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Curious Carvings at ‘Friendless’ Churches

Posted on 17th January 2022 by Guest Writer

A world turned upside down and mysterious stones that may have marked the burial of a heart... Clare Kirk from Friends of Friendless Churches is back with us to….

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Curious Landmarks - not your usual holiday getaway!

Posted on 11th October 2021 by Guest Writer

From grand gatehouses to surprisingly splendid stables - The Landmark Trust collection is definitely not the standard offer of holiday home options! They restore….

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Let’s Bake! A rummage through the National Trust’s collections

Posted on 1st April 2021 by Guest Writer

Check the cupboards and choose your weapon - will you go for a hollow glass rolling pin, a prickly baker's docker or this trim little creature?! Yes, we're….

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Untapped Tales - whisky galore!

Posted on 26th March 2021 by Guest Writer

Who's the woman behind this iconic label and why might you order a drop of Foggie Moss? For these stories, and a thousand more, we're hopping across the….

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5 Fascinating Finds from East Surrey Museum

Posted on 14th December 2020 by Guest Writer

Did you know that a mysterious crocodile lurks in a corner of a museum in Caterham? Just one of nearly 10,000 curious treasures in a collection watched over by a merry….

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Medway Queen – a heroine of Dunkirk

Posted on 26th May 2020 by Guest Writer

Built for summer day cruises in the the jazz age, Medway Queen showed her real metal during the Second World War, making no less than 7 trips as part of the unique Dunkirk….

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Take to the Skies - introducing The Shuttleworth Collection

Posted on 8th May 2020 by Guest Writer

From ‘sticks and a bit of cloth’, to a symbol of hope and stars of the silver screen - aircraft have given us wings, and changed the way we see and travel….

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CFCCA – a contemporary Chinese collection

Posted on 24th January 2020 by Guest Writer

So this is an intriguing picture...and there's an interesting story to go with it! Allow me to introduce Katie Waring from the CFCCA... and wish you all a prosperous….

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Posters for Peace - introducing The Peace Museum

Posted on 2nd December 2019 by Guest Writer

In a year celebrating People Power, as the season of peace and goodwill (as well as feasting and festivity) approaches there was only one place to turn for our next….

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Tunbridge Wells in 6 Remarkable Objects

Posted on 22nd July 2019 by Guest Writer

Did you know that Tunbridge Wells was once considered a 'frontier town'? That it was the first to create a town wide phone system? That the museum mascot is a….

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