Category Archives: Our Yorkshire
RHS Harlow Carr – Corporate or Charity?
The Northern Horticultural Society based in Harrogate was in a bit of state in 2001 when it was subsumed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The grounds at Harlow Carr could have benefited from more investment but what garden couldn’t? … Continue reading
Yorkshire TV Broadcasting
Yorkshire TV studios were opened in 1968 at Kirkstall Road Leeds broadcasting in black & white. By the end of 1969 ITV programmes started to be broadcast in colour. Yorkshire Television Limited ceased to trade on 1 January 2007 when … Continue reading
Ampleforth the Scandal Continues
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse the long running investigation into the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in residential schools still continues through November 2020. An earlier report by (IICSA) said the school at Ampleforth was ‘secretive, evasive … Continue reading
Kirkstall Valley Nature Trail
Where can you walk with children or grandchildern during tier 3 lockdown? We tried Kirkstall Valley one of Leeds best kept and free secrets. Very few people are aware of this interesting and substantial area of open space so close … Continue reading
Autumn Diseases & Times Past
‘Coughs and sneezes spread diseases – trap your germs in a handkerchief.’ This slogan was first used during the 1918-20 influenza epidemic. Other earlier measures and problems are reminiscent of our own corona virus problems. Medically speaking November has never … Continue reading
Archbishop of York in Tangled Web
John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu retired as the Archbishop of York on 7 June 2020. The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby’s confident Stephen Cottrell was then appointed to be the 98th Archbishop of York, the second most senior … Continue reading
Sex Work in Holbeck
Basis Yorkshire Ltd – is one of those invaluable ‘hands on’, smaller charities that work with sectors of society that do not attract a great deal of charitable support. Its work is not helped by nimby protesters against Leeds legal … Continue reading
PPE Pathetic Plastic Environment
The Pathetic Plastic Environment This is a small sample of the medical and safety waste that has been dumped on our local streets; it just doesn’t cover your nose it can get right up it! Whilst walking our streets for … Continue reading
Speleologists Visit Yorkshire
We are not talking about people spell incorrectly as speleology is the scientific study of caves and pot holes. Yorkshire has its fair share of such karst features, underground drainage systems, sinkholes and caves enough to interest most ardent speleologists. … Continue reading
Stonewalled Dry Stone Walls
Cycling to the Wall The best way to seek out and see Yorkshires best stonewalls is to get on your bike! Walking is the traditional way of getting around the dales and still to be admired. Cycling on the other … Continue reading