Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The Big Pit National Coal Museum at Torfaen, Wales, was an active coal mine from 1860 to 1980, and then re-opened in 1983 as a fascinating museum of Wales' mining heritage. The Coal Museum is part of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site
Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire is the longest cathedral building in Britain, stretching 169m from the west entrance to the east end, and is one of the biggest medieval churches in the world.
Cheshire cheese is one of the oldest recorded named cheeses in British history: it is first mentioned, along with a Shropshire cheese, by Thomas Muffet in his book "Health's Improvement" (c. 1580). It has been said that the cheese is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but this is sadly not true!
The most common hedging plant in Britain, the privet is sometimes mocked as a symbol of surburbia and conformity. However, privet's success is due to its sheer usefulness - evergreen, healthy, adaptable, fast growing and easy to trim.
The fictional character of Mary Poppins, invented by P.L. Travers, typifies the quintessential British nanny. Though much has changed since the books were written the British Nanny most definitely did and does exist. Indeed she - and quite often these days he, seems to be thriving!
Whilst it was generally believed that Columbus was the first European to discover America in 1492, it is now well known that Viking explorers reached parts of the east coast of Canada around 1100. What is less well known is that a Welshman may have followed in their footsteps, this time bringing settlers with him to Mobile Bay in modern day Alabama.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.