There’ll always be an England, while there’s a country lane. Wherever there’s a cottage small, beside a field of grain… There’ll always be an England… England shall be free if England means as much to you as England means to me. – Vera Lynn
17 Mar 2026 2 minute read 4 comments PVM
Sometimes we need to touch some grass, and leave those red candles behind. The outside world is often scary but always wonderful, and there's always something impressive out there! In one of my UK pilgrimages I had the opportunity to see the Knife A...
15 Feb 2025 2 minute read 5 comments PVM
I often check my travel routes for places to stop and admire. It gives me breaks from driving and the chance to see places where I wouldn't usually add on my bucket list. Easton Walled Garden is a historic garden located in Lincolnshire, with beautif...
7 Dec 2024 2 minute read 8 comments PVM
Once upon a time I was driving towards a football match and I've noticed a hand written board about a "Scarecrow Festival. I've made a mental note and then google it at home. This is when I've learned about the small civil parish in North Northampton...
6 Sep 2023 3 minute read 8 comments PVM
Once upon a time I visited Birmingham to visit the National Sea Life Centre. I had a good day out, hated the tangled roads and one-way systems, and had a lovely meal at the Slug & Lettuce! Birmingham is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom,...
10 Jun 2023 2 minute read 11 comments PVM
I was blessed to visit the wonderful village of Repton - the historic capital of Mercia. If you watched the Last Kingdom, you know I am talking about top heritage and epic battles. Repton is a village in Derbyshire, located on the edge of the River T...
22 Apr 2023 5 minute read 17 comments PVM
Rugby is one of the most popular towns in Warwickshire, well known for local attractions that are linked to ... rugby! The market town is set close to the river Avon, the second largest town in the county. The Rugby Grammar School was founded in 156...
17 Mar 2023 1 minute read 7 comments PVM
Long Buckby is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, where I went last year for a match. The village has a history going back approximately 1,000 years to the Vikings, being part of the Danelaw. I visited Long Buckby A.F.C. , clu...
12 Apr 2022 2 minute read 2 comments PVM
I woke up early because today I have to travel about 200 miles round trip for my football match! I checked CoinGeko before breakfast and my portfolio was down by 10%. You know is a bad day in crypto when $GMT has the top gain, at 12% of it's previous...
23 Jan 2021 1 minute read 11 comments PVM
World War II Heritage in Bedford: The Interchange Pillbox What is a Pillbox? A pillbox is a type of bunker, a brickhouse or a concrete dug-in guard post, used to protect from small arms and explosives, equipped with small loopholes through which to...
5 Sep 2020 1 minute read 12 comments PVM
Forced by the Covid-19 travel restrictions, I went into a staycation in Cornwall. I covered this in Cornwall - Heaven on Earth, however, one place managed to impress me ... Land's End. The name made me thing at the World's End from the Pirates of t...
