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…
Author: LarryWinger
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…
Welcome Pack: good idea or not?
I was ruminating on a post in Allendale area notices, as you do, and wondering whether the enquirer, newly arriving in the area, could use the services of a friendly Welcome Pack. As far as I know, nothing like that…
Mundane Money
That’s right, there are actually two cash machines, one in the East River Allen Valley at MarketPlace/Post Office just off the market square of Allendale. The other one, in the West River Allen Valley, is on the main road outside…
An increase in vandalism?
People are certainly feeling angry about the vandalism and anti-social behaviour (thinking discarded dog poo bags) around the village these days. Let me think: what’s been reported recently (within the past month say, back to 7th April anyway), in Allendale…
Water . . . or not
Now I know that most folks in Allendale are on mains water. But some of us out in the valleys have our own water supply, and this capacity has both good and bad features. Good: our water is very clean,…
A word about volunteers
This village would not be the same without the volunteers who help out, in so many ways. While we often do try to thank them, we tend to forget too that it’s their effort that keeps the place running, and…