The Victoria History of the County of Essex: v. 1 (Victoria County History)
Historical Tapestry (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
November 1 Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer (rerelease) Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall by Winston Graham November 2 What Remains of Heaven: A Sebastian St Cyr Mystery by C S Harris November 3 No Less Than Victory : A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara November 5 Armistice by Nick Stafford November 10 New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherford Broken Jewel: A Novel by David L Robbins November 12 The...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Grammatics will release a new single called 'Double Negative' on October 26th on 7” and is available digitally now. A free download of 'Inkjet Lakes (feat. Blue Roses)' from Grammatics' self-titled album can be found here . Live UK Dates 2nd October - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK (w/ Bloc Party) 3rd October - Picture House, Edinburgh, UK (w/ Bloc Party) 4th October - Iron Works, Inverness...
CWNN NEWS (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
September 30 Glue Club @ The Cockpit Leeds October 2 Empress Ballroom Blackpool 3 Picture House Edinburgh 4 Iron Works Inverness 6 Music Hall Aberdeen 7 Alhambra Dunfermline 8 City Hall Hull 10 Academy Sheffield 11 Academy Leeds 12 Engine Shed Lincoln 14 Victoria Hall Stoke 15 Academy Birmingham 16 Centre Newport 18 Arena Llandudno 19 University Liverpool 20 Academy Bristol 22 Hall For Cornwall Truro...
Martin's Moths (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
More signs of the prevalence of butterflies and moths as symbols or decoration: further south on our holiday probe, another of my small cousins, Anna, came dashing back into the bar at the King's Head in Ruan Lanihorne ( a lovely hamlet in Cornwall) and said; "there's a butterfly in the ladies." This was one place I could not venture, in spite of the fact that I have stalked butterflies in...
Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Rodney Stafford, father of eight-year-old Victoria “Tori” Stafford, who was abducted and killed in May, wants people to open their eyes to the potential dangers to children. REGINA — Rodney Stafford wants people to open their eyes to the potential dangers lurking out there. “I want people to know that no matter where you live, whether it be a big city, a small town, a little...
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009
( EMAILWIRE.COM , August 20, 2009 ) Buckinghamshire UK - Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment, a UK based Recruitment Company that specializes in sales and marketing recruitment has recently opened three new offices. Their new offices are in London (London Victoria), Bristol (South West England) and Leeds (Yorkshire). Having enjoyed continuous growth over the past two years Aaron Wallis feel the time is...
The Torch (Free subscription) | 18/08/2009
H.M.C.S. Regina was torpedoed 65 years ago today on 8 August 1944. (My apologies for being a week late on this one, but better late than never) Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Regina , the Halifax -class frigate in which I served for three years, is named after Regina, the capital city of the Province of Saskatchewan. "The Queen City", as Regina is affectionately known, was named in 1882 after...
The Monarchist (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
H.M.C.S. Regina was torpedoed 65 years ago today on August 8, 1944. Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Regina , the Halifax -class frigate in which I served for three years, is named after Regina, the capital city of the Province of Saskatchewan. "The Queen City", as Regina is affectionately known, was named in 1882 after Queen Victoria, i.e. Victoria Regina , by her daughter Princess Louise, wife...
Eden Project - The blog (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
Members of the Eden Team are touring Cornwall in this summer in this really funky caravan. So make sure you call in and say hello if you see us.You'll find us in the following places...Monday's: Newquay (Hotel Victoria)Tuesdays: Tintagel (town centre car park)Wednesdays: Marazion (St Aubyn car park)Fridays & Saturdays (Exeter Moto Services)Sundays: Looe (East Looe Town Trust)Pretty ain't she! But...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches during World War I, has died at the age of 111. Mr Patch, who fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, was also Britain's oldest man following the death of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, the oldest man in the world, a week ago. Mr Patch did not speak about his wartime experiences until he was aged 100 and was strongly opposed to...
Victoria Rose Paper Craft (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
Despite posting this on a Thursday morning, I am actually writing Wednesday lunch-time… Yes, I admit it, I am now ( most of the time anyway ) a “ pre-written ” blogger… The lure of Live Writer is just too much! Life seems so busy at the moment ( despite being “un-employed ”) that it is somewhat a necessity… I promise I do still read everyone’s lovely...
Gscene News Archive (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
Cornwall Pride takes place on Saturday, August 8 in Truro and will finish with with a ticket-only show in Lemon Quay, Truro, starting at 7pm. The top of the bill act is Hazell Dean who will be performing her hits including 'Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)' , 'Who's Leaving Who?' and 'Searchin' (I Got To Find a Man)' . Also performing will be chart acts, Rozalla, Andy Scott-Lee and Mpho, who launched...
blue cat (Free subscription) | 24/07/2009
The only tiny downside of living in Cornwall is that it's a bit harder to get involved with all the fun stuff we used to get up to with Green Wing, like rehearsals, and on-set rewrites and all that sort of malarky. Fortunately, Ori's been keeping me up to date with all the goings on with Campus, what is the new thing from Green Wing's producer Victoria Pile, and most of the same writers (me, afore-mentioned...
Gscene News Archive (Free subscription) | 24/07/2009
Colourful posters and booklets promoting the Cornwall Pride event on August 8, 2009 are on their way to a town near you! You can pick up a free Cornwall Pride 2009 booklet from community venues, voluntary organisations and many public buildings across Devon and Cornwall. Cornwall Pride chairman, Christian Diamant said: “These posters and booklets are a great way to attract attention and raise...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
Harry Patch, 111, has become Britain's last survivor of the First World War trenches, following the death of Henry Allingham at 113. Mr Patch, known as the Last Tommy, is the last living soldier to have fought in the mud-soaked battle of Passchendaele in 1917 in which more than 70,000 British troops died. Now also the country's oldest man, he lives in a nursing home in Wells. After hearing of the death...
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