March 23, 2010
Judy, our People and the Dales Community Worker and prize winning cheese-cake eater (sorry Judy!), took a group from Bradford on a tour of Skipton in March. Follow this link to see the Groups video diary of their day out. http://animoto.com/play/4TdVSERKszDIORDSh1LIOA#... View Article
March 15, 2010
When YDMT Director David Sharrod isn’t at work he can be found in the pub! And not only for recreational purposes. David now has a stake in his very own beer, which you can currently enjoy a pint of at The Bunkhouse in Clapham. We’ve been assured that “Bunkhouse Brew” beer is very quaffable indeed, clear... View Article
February 2, 2010
In 2004 the Home Office agreed to accept up to 500 refugees a year under a resettlement programme run by the United Nations. Under this scheme some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees, including many who have lived in refugee camps... View Article
January 22, 2010
In December (and just in time for the great white out) we welcomed a new member to the YDMT team. Christa Perry came all the way from Cambridge to become a Hay Time Officer with the Trust. Christa says “since moving up from... View Article
January 15, 2010
New Year has brought the sort of proper winter that I still associate with the Dales. It’s not quite 1962, but certainly like others in the 60s and 70s. Now I know it has caused problems for many, not least the farmers.... View Article
December 21, 2009
YDMT run the People and the DALES project, which is helping disadvantaged and disabled people who live in urban areas to come to the Dales and enjoy different activities in our beautiful countryside. We also hope to inspire people who... View Article
December 17, 2009
It’s been a while since my last post because it’s been so busy for us at the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. No winding down before Christmas for us! One of the things keeping us busy is the start of a new... View Article
November 26, 2009
Gail Smith is one of our People and the DALES Community Workers. The People and the DALES project, which is run by Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, aims to enable all sorts of community groups – lots of which are from deprived inner-city areas – to come... View Article
November 13, 2009
Gillian Muir is our Grassroots Grants Officer. Grassroots is a grant scheme that provides small amounts of funding (up to £5k) to community groups in North Yorkshire. So Gillian always seems to be out & about visiting really interesting projects. The most recent projects to receive funding have included a... View Article
October 23, 2009
This past week we’ve enjoyed having Izzy around, who is on work experience from Settle College. As it’s now coming to the end of her week with us I asked her if she would write a bit about her experience of working at... View Article
