If someone had told Elaine Edwards back in 2004 — during the sleepless nights and uncertainty of new motherhood — that one day she would receive an MBE at Windsor Castle from HRH The Prince of Wales and see her story featured in a best-selling book...
It is a well-known saying that good things come to those who wait and those words are none truer than for the custodians of The Monastery, Manchester. In 2022 I wrote in Quays Life about the amazing story of the Gorton Monastery, and the equally...
Since Titanic Belfast reopened its doors in 2023 following a multi-million-pound refurbishment programme, the museum has been on my ‘to-do’ list. So, what better excuse to pop across the sea to Belfast than my husband’s birthday? Deciding which...
One of my dear friends is Chaplain, Reverend Mike Roberts, Rail Industry and British Transport Police Chaplain whom I have featured in QuaysLife in the past. Earlier in the year, Mike included me in the following email. “Hi Lorraine Meet Steve...
Manchester Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, began as a parish church in the 13th century, became a Collegiate Church in 1421 under Henry V, and was granted Cathedral status in 1847 with...
As a teenager I watched in awe as the Apollo Mission began, I remember thinking that the world as we knew it would never be the same again. As an animal lover I recall being delighted that there were astronauts and not animals on board and...
Vogue was founded in New York on December 17, 1892, by Arthur Turnure as a weekly newspaper covering high society, before global media company Condé Nast bought it in 1909 and transformed it into the iconic monthly fashion magazine we know today...
Take a stroll down any high street in the UK or across Europe, and it’s clear that the pet dog population has boomed since the pandemic. With more people welcoming a furry friend into the family, holidays are starting to look a little different...
St George’s day will be celebrated at the end of the April but how did England’s Patron Saint manage to have a castle named after him in Portugal? As our family’s connection to Portugal has grown, so has our fascination with the country’s rich...
Last year I was invited to attend an open day of a stately home in Middleton, Greater Manchester. I was delighted to be invited as my husband, Bob, and I had viewed the hall from afar when we spied it on one of our many walks exploring various...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter