See in 2010 at The Waverley

What a fabulous house

Last weekend was Heritage weekend and we visited this Georgian house on Upgang Lane. It has been brought back to life by its current owners who have done a great job. You couldn't claim that it had been restored to its former glory as some areas were modern. Many of the original features have been saved and it is now a beautiful house which operates as both a family home and B&B. It is a gem in the area as most similar properties have unfortunately been converted into several flats. We didn't visit other Heritage properties this year as we have already seen the others in town in previous years. It is an interesting time to visit a favourite area to see inside properties from a bygone era, many of which are still in daily use.

International Plastic Bag Free day

Those of you who know us will be aware that we are involved in the Plastic Bag Free Whitby campaign, and by default we obviously support International PBF day on 12th Sep.

Please try to remember your alternative bags, not just this Saturday but as a routine. The start of PBF in UK followed Message in the Waves, a BBC film by Rebecca Hosking, click on the link to see more about the film.

While we are on Green Issues why not take a look at the the 10:10 site.

WHAT IS 10:10?

10:10 is an ambitious project to unite every sector of British society behind one simple idea: that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010.

Being a Green Tourism Business Scheme member we have already done most of the things suggested, but we continue to look at ways of improving.

The row goes on

Sadly the clash of Regatta and Folk Week has developed into an unfortunate public debate/argument. You can read about it in yesterday's Whitby Gazette. If you have an opinion you can either add your views to those already expressed or cast your vote about whether the two events should coincide.