February 2024
February was the wettest one on
record! It seems that it never
stopped – there were some days that were less rainy than others but they
tended to have drizzle instead. We got little flooding, though – we’re
hilly here – but the south of England got it very much worse than we
did. The farmers are not happy
since their crops are rotting in the ground and we are expecting
increased food prices as a result ... but what doesn’t cause increased
prices one way or another?
February brought lots of visitors to
our AirBnB (https://airbnb.co.uk/h/durham-brandon-flat),
which is always nice to see. Some
come and go without us seeing them, others interact with us and we have
met some very nice people. At one
point we were turning the place round every couple of days.
We had lots of sittings this month,
each having two new magistrates as mentees, and we had some interesting
cases between us. Lois went to
Doncaster to see the dance performance that Anjie
(Lois’ niece and god-daughter) had put on with the dance workshop she
owns and runs. While there, Lois
was able to see her sister who is suffering from dementia. Ian was busy this month working with
the RSGB as British Science Week co-ordinator but also organising his own
day at the UTC next month where he will introduce students to amateur
radio.
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