Crich Tramway Village for the third time!

What a lovely sunny day today was! I certainly wasn't going to waste it sitting around inside all day!
So, I went to Crich Tramway Village again. need to make the most of the ticket and get my moneys worth!

Other than that, it was another grand day out. Mentioning that, I might watch Wallace and Gromit later!

When I arrived with my friends, we went to the Red Lion pub they have on site for a spot of lunch.
We all had Chicken pie with mushy peas and gravy. It was delicious!

I then washed it down with the pot of tea for one I had ordered with my pie and we were on our way to have our first tram ride of the day!

The first tram ride was on the Chesterfield 7. It was a very stripy tramcar! We sat on the outside balcony which was fantastic, especially on the way back to the village from the monument stop. It was so windy!

Back in the village, the next tram to ride on was the Blackpool 166. that was quite an old tram but it's wonderful it is still in service. Well at the museum anyway!

Once at the Monument stop, which is the end of the line, we walked up to the Crich Memorial Stand which is a Monument remembering those who fought in the War from the area. The views on the way up were stunning!

And the Monument was HUGE!

And the views from the top were brilliant!

I could even see the trams running!

And I learnt about this funny contraption...

Back on the Chesterfield 7, we thought we would try out the inside cabin. It wasn't as fun as the balcony but it was all lovely and wooden...

Back in the village, we had tea and cake at Rita's Tea Room, which was yummy!

Finally, we rode on the last tram, the Blackpool 236. If you recall from my first post of Crich back in July, this tramcar was running then too.

Our day had finally come to an end. Hopefully it won't be my last visit to this fantastic museum!
It is a brilliant day out so why not check it out here:

http://www.tramway.co.uk/

Ceilidh dancing and Preston

Last night, I went Ceilidh dancing at Adlinton Community Centre near Chorley. To get there, I needed to catch a train...

I had great fun with my two friends! Everyone was really friendly and so supportive, none of us knew what we were doing but by the end of the night, we were well into the swing of things! The last dance of the season is in May and the theme is DIY. I can not wait to go again!

Here is the website if you fancy a spin!

http://www.phoenixceilidhs.co.uk/

After the dance, I spent the night at my friends house in Preston. We were quite hungry after all that dancing, so we decided to have some Yorkshire puddings at 1am!

Surprisingly, the sofa bed was really comfy and in the sociable hours of the morning, I had a coffee in the usual 'mmm hmmm tasty burger' mug I use when I visit this friend and a nice big bowl of cereal.

Teddy and Teddy also live there, it was lovely seeing them again.

Too soon, it was time to catch my train home. My friend had kindly put together a lunch for me and I ate the lot. Somehow...

Easter Morning and Jugs of coffee

HAPPY EASTER!

My second ever Easter and today, I attended the dawn service which started at 5.30am... early I know but the silence of the morning made it worth while.

After the service, I helped myself to a mug of coffee. Not sure how, I have no limbs... hmmm...

Once everyone who attended the very early service had had their breskfast, I helped with the washing up. I enjoyed this part of the morning, it involved water and bubbles!

I wiped down the surfaces too.

 Helped set up for the coffee after the following service.

 And lastly, I found a Jesus spoon in the process!

Rufforth's Giant Easter Egg Hunt

Today, I went on a giant Easter egg hunt!

We found it so much fun last year that we thought it would be good to go again this year and it was even better! More eggs, more designs and a harder code to crack!

The hunt was so difficult this year that it took us over an hour to finish. Last year it only took 30 minutes!

These were my favourite eggs from today...

After the hunt and the puzzles along side, we went into the village hall to have yummy cake, the lemon drizzle was my absolute favourite!

I really hope it's on again next year!