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WHILE many of us may have thought the wintry weather we have seen over the last couple of weeks was pretty hard to cope with, the so-called second Beast from the East is pretty tame compared to winters of the past. Within the collections of Ryedale Folk Museum, there area some wonderful photographs capturing the ‘white stuff’ of yesteryear. Perhaps nothing showcases the beauty of the North York Moors at this time of year better than photographer Geoffrey Willey’s picture of snowy Farndale, captured from Blakey Moor. Geoffrey was a life-long supporter of the Museum and bequeathed hundreds of images upon his death in 2015 at the age of 103. During his lifetime, he was known for some spectacular photographic daredevilry, balancing precariously to get the best angles, clinging over cliffs for the perfect seabird image, for example. Here, we get a fascinating insight into his methods for gaining access to those hard-to-reach landscapes and snowed-in valleys when is he show