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The Numpties at Grange Town Council

16/8/2014

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I’ve applied for planning permission to turn a scruffy area of scrubland on the edge of Hampsfell Road into a small space where cars can park and turn around , to stop the road becoming congested on my garden Open Days. The impetus for this has come from my neighbours, none of whom object to the plan, but bizarrely the Grange Town Council has. They’ve had the bright idea that instead I should ferry people from the town in a land train. ​

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Bay Villa – Four Months On

16/8/2014

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It’s never a good idea to raise people’s expectations too high, as there’s a risk that they will be disappointed.  This was the worry which I had with our website for Bay Villa – the rooms were so photogenic that I thought the reality might not live up to the photos.  It turns out I was wrong.  The most common reaction, when people are shown a room is to saw “Wow!”.  We had a soft opening four months ago, with no advance publicity, but the word has spread, and the reaction from our guests has been wonderful.
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Yewbarrow House Garden in July 2014

1/8/2014

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In July we’ve had tour groups from Estonia, Pennsylvania and Sweden, as well as our usual NGS Open Day, but the month has been dominated by artists’ events organised by Alan Ward.  First, the Life Models’ day and then the Artists’ Day, which is now established as an annual event.  So July’s slideshow is dominated by artists, some of them in the altogether. Luckily the weather has been warm, which has been good for the flowers as well.
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