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Tag Archives: Dalesman Magazine

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

Scroggling the Holly in Haworth: Dalesman Dec 2014

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson

For Dalesman this Christmas, I investigated the origins of Scroggling the Holly, a Christmas tradition unique to the Bronte village of Haworth, West Yorkshire.   Early in December, people in Continue Reading →

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

Julie Haigh, Christmas Fairy maker, Dalesman Dec 2014

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Julie in her Fairy Factory

For the December Dalesman Magazine, I visited Julie Haigh’s Christmas Fairy Factory in West Yorkshire, where Christmas Fairies are born. A Christmas Fairy is the finishing touch for many a Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Christmas, Crafts, Crafts, Dalesman, Dalesman Magazine, Yorkshire

Dalesman Dec 2014: Eric Marshall’s Christmas Lights

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Eric with his Christmas lights

 For Dalesman Magazine this month, I visited Eric Marshall, of Bagby, whose displays of Christmas Lights attract visitors from far and wide. Eric, of Bagby, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, Continue Reading →

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

Catterick Garrison One Hundred Years on Duty: Yorkshire Dalesman Nov 2014

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Helen Johnson

This year marks the centenary of the founding of Catterick Garrison, today, the biggest military base in Western Europe. Linda Turnbull, of North Yorkshire County Records Office, has been recording Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Catterick, Dalesman, Dalesman Magazine, Heritage, Heritage, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

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