We’re taking a trip back in time to bring you 5 key literary moments that happened in the month of July. 2nd July – American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway, most famous for the novel “A Farewell to Arms” dies at the age of 61 in 1961. 3rd July – Famous German-language author Franz Kafka […]
2016 – the Summer of Sport
We’re getting ready for a summer of sport. The summer of 2016 is set to be a fantastic one for sports fans. Whilst Euro2016 and Wimbledon has come to a close this weekend, there’s still the Rio 2016 games to look forward to, not to mention the cricket! What better way to prepare for a fantastic […]
The Battle of the Somme | 100 years on
The 1st of July 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the deadliest offensive of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme. 100,000 allied troops were sent over the top in an attempt to break the stalemate that had developed against the German line. British Troops were mown down by machine gun […]