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  • New book review!

    Good morning all, I have been sent a review on my recent book, Memories of a Kentish village, please have a look! Village Life In Kent Fifty Years Ago Read more

  • A little surprise!

    What a surprise, a whole page explaining the background of my book! Didnt know anything about it other than a phone call out of the blue! In the latest edition, page 36 of the Canterbury CommunityAd magazine, goes to all households in Canterbury and available online! Read more

  • The smells of Autumn

    The changing seasons invoke memories of times gone by, the condensation on the outside of the conservatory window, the dampness in the early morning air, together with the smell of harvest, immediately takes me back to 1983. Back then we were still embroiled in the Cold War, a left over from the conflict of WW2.… Read more

  • The search for the perfect Caribbean beer goes on!

    I strive to review in the public interest the beers of the world…well in the Caribbean anyway, after many visits and personal suffering in the interests of all my readers I am still reviewing the delights of this delightful golden liquid. Having travelled the region extensively I conclude the makers of lager are missing a… Read more

  • Memories of a Kentish village

    It might be a little early for thinking of Christmas but here is a little stocking filler for those of a certain age. The Memories of a Kentish village-a childhood spent in more innocent times chronicles the adventure of a young lad in East Kent from the early 1960s through to 1973. Life adventures and… Read more

  • Tobago, the unspoilt Caribbean island

    Tobago, the unspoilt Caribbean island

    I would like to share a little secret with my readers. There is a small island 470 miles from the coast of Venezuela. It is Tobago, part of the country of Trinidad and Tobago the southern most islands in the Caribbean ring. As seasoned travellers to this part of the world we have discovered Tobago… Read more