Back in the day, there were 19 boats fishing from Freshwater Bay. Eight potters (people who set lobster pots) did not do much fishing...

Well, this year will take a few blogs. 1974, what a year! I don't even know where to start because that year changed a lot of people's...

It was only 50-odd years ago; some of you reading this would not have been born, and for others, I hope it will stir memories long...

The festival was over and gone, so back to reality. I only had a few months left before I left school, and was a bit upset to find that...

Check it out and you will see that I have not been telling a yarn. ( For the unenlightened a yarn is a fabricated or exaggerated story)...

In 1970 the Vietnam War was still going strong, thousands dying and not surprisingly a large anti-war was growing worldwide. It was the...

Not all my memories are pleasant and possibly some of the worst was when Myxomatosis was brought to the island. It was brought to the...

Before 1962 we lived in a flat above my grans shop, which was about 150 yards from Freshwater Bay. My Gran didn't have a lot of money but...

Just off the coast of England, you will see a horrid sight. A little pile of mud and sand they call the Isle of Wight, or so the song...