THE UPPER WENSLEYDALE NEWSLETTER Issue 243 FEBRUARY 2018 Donation please: 30p suggested or more if you wish Covering Upper Wensleydale from Wensley to Garsdale Head, with 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 The unrealistic asking price will only extend My lad has a joke he likes to play. He comes up that period. For those with a care for that to me and asks, "Who do you think is worse, cavernous space squeezed between Chapel you or Donald Trump?" He already knows the Street and the cobbles, it is a sad state of affairs. answer. "Me," I say. That amuses him and Andrew Fagg brings out a little guffaw, but I tell him that I say it only because it is true. Every day I make Middleham and the Dales Local mistakes. And it may have been a mistake to History Group make public early in January the current plight Churches of Dale and Vale of Hawes Methodist chapel, where worship ceased in 2014. by Revd. William Thackray Instead of offering a quiet word, I posted on Middleham Key Centre Facebook a letter I'd sent to the new owners' 2.00pm on February 20th agents – and followed up by publishing the In his book Churches of the Dale and Vale agents’ reply. In the letter I pointed out that the Revd. William Thackray made a photographic new owners had bought the chapel from the and historical journey around the 43 fascinating Methodist Church in August for £70,000. Why, churches which make up the Wensley Deanery, I asked, was it now back on the market just from Ainderby Steeple in the east to Hardraw in months later with the local estate agent for the west. Some are in Wensleydale, others in the £175,000, without any value being added to it? Vale of Mowbray. My complaint was not about the brass. It was Old and new members and visitors are always that this attempt to make a "fast buck" would welcome, annual membership is still only £10, condemn the chapel to remaining empty and or £3 per meeting for visitors. For more unused. Given the amount of money it is going information contact Tony Keates on 640436, or to take to restore and convert the building, any [email protected]. developer will need to accept thin margins even without taking account of the cost of purchase. I said I would eat my hat if anyone paid Job Opportunity £175,000 – and requested that the owners might Healthcare Assistant wanted to join the consider selling the building for what they nursing team at Central Dales Practice bought it for. (Aysgarth Surgery but may be required to work The agents replied that the owners had from Hawes Surgery at times). 28 hours per intended to convert the Sunday School rooms at week, SystmOne clinical system, experience the back into a holiday home and lease out the preferred but training and qualifications can be chapel space for commercial purposes. A supported by us for the right candidate. change in personal circumstances, however, To apply please submit your CV and a hand meant the owners now no longer felt able to written covering letter to Lynn Irwin, Managing pursue the venture. “Naturally,” the agent said, Partner, Central Dales Practice, The Health they would consider reducing the price if the Centre, Hawes, DL8 3QR. Closing date is new valuation proved incorrect. On reading this Friday, February 23rd 2018. reply I reflected that I’d been impatient. Could it be that the owners were simply testing the Postal Subscriptions market, and should be afforded the time to do so If you would like to receive the Newsletter by without being questioned in public? You can post every month the cost is £12 per annum. be the judge of that. Please send a cheque for this amount (made All I know is that the chapel, although out to the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter) plus abandoned in the end, was once dearly loved. It your full address details to Mrs J Thomson, has already been empty for nearly four years. Stone House, Thornton Rust, DL8 3AW 2 The Arts Society Wensleydale Ghislaine Howard has two major passions: painting and cooking. In The Arts Society Wensleydale lecture ‘The Art of Cuisine and Eunice the Ewe Cuisine of Art’ on February 13th at 2.00pm in Last month I was hiding in the music in the Singing the Key Centre, Middleham she combines both. for Pleasure box on page 21 and the winner of the £10 Ghislaine discusses the fabulous meals of prize is Toulouse Lautrec and the introduction of Gordon Lunt of West Burton. Provencal peasant cooking to Paris by Renoir, Where am I now? To enter for the £10 prize, please while including the tastes of Monet, Cezanne, include your postal address if replying by email. Picasso and others. She reflects on how art and cooking, eating and looking are inextricably 2018 Tour de Yorkshire in the Dales entwined in our lives and culture. Nick Cotton, Member Champion for Recreation Management at the Yorkshire Dales National Ghislaine is a professional painter, named as a Park Authority, said: "I am really looking Woman of the Year in 2008 for her contribution forward to seeing the Tour de Yorkshire come to Art and Society. She has work in many back to the National Park and taking on some collections including the Royal Collection. Her challenging climbs. During Stage Four on work has been exhibited in Manchester Art Sunday, May 6th the cyclists will be coming Gallery, Canterbury Cathedral, Imperial War into the National Park in Embsay and climbing Museum North and the British Museum. over Embsay Moor - a King of the Mountains Ghislaine’s special booklet of artists’ recipes climb - with great views out over the will be available to buy for £2 at the lecture. surrounding area. Then they will travel up Any profits from the sale will go to fund TASW Wharfedale to Kettlewell with a sprint at Young Arts projects. Kilnsey. Beyond Kettlewell is another King of the Mountains - Park Rash, parts of which are as In the 50th Jubilee year of The Arts Society, steep as anything I’ve ever ridden in Britain, we hope to attract new members who will before a narrow technical run down Coverdale receive a very warm welcome. Visitors pay £8 a and then on to Middleham and Masham. lecture, which will be refunded if they join. We will be working with local communities to Contact Ros Higson on 01765 635244 ensure that disruption is minimised and that this [email protected] who will be fantastic event can be celebrated and enjoyed. delighted to provide more details. We are also working with Welcome to Yorkshire and the District Councils to bring Submission of articles roadshow events to Kettlewell and Coverdale so that local people can get more information and Please note that all submissions should comply find out how to be involved." with current copyright legislation. If submitted articles are not the original work of the person submitting them, then all relevant permission In This Issue Page should be sought and granted for reproduction. Competitions and answers 4 Second Home Council Tax 8 & 9 THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE Hawes United Juniors Reform 10 PRODUCED on Gayle Mill 21 FEBRUARY 26th/27th What’s Ons 22 & 23 Doctors’ Rotas 24 DEADLINE FOR COPY Prunings 28 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20th Rainfall in the Dale 30 School News 32, 33, 35 3 Christmas Competition Answers February Competition 1 Talk about the French. CHALET As the Christmas competition was quite a hard 2 X. I back to stirred X. TENEMENT one, here is something a bit easier for the 3 Six and a period of time holds a vehicle. February quiz. All these words start and end VICARAGE with the same letters. What are they? 4 After the eighth, name the river. HOUSE 5 Tax an optimist. VATICAN 1 -IVI- 6 Well established. STABLE 2 –RUS- 3 –IDO- 7 Take a taxi home. CABIN 4 –ROM- 8 Mother with purpose inside. 5 –USEU- MUSEUM 6 –ATHTU- 9 Part of your head. TEMPLE 7 –RAS- 10 Will it clear the clouds away? 8 –YPIS- SKYSCRAPER 9 –EAPO- 11 Screwed up face. CAFE 10 –ARDIA- 12 You are surrounded by Swiss. CHURCH Please send in your answers by 20th February 13 To cast off. SHED for a chance to win the £20 for your nominated 14 Not keen on the cold anymore. charity. Don’t forget to tell us what that charity OFFICE is! 15 Toilet for a returning soldier. IGLOO 16 Barred enclosure holds upset child. Dear Editor COTTAGE Thank you very much for publishing my request 17 An infant confused by an egg initially. in your recent newsletter with my hope of ABBEY obtaining a copy of "Under Wetherfell" by Rev. 18 Not well in Virginia. VILLA James Alderson. A number of your readers have 19 The US Secret Service males are upset. emailed me and I am now in possession of a CINEMA copy of this book which was very kindly sent to 20 Rubbish without the one after r. me by Mr Geoffrey Keeble and the Friends of GARAGE the Dales Countryside Museum. I am delighted The winner of the special £50 prize is Kath to receive this book and thanks to all who kindly Alderson of Askrigg who got all of the 20 responded to my letter.