Anna Stonehouse’s lovely establishment, the salon called Natural Beauty, faces into Allendale’s Market Square. I’ve heard that men are welcome within, but those of my generation are possibly not completely persuaded, though they might, just, indulge in a little skin…
Category: Business
If a well-established rookery brings good fortune . . .
. . . then Jennifer Makepeace’s Gift Shop has been truly blessed. But on the whole, I’d say that The Gift Shop, a renowned institution in Allendale, has thrived because of its proprietor’s dedication and acumen, even though, as she…
A paler shade of green
I wouldn’t want to hazard a guess as to how many people, gazing at the front of the village’s beloved institution, the Allendale Co-op, would be able to say just what’s different this year. Of course, it’s the shade of…
Back to Work . . .
With a hymn of praise in my heart for the local mechanics and engineers who keep us on the road, I ambled carefully on into Allendale, nursing the baby wheel (80km/hr maximum, or 50mph to you and me) which I’d…