Lobby groups
Lobby groups, also known as pressure groups, have increased in number, scope and financial resources since the…
Tiddlywinks
Hampshire-born John Assheton Fincher (1863-1900) was a London bank clerk who tried his hand at a few…
Advent calendars
Advent is a 4-week period in the Christian calendar starting on the fourth Sunday before Christmas or…
A nice cuppa tea
The British solution to most situations is ‘a nice cuppa tea‘! No matter how flustered, exhausted, worried…
Libel
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This children’s saying used…
The lawnmower
Edwin Beard Budding (1796-1846) from Gloucestershire was a mechanical engineer with a knack for devising improvements, repairs…
Family values
Any Briton who has looked into their family tree will know that until WW2 it was common…
North York Moors
Designated a National Park in 1952, the North York Moors comprise 355,000 acres of rural land with…
Colour blindness
John Dalton (1766-1844) from Cumberland, compiler of the first atomic theory, was also the first scientist to…
Good Friday
Good Friday is the Christian commemoration of the death of Jesus by crucifixion. It is also the…
The Spice Girls
At a time when women in the UK had achieved gender equality in many spheres, The Spice…
Black Rod
The Gentleman (or Lady) Usher of the Black Rod is a go-between for the House of Lords…