by Mark Simmons | Apr 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
From Grand Prix winner-SOE agent On the evening of Saturday 30 May 1942, a Handley Page Halifax of 138 Squadron took off from RAF Tempsford, near Sandy in Bedfordshire. It would have barely registered amongst all the other blips on the radar stations, or at RAF Bomber... by Mark Simmons | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Just got back from a trip to London to see the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall. Also fitted in a visit to the Ramses II, Ramses the Great Exhibition near Battersea Power Station which was outstanding. Remarkable he lived until 90. Also the power... by Mark Simmons | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
What became of Iris Gibson, the runner-up? When Alistair Maclean won the short story competition , run by the Glasgow Herald’s Weekend page in 1954, Iris I.J.M. Gibson, of Well Meadow House, Paisley, was the runner-up with ‘Now Such Light’, earning herself... by Mark Simmons | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
The books have arrived pre-orders will be dispatched shortly. Unpacking Here they are