Weatherman Walking
Feeling under the weather and in need of a bit of escapism? Here’s a forecast you’ll love…
Weatherman Walking: The Welsh Coast returns!
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Welsh Women
Another exciting week this week, as on World Book Day, just in time for International Women’s Day, I launched a book I’ve been working on all about amazing Welsh women past and present. And it all started when I found out about some amazing women lost in the depths of time from Beaumaris Castle (see […]
Film to celebrate 200 years of Anglesey’s Menai Bridge
Last week I was honoured to attend the world premiere of a new film. It’s all about the 200th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Menai suspension bridge, Porthaethwy (Menai Bridge town), Anglesey. The reason I was invited to the film showing? Because I’m the presenter! You can watch the film […]
The Great Storm
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On this morning, 160 years ago, most of Western Britain woke up to destruction. The Great Storm, the worst in the 19th Century, had hit our shores and taken many poor souls with it; many of whom were out at sea in boats and ships when the hurricane-force winds took hold. The Great Storm of […]
The Denbigh Plum
One of the most exciting discoveries about our new home is that we have Denbigh Plum in our garden. The Denbigh Plum is similar to champagne and Cornish pasties – it has been awarded Protected Designation of Origin status. This officially identifies a product originating in a specific place whose quality or characteristics are exclusively […]
Spot me in Taste North East Wales promo film!
A couple of months ago I was deighted to be asked to help with a promotional film at Gladstone’s Library for an exciting series of foodie events coming up in my home of north east Wales, filmed by Eastwood Media. The Taste North East Wales events range from whitewater rafting for your dinner, a medieval […]
School’s out for ever, at Ysgol Pontfadog…
In July I revisited my primary school, Ysgol Pontfadog in the Ceiriog Valley, to hear the school bell ring one final time. The school has now closed after 111 years, and will not reopen in September due to low numbers of pupils, despite 1300 objections sent to the council. I moved to Wales when I […]
Catch me at Caerphilly Castle this week!
This week I’ll be at the launch of Wales’s first ever Kids’ History Festival, at Caerphilly Castle. Wales plays host to an array of music, art and literature festivals every summer — and this August, a celebration of heritage will join the programme as Cadw presents a new history festival for families… Targeted at children […]
The Gap of the Graves
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 […]