During my recent visit to the Isle of Man I drove* up to Laxey to see the Great Laxey Wheel and the Great Laxey Mine Railway. * I did consider taking the Manx Electric Railway but alas I was visiting on the last day of my trip and was rather […]
Author: Rebecca
Isle of Man
There’s a well known Welsh nursery rhyme which featured the Isle of Man… Fuoch chi erioed yn morio? Wel do mewn padell ffrio. Cwythodd y gwynt fi’r Isle of Man A dyna lle bum i’n crio. … translates as “Have you ever been sailing?, Wel yes, in a frying pan; […]
HS2 Thoughts… and possible ranting
Yes here I am once again commenting on things that I probably don’t understand but I’ve been musing about this whole HS2 business for a while. So let me get my thoughts down in which hopefully will be coherent enough for you to follow! As with anything I’ve commented on […]
Rhyl Miniature Railway
Despite having been to Rhyl on multiple occasions and holidayed in Towyn during my childhood, I had never visit Rhyl Miniature Railway! So over Easter weekend we took a trip over to Rhyl to visit the Rhyl Miniature Railway. Brief History The Rhyl Miniature Railway was opened in 1911 – […]
Talyllyn Railway – The 75 Appeal
Recently I had a trip down to the Talyllyn Railway, not for a leisure trip but this time I was invited to attend the official launch of The 75 Appeal. I’ll explain more about the 75 Appeal shortly but I have to say that the launch day was great! (For […]
Our Beautiful Gemma
No this isn’t my usual blog post but I need to write and put my thoughts down somewhere. On 28th March 2024 our beautiful Beaglebum Gemma passed away. She was 14 years and 2 months old. Our beautiful little squish! Diabetes She had been suffering with diabetes for about a […]
