Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
Helen Johnson met sculptor Ray Lonsdale, to photograph his work the Last Cigarette of Michael Duffy, for Craft&Design magazine Continue Reading →