THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE NEWSLETTER Issue 210 February 2015 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish

Redmire Church Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Editorial that the selling off of our council houses Burnside Coach House, didn’t help in one way, but it was wonderful It’s often hard to work out what are the main Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT for those who could buy them at the time. Issue 210 February 2015 ‘issues’ or ‘concerns’ at the present time and Selling them on is a more contentious matter. whether we use our crystal ball to prophesy What is often overlooked is the problem of Tel: 667785 Features about things international, national or local for second (holiday) homes and of local cottages e-mail: [email protected] the future. Competitions 4 for holiday rental. It is a fact that the area ______So we’ve decided to be fairly local – or at needs some of these because tourism is a very Printed by Wensleydale Press Hawes War Memorial 6 least rural -- and to begin by saying that some valuable part of the economy; it’s the ______of the issues facing our area are not unique to proportion that’s the problem. It used to be the Dales, to the National Park or to District Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Weather Report 7 said that older ‘incomers’ were buying up Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, or County Councils that contain large rural ______these because they could afford the asking Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, areas, but are nation-wide. All authorities prices. The irony is that it’s the locals selling Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Little White Bus 25 have faced, and are going to still face, more them who benefit from the asking price! We Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ______financial restraints. At times like these it is conveniently overlook the number of newer Best Foot Forward 14 easy to start criticising one another’s ideas properties in many rural areas (ideal for Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______and policies instead of pooling our wisdom (if young local couples) that have found their Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 16 we have any!) way to become holiday cottages. It is also a ______So praise for the efforts which are being fact that for a good part of any year many Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Police Report 22 made by gathering together our local ‘Rural properties in rural areas are unoccupied and , ______Summit’ with the high-powered meeting in some of our small villages become ghost What’s On 26 November at Tennants, in relation to the towns at this time of the year. PLEASE NOTE ______issues of the increasing imbalance of So while there is no problem with building a ______population (more elderly, fewer children and small number of new homes on small sites This web-copy does not contain the commercial Plus all the regulars young families), housing – especially within the area, including those described as ‘affordable’ whatever that often bandied- adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______affordable, and even the conversion of some about word means, and suitable or ‘better’ job barns in appropriate places, we are not at all As a general rule we only accept adverts from opportunities for young people. sure that these rural areas which are very within the circulation area and no more than one- It is a fact that some of our primary schools remote from city or town services and third of each issue is taken up with them. have fewer children than even twenty years attractions won’t continue to become more ago, let alone a couple of generations past elderly and affluent. But bear in mind that Whilst we try to ensure that all these very people are often the ones providing information is correct we cannot be held when even Lunds School had loads of kids! It Advertising is also to be hoped that the working together the work for our tradesmen, and leadership legally responsible for omissions or of West Burton, Askrigg and Bainbridge and responsibility in our village halls, Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inaccuracies in articles, adverts or schools is an increasing success. Much more churches and interest groups and meetings. listings, or for any inconvenience caused. contentious is the question of why the rolls We need to value and respect the contribution There is a big reduction for six issues or Views expressed in articles are the sole are falling. It is often stated that young to the community of us all, old and young. more, so for six issues the totals are: responsibility of the person by-lined. families move away because of the lack of Articles by committee members carry housing; has that fact been analysed? Could it Newsletters by Post £25, £50 or £75 just their initials. We appreciate being possibly be that younger people do not necessarily like the life-style of our ‘deeply We have a good number of readers who Greetings etc. £2.00 asked before any part of the Newsletter is reproduced rural’ areas and for some years at least, prefer receive the Newsletter by post and a reminder What’s ons (non-commercial) are free the facilities of the cities and big towns? for them, that subscriptions will be due by the Certainly many young people going off to February issue, is included with this issue. THE MARCH 2015 ISSUE Contacts for adverts: higher education do not wish to return after Other readers arrange to have the Newsletter WILL BE PRODUCED ON graduation. However, discussion taking place sent by us on behalf of a relation or friend. For Hawes area and westward: about the sort of employment which might be Can we please remind you that payment will provided here to lure them back is very also be due: £10 for the UK and £15 for Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 FEBRUARY 24th and 25th worthwhile. overseas for a year. Please send a cheque, Then where will they live, you ask? Almost payable to the Upper Wensleydale For elsewhere: as long as we can remember, housing has Newsletter, to the Treasurer, Janet DEADLINE FOR COPY: been an ‘issue’ in the area. We wonder if Thomson, Stone House, Thornton Rust, Sue Duffield, Fellside, THURSDAY some facts tend to be played down. It is a fact DL8 3AW Thornton Rust: 663504 FEBRUARY 19th

2 2 Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Editorial that the selling off of our council houses Burnside Coach House, didn’t help in one way, but it was wonderful It’s often hard to work out what are the main Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT for those who could buy them at the time. Issue 210 February 2015 ‘issues’ or ‘concerns’ at the present time and Selling them on is a more contentious matter. whether we use our crystal ball to prophesy What is often overlooked is the problem of Tel: 667785 Features about things international, national or local for second (holiday) homes and of local cottages e-mail: [email protected] the future. Competitions 4 for holiday rental. It is a fact that the area ______So we’ve decided to be fairly local – or at needs some of these because tourism is a very Printed by Wensleydale Press Hawes War Memorial 6 least rural -- and to begin by saying that some valuable part of the economy; it’s the ______of the issues facing our area are not unique to proportion that’s the problem. It used to be the Dales, to the National Park or to District Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Weather Report 7 said that older ‘incomers’ were buying up Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, or County Councils that contain large rural ______these because they could afford the asking Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, areas, but are nation-wide. All authorities prices. The irony is that it’s the locals selling Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Little White Bus 25 have faced, and are going to still face, more them who benefit from the asking price! We Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ______financial restraints. At times like these it is conveniently overlook the number of newer Best Foot Forward 14 easy to start criticising one another’s ideas properties in many rural areas (ideal for Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______and policies instead of pooling our wisdom (if young local couples) that have found their Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 16 we have any!) way to become holiday cottages. It is also a ______So praise for the efforts which are being fact that for a good part of any year many Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Police Report 22 made by gathering together our local ‘Rural properties in rural areas are unoccupied and , ______Summit’ with the high-powered meeting in some of our small villages become ghost What’s On 26 November at Tennants, in relation to the towns at this time of the year. PLEASE NOTE ______issues of the increasing imbalance of So while there is no problem with building a ______population (more elderly, fewer children and small number of new homes on small sites This web-copy does not contain the commercial Plus all the regulars young families), housing – especially within the area, including those described as ‘affordable’ whatever that often bandied- adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______affordable, and even the conversion of some about word means, and suitable or ‘better’ job barns in appropriate places, we are not at all As a general rule we only accept adverts from opportunities for young people. sure that these rural areas which are very within the circulation area and no more than one- It is a fact that some of our primary schools remote from city or town services and third of each issue is taken up with them. have fewer children than even twenty years attractions won’t continue to become more ago, let alone a couple of generations past elderly and affluent. But bear in mind that Whilst we try to ensure that all these very people are often the ones providing information is correct we cannot be held when even Lunds School had loads of kids! It Advertising is also to be hoped that the working together the work for our tradesmen, and leadership legally responsible for omissions or of West Burton, Askrigg and Bainbridge and responsibility in our village halls, Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 inaccuracies in articles, adverts or schools is an increasing success. Much more churches and interest groups and meetings. listings, or for any inconvenience caused. contentious is the question of why the rolls We need to value and respect the contribution There is a big reduction for six issues or Views expressed in articles are the sole are falling. It is often stated that young to the community of us all, old and young. more, so for six issues the totals are: responsibility of the person by-lined. families move away because of the lack of Articles by committee members carry housing; has that fact been analysed? Could it Newsletters by Post £25, £50 or £75 just their initials. We appreciate being possibly be that younger people do not necessarily like the life-style of our ‘deeply We have a good number of readers who Greetings etc. £2.00 asked before any part of the Newsletter is reproduced rural’ areas and for some years at least, prefer receive the Newsletter by post and a reminder What’s ons (non-commercial) are free the facilities of the cities and big towns? for them, that subscriptions will be due by the Certainly many young people going off to February issue, is included with this issue. THE MARCH 2015 ISSUE Contacts for adverts: higher education do not wish to return after Other readers arrange to have the Newsletter WILL BE PRODUCED ON graduation. However, discussion taking place sent by us on behalf of a relation or friend. For Hawes area and westward: about the sort of employment which might be Can we please remind you that payment will provided here to lure them back is very also be due: £10 for the UK and £15 for Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 FEBRUARY 24th and 25th worthwhile. overseas for a year. Please send a cheque, Then where will they live, you ask? Almost payable to the Upper Wensleydale For elsewhere: as long as we can remember, housing has Newsletter, to the Treasurer, Janet DEADLINE FOR COPY: been an ‘issue’ in the area. We wonder if Thomson, Stone House, Thornton Rust, Sue Duffield, Fellside, THURSDAY some facts tend to be played down. It is a fact DL8 3AW Thornton Rust: 663504 FEBRUARY 19th

3 3 Competition Eunice the Ewe Mid Dale Lent Lunches Young Archaeologists’ Club Farms and small settlements in the Newslet- ter area. Anagrams are marked with * Between noon and 1.30pm Friday February 20th; The Dales Countryside Museum is home to the Yorkshire Dales branch of the Young 1. Sylvia’s place; see issue 209 I was hiding in the Christmas Nativity scene on Redmire Village Hall Archaeologists Club. The Club is a 2. Boy less worth * the front cover , but my twin was in Bear Friday February 27th; collaboration between the Council for British 3. Crest of hill, 40 winks, slovenly spoken fish Cottage Interiors (Sorry!) Winner, picked from West Burton Village Hall Archaeology and the Yorkshire Dales 4. Brace bron * those who spotted both: Sophie Handley. Friday March 6th; National Park Authority. It's part of the 5. Sleep with dad’s vehicle Thornton Rust Institute Young Archaeologists’ Club, the only UK- 6. Occidental door locked Soup, bread, cheese and tea or coffee will be wide club for young people up to the age of 7. Enlarge Percy * served. There is no set charge but please put a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) 17 who are interested in archaeology, and is a 8. Children’s sounds donation in the jar for Christian Aid. Grant for Askrigg great way for young people to investigate 9. Ah glib hen * A £30,000 grant which could help secure the their local heritage. 10. Nay real dagger * future of the old Askrigg railway station site 11. Did Wales die * We meet, on average, one Saturday morning has been approved by the region’s local 12. Illuminated with woman’s London gardens St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg a month to take part in exciting activities like enterprise partnership. Fears that the site would Coffee Morning willow weaving, stone carving and mosaic fall into disrepair had been expressed at parish Saturday 14th February – 10.00am to Noon making, to learn new skills such as surveying council meetings since Weatherald Wood and field walking, and to explore different December/January Competition Components was forced to close in April 2013, In the Back Room of Askrigg Village Hall. Entry just £2. historical periods. Since formation in 2006, Answers and little interest had been shown in developing Everyone welcome. All profits to the Church. we have had several annual themes including Missing middles. Find the word which links. i t . prehistory, the Romans, Vikings, Medieval 1. Mince PIE Chart Roy Fishwick, managing director of Cleveland Gregorian Workshop times, the Victorians and World War Two, 2. Shadow BOXING Day Steel, which owns the site, told an open St Oswald’s Church is planning another of its and have also learned and practised different 3. Yule LOG Jam meeting in the village in November that very popular Gregorian Workshops with the archaeological techniques. We have had 4. Advent CANDLES Tick attempts to sell the site had failed, and keeping help of experts from Schola. This is booked several trips to historical sites and have even 5. Carol SINGING Detective it going was costing him money. But at a recent for Saturday 25th April between 10.00 am helped in the filming of Channel 4's 'Time 6. Father CHRISTMAS Cake meeting of Askrigg parish council, and 4.00 pm. Anyone is welcome to join in Team'! 7. Brandy SNAP Election Richmondshire district councillor Yvonne but places must be booked in The Club is tremendous fun for both 8. Yule TIDE Mark Peacock said since November a number of advance. Telephone Mary Rose Kearney on members and volunteer leaders. We currently 9. Carol SERVICE Charge people had shown interest in establishing 650880 for further details and to book your have 25 members - if you'd like to join them, 10. Christmas PRESENT Tense business units on the site: some were existing place. why not contact us for more details and to see 11. Boxing DAY Light small businesses, others were potential start- when the next meeting is? 12. Advent RING Fenced ups. It was later announced that the LEP grant of £30,000 to fund a strategic business plan had Local NHS Reminds People to As well as potential new members, we are In which carols do these words occur: now been approved. Catch it. Bin it. Kill it. also interested in meeting people who could People are being reminded of the simple help run the Club with the existing team or 1. Late in time Local residents had expressed concern that message to protect themselves and others deliver occasional sessions. If you have skills Hark, the herald angels sing the money would be better spent on helping from cold and flu this winter: Catch it. Bin it. or knowledge in archaeology and have time to 2. And man at war with man small businesses directly, but Cllr Peacock said Kill it. get involved, please do contact us to find out It came upon the midnight clear a proper business plan was vital in this day and age, and the parish council would be consulted more. 3. And offered there CATCH IT – Always carry tissues and use and involved at every stage. Askrigg parish Talk to Fiona or Debbie on 666210 or The first Nowell them to cover your nose and mouth when you council chairman, Allen Kirkbride said: "As a email [email protected] 4. May have gathered there cough or sneeze. council we have always said we wanted to keep In the bleak midwinter BIN IT – Dispose of used tissues as soon as the site for business use to ensure the prosperity 5. All is calm possible. of the parish and provide work for local people. Silent night KILL IT – Clean your hands with soap and The business plan is just the start.” Ash Wednesday Service 6. To you and all mankind water as soon as you can and make sure you A feasibility study commissioned by Wednesday 18th February 7.00pm While shepherds watched wash them frequently. 7. Where the snow lay Cleveland Steel and backed by a £5,000 grant St. Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton Good King Wenceslas from Richmondshire District Council’s communities opportunity fund, had concluded The winner of the £20 prize, donated to that a combination of live-work and small the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was Heather commercial units was the most likely solution, Caplin, Burtersett. but the parish council said live-work units were not the answer.

4 4 Competition Eunice the Ewe Mid Dale Lent Lunches Young Archaeologists’ Club Farms and small settlements in the Newslet- ter area. Anagrams are marked with * Between noon and 1.30pm Friday February 20th; The Dales Countryside Museum is home to the Yorkshire Dales branch of the Young 1. Sylvia’s place; see issue 209 I was hiding in the Christmas Nativity scene on Redmire Village Hall Archaeologists Club. The Club is a 2. Boy less worth * the front cover , but my twin was in Bear Friday February 27th; collaboration between the Council for British 3. Crest of hill, 40 winks, slovenly spoken fish Cottage Interiors (Sorry!) Winner, picked from West Burton Village Hall Archaeology and the Yorkshire Dales 4. Brace bron * those who spotted both: Sophie Handley. Friday March 6th; National Park Authority. It's part of the 5. Sleep with dad’s vehicle Thornton Rust Institute Young Archaeologists’ Club, the only UK- 6. Occidental door locked Soup, bread, cheese and tea or coffee will be wide club for young people up to the age of 7. Enlarge Percy * served. There is no set charge but please put a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) 17 who are interested in archaeology, and is a 8. Children’s sounds donation in the jar for Christian Aid. Grant for Askrigg great way for young people to investigate 9. Ah glib hen * A £30,000 grant which could help secure the their local heritage. 10. Nay real dagger * future of the old Askrigg railway station site 11. Did Wales die * We meet, on average, one Saturday morning has been approved by the region’s local 12. Illuminated with woman’s London gardens St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg a month to take part in exciting activities like enterprise partnership. Fears that the site would Coffee Morning willow weaving, stone carving and mosaic fall into disrepair had been expressed at parish Saturday 14th February – 10.00am to Noon making, to learn new skills such as surveying council meetings since Weatherald Wood and field walking, and to explore different December/January Competition Components was forced to close in April 2013, In the Back Room of Askrigg Village Hall. Entry just £2. historical periods. Since formation in 2006, Answers and little interest had been shown in developing Everyone welcome. All profits to the Church. we have had several annual themes including Missing middles. Find the word which links. i t . prehistory, the Romans, Vikings, Medieval 1. Mince PIE Chart Roy Fishwick, managing director of Cleveland Gregorian Workshop times, the Victorians and World War Two, 2. Shadow BOXING Day Steel, which owns the site, told an open St Oswald’s Church is planning another of its and have also learned and practised different 3. Yule LOG Jam meeting in the village in November that very popular Gregorian Workshops with the archaeological techniques. We have had 4. Advent CANDLES Tick attempts to sell the site had failed, and keeping help of experts from Schola. This is booked several trips to historical sites and have even 5. Carol SINGING Detective it going was costing him money. But at a recent for Saturday 25th April between 10.00 am helped in the filming of Channel 4's 'Time 6. Father CHRISTMAS Cake meeting of Askrigg parish council, and 4.00 pm. Anyone is welcome to join in Team'! 7. Brandy SNAP Election Richmondshire district councillor Yvonne but places must be booked in The Club is tremendous fun for both 8. Yule TIDE Mark Peacock said since November a number of advance. Telephone Mary Rose Kearney on members and volunteer leaders. We currently 9. Carol SERVICE Charge people had shown interest in establishing 650880 for further details and to book your have 25 members - if you'd like to join them, 10. Christmas PRESENT Tense business units on the site: some were existing place. why not contact us for more details and to see 11. Boxing DAY Light small businesses, others were potential start- when the next meeting is? 12. Advent RING Fenced ups. It was later announced that the LEP grant of £30,000 to fund a strategic business plan had Local NHS Reminds People to As well as potential new members, we are In which carols do these words occur: now been approved. Catch it. Bin it. Kill it. also interested in meeting people who could People are being reminded of the simple help run the Club with the existing team or 1. Late in time Local residents had expressed concern that message to protect themselves and others deliver occasional sessions. If you have skills Hark, the herald angels sing the money would be better spent on helping from cold and flu this winter: Catch it. Bin it. or knowledge in archaeology and have time to 2. And man at war with man small businesses directly, but Cllr Peacock said Kill it. get involved, please do contact us to find out It came upon the midnight clear a proper business plan was vital in this day and age, and the parish council would be consulted more. 3. And offered there CATCH IT – Always carry tissues and use and involved at every stage. Askrigg parish Talk to Fiona or Debbie on 666210 or The first Nowell them to cover your nose and mouth when you council chairman, Allen Kirkbride said: "As a email [email protected] 4. May have gathered there cough or sneeze. council we have always said we wanted to keep In the bleak midwinter BIN IT – Dispose of used tissues as soon as the site for business use to ensure the prosperity 5. All is calm possible. of the parish and provide work for local people. Silent night KILL IT – Clean your hands with soap and The business plan is just the start.” Ash Wednesday Service 6. To you and all mankind water as soon as you can and make sure you A feasibility study commissioned by Wednesday 18th February 7.00pm While shepherds watched wash them frequently. 7. Where the snow lay Cleveland Steel and backed by a £5,000 grant St. Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton Good King Wenceslas from Richmondshire District Council’s communities opportunity fund, had concluded The winner of the £20 prize, donated to that a combination of live-work and small the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was Heather commercial units was the most likely solution, Caplin, Burtersett. but the parish council said live-work units were not the answer.

5 5 War Memorial in Hawes. Wensleydale Decorative Gayle and Hawes Weather in 2014 above average; with dry and sunny and rainy and Fine Arts Society days competing almost equally. With the closure of the Methodist Church in Another year has passed us by and yet again, Member Society of the National Association Hawes the town lost its War Memorial Organ. two years running, the Hawes weather has of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies Very soon it became clear that local people been kind to us all. Folks of Hawes, farmers wanted a new War Memorial for Hawes, th 2013 AV- 2014 February 10 2015 and tourists have all enjoyed our lovely town ERAGE AVERAGE which could serve as a focus for memorial and the surrounding areas given our ‘nice SEASON Title: Russian and Soviet Art: From Icons TEMP TEMP services and Armistice Day parades. This led weather’; not least the Tour De France event. CELSIUS CELSIUS to Socialist Realism to a public consultation in the Community The old joke about Yorkshire weather used to This lecture is an introduction to an intriguing Office, and this was discussed at the January sum up our feelings about the weather. period of artistic and political evolution in WINTER Meeting of Hawes and High Abbotside Parish What does daylight-saving time mean in December 21 to 3.6 6.1 Russia. It will present the major movements Council. th Hawes? Ans: An extra hour of rain. March 20 and protagonists of 20 century Russian art My recordings of the Hawes weather since After a thorough discussion the Council within the wider cultural context. Topics will SPRING August 2012 don’t support this view; let’s March 21 to June 11.9 13.0 made the following provisional decisions, include imperial patronage of Russian art un- hope future recordings continue along this 20 which will be ratified at the February or der the Tsar and the evolution of various path. March Meeting after giving local residents avant-garde movements. The work of SUMMER The official dates for the seasons are set out June 21 – 18.0 18.0 time to voice their opinions again. Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes through cos- in the table opposite, with comparable average September 20 Location. There is broad consensus that the tume and stage design will be explored. The mean temperatures for 2014 relative to 2013. Memorial should be placed on the small green creation of a new Soviet culture after the 1917 AUTUMN The recorded temperatures are daily at the bottom of Gayle Lane, opposite the Revolution and the emergence of Socialist September 21 to 10.0 12.1 maximum figures at 14.00 hours each day. December 20 Primary School. It was felt that the alternative Realist painting after 1932 in the USSR will So, 2014 has been warmer than last year, location on the traffic islands at Town Foot, be considered. Major works in the Hermitage which in turn was warmer than the previous while prominent and appropriate, would be and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow are My main reason for recording the weather year; long may it continue. difficult for services or Armistice Day parades examined in this comprehensive lecture was to help my gardening, and yet again a Within the daily recordings are lows and because of the traffic. Theodora Clarke is an art historian and lec- fantastic blooming year was the result. highs. For example, 3-12 in Winter, 3-20 in turer with a Masters in Russian Art from the Denis Haffner Design. Of the four designs discussed by the Spring, 12-26 in Summer, and 2-18 in Courtauld Institute. She has worked at Council the preferred option was a stone cairn Autumn. Maybe ‘There’s nowt so queer as MOMA and Christies. She founded and edits with a square, tapering shape. folks’ should become’ There’s nowt so queer “Russian Arts and Culture”. as t’weather’ Names of the fallen. There was much discus- Wensleydale Decorative and Fine Arts Soci- Larger Shuttle Bus Now Running During the year I recorded specific sion as to whether the Memorial should list ety lecture is at 2 pm at the Middleham Key Between the Friarage comments to describe each day; the list the names of those local people who passed Centre. and opposite is a selection of these and alongside away in the First and Second World Wars, or We welcome non- members to this lecture James Cook the number of days which each descriptor whether to have a more generic dedication to and to any future lectures of interest. Lectures Hospitals nd matches. The numbers do not add up to 365 all who have lost their lives in any war then or are held on the 2 Tuesday of the month from The 25-seater bus – which days because of mixes in conditions, for since. The Consultation Vote was a tie. Coun- October to June at the Middleham Key Cen- is free to travel on – is a example sunny and windy, wet and windy. cil voted by six votes to three in favour of the tre. The cost is £8 per lecture. It would be pilot scheme until 31 March Dry and sunny but below 20 degrees 51 generic dedication. helpful to inform the Membership Secretary 2015. Snow 3 Cross. The Council voted in favour of there beforehand if possible, on 01765 635244, Proctors Coach Hire, Dull and Cloudy 84 being the symbol of a Cross incorporated into [email protected]. of Leeming Bar, is running Rainy with more than one hour of rain 80 the Memorial itself, rather than mounted on the service, which replaces the seven-seater Sunny and above 20 degrees 17 the top. minibus used at the start of the pilot. Medium to high winds 34 The bus is available for use by all Councillor John Blackie, the Chairman, re- Moorcock Show Mixed during the day 90 hospital patients and their families, and staff. emphasised that all the above are Provisional We are holding a domino evening on Friday Decisions, subject to revision and final deci- 20th February 2015 at the MOORCOCK Inn The bus travels between the two hospitals 10 Hottest day of the year was 26 degrees on the times a day, and is available Monday to sion at the Council Meeting in either February starting at 8.00pm. All welcome. 26th July and the coolest was December 11th Friday only, excluding public holidays. It or March, after hearing further expressions of Colin Luckett and 12th, down to 2 degrees at the opposite picks up from outside the Friarage’s main opinion from local people. Please contact any end. entrance, and drops off outside the Women of the Parish Councillors or the Clerk (Ian I NEED A JOB! and Children’s entrance at James Cook King), or leave your views at the Upper Conclusion Wensleydale Community Office in Hawes, if Please ring 667695 Hospital after 6.00pm My second year of monitoring weather in the you wish to have your say. Dale was once again, two years on the trot, Genuine employers only, please Ian King, clerk, 666096

6 6 War Memorial in Hawes. Wensleydale Decorative Gayle and Hawes Weather in 2014 above average; with dry and sunny and rainy and Fine Arts Society days competing almost equally. With the closure of the Methodist Church in Another year has passed us by and yet again, Member Society of the National Association Hawes the town lost its War Memorial Organ. two years running, the Hawes weather has of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies Very soon it became clear that local people been kind to us all. Folks of Hawes, farmers wanted a new War Memorial for Hawes, th 2013 AV- 2014 February 10 2015 and tourists have all enjoyed our lovely town ERAGE AVERAGE which could serve as a focus for memorial and the surrounding areas given our ‘nice SEASON Title: Russian and Soviet Art: From Icons TEMP TEMP services and Armistice Day parades. This led weather’; not least the Tour De France event. CELSIUS CELSIUS to Socialist Realism to a public consultation in the Community The old joke about Yorkshire weather used to This lecture is an introduction to an intriguing Office, and this was discussed at the January sum up our feelings about the weather. period of artistic and political evolution in WINTER Meeting of Hawes and High Abbotside Parish What does daylight-saving time mean in December 21 to 3.6 6.1 Russia. It will present the major movements Council. th Hawes? Ans: An extra hour of rain. March 20 and protagonists of 20 century Russian art My recordings of the Hawes weather since After a thorough discussion the Council within the wider cultural context. Topics will SPRING August 2012 don’t support this view; let’s March 21 to June 11.9 13.0 made the following provisional decisions, include imperial patronage of Russian art un- hope future recordings continue along this 20 which will be ratified at the February or der the Tsar and the evolution of various path. March Meeting after giving local residents avant-garde movements. The work of SUMMER The official dates for the seasons are set out June 21 – 18.0 18.0 time to voice their opinions again. Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes through cos- in the table opposite, with comparable average September 20 Location. There is broad consensus that the tume and stage design will be explored. The mean temperatures for 2014 relative to 2013. Memorial should be placed on the small green creation of a new Soviet culture after the 1917 AUTUMN The recorded temperatures are daily at the bottom of Gayle Lane, opposite the Revolution and the emergence of Socialist September 21 to 10.0 12.1 maximum figures at 14.00 hours each day. December 20 Primary School. It was felt that the alternative Realist painting after 1932 in the USSR will So, 2014 has been warmer than last year, location on the traffic islands at Town Foot, be considered. Major works in the Hermitage which in turn was warmer than the previous while prominent and appropriate, would be and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow are My main reason for recording the weather year; long may it continue. difficult for services or Armistice Day parades examined in this comprehensive lecture was to help my gardening, and yet again a Within the daily recordings are lows and because of the traffic. Theodora Clarke is an art historian and lec- fantastic blooming year was the result. highs. For example, 3-12 in Winter, 3-20 in turer with a Masters in Russian Art from the Denis Haffner Design. Of the four designs discussed by the Spring, 12-26 in Summer, and 2-18 in Courtauld Institute. She has worked at Council the preferred option was a stone cairn Autumn. Maybe ‘There’s nowt so queer as MOMA and Christies. She founded and edits with a square, tapering shape. folks’ should become’ There’s nowt so queer “Russian Arts and Culture”. as t’weather’ Names of the fallen. There was much discus- Wensleydale Decorative and Fine Arts Soci- Larger Shuttle Bus Now Running During the year I recorded specific sion as to whether the Memorial should list ety lecture is at 2 pm at the Middleham Key Between the Friarage comments to describe each day; the list the names of those local people who passed Centre. and opposite is a selection of these and alongside away in the First and Second World Wars, or We welcome non- members to this lecture James Cook the number of days which each descriptor whether to have a more generic dedication to and to any future lectures of interest. Lectures Hospitals nd matches. The numbers do not add up to 365 all who have lost their lives in any war then or are held on the 2 Tuesday of the month from The 25-seater bus – which days because of mixes in conditions, for since. The Consultation Vote was a tie. Coun- October to June at the Middleham Key Cen- is free to travel on – is a example sunny and windy, wet and windy. cil voted by six votes to three in favour of the tre. The cost is £8 per lecture. It would be pilot scheme until 31 March Dry and sunny but below 20 degrees 51 generic dedication. helpful to inform the Membership Secretary 2015. Snow 3 Cross. The Council voted in favour of there beforehand if possible, on 01765 635244, Proctors Coach Hire, Dull and Cloudy 84 being the symbol of a Cross incorporated into [email protected]. of Leeming Bar, is running Rainy with more than one hour of rain 80 the Memorial itself, rather than mounted on the service, which replaces the seven-seater Sunny and above 20 degrees 17 the top. minibus used at the start of the pilot. Medium to high winds 34 The bus is available for use by all Councillor John Blackie, the Chairman, re- Moorcock Show Mixed during the day 90 hospital patients and their families, and staff. emphasised that all the above are Provisional We are holding a domino evening on Friday Decisions, subject to revision and final deci- 20th February 2015 at the MOORCOCK Inn The bus travels between the two hospitals 10 Hottest day of the year was 26 degrees on the times a day, and is available Monday to sion at the Council Meeting in either February starting at 8.00pm. All welcome. 26th July and the coolest was December 11th Friday only, excluding public holidays. It or March, after hearing further expressions of Colin Luckett and 12th, down to 2 degrees at the opposite picks up from outside the Friarage’s main opinion from local people. Please contact any end. entrance, and drops off outside the Women of the Parish Councillors or the Clerk (Ian I NEED A JOB! and Children’s entrance at James Cook King), or leave your views at the Upper Conclusion Wensleydale Community Office in Hawes, if Please ring 667695 Hospital after 6.00pm My second year of monitoring weather in the you wish to have your say. Dale was once again, two years on the trot, Genuine employers only, please Ian King, clerk, 666096

7 7 RAINFALL Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual Step by Step Wensleydale Red Squirrel Group NYCC Public Health and the NHS Hamble- 2014 Total The Group met in November and the fol- ton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical lowing developments were noted: Commissioning Group have commissioned Ø The web camera located at a red squirrel Hawes 44 146 15 151 112 215 1594 Richmondshire District feeding site has been set up with the benefit Council to deliver this of grant funding. Early 2015 it will be Bainbridge 44 130 12 136 103 145 1349 holistic service. streamed live to the Dales Countryside Mu- Its aim is to improve seum and to the group web site health conditions includ- www.wensleydalersg.co.uk Askrigg 27 85 12 120 86 128 1119 ing respiratory conditions, Ø The regular trips using the Little White heart disease, muscular Bus to Snaizeholme to see red squirrels disorders, obesity, risk of falls and long Thornton Rust 49 116 112 142 113 161 1434 had about 100 visitors during the year. term conditions such as asthma, arthritis Ø The group is developing links to local and osteoporosis, as well as supporting tourist businesses that promote red squirrels West Burton 51 86 10 121 135 123 1305 those who need to increase their physical as part of the attractions they offer to visi- activity. tors to the area. Step by Step incorporates the existing GP Ø The group will explore opportunities to Rainfall in Carperby The Methodist Church in Hawes exercise referral scheme and a new service inform school children in the Dale so that For several years we have received these for people who need extra support to im- they are aware of the need to encourage red The Hawes chapel is now the responsibil- prove their lifestyle. To take part visit your figures from Pat Jackson and we are grate- ity of the North Yorkshire Dales Methodist squirrels, a native species, back through the ful. However she’s moved away! If any- GP for a referral. whole Dale. Circuit via the Circuit Meeting which, as a You need to be 18 or over and meet the one can take her place we will be MOST registered charity, must ensure that its dis- Ø Three collection tins to support the work PLEASED. Please get in touch: 667785 eligibility criteria and be referred by a GP of the group is now located in the Commu- posal is in line with the policies of the or other health care professional. The pro- Charities Commission and also with those nity Office and the Museum in Hawes and gramme is free for most participants with at the Visitor Centre in Aysgarth. More Diary Notification of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. some paying a small fee. for B and B Providers locations are being sought. Have you Since its closure a report on its heritage Patients who are accepted on the pro- bought one of the stickers to show your The annual one way walk from Garsdale value and possible ways of disposal has gramme will participate in a 12 week tailor- support yet? station to Hawes is on Friday May 1 this been prepared by YDNPA for the Circuit made programme from one of the follow- Ø The meeting was also attended by mem- year. It is a popular event which provides Meeting. ing: bers of the Garsdale Red Squirrel Group, an opportunity for local hotels, guest A process is now underway for it to be •Lifestyle workshops and/or which was formed this month. This devel- houses and B&Bs to offer special early assessed by an independent Chartered Sur- •Supported exercise programmes; gym, opment was welcomed as they have com- season rates on accommodation. veyor, on behalf of the Circuit Meeting, to swim, group exercise patible aims to our group adjacent to our Rail passengers use the Little White Bus produce a valuation report. Once this has Dale. been received a decision will be made as to The Lifestyle Officer – Lesley Williams Ø The group is continuing to coordinate in the afternoon for their return journey to – can be contacted on 01748 901044 or by the station - but, for those who live or are how the chapel will be marketed for alter- sightings of red and grey squirrels in the native use/sale. [email protected]. Dale through the web site and report cards. staying in Hawes, the LWB service is gov.uk for further information. equally useful to get to the start of the walk More details of sightings giving dates and in the morning. Attractive rates might en- location will help us to organise our work. courage short break bookings from walkers Please let us know your sightings of red Hawes Cricket Club from a distance squirrels. A.G.M. Anthony Bagshawe This well-established event is featured in Wednesday 11th February, 8.00pm the Ride2Stride programme of the Settle- Carlisle Walking Festival. (Walk and LWB FOUNTAIN HOTEL times will be confirmed nearer the time).. Everyone welcome to attend, players and Skip to the Green helpers, old and new. Ruth Annison (650349) Mobile skip Many thanks for everyone’s support of the cricket club last year: all the helpers, play- will be on Gayle Green on Benefice Holy Communion ers, sponsor (the Fountain Hotel), John Saturday February 21st Service Last issue’s picture was of the clapper bridge Fawcett for the use of the field, the Tolls from 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 8th February 10.30am over Beldon Beck, Low Thoresby, taken by Trustees and the Parish Council. Preston under Scar Robert Hall (Castle Bolton). Now where is this (easy) one? Gordon Sleightholm, Chairman

8 8 RAINFALL Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual Step by Step Wensleydale Red Squirrel Group NYCC Public Health and the NHS Hamble- 2014 Total The Group met in November and the fol- ton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical lowing developments were noted: Commissioning Group have commissioned Ø The web camera located at a red squirrel Hawes 44 146 15 151 112 215 1594 Richmondshire District feeding site has been set up with the benefit Council to deliver this of grant funding. Early 2015 it will be Bainbridge 44 130 12 136 103 145 1349 holistic service. streamed live to the Dales Countryside Mu- Its aim is to improve seum and to the group web site health conditions includ- www.wensleydalersg.co.uk Askrigg 27 85 12 120 86 128 1119 ing respiratory conditions, Ø The regular trips using the Little White heart disease, muscular Bus to Snaizeholme to see red squirrels disorders, obesity, risk of falls and long Thornton Rust 49 116 112 142 113 161 1434 had about 100 visitors during the year. term conditions such as asthma, arthritis Ø The group is developing links to local and osteoporosis, as well as supporting tourist businesses that promote red squirrels West Burton 51 86 10 121 135 123 1305 those who need to increase their physical as part of the attractions they offer to visi- activity. tors to the area. Step by Step incorporates the existing GP Ø The group will explore opportunities to Rainfall in Carperby The Methodist Church in Hawes exercise referral scheme and a new service inform school children in the Dale so that For several years we have received these for people who need extra support to im- they are aware of the need to encourage red The Hawes chapel is now the responsibil- prove their lifestyle. To take part visit your figures from Pat Jackson and we are grate- ity of the North Yorkshire Dales Methodist squirrels, a native species, back through the ful. However she’s moved away! If any- GP for a referral. whole Dale. Circuit via the Circuit Meeting which, as a You need to be 18 or over and meet the one can take her place we will be MOST registered charity, must ensure that its dis- Ø Three collection tins to support the work PLEASED. Please get in touch: 667785 eligibility criteria and be referred by a GP of the group is now located in the Commu- posal is in line with the policies of the or other health care professional. The pro- Charities Commission and also with those nity Office and the Museum in Hawes and gramme is free for most participants with at the Visitor Centre in Aysgarth. More Diary Notification of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. some paying a small fee. for B and B Providers locations are being sought. Have you Since its closure a report on its heritage Patients who are accepted on the pro- bought one of the stickers to show your The annual one way walk from Garsdale value and possible ways of disposal has gramme will participate in a 12 week tailor- support yet? station to Hawes is on Friday May 1 this been prepared by YDNPA for the Circuit made programme from one of the follow- Ø The meeting was also attended by mem- year. It is a popular event which provides Meeting. ing: bers of the Garsdale Red Squirrel Group, an opportunity for local hotels, guest A process is now underway for it to be •Lifestyle workshops and/or which was formed this month. This devel- houses and B&Bs to offer special early assessed by an independent Chartered Sur- •Supported exercise programmes; gym, opment was welcomed as they have com- season rates on accommodation. veyor, on behalf of the Circuit Meeting, to swim, group exercise patible aims to our group adjacent to our Rail passengers use the Little White Bus produce a valuation report. Once this has Dale. been received a decision will be made as to The Lifestyle Officer – Lesley Williams Ø The group is continuing to coordinate in the afternoon for their return journey to – can be contacted on 01748 901044 or by the station - but, for those who live or are how the chapel will be marketed for alter- sightings of red and grey squirrels in the native use/sale. [email protected]. Dale through the web site and report cards. staying in Hawes, the LWB service is gov.uk for further information. equally useful to get to the start of the walk More details of sightings giving dates and in the morning. Attractive rates might en- location will help us to organise our work. courage short break bookings from walkers Please let us know your sightings of red Hawes Cricket Club from a distance squirrels. A.G.M. Anthony Bagshawe This well-established event is featured in Wednesday 11th February, 8.00pm the Ride2Stride programme of the Settle- Carlisle Walking Festival. (Walk and LWB FOUNTAIN HOTEL times will be confirmed nearer the time).. Everyone welcome to attend, players and Skip to the Green helpers, old and new. Ruth Annison (650349) Mobile skip Many thanks for everyone’s support of the cricket club last year: all the helpers, play- will be on Gayle Green on Benefice Holy Communion ers, sponsor (the Fountain Hotel), John Saturday February 21st Service Last issue’s picture was of the clapper bridge Fawcett for the use of the field, the Tolls from 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 8th February 10.30am over Beldon Beck, Low Thoresby, taken by Trustees and the Parish Council. Preston under Scar Robert Hall (Castle Bolton). Now where is this (easy) one? Gordon Sleightholm, Chairman

9 9 News from the At West Burton School – We missed one British Red Cross and Land Rover, Hawes Christmas Lights BAWB School Collaboration of our swimming lessons because the snow came and the buses could not make working together to support Another year passes and we would like to This term we have welcomed two new it. Nancy and Freya joined Tom and Jeremy vulnerable local people living in thank everyone who contributes to make teachers to our collaboration. Mr Paul from Askrigg School to enter the Level 2 rural isolation. Hawes ’shine’. Price is our new Base Leader at West Bur- What is the community con- Swimming Gala. We came second and have We have decided not to continue with ton School. He has moved from Croft silver medals. (Zoe Bell) nect service? School, Darlington, but did his teacher This project aims to improve ‘Wensleydale's Got More Talent’, the handi- training at Bainbridge some years ago. Mrs The BAWB Eco Group (Sophie, Xander, your wellbeing, independence and quality of craft and homecraft competition. However Eleanor Harrison is the new Base Leader at Chloe, Fred, Eidur, Teddy, Zoe, Naomi, Joe- life by connecting you to local activities in we hope to expand the outdoor market. Askrigg School. She has come from Mill Henry and Will) is visiting all three schools the community. ‘Wensleydale's Got Talent’ 2014 was well Hill School, Northallerton, but lives lo- at the end of January to do an environmental supported and proves what talent lies in our review of each site. It will be interesting to A member of the Red Cross team will meet area, unless we are told differently we will cally. We hope they enjoy their new roles with you to find out more about your needs within the Collaboration. Base Leader at see how each school tackles their environ- endeavour to repeat it this year. mental responsibilities differently. and interests. The volunteer or member of Bainbridge is our Nursery teacher, Mrs staff will then offer short-term support and On Wednesday 7th January 2015 we took Sarah Hey. Bainbridge School is having a SIAMS In- companionship to help you attend relevant down the lights. It was a very wet and cold The Christmas productions at our three spection next week (Statutory Inspection of services and activities. This is in addition to day and as a result we now know that we schools all went well with the children Anglican & Methodist Schools) to look at any help you may already receive. cannot continue without more help - particu- how we define our Christian distinctive- larly from younger members of the commu- working very hard to produce some very How can this service help me? professional and enjoyable perform- ness. We all hope it goes okay but are confi- nity. Thank you to all the volunteers who ances. For the first time, we had these per- dent that our children have a clear under- We can help by: gave their time to help erect and dismantle formances recorded onto a DVD for par- standing of our church ethos and they have > Improving your self-esteem and confidence the Christmas lights this year, you were all all worked really hard in our work on the outstanding. If you are willing to give us ents to buy. We also made a CD of some > Offering supported visits to activities of our Christmas songs. themes of Peace, Trust, Endurance, Thank- one day in November and another in January fulness, Creation and Hope. > Providing companionship and emotional or even a morning, more hands make light We are already well into the new term support work. There is nothing difficult to do, just and looking forward to some exciting ac- our committee are getting ‘physically past it’. tivities. > Helping alleviate loneliness and social Please contact Kevin White, Whites of At Askrigg School – After School Clubs Birdlife in Askrigg isolation Wensleydale, 667236. or Liz Lawson, have resumed with the After School Sports Wensleydale Press 667575, In connection with the new village book for About our volunteers Club now based here on a Tuesday. The Liz Lawson Cross Country Club is postponed as it Askrigg and Low Abbotside, I would be All our volunteers take part in a comprehen- clashes with our sessions at Low Mill. The pleased to hear of definite sightings of inter- sive training programme, and undergo per- Year 5 & 6 children are having great fun esting birds, particularly birds of prey, owls, sonal interviews and DBS checks. They have doing all sorts of outdoor activities with woodpeckers, wagtails, dippers, kingfishers, good interpersonal skills and an understand- Low Mill instructors. During the first ses- nuthatches, tree-creepers, siskins, ducks ing of the differing physical and emotional sion Group One did some climbing and other than mallards and wigeon, waders and, needs of our service users. later on, returning migrants. Group two did the zip wire and got really Could I volunteer to help? muddy! They had great fun though. James Sightings must be in the area north to south Yes, absolutely, volunteering for the British (Y5) said ‘I did zip wire. It was from moortop to river, and east to west from Red Cross is a great way to learn new skills epic’. Mollie (Y5) said ‘I loved it. I did Woodhall to Bainbridge. You can ring me and make a difference to people’s lives. As a climbing. It was very high. It was great.’ on 650880, drop a note in at Summerdown, Community connect volunteer, you will have Silver Street, Askrigg, or even stop me in the At Bainbridge School – We have been a rewarding experience of helping people street. Thank you. Niall Kearney talking about Hope. We wrote our hopes who need a little extra support to overcome down and we learned the difference be- isolation, or following personal difficulties. tween hopes and wishes. Hopes are things To find out more about what is involved in that can happen but wishes are things that this valuable role, please get in touch. can’t actually happen. In assembly, we sat Coffee, Books and Cakes Tel: 01609 772186 in a circle and Mrs Hey asked about our Coffee morning at Pen View, Thoralby hopes. She wrote them on a piece of pa- Tuesday February 24th from 10.00am - Mob: 07921403288 or 07894802794 per. Connor said he hoped to be a robot noon. email: [email protected] which Mrs Hey said was a wish and not a The proceeds are for [email protected] hope. Eidur hopes to be a footballer when he grows up. (Ruby, Alicia and Eidur – Aysgarth Methodist Church. redcross.org.uk/yorkshire Y1)

10 10 News from the At West Burton School – We missed one British Red Cross and Land Rover, Hawes Christmas Lights BAWB School Collaboration of our swimming lessons because the snow came and the buses could not make working together to support Another year passes and we would like to This term we have welcomed two new it. Nancy and Freya joined Tom and Jeremy vulnerable local people living in thank everyone who contributes to make teachers to our collaboration. Mr Paul from Askrigg School to enter the Level 2 rural isolation. Hawes ’shine’. Price is our new Base Leader at West Bur- What is the community con- Swimming Gala. We came second and have We have decided not to continue with ton School. He has moved from Croft silver medals. (Zoe Bell) nect service? School, Darlington, but did his teacher This project aims to improve ‘Wensleydale's Got More Talent’, the handi- training at Bainbridge some years ago. Mrs The BAWB Eco Group (Sophie, Xander, your wellbeing, independence and quality of craft and homecraft competition. However Eleanor Harrison is the new Base Leader at Chloe, Fred, Eidur, Teddy, Zoe, Naomi, Joe- life by connecting you to local activities in we hope to expand the outdoor market. Askrigg School. She has come from Mill Henry and Will) is visiting all three schools the community. ‘Wensleydale's Got Talent’ 2014 was well Hill School, Northallerton, but lives lo- at the end of January to do an environmental supported and proves what talent lies in our review of each site. It will be interesting to A member of the Red Cross team will meet area, unless we are told differently we will cally. We hope they enjoy their new roles with you to find out more about your needs within the Collaboration. Base Leader at see how each school tackles their environ- endeavour to repeat it this year. mental responsibilities differently. and interests. The volunteer or member of Bainbridge is our Nursery teacher, Mrs staff will then offer short-term support and On Wednesday 7th January 2015 we took Sarah Hey. Bainbridge School is having a SIAMS In- companionship to help you attend relevant down the lights. It was a very wet and cold The Christmas productions at our three spection next week (Statutory Inspection of services and activities. This is in addition to day and as a result we now know that we schools all went well with the children Anglican & Methodist Schools) to look at any help you may already receive. cannot continue without more help - particu- how we define our Christian distinctive- larly from younger members of the commu- working very hard to produce some very How can this service help me? professional and enjoyable perform- ness. We all hope it goes okay but are confi- nity. Thank you to all the volunteers who ances. For the first time, we had these per- dent that our children have a clear under- We can help by: gave their time to help erect and dismantle formances recorded onto a DVD for par- standing of our church ethos and they have > Improving your self-esteem and confidence the Christmas lights this year, you were all all worked really hard in our work on the outstanding. If you are willing to give us ents to buy. We also made a CD of some > Offering supported visits to activities of our Christmas songs. themes of Peace, Trust, Endurance, Thank- one day in November and another in January fulness, Creation and Hope. > Providing companionship and emotional or even a morning, more hands make light We are already well into the new term support work. There is nothing difficult to do, just and looking forward to some exciting ac- our committee are getting ‘physically past it’. tivities. > Helping alleviate loneliness and social Please contact Kevin White, Whites of At Askrigg School – After School Clubs Birdlife in Askrigg isolation Wensleydale, 667236. or Liz Lawson, have resumed with the After School Sports Wensleydale Press 667575, In connection with the new village book for About our volunteers Club now based here on a Tuesday. The Liz Lawson Cross Country Club is postponed as it Askrigg and Low Abbotside, I would be All our volunteers take part in a comprehen- clashes with our sessions at Low Mill. The pleased to hear of definite sightings of inter- sive training programme, and undergo per- Year 5 & 6 children are having great fun esting birds, particularly birds of prey, owls, sonal interviews and DBS checks. They have doing all sorts of outdoor activities with woodpeckers, wagtails, dippers, kingfishers, good interpersonal skills and an understand- Low Mill instructors. During the first ses- nuthatches, tree-creepers, siskins, ducks ing of the differing physical and emotional sion Group One did some climbing and other than mallards and wigeon, waders and, needs of our service users. later on, returning migrants. Group two did the zip wire and got really Could I volunteer to help? muddy! They had great fun though. James Sightings must be in the area north to south Yes, absolutely, volunteering for the British (Y5) said ‘I did zip wire. It was from moortop to river, and east to west from Red Cross is a great way to learn new skills epic’. Mollie (Y5) said ‘I loved it. I did Woodhall to Bainbridge. You can ring me and make a difference to people’s lives. As a climbing. It was very high. It was great.’ on 650880, drop a note in at Summerdown, Community connect volunteer, you will have Silver Street, Askrigg, or even stop me in the At Bainbridge School – We have been a rewarding experience of helping people street. Thank you. Niall Kearney talking about Hope. We wrote our hopes who need a little extra support to overcome down and we learned the difference be- isolation, or following personal difficulties. tween hopes and wishes. Hopes are things To find out more about what is involved in that can happen but wishes are things that this valuable role, please get in touch. can’t actually happen. In assembly, we sat Coffee, Books and Cakes Tel: 01609 772186 in a circle and Mrs Hey asked about our Coffee morning at Pen View, Thoralby hopes. She wrote them on a piece of pa- Tuesday February 24th from 10.00am - Mob: 07921403288 or 07894802794 per. Connor said he hoped to be a robot noon. email: [email protected] which Mrs Hey said was a wish and not a The proceeds are for [email protected] hope. Eidur hopes to be a footballer when he grows up. (Ruby, Alicia and Eidur – Aysgarth Methodist Church. redcross.org.uk/yorkshire Y1)

11 11 Notes from Thorney Mire bird, eyeing it Heavens Above details in the next issue of the Newsletter. Winter closely then We're treated to two bright naked-eye In the meantime – here's hoping for clear proceeded to peck Faced with the cold, dark days of winter it planets this month – Venus and Jupiter. skies! at its chest, which I is reassuring to see the daffodil shoots Venus is a beautiful 'Evening Star' low in Al Bireo thought looked appearing above the ground, reminding us the west-southwest after sunset. It steadily rather painful, then that Spring will follow. climbs higher in the sky over the coming it flew off. There Events at Bolton Castle Winter was late arriving this year which weeks and by the end of the month sets was no reaction almost three hours after the Sun. Between Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February gave us an extended Autumn palette. whatsoever from the inert bird. The second Riding down our lane I was met with a the nights of February 19th-23rd Venus 10.00am-4.00pm blue-tit then returned and repeated the meets up with Mars and at their closest on blaze of red as a shaft of sunlight procedure, pecking at the chest again. This st Lord Scrope’s Tudor Household highlighted the red berries on the hawthorn the 21 the two planets will be barely a time it didn’t fly away but stood on the Moon's width apart. At magnitude +1.3, Step back in time and experience life at tree by the viaduct. Now I knew why artists wire about 30cms away, (that’s 12ins to added a splash of red to their paintings to Mars is about 100 times fainter than Bolton Castle during its Tudor heyday. those of us of a certain age) and watched With Tudor cookery, weapon drills, herbal catch the eye. Some things were confused brilliant Venus but their close encounter and waited. I watched and waited with it. medicine, Tudor crafts and games and by the mild weather. The shaggy ink cap or should still be a great spectacle. Even better After what seemed an age and I was just viewed with a decent pair of binoculars – much more. lawyers’ wig toadstools (Coprinus thinking I should be doing something more 10x50s are ideal. th th comatus) which normally appear in the useful than watching a blue-tit doing a Monday 16 Friday 20 February summer, gave us a second showing late trapeze act, when I noticed a small Jupiter, the largest of the planets, puts on 10.00am to 4.00pm into November. a great show over the next few months. It movement in the bird’s head and then Super Stuarts Then the snow came. Our resident birds another, until the bird had jerked its whole reaches opposition on February 6th, when it had to share their food with gatecrashers. body into life, resumed the shape of a comes closest to the Earth and shines Find out what Mary Queen of Scots and the The usually solitary robin was joined by normal blue-tit and was standing upright on brighter than any star high in the south all rest of the Royal Stuart family did for fun another. The lone male blackbird spent the wire. The transformation was night long. Jupiter has a family of nearly 70 and have a go at themed crafts and most of his time seeing off a rival. The two unbelievable. The second blue-tit, now moons with the 4 biggest easily visible activities. female blackbirds, who had appeared from satisfied that its friend was all right, flew through well supported binoculars. They nowhere, got on with the business of off. The recovering bird stood on the wire appear as bright beads of light on either side of Jupiter's noticeably flattened disc. News From the Wensleydale eating, leaving the males to sort themselves looking round nervously as if it didn’t Society out. We had a rare visit from a starling, as know where it was, then after a minute or No other time of year quite compares to starlings are not often seen at Thorney two it also flew away into the sycamore February when it comes to star-watching. Anyone who has experienced a Mire, and a bullfinch was spotted in the tree. The winter star patterns presentation by Dr Ken Biggs and enjoyed his wonderful photographs will know that field, also a rare visitor to these parts. Two I have seen birds that have been stunned centred around Orion the there is a treat in store on Friday 6th red-legged partridge stood on the apex of before but they normally lie on the ground, Hunter and his faithful February when he returns to the the roof like theatre goers in the dress circle wait until they recover, then fly away. Had hounds, Sirius and Wensleydale Society with 'The Yorkshire looking down on the proceedings. this bird been stunned but yet still managed Procyon, are a Dales Through Film'. The squirrels have at last found the squirrel to cling to the wire? I don’t know, if so, magnificent sight on a had the second blue-tit administered the sparkling, frosty evening. feeder and the nuthatch and blue-tits steal The talk starts at 7.30 pm at West Burton bird equivalent of CPR and helped it to Sirius, by far the brightest star of all, from it. Looking through the window one Village Hall and we make it easier to get to recover? I don’t know that either. I’m still flashes like a diamond low over the morning I saw a most unusual sight. A lectures by our return coach between trying to work it out. horizon. No wonder the ancient Greeks blue-tit was hanging down from the Middleham and West Burton, which picks electricity wires like a bat. I have never called it The Scorcher. Sirius is a Sylvia Turner spectacular sight in binoculars but even up in Harmby, Leyburn and West Witton. seen a bird in this position before. It hung (details from Eileen Jackson 622287) there motionless for so long I thought it better is the famous Orion Nebula just must be dead, but how it could be dead and Spellbound Productions below the middle star of the sloping line of 3 forming the giant hunter's Belt. It's a huge Membership is £5 per year, and members still hang on to the wire I couldn’t ...will be showing a selection of short films cloud of interstellar gas and dust over 20 are welcome to bring guests (£1 per understand. I had ruled out the theory that it about the locality at the Hawes W.I. light years across and the birthplace of guest).Our monthly walks programme for had been electrocuted and the shock had meeting in Gayle Institute members adds to the enjoyment of clamped its feet to the wire. I was just hundreds of newly formed stars. A fabulous Thursday February 19th, 7.00pm sight on a dark moonless night. Wensleydale and its wider environs, and is pondering on this strange phenomenon a wonderful way to get to know the area. when a second blue-tit flew onto the wire. Visitors (of both sexes) are invited to Next month there's a total eclipse of the this event It hopped on either side of the inverted Sun on March 20th. We just miss out on On Friday 6th March Bob Ellis will full totality but even so most of the Sun's describe 'Music and Dance in the Dales'. disc will be blotted out by the Moon. More

12 12 Notes from Thorney Mire bird, eyeing it Heavens Above details in the next issue of the Newsletter. Winter closely then We're treated to two bright naked-eye In the meantime – here's hoping for clear proceeded to peck Faced with the cold, dark days of winter it planets this month – Venus and Jupiter. skies! at its chest, which I is reassuring to see the daffodil shoots Venus is a beautiful 'Evening Star' low in Al Bireo thought looked appearing above the ground, reminding us the west-southwest after sunset. It steadily rather painful, then that Spring will follow. climbs higher in the sky over the coming it flew off. There Events at Bolton Castle Winter was late arriving this year which weeks and by the end of the month sets was no reaction almost three hours after the Sun. Between Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February gave us an extended Autumn palette. whatsoever from the inert bird. The second Riding down our lane I was met with a the nights of February 19th-23rd Venus 10.00am-4.00pm blue-tit then returned and repeated the meets up with Mars and at their closest on blaze of red as a shaft of sunlight procedure, pecking at the chest again. This st Lord Scrope’s Tudor Household highlighted the red berries on the hawthorn the 21 the two planets will be barely a time it didn’t fly away but stood on the Moon's width apart. At magnitude +1.3, Step back in time and experience life at tree by the viaduct. Now I knew why artists wire about 30cms away, (that’s 12ins to added a splash of red to their paintings to Mars is about 100 times fainter than Bolton Castle during its Tudor heyday. those of us of a certain age) and watched With Tudor cookery, weapon drills, herbal catch the eye. Some things were confused brilliant Venus but their close encounter and waited. I watched and waited with it. medicine, Tudor crafts and games and by the mild weather. The shaggy ink cap or should still be a great spectacle. Even better After what seemed an age and I was just viewed with a decent pair of binoculars – much more. lawyers’ wig toadstools (Coprinus thinking I should be doing something more 10x50s are ideal. th th comatus) which normally appear in the useful than watching a blue-tit doing a Monday 16 Friday 20 February summer, gave us a second showing late trapeze act, when I noticed a small Jupiter, the largest of the planets, puts on 10.00am to 4.00pm into November. a great show over the next few months. It movement in the bird’s head and then Super Stuarts Then the snow came. Our resident birds another, until the bird had jerked its whole reaches opposition on February 6th, when it had to share their food with gatecrashers. body into life, resumed the shape of a comes closest to the Earth and shines Find out what Mary Queen of Scots and the The usually solitary robin was joined by normal blue-tit and was standing upright on brighter than any star high in the south all rest of the Royal Stuart family did for fun another. The lone male blackbird spent the wire. The transformation was night long. Jupiter has a family of nearly 70 and have a go at themed crafts and most of his time seeing off a rival. The two unbelievable. The second blue-tit, now moons with the 4 biggest easily visible activities. female blackbirds, who had appeared from satisfied that its friend was all right, flew through well supported binoculars. They nowhere, got on with the business of off. The recovering bird stood on the wire appear as bright beads of light on either side of Jupiter's noticeably flattened disc. News From the Wensleydale eating, leaving the males to sort themselves looking round nervously as if it didn’t Society out. We had a rare visit from a starling, as know where it was, then after a minute or No other time of year quite compares to starlings are not often seen at Thorney two it also flew away into the sycamore February when it comes to star-watching. Anyone who has experienced a Mire, and a bullfinch was spotted in the tree. The winter star patterns presentation by Dr Ken Biggs and enjoyed his wonderful photographs will know that field, also a rare visitor to these parts. Two I have seen birds that have been stunned centred around Orion the there is a treat in store on Friday 6th red-legged partridge stood on the apex of before but they normally lie on the ground, Hunter and his faithful February when he returns to the the roof like theatre goers in the dress circle wait until they recover, then fly away. Had hounds, Sirius and Wensleydale Society with 'The Yorkshire looking down on the proceedings. this bird been stunned but yet still managed Procyon, are a Dales Through Film'. The squirrels have at last found the squirrel to cling to the wire? I don’t know, if so, magnificent sight on a had the second blue-tit administered the sparkling, frosty evening. feeder and the nuthatch and blue-tits steal The talk starts at 7.30 pm at West Burton bird equivalent of CPR and helped it to Sirius, by far the brightest star of all, from it. Looking through the window one Village Hall and we make it easier to get to recover? I don’t know that either. I’m still flashes like a diamond low over the morning I saw a most unusual sight. A lectures by our return coach between trying to work it out. horizon. No wonder the ancient Greeks blue-tit was hanging down from the Middleham and West Burton, which picks electricity wires like a bat. I have never called it The Scorcher. Sirius is a Sylvia Turner spectacular sight in binoculars but even up in Harmby, Leyburn and West Witton. seen a bird in this position before. It hung (details from Eileen Jackson 622287) there motionless for so long I thought it better is the famous Orion Nebula just must be dead, but how it could be dead and Spellbound Productions below the middle star of the sloping line of 3 forming the giant hunter's Belt. It's a huge Membership is £5 per year, and members still hang on to the wire I couldn’t ...will be showing a selection of short films cloud of interstellar gas and dust over 20 are welcome to bring guests (£1 per understand. I had ruled out the theory that it about the locality at the Hawes W.I. light years across and the birthplace of guest).Our monthly walks programme for had been electrocuted and the shock had meeting in Gayle Institute members adds to the enjoyment of clamped its feet to the wire. I was just hundreds of newly formed stars. A fabulous Thursday February 19th, 7.00pm sight on a dark moonless night. Wensleydale and its wider environs, and is pondering on this strange phenomenon a wonderful way to get to know the area. when a second blue-tit flew onto the wire. Visitors (of both sexes) are invited to Next month there's a total eclipse of the this event It hopped on either side of the inverted Sun on March 20th. We just miss out on On Friday 6th March Bob Ellis will full totality but even so most of the Sun's describe 'Music and Dance in the Dales'. disc will be blotted out by the Moon. More

13 13 parish, but here are Crafty Ideas questions that we Whether it's the bouncy enthusiasm of TV's Best Foot Forward would like answered: Kirsty Allsop, showing us how to do every- Following footpaths, as opposed to tramping Exactly how many thing from crocheting a doily to knitting a over the fell tops, inevitably means STILES! stiles are there in the house, or just austerity forcing us to do The word is related to the Old English stigel Hawes/Gayle area (a more for ourselves, the urge to craft things which means to climb and is defined as “an nice exercise for a with our own hands is, it seems, burgeon- arrangement to allow persons to pass but not winter wander), and ing. Even I, who have still not finished the sheep or cattle.” when were they put dressing-table mats I started in primary They can be either a bane or a blessing; one in? Were they all school 60 years ago, have now got the bug, reason for not walking in large groups is to installed by the same producing a crocheted hat, three scarves, Double timber stile Ladder stile avoid tedious delays as each person passes. person/people at the one-and-a-half sweaters and a toy dog in They are certainly a blessing when faced with same time and were just six months. A few unusual stiles they authorised and funded by the Parish a long, high wall or a thick impenetrable My inspiration has been the jolly group of Council? Answers please! hedge. women who get together once a month for A.S.W. They also act as wonderful unofficial a Talent on Tuesday session in the cosy ‘signposts’ when following paths for the first schoolroom of Bainbridge chapel. Like all time, like the top of a ladder stile popping up For Others the best ideas it was brilliant and simple: it over the horizon, although many people feel came from Anne Deans of Askrigg, who Here is our annual list of money raised by that ladder stiles are alien to the Dales. worships at the chapel as well as being an churches and other organisations over the organiser of the popular Yore Club in Bain- Here are a few examples: Christmas period for various charities. bridge. Bolton-cum-Redmire Churches, busking for We use the warm and recently- St George’s Crypt, Leeds £440 refurbished space, we get a cup of tea and a West Burton Methodist Church for Action for biscuit, lots of chat and, best of all, a Children £467 chance to try our hand at something new. Hardraw Church for SASH (Preventing Youth The idea is that those who have a crafty Homelessness Together) £100 talent come and show the rest of us how However, people do moan about them, some- to do it. So far we've tackled patchwork, Carperby Luncheon Club for the Friarage times with justification. “Why are the steps, felt-making, crochet, knitting and card- MRI Scanner Appeal £300 especially the bottom one, so high?” Why is making. Not toy-making yet (I went off- there no post to hold on to when at the top of St Andrew’s, Aysgarth and Thoralby Carol piste with that one) but it's still a possibil- a high stone step stile over a wall?” “Why are Service for Salvation Army £376 ity. Some of us bring along a work-in- progress and we are always on the look-out Stone step stile Timber step stile the springs on some small lambing gates so and from Christingle Service £52 fierce?” “Why is there no provision for my for new talent to inspire us. If you'd like to big dog or push-chair?” A good friend of Marsett Methodist Church to Red Cross Ebola come to teach, learn, or just chat, please do. mine suggests that the team of Rangers and appeal £20 We meet, usually, on the third Tuesday of voluntary wardens should include one geriat- St Oswald’s Askrigg Christingle for the the month and the next session is on Tues- day, February 24, at 7.30pm. ric member as a ‘test pilot’ when new stiles Children’s Society £289 are installed! West Witton Church crib service for the Betsy Everett Nevertheless, stiles are fascinating and var- Children’s Society £140 ied according to the area of the country, the Aysgarth Methodist Church Nativity for materials available and the quirky originality of the occasional landowner! Action for Children and Children in Need £187 One of the most photographed stiles in our area is on Bealer Bank between Hawes and Stone stile with Gayle. Its style with the well-shaped curved Three stone stile lambing gate stone sides isn’t the only one in the Hawes

14 14 parish, but here are Crafty Ideas questions that we Whether it's the bouncy enthusiasm of TV's Best Foot Forward would like answered: Kirsty Allsop, showing us how to do every- Following footpaths, as opposed to tramping Exactly how many thing from crocheting a doily to knitting a over the fell tops, inevitably means STILES! stiles are there in the house, or just austerity forcing us to do The word is related to the Old English stigel Hawes/Gayle area (a more for ourselves, the urge to craft things which means to climb and is defined as “an nice exercise for a with our own hands is, it seems, burgeon- arrangement to allow persons to pass but not winter wander), and ing. Even I, who have still not finished the sheep or cattle.” when were they put dressing-table mats I started in primary They can be either a bane or a blessing; one in? Were they all school 60 years ago, have now got the bug, reason for not walking in large groups is to installed by the same producing a crocheted hat, three scarves, Double timber stile Ladder stile avoid tedious delays as each person passes. person/people at the one-and-a-half sweaters and a toy dog in They are certainly a blessing when faced with same time and were just six months. A few unusual stiles they authorised and funded by the Parish a long, high wall or a thick impenetrable My inspiration has been the jolly group of Council? Answers please! hedge. women who get together once a month for A.S.W. They also act as wonderful unofficial a Talent on Tuesday session in the cosy ‘signposts’ when following paths for the first schoolroom of Bainbridge chapel. Like all time, like the top of a ladder stile popping up For Others the best ideas it was brilliant and simple: it over the horizon, although many people feel came from Anne Deans of Askrigg, who Here is our annual list of money raised by that ladder stiles are alien to the Dales. worships at the chapel as well as being an churches and other organisations over the organiser of the popular Yore Club in Bain- Here are a few examples: Christmas period for various charities. bridge. Bolton-cum-Redmire Churches, busking for We use the warm and recently- St George’s Crypt, Leeds £440 refurbished space, we get a cup of tea and a West Burton Methodist Church for Action for biscuit, lots of chat and, best of all, a Children £467 chance to try our hand at something new. Hardraw Church for SASH (Preventing Youth The idea is that those who have a crafty Homelessness Together) £100 talent come and show the rest of us how However, people do moan about them, some- to do it. So far we've tackled patchwork, Carperby Luncheon Club for the Friarage times with justification. “Why are the steps, felt-making, crochet, knitting and card- MRI Scanner Appeal £300 especially the bottom one, so high?” Why is making. Not toy-making yet (I went off- there no post to hold on to when at the top of St Andrew’s, Aysgarth and Thoralby Carol piste with that one) but it's still a possibil- a high stone step stile over a wall?” “Why are Service for Salvation Army £376 ity. Some of us bring along a work-in- progress and we are always on the look-out Stone step stile Timber step stile the springs on some small lambing gates so and from Christingle Service £52 fierce?” “Why is there no provision for my for new talent to inspire us. If you'd like to big dog or push-chair?” A good friend of Marsett Methodist Church to Red Cross Ebola come to teach, learn, or just chat, please do. mine suggests that the team of Rangers and appeal £20 We meet, usually, on the third Tuesday of voluntary wardens should include one geriat- St Oswald’s Askrigg Christingle for the the month and the next session is on Tues- day, February 24, at 7.30pm. ric member as a ‘test pilot’ when new stiles Children’s Society £289 are installed! West Witton Church crib service for the Betsy Everett Nevertheless, stiles are fascinating and var- Children’s Society £140 ied according to the area of the country, the Aysgarth Methodist Church Nativity for materials available and the quirky originality of the occasional landowner! Action for Children and Children in Need £187 One of the most photographed stiles in our area is on Bealer Bank between Hawes and Stone stile with Gayle. Its style with the well-shaped curved Three stone stile lambing gate stone sides isn’t the only one in the Hawes

15 15 Middleham and Dales Local History Group Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre CALLING ALL CYCLISTS! Tuesday 17th February 2.00pm AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning Bike Library Scheme. Middleham Key Centre Have you any old bikes gathering cobwebs in Wb Feb 2nd 9th 16th 23rd Wb Feb 2nd 9th 16th 23rd your garage or shed? Nutwith Cote, Masham in the 18th Century Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Michael E. Chaloner Mon F F F F B B B B Mon B B B B W W FW FW Stage 1 Cycles is a donation Tues F F F F B B B B point for Welcome to Tues B B B B W W FW FW In this talk Michael Chaloner will tell the Wed B B B B W W F F Yorkshire’s Bike Library Wed F F F F B B B B scheme. We are accepting fascinating story of Nutwith Cote, a Thur B B W W W W J J Thur W W F F B B B B preloved bikes in any condition. farmstead situated between Masham and Fri W W B B B B F F Fri F F W W W W J J Grewelthorpe on the banks of the River The donated bikes will be assessed and Yore. Nutwith Cote was originally a grange of considered for renovation. They will then Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Fountains Abbey, and have a new life contributing to a community Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts its buildings, lands and gardens demonstrate bike library. Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only what has happened there over the For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 centuries, including the start of thoroughbred Children's Saturday Bike Club horse breeding. Saturday 7th March 10.00am to noon. After a brief outline of its earlier West Burton Village Hall Penhill Benefice Askrigg School history, the main focus of the talk will be QUIZ NIGHT Easter Lilies This very popular session is Nutwith Cote in the 18th Century, in aid of village funds Would you like to donate a lily this Easter open to all primary age children the period of the John Bartletts, and the importance of the farmstead in the st in memory of a loved one? who have a basic cycling ability. Saturday 31 January at 7.30pm, teams history of horse racing. of 6 The lilies will be used in a floral display It is a fun, safe, instructor led Michael E. Chaloner, B.Tech., M.Sc. is a Bar, Tickets £8 (includes a hot pot supper) in St. Bartholomew’s Church, West Witton session which improves fitness and bike retired lecturer/Industrial chemist. He is a from Butchers or Fox and Hounds at Easter. A list of those in whose memory handling skills in a traffic free environment. keen member of a number of North Yorkshire or Christine 663792 the lilies have been given, will be displayed Bikes and helmets are available free of h i s t o r y in the church. charge. The first session is free! societies. AMALA CEILIDH If you wish to make a donation for a lily, Adult Cycling Group Annual membership of the group is £10 and th please write your own name and the name visitors are welcome to attend individual Friday 13 February 7.30pm. Tickets of the person in whose name the lily has Are you looking for an opportunity to get fit meetings for a fee of £3. For further £10 includes supper. Bar been donated, on an envelope enclosing £3 or return to cycling after time out of the information, please contact Tony Keates Tickets must be purchased in advance from per lily and give to Valerie Alsop (622576) saddle? 640436 or email [email protected] Charlotte 663792, Esther 663065 by 20th March. We will be starting an adult session on a or Hayley 663414. weekday morning very soon. It will be instructor led and equipment including electric bikes will be available. The session Richmondshire Area Partnership North Yorkshire Dales will cost £4.00 and there will also be Grant scheme 2014-15 Methodist Circuit opportunity for a well earned cup of tea and Upper Dales Area Partnership This group of nineteen churches, mainly in piece of cake. Applications to be considered in our Upper Wensleydale and Swaledale/ Newsletter area are: Richmond areas, has two united circuit 11-16 Young Peoples Cycling Askrigg village hall: new double oven services on Sunday February 8th; This group will start Tuesday 17th February West Burton: parish notice board 10.30am in Richmond and 11.00am in (half term) 10.00am to noon with a taster Hawes: war memorial project Coverdale. session run by NYCC and Stage 1 Cycles. Yorebridge Sports Centre: flooring and For those less able to travel there will be The club will run on an evening after school toilets a locally arranged service in Aysgarth at and will be led by instructors. It will provide Aysgarth: dog waste bin 10.45am. opportunities to access fun cycling sessions Thornton Rust Institute: refurbishment both on and off road. This will cost £2.50. Hawes Dalesplay ‘Shine a light’ project. Please contact Helen, 650074, [email protected]

16 16 Middleham and Dales Local History Group Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre CALLING ALL CYCLISTS! Tuesday 17th February 2.00pm AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning Bike Library Scheme. Middleham Key Centre Have you any old bikes gathering cobwebs in Wb Feb 2nd 9th 16th 23rd Wb Feb 2nd 9th 16th 23rd your garage or shed? Nutwith Cote, Masham in the 18th Century Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Michael E. Chaloner Mon F F F F B B B B Mon B B B B W W FW FW Stage 1 Cycles is a donation Tues F F F F B B B B point for Welcome to Tues B B B B W W FW FW In this talk Michael Chaloner will tell the Wed B B B B W W F F Yorkshire’s Bike Library Wed F F F F B B B B scheme. We are accepting fascinating story of Nutwith Cote, a Thur B B W W W W J J Thur W W F F B B B B preloved bikes in any condition. farmstead situated between Masham and Fri W W B B B B F F Fri F F W W W W J J Grewelthorpe on the banks of the River The donated bikes will be assessed and Yore. Nutwith Cote was originally a grange of considered for renovation. They will then Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed Fountains Abbey, and have a new life contributing to a community Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts its buildings, lands and gardens demonstrate bike library. Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only what has happened there over the For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 centuries, including the start of thoroughbred Children's Saturday Bike Club horse breeding. Saturday 7th March 10.00am to noon. After a brief outline of its earlier West Burton Village Hall Penhill Benefice Askrigg School history, the main focus of the talk will be QUIZ NIGHT Easter Lilies This very popular session is Nutwith Cote in the 18th Century, in aid of village funds Would you like to donate a lily this Easter open to all primary age children the period of the John Bartletts, and the importance of the farmstead in the st in memory of a loved one? who have a basic cycling ability. Saturday 31 January at 7.30pm, teams history of horse racing. of 6 The lilies will be used in a floral display It is a fun, safe, instructor led Michael E. Chaloner, B.Tech., M.Sc. is a Bar, Tickets £8 (includes a hot pot supper) in St. Bartholomew’s Church, West Witton session which improves fitness and bike retired lecturer/Industrial chemist. He is a from Butchers or Fox and Hounds at Easter. A list of those in whose memory handling skills in a traffic free environment. keen member of a number of North Yorkshire or Christine 663792 the lilies have been given, will be displayed Bikes and helmets are available free of h i s t o r y in the church. charge. The first session is free! societies. AMALA CEILIDH If you wish to make a donation for a lily, Adult Cycling Group Annual membership of the group is £10 and th please write your own name and the name visitors are welcome to attend individual Friday 13 February 7.30pm. Tickets of the person in whose name the lily has Are you looking for an opportunity to get fit meetings for a fee of £3. For further £10 includes supper. Bar been donated, on an envelope enclosing £3 or return to cycling after time out of the information, please contact Tony Keates Tickets must be purchased in advance from per lily and give to Valerie Alsop (622576) saddle? 640436 or email [email protected] Charlotte 663792, Esther 663065 by 20th March. We will be starting an adult session on a or Hayley 663414. weekday morning very soon. It will be instructor led and equipment including electric bikes will be available. The session Richmondshire Area Partnership North Yorkshire Dales will cost £4.00 and there will also be Grant scheme 2014-15 Methodist Circuit opportunity for a well earned cup of tea and Upper Dales Area Partnership This group of nineteen churches, mainly in piece of cake. Applications to be considered in our Upper Wensleydale and Swaledale/ Newsletter area are: Richmond areas, has two united circuit 11-16 Young Peoples Cycling Askrigg village hall: new double oven services on Sunday February 8th; This group will start Tuesday 17th February West Burton: parish notice board 10.30am in Richmond and 11.00am in (half term) 10.00am to noon with a taster Hawes: war memorial project Coverdale. session run by NYCC and Stage 1 Cycles. Yorebridge Sports Centre: flooring and For those less able to travel there will be The club will run on an evening after school toilets a locally arranged service in Aysgarth at and will be led by instructors. It will provide Aysgarth: dog waste bin 10.45am. opportunities to access fun cycling sessions Thornton Rust Institute: refurbishment both on and off road. This will cost £2.50. Hawes Dalesplay ‘Shine a light’ project. Please contact Helen, 650074, [email protected]

17 17 Events at Gayle Mill Annual Christmas Charity Concert Prunings look excellent as centrepieces or specimen Demonstration Tours – Sundays 1st Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope it plants. They are hungry plants which produce st Thank you to all the local businesses in February and 1 March . 11.00am and will be peaceful and prosperous. As it is so large root systems so I suspect what I plant Hawes and supporters of the Annual 2.30pm £12 important to those of us who grow things I tend around them will not have to be too demanding, Christmas Charity Concert given by the to be optimistic about the weather in the but I have lots to choose from, and I shall have Come and join our Demonstration Tours Hawes Silver Prize Brass Band and this on the first Sunday of each month. A two forthcoming months. to see what works best as the year progresses. year’s guests, Young Singing Stars, held in In the meantime there is so much clearing up to hour tour where you get to see the original th The prophets of doom who predicted an arctic the Market House, Hawes on Friday 19 do, I hardly know where to begin. 1879 machinery working! Includes light December 2014. freeze with prolonged sub-zero temperatures, or refreshments. the wettest winter for The hardy cuttings which have overwintered This annual concert promoted by the many years, or a on the patio would be a good place. Whist the Hawes Band has been a musical feature of Nest Box Building – “storm bomb” do not temperatures remain low there will not be much t h the Christmas Season in Hawes as a charity Wednesday 18 seem to have much activity, but as the days lengthen they will fund-raiser for local, regional and national February 2015 10.00am connection with the begin to grow even if it stays cold, so potting charity organisations for over 25 years. For – 1.00pm Admission for Meteorological Office. them on early will give them a better chance in many people attending the concert, the Adults £3 Children Free. The long term forecast the Spring. I have started them in modules highlight is the Community Carol Singing it seems is for average called “Root-trainers” and for cuttings that need Nest Boxes £6 each. accompanied by the band, interspersed in a temperatures and several months I always use the longer ones. As part of National Nest programme of Festive and traditional average rainfall, with The shape encourages the roots to grow down Box Week, come and have Christmas Choral music presented by guest regional variations. According to Paul Simons and when a few tell-tale threads appear at the a go at making your own nest box to take groups. in the Times we had a close escape around bottom they are ready to be moved on. Time to away and hang in your garden. This event Over £50,000 has been raised over the Christmas when disturbances in the break out some new rubber gloves is for children under 16 years of age years and beneficiaries have included 12 stratosphere could have triggered a major accompanied by an adult. Good luck! And whatever you grow, take time local Hawes and Upper Dales Charities, freeze, but it settled down and the mild weather to enjoy it. An Introduction to Ceramic Button making Richmondshire Alzheimer’s Society, Marie returned. We have the alignment of low Saturday 28th February 2015 10.00am – Curie Cancer In the Dales Group, Great pressure over Iceland and high pressure over Rose Rambler 4.30pm £50 including materials North Air Ambulance Appeal, Herriot the Azores to thank for the fast jet stream A new course for Hospice Homecare, Alastair Bullen which drives the fierce storms off the Atlantic 2015. Under the expert Aromatherapy Fund Friarage Hospital, to batter the north of the UK leaving southern tuition of our ceramic Macmillan Cancer relief and the Yorkshire Britain more sheltered. Records show that the button maker, you will Dales Motor Neurone Disease Association. snowiest part of England is the northern design and make your This year the proceeds supported by Pennines – What a surprise!- whilst the record own set of buttons and have a unique Barclays Bank Community Scheme totalled for the highest January temperature is held by a collection of buttons which can adorn any £2,272. This amount is donated to the village in north Wales which reached 18.3ºC fine item of clothing or upholstery. Bring Central Dales Practice for the purchase of a (65F) in 1958, and again in 1971. along an old apron and towel, cutting knife new Spirometer. All this leads me to conclude that the pattern and biscuit cutters. All tuition, clay and The generosity and community spirit in we have had so far will continue, that the lunch is included in this full day course. Hawes is as strong as ever and may it curtains of rain sweeping down the valley will continue for many years to come. be a regular occurrence, and when they fall as snow it will probably not bother us for more Stan and Barbara Roocroft than a few days. I bought some waterproof fur- Dales Praise is a new venture Bolton cum Redmire lined boots last year, and I shall be wearing aiming to bring Christians together Church Coffee Club them regularly along with the waterproofs. Oh Wednesday 4th February 10.30am - Aysgarth Drop in for Coffee. throughout the whole Dale and beyond, Tuesday 3rd February 10.00am – noon Joy! noon in an evening of praise and worship. Warnford Court, Thoralby Having spent more time than I care to record St Andrew’s Church in Aysgarth is Park Lane House, Castle Bolton standing pots and tubs back up again following overnight gales I have resolved to replace some probably the largest church in the Dale of my pots with much bigger tubs. Although I and will hold about 200 people. am rather outfaced by the plethora of It will be great to see this church full with people in catalogues and what they offer I intend to keep praise of God on the evening of it simple. I have lots of healthy box, grown st originally from cuttings off the ancient hedge Saturday 21 March bordering the front path, and I think they will (two weeks before Easter)

18 18 Events at Gayle Mill Annual Christmas Charity Concert Prunings look excellent as centrepieces or specimen Demonstration Tours – Sundays 1st Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope it plants. They are hungry plants which produce st Thank you to all the local businesses in February and 1 March . 11.00am and will be peaceful and prosperous. As it is so large root systems so I suspect what I plant Hawes and supporters of the Annual 2.30pm £12 important to those of us who grow things I tend around them will not have to be too demanding, Christmas Charity Concert given by the to be optimistic about the weather in the but I have lots to choose from, and I shall have Come and join our Demonstration Tours Hawes Silver Prize Brass Band and this on the first Sunday of each month. A two forthcoming months. to see what works best as the year progresses. year’s guests, Young Singing Stars, held in In the meantime there is so much clearing up to hour tour where you get to see the original th The prophets of doom who predicted an arctic the Market House, Hawes on Friday 19 do, I hardly know where to begin. 1879 machinery working! Includes light December 2014. freeze with prolonged sub-zero temperatures, or refreshments. the wettest winter for The hardy cuttings which have overwintered This annual concert promoted by the many years, or a on the patio would be a good place. Whist the Hawes Band has been a musical feature of Nest Box Building – “storm bomb” do not temperatures remain low there will not be much t h the Christmas Season in Hawes as a charity Wednesday 18 seem to have much activity, but as the days lengthen they will fund-raiser for local, regional and national February 2015 10.00am connection with the begin to grow even if it stays cold, so potting charity organisations for over 25 years. For – 1.00pm Admission for Meteorological Office. them on early will give them a better chance in many people attending the concert, the Adults £3 Children Free. The long term forecast the Spring. I have started them in modules highlight is the Community Carol Singing it seems is for average called “Root-trainers” and for cuttings that need Nest Boxes £6 each. accompanied by the band, interspersed in a temperatures and several months I always use the longer ones. As part of National Nest programme of Festive and traditional average rainfall, with The shape encourages the roots to grow down Box Week, come and have Christmas Choral music presented by guest regional variations. According to Paul Simons and when a few tell-tale threads appear at the a go at making your own nest box to take groups. in the Times we had a close escape around bottom they are ready to be moved on. Time to away and hang in your garden. This event Over £50,000 has been raised over the Christmas when disturbances in the break out some new rubber gloves is for children under 16 years of age years and beneficiaries have included 12 stratosphere could have triggered a major accompanied by an adult. Good luck! And whatever you grow, take time local Hawes and Upper Dales Charities, freeze, but it settled down and the mild weather to enjoy it. An Introduction to Ceramic Button making Richmondshire Alzheimer’s Society, Marie returned. We have the alignment of low Saturday 28th February 2015 10.00am – Curie Cancer In the Dales Group, Great pressure over Iceland and high pressure over Rose Rambler 4.30pm £50 including materials North Air Ambulance Appeal, Herriot the Azores to thank for the fast jet stream A new course for Hospice Homecare, Alastair Bullen which drives the fierce storms off the Atlantic 2015. Under the expert Aromatherapy Fund Friarage Hospital, to batter the north of the UK leaving southern tuition of our ceramic Macmillan Cancer relief and the Yorkshire Britain more sheltered. Records show that the button maker, you will Dales Motor Neurone Disease Association. snowiest part of England is the northern design and make your This year the proceeds supported by Pennines – What a surprise!- whilst the record own set of buttons and have a unique Barclays Bank Community Scheme totalled for the highest January temperature is held by a collection of buttons which can adorn any £2,272. This amount is donated to the village in north Wales which reached 18.3ºC fine item of clothing or upholstery. Bring Central Dales Practice for the purchase of a (65F) in 1958, and again in 1971. along an old apron and towel, cutting knife new Spirometer. All this leads me to conclude that the pattern and biscuit cutters. All tuition, clay and The generosity and community spirit in we have had so far will continue, that the lunch is included in this full day course. Hawes is as strong as ever and may it curtains of rain sweeping down the valley will continue for many years to come. be a regular occurrence, and when they fall as snow it will probably not bother us for more Stan and Barbara Roocroft than a few days. I bought some waterproof fur- Dales Praise is a new venture Bolton cum Redmire lined boots last year, and I shall be wearing aiming to bring Christians together Church Coffee Club them regularly along with the waterproofs. Oh Wednesday 4th February 10.30am - Aysgarth Drop in for Coffee. throughout the whole Dale and beyond, Tuesday 3rd February 10.00am – noon Joy! noon in an evening of praise and worship. Warnford Court, Thoralby Having spent more time than I care to record St Andrew’s Church in Aysgarth is Park Lane House, Castle Bolton standing pots and tubs back up again following overnight gales I have resolved to replace some probably the largest church in the Dale of my pots with much bigger tubs. Although I and will hold about 200 people. am rather outfaced by the plethora of It will be great to see this church full with people in catalogues and what they offer I intend to keep praise of God on the evening of it simple. I have lots of healthy box, grown st originally from cuttings off the ancient hedge Saturday 21 March bordering the front path, and I think they will (two weeks before Easter)

19 19 File History will appear – click on it and Hawes School News Dales Countryside Museum wait until it finds your external disk. The Museum will be opening on February 1st. Keeping safe with your computer You can then follow the instructions to Girls’ Football Come along and see the changes in the centre. set up file history. Files are then regularly If you are a regular museum visitor - or would Since this is my first column of 2015 I On Friday 9th January, Jasmine, Hannah, Har- backed up (with multiple copies) on the like to be - we now have an annual pass on would like to wish everyone a very Happy riet, Madeline, Bethan, Isabel and Jenna external disk. sale for £8/£7. This will give you access to the and Computer Safe New Year. Sadly I played in a girl’s football tournament at Ley- museum and events and exhibitions all year. must start the year with yet another Note: you need to plug in your external burn primary school. Despite the wind and Children are admitted free. warning about telephone scams. It has been hard disk regularly, I would say at least showers we all had a great time. We came 3rd, a miserable start to the year for a number of daily, (or leave it plugged in) so that File with 2 goals from Hannah and Harriet. The new temporary exhibition programme is people who have contacted me. I can’t say History can do its job. beginning with “Pennine Ways - Celebrating Report by Bethan and Jenna th this clearly enough: If you want to remove the hard disk 50 years of the Pennine Way” it runs from 28 February until 26th April. It will feature art- IF YOU GET A CALL FROM remember to either tell windows you are Writers’ Workshop work and sculpture from artists inspired by the SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW, going to remove it and wait until it is safe On Monday 12th January Class 3 went to the landscapes of the trail. We’d like to hear from ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER, IT IS A to do so (go to the file browser and right writer's workshop at Leyburn Primary School. anyone with memories or photographs of SCAM! click on the drive and select EJECT) or else shut your computer down before removing We went on the bus and had to set off quite walking the route which could contribute to Please share this with friends and family the drive. If you simply pull the cable out early. I sat with Aiva and we were talking the exhibition. – it is so depressing when someone calls there is a risk that data will be corrupted. about times tables and we tested ourselves on In the Waiting Room there will be an exhibi- me and says “I was called by someone at Backed up files can be restored using the them. I felt really excited about going to the tion of handmade rugs “Flock to Fireside” will Microsoft and they said my computer had a th Wizard on the File History Control Panel workshop. open on the 14 February. Rugmakers will be problem” and they then tell me how they st st demonstrating on 21 February and 31 got on to their computer and gave them page. When we arrived at Leyburn we were shown March. credit card details. The scammers are That’s it for this month – any comment or to the hall by Mrs Beveridge and we had to sit persuasive. The following response should ideas for articles drop me an email at down quietly. A man called Peter Murray There is a family trail around the museum solve the problem if you get such a call: [email protected]. talked to us about the books he had written and site and a prize for all who complete it through “Odd, I don’t have a windows computer – Carol Haynes how he got the name "Mokee Joe" which is the the Half Term holidays. Footprints and Finds title of one of his books. He had got a toy train runs from 14th- 22nd February. so how could you detect a problem?”. Ask . for their phone number and name and from his Dad and it was called "Smokee" so he We have an events programme every year. If explain that you will be calling the police Superfast Taster Morning took off the "s" and he made the name "Mokee you would like to volunteer with any of the to report attempted fraud. Social Media, Joe" Peter also said he was 6 feet tall and he events, please get in touch. wanted Mokee Joe to be 7 feet tall. To do this Backing up your computer in Windows 8 SEO, Websites Phone 666218 or email and More! he got two huge shoes and put them on. Next A number of people have asked how to do Friday 30th he put on a hat and a large coat and now [email protected] backups in Windows 8. January 2015 Mokee Joe was 7 feet tall. I thought he was Microsoft have supplied a tool called File great. We could buy his book and he signed (09:30-12:30) Hawes Community History which will automatically backup Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes them. Lots of us bought the book and we are and keep multiple copies of your important now looking forward to reading it. First Responders Join us at Dales Countryside Museum in Recruitment meeting files. Hawes on 30th January 2015 for a FREE When we got on the bus to come home we Saturday March 7th, 10.00am to 2.00pm To do this you need to set up File History half day event full of practical advice, were talking about how interesting Peter and ideally use an external USB hard disk hints and tips on topics such as social Murray was. HAWES MARKET HOUSE to keep the backups. media, website content, SEO, online Reporter - Kaylee Nelson Volunteers are being sought to join the Hawes First networking and more. Responders group. Responders provide immediate To set up File History go to the Control life saving care to members of the community in an Panel (right click on the windows Icon at Plus, find out more about the Superfast The Rotary Challenge emergency situation such as heart attack, breathing the bottom left corner and select control North Yorkshire programme of free The Rotary Challenge, which year 5 with the difficulties or collapse, in the vital minutes before panel or from the start menu type Control business support, including free full day help of Mr and Mrs Snow organised on the the ambulance arrives. Panel and click on it when the link practical and interactive master classes, free night of our Christmas Fair, was a big success Volunteers will be trained in CPR and the use of appears.) one-to-one advice from our specialist and they managed to raise £136 for their defibrillator and oxygen. business advisers and the opportunity to Once the Control Panel is open plug in choice of charity. The charity they’ve chosen Come along on March 7th for more information access grants of up to £700 for eligible your external USB hard disk and wait for it is the emergency aid fund for the people of and an informal chat with the First Responder businesses involved in the programme. to be ready (don’t click on anything that West Africa afflicted by the Ebola crisis. Well Trainer, Patrick Murphy. pops up) then type File History in the Visit www.sfny.co.uk Call 0845 002 done year 5! Gordon Sleightholm, Co-ordinator, 667348 search box at the top of the Control Panel. 0021 Email [email protected]

20 20 File History will appear – click on it and Hawes School News Dales Countryside Museum wait until it finds your external disk. The Museum will be opening on February 1st. Keeping safe with your computer You can then follow the instructions to Girls’ Football Come along and see the changes in the centre. set up file history. Files are then regularly If you are a regular museum visitor - or would Since this is my first column of 2015 I On Friday 9th January, Jasmine, Hannah, Har- backed up (with multiple copies) on the like to be - we now have an annual pass on would like to wish everyone a very Happy riet, Madeline, Bethan, Isabel and Jenna external disk. sale for £8/£7. This will give you access to the and Computer Safe New Year. Sadly I played in a girl’s football tournament at Ley- museum and events and exhibitions all year. must start the year with yet another Note: you need to plug in your external burn primary school. Despite the wind and Children are admitted free. warning about telephone scams. It has been hard disk regularly, I would say at least showers we all had a great time. We came 3rd, a miserable start to the year for a number of daily, (or leave it plugged in) so that File with 2 goals from Hannah and Harriet. The new temporary exhibition programme is people who have contacted me. I can’t say History can do its job. beginning with “Pennine Ways - Celebrating Report by Bethan and Jenna th this clearly enough: If you want to remove the hard disk 50 years of the Pennine Way” it runs from 28 February until 26th April. It will feature art- IF YOU GET A CALL FROM remember to either tell windows you are Writers’ Workshop work and sculpture from artists inspired by the SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW, going to remove it and wait until it is safe On Monday 12th January Class 3 went to the landscapes of the trail. We’d like to hear from ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER, IT IS A to do so (go to the file browser and right writer's workshop at Leyburn Primary School. anyone with memories or photographs of SCAM! click on the drive and select EJECT) or else shut your computer down before removing We went on the bus and had to set off quite walking the route which could contribute to Please share this with friends and family the drive. If you simply pull the cable out early. I sat with Aiva and we were talking the exhibition. – it is so depressing when someone calls there is a risk that data will be corrupted. about times tables and we tested ourselves on In the Waiting Room there will be an exhibi- me and says “I was called by someone at Backed up files can be restored using the them. I felt really excited about going to the tion of handmade rugs “Flock to Fireside” will Microsoft and they said my computer had a th Wizard on the File History Control Panel workshop. open on the 14 February. Rugmakers will be problem” and they then tell me how they st st demonstrating on 21 February and 31 got on to their computer and gave them page. When we arrived at Leyburn we were shown March. credit card details. The scammers are That’s it for this month – any comment or to the hall by Mrs Beveridge and we had to sit persuasive. The following response should ideas for articles drop me an email at down quietly. A man called Peter Murray There is a family trail around the museum solve the problem if you get such a call: [email protected]. talked to us about the books he had written and site and a prize for all who complete it through “Odd, I don’t have a windows computer – Carol Haynes how he got the name "Mokee Joe" which is the the Half Term holidays. Footprints and Finds title of one of his books. He had got a toy train runs from 14th- 22nd February. so how could you detect a problem?”. Ask . for their phone number and name and from his Dad and it was called "Smokee" so he We have an events programme every year. If explain that you will be calling the police Superfast Taster Morning took off the "s" and he made the name "Mokee you would like to volunteer with any of the to report attempted fraud. Social Media, Joe" Peter also said he was 6 feet tall and he events, please get in touch. wanted Mokee Joe to be 7 feet tall. To do this Backing up your computer in Windows 8 SEO, Websites Phone 666218 or email and More! he got two huge shoes and put them on. Next A number of people have asked how to do Friday 30th he put on a hat and a large coat and now [email protected] backups in Windows 8. January 2015 Mokee Joe was 7 feet tall. I thought he was Microsoft have supplied a tool called File great. We could buy his book and he signed (09:30-12:30) Hawes Community History which will automatically backup Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes them. Lots of us bought the book and we are and keep multiple copies of your important now looking forward to reading it. First Responders Join us at Dales Countryside Museum in Recruitment meeting files. Hawes on 30th January 2015 for a FREE When we got on the bus to come home we Saturday March 7th, 10.00am to 2.00pm To do this you need to set up File History half day event full of practical advice, were talking about how interesting Peter and ideally use an external USB hard disk hints and tips on topics such as social Murray was. HAWES MARKET HOUSE to keep the backups. media, website content, SEO, online Reporter - Kaylee Nelson Volunteers are being sought to join the Hawes First networking and more. Responders group. Responders provide immediate To set up File History go to the Control life saving care to members of the community in an Panel (right click on the windows Icon at Plus, find out more about the Superfast The Rotary Challenge emergency situation such as heart attack, breathing the bottom left corner and select control North Yorkshire programme of free The Rotary Challenge, which year 5 with the difficulties or collapse, in the vital minutes before panel or from the start menu type Control business support, including free full day help of Mr and Mrs Snow organised on the the ambulance arrives. Panel and click on it when the link practical and interactive master classes, free night of our Christmas Fair, was a big success Volunteers will be trained in CPR and the use of appears.) one-to-one advice from our specialist and they managed to raise £136 for their defibrillator and oxygen. business advisers and the opportunity to Once the Control Panel is open plug in choice of charity. The charity they’ve chosen Come along on March 7th for more information access grants of up to £700 for eligible your external USB hard disk and wait for it is the emergency aid fund for the people of and an informal chat with the First Responder businesses involved in the programme. to be ready (don’t click on anything that West Africa afflicted by the Ebola crisis. Well Trainer, Patrick Murphy. pops up) then type File History in the Visit www.sfny.co.uk Call 0845 002 done year 5! Gordon Sleightholm, Co-ordinator, 667348 search box at the top of the Control Panel. 0021 Email [email protected]

21 21 Police Report several 4X4 drivers who must think they are immune from the snowy conditions, as they retirement! Now that the Post Office has 6 I want to start off this month talking about The Upper Wensleydale continue to drive as if the road was clear and months trading under its belt, we can start something that is really “a bee in my bonnet” Community Office dry. I have seen several lately that prove they the process of applying to close on Satur- – OSTRICH SYNDROME. I have been and Library, are not immune and bear dents and damage as day afternoons. We are extremely thankful writing articles for this newsletter for over The Little White Bus and proof .A 4x4 may give you more traction, for those volunteers who help us on a Sat- seven years now and it is obvious that some especially if fitted with the correct tyres, but Hawes Post Office All eight Directors (see end), urday, but closing on the afternoons would people read it because I have had a lot of these have little effect if you have to brake as the Company Secretary and save on staffing expenses. constructive comments. However we are still on ice and snow. Once wheels lock it does not one member of the public were seeing crimes committed in the dale which matter how many driven wheels you have as a The Sorting Office is running very present at the meeting held on need not have occurred and it is because some slide is inevitable. Remember most 4x4 smoothly down at Raynes Court on Hawes Monday 12th January (This is a summary of people have the attitude “it does not happen vehicles are fitted with road tyres which do Business Park, and the Outreach Services at the meeting; Ed.) around here”. Well let me tell you it clearly not provide much of an enhanced grip in Bainbridge and Askrigg are also running does. Recent examples are where a driver adverse conditions. The message is SLOW The Little White Bus – Various tenders without problem. It has been noted by busi- nesses that there has been a distinct drop in stops in his vehicle at around 7.30am to go to DOWN in bad weather. were submitted for the upcoming NYCC paper shop. He does this regularly and leaves contract renewals in April 2015, four of footfall at the bottom of town, since the On the crime front there has been an his keys in the vehicle, possibly even leaving which have been awarded to The Little Post Office closed at Town Foot. upsurge since Christmas and on one particular it running. He is probably only in the shop for White Bus. These will be: night several quad bikes in various locations Community Office – The office side of a couple of minutes and the vehicle is always were targeted and buildings were broken into, Gayle/Hawes/Garsdale – including the operations is running smoothly, and there is there when he comes back out – well nearly before the offenders managed to steal one. Demand Response service and the After- a good general hubbub about the place. always - as the last time he did it he had to go Power tools were also taken during this spate. noon Tripping. This contract is offered at Raynes Court, Hawes - A proposal has to the police station reporting it stolen! When There has also recently been a Land Rover £5000 less per annum. been put forward for UWCP Ltd to manage the officer spoke to him he said “it never Defender stolen locally. The vehicle had been the rental units on the Business Park, rather happens around here”. WELL CLEARLY IT Keld/Reeth/Richmond – with 2 circulars secure and the keys are still with the owner. than Richmondshire District Council sell DOES. to Tunstall/Scotton. This would operate a Finally in Hawes there was some mindless Summer/Winter timetable to make allow- them. It would be a SLA (Service Level We have had a series of shed and vandalism in which a car windscreen was ance for weather/tourism peaks and Agreement) type arrangement. Following outbuildings entered recently. For some who damaged by some individual throwing a plant troughs. discussions, the Directors were in full fit locks (and use them) it is unfortunately just pot at it. agreement that this is something UWCP a case of target hardening but a few of the Hawes/Askrigg/Leyburn and also Hawes/ If you have any information that would help Ltd would be very interested in, principally sheds have had no security at all – again the Aysgarth/Leyburn. This would possibly solve any crime please get in touch. Thanks as an income generator in precarious times “it never happens around here” scenario. involve a Summer/Winter timetable ele- as always. of austerity. WELL CLEARLY IT DOES. ment also for some of the journeys. Andy Foster PC826 The new contracts offer a full service for Finance – NYCC Consultation on Li- Please heed the advice I give out, month in- Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team passengers, cutting out the need for change braries – UWCP Ltd currently receives an month out to keep your outbuildings locked – Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes and between The LWB and Dales and District, SLA payment for delivering library ser- it is the simplest way of holding on to your High Abbotside; Telephone 101 and it means passengers only pay one fare vices. In return, we pay a licence fee. We possessions, and NEVER leave a vehicle [email protected] for the whole journey, or concessionary bus do not currently pay any overheads. This parked with the keys in it and remember to passes can be used on the scheduled jour- will stay in place until 01 January 2017. As lock it when you take the keys out. This way neys. NYCC will be providing 4 brand the libraries are currently undergoing a together we will reduce the amount of crime Drop-off points and contacts new buses, all with our logos, and hope- consultation period, we must now begin committed in our area and you will help to for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: fully two will be low-floor for wheelchair/ negotiations with NYCC as to what the ensure that you do not become a victim. Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, pushchair access etc. Directors agreed that arrangements will be from January 2017. Now that the weather has turned (and there Burnside Coach House. 667785 these contracts were excellent news, both The Annual General Meeting of UWCP are predictions of it lasting) it is time for a Gayle: Sarah Champion 23, Little Ings 667006 for The Little White Bus, and passengers in Ltd will be held in May 2015. reminder about safe driving. Please prepare Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, the area. Abbie Rhodes for any journey and leave yourself plenty of 3, Bainside 650525 (See also the next page) Company Secretary, UWCP Ltd time. Think - is the journey really necessary if Askrigg: Rima Berry, the road conditions are hazardous? Braking 8 Mill Lane 650980 Hawes Post Office - We are so grateful to Directors: Peter Annison, John Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Steve and Linda Reynolds for helping us distances are much extended in snowy and icy Bella Cottage 663488 Blackie (Chair), Denise Hartill, conditions and the Highway Code West Burton: Nadine Bell, over the first couple of months, and Linda Jemma Hogg, Allen Kirkbride, recommends a braking distance ten times that Margaret’s Cottage 663559 also very kindly lent a hand for a couple of Brian McGregor, Colin Luckett, Sir Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 of a dry road so you need to apply that to the days over the (very busy) festive period. Joseph Pilling. Redmire: see Carperby above We hope they are, at last, enjoying their distance between you and the vehicle in front, Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 thus avoiding a costly collision. I have seen

22 22 Police Report several 4X4 drivers who must think they are immune from the snowy conditions, as they retirement! Now that the Post Office has 6 I want to start off this month talking about The Upper Wensleydale continue to drive as if the road was clear and months trading under its belt, we can start something that is really “a bee in my bonnet” Community Office dry. I have seen several lately that prove they the process of applying to close on Satur- – OSTRICH SYNDROME. I have been and Library, are not immune and bear dents and damage as day afternoons. We are extremely thankful writing articles for this newsletter for over The Little White Bus and proof .A 4x4 may give you more traction, for those volunteers who help us on a Sat- seven years now and it is obvious that some especially if fitted with the correct tyres, but Hawes Post Office All eight Directors (see end), urday, but closing on the afternoons would people read it because I have had a lot of these have little effect if you have to brake as the Company Secretary and save on staffing expenses. constructive comments. However we are still on ice and snow. Once wheels lock it does not one member of the public were seeing crimes committed in the dale which matter how many driven wheels you have as a The Sorting Office is running very present at the meeting held on need not have occurred and it is because some slide is inevitable. Remember most 4x4 smoothly down at Raynes Court on Hawes Monday 12th January (This is a summary of people have the attitude “it does not happen vehicles are fitted with road tyres which do Business Park, and the Outreach Services at the meeting; Ed.) around here”. Well let me tell you it clearly not provide much of an enhanced grip in Bainbridge and Askrigg are also running does. Recent examples are where a driver adverse conditions. The message is SLOW The Little White Bus – Various tenders without problem. It has been noted by busi- nesses that there has been a distinct drop in stops in his vehicle at around 7.30am to go to DOWN in bad weather. were submitted for the upcoming NYCC paper shop. He does this regularly and leaves contract renewals in April 2015, four of footfall at the bottom of town, since the On the crime front there has been an his keys in the vehicle, possibly even leaving which have been awarded to The Little Post Office closed at Town Foot. upsurge since Christmas and on one particular it running. He is probably only in the shop for White Bus. These will be: night several quad bikes in various locations Community Office – The office side of a couple of minutes and the vehicle is always were targeted and buildings were broken into, Gayle/Hawes/Garsdale – including the operations is running smoothly, and there is there when he comes back out – well nearly before the offenders managed to steal one. Demand Response service and the After- a good general hubbub about the place. always - as the last time he did it he had to go Power tools were also taken during this spate. noon Tripping. This contract is offered at Raynes Court, Hawes - A proposal has to the police station reporting it stolen! When There has also recently been a Land Rover £5000 less per annum. been put forward for UWCP Ltd to manage the officer spoke to him he said “it never Defender stolen locally. The vehicle had been the rental units on the Business Park, rather happens around here”. WELL CLEARLY IT Keld/Reeth/Richmond – with 2 circulars secure and the keys are still with the owner. than Richmondshire District Council sell DOES. to Tunstall/Scotton. This would operate a Finally in Hawes there was some mindless Summer/Winter timetable to make allow- them. It would be a SLA (Service Level We have had a series of shed and vandalism in which a car windscreen was ance for weather/tourism peaks and Agreement) type arrangement. Following outbuildings entered recently. For some who damaged by some individual throwing a plant troughs. discussions, the Directors were in full fit locks (and use them) it is unfortunately just pot at it. agreement that this is something UWCP a case of target hardening but a few of the Hawes/Askrigg/Leyburn and also Hawes/ If you have any information that would help Ltd would be very interested in, principally sheds have had no security at all – again the Aysgarth/Leyburn. This would possibly solve any crime please get in touch. Thanks as an income generator in precarious times “it never happens around here” scenario. involve a Summer/Winter timetable ele- as always. of austerity. WELL CLEARLY IT DOES. ment also for some of the journeys. Andy Foster PC826 The new contracts offer a full service for Finance – NYCC Consultation on Li- Please heed the advice I give out, month in- Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team passengers, cutting out the need for change braries – UWCP Ltd currently receives an month out to keep your outbuildings locked – Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes and between The LWB and Dales and District, SLA payment for delivering library ser- it is the simplest way of holding on to your High Abbotside; Telephone 101 and it means passengers only pay one fare vices. In return, we pay a licence fee. We possessions, and NEVER leave a vehicle [email protected] for the whole journey, or concessionary bus do not currently pay any overheads. This parked with the keys in it and remember to passes can be used on the scheduled jour- will stay in place until 01 January 2017. As lock it when you take the keys out. This way neys. NYCC will be providing 4 brand the libraries are currently undergoing a together we will reduce the amount of crime Drop-off points and contacts new buses, all with our logos, and hope- consultation period, we must now begin committed in our area and you will help to for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: fully two will be low-floor for wheelchair/ negotiations with NYCC as to what the ensure that you do not become a victim. Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, pushchair access etc. Directors agreed that arrangements will be from January 2017. Now that the weather has turned (and there Burnside Coach House. 667785 these contracts were excellent news, both The Annual General Meeting of UWCP are predictions of it lasting) it is time for a Gayle: Sarah Champion 23, Little Ings 667006 for The Little White Bus, and passengers in Ltd will be held in May 2015. reminder about safe driving. Please prepare Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, the area. Abbie Rhodes for any journey and leave yourself plenty of 3, Bainside 650525 (See also the next page) Company Secretary, UWCP Ltd time. Think - is the journey really necessary if Askrigg: Rima Berry, the road conditions are hazardous? Braking 8 Mill Lane 650980 Hawes Post Office - We are so grateful to Directors: Peter Annison, John Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Steve and Linda Reynolds for helping us distances are much extended in snowy and icy Bella Cottage 663488 Blackie (Chair), Denise Hartill, conditions and the Highway Code West Burton: Nadine Bell, over the first couple of months, and Linda Jemma Hogg, Allen Kirkbride, recommends a braking distance ten times that Margaret’s Cottage 663559 also very kindly lent a hand for a couple of Brian McGregor, Colin Luckett, Sir Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 of a dry road so you need to apply that to the days over the (very busy) festive period. Joseph Pilling. Redmire: see Carperby above We hope they are, at last, enjoying their distance between you and the vehicle in front, Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 thus avoiding a costly collision. I have seen

23 23 Life in Tandem Gerry Colvin Band The Little White Bus Yorebridge Community Leisure Tales of Cycling Travels Returns to Carperby Building on the continued success of the Wensleydale Centre Saturday 28th February. In 1976 my husband and I spent two weeks LWB we have been successful in the recent Pie and Pea Supper touring the Dales on our tandem, which was Tickets are £12 in advance or £14 on the bids in both retaining the level of service we Yorebridge Community Leisure is having a when I fell in love with Yorkshire. door but they are selling fast. Please con- provide and increasing it for the next 4 years Pie and Peas supper at the Crown Inn, tact 663808 for tickets or further informa- We camped in The new service is from Leyburn to Hawes Askrigg on Friday February 6th at 7.00pm. tion. Licensed bar. Proceeds to the School Hawes and explored serving the south side of the dale, i.e West Come along and join in the fun! Tickets are for Blind and Visually Impaired Children the area on a bike Burton, Aysgarth, Bainbridge and this £8 for Adults and £4 children. A raffle will in the Gambia (via RNIB) ride which took us replaces the service currently provided by also be held. Tickets available from over the Buttertubs Carperby Concerts had a stunningly suc- the Dales and District. In addition we have Yorebridge Community Leisure, Pass, into Muker and cessful 2014, raising nearly £3,500 for extended the Swaledale service to carry on Wensleydale Centre, Askrigg (tel 650060 or Keld and then on to local charities. from Reeth to Richmond. The Garsdale email [email protected]) or Tan Hill, Reeth and Gerry Colvin will be making his fourth service continues on the present schedule. from Sykes Shop, Askrigg. Askrigg. Tough go- appearance with a bunch of new material The new services commence in April this ing in temperatures New for 2015! and a new five piece band, including year soaring towards the We are introducing new leisure activities for Marion Fleetwood and Lyndon Webb In addition nineties. This is all narrated in my book: 2015 with the support of Richmondshire from the Jigantics. The band combines we will be "Life In Tandem: tales of cycling travels" by District Council: guitars, drums and percussion with fiddle, replacing our Jackie Winter (01929 459207) available cello, squeezebox and spine tingling vocal existing buses Running Club from Amazon in Kindle and paperback. harmonies. What sets them apart is from the Besides descriptions of cycling holidays in Do you want to run to stay in shape? Come Gerry’s infectious and endearing energy present Ford the UK, there are snippets of local history along to get fit, active and enjoy yourself along with his sense of the absurd that Transits to about the through running. Fully qualified leader in draws audiences in and leaves them howl- four 16-seater places we visited. My personal favourite is running fitness. Friday evenings from 7.30 ing with laughter; not surprising for some- M e r c e d e s Keld's connection with the Holiday Fellow- to 8.30pm. Cost is £4 per session. Starts on one who has performed as a comedy dou- S p r i n t e r th ship (now HF Holidays) at the dawn of the Friday 13 February. ble act with Hollywood superstar make. These have automatic doors and step. twentieth century. Visitors walked eight Mackenzie Crook. In his other guise, as They are slightly larger than the Ford but February Half Term Activity Session miles from Hawes, over Buttertubs Pass, to th one half of the duo “Terry and Gerry”, he still retain 16 passenger seats. We take Thursday 19 February; 10.00am to find their humble accommodation in Keld. is about to provide the support act on possession of these on 31st January. 2.00pm An early morning bugle call and alfresco Status Quo’s spring tour. washing facilities were just a couple of the In total LWB will operate 4 Services with Come along to our fun packed Activity Day experiences awaiting these young (they Steve Sheldon additional ‘on demand’ to some routes. The for school age children aged 4 to 11 years needed to be young!) travellers. timetables will be released shortly after old. The day will be staffed by two fully In 2008, Allan and I returned to Yorkshire consultation. qualified instructors and there will be a with the tandem, in a spirited attempt to We will be looking to increase our range of exciting indoor and outdoor Advance Notice recreate our carefree youth. Unlike 1976, volunteers especially for the new service as activities to enjoy. Cost is £12 and £8 for there was more than enough rain that sum- There will be an 'Air Ambulance Clothes the service does rely on them to operate. siblings. Spaces limited so booking mer and we saw Aysgarth Falls at their most Collection' from St. Margaret's Church , Please contact Walter Head at the essential! magnificent. Hawes, in March. Community Office if you are interested. Coming up in the spring……. start dates to Jackie Winter There is consultation with the local Parish be confirmed: Health and fitness sessions Councils and residents are encouraged to Want to get in shape and feel healthier and attend their meetings to find out more about fitter? Sessions starting on Tuesdays from the services. 10 to 12 noon. Walter Head, The Little White Bus Netball Upper Wensleydale Community Office Did you enjoy netball at school/college? Come back to netball and take part in fun, The Neukin, Hawes active and friendly sessions. Starting on Tel. 667400 Tuesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00pm. For information on any of the above please contact us on 6 5 0 0 6 0 o r email:[email protected]

24 24 Life in Tandem Gerry Colvin Band The Little White Bus Yorebridge Community Leisure Tales of Cycling Travels Returns to Carperby Building on the continued success of the Wensleydale Centre Saturday 28th February. In 1976 my husband and I spent two weeks LWB we have been successful in the recent Pie and Pea Supper touring the Dales on our tandem, which was Tickets are £12 in advance or £14 on the bids in both retaining the level of service we Yorebridge Community Leisure is having a when I fell in love with Yorkshire. door but they are selling fast. Please con- provide and increasing it for the next 4 years Pie and Peas supper at the Crown Inn, tact 663808 for tickets or further informa- We camped in The new service is from Leyburn to Hawes Askrigg on Friday February 6th at 7.00pm. tion. Licensed bar. Proceeds to the School Hawes and explored serving the south side of the dale, i.e West Come along and join in the fun! Tickets are for Blind and Visually Impaired Children the area on a bike Burton, Aysgarth, Bainbridge and this £8 for Adults and £4 children. A raffle will in the Gambia (via RNIB) ride which took us replaces the service currently provided by also be held. Tickets available from over the Buttertubs Carperby Concerts had a stunningly suc- the Dales and District. In addition we have Yorebridge Community Leisure, Pass, into Muker and cessful 2014, raising nearly £3,500 for extended the Swaledale service to carry on Wensleydale Centre, Askrigg (tel 650060 or Keld and then on to local charities. from Reeth to Richmond. The Garsdale email [email protected]) or Tan Hill, Reeth and Gerry Colvin will be making his fourth service continues on the present schedule. from Sykes Shop, Askrigg. Askrigg. Tough go- appearance with a bunch of new material The new services commence in April this ing in temperatures New for 2015! and a new five piece band, including year soaring towards the We are introducing new leisure activities for Marion Fleetwood and Lyndon Webb In addition nineties. This is all narrated in my book: 2015 with the support of Richmondshire from the Jigantics. The band combines we will be "Life In Tandem: tales of cycling travels" by District Council: guitars, drums and percussion with fiddle, replacing our Jackie Winter (01929 459207) available cello, squeezebox and spine tingling vocal existing buses Running Club from Amazon in Kindle and paperback. harmonies. What sets them apart is from the Besides descriptions of cycling holidays in Do you want to run to stay in shape? Come Gerry’s infectious and endearing energy present Ford the UK, there are snippets of local history along to get fit, active and enjoy yourself along with his sense of the absurd that Transits to about the through running. Fully qualified leader in draws audiences in and leaves them howl- four 16-seater places we visited. My personal favourite is running fitness. Friday evenings from 7.30 ing with laughter; not surprising for some- M e r c e d e s Keld's connection with the Holiday Fellow- to 8.30pm. Cost is £4 per session. Starts on one who has performed as a comedy dou- S p r i n t e r th ship (now HF Holidays) at the dawn of the Friday 13 February. ble act with Hollywood superstar make. These have automatic doors and step. twentieth century. Visitors walked eight Mackenzie Crook. In his other guise, as They are slightly larger than the Ford but February Half Term Activity Session miles from Hawes, over Buttertubs Pass, to th one half of the duo “Terry and Gerry”, he still retain 16 passenger seats. We take Thursday 19 February; 10.00am to find their humble accommodation in Keld. is about to provide the support act on possession of these on 31st January. 2.00pm An early morning bugle call and alfresco Status Quo’s spring tour. washing facilities were just a couple of the In total LWB will operate 4 Services with Come along to our fun packed Activity Day experiences awaiting these young (they Steve Sheldon additional ‘on demand’ to some routes. The for school age children aged 4 to 11 years needed to be young!) travellers. timetables will be released shortly after old. The day will be staffed by two fully In 2008, Allan and I returned to Yorkshire consultation. qualified instructors and there will be a with the tandem, in a spirited attempt to We will be looking to increase our range of exciting indoor and outdoor Advance Notice recreate our carefree youth. Unlike 1976, volunteers especially for the new service as activities to enjoy. Cost is £12 and £8 for there was more than enough rain that sum- There will be an 'Air Ambulance Clothes the service does rely on them to operate. siblings. Spaces limited so booking mer and we saw Aysgarth Falls at their most Collection' from St. Margaret's Church , Please contact Walter Head at the essential! magnificent. Hawes, in March. Community Office if you are interested. Coming up in the spring……. start dates to Jackie Winter There is consultation with the local Parish be confirmed: Health and fitness sessions Councils and residents are encouraged to Want to get in shape and feel healthier and attend their meetings to find out more about fitter? Sessions starting on Tuesdays from the services. 10 to 12 noon. Walter Head, The Little White Bus Netball Upper Wensleydale Community Office Did you enjoy netball at school/college? Come back to netball and take part in fun, The Neukin, Hawes active and friendly sessions. Starting on Tel. 667400 Tuesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00pm. For information on any of the above please contact us on 6 5 0 0 6 0 o r email:[email protected]

25 25 Kirkby Stephen Grammar School; Marie Curie Cancer Care A co-operative Academy Great Daffodil Appeal WHAT’S ON LISTING; please add these dates to your Diary SIXTH FORM OPEN Street Collection January 2015 18 Gayle Mill Nest Box Building: EVENING 30 Superfast Taster morning. See p.20 10.00am ‘til 1.00pm. Admission for Wednesday 4th February Marie Curie’s largest fundraising campaign 30 Yoredale Natural History Society. adults £3 Children free. Nest Boxes School Hall from 7.00 pm returns this March. More collectors than ever Aspects of Nature in Northern and £6 each. See p.18 are needed this year to collect coins and Southern England. Leyburn 18 Ash Wednesday Service: 7.00pm, St All interested students and parents are in- hand out daffodil pins. Being a collector is a Methodist Hall, 7.30pm Oswald’s Church. See p.5 vited to contact the school and have an in- great way to help Marie Curie nurses provide 31 West Burton Village Hall Quiz Night 18 Carperby W.I.-’Little Chocolate Shop’ formal viewing and discussion to help you care for people with terminal illnesses, and at 7.30pm. Bar, Hot supper. Tickets With Jim Hogg; 7.30pm. make the right decision about post-16 edu- support their families through difficult times. £8. See p.16 19 Hawes W.I., Gayle Institute, 7.00pm. cation. Every £20 collected pays for an hour of February See p.12 The school excels at helping students into nursing care. The money raised in 2014 has 1 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours: 20,27 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 employment, apprenticeships provided funding for 413,000 hours. 11.00am and 2.30pm. £12, See 20 Museum Friends; Lowther Castle and higher education. p.18 Gardens; 7.30pm. This year the Hawes collection will be held st 3 Coffee Morning at Warnford Court, 20 Domino Drive for Moorcock Show. on Tuesday, 31 March. Would you be able Thoralby. 10.00am - noon. See p.18 See p. 6 YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING to give an hour of your time to help raise 4 Coffee Morning at Park Lane House, 21 DCM Rug making Demonstration: Thursday 12th February 2015 money for the charity? Now you can sign up Castle Bolton: 10.30am - noon. See p.21 School Hall from 6.30 pm on-line via https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ 6 Wensleydale Society, West Burton 21 Mobile Skip on Gayle Green. See p.9 We welcome Year 9 parents and pupils to get-involved/daffodil-appeal or phone the See p13 22 Bainbridge Methodist Service in see what GCSE options are on offer at York fundraising office on 01904 755260 6 Pie and Pea Supper: Askrigg. See Sycamore Hall; 10.30am. KSGS, meet the tutors and have an informal Margaret Knight, Secretary p.25 24 Pen View, Thoralby; Coffee Morning. look around the school. If your child is not Wensleydale Fundraising Group 8 Holy Communion Service: Preston See p.10 currently attending KSGS, kindly let us under Scar. 10.30am. See p.8 24 Crafty Ideas: Bainbridge Chapel, know if you would like to join us on the 8 North Yorkshire Dales Circuit Service; 7.30pm. See p.15 night so that we can Richmond, 10.30am See p.16 25 School Service, - Gunnerside Chapel, provide you with further information. 9,23 Gayle Whist Drives; at the Institute, 9.00am 7.30pm. 27 Gayle Ladies: Bob Ellis on Dales If you would like further information about 10 Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Music one of the above events, please contact the 2.00pm. See p.6 27 Yoredale Natural History Society. school on 017683 71693 10 YDNPA Planning Committee, ‘Tanzania and insects from France’, or e-mail [email protected] . Yoredale Bainbridge; 1.00pm. Jonathan Woolley. 7.30pm, Leyburn 11 Hawes Cricket Club AGM. See p.9 Methodist Hall School Website: www.ksgs.cumbria.sch.uk 13 ‘Filling Station’ - Middleham Key 28 Gayle Mill Ceramic Button making: Centre. 7.00pm. 10.00am to 4.30pm. £50 including 13 West Burton Village Hall Amala Materials. See p.18 Ceilidh at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 28 DCM Exhibition opens: “Pennine includes Supper/Bar. See p. 16 Ways- Celebrating 50 years of the 14 Coffee Morning: Askrigg Village Hall; Pennine Way”. See p.21 10.00am to noon. £2. See p.5 28 Concert: Carperby Village Institute. 14,15 and 16-20 Events at Bolton See p.24 Castle. See p.13 29 Bainbridge Methodists at Aysgarth; 17 Shrove Tuesday 10.45am 17 Middleham and Dales Local History March Society. See p.17 1 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours: 17 Young People’s Cycling; Askrigg. 11.00am and 2.30pm. £12. See See p.17 p.18

26 26 Kirkby Stephen Grammar School; Marie Curie Cancer Care A co-operative Academy Great Daffodil Appeal WHAT’S ON LISTING; please add these dates to your Diary SIXTH FORM OPEN Street Collection January 2015 18 Gayle Mill Nest Box Building: EVENING 30 Superfast Taster morning. See p.20 10.00am ‘til 1.00pm. Admission for Wednesday 4th February Marie Curie’s largest fundraising campaign 30 Yoredale Natural History Society. adults £3 Children free. Nest Boxes School Hall from 7.00 pm returns this March. More collectors than ever Aspects of Nature in Northern and £6 each. See p.18 are needed this year to collect coins and Southern England. Leyburn 18 Ash Wednesday Service: 7.00pm, St All interested students and parents are in- hand out daffodil pins. Being a collector is a Methodist Hall, 7.30pm Oswald’s Church. See p.5 vited to contact the school and have an in- great way to help Marie Curie nurses provide 31 West Burton Village Hall Quiz Night 18 Carperby W.I.-’Little Chocolate Shop’ formal viewing and discussion to help you care for people with terminal illnesses, and at 7.30pm. Bar, Hot supper. Tickets With Jim Hogg; 7.30pm. make the right decision about post-16 edu- support their families through difficult times. £8. See p.16 19 Hawes W.I., Gayle Institute, 7.00pm. cation. Every £20 collected pays for an hour of February See p.12 The school excels at helping students into nursing care. The money raised in 2014 has 1 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours: 20,27 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 employment, apprenticeships provided funding for 413,000 hours. 11.00am and 2.30pm. £12, See 20 Museum Friends; Lowther Castle and higher education. p.18 Gardens; 7.30pm. This year the Hawes collection will be held st 3 Coffee Morning at Warnford Court, 20 Domino Drive for Moorcock Show. on Tuesday, 31 March. Would you be able Thoralby. 10.00am - noon. See p.18 See p. 6 YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING to give an hour of your time to help raise 4 Coffee Morning at Park Lane House, 21 DCM Rug making Demonstration: Thursday 12th February 2015 money for the charity? Now you can sign up Castle Bolton: 10.30am - noon. See p.21 School Hall from 6.30 pm on-line via https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ 6 Wensleydale Society, West Burton 21 Mobile Skip on Gayle Green. See p.9 We welcome Year 9 parents and pupils to get-involved/daffodil-appeal or phone the See p13 22 Bainbridge Methodist Service in see what GCSE options are on offer at York fundraising office on 01904 755260 6 Pie and Pea Supper: Askrigg. See Sycamore Hall; 10.30am. KSGS, meet the tutors and have an informal Margaret Knight, Secretary p.25 24 Pen View, Thoralby; Coffee Morning. look around the school. If your child is not Wensleydale Fundraising Group 8 Holy Communion Service: Preston See p.10 currently attending KSGS, kindly let us under Scar. 10.30am. See p.8 24 Crafty Ideas: Bainbridge Chapel, know if you would like to join us on the 8 North Yorkshire Dales Circuit Service; 7.30pm. See p.15 night so that we can Richmond, 10.30am See p.16 25 School Service, - Gunnerside Chapel, provide you with further information. 9,23 Gayle Whist Drives; at the Institute, 9.00am 7.30pm. 27 Gayle Ladies: Bob Ellis on Dales If you would like further information about 10 Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Music one of the above events, please contact the 2.00pm. See p.6 27 Yoredale Natural History Society. school on 017683 71693 10 YDNPA Planning Committee, ‘Tanzania and insects from France’, or e-mail [email protected] . Yoredale Bainbridge; 1.00pm. Jonathan Woolley. 7.30pm, Leyburn 11 Hawes Cricket Club AGM. See p.9 Methodist Hall School Website: www.ksgs.cumbria.sch.uk 13 ‘Filling Station’ - Middleham Key 28 Gayle Mill Ceramic Button making: Centre. 7.00pm. 10.00am to 4.30pm. £50 including 13 West Burton Village Hall Amala Materials. See p.18 Ceilidh at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 28 DCM Exhibition opens: “Pennine includes Supper/Bar. See p. 16 Ways- Celebrating 50 years of the 14 Coffee Morning: Askrigg Village Hall; Pennine Way”. See p.21 10.00am to noon. £2. See p.5 28 Concert: Carperby Village Institute. 14,15 and 16-20 Events at Bolton See p.24 Castle. See p.13 29 Bainbridge Methodists at Aysgarth; 17 Shrove Tuesday 10.45am 17 Middleham and Dales Local History March Society. See p.17 1 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours: 17 Young People’s Cycling; Askrigg. 11.00am and 2.30pm. £12. See See p.17 p.18

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