Category: Blog
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Cat Fight, Coopers Chase, Cockie and more: a year of reading in Kent
Five books set in Kent, and other things I read in 2025.
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An Autumn weekend in Antwerp
How we spent 48 hours in this buzzy Belgian city.
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A tour of Whitstable’s wonderful, whimsical street art
Appreciating the fun, clever and heartfelt street art that abounds in this quirky seaside town.
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All aboard for the Maunsell Forts! A spectacular sailing trip on the X-Pilot
A captivating trip to the Maunsell Forts aboard the X-Pilot, the Maunsell Forts’ connections to pirate radio and Doctor Who, and another encounter with our old nemesis, Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
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J.B. Fletcher comes to Medway! A review of the cult smash hit, Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Why I love Jessica Fletcher, and my review of the cult smash hit, Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote, at St Margaret’s Church, Rainham
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Strictly Sicily: Dancing our way from Medway to beautiful Italy
How I went from dancing in Gateshead to dancing in Maidstone with The Man of Kent, and our dancing holiday in Sicily.
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Build, Demolish, Defuse: A great day at the Royal Engineers Museum
Did you know that a tank can build a bridge? Did you know there’s a piece of the Berlin Wall in Gillingham? Or that the Royal Engineers won the FA Cup? I learned all this and more at the Royal Engineers Museum.
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The Home of the Shouting Men
Priestfield Stadium is the home of Medway’s only EFL team – Gillingham FC – and the home of the Shouting Men. This is the story of how Gillingham FC became a very important part of my life.
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Malta, She Wrote: One fabulous trip to Valletta and Sliema
From Medway to Malta! What we did on our holiday, and a guide to what to see, eat and drink, in Valletta and Sliema.
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Medway on Film: Out and About with Dreamy LomoChrome Turquoise
Some trippy and ethereal photos of Medway, shot with Lomochrome Turquoise film and an Olympus Pen EE-2 half-frame camera.