A ve day bellringer

Brenda Willison is part of a centuries-old tradition originating from medieval times

‘Plink’ – another sugar lump is precariously dropped into a little glass bowl. I’m aged about 10 and my grandfather is patiently and precisely teaching me how to use chopsticks. How he came to use the

Experience a family break with the Tower of London

Q How often does the Tower Bridge in London open? A The bridge operators say that, on average, it opens roughly 800 times a year. Captains of ships which require to pass through the bridge need to giv

Andrew Nethsingha (main conductor) The Choir of Westminster Abbey et al; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force, Coronation Orchestra Decca 552 8383 One explanation given for the lapses in choreogr

Growing numbers of older people are retraining to be celebrants – and there’s nothing like it for finding joy in life (as well as the odd Highland cow), as we find out