19th February 2010 | Events, places to go & things to do., Local News, Southlands Farm News | No Comments Yet
This year will be the first Kielder Marathon is going to be on Sunday 7th October, it is limited to 1000 runners and entries close on the 12th of March.
It looks like huge fun and had I not made a pledge never to do anything like it again at the end of the Great North Run (many years ago) I might be tempted to have a crack at it.
But seriously, have a look at the site, Steve Cram gives a very good interview about it all, and it is very beautiful scenery. And what better place for a bit of R and R after a hard day than our Northumberland Cottages
19th February 2010 | Events, places to go & things to do., Local News | No Comments Yet
Looking for something to do on Easter Monday, this could be very good spectator sport!
The Feathers Inn
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31st January 2010 | Southlands Farm News | No Comments Yet
It’s official: Newcastle is Britain’s most sustainable city, Forum for the Future has announced today that in their third annual Sustainable Cities Index Newcastle has has come out on top. It is well worth a read as there is a lot of movement in the list from year to year. WELL DONE THE TO Read the full post
15th January 2010 | Events, places to go & things to do. | No Comments Yet
This looks like a really good excuse for a party, Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd is looking for 500 hardy folk to light the beacons. Go to their site to sign up: Iluminating Hadrian’s Wall
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8th January 2010 | Charles' Rants, Food | 2 Comments
It’s hard enough getting up to feed the animals in the middle of a freeze, without listening to am ill-informed zealot spouting about cows killing our planet by farting.
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4th December 2009 | Charles' Rants, Events, places to go & things to do., Southlands Farm News | 1 Comment
Roger Clegg and Andrew Whitaker are Northern Horizons Photography , Roger has taken many of the photos used to promote
Hadrian’s Wall while Andrew specialises in the coast and Tyneside.
Roger met Hector and I this morning at Housesteads to show us how he takes spectacular sunrises. It was v Read the full post
31st October 2009 | Charles' Rants | No Comments Yet
This is an old Kenyan proverb, and never has it been truer. Climate change divides us and once you get past the interests and the heads in the sand there are debates going on in households, bars and over dinner tables all over the country. Eloquent and intelligent folk argue the toss from both sides Read the full post
28th October 2009 | Charles' Rants | No Comments Yet
Well done Jenson, some of us had faith in you, that drive really showed why you are the one to beat.
Photo: Mail online
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