peak and plains
The area around here (Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK) is rich with splendid houses, gardens and beautiful countryside. I just found Peter Turner’s photo gallery cataloguing much of this local splendour –...
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The first pre-season friendly this year was a rain-soaked affair, and saw a very strong Macc side put five past a depleted and tiring Congleton team. The new Silkmen set-up looks impressive,...
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A couple of weeks ago we had to take Rose into the Accident & Emergency unit of the local hospital, with a broken leg. After a very efficient consultation process we had to leave Rose overnight in...
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Monday was a public holiday in the UK. We had a typical British summer’s day – watery sunshine interspersed with periods of torrential rain. We needed to keep the kids occupied somewhere new and...
View Articlenews from the swamp
It’s official – Macclesfield is the least cultured place in the UK. Bah humbug!
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Wow! I just piloted a British Aerospace 146 on a flight out of Manchester, over Macclesfield and back into Manchester. On a simulator. The experience was frighteningly real – even including the...
View Articlebookcrossing
What a fantastic idea! It seems that there are no books in the wild in Macclesfield just now though. I guess I need to put that right…
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