20th Century
The Flew Alone, Part Three
In May 1969 my uncle, John Alldridge, described the voyage of Allcock and Brown for the Montreal Star. This is the third of his reports. – Jerry F When John Alcock was released from his [more…]
Blog
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty Eight
Monday Good morning everyone and a happy bank holiday to you all. It was a bit overcast when I went out first thing, but the sun is peeping through now. But it’s a bank holiday [more…]
Arts
A Scottish Tour
In 1957, Scotland was undergoing significant social and economic change. The post-war years had seen a boom in heavy industry, particularly in shipbuilding and steel production, but by the late 1950s, this growth was beginning [more…]
Biography
Trade Plating Around England, Part Seven
This time, Why do things go wrong on Fridays Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here Part [more…]
20th Century
G2E2 -Glam Rock – The Early Days
Welcome pop pickers to episode 2 of Genre 2, Glam Rock. This week back to the origins of Glam Rock. Thank you to Wiki and Top of the Pops. Whilst I do not believe in [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 18th May 2023 The Panel: Malcolm Offord (Conservative) Jackie Baillie (Labour) Mairi McAllan (SNP) Alex Salmond (Alba Party) Nina Myskow (Journalist) Venue: Fort William Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond was born in Linlithgow on [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Twelve
Over lunch, Ro told Jinnie about her meal at Trattoria Trevi Turners Hill. Jed had booked a taxi so he could have a drink and they had both been surprised by the number of flashy [more…]
20th Century
A Leicestershire Lad (Continued)
When I finished writing my recent article about the role the small Leicestershire village of Barkby played in shaping me into the person that I am today, I realised that there were many anecdotes that [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Liverpool
Mrs B and I are currently on a QM2 cruise to Liverpool and back to Southampton which occurred because of the cancellation of a transatlantic sailing after a fault was found in the funnel, of [more…]