You may think it’s too early to mention the ‘C’ word but, in reality, it’s only around 3 months till the big day itself. Yes, this is your friendly reminder that in 12 weeks’ time you’ll be preparing a […]
Confessions of a Town Crier
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Shhh, can anyone keep a secret? Well, I can’t and because of this I’ve been giving my own little one-man soirees across the county. Yes, I’ve been revealing all my Town Crier secrets, including dishing the […]
Gloucester Wordfest
Back in the summer, I joined forces with the cathedral to celebrate WordFest. This two-day festival offered a plethora of Gloucestershire writers the chance to see two of the Cathedral’s finest conversationalists… Master mason, Pascal Mychalysin, in conversation with […]
A century of the Great War
It’s hard to believe that this year marks a century since the end of the First World War. That’s one hundred years since peace was declared on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.
It’s a […]
Patrolling pavements near you…
As a Town Crier, I often find the streets to be my office. My beat these days varies from our fair old City of Gloucester to many parts of our fine capital, the City of London. I’m therefore extremely […]
Gloucester Retro Festival
This bank holiday weekend Gloucester will open its pedestrian gates for the annual Retro Festival. Each street will be adorned with classic pieces from bygone eras, so roll up, roll up, if vintage is your latest fad, there’s some […]
Letchworth Vintage Festival
You might not know it, but I am a man of many eras. I imagine it’s down to my ability to don a variety of outfits and become any number of characters from my plethora of personalities. So, when […]
Gloucester Carnival
I always look forward to summer every year. No matter what the weather is like, there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to put a smile on my face – Gloucester Carnival. As sausage goes with mash, and fish goes with […]
A century of the Royal Armed Forces
This is a magnificent year for commemorating important anniversaries, and what could be more important to celebrate than one hundred years of the RAF?
On home turf I was marshalling the commemorative parade around our fine city of Gloucester, but […]
Behind the scenes at The Russian Ball
You may remember I stated mere months ago, on this very blog, that I would be attending the annual Russian Summer Ball this year. Well, I did, and now I can give you all the behind the scenes gossip […]
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