I knew nothing about the Singing Wells of Kenya but, thanks to the magic of the internet, we all do now!

Sometimes a photograph speaks more than a thousand words, and in a documentary about some unique photographs from Africa this is indeed the case.

Tonight I was very lucky to be part of a fund-raiser for Yell for Cancer, the local charity shop which raises money for cancer research and hospice care.

One of our loyal readers has sent in this link to a tapestry studio. Caron Penney, Master Weaver, has been working with artists and weavers to produce astonishing works of art.

The deepest parts of space have been mapped acoustically and there are some strange sounds out there...

We have been doing Pirates! The mini-musical with local schools and the first school has just had their performance.

You've heard of bananas in pyjamas. How about penguins in jumpers?

This time of year when the weather is changeable and the light is returning to Northern climes, we celebrate the brightening of the days with Up Helly Aa, the annual fire festival and general community merriment.

The sound of summer - bees buzzing in the flowers. Just a nice noise? The scientists don't think so...

Here is a link, sent in by one our our gentle readers, to a YouTube video all about the art of tapestry.