“We do not want to be remembered as heroes, we only ask to be remembered for what we have done” – Bob Doe More »
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Bob Doe - The quiet hero
From Crowborough to Soho
This is the story of a man born and raised in Crowborough who went on to become a leading journalist and politician in the swinging sixties, but he also had a shadier side to him and was well known on the london sex party scene and was also suspected of being a Russian spy. This is the story of Tom Driberg.
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Minnie and the King’s Christmas Speech
Minnie Louise Haskins was born at Warmley House, just outside of Bristol on 12 May 1875. Minnie, the oldest sister of 3, was bought up as a Nonconformist in the Wesleyan tradition.
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Rocking at Luxford - The legend of Tony Stratton-Smith
Hidden away on the corner of Luxford Lane and Luxford Road you can find a grand house called Luxford House. Reputedly a haunted house, this magnificient Tudor building was once owned by the legendary rock manager Tony Stratton-Smith.
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