THEUPPER WENSLEYDALE

NEWSLETTERIssue 201

April/Easter 2014Donation please:

30p suggested or more if you wish

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EditorialSomething for nothing! Do we all like thesound of that? Well, in our area we are veryfortunate to have a large number of volun-teers who do ‘something for nothing’. Whenyou consider the clubs and groups for chil-dren and young people, the societies meetingweekly or monthly providing interest andsocial contact, the village halls and thechurches and chapels, and those doing workin the environment, then the number in-volved must be very great.

This Newsletter recently celebrated its200th issue with a party for our writers, art-ists, photographers, regular suppliers of in-formation and what’s ons, and those whodistribute copies.There were very many of us - all volunteers.

So where are we going with this? An-swer: people can’t go on for ever! Even ifthe voluntary work brings with it opportuni-ties to make new friends or to feel satisfac-tion in serving the community, the pressuresof ‘keeping things going’ can be as stressfulas full time work!

An article last month drew attention tovoluneering at Gayle Mill; and theWensleydale

Railway, always in need of extra help islooking for people to man the oldweighbridge in Hawes Station Yard (Seepage 6). No doubt they will be successful ingetting people to lend a hand every now andthen.

But speaking to those who run, for exam-ple, our village halls or societies, it is not theoccasional willing hands, helpful as they are,for a special event or project, that keepthings going but committee members, secre-taries, treasurers or trustees, or drivers tak-ing friends to hospitals whose commitmentgoes on – and on – week in, week out, whoprovide the stability of organisations fromwhich we all benefit.

In the season of Lent, whether we are par-ticularly religious or not, we maybe decideto ‘give something up’. Like those of us whomight make New Year resolutions, we’re notsure how long the effort lasts! But howabout this for a change: instead of (or in ad-dition to) giving something up, why nottake something up, like a bit of steady vol-unteering? There really are some‘enlightened self interest’ benefits as well!

The Newsletter Committee and the cake

Published byThe Upper Wensleydale Newsletter

Burnside Coach House,Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT

Tel: 667785e-mail: alan.watkinson@virgin.net

Printed by Wensleydale Press

Committee: Alan S.Watkinson,Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield,

Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson (treasurer),

Peter Wood

Final Processing: Sarah Champion, AdrianJanke

Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens,

PLEASE NOTE

This web-copy does not contain the commercialadverts which are in the full Newsletter.

As a general rule we only accept adverts fromwithin the circulation area and no more than one-third of each issue is taken up with them.

Advertising

Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18

There is a big reduction for six issues ormore, so for six issues the totals are:

£25, £50 or £75

Greetings etc. £2.00What’s ons (non-commercial) are free

Contacts for adverts:

For Hawes area and westward:

Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458

For elsewhere:

Sue Duffield, Fellside,Thornton Rust: 663504

Upper WensleydaleNewsletter

Issue 201 — April 2014Features

Police Report 18____________________________Best Foot Forward 19________________ ____________Hardraw Old School 11____________________________Competitions 5____________________________Annual Report 21____________________________Doctor’s Rotas 15____________________________Easter Services 25____________________________Newsletter Accounts 26____________________________What’s On 14____________________________Plus all the regulars____________________________

THE MAY 2014 ISSUE WILLBE PRODUCED ON

APRIL 29th AND 30th

DEADLINE FOR COPY:THURSDAYAPRIL 24th

Whilst we try to ensure that all informationis correct we cannot be held legallyresponsible for omissions or inaccuracies inarticles, adverts or listings, or for anyinconvenience caused. Views expressed inarticles are the sole responsibility of theperson by-lined. Articles by comitteemembers carry just their initials. Weappreciate being asked before any part ofthe Newsletter is reproduced

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EditorialSomething for nothing! Do we all like thesound of that? Well, in our area we are veryfortunate to have a large number of volun-teers who do ‘something for nothing’. Whenyou consider the clubs and groups for chil-dren and young people, the societies meetingweekly or monthly providing interest andsocial contact, the village halls and thechurches and chapels, and those doing workin the environment, then the number in-volved must be very great.

This Newsletter recently celebrated its200th issue with a party for our writers, art-ists, photographers, regular suppliers of in-formation and what’s ons, and those whodistribute copies.There were very many of us - all volunteers.

So where are we going with this? An-swer: people can’t go on for ever! Even ifthe voluntary work brings with it opportuni-ties to make new friends or to feel satisfac-tion in serving the community, the pressuresof ‘keeping things going’ can be as stressfulas full time work!

An article last month drew attention tovoluneering at Gayle Mill; and theWensleydale

Railway, always in need of extra help islooking for people to man the oldweighbridge in Hawes Station Yard (Seepage 6). No doubt they will be successful ingetting people to lend a hand every now andthen.

But speaking to those who run, for exam-ple, our village halls or societies, it is not theoccasional willing hands, helpful as they are,for a special event or project, that keepthings going but committee members, secre-taries, treasurers or trustees, or drivers tak-ing friends to hospitals whose commitmentgoes on – and on – week in, week out, whoprovide the stability of organisations fromwhich we all benefit.

In the season of Lent, whether we are par-ticularly religious or not, we maybe decideto ‘give something up’. Like those of us whomight make New Year resolutions, we’re notsure how long the effort lasts! But howabout this for a change: instead of (or in ad-dition to) giving something up, why nottake something up, like a bit of steady vol-unteering? There really are some‘enlightened self interest’ benefits as well!

The Newsletter Committee and the cake

Published byThe Upper Wensleydale Newsletter

Burnside Coach House,Burtersett Road, Hawes DL8 3NT

Tel: 667785e-mail: alan.watkinson@virgin.net

Printed by Wensleydale Press

Committee: Alan S.Watkinson,Barry Cruickshanks (web), Sue E .Duffield,

Karen Jones, Alastair Macintosh, Neil Piper, Janet W. Thomson (treasurer),

Peter Wood

Final Processing: Sarah Champion, AdrianJanke

Postal Distribution: Derek Stephens,

PLEASE NOTE

This web-copy does not contain the commercialadverts which are in the full Newsletter.

As a general rule we only accept adverts fromwithin the circulation area and no more than one-third of each issue is taken up with them.

Advertising

Boxed adverts: £6, £12, £18

There is a big reduction for six issues ormore, so for six issues the totals are:

£25, £50 or £75

Greetings etc. £2.00What’s ons (non-commercial) are free

Contacts for adverts:

For Hawes area and westward:

Barry Cruickshanks, Ashfield, Hardraw: 667458

For elsewhere:

Sue Duffield, Fellside,Thornton Rust: 663504

Upper WensleydaleNewsletter

Issue 201 — April 2014Features

Police Report 18____________________________Best Foot Forward 19________________ ____________Hardraw Old School 11____________________________Competitions 5____________________________Annual Report 21____________________________Doctor’s Rotas 15____________________________Easter Services 25____________________________Newsletter Accounts 26____________________________What’s On 14____________________________Plus all the regulars____________________________

THE MAY 2014 ISSUE WILLBE PRODUCED ON

APRIL 29th AND 30th

DEADLINE FOR COPY:THURSDAYAPRIL 24th

Whilst we try to ensure that all informationis correct we cannot be held legallyresponsible for omissions or inaccuracies inarticles, adverts or listings, or for anyinconvenience caused. Views expressed inarticles are the sole responsibility of theperson by-lined. Articles by comitteemembers carry just their initials. Weappreciate being asked before any part ofthe Newsletter is reproduced

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March Competition AnswersHills of the North (excluding the LakeDistrict)

1. SO A STRANGE MIXTURE;Rogan’s Seat

2. ITCH HOT EVE: The Cheviot 3. MORE HELPFUL UNIFORMED

YOUTH: Kinder Scout 4. N: Ten End 5. GREAT PILE OF WRITERS: Pen Hill 6. NEWTON UNDER IS BELOW IT:

RoseberryTopping 7. HIGHEST YORKSHIRE PEAK

BEFORE 1974: Mickle Fell 8. NOT IF PUKED: Dufton Pike 9. SMALLEST OF ‘THE THREE:

Pen-y Ghent10. HIGHEST HOWGILL: The Calf11. RE-WIND: Winder12. CHAIR FOR A SIMPLETON:

Simon’s Seat

The roll-over prize is awarded to Mrs F.Phalp of Great Ayton and it donated toMyeloma UK.We apologise for the very clever (somewould say excruciatingly perverse) cluenumber 4!

April CompetitionWild flowers: Anagrams

1. HIT BE GREY (9) 2. PRICED MOAN (3,7) 3. TEAS WOW DEEM (6,5) 4. ROUND LEDGER (6,5) 5. YELP AS CROW (3,7) 6. IN MOTTLER (9) 7. TORY WELL LATE (6,6) 8. SWIVEL DEER (6,4) 9. BASH GOLD POE (3,8)10. ROD LUNGES (9)11. WELDER LEN SPREAD MEG (9, 9)12. SHE ADDING THE LADY (6, 10)13. SALTY MAN LED (5,6)14. O RUTLE SOW (9)

Mid-dale Lent LunchesFor Christian Aid

April 4th: AysgarthApril 11th: Carperby

They are all from noon to 1.30pm

Information Sharing ItemCommunities Opportunity Fund 2014/15

In 2013/14, Richmondshire District Councilsupported 66 applications with over £600Kworth of funding through the CommunitiesOpportunity Fund (COF) 2013/14

This is to notify you that a further year forthe scheme has been approved which is openfor applications from Tuesday 1st April2014.

Applications can be made for £500+ fromParish/Town Councils, Community Groups,individuals, Members of the Council andCouncil Officers and all applications must besupported by the Local District Councillor forthe Ward in which the application mostapplies (where this is more than one Ward, theLeader or Deputy Leader must support theapplication).

If you would like to discuss a potentialscheme in detail, please do get in touch.

Samantha Coultish 01748 901037

Wensleydale Railway UpdateAs a result of serious weather damage to anembankment near Akebar Golf Course, we areunable to operate train services beyondNewton le Willows. Repair work has startedand should be completed by April 15th. Untilthen, we will operate the following serviceEvery Saturday from Leeming Bar andBedale with reversals at Newton le Willowsand Ainderby.

Saturdays: April 5th; 12thLeeming Bar depart: 1000; 1200; 1400Bedale depart: 1007; 1207; 1407

Each journey is a round trip from LeemingBar via Bedale, Newton le Willows andAinderby. Unfortunately passengers cannotalight or join the trains at Newton or Ainderbya s t h e r e a r e n o p l a t fo r ms .Ruth Annison

Wensleydale All StarsA concert followed by supper in aid of church

funds:Bainbridge Methodist ChurchFriday April 11th, 7.30pm

Eunice the Ewe

Last month I was hiding in FarfieldMill. Winner: Brody Hullock,

Appleby.

Bolton Castle NewsEggcellent Easter!Monday 7th – Monday 21st April, 10.00am -5.00pmEnjoy Easter at Bolton Castle with eggcitingEaster Egg hunts, eggstravagant egg decorating,eggstroadinary bonnet making and much more!Normal Admission Charges ApplySt George’s Day Party:Saturday 19th April (7.30pm onwards)Celebrate St George’s Day in style at BoltonCastle with a typically English themed menu,music and plenty of real ale. Our menu willinclude Boiled Beef with Carrots and York-shires followed by Old English Trifle and thebar will be well stocked with real ales fromlocal breweries along with other local bever-ages. Dress up as a famous English historicalcharacter (prizes for best costumes include ameal for two at Fairhurst’s Bistro and free sea-son tickets to the Castle)Tickets: £20 per person (including 2 coursemeal)Booking Essential. 623981 Katie Boggis

Say it with FlowersWith Mothering Sunday just round the cor-ner, here’s an alternative idea to sending cutflowers: the Yorkshire Dales MillenniumTrust has launched the ‘Living Bouquet’gift, which for £25 allows you to dedicate apiece of beautiful living hay meadow, full ofnatural flowers. The YDMT restoration pro-gramme has so far seen wildflower seedsadded to almost 400 hectares of degradedhay meadow. A Living Bouquet gift willhelp further improvement.

There are plenty of other special occasionswhen this might be an appropriate gift. Al-though recipients do receive a small giftpack, the main pleasure must be the satisfac-tion of helping the dales environment. Forfurther details ring 015242 51002 or visitwww.ydmt.org/LivingBouquet.

Weighbridge Hut in HawesThe National Park has agreed to lease theweighbridge hut, which is in the station yardat Hawes, to the Wensleydale Railway Trust.The intention is to use it as an informationpoint for the railway and to try to generateinterest from that part of the Dale before, aswe hope in the future, the railway is ex-tended there. At present, we are

trying to recruit people in the area to be in-volved; perhaps to form a Hawes SupportGroup. Although we have written to allMembers of the Wensleydale Railway Asso-ciation in Hawes and the surrounding vil-lages to invite them, there may well be peo-ple who are not currently involved with theWensleydale Railway, who might also beinterested in this historic building or in rail-ways and who might like to join the supportgroup.

If you are interested, or know someoneelse who might be, please get in touch withPhil Smith on pandmsmith@talktalk.net or01609 774733.

The GUNNERSIDE ESTATEA professional office administrator/book-keeper isrequired to join the existing Estate Office team to

assist with all administration and financial aspects ofrunning the estate.

Excellent I.T. and communication skills required.Experience of accountancy and /or a commercial

business environment an advantage.Excellent terms and conditions. This is a full time role but ifnecessary the Estate is willing to consider flexible working

for the right candidate.

Enquiries to: Andra Sison Ham, Estate OfficeIvelet, Gunnerside, Richmond, DL11 6TH01748 886007 andra@gunnersideestate.co.uk

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March Competition AnswersHills of the North (excluding the LakeDistrict)

1. SO A STRANGE MIXTURE;Rogan’s Seat

2. ITCH HOT EVE: The Cheviot 3. MORE HELPFUL UNIFORMED

YOUTH: Kinder Scout 4. N: Ten End 5. GREAT PILE OF WRITERS: Pen Hill 6. NEWTON UNDER IS BELOW IT:

RoseberryTopping 7. HIGHEST YORKSHIRE PEAK

BEFORE 1974: Mickle Fell 8. NOT IF PUKED: Dufton Pike 9. SMALLEST OF ‘THE THREE:

Pen-y Ghent10. HIGHEST HOWGILL: The Calf11. RE-WIND: Winder12. CHAIR FOR A SIMPLETON:

Simon’s Seat

The roll-over prize is awarded to Mrs F.Phalp of Great Ayton and it donated toMyeloma UK.We apologise for the very clever (somewould say excruciatingly perverse) cluenumber 4!

April CompetitionWild flowers: Anagrams

1. HIT BE GREY (9) 2. PRICED MOAN (3,7) 3. TEAS WOW DEEM (6,5) 4. ROUND LEDGER (6,5) 5. YELP AS CROW (3,7) 6. IN MOTTLER (9) 7. TORY WELL LATE (6,6) 8. SWIVEL DEER (6,4) 9. BASH GOLD POE (3,8)10. ROD LUNGES (9)11. WELDER LEN SPREAD MEG (9, 9)12. SHE ADDING THE LADY (6, 10)13. SALTY MAN LED (5,6)14. O RUTLE SOW (9)

Mid-dale Lent LunchesFor Christian Aid

April 4th: AysgarthApril 11th: Carperby

They are all from noon to 1.30pm

Information Sharing ItemCommunities Opportunity Fund 2014/15

In 2013/14, Richmondshire District Councilsupported 66 applications with over £600Kworth of funding through the CommunitiesOpportunity Fund (COF) 2013/14

This is to notify you that a further year forthe scheme has been approved which is openfor applications from Tuesday 1st April2014.

Applications can be made for £500+ fromParish/Town Councils, Community Groups,individuals, Members of the Council andCouncil Officers and all applications must besupported by the Local District Councillor forthe Ward in which the application mostapplies (where this is more than one Ward, theLeader or Deputy Leader must support theapplication).

If you would like to discuss a potentialscheme in detail, please do get in touch.

Samantha Coultish 01748 901037

Wensleydale Railway UpdateAs a result of serious weather damage to anembankment near Akebar Golf Course, we areunable to operate train services beyondNewton le Willows. Repair work has startedand should be completed by April 15th. Untilthen, we will operate the following serviceEvery Saturday from Leeming Bar andBedale with reversals at Newton le Willowsand Ainderby.

Saturdays: April 5th; 12thLeeming Bar depart: 1000; 1200; 1400Bedale depart: 1007; 1207; 1407

Each journey is a round trip from LeemingBar via Bedale, Newton le Willows andAinderby. Unfortunately passengers cannotalight or join the trains at Newton or Ainderbya s t h e r e a r e n o p l a t fo r ms .Ruth Annison

Wensleydale All StarsA concert followed by supper in aid of church

funds:Bainbridge Methodist ChurchFriday April 11th, 7.30pm

Eunice the Ewe

Last month I was hiding in FarfieldMill. Winner: Brody Hullock,

Appleby.

Bolton Castle NewsEggcellent Easter!Monday 7th – Monday 21st April, 10.00am -5.00pmEnjoy Easter at Bolton Castle with eggcitingEaster Egg hunts, eggstravagant egg decorating,eggstroadinary bonnet making and much more!Normal Admission Charges ApplySt George’s Day Party:Saturday 19th April (7.30pm onwards)Celebrate St George’s Day in style at BoltonCastle with a typically English themed menu,music and plenty of real ale. Our menu willinclude Boiled Beef with Carrots and York-shires followed by Old English Trifle and thebar will be well stocked with real ales fromlocal breweries along with other local bever-ages. Dress up as a famous English historicalcharacter (prizes for best costumes include ameal for two at Fairhurst’s Bistro and free sea-son tickets to the Castle)Tickets: £20 per person (including 2 coursemeal)Booking Essential. 623981 Katie Boggis

Say it with FlowersWith Mothering Sunday just round the cor-ner, here’s an alternative idea to sending cutflowers: the Yorkshire Dales MillenniumTrust has launched the ‘Living Bouquet’gift, which for £25 allows you to dedicate apiece of beautiful living hay meadow, full ofnatural flowers. The YDMT restoration pro-gramme has so far seen wildflower seedsadded to almost 400 hectares of degradedhay meadow. A Living Bouquet gift willhelp further improvement.

There are plenty of other special occasionswhen this might be an appropriate gift. Al-though recipients do receive a small giftpack, the main pleasure must be the satisfac-tion of helping the dales environment. Forfurther details ring 015242 51002 or visitwww.ydmt.org/LivingBouquet.

Weighbridge Hut in HawesThe National Park has agreed to lease theweighbridge hut, which is in the station yardat Hawes, to the Wensleydale Railway Trust.The intention is to use it as an informationpoint for the railway and to try to generateinterest from that part of the Dale before, aswe hope in the future, the railway is ex-tended there. At present, we are

trying to recruit people in the area to be in-volved; perhaps to form a Hawes SupportGroup. Although we have written to allMembers of the Wensleydale Railway Asso-ciation in Hawes and the surrounding vil-lages to invite them, there may well be peo-ple who are not currently involved with theWensleydale Railway, who might also beinterested in this historic building or in rail-ways and who might like to join the supportgroup.

If you are interested, or know someoneelse who might be, please get in touch withPhil Smith on pandmsmith@talktalk.net or01609 774733.

The GUNNERSIDE ESTATEA professional office administrator/book-keeper isrequired to join the existing Estate Office team to

assist with all administration and financial aspects ofrunning the estate.

Excellent I.T. and communication skills required.Experience of accountancy and /or a commercial

business environment an advantage.Excellent terms and conditions. This is a full time role but ifnecessary the Estate is willing to consider flexible working

for the right candidate.

Enquiries to: Andra Sison Ham, Estate OfficeIvelet, Gunnerside, Richmond, DL11 6TH01748 886007 andra@gunnersideestate.co.uk

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Community Office NewsLibraryWe are gathering your World War 1 anec-dotes, photos or anything of interest, for adisplay within the Library to commemoratethe 100th Anniversary of the start of theGreat War. We will help with photocopyingand typing if needed.

Ancestry ‘SkillShare’ Workshop on 1stMay 1.30 – 3.30 pm. (cost is £3) It is goingto be a sharing of techniques for all skill lev-els. If you are more experienced, pleasecome and share and we guarantee you’ll learnsomething you didn’t know before. Thenumber of attendees is limited to five, aswe’ll be using the library computers.

We are still on the alert for HouseboundLenders, so if you know of anyone wantinglibrary books but can’t get here, please let usknow. We will choose books to suit and theycan be delivered by one of our volunteers orby our Little White Bus.

Little White BusThe small bus has been fitted with a tow bar(see below). The large bus, many of you willbe pleased to know, has been fitted with anelectric step.

The YDNPA and ourselves have developeda new initiative called ‘2-Wheel Adventures’.We have managed to get funding for aneight-bike trailer (hence the tow bar) whichwill be used to take up to eight bikes andpeople to the start of specially chosen routessuitable for families. Look out for the leaf-lets which will soon be available. You’ll beable to book at the DCM or the CommunityOffice. The first journey will be on EasterSunday.

We’ll be sending out a Health Transportquestionnaire to all households. Please doyour best to fill it in and return it as it willhelp us to discover any gaps in provision andlook for ways to fill them.There are some places left on some of ourtrips, but don’t leave it too long!

Post OfficeI’m sure everybody is relieved to know thatThe Post Office will be coming to the Com-munity Office soon. There are potentiallyfour new jobs, so look out for advertise-ments.

The Community Partnership LtdAs you may know, the Community Office isgoverned by The Upper Wensleydale Com-munity Partnership Ltd. This comprises aBoard of Directors who represent the fullspectrum of people within Upper Wensley-dale. The Partnership’s objectives are:To further the interests of residents, busi-nesses and visitors to the Upper Dales.To establish and operate an Upper Wensley-dale Community Office.

After the resignation of one of our Direc-tors, we are asking if anyone would like to bea Director. Please express your interest inperson or in writing at the Community Of-fice. Your application will be considered bythe current Directors at their next meeting.

CoffeeLast but not least, we have just added an Ital-ian Roast to our range of coffees. It’s ‘Darkand Intense’. Why not try it?

Fundraisers for Hawes Gala 2014.

Saturday 26th April. Dizzy Blonde. Foun-tain Hotel. £5 entry. 10.00pm start.

Saturday 10th May. Darts knockout. Foun-tain Hotel. 8.00pm start. Includes mega raf-fle!

Gala day competitions.Decorate a cake. £2.00 to enter. Any design,let your imagination go wild! 16 years andunder and you keep your cake. Prizes for 1st2nd and 3rd.

Tour De Hawes make a model bike compe-tition. Use of any material allowed but fin-ished model must fit on a sheet of A4 paper.

Limerick competition. Theme, TDF. Pleasekeep it clean it is a children’s day! All agegroups.

And for the adults only. Preserves andscones. 4 home made scones on a plate. (Sparwill tell us if they have a surge in sales!) £1 per entry adults. 50p per entry childrenunder 16.

And could all cups and trophies be re-turned to either the pet shop or launderetteby 1st June.

Check out our facebook page for more de-tails.

25th Anniversary of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Reprieve!

Can it really be 25 years since the line wassaved from British Rail's proposal to closeit?

Yes! The actual anniversary date isFriday 11th April this year (a week beforeGood Friday) and many readers willremember the anguish of the 6 yearcampaign to save the line - and theextraordinary surprise announcement in1989 by the Secretary of State forTransport, Paul Channon (who has sincedied) that it was not to be closed. MichaelPortillo, then the Minister for PublicPassenger Transport, is now famous for hisp op ular te l ev i s io n p ro grammesabout travelling on railways in the UK andabroad .One of the earliest programmeswas about the Settle-Carlisle line.

Have you, or any organisation to whichyou belong, any ideas of how to mark theAnniversary? Perhaps later in 2014 as itwould be something to look forward toafter the planning and excitement of theTour de France's Grand Depart visit? TheSettle-Carlisle Partnership is planning someevents around the actual anniversary date(see www.settle-carlisle.co.uk) but ifyou were one of the thousands whocampaigned in the 1980s or use the linenow (or both) it would be good to hearfrom you. Recollections of the campaign?What were you doing 25 years ago whenyou heard the amazing news that the linewas saved? Do you use Garsdale stationnow and, if so, what benefits does therailway give you? Have you any ideasabout the Settle-Carlisle line for the future?Responses would be welcome, either toSCENe (the Settle-Carlisle EnterpriseNetwork) via the Community Office or tome..

Meanwhile the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FoSCL) have arranged for asouvenir 25th Anniversary First DayCover. Order forms are at the CommunityOffice, DCM and Hawes Post Office or seethe FoSCL website and on-line shop.

Ruth Annison (650349)

Middleham and DalesLocal History Group

Tuesday 29th April, 2.00pm Middleham Key Centre

The 6th John Rettie Memorial Lecture:Challenges, discoveries and rich rewards:exploring, researching and writing localhistory Dr Alan Crosby.

Local history exploration, research andwriting have always been central to DrAlan Crosby’s working life and in thislecture he will provide a personalperspective. In recent years he has begun toreflect on how local history has changed,what makes it so exciting and whatmotivates so many people to becomeinvolved. Dr Alan Crosby is one ofBritain’s best-known local historians. He iseditor of the leading national journal, TheLocal Historian, and writes monthly for theWho Do You Think You Are? BBCmagazine. He is the author of over thirtybooks, ranging from edited diaries tohistories of individual towns, villages andcounties, as well as numerous articles andpapers. Over the years he has taught localand regional history courses at a number oftop universities. He is a freelance historianbased in Preston and his ‘special subjects’are the history of North West England,landscape history and social history. He isalso an enthusiastic family historian and isproud to have traced his ancestry in oneline back to Nidderdale in the sixteenthcentury.Annual membership of the group is £10

and visitors are welcome to attendindividual meetings for a fee of £3. Forfurther information, please contact TonyK e a t e s 6 4 0 4 3 6 o r e m a i ldotandtonyk@btinternet.com

Art Exhibitionby West Burton Art GroupEaster Sunday and Monday

10.00am to 4.30pmWest Burton Village Hall.

Refreshments available

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Community Office NewsLibraryWe are gathering your World War 1 anec-dotes, photos or anything of interest, for adisplay within the Library to commemoratethe 100th Anniversary of the start of theGreat War. We will help with photocopyingand typing if needed.

Ancestry ‘SkillShare’ Workshop on 1stMay 1.30 – 3.30 pm. (cost is £3) It is goingto be a sharing of techniques for all skill lev-els. If you are more experienced, pleasecome and share and we guarantee you’ll learnsomething you didn’t know before. Thenumber of attendees is limited to five, aswe’ll be using the library computers.

We are still on the alert for HouseboundLenders, so if you know of anyone wantinglibrary books but can’t get here, please let usknow. We will choose books to suit and theycan be delivered by one of our volunteers orby our Little White Bus.

Little White BusThe small bus has been fitted with a tow bar(see below). The large bus, many of you willbe pleased to know, has been fitted with anelectric step.

The YDNPA and ourselves have developeda new initiative called ‘2-Wheel Adventures’.We have managed to get funding for aneight-bike trailer (hence the tow bar) whichwill be used to take up to eight bikes andpeople to the start of specially chosen routessuitable for families. Look out for the leaf-lets which will soon be available. You’ll beable to book at the DCM or the CommunityOffice. The first journey will be on EasterSunday.

We’ll be sending out a Health Transportquestionnaire to all households. Please doyour best to fill it in and return it as it willhelp us to discover any gaps in provision andlook for ways to fill them.There are some places left on some of ourtrips, but don’t leave it too long!

Post OfficeI’m sure everybody is relieved to know thatThe Post Office will be coming to the Com-munity Office soon. There are potentiallyfour new jobs, so look out for advertise-ments.

The Community Partnership LtdAs you may know, the Community Office isgoverned by The Upper Wensleydale Com-munity Partnership Ltd. This comprises aBoard of Directors who represent the fullspectrum of people within Upper Wensley-dale. The Partnership’s objectives are:To further the interests of residents, busi-nesses and visitors to the Upper Dales.To establish and operate an Upper Wensley-dale Community Office.

After the resignation of one of our Direc-tors, we are asking if anyone would like to bea Director. Please express your interest inperson or in writing at the Community Of-fice. Your application will be considered bythe current Directors at their next meeting.

CoffeeLast but not least, we have just added an Ital-ian Roast to our range of coffees. It’s ‘Darkand Intense’. Why not try it?

Fundraisers for Hawes Gala 2014.

Saturday 26th April. Dizzy Blonde. Foun-tain Hotel. £5 entry. 10.00pm start.

Saturday 10th May. Darts knockout. Foun-tain Hotel. 8.00pm start. Includes mega raf-fle!

Gala day competitions.Decorate a cake. £2.00 to enter. Any design,let your imagination go wild! 16 years andunder and you keep your cake. Prizes for 1st2nd and 3rd.

Tour De Hawes make a model bike compe-tition. Use of any material allowed but fin-ished model must fit on a sheet of A4 paper.

Limerick competition. Theme, TDF. Pleasekeep it clean it is a children’s day! All agegroups.

And for the adults only. Preserves andscones. 4 home made scones on a plate. (Sparwill tell us if they have a surge in sales!) £1 per entry adults. 50p per entry childrenunder 16.

And could all cups and trophies be re-turned to either the pet shop or launderetteby 1st June.

Check out our facebook page for more de-tails.

25th Anniversary of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Reprieve!

Can it really be 25 years since the line wassaved from British Rail's proposal to closeit?

Yes! The actual anniversary date isFriday 11th April this year (a week beforeGood Friday) and many readers willremember the anguish of the 6 yearcampaign to save the line - and theextraordinary surprise announcement in1989 by the Secretary of State forTransport, Paul Channon (who has sincedied) that it was not to be closed. MichaelPortillo, then the Minister for PublicPassenger Transport, is now famous for hisp op ular te l ev i s io n p ro grammesabout travelling on railways in the UK andabroad .One of the earliest programmeswas about the Settle-Carlisle line.

Have you, or any organisation to whichyou belong, any ideas of how to mark theAnniversary? Perhaps later in 2014 as itwould be something to look forward toafter the planning and excitement of theTour de France's Grand Depart visit? TheSettle-Carlisle Partnership is planning someevents around the actual anniversary date(see www.settle-carlisle.co.uk) but ifyou were one of the thousands whocampaigned in the 1980s or use the linenow (or both) it would be good to hearfrom you. Recollections of the campaign?What were you doing 25 years ago whenyou heard the amazing news that the linewas saved? Do you use Garsdale stationnow and, if so, what benefits does therailway give you? Have you any ideasabout the Settle-Carlisle line for the future?Responses would be welcome, either toSCENe (the Settle-Carlisle EnterpriseNetwork) via the Community Office or tome..

Meanwhile the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FoSCL) have arranged for asouvenir 25th Anniversary First DayCover. Order forms are at the CommunityOffice, DCM and Hawes Post Office or seethe FoSCL website and on-line shop.

Ruth Annison (650349)

Middleham and DalesLocal History Group

Tuesday 29th April, 2.00pm Middleham Key Centre

The 6th John Rettie Memorial Lecture:Challenges, discoveries and rich rewards:exploring, researching and writing localhistory Dr Alan Crosby.

Local history exploration, research andwriting have always been central to DrAlan Crosby’s working life and in thislecture he will provide a personalperspective. In recent years he has begun toreflect on how local history has changed,what makes it so exciting and whatmotivates so many people to becomeinvolved. Dr Alan Crosby is one ofBritain’s best-known local historians. He iseditor of the leading national journal, TheLocal Historian, and writes monthly for theWho Do You Think You Are? BBCmagazine. He is the author of over thirtybooks, ranging from edited diaries tohistories of individual towns, villages andcounties, as well as numerous articles andpapers. Over the years he has taught localand regional history courses at a number oftop universities. He is a freelance historianbased in Preston and his ‘special subjects’are the history of North West England,landscape history and social history. He isalso an enthusiastic family historian and isproud to have traced his ancestry in oneline back to Nidderdale in the sixteenthcentury.Annual membership of the group is £10

and visitors are welcome to attendindividual meetings for a fee of £3. Forfurther information, please contact TonyK e a t e s 6 4 0 4 3 6 o r e m a i ldotandtonyk@btinternet.com

Art Exhibitionby West Burton Art GroupEaster Sunday and Monday

10.00am to 4.30pmWest Burton Village Hall.

Refreshments available

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Prize-winning Swaledale FestivalPerformers

for Upper WensleydaleA cavalcade of prize-winning musicians andartists is set to descend on North Yorkshirefrom 24th May – 7th June for this year'sSwaledale Festival. A former winner of theBBC Young Musician of the Year, starclarinetist Emma Johnson will appear withthe Trusler Carroll Wass Trio in Askrigg onWednesday 4th June and the award-winningNavarra String Quartet on Thursday 5thJune at Bedale.

The only British winner of the LondonInternational Piano Competition, AshleyWass, will play a programme of some of hisfavourite piano music at Askrigg on Tuesday3rd June.

The Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes hoststhe Will Pound Band on Saturday 31st May.Expect English, Irish and Northumbrian folktunes, with bluegrass, blues, rock and funkrhythms from a very fine young band. WillPound has been nominated for ‘BestMusician’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards;when you hear him you’ll understand why!

On Saturday 7th June the Hawes SilverPrize Brass Band will play traditional brassband music of the area, as well as classicaltranscriptions and themes from the world ofmusic theatre at St Margaret’s Church,Hawes.

In The ‘Ūd and the Lute: a musical journeyPalestinian 'ūd player Adel Salameh andNorth Yorkshire-based lutenist JacobHeringman bring together musical andcultural history, historical and modern East–West relations, the magic of improvisationand joyous musical creativity. Hear them atWest Burton Methodist Chapel on Tuesday3rd June 4.00—5.00pm.

Virtuoso violinist Adam Summerhayesreturns with another outstanding ensemble,this time including his wife and music partnerCatherine on piano, and Mark Smith, one ofEurope’s foremost horn players on Frenchhorn. The Summerhayes Horn Trio will playBrahms’s powerful and moving Horn Trio –surely one of his finest works – and a newcommission by Gareth Wood, at St Oswald’sChurch, Askrigg, 4.00—5.00pm onThursday 5th June.

Unless otherwise stated all events start at7.30pm. The Swaledale Festival opens onSaturday 24th May with a mouth-wateringall-Bach programme from the RoyalNorthern Sinfonia. Two award-winningguitar icons, Martin Taylor, the world'sforemost exponent of the solo jazz guitar willbe joined by leading folk guitarist MartinSimpson in a superb Festival finale concerton Saturday 7th June; both concerts atGrinton. Check out the full programme onour website www.swalefest.org or 01748880018 or enquiries@swalefest.org to joinour mailing list. Festival booking opens on12th April. Priority booking for Friends ofthe Swaledale Festival opens three weeksearlier, full details and how to join are on thewebsite.

Two SurveysObservant readers havecontacted the Newsletterabout two surveys that arebeing carried out, one atthe top of Kidstones onthe Bishopdale side andthe other on the Birkdaleroad beyond Keld where itstarts to drop down toNateby.

Two kinds of activity have been observed;one with levels and theodolites studying thegradients and the other with boringequipment testing and studying thecomposition of the ground. Don’t worry! This is nothing to do withfracking; that would be out of the question upthere. The company carries this on their vehicles:drie_skis.co.uk. In the aftermath of the winterOlympics they are endeavouring to locatesuitable sites for dry ski slopes. This at firstsight might seem possible, but thenapplications for associated car parking andthe inevitable café/restaurant might not godown too well with planning, but either sitemight make a suitable stopping off placeforrefreshment on a day out

Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin andHannah James

return to Swaledale on April 11th at 8.00pmin support of Reeth Memorial Hall’s refurbish-ment fund raising.

Tickets are £15 in advance, £17 on the door(under 16s half price); on sale at Reeth PostOffice or contact John Little 01748 884759.

All profits are for the Memorial Hall.

Easter Lilies DisplayWest Witton

If you wish to make a donation for a lily inmemory of a loved one, please write your ownname and the name of the person in whosename it is given on an envelope enclosing £3per lily and give to Valerie Alsop 622576 byApril 4th. The lilies will be displayed in thechurch.

Wensleydale Chorus 2014Advance Notice

This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be sing-ing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and the Dia-belli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147.Performances, both at 7.30pmSaturday July 19th St Oswald’s ChurchAskriggSaturday July 26th St John’s Church EastWittonRehearsals:

Rehearsals are in Leyburn Methodist School-rooms starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday May7th. The first rehearsal will stop at 9.00pm toenable choir members to socialise. Otherwiserehearsals stop at 9.30pm

One Saturday rehearsal will take place on31st May from 10.00am until 3.00pm inHawes Market Hall.

New members are always welcome. If youwould like further information please contactGilda Foster 622942 gilda@fosnet.co.uk

A Message to the Hawes MethodistCongregation

The members of the Parish of Hardraw offerour prayers and best wishes to the Hawes Meth-odist congregation on the forthcoming closureof their chapel.

This lovely building will be missed by all thelocal community. If members of the MethodistChurch would like to join our worship inHardraw, our services are as follows:1st Sunday in the month is a children’s servicefollowed by a short communion.2nd and 4th Sundays are a service of HolyCommunion (Common Worship).3rd and 5th Sundays are a simple service ofMorning Prayer, with added singing.

All services start at 9.00am except for specialservices like Harvest Festival, and you wouldbe most welcome to join us.

Allan Fawcett, Sue FosterChurch Wardens, St Mary and St John,

Hardraw

Mystery pictureLast month’s was looking across to Widdale

from SedbuskNot all our mystery pictures are within the

Newsletter circulation area

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Prize-winning Swaledale FestivalPerformers

for Upper WensleydaleA cavalcade of prize-winning musicians andartists is set to descend on North Yorkshirefrom 24th May – 7th June for this year'sSwaledale Festival. A former winner of theBBC Young Musician of the Year, starclarinetist Emma Johnson will appear withthe Trusler Carroll Wass Trio in Askrigg onWednesday 4th June and the award-winningNavarra String Quartet on Thursday 5thJune at Bedale.

The only British winner of the LondonInternational Piano Competition, AshleyWass, will play a programme of some of hisfavourite piano music at Askrigg on Tuesday3rd June.

The Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes hoststhe Will Pound Band on Saturday 31st May.Expect English, Irish and Northumbrian folktunes, with bluegrass, blues, rock and funkrhythms from a very fine young band. WillPound has been nominated for ‘BestMusician’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards;when you hear him you’ll understand why!

On Saturday 7th June the Hawes SilverPrize Brass Band will play traditional brassband music of the area, as well as classicaltranscriptions and themes from the world ofmusic theatre at St Margaret’s Church,Hawes.

In The ‘Ūd and the Lute: a musical journeyPalestinian 'ūd player Adel Salameh andNorth Yorkshire-based lutenist JacobHeringman bring together musical andcultural history, historical and modern East–West relations, the magic of improvisationand joyous musical creativity. Hear them atWest Burton Methodist Chapel on Tuesday3rd June 4.00—5.00pm.

Virtuoso violinist Adam Summerhayesreturns with another outstanding ensemble,this time including his wife and music partnerCatherine on piano, and Mark Smith, one ofEurope’s foremost horn players on Frenchhorn. The Summerhayes Horn Trio will playBrahms’s powerful and moving Horn Trio –surely one of his finest works – and a newcommission by Gareth Wood, at St Oswald’sChurch, Askrigg, 4.00—5.00pm onThursday 5th June.

Unless otherwise stated all events start at7.30pm. The Swaledale Festival opens onSaturday 24th May with a mouth-wateringall-Bach programme from the RoyalNorthern Sinfonia. Two award-winningguitar icons, Martin Taylor, the world'sforemost exponent of the solo jazz guitar willbe joined by leading folk guitarist MartinSimpson in a superb Festival finale concerton Saturday 7th June; both concerts atGrinton. Check out the full programme onour website www.swalefest.org or 01748880018 or enquiries@swalefest.org to joinour mailing list. Festival booking opens on12th April. Priority booking for Friends ofthe Swaledale Festival opens three weeksearlier, full details and how to join are on thewebsite.

Two SurveysObservant readers havecontacted the Newsletterabout two surveys that arebeing carried out, one atthe top of Kidstones onthe Bishopdale side andthe other on the Birkdaleroad beyond Keld where itstarts to drop down toNateby.

Two kinds of activity have been observed;one with levels and theodolites studying thegradients and the other with boringequipment testing and studying thecomposition of the ground. Don’t worry! This is nothing to do withfracking; that would be out of the question upthere. The company carries this on their vehicles:drie_skis.co.uk. In the aftermath of the winterOlympics they are endeavouring to locatesuitable sites for dry ski slopes. This at firstsight might seem possible, but thenapplications for associated car parking andthe inevitable café/restaurant might not godown too well with planning, but either sitemight make a suitable stopping off placeforrefreshment on a day out

Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin andHannah James

return to Swaledale on April 11th at 8.00pmin support of Reeth Memorial Hall’s refurbish-ment fund raising.

Tickets are £15 in advance, £17 on the door(under 16s half price); on sale at Reeth PostOffice or contact John Little 01748 884759.

All profits are for the Memorial Hall.

Easter Lilies DisplayWest Witton

If you wish to make a donation for a lily inmemory of a loved one, please write your ownname and the name of the person in whosename it is given on an envelope enclosing £3per lily and give to Valerie Alsop 622576 byApril 4th. The lilies will be displayed in thechurch.

Wensleydale Chorus 2014Advance Notice

This year the Wensleydale Chorus will be sing-ing the Masse di Gloria by Puccini and the Dia-belli Pastoral Mass in F opus 147.Performances, both at 7.30pmSaturday July 19th St Oswald’s ChurchAskriggSaturday July 26th St John’s Church EastWittonRehearsals:

Rehearsals are in Leyburn Methodist School-rooms starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday May7th. The first rehearsal will stop at 9.00pm toenable choir members to socialise. Otherwiserehearsals stop at 9.30pm

One Saturday rehearsal will take place on31st May from 10.00am until 3.00pm inHawes Market Hall.

New members are always welcome. If youwould like further information please contactGilda Foster 622942 gilda@fosnet.co.uk

A Message to the Hawes MethodistCongregation

The members of the Parish of Hardraw offerour prayers and best wishes to the Hawes Meth-odist congregation on the forthcoming closureof their chapel.

This lovely building will be missed by all thelocal community. If members of the MethodistChurch would like to join our worship inHardraw, our services are as follows:1st Sunday in the month is a children’s servicefollowed by a short communion.2nd and 4th Sundays are a service of HolyCommunion (Common Worship).3rd and 5th Sundays are a simple service ofMorning Prayer, with added singing.

All services start at 9.00am except for specialservices like Harvest Festival, and you wouldbe most welcome to join us.

Allan Fawcett, Sue FosterChurch Wardens, St Mary and St John,

Hardraw

Mystery pictureLast month’s was looking across to Widdale

from SedbuskNot all our mystery pictures are within the

Newsletter circulation area

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A New Lease of Life forHardraw Old School

Hardraw school closed its doors in 1967and since then it has been owned and man-aged by William Hulme’s GrammarSchool, Manchester as an outdoor activitycentre. When they decided to sell theproperty in 2013 there were concerns in thevillage that it would be turned into moresecond-homes or holiday cottages but itsfuture as a viable commercial enterprise hasbeen secured through its purchase by Andyand Helen Jones. Andy and Helen are cur-rently undertaking renovation and refur-bishment of the listed building, originallybuilt in 1875, working closely with thePlanning Authority, to bring the facilitiesup to scratch and to provide living accom-modation for themselves and their family.

The business which will be known as theHardraw Old School Bunkhouse will in theshorter-term simply offer bunkhouse ac-commodation for individuals or groups butAndy and Helen plan eventually to offer arange of organised outdoor activities fromthe premises.

Andy and Helen have moved from Lanca-shire where Helen is a part-time lecturer inOutdoor Leadership at the University ofCentral Lancashire and Andy is a CrewManager with the Fire Service in Bacup.Both Andy and Helen have teaching quali-fications in a range of outdoor activitiesand are themselves keen cavers, climbersand mountain bikers.

They have been regular visitors to theDales for the last 5 years and were de-lighted to get the opportunity to turn theirhobbies and interests into a long-term busi-ness activity. They have two teenage chil-dren – daughter Courtney is at SettlebeckSchool and son Conner is studying OutdoorEducation at Kendal College. As well asmaintaining the historic properties thatmake the Schoolhouse a listed building,Andy and Helen are keen to put some oftheir green philosophies into practice. ABiomass Boiler is currently being installedin the outbuildings, where a ‘green’ roofwill enhance the efficiency of this environ-ment-friendly heating source that will sup-ply hot water and heating for both the

bunkhouse and their own accommodation.Other alterations are also planned to im-prove the appearance and functionality ofthe premises.

The bunkhouse can currently accommo-date up to 25 people and has a communalkitchen, with the old school hall being usedfor dining and living space. Bookings canbe made for individuals or for exclusive useby groups. There are plans to provide someadditional rooms as self-contained family

units. Andy and Helen have already createdan excellent web-site for their new busi-ness :www.hardrawoldschoolbunkhouse.co.ukwhich contains more information on thepremises, their qualifications and interestsand the costs of staying at the Bunkhouse.

We wish them well with their new ven-ture.

B.M.C.

Bittern Booking Now Open!Swaledale Festival

Tickets for rides behind the Bittern steamlocomotive are now on sale at the Festivalwebsite: www.swalefest.org

Bittern will open the 2014 Festival withthree excursions on the Wensleydale Rail-way on Saturday 24th May, at 09:30, 13:00and 16:30. Tickets are £20, or £15 for un-der-19s. Further details are on the website.This is an exceptional chance to enjoy thesight, sound and smell of one of the grand-est steam locomotives, in beautiful lowerWensleydale.

4 April –2 June Exhibition Tradi-tions with A twist. Unique knittedpieces.

8,15 Drystone Walling Demonstration. Five sessions of This traditional

craft between 11.00am to 3.00pm. 8 Wild Woollies. 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Drop in kids and adults feltworkshops with Emma Fountain.£3.

9,16,23 Craft for Kids. 1.30 to 4.30pm.Drop in activity for paint and print.For children age 5+. £3 per child

10 Knitting Workshop. 1.00pm to4.00pm. A drop in knitting workshop with textile artist ElizabethSmith.

11 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am till3.00pm.

12 Sausage Making: 10.00am tonoon, and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Makeyour own sausage with localproduce from traditional recipes.£10. Booking required.

13 History of knitting. 1.00 till 4.00pm.Learn to knit with four needles.

13 Bicycle seat cover Workshop. 11.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm. (10people per session, under 12smust be supervised). Meet artistJan Bee Brown and Daisy (her tan-dem). Bring your memories andphotographs and share your lovestories inspired by the song ‘DaisyDaisy’. Free admission

25 DanteFerrara: 7.30pm. An eveningof Medieval Music. Part of Friendslecture programme, £2.

27 12.30 ntroductory Pathfindercourse:4.30pm.Basic navigation course forall the family. £10. Booking required

For further information on any Museumactivity phone 666210 .

Mobile SkipSaturday April 19th

9.00am to 1.00pmGayle Green. The usual conditions apply

Upper Dales Family History GroupOur February speaker was Lynda Powellfrom Richmond’s Green Howards Museumwho gave us an excellent presentation aboutthe local militia and volunteer forces.

The militia protected the coasts wheneverthere was a threat of invasion but their mainfunction was to keep the peace, contain localriots and apprehend criminals in the days be-fore an organised police force. They wereclosely linked to local gentry and landowners.In the North Riding early records show thatTimothy Hutton of Marske Hall was granted acommission to raise militia in 1602, he wouldpay them, and they were under his command.

Serving in the militia was not popular andno-one was there by choice. Lists were madeof eligible men who were then chosen byb a l l o t .The militia could be sent anywhere withinBritain, but not overseas, and they would bebilleted in private houses.

In 1881 there were widespread army re-forms and the militia were linked to countyregiments. In the North Riding the GreenHowards had their depot at Richmond.

Lynda concluded by reminding us thatwhen looking for evidence of Militia and Vol-unteers before the 1880s we need to look inCounty Record Offices for documents per-taining to the estates of their commandingofficers, but after the 1880s the records wouldbe with their associated county regiments.

The next meeting will be ‘The camera ashistorian’ by Chris Makepeace at 2.00pm onWednesday, April 23rd, in Harmby villagehall.. Chris will also be bringing along hiscollection of historic maps for sale. The meet-ing will be followed by the branch AGM.Non-members are very welcome at £2 each;contact 01748 884759 for further information.

Tracy Little

Museum Friends

Last month’s meeting entitled “The Restora-tion of Swinton Hall Gardens” (nearMasham) was a very enjoyable whistle-stoptour with ‘before and after’ slides, presentedby Susan Cunliffe-Lister (previously at Bur-ton Agnes Hall).

MUSEUM WHAT’S ONS

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A New Lease of Life forHardraw Old School

Hardraw school closed its doors in 1967and since then it has been owned and man-aged by William Hulme’s GrammarSchool, Manchester as an outdoor activitycentre. When they decided to sell theproperty in 2013 there were concerns in thevillage that it would be turned into moresecond-homes or holiday cottages but itsfuture as a viable commercial enterprise hasbeen secured through its purchase by Andyand Helen Jones. Andy and Helen are cur-rently undertaking renovation and refur-bishment of the listed building, originallybuilt in 1875, working closely with thePlanning Authority, to bring the facilitiesup to scratch and to provide living accom-modation for themselves and their family.

The business which will be known as theHardraw Old School Bunkhouse will in theshorter-term simply offer bunkhouse ac-commodation for individuals or groups butAndy and Helen plan eventually to offer arange of organised outdoor activities fromthe premises.

Andy and Helen have moved from Lanca-shire where Helen is a part-time lecturer inOutdoor Leadership at the University ofCentral Lancashire and Andy is a CrewManager with the Fire Service in Bacup.Both Andy and Helen have teaching quali-fications in a range of outdoor activitiesand are themselves keen cavers, climbersand mountain bikers.

They have been regular visitors to theDales for the last 5 years and were de-lighted to get the opportunity to turn theirhobbies and interests into a long-term busi-ness activity. They have two teenage chil-dren – daughter Courtney is at SettlebeckSchool and son Conner is studying OutdoorEducation at Kendal College. As well asmaintaining the historic properties thatmake the Schoolhouse a listed building,Andy and Helen are keen to put some oftheir green philosophies into practice. ABiomass Boiler is currently being installedin the outbuildings, where a ‘green’ roofwill enhance the efficiency of this environ-ment-friendly heating source that will sup-ply hot water and heating for both the

bunkhouse and their own accommodation.Other alterations are also planned to im-prove the appearance and functionality ofthe premises.

The bunkhouse can currently accommo-date up to 25 people and has a communalkitchen, with the old school hall being usedfor dining and living space. Bookings canbe made for individuals or for exclusive useby groups. There are plans to provide someadditional rooms as self-contained family

units. Andy and Helen have already createdan excellent web-site for their new busi-ness :www.hardrawoldschoolbunkhouse.co.ukwhich contains more information on thepremises, their qualifications and interestsand the costs of staying at the Bunkhouse.

We wish them well with their new ven-ture.

B.M.C.

Bittern Booking Now Open!Swaledale Festival

Tickets for rides behind the Bittern steamlocomotive are now on sale at the Festivalwebsite: www.swalefest.org

Bittern will open the 2014 Festival withthree excursions on the Wensleydale Rail-way on Saturday 24th May, at 09:30, 13:00and 16:30. Tickets are £20, or £15 for un-der-19s. Further details are on the website.This is an exceptional chance to enjoy thesight, sound and smell of one of the grand-est steam locomotives, in beautiful lowerWensleydale.

4 April –2 June Exhibition Tradi-tions with A twist. Unique knittedpieces.

8,15 Drystone Walling Demonstration. Five sessions of This traditional

craft between 11.00am to 3.00pm. 8 Wild Woollies. 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Drop in kids and adults feltworkshops with Emma Fountain.£3.

9,16,23 Craft for Kids. 1.30 to 4.30pm.Drop in activity for paint and print.For children age 5+. £3 per child

10 Knitting Workshop. 1.00pm to4.00pm. A drop in knitting workshop with textile artist ElizabethSmith.

11 Victorian Kitchen. 11.00am till3.00pm.

12 Sausage Making: 10.00am tonoon, and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Makeyour own sausage with localproduce from traditional recipes.£10. Booking required.

13 History of knitting. 1.00 till 4.00pm.Learn to knit with four needles.

13 Bicycle seat cover Workshop. 11.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm. (10people per session, under 12smust be supervised). Meet artistJan Bee Brown and Daisy (her tan-dem). Bring your memories andphotographs and share your lovestories inspired by the song ‘DaisyDaisy’. Free admission

25 DanteFerrara: 7.30pm. An eveningof Medieval Music. Part of Friendslecture programme, £2.

27 12.30 ntroductory Pathfindercourse:4.30pm.Basic navigation course forall the family. £10. Booking required

For further information on any Museumactivity phone 666210 .

Mobile SkipSaturday April 19th

9.00am to 1.00pmGayle Green. The usual conditions apply

Upper Dales Family History GroupOur February speaker was Lynda Powellfrom Richmond’s Green Howards Museumwho gave us an excellent presentation aboutthe local militia and volunteer forces.

The militia protected the coasts wheneverthere was a threat of invasion but their mainfunction was to keep the peace, contain localriots and apprehend criminals in the days be-fore an organised police force. They wereclosely linked to local gentry and landowners.In the North Riding early records show thatTimothy Hutton of Marske Hall was granted acommission to raise militia in 1602, he wouldpay them, and they were under his command.

Serving in the militia was not popular andno-one was there by choice. Lists were madeof eligible men who were then chosen byb a l l o t .The militia could be sent anywhere withinBritain, but not overseas, and they would bebilleted in private houses.

In 1881 there were widespread army re-forms and the militia were linked to countyregiments. In the North Riding the GreenHowards had their depot at Richmond.

Lynda concluded by reminding us thatwhen looking for evidence of Militia and Vol-unteers before the 1880s we need to look inCounty Record Offices for documents per-taining to the estates of their commandingofficers, but after the 1880s the records wouldbe with their associated county regiments.

The next meeting will be ‘The camera ashistorian’ by Chris Makepeace at 2.00pm onWednesday, April 23rd, in Harmby villagehall.. Chris will also be bringing along hiscollection of historic maps for sale. The meet-ing will be followed by the branch AGM.Non-members are very welcome at £2 each;contact 01748 884759 for further information.

Tracy Little

Museum Friends

Last month’s meeting entitled “The Restora-tion of Swinton Hall Gardens” (nearMasham) was a very enjoyable whistle-stoptour with ‘before and after’ slides, presentedby Susan Cunliffe-Lister (previously at Bur-ton Agnes Hall).

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Computers beyond the grave?Cheerful subject this month! What happens toyour digital life when you die? I suspect mostpeople would think “who cares – I won’t behere to be worried by it”. There are some in-triguing questions though which I pose mostlywithout answers because I don’t think there isany one correct answer. The question occurredto me after reading a distressing article on theBBC website about Apple refusing to unlockthe iPad and iCloud account of a man’s de-

ceased wife sothat he could re-cover photo-graphs and otheritems from thedevice. They ar-gued that it brokeconfident ia l i t yterms and condi-

tions to allow anyone to access someone’s ac-count – even a spouse after their partner’sdeath. This got me to thinking: firstly, whatprovisions have we made in case of suddendeath to ensure those that need access to onlineresources can maintain it and, secondly, whateffects are there when we die on products andservices we have bought? Most people leave awill leaving the majority of their estate to aparticular person or group of people but howdoes this work with digital products. I am not alawyer but my understanding is that digital ser-vices, which include things like electronicbooks and downloaded music and films areonly licensed to the person who purchasedthem. I presume this means that when the per-son dies all rights to those products will end,and if they are linked to a copyright protectionscheme (such as in the case of eBooks fromApple’s iStore and Amazon Kindle) they willbe lost immediately when the deceased per-son’s account is closed.

As more and more services are provided elec-tronically this could have serious consequencesfor the surviving partner. Do you even knowwhere all these accounts are? If you do then doyou know the login details for those accountsand are they paid by subscription – what willhappen when the credit card or bank account

processing payments for those subscriptions iscancelled? In the case of eBooks, music andvideo it could be argued it is relatively trivial(but then it depends if one account has made allthe purchases for your entire book collection!)but even more importantly some people usefinancial services etc.. Do you provide profes-sional electronic services (for example I have aserver that hosts websites and emails for cli-ents) – does someone know how to manage thatsort of stuff and who to contact if the the worstshould happen? I know some people like tokeep some things private (even in long termrelationships) and also generally one person ina household often manages a lot of things likebanking, insurance etc. But there are a numberof things you can do to make things easy foryour family and dependents – without necessar-ily disclosing all the details while you are aliveif you don’t want to.1) Make a paper list of all website and servicesyou use online with login.2) Make a list of devices that have access pinsand/or passwords or other login details. Don’tforget that some devices have multiple loginsfor cloud accounts, installing apps etc.3) Keep a list of email accounts with login de-tails and which program or websites you use toaccess them.

Finally clarify what the legal situation is re-garding accessing important accounts after yourdeath – check terms and conditions and ifnecessary write and ask for clarification.

Keep this information up to date and store itsomewhere safe (and possibly keep a copywith your will).

Let’s hope none of this is needed fora very long time. Keep safe. Again anyquestions or suggestions for future articlesdo contact me atcarol.haynes@dalescomputerservices.comor leave me a message on 663798.

Home Baking and PlantsCastle Bolton Church, Easter Bank HolidayMonday 21st April 10.00am to 1.00pm: homebaking on sale in church for church funds: re-freshments and plants for sale for mission part-ners Mark and Sarah Newnham with MissionAviation Fellowship in Uganda and NeilJackson with Scripture Union NE England withspecial responsibility for young people.

Dalesplay have been enjoying the extraopportunities we have had to play outdoorswith the snap of good weather we have beenexperiencing. The children have been helpingto plant up tubs around the exterior of thesetting to help brighten up our outlook. Wehave begun preparing treats for Mother’sDay, celebrating Pancake Day and StPatrick’s Day and anticipating activitiesplanned for Easter. A little dickey bird tellsus that the Easter Bunny will be paying us avisit so we are very excited.

Some of the older children in the settinghave been helping to choose new small worldresources for us as we have very gratefullyreceived some money from Betty’s GoodCause Award with the help of one of ourfamilies using the setting. We would also liketo send our sincere thanks to Hawes SilverBand who kindly donated some money toallow us to purchase some beanbags for thechildren to relax on after a hard day at schooland a couple of games for the WII consolethat we were very lucky to have donated tothe setting. Dalesplay is very grateful for allthe help, donations and support we receive, itis through this generosity that we are able tooffer a wide range of resources to help thechildren learn and develop and keep ourchildcare costs as low as possible. Dalesplayis really pleased to announce that we arelooking to recruit another member of staff tomeet the demand of families using thesetting. If you or someone you know has atleast a level 3 qualification in early years andwould be interested in this term time onlyposition please contact Joanne on 667789 formore information and an application packbefore 20th April 2014. Dalesplay iscurrently collecting the Sainsbury’s forschool vouchers which can be posted in ourcollection box in our entrance, thank you foryour support. If you are looking for childcarein a safeguarded, stimulating environmentwith highly qualified and experienced staff,think you may be eligible for 2 year oldfunding please give us a ring and we canhelp.

Joanne Fothergill

New Sunday Bus RouteHawes – Dentdale – Sedbergh

DalesWestern Bus, is a Sedbergh-basedcommunity charity which runs a communityminibus driven by trained local volunteers, onsimilar lines to The Little White Bus. From6th April to 19th October 2014 it will berunning a service on Sundays and BankHoliday Mondays to connect Hawes withDentdale and Sedbergh via SnaizeholmeLane End, close to the red squirrel reserve.

Times to and from Hawes:Hawes Market place (dep) 13.17Wensleydale Creamery (dep) 13.20Snaizeholme Lane End 13.28Dent Memorial Hall (arr) 13.58Sedbergh Library (arr) 14.13

Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 14.50Dent Car Park (dep) 15.05Snaizeholme Lane End 15.35Wensleydale Creamery (arr) 15.43Hawes Market place (arr) 15.48

Full timetables for all Western Dales Busservices are available from the HawesCommunity Office, the WensleydaleCreamery and cafes and shops in Hawes, aswell as from the website below.Contact details: Tel: 015396 20504email: westerndalesbus@sedbergh.org.ukWebsite: www.westerndalesbus.co.ukThe bus route number is 564C

Craft Fairto beheld at Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge onSaturday 12th April, 10.00am – 2.00pm

on behalf of Sycamore’s amenity fund.Everyone is welcome, entrance is free

although donations to the amenity fund wouldbe most welcome – this enables the residents

to enjoy trips out and also entertainment.there will be crafts to suit everyone and a

warm welcome awaits everyone,Refreshments will be available. Anyone

interested in a table please contact Lisa on07919896612

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Computers beyond the grave?Cheerful subject this month! What happens toyour digital life when you die? I suspect mostpeople would think “who cares – I won’t behere to be worried by it”. There are some in-triguing questions though which I pose mostlywithout answers because I don’t think there isany one correct answer. The question occurredto me after reading a distressing article on theBBC website about Apple refusing to unlockthe iPad and iCloud account of a man’s de-

ceased wife sothat he could re-cover photo-graphs and otheritems from thedevice. They ar-gued that it brokeconfident ia l i t yterms and condi-

tions to allow anyone to access someone’s ac-count – even a spouse after their partner’sdeath. This got me to thinking: firstly, whatprovisions have we made in case of suddendeath to ensure those that need access to onlineresources can maintain it and, secondly, whateffects are there when we die on products andservices we have bought? Most people leave awill leaving the majority of their estate to aparticular person or group of people but howdoes this work with digital products. I am not alawyer but my understanding is that digital ser-vices, which include things like electronicbooks and downloaded music and films areonly licensed to the person who purchasedthem. I presume this means that when the per-son dies all rights to those products will end,and if they are linked to a copyright protectionscheme (such as in the case of eBooks fromApple’s iStore and Amazon Kindle) they willbe lost immediately when the deceased per-son’s account is closed.

As more and more services are provided elec-tronically this could have serious consequencesfor the surviving partner. Do you even knowwhere all these accounts are? If you do then doyou know the login details for those accountsand are they paid by subscription – what willhappen when the credit card or bank account

processing payments for those subscriptions iscancelled? In the case of eBooks, music andvideo it could be argued it is relatively trivial(but then it depends if one account has made allthe purchases for your entire book collection!)but even more importantly some people usefinancial services etc.. Do you provide profes-sional electronic services (for example I have aserver that hosts websites and emails for cli-ents) – does someone know how to manage thatsort of stuff and who to contact if the the worstshould happen? I know some people like tokeep some things private (even in long termrelationships) and also generally one person ina household often manages a lot of things likebanking, insurance etc. But there are a numberof things you can do to make things easy foryour family and dependents – without necessar-ily disclosing all the details while you are aliveif you don’t want to.1) Make a paper list of all website and servicesyou use online with login.2) Make a list of devices that have access pinsand/or passwords or other login details. Don’tforget that some devices have multiple loginsfor cloud accounts, installing apps etc.3) Keep a list of email accounts with login de-tails and which program or websites you use toaccess them.

Finally clarify what the legal situation is re-garding accessing important accounts after yourdeath – check terms and conditions and ifnecessary write and ask for clarification.

Keep this information up to date and store itsomewhere safe (and possibly keep a copywith your will).

Let’s hope none of this is needed fora very long time. Keep safe. Again anyquestions or suggestions for future articlesdo contact me atcarol.haynes@dalescomputerservices.comor leave me a message on 663798.

Home Baking and PlantsCastle Bolton Church, Easter Bank HolidayMonday 21st April 10.00am to 1.00pm: homebaking on sale in church for church funds: re-freshments and plants for sale for mission part-ners Mark and Sarah Newnham with MissionAviation Fellowship in Uganda and NeilJackson with Scripture Union NE England withspecial responsibility for young people.

Dalesplay have been enjoying the extraopportunities we have had to play outdoorswith the snap of good weather we have beenexperiencing. The children have been helpingto plant up tubs around the exterior of thesetting to help brighten up our outlook. Wehave begun preparing treats for Mother’sDay, celebrating Pancake Day and StPatrick’s Day and anticipating activitiesplanned for Easter. A little dickey bird tellsus that the Easter Bunny will be paying us avisit so we are very excited.

Some of the older children in the settinghave been helping to choose new small worldresources for us as we have very gratefullyreceived some money from Betty’s GoodCause Award with the help of one of ourfamilies using the setting. We would also liketo send our sincere thanks to Hawes SilverBand who kindly donated some money toallow us to purchase some beanbags for thechildren to relax on after a hard day at schooland a couple of games for the WII consolethat we were very lucky to have donated tothe setting. Dalesplay is very grateful for allthe help, donations and support we receive, itis through this generosity that we are able tooffer a wide range of resources to help thechildren learn and develop and keep ourchildcare costs as low as possible. Dalesplayis really pleased to announce that we arelooking to recruit another member of staff tomeet the demand of families using thesetting. If you or someone you know has atleast a level 3 qualification in early years andwould be interested in this term time onlyposition please contact Joanne on 667789 formore information and an application packbefore 20th April 2014. Dalesplay iscurrently collecting the Sainsbury’s forschool vouchers which can be posted in ourcollection box in our entrance, thank you foryour support. If you are looking for childcarein a safeguarded, stimulating environmentwith highly qualified and experienced staff,think you may be eligible for 2 year oldfunding please give us a ring and we canhelp.

Joanne Fothergill

New Sunday Bus RouteHawes – Dentdale – Sedbergh

DalesWestern Bus, is a Sedbergh-basedcommunity charity which runs a communityminibus driven by trained local volunteers, onsimilar lines to The Little White Bus. From6th April to 19th October 2014 it will berunning a service on Sundays and BankHoliday Mondays to connect Hawes withDentdale and Sedbergh via SnaizeholmeLane End, close to the red squirrel reserve.

Times to and from Hawes:Hawes Market place (dep) 13.17Wensleydale Creamery (dep) 13.20Snaizeholme Lane End 13.28Dent Memorial Hall (arr) 13.58Sedbergh Library (arr) 14.13

Sedbergh Dalesman (dep) 14.50Dent Car Park (dep) 15.05Snaizeholme Lane End 15.35Wensleydale Creamery (arr) 15.43Hawes Market place (arr) 15.48

Full timetables for all Western Dales Busservices are available from the HawesCommunity Office, the WensleydaleCreamery and cafes and shops in Hawes, aswell as from the website below.Contact details: Tel: 015396 20504email: westerndalesbus@sedbergh.org.ukWebsite: www.westerndalesbus.co.ukThe bus route number is 564C

Craft Fairto beheld at Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge onSaturday 12th April, 10.00am – 2.00pm

on behalf of Sycamore’s amenity fund.Everyone is welcome, entrance is free

although donations to the amenity fund wouldbe most welcome – this enables the residents

to enjoy trips out and also entertainment.there will be crafts to suit everyone and a

warm welcome awaits everyone,Refreshments will be available. Anyone

interested in a table please contact Lisa on07919896612

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WHAT’S ON LISITINGS

Aysgarth Garage Now Recruiting!After the exciting news of the re-opening ofAysgarth Garage in the last edition, Markand his wife Kathryn are now looking tostart recruiting staff. They will requirefully skilled mechanics/MOT testers, anapprentice for the workshop and part timeassistants for the convenience store and fuelforecourt.

If you are interested in any of thesepositions, please send your CV to:Aysgarth Garage, Wensleydale, DL83ADor e mail to:oystonautotech@btconnect.com

They would also like to hear from anyonewho is interested in supplying localproduce etc. for the new Aysgarth CountryStore.

Well Done, JeanFor a long, long time Jean Cockburn ofAysgarth has been the organiser for theRoyal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

“I took over, it must be more than 30years ago”, she said. But now is the time tohand over to someone else.

The area covers Aysgarth, Thoralby,Thornton Rust and Carperby. Jean hopes avolunteer will be found; have you read ourEditorial?!

Jean Cockburn 663201

ThanksgivingSunday April 27th at 3.00pm

This is the date and time of the final serviceof worship at Hawes Methodist Church. Itwill not be an easy time for the members ofthe congregation, but we invite as manypeople as possible from other churches inthe area, and friends from the town andelsewhere, to make it a memorable

occasion.I t w i l l b e

f o l l o w e d b yrefreshments. We don’tnormally include wordsof an overtly spiritual/religious nature, but onthis occasion please

accept the words of this two-versed hymn,which are very pertinent to the event andparticularly Methodist:

This, this is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable friend.Whose love is as great as his power, And neither knows measure norend;

Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose spirit shall guide us safehome;.We’ll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that’s tocome.

April

1 Coffee morning; Hall Garth, Thoralby.10.00am to noon. For St Andrew’sChurch, Aysgarth and the host’schosen charity

2 Coffee Club; Hambleton House,Redmire. 10.30am to noon.

2,9 Lent lunches; Hawes MethodistRooms

3,4,6,7 Events at the Old School House,Leyburn. See p.22

4 Wensleydale Society AGM. WestBurton Village Hall, 7.30pm. Seebelow.

4 Deadline for Easter Lilies display.See p.9

4,11 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 5 Men’s Prayer breakfast. Sycamore

Hall 8.30am 6 Gayle Mill. Demonstration Day Tours;

11.00am and 2.30pm. Adults £12.00 8 Coffee morning and bookstall.

Hawes rooms for Aysgarth Chapel 8 Decorative and Fine Arts Society;

Middleham, 2.00pm. See p.22 8 YDNPA Planning Committee. 1.00pm,

Yoredsale, Bainbridge 11 Filling Station; Middleham Key Centre 11 Bainbridge Chapel Concert. Singing

for pleasure group; 7.30pm 11 Yoredale Natural History Society

AGM. 7.30pm. Leyburn MethodistHall

12 Sycamore Hall Craft Fair. See p.12 13 Table-Top Sale, Market Hall, Hawes 13 Gayle Mill. Blacksmithing Course;

10.30am to 4.30pm 14 Gayle Mill open for the season. Every

Sunday thro’ Friday Tours; 1.00pmand 3.00pm. Adults £6, Kids free

17 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute. 7.00pm 19 Mobile Skip in Gayle. See p.10 20 Guided walk. Mossdale, Cotterdale. 8

miles. Meet Appersett, 11.00am.Adults £3. Children free

20,21 Art Exhibition. West Burton VillageHall. See p.6

21 Home baking and plants sale. CastleBolton. See p.4

21 Easter Monday Coffee morning;10.00am to noon.Thornton Rust Institute.

23 Gayle Chapel Gift evening; 6.30pm 23 Upper Dales Family History Group.

Harmby. 2.00pm. See p. 10 23 Gayle Mill. Hay Rake Making, Adults

£3.00, Kids Free. 26 Bainbridge Chapel Gift day; 2.00 till

4.00pm 26 Gayle Mill Workshop; 10.00am to

4.00pm.-Willow Plant Supports andGarden Structures: £65 includinglunch, equipment and structures

27 Final service of Thanksgiving; HawesMethodist Church, 3.00pm. Seep.15

29 “Ride2stride”. Settle-Carlisle WalkingFestival starts.

29 Middleham and Dales Local HistoryGroup. 2.00pm. See p.6

May2 Walk from Garsdale Station to Hawes

2 “The Line That Refused to Die”.Lecture at Settle Victoria Hall,7.15pm (£3 admission).

Wensleydale SocietyThe Society's AGM takes place on FridayApril 4th at 7.30 pm at West Burton VillageHall. This year we need a new Chair personand a new Talks Reporter.

The meeting will be followed by a talk onWriting Memoirs of Yorkshire People; pleasenote that this is a change to the publishedprogramme.

We make it easier to get to lectures by ourreturn coach between Middleham and WestBurton, which picks up in Harmby, Leyburnand West Witton. (details from Eileen Jack-son 622287)

Membership is £5 per year, and members arewelcome to bring guests (£1 per guest). Ourmonthly walks programme for members addsto the enjoyment of Wensleydale and its widerenvirons, and is a wonderful way to get toknow the area.

Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th

Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm

Mon JW JW B B F F C C JF JF

Tues B B F F B B FW FW BW BW

Wed J J B B F F B C F F

Thur F F F F B B J J B B

Fri B B W W C C F F J J

Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed

Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments

Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only

For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222

AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning

Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th

Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm

Mon B B F F B B C C WB WB

Tues JW JW B B F F B B JF JF

Wed B B F F B B F F J J

Thur J J W W W W B B F F

Fri F F B B C C J J B B

Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed

Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts

Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only

For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200

HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning

Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre

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WHAT’S ON LISITINGS

Aysgarth Garage Now Recruiting!After the exciting news of the re-opening ofAysgarth Garage in the last edition, Markand his wife Kathryn are now looking tostart recruiting staff. They will requirefully skilled mechanics/MOT testers, anapprentice for the workshop and part timeassistants for the convenience store and fuelforecourt.

If you are interested in any of thesepositions, please send your CV to:Aysgarth Garage, Wensleydale, DL83ADor e mail to:oystonautotech@btconnect.com

They would also like to hear from anyonewho is interested in supplying localproduce etc. for the new Aysgarth CountryStore.

Well Done, JeanFor a long, long time Jean Cockburn ofAysgarth has been the organiser for theRoyal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

“I took over, it must be more than 30years ago”, she said. But now is the time tohand over to someone else.

The area covers Aysgarth, Thoralby,Thornton Rust and Carperby. Jean hopes avolunteer will be found; have you read ourEditorial?!

Jean Cockburn 663201

ThanksgivingSunday April 27th at 3.00pm

This is the date and time of the final serviceof worship at Hawes Methodist Church. Itwill not be an easy time for the members ofthe congregation, but we invite as manypeople as possible from other churches inthe area, and friends from the town andelsewhere, to make it a memorable

occasion.I t w i l l b e

f o l l o w e d b yrefreshments. We don’tnormally include wordsof an overtly spiritual/religious nature, but onthis occasion please

accept the words of this two-versed hymn,which are very pertinent to the event andparticularly Methodist:

This, this is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable friend.Whose love is as great as his power, And neither knows measure norend;

Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose spirit shall guide us safehome;.We’ll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that’s tocome.

April

1 Coffee morning; Hall Garth, Thoralby.10.00am to noon. For St Andrew’sChurch, Aysgarth and the host’schosen charity

2 Coffee Club; Hambleton House,Redmire. 10.30am to noon.

2,9 Lent lunches; Hawes MethodistRooms

3,4,6,7 Events at the Old School House,Leyburn. See p.22

4 Wensleydale Society AGM. WestBurton Village Hall, 7.30pm. Seebelow.

4 Deadline for Easter Lilies display.See p.9

4,11 Mid-dale Lent lunches. See p.5 5 Men’s Prayer breakfast. Sycamore

Hall 8.30am 6 Gayle Mill. Demonstration Day Tours;

11.00am and 2.30pm. Adults £12.00 8 Coffee morning and bookstall.

Hawes rooms for Aysgarth Chapel 8 Decorative and Fine Arts Society;

Middleham, 2.00pm. See p.22 8 YDNPA Planning Committee. 1.00pm,

Yoredsale, Bainbridge 11 Filling Station; Middleham Key Centre 11 Bainbridge Chapel Concert. Singing

for pleasure group; 7.30pm 11 Yoredale Natural History Society

AGM. 7.30pm. Leyburn MethodistHall

12 Sycamore Hall Craft Fair. See p.12 13 Table-Top Sale, Market Hall, Hawes 13 Gayle Mill. Blacksmithing Course;

10.30am to 4.30pm 14 Gayle Mill open for the season. Every

Sunday thro’ Friday Tours; 1.00pmand 3.00pm. Adults £6, Kids free

17 Hawes W.I. Gayle Institute. 7.00pm 19 Mobile Skip in Gayle. See p.10 20 Guided walk. Mossdale, Cotterdale. 8

miles. Meet Appersett, 11.00am.Adults £3. Children free

20,21 Art Exhibition. West Burton VillageHall. See p.6

21 Home baking and plants sale. CastleBolton. See p.4

21 Easter Monday Coffee morning;10.00am to noon.Thornton Rust Institute.

23 Gayle Chapel Gift evening; 6.30pm 23 Upper Dales Family History Group.

Harmby. 2.00pm. See p. 10 23 Gayle Mill. Hay Rake Making, Adults

£3.00, Kids Free. 26 Bainbridge Chapel Gift day; 2.00 till

4.00pm 26 Gayle Mill Workshop; 10.00am to

4.00pm.-Willow Plant Supports andGarden Structures: £65 includinglunch, equipment and structures

27 Final service of Thanksgiving; HawesMethodist Church, 3.00pm. Seep.15

29 “Ride2stride”. Settle-Carlisle WalkingFestival starts.

29 Middleham and Dales Local HistoryGroup. 2.00pm. See p.6

May2 Walk from Garsdale Station to Hawes

2 “The Line That Refused to Die”.Lecture at Settle Victoria Hall,7.15pm (£3 admission).

Wensleydale SocietyThe Society's AGM takes place on FridayApril 4th at 7.30 pm at West Burton VillageHall. This year we need a new Chair personand a new Talks Reporter.

The meeting will be followed by a talk onWriting Memoirs of Yorkshire People; pleasenote that this is a change to the publishedprogramme.

We make it easier to get to lectures by ourreturn coach between Middleham and WestBurton, which picks up in Harmby, Leyburnand West Witton. (details from Eileen Jack-son 622287)

Membership is £5 per year, and members arewelcome to bring guests (£1 per guest). Ourmonthly walks programme for members addsto the enjoyment of Wensleydale and its widerenvirons, and is a wonderful way to get toknow the area.

Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th

Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm

Mon JW JW B B F F C C JF JF

Tues B B F F B B FW FW BW BW

Wed J J B B F F B C F F

Thur F F F F B B J J B B

Fri B B W W C C F F J J

Doctors, B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed

Morning Surgery: 9.00 - 10.30 am no appointments

Afternoon Surgery: 4.00 - 5.30 pm appointment only

For appointments and all enquiries ring 663222

AYSGARTH SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning

Wb Mar 31st Apr 7th 14th 21st 28th

Day am pm am pm am pm am pm am pm

Mon B B F F B B C C WB WB

Tues JW JW B B F F B B JF JF

Wed B B F F B B F F J J

Thur J J W W W W B B F F

Fri F F B B C C J J B B

Doctors: B-Brown, F - France, J - Jones, W - West , C - Closed

Morning Surgery: 8.45-10.15am Tues till 10.45 no appts

Afternoon Surgery: 5- 6.00pm Tues 1.30-4.00 appts only

For appointments and all enquiries ring 667200

HAWES SURGERY ROTA Wb - week beginning

Doctors’ Rotas Supplied by the Health Centre

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World Book DayWhat a fun day was had by all last Thurs-day to celebrate World Book Day. Thankyou to everybody for making such an ef-fort with the different costumes; the varietywas amazing. Our special school lunchproved to be very popular too and smelleddelicious. Thank you to Becky for all herhard work.

London ResidentialPlanning for our residential is well underway and we’ve got some exciting excur-sions to look forward to. After the Easterholiday a full itinerary will be sent out withdetails of all our plans and a meeting forparents will also be announced. At themoment we are still awaiting confirmationof a funding request from the Hawes TollsTrustees and so we are unable to announcethe final cost per pupil. However with thegenerous support of the P.T.F.A who haveoffered to cover the cost of the transport(£1800) the amount is likely to be approxi-mately £150.

ZoolabOur friends from Zoolab came into schoolagain on Thursday with a mixture of exoticand furry animals to show us. This is whatsome of the children thought:-I learned about rats, snakes, stick insects,spiders and snails when Zoolab came in.My favourite animal was the snake becauseit is very smooth and not slippery like asquid. The stick insect looked like a scor-pion when we held it, they looked camou-flaged. The tarantula is quite dangerous.We could not touch it because it can flick

its hairs and it could itch for up to twoweeks or if it lands in the back of yourthroat it could make it hard to breathe. Thesnails were slimy and we saw the eggs.Did you know snail shells are made out ofthe same thing as our hair and finger nails?The rat was very cute and it had loads ofhairs on it. Most snakes are found inAmerica. Dylan age 7

Today Zoolab came and we got to meetnew animals. My favourite animal was therat because it was clever and could climbinto its box. We also saw some stick in-sects, they are green and long and look likea stick, they are camouflaged. You could-n’t touch the tarantula because it flickshair and I didn’t touch the snake because Iwas scared of it. Barnaby age 7I have learnt about tarantulas and otheranimals. My favourite animal was the stickinsect because it looked like a stick mostof the time at one point it looked like ascorpion. Isla age 6

PTFA BingoA big Thank you to everyone who sup-ported the PTFA's Bingo Night a couple ofweeks ago. The evening was a great suc-cess, everyone had lots of fun and weraised a fantastic £161 for PTFA funds.

A CampaignThis Newsletter has been trying for years toeducate the Dales on the use of the apos-trophe! We are unsure of our success, as peoplestill confuse its with it’s (short for it is) andinsist upon 1960’s, 1970’s etc. instead of1960s.

Now we’ve been asked to embark on afurther project! One of our keen readersgets very upset at seeing “12pm” or“12am”. They have no meaning. You willnotice that we always use, simply NOON,for the middle of the day. Not that we havemuch cause to use MIDNIGHT in ourWhat’s ons! (For train and bus times weuse the 24-hour clock.)

Police ReportBy the time this goes to print the lighter nightsshould be with us. Although we have had littlesnow it seems to have been a very long winter,or am I just showing my age. Crimes committedon the Leyburn dales section over the last monthhave included a theft of an Ifor Williams tippingtrailer from Coverdale; an attempt on a LandRover in Swaledale; a theft of a Land Roverfrom Swaledale (same date); a holiday cottage inWest Witton had most of its furniture and equip-ment stolen; another theft of an Ifor Williamsflat bed trailer from Bellerby; a theft of a petrolride-on mower from Harmby and about 25sheep taken from Coverdale.

Farm machinery and equipment remain toptargets for criminals travelling into the area soplease secure when not in use. Thanks to asharp-eyed Hawes local who promptly reporteda suspicious Transit van, officers managed tocatch up with it in Carperby and two peoplewere arrested when suspected stolen propertywas found in the rear of the van.

It has been noted that there are an increasingnumber of vehicles travelling around Wensley-dale in particular with defective lighting. Pleasecheck your lights regularly and avoid gettingstopped and being issued with paperwork. De-fective lights are a moving traffic offence andthis gives an officer the power to require thebreath test. As the weather begins to take a turnfor the better (here’s hoping anyway) then wewill see an upturn in motorcycles travellingthrough the dale.

Owing to the increased complaints regardingspeed, be it perceived or real, the mobile cameravans will be out and about. Be aware that speedlimits apply to locals and visitors alike, so keepan eye on that speedometer and drive/ride ap-propriately.

Finally unless you have been on the Moon forthe past year you will be aware that the Tour deFrance (le Grand Depart) is coming through theDales on the 5th July. For many this will be agreat occasion. Some see it as an inconvenience.What is apparent is that it is already bringingmore tourists to the area, and many are cyclistswho are riding the route. Drivers – please beaware of the cyclists and afford them some cour-

tesy by giving them plenty of room. Cyclists –please be aware that although many of theroute’s roads are unclassified country roads, theyare main arterial routes as far as residents areconcerned. Please show some consideration anddo not ride in large packs as this makes it verydifficult for traffic to pass you. This can lead toimpatience and potential collisions. Rememberthe Highway Code applies to all road users. Letus all stay safe..Thanks as always

Andy Foster PC826Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team

Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes& HighAbbotside

Telephone 101SNTLeyburn@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

Quite a Downsize!It is pleasing to hear that after standing emptyfor several months the little high-quality take-away at Town Foot, Hawes is about to re-open.In fact on the very day that this Newsletter issueis being printed.

So last week I called in to see what is happen-ing. There I met Rob Hodgson, Annabel, Squiffyand his two doggy pals plus a considerableamount of equipment waiting to be installed!

We will be in safe hands, gastronomicallyspeaking. Rob and Annabel have moved up fromArncliffe, and here’s the downsizing bit— Robwith his parents and grandparents before himwere at the Devonshire Arms at Bolton Abbeywhere he grew up. Annabel is from the York-shire Wolds.

Rob trained in Park Lane, London, has workedas chef in restaurants and pubs.

Annabel has worked as a cook but has another‘string to her bow’; she is a lymphoedema thera-pist. That might come in handy! Give it a‘Google’ if you wish to know more.

So “Hodgson’s on the Hoof” deli and take-away is about to open, offering, soup, sand-wiches, hot stew and complete meals preparedfor walkers or for locals to take home. It will beopen every day except Sundays and Mondays,8.30am to 4.00pm.

The star of my visit had to be Squiffy, the Par-son’s Jack Russell, recently featured in the Cra-ven Herald, who has a liking for beer and begsfor it then carries around his own little tankardon his neck! A.S.W.

Hawes School News

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World Book DayWhat a fun day was had by all last Thurs-day to celebrate World Book Day. Thankyou to everybody for making such an ef-fort with the different costumes; the varietywas amazing. Our special school lunchproved to be very popular too and smelleddelicious. Thank you to Becky for all herhard work.

London ResidentialPlanning for our residential is well underway and we’ve got some exciting excur-sions to look forward to. After the Easterholiday a full itinerary will be sent out withdetails of all our plans and a meeting forparents will also be announced. At themoment we are still awaiting confirmationof a funding request from the Hawes TollsTrustees and so we are unable to announcethe final cost per pupil. However with thegenerous support of the P.T.F.A who haveoffered to cover the cost of the transport(£1800) the amount is likely to be approxi-mately £150.

ZoolabOur friends from Zoolab came into schoolagain on Thursday with a mixture of exoticand furry animals to show us. This is whatsome of the children thought:-I learned about rats, snakes, stick insects,spiders and snails when Zoolab came in.My favourite animal was the snake becauseit is very smooth and not slippery like asquid. The stick insect looked like a scor-pion when we held it, they looked camou-flaged. The tarantula is quite dangerous.We could not touch it because it can flick

its hairs and it could itch for up to twoweeks or if it lands in the back of yourthroat it could make it hard to breathe. Thesnails were slimy and we saw the eggs.Did you know snail shells are made out ofthe same thing as our hair and finger nails?The rat was very cute and it had loads ofhairs on it. Most snakes are found inAmerica. Dylan age 7

Today Zoolab came and we got to meetnew animals. My favourite animal was therat because it was clever and could climbinto its box. We also saw some stick in-sects, they are green and long and look likea stick, they are camouflaged. You could-n’t touch the tarantula because it flickshair and I didn’t touch the snake because Iwas scared of it. Barnaby age 7I have learnt about tarantulas and otheranimals. My favourite animal was the stickinsect because it looked like a stick mostof the time at one point it looked like ascorpion. Isla age 6

PTFA BingoA big Thank you to everyone who sup-ported the PTFA's Bingo Night a couple ofweeks ago. The evening was a great suc-cess, everyone had lots of fun and weraised a fantastic £161 for PTFA funds.

A CampaignThis Newsletter has been trying for years toeducate the Dales on the use of the apos-trophe! We are unsure of our success, as peoplestill confuse its with it’s (short for it is) andinsist upon 1960’s, 1970’s etc. instead of1960s.

Now we’ve been asked to embark on afurther project! One of our keen readersgets very upset at seeing “12pm” or“12am”. They have no meaning. You willnotice that we always use, simply NOON,for the middle of the day. Not that we havemuch cause to use MIDNIGHT in ourWhat’s ons! (For train and bus times weuse the 24-hour clock.)

Police ReportBy the time this goes to print the lighter nightsshould be with us. Although we have had littlesnow it seems to have been a very long winter,or am I just showing my age. Crimes committedon the Leyburn dales section over the last monthhave included a theft of an Ifor Williams tippingtrailer from Coverdale; an attempt on a LandRover in Swaledale; a theft of a Land Roverfrom Swaledale (same date); a holiday cottage inWest Witton had most of its furniture and equip-ment stolen; another theft of an Ifor Williamsflat bed trailer from Bellerby; a theft of a petrolride-on mower from Harmby and about 25sheep taken from Coverdale.

Farm machinery and equipment remain toptargets for criminals travelling into the area soplease secure when not in use. Thanks to asharp-eyed Hawes local who promptly reporteda suspicious Transit van, officers managed tocatch up with it in Carperby and two peoplewere arrested when suspected stolen propertywas found in the rear of the van.

It has been noted that there are an increasingnumber of vehicles travelling around Wensley-dale in particular with defective lighting. Pleasecheck your lights regularly and avoid gettingstopped and being issued with paperwork. De-fective lights are a moving traffic offence andthis gives an officer the power to require thebreath test. As the weather begins to take a turnfor the better (here’s hoping anyway) then wewill see an upturn in motorcycles travellingthrough the dale.

Owing to the increased complaints regardingspeed, be it perceived or real, the mobile cameravans will be out and about. Be aware that speedlimits apply to locals and visitors alike, so keepan eye on that speedometer and drive/ride ap-propriately.

Finally unless you have been on the Moon forthe past year you will be aware that the Tour deFrance (le Grand Depart) is coming through theDales on the 5th July. For many this will be agreat occasion. Some see it as an inconvenience.What is apparent is that it is already bringingmore tourists to the area, and many are cyclistswho are riding the route. Drivers – please beaware of the cyclists and afford them some cour-

tesy by giving them plenty of room. Cyclists –please be aware that although many of theroute’s roads are unclassified country roads, theyare main arterial routes as far as residents areconcerned. Please show some consideration anddo not ride in large packs as this makes it verydifficult for traffic to pass you. This can lead toimpatience and potential collisions. Rememberthe Highway Code applies to all road users. Letus all stay safe..Thanks as always

Andy Foster PC826Leyburn Safer Neighbourhood Team

Wards of Addlebrough and Hawes& HighAbbotside

Telephone 101SNTLeyburn@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

Quite a Downsize!It is pleasing to hear that after standing emptyfor several months the little high-quality take-away at Town Foot, Hawes is about to re-open.In fact on the very day that this Newsletter issueis being printed.

So last week I called in to see what is happen-ing. There I met Rob Hodgson, Annabel, Squiffyand his two doggy pals plus a considerableamount of equipment waiting to be installed!

We will be in safe hands, gastronomicallyspeaking. Rob and Annabel have moved up fromArncliffe, and here’s the downsizing bit— Robwith his parents and grandparents before himwere at the Devonshire Arms at Bolton Abbeywhere he grew up. Annabel is from the York-shire Wolds.

Rob trained in Park Lane, London, has workedas chef in restaurants and pubs.

Annabel has worked as a cook but has another‘string to her bow’; she is a lymphoedema thera-pist. That might come in handy! Give it a‘Google’ if you wish to know more.

So “Hodgson’s on the Hoof” deli and take-away is about to open, offering, soup, sand-wiches, hot stew and complete meals preparedfor walkers or for locals to take home. It will beopen every day except Sundays and Mondays,8.30am to 4.00pm.

The star of my visit had to be Squiffy, the Par-son’s Jack Russell, recently featured in the Cra-ven Herald, who has a liking for beer and begsfor it then carries around his own little tankardon his neck! A.S.W.

Hawes School News

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Prunings

A personal take on Plants, Propagatingand other related rural ramblings.

What a difference a few days of sunshinecan make. In no time at all the Tête à Têtedaffodils on the banking have emerged and

flowered as if last month’s disastrousweather had never happened. Driving toNorthallerton last week it was fascinatingto see a shimmer of green over a brownfield, a sure indicator that however miser-able it has felt, the ground temperature hasbeen adequate to permit germination.Along the roadsides among the detritus ofwinter and last season’s hedge-cutting, allmanner of green shoots are erupting, andthe Blackthorn is covered in tiny whitepinhead buds. – the blossom will not belong.

On a lovely sunny day at this time ofyear, before the leaves have opened andoutlines are blurred, it is interesting to lookat the shapes displayed by trees: thosewhich have been altered by exposure tothe prevailing Westerlies lean to the East;those on exposed slopes gently follow thecontours. Some are unaffected, and thereare plenty which have produced amazingoutlines especially when they have been thesubject of ancient attempts to stabilize ariver bank.

The different habitats which exist on theNorth and South facing sides of a stonewall are much easier to see at the moment,recently rebuilt patches will have no moss,but the shady side of an old wall sports aburgeoning cushion of vivid green. Manyspecies of moss thrive and play host to nu-merous lichens which also cover the stones

themselves. Pushing their way through thehedge-back debris, one of the vigorousnatives that can be seen now before thegrass engulfs them are the Lords and La-dies. Also known as Cuckoo Pint and Jackin the pulpit Arum maculatum emergeswith arrow shaped leaves, often with blackspots.

Much more recognisable during late Aprilor May in flower it has a club shaped spikesmelling of urine, and develops red berriesin the autumn. Be careful with this one as itis fairly toxic to humans. It is closely re-lated to Arum italicum and sub speciesmarmoratum both of which are grown asgarden plants for their interesting varie-gated foliage, these too produce red berrieswhich should be avoided. If you grow themas I do, as soon as they emerge the plantscan be divided and potted up, a job bestdone in rubber gloves!

Looking back, despite the wet and windand rain, we have actually had very littlehard frost, and many plants of marginalhardiness will have survived. Even DiasciaRidigens, which needs rather more TLCthan average, is beginning to green up andthe new shoots in the base of the plantspromise swathes of colour later on. Amaz-ingly some young plants in pots whichwere left outside to fend for themselveshave made it. I can’t wait to take some cut-tings and watch them grow. Good luck!And whatever you grow, take time to enjoyit.

Rose Rambler

St Oswald’s Year of MusicEVENTS

Sunday April 6th, 3.00pmLeyburn Band. All welcome; free.

Monday April 21stBell Tower Open Day and refreshments.

Guided tours to the bell chamber:10.30am, noon and 2.30pm

Saturday April 26th 10.00am to 5.00pmGregorian Chant Workshop

(Book to participate: 650880)Service of Vespers: 4.00pm

.Best Foot Forward

Previous Best Foot Forwards have locatedthemselves all over the Yorkshire Dales andeven beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly therehas been a slight bias towards the northernparts of the dales but the distribution has beenpretty widespread. This walk is not far fromthe centre of the dales.

So where is the centre of the YorkshireDales? Most people I asked said “Hawes, ofcourse” but it does depend on your definitionof the area. Taking the National Park as aboundary, at least in its present form, I calcu-lated that the centre is somewhere on thesouthern slopes of Middle Tongue in Lang-strothdale. (Don’t ask me how I worked thatout but it involved scissors, glue and a lot ofmess. It might have been easier to Google it).

This walk is actually a bit further south onthe opposite side of Langstrothdale. It followsthe splendid ridge which separatesWharfedale from Littondale. It is a walk offine views so don’t do it on a claggy day. Iparked at Buckden and caught the Pride of theDales bus down towards Kilnsey. This wasthe first time I’d been on one of their buses.They are much the same as ours in Wensley-dale and, like ours, are under threat of servicecuts. The driver lamented that it would meanthe loss of two jobs but was confident hiswasn’t one of them.

Fifteen minutes later I stepped off the roadinto an Open Access field. I was spotted bydozens of Swaledale sheep who converged onme from all directions. By the time I reachedKnipe Scar there must have been over a hun-dred of them. Turning to face them felt almostbiblical, as though they were expecting a ser-mon! In the absence of any concentrated feednuts I had to leave them looking decidedlydisappointed.

At the top of the scar is a wonderful littlelimestone pavement with the odd tree grow-ing in it. The route now heads for the bound-ary wall, separating the parish of Kettlewelland Starbotton from the parish of Hawkswick.It is always a pleasure to pull away from thenoise of traffic on the road into the magicalworld of bird calls in early spring. The soundof curlews, lapwings, a skylark and the not-so-tuneful gulls welcome the nesting seasonand the promise of summer into the dales.

On this clear, calm day the views began to

open up. Kilnsey Crag lay behind me, alongwith a lovely stretch of Wharfedale. ScargillHouse, the Christian Centre near Kettlewell,appeared on the right, looking much moreextensive than it does from the road. Shortlyafter the Kettlewell to Arncliffe path a groupof Belted Galloway cattle were enjoying themorning sunshine. The ridge now opened upin front as Buckden and Starbotton came intoview and then Pen y ghent and Whernside tothe west. The Three Peaks actually playedhide and seek for quite a while, coming andgoing in the view and not all appearing at thesame time until quite late on.

The path beside the wall is generally walk-able. It is not a public right of way but theNational Park Authority has recognised it as adesirable open access route and put in stiles orgates where needed. Much of it is straightfor-ward but in later stages it gets fairly boggyand there are a few broken peat hag sections.

A minor detour to the top of Birks Fell isthe highest point of the walk. At 2001 feet itis the lowest two-thousand-footer in the dales.Nearby is Birks Tarn, one of the largest andhighest tarns of its kind in the dales. It is sup-ported by the peat on the fell top and is veryfull at the moment. A few early gulls werescreaming around the edges.

One of the beauties of this ridge is that youcan do as much or as little of it as you want.There are access paths criss-crossing frommost of the adjacent villages. I decided tostop at Horse Head Pass but the ridge goes onand on, ending up at the wonderfully namedCosh Outside. By then you are nearly in Rib-blesdale which makes for a tricky return jour-ney.

Views of the Howgills, the Lake District,the Hambleton Hills and Pendle Hill encom-passed several counties and must havestretched over a radius of forty miles. Withsome reluctance I dropped down to Yocken-thwaite and followed the Dales Way back toBuckden. After seeing no-one on the ridge itseemed quite busy (eight people actually). Itwas a most memorable day.

N.P.

Beginners LinedanceThornborough Hall, Leyburn

Every Wednesday, 10.30—11.30am

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Prunings

A personal take on Plants, Propagatingand other related rural ramblings.

What a difference a few days of sunshinecan make. In no time at all the Tête à Têtedaffodils on the banking have emerged and

flowered as if last month’s disastrousweather had never happened. Driving toNorthallerton last week it was fascinatingto see a shimmer of green over a brownfield, a sure indicator that however miser-able it has felt, the ground temperature hasbeen adequate to permit germination.Along the roadsides among the detritus ofwinter and last season’s hedge-cutting, allmanner of green shoots are erupting, andthe Blackthorn is covered in tiny whitepinhead buds. – the blossom will not belong.

On a lovely sunny day at this time ofyear, before the leaves have opened andoutlines are blurred, it is interesting to lookat the shapes displayed by trees: thosewhich have been altered by exposure tothe prevailing Westerlies lean to the East;those on exposed slopes gently follow thecontours. Some are unaffected, and thereare plenty which have produced amazingoutlines especially when they have been thesubject of ancient attempts to stabilize ariver bank.

The different habitats which exist on theNorth and South facing sides of a stonewall are much easier to see at the moment,recently rebuilt patches will have no moss,but the shady side of an old wall sports aburgeoning cushion of vivid green. Manyspecies of moss thrive and play host to nu-merous lichens which also cover the stones

themselves. Pushing their way through thehedge-back debris, one of the vigorousnatives that can be seen now before thegrass engulfs them are the Lords and La-dies. Also known as Cuckoo Pint and Jackin the pulpit Arum maculatum emergeswith arrow shaped leaves, often with blackspots.

Much more recognisable during late Aprilor May in flower it has a club shaped spikesmelling of urine, and develops red berriesin the autumn. Be careful with this one as itis fairly toxic to humans. It is closely re-lated to Arum italicum and sub speciesmarmoratum both of which are grown asgarden plants for their interesting varie-gated foliage, these too produce red berrieswhich should be avoided. If you grow themas I do, as soon as they emerge the plantscan be divided and potted up, a job bestdone in rubber gloves!

Looking back, despite the wet and windand rain, we have actually had very littlehard frost, and many plants of marginalhardiness will have survived. Even DiasciaRidigens, which needs rather more TLCthan average, is beginning to green up andthe new shoots in the base of the plantspromise swathes of colour later on. Amaz-ingly some young plants in pots whichwere left outside to fend for themselveshave made it. I can’t wait to take some cut-tings and watch them grow. Good luck!And whatever you grow, take time to enjoyit.

Rose Rambler

St Oswald’s Year of MusicEVENTS

Sunday April 6th, 3.00pmLeyburn Band. All welcome; free.

Monday April 21stBell Tower Open Day and refreshments.

Guided tours to the bell chamber:10.30am, noon and 2.30pm

Saturday April 26th 10.00am to 5.00pmGregorian Chant Workshop

(Book to participate: 650880)Service of Vespers: 4.00pm

.Best Foot Forward

Previous Best Foot Forwards have locatedthemselves all over the Yorkshire Dales andeven beyond. Perhaps not surprisingly therehas been a slight bias towards the northernparts of the dales but the distribution has beenpretty widespread. This walk is not far fromthe centre of the dales.

So where is the centre of the YorkshireDales? Most people I asked said “Hawes, ofcourse” but it does depend on your definitionof the area. Taking the National Park as aboundary, at least in its present form, I calcu-lated that the centre is somewhere on thesouthern slopes of Middle Tongue in Lang-strothdale. (Don’t ask me how I worked thatout but it involved scissors, glue and a lot ofmess. It might have been easier to Google it).

This walk is actually a bit further south onthe opposite side of Langstrothdale. It followsthe splendid ridge which separatesWharfedale from Littondale. It is a walk offine views so don’t do it on a claggy day. Iparked at Buckden and caught the Pride of theDales bus down towards Kilnsey. This wasthe first time I’d been on one of their buses.They are much the same as ours in Wensley-dale and, like ours, are under threat of servicecuts. The driver lamented that it would meanthe loss of two jobs but was confident hiswasn’t one of them.

Fifteen minutes later I stepped off the roadinto an Open Access field. I was spotted bydozens of Swaledale sheep who converged onme from all directions. By the time I reachedKnipe Scar there must have been over a hun-dred of them. Turning to face them felt almostbiblical, as though they were expecting a ser-mon! In the absence of any concentrated feednuts I had to leave them looking decidedlydisappointed.

At the top of the scar is a wonderful littlelimestone pavement with the odd tree grow-ing in it. The route now heads for the bound-ary wall, separating the parish of Kettlewelland Starbotton from the parish of Hawkswick.It is always a pleasure to pull away from thenoise of traffic on the road into the magicalworld of bird calls in early spring. The soundof curlews, lapwings, a skylark and the not-so-tuneful gulls welcome the nesting seasonand the promise of summer into the dales.

On this clear, calm day the views began to

open up. Kilnsey Crag lay behind me, alongwith a lovely stretch of Wharfedale. ScargillHouse, the Christian Centre near Kettlewell,appeared on the right, looking much moreextensive than it does from the road. Shortlyafter the Kettlewell to Arncliffe path a groupof Belted Galloway cattle were enjoying themorning sunshine. The ridge now opened upin front as Buckden and Starbotton came intoview and then Pen y ghent and Whernside tothe west. The Three Peaks actually playedhide and seek for quite a while, coming andgoing in the view and not all appearing at thesame time until quite late on.

The path beside the wall is generally walk-able. It is not a public right of way but theNational Park Authority has recognised it as adesirable open access route and put in stiles orgates where needed. Much of it is straightfor-ward but in later stages it gets fairly boggyand there are a few broken peat hag sections.

A minor detour to the top of Birks Fell isthe highest point of the walk. At 2001 feet itis the lowest two-thousand-footer in the dales.Nearby is Birks Tarn, one of the largest andhighest tarns of its kind in the dales. It is sup-ported by the peat on the fell top and is veryfull at the moment. A few early gulls werescreaming around the edges.

One of the beauties of this ridge is that youcan do as much or as little of it as you want.There are access paths criss-crossing frommost of the adjacent villages. I decided tostop at Horse Head Pass but the ridge goes onand on, ending up at the wonderfully namedCosh Outside. By then you are nearly in Rib-blesdale which makes for a tricky return jour-ney.

Views of the Howgills, the Lake District,the Hambleton Hills and Pendle Hill encom-passed several counties and must havestretched over a radius of forty miles. Withsome reluctance I dropped down to Yocken-thwaite and followed the Dales Way back toBuckden. After seeing no-one on the ridge itseemed quite busy (eight people actually). Itwas a most memorable day.

N.P.

Beginners LinedanceThornborough Hall, Leyburn

Every Wednesday, 10.30—11.30am

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Annual Report March 2014This year sees the completion of 200 issues ofthe Upper Wensleydale Newsletter whichcontinues to be valued by the communityfrom Lunds down to Wensley, Walden,Bishopdale and the tops of Dentdale andSwaledale. We have continued our policy ofincluding features, reports of events, greet-ings, interviews and comprehensive what’sons lists together with advertising for localbusinesses within our area, these being limitedto about one-third of our space to allow roomfor news etc. It is from commercial advertsthat we receive much of our income and weare grateful.

The strength of the Newsletter still dependsupon the very large number of people whosend information, articles, letters, photo-graphs, front cover pictures and what’s ons,and many others who help with the distribu-tion or allow copies to be available in theirshops etc.

We continue to be very keen about accuracyand formatting and for these we thank ourproof-readers and our two final-processors,plus the Wensleydale Press with whom wehave a very good working relationship.

Although the Hawes area and Askrigg/Bainbridge are the largest communities, weendeavour to cover the whole area as fairly aspossible with committee members from allparts. Our committee meetings are both busi-ness-like and fun, and you might be temptedto volunteer. 2013-14 saw the departure ofSue Harpley to live in Scruton and the addi-tion of Karen Jones to the committee.

Copies of the Newsletter are posted to about100 people all over the country and overseas;archive copies are available in the DalesCountryside Museum; we keep records ofpeople featured, the main articles, winners,mystery pictures, ‘Best Foot Forward’ placesand competition topics and can answer anyinquiries about these. We welcome submis-sion of articles from you, our readers – don’tbe shy! Mind you, we often receive morethan we’ve room for. It is especially pleasingthat girls and boys in our local schools writefor us.

The 200th issue was celebrated at SycamoreHall with a magnificent attendance of many ofour ‘workers’, a buffet supper and a cake!

A.S.W.

Help Your Local CommunitySuggestions are being welcomed for projectideas that could benefit local economies andcommunities across the Yorkshire Dales.

The Yorkshire Dales LEADER Local Ac-tion Group (LAG) has secured a small amountof 'Transition Funding' from Defra to enablethe preparation of a new LEADER Pro-gramme which, if successful, would run from2015-2020. This is an exciting prospect withthe potential to create many opportunities forthe area.

LEADER is a grant-giving initiative thataims to improve the quality of life and in-crease prosperity in rural areas by empower-ing passionate local people to identify devel-opment opportunities specifically suited totheir own local environment, culture,working traditions and skills.

In the Yorkshire Dales area the charityYorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) isthe lead partner in the multi-agency partner-ship that is the LEADER programme. Over£2.7 million was awarded to a wide range ofcommunity-led rural development initiativesin 2009-2013 in the Yorkshire Dales area. Tohelp create a successful proposal for 2015-2020 funding that meets the needs of commu-nities in the Dales, input is being welcomedfrom local residents, businesses, and organisa-tions to highlight local needs and opportuni-ties, and identify those that LEADER fundingmay be able to support.

Project ideas can be on the theme of landmanagement, farming and forestry, cultureand heritage, community and rural servicesor local business opportunities.

Consultation drop-in session will be held1.00-6.00pm on Thursday 3rd April at Set-tle Quaker Meeting House. A further consul-tation workshop is to be held in MiddlehamKey Centre , Wednesday 4th June startingat 1.30pm

Gregorian Chant WorkshopSaturday 26th April - 10am - Gregorian ChantWorkshop at St Oswald's Church. £10 fee fortuition and music. Booking essential(650880). The day will culminate in a Serviceof Vespers sung in the chant at 4.00 pm - eve-ryone welcome - free

Heavens AboveSpring has sprung and with it comes a markedchange in our view of the evening sky. Bythe middle of the month most of the winterconstellations have faded into the twilightsave for a few hangers-on in the west – westill have The Heavenly Twins, Castor andPollux, and Procyon the lesser Dog Star - butOrion won't be seen until late Autumn and theview south for the next couple of months isdominated by the main springtimeconstellations of Leo and Virgo the Virgin.Leo is a really ancient constellation - one ofthe original 'Signs of the Zodiac' - datingback to Babylonian times. In Greekmythology he was the fierce Nemean Lionslain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

Leo is one of the few star patterns thatactually resembles the real thing with adistinctive pattern of 6 stars outlining hishead and mane. It's often referred to as TheSickle and looks like a large '?' seen in amirror. Regulus, Leo's bright white leader,forms the 'dot'. Between Leo and Procyonyou'll find the faintest of the 12 zodiacalconstellations, Cancer the Crab. It's home toPraesepe the beautiful Beehive Cluster – aglittering swarm of stars that shows up well inbinoculars.

Low over the south-eastern horizon, shapedlike a large straggly 'Y' lies the other mainspringtime constellation - Virgo the Virgin.Virgo is another really old group and hasoften been associated with a fertility goddessof one kind or another. Its principal star isSpica meaning an 'ear of wheat'.

High in the south-eastern sky is Arcturus,the pale golden-orange leader of Bootes theHerdsman. Bootes is shaped a bit like anenormous kite with Arcturus marking itssharply-angled foot. Legends say he wasgiven immortality in the heavens as a rewardfor inventing the plough. His two HuntingDogs are represented by the constellation ofCanes Venatici, which lies just below the tailof Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The sevenbrightest stars in Ursa Major form the familiarshape of The Plough which never sets fromour latitude and wheels in a great circlearound the Pole Star according to the season.After languishing low in the north-east during

the winter, it's now virtually overhead. On theopposite side of the Pole Star is the other maincircumpolar constellation, Cassiopeia, now atits lowest in the north. Its large 'W' shape isvery easy to pick out. Gaining altitude in theeast are Hercules the Strongman and thecompact little constellation of Lyra the Harp.Lyra's principal star, blue-white Vega, takesthe overhead spot during the summer monthsreplacing yellow-hued Capella now sinkingrapidly in the west. Vega is the fifth brighteststar in the sky and along with Altair andDeneb forms the famous 'Summer Triangle'asterism.

Spring skies this year are enlivened by thepresence of the Planet Mars which you'll findmid-way up the southern sky by late eveningslightly higher and to the right of Spica,Virgo's main star. Mars’ baleful reddish glarecontrasts well with Spica's noticeably blue-white tint. Mars reaches opposition (when it'sin a straight line with our own planet and theSun) on April 8th but due to the ellipticalnature of its orbit it's actually closest to theEarth (just over 57 million miles away) about6 days later. The Red Planet is on view nearlyall night long during April, but giant Jupiter,slighter brighter than Mars, and still animpressive object over in the west now setsaround 2.30am. Venus is a magnificent'morning star' low in the east just before dawn.The ringed planet, Saturn, lies in Libra at themoment and rises in the SE just after 10o'clock in the evening.

There's a total eclipse of the Moon thismonth, on the night of April 14/15th, butunfortunately it won't be visible from our partof the world as the Moon sets just after theeclipse begins. However, you might be able tocatch a few 'shooting stars' on 21st/22nd Aprilwhen the Lyrid meteor show reaches its peak.The best time to look is late evening beforethe Moon rises and interferes with the view.On the mornings of April 25th and 26th awaning crescent Moon lies close to dazzlingVenus. Look for them around 5.00am. TheMoon appears to the left of Venus from theUK and the pair make a beautiful spectacle inthe dawn twilight. Have clear skies!

Al Bireo

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Annual Report March 2014This year sees the completion of 200 issues ofthe Upper Wensleydale Newsletter whichcontinues to be valued by the communityfrom Lunds down to Wensley, Walden,Bishopdale and the tops of Dentdale andSwaledale. We have continued our policy ofincluding features, reports of events, greet-ings, interviews and comprehensive what’sons lists together with advertising for localbusinesses within our area, these being limitedto about one-third of our space to allow roomfor news etc. It is from commercial advertsthat we receive much of our income and weare grateful.

The strength of the Newsletter still dependsupon the very large number of people whosend information, articles, letters, photo-graphs, front cover pictures and what’s ons,and many others who help with the distribu-tion or allow copies to be available in theirshops etc.

We continue to be very keen about accuracyand formatting and for these we thank ourproof-readers and our two final-processors,plus the Wensleydale Press with whom wehave a very good working relationship.

Although the Hawes area and Askrigg/Bainbridge are the largest communities, weendeavour to cover the whole area as fairly aspossible with committee members from allparts. Our committee meetings are both busi-ness-like and fun, and you might be temptedto volunteer. 2013-14 saw the departure ofSue Harpley to live in Scruton and the addi-tion of Karen Jones to the committee.

Copies of the Newsletter are posted to about100 people all over the country and overseas;archive copies are available in the DalesCountryside Museum; we keep records ofpeople featured, the main articles, winners,mystery pictures, ‘Best Foot Forward’ placesand competition topics and can answer anyinquiries about these. We welcome submis-sion of articles from you, our readers – don’tbe shy! Mind you, we often receive morethan we’ve room for. It is especially pleasingthat girls and boys in our local schools writefor us.

The 200th issue was celebrated at SycamoreHall with a magnificent attendance of many ofour ‘workers’, a buffet supper and a cake!

A.S.W.

Help Your Local CommunitySuggestions are being welcomed for projectideas that could benefit local economies andcommunities across the Yorkshire Dales.

The Yorkshire Dales LEADER Local Ac-tion Group (LAG) has secured a small amountof 'Transition Funding' from Defra to enablethe preparation of a new LEADER Pro-gramme which, if successful, would run from2015-2020. This is an exciting prospect withthe potential to create many opportunities forthe area.

LEADER is a grant-giving initiative thataims to improve the quality of life and in-crease prosperity in rural areas by empower-ing passionate local people to identify devel-opment opportunities specifically suited totheir own local environment, culture,working traditions and skills.

In the Yorkshire Dales area the charityYorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) isthe lead partner in the multi-agency partner-ship that is the LEADER programme. Over£2.7 million was awarded to a wide range ofcommunity-led rural development initiativesin 2009-2013 in the Yorkshire Dales area. Tohelp create a successful proposal for 2015-2020 funding that meets the needs of commu-nities in the Dales, input is being welcomedfrom local residents, businesses, and organisa-tions to highlight local needs and opportuni-ties, and identify those that LEADER fundingmay be able to support.

Project ideas can be on the theme of landmanagement, farming and forestry, cultureand heritage, community and rural servicesor local business opportunities.

Consultation drop-in session will be held1.00-6.00pm on Thursday 3rd April at Set-tle Quaker Meeting House. A further consul-tation workshop is to be held in MiddlehamKey Centre , Wednesday 4th June startingat 1.30pm

Gregorian Chant WorkshopSaturday 26th April - 10am - Gregorian ChantWorkshop at St Oswald's Church. £10 fee fortuition and music. Booking essential(650880). The day will culminate in a Serviceof Vespers sung in the chant at 4.00 pm - eve-ryone welcome - free

Heavens AboveSpring has sprung and with it comes a markedchange in our view of the evening sky. Bythe middle of the month most of the winterconstellations have faded into the twilightsave for a few hangers-on in the west – westill have The Heavenly Twins, Castor andPollux, and Procyon the lesser Dog Star - butOrion won't be seen until late Autumn and theview south for the next couple of months isdominated by the main springtimeconstellations of Leo and Virgo the Virgin.Leo is a really ancient constellation - one ofthe original 'Signs of the Zodiac' - datingback to Babylonian times. In Greekmythology he was the fierce Nemean Lionslain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

Leo is one of the few star patterns thatactually resembles the real thing with adistinctive pattern of 6 stars outlining hishead and mane. It's often referred to as TheSickle and looks like a large '?' seen in amirror. Regulus, Leo's bright white leader,forms the 'dot'. Between Leo and Procyonyou'll find the faintest of the 12 zodiacalconstellations, Cancer the Crab. It's home toPraesepe the beautiful Beehive Cluster – aglittering swarm of stars that shows up well inbinoculars.

Low over the south-eastern horizon, shapedlike a large straggly 'Y' lies the other mainspringtime constellation - Virgo the Virgin.Virgo is another really old group and hasoften been associated with a fertility goddessof one kind or another. Its principal star isSpica meaning an 'ear of wheat'.

High in the south-eastern sky is Arcturus,the pale golden-orange leader of Bootes theHerdsman. Bootes is shaped a bit like anenormous kite with Arcturus marking itssharply-angled foot. Legends say he wasgiven immortality in the heavens as a rewardfor inventing the plough. His two HuntingDogs are represented by the constellation ofCanes Venatici, which lies just below the tailof Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The sevenbrightest stars in Ursa Major form the familiarshape of The Plough which never sets fromour latitude and wheels in a great circlearound the Pole Star according to the season.After languishing low in the north-east during

the winter, it's now virtually overhead. On theopposite side of the Pole Star is the other maincircumpolar constellation, Cassiopeia, now atits lowest in the north. Its large 'W' shape isvery easy to pick out. Gaining altitude in theeast are Hercules the Strongman and thecompact little constellation of Lyra the Harp.Lyra's principal star, blue-white Vega, takesthe overhead spot during the summer monthsreplacing yellow-hued Capella now sinkingrapidly in the west. Vega is the fifth brighteststar in the sky and along with Altair andDeneb forms the famous 'Summer Triangle'asterism.

Spring skies this year are enlivened by thepresence of the Planet Mars which you'll findmid-way up the southern sky by late eveningslightly higher and to the right of Spica,Virgo's main star. Mars’ baleful reddish glarecontrasts well with Spica's noticeably blue-white tint. Mars reaches opposition (when it'sin a straight line with our own planet and theSun) on April 8th but due to the ellipticalnature of its orbit it's actually closest to theEarth (just over 57 million miles away) about6 days later. The Red Planet is on view nearlyall night long during April, but giant Jupiter,slighter brighter than Mars, and still animpressive object over in the west now setsaround 2.30am. Venus is a magnificent'morning star' low in the east just before dawn.The ringed planet, Saturn, lies in Libra at themoment and rises in the SE just after 10o'clock in the evening.

There's a total eclipse of the Moon thismonth, on the night of April 14/15th, butunfortunately it won't be visible from our partof the world as the Moon sets just after theeclipse begins. However, you might be able tocatch a few 'shooting stars' on 21st/22nd Aprilwhen the Lyrid meteor show reaches its peak.The best time to look is late evening beforethe Moon rises and interferes with the view.On the mornings of April 25th and 26th awaning crescent Moon lies close to dazzlingVenus. Look for them around 5.00am. TheMoon appears to the left of Venus from theUK and the pair make a beautiful spectacle inthe dawn twilight. Have clear skies!

Al Bireo

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Peace and Remembrance Wall atBainbridge

Messages have already been posted on thePeace and Remembrance Wall outside theQuaker Meeting House in Bainbridge.

This was started on March 1st when two largepoppies, one white and the other red, weremounted on the railings. The objective of thewall is to give people the opportunity to maketheir individual remembrances and expressionsof their attitudes towards war and peace. Mes-sages, ribbons or poppies can be attached to therailings.

The Meeting House is open from 10.30am to12.30pm each Wednesday when materials willbe available for posting messages on the walland Friends will be there to answer questionsand chat.

The displays inside the Meeting House now

include the bugle used by James Preston fromAskrigg who was fatally injured near Ypres in1917 and information about the work of theFriends Ambulance Unit (FAU) during the 1stand 2nd World Wars.

John Leyland of Bainbridge was one of the 96conscientious objectors with the FAU whowere awarded the Croix de Guerre for theirbravery. His son, Peter, served in China withthe FAU during the 2nd World War.

If any local families have any other memen-toes which they would like included in remem-brance of those who fought or served duringeither of the two World Wars they can contactDavid Pointon (mobile - 07554009445, email:d.g.pointon@btinernet.com.

The Peace and Remembrance Wall and thedisplays will continue until October.

We have had another successful year at theWensleydale Tournament of Song in the speechclasses.

All children in Years 3-6 took part, firstchoosing and then practising their own poem todeliver individually. Particularly successfulwere the following West Burton children.Year 3 1st place went to Zachary Slater alongwith The Dorothy Willmott award for the high-est mark in his classYear 4 Naomi Hannon took 2nd place with Ja-mie Slater in joint 3rd placeYear 5 Zoe Bell was in 2nd place with NancyColley in 3rd place.Year 6 Luke Greenslade took 1st place alongwith the John Cocket Memorial trophy. AmyNeate and Sophie Sharp were in joint 2nd placeand Ellie Harker in joint 3rd place.

There are also 3 bursaries awarded for theweek and we were awarded one along withMiddleham and Crakehall Schools.

This event is a personal achievement for allchildren. It shows the results of several weeks’hard work and all children can be commendedfor the successful way they stood in front of anaudience to deliver their poem. It was a greatachievement for everyone in the way they rep-resented their school so well.

Sally Stone

St.Margaret's Church, HawesTea and Scones also Book Stall and WhiteElephant Stalls.From 1.00 to 3.00pm. Every Tuesday andWednesday in April plus Easter Monday (21stApril)Proceeds towards the Restoration Fund forSt.Margaret's Church.

Cash for ClothesThis collection held for Aysgarth St Andrew’sraised £100 for church funds. Thank you to allwho donated. There will be another collectionsoon— so sort through your wardrobes. (Noblankets or bedding).

Wensleydale Decorative andFine Arts Society

Tuesday, April 8th , 2.00pmMiddleham Key Centre

Title: Pevsner in your Neighbourhood:Nickolaus Pevsner and the Buildings ofEngland

Discover how a German refugee, an in-ternee and a jobbing journalist, became theGrand Old man of English art history. Theanswer lies in his extraordinary one-mansurvey of all the architecturally significantbuildings in the country, county by county.Susie Harries explores what he said,rightly or wrongly, about buildings in yourarea— churches, houses, shops, towerblocks, factories, cinemas— and sets hispronouncements in the context of TheBuildings of England.

Susie Harries is a writer, editor and lec-turer, specialising in 20th century cultureand the arts. She has published severalbooks the most recent being a biography ofSir Nickolaus Pevsner.

Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec-ture, pre-booking is essential, membershipand further information is available fromthe Membership Secretary, tel. 01748886545

Post Office NewsWe can confirm that the Upper Wensley-dale Community Partnership has agreedthat the Hawes Post Office will relocate tothe Community Office in the Neukin afterthe present building is sold.

The Royal Mail sorting office will almostcertainly move on to the Bruntacres Busi-ness Park....and from the Postmasters:Thank you to the 100+ people who over-whelmingly supported the public meeting.As with any new venture, there will beteething problems. Rest assured, we willendeavour to make the changeover assmooth and efficient as possible.

You have all been very supportive of thePost Office in the Upper Dales in the pastas we hope you will continue to do so.

Linda and Stephen Reynolds

Hawes Bonfire and FireworkCommittee

would like to thank Angela Lee for herdedicated role as treasurer and we are verygrateful for all her hard work over the yearsas she stands down from this position. As aresult we are now looking for a new treas-urer to take on this voluntary role. If youwould be kind enough to help us in this rolewe would be very grateful, please contactMike Fothergill on 07966624649/ 667936.

We would also like to thank Peter Ivesonfor kindly clearing up the bonfire site withhis digger. We are very grateful for all thehelp, support and donations given to makethe Bonfire happen, without them the eventcouldn't go ahead. If you can spare just anhour of your time this year to help wewould be hugely appreciative as manydedicate days to put this event on and itwould relieve some of the pressures fromthem. Thank you again for your support, onbehalf of Hawes Bonfire committee.

Old School HouseEvents in Leyburn

April 3rd, 4th; 2.00 and 7.30pm Film:‘Saving Mr Banks’. Bookings: 624510

April 6th 7.00– 8.30pm Poetry evening.Judith Lesley Marshall reads from ‘Landof my Ancestors’ (inspired by research intoher family history).

Clerk’s HoursIan King, the Clerk of the Hawes and HighAbbotside Parish Council will be in theCommunity Office as follows: Tuesday2.00 to 3.00pm and Friday 11.00am tonoon to answer any questions or to receiveany representations on Council-related mat-ters.

If he is not available, one of the Council-lors will take his place.

West Burton School News

Photo by Pip Land

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Peace and Remembrance Wall atBainbridge

Messages have already been posted on thePeace and Remembrance Wall outside theQuaker Meeting House in Bainbridge.

This was started on March 1st when two largepoppies, one white and the other red, weremounted on the railings. The objective of thewall is to give people the opportunity to maketheir individual remembrances and expressionsof their attitudes towards war and peace. Mes-sages, ribbons or poppies can be attached to therailings.

The Meeting House is open from 10.30am to12.30pm each Wednesday when materials willbe available for posting messages on the walland Friends will be there to answer questionsand chat.

The displays inside the Meeting House now

include the bugle used by James Preston fromAskrigg who was fatally injured near Ypres in1917 and information about the work of theFriends Ambulance Unit (FAU) during the 1stand 2nd World Wars.

John Leyland of Bainbridge was one of the 96conscientious objectors with the FAU whowere awarded the Croix de Guerre for theirbravery. His son, Peter, served in China withthe FAU during the 2nd World War.

If any local families have any other memen-toes which they would like included in remem-brance of those who fought or served duringeither of the two World Wars they can contactDavid Pointon (mobile - 07554009445, email:d.g.pointon@btinernet.com.

The Peace and Remembrance Wall and thedisplays will continue until October.

We have had another successful year at theWensleydale Tournament of Song in the speechclasses.

All children in Years 3-6 took part, firstchoosing and then practising their own poem todeliver individually. Particularly successfulwere the following West Burton children.Year 3 1st place went to Zachary Slater alongwith The Dorothy Willmott award for the high-est mark in his classYear 4 Naomi Hannon took 2nd place with Ja-mie Slater in joint 3rd placeYear 5 Zoe Bell was in 2nd place with NancyColley in 3rd place.Year 6 Luke Greenslade took 1st place alongwith the John Cocket Memorial trophy. AmyNeate and Sophie Sharp were in joint 2nd placeand Ellie Harker in joint 3rd place.

There are also 3 bursaries awarded for theweek and we were awarded one along withMiddleham and Crakehall Schools.

This event is a personal achievement for allchildren. It shows the results of several weeks’hard work and all children can be commendedfor the successful way they stood in front of anaudience to deliver their poem. It was a greatachievement for everyone in the way they rep-resented their school so well.

Sally Stone

St.Margaret's Church, HawesTea and Scones also Book Stall and WhiteElephant Stalls.From 1.00 to 3.00pm. Every Tuesday andWednesday in April plus Easter Monday (21stApril)Proceeds towards the Restoration Fund forSt.Margaret's Church.

Cash for ClothesThis collection held for Aysgarth St Andrew’sraised £100 for church funds. Thank you to allwho donated. There will be another collectionsoon— so sort through your wardrobes. (Noblankets or bedding).

Wensleydale Decorative andFine Arts Society

Tuesday, April 8th , 2.00pmMiddleham Key Centre

Title: Pevsner in your Neighbourhood:Nickolaus Pevsner and the Buildings ofEngland

Discover how a German refugee, an in-ternee and a jobbing journalist, became theGrand Old man of English art history. Theanswer lies in his extraordinary one-mansurvey of all the architecturally significantbuildings in the country, county by county.Susie Harries explores what he said,rightly or wrongly, about buildings in yourarea— churches, houses, shops, towerblocks, factories, cinemas— and sets hispronouncements in the context of TheBuildings of England.

Susie Harries is a writer, editor and lec-turer, specialising in 20th century cultureand the arts. She has published severalbooks the most recent being a biography ofSir Nickolaus Pevsner.

Non-members are welcome at £6 per lec-ture, pre-booking is essential, membershipand further information is available fromthe Membership Secretary, tel. 01748886545

Post Office NewsWe can confirm that the Upper Wensley-dale Community Partnership has agreedthat the Hawes Post Office will relocate tothe Community Office in the Neukin afterthe present building is sold.

The Royal Mail sorting office will almostcertainly move on to the Bruntacres Busi-ness Park....and from the Postmasters:Thank you to the 100+ people who over-whelmingly supported the public meeting.As with any new venture, there will beteething problems. Rest assured, we willendeavour to make the changeover assmooth and efficient as possible.

You have all been very supportive of thePost Office in the Upper Dales in the pastas we hope you will continue to do so.

Linda and Stephen Reynolds

Hawes Bonfire and FireworkCommittee

would like to thank Angela Lee for herdedicated role as treasurer and we are verygrateful for all her hard work over the yearsas she stands down from this position. As aresult we are now looking for a new treas-urer to take on this voluntary role. If youwould be kind enough to help us in this rolewe would be very grateful, please contactMike Fothergill on 07966624649/ 667936.

We would also like to thank Peter Ivesonfor kindly clearing up the bonfire site withhis digger. We are very grateful for all thehelp, support and donations given to makethe Bonfire happen, without them the eventcouldn't go ahead. If you can spare just anhour of your time this year to help wewould be hugely appreciative as manydedicate days to put this event on and itwould relieve some of the pressures fromthem. Thank you again for your support, onbehalf of Hawes Bonfire committee.

Old School HouseEvents in Leyburn

April 3rd, 4th; 2.00 and 7.30pm Film:‘Saving Mr Banks’. Bookings: 624510

April 6th 7.00– 8.30pm Poetry evening.Judith Lesley Marshall reads from ‘Landof my Ancestors’ (inspired by research intoher family history).

Clerk’s HoursIan King, the Clerk of the Hawes and HighAbbotside Parish Council will be in theCommunity Office as follows: Tuesday2.00 to 3.00pm and Friday 11.00am tonoon to answer any questions or to receiveany representations on Council-related mat-ters.

If he is not available, one of the Council-lors will take his place.

West Burton School News

Photo by Pip Land

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Easter Church ServicesPalm Sunday, April 13th (HC= Holycommunion)Penhill/Mid-Dale area 9.00am Breakfast in Redmire village

hall 9.45am Donkey procession to church10.00am Family service, Redmire

Church 9.30am Preston under Scar; HC 5.00pm West Witton village hall tea,

then: 5.45pm Procession to church 6.00pm Worship, West Witton Church

Askrigg/Bainbridge10.30am St Oswald’s; HC and

Distribution of Palm Crosses10.30am Bainbridge Methodist Church 4.00pm Bainbridge Messy church

Holy weekPenhill/Mid-Dale areaMonday: 7.30pm Preston u Scar, meditationTuesday: 7.30pm West Witton, meditationWednesday: 7.30pm Castle Bolton, meditationMaundy Thursday;: 9.30am West Witton, HC 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC 7.30pm Thornton Rust, HC 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC

Askrigg/Bainbridge areaMaundy Thursday 7.00pm St Oswald’s Maundy supper

Good FridayHawes area; Walk of Witness leavesGayle 10.00am for United service inHawes Methodist church, 11.00amPenhill/Mid-Dale area Stations of theCross: 9.05am Preston; 9.35am RedmireGreen; 10.00am Casltle Bolton Green;10.50am Carperby Cross ;11.20amThornton Rust Institute; 11.50amThoralby Green; 12.15pm Newbiggin;12.50pm West Burton cross; 1.25pmBolton Halll gates; 1.45pm West Witton(Wensleydale Heifer); 2.15pm AysgarthFalls Motel

Services: 9.30am Preston; 10.15am Castle Bolton; 2.00pm West Witton. 2.30pm Aysgarth St Andrew’s;

United service

Askrigg/Bainbridge areaAfternoon St. Oswald’s meditation

Easter DayPenhill Top Son-rise service 6.30am

Penhill/ Mid-dale area 9.30am Castle Bolton. HC 9.30am Preston. HC 9.30am West Witton HC10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC10.45am West Burton Methodist11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, egg

rolling and decoration11.00am Wensley HC

Askrigg/Bainbridge area10.30am St Oswald’s HC10.45am Bainbridge Methodist; at

Aysgarth 2.00pm Marsett Methodist; Stalling Busk

Hawes area 9.00am Hardraw HC10.30am St Margaret’s HC10.30am Hawes Methodist Church 6.30pm Gayle Methodist Church HC

Newsletter Accounts March 2013 to February 2014

IncomeBalances b/f 11822.52Donations and postal subs. 841.00Collection Boxes 3423.88Adverts 11610.50Interest 50.84

15926.22 27748.74

ExpenditureProduction costs 9543.10Distribution costs 684.69Donations 5317.00Committee expenses and honoraria1506.52Room rental 30.00Prizes 160.00Book grants scheme for students 750.00Refund to advertisers 100.00

18091.31(Unclaimed cheques: 416.52)Balance c/f 10073.95The accounts were audited and approvedon 13th March 2014 by Barry Wilcox,MCMI. The bank balances carried forward thisyear are less than in 2012/13 because wehave made many more donations duringthe year and 2013/14 was also the first fullyear of the Newsletter being printed by theWensleydale Press. New postal rates alsoincreased our distribution costs. We have supported three local studentswith book and equipment grants during theyear and we made several small donationsarising from our monthly competitions toBritish Heart Foundation, Stroke Associa-tion, Sycamore Hall Amenities Fund,Yorkshire Air Ambulance and YorkshireCancer Research. Larger donations included: £1000 DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal £1000 North Country Theatre £600 Bainbridge C of E Primary &

Nursery School

£600 Hawes Community Primary School

£407 West Burton C of E Primary School

£250 Askrigg PTFA £250 King’s Club Coach Fund £200 Gayle Village Institute £200 Hawes WI £150 Dalesplay Equipment Fund £100 Askrigg Playgroup £100 BlueBoxt Productions £100 Wensleydale Chorus £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song

J.W.T.

.Central Dales Practice -Appointments

Here at The Central Dales Practice we tryto do the best we can for our patients andas such feel that the time has come to re-view how appointments work and howpatients can get the best from their appoint-ment. Open surgeries are for patients tocome along each morning to see a GPwhether the patient has an urgent medicalproblem or an ongoing problem. After-noon appointments can be booked in ad-vance and are primarily available for thosepatients who cannot make the open morn-ing surgeries owing to work commitments.Appointments are 10 minutes and allowenough time for the GP to deal with oneand at most, two problems. If a patientneeds to discuss more than 1 or 2 prob-lems, then they need to make a pre-bookeddouble appointment, to allow time for this.In addition, we have noticed that some-times one appointment is made when botha parent and a child need to be seen. Ap-pointments are one per patient as the GPdoes not have time to see two patients inone 10 minute appointment. We want youto get the best from your appointment andto do this, the GP needs time with eachpatient. Don’t forget – telephone appoint-ments are also available upon request. If apatient is ever unsure as to what type ofappointment they need they should giveour Receptionists a call who will be morethan happy to help.

Lynn Irwin, Practice Manager

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 663559Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 Redmire: see Carperby above Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205

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Easter Church ServicesPalm Sunday, April 13th (HC= Holycommunion)Penhill/Mid-Dale area 9.00am Breakfast in Redmire village

hall 9.45am Donkey procession to church10.00am Family service, Redmire

Church 9.30am Preston under Scar; HC 5.00pm West Witton village hall tea,

then: 5.45pm Procession to church 6.00pm Worship, West Witton Church

Askrigg/Bainbridge10.30am St Oswald’s; HC and

Distribution of Palm Crosses10.30am Bainbridge Methodist Church 4.00pm Bainbridge Messy church

Holy weekPenhill/Mid-Dale areaMonday: 7.30pm Preston u Scar, meditationTuesday: 7.30pm West Witton, meditationWednesday: 7.30pm Castle Bolton, meditationMaundy Thursday;: 9.30am West Witton, HC 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC 7.30pm Thornton Rust, HC 7.30pm West Burton Methodist, HC

Askrigg/Bainbridge areaMaundy Thursday 7.00pm St Oswald’s Maundy supper

Good FridayHawes area; Walk of Witness leavesGayle 10.00am for United service inHawes Methodist church, 11.00amPenhill/Mid-Dale area Stations of theCross: 9.05am Preston; 9.35am RedmireGreen; 10.00am Casltle Bolton Green;10.50am Carperby Cross ;11.20amThornton Rust Institute; 11.50amThoralby Green; 12.15pm Newbiggin;12.50pm West Burton cross; 1.25pmBolton Halll gates; 1.45pm West Witton(Wensleydale Heifer); 2.15pm AysgarthFalls Motel

Services: 9.30am Preston; 10.15am Castle Bolton; 2.00pm West Witton. 2.30pm Aysgarth St Andrew’s;

United service

Askrigg/Bainbridge areaAfternoon St. Oswald’s meditation

Easter DayPenhill Top Son-rise service 6.30am

Penhill/ Mid-dale area 9.30am Castle Bolton. HC 9.30am Preston. HC 9.30am West Witton HC10.45am Aysgarth Methodist HC10.45am West Burton Methodist11.00am St Andrew’s Aysgarth, egg

rolling and decoration11.00am Wensley HC

Askrigg/Bainbridge area10.30am St Oswald’s HC10.45am Bainbridge Methodist; at

Aysgarth 2.00pm Marsett Methodist; Stalling Busk

Hawes area 9.00am Hardraw HC10.30am St Margaret’s HC10.30am Hawes Methodist Church 6.30pm Gayle Methodist Church HC

Newsletter Accounts March 2013 to February 2014

IncomeBalances b/f 11822.52Donations and postal subs. 841.00Collection Boxes 3423.88Adverts 11610.50Interest 50.84

15926.22 27748.74

ExpenditureProduction costs 9543.10Distribution costs 684.69Donations 5317.00Committee expenses and honoraria1506.52Room rental 30.00Prizes 160.00Book grants scheme for students 750.00Refund to advertisers 100.00

18091.31(Unclaimed cheques: 416.52)Balance c/f 10073.95The accounts were audited and approvedon 13th March 2014 by Barry Wilcox,MCMI. The bank balances carried forward thisyear are less than in 2012/13 because wehave made many more donations duringthe year and 2013/14 was also the first fullyear of the Newsletter being printed by theWensleydale Press. New postal rates alsoincreased our distribution costs. We have supported three local studentswith book and equipment grants during theyear and we made several small donationsarising from our monthly competitions toBritish Heart Foundation, Stroke Associa-tion, Sycamore Hall Amenities Fund,Yorkshire Air Ambulance and YorkshireCancer Research. Larger donations included: £1000 DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal £1000 North Country Theatre £600 Bainbridge C of E Primary &

Nursery School

£600 Hawes Community Primary School

£407 West Burton C of E Primary School

£250 Askrigg PTFA £250 King’s Club Coach Fund £200 Gayle Village Institute £200 Hawes WI £150 Dalesplay Equipment Fund £100 Askrigg Playgroup £100 BlueBoxt Productions £100 Wensleydale Chorus £100 Wensleydale Tournament of Song

J.W.T.

.Central Dales Practice -Appointments

Here at The Central Dales Practice we tryto do the best we can for our patients andas such feel that the time has come to re-view how appointments work and howpatients can get the best from their appoint-ment. Open surgeries are for patients tocome along each morning to see a GPwhether the patient has an urgent medicalproblem or an ongoing problem. After-noon appointments can be booked in ad-vance and are primarily available for thosepatients who cannot make the open morn-ing surgeries owing to work commitments.Appointments are 10 minutes and allowenough time for the GP to deal with oneand at most, two problems. If a patientneeds to discuss more than 1 or 2 prob-lems, then they need to make a pre-bookeddouble appointment, to allow time for this.In addition, we have noticed that some-times one appointment is made when botha parent and a child need to be seen. Ap-pointments are one per patient as the GPdoes not have time to see two patients inone 10 minute appointment. We want youto get the best from your appointment andto do this, the GP needs time with eachpatient. Don’t forget – telephone appoint-ments are also available upon request. If apatient is ever unsure as to what type ofappointment they need they should giveour Receptionists a call who will be morethan happy to help.

Lynn Irwin, Practice Manager

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 663559Aysgarth: Hamilton’s Tearoom 663423 Redmire: see Carperby above Thoralby: Sandra Foley, Shop 663205

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Mary Pratt and Family extendheartfelt thanks to everyone for thewonderful support and care re-ceived over the last few years. Do-nations in memory of Gordonamounted to £1300 which has beendivided between Macmillan Nursesand Herriot Hospice Homecare

PeacockAnn, Paul, Christine and the family

thank everyone who attended Andrew(Sherriff’s) funeral service; for the

many cards and letters of condolenceand the generous donations of £627.50

received in Andrew’s memory forHerriot Hospice Home Care and the

Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Pearl Coateswould like to express her thanks to everyonefor their kind words, cards, flowers and giftson her leaving Barclays Bank; also to the

staff at Calver’s Restaurant for alovely meal.

She was truly overwhelmed by everyone’sgood wishes and would like to send her

regards to all.

ALLEN DINSDALEDuring my spell in hospital, many thanks toall who have sent letters and cards of best

wishes and encouragement. They have beenmuch appreciated.

Thomas Rawwould like to thank everyone for cards and

phone calls during his recent stay in hospitalfor his operation. They were much appreciated

and the recovery is going well.

The funeral of thelate Brian Fawcett Routh

of Wrose, Bradford, and formerly of GreensleyBank, Bainbridge, and West Garth Farm,

Burtersett, took place atRawdon Crematorium on February 28th, aged

63 years.The family would like to thank family and

friends for their support and cards ofcondolence at this sad time.

Gladys Metcalfe would like to thank everyone who sentgifts, flowers and cards received on her

90th birthday

GREETINGS