Day: 6 September 2018
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Tour of Britain uphill team time trial
Watching the Tour of Britain uphill team time trial, 14 km from Cockermouth to the summit of Whinlatter Pass. This is on Scawgill Bridge, and the British Cycling Team has about 3½ km left to the finish. The team has six riders, their time will be taken when the fourth rider crosses the line although…
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The Girt Dog of Ennerdale
Today there are many graphic images of farm animals having been mauled by out of controlled dogs. This is not just a modern phenomenon. On 12th September 1810, a dog was shot near Rowrah at the bottom end of Ennerdale. It had been on the rampage all that summer eluding many hunts and attempts to…