1- Malton was the first town by the romans to be built after they had reached the river Humber.
2- It was called New Malton because it had been allegedly burnt down when a king went on a rampage burning down villages and such in the North in the 11th centuary.
3- It was once considered to be an inland port and goods came up the river derwent by ships bringing coal and other goods from other areas of Yorkshire.
4- Norton on derwent is now 10 times larger than it was in roman...

there were disability articles in the news paper today about many needs and them apply for
asstiance

today i voted and let my voice be heard that what
it is alll about

Got up at 9am to get ready to go on a bike ride to Newton on Rawcliffe a village on the North York Moors near Pickering. I was hoping there would be some spare bottles for me to use, but no such luck so i had to go to the shop and get two bottles of ribena and a Lucozade sport which really did come in handy later on!

I took a pleasant route most of the way there going towards Kirby Misperton which is on a hill but it was flat getting there otherwise. A fairly narrow road but unlike...

This morning's breakfast: a lump of pumpkin bread. I say "lump" because I have over the last two days eroded it's loaf-shaped goodness, picking at it until it looks less loaf-y and more asteroid-y. An asteroid of pumpkin bread would rock, I think.

I took a few photos of balloons last weekend before BOTH cameras' batteries died (of COURSE).



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