...........Sophos trains "The White Rose". No passing times up yet - will update when available. https://saphostrains.com/journey/the-white-rose-17-04-2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xy13/bbc-news-at-six-02042024 after 23 mins.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-68543633

Not a motorbike fan but I always enjoyed their progs. He was obviously poorly in the latest series "Go West". Only 66 and he had to care for both parents as a youngster. Heaven's gained a decent bloke.

I think this has been dye-tested to Peak cavern Gorge - does this fit in with Phil W's hypothesis of a parallel more northerly conduit carrying the BJM , Treak Cliff, Langcliffe (?) and others' water?

.......since black holes are of interest to cavers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68346725

....Feb 13th & 14th. 2pm to 10pm. This village "mob" football gave rise to both Rugby & Association Football and is still played in a few places usually at Shrovetide or Easter. https://rove.me/to/england/royal-shrovetide-football

.........and in some other lower places:-

I came across the Punkva showcave whilst browsing. The Moravian karst particularly looks an interesting area within reach of Prague - a relatively cheap destination. If anyone is interested here are some links:- https://www.caves.cz/en The Punkva show cave has a motor boat ride and can be...

These traditional local carols , hymns, songs etc. are best belted out pint in hand. No timid church singing allowed. Wednesday 13th in the Miners, Eyam also 19:30 Full list here:- http://www.localcarols.org.uk/sings.php

Lovely formations. On another thread someone asked for caves nearest to pubs - this show cave is in the middle of the town! https://www.aracena.es/es/municipio/gruta/ There's also footage of the ginormous Rio Tinto mine...

.....on the ex NS line via Stoke, Macc, Stockport. I'll post the detailed itinerary when it's available - usually the day before. Due Piccadilly 13:05. https://www.railwaytouring.net/the-manchester-christmas-market

Rangers discovered a one-year-old hippo, whom they have named Owen, alone and dehydrated near Kenya's Indian Ocean coast after he became separated from his herd in 2004. They took him to a wildlife sanctuary in Mombasa, where he soon found a male tortoise with the same dark grey coloring as...

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.....especially for Shotlighter and any other steam fans. https://www.railwaytouring.net/the-buxton-spa-express