1977 and all that
We often look back when the New Year dawns and for me this year was no exception. It’s forty years since I went off to college and it got me thinking back to events that made up 1977. The most signifi ...
Tag Archives: The Queen
50 pence coins: The art in your pocket
Sherlock Holmes once famously said to his faithful companion “You see Watson, but you don’t observe.” The great sleuth was referring to the number of stairs ascending from Baker Street to their first ...
Happy Birthday Your Majesty
As we all must know by now Queen Elizabeth II is 90 on 21st April and there are big celebrations due here and many other Commonwealth countries. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actua ...
The Commonwealth offers support for those in need
With all the current talk of membership of the EU it is a good time to think about our membership of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Day was on 14th March and while it has a certain official status, i ...