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Oh flippin heck that’s amazing !! You made me laugh when you said to your wife “bloody hell, the whole family is out” lol Cheers for sharing

Ha ha I’ve run out of likes, not that I like wasps, but I like your response. Cheers

Oh damn, must have dropped out of my bag .... only joking lol

Here is a photo I took at the beginning of May of a Mallard with 11 babies. Sadly, she has only got 9 now but they’re growing fast so it looks like the 9 may survive. Last week a family of swans decided to show their beaks along the canal. The tree photo. No explanation, I just find it fascinating. Photos took on my iPhone

Goodness that’s brilliant! You have a great zoom lens!! I love foxes

MND is an evil b@sxxxd!! To take such a lovely lady with a heart of gold and a passion for life is truly heartbreaking. Rest In Peace Beautiful Susan Triska & Soul Source’s Skippy Sue. You will be missed by absolutely everyone who knew you Sending love and strength to her family & close friends at this painful time. Alison x

Oh my goodness Dave, I'm so sorry for the loss of Pete. I remember you both from the olden days and my heart is hurting for you as I know what a perfect fit you both were. Would never see one without the other and both of you genuine good guys. What a lovely tribute you have written. Sending love and strength to you at this heartbreaking time. Rest In Peace Dear Peter Alison x

I've run out of likes for today but I really like that and it's a lovely story Steve

Oh they're beautiful photos!!! (can't remember how to do a thumbs up on here)

Ey up dark and dodgy Steve. All is great here thanks, trust you & Lou are well too. Hope it's not too long before I see you both again Ali x

Yeah we have a few tray feeders too and they (we have a chubby and a thinner robin visit us) go on there, but this little sucker is quite ambitious as he does keep trying to get on the hanging feeders. He has managed to get on one of them, cling on & snatch some feed. Cheers for the heads up re: your feed Your Robins sounds delightful especially the cheeky one

Hi Ste All is good here thanks. I'm currently working from home which I didn't think I would like (because you know what a chatterbox I am) but I'm actually loving it and it's obviously keeping me and my 82 yr old Dad safe so I'm happy doing it for as long as it takes. Hope everyone at your end is doing well and not killing each other if you're all locked down together. Gosh knows when we'll see each other again but I look forward to the day when we do ,so I can chew your ears off once again :-) Take care & bye for now Ali

Hi Guys & Gals Here is a picture that I’ve extracted from a 2 second I-phone video that I took of a little Robin that visits us quite a lot. It struggles to get on the feeders with its little legs so usually waits for other birds (blue tits & goldfinches like the one pictured) to knock seeds onto the floor but I guess that day it couldn’t be arsed waiting

Such a tragedy. A truly lovely bloke with great taste in music. Sending all my love and condolences to Pat & the family and to his close friends at this terrible time. Rest In Peace Dear Chico Ali xxx

Very good point! Another valid point Hope your step son is doing okay Rod Completely agree 100%. Instead of just focusing on the deaths (which I appreciate they have to & it’s news we need to know) I would add at the end of news bulletins how many people are recovering from Covid 19. I can see why they don’t as they want people to take this seriously but a bit of positivity every now & then wouldn’t go amiss & would be welcome.

Steve - just to make it clear I’m not suggesting CV parties

I wonder how they know they’ve had it twice? Unless they’ve been tested for it twice ? I don’t know the answer as so much is unknown about Covid 19 at the moment. I’m just exercising caution in everything I do

My 82 year old father said exactly that; the more people get it the better as they build up an immunity to it, obviously he wasn’t talking about people in their 80’s or others at risk. He said he can remember Mums having “Chicken Pox parties” so once a child in the area contracted CP other Mums would go round to their houses so their own child would contract it & become immune. (I’m not suggesting CV/C19 parties, I’m just stating what they have done in the olden days ) I hope your Mums cancer treatment goes well and both your parents stay fit & unaffected during these times

I went to my local Morrison’s yesterday & was horrified at the bedlam I saw in there. It was like the shoppers thought the World was going to end. Trolly’s piled high, queues worse than Christmas Time, angry people huffing & puffing. Complete chaos & so unnecessary. I got my 3 items & queued for about 10 minutes at the express tills. I was tempted to put the items back but 2 items were for my 82 year old father & the other was Vitamin D supplements, for me, as my scientist friend has suggested these to help fight off any virus’s (so I guess I’m falling into the media frenzy too) I believe people should do everything they can to delay the spread of the virus but to panic buy in bulk with such aggression is madness. Happy & healthy shopping guys.

A stupid girl from my work went to Rome at the weekend on a social event, against advice from her close colleagues. She came in to work on Monday & thank goodness my bosses sent her home & she’s now working from there for 2 weeks. The evil side of me wishes she had been stranded in Italy. I’m fuming really as it’s totally irresponsible of her. I’m not concerned about me but my 82 year old father is not in the best of health. I’m not panicking at the moment but am taking this seriously.

Let’s hope so Mark, we’ve been waiting 5 years for this event and it would be tragic to have it cancelled at the last minute. Not just from my selfish point of view but how could Alex Lowes survive this ? It doesn’t bear thinking about but I know we have to. My heart does go out to the Italians not able to travel to the event if it does go ahead. All being well Mark, see you at the SPW in BR Regards Ali

A nice, but sad reminder of little John. Still bump into Christine, occasionally, and always give her the most massive hug (without crushing her tiny frame) as it’s people like her & John that made the scene great. Cheers for posting it up Ezzie & reminding me of better days on the soul scene with the loveliest of people. All the best Ali

“A gentleman is one who puts more into the World than he takes out” Really going to miss you & your lovely ways John. Rest In Eternal Peace Sending love & comfort to John’s family & close friends at this heartbreaking time Deepest Condolences Alison xxx

So very sad to hear the passing of Pete. He was the loveliest blokes with the coolest of records. I too have fond memories of him & Viv in the backroom at Lowton. What a smashing little room that was that he brought to life with his passion. Rest In Peace you True Blue. You will be missed. Sending lots of love to Viv, Adelle & the rest of the family at this heartbreaking time Ali xxx

Oh my goodness, I never wanted that footage to end Chalky! So many people I recognise on the 100 Club, Bradford & Yarmouth clips. The Bradford clip was taken above where I used to hang out with the lovely Geordies, most of them were dancing. I kind of wanted to see myself on the footage, but knowing me & how shy I was back then I would have hidden at the sign of someone videoing. I know I was there that night as I have photos of my mates in the same clothes. Same with the Yarmouth clip (Sheila & Geoff on a photo in the same clothes) Awww, what a lovely trip down memory lane & I would go back there in a shot!!!! Thanks for posting Chalky Ali x