Image of Grange Lido in the past

Some say Lee-do, some say Lie-do

And you, what do you say? Me? Well, I say lie-do for no reason other than that’s how it’s been all my life. Since time immemorial one might say… or maybe not, for that date is said to be 1189, the time of King Richard I. You will remember him I’m sure – Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the …

Image - Crossing Morecambe Bay

Goodbye Cedric and thank you

I have yet to do it but I will before ere long, I promise. Do what…? I hear you ask. To walk across The Bay ’tis what. Aye, to walk across the sands of Morecambe Bay – the same bay I was talking about just the other day, you do remember don’t you? Anyway, I was talking about how the …

Image of The Yorkshire Dales - The Howgills

Over Sedbergh Way

I am blessed, for to live in The South Lakes of Cumbria is a joy. To the south there will be found the beauty of Morcambe Bay, a wonderful place, it is the  largest expanse of inter-tidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km2. Although a place of beauty, it is perilous for …