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MARCH Newsletter 10 Short Walk: Heslington 20 Social Evening and Quiz 25 Drop-in-lunch, Walmgate Ale House from 12 noon 28 AGM and lunch at the York Hilton from 10.30am

APRIL 16 Short Walk: Strensall 28 Oldest Sweetshop event, St Edward’s, Dringhouses 2.30pm 29 Drop-in lunch, Walmgate Ale House & Bistro from 12 noon

MAY 5 Short Walk: Skipwith Common 7-15 Holiday: Prague 16 Full-day walk: Gargrave 27 Drop-in lunch, Walmgate Ale House & Bistro from 12 noon

JUNE 13 Full-Day walk: Hackfall Woods from 23 Short Walk: Roman Road from Copmanthorpe 24 Drop-in lunch, Walmgate Ale House & Bistro from 12 noon An Association of National rusT t Members and Supporters Please send contributions and photographs for the June Newsletter to Catherine Brophy [email protected] by Wednesday 6th May Please save contributions in WORD format. Thank you. March Number 192

Printed by Print Solutions, Audax Close, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4RA. (01904 690090) Contents Holiday Reviews Page A WINTER TRIP TO THE LAKE DISTRICT What’s On 3 Membership 4 On 5th Talks 4 December a group of YANT members set out for an overnight visit to AGM and Website Information 5 the Lake District. On the way we stopped for coffee at Mainsgill Farm, East Note from the Chair 6 Layton and some of us enjoyed the wonderful cakes and scones with our Social and Fundraising Events 7 coffee, and looking at the Christmas decorations to be bought. We also saw Holidays 8 the Camels, Llamas and Pigs which are kept in the surrounding fields. Country walks 10 On then to Keswick and the Skiddaw Hotel for our stay. This proved to be a NT News 13 very nice hotel with good facilities and excellent food and I think we all Holiday review 15 enjoyed our stay. Dates for your Diary Back cover

We had an early dinner and then Darren took us on the coach to The Theatre Enclosed with this Newsletter is Chair’s Letter and booking forms for Social by the Lake a short distance away. A lovely comfortable theatre and a Activities and Walks (2 forms). Please contact the Newsletter editor if any of magical, delightful and funny production of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”. these are missing. There were only 5 actors who took different parts and it was excellent. We were pleased that Darren came to pick us up as on most of the holiday it was Chair: Catherine Brophy [email protected] 07947 854923 quite heavy rain but being the Lakes we expected it! Secretary: Jean Haywood [email protected] 01904 702402 The next day we had a few hours to ourselves, some went to The Pencil Treasurer: Valerie Laud [email protected] 01904 704600 Museum, others for a walk down to the lake and some to do some shopping Membership: Elinor Bailey [email protected] 01347 821262 (the Scottish Woollen shop being visited by some of the ladies.) Mid morning Day Trips: Colin Sherwood [email protected] 01904 640915 we left the hotel and made our way to Bowness-on-Windermere. Some of us went on a boat on the lake for an hour, some went to the Beatrix Potter Walks: Alison Rutter [email protected] 01904 703430 experience and others had a walk around the resort. We all met up again at Holidays: Peter Drew [email protected] 01904 702285 the MacDonalds Old English Hotel which had a lovely view of the lake for a Events: Christine Truman [email protected] 01937 541163 delightful afternoon tea. Then it was time to come home and we all agreed it had been an enjoyable two days, and thanks to our friendly coach driver Mike Morrow [email protected] 01904 654546 Website: Darren and Peter for keeping us in order! Newsletter: Catherine Brophy [email protected] 07947 854923 Janet Mawer Talks: Roger King [email protected] 01904 761274

Publicity: Mererid Hunt [email protected] 01653 690992

Cover: visitors in the Azalea Garden at Wentworth Castle Gardens ©NT images/Chris Lacey

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Goddards House A series of talks and garden walks for 2020 Selected Events for your Diary

Thursday 19th March. 11.30pm to 3pm including lunch £33 Friday March 20th: Social Evening and Quiz Join one of the garden team for a walk and talk around the garden to find out The annual quiz night and social evening, organised by the Walks Group, but what’s been happening over winter and see how we get the garden ready for welcome to everyone, is held at New Earswick Bowls Club, Huntington Road, the year ahead. York. Starting at 7.30pm with a cash bar which opens at 7pm. £12.50 to include supper. A booking form is available on the website and was sent with the December newsletter. See page 9 Thursday 21st May. 11.30pm to 3pm including lunch £33 Saturday March 28th: AGM, Talk and Lunch at York Hilton “Garden Delights” another opportunity for walk and talk with the garden Andrew Morrison, CEO of York Civic Trust, will be our guest speaker. Do join team and lunch, including garden produce, with the group. us for the short formal AGM at 11am, followed by the talk and lunch. Complimentary Tea and Coffee are available from 10.30am. See page 5 from 29th February Tuesday April 28th:The Oldest Sweetshop in the World Keith Tordoff, MBE, will entertain us with his presentation on running the One of Yorkshire’s favourite wildlife sculptors, Emma Stothard, brings a new oldest sweetshop in the world and he will provide samples for us to enjoy. To exhibition to Nunnington Hall inspired by the leap year. See 366 mixed be held at St Edward’s Church Extension, Dringhouses at 2.30pm. See page 6 media sculptures, drawings and paintings of hares in the Smoking Room. Saturday, May 16th: Yorkshire Dales: Gargrave and Leeds/Liverpool Canal - 7 miles

This easy walk in the Dales led by Dorothy Pope was postponed from last autumn. Full details on page 10 Saturday June 13th: Hackfall Woods from Masham - 7.5 miles The walk starts at Masham and follows the Rowel path along the to Hackfall Woods. Led by Alison and Nigel Rutter. More details page 11

Saturday 28th November 6pm to 8pm Yorkshire Museum, YO1 7FR York Association 50th Anniversary Event – Reception in the Atrium Followed by a Presentation in the Tempest Anderson Lecture theatre

In the June Newsletter there will be details of the Summer Garden Picnic and

Family in the garden at Nunnington Hall ©NT images/Paul Harris day-trips, including the half-day visit to Vineyards.

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Membership News from the NT in Yorkshire

At the end of January 2020, we had 586 members, and are pleased to have welcomed the following to membership over the past three months. We look Beningbrough: Lose yourself in Art: 11.30am to 4pm from 3rd March forward to meeting you all at some of our events.

Discover how art can help you to relax and disconnect from life’s daily Jean Richards & John Stewart Margaret Neighbour David Asplin Brenda Woodall worries in this new exhibition in partnership with the Arts Council Collection, Sharyn Needham Patricia Bailey “In the Moment: the art of wellbeing” brings together 14 artworks from Adrienne Wilson & Nick Morrice Olwen Stenton diverse artists including L.S. Lowry, Marc Chagall and Tracey Emin.

Will members please note that subscriptions were due at the beginning of January, and anyone who has not fully paid up by the AGM in March will have their Fountains Abbey: folly! 2020 in Studley Royal Water Garden from May 2nd membership lapsed and this will be their last Newsletter. Please check your bank account to make sure your standing order has been paid. Reminders are not being For the fourth year of folly! the NT is working with artist Steve Messum. He’s sent out, so this is your final reminder. Those who still pay by cheque should send drawn inspiration from a mystery folly: a 16 metre high funerary pyramid. their cheque, for either £8 or £14 payable to YANT, to The Membership Secretary, 24 William Aislabie commissioned it and although there are records of this Stillington Oaks, , York, YO61 3GP. pyramid being designed it is not known if and where it was built.

Treasurer’s House: “Conservation in Action” 27th April to 28th September Elinor Bailey, Membership Secretary Treasurer’s House is offering a monthly chance to see conservation in action. Sessions take place on the last Monday of each month from April to Talks September, 11am to 1pm. Free but normal admission charges apply, no need to book. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the April talk has had to be postponed until the autumn. The talks’ programme runs from October to This is a rare opportunity to get a behind the scenes glimpse at how the April each year and will begin again on Saturday 17th October. dedicated conservation team care for Treasurer’s House. From drawing statues of gods in the garden to finding the finger of the King, see their work Talks are held at the Friends’ Meeting House in Friargate on Saturdays, and pick up a few tips for yourself. starting at 2.30pm, lasting for about 45 minutes, with time for questions afterwards. Remember non-members of YANT are welcome to attend so Nostell open from 7th March please bring relatives, friends and neighbours. The charge of £4 is to cover room and equipment hire. Discover Nostell’s newly restored dolls’ house in a new exhibition uncovering the stories of this mini treasure house. Nostell’s very special dolls’ house has Roger King, Talks Organiser been brought back to life through vital conservation work.

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Tuesday 5Th May Skipwith Common Book the date: Saturday 28th March This easy, four and three quarter mile, (2.5 hours) walk goes around Skipwith 49th AGM and Lunch at the York Hilton Hotel, Tower Street, York Village and Skipwith Common, a National Nature Reserve, on flat paths and tracks, with three stiles. Dogs must be on short leads at all times. Andrew Morrison, CEO of York Civic Trust, will be our guest speaker. Andrew was until recently Lead Curator, North Region, for the National Trust. Meet at the Drovers Arms at Skipwith for a 10am start. Lunch is available Previously Andrew worked for York Museums Trust and the Leeds Library. after the walk and cars may be parked at the pub. Take the A19 south out of We will have an entertaining and informative talk about his fascinating and York and turn left at Escrick. Skipwith is four miles along this road. varied work, with a hint of the new projects that he is planning with the Civic Trust, which celebrates it 70th anniversary in 2022. Walk leaders: Monica and Mike Long Tel: 07964 857868 Do join us for the short formal AGM at 11am, followed by the talk and lunch. rd Tuesday 23 June Roman Road from Copmanthorpe A menu and booking form for the lunch was enclosed with the December An easy 5 mile walk. Meet at 10.30 am at the Royal Oak Pub on Main Street, newsletter and is on the website. Tea and coffee are available for everyone Copmanthorpe. The walk will follow the Roman road between York and from 10.30am and at 12pm the Conservatory Bar will open and remain . It is flat but there are several stiles. There is a pub at Colton about available throughout lunch. Lunch is served at 1pm and the event concludes half way into the walk and toilet facilities at Bilborough Top after 2 miles. at 2.30pm. Parking is on-street, but buses 13, 843, 844 and 845 call at Copmanthorpe. Possible lunch venues are Scott’s fish and chips at Bilborough Top or the Everyone welcome, particularly for an excellent talk and Nag’s Head at Askham Bryan. to meet fellow members and guests, over a very good lunch.

Walk leader: Steve Holman Tel: 07917 22018

Please park with consideration where roadside/village parking is involved. NB. Walkers participate at their own risk and must be capable of Website Reminder completing the distance in open countryside, over uneven ground with some hill ascents, in a variety of weather conditions. Suitable clothing and www.yant.org.uk footwear must be worn and light refreshments carried.

User Name is: member Password is: yantmember An administration charge of £1 will be collected on each walk.

Do send photographs of holidays and other activities for the website to me Brenda Batty (Secretary)

Michael Morrow

Website Administrator

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Notes from the Chair Ingleby’s coach will leave Memorial Gardens at 9 am and Rawcliffe Bar P&R at 9.15 am. As you will probably have heard in the press 2020 is the 125th anniversary of Cost per head, to include bus transport, tea and gratuities, is £20. the founding of the National Trust. The National Trust has a major programme of planned activities to help people connect with the natural Please send your booking form and payment to Rosemary Anderton to arrive world and particularly the special countryside that the NT looks after. As a by Thursday, 3rd June at the latest. For possible late bookings please contact local supporter group who are celebrating our 50th anniversary we are Alison Rutter on 07523 944065 or 01904 703430. exploring ways to bring the two anniversaries together. Saturday 18th July. A walk in Teesdale to be led by Tony Brooke As you will see with this newsletter we have not found anyone to organise Full details in the June Newsletter the day trips, but we are looking at the possibility of a small team working on this by just organising one day a year each. If you would be interested in helping with this please do let myself or Colin Sherwood know; contact NB. Walkers participate at their own risk and must be capable of details on page 2. completing the distance in open countryside over uneven ground, with some ascents and descents, in a variety of weather conditions. Suitable I am planning a half-day tour this summer to Ryedale Vineyard with wine clothing and footwear must be worn and a packed lunch and drinks carried. tasting and hope to be able to circulate the details at the AGM as well as with the June newsletter. To save people driving and to fully enjoy their hospitality this will be by coach.

A member recently contacted me with the following message, which she felt Circular half day walks using own transport. would be useful for other people:

I recently lost my husband who did all the household accounts. Please Tuesday 10th March Heslington if anyone has online accounts of any kind, please please make sure A 4.2 mile walk starting 10 am at Heslington. Walk leader Sue Pearson - you write down the account number and the password and your next of 01904 412059 kin knows where to find them. Bring back paper! Full details are in the December newsletter

Sadly many of us have to face these kinds of issues these days. Thursday 16th April Strensall An easy walk of about 5 miles, two and a half hours, leaving the Ship Inn, With best wishes and hope to meet many of you at the AGM and lunch. Strensall, YO32 5XS, at 10am. The inn is near the bridge over the Foss on the Sheriff Hutton road and lunch is available there after the walk. The route follows the and returns via Walbutts. There are no stiles but the Catherine Brophy path may be a muddy, so stout shoes and walking poles are advisable. Chair Walk leader: Ruth Davies tel: 07732 914276

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Country Walks Social and Fundraising Events

th Full-day walks with coach transport and afternoon tea. Tuesday 28 April 2.30pn to 4.30pm Saturday, 16th May – Yorkshire Dales: Gargrave and Leeds/Liverpool Canal - 7 miles Leader: Dorothy Pope Tel: 01904 762794 or 07985 5553523 Keith Tordoff, MBE, will entertain us with his presentation on creating new Standard: Easy sweets for stock and running the oldest sweetshop in the world in . Trading continuously since 1827 this is one of the few authentic This easy, flat walk with a few slight inclines and descents starts at the small, traditional sweet shops still selling retro sweets of a bygone age and Keith pretty village of Gargrave, between and Settle on the edge of the will provide samples for us to enjoy. Yorkshire Dales National Park. Following the Pennine Way we walk across undulating fields to the village of East Marton. The walk then joins the St Edward’s Church Extension, Dringhouses, YO24 1QG towpath of the Leeds/Liverpool Canal, which takes us back to Gargrave where we will join the coach for the short journey to Embsay where Tea will Booking form enclosed with this newsletter. be prepared by members of the Embsay Womens Institute. Please note that there is limited parking but a good bus service.

th Ingleby’s coach will leave Memorial Gardens at 9.15 am and Rawcliffe Bar Please book by April 7 P&R at 9.30 am, return to York by 7 pm. Cost of the trip to include coach, tea and gratuities is £20.

Bookings to Rosemary Anderton by Saturday, 9th May at the latest using the booking form with this newsletter, or on-line. Contact Alison Rutter on 07523 944065 for possible late bookings.

Saturday, 13th June. Hackfall Woods from Masham. 7.5 miles Leaders: Alison and Nigel Rutter 07523 944065 or 01904 703430 Standard: Moderate

The walk starts at Masham and follows the Ripon Rowel path along the River Ure to Hackfall Woods, a Grade 1 listed “‘ornamental landscape” in a wooded gorge, created in the 1750s by William Aislabie, and a site of Special Scientific Importance. The undulating path, through fields and woods, could be slippery in places with some steep sections, stiles and stepping-stones. Returning across open, rolling countryside we will be picked up at Swinton Park and return to Masham where Fearby and Healey WI will provide tea.

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The final event of 2019 was a most enjoyable Christmas Coffee morning with a raffle that contained some excellent prizes, enjoyed by both members and Upstairs at “Walmgate Ale House”, 25 Walmgate, York committee members. We are planning a Summer Garden party with a difference this year, as we are joining in with the NT‘s celebrations of a Drop in Lunches from 12pm summer picnic; details to follow in the June newsletter. These are held on the last Wednesday of most months. The prices remain as We do hope to see many of you at future events. before £7.50 for one course and £10.50 for two from the special menu.

Christine Truman, Chairman Projects Group There is no need to book in advance, so do come and enjoy this special lunch for members. The dates are shown on the back cover of the newsletter.

Holidays

During 2019, holidays were enjoyed by 112 members to 6 destinations, as against 107 members in 2018. This included 15 new members. The last holiday of 2019 was to Keswick, when 23 members attended.

Keswick Walks Group After a pleasant journey to Keswick, in the evening we attended the th seasonal A Christmas Carol at the Theatre by the Lake, a very good Social Evening and Quiz Night, Friday 20 March improvisation of the play, which was enjoyed by all. There is still time to book a place at the annual social evening and quiz night, After some free time the next day, we had an enjoyable visit to Windermere which will be held at the New Earswick and District Bowls Club on Huntington including afternoon tea at a lakeside hotel, before returning home via the Road. The cash bar opens at 7 pm and the quiz starts at 7.30 pm. Dales. See the full review on page 15. We will have a buffet supper at about 8.15 pm followed by an optional raffle. The event usually ends around 10 pm. 2020 Holidays Places are still available on all 2020 holidays. The booking arrangements are To reserve a place please contact Eileen Wishart on 01904 633705 before now being completed from Brightwater's Salisbury office and there have Friday 13 March. been a few hiccups with some staff not being aware of YANT group holidays. So don't be put off, make sure they understand your requirements. If you Admission is £12.50, including supper. Everyone - walkers and non-walkers – have any problems, just contact me to take it up with Brightwater. welcome.

Peter Drew, YANT Tours Organiser

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