A Short History of Shell Shock by Suzie Grogan
‘Shell Shock’ is a term that is used loosely now. A lottery winner is ‘shell shocked’ at the size of their win, or a footballer similarly affected having scored the winning goal in a cup […]
The Barnbow Munitions Workers by Frances Brody
Frances Brody shares the history of the Barnbow workers behind her novel Somewhere Behind the Morning, published under the name Frances McNeil. On a bitterly cold morning a year or so ago, a small crowd gathered in Manston
Re-writing, Re-thinking and Re-singing History by Boff Whalley
That lad at the back of the class, slumped on one elbow and looking out of the window, bored to distraction during a three-hour lesson, that’s me. Last thing on a Friday, an entire afternoon