Ian Worley was chosen to crew on Great Britain II in the 1977/78 Whitbread Round the World Race as one of the three Watch Leaders on board. Later, in the depths of the southern ocean, he took over as temporary skipper, following a nasty accident during sail-handling in a storm, which injured the skipper, and … Continue reading Racing through the southern ocean→
The talk is in four parts so part one covers BC – 1100. Andrew will explain how the city grew from a collection of Iron age huts into the splendid capital of England. Along the way he will introduce Saints Birinus and Swithun, King Alfred, Canute and most exciting of all the irrepressible Quenn Emma. … Continue reading Winchester: Bishops, buildings, and bones→
