Meet the enterprising villagers of Thixendale

The village of Thixendale

9:46am Tuesday 29th January 2013

Artist David Hockney may have put Thixendale on the map, but Matt Clark meets some villagers looking to reap the rewards of living in a great place and showing lots of enterprise The conversation turns to last night’s Corrie in the Cross Keys Inn. But chatting about telly programmes is a pretty recent thing in Thixendale, because this village nestles deep in the Yorkshire wolds and until a relay transmitter was built in the late 1990s you couldn’t get a picture.

Passers-by miss the beating heart of the village of Rillington

Rillington Stores

4:17pm Wednesday 9th January 2013

NATALYA WILSON stops off to explore the Ryedale village of Rillington

Pickering - the gateway to the moors

Birdgate in Pickering

4:05pm Wednesday 2nd January 2013

THERE’S a thick fug of nostalgia inside the smithy at Beck Isle Museum.

Sherburn village is thriving on friendliness

A sunny village street in Sherburn

9:20am Wednesday 10th October 2012

NATALYA WILSON visits Sherburn and is charmed by a friendly welcome

Terrington village is a community that has lots of Hope, Goodwill and charity

The village of Terrington in the Howardian Hills

4:35pm Wednesday 23rd November 2011

NATALYA WILSON visits a picture postcard village with a thriving community spirit

Welburn: 21st century living with flavours of the past

A general view along the main road through Welburn, which retains a charming, timeless quality

9:40am Wednesday 14th September 2011

NATALYA WILSON visits a Ryedale village just a stone’s throw from Castle Howard

Visiting the tiny Wolds village of Acklam

Margaret Jessop, landlady of the Half Moon Inn, with Pip the dog

9:30am Wednesday 13th July 2011

NATALYA WILSON visits a Wolds village which is its own best-kept secret.

Lockton and Levisham - twin villages creating a family feel

The village of Levisham

2:40pm Wednesday 13th April 2011

NATALYA WILSON pays a visit to the twin villages of Lockton and Levisham.

Hovingham - a proper English village

Snowdrops at Hovingham church

3:40pm Thursday 31st March 2011

MATT CLARK can’t resist parking up to discover the delights of Hovingham.

Kirby Misperton in the spotlight

Edith and Trevor Collier, long-time residents of the village

11:33am Wednesday 29th December 2010

NATALYA WILSON visits a Ryedale village with a fascinating history.

Sherburn working hard to shape its own future

An aerial picture of Sherburn, where residents have been working together to create a blueprint for development.

11:25am Thursday 14th January 2010

YOUNGSTERS who helped to create a blueprint for the future of the ancient village of Sherburn have already seen one of their aspirations achieved – a youth club.

Taking a closer look at Sheriff Hutton

Sheriff Hutton castle.

3:39pm Thursday 27th August 2009

NATALYA WILSON visits Sheriff Hutton, a village with strong historic links and an overwhelming sense of community spirit.

Thornton-le-Dale: a picture postcard English country village

Visitors to Thornton-le-Dale walk by Beck Isle Cottage, a traditional thatched dwelling which has appeared on many postcards over the years.

3:56pm Thursday 13th August 2009

NATALYA WILSON finds a community which typifies England’s green and pleasant land.

Staithes: A village with a sea view giving artists inspiration

One of the village’s cobbled streets

4:53pm Thursday 24th July 2008

Celia Morley takes a trip to the historic village of Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast Historically the villages along the Yorkshire coast were busy places for smuggling and Staithes was no exception during the 18th and 19th centuries, in truth it played rather a large part.

Duggleby : church roof fund is building bridges

Poppies add a splash of colour at Duggleby

11:25am Thursday 26th June 2008

CLAIRE BOTTOMLEY is enthused by the energy and community spirit in these Wolds neighbours.

Foxholes: fighting spirit alive and well

The pretty church in Foxholes

12:25pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Set around a village green deep in the Yorkshire Wolds, Foxholes seems a peaceful place. But, as Claire Bottomley found out, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes,

Settrington: from spies to sat-navs

Picturesque Settrington, where little has changed over the centuries apart from an increase in traffic and a reduction in bloody intrigue. . .

12:39pm Thursday 24th January 2008

CLAIRE BOTTOMLEY chats to the residents of a peaceful village with a dramatic past

Rosedale reveals mystery of its unique heritage

Mike Windle, right, director of the North East Yorkshire Geology Trust, with trust members and Rosedale residents at a meeting to discuss the Vales and Dales Project. Back, from left, Stuart Swann, Henry Brown, Mike Styles, Benedicte Windle, Jane Brown, C

9:51am Thursday 13th December 2007

Work has started in a isolated corner of Ryedale to unlock the mystery of its geological history. LYNN BROWN talks to the people behind the project

Nawton and Beadlam: a grand day out in twin villages

Stuart Wood, landlord of the Rose and Crown in Nawton Beadlam

9:36am Thursday 23rd August 2007

CLAIRE METCALFE visits Nawton and Beadlam - two places with a strong sense of community

Osmotherley: be not in haste, there's lots to see

Nab Farm near Osmotherley, seen from the walk up to the Cleveland Way, over Black Hambleton Hill

11:30am Thursday 2nd August 2007

NESTLED in a fold of the Cleveland Hills lies the attractive village of Osmotherley, (referred to Asmundrelac in the Domesday book) complete with its characteristic stone houses and hospitable pubs.






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