THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE NEWSLETTER Issue 246 May 2018 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish Bolton Castle Covering Upper Wensleydale from Wensley to Garsdale Head plus Walden and Bishopdale, Covering UpperSwaledale Wensleydale from from Keld Wensley to Gunnerside to Garsdale plus Cowgill Head, within Upper Walden Dentdale. and Bishopdale, Swaledale from Keld to Gunnerside plus Cowgill in Upper Dentdale. Guest Editorial These are the people who, like me, didn’t have it easy in our childhood or our working lives. Bashing the baby boomers has become a Holidays were Filey, or Falmouth if you were popular sport. From David Willetts, former Tory really adventurous. As children we were not the government minister, and his endearingly titled be-all and end-all of our parents’ lives. We had book “The Pinch: How the baby boomers took to be disciplined and constrained: if we were their children’s future - and why they should bad it was our fault and if we were good it was give it back” to American Bruce Gibney’s “A because we’d had the badness knocked out of Generation of Sociopaths: How the baby us. Then, by the time we had children of our boomers betrayed America” you, or rather we own, the tables had turned: only bad parents who are those very boomers, born in the make bad children became the received wisdom, - immediate post war period, get the message. while John Bowlby’s “Childcare and the We are selfish, greedy, pension-pampered Growth of Love” (still etched on my brain) thieves who stole all the best houses and now warned of the dangers of “maternal live lives of unequalled comfort and privilege, deprivation.” with a sense of entitlement and no care for our But even if we’d dared to leave our children communities or even our own children and and go to work, there was neither maternity grandchildren who are forced to pay the price of leave nor nursery provision, so little hope of a - our gross self indulgence. decent career if you were female. If you had a In “It's All Their Fault” (do we need anything baby you left work. No argument. more than the titles of these books?) journalist Meanwhile what were our work prospects? Neil Boorman writes: “First time buyers are We went into jobs mainly without training, or to struggling to pay off mortgages . as their folks university only if we were among the privileged buy second homes abroad. Young families ten per cent. We had few rights and fewer struggle to provide the basics as their privileges. No bullying or discrimination laws grandparents embark on another cruise.” existed. Few of us born in the late 1940s, early ’50s, We knew nothing of the dangers of smoking would deny that we are uniquely privileged: if and little about alcohol. Birth control was we had a half-decent job in the ’60s and ’70s we available only if you were married, and cancer could buy a modest house. But it was as security was the great unspoken ‘C’-word. As for mental for our families, not a money-spinning health “issues” who knew what they were? If investment. House prices spiralled ever upwards things got bad you were told to pull yourself and, however or why ever that happened, and together and if they got really bad they shut you there’s no shortage of theories, I don’t away. remember causing it. I can’t help feeling that a nice house and a As many of us paid into defined benefit decent pension has been well-earned. pension schemes it wasn't greed that motivated us but sensible and largely unavoidable - we had Betsy Everett no choice but to contribute - provision for our future. Penhill Ladies Coach Trip Meanwhile, decent houses and reasonable pensions apart, what do I see when I look at my Visit to Saltaire. Monday, May 21st. Guided fellow retired boomers? Little White Bus walk round Saltaire and a visit to the mill. drivers; library, newsletter and museum Pick ups: Leyburn 8.05am, Redmire 8.20am, volunteers; babysitters; churchwardens; unpaid Carperby 8.30am. Return about 5.00pm or carers; nannies; charity trustees and helpers. 6.00pm. People trying to “put something back;” not out Cost £16. To book phone Ann 662625 or of guilt, but gratitude. Linda 663412. 2 Malham Cove Peregrine Viewpoint Now Open The opening of the viewpoint marks the start of the 16th year of the hugely popular Malham Peregrine Project, a partnership between the Eunice the Ewe Last month I was in the box beside the bird in Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Jemima’s ad on Page 37 and the winner of the £10 (YDNPA) and the RSPB. The free public prize is David Smith from Thoralby. viewpoint is at the base of the Cove, where Information Assistants and a team of volunteers Where am I now? To enter for the £10 prize, please include your postal address if replying by email. will be on hand to show people the birds through telescopes. Peter Annison It will be open from 10.30am to 4.30pm five days a week from Thursday to Monday until My father (and much loved grandpa to Kizzy July 30th. and Tara), Peter Annison of the Ropeworks, Hawes, finally lost his battle with cancer YDNPA’s Wildlife Conservation Officer Ian recently. Court said: “During the course of the season we We wish to celebrate his life and are hoping to welcome our 250,000th visitor to achievements once the new rope making the viewpoint – a major milestone. When machine he was so excited about these last few peregrines returned to Yorkshire and nested at months is up and running. It is due to arrive in the Cove in 1993, it was a huge moment for the June so we will confirm the date closer to the National Park. These are spectacular birds to time. The event will be held at the Ropeworks, watch and a big draw. Hawes. “From a peregrines’ perspective, the Cove is a We hope his golf and bridge buddies, great place to nest. It provides a safe place to lay customers, suppliers, friends and neighbours eggs and raise chicks, with a superb vantage will join us on the day, admire the vision he had, point from which to spot prey. We look forward and raise a wee dram or drink a cuppa to a to welcoming people to the viewpoint and will remarkable man, my beloved dad, Peter. all hope for another successful season.” Lindsey Annison There will be a weekly update on the Malham Editor’s Note. It is Newsletter policy not to peregrines throughout the season on the Nature include obituaries but we wanted to formally in the Dales Facebook page: https:// recognise the important role that Peter Annison www.facebook.com/natureinthedales/. had in the original creation and funding of the Newsletter in 1995. Submission of articles Please note that all submissions should comply In This Issue Page with current copyright legislation. If submitted articles are not the original work of the person Guest Editorial 2 submitting them, then all relevant permission Competition and Answers 4 should be sought and granted for reproduction. Bainbridge Screw 5 Swaledale Festival Events 9 Computer Corner 10 THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE Police Report 14 What’s On 20 PRODUCED on Doctors’ Rotas 24 MAY 25th/29th Slurry Store 28 DEADLINE FOR COPY Carperby Sauna 30 Best Foot Forward 36 MONDAY MAY 21st Aysgarth Rock Garden 39 3 May Competition April Competition Answers About five years ago we challenged our readers London Buildings to write a limerick for publication in the 1. College of Arms Newsletter. It proved very popular so we 2. The Library and Museum of Freemasons thought we would give you all another chance. 3. Tate Modern To illustrate the sort of thing we are looking for 4. Palace of Westminster we have reprinted two of the best entries 5. Hampstead Pergola received last time around. 6. St Pancras Station There once was a little lost ewe, 7. Battersea Power Station 8. Guy’s Hospital Who was seen in a Wensleydale view. 9. Royal Courts of Justice Eunice is found, 10 The Royal Albert Hall Comes home safe and sound, We missed an ‘L’ off the end of clue 10. That made it a bit harder but we still received several Next month to be hidden anew. correct entries and the winner this month (drawn out of the hat) is Glen Payne from Hawes and a (Jane Ritchie) cheque for £20 will soon be donated to Yorkshire Air Ambulance. There was a young hiker from Dent Reduplicative Words—Part Two Who decided to climb Pen-y-Ghent. Here are some more examples listed He found lots of space alphabetically from H - L of ‘reduplicative And a really nice place; words’. These are expressions made up of two words which look or sound very similar. For So now he lives there in a tent. some reason ‘H’ appears to be a very common starter. How many do you use or hear regularly? (Kay Ewbank) HANKY PANKY HAPPY CHAPPY Entries please by May 21st. The best three HEEBIE JEEBIES entries will be published next month and a £10 HELLS BELLS donation given to each of the nominated HELTER SKELTER charities of the authors. HI FI Drop-off points and contacts HIGGILDY PIGGILDY for news, articles, reports, letters, What’s On HIP HOP dates, competition entries, suggestions and HOB NOB comments: HOITY TOITY HOKEY POKEY Hawes: Community Office 667400 Gayle: Sarah Champion HOTCH POTCH 23, Little Ings 667006 HUBBLE BUBBLE Bainbridge: Sylvia Crookes, HUMPTY DUMPTY 3, Bainside 650525 HURLY BURLY Askrigg: Rima Berry, INCY WINCY 8 Mill Lane 650980 ITSY BITSY Carperby: Margaret Woodcock, Bella Cottage 663488 JEEPERS CREEPERS West Burton: Nadine Bell, JIGGERY POKERY Margarets Cottage 663559 JINGLE JANGLE Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 KING KONG Redmire: Kevin Davis 624165 KNICK KNACK Westholme LOVEY DOVEY Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205 LUMPY BUMPY 4 Turning the Screw – A Brief History screw’s bladed turbine, causing it to rotate of Bainbridge Hydro which in turn produces the power.