Just outside Ryde on the Isle of Wight is a derelict and abandoned holiday park known as Harcourt Sands. It is situated on what was once the vast grounds of St. Clare estate, where the Harcourt family once lived, and Queen Victoria visited. This second story by Nick Minns, aboutRead More →
We talk about the importance of invention, innovation, creativity, enterprise and clean growth in the social and economic recovery of our country, post-Covid. But these are just words which mean nothing without the people behind them, who have the ability to blend curiosity with vision, belief, knowledge and determination. ThisRead More →
Heritage and the arts come together in this unique vision for fighting back against the social and economic impact of coronavirus in our seaside towns. Theirs is a fragile economy, wherever they are in the world, often dependent upon the inward rush of seasonal tourism attracted by sun, sea andRead More →
Many brilliant women mathematicians and engineers helped make the NASA Apollo Programme of 1963-72 possible, as integral members of the team that sent astronauts to the moon. Yet many of their stories are only now being uncovered as new, inclusive histories are written. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Margaret Hamilton andRead More →
Creative practice can bring our experiences of history, people and place alive in refreshing and original ways. I love this contribution about Sarah Rae Redrup, and her response to the powerful women shaping our past and present on the Isle of Wight. Fun, truly imaginative and thought-provoking; bringing a differentRead More →
