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Long life

Alexander Chancellor: It seemed a little creepy that thousands of people wanted to

21 September 2013

9:00 AM

21 September 2013

9:00 AM

My village, Stoke Bruerne in south Northamptonshire, is just getting back to normal after a great influx of visitors for its annual weekend festival called ‘Village at War’. Stoke Bruerne is a small place that sits astride the Grand Union Canal about halfway along its route from London to Birmingham.

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