Editorial Back to Church Sunday. t isn’t an excuse; it isn’t because it’s Back to Church Sunday is a Project which Iholiday time or we’ve no ideas; it is began in the Manchester Diocese three because we have (gladly) received so many years ago and has spread. articles over the last few months, that your It is often said, “I can be a Christian Newsletter is very full and therefore, with without going to church” and “God is - the utmost self discipline, we give you a everywhere, not just in church” Absolutely short editorial! true, and many who claim to be Christian September 6th to 9th is the annual season leave it at that. But how much more could for Heritage Open Days when places either it be to meet like-minded people in with admission charges or usually closed to worship? We can all gain strength and us, are open for free. Whether they are a encouragement by working with others, cross-section of our common heritage is imperfect like ourselves, but striving to do open to question. English Heritage better. To sing and pray together often essentially looks after ruins, castles and generates an uplifting and rewarding large properties; the National Trust has a experience you could never achieve on huge number of stately homes, coastline your own, and of course, you can make and open spaces, but only recently with the new friends. acquisition of, for example, a Beatle’s A recent ‘Tearfund’ survey found that 3 house has it represented a wider scene. million people in the UK would go to When you think about it, much of our church if invited. Well here is your older history has been concerned with invitation! The official date this year is monarchs, bishops or generals and the life- Sunday, 30th September, but we at styles of the rest have been hard to piece are combining ours with our together. But that seems to be changing Harvest Thanksgiving at 11am on now; and so it should also with ‘heritage’. Sunday, 23rd September. Do come and Some of us are obsessive ‘throwers-out’, join us at St. Andrew’s Aysgarth, bring often having to retrieve things from the bin some produce if you wish, sing some well- etc. We mustn’t extend that to the loved and familiar hymns, and be assured wholesale demolition and destruction of of the warmest of welcomes things that presently seem sub-standard, Michael Mason. ‘sixties’ or of little worth or beauty, or we might lose for ever great chunks of our true At last! heritage. Town Foot at is looking much So although it is good to visit the grand better; it’s been turfed and a few local and the stately why not seek out the small people have been watering it. Now let’s cottages, stores, halls, chapels or shops, all keep it smart and weed-free. of different periods; they are often hidden gems, often open. Or better still on the 6th th Stephen Lord to 9 if you’ve got, or if you know of, a TIME-SERVED PAINTER AND heritage treat… put a sign out: “Come in DECORATOR and look round”! Let’s see how not the Reasonable rates other half, but the other 90%, lived! Please phone 01539 621739 ( Head)

1 added. Improvements have been made to our planning services – allowing people to check planning applications and appeals online and to look at the Local Plan and other policy documents. Eunice ...was on her way to Herriot’s Bistro. The Skip Service winner is Gemma Millman from Horton in Ribblesdale. The NYCC mobile skip will be on Gayle Green on Saturday September 29th Have your say from 10.00am to 2.00pm unless it is Internet users who click on to the National filled earlier. Park’s website are being given the chance to say what they think about it. The survey aims to establish whether the site is easy to use and contains the information people want. Prachin The site – at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk – is a key communications tool that the Indian and Bangladeshi Cuisine YDNPA uses to promote its work and the Fully Licensed Restaurant National Park, and new sections are being Main Street, Hawes Tel: 667314 Next issue The October issue will be produced on Open 7 nights a week September 26th and 27th (incl. Bank Holidays) and distributed between 6.00 to 11.00 pm September 27th and October 1st. DEADLINE FOR COPY: Saturday and Sunday lunches Thursday September 20th 12 noon to 2.30 pm

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2 Competition mole C) 1 mile D) Fire Extinguisher Cubeck A) 1½ miles Unravel the following ten places. They are Burtersett A) Sir William Hilary B) 1870 all high, and in or around the Newsletter -1904 C) Hawk (alarm) D) Keep access area: clear at all times E) Altered Middlegate 1. EAT NO GRASS House, 1971. 2. CLAD A MURDER We thought we had produced a harder hunt, 3. DIOR FLEW BALL but apparently not so! The first prize is shared 4. TALKS LEANT SMOTE equally between Robert Walker and Andrew 5. TOE VALLEYS Ferguson both from Aysgarth. The runners up 6. DASHER HOE are Sue Airey and friends from Hawes. Just behind and highly commended are Nelson and 7. MOTHER TOOK NICE WAY 8. RALLYING HERB HUT 9. DRUG DALE HOB Golf Club 10. GRANT GLEAM LEEDS 9 hole scenic golf course Memberships available Treasure Hunt answers Visitors welcome Society packages available Cotterdale: A) Troutbeck B) Brunskills Enquiries to: cottage C) Shepherds cottage D) “These Sedbergh Golf Club, Dent Road, trees have been planted in Memory of Bill Sedbergh, , LA10 5SS. Ashcroft who died 26th May 1978 Aged 59 Tel: 01539 621551 years ( Plaque in small plantation as you email: [email protected] turn into village) Visit: www.sedberghgolfclub.co.uk Thorney Mire A) Footpath legally diverted. B) The sum of the distances to the STRINGS WITHOUT TEARS BW and the FP C) The Barn Lessons in all stringed instruments for Sedbusk A)75 panes B) Presented a seat individuals and groups– adults and children. Beginners to advanced level C) Mosaic on the wall of Four Oaks D) (including diplomas). Instruments for hire Wagtail cottage or Clematis cottage. Contact Joan Foster GNSM ARCM PGCE PGCA Castle Bolton A) The post box gets Mosaics Music 663368 emptied B) Balderston Vicarage, Blackburn C) Fred Lawson and his paintings D) The Hidden away in a tiny corner of Dentdale Dale Players Just a short drive away from Hawes, you Wensley A) 16 posts and 4 inside B) 5 will find spikes missing on the entrance fence to THE SPORTSMAN’S INN Bolton Hall C) 06145 on bench mark D) … Overlooking the River Dee this 300 years such is life E) At the new village hall old listed building has been secretly West Burton A) On the manhole covers supplying the finest food, ales and B) “Proud to serve British Beef” C) 4x4s accommodation to discerning customers D) R.O.W closure in 1983 E) Inglenook Cottage— for leaving the gate open. from far and wide. Aysgarth A) Three bridges in the rock garden B) James Backhouse and Son of ISN’T IT TIME YOU York C) Annie D) Cherry tree cottage E) EXPERIENCED IT!! Performing Rights Society Cowgill – Dent – LA10 5RG Stalling Busk A) Evening meal B) Stone Tel: 015396 25282 www.thesportsmansinn.com 3 Taking Tea… in China! Birthday celebrations Steve Messam, a local artist from Fold Tony Routh would like to thank everyone Gallery in , recently visited who came to celebrate his 60th birthday on Shanghai in China, where he installed July 14th. “I would like to thank them for artworks at the German Trade Centre and their generous donations which raised French Consulate for a visit by the German £1200. The money has been divided and EU President. between the Air Ambulance and McMillan Whilst there, he laid on a Yorkshire high Nurses. Thanks for supporting these great tea for the Chinese artists, providing causes.” Yorkshire Tea, a selection of cheeses, including (with fruit cake, of Beware of this scam! course!) and curd tart. Companies target caring business people by persuading them to buy Drug related A British artist was also present, known material for their local schools. Often they as Bob, and Roberta Smith, who trap the people further by sending coincidentally used to live in Bainbridge, additional invoices saying that they had and he commented, "I haven't had curd tart also agreed to supply the local secondary in years. The best Yorkshire curd tart used school as well. They can be very persistent to come from a place called Cocketts in sending invoice after invoice, phone call Hawes." Steve took great pleasure in telling after phone call. The booklets they send out him that this was indeed the very same, invariably contain incorrect information or from Cocketts! are out of date due to changes in the law. The Chinese, when asked which was their Schools are given a great amount of Drug favourite cheese, replied "The one labelled Abuse literature and teaching materials for 'Butter'". They all very much enjoyed the children by the DfES but if you would like spread, and Steve should be congratulated to help your local school with this or any on taking tea to China! He is involved in other topic please do contact them directly. organising Fred, the largest Festival of its kind in Europe, possibly the world, with art installations all across Cumbria and Northumberland. Fred runs from September THE Evening meals 28th to October 14th, more details on OLD are now fredsblog.co.uk. available in our L.Annison DAIRY candle-lit FARM dining room ANDREW CRASKE ———————— ELECTRICAL Private lunches by arrangement. CONTRACTOR ——————————- ***** Serving HAWES and the DALES 5-star graded Guest Accommodation GENERAL WIRING AND Widdale. Hawes. DL8 3LX REPAIRS On the B6255, 3 ½ miles from Hawes Tel: 663408 Reservations :- 667070

4 Bursary Student Award several reports of walkers being surrounded by cattle in different parts of Details of this annual award will be sent to the National Park. local Sixth Forms for the start of the new Jon Avison, Head of Park Management term but if any students about to enter year with the National Park 12 after GCSEs would like to be Authority, said: “The advice is always to considered, they are invited to telephone keep your dog on a lead and to avoid going the Newsletter. near cattle if at all possible – and never The award carries a £250 bursary walk between a cow and its calf. provided that articles are submitted each “If they do start to follow you and get too month (October to August) and that some close, let the dog go – it can run faster than committee meetings are attended. It’s you and the cattle will follow it.” great fun! Just ask Alix Peacock, Ruth Middleton , Cecily Pearson, Megan Price or Belinda Bond! Students must live or Community Play and Musical have contacts within the Newsletter area. Entertainment Hawes Amateur Operatic Society are Book and equipment awards preparing to put on a Valentine themed Students living in the Newsletter evening of entertainment including a play circulation area who, after A levels, are and musical numbers to be performed on going on to Higher Education, are invited two evenings - 14th. and 15th. February to write in to apply for our £150 book and next year. equipment award. We will then send them There will be an initial meeting for the necessary details. anyone interested in performing or helping in any way with the production on Dogs and cattle; take care Monday, 3rd. September. This meeting Dog owners planning walks in the area are will be held in The Wensleydale Centre, being reminded to take extra care around Askrigg at 7.00 p.m. cows and their calves.The advice follows The A.G.M for the Operatic Society will be held on Monday, 24th September at 8.00 p.m. in the Fountain Hotel, Hawes. There will also be a social event, again at the Fountain, on October 1st. John Drew (Secretary)

CHIROPODY AND PODIATRY SERVICES Tony Wilkinson B Sc (Hons) Pod, M Ch S, SR Ch At John Blackie’s Office , Hawes. Appointments available Friday and Saturday Tel: 667658 5 Books and Drama Setterfield, Sarah Bower, Jonathan and Shirley Tulloch, Sophie Hannah, Stephen Sedbergh Cumbria and ’s Book Smith and Michelle Paver. Town is celebrating its third Books and Drama Festival at the end of August (25th Festival organiser Gillian Howells said to September 8th) The varied pro- “We have something for everyone with gramme offers all sorts of events with both walks, talks, literary lunches, book fairs local and world themes. and films. For the full programme of events check Parents or those who may have profes- out www.richmondbookfestival.com or rich- sional contact with children with learning mondwalking.com. . difficulties are invited to participate in one For further information contact: of three workshops given by Razed Roof Gillian Howells 01748 825362 Theatre from Harlow, Essex. It will demonstrate the theme ‘Every Child Mat- ters’ and give excerpts of their production ‘Bridge to the Stars’. This is an exception- CUT THE MUSTARD al opportunity; free to children but £3 for adults. Unisex hairstylist Golden Lion Yard SEDBERGH aims to offer a unique and very local experience to Festival Goers. 625900 William Hague MP for Richmond will Now open Tuesday– Saturday speak about his new biography of Slavery Reformer William Wilberforce. Local authors, Sarah Hall, Peter Hobbs, Mike Barlow, Jacob Polley and Jim Eldridge introduce their latest work. Everything about Beatrix Potter is cele- brated, with talks and a new play, Beatrix Potter at Home. Drama workshops from companies visiting from and Zim- babwe and an original Sedbergh production Come off the beaten track to our cosy Inn. offer a feast for play-goers. Two wonderful Good food, real ales, comfortable en-suite rooms. theme-days, the Charter Market Fair and A peaceful, relaxing break MEALS SERVED LUNCH TIME Gypsy Characters— Gypsy Life offer slic- AND EVENINGS es of country life as it was and is now. At The George Inn we do not specialise in fast food – what we do endeavour, is to cook fresh food Festival Booking: Sedbergh Tourist Office as fast as we can. 015396 20125 email: [email protected] PLEASE TELEPHONE TO Carol Nelson RESERVE A TABLE 663256 PAUL’S PIZZAS Richmond Festival: Market Place Hawes Books, boots, walks and words September 21st to 30th Tel: orders on 667162 Speakers will include Sir Chris Bonington, Open 6.00 – 9.00pm Martin Wainwright, Peter Robinson, Diane Closed Tuesday & Wednesday 6 Three cheers for local service! Welcome to the Wensleydale “Went to Hawes. Asked in Hoggs, the Decorative and Fine Arts Society chemist, for Pectin. They no longer stock If you love the arts, and want to increase it. Said my best hope was Tesco. I said I your appreciation and discover more, then preferred to shop locally. Went to library. the Wensleydale Decorative and Fine Arts When I came back, note under my wind- Society is for you. Through nine lectures - screen oh dear, surely the warden hadn't each year, study days and a series of visits got me. No, it was a note from the chemist to galleries, stately homes and gardens, ‘Campbells in Leyburn have 5 bottles.’ members participate in the amazing histori- That is what I call service.” cal perspective of art history. Lecturers are S. Crookes chosen for their academic knowledge and their first class lecturing ability. NSPCC event Lectures for this season start on October On Thursday September 27th there will be 9th with The History of the Drinking Glass, teas and stalls in Carperby Village Hall in and are held at the Middleham Key Centre. support of this charity. Please call in! The Garden as an Art Form follows in No- Time: 3.00 to 5.00pm vember, and Angels, Cherubs and the Hosts of Heaven in December. Subjects for 2008 are as varied as the architecture of Palladio; modern architec- ture; the Green Man; William Blake and Samuel Palmer and samplers. Members also receive the quarterly NADFAS Re- view and our local newsletter. The annual subscription fee is £35 and there is no waiting list, information and application forms are available from Elaine Frances 624203 or [email protected] We look forward to meeting you in Octo- ber.

D BUSHBY YOUR LOCAL & FRIENDLY PAINTER & DECORATOR Joiner/Cabinet Maker Reasonable Rates Estimates Given DO YOU NEED A MAN WHO CAN... Wallpaper Stripper for Hire fit kitchens, hang doors, put up those shelves, add a dado rail, and many more odd jobs? 14, LITTLE INGS, GAYLE LANE, For a prompt, efficient service HAWES, . DL8 3RP Ring David Bushby on 650905 667990 7 A Step back in Time For the past year we have taken part in medieval re-enactments all over the coun- ‘Did you have a good weekend?’, I was try and loved almost every minute. Skipton asked. You bet. A fabulous weekend spent was a multi-period event; part medieval in Skipton Castle, waking up to the views (Richard III) and part Tudor (Henry VIII), over Skipton and spending the days meet- which made for interesting situations with ing loads of interested people (as well as both courts trying to ignore each other. firing a real cannon…but more of that lat- Despite rain on Sunday there were loads of er…). In fact we get to stop in some of the visitors to watch the cookery talks, the odd most historic locations all over the country bit of handicrafts, learn about medieval – ours to explore when the public have games and period dress. We demonstrated gone home. Warwick Castle, Whitby Ab- popular dances of the day to the music of bey, Scarborough Castle, Castle Rising, the day and got more than a few members Middleham, Rufford and the list goes on. of the public tangled up in the farandole. DAPHNE JACKSON D.O. As one of the few low status peasants present (we get more fun), the talk on peri- od dress had me doing a fashion parade REGISTERED OSTEOPATH with younger son totally secure in the knowledge no-one would recognise me B.U.P.A. Provider anyway. Younger son acted as page and helped arm the knight to a huge audience on both days and then spent all available Mill Barn, Broad Raine hours demonstrating arms and armour or in Killington . Sedbergh charge of medieval games accosting the public and telling them all about it. Lord Tel: 01539 740452 Stanley was not happy to lose a game to a Structural and Cranial 9 year old. Elder son seemed to spend his time posing for pictures and explaining treatment provided why he wears a fox tail. It’s for fleas in case you wondered. And where else can you get to ask questions, with proper hu- mility of course, of Richard III (..now where ARE the princes?) and Henry VIII (…your grace, you appear to be paying undue attention to Anne’s Lady in Waiting, Mistress Seymour)? All in character, what September an un-missable step back in time. 1,2 Drawn to abstraction; Lesley Coates- And the cannon? The master gunner re- Jones cruited an expendable low status female to 8,9 Crazy patchwork and embroidery fire (several times) the cannon and see how Kate Trusson fast we could reload against the firepower 15,16 Wood engraving Sarah van Niekerk of the archers. There was a pile of gunpow- 22,23 Colour your inner Mandala Hilary McCormac der the size of Vesuvius (‘Why are you 27 Natural felt making shaking?’ I was asked in quick under- For full details and to book courses please tones…) and a gust of wind blew my hat phone 650070 off just as the cannon went off. I hope no- Or see www.bainside-arts.org.uk one got THAT on camera. R.B

8 ‘Waterpower in the Dales’ Events like to attend please write your name on the list in the Photographic Exhibition. This year has seen a big interest in waterpower in Wensleydale with the Many local people have kindly provided ongoing works to reopen Gayle Mill and us with photos and other information. the conferences organised by the Many thanks to them all. We will be Wensleydale CIP on renewable energy use putting it all onto a CD so that the details and its potential locally. are not lost. Geoff Keeble The Friends of the Museum are DALES CARPET CLEANING continuing the theme with a free-entry Professional Carpet & photographic exhibition in the Museum, Upholstery Cleaning ‘Waterpower in the Dales’, running from September 20th until October 7th. The Andrew exhibition will cover historic dales mills, 20 years experience how waterpower was used in mills and in Quality work at reasonable cost lead-mining and also some photos and Call for FREE estimate details of mills that are working today. Tel: 663836 There will also be two related evening Mobile: 07711106190 events at the Museum. On September 21st, 7.30pm, Dr Tom Hey will be lecturing on Did you know? the evolution of waterpower in the Dales. If you are anxious On October 19th Mr Peter Leyland will be herbs can help giving an informal talk on his memories of Consult the Bainbridge Electric Lighting Company. Lynda Bayne BSc Guided tours of Bainbridge to view (Herbal medicine) inside the Low Mill and the area around MNIMH the High Mill have been arranged for the Medical Herbalist afternoons of Sunday September 23rd. and 663324 Wednesday September 26th. If you would ...a natural approach to better health SWEEPIN’ THE DALES TURNBECK BOARDING KENNELS at NEWCLOSE FARM, COVERDALE Luxury heated kennels with individual runs. Large outdoor CHIMNEY SWEEP exercise pen, daily walks with Take the worry and mess out of having experienced handler. your chimney swept Phone to make an appointment and take Super heated cattery with advantage of the following:-  Clean, safe, friendly and thorough with spacious exercise pens minimum disruption to your daily routine now ready.  Bird guards and cowls fitted Tel: Rosalyn Suttill  Fully insured 640668  Certificate of Cleaning issued Tel. 01765 688078

9 Community office news Hawes is back in operation, and we have a file inside, with lots of job vacancies listed. We’re building up a head of steam for If you want to advertise a job vacancy let ‘Dales Harvest’ on September 22nd and us know, there is no charge. 23rd and we hope that everyone will be Lap tops are still available for loan, as are in a festive mood. the projector, the screen and the hearing Our MP, William Hague, will be opening loop. Tel 667400 the event. There will be displays and demonstrations; we have Carol Klein, the Nominated for award TV gardening celebrity, the horse whisper- er, Sarah Kreutzer, Richard Fawcett and his The Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre- sheepdogs, writers Stuart Lennie and Susan has been entered in the Tourist Information Haywood. There are competitions for veg- Centre of the Year category in the York- etables, cakes, jams and chutneys, chil- shire Tourist Board’s White Rose Awards dren’s painting, flower displays in St Mar- for Tourism. garet’s (entry forms from the community Delighted centre manager Geraldine office); for the children, a traditional fun- Coates said: “It’s great news that we have fair and a bouncy castle, puppet theatre, been nominated – it’s very satisfying to face painting; pony rides; mountain bikes know we have managed to meet the high and skateboard taster sessions with prizes standards required in the awards.” - and free gifts and music to dance to in the The National Park owned centre, which Market House on both afternoons; lots of also includes the Coppice coffee shop and food and drink AND LOADS MORE. acts as a Tourist Information Centre, was visited by 140,000 people last year. The ticket price of £5 (accompanied chil- The winners of each of the 17 categories dren under 14 are free) includes parking will be announced on September 11th at a and entry to all venues (including the visi- glittering gala dinner and awards ceremony tor centre at the Creamery and Richard’s at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in dog demos), transport by vintage bus to any Rotherham. of the venues, though you can pay a tiny bit extra to use the horse drawn Hackney Car- riage. What a bargain! All in all, it will be, ‘A Grand Day Out, Gromit’. Keep an eye on the website, as it will be changing from time to time: www.dalesharvest.co.uk If anyone would like to help in any ca- pacity, for any length of time please con- tact Mick or Pat Skill Share will start again in September, so if you have skills to share, or skills you would like to acquire, please let us know ASAP. From computer skills to crafts, from photography to literature, or absolute- ly anything, the choice is yours. We don’t need huge numbers to run our sessions, so whatever you need, we’ll try to oblige. Our Job Notice Board in The Neukin in

10 South Tees Hospitals Trust BAINBRIDGE VETS For all animals at all hours A series of public meetings and consulta- tions have been arranged throughout the SURGERY TIMES: area for anyone concerned about NHS ser- 9.00-9.30 Mon-Sat 2.00-2.30 Mon-Fri vices and to give details of the application For consultations at other times please to become a Foundation Trust. Full con- ring to arrange an appointment. sultation documents have been placed in CUPPLESFIELD the Community Office in Hawes and in the VETERINARY SURGERY Aysgarth National Park Centre. It is important that large numbers of the BAINBRIDGE Telephone 650263 public become involved to help to shape the services provided, and one of the public meetings is to be held in Hawes Market WHITE ROSE HOTEL, Hall on Thursday September 6th at Askrigg 6.00pm (Privately Owned) 650 515 For further details ring 01642 835598 or FRESH LOCAL see www.southtees.nhs.uk PRODUCE COOKED TO The closure of the village shop ORDER Over the years we have met many people, but one of the people we are proud to know Lunches 12noon - 2.00p.m. is Kathleen Harrington from the Post Of- Dinner 6.00 -9.00 p.m. fice and shop in Askrigg. Sunday carvery, noon to 2.00pm She is the soul of discretion, loyal to the REAL ALE served people she works for and her customers, and gives help and advice where needed. Booking Advisable Hopefully the Post Office will remain open somewhere in the village, money will UPPER WENSLEYDALE be needed to move premises. If you want a Window Cleaning & Odd Job P.O I hope you will help as it is for all our Services benefits. Competitive rates; joinery, painting, Ann, Jean, Barbara and Barbara gardening, sash windows re-corded Maintenance and gardening contracts undertaken. GINGER TREE City & Guilds: Carpentry & HAIR, HOLISTIC HEALTH AND BEAUTY Joinery. Tel: 667873 A full range of hair, health & beauty treatments available in Hawes. A PRESSING ENGAGEMENT Come and relax in our friendly salon Lisa’s Ironing Service. Ginger Tree, Market Place Competitive rates. Local (above Rock & Gem Shop) friendly 667449 service Open Tuesday -Saturday Please phone Lisa Webb 663006 11 “Marbles” man 1970s it was sold and developed to the outdoor centre we know now, chiefly by “Come in, I live upstairs”, said Michael Rev Malcolm Stonestreet. The company, a Weatherald. We had decided it would be ‘joinery-orientated building business’ ex- good to feature him after having read of his panded at the old railway station yard sup- early memories in Askrigg. “The view’s plying precision components in wood. Mi- better; I’ll make a cup of tea.” chael sold his interest in the company in The view south to Addlebrough from his the early 1980s and has been pottering recently converted cottage right next to around Askrigg ever since! The company Askrigg churchyard is indeed good and the now also has premises in Spennymoor. property is literally a stone’s throw from Michael’s birthplace in 1922. “Empire Day, but you won’t know the date ”, he R and B CONSTRUCTION said, “and Wesley’s conversion”. It so happens that I do. “May 24th” I was pleased to offer. “I’m the second oldest man in Building and Roofing Askrigg”, said Michael, and with the ex- Contractors; ception of five years in the R.A.F. he has Excavator and Operator Hire; lived nowhere else. From extensions to Fine His school years from eleven to seven- Restorations teen were spent at Yorebridge Grammar School where he met his wife, Mary, from 650151 or 07980 801026 West Burton (who died ten years ago). This was followed by studying building man- LEYBURN NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE agement in Durham which of course led ‘A Haven of Peace & Tranquillity’ eventually into the established family busi- For your complementary, holistic & alternative ness. Meanwhile service in the R.A.F. was needs shared between the Shetland Islands and Monday to Saturday 9am – 8pm Ceylon (Sri Lanka) which was ‘interesting’ Tel: 622884 rather than dramatic. (But then Michael www.leyburnnaturalhealthcentre.co.uk understates himself and is happier sharing his observations and telling me about oth- Care about the future of the Dales? ers- or asking about me!). In the 1940s the So do we! Shetlanders were cutting peat and stacking it in panniers saddled on the ponies, to burn at home; he’s had three holidays there since. “In the 1970s they were still cutting peat… and stuffing it in the boot of the Mercedes! Oil money, you know.” But then it was to the family business; grandfather Weatherald started it in 1870 and bought Low Mill then a water-powered Campaigning for the Dales, woollen mill, reputed to have made blan- Voicing your Views kets for the Napoleonic wars. It was con- verted to oil in the 1920s. Michael worked Join us now, call 01729 825600 or there with his father until 1958 and in the visit www.yds.org.uk

12 “Weatheralds” in earlier days took on local building contracts, one being the de- velopment of “Shaws” at Lunds into the then Garsdale Head youth hostel. “I began my working life with a horse and cart”, Michael said. There was no other way to convey the materials there. The company also had contracts for the local North East- Deli and homemade food to take away. ern railway buildings. All types of outside catering. Julia & Richard, Sticky Ginger, I wondered what Michael would see as Market Place, Askrigg, DL8 3HLTel. 650049 the major events or changes in Askrigg over the years. Mention of the famous fire at the Old Hall in 1935 brought a lively outside, there was a big row because personal account. “ We were woken up at Hawes had plugged into the hydrant and 5.00am… ‘Get some buckets’ they shout- Catterick had to go to the beck. Then the ed. The policeman was there but poorly, roof fell in. If it had been today, it would and his wife had to bring a basket with have been saved.” Michael showed some sandwiches and brandy to keep him going. regret at that. Another change is the devel- The Hawes Fire Brigade only had a small opment of Lodge Yard. “It’s a great asset fire-cart. They had to bring the equipment to Askrigg” he says. on a lemonade wagon (there was a lemon- The Weatheralds were involved with the ade works in Hawes). (I thought he was Methodist chapel opposite St Oswalds’s. going to say they put it out with lemonade!) “Grandfather built it in 1870; it cost £800. When the ‘proper’ engine arrived from Mary was an Anglican. I enjoy the Angli- Catterick with the crew’s hands frozen can liturgical discipline, but go to Bain- from hanging on the back of the engine DALES KITCHENS COMPLETE YOUR Dales Kitchens, for all your PARTY DECORATIONS WITH HELIUM-FILLED BALLOONS kitchen complete with ribbons. development and Weddings and kids’ parties renovation requirements catered for. Tel: 667640 or 07999 691830 Tel: 625999

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Hardraw Scar New shop now BRASS BAND FESTIVAL also open in Celebrating the 126th anniversary of this famous contest Leyburn In the grounds of the Green Dragon in starting at 10.00am on Sunday September 9th Twelve bands, bars, full catering, parking. MASSED BANDS FINALE

13 bridge chapel for ‘specials’.” The Chair Workshop I was unaware that ‘Weatherald’s’ also Est 1989 had a couple of hardware shops, one in 99 Main Street, Sedbergh Askrigg and the other in Hawes. Many 015396 21489 readers will remember Reg Hugill’s shop Complete frame on the corner in Hawes where the teashop restoration and seating is now; it might not be well known that that Cane, rush, seagrass, rope, cords and used to be Weatherald’s. willow . Seating supplies and tuition Michael’s wide-ranging interests still extend to walking (not so far now), digital www.chairworkshop.co.uk photography, travel- and water colouring. Email: [email protected] He always takes his paints on holiday (often to Malta), “I don’t always get round pupils- and that was a further trip down to using them!” He is one of the three re- memory lane. Thank you, Michael. maining founder members of Wensleydale A.S.W. Rotary. “Weatherald means ‘shepherd’ , he told Visitors flock to see Malham’s me. “Grandfather was Wetherald, but an High-flying guests ‘a’ got added. I researched the family tree for a bit, but it got too embarrassing… had Thousands took advantage of a special, to pack it up!” Then Michael spoke with free Falcon Watch viewpoint set up by the pride of his two daughters and four grand- RSPB and the National Park at the Cove children during the summer to watch the peregrines This had been a most enjoyable meeting, through powerful telescopes, but the view- although with Michael’s great interest and point, normally open every day from April concern for others, and his questioning of to August 5th, had to be closed for a num- me as well, I’m not sure you’ll have the ber of days because of flooding caused by full picture. As we went downstairs we the torrential rain. But peregrines and the paused to study the 1937 photo of two offspring they hatched during the sum- Yorebridge Grammar School- staff and mer still attracted over 27,000 visitors. The viewpoint is part of the RSPB’s LITTLEFAIRS Aren’t Birds Brilliant! programme of events, which make rare and spectacular Builders’ and Plumbers’ Merchants birds accessible for everyone to see. As well as the peregrines, visitors to Malham Hawes in Wensleydale were able to see green woodpeckers, little owls, redstarts and cliff-nesting house mar- PAINT tins. 2000 + COLOURS Sadly, despite the obvious public interest, mixed on the premises away from well-watched sites such as Malham as you wait! birds of prey such as peregrines still face ille- SPECIAL OFFERS on all gal persecution and the RSPB is calling for an white paints. end to illegal killing of birds of prey. It is ask- ing members of the public who care about our birds of prey, such as the Malham peregrines, to pledge their support for an end to illegal 667413 killing at www.rspb.org.uk/birdsofprey 14 Fundraising for the Air W.S. HARTLE Ambulance in Newbiggin FAMILY BUTCHER On Sunday July 15th, Brian White and WEST BURTON Near Aysgarth Peter Waterfall held a party in their garden Best Quality Meat in Newbiggin in Bishopdale to celebrate their birthdays and, more especially the Local Lamb 80th birthdays of Jean and Jack Daniels, Home-made Sausages & Burgers Brian's sister and brother in law. Some seventy neighbours and other friends Deliveries to surrounding hotels and helped them celebrate in spite of the poor villages weather. The hosts suggested that a donation to Freezer orders supplied the Air Ambulance Services would be more appreciated than cards or presents.. Their friends responded magnificently by Telephone David on: 663302 giving donations to a total of £855, which has been sent to the Yorkshire Air Ambu- lance. As most of the donations were ac- THE COPPICE companied by Gift Aid declarations, the taxman will also have to contribute a fur- (LOCALLY KNOWN AS ther £212, giving an overall total of a su- “KAREN’S”) perb £1067. Brian and Peter first became interested in AYSGARTH FALLS NATIONAL PARK supporting the Air Ambulance three years CENTRE ago, when their neighbour fell downstairs *Full access *Special diets and was taken in the helicopter to Northal- *Non-smoking *Outside catering lerton. They have held parties each year and have now raised a total of £2400 or a Opening Times little under £3000 with gift aid supplement. 10.00 AM TO 5.00 PM They would like to thank all their friends DAILY from Newbiggin, Thoralby and as far 663763 or 07792 922724 afield as Sheffield for their generosity and [email protected] support for this worthwhile local charity, far exceeding their hopes. Sue Harpley October trip Artist A trip on October 4th will call at Kirkby Stephen for coffee, lunch at Middleton in www.sueharpley.co.uk Teesdale, ride through Alston, down Hartside for a buffet tea (£6.50) at Cul- gaith. The coach will leave Hawes Town WENSLEYDALE TREE & HORTICULTURAL SERVICES Foot at 9.15am picking up at the Market David Allen (H.N.D. Arboriculture) Hall, School corner and Gayle. Tel/Fax 667364 Mobile: 07811 576108 E-mail: [email protected] .co.uk For more details and to book with £7.50 All tree, forestry & horticultural work undertaken deposit ring Jean Airey 667722 Supply/planting of ornamental and forest trees Wood chipper for hire; wood chips and quality hardwood logs for sale www.treesinwensleydale.co.uk 15 Dalesplay So much to see at Farfield Mill We have had a lovely time experiencing Arts & Heritage Centre some of the workshops at Dalesplay this Exhibitions: summer holiday The first one was the Zoolab, when the children got the chance Quilts Exhibition -‘Cloth and Stone’ until 19th September to handle animals and creepy-crawlies such ************************************ ‘A Sense of Grace’ as a snake, an enormous toad and a giant An exhibition of semi abstract landscapes by artist Julie Ann centipede. The clay workshop was messy Scott who lives and works in the Lake District and draws but great fun and everyone got a go on the inspiration from her stunning surroundings 22nd September – 31st October potters wheel. The younger children have ******************** enjoyed the fundamentals with Stevie and Gemma Hayward’s Photography until 16th September James and we had two very successful and ************************************************* interesting afternoons with David Jackson PLUS Artists’ Studios, Heritage Floor, when we made kites and periscopes. Galleries and Riverside Tea Room. The minibus has been parked up for the OPEN DAILY 10.30am - 5.00pm summer and is ready to set off on the road One mile on the Hawes side of Sedbergh 01539 621958 again on September 4th. It runs children to and from nursery and can also be used for collection from Askrigg playgroup. Please Snowed under with ring Dalesplay with your enquiries or to paperwork or just don’t know where book a place. to start? We would like to say a big thank you to Don’t despair – get a secretary! Sarah Brown for her kind donation of a Call Sarah Dinsdale on pushchair. If any parents have any baby 667006 or 07845 218634 equipment, in particular a high chair, that and let they are no longer using, or you have Sarah’s Secretarial Services help you out clothes that your children have grown out of, we would really appreciate your dona- to book their child/ren into a session at tions. We would like to ask anyone wishing Dalesplay to do so giving at least a weeks notice. Steadily increasing numbers means that we might have to disappoint anyone welcome you to that leaves booking until the last minute. THE GEORGE AND DRAGON INN AYSGARTH Hawes Gala 2008 TELEPHONE 663358 “Lights! Camera! Action!” We offer an extensive menu for delicious lunches, bar meals and evening dinner Would you like to have your say about the Gala next year? Do you have any good using superb fresh ingredients, ideas about how we can improve this popu- cooked to order. lar family day?Please let the Committee Coffee, tea and home baking have your suggestions, either by leaving a throughout the day note in the suggestions box at The Fountain *Special two course lunch; £9.99 Hotel, or why not join us at Herriot’s Hotel *Early bird, 5.30 to 6.30 pm for the Annual General Meeting on Sep- (Monday to Friday) tember 19th at 8.00pm? OPEN ALL DAY EVERY DAY New Committee members very welcome YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED and any support much appreciated!

16 Mystery picture. Last month’s waterfall was on Mossdale Beck. Where, precisely is this? (Photo courtesy of the Unnetie project ) MFW Aga & Boiler Services Funding advice– meet the expert Specialising in the servicing of Aga / Rayburn On Monday, September 3rd, the Upper cookers and domestic oil boilers. Wensleydale CIP group are continuing All Dales area covered their monthly funding advice events, held For service please contact Mike on: at community venues all over Upper Phone: 01609 779751 Wensleydale. This one runs from 6.30 to Mobile:07731 349276 8.30pm at Bainside Arts Barn in Bainbridge. Local light refreshments will be served. We will have our usual displays on current funding, background to this project, historical 'regeneration' publications about our region to browse, children's corner (the stick men have arrived - ask your youngster), current 'regeneration' documents and policies about our area. We are available to give professional confidential advice and support no matter what your project you are seeking funding for. The expert in all matters relating playgrounds and playing fields will also be present. Further details call Rima on 650980.

17 Heavens above In ancient Greek myths Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse which the hero, The Great Square of Pegasus is a Bellerophon, rode when he famously slew famous landmark in Autumn skies. the Chimera, a rather nasty fire-breathing You'll find it high in the south for monster. It's a shame he didn't ride him at the next few months. It's in a pretty barren Catterick last month as well. I might have part of the sky so it's easy to identify - made a bob or two instead of throwing my though star-charts tend to make it look money away on a set of broken-down nags. smaller and more conspicuous than it really is. For early risers this month there's a None of the stars marking the Square's lovely sight just before dawn on the corners is particularly bright or at all morning of September 9th when the planets remarkable except perhaps for Scheat, the - Mars and brilliant Venus - along with a top right-hand corner one, which has a slim crescent Moon and the bright, white slight orange tinge and which varies star Regulus appear close together in the slightly in brightness over a period of 40 sky. Look for them over in the east around days or so. Halfway down the right-hand about 6 am BST but be quick about it as side of the Square, however, is a really the rising sun will soon put an end to what remarkable star - 51 Pegasi - the first one promises to be a grand spectacle. Here's (apart from our own sun) discovered to hoping for clear skies! Al Bireo have a planet circling it. Even though it's fairly faint you should easily be able to Call now for free spot it with a decent pair of binoculars. Consultation One of the tests keen star-gazers use to determine 'seeing' conditions is to count the Wensleydale storage solutions number of stars visible to the naked eye Document management, storage and retrieval within the Great Square. On a really fine Environmentally controlled document storage night from a site well away from artificial High security remote location lighting there should be 12 or 13. How IT management system; scanning and shred- many can you spot? ding Daily collection and retrieval service Archive cataloguing and reference on site Great travel products from HAWES POST OFFICE Secure storage– Personal service– 667201 Attention to detail TRAVEL INSURANCE – up to £20 off until Document storage for professionals 30th September TRAVEL MONEY CARD - new and Tel: 663179 or 07866 804601 improved 0% commission on SYCAMORES RESTAURANT CURRENCY AND TRAVELLERS CHEQUES (not sterling) PART OF SYCAMORE HALL, EUROS AND DOLLARS always in stock BAINBRIDGE PASSPORT check and send priority service OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, HOLIDAY PHONECARD FROM 10.00AM-3.00PM EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD WIDE RANGE OF FRESH, MOBILE PHONE TOP UPS HOME COOKED MEALS AVAILABLE Happy holidays! CONTACT US ON 650 782

18 John Blackie Interview number to fund a swimming pool in Hawes, suggesting pools 27 miles away ow did you come to land up in were close enough. Deeply rural Hawes John? communities in a funding by numbers HTruthfully, because I'm a railway approach. 'anorak'! Always been interested in old I feel that our educational establishments railways and the story of the old railway are not addressing the problems of turntable at Garsdale which had to have a vocational training of our young people. 'stockade' built round it to stop trains from This is not necessarily their fault, it is yet being whizzed round in the wind fascinated again a funding by numbers approach but me! I came up to look at that in 1978, had subjects such as Leisure/Tourism/Travel/ a look at Hawes and the Dales and saw a Land Management/building and allied business opportunity here in holiday trades should be on offer without students cottage management. So, with my wife and having to travel hours each day. young family, I settled here in 1985 having had a good offer for my business in Hemel On another subject, I am pleased to let it Hempstead, Herts. be known that the NYCC is taking over the running of the Centre at Yorebridge, which What are the main issues facing the will be known as 'The Askrigg Centre' and Upper Dale in the near future? one of the changes will be a re-instatement Four things mainly, which are:affordable of leisure classes! housing to attract and retain young After all the hope and hype and hard families; access to services, for all sections work, what did Upper Wensleydale get of the community; jobs, meaning real out of the EU? career opportunities, this is connected to education and training of course; lastly, It got: The Upper Wensleydale Community tourism, on which this area is so dependent. Office, Tourism Initiatives, The 'Yorkshire We need to look at the expectations of Dales Brochure', Computers for businesses. people with children holidaying here, and Funding was put into Village Halls, also that 'extra quality' experience that Playgrounds, Gayle Mill, the extension for people expect today. To be blunt, if they the business units in Hawes, and Dalesplay. are 'voting with their feet', and I think they Not everything it hoped for, but not a bad are, we need to ask why that is so. There is list. Just as well we got it because the next a lot of competition, not only from 'Easy tranche of EU money will be ear-marked Jet' holidays abroad, but also within in the for 'Urban Regeneration' ! UK. We must meet the challenge. 'Unopposed' at the local elections John, To return to housing, even with two any comments? incomes young people cannot afford to buy It was very strange that, having been locally, and this will have serious 'deselected' by the Conservative consequences for the sustainability of our Association and never informed as to the community. Services and facilities; people reason why, they put no other candidate up. today expect access to entertainments, I was disappointed not to be given the culture and other 'goodies', especially the opportunity to defend myself before the young. We in the Upper Dale have a decision was made and especially that population of 3500 and yet the Sports many local people were let down, including Lottery did not think that was a sufficient Gordon and Mary Pratt and Doreen and

19 Ernest Whitehead who had worked some concerns about the 'out of hours' tirelessly over the years but felt they had to provision which I know is also very much a resign from the branch over this issue. I concern of local people. We must seek to am now an independent which was what I look at this again. was really anyway. Let's say that What, if anything can be done to 'personalities' were responsible and leave it encourage more young people into local at that. affairs and particularly voluntary What got me involved in politics here was the closing of the Creamery in 1992 when it Based in Hawes and serving in was owned by Dairy Crest. Someone the Dales knocked at my door one day in a frenzy and said, "John they're closing the dairy!" WENSLEYDALE ELECTRICAL This was and probably still is Hawes' PLUMBING & HEATING LTD biggest employer. I straightaway printed 30 posters, on yellow paper saying, SAVE Telephone Jim 666101 THE DAIRY and going up and down for free quote and advice Hawes, every shop agreed to display one. That started a very successful campaign.

Is Hawes on the 'Up' or 'down'? Electrical: Oil heating: I believe it's doing well in many ways, but Installations, upgrades New installations, and repairs upgrades, repairs. Boiler there are some concerns. As Chair of the service and mainte- NYCC Scrutiny Of Health Committee, I am Plumbing: nance. Oil tanks re- Bathrooms, kitchens placed. concerned about some aspects of Health and water supplies Care Provision including NH dentistry and also the A and E and Maternity provision at The Friarage hospital. We're into the HAZEL BROW FARM 'numbers game' here again. I also have Swaledale Open Tuesdays– Thursdays and Dovetail Interiors Saturdays and Sundays For What’s ons look on: of Bedale Www.hazelbrow.co.uk Tel: 01748 886224

Kitty’s Tea Room The one shop you must visit in the @ Yoredale House Aysgarth Dales. Licensed Tea Room Hand-made oak furniture, Homemade Food, Light Lunches, lighting, gifts and so much more. Clotted Cream Teas Open seven days a week Evening Meals Available on Request 2, Bridge Street, Bedale Open All Year 10.00am – 4.30pm 01677 426464 Closed Tuesdays www.dovetailinteriors.com Tel: 663423 [email protected]

20 organisations? problems here. Look at the thriving town - This is part and parcel of what we have of Pickering which is the rail head for the discussed earlier. There aren't enough Moors Railway and therefore is connected younger people for a start and many that by rail to a wider world, a world not reliant - are living here are too busy earning two on the car either. A rail link off the main wages to pay for their housing to get line to Hawes would be a great opportunity involved much in anything else. But there for business, employment, tourism, is a serious problem building up. Many everything. I would be pleased to do what people who have been the backbone of ever I could to promote a discussion local life are not getting any younger, who between the RDC and the Wensleydale will replace them? We are a very self- Railway Company as to how we could find reliant community,. we do a lot of things for ways to progress this. ourselves and always have done. But when Finally, can I say that this community has these ‘community foot-soldiers’ retire these always faced challenges and met them. It voluntary groups will suffer and that is a has a tremendous ability to address issues, worry. and overcome difficulties, and great self- The YDNPA, is the balance of power reliance and independence. It is all about even? the essential qualities of Dalesfolk– local or recent arrivals– and the strength of our local The National Park is much more supportive community. have no doubt that it will rise of the community than it was ten years ago. to any future challenges in the same way. But locally elected representatives like me still have to be vigilant to ensure that local You asked me about the most satisfying interests are taken into consideration. They aspect of my life. Well it’s the buzz I get have their own remit after all. I agree that out of achieving something for a local their task of balancing 'greener' person or the community. I really enjoy considerations and energy-saving issues what I do and never tire of doing my best with their building and environmental for local people. S.H. preservation principles will prove problematic, and is already proving so. I THE ROCK & GEM SHOP, HAWES was very worried that the recent reduction  Minerals  fossils in the size of the planning committee could  maps  books result in less locally well inclined planning Quality Gemstone jewellery set in silver decisions as fewer members live and work We have over 500 pairs of earrings on show within the National Park. 667092 How do you deal with the brick-bats thrown at you and others in public life? James Peacock Smile! It goes with the job. Solid Fuel Merchant To go full-circle, back to trains, does the Bainbridge RDC support the ? Good quality fuels at Good question. It seems unfortunate that the impetus for this initiative drained away competitive prices. because there is no doubt in my mind that if Deliveries in Wensleydale, Swaledale this link could be achieved it has the and Coverdale. No delivery too small potential to transform Hawes and the Dale Tel: 650212 Fax: 650888 and could be the solution to so many of the 21 Licensing Act 2003 NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION TO VARY A Advance notices CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATE Fashion Show, Thoralby W.I. on Tuesday Premises - HAWES AND HIGH ABBOTSIDE October 23rd. (Edinburgh Woollen Mills) CONSERVATIVE CLUB Newcastle Shopping trip Thursday Address - Bridge Street, Town Foot, November 15th. For information or to book Hawes, North Yorkshire. contract Mrs Bailey 663319 or Mrs Blyth Applicant - Hawes and High Abbotside 663411 Conservative Club. The existing licensable activity permitted at the premises is the sale Hawes Market House AGM Monday, and supply of alcohol between the hours of: October 8th. l0.00hrs and 23.00hrs, Monday to Saturday inclusive and 12.00hrs and 22.30hrs on DRESSMAKING - Sunday. ALTERATIONS - REPAIRS A variation is sought to extend the hours within which the sale and supply of alcohol Curtains and cushions . is permitted throughout the entire premises For all your sewing needs to 01.00 Thursday to Saturday (inci) and to Contact Sheila Kearton on 663484 23.00hrs on Sunday AND to provide Regulated Entertainment between the hours of 11 00hrs and 23.00hrs Monday to TRAVELCARE Wednesday; 11.00hrs to 01.00 hrs Thursday to Saturday and 12.00hrs to 23.00hrs on To you Sunday. Appointments now available in a Any representations about this place that suits you. application, which may be inspected at the Fantastic deals on package following address, must be made by 28th holidays, long hauls and September 2007 and sent to:- tailor-made itineraries. Environment Services; Contact Rachael Horner Licensing Section 01325 467469 District Council Swale House, Frenchgate Sports injuries? Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 4JE Repetitive strain injuries? Stress/tension headaches? www.richmondshire.gov.uk Sciatica? Osteoarthritis? Remedial Massage may help you.

Now at Ginger Tree, Hawes. Call 667449 or 015396 23696 Hog Roast for further information & bookings. St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth are having a Josephine Lade LCSP (Assoc.) hog roast and ceilidh with dancing to the BUCKLE-EYE BAND on Saturday September 15th in West Burton Village ELLIS Hall from 7.00pm with tombola, raffle and Private Hire licensed bar. Tickets - £12.50 each (family ticket - £35.00) (child - £8.00) available Hawes, N. Yorkshire from Pat Hesketh 66342, Doreen Mason 663457 Tel:667598 22 Bainbridge and District JH Motor Club PLUMBING AND There was a good turn out for the "Signpost HEATING Rally" with 12 cars starting off. Well one SERVICES car had to be tipped on to its side before setting off to try to sort out a gear-box prob- Oil boilers serviced, lem!! An average of 70 miles was covered repaired, installed during the evening with 3 questions to be All plumbing work undertaken No job too small or too large. answered on route. The route was mainly Work guaranteed. around the Masham area but one carload of new contestants only got as far as Leybum. Mobile:07968 847494 There was an Archery Competition during Office: 01748 812544 the course of the evening and some 'archers' found it hard to even hit the target. On arri- val back at Askrigg there was another quiz sheet, which was a memory type quiz with the mulberry bush questions such as 'What place is twinned with Middleham?' and 'How many East and West places were passed through?' Thank *cards * gifts * home * baby * you to Carol and David Scarr for organising such an enjoyable rally. main street hawes DL8 3QL tel/fax 667100 Last month's rally winners were Angus and Joe - Well Done. The next rally is on Tony Lambert Wednesday 19th September and will be Garden Maintenance, organised by Fred Scarr, telephone 650271 Landscaping, for details. All Welcome. Netta Davison Dry Stone Walling 663651 or 07748 074631 The Dog House www.tony-lambert.co.uk

Caring, professional WENSLEYDALE OR dog grooming salon WORLDWIDE near WHEREVER \ WHATEVER Kirkby Stephen THE EVENT:- Competitive rates WE WILL QUOTE YOU Tel: Kori; 0789 404 3099 BACK A WINNER WITH WENSLEYDALE RACING MARKET PLACE , HAWES 667780

23 Yorebridge Sport Portable Appliance and Fitness Testing (PAT) The holidays got off to PAT Services for Health & Safety compli- ance checks a cracking start here at Certificates & Reports supplied on each appliance tested for Insurance needs Yorebridge with Junior Protect your business, employees and tenants Party on the Pitch on Please call for free quote & advise th Wayne Webster Friday 20 July. We Certified PAT Tester Wensleydale House, wanted the younger children, who miss out Burtersett Road on the annual event for the adults, to enjoy Hawes North Yorkshire Ph: 666020 themselves with a dance, a drink and a DL8 3NT Mob: 07766 640905 laugh too. The weather wasn’t brilliant (surprise, surprise) but it didn’t seem to matter, as performing the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ with gusto seemed to keep them warm any- Geraldine Sumner way. Many thanks to Colin, who did his Jeweller usual brilliant job with the disco and to Lawrence and Kelly in charge of ‘crowd JEWELLERY; WATCHES (Pulsar Lorus control’! Casio);CLOCKS; AYNSLEY CHINA; TROPHIES; “RURAL TABLEAUX” by ‘COUNTRY ARTISTS’ This was followed on the Saturday night TUTBURY CUT GLASS; ENGRAVING; by THE Party on the Pitch – every ticket JEWELLERY & WATCH REPAIRS sold and a thoroughly enjoyable evening. MAIN STREET, HAWES, NORTH Many thanks to Jim from the Crown in YORKSHIRE DL8 3QL Askrigg for the bar and all the volunteers – TEL: 667831 even getting up at 9.00am on the morning was Ian Bell’s Hog Roast (Abbotside after the night before to dig bits of plastic Events) – many thanks to Ian and his band drinks cups out of the dirt with their finger of volunteers, who were kept hard at it all nails – that’s what we call dedication! A night! very successful addition to this year’s event, Leeds United and Middlesbrough Football Clubs were both in evidence during the sec- HERRIOT’S BISTRO ond and third weeks of the holiday – the pictures in the paper with the smiling faces of the children who took part, are evidence enough of their enjoyment. Just a reminder –there is a Gym and Fit- ness Suite here at Yorebridge. Member- ship is very reasonable and can be paid a month at a time – from 1st October, we will Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday be open four days a week and a Saturday and Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. morning too. Advice and guidance is al- ways available and there will soon be free Please call Andrea or Richard on 667536 sessions for Gym Members to include – for reservations and current menu details, Bums and Tums, Checking your Blood or check the web-site. Pressure, Using Gym Balls and many www.herriotsinhawes.co.uk more…..What are you waiting for? Ring Lesley on 650060 or 07968 606571. 24 Bainside News A daily DMU (diesel multiple unit) ser- vice runs every day from September 3rd - A dramatic time was had at Bainside Arts. 30th, with Guided Walks from stations Bainside Arts held its first Drama Week for each Thursday. There are four special - young people aged 9 14 and all twelve events during the month for which advance children who took part had a great time. booking is essential. The September 1st Props were made, scripts were written and event to Ribblehead was fully booked by improvisations acted out. On the Friday mid-August. As we go to press, there are afternoon the children performed for par- still tickets for the Lancashire Hot-Pot ents and friends and amazed us all at what Walk and lunch (Saturday September 8th), they had achieved. the excursion to Hardraw Brass Band Festi- ' Jack and Jill went up the hill' will never val (Sunday September 9th), and for both sound the same again! Andrew, Stella and days of the Dales Harvest week-end in Gina had us in hysterics. Hawes (Saturday and Sunday September They bonded well as a group, with older 22nd-23rd). ones working alongside the younger chil- dren. Many thanks go to Sue Bedford for the work she did with the children and for Lynzi Ewbank for her help during the week. I am sure that the children would all agree that it was a fun filled week. We are offering a Saturday morning workshop on October 13th from 10:00 - 13:00, for 7-11 year olds. Contact Jenny on 650070 to re- serve a place. YOUR LOCAL COUNTRY STORE There are also still places available on these courses: Wood engraving; Sept. 15th/16th Pet foods, household goods, Colour your inner Mandala; Sept.22nd/23rd and tools. Natural felt making; Sept. 27th Please call in and see what we have (See box on page 9) Jenny Jackson to offer. Or phone 667334 September on the Wensleydale for enquiries Railway The last date for the daily steam train service is September 2nd. This is your last chance to travel on the train departing Virtually New from Leyburn at 4.18pm to Constable Bur- ton (no boarding or alighting there) which Dress Agency returns to Leyburn to take on water for the farewell journey. This leaves Leyburn at Fine quality Ladies’ Clothes 5.25pm for the short journey to Redmire and Accessories and return, arriving Leyburn at 6.16pm and at Affordable Prices Leeming Bar at 6.56pm (no need to book). Town Foot, Hawes, DL8 3NH Full timetable and fares details are given on www.wensleydalerailway.com or phone 667847 or 07968 075866 Leyburn TIC on 623069. 25 Autumn leaves giving it a ‘smouldering’ effect. Give them lots of room and light and quite a hard Autumn in New York prune in March, which may affect anyone? I think I prefer to spend flowering adversely but encourage lush, it in the Dales, despite that sneaky south rounded leaves. westerly, gathering strength as it advances Changing tack completely, it’s a difficult down the Roman road. The softer light at time for hanging baskets. They’ve worked this time of year is perfect for emphasising like Trojans all summer, flowering fit to the rich colours in a variety of plants which bust and have consequently taken just have played the understudy all summer, as about everything out of the compost. It’s well as showing up the last gasp efforts of difficult to get any moisture into the roots the softies like lobelia, petunia and this late, the water simply running across geranium. the surface and down the sides. What Hand on heart; this is easily my favourite works for me is to half fill a plastic dustbin time of the gardening year. You can put with water and submerge the entire basket away that watering can, rain’s never far for about an hour. A strange British custom away and don’t worry about hard frost indeed. Don’t worry about the flowers, you damaging new growth; most plants are won’t drown them This will have several preparing to shut up shop for winter and positive effects: it will both saturate the the only things frost will harm are pests roots in the basket and prolong flowering, and finger ends. as well as intrigue your neighbours and I hope you can take an order; go to a lead to a good chinwag – time to get the garden centre and buy a smoke bush now. kettle on. Ed Gardener If they don’t stock one then get them to order you one, just pester them until you have one because it will excel in your Newsletter and Museum tackles garden from September through to really big subject November. Cotinus ‘Grace’ is the best, Sharp eyes will have noticed that last with the green/purple foliage of summer an month we included a short ‘What’s on’ at overture before the main work. For about 8 the museum which included “dying weeks from the middle of August, the explained.” An extra ‘e’ was needed! leaves turn the richest oranges, reds and yellows imaginable, each bright shade guaranteed to pierce the gloom of an autumnal afternoon. Plain old coggygria OCKETT’S lacks the dazzling highlights of ‘Grace’ but RESTAURANT will not disappoint when those big round HAWES leaves turn to fire later on. Slightly different is ‘Royal Purple’, with such deep, burgundy foliage, it seems almost unnatural. A real exhibitionist throughout Where good food is complemented the summer, and pleasingly ruddy later on, for me it lacks the punch in the solar plexus by the warm welcome extended to factor when the days start to shorten. all. Quite carried away, I forgot to mention that ‘smoke’ bush comes from their Open every night except Tuesday. appearance in summer, when the entire plant is covered in a haze of flowers, For reservations Tel: 667312 26 St Margaret’s church, Hawes Line Closures Summer Fair Further work on the Settle to StMargaret’s Church held a very successful railway means line closures on Saturdays Summer Fair in the Market House on and Sundays, September 15th, 16th, Saturday 28th July which raised a net sum 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th between Garsdale of £2183.There were various stalls in the and Settle. Check for bus replacement times Hall including a cake stall, a produce stall, tombola, and children’s stall in addition to T N Punchard Ltd refreshments throughout the day. Plumbing and Graeme Thompson, a retired member of Heating Engineers Askrigg, North Yorkshire Barclays Bank in Liverpool, raised £585 at a band concert by Muker Silver Band in the e-mail: [email protected] evening at the Market House which was very well attended . Barclays will match ' Tel: 650607 Oil Heating Systems: these funds under the employee £ for £ New installation scheme in accordance with its commitment Updating of existing systems to local communities The total funds raised Repairs, maintenance & boiler servicing will enable the Church to carry out repairs Replacement oil tanks to the north east wall of the building and General plumbing: will also be used for the benefit of the local Bathrooms community. In view of its success it is Water supplies anticipated that this will become an annual Tap washers etc.!!! event. CLEANING SERVICES Heritage Open Days Holiday Cottages a Thursday to Sunday, September 6th to 9th. Once again, this year, many speciality buildings of historical or social interest, and To inquire ring museums (including ones not normally open 667357 to the public) will be available to visit FREE as part of this annual event. Look out for local notices or try the Internet: “Heritage Open Day” and then “Find events in your area”. There are loads!

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AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning Wb Sept3rd 10th 17th 24th Wb Sept3rd 10th 17th 24th Day a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Day a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Mon J F JA J FA A W A Mon FA A F F WJ WJ JA J Tues FA FA F A WJ WJ JA JA Tues J J JA J FA FA W W Wed J J A A FA A W W Wed F F J J J J A A Thur A A F F WJ W JA J Thur J J A A F F W W Fri F F J J A A F F Fri A A F F WJ WJ JA JA

Doctors: A - Arblaster, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Doctors: A - Arblaster, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 a.m. (no appointments) Morning S'y: 8.45-10.15 Tues till 10.45 (no appointments) Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. (appointment only) Afternoon S'y: 5.00-6.00 Tues 1.00-4.00 (appointments only) For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 Come on, Upper Wensleydale, included. Our main aim is that everyone let’s dance! should enjoy dancing, with its social and health benefits. Why not come along to give The DALES OLD TIME DANCE CLUB it a try on Friday 12th October at 8 p.m started in Hawes approximately fifty two (West Burton Village Hall). We dance on years ago. The venue changed, moving first the second Friday of the month throughout to Bainbridge, then Aysgarth and recently the winter. For further details 'phone we have danced in West Burton village hall. 650182 Anne Deans Not only has the venue changed, moving 'down dale', some of our members now travel from near Northallerton, but we have Aysgarth Singers very few members from the top end of the Rehearsals for the autumn session will start dale. on Tuesday September 4th at 7.30pm in the Aysgarth Institute. Why not join us? Although the club is called 'Old Time' dance, our programme is varied, with No auditions are required— just a love of ballroom, sequence and other dances singing. We will be meeting every Tuesday evening under the direction of Stan Roocroft and we always welcome new members. So come along and give us a try. It’s fun to sing! Sue Foster

28 New Village Hall at Wensley Clock is ticking for Dales Opens Its Doors in Celebration woodland project For fifty years Wensley had been without Time is running out for landowners to join a village hall in which to hold meetings and a project aimed at increasing the amount of activities. So a committee formed, native woodland in the Yorkshire Dales . originally comprising members of the For further details about the scheme or to ladies village darts team. contribute match funding please contact Jennie White explained, “We were so Geoff Garrett at YDNPA 650456 or enthusiastic and had been donated the land Chris Lodge at YDMT on 01524 251002 by Lord Bolton, but didn’t know how we would find the money. We always wanted Re-elected a Yorkshire-style cricket pavilion building The National Park Authority has re-elected but some way down the line we met with a as Chairman and Deputy, Carl Lis from few problems and almost gave up.” Ingleton and Dr Malcolm Petyt from near The Village Hall Association was keen Sedbergh, for the next year. to use sustainable, green technology where possible in the building of the new hall and PETER MOORE had a ground source heat pump installed. Tel 650 464 In pride of place, suspended from the Mob 07815194993 ceiling is the old village school’s flag. Its motto is “help one another” which is a very Over 30 years experience in all fitting tribute to a project involving a large number of people and organisations aspects of the building trade. working together and resulting in an Extensions, Alterations, Roofing already well-loved village hall. and Plastering. There are still funds available under the Quality workmanship guaranteed. North Yorkshire Aggregates Grant Scheme and YDMT are inviting FLAG LTD applications before the closing date of Natural Stone Products Friday 7th September. Please contact Internal and External Flooring Chris Lodge on 015242 51002, email Roofing flags Driveways and paths [email protected] or visit the Trust’s Ridge tiles Lintels Steps website: www.ydmt.org for an Patios Sills application form. No order too large or too small Fitting service available For Quality and Customer service Telephone 017683 71610 www.mallerstangflagltd.co.uk

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29 The importance of National we work have changed dramatically over Parks the last two years and although I am quite happy to work that way, it is not the way I Are you interested in fine landscape, and in have worked when at Hawes. You, as the keeping our National Parks unspoilt and residents of the area, will have seen that healthy for posterity? The volunteers of the my method of policing was very much Council for National Parks (CNP) offer ‘live and let live’ – in all fairness that will illustrated talks almost anywhere in Eng- not do in the current methods of hands-on land and Wales. They show the Parks' proactive policing. Although I embrace beauty, diversity and cultural heritage; and this positive style I feel that changing the explain the challenges they face. like na- way I work in a community that I have ture conservation, sustainable develop- come to love is something that I would like ment, quarrying, energy, tourism, to leave to someone else and I will go and transport, and military training. They do that elsewhere. charge only travel costs, though a donation Now for the good news (unless the above to CNP is strongly encouraged. All groups was the good news) it is taking two offic- enjoy these illustrated talks. For infor- ers to replace me! Well not exactly true; mation or bookings, contact Adrian we have had a substantial increase in the Thomton, Phoenix Cottage, Cassington, numbers of police officers for the Dales Witney, Oxon 0X29 4DL; or telephone and as such two officers are going to be - 01865 880359. NPOs for the parishes of Hawes and High Abbotside and Addlebrough as I was. North Yorkshire Police These officers are Simon Hudson and This is the last time I will be writing for Andy Foster. Simon has already started, the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter. As but Andy is currently tutoring a student some of you may have heard I am moving police officer and will be with us at the end to pastures new, in fact as I write I am no of September. This is great news and hope- longer the Upper Dales Neighbourhood fully they will be able to make a good im- Police Officer (NPO) and in fact am now pact on some of the problems we suffer in responsible for Lower Wensleydale. Now the area. I truly see that you as the resi- before the rumour merchants get to work – dents of the upper dales need more polic- this is of my own choice and no, I have not ing. John Blackie has been campaigning been kicked out of Hawes! for it for years; well now you have them I The reason I am moving is that there see a brighter future ahead. have been changes to the staffing levels in I would like to take this opportunity of the Dales and it has given me the oppor- thanking you for your support over the last tunity to do something that I have been 14½ years. I must say that I have enjoyed thinking about for some time. The de- serving this community and although I mands of the police service and the way may not have got it right every time, I gave it my best shot and hope that I made a dif- REDMIRE PRIVATE HIRE ference. You will still see me about when I Local and long distance. am on duty as we still patrol the whole of Rail and hotel transfers. the dales, so do not think I have left the 24 hour airport service. universe as I will still see you about on my Advance bookings advisable. travels. 8-seater available: Many thanks. Dave Cousins PC141 625635 or 07950 662785 30 Buxtehude to Brideshead! Burtersett Show 2007 An appreciative crowd heard Greg Smith Believe it or not we had another fine sunny make the Hawes Methodist Memorial or- day which helped to promote a lovely com- gan ‘thunder and dance’ with a wide selec- munity atmosphere. A big thank you to tion of pieces from one of Buxtehude’s Jim and Jean Sleightholm for ordering the Toccatas and Fugues (he was a teacher of weather and opening the show. J.S. Bach) to popular tunes from Elgar and Cup winners were: the ‘Brideshead’ theme with German and Fiona Lambert; children’s overall winner French organ music in between. Susan Hugill; adult cup Jonathan Grant; dog show cup with ‘Charlie’ Hawes Prize Silver Band provided lively incidental music setting the seal on an en- joyable afternoon. We are most grateful to everyone who supported us in any way. After expenses, £600 was raised towards the upkeep of the Institute. Burtersett Institute Committee

D-Stressing the Dales Complementary mobile Therapist offering reflexology, body massage, Indian head massage and Reiki. To book an appointment with Sue Greg Smith at the organ and a section of Ring 624137 the audience in the gallery

Other summer events at the church have included well-attended annual “Dales Dis- covery” slide-talks on Dales people, build- ings, archaeology, wild life and steam trains. 31 King's Club is great fun. I really like learning about people in the Bible. The songs with actions are brilliant. I have made loads of friends at King's Club. I LOVE King's Club! Rachel Lambert aged 7

The best thing about King’s Club is in assembly when we watch funny videos and the film. We also like the puppet show and in every assembly we sing some songs which we like. We learnt about Noah, Ruth and Samuel. On the first day we had to find Noah’s This year's King's Club has been a great animals on the field. ! All the days were opportunity for youngsters and teens to great Robert Terry, have a fun packed week whilst learning Alfie Read and more about understanding the Bible and Sean Parker aged 10 the messages we get from it. The week The end of another week at King's Club consists of fun and games (indoor and out- is here, well nearly as I'm writing this on door), sports, crafts, music and lots more. Thursday night... anyway this year was The King's Club leaders (who are re- different for the XLs as there were only sponsible adults - we think!) set up all the FOUR of us. Most days involved an as- activities and also organised trips to Se- sembly with the Extras, then a discussion merwater for the older age groups. The set off by Mike Hirst about issues to do younger age group (6-10 years) spent the with the Bible, then the afternoon was week at Askrigg School and, for the first spent helping the leaders with the Extras time ever, the older groups, Extras (11-14 doing their activities, on site at Bainbridge years) and XLs (15+) spent the week at or at Semerwater on Tuesday and Thurs- Bainbridge School. day. All the XLs have enjoyed it this year and hope to return next year for King's The Extras and XLs enjoyed canoeing Club 2008. (the Extras' leader, Mike Hirst, is a quali- Harry Constantine aged 16 fied canoeing instructor), river games, a type of treasure hunt and raft building day, which also involved finding clues to un- We had a record number of 157 children lock a chest full of water bombs that the and young people at King's Club this year winning team got to throw at the losing and many parents and friends joined with team, which then evolved into a big, fun us for the barbecue on Saturday evening. water fight! We are grateful to the teachers and gover- nors of both Schools for making us so On Friday there is yet another day of welcome. getting wet which last year involved a wa- ter slide and other activities. Come along Many thanks to all who helped to make next year and remember, first come first the week a success and to Dr.Hamer for served, so book early! videoing much of it for us. Rachel Dawson aged 13 Nelson and Heather Caplin

32 Your Village Roots. Bainbridge School, Thursdays 7.00- Nearly all present Wensleydale villages 9.00pm from September 13th. were in place by, or in the middle ages. Middleham Key Centre, Tuesdays 7.00- Evidence of early habitation, both in 8.30pm from September 4th; literature and on the ground, remains to this Wednesdays 10.00-11.30am and 11.45- day. 12.45pm from September 5th. (gentler How, where and when to uncover such class). For details and enrolment of the four evidence is to be the object of four one day venues above please contact Sue Saturday workshops with indoor lectures Lightfoot on 663993 from 10.00 -12.00 noon followed by field visits from 2.00 to 5.00pm. NEIL SCULLY The course is organised by the Upper Dales WEA and led by Steve Moorhouse CARPET & VINYL who will illustrate the theme "Villages in Wensleydale" with specific reference and FITTING SERVICE visits to Wensley Village on 6th October, Carperby Village on 20th October, West 667772 Burton village on 27th October and John Blenkiron Thornton Rust Village on 3rd November, & Sons Ltd all sites that he has extensively studied. Family owned Funeral Directors Fees for the entire series are £50 Full Fee; Concessionary £45; claimants £2, but it Funeral Directors will be possible to enrol for either the first two or last two of the sessions for half the full fee.For information telephone: Offering a complete, personal and profes- Jane Clarke 624393 sional service throughout the Dales. Private Chapels of Rest Yoga in the dale Everyone can benefit from yoga, as ever GOLDEN CHARTER PRE-PAYMENT PLANS more widely recognised – from schools, to - LEYBURN top class sports stars and leading 625048 international companies, promoting health RICHMOND 01748 850033 at every level for the individual and the Victoria House, 21, Queen’s Road, wider world. Richmond New term of classes with experienced and qualified instructors commence at the STONE HOUSE HOTEL following venues: SEDBUSK, HAWES Yorebridge Sports Centre (with Judy Nicholls), Mondays 5.00-6.30pm from ENJOY A FABULOUS September 10th FOUR-COURSE DINNER WITH COFFEE & MINTS FOR £26.50 IN For details of, and enrolment in, the OUR CANDLE-LIT RESTAURANT above please contact Lesley on 650060 *Open to non-residents. Gayle Institute, Mondays 2.00-4.00pm Mention the newsletter and receive, with our from September 10th. compliments, a half litre carafe of House Wine per West Burton Village Hall, Wednesdays table booking. *Ginger Tree Health and Beauty now open 7.00-9.00pm from September 12th FOR RESERVATIONS TEL. 667571 33 SMALL BUILDING WORK

All internal and external building work done. From roofing to electrics to patios. J R IVESON Wer’e the builders who return calls, quote TV & AUDIO SERVICES promptly and we only do one job at a time! MAIN STREET HAWES TEL 667409 Phone Chris on 625425 www.jriveson.co.uk Phone Paul on 07976 811457 Televisions – DVD & Video Players Hi Fi Systems – Cameras – Camcorders Washing Machines – Dishwashers QUALITY UPVC WINDOWS Cookers – Fridges – Freezers Microwaves – Vacuum Cleaners Quality UPVC windows, doors and DVD Rental Library conservatories at value-for-money SALES – SERVICE—AERIALS – prices. From a single window to a SATELLITE complete house For free estimate telephone

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Swaledale Festival needs you! We need volunteer workers to assist with the planning and preparation as well as working during the Festival. There are a range of tasks involved:- The survey showed that most respondents Office admin. and support, Events thought national parks were important Manager, Events Technicians, Visual, areas that should be protected from Arts Project Worker, PR Consultant , development, and that every child should Village Ambassadors, Event Stewards experience a national park as part of their If one of these volunteer roles suits you education. The most common reason for and you would like further information visiting a national park was to go walking please contact Harriet Smithson on 01748 or rambling (around 22 per cent). Other 880018 or harriet@swaledale- reasons included holidays with friends (18 festival.org.uk. per cent), recreation (16 per cent), a day out (13 per cent), and peace and quiet (12 per cent). The top five reasons given in a Fifth place for National Park similar survey made in 2001 were The Yorkshire Dales National Park is the landscape (36 per cent), recreation (29 per fifth most popular national park in the cent), walking/rambling (24 per cent), country, according to a new survey. The peace and quiet (22 per cent), and family most visited national park was the Lake (14 per cent). District. The survey, of 1,000 adults from across the UK, was commissioned by the Parish Council Clerks National Park Authority to gauge These details have been omitted owing to awareness of national parks in England and lack of space and will be published soon. Wales. 34 MARKET PLACE AND GREETINGS

HATFIELD FOR SALE With love and Best Wishes White Ford Transit 190 LWB High Liam on your 18th Birthday Top. 1997 R Reg. £1000 o.n.o September 9th Call 667640 or 07999 691830 Have a Great Day Love Nana and Grandad xxx LABRADOR PUPPIES HATFIELD Ready now. KC registered. See with mother. Happy 18th 2 black dogs, 2 black bitches. Birthday Liam Call 667640 or 07999 691830 9th September Have a great day. MACMILLAN CANCER Luv Uncle Steve Aunty Von SUPPORT Darren & Ellen COFFEE MORNING Friday 28th September 9.00a.m. – 1.00p.m. HATFIELD At Gayle Institute Happy 18th Cake stall and Raffle. Any donations of cakes and raf- Birthday Liam fle prizes, bring on the day or September 9th leave at Sue Richardson The “You are finally legal” Old Smithy ,Gayle. Love and Best Wishes Dad, Julie, Holly Rhys and Mathew HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ade !! All our love Bryan Whitehead Rima, Luke and Tom Hawes Pat and family would like to thank all in the Ad Fundum!! community for their kindness and support during Bryan’s illness and subsequent death. The donations at the service for the Stroke Dales Countryside Museum Association amounted to more than £515 Exhibitions September 11th to October 7th; Textiles- “The disappearing world” September 20th to October 7th; MASON BROS. Waterpower in the Dales. P.I. MASON, S.J. MASON Events September MARKET PLACE, HAWES, 4 Spinning and rugmaking 2.00-4.00pm NORTH YORKS 7 Chainsaw sculptures 11.00am– 4.00pm 16 Digital photography workshop 10.00am– Telephone: Wensleydale 667278 4.00pm. Booking essential 21 Friends meeting; waterpower 7.30pm NEWS AND ADVERTISING AGENTS, TOYS 22, 23 Farmhouse kitchen; 1.00—4.00pm STATIONERS & BOOKSELLERS For further details or to book on to any AGENTS FOR BRITAINS event telephone 666210

35 What’s on listing September Time for a smile 1 The Moorcock Show is cancelled One of the fringe benefits of being an English 2 Guided walk; Meet Aysgarth Falls N. or History teacher is receiving the occasional Pk. Centre 12.30pm 5k jewel of a student blooper in an essay. 2 Marsett Chapel Harvest Festival 2.00pm - 3 Increasing opportunities; Bainside Arts Although the Newsletter was over full again Barn, from 6.30pm this month, we like to include a few lighter bits 5 Muker Show (limited by restrictions) sent to us. More next time 6 South Tees NHS Trust meeting; See p12 6-10 Heritage Open Days The Renaissance was an age in which more 7 Domino Drive at Carperby Village Hall at 7.30pm individuals felt the value of their human 7—9 Boots & Beer Walking Festival. Info being. Martin Luther was nailed to the from 01765 680127 church door at Wittenberg for selling papal 8 Open Churches Ride and Stride at St Bartholomew's, West Witton from indulgences. He died a horrible death, 10am to 4pm being excommunicated by a bull. It was the 8 Wensleydale Society walk; meet painter Donatello's interest in the female Ribblehead 10.30am nude that made him the father of the 9 Harvest Sing-along and Supper at Aysgarth Chapel at 6.30pm Renaissance. It was an age of great 9 Hardraw Scar Brass Band contest inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg 10 Sale of harvest produce; Aysgarth invented the Bible. Sir Walter Raleigh is a chapel 7.00pm 11Coffee Morning and Stalls at Hawes historical figure because he invented Methodist Rooms. 10.00am to noon. cigarettes. Another important invention In aid of St Margaret's Church funds. was the circulation of blood. Sir Francis 11 National Park planning committee; - Yoredale, 10.30am Drake circumcised the world with a 100 15 Breadmaking for children at 2.00pm at foot clipper. St Oswald’s, Askrigg Without the Greeks, we wouldn't have 16 Harvest Thanksgiving service at history. The Greeks invented three kinds of 10.00am St Oswald’s, Askrigg 16 Guided walk; Mossdale/Cotterdale. columns - Corinthian, Doric and Ironic. Meet Appersett Green 11.00am 13k They also had myths. A myth is a female 16 Hawes Methodist Harvest 10.30am; moth. One myth says that the mother of 16 Hawes Auction Mart United Harvest Festival for the area 6.30pm Achilles dipped him in the River Stynx 16 West Burton Harvest 10.45am until he became intolerable. Achilles 17 Friends of Gayle Mill. Institute. 7.30pm appears in "The Illiad", by Homer. Homer 19 Hawes Gala Committee AGM. 7.30pm at Herriot’s Bistro. Members of the also wrote the "Oddity", in which Penelope public welcome. was the last hardship that Ulysses endured 21 Museum Friends; Water power in the on his journey. Acutally, Homer was not Dales. 7.30pm 23 Dales Harvest event written by Homer but by another man of 25 Coffee morning and stalls; Hawes that name. Methodist rooms 10.00am to noon (All reproduced without correction) for Hawes Christmas Lights 25 National Park full committee. 10.30am People’s Hall, Sedbergh Tai Chi 27 NSPCC event; see page 8 Are you interested in a 27 Gayle Ladies; Fair trade evening Tai chi Qigong 30 Gayle chapel harvest 2.00 and 6.30pm Class starting in September? The venue is October The Gayle Institute Gayle from 2.00 – 3.30p.m. 1 Increasing opportunities; Gayle Institute, 7.00 This class is suitable for absolute beginners and to 9.00pm improvers. Please contact Barbara Webster 650519 or Ian McPherson on 015396 20648

36 Index to Advertisers etc. Page M.F.W. Boiler service 18 Mallerstang Flag 30 Aardvark pictures and framing 14 Mason Bros. 36 Advertising rates and contacts 40 Moore, Peter, Builder 30 Mulberry Bush 24 Bainbridge Vets 12 Bainside Arts 9 Old Dairy Farm 5 Balloons for Parties 14 Old Hill Inn 39 Bayford oil 29 Old Smithy Antiques 28 Bayne, Lynda; medical herbalist 10 Blenkiron Funeral Directors 34 Paul’s Pizzas 7 Bushby; joiner etc. 8 Peacock, coal merchant 22 Peacock, Hazel 40 Carrs Billington 26 Pennine print services 8 Chainsaw Sculptures 24 Portable Appliance Testing 25 Chair workshop 15 Porter, outside caterer 30 Cleaning Services 28 Post Office, Hawes 19 Cockett, butchers 3 Prachin, Indian restaurant 3 Cockett’s restaurant 27 Punchard; plumbing; 28 Competition 4 Coppice coffee shop 16 R and B Construction 13 Craske, Electrical 5 Raw, Steve; decorator 8 Croft Farm Boarding Kennels 28 Reflex massage 23 Cut The Mustard, hairdresser 7 Redmire Private Hire 31 D-stressing 32 Reeth Garage 11 Dales Carpet Cleaning 10 Rock and Gem Shop 22 Dales Kitchens 14 Scully, Neil; carpet fitter 34 DDR, Domestic appliance repairs 18 Secretarial services 17 Deadline dates Sedbergh Golf Club 4 Doctors’ rotas 29 Simonstone Hall 39 Dog House, Dog grooming 24 Small Building Work 35 Dovetail 21 Sportsman’s Inn 4 Drop-off points and contacts 3 Sticky Ginger 14 Ellis, private hire 23 Stone House Hotel 34 Farfield Mill 17 Stonescapes 35 Strings without Tears 4 George Inn 7 Sumner, Geraldine; jeweller 25 George and Dragon Inn 17 Sweepin’ the Dales 10 Ginger Tree; holistic health 12 Sycamores Restaurant 19 Harpley, Sue; Artist 16 Thompson UPVC windows 35 Hartle; butcher 16 Travelcare 23 Hazel Brow Farm 21 Turnbeck Boarding Kennels 10 Hearing Aids 29 Tai Chi 37 Herriot’s bistro and hotel 25 Virtually New 26 Iveson, J.R. T.V. and Audio etc. 35 Webb, ironing service 12 Jackson, Daphne; osteopath 9 Wensleydale Electrical & Plumbing 21 JH Plumbing 24 Wensleydale racing 24 JWA, chartered architects 32 Wensleydale Storage Solutions, WSS 19 Wensleydale Tree Services; D. Allen 16 Kearton; dressmaking etc. 23 White Rose Hotel 12 Kingfisher; tree surgery 28 Window cleaning etc. 12 Kitty’s Tea Room 21 Kudu Bikes Ltd 39 Yore Mill Craft Shop 6 Yorkshire Dales Society 13 Lambert, Tony 24 Yorkshire Foot Clinic 6 Leyburn Natural Health 13 Littlefairs 15 Lord, Stephen; decorator 2

37 45 years! Jonny Gee on bass. Jonny was the bassist in Zum who wowed audiences at Grinton One of our local artists, Janet Leyland will during the 2003 and 2005 Festivals. be exhibiting at Yoredale in Bainbridge in September, and it was in September 45 The concert is at St. Andrews Church, years ago, at the Rose and Crown, that Grinton on Friday, October 5th, at 8.00pm. Janet first exhibited with Kenneth Parfitt. Tickets are £10 (£5 students and children) and will be available from the Swaledale The Yoredale exhibition “Fabric Collages Festival Office from the beginning of and Watercolours” runs from September September, tel: 01748 880019 6th until October 31st and is supporting the Landmark Trust appeal to restore Cowside, Langstrothdale. A collage of Cowside is to be sold for the appeal, plus 20% of any further sales.) Simonstone Hall

Return of Festival favourites Expect an evening of exciting music and superlative performances when Kosmos play at Grinton in October. Kosmos, who Country House Hotel are inspired by Jewish, Gypsy, Balkan and 1½ miles outside Hawes on the contemporary music, had their baptism of Muker road. fire at the Hydra Rebetika Festival, Greece A friendly atmosphere with in 2005. fine food and wines. Kosmos are Harriet Mackenzie (violin), Open to non-residents for Meg Hamilton (violin) and Laura Anstee Afternoon teas; (cello). Harriet thrilled the audience at a Evening meals sell-out concert at Keld during this year’s Two course Sunday lunch £10.50 Swaledale Festival. The trio will be joined Tel: 667255 by Milos Milivojevic on accordion and The Old Hill Inn Kudu Bikes Ltd Since 1615 Chapel Le Dale, Ingleton LA6 3AR, Come and visit our family run ancient inn of www.kudubikes.co.uk great character and enjoy our delicious home We are an internet and mail order bicycle cooked food, famous puddings and well kept company that offers mountain bike hire traditional ales As recently reviewed in the Good Pub Guide and and The Craven Herald bicycle servicing for the local community “An excellent meal…” and visitors. We also have a show room for “….it was delicious a credit to the chef…” mail order products and currently have a Serving food: good range of bikes, and children’s bikes’ . Lunch: 12.00 - 2.30pm Dinner: 6.00 (Sat) 6.30pm (Tues-Friday& Sun) If you have any enquiries, please drop in - 8.45pm Booking advisable on the Business Park in Hawes, or contact Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays us: Present this voucher on arrival and receive a [email protected] complimentary glass of house wine per person. 01524 241256 Tel: 666088 Fax: 666099

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Congratulations! Bar Stools, Caravans refurbished, boxed piped ...to Kate Chorley on gaining a distinction cushions. with 91% for her grade two singing Advice & Free Quotations. You supply the fabric examinations with Thames Valley Curtains, loose covers, University London College of Music. Kate window seats, has gained the highest regional mark in Pelmets. singing at that grade and will take part in a Hazel Peacock 650400 concert at Caedmon Hall in Gateshead in November. Kate is a pupil of Diane Published by Hartley of Askrigg. The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Advertising Old Station House, Hawes, DL8 3NL Boxed adverts: £5, £10, £15 There is a one-third reduction for three issues or Tel: 667785 Fax: 663559 more, so for twelve issues the totals are e-mail:[email protected] £40, £80 or £120 Greetings etc. £2.00 Newsletters on the Web, 2003-07 simply enter What’s ons (non-commercial) are free “Upper Wensleydale Newsletter” in, say, Google. Contacts: For Hawes area and westward: Lorna Ward, East House, Gayle: 667405 Printed by Peter C. Wood and ASW and collated, folded, stapled by For elsewhere: Sue Duffield, Fellside, newsletter volunteers at the Wensleydale Thornton Rust: 663504 Centre, Yorebridge, Askrigg Whilst we try to make sure that all information is correct we cannot be held legally responsible for Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, omissions in articles, listings and advertisements or for any inconvenience caused thereby. Views Rima Berry, Belinda Bond (Bursary student), expressed are not necessarily the views of the Barry Cruickshanks, Sarah Dinsdale, committee. Articles by committee members just use Sue E Duffield, Sue Harpley, initials for the by-line. Please ask before reproducing Peter H. Jackson, Alastair Macintosh, any part of the newsletter . Janet W. Thomson, Lorna Ward. 39