we 30 ja 08

1969  On the roof of Apple Records the Beatles gave their last public performance

If you don't mind the the gentle hum of a nuclear reactor Sizewell beach is a very agreeable spot, well thought out car park that never seems to be full,

 pleasant little café, plenty of beach and acres of sky.  So a pity this vandalism has occurred.

tu 28 au 07

1919  Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, Nobel prize winner and inventor of the CAT scanner, was born

Emma Kirkby's voice first interested us in sopranos but it was Felicity Lott and Ann Murray's cd On Wings of Song that showed us you can float on the sound of sopranos.  Dame Ann Murray is giving a concert (and when we've seen her live she does actually sparkle with real bling) at the Warden's Centre for Disabled People, Sizewell this Saturday and though tickets (from Elspeth Gimson  01728 830007) are £20 they do include a preceding champagne tea.