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Diana Jackson

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  • Colin van Geffen ~ Historian, artist and public speaker

    Today I’m going to interview Colin van Geffen who has been a wonderful support to me throughout writing Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home, not only in points of local aviation history in the Solent area but in designing the covers of my first two novels from the Riduna Series. If you need an artist or…

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  • SUPERMARINE ~ Keeping the Name Alive

    Where is the name ‘Supermarine’ still used today? Do they live up to their name of speed, quality and craftmenship? I had a great deal of fun researching this post but here are several firms and groups who keep the name ‘Supermarine’ alive! SAILING: A bit of poetic licence here but what amazing motor launches these…

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  • 100 years ago this October Supermarine was born

    What does the name ‘Supermarine’ mean to you? The Spitfire? Nothing? An important company in Southampton’s history and later Swindon too? If you’re a football supporter to Swindon do you know what the connection is? It meant little to me until my parents started looking into our family history and Dad began to speak of…

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  • Interview with guest author Diana Jackson

    To mark the week up to a series of live events, the first of which being at Waterstones in Hitchin on Thursday 3rd October where I’ll be giving a talk, take part in a discussion and be available to sign copies of Ancasta (details in my last blog post) here is a post where I…

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  • Virtual Tour of the Solent and Beyond no 10 ~ 100yrs of RNAS Calshot!

    My tour of the Solent area, which began just after Christmas, is timed perfectly to reach Calshot Spit at about the beginning of March because 100 years ago, in March 1913, RNAS Calshot was first opened as a naval air station to launch and service flying boats before and during the First World War. It…

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  • The Solent Area Virtual Tour no 7 ~ Woolston and Itchen Village

    Today I am going to share with you a snapshot of old Wooston through copies of my Grandfather’s book of postcards. They are not dated, but looking at postcards of a similar era I would certainly say they were Edwardian. Above is the Portsmouth Road on its way down towards the Floating Bridge, and below…

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  • ‘Schneider Trophy to Spitfire’ by John Shelton

    I bought a copy of John Shelton’s comprehensive reference book ‘Schneider Trophy to Spitfire‘ when visiting the RAF Museum in Hendon. With its chronological factual information, enhanced by original photographs, diagrams, adverts and anecdotes, it a an extremely readable history of early flying boats leading to the development of the Spitfire. Looking at the double…

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  • A ‘Bookiful’ Weekend of Events!

    If you have not been lucky enough to have tickets for the Olympics and you want a change from watching events on the TV then come along and say hello at one of my fun events next weekend. 1. ‘Bookiful’ Event Number One! WHEN? Friday 3rd August at 7.30 pm, pray for a fine evening please!…

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