Hever Castle is in our home county of Kent, about 80 miles/130 km from Broadstairs, so easy for a day out. The castle dates back 700 years in parts,and was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII (He had six in total!). It has 125 acres of beautiful gardens, two […]
be (as) right as rain Feel well again
wear your heart on your sleeve Make your emotions and feelings obvious; you don’t hide them.
go hell for leather go as fast as possible
Can you match the adjectives with their noun collocations? ADJECTIVES NOUN hasty divorce mixed humour total […]
So… this week’ s quiz is all about vocabulary. These anagrams are all things we associate with summer. It’s nearly here! Can you unscramble the words? There is a clue after each one, to help you. 1) hnesnuis (We had lots of this at the weekend!) 2) cei mecra (Delicious!) 3) nmsimwgi (an activity) 4) […]
Canterbury is a fascinating city, with hundreds of years of history – in fact, it dates back to Roman times. The impressive cathedral has been a place of worship for more than 1,400 years, and is the ‘headquarters’ of the Anglican Church (The Archbishop of Canterbury is the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion). Pilgrims […]
Broadstairs may be a small town, but you don’t have to travel far to do some serious shopping! Just outside the town (with great bus links) is Westwood Cross Shopping Centre, with over 50 stores including Primark, TK Maxx, Marks and Spencer, HMV, Next and The Body Shop. Food and drink outlets include Costa Coffee, […]
flummoxed (adj) /ˈflʌm.əkst/ So confused that you don’t know what to do
