STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – FEATURE: Axbridge Square pictured in the 1970s before all the changes took place and an earlier photo of the Oakhouse Hotel (where you could buy petrol back in the day)
Axbridge Square has been the site of a Saxon fort or burh, essentially a fortified town with its own mint…
COMEDY AT THE AXBRIDGE ROXY – VIDEO: the performance poet Ross Bryant filmed at the Roxy in January (the next comedy night is on Thursday 24th May so book your tickets now!)
The poet Ross Bryant was filmed at the Axbridge Comedy Night in January 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFx3OYCPv9I To see the film visit…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – FEATURE: when you could earn six shillings a week on the railway, blackberries were loaded by the barrel in Cheddar and everyone looked slim, fit and healthy (but there were chocolate machines at Cheddar Railway Station)
This article appeared in the Strawberry Line Times Magazine in 2013 following a meeting with Shirley Hudd of Cheddar who…
COMEDY AT THE AXBRIDGE ROXY – NEWS: line up for Thursday, May 24th, takes shape with five brilliant stand-ups on the bill (plus dates for this autumn)
The Dark Lord of Cornish Comedy makes his long awaited return to the Roxy on May 24th. Regan McNeilhad to…
CHILDREN’S THEATRE MAGAZINE: Now linked up with Children’s Theatre Reviews in London – the premier website for this exciting and creative theatre (and shamefully mostly overlooked by the mainstream media)
Children’s Theatre Magazine is linking up with the premier website for all things children’s theatre. Edited by Flossie Waite Children’s Theatre…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – FEATURE: When poets and coach travellers called in for a pint, a meal, a bed, or to change their horses at Cross (and they had a selection of pubs to choose from)
The line of the A38 from the base of Shute Shelve to Lower Weare, incorrectly marked as Turnpike Road, was…
STRAWBERRY LINE TIMES – FEATURE: building Cheddar Reservoir in the 1930s with man power, steam engines and horses and carts (and there was no opening ceremony)
Currently Bristol Water are building a pipeline from Cheddar to Barrow using part of the Strawberry Line as their conduit…
HARRY MOTTRAM FREELANCE JOURNALIST: row over who will print the post-Brexit blue passport blows up as Remainers say ‘I told you so’ and Leavers say ‘it must be printed in the UK’ (but was there a darker reason why the UK’s De La Rue put in such a high price and failed to land the job)
Harry Mottram reports Last week De La Rue plc, the security and anti-counterfeiting printer for banknotes, identity and passports announced…
HARRY MOTTRAM FREELANCE JOURNALIST: industry credit expert pours scorn on Chancellor’s consultations with small businesses over Carillion-esque invoicing terms (as the late payment culture continues to bring down companies large and small)
Harry Mottram reports With the news of more insolvencies in the printing industry Print Monthly sort the views of one…
CHILDREN’S THEATRE MAGAZINE – REVIEW: Some children were so enthused they attempted to join the cast of The Time Seekers in the performance area (as the actors embrace the audience with open arms and bandages)
The Time Seekers. Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol. Ages 3-8 Inventive, improvisational and educational. The Wardrobe Theatre Ensemble and the Wardrobe Theatre’s…
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