Decades before Ckare Balding's Ramblings on the Radio was Out with Romany. Here I describe the nature of this broadcasting pioneer's radio programs.

A light hearted look at the state of the nation

A light hearted look at the summer of 1976. The year we fried eggs on the footpath whilst ladybirds staged a revolution.

This article from 1930's may resonate with us in 2026.

Here Pat Wensor tells us about his new history book about Spalding which is possibly one of the best ever produced.

There are many ghostly tales of the Holbeach card players from the Chequers playing cards with their dead comrade. This poem is possibly the most haunting.

Here I consider careful wives hoarding cash in different eras and circumstances and consider why they do this.

A short tale from the Fens

In January 2000 I wrote this to my unborn son looking towards the future when he would be a similar age that I was at that time: There will be many changes in 35 years time, but one thing that will not change is the fact that I love your mother and no matter what happens I always will with every piece of my heart. Hopefully we will provide a constant for you in this rapidly changing world. To give you some idea of the speed of change, I was born in 1967, at that time there w

Hares have long occupied the fens and marshes around the Wash and have been subject to many legends and folklore. Here is a story inspired by the hare and people of the area.

Nowadays otters make frequent appearances on the River Welland in Spalding. In November 1964, otters were a much rarer sight as seen in the following extract from a Spalding Wildfowler's newsletter in November 1964:

In the 60's the Spalding Wildfowler was somewhat bemused by the latest accessory for women available in South Africa.

These two stories are about Gun Safety including the tale of a person shot twice by the same man.

This is a true story originally told in the 1960's of the sad fate of a pet cat.

Looking to the near future this allegorical soliloquy may give you some thought of what lays ahead.

We are all familiar with certain Christmas carols. This story is inspired by a popular one.

Allotments have a variety of forms and uses. They are important today as they were in the past. The purpose of them and their function may have changed, but as fiscal pressures become greater they may become even more significant to people by reverting to their original purpose: To enable those not receiving enough renumeration from their labours to support themselves and their families.

After much work I have now published the full version of my book "Marsh Fen and Town South Lincolnshire and Beyond". It is a hard back book just under A4 size consisting of 450 pages, over 250,000 words and over 200 pictures and illustrations.

A reminder of the actions of the RNLI in the first year of WW2 and the evacuation of Dunkirk

An extract detailing my grandfather's conscription as an electrician to the shipyards in Newcastle.