Podcasts about Pennine

This week we are looking at the proposals of the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board, the collective of combined and local authorities across the north west of England wanting to finish off the Manchester bits of HS2 as well as the western end of whatever the trans-Pennine high speed line is called today. We'll also be talking about Great British Railways and its latest hint at branding in our new, as-yet unnamed back-end segment! Support #Railnatter at https://patreon.com/garethdennis. Merch at https://garethdennis.co.uk/merch. Join in the discussion at https://garethdennis.co.uk/discord. You can also buy my book #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture: https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways

Send us a textA pioneer and expert in Audio of the wireless. Paul Bromley has enjoyed four decades in the radio business, presenting shows on Pennine FM, Viking FM, Signal, Ridings FM and Dearne FM.In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Paul sits down with Luke to share stories about Radio, Trains and Astronomy. From getting the Radio bug from listening to Pennine and Radio Aire, before joining Hospital Radio - where he learned his crafts, before joining Pennine FM to help out, before getting his first show on New Years Day 1990, becoming the last voice on Pennine before it became Pulse, joining Viking Radio and working with Simon Logan. Moving into GWR and presenting shows for Signal, before launching Ridings FM and Dearne FM, where he ended his tenure as PD, before moving into Train Driving and bouncing back into Radio with LDC presenting the 80's experience.Big Thanks to Paul and Aircheck Downloads for the use of content.

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode of the Home Trails Podcast, I speak to Rebecca Hormann.Last week, Rebecca stormed to victory at the GB ULTRAS Pennine Barrier 50 in 8:45:58, to not only win, but take 4th place overallRebecca is well traveled and holds multiple passports due to her heritage. She grew up in America, then moved to Spain for her soccer career (football), then moved to Malaysia, followed by Northern Ireland, Switzerland and finally good old Blighty!During her travels Rebecca started to run, then the pandemic hit and she really got into running.Since then she's gone from strength to strength, either winning or podiuming in every race she enters! I first met Rebecca at Alston during her Spine Challenger North race back in January, where I mistook her for a Canadian I'd raced with previously! Fortunately, she saw the funny side and didn't hold it against meWe made arrangements to podcast after that race, but due to my poor scheduling its taken until now to sort out!Rebecca was a pleasure to speak to and

New HTA president Will Armitage started his career at The Barton Grange Group at Woodford Garden Centre before joining family business Armitage & Sons (Seeds) where he eventually became joint managing director.He was chair of the Garden Centre Association from 2014 to 2016 and says the big difference between now and then are the costs of employing people, which have risen 10% again he believes thanks to the Autumn Budget's changes to National Living Wage and employers' National Insurance Contributions. This means the industry will struggle to grow and could mean price rises, he says.Armitage has been on both sides of the fence, with supplier Mulch and running garden centres. His former Pennine centre has since been owned by Wyevale and now Dobbies has it for sale and Armitage says the private equity sale and leaseback model is proving to be unsustainable.He looks forward to a better weather year, with high hopes for 2025 helped by more industry Business Improvement Schemes and increased lobbying at Westminster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB,Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025 Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band? Encourage Youngsters on the Air 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve RSGB HF Contest Changes

...in which we delve into a remarkable oral history archive to paint a picture of the historic Cumbrian commons as they enter a period of profound change. In the company of local-born John Hastwell and project officer Amanda Walters, we listen to farmers past and present as they discuss the hard-graft reality of grazing the fells of the Westmorland Dales: the northern Howgills and Tebay; the Pennine fringes; Orton Fells and Wild Boar Fell.  Relishing a bounty of Westmerian accents, we consider how the commons have been used for centuries – not only for grazing, but also for supplying fuel, wool and building materials. We evoke the satisfaction of gathers past, where thousands of sheep were rounded from the common, and note the efforts required to establish and maintain a heft. The traumas of hard winters and Foot and Mouth are recalled, as are the perils of 'totter bogs', chats with M6 truck drivers... and the wrong DofE footwear. We close by reflecting on the many changes unfolding on these eastern heights – more trees; fewer sheep; less food; and a compromised farming system – before hearing from those who have left farming behind for good. The Westmorland Dales' 'Our Common Heritage' oral history project was inspired by Friends of the Lake District,which owns Little Asby Common in the heart of the Westmorland Dales. It was one of many projects delivered through the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership, led by Friends of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Full interviews can be accessed at Cumbria Archives in Kendal and the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.

On this installment of The Hum and the Silence Jenny Randles gets into an altercation with Peter Robertson, and we look at an article featuring a fae encounter connected to Randles' book The Pennine UFO Mystery.  Special thanks to thePelican on Twitter for pointing me towards the Randles/Rogerson commentaries. Sources: Magonia 13 1983 Magonia 14 1983 “Believing Is Seeing: A question of perception” by Janet Bord, Flying Saucer Review, V 20 N 6, November-December 1974 Theme song: "Ufo" by Floats, available on Soundcloud, iTunes and Spotify Logo designed by Megan Lagerberg

Total Runtime: 2:42.24In today's world we're witnessing the attempt to take over of the human spirit, our consciousness is under constant attack from malevolent forces that purport to be our friends.The weapons used are not just bullets, bombs and MK Ultra but the very legal system that is supposedly here to protect us all from this exact kind of tyranny. Modern day freedom fighters are a bit thin on the ground, but today we have with a fellow Huddersfield lad who also went to our School, Salendine Nook High. Michael O'Deira along with his mate Michael O'Bernicia wrote, directed, and produced the ground breaking 2016 film 'The Great British Mortgage Swindle', that told the story of how the financial system is a scam.Huddersfield must have somat'in t'water, because we've got Chris & Dom, Michael O'Deira, Mark Bajerski, John Hamer, Johnathan Halstead, and Miri AF all hailing from a rural Pennine town in Yorkshire called Huddersfield. Now, what are the odds on that?Dom's Health BunkerHealth Bunker SupplementsUse discount Code HB-SF25OFF *Only available on Health Bunker Products*www.healthbunker.co.ukChris's Gaping Gobs on EtsyGaping Gobs - Etsy UKAdditional Info Richard D. Hall - Legal Fund (richplanet.net) https://www.sheepfarm.co.uk/music/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sheepfarmstudioshttps://rumble.com/user/SheepFarmStudiohttps://odysee.com/@sheepfarmstudios:f

Tim Jowett and Steve Pheby amongst them completed the entire 268 mile long Pennine way in England. Here is a recap of their experience and thoughts about Britiains most brutal race with questions from the director of Hong Kong's most brutal race, HK4TUC www.trahk.org

In June 2024 I took on the Montane Spine race, a 268 mile race along the Pennine way, This was my first attempt at the race which truly earns it's tagline of "Britain's Most Brutal"Unfortunately my attempt ended after Injury at 98.5 miles.In this podcast I give you an insight of what it's like to be inside the Spine race and the lessons learned from a DNF for next time.You can also contribute to the ongoing fundraising for for Hope House Hospice at https://www.justgiving.com/page/amcspinerace?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Famcspinerace&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 59!This week we have the incredible Holly Stables in the co-presenter hot seat and it is a HOT SEAT.Holly and Allie talk shit about loads of stuff including what REALLY happened to Marathon Talk, Holly's incredible running career and we find out why she hard relates to Velma from Scooby Doo. Hot Topic this week is Comrades Marathon and Allie moans about the fact she has chosen and paid to do a race on the Pennine way that is starting...today! Holly will be here once a month to answer all your training questions so keep them coming in via email and let us know what you think on the gram!This week's podcast is proudly sponsored by INOV8. Visit www.inov8.com and use code BHUSS15 to get a nice meaty discount.Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail.com

In this Summer episode we explore all things hiking...News Pass Portes du Soleil, a 3 day festival of mountain bikingJuly 6 and 7, the Savoie Mont Blanc Freestyle Tour by FISE in AvoriazMorzine hosts the Spartan Ultra World Championship,Les Gets, the UCI mountain biking world cup event Hiking GearWalking boots - waterproof and breathable.  Salomon X Ultra 360 is a good choice at £140Socks –  UYN Merino trekking socks £30 Waterproofs - shell jackets and trousers Helly Hansen Verglas Infinity Shell jacket (RRP £400 but currently at £280 on Hellyhansen.com) and the Verglas Micro shell pants £120 also at hellyhansen.com A backpack - The Osprey Talon 44 is a good multiday pack £185 from osprey.com Poles reduces stress on the knees and hips Leki Micro Vario Carbon is super light at 240g - £170 per pair, from leki.comA few things for the kit bag includes a water bottle, suncream, hat or cap, sunglasses, and perhaps a smart watch like a Garmin or Suunto can be very useful. And maybe a map and a compass is good too!!Hiking DestinationsA new trail in Portugal 3000 kilometres called the Palmilhar The classic Pennine way - over 260 miles of walking The Tour of Mont Blanc - a classic trek around Mont Blanc just over 100 miles The Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine and over 2000 milesWest Coast trail on Vancouver Island which is a mere 47 miles but covers some spectacular terrain.The Annapurna trail in Nepal which is well over 100 miles Kimano Kodo in the Kii Peninsula of Japan 43 miles SalburgerlandThe Salzburg Almenweg (the Alpine Pastures Trail), a 350km, 25-stage trail The 1100th anniversary of St. Wolfgang of Regensburg The Yunion Yoga festivals in Gastein And the Adidas Terrex Infinite Trails running weekend In Leogang “forest-bathing” hiking trailThe Jazz festival Saalfelden, now in its 44th yearThe Salzburg Festival of drama and musicThe Dom Quartier Museum's exhibition, “The Colours of La Serenissima,”SalzburgerLand's 16 regions are easily reachable, all within two hours of the city of SalzburgAnd finally our Bucket List destination is Georgia.Here we cover what we can expect if we tackle The Transcaucasian 1500km Trail!  In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us! And don't forget to check us out on the following channels inthesnow.cominstagram.com/inthesnowTikTok@inthesnowmag youtube.com/inthesnowmagfacebook.com/inthesnowand contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

Send us a Text Message.In this weeks episode I speak to Daniel Weller.Dan grew up in Ohio in the USA before moving to the UK and taking up trail running. Dan has been in the sport for many years, but has started to put down some epic performances at some of the UK's biggest ultramarathons.Having consistently finished on the podium at many races over the last year, he started this year by winning the winter Spine Challenger South in January. Most recently he won the GB Ultras Pennine Barrier 50 mile.We talk about his approach to training and racing and why he won't be jumping into the full Spine anytime soon!Dan is a very down to earth guy and a pleasure to interview. I'm sure we will be seeing him back on a podium very soon!URS

Tony Fisher has enjoyed nearly four decades on the wireless, in both presentation and management. Some of the stations have included Pennine, BBC Radio Leeds, Century, Galaxy, Wyvern and BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester.In this edition of Radio Greats, Tony shares with Luke his journey from gaining a YTS placement on Pennine and working with Paul Burnett, moving to BBC Radio Leeds and taking a new discipline, getting his first management position with Minster in York. Launching Century 105 in Newcastle, how he became a Dance Music DJ with Kiss and Galaxy, before working on Invicta, Wyvern and BBC Local Radio.Thanks to Aircheck Downloads and Paul Bromley for use of airchecks. 

24th February 2024 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 347: Richard Fletcher SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Richard Fletcher, Isle of Man TOPICS: LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://www.cycling.im https://www.bikestyle.im https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru1PYzU1k_w https://www.visitisleofman.com Carlton Reid 0:13 Welcome to Episode 347 of the Spokesmen cycling podcast. This show was engineered on Saturday 24th of February 2020. For David Bernstein 0:29 The Spokesmen cycling roundtable podcast is brought to you by Tern bicycles. The good people at Tern are committed to building bikes that are useful enough to ride every day and dependable enough to carry the people you love. In other words, they make the kind of bikes that they want to ride. Tern has e-bikes for every type of rider. Whether you're commuting, taking your kids to school or even carrying another adult, visit www.ternbicycles.com. That's t e r n bicycles.com to learn more. Carlton Reid 1:04 The plan was to record this interview while riding to Laxey on the Isle of Man with cycle guide and event organiser Richard Fletcher, pointing out the roads long used by fellow Manxman Mark Cavendish, but then weather! I'm Carlton Reid, and I was on the Isle of Man for the AGM of the British guild of travel writers. members could choose a one day fam trip activity. And while others chose spa and yoga retreats or cookery sessions, all indoors, I had asked to go cycling. I brought my road bike on the Steam Packet ferry from Heysham and was eager to hook up Richard with a radio mic and then chat, as we pootled along. The driving rain put paid to that idea. And after a bitterly cold two hour ride, we drip-dripped into a Douglas bike shop. Right. And I've just seen a photograph of you there that I took on the road, and you're smiling. But there's sleet. There's rain, there's basically we're riding through it almost a river coming up through to Douglas. So that was pretty grim out there. Richard Fletcher 2:23 Yes, as bad as it gets over here. But yeah, you're out on your bike. And there's the worst places to be. So as long as you don't do more than an hour and a half in that sort of that sort of weather, then it's fine. Right? Carlton Reid 2:35 So warmed up, we had a cup of coffee, and a bit of cake in Noa's bakery, and that's Noa. And next door to that is Bike Style. The bike shops who are now sitting on very nice sofas here, in in a nice bike shop. I'd like to say overlooking, you know, the scenic wonders of Douglas, but we can't actually see a great deal. And when we were out riding this morning, you you basically you took me out to some scenic places, but we didn't actually see anything. So just describe the ride that we did this morning. What would we have seen if it would be a beautiful day? Because we're kind of going towards Snaefell, weren't we? Richard Fletcher 3:12 Yeah, well, the hills, the route, we went on the hills all around it, basically. So and yeah, on a clear day, that's what you see. You can you can see the island from sort of side to side and top to bottom only when you're out it's particularly if you get some height. But today, because it's hilly, you get white-out effectively. So yeah, there's quite low cloud and you don't see a lot. But yeah, it would have been a nice ride if our view wise if it had been clear. Carlton Reid 3:42 Because we did get pretty damn cold out there today. So the route you were originally planning to take me on would have been towards Laxey Richard Fletcher 3:52 We'd have gone north of the east coast of the island. And you get some stunning views on the East coast. Well on all the coastal routes on the island, and the island basically has villages and towns dotted around the coastline. So as soon as you come in from the towns, you start climbing, and you go either over a hill into a valley and over another hill and back to the coast. The island is only 12 miles wide and it's been its widest point, and 36 miles long. So you can cross from coast to coast or top to bottom in a day. But there's lots of minor roads. I think some of the roads we went on. They were most of them were single carriageway roads to the benefit that is the nicer island because they're quiet, very little traffic. But yeah, it's just today was a rough day for it. Carlton Reid 4:42 So if we had done that ride, which we're planning to do towards Laxey would have basically written past Cav's house, yeah? Richard Fletcher 4:51 Well, he's born and brought up in Douglas and Laxey still has a house in Laxey. And Laxey's got a lot of history from it was an old mining village years ago not a big population there. It's people have a possibly have an impression of Cav that because he's a sprinter the same of the Tour de France with a sprint train that he's a rider for the flatlands but the he was born and brought up over here where you there are hills everywhere you go. And in his amateur racing, I think you see that that he's used to coping with that type of terrain. Carlton Reid 5:29 And tell me about Dot Tilbury because Dot Tilbury you're talking about basically before when we're in the coffee shop about a big funnel of riders. Then at the bottom, you would spit out these well known riders that we've all heard of. Richard Fletcher 5:42 Yeah, I mean, I've been cycling for 40. More well, more than 40 years and until Dot came around, and the cycling tended to be quite insular. And people would get into cycling because their parents had all their brothers or sisters. Dot started a children's league on a Tuesday night, more than 20 years ago now. And it started attracting more and more children into it, who weren't anything to do with the normal cycling scene. And within a relatively short space of time, it got to the stage where she was getting 200, then 250. And now 300 kids would turn up on a Tuesday night and be introduced to cycling as an activity. And that's been going on now say for over 20 years. And I'd say for a small population out the Isle of Man 86,000 people, that's the most directly cause of of the high standard of cycling because you use the word then there is a sort of wide funnel of kids becoming involved in cycling. And yes, there's when they get to 14, 15, 16. And all the distractions come around or other activities come around, particularly in this day and age where there's so many alternatives to to spend your time still a larger number drop out at the bottom of the funnel than would have if she didn't run that league. And I think she's the most direct link to the success of of elite cycling over here. I remember when did that exactly set that up? I don't exactly 20, 20 something years ago be more than 20 years Carlton Reid 7:20 Where Where does she where's that is it's just like an off road circuit? Richard Fletcher 7:24 It's on a perimeter road around the National Sports Centre. So it's about half a mile round pan flat. And it's like an oval, like a 600 metre version of an athletic track effectively, but it's tarmac. And they race round there on a Tuesday night, they start when they're almost just off balance bikes then through to when they're 16. And they that's where they get into cycling, and then as they get to the older age groups, and they then move into the more sort of traditional cycling. Dot also takes them away on trips. So they go to places like a day on the Manchester Velodrome they take part in the youth series that British Cycling runs. And we run around with that over here. So they get to perform on home soil as well. In fact that is coming up in April, this year, there'll be over 200 kids come from the UK, the best 200 Kids in the UK will come over to ride in the Isle of Man. And about 50 of Dot's kids will be in those races as well. Carlton Reid 8:32 Because you're one of the organisers of yeah, they used to it Richard Fletcher 8:36 I recently do, the youth has been running for 14 or 15 years now. And last couple of years, the organisers sort of change over time, became involved and become involved. So Emma Dyer who has been involved for many years and organising it Rob Holden, ex professional cyclist and myself are the three main organisers but it's a big team of people that put it together and it's closed roads Yeah, we get Road Club full road closure which is one of the USPS if you like of them coming to the Isle of Man that the kids aren't used to riding on closed roads they used to running on closed circuits around parks and things like that. And we get the national escort group guys come over so it's quite a an atmosphere for the kids the it's not to to France but it's sort of to ride on closed roads with national escort and we bring Tony Barry's neutral service cars over as well so they've they've actually got a almost like professional experience that they get and I think that's why I like coming over for it. Carlton Reid 9:39 And one of the ways you're able to close the roads is the Isle of Man government is pretty well used to closing roads for the TT so is that part of it? You can you they are used to closing roads? Richard Fletcher 9:53 Yeah, they are and there's an acceptance by the public there's always some resistance to close. as roads, whatever it's for, and we try and minimise that. But yeah, the sort of structures and the policies and laws are in place to help you do that. The TT happens has happened for 100 years. 1907. Yeah. That that's an established thing over here. What people probably don't know as much about is that at this, the bicycle TT started in the 30s. And it was, again, it was because they couldn't do it. on the Isle of Man; in the UK rather. So you had the I don't know, whatever the governing body of cycling was then. And you had a breakaway group called British League of racing cyclists. And they, they got together with the Isle of Man. And we ran one of the first big mass start races over here in the 1930s last century. And that for a time that became the biggest race in Britain for cycling, so you had top names like Tom Simpson, and all the big riders at the time came over and race the Isle of Man, the International, before in this sort of following the Second World War, Carlton Reid 11:12 when there was no nothing like that everybody was time trialling, yeah, famously and alpaca Yeah, you know, black alpaca going out in secret in the morning Richard Fletcher 11:20 Yeah, so the road racing scene was established, cycling was established then right, and then became Manx International Cycling Week, which ran through till 2003, which was a week long festival where we close roads for two the whole week for cycling. That went into decline mainly because people's habits changed. And they didn't want to take a week off from their work holidays to come to Isle of Man for cycling when Majorca and other places were, were beckoning. So now we tend to have smaller scale races, we had the we've had rounds of the British National series for seniors. So the premier calendar, we've hosted the national championships. And consistently we've run the National Youth and junior two sets around the British youth series and around the British Junior series, the Peter Buckley series, which it's still I still call it that. Peter Buckley was actually from the Isle of Man. And when the Commonwealth Games gold medal, and you're from the Isle of Man too, so you're a born and bred Manxman Yeah, I spent a little bit time off the island but mainly on the island. Yeah. My wife's from the UK. And my dad was from the UK. So it's, but yeah, it's been my home is here. Carlton Reid 12:40 And tell me a little bit about how you sort of semi funded Cav's early career with some cash, but indirectly. Richard Fletcher 12:51 Yes, that's my claim. And I don't think Mark would want to know about it or agree with it. But Mark's mother. For many years, Adele ran a dance workshop, not far from this shop, actually. And both my daughters did ballet. So I spent quite a lot of money on pointe shoes over the years with with Adele. And so I say that and that was about the time Mark was getting into cycling. So yeah, I must have contributed in a small way to Yes, Carlton Reid 13:16 yes. And he of course had a dance background at first. Richard Fletcher 13:19 I believe so. I think I think a lot more is made of it than that. But yeah, when I think he was nine or 10 or 11, I think he did some ballroom dancing. So I wouldn't be surprised if in the next three or four years, he appears on Strictly or something like that. Be a good candidate. Carlton Reid 13:37 And he's got a house, you said at Laxey. He's got houses dotted around, but one of them. One of them is certainly here. So he would be a known figure here. And I'm here, obviously for the the AGM of the Travel Writers Guild, and even you know, the top big wigs. And when we had our gala dinner, they mentioned Mark Cavendish. Yeah, you know, so he he's a known figure, quite apart from in the cycling scene, but he will appear and he will do local, local, right. He Richard Fletcher 14:10 He comes up frequently to see his Mum and Dad, who both live on the island. And yeah, when you see, he goes out with the local lads on both training rides, and you'll he'll, he'll pop up and do events as well. I run a sportif each year, and I haven't had any contact with him. But the British Cycling entry system that was used, the entries pop up in your email inbox and there's one M Cavendish OBE, who just paid his entry fee and rocked up like any other rider to it to just make a big thing about you made the day because he's turned up and he was late getting to the start and we sportifs quite relaxed. But when he got to start on when went round with the lads who were strong enough to ride with him, and he because he was They started you went past everybody in the event and it made the event all you could hear in the sort of coffee shop afterwards was because Cav passed me on this hill or Cav passed me here. So it's great, but he does. He just slots in. And I think I think I don't know, you have to speak to him. But I think he enjoys the fact you can just behave normally over here and go about his business without getting accosted for this, that and the other. So, Carlton Reid 15:23 So we're about on the roads before most of the people were getting with this wide berth. But we had a couple, and it was such atrocious weather. And they were coming past at speed. Yeah. And that wasn't that wasn't very nice. And you might have told one of the drivers they shouldn't have been doing. And that was it was a horrible close pass. So how much respect do you generally get? And could it be some of it down to you've got that funnel of riders, and you've certainly got somebody as famous as Mark Cavendish, that, you know, the big wigs talk about him? So might there be some, even if it's just a small bit of people's brains? Like why can't you know, close past those cyclists; one of them might be Cav and then I'm in the national news? Richard Fletcher 16:10 It's a bit subjective, my gut feel, because I do do quite a lot of riding off the island is my gut feeling. I think the drivers over here are a little bit more considerate than elsewhere in the in the in the British Isles is a bit subjective. But generally speaking, I think the overall rise in popularity of cycling, whether it's here or in the UK, has also contributed to maybe people being a bit more aware. I don't I don't think it's it's not malice of people in cars. I think it's it's ignorance of, of the fact they're inside us. steel box, and you're not. So it's not something that would ever I mean, I've been cyclists for many years, it's not going to put me off cycling anyway. But I think it is the it's still the main barrier to people taking up cycling who aren't experienced cyclists. So it's a bit of culture change people's personalities change when they get in the car. And then that's, I see to unbonded really, but no, it's not too bad over here. And the roads themselves because they're not big roads, people have to drive with a bit of care and attention most people to give you plenty of room. Carlton Reid 17:23 So, okay, well, a few seconds ago you said British Isles rather than the UK. So Isle of Man isn't in the UK isn't in the EU, ever. It's but it's part of the British Isles, and it's a crown dependency. There are different rules here. Because if you've got your own government and one of those rules, or lack of rules, is you can go as fast as you want in a car on certain roads. And that's partly maybe a legacy of the, the TT that's been going on. So if you've got this TT circuit, and even on Ordnance Survey maps, it says, you know, this is the TT course. But these are public roads. These are these are not not closed circuit at all apart from when it's running in June, and the roads are closed. So at those roads being no speed limits, means some drivers, not all of them for some drivers are going to be going crackers on those roads, because then you can overtake a policeman, police car 200mph nand they can't do anything about it. So does that mean cyclists avoid that, that course, that road? Richard Fletcher 18:31 There's only one section that most cyclists avoid. That's the what's called the mountain road. It runs through Ramsey over alongside Snaefell the only mountain on the island and drops down into Douglas. So whereas 20, 30 years ago I used to commute over that road. Most people would avoid it now and I would avoid now is because and there's a number of reasons for that. One is that yes. A lot of drivers do put the foot down when they get on a mountain road. There are safe passing places on the mountain road. If you were doing excessive speed and you took a police car, they would still pull you in because it's below there's no speed limit. It's allowing us to do art drive. Um, I'm not sure the legal definition but in a safe manner effectively. So it's not unlimited speed, it's driving to the road conditions and if you overtook them at 70 and it was misty, they put you in so it's them. There's there is some control over it. But particularly motorbikes because of the history. They like to really push it over the mountain. And it's so I wouldn't go up there on a bike now for two reasons. One, you can although we've got terrible weather today, and even in on a summer's day, the mountain in patches can be misty. So you could set off from Douglas or Ramsey in bright sunshine. And once you get above 1000 feet or whatever in the mist, and the speed differential between a car even not absolutely ragging over the mountain, and the bicycle going uphill is such that you be at risk of being hit from behind. Because the driver just wouldn't see you in time, Carlton Reid 20:17 Do motorists avoid it, do they also seem motorists to go I'm not gonna get that because Richard Fletcher 20:22 I mean, I say I lived in Ramsey and commuted to work in Douglas, for 20 years. And I could, I could probably drive the mountain road blindfold. But I do know some drivers and even taxi drivers who don't like riding, because the because it's the TT course there are no cat's eyes in the middle of the road. So it's actually quite a difficult road to drive in the mist. You need to know where the roads going up ahead. So yeah, there are some motorists avoid, as well. Carlton Reid 20:54 So that's a 37 mile stretch of, in effect, a triangle of roads that are marked on the OS map as the as the TT course. But the island has something like 688 miles, all other roads. So we're talking, you know, 640 Odd miles of other roads. Yeah. So that's something that right, avoid them. You don't have to sometimes use that road to link up with other things, you can always avoid it. Richard Fletcher 21:23 And the funny part is that the when we have bike races or their motorcycle races, there mountain road, because it's very, there are maybe three businesses on the mountain, or I think you went to one victory cafe, that they were allowed actually to close the mountain road with very little resistance, because they're alternative routes around the island for motorists. And there's not many people live in the mountain road. So it's it's actually a lot, it's a road you wouldn't use when the roads are open, it's for an event, you can often get a road closure on the mountain road quite quite easily because of that. But now the other road, most of the active cyclists, they wouldn't use a TT course because they are effectively the island's equivalent of sort of arterial roads. Most of the traffic is on those roads. But it means the roads the side I mean, we went on some of them today can't learn without being able to see where we were. But they're the roads that run alongside or crisscross those roads. And the traffic is fairly light. Still, we didn't have a chance to go up to the north of the island where it's the northern plane is flat. But that's where virtually all the local racing takes place. Now because there's very little traffic it's mainly just farmland, but farms and fields. Carlton Reid 22:48 At this point we'll cut to a break. 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Do you think would they have a standard training ride? Or would they mix it up? Richard Fletcher 24:09 No, they mix it up and I know Cav's thing that he doesn't like to repeat the same road on any training ride. I think he covered that when he did a piece over here with Matt Stevens. But they ride the ride all over basically. And you can it's for small island, there are a lot of roads, you can you can mix it up. And you tend to look at the weather and see which way the winds blowing and decide a new route then rather than have a planned route, but they will know both those two and any boys have been involved in cycling over here you get to know every road on the island basically. So Carlton Reid 24:51 you would link it up in your head and then just kind Richard Fletcher 24:54 of criss cross and go where the coffee is really Carlton Reid 24:59 and then Then on this trip, maybe they're just pulling our leg I don't know. But the bus driver everybody who's been talking to us on this trip has been stressing the folklore element of the Isle of Man, which I wasn't really terribly familiar with at all. So everybody is stressing, you know, you've got to when you go across the Fairy Bridge, you've got to say hello to the fairies. How much of this is would you tell that to the tourists? And how much of that is no people on the island genuinely, you know, believe in this stuff. Richard Fletcher 25:36 I don't know if I believe in it. A lot of a lot of the people buy into it. Carlton Reid 25:42 And why? Richard Fletcher 25:44 Because I'm I'm not one of those I'm not a superstitious person. But there is. I mean, there is a big Celtic background the history of the Isle of Man is interesting. So don't buy into all the folklore stuff. The background history of the island where the Vikings were heavily involved in the Isle of Man if you look at it geographic on a map, you can see that if you're military strategist, where would you base yourself if you want to rape and pillage all over the British Isles, you got the Isle of Man because you can bet your base here and strike out and hit violent Wales England or Scotland from it. So the Vikings were have a big influence on the islands. Longer history. And then because of that, the Scottish Lords got rid of the Vikings and then the Lords of Darby took over from the Scots. So there's a lot of not folklore that but there's a lot of good, meaty history about the island. The the other stuff? I don't know, I think it's it's the stuff about mythical creatures and fairies is, is probably because you then you've got a small island race basically. So you get myths and things from a an environment like that. But yeah, it's uh, it's, it sells a lot of gin. Yes. Carlton Reid 27:17 Definitely good stories. Yeah. And we've been given, you know, books of folklore. And so you've got to say, hello to the fairies Richard Fletcher 27:25 doesn't mean the other Celtic nations have similar things. So Irish, Irish methylene and Welsh and Scottish as well. That so there is quite a strong Celtic presence here. And there are quite, there's quite a lot of exchanges between, particularly in the arts around the Celtic side, so you've got them Normandy, Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and they do get together, particularly in the art side and, and share the same sort of music and poetry and everything else. It doesn't overlap as much in into sport. Although we've got a really interesting event coming over here in July this year, called Pan-Celtic, which is like an ultra endurance event. And I was amazing guy, I didn't know anything about the event until earlier this year. And the guy who organised a guy called Matt Ryan, who lives in north Wales, the opening entries for it and had to close them within 48 hours later because he'd filled the field and it's people from all over the world coming. We completely coincidentally bumped into a German couple on a cycling holiday and they said Are you from Alabama? We're coming for the pan Celtic this year. And so they're flying in, mins booked to Gatwick and Gatwick to here to do this event that starts does 100 mile loop around the Isle of Man and they're getting on the ferry and they go off to Scotland right around there. Carlton Reid 28:59 You know the route and what they what are they doing loose route Richard Fletcher 29:03 it's about like it's about 1500 miles in total. It's one of these ultra distance the other man is strange and it's been set as the because we got very right it's been set as the first stage they've been classed as a time trial. It's not it is a race and it isn't a race it's a it's a race where nobody wins anything is the way that if the organisers describes it, but it's a personal challenge thing so when the clock starts normally on the pan Celtic it doesn't stop until you get to the very end whereas for this year because the argument is being used the first stage they don't do a ride through the night here and then get their morning ferry over to patient and then ride I think they go north then and ride around Scotland for the rest of it. But I'm seeing the rest of the room Carlton Reid 29:48 because normally on the pan Celtic it's if you get to the ferry port late well you're gonna get the ferry the next day and that's that's added to your time. Yeah, where is this one? And usually they're gonna stop the times there is like a time drive. Richard Fletcher 30:04 Yeah, because it's a three to four hour journey over I think so yeah, they're they've got they've got a big enough window the starting at seven o'clock on Saturday evening and they've got to do better thing is boundary and five miles. So the very least 8.45 next day so I can't see anybody missing that that they should have a little bit sleep actually Carlton Reid 30:27 do what route they're doing actually on yeah went Richard Fletcher 30:30 through the route with the organiser because he we've actually got another big cycling event the next day. So we needed to avoid clashing with that. And it basically does a big loop of the island round round the perimeter mainly but they cut into they've got the participants left some interesting clients did it as well they go burn the client pool faulty will, which is effectively going up the mountain it's not the mountain road TT causeway but it's the it's a, it's a nicer if you can have a nice climb, it's a nicer climb than the TT course one Carlton Reid 31:07 and they are avoiding the TT course completely. There's not not not hitting it at all Richard Fletcher 31:11 on it for about a mile. And that's it because when you get to the top of that climb, you actually go backwards along with TT good for you then go back into the interior. But that's that's fine. It's then it's the middle of summer it'll be the middle of the night when they get there as well. So there won't be a lot of traffic on that road. Carlton Reid 31:31 So that's it as you're saying before there's there's there's no cat size on that road. So that's a road that maybe people avoided that night anyway. Richard Fletcher 31:37 Um, yeah, this well. There are alternative routes. So yes, you will, they will fit in on if there's not misty then you would go that way. Because the quickest way from north to say, most direct way. But generally speaking in nighttime, it's quiet anyway. Carlton Reid 31:55 So last night, we had a talk from Milky Quayle. Who's one of these guys who who averages 186 miles an hour on his motorbike as he's going around the corner, sometimes hitting 200 miles an hour. And he was one of the questions I asked him was, you would die if you hit a pothole at 30 miles an hour, nevermind 200 miles an hour. So the local authority, the government must be pumping a huge amount of money into keeping that road. absolutely pristine. And there's never going to be a pothole on that road. However, does that mean that other roads, the roads, maybe the cyclists are on? Does that mean they're getting short shrift there because they're getting roads where there's gonna be potholes, and then all the money has been pumped into that mountain road? Richard Fletcher 32:46 The don't know the answers are so the there's a perception certainly that the TT course will not upset from the TT course it has a priority. And it is always, as you say, perfectly maintained. And it has to be actually sculptured sometimes to accommodate the motorcycling. So the the course has probably got faster over the years, because it's been improved. There's a on the mountain road section, there's a couple of places where the road is actually been that not banked. But is lends itself to is certainly not off camber for it that way. So that there is a lot of money spent on the TT course. But that's justified by the fact that the TT races are revenue generating. So whether the, whether that means it whether that's to the detriment of other roads is a moot point. Some people locally would say, definitely, whether it's financial or just resource wise, in terms of the time spent. And generally speaking, I think our roads are fairly good. I tend to ride a gravel bike now anyway, so on You seek out rough road sometimes. So it's not as I don't think we certainly don't think we're the roads elsewhere. The roads outside of TT girls over here are certainly not any worse than UK roads now. And I'd say overall, slightly better than a lot of areas of the UK. So be it as much the time I think is nCn calm the isn't more than the money you've got limited resources to do road maintenance. So if you're spending quite a lot of that time on a TT course you've you've a limited timeframe. Carlton Reid 34:40 By the same token, you probably got some pretty good experts who are probably using some pretty good scientific equipment to spot potholes forming and that might benefit. Richard Fletcher 34:52 Maybe not seeing that but we've got the we've got reporting so you can report potholes and they do that for very quickly to them when you report them. When it's inevitable, you'll get where and turn around. Look at the weather today. It's there'll be, I'm sure when this week is out, there'll be a lot more potholes than they were last week. Carlton Reid 35:15 So, so far, we've talked about road cycling, and you've talked a little bit about gravel cycling there. What about mountain biking? Richard Fletcher 35:22 Mountain biking is is a growing thing. It's been under exploited. I think Carlton Reid 35:26 in that get in the bank shop here. I'm just turning my head. It some of this road bikes over there. But there's a tonne of mountain bikes. Yeah. Richard Fletcher 35:33 I mean, the there are 26 plantations over here Carlton Reid 35:37 are found they are what we would call Forestry Commission. Yeah, yeah, Department Richard Fletcher 35:41 of the Department of Government that looks after them and uses them for growing trees, basically, and harvesting those trees. But within those plantations, a lot of them have had over the years. sanctioned and unsanctioned trails built, they tended to be built, historically, they've tended to be built. And then forgiveness, asked afterwards, rather than permission to go and build the trails. And the government, the barn has been quite friendly in that respect, in that they generally want to encourage access to those plantations. The we tried to formalise that in the last couple of years and recognise that we've probably got as many trails and the quality of those trails and the accessibility Australia is just as good as some of the sort of identified cycling parks in particularly in Wales, Scotland and Ireland more recently, but we've never really produced a a tourism product that, and we've never really joined them all up. So there's been quite a big effort in the last two years to do that. And there's a there's a scheme, just kicking off at the moment government agreed funding in October last year, to produce effectively a, an Isle of Man trail Park. And that's taking a cluster of seven plantations that are quite close to Douglas, and joining them together, they're about they're only about four road crossings to join them together, because they either abort each other or they're, there's a road crossing to get into the next one. So that's a project that's, that's starting now. To join those up. And then I think it will be used as a as a tourism product, but also be of great benefit to local population. And then you're involved in that. Yeah, the I'm involved in advising the government on it. The the rise of gravel cycling as well, because a lot of it. Within those plantations, you have forestry, roads, fire fire roads. And so we're going out from this bike shop actually, on Saturday and on a gravel ride, and we'll take in at least two of the plantations during that if the weather improves. Carlton Reid 38:03 So the government is pumping money into into these plantation rides. It recognises all the big wigs recognise Mark Cavendish, or they use Mark Cavendish as something to talk to a general audience and there's not wasn't a noise of scientists at all. It's an audience of, of just general travel writers who they were talking to. So is their awareness that cycling is important to the economy and potentially could become even more important in future. Yeah, Richard Fletcher 38:35 it's growing thing that the Isle of Man's tourism product has changed over the years. If you go back to my childhood, it was a bucket and spade tourism, where the the mill towns of the Northwest would shut down for a week and the there was Scottish week, there was Irish week. And it was that type of holiday that fell away when the trips to Spain and things like that came about. So that was one section. Then it it moved on to basically in more niche tourism, such as around the heritage railways and things like that. And that became very popular. More recently, so last three, four years. All the studies and reports that have been done around the future tourism on the island says actually that generation is these strong say flatlining because that flood that is declining. The new demographic, a tourism want the outdoors and that's what the Ironman has got in spades. So, the activities such as I think the government does now realise that activities particularly such as walking, cycling, golf as well, there are numerous golf courses over here. And then anything, the more sort of general, outdoor and active type of activities are they will be the future tourism on the island. So cycling and walking in particular are being focused on we've got some I'm not a hill Walker at all. But the the that is as an asset over here this does access all around us there's an 82 mile coastal path, go the route route fall on them that is under use is it's not known about really, but it's there. And it doesn't need a lot of work to make it a top rate tourism product, like some of the the Pennine routes that you have in the UK. And cycling wise. Yes, the there's mountain biking has been absolutely recognised and the see the money has been allocated to do that. And I think that will become a product and I think gravel and sort of lead you into road as well. So I mean, the challenge that mean chance, I think is is for cycling is getting a bike go via Carlton Reid 41:02 the ferry. I mean, some people might fly but the ferry it's a brand new ship. Yeah, Richard Fletcher 41:07 they use those pretty friendly with the bikes. I mean that there's room yeah, there's actual Carlton Reid 41:12 room where you put your bike? Yes, and you hang them up. And it's like what most varies, even in fact, I don't know any ferries where there's a room where you put your bike? Well, that's come about Richard Fletcher 41:20 because I say about three or four years ago, there was a recognition that the future lay in those niche, outdoor active elements, the various brand new so we did a gap analysis effectively. And what's the difference between the Isle of Man and an established cycling destination to take the weather out of it because if you comparing, say Croatia to the Isle of Man or basically to the weather booked the other things, the more the more basic things are the same. It's they're having cycling friendly accommodation, which can be the most basic thing where you don't get looked at as if you're from a different planet when you turn up in lycra with a bike through to the proper cycling friendly hotels, which would have secure bike storage, maybe a little workshop, side tap to clean your bike, that type of thing. So looking at the combination in the Government Department concerned has now a registered recycling friendly hotels and gives them advice as to what they need to do. In terms of that. The very youth was another one where back in my day, the crew were really friendly, but you'd roll up down the ramp and it says sticky bike over there mate. And it'd be just put against the side of the deck where all the cars work. Now as you see the new ferry the Manxman has got a dedicated cycle storage park so it's that type of messaging if you like people coming over that actually cycling is welcome here the big ticket items are things like putting together a proper trail Park product the route became in on blinded by rain in the last couple of miles went past what's called a nunnery estate which is an older stately home and been in talks with the owners of that put a close road title circuit in it. And they're quite keen on that funding won't be an issue. But but that so there is recognition particularly around so I think that it's it's a it can become an an important tourism product. Carlton Reid 43:31 And when people are laughing they because maybe not in February Richard Fletcher 43:36 no I don't think and there's a big push to try and encourage visitors to the island in what they call the shoulder periods. But no if I was I'm blunt about these things when people ask about the Ironman and cycling cyclists more enjoyable in good weather. It's as simple as that. So yeah, you would come in the not this year the high season but he come between April May June July August September. I wouldn't I personally wouldn't do a trip outside those months I'd be them a lot of people would say well there's no such thing as bad weather just blanket but Carlton Reid 44:14 we had some good kit on today and we still got cold I Richard Fletcher 44:18 know yeah the the sort of you were you can tweak the sides a bit on now are around mountain biking because you what we tend to do with the locals anyway. On a day like this, if you were going to go out you go on a mountain bike in the plantations and you don't hear the wind and basically So building that mountain bike trail Park product could actually extend the season because yes, you still gonna get money, but you don't get score and worse because you there's just no wind in plantations. That's where I would probably do my gravel riding or mountain biking Not quite not quite as bad as this but you can extend it a little bit in that respect I think Carlton Reid 45:05 so people listening to this they thought right definitely not in February but in the months that you've just recommended summer basically they want to come across they want to see this this fantastic very with its dedicated bike room they want to do the same roads that cab has done and other top local riders they want to do the plantations maybe on a mountain bike How did they find out about this and how do they find out about you? So what social media and what websites can they go look at will the Richard Fletcher 45:41 there is a cycling website we're trying to build up quite a lot now called https://www.cycling.im and that will become hopefully one of the main portals to visit Isle of Man website as well has quite a lot of information. But nowadays a loop it's not totally reliable you can easily find on Strava or rider GPS routes on the island that aren't somebody's commuter route, but they are actually a decent ride. So it's quite so much easier nowadays I think to find you yourself new routes or or you can you can hire a guide but it's small enough Island to find your way around. What where it's more difficult I think and that's why we're putting the work into is on the mountain bike side. I go out with mountain bike I'm because I'm mainly road cyclists. I'll go to mountain bikers and I'll go trails I never would have found if I hadn't gone out with the group that did the old time. So the idea with trail Park is that it will just be on trail forks are one of the products like that it will actually be very well signposted. So that you can the the network we've designed is it's about 64 kilometres of trails. And we agree right start the project actually although it might seem cosmetic, the most important thing is the signage. So people can without a guide or or necessarily GPS files that they can find their way around and find the know where the coffee shop or the toilet block or whatever on their ride. So that's it's probably going to take 18 months to complete it but the aim is we'll have that a credible product for people wanting to do that for the start of the 25 season. Carlton Reid 47:38 So famously Majorcar is a destination without cycling product and clearly part of the attraction of of New Yorker is nice weather yeah early season well yes or late season one and but also beautiful road but the certainly the nice weather is a is a is a pool, but here could become a cycling paradise could become either a cycling paradise in many ways already, but could become even bigger in the future, especially with like short haul stuff you having to be necessarily, you know, in the future, we're gonna have to start basically holiday much closer to home. Yeah, I don't like climate change and not flying everywhere. And taking a ferry is much more ego than flying to Majorca. So cyclists could come to the Isle of Man and not go to Majorca Richard Fletcher 48:33 and I think to say the weather is important factor. But yeah, it is more the hassle of I mean, I've done it all my life cycles since I was 15. Taking your bike on a plane is a faff, it's now because I'm old and grumpy when I go I do still do a lot of cycling outside of the UK. But it was hired by want to do that. Now if I go to France of France, alright, well, France is different. Unfortunately I've got a friend lives in France with a house and I leave a bike there. But I'm gonna go anywhere else Spain or Italy or further afield I was hired by because I don't like the faff of going through airports and boxing it up and unboxing it and wondering whether we'll get there. The ferry is a lovely way to do that you can just literally ride on the boat. So yeah, that that is the best way for cyclists to get the Isle of Man is to bring it to bring their bike on the ferry. That and yeah, I think it is a viable alternative is going it's going overseas without going too far. Carlton Reid 49:38 You're going out of the UK, Richard Fletcher 49:41 You are going out of the UK and the rod. There are a variety of road to get here is quite fun. That to me. The sweet spot for a visitor is about a three or four day trip. And then you can ride different roads every day and enjoy them in that way. Say they it's been record week, we spoke to a few of the tour on cycling tour operators because one of the other things in sort of gap analysis that was done is it the Arman is not on in the portfolio of a lot of tour operators. Some like there's a company that I've done some work with bikeadventures.co.uk, they, they've got the Isle of Man because I did a trip for them, basically, and, but a lot of the larger ones don't have the Ironman as a destination. So we need to convince them that the Ironman should be a destination on their portfolio, and then put together the trips for them to do. So that's another sort of initiative that needs to Carlton Reid 50:42 get across here before those companies put it on and they become saturated. And it's another Majorca. Yeah, Richard Fletcher 50:48 it's we've got we've got lots of space that we could handle. Carlton Reid 50:53 Thanks to Richard Fletcher there and thanks to you for listening to Episode 347 of the spokesmen podcast brought to you in association with Tern bicycles. Show notes and more can be found at the-spokesmen.com. The next episode will be about the bike navigation app Komoot, but it soon veers off to a discussion of a round the world cycle trip. That show will be out at the beginning of March. Meanwhile, get out there and ride ...

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Longtime Patreon of Wild Ginger Running YouTube channel Hannah Bazley has stunned us all again with her incredible feats of endurance, this time running/hiking the Pennine Bridleway 270km (168 miles). I think we're going to have to stop referring to her as a “normal” person at this rate. She does these far too often now. But anyhoo, how was it? How does she train? How does she keep going? What does she eat? How motivating are her children and hubby? How does she recover after wards? And what's this about her being joint first lady finisher?Originally on YouTube here https://youtube.com/live/kK_A6KYzF3IMy book, The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook https://amzn.to/3jgKvTyPlease like and subscribe here on YouTube https://linktr.ee/ClaireWGRFollow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildgingerrunning/Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WildGingerRunningMeet me at Nene Valley trail races https://nenevalleyraces.wordpress.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome back to TBR, today's guest is Damian Hall. Damian is a record-breaking ultramarathoner runner and author. He represented GB aged 40 and continues to record competitive results in the world's toughest races.  This conversation was recorded not long after he took the win at the spine race, which is certainly up there when it comes to tough. It traces the Pennine way and this year runners were faced with freezing conditions.  In this conversation, we talk through that experience, and hallucinations ultra runners grow accustomed to as well as touch on some of the subjects Damian has uncovered in his most recent book We Can't Run Away from this which explores how we can improve runnings footprint in our climate emergency.  Podcast image by @davidmillerphotography_ You can get Damian's book here https://www.adventurebooks.com/products/we-cant-run-away-from-this --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebigrunpodcast/message

VYS0018 | Ex Cabus Ad Astra - Vayse to Face with Kathryn J Preston - Show Notes Kathryn J Preston is an author, investigator and discoverer of the "LaManChe Zodiac", a terrestrial zodiac that is centred around the county that Hine and Buckley grew up in. This interview covers a wide range of topics connected to the LaManChe Zodiac, including the association with ley lines, the possible link to extra-terrestrial intelligences, theories about who or what may have constructed the terrestrial zodiacs and speculation that they may still be here on Earth to this day... Recorded 7 January 2023 Thanks to Lowfold Audio (https://www.lowfoldaudio.co.uk/) for the use of Shireshead Studio. Kathryn J Preston Links Kathryn J Preston on Payhip (https://payhip.com/KathrynPreston) Kathryn J Preston on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mayra02703866?s=21&t=q2-c9hjD5sIXynDdaJB8PQ) Kathryn J Preston at Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kathryn-J-Preston/e/B0B2N9FG6P?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1679166368&sr=8-1) The LaManChe Zodiac (https://payhip.com/b/fseOu) by Kathryn J Preston Lyrics, Limericks & Love (https://payhip.com/b/bq4Sp) by Kathryn J Preston The Truth About Santa (https://payhip.com/b/SMy7L) by Kathryn J Preston Venus Andromeda (https://payhip.com/b/fC6kD) by Kathryn J Preston Lawn Soccer (or Garden Football) (https://payhip.com/b/ZvBUX) by Kathryn J Preston Other Links Wikipedia Page for Jenny Randles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Randles) Wikipedia Page for Katharine Maltwood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Emma_Maltwood) Map of the Glastonbury Zodiac (http://www.palden.co.uk/leymap/zodiac.html) Wikipedia Page for Anglezarke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglezarke) Wikipedia Page for the International Raëlian Movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism) What Magic Is This? - The Occult Influences on Mormonism with Nick Literski (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/06/28/the-occult-influences-on-mormonism-with-nick-literski/) Wikipedia Page for Chorley, Lancashire, UK (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorley) Mick Mclaren (https://mickmclaren.com/) - head of The Winter Hill Investigation Team, a group who investigate paranormal phenomena in the west Pennine moors around Winter Hill and surrounding towns including Chorley Article by Calum Russell on the Todmorden UFO case (https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/todmorden-ufo-mystery-britain-spookiest-town/) UFO Sightings in or near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England as reported to the British Ministry of Defence (https://www.archiuk.com/cgi-bin/archi_new_search_engine.pl?postcode=HX7%205DE&search_range=10000&keywords=ufo) Wikipedia Page on The Sirius Mystery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sirius_Mystery) The Lacerta Files (https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_52.htm) Moment of Contact trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE7hVSlk7Zw) - 2022 Documentary by James Fox about the alleged UFO crash in Varginha, Brazil Wikipedia page on the Agartha Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agartha) Wikipedia Page on Richard Shaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sharpe_Shaver) A Spaceman Came Traveling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KODskj8gd74)by Chris De Burgh Wikipedia Page on the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Man_of_Scape_Ore_Swamp) The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14668) - an article from Nature Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191211-crows-could-be-the-smartest-animal-other-than-primates) - article from the BBC Video of a Crow skiing down a roof (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WupH8oyrAo) Guardian Article on Dreaming Spiders (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/20/spiders-dream-study#:~:text=A%20US%2DEuropean%20research%20partnership,concluding%20that%20spiders%20have%20dreams.) 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Lilly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly) What Magic Is This? - The Life and Ideas of Wilhelm Reich with Dan Lowe (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/07/08/the-life-and-ideas-of-wilhelm-reich-with-dan-lowe/) CIA records on Remote Viewing experiments released as part of a Freedom of Information request (https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/collection/stargate) The Old Straight Track : Its Mounds, Beacons, Moats, Sites and Mark Stones (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31365559826&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3Dthe%2Bold%2Bstraight%2Btrack%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title2) by Alfred Watkins The Ley Hunter's Manual: A Guide to Early Tracks (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31449128046&searchurl=kn%3Dthe%2Bley%2Bhunter%2Bmanual%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title2) by Alfred Watkins View Over Atlantis (https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/john-michell/view-over-atlantis/9780349123172?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=19553274428&cq_con=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwtWgBhDhARIsAEMcxeAuXz2j_sw_H35iZhkFV9qXJ7vYiOhLMiShEIkTmPOWT8vMU5s3mMUaAt77EALw_wcB#GOR001338833) by John Michell Mysterious Lancashire : Legends and By-Lines of Lancelot's Shire (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31162836954&searchurl=kn%3Dmysterious%2Blancashire%2BPhilip%2BRickman%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by Philip Rickman Happy Talk from South Pacific (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy5Mj7bxTxU) Special Guest: Kathryn J Preston.

In Welcome to the Masquerade: Prelude to the Coming Reset, geopolitical authors and researchers John Hamer and Shannon Rowan team-up to expose a massive hoax, second to none in human history.   Welcome to the Masquerade takes the reader on a journey deep down the rabbit hole while exploring a wide variety of political and esoteric topics—unmasking the main players and their control agendas at the heart of the world's great masquerade of 2020-2022. No subject will be sacrosanct for this discussion, as this epic roundtable will traverse into everything from the Big Tech and Big Pharma partnerships, social-engineering programs, the orchestrated financial resets of the fraudulent world-wide monetary and banking systems, WiFi warfare, and the many fronts of world-wide eugenics. John's vast, encyclopedic knowledge of geopolitics and control agendas coupled with Shannon's in-depth medical and technical expertise alongside her original illustrations make for an astounding collaboration, as they pose the critical question “Cui Bono?” or “Who Benefits" from these unrelenting crimes against humanity. Shannon Rowan is a "WiFi refugee," social critic, freethinking fine artist, writer, geopolitical author and researcher, photographer, dancer, children's book author/illustrator and EMF-awareness activist.  She lives in the wilds of Northern California with her partner and their two cats and is an outdoor enthusiast, avid surfer and sea kayaker.  She had a career as a photojournalist and contributed to major national and international news and travel magazines as photographer and writer.   John Hamer was born and raised in a small village in the Pennine hills in ‘Last of the Summer Wine country' in rural West Yorkshire in the north of England, but now lives on the beautiful North Yorkshire coast, overlooking the North Sea. He spent most of his working life as a corporate slave to the IT industry, before ‘seeing the light' and finally escaping from the dreary, soul-destroying confines of the corporatocracy over twenty years ago. Since then he has been a full-time professional, geopolitical researcher, analyst, public speaker and author, having written and had published eight books to date.  His first, The Falsification of History was, and continues to be, a great success and established his reputation as a writer of ‘real' history, as opposed to the usual lies we are fed by the corporate media in all its forms, on a daily basis. Show links: http://falsificationofhistory.co.uk/ https://wifi-refugee.com/

In this episode you will learn more about Inbaal and tarot. Inbaal even gives you examples how to read tarot, debunks the myth that tarot must be fears. All in all it's a GREAT EPISODE that deserved more than 30min. Inbaal is a psychic Tarot reader and witch living and working in the UK. She's been featured heavily in the media, making the spiritual world accessible to any seeker. Inbaal is passionate about telling the truth, with upfront, candid readings, and she loves supporting the new generation by teaching everything she knows. She lives in a small village on the Pennine mountain range with her husband and four small children, together they are five Pisces and one Capricorn. You can find Inbaal here: https://instagram.com/inbaalpsychic?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU= And to connect with me: https://bit.ly/SoulLedSpiritDriven Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msKasiaBourke Instagram: www.instagram.com/mskasiabourke Online home: www.kasiabourke.com

Doreena Hermula – Regina Malachi ben Zakai – Niels Herminius Rusticus – Jesse Macrion – John H Keeper – Oscar Rios The investigators head North to Luguvallium to investigate the ruins of the inn and track down Callus. https://www.goldengoblinpress.com Twitter https://twitter.com/CORErpgsystem CORE on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/corerpg/ CORE Discord https://discord.gg/eM5u4XesXr CORE on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/COREroleplaying CORE Products: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

Doreena Hermula – Regina Malachi ben Zakai – Niels Herminius Rusticus – Jesse Macrion – John H Keeper – Oscar Rios The Investigators head north to investigate the ruins of the inn. https://www.goldengoblinpress.com Twitter https://twitter.com/CORErpgsystem CORE on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/corerpg/ CORE Discord https://discord.gg/eM5u4XesXr CORE on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/COREroleplaying CORE Products: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

Doreena Hermula – Regina Malachi ben Zakai – Niels Herminius Rusticus – Jesse Macrion – John H Keeper – Oscar Rios Our investigators head north towards Hadrian's Wall only to discover trouble on the road. https://www.goldengoblinpress.com Twitter https://twitter.com/CORErpgsystem CORE on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/corerpg/ CORE Discord https://discord.gg/eM5u4XesXr CORE on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/COREroleplaying CORE Products: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

Film and theatre producer Anwar Akhtar, Director of the educational charity Samosa Media, visits schools exploring diversity and the curriculum and asking questions about difficult topics such as segregation and the importance of an inclusive education. A Mancunian and first generation son of Pakistani immigrants, Anwar traces his career development to his school days at Loreto College in the 1980s. Educated with students from a range of multicultural backgrounds, he developed a sense of belonging. But he worries that some second and third generation youngsters from minority backgrounds have not had the same positive, inclusive experience. He has watched as many struggle, feeling marginalised and isolated. He considers why their experience has been so different from his own, exploring the problem of communities living and schooling apart from each other, focusing on the Pennine mill town of Oldham, a few miles from where he grew up. Anwar wants to explore solutions, how schools can help divided communities connect to each other. He revisits Loreto college to explore lessons from his own background. He looks at a radical integration project in Oldham in which segregated schools were merged. And he considers the central role of curriculum diversity in helping build a shared identity for young people, talking to pioneering teachers at two London schools, Stepney All Saints and Lilian Baylis in Lambeth. At the heart of the programme is Britain's island story, the shared solidarity and cultural capital which built the modern nation. If young people feel included in that story, and are helped in school to connect to it, we can help divided communities come together and help children fulfil their potential. Producers: Tom Edgington and Leala Padmanabhan

Matt is on a trans-Pennine car journey from St Helens to Knowsley to Halton to Warrington to Manchester to Tameside to Bradford to Kirklees to Leeds to Hull in eight hours to discuss Hepatitis C and what's being done from at each of the ten Change Grow Live services situated on the M62 motorway.___ReNew is a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for adults, families, carers and affected others in Hull.ReNew offers:Expert advice and information on drugs, alcohol, homelessness, prison and how to improve your health and wellbeing. A multi-disciplinary approach to care; our team includes experienced health and care staff, nurses and doctors.A whole family approach – working holistically with all members of the family to achieve and promote recovery.Therapeutic group and 1:1 interventions. A community and inpatient detoxification provision. Access to residential rehabilitation environments.A comprehensive harm reduction offer - reducing drug related deaths and harm via blood borne virus screening and issuing emergency lifesaving overdose reversal medication (Naloxone).Education, training and employment services – with direct links to all local education providers and an in-house community training provision.Multiple connecting communities offers, including – an outreach provision, a rough sleepers' provision, criminal justice provision and a provision exclusively for women.Multiple peer led support provisions, including; Alcohol Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and a daily breakfast club which is free and open to everyone.ReNew are happy to talk to you face-to-face, online, over the telephone, or whatever way suits you. If you're worried about something, please contact ReNew via telephone for support between 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday, on 01482 620 013. For support out of hours please call the freephone on 0800 6 126 126.The Believe in people podcast explores addiction, recovery and stigma. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction then this series can help.Follow us on social media: @CGLHull ⬇️ Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

An announcement, and a quick take on the BBC/HBO co-production Gentleman Jack. This show is regency-adjacent romance reimagined, reflecting sexual identities hidden at the time,  turning the period into an era where all love stories were represented and accepted. From the production and writing to the ensemble acting, it's thrilling delight.If you'd like to leave a review or support the show with a tip, visit the top menu athttps://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comI'm only partway through S1 so this Gentleman Jack trailer thrills me down to my toes. I can't wait to see Anne find love and come into her own as a talented industrialist landowner. You can binge the complete S1 on Amazon Prime, Hulu and HBOMax. S2 is airing right now on HBOMax.More on the fascinating life of Anne Lister who lived in Halifax, West Yorkshire "... tucked into the foothills of the Pennine mountains in the north of England,  the location of such well-known and beloved stories as Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and The Secret Garden."I found out that director/writer Sally Wainwright is from Yorkshire as well and created two of my favorite UK TV shows of the last 20 years, Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax!Support the show

Martin returns to the show to talk about completing the 270km (168mile) Pennine Bridleway Challenge! A really awesome new ultra event organised by Ranger Ultras. Really great to have Martin back on after hearing about his Paris by night ultra we have been in contact when he attempted the Dragon's Back Race in 2021 and now he needed a tough challenge to regain his confidence! He certainly achieved that! 

The final fixture of 1991 - the first of several games against the Peacocks' cross-Pennine rivals - ended in tense stalemate at a packed Elland Road, with Neil Webb and Mel Sterland grabbing the goals. With wearecallidus.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Bob and Brittani take a trip across the pond to look into the window area that is Pennine Hills. From dinosaur sightings to seemingly familiar UFO cases, we only just scratched the surface.

Steph in her own words:   “Being a very shy and uncoordinated child I used to avoid anything active until a family holiday to the Lake District ignited a passion for walking and the outdoors.    I love to get outside and active and to push my body to see just what it's capable of.    The excitement of tackling a long-distance trail appeals to me, but I also enjoy discovering the adventure my local area has to offer. I find joy in immersing myself in nature- wherever you are you can find great beauty.    Middle age is a time when people tend to slow down and stop being active. I want to inspire other people in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond that you are still capable of doing some pretty amazing things and that it's never too late for adventure.”   New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out.    The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons.    Support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Visit www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.   Show notes Turning 50 and being passionate about getting outdoors Wanting to do more and more Being very shy and uncoordinated while growing up Doing everything to avoid physical activity Being inspired by spending time walking in the Lake District Progressing her walking and joining the Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA)  Getting involved in Challenge Walks with the LDWA Deciding what challenges to do next Doing the coast to coast walk Feeling scared at the start  How her confidence grew through experience  Walking with a friend on the Isle of Man Walking the Pennine Way and why it was challenging due to lockdowns and covid Dealing with the British Weather…. Planning and preparation for walks The importance of long training walks Equipment and gear on a budget Ways to keep the costs down as a single traveller Doing her first overnight camping trip A Pennine Journey (247 miles) The plan… Food and nutrition while on the challenge Training and getting physically ready Wanting to share her stories with others Signing up for the Marathon des Sables (MDS) to document the training of the journey  Start small and build up  Running the London Marathon  Marathon des Sables Building up fitness and training for the MDS Preparing the mind and getting mentally ready for the challenge Running the wettest MDS ever! Lessons learned from finishing the MDS Dealing with stomach issues Craving coffee Follow along with Steph on social media   Part 2 A Pennie Journey The route Why things didn't quite go to plan Dealing with blisters and the Summer heat wave Building her confidence with camping and using her tent The magical moments from the experience  Getting resupply on the route Going solo and meeting other walkers Making a few changes to stay out on the trail for 17 days Dealing with blisters and pain Feeling a little disappointed at the end Final words of advice Starting small and building up Going on local adventures   Social Media   Website: www.endurance-adventures.co.uk    Instagram: @endurance_adventures    Facebook: @enduranceadventures   

Stott Hall Farm is an unusual place; on either side of the place, there's the UK's M62 highway. We'll explain how it happened. Plus: a couple in Texas bought a plot of land, spent years building a house there, and then got a knock on the door from the actual landowners, explaining that there'd been a mix-up. Mystery of the M62 farm is solved: Newly rediscovered footage reveals the REAL reason why the trans-Pennine motorway was built around an 18th Century home (Daily Mail) ‘Your home is on my property.' Family's house, utilities built on wrong lot (KXAN) There's no place like home, especially when your Patreon backers are there --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message

Episode 334 - The Premier League returns this weekend and the first game on Saturday is a cross Pennine classic, as Manchester United take on Leeds United at Old Trafford. Live on BT Sport we highlight 3 of the best bookmaker offers available right now, if you fancy a bet. Make sure to visit our website for our bet365 new customer offer explained guide Paddy Power - £20 Risk-Free Bet For new customers 18+ Paddy Power are offering a first £20 or €20 Risk-Free Bet. Use promo code YSKAEE when registering.  Significant Terms - New customers only. Place your FIRST bet on any sportsbook market and if it loses we will refund your stake in CASH. Max refund for this offer is £20. Only deposits made using Cards or Apple Pay will qualify for this promotion. T&Cs apply. Paddy's Reward Club: Get a £10 free bet when you place 5x bets of £10+. T&Cs apply. #Ad Full Paddy Power promotion details: paddy power new customer offer explained Betfair Sportsbook - Bet £10 on Football and Get £50 in Free Bets   For new customers only, 18+, Betfair Sportsbook are offering £50 In Free Bets, when you bet £10 before the Premier League starts. Use promo code ZSKAJC when registering.  Significant Terms: Min stake £10 on Football, 6th - 13th August, min odds 2.0. Only deposits made using Cards or ApplePay will qualify. £10 free bets are awarded after the qualifying bet has settled. Another £20 on Sat 14th and £20 on Sun 15th, valid for 30 days, must be used on a Football. T&Cs apply. #Ad Betfair Promotion details: betfair bet 10 get 50 Ladbrokes - Bet £5, Get £20 in Free Bets  For new customers only. 18+, Ladbrokes are offering a Bet £5, Get £20 in Free Bets. No promo code required when registering. Significant Terms: 18+ New UK+IRE customers. Paypal and certain deposit types and bet types excluded. Min £5 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1/2 = 4 x £5 free bets. Free bets valid for 4 days on sports, stake not returned, restrictions apply. T&Cs apply. #Ad Full Ladbrokes promotion details: ladbrokes new customer offer explained New Customer Offer has a huge library of promotions information. Here is our coral bet 5 get 20 code guide. Top NCO New Customer Offer Pages 1) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/coral-new-customer-offers/ 2) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/unibet-new-customer-offers/ 3) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/betfred-new-customer-offers/ Listeners & Subscribers 18+. Please be Gambleaware, you can visit BeGambleAware.org for more information and of course please bet responsibly.

 ‘Shortcasts' are short standalone audio comments and statements from conservationists, campaigners, charities, authors and members of our audience. If it needs to be said – say it here!As moorland campaigner Bob Berzins says in this shortcast, "The shooting industry is not built on Pennine granite, it's a castle made of sand, and the tide is coming in."  And living in the Peak District and seeing the failing and crime-ridden grouse moors up close Bob should know. Bob wrote a blog recently for the Raptor Persecution UK (RPUK) website which was titled “Organised crime, harassment & intimidation – another day on the grouse moors” and that's very much the theme of this shortcast which he suggested should be titled "A Network of Crime'. Bob also published a novel recently called Snared which Charlie Moores reviewed saying it  “absolutely nails the unsavoury workings of the intensive grouse shooting industry to the wall". Bob, actor Nick Wood and Charlie created an audiobook version of Snared, and with Bob's permission we are reproducing a few pages from Chapter 24 of Snared here as well. Please note that all money from the sales of that audiobook goes to a domestic abuse charity, IDAS. Bob Berzins website and Twitter feedMoorland Monitors website and Twitter feedThe War on Wildlife Project  'Snared' reviewRPUK Guest post  Organised crime, harassment & intimidation – another day on the grouse moorsDomestic Abuse charity IDAS

Visit our website https://psycho-killer.co for exclusive videos, photos, articles, and transcripts.Part 3 of a three-part British true-crime documentary seriesJohn Samuel Humble killed nobody, but he had blood on his hands, and he knew it. He was the hoaxer who pretended to be the Yorkshire Ripper. Dubbed Wearside Jack by the newspapers, his infamous ‘I'm Jack' tape sent the Ripper investigation on a wild goose chase, during which the real killer, Peter Sutcliffe, claimed more victims. One of them, Jayne MacDonald, was a 16-year-old school leaver walking home from a night out. Humble said he goaded detectives with the intention of spurring the enquiry. His plan failed spectacularly. Like many hoaxers, he thought he was safe under a cloak of anonymity, but he reckoned without the determination and long memories of West Yorkshire CID.This podcast features an exclusive interview with a member of the Yorkshire Ripper incident room, Detective Chief Superintendent (retired) Bob Taylor of West Yorkshire Police.The Six O'clock Knock is a Psycho Killer production.TranscriptMusic] This podcast contains descriptions of death and violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Hello and welcome to the Six O'clock Knock the true crime podcast where we look at old cases through a modern lens and draw our own unique conclusions I'm Simon Ford a writer and broadcaster with more than 20 years in the business and I'm Jacques Morrell I spent 30 years as a major crime detective with an expectation to ask those awkward and yet obvious questions I felt a few collars in my time and whilst I've hung up my boots my yearning for the truth is as strong as ever so the two of us got together decided to do some sleuthing and make podcasts from our enquiries we call it the Six O'clock Knock because that's when a detective likes to pay their suspect a visit first thing in the morning when they're least expecting it this podcast is about a Six O'clock Knock that was 25 years in the making it showcases the kind of dogged police work and dedication to duty that mean criminals always need to be looking over their shoulders and it shows how advances in forensic science coupled with determination professional pride and long memories mean there is no hiding place for criminals especially those who think just because of the passage of time that they've got away with it [Music] we're going back into the story of Peter Sutcliffe the Yorkshire Ripper and one of the most bizarre and baffling aspects of that case the letters and tape recordings sent to assistant chief constable George Oldfield by a man purporting to be the Ripper as soon as Sutcliffe confessed the whole charade was exposed as a wicked hoax the senior detectives on the Yorkshire Ripper case were faced with the realization they'd pinned their hopes on a wild goose chase a wild goose chase which diverted precious resources and cost three women their lives so how was the hoaxer able to enthral the leading detectives George Oldfield and dick holland and why did they ignore other avenues of investigation in their pursuit of a phantom [Music] it started with the letters George Oldfield received the first postmarked Sunderland in march 1978. Dear Sir I'm sorry I cannot give my name for obvious reasons I am the Ripper I've been dubbed a maniac by the press but not by you you call me clever and I am you and your mates haven't a clue that thought were in the paper give me fits and not bit about killing myself no chance I've got things to do my purpose is to rid the streets of them [ __ ] my one regret is that young lassie MacDonald did not know because change routine that night up to number eight now up to seven but remember Preston 75 get about you know you are right I travel a bit you probably look for me in Sunderland don't bother I'm not daft just post a letter there on one of me trips not a bad place compared with chapel town and Manningham and other places one horse to keep off the streets because I feel it coming on again sorry about that young lassie yours respectfully Jacques the Ripper might write again later I'm not sure last one really deserved it [ __ ] getting younger each time all slot next time I hope what has failed never again too small close call last one the second was sent to the editor of the daily mirror newspaper dear sir I've already written to chief constable George Oldfield a man I respect concerning the recent Ripper murders I told him and I'm telling you to warn them [ __ ] I'll strike again and soon when the heat cools off about the MacDonald lassie I didn't know she was decent and I'm sorry I changed my routine that night up to number eight now you see a seven but remember Preston 75. easy picking them up don't even have to try you think they'd learn but they don't mostly young lassies next time try an older one I hope please haven't a clue yet and I don't leave any I'm very clever and don't think I'm looking for me fingerprints because there aren't any and don't look for me up there in Sunderland because I'm not stupid just pass through the place not a bad place compared to chapel town and Manningham can't walk the streets for them [ __ ] don't forget to warn them I feel it coming on again if I get chance sorry about lassie didn't know yours respectfully Jacques the Ripper might write again after another one's gone maybe Liverpool or even Manchester again too hot here in Yorkshire bye I have given advanced warning so it's yours and their fault the writer threatened to kill an old [ __ ] in Manchester or Liverpool Oldfield thought the murder of vera millward the Ripper's ninth victim in Manchester in May 1978 was the Ripper making good on his grim promise almost a year later a third letter dated the 23rd of march 1979 confirmed this suspicion in Oldfield's mind again it was postmarked Sunderland dear officer sorry I haven't written about a year to be exact but I haven't been up north for quite a while I wasn't kidding the last time I wrote saying the hall would be older this time and maybe I'd strike in Manchester for a change you should have took aid that bit about her being in hospital funny the lady mentioned something about being in the same hospital before I stopped a [ __ ] and wears the lady won't worry about hospitals now will she I bet you wondering how come I haven't been to work for ages well I would have been if it hadn't been for your cursed coppers I had the lady just where I wanted her and I was about to strike when one of your curse and police car stopped right outside the lane he must have been a dumb copper because he didn't see anything he didn't know how close he was to catching me to tell you the truth I thought I was coloured the lady says don't worry about the coppers little did she know that bloody cop has saved her neck that was last month so I don't know when I'll get back on the job but I know it won't be a chapel town too bloody hot there maybe Bradford's manning him might write again if up north chat the Ripper PS did he get letter I sent the daily mirror in Manchester the writer claimed Vera millward had had treatment at the Manchester royal infirmary the hospital next to where she was murdered both Oldfield and his number two dick holland were convinced this information could only have been divulged by vera to her killer what they didn't know or chose to ignore was that newspapers in Manchester had been told as much by vera's common law husband the story was out there for anyone with a mind to read it Oldfield was being taken in by the person writing those letters an investigative team was brought together in Sunderland to find the letter writer and nailed the Ripper there were other tantalizing similarities whoever wrote the letter had the same blood group as one found at one of the Ripper murder scenes June in the Pennine foothills is compensation for the bitter months of winter summer transforms the bleak landscape swathes of green cloaked the moors and the parks of Leeds in Bradford become a playground of wide lawns and leafy groves sergeant Megan Winterburn walked through the sunlight of a June morning to her job at Leeds central police station Milgarth was a seven-story brick fortress the lower floors were windowless those above them were little more than slits this brutalist block house was home to the Ripper investigation in the summer of 1979 the incident room already took up two floors one floor was the incident room itself the floor beneath was empty except for the pit props supporting the weight of the paperwork above assistant chief constable George OldfieldRead more: https://bit.ly/wearside-jack-transcript

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, this summer he's working on a set of haikus inspired by the landscape around him and the people who drop by. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, creativity, music, art, sheds, sherry, music and the countryside. His guest this week Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess, came to public attention though the television series Our Yorkshire Farm. Ravenseat Farm in North Yorkshire is home to Amanda, her husband and her nine children. Having grown up very close to the location of Simon's shed, the conversation ranges from shared memories of growing up in Huddersfield and a love of the Marsden Hills to the business of running a sheep farm and the joy of the hay meadow at this time of year. Produced by Susan Roberts

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, this summer he's working on a set of haikus inspired by the landscape around him and the people who drop by. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, creativity, music, art, sheds, sherry, music and the countryside. To kick off the new series Johnny Marr, who first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths, takes the trip over the Pennines from Manchester to visit the shed, along with his new twelve-string guitar. In a conversation punctuated by snatches of Smiths songs, Johnny Marr talks about his life in music and gives the Poet Laureate, a huge fan of The Smiths, a private run-through of chord sequences from his back catalogue. Producer Susan Roberts

The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage returns for a second series of his podcast. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, this summer he's working on a set of haikus inspired by the landscape around him and the people who drop by. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, creativity, music, art, sheds, sherry and the countryside. “For too long I've been in the shed on my own, writing haiku, staring intensely at flowers and clouds, so I'm thrilled to be finally throwing back the door, dusting down the spare chair and sharing real live conversation with clever and creative people” – Simon Armitage. Guitarist Johnny Marr, accompanied by his 12-string acoustic, is Simon's first guest. Later in the series the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, West End theatre director John Tiffany, broadcaster, DJ and gardener Jo Whiley, author J.K. Rowling and poet Imtiaz Dharker all pay Simon a visit. Produced by Sue Roberts.

A record-breaking ultramarathon runner who's represented Great Britain and achieves competitive results in some of the world's toughest races. A UK Athletics running coach, widely published journalist and author, public speaker, and parent. Damian holds the Fastest Known Time for running Coast to Coast and in 2020 took the FKT for the Pennine way a week after John Kelly broke the 35 year old record. John reclaimed the record in 2021, but Damian hasn't ruled out another clash of the titans on this route. He is a keen environmentalist and an ambassador for inov-8, Tomax Technology and Trees not tees

In 2020, American ultra-runner John Kelly ran England's 268-mile Pennine Way in record time, breaking a 30-year-old record in the process. A week later, he lost it. He tells Rob what it took to win it back…Listen to all episodes and discover more about How to Be Superhuman at http://redbull.com/superhuman

D.L. Marshall is our guest on this episode of the Northern Crime Syndicate podcast, hosted by A.M. Peacock and Robert Scragg. D. L. Marshall was born and raised in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Influenced by the dark industrial architecture, steep wooded valleys, and bleak Pennine moors, he writes thrillers tinged with horror, exploring the impact of geography and isolation. In 2016 he pitched at Bloody Scotland. In 2018 he won a Northern Writers' Award for his thriller novel Anthrax Island. Anthrax Island, described by M.W. Craven as 'absolutely brilliant' is available now in e-book format. Keep up to date with all things Northern Crime Syndicate by giving us a 'like' on Facebook and following us on Twitter at @northern_crime

In this week's episode Simon chats with Fiona Quinn, who paddled her Red inflatable paddleboard the length of Great Britain and was also the first woman to cross the Irish Sea by SUP and complete a triathalon from 'End to End'. The hugely impressive Fiona, talks about her growing hunger for adventure, which led to her ambitious target of taking on the classic distance by paddleboard, despite suffering from a chronic fear of open water. For the full expedition experience, her book 'Ignore the Fear' is a great https://fionalquinn.com/ignore-the-fear-new-book (read here) and to be truly authentic, make sure you eat a lemon drizzle cake while you do so, the https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lemon-drizzle-cake (recipe is here) ...you're very welcome! If you're up for a bit of inspiration to get out there, then join Fiona's https://fionalquinn.com/adventure-book-club (adventure book club (for free) here) Fiona's latest challenge is a https://www.couchtoultramarathon.com/ ('couch to ultramarathon') where she is running 260 miles along the Pennine way...non stop! Follow her on: https://www.facebook.com/FionaLQuinn/ (Facebook) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB2lSTzeNn16GqGNFUZtGLQ (Youtube) https://instagram.com/fionalquinn (Instagram) https://twitter.com/fionalquinn (Twitter) We featured Fiona's book in our one and only meeting of the https://www.supfm.show/podcast/the-supfm-book-club (SUPfm book club here), so if you'd like even more SUP inspiration, then we've got other books you can check out. Finally we've got our awesome SUPfm Safety Course here for £37 giving you all the information you need for keeping safe on the water for the season Support this podcast

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If a performance summed up Burnley it was the performance against Wolves. Defensively solid. Compact. Clinical. That's what we like to see.  That gives Burnley an impressive return of seven points from Arsenal away, Villa away, and Wolves at home. The Clarets are finding their feet at the right time ahead of a busy Christmas period. Next up a Pennine derby against Leeds which promises to be a Christmas cracker.

Pennine arrives in Bradford; Rosko leaves Radio 1; Moyles leaves Radio 1; Radio Luxembourg returns; 2CR launches. Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending September 18th 2020.  Follow the series by weekly podcast here (https://podfollow.com/radiomoments-this-week-in-history) .

Episode 180 - The Premier League kicks-off this weekend with Liverpool vs Leeds the feature game this Saturday. This trans-Pennine battle has not been played in the Premier League since 2003, when Michael Owen scored the opening goal at Anfield. Live on Sky Sports Premier League, we highlight 3 of the best bookmaker new customer offers available right now, if you fancy a bet.  Make sure to visit our website for our bet365 new customer offer guide BetVictor - up to €100 Matched Free Bet  For new Republic of Ireland customers 18+ BetVictor are offering a 100% Matched Free Bet up to €100 offer. No promo code is required when registering.  Significant Terms - New Customers deposit, opt in and bet up to €100 at odds of 2.0 or greater within 7 days of registration, Cashed out bets excluded. Matched bonus paid in free bets; 7 day expiry. Offer valid from 09:00GMT on 23/12/2019. Card Payments or Paypal deposits only. Geo Restrictions. T&Cs Apply See Below. 18+ Please Gamble Responsibly. Full BetVictor promotion details: betvictor 100 free bet Betfred - Bet £10, Get up to £40 in Free Bets For new customers 18+ Betfred are offering a boosted Bet £10, Get up to £40 in Free Bets. Use promo code FOOTBALL40 when registering. Significant Terms: New 18+ UK customers only. Register using the promo code FOOTBALL40, deposit and place first bet of £10 on football (cumulative price evens+) in one bet transaction. First bet must settle within the Promo Period (00:00 07/09/20 - 23:59 20/09/20). £30 in Free Bets credited within 10 hours of bet settlement and expire after 7 days. Additional £10 in Free Bets only credited if first bet doesn’t win. Payment restrictions apply. SMS validation may be required. Full T&Cs Apply. Full Betfred Free Bet Promotion details: betfred sign up offer William Hill - Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets For new customers only, 18+, William Hill are offering a Mobile Phone/Table Device Only Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets. Use promo code W40 when registering Significant Terms: New customers who register via Mobile only, minimum £10/€10 stake, win only, minimum odds 1/2, free bets paid as 4 x £10 / €10 (30 day expiry), free bet / payment method / player / country restrictions apply. By entering the W40 promo code you agree to the full terms and conditions of this promotion. See full T&Cs. Full William Hill Promotion details: william hill bet 10 get 40 New Customer Offer has launched a new series of pages explaining how the latest bookmaker promotions work in-detail. To read the Paddy Power Casino £100 Welcome Bonus promotion guide click here Top NCO Boylesports Pages: 1) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/boylesports-new-customer-offer/ 2) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/boylesports-free-bet-25/ 3) https://www.newcustomeroffer.co.uk/offers/boylesports-bet-10-get-40/ Listeners & Subscribers 18+. Please be Gambleaware.  

Our game by game journey from promotion to title winners continues with the first home game of the season at Elland Road. Our cross-Pennine rivals are in town as we look back at the match exactly 30 years on. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seeing as trans-Pennine infrastructure was in the news recently, this week’s #RailNatter is going to cover THE WOODHEAD ROUTE and why “reopening” it is an idea beloved by nostalgists that isn’t rooted in reality. Join me to tell me why … Continue reading →

This week I'm joined by Ruari McGlone (Thisismybeeraccount) as we finally meet, albeit virtually. We chat about Arundel Brewfest, Friends & Family and look hopefully onto other events that may happen in the near future. We have a look at what we've been drinking recently before ending on a brief look at our gaming history and experiences.

Once a heavily polluted river, running though heavily industrialised landscapes, the River Tame is being restored from its source on the Pennine moors along its entire length in the Greater Manchester area and is now one of the best trout rivers in Britain. Follow angler and writer Andrew Griffiths as travels along the river meeting heroes from Moors for the Future, the Mersey Rivers Trust and the Wild Trout Trust for an incredibly heartening story of a river's resurrection. And for more on river walks, wildlife of our waterways and great conservation projects, visit countryfile.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. Jackie Kay, who first shared a stage with Simon 30 years ago on the New Generation poetry tour reminisces about those first readings as well a sharing their current experiences of holding the highest positions in poetry - Jackie as the Scottish Makar and Simon as the Poet Laureate. The conversation ranges far and wide as these two friends look back on their writing lives.

Hello there and welcome to The Crochet Circle Podcast and the show notes for Episode 54 – Simple, Soothing Stitches.    My name is Fay and this is my audio and video podcast for those that love fibre crafts, particularly crochet.  It’s a community for people that like to support their fellow humans regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ability, size or age. I hope you feel the welcome embrace and love of the Crochet Clan.  Come on in and stay awhile.   In this episode, I cover General Update; Old Dog New Tricks; Final Destination; Designs on Progress; Quick News Beats and Big Up.      This podcast is sponsored by my online crafting company, Provenance Craft Co.  Thanks to everyone who tunes into the podcast whether it is through Stitcher, Podbean, Spotify, iTunes or the YouTube Channel. Your support and engagement are really appreciated and makes running a podcast very special and worthwhile.    If you would like to support the podcast, you can do that through Patreon:     1 – General Update I know that globally, we are all on different states of stay at home/lockdown.  However, the reality is most likely a little like eat, sleep, distance repeat.  I’m used to working from home and probably only go at a handful of times a week anyway.  I’m a bit of an introvert, so although I am very happy in my little home bubble, I am starting to miss my people.  It would have been Wonderwool Wales this weekend.  It’s easily my favourite show of the year.  I get to catch up with lots of my yarn buddies, many of which I won’t have seen since the end of September.  It’s a chance to check-in and hug your friends.  So, I’m missing all of that. I can only imagine that if you are a social butterfly this must be really tough for you.     I know that many of you are being directly affected by the virus and have family members that are ill or have sadly died.  I am sending tender love and hugs.    2 – Old Dog New Tricks This month’s top Crochet Clan tip is from Caroline (Soltra on Ravelry).  Her tip is to regularly push yourself to try something new with crafting.  It could be a new technique, a new type of craft, just something that keeps pushing you forward.  Caroline references the fact that when she learned to do Tunisian Crochet, she made blanket after blanket and sickened herself by only doing blankets for 18 months.  It was only when she joined in with a Tunisian CAL that was all about skill-building that she really moved on with her Tunisian crochet skills and has worked her way through 13+ projects. It’s really easy to stick to what you know and feels comfortable.  And I know that I have called this episode Simple Soothing Stitches because I don’t currently have the mental capacity to work on really complicated things, but new techniques and skills don’t have to be complicated.   I don’t know how many times I have told myself “oh, I’m not good enough to try that technique out yet”.  It’s folly to think that way because you are just holding yourself back.  Dive in, if it works first time – great, if it needs a bit of extra practice then that’s also great because you are really getting to grips with the new thing.  If it doesn’t work then maybe it’s not for you.  Often, that’s my favourite outcome because I can cross it off my list and move onto the next technique.  You will never see me do crocheted cables.  I hated doing it.  It’s just not for me, but because I now know that, I’m never swayed to those projects and I let something else pique my interest instead.   3 – Final Destination Let me introduce you to Heulwen.  It’s a laceweight shawl using Garthenor wool (link) and is in this month’s Inside Crochet (Issue 125 (link)).  Heulwen means sunshine in Welsh which is very apt given the design and that Garthenor is a Welsh-based wool company. Heulwen is made from 2 x 50g of Gathenor’s Number 1 Laceweight Wool which is undyed Shetland (link) and 1 x 50g of their plyed laceweight, Pennine, in colour Tilia (link). The entire thing weighs about 120g and although it’s lightweight, it’s nice and cosy.     Image text: Image 1 - An undyed grey, Shetland wool shawl is displayed along with a wooden fence post with bright yellow oilseed rape flowers and woodland in the field behind and cow parsley in bloom in the verge in front.  The shell has details of the sun in the same yellow as the oilseed rape.  A semi-circle for the sun with beams of yellow coming off in fan stitches.  Image 2 - a close up of the shawl showing how fine the lace wool is with the yellow fan/sunbeam details.  Oilseed rape flowers and a blueish sky are visible behind.   I have been hooking up many Positivity Spirals (link to Ravelry, link to my website, link to Etsy).  This month I have made one from: John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock 4 ply, 50g/200m,  Mackerel Sky (link). John Arbon Textiles Knit By Numbers DK, 100g/250m, KBN111 (link). John Arbon Textiles  Harvest Hues light Aran/worsted, 100g/200m, Bracken (link). Gathernor Number 5, Chunky, 100g/70-100m, Pewter Jacob (link).   Image description: Four different versions of Positivity Spiral Cowl lying over each other. L-R is an undyed Jacob, chunky version in a Pewter Grey, Then a rusty orange Aran weight version, an aquamarine 4 ply version and a long thin DK version in lovely dirty mustard colour. I have one more to do and then I can update the pattern giving options for a wider range of yarn weights.  If you have already bought Positivity Spiral, as soon as it has been updated, you will receive a new copy with all of the weights on it.  I also set myself a design challenge last month to get a design, knit and publish a pattern inside of seven days.  I managed it by the skin of my teeth and it was intense!  I created a stranded colourwork knitted hat called the Coho Beanie (link to Ravelry, link to my website, link to Etsy).  I also used it as a chance to document my design process, the tools I use and the amount of time that is involved.  If you are interested in seeing that process, head over to my design Instagram account @faydhdesigns (link) and look for the videos. I used John Arbon Textiles Yarnadlic 25g/83m Minis (link) in colours Indigo Dust, Of my Hand, Woman in Blue and Ordinary Joe for the four-colour blue version and Harmonium, English Sparrows and Ordinary Joe for the three-colour green version.   Image description: Image 1 - me with my long brown hair down looking back over my shoulder beside a large pool of water.  I am wearing the M/L, four-coloured, knitted Coho Beanie which ranges from dark teal through to a warm cream and has feature scallops in stranded colourwork.   Image 2 - The five different size version of the hat laid out on a large mossy trunk, surrounded by nettles.  L-R they go from L/XL adult (green), M/L (teals), S (teals), XS/Child (teals) and toddler (green) sizes.  The green version is three-colours, ranging from a mid-forest green to bright spring green to the same warm cream.  Some of the hats have pom-poms on them.   Me being me, I knitted it up in five different sizes, so it’s available from toddlers up to a L/XL adult. So whilst I haven’t yet managed to whittle any wood – that’s my challenge for this weekend – I have managed to sew my first ever garment.  I managed to get some organic cotton from Fabworks (link) and used the Elise Tee from Fine Motor Skills (link) which is a free sewing pattern.  I really enjoyed this as a first attempt and I’m happy to be wearing it as I record.  I even regraded the pattern to make it a little bigger because it only goes from S-L.  Plop! There I go down the sewing rabbit hole.  My Nana used to sew all of her own clothes.  Don’t think tea dresses, think fine tailoring pinstripe suits with satin and chiffon blouses.  Elaine Dashper was a woman with very defined tastes and standards!  I am hoping I have inherited some of her sewing DNA.    4  – Designs in Progress I have almost finished my Scrapvent Blanket.  Lots of work has gone into this month because although I am trying to set myself challenges to keep focussed, I am also really drawn to simple soothing stitches.  I just don’t want my crochet time to be challenging too and the blanket has been perfect for that.  Image description: Cream background with my Scrapvent Blanket coming in from the right having been artistically 'dumped'.  It has a cream border and 24 different stripes (6 rows per colour stripe) ranging from peachy creams to mustard, greens, teals and finally, dark plummy purple.  Why not head to your stash and see if you have 24 x 20g leftovers or minis in 4 ply and 100g for a border?  Get them bagged up and put away for 1st December 2020. I’m so pleased with the way that the blanket is coming together.  There are a couple in there that I maybe would swap out in hindsight, but as soon as I attached the border, it really helped to bring the whole piece together.  For me, it was well worth pulling together the 24 colour sequence.  Even if I did think I was drunk when I added the acid green in that I now rather like! This will be finished next month, with a pattern to follow shortly. I was working on a laceweight version of Positivity Spiral with Organically Farmed Merino, 50g/650m, natural white (link) but I just can’t do it.  It’s too fine and I’m not enjoying it.  Given what I said in Old Dog New Tricks, I definitely know that cobweb lace is a step too far for me. I know that I keep on saying I don’t like laceweight, but clearly I must like it a little bit because I keep on going back to it. So, my alternative laceweight version of Positivity Spiral is in Garthenor’s Number 1 laceweight in Smoke, which is undyed Shetland, 50g/350 (link).    Image description: Image 1 - cream background with a cake of fine undyed, grey laceweight wool to the top left and a bundle of barely started crocheted rounds in the middle.  A pink metal crochet hook lyes to the right.  Image 2 - School green background with a photo of Jonny and Sally from Garthenor Organic.  Jonny with his arm around his Mum, Sally, as they stand in front of Niagara Falls.     5  – Feeding the Habit I am a very fortunate person.  I had three parcels turn up from lovely Crochet Clan folk.  Each parcel arrived just when I needed a little boost! I received some beautiful seaweed yarn and skeins of hemp from Rachael.  She has also requested that I do a bit of a feature on vegan yarns.  I have one planned and have lots of yarns to go through but don’t quite know when I’m going to get to it – someday! Three skeins of hemp yarn in an acid green, rusty brown/orange a dark lavender blue/purple lye diagi=onally beside a card with a crocheted hexagon and cake of seaweed yarn. Rica sent me through loads of German marzipan ( I even let Matthew have some) and yarn from her global travels.  So, I now have yarns from Germany, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Peru and Bolivia in my stash.  I need to spend some proper time looking at the construction of the wools to see if there are differences from country to country. Image description: cream background with lots of different yarns from around the world.  Fluffy blue mohair from India, perfectly spun pecahy brown wool from Bolivia, loosely spun green wool from Iran.  The different plying methods from different countries is evident. Claudia also sent loads of marzipan from Germany.  If you have never tried marzipan with calvados, you are missing out!  I have a new favourite.  My parcel from Claudia was full of all sorts of lovely goodies including some amazing art yarn which I think I am going to make into a cushion, using the mustard coloured buttons that she popped in the parcel.  Image description: A large hank of art yarn that goes from thick to thin and ranges from sky blue to bring green and a slurry green /brown.   I can’t show you any marzipan because we have eaten it all! Nom, nom, nom. Given that I was buying design wool from Garthenor, I also treated myself to a little set of 10g mini skeins from their little shop update.  Often small companies have small updates that go out to newsletter subscribers first.  That’s what Garthenor and RiverKnits do.  John Arbon Textiles do their Mill Membership for special access.  It’s definitely worth subscribing to your favourite small businesses.  Image description: Five mini skeins fo wool, each bound in the centre with a kraft paper label.  The skeins are different types of wool and move from light grey/brown through to a dark chocolate, peaty colour. 6 – Quick News Beats 1 - Global Hook Up – The May hook ups are on: Saturday 23rd  at 8pm BST and Sunday 24th at 9am BST. The meeting ID number is 475-047-5819 and you will need to join via Zoom which you can do here:  https://www.zoom.us/join If you are joining on your phone or tablet you will likely need to download the software in advance.  If you are joining from a PC or Mac, you can join via the link above.  Everyone needs to use the same ID number to get into the session.    7 – J’adore Going back to the premise of simple and soothing, I have been going back to gardening and growing more of our own food.  The current pandemic has given me a bit of a jolt to look again at my environmental impact and what is important to me.  My plan is to grow and make even more of our own food (we already do a fair bit) and to really work towards a handmade capsule wardrobe.  I don’t think I’m the only one using this strange time to reassess what they want from this one life. I have also been looking backwards through “The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady” by Edith Holden.  It’s an illustrated nature journal, documenting what Edith saw in the English countryside month by month.  I grew up with this book and bought my own second-hand copy at the beginning of the year.  Every month, I go to it and look at Edith’s writing and illustrations for that month.  One of May’s mottoes is “Shear your sheep in May and shear them all away”.  Image description: The book is open at pages for May with beautiful handwriting on the left page and a delicate illustration of May flowers on the right.   I‘m basically taking pleasure from the simple things.  I hope you are too.   I’ll be back on 5th June. Fay x   Instagram: Crochet_Circle_Podcast  Instagram: provenance.craft.co   Instagram: FayDHDesigns YouTube: The Crochet Circle Podcast Crochet Clan on Mighty Network: Invite

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. Simon has invited Trinidadian-born Judge Melanie Plimmer to help him sort out the owl and the nightingale who argue often in the poem. Their conversation ranges from the business of passing judgement and the skill of arbitration to Sundays spent on the beach in Trinidad and wearing the judge's wig. Simon also draws on his own experience of attending court as a working probation officer in his pre-poet life.

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes . Sam Lee - folk song collector, environmentalist and singer - has a special relationship with the outside world and the nightingale, so his appearance in the shed is most welcome. Simon has never seen a nightingale, living in an area which has none. So he's curious to hear about Sam's night-time walks into the Sussex countryside to hear them. It's a profound sensory experience at night. The call is loud and ears throb. Sam describes calling them out of the trees, singing with them and taking groups of people into the woods who are often overwhelmed by the sound of this musical bird. Sam talks about collecting folk song around the country and both finish by singing Pratty Flowers, the anthem of Homfirth, a village near to Simon's shed.

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. So when Lily Cole - model, actress and entrepreneur - extended an invite for him to visit her shed, he couldn't refuse. With a touch of shed envy, Simon discovers that Lily Cole's own writing shed has a wood-burning stove and superb views. Their conversation ranges from the true story of her discovery as a model at 14, wearing dramatic clothes and accidents on the catwalk, to working with tribes in the Amazon. From environmental concerns to running a business, from being bullied at school to a Cambridge degree.

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. Sculptor Antony Gormley's visit begins with a walk around the garden where his eye is caught by some huge Yorkshire standing stones. Their conversation ranges from The Angel of the North, placing sculpture in the landscape and the sea to the skills of the shipyard and the relationship between art and engineering. From body shape to chemistry sets, potions and explosions to Antony's first work of art - two eyes, carved into a wall at his old school.

Fell runner Jasmin Paris made headlines when she became the first woman to win the gruelling 268-mile Montane Spine Race outright. Dubbed ‘Britain’s most brutal’ running event, it takes place in the depths of winter and sees competitors running the entire length of the Pennine Way – mostly in pitch black darkness.In this episode, Rob Pope chats to Jasmin about what it took to finish the race in 83h 12m 23s – 12 hours faster than anyone of either sex had before. From tactically deciding when – and how much – to sleep, to ensure she stayed ahead of the pack, to how, mentally, she coped with the very, long and difficult sections of this desperately lonely race.Still breastfeeding her 14-month-old daughter, Rowan, at the time, Jasmin also touches on the logistics of having to express breastmilk at the race's various checkpoints along the way but, describes how, despite the media attention this gained at the time, "it really wasn't such a big deal".Jasmin also provides her view on why women are more competitive with the men when it comes to ultra-distance running – but explains why she, personally, doesn't see herself as 'superhuman'.Listen to all episodes and discover more about How to Be Superhuman at http://redbull.com/superhuman

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes . Actress Maxine Peake drops into the shed to talk about taking on a role and accents, which the birds in the poem discuss. Maxine talks about her TV break as Twinkle in Dinner Ladies as well as taking on roles such as Hamlet in the theatre. The conversation ranges from accents and being cast as a brassy Northerner to communism and rave culture.

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink, waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale, which could be described as a medieval Rap battle between two birds. That's just what hip-hop artist Testament describes the poem as when he drops by to distract Simon and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. In The Poet Laureate has gone to his Shed, their conversation ranges from the Guinness Book of Records to spiritual faith and from West Yorkshire to New York. The shed soon becomes a classroom as Testament teaches Simon to beatbox and in return, Simon shows him how to imitate the call of a kookaburra.

As someone who has been successful in many different genres, when Kate Tempest has an idea, how does she decide what it will be? In Simon Armitage's wooden writing shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, their conversation ranges from moving to rural France after growing up in south London, her time at the Brit School and her discovery of rapping to writing poetry. They discuss using the tongue as a weapon and the power of words, and Kate reads from Simon's reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement, scratching away at a poem in the shed. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes .

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes. The first person to drop by is Guy Garvey, lead singer of Elbow, fellow birdwatcher and 6 Music presenter. Once the door of the shed is shut the conversation goes wherever it likes - from the business of writing songs in a band to singing in the church choir, from old harmoniums to village pantomimes and from fathers to children.

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is a former probation officer, DJ and a poet celebrated for his witty and profound take on modern life. In this podcast, he invites guests to join him in the writing shed in his garden to talk about life, language and the human voice. Surrounded on all sides by the Pennine hills and the Pennine weather, Simon welcomes, even encourages, the distractions his guests offer through talk of music, art, sheds, sherry and his latest poetic undertaking: a translation of the Middle English poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Over 12 episodes, guests include acclaimed spoken word performer Kate Tempest, Turner Prize recipient Antony Gormley, model and actress Lily Cole, DJ and Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, actress Maxine Peake, poet Jackie Kay and World Record beatboxing champion Testament.

Hi Welcome to the latest episode of Dark Pennine Tales.This time I am reading a short story from Samuel Minier, called "Falling Stars". I hope you enjoy itIf you would like to submit your on stories to Dark Pennine Tales please contact us through the website https://www.angelablythe.comThanks 

Rachel Smedling is not like the other women in her isolated Pennine village: she is taller, stronger and weaves cloth like a man. Without her, the household would fall apart, for her mother is ailing and her vicious drunkard father seems to hate her so much, he would happily offer money to any man who would wed her. When her mother dies, Rachel is at the mercy of her increasingly violent father. Her only escape is by marrying a kindly man with whom she finds happiness, if not passion, and her life begins to seem complete. Rachel's growing prosperity infuriates her father and his cronies, however, and they will stop at nothing to see her destroyed.

This week my guest is Jasmin Paris. Jasmin is a record-breaking mountain and fell runner, who has dominated in UK and international sky running, fell running and ultras for the past few years.I first came across Jasmin following her incredible achievement when she won the Montane Spine Race earlier this year. Not only did she set a new race record running 268 miles across the Pennine way, she was a new mum at the time with a young baby who she expressed milk for along the way! Super inspiring! In this episode I chatted to Jasmin about how she achieved this incredible record run as an athlete but also as a mum.We talked about her approach to training and health while balancing motherhood, her career and life. She shared her experience of motherhood journey as an ultra-runner. We talk Postnatal recovery and regaining her health fitness after the birth. Jasmin shares m her pre-baby expectations how they matched up to reality. Jasmin shares an insight into her pregnancy and birth experience and tells us how she was running pretty much up to the birth.We discuss what a day in the life of a runner mum looks like and how she fits it all in? I love how Jasmin describes her daughter as 'her teammate', we also talk about her network or support.We talk about motivation and what gets her up in the morning, Especially after a disrupted night’s sleepWe discuss her breastfeeding experience, particularly expressing and feeding her daughter during the spine race. Jasmin shares some words of wisdom to all the mum’s out there who would love to improve their health and fitness, get into running or maybe achieve a new race goal.This is a really awesome and inspiring conversation. I hope you enjoy it. Jasmin’s blog can be found here:http://jasminfellrunner.blogspot.com/ 

Hi, welcome to Dark Pennine tales.Today we have a story called ‘What Haggis never said’.Set in the fictional reality of The Saddleworth Vampire and Dark Pennine Tales. A place in the north of England, where villages are nestled in the moors and steeped in horror.This story is about Our Doris, and her dog Haggis. It happens between the two series of books.

Hi this is our first-ever podcast, and we are taking this as an opportunity to update you on our video about Loch Ness and give you some information about what we have found out so far.Zombies, witchcraft, demons, secret tunnels are all in this and a whole lot moreIf you are a regular visitor to my website which is http://www.angelablythe.com you will get most of this information on there but with some lovely pictures as a bonus.

Some moments from the launch of Pennine in Bradford; Bob FM bans Scottish songs; Scot FM comes on air; BBC local radio ideas are tested; Moyles leaves Radio 1 breakfast; and Alan Freeman takes over Pick of the Pops. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here (https://podfollow.com/1459316855)

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 30th August 2019. Happy 65th birthday Steve Wright; Steve Penk arrives at Key; Simon Bates ends his Top 4 stint; Pennine becomes The Pulse; Radio Durham closes; and BBC Radio 5 opens Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here (https://podfollow.com/1459316855)

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Jason Pennini of the website Prospects Live joins Roger and Bryan to give his scouting reports on some of the Giants’ best and brightest talent at their lowest level, the Arizona League. It’s not all about Marco Luciano, but it’s also not-not about Marco Luciano for a nice chunk of it; but, he also has more information than you’re likely to see anywhere else on the likes of Jairo Pomares, Garrett Frechette, Dilan Rosario, and Grant McCray, and if you’re not entirely sure who those guys are but you’re nevertheless interested in what’s going on deep down on the Giants’ farm, then you’ll want to listen to this one.  Jason also discusses what motivated him to ditch his old career to focus on scouting, which is an inspiring story worth your valuable time.  Roger and Bryan also go over the headline prospects acquired at the deadline — Jaylin Brown, Mauricio Dubon, Joe McCarthy, and Tristan Beck — as well as the Sacramento River Cats and their surprising playoff run.  The Untitled Prospects Podcast with Roger (UPPWR) is still looking for an official title, so, add your suggests down below. The next episode will come after the minor league season wraps, so if you have questions you’d like the show to tackle, add those down below, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

…in which we are joined by Cumbria Magazine and Lakeland Walker editor John Manning to walk from Dufton to Appleby-in-Westmorland along the Pennine Journey, the long distance footpath inspired by Alfred Wainwright’s 1938 ramble through the hills of northern England. As we walk - through bluebell woods and down cloistered ghylls - John discusses his life-changing experience on the Pennine Way, explains why Lakeland needs protecting more than ever, talks about kindness in remote places and reveals why Helvellyn holds a special place in his heart. For more information on the Pennine Journey long distance path see: penninejourney.org.uk

Few presenters manage to pull off both radio and TV. Peter Levy has. In this hour of ‘Conversations’, he tells of his early radio days, soaking up the heady atmosphere at a young Radio City and the launch days of Pennine in Bradford and Radio Aire in Leeds. Enjoy the tales of his cautious early steps into BBC local radio, and find out exactly why he was first chosen to deliver a TV news bulletin, before becoming part of life in East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire now with the daily Look North programmes. Peter tells too of visionary leadership; the challenges of mastering both media; and the importance of devoting time to appointing and coaching tomorrow's talent. In his own words, this is the Peter Levy story.

He spearheaded the original Talk Radio UK, managed the talk output of BRMB in its early days, and managed programming for Mercury and the Allied Group. He also played a major role in news training in the National Broadcasting School and was a senior executive at the Radio Authority, later Ofcom.   In this hour of Conversations, Martin Campbell recalls his days in press and talks through his radio life, from the early days at Pennine and Trent through to his more recent exploits. He offers his thoughts on news standards and training; and shares some starry anecdotes. In his own words, this is the Martin Campbell story. Hear the whole ‘RadioMoments Conversations’ series  here (https://podfollow.com/1459316952) – and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant (http://www.larrybryant.com/) .

He was the presenter who graduated through the ranks to take his seat round the commercial radio industry table at a critical time in its history. In this hour of ‘Conversations’, Stewart Francis tells of being on-air on the first day of LBC and the early days of Pennine Radio in Bradford, before moving to launch Hereward in Peterborough. He shares stories of how Mid Anglia Radio was built and sold - and his fascinating achievements beyond. He tells of the challenges he helped the industry to address - and how he faced his own. In his own words, this is the Stewart Francis story. Music by [Larry Bryant](http://www.larrybryant.com) . The whole 'Conversations' series can be previewed [here](https://www.davidlloydradio.com/conversations).

We have a special guest on the show this week, he holds many world and Irish records in the world of ultra running such as; World record holder for the fastest crossing of Ireland on Foot, 550km running from Mizen Head to Malin Head in 3 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes breaking the previous record by more than 11hrs. 24 hour Irish running record (248.4km/154.34m), 48 hour Irish road running record (343km/213m) and 6 day Irish running record (815km/506m) He has also set a number of course records on some of the most gruelling events on the planet, one that rises above the rest is the Spine which is descriped as the hardest Ultra race in Britain which consists of a 268 mile race along the Pennine way, not only did he set a new record but he beat the previous best by more than 15hrs. He has too many podiums and first places to mention but to of his favourite by his own admission are 2nd place veteran in UTMB and 5th placed in the 24hour WORLD championships. Let not forget that he is also the first Irish competitor to gain entry into the notorious Barkley marathon, remarkable story not to be missed.

In this episode we talk to Liz Fothergil the Chairman of Pennine Healthcare about how the company got into international trade as a response to foreign competitors entering the UK market. Pennine now sell their single use surgical devices all around the world from their production facility in Derby. UKExportAdvice.co.uk

“Your body won't give up unless your mind tells it to” Until he started training for the London Marathon in 2003 Mark had never run more than 3k without stopping. By April 2006 he had completed over 30 Marathons including Athens, Paris, Edinburgh and New York. He also began running ultra-marathons completing 10 in one year finishing with the Marathon De Sables, a 250K self-support run across the Sahara Desert. One month later, Mark climbed Kilimanjaro in Africa, the first of his 7 summits and decided he wanted to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest in Asia, within 5 years. The training took him to Aconcagua, Argentina in 2008 and Denali, Alaska in 2009. After a further years training in the Alps he successfully summited Everest in May 2011. Early in 2012 friends living in the same French village as Mark suggested a ski tour to include Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. A year to the day on from Everest, Mark and 3 friends stood on the top and he realised he had now climbed 5 of the 7 summits. Mark decided that if he was going to complete them all it must be done straight away. Travelling to West Papua, Indonesia in November 2012 he summited Carstensz and after a 2 week break he was off to the Antarctic to the final mountain, Vinson. Standing on the top of Vinson on the 5th December 2012 Mark joined a very elite group of mountaineers that have successfully summited the 7 summits. The 3rd person in the world to have climbed them all at the first attempt. Mark talks to me about his achievements in running 30 marathons within 3 years, the progression to mountaineering and some of the highlights in his journey up the seven highest summits in the world, and how so much of his success is down to the power of mind over body. What this episode has in store for you “I've always done whatever I wanted to do, which has often got me into a lot more trouble than it needed to! As far as climbing or running is concerned, I didn't start climbing until I was in my late 40s. When I look back at it and why I decided to start, I have realised that it is about obsession – when I get something in my head in terms of doing something, it becomes an obsession. “The buzz of finishing the marathon at 42 years old was really enjoyable, and I thought in my head ‘I can do anything really.' Then someone said to me do you want to do Athens, which is a pretty challenging marathon as 18 miles of it are uphill. I just realised that if you keep yourself in fairly good shape and you're not trying to beat the real elite guys, you can actually get more of a sense of achievement. I never went for best times, it was about trying my hardest and finishing as best I could. The Pennine 100 was also non-stop and brutal, but you just keep going. It's a mind-set. I ran with people who were 5 or 10 times more physically fit than I was, but they didn't finish because their mind wouldn't let them get there. You have to have that positive mind-set and keep it simple. Your body won't give up unless your mind tells it to. You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it – I did 30 marathons in total. None of them are easy, you just keep going until you cross the line.” “The initial obsession with running cumulated in me running the Marathon De Sables (a 250k self-support run across the Sahara Desert). After this run, some mates in the pub then said to me, do you fancy climbing Kilimanjaro? And that was pretty much the start of it!  People often ask me how I became so determined, and how do I make sure I achieve the challenges I set for myself – a lot of people assume it is a fear of failure. However, I don't think it is – I actually think it is a love of success. I love being successful, not just in the mountains, but also in business. I love the buzz of running a successful business. I think I am quite lucky that the m

Dal 1 giugno di quest'anno un festival ha tenuto vive e culturalmente attivi i borghi alpini dell'arco occidentale. Dalle Alpi Marittime fino alle Pennine 35 appuntamenti per 35 luoghi da vivere e riscoprire. Da Cervo in provincia d'Imperia a Sampeyre (Cn) in val Varaita, da Usseaux in val Chisone alla Val Tournanche. Siamo stati con Franceso Piperis dell'organizzazione di Borgate dal vivo che ci ha fatto il bilancio dei tre quarti di manifestazione e ci ha parlato dei prossimi appuntamenti che continueranno per tutto agosto. Con qualche sorpresa...

The search is on for a beer to represent the Pennine Way, the UK's oldest National Trail.

Jan. 7, 2014. For well over two and a half centuries, the performance of distinctive carols has been a feature of the seasonal holiday of Christmas in villages in many parts of England, especially in the West Country and in the region of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire around Sheffield, on the eastern edge of the Pennine hills. In this talk Ian Russell explores the development of this tradition in terms of musicality, group structure, style, and repertoire with recorded examples. He also discusses the overall sound ideal created by such carolling and the dynamic soundscape that identifies this form of cultural expression, drawing on the ethnographic fieldwork he has undertaken during the past forty years. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6270