To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the 1st World War, Grassington Players will stage the acclaimed play Oh What a Lovely War this October and are calling for members old and new to get involved.The play is a theatrical chronicle of the attitudes,...
Perfect though living in Wharfedale is, it’s always fun to explore the neighbouring counties, especially when they have as much to offer as the Derbyshire dales.With a wedding to attend further south in Kenilworth at 2pm on Easter Monday we decided to make an...
An ongoing project of mine at the moment is sifting through a big box of photos that I’ve accumulated over the past 50 years and trying to do something more meaningful with them. In practical terms that means consigning many to the bin; the fuzzy ones, the...
Fifty years youngWhere turning 40 a decade ago was traumatic and depressing, reaching my half century this February was an absolute blast.The day (Monday 10th) got off to a cracking start with eggs benedict in bed. That rather set the tone for a day that was pretty...
One of the highlights of January for me that didn’t involve wading through mud in Magic’s field, was the Flagcrackers of Craven annual dinner.Although I’ve hung up my clogs and given up dancing with the Border morris team – as there were simply...
Since 2006 Christmas for me has been largely about Mumming and wassailing. By that I don’t mean the frenzied present buying for my son (though that goes on in-between), but performing with Penny Plain Theatre Company to help preserve some of the ancient folk...