PaulAnderson

Yesterday we had a trip to our favourite local English Heritage site at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland. plus a varied drive around the countryside on the way home. We had the top down though it only got up to a maximum of 10 degrees all day. It's a lovely place with a historic 15th century castle, extended over the generations, then after seeing the beautiful historic sites on a European grand tour the owner quarried more stone (the quarry later become part of the protected gardens) and built the new 18th century house in the form of a Greek inspired grand hall. The hal

See this Huffington post link Although with hindsight it’s a passenger

I did pop into a local craft shop while nearby and they had a small selection of Humbrol paints, but also some similar looking paints from Tamiya and Revell. I’d like to buy the best colour match from whichever manufacturer.

Thinking of repainting my faded 4A bonnet badge over the winter and wonder what Humbrol red and blue colours others have used

This old forum thread discusses a four position switch, or rather leads to another earlier thread on it. I’d be pleased to have one myself. Paul

It starts today.

Well, what did you think of the channel 5 program? Having two friends with EV’s and researched them myself I could make plenty of comments on the TV program but suggest that if anyone wants to know the facts then look at an EV user forum instead of reading the rubbish that’s usually published in the mainstream press. Here’s a starter forum Speak EV There’s little reason to worry about batteries apart from early models without active cooling, that’s primarily the early Nissan Leaf’s. There’s a video on YouTube showing a Tesla on 430,000 on its original battery, several on over 200,000

Another bump as It’s on again this year between 6-15th September 2024. Get your visits planned. Paul

A news app article https://apple.news/AOV7eD6MkRciTvUSMKghElQ linked to the Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/24/italy-volcano-eruption-phlegraean-fields/ suggests that Baia near Naples may have a limited life due to an increased risk of volcanic eruption. The ground levels are rising and there’s an increase in earthquakes. I may not get to see Baia after all. Paul

Yesterday a number of Northumbria Group TR's joined the local Triumph Stag group for another of their runs out to historic sites. We met in the historic town of Alnwick in Northumberland and then travelled north east to the coast passing Seahouses, the Farne Islands, Bamburgh with it's incredible castle and miles of golden beaches and then to a house near Budle bay. I'll say nothing more on that as its likely to be in a group report. The groups official photos are https://www.tr-register.co.uk/group/northumbria/gallery/budle-hall-july-28th-2024 but here's photographs a few of my own. A

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Here's a few of many photographs I took Ralph. I attended Newby Hall along with several members from the Northumbria group. The weather was decent after a lot of rain overnight and the gardens were shown to be excellent. There was a steam train for families alongside river boat cruises, a decent tea room and even peacocks running around the area. I've been in the Hall on a previous visit and it's collection of ancient Roman statues is world class. It the car field there was a huge display of cars of all marques, along with a small autojumble and food stands. I believe that the ann

Here’s a good newspaper article on what went wrong with privatisation of the water companies

See Tony's advert

We went to English Heritage's site Belsay Hall & Castle in Northumberland today for the NECPWA's classic car show. There were a few TR owners there and the weather was fantastic. Here's a few photographs of the day.