Upper Wensleydale Published by Newsletter The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Issue 175—November Burnside Coach House, Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT 2011 Tel: 667785 eee-e---mail:mail: [email protected] Features Newsletters on the Web, from 2003 simply enter “Upper Wensleydale Editorial 2 Newsletter” in, say, GoogleGoogle. Under ‘Welcome to Wensletdale’ ____________________________ click local news. Dales Bus 8 Printed by Peter C. Wood and ASW and collated, folded, stapled by ____________________________ newsletter volunteers at the Little White Bus 10 Wensleydale Centre, Yorebridge, Askrigg ____________________________ Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Hawes Gala Events 11 Barry Cruickshanks, Sarah Champion, ____________________________ Sue E .Duffield, Sue Harpley, Adrian Janke, Spitfire 15 Alastair Macintosh, ____________________________ Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson, Beauty & The Beast 22 ____________________________ National School 23 ____________________________ Advertising Christmas Lights 26 Boxed adverts: £5, £10, £15 ____________________________ There is a one-third reduction for Plus all the regulars six issues or more, so for twelve issues the totals are: £40, £80 or £120 Greetings etc. £2.00 PLEASE NOTE What’s ons (non(non----commercial)commercial) are free This web-copy does not contain the Contacts: commercial adverts which are in For Hawes area and westward: the full Newsletter. Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, As a general rule we only accept Hardraw: 667458 adverts from within the circulation area and no more than one-third of For elsewhere: Sue Duffield, each issue is taken up with them Fellside, Thornton Rust: 663504 1 Editorial laxation and refreshment, but we know ourselves that this can’t make up for a rude t came as a shock to one of our infor- or aggressive encounter. mation assistants at the National Park I Centre in Hawes just a couple of weeks It might be a case of the 1960s ‘Stop the back; two disgusted visitors came in to say World I want to get off’. Are we all going that the area was so unfriendly, and they too fast for our own good? Modern com- would tell all their friends so. That is so munication is just amazing and in certain different from what people usually seem to circumstances makes life unbelievably say about Wensleydale. You can’t help easier, especially in emergencies, but there wondering where they had been and whom is surely a case sometimes to slow down, to take stock, to ask why we are in such a they had met! rush. You might not know (we didn’t- and It does, however, raise the question about see the article ‘November Dates’ on page our general approach to others and the time 6) that the 21 st of November is the 39 th we allow for what you might call ‘civility’ World Hello Day! It is observed in 180 or the niceties of life. It could be that countries. Everyone is asked to find time some of us are extremely busy and wanting to say ‘hello’ to ten people. This demon- to ‘waste’ no time; we could be pre- strates the importance of personal commu- occupied and ‘out of sorts’ or had a bad nication in preserving peace. night or bad news; or is it just typical British reserve or insularity? However, Maybe it’s time to be brave, to step out of there is a lot to be said for the exchange of our shells and to demonstrate more acts of pleasantries. In many other parts of the simple kindness. world it is considered the height of rude- ness to walk straight into, say, a shop and ask for ‘whatever’ without first greeting the assistant, inquiring how they are ‘going’, to which there will be similar kindly re- sponses. Free Seasonal Greetings Some people are brilliant at this. Putting The Newsletter will accept greetings, free others at ease, going to the aid of obviously of charge, for Christmas and the New Year lost or bemused tourists without being from readers or businesses who advertise asked or being prepared to spend a bit of with us. time to listen to others’ concerns (which, let’s face it can be a bit tedious some- This popular service is especially useful times!) or even on the phone having a little for those who cannot now deal with send- time for other than the immediate business ing cards or wish to donate the money saved to their chosen charity. in hand. But these many, small acts of ‘civility’, politeness and friendliness are Please send details in by the next dead- what make for strong, contented communi- line or preferably before - see above. ties with a sense of well-being. There is clearly a great benefit from liv- ing in, or visiting, a beautiful internation- ally regarded area like ours, where the scenery, landscape and wildlife bring re- 2 Up on the Hillside Important Notice Strolling up High Lane (the byway over to Cray from Raydale) I noticed this quite About the Next Issue considerable work going on beside the un- Please remember that the next surfaced road: large underground chamber, issue is for December and most several big tanks presumably to be sunk in; of January, so articles and de- but no indication of what, except that a few large blue pipes suggested it was water. It tails of January events need to all seemed a bit big to supply water to be sent in by the next deadline. Stalling Busk,. So intrigued– or nosey– I rang Yorkshire Water. They were all very polite (I say ‘all’ because they didn’t know which department to put me through to) but North Country Theatre presents couldn’t help, even with the exact grid ref- erence, and claimed “It isn’t us!”. "The Rocking Horse Winner" The District Council had no idea, not at the Dales Countryside Museum their responsibility; the County made an 7 December at 7.30 effort and returned calls twice by which tickets £8.50 at the museum 666210 time the National Park had told me that Yorkshire Water had put in the planning application. They kindly gave me a number for Knaresborough which led me then to the contractor. It surprised them to be DEADLINE FOR THE called but what a reward! A true enthusiast NOVEMBER ISSUE: for water works, Derek, (and a walker THURSDAY within the Dales area) gave me a long blow NOVEMBER 17th by blow account of all the work! It is the final stage of a big scheme to improve both the quality, quantity and se- curity of water for Stalling Busk, Counter- DropDrop----offoff points and contacts sett and Marsett by bringing it up from for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on Bainbridge, having this underground stor- dates, competition entries, suggestions and age, replacing three small treatment plants comments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, and pumps with one big one and eliminat- Burnside Coach House. 667785 ing the need to ‘tanker-in’ water up the Gayle: Lorna Ward, narrow lanes in summer, . Derek seemed East House 667405 mighty pleased with the scheme and that Bainbridge: Hammond’s Butchers 650631 Askrigg: Rima Berry, anyone would even want to know. ‘In the 8 Mill Lane. 650980 middle of Bradford everyone would know; Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, out in the sticks they don’t expect anyone Bella Cottage 663488 West Burton: Nadine Bell, to bother!’ A notice on the fence round the Margaret’s Cottage 663559 work would have saved a lot of phoning Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 round for this inquisitive local stroller! Redmire: Ann Holubecki 622967 A.S.W. Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 3 Competition Askrigg School PTFA Here are some anagrams to places within A night of musical fun with The Mojos. the Newsletter area. Carperby Village Hall, November 12th , tickets £7.50 from Askrigg School 1. TONES CUTTER or from Hazel Oliver, 663179 . 2. SKILL GUN STAB Doors open at 9.00pm 3. A LEARNED RAGGY All proceeds will be going towards 4. BIGGINS AND BRIE the purchasing and 5. EG DARK STEWINGS Installation of solar panels for 6. RUB HOLED DAG school 7. HAS DEAD LARGE 8. PRANCES RUDER TONS 9. MALLETS NOR METTLE Teas and Stalls 10. FORWARD REACH Carperby, Redmire and Castle Bolton 11. CARDED RUM AL NSPCC 12. ODD ORE WORE SHELF Invite you to join us on THURSDAY 3rd NOVEMBER Last Month’s Answers At CARPERBY INSTITUTE 1. Show drop:- snowdrop Between 3.00 and 5.00pm 2. Or chin:- orchid 3. Sat hen:- fat hen 4. Plan rain:- plantain New Faces at Sycamore Hall 5. Lagged robin:- ragged robin 6. Here Robert:- herb Robert Chris Richards and Alice Thwaite are start- 7. Cord cockle:- corn cockle ing a new catering venture at Sycamore at 8. Fetch:- vetch the end of October. They were looking for- 9. Loose strike:- loosestrife ward, when I chatted to them, to cooking 10. Tea set:- teasel for the residents and were going to begin by 11. Scan ious:- scabious asking them what they like to eat! Both of 12. Bun dock:- burdock them have a background in catering and 13. Bug boss:- bugloss have worked at Simonstone Hall. They 14. Water press:- water cress would like to create a relaxed family atmos- 15. Nutter cup:- buttercup phere at the Hall, run a ’bistro’ style diner, do breakfasts, packed lunches for walkers and children’s cooking workshops. It was the driver of the Little Red Bus COMPETITION WINNER: Netta Davi- who suggested the idea to Chris of working son, Northallerton, and her chosen charity at Sycamore Hall (Well done, Alan). They for the £20 prize: Breathing Space, helping will also be able to take party bookings, disabled adults and their carers.