Recent content by Wintertea

Hello all. My new book, SEASIDE TOWNS THEN AND NOW: A PICTORIAL VIEW OF UK RESORTS THROUGH TIME, is now available on Amazon. It is rather pricey, but that's because the images are mostly in colour, which significantly increases printing costs. The book is also available in two smaller volumes...

Audio only, a little-known seaside ballad.

The hooded figure is simply part of the tree. Very unusual shape, though.

I can't see a skull on the left. Can you pinpoint it? The hooded figure is seriously strange.

Got it in one. But there are eyes, a mouth, a nose too. I have not edited the above version!

Greetings everyone. I am working on a new book and will be using an old photo of the Dripping Well in Hastings. While studying the pic, I saw something odd. Can anyone else see what I can see?

Hello all. Hope you are managing ok despite the storm. Following the publication of my book, "50 Years of Last of the Summer Wine", I have a new book out titled "Christmas is Crackers!". Essentially is a humorous (hopefully) look at the festive period. Some of it is factual, some of it is...

Klever is my middle name. I'm briliant att speling two.

Here's a little-known song I rather like... "These Golden Years".

Hi everyone, I am not a Facebook user, but my partner tells me that an indoor cat rehoming service named Deliverance is looking for a forever home for two felines... and their names are Compo and Nora Batty! Here is a link (for Facebook users) to the page.

Agreed - England, Emmanuelle and Columbus were indeed dreadful. By the way, I once had the pleasure of chatting with Jacki Piper, who lit up a few of the Carry Ons. She is absolutely delightful, very funny and totally genuine. Thought I'd drop that one in!

I find the later series to be every bit as enjoyable as the earlier ones. Sure, the line-up of characters has altered somewhat, but the writing remains top-drawer and the countryside is as beautiful as ever. I argue the same for the Carry On films; even fans say that the 70's entries are...

All things Summer Wine seem to be permanently embedded in my mind. A couple of days ago, when something went wrong at home, I found myself exclaiming "what the blood and stomach pills is going on?" Later, family discussion turned to ferrets and the strange fact that their poo stinks like nothing...

Think of the famous cobbles!

How about... "Nora, Nation's Sweet"