Lads outings

23rd. January 2020.             Settle and Giggleswick Trip For their second adventure of this new year, the lads have chosen to take a train journey to the far reaches of North Yorkshire, to the town of Settle and combine it with a visit to nearby Giggleswick . Again the lads will meet at Leeds Railway Station in order to catch the 10:49 train heading for Carlisle. They will be a group of five, which will include John Malcolm Colin Derek and Dave. It was  rather a dull grey and misty day that greeted the lads has they stepped from the train just about an hour later. The weather conditions back in Leeds had been much better for this time of year. Anyway this this did not dampen their spirits has they walked along the streets of Settle heading towards the river Ribble and the footpath that would eventually take them on to the village of Giggleswick. Just nice to be out in the fresh air the lads thought, even though there was a hint of coldness in these surroundi

9th January 2020.                York Trip Today sees the first outing of the new year for the Lads, they have decided to visit the city of York Their means of reaching the city are by taking a journey on the infamous Zap Bus, a luxury coach that operates between the two cities of Leeds and York , it’s a limited stop service so the journey time is relatively quick. The Lads have arranged to meet in Leeds Bus Station in order to catch the 10:30 Bus. It will be a group of five that make this trip to York and will include Derek Dave John Colin and Keith. The lads arrived in the city of York at about 11:15 the weather was better than expected with no rain to be seen although a rather cold wind was in our faces as we walked along side the river bank  heading for the Millennium Bridge a distance of just over a mile or so from the city centre. Extreme care had to be taken as we shared the footpath with cyclists and dog walkers, at one point Dave was lucky to escape serious injur