Dales Spring 2016
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Dales 2016 A newspaper for the residents of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Spring 2016 A689 PENRITH B6277 A68 A689 BISHOP AUCKLAND A689 A6 A1M A167 MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE NORTH PENNINES A6072 B6278 A68 RIVER EDEN AONB A688 NATIONAL PARK TO GROW APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND B6276 MAULDS MEABURN A66Extension area A67 A66 BARNARD CASTLE DARLINGTON SHAP RIVER TEES CROSBY RAVENSWORTH BROUGH GREAT ASBY BY NEARLY A QUARTER A66 CROSBY GARRETT A1M From 1 August the MAP KEY Yorkshire Dales National ORTON KIRKBY STEPHEN NPC NATIONAL PARK CENTRE Park will increase by 24% A167 PUBLIC PARKING A19 A685 SCOTCH CORNER when the long-awaited S PUBLIC TOILET B6270 boundary extension comes TEBAY RAVENSTONEDALE R RADAR TOILET LANGTHWAITE B1263 into effect. RICHMOND TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE KELD REETH SCORTON CASH POINT GARNETT A683 HEALAUGH It will include new areas in BRIDGE MUKER GUNNERSIDE RIVER SWALE A6108 B6259 THWAITE RIVER SWALE PETROL STATION Cumbria and Lancashire, RIVER RAWTHEY LOW ROW A684 STAVELEY CATTERICK CATTERICK RAILWAY LINE adding on an extra 417 GARRISON B6271 M6 A1M POINT OF INTEREST square kilometres (161 BURNESIDE NORTHALLERTON SEDBERGH GARSDALE HEAD PEAK square miles) - making the KENDAL A684 ASKRIGG REDMIRE PENNINE WAY LEYBURN A684 MORTON-ON-SWALE National Park total 2,179 GARSDALE A684 A168 A19 KILLINGTON LAKE A684 CARPERBY SWINITHWAITE LEEMING BAR COAST TO COAST OXENHOLME HAWES WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY square kilometres (841 BAINBRIDGE FINGHALL LANE MIDDLEHAM EMBSAY AND BOLTON ABBEY KILLINGTON AYSGARTH WEST BEDALE STEAM RAILWAY square miles). DENT SEMER WATER WITTON RIVER URE B6255 THORALBY A683 WEST BURTON YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL EAST WITTON A6108 Parts of the Orton Fells, the PARK (FROM 1 AUGUST 2016) CARLTON northern Howgill Fells, Wild YORKSHIRE DALES THIRSK BARBON B6160 A1M Boar Fell and Mallerstang B6254 NATIONAL PARK will now be included to the A65 MASHAM RIVER RIBBLE CRAY WEST TANFIELD RIBBLEHEAD Wild Boar Fell from Outhgill SCAR HOUSE north, and, to the west, RESERVOIR KIRKBY B6479 BUCKDEN A168 Barbon, Middleton, A6108 B6255 LONSDALE ANGRAM Casterton and Leck Fells, and part of Firbank Fell and news from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that funding interest LITTON RESERVOIR A683 INGLETON LOFTHOUSE other fells to the west of the River Lune. for National Parks would be protected and that additional groups and ARNCLIFFE NIDDERDALE CARNFORTH M6 ARKHOLME KETTLEWELL monies had been made available so that the Authority can businesses to B6254 WENNINGTON AONB RIPON CLAPHAM Twelve per cent of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is HIGH BENTHAM GOUTHWAITE B6265 RESERVOIR carry out its responsibilities in the extension area. enable us to develop productive, long-termB6480 relationships MALHAM RIVER WHARF already in Cumbria. That will increase to 28%, while for RIVER AIRE KILNSEY AUSTWICK TARN RIVER URE and make the most of the wonderful opportunities the B6265 the first time 1% of it will be in Lancashire, too. The A Government consultation has taken place on future CLAPHAM STAINFORTH RIVER LUNE A683 LOW BENTHAM B6480 A61 extension presents - for its landscape, communities and GRIMWITH GREENHOW PATELEY BRIDGE current population is around 20,000 and this will rise to governance arrangements. The Government’s proposal A65 GRASSINGTON RESERVOIR HILL economy. LANGCLIFFE B6265 24,000. that the Authority’s Board would increase from 22 to 25, MALHAM THRESHFIELD HEBDEN LANCASTER GIGGLESWICK SETTLE LINTON with the three additional Members coming from the three A series of meetings has taken place with those who live A1M Following its extension, the Yorkshire Dales National Park KIRKBY MALHAM BURNSALL new constituent authorities - Eden District Council, City and work within the new area, including the county and RIPLEY A6059 AIRTON CRACOE will become the third largest of the UK’s 15 National HETTON UPPER RYLSTONE BARDEN RESERVOIR THRUSCROSS B6451 of Lancaster and Lancashire County Council - was district councils, Country Landowners Association, LONG PRESTON RESERVOIR KNARESBOROUGH Parks, after the Cairngorms and the Lake District. B6160 B6265 A59 confirmed on 15 April. farmers and landowners and Friends of the Lake District,B6478 LOWER FOREST OF HELLIFIELD BARDEN RESERVOIR BLUBBERHOUSES A65 A59 A658 In the 2015 Spending Review, we received the welcome as well as the Chairs and Clerks of the 26 parish councils RIVER RIBBLE HARROGATE We will be listening to and learning from local people, CONISTON FEWSTON RESERVOIR BOWLAND EMBSAY BOLTON ABBEY A61 who were invited to a meeting to discuss how we might GARGRAVE SWINSTY RESERVOIR A682 SHAWFIELD AONB SLAIDBURN HEAD PANNAL work together in the future. DRAUGHTON B6451 RIVER AIRE SPOFFORTH A59 SKIPTON ADDINGHAM B6161 Public ‘drop in’ events are giving local people the chance to GISBURN B6251 A629 THORNTON A65 WETHERBY talk about the extension and what being in a National Park CONONLEY BOSTON B6478 BARNOLDSWICK IN-CRAVEN ILKLEY A658 COLLINGHAM SPA YOUNG RANGERS GO NORTH will mean for them - two more are planned for 11 May at EARBY OTLEY HAREWOOD Young people are being given the The two new groups are Killington and 17 May at Barbon. A629 CLITHEROE ECCUP COWLING KEIGHLEY RESERVOIR chance to learn about and look after being funded through the From 1 August, the National Park Authority will become A658 the natural environment as part of two Green Futures programme, the planning authority for the new area, and discussions new Young Rangers groups being set which aims to develop have taken place with all the local planning authorities to up in the north of the National Park. environmental opportunities ensure minimum impact and effective handover of for young people across the Open to 11 to 16 year olds, the groups caseloads. region and is led by local will be based around Aysgarth and charity Yorkshire Dales While not a statutory requirement, the Authority took on Sedbergh and will meet one Saturday a Millennium Trust - read more delegated functions from the county councils for path month to carry out practical on page 7. maintenance in the existing National Park in recognition of conservation tasks. the importance of well-maintained rights of way. Catherine Kemp, who The project builds on the success of Arrangements for the extension area are being discussed organises the Settle Young the existing Young Rangers scheme in with Cumbria and Lancashire County Councils. Rangers and is the Settle which was set up three years Authority’s Learning & As consultees, the Authority supported designation on the ago by the National Park Authority to Engagement Officer, said: quality of the landscape and recreational opportunities it encourage young people who have an ‘The amount of effort they presents and we are thrilled that these stunning landscapes interest in the outdoors by teaching put into their volunteering have been recognised as worthy of national park status. them new skills. with us is inspirational. This The addition of a further 417 sq km does present Rachel Alderson has been appointed as opportunity to help more challenges. However, extending the boundaries of such Young Rangers Officer. Rachel has young people get stuck in to beautiful and internationally iconic areas should provide a worked for the Authority for 7 years and has a helping look after their local environment is fantastic’ boost to tourism, supporting rural businesses and background in youth work. She is currently taking time Anyone interested in joining the Young Rangers should potentially adding millions more to the £4 billion already out volunteering on projects abroad and will start her contact Catherine Kemp on 01756 751623 or generated by visitors to the UK’s National Parks each year. new role in May. [email protected] Over the past year the young volunteers at Settle have contributed more than 535 hours of their time to plant To see the Young Rangers talk about the Visit www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ 650 trees and maintain over 5km of footpath. Activities drystone wall they reconstructed, visit boundary-extension to find out more include rebuilding a drystone wall, helping control www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ about what the boundary extension will mean Himalayan Balsam and making a film about their work. young-rangers-video for you, including a planning Q&A. Page 2 Dales 2016 A warm welcome to the Introducing…Graham Pye, Access spring edition of Dales This is the last time this publication will go out just to Ranger (Cumbria) the 12,000 households in the current National Park Favourite part of the job? area. Our next edition, which will be brought forward to August to coincide with the extension of the Just being outside in the countryside with some decent National Park boundary, will be distributed to another weather. I enjoy the practical work on the rights of way, 4,000 people - new communities that are coming into often ably assisted by one of our Dales Volunteers. the National Park. What did you do before joining the Authority? Not surprisingly, the boundary extension, and the I’ve been here 17 years now, so not much! After leaving preparation for it, is dominating much of our work. It’s college I worked in the Lake District, leading groups of an exciting time and gives us the opportunity to learn volunteers doing jobs around the National Park. After from how things are done in the new extension area as that, I spent a few years working for various contractors much as it does to applying some of our learning from and as a groundsman before getting the job here. our work in the existing National Park. Favourite spot in the National Park? Since we last communicated, things have turned round to some extent for the future and well being of all I’ve always enjoyed the views from the Coal Road linking England’s National Parks. The decision by the Garsdale Head with Dentdale. I often drive this at the Government to extend the Dales and Lakes National start and end of the day when the light is at its best.