Choco-lite for Valentine’s Day
The chocolates in your heart-shaped box might taste a litte different this year — here's the reason why
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon lived in the village of Benenden, in the beautiful upper weald of Kent and area of outstanding natural beauty. Her mother was a founder of Cranbrook museum. Charlotte still follows news of Kent archaeology and history
The chocolates in your heart-shaped box might taste a litte different this year — here's the reason why
Read moreDetailsThe new COP mission must be only TRANSITION. To the scientists dismay, they have their way, and King Charles will...
Read moreDetailsBluetongue, thought of as a tropical animal disease, has been making its way across Europe, and a case has now...
Read moreDetailsNinety-year-old Bernie formulates a plan to go to D-Day celebrations in Normandy, when he is told he is too late...
Read moreDetailsDark Skies in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are vital for wildlife. A consultation on AONB invites comments till 5...
Read moreDetails‘Bunbury Towers’, a drama staged outdoors by one family of talented thespians, the Streatfeilds: 18 members, from three generations
Read moreDetailsThe RHS Show has been on at Hampton Court. There was a crowd of people, plenty ol stalls, and an...
Read moreDetailsWaste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) needs to be recycled, repurposed or re-used; the precious metals and rare earths recovered
Read moreDetailsUnless they are involved in canoeing or punting, most people are unaware of their local rivers and the threats they...
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon casts a critical eye on the suggestions from the Palace for coronation recipes, with their surfeit of eggs...
Read moreDetailsThe author reports on the in-depth annual meeting of Triodos Bank, which is founded on ethical principals and a care...
Read moreDetailsThe author makes the case that Kew Gardens has great potential for education and research – it is not just...
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon traces the human traditions of expressing love perpetual through the ages, from ancient rings to modern padlocks.
Read moreDetailsDo we take water too much for granted? A water shortage event in Kent demonstrates the need for increased resilience.
Read moreDetailsSam Mendes' “Empire of Light”, set in 1980s Margate, focuses on the relationship between an older white woman and her...
Read moreDetailsMillilitres or fluid ounces? Ms Lebon reacts to the gift of an airtight food container calibrated in quarts and ounces.
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon applies her satiric wit to bring us “Twelve more months of Brexit", with reference to stories published during...
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon gives us a modern rendering of a traditional Christmas Carol: I saw three ships, which welcomes newcomers to...
Read moreDetailsPaving in town centre, High Street, Ashford, under KCC plans, are to be covered by black asphalt in the pedestrianised...
Read moreDetailsNot so much 'lost' as 'pre-loved' property, where a second-hand bookshop at Whitstable station has occupied surplus space on the...
Read moreDetailsWith Queen Elizabeth's funeral imminent the period of nationao mourning has been marked by the tolling of a bell or...
Read moreDetailsBased on her experience on her own allotment Charlotte highlights the problems of bringing produce to fruition in a dry...
Read moreDetailsEd Goodwin's latest work, Adventures in Time, is reviewed by Charlotte Lebon. Once again it is a book aimed as...
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon gives us a favorable run-down of all the family fun at Paddock Wood’s Hop Farm Park, where she...
Read moreDetailsThe history of Ukraine by a Yale historian. Book ‘The Gates of Europe’ by Serbia Plokhy
Read moreDetailsCharlotte undertakes family research at the National Archives. She gets her hands dirty unfurling parchment scrolls from the 16th Century
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon recounts her recent visit to the RHS Garden Show at Hampton Court Palace. She found plenty of plants,...
Read moreDetailsA platinum jubilee contribution from the Not Poet Laureate, in which Miss Lebon contemplates the loss of two saltires, leaving...
Read moreDetailsCharlotte Lebon helps us celebrate VE Day by sharing letters from her parents describing the VE day celebrations in S...
Read moreDetailsOn St George’s Day, the 239 churches named after him will be flying the St George flag from the flagpole...
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