Mystery, History and Romance, writes Joan Morgan, noted local author, of this beloved institution . . . . . . and everything else from Science Fiction to the life of Barack Obama; it’s all there in our small but perfectly…
Month: May 2019
The things we don’t talk about . . .
We have them, all right, but we don’t talk about our emotions very much. We don’t talk about being angry, or being sad, or being so glad that our hearts swell up and we’re in kind of an exalted state…
Terry’s Bench
Just at the junction of Catton and Allendale, where the road sign says Allendale on one side, and Catton on the other, sits a lovely, hand-carved bench with a recent history. Liz Conway writes to chat about the bench: “My…
Allendale’s oldest Book Club
Liz Sandison writes to chat about the Book Club at Arnison Close: “I believe there are several Book groups/ book circles flourishing in the area but this one was the first! It was begun in 1981 by Sue Bates who…
Allen Valley Striders
Derek Todhunter, Chair of the Allen Valley Striders, writes to share a report on the group: “Allen Valley Striders is the name of the local running club which meets three times weekly at the Allendale Sports Club Pavilion in Catton….
Into the ITU . . .
This is the second holding page of the editor’s surgical hiatus — sounds like a medical condition! — AllendaleDiary.org will be bringing you more news about entities around and about the village soon! — but just to bring some further…
A surgical hiatus . . .
With apologies, this really isn’t a post, as such, but just a pretend-post to hold the date for the diary, so that another interesting snippet of thoughtful commentary and analysis might be edited in later. Larry is having surgery on…
Two fundraisers and a wedding fair . . .
I’ve always said that the Allendale Diary is not a noticeboard, but sometimes a set of local events seems to conspire to create an opportunity for comment, and this weekend is just such a set. We could call it, ‘A…
Dog Poo-Bag Dispensers!
You know, I wondered what they were! And so timely too, since it seems like everyone is complaining about the mess on the pavements these days, and not just the pavements, on the green, in the park, on the paths…
‘A Child of Our Time’ at Hexham Abbey
Not many folks from Allendale, this time, have managed to get through the exhausting rehearsals for the Orpheus Choir’s concert yesterday evening. It’s a hard piece. But often for these concerts, several Allen Valley singers do swell the ranks of…