

Always seem to see SAAB Convertibles when out and about these days.
Northumbria Water seem to have car parking round Keilder Water pretty much stiitched up £1.50 for an hour, £4.50 all day and no where else to escape the charges and head off for a walk around the lakeside path, quite NationalTrustesque I thought.
On the way back tonight caught a discussion with some leading lights from the National Parks of England, looking to an American National Parks model of raking in some income from "affiliations" with Corporations (yes Disney, and Coca-Cola etc). Its already started here with a partnership with Airwick Air Freshners.
So for the Lake District for example we have

Mercifully I think Northumberland has escaped, but not Exmoor for WestCountry folk

A friend of mine gets very animated at the Tyne Bridge being constantly used as an advertising backdrop for various events happening in the City. It used to be just for the Great North Run, but it appears fair game now whatever is going on. I'm coming round to his way of thinking.
regards Neil