Poppies are not just for Remembrance

Poppies are not just for Remembrance

The wearing of a poppy has stood as a symbol of remembrance in Britain and the Commonwealth since its introduction by the British Legion in 1921. It owes its place in symbology of war to poet  and Canadian medic John McCrea, himself buried in the Commonwealth War...
Old town, new war

Old town, new war

Seaford is an old town. The church was built about 1090 by William the Conqueror’s brother-in-law, who became the boss here after the invasion. (It was not the last invasion by the French – they last landed in 1752 in Fishguard when they reputedly...