An Empty Space?
The second issue of Wessex Citizen, edited by Keith Southwell and Rick Heyse, is now online. Many thanks to all who contributed. Earlier this month we mentioned the current –…
A Tale of Two Cities
Bristol City Council is still weathering the storm it brought down upon itself for not marking St George’s Day this year, having argued that the city is ‘too multicultural’ for…
Pass It On
Nowadays, the Conservatives have a tree as their emblem, symbolic of the countless trees to be felled thanks to them and their allies (Labour, FibDem, even Green) as the urbanisation…
Welcome to the Party
On this day last year we were delighted to mention Wessex Society’s success in persuading a third of the county and unitary councils in Wessex to fly the Wyvern for…
Review of 2014
Every year when we submit our accounts to the Electoral Commission we are also required to provide a ‘Review of Political Activities’ covering the year just gone.The 2014 Review has…
The Spirit of ‘15
Last year’s commemorations of the First World War were a good excuse to re-open old wounds and close our eyes to modern Europe. Now consider that 2015 marks the 200th…
Just Watch It
Media interest continues, BBC Bristol and BBC Wiltshire both seeking interviews this week. David Garmston from BBC Points West went to Longleat to record an interview with our veteran founder,…
The Wyvern Flies Again, No Thanks To Labour
News reaches us of a groundbreaking initiative by WessexSociety, the cultural association devoted to promoting our region’s identity. To mark St Ealdhelm’s Day, which falls today, the Society offered Wyvern…
Review of 2013
Every year when we submit our accounts to the Electoral Commission we are also required to provide a ‘Review of Political Activities’ covering the year just gone. The 2013 Review…
Love the Land, Live the Life
It would make such a great slogan for our Wessex. It is in fact already taken, as the English-language slogan of the Normandy Tourist Board. There is such a thing,…