Evening Rush Hour at Yaxley Lode, ECML | 03/08/18
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2160p 4K UHD!
Had some time to waste with a quick trip to Yaxley Lode on the East Coast Mainline for around 1 hour during the rush hour period of Friday 3rd August 2018. It was windy and it was difficult to keep the camera still. This is one of my first locations i have had to have a bit of a walk to get to inwhich it was about a mile walk to the crossing!
Yaxley info:
Yaxley is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Yaxley lies approximately 4 miles (6 km) south of Peterborough, just off the A15 road. Yaxley is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The village is located near the Hampton township, and is approximately three miles north-east of junction 16 of the A1(M) at Norman Cross.
History:
Yaxley was listed as Lacheslei in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Normancross in Huntingdonshire. In 1086 there was one manor at Yaxley and 39 households.
Government:
As a civil parish, Yaxley has a parish council. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the electoral roll; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England. A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the local planning authority for the parish. The parish council also represents the views of the parish on issues such as local transport, policing and the environment. The parish council raises its own tax to pay for these services, known as the parish precept, which is collected as part of the Council Tax.
Yaxley was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Then in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, Yaxley became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.
The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon. Huntingdonshire District Council has 52 councillors representing 29 district wards. Huntingdonshire District Council collects the council tax, and provides services such as building regulations, local planning, environmental health, leisure and tourism. Yaxley is a part of the district ward of Yaxley and Farcet and is represented on the district council by three councillors. District councillors serve for four-year terms following elections to Huntingdonshire District Council.
For Yaxley the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council which has administration buildings in Cambridge. The county council provides county-wide services such as major road infrastructure, fire and rescue, education, social services, libraries and heritage services. Cambridgeshire County Council consists of 69 councillors representing 60 electoral divisions. Yaxley is part of the electoral division of Norman Cross and is represented on the county council by two councillors.
At Westminster Yaxley is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire, and elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Yaxley is represented in the House of Commons by Shailesh Vara (Conservative). Shailesh Vara has represented the constituency since 2005. The previous member of parliament was Brian Mawhinney (Conservative) who represented the constituency between 1997 and 2005. For the European Parliament Yaxley is part of the East of England constituency which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
Demography:
In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Yaxley was recorded every 10 years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 986 (the lowest was in 1801) and 1,590 (the highest was in 1901).
From 1901, a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 (due to the Second World War). The population at the Census 2011 included Denton.
In 2011, the parish covered an area of 3,296 acres (1,334 hectares) and the population density of Yaxley in 2011 was 1781.4 persons per square mile (687.7 per square kilometre).
Sport and leisure:
Yaxley has a Non-League football club Yaxley F.C., which play at Leading Drove. Yaxley also has a number of Rugby League players who play with Cambridge Lions in Cambridge. Denmark's Speedway World Cup winning captain Niels-Kristian Iversen is the village's most famous sporting resident.
The Yaxley to Farcet cycleway has now been placed, this comes after two boys were killed on this route
A Day in Carlisle Cumbria
A walk around Carlisle Cumbria England one fine summer day in 2015.
the bay carlisle
the bay carlisle some pics fuzzy because my moblie (se k750i) would not focus
National Trail Guided Walks: Peddars Way | Day 4 | Sedgeford to Hunstanton
National Trail Guided Walks: Peddars Way | Day 4 | Sedgeford to Hunstanton
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path make up a 92 mile long distance trail beginning at Knettishall Heath in the Norfolk/Suffolk border and continues to Holme Next the Sea before turning east and following the coat with the traditional end being at Cromer.
This video is the fourth day along the trail at 10 Miles from Sedgeford to Hunstanton, via Holme next the Sea.
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Strinesdale or Strine Dale Reservoirs - One of the Oldham Beauty Spots!
North of Oldham in Greater Manchester lies Strine Dale or Strinesdale Reservoirs - commonly known as the Waterworks. These are not too far from the local areas of Moorside, Counthill, Oldham, Lees, Sholver, Shaw, Grains Bar, Derker, Denshaw, Shaw and Delph. All parts of Saddleworth
They have become popular tourist spots today.
During the summer of 2020, I made a video - using both the Mavic Mini 2 and Mavic 2 Pro - of these reservoirs which are closely located together - surrounded by the undulating countryside of High Moor, Count Hill. Lower Count Hill and Top o'th' Meadows.
Here is the final version.
The music is courtesy of
My other videos include:
Reflections - a video of Saddleworth's Dowry, Crook gate and New Year's Bridge reservoirs in Summer 2021
Save Derker Greenbelt - the campaign to stop the building on Oldham Greenbelt land in 2021
A Winter on Besom Hill - situated at Grain's Bar between Oldham and Saddleworth, a video of the old quarry during the snowy period of 2020
The Dark Tales of Rottenest Island, Western Australia. Facts Youtubers avoid to share
Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) is situated 18 kilometres off the coast of Fremantle, Western Australia.
The history of this place did not begin with European documentation or invasion. Before the sea rose some 6,500 years ago, Wadjemup was joined to the mainland. The oral history of Whadjuk Nyoongar people documents ancestors walking to Wadjemup to perform ceremony and look after Country.
Wadjemup, meaning the land across the sea where the spirits are, holds a deep cultural connection for Whadjuk Nyoongar people.
Wadjemup means the land across the sea where the spirits are. It is a name the island was given by the traditional owners, the Whadjuk Noongar people.
Yet, Wadjemup is commonly known as Rottnest Island, a colonial Dutch translation of ‘Rats’ Nest Island’. The famous quokka was the inspiration for name and remains the prevailing symbol of the island.
The colonial establishment and use of Rottnest Island holds great tragedy for Aboriginal people, who now seek to reclaim this part of its history and have it acknowledged and respected.
For almost 100 years, Wadjemup was a prison for Aboriginal people from all across Western Australia. The island received its first six prisoners in 1838, and except for a brief closure between 1849 to 1855, the island functioned as a prison until 1931. Between 1903 and 1931 Wadjemup also operated as an extension of the dreaded Fremantle Prison.
It is estimated that around 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys from all over WA were incarcerated on the island. Many were transported in chains over long distances in the heat of northern summers and across the cold and windy oceans.
The prison itself was cramped and cold, with up to five prisoners in a two metre by three metre cell. This meant each man would have a sleeping width of less than 60 centimetres.
Whernside to Ribblehead Picturesque Farm Drone Flight
In the fullness of Summertime in the Yorkshire Dales, This flight takes you from the peak of Whernside to Ribblehead Railway Station, and back , passing by The Station inn Hotel and one of the most picturesque little farms I`ve ever seen !
Thanks for Watching !
Music - Ray Okpara Satin Curtain
Belvoir walk 19 March 2011
A 10 mile walk in the Vale of Belvoir. Starting at Belvoir Castle and walking through the villages of Barkestone-le-Vale, Plungar & Stathern. Lunch was at The Plough pub in Stathern.
Class 47, 47798 Prince William & WCRC Class 57, 57601, 5Z29 Passing Acton Bridge (29th June 2012)
former Royal Class 47, 47798 Prince William with West Coast Railway Class 57, 57601 speeding through Acton Bridge working the 5Z29 Carnforth to Crewe Refuge Siding empty Stock move, taken 29th June 2012
Cumbria Way - Day 5
The final day from Caldbeck to Carlisle.
The Northern Belle leaves Barrow-in-Furness, 5th November 2011
47832 starts from Barrow-in-Furness with the return luxury Northern Belle to York, with 47790 tailing the Pullman train. Filmed 21.50 on 5th November 2011