Pannal and Yorkshire Water

Before I get on to the tale of Yorkshire Water I shall tell you what a lovely time I had with my family Susan has a big birthday coming up so decided she would like us all to get together. The date was arranged. We were all going to meet at a National Trust big house in Kettlewell.. There would be seventeen of us plus three dogs. The forecast was not good but we said well we will all be together it will be fun. It was great fun we were there three days and the weather was beautiful Very warm and the sun shone all the time so we were out in the garden. Not a cloud in the sky. Forecast was so wrong but hurrah for that. Susan and Dick are cavers and climbers so it was arranged for them to lead all those that wanted to go, down a cave. He had plenty of takers but not me. My reasoning being why would I want to go in the dark when the sun was shining. The expedition was a great success, Only one of my grandchildren had been caving. Obviously Susan and Dick's son Alex. We met his girlfriend Erin for the first time and she is lovely and a bit quiet having to meet us all but later she was fine. We had a meal at the Bluebell the first night which was very good and we were all served very quickly no one was waiting. Chef and staff did no well. Next night we ate what we had all brought and Michael and Helen were the chefs and it was all lovely. 

Then back to earth next week we had the meeting arranged by Yorkshire Water. No one from North Yorkshire Council turned up and we all felt they should have as they were the ones who told YW to use Sandy Bank Quarry. YW staff were quite young and took a bit of flack when no map was produced telling us where they were laying pipes. The gentleman who I was sitting beside lived in Spring Lane and I said to him do you know where the pipes are going on Spring Lane and he said no all we know is they are coming over the field to Spring Lane. I felt it was not a very satisfactory meeting as we did not find out a great deal  No timetable of when and how long. I reckon if we had a pub here all those young people would have been in it "drowning their sorrows" I feel they were "set up" I have also just thought all the workmen do they have a portable toilet in Sandy Bank Quarry or are they doing what bears in a wood do? Shall find out. 

I am being kept busy with queries re Pannal people and places. It is like this every year but I enjoy it. I have collected so much information and I had a lovely friend Alan now sadly no longer with us who gave me and St Robert's Church books of both Pannal and Beckwithshaw and all who are buried there. Interestingly people contact me from all parts of Britain saying they have read my Blog. Now that is strange but nice. 

I hope we have a summer like last year but it will be too hot for some. Remember Lucy at the Post Office a customer once said to her "Its too hot I cant be doing with this weather" and Lucy said "Well take off your bloody vest then"  Short and to the point but sensible. 

Tigs loves it when I am at home gardening. She follows me all round the garden and I have to be careful that I don't fall over her as she makes mad dashes. If I did there is no good saying go get help. She would say The names Tigs not Skippy the bush kangeroo.