September 5, 2021 The King of bric bric-a-brac (brɪkəbræk)UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Bric-a-brac is a number of small ornamental objects of no great value. Synonyms: knick-knacks, ornaments, trinkets, baubles On two or more days of the week (Normally…
August 29, 2021 It was found at 4.30pm. A hand grenade from the 2nd World War. A magnet fisherman had caught it underneath the bridge and despite lying there for over 70…
August 22, 2021 Guest Blog 21 August 21 I’ve been staying with Sally on Daisy for the last week and, as usual, I’ve been having a wonderful time. The weather has been…
August 15, 2021 The mysterious case of the missing daisy Sometimes in your life there are things that you have around you that are precious. They may not be financially valuable but they are…
June 27, 2021 Making Roach’s diesel dream a reality Finally, after many weeks of business planning, form filling, training, researching, risk assessments and more planning the appropriate approvals and certification were received and…
February 28, 2021 Poignant graffiti When I wrote about repairs to the the church spire a week or so ago I was given the name of someone to talk…
February 14, 2021 How to repair a medieval church spire When I wrote ‘The bells remember’ last November, the scaffolding around the church spire was impressively present, and I noted at the time that…
January 31, 2021 The importance of a Theodolite It may be stating the obvious here, but one of the finest tools at our disposal for finding new foot paths is the Ordinance Survey map.