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Carlisle – a learning village ?

May 6, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Today was one of those moments when, we spotted this sign proclaiming that Carlisle, A City given that it has a cathedral, has or is, a learning village.

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Dalston bridge reopens after pier work

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July 2, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Closed in October 2010 the ‘White Bridge’ in Dalston, near Carlisle, has reopened following work to restore the damaged central pier.

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Dalston, a harris hawk and sausages

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January 29, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

We see close up a harris hawk and refill our vegetable and sausage supplies from local traders in Dalston.

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King Edward monument – Burgh by Sands

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March 23, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Yesterday our update ended after our walk in Finglandrigg Wood however, we managed to get a second walk done as we visited the King Edward 1 Monument at Burgh by Sands. Burgh, pronounced brough as in woof, is on the Solway plain between Scotland and England and is the site possibly for the remotest monument for [...]

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A walk from Glasson Dock, Lancaster

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November 3, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

With the coast to our left we left Glasson Dock near Lancaster behind and started along the coastal path towards the City of Lancaster. Mum and Dad visited here a few weeks ago whilst researching an article for our other site Heritage and History and they thought it would be worth revisiting with us. We parked [...]