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Whats the method for "home" refilling ?

Seemed like quite a long flight for the drone to stay in contact with the pilot. I wonder if you can pre programme the jumps over the wires. If not I guess they were lucky.

Its great to see pictures which would otherwise be private and rarely seen.

I agree Alan - I recognised that person too.

It looked like they were leaning rather heavily on the tug at the end. The cabins are only grp. Anyway a good day out.

Many thanks for the newsletter Peter. All I can say is that you must have a vast hard drive !

Hes a lucky man. I've been trying to get a short trip, let alone a solo through trip, for some time.😙

Not sure what the owner means by 30% decline , but I guess by ingress he means leak.

In the absence of the comics of my youth - the Beano and Beezer, I regard the Daily Fail as an excellent substitute comic, which recycles into top class parrot cage lining material. Anyway here goes (pictures not included) :- Britain at its best: Why Marsden in Yorkshire sums up the essence of this most scenic county Paul Kirkwood climbs Pule Hill to admire the view of Marsden from up high The village, which is surrounded by moorland, has 'a strong community vibe' Nearby is the end of the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the UK By Paul Kirkwood For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03, 16 December 2022 | Updated: 22:03, 16 December 2022 After puffing to the top of Pule Hill on the Stanza Stones Trail, I’m standing in an old quarry where poetry written by local lad Simon Armitage is etched into the rock. His verse appears on six stones across the South Pennine watershed. All are inspired by water, and the one I’m reading is titled Snow. One line runs: ‘Snow, like water asleep, a coded muteness to baffle all noise, to stall movement, still time.’ Nearby, the poet’s bench sits on the hilltop pointing towards Ilkley, where the trail ends. I wander over to the other side of the summit to view Marsden, where I’m staying, tucked away deep in the Colne Valley. As earthy and resolute as better-known West Yorkshire villages such as Haworth — but more authentic and less touristy — Marsden owes its growth to the wool industry. The skyline tells its own story, with two square towers either side of a pepperpot chimney. Paul Kirkwood explores Marsden, an 'earthy' and 'authentic' village in Yorkshire. While there, he visits nearby Tunnel End on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (above) The mills fell silent decades ago and the population has since dwindled to 3,800. Six tenter posts, between which cloth was stretched and dried after scouring, stand forlorn, like gravestones for a lost industry. I wonder if the mills are ripe for redevelopment, given that Marsden lies surrounded by scenic, National Trust-owned moorland, on the railway line midway between Manchester and Leeds. It also has a strong community vibe. Locals meet at the grand former Mechanics Institute, today a volunteer-run arts centre. Marsden owes its growth to the wool industry, though the mills fell silent decades ago, Paul reveals. Picture courtesy of Creative Commons There’s also the Riverhead Brewery Tap, a real ale pub with its own micro-brewery. It’s beside a weir, so you can enjoy a drink and watch ducks waddling by. A sign advertises Asian steamed buns served upstairs. The Cuckoo Day Festival, with a fancy-dress procession, marks the arrival of spring here; and in October, during Marsden’s famous jazz festival (which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary), crowds spill into the streets. The highlight of my weekend is a visit to Tunnel End, which marks the start of the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the UK. You can reach the End and its visitor centre by shuttle boat from the railway station, or take a short stroll along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Marsden's Riverhead Brewery Tap is beside a weir, so you can enjoy a drink and watch ducks waddling by. Marsden is 'tucked away deep' in the Colne Valley, pictured above. Flanked by a railway tunnel, two disused service tunnels and a reservoir overflow chute, the canal tunnel, which stretches for three-and-a-quarter miles, was dug using pickaxes, shovels and gunpowder over 16 years from 1795. Entering it on one of the tourist boats is like going into a mine, grotto and sewer combined. Barges used to be weighed down with water to lower them within the canal and create headroom. There were insufficient funds to provide a towpath, so barges were propelled through by ‘leggers’ who lay across the top of the boats and walked along the walls. Meanwhile, horses carried cargo over the moors. I wonder who had the worse deal, the nags or the leggers, as I continue along the old packhorse trail. The sudden rattle of a concealed passing train reminds me that I’m nearly back in town. Wandering past the football ground and a bandstand in the Victorian park, I’m soon reminded what a homely place Marsden is. If someone was to ask me to take them somewhere that sums up the essence of Yorkshire, then this is where we’d come. Personally I'm more worried about copyright infringement than chinese spyware ! 🤫

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/escape/article-11547187/Why-Marsden-Yorkshire-sums-essence-scenic-county.html The Riverhead brewery Tap also gets a mention.

Sparth ? a mile east of Marsden on the HNC ?

The Alarum Theatre company did a play a few years back about the Idle Women, as did the Mikron before that. They did considerable research and may be able to help you.

Many thanks GG. I've noted your email address and will PM you.

Greyghost. The M S website suggests that you don't take visitors over the Winter ? Is that right.

" The Scottish Maritime museum has a collection of diesel marine engines, especially of Kelvin and Gleniffer engines, the leading Scottish makes. The largest marine diesel is a Gleniffer engine from the former ‘Countess of Breadalbane’ which served on Loch Awe, the Clyde, and Loch Lomond, before being broken up in the late 1990s." I'm not sure if any are DCs or straight 8s. They might be worth contacting though I struggled to get s reply to my own enquiries.

There was a matched pair of DC3 engines at Marine Power Services being sold as spare parts. https://www.marinepowerservices.co.uk/engines/past-engines I see they've sold to a heritage project boat to provide a spares source for the Gleniffer DC8's fitted in her. - I guess thats you ? Gleniffer parts are very hard to find. I suspect Kelvin didn't keep anything after the takeover. We had piston rings made for our DB by a company in the USA.

Today at Marsden. Perhaps CaRT are planning some works ??

There's a handy shop in Blisworth too.

Fender 151 - can you advise of progress on this conversion, on the bank below lock 39E HNC. A few weeks ago it looked like this.

You are dead right. This from "thehs2" website. You can almost see a ghost of the HS2 route on that B&W picture !?

Lovely set up, ready to show at Steam Rallies etc.

They work OK for me, using Firefox & Windows 10.