Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 7 and 8 June 2014

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Helen Johnson

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

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson

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 →

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 →

Dalesman on BBC TV Countryfile

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Dalesman on BBC TV Countryfile What a pleasure to see so many familiar faces from Dalesman on BBC TV Countryfile last night, as they toured Dalesman’s 75 Yorkshire Icons.  The programme was Continue Reading →

Dalesman May 2014: Vive t’ Difference

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson met Cédric Farineau, a Frenchman who blogs about his love of Yorkshire, for Dalesman Magazine, May 2014 Continue Reading →

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 16 Apr 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Yorkshire Ridings Magazine May 2014: Head First

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson met Gaynor Pearson, of ArtisOn, Masham, for Yorkshire Ridings Magazine. Gaynor spoke about founding her art business, and the joys of carving in stone. Continue Reading →

Dalesman April 2014: Digging for History

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Helen Johnson

For Dalesman this month, I had the pleasure of meeting two members of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale archaeology group.     It appears that Reeth is a hot-bed of volunteer activity Continue Reading →

Craft&Design March/April 2014: Art is Craft with Meaning: the sculpture of Ray Lonsdale

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson met sculptor Ray Lonsdale, to photograph his work the Last Cigarette of Michael Duffy, for Craft&Design magazine Continue Reading →

Dalesman March 2014: Anything Women can do, Men can do too

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Helen Johnson

For decades, if not centuries, Dales women have created simple organisations to provide them with opportunities to socialise: Women’s Institute, Mothers’ Union, Yorkshire Countrywomen, and so on.   Men tended Continue Reading →