“Hi Emma & Lucy. Just a really big thank you really. I have met the man of my dreams. In a strange twist of fate he lived in the same village as me and we have fancied each other for ages. Just not knowing if the other person felt the same or was single. We… Continue reading In a strange twist of fate he lived in the same village as me…
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Met someone on muddy matches!…
“met someone on muddy matches!” Claire
Have met someone from the site…
“Have met someone from the site.” Craig
Being Model Fisherwomen in North Yorkshire
Whilst in Yorkshire, we were invited down to Raygill Fisheries, in the heart of the Dales just outside Lothersdale, to take a look round and do a spot of fishing. Previously a lime quarry, Bernard Clement bought it in 1987, landscaped the site and began to stock trout. Twenty years later, they have four lakes… Continue reading Being Model Fisherwomen in North Yorkshire
Training with SARDA: the Search and Rescue Dogs Association
Keen to find out a bit more about the Lake District’s Search and Rescue Dogs Association (SARDA Lakes), we arranged to meet Les Telford, one of the handlers, in a car park in Keswick and follow him to Buttermere, where their weekend training was taking place. A nail-biting journey then ensued as we tried to… Continue reading Training with SARDA: the Search and Rescue Dogs Association
The Graffiti Project
Some time ago we heard about the Graffiti Project at Kelburn Castle in Fairlie, Ayrshire, and decided that we had to stop off there on our Muddy Marathon. To put you in the picture, Kelburn Castle is home to the tenth Earl of Glasgow and is said to be the oldest castle in Scotland to… Continue reading The Graffiti Project
Fighting for Fordhall Farm
Following on with our theme of the lengths to which people will go to stay where they feel they belong, there is no story more inspiring than Charlotte and Ben Hollins’ battle against the odds to save their family farm and the way of life that their father believed in so passionately. When we arrived… Continue reading Fighting for Fordhall Farm
Muddy Matches at BASC HQ
Having met a couple of people who work for BASC over the weekend we decided it might be nice to pay them a visit at their office since we were practically passing the door. It was great: we met up with Jane who gave us a tour (they’ve got cool offices based around a converted… Continue reading Muddy Matches at BASC HQ
Flat Caps and Bonfires
Taken at the Palmer Marlborough Beagles Bonfire and BBQ.
Farm and Countryside Watch
If anyone was wondering why there was a police car in the woods with us in our last entry, let us introduce you to PC Pete, a Wildlife Crime Officer for the Sussex Police. Pete came down to see the coppicing and to tell us about a scheme he set up in the region called… Continue reading Farm and Countryside Watch