Category Archives: West Yorkshire

Autumn at the Sculpture park

Posted on October 17, 2017 by kindadukish

Took myself off to the Yorkshire Sculpture park this morning was it was such a lovely day, albeit the remnants of Storm Ophelia (who the hell came up with the idea of giving bad weather names?) were still around in … Continue reading →

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The Great Canal Walk…………..

Posted on May 31, 2017 by kindadukish

Today I completed the last part of my episodic walk along the canal stretching from Brighouse in West Yorkshire to Rochdale in Greater Manchester (but it is Lancashire really!), a total distance of a shade under thirty miles. The various … Continue reading →

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Canal Walk, Todmorden to Littleborough……………

Posted on May 22, 2017 by kindadukish

  I had taken a break from my canal walks of late, but I thought that with the improved weather it was time to resume them. The next stage was Todmordern to Littleborough, a distance of just 6 miles, setting … Continue reading →

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Golcar Lily Day 2017……….a village celebration

Posted on May 14, 2017 by kindadukish

Yesterday was Golcar Lily Day in the village I live in here in West Yorkshire, perched on top of the Pennine Hills. So what is the story behind the villages association with “Lily?” ‘LILY’ has long been associated with the … Continue reading →

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Ambulance Trains of the First World War

Posted on May 8, 2017 by kindadukish

Today I visited the National Railway Museum in York and spent quite a bit of time looking at the display featuring the Ambulance Trains of the first world war. This was not something I was aware of and certainly opened … Continue reading →

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Marsden Cuckoo Day 2017……..northern eccentricity at its very best!

Posted on April 22, 2017 by kindadukish

The Cuckoo Festival takes place in the village of Marsden, several miles outside Huddersfield (on the A62 to Oldham) every April and it has become an important event in recent years. According to tradition, the people of Marsden noticed that … Continue reading →

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A recuperation walk along the canal on a beautiful morning……….

Posted on January 29, 2017 by kindadukish

After a dose of what I think was Novovirus earlier in the week which confined me to bed for the best part of thirty-six hours, I began to feel better yesterday and managed to eat a little food. So after … Continue reading →

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The herons are back……………..

Posted on January 25, 2017 by kindadukish

Clear blue sky this morning so shot down to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to try and get some decent photographs of the park. I was a shade too late to get the mist on the lake but managed to capture … Continue reading →

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The “Barnbow Lasses” exhibition at Leeds Industrial Museum

Posted on December 30, 2016 by kindadukish

In my continuing search of the countries industrial heritage I made the short journey to Leeds today to explore the Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills. It is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, West Leeds, West Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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A winter morning ramble at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on December 28, 2016 by kindadukish

Beautiful clear sky, temperature just above freezing point so it is obvious that this is the recipe for an early morning walk around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. So well wrapped up and with trusty camera in hand I set out … Continue reading →

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