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Issue 148 for Web.Pub Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Issue 148– June 2009 CONTENTS ________________________________ Editorial 2 Published by Published by The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter _______________________________Burnside Coach House Burtersett Road The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter More Help for National Park Hawes, DL8 3NT Burnside Coach House Tel: 667785 Fax: 663559 Burtersett Road Farmers e-mail:[email protected] 9 Hawes, DL8 3NT _______________________________ Newsletters on the Web, 2003-09 enter “Upper Tel: 667785 Fax: 663559 Wensleydale Newsletter” in, say, Google. e-mail:[email protected] Nation Park Ranger Update 23 Printed by Peter C. Wood and ASW and collated, folded, ______________________________ stapled by Newsletters on the Web, 2003-09 enter “Upper newsletter volunteers at the Wensleydale Centre,Wensleydale Newsletter” in, say, Google. Cash in on Green Projects Yorebridge, 28 Askrigg _______________________________Committee: Alan S.Watkinson,Printed by Peter C. Wood and ASW and collated, Rima Berry, Barry Cruickshanks, Sarah Dinsdale, folded, stapled by New Project to care for TheSue E Duffield,three Sue Harpley, Alastair Macintosh, bursary student, Neil Piper, newsletter volunteers at the Wensleydale Centre, Janet W. Thomson, Yorebridge, Askrigg Peaks 35 _______________________________ Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Rima Berry, Barry Cruickshanks, Sarah Dinsdale, Plus all the regular features Sue E Duffield, Sue Harpley, Alastair Macintosh, bursary student, Neil Piper, _______________________________ Janet W. Thomson, _______________________________ 1 Editorial sign the visitors’ book’? What about hat a few weeks we’ve had! exaggerated insurance claims? Driving Credit crunch hardly getting without insurance or licence? Parking fees better; businesses collapsing at W ignored? Is it the size of the deception that record levels; swine flu ‘sweeping the really matters? These are illegal rather than globe’; Parliament hugely discredited as just immoral, and costly too. Are we members are up to no good. There seems to ourselves in danger of hypocrisy which can be a media frenzy about, as worst case be also very bad for society? As someone scenarios scream from the press, and said, ‘when we point a finger, there are ordinary readers with less time to read the three pointing back at ourselves!’ smaller print (if it is there at all) are pushed into making snap judgements, or to panic. Parliament is desperately trying to put its house in order. So how about then a This is in no way to say that these issues general spring clean all round. Then we are not serious. But haven’t we all a can all get down to concentrating on some responsibility to keep things in proportion? of the other much larger, often overlooked, Unfortunately, we seem to get some issues facing us all in this one world: how perverse pleasure as we witness ‘how are we can all be fed; whether there’s enough the mighty fallen’. water to go round, never mind oil and gas; A question then springs to mind. Who or effects of the now obvious signs of rapid which group will be the next to come under climate change; benefits or dangers of close scrutiny? The Press themselves? nuclear power- or weapons- the best Chief Executives? Councillors? Doctors? groupings or separations of nations and Estate or Travel Agents? Farmers? countries for security and stability; the Builders? (They are only random control and monitoring of multinational examples!) Are our MPs the only ones for companies… so that we can move from whom the freedom of information act fear, suspicion, division and even hatred, to reveals casual slips, misjudgements, fiddles fairness and respect for all. With these or downright lies and deceptions? We’ve things in mind, don’t forget to vote on had one quote already; let’s have a couple Thursday. more: ‘what’s good for the goose is good Drop-off points and contacts for the gander’; ‘let him without sin cast the first stone’. And now things start to get for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: uncomfortable. Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, Expenses, the guidelines for which can Burnside Coach House. 667785 be blurred, are not the only problem. How Gayle: Lorna Ward, many MPs not claiming expenses, are East House 667405 Bainbridge: Hammond’s Butchers 650631 raking it in with notional directorships or Askrigg: Rima Berry, speaking engagements? Are they the only 8 Mill Lane. 650980 ones with ‘other strings to their bow’? Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 Hang on; but what about Jo Bloggs, West Burton: Nadine Bell, employed by day and dutifully paying his Margaret’s Cottage 663559 taxes, but then busy at night also working Newbiggin: Lynda Bayne, Meadow Barn 663324 (for ‘cash’…); or ‘Mary Smith’ with her B Aysgarth: Kitty’s Tearoom 663423 and B happy to accept payment in cash, Redmire: Ann Holubecki 622967 given with a nod and a wink and ‘you Thoralby: Sandra Foley, won’t need to account for this… we’ll not Post Office 663205 2 Eunice Last month Eunice started off in the Old Smithy Barn but in some mysterious way slipped out to join the massed brass band at the top of the page. The ever-watchful Margaret Proctor, West Burton, noticed her. Grow More Trees in the National Park Landowners are being offered cash to plant more trees; the scheme aims to increase the area of the National Park covered by native broadleaved woodland which, in turn, will help boost wildlife habitats as well. Grants can cover up to 100 per cent of the establishment costs, though in most cases, applicants will be expected to make some contribution in terms of finance, materials or labour. The National Park Authority and its partners - the Forestry Commission and the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust - are keen to fund schemes where there are opportunities to make biodiversity, habitat or environmental improvements. Anyone wanting more information is asked to contact Phill Hibbs on 01756 751607 or Chris Lodge at the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust on 015242 51002. 3 Wensleydale Decorative and Fine ring 663420 or 01748 884300 to book Arts Society your place. Chinese Ceramic Art Open Garden In The Pinnacle of Chinese Ceramic Art: AD 1662-1795 Gerald Davidson describes Aisgill Moor Cottages how, using rudimentary traditional methods June 27th and 28th; 10.30am– 4.30pm with little mechanisation, very large Hawes Silver Band: 27th from 3.00pm quantities of high-fired porcelain were David Maclean M.P. in attendance on 27th made to exacting standards to satisfy the Refreshments and raffle, Admission £1.00 substantial needs of the Imperial household Proceeds for the Air Ambulance as well as growing export markets. Details: 01768 372011 Gerald Davidson is an author, lecturer and former art dealer who has lectured in Asia, Australia and the UK on Chinese art and has led land tours of China and lectured on cruises. His books on Chinese ceramics are amongst the standard works on the subject. He had a close relationship with the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and is a Fellow of the RSA and a Member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This Wensleydale Decorative and Fine Arts Society lecture is on Tuesday June 9th at 2.00pm in Middleham Key Centre. Non-members are welcome at £5 per lecture and membership and further information is available from the Membership Secretary, tel. 624203. How to Lose your Fear of Drawing If you would love to learn to draw, but don't know how to begin then this special interest day is for you. It is planned for all who really want to draw but have been too terrified to begin. In Drawing for the Terrified Richard Box will dispel the myth that the gift of drawing is given only to a few. Richard is a freelance artist, lecturer, teacher and author. He now teaches at Adult Education Centres and ndependent organisations such as NADFAS and the Embroiderers' Guild. This special interest day is organised by the Wensleydale Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Thursday June 11th at Middleham Key Centre, from 10.00am – 3.00pm. The cost is £20 including coffee, 4 Hawes Cricket Club Fixtures for June: Sunday 7th v Gargrave. Away Saturday 20th v Derbyshire Wanderers. Home Sunday 21st v Kirklington. Home Games start at 2.00pm Bainbridge and District Motor Club 14 cars set off from Askrigg school for the 12 village rally. We were given a list of 18 villages as jumbled up words; once we had worked them out we had to decide which 12 to visit in the shortest route. On the route round questions were to be answered in the villages which were visited. Some of the places we visited include Muker, Sedbusk, Countersett, Downholme, Grinton, Thoralby and Thornton Rust. A nettle was to be obtained on the way round as a tie breaker; they were coming back in all shapes and sizes! At the end of the rally an auto test was to be done, where you were to reverse your car into a make-shift garage only using your mirrors. All 14 cars returned safely doing anything between 42 and 70 miles! A good night was had by all. Thank you to Dave Teasdale and Tom Fawcett for organising the event. The next rally is on Wednesday June 17th and will be organised by Fred Scarr and Andrew Foster (650271). Everyone welcome! Emma Thwaite 5 Prunings likely to form at the nodes. Give the pot a really good soak to drive out the air and A personal take on Plants, Propagating settle compost around the stems. Don’t and other related rural ramblings. tamp it down, the plants will need air as “Should Oak be out before the Ash, then they root. A spray-on fungicide will we shall only get a splash.
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