Conkers Bonkers
Yes I know there’s hardly any time before Christmas - no need to panic - but for me autumn can never last long enough....
Rachel Hudson Illustration
Illustrator Rachel Hudson, from Four Marks in Hampshire, is Shortlisted for Best Rural Creative Business in the South East for The Rural Business Awards...
How One Soldier’s Battle Brought Peace to Millions
2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War, and also of the visit of a certain Bill Wilson to Winchester...
You can’t keep a good dog down
How I remember the journey back from St. Ives last year! Ten hours of stop, start, stop driving. When, in the dreary January weeks,...
The Forum talks with Fred Dinenage MBE
I meet with Fred Dinenage in the foyer of Hampshire’s ITV building. He is tall, slim, tanned and fit from a recent holiday in...
The Forum talks with James Martin
James Martin needs no introduction. As restaurateur, celebrity chef, author of seventeen books and host of at least eighteen television travel and cookery programs,...
The Gregarious Green Woodpecker
Much as I enjoy a sunny British summer, after weeks without rain my garden is looking rather sorry for itself. The lawn is parched,...
It’s all kicking off!
I won't deny it's been an 'interesting' month! Let's just refer to the old adage about friends and finding out who they are, and...
Hampshire Open Studios – 18th – 27th August
Hampshire Open Studios is an annual art trail where the visiting public can meet artists in their homes, studios and galleries free of charge.
The...
The Forum talks with Diane Keen
Diane Keen is one of Britain’s most recognisable and best-loved actresses.
She has starred in some of our most iconic television series from ‘Cuckoo Waltz’,...