Going Postal – Page 257

The Peasants’ Revolt

27th November 2018 Going Postal 2487 Comments

I’ve been aware of this bit of our history since I was in Junior School, but the other day I read about it again and thought the story was worth retelling. In the mid-fourteenth century, [more…]

John Stonehouse

21st November 2018 Going Postal 2879 Comments

Today’s brief piece recalls a disappearing act that caused somewhat of a stir back in the day that I’m sure many of you will remember. The brief career of a rapidly rising star and his [more…]

Winnie The Pooh Reports On The EU

18th October 2018 Going Postal 2994 Comments

“I’ve been offered a new job”, confided Pooh to Piglet as they sat in the autumn sunshine in Hundred Acre Wood. “I wasn’t really looking for one, but a nice man from the BBC Department [more…]

Crossword No. 35

6th October 2018 Going Postal 1894 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug – the only way you can now acquire one! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm today subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last [more…]

The Valet’s Tale

6th September 2018 Going Postal 4015 Comments

My name is William Carew and, until recent events unfolded, I was the valet to Sir Thomas Stradling of St Donat’s Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. I entered his service while he was [more…]

English Alabaster

29th August 2018 Going Postal 1589 Comments

On a mini-break to London some years ago, we decided to have a look round the Courtauld Gallery (in the old Somerset House, which used for decades to be the central registry of birth, marriages [more…]

Solving Cryptic Crosswords – Some Hints

28th July 2018 Going Postal 2263 Comments

A Puffin asked in the comments recently if someone could do a post on this, as he had always been interested in having a go at them but didn’t know where to start. So here [more…]

Democracy 101

30th June 2018 Going Postal 1502 Comments

I’ve been thinking. The Referendum result was a one-off, a gaggle of disparate groups that came together as a citizen army to win what the Remainers thought was an unwinnable fight. And we won! The [more…]