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.

Our Overseas Link: Sharon Morad - A Doctor in Africa

Sharon recently got married in Kenya, and we wish her and David well as they make plans for their future together

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 jars of coffee, Coffee-Mate or powdered milk, tinned meals (especially meat and protein). Duvets and blankets are not needed at the moment. and if you would like to donate any of these items they can be left at The Vicarage or in the labelled boxes at the back of each church.
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

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”

News from the Vision Prayer Group:

Following a transforming week of guided prayer, the Director, Revd. Sister Anita Woodwell, has offered training to help set up more groups.
Anne, Lee and Joan will be undertaking three weeks study and practice with Anita during the summer and early autumn.
They ask for your prayers. In the meantime, anyone, regular church attenders or not, who would like to find out more about prayer life and the groups please get in touch with
Anne (886738) Lee (884473) or Joan (886470).

The Scargill Movement, Kettlewell

At our Annual Church Meeting, the speaker was Revd. Phil Stone from The Scargill Movement. Phil is the new Director of Scargill House in Kettlewell, which has recently re-opened with a new vision and new plans for the future. It is quite a story of faith and God's grace, and you can read the details on their website. We hope that this will become a good resource for our
Parish and a local link that we can build on. Please pray for this growing work and ministry in the Dales. There is more information on The Scargill Movement website:
www.scargillmovement.org

Confirmation
Bishop John is coming to lead a Confirmation service on Sunday 31 October, 10.30am at Grinton. If you would like to be confirmed, please contact the Vicar by the end of August.

Low Row Organ Fund
Fundraising for the organ continues. There will be more concerts and other events - look out for posters and adverts. Donations are very welcome, to help us reach our target and to renew the organ for the next 100 years. More information from Gavin Graveson 01748 886470