I’m very pleased to feature this week a guest post – a meditation on the estate pub – from Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey. Jessica and Ray blog about beer and pubs at boakandbailey.com and their new book, 20th Century Pub, is out now. (A thoroughly researched, informative and enjoyable read – I recommend it.) They’re on Twitter, […]
via Council Estate Pubs: ‘Never drink in a pub with a flat roof’ — Municipal Dreams
You will be familiar with checking a weather forecast before planning a day out. But have you ever looked at a forecast to find out the greenest time to put your washing machine on? Well, now you can. Using data from the Met Office, today National Grid, in cooperation with the Environmental Defence Fund Europe […]
via Harnessing the power of the weather forecast — Official blog of the Met Office news team
Dame Vera Lynn praised the generosity of the British public after £1m was raised in just three weeks to help protect the future of the White Cliffs of Dover for the nation, for ever. Over 17,500 people made donations to the appeal to help the National Trust secure 700,000 square metres of land immediately behind […]
How could I not record the panache of toetoe (pronounced in Māori tó-eh-tó-eh, placed in botany in the genus Austroderia) at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary northeast of Dunedin on February 27th? © 2017 Steven Schwartzman
Bold plans to take one of the UK’s most significant historical sites into the future are set to go ahead after the National Trust learnt it has been awarded a £1.8million National Lottery grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help transform the way it tells the story of one of the greatest archaeological […]
When it comes to patience, servitude and kindness, coupled with a tendency to forget to do nice things for herself, my mother gives the holy saints of Heaven a decent run for their money. Therefore, to celebrate the occasion of her 70th birthday, my sister and I came up with the idea of taking my […]
via Two Cotswolds Gardens. 1: Snowshill Manor — Edinburgh Garden Diary
It’s not like Óbidos needs any more attractions. This beautiful medieval town is a must-see destination in Portugal. Inside its castle walls live the echoes of an age of chivalry that is long gone. Now that books are disappearing, their cellular fibers replaced by electric impulses, Óbidos has created unique bookstores in ancient spaces. One of […]
via Óbidos becomes a literary village — Salt of Portugal
Alasdair Fagan – Woodland Creation Officer I believe that most people like the idea of trees being planted – as long as they are in the ‘right place’. Small, negligible seeds unfurling to create little, delicate saplings growing on and upwards into woody giants that dominate a landscape. But why would we purposefully plant trees? […]
via Planting for the future — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
I’m very pleased to include, this week and next, guest posts by Jane Kilsby. They feature some great research and, as you’ll see, some quite exceptional rural council housing. Jane worked in housing management for councils and housing associations across the country for over twenty years before settling in Banbury four years ago. She wrote about Banbury’s […]
The National Trust is more popular than at any time in its history after the charity’s tally of members soared to 5m. The conservation charity has welcomed a million new members in the last six years alone, having previously taken 86 years to reach its first million. A record-high of 24.5m people visited the National […]
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