Setting off from Sowerby Bridge, Tuesday 31st August Bob: Today’s River Calder walk intertwined continually with the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal. Early on we spotted this lovely portrait of a Border Collie on the side of a canal boat. We saw the boat several times more in the course of our walk, it seemed to follow us like a faithful friend. We dedicate today’s walk to the spirit of Sam and to all the other less-loved dogs who guard the multiple dodgy premises along t

Setting off from Mytholmroyd, Monday 30th August. Bob: Today we gathered a sample of water from the River Calder in Mytholmroyd, to carry with us, for our 100 mile walk to the mouth of the Humber, where we will pour it back into the water from the Humber Bridge. I felt like I said hello to the river, and then we were off. About 100 meters downstream we made our first stop to make some sketches of the former riverside home of our friend Roger. He is a self-taught artist who c

'Ebb and Flow' has been well over a year in the planning by artist Annie Harrison and writer and art historian Bob Gaunt. The pandemic and funding problems nearly scuppered it, but we decided in the spirit of Arte Povera, to go ahead with a DIY project on a shoestring budget. Since we can't pay anyone to do a slick social media job, we will be posting here, speaking directly and honestly about our project. And since we don't have the funds for a celebrity interviewer to kick

#walkingtohull It's happening! Watch this space!