Glanis and Germain Marquis at the Leckford Hutt in England, in 2012
The highways and trackways across Wiltshire have led to markets and hostelries for centuries. This is still true today.
In December 2012 I visit the old Leckford Hutt on the edge of the A30. The modest, roadside building still hosts those en route to the local towns and markets. It also feeds them extremely well.
Jem Rolls – Performance Poet
Jem Rolls – a tall, intense performance poet with over two decades experience – first performed his poetry on stage at the age of 31. He began in London, took his work to Edinburgh, and has spent many summers performing on the Canadian Fringes.
Here he explains the art of the performance poet, and touches on the life and challenges that come with it.
Meryl Harrison of the ZNSPCA who led animal rescues at the time of Zimbabwe’s chaotic land redistribution programme (photographed in England in 2012)
Ten years ago the BBC presented Meryl Harrison with a Special Award for Outstanding Work in Animal Welfare. Her ‘outstanding work‘ was done on Zimbabwe’s farms whilst Mugabe’s chaotic land redistribution programme was in full surge.
This was in the early 2000s.
The Phraser 