The Miners Memorial
When Llangrannog based sculptor Sebastien Boyesen (left) presented his design for a Memorial to mark the 50th anniversary of the Miners who died in the Six Bells Colliery disaster to his Client, Six Bells Communities First, […]
Articles by Lynne Allbutt
The Grass is Always Greener …..
Welshman Dylan Griffiths is the marketing manager of Tiger Turf, one of the largest manufacturers of synthetic turf. He has seen a huge growth in popularity of ‘artificial grass’ over the last five years and […]
Banging the Plum Drum!
It’s proving to be a ‘fruitful’ autumn in the hedgerows and orchards; last week I wrote about the ‘blackberry bounty’ and this week I’m banging the ‘plum drum’! I have had to compete with my […]
Chatting with Gardening Guru, Peter Seabrook
As one of the most read and revered gardeners, writer and broadcaster Peter Seabrook needs little introduction. He explains how he got started. “I was brought up gardening with my father and grandfather; I was […]
Wriggly Reassurance
We often find or see leeches in gardens, particularly in ponds but Carl Peters, Manager of Biopharm Leeches, reassured me they are nothing to worry about. “The small leeches found in ponds, water filters and […]
Life’s a Leech!
Marian Gower is the Manageress of one of the more unusual businesses based in Wales. Biopharm Leeches is one of the largest commercial leech farms in the World and was set up in Swansea in […]
Hats Off to Alex Jones on The One Show
It’ll be great to watch Welsh girl Alex Jones takes her place on The One Show tonight. I found her natural interest in people and friendly manner endearing and ‘reassuring’ as I got to know […]
Talking about the Weather with Johnathan Powell
Well known astronomer and weatherman Jonathan Powell admits cheerfully, “I love the idea of a nice garden with a striped lawn and a pond and lovely flowers but in reality my own garden is mostly […]
Happy Lammas Day
August 1st is known as Lammas Day. Lammas is now recognised as a Christian holy day, and is celebrated by the church as such. ‘Lammas’ was the medieval Christian name for the holiday and it […]
CHIIC’s Sweet Smell of Success at Signature Annual Awards
As I explained last week, I have just completed an intensive Level 1 sign language course with CHIIC, a Welsh based business offering training and consultancy services on D/deaf and Disability issues throughout Wales and […]