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The Village

An account of life in rural Yorkshire, England and beyond

Local Hero

Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 03:08 in Autumn, community, environment, Film, gregory's girl, local hero, Nature, village

It's good to get a free DVD with your Sunday newspaper that you actually want to own, and even brings back fond memories of how some films were made back in the distant twentieth century. For the few ...
A new bike

Posted on Friday September 26th, 2008 at 10:55 in Autumn, bicycle, bike, hills, Nature, pubs, summer, sunshine, village, winter, wolds, yorkshire

This dry period of early autumn feels like a precious gift, because it's noticeably getting dark earlier and earlier, and we must revel in the last warmth of a disappointing summer. For the first time...
Water Dale

Posted on Friday July 25th, 2008 at 02:15 in boy, England, ice cream, motorbike, Nature, Pub, Shop, summer, valley, village, wolds, yorkshire

A small journey earlier this week is a reminder that simple, inexpensive pleasures can bring the greatest joy. I took our young lad on the back of the Benelli Velvet 250 (slowly and carefully) down th...
Poppies

Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 06:14 in Army, cold war, fields, fight, flower, fuel, Nature, peace, poppy, sustainable, village, woman

Wild red poppies are bringing some additional colour to many fields of shallow, chalky soil, and though it's not spectacularly warm it does feel like summer, even with the heavy showers we've seen in ...