Virgin hot air balloon over Carlisle

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Virgin Hot Air balloon over Carlisle, coming into land

Gliding in the sky the unusual sight of a hot air balloon. These are fairly common in south Cumbria but to see the Virgin hot air balloon over the streets of Carlisle was quite a sight.

Greystoke in the sunshine

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Lickers at the ready!

Greystoke near Penrith was our destination today as we left the city behind and headed for the green fields of the countryside.

Halloween preparations – Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria

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Hesket Newmarket Brewery van

Our adventures this week have taken us to a small village called Hesket Newmarket. You may remember we visited a place called Caldbeck a few weeks ago well, Hesket Newmarket is about 1.5 miles beyond this, down a narrow ‘B’ road. The village is stretched along the main through road and has a Post Office, [...]

Gardeners’ World live in Birmingham

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Gardeners' World Live - Birmingham

What time do you call it when in summer time it is still dark when you get up?  Very early, is the answer and so it was yesterday morning when the alarm clock shrieked the getting up noise. Charlie and I had wondered why the picnic box had been made ready before we went to [...]

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