Good evening! This is your captain speaking. Yes, I’m back here on the bridge of the HMS Nidd Valley as we prepare to hoist the anchor and make sail. Everyone is, as you can imagine, very excited as we get ready to embark on the first voyage of the new year. We’ve got the […]
…Everyone is very excited of course and so should you be. There’s gifts-a-plenty in this your weekly round-up, of races past, results present and dates yet to come… Running in a winter parkrunland… At Harrogate it was Centenary celebrations for Martin Lofthouse as he completed his 100th run in 19.01, from the Nidd contingent only […]
Good evening! Its pantomime season here at Nidd Valley House! Oh not it isn’t! Oh yes it is! Well, then, boys and girls, I wonder which Nidder has got the role of the pantomime dame this year and which lucky soul is going to be the rear end of Martin’s pantomime cow. It’s all […]
Hi all. It’s all go at Nidd Valley House, as you can expect. We’ve finally finished the extensive and expensive renovations to the West Wing, the new carpets are down, the paint is dry and the fine artwork has just been rehung. It looks splendid. Still, we’ve had a bit of trouble with Fell […]
Good evening! Sorry not to make the breakfast run at the Deacon’s this morning. It looks like it was a right treat, with Fiona’s chargrilled sausages and Philippa’s crockery-smashing attempt to turn the whole thing into a Greek Wedding. Well done to all of you whole hauled yourself out of bed in to get […]
Good evening! I can barely hear myself think here at Nidd Valley House today, it’s so noisy. Everywhere I turn I am bumping into over-excited cheerleaders marching up and down the corridors with their black and gold pompoms as they shout out “Give me an I, give me an N, give me a T, […]
Now then, Once again – you did it! Another Guy Fawkes 10 is in the bag and whether you marshalled, packed, drove vans, put signs up, took signs down, clapped, cheered, directed, dressed up, handed out, picked up, watered, tidied up or just stood around trying to look busy, we couldn’t have done it […]
Results can be found here: http://www.ukresults.net/2016/fawkes.html. Well done to all finishers – you were incredible. See you next year! Chairman Sam x
Now then, Following some concerning information, we are declaring a State of Emergency here at Nidd Valley House. First thing this morning, we heard reports that Fell Running Phil was taking part in a road race. Then an anonymous caller let us know that Lee Dalton had made a return to racing. Shortly after […]
Evening all… So we went for fish and chips after the Bridlington Half Marathon, like you do. When in Rome and all of that. Only it wasn’t Rome, because it wasn’t sunny and we couldn’t find the Spanish Steps. It was hoying it down with rain. Anyway, while Martin was educating us all on […]
So, a steady grouop, yeah? A bit of explanation about what we’re trying to do is probably helpful. This is going to be on a Tuesday as part of the usual club runs, except when winter intervals are on (people always enjoy doing that together). It will be a group making a conscious effort to […]
Hello. So has anyone heard from the London Marathon organisers yet? I’m desperately hoping for good news and could barely wait to get home today, only to find my doormat bereft of any news. Sorry if you haven’t received good news and instead received the magazine of doom. We’ll be applying for club places […]
Hello. Today I remembered why I love fell running. It’s muddy, basic, friendly, unpretentious, cheap, hard, fun, silly, exhilarating, inclusive, demanding, challenging, exhausting, stunning, and terrifying. It’s the perfect antidote to a sanitary week in the office, to restraint, to cleanliness, and to health and safety. I was out playing in fells with some […]
Hello. Thank you for calling Nidd Valley House. I’m afraid the Butler is not available to take your call at the moment. Please leave your name and number and a short message and we will call you back as soon as we can. Thank you. Beep! Results We started last week’s email with an […]
Hi all, Good grief, it’s a wonder I can even sit up tonight. We had our Committee end-of-summer BBQ yesterday evening. Sarah was on the prosecco, I had the butler bring up the finest wine from the cellars, and Dave, Jon and Martin were making tidy work of a few kegs of special brew. […]
Good evening, class. Welcome to the first lecture here at the University of Nidd Valley. Please ensure that your mobile phones are turned off to silent or vibrate. We’re not expecting any fire alarms today, so if there is one, then please proceed out the main door at the back, through the corridors of […]
Hi people. Sorry for the lack of an email last week, and thanks to Sarah for steeping into the chairmanly flip flops while I was away in France. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and as I sat in the sun, with my book, glass of wine and bowl of olives, I […]
Hi gang, 10,000 calories, yes it can be done, read on to find out how… Chairman Sam’s away on his well-earned holiday and Nidd Valley House’s favourite intern Fingers Harris has been otherwise engaged this weekend (not literally engaged, well, not as far as I know anyway… yet), so it’s Sarah H here with the weekly round-up […]
Bonjour! And welcome to the Bistro Nidd Valley! May I recommend the Chef’s Special of Results a la Week Ahead with a side of Guy Fawkes Salad to be finished with a Crème de la Wise Word? And to drink? Might I suggest a Cabernet Sauvignon-Gorge? Yes? Very good, my friends…. Results Fell […]
Good evening! Hello, hello, and welcome back to another fun packed episode of ‘Let’s Make Absolutely No Sense Whatsoever’ with me, your host, Chairman Sam. We’ve a fun packed show for you tonight but, before we start, let’s meet the teams. Results We start with a belated result from Phil and Fiona Robinson, […]