Author Archives: Hortoris
Happy Thanksgiving
What do successful Turkeys say? Quack! quack! If April brings showers what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims If anyone wants a copy of Osteopath weekly, I have back issues. Pork Barrels Trump goes back a long way but no pardon. … Continue reading
Excuse for Photos from National Railway Museum
The government funded £18m transformation of the National Railway Museum will include a new gallery and exhibition spaces, improved accessibility and the restoration of heritage buildings. Eventually both halves of the museum will be linked and provided with a smart … Continue reading
From Mytholmroyd to The British Library
The British Library is another institution that is letting down the silent majority and failing to focus on its prime purpose as a ‘legal deposit library’. It should facilitate research from the published works it maintains in London and Boston … Continue reading
Club Roots of Yorkshire Bonsai
Yorkshire folk can be quite clubable and this is shown in their passions and hobbies. One of my examples facilitated beer drinking and snooker playing in my younger days when I was a member of a Liberal club, Conservative club … Continue reading
Tyre Fires In Bradford
Problems caused by the 2020 Bradford Tyre Fire In addition to the social disruption to schools, transport and local residents all fires pose chemical risks from: Particulates are deposited in the atmosphere and cause air pollution. A large number of … Continue reading
Yorkshire’s Most Easterly Pub
The Crown & Anchor at Kilnsea is a cosy local pub on the East Yorkshire coast 20 yards from the mighty river Humber. This location provides dramatic sunsets and great views including passing traffic on the shipping lanes. Key Features … Continue reading
Autumn Diseases & Times Past
‘Coughs and sneezes spread diseases – trap your germs in a handkerchief.’ This slogan was first used during the 1918-20 influenza epidemic. Other earlier measures and problems are reminiscent of our own corona virus problems. Medically speaking November has never … Continue reading
Archbishop of York in Tangled Web
John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu retired as the Archbishop of York on 7 June 2020. The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby’s confident Stephen Cottrell was then appointed to be the 98th Archbishop of York, the second most senior … Continue reading
Sex Work in Holbeck
Basis Yorkshire Ltd – is one of those invaluable ‘hands on’, smaller charities that work with sectors of society that do not attract a great deal of charitable support. Its work is not helped by nimby protesters against Leeds legal … Continue reading
My View of National Trust Yorkshire
November 2020 have just cancelled my membership! I gave it thought but the main driver was the abysmal management of the organisation. It is nothing to do with the properties which include many national or international gems (including East Riddlesden … Continue reading