NEW Just in time for Christmas! A unique and special gift. (P.S. Not the dog!) The Berners Family of Woolverstone William Berners bought...

Sunday, 13th August, was the 250th anniversary of William Berners purchasing the Manor and Advowson of Woolverstone. The Hall, grounds of...

2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the Berners family purchasing the Woolverstone Park estate and farm, in all about 350 acres. The...

The British Newspaper Archive has recently released some additional newspapers from their collection, among them: The Civil & Military...

Monday 18th October I was delighted to give a talk about Mary Alice Berners to members of Ipswich Insitute in the Birbeck Room as part...

All seats were filled for the third performance of "The Astonishing Story of Mary Alice Berners" on Friday 24th September 2021. The three...

Amber Markwell, of Shotley Peninsula Nub News, has written an "Up Close" profile which seeks to explain my connection to Woolverstone and...

Suffolk Magazine , September 2021, carries a four-page spread on "The Astonishing Story of Mary Alice Berners". It is in the section Past...

We took Mary Alice with us to the Woolverstone Hall Heritage Day on Sunday 12th September. The Hall threw its doors open to well over...

Amber Markwell, of Shotley Peninsula Nub News has written an in depth review with an interesting take on the book. Read it via the link...

I didn't know what to expect when I started this project. Today I have received an order for book number 100. I'm delighted that Mary...

I will be giving a talk on Mary Alice at the Ipswich Institute on Monday October 18th. 2.00 - 4.00 pm The fantastic programme, with an...

A really interesting piece by Danielle Lett for the East Anglian Daily Times. To read it, you'll have to click on the link below: Who was...

What an intriguing story - I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and, of course, seeing the illustrations. They brought back Naini Tal...

"Just received my copy of " The Astonishing Story of Mary Alice Berners " , compiled and curated by Mr. Simon Pearce . 373 pages of...

"Your book is very nicely produced and does indeed tell an ‘astonishing’ story. Mary Alice was quite a gal - and guy! The depth of...

"I must say I only got your book yesterday and started it immediately, finished it this morning, every word, couldn't put it down."...

Yesterday, I popped into the beautiful, hidden gem that is Ipswich Institute Reading Room on Tavern Street, Ipswich. It is a glorious...

I was set to deliver four copies of ASMAB to Dial Lane bookshop today. I have always been surrounded by books and wished to have a book...

I was delighted to get a short interview about Mary Alice with Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk show this afternoon. Lesley was quite...