Heritage
An 80th Anniversary Reflection
Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service
Local News
Remembrance Day celebrations
The season of Remembrance was busy, with wreath-laying and Acts of Remembrance at the War Memorials within the Branch area on the Sunday.
Old Placenames
Fairies and malicious spirits
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area. Names related to fairies
Wildlife & Nature
Plant galls
You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when [...]
Heritage
Capturing memories at Croick Church
Visitors from near and far have signed the visitor books at Croick Church, leaving behind tens of thousands of handwritten entries