LYTHAM. Blowing the Christmas Cobwebs Away.

The new year is beginning to pick up speed. Still one or two things hanging around from its predecessor but that’s nothing new.

The new year is beginning to pick up speed. Still one or two things hanging around from its predecessor but that’s nothing new.

The snow falls gently on to Newton le Willows railway station. A train to Chester is due. Right, Christmas is now jingling away into the distance leaving behind a trail of gifts, wrapping paper, empty glasses and slightly mangled decorations blowing in the breeze. While in it’s wake 2023 is beginning to take its first faltering steps, unsteady for now, direction uncertain but at least on it’s way. So it’s […]

When last we spoke I had just eaten my emergency pork pie, blundered there it was gorgeous, I should have bought two (possibly three?) and I was making my way back along the Bay to Morecambe and the train home.

Right, we last spoke when I was in Preston enjoying a coffee and toasted teacake. The journey continued up to Lancaster where I broke my journey for a look around. There was some time between arriving and the next train out to Morecambe. I had a walk through the street market, I picked up an emergency pork pie just in case then headed back to the station and the train […]

Come with me to the seaside, to Lytham on the Lancashire coast. The skies are bright and sunny and the Green is thronged with people and cars. Not just any cars but cars with style, elegance and character. From the powered up monster to the sleek elegance of the Cad’s roadster. The car show and the 1940’s Weekend are on my “Go To” list. A chance for my camera and […]

It was an unpromising day weather wise and it stayed that way. I risked a journey out, the trains were on strike so I opted for a bus journey out to Southport and back. There were some hardy souls out, dodging the showers, wrapped up warm. I’m always on the lookout for different places to enjoy a coffee and watch the world go by, I hadn’t tried Heimat on Wesley […]