Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s great to see you again. The sun popped out last weekend and Shoreham Beach instantly reverted to holiday mode. Sadly, Tom and I couldn’t join in the fun as we were marching around Sussex Wharf delivering leaflets on the forthcoming Military History Weekend and Passion for Shoreham. He’d… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s great to see you again. In this week’s vidiblog, I talk about the potential visual impact of the Rampion offshore windfarm proposal on the area, focussing on Brighton, Worthing and Shoreham. The film is longer than normal so I’ve left out the outtakes this week. Links:- The Butterfly hunt… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you liked last week’s new look blog because I’ve got another one for you today. Here are the links:- The Hawth in Crawley. Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe. Rampion Offshore Windfarm Proposal, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Sadly Horrible Histories’ Four Georges song, “Born 2 Rule,” has been taken down,… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to the re-vamped blog.This bit looks the same, but the next bit isn’t. The next bit is a vidiblog and I’d love to know what you think. Here are the links I mentioned in the video. Ropetackle Arts Centre: http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk and Thunkshop Cafe http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/whats-on/thunkshop-cafe/. The Shee; folk with a fizz: http://theshee.com The marvellous Pam Ayres: http://www.pamayres.com… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Boy have I missed you! I’ve been working solidly on my book recently, so it’s a joy to wave goodbye to World War Two and pop back to 2013. I’ve returned just in time for Tom’s 8th Birthday. He’s been counting down since 1st April, so I shouldn’t have… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again.So much has happened since my last post that I don’t know where to start. Perhaps the best thing is to dive straight into a potted history of Shoreham Fort. During the 1850’s, England faced the threat of a French Invasion. It was believed… Continue reading…
I know it’s a bit late but, Happy New Year. I hope it’s a great one for you. The year started well for East Street, which was named Place Shaper of the Year at the Keep Britain Tidy Awards, but less well for E.ON, which had to withdraw its application for Rampion Offshore Windfarm. Why, oh why, I hear… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again and if you’re a first timer, come on in and make yourself at home. I’m sorry I’ve not blogged for a while, but I wanted to give visitors, coming via the Shoreham Herald article, “Beach blogger battles for change,” a chance to read… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Now this is a long blog so I’ll get straight down to business. The last few blogs have been connected by Lord Coe‘s statement at the 2012 Paralympics that, “We will never think of disability in the same way.” Marc Quinn’s famous sculpture… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Today is Remembrance Sunday so whilst I finalise the blog on Ali Lapper, I want to revisit a blog published in November 2009 on William Bushrod. William has lived in Shoreham for over 50 years and was a wireless operator in the Second… Continue reading…