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Christmas Poinsettias at Ravensworth in Yorkshire

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Fiona Dean with Ravensworth poinsettias, grown in Yorkshire

Christmas in Yorkshire can be dark, dull and cold.  But at Ravensworth Nurseries in Yorkshire, Christmas heralds a munificence of glowing scarlet poinsettias filling acres of cosy, heated glass houses. Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Yorkshire | Tagged Christmas, Dalesman Magazine, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, people, small business, traditions and culture, Yorkshire

Landscape archaeology of ancient woodlands with Tim Laurie

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Rowan and yew cling to a limestone outcrop

Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales.  After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Nature, wildlife and environment, People, Yorkshire | Tagged environment and landscape, flowers, trees, plants and fungi, nature conservation, nature study, people

Battle of Hastings 1066 – 2016

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Helen Johnson
The Saxon Shield Wall at the Battle of Hastings re-enactment

This year sees 950 years since England was conquered by Duke William of Normandy, afterwards known as William the Conqueror. The losses to England were on a par with the Continue Reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 11th century, heritage, history, war

Golden Clippings Anthology

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Golden Clippings by Thirsk Write Now

My first ever piece of fiction is released today in Golden Clippings, an anthology by Thirsk Write Now, a creative writing group that meets in the Golden Fleece, Thirsk. I only Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged fiction

1066 in Yorkshire

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Helen Johnson
The Shield Wall, battle formation in 1066

  1066: a year indelibly stamped in English consciousness.  We all know that England was invaded in 1066, that William of Normandy conquered England. But there was an other invasion Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, History, People, Yorkshire | Tagged 11th century, archaeology, Dalesman Magazine, heritage, history, war, Yorkshire

Donna Cheshire in Craft&Design

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Donna Cheshire in her workshop

It was a pleasure to visit Newcastle-upon-Tyne to meet Donna Cheshire for Craft&Design Magazine. Since she was a child playing with Granny’s button box, Donna Cheshire has worked and played Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, People | Tagged art and craft, craft skills, North East England, people, small business

Kevin Williamson, Agricultural Engineer

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Helen Johnson
Kevin Williamson in his workshop

Back-breaking manual work Once upon a time, potato picking was dirty, heavy, back-breaking manual work.  Generations of rural families spent long cold days picking the vegetables by hand from the Continue Reading →

Posted in Features, Food and farming, People, Rural Lifestyle, Yorkshire | Tagged farming, food and drink, people, rural way of life, small business, traditional skills, Yorkshire

Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 2016

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Helen Johnson
handcrafted scarecrow face

Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival is here again, on 2 and 3 July 2016. Each year, the festival gets bigger, with more to see and more to do.  New this year Continue Reading →

Posted in Appleton Wiske, Rural Lifestyle | Tagged Appleton Wiske, village life, Yorkshire

Emilia Ellen in Craft&Design

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Helen Johnson
CraftandDesign Magazine Jul/Aug 2016

  Emilia My work this month features Emilia Ellen in Craft&Design Magazine.  Emilia is an inspiring young woman who set up her own business straight from school. Emilia uses her Continue Reading →

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

Corinne Young, Textile Artist inspired by nature

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Helen Johnson
wallpaper teaset and taxidermy by Corinne Young

  Corinne Young is a textile artist who takes her inspiration from nature, antiques, and country houses.  Her favourite subjects are plants and insects, with her latest venture, embroidered butterflies, Continue Reading →

Posted in Arts, Crafts and Creative Skills, Features, People, Yorkshire | Tagged art and craft, craft skills, nature study, places to visit, small business, Yorkshire

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