Pannal and he Gas Man Goeth

 At last all is peace again. No barriers or cones.  Holes in road filled in and holes in gardens filled in too. One thing I have noticed is that the cars are back rat running and my goodness they have certainly speeded up. Quite scary sometimes the speed they go. Main Street is a 20mph zone as we have a school and we are a village not a race track. 

In my last blog I was under the impression that the Harrogate Civic Society were running the Heritage Open Days events. No Heritage Open Days is a nation wide event taking place all over the Country. The Harrogate Civil Society just included Harrogate's events in their Newsletter. I did my bit doing a Walk round Pannal. We had a warm sunny day and competed with the gas men for road space. Could not go as far up Church Lane or Woodcock Hill as I normally do as the roads were partially closed and far too busy to take a group of twenty along but it was enjoyable non the less. We went up and along Dam Side (Mill Lane)  round St Robert's Churchyard and into St Robert's Church and I told them about their history. We had the pleasure of welcoming two ladies from Leeds with baby in pram and one lady brought her nice little dog. Enjoying the walk was Judith Wilson Pat and Tom Lamb's daughter. Tom was like me a historian and we loved nothing better than spreading maps out and chatting about Pannal our village. We were also accompanied by Geoff. Geoff and his wife Stella organise all the local HOD Walks and Talks. 

Unfortunately a friend of mine died, Ron Colquitt from Burn Bridge and I did his Eulogy at St Roberts for his Service. John Smith our lovely Vicar came to talk to me before the Service and everyone from Lancashire read the Service Celebrating Ron's Life and saw Rev John Smith and Eulogy Anne Smith and all assumed I was his wife. Obviously I disillusioned them. 

I do not know when I started looking and planting the patio beside St Robert's Church with the Information Board that I also did. Well the writing and photos not the actual Board as that was a gentleman from Spofforth. Saturday I went down to sweep up the leaves forgetting that the well attended Beer Festival was on. So there was I feeling like Cinderella whilst everyone was drinking wine and beer. Then the wind got up and I was chasing leaves all over. Did what I could then went into the churchyard and clipped all round the War grave of Arthur Knowles son of Thomas and Sarah Knowles of Mill Lane who died of his wounds at Birmingham Hospital in 1916. He is buried under a tree but his grave is now to be seen. There are three War Graves in the churchyard. 

It is now wet and cold and Tigs is now in wet and cold. So a dry off and a sleep on a chair. Order of the day!! 

Pannal and the Gas Man Cometh

 Just as Pannal Primary School broke up for the summer holidays the gas men cometh. In Main Street we all suffered varies degrees of nuisance as new pipes were being laid. Part of my drive was dug up looking for the gas pipe to connect to and a large barrier put there which meant for a few days I was not able to get my car out. Good job I like walking and thank goodness for the Co-op. It was a life saver. Only one bit of a nasty incident coming back from shopping a jogger passed me near the old farm and came very close I had my shopping bag in my right hand and it hit the wall and hit my leg causing it to bleed which is always a danger for me. as I bleed terribly. Fortunately I was not far from home so got there with a very bloody leg. Sorted and no ill effects but next time I will stop and let them pass. Think the workmen are from Tyneside area and are a cheery bunch. I have had the pipe connected and the large hole filled in but my neighbours going up the hill have not been so lucky as they still have large holes on their premises. If you pass my drive and see B and A 1966 on a flat stone it is Bas and Anne 1966 the year we came from Kirkby Overblow to live in Pannal. The workmen did that for me as it was on another stone that had to be broken up. As I type workmen still here. Road has been closed off - no going up Church Lane from Main Street. Cars have to turn down Rosedale as no access to Woodcock Hill either. One car stopped and asked my daughter "can I get through". She said pointing at the large sign saying Road Closed "no the road is closed." So they went through the road closed sign half on the pavement found it so and had to back all the way down down. Susan said "what part of my sentence did they not understand". Then yesterday a car drove up and a lady got out and moved all the bollards etc and they drove up half on the pavement. Some drivers get so cross we can hear them revving loudly. It is providing endless amusement for us. 

This Friday morning meeting at St Robert's Church car park at 11 o'clock I am taking a group on a walk round Pannal. This is for Heritage Week run by The Harrogate Civic Society. Stella and Geoff members of the Society are kindly organising the events which have been taking place all this week. A big task so I hope they are enjoying it. 

Just come back from the Isle of Wight with family and it was warm some sun and dodging the rain. It is cold now. Hope we get more summer weather if not it will be  long winter. Nights are drawing in and I hate it. So does Tigs. She looked at me this morning as if to say "what is it with this cold weather?"