There had been fires over the moors for the last couple of days. While cycling over from Rivington to Belmont I stopped to photograph the fire appliances at the summit car park.

Fire appliance on the Rivington - Belmont Road.

Distant fires still burning.

One of the crews return after a shift on the moors.

I reached Cross Fell and pitched my tent. This sunset was taken from the tent door.

The summit of Great Dun Fell. This is the radar station that is operated by NATS (National Air Traffic Services Ltd) and is a key part of the Air Traffic Control system for Northern England and Southern Scotland.

After bolting down Mum's memorial bench yesterday I returned to clean the surplus mortar off the base. The wide view below shows the bench and the rest of the Withnell Fold Memorial garden. As I walked home I had a quick look in Miller Wood to see the wonderful carpets of bluebells. They can always be relied on to provide a great show.

With trailer in tow drove to Dean’s for 12:30 then we took Mum’s memorial bench down to the Memorial Garden in Withnell Fold. Steve and Jill came at 1pm to help out.
I’d previously concreted in three courses of brickwork below ground and all we needed to do was drill 4 holes for the securing bolts for the bench. I’d overestimated the capacity of my batter drill and the battery was discharged long before we’d finished. Dean’s drill went the same way. Jill went back to get Pete’s drill, which didn’t do much better. Fortunately Dean’s friend Baz had a generator so with that and Dean’s mains drill we had the holes completed in no time. The bench is now bolted down.

The drilling team.
Top left Baz, Dean drilling, Steve and Jill on the right.
In the foreground are 3 battery drills which weren't up to the job.

A farmer at work by irrigated fields.

In Little Petra I photographed this
cherub on one of the ceilings.

Spectacular rock formations as we approach Ras el Feid

I caught the bus to Clayton-le-Moors and walked back home along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The first thing of note that I saw was the half way point near Church. It was marked with a post saying Leeds 63 5/8 miles on one side and L'pool 63 5/8 miles on the other. A metal pole was embedded between the stone sets on the towpath.

I'd now reached Blackburn with new and old bridges.

Its always interesting to compare old photographs of views with how they look today. The left picture is of the 'new' entrance to St Stephen's Church on Rock Lane Tockholes. The church in the background was demolished and rebuild with a smaller version. The right picture was taken this afternoon