I’m afraid that I remember school breaks mostly as another series of normal work days, personally, but the other family members of course were ensconced at home, wondering what on earth to do? By the time we were both working…
Year: 2019
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is so-called because of the heraldic procession as reported in the Bible’s Gospels, of a triumphant, but humble Jesus through the streets of Jerusalem in great acclaim, with palm branches being strewn in the path of the new…
Allendale: 101; 10; 1
So, which is it for Allendale, newly noted in the Times/Sunday Times top 101 best places to live in the UK, in the top 10 of places identified in the Northeast? Look North covered the story at 6:30am yesterday, and…
Our health services
I’ve deliberately not capitalised the words on this morning’s diary entry, because I mean to be a bit more generic than a capitalised ‘Health Services’ might indicate. Like many of us of a slightly advanced age, lately I’m experiencing rather…
2nd Thursday: Session at The Crown
Jos Mahon writes from both phone and computer, to chat, off the cuff, about the 2nd Thursday Session at The Crown in Catton: “First, what’s a session!? We’re talking of a traditional music session, when people get together with their…
Allendale Cricket Club
Although the Cricket Club is thriving once again, apparently it was in dire straits some four years ago, according to their recent promotional video tweeted and presented just at the moment on their official website. It’s certainly true that the…
The new season of Baynes Tours . . .
For well over a decade now, building on the excellent reputation that Fergus Sandison established in a carefully honed niche within Baynes Travel for friendliness, cheerfulness, and a frisson of adventure in every offering, the Baynes Tours, this year concentrating…
New science . . . and engineering
Things impact on our conversations, from the external world, only briefly, transiently, and almost incidentally — it often feels to me as if we live in an enchanted bubble, lost in time and space. But new wonders do sometimes crop…
Not just on Sundays
Ann Potter writes to chat about some of the services on offer at Catton Chapel: ”Catton Chapel was built in 1882. Over the years it has undergone some major changes like removal of the spire. In 2003 major renovations created…
The Challenge is on!
On this the 30th anniversary of the Allendale Challenge, staging and preparative work will have begun at Allendale Village Hall on Friday afternoon, and registration for the fell runners/walkers/participants will be taking place from 7:00 early morning today. I’d bet…