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Yesterday was Ladies Day at Sandown Park Racecourse in the salubrious, not-quite-London suburb of Esher ( Great South Western trains approx. 20 minutes from Waterloo ). The sun shone kindly on a few thousand race goers, many dressed to the … Continue reading
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Every village has its fete. In my book, ‘The Village’, the story for July is entitled ‘The Summer Fete’ and my fictional version, while perhaps more steeped in dastardly doings than most, is also in many ways typical. For tradition demands that village fetes follow … Continue reading
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Spring. When a young man’s fancy turns to love and a middle-aged woman’s turns to gardening ( all those jobs which need doing… ). But not yesterday when, for the first time, I explored the Kensington Roof Gardens. A stone’s throw from … Continue reading
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This week I’ve been out and about in Clapham, tracking down the remarkable 18th century reformist group known as The Clapham Sect. Its most famous member, William Wilberforce, resided at Broomfield, a house which stood where Broomwood Road is now, on … Continue reading
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