The postbox on Yockenthwaite bridge had a new coat of paint last year and I hadn’t realised just how bright and ‘red’ it was until I took this snowy picture earlier today. It is a little worse for wear, but for a roadside postbox of over 60 years of age it’s probably not surprising. I
From A Small Place
New Year, Old Traditions
I have always taken down my Christmas decorations on January 6th. My mum did, my nana did and I have always done the same, I have never questioned it, the 6th is twelfth night; but is it? This year, after reading an article in the newspaper I am beginning to wonder: It looks as though
Tales From Afar
Slow Release, Wholesome Foods Ask any athlete or fitness instructor how they’re able to do what they do, and the answer will always be the same; it’s as much about what you eat as it is about how you train. We’ve heard many reports of how our granola has been used to keep our customers at the
Where on earth is Yockenthwaite?
It’s up in the Dales, the Yorkshire Dales; in a remote and lesser known stretch of Wharfedale called Langstrothdale; Langstrothdale chase to be precise. Only a few miles downstream from the source of the river Wharfe, Yockenthwaite is a small hamlet of nowadays just three farm houses. Years ago it boasted six or seven farmsteads,
