I’ve known about this road sign on the A697 in Crawley Dene for a few years. It’s been at the side of the road, partially knocked down the embankment and in a bit of a sorry state.
We took advantage of having the tractor and the road being shut yesterday, managed to get it out and it’s now in storage.
We will have a look at getting it restored then put back.
Robbie Burn (Chair, Hedgeley Parish Council)
Following yesterday’s appeal for help to do a Litter Pick on the A697, Robbie Burn has sent the following message and photo.
Winter can be muggy, dark and grey. But it’s still great to get outside and enjoy our open spaces. We’re lucky in the Breamish Valley to have the Branton Lakes Nature Reserve accessible all year round. There’s a growing amount of evidence that just being out in nature improves our sense of well-being. And, for me, today was no exception – I thoroughly enjoyed my grey day walk…
Well…you know it’s getting close to Autumn when you see the hay bales lined up in the fields.
And ‘meteorological Autumn’ begins tomorrow, 1 September 2017 (see Signs of Autumn for an explanation).
From late July until now, the purple heather on the hills along both the Breamish Valley and our sister valley – the Harthope Valley – has been glorious.
As well as the yellow fields of rapeseed in and around the Breamish Valley at the moment, gorse is still putting on a spectacular show. And the accompanying smell of ‘coconut’ given off from the blossoms is simply wonderful! What’s not to like?
Mid-spring and there is yellow everywhere along the Breamish Valley.
Patchworks of bright-yellow rapeseed can be seen on the surrounding hills and lower-lying ground.
Grown in this country predominantly for as an animal feed or to produce edible vegetable oils, it’s also known as oil seed rape or, simply, rape. For me, it’s one of the joys of the spring season.
Wrap up warm.
Prepare a flask of soup.
Put on your layers.
Strap on your boots
And…
[All photos © Ian Glendinning 2016 – used with permission]
As mentioned in Cheviot Views Issue 28 (Dec 2016), we had a few more of Ian Glendinning’s aerial photographs of Powburn and the surrounding area to share with you. And here they are! Can you spot any obvious landmarks? Or even where you live? It pretty much goes without saying that views from above give a totally new perspective on where many of us live.
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