RIVER BELA AT MILNTHORPE

A trip over to see Mum today.  She's not been feeling too well for a couple of days, nothing awful just pain in the side of the mouth and tummy pains.  The mouth is, I think, due to a visit to the Dentist last week. The Dentist said her teeth were in a remarkably good condition, but they do then to prod and poke around a bit and as Mum occasionally gets neuralgia that doesn't help.  She is feeling a lot better today so it will pass.  Other than that she is really well.  My youngest brother and his partner came over as well so we had a nice catch up.
After that we just headed home.  No stopping on the prom today as it was persisting down as we drove past but had eased off by the time we got to that layby on the A6 - always photogenic, even when there are no deer, herons or egrets to photograph.

I actually no very little about this river, The River Bela so thought I would Google it and this is what I found out:

The River Bela is a short (approximately 4 miles log) river.  It is formed by the confluence of Peasey Beck and Stainton Beck at Overthwaite. It runs through Beetham where it powers the Heron Corn Mill, and then flows through the deer park of Dallm Tower before skirting around the south of the village of Milnthorpe and joining the River Kent estuary between Sandside and Milnthorpe.
At its mouth it was formerly crossed by the Sandside Viaduct on the Hincaster Branch railway from Arnside to Hincaster, demolished after the line was closed to passengers in 1942 and the track lifted in 1966.
During World War II a Prisoner of War camp was built beside the river near Whasset. After the war the camp became an open prison, and there is now a residential school on the site.
The river has been used for power since at least 1096 when there was a watermill at or near the present Heron Corn Mill.  It is now used both to power the corn mill and to generate electricity using a Kaplan Turbine.


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When I popped into the garden on Friday for about 2 of 3 minutes to take a photo of the hoverfly on a sedum I somehow managed to get bitten, and as per usual for me, I have had a reaction to it and my right arm, apart  from being incredibly itchy is bright red and swollen almost from the wrist for about 4 inches.  I've tried Tea Tree Oil and Anthisan.  The only thing that seems to work for me is Anthisan and then just slightly.  It is beginning to ease of now a bit, so hopefully it's beginning to go.  So annoying - especially as I rarely set foot out of the door without putting some insect repellant on.

Oh well never mind.  Sorry to the lengthy blip, I know some of you are interested in the write ups but you can always scroll on if you aren't.
Do take care and stay safe and I will see you all tomorrow.