2008 Trout Fishing in Thornton Reservoir. Roy has been fishing all his life and has begun very keen again since his retirement. He recently caught 30 trout in a day! Mike has very rarely fished so going out in a boat was a new experience. The fishing lasted over 3.5 hours!

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2008 Osmotherley Phoenix - 10th anniversary

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"The charm of Kettlewell is an abiding charm, and to those of us whose life is spent amid the hurley-burley of city life, the village seems the peculiar abode of peace and quiet beauty; its limestone terraces, with their fringes of hazel and rowan coppices give to the district a characteristic beauty. But the special glory of Kettlewell is not that of colour, but of line. Situated at the junction of the main valley of the Wharfe with side valley, which descend from the Coverhead Pass, Kettlewell is the converging point of many contour lines, and to the eye which delights in the flow and ripple of sky line there is a beauty in Kettlewell which is all its own." This was written nearly one hundred years ago by Professor Moorman but is as true today as it was then. The music is on the Spa Series Tranquility album and is called Secret Place by Tribe.

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2008 CTC Bike Ride around the Yorkshire Dales from June 27th to 29th with overnight stops at Hawes and Kettlewell. We cycled approximately 180 miles

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Alastair Humphreys gave an excellent talk at Darlington, in front of an audience of 40 people, about his 4 year cycle ride around the world. A quarter of the audience was from GASBAGS (Great Ayton & Stokesley Biking & Guzzling Society) and we all very much enjoyed the talk. Alastair was full of enthusiasm and told excellent tales about his ride - astoundingly in just one hour. His books can be bought from his website or from Amazon.

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The Royal Birkdale Open Golf 2008 championship starts on July 17th. I visited there in June and walked around the surroundings of the golf course. I could see the massive construction work for all the stands. I hope visiters to the Golf Open also have time to see wonderful Southport.

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GASBAGS (Great Ayton & Stokesley Biking & Guzzling Society) cycled round Catalonia in May 2008. This video is based upon photographs of Catalonia. Cycles were hired from Cicloturisme with excellent help from Saskia van Vuuren. We stayed at the Pension Margarit who rapidly sorted out a double booking problem. The Spanish motorists were very considerate with regard to cyclists, and the Spanish people were always very polite and helpful when asked for directions.

Tags: Girona Cadaques Olot Feliu Sant Joan L'Escala Spain Catalonia Catalunya Cicloturisme GASBAGS Pension Margarit Sardanes

GASBAGS (Great Ayton & Stokesley Biking & Guzzling Society) cycled round Catalonia in May 2008. This video is based upon photographs of Catalonia. The Sardanes music is La Principal De La Bisbal (Cobla Oficial De La Generalitat De Catalunya) La Sardana De Les Monges. Cycles were hired from Cicloturisme with excellent help from Saskia van Vuuren. We stayed at the Pension Margarit who rapidly sorted out a double booking problem. The Spanish motorists were very considerate with regard to cyclists, and the Spanish people were always very polite and helpful when asked for directions.

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GASBAGS (Great Ayton & Stokesley Biking & Guzzling Society) cycled round Catalonia in May 2008. This video is based upon photographs of Girona. The Sardanes music is La Principal De La Bisbal (Cobla Oficial De La Generalitat De Catalunya) Sant Martí Del Canigó. Cycles were hired from Cicloturisme with excellent help from Saskia van Vuuren. We stayed at the Pension Margarit who rapidly sorted out a double booking problem. The Spanish motorists were very considerate with regard to cyclists, and the Spanish people were always very polite and helpful when asked for directions.

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The 11th Stokesley Charity Ride in aid of the "Celebration of Life after Cancer Charity" on May 11th 2008. The ride had the biggest turnout of 292 cyclists. Andy Kluz (misspelt on YOUTUBE - sorry), a Tyne Tees presenter, came as a supporter of the charity. BikeTraks of Great Ayton provided assistance with bike spares.

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We visited Rome in early February 2008 and walked round most of the renowned sites. We stayed at Independence Square Hostel (independencesquare@hotmail.it)- excellent for the cheap price and very close to the Termini Station. The music is "De Miei Bollenti Spiriti" sung by Jose Carreras.

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In June 2007 we visited Barcelona for a 3 day stay. We really enjoyed the atmosphere on the Ramblas, and the Gaudi architecture. The music is "Carnival" played by Victor Manuel.

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In January 2008 a Burns Night was held at the Sutton Arms at Faceby in North Yorkshire with an excellent Scottish Piper.

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Prague is a city of rich, opulent beauty with an epic history. These photographs were taken on a visit to Prague in January 2008. The music is from an album "Classic Kennedy" by Nigel Kennedy entitled "Csardas, for violin and orchestra

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A few years ago I was given cartoon sheets about Positive and Negative attitudes. I thought they were excellent and still refer to them now when I am feeling negative.

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On December 15th 2007 Naoko and I walked 20 miles from Great Ayton to Clay Bank, up Hasty Bank, across to Lord Stones then down to Carlton and through to Stokesley and finally home to Great Ayton. We were mesmorized by the walk through the woods on this very cold day. It was like a Winter Wonderland. The snow flakes on the ground were small blocks of ice which had probably been blown off the trees.

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Stokesley is a small market town in North Yorkshire. Stokesley was first granted a charter to hold fairs in 1223 by Henry III. The Pack Horse Bridge, crossing the River Leven from the riverside walk, dates from the 17th Century. Joint Home of GASBAGS - The Great Ayton & Stokesley Biking & Guzzling Society

Tags: Stokesley School Great Ayton North Yorkshire Moors Leven GASBAGS Roseberry Topping Henry III

Staithes, a fishing village in North Yorkshire towered over by a headland, with alleys and little cottages. Once over three hundred boats fished from using traditional fishing coble designed to be launched and landed on the beach. The village is much as it was

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In August the North Yorkshire Moors becomes a delight to walk or drive through with the purple heather. Although the Yorkshire Dales is renowned for having Dales, also the North Yorkshire Moors has many Dales.

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2007 Great North Run. The run with chats to people who were raising sponsorship for the Alzheimer's Society.

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