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: [email protected]

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 : [email protected]
• Patreon : www.patreon.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Facebook-  www.facebook.com/InsideYorkshire

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In this short episode Susan gives a shout out to her first Patron after launching her Patreon site with extended content. The podcast is now listened to in 87 countries with the largest number of listeners in UK and second most popular being the USA. Susan reminisces about her first flight in an aircraft taking her out to America to join an oil tanker and begin her career as a merchant navy deck cadet. It was not without its problems.

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 : [email protected]
• Patreon : www.patreon.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Facebook-  www.facebook.com/InsideYorkshire

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About the Guest:

Peter Heslop joins Susan in this episode talking about the changes that we are all becoming aware of, financial pressures experienced by a broad spectrum of individuals,  and the need for support to help with living expenses. He is the Community Manager at Richmond's Influence Church whose staff and willing volunteers are doing sterling work supporting those in need, supplying food parcels, baby bundles, and school uniforms.

As Peter stated " The definition of poverty has shifted!" and the demographic of those turning up recently has changed. With recent price rises even those in full time work are finding it hard to manage, some are facing the choice between eating and heating their homes and we're not even into winter yet. 

Regular food parcel collections are at the Influence church on Thursday evenings, with  the regular time slots between 6 and 8pm. They also hand out advice and can point you towards relevant sources of assistance in these difficult times. As Peter told us, noone who arrives at their door needing help goes away empty handed.

Location: Influence Church, Richmond DL10 4AS

Website: www.influencechurch.co.uk/storehouse

Telephone: 01748-823161

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: @storehouse.foodbank

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 : [email protected]
• Patreon : www.patreon.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/susaninsideyorkshire
• Facebook-  www.facebook.com/InsideYorkshire

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This episode features Debbie North, founder of Access the Dales, who, since becoming a wheelchair user, has campaigned tirelessly to break down barriers in all aspects of promoting accessibility for all.

After discovering in 2008 that she needed spinal surgery and fearing that she would never be able to walk on the fells again Debbie initially became despondent. Coping with such a changed life now confined to her wheelchair she began writing a blog about the challenges she was facing and called it Access the Dales. This prompted an offer from a friend to get her up to Goredale Scar in her wheelchair and that then inspired Debbie and her husband Andy to begin more challenges and start, as they called it, "making the inaccessible accessible".

A coast to coast walk, St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay in 2015 was a huge achievement with Debbie in an All Terrain Hopper and resulted in a book about their journey-  In the spirit of Wainwright. They had walked the coast to coast path twice before Debbies surgery and each time in passing noticed a lovely house near Nateby. They were thrilled to hear that it was up for rent and it then became their new home in 2017.

Andy's untimely death in June 2021 hasnt stopped Debbie from forging forward with the plans that they had made together, setting up a charity in Andy's memory and calling it after her blog - Access the Dales.

It has just been announced that she has been made a Cabinet Office Disability and Access Ambassador for the countryside. 

Ambassadors use their influential status as business leaders, to drive improvements to the accessability and quality of services and facilities in their sector for disabled people, as consumers and employees. They also work together as a group to galvanise and encourage accessability generally across the private sector, and work on projects of joint benefit.

Valuable Resources:

Website: https://access-the-dales.com

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07715964621

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accessthedales

Instagram: @accessthedales

Twitter: @debbienorth29 and @accessthedales

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]
• Instagram-  @susaninsideyorkshire
• Facebook-  @InsideYorkshire

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In this episode Susan interviews Tom Addison over in Wensleydale. Tom is the creator of unique and bespoke items of fine furniture. Tom did his apprenticeship with the renowned Peter Hall and Sons, over in Kendal, before relocating and setting up his own business, TA Fine Furniture, near Askrigg in the Yorskshire dales.

As a youngster Tom was a keen fell runner, following in his parents footsteps, and starting at the age of 4. Realising that the more effort he put into his training the better results he could expect, Tom forwent partying and socialising with his friends in his teens in order to concentrate on his training, ultimately achieving the highest recognition by becoming English Fell Running Champion in 2014.

Tom seems to put his all into whatever he does, taking inspiration from the dales landscapes he produces beautiful items of furniture. By having his workshop attached to his home he is able to spend quality time with his wife and young daughters and somehow still manages to fit in some fellrunning!

The wood Tom uses is sustainably sourced and as local as possible from the National Park near Settle - The Wonder of Wood. The Gothic Throne that he made is in situ at the top of the Castle Tower at the Forbidden Corner near Middleham.

Items of furniture for sale are on display at the following locations:

Stacey Moore Art Gallery in Richmond

Heather and Grouse in Askrigg

Linda Joseph Designs in Kirkby Lonsdale

However if you need a bespoke item then dont hesitate to contact Tom through any of the following channels:-

Valuable Resources:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07585 952951

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom addison fine furniture

Instagram: @tomaddisonfinefurniture

Website: www.tafinefurniture.co.uk

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]
• Instagram-  @susaninsideyorkshire
• Facebook-  @InsideYorkshire

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In this episode Susan talks to Mike Sparrow, deputy Chairman of Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership about the forthcoming event being held at Tennants in Leyburn to help beat the cost of living crisis.

If you are worried about increases in the cost of living - fuel, energy and food, and need to know what help is available, if you're struggling, then this event is for you. Helping Richmondshire Heat, Eat and Meet event is being held at Tennant's in Leyburn on Friday 1st July providing information, advice and practical help in these areas and more.

Admission is free and the event runs from 10am to 3pm.

If you can't get to it or are listening to this after the event there will be live streaming on the day and presentations will be videoed and uploaded afterwards. More details can be found on the Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership home page at 

www.richmondshireclimateaction.org

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]

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In this episode Susan talks with Ed Taylor, an inspirational young entrepeneur, who, in spite of all the challenges going on recently, has actually set up his own successful business. At the age of 26, and with just two years running the company under his belt, Ed has 8 employees and is currently recruiting for more.

Having been brought up in Leeds and encouraged from an early age to work hard, Ed's work ethic is strong and he was earning money for himself from the age of 8. He relocated to the dales to be with his partner Aishlinn, and confesses that at the same time as he was falling in love with her he also fell in love with the rural lifestyle. Many would have found the challenge of starting a business daunting, at one of the most difficult times in recent history, however Ed has risen to this and has plenty of enthusiasm moving forwards.

So listen in to hear Ed's no nonsense approach, talking about what brought him to the dales and how his entrepeneurial mindset formed at such a young age. 

Valuable Resources:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07903-368132

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eye4cleaningsolutions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eye4cleaning_solutions/

Website: www.eye4cleaningsolutions.co.uk (Website is currently under construction)

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]

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Today's episode is with Yvonne Macdonald, one of the coordinators running Richmondshire's  branch of Home Start. This is a charitable organisation supporting families with young children and their aim is for every parent to have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. Home Start is a global organisation and started in the Uk in 1973. It grew in strength and now there are approximately 200 branches throughout the UK. It is also a worldwide organisation operating in 22 countries.

The local Richmondshire branch was set up in 2009, has Baroness Brenda Hale as a patron, and in 2020 was awarded the prestigious Queen's award for Voluntary Services. This award was in recognition for all the sterling work that has been carried out by the staff and volunteers. Due to Covid restrictions in 2020, an invitation to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party was delayed until this year, and has just recently been attended by a longstanding local volunteer. 

Listen in to hear about the work carried out by the volunteers as well as the challenges faced by the coordinators to raise funds to keep the branch going. A five year Lottery grant got them off to a good start in 2009 and since then, due to their location, and the close relationship they have with the army in Catterick, they have received funding from the Armed Forces Covenant, and Army Central funds, to allow them to continue supporting families on the Garrison.

Valuable Resources:

Website: https://www.homestartrichmondshire.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01748-850079

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homestartrichmondshire

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/home_startrichmondshire/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichmondshireHS

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]

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In this episode Susan talks to award winning author and entrepeneur Hannah Russell. Hannah started writing a blog about Little Alf, her minature shetland pony, when she was aged 16 and had her first book published at the age of 17. Since then she has written a series of books, 14 at the time of this interview. This includes an autobiographical account of life with Little Alf who has helped her over many of the challenges and ups and downs of recent years.Hannah has a small menagerie of rescue pets in the Yorkshire dales and they provide inspiration for her stories as well as actively being featured with her online.

Hannah believes in helping others and is an ambassador for 3 charities, Helping Rhinos, Brooke Action for working horses, donkeys and mules and Wild Welfare.She is also a charity fundraiser raising awareness for Sarcoma Cancer, recently having surgery and radiotherapy herself when she was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2020. Thankfully she is now in remission.

At the age of 25 she is a bundle of energy, designing clothing ranges to raise funds for the charities she supports and is soon about to launch a Wild and Country clothing range. In her free time she writes for the Yorkshire Times and is also illustrating a lot of her own work now.

Her mantra is " Live life to the fullest, make memories, keep smiling and don't look back"  advice that many of us would benefit from following.

Valuable Resources:

https://www.hannahlittlealfandfriends.com

https://www.quirkycows.com

https://wildlifewear.co.uk

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]

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In this episode Susan chats with extreme wild swimmer Stuart Gledhill. Stuart is one of the founder members of the Dales Dippers swim group based in the Yorkshire dales and has been swimming oudoors since he was very young. Stuart is also a Brigantes Courier driver and in the summer months this gives him ample opportunity to check out new swimming places and if he has enough time he fits in swims between drops.

In light of the more recent surge in popularity of this sport Stuart talks about safety whilst swimming and the need to be aware of cold water shock. This is the automatic response that your body can have to cold water. Please check out the article by Suzie Wheway in the notes below...as Stuart says " dont let it put you off, but be informed to keep yourself safe".

Stuart has taken part in charity fundraising for Crisis, a dip a day every day in January which he took part in with other members of the Dales dippers group earlier this year. Every day in such cold temperatures is quite an achievement.

He also went to the Scottish Winter Swimming Championships in March this year and won a silver medal in the breast stroke section. This was a great surprise to him at the time so much so that when he chatted about it he couldnt remember which colour medal he won.

So listen in and enjoy learning more about his activities and why we say he is an extreme wild swimmer.

Valuable Resources:

Stuart Gledhill - Instagram he is @daleswildswim

Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/kitestu

Facebook: https://facebook.com/stuart.gledhill.5

Website: https://gledz.wordpress.com

Cold Water Shock article

https://m.facebook.com/groups/outdoorswimmingsociety/permalink/10159097932587830/

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

• www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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