Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
At Christmas in Thirsk, local groups come together to put on displays and events to celebrate the season. And at Christmas, Thirsk’s shopkeepers, most of whom are small, independently-owned businesses, Continue Reading →
The people of Richmond, Yorkshire, enjoy a unique Christmas gift: the Richmond Shilling. It’s a a tradition that can be traced back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. At Continue Reading →
Everyone remembers the childhood excitement of prising open doors on an advent calendar to count down the days to Christmas. But what of turning a whole village into an Advent Continue Reading →
Jason Butler grows Halloween pumpkins in Bewholme, near Bridlington in East Yorkshire. It was a pleasure to drive over to visit Jason for Dalesman Magazine. Jason’s home is in a Continue Reading →
Beltane: Pre Christian May Festival It’s no wonder that our ancestors celebrated the onset of May – the pre-Christian May festival of Beltane. In the May countryside, it’s impossible not Continue Reading →
Mummers are one of the most ancient of Yorkshire’s Christmas traditions For Christmas in 2014, I visited Yorkshire’s Knaresborough Mummers, who perform a unique story, local to the area, and Continue Reading →
For Dalesman at Christmas 2014, 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 →
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 →
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 →
Appleton Wiske held a popular scarecrow festival in June 2014 Continue Reading →