In the 250th anniversary of her birth, join us for a walking tour of Jane Austen’s hometown 1806-1809 and explore what life was like in the elegant Georgian spa town of Southampton. aweekendtopack.com/2025/02/12/jan…
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Caroline Wigley
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Caroline Wigley
@WigleyCe
Blue Badge Tour Guide South Central Region MITG, Writer and Speaker
Katılım Ağustos 2017
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I’m loving delivering walking tours of Southampton, Winchester and Salisbury – so much fascinating history and often surprising stories. aweekendtopack.com/2024/05/29/wal… #history #historytours #walkingtours
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Thank you to Hanwell WI for such a lovely welcome yesterday – I so enjoyed meeting you all and sharing George and Hilda’s story with you. @HanwellWI @WomensInstitute @SabrestormBooks aweekendtopack.com/2023/12/14/tha…
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Delighted to be judging the 16+ story writing competition for Bitterne Library, theme ‘Libraries’, up to 1000 words. Deadline for entries is 31 July so there’s still time to get those creative juices flowing! aweekendtopack.com/2023/07/24/bit… @SotonLibraries @SabrestormBooks #libraries
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WALK THE WALLS AND VISIT THE VAULTS!
Join Martin Brisland on Sunday 7 May at 10.30am. Meet by the lions in front of the Bargate, £7 pp. @VisitSoton @rcmagencyuk @thesososhow1 @Go_Southampton @WigleyCe @SouthamptonCEP @ExperienceHamp1 @scenesouth @ShopLocalSoton @InCommonSoton
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Delighted to be speaking at Bitterne Library’s 60th anniversary, Tuesday 4 April 7pm -with the story of the Bitterne family caught up in WWII in the Far East. aweekendtopack.com/2023/03/22/bit… #localhistory #WW2 @SabrestormBooks @SotonLibraries @SouthamptonHid1 @andyvskinner
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Looking forward to speaking at Bitterne Local History Society evening, 12 November, ‘A Weekend to Pack: The Fall of Hong Kong – a Bitterne Family Caught up in the Second World War in the Far East’ bitterne.net/blhs-events/a-… @SabrestormBooks @ChurchPeartree @SouthamptonHid1
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Join us on 16 September for a fab conference! @BZephaniah @PGPowell
@CarolineJames12 @christinalamb
@AliceLutyens @Rachel_Neely_
@beccaaharding
PLUS more speakers being added. #WritingCommunity
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We love this pic of #author Ian Bayley with a copy of his book on The First World War in 3D. The glasses suit you, Ian! #ww1 #photography sabrestorm.com/book-item/the-…
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Thank you to all who’ve messaged about my latest blog, “1 July 2022 – 25 years since the return of Hong Kong to China, 82 years since the first evacuation ship sailed in 1940” #WW2 #HongKong #historybook aweekendtopack.com/2022/07/01/1-j…
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It's always exciting when a new book is on its way! Awaiting copies of @DavidWorsfold's Operation Aerial, the story of #Churchill's plan to bring home those left behind after #DDay sabrestorm.com/future-titles/
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Do visit the galleries if you haven't already - they’re superbly done, with just the right balance between explaining the wider historical context and describing the stories of individual people and families to really bring home the reality of events.
Imperial War Museums@I_W_M
Members of the IWM team were delighted to attend the Museum & Heritage Awards yesterday evening, where they received the Permanent Exhibition of the Year award for IWM London's Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries. @MandHShow
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Thanks Sabrestorm. George’s letter of 19 April 1941 really brings home the anguish of separation, aweekendtopack.com/2022/04/19/ive… #historybook #hongkong #ww2
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The separation caused by the July 1940 ‘evacuation crisis’ following the threat of invasion from Japan had not turned out to be ‘short-lived’ as most in the colony had envisaged. By April 1941, the evacuees had been away for nine months. @WigleyCe #book sabrestorm.com/book-item/a-we…
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So much pride in the city today as the shortlist for #CityofCulture2025 has been announced securing Southampton in the final four! Thank you for all the wonderful support we have received, let's keep it going and let's #MakeItSO!
#Southampton2025 #UKCityofCulture2025 #DCMS
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