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Siip Hydrate … The Verdict!
What’s All The Fuss About Siip Hydrate? So, what did I really think of Siip? As a Yorkshire lass prone to putting things into plain English, giving me a new product to try, coupled with the promise that I’ll blog about, is risky! Having recently met one of the founders of Siip, I took home…
Read MoreBridlington Barrow Boy Project
About a year ago, I started working on a fantastic local project. The project was the Barrow Boy Statue, which was unveiled in Bridlington Railway Station, East Yorkshire, in July 2024. I worked with a fantastic team, including the Yorkshire Coast Community Railway Partnership and many other amazing companies. Barrow Boy Involvement I helped put…
Read MoreThomas Fawcett Hutton – A Scarborough Artist
Thomas Fawcett Hutton was a British artist born in 1867 in Scarborough. He sadly passed away in 1886 at the young age of 19. According to the 1871 census, Thomas was living in St Thomas Street, Scarborough. Thomas was the son of James Hutton, a greengrocer and who was latterly a Mayor of Scarborough from…
Read MoreGeorge Fox in Scarborough
George Fox (1642 to 1691) was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. From 1647 he preached publicly and he believed the Holy Spirit guided him, he was against any religious rituals. He called churches ‘steeple-houses’, shunning the idea that churches were places of religious experience. Authorities disapproved of…
Read MoreKing Richard III: ‘Rogue Royal’ in Scarborough
While he had a short regal reign, Richard III was one of our most memorable monarchs. Born in 1452, he was brother to Edward IV. Richard Plantagenet of the House of York was crowned King Richard III on 6th July 1483. He led the Yorkist forces in the final battle of the War of the Roses at…
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