Medieval Michelham Priory
I recently visited Michelham Priory, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. I discovered it many years ago on a school trip, and I fell in love with it as I was...
2 Great Books; 1 in Kent, 1 in Sussex.
Since I wrote these reviews in August, our lovely Wendy has died of liver cancer a few days ago. She was a wonderful lady who battled bad health all...
Great Dixter; Picturesque Perfection!
Lyn chooses her Favourite Article of 2018 for Christmas Week. What can I say about a house that has been on its site in various forms for around 800...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week: 2nd August 2018
We are still getting quite a few baby or young wild animals and bird coming into care meaning our wildlife rescue centre is bursting with casualties at the moment. ...
Trevor’s Week for 15th March 2018
We were called out to rescue a buzzard after it struck a train between Buxted and Uckfield Railway Stations last week. Whilst walking along carrying out a line inspection...
Chequers, Maresfield. 18th-Century Coaching Inn.
The Ashdown Forest has always been a favourite Tourist area, but the new film Goodbye Christopher Robin has increased the numbers of visitors to the area. Although we...
The Foresters, Fairwarp; Friendliness, Fantastic Food & Phantoms!
In May Dave Brooker, 47, and Seb Griffiths, 49, plus Seb’s partner Vicki, took over the Foresters Arms in the village of Fairwarp. They’d both worked for the Co-op...
Hastings Fishermen. Sussex, UK
The seaside town of Hastings, in Sussex, is home to the biggest shore fishing fleet in Europe. There used to be more than 40 boats, but now there are...
WOOLLY JUMPERS FROM SUSSEX
Southdown sheep have been grazing on the Sussex downland for many centuries, some would claim that they have been there since Neolithic times. Today’s modern breed is small,...
THE FIRST BEACHY HEAD LIGHT
By Elizabeth Wright The red and white striped lighthouse at the foot of Beachy Head in East Sussex is an iconic landmark in this busy section...
SPOOKY LEWES
Lewes is the County Town of Sussex. It has a long, colourful history, dating back through many centuries, and including burnings, murders, ghosts, plagues, and an avalanche. Even Jack...
Successful Dangerous Deer Rescue at Uckfield.
VIDEO take using a head camera: PHOTOS: Taken from video. Volunteer rescuers were called out to a dangerous deer rescue on the bank of Ridgewood...
TROLLS IN SUSSEX ATTACK KERRY KATONA!
Singer Kerry Katona has moved up the road to me in Crowborough. Would you believe it, her teenage daughter has had to appeal to anonymous Trolls to leave them...
Trevor’s Week for 29TH July 2015.
It’s certainly been wet and we had our fair share of getting wet this week. Chris and I attended a seal after members of the public reported a small...
Underweight Seal Rescued at Sovereign Harbour.
Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) Trevor Weeks and Chris Riddington were called out to reports of an emaciated seal near the Boardwalk at Sovereign...
Keep On Trugging! Herstmonceux, Sussex, UK
After the popularity of Sussex Tugs at the Chelsea Flower Show, Elizabeth Wright researches their history. ‘Willow, willow, bend it true, Here’s a Sussex trug for you. First...
Trevor’s Week for 8th April 2015
This young pigeon came in to us from a vets in Eastbourne. He was believed to have been covered in engine oil. After assessment by our Centre Manger Chris...
Trevor’s Week for 1st April 2015
Easter is here and what a surprise but we have babies and youngsters starting to come into care. Our volunteers are getting all broody too. Kathy has been looking...
Trevor Weeks MBE. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS)
At East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) we are celebrating the success of our Casualty Centre which has completed its 5th year in operation this winter....
Trevor’s Week for 11th March 2015
On the rescue front we have continued to be busy. A major rescue took place at Brighton Marina at the weekend when a swan became trapped on a...
Trevor’s Week for 25th February 2015
Our thanks to East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service who came out to assist us with a Rook rescue in Southover Road, Lewes last week. We were called...
Rye’s White Vine House & Ambrette Restaurant. Sussex, England
We’ve been watching the wonderful adaptation of EF Benson’s Mapp & Lucia on the TV. The books were actually written in Rye, Sussex. But Benson re-named it Tilling. I...
The Wilmington Giant. A man of mystery. Sussex, UK.
Who is this mysterious naked man carved into the green folds of Windover Hill on the South Downs in East Sussex? No-one knows for sure who he represents or...
The ‘Curious Mouse Trap’ Maker
‘’A CURIOUS MOUSE TRAP made on a scientific principle, where each one caught resets the Trap to catch its next neighbour, requiring no fresh baiting and will catch them...
Walkies Over the Cliff and Other Stories
Beachy Head. The highest chalk headland on the English south coast. The stark vertical face of the white cliffs is dramatically attractive. But this place has a dark side;...
Sussex Guns
When Philip 11’s Spanish Armada sailed up the English Channel in July 1588, to be challenged by Sir Francis Drake and Howard of Effingham, not only were Wealden-made cast...
The Lighthouse Scandal
What do you do when your unique home is in danger of falling off a crumbling cliff and crashing onto the beach 350 feet below? Mark and Louise Roberts...
Lunch & Tea at Mr. Kipling’s. Sussex, England
If you visit Bateman’s, Rudyard Kipling’s house, in Burwash, East Sussex, it’s really worth visiting the restaurant/tearoom. Originally called Bateman’s Tearoom, it’s now supposed to be called the Mulberry...
The Haywaggon, Hartfield, Sussex
Hartfield is where Christopher Robin played Pooh Sticks on a bridge over a stream that flows into the River Medway, and in 1969 Brian Jones drowned in a swimming-pool...
Batemans; Kipling’s Sussex Country Retreat
After their daughter Josephine died in New York, the last straw for Kipling was walking into his study in their Rottingdean house and seeing a woman with her nose...
A Sussex Country Pub in the early 20th Century. Part 2 of 2.
This is the second and final part of this fascinating piece of personal history. The first part can be found here. Enjoy! Note: Click the images below to read...
A Sussex Country Pub in the early 20th Century. Part 1 of 2.
I owned a pub once; one of several big mistakes in my life. Oh how different English pubs are now, compared to how they used to be! One lunchtime,...
The 12th annual Rye Bay Scallops Week: 15 – 23 February 2014.
Celebrate the Scallop! If you’ve never watched a scallop race then you could be in for a real treat as the ancient Cinque Ports town of Rye, East Sussex...
Rye Scallops Fishermen. Sussex, UK
We’re inclined to be blinkered about our food production in the UK, happy to eat labelled and packaged products without questioning what’s in it, where it came from, and...
Yum Yum Ninja. Brighton, Sussex, England
I ate at Yum Yum Ninja recently, in the Lanes, Brighton, with Hubby John, plus our vegan daughter Rana and her boyfriend. Asian fusion is probably the best way...
Holocaust Survivor Dorit Oliver-Wolff to Raise Funds for a Local Hospice
Holocaust survivor, international recording artiste, and renowned public speaker Dorit Oliver-Wolff is giving an inspirational, educational talk at the Kings Centre in Eastboune, East Sussex. All proceeds from Dorit’s...
Chemtrails Over Sussex. Can they cause Morgellans?
You know that children’s party game Hunt the Thimble? Everyone covers their eyes while a grown-up hides a thimble or some other small object. The children rush around the...
High Weald Dairy News. Horsted Keynes, West Sussex
Saturday 14 December and Sunday 15 December, 10 am to 3 pm Come along for a glass of Mulled wine, Apple Juice, mince pies and Cheese! Make up your...