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Webwatch with Charlie

May 27, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Charlie on the beach at St Bees, Cumbria

We have had quite a number of suggestions for sites to be featured in this months ‘Webwatch with Charlie’. Thanks to all of you who have been in touch.

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The park is filled with flowers

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May 9, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Crimson tulips in Victoria Park, Carlisle

Venturing in to the park this morning it is fantastic to see all the flowers and plants taking full advantage of the spring sunshine.

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Lanercost and Bewcastle

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April 24, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

As the tweeting birds welcomed in the morning we were up and ready to face the day and headed off towards Lanercost Priory, near Brampton.

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De-fluffdicated

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March 7, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

While dad and buster were writing up our adventures from yesterday I was having my spring clip out. After the walk yesterday mum decided that it was warm enough for me to loose my thick fleecy coat and get a short back and sides. Out came the big blue non slip mat and then the [...]

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Carlisle Railway Station tv advert for Homebase

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February 18, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Carlisle railway station has been turned in to a filmset this week as the DIY chain, Homebase produce a tv advert.

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WebWatch with Charlie the Cocker Spaniel

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February 11, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

It has been a while since I took a few minutes to look around the web and see what gadgets, gismos and websites I can find that interest me and in turn you may find interesting. If you would like to suggest any gadgets, websites or stories for my next WebWatch then get in touch [...]

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Flood signs in Carlisle

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January 23, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Over the past few weeks we have become aware of a few new signs appearing on our walks. Made in the form of ceramic tiles the small graphical artworks depict a local landmark or the extent of the Carlisle floods in 2005. Interestingly the tiles seem to be embedded into the new flood defences. Searching [...]

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Mucky paws in Bitts Park, Carlisle

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December 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

How many times can we start a blog entry by saying it is raining again? We make a quick dash today, between the showers, to Bitts Park so that we can get out and stretch our paws. Finding a car parking space was difficult for dad as something must be going on at the nearby [...]

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Remembrance and fireworks

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November 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

After many nights of being scared by the bangs and pops of fireworks we ventured outside this afternoon for a walk to stretch our legs a bit. With big grey clouds on the horizon, we took a short car journey towards the town and our usual walking venue of Bitts Park. Last night the annual [...]

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WebWatch with Charlie

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October 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

It is a while since I took a good look around the web and posted a few website worthy of a quick mention. Please get in touch if you would like to suggest your dog blog or dog story for inclusion next time. First thing I spotted was this article from the Daily Mail in [...]