WE can take a lot for granted.

When we are young we cannot wait to be older but we spend much more of our lives wishing we were young again.

For many the quiet and relative remoteness of rural life compared to that of the city is also something we grow up perhaps resenting.

However as we grow older the charms of country living become all too apparent.

In truth many of those who choose to set themselves up in cities come to miss the relative peace of home.

Perhaps it is the people? Perhaps it is the area?

Arguably it is both as when we think of home we do not think of one thing or the other and instead find ourselves reminiscing of people and places and moments we shared together.

Of course we can all return home whenever we want and many keep in touch with friends who may well have moved away.

However one thing which will always connect people who have grown up in this part of the world is a shared love and pride for the places and its inhabitants.

These are the experiences which shape us as adults and it is something which has not been lost through the generations.

Indeed with so much effort being made by the younger generation to highlight the climate crisis it is likely today’s children and tomorrow’s adults are the most active in ensuring the countryside enjoyed by their ancestors remains viable in the future.