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A HUGE photo mosaic tracing the history of schools across the Yorkshire Dales and the children who went to them is being unveiled as part of an exhibition marking the reopening of the Dales Countryside Museum. It was due to be launched six months ago but had to be postponed because of the lockdown. The 16 foot long mural is made up of 2,300 photo tiles depicting school life in Upper Wensleydale, Swaledale and Arkengarthdale dating back to the 1930 s. Project Manager Emily Rowe Rawlence said: Once we began delving into the history of The National School Hawes, (NASH) we realised the landscape was peppered with little schools that played transformative roles, all with their own story to tell. This exhibition maps them out and explores themes such as the changing journey to school, the tension between learning and earning and the life of teachers, bus drivers and school attendance officers known as Kiddy Catchers . It’s amazing how much energy and effort goes into the making
WITH a plastic baby Jesus, a YouTube Christingle service and an internet call with Santa, children of Hawes primary school celebrated Christmas with a modern take on an age-old story. There were no angels and no nativity acted out as in past years, but head teacher Hanna Vasey says the school was determined that “the true meaning of Christmas” would not be lost. Two of the youngest pupils performed the Christmas story with the Small World nativity set, complete with a manger and a donkey, and the vicar, the Revd Dave Clark and his wife, Sarah, brought the Christingle to life from the vicarage dining-room: she on the keyboard, he sporting an elf costume, fairy-light headdress and an angel earring, while explaining the Christian symbolism of the decorated orange. It’s available on YouTube: search Upper Wensleydale Benefice.