Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
This year sees the 70th anniversary of the designation of the Peak District as the UK's first National Park. Officially established on 17 April 1951, it was the first of what are now Britain’s 15 national parks.
At one time, visiting a model village in Britain was a regular childhood treat, as there were many such villages lovingly created around the country, particularly near holiday resorts.
On the night of 27th April 1944 during World War Two, a terrible tragedy unfolded just off Slapton Sands on the coast of Devon. 946 American servicemen died during Operation Tiger, the rehearsals for the D-Day landing on Utah Beach in Normandy, France.
The Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) is a native plant in Britain, and its pale yellow flowers can be a common sight across the UK. The name derives from the Latin 'prima rosa' ('first rose of the year'), and so they are a sure sign that spring is on its way.
The Jumbo Water Tower is a Victorian brick water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex. It earned its nickname "Jumbo" in 1882 after Reverend John Irvine became annoyed that the tower dwarfed his nearby rectory at St. Mary-at-the-Walls.
Alexander "Sawney" Bean was a mythic cannibal, said to be the head of a 45-member clan in Scotland in the 16th century that murdered and then ate over 1,000 people over 25 years.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.