I grew up at a place known as the gap of the graves, or the gap of the dead. To some of you, this may conjure up images of Indiana Jones-esque zombies and other spooky horror stories. In fact, history has its own terrific tales to tell. The gap refers to a gap in Offa’s […]
To celebrate the national day of Wales’ patron saint, Saint David, I presented a short feature on North Wales TV from Conwy Castle. St David’s Day is celebrated on 1st March as he died on that date over 1,500 years ago. Hear a little bit more about his story and miracles by tuning in below:
This week my local town of Denbigh featured as Town of the Week on BBC Radio Wales. Connie Fisher sat in for Wynne Evans on his BBC Radio Wales show this week and on Thursday revealed Denbigh as their pick for the feature this week. And I was very pleased to be involved. During the […]
Oh my goodness, what a delight! This Sunday I was on the air with the truly lovely Lynn Bowles talking about one of my favourite subjects- castles. Many of you will know and love Lynn Bowles from Radio 2 when, along with many a quip with Ken Bruce and the like, she helps many of […]
I’m really excited to be a guest on the Lynn Bowles Show this week. Tune in to BBC Radio Wales from 2pm Sunday when we’ll be talking all about one of my favourite subjects- castles.
The second of my three blog posts for the Welsh Government’s digital blog talks all about my work helping present cutting-edge castles with digital media! In a recent blog, we told you about the re-launched Cadw app, which unlocks hidden content at sites across Wales. Our first two projects using this new technology featured our ‘greatest’ […]
I was very pleased to be asked by my colleagues to write a blog about digital heritage and how I use digital media in my job in the historic environment. The first of my three blog posts, which are being published this week, is now live on the Welsh Government’s Digital Blog site: I may […]
Once upon a time, in a magical castle in south Wales, fairies appeared before our very eyes. And I, as your Fairy Godmother, have persuaded them to reveal themselves to you! One of my latest projects has been the creation and launch of the Castell Coch Fairy Trail – an Augmented Reality fairytale. Find ten Welsh […]
I was absolutely delighted (and a little bit starstruck) when I was asked to be interviewed by Roy Noble for his Sunday show on BBC Radio Wales. As a fellow castle fan, I knew it would be extra special to speak to him about Easter weekend at castles in Wales, and specifically Beaumaris Castle (one of […]
If you get a few minutes to put your feet up and have a cuppa this Easter weekend, grab a copy of LandScape magazine to disappear into, too- you may see a familiar face! Recently I was interviewed and photographed for a feature on Anglesey and Beaumaris Castle and it was so much fun! I’m […]