THE UPPER NEWSLETTER Issue 212 Easter/April 2015

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1 1 Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Burnside Coach House, Burtersett Road, DL8 3NT Issue 212 April 2015

Tel: 667785 Features e-mail: [email protected] Competitions 5 ______Printed by Wensleydale Press Easterm Services 15 ______Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Producs Show 9 Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, ______Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Fracking in Wensleydale 10 Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ______J W Cockett & Son 27 & 28 Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 25 ______Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Pennine Way 26 ______PLEASE NOTE Then and Now 29 & 30 ______This web-copy does not contain the commercial What’s On 16 adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______As a general rule we only accept adverts from Plus all the regulars within the circulation area and no more than one- third of each issue is taken up with them. Whilst we try to ensure that all information is correct we cannot be held legally responsible for omissions or in- Advertising accuracies in articles, adverts or listings, or for any inconvenience caused. Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 Views expressed in articles are the sole responsibility of the person by-lined. There is a big reduction for six issues or more, so for six issues the totals are: Articles by committee members carry just their initials. We appreciate being asked £25, £50 or £75 before any part of the Newsletter is repro- duced Greetings etc. £2.00 What’s ons (non-commercial) are free THE MAY 2015 ISSUE

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For Hawes area and westward: APRIL 27th and 28th Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 DEADLINE FOR COPY: For elsewhere: THURSDAY Sue Duffield, Fellside, APRIL 23rd : 663504

2 2 Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Burnside Coach House, Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT Issue 212 April 2015

Tel: 667785 Features e-mail: [email protected] Competitions 5 ______Printed by Wensleydale Press Easterm Services 15 ______Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Askrigg Producs Show 9 Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, ______Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Fracking in Wensleydale 10 Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ______J W Cockett & Son 27 & 28 Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ______Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 25 ______Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens Pennine Way 26 ______PLEASE NOTE Then and Now 29 & 30 ______This web-copy does not contain the commercial What’s On 16 adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ______As a general rule we only accept adverts from Plus all the regulars within the circulation area and no more than one- third of each issue is taken up with them. Whilst we try to ensure that all information is correct we cannot be held legally responsible for omissions or in- Advertising accuracies in articles, adverts or listings, or for any inconvenience caused. Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 Views expressed in articles are the sole responsibility of the person by-lined. There is a big reduction for six issues or more, so for six issues the totals are: Articles by committee members carry just their initials. We appreciate being asked £25, £50 or £75 before any part of the Newsletter is repro- duced Greetings etc. £2.00 What’s ons (non-commercial) are free THE MAY 2015 ISSUE

Contacts for adverts: WILL BE PRODUCED ON

For Hawes area and westward: APRIL 27th and 28th Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 DEADLINE FOR COPY: For elsewhere: THURSDAY Sue Duffield, Fellside, APRIL 23rd Thornton Rust: 663504

3 3 Editorial Those who will admit to watching TV March Competition Answers Eunice the Ewe Soap Operas will notice how often people You’ve probably seen the sight: four people seem to knock on each other’s door and call Bird Anagrams ‘together’ on the train or in a café/pub, all on in. Is that now true? Is that kind of thing in their smart phone or tablet, each 1. I THUS MOANER House martin decline? Are we happier to communicate communicating with someone not there. This 2. O LOWER THREADS Short eared owl I was hiding in Dales Praise on page 40. much more with fingers on a keyboard, or editorial isn’t trying to make value judgments 3. RAPPING ERE ENDS Green sandpiper Where am I this month? The winner of the phone to our ear, in the comfort of our own about people’s communication habits but it is 4. GRIPE DART Partridge £10 prize : Josh and Ella Thwaite, Hawes space without bothering to go out - even to highlighting what some recent research is 5. CHOCS FED PET TARTLY the pub, the church or the club? showing up: that in more extreme cases, the Spotted flycatcher imagined or un-real is taking the place of a We hope not. Community thrives on real 6. RE CHATTY CORES Oyster catcher Hawes Weighbridge Hut real meeting together. face-to-face meeting. We’ll pop round for a 7. DRIVEL NOR PEG Ringed plover The is again opening Once upon a time, the only unphysical way chat! 8. ROWS OUR SHAPE House sparrow the weighbridge hut on the Museum car park to communicate was by a written letter, and 9. THOSE CANT Stone chat in Hawes on various days during the year. On much thought would go into every phrase to 10. ILL TUM EGO Guillemot Tuesday 28th April, why not come along to a make sure that the correct information, or 11. TRUB ENGINED Reed bunting free teas/coffees and cakes open day, when more especially the right emotion, was Dales Festival of Food and Drink 12. ASHEN TAP Pheasant volunteers will be there to show you the hut The winner of the £20 prize, donated to the conveyed. When the telephone was invented, Held at and staffed by over 60 will- and perhaps get yourself weighed on the the tone of voice or emphasis greatly helped Robert Dent Memorial Fund, was Vera weighbridge! Our volunteers will be there ing local volunteers, since its inception in Hunter, Redmire. to convey the message intended. It is true to 2002 the Festival has given £190,000 to from 11.00am until 3.00pm and will be say that a smiling face can be picked up on the local community initiatives. This year live happy to meet you and answer any questions phone. about the weighbridge or the Wensleydale cookery demonstrations feature many of the April Competition Now, though, with Skype for example, we region's top chefs including the Wensleydale Railway. can see the person as well. But is this reality? Heifer’s Craig Keenan and the Saddle ADD A LETTER: example: For information, contact one of the local We see celebrities and presenters in our Room’s Master Chef finalist Tom Morrell. Hit the fly and perspire= swat, sweat team on [email protected] magazines or on the TV; maybe we think we There is always the chance to sample some know them. The vast majority look quite of the magnificent creations and quiz the 1. Scottish hillside; slow down acceptable – even ‘nice’ people; but that is chefs. The Food Hall has 80 different only what the magazine or programme wants stands, plus Faming for Food, several liter- 2. Darkness– horse on board Hawes Gala Event us to pick up. ary guest speakers, live music, dancing every 3. Ill, smooth and wet Children's Easter Disco Friday 27th March Internet dating succeeds for some people of day and children’s attractions. all ages, but no-one would rely on that without 4. Not fat; ponder 6.30pm-8.30pm. £1.50 entry fee, under 5s a face-to-face follow up. With our friends and The festival partakes in Tickets for Troops. 5. Nan– epilepsy must be accompanied by an adult. By supporting the festival you support these Refreshments available. relations with whom we may spend plenty of 6. Getting on– join the metal time on the phone, text or facebook, the time good causes. Keep up to date with the Dales We would also be grateful if anyone could comes when we want to see them for real – Festival of Food and Drink at .dalesfesti- 7. Making mistakes with a silvery fish donate any feather pillows, mattresses or an yes to touch, maybe, to feel their real valoffood.org, by Facebook or Twitter. 8/ Government department; pay off the cost old bookcase with a back. Please contact presence, to exchange true affection or Gates open at 10.00am Saturday May 2nd 9. Castle mound colour patches Emily Pickard or Emma Guy if you have any amusement together. At the other extreme it until Monday May 4th. of the above you would like to donate to the is very often far more advantageous to 10. Using the oars and getting bigger Gala. We look forward to hearing from you actually meet to sort out a serious difference 11. Informal friend with personal belongings with any new ideas or suggestions and any of opinion rather than relying on semi-live 12. Plus group of instruments offers of your help. communication with quickly dashed-off St.Margaret's Church, Hawes emails, irretrievable once you’ve pressed Easter Monday, 6th April, 1.00 to 3.00pm ‘send’, then often regretted. - Cream Teas St. Oswald’s Askrigg So while the phone, tablet, emails and Tuesday, 7th and every Tuesday after in Cream Teas for Amala Gregorian Chant Workshop – Saturday facebook etc. are excellent for keeping in th April, 1.00 to 3.00pm - Tea and Scones. WEST BURTON VILLAGE HALL 25 April, 10.00am to 4.00pm in the touch – especially for those living on their Church. own, they are no substitute for calling round. Wednesday 29th April - PERFORM- Sunday March 29th ANCE: Harmony Gospel Singers time to Places must be booked by calling Mary Rose Let’s face it, they also can be a nasty Easter Monday April 6th cowardly way of frightening or bullying, a be confirmed later. Entry Free - Donations Kearney on 650880. The day will culminate technique used by some people leading to for the Restoration Fund accepted with Sunday April 12th in a service of Vespers at 4.00 pm to which disastrous quences. thanks. All from 2.00 to 5.00pm everyone is welcome.

4 4 Editorial Those who will admit to watching TV March Competition Answers Eunice the Ewe Soap Operas will notice how often people You’ve probably seen the sight: four people seem to knock on each other’s door and call Bird Anagrams ‘together’ on the train or in a café/pub, all on in. Is that now true? Is that kind of thing in their smart phone or tablet, each 1. I THUS MOANER House martin decline? Are we happier to communicate communicating with someone not there. This 2. O LOWER THREADS Short eared owl I was hiding in Dales Praise on page 40. much more with fingers on a keyboard, or editorial isn’t trying to make value judgments 3. RAPPING ERE ENDS Green sandpiper Where am I this month? The winner of the phone to our ear, in the comfort of our own about people’s communication habits but it is 4. GRIPE DART Partridge £10 prize : Josh and Ella Thwaite, Hawes space without bothering to go out - even to highlighting what some recent research is 5. CHOCS FED PET TARTLY the pub, the church or the club? showing up: that in more extreme cases, the Spotted flycatcher imagined or un-real is taking the place of a We hope not. Community thrives on real 6. RE CHATTY CORES Oyster catcher Hawes Weighbridge Hut real meeting together. face-to-face meeting. We’ll pop round for a 7. DRIVEL NOR PEG Ringed plover The Wensleydale Railway is again opening Once upon a time, the only unphysical way chat! 8. ROWS OUR SHAPE House sparrow the weighbridge hut on the Museum car park to communicate was by a written letter, and 9. THOSE CANT Stone chat in Hawes on various days during the year. On much thought would go into every phrase to 10. ILL TUM EGO Guillemot Tuesday 28th April, why not come along to a make sure that the correct information, or 11. TRUB ENGINED Reed bunting free teas/coffees and cakes open day, when more especially the right emotion, was Dales Festival of Food and Drink 12. ASHEN TAP Pheasant volunteers will be there to show you the hut The winner of the £20 prize, donated to the conveyed. When the telephone was invented, Held at Leyburn and staffed by over 60 will- and perhaps get yourself weighed on the the tone of voice or emphasis greatly helped Robert Dent Memorial Fund, was Vera weighbridge! Our volunteers will be there ing local volunteers, since its inception in Hunter, Redmire. to convey the message intended. It is true to 2002 the Festival has given £190,000 to from 11.00am until 3.00pm and will be say that a smiling face can be picked up on the local community initiatives. This year live happy to meet you and answer any questions phone. about the weighbridge or the Wensleydale cookery demonstrations feature many of the April Competition Now, though, with Skype for example, we region's top chefs including the Wensleydale Railway. can see the person as well. But is this reality? Heifer’s Craig Keenan and the Saddle ADD A LETTER: example: For information, contact one of the local We see celebrities and presenters in our Room’s Master Chef finalist Tom Morrell. Hit the fly and perspire= swat, sweat team on [email protected] magazines or on the TV; maybe we think we There is always the chance to sample some know them. The vast majority look quite of the magnificent creations and quiz the 1. Scottish hillside; slow down acceptable – even ‘nice’ people; but that is chefs. The Food Hall has 80 different only what the magazine or programme wants stands, plus Faming for Food, several liter- 2. Darkness– horse on board Hawes Gala Event us to pick up. ary guest speakers, live music, dancing every 3. Ill, smooth and wet Children's Easter Disco Friday 27th March Internet dating succeeds for some people of day and children’s attractions. all ages, but no-one would rely on that without 4. Not fat; ponder 6.30pm-8.30pm. £1.50 entry fee, under 5s a face-to-face follow up. With our friends and The festival partakes in Tickets for Troops. 5. Nan– epilepsy must be accompanied by an adult. By supporting the festival you support these Refreshments available. relations with whom we may spend plenty of 6. Getting on– join the metal time on the phone, text or facebook, the time good causes. Keep up to date with the Dales We would also be grateful if anyone could comes when we want to see them for real – Festival of Food and Drink at .dalesfesti- 7. Making mistakes with a silvery fish donate any feather pillows, mattresses or an yes to touch, maybe, to feel their real valoffood.org, by Facebook or Twitter. 8/ Government department; pay off the cost old bookcase with a back. Please contact presence, to exchange true affection or Gates open at 10.00am Saturday May 2nd 9. Castle mound colour patches Emily Pickard or Emma Guy if you have any amusement together. At the other extreme it until Monday May 4th. of the above you would like to donate to the is very often far more advantageous to 10. Using the oars and getting bigger Gala. We look forward to hearing from you actually meet to sort out a serious difference 11. Informal friend with personal belongings with any new ideas or suggestions and any of opinion rather than relying on semi-live 12. Plus group of instruments offers of your help. communication with quickly dashed-off St.Margaret's Church, Hawes emails, irretrievable once you’ve pressed Easter Monday, 6th April, 1.00 to 3.00pm ‘send’, then often regretted. - Cream Teas St. Oswald’s Askrigg So while the phone, tablet, emails and Tuesday, 7th and every Tuesday after in Cream Teas for Amala Gregorian Chant Workshop – Saturday facebook etc. are excellent for keeping in th April, 1.00 to 3.00pm - Tea and Scones. WEST BURTON VILLAGE HALL 25 April, 10.00am to 4.00pm in the touch – especially for those living on their Church. own, they are no substitute for calling round. Wednesday 29th April - PERFORM- Sunday March 29th ANCE: Harmony Gospel Singers time to Places must be booked by calling Mary Rose Let’s face it, they also can be a nasty Easter Monday April 6th cowardly way of frightening or bullying, a be confirmed later. Entry Free - Donations Kearney on 650880. The day will culminate technique used by some people leading to for the Restoration Fund accepted with Sunday April 12th in a service of Vespers at 4.00 pm to which disastrous quences. thanks. All from 2.00 to 5.00pm everyone is welcome.

5 5 Hawes School News has been raised for Comic Relief, so well Prunings release granules are as good as anything if done everyone. I’d also like to say a big you have some to hand. thank you to everyone who donated cakes Here we are in the Eureka Science Day - Reminder to make it a very special day. middle of March I bought some new secateurs a couple of th weeks back. I hadn't seen any quite like On Tuesday 17 March ‘Eureka’ (an and there are still them, they have an angled head, which I outreach workshop from the science little pockets of think might be quite useful. Looking at museum of the same name in Halifax) will snow lying behind walls and hummocks up what needs to be done, I think many be coming into school to work with all of on the fells. As the saying goes “It taks secateurs will be needed as there remains a the children as part of science week. This snow te tak snow” so we must not assume has been partly funded by a science grant that winter is quite over yet, especially not great deal of cutting and clipping ahead. of £250.00 which we applied for. In the here in the Dales. At the same time the It has been a bad spring for moles, or, the morning Classes 1 and 2 will take part in a lengthening day has brought about a moles have had a good spring! Either way, ‘splash’ workshop. They will look at all change from swathes of white snowdrops mole hill soil collected in a field is useful things water related e.g. where water comes to jewelled patches of crocus closely as long as you are prepared to keep the from and what fun things you can do with followed by trembling tuffets of tiny weeds down afterwards. Mole hills on the it. daffodils as their taller sisters surge lawn, however, present much more of a upwards. - Isn't spring spectacular? problem as they leave behind dips and Classes 3 and 4 will have a ‘Gross Lab’ hollows. All the solutions I've seen recently workshop in the afternoon where they will I picked up a tray of gorgeous primulas No More Cuts, Please look feasible, and all involve cutting the look at the ‘ickier’ side of the human body! last week, and so cheap! The breeders have turf, slicing underneath to roll it back, This workshop focuses on aspects of our Calls for a moratorium on future budget excelled themselves in the wonderful range refilling the hole and then replacing. I think digestive system and what happens when cuts to National Parks and a top level of colours available. I seem to remember perhaps the H shaped cut might work best, you cut yourself. meeting this year to consider how to ensure that when I was a child we had pretty, the future of National Parks have been purple Primula Wanda alongside the although a neighbour claims that his X cut We have invited children from Askigg, made by the Campaign for National Parks. primroses, but not much else. Now we are always works well. It depends on how Bainbridge and West Burton schools to join much time you want to spend repairing the The charity would like to see a spoiled for choice. us for the fun and if any parents would like damage. to join their child’s class to share the commitment to no further reductions in the Last week a pack of plants arrived, just in Good luck! And whatever you grow, take experience please come along we’d love to funding allocated to National Park time for another white blanket. No matter, time to enjoy it. see you there. Authorities over the next Parliament and they will be tough as they are Hellebores, for representatives of National Park ordered from a newspaper special offer and Rose Rambler World Book Day Authorities, Government, the charitable incredibly cheap. I did the same last year, Thursday saw the children dressing up for sector and business to explore how and although they didn't seem to be doing World Book Day and what a super effort National Parks are protected and funded in much as the year progressed they are now they all made! There were princesses, future. looking superb: doubles, singles, pinks, Upper Dales Family History pirates, Little Red Riding Hoods, Harry The call comes at a time when more than purples and creams. Excellent value; I just Group Potters as well as a variety of characters 160,000 people have signed a petition by hope this year's batch prove to be as traditional and new. Thank you to everyone rewarding. You can still get them. Hayloft The next meeting is at Harmby village pressure group 38 Degrees, calling on hall near Leyburn at 2.00pm on for such a successful event. Prime Minister David Cameron to stop the are running an ad at the moment: 10 plants for £12, can't be bad! Wednesday, April 22nd. The speaker will cuts.. National Park Authorities, largely be Dr David Severs on 'Hugh Pannell, an funded by Government to look after There are lots of adverts at the moment 18th century North Riding clockmaker.' National Parks, have experienced up to 40 for snowdrops “in the green”. This tells us Since retiring as Chief Constable of North per cuts in their budgets in the last five that if we want to divide them, now is the , David has studied history at years. This has so far led to 252 job losses time to do it. The point is that the leaves York University and has developed a in National Parks in and Wales. have to be preserved to feed the plants for particular interest in local clockmakers, National Park Authorities have also been next year, and the bulbs must not dry out. including his own ancestors. He has written forced to put iconic landscapes up for sale, Simply, dig up a whole clump, gently tease three books on the subject and recently cut back on the maintenance of rights of them into smaller handfuls doing as little hosted a major exhibition at Tennant's in way, reduce funding for conservation damage as possible in the process. Pull out Leyburn bringing together antique clocks any lingering weeds as you go along and Once again the parents and children have projects, cut grant support for from all over the country. then replant at the same depth as before as excelled and today’s appearance of so apprenticeships, stop school visits quickly as you can giving them a handful Non-members very welcome, £2. Contact many funny faces has certainly made us all programmes and close visitor centres, of grit and some leaf mould in the planting telephone: 01748-884759 for details or see laugh. catering for the 90m visitors per annum to the website at www.upperdalesfhg.org.uk the National Parks. hole along with a general feed. Slow More importantly though £206.26 (+£17.00 from the Bay Tree’s cake sale)

6 6 Hawes School News has been raised for Comic Relief, so well Prunings release granules are as good as anything if done everyone. I’d also like to say a big you have some to hand. thank you to everyone who donated cakes Here we are in the Eureka Science Day - Reminder to make it a very special day. middle of March I bought some new secateurs a couple of th weeks back. I hadn't seen any quite like On Tuesday 17 March ‘Eureka’ (an and there are still them, they have an angled head, which I outreach workshop from the science little pockets of think might be quite useful. Looking at museum of the same name in Halifax) will snow lying behind walls and hummocks up what needs to be done, I think many be coming into school to work with all of on the fells. As the saying goes “It taks secateurs will be needed as there remains a the children as part of science week. This snow te tak snow” so we must not assume has been partly funded by a science grant that winter is quite over yet, especially not great deal of cutting and clipping ahead. of £250.00 which we applied for. In the here in the Dales. At the same time the It has been a bad spring for moles, or, the morning Classes 1 and 2 will take part in a lengthening day has brought about a moles have had a good spring! Either way, ‘splash’ workshop. They will look at all change from swathes of white snowdrops mole hill soil collected in a field is useful things water related e.g. where water comes to jewelled patches of crocus closely as long as you are prepared to keep the from and what fun things you can do with followed by trembling tuffets of tiny weeds down afterwards. Mole hills on the it. daffodils as their taller sisters surge lawn, however, present much more of a upwards. - Isn't spring spectacular? problem as they leave behind dips and Classes 3 and 4 will have a ‘Gross Lab’ hollows. All the solutions I've seen recently workshop in the afternoon where they will I picked up a tray of gorgeous primulas No More Cuts, Please look feasible, and all involve cutting the look at the ‘ickier’ side of the human body! last week, and so cheap! The breeders have turf, slicing underneath to roll it back, This workshop focuses on aspects of our Calls for a moratorium on future budget excelled themselves in the wonderful range refilling the hole and then replacing. I think digestive system and what happens when cuts to National Parks and a top level of colours available. I seem to remember perhaps the H shaped cut might work best, you cut yourself. meeting this year to consider how to ensure that when I was a child we had pretty, the future of National Parks have been purple Primula Wanda alongside the although a neighbour claims that his X cut We have invited children from Askigg, made by the Campaign for National Parks. primroses, but not much else. Now we are always works well. It depends on how Bainbridge and West Burton schools to join much time you want to spend repairing the The charity would like to see a spoiled for choice. us for the fun and if any parents would like damage. to join their child’s class to share the commitment to no further reductions in the Last week a pack of plants arrived, just in Good luck! And whatever you grow, take experience please come along we’d love to funding allocated to National Park time for another white blanket. No matter, time to enjoy it. see you there. Authorities over the next Parliament and they will be tough as they are Hellebores, for representatives of National Park ordered from a newspaper special offer and Rose Rambler World Book Day Authorities, Government, the charitable incredibly cheap. I did the same last year, Thursday saw the children dressing up for sector and business to explore how and although they didn't seem to be doing World Book Day and what a super effort National Parks are protected and funded in much as the year progressed they are now they all made! There were princesses, future. looking superb: doubles, singles, pinks, Upper Dales Family History pirates, Little Red Riding Hoods, Harry The call comes at a time when more than purples and creams. Excellent value; I just Group Potters as well as a variety of characters 160,000 people have signed a petition by hope this year's batch prove to be as traditional and new. Thank you to everyone rewarding. You can still get them. Hayloft The next meeting is at Harmby village pressure group 38 Degrees, calling on hall near Leyburn at 2.00pm on for such a successful event. Prime Minister David Cameron to stop the are running an ad at the moment: 10 plants for £12, can't be bad! Wednesday, April 22nd. The speaker will cuts.. National Park Authorities, largely be Dr David Severs on 'Hugh Pannell, an funded by Government to look after There are lots of adverts at the moment 18th century North Riding clockmaker.' National Parks, have experienced up to 40 for snowdrops “in the green”. This tells us Since retiring as Chief Constable of North per cuts in their budgets in the last five that if we want to divide them, now is the Yorkshire, David has studied history at years. This has so far led to 252 job losses time to do it. The point is that the leaves York University and has developed a in National Parks in England and Wales. have to be preserved to feed the plants for particular interest in local clockmakers, National Park Authorities have also been next year, and the bulbs must not dry out. including his own ancestors. He has written forced to put iconic landscapes up for sale, Simply, dig up a whole clump, gently tease three books on the subject and recently cut back on the maintenance of rights of them into smaller handfuls doing as little hosted a major exhibition at Tennant's in way, reduce funding for conservation damage as possible in the process. Pull out Leyburn bringing together antique clocks any lingering weeds as you go along and Once again the parents and children have projects, cut grant support for from all over the country. then replant at the same depth as before as excelled and today’s appearance of so apprenticeships, stop school visits quickly as you can giving them a handful Non-members very welcome, £2. Contact many funny faces has certainly made us all programmes and close visitor centres, of grit and some leaf mould in the planting telephone: 01748-884759 for details or see laugh. catering for the 90m visitors per annum to the website at www.upperdalesfhg.org.uk the National Parks. hole along with a general feed. Slow More importantly though £206.26 (+£17.00 from the Bay Tree’s cake sale)

7 7 Bainbridge Community Askrigg and District Produce Library Outlet Show New Year, New Logo, Sunday 30th August 2:45 p.m. New Website Don’t forget that the NYCC library facility at Sycamore Hall is for everyone to use, not just Spring is definitely on its way so I thought it BlueBoxt is a voluntary residents of Sycamore Hall, so do drop in and was time to get out an early warning about organisation which supports a see what’s on offer: the produce show this year. No, we’re not number of community music • Books for all ages which are exchanged introducing a tropical fruit section; – global making and live performance regularly warming hasn’t quite made it here yet! It’s skills (‘stage craft’) workshops • Good selection of Large Print titles just that we are holding the Askrigg and for young people in Wensleydale and • Easy to use self- issue machine District Produce Show on August Bank Swaledale. Where possible these culminate • Public computer – just log on with your Holiday Sunday this year instead of Monday. in live performance showcases at local library card and PIN. I know this will be a massive blow to events such as Hawes Christmas Lights, • Good access traditionalists (!) but it was important for us Richmond Jazz Festival and the 1940s • Open all day every day to find out whether it’s the clash with the Weekend. Sessions complement the Reeth Show that has diminished our numbers different styles of music offered by the We welcome feedback on this facility and of entrants and visitors or if we are just Local Education Authority through schools there is a comments book for your use in the suffering from a bout of general apathy. and music service and local Choral and library. Being ever-optimistic, I am hopeful that this Brass Bands. Where possible, all adults/ Please also note that the Hairdressing year will bring a bumper crowd and a full Youth (NYY) offer support musicians provide their skills and expertise Salon is now open 3 days per week on hall for the show. and advice to set up, develop and sustain on a voluntary basis. Since the provision Monday and Wednesday from 10.00am to This year’s children’s veg challenge will be community youth clubs and projects across began in 2008 we have provided support to 4.00pm and Saturday from 9.00am to the ever popular ‘largest potato’. We are on North Yorkshire. If you are interested in around seventy young people assisting with 1.00pm. Contact 650158. with buying seed potatoes as I write this and making a difference in your community and exam preparation, Scouts and Guides working with local young people badges, Duke of Edinburgh skills, we will be dropping in on children in the then we’d love to hear from you. local schools to get all of our young university applications, instrument loans National Park Planning Review For more information please contact: horticulturalists on the case with chitting and general mentoring and support to assist Richie Bastow (Youth Development The two statutory requirements of a National their red second earlies – don’t worry if you their development. We encourage young Worker): [email protected] Park are 1) to conserve the environment and don’t know what this means – full people to take part not just in the 07584 263978 2) to facilitate public enjoyment of the instructions will be supplied. We will also be This particularly applies to youth clubs performance aspects of activities but the special qualities of the park. Helping local encouraging children to have a go at some of for Askrigg and Hawes. management and decision making elements communities is a more peripheral duty, not a the other classes in the children’s category as as well. We rely on donations, funding and primary purpose. it’s usually the most popular area for visitors. grant support and are thankful to The Upper I’ll personally never forget the liquorice Wensleydale Newsletter, Dales Festival of However, members of the National Park allsort snake or the ‘Narnia’ in a shoe box so Food and Drink, North Riding Dales Authority have realised that in order to it would be lovely to see a good showing Air Ambulance Clothes Licenced Victuallers Association, NYMAZ prevent decline in the area they must support local communities. This means providing from our talented children. Collection and Youth Music for their support. houses and jobs. To do this, some st Other areas that I’d really like to see more On Tuesday 21 April, the Great North Air Blueboxt Productions was co-founded by relaxation of the planning policy is needed, Ambulance will be collecting, clothing, Colin Bailey and West End Actor Jonathan entries in are the art and the floral art for example allowing open market housing to sections. If there are any local organisations bedding, shoes and belts from all three of Broadbent while at Giggleswick School in help pay for affordable houses and outside of the Askrigg and Bainbridge area our Collaborative Schools (Bainbridge, 1997 as a Performing Arts group. Upon broadening the local occupancy restriction to that would consider putting in entries as Askrigg and West Burton). If you have leaving school they agreed that the include a wider range of people. visitors I’d be really happy. The schedule for anything for the collection please take it organisation would continue to provide along – the first collection is at Askrigg at mentoring and support for all ages who This change of heart has come about as a the 2015 show is on various notice board and result of changes in national planning is also available online on our website at 8:30am, Bainbridge at 9:30am and West shared an interest in community and policies and also points made in response to http://askriggproduceshow.weebly.com/. So – Burton at 10:30am. You are welcome to voluntary music and drama. let’s all get growing, painting, creating and take bags to Askrigg School between last year’s draft Local Plan. The new th consultation documents are available at make this the best show ever. 9.00am and 2:30pm from Thursday 16 April if that is more convenient. Thank Rainfall in Carperby www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/planning/ Mike Dechezeaux Chairman – 650424 planningpolicy/future-policy and the deadline you for your continued support. We are pleased to announce that the Askrigg and District Produce Association Carperby rainfall figures are now being for any comments is noon on 1st May. It recorded by Anne Moore. will be interesting to see what difference the changes make.

8 8 Bainbridge Community Askrigg and District Produce Library Outlet Show New Year, New Logo, Sunday 30th August 2:45 p.m. New Website Don’t forget that the NYCC library facility at Sycamore Hall is for everyone to use, not just Spring is definitely on its way so I thought it BlueBoxt is a voluntary residents of Sycamore Hall, so do drop in and was time to get out an early warning about organisation which supports a see what’s on offer: the produce show this year. No, we’re not number of community music • Books for all ages which are exchanged introducing a tropical fruit section; – global making and live performance regularly warming hasn’t quite made it here yet! It’s skills (‘stage craft’) workshops • Good selection of Large Print titles just that we are holding the Askrigg and for young people in Wensleydale and • Easy to use self- issue machine District Produce Show on August Bank Swaledale. Where possible these culminate • Public computer – just log on with your Holiday Sunday this year instead of Monday. in live performance showcases at local library card and PIN. I know this will be a massive blow to events such as Hawes Christmas Lights, • Good access traditionalists (!) but it was important for us Richmond Jazz Festival and the 1940s • Open all day every day to find out whether it’s the clash with the Weekend. Sessions complement the Reeth Show that has diminished our numbers different styles of music offered by the We welcome feedback on this facility and of entrants and visitors or if we are just Local Education Authority through schools there is a comments book for your use in the suffering from a bout of general apathy. and music service and local Choral and library. Being ever-optimistic, I am hopeful that this Brass Bands. Where possible, all adults/ Please also note that the Hairdressing year will bring a bumper crowd and a full North Yorkshire Youth (NYY) offer support musicians provide their skills and expertise Salon is now open 3 days per week on hall for the show. and advice to set up, develop and sustain on a voluntary basis. Since the provision Monday and Wednesday from 10.00am to This year’s children’s veg challenge will be community youth clubs and projects across began in 2008 we have provided support to 4.00pm and Saturday from 9.00am to the ever popular ‘largest potato’. We are on North Yorkshire. If you are interested in around seventy young people assisting with 1.00pm. Contact 650158. with buying seed potatoes as I write this and making a difference in your community and exam preparation, Scouts and Guides working with local young people badges, Duke of Edinburgh skills, we will be dropping in on children in the then we’d love to hear from you. local schools to get all of our young university applications, instrument loans National Park Planning Review For more information please contact: horticulturalists on the case with chitting and general mentoring and support to assist Richie Bastow (Youth Development The two statutory requirements of a National their red second earlies – don’t worry if you their development. We encourage young Worker): [email protected] Park are 1) to conserve the environment and don’t know what this means – full people to take part not just in the 07584 263978 2) to facilitate public enjoyment of the instructions will be supplied. We will also be This particularly applies to youth clubs performance aspects of activities but the special qualities of the park. Helping local encouraging children to have a go at some of for Askrigg and Hawes. management and decision making elements communities is a more peripheral duty, not a the other classes in the children’s category as as well. We rely on donations, funding and primary purpose. it’s usually the most popular area for visitors. grant support and are thankful to The Upper I’ll personally never forget the liquorice Wensleydale Newsletter, Dales Festival of However, members of the National Park allsort snake or the ‘Narnia’ in a shoe box so Food and Drink, North Riding Dales Authority have realised that in order to it would be lovely to see a good showing Air Ambulance Clothes Licenced Victuallers Association, NYMAZ prevent decline in the area they must support local communities. This means providing from our talented children. Collection and Youth Music for their support. houses and jobs. To do this, some st Other areas that I’d really like to see more On Tuesday 21 April, the Great North Air Blueboxt Productions was co-founded by relaxation of the planning policy is needed, Ambulance will be collecting, clothing, Colin Bailey and West End Actor Jonathan entries in are the art and the floral art for example allowing open market housing to sections. If there are any local organisations bedding, shoes and belts from all three of Broadbent while at Giggleswick School in help pay for affordable houses and outside of the Askrigg and Bainbridge area our Collaborative Schools (Bainbridge, 1997 as a Performing Arts group. Upon broadening the local occupancy restriction to that would consider putting in entries as Askrigg and West Burton). If you have leaving school they agreed that the include a wider range of people. visitors I’d be really happy. The schedule for anything for the collection please take it organisation would continue to provide along – the first collection is at Askrigg at mentoring and support for all ages who This change of heart has come about as a the 2015 show is on various notice board and result of changes in national planning is also available online on our website at 8:30am, Bainbridge at 9:30am and West shared an interest in community and policies and also points made in response to http://askriggproduceshow.weebly.com/. So – Burton at 10:30am. You are welcome to voluntary music and drama. let’s all get growing, painting, creating and take bags to Askrigg School between last year’s draft Local Plan. The new th consultation documents are available at make this the best show ever. 9.00am and 2:30pm from Thursday 16 April if that is more convenient. Thank Rainfall in Carperby www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/planning/ Mike Dechezeaux Chairman – 650424 planningpolicy/future-policy and the deadline you for your continued support. We are pleased to announce that the Askrigg and District Produce Association Carperby rainfall figures are now being for any comments is noon on 1st May. It recorded by Anne Moore. will be interesting to see what difference the changes make.

9 9 Wednesday June 3rd Fracking in Wensleydale The Musical Theatre Project Swaledale Festival Open Rehearsal and Celebration Guided walk 10.30am Bolton Hall Fracking is the process of drilling down Saturday May 23rd to Saturday June 6th Evening Flute and harp duo 4.00pm St Mary’s, Muker into the earth before a high-pressure water On-line bookings now open: mixture is directed at the rock to release the Friday 27th March 7.00pm till 9.00pm Thursday June 4th gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are SWALEFEST.ORG CARPERBY VILLAGE HALL Ukulele Orchestra 8.00pm Tennant’s, Leyburn injected into the rock at high pressure Phone and walk-in bookings from April 13th which allows the gas to flow out to the During 2014 we were awarded funding to run a pilot project providing workshops 01748 880019 head of the well. The largest expanses of Workshop for focusing on Musical Theatre. Around Here is a summary of the events roughly within shale rock are situated in the countryside, Tourism Businesses and this is where the twenty young people aged 11 to 20 years the Newsletter area. The full Festival booklet is majority of economically viable sites are old have been involved in taster sessions widely available: information centres. The R.D.C. is working with the LEP (Local and regular workshops. Local musician Enterprise Partnership) to deliver some training likely to be, although it is not yet known Saturday May 23rd how much gas or oil will be commercially Simon Chorley, 15yrs, has been using his specifically aimed at tourism businesses and Medieval Minstrels 10.30am Gayle Mill recoverable. knowledge of Sibelius notation software to would like to invite you to a workshop on arrange parts for the instrumentalists The Hut People 2.00 and 4.00pm Gayle Mill Wednesdays 15th and 22nd April from 1:00 – There are many arguments for and against involved. “Musical scores are often written 4:00pm at The Station in Richmond. fracking and no doubt in the run up to the Violin and piano 7.30pm St Oswald’s, Askrigg for specific instruments and we wanted Over two, three hour workshops, we will General Election, they will get plenty of air everyone to be able to play and enjoy the Sunday May 24th time. In the meantime however, a number  Explore and understand challenges faced by music,” he said “it has been exciting to see Guided walk 10.30am Gunnerside of companies are applying for exploration how electric guitar will sound with French businesses and visitors licences. One such company is The Festival service 11.00am Keld United Reformed Horn. My favourite arrangement so far is  Share what we already know about our visitors Yorkshire Dales Energy Exploration Church for the song “I’m a believer” from Shrek”. from data collected Company (YDEEC) which is looking into The idea came about when young Ragtime band 4.00pm Gunnerside the possibilities of fracking in the National  Use innovative tools to help us think performers in Hawes asked if there were Tuesday May 26th Park. What you might have thought were other things they could do during the year differently and come up with new ideas road-works may well have been the when they were not taking part in the local Guided walk 10.30am Wensley  Come up with practical things you can do YDEEC. They have been digging holes in pantomime. Organ/saxophone 4.00pm St Matthew’s straight away, which will encourage your various locations to obtain core samples of To celebrate the work of the group over Leyburn visitors to spend more! For information and the target rock formation as well as booking:: 01748 901040 conducting seismic surveys. The the last year we are holding an open Wednesday May 27th information from the exploratory drilling rehearsal and celebration evening. We will Double bass/piano 4.00pm St Oswald’s, and seismic surveys will give them an idea be working on songs from Musicals such as Askrigg Superfast of how much oil or gas can be extracted. Jersey Boys, Lion King, Oliver, Annie, Les Miserables and Blood Brothers to name a Leyburn band 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Hundreds more people in Wensleydale will have Although it is early days yet, their access to superfast broadband after the National geological surveys indicate that few. There will be a mixture of ensemble Thursday May 28th and solo performances as well as a chance Park Authority approved the siting of four Wensleydale may be an excellent place for Poet and playwright 11.00am Gunnerside masts in West Witton. gas extraction. for you to take part if you would like to. All Chapel welcome, refreshments available. For more The decision by the Authority's planning Whilst YDEEC may not have the information please contact Colin Bailey on Saturday May 30th committee means that about 155 homes and resources necessary to take the project into 07711 211169, [email protected] or Black Dyke Band 8.00pm Tennant’s, Leyburn businesses in and around the village will be able production, the exploration allows them to to go online. They join a growing list of visit www.blueboxt.co.uk Sunday May 31st gather the data needed to attract large communities within the National Park that now investors. For more information go to their Guided Walk 10.30am Carperby have a good connection to the internet. website: www.ydeec.co.uk. Of course, the Solo piano 7.30pm St Oswald’s, Askrigg National Park will undoubtedly have Aysgarth Institute The scheme for the village is part of one of something to say on the matter, but who Monday June 1st eight national pilot projects being funded by the Did you know that Zumba classes take Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and is knows what the future may hold. As the place on Wednesdays at 7.00pm and Muker Silver Band 7.30pm Muker Public Hall saying goes: Watch this space. being run by Airwave. The pilots are intended to Military Whist on Saturdays at 7.30pm? Tuesday June 2nd trial a number of different broadband The closing date for comments is April 663779 for details. Yorks. Film Archive 1.00pm TOSH, Leyburn technologies to identify which will be the most 1st. cost-effective and commercially viable options Urban Folk Quartet 8.30pm Wensleydale for bringing superfast broadband to Britain's Creamery most remote communities.

10 10 Wednesday June 3rd Fracking in Wensleydale The Musical Theatre Project Swaledale Festival Open Rehearsal and Celebration Guided walk 10.30am Bolton Hall Fracking is the process of drilling down Saturday May 23rd to Saturday June 6th Evening Flute and harp duo 4.00pm St Mary’s, Muker into the earth before a high-pressure water On-line bookings now open: mixture is directed at the rock to release the Friday 27th March 7.00pm till 9.00pm Thursday June 4th gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are SWALEFEST.ORG CARPERBY VILLAGE HALL Ukulele Orchestra 8.00pm Tennant’s, Leyburn injected into the rock at high pressure Phone and walk-in bookings from April 13th which allows the gas to flow out to the During 2014 we were awarded funding to run a pilot project providing workshops 01748 880019 head of the well. The largest expanses of Workshop for focusing on Musical Theatre. Around Here is a summary of the events roughly within shale rock are situated in the countryside, Tourism Businesses and this is where the twenty young people aged 11 to 20 years the Newsletter area. The full Festival booklet is majority of economically viable sites are old have been involved in taster sessions widely available: information centres. The R.D.C. is working with the LEP (Local and regular workshops. Local musician Enterprise Partnership) to deliver some training likely to be, although it is not yet known Saturday May 23rd how much gas or oil will be commercially Simon Chorley, 15yrs, has been using his specifically aimed at tourism businesses and Medieval Minstrels 10.30am Gayle Mill recoverable. knowledge of Sibelius notation software to would like to invite you to a workshop on arrange parts for the instrumentalists The Hut People 2.00 and 4.00pm Gayle Mill Wednesdays 15th and 22nd April from 1:00 – There are many arguments for and against involved. “Musical scores are often written 4:00pm at The Station in Richmond. fracking and no doubt in the run up to the Violin and piano 7.30pm St Oswald’s, Askrigg for specific instruments and we wanted Over two, three hour workshops, we will General Election, they will get plenty of air everyone to be able to play and enjoy the Sunday May 24th time. In the meantime however, a number  Explore and understand challenges faced by music,” he said “it has been exciting to see Guided walk 10.30am Gunnerside of companies are applying for exploration how electric guitar will sound with French businesses and visitors licences. One such company is The Festival service 11.00am Keld United Reformed Horn. My favourite arrangement so far is  Share what we already know about our visitors Yorkshire Dales Energy Exploration Church for the song “I’m a believer” from Shrek”. from data collected Company (YDEEC) which is looking into The idea came about when young Ragtime band 4.00pm Gunnerside the possibilities of fracking in the National  Use innovative tools to help us think performers in Hawes asked if there were Tuesday May 26th Park. What you might have thought were other things they could do during the year differently and come up with new ideas road-works may well have been the when they were not taking part in the local Guided walk 10.30am Wensley  Come up with practical things you can do YDEEC. They have been digging holes in pantomime. Organ/saxophone 4.00pm St Matthew’s straight away, which will encourage your various locations to obtain core samples of To celebrate the work of the group over Leyburn visitors to spend more! For information and the target rock formation as well as booking:: 01748 901040 conducting seismic surveys. The the last year we are holding an open Wednesday May 27th information from the exploratory drilling rehearsal and celebration evening. We will Double bass/piano 4.00pm St Oswald’s, and seismic surveys will give them an idea be working on songs from Musicals such as Askrigg Superfast of how much oil or gas can be extracted. Jersey Boys, Lion King, Oliver, Annie, Les Miserables and Blood Brothers to name a Leyburn band 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Aysgarth Hundreds more people in Wensleydale will have Although it is early days yet, their access to superfast broadband after the National geological surveys indicate that few. There will be a mixture of ensemble Thursday May 28th and solo performances as well as a chance Park Authority approved the siting of four Wensleydale may be an excellent place for Poet and playwright 11.00am Gunnerside masts in West Witton. gas extraction. for you to take part if you would like to. All Chapel welcome, refreshments available. For more The decision by the Authority's planning Whilst YDEEC may not have the information please contact Colin Bailey on Saturday May 30th committee means that about 155 homes and resources necessary to take the project into 07711 211169, [email protected] or Black Dyke Band 8.00pm Tennant’s, Leyburn businesses in and around the village will be able production, the exploration allows them to to go online. They join a growing list of visit www.blueboxt.co.uk Sunday May 31st gather the data needed to attract large communities within the National Park that now investors. For more information go to their Guided Walk 10.30am Carperby have a good connection to the internet. website: www.ydeec.co.uk. Of course, the Solo piano 7.30pm St Oswald’s, Askrigg National Park will undoubtedly have Aysgarth Institute The scheme for the village is part of one of something to say on the matter, but who Monday June 1st eight national pilot projects being funded by the Did you know that Zumba classes take Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and is knows what the future may hold. As the place on Wednesdays at 7.00pm and Muker Silver Band 7.30pm Muker Public Hall saying goes: Watch this space. being run by Airwave. The pilots are intended to Military Whist on Saturdays at 7.30pm? Tuesday June 2nd trial a number of different broadband The closing date for comments is April 663779 for details. Yorks. Film Archive 1.00pm TOSH, Leyburn technologies to identify which will be the most 1st. cost-effective and commercially viable options Urban Folk Quartet 8.30pm Wensleydale for bringing superfast broadband to Britain's Creamery most remote communities.

11 11 £2.2 million Secured Wensleydale Society for Dales Economy Members of the Wensleydale Society are Farming and rural enterprises in the invited to the AGM on Friday 10th April at Yorkshire Dales are set to benefit from £2.2 7.30 pm at West Burton Village Hall. million in LEADER funding. Members are reminded that we need a new Speakers' Secretary. Please contact the The aim of this funding, which comes from Secretary, Carolyn Waterhouse 624246 to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and is managed by Defra, is to apply and for more information. promote economic growth and generate new The AGM will be followed by The Hungry jobs across the region. Hushes by Margaret Brennan. Rima Berry, LEADER Co-ordinator explained: “This is a unique opportunity for Enjoy a Great Day Out at Beamish the rural businesses and communities in our with the Wensleydale Society on area to benefit from investment in initiatives that other types of main stream “top-down” Tuesday May 12th funding fails to reach. This opportunity has This Wensleydale Society full-day trip is only been possible through the amazing open to non-members. The coach leaves commitment and enthusiasm of local people Leyburn at 9.30 am, and returns at and all our partner organisations. Together approximately 6.30pm. we have identified the barriers we face as a The cost including coach and entrance to rural area and successfully applied for Beamish is £22. Bookings with full payment LEADER status so that we might fund the to Carolyn Waterhouse, 3,Beckwood, innovative and collaborative solutions to Spennithorne, Leyburn DL8 5FB or them." 624246 by April 14th. Please make Films The programme will open for applications cheques payable to Wensleydale Society. Fridays at 5.00 and 7.30pm towards the end of June 2015, but in the meantime Rima would like to hear from April 10th : 71 (15) with Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris people with farming and rural enterprise Exhibition at the YDNP Authority offices April 17th : Untouchables (15) with Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny projects that could utilise funding to promote economic growth and generate new jobs Yoredale, Bainbridge April 24th : Still Life (12A) with Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury across the region. May 1st: The Grand Seduction (12A) with Taylor Kitsch, Brendon Gleeson, Liane Balaban Treasured Uplands Please contact Rima: [email protected] An exhibition of linocuts by or calling 015242 51002 printmaker Fran Graham (featuring Bridget Tempest’s preview show of print, film and poetry April and May 2015 General Election Before training as an West Burton The Newsletter committee has agreed to Ecologist, Fran studied at the Gayle Village Institute A.G.M. Painting Exhibition carry no party political advertising or Glasgow School of Art. Her The West Burton Art Group will be holding information except to give below, in work for the YDNPA over The Annual General Meeting of the the last 10 years has Trustees will be held in its annual exhibition and sale of a variety of alphabetical party order, the list of paintings at West Burton Village Hall on candidates. introduced her to many a Gayle Village Institute hidden gem in the landscape and since 2012 on Friday 17th April at 7.00 pm. Easter Saturday and Sunday, 4th and Conservative Party Rishi Sunak 5th April. Entry from 10.00am to 4.00pm she has developed a series of original linocut Anyone interested in the future Green Party Leslie Rowe prints portraying the beauty of the wild plants development will be free. Refreshments will be available and donations at the door will go to local Independent John Blackie and habitats found in the Yorkshire Dales and use of the Gayle Village Institute National Park. is most welcome to attend. charities, the Herriot Hospice and Principle Independent Robin Scott S.Roocroft Trust. Framed and unframed prints and cards are Labour Party Mike Hill available to purchase UK Independence Party Matthew Cooke For more information please telephone (The Liberal Democrat has withdrawn) Lesley Knevitt at the National Park Authority, on 652326

12 12 £2.2 million Secured Wensleydale Society for Dales Economy Members of the Wensleydale Society are Farming and rural enterprises in the invited to the AGM on Friday 10th April at Yorkshire Dales are set to benefit from £2.2 7.30 pm at West Burton Village Hall. million in LEADER funding. Members are reminded that we need a new Speakers' Secretary. Please contact the The aim of this funding, which comes from Secretary, Carolyn Waterhouse 624246 to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and is managed by Defra, is to apply and for more information. promote economic growth and generate new The AGM will be followed by The Hungry jobs across the region. Hushes by Margaret Brennan. Rima Berry, LEADER Co-ordinator explained: “This is a unique opportunity for Enjoy a Great Day Out at Beamish the rural businesses and communities in our with the Wensleydale Society on area to benefit from investment in initiatives that other types of main stream “top-down” Tuesday May 12th funding fails to reach. This opportunity has This Wensleydale Society full-day trip is only been possible through the amazing open to non-members. The coach leaves commitment and enthusiasm of local people Leyburn at 9.30 am, and returns at and all our partner organisations. Together approximately 6.30pm. we have identified the barriers we face as a The cost including coach and entrance to rural area and successfully applied for Beamish is £22. Bookings with full payment LEADER status so that we might fund the to Carolyn Waterhouse, 3,Beckwood, innovative and collaborative solutions to Spennithorne, Leyburn DL8 5FB or them." 624246 by April 14th. Please make Films The programme will open for applications cheques payable to Wensleydale Society. Fridays at 5.00 and 7.30pm towards the end of June 2015, but in the meantime Rima would like to hear from April 10th : 71 (15) with Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris people with farming and rural enterprise Exhibition at the YDNP Authority offices April 17th : Untouchables (15) with Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny projects that could utilise funding to promote economic growth and generate new jobs Yoredale, Bainbridge April 24th : Still Life (12A) with Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury across the region. May 1st: The Grand Seduction (12A) with Taylor Kitsch, Brendon Gleeson, Liane Balaban Treasured Uplands Please contact Rima: [email protected] An exhibition of linocuts by or calling 015242 51002 printmaker Fran Graham (featuring Bridget Tempest’s preview show of print, film and poetry April and May 2015 General Election Before training as an West Burton The Newsletter committee has agreed to Ecologist, Fran studied at the Gayle Village Institute A.G.M. Painting Exhibition carry no party political advertising or Glasgow School of Art. Her The West Burton Art Group will be holding information except to give below, in work for the YDNPA over The Annual General Meeting of the the last 10 years has Trustees will be held in its annual exhibition and sale of a variety of alphabetical party order, the list of paintings at West Burton Village Hall on candidates. introduced her to many a Gayle Village Institute hidden gem in the landscape and since 2012 on Friday 17th April at 7.00 pm. Easter Saturday and Sunday, 4th and Conservative Party Rishi Sunak 5th April. Entry from 10.00am to 4.00pm she has developed a series of original linocut Anyone interested in the future Green Party Leslie Rowe prints portraying the beauty of the wild plants development will be free. Refreshments will be available and donations at the door will go to local Independent John Blackie and habitats found in the Yorkshire Dales and use of the Gayle Village Institute National Park. is most welcome to attend. charities, the Herriot Hospice and Principle Independent Robin Scott S.Roocroft Trust. Framed and unframed prints and cards are Labour Party Mike Hill available to purchase UK Independence Party Matthew Cooke For more information please telephone (The Liberal Democrat has withdrawn) Lesley Knevitt at the National Park Authority, on 652326

13 13 Eastertime Church Services Easter Day, April 5th Penhill/Mid-Dale area Palm Sunday, March 29th (HC=Holy 6.30am Penhill beacon: Son-rise communion) DCM What’s On Wensleydale Decorative service Penhill/Mid-Dale Area and Fine Arts Society 9.30am Wensley HC Exhibitions: 9.00am Breakfast; Redmire Village Hall Tuesday April 14th, 2.00pm 9.30am Preston HC The Pennine Ways Exhibition will be on and procession to church KEY CENTRE 9.30am West Witton HC show until 26th April. Celebrating the 10.30am Penhill United Service; Redmire Title: Emile Galle and Rene Lalique: 10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC 50th Askrigg/Bainbridge area Masters of Art Nouveau and Art Deco 11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, HC birthday of the Pennine Way. Dales 10.30am United Anglican/Methodist with children’s Easter egg artists have produced an exhibition service; St. Oswald’s. Palm crosses Exquisitely illustrated, this talk contrasts activities highlighting the walking route using art, Hawes area the achievements of the two great French 11.00am HC photography and sculpture. Also 9.00am Hardraw glass masters against a backdrop Art Deco. Bainbridge/Askrigg area included are original artefacts and 10.30am St Margaret’s HC 10.30am St Oswald’s HC archive material. The cameo vases of Galle were the 6.00pm Gayle Methodist Church Rugmakers will be on show in the highlight of European glass epitomising the 10.45am Bainbridge Methodists at Aysgarth HC Waiting Room until the end of April. Symbolist movement in France. Lalique Holy week 2.00pm Marsett Methodist HC There will a demonstration in the was a jeweller at the time of Galle’s Penhill/ Mid-Dale area 2.30pm Stalling Busk gallery on 31st March. success but moved into the production of Monday March 30th Hawes area glass by 1910. He used many of the same 7.00pm Meditation. Preston u Scar 9.00am Hardraw; children’s service April images as his countryman but transformed Tuesday March 31st 10.30am St Margaret’s HC and 28 Mar-12 April DCM Chicken Run; them into stylish graphic designs which 7.00pm Meditation. West Witton baptism 10.00am to 5.00pm. continue today to maintain the Lalique Wednesday April 1st 1 , 5 , 9 YD N P A W a l k — L o w e r 6.00pm Gayle Methodist HC name in the forefront of desirable glass. 7.00pm Meditation, Castle Bolton Wensleydale, 6 miles. 9.30am Charles Hajdamach is a top authority on Maundy Thursday start at Westholme Estate. glass and author of ‘20th Century British 7.00pm Meditation and HC 2 Hawes Town Trail: 2.00 to 4.00pm. Glass’. Thornton Rust 2 miles, Start at the Museum. 7.30pm HC, West Burton Methodist Good Friday Walk of Witness Booking advised We welcome non- members to this Bainbridge/Askrigg area You are invited to take part 7 Dry Stone-Walling Demonstration. lecture and to any future lectures of Maundy Thursday Sessions between 11.00am and interest. Lectures are held on the 2nd with Churches Together in 3.00pm Tuesday of the month from October to June 7.00pm Reflection St Oswald’s Hawes and surrounding area 9 Explore Upper Wensleydale at the Middleham Key Centre. The cost is Villages. Moderate guided 3.5m £8 per lecture. It would be helpful to Good Friday, April 3rd walk. Meet at the Museum. inform the Membership Secretary Penhill/Mid-Dale area Booking advised. 1.30 to beforehand if possible, on 01765 635244, Stations of the Cross: 4.00pm. [email protected]. 9.05am Preston + service at 10 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am to 9.30am 3.00pm. 9.35am Redmire Top Green 10.00am Castle Bolton service at 11 Sausage Making. 10.00am till Tour de Yorkshire 2015 noon, 13.30 till 3.30pm. Make 10.15am and take home your own May 1st to 3rd 10.50am Carperby Cross 11.20am Thornton Rust Institute sausages. 6 places each Here are the official routes for the three 11.50am Thoralby upper green session. Booking advisable. Cost stages: £20 Adults 12.15pm Newbiggin Day 1 Bridlington, Pickering, Rosedale 12.50pm West Burton Cross The annual Walk of Witness begins in Gayle Abbey, Danby, Whitby, Scarborough 1.25pm Wensley, Hall gates NB. All YDNPA Walks £5 per Adult, Methodist Chapel at 11.00am on Friday 3rd 1.45pm West Witton; Wens. Heifer Children Free. Day 2 Selby, Market Weighton, Beverley, April 2015. For further information on any activity Driffield, Malton, York plus service 2.00pm 2.15pm Aysgarth with service in Members and friends of Churches Together in phone 666210 . Day 3 Wakefield, Barnsley, Marsden, the Methodist Church Hawes, and the surrounding area, will reflect Ripponden, Hebden Bridge, Haworth, Bainbridge/Askrigg area on events that happened nearly 2000 years ago, Ilkley, Leeds. 2.00pm Meditation; St Oswald’s as we walk through the town to take part in a Hawes area Good Friday Taizé service to be held in St Mar- 11.00am Walk of witness leaves garet’s Church at noon. Gayle for Hawes Noon All are welcome to join this event. Worship in St Margaret’s

14 14 Eastertime Church Services Easter Day, April 5th Penhill/Mid-Dale area Palm Sunday, March 29th (HC=Holy 6.30am Penhill beacon: Son-rise communion) DCM What’s On Wensleydale Decorative service Penhill/Mid-Dale Area and Fine Arts Society 9.30am Wensley HC Exhibitions: 9.00am Breakfast; Redmire Village Hall Tuesday April 14th, 2.00pm 9.30am Preston HC The Pennine Ways Exhibition will be on and procession to church MIDDLEHAM KEY CENTRE 9.30am West Witton HC show until 26th April. Celebrating the 10.30am Penhill United Service; Redmire Title: Emile Galle and Rene Lalique: 10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC 50th Askrigg/Bainbridge area Masters of Art Nouveau and Art Deco 11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, HC birthday of the Pennine Way. Dales 10.30am United Anglican/Methodist with children’s Easter egg artists have produced an exhibition service; St. Oswald’s. Palm crosses Exquisitely illustrated, this talk contrasts activities highlighting the walking route using art, Hawes area the achievements of the two great French 11.00am Castle Bolton HC photography and sculpture. Also 9.00am Hardraw glass masters against a backdrop Art Deco. Bainbridge/Askrigg area included are original artefacts and 10.30am St Margaret’s HC 10.30am St Oswald’s HC archive material. The cameo vases of Galle were the 6.00pm Gayle Methodist Church Rugmakers will be on show in the highlight of European glass epitomising the 10.45am Bainbridge Methodists at Aysgarth HC Waiting Room until the end of April. Symbolist movement in France. Lalique Holy week 2.00pm Marsett Methodist HC There will a demonstration in the was a jeweller at the time of Galle’s Penhill/ Mid-Dale area 2.30pm Stalling Busk gallery on 31st March. success but moved into the production of Monday March 30th Hawes area glass by 1910. He used many of the same 7.00pm Meditation. Preston u Scar 9.00am Hardraw; children’s service April images as his countryman but transformed Tuesday March 31st 10.30am St Margaret’s HC and 28 Mar-12 April DCM Chicken Run; them into stylish graphic designs which 7.00pm Meditation. West Witton baptism 10.00am to 5.00pm. continue today to maintain the Lalique Wednesday April 1st 1 , 5 , 9 YD N P A W a l k — L o w e r 6.00pm Gayle Methodist HC name in the forefront of desirable glass. 7.00pm Meditation, Castle Bolton Wensleydale, 6 miles. 9.30am Charles Hajdamach is a top authority on Maundy Thursday start at Westholme Estate. glass and author of ‘20th Century British 7.00pm Meditation and HC 2 Hawes Town Trail: 2.00 to 4.00pm. Glass’. Thornton Rust 2 miles, Start at the Museum. 7.30pm HC, West Burton Methodist Good Friday Walk of Witness Booking advised We welcome non- members to this Bainbridge/Askrigg area You are invited to take part 7 Dry Stone-Walling Demonstration. lecture and to any future lectures of Maundy Thursday Sessions between 11.00am and interest. Lectures are held on the 2nd with Churches Together in 3.00pm Tuesday of the month from October to June 7.00pm Reflection St Oswald’s Hawes and surrounding area 9 Explore Upper Wensleydale at the Middleham Key Centre. The cost is Villages. Moderate guided 3.5m £8 per lecture. It would be helpful to Good Friday, April 3rd walk. Meet at the Museum. inform the Membership Secretary Penhill/Mid-Dale area Booking advised. 1.30 to beforehand if possible, on 01765 635244, Stations of the Cross: 4.00pm. [email protected]. 9.05am Preston + service at 10 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am to 9.30am 3.00pm. 9.35am Redmire Top Green 10.00am Castle Bolton service at 11 Sausage Making. 10.00am till Tour de Yorkshire 2015 noon, 13.30 till 3.30pm. Make 10.15am and take home your own May 1st to 3rd 10.50am Carperby Cross 11.20am Thornton Rust Institute sausages. 6 places each Here are the official routes for the three 11.50am Thoralby upper green session. Booking advisable. Cost stages: £20 Adults 12.15pm Newbiggin Day 1 Bridlington, Pickering, Rosedale 12.50pm West Burton Cross The annual Walk of Witness begins in Gayle Abbey, Danby, Whitby, Scarborough 1.25pm Wensley, Hall gates NB. All YDNPA Walks £5 per Adult, Methodist Chapel at 11.00am on Friday 3rd 1.45pm West Witton; Wens. Heifer Children Free. Day 2 Selby, Market Weighton, Beverley, April 2015. For further information on any activity Driffield, Malton, York plus service 2.00pm 2.15pm Aysgarth with service in Members and friends of Churches Together in phone 666210 . Day 3 Wakefield, Barnsley, Marsden, the Methodist Church Hawes, and the surrounding area, will reflect Ripponden, Hebden Bridge, Haworth, Bainbridge/Askrigg area on events that happened nearly 2000 years ago, Ilkley, Leeds. 2.00pm Meditation; St Oswald’s as we walk through the town to take part in a Hawes area Good Friday Taizé service to be held in St Mar- 11.00am Walk of witness leaves garet’s Church at noon. Gayle for Hawes Noon All are welcome to join this event. Worship in St Margaret’s

15 15 WHAT’S ON LISTING; please add these dates to your Diary Newsletter Accounts March 2014 to support six local students with book and March 12 Penhill Benefice: United Service at February 2015 equipment grants during the year and we 27 Last Mid-Dale Lent Lunch. Aysgarth West Witton. 10.30 am. Income made several small donations at the request of Institute; noon to 1.30pm. 13 Swaledale Festival. Phone and call-in our monthly competition winners to the Balances b/f [includes £416.52 of 27 Musical Theatre Project; Carperby Bookings begin. See p.11 following charities: Action on Hearing Loss, Village Hall, 7.00pm. See p.10 14 YDNPA Planning Committee; Yoredale unclaimed cheques from 2013/14] Caring for Life, Dogs Trust Darlington, 27 Yoredale Natural History Society, Bainbridge. 1.00pm 10073.95 Myeloma UK, Starlight Children’s Leyburn Methodist Hall, 7.30pm. 14 Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Foundation, Stroke Association, Swaledale Donations and postal subs 815.00 28 Exploding Buddhas at the Fountain Middleham Key Centre, 2.00pm. Mountain Rescue Team, Yorkshire Air Hotel, Hawes See p.14 Collection boxes 4011.01 Ambulance and Yorkshire Film Archive. 29 Palm Sunday. For Easter-time 15 Carperby W.I. “China, the World’s Adverts 10445.00 Larger donations included: Church services’. See p.15 Garden Centre”, Peter Cunningham. Refund 125.00 29 Afternoon Teas; St Oswald’s Church. 7.30pm £500 Thornton Rust Mission Room Askrigg 15 Bainbridge and District Motor Club Interest 36.31 £250 St Oswald’s PCC digital piano 31 Marie Curie; Hawes Street collection Rally. See p.25 15432.32 £150 Askrigg Handbell Ringers Day 15,22 Tourism Businesses Workshops. For Holy Week and Easter Day Church See p.11 £100 King’s Club 25506.27 Services, please see p.15 16 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute, 7.00pm.”45 £100 HAOS years as a Geordie in the Dales”. Expenditure £100 Wensleydale Chorus April Philip Holden Production costs 9559.10 1 Coffee Club; Valley View, Castle Bolton 17 Museum Friends: “The History of Peat” £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song Distribution costs 783.59 10.30am to noon 7.30pm. As always we are very grateful for the 3 Walk of Witness; From Gayle Methodist 17 Yoredale—Natural History Society. Donations 1605.00 donations that readers have sent to the Chapel, 11.00am. See p 15 AGM and quiz, Leyburn Methodist Committee expenses and honoraria Newsletter, along with lots of lovely 4 Men’s Prayer Breakfast; Sycamore Hall Hall, 7.30pm. 2003.92 comments about the publication. Thank you! 8.30am 17 Gayle Institute AGM. See p.12 J.W.T. 4,5 West Burton Painting Exhibition. 18 Gayle Mill Willow Weaving; 10.am to Room rental 20.00 See p.12 4.00pm. £65. See p.21 Prizes 170.00 5 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours; 19 Methodist service, St Margaret’s Book grant scheme for students Askrigg and 11.00am and 2.30pm. See p. 21 Church, Hawes.10.30am. 1400.11 Notice Boards 5,6 Aysgarth Station. Wensleydale 19 Messy Church; Bainbridge, 4.00pm. Askrigg and Low Abbotside has, perhaps Railway Heritage Centre. 10.00am to 21 Deadline for submissions to: ‘Live, Equipment 13.56 surprisingly in these days of hi-tech 4.00pm. See p.22 Shop, Hawes’ brochure. See p.28 Computer software and hardware 43.98 communications, no fewer than six notice 6,7,14,21,28 St Margaret’s Church, 21 Middleham and Dales Local History 15599.26 Hawes; Tea and Scones. 1.00 to Group; Key Centre, 2.00pm. See p.24 boards throughout the parish. 3.00pm. 21 Air Ambulance Clothes Collection at Balance c/f 9907.01 They still play a vital part in getting 6 Easter Monday plant sale and cakes; Schools. Askrigg, 8.30am. Bainbridge, messages to the local community but - unlike Castle Bolton. 10.00am to noon 9.30am and West Burton, 10.30am. 25506.27 facebook and Twitter - they are subject to the 6 Coffee Morning; Gunnerside Chapel, See p.8 battering and bruising of the English weather. From 10.00am. 24 PENNINE WAY 50 years; actual The accounts were audited and approved on Now, says parish council chairman, Allen Kirkbride, they are all in need of some TLC: 6 Car Boot Sale; Bolton Park designation date 9th March 2015 by Barry Wilcox, MCMI. 7 Drop in for coffee, Cross House, 25 Gregorian Chant Workshop; St Oswald’s cleaning, stripping, painting and polishing. Although the bank balances carried forward Carperby, 10.00am to noon Church, Askrigg. 10.00am to 4.00pm. There are two in Askrigg itself and the others this year are similar to those of 2013/14, we 7 Hawes Drama Group reads Alan See p.5 are at Low Abbotside, Woodhall, Newbiggin have made fewer large donations and there Ayckbourn’s “Family Circles”. Gayle 26 Bainbridge Methodist Church; Service and Nappa Scar. have been further increases in distribution Institute, 7.30pm. in Sycamore Hall, 10.30am. If you think you could give one or more of costs arising from new postal rates introduced the noticeboards a facelift, parish clerk Karen 8,22 Wednesday Club, Redmire. 2.00pm. 26 Gayle Mill: Intro. to Blacksmithing, during 2014/15. Lynch would like to hear from you on 10 ‘Filling Station’, Middleham Key Centre 10.00am to 4.30pm. £95. See p.21 650909 or email [email protected]. 7.00pm. 28 Hawes Weighbridge, Open Day. See p.5 Nevertheless, we have been pleased to There will be a small payment for the work. 10 Wensleydale Society AGM. See p.13 29 St Margaret’s Church, Hawes, Harmony 11 Hopper’s Refreshments for Hawes Gala Gospel Singers. Time to be confirmed

16 16 WHAT’S ON LISTING; please add these dates to your Diary Newsletter Accounts March 2014 to support six local students with book and March 12 Penhill Benefice: United Service at February 2015 equipment grants during the year and we 27 Last Mid-Dale Lent Lunch. Aysgarth West Witton. 10.30 am. Income made several small donations at the request of Institute; noon to 1.30pm. 13 Swaledale Festival. Phone and call-in our monthly competition winners to the Balances b/f [includes £416.52 of 27 Musical Theatre Project; Carperby Bookings begin. See p.11 following charities: Action on Hearing Loss, Village Hall, 7.00pm. See p.10 14 YDNPA Planning Committee; Yoredale unclaimed cheques from 2013/14] Caring for Life, Dogs Trust Darlington, 27 Yoredale Natural History Society, Bainbridge. 1.00pm 10073.95 Myeloma UK, Starlight Children’s Leyburn Methodist Hall, 7.30pm. 14 Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Foundation, Stroke Association, Swaledale Donations and postal subs 815.00 28 Exploding Buddhas at the Fountain Middleham Key Centre, 2.00pm. Mountain Rescue Team, Yorkshire Air Hotel, Hawes See p.14 Collection boxes 4011.01 Ambulance and Yorkshire Film Archive. 29 Palm Sunday. For Easter-time 15 Carperby W.I. “China, the World’s Adverts 10445.00 Larger donations included: Church services’. See p.15 Garden Centre”, Peter Cunningham. Refund 125.00 29 Afternoon Teas; St Oswald’s Church. 7.30pm £500 Thornton Rust Mission Room Askrigg 15 Bainbridge and District Motor Club Interest 36.31 £250 St Oswald’s PCC digital piano 31 Marie Curie; Hawes Street collection Rally. See p.25 15432.32 £150 Askrigg Handbell Ringers Day 15,22 Tourism Businesses Workshops. For Holy Week and Easter Day Church See p.11 £100 King’s Club 25506.27 Services, please see p.15 16 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute, 7.00pm.”45 £100 HAOS years as a Geordie in the Dales”. Expenditure £100 Wensleydale Chorus April Philip Holden Production costs 9559.10 1 Coffee Club; Valley View, Castle Bolton 17 Museum Friends: “The History of Peat” £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song Distribution costs 783.59 10.30am to noon 7.30pm. As always we are very grateful for the 3 Walk of Witness; From Gayle Methodist 17 Yoredale—Natural History Society. Donations 1605.00 donations that readers have sent to the Chapel, 11.00am. See p 15 AGM and quiz, Leyburn Methodist Committee expenses and honoraria Newsletter, along with lots of lovely 4 Men’s Prayer Breakfast; Sycamore Hall Hall, 7.30pm. 2003.92 comments about the publication. Thank you! 8.30am 17 Gayle Institute AGM. See p.12 J.W.T. 4,5 West Burton Painting Exhibition. 18 Gayle Mill Willow Weaving; 10.am to Room rental 20.00 See p.12 4.00pm. £65. See p.21 Prizes 170.00 5 Gayle Mill Demonstration Tours; 19 Methodist service, St Margaret’s Book grant scheme for students Askrigg and Low Abbotside 11.00am and 2.30pm. See p. 21 Church, Hawes.10.30am. 1400.11 Notice Boards 5,6 Aysgarth Station. Wensleydale 19 Messy Church; Bainbridge, 4.00pm. Askrigg and Low Abbotside has, perhaps Railway Heritage Centre. 10.00am to 21 Deadline for submissions to: ‘Live, Equipment 13.56 surprisingly in these days of hi-tech 4.00pm. See p.22 Shop, Hawes’ brochure. See p.28 Computer software and hardware 43.98 communications, no fewer than six notice 6,7,14,21,28 St Margaret’s Church, 21 Middleham and Dales Local History 15599.26 Hawes; Tea and Scones. 1.00 to Group; Key Centre, 2.00pm. See p.24 boards throughout the parish. 3.00pm. 21 Air Ambulance Clothes Collection at Balance c/f 9907.01 They still play a vital part in getting 6 Easter Monday plant sale and cakes; Schools. Askrigg, 8.30am. Bainbridge, messages to the local community but - unlike Castle Bolton. 10.00am to noon 9.30am and West Burton, 10.30am. 25506.27 facebook and Twitter - they are subject to the 6 Coffee Morning; Gunnerside Chapel, See p.8 battering and bruising of the English weather. From 10.00am. 24 PENNINE WAY 50 years; actual The accounts were audited and approved on Now, says parish council chairman, Allen Kirkbride, they are all in need of some TLC: 6 Car Boot Sale; Bolton Park designation date 9th March 2015 by Barry Wilcox, MCMI. 7 Drop in for coffee, Cross House, 25 Gregorian Chant Workshop; St Oswald’s cleaning, stripping, painting and polishing. Although the bank balances carried forward Carperby, 10.00am to noon Church, Askrigg. 10.00am to 4.00pm. There are two in Askrigg itself and the others this year are similar to those of 2013/14, we 7 Hawes Drama Group reads Alan See p.5 are at Low Abbotside, Woodhall, Newbiggin have made fewer large donations and there Ayckbourn’s “Family Circles”. Gayle 26 Bainbridge Methodist Church; Service and Nappa Scar. have been further increases in distribution Institute, 7.30pm. in Sycamore Hall, 10.30am. If you think you could give one or more of costs arising from new postal rates introduced the noticeboards a facelift, parish clerk Karen 8,22 Wednesday Club, Redmire. 2.00pm. 26 Gayle Mill: Intro. to Blacksmithing, during 2014/15. Lynch would like to hear from you on 10 ‘Filling Station’, Middleham Key Centre 10.00am to 4.30pm. £95. See p.21 650909 or email [email protected]. 7.00pm. 28 Hawes Weighbridge, Open Day. See p.5 Nevertheless, we have been pleased to There will be a small payment for the work. 10 Wensleydale Society AGM. See p.13 29 St Margaret’s Church, Hawes, Harmony 11 Hopper’s Refreshments for Hawes Gala Gospel Singers. Time to be confirmed

17 17 carefully before you click that button! Newsletter Annual Report Remembering Lynda in Style One final thing – whenever you are The folowing is the report presented at our A fundraising night at the King’s Arms, Beware the world of downloads! following an installation screen it is A.G.M. last month. Askrigg, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support tempting to accept the standard or quick and in memory of actress Lynda Bellingham, One of the commonest things anyone says to install – never do this always choose custom 2014 was another very successful year for me, when I am looking at their computer, is the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter with its raised more than £3,300. install. Read each page carefully and make Lynda, who died in October, played Helen, “I don’t know where that came from – I sure only the things continued high standard of presentation, didn’t do it”. I usually stifle a chuckle as I accuracy, general information and interest, wife to Christopher Timothy’s , you want are in the popular BBC television series All hear the Bart Simspon defence but I also installed. and occasional humour. We have been feel really annoyed that someone else has particularly pleased with the number of Creatures Great and Small during the second more than likely been got by the download Cello concert coming readers ‘from away’ who have written in to run of filming in the late ’80s, early ’90s. scammers. in May to Aysgarth! compliment us.. The King’s Arms became its fictional I mentioned last equivalent, the Drovers Arms, in the Here is a scenario – you are looking for Our policy of “only one-third” of the imaginary village of , for one night something to download – you may have had month meeting Newsletter for adverts means more room for interesting people only and prices for all drinks were just five a message the something needs updating articles and news, but also allows the adverts pence, the equivalent of the old shilling. (Java, Flash or numerous other things) and online. One such to show up better, and we rely on them for person has become a All the food and drink was donated by local couldn’t be bothered at the time and go much of our finance, although income from businesses, as were raffle prizes and items for looking for that update or you genuinely good friend called collection boxes continues to do well. Corrine Morris. auction. “Everybody has been so generous, want to download a programme, music or This year has seen the retirement of Janet with their time, money and gifts. We have video. We met originally via Facebook and she is Purvis from Gayle as a proof-reader, a task been overwhelmed by kindness,” said For the sake of argument you go to Google a wonderful international cellist. She was she had performed with great care since King’s Arms manager, Helen Mackay, who to search and see the thing you want listed interviewed recently on BBC Radio 3 – 1997. We are pleased to say we now have a watched the filming in Askrigg as a child, so click on the link. You are then confronted check out her playing and an interview here team of six who can be called upon as and whose idea the evening was. http://tinyurl.com/cm-radio3 with a webpage which seems to have loads required. We also welcomed Karen With singing round the piano, and an array of download buttons and flashing messages I have managed to persuade her to come Prudden, from Bainbridge as a member of of imaginative 1940s costumes capturing saying “your computer is running slowly!” up from London to Wensleydale (St. our bright and breezy committee. the spirit of the era evoked by the James or “speed up your internet connection!” or Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth at 7.30pm) and th But the monthly issues would be much Herriot novels, it was a night of celebration, “your computer is infected!”. give us a concert on Wednesday May 13 . poorer without the enormous support from all as well as memories. “It was such a popular If you see anything like this STOP! Don’t It would be great if as many people could who write, send information and comments, programme and Lynda Bellingham was a click anything – you are more than likely on come along as possible and give her a big and distribute the Newsletter. The list much-loved actress, we wanted to do a scam download site – click the browser Dales welcome. numbers nearly 150 of these. We’re proud of something special in memory of her,” said back button to get back to the google results Tickets on the door will cost £15 but can that; please don’t let it slip— and thank you. Helen. page. be bought in advance via A.S.W. Presentation of the cheque to Macmillan www.ticketsource.co.uk/cmconcerts for £12 What you should do is look at the website (Please remember our policy re articles. All Cancer Support will take place later in the address google is taking you to. Almost (no extra charges if you print your own year. Betsy Everett tickets) – you can find full details there too. must carry a by-line unless there is a very certainly it is unlikely to be first in the list – pressing reason for anonymity, and the scammers are good at getting their result If you would like to catch a glimpse of committee members’ pieces only appear with high up the list! Look instead for the website Corinne playing check out your YouTube their initials.) that the program writers use (eg. If it is channel at www.youtube.com/user/ New in Hawes Adobe Flash check you are going to CorinneMorrisCellist Somethings to look forward to: Caffe Curva adobe.com and not download.com !) It is good to know that good things come “Live-Shop-Hawes” Brochure will be re-opening “as soon after Easter as we Why do they do this? Simple money – from the internet too. We will be producing a new updated version can”, says Pat Kirkbride, “and locals will be every time you download and install rubbish Any questions or suggestions for future of the brochure this year. If you would like pleased to hear that my Mum will be baking they get paid by the rubbish writers! It gets computer articles please do drop me a line at to have a free entry, or update the entry you the cakes. She wouldn’t know what to do worse – even legitimate websites now [email protected] have, please e-mail your details to: with herself if she wasn’t baking for bundle other stuff – eg. Adobe often off … until next month and a Happy Easter. [email protected], or call into something!” Evening meals will follow later. toolbars or McAfee Security Scan as ‘value Rhodes Pet and Wildlife Supplies in The Carol Haynes And on Main Street from Tuesday April 7th added’ – make sure you read the page Neukin, Hawes. we will have a haberdashery shop: “Shop on The deadline is Tuesday, April 21st. the Bridge”, in what was the food takeaway, being set up by John and Linda Snow Abbie Rhodes, UWCP

18 18 carefully before you click that button! Newsletter Annual Report Remembering Lynda in Style One final thing – whenever you are The folowing is the report presented at our A fundraising night at the King’s Arms, Beware the world of downloads! following an installation screen it is A.G.M. last month. Askrigg, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support tempting to accept the standard or quick and in memory of actress Lynda Bellingham, One of the commonest things anyone says to install – never do this always choose custom 2014 was another very successful year for me, when I am looking at their computer, is the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter with its raised more than £3,300. install. Read each page carefully and make Lynda, who died in October, played Helen, “I don’t know where that came from – I sure only the things continued high standard of presentation, didn’t do it”. I usually stifle a chuckle as I accuracy, general information and interest, wife to Christopher Timothy’s James Herriot, you want are in the popular BBC television series All hear the Bart Simspon defence but I also installed. and occasional humour. We have been feel really annoyed that someone else has particularly pleased with the number of Creatures Great and Small during the second more than likely been got by the download Cello concert coming readers ‘from away’ who have written in to run of filming in the late ’80s, early ’90s. scammers. in May to Aysgarth! compliment us.. The King’s Arms became its fictional I mentioned last equivalent, the Drovers Arms, in the Here is a scenario – you are looking for Our policy of “only one-third” of the imaginary village of Darrowby, for one night something to download – you may have had month meeting Newsletter for adverts means more room for interesting people only and prices for all drinks were just five a message the something needs updating articles and news, but also allows the adverts pence, the equivalent of the old shilling. (Java, Flash or numerous other things) and online. One such to show up better, and we rely on them for person has become a All the food and drink was donated by local couldn’t be bothered at the time and go much of our finance, although income from businesses, as were raffle prizes and items for looking for that update or you genuinely good friend called collection boxes continues to do well. Corrine Morris. auction. “Everybody has been so generous, want to download a programme, music or This year has seen the retirement of Janet with their time, money and gifts. We have video. We met originally via Facebook and she is Purvis from Gayle as a proof-reader, a task been overwhelmed by kindness,” said For the sake of argument you go to Google a wonderful international cellist. She was she had performed with great care since King’s Arms manager, Helen Mackay, who to search and see the thing you want listed interviewed recently on BBC Radio 3 – 1997. We are pleased to say we now have a watched the filming in Askrigg as a child, so click on the link. You are then confronted check out her playing and an interview here team of six who can be called upon as and whose idea the evening was. http://tinyurl.com/cm-radio3 with a webpage which seems to have loads required. We also welcomed Karen With singing round the piano, and an array of download buttons and flashing messages I have managed to persuade her to come Prudden, from Bainbridge as a member of of imaginative 1940s costumes capturing saying “your computer is running slowly!” up from London to Wensleydale (St. our bright and breezy committee. the spirit of the era evoked by the James or “speed up your internet connection!” or Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth at 7.30pm) and th But the monthly issues would be much Herriot novels, it was a night of celebration, “your computer is infected!”. give us a concert on Wednesday May 13 . poorer without the enormous support from all as well as memories. “It was such a popular If you see anything like this STOP! Don’t It would be great if as many people could who write, send information and comments, programme and Lynda Bellingham was a click anything – you are more than likely on come along as possible and give her a big and distribute the Newsletter. The list much-loved actress, we wanted to do a scam download site – click the browser Dales welcome. numbers nearly 150 of these. We’re proud of something special in memory of her,” said back button to get back to the google results Tickets on the door will cost £15 but can that; please don’t let it slip— and thank you. Helen. page. be bought in advance via A.S.W. Presentation of the cheque to Macmillan www.ticketsource.co.uk/cmconcerts for £12 What you should do is look at the website (Please remember our policy re articles. All Cancer Support will take place later in the address google is taking you to. Almost (no extra charges if you print your own year. Betsy Everett tickets) – you can find full details there too. must carry a by-line unless there is a very certainly it is unlikely to be first in the list – pressing reason for anonymity, and the scammers are good at getting their result If you would like to catch a glimpse of committee members’ pieces only appear with high up the list! Look instead for the website Corinne playing check out your YouTube their initials.) that the program writers use (eg. If it is channel at www.youtube.com/user/ New in Hawes Adobe Flash check you are going to CorinneMorrisCellist Somethings to look forward to: Caffe Curva adobe.com and not download.com !) It is good to know that good things come “Live-Shop-Hawes” Brochure will be re-opening “as soon after Easter as we Why do they do this? Simple money – from the internet too. We will be producing a new updated version can”, says Pat Kirkbride, “and locals will be every time you download and install rubbish Any questions or suggestions for future of the brochure this year. If you would like pleased to hear that my Mum will be baking they get paid by the rubbish writers! It gets computer articles please do drop me a line at to have a free entry, or update the entry you the cakes. She wouldn’t know what to do worse – even legitimate websites now [email protected] have, please e-mail your details to: with herself if she wasn’t baking for bundle other stuff – eg. Adobe often off … until next month and a Happy Easter. [email protected], or call into something!” Evening meals will follow later. toolbars or McAfee Security Scan as ‘value Rhodes Pet and Wildlife Supplies in The Carol Haynes And on Main Street from Tuesday April 7th added’ – make sure you read the page Neukin, Hawes. we will have a haberdashery shop: “Shop on The deadline is Tuesday, April 21st. the Bridge”, in what was the food takeaway, being set up by John and Linda Snow Abbie Rhodes, UWCP

19 19 There was also a jumble stall and other Bainbridge, Askrigg and demonstration, makes the process of hot exciting things to do such as cakes to buy Gayle Mill Events West Burton Schools forging and shaping the steel seem so and a chocolate tombola. All profits went Demonstration Tours – Sunday 5th April 2015 easy! Every one attending this course works to Comic Relief – we made £449.33! 11.00am and 2.30pm £12 The Brownlee Brothers with their own forge and has an opportunity to Wow! On Friday 26th of February, two very Come and join our Demonstration Tours first learn how to spread, bend, taper, split, hot famous brothers spoke to Years 3, 4, 5 and Overall it was a very good day with lots Sunday of each month. A two hour tour where punch, and thicken steel in a full day’s 6 of Askrigg and Bainbridge Schools. We of fun activities to do. It also helped to you get to see the original 1879 machinery workshop which will include a much-needed spoke to them using Skype so they could make good friendships with house team working! Includes light refreshments. To hearty lunch, all materials to take home your see us and we could see them in their own mates. book: 01969 667320 or email own hand-crafted key ring and clothes house. ‘I personally had to sit on a chair and get [email protected] hooks. To book: 01969 667320 or email [email protected] The Brownlee Brothers are triathlon men. wet sponges thrown at me,’ says Tom Willow Weaving - Plant Structures and Their names are Jonny and Alastair, they Dinsdale. Garden Edgings – Future Events Saturday 18th April do swimming, running and biking. They ‘It was a very exciting and jolly play on INTRODUCTION TO WHEELWRIGHTING 1 0 . 0 0 a m – have also been in the Olympics: Alastair Red Nose Day. We raised lots of money SATURDAY 9TH MAY 4.00pm £65 won gold and Jonny won bronze. for just being funny,’ was India Atkinson’s 9.00am – 4.30pm It took us a long time to think of what to opinion. Enjoy an inspiring day RELIEF WOOD CARVING say to them. When we did speak to them, ‘I really enjoyed the day because I liked for making garden SATURDAY 16TH MAY 2015 we asked them questions but we had to seeing all the schools having fun together,’ structures, willow 10.30am – 4.30pm think carefully about the questions we said Lola Reilly. edgings and plant asked. supports. You’ll James Peacock thought, ‘I liked it master some simple We asked question like ‘what do you eat because it was more than just dressing up techniques of weaving National Park Planning Review for breakfast?’ and ‘have you ever been late and I liked that it was on BAWB day.’ and preparing willow rods and walk away with The two statutory requirements of a National for the Olympics?’ We also asked ‘which is Tom Dinsdale Y6 your own garden supports and structures to Park are 1) to conserve the environment and 2) your favourite sport?’ The brothers’ help you get your garden in bloom! All to facilitate public enjoyment of the special favourite question was, ‘who is the tuition, materials and lunch included for this qualities of the park. Helping local naughtiest brother’ and they replied with spring activity. To book: 01969 667320 or Community Office communities is a more peripheral duty, not a Alastair. email [email protected] primary purpose. So we all had a good time talking to the IT Spectacular: 31st March at the Brownlee Brothers and would love to do it Community Office/Library. A day of IT However, members of the National Park again soon. Mollie Clarkson Y5 activities for everybody that wants to take Authority have realised that in order to prevent part. I-pad and tablet taming, using ebay, decline in the area they must support local twitter and facebook, online security, Comic Relief communities. This means providing houses absolute beginners etc. All welcome, please th and jobs. To do this, some relaxation of On Friday 13 March, pupils from all three ask in the office for details. the planning policy is needed, for example schools in our collaboration met at Askrigg 10 Year Anniversary Coffee Morning - allowing open market housing to help pay for to do numerous activities for Comic Relief. Tuesday 7th April affordable houses and broadening the local We worked with the children in our own occupancy restriction to include a wider range This April we will be celebrating the houses - Dormice, Red Squirrels and Otters of people. – so we had three groups of children, with Community Office and Library's 10yr people from Reception to Y6 in each anniversary in The Neukin with a coffee This change of heart has come about as a group. We had photo booths with funny morning. Come and join us for coffee, result of changes in national planning policies faces, masks to make and sporting cake, some children's Easter Activities and and also points made in response to last year’s stories. Help us celebrate how we have Hands-on Heritage Introduction to draft Local Plan. The new consultation activities. th grown from strength to strength over the Blacksmithing – Sunday 26 April 2015 documents are available at In the afternoon we had a school fete. last decade, adding The Little White Bus 10:00am – 4:30pm £95 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/planning/ Everything at the fete was organised and planningpolicy/future-policy and the deadline and Hawes Post Office to our operations. Adrian Wood is an expert Blacksmith well- run by the School Council members from for any comments is noon on 1st May. It will Let's see what we can do over the next 10 known to enthusiasts at Gayle Mill. His the three schools. Children were allowed be interesting to see what difference the years! courses are always very popular because his to go round and do things such as throw changes make. wet sponges at teachers and ice biscuits. Abbie Rhodes tuition style, a blend of explanation and

20 20 There was also a jumble stall and other Bainbridge, Askrigg and demonstration, makes the process of hot exciting things to do such as cakes to buy Gayle Mill Events West Burton Schools forging and shaping the steel seem so and a chocolate tombola. All profits went Demonstration Tours – Sunday 5th April 2015 easy! Every one attending this course works to Comic Relief – we made £449.33! 11.00am and 2.30pm £12 The Brownlee Brothers with their own forge and has an opportunity to Wow! On Friday 26th of February, two very Come and join our Demonstration Tours first learn how to spread, bend, taper, split, hot famous brothers spoke to Years 3, 4, 5 and Overall it was a very good day with lots Sunday of each month. A two hour tour where punch, and thicken steel in a full day’s 6 of Askrigg and Bainbridge Schools. We of fun activities to do. It also helped to you get to see the original 1879 machinery workshop which will include a much-needed spoke to them using Skype so they could make good friendships with house team working! Includes light refreshments. To hearty lunch, all materials to take home your see us and we could see them in their own mates. book: 01969 667320 or email own hand-crafted key ring and clothes house. ‘I personally had to sit on a chair and get [email protected] hooks. To book: 01969 667320 or email [email protected] The Brownlee Brothers are triathlon men. wet sponges thrown at me,’ says Tom Willow Weaving - Plant Structures and Their names are Jonny and Alastair, they Dinsdale. Garden Edgings – Future Events Saturday 18th April do swimming, running and biking. They ‘It was a very exciting and jolly play on INTRODUCTION TO WHEELWRIGHTING 1 0 . 0 0 a m – have also been in the Olympics: Alastair Red Nose Day. We raised lots of money SATURDAY 9TH MAY 4.00pm £65 won gold and Jonny won bronze. for just being funny,’ was India Atkinson’s 9.00am – 4.30pm It took us a long time to think of what to opinion. Enjoy an inspiring day RELIEF WOOD CARVING say to them. When we did speak to them, ‘I really enjoyed the day because I liked for making garden SATURDAY 16TH MAY 2015 we asked them questions but we had to seeing all the schools having fun together,’ structures, willow 10.30am – 4.30pm think carefully about the questions we said Lola Reilly. edgings and plant asked. supports. You’ll James Peacock thought, ‘I liked it master some simple We asked question like ‘what do you eat because it was more than just dressing up techniques of weaving National Park Planning Review for breakfast?’ and ‘have you ever been late and I liked that it was on BAWB day.’ and preparing willow rods and walk away with The two statutory requirements of a National for the Olympics?’ We also asked ‘which is Tom Dinsdale Y6 your own garden supports and structures to Park are 1) to conserve the environment and 2) your favourite sport?’ The brothers’ help you get your garden in bloom! All to facilitate public enjoyment of the special favourite question was, ‘who is the tuition, materials and lunch included for this qualities of the park. Helping local naughtiest brother’ and they replied with spring activity. To book: 01969 667320 or Community Office communities is a more peripheral duty, not a Alastair. email [email protected] primary purpose. So we all had a good time talking to the IT Spectacular: 31st March at the Brownlee Brothers and would love to do it Community Office/Library. A day of IT However, members of the National Park again soon. Mollie Clarkson Y5 activities for everybody that wants to take Authority have realised that in order to prevent part. I-pad and tablet taming, using ebay, decline in the area they must support local twitter and facebook, online security, Comic Relief communities. This means providing houses absolute beginners etc. All welcome, please th and jobs. To do this, some relaxation of On Friday 13 March, pupils from all three ask in the office for details. the planning policy is needed, for example schools in our collaboration met at Askrigg 10 Year Anniversary Coffee Morning - allowing open market housing to help pay for to do numerous activities for Comic Relief. Tuesday 7th April affordable houses and broadening the local We worked with the children in our own occupancy restriction to include a wider range This April we will be celebrating the houses - Dormice, Red Squirrels and Otters of people. – so we had three groups of children, with Community Office and Library's 10yr people from Reception to Y6 in each anniversary in The Neukin with a coffee This change of heart has come about as a group. We had photo booths with funny morning. Come and join us for coffee, result of changes in national planning policies faces, masks to make and sporting cake, some children's Easter Activities and and also points made in response to last year’s stories. Help us celebrate how we have Hands-on Heritage Introduction to draft Local Plan. The new consultation activities. th grown from strength to strength over the Blacksmithing – Sunday 26 April 2015 documents are available at In the afternoon we had a school fete. last decade, adding The Little White Bus 10:00am – 4:30pm £95 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/planning/ Everything at the fete was organised and planningpolicy/future-policy and the deadline and Hawes Post Office to our operations. Adrian Wood is an expert Blacksmith well- run by the School Council members from for any comments is noon on 1st May. It will Let's see what we can do over the next 10 known to enthusiasts at Gayle Mill. His the three schools. Children were allowed be interesting to see what difference the years! courses are always very popular because his to go round and do things such as throw changes make. wet sponges at teachers and ice biscuits. Abbie Rhodes tuition style, a blend of explanation and

21 21 Askrigg Village Book Heavens Above the night of the 22nd/23rd when you can Work continues apace on the Askrigg and expect to see around 10 bright shooting Low Abbotside Village Book 2015, a 200- Venus steals the show this month - a bril- stars an hour. Best time to look is after The children have been busy planting flowers page, leather-bound, A3-sized scrapbook - liant 'Evening Star' blazing low in the west midnight. Lyrid meteors often leave glow- to brighten up the exterior of Dalesplay and though that will hardly do it justice - covering after sunset. Throughout April the planet ing trains and during a good display there's potting bulbs as a gift for their wonderful just about every aspect of life in the parish. grows even brighter as it slowly pulls a real chance of glimpsing a spectacular Mothers. They made some spectacular Volunteer photographers are in the process of away from the Sun, and stays visible until 'fireball' like the one seen over Loch Ness Mother’s day cards and made paper daffodils to visiting every dwelling to take pictures of after midnight by the month's end. At mag- recently. Have clear skies! bring a smile to Mummy’s face. Some of the people in or outside their homes: if you nitude -4.1 it far outshines anything else in Al Bireo children enjoyed a trip to the Wensleydale haven’t been contacted yet you will be soon. the night sky apart from the Moon, and can dairy where we saw how cheese was made and If you don’t want to appear in the book then even cast a shadow under the right condi- some of the children saw their busy parents at of course that’s fine. If you do and haven’t tions. Between April 10-11th Venus passes Aysgarth Station work. Thank you very much for your kind completed a questionnaire you can still do s just 3º south of the Pleiades star cluster - a Wensleydale Railway Heritage hospitality, the children thoroughly enjoyed the o a nd leave it at either the village shop or with beautiful sight through binoculars or a experience. me at Wendal Main St. wide-angle telescope, and a good photo Centre We have been learning about different jobs opportunity if you can get hold of a tripod. Open from 10.00-16.00 The headings of each chapter have now been we can do when we grow up and we are agreed and cover every aspect of our parish life Easter Sunday and Monday Towards the end of April and the begin- looking forward to seeing the season change to including architecture, education, health and 5th and 6th April. ning of May the innermost planet, Mercury, spring as lambs jump around in the fields and wellbeing, home and furnishings, transport, joins Venus in the western evening sky. It's Parking and refreshments available the flowers begin to grow. Easter is fast weather and wildlife: 23 sections in all with a good deal fainter than Venus but should approaching and rumour has it that the Easter maps, diagrams, mementoes and - well, scraps. still be fairly easy to spot if you've a clear bunny will be paying a visit with a treat for the Of fabric or wallpaper, receipts, tickets or horizon. Look for it about half-an-hour children. We have lots of activities planned for menus. If you have anything of interest, we’d after sunset to the lower right of Venus. If the Easter holidays including: a trip to the love to hear from you. The members of the you've a really clear horizon you might library, clay workshop, Easter bonnet making, steering group are Colin Anderson, Betsy just catch sight of Mars on April 22nd Easter baking and much more. Please book Everett, Martin Garside, Heather Hodgson, when Mercury passes barely a degree north your child in as soon as possible to ensure a David Liddell, Karen Lynch, Catherine Madley of the Red Planet. place is available. After Easter we will be and Eleanor Scarr. having a new intake of 2, 3 and 4 year old The southern sky continues to be domi- We are always open to new ideas, more government funded places; if you think your nated by another brilliant object, Jupiter - volunteers, and especially more content for the child is eligible please get in touch and we can the largest of the planets. It's visible nearly book. We are privileged to be doing this on all night long for most of April. Steadily help you apply. behalf of the parish, and we welcome and held 10x50 binoculars will show you its Polite notice appreciate all the support we have received so four biggest moons strung out in a line like BUCK FEST 2015 To help safeguard the children in Dalesplay and far, not least from the parish council. All who a string of softly gleaming pearls. On April The Buck Inn, Buckden; details: 01756 761401 school an electronic locking gate has been have contributed will be acknowledged in the 1st you'll find them all lined up west of the May 1st to 3rd Bank Holiday book, which we hope will be ready in planet with the situation reversed on the fitted on the gate into the car park. Please don’t prop the gate open, as you are putting the September. Call me with any queries. 11th and 29th when all four gather together Betsy Everett 650180 east of Jupiter. Jupiter lies in the constella- children at risk. To gain entry, press the button tion of Cancer the Crab at present, just a for either the school or Dalesplay and they will few degrees east of another bright open authorise your entrance and unlock the gate. Mystery Picture We also request that you kindly ask children star cluster, Praesepe (the Manger). It's We were overwhelmed with articles this month just a hazy patch to the naked eye but bin- not to press the button and run away, we are in the process of having a security camera fitted to so there is no mystery picture. The last one, oculars reveal a swarm of 80+ stars three easy and found by several readers, is of the times the size of the full Moon – not sur- face the gate, so we will be contacting parents if this problem persists. We kindly ask children railway crossing at The Lunds, as one finder prisingly it's often nick-named 'the Bee- puts it. hive'. not to use tyres on the fence as goal posts, and the fences are there to safeguard children not Conditions are ideal for this year's annual for your entertainment when we are closed. Correction Lyrid meteor shower which is active be- Damaged equipment needs to be replaced The Upper Dales Health Watch report in the tween April 18-25th. The crescent moon is which is funded by fundraising, so please be well out of the way as it reaches its peak on March issue should have credited Hawes Silver considerate. Thank you for your cooperation. Band and the Young Singing Stars with Joanne Fothergill generously providing funds for the Spirometers at the Hawes and Aysgarth Surgeries.

22 22 Askrigg Village Book Heavens Above the night of the 22nd/23rd when you can Work continues apace on the Askrigg and expect to see around 10 bright shooting Low Abbotside Village Book 2015, a 200- Venus steals the show this month - a bril- stars an hour. Best time to look is after The children have been busy planting flowers page, leather-bound, A3-sized scrapbook - liant 'Evening Star' blazing low in the west midnight. Lyrid meteors often leave glow- to brighten up the exterior of Dalesplay and though that will hardly do it justice - covering after sunset. Throughout April the planet ing trains and during a good display there's potting bulbs as a gift for their wonderful just about every aspect of life in the parish. grows even brighter as it slowly pulls a real chance of glimpsing a spectacular Mothers. They made some spectacular Volunteer photographers are in the process of away from the Sun, and stays visible until 'fireball' like the one seen over Loch Ness Mother’s day cards and made paper daffodils to visiting every dwelling to take pictures of after midnight by the month's end. At mag- recently. Have clear skies! bring a smile to Mummy’s face. Some of the people in or outside their homes: if you nitude -4.1 it far outshines anything else in Al Bireo children enjoyed a trip to the Wensleydale haven’t been contacted yet you will be soon. the night sky apart from the Moon, and can dairy where we saw how cheese was made and If you don’t want to appear in the book then even cast a shadow under the right condi- some of the children saw their busy parents at of course that’s fine. If you do and haven’t tions. Between April 10-11th Venus passes Aysgarth Station work. Thank you very much for your kind completed a questionnaire you can still do s just 3º south of the Pleiades star cluster - a Wensleydale Railway Heritage hospitality, the children thoroughly enjoyed the o a nd leave it at either the village shop or with beautiful sight through binoculars or a experience. me at Wendal Main St. wide-angle telescope, and a good photo Centre We have been learning about different jobs opportunity if you can get hold of a tripod. Open from 10.00-16.00 The headings of each chapter have now been we can do when we grow up and we are agreed and cover every aspect of our parish life Easter Sunday and Monday Towards the end of April and the begin- looking forward to seeing the season change to including architecture, education, health and 5th and 6th April. ning of May the innermost planet, Mercury, spring as lambs jump around in the fields and wellbeing, home and furnishings, transport, joins Venus in the western evening sky. It's Parking and refreshments available the flowers begin to grow. Easter is fast weather and wildlife: 23 sections in all with a good deal fainter than Venus but should approaching and rumour has it that the Easter maps, diagrams, mementoes and - well, scraps. still be fairly easy to spot if you've a clear bunny will be paying a visit with a treat for the Of fabric or wallpaper, receipts, tickets or horizon. Look for it about half-an-hour children. We have lots of activities planned for menus. If you have anything of interest, we’d after sunset to the lower right of Venus. If the Easter holidays including: a trip to the love to hear from you. The members of the you've a really clear horizon you might library, clay workshop, Easter bonnet making, steering group are Colin Anderson, Betsy just catch sight of Mars on April 22nd Easter baking and much more. Please book Everett, Martin Garside, Heather Hodgson, when Mercury passes barely a degree north your child in as soon as possible to ensure a David Liddell, Karen Lynch, Catherine Madley of the Red Planet. place is available. After Easter we will be and Eleanor Scarr. having a new intake of 2, 3 and 4 year old The southern sky continues to be domi- We are always open to new ideas, more government funded places; if you think your nated by another brilliant object, Jupiter - volunteers, and especially more content for the child is eligible please get in touch and we can the largest of the planets. It's visible nearly book. We are privileged to be doing this on all night long for most of April. Steadily help you apply. behalf of the parish, and we welcome and held 10x50 binoculars will show you its Polite notice appreciate all the support we have received so four biggest moons strung out in a line like BUCK FEST 2015 To help safeguard the children in Dalesplay and far, not least from the parish council. All who a string of softly gleaming pearls. On April The Buck Inn, Buckden; details: 01756 761401 school an electronic locking gate has been have contributed will be acknowledged in the 1st you'll find them all lined up west of the May 1st to 3rd Bank Holiday book, which we hope will be ready in planet with the situation reversed on the fitted on the gate into the car park. Please don’t prop the gate open, as you are putting the September. Call me with any queries. 11th and 29th when all four gather together Betsy Everett 650180 east of Jupiter. Jupiter lies in the constella- children at risk. To gain entry, press the button tion of Cancer the Crab at present, just a for either the school or Dalesplay and they will few degrees east of another bright open authorise your entrance and unlock the gate. Mystery Picture We also request that you kindly ask children star cluster, Praesepe (the Manger). It's We were overwhelmed with articles this month just a hazy patch to the naked eye but bin- not to press the button and run away, we are in the process of having a security camera fitted to so there is no mystery picture. The last one, oculars reveal a swarm of 80+ stars three easy and found by several readers, is of the times the size of the full Moon – not sur- face the gate, so we will be contacting parents if this problem persists. We kindly ask children railway crossing at The Lunds, as one finder prisingly it's often nick-named 'the Bee- puts it. hive'. not to use tyres on the fence as goal posts, and the fences are there to safeguard children not Conditions are ideal for this year's annual for your entertainment when we are closed. Correction Lyrid meteor shower which is active be- Damaged equipment needs to be replaced The Upper Dales Health Watch report in the tween April 18-25th. The crescent moon is which is funded by fundraising, so please be well out of the way as it reaches its peak on March issue should have credited Hawes Silver considerate. Thank you for your cooperation. Band and the Young Singing Stars with Joanne Fothergill generously providing funds for the Spirometers at the Hawes and Aysgarth Surgeries.

23 23 Thorney MireNotes from Some of our resident species were too shy Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre Early Spring to come out and be counted in the allocated hour the count took place. This is one rea- AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning When I was a child, the first sign of colts- son why I have my reservations as to the foot in flower, on my walk to school, meant Wb Mar 30th Apr 6th 13th 20th 27th Wb Mar 30th Apr 6th 13th 20th 27th accuracy of this nationwide bird census. that Spring had arrived. Now, I have to add Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Can counting birds in one random chosen to that the sound of the curlew. The first Mon FJ FJ C C FP FP JB JB BP BP hour on one weekend really give a true Mon BW BW C C JB JB FP FP J J curlew I heard this year was on 4th March. picture of the birds in Britain? Tues BW BW BP BP JB JB FP FP J J Tues FJ FJ FJ FJ FP FP JB JB BP BP Earlier in the year, a starling had been try- Wed P P J J P P J J P P ing to fool me by imitating the call of the Sylvia Turner Wed J J F F J J F F J J Thur B B P P F F F F B B curlew. Although it was a good impression, Thur F F B B P P P P F F it hadn’t quite perfected its repertoire. On Fri C C F F B B P P F F Fri C C P P F F B B P P 6th March I saw the coltsfoot; they had Middleham and Dales been buried in the snow. Also on the same Doctors, B- Brown, F - France, J - Jones, P– Paine , C - Closed Doctors: B- Brown, F - France, J - Jones, P– Paine , C - Closed day, a hare sat on the grass verge looking at Local History Group Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45am; no appts us before it ran off into the fields where the Tuesday 21st April, 2.00pm Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00pm; appts only lapwings were wheeling, announcing their MIDDLEHAM KEY CENTRE For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 arrival. The 7th John Rettie Memorial Lecture: The jackdaws and rooks are putting the Quakers in Wensleydale by June Hall Hawes and District Gala News greatly appreciate any food/cake donations and finishing touches to their nests and even In this talk June Hall will outline the ori- if anybody could please help us out on the day though these are high in the trees, the birds We would like to make it clear to everybody to serve refreshments, even if its just an hour. gins of Quakerism, one of the many non- that the gala is for the local district as well as still fly away when we approach. This is a conformist sects that emerged during the Thank you characteristic of these corvids. One theory Hawes; our official name is Hawes and mid-seventeenth century. June will firstly District Community Gala. is that they have, in the past, been perse- examine the way in which the movement Bainbridge & District Motor Club Car Rally - cuted by man so are now very wary of came to the Dales and So we would hope that we can get the whole 15th April, setting off anytime between 6.00 them. I don’t know if this is true but, when then go on to discuss the social, religious district involved in this great event. Please and 7.00pm from the Top car park in Hawes, we walk under the trees they rise noisily and legal problems that leading come along to a family fun day and support us £5 per car. Join in the fun and follow the en-masse, circle round then return to the Quakers experienced. She will also de- with any fundraisers in the local community. directions; think it will be easy? Please come trees when we have gone past. scribe buildings associated with their Everything that is organised and presented to along and bring your friends and let’s see Robins are territorial and can be quite activities and will conclude the you on the day and any fundraising is all done who's good at following directions, women v aggressive but on St. Valentines Day I saw talk by outlining how the movement pro- by local community volunteers. men? friends v friends? parents v children? another side to this red-breasted bird. One gressed from its beginnings to the present We would also like to thank everybody who You decide who are the better co-drivers or robin was chasing another robin around the day. has come forward to help with the gala and map readers. Money raised is being donated to courtyard. They both came to land on the June Hall, M A, was born in Cheshire and have given us some great ideas. We would still the Hawes and District Gala. rim of a large plant pot; the one I assumed spent her working life as a teacher, be grateful for new committee members, and to be the male, faced his partner, stuck his firstly in Hereford and later in North volunteers to help on the gala day. chest out a little way, held his head back Yorkshire, where from 1974 to 1991 she If you have an hour to spare to help on the Just a reminder to any trophy winners from and swayed from side to side as if doing a was Local Studies Adviser to schools and gate or would like to volunteer to run a stall last year’s gala: please could you get them little dance. His partner flew up to him, did museums. She lived for thirty years in the please contact Emily Pickard 07868568993 or engraved and sent back to us ASAP at the the same little dance, then flew away. Dales, before moving to Cumbria in Emma Guy 07712605110. latest by the end of May. You can drop them (Either not satisfied with what she saw, or 2002, where she is a trustee of the Cumbria off at Lilly's Shop in Hawes market place, The Gala this year will be held on the playing hard to get). This little courtship County History Trust. next to Fringes N Freckles. dance went on for several days. A compli- community field in Hawes, with the usual cation arose when a third robin appeared. Annual membership of the group is £10 times of fancy dress parade starting from We are still looking for an old bookcase with Now the first robin was busy chasing two and visitors are welcome to attend individ- 1.00pm. This year we have no theme so the a back. If anybody has one that is no use to them and want to get rid of it, please donate it robins, but for two different reasons. ual meetings for a fee of £3. fancy dress is open to all great creations and to us and we will make good use of it! For further information, please imaginations. We took part in the RSPB bird count in Any ideas, help or questions please don't contact Tony Keates 640436 or email do- January, noting nine different species and hesitate to contact any of us. [email protected] Upcoming Fundraisers: estimated twenty six resident birds. It is not Many Thanks. easy counting hyper-active blue-tits. Hoppers Sale Refreshments - 11th April Hawes Market Hall from 9.00am. We will Hawes and District Gala Committee

24 24 Thorney MireNotes from Some of our resident species were too shy Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre Early Spring to come out and be counted in the allocated hour the count took place. This is one rea- AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning When I was a child, the first sign of colts- son why I have my reservations as to the foot in flower, on my walk to school, meant Wb Mar 30th Apr 6th 13th 20th 27th Wb Mar 30th Apr 6th 13th 20th 27th accuracy of this nationwide bird census. that Spring had arrived. Now, I have to add Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm Can counting birds in one random chosen to that the sound of the curlew. The first Mon FJ FJ C C FP FP JB JB BP BP hour on one weekend really give a true Mon BW BW C C JB JB FP FP J J curlew I heard this year was on 4th March. picture of the birds in Britain? Tues BW BW BP BP JB JB FP FP J J Tues FJ FJ FJ FJ FP FP JB JB BP BP Earlier in the year, a starling had been try- Wed P P J J P P J J P P ing to fool me by imitating the call of the Sylvia Turner Wed J J F F J J F F J J Thur B B P P F F F F B B curlew. Although it was a good impression, Thur F F B B P P P P F F it hadn’t quite perfected its repertoire. On Fri C C F F B B P P F F Fri C C P P F F B B P P 6th March I saw the coltsfoot; they had Middleham and Dales been buried in the snow. Also on the same Doctors, B- Brown, F - France, J - Jones, P– Paine , C - Closed Doctors: B- Brown, F - France, J - Jones, P– Paine , C - Closed day, a hare sat on the grass verge looking at Local History Group Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45am; no appts us before it ran off into the fields where the Tuesday 21st April, 2.00pm Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00pm; appts only lapwings were wheeling, announcing their MIDDLEHAM KEY CENTRE For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222 For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200 arrival. The 7th John Rettie Memorial Lecture: The jackdaws and rooks are putting the Quakers in Wensleydale by June Hall Hawes and District Gala News greatly appreciate any food/cake donations and finishing touches to their nests and even In this talk June Hall will outline the ori- if anybody could please help us out on the day though these are high in the trees, the birds We would like to make it clear to everybody to serve refreshments, even if its just an hour. gins of Quakerism, one of the many non- that the gala is for the local district as well as still fly away when we approach. This is a conformist sects that emerged during the Thank you characteristic of these corvids. One theory Hawes; our official name is Hawes and mid-seventeenth century. June will firstly District Community Gala. is that they have, in the past, been perse- examine the way in which the movement Bainbridge & District Motor Club Car Rally - cuted by man so are now very wary of came to the Dales and So we would hope that we can get the whole 15th April, setting off anytime between 6.00 them. I don’t know if this is true but, when then go on to discuss the social, religious district involved in this great event. Please and 7.00pm from the Top car park in Hawes, we walk under the trees they rise noisily and legal problems that leading come along to a family fun day and support us £5 per car. Join in the fun and follow the en-masse, circle round then return to the Quakers experienced. She will also de- with any fundraisers in the local community. directions; think it will be easy? Please come trees when we have gone past. scribe buildings associated with their Everything that is organised and presented to along and bring your friends and let’s see Robins are territorial and can be quite activities and will conclude the you on the day and any fundraising is all done who's good at following directions, women v aggressive but on St. Valentines Day I saw talk by outlining how the movement pro- by local community volunteers. men? friends v friends? parents v children? another side to this red-breasted bird. One gressed from its beginnings to the present We would also like to thank everybody who You decide who are the better co-drivers or robin was chasing another robin around the day. has come forward to help with the gala and map readers. Money raised is being donated to courtyard. They both came to land on the June Hall, M A, was born in Cheshire and have given us some great ideas. We would still the Hawes and District Gala. rim of a large plant pot; the one I assumed spent her working life as a teacher, be grateful for new committee members, and to be the male, faced his partner, stuck his firstly in Hereford and later in North volunteers to help on the gala day. chest out a little way, held his head back Yorkshire, where from 1974 to 1991 she If you have an hour to spare to help on the Just a reminder to any trophy winners from and swayed from side to side as if doing a was Local Studies Adviser to schools and gate or would like to volunteer to run a stall last year’s gala: please could you get them little dance. His partner flew up to him, did museums. She lived for thirty years in the please contact Emily Pickard 07868568993 or engraved and sent back to us ASAP at the the same little dance, then flew away. Dales, before moving to Cumbria in Emma Guy 07712605110. latest by the end of May. You can drop them (Either not satisfied with what she saw, or 2002, where she is a trustee of the Cumbria off at Lilly's Shop in Hawes market place, The Gala this year will be held on the playing hard to get). This little courtship County History Trust. next to Fringes N Freckles. dance went on for several days. A compli- community field in Hawes, with the usual cation arose when a third robin appeared. Annual membership of the group is £10 times of fancy dress parade starting from We are still looking for an old bookcase with Now the first robin was busy chasing two and visitors are welcome to attend individ- 1.00pm. This year we have no theme so the a back. If anybody has one that is no use to them and want to get rid of it, please donate it robins, but for two different reasons. ual meetings for a fee of £3. fancy dress is open to all great creations and to us and we will make good use of it! For further information, please imaginations. We took part in the RSPB bird count in Any ideas, help or questions please don't contact Tony Keates 640436 or email do- January, noting nine different species and hesitate to contact any of us. [email protected] Upcoming Fundraisers: estimated twenty six resident birds. It is not Many Thanks. easy counting hyper-active blue-tits. Hoppers Sale Refreshments - 11th April Hawes Market Hall from 9.00am. We will Hawes and District Gala Committee

25 25 A Sweet and Savoury Heritage work to care for him at home. He sadly died in Features Supplement July 2008 at the age of 72 when St Margaret’s The J W Cockett and Son shop has been Church was packed for a service to celebrate prominent in Hawes for longer than any of us his life. April 24th, 1965– 2015 B&B in Lothersdale where dear old Mrs can remember, but just how much do we know 50th anniversary Burnop pierced, bathed, cleaned and medicated about the business? I went along to meet with The business is now run by David, Louise some of the most unsightly multi-coloured David Cockett to find out more about the and Daniel Cockett, being sixth generation and There won’t be too many people round about blisters one could possibly encounter. business and the family behind it. proud of their heritage. John had made David here who walked in 1965 the ‘Long Green and Louise partners in 1998 and Daniel joined This is no blow-by-blow commentary of the In the mid 1800s, John Cockett came to Trail’ as Tom Stephenson, its inspiration, first them in 2005. David spends his days working whole walk, although a day-by-day written Hawes to work on the building of St described it in 1935. Yes, it took 30 years in the behind the butchery counter with Daniel and record exists. In fact the walks to Hawes from Margaret’s Church. He was a joiner/sawyer by planning. Louise working in the bakery. John’s sister, Horton, and from Hawes to Keld, are not trade but that was to change when he met a Surely we all know it starts at Edale in the Kathleen also works in the business and is able particularly hard, with several miles on wide local girl, married and settled in Hawes. He Peak District and ends at Kirk Yetholm in the to turn her hand to anything, even butchering a tracks and not difficult to follow. A few years opened J W Cockett and Son Butchers in 1854 Scottish Borders, being anything between 250 carcase, having spent many hours in the shop, later, having the quite wonderful good fortune and it has been operating from the same and 275 miles long depending on whom you learning from her father. The shop is neatly in moving to live right on the Way, it wasn’t premises in Main Street ever since. A believe or how much you wander about divided into butchery and bakery counters but uncommon to see Way-farers at Town Foot significant change took place in the early behind the scenes is a large production avoiding bogs or maybe getting lost. poring over maps and then proceeding down 1900s when John Whaley Cockett married operation where the numerous bakery products My first full Way-walk with young son was the private footpath beside the telephone Constance who was a confectioner by trade. are created six days a week. in 1981. It is interesting to compare 1965, 1981 exchange! She joined the business, establishing the and now. In its early years much of the route David had always assumed he would work in Just one very low point– on the highest bakery alongside the already successful was “undefined”, i.e. it was on rights of way the business and in 1988 went to study point!; I left our lunch (to be eaten on Cross butchery trade. In due course, their son, also but you couldn’t see them on the tops of Kinder butchery at Leeds College. He already had a Fell), four miles back on Knock Fell! And it John, took over, joined later by his wife Sheila. Scout, Bleaklow, Black Hill, Great Shunner, good knowledge of the practical side of was a dreadfully wet day (of which there were This John Cockett that many will remember quite a bit of the counties of Durham, butchery, having helped his father for many several). Young son not impressed! was the driving force behind the current years, but needed to familiarise himself with Northumberland or the Cheviot. A mere 16 business we know today. John was a popular I walked it again just before Foot and Mouth the health and safety and food hygiene aspects years later with many people ‘giving it a try’ and well-known figure in the local community, year, and five days of it with our daughter a of the work. He even has memories of and very many failing to complete it, many of not only behind the butcher’s counter but also few years ago. You can’t go wrong; heavy standing on a stool as a young boy, pushing these areas were rapidly becoming ‘puddled’ for his involvement with Hawes Amateur causey stones from the floors of demolished meat through the mincer with his fingers! Not moving bog. Operatic Society. He spent almost four West Riding mills have replaced the chestnut something the Health and Safety officer would The preferred ‘solution’ (how we’ve paling. Like the old pack-horse and salters’ decades producing and directing shows, and improved!) was to lay chestnut paling over the look kindly on these days! trails, once laid they don’t move much and appeared on stage in some productions. No ground as walkways which vibrated with the The Cockett family had their own farm, rarely sink. surprise then that one of his sons, Dan, has passing feet and soon disappeared into the followed in his footsteps and has achieved raising their own stock. This has helped them mire. In some parts there was as much jumping Some people think it boring. For those who great things on stage, both locally and further to achieve the quality and traceability of their as walking to find a relatively dry route. like a bit of a challenge, wide open spaces, afield. meat that modern customers now demand. moors, crags, upland wildlife and time to think, David also has a strong relationship with local We hadn’t much idea what to expect. I’d In 1955, John had the world at his feet, it’s just wonderful. farmers and Hawes Auction Mart ensuring a done plenty of (long) day walks in the South gaining a place at college to undertake teacher good supply of high quality meat is available. Pennines and Lakes, but no ‘day-after-day-after So if you want maybe 18 days on the Way, training and even considering an application to He is a frequent visitor to the Tuesday day’ walks, and anyway, what did the phrase give it a try; mind you, we can all be ‘brought RADA. However, he decided to stay in auctions, looking to purchase animals for ‘small store’ mean at a Youth Hostel? As we down to earth’; on hearing that a few weeks Hawes, helping to run the family business and slaughter. It is key to the business that staff were told there were no big places to buy food, back, our illustrious National Park Ranger, ultimately making it the success it now is.. can inform customers of exactly where their would we go hungry? We practised, carrying Matt Neale, ran it in five days; but that’s a John met his wife Sheila through his meat has come from and know that it has been rucksacks with bricks in, as my main load was different story! Do see the exhibition in the involvement with Richmond Operatic Society well-treated and is full of flavour. David says to be the food supply: numerous tins of soup, Museum. and they married in 1969. They had three they often have a gathering of people watching beans, corned beef, rice puddings, packets of children, Louise, David and Daniel. John The accompanying article on Page 29 put the sausage making in the shop, fascinated to cheese and even a tin of crab to celebrate the served the local community as a Market House together by a few long-standing Hawes see how such a popular food is actually made. half-way point which incidentally is well north Trustee and a Market Tolls Trustee. He was a residents, details what the Pennine Way walker If you ever get the chance to see one of these of Hawes in Baldersdale. Such cargo sits real family man and fiercely proud of his through the town would have seen in 1965. ‘demonstrations’, just watch where you stand – uncomfortably on the back with an un-framed children and grandchildren, Adam and Dylan. Thank you for their efforts and memories. apparently, there was once an occasion when rucksack! Later in life he was struck down with illness, P.S. “Songs of Praise” hopes to feature the the machine ‘exploded’ covering a member of but his family were a great support to him We did have good boots with no foot worries Pemmie Way later this month. staff with the sausage filling! during this time and his wife Sheila gave up unlike several poor souls encountered at the A.S.W.

26 26 A Sweet and Savoury Heritage work to care for him at home. He sadly died in Features Supplement July 2008 at the age of 72 when St Margaret’s The J W Cockett and Son shop has been Church was packed for a service to celebrate prominent in Hawes for longer than any of us his life. April 24th, 1965– 2015 B&B in Lothersdale where dear old Mrs can remember, but just how much do we know 50th anniversary Burnop pierced, bathed, cleaned and medicated about the business? I went along to meet with The business is now run by David, Louise some of the most unsightly multi-coloured David Cockett to find out more about the and Daniel Cockett, being sixth generation and There won’t be too many people round about blisters one could possibly encounter. business and the family behind it. proud of their heritage. John had made David here who walked in 1965 the ‘Long Green and Louise partners in 1998 and Daniel joined This is no blow-by-blow commentary of the In the mid 1800s, John Cockett came to Trail’ as Tom Stephenson, its inspiration, first them in 2005. David spends his days working whole walk, although a day-by-day written Hawes to work on the building of St described it in 1935. Yes, it took 30 years in the behind the butchery counter with Daniel and record exists. In fact the walks to Hawes from Margaret’s Church. He was a joiner/sawyer by planning. Louise working in the bakery. John’s sister, Horton, and from Hawes to Keld, are not trade but that was to change when he met a Surely we all know it starts at Edale in the Kathleen also works in the business and is able particularly hard, with several miles on wide local girl, married and settled in Hawes. He Peak District and ends at Kirk Yetholm in the to turn her hand to anything, even butchering a tracks and not difficult to follow. A few years opened J W Cockett and Son Butchers in 1854 Scottish Borders, being anything between 250 carcase, having spent many hours in the shop, later, having the quite wonderful good fortune and it has been operating from the same and 275 miles long depending on whom you learning from her father. The shop is neatly in moving to live right on the Way, it wasn’t premises in Main Street ever since. A believe or how much you wander about divided into butchery and bakery counters but uncommon to see Way-farers at Town Foot significant change took place in the early behind the scenes is a large production avoiding bogs or maybe getting lost. poring over maps and then proceeding down 1900s when John Whaley Cockett married operation where the numerous bakery products My first full Way-walk with young son was the private footpath beside the telephone Constance who was a confectioner by trade. are created six days a week. in 1981. It is interesting to compare 1965, 1981 exchange! She joined the business, establishing the and now. In its early years much of the route David had always assumed he would work in Just one very low point– on the highest bakery alongside the already successful was “undefined”, i.e. it was on rights of way the business and in 1988 went to study point!; I left our lunch (to be eaten on Cross butchery trade. In due course, their son, also but you couldn’t see them on the tops of Kinder butchery at Leeds College. He already had a Fell), four miles back on Knock Fell! And it John, took over, joined later by his wife Sheila. Scout, Bleaklow, Black Hill, Great Shunner, good knowledge of the practical side of was a dreadfully wet day (of which there were This John Cockett that many will remember quite a bit of the counties of Durham, butchery, having helped his father for many several). Young son not impressed! was the driving force behind the current years, but needed to familiarise himself with Northumberland or the Cheviot. A mere 16 business we know today. John was a popular I walked it again just before Foot and Mouth the health and safety and food hygiene aspects years later with many people ‘giving it a try’ and well-known figure in the local community, year, and five days of it with our daughter a of the work. He even has memories of and very many failing to complete it, many of not only behind the butcher’s counter but also few years ago. You can’t go wrong; heavy standing on a stool as a young boy, pushing these areas were rapidly becoming ‘puddled’ for his involvement with Hawes Amateur causey stones from the floors of demolished meat through the mincer with his fingers! Not moving bog. Operatic Society. He spent almost four West Riding mills have replaced the chestnut something the Health and Safety officer would The preferred ‘solution’ (how we’ve paling. Like the old pack-horse and salters’ decades producing and directing shows, and improved!) was to lay chestnut paling over the look kindly on these days! trails, once laid they don’t move much and appeared on stage in some productions. No ground as walkways which vibrated with the The Cockett family had their own farm, rarely sink. surprise then that one of his sons, Dan, has passing feet and soon disappeared into the followed in his footsteps and has achieved raising their own stock. This has helped them mire. In some parts there was as much jumping Some people think it boring. For those who great things on stage, both locally and further to achieve the quality and traceability of their as walking to find a relatively dry route. like a bit of a challenge, wide open spaces, afield. meat that modern customers now demand. moors, crags, upland wildlife and time to think, David also has a strong relationship with local We hadn’t much idea what to expect. I’d In 1955, John had the world at his feet, it’s just wonderful. farmers and Hawes Auction Mart ensuring a done plenty of (long) day walks in the South gaining a place at college to undertake teacher good supply of high quality meat is available. Pennines and Lakes, but no ‘day-after-day-after So if you want maybe 18 days on the Way, training and even considering an application to He is a frequent visitor to the Tuesday day’ walks, and anyway, what did the phrase give it a try; mind you, we can all be ‘brought RADA. However, he decided to stay in auctions, looking to purchase animals for ‘small store’ mean at a Youth Hostel? As we down to earth’; on hearing that a few weeks Hawes, helping to run the family business and slaughter. It is key to the business that staff were told there were no big places to buy food, back, our illustrious National Park Ranger, ultimately making it the success it now is.. can inform customers of exactly where their would we go hungry? We practised, carrying Matt Neale, ran it in five days; but that’s a John met his wife Sheila through his meat has come from and know that it has been rucksacks with bricks in, as my main load was different story! Do see the exhibition in the involvement with Richmond Operatic Society well-treated and is full of flavour. David says to be the food supply: numerous tins of soup, Museum. and they married in 1969. They had three they often have a gathering of people watching beans, corned beef, rice puddings, packets of children, Louise, David and Daniel. John The accompanying article on Page 29 put the sausage making in the shop, fascinated to cheese and even a tin of crab to celebrate the served the local community as a Market House together by a few long-standing Hawes see how such a popular food is actually made. half-way point which incidentally is well north Trustee and a Market Tolls Trustee. He was a residents, details what the Pennine Way walker If you ever get the chance to see one of these of Hawes in Baldersdale. Such cargo sits real family man and fiercely proud of his through the town would have seen in 1965. ‘demonstrations’, just watch where you stand – uncomfortably on the back with an un-framed children and grandchildren, Adam and Dylan. Thank you for their efforts and memories. apparently, there was once an occasion when rucksack! Later in life he was struck down with illness, P.S. “Songs of Praise” hopes to feature the the machine ‘exploded’ covering a member of but his family were a great support to him We did have good boots with no foot worries Pemmie Way later this month. staff with the sausage filling! during this time and his wife Sheila gave up unlike several poor souls encountered at the A.S.W.

27 27 The business has changed very little over the Cheese. The business had a brief foray with years, but it is constantly adapting to customer Tesco, but as David points out, not all business Hawes NOW and in 1965 needs, new legislation and regulations etc. is good business, and it soon became clear that NOW 1965 David explained that it is very evident that the Tesco wanted things very much their way. Town Foot and Main street area modern customer demands more from their There is a core of local retail customers who butcher in respect of quality, traceability, Chapel Gallery Congregational Church support the shop all year round as well as a Chinese takeaway and Holden’s Agricultural supplies (D.H. Irving) accountability etc. David is proud to say that strong tourist trade. It is essential to the there is no question the meat they sell is of Ropeworks shop Ropeworks business that these customers are valued and Surgery Fire Station excellent quality and he and his staff are happy retained because there is an ever increasing to advise customers on the best cut for a David Gall Solicitor Surgery threat in the form of the big supermarket home Flairs and Graces Blythe’s radio and TV particular dish and to make cooking delivery services. David is keen to stress the suggestions, if necessary. They adapt to the Karian Private house with a visiting Optician benefits of shopping locally and enjoying the Old Post Office Top Knot Hair Salon changing seasons and events, offering a range quality of locally sourced food which he hopes of burgers for those lovely summer days that Some other stuff Old Post Office will win the day in the battle against the Haberdashery Sweet Shop (Sunter) we enjoy so often here in the Dale (?!), and supermarkets. ‘themed’ sausages for the Rugby Six Nations – Three Peaks outdoor shop Bakery and café (Thwaite) rugby being one of David’s great interests. As for the future, well, David says the Cellar Antiques and Mulberry Bush Milner’s outfitters, furniture and carpets, business is constantly evolving and the hardware and cycles During the wars, the business was protected partners keep their finger on the pulse of their Cellar Antiques (under club) Shoe shop (J. Miller) because Alf Cockett was in a reserved customer base and the demands of the current Wellesley House (opposite ex– Methodist Church) Doctor’s surgery occupation as a farmer and therefore was able markets. Facebook is already proving a useful Sturman Antiques (next to ex-church) Eden Shoes to stay at home, running the business. Since tool to advertise special deals, and Sturman Antiques (old Bee-Lyne part) Electrics then, there have been all manner of regulatory investigations are underway to develop a mail Streetwise shop and laundrette Electrical (N. Routh) changes although David is confident that the order arm and possibly some element of on- J.R.Iveson Newsagent and printers regulations make it much easier to run the line sales. Being members of the National J.R.Iveson (extra part on corner) Fruit and vegetables (B. Stott) business safely and effectively, with every Federation of Meat and Food Traders, and the White Hart large room British Legion Club member of staff aware of the requirements of National Federation of Master Bakers, there Cockett’s butchers and bakers AS NOW their role. Butchers were the first to are always up-dates on new developments and Sumner Jewellery Clothes shop, tailors implement the HACCP systems and support for change which is a great help. Of Hoppers, shop on the hill Knitwear everything has been done to eliminate risk course, the best way to ensure success is to Laburnum House AS NOW Bed and Breakfast and café within the business operation. Of course, there make sure that your customers are happy and McGarry Solicitors AS NOW (Johnson Solicitors - have been other challenges to ride including by word of mouth, their numbers increase. Tommy) the BSE outbreak, Butchers Shop Licensing David is marking 25 years in the business and the economic downturn. David is pleased Market Place area that the business has remained secure this year and throughout all these challenges. has no plans to Whites of Wensleydale AS NOW; outfitters etc. (W.S. Hodgson) st retire yet. He is Chemist AS NOW ( R. O’Connor) The Cocketts business of the 21 century is keen to secure Newsagent Fancy goods (Mason) now a well-established, successful local brand. the future of the Elijah Allen AS NOW plus bakery Alongside the three partners, there are family business Cunningham Outdoor shop Grocer (C Chapman) currently 12 permanent staff, supported by though and Rock and Gem shop Bookshop (K. Calvert) several part-time staff when needed. Some of very muc h Sonja hairdressing Bookies and gents’ hair (Gregson) the bakery staff start work at 3.30am to bake, hopes there will Waltons of Hawes Gents’ outfitters (Longstaff) and Grocer ready for the shop opening. Both sides of the be a seventh (J. Metcalfe) business operate a wholesale as well as a retail generation to Spar shop and Wensleydale pantry Central Garage trade. There is one van, delivering meat to follow on this Gift shop (next to Spar) Butcher (G. Calvert) local hotel and restaurant businesses within a much valued Blades’ Yard Tailor (Longstaff) twenty mile radius and bakery deliveries local company. Caffe Curva Household (R. Hugill) going as far afield as and The secret of Ex Wool shop (next to Barclays Bank) Wool and shoe shop (Batty) Penrith, supplying many independent Cocketts success seems to be their desire to Bull’s Head; and Cellar Black Bull Hotel (Cellar:Coffee bar and businesses including Campbells in Leyburn. ensure their customer satisfaction is at the disco) They also work very closely with the heart of their business – and long may it Wensleydale Creamery who stock their very remain that way. K.P. (Continued on next page) popular fruit cakes which, as we all know, make a great accompaniment to Wensleydale

28 28 The business has changed very little over the Cheese. The business had a brief foray with years, but it is constantly adapting to customer Tesco, but as David points out, not all business Hawes NOW and in 1965 needs, new legislation and regulations etc. is good business, and it soon became clear that NOW 1965 David explained that it is very evident that the Tesco wanted things very much their way. Town Foot and Main street area modern customer demands more from their There is a core of local retail customers who butcher in respect of quality, traceability, Chapel Gallery Congregational Church support the shop all year round as well as a Chinese takeaway and Holden’s Agricultural supplies (D.H. Irving) accountability etc. David is proud to say that strong tourist trade. It is essential to the there is no question the meat they sell is of Ropeworks shop Ropeworks business that these customers are valued and Surgery Fire Station excellent quality and he and his staff are happy retained because there is an ever increasing to advise customers on the best cut for a David Gall Solicitor Surgery threat in the form of the big supermarket home Flairs and Graces Blythe’s radio and TV particular dish and to make cooking delivery services. David is keen to stress the suggestions, if necessary. They adapt to the Karian Private house with a visiting Optician benefits of shopping locally and enjoying the Old Post Office Top Knot Hair Salon changing seasons and events, offering a range quality of locally sourced food which he hopes of burgers for those lovely summer days that Some other stuff Old Post Office will win the day in the battle against the Haberdashery Sweet Shop (Sunter) we enjoy so often here in the Dale (?!), and supermarkets. ‘themed’ sausages for the Rugby Six Nations – Three Peaks outdoor shop Bakery and café (Thwaite) rugby being one of David’s great interests. As for the future, well, David says the Cellar Antiques and Mulberry Bush Milner’s outfitters, furniture and carpets, business is constantly evolving and the hardware and cycles During the wars, the business was protected partners keep their finger on the pulse of their Cellar Antiques (under club) Shoe shop (J. Miller) because Alf Cockett was in a reserved customer base and the demands of the current Wellesley House (opposite ex– Methodist Church) Doctor’s surgery occupation as a farmer and therefore was able markets. Facebook is already proving a useful Sturman Antiques (next to ex-church) Eden Shoes to stay at home, running the business. Since tool to advertise special deals, and Sturman Antiques (old Bee-Lyne part) Electrics then, there have been all manner of regulatory investigations are underway to develop a mail Streetwise shop and laundrette Electrical (N. Routh) changes although David is confident that the order arm and possibly some element of on- J.R.Iveson Newsagent and printers regulations make it much easier to run the line sales. Being members of the National J.R.Iveson (extra part on corner) Fruit and vegetables (B. Stott) business safely and effectively, with every Federation of Meat and Food Traders, and the White Hart large room British Legion Club member of staff aware of the requirements of National Federation of Master Bakers, there Cockett’s butchers and bakers AS NOW their role. Butchers were the first to are always up-dates on new developments and Sumner Jewellery Clothes shop, tailors implement the HACCP systems and support for change which is a great help. Of Hoppers, shop on the hill Knitwear everything has been done to eliminate risk course, the best way to ensure success is to Laburnum House AS NOW Bed and Breakfast and café within the business operation. Of course, there make sure that your customers are happy and McGarry Solicitors AS NOW (Johnson Solicitors - have been other challenges to ride including by word of mouth, their numbers increase. Tommy) the BSE outbreak, Butchers Shop Licensing David is marking 25 years in the business and the economic downturn. David is pleased Market Place area that the business has remained secure this year and throughout all these challenges. has no plans to Whites of Wensleydale AS NOW; outfitters etc. (W.S. Hodgson) st retire yet. He is Chemist AS NOW ( R. O’Connor) The Cocketts business of the 21 century is keen to secure Newsagent Fancy goods (Mason) now a well-established, successful local brand. the future of the Elijah Allen AS NOW plus bakery Alongside the three partners, there are family business Cunningham Outdoor shop Grocer (C Chapman) currently 12 permanent staff, supported by though and Rock and Gem shop Bookshop (K. Calvert) several part-time staff when needed. Some of very muc h Sonja hairdressing Bookies and gents’ hair (Gregson) the bakery staff start work at 3.30am to bake, hopes there will Waltons of Hawes Gents’ outfitters (Longstaff) and Grocer ready for the shop opening. Both sides of the be a seventh (J. Metcalfe) business operate a wholesale as well as a retail generation to Spar shop and Wensleydale pantry Central Garage trade. There is one van, delivering meat to follow on this Gift shop (next to Spar) Butcher (G. Calvert) local hotel and restaurant businesses within a much valued Blades’ Yard Tailor (Longstaff) twenty mile radius and bakery deliveries local company. Caffe Curva Household (R. Hugill) going as far afield as Northallerton and The secret of Ex Wool shop (next to Barclays Bank) Wool and shoe shop (Batty) Penrith, supplying many independent Cocketts success seems to be their desire to Bull’s Head; and Cellar Black Bull Hotel (Cellar:Coffee bar and businesses including Campbells in Leyburn. ensure their customer satisfaction is at the disco) They also work very closely with the heart of their business – and long may it Wensleydale Creamery who stock their very remain that way. K.P. (Continued on next page) popular fruit cakes which, as we all know, make a great accompaniment to Wensleydale

29 29 NOW 1965 Rhodes Pet and Garden Demolished house Community office Plumbers and tinsmith (Ned Shaw, Bill Gibbs, Metcalfe) Cottage Holidays office; the Neukin Out buildings BayTree café and bistro and Herdy Jewellery (D. Raw) O’Reilly accountants Grocer (W. Metcalfe) Fringes ‘n Freckles Takeaway teas for buses and coaches Lilly’s Sweet shop Bear Cottage Interiors Bread and Cakes (H.Taylor); Aysgarth R.D.C upstairs Penny Garth Café Animal feeds (Elijah Allen) Chippie AS NOW (J. Walker) Heseltines’ house, Town Head Joinery Aldersons’ House, Town Head Town Head Garage Robridding House (Lane beside Bear Cottage) Joiners Market House Private house, café, library and cinema

Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, Burnside Coach House. 667785 Gayle: Sarah Champion 23, Little Ings 667006 Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, 3, Bainside 650525 Askrigg: Rima Berry, 8 Mill Lane 650980 Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 West Burton: Nadine Bell, Margaret’s Cottage 663559 Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 Redmire: see Carperby above Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205

Cover photographs around the Newsletter circulation area by Karen Jones, Richard Ross and Jonathan Woolley, with thanks

30 30 NOW 1965 Rhodes Pet and Garden Demolished house Community office Plumbers and tinsmith (Ned Shaw, Bill Gibbs, Metcalfe) Cottage Holidays office; the Neukin Out buildings BayTree café and bistro and Herdy Jewellery (D. Raw) O’Reilly accountants Grocer (W. Metcalfe) Fringes ‘n Freckles Takeaway teas for buses and coaches Lilly’s Sweet shop Bear Cottage Interiors Bread and Cakes (H.Taylor); Aysgarth R.D.C upstairs Penny Garth Café Animal feeds (Elijah Allen) Chippie AS NOW (J. Walker) Heseltines’ house, Town Head Joinery Aldersons’ House, Town Head Town Head Garage Robridding House (Lane beside Bear Cottage) Joiners Market House Private house, café, library and cinema

Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s on dates, competition entries, suggestions and comments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson, Burnside Coach House. 667785 Gayle: Sarah Champion 23, Little Ings 667006 Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, 3, Bainside 650525 Askrigg: Rima Berry, 8 Mill Lane 650980 Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 West Burton: Nadine Bell, Margaret’s Cottage 663559 Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 Redmire: see Carperby above Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205

Cover photographs around the Newsletter circulation area by Karen Jones, Richard Ross and Jonathan Woolley, with thanks