Leisure Archive
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Rev your engines for Father’s Day at Motoring at the Manor
Posted on June 9, 2019 | No CommentsA spectacular celebration of speed and automotive excellence taking place at the Celtic Manor Resort Car fanatics and engine enthusiasts will flock to the 5* Celtic Manor Resort this summer... -
War Gardens – A journey through conflict in search of calm
Posted on June 3, 2019 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews this fascinating book by Lalage Snow If anything proves the value of gardens this book does. We lucky gardeners living in peaceful places are subliminally aware that... -
Eliot Hodgkin and Madame de Pompadour in the Frame
Posted on June 1, 2019 | No CommentsOnce again Waddesdon is bringing us something new and something old. Neil Hennessy-Vass reports This excellent country house that offers a permanent collection of note, as well as splendid grounds,... -
Stanley Kubrick
Posted on May 12, 2019 | No CommentsFrom Vietnam to Jupiter: John Westbrooke admires the work of a great film director At first glance it might seem odd to celebrate the work of a film director in... -
Writing: Making Your Mark
Posted on April 28, 2019 | No CommentsThe British Library looks at changing communication, John Westbrooke reports The British Library has long been receiving a copy of every book and magazine published in the UK and Ireland,... -
D-Day: Interception, Intelligence, Invasion
Posted on April 15, 2019 | No CommentsSandra Westbrooke has been to a new exhibition at Bletchley Park that marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day On June 6, 1944, the future of Europe hung in the balance.... -
Mary Quant
Posted on April 14, 2019 | No CommentsSandra Westbrooke enjoys the V&A’s retrospective about the iconic fashion designer Mary Quant, whose creations shaped the swinging 60s, was born in 1930 in south-east London and grew up with... -
Millie and Maia’s great adventure on London’s Highest Easter Egg Hunt
Posted on April 10, 2019 | No CommentsPeter Morrell and his wife take their granddaughters to the top of the Shard to spot eggs that have been strategically placed around London’s 360-degree skyline There was great excitement... -
Launch of first regular steam services from London Waterloo
Posted on April 9, 2019 | No CommentsTuesday, 9th April saw the launch of two new summer steam rail services from London Waterloo The Royal Windsor Steam Express will leave Waterloo at 08.02, 11.10 and 14.10 every... -
Van Gogh and Britain
Posted on April 9, 2019 | No CommentsA three-year stay inspired Vincent’s life and works, writes John Westbrooke Not a lot of people know that Vincent Van Gogh lived in England. It’s understandable: artists from Holbein to...