Entries by Fiona Walker

New Translator widget

Have a fabulous new translator widget. If you would like to read the web site in a different language. Find the box that says ‘Select Language’ near the top right hand side of the page on the web site or on the top left here on the blog. Click on the ‘\/’ which then drops […]

Shakespeare’s Birthday 23rd April 1564 – Celebration in Stratford upon Avon

Shakespeare’s Birthday is today 23rd April The celebrations this year took place in Stratford upon Avon and were a fantastic success helped by the glorious sunshine. Thousands were out in the town center to watch the Shakespeare Birthday Procession featuring the Ceremony of the Quill and the release of 449 balloons—one for each year since Shakespeare’s birth—as well as the traditional unfurling […]

St George’s Day – 23rd April

Here at Arbor Holiday and Knightcote Farm Cottages we are raising the flag to celebrate St George Day on the 23rd April. He was born sometime around the year 280 in what is now Turkey. He was a soldier and rose up through the ranks of the Roman army, eventually becoming a personal guard to […]