http://www.faartals.co.uk We're getting there, slowly Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:08:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the new FAARTALS website, brought to you by the Fairfield and Avondale Retired Teachers & Lecturers Society. As you can see we are mostly about walking in the countryside, preferably up and down hills and perhaps a little slowly as befits our venerable status. We are protected ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/03/01/sticky-post/ After storms and floods today brought us a massive fire which destroyed much of the shopping precint in the centre of Chesterfield.  It is thought to have started in the Somerfields store and quickly spread to several adjacent shops with at least 8 have been completely destroyed.  It would appear ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/06/27/what-next/ And just as quickly as it came......The first 4 pictures are taken in the same places where flood water flowed 14 hours earlier.  The Council did an amazing job in tidying up the town and Park overnight but it was a different story in the Retail Park.     The sale begins... ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/06/26/after-the-flood/ I bet there are many people in Chesterfield who did not even know we had 2 'rivers' flowing through it.  Yesterday they made their mark and the pictures tell it all.  Not as bad as Sheffield but still a disaster for those affected. Traffic going nowhere.  Queens Park's new tearooms.Going home ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/06/26/faartals-in-flood/ A tale of jealousy, escape, passion and purity.Locked away by her father before escaping across the Alps and then unrequited love in the Bavarian forest.  This was the turbulent life for young Petronilla.  She was the stunningly beautiful daughter of a devout Christian in 4th Century Rome.  This possessive father ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/05/28/st-petronella-day-may-31st/ Not exactly a walk, but still something of an outing!It was necessary for the Faartals to make a weekend trip to New York (near Ripley) to discover the murderer of Pepi Roni, the Godfather of the Roni family.We were greeted by Father Alfredo, with more bottles in his/her bag than ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/04/24/the-faartals-in-new-york/ For the third time in 8 days we have been up this route and with good reason! The views are stunning at any time of year, but when the snow was around it looked completely different to today when there was mist in the air which broke to give ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/03/25/third-time-on-whinstone-torr/ I think it would be good to have a separate post to record worthwhile wildlife sitings over the coming months. To start this off, we walked today beside the river Bradford and spent some time watching at least one dipper 'doing its stuff', fairly oblivious to our presence.  Several ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/03/07/wildlife/ Members may not have realised that under clause 3 of our beloved CONSTITUTION, it is suggested that the revered post of Chief Faartal can only be held by a person of the male persuasion. This could be an error of drafting, or indeed caused by excessive draught of one ... http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/03/03/constitutional-affairs/ Welcome to our new website. Here you will find that slowly, but surely, we will add items useful to the FAARTAL community, including an Event Calendar. So, don't browse this site, but stroll through it at your leisure and enjoy the journey. http://www.faartals.co.uk/2007/03/01/new-faartals-website/