Whatever your age the sense of build up and anticipation is the same. You strive to do the best you can and find the best tools to help you reach your goal. The location and prevailing elements can have a major influence on whether you succeed or fail. If you're...

The profile of volunteering in the national consciousness has never, you could argue, been higher following the pivotal role that the 'gamesmakers' played in the Olympics and Paralympics. Their passion, commitment and the seemingly effortless ability to capture of the spirit of the Olympian ideal added something special to the...

Every nation has special places that have become wrapped up in the national collective imagination. They have come to symbolise much more than just a stretch of coast, area of woodland or a muddy field. Like a national flag or a prominent figure that comes alive from the pages of...

There are times when we like to look back to a bygone age when everything was rosy in the garden. It seems that the onward march of progress has diminished the value of the things that we hold dear. And we worry about the impact that this is having on...

Going on a walk allows us to take a step back from our daily routine. You can feel the wind in your face, the changing of the seasons, the excitement of coming across a beautiful building or the buzz from immersing yourself in a rich social history. We follow in...

Sometimes you come across an historical figure and wonder why their life's work isn't that well known. It seems puzzling that for all of their amazing contributions they get little recognition among the public for the difference they made to people's lives in their time and our lives today.

One...

It's a rare quality for one single place to have such a standing in a nations collective memory that it comes to symbolise the character and spirit of a country. The White Cliffs of Dover have served that function for countless generations and really do encapsulate that often over used word...