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Adam Hurn–an obituary
Above: Adam Hurn (right) with Adam Henson Over 300 people attended the gathering at Askrigg on November 26 to celebrate the life of Adam Hurn where he was remembered for being a wonderful, caring vet...
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New ‘village’ in Bishopdale
Above: Aysgarth Lodge Holiday site is in the foreground. Aysgarth Lodge Holiday site between Aysgarth and West Burton looks more like a village than a campsite, Cllr Rowland Dent told Burton cum...
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Kennel Field Trust update
The work by Thornton Rust villagers to conserve the ecology and history of the Kennel Field has now been celebrated with an interpretation board thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire Dales Millennium...
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The “Doctor’s Window”
Above: The “Doctor’s Window” at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, which depicts the raising of the son of the widow of Nain (Luke 7:11-15). Before the National Health Service (NHS) was introduced in...
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A Mothering Sunday story
The carved wooden pulpit at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, has an unusual feature: on the central panel there is an old woman. I like to think that the man who donated the pulpit to the church, Frank...
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Children’s Playtime early 1890s
When I was helping to scan the Aysgarth and Upper Wensleydale Parish Magazines for the Friends of the Countryside Museum archives it was very difficult not to be tempted into reading some of the...
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Memories of a beetle collector
A boy filling his pockets with bottles so that he could collect beetles and other creepy crawlies conjures up memories of Gerald Durrell – or even his mentor, Theodore Stephanides. But this Theodore...
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Nightingale Duet
From The Church Monthly: In April and May 1892 the Vicar of Aysgarth, the Rev Fenwick Stowe, reported on how a ‘miners’ strike’ had affected the train service in Wensleydale, and the Rev Theodore Wood...
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Emigrating to Canada in 1892
When reading this account I had several thoughts: The first was my negative reaction to the arrogance of the first paragraph – that the British, so steeped in their belief in their empire, should think...
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Bouquets for Waifs and Strays
Maypole dancing in the Vicarage garden following a Flower Festival probably in the 1930s. There was great excitement at St Chad’s Home for Waifs and Strays in 1894 when a large hamper of flowers...
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Light Pollution near Aysgarth
When a friend begged me to go and take some photographs of Aysgarth Lodges Holidays site in February I didn’t realise how important they would be later. Even though that was the ‘low season’ I was...
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VE Day 2020 celebrations in Aysgarth
Jean Cockburn (93) and Irene Pickard (85) have been friends in Aysgarth for over 65 years and not even a pandemic could keep them apart, especially on VE Day. Jean slowly made her way into the centre...
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A Book to Dance to
The local musicians who led Dales folk dancing right through the night in the early 1900s are celebrated in a book full of fascinating detail and music published as part of the Yorkshire Dales Folk...
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Backyard Chickens in the 1890s
It was the headline that caught my attention: ‘Working Men and Poultry Keeping’. During the last decade of the 19th century several articles by the editor of Fowls, the Rev G.T.Laycock, were published...
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War Graves at Aysgarth Church
Twenty-one soldiers from World War One and World War Two are remembered in the churchyard at Aysgarth church with the majority being on family memorials. There is a pictorial guide has been produced...
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Parish council gifted Aysgarth’s Edwardian Rock Garden
The famous Edwardian Rock Garden in Aysgarth, Wensleydale, now belongs to the local community thanks to it being gifted to the parish council by Adrian and Rosemary Anderson. left: Rosemary and Adrian...
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Aysgarth church windows
All the stained glass windows have been installed since St Andrew’s Church was rebuilt in 1866. Even that which had been in east window of the chancel for centuries was not re-installed. Instead that...
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Peace and Remembrance
The white Peace and red Remembrance Poppies have again been mounted on the railings outside the Quaker Meeting House at Bainbridge. Those who regularly attend meetings there said: “Why do we wear white...
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White Rose Candles celebrates 50th anniversary
White Rose Candles in Wensley has survived flooding and lockdown to celebrate its 50th birthday as a business. These days it is run by Jane Hammond and Sandra Hewitt who are partners in the business...
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Quaker Legacy in Wensleydale and Swaledale
Above: Quaker Houses at Bainbridge For several months I have been immersed in researching the fascinating history of the Wensleydale and Swaledale Quaker Trust. The persecution of Quakers in the late...
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Remembrance at Aysgarth Church 2021
A plaque with the names of 12 more servicemen from Aysgarth parish who lost their lives during World War I has now been installed on the north wall of St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth. (Above: Nick...
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Fundraising to save the Kennel Field
Thornton Rust Kennel Field Trust has started a 100 club as a fund raising effort to save the Kennel Field not just for the villagers but for all those who love wildflowers and a special view over...
View ArticleDark Skies and Light Pollution
This letter from the Association of Rural Communities has been published in the Darlington and Stockton Times: It is very sad that, during this year’s Dark Skies Festival there is one part of the...
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Aysgarth Church Flower Festival 2022
The Flower Festival at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of our Queen was both stunning and thought provoking. It was entitled ‘Seven Decades: Celebrating the Reign of Queen...
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Aysgarth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration
Derrick Pickard (in red cap) unveiling the new plaque watched by his great grandson Eidur. On the left is John Dinsdale, chairman of Aysgarth Institute committee. The festivities in Aysgarth on Sunday...
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Patricia ‘Paddy’ Charlton
Paddy’s funeral, following her death on April 26th 2022, was at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, on May 27th. One reason it will be remembered is because of the splendid black horses with plumes which...
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A Day in the Dales for asylum seekers
Jack Sutton’s photo: Friends – two young asylum seekers at Aysgarth Falls Children in Wensleydale formed friendships with asylum seekers living in the North East when the Quakers from Bainbridge...
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Aysgarth’s new Post Office
Above: Steve Jack and Tina Clune Aysgarth’s new Post Office is now open and will provide a service for mid Wensleydale following the closure of that at Thoralby. It is in the Convenience Store at...
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View ArticleBanking in Leyburn
A district councillor is asking for help to find out just how many people regularly use Barclays Bank at Leyburn. In January Barclays Bank announced that it will close its branch office in Bedale on...
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Health of the River Ure
Above: Charlotte Simons of Yorkshire Dales River Trust addressing the meeting Some key points from the meeting at Leyburn Methodist Church Hall on Tuesday April 30. We need to set...
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YDNPA, Aysgarth Falls Hotel and river pollution
Above: People bathing at Aysgarth Falls just below the sewerage treatment works that serves Aysgarth Falls Hotel. An ARC News Service report on the debate at the YDNPA planning...
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My editorial in the March 2024 edition of the Upper Wensleydale Newsletter, as the administrative officer of the Association of Rural Communities What do the Wharfe, the Nidd and the Swale have that...
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Surfers Against Sewage at Aysgarth Falls
A Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) team paid a visit to Aysgarth Falls on the morning of Thursday June 20 2024 to find out about pollution in the River Ure. (Above from left: Ann...
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Stop Ure Pollution (SUP)
Stop Ure Pollution (SUP) was unanimously voted into existence at a meeting at Leyburn Methodist Church Hall on June 25 2024. Over 70 attended the meeting as they were so concerned about the pollution...
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Hard Banks Barn Ice Cream Parlour
Left to right: Andy Singleton and Gillian and Adrian Harrison outside Hard Banks Barn A beautifully restored barn in lovely countryside with an ice cream parlour hidden inside has proved to be a...
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Aysgarth Church Harvest Festival 2019
by Juliet Barker The harvest was well and truly celebrated at St Andrew’s! We gave thanks to God for the beauty of our natural world and for the social ties that bring us together as friends and...
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Waterfall of Poppies at Aysgarth church
A waterfall of poppies is once again cascading over the reredos at Aysgarth church ready for the Remembrance service on Sunday. The waterfall and a large exhibition were created last year as part of...
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Remembrance stories
Pte William Thomas ‘Tot’ Dinsdale; Pte Thomas Spence; Major Donald Herbert Rose MC and Sgt Ernest Moore; Col John William Lodge; and Pte John Percival. Plus Aysgarth Parish and WWI Pte William Thomas...
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New vicar for Penhill Benefice
Above left to right: The Rev Tom Ringland, Bishop Nick, and the Rev Penny Yeadon There was a party atmosphere at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, on Monday (November 4) as members of the Penhill Benefice...
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