Haltwhistle barks up the right tree to build modern play areas
IT all started five years ago when a group of restless youngsters pointed out a yawning gap in their town’s play facilities.
Churches have a crafty idea
CRAM more than 100 children into a church hall, arm them with glue and paint and you’re guaranteed to create chaos.
Something fishy’s going on in Haltwhistle
JUST when I thought it was safe to go back in the water, Haltwhistle offered up its latest beauty treatment.
Saint-Meen-Le-Grand Town Twinning
IN a country synonymous with cycling, it makes perfect sense for a Breton market town to be the birthplace of one of France’s most famous racers.
Situated in central Brittany, Saint-Meen-Le-Grand is the proud home town of Louison Bobet - the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955.
Roman Wall Show
WHEN farmers meet for a drink and a friendly bit of banter, it’s a fair bet the talk will soon turn to who has the best stock. That’s what happened in the Coronation year of 1953, when a difference of opinion arose between two Roman Wall farmers over who had the best tup. And while the rest of the nation was trying to gain access to a scarce television set to view the dawn of the new Elizabethan age, farmers were gathering...
