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The golden heart of the village . . .

LarryWinger
January 18, 2019

‘Coeur de lion’ was the given title of King Richard I, while in exile in Brittany, France, after his escapades in the Crusades, or as he became known later throughout the British Isles, Richard the Lion-Hearted. Intriguing, then, that The…

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Access and Inclusion Community Institutions

AGM season: Catton VillageHall tonight

LarryWinger
January 17, 2019
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Just a lovely dusting of fresh snow on the high fells this morning — makes everything look fine, and doubtless will be gone by later today after the sun warms us up. But just to say we’re trying to keep…

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Business Institutions Services Tourism

MarketPlace: 3 in one!

LarryWinger
January 13, 2019
2

It’s a Visitor Information Point It’s a Post Office with Money Machine I was just chatting with a good friend about the heroic stint Elsie Archer put in, maybe a decade ago now, when the Post Office was between owners…

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Business Institutions Transport Travel

The BaynesTravel enterprise . . . steady as she goes

LarryWinger
January 12, 2019
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The big ‘B’ is everywhere, as I found to my delight when catching photographs at the beginning of this little diary. All the vehicles seem to start, and finish, here in the yard around the Hen House, but they travel…

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Business Institutions Tourism

If a well-established rookery brings good fortune . . .

LarryWinger
January 6, 2019

. . . 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…

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Business Institutions

A paler shade of green

LarryWinger
January 4, 2019
2

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…

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