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Bryan is the editor of Ticknall Life community magazine. (For over 20 years.)

Local Events Calendar
All events of all kinds, relating to all groups and organisations are …
Lockdown Breakout in Ticknall
When I learned that the Ticknall Lunch Club had decided to start …
Drop-In Sessions, Lunch Club.
First out of the blocks in the race towards ‘Normal Life’ in …
The Laundry maid
People had very fixed ideas about women who did laundry work. ‘It …
Sir John Harpur, 3rd. baronet
John was born in 1645 and was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford. …
The Gardener
The gardens and landscaping at Calke have changed over the years according …
Sir John Harpur, the 2nd. Baronet
Of the 2nd baronet, who was born in 1616, we know very …
What’s in a Name?
Visitors to Calke Abbey are sometimes puzzled by the names that occur …
The Nanny and the Nursemaid
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TARG Newsletter No.11, Feb 2021
Well! That was the year that wasn’t! Little did we suspect, when …
The Land Agent & House Steward
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The Coachman
Up until the early years of the 20th Century, the only way …