Barnstormers. A word that will register on the metaphorical internal Geiger counter of anyone interested in aviation history. And a…
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Beside the seaside
This is the peak season for seaside airshows in Britain. In the next few weeks there will be events in…
Comfort food
I’ve blogged before about Provenance Food Hall and Restaurant, and the other evening I had another great meal there. The…
Food and memories
Some people were not happy recently over Cadbury Roses. All the different chocolates now come in the same shape of…
Sticky toffee puds
So then, the Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding. I recently had one of these for the first time in a while…
Land a plane on top of a mountain?
Seriously? Deliberately land a plane on the summit of one of England’s tallest mountains? Yep, it happened – no less…
#LancashireDay – Provenance Westhoughton
Today (27 November) is Lancashire Day. A great opportunity, I thought, to blog about something completely different – food and…
The Helvellyn aircraft landing
I’ve not written a blog for ages but I guess life, which includes writing for other outlets to make a…
The Comet returns
The flight today (1 August) by the Shuttleworth Collection‘s de Havilland DH88 Comet, G-ACSS Grosvenor House, the aircraft’s first in…
Red Bull Air Race returns
After a four-year break, the Red Bull Air Race returns next Friday. Over the next few months, 12 of the…