THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE NEWSLETTER Issue 201

April/Easter 2014 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish Published by Upper Wensleydale Editorial The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Railway, always in need of extra help is Something for nothing! Do we all like the Burnside Coach House, looking for people to man the old sound of that? Well, in our area we are very Burtersett Road, DL8 3NT weighbridge in Hawes Station Yard (See Issue 201 — April 2014 fortunate to have a large number of volun- page 6). No doubt they will be successful in Features teers who do ‘something for nothing’. When getting people to lend a hand every now and you consider the clubs and groups for chil- Tel: 667785 then. dren and young people, the societies meeting e-mail: [email protected] Police Report 18 weekly or monthly providing interest and But speaking to those who run, for exam- ______social contact, the village halls and the ple, our village halls or societies, it is not the Printed by Wensleydale Press Best Foot Forward 19 churches and chapels, and those doing work occasional willing hands, helpful as they are, ______in the environment, then the number in- for a special event or project, that keep Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Hardraw Old School 11 volved must be very great. things going but committee members, secre- Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, ______This Newsletter recently celebrated its taries, treasurers or trustees, or drivers tak- Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, 200th issue with a party for our writers, art- Competitions 5 ing friends to hospitals whose commitment Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), ists, photographers, regular suppliers of in- goes on – and on – week in, week out, who Peter Wood ______formation and what’s ons, and those who provide the stability of organisations from Annual Report 21 distribute copies. which we all benefit. Final Processing: Sarah Champion, Adrian ______There were very many of us - all volunteers. Janke Doctor’s Rotas 15 So where are we going with this? An- In the season of Lent, whether we are par- ______swer: people can’t go on for ever! Even if ticularly religious or not, we maybe decide Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Easter Services 25 the voluntary work brings with it opportuni- to ‘give something up’. Like those of us who , ______ties to make new friends or to feel satisfac- might make New Year resolutions, we’re not Newsletter Accounts 26 tion in serving the community, the pressures sure how long the effort lasts! But how PLEASE NOTE ______of ‘keeping things going’ can be as stressful about this for a change: instead of (or in ad- as full time work! What’s On 14 dition to) giving something up, why not This web-copy does not contain the commercial take something up, like a bit of steady vol- adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______An article last month drew attention to unteering? There really are some Plus all the regulars voluneering at Gayle Mill; and the ‘enlightened self interest’ benefits as well! As a general rule we only accept adverts from ______Wensleydale within the circulation area and no more than one- third of each issue is taken up with them. Whilst we try to ensure that all information is correct we cannot be held legally Advertising responsible for omissions or inaccuracies in articles, adverts or listings, or for any Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inconvenience caused. Views expressed in articles are the sole responsibility of the There is a big reduction for six issues or person by-lined. Articles by comittee more, so for six issues the totals are: members carry just their initials. We appreciate being asked before any part of £25, £50 or £75 the Newsletter is reproduced Greetings etc. £2.00 What’s ons (non-commercial) are free THE MAY 2014 ISSUE WILL Contacts for adverts: BE PRODUCED ON APRIL 29th AND 30th For Hawes area and westward:

Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 DEADLINE FOR COPY: For elsewhere: THURSDAY The Newsletter Committee and the cake Sue Duffield, Fellside, APRIL 24th Thornton Rust: 663504

2 2 Published by Upper Wensleydale Editorial The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Railway, always in need of extra help is Something for nothing! Do we all like the Burnside Coach House, looking for people to man the old sound of that? Well, in our area we are very Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT weighbridge in Hawes Station Yard (See Issue 201 — April 2014 fortunate to have a large number of volun- page 6). No doubt they will be successful in Features teers who do ‘something for nothing’. When getting people to lend a hand every now and you consider the clubs and groups for chil- Tel: 667785 then. dren and young people, the societies meeting e-mail: [email protected] Police Report 18 weekly or monthly providing interest and But speaking to those who run, for exam- ______social contact, the village halls and the ple, our village halls or societies, it is not the Printed by Wensleydale Press Best Foot Forward 19 churches and chapels, and those doing work occasional willing hands, helpful as they are, ______in the environment, then the number in- for a special event or project, that keep Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Hardraw Old School 11 volved must be very great. things going but committee members, secre- Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, ______This Newsletter recently celebrated its taries, treasurers or trustees, or drivers tak- Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, 200th issue with a party for our writers, art- Competitions 5 ing friends to hospitals whose commitment Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), ists, photographers, regular suppliers of in- goes on – and on – week in, week out, who Peter Wood ______formation and what’s ons, and those who provide the stability of organisations from Annual Report 21 distribute copies. which we all benefit. Final Processing: Sarah Champion, Adrian ______There were very many of us - all volunteers. Janke Doctor’s Rotas 15 So where are we going with this? An- In the season of Lent, whether we are par- ______swer: people can’t go on for ever! Even if ticularly religious or not, we maybe decide Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Easter Services 25 the voluntary work brings with it opportuni- to ‘give something up’. Like those of us who , ______ties to make new friends or to feel satisfac- might make New Year resolutions, we’re not Newsletter Accounts 26 tion in serving the community, the pressures sure how long the effort lasts! But how PLEASE NOTE ______of ‘keeping things going’ can be as stressful about this for a change: instead of (or in ad- as full time work! What’s On 14 dition to) giving something up, why not This web-copy does not contain the commercial take something up, like a bit of steady vol- adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______An article last month drew attention to unteering? There really are some Plus all the regulars voluneering at Gayle Mill; and the ‘enlightened self interest’ benefits as well! As a general rule we only accept adverts from ______Wensleydale within the circulation area and no more than one- third of each issue is taken up with them. Whilst we try to ensure that all information is correct we cannot be held legally Advertising responsible for omissions or inaccuracies in articles, adverts or listings, or for any Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inconvenience caused. Views expressed in articles are the sole responsibility of the There is a big reduction for six issues or person by-lined. Articles by comittee more, so for six issues the totals are: members carry just their initials. We appreciate being asked before any part of £25, £50 or £75 the Newsletter is reproduced Greetings etc. £2.00 What’s ons (non-commercial) are free THE MAY 2014 ISSUE WILL Contacts for adverts: BE PRODUCED ON APRIL 29th AND 30th For Hawes area and westward:

Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 DEADLINE FOR COPY: For elsewhere: THURSDAY The Newsletter Committee and the cake Sue Duffield, Fellside, APRIL 24th Thornton Rust: 663504

3 3 Say it with Flowers Eunice the Ewe With Mothering Sunday just round the cor- March Competition Answers Information Sharing Item ner, here’s an alternative idea to sending cut flowers: the Dales Millennium Hills of the North (excluding the Lake Communities Opportunity Fund 2014/15 Trust has launched the ‘Living Bouquet’ District) In 2013/14, District Council gift, which for £25 allows you to dedicate a Last month I was hiding in Farfield supported 66 applications with over £600K piece of beautiful living hay meadow, full of 1. SO A STRANGE MIXTURE; worth of funding through the Communities natural flowers. The YDMT restoration pro- Mill. Winner: Brody Hullock, Rogan’s Seat Opportunity Fund (COF) 2013/14 gramme has so far seen wildflower seeds Appleby 2. ITCH HOT EVE: This is to notify you that a further year for added to almost 400 hectares of degraded 3. MORE HELPFUL UNIFORMED the scheme has been approved which is open hay meadow. A Living Bouquet gift will . YOUTH: Kinder Scout for applications from Tuesday 1st April help further improvement. 4. N: Ten End 2014. There are plenty of other special occasions Bolton Castle News 5. GREAT PILE OF WRITERS: Pen Hill Applications can be made for £500+ from when this might be an appropriate gift. Al- 6. NEWTON UNDER IS BELOW IT: Parish/Town Councils, Community Groups, Eggcellent Easter! RoseberryTopping though recipients do receive a small gift th st individuals, Members of the Council and Monday 7 – Monday 21 April, 10.00am - 7. HIGHEST YORKSHIRE PEAK Council Officers and all applications must be pack, the main pleasure must be the satisfac- 5.00pm tion of helping the dales environment. For BEFORE 1974: supported by the Local District Councillor for Enjoy Easter at Bolton Castle with eggciting 8. NOT IF PUKED: the Ward in which the application most further details ring 015242 51002 or visit Easter Egg hunts, eggstravagant egg decorating, www.ydmt.org/LivingBouquet. 9. SMALLEST OF ‘THE THREE: applies (where this is more than one Ward, the eggstroadinary bonnet making and much more! Pen-y Ghent Leader or Deputy Leader must support the Normal Admission Charges Apply 10. HIGHEST HOWGILL: application). St George’s Day Party: th 11. RE-WIND: Winder If you would like to discuss a potential Weighbridge Hut in Hawes Saturday 19 April (7.30pm onwards) 12. CHAIR FOR A SIMPLETON: scheme in detail, please do get in touch. The National Park has agreed to lease the Celebrate St George’s Day in style at Bolton Simon’s Seat Samantha Coultish 01748 901037 weighbridge hut, which is in the station yard Castle with a typically English themed menu, at Hawes, to the Wensleydale Railway Trust. music and plenty of real ale. Our menu will The roll-over prize is awarded to Mrs F. The intention is to use it as an information include Boiled Beef with Carrots and - Phalp of Great Ayton and it donated to Wensleydale Railway Update point for the railway and to try to generate shires followed by Old English Trifle and the Myeloma UK. As a result of serious weather damage to an interest from that part of the Dale before, as bar will be well stocked with real ales from We apologise for the very clever (some embankment near Akebar Golf Course, we are we hope in the future, the railway is ex- local breweries along with other local bever- would say excruciatingly perverse) clue unable to operate train services beyond tended there. At present, we are ages. Dress up as a famous English historical number 4! Newton le Willows. Repair work has started character (prizes for best costumes include a and should be completed by April 15th. Until meal for two at Fairhurst’s Bistro and free sea- April Competition then, we will operate the following service son tickets to the Castle) Wild flowers: Anagrams Every Saturday from Leeming Bar and Tickets: £20 per person (including 2 course with reversals at Newton le Willows meal) 1. HIT BE GREY (9) and Ainderby. Booking Essential. 623981 Katie Boggis 2. PRICED MOAN (3,7) 3. TEAS WOW DEEM (6,5) Saturdays: April 5th; 12th trying to recruit people in the area to be in- 4. ROUND LEDGER (6,5) Leeming Bar depart: 1000; 1200; 1400 volved; perhaps to form a Hawes Support The ESTATE 5. YELP AS CROW (3,7) Bedale depart: 1007; 1207; 1407 Group. Although we have written to all A professional office administrator/book-keeper is 6. IN MOTTLER (9) Members of the Wensleydale Railway Asso- required to join the existing Estate Office team to 7. TORY WELL LATE (6,6) Each journey is a round trip from Leeming ciation in Hawes and the surrounding vil- assist with all administration and financial aspects of 8. SWIVEL DEER (6,4) Bar via Bedale, Newton le Willows and lages to invite them, there may well be peo- running the estate. 9. BASH GOLD POE (3,8) Ainderby. Unfortunately passengers cannot ple who are not currently involved with the Excellent I.T. and communication skills required. 10. ROD LUNGES (9) alight or join the trains at Newton or Ainderby Wensleydale Railway, who might also be Experience of accountancy and /or a commercial 11. WELDER LEN SPREAD MEG (9, 9) as there are no platforms. interested in this historic building or in rail- business environment an advantage. 12. SHE ADDING THE LADY (6, 10) Ruth Annison Excellent terms and conditions. This is a full time role but if 13. SALTY MAN LED (5,6) ways and who might like to join the support necessary the Estate is willing to consider flexible working group. for the right candidate. 14. O RUTLE SOW (9) If you are interested, or know someone Enquiries to: Andra Sison Ham, Estate Office Wensleydale All Stars else who might be, please get in touch with Ivelet, Gunnerside, Richmond, DL11 6TH A concert followed by supper in aid of church Phil Smith on [email protected] or 01748 886007 [email protected] Mid-dale Lent Lunches funds: 01609 774733. For Christian Aid Bainbridge Methodist Church April 4th: Aysgarth Friday April 11th, 7.30pm April 11th: Carperby They are all from noon to 1.30pm

4 4 Say it with Flowers Eunice the Ewe With Mothering Sunday just round the cor- March Competition Answers Information Sharing Item ner, here’s an alternative idea to sending cut flowers: the Millennium Hills of the North (excluding the Lake Communities Opportunity Fund 2014/15 Trust has launched the ‘Living Bouquet’ District) In 2013/14, Richmondshire District Council gift, which for £25 allows you to dedicate a Last month I was hiding in Farfield supported 66 applications with over £600K piece of beautiful living hay meadow, full of 1. SO A STRANGE MIXTURE; worth of funding through the Communities natural flowers. The YDMT restoration pro- Mill. Winner: Brody Hullock, Rogan’s Seat Opportunity Fund (COF) 2013/14 gramme has so far seen wildflower seeds Appleby 2. ITCH HOT EVE: The Cheviot This is to notify you that a further year for added to almost 400 hectares of degraded 3. MORE HELPFUL UNIFORMED the scheme has been approved which is open hay meadow. A Living Bouquet gift will . YOUTH: Kinder Scout for applications from Tuesday 1st April help further improvement. 4. N: Ten End 2014. There are plenty of other special occasions Bolton Castle News 5. GREAT PILE OF WRITERS: Pen Hill Applications can be made for £500+ from when this might be an appropriate gift. Al- 6. NEWTON UNDER IS BELOW IT: Parish/Town Councils, Community Groups, Eggcellent Easter! RoseberryTopping though recipients do receive a small gift th st individuals, Members of the Council and Monday 7 – Monday 21 April, 10.00am - 7. HIGHEST YORKSHIRE PEAK Council Officers and all applications must be pack, the main pleasure must be the satisfac- 5.00pm tion of helping the dales environment. For BEFORE 1974: Mickle Fell supported by the Local District Councillor for Enjoy Easter at Bolton Castle with eggciting 8. NOT IF PUKED: Dufton Pike the Ward in which the application most further details ring 015242 51002 or visit Easter Egg hunts, eggstravagant egg decorating, www.ydmt.org/LivingBouquet. 9. SMALLEST OF ‘THE THREE: applies (where this is more than one Ward, the eggstroadinary bonnet making and much more! Pen-y Ghent Leader or Deputy Leader must support the Normal Admission Charges Apply 10. HIGHEST HOWGILL: The Calf application). St George’s Day Party: th 11. RE-WIND: Winder If you would like to discuss a potential Weighbridge Hut in Hawes Saturday 19 April (7.30pm onwards) 12. CHAIR FOR A SIMPLETON: scheme in detail, please do get in touch. The National Park has agreed to lease the Celebrate St George’s Day in style at Bolton Simon’s Seat Samantha Coultish 01748 901037 weighbridge hut, which is in the station yard Castle with a typically English themed menu, at Hawes, to the Wensleydale Railway Trust. music and plenty of real ale. Our menu will The roll-over prize is awarded to Mrs F. The intention is to use it as an information include Boiled Beef with Carrots and York- Phalp of Great Ayton and it donated to Wensleydale Railway Update point for the railway and to try to generate shires followed by Old English Trifle and the Myeloma UK. As a result of serious weather damage to an interest from that part of the Dale before, as bar will be well stocked with real ales from We apologise for the very clever (some embankment near Akebar Golf Course, we are we hope in the future, the railway is ex- local breweries along with other local bever- would say excruciatingly perverse) clue unable to operate train services beyond tended there. At present, we are ages. Dress up as a famous English historical number 4! Newton le Willows. Repair work has started character (prizes for best costumes include a and should be completed by April 15th. Until meal for two at Fairhurst’s Bistro and free sea- April Competition then, we will operate the following service son tickets to the Castle) Wild flowers: Anagrams Every Saturday from Leeming Bar and Tickets: £20 per person (including 2 course Bedale with reversals at Newton le Willows meal) 1. HIT BE GREY (9) and Ainderby. Booking Essential. 623981 Katie Boggis 2. PRICED MOAN (3,7) 3. TEAS WOW DEEM (6,5) Saturdays: April 5th; 12th trying to recruit people in the area to be in- 4. ROUND LEDGER (6,5) Leeming Bar depart: 1000; 1200; 1400 volved; perhaps to form a Hawes Support The GUNNERSIDE ESTATE 5. YELP AS CROW (3,7) Bedale depart: 1007; 1207; 1407 Group. Although we have written to all A professional office administrator/book-keeper is 6. IN MOTTLER (9) Members of the Wensleydale Railway Asso- required to join the existing Estate Office team to 7. TORY WELL LATE (6,6) Each journey is a round trip from Leeming ciation in Hawes and the surrounding vil- assist with all administration and financial aspects of 8. SWIVEL DEER (6,4) Bar via Bedale, Newton le Willows and lages to invite them, there may well be peo- running the estate. 9. BASH GOLD POE (3,8) Ainderby. Unfortunately passengers cannot ple who are not currently involved with the Excellent I.T. and communication skills required. 10. ROD LUNGES (9) alight or join the trains at Newton or Ainderby Wensleydale Railway, who might also be Experience of accountancy and /or a commercial 11. WELDER LEN SPREAD MEG (9, 9) as there are no platforms. interested in this historic building or in rail- business environment an advantage. 12. SHE ADDING THE LADY (6, 10) Ruth Annison Excellent terms and conditions. This is a full time role but if 13. SALTY MAN LED (5,6) ways and who might like to join the support necessary the Estate is willing to consider flexible working group. for the right candidate. 14. O RUTLE SOW (9) If you are interested, or know someone Enquiries to: Andra Sison Ham, Estate Office Wensleydale All Stars else who might be, please get in touch with Ivelet, Gunnerside, Richmond, DL11 6TH A concert followed by supper in aid of church Phil Smith on [email protected] or 01748 886007 [email protected] Mid-dale Lent Lunches funds: 01609 774733. For Christian Aid Bainbridge Methodist Church April 4th: Aysgarth Friday April 11th, 7.30pm April 11th: Carperby They are all from noon to 1.30pm

5 5 t Community Office News The Community Partnership Ltd As you may know, the Community Office is Library governed by The Upper Wensleydale Com- 25th Anniversary of the Settle- and Dales We are gathering your World War 1 anec- munity Partnership Ltd. This comprises a dotes, photos or anything of interest, for a Carlisle Railway Reprieve! Local History Group Board of Directors who represent the full display within the Library to commemorate spectrum of people within Upper Wensley- Can it really be 25 years since the line was Tuesday 29th April, 2.00pm the 100th Anniversary of the start of the dale. The Partnership’s objectives are: saved from British Rail's proposal to close Middleham Key Centre Great War. We will help with photocopying To further the interests of residents, busi- it? The 6th John Rettie Memorial Lecture: and typing if needed. nesses and visitors to the Upper Dales. Yes! The actual anniversary date is Challenges, discoveries and rich rewards: Ancestry ‘SkillShare’ Workshop on 1st To establish and operate an Upper Wensley- Friday 11th April this year (a week before exploring, researching and writing local May 1.30 – 3.30 pm. (cost is £3) It is going dale Community Office. Good Friday) and many readers will history Dr Alan Crosby. to be a sharing of techniques for all skill lev- After the resignation of one of our Direc- remember the anguish of the 6 year Local history exploration, research and els. If you are more experienced, please tors, we are asking if anyone would like to be campaign to save the line - and the writing have always been central to Dr come and share and we guarantee you’ll learn a Director. Please express your interest in extraordinary surprise announcement in Alan Crosby’s working life and in this something you didn’t know before. The person or in writing at the Community Of- 1989 by the Secretary of State for lecture he will provide a personal number of attendees is limited to five, as fice. Your application will be considered by Transport, Paul Channon (who has since perspective. In recent years he has begun to we’ll be using the library computers. the current Directors at their next meeting. died) that it was not to be closed. Michael reflect on how local history has changed, We are still on the alert for Housebound Portillo, then the Minister for Public what makes it so exciting and what Lenders, so if you know of anyone wanting Coffee Passenger Transport, is now famous for his motivates so many people to become library books but can’t get here, please let us Last but not least, we have just added an Ital- popular television programmes involved. Dr Alan Crosby is one of know. We will choose books to suit and they ian Roast to our range of coffees. It’s ‘Dark about travelling on railways in the UK and Britain’s best-known local historians. He is can be delivered by one of our volunteers or and Intense’. Why not try it? abroad .One of the earliest programmes editor of the leading national journal, The by our Little White Bus. was about the Settle-Carlisle line. Local Historian, and writes monthly for the Have you, or any organisation to which Who Do You Think You Are? BBC Little White Bus Fundraisers for Hawes Gala 2014. you belong, any ideas of how to mark the magazine. He is the author of over thirty The small bus has been fitted with a tow bar Anniversary? Perhaps later in 2014 as it books, ranging from edited diaries to (see below). The large bus, many of you will Saturday 26th April. Dizzy Blonde. Foun- would be something to look forward to histories of individual towns, villages and be pleased to know, has been fitted with an tain Hotel. £5 entry. 10.00pm start. after the planning and excitement of the counties, as well as numerous articles and electric step. Tour de France's Grand Depart visit? The papers. Over the years he has taught local The YDNPA and ourselves have developed Saturday 10th May. Darts knockout. Foun- Settle-Carlisle Partnership is planning some and regional history courses at a number of a new initiative called ‘2-Wheel Adventures’. tain Hotel. 8.00pm start. Includes mega raf- events around the actual anniversary date top universities. He is a freelance historian We have managed to get funding for an fle! (see www.settle-carlisle.co.uk) but if based in Preston and his ‘special subjects’ eight-bike trailer (hence the tow bar) which you were one of the thousands who are the history of North West , will be used to take up to eight bikes and Gala day competitions. campaigned in the 1980s or use the line landscape history and social history. He is people to the start of specially chosen routes Decorate a cake. £2.00 to enter. Any design, now (or both) it would be good to hear also an enthusiastic family historian and is suitable for families. Look out for the leaf- let your imagination go wild! 16 years and from you. Recollections of the campaign? proud to have traced his ancestry in one lets which will soon be available. You’ll be under and you keep your cake. Prizes for 1st What were you doing 25 years ago when line back to Nidderdale in the sixteenth able to book at the DCM or the Community 2nd and 3rd. you heard the amazing news that the line century. Office. The first journey will be on Easter Tour De Hawes make a model bike compe- was saved? Do you use Garsdale station Annual membership of the group is £10 Sunday. tition. Use of any material allowed but fin- now and, if so, what benefits does the and visitors are welcome to attend We’ll be sending out a Health Transport ished model must fit on a sheet of A4 paper. railway give you? Have you any ideas individual meetings for a fee of £3. For questionnaire to all households. Please do Limerick competition. Theme, TDF. Please about the Settle-Carlisle line for the future? further information, please contact Tony your best to fill it in and return it as it will keep it clean it is a children’s day! All age Responses would be welcome, either to Keates 640436 o r e m a i l help us to discover any gaps in provision and groups. SCENe (the Settle-Carlisle Enterprise [email protected] look for ways to fill them. And for the adults only. Preserves and Network) via the Community Office or to There are some places left on some of our scones. 4 home made scones on a plate. (Spar me.. trips, but don’t leave it too long! will tell us if they have a surge in sales!) Meanwhile the Friends of the Settle- £1 per entry adults. 50p per entry children Carlisle Line (FoSCL) have arranged for a Art Exhibition Post Office under 16. souvenir 25th Anniversary First Day by West Burton Art Group I’m sure everybody is relieved to know that And could all cups and trophies be re- Cover. Order forms are at the Community Easter Sunday and Monday The Post Office will be coming to the Com- turned to either the pet shop or launderette Office, DCM and Hawes Post Office or see 10.00am to 4.30pm munity Office soon. There are potentially by 1st June. the FoSCL website and on-line shop. West Burton Village Hall. four new jobs, so look out for advertise- Check out our facebook page for more de- Ruth Annison (650349) Refreshments available ments. tails.

6 6 t Community Office News The Community Partnership Ltd As you may know, the Community Office is Library governed by The Upper Wensleydale Com- 25th Anniversary of the Settle- Middleham and Dales We are gathering your World War 1 anec- munity Partnership Ltd. This comprises a dotes, photos or anything of interest, for a Carlisle Railway Reprieve! Local History Group Board of Directors who represent the full display within the Library to commemorate spectrum of people within Upper Wensley- Can it really be 25 years since the line was Tuesday 29th April, 2.00pm the 100th Anniversary of the start of the dale. The Partnership’s objectives are: saved from British Rail's proposal to close Middleham Key Centre Great War. We will help with photocopying To further the interests of residents, busi- it? The 6th John Rettie Memorial Lecture: and typing if needed. nesses and visitors to the Upper Dales. Yes! The actual anniversary date is Challenges, discoveries and rich rewards: Ancestry ‘SkillShare’ Workshop on 1st To establish and operate an Upper Wensley- Friday 11th April this year (a week before exploring, researching and writing local May 1.30 – 3.30 pm. (cost is £3) It is going dale Community Office. Good Friday) and many readers will history Dr Alan Crosby. to be a sharing of techniques for all skill lev- After the resignation of one of our Direc- remember the anguish of the 6 year Local history exploration, research and els. If you are more experienced, please tors, we are asking if anyone would like to be campaign to save the line - and the writing have always been central to Dr come and share and we guarantee you’ll learn a Director. Please express your interest in extraordinary surprise announcement in Alan Crosby’s working life and in this something you didn’t know before. The person or in writing at the Community Of- 1989 by the Secretary of State for lecture he will provide a personal number of attendees is limited to five, as fice. Your application will be considered by Transport, Paul Channon (who has since perspective. In recent years he has begun to we’ll be using the library computers. the current Directors at their next meeting. died) that it was not to be closed. Michael reflect on how local history has changed, We are still on the alert for Housebound Portillo, then the Minister for Public what makes it so exciting and what Lenders, so if you know of anyone wanting Coffee Passenger Transport, is now famous for his motivates so many people to become library books but can’t get here, please let us Last but not least, we have just added an Ital- popular television programmes involved. Dr Alan Crosby is one of know. We will choose books to suit and they ian Roast to our range of coffees. It’s ‘Dark about travelling on railways in the UK and Britain’s best-known local historians. He is can be delivered by one of our volunteers or and Intense’. Why not try it? abroad .One of the earliest programmes editor of the leading national journal, The by our Little White Bus. was about the Settle-Carlisle line. Local Historian, and writes monthly for the Have you, or any organisation to which Who Do You Think You Are? BBC Little White Bus Fundraisers for Hawes Gala 2014. you belong, any ideas of how to mark the magazine. He is the author of over thirty The small bus has been fitted with a tow bar Anniversary? Perhaps later in 2014 as it books, ranging from edited diaries to (see below). The large bus, many of you will Saturday 26th April. Dizzy Blonde. Foun- would be something to look forward to histories of individual towns, villages and be pleased to know, has been fitted with an tain Hotel. £5 entry. 10.00pm start. after the planning and excitement of the counties, as well as numerous articles and electric step. Tour de France's Grand Depart visit? The papers. Over the years he has taught local The YDNPA and ourselves have developed Saturday 10th May. Darts knockout. Foun- Settle-Carlisle Partnership is planning some and regional history courses at a number of a new initiative called ‘2-Wheel Adventures’. tain Hotel. 8.00pm start. Includes mega raf- events around the actual anniversary date top universities. He is a freelance historian We have managed to get funding for an fle! (see www.settle-carlisle.co.uk) but if based in Preston and his ‘special subjects’ eight-bike trailer (hence the tow bar) which you were one of the thousands who are the history of North West England, will be used to take up to eight bikes and Gala day competitions. campaigned in the 1980s or use the line landscape history and social history. He is people to the start of specially chosen routes Decorate a cake. £2.00 to enter. Any design, now (or both) it would be good to hear also an enthusiastic family historian and is suitable for families. Look out for the leaf- let your imagination go wild! 16 years and from you. Recollections of the campaign? proud to have traced his ancestry in one lets which will soon be available. You’ll be under and you keep your cake. Prizes for 1st What were you doing 25 years ago when line back to Nidderdale in the sixteenth able to book at the DCM or the Community 2nd and 3rd. you heard the amazing news that the line century. Office. The first journey will be on Easter Tour De Hawes make a model bike compe- was saved? Do you use Garsdale station Annual membership of the group is £10 Sunday. tition. Use of any material allowed but fin- now and, if so, what benefits does the and visitors are welcome to attend We’ll be sending out a Health Transport ished model must fit on a sheet of A4 paper. railway give you? Have you any ideas individual meetings for a fee of £3. For questionnaire to all households. Please do Limerick competition. Theme, TDF. Please about the Settle-Carlisle line for the future? further information, please contact Tony your best to fill it in and return it as it will keep it clean it is a children’s day! All age Responses would be welcome, either to Keates 640436 o r e m a i l help us to discover any gaps in provision and groups. SCENe (the Settle-Carlisle Enterprise [email protected] look for ways to fill them. And for the adults only. Preserves and Network) via the Community Office or to There are some places left on some of our scones. 4 home made scones on a plate. (Spar me.. trips, but don’t leave it too long! will tell us if they have a surge in sales!) Meanwhile the Friends of the Settle- £1 per entry adults. 50p per entry children Carlisle Line (FoSCL) have arranged for a Art Exhibition Post Office under 16. souvenir 25th Anniversary First Day by West Burton Art Group I’m sure everybody is relieved to know that And could all cups and trophies be re- Cover. Order forms are at the Community Easter Sunday and Monday The Post Office will be coming to the Com- turned to either the pet shop or launderette Office, DCM and Hawes Post Office or see 10.00am to 4.30pm munity Office soon. There are potentially by 1st June. the FoSCL website and on-line shop. West Burton Village Hall. four new jobs, so look out for advertise- Check out our facebook page for more de- Ruth Annison (650349) Refreshments available ments. tails.

7 7 Prize-winning Festival Unless otherwise stated all events start at 7.30pm. The Swaledale Festival opens on Performers Wensleydale Chorus 2014 for Upper Wensleydale Saturday 24th May with a mouth-watering all-Bach programme from the Royal Advance Notice A cavalcade of prize-winning musicians and This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be sing- artists is set to descend on Northern Sinfonia. Two award-winning guitar icons, Martin Taylor, the world's ing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and the Dia- from 24th May – 7th June for this year's belli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147. Swaledale Festival. A former winner of the foremost exponent of the solo jazz guitar will be joined by leading folk guitarist Martin Performances, both at 7.30pm BBC Young Musician of the Year, star Saturday July 19th St Oswald’s Church clarinetist Emma Johnson will appear with Simpson in a superb Festival finale concert on Saturday 7th June; both concerts at Askrigg the Trusler Carroll Wass Trio in Askrigg on Saturday July 26th St John’s Church East Wednesday 4th June and the award-winning . Check out the full programme on our website www.swalefest.org or 01748 Witton Navarra String Quartet on Thursday 5th Rehearsals: June at Bedale. 880018 or [email protected] to join our mailing list. Festival booking opens on Rehearsals are in Methodist School- The only British winner of the London rooms starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday May International Piano Competition, Ashley 12th April. Priority booking for Friends of the Swaledale Festival opens three weeks 7th. The first rehearsal will stop at 9.00pm to Wass, will play a programme of some of his enable choir members to socialise. Otherwise favourite piano music at Askrigg on Tuesday earlier, full details and how to join are on the website. rehearsals stop at 9.30pm 3rd June. One Saturday rehearsal will take place on The Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes hosts 31st May from 10.00am until 3.00pm in the Will Pound Band on Saturday 31st May. Hawes Market Hall. Expect English, Irish and Northumbrian folk New members are always welcome. If you tunes, with bluegrass, blues, rock and funk Two Surveys would like further information please contact rhythms from a very fine young band. Will Mystery picture Observant readers have Gilda Foster 622942 [email protected] Pound has been nominated for ‘Best Last month’s was looking across to Widdale contacted the Newsletter Musician’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards; from Sedbusk about two surveys that are when you hear him you’ll understand why! Not all our mystery pictures are within the being carried out, one at On Saturday 7th June the Hawes Silver Newsletter circulation area A Message to the Hawes Methodist the top of Kidstones on Prize Brass Band will play traditional brass Congregation the Bishopdale side and band music of the area, as well as classical the other on the Birkdale The members of the Parish of Hardraw offer transcriptions and themes from the world of road beyond Keld where it our prayers and best wishes to the Hawes Meth- music theatre at St Margaret’s Church, Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin and starts to drop down to odist congregation on the forthcoming closure Hawes. Nateby. Hannah James of their chapel. In The ‘Ūd and the Lute: a musical journey Two kinds of activity have been observed; return to Swaledale on April 11th at 8.00pm This lovely building will be missed by all the Palestinian 'ūd player Adel Salameh and one with levels and theodolites studying the in support of Reeth Memorial Hall’s refurbish- local community. If members of the Methodist North Yorkshire-based lutenist Jacob gradients and the other with boring ment fund raising. Church would like to join our worship in Heringman bring together musical and equipment testing and studying the Tickets are £15 in advance, £17 on the door Hardraw, our services are as follows: cultural history, historical and modern East– composition of the ground. (under 16s half price); on sale at Reeth Post 1st Sunday in the month is a children’s service West relations, the magic of improvisation Don’t worry! This is nothing to do with Office or contact John Little 01748 884759. followed by a short communion. and joyous musical creativity. Hear them at fracking; that would be out of the question up All profits are for the Memorial Hall. 2nd and 4th Sundays are a service of Holy West Burton Methodist Chapel on Tuesday there. Communion (Common Worship). 3rd June 4.00—5.00pm. The company carries this on their vehicles: 3rd and 5th Sundays are a simple service of Virtuoso violinist Adam Summerhayes Easter Lilies Display drie_skis.co.uk. In the aftermath of the winter Morning Prayer, with added singing. returns with another outstanding ensemble, West Witton Olympics they are endeavouring to locate All services start at 9.00am except for special this time including his wife and music partner If you wish to make a donation for a lily in suitable sites for dry ski slopes. This at first services like Harvest Festival, and you would Catherine on piano, and Mark Smith, one of memory of a loved one, please write your own sight might seem possible, but then be most welcome to join us. Europe’s foremost horn players on French name and the name of the person in whose applications for associated car parking and Allan Fawcett, Sue Foster horn. The Summerhayes Horn Trio will play name it is given on an envelope enclosing £3 the inevitable café/restaurant might not go Church Wardens, St Mary and St John, Brahms’s powerful and moving Horn Trio – per lily and give to Valerie Alsop 622576 by down too well with planning, but either site Hardraw surely one of his finest works – and a new April 4th. The lilies will be displayed in the might make a suitable stopping off place commission by Gareth Wood, at St Oswald’s church. forrefreshment on a day out Church, Askrigg, 4.00—5.00pm on Thursday 5th June.

8 8 Prize-winning Swaledale Festival Unless otherwise stated all events start at 7.30pm. The Swaledale Festival opens on Performers Wensleydale Chorus 2014 for Upper Wensleydale Saturday 24th May with a mouth-watering all-Bach programme from the Royal Advance Notice A cavalcade of prize-winning musicians and This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be sing- artists is set to descend on North Yorkshire Northern Sinfonia. Two award-winning guitar icons, Martin Taylor, the world's ing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and the Dia- from 24th May – 7th June for this year's belli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147. Swaledale Festival. A former winner of the foremost exponent of the solo jazz guitar will be joined by leading folk guitarist Martin Performances, both at 7.30pm BBC Young Musician of the Year, star Saturday July 19th St Oswald’s Church clarinetist Emma Johnson will appear with Simpson in a superb Festival finale concert on Saturday 7th June; both concerts at Askrigg the Trusler Carroll Wass Trio in Askrigg on Saturday July 26th St John’s Church East Wednesday 4th June and the award-winning Grinton. Check out the full programme on our website www.swalefest.org or 01748 Witton Navarra String Quartet on Thursday 5th Rehearsals: June at Bedale. 880018 or [email protected] to join our mailing list. Festival booking opens on Rehearsals are in Leyburn Methodist School- The only British winner of the London rooms starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday May International Piano Competition, Ashley 12th April. Priority booking for Friends of the Swaledale Festival opens three weeks 7th. The first rehearsal will stop at 9.00pm to Wass, will play a programme of some of his enable choir members to socialise. Otherwise favourite piano music at Askrigg on Tuesday earlier, full details and how to join are on the website. rehearsals stop at 9.30pm 3rd June. One Saturday rehearsal will take place on The Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes hosts 31st May from 10.00am until 3.00pm in the Will Pound Band on Saturday 31st May. Hawes Market Hall. Expect English, Irish and Northumbrian folk New members are always welcome. If you tunes, with bluegrass, blues, rock and funk Two Surveys would like further information please contact rhythms from a very fine young band. Will Mystery picture Observant readers have Gilda Foster 622942 [email protected] Pound has been nominated for ‘Best Last month’s was looking across to Widdale contacted the Newsletter Musician’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards; from Sedbusk about two surveys that are when you hear him you’ll understand why! Not all our mystery pictures are within the being carried out, one at On Saturday 7th June the Hawes Silver Newsletter circulation area A Message to the Hawes Methodist the top of Kidstones on Prize Brass Band will play traditional brass Congregation the Bishopdale side and band music of the area, as well as classical the other on the Birkdale The members of the Parish of Hardraw offer transcriptions and themes from the world of road beyond Keld where it our prayers and best wishes to the Hawes Meth- music theatre at St Margaret’s Church, Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin and starts to drop down to odist congregation on the forthcoming closure Hawes. Nateby. Hannah James of their chapel. In The ‘Ūd and the Lute: a musical journey Two kinds of activity have been observed; return to Swaledale on April 11th at 8.00pm This lovely building will be missed by all the Palestinian 'ūd player Adel Salameh and one with levels and theodolites studying the in support of Reeth Memorial Hall’s refurbish- local community. If members of the Methodist North Yorkshire-based lutenist Jacob gradients and the other with boring ment fund raising. Church would like to join our worship in Heringman bring together musical and equipment testing and studying the Tickets are £15 in advance, £17 on the door Hardraw, our services are as follows: cultural history, historical and modern East– composition of the ground. (under 16s half price); on sale at Reeth Post 1st Sunday in the month is a children’s service West relations, the magic of improvisation Don’t worry! This is nothing to do with Office or contact John Little 01748 884759. followed by a short communion. and joyous musical creativity. Hear them at fracking; that would be out of the question up All profits are for the Memorial Hall. 2nd and 4th Sundays are a service of Holy West Burton Methodist Chapel on Tuesday there. Communion (Common Worship). 3rd June 4.00—5.00pm. The company carries this on their vehicles: 3rd and 5th Sundays are a simple service of Virtuoso violinist Adam Summerhayes Easter Lilies Display drie_skis.co.uk. In the aftermath of the winter Morning Prayer, with added singing. returns with another outstanding ensemble, West Witton Olympics they are endeavouring to locate All services start at 9.00am except for special this time including his wife and music partner If you wish to make a donation for a lily in suitable sites for dry ski slopes. This at first services like Harvest Festival, and you would Catherine on piano, and Mark Smith, one of memory of a loved one, please write your own sight might seem possible, but then be most welcome to join us. Europe’s foremost horn players on French name and the name of the person in whose applications for associated car parking and Allan Fawcett, Sue Foster horn. The Summerhayes Horn Trio will play name it is given on an envelope enclosing £3 the inevitable café/restaurant might not go Church Wardens, St Mary and St John, Brahms’s powerful and moving Horn Trio – per lily and give to Valerie Alsop 622576 by down too well with planning, but either site Hardraw surely one of his finest works – and a new April 4th. The lilies will be displayed in the might make a suitable stopping off place commission by Gareth Wood, at St Oswald’s church. forrefreshment on a day out Church, Askrigg, 4.00—5.00pm on Thursday 5th June.

9 9 A New Lease of Life for bunkhouse and their own accommodation. MUSEUM WHAT’S ONS Upper Dales Family History Group Hardraw Old School Other alterations are also planned to im- Our February speaker was Lynda Powell Hardraw school closed its doors in 1967 prove the appearance and functionality of 4 April –2 June Exhibition Tradi- from Richmond’s Green Howards Museum and since then it has been owned and man- the premises. tions with A twist. Unique knitted who gave us an excellent presentation about aged by William Hulme’s Grammar The bunkhouse can currently accommo- pieces. the local militia and volunteer forces. School, Manchester as an outdoor activity date up to 25 people and has a communal 8,15 Drystone Walling Demonstration. The militia protected the coasts whenever centre. When they decided to sell the kitchen, with the old school hall being used Five sessions of This traditional there was a threat of invasion but their main property in 2013 there were concerns in the for dining and living space. Bookings can craft between 11.00am to 3.00pm. function was to keep the peace, contain local village that it would be turned into more be made for individuals or for exclusive use 8 Wild Woollies. 10.00am to 4.00pm. riots and apprehend criminals in the days be- second-homes or holiday cottages but its by groups. There are plans to provide some Drop in kids and adults felt fore an organised police force. They were future as a viable commercial enterprise has additional rooms as self-contained family workshops with Emma Fountain. closely linked to local gentry and landowners. been secured through its purchase by Andy £3. In the North Riding early records show that and Helen Jones. Andy and Helen are cur- 9,16,23 Craft for Kids. 1.30 to 4.30pm. Timothy Hutton of Marske Hall was granted a rently undertaking renovation and refur- Drop in activity for paint and print. commission to raise militia in 1602, he would bishment of the listed building, originally For children age 5+. £3 per child pay them, and they were under his command. built in 1875, working closely with the 10 Knitting Workshop. 1.00pm to Serving in the militia was not popular and Planning Authority, to bring the facilities 4.00pm. A drop in knitting work no-one was there by choice. Lists were made up to scratch and to provide living accom- shop with textile artist Elizabeth of eligible men who were then chosen by modation for themselves and their family. Smith. b a l l o t . The business which will be known as the 11 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am till The militia could be sent anywhere within Hardraw Old School Bunkhouse will in the 3.00pm. Britain, but not overseas, and they would be shorter-term simply offer bunkhouse ac- 12 Sausage Making: 10.00am to billeted in private houses. commodation for individuals or groups but noon, and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Make In 1881 there were widespread army re- Andy and Helen plan eventually to offer a units. Andy and Helen have already created your own sausage with local forms and the militia were linked to county range of organised outdoor activities from an excellent web-site for their new busi- produce from traditional recipes. regiments. In the North Riding the Green the premises. ness : £10. Booking required. Howards had their depot at Richmond. Andy and Helen have moved from Lanca- www.hardrawoldschoolbunkhouse.co.uk 13 History of knitting. 1.00 till 4.00pm. Lynda concluded by reminding us that shire where Helen is a part-time lecturer in which contains more information on the Learn to knit with four needles. when looking for evidence of Militia and Vol- Outdoor Leadership at the University of premises, their qualifications and interests 13 Bicycle seat cover Workshop. 11.00 unteers before the 1880s we need to look in Central Lancashire and Andy is a Crew and the costs of staying at the Bunkhouse. am to 1.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm. (10 County Record Offices for documents per- Manager with the Fire Service in Bacup. We wish them well with their new ven- people per session, under 12s taining to the estates of their commanding Both Andy and Helen have teaching quali- ture. must be supervised). Meet artist officers, but after the 1880s the records would fications in a range of outdoor activities B.M.C. Jan Bee Brown and Daisy (her tan- be with their associated county regiments. and are themselves keen cavers, climbers dem). Bring your memories and The next meeting will be ‘The camera as and mountain bikers. photographs and share your love historian’ by Chris Makepeace at 2.00pm on They have been regular visitors to the stories inspired by the song ‘Daisy Wednesday, April 23rd, in Harmby village Dales for the last 5 years and were de- Daisy’. Free admission hall.. Chris will also be bringing along his lighted to get the opportunity to turn their Bittern Booking Now Open! 25 DanteFerrara: 7.30pm. An evening collection of historic maps for sale. The meet- hobbies and interests into a long-term busi- Swaledale Festival of Medieval Music. Part of Friends ing will be followed by the branch AGM. ness activity. They have two teenage chil- lecture programme, £2. Non-members are very welcome at £2 each; dren – daughter Courtney is at Settlebeck Tickets for rides behind the Bittern steam 27 12.30 ntroductory Pathfinder contact 01748 884759 for further information. School and son Conner is studying Outdoor locomotive are now on sale at the Festival course: Tracy Little Education at Kendal College. As well as 4.30pm.Basic navigation course for website: www.swalefest.org maintaining the historic properties that Bittern will open the 2014 Festival with all the family. £10. Booking make the Schoolhouse a listed building, required three excursions on the Wensleydale Rail- Andy and Helen are keen to put some of For further information on any Museum Museum Friends way on Saturday 24th May, at 09:30, 13:00 their green philosophies into practice. A activity phone 666210 . and 16:30. Tickets are £20, or £15 for un- Last month’s meeting entitled “The Restora- Biomass Boiler is currently being installed der-19s. Further details are on the website. tion of Swinton Hall Gardens” (near in the outbuildings, where a ‘green’ roof This is an exceptional chance to enjoy the ) was a very enjoyable whistle-stop will enhance the efficiency of this environ- sight, sound and smell of one of the grand- Mobile Skip tour with ‘before and after’ slides, presented ment-friendly heating source that will sup- est steam locomotives, in beautiful lower Saturday April 19th by Susan Cunliffe-Lister (previously at Bur- ply hot water and heating for both the Wensleydale. 9.00am to 1.00pm ton Agnes Hall). Gayle Green. The usual conditions apply

10 10 A New Lease of Life for bunkhouse and their own accommodation. MUSEUM WHAT’S ONS Upper Dales Family History Group Hardraw Old School Other alterations are also planned to im- Our February speaker was Lynda Powell Hardraw school closed its doors in 1967 prove the appearance and functionality of 4 April –2 June Exhibition Tradi- from Richmond’s Green Howards Museum and since then it has been owned and man- the premises. tions with A twist. Unique knitted who gave us an excellent presentation about aged by William Hulme’s Grammar The bunkhouse can currently accommo- pieces. the local militia and volunteer forces. School, Manchester as an outdoor activity date up to 25 people and has a communal 8,15 Drystone Walling Demonstration. The militia protected the coasts whenever centre. When they decided to sell the kitchen, with the old school hall being used Five sessions of This traditional there was a threat of invasion but their main property in 2013 there were concerns in the for dining and living space. Bookings can craft between 11.00am to 3.00pm. function was to keep the peace, contain local village that it would be turned into more be made for individuals or for exclusive use 8 Wild Woollies. 10.00am to 4.00pm. riots and apprehend criminals in the days be- second-homes or holiday cottages but its by groups. There are plans to provide some Drop in kids and adults felt fore an organised police force. They were future as a viable commercial enterprise has additional rooms as self-contained family workshops with Emma Fountain. closely linked to local gentry and landowners. been secured through its purchase by Andy £3. In the North Riding early records show that and Helen Jones. Andy and Helen are cur- 9,16,23 Craft for Kids. 1.30 to 4.30pm. Timothy Hutton of Marske Hall was granted a rently undertaking renovation and refur- Drop in activity for paint and print. commission to raise militia in 1602, he would bishment of the listed building, originally For children age 5+. £3 per child pay them, and they were under his command. built in 1875, working closely with the 10 Knitting Workshop. 1.00pm to Serving in the militia was not popular and Planning Authority, to bring the facilities 4.00pm. A drop in knitting work no-one was there by choice. Lists were made up to scratch and to provide living accom- shop with textile artist Elizabeth of eligible men who were then chosen by modation for themselves and their family. Smith. b a l l o t . The business which will be known as the 11 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am till The militia could be sent anywhere within Hardraw Old School Bunkhouse will in the 3.00pm. Britain, but not overseas, and they would be shorter-term simply offer bunkhouse ac- 12 Sausage Making: 10.00am to billeted in private houses. commodation for individuals or groups but noon, and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Make In 1881 there were widespread army re- Andy and Helen plan eventually to offer a units. Andy and Helen have already created your own sausage with local forms and the militia were linked to county range of organised outdoor activities from an excellent web-site for their new busi- produce from traditional recipes. regiments. In the North Riding the Green the premises. ness : £10. Booking required. Howards had their depot at Richmond. Andy and Helen have moved from Lanca- www.hardrawoldschoolbunkhouse.co.uk 13 History of knitting. 1.00 till 4.00pm. Lynda concluded by reminding us that shire where Helen is a part-time lecturer in which contains more information on the Learn to knit with four needles. when looking for evidence of Militia and Vol- Outdoor Leadership at the University of premises, their qualifications and interests 13 Bicycle seat cover Workshop. 11.00 unteers before the 1880s we need to look in Central Lancashire and Andy is a Crew and the costs of staying at the Bunkhouse. am to 1.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm. (10 County Record Offices for documents per- Manager with the Fire Service in Bacup. We wish them well with their new ven- people per session, under 12s taining to the estates of their commanding Both Andy and Helen have teaching quali- ture. must be supervised). Meet artist officers, but after the 1880s the records would fications in a range of outdoor activities B.M.C. Jan Bee Brown and Daisy (her tan- be with their associated county regiments. and are themselves keen cavers, climbers dem). Bring your memories and The next meeting will be ‘The camera as and mountain bikers. photographs and share your love historian’ by Chris Makepeace at 2.00pm on They have been regular visitors to the stories inspired by the song ‘Daisy Wednesday, April 23rd, in Harmby village Dales for the last 5 years and were de- Daisy’. Free admission hall.. Chris will also be bringing along his lighted to get the opportunity to turn their Bittern Booking Now Open! 25 DanteFerrara: 7.30pm. An evening collection of historic maps for sale. The meet- hobbies and interests into a long-term busi- Swaledale Festival of Medieval Music. Part of Friends ing will be followed by the branch AGM. ness activity. They have two teenage chil- lecture programme, £2. Non-members are very welcome at £2 each; dren – daughter Courtney is at Settlebeck Tickets for rides behind the Bittern steam 27 12.30 ntroductory Pathfinder contact 01748 884759 for further information. School and son Conner is studying Outdoor locomotive are now on sale at the Festival course: Tracy Little Education at Kendal College. As well as 4.30pm.Basic navigation course for website: www.swalefest.org maintaining the historic properties that Bittern will open the 2014 Festival with all the family. £10. Booking make the Schoolhouse a listed building, required three excursions on the Wensleydale Rail- Andy and Helen are keen to put some of For further information on any Museum Museum Friends way on Saturday 24th May, at 09:30, 13:00 their green philosophies into practice. A activity phone 666210 . and 16:30. Tickets are £20, or £15 for un- Last month’s meeting entitled “The Restora- Biomass Boiler is currently being installed der-19s. Further details are on the website. tion of Swinton Hall Gardens” (near in the outbuildings, where a ‘green’ roof This is an exceptional chance to enjoy the Masham) was a very enjoyable whistle-stop will enhance the efficiency of this environ- sight, sound and smell of one of the grand- Mobile Skip tour with ‘before and after’ slides, presented ment-friendly heating source that will sup- est steam locomotives, in beautiful lower Saturday April 19th by Susan Cunliffe-Lister (previously at Bur- ply hot water and heating for both the Wensleydale. 9.00am to 1.00pm ton Agnes Hall). Gayle Green. The usual conditions apply

11 11 processing payments for those subscriptions is New Sunday Bus Route cancelled? In the case of eBooks, music and Hawes – Dentdale – Sedbergh video it could be argued it is relatively trivial Computers beyond the grave? (but then it depends if one account has made all Dalesplay have been enjoying the extra DalesWestern Bus, is a Sedbergh-based the purchases for your entire book collection!) opportunities we have had to play outdoors community charity which runs a community Cheerful subject this month! What happens to but even more importantly some people use with the snap of good weather we have been minibus driven by trained local volunteers, on your digital life when you die? I suspect most financial services etc.. Do you provide profes- experiencing. The children have been helping similar lines to The Little White Bus. From people would think “who cares – I won’t be sional electronic services (for example I have a to plant up tubs around the exterior of the 6th April to 19th October 2014 it will be here to be worried by it”. There are some in- server that hosts websites and emails for cli- setting to help brighten up our outlook. We running a service on Sundays and Bank triguing questions though which I pose mostly ents) – does someone know how to manage that have begun preparing treats for Mother’s Holiday Mondays to connect Hawes with without answers because I don’t think there is sort of stuff and who to contact if the the worst Day, celebrating Pancake Day and St Dentdale and Sedbergh via Snaizeholme any one correct answer. The question occurred should happen? I know some people like to Patrick’s Day and anticipating activities Lane End, close to the red squirrel reserve. to me after reading a distressing article on the keep some things private (even in long term planned for Easter. A little dickey bird tells BBC website about Apple refusing to unlock relationships) and also generally one person in us that the Easter Bunny will be paying us a Times to and from Hawes: the iPad and iCloud account of a man’s de- a household often manages a lot of things like visit so we are very excited. Hawes Market place (dep) 13.17 ceased wife so banking, insurance etc. But there are a number Some of the older children in the setting Wensleydale Creamery (dep) 13.20 that he could re- of things you can do to make things easy for have been helping to choose new small world Snaizeholme Lane End 13.28 cover photo- your family and dependents – without necessar- resources for us as we have very gratefully Memorial Hall (arr) 13.58 graphs and other ily disclosing all the details while you are alive received some money from Betty’s Good Sedbergh Library (arr) 14.13 items from the if you don’t want to. Cause Award with the help of one of our device. They ar- 1) Make a paper list of all website and services families using the setting. We would also like Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 14.50 gued that it broke you use online with login. to send our sincere thanks to Hawes Silver Dent Car Park (dep) 15.05 confidentiality 2) Make a list of devices that have access pins Band who kindly donated some money to Snaizeholme Lane End 15.35 terms and condi- and/or passwords or other login details. Don’t allow us to purchase some beanbags for the Wensleydale Creamery (arr) 15.43 tions to allow anyone to access someone’s ac- forget that some devices have multiple logins children to relax on after a hard day at school Hawes Market place (arr) 15.48 count – even a spouse after their partner’s for cloud accounts, installing apps etc. and a couple of games for the WII console death. This got me to thinking: firstly, what 3) Keep a list of email accounts with login de- that we were very lucky to have donated to Full timetables for all Western Dales Bus provisions have we made in case of sudden tails and which program or websites you use to the setting. Dalesplay is very grateful for all services are available from the Hawes death to ensure those that need access to online access them. the help, donations and support we receive, it Community Office, the Wensleydale resources can maintain it and, secondly, what Finally clarify what the legal situation is re- is through this generosity that we are able to Creamery and cafes and shops in Hawes, as effects are there when we die on products and garding accessing important accounts after your offer a wide range of resources to help the well as from the website below. services we have bought? Most people leave a death – check terms and conditions and if children learn and develop and keep our Contact details: Tel: 015396 20504 will leaving the majority of their estate to a necessary write and ask for clarification. childcare costs as low as possible. Dalesplay email: [email protected] particular person or group of people but how Keep this information up to date and store it is really pleased to announce that we are Website: www.westerndalesbus.co.uk does this work with digital products. I am not a somewhere safe (and possibly keep a copy looking to recruit another member of staff to The bus route number is 564C lawyer but my understanding is that digital ser- with your will). meet the demand of families using the vices, which include things like electronic Let’s hope none of this is needed for setting. If you or someone you know has at books and downloaded music and films are a very long time. Keep safe. Again any least a level 3 qualification in early years and only licensed to the person who purchased questions or suggestions for future articles would be interested in this term time only Craft Fair them. I presume this means that when the per- do contact me at son dies all rights to those products will end, position please contact Joanne on 667789 for to beheld at Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge on [email protected] and if they are linked to a copyright protection more information and an application pack Saturday 12th April, 10.00am – 2.00pm or leave me a message on 663798. scheme (such as in the case of eBooks from before 20th April 2014. Dalesplay is on behalf of Sycamore’s amenity fund. Apple’s iStore and Amazon Kindle) they will currently collecting the Sainsbury’s for Everyone is welcome, entrance is free be lost immediately when the deceased per- school vouchers which can be posted in our although donations to the amenity fund would Home Baking and Plants collection box in our entrance, thank you for son’s account is closed. be most welcome – this enables the residents Castle Bolton Church, Easter Bank Holiday your support. If you are looking for childcare As more and more services are provided elec- to enjoy trips out and also entertainment. Monday 21st April 10.00am to 1.00pm: home in a safeguarded, stimulating environment tronically this could have serious consequences there will be crafts to suit everyone and a baking on sale in church for church funds: re- with highly qualified and experienced staff, for the surviving partner. Do you even know warm welcome awaits everyone, freshments and plants for sale for mission part- think you may be eligible for 2 year old where all these accounts are? If you do then do Refreshments will be available. Anyone ners Mark and Sarah Newnham with Mission funding please give us a ring and we can you know the login details for those accounts interested in a table please contact Lisa on Aviation Fellowship in Uganda and Neil help. and are they paid by subscription – what will 07919896612 Jackson with Scripture Union NE England with Joanne Fothergill happen when the credit card or bank account special responsibility for young people.

12 12 processing payments for those subscriptions is New Sunday Bus Route cancelled? In the case of eBooks, music and Hawes – Dentdale – Sedbergh video it could be argued it is relatively trivial Computers beyond the grave? (but then it depends if one account has made all Dalesplay have been enjoying the extra DalesWestern Bus, is a Sedbergh-based the purchases for your entire book collection!) opportunities we have had to play outdoors community charity which runs a community Cheerful subject this month! What happens to but even more importantly some people use with the snap of good weather we have been minibus driven by trained local volunteers, on your digital life when you die? I suspect most financial services etc.. Do you provide profes- experiencing. The children have been helping similar lines to The Little White Bus. From people would think “who cares – I won’t be sional electronic services (for example I have a to plant up tubs around the exterior of the 6th April to 19th October 2014 it will be here to be worried by it”. There are some in- server that hosts websites and emails for cli- setting to help brighten up our outlook. We running a service on Sundays and Bank triguing questions though which I pose mostly ents) – does someone know how to manage that have begun preparing treats for Mother’s Holiday Mondays to connect Hawes with without answers because I don’t think there is sort of stuff and who to contact if the the worst Day, celebrating Pancake Day and St Dentdale and Sedbergh via Snaizeholme any one correct answer. The question occurred should happen? I know some people like to Patrick’s Day and anticipating activities Lane End, close to the red squirrel reserve. to me after reading a distressing article on the keep some things private (even in long term planned for Easter. A little dickey bird tells BBC website about Apple refusing to unlock relationships) and also generally one person in us that the Easter Bunny will be paying us a Times to and from Hawes: the iPad and iCloud account of a man’s de- a household often manages a lot of things like visit so we are very excited. Hawes Market place (dep) 13.17 ceased wife so banking, insurance etc. But there are a number Some of the older children in the setting Wensleydale Creamery (dep) 13.20 that he could re- of things you can do to make things easy for have been helping to choose new small world Snaizeholme Lane End 13.28 cover photo- your family and dependents – without necessar- resources for us as we have very gratefully Dent Memorial Hall (arr) 13.58 graphs and other ily disclosing all the details while you are alive received some money from Betty’s Good Sedbergh Library (arr) 14.13 items from the if you don’t want to. Cause Award with the help of one of our device. They ar- 1) Make a paper list of all website and services families using the setting. We would also like Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 14.50 gued that it broke you use online with login. to send our sincere thanks to Hawes Silver Dent Car Park (dep) 15.05 confidentiality 2) Make a list of devices that have access pins Band who kindly donated some money to Snaizeholme Lane End 15.35 terms and condi- and/or passwords or other login details. Don’t allow us to purchase some beanbags for the Wensleydale Creamery (arr) 15.43 tions to allow anyone to access someone’s ac- forget that some devices have multiple logins children to relax on after a hard day at school Hawes Market place (arr) 15.48 count – even a spouse after their partner’s for cloud accounts, installing apps etc. and a couple of games for the WII console death. This got me to thinking: firstly, what 3) Keep a list of email accounts with login de- that we were very lucky to have donated to Full timetables for all Western Dales Bus provisions have we made in case of sudden tails and which program or websites you use to the setting. Dalesplay is very grateful for all services are available from the Hawes death to ensure those that need access to online access them. the help, donations and support we receive, it Community Office, the Wensleydale resources can maintain it and, secondly, what Finally clarify what the legal situation is re- is through this generosity that we are able to Creamery and cafes and shops in Hawes, as effects are there when we die on products and garding accessing important accounts after your offer a wide range of resources to help the well as from the website below. services we have bought? Most people leave a death – check terms and conditions and if children learn and develop and keep our Contact details: Tel: 015396 20504 will leaving the majority of their estate to a necessary write and ask for clarification. childcare costs as low as possible. Dalesplay email: [email protected] particular person or group of people but how Keep this information up to date and store it is really pleased to announce that we are Website: www.westerndalesbus.co.uk does this work with digital products. I am not a somewhere safe (and possibly keep a copy looking to recruit another member of staff to The bus route number is 564C lawyer but my understanding is that digital ser- with your will). meet the demand of families using the vices, which include things like electronic Let’s hope none of this is needed for setting. If you or someone you know has at books and downloaded music and films are a very long time. Keep safe. Again any least a level 3 qualification in early years and only licensed to the person who purchased questions or suggestions for future articles would be interested in this term time only Craft Fair them. I presume this means that when the per- do contact me at son dies all rights to those products will end, position please contact Joanne on 667789 for to beheld at Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge on [email protected] and if they are linked to a copyright protection more information and an application pack Saturday 12th April, 10.00am – 2.00pm or leave me a message on 663798. scheme (such as in the case of eBooks from before 20th April 2014. Dalesplay is on behalf of Sycamore’s amenity fund. Apple’s iStore and Amazon Kindle) they will currently collecting the Sainsbury’s for Everyone is welcome, entrance is free be lost immediately when the deceased per- school vouchers which can be posted in our although donations to the amenity fund would Home Baking and Plants collection box in our entrance, thank you for son’s account is closed. be most welcome – this enables the residents Castle Bolton Church, Easter Bank Holiday your support. If you are looking for childcare As more and more services are provided elec- to enjoy trips out and also entertainment. Monday 21st April 10.00am to 1.00pm: home in a safeguarded, stimulating environment tronically this could have serious consequences there will be crafts to suit everyone and a baking on sale in church for church funds: re- with highly qualified and experienced staff, for the surviving partner. Do you even know warm welcome awaits everyone, freshments and plants for sale for mission part- think you may be eligible for 2 year old where all these accounts are? If you do then do Refreshments will be available. Anyone ners Mark and Sarah Newnham with Mission funding please give us a ring and we can you know the login details for those accounts interested in a table please contact Lisa on Aviation Fellowship in Uganda and Neil help. and are they paid by subscription – what will 07919896612 Jackson with Scripture Union NE England with Joanne Fothergill happen when the credit card or bank account special responsibility for young people.

13 13 Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre WHAT’S ON LISITINGS 21 Easter Monday Coffee morning; 10.00am to noon. AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning April Thornton Rust Institute. Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th 23 Gayle Chapel Gift evening; 6.30pm 1 Coffee morning; Hall Garth, Thoralby. 23 Upper Dales Family History Group. Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm 10.00am to noon. For St Andrew’s Harmby. 2.00pm. See p. 10 Mon JW JW B B F F C C JF JF Mon B B F F B B C C WB WB Church, Aysgarth and the host’s 23 Gayle Mill. Hay Rake Making, Adults Tues B B F F B B FW FW BW BW Tues JW JW B B F F B B JF JF chosen charity £3.00, Kids Free. Wed J J B B F F B C F F Wed B B F F B B F F J J 2 Coffee Club; Hambleton House, 26 Bainbridge Chapel Gift day; 2.00 till Thur F F F F B B J J B B Thur J J W W W W B B F F Redmire. 10.30am to noon. 4.00pm Fri B B W W C C F F J J Fri F F B B C C J J B B 2,9 Lent lunches; Hawes Methodist 26 Gayle Mill Workshop; 10.00am to Rooms 4.00pm.-Willow Plant Supports and 3,4,6,7 Events at the Old School House, Garden Structures: £65 including Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Leyburn. See p.22 lunch, equipment and structures Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts 4 Wensleydale Society AGM. West 27 Final service of Thanksgiving; Hawes Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only Burton Village Hall, 7.30pm. See Methodist Church, 3.00pm. See For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 below. p.15 4 Deadline for Easter Lilies display. 29 “Ride2stride”. Settle-Carlisle Walking See p.9 Festival starts. 4,11 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 29 Middleham and Dales Local History Aysgarth Garage Now Recruiting! Thanksgiving 5 Men’s Prayer breakfast. Sycamore Group. 2.00pm. See p.6 After the exciting news of the re-opening of Sunday April 27th at 3.00pm Hall 8.30am Aysgarth Garage in the last edition, Mark This is the date and time of the final service 6 Gayle Mill. Demonstration Day Tours; May and his wife Kathryn are now looking to of worship at Hawes Methodist Church. It 11.00am and 2.30pm. Adults £12.00 2 Walk from Garsdale Station to Hawes start recruiting staff. They will require will not be an easy time for the members of 8 Coffee morning and bookstall. 2 “The Line That Refused to Die”. fully skilled mechanics/MOT testers, an the congregation, but we invite as many Hawes rooms for Aysgarth Chapel Lecture at Settle Victoria Hall, apprentice for the workshop and part time people as possible from other churches in 8 Decorative and Fine Arts Society; 7.15pm (£3 admission). assistants for the convenience store and fuel the area, and friends from the town and Middleham, 2.00pm. See p.22 forecourt. elsewhere, to make it a memorable 8 YDNPA Planning Committee. 1.00pm, If you are interested in any of these occasion. Yoredsale, Bainbridge positions, please send your CV to: I t wi l l b e 11 Filling Station; Middleham Key Centre Aysgarth Garage, Wensleydale, DL8 followed by 11 Bainbridge Chapel Concert. Singing Wensleydale Society 3AD refreshments. We don’t for pleasure group; 7.30pm The Society's AGM takes place on Friday or e mail to: normally include words 11 Yoredale Natural History Society April 4th at 7.30 pm at West Burton Village [email protected] of an overtly spiritual/ AGM. 7.30pm. Leyburn Methodist Hall. This year we need a new Chair person They would also like to hear from anyone religious nature, but on Hall and a new Talks Reporter. who is interested in supplying local this occasion please 12 Sycamore Hall Craft Fair. See p.12 The meeting will be followed by a talk on produce etc. for the new Aysgarth Country accept the words of this two-versed hymn, 13 Table-Top Sale, Market Hall, Hawes Writing Memoirs of Yorkshire People; please Store. 13 Gayle Mill. Blacksmithing Course; which are very pertinent to the event and note that this is a change to the published particularly Methodist: 10.30am to 4.30pm programme. 14 Gayle Mill open for the season. Every We make it easier to get to lectures by our Well Done, Jean This, this is the God we adore, Sunday thro’ Friday Tours; 1.00pm return coach between Middleham and West and 3.00pm. Adults £6, Kids free For a long, long time Jean Cockburn of Our faithful, unchangeable friend. Burton, which picks up in Harmby, Leyburn Whose love is as great as his power, 17 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute. 7.00pm and West Witton. (details from Eileen Jack- Aysgarth has been the organiser for the 19 Mobile Skip in Gayle. See p.10 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. And neither knows measure nor son 622287) end; 20 Guided walk. Mossdale, Cotterdale. 8 Membership is £5 per year, and members are “I took over, it must be more than 30 miles. Meet Appersett, 11.00am. welcome to bring guests (£1 per guest). Our years ago”, she said. But now is the time to Adults £3. Children free hand over to someone else. Tis Jesus, the first and the last, monthly walks programme for members adds Whose spirit shall guide us safe 20,21 Art Exhibition. West Burton Village to the enjoyment of Wensleydale and its wider The area covers Aysgarth, Thoralby, Hall. See p.6 Thornton Rust and Carperby. Jean hopes a home;. environs, and is a wonderful way to get to We’ll praise him for all that is past, 21 Home baking and plants sale. Castle know the area. volunteer will be found; have you read our Bolton. See p.4 Editorial?! And trust him for all that’s to Jean Cockburn 663201 come.

14 14 Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre WHAT’S ON LISITINGS 21 Easter Monday Coffee morning; 10.00am to noon. AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning April Thornton Rust Institute. Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th 23 Gayle Chapel Gift evening; 6.30pm 1 Coffee morning; Hall Garth, Thoralby. 23 Upper Dales Family History Group. Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm 10.00am to noon. For St Andrew’s Harmby. 2.00pm. See p. 10 Mon JW JW B B F F C C JF JF Mon B B F F B B C C WB WB Church, Aysgarth and the host’s 23 Gayle Mill. Hay Rake Making, Adults Tues B B F F B B FW FW BW BW Tues JW JW B B F F B B JF JF chosen charity £3.00, Kids Free. Wed J J B B F F B C F F Wed B B F F B B F F J J 2 Coffee Club; Hambleton House, 26 Bainbridge Chapel Gift day; 2.00 till Thur F F F F B B J J B B Thur J J W W W W B B F F Redmire. 10.30am to noon. 4.00pm Fri B B W W C C F F J J Fri F F B B C C J J B B 2,9 Lent lunches; Hawes Methodist 26 Gayle Mill Workshop; 10.00am to Rooms 4.00pm.-Willow Plant Supports and 3,4,6,7 Events at the Old School House, Garden Structures: £65 including Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Leyburn. See p.22 lunch, equipment and structures Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts 4 Wensleydale Society AGM. West 27 Final service of Thanksgiving; Hawes Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only Burton Village Hall, 7.30pm. See Methodist Church, 3.00pm. See For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 below. p.15 4 Deadline for Easter Lilies display. 29 “Ride2stride”. Settle-Carlisle Walking See p.9 Festival starts. 4,11 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 29 Middleham and Dales Local History Aysgarth Garage Now Recruiting! Thanksgiving 5 Men’s Prayer breakfast. Sycamore Group. 2.00pm. See p.6 After the exciting news of the re-opening of Sunday April 27th at 3.00pm Hall 8.30am Aysgarth Garage in the last edition, Mark This is the date and time of the final service 6 Gayle Mill. Demonstration Day Tours; May and his wife Kathryn are now looking to of worship at Hawes Methodist Church. It 11.00am and 2.30pm. Adults £12.00 2 Walk from Garsdale Station to Hawes start recruiting staff. They will require will not be an easy time for the members of 8 Coffee morning and bookstall. 2 “The Line That Refused to Die”. fully skilled mechanics/MOT testers, an the congregation, but we invite as many Hawes rooms for Aysgarth Chapel Lecture at Settle Victoria Hall, apprentice for the workshop and part time people as possible from other churches in 8 Decorative and Fine Arts Society; 7.15pm (£3 admission). assistants for the convenience store and fuel the area, and friends from the town and Middleham, 2.00pm. See p.22 forecourt. elsewhere, to make it a memorable 8 YDNPA Planning Committee. 1.00pm, If you are interested in any of these occasion. Yoredsale, Bainbridge positions, please send your CV to: I t wi l l b e 11 Filling Station; Middleham Key Centre Aysgarth Garage, Wensleydale, DL8 followed by 11 Bainbridge Chapel Concert. Singing Wensleydale Society 3AD refreshments. We don’t for pleasure group; 7.30pm The Society's AGM takes place on Friday or e mail to: normally include words 11 Yoredale Natural History Society April 4th at 7.30 pm at West Burton Village [email protected] of an overtly spiritual/ AGM. 7.30pm. Leyburn Methodist Hall. This year we need a new Chair person They would also like to hear from anyone religious nature, but on Hall and a new Talks Reporter. who is interested in supplying local this occasion please 12 Sycamore Hall Craft Fair. See p.12 The meeting will be followed by a talk on produce etc. for the new Aysgarth Country accept the words of this two-versed hymn, 13 Table-Top Sale, Market Hall, Hawes Writing Memoirs of Yorkshire People; please Store. 13 Gayle Mill. Blacksmithing Course; which are very pertinent to the event and note that this is a change to the published particularly Methodist: 10.30am to 4.30pm programme. 14 Gayle Mill open for the season. Every We make it easier to get to lectures by our Well Done, Jean This, this is the God we adore, Sunday thro’ Friday Tours; 1.00pm return coach between Middleham and West and 3.00pm. Adults £6, Kids free For a long, long time Jean Cockburn of Our faithful, unchangeable friend. Burton, which picks up in Harmby, Leyburn Whose love is as great as his power, 17 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute. 7.00pm and West Witton. (details from Eileen Jack- Aysgarth has been the organiser for the 19 Mobile Skip in Gayle. See p.10 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. And neither knows measure nor son 622287) end; 20 Guided walk. Mossdale, Cotterdale. 8 Membership is £5 per year, and members are “I took over, it must be more than 30 miles. Meet Appersett, 11.00am. welcome to bring guests (£1 per guest). Our years ago”, she said. But now is the time to Adults £3. Children free hand over to someone else. Tis Jesus, the first and the last, monthly walks programme for members adds Whose spirit shall guide us safe 20,21 Art Exhibition. West Burton Village to the enjoyment of Wensleydale and its wider The area covers Aysgarth, Thoralby, Hall. See p.6 Thornton Rust and Carperby. Jean hopes a home;. environs, and is a wonderful way to get to We’ll praise him for all that is past, 21 Home baking and plants sale. Castle know the area. volunteer will be found; have you read our Bolton. See p.4 Editorial?! And trust him for all that’s to Jean Cockburn 663201 come.

15 15 Hawes School News its hairs and it could itch for up to two Police Report tesy by giving them plenty of room. Cyclists – weeks or if it lands in the back of your please be aware that although many of the World Book Day throat it could make it hard to breathe. The By the time this goes to print the lighter nights route’s roads are unclassified country roads, they What a fun day was had by all last Thurs- snails were slimy and we saw the eggs. should be with us. Although we have had little are main arterial routes as far as residents are day to celebrate World Book Day. Thank Did you know snail shells are made out of snow it seems to have been a very long winter, concerned. Please show some consideration and you to everybody for making such an ef- the same thing as our hair and finger nails? or am I just showing my age. Crimes committed do not ride in large packs as this makes it very fort with the different costumes; the variety The rat was very cute and it had loads of on the Leyburn dales section over the last month difficult for traffic to pass you. This can lead to was amazing. Our special school lunch hairs on it. Most snakes are found in have included a theft of an Ifor Williams tipping impatience and potential collisions. Remember proved to be very popular too and smelled America. Dylan age 7 trailer from Coverdale; an attempt on a Land the Highway Code applies to all road users. Let delicious. Thank you to Becky for all her Rover in Swaledale; a theft of a Land Rover us all stay safe.. from Swaledale (same date); a holiday cottage in hard work. Today Zoolab came and we got to meet Thanks as always West Witton had most of its furniture and equip- new animals. My favourite animal was the Andy Foster PC826 ment stolen; another theft of an Ifor Williams rat because it was clever and could climb Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team flat bed trailer from Bellerby; a theft of a petrol into its box. We also saw some stick in- Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes& High ride-on mower from Harmby and about 25 sects, they are green and long and look like Abbotside sheep taken from Coverdale. a stick, they are camouflaged. You could- Telephone 101 n’t touch the tarantula because it flicks [email protected] Farm machinery and equipment remain top hair and I didn’t touch the snake because I targets for criminals travelling into the area so was scared of it. Barnaby age 7 please secure when not in use. Thanks to a I have learnt about tarantulas and other sharp-eyed Hawes local who promptly reported Quite a Downsize! animals. My favourite animal was the stick a suspicious Transit van, officers managed to It is pleasing to hear that after standing empty insect because it looked like a stick most catch up with it in Carperby and two people for several months the little high-quality take- London Residential of the time at one point it looked like a were arrested when suspected stolen property away at Town Foot, Hawes is about to re-open. Planning for our residential is well under scorpion. Isla age 6 way and we’ve got some exciting excur- was found in the rear of the van. In fact on the very day that this Newsletter issue is being printed. sions to look forward to. After the Easter PTFA Bingo It has been noted that there are an increasing So last week I called in to see what is happen- holiday a full itinerary will be sent out with A big Thank you to everyone who sup- number of vehicles travelling around Wensley- ing. There I met Rob Hodgson, Annabel, Squiffy details of all our plans and a meeting for ported the PTFA's Bingo Night a couple of dale in particular with defective lighting. Please and his two doggy pals plus a considerable parents will also be announced. At the weeks ago. The evening was a great suc- check your lights regularly and avoid getting amount of equipment waiting to be installed! moment we are still awaiting confirmation cess, everyone had lots of fun and we stopped and being issued with paperwork. De- We will be in safe hands, gastronomically of a funding request from the Hawes Tolls raised a fantastic £161 for PTFA funds. Trustees and so we are unable to announce fective lights are a moving traffic offence and speaking. Rob and Annabel have moved up from the final cost per pupil. However with the this gives an officer the power to require the Arncliffe, and here’s the downsizing bit— Rob breath test. As the weather begins to take a turn with his parents and grandparents before him generous support of the P.T.F.A who have A Campaign offered to cover the cost of the transport for the better (here’s hoping anyway) then we were at the Devonshire Arms at Bolton Abbey (£1800) the amount is likely to be approxi- This Newsletter has been trying for years to will see an upturn in motorcycles travelling where he grew up. Annabel is from the York- mately £150. educate the Dales on the use of the apos- through the dale. shire Wolds. trophe! Rob trained in Park Lane, London, has worked Zoolab We are unsure of our success, as people Owing to the increased complaints regarding as chef in restaurants and pubs. Our friends from Zoolab came into school still confuse its with it’s (short for it is) and speed, be it perceived or real, the mobile camera Annabel has worked as a cook but has another again on Thursday with a mixture of exotic insist upon 1960’s, 1970’s etc. instead of vans will be out and about. Be aware that speed ‘string to her bow’; she is a lymphoedema thera- and furry animals to show us. This is what 1960s. limits apply to locals and visitors alike, so keep pist. That might come in handy! Give it a some of the children thought:- Now we’ve been asked to embark on a an eye on that speedometer and drive/ride ap- ‘Google’ if you wish to know more. I learned about rats, snakes, stick insects, further project! One of our keen readers propriately. So “Hodgson’s on the Hoof” deli and take- spiders and snails when Zoolab came in. gets very upset at seeing “12pm” or away is about to open, offering, soup, sand- My favourite animal was the snake because “12am”. They have no meaning. You will Finally unless you have been on the Moon for wiches, hot stew and complete meals prepared it is very smooth and not slippery like a notice that we always use, simply NOON, the past year you will be aware that the Tour de for walkers or for locals to take home. It will be squid. The stick insect looked like a scor- for the middle of the day. Not that we have France (le Grand Depart) is coming through the open every day except Sundays and Mondays, pion when we held it, they looked camou- much cause to use MIDNIGHT in our Dales on the 5th July. For many this will be a 8.30am to 4.00pm. flaged. The tarantula is quite dangerous. What’s ons! (For train and bus times we great occasion. Some see it as an inconvenience. The star of my visit had to be Squiffy, the Par- We could not touch it because it can flick use the 24-hour clock.) What is apparent is that it is already bringing son’s Jack Russell, recently featured in the Cra- more tourists to the area, and many are cyclists ven Herald, who has a liking for beer and begs who are riding the route. Drivers – please be for it then carries around his own little tankard aware of the cyclists and afford them some cour- on his neck! A.S.W.

16 16 Hawes School News its hairs and it could itch for up to two Police Report tesy by giving them plenty of room. Cyclists – weeks or if it lands in the back of your please be aware that although many of the World Book Day throat it could make it hard to breathe. The By the time this goes to print the lighter nights route’s roads are unclassified country roads, they What a fun day was had by all last Thurs- snails were slimy and we saw the eggs. should be with us. Although we have had little are main arterial routes as far as residents are day to celebrate World Book Day. Thank Did you know snail shells are made out of snow it seems to have been a very long winter, concerned. Please show some consideration and you to everybody for making such an ef- the same thing as our hair and finger nails? or am I just showing my age. Crimes committed do not ride in large packs as this makes it very fort with the different costumes; the variety The rat was very cute and it had loads of on the Leyburn dales section over the last month difficult for traffic to pass you. This can lead to was amazing. Our special school lunch hairs on it. Most snakes are found in have included a theft of an Ifor Williams tipping impatience and potential collisions. Remember proved to be very popular too and smelled America. Dylan age 7 trailer from Coverdale; an attempt on a Land the Highway Code applies to all road users. Let delicious. Thank you to Becky for all her Rover in Swaledale; a theft of a Land Rover us all stay safe.. from Swaledale (same date); a holiday cottage in hard work. Today Zoolab came and we got to meet Thanks as always West Witton had most of its furniture and equip- new animals. My favourite animal was the Andy Foster PC826 ment stolen; another theft of an Ifor Williams rat because it was clever and could climb Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team flat bed trailer from Bellerby; a theft of a petrol into its box. We also saw some stick in- Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes& High ride-on mower from Harmby and about 25 sects, they are green and long and look like Abbotside sheep taken from Coverdale. a stick, they are camouflaged. You could- Telephone 101 n’t touch the tarantula because it flicks [email protected] Farm machinery and equipment remain top hair and I didn’t touch the snake because I targets for criminals travelling into the area so was scared of it. Barnaby age 7 please secure when not in use. Thanks to a I have learnt about tarantulas and other sharp-eyed Hawes local who promptly reported Quite a Downsize! animals. My favourite animal was the stick a suspicious Transit van, officers managed to It is pleasing to hear that after standing empty insect because it looked like a stick most catch up with it in Carperby and two people for several months the little high-quality take- London Residential of the time at one point it looked like a were arrested when suspected stolen property away at Town Foot, Hawes is about to re-open. Planning for our residential is well under scorpion. Isla age 6 way and we’ve got some exciting excur- was found in the rear of the van. In fact on the very day that this Newsletter issue is being printed. sions to look forward to. After the Easter PTFA Bingo It has been noted that there are an increasing So last week I called in to see what is happen- holiday a full itinerary will be sent out with A big Thank you to everyone who sup- number of vehicles travelling around Wensley- ing. There I met Rob Hodgson, Annabel, Squiffy details of all our plans and a meeting for ported the PTFA's Bingo Night a couple of dale in particular with defective lighting. Please and his two doggy pals plus a considerable parents will also be announced. At the weeks ago. The evening was a great suc- check your lights regularly and avoid getting amount of equipment waiting to be installed! moment we are still awaiting confirmation cess, everyone had lots of fun and we stopped and being issued with paperwork. De- We will be in safe hands, gastronomically of a funding request from the Hawes Tolls raised a fantastic £161 for PTFA funds. Trustees and so we are unable to announce fective lights are a moving traffic offence and speaking. Rob and Annabel have moved up from the final cost per pupil. However with the this gives an officer the power to require the Arncliffe, and here’s the downsizing bit— Rob breath test. As the weather begins to take a turn with his parents and grandparents before him generous support of the P.T.F.A who have A Campaign offered to cover the cost of the transport for the better (here’s hoping anyway) then we were at the Devonshire Arms at Bolton Abbey (£1800) the amount is likely to be approxi- This Newsletter has been trying for years to will see an upturn in motorcycles travelling where he grew up. Annabel is from the York- mately £150. educate the Dales on the use of the apos- through the dale. shire Wolds. trophe! Rob trained in Park Lane, London, has worked Zoolab We are unsure of our success, as people Owing to the increased complaints regarding as chef in restaurants and pubs. Our friends from Zoolab came into school still confuse its with it’s (short for it is) and speed, be it perceived or real, the mobile camera Annabel has worked as a cook but has another again on Thursday with a mixture of exotic insist upon 1960’s, 1970’s etc. instead of vans will be out and about. Be aware that speed ‘string to her bow’; she is a lymphoedema thera- and furry animals to show us. This is what 1960s. limits apply to locals and visitors alike, so keep pist. That might come in handy! Give it a some of the children thought:- Now we’ve been asked to embark on a an eye on that speedometer and drive/ride ap- ‘Google’ if you wish to know more. I learned about rats, snakes, stick insects, further project! One of our keen readers propriately. So “Hodgson’s on the Hoof” deli and take- spiders and snails when Zoolab came in. gets very upset at seeing “12pm” or away is about to open, offering, soup, sand- My favourite animal was the snake because “12am”. They have no meaning. You will Finally unless you have been on the Moon for wiches, hot stew and complete meals prepared it is very smooth and not slippery like a notice that we always use, simply NOON, the past year you will be aware that the Tour de for walkers or for locals to take home. It will be squid. The stick insect looked like a scor- for the middle of the day. Not that we have France (le Grand Depart) is coming through the open every day except Sundays and Mondays, pion when we held it, they looked camou- much cause to use MIDNIGHT in our Dales on the 5th July. For many this will be a 8.30am to 4.00pm. flaged. The tarantula is quite dangerous. What’s ons! (For train and bus times we great occasion. Some see it as an inconvenience. The star of my visit had to be Squiffy, the Par- We could not touch it because it can flick use the 24-hour clock.) What is apparent is that it is already bringing son’s Jack Russell, recently featured in the Cra- more tourists to the area, and many are cyclists ven Herald, who has a liking for beer and begs who are riding the route. Drivers – please be for it then carries around his own little tankard aware of the cyclists and afford them some cour- on his neck! A.S.W.

17 17 open up. Kilnsey Crag lay behind me, along .Best Foot Forward themselves. Pushing their way through the with a lovely stretch of Wharfedale. Scargill Prunings hedge-back debris, one of the vigorous Previous Best Foot Forwards have located House, the Christian Centre near Kettlewell, natives that can be seen now before the themselves all over the Yorkshire Dales and appeared on the right, looking much more A personal take on Plants, Propagating grass engulfs them are the Lords and La- even beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly there extensive than it does from the road. Shortly and other related rural ramblings. dies. Also known as Cuckoo Pint and Jack has been a slight bias towards the northern after the Kettlewell to Arncliffe path a group in the pulpit Arum maculatum emerges parts of the dales but the distribution has been of Belted Galloway cattle were enjoying the What a difference a few days of sunshine with arrow shaped leaves, often with black pretty widespread. This walk is not far from morning sunshine. The ridge now opened up can make. In no time at all the Tête à Tête spots. the centre of the dales. in front as Buckden and Starbotton came into daffodils on the banking have emerged and Much more recognisable during late April So where is the centre of the Yorkshire view and then Pen y ghent and to or May in flower it has a club shaped spike Dales? Most people I asked said “Hawes, of the west. The Three Peaks actually played smelling of urine, and develops red berries course” but it does depend on your definition hide and seek for quite a while, coming and in the autumn. Be careful with this one as it of the area. Taking the National Park as a going in the view and not all appearing at the is fairly toxic to humans. It is closely re- boundary, at least in its present form, I calcu- same time until quite late on. lated to Arum italicum and sub species lated that the centre is somewhere on the The path beside the wall is generally walk- marmoratum both of which are grown as southern slopes of Middle Tongue in Lang- able. It is not a public right of way but the garden plants for their interesting varie- strothdale. (Don’t ask me how I worked that National Park Authority has recognised it as a gated foliage, these too produce red berries out but it involved scissors, glue and a lot of desirable open access route and put in stiles or which should be avoided. If you grow them mess. It might have been easier to Google it). gates where needed. Much of it is straightfor- as I do, as soon as they emerge the plants This walk is actually a bit further south on ward but in later stages it gets fairly boggy can be divided and potted up, a job best the opposite side of Langstrothdale. It follows and there are a few broken peat hag sections. done in rubber gloves! the splendid ridge which separates A minor detour to the top of Birks Fell is flowered as if last month’s disastrous Looking back, despite the wet and wind Wharfedale from Littondale. It is a walk of the highest point of the walk. At 2001 feet it weather had never happened. Driving to and rain, we have actually had very little fine views so don’t do it on a claggy day. I is the lowest two-thousand-footer in the dales. last week it was fascinating hard frost, and many plants of marginal parked at Buckden and caught the Pride of the Nearby is Birks Tarn, one of the largest and to see a shimmer of green over a brown hardiness will have survived. Even Diascia Dales bus down towards Kilnsey. This was highest tarns of its kind in the dales. It is sup- field, a sure indicator that however miser- Ridigens, which needs rather more TLC the first time I’d been on one of their buses. ported by the peat on the fell top and is very able it has felt, the ground temperature has than average, is beginning to green up and They are much the same as ours in Wensley- full at the moment. A few early gulls were been adequate to permit germination. the new shoots in the base of the plants dale and, like ours, are under threat of service screaming around the edges. Along the roadsides among the detritus of promise swathes of colour later on. Amaz- cuts. The driver lamented that it would mean One of the beauties of this ridge is that you winter and last season’s hedge-cutting, all ingly some young plants in pots which the loss of two jobs but was confident his can do as much or as little of it as you want. manner of green shoots are erupting, and were left outside to fend for themselves wasn’t one of them. There are access paths criss-crossing from the Blackthorn is covered in tiny white have made it. I can’t wait to take some cut- Fifteen minutes later I stepped off the road most of the adjacent villages. I decided to pinhead buds. – the blossom will not be tings and watch them grow. Good luck! into an Open Access field. I was spotted by stop at Horse Head Pass but the ridge goes on long. And whatever you grow, take time to enjoy dozens of Swaledale sheep who converged on and on, ending up at the wonderfully named On a lovely sunny day at this time of it. me from all directions. By the time I reached Cosh Outside. By then you are nearly in Rib- year, before the leaves have opened and Rose Rambler Knipe Scar there must have been over a hun- blesdale which makes for a tricky return jour- outlines are blurred, it is interesting to look dred of them. Turning to face them felt almost ney. at the shapes displayed by trees: those biblical, as though they were expecting a ser- Views of the Howgills, the Lake District, which have been altered by exposure to mon! In the absence of any concentrated feed the Hambleton Hills and Pendle Hill encom- the prevailing Westerlies lean to the East; nuts I had to leave them looking decidedly passed several counties and must have those on exposed slopes gently follow the St Oswald’s Year of Music disappointed. stretched over a radius of forty miles. With contours. Some are unaffected, and there EVENTS At the top of the scar is a wonderful little some reluctance I dropped down to Yocken- are plenty which have produced amazing limestone pavement with the odd tree grow- thwaite and followed the Dales Way back to outlines especially when they have been the Sunday April 6th, 3.00pm ing in it. The route now heads for the bound- Buckden. After seeing no-one on the ridge it subject of ancient attempts to stabilize a Leyburn Band. All welcome; free. ary wall, separating the parish of Kettlewell seemed quite busy (eight people actually). It river bank. Monday April 21st and Starbotton from the parish of Hawkswick. was a most memorable day. The different habitats which exist on the Bell Tower Open Day and refreshments. It is always a pleasure to pull away from the N.P. North and South facing sides of a stone Guided tours to the bell chamber: noise of traffic on the road into the magical wall are much easier to see at the moment, 10.30am, noon and 2.30pm world of bird calls in early spring. The sound recently rebuilt patches will have no moss, Saturday April 26th 10.00am to 5.00pm but the shady side of an old wall sports a Gregorian Chant Workshop of curlews, lapwings, a skylark and the not- Beginners Linedance so-tuneful gulls welcome the nesting season burgeoning cushion of vivid green. Many (Book to participate: 650880) and the promise of summer into the dales. Thornborough Hall, Leyburn species of moss thrive and play host to nu- Service of Vespers: 4.00pm On this clear, calm day the views began to Every Wednesday, 10.30—11.30am merous lichens which also cover the stones

18 18 open up. Kilnsey Crag lay behind me, along .Best Foot Forward themselves. Pushing their way through the with a lovely stretch of Wharfedale. Scargill Prunings hedge-back debris, one of the vigorous Previous Best Foot Forwards have located House, the Christian Centre near Kettlewell, natives that can be seen now before the themselves all over the Yorkshire Dales and appeared on the right, looking much more A personal take on Plants, Propagating grass engulfs them are the Lords and La- even beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly there extensive than it does from the road. Shortly and other related rural ramblings. dies. Also known as Cuckoo Pint and Jack has been a slight bias towards the northern after the Kettlewell to Arncliffe path a group in the pulpit Arum maculatum emerges parts of the dales but the distribution has been of Belted Galloway cattle were enjoying the What a difference a few days of sunshine with arrow shaped leaves, often with black pretty widespread. This walk is not far from morning sunshine. The ridge now opened up can make. In no time at all the Tête à Tête spots. the centre of the dales. in front as Buckden and Starbotton came into daffodils on the banking have emerged and Much more recognisable during late April So where is the centre of the Yorkshire view and then Pen y ghent and Whernside to or May in flower it has a club shaped spike Dales? Most people I asked said “Hawes, of the west. The Three Peaks actually played smelling of urine, and develops red berries course” but it does depend on your definition hide and seek for quite a while, coming and in the autumn. Be careful with this one as it of the area. Taking the National Park as a going in the view and not all appearing at the is fairly toxic to humans. It is closely re- boundary, at least in its present form, I calcu- same time until quite late on. lated to Arum italicum and sub species lated that the centre is somewhere on the The path beside the wall is generally walk- marmoratum both of which are grown as southern slopes of Middle Tongue in Lang- able. It is not a public right of way but the garden plants for their interesting varie- strothdale. (Don’t ask me how I worked that National Park Authority has recognised it as a gated foliage, these too produce red berries out but it involved scissors, glue and a lot of desirable open access route and put in stiles or which should be avoided. If you grow them mess. It might have been easier to Google it). gates where needed. Much of it is straightfor- as I do, as soon as they emerge the plants This walk is actually a bit further south on ward but in later stages it gets fairly boggy can be divided and potted up, a job best the opposite side of Langstrothdale. It follows and there are a few broken peat hag sections. done in rubber gloves! the splendid ridge which separates A minor detour to the top of Birks Fell is flowered as if last month’s disastrous Looking back, despite the wet and wind Wharfedale from Littondale. It is a walk of the highest point of the walk. At 2001 feet it weather had never happened. Driving to and rain, we have actually had very little fine views so don’t do it on a claggy day. I is the lowest two-thousand-footer in the dales. Northallerton last week it was fascinating hard frost, and many plants of marginal parked at Buckden and caught the Pride of the Nearby is Birks Tarn, one of the largest and to see a shimmer of green over a brown hardiness will have survived. Even Diascia Dales bus down towards Kilnsey. This was highest tarns of its kind in the dales. It is sup- field, a sure indicator that however miser- Ridigens, which needs rather more TLC the first time I’d been on one of their buses. ported by the peat on the fell top and is very able it has felt, the ground temperature has than average, is beginning to green up and They are much the same as ours in Wensley- full at the moment. A few early gulls were been adequate to permit germination. the new shoots in the base of the plants dale and, like ours, are under threat of service screaming around the edges. Along the roadsides among the detritus of promise swathes of colour later on. Amaz- cuts. The driver lamented that it would mean One of the beauties of this ridge is that you winter and last season’s hedge-cutting, all ingly some young plants in pots which the loss of two jobs but was confident his can do as much or as little of it as you want. manner of green shoots are erupting, and were left outside to fend for themselves wasn’t one of them. There are access paths criss-crossing from the Blackthorn is covered in tiny white have made it. I can’t wait to take some cut- Fifteen minutes later I stepped off the road most of the adjacent villages. I decided to pinhead buds. – the blossom will not be tings and watch them grow. Good luck! into an Open Access field. I was spotted by stop at Horse Head Pass but the ridge goes on long. And whatever you grow, take time to enjoy dozens of Swaledale sheep who converged on and on, ending up at the wonderfully named On a lovely sunny day at this time of it. me from all directions. By the time I reached Cosh Outside. By then you are nearly in Rib- year, before the leaves have opened and Rose Rambler Knipe Scar there must have been over a hun- blesdale which makes for a tricky return jour- outlines are blurred, it is interesting to look dred of them. Turning to face them felt almost ney. at the shapes displayed by trees: those biblical, as though they were expecting a ser- Views of the Howgills, the Lake District, which have been altered by exposure to mon! In the absence of any concentrated feed the Hambleton Hills and Pendle Hill encom- the prevailing Westerlies lean to the East; nuts I had to leave them looking decidedly passed several counties and must have those on exposed slopes gently follow the St Oswald’s Year of Music disappointed. stretched over a radius of forty miles. With contours. Some are unaffected, and there EVENTS At the top of the scar is a wonderful little some reluctance I dropped down to Yocken- are plenty which have produced amazing limestone pavement with the odd tree grow- thwaite and followed the Dales Way back to outlines especially when they have been the Sunday April 6th, 3.00pm ing in it. The route now heads for the bound- Buckden. After seeing no-one on the ridge it subject of ancient attempts to stabilize a Leyburn Band. All welcome; free. ary wall, separating the parish of Kettlewell seemed quite busy (eight people actually). It river bank. Monday April 21st and Starbotton from the parish of Hawkswick. was a most memorable day. The different habitats which exist on the Bell Tower Open Day and refreshments. It is always a pleasure to pull away from the N.P. North and South facing sides of a stone Guided tours to the bell chamber: noise of traffic on the road into the magical wall are much easier to see at the moment, 10.30am, noon and 2.30pm world of bird calls in early spring. The sound recently rebuilt patches will have no moss, Saturday April 26th 10.00am to 5.00pm but the shady side of an old wall sports a Gregorian Chant Workshop of curlews, lapwings, a skylark and the not- Beginners Linedance so-tuneful gulls welcome the nesting season burgeoning cushion of vivid green. Many (Book to participate: 650880) and the promise of summer into the dales. Thornborough Hall, Leyburn species of moss thrive and play host to nu- Service of Vespers: 4.00pm On this clear, calm day the views began to Every Wednesday, 10.30—11.30am merous lichens which also cover the stones

19 19 Annual Report March 2014 Help Your Local Community Heavens Above the winter, it's now virtually overhead. On the opposite side of the Pole Star is the other main This year sees the completion of 200 issues of Suggestions are being welcomed for project Spring has sprung and with it comes a marked circumpolar constellation, Cassiopeia, now at the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter which ideas that could benefit local economies and change in our view of the evening sky. By its lowest in the north. Its large 'W' shape is continues to be valued by the community communities across the Yorkshire Dales. the middle of the month most of the winter very easy to pick out. Gaining altitude in the from Lunds down to Wensley, Walden, The Yorkshire Dales LEADER Local Ac- constellations have faded into the twilight east are Hercules the Strongman and the Bishopdale and the tops of Dentdale and tion Group (LAG) has secured a small amount save for a few hangers-on in the west – we compact little constellation of Lyra the Harp. Swaledale. We have continued our policy of of 'Transition Funding' from Defra to enable still have The Heavenly Twins, Castor and Lyra's principal star, blue-white Vega, takes including features, reports of events, greet- the preparation of a new LEADER Pro- Pollux, and Procyon the lesser Dog Star - but the overhead spot during the summer months ings, interviews and comprehensive what’s gramme which, if successful, would run from Orion won't be seen until late Autumn and the replacing yellow-hued Capella now sinking ons lists together with advertising for local 2015-2020. This is an exciting prospect with view south for the next couple of months is rapidly in the west. Vega is the fifth brightest businesses within our area, these being limited the potential to create many opportunities for dominated by the main springtime star in the sky and along with Altair and to about one-third of our space to allow room the area. constellations of Leo and Virgo the Virgin. Deneb forms the famous 'Summer Triangle' for news etc. It is from commercial adverts LEADER is a grant-giving initiative that Leo is a really ancient constellation - one of asterism. that we receive much of our income and we aims to improve the quality of life and in- the original 'Signs of the Zodiac' - dating Spring skies this year are enlivened by the are grateful. crease prosperity in rural areas by empower- back to Babylonian times. In Greek presence of the Planet Mars which you'll find The strength of the Newsletter still depends ing passionate local people to identify devel- mythology he was the fierce Nemean Lion mid-way up the southern sky by late evening upon the very large number of people who opment opportunities specifically suited to slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. slightly higher and to the right of Spica, send information, articles, letters, photo- their own local environment, culture, Leo is one of the few star patterns that Virgo's main star. Mars’ baleful reddish glare graphs, front cover pictures and what’s ons, working traditions and skills. actually resembles the real thing with a contrasts well with Spica's noticeably blue- and many others who help with the distribu- In the Yorkshire Dales area the charity distinctive pattern of 6 stars outlining his white tint. Mars reaches opposition (when it's tion or allow copies to be available in their Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is head and mane. It's often referred to as The in a straight line with our own planet and the shops etc. the lead partner in the multi-agency partner- Sickle and looks like a large '?' seen in a Sun) on April 8th but due to the elliptical We continue to be very keen about accuracy ship that is the LEADER programme. Over mirror. Regulus, Leo's bright white leader, nature of its orbit it's actually closest to the and formatting and for these we thank our £2.7 million was awarded to a wide range of forms the 'dot'. Between Leo and Procyon Earth (just over 57 million miles away) about proof-readers and our two final-processors, community-led rural development initiatives you'll find the faintest of the 12 zodiacal 6 days later. The Red Planet is on view nearly plus the Wensleydale Press with whom we in 2009-2013 in the Yorkshire Dales area. To constellations, Cancer the Crab. It's home to all night long during April, but giant Jupiter, have a very good working relationship. help create a successful proposal for 2015- Praesepe the beautiful Beehive Cluster – a slighter brighter than Mars, and still an Although the Hawes area and Askrigg/ 2020 funding that meets the needs of commu- glittering swarm of stars that shows up well in impressive object over in the west now sets Bainbridge are the largest communities, we nities in the Dales, input is being welcomed binoculars. around 2.30am. Venus is a magnificent endeavour to cover the whole area as fairly as from local residents, businesses, and organisa- Low over the south-eastern horizon, shaped 'morning star' low in the east just before dawn. possible with committee members from all tions to highlight local needs and opportuni- like a large straggly 'Y' lies the other main The ringed planet, Saturn, lies in Libra at the parts. Our committee meetings are both busi- ties, and identify those that LEADER funding springtime constellation - Virgo the Virgin. moment and rises in the SE just after 10 ness-like and fun, and you might be tempted may be able to support. Virgo is another really old group and has o'clock in the evening. to volunteer. 2013-14 saw the departure of Project ideas can be on the theme of land often been associated with a fertility goddess There's a total eclipse of the Moon this Sue Harpley to live in Scruton and the addi- management, farming and forestry, culture of one kind or another. Its principal star is month, on the night of April 14/15th, but tion of Karen Jones to the committee. and heritage, community and rural services Spica meaning an 'ear of wheat'. unfortunately it won't be visible from our part Copies of the Newsletter are posted to about or local business opportunities. High in the south-eastern sky is Arcturus, of the world as the Moon sets just after the 100 people all over the country and overseas; Consultation drop-in session will be held the pale golden-orange leader of Bootes the eclipse begins. However, you might be able to archive copies are available in the Dales 1.00-6.00pm on Thursday 3rd April at Set- Herdsman. Bootes is shaped a bit like an catch a few 'shooting stars' on 21st/22nd April Countryside Museum; we keep records of tle Quaker Meeting House. A further consul- enormous kite with Arcturus marking its when the Lyrid meteor show reaches its peak. people featured, the main articles, winners, tation workshop is to be held in Middleham sharply-angled foot. Legends say he was The best time to look is late evening before mystery pictures, ‘Best Foot Forward’ places Key Centre , Wednesday 4th June starting given immortality in the heavens as a reward the Moon rises and interferes with the view. and competition topics and can answer any at 1.30pm for inventing the plough. His two Hunting On the mornings of April 25th and 26th a inquiries about these. We welcome submis- Dogs are represented by the constellation of waning crescent Moon lies close to dazzling sion of articles from you, our readers – don’t Canes Venatici, which lies just below the tail Venus. Look for them around 5.00am. The be shy! Mind you, we often receive more Gregorian Chant Workshop of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The seven Moon appears to the left of Venus from the than we’ve room for. It is especially pleasing brightest stars in Ursa Major form the familiar Saturday 26th April - 10am - Gregorian Chant UK and the pair make a beautiful spectacle in that girls and boys in our local schools write shape of The Plough which never sets from for us. Workshop at St Oswald's Church. £10 fee for the dawn twilight. Have clear skies! th tuition and music. Booking essential our latitude and wheels in a great circle The 200 issue was celebrated at Sycamore around the Pole Star according to the season. (650880). The day will culminate in a Service Al Bireo Hall with a magnificent attendance of many of After languishing low in the north-east during our ‘workers’, a buffet supper and a cake! of Vespers sung in the chant at 4.00 pm - eve- A.S.W. ryone welcome - free

20 20 Annual Report March 2014 Help Your Local Community Heavens Above the winter, it's now virtually overhead. On the opposite side of the Pole Star is the other main This year sees the completion of 200 issues of Suggestions are being welcomed for project Spring has sprung and with it comes a marked circumpolar constellation, Cassiopeia, now at the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter which ideas that could benefit local economies and change in our view of the evening sky. By its lowest in the north. Its large 'W' shape is continues to be valued by the community communities across the Yorkshire Dales. the middle of the month most of the winter very easy to pick out. Gaining altitude in the from Lunds down to Wensley, Walden, The Yorkshire Dales LEADER Local Ac- constellations have faded into the twilight east are Hercules the Strongman and the Bishopdale and the tops of Dentdale and tion Group (LAG) has secured a small amount save for a few hangers-on in the west – we compact little constellation of Lyra the Harp. Swaledale. We have continued our policy of of 'Transition Funding' from Defra to enable still have The Heavenly Twins, Castor and Lyra's principal star, blue-white Vega, takes including features, reports of events, greet- the preparation of a new LEADER Pro- Pollux, and Procyon the lesser Dog Star - but the overhead spot during the summer months ings, interviews and comprehensive what’s gramme which, if successful, would run from Orion won't be seen until late Autumn and the replacing yellow-hued Capella now sinking ons lists together with advertising for local 2015-2020. This is an exciting prospect with view south for the next couple of months is rapidly in the west. Vega is the fifth brightest businesses within our area, these being limited the potential to create many opportunities for dominated by the main springtime star in the sky and along with Altair and to about one-third of our space to allow room the area. constellations of Leo and Virgo the Virgin. Deneb forms the famous 'Summer Triangle' for news etc. It is from commercial adverts LEADER is a grant-giving initiative that Leo is a really ancient constellation - one of asterism. that we receive much of our income and we aims to improve the quality of life and in- the original 'Signs of the Zodiac' - dating Spring skies this year are enlivened by the are grateful. crease prosperity in rural areas by empower- back to Babylonian times. In Greek presence of the Planet Mars which you'll find The strength of the Newsletter still depends ing passionate local people to identify devel- mythology he was the fierce Nemean Lion mid-way up the southern sky by late evening upon the very large number of people who opment opportunities specifically suited to slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. slightly higher and to the right of Spica, send information, articles, letters, photo- their own local environment, culture, Leo is one of the few star patterns that Virgo's main star. Mars’ baleful reddish glare graphs, front cover pictures and what’s ons, working traditions and skills. actually resembles the real thing with a contrasts well with Spica's noticeably blue- and many others who help with the distribu- In the Yorkshire Dales area the charity distinctive pattern of 6 stars outlining his white tint. Mars reaches opposition (when it's tion or allow copies to be available in their Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is head and mane. It's often referred to as The in a straight line with our own planet and the shops etc. the lead partner in the multi-agency partner- Sickle and looks like a large '?' seen in a Sun) on April 8th but due to the elliptical We continue to be very keen about accuracy ship that is the LEADER programme. Over mirror. Regulus, Leo's bright white leader, nature of its orbit it's actually closest to the and formatting and for these we thank our £2.7 million was awarded to a wide range of forms the 'dot'. Between Leo and Procyon Earth (just over 57 million miles away) about proof-readers and our two final-processors, community-led rural development initiatives you'll find the faintest of the 12 zodiacal 6 days later. The Red Planet is on view nearly plus the Wensleydale Press with whom we in 2009-2013 in the Yorkshire Dales area. To constellations, Cancer the Crab. It's home to all night long during April, but giant Jupiter, have a very good working relationship. help create a successful proposal for 2015- Praesepe the beautiful Beehive Cluster – a slighter brighter than Mars, and still an Although the Hawes area and Askrigg/ 2020 funding that meets the needs of commu- glittering swarm of stars that shows up well in impressive object over in the west now sets Bainbridge are the largest communities, we nities in the Dales, input is being welcomed binoculars. around 2.30am. Venus is a magnificent endeavour to cover the whole area as fairly as from local residents, businesses, and organisa- Low over the south-eastern horizon, shaped 'morning star' low in the east just before dawn. possible with committee members from all tions to highlight local needs and opportuni- like a large straggly 'Y' lies the other main The ringed planet, Saturn, lies in Libra at the parts. Our committee meetings are both busi- ties, and identify those that LEADER funding springtime constellation - Virgo the Virgin. moment and rises in the SE just after 10 ness-like and fun, and you might be tempted may be able to support. Virgo is another really old group and has o'clock in the evening. to volunteer. 2013-14 saw the departure of Project ideas can be on the theme of land often been associated with a fertility goddess There's a total eclipse of the Moon this Sue Harpley to live in Scruton and the addi- management, farming and forestry, culture of one kind or another. Its principal star is month, on the night of April 14/15th, but tion of Karen Jones to the committee. and heritage, community and rural services Spica meaning an 'ear of wheat'. unfortunately it won't be visible from our part Copies of the Newsletter are posted to about or local business opportunities. High in the south-eastern sky is Arcturus, of the world as the Moon sets just after the 100 people all over the country and overseas; Consultation drop-in session will be held the pale golden-orange leader of Bootes the eclipse begins. However, you might be able to archive copies are available in the Dales 1.00-6.00pm on Thursday 3rd April at Set- Herdsman. Bootes is shaped a bit like an catch a few 'shooting stars' on 21st/22nd April Countryside Museum; we keep records of tle Quaker Meeting House. A further consul- enormous kite with Arcturus marking its when the Lyrid meteor show reaches its peak. people featured, the main articles, winners, tation workshop is to be held in Middleham sharply-angled foot. Legends say he was The best time to look is late evening before mystery pictures, ‘Best Foot Forward’ places Key Centre , Wednesday 4th June starting given immortality in the heavens as a reward the Moon rises and interferes with the view. and competition topics and can answer any at 1.30pm for inventing the plough. His two Hunting On the mornings of April 25th and 26th a inquiries about these. We welcome submis- Dogs are represented by the constellation of waning crescent Moon lies close to dazzling sion of articles from you, our readers – don’t Canes Venatici, which lies just below the tail Venus. Look for them around 5.00am. The be shy! Mind you, we often receive more Gregorian Chant Workshop of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The seven Moon appears to the left of Venus from the than we’ve room for. It is especially pleasing brightest stars in Ursa Major form the familiar Saturday 26th April - 10am - Gregorian Chant UK and the pair make a beautiful spectacle in that girls and boys in our local schools write shape of The Plough which never sets from for us. Workshop at St Oswald's Church. £10 fee for the dawn twilight. Have clear skies! th tuition and music. Booking essential our latitude and wheels in a great circle The 200 issue was celebrated at Sycamore around the Pole Star according to the season. (650880). The day will culminate in a Service Al Bireo Hall with a magnificent attendance of many of After languishing low in the north-east during our ‘workers’, a buffet supper and a cake! of Vespers sung in the chant at 4.00 pm - eve- A.S.W. ryone welcome - free

21 21 Wensleydale Decorative and Hawes Bonfire and Firework Fine Arts Society Committee th Peace and Remembrance Wall at West Burton School News Tuesday, April 8 , 2.00pm would like to thank Angela Lee for her Middleham Key Centre Bainbridge dedicated role as treasurer and we are very We have had another successful year at the Title: Pevsner in your Neighbourhood: grateful for all her hard work over the years Messages have already been posted on the Wensleydale Tournament of Song in the speech Nickolaus Pevsner and the Buildings of as she stands down from this position. As a Peace and Remembrance Wall outside the classes. England result we are now looking for a new treas- Quaker Meeting House in Bainbridge. All children in Years 3-6 took part, first Discover how a German refugee, an in- urer to take on this voluntary role. If you This was started on March 1st when two large ternee and a jobbing journalist, became the choosing and then practising their own poem to would be kind enough to help us in this role poppies, one white and the other red, were deliver individually. Particularly successful Grand Old man of English art history. The we would be very grateful, please contact mounted on the railings. The objective of the answer lies in his extraordinary one-man were the following West Burton children. Mike Fothergill on 07966624649/ 667936. wall is to give people the opportunity to make Year 3 1st place went to Zachary Slater along survey of all the architecturally significant their individual remembrances and expressions buildings in the country, county by county. with The Dorothy Willmott award for the high- We would also like to thank Peter Iveson of their attitudes towards war and peace. Mes- est mark in his class Susie Harries explores what he said, for kindly clearing up the bonfire site with sages, ribbons or poppies can be attached to the nd rightly or wrongly, about buildings in your Year 4 Naomi Hannon took 2 place with Ja- his digger. We are very grateful for all the railings. mie Slater in joint 3rd place area— churches, houses, shops, tower help, support and donations given to make The Meeting House is open from 10.30am to nd blocks, factories, cinemas— and sets his Year 5 Zoe Bell was in 2 place with Nancy the Bonfire happen, without them the event 12.30pm each Wednesday when materials will Colley in 3rd place. pronouncements in the context of The couldn't go ahead. If you can spare just an be available for posting messages on the wall st Buildings of England. Year 6 Luke Greenslade took 1 place along hour of your time this year to help we and Friends will be there to answer questions with the John Cocket Memorial trophy. Amy Susie Harries is a writer, editor and lec- would be hugely appreciative as many and chat. nd turer, specialising in 20th century culture Neate and Sophie Sharp were in joint 2 place dedicate days to put this event on and it The displays inside the Meeting House now and Ellie Harker in joint 3rd place. and the arts. She has published several would relieve some of the pressures from books the most recent being a biography of There are also 3 bursaries awarded for the them. Thank you again for your support, on week and we were awarded one along with Sir Nickolaus Pevsner. behalf of Hawes Bonfire committee. Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec- Middleham and Crakehall Schools. ture, pre-booking is essential, membership This event is a personal achievement for all and further information is available from children. It shows the results of several weeks’ the Membership Secretary, tel. 01748 hard work and all children can be commended for the successful way they stood in front of an 886545 Old School House Events in Leyburn audience to deliver their poem. It was a great April 3rd, 4th; 2.00 and 7.30pm Film: achievement for everyone in the way they rep- ‘Saving Mr Banks’. Bookings: 624510 resented their school so well. Post Office News Sally Stone We can confirm that the Upper Wensley- Photo by Pip Land dale Community Partnership has agreed April 6th 7.00– 8.30pm Poetry evening. that the Hawes Post Office will relocate to Judith Lesley Marshall reads from ‘Land include the bugle used by James Preston from the Community Office in the Neukin after of my Ancestors’ (inspired by research into Askrigg who was fatally injured near Ypres in St.Margaret's Church, Hawes the present building is sold. her family history). 1917 and information about the work of the Tea and Scones also Book Stall and White The Royal Mail sorting office will almost Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) during the 1st Elephant Stalls. certainly move on to the Bruntacres Busi- and 2nd World Wars. From 1.00 to 3.00pm. Every Tuesday and ness Park. John Leyland of Bainbridge was one of the 96 Wednesday in April plus Easter Monday (21st ...and from the Postmasters: Clerk’s Hours conscientious objectors with the FAU who April) Thank you to the 100+ people who over- Ian King, the Clerk of the Hawes and High were awarded the Croix de Guerre for their Proceeds towards the Restoration Fund for whelmingly supported the public meeting. Abbotside Parish Council will be in the bravery. His son, Peter, served in China with St.Margaret's Church. As with any new venture, there will be Community Office as follows: Tuesday the FAU during the 2nd World War. teething problems. Rest assured, we will 2.00 to 3.00pm and Friday 11.00am to If any local families have any other memen- endeavour to make the changeover as noon to answer any questions or to receive toes which they would like included in remem- smooth and efficient as possible. any representations on Council-related mat- brance of those who fought or served during Cash for Clothes You have all been very supportive of the ters. either of the two World Wars they can contact This collection held for Aysgarth St Andrew’s Post Office in the Upper Dales in the past If he is not available, one of the Council- David Pointon (mobile - 07554009445, email: raised £100 for church funds. Thank you to all as we hope you will continue to do so. lors will take his place. [email protected]. who donated. There will be another collection Linda and Stephen Reynolds The Peace and Remembrance Wall and the soon— so sort through your wardrobes. (No displays will continue until October. blankets or bedding).

22 22 Wensleydale Decorative and Hawes Bonfire and Firework Fine Arts Society Committee th Peace and Remembrance Wall at West Burton School News Tuesday, April 8 , 2.00pm would like to thank Angela Lee for her Middleham Key Centre Bainbridge dedicated role as treasurer and we are very We have had another successful year at the Title: Pevsner in your Neighbourhood: grateful for all her hard work over the years Messages have already been posted on the Wensleydale Tournament of Song in the speech Nickolaus Pevsner and the Buildings of as she stands down from this position. As a Peace and Remembrance Wall outside the classes. England result we are now looking for a new treas- Quaker Meeting House in Bainbridge. All children in Years 3-6 took part, first Discover how a German refugee, an in- urer to take on this voluntary role. If you This was started on March 1st when two large ternee and a jobbing journalist, became the choosing and then practising their own poem to would be kind enough to help us in this role poppies, one white and the other red, were deliver individually. Particularly successful Grand Old man of English art history. The we would be very grateful, please contact mounted on the railings. The objective of the answer lies in his extraordinary one-man were the following West Burton children. Mike Fothergill on 07966624649/ 667936. wall is to give people the opportunity to make Year 3 1st place went to Zachary Slater along survey of all the architecturally significant their individual remembrances and expressions buildings in the country, county by county. with The Dorothy Willmott award for the high- We would also like to thank Peter Iveson of their attitudes towards war and peace. Mes- est mark in his class Susie Harries explores what he said, for kindly clearing up the bonfire site with sages, ribbons or poppies can be attached to the nd rightly or wrongly, about buildings in your Year 4 Naomi Hannon took 2 place with Ja- his digger. We are very grateful for all the railings. mie Slater in joint 3rd place area— churches, houses, shops, tower help, support and donations given to make The Meeting House is open from 10.30am to nd blocks, factories, cinemas— and sets his Year 5 Zoe Bell was in 2 place with Nancy the Bonfire happen, without them the event 12.30pm each Wednesday when materials will Colley in 3rd place. pronouncements in the context of The couldn't go ahead. If you can spare just an be available for posting messages on the wall st Buildings of England. Year 6 Luke Greenslade took 1 place along hour of your time this year to help we and Friends will be there to answer questions with the John Cocket Memorial trophy. Amy Susie Harries is a writer, editor and lec- would be hugely appreciative as many and chat. nd turer, specialising in 20th century culture Neate and Sophie Sharp were in joint 2 place dedicate days to put this event on and it The displays inside the Meeting House now and Ellie Harker in joint 3rd place. and the arts. She has published several would relieve some of the pressures from books the most recent being a biography of There are also 3 bursaries awarded for the them. Thank you again for your support, on week and we were awarded one along with Sir Nickolaus Pevsner. behalf of Hawes Bonfire committee. Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec- Middleham and Crakehall Schools. ture, pre-booking is essential, membership This event is a personal achievement for all and further information is available from children. It shows the results of several weeks’ the Membership Secretary, tel. 01748 hard work and all children can be commended for the successful way they stood in front of an 886545 Old School House Events in Leyburn audience to deliver their poem. It was a great April 3rd, 4th; 2.00 and 7.30pm Film: achievement for everyone in the way they rep- ‘Saving Mr Banks’. Bookings: 624510 resented their school so well. Post Office News Sally Stone We can confirm that the Upper Wensley- Photo by Pip Land dale Community Partnership has agreed April 6th 7.00– 8.30pm Poetry evening. that the Hawes Post Office will relocate to Judith Lesley Marshall reads from ‘Land include the bugle used by James Preston from the Community Office in the Neukin after of my Ancestors’ (inspired by research into Askrigg who was fatally injured near Ypres in St.Margaret's Church, Hawes the present building is sold. her family history). 1917 and information about the work of the Tea and Scones also Book Stall and White The Royal Mail sorting office will almost Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) during the 1st Elephant Stalls. certainly move on to the Bruntacres Busi- and 2nd World Wars. From 1.00 to 3.00pm. Every Tuesday and ness Park. John Leyland of Bainbridge was one of the 96 Wednesday in April plus Easter Monday (21st ...and from the Postmasters: Clerk’s Hours conscientious objectors with the FAU who April) Thank you to the 100+ people who over- Ian King, the Clerk of the Hawes and High were awarded the Croix de Guerre for their Proceeds towards the Restoration Fund for whelmingly supported the public meeting. Abbotside Parish Council will be in the bravery. His son, Peter, served in China with St.Margaret's Church. As with any new venture, there will be Community Office as follows: Tuesday the FAU during the 2nd World War. teething problems. Rest assured, we will 2.00 to 3.00pm and Friday 11.00am to If any local families have any other memen- endeavour to make the changeover as noon to answer any questions or to receive toes which they would like included in remem- smooth and efficient as possible. any representations on Council-related mat- brance of those who fought or served during Cash for Clothes You have all been very supportive of the ters. either of the two World Wars they can contact This collection held for Aysgarth St Andrew’s Post Office in the Upper Dales in the past If he is not available, one of the Council- David Pointon (mobile - 07554009445, email: raised £100 for church funds. Thank you to all as we hope you will continue to do so. lors will take his place. [email protected]. who donated. There will be another collection Linda and Stephen Reynolds The Peace and Remembrance Wall and the soon— so sort through your wardrobes. (No displays will continue until October. blankets or bedding).

23 23 Newsletter Accounts £600 Hawes Community Primary Easter Church Services School Palm Sunday, April 13th (HC= Holy Services: March 2013 to February 2014 £407 West Burton C of E Primary communion) 9.30am Preston; Income School Penhill/Mid-Dale area 10.15am Castle Bolton; £250 Askrigg PTFA 9.00am Breakfast in Redmire village 2.00pm West Witton. Balances b/f 11822.52 hall 2.30pm Aysgarth St Andrew’s; Donations and postal subs. 841.00 £250 King’s Club Coach Fund United service £200 Gayle Village Institute 9.45am Donkey procession to church Collection Boxes 3423.88 10.00am Family service, Redmire £200 Hawes WI Adverts 11610.50 Church Askrigg/Bainbridge area £150 Dalesplay Equipment Fund 9.30am Preston under Scar; HC Afternoon St. Oswald’s meditation Interest 50.84 £100 Askrigg Playgroup 5.00pm West Witton village hall tea, 15926.22 then: Easter Day £100 BlueBoxt Productions 5.45pm Procession to church Penhill Top Son-rise service 6.30am 27748.74 £100 Wensleydale Chorus 6.00pm Worship, West Witton Church Expenditure £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song Penhill/ Mid-dale area Askrigg/Bainbridge 9.30am Castle Bolton. HC Production costs 9543.10 J.W.T. 10.30am St Oswald’s; HC and 9.30am Preston. HC Distribution costs 684.69 9.30am West Witton HC Distribution of Palm Crosses Donations 5317.00 .Central Dales Practice - 10.30am Bainbridge Methodist Church 10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC Committee expenses and honoraria1506.52 Appointments 4.00pm Bainbridge Messy church 10.45am West Burton Methodist Here at The Central Dales Practice we try 11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, egg Room rental 30.00 to do the best we can for our patients and Holy week rolling and decoration Prizes 160.00 as such feel that the time has come to re- Penhill/Mid-Dale area 11.00am Wensley HC view how appointments work and how Book grants scheme for students 750.00 Monday: patients can get the best from their appoint- Askrigg/Bainbridge area 7.30pm Preston u Scar, meditation Refund to advertisers 100.00 ment. Open surgeries are for patients to 10.30am St Oswald’s HC Tuesday: come along each morning to see a GP 10.45am Bainbridge Methodist; at 18091.31 7.30pm West Witton, meditation whether the patient has an urgent medical Aysgarth Wednesday: (Unclaimed cheques: 416.52) problem or an ongoing problem. After- 2.00pm Marsett Methodist; 7.30pm Castle Bolton, meditation Balance c/f 10073.95 noon appointments can be booked in ad- Maundy Thursday;: Stalling Busk The accounts were audited and approved vance and are primarily available for those 9.30am West Witton, HC patients who cannot make the open morn- 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC Hawes area on 13th March 2014 by Barry Wilcox, ing surgeries owing to work commitments. 7.30pm Thornton Rust, HC 9.00am Hardraw HC MCMI. Appointments are 10 minutes and allow 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC 10.30am St Margaret’s HC The bank balances carried forward this 10.30am Hawes Methodist Church enough time for the GP to deal with one year are less than in 2012/13 because we and at most, two problems. If a patient Askrigg/Bainbridge area 6.30pm Gayle Methodist Church HC have made many more donations during needs to discuss more than 1 or 2 prob- Maundy Thursday the year and 2013/14 was also the first full lems, then they need to make a pre-booked 7.00pm St Oswald’s Maundy supper year of the Newsletter being printed by the double appointment, to allow time for this. Wensleydale Press. New postal rates also In addition, we have noticed that some- Good Friday Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, increased our distribution costs. Hawes area; Walk of Witness leaves times one appointment is made when both competition entries, suggestions and comments: We have supported three local students a parent and a child need to be seen. Ap- Gayle 10.00am for United service in Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, with book and equipment grants during the Hawes Methodist church, 11.00am Burnside Coach House. 667785 pointments are one per patient as the GP Gayle: Sarah Champion year and we made several small donations does not have time to see two patients in Penhill/Mid-Dale area Stations of the 23, Little Ings 667006 Cross: arising from our monthly competitions to one 10 minute appointment. We want you Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, British Heart Foundation, Stroke Associa- 9.05am Preston; 9.35am Redmire 3, Bainside 650525 to get the best from your appointment and Green; 10.00am Casltle Bolton Green; Askrigg: Rima Berry, tion, Sycamore Hall Amenities Fund, to do this, the GP needs time with each 8 Mill Lane 650980 10.50am Carperby Cross ;11.20am Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Yorkshire patient. Don’t forget – telephone appoint- Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Cancer Research. Thornton Rust Institute; 11.50am Bella Cottage 663488 ments are also available upon request. If a Thoralby Green; 12.15pm Newbiggin; West Burton: Nadine Bell, Larger donations included: patient is ever unsure as to what type of Margaret’s Cottage 663559 appointment they need they should give 12.50pm West Burton cross; 1.25pm £1000 DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 our Receptionists a call who will be more Bolton Halll gates; 1.45pm West Witton Redmire: see Carperby above £1000 North Country Theatre (Wensleydale Heifer); 2.15pm Aysgarth Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 than happy to help. £600 Bainbridge C of E Primary & Lynn Irwin, Practice Manager Falls Motel Nursery School

24 24 Newsletter Accounts £600 Hawes Community Primary Easter Church Services School Palm Sunday, April 13th (HC= Holy Services: March 2013 to February 2014 £407 West Burton C of E Primary communion) 9.30am Preston; Income School Penhill/Mid-Dale area 10.15am Castle Bolton; £250 Askrigg PTFA 9.00am Breakfast in Redmire village 2.00pm West Witton. Balances b/f 11822.52 hall 2.30pm Aysgarth St Andrew’s; Donations and postal subs. 841.00 £250 King’s Club Coach Fund United service £200 Gayle Village Institute 9.45am Donkey procession to church Collection Boxes 3423.88 10.00am Family service, Redmire £200 Hawes WI Adverts 11610.50 Church Askrigg/Bainbridge area £150 Dalesplay Equipment Fund 9.30am Preston under Scar; HC Afternoon St. Oswald’s meditation Interest 50.84 £100 Askrigg Playgroup 5.00pm West Witton village hall tea, 15926.22 then: Easter Day £100 BlueBoxt Productions 5.45pm Procession to church Penhill Top Son-rise service 6.30am 27748.74 £100 Wensleydale Chorus 6.00pm Worship, West Witton Church Expenditure £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song Penhill/ Mid-dale area Askrigg/Bainbridge 9.30am Castle Bolton. HC Production costs 9543.10 J.W.T. 10.30am St Oswald’s; HC and 9.30am Preston. HC Distribution costs 684.69 9.30am West Witton HC Distribution of Palm Crosses Donations 5317.00 .Central Dales Practice - 10.30am Bainbridge Methodist Church 10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC Committee expenses and honoraria1506.52 Appointments 4.00pm Bainbridge Messy church 10.45am West Burton Methodist Here at The Central Dales Practice we try 11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, egg Room rental 30.00 to do the best we can for our patients and Holy week rolling and decoration Prizes 160.00 as such feel that the time has come to re- Penhill/Mid-Dale area 11.00am Wensley HC view how appointments work and how Book grants scheme for students 750.00 Monday: patients can get the best from their appoint- Askrigg/Bainbridge area 7.30pm Preston u Scar, meditation Refund to advertisers 100.00 ment. Open surgeries are for patients to 10.30am St Oswald’s HC Tuesday: come along each morning to see a GP 10.45am Bainbridge Methodist; at 18091.31 7.30pm West Witton, meditation whether the patient has an urgent medical Aysgarth Wednesday: (Unclaimed cheques: 416.52) problem or an ongoing problem. After- 2.00pm Marsett Methodist; 7.30pm Castle Bolton, meditation Balance c/f 10073.95 noon appointments can be booked in ad- Maundy Thursday;: Stalling Busk The accounts were audited and approved vance and are primarily available for those 9.30am West Witton, HC patients who cannot make the open morn- 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC Hawes area on 13th March 2014 by Barry Wilcox, ing surgeries owing to work commitments. 7.30pm Thornton Rust, HC 9.00am Hardraw HC MCMI. Appointments are 10 minutes and allow 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC 10.30am St Margaret’s HC The bank balances carried forward this 10.30am Hawes Methodist Church enough time for the GP to deal with one year are less than in 2012/13 because we and at most, two problems. If a patient Askrigg/Bainbridge area 6.30pm Gayle Methodist Church HC have made many more donations during needs to discuss more than 1 or 2 prob- Maundy Thursday the year and 2013/14 was also the first full lems, then they need to make a pre-booked 7.00pm St Oswald’s Maundy supper year of the Newsletter being printed by the double appointment, to allow time for this. Wensleydale Press. New postal rates also In addition, we have noticed that some- Good Friday Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, increased our distribution costs. Hawes area; Walk of Witness leaves times one appointment is made when both competition entries, suggestions and comments: We have supported three local students a parent and a child need to be seen. Ap- Gayle 10.00am for United service in Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, with book and equipment grants during the Hawes Methodist church, 11.00am Burnside Coach House. 667785 pointments are one per patient as the GP Gayle: Sarah Champion year and we made several small donations does not have time to see two patients in Penhill/Mid-Dale area Stations of the 23, Little Ings 667006 Cross: arising from our monthly competitions to one 10 minute appointment. We want you Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, British Heart Foundation, Stroke Associa- 9.05am Preston; 9.35am Redmire 3, Bainside 650525 to get the best from your appointment and Green; 10.00am Casltle Bolton Green; Askrigg: Rima Berry, tion, Sycamore Hall Amenities Fund, to do this, the GP needs time with each 8 Mill Lane 650980 10.50am Carperby Cross ;11.20am Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Yorkshire patient. Don’t forget – telephone appoint- Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Cancer Research. Thornton Rust Institute; 11.50am Bella Cottage 663488 ments are also available upon request. If a Thoralby Green; 12.15pm Newbiggin; West Burton: Nadine Bell, Larger donations included: patient is ever unsure as to what type of Margaret’s Cottage 663559 appointment they need they should give 12.50pm West Burton cross; 1.25pm £1000 DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 our Receptionists a call who will be more Bolton Halll gates; 1.45pm West Witton Redmire: see Carperby above £1000 North Country Theatre (Wensleydale Heifer); 2.15pm Aysgarth Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 than happy to help. £600 Bainbridge C of E Primary & Lynn Irwin, Practice Manager Falls Motel Nursery School

25 25 GREETINGS

Mary Pratt and Family extend Peacock heartfelt thanks to everyone for the Ann, Paul, Christine and the family wonderful support and care re- thank everyone who attended Andrew (Sherriff’s) funeral service; for the ceived over the last few years. Do- many cards and letters of condolence nations in memory of Gordon and the generous donations of £627.50 amounted to £1300 which has been received in Andrew’s memory for divided between Macmillan Nurses Herriot Hospice Home Care and the and Herriot Hospice Homecare Yorkshire Air Ambulance

The funeral of the Pearl Coates late Brian Fawcett Routh would like to express her thanks to everyone of Wrose, Bradford, and formerly of Greensley for their kind words, cards, flowers and gifts Bank, Bainbridge, and West Garth Farm, on her leaving Barclays Bank; also to the Burtersett, took place at staff at Calver’s Restaurant for a Rawdon Crematorium on February 28th, aged lovely meal. 63 years. She was truly overwhelmed by everyone’s The family would like to thank family and good wishes and would like to send her friends for their support and cards of regards to all. condolence at this sad time.

Thomas Raw ALLEN DINSDALE would like to thank everyone for cards and During my spell in hospital, many thanks to phone calls during his recent stay in hospital all who have sent letters and cards of best for his operation. They were much appreciated wishes and encouragement. They have been and the recovery is going well. much appreciated.

Gladys Metcalfe would like to thank everyone who sent gifts, flowers and cards received on her 90th birthday

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