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Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 2017

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Helen Johnson
Giant scarecrow at Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 2017

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 →

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Appleton Wiske Post Office

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Helen Johnson
The first customer at Appleton Wiske's newly opened Post Office

Celebrations!  Appleton Wiske Post Office re-opened today.   When our former Postmaster retired, I feared that we would lose our shop and Post Office.  Indeed, the Post Office closed last Continue Reading →

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Appleton Wiske Christmas Pantomime

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Helen Johnson
The Pied Piper of Appleton Wiske, with pantomine chairperson Michelle Street

Pantomime season It’s Christmas, so it’s pantomime season.  And in Appleton Wiske, as in many other villages, it’s a home-grown, home-produced Christmas pantomime.  But in an age of TV, with Continue Reading →

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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 →

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Appleton Wiske History Walk

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Class 2 of Appleton Wiske School learn about Lord Nelson

I was delighted to be invited on a walk with Appleton Wiske School, to learn about Appleton Wiske history. With teacher Mrs Atkinson and Governor Mr Blackwood, we learned about Continue Reading →

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Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival 7 and 8 June 2014

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Tour de Yorkshire

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

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Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
cow parsley under trees

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 →

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Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 16 Apr 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Horse chestnut bud about to unfurl

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

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Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 17 Feb 14

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A blue tit perched in a hedge

Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →

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Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 Jan 14

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A misty morning in Appleton Wiske

Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →

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