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June 2026
Phew, what a scorcher
(again). Once again, for a week we
sweltered in record-breaking temperatures. Once again, all-time records were
broken for the June temperature, and then again the following day, and
again the day after. It was a
rerun of May, but hotter. However,
this time we had bought ourselves an air conditioner, so we were able to
keep cool (and keep Tara cool too).
Even the loud music and uproarious laughter that we’d had last
month eased a bit because it was too hot!
Mind you, it was better than down South of here – we even had
someone in the flat who had escaped from the “vicious heat” that they’d
experience in London, coming to Durham to do so. Really, the heat wiped out a full week
of the month; we guess we’re going to have to get used to this sort of
thing.
In other news, the rest of
the month was pretty good. We
enjoyed an excellent celebratory day including coffee at Starbuck’s and
lunch at the Kingslodge Inn for our
anniversary, which was a great day.
The UTC call sign was activated for International Women in
Engineering Day, which was good fun and celebrated a good cause promoting
the UTC’s thrust. Ian attended a
super event as Deputy Lord-Lieutenant - the 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment
Royal Artillery Beating Retreat and Sunset Ceremony. This was an evening to recognise the
regiment and the community that supports them, including their
families. It was great to see that
the families of Reserves who were there in some numbers. The evening included listening to
excellent music played by not only the Band of the Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers, but also the Pipes and Drums of the Tyneside Scottish. A wonderful event.
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