The below image appeared in 'The Sphere' on 28th July 1956 and shows leading boy Barrie Dimmock (pictured right), from Buckinghamshi...

Celebrating local heritage is something I enjoy doing - as you’ll see from the hundreds of posts I’ve written on this site since May 2010. ...

The Bank Holiday weekend of 8th/9th/10th May was set to include a huge nationwide celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day - the e...

With most of us spending considerably more time at home (and in the garden) many people are enjoying the sound of birdsong - all day long! ...

This old photo was submitted a while back by Allhallows resident Colin Davis and shows the Old Black House in Allhallows. Although no l...

The monthly Hoo Clean Up litter pick is on hold until further notice. I formed the Hoo Clean Up back in 2012 to highlight the growing...

Please print out this poster (or note down the details on some paper) and pass the details to any elderly and vulnerable residents who live ...

The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust installed a memorial at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate near Hoo on 6th October - in recognition of...

Don’t miss visiting Gad’s Hill Place in Higham. The building was purchased by Charles Dickens in March 1856 and is now part of Gad’s Hill Sc...

I recently went searching for the original ‘beacon’ of Beacon Hill on the Chattenden/Upnor border. The beacon is a circular mound - with a...

Those who research their family history will understand the satisfaction given by the smallest discovery.  I recently found the below pho...

Following the group’s first public event last September (Thomas Aveling’s Birthday Celebration 2019), the Thomas Aveling Society rolls into ...

With an improvement in the weather - it has been good to get out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. I visited the Isle of Grain yesterd...

When I formed the Hoo Clean Up community litter picking event back in January 2012 I didn't think it would still be regularly taking pla...

I took the below photo (and many others) back in 2011. It shows World War Two anti-tank obstacles (Dragon’s Teeth) near Grain beach. Th...

During the many Armistice centenary commemorations last November, Lt. Col. Fred Beringer (retired) unveiled a plaque to mark where RAF Allha...

I hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas. If you'd like to see how wintry the Hoo Peninsula landscape looked back in 201...

Here's a photo of a lovely looking Christmas wreath - now hanging on my front door. I bought it from Homeleigh Garden Centre in Hoo...

I visited a number of local communities during the Armistice Centenary weekend earlier this month - to see the commemorations to mark the en...

Today I am remembering my ancestors William Stephen Watson (killed in 1917 aged 21) and Harry Stratford (killed in 1917 aged 24) from Lower ...

I’ve written before about my local ancestors William Watson (from Stoke) and Harry Stratford (from St. Mary Hoo), who were killed during th...

I'll be joining other volunteers from Hoo this Saturday at the Hoo Clean Up annual community gardening event, albeit I will mainly help ...

As co-founder of the Thomas Aveling Society (Hoo), I'd like to post the following birthday greeting. You can stay in touch with the...

If you appreciate rural living and want to get up close to experiencing many ways of ploughing (conventional, vintage, steam and horses), yo...

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before a proposal came forward to demolish The White Horse pub in Upper Stoke, but I’m still rather sad...

Nearly all of us have a box or two of old family photos tucked away in the loft, cellar or sideboard. These boxes usually provide a fascinat...

Through the 'Get In Touch' section on this blog - I receive many requests for assistance with family history research, as well as ot...

The centenary of the end of the First World War will be in November and many commemorations are being planned up and down the country. I’ll...

With the 350th anniversary of the 1667 Dutch Raid on the River Medway being commemorated in June, don’t miss monthly guided walks at Grain C...

Medway Council announced earlier today that Robin Burfoot (Rochester Town Crier) sadly passed away yesterday (22nd March). Robin was a...

Since starting my monthly local history column in the Village Voices Community Magazine earlier this year, I have been overwhelmed with peop...

Back in November 2011 I visited Arras in northern France to see the grave of a relative who was killed in action during the First World War...

I found out this week about the passing of long-time Hoo Peninsula resident Hazel Stockbridge. Back in  2010 I met Hazel several time...

Ahead of gravel extraction from ‘Kingsnorth Quarry’ near Hoo, recent investigations by a team from the Museum of London Archaeology, carried...

The most well-known of the iconic sailing barges to have sailed along the River Thames arrived at Hoo Marina in early September, for winter...