Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Mummers are one of the most ancient of Yorkshire’s Christmas traditions For Christmas in 2014, I visited Yorkshire’s Knaresborough Mummers, who perform a unique story, local to the area, and Continue Reading →
For Dalesman at Christmas 2014, I investigated the origins of Scroggling the Holly, a Christmas tradition unique to the Bronte village of Haworth, West Yorkshire. Early in December, people in Continue Reading →
For the December Dalesman Magazine, I visited Julie Haigh’s Christmas Fairy Factory in West Yorkshire, where Christmas Fairies are born. A Christmas Fairy is the finishing touch for many a Continue Reading →
For Dalesman Magazine this month, I visited Eric Marshall, of Bagby, whose displays of Christmas Lights attract visitors from far and wide. Eric, of Bagby, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, Continue Reading →
This year marks the centenary of the founding of Catterick Garrison, today, the biggest military base in Western Europe. Linda Turnbull, of North Yorkshire County Records Office, has been recording Continue Reading →
Appleton Wiske held a popular scarecrow festival in June 2014 Continue Reading →
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 →
Helen Johnson visited Great Ayton for Dalesman Magazine, where she talked to local historians about Captain Cook and other illustrious former residents. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →
For Dalesman in April 2014, 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 to Continue Reading →