Parish News

On-farm cheese-making was once widespread in the Dales and in the Middle Ages monks made cheese from both ewe’s and cow’s milk.
Although perhaps not so well-known as Wensleydale, the creamy, tangy Swaledale cheese is now once more being produced commercially, although in relatively small quantities.

Kisdon Gorge and
Swinnergill, above
Keld,
are excellent areas for bird watching.
Species that may be seen include: red grouse, skylark, lapwing, curlew, wheatear, raven and peregrine falcon.
Using a car as a portable “hide”, the moorland roads around Reeth
will enable you to observe at close- quarters golden plover, lapwing curlew and redshank as well as the ubiquitous grouse.

Dalespace - Day Retreats in the Dales

We invite you to bring a group of 12-14 people to participate in a led retreat day in the beauty of Swaledale, hosted by local people. We particularly encourage those from towns and cities to take time away in the dales.
Please contact Revd Caroline Hewlett (01748 884706) for more information and bookings.

The two main types of place-names are habitation-names
(farms, villages) and
nature-names (woods, hills).
The earliest record of many names is in the Domesday Book but nearly all Dales place-names were given long before that by the Viking or Anglo-Saxon settlers.

Swaledale means, very appropriately,
“The valley of the rushing river”

Arkengarthdaleprobably means “The valley of Arkle’s enclosure”

Both Dales have a number of interesting-sounding hamlets, amongst which are:

Reeth
“The stream”

Gunnerside “Gunner’s high pasture”

Keld
“The spring”

Muker
“The small field”

Smarber
“The butter hill”

Grinton
“The green enclosure”

Melbecks
“The stream by the sandbank”

Booze
“The house on the bend”

Whaw
“The enclosure near the sheepfold”

Our Overseas Link: Sharon Morad - A Doctor in Africa

Sharon is an obstetrician who has spent the past year caring for women and children in a remote, rural hospital in the south of Ethiopia. She has now moved to a larger hospital in Kenya and is doing more training of local medical staff as well as her own medical work. There is a recent newsletter from her on the notice board in each church. Please contact the Vicar if you would like to have a copy by e-mail. Sharon visited our parish before she left for Africa, and we continue to support and pray for her. If you would like to send her a message of encouragement, her email address is: smorad@doctors.org.uk

Parish Link with St. George's Crypt in Leeds

In December we enjoyed a choir from St. George's Church in Leeds, singing 'Carols for The Crypt.' The Crypt, has been offering help and support to homeless people in Leeds for more than 70 years and the need for this work is as great as ever, with more young people and asylum seekers coming for help.
We hope to continue a parish link with The Crypt and to support their work in practical ways and prayer. They are always in need of toiletries, tinned food and good quality secondhand clothes, blankets and duvets, and if you would like to donate any of these items they can be left at The Vicarage.
If you would like to visit The Crypt and see the work for yourself, please let the Vicar know; we are planning to take a small group to Leeds when we go to deliver the donated items.

You can find more information and prayer requests for The Crypt at their website: www.stgeorgescrypt.org.uk