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Fort des Dunes, Dunkirk

Fort des Dunes is a 19th century fort built among the sand dunes at Leffrinckoucke in Northern France just behind the famous beach of Dunkirk. In fact it lies about eight kilometres from the border with Belgium and six kilometres from the centre of Dunkirk, so roughly...

The Britten-Norman Trislander WAS iconic

An interesting article appeared in the Southern Daily Echo regional newspaper yesterday, about a Britten-Norman Trislander joining the collection at the Solent Sky museum in Southampton Iconic Trislander at Solent Sky Museum in Southampton What struck me was some of the slightly mean-minded comments about the Trislander,...

Kynren to add a theme park

Kynren, the epic scale outdoor performance at Bishop Auckland in northeast England, has announced plans to build a brand-new historical theme park, Kynren – The Storied Lands. Kynren – An Epic Tale of England is a massive 90-minute theatrical show presented on summer evenings on a seven-and-a-half...

A new electric car brand launches in the UK

A Chinese high-tech automotive company, XPENG, has announced its official entry into the UK electric car market and opened the pre-sale of its first right-hand drive model, the ultra-smart all-electric mid-size coupe SUV, XPENG G6. XPENG is developing state-of-the-art driving assist systems that can be updated over...

A New Fragrance from Rolls-Royce

Is the Rolls-Royce brand moving into the perfume market? No, but it is introducing Rolls-Royce Scent, an “immersive fragrance concept” for its cars. We know how Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are obsessed with detail and perfection, but tell me if you think this is taking the customer experience...

Cambrai Tank 1917 Museum

The Cambrai Tank 1917 Museum is built around the remains of Deborah, a British WW1 tank that took part in a major armoured attack on German lines in November 1917. Battle of Cambrai The town of Cambrai in the Nord department of France, north of Paris and...