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A visit to Leyburn and Swaledale
When our friends Jim and Sue (with their elderly dog Monty) visited us recently we took them to some of our favourite places: Tennants of Leyburn and The Garden Rooms; Duncans Tearoom, Richmond,...
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Aysgarth Church and the “Heroine of Cawnpore”
Memorials at Aysgarth church reveal many connections with India, including the “Heroine of Cawnpore” – Ann Fraser who, before her marriage, was Ann Fawcet Wray. Also remembered among the Wray...
View ArticleMaternity and Paediatric services at Northallerton Hospital
At a private meeting on February 7 the Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group decided to downgrade the maternity and paediatric services at the Friarage Hospital,...
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Aysgarth Church and a Gurkha Officer
Hidden behind the prayer tree near the Lady Chapel in Aysgarth church is a small brass plaque commemorating the life of Lieut. Colonel Alban Wilson D.S.O. who died at West Burton in April 1928. He...
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A Bainbridge family: Peter Leyland and the Tipladys
I edited Peter Leyland’s story about his family in Bainbridge from his talk to the Friends of the Dales Countryside Museum and the oral history recordings I made in 2008. This was first published in...
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Bainbridge: The Peace and Remembrance Wall
The first to get close up and personal with the large poppies placed on the Peace and Remembrance Wall at Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House in Wensleydale in March was a horse! The appearance of the...
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Community First Responder
This month I have returned to the Carperby Community First Responder (CFR) team after a 10-week break. Our team owes a big thank you to David Brampton who remained on call for days on end in February...
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Easter fun and a farewell at Aysgarth church
The Easter Sunday service at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth has become a great family favourite and this year there was lots of fun for the children – and a special farewell to organist Richard...
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Presentation at Thornton Rust
“These small projects are so exciting and so memorable,” commented Andrea Burden of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s Sustainability Development Fund when she was in Thornton Rust to...
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Tom Knowles – an obituary
The rich family life of Tom Knowles was celebrated at the St Peter and St Paul RC church in Leyburn – and it was for his family and as someone who cherished and loved to share the beauty of the...
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Wensleydale Concert Series – Yasmin Rowe
Pianist Yasmin Rowe captivated her audience at St Andrew’s, Aysgarth, on April 21 with a memorable performance for the Wensleydale Concert Series which encompassed music by Bach, Bartok, Beethoven and...
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Festival of Remembrance
A Festival of Remembrance will be held at St Andrew’s Church, Aysgarth, over the weekend of November 9 to 11 to celebrate the centenary of the signing of the Armistice which brought World War 1 to an...
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The future of West Burton school
Leaving the Bainbridge, Askrigg and West Burton Federation of schools (BAWB) may be the only way of saving West Burton CofE School parents said on May 1. They told Burton cum Walden annual parish...
View ArticleYDNPA – Planning committee May 2018
ARC News Service reports on the meeting of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s ( YDNPA) planning meeting on May 8 when the following were discussed: a proposed barn conversion at Hartlington...
View ArticleParents seek “independence” for West Burton school
The determination of parents to take back control of their school at West Burton was very clear at Thoralby village hall on Monday May 14. They voted unanimously in favour of seeking de-federation from...
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John Warren
John Warren and his wife Judith on their 60th wedding anniversary Architect John Cecil Turnbull Warren (86) was as happy using his remarkable skills and insights for the refurbishment of West Burton...
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West Witton – Stewardship and Celebration Weekend
The Stewardship and Celebration Weekend in and around West Witton church (June 6-8) got off to a joyful and special start thanks to Cantabile – the young singers from the Wensleydale School (above)....
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Confusion and Delay
Anyone who has ever watched or read about Thomas the Tank Engine will know how engines can cause “confusion and delay”. Well, there was plenty of that on the road to Thornton Rust between June 25th...
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Our Quaker Wedding
I sat in the Religious Society of Friends’ Meeting House in the hamlet of Countersett (above) on Sunday June 24 enjoying the peacefulness of an hour’s quiet contemplation and prayer when I suddenly...
View ArticleWest Burton CofE School – defederation refused
North Yorkshire County Council issued the following statement today concerning the BAWB Federation of Schools and West Burton CofE School. And see below for the letter I sent to them on June 25 in...
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