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Boxing legend’s striking legacy
04 May, 2019
A nickname given to a nineteenth century boxing giant could be the origin of the tag for the iconic clock tower that has been chiming the hour for the nation for 160 years. Taking up the cudgels for the view that Big Ben is named after the bare-knuckle boxing legend, Ben Caunt, will b
Continue Reading →Merry way to kick start May
26 Apr, 2019
Young students from three local schools are joining forces to kick start the spring season when they sample a taste of merry England on May Day in Wisbech town centre. Boys and girls from Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School, together with Orchards Church of England Academy,
Continue Reading →Bid to spread the reading bug
11 Apr, 2019
A new bookshop teeming with titles is helping to perpetuate Octavia Hill’s determination to spread the word about the joy of reading in the town where she was born. The Octavia Hill Society, a registered charity dedicated to promoting awareness of the ideas and ideals of the town’s mo
Continue Reading →Taste of sweet brown heaven
11 Apr, 2019
A seasonal celebration of the art of chocolate making is set to tickle the taste buds at the birthplace of Wisbech’s most famous daughter. Food consultant Alison Sloan is set to give a ‘Chocolate heaven cookery demonstration’ at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House at 7 South Brink
Continue Reading →Marking milestone in empowerment
07 Mar, 2019
The new season at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech kicks off with a string of events celebrating the empowerment of women. On Friday (March 8) the museum where the social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust was born is staging a wine and cheese evening to mark the
Continue Reading →Homage to high Renaissance art
07 Feb, 2019
A copy of a celebrated portrait painted by Wisbech-born Octavia Hill is being displayed in a new John Ruskin exhibition, which has opened in London to mark the bicentenary of the polymath’s birth. The show, ‘John Ruskin: the power of seeing’, marks the first time that Ruskin’s collec
Continue Reading →Fans from four nations
10 Dec, 2018
Visitors flocking to Wisbech from four nations have been bowled over by the museum dedicated to the town’s most notable daughter. People from all around England, as well as from Scotland, Wales and France, have been expressing their admiration for Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House, as w
Continue Reading →Tribute to town’s most famous daughter
08 Dec, 2018
The heroic life of Wisbech born Octavia Hill has been held up as a pattern for a younger generation to follow. At a memorial service at St Peter’s Church, Wisbech, on Sunday (December 2) members of the Wisbech detachment of the Cambridgeshire army cadet force were urged to take inspir
Continue Reading →Saluting army cadets pioneer
05 Nov, 2018
A day dedicated to a Wisbech-born pioneer who helped to inspire the generation that answered the call to arms in the First World War is set to be marked with a string of celebratory events. At the 26th annual Octavia Hill Society commemoration day, which is being staged in Wisbech on
Continue Reading →Honing skills in close season
15 Oct, 2018
A chance to gain valuable experience as a winter volunteer is being offered at a Wisbech museum dedicated to the town’s most famous daughter. The summer season at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House at 7 South Brink closes at the end of October, but the doors will continue to open on the
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