Dolly Parton, Beatmagazine.co.uk I can’t start the newsletter without a shout out to our lost Goddess…. Happy new month all. Blimey, that was quite the summer wasn’t it? Amidst heatwave and climate chaos, not only do we lose powerhouse Bonnie Tyler, we then lose Queen of Kindness and Country Music - Dolly Parton. A tough time for everyone, as Dolly was universally loved for not just her talent but her philanthropy, too. She was a true feminist icon - unapologetically herself, yet kind,...

HERSTORY OF THE MONTH: Sarah ‘Crazy Sally’ Mapp The Bone-setter Sally Mapp caricature - George Cruikshank 1819 (after Hogarth) I love to see women succeed in male dominated fields…especially in history, when everything is pitted against them. Thats why this month’s herstory is a bit of an eccentric one, and I couldn’t resist it. This is the story of Sarah ‘Crazy Sally’ Mapp, one of the 18th Century’s ONLY female bone-setters. “…Mrs. Sarah Mapp, a female of masculine habits…” (Description by...

Discounted tours for August, and what's on later in the year... Herstories around the campfire (of the world) How’s your summer so far? I’m not going to lie, it’s been hard. I don’t have to tell anyone how hot it’s been. It’s affecting everyone and every business I know, not least my tours. The fires are raging, yes, it’s all a bit scary, yes. AI is encroaching upon us insidiously making it all the worse, yes. But it makes me think; if everything burned down - if we had no more internet...