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...

Following the recent purchase by Bellway Homes Limited of land at the top of Bells Lane in Hoo, previously occupied by the BAE Sports & ...

I hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas. If you'd like to see how festive the Hoo Peninsula landscape looked at this ve...

I popped into Taggs Coffee Shop in Hoo today and had a good chat with my old mate Tom Taggart.  He told me all about a fun evening he's ...

The UJ Community Partnership is a community-based organisation with the objective of helping local residents gain/learn new skills as well a...

I visited Grain Coastal Park last weekend and bumped into my old volunteering colleague Michael Dale. Michael is now a leading-light in ...

Formed in 2014, the Thomas Aveling Society (Hoo), also known as TASH, is hard at work developing a project to formally recognise the life, w...

I regularly receive emails and letters from people wanting to promote events and bring to my attention interesting items of local news and h...

It’s (almost) that time again for battle plans to be decided upon and drawn up to oppose yet another mad-cap idea of building even more hous...

If you can spare a couple of hours on Saturday 24 May, from 9.30am, join the Hoo Clean Up! Meeting outside Hoo Library (Church Street,...

The latest edition of Village Voices is now available online, just click here to take a look. Take your time to browse the  selecti...

The latest edition of Village Voices is now available online, just click here to take a look. Take your time to browse the  selecti...

The latest edition of Allhallows Life, a magazine produced by Allhallows Parish Council, is now available to read online, just click here . ...

The latest edition of the High Halstow Times, a magazine produced by High Halstow Parish Council, is now available to read online, just clic...

I popped over to the Isle of Grain earlier today to explore the ever improving Grain Coastal Park - located at the most easterly point of th...

With improved weather and a need to lose a few pounds (or more), I escaped the hustle and bustle of village life last weekend, to explore so...