The 12th Annual Wheelbarrow Weekend just went by. My entry doesn’t much like a barrow but it is one – or, at least, the remains of one. After the bottom rusted away all I was left with was a skeleton – and here he is with a few lotions and potions to...
The lengthy preparations paid off – another great weekend. The weather was dodgy but managed to stay clear enough for folk to wander the streets until half way through the Sunday afternoon which saw a heavy shower forcing Barrow Band to scamper for cover. The...
Wheelbarrows everywhere! And support from across the Atlantic from Joe and Jui, though they do seem to be taking it easier than we were back here in Barrow. There were 90+ decorated wheelbarrows this year, plus open gardens and lots of things going on in the Market...
This beautiful clock, believe it or not, was made by the speaker at our Better Barrow talk last week. Andrew King is the world authority on John and James Harrison, the clock-making brothers who came from Barrow-upon-Humber. Not only that, he is a clock-maker himself...
How lovely to see the Market Place in use and full of people having some festive fun! Young and old (and in between) were there to listen to Barrow Band, sip some mulled wine or hot broth and appreciate some fancy costumes. Many thanks to the newly formed Barrow...
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