BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Stray to be opened up to cyclists
Harrogate Stray
So common sense has prevailed in Harrogate. Cyclists will soon be allowed to use a number of footpaths across this extensive area of grass that encompasses a good part of the town centre.
Some thanks must go to the Cyclists Touring Club for their high profile campaign
Good move.
Greenbelt – Greenbelt 09: Standing in the Long Now
Confused by the title for this blog post? It’s the theme for Greenbelt 2009. The quote’s taken from Brian Eno “… all round interesting thinker”. It’s about taking a longer view in contrast to the “do it now” culture in which many of us live. There’s even a foundation dedicated to it.
So now is the time to book for Greenbelt – described as as the most family friendly festival of rthe summer – a place for everyone to explore life more deeply. Despite the theme for the festival – there are discounts for doing it NOW!
Snow Elephant
My son, Matthew, works for Frontier Developments in Cambridge. This lunchtime they created this snow elephant – just for the fun of it and to be different from the more traditional snow man.
To my mind I think it’s rather spectacular, especially as it stands four to five feet high. He hopes it’s still there tomorrow so that they can finish it off.
Is this the best snow sculpture of the current cold weather?
Hannibal? – Let Wikipedia explain
Originally uploaded by Dawnriser
As the snow falls and you struggle to lead a normal life please remember the birds. They need to consume many times their body weight to stay allive in this weather. A little seed, fat and nuts can make the difference between life and death.
Tornado leaves York Station. I was with my son, Warwick, who uses a wheelchair so I only had time to snatch a few hand held shots over the heads of the crowd. But it has atmosphere and captures the excitement of seeing this loco under steam and hauling at train.
Many thanks to the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust for making this day possible. If it makes money and pays off it’s debts it’ll be a miracle – but the joy of this first trip will be remembered fondly by many. We Brits are still able to match the engineering skills of a generation or two ago.
The chimney belching smoke and steam also reminded me that the golden age of steam never existed. It was without a doubt a coal black age.