Cobbwebs News & Views

It all began with a dinner party in Bristol, back in 1955. Anthony Cobbold (#539)’s father was celebrating his 50th birthday and decided to mark

One of the most colourful characters in our family tree is William Nevill “Nuts” Cobbold (1862–1922), #289 on the web family tree—a man remembered not

Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they be? The butcher, the banker, the wet-dock maker— All on the family tree!

Readers may like to see, on the following link, the BBC’s coverage of Behind Bars, the current exhibition at The Hold in Ipswich. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cder14r7651o Our

John Simpson, internationally renowned reporter from war zones, said, after his 25-year-old Iraqi translator was shot by friendly fire, ‘The only duty I can perform

In Greek mythology roses are closely linked with Adonis, the lover of Aphrodite.  One day Adonis was gored by a wild boar while hunting. Aphrodite