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 →

Prehistoric life at Star Carr

Dr NICKY MILNER WITH 11000 YEAR OLD HARPOON

For Dalesman Magazine, September 2011, Helen Johnson investigated discoveries at Starr Carr that could change our perception of life in the Stone Age. A little nearer to our own times, she saw Winston Kobylka, who is keeping traditional crafts of rope and canvas making alive in the town of Malton. And in Sedbergh, Brenda Sedgwick shares memories of a traditional farm milk round. Continue Reading →

Dalesman May 2011: Holgate Mill and Hackfall

Bob Anderton beside the machinery of Holgate Windmill

Helen Johnson’s features in Dalesman for May 2011 are about a historic windmill in York, and Hackfall, a woodland landscape full of architectural follies and a haunt for wildlife. Continue Reading →