Coastwatch News – December 2015 – Malcolm Craven
Why Don’t Ships Blow Sideways? I wrote last month about a motor cruiser in the bay being blown seawards because of a dragging anchor and that set my mind thinking. Wind is...
Acting Up – December 2015 – Sallie Eden
Sallie Eden talks to actor Jason Gerdes of NorthSouth Theatre about his writing, set building and design, the group’s plans, the perils of career development, creative uses for celery and the surprising...
Nature Notes – December 2015 – Sarah E Vandome
The Roseland has many secret places hidden away from the regular tourist trails, visited by only those who live near by or have reason to go there. The lack of human disturbance...
Health, Naturally! – December 2015 – Sarah Greenhalgh
What a gift! The generosity of donors and their families gives over 3,000 people in the UK a new lease of life every year. On 1 December 2015, Wales will be the...
Book Review – December 2015 – Sallie Eden
Heroes of the Coffee Rota by Dave Walker – Published by Canterbury Press, June 2015 Described as a book for “everyone who keeps the church going. Those who lead, arrange, preach, attend,...
DVD Review – December 2015 – Mark David Hatwood
Mia Madre – Starring Francesco Piccolo, Valia Santella & Nanni Moretti directed by Nanni Moretti This Melodrama/Comedy see Margherita directing a film with the famous American actor, Barry Huggins, who is quite an on-set...
Writers Talking – December 2015 – Sallie Eden
Sallie Eden talks to writer Ann Granger I confess I only recently discovered Ann Granger’s books, having randomly picked up ‘Running Scared’, one of the books in the Fran Varady series of...
BeeMania – December 2015 – Colin Rees
I knew we’d be taken by surprise when winter finally came – and then went again! The poor bees are quite confused! Winter is supposed to be a cold period during which,...
Gardening – December 2015 – Sarah Daniel and Helen Robins
Well, didn’t November turn out to be a very different month from October? This time a few weeks ago we were writing about balmy days, autumn colour and lack of seasonal storms....
Book Review – December 2015 – Sallie Eden
Views Of Our Time … Abstracts by Pat Yallup – (Painting the Sixth Sense) Pat Yallup, an artist, and John Birch, a poet, have collaborated to produce a book of abstract art and...