Podcasts about swaledale

In this episode of KINGS OF THE STEAM AGE, we welcome back historian and author Anthony Dawson to explore the life and legacy of Richard Peacock, co-founder of Beyer, Peacock and Company. From his beginnings in Swaledale to becoming a leading figure in locomotive engineering, all the way through to being a 'bloody good bloke'. Join us as we delve into his dual legacy as an engineer and a progressive advocating for reform. With Anthony's insights, this episode chronicles the remarkable journey of a true King of the Steam Age! Follow Anthony on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyDawsonHistory

Where do we go for fun?  Well, all kinds of places, but fish hatcheries, farm shows, and livestock auctions are on the list.  Today, we're taking you back to jolly old England (almost Scotland, actually), to a little town called Hexham.  It lies at the foot of Northumberland National Park and a stone's throw (literally) from Hadrian's Wall.  This is as charming a hamlet as you might ever imagine.  It has lovely bridges, excellent tapas, wonderfully kind people, a first-class auction yard, and mules.Wait – aren't we talking sheep today?  What's all this about mules?Yep – mules -- that are technically sheep.  Listen in to Drew Patrick and Chris Armstrong, master auctioneers at Hexham and Northern Marts, to find out why some of these sheep are mules.  And Hexham is in the Borderlands, so some sheep also look like rabbits – but that's another podcast. Links:https://hexhammart.co.uk/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-top-wool-producing-countries.htmlhttps://www.nahillsheepshow.com/ Support the show

Another small abattoir has announced it's to close its doors for good. McIntyre Meats in Bainbridge in the Yorkshire Dales has been working with local farmers for the last 23 years and is just the latest small abattoir to decide to call it a day. Between 2018 and 2022 the number of small abattoirs processing red meat dropped by a quarter according to DEFRA. Right now in the Cotswolds, a group of farmers are trying to raise three million pounds to save Long Compton Abattoir from closure by buying it themselves. Why does it matter? Well, if you like to buy your meat local, direct from the farm or from a farmers market, the livestock your beef or sausages comes from will most likely have been slaughtered and possibly butchered at a small abattoir. Graham Bottley produces Mutton from his flock of Swaledale sheep in the Yorkshire Dales, and until now, has been using McIntyre Meats regularly We are looking into the business side of farming this week, now for most non-farming companies or organisations, training, appraisal and continuing professional development is the norm. But if you're a small family farm business, already dealing with rising costs, increasing paperwork, as well as the unpredictability of markets and weather, training courses can come a long way down the priority list. Ernie Richards is a shepherd from Hay on Wye and he argues that taking time out for training courses off the farm is an important investment. Mariclare Carey-Jones has been to meet him.

Hey! It's me… Brent Lee! Ok so on the 25th of October 2022 - I hosted a live debate on Twitter Spaces between Professor Dolores Cahill and Dr. Graham Bottley (You may know him as Swaledale Mutton) - Originally this was supposed to be a debate between Dr Bottley and an outspoken GP named Dr. Dave Cartland. But at the very last moment while we were waiting on the line for Dr Cartland to come on, we were greeted by Professor Dolores Cahill. This is the debate that followed!

In this episode, Martin Nathan interviews Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess, about what writing means to her, and she reads an extract from her new book, Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess, about the harsh but rewarding realities of living in tune with the seasons on one of the highest, most remote hill farms in the country.  A best-selling author, Amanda is also a full-time shepherdess with 800 sheep, a vintage tractor owner, sheepdog breeder, conservationist (the farm is a haven for nesting birds such as curlews and lapwings), horsewoman, and mother of nine.  Amanda and her family have worked the rugged land at Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale on the Yorkshire Cumbria boarder for more than 25 years and are passionate caretakers of the countryside. This episode was produced by Martin Nathan. Martin Nathan's short fiction and poetry has appeared in a range of journals and his novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing. His dramatic writing has been shortlisted for the Nick Darke award and the Woodward International Prize.

Link to Amanda''s latest book Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire ShepherdessLink to the Meet the Farmers Patreon Page - to support the podcastTimecodes:00:20 Ben introduces Amanda02:12 Amanda comes in03:14 Ben and Amanda talk about reading and writing07:50 Young people with the farming dream09:25 Writing books15:07 Ben and Amanda discuss her most recent book Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess - why are people so fascinated by the story of hill farmers?22:06 Amanda talks about the Swaledale breed24:17 How was the farm impacted by foot and mouth?27:05 Dogs32:08 Is Amanda a people person? 35:18 Do what you love in life40:00 Farmers getting the blame for everything43:26 Amanda's message for the public44:40 Amanda's message for farmers

At one of the highest and most remote locations in England sits Swaledale hill farm where Amanda Owen tends to her thousand sheep and nine children. Despite having no agricultural blood, she has become the most famous farmer in the country, starring in Channel 5's highest rated factual series, Our Yorkshire Farm. She is now the author of five Sunday Times Bestselling books, that latest of which, Celebrating the Seasons is out now in paperback.

This episode is actually recorded in the museum and as you will hear it is a thriving visitor attraction.Today Susan talks with Dr Helen Clifford, who, with her husband Alan, runs the Swaledale Museum in Reeth. The Museum is based in the old Methodist School which was purchased in 1973 by the Law family who converted it into a Folk Museum. When it was to be closed in 2004 Helen and Alan came to the rescue and extensively restored it to become the museum that we now know and love. There are some changes planned over this coming winter, and when you listen, Helen will explain all about it. About the Guest: Dr Helen Clifford curates the museum as well as being a freelance historian. She works for Grocers and Goldsmith companies in London, writing their histories and helping compile their archives. Website: www.swaledalemuseum.org Telephone: 07969 823232 Email: helen@swaledalemuseum.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SwaledaleMuseum/   About the Host: Susan is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media, as well as sharing her love of the area where she lives. She moved to the dales over 30 years ago and is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home. Never ceasing to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire' Susan shares news and views, interviewing some of the inspirational people who reside there. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes Website: www.insideyorkshire.co.uk email : susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk Patreon : www.patreon.com/susaninsideyorkshire Instagram: www.instagram.com/susaninsideyorkshire Facebook-  www.facebook.com/InsideYorkshire  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Further on, the landscape changed. Stone walls gave way to hawthorn hedges, cattle replaced sheep and fallow meadow were tilled and sawn. We had entered the Vale of York, the long flat wooded plain between Swaledale and the Cleveland Hills. The rich farmland wasn't solely good for cash crops; it was also a winemakers' field of plenty with wide swaths of elder bush hedges, heavy with purple berries waiting to be harvested for fermentation.

…in which we cross county lines to visit the internationally-important hay meadows of Swaledale. As we amble out from the Dales village of Muker with local lass and Keld Resource Centre manager Helen Guy, we discuss the traditional farming methods that support a wealth of wild flowers; we delve into the arduous, short lives of Swinner Gill lead miners; we discover David Attenborough's unlikely link with this isolated dalehead; we consider why sometimes you need to leave home to fall in love with it; and we revel in the dialect meanings behind Hartlakes, Crackpot, Buttertubs and 'tow'd man'. For more about Keld Resource Centre, see https://keld.omeka.net The heritage audio recordings in this broadcast are (c) YDNPA. More can be found at https://keld.omeka.net/collections/show/8

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode six, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, focuses on regenerative textiles, primarily the production of British wool. Joining Harry is Ruth Rands, founder and CEO of HERD, which creates sustainable knitwear from Bluefaced Leicester wool, sourced in the North West of England. Ruth is passionate about turning the tide on synthetic mass-made woollen clothing and instead using high-quality English heritage wool produced locally with non-toxic dyes, thus reducing the carbon footprint associated with garment manufacture. Alongside Harry and Ruth is Soil Association and Pasture for Life certified organic farmer, Leigh Weston, otherwise known as social media sensation ‘Hill Top Farm Girl'. With her partner, Neil Heseltine, she manages a flock of Bluefaced Leicester, Wensleydale and Swaledale sheep as well as a herd of breeding pedigree Belted Galloway cattle on their upland farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Leigh explains how downsizing livestock numbers has benefited the business and farmland over time, economically and ecologically. Plus, she describes how versatile the sheep breeds they rear are for breeding stock and producing meat and wool.

“The energy is no longer there,” said the Methodist minister in Reeth in 2016, as another Dales chapel closed.  As journalist Mike Amos reported, a way of life was quietly disappearing. Chapels were at the heart of village life in Wensleydale and Swaledale for around 150 years, but decline set in during the second half of the last century.  And yet in half a dozen places such as Gayle and Gunnerside the Methodists are ‘still alive', as they like to say.  In this episode hear Walden preacher Rowland Dent, as well as Jean Cockburn from Aysgarth, Joan Fawcett from Hawes and the late Richard Dinsdale of Gayle.  It is presented by Andrew Fagg from outside West Burton Methodist Church and was recorded on 4 March 2021. 

Counting is part of our culture and I explore this in relation to sheep farming and an old system to keep a record of the flock.

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I listened to your Samhain episode and a few others from the backlog whilst wild camping the James Heriot Way (a 52 mile circular walk through Wensleydale & Swaledale) in the Yorkshire Dales for three days over the Halloween weekend. With the whirling leaves and autumn fellsides the podcast set the perfect magical atmosphere. The inspiring music was exactly what I needed to pick me up when my energy started to lag hiking down from the head of Swaledale as the sun set, and your cheerful commentary really kept my spirits high while I was night hiking under the full moon on Halloween night and looking for an appropriate place to pitch up! Thank you for spreading such awesome music." Sophia MacKay emailed: "Hello Mark! I first found the podcast through my mother, and have been listening for about 6 years now. It’s the soundtrack to my 40 minute walk to and from work, and what usually I listen to while I knit. What prompted me to finally reach out is the latest episode of the podcast. I wanted to make sure you knew Heather Alexander is now Alexander James Adams. He transitioned, and is therefore no longer a “Celtic woman”. I don’t know myself how to handle dead names when it comes to musicians with work still under their old name, but I’m sure you will do so with grace, considering your commitment to equality and diversity with your podcast." I did know that of course. I was a big fan of Heather Alexander’s work, which is why I reached out to Alex. After getting that emailed, I realized I should've asked Alex before adding Heather to the Celtic Woman show. So I did. Alexander James Adams responded: "Thanks for playing the music. No apologies needed. Heather was proud of her femininity. She worked hard at it.?? I tend to refer to her as a separate person, though I show her off vocally when it is needed. (It’s taken years to get a good falsetto??) 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Have you ever wanted to own an English pub but couldn't afford the investment? Well 167 investors have bought shares in a pub in the Yorkshire dales and can now say that they part own the King's Head pub in Swaledale. Gunnerside's popular pub has had a chequered history and in this episode Susan talks with Tracey Westgarth about the process the local community went through to turn their village pub into a community owned one. The King's head is now tenant run and community owned but faces the challenges all public houses face at this present time during lockdown. The purchase process began last September and the community support has been tremendous. Shares were released in February 2020 and within 5 days the share offer was oversubscribed, and now has a waiting list in reserve. At a time when all pubs are closed the enthusiasm of the committee has ensured that the purchase still went ahead in order to secure the deal.  Advice and support was enlisted from the Plunkett Foundation who were involved from the start of the project. Also the team from The George and Dragon in Hudswell, a hugely successful local community owned pub, were happy to share their experience and advise the commitee on how to proceed with managing their membership. The next step forward is to proceed with repairs whilst awaiting government permission to reopen,  and we look forward to a big party when that happens. Valuable Resources: Pub website: www.kingsheadgunnerside.com Foundation website: www.plunkett.co.uk Address: Plunkett Foundation, The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1LH, United Kingdom. Email: info@plunkett.co.uk Tel: 01993-810730 About the Host: Susan is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media. She has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

Organising the programme for the annual Swaledale Festival is a huge task and Malcolm Creese, Artistic Festival Director, talks to Susan about the history and running of this event. He works with a small team throughout the year and then, during the festival, they are assisted by a willing band of volunteers.   About the Festival: The annual Swaledale Festival encompasses 60+ high-quality music, arts and walking events throughout Swaledale, Wensleydale and Arkengarthdale, including classical, folk and world music, art exhibitions, films, dance, poetry, talks, workshops and an extensive community and education programme. The Festival has won numerous awards and is highly regarded nationally and internationally. It makes a major contribution to the economy of the Dales through its own activities and through the thousands of people it attracts to its events. The Festival in numbers: Swaledale Festival has an audience of 8,500+ 99% of our audience rate the Festival as excellent or good The Festival has a high-profile presence at 26+ venues across the sublime landscape of the three uppermost Dales, a tourist destination known for its outstanding natural beauty The Festival takes place across roughly 900 square miles making it geographically the second largest Festival in the UK The Young Artists Platform was launched in 2008 and consists of an annual series of concerts by young musicians early in their careers.  In the last few years Swaledale Festival has featured concerts by BBC Young Musicians of the Year winners Nicholas Daniel, Emma Johnson, Natalie Clein, Peter Moore and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, as well as concerto finalists Juliet Bausor, Charlotte Barbour-Condini and Jess Gillam. These performers were already well-known as top professional soloists and their presence at the Festival undoubtedly inspired our audiences - particularly youngsters interested in pursuing careers in music. Valuable Resources:  Website: www.swalefest.org                                      Email: enquiries@swalefest.org Address: Swaledale Festival, Hudson House, Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire Box Office Tel:  01748-880019 About the Host: Susan is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media. She has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

Amanda Owen is a farmer, known to readers and television viewers worldwide as the ‘Yorkshire Shepherdess’. With her husband Clive and their nine children, she looks after Ravenseat, Swaledale – one of the most exposed farms in the Dales. Alongside running the farm, she has found time to write a number of books, having come to public attention on ITV's ‘The Dales’. On a “glishy sort of day”, sitting by a brook, David and Amanda chat without the distraction of phones and technology in this stunning signal ‘not spot’, interrupted only by a passing heron. Amanda, having grown up in the city, admits finding inspiration to become a hill shepherd from reading James Heriot's All Creatures Great and Small, and the couple wax lyrical about how a place like this, open and wild, builds one’s character. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. In this episode Susan talks to Pete Roe, a rescue leader with several decades of experience rescuing people and animals in distress. Pete explains that there is so much involved in coordinating the teams of people involved, more than would be expected and each event unique in itself. He gives a clear and detailed account of what is involved when there is a callout and also some amusing tales of unusual rescues he has been involved in. About the Guest: Pete Roe is an avid cave explorer, caving being a way of life for him since his brother introduced him to the sport at the age of 11. That breadth of experience over the years has proven to be extremely useful when involved in underground rescues. When he was first involved with the mountain rescue team he was the only volunteer in Swaledale; now he is a rescue leader, sharing his experience and expertise with a much expanded group of people who give up their precious time to assist those in distress.  Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team (SMRT) is a registered charity which provides a mountain and cave rescue service within the Swaledale and Wensleydale areas of North Yorkshire.  The team is made up of a group of highly trained volunteers who are available to be called out for a variety of land based search and rescue operations, any time day or night.  SMRT provide a 24 hours per day, 365 days per year service. Valuable Resources: www.swaledalemrt.org.uk About the Host: Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell. She is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and  on social media. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk    

Welcome to the Inside Yorkshire Podcast, a podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. In todays episode Susan talks to Heather Ritchie about the success of the TIGHR conference and we have testimonials from some of the lovely ladies who took part in this triennial event. The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers (TIGHR) was founded on December 4th 1994 in London, England by a group of international friends who decided to establish a world wide group involved in rugmaking. About the Guests: Heather Ritchie has been president of TIGHR over the last 3 years and has spent that time organising the conference. 150 people arrived into swaledale from all over the world to take part this year and have been entertained admirably. Workshops were held and trips out to enjoy the local scenery and culture, have been a great success. Heather has now handed over responsibility to the new president who will organise the next conference in Newfoundland in 2021. We have had testiminials from some of the lovely ladies who took part:- Dana Ray from Washngton Linda Bishop from Dallas, Texas Miriam Miller from Milton, NSW, Australia Ti Seymour originally from Uk now resident in Abu Dhabi, UAE  Diane Hodder from Canada and  Kay Lewis from Ottowa, Canada Valuable Resources: The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers www.tighr.net About the Host: Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

Welcome to the Inside Yorkshire Podcast, a podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. In todays episode Susan talks to Caroline Hewlett who is vicar to Swaledale with Arkengarthdale,the largest geographical parish in England. She discusses some of the challenges involved in managing a rural parish. Key Takeaways: Caroline started her Yorkshire life in Ripon and eventually ended up in her current parish in Swaledale She made a personal promise to be involved in ministry from the age of 30 and studied at theological college in Durham Her first ministry was in Leeds, at St Georges, working with homeless people. She then moved to Boroughbridge before eventually ending up in Swaledale. She is involved in tackling rural loneliness through with the national Germinate project. Valuable Resources:  Germinate: The Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG Tel: 024 7685 3060 Email: info@germinate.net About the Host: Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell. About the Guest: Caroline has been vicar of Swaledale with Arkengarthdale parish for over 12 years and has just celebrated her 50th birthday. She was given a surprise birthday celebration provided by her local parishoners who helped her celebrate in style.  A personal bucket list includes learning to drive a tractor and also managing a geared car. Caroline learned to drive in America and currently drives an automatic car. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk  

Welcome to the Inside Yorkshire Podcast, a podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. Key Takeaways: So many of our great buildings have been lost, yet still many survive. Ed seeks the standing and the fallen and in turn aims to create images which look at the very fabric of our identity. "I am fascinated by the past. Our architectural heritage is a huge source of inspiration for me. The great edifices of the realm, past and present, have always conveyed a sense of power, which fails to dwindle with the passing centuries. Even the overgrown foundations of a long demolished country house hold a melancholic power, as does the shattered body of a great abbey" Valuable Resources: Ed Kluz:The Lost House Revisited  www.amazon.co.uk/Ed-Kluz-Lost-House-Revisited/dp/185894662X Place Makers exhibition is at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh which runs from the 3rd to the 27th of October. This is a joint exhibition with Vicki Ambery Smith and they are giving an informal talk in the gallery on 13th October 11-12. About the Host: Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell. About the Guest: Ed grew up in Swaledale just outside of Richmond  and he attended Richmond school where he was inspired by his art teacher Christopher Moss. They have recently had a joint exhibition at the Lotte Inch Gallery in York. Ed’s next big event is a talk at Chatsworth House with author Kate Hubbard, and after that a lecture in New York in November on lost country houses as part of the Hamilton Lecture series. His latest exhibition Place Makers is at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh which runs from the 3rd to the 27th of October. This is a joint exhibition with Vicki Ambery Smith and they are giving an informal talk in the gallery on 13th October 11-12. Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire  Susan Baty-Symes www.insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

Welcome to the Inside Yorkshire Podcast. A podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. On today’s episode, we talk to Stu Price, the owner of Dales Bike Centre in Swaledale, to talk about bikes, bikes, and more bikes! The Tour de France really opened up a lot of opportunities when it came to Yorkshire in 2014. The cycling legacy has been the annual Tour de Yorkshire which commenced the following year in 2015. The Ard Rock Enduro Festival is also a regular event taking place now the 6th year in Swaledale. The Yorkshire hills is surely a challenging route to take for professional cyclists. But it isn’t just the terrain, many enthusiasts are starting to take notice of how fantastic the way of life is and how the people are. Stu didn’t ever plan to move into Swaledale but he loved the countryside and decided to stay. He and his wife built the Dales Bike Centre, which is very popular with visitors who want to explore the place. The cycling community is indeed growing and Stu is more than happy to share  how it has developed ever since the 2014 Tour de France. So make sure to tune in for more stories! KEY TAKEAWAYS Swaledale is a great place for mountain biking. It is a fantastic dale in the Yorkshire Dales and one of the best in Northern England. It has amazing terrain. There’s miles and miles and miles of tracks. It’s one of the reasons why Stu moved to Yorkshire. 2014 Tour de France had a massive effect on Swaledale.  It attracted thousands of people to come to visit and the people of Yorkshire were very supportive. Tour de Yorkshire started in 2015. It is a legacy event from the success of 2014 Tour de France. Stu and his wife’s Dales Bike Centre, which was built in 2008, also benefitted. They are looking into expanding this year. They’re looking into more space – more parking and storage. Electric bikes have had a huge growth market in the UK lately. It opens up cycling to a wider audience.  The Swale Trail. It is good for families who want to start cycling together. The National Park developed this 20km route which traverses along riverbanks, has gates, and a manageable terrain for different skill levels. Ard Rock Enduro Festival 2018, now on its 6th year, is coming to Swaledale. There will be 4000 riders coming to Swaledale this weekend. Stu is very excited about it. It  boosts the tourism and economy of the dale. BEST MOMENTS “Yorkshire grabbed it and ran with it. It really makes me proud to think back on the way villagers reacted and how excited everyone became.” (On Tour de France 2014) “It’s such a huge boost for the dale and its economy". VALUABLE RESOURCES Dales Bike Centre Official Website of Tour de France 2018 Tour de Yorkshire The Swale Trail Ard Rock Enduro 2018 ABOUT THE HOST Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years.She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people tell. ABOUT THE GUEST Stu Price moved to Yorkshire and initially worked for the Youth Hostel Association. This led to a small business, hiring out mountain bikes and guiding rides. This rapidly expanded and he now has the Dales Bike Centre in Swaledale which he runs with his wife Brenda. Little did they know, when they began with this enterprise, that biking would become so phenomenally popular in the area. The Tour de France in 2014 rode right past their door and now they host major cycling events with thousands of participants taking part annually. CONTACT METHOD Stu Price (GUEST) Dales Bike Centre Susan Baty-Symes insideyorkshire.co.uk susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

In this episode David has a red letter day with perfect conditions in the heart of Swaledale. Whilst encountering some fine wild brown trout on the nymph, David also discusses the benefits of tweed caps and his love of miserable weather.

Newcastle writer David Almond investigates the story of a wild child who was said to roam the Yorkshire Dales near Crackpot Hall in the 1930s - and makes a surprising discovery. Crackpot Hall is an ancient, ruined farmhouse near the village of Keld, which lies on the crossroads of the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Path in Swaledale. In its time, it has been a hunting lodge, an office for the local lead-mining industry and a family farm. The acclaimed children's writer David Almond has long been intrigued by Crackpot Hall, and for decades has travelled west from his home near Newcastle to visit it. Recently, his curiosity was rekindled when he read about Alice, a four-year old child who was said to have been discovered roaming wild near Crackpot in the 1930s. Led by the fabled laughter of Alice, David set out to find the wild child again and hear her story. Prepared to engage his imagination as a writer if facts alone failed, David was amazed by what Crackpot could still reveal. Spoiler Alert: Alice was 4 years old when Ella Pontefract and Marie Hartley, the author and illustrator of a 1930s guide-book to Swaledale declared they had found her - "with a mocking, chuckling laugh" as she roamed alone with her dog and cats near Crackpot. Like many others, David believed Alice to be a figment of the two women's imagination, so he set out to make a programme about how places create stories. He found Alice, now 88, living in a village near Carlisle, and as full of laughter as ever. With music arranged by the Leeds-based composer Emily Levy. Producer: Beaty Rubens.

Tom Drury is the author of six astounding novels. Three - his masterpiece The End of Vandalism, Hunts in Dreams and Pacific - are set in the same fictional Grouse County area of Iowa - Drury's home-state. ----more----We met the day after The End of Vandalism was relaunched in the UK, in an Earls Court flat next door to Hattie Jacques' former residence. We began by discussing the forthcoming film of his 2006 book The Driftless Area, which Drury adapted himself. Having talked about the ways writing for the screen differed from writing for the page, we moved onto: ideas of what is essential and inessential in Drury's storiescollaboration in film and fiction the solitariness of being a writerthe economics of writing fictionworking for Los Angeles County Museum of ArtDrury's former career as a journalistdialogue and how people speak 'People answer questions that haven't been asked, and don't answer questions that have been asked...'how Dan Norman from The End of Vandalism talksLouise Darling, priests, God and attraction'God is like having an imaginary friend'returning to his beginnings and The End of Vandalism's 21st birthdayDrury's 'Grouse County' seriesthe past and the present in smalltown Americafrom conversation to spareness - the evolution of Drury's styleWith The End of Vandalism, I really got into letting them speak''Why is this bucket in the yard?''Dowel rods I always found kind of humorous''Grouse County', Iowa and the place of place in Drury's workcarsDrury's childhood in Swaledale, IowaDrury's childhood readingreading, escapism and 'the world beyond' Iowa'Practically everything lay outside my experience'London, Berlin and Drury's return to Mason City, Iowahow has the real 'Grouse County' changed?the Bookmobile and why Drury wanted to be a writer'Books are so important we are going to send out a truckful of them'the slow erosion of rural AmericaDrury, Bob Dylan and the grain elevator'And you think there is no excitement in that landscape.'

Libby Purves meets pianist Nicholas McCarthy; actor and director Clarke Peters; shepherdess Amanda Owen and chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc. Nicholas McCarthy is a pianist who is making his debut at London's Purcell Room at Southbank Centre. Born without his right hand, he went on to study at the Royal College of Music and is the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the institution. At his concert he will perform a wide variety of repertoire including Chopin, Bach, Strauss, Liszt and Gershwin to showcase both his virtuosic and mainstream appeal. Nicholas McCarthy performs at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London. Clarke Peters is an actor, singer, writer and director. His many roles have included Lester Freamon in TV's The Wire and Othello alongside Dominic West's Iago. Clarke performed in the original Paris production of Hair and wrote and starred in the award-winning production of Five Guys Named Moe. He is the narrator in the Louis Armstrong Story at the Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival, reading excerpts from Armstrong's autobiography and letters. The Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival is at Colston Hall, Bristol. Amanda Owen is a shepherdess who tends her flock of just over 1,000 sheep at Ravenseat, a hill farm of 2,000 acres at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire. In her book, The Yorkshire Shepherdess, she tells of how a rebellious girl from Huddersfield learnt her craft as a shepherdess and how she juggles the demands of her livestock with the demands of raising a large family in such a remote area. The Yorkshire Shepherdess is published by Pan Macmillan. Raymond Blanc OBE is a chef, restaurateur and writer. His new book Kew On A Plate and its accompanying TV series tell the story of his collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to create a new kitchen garden. The garden celebrates the heritage and botany of popular plants and reveals their growing and cooking secrets. Born in eastern France, Raymond arrived in the UK in 1972. Five years later he opened his first restaurant which went on to win two Michelin stars. Kew on a Plate with Raymond Blanc - Recipes, Horticulture and Heritage is published by Headline. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Download MP3 audio – 5:22, 5.41 MB – or Read Transcript Radio address for Jan 5th, 2013. The new year marks the end of Swaledale’s trials, and finds us with more tea than we know what to do with.