Taking it Back Home can read one version online and another you Growing with People and the DALES can print off, alternatively contact us for a Once you've been out on a visit or two with the paper copy. Many of the groups coming out with People and the DALES People and the DALES you might like to think We would love to hear your stories and see have the opportunity to learn new skills through conservation about things you can do in the outdoors back Winter 2010 pictures of any work or trips you are involved in. skills and practical work. Growing with Grace, an organic fruit home. This could be anything from getting out and vegetable farm in Clapham has provided a range of groups into your local park, a walk with a walking with opportunities to try their hand at gardening and growing. group in a green space near you, to getting involved in some conservation or environmental newsletter Groups have included people with disabilities, people work with a local group - helping to make your experiencing mental health problems, homeless people as well local area a better place for everyone. as refugee and asylum seeker groups. Providing the space and Welcome to the first opportunity to try out new skills and often taste organic To help you find contacts we have put together a leaflet called 'Taking it back home' which newsletter from the People produce helps individuals grow as people too! gives you a few ideas of where to start and and the DALES team groups to get in touch with. The first leaflet has focused on and District, leaflets for In this newsletter we want to introduce you to the New walk leaders learn Community leaders have been trained in Leeds and NE Lancashire will follow in the next project, give you a taste of activities that have navigation, planning a trip to the Dales and places year. There are two versions of the Bradford already taken place and encourage more groups the ropes to visit. leaflet for you to download in the Resources to take part. section of our website, www.ydmt.org You Training of Community Group leaders to gain the Our next training event on March 11-13th 2011 People and the DALES (PaD) has worked with skills and confidence to bring groups out to the will be at Scargill House near . We over 2000 people from 70 disadvantaged groups Dales independently is all part of the project. Two will be offering a new series of walks, further and has given them the opportunity to experience FREE three day training events have already been work developing navigation skills, route the , to enjoy the great outdoors, run at Tarn Field Centre. In all 26 planning and geo-caching. The 3 day course Meet the People and the DALES team take part in exercise and most of all have fun. will also provide opportunities to PaD is aimed at people living in urban centres in discover archaeology in the Dales and East Lancashire who are not landscape and try out some Contacts connected with the Dales. Groups are from ethnic What we can offer People and the DALES minority communities, disability projects, youth woodland based activities. • Day visits - such as nature walks, groups or are disadvantaged in some way. The For more information please TEAM Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, environmental activities, kite flying and Dave Tayler aim of the project is to overcome barriers limiting Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, lambing contact the PaD team at YDMT. Project Manager participation and to enable groups to have [email protected] LA2 8DP 015242 51002 enjoyable activities in the Dales, which improve • Conservation work - dry stone walling, path general well being and inspire people to be more laying and woodland management People and the DALES [email protected] active in their home local environment. Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, [email protected] • Residentials - for those that would benefit Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, www.ydmt.org PaD began in May 2009 thanks to a £197 000 from a night away from home Gail Smith award from Natural as part of its Access LA2 8DP Community Worker YDMT Charity no: 1061687 • Opportunities - to develop links between Judy Rogers Company No: 3236813 Images © YDMT to Nature programme which is funded from the Telephone: Community Worker [email protected] rural and urban communities [email protected] Supported by Natural England’s Access to Nature grant scheme, Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme. 015242 51002 funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. It is run through a partnership with Yorkshire • Training - to provide skills for individuals to Email: Dales Millennium Trust, Natural England, the Field organise your own visits [email protected] Studies Council at Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales • Help with transport costs - up to £150 for National Park Authority and Bradford Metropolitan [email protected] the hire of a minibus District Council, and runs until October 2012.

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www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 VIPs step into the meadow feeling the dry stone walls and coming up Linking Communities with words to describe the sensations. natural world through a range of games, Meeting Ian Garside from Holmewood said 'This sensory activities and environmental art. The people from surface is ideal as everyone was able to safely natural setting provided a safe space for new places get into the meadows and enjoy the flowers'. them to both play and learn whilst also and other getting to know one another, something Tom said, 'It is very moving for me seeing communities is that's not often easy with people from very people get into the meadows and enjoy the often difficult different backgrounds.” smells and sounds which I am lucky to have for a range of every day. It is wonderful seeing the new track reasons. The two groups are planning to meet up being used, it is something I have been YDMT's again in the Autumn this time in Bradford for planning for years' People and the a return visit. A group of visually impaired people from the DALES has Holmewood Community Group in Bradford helped break had a chance in July to explore the flower- down some of From Burma to Malham Darwen group lend a friendly rich hay meadows at Winskill Farm Visitor these barriers hand Centre near Settle. Tom Lord welcomes through setting A group of Burmese women who originally people to his farm and this year had a grant up a link between a group of young people lived in refugee camps in Bangladesh and Richard is the bodger working in the woods on from Natural England to create a graded track from Girlington Community Centre in now live in Bradford were given their first the Bolton Abbey estate. During winter he fells into the meadows. Some of the group were Bradford and a youth group for young experience of the Yorkshire Dales. Many trees to open up the forest floor so that wild wheelchair users and the first to try the new people from Stainforth, Langcliffe and spoke little English and were shy and flowers can flourish. Because of the severe winter track. The group did sensory activities; Horton in Ribblesdale in the Yorkshire Dales. nervous, but the great outdoors does he was unable to move the cut timber before the listening to birdsong, the wind in the trees, wonders! After walking from Malham to the During the summer holidays 30 young trees began to bud, so a group of refugees now cove, up the 412 steps, over the people and their adult leaders from these living in Darwen came along to lend a hand. pavement and back down into the village, the Lambing a first - POSTCODE two groups met up for a day of elation of being out in the Dales was evident. “It was hard work lifting huge logs from the environmental activities led by People and steep slopes but everybody got stuck in. We the DALES community worker Gail Smith. “The women seemed to have really thrived LOTTERY collected two trailer loads of timber which from the experience. It was a huge success.” “The day up at Malham Tarn was a great would have taken Richard two weeks to move A group of homeless women from Bradford Francesca Archer- Todd, Horton Housing. success. The young people and their leaders by himself.” says Judy Rogers (YDMT) and a disability group from Settle were two of six groups that braved the cold this spring to enjoyed getting to know each other whilst help farmer Rodney also learning about the environment and our Beresford during lambing. This is the busiest time of Have your say! Tree planting in year for a hill sheep farmer Eleven women from the Saheli group in Bradford joined Gail and and the groups helped to On 1st December at Cartwight Hall, Bradford there will be a Community event for the project. National Park Rangers for a day's tree planting on the banks of round up, tag, mark and This will be an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the first two years of the the near Burnsall. The planting will help to minimise castrate the lambs before project, meet with other community groups that have been involved and plan for future erosion of the bank adjacent to the Dales Way footpath. The setting them free onto the activities. women planted 250 trees during the day and then had time for a slopes of Ingleborough. One All community groups that have been involved in the project are welcome to take part. short walk along the river. group was even filmed for There will be activities in the afternoon looking around the botanical gardens in Lister Park the postcode lottery and and then making books using the trees as inspiration. “Our group enjoyed yesterday's tree planting, Thank you for their film can be seen at: giving us the opportunity to experience this environmentally www.postcodelottery.com For information contact Judy or Gail. friendly exercise which I am sure helped us to relax and enjoy the /Charities/News countryside.” Rubina Burhan, Girlington Community Centre Details on back page.

www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 VIPs step into the meadow feeling the dry stone walls and coming up Linking Communities with words to describe the sensations. natural world through a range of games, Meeting Ian Garside from Holmewood said 'This sensory activities and environmental art. The people from surface is ideal as everyone was able to safely natural setting provided a safe space for new places get into the meadows and enjoy the flowers'. them to both play and learn whilst also and other getting to know one another, something Tom said, 'It is very moving for me seeing communities is that's not often easy with people from very people get into the meadows and enjoy the often difficult different backgrounds.” smells and sounds which I am lucky to have for a range of every day. It is wonderful seeing the new track reasons. The two groups are planning to meet up being used, it is something I have been YDMT's again in the Autumn this time in Bradford for planning for years' People and the a return visit. A group of visually impaired people from the DALES has Holmewood Community Group in Bradford helped break had a chance in July to explore the flower- down some of From Burma to Malham Darwen group lend a friendly rich hay meadows at Winskill Farm Visitor these barriers hand Centre near Settle. Tom Lord welcomes through setting A group of Burmese women who originally people to his farm and this year had a grant up a link between a group of young people lived in refugee camps in Bangladesh and Richard is the bodger working in the woods on from Natural England to create a graded track from Girlington Community Centre in now live in Bradford were given their first the Bolton Abbey estate. During winter he fells into the meadows. Some of the group were Bradford and a youth group for young experience of the Yorkshire Dales. Many trees to open up the forest floor so that wild wheelchair users and the first to try the new people from Stainforth, Langcliffe and spoke little English and were shy and flowers can flourish. Because of the severe winter track. The group did sensory activities; Horton in Ribblesdale in the Yorkshire Dales. nervous, but the great outdoors does he was unable to move the cut timber before the listening to birdsong, the wind in the trees, wonders! After walking from Malham to the During the summer holidays 30 young trees began to bud, so a group of refugees now cove, up the 412 steps, over the limestone people and their adult leaders from these living in Darwen came along to lend a hand. pavement and back down into the village, the Lambing a first - POSTCODE two groups met up for a day of elation of being out in the Dales was evident. “It was hard work lifting huge logs from the environmental activities led by People and steep slopes but everybody got stuck in. We the DALES community worker Gail Smith. “The women seemed to have really thrived LOTTERY collected two trailer loads of timber which from the experience. It was a huge success.” “The day up at Malham Tarn was a great would have taken Richard two weeks to move A group of homeless women from Bradford Francesca Archer- Todd, Horton Housing. success. The young people and their leaders by himself.” says Judy Rogers (YDMT) and a disability group from Settle were two of six groups that braved the cold this spring to enjoyed getting to know each other whilst help farmer Rodney also learning about the environment and our Beresford during lambing. This is the busiest time of Have your say! Tree planting in Wharfedale year for a hill sheep farmer Eleven women from the Saheli group in Bradford joined Gail and and the groups helped to On 1st December at Cartwight Hall, Bradford there will be a Community event for the project. National Park Rangers for a day's tree planting on the banks of round up, tag, mark and This will be an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the first two years of the the River Wharfe near Burnsall. The planting will help to minimise castrate the lambs before project, meet with other community groups that have been involved and plan for future erosion of the bank adjacent to the Dales Way footpath. The setting them free onto the activities. women planted 250 trees during the day and then had time for a slopes of Ingleborough. One All community groups that have been involved in the project are welcome to take part. short walk along the river. group was even filmed for There will be activities in the afternoon looking around the botanical gardens in Lister Park the postcode lottery and and then making books using the trees as inspiration. “Our group enjoyed yesterday's tree planting, Thank you for their film can be seen at: giving us the opportunity to experience this environmentally www.postcodelottery.com For information contact Judy or Gail. friendly exercise which I am sure helped us to relax and enjoy the /Charities/News countryside.” Rubina Burhan, Girlington Community Centre Details on back page.

www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 VIPs step into the meadow feeling the dry stone walls and coming up Linking Communities with words to describe the sensations. natural world through a range of games, Meeting Ian Garside from Holmewood said 'This sensory activities and environmental art. The people from surface is ideal as everyone was able to safely natural setting provided a safe space for new places get into the meadows and enjoy the flowers'. them to both play and learn whilst also and other getting to know one another, something Tom said, 'It is very moving for me seeing communities is that's not often easy with people from very people get into the meadows and enjoy the often difficult different backgrounds.” smells and sounds which I am lucky to have for a range of every day. It is wonderful seeing the new track reasons. The two groups are planning to meet up being used, it is something I have been YDMT's again in the Autumn this time in Bradford for planning for years' People and the a return visit. A group of visually impaired people from the DALES has Holmewood Community Group in Bradford helped break had a chance in July to explore the flower- down some of From Burma to Malham Darwen group lend a friendly rich hay meadows at Winskill Farm Visitor these barriers hand Centre near Settle. Tom Lord welcomes through setting A group of Burmese women who originally people to his farm and this year had a grant up a link between a group of young people lived in refugee camps in Bangladesh and Richard is the bodger working in the woods on from Natural England to create a graded track from Girlington Community Centre in now live in Bradford were given their first the Bolton Abbey estate. During winter he fells into the meadows. Some of the group were Bradford and a youth group for young experience of the Yorkshire Dales. Many trees to open up the forest floor so that wild wheelchair users and the first to try the new people from Stainforth, Langcliffe and spoke little English and were shy and flowers can flourish. Because of the severe winter track. The group did sensory activities; Horton in Ribblesdale in the Yorkshire Dales. nervous, but the great outdoors does he was unable to move the cut timber before the listening to birdsong, the wind in the trees, wonders! After walking from Malham to the During the summer holidays 30 young trees began to bud, so a group of refugees now cove, up the 412 steps, over the limestone people and their adult leaders from these living in Darwen came along to lend a hand. pavement and back down into the village, the Lambing a first - POSTCODE two groups met up for a day of elation of being out in the Dales was evident. “It was hard work lifting huge logs from the environmental activities led by People and steep slopes but everybody got stuck in. We the DALES community worker Gail Smith. “The women seemed to have really thrived LOTTERY collected two trailer loads of timber which from the experience. It was a huge success.” “The day up at Malham Tarn was a great would have taken Richard two weeks to move A group of homeless women from Bradford Francesca Archer- Todd, Horton Housing. success. The young people and their leaders by himself.” says Judy Rogers (YDMT) and a disability group from Settle were two of six groups that braved the cold this spring to enjoyed getting to know each other whilst help farmer Rodney also learning about the environment and our Beresford during lambing. This is the busiest time of Have your say! Tree planting in Wharfedale year for a hill sheep farmer Eleven women from the Saheli group in Bradford joined Gail and and the groups helped to On 1st December at Cartwight Hall, Bradford there will be a Community event for the project. National Park Rangers for a day's tree planting on the banks of round up, tag, mark and This will be an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the first two years of the the River Wharfe near Burnsall. The planting will help to minimise castrate the lambs before project, meet with other community groups that have been involved and plan for future erosion of the bank adjacent to the Dales Way footpath. The setting them free onto the activities. women planted 250 trees during the day and then had time for a slopes of Ingleborough. One All community groups that have been involved in the project are welcome to take part. short walk along the river. group was even filmed for There will be activities in the afternoon looking around the botanical gardens in Lister Park the postcode lottery and and then making books using the trees as inspiration. “Our group enjoyed yesterday's tree planting, Thank you for their film can be seen at: giving us the opportunity to experience this environmentally www.postcodelottery.com For information contact Judy or Gail. friendly exercise which I am sure helped us to relax and enjoy the /Charities/News countryside.” Rubina Burhan, Girlington Community Centre Details on back page.

www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 Taking it Back Home can read one version online and another you Growing with People and the DALES can print off, alternatively contact us for a Once you've been out on a visit or two with the paper copy. Many of the groups coming out with People and the DALES People and the DALES you might like to think We would love to hear your stories and see have the opportunity to learn new skills through conservation about things you can do in the outdoors back Winter 2010 pictures of any work or trips you are involved in. skills and practical work. Growing with Grace, an organic fruit home. This could be anything from getting out and vegetable farm in Clapham has provided a range of groups into your local park, a walk with a walking with opportunities to try their hand at gardening and growing. group in a green space near you, to getting involved in some conservation or environmental newsletter Groups have included people with disabilities, people work with a local group - helping to make your experiencing mental health problems, homeless people as well local area a better place for everyone. as refugee and asylum seeker groups. Providing the space and Welcome to the first opportunity to try out new skills and often taste organic To help you find contacts we have put together a leaflet called 'Taking it back home' which newsletter from the People produce helps individuals grow as people too! gives you a few ideas of where to start and and the DALES team groups to get in touch with. The first leaflet has focused on Bradford and District, leaflets for In this newsletter we want to introduce you to the New walk leaders learn Community leaders have been trained in Leeds and NE Lancashire will follow in the next project, give you a taste of activities that have navigation, planning a trip to the Dales and places year. There are two versions of the Bradford already taken place and encourage more groups the ropes to visit. leaflet for you to download in the Resources to take part. section of our website, www.ydmt.org You Training of Community Group leaders to gain the Our next training event on March 11-13th 2011 People and the DALES (PaD) has worked with skills and confidence to bring groups out to the will be at Scargill House near Kettlewell. We over 2000 people from 70 disadvantaged groups Dales independently is all part of the project. Two will be offering a new series of walks, further and has given them the opportunity to experience FREE three day training events have already been work developing navigation skills, route the Yorkshire Dales, to enjoy the great outdoors, run at Malham Tarn Field Centre. In all 26 planning and geo-caching. The 3 day course Meet the People and the DALES team take part in exercise and most of all have fun. will also provide opportunities to PaD is aimed at people living in urban centres in discover archaeology in the Dales West Yorkshire and East Lancashire who are not landscape and try out some Contacts connected with the Dales. Groups are from ethnic What we can offer People and the DALES minority communities, disability projects, youth woodland based activities. • Day visits - such as nature walks, groups or are disadvantaged in some way. The For more information please TEAM Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, environmental activities, kite flying and Dave Tayler aim of the project is to overcome barriers limiting Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, lambing contact the PaD team at YDMT. Project Manager participation and to enable groups to have [email protected] LA2 8DP 015242 51002 enjoyable activities in the Dales, which improve • Conservation work - dry stone walling, path general well being and inspire people to be more laying and woodland management People and the DALES [email protected] active in their home local environment. Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, [email protected] • Residentials - for those that would benefit Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, www.ydmt.org PaD began in May 2009 thanks to a £197 000 from a night away from home Gail Smith award from Natural England as part of its Access LA2 8DP Community Worker YDMT Charity no: 1061687 • Opportunities - to develop links between Judy Rogers Company No: 3236813 Images © YDMT to Nature programme which is funded from the Telephone: Community Worker [email protected] rural and urban communities [email protected] Supported by Natural England’s Access to Nature grant scheme, Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme. 015242 51002 funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. It is run through a partnership with Yorkshire • Training - to provide skills for individuals to Email: Dales Millennium Trust, Natural England, the Field organise your own visits [email protected] Studies Council at Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales • Help with transport costs - up to £150 for National Park Authority and Bradford Metropolitan [email protected] the hire of a minibus District Council, and runs until October 2012.

Design & produced by The Fuse www.thefuse.co.uk Design & There are three workers on the PaD team, Gail • Outdoor gear - walking boots and Smith, Judy Rogers and Dave Tayler. waterproofs for our typical English weather

www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 www.ydmt.org People & the Dales Newsletter Winter 2010 Taking it Back Home can read one version online and another you Growing with People and the DALES can print off, alternatively contact us for a Once you've been out on a visit or two with the paper copy. Many of the groups coming out with People and the DALES People and the DALES you might like to think We would love to hear your stories and see have the opportunity to learn new skills through conservation about things you can do in the outdoors back Winter 2010 pictures of any work or trips you are involved in. skills and practical work. Growing with Grace, an organic fruit home. This could be anything from getting out and vegetable farm in Clapham has provided a range of groups into your local park, a walk with a walking with opportunities to try their hand at gardening and growing. group in a green space near you, to getting involved in some conservation or environmental newsletter Groups have included people with disabilities, people work with a local group - helping to make your experiencing mental health problems, homeless people as well local area a better place for everyone. as refugee and asylum seeker groups. Providing the space and Welcome to the first opportunity to try out new skills and often taste organic To help you find contacts we have put together a leaflet called 'Taking it back home' which newsletter from the People produce helps individuals grow as people too! gives you a few ideas of where to start and and the DALES team groups to get in touch with. The first leaflet has focused on Bradford and District, leaflets for In this newsletter we want to introduce you to the New walk leaders learn Community leaders have been trained in Leeds and NE Lancashire will follow in the next project, give you a taste of activities that have navigation, planning a trip to the Dales and places year. There are two versions of the Bradford already taken place and encourage more groups the ropes to visit. leaflet for you to download in the Resources to take part. section of our website, www.ydmt.org You Training of Community Group leaders to gain the Our next training event on March 11-13th 2011 People and the DALES (PaD) has worked with skills and confidence to bring groups out to the will be at Scargill House near Kettlewell. We over 2000 people from 70 disadvantaged groups Dales independently is all part of the project. Two will be offering a new series of walks, further and has given them the opportunity to experience FREE three day training events have already been work developing navigation skills, route the Yorkshire Dales, to enjoy the great outdoors, run at Malham Tarn Field Centre. In all 26 planning and geo-caching. The 3 day course Meet the People and the DALES team take part in exercise and most of all have fun. will also provide opportunities to PaD is aimed at people living in urban centres in discover archaeology in the Dales West Yorkshire and East Lancashire who are not landscape and try out some Contacts connected with the Dales. Groups are from ethnic What we can offer People and the DALES minority communities, disability projects, youth woodland based activities. • Day visits - such as nature walks, groups or are disadvantaged in some way. The For more information please TEAM Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, environmental activities, kite flying and Dave Tayler aim of the project is to overcome barriers limiting Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, lambing contact the PaD team at YDMT. Project Manager participation and to enable groups to have [email protected] LA2 8DP 015242 51002 enjoyable activities in the Dales, which improve • Conservation work - dry stone walling, path general well being and inspire people to be more laying and woodland management People and the DALES [email protected] active in their home local environment. Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, [email protected] • Residentials - for those that would benefit Old Post Office, Main St, Clapham, www.ydmt.org PaD began in May 2009 thanks to a £197 000 from a night away from home Gail Smith award from Natural England as part of its Access LA2 8DP Community Worker YDMT Charity no: 1061687 • Opportunities - to develop links between Judy Rogers Company No: 3236813 Images © YDMT to Nature programme which is funded from the Telephone: Community Worker [email protected] rural and urban communities [email protected] Supported by Natural England’s Access to Nature grant scheme, Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme. 015242 51002 funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. It is run through a partnership with Yorkshire • Training - to provide skills for individuals to Email: Dales Millennium Trust, Natural England, the Field organise your own visits [email protected] Studies Council at Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales • Help with transport costs - up to £150 for National Park Authority and Bradford Metropolitan [email protected] the hire of a minibus District Council, and runs until October 2012.

Design & produced by The Fuse www.thefuse.co.uk Design & There are three workers on the PaD team, Gail • Outdoor gear - walking boots and Smith, Judy Rogers and Dave Tayler. waterproofs for our typical English weather

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