The legend of St Valentine
Here we are at the beginning of February, but already I am fed up with the Valentine’s Day merchandising in the shops and restaurants pressurising us to enjoy a romantic meal. So I have done some rese ...
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This year’s National Libraries Day will take place across the length & breadth of Britain on Saturday 7 February 2015. As ever the key message is that we all treasure our libraries and the profess ...
Do you remember your collective nouns from schooldays?
Collective nouns are words that often come up in quizzes and crossword puzzles. Most of us will remember from school having to learn the correct word to describe a group of something such as a Pride ...
On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...