Here and There with Claire

This week marks the 250 th  anniversary of the publication of “Common Sense”,  a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating American independence from Great Britain at the beginning of the American Revolution. This publication was a huge instant success, selling over 100,000 copies in three months, and was said to have inspired the Declaration of Independence in July later that same year. This led to Paine becoming known as the “Father of the American Revolution,” having pla

Biddenden is a quaint and picturesque village in the Weald of Kent, near Tenterden. Amongst its most famous former residents are Eliza...

The most unlikely and magical sight awaits you in the parish church of All Saints, Tudeley – a tiny hamlet around 3 miles from Tonbridge...

On this day, 12 March, in 1852, the writer Charles Dickens published the first part of his novel “ Bleak House”.   Dickens wrote many of...

As we mark International Women’s Day today (8 March), it is an appropriate time to think of some of the pioneering women with Canterbury...

This weekend (21 February) sees the start of the eighth Faversham Literary Festival, held over ten days every February. Since the...

Preparations are underway to mark the 80th anniversary next month of one of the most important events of World War Two, the Allied...

Blossom time Beautiful delicate blossom on fruit trees is visible across Kent in Springtime, due to the county’s status as the UK’s top...