Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
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 →
Gertrude Bell in Yorkshire and Iraq Getrude Bell was a remarkable woman who was equally at home in Yorkshire and Iraq. She died in Iraq in 1926, and now, wild Continue Reading →
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 →
I love to see bats flitting around the house when they emerge on the first warm night of spring. It’s a sign that winter’s ending, with a promise of warm Continue Reading →
Wool Mills There was a time when West Yorkshire was full of wool mills. From the early days of water power, through steam and then electric power, Yorkshire’s wool mills 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 →
As the A1 trunk road is upgraded, archaeologists are working alongside the road contractors, taking advantage of the disturbance to make new discoveries about life in the past in this Continue Reading →