A possible sighting of the Beast of Danby!

Nightjars at Givendale; bachelor bats around Glaisdale’s church rooms; barn owls in East Cleveland; mysterious creatures roaming Arncliffe Woods.

Tricks of the light, sunshine and shadow, some of these from Frank Meadow Sutcliffe’s collection at Whitby Museum.

Nacreous clouds and light displays during the sunset on Christmas Eve.

Midnight Corner, a light-challenged landscape near Ingleby Incline.

The lacemakers’ candle stool at Ryedale Folk Museum.

The harmful effects of artificial light on humans and wildlife.

Night-time activities: a game of Merrills and a séance to summon the spirit world.

Fairy rings on Fairy Cross Plain at Fryup under the light of a full moon.

From darkness into light: attempts to educate working adults in nineteenth-century Grosmont; a progressive Village College movement at Botton village; a school on a World War I submarine base at the mouth of the River Tees.

A project to help education in Southern Zambia, with valuable links made between Zambia and Esk Valley schools.

Fundraising for Glaisdale Head Chapel’s new dawn.

‘Let there be Jazz!’ Now’s the time to have your say on the diversity of music in Whitby.

Whitby cult band ‘Rudolf Rocker’ with an album steeped in storytelling and mystery.

‘Brigg Fair’, a folk song collected by Percy Grainger then orchestrated by Frederick Delius.

Sleep and sleep-writing creative guide; the new Loftus Library; a new drama project ‘What the Sea Saw’ calling for volunteers.

Two chilling tales to wrap up an issue filled with intrigue.