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The painting continues............. We are now painting the exterior of the guesthouse and are surprised how much brighter it looks.  Never ending.  Once the exterior is finished we will be continuing on with the interior.  Poor Old Tom, no rest for the wicked, lol

Another lovely cycle ride today from Todmorden, along the canal up to Hollingworth Lake.  Actually this ride was with some friends so you can imagine........... we spent more time chatting when we stopped a couple of times than we did cycling!  You have it do, ha.  There was a little cloud initially which made it very comfortable whilst we were riding but we still managed to get back with red sunburned faces.    It really is a lovely lake with plenty of activities both on and off the water.  We had our picnic at the Visitors Centre which offers a good selection of drinks, sandwiches, too nice cakes and ice-cream. An excellent place to visit for a pleasant day out :)

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Don't forget the Rural Rossendale Walking Festival for 2013 starts in less than five weeks.  We start 5 October with the Hog Hike
Full details of all the walks can be found at Rural Rossendale website
We look forward to seeing you there!

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Many of the visitors to Rawtenstall arrive on the East Lancashire Railway . Run and operated by avid enthusiasts the railway station remains a focal point of our local town.  And now they have an addition.......................  The Rail Ale Trail now has a stop right at the end of the track here in Rawtenstall!  The Rail Ale Trail takes you on a journey to discover some of the Irwell Valley’s most beautiful locations and exceptional pubs, all linked together by the railway. Whether you are an ale lover, cider afficionado or cream soda supporter, you will find something to suit your taste buds at every station along the route.  Our latest watering hole opened just a couple of months ago and is already one of the most popular spots in town.  Unless there is a special train due in, the bar closes at a respectable 8pm but, being open all day, gives you plenty of time to sample their excellent selection of guest ales.  My particular favourite is the strawberry beer: oh so English sitting on the platform watching the steam trains come and go with my ever so English strawberries!  The official grand opening is this coming Saturday, 27 July 2013, with Pete Waterman, a well known steam train enthusiastic himself, as the official opener :)  I'm sure a great time will be had by all.

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Preparations have now been finalised for the Rural Rossendale 2013 Foodie Walking Festival.
Full details can be found here   As one of our many fully trained walk leaders I look forward to seeing past and new walkers in October.  We have walks to suit all abilities with a promise of great countryside, good company, a taste of local food and  culminating in the feel great factor!











The Hog Hike 2012












The Black Pudding Plod 2012


Come along and join in the fun!


ANGEL NUMBER 678

Number 678 vibrations to the energies of the numbers 6, 7 and 8. Number 6 resonates with devotion to home and family, the monetary and financial aspects of life, provision and providing and sacrifice. Number 7 adds its influences of spiritual awakening and enlightenment, inner-wisdom and inner-knowing and persistence of purpose. Number 8 brings its vibrations of manifesting wealth and prosperity, inner-strength, patience, giving and receiving and Karma - the Spiritual Law of Cause and Effect.


Angel Number 678 brings a message from the angels that your devotion to your spiritual practices has ensured that your material wants and needs will always be met, and your endeavours will reap both personal and financial rewards in your life.


The repeating Angel Number 678 is a message from the angels that you have learned how to balance your spiritual life with the monetary and physical world, and this will see an increase to the flow of material abundance in your life, as well as inner-peace and joy. With this increase to your prosperity, be mindful that the more you have, the more you have to share. Use your riches wisely.


The repeating numbers 678 may also be indicating ‘steps’ along your spiritual path.

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Tour de France 2014

Wow..... the Tour de France 2014 is coming to the South Pennines in 2014.  Watch this space as we keep you informed!

How exciting................................ The Grand Depart 2014

They will be cycling through Hebden Bridge which is where we cycle to often on a Sunday!

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Just sitting in the garden today, enjoying the sun, watching and listening to the water gently running past...........................

  Two little wagtails were fluttering and chasing each other in and around the water.  As I was quietly watching the wagtails a kingfisher came sweeping past..... I kind of think this was the male kingfisher with it being on its own, maybe mummy kingfisher is back at the nest tedning her young.  Maybe we'll have some additions to our Kingfishers in a few weeks.

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Well, what a smashing cycle along the Rochdale Canal from Todmorden........  Once again the weather was fantastic with us generating quite a bit of heat!  We have, on many occasions, cycled from Todmorden to Hebden Bridge and without doubt it is a lovely route.  However, cycling in the other direction to Hollingworth Lake is bright, spacious and definitely less crowded.  That is of course if you do not count the Canada geese and ducks!  As is expected at this time of year mummy geese and mummy ducks were parading their babies along the canal bank. 
A great attraction of the Rochdale Canal for the leisure boater lies in the fact that (unlike the Leeds and Liverpool and the Huddersfield Narrow) it climbs high over the Pennine moors rather than tunnelling through them, and the boater is surrounded by scenery which is correspondingly more spectacular (with the "penalty" of having to work more locks!)