Simon wanted to bring Josh along for his trip. The weather looked a bit iffy so I suggested we visit the Urbis National Football Museum in Manchester. We took a rail replacement bus into Bolton and picked up a train to Manchester there. We went to Subway for some lunch first We then went to the museum. One of the first exhibits we noted was George Best's mini. We all posed around the Premiership Trophy. This exhibit caught our attention. I'm not sure why this old England shirt caught their attention. Simon and Josh had a go at ...
Julie came with us on this one, a visit to our friends in Selside using the new Dalesrail service providing direct trains between Bromley Cross and Horton-in-Ribblesdale on a Saturday. I noted the crackle of branches as the train went through the little-used section between Clitheroe and Hellifield. We noted the Fat Controller at Settle station. We were met off the train at Horton-in-Ribblesdale and driven up to Selside. The view over to Pen-y-Ghernt was as great as ever. After a drink we drove out to a waterfall where Simon...
This was Simon's choice from a menu I drew up at his request. Naturally, we went down to Crewe by train. The annoying thing about the Heritage Centre is that you see it on the way into Crewe station and then realise you've got a bit of a walk to get back to it ! Of coure Simon needed a rest once we got inside the Centre. There were notices that filming was going on but we didn't see anyone apart from ourselves. We started with a game of chess which was tight but...
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