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5 June, 2022
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A walk in the Yorkshire Dales – Stainforth loop June 2022

A delightful 3.5 miles loop walk from Stainforth just north of Settle, taking in Catrigg Force waterfall en route. (OS Explorer OL2 Map). Yesterday, Tina, Bevan, and I headed off for a traipse in the Yorkshire Dales. I’m not usually … Continue reading

29 October, 2021
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New Zealand 1999 Memories – Part 2

During September and October 1999 I made my first of three visits to New Zealand. Though only 3 weeks, that first visit, mainly visiting relatives in the South Island, blew me away and left a huge impression. I had to … Continue reading

7 July, 2020
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Paignton and the Pointons

During the summers of the late 1970s Mum, Dad, and I made an annual pilgrimage to Paignton in South Devon. We even returned to the same hotel. Maybe it’s a case of nostalgically looking back through childhood rose-coloured spectacles but … Continue reading

30 June, 2020
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Kraków May 2019

I actually started this blog piece in May and hoped to have it finished by at least the end of that month. However the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of queries from the union members in schools I support, so … Continue reading