A fond farewell
Today I waved off Suzanna, my beloved Figaro as she begins the next chapter in her life after ten wonderful years full of adventure with us. I’m relieved that she is going to a good home; people with a workshop and the classic car expertise to get her through an MOT...
Manifestly Mandy
Whenever anyone dies young it is a massive shock to those left behind and the sudden loss of our friend Mandy Beckwith, at just 47, still feels incomprehensible. There are some people in life who simply have that ‘X factor’ (a term I feel has unfortunately become...
Grassington Players commemorates centenary in style
I joined Grassington Players not long after moving up to Yorkshire and took to the stage with them for the first time in 1991 for Bazaar & Rummage. It has been a constant in my life ever since. I have had the honour of playing some fabulous parts, dabbled at...
The kindness of strangers and the wonder of the internet
In the past week I have been honoured to be able to purchase my great-grandfather’s war medal online, thanks to a ‘random act of kindness’ from a complete stranger. The story begins with a post I’d made on a forum nine years ago while researching my ancestry and...