When walking down to Whitby Community College this afternoon we noticed new "old" sineage on the bridge under the railway leading to Stakesby Vale. Cinder Track refers to the old Whitby Scarborough line which apparently was unusually laid on a cinder track. The route of the old railway, which was closed in 1965, is now used as a public footpath, cycle path and bridleway. If you are feeling energetic you can walk the 21 miles to Scarborough or you could stop off at many places along the route. We often walk to the Larpool viaduct and then down into Ruswarp and back along the footpath to Whitby. Here are a couple of links that may be of interest.
The Cinder Track Walk - Scarborough to Whitby & Cinder Track Improvement Team
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Friday, 18 June 2010
WHITBY is the TOP YORKSHIRE RESORT
WHITBY has come third in the top all time favourite UK seaside resorts in an independent survey of more than 4,000 people by consumer magazine Which? In the survey WHITBY is the TOP YORKSHIRE RESORT
Blackpool came first in the survey with Brighton close behind, we've never been to Brighton so can't comment but we are glad that Whitby doesn't resemble Blackpool except that it is in the north and has sea and sand! More importantly Whitby is ahead of Scarborough which was voted fifth favourite.
In 2006 Whitby was voted Britain's best seaside resort in a poll of seaside destinations by Holiday Which?. See the report in Whitby Gazette
I (Stephen) was interviewed on Radio Tees today and you can hear the broadcast by clicking on the link and fast forwarding to around 2.21 into the programme.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Pannett Park
We wandered through Pannett Park this weekend for the first time since the official reopening earlier this month and very pleased we were. It was a beautiful day and we sat in glorious sunshine, reading by the pond. There is a fabulous playground which our grandchildren make use of when they visit. The park gardens, museum and tearoom are well worth a visit if you come to Whitby.
You can read about the official reopening in The Gazette.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Recycling plant tour
We've had nothing to say for a while that would have been of interest, but today we really had our eyes opened and learnt a bit about how the recycling plant at Seamer Carr works. On first arrival we thought that the site looked disorganised, but we quickly learnt that they work within the constraints of a very tight budget based on around 5% of the council tax we each pay. They are also working within the physical constraints of the site which is adjacent to the landfill site. Starting with the landfill there is a generation plant burning the methane generated by the site and feeding sufficient electricity into the national grid to power around 7000 homes. The processes, which are in the main automated, succesfully separate paper, cardboard, PET plastics, aerosols, aluminum and steel cans into separate areas for collection and forwarding to various companies who use the materials. The site is also a collection point for the recycled glass, although no sorting is done at Seamer Carr. We had thought that the change from separate collection of various coloured glass and clear glass to all going into the same collections was a retrogade step, but now we know better. When the glass was separated at the point of collection there was an inevitable problem of incorrect glass being put into the bottle bank and this would then need sorting manually. Now the glass is forwarded to a plant for use and the process is now automated with sophisticated cameras aiding the sorting into the various colours.
We found the visit to be really interesting and worthwhile. If you are an SBC resident they conduct free tours periodically, see the link above for details, or maybe your own council offer similar tours if you are not from the borough. I took various pictures of rubbish, but thought that the best to use was the start of the process and the end.
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