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Friday 14 MayIN this collection of original choices, a cast of high profile and well respected commentators reveal their favourite representation of rural England adding personal anecdotes and refreshing insights into what the countryside really means to them.
Textile art at Authority offices
Friday 14 MayAN exhibition of work by textile artist Mary Taylor is being staged in the Bainbridge offices of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority until the end of June.
Legions march on Dalby Forest!
Thursday 13 MayTHEY ate dormice, wore sandals and were partial to bathing, but there was nothing soft about the Roman army.
Some sheep are on the pitch…
Thursday 13 MayAS the World Cup approaches, Craven Museum & Gallery opens a new football exhibition.
Drive for more new woodland
Wednesday 12 MayTHE Woodland Trust has re-launched its MOREwoods woodland creation programme encouraging landowners to plant more trees on their own land with the charity’s support and, in some cases, funding.
Energy Saving Trust advice centre sparking community action in North Yorkshire
Wednesday 12 MayFUNDED by the Yorkshire Dales LEADER Programme, Sustainability 4 Yorkshire Ltd (S4Y) has teamed up with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to help local communities to become more sustainable.
Hydro open day in Bainbridge
Tuesday 11 MaySUPPORTERS of the River Bain Hydro scheme are having an Open Day on the village green in Bainbridge on Saturday 22 May which will be launched by Lady Diana Brittan at 12 noon.
Thirsk venue wins the bid to host artists’ films
Tuesday 11 MayFROM over sixty applications nationwide The Old Courthouse, Thirsk, has been selected as a venue to host four artists films over the coming year.
Rural training for Dales youngsters
Monday 10 MayTWELVE young Yorkshire Dales folk are to be given special training in environmental and countryside management, thanks to a £95,000 grant from the LEADER scheme which backs small-scale improvement schemes in some of the most remote areas of the Dales.
National Park in top 20
Monday 10 MayTHE Yorkshire Dales National Park has been named as one of the top 25 UK travel destinations in a new internet poll.