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…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. If you’re a first time visitor c’mon in, you’re very welcome. As I mentioned last week, I’m focusing on disability at the moment so last Saturday I spent the afternoon with Sussex Sailability. Sussex Sailability was founded by the RYA at Sussex Yacht… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s great to see you again and I hope you’ve had a fruitful week. I confess that mine has been mixed. In the next few blogs I want to talk about something close to my heart, physical and mental disability. Let me start by saying that I believe that… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. If you’re new to lifeon, come on in you’re very welcome. Last week I mentioned Shoreham Wordfest, our local festival of the written, spoken and sung word. Now in its second year, Wordfest is developing its own momentum. At least a third of… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Shoreham Beach is a soggy, windy and slightly inaccessible place at the moment. The weather is set to change but the footbridge will remain closed for another 4 weeks as work continues on the new footbridge. I expected its’ closure to cause pandemonium… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Lovely to see you again on this glorious September afternoon. Regulars will know that periodically I comment on national or international news. Today I’d like to focus on Hillsborough following the publication of the Hillsborough Independent Panel‘s report into the “most serious tragedy in UK sporting history.” On 15th… Continue reading…