Bygones: Geoff Steeples shares more Duffield childhood memories

On his way home from the Pattenmakers he always walked along Brook Walk, Mill Green and through the stile at the old mill gate, then over the wooden bridge and through the next stile and along the footpath to Meadow Vale. In those days, it was

15 pitch perfect UK campsites

Pinned in a meander of the weaving Coquet river, Walkmill

1.5 inches of rainfall in 48hrs

Some parts of the region have seen nothing but cloud and rain over the last 2 days. So far nothing dramatic or heavy, but the rain has been steady and continuous for some areas with standing water, surface spray and difficult driving conditions ..