Archive for September 2019

If you have had a look at ‘Things to Do’ and ‘Hidden Festivals’ you will have guessed that I am a great fan of the Chalke Valley History Festival, the must-visit festival of the summer for the whole family and I wouldn’t miss it for the world. But what makes it so special? In a…

While not the grandest of manor houses in Dorset, Hammoon Manor is certainly one of the most picturesque. It was at least notable enough to have a record kept of its extensive history and occupants preserved for prosperity. From Thomas Mohun, the knight who backed the right horse (literally) in supporting William the Conqueror, to…

This is the first HAM Radio broadcast so a very warm welcome to all our global readers!  Now, I admit immediately that I might be rather over optimist here in referring to ‘all’ our readers let alone our global audience since it assumes anyone is actually going to read these broadcasts which I admit is…