August 2021

30th August 2020 South Shields – A Soggy Bank Holiday

Well, as if we haven’t had a bad enough summer, the last bank holiday before Christmas brought driving rain and …

We usually go to a few classic car shows over the year, the the lockdowns have put a stop to …

A short while ago there was a fire at the ruined Tyne Brand factory. On my walk to day I …

I’ve been trying to captured a cormorant fishing for ages. The ones at the fish quay are always too far …

A walk together along the “secret garden” to Tynemouth and Northumberland Park. It’s surprising how advances some of the blackberries …

A lovely day today and a rare Saturday off together. Where to go? We are both English Heritage members but …

A lovely walk along to Northumberland Park. The flowers are beautiful at this time of year and the reflections in …

We were due to go to the Seaham Food Festival today but with impending storms in that area we abandoned …

An old steam crane from Manchester was due to come into the Tyne at 11am from it’s anchorage outside the …

Not too warm or bright today. We headed up to Wylam to see what was new. There’s always something to …