Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The historic Burnham Beeches have been described as one of the finest surviving woodland tracts anywhere in Britain, with a particular history of pollarding - the removal of timber from growing trees.
The pleasant Hertfordshire town of Ware, just north of London along the river Lee, has a surprising secret. In an unassuming residential part of town nestles what is thought to be the largest grotto in England.
Jimmy Allen (or Allan) (1734–1810) was a Gypsy player of the Northumbrian smallpipes, who was born near Rothbury in Northumberland, and became famous for his musical skill amongst a chequered life of thieving and cheating, which left him to die in jail.
The world's first major steel structure, the Forth Bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scoland, is a milestone in railway civil engineering. Completed in 1890 and designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, it is 2,467 metres long. It became Scotland's sixth UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, and its construction resulted in a continuous East Coast railway route from London to Aberdeen.
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is held annually in a park on the outskirts of Bristol. Teams from the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may launch at a time.
The Mary Rose - Henry VIII's flagship warship, was lost in the Solent in 1545. She was recovered in 1982 in a highly complex raising operation, and has been on display to the public since then at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard whilst undergoing restoration.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.