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THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE NEWSLETTER Issue 207 October 2014 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Editorial established for political, rather than Burnside Coach House, October 12th – a memorable date. Do you landscape and natural reasons, they feel that Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT Issue 207 October 2014 know why? It was the date exactly 60 years the proposed extension which was due to be ago when the order establishing our National decided a year ago, would have been a Features Park was confirmed by the Government. It is fitting way to celebrate 60 years.(The Tel: 667785 worth stating again what the main purposes decision is in the hands of the Secretary of e-mail: [email protected] Cycling for Young Ones 6 are: "to conserve and enhance the natural State for the Environment) Let’s be controversial for a minute! Do you ____________________________ beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage" and "to promote opportunities for the remember the fuss made about the name or Printed by Wensleydale Press Little White Busses 7 understanding and enjoyment of the special the dropping of ‘Yorkshire’ from the title? ________________ ____________ qualities of the National Park". In carrying Consider this: The Peak District doesn’t add Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Police Report 14 Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, out these purposes, the Authority has a duty ‘Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire ____________________________ Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, "to seek to foster the economic and social (Yes there is bit in the Peak District). The Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Combined Schools 24 well being of local communities. Lake District doesn’t add ‘Cumbria’ or ‘Parts Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ____________________________ Things have come a long way since 1954. of old Cumberland, Westmorland and Hawes in Bloom 11 Perversely that was the very year the Lancashire’. Exmoor doesn’t add ‘Devon and Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ____________________________ Wensleydale Railway closed for passengers. Somerset’. Or Snowdonia list the Welsh Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 11 No-one foresaw the tourist potential which counties within it. The Broads, the New Forest or the South Downs don’t mention ____________________________ started to snowball in the next two decades. It their counties! Did you notice the recent ITV Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens North Country Theatre 13 was early days for England’s National Parks. , The first, the Peak District, had only come programmes and their repeats? They were ____________________________ about a few years before, and unlike National simply the DALES; surely after the coverage Flu Jabs 16 PLEASE NOTE Parks in many other countries, which are of le Tour, ‘Yorkshire’ is well established in ____________________________ essentially devoid of people living in them the mind, without having to offend the parts This web-copy does not contain the commercial What’s On 15 and owned by the State, the relationship of the beautiful old Westmorland or bits of adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ____________________________ between the aims of the Parks here and the Lancashire that might be included in the Plus all the regulars local communities which own most of the enlarged area. As a general rule we only accept adverts from ____________________________ land within them have taken time to settle In many issues like this, the prospects raise within the circulation area and no more than one- down. It is fair to say a few people still have mild panic! In a little while things settle third of each issue is taken up with them. concerns even after all these years. However, down and we all wonder what the fuss was consider what it might be like now without about! Call it what you will, it’s still a Whilst we try to ensure that all information National Parks and with the huge tourist magnificent National Park area. The country is correct we cannot be held legally needs it, and many of us think it is time to Advertising pressures. In 1954 very few footpaths were responsible for omissions or inaccuracies in signposted and stiles were in a bad way if complete the proposed designation of the articles, adverts or listings, or for any Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18 there at all; Ordnance Survey maps contained enlargement, with, of course, sensible inconvenience caused. Views expressed in no definitive rights of way; planning matters consideration of all aspects of the County and articles are the sole responsibility of the There is a big reduction for six issues or were less sensitive to the local environment; District Councils’ representation. person by-lined. Articles by comittee more, so for six issues the totals are: National Park/tourist information centres members carry just their initials. We didn’t exist. Information leaflets and walk appreciate being asked before any part of £25, £50 or £75 suggestions were almost non-existent. We A Big Thanks the Newsletter is reproduced doubt, without National Park status, if there I would like to say a huge thank you to Greetings etc. £2.00 would have been restrictions on everyone who came out on the wet drizzly What’s ons (non-commercial) are free motorways or primary routes in the area; or Sunday, August 3rd to attend the Hawes Fire THE NOVEMBER 2014 on wind farms or very large developments,. Station Open Day. Maybe those of us who live here don’t We had another successful day raising £995 Contacts for adverts: ISSUE WILL BE PRODUCED always realise what a treasure we have for towards the Fire-fighters charity. ON the benefit of the nation. The National Parks Thank you to every business and numerous For Hawes area and westward: OCTOBER 27th to 28th do a good job in describing their particular residents who donated tombola or raffle characteristics- landscape features, geology, prizes. Thanks to Hawes Fire-fighters Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458 social and industrial history and archaeology, and a number of their family members for DEADLINE FOR COPY: their wildlife and the pivotal role of the helping out on the day and making all run For elsewhere: farming community. smoothly. THURSDAY But the job isn’t finished. For those who Michelle Barnes Sue Duffield, Fellside, OCTOBER 23rd realise that the area of our National Park was Thornton Rust: 663504 2 2 Published by Upper Wensleydale The Upper Wensleydale Newsletter Newsletter Editorial established for political, rather than Burnside Coach House, October 12th – a memorable date. Do you landscape and natural reasons, they feel that Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT Issue 207 October 2014 know why? It was the date exactly 60 years the proposed extension which was due to be ago when the order establishing our National decided a year ago, would have been a Features Park was confirmed by the Government. It is fitting way to celebrate 60 years.(The Tel: 667785 worth stating again what the main purposes decision is in the hands of the Secretary of e-mail: [email protected] Cycling for Young Ones 6 are: "to conserve and enhance the natural State for the Environment) Let’s be controversial for a minute! Do you ____________________________ beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage" and "to promote opportunities for the remember the fuss made about the name or Printed by Wensleydale Press Little White Busses 7 understanding and enjoyment of the special the dropping of ‘Yorkshire’ from the title? ________________ ____________ qualities of the National Park". In carrying Consider this: The Peak District doesn’t add Committee: Alan S.Watkinson, Police Report 14 Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield, out these purposes, the Authority has a duty ‘Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire ____________________________ Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, "to seek to foster the economic and social (Yes there is bit in the Peak District). The Neil Piper, Karen Prudden, Combined Schools 24 well being of local communities. Lake District doesn’t add ‘Cumbria’ or ‘Parts Janet W. Thomson (treasurer), Peter Wood ____________________________ Things have come a long way since 1954. of old Cumberland, Westmorland and Hawes in Bloom 11 Perversely that was the very year the Lancashire’. Exmoor doesn’t add ‘Devon and Final Processing: Sarah Champion, ____________________________ Wensleydale Railway closed for passengers. Somerset’. Or Snowdonia list the Welsh Adrian Janke Doctor’s Rotas 11 No-one foresaw the tourist potential which counties within it. The Broads, the New Forest or the South Downs don’t mention ____________________________ started to snowball in the next two decades. It their counties! Did you notice the recent ITV Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens North Country Theatre 13 was early days for England’s National Parks. , The first, the Peak District, had only come programmes and their repeats? They were ____________________________ about a few years before, and unlike National simply the DALES; surely after the coverage Flu Jabs 16 PLEASE NOTE Parks in many other countries, which are of le Tour, ‘Yorkshire’ is well established in ____________________________ essentially devoid of people living in them the mind, without having to offend the parts This web-copy does not contain the commercial What’s On 15 and owned by the State, the relationship of the beautiful old Westmorland or bits of adverts which are in the full Newsletter. ____________________________ between the aims of the Parks here and the Lancashire that might be included in the Plus all the regulars local communities which own most of the enlarged area. As a general rule we only accept adverts from ____________________________ land within them have taken time to settle In many issues like this, the prospects raise within the circulation area and no more than one- down. It is fair to say a few people still have mild panic! In a little while things settle third of each issue is taken up with them.