@forever-dormo We have been members of the Auckland Project for a number of years now. It must be one of the best value for money subscriptions in the country.
What Jonathan Ruffer has done for BA with this Trust has been beyond belief. It started with his purchase of Auckland Castle and has developed and grown from that.
The Spanish Gallery, now with a connection to the Prado in Madrid (many paintings have descriptions in English and Spanish) is something to be proud of. As are the Twelve Sons of Jacob by Francisco de Zubaran in the Castle Dining Room.
For those who are interested in history and art, it is probably one of the best places to visit in the North of England. People who visit from outside the area, just cannot believe what we have.
Internet, saying MFC exploring a possible loan move for Jack Clark. Maybe wishful thinking, but that would be a transfer.
@pedro - Seconded! The Twelve Sons of Jacob (actually a few are missing, being conserved and/or on loan to the British Museum until next year I think) were excellent.
A long time ago I had a Saturday job selling household goods, toys, all sorts of bits and pieces on a stall at Bishop Auckland market. One of our best-selling items were a series of framed prints of paintings by John Constable and L S Lowry. I reckon I sold a copy of "The Haywain" to half the households in that town. My contribution to local culture ! 😀
Ipswich have 27 senior players registered at the moment so need to ship out at least two as they are hopeful of signing some others having already spent 150 million pounds on 12 new players. All of which came from overseas except Chuba Akpom, who they had to buy as part of his loan agreement from last season. They have enough homegrown players to meet the criteria even if they let Clark leave.