*Photo: Jane with Jenny in March 2020 credit Camilo Queipo The original article was published in the Isle of Thanet News on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Farewell 2020 and thanks for the unexpected blessings
First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 31st December 2020 So farewell 2020 – the year that kept on giving – as you
Liars in public life, loo roll scrum and cutting back Christmas
*Photo: Covid – Lockdown 2 First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 6th November 2020 SO here we go again! Lockdown Number Two has
I wish the camera would lie…
*Photo: Jane being camera shy First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 23rd October 2020 In my time as an author, journalist and guest-appearer
Time to divide and conquer
*Photo: Dividing the nation to battle Covid First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 2nd October 2020 JANE’S PLAN TO TACKLE COVID With Covid
A tongue-lashing from the ice-cream man…
*Photo: The cat is now called Hannibal First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 18th September 2020 Jane resumes her Lockdown Diary – Is
You can hum Britannia while you clear the table
*Photo: Stick to the music for Last Night of the Proms First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 28th August 2020 Boris Johnson thinks
Should we be learning the job by degrees?
*Photo: All Jane wants is a plumber First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 21st August 2020 I still dream about my A-levels.
This Gull knows which side her bread is buttered…
First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 14th August 2020 And you thought it was only M**ST*N that caused outrage. I have recently
What’s wrong with the Bank of Mum and Dad?
First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 7th August 2020 I know it might seem odd to wax lyrical about a financial institution
Time to cycle to the chip shop?
*Photo: Takeaways, calories and watching your weight First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 31st July 2020 As anyone still trying valiantly to
One year in office for Boris, a bit of free parking and that menthol cigarettes ban
*Photo: Parking charges – photo by Chris Constantine First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 24th July 2020 So BORIS has been in Downing
One Glass was Never Enough when I worked the bar at Harpers…
*Photo: A trip down memory lane to Harpers Wine Bar First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 17th July 2020 After the furore last
I can’t wait to fly from Manston again
In the meantime, an apprentice, please? First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 10th July 2020 Hark! Is that the sound of pens –
Haircuts, graffiti and hoping people manage a sensibly-distanced beverage
*Photo: Still no hairdresser’s appointment for Jane First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 3rd July 2020 SO TOMORROW – coined by the actor
‘Lockdown’ and the great divide
*Photo: A divide between the morning bike riders and those seeking solace in cake… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 26th June 2020
Statues, U-turns, and the need for a siren-wailing app
*Photo: Jane’s sarong becomes a mask… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 19th June 2020 Jane Wenham-Jones in week whatever of the dissolving
Lockdown lowdown – Bursting the bubble….
First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 12th June 2020 Lockdown Diary Number 397 Jane Wenham-Jones loses track of how long it’s been now…
Time to stick my thumbs in my mouth and shout AaRGGHH
*Photo: My facelift on FaceTime First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 5th June 2020 Week 10 of Jane Wenham-Jones’ Lockdown Saturday Housework Day
Churchill’s not here to fight them on the beaches
*Photo: Jane puts her feet up after a week of WhatsApp, trippers and hotel slippers… Week 9 of Jane Wenham-Jones’ Lockdown First published in the Isle
Life’s a gas when you pinch your husband’s Zimmer
Week Eight of Jane’s Life in Lockdown First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 22nd May 2020 Monday Hark! The Today programme has a
A Wet Nose (and Foot) doesn’t dampen Chippy Dinner Delight
In week seven of her lockdown diaries, Jane struggles to stay alert… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 15th May 2020 Saturday It
Will my window-cleaner be oven-ready?
*Photo of the Book launch via Zoom on May 7th 2020 ~ with, from the left:Top row: Janie Millman, Jane Wenham-Jones, Katie FfordeMiddle row: Jo
Circuit training and out-of-date bacon
Jane Wenham-Jones on another week of Lockdown… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 1st May 2020 Saturday Today I should have been at
The Cat’s Distancing Skills Still Need Work…
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 4 First published in the Isle of Thanet News Friday 24th April 2020 Sunday Friends send pictures of their “virtual
I could now get work as an extra in Peaky Blinders
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 3 (First published in The Isle of Thanet News Friday 17th April) As lockdown continues, Jane remains in isolation with
Still in Lockdown
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 2 My second column Lockdown column for the Isle of Thanet News appeared on (Good Friday) 10th April… Saturday We
Lockdown Lowdown Diary
My husband – more than two decades my senior – is now of an age, with health conditions that have put him on the list
Absolutely Fabulous line-up for BroadstairsLit in 2019
Here at BroadstairsLit, we are excited to announce our 2019 programme of events – featuring a dazzling array of personalities from comediennes to men of the
Write Around The Isle and BroadstairsLit
Literary gatherings have been popping up left, right and centre – I go to quite a few of them myself – and there are now
Jane and Mike go forth: The Italian Job
‘No. 1 – The Italian job’ courtesy of the www.theisleofthanetnews.com They’re back! Popular Thanet columnists Jane Wenham-Jones and Mike Pearce reunite for a lunch date which
