Welcome to the Inside Yorkshire Podcast, a podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. In today's episode Susan talks to Joe Willis, founder of Richmondshire Today, a news service provided online and in the monthly magazine.

Joe realised that there was an increasing demand by consumers for online news and so began his internet news business with Richmondshiretoday.co.uk. His aim is to provide comprehensive coverage of community news, incidents and events, as well as producing interesting features and thought-provoking comment.

Recent developments have seen him start up another news site covering Northallerton, Bedale,Thirsk and Stokesley. This is called Hambleton Today, featuring news items and events in the Hambleton district.

About the Guest:
Joe is a Richmondshire resident and former North-East Journalist of the Year. His work has been in regional press for more than 15 years. Initially he trained in Northampton ,writing for the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph and then returned back to the area he grew up in,working on the Northern Echo and the Darlington and Stockton Times.

Valuable Resources:
www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk
www.hambletontoday.co.uk

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

Inside Yorkshire

#24 Richmondshire Today founder Joe Willis brings us the local news

The Inside Yorkshire Podcast is a podcast full of stories and tales from the people of Yorkshire. In today's episode Susan talks to Helen McQue about her experiences studying and now practising as a traditional chinese acupuncturist.

Helen has set up and now runs a busy practice in Richmond, North Yorkshire. She also devotes her time to supporting local charities, most recently the SSAFA Armed Forces charity where she demonstrated and gave taster sessions in aid of the charity.

In this episode, recorded on World Acupuncture day, she and Susan discuss the misconceptions surrounding acupuncture and talk about the benefits that can be achieved with treatment.

About the Guest:

Helen and her husband Dean, who is also an acupuncturist, travel to Nepal as volunteers supporting the Thrangu Monastery bringing healthcare to remote areas of Nepal. They give their time and expertise helping Wangchuk Rapten Lama, and his team at the monastery, treating locals who often have to walk miles to reach the medical care they need. Helen and Dean often treat up to 40 people each day whilst they are at the Thrangu Phende clinic working alongside the Tibetan monk. The clinic is within the grounds of the Thrangu Monastery in Nammo Buddha, Karve. Between visits to volunteer overseas Helen raises funds to send out to support the clinic's continuing work. 

Valuable Resources:
Helen McQue Acupuncture
11 Finkle Street, Richmond, North Yorkshire.  DL10 4QA
Contact Number: 
Acupuncture – Helen : 07825 212 463

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#025 Helen McQue - Traditional Chinese Acupuncturist

Welcome back to the Inside Yorkshire podcast. In today's episode we listen to authors Eileen Brereton and Anne Wall talk about the role of the Red Cross Auxiliary hospitals, in Yorkshire, during the First World War. They have written a book entitled Home Comforts describing the importance of these medical outposts. Recuperating wounded soldiers, far away from their own families, had home comforts provided for them by VADs in the 32 auxiliary hospitals set up across the county. Eileen and Anne give us a wonderful insight into life in the voluntary aid detachments.These were voluntary units of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire. The most important periods of operation for these units were during World War I and 2.

About the Guests:
Eileen Brereton and Anne Wall were Red Cross trainers when they were asked to set up a commemorative WW1 hospital for East Rounton village hall's centenary celebrations in 2006. That began a project that has lasted over 12 years now and taken them on a fascinating voyage of discovery, unearthing information and memorabilia from 32 hospitals in the North Riding of Yorkshire and the VADs (voluntary aid detachments) who worked in them.

Valuable Resources:
The Book can be purchased from Eileen or Anne
contact-  info@northridingVADhospitals.co.uk

Home Comforts- The Role of the Red Cross Auxiliary Hospitals in the North East Riding of Yorkshire during the First World War

Exhibitions  can be set up in libraries, and museums.

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#026 Red Cross Auxiliary Hospitals in Yorkshire during the First World War

Welcome back to the Inside Yorkshire podcast. In today's episode Susan talks again to Eileen Brereton, this time about how she became involved with Guide Dogs and about being a puppy walker for the Guide Dog association.

About the Guest:
Eileen Brereton is Coordinator for the Dales and District Fundraising group for Guide dogs but she began by starting as a puppy walker and guide dog foster carer. The first dog she took on was Kelly, who arrived at the age of six weeks and stayed with her to be socialised before moving on to be trained as a guide dog at approx 14 months. Kelly could always find M & S for her handler and another dog was expert at sourcing out Costa coffee shops. Eileen has had 6 dogs so far but doesn't have one at the moment.

Valuable Resources:
www.guidedogs.org.uk
0345-143 0229
Fundraising- 01609-773812

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a British charitable organisation founded in 1934. Guide Dogs helps blind and partially sighted people across the UK through the provision of guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services.

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#027 Guide Dog Puppy Walkers - socialisation training

Welcome back to the Inside Yorkshire podcast. In this episode Susan is finding out about how this railway depends on a volunteer workforce to run it. This heritage railway is run by a huge team of wonderful volunteers, and it would not be viable without their hard work and efforts.

About the Guest:
Today's guest is Helen Ashworth who is the Volunteer Coordinator & Lead Fundraiser at Wensleydale Railway. She has a mammoth task coordinating the huge team of volunteers without whom the railway would not function. She talks at length about the work that they undertake all year round, as well as the festive events that are being held over this christmas period.

Valuable Resources:

Helen Ashworth
Volunteer Coordinator & Lead Fundraiser 
Wensleydale Railway 
www.wensleydalerail.com
01677 425805

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#28 Wensleydale Heritage Railway Volunteer Workforce

Welcome to the final episode of 2018. In it Susan discusses superstitions and traditions with her good friend Liz Lukacs. Why is it that both have memories of their mothers banishing father out into the cold 5 minutes before the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve? Also how many of us make resolutions at this time of year and actually manage to keep them longer than the first month?

Susan and Liz discuss their own family traditions and their thoughts on New Year resolutions.

Happy New Year to all our Listeners.

About the Guest:
Liz Lukacs lives in Reeth where she manages a retirement complex. She was born and brought up here in the dales and has a wealth of local knowledge. 

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#029 - Are you superstitious about New Year?

Welcome to the first episode of the year. In it Susan talks to Janet Seymour about her love of dance and her career encouraging pupils of all ages to participate in this activity. Dance is known to be beneficial for all ages and Janet's pupils range from the age of 3 to over 100. 

About the Guest:
Janet Seymour trained at the Royal Academy of Dance and then went on pioneer the British way of teaching dance in Germany. She had always wanted to teach ballet from an early age and expressed a desire to teach in the dales at the tender age of 5. Here in the Yorkshire dales we are privileged to have such an internationally experienced teacher as our dance teacher in the dales.

Valuable Resources:
Below are links to the Dance Academy website and also a timetable of classes available
www.swaledaledance.co.uk
Lesson timetable
Contact details email: janetseymour@swaledaledance.co.uk    
Telephone 01748 884677   mobile 07958  145752

About the Host:
Susan has been living in Yorkshire for over 30 years. She is passionate about the county she has adopted as her home and she never ceases to be amazed at the wealth of talent ‘Inside Yorkshire’ and the tales that people have to tell.

She is actively involved in promoting Yorkshire businesses with audio production and also  on social media.

Contact Method for Inside Yorkshire 
Susan Baty-Symes
www.insideyorkshire.co.uk
susan@insideyorkshire.co.uk

#030 Janet Seymour's Dance Academy

Inside Yorkshire is a weekly podcast bringing you interesting details of life in Yorkshire. Susan talks to Yorkshire folk about their lives, their businesses and their creations.