Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Yorkshire and the North-East of England boast an impressive collection of Anglo-Scandinavian stone sculpture, skillfully carved with interlace. Gravestones, standing stones, crosses: pieces of stone built into the walls of 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 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 →
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 →
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 →
Regimental memorablia The Green Howards Museum is a repository of Regimental memorablia that celebrates the courage and fortitude of the thousands of men, who, over the centuries, joined the Regiment Continue Reading →
I was delighted to be invited on a walk with class 2 to learn about Appleton Wiske history. With teacher Mrs Atkinson and Governor Mr Blackwood, we learned about Appleton 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 →
For Dalesman Sept 2014, Helen Johnson met Tom Naylor-Leyland, to discover why he is leading a bid to make Malton into the ‘Food Capital of Yorkshire.’ Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met the church clock winders in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, for NFU Countryside magazine. Continue Reading →