Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
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 joining them Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
It’s Christmas, a time of light and sparkle. And for this, glass is the ultimate material. Glittering, translucent, and richly coloured, glass has graced Christmas celebrations for centuries. And now, Continue Reading →
Each Christmas in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, people come together to put on their own Christmas play. They prefer classic stories. They’ve done the Nativity, St Nicholas, and Babushka. Continue Reading →
I am absolutely delighted that my short story, The Boy Who Stood Up, has won runner up in the Kosta’s Olive Tree Short Story Competion. They asked for stories about someone who Continue Reading →
War memorials all over the country display sorrowful lists of men killed in the Great War. But what of the families they left behind? What of wives and mothers left Continue Reading →
I completed the first draft of my historical novel this week. The novel was was inspired by the many historians, re-enactors, museum curators and archaeologists I’ve met over the Continue Reading →
Appleton Wiske Scarecrow festival is here again, running 1 and 2 July 2017 With games, crafts, plant stalls and plenty to eat and drink, as well as the scarecrows, there’s Continue Reading →
Yorkshire – born Oliver Robinson has spent years delving into the murk of Yorkshire’s Dark Ages. He looked into the years between the departure of the Romans, and the flowering Continue Reading →