Category: Blog
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Armed Forces Day at Chatham Historic Dockyard: no rain on this parade!
Marking Armed Forces Day at Chatham Dockyard, discovering lifeboats from the North East in Medway, an international submarine of mystery, and the Dockyard’s connections to the Oval Office.
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Canterbury: The Theatre Lover’s Tale
Why Canterbury is a must-visit destination for theatre lovers, plus tips on where to eat and what to see in this beautiful cathedral city.
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The Luton Murals: Monumental tributes to Medway’s history
What do a giant cabbage, an elephant, a pilot and a cyclist have in common? They all feature on buildings in Luton, home of monumental painted tributes to Medway’s history.
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Going to the match in a not-so-dirty old town: Salford City v Gillingham
Watching the Gills play Salford City FC away, soaking up football art at The Lowry, and a visit to the National Football Museum.
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Jezreel’s Tower: Medway’s Missing Landmark
The fascinating story of Gillingham’s original grand design and Medway’s missing landmark, Jezreel’s Tower.
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Mr Kipling’s poem about Medway
For World Poetry Day, here’s Rudyard Kipling’s poem, ‘The Dutch in the Medway’, featuring Admiral Michel de Ruyter’s famous raid of June 1667.
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Private Gardiner’s execution on the Great Lines, with revolting details (sorry, Mr Dickens!)
The murder of Sergeant Patrick Feeney, the execution of Benjamin Gardiner on the Great Lines, and the career of Britain’s busiest hangman, William Calcraft.
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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.