by Maggie B Dickinson Based on a true story. I had a similar version published in Northern Life When it comes to secrets, the tiny village of Sunderland Point leads the field. Growing out of a peat bog, lashed by westerly gales, cut off by the tide twice a day – and with its only…
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New Forest Snake Catcher
New Forest Snake Catcher Published Countryman magazine June 2011 The old man had a huge forked beard and wore a large hat with an upturned brim. In one hand was a tall pronged stick and dangling from the other were some kind of metal traps. The shabby attire included a substantial long jacket and leg…
‘We’ve gone on holiday by mistake’
‘We’ve gone on holiday by mistake’ WITHNAIL & I In the thirty years since it hit cinema screens Withnail & I has achieved major cult status. It is recognised as one of the best black comedies the British film industry has ever produced. A word of warning: it is definitely not for those with a…