Queen Mary Sailing Club

Bombing of the bridge

But brothers Billy and Jeremy and their brave young aunt were undaunted by German pilot’s attack

For whom the Belle tolls

I’ve always had a real soft spot for historic ships and boats. Vessels that hark back to an era when Britain really did rule the waves and when craftsmanship was something to be proud of rather than regarded as old-fashioned.

Big screen fame in African Queen

When I first came to live in Ashford, I didn’t give a whole lot of thought to the name of the town