Arts
Postcard from Aberystwyth
In September it was our 29th wedding anniversary and we decided it would be good to celebrate by spending a couple of nights away somewhere. As is usual, it was my job to organise these [more…]
Arts
20th Century
Rendezvous with Bond at the Palace
As we head into Switzerland on my father and grandparents’ 1954 Continental road trip, Puffins will be horrified to hear that not only was that year a World Cup year but that the tournament was [more…]
21st Century
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eleven – Atomic Kitten
After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 1st December 2022 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) Vaughan Gething (Welsh Labour) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Olivia Utley (GB News) Shavanah Taj (Wales TUC) Venue: Aberystwyth “Where are you from?”, asked a [more…]
19th Century
England Wales Wendyball Preview
The Football Association was formed on 26th October 1863, the Football Association of Wales on 2nd February 1876. One wonders what they got up to in the intervening years as it wasn’t until January 1879 [more…]
20th Century
A Motor Through The Alps
Here we see caped cyclists rolling downhill from the Brenner pass summit which marks the border between Austria and Italy. The sign to the left, in both English and German, reads ‘Good bye again in [more…]
20th Century
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Clash
After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 24th November 2022 The Panel: Richard Holden (Conservative) Andy Burnham (Labour) Ben Habib (Businessman) Charlotte Ivers (Times Radio) Darren McGarvey (Broadcaster) Venue: Skipton What would the panel do to encourage the economically inactive [more…]
America
Letter From Stafford
When people I meet ask where I’m from, I tell them Welsh and French by blood. English by schooling (failed Latin – no Greek), and Virginian by the Grace of God. Why not? Virginia was [more…]