First Goal

Goal reward

So Saturday saw us in Skipton at 9am for a very cold and rainy football match against Embsay.  We thought we might be in with a chance for a win as they had been thrashed by Settle and Grassington - by more goals than us.  It wasn't to be though.  They played on AstroTurf, the only place we can play at the moment with this weather.  It was a good game (i.e. a good atmosphere) but Craven were well and truly beaten.  However, Tom scored his first goal for the team.  Matt was so so proud and I don't think Tom could believe it! (Matt: it was a cracking goal - right into the corner, from a long way out)

We celebrated by heading to Keelham afterwards.  I got Tom into some warm dry clothes and we bought him a big mug of hot chocolate to warm him up.  Then a little bit of shopping before heading home via the Highland Cow road.  We mooched around for a while before heading out to Inglesport for a large lunch - chilli for Matt and I and a jacket potato for Tom.

Flying Scotsman

Despite the horrible weather, Tom and I (Matt) headed up to Ribblehead before tea to see Flying Scotsman's delayed first run along the Settle and Carlisle line since refurbishment. The crowds were amazing, around 2 miles of parked cars along the B6255, but we timed it absolutely perfectly, parking the car about 10 seconds before the train started to cross the viaduct. It was a fine sight, and I was more than a little jealous of the people in the Pullman dining cars, who had paid £400 a head for the experience.

Pie and Peas

The evening saw us in Eldroth Village Hall for a musical evening.  The Shults had invited us and the Bickerstaffs.  It was a really good night.  Most of the audience were old ladies but the band played music from our University days so we were belting out the tunes with them and the children were up the front dancing away.  Jack, Seth and Isabella are all natural dancers and were dancing care-free.  Tom was up there through peer pressure, but he had a good time.  Tea was pie and peas, and then a bit more dancing before we headed home - shame I could have stayed all night.  Was some very good people watching to be had, but essentially the wine was good, the company good and therefore the mood good.  Didn't get home until almost 11pm!  What naughty late night stop outs we are!