Bringing Calne’s past to life with a week of open days, talks and guided walks. From bee-keeping to bell-ringing, Quakers to coaching inns, and sausages to ancestry searching, there is something of interest for everyone. Calne Heritage Centre and Calne Town Council have pulled out all the stops to make Heritage Week bigger and better… Read More Calne Heritage Week
A Roman Invasion at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Exploring the Roman Empire I was looking forward to a literary event at The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, sponsored by Arts Council England and Wiltshire Council: ‘Join three inspirational, bestselling authors for an unforgettable evening of exploration into the Roman Empire. Inspired by… Read More 2015: Cats, graves, Romans & yarn bombing
Sweet Music Marden House, Calne, 3 November 2012 Review of ‘Song of Life’s Joy’ a dramatic presentation on the life and work of Frederick Delius by David Stone The sound of sonatas, tone poems and operatic arias filled the hall at Marden House, Calne last Saturday night, competing with the whizz and bang of fireworks… Read More 2012: a year of Delius, September 11, Puritans, rain, topiary and barrage balloons
7/12/10 Crystal Magic Hoar frost has transformed the countryside into a beautiful world of sparkling white crystals. I stopped to take pictures near Beckhampton Stables looking across the downs where the horses exercise in the runs. If there were any there, they were lost in the early morning mist. 6/12/10 Call this cold weather I’m… Read More 2010: a year of Cranford, croissants, dogs, D’Arcy, knitting, finding missing persons & much more
