Parson Darby’s Hole

Welcome back to the Edge of England. Lend us your ears wherever you are and wander with us to a place where the land meets the sea and creativity is fizzing and bubbling just like the waves hitting the shore.  In this episode we’re in Eastbourne with dancer and choreographer Yanaëlle Thiran, who guides us … Continue reading "The Performance Path" Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Down by the lapping waves, we talk folklore, legend and landscape with the singer and story collector Liz Pearson, who plays us some of the beautiful, mesmerising sounds she makes as Chalk Horse Music. Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Emily and Cole wander inland a little to discover a previously closed-off corner of the beautiful Cuckmere Valley where grapes are being grown, wine is being made and people are now free to wander. Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Sea snakes and smugglers, bowler hats and bones and an enchanted moment in a hidden valley feature in the latest episode of the podcast exploring the fascinating people, places and stories of the Edge of England. Emily and Cole encounter Jo Seaman, heritage manager and story teller, outside the new visitor centre at Beachy Head. Beware the Kraken! Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Today we explore a borderland between the sea and the marshes, fact and fiction, even life and death. Our guide to the windswept shingle beaches, wide skies and curious settlements between Sovereign Harbour and Pevensey Bay in East Sussex is crime fiction writer Sheila Bugler, who is originally from the west of Ireland but now lives close by and has set a mesmerising murder mystery trilogy here Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Welcome to the first of a new batch of Edge of England episodes, exploring people and place along this curious, glorious stretch of coastline. We kick off season three with a very personal episode inspired by the wellbeing weekend that the lovely people at East Sussex libraries are having for Mental Health Awareness Week. In … Continue reading "The Saving Power of Nature" Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Here’s one we recorded during that time, exploring a story written by Cole set in the stunning landscape of the Belle Tout, Beachy Head and Seven Sisters, this time with added songs. Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

We return to the curious life of Parson Darby, whose gravestone says he was the sailor’s friend. Was he a hero? Was he helping the smugglers? Emily and Cole are keen to discover more about the local legend who spent his nights keeping a light alive in a hole in the cliffs near Birling Gap … Continue reading "Parson Darby’s Hole Part Two" Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

Why did a priest spend hours sitting in a sea-lashed hole in a cliff shining a light? Where was that hole? Did he save lives? Help smugglers? Die of a broken heart? Another fascinating story from the Edge of England, uncovered and told by Cole Moreton and Emily Jeffery Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/

A bonus episode of the Edge of England podcast as we are amazed to actually get able to hear the voice of the beautiful young stage star of World War One whose life and mysterious retirement we have been exploring. #Edwardian #history #untold #singing #paleophonics Edge of England is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://edgeofenglandcom.wordpress.com/