in the 1950s was indeed a Pastoral experience. There…