I watched him as he rose from his chair, steadied by his assistant, fumblingly making his way down the length of the table and trying incredibly hard not to proceed with so much haste that he might take a tumble to the floor. The elderly and seemingly frail gentleman teetered […]

Former American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first human being to set foot on the moon, died yesterday aged 82 from complications following heart surgery earlier this year. The Apollo 11 commander was hailed as being ‘among the greatest of American heroes’ by President Barack Obama. His death reduces the number […]

A tenuous link – an experience shared. William Bradford, the son of a Yorkshire farmer, was born in sleepy Austerfield, just outside Doncaster in 1590. What if I was to tell you this man was a factor two of mankind’s most heroic adventures? That without him Neil Armstrong may never […]