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 adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ‘affordable’ whatever that often bandied- 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 adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ‘affordable’ whatever that often bandied- 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.