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Zoe Hillyard’s patchwork ceramics in Craft&Design Sep/Oct 2014

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

Helen Johnson spoke to Zoe Hillyard, creator of ‘patchwork ceramics’ for Craft&Design Magazine Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, People | Tagged art and craft, craft skills, people

Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, Sept 2014, artist David Beresford

Posted on August 8, 2014 by
David Beresford takes inspiration from his garden and surrounding landscape

Helen Johnson met artist David Beresford, who paints landscapes around his home in Lower Wharfedale, Yorkshire, for Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, Sept 2014 issue. Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged art and craft, environment and landscape, Yorkshire

How Yorkshire folk made le Tour de Yorkshire the Grandest

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Masham Sheep - copyright Sean Martin

For the Tour de Yorkshire, people in Masham painted a giant sheep cycling across the market place. Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Yorkshire | Tagged sports recreation and hobbies, Yorkshire

Growing aquaponic bananas in Todmorden

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Steve Welsh checks up on the salads grown for school dinners

Helen Johnson visited Todmorden’s Incredible Aquagarden, where they’re experimenting with new ways of growing food in the Pennines, for Yorkshire Ridings Magazine, August 2014. Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Food and farming, Yorkshire | Tagged food and drink, Yorkshire

Mountain Unicycling (MUni) in Yorkshire

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Mountain Unicycling in the North York Moors

Helen Johnson met Mountain Unicylists to learn about the sport for Dalesman Magazine, July 2014 Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, People, Yorkshire | Tagged Dalesman Magazine, people, sports recreation and hobbies, Yorkshire

Dalesman July 2014: The Tour in Textile: textile artist Janet Browne

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Detail from a journey picture by Janet Browne

For the July 2014 Dalesman Magazine, Helen Johnson met textile artist Janet Browne, who celebrated the Tour de France’s visit to Yorkshire by making textile art of the Tour routes. Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, People, Yorkshire | Tagged art and craft, Dalesman Magazine, people, Yorkshire

NFU Countryside July 2014: Meet the wind-up men

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Helen Johnson
John Padbury and Hugh Thompson

Helen Johnson met the church clock winders in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, for NFU Countryside magazine. Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Heritage and Culture, People, Yorkshire | Tagged buildings and architecture, heritage, people, village life, Yorkshire

Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 7 and 8 June 2014

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Tour de Yorkshire

Appleton Wiske held a popular scarecrow festival in June 2014 Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske | Tagged Appleton Wiske, sports recreation and hobbies, village life

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
cow parsley under trees

May in Appleton Wiske is a whirlwind season of fast, exuberant growth.  Blink and you will miss it.  Trees that were bare come into full leaf; verges that were flat Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Nature, wildlife and environment | Tagged Appleton Wiske, environment and landscape, nature study

Dalesman June 2014: The Captain Cook Museum and Great Ayton

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson visited Great Ayton for Dalesman Magazine, where she talked to local historians about Captain Cook and other illustrious former residents. Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Heritage and Culture, History, People, Yorkshire | Tagged buildings and architecture, Dalesman Magazine, heritage, history, people, Yorkshire

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