Online talk about Hilaire Belloc to the Steyning Society
Chris was asked to give an online talk about Hilaire Belloc to the Steyning Society. So rather than create a
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Tarantella for the 21st Century
How to make Hilaire Belloc relevant to the younger generations? That is a question to ponder, when even the Cautionary
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Remembering Hilaire Belloc
Last year Chris interviewed Bob Phillips, who has lived in Shipley since 1939, when he came to the village as
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Some of Hilaire Belloc’s songs survive in written form but without a musical accompaniment. Chris has put The Chaunty
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Emily and Amaryllis recorded a beautiful version of Hilaire Belloc’s haunting song, The Islands. Unfortunately this song was missed off
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Remembering Oliver Hare and his shanty singing
On 14th February 2017, Chris and Ann lost their wonderful son, Oliver, to suicide. A charity, Olly’s Future – www.ollysfuture.org.uk
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One beautiful autumn day, myself and cameraman Chris Evans visited some beautiful spots on the South Downs associated with Hilaire
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Chris was interviewed by BBC News about the ‘Skeleton Army’ riots and the following article is available of the BBC
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‘Beachcomber,’ Ferring’s resident joker
The Man who immortalised Hilaire Belloc. Picture the scene: an English town centre sometime in about 1930. It is a
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