Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Issue 152— October 2009 CONTENTS Editorial 2 ______________________________ This should wet your appetite! 7 Published by ______________________________ Hawes Cricket Club 10 The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Burnside Coach House, ______________________________ Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT Heavens above 16 Tel: 667785 Fax: 663559 e-mail:[email protected] ______________________________ Newsletters on the Web, 2003-09 simply enter “Upper Wensleydale Newsletter” in, say, Google. ______________________________ Devon Violets 25 Printed by Peter C. Wood and ASW _____________________________ and collated, folded, stapled by newsletter volunteers at the Amala—Final Report 33 Wensleydale Centre, Yorebridge, Askrigg _____________________________ Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Police Report 34 Barry Cruickshanks, Sarah Dinsdale, _____________________________ Sue E Duffield, Richard Ellison (Bursary student), Plus all the regular features Sue Harpley, Adrian Janke, Alastair Macintosh, Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson, _____________________________ 1 Editorial have grown on us with time! As for variety of materials, no one would surely wish for They say ‘variety is the spice of life’ and it red brick! Scargill House in Wharfedale is might be worth considering how fortunate unlike anything else, but is now seen as we are in our area. Think of the landscape. significant in the landscape! Some ‘rural’ areas are just acres of big, flat monoculture fields, or empty without being What about the variety of people? This interesting. Here we have the sheep- can also be tricky. Some might like it if no nibbled limestone meadows, crags and one had ever arrived here since before the scars, then the big, peaty tops, the old railways came! This isn’t realistic, as peo- ‘wiggly’ walls and the long straight enclo- ple have been moving in and out of the sure walls, or the Howgills with no walls at area for years (though maybe not as much all! The lively becks tumble into our big as in other places). There might be a ten- rivers and the villages, some long and thin, dency to think that greater variety destroys others tightly packed, all have their own what we treasure, but it is often newer resi- character. dents who are willing to help to continue customs and traditions, as well as broaden- This variety in geology also means a ing our outlook. variety of flora. Our limestone meadows and pavements are renowned for their The secret in all these issues is to incor- flowers and our marshy gritstone uplands porate gradual change by reasonable dis- support their own variety. Their variety cussion, having the ability to see issues and abundance bring the insects; the insects from both sides and not to ‘jump up and bring the birds. Whoopee! Wonderful. down’ madly without seeing the whole picture. Some ‘rural’ areas have become, save for Landscape, building, business and popu- a few huge farms, commuter areas. Every- lation need to evolve steadily. thing else of interest has gone and the day- time villages are deserted. Some others are Drop-off points and contacts totally tourism. For our small area (and for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on our population really is tiny) we still have dates, competition entries, suggestions and such a variety of employment: farming, comments: auction mart, cheese, rope, optical instru- Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, ments, tourism, banks, solicitors, account- Burnside Coach House. 667785 ants, builders, plumbers, electricians, a Gayle: Lorna Ward, range of shops, museum and several I. T. East House 667405 Bainbridge: Hammond’s Butchers 650631 companies! (Sorry if we’ve missed you.) Askrigg: Rima Berry, What about the buildings? Here we are 8 Mill Lane. 650980 on trickier ground! There IS variety but Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 some would complain that it is too wide West Burton: Nadine Bell, and doesn’t ‘fit in’ with the dales. But not Margaret’s Cottage 663559 all the older houses or other structures are Newbiggin: Lynda Bayne, Meadow Barn 663324 like dales barns. What about the Victorian Aysgarth: Kitty’s Tearoom 663423 railway buildings, chapels and churches? Redmire: Ann Holubecki 622967 Is there a tendency to think that everything Thoralby: Sandra Foley, new must be like a barn! Mind you, some Post Office 663205 buildings of the seventies and since look more like provincial suburbia. Others 2 Eunice Next issue The November issue will be produced on October 28th and 29th and will be distributed between October 29th and November 1st I was hiding in Keith Boddy’s fence last month and the winner was Jack Saville DEADLINE FOR COPY: from Guisborough. Where this month? Thursday October 22nd Please Contact Us If the person who rang, leaving no phone number, to say that we had omitted a ‘Thank you’ greeting for which she had paid, will contact us again, we will refund the money. Sorry! Wensleydale Society The first meeting for this season is on Fri- day October 2nd when David Eldridge, the Head of Hawes school will speak on “A village project in Rural India”. All meetings are in West Burton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Each evening costs £1.00 and annual membership is just £5.00. A monthly walks programme for members adds to the enjoyment of Wensleydale and its wider environs. For more information please contact Jane Bastow 01765 640365 or David Milner 624361 3 Pennine Bridleway Update Wensleydale Tournament of Song Presents Work is progressing on the latest phase; during this major work at Garsdale Station STAR PERFORMERS towards the northern border of the National AUTUMN VARIETY CONCERT Park, about 3.5 miles of track will be de- Leyburn Methodist Hall veloped along existing and newly created Friday October 9th , 7.30pm public rights of way. Drainage will be in- stalled with minimal disturbance to the Tickets £5.00; children £3.00 surrounding vegetation and landscape. This (Including welcome drinks) new section will be finished to recognised National Trail standards and suitable for horse riders, mountain bikers and walkers. The newly created section will run from the Coal Road at Garsdale Station, across Dandry Mire to the Moorcock Inn, before heading across to Yorehouse and joining Lady Anne’s Highway to Mallerstang. The Pennine Bridleway project is now actively seeking new accommodation pro- viders along its route for humans and horses. There will be a Business Workshop in November to provide more detailed in- formation. New Editions of Two Books Wensleydale Remembered and Swaledale and Wharfedale Remembered In 2004, author Keith Taylor wrote ‘Wensleydale Remembered — The Sacri- fice Made by The Families of a Northern Dale’, which was launched at the Dales Countryside Museum. It was sold out after 12 months. Quite a number of people have inquired over the intervening years, asking if copies could be purchased. The publisher has now produced a new edition, as well as the other book, Swale- dale and Wharfedale Remembered. People who are interested can contact Keith Tay- lor at: ‘Wensleydale’, 4, Oker Road, Dar- ley, Matlock, Derbyshire, 01629 73262; or Dick Richardson at Country Books, Court- yard Cottage, Little Longstone, Bakewell, DE45 1NN 01629 640670 [email protected] 4 Mystery picture; it’s obvious where, but precisely when? Aysgarth Village Fete Monday 31st August at 1.30pm Teas and refreshments, lottery, stalls, tombola, cakes, face painting, quoits and barbeque. Hawes Silver Prize Band. Come along for family fun on the Village Green. Off to Uni? Don’t forget that the Newsletter offers book and equipment awards for students in their first year in Higher Education. Drop us a line with your course details and we will explain. 5 Advice on Historic Buildings Further information from Kristin Whalley 663885 Owners and occupiers of historic buildings in the National Park will have the chance A Wensleydale Celebration next month to pick up tips and advice on Jesus the King ways of keeping their properties in Middleham Key Centre: Saturdays excellent condition. September 28th and October 23rd The Authority has organised a free from 7.30 to 9.30pm 'Caring for Your Historic Buildings' event Contemporary worship with on October 24th at the People's Hall in Dr Mike Sweeting Sedbergh that will cover a range of topics including: Moorcock Show • principles of conservation Well there was a surprise on the day— it • causes and treatment of damp didn't rain like it had on previous years. • stone masonry repairs including The result was a highly successful show demonstrations with lime mortars with a record number of sheep entered and • how to employ an architect. a 60% increase in the number of people attending the show. It was a real pleasure The number of participants at the event to see that some of our visitors were from will be limited so it is strictly a matter of overseas, even as far away as America. first come, first served. Anyone wanting to But back to the important issues. The book a place should phone 652354 or Supreme Champion Sheep of all Breeds email [email protected]. was a Swaledale Tup Lamb owned by Paul Hallam who formerly lived in Swaledale Moving Forward but now lives in Derbyshire. A journey through the Bible The classes were: Swaledale, Rough Fell, This is a series of five talks followed by Bluefaced Leicester, Mule, Pure Bred light ‘bring and share’ suppers, to be held Texel and Vintage Tractor and Machinery. during October and November. A full list of the results is available from Wednesday October 7th Colin Luckett or Alison Pedley ‘The Psalms’. St Andrew’s Church Wednesday October 21st ‘The Epistles’ Redmire Village Hall Then November 3rd, 17th and 26th Each evening starts at 7.30pm Wensleydale CPRE Open Meeting th On Tuesday 6 October at 8.15 pm at the Methodist Hall, Leyburn following the Branch AGM.