Life in Beckworth » girl guides http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What Goes Up Must Come Down http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/what-goes-up-must-come-down/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/what-goes-up-must-come-down/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:40:05 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=2318 Continue reading →]]> Hello all. News just in… Local celeb Janet Street-Porter’s attempt to become the first woman with a deaf dog to go around the World in a hot air balloon has come to a dramatic end this lunch time. Sadly after travelling almost 8 miles in 48 hours Mrs Janet’s balloon got blown back to near where it took off only to get snagged on a phone-line. A shaken Mrs Porter-Street said she hoped to try her attempt again next year when the nice weather returns. Thankfully no one was injured in the crash and Mrs St Porter was last seen being comforted by local politician and St John’s Ambulance volunteer Nick Clegg in the pub. Over a shandy and rum chaser Ms Janet said she hopes to able to reuse her balloon once it’s been patched up by the local girl guides and brownies. Good luck with the puncture repairs Beckworth Beavers. Christine Batley. Chief Air Accident Correspondent. Beckworth Guardian

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(Above) Mrs Porters balloon popped on a phone line earlier today

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