For a long time I sent photos to a local newspaper- but also put them on Facebook.
Then the paper went bust and mostly just took freely-offered images....
But most of them are still saved on old hard drives. Here's a small selection.
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Goings-on!
Some strange, (and normal), goings-on around Alston Moor.
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Fairhiil Bike Ride. Struggling up The Howdie, Garrigill.
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Bhangra dancing at Samuel King's School- 2012. 'Miss Alison's' Dance Group.
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Laurie Robinson Memorial Match- Tyne Willows. Harry, Dickie, Ken, Tacca and Robin.
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Lisa and Dawn planning their trip to France- in microlites. Glassonby airstrip. I never got to finish the video....
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'Barber'- a new loco arrives at Alston Station. This image was 'banned' Guess why!
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Mogs Lad- biker and dyker- Henderson's Wood.
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Colin Smith at the 2019 Community Bonfire. There's a video somewhere!
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The Nikolsky Quartet from beside the River Volga- singing in St. Augustine's. Listen to the performance in Videos- Music.
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Nurse Eleanor Walton- 2006. Campaigning for all the small hospitals in Cumbria. Alston lost its one soon after.
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Rory Connor and Jesse Reed- Alston Town Hall.
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Keith and Peter Richardson- coal miners- The Cumberland Hotel, Alston.
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Claire Driver- Labour councillor, Cumbria County Council + Lissie Sharp- Labour District councillor. Farming Futures event- Alston.
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Community Psychiatric Nurses. Alf Parker, (pink shirt) and Margaret Mitchell bow out from Alston Moor. Alf did me a lot of good during a bleak period.
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The last of the 'old style' Bluefaced, (Hexham), Leicesters- Alston Sheep Show. Patchy faces arrived that year.
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Alston's Finest Cleaning Ladies. Gala Day. This road was once called 'Willie's Bank'- TRUE!
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