York House B&B

Cusop, Hay-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR3 5QX

Telephone - 01497 820 705

News update from York House - 7th January 2010

Despite the fact that the country seems to have been brought to its knees again by a fall of snow, life in Hay-on-Wye seems to be unaffected by the cold snap. The scenery has been refreshed by a 2" fall of snow and the only significant change to the area is the introduction of winter sports for the young and the 'young at heart'.

We now have a copy of the official wedding photographs and a small selection are shown below.

1st January 2010

2010 is now upon us and we wish everyone a Very Happy and Healthy New Year.

We took the opportunity take our customary walk over Cusop Hill this morning. Some snow has been lying on the tops of the hills for a few days but the valley is clear at the moment. The scenery is spectacular at all times but the snow puts a new perspective on everything.

12th November 2009

The wedding of our daughter Louisa to Adam Ramshaw on September 12th was a very enjoyable occasion. After the poor weather that we experienced in July and August we were expecting the worst for September but we were very pleasantly surprised.

The erection of the marquee took a couple of days and during that time our friends and relatives were on hand to help with the tidying of the house and garden and the installation of decorative lighting and extra seating. An atmosphere bordering on a carnival had developed by the end of the Thursday and it remained with us until the last guests left on the following Tuesday.

On the wedding day everything went to plan; Louisa arrived respectably late at the church, the ceremony was very relaxed, quite funny and appreciated by everyone, the reception was very entertaining and the Indian meal from Red Indigo (our local restaurant) was perfect. The evening was completed with a barn dance and then a disco before the last of the revellers departed. All the guests were invited back to York House on the Sunday where we provided a barbeque and garden games; it was a wonderful way to meet everyone again in a very relaxed atmosphere.

The official photographs have yet to be seen but here are a few of the unofficial ones.

21st July 2009

The Guardian Literary festival was again very successful with thousands of visitors every day attending the Festival Site and the attractions of the Town. This year we were blessed with good weather and the car parks did not become quagmires.

During the last weekend of June the Food Festival was held in the Memorial square and the Butter Market and the weather was again favourable. Lots of local food and drink producers had stalls to showcase and sell their products; sampling food and drink has got to be one of the nicest ways to pass a few hours!

Willow and Merlin are no longer puppies but they still behave as if they were. Merlin likes to chew anything and everything (including the furniture unfortunately) and Willow likes to bury things in the garden or hide them in the house; it is fortunate that they are endearing animals or else they would be chewed and buried themselves. Their role in the upcoming wedding ceremony is still undecided but they may well have plans of their own.

We had to have a window frame repaired in Castell Dinas which then necessitated the re-decoration of the room but it was completed reasonably quickly without too much disruption to the house. The bay window of the lounge also required an overhaul but that project is still 'work in progress' because it needs to be re-painted; just one job on a seemingly endless list; it's a good job that we are enjoying what we are doing.

Extracts from our 'guest book' are shown on the 'Comments' page of this website.

Best wishes, hoping to see you soon,

       Margaret and Jim Wesley.