Recorded on a 4 track at Bob Rowsell's Elm Studio which was a shed in a garden in Paulton. Sent to John Peel who liked it and suggested...

You can read about what happened in Frome in the Monmouth Rebellion in my booklet . 

Frome's record shop has moved into new premises. Very good it looks too. Loads of space and an upstairs. Used to be Telefrin...

Built in 1726 at a cost of £1,401 8s 9d, it replaced a previous almshouse dating from 1461 (and rebuilt in 1621). The Blue House provided a...

This I have been waiting to post since I saw this film about 4 weeks ago. Basically the kids run away from a wicked uncle to Ireland arriv...

Watch ReMastered: The Two Killings Of Sam Cooke on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/8019...

Had a request to post the short story I wrote so I scanned it from the school magazine. Pic of me at school at Sexey's

Anyone remember these? Not painted but assembled parts of different colours. 

Following along after the Great War my Grandfather (mines rescue in the tunnels) went back underground but he remained on the reserve and ...

Some lovely plastic figures for the 100 YW - see them here

This book of a TV series by the BBC wasn't my first or the best blues book I had but it is significant to me as I won it in an essay...

Will Hay (1888-1949), one of the greatest British comedians ever, in what many consider to be his greatest comedy ever! 

This is the centre of town before shops were built in the bridge. We used to call it the Blue school. See what it looks like now Has int...

Thought I would put all the mining movies and stuff in the same place so started this blog  https://coalminingmovies.blogspot.com/ Tell yo...

Article on the author. Watched the John Ford version today and thought had it ever been remade and it has with real Welsh locations and ...

The " Battle of George Square " was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between Glasgow City Police and striking Gla...

Glossy photo sent out by the fanclub in the 90s

1738; Colliers strike against a cut in wages. A week of mayhem against Bristol. A regiment of foot march into Kingswood to break the s...