There’s something so punchy about June, there it is nestled in between May and July with one day less and the longer day to give it some clout. Of course the weather in June is more varied and we experienced this 23 years ago on our wedding day when it was the hottest day on record with searing heat of 30 degrees and a monster storm to end the day. My granny was horrified we had been thinking of getting married in May spouting her old wives tale of “marry in May, rue the day”

Yesterday was a very special day for the Brecon Beacons National Park, as it was their birthday, celebrating 62 years of Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. The oldest National Park, the Peak District also had a birthday, this year celebrating 68 years. The past two weeks has been National Parks Fortnight and social media has been busy with the hashtag #DiscoverNationalParks which has been an utter joy to see and has given people the opportunity to see all the National P

Wherever you go in the world you’re never far from someone with a connection to Wokingham or Wales as I found out on Friday when I had a meeting with Peter Francombe, Head of Tourism Engagement for Visit Wales in Crickhowell, who although Welsh grew up in Wokingham and went to school at St Paul’s and Walter County. The link didn’t stop there as he played for Crystal Palace where my husband’s cousin was an apprentice so we talked about Wales, football and Wokingham during our

There’s something so punchy about June, there it is nestled in between May and July with one day less and the longer day to give it some clout. Of course the weather in June is more varied and we experienced this 23 years ago on our wedding day when it was the hottest day on record with searing heat of 30 degrees and a monster storm to end the day. My granny was horrified we had been thinking of getting married in May spouting her old wives tale of “marry in May, rue the day”