Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
Another place that’s fascinated me is Clipstone Headstocks. It’s somewhere I pass on the way to Centre Parcs and I always stop to take a photo. I don’t know why but I always feel drawn to it. It might be because they are world’s tallest headstocks, standing at an awe-inspiring […]
In order to honour Railway 200 (celebrating 200 years since the first ever railway service), a weekend of of train stuff was held at the Alstom works in Derby. Why “The Greatest Gathering”? Well it was exactly that…the greatest gathering of all things railways! Volunteering I had wanted to […]
I’m currently on a bit of a comedown after attending a wonderful weekend of filming at the Ffestiniog Railway*. On the weekend of 20-22nd June we were celebrating 70 years of preservation on the Ffestiniog Railway. As part of Moving Media Team I was filming most of it. So here’s […]
I was told that Isle of Man is railway heaven (more so than Eryri!) and let’s be honest, the main reason for my trip to the Isle of Man in 2024 was to visit the island’s many railways. With (at least) SIX different railways the island certainly is railway heaven! […]
Every year I start by thinking about the things I would like to do in that year. Gives me something to aim for and look forward to. I used to have two separate lists – one for railway stuff, and one for non railway stuff – but this year I’ve […]
Another live blog-along! I actually got up at 6.30am to see this one live! Qualifying Results So here’s how the starting grid looks like: Pole: Piastri (McLaren) 2nd: Russell (Mercedes) 3rd: Norris (McLaren) Predictions Here are our predictions for this race: Husband: 18 cars to finish with Piastri, Norris, Russell […]
I'm a 40 something year old living in North Wales with my little family. These days I'm embracing my trainspotting ways so you'll find me writing about all things trains. Being based in Eryri (Snowdonia) I also write about some great things to do in the local area as well.
