Tom Hall
March 18 2020
Once upon a time the only way to discover new wedding trends was through word of mouth, magazines, and—of course—attending weddings. With the phenomenal rise of social media, this has changed completely. Attractive wedding pics are uploaded to the web, garnished with some hashtags, and boom. Suddenly everyone has a donut wall, or the dog is the ring thief bearer. Some trends are silly...
Ye Olde Bell
February 27 2020
2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower to the New World. On September 6th, 1620, the pilgrim Separatists sailed from Plymouth in their quest to forge a better society and enjoy greater religious freedom. Four centuries later, and over 30 million US citizens are descended from the original pilgrims on the Mayflower. Nottinghamshire is part of Pilgrim Country, a region which...
Tom Hall
January 29 2020
The latter half of December is easily the most hedonistic time of year. Rivers of wine, beer, and spirits, mountains of chocolate, roast things, and heavy puds. It’s great. But, after the partying of New Year is done, as the pale dawn of a new year breaks, we’ve eaten and drunk ourselves into a lethargy. It’s common, in the deepest darkest January, to feel washed out and over-indulged...
Tom Hall
January 03 2020
For something that doesn’t feel like it’s been around long, the wellness industry is worth a colossal amount of money—in excess of a trillion dollars. The truth, wellness is not new, just no longer fringe. With the connotations we know today, it’s been referred to since the 1950s. But, a big but. Where once wellness was for hippies in California and other boho strongholds, ...
Ye Olde Bell
November 22 2019
The tale of Ye Olde Bell goes back to time immemorial. For us, history’s presence is as familiar as a live-in guest. Our nearest town, Retford, is one of England’s oldest boroughs, listed as Redeforde in the 1086 Domesday Book. The name is believed to nod to the river crossing it provided on the Great North Road. This medieval thoroughfare linked London with Edinburgh; as travel became...