Author Archives: Hortoris
Dandelions in Yorkshire
Weeds you may think! but connoisseurs think Dandelion think drink! or think wine to be more precise. Dandelion wine is made from the flower petals and you are recommended to pick flowerheads mid- to late-morning. Remove the bitter stalks and … Continue reading
Hockney Rebel
If you are a Cockney Rebel when you come from London are you a Bradfordney Rebel or Yorkney Rebel from Yorkshire? naw tha’s just normal. ‘Hockney’s Pictures’ is a retrospective of one of the most popular pop artist in the … Continue reading
Butterfly Conservation in Yorkshire
The Butterfly Isles: A Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals by Patrick Barkham from Amazon The Yorkshire Branch of the Butterfly Conservation charity is advocating we use our gardens to help butterflies. There are many simple tactics that … Continue reading
Visit Rodley Nature Reserve
Set in an oxbow on the river Aire near Leeds is Rodley Nature Reserve. Close by is a section of the Leeds Liverpool canal and these two waterways attract wildfowl and waders in great profusion. Created on a floodplain this … Continue reading
Clapham Gate Way to the North
The Dalesman History in Clapham The Dalesman or the Yorkshire Dalesman was founded in March 1939 by the Leeds journalist Harry Scott. It was produced in his home until 1955 when it finally outgrew his home, at Fellside, Clapham. New … Continue reading
Beer that is Gluten Free and from Yorkshire
Gluten free beer and pastry in Yorkshire helps combat coeliac problems Continue reading
Skipton’s Other Ecological Building Society
Yorkshire folk have always been canny with their brass, so it is no surprise we have started some of the greatest building societies in the country. Building societies can be traced back to the industrial revolution, when they were set … Continue reading
Beverley Festival of Folk
The Beverley Folk Festival 16 – 18 June 2017 is set to be another rip roaring success. There is a long list of performers already booked to appear. As with other folk fests you also get ‘Pub Stuff’ in various … Continue reading
Miscellany in Yorkshire
400 web pages of miscellaneous Yorkshire snippets plus links to a new book on Yorkshire Continue reading
West Riding Centre of the Teasel Trade
Woven cloth needs fulling to raise a nap and Teasels were and still are used in this process. The peak consumption was in the 1830’s but Teasels are still used to create a pile on some products including tennis balls, … Continue reading