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  1. Proud dad of a newly-wed couple has raised more than £5,000 for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity

    The proud dad of a newly-wed couple has raised more than £5,000 for the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity after…
    #Liverpool #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Advertise #Britain #Chester #EllesmerePort #GreatBritain #local #music #radio #Wirral
    europesays.com/uk/1095230/

  2. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  3. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  4. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  5. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  6. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  7. Chester residents are encouraged to try walking tennis

    People living with Parkinson’s in Wrexham and the surrounding areas are being invited to try a new walking…
    #Tennis #News #Advertise #Chester #EllesmerePort #local #Music #news #radio #Wirral
    europesays.com/tennis/34810/

  8. CHESTER GOLF CLUB TURNS 125 WITH ROMAN-THEMED EVENTS

    One of Chester’s oldest sporting institutions celebrated its 125th anniversary with a spectacular day of Roman-themed festivities inspired…
    #Golf #News #advertise #Chester #EllesmerePort #local #music #news #radio #Wirral
    europesays.com/golf/32316/

  9. Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland

    Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […]

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  10. Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland

    Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […]

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  11. Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland

    Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […]

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  12. Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland

    Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […]

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  13. Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland

    Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […]

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  14. @helenclayton Lovely.

    One of the good things of my childhood was day trips out in North Wales. The background of your picture reminds me of the view high up on Moel Famau looking across to #Chester, #Wrexham and the #Wirral peninsula.

    I am not sure I will see that view again.

  15. @helenclayton Lovely.

    One of the good things of my childhood was day trips out in North Wales. The background of your picture reminds me of the view high up on Moel Famau looking across to #Chester, #Wrexham and the #Wirral peninsula.

    I am not sure I will see that view again.

  16. @helenclayton Lovely.

    One of the good things of my childhood was day trips out in North Wales. The background of your picture reminds me of the view high up on Moel Famau looking across to #Chester, #Wrexham and the #Wirral peninsula.

    I am not sure I will see that view again.

  17. @helenclayton Lovely.

    One of the good things of my childhood was day trips out in North Wales. The background of your picture reminds me of the view high up on Moel Famau looking across to #Chester, #Wrexham and the #Wirral peninsula.

    I am not sure I will see that view again.

  18. @helenclayton Lovely.

    One of the good things of my childhood was day trips out in North Wales. The background of your picture reminds me of the view high up on Moel Famau looking across to #Chester, #Wrexham and the #Wirral peninsula.

    I am not sure I will see that view again.

  19. Hi! I’m doing a FREE family event in #Chester Town Hall on Saturday at noon — I’ll be talking about Roman Britain and signing books, so please do come along if you’re nearby!

    festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/chaos-...

  20. Hi! I’m doing a FREE family event in #Chester Town Hall on Saturday at noon — I’ll be talking about Roman Britain and signing books, so please do come along if you’re nearby!

    festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/chaos-...

  21. Hi! I’m doing a FREE family event in #Chester Town Hall on Saturday at noon — I’ll be talking about Roman Britain and signing books, so please do come along if you’re nearby!

    festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/chaos-...

  22. Hi! I’m doing a FREE family event in #Chester Town Hall on Saturday at noon — I’ll be talking about Roman Britain and signing books, so please do come along if you’re nearby!

    festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/chaos-...

  23. Hotel Indigo Chester Review: Stylish boutique hotel in the historic Roman city. Charming rooms, modern decor and sustainable dining in The Forge. Tempted? #Chester #VisitChester

    wandersmiles.com/hotel-indigo-

    Posted into The Travel Exchange @the-travel-exchange-travelers

  24. Hotel Indigo Chester Review: Stylish boutique hotel in the historic Roman city. Charming rooms, modern decor and sustainable dining in The Forge. Tempted? #Chester #VisitChester

    wandersmiles.com/hotel-indigo-

    Posted into The Travel Exchange @the-travel-exchange-travelers

  25. Hotel Indigo Chester Review: Stylish boutique hotel in the historic Roman city. Charming rooms, modern decor and sustainable dining in The Forge. Tempted? #Chester #VisitChester

    wandersmiles.com/hotel-indigo-

    Posted into The Travel Exchange @the-travel-exchange-travelers

  26. A behind-the-scenes look at the new giants, appearing for the first time in the #Chester Watch Parades, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June, along with their creator, #artist Russell Kirk.