Well sighted heroic mice

The longest Christmas holiday in the last 2000 years seems to have passed in a frozen flash. Lawson Park remained frozen solid throughout, the mice have eaten an errant clementine - losing 3 of their number to the traps but the horde surged on, the deer have eaten all the purple kale and all the tropical fish have died due to the failure of their tank heater. All in all a little light death and destruction but nothing momentous. 

The builders are back with promises of mid March finish dates, although it does seem unlikely, the one official opening is booked for 10th July so seems like plenty of leeway.

Posted by Adam Sutherland on 05/01/09 at 13:56 : 0 Comments

www.landshare.net is a great idea! With allotment waiting lists massively over-subscribed and people right across the country keener than ever to grow their own fruit and veg, the aim for Landshare is to become a UK wide initiative to make British land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all. Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall is supporting it (I wonder if he's sharing his land...!) and it looks to launch early next year. You can register online for updates, as someone who has 'spare' land or is looking for it. Grizedale's Local Food Initiative (currently developing in Coniston) certainly could link-in...

Posted by Dorian Moore on 05/12/08 at 18:08
Originally posted at www.lawsonpark.org/blog/1684

somthing like this

Guestroom present their proposals for the Lawson Park and Coniston libraries - live. This really is them presenting their plans and ideas so may not be very radio orientated, more of a fly on the wall broadcast. 

Sad to say this weeks broadcast has been cancelled, could say it was due to heavy snow, but sadly rather more mundane reasons keep us from you - the train is late. 

Posted by Adam Sutherland on 28/11/08 at 07:09 : 0 Comments

Topics: 'guestroom' 'library'

Posted by Karen Guthrie on 26/11/08 at 20:18 : 0 Comments

Topics: 'drystone walling' 'Old Masters'

Dairy Happens

I recently received this image of the Migratory Dairy School, the only known photo, a Ruskin inspired idea executed by the reliable Cannon Rawnsley to huge success. The school took eduction to the people, in this case teaching farmers how to farm diary cows and produce butter. The school, centred on a caravan and tent, set up for 10 day periods in small villages in Cumbria and helped many farmers out of economic straights during the 1890 recession, anyone for butter. 

Posted by Adam Sutherland on 25/11/08 at 14:18

Topics: 'diary' 'migratory' 'rawnsley' 'rural' 'Ruskin' 'school'