Roseberry Common: Reliving an old training route over the bracken

One of my favourite training routes used to be a circuit around Roseberry Common, where I would carefully choose the best path through the varied terrain. I like to revisit this route before the bracken becomes too thick to navigate. When I look at the Topping from this viewpoint, the dominant colours are ...

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On this day in 2000, the Labour Government’s first attempt to repeal Section 28 was defeated in the House of Lords

Section 28 had been introduced by  the Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher and prohibited the "promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities.

Later that year the Prime Minister Tony  Blair would claim that opposition to reform was "a piece of prejudic ...

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!

It's been a bumper year for all sorts of fruits and berries, and the holly is no exception.

I was fascinated by this holly bush on Ryston Bank — the northern slope of Little Roseberry. Its branches are laden with bright red berries. In the distance is the flat topped Bousdale Hill ...

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