#skipton north yo

[aioinstagram]

Skipton Skipton Aldi stabbing: Tributes paid to Jodie Willsher is Trending on Friday December 22 2017 http://www.aioinstagram.com/skipton-skipton-aldi-stabbing-tributes-paid-to-jodie-willsher-is-trending-on-friday-december-22-2017/

BBC News says: Skipton Aldi stabbing: Tributes paid to Jodie Willsher Yorkshire Post says: Skipton supermarket stabbing: Murdered Aldi worker named as young mother

Top 2 articles about Skipton:

The store and its car park remain cordoned off by police. Two officers are guarding the entrance but there isnt much police activity to be seen through the brightly-lit supermarket windows. Trolleys full of shopping can be seen in the aisles and food quot;Theres probably 20,000 people in Skipton and around 5,000 will know her, through school and working at the shop, its that kind of small town. quot;Theres so many people she knew, so many people affected by it. Its shocking, an absolutely lovely person

Trending Images of Skipton on Instagram:

This Skipton’s photo Trending 1 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Oh hey there – @sbhpottery magicked six of these stunning handmade mugs over a week ago for MH and due to the madness of Christmas I hadn’t shared her incredible work with you all, we took them to Leeds Winter Market and they sold out in one day… Luckily for me one got chipped on the return journey to Skipton and today i’m thankful for this happy accident because I can A. Share with you it’s beauty B. Take this one home with me (every cloud ). It takes three firing to make these mugs, and the final firing, the lustre firing is Sarah’s favourite. We’ll be stocking a selection of her work in 2018, so look out for more swoon worthy ceramics from this talented lady.

This Skipton’s photo Trending 2 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: By the end of today our full collection of cushions will be available to buy online, including this sweet botanical print, originally designed in the 1970’s.

This Skipton’s photo Trending 3 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Whilst the shops closed today i’m in-store packing your online orders, listening to podcasts and general pottering. Until Wednesday here’s a #regram of picture and words from the lovely @jenlittlebirdie, ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.’ We couldn’t agree more.

This Skipton’s photo Trending 4 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: The shop is full of newness right now, including this gorgeous Danish cushion alongside our new sweet and comforting scented soy wax candle ‘Summer S’mores’, both available in-store and online from later today.

This Skipton’s photo Trending 5 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Good morning everyone, it’s finally the weekend, yay! Make sure to get yourself over to Skipton for some exploring, we’ll be in store 10-4.30. P.S Spot Lily

This Skipton’s photo Trending 6 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Seeing all your festive pics is making us feel oh so jolly and Christmassy today. via lovely customer @cagneyandlace

This Skipton’s photo Trending 7 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Shake ya bum in tha light of da sun. New ceramics in-store thanks to the wonderful @alexsickling

This Skipton’s photo Trending 8 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: It’s a typical British summer day today and I’m left sat here in my Birkenstocks wishing it’d brought my moccasin slippers to work to keep the chill off my toes. On another note I’ve finally shot all the new pairs from sizes UK 3-8 which are now available to purchase online as well as in store – hurrah! Perfect for nights round the camp fire, pottering around the garden or cosy days at home.

This Skipton’s photo Trending 9 on Instagram, Photo credit to Instagram

Description: Day 22 | Getting presents wrapped for the big day! We’re enjoying an AVANTEA Yorkshire Tea giving us all the homely feels . . . #avantea #looseleaftea #looseleaf #tea #christmas #countdown #countdowntochristmas #gifts #giftsforhim #giftsforher #giftshop #teagram #yorkshire #leeds #teaaddict #tealover #friday #fridaymood #christmaswrapping #lifestyle #lifestyleblogger #teareview #ilovetea #skipton #entrepreneur #smallbusiness #shopsmall #enterprise

[sandinz]

Barry here!!

I’ve been left in charge of the blog while Sandra’s away in Minorca for a week, so you won’t be surprised that I’ve buggered it up used creative editing with the last posting and forgot to include two special meetings along the way and a bit of a flock up!

The first was catching up with Gill and Steve on nb ‘Periwinkle’ (they trade as ‘All Things Lancashire’). They came to visit us briefly when we were at Skipton, while their boat was waiting to come out for blacking at the marina at Barnoldswick.  When we got to them we had a great night being entertained on their boat whilst it was up on the hard stand opposite where we moored.

Sandra left me to it the following day as she was off to her mum’s. A bus from Barnoldswick to Burnley to pick up an ‘Enterprise’ hire car.  I had to sort diesel and a pump out at the boatyard, so decided not to cruise too far. In fact it was only just around the corner to the ‘Anchor Inn’ which required a compulsory visit in the evening.

The following morning I got a knock on the side of the boat and a rough sounding “Is it cold in the winter?” Bob and Sandra from ‘All Things Spanish’ had been walking along the canal and seen me. A quick chat and offer of a cooked breakfast was too much to resist. Barnoldswick  is their hometown, and they were back for a family wedding. (Sorry I never got a photo)

Great to catch up with fellow traders. You never know where someone’s going to pop up next!

Sandra encountered this little flock of sheep crossing the canal bridge by the lock. They all seemed curious as to what was going on but took it in their stride.  (This was prior to arriving at Gargrave on the previous post.)

… continued

So after exiting the Foulridge Tunnel it was a short hop to the top of the Barrowford Locks where I moored for the night before continuing the next day to Burnley.

The Southern exit of the Foulridge Tunnel, looking very frightening. Like a monster about to swallow you whole.

Top Lock of the Barrowford Lock Flight of seven locks.

A very rural setting!

Barrowford Reservoir’s level is down at the moment as apparently when it’s full it leaks quite badly, so needs a little TLC.

Converted mill buildings on the approach to Burnley

I wanted to stay in Burnley for at least a couple of days to see if I could get a good  photograph of the embankment.

The Burnley Embankment is regarded as one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of Britain’s waterways. While not being as dramatic or daring as some of the other ‘wonders, it is nevertheless a huge and impressive structure.

Rather than take a long detour, following the contours around the valley, it was decided to build an embankment, almost but not quite a mile long and up to sixty feet high, straight across to the opposite hillside. It is known locally as “The Straight Mile”

It was built between 1796 and 1801 using basically picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. Though costly to construct, it meant the valley could be traversed by the canal without the need for two systems of locks.

Can you imagine piling up enough dirt etc. to build the embankment, compact it and stabilise it enough, then make it waterproof sufficiently to be able then put a canal approx 40 – 50’ wide the full length? Remembering that it cuts through the centre of Burnley, so a breach would be fairly devastating.

With the amount of rain they have around this area it must have been a case of ‘two feet up, one foot down’!

To me, this is well and truly one of the ‘Seven Wonders’.

Looking from the embankment across the chimney pots to the Pennines in the distance.

Travelling along at rooftop level

I have managed to get what I feel are reasonable photos of the other six ‘Wonders’, but didn’t have one of the embankment good enough to make into a greeting card and so complete the set.

My range of greeting cards are available on the Home Brew Boat Website – here 

This time in Burnley I was determined to get something usable, and did some research on websites and Google Earth to see what the options were. So I felt climbing the hill at the southern end was my best choice, and if I got lucky the sun might even come out.

Looking from the southern end

After a bit of a hike up the hill through terraced houses and allotments, I found an angle I was happy with, so just waited to see if one of the sunny patches moved over to where I wanted. Within no time at all, not only did the sun come out, but a boat (the first one I’d seen all day) came around the corner and along the straight. Good result! So … when I do my next run of cards this will be included, along with the Barton Swing Aqueduct and Standedge Tunnel which have yet to be printed.

This will be the full set …

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Anderton Boat Lift

Bingley Five Rise

Burnley Embankment

Standedge Tunnel

Cain Hill Flight

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Falkirk Wheel

Yes, the astute may have noticed eight images. The Falkirk Wheel falls into the ‘Modern Seven Wonders’ category. I’m not sure which of the others drops out though!

Our mooring high above Tescos.

A very ominous sky looking up the steps of the embankment.

Sandra arrived back on the Tuesday afternoon and dropped off the hire car, with the plan to move the boat a bit further onward. However things changed when the pirate ship came into view over the horizon.

Arrrrrrrr! so the pirates Heidi and Jakki boarded Rrrrr ‘n’ Rrrrr and a game of Six Handed RUMmy was called for. I believe, from memory, Heidi was the overall winner. (it’s always wise to let the cut throat pirate win!)

“Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!”

So in real time, Sandra is in Minorca and I’m on the Lancaster Canal heading north to rendezvous in Carnforth next Tuesday.

Foulridge to Burnley Barry here!! I've been left in charge of the blog while Sandra's away in Minorca for a week, so you won't be surprised that I've…