A few days ago I had a lovely chat with James Little, the Chairman of Shaftoe Young Farmers club, which sounds like a group that enjoys itself and its activities very much indeed. I began by asking about the name:…
Category: Organisation
Yoga with Val
Val Duncan sends in a few words from her mobile phone, laboriously keyed in and dictated as well for a second time, about her Yoga sessions: Allendale Yoga Group meets every Friday morning at 10 -11.30 in the well-appointed purpose-built …
The Allen Valleys Circle Dance Group
Marjorie Anderson writes in with a piece about the Circle Dance Group she founded some time ago [I’d have thought it at least a decade ago, actually Marjorie?]: “Should you chance to pass by the Sinderhope High Forest Community Centre…
Deneholme Wood Volunteers
Melanie Pepper writes through a migraine to get these notes to me for publishing during my hospital hiatus — thanks Mel! “The North Pennines AONB Partnership opened up permissive access to the woods, and installed a new bridge and new…
Allendale’s oldest Book Club
Liz Sandison writes to chat about the Book Club at Arnison Close: “I believe there are several Book groups/ book circles flourishing in the area but this one was the first! It was begun in 1981 by Sue Bates who…
Allen Valley Striders
Derek Todhunter, Chair of the Allen Valley Striders, writes to share a report on the group: “Allen Valley Striders is the name of the local running club which meets three times weekly at the Allendale Sports Club Pavilion in Catton….
North Pennines Smallholders Association
Founded about five years ago now, and coordinated to a large degree from a smallholding in Carrshield, the North Pennines Smallholders Association grew out of a series of workshop events held by the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty…
AVH&RG: AGM notes
Catherine Stirling-Hill sends some notes our way to chat about the charity’s Annual General Meeting, scheduled for today Wednesday the 24th of April, 7:30pm in the Main Hall (while the Gardening Society holds their quarterly meeting in the New Hall):…
The Dales Gardening Society
When I arrived at the Tea Rooms for a little meeting with representatives of the Garden Society, who were eager to help feature their group in the diary, Emma Harrison ushered me into the side dining room with a table…
The film club . . .
Liz Sandison sends me a few notes about the Allendale Village Hall Film Club, to which I’ve added some reminiscences of my own . . . The film club has been in existence for nearly fifteen years. It was started…