Family story
Guy and Ken went for a three day trek to Suffolk, the homeland of our forebears on the Wade side of the family. We went to Bury St Edmunds, Saxmundham, and then on to Aldeburgh by the sea. Then to Woodbridge and East bergholt on the way back to Margate. The trip was in Guy’s …
My last day in England started out in Kettering. Paul has Mini-Stroke Paul awoke in the morning after very heavy sleeping and was unable to work with his right hand.
A day out in Bedford was in fact a second adventure into this quite small; but historically significant town.
Today was the quiet one staying with Paul while Rachel was out doing a payroll exercise for one of her clients
Travel by Train from Kettering to Nottingham and back for a day visit.
Thursday 4th May 2018 Anne and I travelled down to Margate from Kettering via Dartford Crossing with a brief stop in Epping Forest on 4th May 2018 and stayed until Monday 7th May 2018. It was great to be back at Red House albeit for a short stay this time. Guy and Margaret made us …
We took a day out to go to the Isle of Ely from Kettering with Paul and Rachel. A pleasant 50 mile journey through the Fens with drains and embankments to keep some of the best farmland in Britain healthy. Our main stopping point was the Ely Cathedral, the gallery has quite a few images …
On the way from Lake District to Kettering we called at Shrewsbury. Drawn to it by the stories found in the Books about Brother Cadfael, a fictional Monk in the abbey. We saw the location of the abbey, now in ruins, from the tower of the Castle where we took several photos in the …
Chester, in Cheshire, was our first stop after the Lake District. The day we arrived city was crowded as a half marathon was in progress, to link with the May Day holidays. My last visit to Chester was in 1975 when here for a 14 day training course on Systems Analysis and Design. On that …
This Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway runs from Lake Windermere for just a few miles and connects up with the Steamer on the Lake to transfer passengers to Ambleside and yo view the lake. I did what every school boy / railway enthusiast would do, Join the signalman in the cabin to watch changing the points …