"Once upon a time..."  So began the pantomime "Sleeping Beauty" at the Moonambel hall.     The words spoken by yours truly in an Irish accent while dressed as a frog.  This was my fifth appearance in a Steve Lane/Gwynnyth van den Bergen production with… more »

Needless to say, after the desperately dry conditions we've had all winter and spring, predictions of a long hot Victorian summer have done nothing to increase comfort zones in these parts. Fire preparations are lurching into shape, and this year we'll… more »