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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, 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 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 Yorkshire Dales 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.