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Make the most of the season by following these simple guidelines

websitebuilder-hub@names.co.uk — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:24:43 GMT

The new season is a great reason to make and keep resolutions. Whether it’s eating right or cleaning out the garage, here are some tips for making and keeping resolutions.

Make a list

Lists are great ways to stay on track. Write down some big things you want to accomplish and some smaller things, too.

Check the list regularly

Don’t forget to check in and see how you’re doing. Just because you don’t achieve the big goals right away doesn’t mean you’re not making progress.

Reward yourself

When you succeed in achieving a goal, be it a big one or a small one, make sure to pat yourself on the back.

Think positively

Positive thinking is a major factor in success. So instead of mulling over things that didn’t go quite right, remind yourself of things that did.

Keep in touch with site visitors and boost loyalty

websitebuilder-hub@names.co.uk — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:24:42 GMT

There are so many good reasons to communicate with site visitors. Tell them about sales and new products or update them with tips and information.

Here are some reasons to make blogging part of your regular routine.

Blogging is an easy way to engage with site visitors

Writing a blog post is easy once you get the hang of it. Posts don’t need to be long or complicated. Just write about what you know, and do your best to write well.

Show customers your personality

When you write a blog post, you can really let your personality shine through. This can be a great tool for showing your distinct personality.

Blogging is a terrific form of communication

Blogs are a great communication tool. They tend to be longer than social media posts, which gives you plenty of space for sharing insights, handy tips and more.

It’s a great way to support and boost SEO

Search engines like sites that regularly post fresh content, and a blog is a great way of doing this. With relevant metadata for every post so search engines can find your content.

Drive traffic to your site

Every time you add a new post, people who have subscribed to it will have a reason to come back to your site. If the post is a good read, they’ll share it with others, bringing even more traffic!

Blogging is free

Maintaining a blog on your site is absolutely free. You can hire bloggers if you like or assign regularly blogging tasks to everyone in your company.

A natural way to build your brand

A blog is a wonderful way to build your brand’s distinct voice. Write about issues that are related to your industry and your customers.

Tips for writing great posts that increase your site traffic

websitebuilder-hub@names.co.uk — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:24:42 GMT

Write about something you know. If you don’t know much about a specific topic that will interest your readers, invite an expert to write about it.

Speak to your audience

You know your audience better than anyone else, so keep them in mind as you write your blog posts. Write about things they care about. If you have a company Facebook page, look here to find topics to write about

Take a few moments to plan your post

Once you have a great idea for a post, write the first draft. Some people like to start with the title and then work on the paragraphs. Other people like to start with subtitles and go from there. Choose the method that works for you.

Don’t forget to add images

Be sure to include a few high-quality images in your blog. Images break up the text and make it more readable. They can also convey emotions or ideas that are hard to put into words.

Edit carefully before posting

Once you’re happy with the text, put it aside for a day or two, and then re-read it. You’ll probably find a few things you want to add, and a couple more that you want to remove. Have a friend or colleague look it over to make sure there are no mistakes. When your post is error-free, set it up in your blog and publish.

Arnside and Silverdale

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:29:04 GMT

Arnside and Silverdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, straddles the border between Lancashire and Cumbria, adjoining Morecambe Bay. One of the smallest AONBs, It covers just 29 square miles between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and hemmed by the A6 road to the East.

The area is characterised by low hills of Carboniferous Limestone, including Arnside Knott (522 feet) and Warton Crag (535 feet), interspersed with grassland. Much of the area is covered by deciduous woodland, in which ash, oak, and hazel predominate. The coastal area contains large extents of salt marsh, although these are under threat from the shifting channel of the Kent Estuary which witnesses a small bore at high tide.

Herein lies the birthplace of 'tarmac', the large RSPB reserve of Leighton Moss and a growing artist colony... enough to tempt the walker further to discover the delights of this compact region.

Links to Arnside and Silverdale walks

North York Moors

Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:27:15 GMT

The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors is one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. Lying immediately to the south of Middlesbrough and dipping it's eastern end into the North Sea: Ridge upon ridge of purple heather moorland extend as far as the eye can see. Deep secret valleys which cut the plateau come almost as a surprise and the warmth of their red-roofed villages contrasts with the upland solitude. With tourist honey pots such as the town of Whitby and The North York Moors Railway bisecting the park , it is a popular destination, though quiet spots can always be found.

Links to North York Moors walks

Long distance walks

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:24:50 GMT

There are thirteen long distance routes in England & Wales which have been designated by the Countryside Agency as 'Official' National Trails. Ten of these are fully developed and three are still under development in places. The first National trail was the 412 km Pennine Way, opened in 1965. The longest is the Southwest Coastal Path which follows the coastline around the South West of England from Somerset in the North to Dorset in the South.

The ultimate long distance route is from John 'O' Groats at the North Eastern tip of Scotland to Land's End at the South Western tip of England. Many people have walked it more than once to raise money for charity, some have even walked it backwards (that's walking backwards - NOT Land's End to John 'O' Groats!)

Links to long distance walks

The Howgills

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:14:42 GMT

Often described as a heard of 'Sleeping elephants', for most the introduction to the Howgill Fells is the view to the East as the drive on the M6 heads north through the Lune Gorge. With setting sun on their Southern flanks there can be few places that promise much and deliver ten fold. Rising up above the quiet market town of Sedbergh on the Southern edge The Howgills provide a 'bridge' between the Lake District Fells to the West and the Yorkshire Dales to the East.

R ounded hills with lonely fell tops, extensive views and rarely visited a rural idyll tucked away in a place that seems forgotten.

Links to The Howgills walks

Yorkshire Dales

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:10:06 GMT

The Yorkshire Dales are well known for the rich beauty of their landscapes. Dales villages are surrounded by lush, dark green pastures, criss-crossed by limestone dry stone walling and characterised by lonely limestone field barns. The dry stone walls take account of neither gently sloping meadows nor steep valley flanks, bounding ancient fields as they have done for centuries.

Many are the waterfalls cascading over limestone ridges. Countless gallons of water thunder through dramatic gorges. Relentless scouring of the landscape, begun by glaciers and meltwater over a period of one and a half million years continues today as rainwater and winds play their part.

Links to Yorkshire Dales walks

Scottish Coastal Walks

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:12:36 GMT

That magical line where surf and rock collide. The Scottish coast offers the same remoteness of the Highland mountains but in a totally different context. Coastal wildlife abounds and echoes of communities past abandoned in some past era still rouse the soul and excite the senses.

The Scottish Coast offers the enquiring mind so much in geographical, geological, natural and historical terms. take time to explore and find an aspect of our heritage that will reward exploration.

I have walked alone the ragged beaches, the white wind clutching my bones. The vaulting black cliffs have glistened wetly to my trembling hand, and yet, I have drunk from this broken cup of experience, for as those before me so came I borne of wisdom and experience.

Links to Scottish Coastal walks

Eden Valley, Cumbria

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:05:24 GMT

Lying under the steep shoulders of the Northern Pennines to the east and the Lakeland fells to the west, The Eden Valley is an area of sylvan beauty. The lush green of the rolling countryside and deep red sandstone villages give an air of a bygone era in which time seems to slow and all becomes the pace of the river itself.

Stretching from it's source high up in the Yorkshire Dales National Park on the slopes of Mallerstang, the Eden descends Hell Gill from the strange sculpture of 'Water cut' and runs parallel with The Settle - Carlisle Railway Line. One of the few rivers in the country to flow north, it twists through the towns of Kirkby Stephen and Appleby wending it's way between lush fields and drystone walls. Through timeless vilages and onto the city of Carlisle, the Eden finally exits into the Solway Firth.

A glorious area for fell walking in the upper course and for rambling in the mid and lower sections, it is an area waiting to be discovered having played second fiddle to the near neighbour of The Lakeland Fells for too long.

Links to Eden Valley walks

Northumberland

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:00:15 GMT

Being on the border of England and Scotland, Northumberland is noted for its undeveloped landscape of high moorland, now largely protected as a National Park. This features the World Heritage site of Hadrian's Wall stretching coast to coast. As a contrst to this the coastline (An area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) has a splendour of its own, dominated by huge skies. Northumberland is the most sparsely populated county in England and has the historic interest of a border county including a multitude of castle and fortified houses. The area to which Christianity first came to England adds further interest in the form of The Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

Links to Northumberland walks

Cornwall

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:12:39 GMT

Cornwall is a stunningly beautiful part of the British Isles that is a source of inspiration for artists and writers alike. Almost surrounded by the sea, The Cornish peninsula stands alone presenting a rugged face to the elements of sea and weather, yet blessed with the warmest climate in the UK . The rocks and cliffs of the coastline shelter small fishing villages unchanged after centuries of existence. Small cottages, thatched and whitewashed, cluster around tiny harbours. Colourful fishing boats pulled up on the shore or moored in quiet coves bear testsment to the fact that the sea still provides the mainstay for these small communities.

Links to Cornish walks

A New Zealand Odyssey

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:05:19 GMT

A land of contrast and beauty in the Southern Pacific. The stunning islands of New Zealand provide the mountainous backdrops to many a film portraying the ethereal, other -worldly landscapes of some mystical past.

Nature in the raw from towering mountains and cascading glaciers to verdant temperate rainforests and geothermal activity- Aotearoa (The land of the long white cloud) has much to offer the outdoor enthusiast.

Links to New Zealand walks

North Pennine Walks

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:54:35 GMT

One of England's most special places - a stunning landscape of open heather moors and peatlands, attractive dales and hay meadows, tumbling upland rivers, wonderful woods, welcoming communities, intriguing imprints of a mining and industrial past, distinctive birds, animals and plants and much, much more.

Stretching between Cumbria and County Durham, the High Northern Pennines enclosing England's highest peak outside The Lake Distrtict: Cross Fell, The valleys of Teesdale and Weardale and the environs around Tan Hill, the highest inn in Great Britain.

Links to North Pennine walks

The Scottish Highlands

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:00:16 GMT

The Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historic region of Scotland. The area is sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region, and includes the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis. Before the 19th century the Highlands was home to a much larger population, but due to a combination of factors including the outlawing of the traditional Highland way of life following the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the infamous Highland Clearances, and mass migration to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution, the area is now one of the most sparsely populated in Europe.

The popularity of climbing Munros (Mountains over 3000 feet high) and Corbetts (Mountains between 2500 and 2999 feet high) has opened up sections of the Highlands that once were very isolated. However, the sense of isolation can still be found in most areas outside the most accessibly.

Links to Scottish Highland walks

The English Lake District

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:32:01 GMT

The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains (or fells), and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets.

The central, and most visited, part of the area is called the Lake District National Park which was designated as a National Park in 1951. It is the largest of thirteen National Parks in England and Wales, and second largest in the UK (after the Cairngorms).[1] It lies entirely within the modern county of Cumbria, shared historically by the counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire. All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England.

Despite the name, only one of the lakes in the Lake District actually contains the word "lake" in its name, Bassenthwaite Lake, the rest being either "meres", "waters", "tarns" or "reservoirs".