MEMORIES FROM MALTA. When West Sussex became my second home for many years – and how that came about – Part One

By Albert Fenech Very often the twists and turns of life are just simply amazing –…

MEMORIES FROM MALTA  The Martello Towers – and yet more identical features between Malta, Kent and Sussex

By ALBERT FENECH Since humanity acquired the acumen of mobility and then enhanced it with maritime…

Kentish Gypsy Tart

By Lyn Funnell This simple sweet tart probably got its name from the Gypsies who used…

So Much More Than a Hotel: Walpole Bay Hotel, Living Museum & Napery

The moment you pull up outside the Walpole Bay Hotel in Margate’s Cliftonville area you know…

Have you ever been to Teapot Island?

By Lyn Funnell. Luke I’m a little teapot, short and stout Here’s my handle, here’s my…

Kentish Broccoli and Blue Cheese Flan

By Lyn Funnell Kent is one of the biggest broccoli producers in the UK. If possible,…

Crowborough, Sussex; Home of Arthur Conan Doyle.

By Lyn Funnell   Where is Crowborough? It’s nine miles from Tunbridge Wells, which is in…

MEMORIES FROM MALTA The history of Sound Mirrors

By Albert Fenech If a “sound” is audible to the ear and “a mirror” is reflective…

Kentish Cherries. The Best!

By Lyn Funnell While driving along, we saw a sign beside the road saying English Cherries.…

What links a Sandwich with a Kentish town of the same name?

By Lyn Funnell Tradition says that in 1762 John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich was…