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A View From (Brougham Hall) Quite Near The Greenhouse; Was It All Worth It?

13th May 2025 Colin Cross 2384 Comments

I don’t doubt that my long suffering reader will have had a similar conversation to the one I had some days ago with Mrs. C. It went something like this; “Er, Colin, are there any [more…]

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The Last Unwrecked Market Town?

13th May 2025 Godfrey Bloom 2572 Comments

Excuse the provocative title, I know there are a few others left but let me flesh out my view, I have been fortunate to have travelled much of the world on business which has meant [more…]

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It’s Over, Goodbye 4chan

22nd April 2025 Going Postal 1891 Comments

On the 14th of April, the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. 4Chan had been hacked.  While it has been hacked before, none of them have ever been this devastating. The Source code has [more…]

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A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; Englishness

15th April 2025 Colin Cross 1903 Comments

My loyal reader may well remember the buildings and maintenance department, at my request, taking the big saw to the plum tree, which at the time was riddled with canker, if an attempt to encourage [more…]

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Libraries

31st March 2025 well_chuffed 4361 Comments

Having mentioned the written word the other day it seems opportune to write about libraries. The vast majority of libraries are under the control of county or metropolitan councils. They have the reputation of being [more…]

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A Potteries Idyll

9th March 2025 SharpieType301 2401 Comments

This will be quite brief for a Sharpie article (I can almost hear the collective sighs of relief) but it acts as a bit of a paean to The Potteries, and one not only from [more…]

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(Not) A View From The Greenhouse; After The Goldrush. The End

21st January 2025 Colin Cross 2509 Comments

I recently had the pleasure of visiting a hospital. Not an A&E, thankfully, but a famous hospital in the North West of England where I attended for a “pre-op” appointment. It’s an indictment, albeit a [more…]

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The Nepo Thing

4th January 2025 Always Worth Saying 2617 Comments

While the term “nepo baby” is a recent addition to cultural vocabulary, the phenomenon of nepotism in entertainment, fashion and media has existed for as long as these industries themselves. Family connections have always played [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse…..Fixing The Foundations, To Build Back Better

10th December 2024 Colin Cross 1838 Comments

On Sunday night just passed we were treated to the sight of upwards of 150 tractors, of varying shapes and sizes, convoying around the villages in this part of Cumbria be-decked in Christmas lights.  As [more…]

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