Michael Portillo-BBC2- Northumberland Coast.

I was looking forward to viewing these series of progs. And what did we get - beautiful scenery in terspersed with the NOW BBC propaganda relating to " Yi, Knaa whaat" Yes, climate change..

I was looking forward to viewing these series of progs. And what did we get - beautiful scenery in terspersed with the NOW BBC propaganda relating to " Yi, Knaa whaat" Yes, climate change..

[quote]I was looking forward to viewing these series of progs. And what did we get - beautiful scenery in terspersed with the NOW BBC propaganda relating to " Yi, Knaa whaat" Yes, climate change..[/quote] What are you complaining about. Dave

Quote:I was looking forward to viewing these series of progs. And what did we get - beautiful scenery in terspersed with the NOW BBC propaganda relating to " Yi, Knaa whaat" Yes, climate change..


What are you complaining about.

Dave

Dave, I am complaining about the introduction of climate change in almost every programme that the BBC airs.:D I might just check cbeebees (or what ever) to see if the Teletubbies are mentioning it.:D

Dave, I am complaining about the introduction of climate change in almost every programme that the BBC airs. I might just check cbeebees (or what ever) to see if the Teletubbies are mentioning it.

[quote]Dave, I am complaining about the introduction of climate change in almost every programme that the BBC airs.:D I might just check cbeebees (or what ever) to see if the Teletubbies are mentioning it.:D[/quote] An exaggeration but this is an important subject which little is being done about. I am not saying that I am acting ideally either but more needs to be done. In fact I find the future prospect for my children and grandchild is grim. Then I thought maybe it is because I am old and the young will see a way through. My daughter then mentioned the subject and revealed that she is as concerned as I am, in fact more so as what are the prospects for her own daughter now 4. Dave

Quote:Dave, I am complaining about the introduction of climate change in almost every programme that the BBC airs. I might just check cbeebees (or what ever) to see if the Teletubbies are mentioning it.


An exaggeration but this is an important subject which little is being done about. I am not saying that I am acting ideally either but more needs to be done. In fact I find the future prospect for my children and grandchild is grim. Then I thought maybe it is because I am old and the young will see a way through. My daughter then mentioned the subject and revealed that she is as concerned as I am, in fact more so as what are the prospects for her own daughter now 4.

Dave

DO NOT WORRY, only this week I have learned that our planet is so many million years old, and evolution has seen the earth with dinosaurs, and many other species come and go. Even us Geordies only arrived whenever, but we are still going strong.:D And as regards what I read this week about this planet, it should still last another 500 million years. No doubt when the end arrives all the rest of you lot will have perished due to relying on green sustainables, whilst us Geordies will have re-opened the coal mines, will be sitting in front of lovely hot coal fires, having a bath in front of the fire (old tin bath of course) then off to bed after a supper of stotty cake filled with ham and pease pudding. The RICH and the GREENS will never know what they will be missing.:D:(

DO NOT WORRY, only this week I have learned that our planet is so many million years old, and evolution has seen the earth with dinosaurs, and many other species come and go. Even us Geordies only arrived whenever, but we are still going strong. And as regards what I read this week about this planet, it should still last another 500 million years. No doubt when the end arrives all the rest of you lot will have perished due to relying on green sustainables, whilst us Geordies will have re-opened the coal mines, will be sitting in front of lovely hot coal fires, having a bath in front of the fire (old tin bath of course) then off to bed after a supper of stotty cake filled with ham and pease pudding.
The RICH and the GREENS will never know what they will be missing.

[b]polis_928tadw59117.0k[/b] given that you are from the NE, you could help me with photography which would be more interesting. I plan to spend a few days in the NE in June as I have to delver my wife to a conference in Scarborough. She is willing to accept a few added days for photography. I have only visited the NE once previously so I know it is good. Could you recommend some specific locations for photography? Dave

polis_928tadw59117.0k given that you are from the NE, you could help me with photography which would be more interesting. I plan to spend a few days in the NE in June as I have to delver my wife to a conference in Scarborough. She is willing to accept a few added days for photography. I have only visited the NE once previously so I know it is good. Could you recommend some specific locations for photography?

Dave

Dave, Assuming you're staying in the Scarborough area. York, great for architecture, street, railway museum. Castle Howard, architecture, gardens and house displays. York Aircraft Museum, Elvington. Well aircraft. North York Moors Railway, well trains. There are also a number of English Heritage sites - Helmsley Castle, Rievaulx Abbey, Scarborough Castle, Mount Grace Priory etc.

Dave,
Assuming you're staying in the Scarborough area.
York, great for architecture, street, railway museum.
Castle Howard, architecture, gardens and house displays.
York Aircraft Museum, Elvington. Well aircraft.
North York Moors Railway, well trains.

There are also a number of English Heritage sites - Helmsley Castle, Rievaulx Abbey, Scarborough Castle, Mount Grace Priory etc.

[quote]DO NOT WORRY, only this week I have learned that our planet is so many million years old, and evolution has seen the earth with dinosaurs, and many other species come and go. The RICH and the GREENS will never know what they will be missing.:D:([/quote] Don't worry the suns about half way through it's life cycle. Another 4-5 billion years and it'll eat the inner planets at it goes to Red Giant to White Dwarf. More seriously, there is a credible scenario that over the last several thousand years the earth was in a cooling period and the recent spike increase has delayed with this cooling climate that would have made life quite uncomfortable in Northern Europe.

Quote:DO NOT WORRY, only this week I have learned that our planet is so many million years old, and evolution has seen the earth with dinosaurs, and many other species come and go.
The RICH and the GREENS will never know what they will be missing.


Don't worry the suns about half way through it's life cycle. Another 4-5 billion years and it'll eat the inner planets at it goes to Red Giant to White Dwarf.

More seriously, there is a credible scenario that over the last several thousand years the earth was in a cooling period and the recent spike increase has delayed with this cooling climate that would have made life quite uncomfortable in Northern Europe.

Always look on the bright side - we may be under water, but at least it'll be warm.

Always look on the bright side - we may be under water, but at least it'll be warm.

[b]DaveRyder[/b] I will initially stop at York for a night as this will be a long journey from the SW anyway but I am familiar with York having visited many times. We plan to head North and interested in the area North of Scarborough up to almost Berwick on Tweed and will stay on route and end in Scarborough where the Conference takes place. Thanks for suggestions so far but feel free to add some more. Dave

DaveRyder I will initially stop at York for a night as this will be a long journey from the SW anyway but I am familiar with York having visited many times. We plan to head North and interested in the area North of Scarborough up to almost Berwick on Tweed and will stay on route and end in Scarborough where the Conference takes place. Thanks for suggestions so far but feel free to add some more.

Dave

In Northumberland, Warkworth, Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh are the classic photogenic castles, but there are lots of smaller fortifications know as pele towers that are fascinating. Plus don't ignore the coast. Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is wonderful but check the tide timetable carefully! If you have National Trust membership, you could consider Wallington and Cragside (Lord Armstrong's estate, fascinating for his use of 19th Century cutting edge technology). Basically, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a month...

In Northumberland, Warkworth, Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh are the classic photogenic castles, but there are lots of smaller fortifications know as pele towers that are fascinating.
Plus don't ignore the coast. Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is wonderful but check the tide timetable carefully!
If you have National Trust membership, you could consider Wallington and Cragside (Lord Armstrong's estate, fascinating for his use of 19th Century cutting edge technology).
Basically, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a month...

I so agree with Mrs Woolybill - don't ignore the coast - and do beware the tide times as I thought had time to get there and back with loads of time but when I made my way back to the crossing the tide was already half wheel height so retreated. The funny bit was that I phoned the police to ask what time the tide went out and nobody knew! Which resulted in rescue boats coming to me - although by this time I had parked in a safe place. But it took around 4 hours of waiting for their to be a possibility of crossing. The rescue guys were brilliant and I discovered that one of them had been born in Dorset - so a good old chat was had.[epzimg]273254_1644841505.jpg[/epzimg]

I so agree with Mrs Woolybill - don't ignore the coast - and do beware the tide times as I thought had time to get there and back with loads of time but when I made my way back to the crossing the tide was already half wheel height so retreated. The funny bit was that I phoned the police to ask what time the tide went out and nobody knew! Which resulted in rescue boats coming to me - although by this time I had parked in a safe place. But it took around 4 hours of waiting for their to be a possibility of crossing. The rescue guys were brilliant and I discovered that one of them had been born in Dorset - so a good old chat was had.

I made a point of watching the Michael Portillo programme tonight though he has now moved on to Scotland. I was particularly interested in Wemyss Bay station which looks amazing. Certainly worth photographing but I am unlikely to be around that way in the foreseeable future, if ever. Dave

I made a point of watching the Michael Portillo programme tonight though he has now moved on to Scotland. I was particularly interested in Wemyss Bay station which looks amazing. Certainly worth photographing but I am unlikely to be around that way in the foreseeable future, if ever.

Dave

I did this trip sometime back - starting at home and then going north (which most things are from me) and travelling to my daughters in Gloucestershire. I had booked hotels en route as I was planning to travel to Aberdeen to see my Grandson who was at University there. So from Gloucestershire I passed through Great Malvern as I had often visited my Aunt (my Dad's sister who lived there) as a child and then a few visits when I was older and married. Very many very happy memories were revived and some sadness that the people associated with those memories were no longer alive and there were also lots oc changes - my aunt's house was now a Petrol Service Station!!! My next stop over was in Hereford where I visited and took photos of Hereford Cathedral. I had tried to visit many places that I had heard of but never seen so was very disappointed, when I got there to find there was no tunnel under the Mersey!!! Ignorance of that side of England! From there I went to a small village in the Lakes called Ireby which was incredibly lovely and had a day driving around the Lakes - parts of it that I hadn't visited in the past - like the coast and villages that had been very badly flooded in (then) recent time. So my return journey from Aberdeen was on the East Coast which I wanted to explore a little more - hence my desire to go to Lindisfarne and a little excitement created by the tide.

I did this trip sometime back - starting at home and then going north (which most things are from me) and travelling to my daughters in Gloucestershire. I had booked hotels en route as I was planning to travel to Aberdeen to see my Grandson who was at University there. So from Gloucestershire I passed through Great Malvern as I had often visited my Aunt (my Dad's sister who lived there) as a child and then a few visits when I was older and married. Very many very happy memories were revived and some sadness that the people associated with those memories were no longer alive and there were also lots oc changes - my aunt's house was now a Petrol Service Station!!! My next stop over was in Hereford where I visited and took photos of Hereford Cathedral. I had tried to visit many places that I had heard of but never seen so was very disappointed, when I got there to find there was no tunnel under the Mersey!!! Ignorance of that side of England! From there I went to a small village in the Lakes called Ireby which was incredibly lovely and had a day driving around the Lakes - parts of it that I hadn't visited in the past - like the coast and villages that had been very badly flooded in (then) recent time. So my return journey from Aberdeen was on the East Coast which I wanted to explore a little more - hence my desire to go to Lindisfarne and a little excitement created by the tide.

[quote]I did this trip sometime back - starting at home and then going north (which most things are from me) and travelling to my daughters in Gloucestershire. I had booked hotels en route as I was planning to travel to Aberdeen to see my Grandson who was at University there. So from Gloucestershire I passed through Great Malvern as I had often visited my Aunt (my Dad's sister who lived there) as a child and then a few visits when I was older and married. Very many very happy memories were revived and some sadness that the people associated with those memories were no longer alive and there were also lots oc changes - my aunt's house was now a Petrol Service Station!!! My next stop over was in Hereford where I visited and took photos of Hereford Cathedral. I had tried to visit many places that I had heard of but never seen so was very disappointed, when I got there to find there was no tunnel under the Mersey!!! Ignorance of that side of England! From there I went to a small village in the Lakes called Ireby which was incredibly lovely and had a day driving around the Lakes - parts of it that I hadn't visited in the past - like the coast and villages that had been very badly flooded in (then) recent time. So my return journey from Aberdeen was on the East Coast which I wanted to explore a little more - hence my desire to go to Lindisfarne and a little excitement created by the tide.[/quote] A very significant journey and no doubt tiring. When I was in my early twenties, I remember driving to Switzerland without an overnight stop. I recall that the journey back was 603 miles and approaching Calais for the Hovercraft, I realised that the petrol tank was almost empty, my wife was panicking about this but we had no French currency (pre-Euro). She panicked even more when I drove past the first petrol station in Dover which had ridiculous prices but made it to the second. Dave

Quote:I did this trip sometime back - starting at home and then going north (which most things are from me) and travelling to my daughters in Gloucestershire. I had booked hotels en route as I was planning to travel to Aberdeen to see my Grandson who was at University there. So from Gloucestershire I passed through Great Malvern as I had often visited my Aunt (my Dad's sister who lived there) as a child and then a few visits when I was older and married. Very many very happy memories were revived and some sadness that the people associated with those memories were no longer alive and there were also lots oc changes - my aunt's house was now a Petrol Service Station!!! My next stop over was in Hereford where I visited and took photos of Hereford Cathedral. I had tried to visit many places that I had heard of but never seen so was very disappointed, when I got there to find there was no tunnel under the Mersey!!! Ignorance of that side of England! From there I went to a small village in the Lakes called Ireby which was incredibly lovely and had a day driving around the Lakes - parts of it that I hadn't visited in the past - like the coast and villages that had been very badly flooded in (then) recent time. So my return journey from Aberdeen was on the East Coast which I wanted to explore a little more - hence my desire to go to Lindisfarne and a little excitement created by the tide.


A very significant journey and no doubt tiring. When I was in my early twenties, I remember driving to Switzerland without an overnight stop. I recall that the journey back was 603 miles and approaching Calais for the Hovercraft, I realised that the petrol tank was almost empty, my wife was panicking about this but we had no French currency (pre-Euro). She panicked even more when I drove past the first petrol station in Dover which had ridiculous prices but made it to the second.

Dave