Pannal goings on

Well we have, at last, a crossing patrol lady who takes the children to and from school. Thank goodness someone has taken this job on as Main Street in the mornings and when school comes out is a nightmare. Cars are everywhere and not all the mothers are polite. We have had out drive blocked and when we remonstrated with the woman all we got was I am taking my child to school followed by f... off and this is not the first time this has happened. Seems a bit better at the moment as the head teacher was informed and she "had words" with the parents. What we have now and for the next six weeks is Station Road closed as a water main is being replaced. There is a meeting in Pannal Memorial Hall on Tuesday where we shall be informed what the diversions are. Not looking forward to this at all as I only live two minutes away from Pannal GC and the diversion (all roads off Station Road are dead ends) the only road is Rosedale which will now mean a two mile diversion for us all.  Hope our new shop is not too badly hit. It has been suggested just closing one side of the road, putting traffic lights both ends and letting cars go up and down but that is probably too simple a solution!! The other news is The Harewood is closed for, it says on the notice on the door, refurbishment which we all hope it is and it will not close down. Who knows these days when pubs are closing down so fast.

How green is Pannal

We have been walking in the Dales. Swaledale in particular. Weather not too bad. it rained every morning but cleared up at lunchtime and the days were warm and sunny apart from the day we went to Hawes where there was a lot of rain. We stayed at Leyburn in a log cabin and it was very good and very well equipped.  The wild flowers were beautiful and the fields and hedgerows of buttercups were amazing. Many photos were taken. Pannal seemed to have suffered worse than the Dales from rain and it is very green. Our garden has extremely tall plants first time I have seen them so tall. not a lot of colour as all the plants are bedraggled. The garden centres must be having a hard time of it as if one buys plants it is sometimes difficult to get them planted. What an awful summer and we are told it will not get any better. Such a shame as no one is out walking around the village or sitting outside The Harwood or The Black Swan. Children are not on their bikes or in the rec. Soon be the school summer holidays perhaps, just perhaps the sun will come out.