I was in Grain earlier this week enjoying the scorching late summer sun, whilst taking in some of the views around Grain Coastal Park. I had...

If you live in Hoo or the surrounding area, you might have noticed an unsual smell sweeping across the village in the past few days. I can n...

Hoo St. Werburgh Parish Church hosts many exciting concerts and performances, and that trend is set to continue. Following an enjoyable perf...

Having raised more than £600 at last year’s successful coffee morning (part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event), the High Halstow ...

The Hundred of Hoo School is busy working on a programme of events to commemorate this year’s Remembrance Day - adding to the school’s ties ...

I've been sent a brief update from the RSPB about their activities locally, supplied by their representative Rolf Williams (pictured bel...

Over the past few years, I’ve been meeting lots of the peninsula’s longer-standing inhabitants, or ‘peninsula elders’ as I like to call them...

Michael Dale (pictured below) is a Parish Councillor on St. James Isle of Grain Parish Council. He’s sent some of his photographs of Grain C...

Hoo Village Institute (Main Road, Hoo) will be putting on the kettle to take part in Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morn...

I was on holiday in Devon and Cornwall the week before last - probably enjoying too many cream teas than I ought to admit to! So I headed ov...

Hoo St. Werburgh Parish Church hosts many exciting concerts and performances, and that trend is set to continue, with Soprano Beatrice Danes...

Further to the public exhibitions held last November, Medway Council has produced a draft Development Brief for the proposed development of...

Isle of Grain Youth FC (pictured below on their float at the recent Grain Carnival) has gone from strength to strength since their creation ...

The Heritage Open Days celebrations are running from 8 to 11 September, and there’ll be at least a couple of special activities taking plac...

It’s really good to see a brand new website launched by Hoo St. Werburgh Parish Church. The site is very user friendly and contains lots of ...

Following my recent posts asking if anyone knew how Egypt Bay came to get its name, I have received another interesting suggestion, this ti...

Lifelong Hoo Resident Rob Trice is doing something remarkable next weekend. Rob will be heading to an airfield to do a charity ‘wing walk’...

The September edition of Allhallows Life is now available. Just click the image below to see the full copy. Allhallows Life is the magazi...

The latest edition of the High Halstow Times is now available. Just click the image below to see the full copy. The High Halstow Times is...

I spent much of last Saturday in Hoo Village Square at the ‘Fayre in the Square’. I arrived just after midday and the square was the busiest...

With the BBC Weather website promising ‘sunny intervals’, I hope the weather will stay nice and warm for the Fayre in the Square tomorrow (S...

Join RSPB Field Teacher Julie Peeling (a dragonfly expert) to find out about these fabulous creatures and many other winged mini-beasts, on ...

A Treasure Hunt is being held in and around High Halstow tomorrow (Saturday). Click the image below to see how you can get involved. Good...

There’s a ‘Total Wipeout’ test of skill and agility on a sweeper arm inflatable - just like the one on the TV - on Monday 22 August in Potte...

Blogging away since February, High Halstow Parish Council is keeping residents up to date with news and views about local activities. Their ...