THEUPPER WENSLEYDALE

NEWSLETTERISSUE 195

SEPTEMBER 2013

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Editorial“We were only joking”; “It was only for alaugh”. Anyone familiar with teenagers willhave heard things like that. Insensitivity canbe their trademark, and the consequences ofsuch words or actions can be hurtful orsometimes devastating. It is bad enoughwhen we know the people “joking”, butwhen, as has been in the recent news, anony-mous social media messages have snow-balled and led to the tragic deaths of youngpeople, then this is no joking matter.

We’ve said before that the benefits of theInternet to ease and speed up communicationare fantastic; possibly even more so in thefinding of information. However, when ex-changing personal messages, the compari-sons with face to face encounters or usingthe phone are huge; no immediate conversa-tion, no chance to say ‘hang on a minute,what do you really mean’, and no telling the‘mood’ of the message. You can even pickthat up in a phone call –‘hearing’ a smile.You can walk away; you can put the phonedown; harder to stop emails or tweets.

Apparently there are a growing number ofabusive messages on the popular ‘Trip Ad-viser’ too. Are these in the category “Wewere only joking”? Such things can devas-tate businesses.

So it can be easy to be abusive. Is it only inthe anonymity of the Web? Are we goingthrough a stage of more aggressive lan-guage? Is it only the young? Are more peo-ple getting a perverse pleasure by beingrude? These days, an unguarded remark or apolitician’s rant can be round the world in notime. Attitudes can be quickly formed with-out knowing the facts or the background,and society so easily becomes more divided.

Have you noticed some people’s attitudesin shops, cafes, bars? ‘Can’t wait’, ‘mefirst’. Obviously not all service staff havedone a ‘Welcome Host’ course! But is the‘customer always right’ (as the phrasegoes)?

To a large extent this last month, with Par-liament in recess, we’ve heard less frommost politicians, but soon the aggressive-ness, and point-scoring of (schoolboy?)House of Commons Question Time will bewith us again. Some council meetings canalso turn abusive. This is not to say weshouldn’t make our point clearly, even pas-

sionately, but do we need to demolish an-other’s confidence or reputation or worse,just because of a differing point of view.

Society is better at every level when wecan speak peace to one another. Do youremember these words?: “A soft answerturns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs upanger.” We can all do with rememberingthat!

On a more positive note, is it all that hardto say ‘thank you’ or ‘well done’ whenpleased with the service provided? It reallydoes make a difference!

Kit HalliwellKit and family would like to thank

everyone for their support andkindness over the past year

GOLDEN WEDDINGBELL - Eric and Kathleen formerly of

Little Ings, Gayle, now Cragg Hill Road ,Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle.

Congratulations Mum and Dad on yourGolden Wedding Anniversary

September 21st.Love and Best Wishes From All the Family.

Happy 60th birthday Nana10th September 2013

Lots of love from Chloe and Jessicaxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy 60th Mum10th September 2013

Love and best wishes fromDarren and Jayne

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anne Dinsdalewould like to thank family and

friends for their kindness and cardson her

80th birthday.

Greetings

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,

Upper WensleydaleNewsletter

Issue 195—September 2013Features

Herdy 5____________________________Old School Life 7________________ ____________Caffé Curva 22____________________________Marbles 9____________________________Le Tour 10____________________________Snaizeholme News 13____________________________Surgery News 18____________________________Summer Competition Answers 26____________________________What’s On 14____________________________Plus all the regulars____________________________ Doctors’ Rotas were not submitted.

PLEASE NOTE

This web-copy does not contain the commer-cial adverts which are in the full Newsletter.

As a general rule we only accept adverts fromwithin the circulation area and no more thanone-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

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUEWILL BE PRODUCED ON

SEPTEMBER 24th AND 25th

DEADLINE FOR COPY:THURSDAY

SEPEMBER 19th

Whilst we try to ensure that all informationis correct we cannot be held legally responsi-ble for omissions or inaccuracies in articles,adverts or listings, or for any inconveniencecaused. Views expressed in articles are thesole responsibility of the person by-lined.Articles by comittee members carry justtheir initials. We appreciate being askedbefore any part of the Newsletter is repro-duced

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Editorial“We were only joking”; “It was only for alaugh”. Anyone familiar with teenagers willhave heard things like that. Insensitivity canbe their trademark, and the consequences ofsuch words or actions can be hurtful orsometimes devastating. It is bad enoughwhen we know the people “joking”, butwhen, as has been in the recent news, anony-mous social media messages have snow-balled and led to the tragic deaths of youngpeople, then this is no joking matter.

We’ve said before that the benefits of theInternet to ease and speed up communicationare fantastic; possibly even more so in thefinding of information. However, when ex-changing personal messages, the compari-sons with face to face encounters or usingthe phone are huge; no immediate conversa-tion, no chance to say ‘hang on a minute,what do you really mean’, and no telling the‘mood’ of the message. You can even pickthat up in a phone call –‘hearing’ a smile.You can walk away; you can put the phonedown; harder to stop emails or tweets.

Apparently there are a growing number ofabusive messages on the popular ‘Trip Ad-viser’ too. Are these in the category “Wewere only joking”? Such things can devas-tate businesses.

So it can be easy to be abusive. Is it only inthe anonymity of the Web? Are we goingthrough a stage of more aggressive lan-guage? Is it only the young? Are more peo-ple getting a perverse pleasure by beingrude? These days, an unguarded remark or apolitician’s rant can be round the world in notime. Attitudes can be quickly formed with-out knowing the facts or the background,and society so easily becomes more divided.

Have you noticed some people’s attitudesin shops, cafes, bars? ‘Can’t wait’, ‘mefirst’. Obviously not all service staff havedone a ‘Welcome Host’ course! But is the‘customer always right’ (as the phrasegoes)?

To a large extent this last month, with Par-liament in recess, we’ve heard less frommost politicians, but soon the aggressive-ness, and point-scoring of (schoolboy?)House of Commons Question Time will bewith us again. Some council meetings canalso turn abusive. This is not to say weshouldn’t make our point clearly, even pas-

sionately, but do we need to demolish an-other’s confidence or reputation or worse,just because of a differing point of view.

Society is better at every level when wecan speak peace to one another. Do youremember these words?: “A soft answerturns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs upanger.” We can all do with rememberingthat!

On a more positive note, is it all that hardto say ‘thank you’ or ‘well done’ whenpleased with the service provided? It reallydoes make a difference!

Kit HalliwellKit and family would like to thank

everyone for their support andkindness over the past year

GOLDEN WEDDINGBELL - Eric and Kathleen formerly of

Little Ings, Gayle, now Cragg Hill Road ,Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle.

Congratulations Mum and Dad on yourGolden Wedding Anniversary

September 21st.Love and Best Wishes From All the Family.

Happy 60th birthday Nana10th September 2013

Lots of love from Chloe and Jessicaxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy 60th Mum10th September 2013

Love and best wishes fromDarren and Jayne

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anne Dinsdalewould like to thank family and

friends for their kindness and cardson her

80th birthday.

Greetings

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,

Upper WensleydaleNewsletter

Issue 195—September 2013Features

Herdy 5____________________________Old School Life 7________________ ____________Caffé Curva 22____________________________Marbles 9____________________________Le Tour 10____________________________Snaizeholme News 13____________________________Surgery News 18____________________________Summer Competition Answers 26____________________________What’s On 14____________________________Plus all the regulars____________________________ Doctors’ Rotas were not submitted.

PLEASE NOTE

This web-copy does not contain the commer-cial adverts which are in the full Newsletter.

As a general rule we only accept adverts fromwithin the circulation area and no more thanone-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

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUEWILL BE PRODUCED ON

SEPTEMBER 24th AND 25th

DEADLINE FOR COPY:THURSDAY

SEPEMBER 19th

Whilst we try to ensure that all informationis correct we cannot be held legally responsi-ble for omissions or inaccuracies in articles,adverts or listings, or for any inconveniencecaused. Views expressed in articles are thesole responsibility of the person by-lined.Articles by comittee members carry justtheir initials. We appreciate being askedbefore any part of the Newsletter is repro-duced

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Aysgarth SingersDo you enjoy singing? Would you like tosing in a local choir? If so, we would like tohear from you. The Aysgarth Singers is amixed voice choir with 44 members and wenow have a few vacancies. We are especiallyshort of tenors and basses, but we welcomenew members in all sections of the choir.

We start rehearsals on September 3rdmeeting every Tuesday evening from 7.30-9.00pm in the Aysgarth Institute, under thedirectorship of Stan Roocroft MBE. We workhard and have a lot of fun. There is no audi-tion and it is not essential that you can sightread the music, although it helps.

We generally perform a couple of concertsin the autumn term, often for charity, andthen we work towards the Wensleydale Tour-nament of Song in March. We do not meetduring the summer term.

If you are interested, then please con-tactDi Clegg 666059 diana.clegg7@gmail.comfor more details, or turn up on 3rd Septem-ber.

The Moorcock ShowSunday 1st September 2013

The Moorcock Show has been held at Moss-dale Farm for the last twenty-seven years butthis might be the last time it is held there, sodo come and enjoy yourself.

The Show, which is a traditional DalesSheep Show, will take place on Sunday thisyear. Mossdale Farm is on the A684 Hawes/Sedbergh Road at Thwaite Bridge Judgingbegins at noon and finishes at approximately4.00 pm.

Apart from sheep, there will be local foodand craft stalls together with a bouncy castleand children’s games.

Two years ago we had a surprise visitor –the vicar from Emmerdale. Will we be luckyand get another star visitor this year?

Colin Luckett

Leyburn Bowling ClubAfter an excellent first half to the seasonLeyburn sadly endured a hugely disappoint-ing few weeks around the middle of July andearly August, a period which saw us play 2matches in each of 3 consecutive weeks dueto games postponed earlier in the season andthis period resulted in just 3 wins against 4defeats from our 7 matches.

Whilst we were successful in our awaymatch at Sowerby Flatts and home gamesagainst both Topcliffe and Sessay we suf-fered defeats at home to Sowerby Flatts andaway to Thirsk, Hutton Rudby andNorthallerton.This means that we have so far played 17 ofour 20 league matches and have won 12games and lost 5.

On 11th August we held another of ourSunday Club Competitions. This was a tri-ples competition and resulted in an incrediblytight finish. Congratulations this time go tothe winners T.Pitt, G.Core and S.Pitt.

Our own club singles trophy competitionswhich we play throughout the season arenearing conclusion and we will be holding all5 finals at our Moor Road green in Leyburnon the weekend Saturday and Sunday14th/15th September. Anyone wishing tocome along to watch any of the finals is, ofcourse, very welcome to do so.

Mervyn Buckley

The shop by thelibrary (up ‘TheNeukin’) in Hawes

is being grassed over inpreparation for a flock ofHerdy products. When Imet up with Diane Hannahshe was knee deep in greenfelt as she explained how apassion for good design and

sheep transformed into The Herdy Company.Designers Diane and her husband Spencer,

inspired by the Lake District’s Herdwicksheep, saw a gap in the market for design-ledgifts and products for the home that could raisea smile. Having established Herdy in Kendalduring 2007, designing all their own productsand supplying to retail outlets all over the UK,they opened their first shop in Grasmere in2010. This proved to be a great success so theylooked to expand to a second shop, this time inthe Dales, believing that Hawes would be idealboth for its thriving local farming communityand year round tourist trade.

Diane talks passionately about theimportance of developing an ethical,sustainable business. They source over 50% oftheir goods in the UK with wool productsbeing made in West Yorkshire. Each yearthey donate a percentage of their profits to theHerdy fund that supports upland fell farming,the sustainability of rural communities and theHerdwick sheep, and are keen to help supportother projects locally in the Dales. Their senseof humour really comes across through theirstrong design and you can’t help but smile atthe cute Herdy peeping out of apron pockets orthe herdybank - as they say “why should pigshave all the money”!

The buzz of activity in Hawes and thenumber of locals and visitors sharing similarpassions for sheep and good design hasimpressed Diane. With everyone being sowelcoming, she is confident that Herdy will fitright in. They are employing a local lady(Julia Taylor) in a full time position and arecurrently looking for weekend staff for theshop which hopefully will be open by thebeginning of September. They have somereservations about being tucked away from themain road, but hope people will soon flock tosee Herdy in Hawes.

K.J.

Seventy Years Playing

Elaine Ewbank started playing the harmoniumfor Methodist services held then in the FriendsMeeting House at Countersett when she wasjust ten. She moved the couple of miles toMarsett when she got married. There shebegan fifty years of playing the harmonium.An electronic organ was bought in 1999 so herfeet didn’t have to work so hard.

Elaine has no plans to retire and finds time tohelp out for special services at St. Matthews,Stalling Busk across the dale.

Pie and Peas Supper

A Pie and Peas Supper, followed by a quiz willbe held at the Creamery on:

Friday 20th September 2013,Supper from 6.30pm

Tickets £7.00 Adults. £4.00 Child.Chips, desserts, tea, coffee and bar availableextra.Tickets available from 'Whites ofWensleydale' and 'The Old Sweet Shop',Hawes.Proceeds for St Margaret’s Church Restoration

Fund

Eunice the Ewe

I

I was hiding in J.T. Atkinson’s advert lastmonth. The winner of the £10 prize wasBethan Sowerby, Hawes. Where am I now?

Slick and Edith IvesonBest wishes on your 65th Wedding

Anniversary, September 25thLove from all the family.

Olive SharplesI would like to thank family and friendsfor the lovely flowers, gifts, cards and

good wishes for my 90th birthday.Thank You

Yorkshire Dales Outdoor Festival13th - 15th September 2013

The old Boots and Beer Festival will not runthis year however, Mark Reid (of the Inn Wayguide books) who was the main protagonist,has taken on the challenge of organising areplacement.

The new festival will be known as TheYorkshire Dales Outdoors Festival. It will runaround the same time (mid Sept’) but willfeature a different format of walks and coursesand even cycle tours.

Full details can be found at:http://www.yorkshiredalesoutdoorsfestival.com/

Walks and activities will start at variousvillages throughout Wensleydale, includingHawes, Hardraw, Bainbridge, Askrigg andAysgarth. All walks to start and finish at apub.

The event will raise money for SwaledaleMountain Rescue.

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Aysgarth SingersDo you enjoy singing? Would you like tosing in a local choir? If so, we would like tohear from you. The Aysgarth Singers is amixed voice choir with 44 members and wenow have a few vacancies. We are especiallyshort of tenors and basses, but we welcomenew members in all sections of the choir.

We start rehearsals on September 3rdmeeting every Tuesday evening from 7.30-9.00pm in the Aysgarth Institute, under thedirectorship of Stan Roocroft MBE. We workhard and have a lot of fun. There is no audi-tion and it is not essential that you can sightread the music, although it helps.

We generally perform a couple of concertsin the autumn term, often for charity, andthen we work towards the Wensleydale Tour-nament of Song in March. We do not meetduring the summer term.

If you are interested, then please con-tactDi Clegg 666059 diana.clegg7@gmail.comfor more details, or turn up on 3rd Septem-ber.

The Moorcock ShowSunday 1st September 2013

The Moorcock Show has been held at Moss-dale Farm for the last twenty-seven years butthis might be the last time it is held there, sodo come and enjoy yourself.

The Show, which is a traditional DalesSheep Show, will take place on Sunday thisyear. Mossdale Farm is on the A684 Hawes/Sedbergh Road at Thwaite Bridge Judgingbegins at noon and finishes at approximately4.00 pm.

Apart from sheep, there will be local foodand craft stalls together with a bouncy castleand children’s games.

Two years ago we had a surprise visitor –the vicar from Emmerdale. Will we be luckyand get another star visitor this year?

Colin Luckett

Leyburn Bowling ClubAfter an excellent first half to the seasonLeyburn sadly endured a hugely disappoint-ing few weeks around the middle of July andearly August, a period which saw us play 2matches in each of 3 consecutive weeks dueto games postponed earlier in the season andthis period resulted in just 3 wins against 4defeats from our 7 matches.

Whilst we were successful in our awaymatch at Sowerby Flatts and home gamesagainst both Topcliffe and Sessay we suf-fered defeats at home to Sowerby Flatts andaway to Thirsk, Hutton Rudby andNorthallerton.This means that we have so far played 17 ofour 20 league matches and have won 12games and lost 5.

On 11th August we held another of ourSunday Club Competitions. This was a tri-ples competition and resulted in an incrediblytight finish. Congratulations this time go tothe winners T.Pitt, G.Core and S.Pitt.

Our own club singles trophy competitionswhich we play throughout the season arenearing conclusion and we will be holding all5 finals at our Moor Road green in Leyburnon the weekend Saturday and Sunday14th/15th September. Anyone wishing tocome along to watch any of the finals is, ofcourse, very welcome to do so.

Mervyn Buckley

The shop by thelibrary (up ‘TheNeukin’) in Hawes

is being grassed over inpreparation for a flock ofHerdy products. When Imet up with Diane Hannahshe was knee deep in greenfelt as she explained how apassion for good design and

sheep transformed into The Herdy Company.Designers Diane and her husband Spencer,

inspired by the Lake District’s Herdwicksheep, saw a gap in the market for design-ledgifts and products for the home that could raisea smile. Having established Herdy in Kendalduring 2007, designing all their own productsand supplying to retail outlets all over the UK,they opened their first shop in Grasmere in2010. This proved to be a great success so theylooked to expand to a second shop, this time inthe Dales, believing that Hawes would be idealboth for its thriving local farming communityand year round tourist trade.

Diane talks passionately about theimportance of developing an ethical,sustainable business. They source over 50% oftheir goods in the UK with wool productsbeing made in West Yorkshire. Each yearthey donate a percentage of their profits to theHerdy fund that supports upland fell farming,the sustainability of rural communities and theHerdwick sheep, and are keen to help supportother projects locally in the Dales. Their senseof humour really comes across through theirstrong design and you can’t help but smile atthe cute Herdy peeping out of apron pockets orthe herdybank - as they say “why should pigshave all the money”!

The buzz of activity in Hawes and thenumber of locals and visitors sharing similarpassions for sheep and good design hasimpressed Diane. With everyone being sowelcoming, she is confident that Herdy will fitright in. They are employing a local lady(Julia Taylor) in a full time position and arecurrently looking for weekend staff for theshop which hopefully will be open by thebeginning of September. They have somereservations about being tucked away from themain road, but hope people will soon flock tosee Herdy in Hawes.

K.J.

Seventy Years Playing

Elaine Ewbank started playing the harmoniumfor Methodist services held then in the FriendsMeeting House at Countersett when she wasjust ten. She moved the couple of miles toMarsett when she got married. There shebegan fifty years of playing the harmonium.An electronic organ was bought in 1999 so herfeet didn’t have to work so hard.

Elaine has no plans to retire and finds time tohelp out for special services at St. Matthews,Stalling Busk across the dale.

Pie and Peas Supper

A Pie and Peas Supper, followed by a quiz willbe held at the Creamery on:

Friday 20th September 2013,Supper from 6.30pm

Tickets £7.00 Adults. £4.00 Child.Chips, desserts, tea, coffee and bar availableextra.Tickets available from 'Whites ofWensleydale' and 'The Old Sweet Shop',Hawes.Proceeds for St Margaret’s Church Restoration

Fund

Eunice the Ewe

I

I was hiding in J.T. Atkinson’s advert lastmonth. The winner of the £10 prize wasBethan Sowerby, Hawes. Where am I now?

Slick and Edith IvesonBest wishes on your 65th Wedding

Anniversary, September 25thLove from all the family.

Olive SharplesI would like to thank family and friendsfor the lovely flowers, gifts, cards and

good wishes for my 90th birthday.Thank You

Yorkshire Dales Outdoor Festival13th - 15th September 2013

The old Boots and Beer Festival will not runthis year however, Mark Reid (of the Inn Wayguide books) who was the main protagonist,has taken on the challenge of organising areplacement.

The new festival will be known as TheYorkshire Dales Outdoors Festival. It will runaround the same time (mid Sept’) but willfeature a different format of walks and coursesand even cycle tours.

Full details can be found at:http://www.yorkshiredalesoutdoorsfestival.com/

Walks and activities will start at variousvillages throughout Wensleydale, includingHawes, Hardraw, Bainbridge, Askrigg andAysgarth. All walks to start and finish at apub.

The event will raise money for SwaledaleMountain Rescue.

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“Capture Wensleydale”This is the title for a photographic competitionorganised by the Leyburn and MidWensleydale Business Association. Entries areinvited and the closing date is September30th. They can be submitted by memory stick,CD or print to “Capture Wensleydale”,Newstead House, Thoralby, DL8 3SZ.

For further information: 07711 211169 orinfo@lower-wensleydale.com.

Fashion ShowWensleydale Young Farmers Club fashionshow, fundraising in aid of Diabetes UK.Ladies Fashions by Puzzle of Leyburn, andMen's by Carrs Billington.

Berry's Farm Shop in Swinithwaite,6th September at 7.30pm.

Tickets £7.50 to include wine and nibbles.Tickets from Puzzles or young farmers.

YF members were seen on The Dales TVprogramme, auctioning and judging livestock.Now come and see them model the latestfashions and raise money for Diabetes UK.

Meet the Savile HouseholdSat 14th and Sun 15th September (10am-

5pm) at Bolton Castle

Join Sir John Savile’s Household as BoltonCastle is brought to life with the sights andsounds of the fifteenth century. Visit thekitchens where authentic medieval recipes willbe prepared and meet the men-at-arms andarchers of the castle garrison and learn how todrill as a medieval soldier. As you investigatethe rooms of the castle, step back over 500years in history as our craftsmen and womenrecreate scenes from the Wars of the Rosesand even learn how to dance to medievalmusic! A great day out for all of the family,with much to see and do for both young andold!

Katie Boggis

School Life withMiss Isabelle McGregor

My twin sister and I started atAskrigg Primary School in 1949,along with Maureen and Pauline

Thwaite, our half-cousin twins. Miss Frenchwas headmistress then and we had severalnew teachers until Miss McGregor becameheadmistress. She came on the trainfrom Redmire and we ran down the fields tomeet her at David Hodgson’s Lowlands andcarried her bag.

She started a wonderful school garden withnew flowers, and fish in a little pond. We tookhome radishes, spring onions and lettuce wehad grown and paid a few pence for them.

We went on nature walks up Mill Gill andhad a nature table of wild flowers, cones, oldbirds’ nests etc. Lovely autumn leaves werecollected for painting and collage work. Shehad us enter a competition for the Bird andTree Society.

She introduced us to Scottish/Countrydancing and we loved the radio programmes‘Singing Together’ and ‘Music andMovement’. We built a snow house everywinter, and the boys from their playgroundwould try to demolish it with snowballs.

Christmas time was very special; we sangcarols every day and made lots of decorationsand party hats. The party was a real highlight;the partition was pulled back to make one bigroom.

She taught us the rudiments of geographyusing National Geographic magazines, andhistory with colour pictures, standing on thepiano, of Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth 1,Walter Raleigh and the Princes in the Tower.We learnt long poems by heart; poetry wasvery popular. Times tables and spelling testswere every week.

She had a great natural enthusiasm for allsubjects and the ability to infect all pupilswith it. She was very fair regarding disciplineand you only got a ruler-hit on the back ofyour hand if you’d been very naughty.

She was always very smart, usually in atweed suit and brogues. We all sat up straightand were quiet when Miss Scott (schooldinners) and Mr Craddock (truant officer)from Northallerton came to see her. Therewas the annual visit from Nurse Abrahamwho combed through our hair looking for nits.

I have thought about Miss McGregor and

what a wonderful teacher she was all my life.She helped to inspire my love of nature,literature, poetry, history, geography andgardening. I’m so pleased I was able to tellher that before she died.

Judy Palin (nee Banks), York.

Calendar Celebrates the YorkshireDales

The Yorkshire Dales has provided theinspiration for a charity calendar that willraise money to help protect and enhance thisprecious landscape, ensuring that it remains aspecial place for future generations to enjoy.

The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s2014 calendar features some iconic Dales’scenes including Malham Cove, HardrawForce, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent to namejust a few.

Each image has been captured on camera bya different photographer, and brought togetherthrough a Facebook photography competitionwhich the Trust ran last year in collaborationwith one of their business supporters, DalesHoliday Cottages.

All of the participating photographersprovided their images for free to help thecharity raise vital funds to support their workacross the region.

All money raised through the sale of thecalendar will play a vital role in helpingYDMT to continue important projects acrossthe Yorkshire Dales and beyond, includingrestoring wildlife habitats such as broadleafwoodlands and wildflower hay meadows,education and outreach work, improvementsto access, and supporting local communitygroups and businesses.

The calendar is available to buy onlinepriced at £10 (including UK delivery) viawww.ydmt.org/shop or by calling 01524251002.

Mystery picture. Last month’s was of the shelter on the top of Great Shunner FellThe first correct ‘spotter’ was David W. Moore, Carperby

Happy 60th Birthday Jen

Love from Stan. X

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“Capture Wensleydale”This is the title for a photographic competitionorganised by the Leyburn and MidWensleydale Business Association. Entries areinvited and the closing date is September30th. They can be submitted by memory stick,CD or print to “Capture Wensleydale”,Newstead House, Thoralby, DL8 3SZ.

For further information: 07711 211169 orinfo@lower-wensleydale.com.

Fashion ShowWensleydale Young Farmers Club fashionshow, fundraising in aid of Diabetes UK.Ladies Fashions by Puzzle of Leyburn, andMen's by Carrs Billington.

Berry's Farm Shop in Swinithwaite,6th September at 7.30pm.

Tickets £7.50 to include wine and nibbles.Tickets from Puzzles or young farmers.

YF members were seen on The Dales TVprogramme, auctioning and judging livestock.Now come and see them model the latestfashions and raise money for Diabetes UK.

Meet the Savile HouseholdSat 14th and Sun 15th September (10am-

5pm) at Bolton Castle

Join Sir John Savile’s Household as BoltonCastle is brought to life with the sights andsounds of the fifteenth century. Visit thekitchens where authentic medieval recipes willbe prepared and meet the men-at-arms andarchers of the castle garrison and learn how todrill as a medieval soldier. As you investigatethe rooms of the castle, step back over 500years in history as our craftsmen and womenrecreate scenes from the Wars of the Rosesand even learn how to dance to medievalmusic! A great day out for all of the family,with much to see and do for both young andold!

Katie Boggis

School Life withMiss Isabelle McGregor

My twin sister and I started atAskrigg Primary School in 1949,along with Maureen and Pauline

Thwaite, our half-cousin twins. Miss Frenchwas headmistress then and we had severalnew teachers until Miss McGregor becameheadmistress. She came on the trainfrom Redmire and we ran down the fields tomeet her at David Hodgson’s Lowlands andcarried her bag.

She started a wonderful school garden withnew flowers, and fish in a little pond. We tookhome radishes, spring onions and lettuce wehad grown and paid a few pence for them.

We went on nature walks up Mill Gill andhad a nature table of wild flowers, cones, oldbirds’ nests etc. Lovely autumn leaves werecollected for painting and collage work. Shehad us enter a competition for the Bird andTree Society.

She introduced us to Scottish/Countrydancing and we loved the radio programmes‘Singing Together’ and ‘Music andMovement’. We built a snow house everywinter, and the boys from their playgroundwould try to demolish it with snowballs.

Christmas time was very special; we sangcarols every day and made lots of decorationsand party hats. The party was a real highlight;the partition was pulled back to make one bigroom.

She taught us the rudiments of geographyusing National Geographic magazines, andhistory with colour pictures, standing on thepiano, of Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth 1,Walter Raleigh and the Princes in the Tower.We learnt long poems by heart; poetry wasvery popular. Times tables and spelling testswere every week.

She had a great natural enthusiasm for allsubjects and the ability to infect all pupilswith it. She was very fair regarding disciplineand you only got a ruler-hit on the back ofyour hand if you’d been very naughty.

She was always very smart, usually in atweed suit and brogues. We all sat up straightand were quiet when Miss Scott (schooldinners) and Mr Craddock (truant officer)from Northallerton came to see her. Therewas the annual visit from Nurse Abrahamwho combed through our hair looking for nits.

I have thought about Miss McGregor and

what a wonderful teacher she was all my life.She helped to inspire my love of nature,literature, poetry, history, geography andgardening. I’m so pleased I was able to tellher that before she died.

Judy Palin (nee Banks), York.

Calendar Celebrates the YorkshireDales

The Yorkshire Dales has provided theinspiration for a charity calendar that willraise money to help protect and enhance thisprecious landscape, ensuring that it remains aspecial place for future generations to enjoy.

The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s2014 calendar features some iconic Dales’scenes including Malham Cove, HardrawForce, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent to namejust a few.

Each image has been captured on camera bya different photographer, and brought togetherthrough a Facebook photography competitionwhich the Trust ran last year in collaborationwith one of their business supporters, DalesHoliday Cottages.

All of the participating photographersprovided their images for free to help thecharity raise vital funds to support their workacross the region.

All money raised through the sale of thecalendar will play a vital role in helpingYDMT to continue important projects acrossthe Yorkshire Dales and beyond, includingrestoring wildlife habitats such as broadleafwoodlands and wildflower hay meadows,education and outreach work, improvementsto access, and supporting local communitygroups and businesses.

The calendar is available to buy onlinepriced at £10 (including UK delivery) viawww.ydmt.org/shop or by calling 01524251002.

Mystery picture. Last month’s was of the shelter on the top of Great Shunner FellThe first correct ‘spotter’ was David W. Moore, Carperby

Happy 60th Birthday Jen

Love from Stan. X

8 8

King's Club 2013This was the 25th year for King's club. Thetheme, 'Living on the Edge' gave opportunityto investigate the lives of people who tookGod at his word and went out on a limb forhim and with him. The result was a growingfaith, assurance and support through the diffi-cult times, miracles and healings and peoplesaved from famine and to a life in all its full-ness - a life withGod. We saw something of our heritagestretching back to Abraham, when we arepart of God's family. The Extras (teenagers)based at Low Mill expressed this by creatinga large family tree (literally) and added theirown hand prints to understand what'belonging' could mean.

Here are some of the comments from theyounger members. They say it all!

'I enjoyed everything I have done at King'sClub. I came here last year and really enjoyedit too. This is why I decided to come thisyear. I like the puppet sheep and I like thesinging.'

Madison Acton aged 7'King's Club has been really good because

the puppets tell jokes and the songs are livelyand have actions - it's fun.'

Harvey Boddy aged 8'I really enjoyed King's Club this year but if

I had to pick a favourite bit, I'd pick doing thequizzes in the morning.'

Mollie Clarke aged 8'King's Club 2013 was the first time I came

to King's club. It's been really good, when weplay games outside and when we watch amovie. I've learned a lot about God and Je-sus.'

Cole Smith aged 8Our thanks to all who helped in any way -

those who worked up front with the childrenand Young People during the week in Au-gust, but also those many people who helpedin the background providing resources andsupport.

Next Year King's Club will run from Mon-day August 4th to Friday August 8th, withthe final BBQ on Saturday 9th at 5.00pm.Please keep this date in your diaries.

Mike Hirst

Rev. Canon Sue WhitehouseA chance to say "goodbye" to Sue and towish her well.

Sunday 29th September 10.30amHoly Communion Benefice Service

St. Andrew's Church, AysgarthThis will be Sue's final service in the bene-

fice before she retires to EdinburghAfter the service there will be a Bring and

Share Finger Buffet at Bolton Hall, Wensleyto which everyone is invited.

Food can be taken to the hall the day beforebetween 4.00 and 6.00pm or on the Sundaymorning between 8.30 and 9.30am

Christine Gard

HAOS September Rehearsals

The first rehearsal for Peter Pan will takeplace on Tuesday 3rd September at7.30pm. Our new rehearsal venue is GriffThomas's new building on Bruntacres,Hawes. If you would like to take part, eitheron stage or behind the scenes, please comealong. There will be another chance to hearthe script on Thursday 5th September alsoat 7.30pm. If you can't attend either of thesedates, come along on Tuesday 10thSeptember. Please ring Jennifer 667241 ifyou need any more information

The Games we Used to Play, 1.- and a few we still do.

D id you call it marbles, or taws, holeyor ringy? And what name did youhave for the big ones? Names seemed

to vary from town to town even within thecounty. Our favourite was ‘dobber’, but thereare so many others: bowler, bumboozer, jack,taw, boulder, masher, shooter, tonk,godfather, or just biggie! Yours? The marbles or ‘alleys’ (possibly short foralabaster), included glass alleys and those

favourites of manyof us, blood alleys.The word ‘taw’ forthe shooting marble,or the line fromwhich the playersshoot, first seems tohave appeared about

1700 and its origin is unknown.We might think that marbles was only

played where we were; how wrong can we be!Believe it or not, no one really knows wheremarbles originated. They've been found in theashes of Pompeii and in the tombs of ancientEgyptians, and they were played with byNative American tribes, so it's impossible topin down a precise country of origin. Theearliest examples were simply stones that hadbeen polished smooth by a running river, butfor centuries artisans made them by hand fromclay, stone, or glass.

You might think you know how to playmarbles, but I'm afraid you don't. That'sbecause there is no single game called"marbles." Any game that uses marbles can becalled "marbles”, and there are hundreds ofthem.

Marbles championships still take place; notjust for kids! There is a Yorkshire MedsMarbles Team consisting of three generationsof players mainly from Yorkshire or from theMediterranean area, hence the name.

Tinsley Green in Sussex hosts an annualcompetition attracting players from all overthe world. In this ancient and skilled gamecompetitors aim to knock 49 marbles from amarked c i rc le us ing the i r own“tolley” (another marble); two teams of sixplayers take part in each heat and the winningteam is the one whose tolley/s stay in until theend. (Do you get it?)There is a purpose-built platform for the

championship which dates back in its currentform to the 1930s, though the tradition of acompetition here reputedly goes back toElizabethan times. There’s plenty ofunfamiliar technical terms and a seriousattitude to the game. Marbles of all sizes andcolours are on sale at the event.(We will be glad to hear from readers withinteresting memories of their marbles games!)

A.S.W.

News From the WensleydaleOrchestra

Partly owing to the sweltering heat, theOrchestra’s summer ‘Open Rehearsal’ did notgo as well as had been hoped, unlike theorchestra’s performance at the 200th

Anniversary Concert of Bondgate MethodistChurch, Darlington in June, where theorchestra played extremely well, receivingsome very encouraging comments from theaudience. Supper at the ‘open rehearsal’however, was as good as ever. At the AGMon the 25th July, it was regretted that the finalday of the Wensleydale Tournament of Songhad been cancelled because of the weather,resulting in the orchestra losing theopportunity to compete after much focusedrehearsal – especially as, due to priorcommitments of our conductor, it may bedifficult for us to participate next year.The new term will start on Thursday 12th

September at 7:30pm, Thornton Rust VillageInstitute.

New members are always welcome. Join uson the night or contact Fiona Johnston,663325 email;fiona.ljohnston@btinternet.comfor further details.

Are You Interested…to learn dances, both traditional and modern,from places as diverse as Britain, Europe, theMiddle East and beyond? If so, come and try:

Circle Dancingat Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge,

weekly from Monday September 15that 7.30pm

£2.00— £3.00 per sessionFor information: Peter 624038, Paula650548

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morn-ing

A choice of two!

Friday 27th SeptemberJoin The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

at Gayle Institutefrom 9.00am – noon

Donations of cakes appreciatedContact Natasha on 667630

or at Thoralby Village Hallfrom 10.00am to 12.30pm

all in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

ALL WELCOME

9 9

King's Club 2013This was the 25th year for King's club. Thetheme, 'Living on the Edge' gave opportunityto investigate the lives of people who tookGod at his word and went out on a limb forhim and with him. The result was a growingfaith, assurance and support through the diffi-cult times, miracles and healings and peoplesaved from famine and to a life in all its full-ness - a life withGod. We saw something of our heritagestretching back to Abraham, when we arepart of God's family. The Extras (teenagers)based at Low Mill expressed this by creatinga large family tree (literally) and added theirown hand prints to understand what'belonging' could mean.

Here are some of the comments from theyounger members. They say it all!

'I enjoyed everything I have done at King'sClub. I came here last year and really enjoyedit too. This is why I decided to come thisyear. I like the puppet sheep and I like thesinging.'

Madison Acton aged 7'King's Club has been really good because

the puppets tell jokes and the songs are livelyand have actions - it's fun.'

Harvey Boddy aged 8'I really enjoyed King's Club this year but if

I had to pick a favourite bit, I'd pick doing thequizzes in the morning.'

Mollie Clarke aged 8'King's Club 2013 was the first time I came

to King's club. It's been really good, when weplay games outside and when we watch amovie. I've learned a lot about God and Je-sus.'

Cole Smith aged 8Our thanks to all who helped in any way -

those who worked up front with the childrenand Young People during the week in Au-gust, but also those many people who helpedin the background providing resources andsupport.

Next Year King's Club will run from Mon-day August 4th to Friday August 8th, withthe final BBQ on Saturday 9th at 5.00pm.Please keep this date in your diaries.

Mike Hirst

Rev. Canon Sue WhitehouseA chance to say "goodbye" to Sue and towish her well.

Sunday 29th September 10.30amHoly Communion Benefice Service

St. Andrew's Church, AysgarthThis will be Sue's final service in the bene-

fice before she retires to EdinburghAfter the service there will be a Bring and

Share Finger Buffet at Bolton Hall, Wensleyto which everyone is invited.

Food can be taken to the hall the day beforebetween 4.00 and 6.00pm or on the Sundaymorning between 8.30 and 9.30am

Christine Gard

HAOS September Rehearsals

The first rehearsal for Peter Pan will takeplace on Tuesday 3rd September at7.30pm. Our new rehearsal venue is GriffThomas's new building on Bruntacres,Hawes. If you would like to take part, eitheron stage or behind the scenes, please comealong. There will be another chance to hearthe script on Thursday 5th September alsoat 7.30pm. If you can't attend either of thesedates, come along on Tuesday 10thSeptember. Please ring Jennifer 667241 ifyou need any more information

The Games we Used to Play, 1.- and a few we still do.

D id you call it marbles, or taws, holeyor ringy? And what name did youhave for the big ones? Names seemed

to vary from town to town even within thecounty. Our favourite was ‘dobber’, but thereare so many others: bowler, bumboozer, jack,taw, boulder, masher, shooter, tonk,godfather, or just biggie! Yours? The marbles or ‘alleys’ (possibly short foralabaster), included glass alleys and those

favourites of manyof us, blood alleys.The word ‘taw’ forthe shooting marble,or the line fromwhich the playersshoot, first seems tohave appeared about

1700 and its origin is unknown.We might think that marbles was only

played where we were; how wrong can we be!Believe it or not, no one really knows wheremarbles originated. They've been found in theashes of Pompeii and in the tombs of ancientEgyptians, and they were played with byNative American tribes, so it's impossible topin down a precise country of origin. Theearliest examples were simply stones that hadbeen polished smooth by a running river, butfor centuries artisans made them by hand fromclay, stone, or glass.

You might think you know how to playmarbles, but I'm afraid you don't. That'sbecause there is no single game called"marbles." Any game that uses marbles can becalled "marbles”, and there are hundreds ofthem.

Marbles championships still take place; notjust for kids! There is a Yorkshire MedsMarbles Team consisting of three generationsof players mainly from Yorkshire or from theMediterranean area, hence the name.

Tinsley Green in Sussex hosts an annualcompetition attracting players from all overthe world. In this ancient and skilled gamecompetitors aim to knock 49 marbles from amarked c i rc le us ing the i r own“tolley” (another marble); two teams of sixplayers take part in each heat and the winningteam is the one whose tolley/s stay in until theend. (Do you get it?)There is a purpose-built platform for the

championship which dates back in its currentform to the 1930s, though the tradition of acompetition here reputedly goes back toElizabethan times. There’s plenty ofunfamiliar technical terms and a seriousattitude to the game. Marbles of all sizes andcolours are on sale at the event.(We will be glad to hear from readers withinteresting memories of their marbles games!)

A.S.W.

News From the WensleydaleOrchestra

Partly owing to the sweltering heat, theOrchestra’s summer ‘Open Rehearsal’ did notgo as well as had been hoped, unlike theorchestra’s performance at the 200th

Anniversary Concert of Bondgate MethodistChurch, Darlington in June, where theorchestra played extremely well, receivingsome very encouraging comments from theaudience. Supper at the ‘open rehearsal’however, was as good as ever. At the AGMon the 25th July, it was regretted that the finalday of the Wensleydale Tournament of Songhad been cancelled because of the weather,resulting in the orchestra losing theopportunity to compete after much focusedrehearsal – especially as, due to priorcommitments of our conductor, it may bedifficult for us to participate next year.The new term will start on Thursday 12th

September at 7:30pm, Thornton Rust VillageInstitute.

New members are always welcome. Join uson the night or contact Fiona Johnston,663325 email;fiona.ljohnston@btinternet.comfor further details.

Are You Interested…to learn dances, both traditional and modern,from places as diverse as Britain, Europe, theMiddle East and beyond? If so, come and try:

Circle Dancingat Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge,

weekly from Monday September 15that 7.30pm

£2.00— £3.00 per sessionFor information: Peter 624038, Paula650548

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morn-ing

A choice of two!

Friday 27th SeptemberJoin The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

at Gayle Institutefrom 9.00am – noon

Donations of cakes appreciatedContact Natasha on 667630

or at Thoralby Village Hallfrom 10.00am to 12.30pm

all in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

ALL WELCOME

10 10

Le Tour

The first of occasional articles we will befeaturing.

The Tour De France is coming to theDales in 2014 and in celebration ofthis fact it is hoped to run a short se-

ries of articles to inform and perhaps increaselocal interest in the subject.

Some of you will have watched the gloriousITV coverage of “Le Tour” in spectacularparts of France and will appreciate that thissort of coverage in one of our most beautifulareas can do nothing but good for the touristindustry of North Yorkshire, but I also hopethat it can encourage more and more peopleto use bikes as an accepted form of transport,especially for shorter journeys of 5 or 10miles.

The Dales and cycling go back a long wayand this area was one of the best for cycling inthe 1920s and 30s for very good reasons.Although cycling started to go out of fashionin the 1950s with the growth of motor trafficthere has always been a nucleus of keen cy-clists who love the Dales, and the advent ofthe mountain bike in the 1970s generated anew band of riders who realised what a won-derful area the Dales is. This form of ridingalso largely got round the problem of combat-ing inconsiderate drivers and speeding motorcyclists as one did not meet them up on themany bridle ways that are so abundant in theDales.

Cycling is increasing in popularity in leapsand bounds for many reasons, not least theoutstanding performances of our cycling ath-letes on both road and track in the Olympicsof 2008 and 2012 and the European TourScene, but it would be wonderful to see verymany more folk take to their bikes for thevery practical reasons that it helps maintainfitness, is an economical way of travelling,can be carried out by people of any age/girthand makes more efficient use of availableroad and parking space.

We have a lot to learn from the Netherlandsand Germany on the safe and efficient use ofbikes, but we have made tremendous stridesin the last 20 years with the Sustrans Charity(Sustainable Transport) building an extensive

network of over 15,000 miles of dedicatedcycle paths and signposted quiet roadsthroughout the Nation. So it is now possible,with careful planning, to travel from one endof the Country to the other without cominginto conflict with too much heavy traffic andthis makes cycling a more pleasurable experi-ence. However, a look at some of our conti-nental neighbours can make us realise that westill have a long way to go. There, it is ac-cepted that people of all ages and appearanceswill cycle instead of leaping into their carsand it is not unusual to see three generationsof a family going out visiting together, ontheir bikes, without a bit of Lycra or a helmetin sight.

Allan Tate

Dales Old Time Dance Club

The Dales Old Time Dance Club is lookingforward to a new season of dances which areheld in Harmby Village Hall on the secondFriday of each month from October toApril. The first dance will be on October11th, with a mixture of Old Time, Ballroomand Sequence dancing to live music, from8.00pm to 11.30pm. Membership subscriptionis £25 for the season, and visitors are mostwelcome to join us for a charge of £5 per per-son per session. No experience is necessary,many of us are still learners, so why not comealong and spend an evening with us - you willbe made most welcome.

For further information, phone Sally 01677451813, Jill 625503 or Chris 623229.(It is hoped some people from the Upper Dalewill find this of interest.)

Art Exhibition in BurtersettSeptember 14th and 15th

10.30am to 5.00pm

Ann Kerr and Roger Lofts are exhibiting in theBurtersett Institute, and Brian Alderman in his

gallery at Hillcrest.

Refreshments available in the Institute.All profits from these to “The Brooke”, a charity

for working animals abroad

New Computer –Custom Build or Buy

For more years than I care to remember Ihave been building desktop computer sys-tems for myself and customers. I am oftenasked what are the advantages and disadvan-tages of custom builds.

Firstly, for better or worse, mobile comput-ing is a reality thesedays. Almost everyoneseems to be carrying atleast one internet en-abled device, whetherthey use it or not. For

writing short emails or browsing the interneta tablet or smart phone is often fine. Person-ally I find touch screen intensely annoyingfor anything other than short messages. Alaptop is still ideal for getting work done effi-ciently and many have adopted laptops foruse in the office and home too. Building cus-tom mobile devices is not really possible on asmall scale, certainly not economically.

Laptops can be built, but it isn’t easy to findall the parts and a case and I wouldn’t con-sider it a realistic option. Many people stillfeel if you have a lot to do on a computerthen a desktop computer provides the mostcomfortable environment to do it. Keyboardsare much better on desktops, larger screens(and multiple screens) really help you tospread out and make text more easily read-able. Quality desktop computers are generallymore powerful than laptops (certainly acheaper desktop will be more powerful thancheap laptops). Video gamers also preferdesktop performance and screen size.

So what are the advantages/disadvantagesof building your own computer or having acomputer built for you rather than buying oneoff the shelf? First forget price – it is hard tobuild a cheap computer from parts. It doesn’tmean you can’t build a computer of betterquality than off-the-shelf for a similar pricebut not a budget machine. Have you everwondered why McAfee or Norton are onevery new computer? It isn’t because they arethe best or recommended, it is economics –manufacturers are paid to put them there, so

it means that every manufactured omputer issubsidised. Manufacturers also have econ-omy of scale for buying components andcopies of Windows from Microsoft. If youwant a powerful computer prices rise rapidlyand it is then possible to build a custom ma-chine to compete.

Secondly, the big advantage of a custombuild is that you know what goes into themachine and get the benefit of manufac-turer’s warranty on the parts (did you knowsome parts have a 3 year warranty, but mostoff the shelf machines only give 12 months?).Manufacturers will pretty much use thecheapest components they can get away withto build systems – a custom built machinecan use the best components in terms of qual-ity and performance.

Thirdly, if you have your machine built foryou then the builder who knows your ma-chine intimately can help with any issues inthe future (try getting service from a largemanufacturer after the 12 month warranty hasexpired). Of course if you build your ownyou are on your own to fix problems, but thatcan be a fun challenge if you are that wayinclined!

In conclusion, there is still a place for homebuilt or custom built machines for specificneeds. For most people who don’t need ahigh powered machine economics mean thatan off the shelf computer is likely to be theeconomically sensible choice. For many acheap laptop will be the ideal. For light useand portability a tablet or smartphone cansuffice, but whilst big companies would liketo lock you into these devices I don’t seethem replacing computers for a while if youneed to do serious work.

That’s all for this month – any ideas forfuture articles would be gratefully received -just drop me an email via my websitewww.dalescomputerservices.com.

Beware!Two males carrying PDA-type devices calledat a house in Hawes on a day last week pur-porting to be from the Electricity Board re-questing to read the meter. They entered andstole money. Please be vigilant and give anyinfo to:PC826 Foster NYP tel. 101 quotingNYP220820130292

11 11

Le Tour

The first of occasional articles we will befeaturing.

The Tour De France is coming to theDales in 2014 and in celebration ofthis fact it is hoped to run a short se-

ries of articles to inform and perhaps increaselocal interest in the subject.

Some of you will have watched the gloriousITV coverage of “Le Tour” in spectacularparts of France and will appreciate that thissort of coverage in one of our most beautifulareas can do nothing but good for the touristindustry of North Yorkshire, but I also hopethat it can encourage more and more peopleto use bikes as an accepted form of transport,especially for shorter journeys of 5 or 10miles.

The Dales and cycling go back a long wayand this area was one of the best for cycling inthe 1920s and 30s for very good reasons.Although cycling started to go out of fashionin the 1950s with the growth of motor trafficthere has always been a nucleus of keen cy-clists who love the Dales, and the advent ofthe mountain bike in the 1970s generated anew band of riders who realised what a won-derful area the Dales is. This form of ridingalso largely got round the problem of combat-ing inconsiderate drivers and speeding motorcyclists as one did not meet them up on themany bridle ways that are so abundant in theDales.

Cycling is increasing in popularity in leapsand bounds for many reasons, not least theoutstanding performances of our cycling ath-letes on both road and track in the Olympicsof 2008 and 2012 and the European TourScene, but it would be wonderful to see verymany more folk take to their bikes for thevery practical reasons that it helps maintainfitness, is an economical way of travelling,can be carried out by people of any age/girthand makes more efficient use of availableroad and parking space.

We have a lot to learn from the Netherlandsand Germany on the safe and efficient use ofbikes, but we have made tremendous stridesin the last 20 years with the Sustrans Charity(Sustainable Transport) building an extensive

network of over 15,000 miles of dedicatedcycle paths and signposted quiet roadsthroughout the Nation. So it is now possible,with careful planning, to travel from one endof the Country to the other without cominginto conflict with too much heavy traffic andthis makes cycling a more pleasurable experi-ence. However, a look at some of our conti-nental neighbours can make us realise that westill have a long way to go. There, it is ac-cepted that people of all ages and appearanceswill cycle instead of leaping into their carsand it is not unusual to see three generationsof a family going out visiting together, ontheir bikes, without a bit of Lycra or a helmetin sight.

Allan Tate

Dales Old Time Dance Club

The Dales Old Time Dance Club is lookingforward to a new season of dances which areheld in Harmby Village Hall on the secondFriday of each month from October toApril. The first dance will be on October11th, with a mixture of Old Time, Ballroomand Sequence dancing to live music, from8.00pm to 11.30pm. Membership subscriptionis £25 for the season, and visitors are mostwelcome to join us for a charge of £5 per per-son per session. No experience is necessary,many of us are still learners, so why not comealong and spend an evening with us - you willbe made most welcome.

For further information, phone Sally 01677451813, Jill 625503 or Chris 623229.(It is hoped some people from the Upper Dalewill find this of interest.)

Art Exhibition in BurtersettSeptember 14th and 15th

10.30am to 5.00pm

Ann Kerr and Roger Lofts are exhibiting in theBurtersett Institute, and Brian Alderman in his

gallery at Hillcrest.

Refreshments available in the Institute.All profits from these to “The Brooke”, a charity

for working animals abroad

New Computer –Custom Build or Buy

For more years than I care to remember Ihave been building desktop computer sys-tems for myself and customers. I am oftenasked what are the advantages and disadvan-tages of custom builds.

Firstly, for better or worse, mobile comput-ing is a reality thesedays. Almost everyoneseems to be carrying atleast one internet en-abled device, whetherthey use it or not. For

writing short emails or browsing the interneta tablet or smart phone is often fine. Person-ally I find touch screen intensely annoyingfor anything other than short messages. Alaptop is still ideal for getting work done effi-ciently and many have adopted laptops foruse in the office and home too. Building cus-tom mobile devices is not really possible on asmall scale, certainly not economically.

Laptops can be built, but it isn’t easy to findall the parts and a case and I wouldn’t con-sider it a realistic option. Many people stillfeel if you have a lot to do on a computerthen a desktop computer provides the mostcomfortable environment to do it. Keyboardsare much better on desktops, larger screens(and multiple screens) really help you tospread out and make text more easily read-able. Quality desktop computers are generallymore powerful than laptops (certainly acheaper desktop will be more powerful thancheap laptops). Video gamers also preferdesktop performance and screen size.

So what are the advantages/disadvantagesof building your own computer or having acomputer built for you rather than buying oneoff the shelf? First forget price – it is hard tobuild a cheap computer from parts. It doesn’tmean you can’t build a computer of betterquality than off-the-shelf for a similar pricebut not a budget machine. Have you everwondered why McAfee or Norton are onevery new computer? It isn’t because they arethe best or recommended, it is economics –manufacturers are paid to put them there, so

it means that every manufactured omputer issubsidised. Manufacturers also have econ-omy of scale for buying components andcopies of Windows from Microsoft. If youwant a powerful computer prices rise rapidlyand it is then possible to build a custom ma-chine to compete.

Secondly, the big advantage of a custombuild is that you know what goes into themachine and get the benefit of manufac-turer’s warranty on the parts (did you knowsome parts have a 3 year warranty, but mostoff the shelf machines only give 12 months?).Manufacturers will pretty much use thecheapest components they can get away withto build systems – a custom built machinecan use the best components in terms of qual-ity and performance.

Thirdly, if you have your machine built foryou then the builder who knows your ma-chine intimately can help with any issues inthe future (try getting service from a largemanufacturer after the 12 month warranty hasexpired). Of course if you build your ownyou are on your own to fix problems, but thatcan be a fun challenge if you are that wayinclined!

In conclusion, there is still a place for homebuilt or custom built machines for specificneeds. For most people who don’t need ahigh powered machine economics mean thatan off the shelf computer is likely to be theeconomically sensible choice. For many acheap laptop will be the ideal. For light useand portability a tablet or smartphone cansuffice, but whilst big companies would liketo lock you into these devices I don’t seethem replacing computers for a while if youneed to do serious work.

That’s all for this month – any ideas forfuture articles would be gratefully received -just drop me an email via my websitewww.dalescomputerservices.com.

Beware!Two males carrying PDA-type devices calledat a house in Hawes on a day last week pur-porting to be from the Electricity Board re-questing to read the meter. They entered andstole money. Please be vigilant and give anyinfo to:PC826 Foster NYP tel. 101 quotingNYP220820130292

12 12

Late Summer Notes FromSnaizeholme

After the non-existent spring which weall experienced, came the astonish-ingly hot early summer which is

being followed by more familiar warm-wettish weather.

The greater spotted woodpeckers haveraised three young which, being always hun-gry, make a bee-line for the peanut birdfeeder. This frightens off all the small birds,but they have plenty of other food elsewhere.There are also some small very shy rodentswhich pick up the nuts which fall to theground. After hours of quiet watching I havebeen able to discover that these are not micebut field voles. These little short-tailed crea-tures live in the walls not, it appears, in holesin the grass as my mammal book tells me.

The mixed corn which I have spread formany years for the pheasants is now beingeaten by my few remaining ones but also bynumerous rabbits, one visiting duck (I thinkshe must have a nest nearby), and a largeflock of chaffinches. The rabbits seem verycompetitive, but it is possible that the fre-quent chases are courting rather than compet-ing.

My greatest surprise this year was the ac-tivities of a family of young magpies. Al-though I have always admired the black andwhite beauty of these birds I have dislikedthem for their destructive and predatoryways; but this young family played together.They found a two-inch long piece of old deadstick, threw it at each other, pinched it fromeach other and hid it from each other just forthe fun of it. They were behaving just likeplayful children. Perhaps it is only predators(like magpies and humans) that have thebrainpower, time and energy to play like this.

A self-seeded teasel has grown to a mag-nificent five feet just outside my kitchen win-dow. Just now it is in flower and attractsmany insects. They in turn attract spottedflycatchers which dart in and out amongst theteasel flowers snapping up the insects; an-other cause to stand and stare!

My only other bit of news is about bull-finches, They haven’t nested here this year;their call is so unmistakeable and I haven’theard it, but two or three days ago I had ajuvenile sitting on the back of a garden chairjust outside my sitting-room window.

I haven’t mentioned the red squirrels (nosign of greys, I’m pleased to report). Thisstrange spring-less but hot-summered yearhas suited them very well. They have had avery good breeding season and the young aredoing fine. My vow not to try and tame themdoesn’t work. They are now so used to peo-ple that they will come very close. One camein at the kitchen door this morning; I did notencourage it! When I go out there is usuallyone sitting there saying, “What’s for eating?”These woods belong to the squirrels, not tome.

Jane Kemp

The Gayle Young Voices choir…

raised £270 during a summer concert held atthe Gayle Institute. More than twenty people,aged between 7 and 14, sang a wide-rangingrepertoire, which included gospel songs suchas Swing Low Sweet Chariot, and Disneyfavourites. Barbara Roocroft conducted withStan on piano. There was standing room onlyin the Institute, with parents and family mem-bers joined by other interested locals. Themoney was raised from donations for an out-standing buffet (flan was served hot at theinterval!) and a raffle. It will go towards therestoration and refurbishment of the Institute,which as of this month became accessible towheelchair users, with a new ramp installed.

Yoredale Natural History SocietyThe 2013-14 season begins on Friday Sep-tember 27th at 7.30pm the Peat Project byTim Thom, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.Leyburn Methodist Hall.

Handbell and Country Wakes Gath-ering

Green Dragon, Hardraw Scar

Friday evening September 27th toSunday September 29th

With ringers from all over the country, therewill be events from Friday at 7.00pm,throughout Saturday until Sunday afternoon:workshops and massed ringings.

Saturday September 28th event with someof the best bands from all round the countryfrom as far away as Canterbury in Kent, andD e v o n ;also the Wyresvale dance will be performed atthis concert one of the oldest traditions inBritain which can be traced back to AD 850and features in the book of Kells. And thisevent is a unique and new event in the Dales

Peter Fawcett

Wensleydale Thank YouThe Wensleydale Society was delighted toreceive a certificate from the Yorkshire AirAmbulance thanking the Society for its dona-tion of £1,000.

This sum was achieved from the sales of 60Miles around Wensleydale by Diane Jollandand David Nash, which was published to cele-brate the Society's 60th birthday.

The Wensleydale Society would like tothank readers who bought the book andhelped to achieve this substantial sum forcharity. Copies are still available from Wel-come to Leyburn at £4.00.

The first lecture of the 2013-2014 season ison Yorkshire Textile Mills by Dr GeorgeIngle, on Friday 4th October.

The talk starts at 7.30 pm at West BurtonVillage Hall and we make it easier to get tolectures by our return coach between Middle-ham and West Burton, which picks up inHarmby, Leyburn and West Witton. (detailsfrom Eileen Jackson 622287)

Membership is £5 per year, and membersare welcome to bring guests (£1 per guest).Our monthly walks programme for membersadds to the enjoyment of Wensleydale and itswider environs, and is a wonderful way to getto know the area.

Would You be interested in Join-ing a Recorder Choir?

Do you play the recorder?Would you be interested in forming a recorderchoir? Initially, this would be for our ownenjoyment – but who knows where it maylead in the future! If you don’t know what arecorder choir sounds like, Youtube has alovely example of an adaptation of Beetho-ven’s 9th symphony – but there is other musicavailable! (Look at ‘Chamber music – re-corder choir’ on Youtube for something sim-pler)

At the moment we are just trying to gaugeinterest to see whether the idea is viable, so ifyou think this sounds interesting, no matterwhat your standard – or even if you don’t playat all, but would like to learn – contact FionaJ o h n s t o n , 6 6 3 3 2 5 ; e m a i l :fiona.ljohnston@btinternet.com to expressan interest.(we would also be looking for someone toconduct/direct.)

Book and Equipment AwardsOur annual good news for A-level students.

As soon as you know your results and have aplace at University, contact us to apply for abook/equipment award of up to £250 for thefirst year of your course. We will need toknow your local address, the name of the Uni-versity and details of the course to be fol-lowed, and then, later, evidence and details ofpurchases made.

Yorebridge Sport and Fitness,Wensleydale Centre, Askrigg

Just to remind you of the Great North Air Ambu-lance clothes collection we are having on Friday,September 13th .

We would be very grateful for any clothes, shoes,bags, belts, towels, curtains, bed linen (not duvetsor pillows). Please bag them up and leave themoutside the centre front door (next to the blue out-door store) from Wednesday September 11th on-wards up to 1.00pm on Friday 13th. Many thanks

We are also having a Quiz Night on Friday 13th

September at the White Rose Hotel, Askrigg at9.00pm. The cost is £2 per person with a maximumof 6 people per team. A raffle will also be held.For more information contact us on 650060 oremail:

13 13

Late Summer Notes FromSnaizeholme

After the non-existent spring which weall experienced, came the astonish-ingly hot early summer which is

being followed by more familiar warm-wettish weather.

The greater spotted woodpeckers haveraised three young which, being always hun-gry, make a bee-line for the peanut birdfeeder. This frightens off all the small birds,but they have plenty of other food elsewhere.There are also some small very shy rodentswhich pick up the nuts which fall to theground. After hours of quiet watching I havebeen able to discover that these are not micebut field voles. These little short-tailed crea-tures live in the walls not, it appears, in holesin the grass as my mammal book tells me.

The mixed corn which I have spread formany years for the pheasants is now beingeaten by my few remaining ones but also bynumerous rabbits, one visiting duck (I thinkshe must have a nest nearby), and a largeflock of chaffinches. The rabbits seem verycompetitive, but it is possible that the fre-quent chases are courting rather than compet-ing.

My greatest surprise this year was the ac-tivities of a family of young magpies. Al-though I have always admired the black andwhite beauty of these birds I have dislikedthem for their destructive and predatoryways; but this young family played together.They found a two-inch long piece of old deadstick, threw it at each other, pinched it fromeach other and hid it from each other just forthe fun of it. They were behaving just likeplayful children. Perhaps it is only predators(like magpies and humans) that have thebrainpower, time and energy to play like this.

A self-seeded teasel has grown to a mag-nificent five feet just outside my kitchen win-dow. Just now it is in flower and attractsmany insects. They in turn attract spottedflycatchers which dart in and out amongst theteasel flowers snapping up the insects; an-other cause to stand and stare!

My only other bit of news is about bull-finches, They haven’t nested here this year;their call is so unmistakeable and I haven’theard it, but two or three days ago I had ajuvenile sitting on the back of a garden chairjust outside my sitting-room window.

I haven’t mentioned the red squirrels (nosign of greys, I’m pleased to report). Thisstrange spring-less but hot-summered yearhas suited them very well. They have had avery good breeding season and the young aredoing fine. My vow not to try and tame themdoesn’t work. They are now so used to peo-ple that they will come very close. One camein at the kitchen door this morning; I did notencourage it! When I go out there is usuallyone sitting there saying, “What’s for eating?”These woods belong to the squirrels, not tome.

Jane Kemp

The Gayle Young Voices choir…

raised £270 during a summer concert held atthe Gayle Institute. More than twenty people,aged between 7 and 14, sang a wide-rangingrepertoire, which included gospel songs suchas Swing Low Sweet Chariot, and Disneyfavourites. Barbara Roocroft conducted withStan on piano. There was standing room onlyin the Institute, with parents and family mem-bers joined by other interested locals. Themoney was raised from donations for an out-standing buffet (flan was served hot at theinterval!) and a raffle. It will go towards therestoration and refurbishment of the Institute,which as of this month became accessible towheelchair users, with a new ramp installed.

Yoredale Natural History SocietyThe 2013-14 season begins on Friday Sep-tember 27th at 7.30pm the Peat Project byTim Thom, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.Leyburn Methodist Hall.

Handbell and Country Wakes Gath-ering

Green Dragon, Hardraw Scar

Friday evening September 27th toSunday September 29th

With ringers from all over the country, therewill be events from Friday at 7.00pm,throughout Saturday until Sunday afternoon:workshops and massed ringings.

Saturday September 28th event with someof the best bands from all round the countryfrom as far away as Canterbury in Kent, andD e v o n ;also the Wyresvale dance will be performed atthis concert one of the oldest traditions inBritain which can be traced back to AD 850and features in the book of Kells. And thisevent is a unique and new event in the Dales

Peter Fawcett

Wensleydale Thank YouThe Wensleydale Society was delighted toreceive a certificate from the Yorkshire AirAmbulance thanking the Society for its dona-tion of £1,000.

This sum was achieved from the sales of 60Miles around Wensleydale by Diane Jollandand David Nash, which was published to cele-brate the Society's 60th birthday.

The Wensleydale Society would like tothank readers who bought the book andhelped to achieve this substantial sum forcharity. Copies are still available from Wel-come to Leyburn at £4.00.

The first lecture of the 2013-2014 season ison Yorkshire Textile Mills by Dr GeorgeIngle, on Friday 4th October.

The talk starts at 7.30 pm at West BurtonVillage Hall and we make it easier to get tolectures by our return coach between Middle-ham and West Burton, which picks up inHarmby, Leyburn and West Witton. (detailsfrom Eileen Jackson 622287)

Membership is £5 per year, and membersare welcome to bring guests (£1 per guest).Our monthly walks programme for membersadds to the enjoyment of Wensleydale and itswider environs, and is a wonderful way to getto know the area.

Would You be interested in Join-ing a Recorder Choir?

Do you play the recorder?Would you be interested in forming a recorderchoir? Initially, this would be for our ownenjoyment – but who knows where it maylead in the future! If you don’t know what arecorder choir sounds like, Youtube has alovely example of an adaptation of Beetho-ven’s 9th symphony – but there is other musicavailable! (Look at ‘Chamber music – re-corder choir’ on Youtube for something sim-pler)

At the moment we are just trying to gaugeinterest to see whether the idea is viable, so ifyou think this sounds interesting, no matterwhat your standard – or even if you don’t playat all, but would like to learn – contact FionaJ o h n s t o n , 6 6 3 3 2 5 ; e m a i l :fiona.ljohnston@btinternet.com to expressan interest.(we would also be looking for someone toconduct/direct.)

Book and Equipment AwardsOur annual good news for A-level students.

As soon as you know your results and have aplace at University, contact us to apply for abook/equipment award of up to £250 for thefirst year of your course. We will need toknow your local address, the name of the Uni-versity and details of the course to be fol-lowed, and then, later, evidence and details ofpurchases made.

Yorebridge Sport and Fitness,Wensleydale Centre, Askrigg

Just to remind you of the Great North Air Ambu-lance clothes collection we are having on Friday,September 13th .

We would be very grateful for any clothes, shoes,bags, belts, towels, curtains, bed linen (not duvetsor pillows). Please bag them up and leave themoutside the centre front door (next to the blue out-door store) from Wednesday September 11th on-wards up to 1.00pm on Friday 13th. Many thanks

We are also having a Quiz Night on Friday 13th

September at the White Rose Hotel, Askrigg at9.00pm. The cost is £2 per person with a maximumof 6 people per team. A raffle will also be held.For more information contact us on 650060 oremail:

14 14

.September 1 Marsett Chapel Harvest Service;

2.00pm 1 Gayle Mill demonstration tours;

11.00am and 2.30pm 1 Moorcock Show. See p.4 2 Marsett Harvest Sale and Service;

7.30pm 3 HAOS rehearsals begin. See p.8 3 Aysgarth Singers rehearsals begin.

See p. 4 4 Muker Show 4 “As you like it”, Bolton Castle,

7.30pm. Bookings: 6239816 Fashion Show; Berry’s Farmshop.

See p.6 8 Hardraw Scar Brass Band Contest.

See p.15 8 Aysgarth Methodist Church Harvest

Service 6.30pm 8 Annual Hawes Auction Mart Havest

Festival. See p. 23 10 YDNPA Planning Committee,

Yoredale, Bainbridge. 1.00pm 11 Blood Donors wanted in the Maket

House, Hawes. Afternoon andevening

12 Wensleydale Orchestra. See p 9 12,26 Wensleydale Country Markets.

Leyburn Methodist Hall. Usualtimes

13 Yorebridge Sports. See p.12 13-15 Yorkshire Dales Outdoor

Festval.See p.5 14 Hazel Brow Farm, Low Row. Open

Day. 10.30am to 3.30pm 14 “Dancing with the Devil”. Keld

Heritage Centre. 2.00 to 3.30pm 14,15 Heritage Open Days: Many

places open to the public,nationally

14,15 Bolton Castle,“Savile Household” 62231710.00am to 5.00pm. See p.6

14,15 Burtersett Arts; see p.10 15 Guided walk. Askrigg and Worton.

Meet at Askrigg Cross, 1.00pm.6.5 miles

15 Hawes Methodist Church Harvest 10.30am. Rev Martin P. James

15 Circle Dancing begins. See p. 9 16 Yoga classes restart. See p. 23

15 Bainbridge Methodist Service atAysgarth; 10.45am

19 Hawes W.I. “My life as a MorcambeBay Coast Guard”. MethodistRooms, 7.00pm

17,24 Middleham and Dales LocalHistory series of lectures. See p.17

18 Stalling Busk Harvest Supper.7.30pm

20 “Howden Jones” bare-knuckleacoustic balladry. ThornboroughHall, Leyburn. 7.30pm. Ticketsand details: 622317

20 Pie and Peas Supper and Quiz;Wensleydale Creamery for StMargaret’s Church Restoration.See p.5

20 Gunnerside Singsong. See p.2220-29 Richmond Walking and Book

Festival24 Coffee Morning and stalls, Hawes

Methodist Rooms, 10.00am tonoon for Hawes Christmas Lights

24 Full YDNPA Meeting, 10.30am25,27,28 Upper Dales Family History

events and meeting. See p.2127 World’s Biggest Coffee Mornings

See p.827-29 Handbell Gathering, Green

Dragon. See p. 1227 Yoredale Natural History Society.

See p.1329 Aysgarth Methodist Church, joint Service, St Andrew’s, 11.00am29 Gayle Chapel Harvest Service;

2.00pm29 Table Top Sale in Market House,

Hawes29 Retirement celebration for the Rev

Canon Sue Whitehouse. See p.8

Advance NoticesTrip to Newcastle for shopping: Novem-ber 14th, leaving Thoralby at 8.30am.Details: 663319Edinburgh Woollen Mills Fashion Showon behalf of Upper Wensleydale LadiesLuncheon Club, November 12th at Ays-garth Falls Hotel, 7.30 for 8.00pm.Metcalfe Society Meeting, October 12that the Dales Countryside Museum

September 7 September—9 October.

“Journeys with a Needle”. An exhibitionof textile art by Gina Smith using materi-als and thread and Inspired by architec-ture and landscape. 1 Discussion and demonstration of the

History of Knitting in the Dales.1.00 to 4.00pm

10 Red Squirrels in the National Park.An Illustrated talk. 2.00 to 3.0pm

14 Local food: Sausage making;10.30am to 4.00pm. Book amorning or afternoon session andmake your own sausages. £5

14-15 Heritage Open Days. 10.00am to4.00pm. Free entry

20 Evening lecture: 7.30pm. StainmoorRailway by Mark Keefe. £2

21 Beginners Family History Day.11.00am to 3.00pm. Booking re-quired. £15 (includes light lunch)

22 A workshop of architecture andlandscape in hand embroidery.10.00am to 4.00pm .Booking re-quired. £15 (includes light lunch)

29 Pathfinder Advanced. 10.00am to4.00pm. £10. Not suitable forchildren

For further information: 666210

Hardraw Scar AnnualBand Contest

Sunday September 8thThis year’s list of compet-ing bands:BarnoldswickBeverleyCockerton (Co Durham)Hade Edge (near Holmfirth)HarrogateKnaresboroughLeyburnMurton (Co. Durham)OtleyShepherd Group (York)Stacksteads (Bacup)Swinton and District (Malton)Wetherby.Starting time: 10.00am.

SeptemberThe first Sunday of the month is alwaysDemonstration day at Gayle Mill.Come along and enjoy a couple of hoursseeing the Victorian wood working ma-chinery being driven by water power.Hear the Mill rumblings along with its his-tory also smell the freshly sawn andshaped wood. If that isn’t enough, we willmake you a cup of tea or coffee and giveyou a biscuit, all included in your admis-sion. At £12 per adult and accompaniedchildren free it makes a good familymorning or afternoon out. Advance book-ing is advised as there are limited placesand we do not like to disappoint visitors ifa tour is full. Tel: 667320 to book yourtickets.

14 Back by popular demand we have anIntroduction to Dry Stone Wallingcourse . With local expert WilliamLambert as tutor the traditionalskills are shared in a very informalway, resulting in a renewed wallalong the Mill lane. Only a fewplaces are left on this course.

15 The Blacksmith tool making course isdue to take place with AdrianWood. This course has proved tobe very popular and is fullybooked. Adrian will also be demonstrating his skills at the ChristmasFayre on Saturday 30th November.21 There will be a craft course of“Print a cotton bag” This is an idealopportunity to personalise a present or have a unique bag.

Local builder Tony Routh has run StoneSlate Roofing courses at Gayle Mill on Sat-urday August 17th and 24th. The amazingroof structure built at ground level to allowstudents to learn the skills without working atheights has proved to be an excellent meansof teaching this popular heritage skill. If youmissed out and would like to attend a futurecourse please get in touch and we will keepyou informed once a future course date hasbeen arranged.

GENERAL WHAT’S ONS DCM WHAT’SONS

GAYLE MILL WHAT’S ONS

15 15

.September 1 Marsett Chapel Harvest Service;

2.00pm 1 Gayle Mill demonstration tours;

11.00am and 2.30pm 1 Moorcock Show. See p.4 2 Marsett Harvest Sale and Service;

7.30pm 3 HAOS rehearsals begin. See p.8 3 Aysgarth Singers rehearsals begin.

See p. 4 4 Muker Show 4 “As you like it”, Bolton Castle,

7.30pm. Bookings: 6239816 Fashion Show; Berry’s Farmshop.

See p.6 8 Hardraw Scar Brass Band Contest.

See p.15 8 Aysgarth Methodist Church Harvest

Service 6.30pm 8 Annual Hawes Auction Mart Havest

Festival. See p. 23 10 YDNPA Planning Committee,

Yoredale, Bainbridge. 1.00pm 11 Blood Donors wanted in the Maket

House, Hawes. Afternoon andevening

12 Wensleydale Orchestra. See p 9 12,26 Wensleydale Country Markets.

Leyburn Methodist Hall. Usualtimes

13 Yorebridge Sports. See p.12 13-15 Yorkshire Dales Outdoor

Festval.See p.5 14 Hazel Brow Farm, Low Row. Open

Day. 10.30am to 3.30pm 14 “Dancing with the Devil”. Keld

Heritage Centre. 2.00 to 3.30pm 14,15 Heritage Open Days: Many

places open to the public,nationally

14,15 Bolton Castle,“Savile Household” 62231710.00am to 5.00pm. See p.6

14,15 Burtersett Arts; see p.10 15 Guided walk. Askrigg and Worton.

Meet at Askrigg Cross, 1.00pm.6.5 miles

15 Hawes Methodist Church Harvest 10.30am. Rev Martin P. James

15 Circle Dancing begins. See p. 9 16 Yoga classes restart. See p. 23

15 Bainbridge Methodist Service atAysgarth; 10.45am

19 Hawes W.I. “My life as a MorcambeBay Coast Guard”. MethodistRooms, 7.00pm

17,24 Middleham and Dales LocalHistory series of lectures. See p.17

18 Stalling Busk Harvest Supper.7.30pm

20 “Howden Jones” bare-knuckleacoustic balladry. ThornboroughHall, Leyburn. 7.30pm. Ticketsand details: 622317

20 Pie and Peas Supper and Quiz;Wensleydale Creamery for StMargaret’s Church Restoration.See p.5

20 Gunnerside Singsong. See p.2220-29 Richmond Walking and Book

Festival24 Coffee Morning and stalls, Hawes

Methodist Rooms, 10.00am tonoon for Hawes Christmas Lights

24 Full YDNPA Meeting, 10.30am25,27,28 Upper Dales Family History

events and meeting. See p.2127 World’s Biggest Coffee Mornings

See p.827-29 Handbell Gathering, Green

Dragon. See p. 1227 Yoredale Natural History Society.

See p.1329 Aysgarth Methodist Church, joint Service, St Andrew’s, 11.00am29 Gayle Chapel Harvest Service;

2.00pm29 Table Top Sale in Market House,

Hawes29 Retirement celebration for the Rev

Canon Sue Whitehouse. See p.8

Advance NoticesTrip to Newcastle for shopping: Novem-ber 14th, leaving Thoralby at 8.30am.Details: 663319Edinburgh Woollen Mills Fashion Showon behalf of Upper Wensleydale LadiesLuncheon Club, November 12th at Ays-garth Falls Hotel, 7.30 for 8.00pm.Metcalfe Society Meeting, October 12that the Dales Countryside Museum

September 7 September—9 October.

“Journeys with a Needle”. An exhibitionof textile art by Gina Smith using materi-als and thread and Inspired by architec-ture and landscape. 1 Discussion and demonstration of the

History of Knitting in the Dales.1.00 to 4.00pm

10 Red Squirrels in the National Park.An Illustrated talk. 2.00 to 3.0pm

14 Local food: Sausage making;10.30am to 4.00pm. Book amorning or afternoon session andmake your own sausages. £5

14-15 Heritage Open Days. 10.00am to4.00pm. Free entry

20 Evening lecture: 7.30pm. StainmoorRailway by Mark Keefe. £2

21 Beginners Family History Day.11.00am to 3.00pm. Booking re-quired. £15 (includes light lunch)

22 A workshop of architecture andlandscape in hand embroidery.10.00am to 4.00pm .Booking re-quired. £15 (includes light lunch)

29 Pathfinder Advanced. 10.00am to4.00pm. £10. Not suitable forchildren

For further information: 666210

Hardraw Scar AnnualBand Contest

Sunday September 8thThis year’s list of compet-ing bands:BarnoldswickBeverleyCockerton (Co Durham)Hade Edge (near Holmfirth)HarrogateKnaresboroughLeyburnMurton (Co. Durham)OtleyShepherd Group (York)Stacksteads (Bacup)Swinton and District (Malton)Wetherby.Starting time: 10.00am.

SeptemberThe first Sunday of the month is alwaysDemonstration day at Gayle Mill.Come along and enjoy a couple of hoursseeing the Victorian wood working ma-chinery being driven by water power.Hear the Mill rumblings along with its his-tory also smell the freshly sawn andshaped wood. If that isn’t enough, we willmake you a cup of tea or coffee and giveyou a biscuit, all included in your admis-sion. At £12 per adult and accompaniedchildren free it makes a good familymorning or afternoon out. Advance book-ing is advised as there are limited placesand we do not like to disappoint visitors ifa tour is full. Tel: 667320 to book yourtickets.

14 Back by popular demand we have anIntroduction to Dry Stone Wallingcourse . With local expert WilliamLambert as tutor the traditionalskills are shared in a very informalway, resulting in a renewed wallalong the Mill lane. Only a fewplaces are left on this course.

15 The Blacksmith tool making course isdue to take place with AdrianWood. This course has proved tobe very popular and is fullybooked. Adrian will also be demonstrating his skills at the ChristmasFayre on Saturday 30th November.21 There will be a craft course of“Print a cotton bag” This is an idealopportunity to personalise a present or have a unique bag.

Local builder Tony Routh has run StoneSlate Roofing courses at Gayle Mill on Sat-urday August 17th and 24th. The amazingroof structure built at ground level to allowstudents to learn the skills without working atheights has proved to be an excellent meansof teaching this popular heritage skill. If youmissed out and would like to attend a futurecourse please get in touch and we will keepyou informed once a future course date hasbeen arranged.

GENERAL WHAT’S ONS DCM WHAT’SONS

GAYLE MILL WHAT’S ONS

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Bainbridge and DistrictMotor Club

On Wednesday 21st August the signpostrally was held by Mike Percival and ChloeBillingham. The night started from CastleBolton; a task was undertaken to drivearound Castle Bolton with the navigatorholding a bowl of water trying not to spillany water out of the little bowl inside the bigbowl, this was also timed!We were advised there were marker boardson the route round and most people cameback only being able to find two. I thinkMike and Chloe put these in very sneakyplaces!

We headed from Castle Bolton over themoor to Fremington, Marrick, Maske,Downholme, Barden, Finghall, throughThornton Watlass, Masham, Fearby, Healey,Jervaulx, East Witton (it's now getting dark!)Coverham, Melmerby, West Witton,Swinithwaite then back to Askrigg! Theroute was around 60 miles, Thanks Mike andChloe for organising this.

The Nat Hutchinson rally will be held on18th September and is being organised byDave Teasdale and Tom Fawcett. For detailscall 07984610498.

Everyone from Bainbridge Motor Clubwould like to say a massive thank you for allthe kind donations and for everyone's help/hard work with the hill climb, it was afantastic night.

Emma Thwaite

St Margaret’s Church, HawesRestoration Fund.The first phase of therestoration of St Margaret's Church, Hawes,is well under way, thanks to the help andsupport of locals and visitors alike, but alsoto the extremely generous grant that we havebeen awarded from the English HeritageLottery Fund for places of worship in Eng-land. Without this grant money we couldn'teven have considered starting this work.

You, the community and visitors havebeen wonderful in your support. Please carryon supporting us as we still have a long wayto go yet.

Liz Beresford, on behalf of St. Margaret's P.C.C.

Middleham and Dales LocalHistory Group

Religion in the Dales with Dr Laurel Phil-lipson, Father Dominique Minskip and MrD. Colin Dews. Autumn course of 3 ses-sions, beginning on Tuesday 17th Septem-ber at 2.00pm at Middleham Key Centreand continuing on 24th September and 1st

October. On 17th September Dr LaurelPhillipson, will talk about the early days ofthe Society of Friends in the western part ofthe Dales, a story that involves some of theleading persons of the Civil War era. DrPhillipson, who is an archaeologist andQuaker, has been involved in the restorationof the Meeting House at Airton, and hascarried out research into the history of themovement in the Malhamdale-Skipton area.On 24th September Father DominiqueMinskip will talk about Roman Catholicismin the local area during the mid-nineteenthcentury, and reveal how attempts were madeto establish centres of worship in remoteupland parts of both Swaledale andWensleydale. As well as being a parishpriest in Hull, Father Minskip is AssistantArchivist of the Middlesbrough Diocese. On1st October, Mr D. Colin Dews will give atalk entitled Methodism in the NorthernDales: from Airedale to Teesdale. Furtherdetails next month.

Members £15 or £5 per session Non-members £20 or £7 per session

To register for a place or for further detailsplease contact Tony Keates 640436 or emaildotandtonyk@btinternet.com

Roadworks and ClosuresIn preparation for ‘Le Tour’ next July, theCounty Council is working on more roadsurfaces on the route.

So far we know of these for September:Hawes, Burtersett Road and the road toHardraw — Monday, Wednesday andThursday, 2nd, 4th and 5th.Bainbridge - Monday, Wednesday andThursday, 23rd, 25th and 26th with trafficlights on Tuesday and Friday, 24th and27th

Road closures are generally from 8.00amto 4.30pm.

What we have been up to...We have been busy at Dalesplay making

our new role-playarea. We decidedto make it intoJack and the Bean-stalk’s Giant Cas-tle complete with a7ft Giant andB e a n s t a l k , 2golden eggs and asparkly harp. Thechildren have hadlots of fun making

food for the giant in his kitchen and tryingto saw down the beanstalk.

Our summer workshops went well creat-ing many things such as crazy bug crea-tures, glittery gift boxes, fruity flapjack andmuffins, bracelets and Hama Bead crea-tions. We also tired ourselves out onSports day running and jumping all overthe field.Hoppers SaleWe would like say a huge thank you to theparents/carers who contributed or volun-teered to help out for the Hoppers sale,without your help we would not haveraised a brilliant £444.00 which will gotoward keeping the Childcare costs downand purchasing new play resources.Michelle LeavingFor those who don’t already know Mi-chelle Guy will be sadly leaving Dalesplayon 3rd September to embark on a new jour-ney at the other side of the world in Austra-lia. Michelle is going to work as a Nannyin Queensland. We will be extremely sad tosee her go as she has been a very valuableand loyal member of staff. Dalesplay willgreatly miss Michelle’s creative flair andorganization. We hope to set up Skype tokeep in touch with her while she is away;let’s hope she doesn’t make us too jealouswith all the sunshine. Both staff and chil-dren wish her all the best on her new ad-venture.School StartersWe wish all the children starting Schooland our funded children starting Nursery

all the best and hope you have lots of fun JFree Nursery PlacesIf your child is aged 2 or 3 Years old theymay be eligible for a Free Funded Place atDalesplay. This entitles your child to 15hours per week of free childcare. For moreinformation please pop into Dalesplay, Callus on 667655 or send us a email at: dales-play1@btconnect.com

Louise Cloughton

Sycamore NewsWe had a very enjoyable musical afternoonwhen a DVD of Andre Rieu and his enter-taining Johann Strauss orchestra wasplayed in the lounge pleasing quite a fewpeople, followed by a cream tea organisedby Michelle and the carers.

On Friday August 23rd we will have hada showing of the film “Fiddler on theRoof”. Don’t forget that you are cordiallyinvited to join us in these events; it costsnothing and a cup of tea is thrown in!

Just at present in the newspapers we readof cases of bad care in care homes, but onemust not assume that all suffer the sameconditions. Sycamore Hall is in my mindthe Olympics of care and management ofcare-needing people. No medals awarded;none expected. The rewards are the knowl-edge that our home is a happy one for bothresidential and day room personnel createdby the devotion of management, carers andother staff. This might sound like a bit ofsentimentality but one must speak the obvi-ous; this is based on my experiences duringmy seven years as a resident.

I believe that Michelle has some enter-tainment planned for the very near future,plus a pantomime around Christmas.

I’m trying to organise a couple of eventsbut a lot depends on what outside help andprofessional advice I receive.

We are now reaping the produce of thegreenhouse and garden: beans, cucumbers,tomatoes and lettuce, with a bunch of flow-ers if wanted.

Michael our resident who has played alarge part in cultivating and planting sud-denly suffered the death of his wife Brendaafter a long illness; heartfelt sympathyfrom all the staff and residents go to him.

Derek Ramsden

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Bainbridge and DistrictMotor Club

On Wednesday 21st August the signpostrally was held by Mike Percival and ChloeBillingham. The night started from CastleBolton; a task was undertaken to drivearound Castle Bolton with the navigatorholding a bowl of water trying not to spillany water out of the little bowl inside the bigbowl, this was also timed!We were advised there were marker boardson the route round and most people cameback only being able to find two. I thinkMike and Chloe put these in very sneakyplaces!

We headed from Castle Bolton over themoor to Fremington, Marrick, Maske,Downholme, Barden, Finghall, throughThornton Watlass, Masham, Fearby, Healey,Jervaulx, East Witton (it's now getting dark!)Coverham, Melmerby, West Witton,Swinithwaite then back to Askrigg! Theroute was around 60 miles, Thanks Mike andChloe for organising this.

The Nat Hutchinson rally will be held on18th September and is being organised byDave Teasdale and Tom Fawcett. For detailscall 07984610498.

Everyone from Bainbridge Motor Clubwould like to say a massive thank you for allthe kind donations and for everyone's help/hard work with the hill climb, it was afantastic night.

Emma Thwaite

St Margaret’s Church, HawesRestoration Fund.The first phase of therestoration of St Margaret's Church, Hawes,is well under way, thanks to the help andsupport of locals and visitors alike, but alsoto the extremely generous grant that we havebeen awarded from the English HeritageLottery Fund for places of worship in Eng-land. Without this grant money we couldn'teven have considered starting this work.

You, the community and visitors havebeen wonderful in your support. Please carryon supporting us as we still have a long wayto go yet.

Liz Beresford, on behalf of St. Margaret's P.C.C.

Middleham and Dales LocalHistory Group

Religion in the Dales with Dr Laurel Phil-lipson, Father Dominique Minskip and MrD. Colin Dews. Autumn course of 3 ses-sions, beginning on Tuesday 17th Septem-ber at 2.00pm at Middleham Key Centreand continuing on 24th September and 1st

October. On 17th September Dr LaurelPhillipson, will talk about the early days ofthe Society of Friends in the western part ofthe Dales, a story that involves some of theleading persons of the Civil War era. DrPhillipson, who is an archaeologist andQuaker, has been involved in the restorationof the Meeting House at Airton, and hascarried out research into the history of themovement in the Malhamdale-Skipton area.On 24th September Father DominiqueMinskip will talk about Roman Catholicismin the local area during the mid-nineteenthcentury, and reveal how attempts were madeto establish centres of worship in remoteupland parts of both Swaledale andWensleydale. As well as being a parishpriest in Hull, Father Minskip is AssistantArchivist of the Middlesbrough Diocese. On1st October, Mr D. Colin Dews will give atalk entitled Methodism in the NorthernDales: from Airedale to Teesdale. Furtherdetails next month.

Members £15 or £5 per session Non-members £20 or £7 per session

To register for a place or for further detailsplease contact Tony Keates 640436 or emaildotandtonyk@btinternet.com

Roadworks and ClosuresIn preparation for ‘Le Tour’ next July, theCounty Council is working on more roadsurfaces on the route.

So far we know of these for September:Hawes, Burtersett Road and the road toHardraw — Monday, Wednesday andThursday, 2nd, 4th and 5th.Bainbridge - Monday, Wednesday andThursday, 23rd, 25th and 26th with trafficlights on Tuesday and Friday, 24th and27th

Road closures are generally from 8.00amto 4.30pm.

What we have been up to...We have been busy at Dalesplay making

our new role-playarea. We decidedto make it intoJack and the Bean-stalk’s Giant Cas-tle complete with a7ft Giant andB e a n s t a l k , 2golden eggs and asparkly harp. Thechildren have hadlots of fun making

food for the giant in his kitchen and tryingto saw down the beanstalk.

Our summer workshops went well creat-ing many things such as crazy bug crea-tures, glittery gift boxes, fruity flapjack andmuffins, bracelets and Hama Bead crea-tions. We also tired ourselves out onSports day running and jumping all overthe field.Hoppers SaleWe would like say a huge thank you to theparents/carers who contributed or volun-teered to help out for the Hoppers sale,without your help we would not haveraised a brilliant £444.00 which will gotoward keeping the Childcare costs downand purchasing new play resources.Michelle LeavingFor those who don’t already know Mi-chelle Guy will be sadly leaving Dalesplayon 3rd September to embark on a new jour-ney at the other side of the world in Austra-lia. Michelle is going to work as a Nannyin Queensland. We will be extremely sad tosee her go as she has been a very valuableand loyal member of staff. Dalesplay willgreatly miss Michelle’s creative flair andorganization. We hope to set up Skype tokeep in touch with her while she is away;let’s hope she doesn’t make us too jealouswith all the sunshine. Both staff and chil-dren wish her all the best on her new ad-venture.School StartersWe wish all the children starting Schooland our funded children starting Nursery

all the best and hope you have lots of fun JFree Nursery PlacesIf your child is aged 2 or 3 Years old theymay be eligible for a Free Funded Place atDalesplay. This entitles your child to 15hours per week of free childcare. For moreinformation please pop into Dalesplay, Callus on 667655 or send us a email at: dales-play1@btconnect.com

Louise Cloughton

Sycamore NewsWe had a very enjoyable musical afternoonwhen a DVD of Andre Rieu and his enter-taining Johann Strauss orchestra wasplayed in the lounge pleasing quite a fewpeople, followed by a cream tea organisedby Michelle and the carers.

On Friday August 23rd we will have hada showing of the film “Fiddler on theRoof”. Don’t forget that you are cordiallyinvited to join us in these events; it costsnothing and a cup of tea is thrown in!

Just at present in the newspapers we readof cases of bad care in care homes, but onemust not assume that all suffer the sameconditions. Sycamore Hall is in my mindthe Olympics of care and management ofcare-needing people. No medals awarded;none expected. The rewards are the knowl-edge that our home is a happy one for bothresidential and day room personnel createdby the devotion of management, carers andother staff. This might sound like a bit ofsentimentality but one must speak the obvi-ous; this is based on my experiences duringmy seven years as a resident.

I believe that Michelle has some enter-tainment planned for the very near future,plus a pantomime around Christmas.

I’m trying to organise a couple of eventsbut a lot depends on what outside help andprofessional advice I receive.

We are now reaping the produce of thegreenhouse and garden: beans, cucumbers,tomatoes and lettuce, with a bunch of flow-ers if wanted.

Michael our resident who has played alarge part in cultivating and planting sud-denly suffered the death of his wife Brendaafter a long illness; heartfelt sympathyfrom all the staff and residents go to him.

Derek Ramsden

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Surgery NewsSave Our Surgeries campaignAs part of the campaign to stop the govern-ment withdrawing the Minimum PracticeIncome Guarantee (MPIG) from rural GPpractices, there is now an on-line petition thatyou can sign to persuade Health SecretaryJeremy Hunt to have a rare outbreak of com-mon-sense. The link to the petition ishttp://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-our-surgeries

Can I ask everyone with web access toplease sign this petition? The politicians needto know the strength of feeling in rural com-munities about their damaging policies. Lo-cal Authorities are lobbying on our behalf,

FactoidsYou may have heard that Hospital A&E de-partments are in crisis, with huge increases inworkload, and it’s all the fault of GPs. Fact:In our locality, A&E attendances decreasedby 1% last year, coming on top of a decreaseof 1% the year before. It will be interesting tosee how the figures turn out for the presentyear, following the roll-out of Mr Hunt’sNHS 111 service…

Shingles Vaccination CampaignShingles is a very uncomfortable disease forany patient unfortunate enough to suffer fromit. For the over 70s, it can be a potentiallylife-threatening. Studies have shown thatthere are approx 50 000 cases annually in theover 70s, with 1 in 1000 cases resulting indeath. From October this year there will be anational vaccination campaign against thecausal agent, the virus Varicella Zoster. Forthis NHS year, the vaccine will be offeredinitially to 2 groups; those who are 70 onSeptember 1st, and those who are 79 on thesame date.

So why not vaccinate all over 70s? It ap-pears that supplies of the vaccine, Zostavax,will be limited during this first year of thecampaign. It is intended that all 70-79 year-olds will eventually be vaccinated as part of acatch-up campaign. The vaccine can be givenat the same time as your annual flu jab.

Viagra patent expiresThis summer saw the ending of the patent onViagra in the UK. This was the brand nameof sildenafil, which is now available as a ge-neric copy. For those patients who do notqualify for prescription on the NHS, and haveto buy this drug on private prescription, thisis significant. The price of generic sildenafilis dropping rapidly. Already we can offer thegeneric at half the price of branded Viagra,and I anticipate the price will eventually dropto ~10-20% of the branded price. For NHSpatients, we will be dispensing generic silde-nafil from now on. The alternative drug,Cialis, is still on patent and prices will remainunchanged.Winter flu jab campaignWe expect the first deliveries of flu jabs to bedelivered during the week commencing 23rdSeptember. This year sees the beginning of aprogramme to vaccinate all children betweenthe ages of 2-17. Previously, only children indesignated ‘at risk’ groups were vaccinated.For the 2013 campaign, only children aged 2or 3 on September 1st are to be offered rou-tine vaccination. The vaccine is a nasal spray,not a jab. In future years, vaccine will begradually rolled out to all 2-17 year olds. Ofcourse, any child in an ‘at risk’ group will beoffered vaccinationOur Locality is the bestThe government’s patient experience surveyshows that GP services within the Hamble-ton, Richmondshire and Whitby ClinicalCommissioning Group are the best in thecountry. Overall, 94% of patients rated theirexperience of GP services as very good orfairly good You can be sure I will be stickingthis report under William Hague’s nose aspart of my lobbying about the loss of theMPIG.Quote of the month‘The NHS will last as long as there are folkleft with the faith to fight for it’. Nye BevanAs usual, if you have any suggestions orcomments about the services we provide,please contact me at Hawes surgery, 667200,or email clive.west@gp-B82045.nhs.ukDoctors’ Rotas: not sent to the Newsletter.The simplest way to see them is to insert“Central Dales Practice Rota” in yoursearch engine.

Best Foot ForwardRound the back.The Howgill Fells, those ‘sleeping elephants’as they’ve been described, are always empty

and a delight to tramp overunless it is foggy, in whichcase, as there are no wallswhatsoever, they can bevery confusing. To clam-ber down and up 40 degreeslopes from one rounded

ridge to another is very tiring, but to keep to

these long open ridges is sheer joy!However, as most walks on them tend to

start in the Sedbergh area or from the LuneValley and make for the top point, the Calf, Ithought a wander up from the ‘backside’would make a change. There are several start-ing points; this is from Ravenstonedale.

Looking at the Howgills from the top endof the village the most obvious and appealinghill is the rounded Green Bell. I assume ‘bell’refers to the shape of one up-turned, thoughno dictionary wants to confirm that to me!

It is always quiet in Ravenstonedale villageas this walk wanders up the main street andout on to a long but fairly gentle climb on aSSW footpath which soon reaches opencountry between Snow Fell and Knott. Itisn’t very distinct and soon peters out be-yond Knoutberry, so turn to the right andclimb up to the Trig Point on the top ofGreen Bell.

At this point, on a good day, take time topeer down the gills leftwards to Adam-thwaite and Artleside then beyond to theRawthey valley and Baugh Fell and WildBoar.

This is now typical ‘Howgills’ country withlong sweeping tracks and the rounded ridges,

and our route drops down SW before risingagain to the not-too-pleasant-soundingRandygill Top with its cairns. Good spot forlunch.

Our return route is more or less due northdown to the obvious col of Leithgill Bridge(no real bridge of course!), then swoops up toan unnamed top before the pleasure of a longtrack all the way down over Hooksey to thelimit of Open Access at a sheepfold. Take thetrack and lane to Scar Sykes farm.

This walk now changes its nature com-pletely as its takes to footpaths and bridle-ways, none too clear to find! We are makingfor Newbiggin on Lune (not directly back toRavenstonedale) for reasons soon to be madeclear!

A clearly marked path on the map goes dueeast to Round Hill passing through the inter-esting Weasdale Tree Nursery. It is well-marked at first! I hope you do better thanme! Wading through high vegetation andkeeping eyes open the pleasant unfenced laneeventually appears to Sandwath and a pathpast fishing lakes to Newbiggin and to‘Norman’s’, AKA Lune Springs Garden Cen-tre. We are not here to buy plants but to re-ceive a cheerful welcome from the said Nor-man in his coffee shop and to enjoy hisdrinks and ‘slices’! Open every day.

Now further paths, first due south for a km.to Beckstones, then due east on a bridlewayfar clearer on the map than the ground, returnus to the lane into Ravenstonedale. There aretwo pubs (worth returning to with the familyfor a meal) and a most unusual church to lookround.

The walk is about 11 miles, and if you areinto ‘watersheds’ as the famous Alfred Wain-wright was (his Coast to Coast walk passesnearby), then it will interest you to know thatall the becks at the start flow into the Edenand the Solway, and round Newbiggin theyall flow to the Lune and to Morecambe Bay.There’s much debate about which little tribu-tary round here is the true source of the Lune.A.S.W.

Hawes Market HouseThe Annual General Meeting will beheld on Friday 4th October at 7.00pm.This is an open meeting for residents.

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Surgery NewsSave Our Surgeries campaignAs part of the campaign to stop the govern-ment withdrawing the Minimum PracticeIncome Guarantee (MPIG) from rural GPpractices, there is now an on-line petition thatyou can sign to persuade Health SecretaryJeremy Hunt to have a rare outbreak of com-mon-sense. The link to the petition ishttp://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-our-surgeries

Can I ask everyone with web access toplease sign this petition? The politicians needto know the strength of feeling in rural com-munities about their damaging policies. Lo-cal Authorities are lobbying on our behalf,

FactoidsYou may have heard that Hospital A&E de-partments are in crisis, with huge increases inworkload, and it’s all the fault of GPs. Fact:In our locality, A&E attendances decreasedby 1% last year, coming on top of a decreaseof 1% the year before. It will be interesting tosee how the figures turn out for the presentyear, following the roll-out of Mr Hunt’sNHS 111 service…

Shingles Vaccination CampaignShingles is a very uncomfortable disease forany patient unfortunate enough to suffer fromit. For the over 70s, it can be a potentiallylife-threatening. Studies have shown thatthere are approx 50 000 cases annually in theover 70s, with 1 in 1000 cases resulting indeath. From October this year there will be anational vaccination campaign against thecausal agent, the virus Varicella Zoster. Forthis NHS year, the vaccine will be offeredinitially to 2 groups; those who are 70 onSeptember 1st, and those who are 79 on thesame date.

So why not vaccinate all over 70s? It ap-pears that supplies of the vaccine, Zostavax,will be limited during this first year of thecampaign. It is intended that all 70-79 year-olds will eventually be vaccinated as part of acatch-up campaign. The vaccine can be givenat the same time as your annual flu jab.

Viagra patent expiresThis summer saw the ending of the patent onViagra in the UK. This was the brand nameof sildenafil, which is now available as a ge-neric copy. For those patients who do notqualify for prescription on the NHS, and haveto buy this drug on private prescription, thisis significant. The price of generic sildenafilis dropping rapidly. Already we can offer thegeneric at half the price of branded Viagra,and I anticipate the price will eventually dropto ~10-20% of the branded price. For NHSpatients, we will be dispensing generic silde-nafil from now on. The alternative drug,Cialis, is still on patent and prices will remainunchanged.Winter flu jab campaignWe expect the first deliveries of flu jabs to bedelivered during the week commencing 23rdSeptember. This year sees the beginning of aprogramme to vaccinate all children betweenthe ages of 2-17. Previously, only children indesignated ‘at risk’ groups were vaccinated.For the 2013 campaign, only children aged 2or 3 on September 1st are to be offered rou-tine vaccination. The vaccine is a nasal spray,not a jab. In future years, vaccine will begradually rolled out to all 2-17 year olds. Ofcourse, any child in an ‘at risk’ group will beoffered vaccinationOur Locality is the bestThe government’s patient experience surveyshows that GP services within the Hamble-ton, Richmondshire and Whitby ClinicalCommissioning Group are the best in thecountry. Overall, 94% of patients rated theirexperience of GP services as very good orfairly good You can be sure I will be stickingthis report under William Hague’s nose aspart of my lobbying about the loss of theMPIG.Quote of the month‘The NHS will last as long as there are folkleft with the faith to fight for it’. Nye BevanAs usual, if you have any suggestions orcomments about the services we provide,please contact me at Hawes surgery, 667200,or email clive.west@gp-B82045.nhs.ukDoctors’ Rotas: not sent to the Newsletter.The simplest way to see them is to insert“Central Dales Practice Rota” in yoursearch engine.

Best Foot ForwardRound the back.The Howgill Fells, those ‘sleeping elephants’as they’ve been described, are always empty

and a delight to tramp overunless it is foggy, in whichcase, as there are no wallswhatsoever, they can bevery confusing. To clam-ber down and up 40 degreeslopes from one rounded

ridge to another is very tiring, but to keep to

these long open ridges is sheer joy!However, as most walks on them tend to

start in the Sedbergh area or from the LuneValley and make for the top point, the Calf, Ithought a wander up from the ‘backside’would make a change. There are several start-ing points; this is from Ravenstonedale.

Looking at the Howgills from the top endof the village the most obvious and appealinghill is the rounded Green Bell. I assume ‘bell’refers to the shape of one up-turned, thoughno dictionary wants to confirm that to me!

It is always quiet in Ravenstonedale villageas this walk wanders up the main street andout on to a long but fairly gentle climb on aSSW footpath which soon reaches opencountry between Snow Fell and Knott. Itisn’t very distinct and soon peters out be-yond Knoutberry, so turn to the right andclimb up to the Trig Point on the top ofGreen Bell.

At this point, on a good day, take time topeer down the gills leftwards to Adam-thwaite and Artleside then beyond to theRawthey valley and Baugh Fell and WildBoar.

This is now typical ‘Howgills’ country withlong sweeping tracks and the rounded ridges,

and our route drops down SW before risingagain to the not-too-pleasant-soundingRandygill Top with its cairns. Good spot forlunch.

Our return route is more or less due northdown to the obvious col of Leithgill Bridge(no real bridge of course!), then swoops up toan unnamed top before the pleasure of a longtrack all the way down over Hooksey to thelimit of Open Access at a sheepfold. Take thetrack and lane to Scar Sykes farm.

This walk now changes its nature com-pletely as its takes to footpaths and bridle-ways, none too clear to find! We are makingfor Newbiggin on Lune (not directly back toRavenstonedale) for reasons soon to be madeclear!

A clearly marked path on the map goes dueeast to Round Hill passing through the inter-esting Weasdale Tree Nursery. It is well-marked at first! I hope you do better thanme! Wading through high vegetation andkeeping eyes open the pleasant unfenced laneeventually appears to Sandwath and a pathpast fishing lakes to Newbiggin and to‘Norman’s’, AKA Lune Springs Garden Cen-tre. We are not here to buy plants but to re-ceive a cheerful welcome from the said Nor-man in his coffee shop and to enjoy hisdrinks and ‘slices’! Open every day.

Now further paths, first due south for a km.to Beckstones, then due east on a bridlewayfar clearer on the map than the ground, returnus to the lane into Ravenstonedale. There aretwo pubs (worth returning to with the familyfor a meal) and a most unusual church to lookround.

The walk is about 11 miles, and if you areinto ‘watersheds’ as the famous Alfred Wain-wright was (his Coast to Coast walk passesnearby), then it will interest you to know thatall the becks at the start flow into the Edenand the Solway, and round Newbiggin theyall flow to the Lune and to Morecambe Bay.There’s much debate about which little tribu-tary round here is the true source of the Lune.A.S.W.

Hawes Market HouseThe Annual General Meeting will beheld on Friday 4th October at 7.00pm.This is an open meeting for residents.

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Cluster SportsYears 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part in the clustersports at the Wensleydale School on Tues-day, competing against lots of other localschools. The children competed very well,Jack Cloughton came 2nd in the year 6boy’s long distance race, the boys’ relayteam came 4th and a particular specialmention goes to Max Percival who camefirst in the skipping race and Cassie Druryand James Chapman who both achievedfirst place in the javelin competition. Welldone!!Sports Day

What a beautiful day for our sports. Thechildren thoroughly enjoyed themselvesand the overall winners were Dale with 109points, second were Hill with 107and Fellcame in just behind on 102 points – so avery close result.HoodwinkedHuge congratulations to all the childrenwho took part and performed in our pro-duction of ‘Hoodwinked’. The children dida fantastic job learning all those lines andsongs and their hard work really paid off. Ithink we have some budding stars in ourmidst!

We would like to thank the parents whohelped to provide costumes and came towatch and support us. Thanks to your gen-erosity in the collection box we raised£127.02 for school funds.

We would like to apologise to Max Per-cival (the jester) for inadvertently omittinghis name on the programme.

N.B Max (the jester) told the joke ‘Wheredid Robin Hood go to school – Arrow, RichGuy came into school and said ‘Eaton’would have been more appropriate as AlfieEaton played Robin Hood!!!! Specialthanks go to David Drury for putting up the

back drop and to Rich Guy for taking itdown.ZooLab

On Thursday 4th July ‘Zoolab’, an organi-sation which visits educational establish-ments with a range of exotic animals suchas exotic frogs, tarantulas and giant snailsfor the children to handle and learn moreabout. The company organise a range ofdifferent workshops, which are differenti-ated according to the age of the childreninvolved.We are very grateful to the Upper Wensley-dale Newsletter who financed the event

New Walk Routes GuideProduced

Seventeen new walking routes without ob-stacles have been created in the NationalPark

The routes - dotted all over the 680 sqmiles of the National Park - can be walkedby people of all ages with limited mobility,parents with pushchairs or young children,and dog owners whose pets are not nimblefooted enough to get over stiles.

These routes provide walks on firm sur-faces with easy gradients and very few - ifany - obstacles. You might come across theodd gate but they will be at least a metrewide. Hopefully these are just the start of alarger number of similar walks.

Now details and maps of each walk, in-cluding descriptions of the terrain, havebeen put together in special 'Miles withoutStiles' packs along with information aboutloos, information centres and car parks.

The packs have been produced by theNational Park Authority and are on sale for£2.50 each in National Park Centres atReeth, Malham, Grassington, Hawes andAysgarth Falls.

Heavens Above

The nights really begin to draw in thismonth as we head towards theE q u i n o x o n

September 22nd. This is themoment the Sun crosses theCelestial Equator from northto south, and marks theofficial start of autumn inthe northern hemisphere.From then on we'll have more hours ofdarkness than daylight until the VernalEquinox comes round next March.

There's a seasonal changeover in the nightsky too, as the bright summer constellationsbegin to slip westwards gradually making wayfor the less spectacular Autumn groups. TheSummer Triangle stars – Vega, Deneb andAltair are still high in the south-west,however, and remain prominent late into thenight well on into November. Hercules is stillwell placed high above the western horizonbut Arcturus, which dominated thespringtime sky, now hangs low in the north-west and will soon disappear into the westerntwilight.

Autumn's main constellation is Pegasus, TheFlying Horse, famous for its Square – a largequadrilateral of four medium bright stars.You'll find it high in the south by late eveningwith the stars of Andromeda trailingeastwards from its top left-hand corner. Starcharts tend to make the Square appear smallerand brighter than it really is.

Beneath the Square is a region of sky oftenreferred to as 'The Water'. It's home to a seriesof constellations with aquatic associations –the Dolphin, the Sea-goat, the Water Carrier,the Fishes, and Cetus, the Whale. None ofthem are particularly distinctive apart from theDolphin. Its four main stars form a lozenge-shape sometimes called 'Job's Coffin' but don'task me why! This September the twooutermost planets, Neptune and Uranus, lie inThe Water but you'll really need a telescope topick them out. You'll have no trouble spottingthe biggest planet, giant Jupiter, however. Bythe end of the month it's rising beforemidnight and can't be missed over in thenorth-east amongst the stars of Gemini. TheRed Planet, Mars, is also visible in the earlymorning sky in the constellation of Cancer,the Crab. Venus is a dazzling evening star but

isn't at all well placed at the moment low inthe WSW after sunset.

Finally this month, look out for the FullMoon on September 19th. It's the closest FullMoon to the Equinox making it this years'Harvest' Moon. Low on the eastern horizonstraight after sunset, its huge golden globemakes a beautiful sight in the deepeningdarkness. Have clear skies!

Al Bireo

Upper Dales Family HistoryMembers of the Upper Dales Family HistoryGroup are hosting two days of special eventsat Thornborough Hall in Leyburn this month.The weekend begins on Friday, September27th, with a visit from Paul Mills of theYorkshire Film Archive with 'You Should'veSeen Us' a film presentation looking at lifefrom 1908 to 1958.

On Saturday, September 28th, members ofthe group will be giving a series of short talkson their own local research, including theSimpson and Robinson families and the RevJonathan Tinkler of Arkengarthdale. Afterlunch there will be the choice between apractical workshop on tracing militaryancestors, visits to local places of interest or ashort guided walk to the smelt mill complex atKeld Heads mine.

Tickets for the film evening are £6 and forthe Saturday events, including a buffet lunch,£12. Non-members are very welcome on bothdays. For details and to book tickets for eitherday, contact Tracy Little 01748-884759 oremail: tracy@swaledale.org

Also this month the regular meetingsrecommence with a talk at 2.00pm onWednesday, September 25th, in HarmbyVillage Hall. The speaker is Sir ThomasIngilby who will be talking about 'TheIngilbys of Ripley Castle' - a fascinatinginsight into the Castle that has been home tohis family for over seven hundred years.Non-members are very welcome at £2.

Food BanksThese are available in the area for droppingoff tins or packets for the Food Bank inRichmond.

Collecting points we know of: StMargaret’s, Hawes, West Burton Chapel andHawes Methodist Church. Please help if youcan.

Hawes School News

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Cluster SportsYears 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part in the clustersports at the Wensleydale School on Tues-day, competing against lots of other localschools. The children competed very well,Jack Cloughton came 2nd in the year 6boy’s long distance race, the boys’ relayteam came 4th and a particular specialmention goes to Max Percival who camefirst in the skipping race and Cassie Druryand James Chapman who both achievedfirst place in the javelin competition. Welldone!!Sports Day

What a beautiful day for our sports. Thechildren thoroughly enjoyed themselvesand the overall winners were Dale with 109points, second were Hill with 107and Fellcame in just behind on 102 points – so avery close result.HoodwinkedHuge congratulations to all the childrenwho took part and performed in our pro-duction of ‘Hoodwinked’. The children dida fantastic job learning all those lines andsongs and their hard work really paid off. Ithink we have some budding stars in ourmidst!

We would like to thank the parents whohelped to provide costumes and came towatch and support us. Thanks to your gen-erosity in the collection box we raised£127.02 for school funds.

We would like to apologise to Max Per-cival (the jester) for inadvertently omittinghis name on the programme.

N.B Max (the jester) told the joke ‘Wheredid Robin Hood go to school – Arrow, RichGuy came into school and said ‘Eaton’would have been more appropriate as AlfieEaton played Robin Hood!!!! Specialthanks go to David Drury for putting up the

back drop and to Rich Guy for taking itdown.ZooLab

On Thursday 4th July ‘Zoolab’, an organi-sation which visits educational establish-ments with a range of exotic animals suchas exotic frogs, tarantulas and giant snailsfor the children to handle and learn moreabout. The company organise a range ofdifferent workshops, which are differenti-ated according to the age of the childreninvolved.We are very grateful to the Upper Wensley-dale Newsletter who financed the event

New Walk Routes GuideProduced

Seventeen new walking routes without ob-stacles have been created in the NationalPark

The routes - dotted all over the 680 sqmiles of the National Park - can be walkedby people of all ages with limited mobility,parents with pushchairs or young children,and dog owners whose pets are not nimblefooted enough to get over stiles.

These routes provide walks on firm sur-faces with easy gradients and very few - ifany - obstacles. You might come across theodd gate but they will be at least a metrewide. Hopefully these are just the start of alarger number of similar walks.

Now details and maps of each walk, in-cluding descriptions of the terrain, havebeen put together in special 'Miles withoutStiles' packs along with information aboutloos, information centres and car parks.

The packs have been produced by theNational Park Authority and are on sale for£2.50 each in National Park Centres atReeth, Malham, Grassington, Hawes andAysgarth Falls.

Heavens Above

The nights really begin to draw in thismonth as we head towards theE q u i n o x o n

September 22nd. This is themoment the Sun crosses theCelestial Equator from northto south, and marks theofficial start of autumn inthe northern hemisphere.From then on we'll have more hours ofdarkness than daylight until the VernalEquinox comes round next March.

There's a seasonal changeover in the nightsky too, as the bright summer constellationsbegin to slip westwards gradually making wayfor the less spectacular Autumn groups. TheSummer Triangle stars – Vega, Deneb andAltair are still high in the south-west,however, and remain prominent late into thenight well on into November. Hercules is stillwell placed high above the western horizonbut Arcturus, which dominated thespringtime sky, now hangs low in the north-west and will soon disappear into the westerntwilight.

Autumn's main constellation is Pegasus, TheFlying Horse, famous for its Square – a largequadrilateral of four medium bright stars.You'll find it high in the south by late eveningwith the stars of Andromeda trailingeastwards from its top left-hand corner. Starcharts tend to make the Square appear smallerand brighter than it really is.

Beneath the Square is a region of sky oftenreferred to as 'The Water'. It's home to a seriesof constellations with aquatic associations –the Dolphin, the Sea-goat, the Water Carrier,the Fishes, and Cetus, the Whale. None ofthem are particularly distinctive apart from theDolphin. Its four main stars form a lozenge-shape sometimes called 'Job's Coffin' but don'task me why! This September the twooutermost planets, Neptune and Uranus, lie inThe Water but you'll really need a telescope topick them out. You'll have no trouble spottingthe biggest planet, giant Jupiter, however. Bythe end of the month it's rising beforemidnight and can't be missed over in thenorth-east amongst the stars of Gemini. TheRed Planet, Mars, is also visible in the earlymorning sky in the constellation of Cancer,the Crab. Venus is a dazzling evening star but

isn't at all well placed at the moment low inthe WSW after sunset.

Finally this month, look out for the FullMoon on September 19th. It's the closest FullMoon to the Equinox making it this years'Harvest' Moon. Low on the eastern horizonstraight after sunset, its huge golden globemakes a beautiful sight in the deepeningdarkness. Have clear skies!

Al Bireo

Upper Dales Family HistoryMembers of the Upper Dales Family HistoryGroup are hosting two days of special eventsat Thornborough Hall in Leyburn this month.The weekend begins on Friday, September27th, with a visit from Paul Mills of theYorkshire Film Archive with 'You Should'veSeen Us' a film presentation looking at lifefrom 1908 to 1958.

On Saturday, September 28th, members ofthe group will be giving a series of short talkson their own local research, including theSimpson and Robinson families and the RevJonathan Tinkler of Arkengarthdale. Afterlunch there will be the choice between apractical workshop on tracing militaryancestors, visits to local places of interest or ashort guided walk to the smelt mill complex atKeld Heads mine.

Tickets for the film evening are £6 and forthe Saturday events, including a buffet lunch,£12. Non-members are very welcome on bothdays. For details and to book tickets for eitherday, contact Tracy Little 01748-884759 oremail: tracy@swaledale.org

Also this month the regular meetingsrecommence with a talk at 2.00pm onWednesday, September 25th, in HarmbyVillage Hall. The speaker is Sir ThomasIngilby who will be talking about 'TheIngilbys of Ripley Castle' - a fascinatinginsight into the Castle that has been home tohis family for over seven hundred years.Non-members are very welcome at £2.

Food BanksThese are available in the area for droppingoff tins or packets for the Food Bank inRichmond.

Collecting points we know of: StMargaret’s, Hawes, West Burton Chapel andHawes Methodist Church. Please help if youcan.

Hawes School News

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Chaste out - Curva inWhen Gino and Vanessa Andreoli moved into their new home in Hawes, they discoveredtheir sofas didn’t fit up the stairs; by sellingthem in their shop window they started therumours...was Hawes to have its first Italianfurniture store? The sofas disappeared, butthen stylish bar stools, tables and chairs weredelivered which seem to add weight to therumours...but the temporary sign for CafféCurva revealed the true nature of this newbusiness—a sandwich deli bar and cafe witha Mediterranean feel.

The name “Curva” is Italian for bend orcurve – describing perfectly their location inHawes on the corner of Market place andPenn lane on the site of the former Chastebistro. Gino and Vanessa will be servingspeciality coffees and teas, homemade cakes,freshly made sandwiches and light lunches.The Italian cold meats, olives and ciabatta/panini on offer will give it that Mediterra-nean twist.

The couple have moved from Bishop Crop-well near Nottingham, famous for its Stiltonso they feel right at home in another cheeseproducing town. Although from Italian roots,Gino was brought up in Northampton,Vanessa however is originally from Whitbyso is coming back to her Yorkshire roots.Gino was deputy head of a Junior school andVanessa assistant head of a primary school.They both love walking and great food andwere looking for a complete change of life-style. Whilst on a walking holiday in Derby-shire they were regular visitors at a popularcafe/sandwich deli in Hathersage which in-spired them to look for a similar businessopportunity in an equally popular walkingarea. In February this year whilst holidayingin Hawes they saw Chaste up for sale andthought it an ideal location to start their newbusiness venture.

Caffé Curva should be opening at the endof September/early October, with an 8.00amopening for local workers and walkers want-ing an early start. They will be running thebusiness between them, initially with helpfrom their son James, but hope in time totake on local staff to give them a break to getout walking in the area. Gino and Vanessaare keen to be involved in the local commu-nity which they have found to be reallyfriendly and welcoming.

K.J.

SingsongDo you remember happy days in SundaySchool, singing Jesus bids us shine, or Jesuswants me for a sunbeam, when you wereyoung, so many years ago?!

Well, Gunnerside Choir and Muker SilverBand are offering you the chance of an eve-ning reviving the memory of those youthfuldays, by putting on a concert of SundaySchool Hymns.

Come on Friday 20th September toGunnerside Chapel at 7.30pm, and sing theold songs and hear the Band playing some ofthe old tunes. Admission £6 including supperwhich will follow the concert.

The evening was Duncan Bythell’s idea,and though he is unable through illness toconduct, it has been decided to continue withplans, as a tribute to all the years of supporthe has given to Gunnerside Chapel. Let’shope that every pew is full. Hymn sheetswith all the words will be provided, so therewill be a chance to raise the roof with wellloved tunes and words.

Sylvia Crookes

Christian Aid WeekHawes area

This year the local Christian Aid campaignraised £1143.84. Thanks are due to all the 23people who did the house to house collec-tions, and to the organisers of the coffeemorning and the chapel service. As in previ-ous years, Pearl at Barclays bank providedinvaluable assistance ensuring that all moneywas duly recorded and paid in.

Compared to previous years, the house tohouse collection has stayed fairly constant,showing a slight increase this year in fact,but sadly, the dire weather reduced atten-dance at the coffee morning so there was aslight decrease in the overall money col-lected. Nevertheless, the generosity of peoplein Hawes and district means that once againmore than £1100 has gone to help some ofthe world's poorest.

Thank you to everyone who has made thispossible.

Prof. Susan Bassnett, Area secretary

Hawes Auction MartChurches Together

Annual Harvest Festival serviceHawes Band

Sunday September 8th at 6.30pmThe Churches Together Charity for thecoming twelve months, including the col-lection in the Auction Mart, will be forWater Aid.

Churchyard HelpSt Margaret’s top churchyard is becomingovergrown and we need help in keeping ittidy. All our funds are currently channeledtowards the restoration project and payingthe church bills so we are unable to pay formaintenance of the top churchyard.(Richmondshire District Council is respon-sible for maintaining the churchyard nearthe street and the middle churchyard).

If you can help in any way, please contactMargaret Iveson on 667285.

Wensleydale’s Got TalentIt’s got to that time of year again when we areorganising Hawes Christmas Festival.We are continuing with the popular“Wensleydale’s Got Talent” and are now invit-ing anyone under the age of 16 to pick up anentry form, complete and return by Friday 18thOctober 2013.On the evening of Saturday 7th December wewill be presenting a Variety Evening. Furtherdetails will be available in the November issue.

Kevin White

Yoga ClassesAmong the more useful skills we can everlearn are things we can do for ourselves tolook after our health, - increasingly so inthe fast-changing modern world which putsstress on body, mind and spirit. Yogameets these challenges perfectly with itsintegrated range of techniques and exer-cises to promote awareness of health atevery level – holistically. Taking time toslow down, unwind and retune regularly isessential for these skills to be effective.

Yoga classes with Sue Lightfoot will re-commence for Autumn Term the weekbeginning Monday 16th September at thefollowing venues:Wensley Village Hall, Mondays 7.00—8.30pmMiddleham Key Centre, Tuesdays 7.00-8.30pm and Wednesdays 11.00am – noon(Gentle Exercise)West Burton Village Hall, Wednesdays7.00-9.00pmSycamore Hall, Bainbridge, Thursdays7.00-9.00pm

Sue is a fully qualified and experiencedyoga teacher. Classes accommodate arange of abilities and new students are wel-come.

Individual tuition tailored to specificneeds is also available, by appointment.

For further details, advice and enrolmentsplease contact Sue by telephone663993 ore-mail (susan.lightfoot1@homecall.co.uk)

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Chaste out - Curva inWhen Gino and Vanessa Andreoli moved into their new home in Hawes, they discoveredtheir sofas didn’t fit up the stairs; by sellingthem in their shop window they started therumours...was Hawes to have its first Italianfurniture store? The sofas disappeared, butthen stylish bar stools, tables and chairs weredelivered which seem to add weight to therumours...but the temporary sign for CafféCurva revealed the true nature of this newbusiness—a sandwich deli bar and cafe witha Mediterranean feel.

The name “Curva” is Italian for bend orcurve – describing perfectly their location inHawes on the corner of Market place andPenn lane on the site of the former Chastebistro. Gino and Vanessa will be servingspeciality coffees and teas, homemade cakes,freshly made sandwiches and light lunches.The Italian cold meats, olives and ciabatta/panini on offer will give it that Mediterra-nean twist.

The couple have moved from Bishop Crop-well near Nottingham, famous for its Stiltonso they feel right at home in another cheeseproducing town. Although from Italian roots,Gino was brought up in Northampton,Vanessa however is originally from Whitbyso is coming back to her Yorkshire roots.Gino was deputy head of a Junior school andVanessa assistant head of a primary school.They both love walking and great food andwere looking for a complete change of life-style. Whilst on a walking holiday in Derby-shire they were regular visitors at a popularcafe/sandwich deli in Hathersage which in-spired them to look for a similar businessopportunity in an equally popular walkingarea. In February this year whilst holidayingin Hawes they saw Chaste up for sale andthought it an ideal location to start their newbusiness venture.

Caffé Curva should be opening at the endof September/early October, with an 8.00amopening for local workers and walkers want-ing an early start. They will be running thebusiness between them, initially with helpfrom their son James, but hope in time totake on local staff to give them a break to getout walking in the area. Gino and Vanessaare keen to be involved in the local commu-nity which they have found to be reallyfriendly and welcoming.

K.J.

SingsongDo you remember happy days in SundaySchool, singing Jesus bids us shine, or Jesuswants me for a sunbeam, when you wereyoung, so many years ago?!

Well, Gunnerside Choir and Muker SilverBand are offering you the chance of an eve-ning reviving the memory of those youthfuldays, by putting on a concert of SundaySchool Hymns.

Come on Friday 20th September toGunnerside Chapel at 7.30pm, and sing theold songs and hear the Band playing some ofthe old tunes. Admission £6 including supperwhich will follow the concert.

The evening was Duncan Bythell’s idea,and though he is unable through illness toconduct, it has been decided to continue withplans, as a tribute to all the years of supporthe has given to Gunnerside Chapel. Let’shope that every pew is full. Hymn sheetswith all the words will be provided, so therewill be a chance to raise the roof with wellloved tunes and words.

Sylvia Crookes

Christian Aid WeekHawes area

This year the local Christian Aid campaignraised £1143.84. Thanks are due to all the 23people who did the house to house collec-tions, and to the organisers of the coffeemorning and the chapel service. As in previ-ous years, Pearl at Barclays bank providedinvaluable assistance ensuring that all moneywas duly recorded and paid in.

Compared to previous years, the house tohouse collection has stayed fairly constant,showing a slight increase this year in fact,but sadly, the dire weather reduced atten-dance at the coffee morning so there was aslight decrease in the overall money col-lected. Nevertheless, the generosity of peoplein Hawes and district means that once againmore than £1100 has gone to help some ofthe world's poorest.

Thank you to everyone who has made thispossible.

Prof. Susan Bassnett, Area secretary

Hawes Auction MartChurches Together

Annual Harvest Festival serviceHawes Band

Sunday September 8th at 6.30pmThe Churches Together Charity for thecoming twelve months, including the col-lection in the Auction Mart, will be forWater Aid.

Churchyard HelpSt Margaret’s top churchyard is becomingovergrown and we need help in keeping ittidy. All our funds are currently channeledtowards the restoration project and payingthe church bills so we are unable to pay formaintenance of the top churchyard.(Richmondshire District Council is respon-sible for maintaining the churchyard nearthe street and the middle churchyard).

If you can help in any way, please contactMargaret Iveson on 667285.

Wensleydale’s Got TalentIt’s got to that time of year again when we areorganising Hawes Christmas Festival.We are continuing with the popular“Wensleydale’s Got Talent” and are now invit-ing anyone under the age of 16 to pick up anentry form, complete and return by Friday 18thOctober 2013.On the evening of Saturday 7th December wewill be presenting a Variety Evening. Furtherdetails will be available in the November issue.

Kevin White

Yoga ClassesAmong the more useful skills we can everlearn are things we can do for ourselves tolook after our health, - increasingly so inthe fast-changing modern world which putsstress on body, mind and spirit. Yogameets these challenges perfectly with itsintegrated range of techniques and exer-cises to promote awareness of health atevery level – holistically. Taking time toslow down, unwind and retune regularly isessential for these skills to be effective.

Yoga classes with Sue Lightfoot will re-commence for Autumn Term the weekbeginning Monday 16th September at thefollowing venues:Wensley Village Hall, Mondays 7.00—8.30pmMiddleham Key Centre, Tuesdays 7.00-8.30pm and Wednesdays 11.00am – noon(Gentle Exercise)West Burton Village Hall, Wednesdays7.00-9.00pmSycamore Hall, Bainbridge, Thursdays7.00-9.00pm

Sue is a fully qualified and experiencedyoga teacher. Classes accommodate arange of abilities and new students are wel-come.

Individual tuition tailored to specificneeds is also available, by appointment.

For further details, advice and enrolmentsplease contact Sue by telephone663993 ore-mail (susan.lightfoot1@homecall.co.uk)

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Churchill Travelling FellowshipsThe deadline for 2013 applications forawards from the Winston Churchill Memo-rial Trust for travel in 2014 is no later than5.00pm on Tuesday September 25th.

Each year the Trust awards TravellingFellowships to 100+ individuals, to spend 4-8 weeks abroad increasing their knowledgeand enhancing their experience in relevantsubjects, whether related to work, commu-nity or leisure interests. Full details aboutthe awards and application procedure aregiven on the Trust's website. These daysonline applications are required (call intoUpper Wensleydale Community Office inHawes - phone 01969 667400 and ask thefriendly team there if you need help withgetting this information). Applicants, whomust be UK citizens, can be any age; noqualifications are required and a Fellowshipis often described as 'the chance of a life-time.'

There must be others in this area who havehad Churchill Travelling Fellowships, as Idid some years ago. It was the most incredi-ble opportunity and I would encourage any-one who thinks such an experience is forthem to find out whether any of this year'ssubjects are relevant to their own interests -and. if not, to check next summer when thesubjects for the following year are an-nounced. The Trust's phone number is 0207799 1660; email office@wcmt.org.uk.

Ruth Annison

The Wensleydale Railway inSeptember

Train services run between Leeming Bar andRedmire every day in September, with aspecial Afternoon Tea train on SaturdaySeptember 22 (book in advance for thisevent. as seats are limited). The last OpenDays at Aysgarth station this year will be onSat/Sun September 14/15th when Rodand Janet Morris and the team will againprovide plenty of interest to those who knewthe station in the past and for new visitors.

On Sunday September 29th (changed date)there will be a repeat of the excellent Geol-ogy Walk 'Around and About Askrigg' withan experienced specialist leader. Although

this event is intended for rail passengersfrom Leeming Bar etc (with a coach connec-tion from Redmire to Askrigg), 10 placeshave been reserved for people from UpperWensleydale (please ring me first for moredetails, before booking these places throughthe WR office tel 08454 50 54 74 as the railpassengers will do). 6 miles strenuous walk-ing, with many pauses for looking and learn-ing as we go; bring packed lunch and drinks.

Book in advance with the office for specialevents in October: Murder Mystery on Fri/Sat 4/5th; Mediaeval Murder Mystery atBolton Castle on Sat 26th; Driver Experi-ence on Thursdays 3rd and 17th).

Ruth Annison 650349

Unwanted Items Wanted

St Margaret’s Church, Hawes, are asking foritems to sell at Hoppers Sale on Saturday,November 2 nd

The Money raised will go towards ourRestoration Fund. Items wanted includeChina, Pottery, Silver, Jewelry, Paintings,Ornaments and small furniture.

If you want to help us in this way, pleaselet us know in plenty of time to enter theitems in the catalogue. Please contact

Margaret Iveson 667285

PruningsA personal take on Plants, Propagating and

other related rural ramblings.

S trange how Autumn seems to creep upon us. The colours have subtlychanged from the brilliant depth of

green we saw in the summer. Now the Araliahad begun to redden even before the flowersemerge, and the dwarf Sorbus which I keepin a tub has turned very orange. Even theRowan berries have turned. Alternate heatand rain has made growth very luxuriant andit is tempting to leave things when they arelooking good, but this is an excellent time fortaking semi ripe cuttings. If they don’t takewell now there will still be plenty of time forhardwood snips over the winter. I have had avery mixed response from the Hydrangeasthis year: Those in pots seem to have put onlots of green but little in the way of flowers.On the contrary, the Hydrangea Arborescenswhich has taken years to establish, has nowreached about 6 feet square and has rewardedme with cascades of creamy white blooms. Ihave never seen it so impressive.

On the wildflowerfront it has been a verygood year for harebells.Up in the dales wherethere are lots of stonewalls they avoidshadow, but if you lookwhere there are fencesbetween the fields youmay be lucky enough tofind them. They like tobe in the sun, and they

don’t seem to mind the wind, so expect themin exposed places. They have quite a longseason for such an apparently fragile plantand so you may still get a glimpse of themnodding in the breeze. In one wildflowermeadow nearby I was lucky enough to seeorchids, but as they were some distance awayand I didn’t feel inclined to clamber over thewall, I have not identified them. If I havetime I’ll go back with a book! The same fieldwas clearly home to lots of butterflies. Again,I shall have to make a definite effort if I wantto distinguish between the various brownsand skippers.

One of the most interesting plants I havecome across this summer arrived as a gift,and was brought from Crug Farm Nursery inNorth Wales. I have had Thalictrum Aqui-legifolia in the past, but this one: ThalictrumDelavayi is much prettier because the flowersare larger. I shall keep it in a large pot in asheltered place over the winter, and see if itsurvives. According to the Crug Farm web-site they were grown from seed collected inexotic locations, so I shall try the seeds aswell.

Now is the time for seeds. I already havelots of little paper bags with scribbled noteson them. There is an Aquilegia that I boughtearlier in the summer and have carefully keptseparately so that it couldn’t hybridize. I mustsow that one next week. So many urgent jobswaiting, I am almost overwhelmed. No doubtmost will get done, and those that don’twon’t matter.

Good luck! And whatever you grow, taketime to enjoy it.

Rose Rambler.

Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s ondates, competition entries, suggestions andcomments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson,

Burnside Coach House. 667785

Gayle: Lorna Ward, East House 667405

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

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September CompetitionThey sound the same. Each clue leads totwo words which sound the same.Would you like an example?Peruse the slender-leafed plant: READ,REEDNow it’s your turn: 1. Everything for piercing holes 2. A feeble period of time 3. Darkness on horseback 4. Against mum’s sister 5. Make better on the foot 6. Makes a loud harsh cry; fry/stew 7. Misplace toilets 8. Town official’s story; water plant 9. Officially examine what’s used in the

Mass10.Vendor down below11. Valley over the face12. Time between two events round the track13. Failed to notice in the fog.14. Pour down on the side.

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Churchill Travelling FellowshipsThe deadline for 2013 applications forawards from the Winston Churchill Memo-rial Trust for travel in 2014 is no later than5.00pm on Tuesday September 25th.

Each year the Trust awards TravellingFellowships to 100+ individuals, to spend 4-8 weeks abroad increasing their knowledgeand enhancing their experience in relevantsubjects, whether related to work, commu-nity or leisure interests. Full details aboutthe awards and application procedure aregiven on the Trust's website. These daysonline applications are required (call intoUpper Wensleydale Community Office inHawes - phone 01969 667400 and ask thefriendly team there if you need help withgetting this information). Applicants, whomust be UK citizens, can be any age; noqualifications are required and a Fellowshipis often described as 'the chance of a life-time.'

There must be others in this area who havehad Churchill Travelling Fellowships, as Idid some years ago. It was the most incredi-ble opportunity and I would encourage any-one who thinks such an experience is forthem to find out whether any of this year'ssubjects are relevant to their own interests -and. if not, to check next summer when thesubjects for the following year are an-nounced. The Trust's phone number is 0207799 1660; email office@wcmt.org.uk.

Ruth Annison

The Wensleydale Railway inSeptember

Train services run between Leeming Bar andRedmire every day in September, with aspecial Afternoon Tea train on SaturdaySeptember 22 (book in advance for thisevent. as seats are limited). The last OpenDays at Aysgarth station this year will be onSat/Sun September 14/15th when Rodand Janet Morris and the team will againprovide plenty of interest to those who knewthe station in the past and for new visitors.

On Sunday September 29th (changed date)there will be a repeat of the excellent Geol-ogy Walk 'Around and About Askrigg' withan experienced specialist leader. Although

this event is intended for rail passengersfrom Leeming Bar etc (with a coach connec-tion from Redmire to Askrigg), 10 placeshave been reserved for people from UpperWensleydale (please ring me first for moredetails, before booking these places throughthe WR office tel 08454 50 54 74 as the railpassengers will do). 6 miles strenuous walk-ing, with many pauses for looking and learn-ing as we go; bring packed lunch and drinks.

Book in advance with the office for specialevents in October: Murder Mystery on Fri/Sat 4/5th; Mediaeval Murder Mystery atBolton Castle on Sat 26th; Driver Experi-ence on Thursdays 3rd and 17th).

Ruth Annison 650349

Unwanted Items Wanted

St Margaret’s Church, Hawes, are asking foritems to sell at Hoppers Sale on Saturday,November 2 nd

The Money raised will go towards ourRestoration Fund. Items wanted includeChina, Pottery, Silver, Jewelry, Paintings,Ornaments and small furniture.

If you want to help us in this way, pleaselet us know in plenty of time to enter theitems in the catalogue. Please contact

Margaret Iveson 667285

PruningsA personal take on Plants, Propagating and

other related rural ramblings.

S trange how Autumn seems to creep upon us. The colours have subtlychanged from the brilliant depth of

green we saw in the summer. Now the Araliahad begun to redden even before the flowersemerge, and the dwarf Sorbus which I keepin a tub has turned very orange. Even theRowan berries have turned. Alternate heatand rain has made growth very luxuriant andit is tempting to leave things when they arelooking good, but this is an excellent time fortaking semi ripe cuttings. If they don’t takewell now there will still be plenty of time forhardwood snips over the winter. I have had avery mixed response from the Hydrangeasthis year: Those in pots seem to have put onlots of green but little in the way of flowers.On the contrary, the Hydrangea Arborescenswhich has taken years to establish, has nowreached about 6 feet square and has rewardedme with cascades of creamy white blooms. Ihave never seen it so impressive.

On the wildflowerfront it has been a verygood year for harebells.Up in the dales wherethere are lots of stonewalls they avoidshadow, but if you lookwhere there are fencesbetween the fields youmay be lucky enough tofind them. They like tobe in the sun, and they

don’t seem to mind the wind, so expect themin exposed places. They have quite a longseason for such an apparently fragile plantand so you may still get a glimpse of themnodding in the breeze. In one wildflowermeadow nearby I was lucky enough to seeorchids, but as they were some distance awayand I didn’t feel inclined to clamber over thewall, I have not identified them. If I havetime I’ll go back with a book! The same fieldwas clearly home to lots of butterflies. Again,I shall have to make a definite effort if I wantto distinguish between the various brownsand skippers.

One of the most interesting plants I havecome across this summer arrived as a gift,and was brought from Crug Farm Nursery inNorth Wales. I have had Thalictrum Aqui-legifolia in the past, but this one: ThalictrumDelavayi is much prettier because the flowersare larger. I shall keep it in a large pot in asheltered place over the winter, and see if itsurvives. According to the Crug Farm web-site they were grown from seed collected inexotic locations, so I shall try the seeds aswell.

Now is the time for seeds. I already havelots of little paper bags with scribbled noteson them. There is an Aquilegia that I boughtearlier in the summer and have carefully keptseparately so that it couldn’t hybridize. I mustsow that one next week. So many urgent jobswaiting, I am almost overwhelmed. No doubtmost will get done, and those that don’twon’t matter.

Good luck! And whatever you grow, taketime to enjoy it.

Rose Rambler.

Drop-off points and contacts for news, articles, reports, letters, what’s ondates, competition entries, suggestions andcomments: Hawes: Alan S. Watkinson,

Burnside Coach House. 667785

Gayle: Lorna Ward, East House 667405

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

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September CompetitionThey sound the same. Each clue leads totwo words which sound the same.Would you like an example?Peruse the slender-leafed plant: READ,REEDNow it’s your turn: 1. Everything for piercing holes 2. A feeble period of time 3. Darkness on horseback 4. Against mum’s sister 5. Make better on the foot 6. Makes a loud harsh cry; fry/stew 7. Misplace toilets 8. Town official’s story; water plant 9. Officially examine what’s used in the

Mass10.Vendor down below11. Valley over the face12. Time between two events round the track13. Failed to notice in the fog.14. Pour down on the side.

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The Famous Summer Competition ANSWERS

Clue to place: Wheat swoon oft (5,4,4,): HAWES TOWN FOOT

Puzzles to solve:Who is he above the Post Office? KING EDWARD IV .What for 263 years? QUAKER CEMETERY.Where might two numbers add up to 735? ON NO ENTRY SIGNS .What did T and V G do? GAVE A SEAT.If it takes just two hours from Richmond to Ingleton; what does ‘D’ mean? RUNS AS 826 toCATTERICK.

Clue to place: It has falls, green, chapel, school and fair: WEST BURTON

Puzzles to solve:Who provided positive music? CHAPEL ORGAN.How many dove holes (under 1976)? 19.Where can you get through with two tens and two twenties? PHONE BOX.Why do you suppose Sydney (died aged 42) features in the window? LOCAL PREACHERFrom outside, nine in reality; artistic licence from inside, twelve. What? NUMBER OF PAN-ELS, BACK CHAPEL WINDOW.

Clue to place: HPB village. (Lower and middle): ASKRIGG

Puzzles to solve:What might you get from S74 9TF? WASTE BIN.How many visible metal straps on the octagonal structure? 9+6+11 ON CROSS.Where has it drained for 246 years? MANOR HOUSE DRAINPIPE.Who are commemorated for services to the A.P.S.? REDVERS AND MARGARET HOPPER.Where might you get two big red kisses? WALL OF ‘SUMMERDOWN’

Clue to place: Sfenjsf— go back one: REDMIRE

Puzzles to solve:11 rusty spikes on top and 12 below; where? OLD GATE OPPOSITE MANOR HOUSE.600428 seems a lot to be hit; where? BACK OF ‘MOTOR VEH.PROHIBITED’ ROADSIGN.Who says it’s unfit for human consumption? REDMIRE PARISH COUNCIL; ON WELL.Where might you find Queen Bee? PETUNIAS IN FLOWER TROUGH.A place to get churned up? Where? MILK CHURN STAND AT THE PHONEBOX.

Clue to place: I said “ “, with your guitar in the Underground!: SEDBUSK

Puzzles to solve:Two lots of fifty-somethings, and just two need extra help? RAILINGS. WHITE HOUSE.Where do a sheep’s head and a white rose feature together? OAKDENE PORCH.Whose customer ref .is 1213046? TAYLOR,BARN END.What was Chapel Cottage once called? ROSE COTTAGE.What links the old school in place 9 with the old P.M.C. here? THE YEAR 1875

Clue to place: Town stew it (4,6), the 11,1,7,18,1,13 end : WEST WITTON, KA-GRAM END

Puzzles to solve:Where do three coppers stand? ON GRASSY MOUND; COPPER BEECH.FP ——? Bank ½ MOORWhere might you find all these together:WWW SW;WWW;EB TEED; WW SW TEED ON POLE 258What’s the link to the Duke of Devonshire? CHATSWORTH COTTAGE.Where have they chained six tree trunks? HILDASGARTH

Clue to place: 1784 mill village: GAYLE

Puzzles to solve:Not so much a square peg in a round hole; more a square hole in a round. MILLSTONEWhere might you get a story told? YARN HOUSE .Fawlty Towers connection? SYBIL’S HOLIDAY COTTAGE.Westmorland in this village? ON FORCE HEAD FARMArmistice Day 2005; connection with whom? PETER SAVAGE.MANHOLE COVER

Clue to place: The village where Dr Spooner might refer to old Farmer Platt! Go up abit: AYSGARTH

Puzzles to solve:How far to the Falls? 800YARDS ON ‘CORNLEA’.Just 35 triangular ones. SPRING HILL COPING STONES.Who was Frank’s second wife? ANNIE, IN ROCK GARDEN.Six round ones round a round, under an arch. CHAPEL WINDOW.Where are these vertical: HDTBSBSBLPC:- NAYLOR MYERS BAG.

Clue to place: Not soft nor cooked : HARDRAW

Puzzles to solve:Rear wheel drive? ‘RWD’ ON ‘STONEGARTH’The connection between Ashford, Bath, Chester? METAL TAB ON GATE INTO GARDEN.Who was the faithful friend and organist? CLEMENT SCARR BOW.NOTICE BOARD.What from Bird Table Heaven? TWO SEATS, MEMORIAL GARDENWho from Burnley’s commemorated leaning against a wall? FOTHERGILLS (GRAVEYARD).

Clue to place: Brace pry: CARPERBY

Puzzles to solveWhat was special in 2009? BEST KEPT VILLAGE.How many yellow stars? 36 IN BUS SHELTER.Two? One either side of Hill View? OLD POST OFFICES.What is the temperature range on the circular thermometer? -40 TO +60.Where does this disaster ring a bell? TITANIC BELL; KENDELL BECK COTT.AGE.

This year’s winners of the £50 prize are Nelson and Heather Caplin, Burtersett, who achieved avery commendable 80% and managed to find four answers in a village not included!

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The Famous Summer Competition ANSWERS

Clue to place: Wheat swoon oft (5,4,4,): HAWES TOWN FOOT

Puzzles to solve:Who is he above the Post Office? KING EDWARD IV .What for 263 years? QUAKER CEMETERY.Where might two numbers add up to 735? ON NO ENTRY SIGNS .What did T and V G do? GAVE A SEAT.If it takes just two hours from Richmond to Ingleton; what does ‘D’ mean? RUNS AS 826 toCATTERICK.

Clue to place: It has falls, green, chapel, school and fair: WEST BURTON

Puzzles to solve:Who provided positive music? CHAPEL ORGAN.How many dove holes (under 1976)? 19.Where can you get through with two tens and two twenties? PHONE BOX.Why do you suppose Sydney (died aged 42) features in the window? LOCAL PREACHERFrom outside, nine in reality; artistic licence from inside, twelve. What? NUMBER OF PAN-ELS, BACK CHAPEL WINDOW.

Clue to place: HPB village. (Lower and middle): ASKRIGG

Puzzles to solve:What might you get from S74 9TF? WASTE BIN.How many visible metal straps on the octagonal structure? 9+6+11 ON CROSS.Where has it drained for 246 years? MANOR HOUSE DRAINPIPE.Who are commemorated for services to the A.P.S.? REDVERS AND MARGARET HOPPER.Where might you get two big red kisses? WALL OF ‘SUMMERDOWN’

Clue to place: Sfenjsf— go back one: REDMIRE

Puzzles to solve:11 rusty spikes on top and 12 below; where? OLD GATE OPPOSITE MANOR HOUSE.600428 seems a lot to be hit; where? BACK OF ‘MOTOR VEH.PROHIBITED’ ROADSIGN.Who says it’s unfit for human consumption? REDMIRE PARISH COUNCIL; ON WELL.Where might you find Queen Bee? PETUNIAS IN FLOWER TROUGH.A place to get churned up? Where? MILK CHURN STAND AT THE PHONEBOX.

Clue to place: I said “ “, with your guitar in the Underground!: SEDBUSK

Puzzles to solve:Two lots of fifty-somethings, and just two need extra help? RAILINGS. WHITE HOUSE.Where do a sheep’s head and a white rose feature together? OAKDENE PORCH.Whose customer ref .is 1213046? TAYLOR,BARN END.What was Chapel Cottage once called? ROSE COTTAGE.What links the old school in place 9 with the old P.M.C. here? THE YEAR 1875

Clue to place: Town stew it (4,6), the 11,1,7,18,1,13 end : WEST WITTON, KA-GRAM END

Puzzles to solve:Where do three coppers stand? ON GRASSY MOUND; COPPER BEECH.FP ——? Bank ½ MOORWhere might you find all these together:WWW SW;WWW;EB TEED; WW SW TEED ON POLE 258What’s the link to the Duke of Devonshire? CHATSWORTH COTTAGE.Where have they chained six tree trunks? HILDASGARTH

Clue to place: 1784 mill village: GAYLE

Puzzles to solve:Not so much a square peg in a round hole; more a square hole in a round. MILLSTONEWhere might you get a story told? YARN HOUSE .Fawlty Towers connection? SYBIL’S HOLIDAY COTTAGE.Westmorland in this village? ON FORCE HEAD FARMArmistice Day 2005; connection with whom? PETER SAVAGE.MANHOLE COVER

Clue to place: The village where Dr Spooner might refer to old Farmer Platt! Go up abit: AYSGARTH

Puzzles to solve:How far to the Falls? 800YARDS ON ‘CORNLEA’.Just 35 triangular ones. SPRING HILL COPING STONES.Who was Frank’s second wife? ANNIE, IN ROCK GARDEN.Six round ones round a round, under an arch. CHAPEL WINDOW.Where are these vertical: HDTBSBSBLPC:- NAYLOR MYERS BAG.

Clue to place: Not soft nor cooked : HARDRAW

Puzzles to solve:Rear wheel drive? ‘RWD’ ON ‘STONEGARTH’The connection between Ashford, Bath, Chester? METAL TAB ON GATE INTO GARDEN.Who was the faithful friend and organist? CLEMENT SCARR BOW.NOTICE BOARD.What from Bird Table Heaven? TWO SEATS, MEMORIAL GARDENWho from Burnley’s commemorated leaning against a wall? FOTHERGILLS (GRAVEYARD).

Clue to place: Brace pry: CARPERBY

Puzzles to solveWhat was special in 2009? BEST KEPT VILLAGE.How many yellow stars? 36 IN BUS SHELTER.Two? One either side of Hill View? OLD POST OFFICES.What is the temperature range on the circular thermometer? -40 TO +60.Where does this disaster ring a bell? TITANIC BELL; KENDELL BECK COTT.AGE.

This year’s winners of the £50 prize are Nelson and Heather Caplin, Burtersett, who achieved avery commendable 80% and managed to find four answers in a village not included!