My favourite bookshop is the rambling Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumbria. It's the old station so along with the glamour of journeys from a bygone era, think the Railway Children, Agatha Christie, Brief Encounter; the musty, fusty smell of books combining with coffee and cake. There...
We’re in three different time zones this summer holiday: Ali in GMT, Beth in MDT and Jennifer in EST. We’ve explored #ourLDNsummer, the Bozeman #SweetpeaFestival and #Canada150. While we enjoy the excitement we always make time to unwind with a good book. Part of the fun...
I had the privilege to attend Stockport Academy’s Prizegiving and I was moved to tears…twice. Firstly, by the choir singing ‘When I grow up’ from Matilda, and then by the speech from Frank McCarron, who is moving on from Head to become Executive Principal. He talked...