VILLAGE TALES - and other stories.

A genius counterfeiter objects to the praise a lesser craftsman is getting for work he considers beneath contempt. There’s pride in most crafts even those that are illegal. And what does pride come before . . . ?

An extended family try to decide how to celebrate a forthcoming 100th birthday. Surely it can’t be that difficult; can it?

It can be useful to have a man about the house especially if he’s a practical sort, so long as he keeps his hands to himself.

The continuing story - An antiques expert discovers something peculiar which raises questions about a death. Was it an accident or was a ghost involved? More to the point, was it murder? A retired inspector admits there’s no proof. In the end it’s not needed.

The first part of a two part story - Mark and Lucy move into the Old Mill which is haunted. The husband suspects his deceased ex-wife, Diana, is haunting him. After being pushed down the stairs, a medium is called to conduct a seance, and it’s definitely Diana. When Lucy is pushed down the stairs, was it an accident, or was it Diana?

Ever moved into a house, and can’t get rid of something that came with it? Something that doesn’t want to leave? Things have feelings too.

Why some villages prosper and some don’t has to be about the people. It's not all about ‘prosperity’, some wealthy places can be austere and unfriendly. Even villages that have lost their industry can still be proud of their sense of community. 

In a changing world the past is the foundation on which the future is built.

It can be useful to have a man about the house especially if he’s a practical sort, and so long as he keeps his hands to himself.

Shaftesbury’s ‘Gold Hill’ is famous for Ridley Scott’s 1973 ‘Hovis’ TV advert, but something else appeared while shooting the commercial, which the public never got to see.

Michael Corrigan says he knows how to see 'the little people' but it's not easy and you have to keep still, very still with no more light than a lighted candle.