Tag: coleford

  • Christmas comes early to Coleford again

    Coleford, where I live, has hit the national headlines in the past for being the earliest Christmas decorations in the country. Well, they have started going up this week. It’s no real surprise. They are put up on weekends by volunteers over the weeks before Christmas. It takes a while to sort it all out.…

  • Coleford festival of words

    The Coleford Festival of Words is in full swing. Last night we saw Chris Amery perform a dramatic presentation of Homer’s Illiad, which gave me much food for thought, as my next big project is set in Ancient Greece. Later we were entertained by Jonny Fluffypunk, who performs funny poetry that rails against capitalism and…

  • Silver Roses

    A year ago, my darling wife decided she would do The Wizard of Oz as her theme for the Coleford Church Flower Festival this weekend, not knowing that all things Dorothy would be in the headlines. What brilliant timing, but what an extra responsibility with everyone having an opinion on the subject at the moment.…