Things to do as a family in County Durham this half term MAY half term is the perfect time to get outside as a family, here s what s on offer in County Durham. This half term, from May 29 to June 6, is the perfect time to get outside with the family as the weather eases up. There are lots of creative ways to engage your children indoors, but after a year of Covid restrictions, you may be keen to get out and about. We ve put together a list of ideas for half term in County Durham. Please plan ahead and check if venues require advance booking.
When Bill Heal, who has died aged 86, began studying soil decomposers in the 1950s, researchers aimed to understand the ecosystem in which they functioned. Growing awareness of global heating in the decades since has given this work increased urgency: the very slow rates of decomposition of plant material in peat enable the removal of great quantities of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as well as storage of carbon in its acidic.
Celebrated mountaineer and dalesman Alan Hinkes tells Jenny Needham why he s proud to be a dogsbody ALAN HINKES, was born and bred in Romanby, just outside Northallerton, but lives now in Teesdale. Well-known for his mountaineering feats, he is also an internationally qualified Mountain Guide, photographer, film maker, writer and outdoor equipment tester, as well as giving inspirational talks about his adventures climbing the world s highest peaks. Alan is also a great supporter of Swaledale, Teesdale and Cleveland mountain rescue teams, raising money for the cause and taking photographs of training exercises to accompany the many articles he writes for various magazines. He has just been made patron of Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England (MRSDE), only the second person to hold the title. The honour comes as the charity, which trains dogs to search for missing people, celebrates its 50th anniversary. I ve quite often worked as a dogsbody , which entails heading off and lett