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News Release New Collaboration to Scale Up Woodland Creation in the Dales       Bainbridge, 18 January 2022      The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the Woodland Trust have agreed a landmark collaboration to help increase native woodland in the National Park.   This means working with local farmers and landowners over […]

 Mon 17 January   2022                               Picture of Whernside Events in January: Please note that organisers have asked  that at all indoor meetings, FOR THE SAKE OF THE OTHERS THERE, please bring a mask and wear it throughout the talk, unless you are exempt. Exceptions: Scottish […]

Ask a Yorkshire native where the best beer comes from, and they’ll likely answer: “Yorkshire.” So when you think of Yorkshire Ale – the famous breweries in Masham come to mind for Theakston’s and Black Sheep. However you will find there are hundreds of fine ales that can be sampled all over the county and […]

Happy New Year! From a Speakers Club meeting by Zoom, with a guest speaker on Climate Change Change on Monday, to a church bible discussion group on the Environment on Wednesday; from Scottish Dancing on Thursday to a talk on Moths a week on Thursday – there is lots on  for us to do. Or […]

Here are some not-to-be-missed events this Christmas.. If you are visiting St John’s Methodist Church Settle over the next few weeks, here are some items we are collecting for reuse and recycling: 1.  Empty medicine blister packets (for recycling) 2.  Franked postage stamps – to raise money for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People 3.  Medium […]

We are a community choir and registered charity based in Settle and on December 18th we are hoping to perform Handel’s Messiah with professional soloists including Sarah Fox, an internationally renowned soprano who was born in Giggleswick and whose career has taken her all over the world. Langcliffe Singers

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust – News Release Date of issue: 15 November 2021 JD Haspel partner with YDMT JD Haspel has partnered with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to help plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales. The London-based financial services executive search firm has committed £5,000 to the Yorkshire-based charity to support the planting of […]

Settle Amateur Operatic Society Annual Dinner and Presentation of Long service Awards   SAOS was able to hold its annual dinner this year and, on Saturday 13 November, at the popular Knights’ Table Restaurant, thirty-three members gathered. They enjoyed meeting with their old friends, especially after the long months of Covid restrictions. After the meal came the presentation […]

Here at King William the Fourth Guest House in Settle we pride ourselves in our Breakfast offering. Buying local products and cooking from fresh is only part of the story. Chris has been a professional chef all his career and has a passion to ensure everyone enjoys their first meal of the day. We generally […]

News of events to cheer you up on this wet October Day Picture of Entrance to Settle  6 years ago: on 19 Oct 2015   **   EVENTS In BRIEF   ** 1. Tue 19 Oct – 2pm:  Dementia Forward – “Time Together Tuesday” 2. Tue 19 October 7-8pm – ‘Walking to COP26’ & talk […]

There is no better place than Settle to base yourslef if you want to visit some of the Yorkshire Dales waterfalls. There are a couple of beauties that can be reached from walking from our front door at King William the Fourth Guest House. Scaleber Force is around 2miles away (you can drive to it […]

YDMT welcomes United Bank of Carbon support Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has dedicated 300 trees to the United Bank of Carbon (UBoC) for their help in creating new woodlands in the Dales. The Clapham-based charity linked with UBoC to plant trees and collect redundant plastic tree guards at Bargh Wood near Stainforth. Nearly 4,800 trees […]