May Issue . . .
Cover Photo: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria: procession passing down Marton Road, 1897 (Teesside Archives – U/ML/7/1) * History of Teesside Archives. * The Queen's Platinum Jubilee events in local towns and villages. * Glaisdale Village Life in the 1940s and 50s. * Honey Bees and Human health. * Coastal Start-up Programme. * Economic benefit of Dark Skies Festival. * The Elder Tree. * Great Tit Behaviour. * Book News. * Esk Valley Railway - one step back - but maybe two steps forward later? * North Yorkshire Unitary Authority - Is this just more of the same? * Hummersea Alum Quarries Guided Walk organised by Loftus Accord walking group. * World Jam Festival and Awards. * Planetary skylights. * Local events. 
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Shackleton Bridge, Danby‘Shackleton Bridge, Danby’, John Freeman’s beautiful painting on the cover of the October 2020 issue, can be found in his book Meander Down the Esk.
Memories of a Wartime Signaller
The most impressive contribution to the recent D-Day 75th Anniversary celebrations were those of the surprisingly large number of survivors. Their personal memories gave reality and validity to the whole event. Few readers of Valley News may have realised that Glaisdale has its own survivor in the person of Mary Heron, who was a fully trained Signaller during the War. In Glaisdale she is chiefly known for her farming at Bank House and for the ‘Glaisdale Singers’, the choir she created and conducted for some thirty years. Her wartime stories are serialised in the July–September 2019 issues of the magazine.
Land of IronA three-part series published in Esk Valley News magazine introduces readers to an exciting project in the Esk Valley and North York Moors National Park to preserve the Victorian ironstone landscape. From 1830 to 1930 the area was a thriving hub of mining industry. 'This Exploited Land of Iron' aims to record, conserve and improve the historic and natural beauty of remains that are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Alice's Adventures in WhitbyLewis Carroll’s famous book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published on 4 July 1865. Born Charles Lutwidge Dogson, Lewis Carroll visited Whitby in 1854 as a 22-year-old student of Christ Church College, Oxford. He stayed at number five East Terrace (now La Rosa Hotel) and lodged there on another six occasions, the last time being in 1871. On one of his visits he was seen sitting on a rock on the beach telling stories to young listeners. It is thought that ideas for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and his poem ‘The Walrus And The Carpenter’ (in the sequel book Through The Looking Glass) were inspired by his walks around the town and along Whitby beach.
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Silver Birches at Danby Park by Caroline RileyCaroline Riley's work can by seen at The Tractor Shed Studio/Gallery, Commondale:
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Whitby Artist's 50 Years
John Freeman’s exhibition marking 50 years as a professional artist in Whitby (1969–2019) was held at the Pannett Art Gallery in Whitby in November and December 2019. John estimates that over 50 years he has created more images of this area (original and print form) than any other living artist, an estimated 20,000 in total.
Whitby & District War Memorial Cottage HospitalAs plans progress for the refurbishment and part-demolition of Whitby Hospital, Joyce Stangoe of the Whitby Civic Society reminds us that the first hospital on the site was built as a War Memorial following the First World War, funded by donations from the people of Whitby and surrounding villages. Can you help in a project to gather information on the hospital’s history and people lost through war?
Lythe's Link to Beethoven
Two hundred years ago, in the Spring of 1818, a Broadwood grand piano arrived at the home of Beethoven in a village near Vienna. It was a gift from Broadwood & Sons of London.
Today, the Broadwood company continues to make, tune and repair pianos at its rural craft workshops in Lythe near Whitby. The firm has held a Warrant for the supply and maintenance of pianos to the various Royal Households since the reign of George II, and can name among its illustrious customers the composers Haydn, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Elgar, Holst and Vaughan Williams. Present-day directors of the company, which is an independent enterprise, include three members of the Laurence family, whose ancestors worked for many generations in a technical capacity in John Broadwood & Sons’ Soho factory. We are fortunate to have such an illustrious company on our doorsteps offering skills honed over generations in piano tuning and manufacture. ARCHIVE COPIESTo read some of our past issues online, see Archives.
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