Northern Eye 14 - Thomond on Thursday with his choice of pictures from England's better half

Dawn on the hills of the Derbyshire Peak District above the remote farm of Upper Booth in Edale
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Farmer Roy Cooper at Upper Booth. His solitary and taxing way of life has been an inspiration for the new BBC TV series, The Village
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Meanwhile, down the hill in Greater Manchester, here's another northerner with a tough struggle on his hands. Boxer Kieran Farrell sits outside his new gym under construction in Heywood. The 22-year-old had an unbeaten 14-0 record until he was forced to retire in December after suffering a coma and bleeding during his fight with Anthony Crolla
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Kieran keeps a photograph of himself in his fighting days on the windowsill of the gym, alongside builders' tea-making kit as the work on his new enterprise goes on
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Manchester is legendary in boxing. Here Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell and Joe Collins shadow box at Bob Shannon's old gym in Openshaw, east Manchester. This year marks the centenary of the former Crossley Lads' Club building but the dilapidated structure is likely to be demolished as soon as landlords, Manchester City Council, find Shannon's Fighting Fit Gym more modern premises
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Boxing's one local enthusiasm. Here's another. Dancers at the weekly tea dance in the magnificent ballroom at Stockport Town Hall, Greater Manchester.
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Northumberland is meanwhile making a name for itself in the arts. Here is artist Ashley Hipkin who is an assistant to Antony Gormley at the sculptor's studio in Hexham.
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

David Adjaye's Specere shelter cloaked in mist on the 580m (1900ft) summit of Deadwater Fell, highest point of the 27-mile Kielder Art Trail in Northumberland which promotes itself as the largest art exhibition in Europe
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Another view through the murk of David Adjaye's work
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Evening sun behind Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire, seen from Glossop, more than 50 km away
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian