BRADMAN HITS A TON IN 3 OVERS FOR BLACKHEATH V LITHGOW.

BRADMAN HITS A TON IN 3 OVERS FOR BLACKHEATH V LITHGOW.

Hello….Editor Des here, with a story about BRADMAN! 🏏 Well until the dreaded virus it was all sport, sport, sport in our household. So I thought I would write a piece about a famous cricketer!  By the way, the local coach once told me that I had

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SCONES – A SOCIAL HISTORY

SCONES - A SOCIAL HISTORY

WHAT IS A SCONE? According to the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins, scone derives from the Dutch  schoonbrood –  schoon  meaning  bright, white or beautiful and brood meaning bread, hence; ‘fine white bread’.  The name made its way into Scottish English and did not become widespread in

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Brave New Look For Blackheath Loo

    In The Beginning Yes, well Pauline thinks this touristy story is not very nice because it’s  mostly about ….a lavatory. But first  I have to give you a bit of background information. In 1985 the very  famous artist and fashion designer Jenny Kee, who lives

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Editor Des Visits Anvil Rock, Blackheath

Editor Des Visits  Anvil Rock, Blackheath

Note from Editor Des’ guardian Pauline Conolly…..As you will see at the bottom of the story, fire has swept through the area he wrote about. He is very sad, as we all are. A Double Bunger Day Out, by Editor Des Hello down there! Here’s my first

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