I saw, maybe a month or so ago, news in Allendale area notices of a repair clinic over at Nenthead, where folks were encouraged to bring their domestic items that had stopped working, for a bit of attention from other…
Category: Community
Allen Valley Churches Together . . .
Ann Potter writes to chat about a walk organised by AVCT recently: ” Allen Valley Churches Together organised a local walk from Allendale to Sinderhope last month. The total route was 7.5 miles and, to ensure accessibility for walkers able…
Deneholme Wood Volunteers
Melanie Pepper writes through a migraine to get these notes to me for publishing during my hospital hiatus — thanks Mel! “The North Pennines AONB Partnership opened up permissive access to the woods, and installed a new bridge and new…
The May Fair and The Golden Lion, revenant
Yes, it’s May Fair Saturday today! But first, we need to deal with what we might call ‘Pubs in Transition III and IV’ as it’s been quite a climactic week at the Golden Lion, all in all. Monday morning, a…
Fawside . . . on our side
Fawside is the friendly community development organisation at the heart of Allendale village life. But it’s a quiet group, and not many folks are quite aware of its thirty year history, or of how it fits in with everything else…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Suddenly . . . everything!
As if the Easter weekend were the dam holding back the waters of activity, this week has flung open the sluice gates and there are things galore to be doing, starting, participating in, enjoying, throughout the Allen Valleys. It’s more…