Iron Age Hillfort at Sutton Bank

Helen Johnson reported for Dalesman in February 2012, about a new volunteer visitor information point (TIC) in Leyburn in Wensleydale, archaeological research at Boltby Hill Fort near Sutton Bank, and the work of the National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) at Chris Topp and Co Ltd, ironworks near Thirsk, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Christmas with the Mountain Rescue, The RAF, Candles and Snow

Appleton Wiske Christmas Tree

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 →

Dalesman Aug 2010: Spence’s Ironmongers, Richmond, and Beck Isle Museum, Pickering

Tramlines in Friars Wynd Richmond

Dalesman August 2010 celebrates Yorkshire Day. Helen Johnson met Dennis Edmondson, travelling representative for Richmond Ironmonger Spence’s, Village Bobbies from Loftus, and volunteers at the Beck Isle Museum, Pickering Continue Reading →