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The Northern Powerhouse of 1065

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Helen Johnson
in 1065, the Northerners flexed their muscles by setting houses on fire. House on fire. Pic from Pixabay

We hear the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ soundbite from time to time.  But in 1065, a year before the Norman Conquest, the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ flexed its muscles. The ‘North’, the mythical place Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged history

Twenty Years with Dalesman

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Helen Johnson

2019 sees Dalesman celebrate its 80th anniversary, and for twenty of those eighty years, I have been a contributor to Yorkshire’s favourite little magazine. I have had the pleasure of Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dalesman Magazine

Dance for Christmas at Ryedale Folk Museum

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Jam Liddle Hulme and Anne Smithies of Arbeau historic dancers, in Victorian costume.

  Christmas is a time for fun and celebrations of every kind, and at the Ryedale Folk Museum, they’re celebrating dance.   Victorian Christmas The Museum specialises in bringing a Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Dalesman, Heritage, Yorkshire

A life in Stokesley Fire Station

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Alan Swales outside Stokesley Fire Station

Alan Swales grew up virtually living on Stokesley Fire Station, where his father was a fireman and his mother the cook.  It was war time, and the Brigade, supported by Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dalesman, Heritage, Yorkshire

Heather Ritchie’s rag rugs bring the world to Swaledale

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Heather Ritchie, Swaledale rag rug maker

Years ago, when Heather Ritchie moved to Swaledale, neighbours taught her to make  traditional, thrifty, rag rugs.  Heather was inspired to ‘paint’ with coloured rags, and her rugs became pictures. Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Art, Crafts, Dalesman, Yorkshire

Archaeology and the Battle of Fulford

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Chas Jones and Mary Urmston in the trench

    Members of the Battle of Fulford Society, led by Chas Jones, have unearthed more archaeology beside Germany Beck in Fulford, near York, England.  I had the pleasure of Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Battle of Fulford, Heritage, Yorkshire

Young Pig Farmer of the Year

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Young Pig Farmer of the Year, Matt Donald, with one of his piglets

It was great to see a Yorkshire lad win the National Pig Awards Young Pig Farmer of the Year. Matt Donald, who won the award, works on his family’s farm Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dalesman, Farming, Food, Rural Life, Small Business, Yorkshire

Dalesman Awards 2018

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Dalesman Awards 2018

  It was a pleasure to attend the Dalesman Awards yesterday.   Dalesman, Yorkshire’s favourite magazine, celebrates great things about Yorkshire every month.  The Awards are a chance to honour Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dalesman, Heritage, Yorkshire

Book goes on sale

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Golden Clippings, anthology by Thirsk Write Now

My first piece of fiction in paper print has gone on sale, in Thirk’s award-winning independent bookshop, White Rose Books. My work is a short story, included in an anthology Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fiction

A Richmond Guild reborn

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Helen Johnson
Richmond Guild of Fellmongers Medal

The Fellmongers’ Guild of Richmond, Yorkshire is an ancient Mediaeval Guild, reborn for today. It came about because Ralph Waggett, a resident of Richmond and a collector of antiquarian books, Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dalesman, Heritage, Yorkshire

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