Catherine Stirling-Hill sends some notes our way to chat about the charity’s Annual General Meeting, scheduled for today Wednesday the 24th of April, 7:30pm in the Main Hall (while the Gardening Society holds their quarterly meeting in the New Hall):…
Category: Community
The Dales Gardening Society
When I arrived at the Tea Rooms for a little meeting with representatives of the Garden Society, who were eager to help feature their group in the diary, Emma Harrison ushered me into the side dining room with a table…
Colin Potsig, photographer
Photographs, rendered in monochrome, from portraits by Colin Potsig, used by kind permission of the artist I had a lovely chat with Colin yesterday afternoon, after he got back from retrieving a form at the Post Office. Colin used to…
Local housing . . . a work in progress
I’m going to try something different with this piece, and that is to try to leave it quite open-ended, as I’m waiting for feedback on my facebook query in Allendale area notices, about local affordable housing. So today’s entry might…
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…
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…
Knit & Crochet, or Natter if you like
Allen Valleys Knit & Crochet Group Meetings: Every Friday 10:00am to 12:30pm at Catton Village Hall Christine Downie, Secretary, writes to chat about this friendly group: ‘It’s hard to define what makes a good social group, but I hope the…
The lecture/sharing circuit
This diary entry goes out on the morning of the heaviest snowfall of the year, up in Sparty Lea! Awakening to the snow, I wondered if I shouldn’t create a special diary entry about the winter wonderland! It certainly deserves…
Allendale Sports Club
Nestled into the fields at Allen Mill, just on the boundary with Catton, the Sports Ground looks as if it’s always been there, but in fact it’s only a little ways off its fifteenth birthday. I remember some of the…
Scheduling conflicts . . . surplus of venues . . .
It’s not a new problem, and as Allendale becomes ever more vibrant and fun to live in, more and more events and venues will jostle with each other to attract the attention of possible participants. This past Tuesday evening, for…