Archive
July 2014
Ideas and Activities, Maps, Walking
Alice
Meet Alice! Alice Nutter from the village of Roughlee was one of those accused of witchcraft and executed in 1612 as one of the Pendle Witches. Unlike many of the others accused, Alice was a comparatively wealthy woman, who apart from entered a ‘not guilty’ plea at her trial, did not speak. It is possible that with a number of Catholic relatives (two of whom had already been executed as Jesuit priests), she was herself a Catholic and and refused to speak for fear of incriminating others. This statue commemorating... Read More
Cycling, Ideas and Activities, Maps, Walking
Le Grand Depart
We found ourselves in the market town of Hawes last week, which is on the first stage of this years Le Tour de France. It was brilliant to see just how much the town has taken the Tour to heart, with the whole centre decked out in bunting, many painted bikes lining the route and even red spots (which I later learnt is the colour of the jersey awarded to the King of the Mountains) painted onto many houses and businesses. There were many other examples of street art to... Read More