Opinion

Although I am a self confessed motormouth, somebody who has never shied away from proffering an opinion on absolutely anything, I have never resorted to protest.

Has there ever been an angrier time than the present day?

Britain was meant to leave the EU last Friday. But the House of Commons rejected the Withdrawal Agreement for a third time.

I was in Washington DC for meetings at the end of last week, including one at the White House which took place in the office in which President Nixon was recorded in the Watergate scandal.

The Harold Gilman exhibition currently on show at Pallant House Gallery is visually stunning.

All mums sparkle.

We should be leaving the European Union this Friday, 29th March, but instead it turned out to be another week of high Parliamentary drama with the debate generating more heat than light.

Fine English antique furniture still represents remarkable value for money and provides the opportunity to own something made of the finest materials, combining beauty with practicality.

This week Vicky meets runner and headteacher of a Chichester Nursery School, Ruth Campbell.

This week I am in the company of the Sussex based artisan artist, Mary Crabb, as she prepares to run a series of workshops in the art of Basketry at the Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester.

Sunday, March 24, is World TB Day. I campaign for action to tackle this curable disease which still unnecessarily kills 1.6 million people a year - more than HIV AIDS and malaria combined.

There’s a bit of a medical theme going on here at the moment. Life in Sussex necessarily requires a lot more physicality than life in the city did – particularly since our rescue dog, Bessie, joined the family.

For those that love wine, apart from the liquid nectar itself, there is nothing more pleasurable than learning more about it.

Friday, March 8, was the last day of Apprenticeship Week and I spent the day meeting local apprentices around Chichester. The day started with the RSPCA, at Mount Noddy animal rehoming centre where I met a group of apprentices at different stages of their apprenticeship and studying for many levels of qualification.

Last Friday I opened a magnificent new village hall in Thakeham, funded by new housing.