On a leisurely weekend break, the last thing I expected to be wearing was a hard hat with a headlamp, a battery pack and a pair of wellingtons. But there I was, fully togged up – along with seven othe

We’d received an invitation to attend a caravan and motorhome preview day, which was to be held in the North-East, and this is when the conversation started. Kay suggested that it had been a long time

We’d received an invitation to attend a motorhome and caravan preview day, which was to be held in the North-East, and this is when the conversation started. Kay suggested that it had been a long time

My husband, John, decided that he wanted to visit the Haynes Motor Museum, located near the small village of Sparkford in Somerset. As a lad he and his mates had spent many happy hours tinkering with

Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive ridings: North, East and West. People from the West come to the East to be near the sea, whereas we live in the East Riding

In January, I make a calendar showing key dates – football fixtures, meetings of the WI, a wedding in the family – and see what gaps there may be for trips away. From that routine came a late spring b