More on 11 Nov - trip to Ingleton for Covid Jab and Meal at The Falls Bar and Kitchen

Trip to Ingleton and Low Bentham Church: to keep things in context.. and see distractions of the day.. 

It is 11  November 2022, the day before Sat 12 November which is day of action about Climate change - COP27 - the Climate COP is underway in Egypt.

Main aim of Friday:- to get my covid and flu jabs at Ingleton 10 miles away - where they have an efficient friendly walk in system at the Community Centre. (It would give me Saturday to recover.) My friend Zoe would be on duty that morning.

 As I drove into Settle (on the way to Ingleton)  at 11 am, the radio announced that it was 11am of the 11th day of the 11th month.  Oh. I parked my car abruptly just beyond the cenotaph and was able to stand at the edge whilst a little crowd - mostly representatives from the primary school -  held a short service at the War Memorial (There will be a much bigger crowd on Sunday).

I proceeded to Ingleton Community Centre Car Park where volunteers in yellow jackets showed me where to park.

Ah, there would be just time for me to nip down to the Methodist Coffee Morning at Ingleton Church - a chance to support them since some of them often come to Settle. I marched in at 11.29 - a tad  inconveniently for them I suppose, since I discovered it finished at 11.30, but the remaining four people made me very welcome and gave me coffee and biscuits.  One lady was a very fit 92.

Outside I met a young lady (originally form Latvia) who, like me last year, had followed directions to the pharmacy, not to the Community Centre. I cheerfully showed her the way and we walked up to the centre.

The system worked well. I saw several other friends also queueing.  A man cheerfully stuck a needle in my left arm, then I turned round  and he stuck a needle in the right arm.

I phoned Doris who was in, and went round to see her. We decided to go out to lunch and went to the Falls Bar and Kitchen - i.e. The Ingletorn Waterfalls trail cafe newly refurbished.  - - American style bistro. Doris had had a "take away leaflet" delivered through the door recently  - Link to facebook

Doris had cauliflower fritters (a snack) and salad and I had "Loaded Fries" with butternut squash chilli jalapenos cheddar and sour cream.  (and some of Doris salad). Link to menu

Then we set of for Low Bentham Churchyard - See next blogpost.