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• B&B woman has healing touch

  HEALING holidays are being offered at a Ryedale farm - thanks to help from a Government grant. read more

• A fascinating document from 1880: Part 1

  This letter has been very kindly provided by Pip Grant Taylor. It was written on February 25, 1880 by Pip's great great grandfather Thomas Bell, who was the manager of the Selby Gas Works, to his son, John Fenton Bell in New Zealand. read more

• From the Evening Press of October 1, 1904

  Yorkshiremen have laid many a curious wager in past days, and the practice can hardly be said to have died out, but the following instance of an odd bet would be hard to beat for singularity. read more

• A fascinating document from 1880: Part 2

  Further to the story we published on September 21, Pip Grant-Taylor has now provided further information and some excellent pictures. read more

• From the Evening Press of October 1, 1904

  Yorkshiremen have laid many a curious wager in past days, and the practice can hardly be said to have died out, but the following instance of an odd bet would be hard to beat for singularity. read more

On this day: Ryedale Archive