THE Reverend Dr Jamie Hawkey, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey and a Chaplain to HM The King, goes to put the kettle on. Through the windows of his sitting room…
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The top things to see and do at The Game Fair 2023
The Game Fair – the largest, tweediest, doggiest, most immersive, comprehensive and joyous countryside festival in the world. Set to celebrate its 65th anniversary this year, The Game Fair 2023…
History of the Coronation
How many monarchs have been crowned at Westminster Abbey? Is it 38 or 39? Intriguingly, the history of the Coronation does not reveal the answer. William the Conqueror was crowned…
The 2023 Coronation procession explained
As HM King Charles III’s 2023 Coronation procession clatters, creaks, clanks and stamps its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back on 6 May, the world will gaze…
Rewilding projects boosting biodiversity
There’s a snuffling and a scuffling, a snort and a shove coming from the other side of a pig pen in a farmyard on the Doddington Hall estate, near Lincoln.…
Honda HR-V 1.5I-MMD review
At first glance the new Honda HR-V could be mistaken for being rather dull. It didn’t help that my test car arrived in Abigail’s Party beige (Honda bravely calls it…
The sporting dogs helping to protect endangered species
Many sporting dogs are helping with conservation and helping to protect endangered species such as bats and water voles in the UK. Earlier this winter, I was walking my spaniel…
Coronation street parties
The Coronation of HM The King will be marked in manner of ways but few are as enjoyable or inclusive as a street party. This very British tradition is thought…
The landscapes of Britain that inspired the literary greats
One of the conundrums of the great and varied landscapes of Britain is whether or not the land is more important than the literature it inspired. Or is the literature…
Asparagus is the best of British
Green, white, steamed or raw, with a hint of butter or doused in hollandasie; now is the time to eat as much as possible. We love it.