Inside Yorkshire

In this episode Susan talks to Mike Sparrow whose recent project has involved him in researching climate change. This episode begins with the depressing facts about where we are rapidly heading if we don't radically change our impact upon planet earth. It is not all doom and gloom however because there is light at the end of the tunnel.

About the Guest:

Mike's passion is to draw attention to conservation and his recent project highlights the speed at which human behavior is impacting our climate and the future of earth as we know it.

He has a dream for the benefit of all citizens of our planet; to safeguard the security of our climate for future generations. In his dream, The COP 24 UN Climate Change Conference resolves to make carbon capture the priority initiative of all member governments to combat global warming and actively decarbonise our atmosphere.

Valuable Resources:

www.mikejsparrow.org

www.smashwords.com

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
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In this episode Susan follows on from last week by talking to Ted Grainger, the third founding member of the Veteran's Woodcraft group supporting people affected by their military service. Also interviewed today are two further members of the group, Andy and Matt. .. all three talk openly about their mental health struggles with PTSD since leaving service. 

The veterans also help in the community by providing outreach support to mental health groups in the area, teaching woodcraft skills and giving theraputic support to those in need. They are taking part in a bid for lottery funding through the People's Project - Woodwork Warriors and need your votes to secure funding to further grow their reach and increase the support that they can offer.

Set-up by a group of veterans, Veterans Woodcraft delivers woodcraft courses to help veterans who have been physically and mentally affected by their military service.
By working with wood, they help them rebuild their lives, grow in confidence and develop their resilience to help them recover and lead active, fulfilling lives.

About the Guests:

Ted Grainger is the technical director of the company using sophisticated CNC software and equipment to create intricate items of wood carving. He is ex RAF and has studied CNC and CAD to reach a high level of proficiency in the use of the Legacy machines. Ted very openly discusses his PTSD and how it has impacted his life over the years.

Andy was an army chef and good naturedly accepts that this can put him on the receiving end of banter from his fellow Woodcraft Warriors. He enjoys the camaraderie and supportive environment in which he and fellow members can relax and flourish whilst learning new skills. Andy gives back by helping support new members and also helps with outreach activities.

Matt Wightman first met the group's founding members at Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick, where Help for Heroes runs its recovery services in the North. He suffered badly having a fellow serviceman and room mate commit suicide at the age of 19 whilst serving in Ireland. His later service in Bosnia only increased the pressure upon him, the result in later life was PTSD. However he joined a class to make an electric guitar out of wood and the confidence he gained in the process has led him into better health and increased his self worth.So confident is he now that he holds an equity card and has acted in several plays.

Valuable Resources:

www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk  

www.veteranswoodcraft.co.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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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In this episode Susan talks to two of the founding members of the Veteran's Woodcraft group supporting people effected by their military service. They also help mental health groups providing outreach work, teaching woodcraft skills and giving theraputic support to those in need. They are taking part in a bid for lottery funding through the People's Project - Woodwork Warriors and need your votes to secure funding to further grow their reach and increase the support that they can offer.

Set-up by a group of veterans, Veterans Woodcraft delivers woodcraft courses to help veterans who have been physically and mentally affected by their military service.
By working with wood, they help them rebuild their lives, grow in confidence and develop their resilience to help them recover and lead active, fulfilling lives.

If you would like to look at the woodwork they have created it is on display this week until Friday 12th April in Mackenzie Thorpe's  Arthaus studio in Finkle Street, Richmond. A member of the group will be there to answer any questions you may have about the work that they do. 

About the Guests:

Chris Morgan in partnership with Bob Taylor and Ted Grainger set up Veteran's Woodcraft on Gallowfields Trading Estate in Richmond. Chris talks about the supportive environment that they offer both at the workshop and also during the outreach programs that they run. Both he and Bob talk frankly about their own mental health struggles and how being involved with the group has helped them overcome personal  difficulties. It is obvious the pride that they take in offering support to those going through similar challenges.By working with wood, they help them rebuild their lives, grow in confidence and develop their resilience to help them recover and lead active, fulfilling lives.

Valuable Resources:

www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk  

www.veteranswoodcraft.co.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
• [email protected]

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In this episode we hear how Little White Buses keep the dales alive, allowing access to local amenities for many locals who are dependent upon the volunteer drivers who help to keep these services running.

About the Guest:

David Gathercole is currently a volunteer bus driver on the Swaledale Shuttle. He sets off  weekly from Muker at 7.45 and picks up his bus in Reeth. Once he has checked it out and ensured that all is in order he sets off through the villages picking up passengers and transporting them throughout the dales.

David tells us how he became interested in volunteering and all about the process to becoming a volunteer bus driver in the dales.

Valuable Resources:

Little White Bus Booking Office Tel: 01969 667400

Email: [email protected]

www.littlewhitebus.co.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
• [email protected]

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In this episode Susan talks to Janet Phillips whose entrepreneurial spirit led her to set up a hugely successful business in Hong Kong. A change of circumstances led her to sell up and move back to the UK where she proceeded to establish herself in farming and to develop her arts and crafts business. 

About the Guest:

Janet Phillips began life in rural Derbyshire spending holidays working on the family farm and from an early life enjoying art and crafts. Dyslexia meant that passing exams was never going to be easy, however she persevered in order to gain the qualifications needed to go to art college.She took a degree in fine art sculpture and then qualified as a teacher. A job in Hong Kong beckoned and she moved out there and rose to the challenge teaching art lessons in french.

Listen to Janet explain how she began her entrepreneurial journey with a mysterious buyer purchasing all her drawings at her first exhibition in Hong Kong. She has had several successful businesses in both Hong Kong and in UK, settling more recently in the Yorkshire Dales. From the Threshing Barn, in Reeth, Janet runs craft workshops and supports a loyal customer base who know that they can rely upon her for advice and quality products. Threshing Barn products can be purchased by contacting Janet in Reeth or at one of the many wool and textile events she attends throughout the year.

Valuable Resources:

www.threshingbarn.com

Tel: 01748-884025

Email: [email protected]

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
• [email protected]

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Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. Susan talks to professional storyteller Rhoda Fraser about her life in the dales. Rhoda shares her poetry and storytelling giving details of how she got started with her unusual career choice.

About the Guest:

Rhoda began her life on her family farm in Arkengarthdale, rural North Yorkshire. As an only child, with a vivid imagination, she won a Brook Bond creative writing competition at the age of 10 and so began her interest in storytelling.

Rhoda writes poetry and has published several books. She enjoys entertaining young and old alike with her tales and leads Ghost walks around Richmond market town. She tells us about her Dales Tea and Tales events and her interest in charity fundraising. The day we spoke to her she was hosting the first of two fundraising pie and pea suppers that weekend in her own home, raising funds for the local Methodist Chapel and an Alzheimer support group in Richmond. This is one very busy lady with interesting tales to tell.

Valuable Resources:

www.rhodafraserstorytelling.com

Tel: 07775 618472

Dementia Forward - Richmond Town Hall Tuesdays 1-3pm

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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. In this episode Susan talks to Leyburn artist Lynn Ward, whose first job out of art college was painting the underworld murals in The Forbidden Corner in Coverdale. Lynn has had a prolific career and embraced many different styles over the years painting for commissioned projects.

About the Guest:

Lynn is Yorkshire born and bred and has spent most of her life living in Wensleydale. She attended art college, first in York and afterwards at Cleveland before embarking upon a career which led her underground, painting murals and creating statues during the inception of The Forbidden Corner. It was a formative time for the young artist who then progressed to working on a 90 foot mural for the Dunkirk Veterans event at Tennants in Leyburn.

Lynn is currently finishing off a large classical painting commission and she is about to do a painting demonstration in Hartlepool. She has artwork on display in her studio and can be found there most days when she is not working on site or playing her cornet in Leyburn Brass Band.

Valuable Resources:

www.lynnwardartist.com

Email: [email protected]

2 Golden Lion Yard, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5AS

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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. In this episode Susan is chatting to Jonathan from Yorkshiredales life about his drive to raise funds for Cancer Research. Jonathan is a recent incomer to the dales and is now on a mission to raise awareness and collect donations for the charity. 

About the Guest:

Jonathan moved away from the hustle and bustle of city life to enjoy a relaxed pace of life in Wensleydale. Having recently lost a family member to cancer he is now dedicating his spare time to raising funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Jonathan works from home and could work remotely from anywhere in the world...however his passion for the Yorkshire countryside and desire to live the good life has drawn him back to the dales.

He currently divides his time between his job and hands on care for his brood of hens. These happy hens are providing eggs for Cancer Research and Jonathan has plenty of inspiration to expand his fundraising efforts.

Valuable Resources:

Instagram: Yorkshiredales.life

Email: [email protected]

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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. In this episode Susan chats with Pauline Ramsay about the business she and her husband Richard set up over 38 years ago. Ramsay's fish and chip van has become an institution in the dales with regular clientele looking forward to their weekly visits. Unfortunately for dales folk the business is now up for sale and we all hope that the new owners will continue this much loved service.

About the Guest:

Pauline had worked in a fish and chip shop as a young lass prior to taking on the mobile van but is was a steep learning curve for her and husband Richard when they took on the business. They have developed it into a thriving mobile takeaway service for those in the dales who rely upon them in order to have a night off cooking.

Pauline shares their journey and gives us an insight into this family business with even the youngest members having an input into the van's design. We also learn that the fish they use travels all the way from Iceland...no... not the store but the country!

Pauline and Richard are now planning their retirement and just need an investor who is prepared to keep the business running, providing food to the dales.

Valuable Resources:

www.jrhopper.com

[email protected]

Telephone number   01969 622936

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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

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Welcome back to the next episode of Inside Yorkshire. In this episode we find out about the history of Richmond Grammar school, the success of past pupils and plans for the forthcoming development. Aided by a first-round grant from the Heritage Enterprise Lottery Fund and from the Architectural Heritage Fund, Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust is currently working on plans to restore and re-purpose this wonderful, iconic building, which sits across the river from The Station.

The Trust is working towards saving the School to be used as a sustainable ‘Community Hub', providing community facilities with complementary commercial use to ensure its future viability.

About the Guest:

In this episode Susan talks with James Gravenor,  Chair of the Old Grammar School Project Committee. James has worked for many years with the ongoing running of Richmond station and is now enthusiastically involved with the forthcoming plans to develop the old grammar school buildings. 

Valuable Resources:

www.richmondshirebpt.co.uk

Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust
Registered Office
The Station
Station Yard
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4LD

01748 850123
[email protected]

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
• [email protected]

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.