John Monaghan awarded a Dutch WW2 medal for ‘manna’ aid relief
The amazing story of one man’s involvement in ‘Manna’ food drops in the Netherlands during WW2, to help prevent people...
Read moreDetailsFrank Pleszak, formally WHO tropical pest control expert and IT consultant, is a beekeeper, author, and blogger specialising in Polish history, aviation, and the local history around his home in the foothills of the Peak District near Manchester. He is a regular contributor to many local history societies, has published several books, and has had magazine articles published in online and glossy magazines as diverse as The Great War Magazine and Derbyshire Life.
The amazing story of one man’s involvement in ‘Manna’ food drops in the Netherlands during WW2, to help prevent people...
Read moreDetailsRod Thackray’s art, mainly depicting life in the coal mines, finally gets the recognition it deserves
Read moreDetailsThe new Dambuster film ‘Attack on Sorpe Dam’ has historical connections with the North West and the Avro Heritage Museum...
Read moreDetailsFor the 80th anniversary of the audacious WW2 Dambuster raid, a large new display will open at the Avro Heritage...
Read moreDetailsFrank PLeszak explores whether we truly know what and how honey is produced and details the process and terminology.
Read moreDetailsFrank Pleszak explores the life of Mark Reeder and his connections to the Berlin music scene.
Read moreDetailsHistorical Mellor Church in paintings and poems – Frank Pleszak explains why its beauty and history has captured so many.
Read moreDetailsFrank Pleszak relays Geoff Crowther’s story about a milk run in the RAF during the fifties, to get a proper...
Read moreDetailsFrank Pleszak recounts the Russian annexation of his father’s village in 1939 and draws parallels with the recent annexations in...
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