THE UPPER NEWSLETTER Issue 203

June 2014 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter ago there were far fewer sophisticated treat- Burnside Coach House, Editorial Burtersett Road, DL8 3NT One of the less apparent and possibly positive ments and procedures than there are now and Issue 203 — June 2014 off-shoots of the Grand Depart of ‘Le Tour’ not every area can have everything! Features may be that for those of us in the area (and Tempers ran high exactly 60 years ago when Tel: 667785 obviously much more next month!) it is taking local authorities (i.e. the North Riding and the e-mail: [email protected] our attention away from dwelling too much on West Riding) seriously squabbled over repre- Luncheon Club 5 the past. This year, more than many, is pretty sentation and boundaries when the National ______much dominated by events of 100 years ago, Park was being established; that carried on Printed by Wensleydale Press Icons 16 60 years ago in the Dales (more of that re the longer with a further hiccup just 40 years ago ______National Park later in the year – see below), or over the then new district councils and plan- Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Computer Corner 11 for that matter anything that happened a num- ning. Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, ______ber of years ago, especially where that number So what do we learn from history? Possibly Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, Competition 4 ends in a nought! studying all aspects of issues at the time might Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Not that looking back is necessarily a bad have avoided big battles; trying to see how ______Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood thing, so we’ll have a go. As Oliver Cromwell changes could be for the better and not auto- Hawes Post Office News 8 once wrote “ … I would have him read a little matically for the worse; once decisions (which Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______history.” The problems start to arise, having we might not have liked) are taken, then get- Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 14 read the little history, how we then deal with ting on with the future; and maybe most im- ______it. A more well-known quote: “History repeats portant of all picking which issues really are Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Tour de France 7, 23 & 25 itself”, or the follow-up “Those who do not worth struggling with and which are not. This , ______learn from history are doomed” give us much is not ‘anything for a quiet life’ but it is trying Book Reviews 13 food for thought. to avoid media hype and alarmism. One other PLEASE NOTE ______When reflecting on our own lives, the life in thing! Maybe some anniversaries ending in What’s On 25 the Dales, or in the wider world, our present ‘nought’ , might be better left alone. Now let This web-copy does not contain the commercial situations often find a parallel years ago. us look forward. ______adverts which are in the full Newsletter. Storms we have weathered and issues that be- Plus all the regulars came battles which now we have come to As a general rule we only accept adverts from ______terms with, maybe ought to warn us not to get within the circulation area and no more than one- so uptight about every change or every appar- third of each issue is taken up with them. ent problem. They do not automatically mean Be Inspired Whilst we try to ensure that all information “for the worse”. Take local ‘top of the list’ BY ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR is correct we cannot be held legally issues just now: local schools and education, OPEN STUDIO EVENTS Advertising responsible for omissions or inaccuracies in hospital services especially in rural areas or IN THE COUNTRY… articles, adverts or listings, or for any impending boundary changes for National Open Studios June 2014 Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inconvenience caused. Views expressed in Parks. There are almost exact parallels from Saturdays and Sundays 7/8th; 14/15th June articles are the sole responsibility of the years back. Seventy years ago Lunds School 10.30am–5.30pm There is a big reduction for six issues or person by-lined. Articles by comittee (as far up Upper Wensleydale as you can get) 126 artists will be opening up their studios for more, so for six issues the totals are: members carry just their initials. We had some forty children on the books and free to showcase their talents, sell their art- appreciate being asked before any part of School flourished! It was much later work and share their passion. Visit the studios £25, £50 or £75 the Newsletter is reproduced that West Witton Primary School closed. Some of basket makers and blacksmiths, potters and readers went there or certainly remember it. painters, photographers and printmakers, Greetings etc. £2.00 The plain fact is that the age-distribution of the stained glass makers and jewellery makers, What’s ons (non-commercial) are free population changes, and over even the last 30 hidden away in breathtaking locations…from THE JULY 2014 ISSUE WILL years there has been a considerable decline in barns, farms and stables, to country cottages, BE PRODUCED ON the number of children. Fifty years ago there period homes and suburban apartments, Contacts for adverts: were separate secondary schools in Askrigg Enjoy a fascinating and fun day out at stu- JUNE 24th AND 25th and . We seem to have weathered dios dotted right across North Yorkshire. For Hawes area and westward: those storms and cope with the present situa- Four of the artists selected to participate are tion; and even benefit? located here in Upper Wensleydale. Helene Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 Hospital and health services are even more Shovlar in Cotterdale (silver jewellery), An- DEADLINE FOR COPY: emotive, but here again we suffer in popula- drea Hunter in Hardraw (felt pictures) Carol For elsewhere: THURSDAY tion terms when compared with other areas Tyler in Hawes (paintings) and Angela Kee- covered by our hospitals. Even just 20 years ble in Bainbridge Sue Duffield, Fellside, JUNE 19th Thornton Rust: 663504

2 2 Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter ago there were far fewer sophisticated treat- Burnside Coach House, Editorial Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT One of the less apparent and possibly positive ments and procedures than there are now and Issue 203 — June 2014 off-shoots of the Grand Depart of ‘Le Tour’ not every area can have everything! Features may be that for those of us in the area (and Tempers ran high exactly 60 years ago when Tel: 667785 obviously much more next month!) it is taking local authorities (i.e. the North Riding and the e-mail: [email protected] our attention away from dwelling too much on West Riding) seriously squabbled over repre- Carperby Luncheon Club 5 the past. This year, more than many, is pretty sentation and boundaries when the National ______much dominated by events of 100 years ago, Park was being established; that carried on Printed by Wensleydale Press Yorkshire Icons 16 60 years ago in the Dales (more of that re the longer with a further hiccup just 40 years ago ______National Park later in the year – see below), or over the then new district councils and plan- Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Computer Corner 11 for that matter anything that happened a num- ning. Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, ______ber of years ago, especially where that number So what do we learn from history? Possibly Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, Competition 4 ends in a nought! studying all aspects of issues at the time might Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Not that looking back is necessarily a bad have avoided big battles; trying to see how ______Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood thing, so we’ll have a go. As Oliver Cromwell changes could be for the better and not auto- Hawes Post Office News 8 once wrote “ … I would have him read a little matically for the worse; once decisions (which Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______history.” The problems start to arise, having we might not have liked) are taken, then get- Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 14 read the little history, how we then deal with ting on with the future; and maybe most im- ______it. A more well-known quote: “History repeats portant of all picking which issues really are Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Tour de France 7, 23 & 25 itself”, or the follow-up “Those who do not worth struggling with and which are not. This , ______learn from history are doomed” give us much is not ‘anything for a quiet life’ but it is trying Book Reviews 13 food for thought. to avoid media hype and alarmism. One other PLEASE NOTE ______When reflecting on our own lives, the life in thing! Maybe some anniversaries ending in What’s On 25 the Dales, or in the wider world, our present ‘nought’ , might be better left alone. Now let This web-copy does not contain the commercial situations often find a parallel years ago. us look forward. ______adverts which are in the full Newsletter. Storms we have weathered and issues that be- Plus all the regulars came battles which now we have come to As a general rule we only accept adverts from ______terms with, maybe ought to warn us not to get within the circulation area and no more than one- so uptight about every change or every appar- third of each issue is taken up with them. ent problem. They do not automatically mean Be Inspired Whilst we try to ensure that all information “for the worse”. Take local ‘top of the list’ BY ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR is correct we cannot be held legally issues just now: local schools and education, OPEN STUDIO EVENTS Advertising responsible for omissions or inaccuracies in hospital services especially in rural areas or IN THE COUNTRY… articles, adverts or listings, or for any impending boundary changes for National North Yorkshire Open Studios June 2014 Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inconvenience caused. Views expressed in Parks. There are almost exact parallels from Saturdays and Sundays 7/8th; 14/15th June articles are the sole responsibility of the years back. Seventy years ago Lunds School 10.30am–5.30pm There is a big reduction for six issues or person by-lined. Articles by comittee (as far up Upper Wensleydale as you can get) 126 artists will be opening up their studios for more, so for six issues the totals are: members carry just their initials. We had some forty children on the books and free to showcase their talents, sell their art- appreciate being asked before any part of Hardraw School flourished! It was much later work and share their passion. Visit the studios £25, £50 or £75 the Newsletter is reproduced that West Witton Primary School closed. Some of basket makers and blacksmiths, potters and readers went there or certainly remember it. painters, photographers and printmakers, Greetings etc. £2.00 The plain fact is that the age-distribution of the stained glass makers and jewellery makers, What’s ons (non-commercial) are free population changes, and over even the last 30 hidden away in breathtaking locations…from THE JULY 2014 ISSUE WILL years there has been a considerable decline in barns, farms and stables, to country cottages, BE PRODUCED ON the number of children. Fifty years ago there period homes and suburban apartments, Contacts for adverts: were separate secondary schools in Askrigg Enjoy a fascinating and fun day out at stu- JUNE 24th AND 25th and Leyburn. We seem to have weathered dios dotted right across North Yorkshire. For Hawes area and westward: those storms and cope with the present situa- Four of the artists selected to participate are tion; and even benefit? located here in Upper Wensleydale. Helene Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 Hospital and health services are even more Shovlar in Cotterdale (silver jewellery), An- DEADLINE FOR COPY: emotive, but here again we suffer in popula- drea Hunter in Hardraw (felt pictures) Carol For elsewhere: THURSDAY tion terms when compared with other areas Tyler in Hawes (paintings) and Angela Kee- covered by our hospitals. Even just 20 years ble in Bainbridge Sue Duffield, Fellside, JUNE 19th Thornton Rust: 663504

3 3 May Competition Answers Eunice the Ewe Add a letter. t to move to Catering College but family diffi- Example: TURN MIX = bend, blend Food, Glorious Food culties prevented it. Nevertheless she has no Now try these! That is certainly what they say about regrets and has always loved cooking, baking Carperby Luncheon Club, so I went to see and entertaining. For 25 years she and Keith 1. SCOTTISH VALLEY GATHER THE Last month I was hiding in the Amsden Margaret Woodcock to fill us in with the had a greengrocery business. LEFTOVERS Glen/Glean Electrician. , page 39.The winner of the £10 details. During their first spell in the Dales until 2. NAIL WIDE Brad/Broad prize was Richard Sharpe, Cockermouth Straight away out came the box file and I’d 1988 they developed what had been part of 3 YORKSHIRE VALLEY MUTANT a quick-fire history. In 1998 Pat Etherington Littlefairs in the Neukin in Hawes as the Dale/Dalek was approached by Help the Aged about set- Hawes Craft Centre and Tea Room (what is 4. FAMILY GROUP LOUD SOUND ting up a “chat and tea” or lunch for older now the Community Office), Keith did Clan/Clang The Old School House Arts Centre Leyburn people in the village. Margaret, who had been wood-turning and they sold locally made 5. HERON SORROW Egret/Regret Films in June: all at 5.00 and in the village two years by then, was asked to crafts. 6. NAMES LIST MALE FOWL 7.30pm help and in June a monthly “Soup and Back in Lancashire from 1988 to 1996, Roster/Rooster Thursday, Friday 12th, 13th; August: Osage Sweet” was started. A grant from Help the Margaret was involved with a weekly lunch- 7. STRONG WIND LOCAL VILLAGE County with Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney Aged enabled them to eon club held in the local Methodist Church, Gale/Gayle and Julia Roberts buy cooker, cutlery so that was good experience for Carperby. 8. OLD PREACHER LOCAL VILLAGE Thursday, Friday 19th, 20th: Quartet with and crockery and with Back in Carperby, her energy has also seen Wesley/Wensley Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Billy support from hus- years of doing B and B, being deeply in- 9. CLIFF FRIGHTEN Scar/Scare Connolly. bands Keith and volved in Methodism in the area, and now 10. RESCUE CUT THIN SLICE Save/Shave Thursday, Friday 26th, 27th: Dallas Buyers Brian fortnightly full one of our main Newsletter deliverers! Phew! 11. BAKED CLAY PIECE HEADING Club with Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer meals were provided See what we meant last month about steady Tile/Title Garner and Jared Leto. (in the village hall). Flyers were distributed volunteering! 12. SATELLITE STUPID Moon/Moron Other events: for the over-65s and about 15 meals (main A.S.W. Saturday June 7th, 7.30pm “The Moon Can- course, sweet and drink) were provided for The winner was Diana Hartley, Askrigg and not be Stolen”; a new spoken word show. £2. the £20 prize goes to ‘Starlight’ Tickets £6.00 As the numbers gradually increased, Dulcie Sunday June 8th, 2.00pm Lewis joined in 2003 to help monthly, but YDMT News The Old School House are hosting a Cheersing then in 2004 the Etheringtons moved to Northern Cyprus! Pat Percival joined the June Competition Workshop for all those interested in singing “Bloomin’ Marvellous Some of Yorkshire’s man-made tourist team, then Joan Hodgson offered, and with for pleasure. It is free and fun. Register or Festival”. The Flowers spots – Anagrams. Keith, (“He’s a gem”, said Margaret), that’s 624510. of the Dales Festival how it continues with a limit of 40 and a The café is open all day Fridays and Saturdays runs until October with 1. SEA TRAIL waiting list. (10:00am until 5:30pm) and during the Swale- over 100 wildflower- 2. I HELP LACE Margaret does all the buying; Joan, Pat and dale Art Exhibition “Plain Air”, until Saturday inspired events. See: 3. BONY BEFIT SAUNA Margaret share the cooking (mostly in the 7th June. ydmt.org/Festival2014 for full programme. 4. COLON BATTLES "Plain Air" is an exhibition of paintings and village hall but some at Margaret’s). Jean 5. VERY BIG LIFE SINE Moore and Keith set things up and serve, and photographs by five professionals who use New native woodland. YDMT has planted 6. DRIVE TUP BLEACH AID they now have an army of washers-up and a Dales' life and landscape in their art, but whose around 34,000 broad-leafed trees this last 7. DOCK AP NUMBER dishwasher; “Smashing”, says Margaret. results differ widely in style, subject and me- winter creating over 30 hectares of new na- 8. SHAP OR THONG AWARE At just £4 the Luncheon goes from strength dium. This inaugural art exhibition features tive woodland in the Dales. 9. OWL DARES CHAT Brian Alderman, Ann Kerr, Moira Metcalfe, to strength and they’ve broken their own 10. MIRK YES TORN rules with sometimes as many as 49 meals Bill Oakey and David Tarn. Their work is Berry’s at Swinithwaite Haytime Festival; 11. CRAM CHOSE LINDT served. As Margaret says, “ Some have varied, modern and accessible. Saturday and Sunday June 28,29th. A 12. THAN LLANBUR GOES. moved away; some have died— hope it’s not weekend of entertainment: folk music, Mor- due to our cooking— but new-comers are ris dancing, tractor rides, story-telling, crafts, asked to join and it helps them to integrate.” Letter by email nature meadow trail; all to support YDMT’s She added, “We all do it for nothing of Downhill restoration work. Have you ever considered how many hours are course.” Eventually by 2003 they “made a spent over the year by all your readers looking This is the title of a new film, just released bit” and were able to give away £55 but in Dedicate a tree. ‘A small act that makes a for Eunice instead of getting on with their from the end of May, based on the Coast to 2013 £300 was donated to the Air Ambu- big difference’. To celebrate something spe- work etc.? Must be millions! Coast walk. It is a low-budget comedy based lance. cial donate £15 for the trust to plant a new Richard Sharpe, Cockermouth on four childhood friends who are re-united Not that food has ever been far from Marga- native broadleaf tree. Full details for the after 20 years and are plunged full-tilt into ret’s mind! From Upholland Grammar Clapham office: 01524 251004 Readers will see from this page that by our mid-life crisis! School (in Lancashire) she would have liked whiter than white, fool-proof and scrupu- Look out for it in local cinemas; the first lously fair system he’s this month’s winner! showing is in Ambleside.

4 4 May Competition Answers Eunice the Ewe Add a letter. t to move to Catering College but family diffi- Example: TURN MIX = bend, blend Food, Glorious Food culties prevented it. Nevertheless she has no Now try these! That is certainly what they say about regrets and has always loved cooking, baking Carperby Luncheon Club, so I went to see and entertaining. For 25 years she and Keith 1. SCOTTISH VALLEY GATHER THE Last month I was hiding in the Amsden Margaret Woodcock to fill us in with the had a greengrocery business. LEFTOVERS Glen/Glean Electrician. , page 39.The winner of the £10 details. During their first spell in the Dales until 2. NAIL WIDE Brad/Broad prize was Richard Sharpe, Cockermouth Straight away out came the box file and I’d 1988 they developed what had been part of 3 YORKSHIRE VALLEY MUTANT a quick-fire history. In 1998 Pat Etherington Littlefairs in the Neukin in Hawes as the Dale/Dalek was approached by Help the Aged about set- Hawes Craft Centre and Tea Room (what is 4. FAMILY GROUP LOUD SOUND ting up a “chat and tea” or lunch for older now the Community Office), Keith did Clan/Clang The Old School House Arts Centre Leyburn people in the village. Margaret, who had been wood-turning and they sold locally made 5. HERON SORROW Egret/Regret Films in June: all at 5.00 and in the village two years by then, was asked to crafts. 6. NAMES LIST MALE FOWL 7.30pm help and in June a monthly “Soup and Back in Lancashire from 1988 to 1996, Roster/Rooster Thursday, Friday 12th, 13th; August: Osage Sweet” was started. A grant from Help the Margaret was involved with a weekly lunch- 7. STRONG WIND LOCAL VILLAGE County with Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney Aged enabled them to eon club held in the local Methodist Church, Gale/Gayle and Julia Roberts buy cooker, cutlery so that was good experience for Carperby. 8. OLD PREACHER LOCAL VILLAGE Thursday, Friday 19th, 20th: Quartet with and crockery and with Back in Carperby, her energy has also seen Wesley/Wensley Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Billy support from hus- years of doing B and B, being deeply in- 9. CLIFF FRIGHTEN Scar/Scare Connolly. bands Keith and volved in Methodism in the area, and now 10. RESCUE CUT THIN SLICE Save/Shave Thursday, Friday 26th, 27th: Dallas Buyers Brian fortnightly full one of our main Newsletter deliverers! Phew! 11. BAKED CLAY PIECE HEADING Club with Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer meals were provided See what we meant last month about steady Tile/Title Garner and Jared Leto. (in the village hall). Flyers were distributed volunteering! 12. SATELLITE STUPID Moon/Moron Other events: for the over-65s and about 15 meals (main A.S.W. Saturday June 7th, 7.30pm “The Moon Can- course, sweet and drink) were provided for The winner was Diana Hartley, Askrigg and not be Stolen”; a new spoken word show. £2. the £20 prize goes to ‘Starlight’ Tickets £6.00 As the numbers gradually increased, Dulcie Sunday June 8th, 2.00pm Lewis joined in 2003 to help monthly, but YDMT News The Old School House are hosting a Cheersing then in 2004 the Etheringtons moved to Northern Cyprus! Pat Percival joined the June Competition Workshop for all those interested in singing “Bloomin’ Marvellous Some of Yorkshire’s man-made tourist team, then Joan Hodgson offered, and with for pleasure. It is free and fun. Register or Festival”. The Flowers spots – Anagrams. Keith, (“He’s a gem”, said Margaret), that’s 624510. of the Dales Festival how it continues with a limit of 40 and a The café is open all day Fridays and Saturdays runs until October with 1. SEA TRAIL waiting list. (10:00am until 5:30pm) and during the Swale- over 100 wildflower- 2. I HELP LACE Margaret does all the buying; Joan, Pat and dale Art Exhibition “Plain Air”, until Saturday inspired events. See: 3. BONY BEFIT SAUNA Margaret share the cooking (mostly in the 7th June. ydmt.org/Festival2014 for full programme. 4. COLON BATTLES "Plain Air" is an exhibition of paintings and village hall but some at Margaret’s). Jean 5. VERY BIG LIFE SINE Moore and Keith set things up and serve, and photographs by five professionals who use New native woodland. YDMT has planted 6. DRIVE TUP BLEACH AID they now have an army of washers-up and a Dales' life and landscape in their art, but whose around 34,000 broad-leafed trees this last 7. DOCK AP NUMBER dishwasher; “Smashing”, says Margaret. results differ widely in style, subject and me- winter creating over 30 hectares of new na- 8. SHAP OR THONG AWARE At just £4 the Luncheon goes from strength dium. This inaugural art exhibition features tive woodland in the Dales. 9. OWL DARES CHAT Brian Alderman, Ann Kerr, Moira Metcalfe, to strength and they’ve broken their own 10. MIRK YES TORN rules with sometimes as many as 49 meals Bill Oakey and David Tarn. Their work is Berry’s at Swinithwaite Haytime Festival; 11. CRAM CHOSE LINDT served. As Margaret says, “ Some have varied, modern and accessible. Saturday and Sunday June 28,29th. A 12. THAN LLANBUR GOES. moved away; some have died— hope it’s not weekend of entertainment: folk music, Mor- due to our cooking— but new-comers are ris dancing, tractor rides, story-telling, crafts, asked to join and it helps them to integrate.” Letter by email nature meadow trail; all to support YDMT’s She added, “We all do it for nothing of Downhill restoration work. Have you ever considered how many hours are course.” Eventually by 2003 they “made a spent over the year by all your readers looking This is the title of a new film, just released bit” and were able to give away £55 but in Dedicate a tree. ‘A small act that makes a for Eunice instead of getting on with their from the end of May, based on the Coast to 2013 £300 was donated to the Air Ambu- big difference’. To celebrate something spe- work etc.? Must be millions! Coast walk. It is a low-budget comedy based lance. cial donate £15 for the trust to plant a new Richard Sharpe, Cockermouth on four childhood friends who are re-united Not that food has ever been far from Marga- native broadleaf tree. Full details for the after 20 years and are plunged full-tilt into ret’s mind! From Upholland Grammar Clapham office: 01524 251004 Readers will see from this page that by our mid-life crisis! School (in Lancashire) she would have liked whiter than white, fool-proof and scrupu- Look out for it in local cinemas; the first lously fair system he’s this month’s winner! showing is in Ambleside.

5 5 Edwardian Rock Hawes Old Mill Garden A picture at last! Tour de France – the Bikes! Leyburn Bowling Club Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden – a Just two years ago we featured There has been plenty of talk all about the Story of Creation and Re-creation by reminiscences of a large mill pulled down build up, planning, preparation and road We opened our Moor Road green for the Rosemary Anderson Price £8.99 in the 1940s which had stood on the beck closures, but what about the actual race 2014 season on Easter Sunday, 20th April, The Grade II Listed Edwardian Rock behind the old creamery and just down itself. with a “Jumbles“ competition for our Garden in Aysgarth is a rare surviving from St Margaret’s church. Unfortunately Well, the race will start from Leeds at members. example of the work of James Backhouse finding a full picture had proved 11.10hrs and the 200 cyclists will work Having been allocated a bye in the first and Son of York, and is of national impossible. On Friday May 16th the their way through Otley and Addingham week of the new JSW League Leyburn’s significance within the history of Museum Friends had a visit from Graham into the National Park at 1250hrs, a mile season started on Wednesday 30th April horticulture. Relton from the Yorkshire Film Archive in north of Skipton. They will ride up since when we have played 3 matches to The garden was restored in 2002-3 and York showing a range of old films Wharfedale, crossing Cray summit date and these have resulted in 3 wins, a 6– has been owned and maintained by Adrian throughout the 20th century. (Kidstones) at 1330hrs. The riders will be 1 victory at home to Richmond, a 5–2 and Rosemary Anderson since 2012. It is These included a very early ’risqué’ “Kiss flying down Bishopdale, reaching Aysgarth success at Sessay and a further away win, open to the public free of charge in the Tunnel” from the 1890s, 1927 Cup at 1350hrs and by 1410hrs the lead cyclists 4-3 at Sowerby Flatts to maintain our throughout the year, with contributions Final, Knur and Spell being played in 1933 should be at Hawes. unbeaten start to the season. towards upkeep and development invited but then “Dales Days” with a section Crossing the Buttertubs into Swaledale We held our annual Open Weekend on via a donations box near the entrance. “From Cow to Cheese” and to the delight will take the quickest riders 14 minutes Saturday to Monday, May 10th to 12th Rosemary has recently written a book that of some of us it includes this good full from Hawes and then by 1450hrs they will which is specifically for people who have reveals the history of the garden via two picture of the mill. I suppose in the 1940s be at Grinton. They continue towards not bowled before. Disappointingly the stories separated in time by around one no-one thought it was worth recording. Bellerby crossroads, arriving at 1502hrs. weekend was very wet on each of the 3 hundred years – that of its creation in the The ‘slower’ riders will be about 18 three days. Leyburn Bowling Club, of early twentieth century by Frank Sayer minutes behind the peleton at this point. course, always welcomes new members Graham of nearby Heather Cottage, and All in all, pretty quick stuff! and it is never too late to come along to that of its re-creation after restoration in the Arrival in Harrogate at the finish is our friendly club and have a go at Flat early twenty-first century by the then expected to be 1615hrs. All these timings Green Bowling. If you missed the Open owners, Angela and Peter Jauneika. are provisional and based on the riders Weekend because of the wet weather, or Throughout the book the stories are departing at 1110am from Leeds, and could were unable to come along for any reason brought to life by eighty illustrations, many slip. at all, you are always welcome to contact in full colour, and a detailed descriptive The publicity caravan, which will pass either Hazel 623480 or Mervyn 625734 guide to the garden is provided as an through about 2 hours before the riders, and make arrangements to come up to our appendix. will number approximately 170 sponsors green for a practice. Tuition and equipment Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden is The rest of the Friends;’ evening included vehicles. Once the caravan has passed, a are always provided.. We have during available from many local retailers and all “From Trike to Bike”, “Out and about in race route checking car will arrive and be the past year gained a number of new National Park Centres. It Yorkshire” from the 1950s, 1957 Great followed eventually by the 200 cyclists. It members from the Upper Dales. .Mervyn can also be purchased from the on-line Yorkshire Show, a British Transport Film is estimated that there will be about 400 Buckley bookshop at York Publishing Services via a from 1962: “North to the Dales” and race vehicles that will pass between the link from www.aysgarthrockgarden.co.uk inevitably, but worth seeing again, “Too route check car and the final race convoy long a Winter” with Hannah Hauxwell vehicle. Busy stuff! from Baldersdale. If you have any questions about the event Aysgarth Garage The Yorkshire Film Archive website has and how it might affect you, do not hesitate Now Recruiting! a very comprehensive list of films which is to contact either Nigel Metcalfe (Area easy and free to access; just enter the - Fully Skilled Mechanics/MOT Testers Ranger based at Aysgarth Falls), Tracey decade, the area of Yorkshire and choose - Apprentice Mechanic Lambert (at our Bainbridge office) or from the list of topics, then sit back and - Part time shop/fuel forecourt assistants myself at Hawes. enjoy! Take care and watch out for the cyclists The Yorkshire Film Archive is always Excellent working conditions and that seem to be everywhere now… wanting copies of locally-taken videos, prospects for the right candidates. Matt Neale films and moving image to add to their Please send full C.V. to: Area Ranger – Upper Wensleydale phenomenal collection. The address is: Aysgarth Garage, Aysgarth, Tel; 666220 or Mystery picture. Last month’s was taken YFA, York St. John University, YORK, Leyburn, DL8 3AD [email protected] ‘behind’ Pen y Ghent near Foxup. YO 31 7EX or email to: A.S.W. [email protected]

6 6 Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Hawes Old Mill Garden A picture at last! Tour de France – the Bikes! Leyburn Bowling Club Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden – a Just two years ago we featured There has been plenty of talk all about the Story of Creation and Re-creation by reminiscences of a large mill pulled down build up, planning, preparation and road We opened our Moor Road green for the Rosemary Anderson Price £8.99 in the 1940s which had stood on the beck closures, but what about the actual race 2014 season on Easter Sunday, 20th April, The Grade II Listed Edwardian Rock behind the old creamery and just down itself. with a “Jumbles“ competition for our Garden in Aysgarth is a rare surviving from St Margaret’s church. Unfortunately Well, the race will start from Leeds at members. example of the work of James Backhouse finding a full picture had proved 11.10hrs and the 200 cyclists will work Having been allocated a bye in the first and Son of York, and is of national impossible. On Friday May 16th the their way through Otley and Addingham week of the new JSW League Leyburn’s significance within the history of Museum Friends had a visit from Graham into the National Park at 1250hrs, a mile season started on Wednesday 30th April horticulture. Relton from the Yorkshire Film Archive in north of Skipton. They will ride up since when we have played 3 matches to The garden was restored in 2002-3 and York showing a range of old films Wharfedale, crossing Cray summit date and these have resulted in 3 wins, a 6– has been owned and maintained by Adrian throughout the 20th century. (Kidstones) at 1330hrs. The riders will be 1 victory at home to Richmond, a 5–2 and Rosemary Anderson since 2012. It is These included a very early ’risqué’ “Kiss flying down Bishopdale, reaching Aysgarth success at Sessay and a further away win, open to the public free of charge in the Tunnel” from the 1890s, 1927 Cup at 1350hrs and by 1410hrs the lead cyclists 4-3 at Sowerby Flatts to maintain our throughout the year, with contributions Final, Knur and Spell being played in 1933 should be at Hawes. unbeaten start to the season. towards upkeep and development invited but then “Dales Days” with a section Crossing the Buttertubs into Swaledale We held our annual Open Weekend on via a donations box near the entrance. “From Cow to Cheese” and to the delight will take the quickest riders 14 minutes Saturday to Monday, May 10th to 12th Rosemary has recently written a book that of some of us it includes this good full from Hawes and then by 1450hrs they will which is specifically for people who have reveals the history of the garden via two picture of the mill. I suppose in the 1940s be at Grinton. They continue towards not bowled before. Disappointingly the stories separated in time by around one no-one thought it was worth recording. Bellerby crossroads, arriving at 1502hrs. weekend was very wet on each of the 3 hundred years – that of its creation in the The ‘slower’ riders will be about 18 three days. Leyburn Bowling Club, of early twentieth century by Frank Sayer minutes behind the peleton at this point. course, always welcomes new members Graham of nearby Heather Cottage, and All in all, pretty quick stuff! and it is never too late to come along to that of its re-creation after restoration in the Arrival in Harrogate at the finish is our friendly club and have a go at Flat early twenty-first century by the then expected to be 1615hrs. All these timings Green Bowling. If you missed the Open owners, Angela and Peter Jauneika. are provisional and based on the riders Weekend because of the wet weather, or Throughout the book the stories are departing at 1110am from Leeds, and could were unable to come along for any reason brought to life by eighty illustrations, many slip. at all, you are always welcome to contact in full colour, and a detailed descriptive The publicity caravan, which will pass either Hazel 623480 or Mervyn 625734 guide to the garden is provided as an through about 2 hours before the riders, and make arrangements to come up to our appendix. will number approximately 170 sponsors green for a practice. Tuition and equipment Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden is The rest of the Friends;’ evening included vehicles. Once the caravan has passed, a are always provided.. We have during available from many local retailers and all “From Trike to Bike”, “Out and about in race route checking car will arrive and be the past year gained a number of new Yorkshire Dales National Park Centres. It Yorkshire” from the 1950s, 1957 Great followed eventually by the 200 cyclists. It members from the Upper Dales. .Mervyn can also be purchased from the on-line Yorkshire Show, a British Transport Film is estimated that there will be about 400 Buckley bookshop at York Publishing Services via a from 1962: “North to the Dales” and race vehicles that will pass between the link from www.aysgarthrockgarden.co.uk inevitably, but worth seeing again, “Too route check car and the final race convoy long a Winter” with Hannah Hauxwell vehicle. Busy stuff! from Baldersdale. If you have any questions about the event Aysgarth Garage The Yorkshire Film Archive website has and how it might affect you, do not hesitate Now Recruiting! a very comprehensive list of films which is to contact either Nigel Metcalfe (Area easy and free to access; just enter the - Fully Skilled Mechanics/MOT Testers Ranger based at Aysgarth Falls), Tracey decade, the area of Yorkshire and choose - Apprentice Mechanic Lambert (at our Bainbridge office) or from the list of topics, then sit back and - Part time shop/fuel forecourt assistants myself at Hawes. enjoy! Take care and watch out for the cyclists The Yorkshire Film Archive is always Excellent working conditions and that seem to be everywhere now… wanting copies of locally-taken videos, prospects for the right candidates. Matt Neale films and moving image to add to their Please send full C.V. to: Area Ranger – Upper Wensleydale phenomenal collection. The address is: Aysgarth Garage, Aysgarth, Tel; 666220 or Mystery picture. Last month’s was taken YFA, York St. John University, YORK, Leyburn, DL8 3AD [email protected] ‘behind’ Pen y Ghent near Foxup. YO 31 7EX or email to: A.S.W. [email protected]

7 7 Hawes Post Office Middleham and Dales Local A Scramble and a Stroll corner and a broken-down wall and eventually Most of the walks that have been featured in this you reach the highest point on the walk, Bare History Group House a remote farm-house which was aban- It is now 9 years since we moved to Hawes series have been definite hikes – 10 or 12 miles, Tuesday 17th June 2.00pm often across Open Access rough terrain. This one doned about 40 years ago Post Office and we still remember that first – Middleham Key Centre by comparison could be classified as a stroll – You now start descending on a clear track week in charge. It was a bit like driving on Stitched stories: reading women’s work apart from the initial 40 minutes which takes in towards Grassington village passing an old your own after just passing your driving test. through Dales samplers and embroi- one of the most exhilarating (but still relatively circular stone-walled sheep dip. Take a right fork We had visited Hawes many times since dery: Helen Bainbridge. easy) scrambles that you can do in the Dales. to a finger-post and stile in a wall below on the first staying here in 1980 and always appreci- The exhibition of local samplers held at the You start in the tiny village of Conistone in right and continue descending through several ated its remoteness and charm but didn’t Swaledale Museum in 2009 provided the Wharfedale just across the river from Kilnsey stiles to reach a walled lane. At a T-junction ahead you have a decision to know how kind the folks here were. You opportunity of gathering together, for the first Crag. Conistone, meaning 'the king's farmstead', is mentioned in the Domesday book as make. You can turn left and in a few hundred were all very patient with us as we tried to time, examples scattered across Swaledale yards you will be on the High Street in get into the swing of things at the Post Office 'Cunestune'. and Arkengarthdale. Seeing the samplers in a Parking in the village is limited but there is a Grassington and possible refreshments.. Or you and this gave us the chance to get to know group meant it was possible to reveal motifs, small parking area on the lane that forks right at can cross at the T-junction to the gate ahead, take our customers. textual sources and individual lives. Since the village maypole/weather vane. In the footbridge over the beck and bear right to We would like to thank you all for the busi- women's stories are often excluded from his- exceptionally busy periods you might have to follow the Dales Way signs. ness and friendship you have given us over torical narratives, scholars have often had to park at Kilnsey and walk across the bridge that See if you can see the traces of a medieval the past 9 years. It has enabled us to live in a turn to material evidence of this kind in order crosses the Wharfe. village in a hollow on the right as the path curves wonderful part of the country which in turn to understand the lives of women in the past. The walk starts at the tiny village green and left towards Bastow Wood and then goes right through a stile. Leave the Dales Way at the next has been shared by our friends who come to The talk will be illustrated with examples goes up a gravel track to a gate with a signpost to C o n i s t o n e finger-post bearing left towards the wood and stay. throughout, but Helen would be delighted if continue with the perimeter wall of the wood The Post Office will be moving to the Dib. The Dib people could bring old Dales samplers in is a narrow close by on your left and eventually you reach a Community Office/Library in the centre of their possession along to the meeting. gorge, which ladder-stile on the left. town and the good news is that there are no Helen Bainbridge has been owner and cura- was created After crossing the stile bear right and keep close steps. We will both be helping out in the tor of The Swaledale Museum since 2004, b y po st - to the wall to descend steeply into a gully and beginning and will be pleased to see you all. but prior to moving to Reeth she pursued an g l a c i a l reach a finger-post and stile. Continue . Your support is, of course, as vital to the academic career as an expert on contempo- floodwater, descending with a steep cliff-face on your left. new venture as it has been to us and its suc- rary and historic silver and taught for many and leads You are in another post-glacial floodwater gorge. cess depends on you. We close at 12.30pm upwards from Bear right up the slope ahead to leave the gully years at the Victoria and Albert Museum. and then take the path to the left, following the on Wednesday, 25th June at Town Foot and Annual membership of MDLHG is £10 and the village, through the wall. the new Post Office in the Neukin will open visitors are welcome to attend individual th wonderfully An easy to follow path now descends all the at 1.00pm on 26 June. It will be a day of meetings for a fee of £3. For further informa- evocatively way back to Conistone village. If you have mixed emotions for us both but we are look- tion, please contact Tony Keates 640436 or n a m e d parked in Kilnsey the extra distance covered can ing forward to enjoying God’s Own County. email [email protected] G u r l i n g be rewarded by a pint in the Tennant Arms or a Linda and Stephen Reynolds Trough, to an area of spectacular limestone cup of tea in the café at Kilnsey Park Estate. You scenery. will have walked about 7 miles and experienced The path from beyond the gate is stony under- some classic limestone scenery. St. Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth B.M.C. Wednesday July 2nd, 7.30pm foot and gradually narrows as you find yourself walking through a dramatic high-sided limestone gorge only about 3 foot wide at its narrowest Air Ambulance Craft Fair A celebration in words and music of the point - a quite unique Dales walking experience. birth of the Romantic Movement. The path levels and opens out and you are I am organising a craft fair in aid of the Air Andrew Bannerman (Narrator) – TV actor, walking on turf again in a large amphitheatre of writer and director. Richard Frewer (Tenor) vast spills of limestone rock. A kissing gate leads Ambulance; it will be held in Askrigg vil- – Solo performer on BBC TV/radio and with to another gully. This is the aforementioned lage hall on 7th June from 10.00am – major orchestras . scramble that requires a bit of hand as well as foot 2.00pm, and we have many stalls and there Accompanied by John Foster ( Piano) work but emerges without too much difficulty on will be refreshments available, The Air Am- A fascinating insight into the lives, friend- to a green plateau and you have reached the Dales bulance does an amazing job and is funded Way footpath. by voluntary donations and we never know ships and works of Wordsworth and Col- By comparison the rest of the walk is a stroll. eridge, including excerpts from the dramatic if or when we may need it, so we would be Turn right initially on the Dales Way footpath to delighted if many people came and showed poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the first wall then bear left (leaving the Dales their support for such a worthy cause. with music from the period. Tickets - £8.00 Way) up a track to two gates. Continue upwards, (incl. refreshments) from 663368/663097, or passing a limekiln on your left to a gate in a wall Lisa Webb 07919896612 at the door.

8 8 Hawes Post Office Middleham and Dales Local A Scramble and a Stroll corner and a broken-down wall and eventually Most of the walks that have been featured in this you reach the highest point on the walk, Bare History Group House a remote farm-house which was aban- It is now 9 years since we moved to Hawes series have been definite hikes – 10 or 12 miles, Tuesday 17th June 2.00pm often across Open Access rough terrain. This one doned about 40 years ago Post Office and we still remember that first – Middleham Key Centre by comparison could be classified as a stroll – You now start descending on a clear track week in charge. It was a bit like driving on Stitched stories: reading women’s work apart from the initial 40 minutes which takes in towards Grassington village passing an old your own after just passing your driving test. through Dales samplers and embroi- one of the most exhilarating (but still relatively circular stone-walled sheep dip. Take a right fork We had visited Hawes many times since dery: Helen Bainbridge. easy) scrambles that you can do in the Dales. to a finger-post and stile in a wall below on the first staying here in 1980 and always appreci- The exhibition of local samplers held at the You start in the tiny village of Conistone in right and continue descending through several ated its remoteness and charm but didn’t Swaledale Museum in 2009 provided the Wharfedale just across the river from Kilnsey stiles to reach a walled lane. At a T-junction ahead you have a decision to know how kind the folks here were. You opportunity of gathering together, for the first Crag. Conistone, meaning 'the king's farmstead', is mentioned in the Domesday book as make. You can turn left and in a few hundred were all very patient with us as we tried to time, examples scattered across Swaledale yards you will be on the High Street in get into the swing of things at the Post Office 'Cunestune'. and Arkengarthdale. Seeing the samplers in a Parking in the village is limited but there is a Grassington and possible refreshments.. Or you and this gave us the chance to get to know group meant it was possible to reveal motifs, small parking area on the lane that forks right at can cross at the T-junction to the gate ahead, take our customers. textual sources and individual lives. Since the village maypole/weather vane. In the footbridge over the beck and bear right to We would like to thank you all for the busi- women's stories are often excluded from his- exceptionally busy periods you might have to follow the Dales Way signs. ness and friendship you have given us over torical narratives, scholars have often had to park at Kilnsey and walk across the bridge that See if you can see the traces of a medieval the past 9 years. It has enabled us to live in a turn to material evidence of this kind in order crosses the Wharfe. village in a hollow on the right as the path curves wonderful part of the country which in turn to understand the lives of women in the past. The walk starts at the tiny village green and left towards Bastow Wood and then goes right through a stile. Leave the Dales Way at the next has been shared by our friends who come to The talk will be illustrated with examples goes up a gravel track to a gate with a signpost to C o n i s t o n e finger-post bearing left towards the wood and stay. throughout, but Helen would be delighted if continue with the perimeter wall of the wood The Post Office will be moving to the Dib. The Dib people could bring old Dales samplers in is a narrow close by on your left and eventually you reach a Community Office/Library in the centre of their possession along to the meeting. gorge, which ladder-stile on the left. town and the good news is that there are no Helen Bainbridge has been owner and cura- was created After crossing the stile bear right and keep close steps. We will both be helping out in the tor of The Swaledale Museum since 2004, b y po st - to the wall to descend steeply into a gully and beginning and will be pleased to see you all. but prior to moving to Reeth she pursued an g l a c i a l reach a finger-post and stile. Continue . Your support is, of course, as vital to the academic career as an expert on contempo- floodwater, descending with a steep cliff-face on your left. new venture as it has been to us and its suc- rary and historic silver and taught for many and leads You are in another post-glacial floodwater gorge. cess depends on you. We close at 12.30pm upwards from Bear right up the slope ahead to leave the gully years at the Victoria and Albert Museum. and then take the path to the left, following the on Wednesday, 25th June at Town Foot and Annual membership of MDLHG is £10 and the village, through the wall. the new Post Office in the Neukin will open visitors are welcome to attend individual th wonderfully An easy to follow path now descends all the at 1.00pm on 26 June. It will be a day of meetings for a fee of £3. For further informa- evocatively way back to Conistone village. If you have mixed emotions for us both but we are look- tion, please contact Tony Keates 640436 or n a m e d parked in Kilnsey the extra distance covered can ing forward to enjoying God’s Own County. email [email protected] G u r l i n g be rewarded by a pint in the Tennant Arms or a Linda and Stephen Reynolds Trough, to an area of spectacular limestone cup of tea in the café at Kilnsey Park Estate. You scenery. will have walked about 7 miles and experienced The path from beyond the gate is stony under- some classic limestone scenery. St. Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth B.M.C. Wednesday July 2nd, 7.30pm foot and gradually narrows as you find yourself walking through a dramatic high-sided limestone gorge only about 3 foot wide at its narrowest Air Ambulance Craft Fair A celebration in words and music of the point - a quite unique Dales walking experience. birth of the Romantic Movement. The path levels and opens out and you are I am organising a craft fair in aid of the Air Andrew Bannerman (Narrator) – TV actor, walking on turf again in a large amphitheatre of writer and director. Richard Frewer (Tenor) vast spills of limestone rock. A kissing gate leads Ambulance; it will be held in Askrigg vil- – Solo performer on BBC TV/radio and with to another gully. This is the aforementioned lage hall on 7th June from 10.00am – major orchestras . scramble that requires a bit of hand as well as foot 2.00pm, and we have many stalls and there Accompanied by John Foster ( Piano) work but emerges without too much difficulty on will be refreshments available, The Air Am- A fascinating insight into the lives, friend- to a green plateau and you have reached the Dales bulance does an amazing job and is funded Way footpath. by voluntary donations and we never know ships and works of Wordsworth and Col- By comparison the rest of the walk is a stroll. eridge, including excerpts from the dramatic if or when we may need it, so we would be Turn right initially on the Dales Way footpath to delighted if many people came and showed poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the first wall then bear left (leaving the Dales their support for such a worthy cause. with music from the period. Tickets - £8.00 Way) up a track to two gates. Continue upwards, (incl. refreshments) from 663368/663097, or passing a limekiln on your left to a gate in a wall Lisa Webb 07919896612 at the door.

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Finally a Yorkshireman was located tures”. mentality for Windows 8 (or really the self- very important you remove any previous who had a similar blood type. He willingly Endlessly autobiographical, his name destruct mentality in the case of Windows antivirus first or else they will fight with donated his blood for the Arab. became synonymous with Cookham, the XP). This month saw the first updates for each other and cause problems. As I After the surgery, the Arab sent the village he immortalised, which shaped his Windows that were not rolled out for mentioned before I recommend Yorkie in appreciation for giving his blood, work throughout his career, and formed the Windows XP. I promise I won’t hammer this supplementing any of these products with a a new BMW, 5 carats of diamonds, and setting for numerous biblical and figure every month but there are a couple of things copy of Malwarebytes Anti malware – the £50,000 paintings, as well as beautifully accurate to know about Windows XP at the moment. life time licenses have gone but it is still an A couple of days later, once again, the landscapes. Firstly Internet Explorer has a nasty flaw that excellent, cost effective way to protect your Arab had to go through a corrective He also left images of two World Wars. affects all versions of Windows (right up to online activity. surgery The hospital telephoned the His mural decorations at Sandham Memo- Windows 8) and it took a while for Microsoft Remember whichever version of Windows, Yorkshireman who was more than happy to rial Chapel, Burghclere, commemorating to fix this issue. All credit goes to Microsoft MacOS, Android or iOS you use there are donate more of his blood again. World War 1, are one of the great achieve- in that they did also issue patch for Windows threats on the After the second surgery, the Arab sent ments of twentieth century painting. XP – so serious is the potential security internet and no Yorkie a thank-you card and a box of Black His figure paintings reflect his turbulent problem. security soft- Magic chocolates. The Yorkshireman was private life which can be traced through the Note if you have turned off automatic up- ware will block shocked that the Arab did not reciprocate sequence of pictures. date in Windows XP you need to manually everything – his kind gesture as he had before. He Carolyn Leder will discuss his life and check for updates and install this security fix use your com- phoned the Arab and asked him: "I thought work. She is Curator of the Old Speech EVEN IF YOU DON’T USE INTERNET mon sense. tha would be generous agin. Tha'd gimme Room Gallery, Harrow School and histori- EXPLORER. Go to Start > All Programs and F i n a l l y another BMW, diamonds and money .... but cal advisor to BBC TV. find Windows update and check for updates if you are using tha' only gi me a thank-you card an't box of The Wensleydale Decorative and Fine – you should find one useful update to install Windows 8 make sure that it is fully up to Arts Society lecture is at 2.00pm on Tues- chocolates. th if is hasn’t already happened. date – if you open Windows Explorer from day 10 June at the Middleham Key Cen- To this the Arab replied: "Tha's reet lad, If you use Windows Vista, 7 or 8 you need the desktop, on Computer or ThisPC on the tre. but na av getten Yorkshire blood in me to check that Windows Update has installed left and click on System Properties – check Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec- veins" this patch too. On the desktop open Windows to the version of Windows you are using – if ture, pre-booking is essential, membership Explorer (My Computer or in Windows 8.1 it says Windows 8.1 you have the lastest and further information is available from Badapple Theatre on your Doorstep ThisPC) and click on System Properties and version – if it just says 8 you need to update the Membership Secretary, tel. 01748 you will find Windows update at the bottom to Windows 8.1 (free) as soon as possible. 886545 left of that window). Note this is a long process – and you need to A second issue is security software. Before find the Windows Store on the Start title the demise of Windows XP MS promised to page to get the download. Leave it to maintain the antivirus “Microsoft Security download overnight and then follow the in- Wensleydale Chorus 2014 Essentials” and keep it working on Windows structions in the morning. If you have Advance Notice XP for at least 18 months. I have had a Windows 8.1 make sure it is fully up to date This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be number of people telephone me worried that – go back to the System Properties page and singing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and MSE has turned itself off and warning that it click on Windows Update and then check for the Diabelli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147. is no longer supported. As far as I can tell updates. Performances, both at 7.30pm that is just scare tactics again from Microsoft Hope that is helpful – if you have ideas Saturday July 19th St Oswald’s Church and antivirus updates are being supplied. for articles or questions I would really Askrigg June 4th, 7.30pm From what I can gather it is just that you can appreciate your feedback. I f you need to Saturday July 26th St John’s Church East Dales Countryside Museum no longer download a fresh copy of MSE. If contact me drop me an email at: Witton Tickets £9/ £5 under 16s you are going to use Windows XP and you [email protected] To book: 666210 have MSE installed I recommend you or give me a call on 663709. uninstall it and buy a decent Security Suite to Carol Haynes. maximise your protection. I prefer Avast,

10 10 Decorative and Fine Arts Society Cautionary Tale Avira or AVG security suites to the more common McAfee or Norton as they don’t Title: Sir Stanley Spencer: A wealthy Arab Sheik was admitted to hos- slow down your computer so much and An Autobiography in Pictures pital for heart surgery, but prior to the sur- generally seem to be more effective. Given gery, the doctors needed to store his type of Windows XP ongoing confusion and Inter- the vulnerability of Windows XP I strongly blood in case the need arose. As the Sir Stanley Spencer, (1891-1959) one of net Explorer for Windows XP to 8 recommend buying a decent suite and not gentleman had a rare type of blood, it Britain’s greatest painters and a visionary going for the free versions. Note, if you couldn't be found locally, so the call went artist, noted, “my longings became pic- Well Microsoft certainly has the hard sell decide to change your security software it is out. Finally a Yorkshireman was located tures”. mentality for Windows 8 (or really the self- very important you remove any previous who had a similar blood type. He willingly Endlessly autobiographical, his name destruct mentality in the case of Windows antivirus first or else they will fight with donated his blood for the Arab. became synonymous with Cookham, the XP). This month saw the first updates for each other and cause problems. As I After the surgery, the Arab sent the village he immortalised, which shaped his Windows that were not rolled out for mentioned before I recommend Yorkie in appreciation for giving his blood, work throughout his career, and formed the Windows XP. I promise I won’t hammer this supplementing any of these products with a a new BMW, 5 carats of diamonds, and setting for numerous biblical and figure every month but there are a couple of things copy of Malwarebytes Anti malware – the £50,000 paintings, as well as beautifully accurate to know about Windows XP at the moment. life time licenses have gone but it is still an A couple of days later, once again, the landscapes. Firstly Internet Explorer has a nasty flaw that excellent, cost effective way to protect your Arab had to go through a corrective He also left images of two World Wars. affects all versions of Windows (right up to online activity. surgery The hospital telephoned the His mural decorations at Sandham Memo- Windows 8) and it took a while for Microsoft Remember whichever version of Windows, Yorkshireman who was more than happy to rial Chapel, Burghclere, commemorating to fix this issue. All credit goes to Microsoft MacOS, Android or iOS you use there are donate more of his blood again. World War 1, are one of the great achieve- in that they did also issue patch for Windows threats on the After the second surgery, the Arab sent ments of twentieth century painting. XP – so serious is the potential security internet and no Yorkie a thank-you card and a box of Black His figure paintings reflect his turbulent problem. security soft- Magic chocolates. The Yorkshireman was private life which can be traced through the Note if you have turned off automatic up- ware will block shocked that the Arab did not reciprocate sequence of pictures. date in Windows XP you need to manually everything – his kind gesture as he had before. He Carolyn Leder will discuss his life and check for updates and install this security fix use your com- phoned the Arab and asked him: "I thought work. She is Curator of the Old Speech EVEN IF YOU DON’T USE INTERNET mon sense. tha would be generous agin. Tha'd gimme Room Gallery, Harrow School and histori- EXPLORER. Go to Start > All Programs and F i n a l l y another BMW, diamonds and money .... but cal advisor to BBC TV. find Windows update and check for updates if you are using tha' only gi me a thank-you card an't box of The Wensleydale Decorative and Fine – you should find one useful update to install Windows 8 make sure that it is fully up to Arts Society lecture is at 2.00pm on Tues- chocolates. th if is hasn’t already happened. date – if you open Windows Explorer from day 10 June at the Middleham Key Cen- To this the Arab replied: "Tha's reet lad, If you use Windows Vista, 7 or 8 you need the desktop, on Computer or ThisPC on the tre. but na av getten Yorkshire blood in me to check that Windows Update has installed left and click on System Properties – check Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec- veins" this patch too. On the desktop open Windows to the version of Windows you are using – if ture, pre-booking is essential, membership Explorer (My Computer or in Windows 8.1 it says Windows 8.1 you have the lastest and further information is available from Badapple Theatre on your Doorstep ThisPC) and click on System Properties and version – if it just says 8 you need to update the Membership Secretary, tel. 01748 you will find Windows update at the bottom to Windows 8.1 (free) as soon as possible. 886545 left of that window). Note this is a long process – and you need to A second issue is security software. Before find the Windows Store on the Start title the demise of Windows XP MS promised to page to get the download. Leave it to maintain the antivirus “Microsoft Security download overnight and then follow the in- Wensleydale Chorus 2014 Essentials” and keep it working on Windows structions in the morning. If you have Advance Notice XP for at least 18 months. I have had a Windows 8.1 make sure it is fully up to date This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be number of people telephone me worried that – go back to the System Properties page and singing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and MSE has turned itself off and warning that it click on Windows Update and then check for the Diabelli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147. is no longer supported. As far as I can tell updates. Performances, both at 7.30pm that is just scare tactics again from Microsoft Hope that is helpful – if you have ideas Saturday July 19th St Oswald’s Church and antivirus updates are being supplied. for articles or questions I would really Askrigg June 4th, 7.30pm From what I can gather it is just that you can appreciate your feedback. I f you need to Saturday July 26th St John’s Church East Dales Countryside Museum no longer download a fresh copy of MSE. If contact me drop me an email at: Witton Tickets £9/ £5 under 16s you are going to use Windows XP and you [email protected] To book: 666210 have MSE installed I recommend you or give me a call on 663709. uninstall it and buy a decent Security Suite to Carol Haynes. maximise your protection. I prefer Avast,

11 11 Book Reviews one of Colin’s favourite words!) is Two hardback books have come to our augmented by classic black and white CBeebies Presenter on Location The Tour of Infinite Possibility notice which just have to be recommended. photographs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s in Wensleydale. Coming to Hawes on 7th June! Get your The first is by Janet Rawlins with the and many more present-day images. There FREE ticket! intriguing title A Grass Rope to Catch a has not been another book which so Over the last few months fabulous Leeds Unicorn. It’s explained in the introduction! concisely records the history of our beautiful band Hope and Social have been working With its foreword by John Craven the and precious area. It is available from Great hard with the lovely Yorkshire communi- book consists of three main sections, the Northern Book, Ilkley. ties along the route of the Grand Depart, first and largest A.S.W. including Hawes. They’ve brought 100s of being the most people of all ages together as part of A exquisite collection Band Anyone Can Join and they’ve had of water colours of A Buzz in the Meadows great fun with music, and each other. Now Dales wild flowers The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust it’s their time to shine! which not only helps (YDMT) has announced an exciting new Over two weekends in June they are to identify them opportunity to learn about bumblebees and playing 12 gigs at 12 locations over 2 (although Janet make a valuable contribution to national weekends with A Band Anyone Can Join claims to be an artist bumblebee records and the conservation of on a cycle-powered stage! The Hawes Band and not a botanist!) bumblebees. Anyone Can Join will play their gig at but also says precisely when and where they YDMT hopes to recruit 10 volunteers over 9.00pm on the evening of 7th June in the CBeebies presenter Gemma Hunt recently were painted. For the benefit of the many the next two years as part of a new project car park of the spent a weekend in Wensleydale filming amateur wild flower enthusiasts they all called 'A Buzz in the Meadows'. Volunteers Green Dragon, with Serious Media, the film production have their common non-Latin names! The will monitor and record bumblebees and the Hardraw. company responsible for the exciting Scrip- other two sections include reproductions of wildflowers they visit in meadows across Join the ture Union storytelling programmes of re- Janet’s fabric collages to be seen in various the Yorkshire Dales. fun! Watch cent years. Set previously in great locations public buildings, evocative water colours of In recent decades two species of Britain's local people like The Eden Project and The National Wensleydale and Swaledale and then her bumblebees have become extinct, whilst the and groups Space Centre, this year the team came to black and white village scenes which per- remaining 24 species have shown a dramatic from your area The Jonas Centre as a log cabin was needed fectly capture the essence of the area. decline, some by as much as 80%. These take to the stage and help us to put on a as a film location! Gemma has worked A £3.00 donation from each sale of the worrying statistics are largely due to habitat feel-good interactive musical show like with Serious Media presenting previous book goes to the Hay Time Project of the loss: since the 1930s, 97% of the UK's nothing you’ve seen before. Scripture Union Holiday Club DVDs, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and wildflower hay meadows - an area the size Tickets are free www.hopeandsocial.co.uk/ Space Academy and Mega Makers. The signed copies are available from the Dales of Wales - have been lost. Only 1,000ha of tip/tickets Jonas Centre in Redmire had been recom- Countryside Musem or contact Janet: upland hay meadow now survive in the UK, Come along and Be Part of It. mended to the film company and Centre 650305 of which about 50% are found in the upland Best wishes, Helen C. Gorton Director Simon Eastwood was only too The second book just published is Colin dales of North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Project, Production & Stage Manage- happy to oblige. “The Jonas Centre has Speakman’s The County Durham. ment been used as a film location before so we Yorkshire Dales Volunteers will be asked to make weekly 07976 246673 were pleased to be able to help out again” National Park– a or fortnightly visits to a specified meadow in he said. “I am also looking forward to see- Celebration of 60 Swaledale, Wensleydale, Wharfedale or ing how they recreate the arctic conditions By George! years. This is a Ribblesdale from 7th June until the meadow remarkable book for is cut for hay sometime after 15th July. through the window of the log cabin when You know how this Newsletter prides itself its thoroughness as No previous experience or expertise is the normal view is the Wensleydale Rail- on the high standard of its proof reading, it documents in the required as all the volunteers will receive way!” The material is going to be called well we are brought down to size with our greatest detail the full training in bumblebee identification, 'Polar Explorers' and will explore the sto- May issue, but so are you, dear readers, complex history of surveying and monitoring from the Trust. A ries of 5 Bible characters - Peter, Stephen, because it seems no one at all noticed page the National Park, group training session will be held on Philip, Saul and Timothy. The DVD will be 17— or at least they didn’t contact us to with its ’ups’ and Friday 6th June at Colt Park meadows near available later this year. show us up. ’downs’ from its earliest days in 1954 right Selside in Upper Ribblesdale. We know things can be a little up to today. Other chapters include the To get involved please contact Tanya at Simon Eastwood, Centre Director behind the times ‘up here’ but a month? issues of barns and hay meadows, green YDMT by Monday 2nd June by calling The Jonas Centre, Redmire , 624900 Maybe it’s a case of St George and the lanes, green travel, renewable energy, farm- 015242 51002, Drag-on. ing and a look into the future. This ‘superb’ text (‘superb’ happens to be [email protected]

12 12 Book Reviews one of Colin’s favourite words!) is Two hardback books have come to our augmented by classic black and white CBeebies Presenter on Location The Tour of Infinite Possibility notice which just have to be recommended. photographs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s in Wensleydale. Coming to Hawes on 7th June! Get your The first is by Janet Rawlins with the and many more present-day images. There FREE ticket! intriguing title A Grass Rope to Catch a has not been another book which so Over the last few months fabulous Leeds Unicorn. It’s explained in the introduction! concisely records the history of our beautiful band Hope and Social have been working With its foreword by John Craven the and precious area. It is available from Great hard with the lovely Yorkshire communi- book consists of three main sections, the Northern Book, Ilkley. ties along the route of the Grand Depart, first and largest A.S.W. including Hawes. They’ve brought 100s of being the most people of all ages together as part of A exquisite collection Band Anyone Can Join and they’ve had of water colours of A Buzz in the Meadows great fun with music, and each other. Now Dales wild flowers The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust it’s their time to shine! which not only helps (YDMT) has announced an exciting new Over two weekends in June they are to identify them opportunity to learn about bumblebees and playing 12 gigs at 12 locations over 2 (although Janet make a valuable contribution to national weekends with A Band Anyone Can Join claims to be an artist bumblebee records and the conservation of on a cycle-powered stage! The Hawes Band and not a botanist!) bumblebees. Anyone Can Join will play their gig at but also says precisely when and where they YDMT hopes to recruit 10 volunteers over 9.00pm on the evening of 7th June in the CBeebies presenter Gemma Hunt recently were painted. For the benefit of the many the next two years as part of a new project car park of the spent a weekend in Wensleydale filming amateur wild flower enthusiasts they all called 'A Buzz in the Meadows'. Volunteers Green Dragon, with Serious Media, the film production have their common non-Latin names! The will monitor and record bumblebees and the Hardraw. company responsible for the exciting Scrip- other two sections include reproductions of wildflowers they visit in meadows across Join the ture Union storytelling programmes of re- Janet’s fabric collages to be seen in various the Yorkshire Dales. fun! Watch cent years. Set previously in great locations public buildings, evocative water colours of In recent decades two species of Britain's local people like The Eden Project and The National Wensleydale and Swaledale and then her bumblebees have become extinct, whilst the and groups Space Centre, this year the team came to black and white village scenes which per- remaining 24 species have shown a dramatic from your area The Jonas Centre as a log cabin was needed fectly capture the essence of the area. decline, some by as much as 80%. These take to the stage and help us to put on a as a film location! Gemma has worked A £3.00 donation from each sale of the worrying statistics are largely due to habitat feel-good interactive musical show like with Serious Media presenting previous book goes to the Hay Time Project of the loss: since the 1930s, 97% of the UK's nothing you’ve seen before. Scripture Union Holiday Club DVDs, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and wildflower hay meadows - an area the size Tickets are free www.hopeandsocial.co.uk/ Space Academy and Mega Makers. The signed copies are available from the Dales of Wales - have been lost. Only 1,000ha of tip/tickets Jonas Centre in Redmire had been recom- Countryside Musem or contact Janet: upland hay meadow now survive in the UK, Come along and Be Part of It. mended to the film company and Centre 650305 of which about 50% are found in the upland Best wishes, Helen C. Gorton Director Simon Eastwood was only too The second book just published is Colin dales of North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Project, Production & Stage Manage- happy to oblige. “The Jonas Centre has Speakman’s The County Durham. ment been used as a film location before so we Yorkshire Dales Volunteers will be asked to make weekly 07976 246673 were pleased to be able to help out again” National Park– a or fortnightly visits to a specified meadow in he said. “I am also looking forward to see- Celebration of 60 Swaledale, Wensleydale, Wharfedale or ing how they recreate the arctic conditions By George! years. This is a Ribblesdale from 7th June until the meadow remarkable book for is cut for hay sometime after 15th July. through the window of the log cabin when You know how this Newsletter prides itself its thoroughness as No previous experience or expertise is the normal view is the Wensleydale Rail- on the high standard of its proof reading, it documents in the required as all the volunteers will receive way!” The material is going to be called well we are brought down to size with our greatest detail the full training in bumblebee identification, 'Polar Explorers' and will explore the sto- May issue, but so are you, dear readers, complex history of surveying and monitoring from the Trust. A ries of 5 Bible characters - Peter, Stephen, because it seems no one at all noticed page the National Park, group training session will be held on Philip, Saul and Timothy. The DVD will be 17— or at least they didn’t contact us to with its ’ups’ and Friday 6th June at Colt Park meadows near available later this year. show us up. ’downs’ from its earliest days in 1954 right Selside in Upper Ribblesdale. We know things can be a little up to today. Other chapters include the To get involved please contact Tanya at Simon Eastwood, Centre Director behind the times ‘up here’ but a month? issues of barns and hay meadows, green YDMT by Monday 2nd June by calling The Jonas Centre, Redmire , 624900 Maybe it’s a case of St George and the lanes, green travel, renewable energy, farm- 015242 51002, Drag-on. ing and a look into the future. This ‘superb’ text (‘superb’ happens to be [email protected]

13 13 Hawes School News and played them together. We needed to Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre take around 26 photos per every second of AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning Poppy Planting film made to produce a good animation Wb Jun 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th Wb Jun 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th On Wednesday 30th April Rev. Ann Chap- film such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm man came to school to plant some poppy the Sheep and Chicken Run. Mon FB FB FJ FJ JB JB JW JW BW BW Mon JW JW BW BW FW FW FB FB FJ FJ Tues JW JW BW BW FW FW FB FB FJ FJ Tues BF BF FJ FJ JB JB JW JW BW BW seeds with the children and to say a short Madeline Bland (Y5) Wed B B F C B B J J J J Wed J J J C F F B B F F prayer to commemorate the centenary of Thur J J B B J J F F F F Thur F F F F B B J J B B the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. Although Fri F F J J F F B B B B Fri B B B B J J F F J J the gathering was brief it was poignant. Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - Making Poppies Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed The children in class 3 have been making West , C - Closed felt poppies as part of a scheme organised by Woman’s Weekly magazine in conjunc- Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till tion with The Royal British Legion. The Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no 10.45 no appts poppies have now been sent off to be made appointments into wreaths and distributed to war me- Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm ap- pointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30- 4.00 appts only For appointments and all enquiries St Margaret’s Church, Hawes ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring Restoration Appeal 667200 Tea and Scones with Book Stalls in the church every Tuesday and Wednesday in Orchestra in Upper Dales Family History June between 1.00 and 3.00pm. Askrigg April’s speaker was Chris Makepeace, with The Heritage Singers will sing Evensong at The Richmondshire Orchestra is giving its The Camera As Historian. He began by 6.30pm on Sunday 8th June at a service last concert of the current season in reminding us that every time we take a led by Rev Vera Sinton. This will be fol- St.Oswald's Church, Askrigg, on Sunday photograph it is capturing a little piece of lowed by refreshments for all. 15th June at 3.00pm. The programme history and that every time we look at one, The Craven Accordion Orchestra will give starts with Mendelssohn's always popular we will get something different out of it. He a concert on Saturday 21st June at Hebrides Overture, followed by Mozart's gave us a brief outline of photography back 7.30pm in the church. This will be fol- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola to the 1850s and explained that early lowed by a Raffle and Tea and Bis- with soloists Jonathan and Caroline Sparey. photographs were most often of buildings cuits Tickets £6.00 at the door. Jonathan lives in Bellerby and until a few and scenery rather than people or animals Baking and Crafts Wanted - Saturday 5th years ago was a member of the because of the long exposure times required. July - Tour de France - The church will be internationally renowned Fitzwilliam As techniques developed it became possible morials around the UK. The children en- doing a stall in the Market Place to sell String Quartet, while his sister Caroline is to capture more natural scenes of everyday joyed making the poppies and have asked baking and crafts. If you can make and an experienced professional violist based life in astonishing detail. to make some more to wear for Remem- donate any items these would be most wel- in Glasgow. Chris told us what to look for in dating brance Day. come. The concert, conducted by Askrigg photographs, pointing out advertising Christmas has come early! Margaret Grattan resident Hugh Bowman, concludes with hoardings and names of shops, pubs, modes We are very grateful to Mrs Mary Grainger, Beethoven's monumental 3rd Symphony, of transport, as well as hats and fashions. In one of our local residents, who has donated Eroica. some cases the presence of scaffolding round a beautifully crafted wooden nativity scene Tickets at £8 (accompanied children free) significant buildings could pin down a date; Hardraw Church Flower Festival to school. She has given this to the school are available from Sykes General Store the appearance of street lighting was another in memory of her father Mr Ted Grainger To celebrate the Tour de France ‘Grand opposite the church. useful aid. who was a teacher in our school during the Départ’ Hardraw Church will be holding a This month’s meeting is on June 25th, Flower Festival for the week commencing 7.30pm at Harmby Village Hall when Julia 1940s. We know it will add a special di- Rail Timetables Have Arrived mension to our decorations in December. July 1st. Mander will be speaking on Georgian Life All are invited to an evening of wine and Settle-Carlisle timetables changed on May and Times - The ‘Polite Society’ of York? Animations 19th. Copies of the new one (and the 2014 In Class 4 we have been making our own bubbles, with organ music, in the church on For further details contact Marion Moverley Tuesday July 1st from 6.00pm to 7.00pm Wensleydale Railway timetable) are avail- [email protected] or Tracy Little stop-frame animations. We made our char- able at Hawes Post Office, DC Museum, acters out of clay, making sure we could Do come and view the flowers, take some 01748-884759 or refreshment and help us celebrate this mo- Community Office, Ropeworks, Askrigg www.upperdalesfhg.org.uk move them about. To make the animation shop and Cornmill Tearoom (Bainbridge). we took lots of pictures of the characters mentous event.

14 14 Hawes School News and played them together. We needed to Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre take around 26 photos per every second of AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning Poppy Planting film made to produce a good animation Wb Jun 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th Wb Jun 2nd 9th 16th 23rd 30th On Wednesday 30th April Rev. Ann Chap- film such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm man came to school to plant some poppy the Sheep and Chicken Run. Mon FB FB FJ FJ JB JB JW JW BW BW Mon JW JW BW BW FW FW FB FB FJ FJ Tues JW JW BW BW FW FW FB FB FJ FJ Tues BF BF FJ FJ JB JB JW JW BW BW seeds with the children and to say a short Madeline Bland (Y5) Wed B B F C B B J J J J Wed J J J C F F B B F F prayer to commemorate the centenary of Thur J J B B J J F F F F Thur F F F F B B J J B B the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. Although Fri F F J J F F B B B B Fri B B B B J J F F J J the gathering was brief it was poignant. Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - Making Poppies Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed The children in class 3 have been making West , C - Closed felt poppies as part of a scheme organised by Woman’s Weekly magazine in conjunc- Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till tion with The Royal British Legion. The Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no 10.45 no appts poppies have now been sent off to be made appointments into wreaths and distributed to war me- Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm ap- pointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30- 4.00 appts only For appointments and all enquiries St Margaret’s Church, Hawes ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring Restoration Appeal 667200 Tea and Scones with Book Stalls in the church every Tuesday and Wednesday in Richmondshire Orchestra in Upper Dales Family History June between 1.00 and 3.00pm. Askrigg April’s speaker was Chris Makepeace, with The Heritage Singers will sing Evensong at The Richmondshire Orchestra is giving its The Camera As Historian. He began by 6.30pm on Sunday 8th June at a service last concert of the current season in reminding us that every time we take a led by Rev Vera Sinton. This will be fol- St.Oswald's Church, Askrigg, on Sunday photograph it is capturing a little piece of lowed by refreshments for all. 15th June at 3.00pm. The programme history and that every time we look at one, The Craven Accordion Orchestra will give starts with Mendelssohn's always popular we will get something different out of it. He a concert on Saturday 21st June at Hebrides Overture, followed by Mozart's gave us a brief outline of photography back 7.30pm in the church. This will be fol- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola to the 1850s and explained that early lowed by a Raffle and Tea and Bis- with soloists Jonathan and Caroline Sparey. photographs were most often of buildings cuits Tickets £6.00 at the door. Jonathan lives in Bellerby and until a few and scenery rather than people or animals Baking and Crafts Wanted - Saturday 5th years ago was a member of the because of the long exposure times required. July - Tour de France - The church will be internationally renowned Fitzwilliam As techniques developed it became possible morials around the UK. The children en- doing a stall in the Market Place to sell String Quartet, while his sister Caroline is to capture more natural scenes of everyday joyed making the poppies and have asked baking and crafts. If you can make and an experienced professional violist based life in astonishing detail. to make some more to wear for Remem- donate any items these would be most wel- in Glasgow. Chris told us what to look for in dating brance Day. come. The concert, conducted by Askrigg photographs, pointing out advertising Christmas has come early! Margaret Grattan resident Hugh Bowman, concludes with hoardings and names of shops, pubs, modes We are very grateful to Mrs Mary Grainger, Beethoven's monumental 3rd Symphony, of transport, as well as hats and fashions. In one of our local residents, who has donated Eroica. some cases the presence of scaffolding round a beautifully crafted wooden nativity scene Tickets at £8 (accompanied children free) significant buildings could pin down a date; Hardraw Church Flower Festival to school. She has given this to the school are available from Sykes General Store the appearance of street lighting was another in memory of her father Mr Ted Grainger To celebrate the Tour de France ‘Grand opposite the church. useful aid. who was a teacher in our school during the Départ’ Hardraw Church will be holding a This month’s meeting is on June 25th, Flower Festival for the week commencing 7.30pm at Harmby Village Hall when Julia 1940s. We know it will add a special di- Rail Timetables Have Arrived mension to our decorations in December. July 1st. Mander will be speaking on Georgian Life All are invited to an evening of wine and Settle-Carlisle timetables changed on May and Times - The ‘Polite Society’ of York? Animations 19th. Copies of the new one (and the 2014 In Class 4 we have been making our own bubbles, with organ music, in the church on For further details contact Marion Moverley Tuesday July 1st from 6.00pm to 7.00pm Wensleydale Railway timetable) are avail- [email protected] or Tracy Little stop-frame animations. We made our char- able at Hawes Post Office, DC Museum, acters out of clay, making sure we could Do come and view the flowers, take some 01748-884759 or refreshment and help us celebrate this mo- Community Office, Ropeworks, Askrigg www.upperdalesfhg.org.uk move them about. To make the animation shop and Cornmill Tearoom (Bainbridge). we took lots of pictures of the characters mentous event.

15 15 A First for the Pudding 43 Arctic Monkeys 41= Richard III The humble Yorkshire pudding has been 41= Dickie Bird voted the greatest icon of Yorkshire. 40 Brian Blessed The county’s most famous culinary export 39 Great Yorkshire Show beat York Minster into second place in the 38 Settle-Carlisle Railway poll, with the stunning Yorkshire Dales re- 37 Last of the Summer Wine ceiving the third highest number of votes. 36 Whitby fish and chips Also named amongst the top-ten York- 35 Fred Trueman shire icons were the Bronte sisters in fourth 34 National Railway Museum place, the North York Moors in fifth and 33 Bill Mitchell Fountains Abbey in sixth. 32 Brimham Rocks Alan Bennett was voted the greatest living 31 Emley Moor Mast Yorkshire icon, polling in seventh place. He 30 Castle Howard was followed by Wensleydale cheese, The 29 Humber bridge top 10 was completed by Whitby Abbey in 28 Flat cap ninth and Yorkshire Tea in tenth place. 27 Ribblehead Viaduct More than 11,000 votes were cast in the poll 26 Yorkshire dialect Blast from the past! Hawes Band in Coverdale... But what exact year? run by ‘The Dalesman’. 24= On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘at Original photograph from Kathleen Martin, with all the names on the reverse. 24= David Hockney The 75 greatest Yorkshire Icons: 23 Aysgarth Falls 75 William Wilberforce 21= North Yorkshire Moors Railway Celebration Weekend at 73= Stainless steel 21= Ilkley Moor West Witton 20 James Herriot 73= Dame Judi Dench Concert for a Summer Evening 19 Geoffrey Boycott 72 Yorkshire Sculpture Park Friday, 6th June 7.00pm 17= White Rose of York 71 Rhubarb Cantabile at St Bartholomew’s Church 17= Brass bands 70 Ashley Jackson Pimms and Canapés No charge. Please let 16 Bettys Tea Rooms 68= Whitby Whalebone Arch us know you are attending 68= Rugby League 15 Shambles, York Superfast Taster Morning Social Media, SEO, Websites and More! 67 Henderson’s Relish 14 Captain James Cook Tuesday 10th June 2014 (09:30am- Plant and Book Sale - Table Top “Swop/ 66 Halifax Piece Hall 13 Bolton Abbey 12:30pm) Sell” 62= Roseberry Topping 12 Drystone walls The Royal Oak Hotel, Settle Saturday, 7th June 10.30am 62= Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 11 Malham Cove Come along to The Royal Oak Hotel in Village Playing Field 62= Heartbeat 10 Yorkshire Tea Settle for a FREE half day event full of Bring a box of things to swop or sell 62= Dracula 9 Whitby Abbey practical advice, hints and tips on topics Refreshments available 61 Emmerdale 8 Wensleydale cheese such as social media, website content, SEO, 60 Rievaulx Abbey 7 Alan Bennett online networking and more. An Evening on Penhill 59 Kes 6 Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Plus, find out more about the Superfast Meet the moorland birds and our ancestors, 58 Wentworth Woodhouse 5 North York Moors North Yorkshire programme of free busi- with Adrian Thornton-Berry and Blaise 57 Wuthering Heights 4 Brontë sisters ness support, including free full day practi- Vyner 56 Whitby jet 3 Yorkshire Dales cal and interactive masterclasses, free one- Saturday, 7th June 55 Cow and Calf rocks 2 York Minster to-one advice from our specialist business Tractor-trailer depart from Berry’s, 54 Swaledale sheep 1 Yorkshire pudding advisers and the opportunity to access Swinithwaite at 6.30pm 53 Salt’s Mill grants of up to £700 for eligible businesses Booking essential 51= Sir Patrick Stewart involved in the programme. Bring Flask and Food for picnic 51= Alan Titchmarsh 50 Yorkshire County Cricket Club I have six Epson inkjet cartridges, TO6011-2-3-4 etc, unused. Free to anyone Songs of Praise 49 Harry Ramsden’s Sunday, 8th June 10.30am 47= Yorkshire coastline who can make use of them. Otherwise is Mobile Skip there a charity in the Dale who collects St Bartholomew’s Church 47= Black Sheep Brewery Saturday June 21st Choose your favourite hymn and tell us 46 Flamborough Head them? 9.00am to 1.00pm Contact Sylvia Crookes 650525 why 45 Pennines Gayle Green. The usual conditions apply To book above: Gillian Vyner 624727 44 Three Peaks [email protected]

16 16 A First for the Pudding 43 Arctic Monkeys 41= Richard III The humble Yorkshire pudding has been 41= Dickie Bird voted the greatest icon of Yorkshire. 40 Brian Blessed The county’s most famous culinary export 39 Great Yorkshire Show beat York Minster into second place in the 38 Settle-Carlisle Railway poll, with the stunning Yorkshire Dales re- 37 Last of the Summer Wine ceiving the third highest number of votes. 36 Whitby fish and chips Also named amongst the top-ten York- 35 Fred Trueman shire icons were the Bronte sisters in fourth 34 National Railway Museum place, the North York Moors in fifth and 33 Bill Mitchell Fountains Abbey in sixth. 32 Brimham Rocks Alan Bennett was voted the greatest living 31 Emley Moor Mast Yorkshire icon, polling in seventh place. He 30 Castle Howard was followed by Wensleydale cheese, The 29 Humber bridge top 10 was completed by Whitby Abbey in 28 Flat cap ninth and Yorkshire Tea in tenth place. 27 Ribblehead Viaduct More than 11,000 votes were cast in the poll 26 Yorkshire dialect Blast from the past! Hawes Band in Coverdale... But what exact year? run by ‘The Dalesman’. 24= On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘at Original photograph from Kathleen Martin, with all the names on the reverse. 24= David Hockney The 75 greatest Yorkshire Icons: 23 Aysgarth Falls 75 William Wilberforce 21= North Yorkshire Moors Railway Celebration Weekend at 73= Stainless steel 21= Ilkley Moor West Witton 20 James Herriot 73= Dame Judi Dench Concert for a Summer Evening 19 Geoffrey Boycott 72 Yorkshire Sculpture Park Friday, 6th June 7.00pm 17= White Rose of York 71 Rhubarb Cantabile at St Bartholomew’s Church 17= Brass bands 70 Ashley Jackson Pimms and Canapés No charge. Please let 16 Bettys Tea Rooms 68= Whitby Whalebone Arch us know you are attending 68= Rugby League 15 Shambles, York Superfast Taster Morning Social Media, SEO, Websites and More! 67 Henderson’s Relish 14 Captain James Cook Tuesday 10th June 2014 (09:30am- Plant and Book Sale - Table Top “Swop/ 66 Halifax Piece Hall 13 Bolton Abbey 12:30pm) Sell” 62= Roseberry Topping 12 Drystone walls The Royal Oak Hotel, Settle Saturday, 7th June 10.30am 62= Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 11 Malham Cove Come along to The Royal Oak Hotel in Village Playing Field 62= Heartbeat 10 Yorkshire Tea Settle for a FREE half day event full of Bring a box of things to swop or sell 62= Dracula 9 Whitby Abbey practical advice, hints and tips on topics Refreshments available 61 Emmerdale 8 Wensleydale cheese such as social media, website content, SEO, 60 Rievaulx Abbey 7 Alan Bennett online networking and more. An Evening on Penhill 59 Kes 6 Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Plus, find out more about the Superfast Meet the moorland birds and our ancestors, 58 Wentworth Woodhouse 5 North York Moors North Yorkshire programme of free busi- with Adrian Thornton-Berry and Blaise 57 Wuthering Heights 4 Brontë sisters ness support, including free full day practi- Vyner 56 Whitby jet 3 Yorkshire Dales cal and interactive masterclasses, free one- Saturday, 7th June 55 Cow and Calf rocks 2 York Minster to-one advice from our specialist business Tractor-trailer depart from Berry’s, 54 Swaledale sheep 1 Yorkshire pudding advisers and the opportunity to access Swinithwaite at 6.30pm 53 Salt’s Mill grants of up to £700 for eligible businesses Booking essential 51= Sir Patrick Stewart involved in the programme. Bring Flask and Food for picnic 51= Alan Titchmarsh 50 Yorkshire County Cricket Club I have six Epson inkjet cartridges, TO6011-2-3-4 etc, unused. Free to anyone Songs of Praise 49 Harry Ramsden’s Sunday, 8th June 10.30am 47= Yorkshire coastline who can make use of them. Otherwise is Mobile Skip there a charity in the Dale who collects St Bartholomew’s Church 47= Black Sheep Brewery Saturday June 21st Choose your favourite hymn and tell us 46 Flamborough Head them? 9.00am to 1.00pm Contact Sylvia Crookes 650525 why 45 Pennines Gayle Green. The usual conditions apply To book above: Gillian Vyner 624727 44 Three Peaks [email protected]

17 17 Events at Bolton Castle Carperby Gig West Burton School News Trekking for Trikes Medieval Life Weekend Poet, comedian and broadcaster, Ian My friend Chris Fogg had the crazy idea of Marrick Priory Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th June McMillan and cartoonist Tony Husband doing a sponsored walk in the months Pupils of West Burton Primary School (10.00am-5.00pm) brought their unique brand of humour and leading up to his 70th birthday and managed went to Marrick Priory, an outdoor Find out what life was really like in artistry to Carperby village institute on to persuade me to join him. He proposed a education centre near Reeth, for a day. Medieval times by meeting some colourful Friday, raising the roof - and £660 for the 61mile trek over 5 days from Aysgarth to Years 3, 4,5 and 6 had a great time during characters from the Castle’s Medieval Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Reeth, then to Keld on to Kirkby Stephen their time there. They did lots of activities household and having a go at a range of Organiser Steve Sheldon, whose and Hawes, finishing back in Aysgarth to such as abseiling, high ropes, leap of faith, activities including weapon drills, reputation for bringing top acts to the small raise money for the Ayries Trust. I hadn’t low ropes, orienteering and crawling calligraphy and traditional crafts. Wensleydale village is growing, introduced heard of the charity before, but Chris was through tunnels. The pupils learnt team- Champions Tourney the comedy duo to air ambulance rep- passionate about “walking for those who work, new things and most importantly had Saturday 14th June (1.00-4.00pm) resentative, Helen Gowans, before the can’t”. He explained that they fun! They pushed themselves to be brave Fighting was a vast part of a medieval show. provide mobility equipment for young about different things. The instructors were knights' life, but injuries on the practice and “It’s a great privilege not only to have people affected by polio in India; £130 very helpful, encouraging and tourney field were something that most two such brilliant performers here in buys them a specially adapted trike giving knowledgeable. The weather forecast said wished to avoid so a form of tourney using Carperby but also to be able to raise money them independence, dignity and access to that it was going to rain but in fact it was a wooden wasters - wooden swords - was from the show for the ambulance service. It employment. This was motivation enough really nice day – warm and sunny. created in order that every knight could does a fantastic job, particularly for our for me especially after meeting up with Everyone enjoyed the day and we are look- increase in skill and live to fight another rural communities, and we’re delighted to Amanda Killip who runs the charity from ing forward to our next visit. Going to day. welcome Helen” said Steve. her home in Askrigg. We decided to set up Marrick Priory put us in good stead for The Society of Creative Anachronism In A Cartoon History of Here, the sponsorship pages on the Justgiving SATs week in which we worked very hard performs this style of combat, with location, be it rural village or urban town, website so we could raise money from our and feel we did well. We are now wrapped wooden swords and full contact becomes the star of the show as the pair contacts worldwide. This positive use of practising our sporting and rounders skills fighting up until this very day. invite the audience to create their own social media certainly paid off and we were for sports fixtures that are coming up. Experience the knights battling to become legends in poetry and song. staggered to see how quickly the Freya Robinson, Marcus Sharp, Jamie the Queen’s Champion. Ian McMillan, with his distinctive sponsorship money started rolling in. We Slater, Naomi Hannon and Daniel Normal admission charges apply for both Barnsley twang (“There’s no such thing as managed to complete the walk spurred on Guy;Y4 of these events. a Yorkshire accent,” he says) is a regular by the support of friends and family who Katie Boggis on BBC Two, Radio 4, and as presenter of sponsored us and the thought of the trikes the weekly series, The Verb, on Radio 3. the charity could purchase. Our thanks go He’s also poet-in-residence for English Cream Tea to the members of the Upper Wensleydale National Opera, the Academy of Urbanism at Town Head Farm, Askrigg Walking Group who joined us for the final and Barnsley Football Club. In aid of the Eve appeal and day making the last 12 miles very sociable. Tony Husband is cartoonist in residence Macmillian Cancer support We lost the camera once, got ourselves lost at The Lowry in Greater Manchester, and July 6th 3.00pm onwards twice, I got 3 blisters, we consumed 4 bars Home-Start Richmondshire offers support, friendship his work also appears in Private Eye, The Adults £4 Children £2 of chocolate a day, but so far we have and practical help t parents with young children Times, Sunday Express and The Oldie. managed to buy 6 Trikes! Anyone wishing throughout Richmondshire. We have already helped Betsey Everett to donate to the Ayries Trust can do this dozens of young families through times of need. We recruit and train volunteers who are usually parents online until the end of June http:// themselves to visit families at home who have at Bag2school www.justgiving.com/Chris-Fogg1 or http:// least one child under five and offer them informal, – Re-using unwanted textiles www.justgiving.com/Karen-Jones38 . You friendly and confidential support. To help give chil- The Hawes Primary School PTFA has ar- can find out more about the Ayries Trust at dren the best possible start in life , Home-Start sup- ranged a bag2school collection on Friday www.ayries.org. ports parents as they grow in confidence, strengthen their relationship with their children and widen their June 6th.. This is a great way for us to K.J. links with the community. Could you benefit from raise money for the school. Good quality Home-Start help, or do you know someome that clothing, pairs of shoes, bags, hats, scarves might? Would you be interested in volunteering for and ties, jewellery, belts and soft toys are Bainbridge 3.00pm Pentecost Praise Thornton Rust On Bainbridge village green. Home-Start Richmondshire? Contact Kerry or Maria all accepted, so please, have a sort out and A huge thank you to everyone who came Guest speaker: Rev Dr. Calvin Samuel for further information. bring any items you’d like to leave (tied in and supported the fund-raiser on Saturday …………………………………………………………………………………. Wesley Study Centre, Durham . black bin bags) to the school gates on the Music led by Hawes Band May 17th for the Mission Room. £411 was 5, Flints Terrace, Richmond, DL 10 7AH morning by 9.00am. Home made scones and cream to follow raised. 01748 850079 Anna Fagg - 666819

18 18 Events at Bolton Castle Carperby Gig West Burton School News Trekking for Trikes Medieval Life Weekend Poet, comedian and broadcaster, Ian My friend Chris Fogg had the crazy idea of Marrick Priory Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th June McMillan and cartoonist Tony Husband doing a sponsored walk in the months Pupils of West Burton Primary School (10.00am-5.00pm) brought their unique brand of humour and leading up to his 70th birthday and managed went to Marrick Priory, an outdoor Find out what life was really like in artistry to Carperby village institute on to persuade me to join him. He proposed a education centre near Reeth, for a day. Medieval times by meeting some colourful Friday, raising the roof - and £660 for the 61mile trek over 5 days from Aysgarth to Years 3, 4,5 and 6 had a great time during characters from the Castle’s Medieval Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Reeth, then to Keld on to Kirkby Stephen their time there. They did lots of activities household and having a go at a range of Organiser Steve Sheldon, whose and Hawes, finishing back in Aysgarth to such as abseiling, high ropes, leap of faith, activities including weapon drills, reputation for bringing top acts to the small raise money for the Ayries Trust. I hadn’t low ropes, orienteering and crawling calligraphy and traditional crafts. Wensleydale village is growing, introduced heard of the charity before, but Chris was through tunnels. The pupils learnt team- Champions Tourney the comedy duo to air ambulance rep- passionate about “walking for those who work, new things and most importantly had Saturday 14th June (1.00-4.00pm) resentative, Helen Gowans, before the can’t”. He explained that they fun! They pushed themselves to be brave Fighting was a vast part of a medieval show. provide mobility equipment for young about different things. The instructors were knights' life, but injuries on the practice and “It’s a great privilege not only to have people affected by polio in India; £130 very helpful, encouraging and tourney field were something that most two such brilliant performers here in buys them a specially adapted trike giving knowledgeable. The weather forecast said wished to avoid so a form of tourney using Carperby but also to be able to raise money them independence, dignity and access to that it was going to rain but in fact it was a wooden wasters - wooden swords - was from the show for the ambulance service. It employment. This was motivation enough really nice day – warm and sunny. created in order that every knight could does a fantastic job, particularly for our for me especially after meeting up with Everyone enjoyed the day and we are look- increase in skill and live to fight another rural communities, and we’re delighted to Amanda Killip who runs the charity from ing forward to our next visit. Going to day. welcome Helen” said Steve. her home in Askrigg. We decided to set up Marrick Priory put us in good stead for The Society of Creative Anachronism In A Cartoon History of Here, the sponsorship pages on the Justgiving SATs week in which we worked very hard performs this style of combat, with location, be it rural village or urban town, website so we could raise money from our and feel we did well. We are now wrapped wooden swords and full contact becomes the star of the show as the pair contacts worldwide. This positive use of practising our sporting and rounders skills fighting up until this very day. invite the audience to create their own social media certainly paid off and we were for sports fixtures that are coming up. Experience the knights battling to become legends in poetry and song. staggered to see how quickly the Freya Robinson, Marcus Sharp, Jamie the Queen’s Champion. Ian McMillan, with his distinctive sponsorship money started rolling in. We Slater, Naomi Hannon and Daniel Normal admission charges apply for both Barnsley twang (“There’s no such thing as managed to complete the walk spurred on Guy;Y4 of these events. a Yorkshire accent,” he says) is a regular by the support of friends and family who Katie Boggis on BBC Two, Radio 4, and as presenter of sponsored us and the thought of the trikes the weekly series, The Verb, on Radio 3. the charity could purchase. Our thanks go He’s also poet-in-residence for English Cream Tea to the members of the Upper Wensleydale National Opera, the Academy of Urbanism at Town Head Farm, Askrigg Walking Group who joined us for the final and Barnsley Football Club. In aid of the Eve appeal and day making the last 12 miles very sociable. Tony Husband is cartoonist in residence Macmillian Cancer support We lost the camera once, got ourselves lost at The Lowry in Greater Manchester, and July 6th 3.00pm onwards twice, I got 3 blisters, we consumed 4 bars Home-Start Richmondshire offers support, friendship his work also appears in Private Eye, The Adults £4 Children £2 of chocolate a day, but so far we have and practical help t parents with young children Times, Sunday Express and The Oldie. managed to buy 6 Trikes! Anyone wishing throughout Richmondshire. We have already helped Betsey Everett to donate to the Ayries Trust can do this dozens of young families through times of need. We recruit and train volunteers who are usually parents online until the end of June http:// themselves to visit families at home who have at Bag2school www.justgiving.com/Chris-Fogg1 or http:// least one child under five and offer them informal, – Re-using unwanted textiles www.justgiving.com/Karen-Jones38 . You friendly and confidential support. To help give chil- The Hawes Primary School PTFA has ar- can find out more about the Ayries Trust at dren the best possible start in life , Home-Start sup- ranged a bag2school collection on Friday www.ayries.org. ports parents as they grow in confidence, strengthen their relationship with their children and widen their June 6th.. This is a great way for us to K.J. links with the community. Could you benefit from raise money for the school. Good quality Home-Start help, or do you know someome that clothing, pairs of shoes, bags, hats, scarves might? Would you be interested in volunteering for and ties, jewellery, belts and soft toys are Bainbridge 3.00pm Pentecost Praise Thornton Rust On Bainbridge village green. Home-Start Richmondshire? Contact Kerry or Maria all accepted, so please, have a sort out and A huge thank you to everyone who came Guest speaker: Rev Dr. Calvin Samuel for further information. bring any items you’d like to leave (tied in and supported the fund-raiser on Saturday …………………………………………………………………………………. Wesley Study Centre, Durham . black bin bags) to the school gates on the Music led by Hawes Band May 17th for the Mission Room. £411 was 5, Flints Terrace, Richmond, DL 10 7AH morning by 9.00am. Home made scones and cream to follow raised. 01748 850079 Anna Fagg - 666819

19 19 Hawes in Bloom! DCM What’s On Exhibitions: qualified, enhanced DBS checked and well 13 June—30 September in the trained staff who offer childcare in a Hi everyone, just a quick update on the basket Exhibition Hall stimulating, safeguarded environment and flower situation. Yorkshire Dales Journeys: The children in Dalesplay have been which helps children to learn, play and As we rapidly approach the June deadline I An exhibition celebrating the 60th enjoying the sunshine with lots of develop to their full potential. gave for the delivery and setting out, I am anniversary of the YDNP and the journey opportunities to play outdoors in the Joanne Fothergill pleased to confirm that the growers report eve- rything is coming on well. A little more sun of the Tour de France 2014 through the wonderful weather. We have just purchased Dales some new resources to use in the sand tray; should do the trick, although we don’t want things to be too far in advance of the ‘main 3 June—22 June the children have loved trying these out to Hawes Bonfire and Moira Metcalfe shows her latest oil make sure they are up to standard. We have event’ in July! Firework Committee... The large planted baskets are filling out and paintings and lino cut prints also purchased some special golden boxes 31 May to 1 June 10.00am to 4.00pm. which the children take home and bring are looking for a voluntary treasurer. Can already showing colour, as are the individual you help? This is a very small job for plants that will be planted in boxes and tubs. Spring Fair Weekend back to the setting with a special object A great chance to pick up gifts and from home to show and tell others about. someone in the community and requires The baskets are already impressive and I have very little time as it is a yearly one off arranged for extra feed to be incorporated to treats with plant, textile, woodwork This helps the children to develop and local food stalls confidence and share their thoughts and event. Please contact Mike or Joanne on keep them going throughout the summer. I 667936 if you would be able to help. Thank shall of course nag everyone silly about water- June feelings with others. Dalesplay would like 4 Bad Apple Theatre present: “The to thank Hawes Silver Band who kindly you for your support . ing. With all this in mind I am writing to clarify Thankful Village” a comedy drama donated some money; we have been able to set during World War 1, written by purchase some really comfortable beanbags dates; A small team will soon be installing the addi- Kate Bramley. Admission Adults £9 for the children to chill out on. Also thank under 16s £5. Tickets from the you to Hawes Tolls Trustees for helping us PROPERTY TO LET tional heavy duty basket brackets required around various premises in town, as I dis- Museum to replenish our construction resources Our 1 South View, Askrigg 5 Meet a Ranger: 2.00 till 3.00pm. Matt cussed when I took originally took orders. Lego box was looking very bare and the The Charity known as the Almshouses, Neale will talk about his w o r k . The main delivery of the filled baskets and children have already made lots of fabulous for the benefit of the Parishes of Askrigg Price included in museum plants to me will be on or around the 9th June. creations with the new resources. and Low Abbotside. admission I will need a few days ( and help please ) to get Throughout June we are planning to (Reg Charity No 222055) 15 Father’s Day: 10.00am to 5.00pm. them distributed. I will then arrange a sale of celebrate the arrival of ‘le Grand Tour de Notice is given that a vacancy exists for an Free entry for dads and the kids the remainder of plants on the evening of France’. We have a bike ready to decorate almsperson of this Charity. can make something for dad on the Monday 16th June, beginning at 6.00pm. in and hope to decorate the exterior of the Widows, single ladies or married couples train the Market Place. building for this upcoming exciting event. of retirement age born or residing in the 21 Hawes Rural Heritage Trail: Due to the high volumes of people trying to Parishes of Askrigg and Low Abbotside or As I am sure you can imagine, it was a big 11.00am to 3.30pm. From the get into Hawes and the surrounding area on surrounding parishes are eligible for ap- gamble to order thousands of pounds worth of museum. A 7 mile walk through Friday 4th July we have made the decision pointment. plants way back in bleak January but so far the fields and along old Bridleways to close at 1.00pm rather than 6.00pm to Application for appointment must be quantities seem about right. This does mean of 22 Falls, Freeholders and Flagstones ensure all children are kept safeguarded and made in writing to: Mrs Susan Monk, course that I can only offer plants on a first National Park: Starting at 1.15pm, 5 parents are able to collect them. We felt by Victoria House, West End, Askrigg DL8 come first served basis to residents and will mile walk from Aysgarth Falls NP 6.00pm it is highly likely that the roads will 3HN. not then be able to take further orders. There Centre become very congested and perhaps even Every applicant must state his or her will still be masses of stuff around in the usual 22 Pathfinder course: Intermediate. closed. We also need to ensure that staff name, address, age and occupation and outlets if I don’t have what you want. 10.30 to 4.30pm. A full days can return home so we are relying on those must be prepared to produce sufficient Thank you everyone for your support and navigation training. £10. Please who live close by. We are sorry for any testimonials and other evidence of their also the kind offers of help at the distribution book inconvenience this may cause. From qualification for appointment. and planting up stage. 26 Wildlife of Snaizeholme with the September Dalesplay will be offering a new Notes: I am confident we can all look forward to a National Park.1.5 miles starting at package which collects children from In special cases to be approved by the bloomin’ good summer and really show off 2.00pm from Mirkpot House, Bainbridge nursery and brings them back to Charity Commissioners persons who our lovely town! Richard Noble (on behalf Snaizeholme. Booking essential. Dalesplay for afternoon care. If you would do not possess the prescribed qualifica- of the Hawes Tour de France Action Group) 29 Mossdale and Cotterdale Round with like more information on this please tion as to birth or residence may be the National Park. 8 miles starting at contact us on 6 6 7 7 8 9 o r appointed if otherwise qualified. 11.00am, Appersett Village Green [email protected]. Dalesplay is Almspeople may be required to contribute All walks cost £3 per adult, children under here to meet your needs and childcare weekly towards the cost of maintaining Strawberry Teas 16 free. Check with DCM for booking. requirements. We have a team of fully the almshouses. Sunday June 8th 2.00-5.00pm For further information on any activity THORALBY VILLAGE HALL ’phone 666210 ‘

20 20 Hawes in Bloom! DCM What’s On Exhibitions: qualified, enhanced DBS checked and well 13 June—30 September in the trained staff who offer childcare in a Hi everyone, just a quick update on the basket Exhibition Hall stimulating, safeguarded environment and flower situation. Yorkshire Dales Journeys: The children in Dalesplay have been which helps children to learn, play and As we rapidly approach the June deadline I An exhibition celebrating the 60th enjoying the sunshine with lots of develop to their full potential. gave for the delivery and setting out, I am anniversary of the YDNP and the journey opportunities to play outdoors in the Joanne Fothergill pleased to confirm that the growers report eve- rything is coming on well. A little more sun of the Tour de France 2014 through the wonderful weather. We have just purchased Dales some new resources to use in the sand tray; should do the trick, although we don’t want things to be too far in advance of the ‘main 3 June—22 June the children have loved trying these out to Hawes Bonfire and Moira Metcalfe shows her latest oil make sure they are up to standard. We have event’ in July! Firework Committee... The large planted baskets are filling out and paintings and lino cut prints also purchased some special golden boxes 31 May to 1 June 10.00am to 4.00pm. which the children take home and bring are looking for a voluntary treasurer. Can already showing colour, as are the individual you help? This is a very small job for plants that will be planted in boxes and tubs. Spring Fair Weekend back to the setting with a special object A great chance to pick up gifts and from home to show and tell others about. someone in the community and requires The baskets are already impressive and I have very little time as it is a yearly one off arranged for extra feed to be incorporated to treats with plant, textile, woodwork This helps the children to develop and local food stalls confidence and share their thoughts and event. Please contact Mike or Joanne on keep them going throughout the summer. I 667936 if you would be able to help. Thank shall of course nag everyone silly about water- June feelings with others. Dalesplay would like 4 Bad Apple Theatre present: “The to thank Hawes Silver Band who kindly you for your support . ing. With all this in mind I am writing to clarify Thankful Village” a comedy drama donated some money; we have been able to set during World War 1, written by purchase some really comfortable beanbags dates; A small team will soon be installing the addi- Kate Bramley. Admission Adults £9 for the children to chill out on. Also thank under 16s £5. Tickets from the you to Hawes Tolls Trustees for helping us PROPERTY TO LET tional heavy duty basket brackets required around various premises in town, as I dis- Museum to replenish our construction resources Our 1 South View, Askrigg 5 Meet a Ranger: 2.00 till 3.00pm. Matt cussed when I took originally took orders. Lego box was looking very bare and the The Charity known as the Almshouses, Neale will talk about his w o r k . The main delivery of the filled baskets and children have already made lots of fabulous for the benefit of the Parishes of Askrigg Price included in museum plants to me will be on or around the 9th June. creations with the new resources. and Low Abbotside. admission I will need a few days ( and help please ) to get Throughout June we are planning to (Reg Charity No 222055) 15 Father’s Day: 10.00am to 5.00pm. them distributed. I will then arrange a sale of celebrate the arrival of ‘le Grand Tour de Notice is given that a vacancy exists for an Free entry for dads and the kids the remainder of plants on the evening of France’. We have a bike ready to decorate almsperson of this Charity. can make something for dad on the Monday 16th June, beginning at 6.00pm. in and hope to decorate the exterior of the Widows, single ladies or married couples train the Market Place. building for this upcoming exciting event. of retirement age born or residing in the 21 Hawes Rural Heritage Trail: Due to the high volumes of people trying to Parishes of Askrigg and Low Abbotside or As I am sure you can imagine, it was a big 11.00am to 3.30pm. From the get into Hawes and the surrounding area on surrounding parishes are eligible for ap- gamble to order thousands of pounds worth of museum. A 7 mile walk through Friday 4th July we have made the decision pointment. plants way back in bleak January but so far the fields and along old Bridleways to close at 1.00pm rather than 6.00pm to Application for appointment must be quantities seem about right. This does mean of 22 Falls, Freeholders and Flagstones ensure all children are kept safeguarded and made in writing to: Mrs Susan Monk, course that I can only offer plants on a first National Park: Starting at 1.15pm, 5 parents are able to collect them. We felt by Victoria House, West End, Askrigg DL8 come first served basis to residents and will mile walk from Aysgarth Falls NP 6.00pm it is highly likely that the roads will 3HN. not then be able to take further orders. There Centre become very congested and perhaps even Every applicant must state his or her will still be masses of stuff around in the usual 22 Pathfinder course: Intermediate. closed. We also need to ensure that staff name, address, age and occupation and outlets if I don’t have what you want. 10.30 to 4.30pm. A full days can return home so we are relying on those must be prepared to produce sufficient Thank you everyone for your support and navigation training. £10. Please who live close by. We are sorry for any testimonials and other evidence of their also the kind offers of help at the distribution book inconvenience this may cause. From qualification for appointment. and planting up stage. 26 Wildlife of Snaizeholme with the September Dalesplay will be offering a new Notes: I am confident we can all look forward to a National Park.1.5 miles starting at package which collects children from In special cases to be approved by the bloomin’ good summer and really show off 2.00pm from Mirkpot House, Bainbridge nursery and brings them back to Charity Commissioners persons who our lovely town! Richard Noble (on behalf Snaizeholme. Booking essential. Dalesplay for afternoon care. If you would do not possess the prescribed qualifica- of the Hawes Tour de France Action Group) 29 Mossdale and Cotterdale Round with like more information on this please tion as to birth or residence may be the National Park. 8 miles starting at contact us on 6 6 7 7 8 9 o r appointed if otherwise qualified. 11.00am, Appersett Village Green [email protected]. Dalesplay is Almspeople may be required to contribute All walks cost £3 per adult, children under here to meet your needs and childcare weekly towards the cost of maintaining Strawberry Teas 16 free. Check with DCM for booking. requirements. We have a team of fully the almshouses. Sunday June 8th 2.00-5.00pm For further information on any activity THORALBY VILLAGE HALL ’phone 666210 ‘

21 21 drift into the kitchen. The perfume from Prunings Heavens Above Enough of the theory! If you'd like to do a most flowers and shrubs is normally lost to Astronomers often use the word magnitude bit of practical observing this month June is A personal take on Plants, Propagating the wind unless you are very close. If you and other related rural ramblings. to describe the brightness of stars, planets, the best time of the year to try and spot fancy something to plant near to the house and other celestial objects. The term dates Noctilucent Clouds – those ghostly silvery- and benefit from its aroma on a warm eve- “When gorse is not in bloom, kissing is out back to the days of Ancient Greece when blue strands and bands visible low in the ning, this one is hard to beat. the famous astronomer and mathematician, northern sky long after all the other clouds of season.” Hardened off plants and hanging baskets There are many variations of this tradi- Hipparchus was active on the island of have disappeared. At an altitude of 80 kilo- can all go out, bearing in mind that sun and Rhodes. Hipparchus – a superlative naked- metres they are the highest clouds in the tional saying, but you don’t have to go far wind together will dry them amazingly to be assured that this is definitely kissing eye observer - came up with a system Earth's atmosphere and probably consist of quickly. Sweet Peas should be ready to which divided stars into 6 classes or ice forming around minute particles of in- time. If you go near the bushes in sunshine plant out now, although they need to be they smell of coconut and vanilla, and can 'magnitude' of brightness ranging from terplanetary dust. The best time to look for properly hardened off or a cool night will magnitude 1 - the them is around mid-night when the Sun is be made into a lovely country wine, but give them a nasty shock, and I have my eye you’ll need some stout gloves to pick the most brilliant - well below the horizon. A lovely sight in on some penstemons which are perfect for down to magni- the gathering darkness. Have clear skies! heads. To be fair there are not many times cuttings. Cutting compost needs some sand when gorse can’t be seen in bloom, so kiss- tude 6 - the faint- Al Bireo or Perlite to improve the drainage. Shoots est visible to the ing has a long season. Ulex Europaeus if need to be about 10cm (4in.) and cut just you want its proper naked eye. Hip- below a node. I always scrape the stem parchus' magni- name, but it has gently with a sharp penknife to expose the Le Tour tude scale was a Main points to note many folk names. cambium, which is the root producing great achievement We include here some of the main details There’s an- layer. Insert round the edge of the pot. I – don't forget tele- now clarified. There are likely to be 2000 other rhyme, I think most plants strike better in clay pots scopes hadn't been invented back then – journalists, 3.5 billion TV viewers, 200 won’t bore you rather than plastic, but it depends what and proved to be so reliable we still use a vehicles in the ‘caravan’ which precedes with it, but suffice you’ve got. Water well and cover. Many version of it over 2000 years later. the cyclists by about two hours. There will it to say that the avid plant producers use plastic bags as a Nowadays the system is is much more be ‘route checker’ before this. The cyclists Ash is noticeably mini greenhouse, but I think chopped off very late this year, and folklore would have precise and a star's brightness can be meas- number about 200 with 600 support vehi- lemonade or coke bottles work much better th ured to the nearest 100 of a magnitude. cles following; and nine helicopters in total. us believe that we are in for a good sum- as the condensation runs down into the Each step on the scale has also to be refined Emergency services will still be accessible mer. Looking down to the river from home compost more easily. I usually buy pots it is spectacularly obvious that everything to correspond to a brightness difference of on 999. that fit 2 litre bottles. 2·52. A 1st magnitude star is therefore 2·5 else is in full leaf, (even a potted Hibiscus Good luck! And whatever you grow, take Road closures times brighter than a 2nd magnitude one, a Kidstones to AA box, A684 from 6.00am has leafed up) only the Ash still stand stark time to enjoy it. magnitude 3 star 2.50 times brighter than a A684 to Hawes from 7.00am and leafless. As it seems likely that eventu- Rose Rambler. magnitude 4 one, and so on down the scale. Roads around Hawes and Hardraw from ally we may be afflicted by the dreaded st The end result is that a 1 magnitude star is 6.00am Ash dieback, this time of the year is an th appropriate time to actually see what we Anybody Know? exactly 100 times brighter than a 6 magni- Buttertubs from Friday evening. would really lose. If, as it is claimed, Ash tude one. Signage all along the A1, M6 and A66 will is our most common native tree, and given Modern day telescopes reveal many thou- direct people. Cyclists will be able to use the rules regarding bio-security, why on sands of stars dimmer than magnitude 6 the roads up to three hours before the race. earth have we needed to import them? with the Hubble Space telescope extending There is a ‘sprint stage’ at Street Head, Surely this is why the problem arose in the the scale down to magnitude 31 – several about 1.45 to 2.10pm; much congestion first place. thousands of million times fainter than a expected there. Askrigg and Bainbridge At the top of the steps on to the patio I magnitude 1 star such as Vega. At the other Schools will be closed on the Friday. Barri- have a Philadelphus Aurea. It is at its best end of the scale exceptionally luminous ers will be erected in all the main places bodies such as Sirius, the brightest star in just now, but having missed its autumn This picture has featured in the Newsletter where crowds are expected; eg. Bainbridge. the sky, have been given minus magni- haircut, it is enormous. The leaves in full before; it is of the old Candle Factory in Big screens are booked for Hawes and for tudes. Sirius is -1.5, the planet Venus (at sun are almost sunflower gold, whilst those Burtersett, but we are trying to find details the lower car park at Aysgarth Falls. In the its brightest) -4.7, the Full Moon -12.5. in shade sport a muted acidic green. My of its use before that as a silk mill. The case of exceptional weather the race can be and the Sun a whopping - 26.7. All this husband glares balefully at it and mutters approximate dates are 1801 to 1850/60s. stop/started or even cancelled but the route might sound a bit complicated, but in prac- “Far too big, “ as he passes. I’ll have to Who built it? Why here? not changed. In the case of very hot tice all you really need to remember is: the keep the secateurs hidden because it is Please let us know if you can shed any weather, Yorkshire Water is being con- brighter the star the lower the number; the smothered in buds. A few more days’ sun- light. tacted about the provision of bowsers or shine will open them and the scent will higher the number the fainter the star. bottled water.

22 22 drift into the kitchen. The perfume from Prunings Heavens Above Enough of the theory! If you'd like to do a most flowers and shrubs is normally lost to Astronomers often use the word magnitude bit of practical observing this month June is A personal take on Plants, Propagating the wind unless you are very close. If you and other related rural ramblings. to describe the brightness of stars, planets, the best time of the year to try and spot fancy something to plant near to the house and other celestial objects. The term dates Noctilucent Clouds – those ghostly silvery- and benefit from its aroma on a warm eve- “When gorse is not in bloom, kissing is out back to the days of Ancient Greece when blue strands and bands visible low in the ning, this one is hard to beat. the famous astronomer and mathematician, northern sky long after all the other clouds of season.” Hardened off plants and hanging baskets There are many variations of this tradi- Hipparchus was active on the island of have disappeared. At an altitude of 80 kilo- can all go out, bearing in mind that sun and Rhodes. Hipparchus – a superlative naked- metres they are the highest clouds in the tional saying, but you don’t have to go far wind together will dry them amazingly to be assured that this is definitely kissing eye observer - came up with a system Earth's atmosphere and probably consist of quickly. Sweet Peas should be ready to which divided stars into 6 classes or ice forming around minute particles of in- time. If you go near the bushes in sunshine plant out now, although they need to be they smell of coconut and vanilla, and can 'magnitude' of brightness ranging from terplanetary dust. The best time to look for properly hardened off or a cool night will magnitude 1 - the them is around mid-night when the Sun is be made into a lovely country wine, but give them a nasty shock, and I have my eye you’ll need some stout gloves to pick the most brilliant - well below the horizon. A lovely sight in on some penstemons which are perfect for down to magni- the gathering darkness. Have clear skies! heads. To be fair there are not many times cuttings. Cutting compost needs some sand when gorse can’t be seen in bloom, so kiss- tude 6 - the faint- Al Bireo or Perlite to improve the drainage. Shoots est visible to the ing has a long season. Ulex Europaeus if need to be about 10cm (4in.) and cut just you want its proper naked eye. Hip- below a node. I always scrape the stem parchus' magni- name, but it has gently with a sharp penknife to expose the Le Tour tude scale was a Main points to note many folk names. cambium, which is the root producing great achievement We include here some of the main details There’s an- layer. Insert round the edge of the pot. I – don't forget tele- now clarified. There are likely to be 2000 other rhyme, I think most plants strike better in clay pots scopes hadn't been invented back then – journalists, 3.5 billion TV viewers, 200 won’t bore you rather than plastic, but it depends what and proved to be so reliable we still use a vehicles in the ‘caravan’ which precedes with it, but suffice you’ve got. Water well and cover. Many version of it over 2000 years later. the cyclists by about two hours. There will it to say that the avid plant producers use plastic bags as a Nowadays the system is is much more be ‘route checker’ before this. The cyclists Ash is noticeably mini greenhouse, but I think chopped off very late this year, and folklore would have precise and a star's brightness can be meas- number about 200 with 600 support vehi- lemonade or coke bottles work much better th ured to the nearest 100 of a magnitude. cles following; and nine helicopters in total. us believe that we are in for a good sum- as the condensation runs down into the Each step on the scale has also to be refined Emergency services will still be accessible mer. Looking down to the river from home compost more easily. I usually buy pots it is spectacularly obvious that everything to correspond to a brightness difference of on 999. that fit 2 litre bottles. 2·52. A 1st magnitude star is therefore 2·5 else is in full leaf, (even a potted Hibiscus Good luck! And whatever you grow, take Road closures times brighter than a 2nd magnitude one, a Kidstones to AA box, A684 from 6.00am has leafed up) only the Ash still stand stark time to enjoy it. magnitude 3 star 2.50 times brighter than a A684 to Hawes from 7.00am and leafless. As it seems likely that eventu- Rose Rambler. magnitude 4 one, and so on down the scale. Roads around Hawes and Hardraw from ally we may be afflicted by the dreaded st The end result is that a 1 magnitude star is 6.00am Ash dieback, this time of the year is an th appropriate time to actually see what we Anybody Know? exactly 100 times brighter than a 6 magni- Buttertubs from Friday evening. would really lose. If, as it is claimed, Ash tude one. Signage all along the A1, M6 and A66 will is our most common native tree, and given Modern day telescopes reveal many thou- direct people. Cyclists will be able to use the rules regarding bio-security, why on sands of stars dimmer than magnitude 6 the roads up to three hours before the race. earth have we needed to import them? with the Hubble Space telescope extending There is a ‘sprint stage’ at Street Head, Surely this is why the problem arose in the the scale down to magnitude 31 – several about 1.45 to 2.10pm; much congestion first place. thousands of million times fainter than a expected there. Askrigg and Bainbridge At the top of the steps on to the patio I magnitude 1 star such as Vega. At the other Schools will be closed on the Friday. Barri- have a Philadelphus Aurea. It is at its best end of the scale exceptionally luminous ers will be erected in all the main places bodies such as Sirius, the brightest star in just now, but having missed its autumn This picture has featured in the Newsletter where crowds are expected; eg. Bainbridge. the sky, have been given minus magni- haircut, it is enormous. The leaves in full before; it is of the old Candle Factory in Big screens are booked for Hawes and for tudes. Sirius is -1.5, the planet Venus (at sun are almost sunflower gold, whilst those Burtersett, but we are trying to find details the lower car park at Aysgarth Falls. In the its brightest) -4.7, the Full Moon -12.5. in shade sport a muted acidic green. My of its use before that as a silk mill. The case of exceptional weather the race can be and the Sun a whopping - 26.7. All this husband glares balefully at it and mutters approximate dates are 1801 to 1850/60s. stop/started or even cancelled but the route might sound a bit complicated, but in prac- “Far too big, “ as he passes. I’ll have to Who built it? Why here? not changed. In the case of very hot tice all you really need to remember is: the keep the secateurs hidden because it is Please let us know if you can shed any weather, Yorkshire Water is being con- brighter the star the lower the number; the smothered in buds. A few more days’ sun- light. tacted about the provision of bowsers or shine will open them and the scent will higher the number the fainter the star. bottled water.

23 23 GENERAL WHAT’S ON S Hawes TdF Update the area and if you are good enough to find all of the bikes and the clues that go with June 13 Filling Station at Middleham Key How time has flown by since it was first them, then you may be in for a big surprise. 1-7 Volunteering Week Centre, 7.00pm. announced that the TdF would be coming Road closures continue to be a hot topic 1 Table Top Sale in Market House 14 Champions Tourney: Bolton Castle. to the upper Dales in July 2014. The plans with everyone and there is more detail 3 Coffee Morning for St Andrew’s See p.18 for the activities in Hawes are coming to- coming through as to the extent that the Church Wamford Court, 15 Songs of Praise, Aysgarth Methodist gether very well and we have fantastic sup- roads may be closed on the day of the race. Thoralby10.00am to noon. 662882 Church. 6.30pm. port from both residents and businesses in The race itself is scheduled to come 3 St Oswald’s Askrigg: Swaledale 15 Bainbridge Methodist Church. the area. through the uppermost part of Wensleydale Festival Concert– Ashley Wass, 10.30am In Sycamore Hall The bunting, planned to be put up soon in at around 2:30pm on the Saturday, this will solo piano 7.30pm 15 Father’s Day Hawes town centre and along Burtersett be preceded by the final road checks that 4 Bolton-cum-Redmire PCC’s church 15 Richmondshire Orchestra in Askrigg. road, is nearing completion with some are made by the race organisers and the coffee club. 10.30am to noon at 3.00pm. See p.14 6,000 pennants now made and being busily “caravan” of promotional vehicles (around Cornerstones, Redmire. 624219 17 Middleham and Dales Local History fastened to the 3,000m of tape to enable 180 of them) that will start to appear some- 4 St Oswald’s, 7.30pm. Swaledale Group, See p.8 them all to be hung in place. A big thank time around 11:00 – 11:30 in the morning. Festival Concert-Trussler, Carroll 18 Herriot’s, Hawes. Tour de Yorkshire you to all of those involved in bunting over We are strongly advising anyone who and Wass, Trio with Emma Art Show the last few months. wants to be at a particular location to view Johnson on Clarinet 21 Mobile Skip, Gayle Green. 9.00am to We are looking for volunteers to help the race to get there before 6.00am on race 4 Badapple Theatre Company, “The 1.00pm. erect the bunting over the coming weeks, if day or even the night before as traffic Thankful village”. DCMuseum. 21 Craven Accordion Orchestra at St you can give up an hour or two on an movement on the race day will be very 7.30pm. See p.10 Margret’s, Hawes. See p.15 e v e n i n g or one weekend please let us limited. 5 St Oswald’s, 4.00pm. Swaledale 22 Marsett Methodist Chapel 200th know. In the next edition of the newsletter (to be Festival Concert-Summerhayes Anniversary. Activities planned around the weekend of distributed a week prior to the race day) we Horn Trio 22 “Freeholders and flagstones” guided July 5th include a music extravaganza in will be providing a full breakdown of all 5 Askrigg Friendly Society, Annual walk. Meet Aysgarth Falls N.Park Hawes town centre starting around 6.00pm the events that are planned across the Service. 7.30pm. Centre. 1.15pm. 5 miles on the Friday night and starting back up weekend and we hope that you will be able 6 –8 Celebration Weekend: 24 Muker wildflower meadow walk. Meet again on the Saturday afternoon. A variety to join us in the celebrations. West Witton See p.17 at car park, 10.00am. of musicians will be playing across the two Griff Thomas 7 Men’s Prayer Breakfast; 8.30am at 24 YDNPA full authority annual meeting; nights covering every genre of music you Hawes and TdF com- Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge. Yoredale, Bainbridge, 10.30am could imagine and predominantly featuring mittee chairman Speaker: Mr D Bruno (former 25 Upper Dales Family History Group. local groups. missionary in Africa) Contact Ian See p.14 The market place will have a host of Ferguson 650685 28, 29 Haytime Festival at Berry’s 7 Air Ambulance Craft Fair, Askrigg Swinithwaite. See p.5 stalls from the Saturday morning including Bainbridge Sports … th Village Hall. See p.9 29 Gayle Chapel“ Meeting”. 2.00pm with local producers of food and drink along will take place on Monday 30 June, 7,8 Medieval life weekend; Bolton Hawes Band with face painting and a bouncy castle, and from 6.00pm. Fancy Dress judging will be Castle. See p.18 29 St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg joins much more besides. at 7.30 pm and Hawes Band will lead the 7,8,14,15 Open Studios. See p.3 Bainbridge Methodist Church. Utd If you know anyone who may be inter- procession. 8 Heritage Singers at St Margret’s, Service.10.30am ested in having a stall then please let us The fair as usual will be in attendance. Hawes. See p.15 29 Table Top Sale in Market House know as there are still some spaces left. What’s the betting that cycling/France/ 8 Strawberry Teas. Thoralby See p.21 30 Bainbridge Sports. See p.25 We have been working hard on the deco- Wiggins will appear as themes, to 8 Pentecost Praise; Bainbridge Green. ration of the town with appropriately col- complement all the yellow cycles festooned 3.00pm. See p.19 oured flowers (a big thank you to Richard around the village. Neil McNair of Low Noble for coordinating this) and these will 10 Superfast Taster morning, Settle. Last Call Mill Guest House has churned out now one See p. 17 star to appear over the next few weeks, if hundred and fifty bikes, making more than 10 YDNPA Planning committee; Please note that we need details of all local you are able to lend a hand to the distribu- £1000 for the Air Ambulance He must Yoredale Bainbridge. 1.00pm. village events taking place for the Grand Dé- tion of these please let us know. wish he'd never started! But he doesn't 10 Decorative and Fine Arts Society. part by the next deadline which is a little ear- You will also start to see (if you haven’t want to say no as it's for a good cause, and See p.10 lier than usual being on Thursday June already) a large number of brightly col- Andris Bergs has carved the tree stump on 11 LVA Charity Bike Ride, Hawes to 18th. If there are sufficient we will have a oured bicycles appear in the area, these will the green into some interesting sheepy/biky Leyburn. See p.8 separate ‘What’s on’ section. be used for the “Bike Trail”. The Bike trail shapes is a treasure hunt of bicycles throughout

24 24 GENERAL WHAT’S ON S Hawes TdF Update the area and if you are good enough to find all of the bikes and the clues that go with June 13 Filling Station at Middleham Key How time has flown by since it was first them, then you may be in for a big surprise. 1-7 Volunteering Week Centre, 7.00pm. announced that the TdF would be coming Road closures continue to be a hot topic 1 Table Top Sale in Market House 14 Champions Tourney: Bolton Castle. to the upper Dales in July 2014. The plans with everyone and there is more detail 3 Coffee Morning for St Andrew’s See p.18 for the activities in Hawes are coming to- coming through as to the extent that the Church Wamford Court, 15 Songs of Praise, Aysgarth Methodist gether very well and we have fantastic sup- roads may be closed on the day of the race. Thoralby10.00am to noon. 662882 Church. 6.30pm. port from both residents and businesses in The race itself is scheduled to come 3 St Oswald’s Askrigg: Swaledale 15 Bainbridge Methodist Church. the area. through the uppermost part of Wensleydale Festival Concert– Ashley Wass, 10.30am In Sycamore Hall The bunting, planned to be put up soon in at around 2:30pm on the Saturday, this will solo piano 7.30pm 15 Father’s Day Hawes town centre and along Burtersett be preceded by the final road checks that 4 Bolton-cum-Redmire PCC’s church 15 Richmondshire Orchestra in Askrigg. road, is nearing completion with some are made by the race organisers and the coffee club. 10.30am to noon at 3.00pm. See p.14 6,000 pennants now made and being busily “caravan” of promotional vehicles (around Cornerstones, Redmire. 624219 17 Middleham and Dales Local History fastened to the 3,000m of tape to enable 180 of them) that will start to appear some- 4 St Oswald’s, 7.30pm. Swaledale Group, See p.8 them all to be hung in place. A big thank time around 11:00 – 11:30 in the morning. Festival Concert-Trussler, Carroll 18 Herriot’s, Hawes. Tour de Yorkshire you to all of those involved in bunting over We are strongly advising anyone who and Wass, Trio with Emma Art Show the last few months. wants to be at a particular location to view Johnson on Clarinet 21 Mobile Skip, Gayle Green. 9.00am to We are looking for volunteers to help the race to get there before 6.00am on race 4 Badapple Theatre Company, “The 1.00pm. erect the bunting over the coming weeks, if day or even the night before as traffic Thankful village”. DCMuseum. 21 Craven Accordion Orchestra at St you can give up an hour or two on an movement on the race day will be very 7.30pm. See p.10 Margret’s, Hawes. See p.15 e v e n i n g or one weekend please let us limited. 5 St Oswald’s, 4.00pm. Swaledale 22 Marsett Methodist Chapel 200th know. In the next edition of the newsletter (to be Festival Concert-Summerhayes Anniversary. Activities planned around the weekend of distributed a week prior to the race day) we Horn Trio 22 “Freeholders and flagstones” guided July 5th include a music extravaganza in will be providing a full breakdown of all 5 Askrigg Friendly Society, Annual walk. Meet Aysgarth Falls N.Park Hawes town centre starting around 6.00pm the events that are planned across the Service. 7.30pm. Centre. 1.15pm. 5 miles on the Friday night and starting back up weekend and we hope that you will be able 6 –8 Celebration Weekend: 24 Muker wildflower meadow walk. Meet again on the Saturday afternoon. A variety to join us in the celebrations. West Witton See p.17 at car park, 10.00am. of musicians will be playing across the two Griff Thomas 7 Men’s Prayer Breakfast; 8.30am at 24 YDNPA full authority annual meeting; nights covering every genre of music you Hawes and High Abbotside TdF com- Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge. Yoredale, Bainbridge, 10.30am could imagine and predominantly featuring mittee chairman Speaker: Mr D Bruno (former 25 Upper Dales Family History Group. local groups. missionary in Africa) Contact Ian See p.14 The market place will have a host of Ferguson 650685 28, 29 Haytime Festival at Berry’s 7 Air Ambulance Craft Fair, Askrigg Swinithwaite. See p.5 stalls from the Saturday morning including Bainbridge Sports … th Village Hall. See p.9 29 Gayle Chapel“ Meeting”. 2.00pm with local producers of food and drink along will take place on Monday 30 June, 7,8 Medieval life weekend; Bolton Hawes Band with face painting and a bouncy castle, and from 6.00pm. Fancy Dress judging will be Castle. See p.18 29 St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg joins much more besides. at 7.30 pm and Hawes Band will lead the 7,8,14,15 Open Studios. See p.3 Bainbridge Methodist Church. Utd If you know anyone who may be inter- procession. 8 Heritage Singers at St Margret’s, Service.10.30am ested in having a stall then please let us The fair as usual will be in attendance. Hawes. See p.15 29 Table Top Sale in Market House know as there are still some spaces left. What’s the betting that cycling/France/ 8 Strawberry Teas. Thoralby See p.21 30 Bainbridge Sports. See p.25 We have been working hard on the deco- Wiggins will appear as themes, to 8 Pentecost Praise; Bainbridge Green. ration of the town with appropriately col- complement all the yellow cycles festooned 3.00pm. See p.19 oured flowers (a big thank you to Richard around the village. Neil McNair of Low Noble for coordinating this) and these will 10 Superfast Taster morning, Settle. Last Call Mill Guest House has churned out now one See p. 17 star to appear over the next few weeks, if hundred and fifty bikes, making more than 10 YDNPA Planning committee; Please note that we need details of all local you are able to lend a hand to the distribu- £1000 for the Air Ambulance He must Yoredale Bainbridge. 1.00pm. village events taking place for the Grand Dé- tion of these please let us know. wish he'd never started! But he doesn't 10 Decorative and Fine Arts Society. part by the next deadline which is a little ear- You will also start to see (if you haven’t want to say no as it's for a good cause, and See p.10 lier than usual being on Thursday June already) a large number of brightly col- Andris Bergs has carved the tree stump on 11 LVA Charity Bike Ride, Hawes to 18th. If there are sufficient we will have a oured bicycles appear in the area, these will the green into some interesting sheepy/biky Leyburn. See p.8 separate ‘What’s on’ section. be used for the “Bike Trail”. The Bike trail shapes is a treasure hunt of bicycles throughout

25 25 Saturday, May 24th and ‘Bittern’ arrives at Redmire; pouring rain of course but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the large welcoming crowd.

Passage to India! There is a kids disco in the market hall on gala with D J Wilko starting at 6.30pm and Although the closure of Hawes Methodist ending at 8.30pm £2.50 entry. We are also Church has been both sad and traumatic, it is very encouraging (if not a bit bizarre!) as ever in need of volunteers on the day to that the excellent large pipe organ has been judge fancy dress/ Man the gates etc so if sold to be installed in New Delhi in India, anyone would like to help in any way they the work probably done by the time you can see either myself at the pet shop or Sue Wood at the launderette. read this. Many thanks. The collection at the final thanksgiving service amounted to over £500 to be split Mick Rhodes between the annual King's Club for young people in Askrigg, and the Hawes Primary School for purchase of books.

Full sized easily assembled table tennis table available. Folding tubular metal legs. Perfect for large garage or village hall. Tel: 667785

Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, Burnside Coach House. 667785 Gayle: Sarah Champion 23, Little Ings 667006 Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, 3, Bainside 650525 Askrigg: Rima Berry, 8 Mill Lane 650980 Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 West Burton: Nadine Bell, Margaret’s Cottage 663559 Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 Application forms are available from: Redmire: see Carperby above Richmondshire.gov.uk Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205