Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
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 →
We’re all familiar with Yule as a term for the midwinter festival. We have Yuletide greetings, Yule log chocolate cakes, and Yule logs to burn on the fire. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met Tim Lindley, a goose farmer, Becky Burniston, a reindeer trainer, and the Charles Dickens (Malton) Society, for Dalesman Magazine’s Christmas issue, December 2013. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson visited Christmas events across Yorkshire for Dalesman magazine, December 2012 Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson wrote about Christmas in Yorkshire for Dalesman Magazine, December 2011. She visited Appleton Wiske’s village celebrations for Christmas, RAF Fylingdales as they track Santa’s journey from the North Pole, White Rose candlemakers, and the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team. Continue Reading →
York Waits is a Tudor band that plays on ceremonial occasions in the City of York. Continue Reading →
Christmas in Yorkshire is marked in the December 2010 issue of Dalesman Magazine
Helen Johnson pays tribute to those people who struggle through the snow to keep everyone else comfortable and safe this Christmas. Continue Reading →