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HOW DID I MISS THIS?
Just discovered that in the Christmas rush I forgot all about this story from Askrigg School. It was an amazing night – now read all about it in the article I wrote for the D and S but which in the end...
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Toilets and tabernacles
An old water-spout, a double-seated privy, a blocked-up doorway and a tin tabernacle that’s seen better days: working illustrations in the portfolio of a National Parks building officer. Not one of the...
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Spreading the word
When the vicar, Ann Chapman, did her bread- and butter-making demo in the village hall in June who could have imagined that her fame – excuse the pun, which I may actually have used before – would,...
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Fun of the Fair
The total raised at Askrigg School PTFA’s Christmas Fair last week was £780. Generous match-funding by Barclays nearly doubles that to £1530. It’s an amazing amount of money for such a small village...
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Ring out those bells
Thanks to Christine Hallas for this link to YouTube where you can hear the handbell ringers who literally rang in St Oswald’s Year of Music at a recent cafe-style service. See the dates here . . ....
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Romantic or realistic?
Do second-home owners in places like Askrigg have a romanticised view of the countryside which makes them less likely to accept new developments such as affordable housing? Conversely, are people who...
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Exciting times. A new Askrigg village book
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, is the Open Day in the village hall for the Askrigg village books. It will be open from 10am – 3pm and there’ll be tea coffee and cake ’til it runs out (the cake, not the...
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People of the Book
“That’s never you! Weren’t you gorgeous?” exclaimed somebody, pointing to a Sophia Loren lookalike in the Millennium village book. “Thank you. I’ll take that as a compliment,” came the...
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Patchwork network
The idea of Talent on Tuesday is brilliantly simple: people who can, just turn up and show people who can’t, how to do things. I love it! It’s held on the last Tuesday of each month in Bainbridge...
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Winning ways
Nobody knows quite why entries to this year’s Askrigg and district produce show were a bit thin on the ground. Fewer children entering, not so many artists and photographers, even the veg and flower...
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