The National Garden Scheme in Yorkshire is running a number of Special Events in Ryedale comprising a talk on the history and development of the garden by the Head Gardener and/ or Owner, a guided tour, followed by a Q&A session, and including light refreshments. The first event is on Tuesday 18th May at Havoc Hall, Oswaldkirk, followed by Arden Hall, Hawnby on Friday 18th June and Ness Hall, East Ness on Wednesday 23rd June. All three events run from 1030-1300. Later in the summer, Scampston Walled Garden will host an event from 1600-1830 on 6th July; there is another opportunity to see Havoc Hall on 13th July from 1030-1300 and Helmsley Walled Garden will host an event on Thursday 26th August from 1800-2030. All these events can be booked online at www.ngs.org.uk/special-events. Tickets are £25 per person with all proceeds going to NGS charities, including Macmillan Nurses, Hospice UK, Marie Curie and the Queens Nursing Institute. If you can’t attend yourself, event tickets ca
The Darlington & Stockton Times has joined forces with North Yorkshire County Council for the Team North Yorkshire movement to highlight acts of kindness. In the latest instalment, we focus on Just B bereavement support services DEALING with bereavement and its consequences is a challenge for many people in normal circumstances, but the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has magnified those emotions and left more people struggling with their mental health. In North Yorkshire there are services available to help however, supported by volunteers from within the community and they have been tailored to ensure current needs are met, despite lockdown restrictions.
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Dr Sarah Bell, medical director at Garden House Hospice Care, will be answering your questions about end of life planning
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Garden House Hospice Care is joining national charity Hospice UK for their annual campaign, Dying Matters Awareness Week, which runs from May 10 to 16.
Dying Matters Awareness Week is a chance to break down the taboo of talking about dying, death and bereavement, and open up the conversation about the subject, which affects everyone.
This year s theme for Dying Matters Awareness Week is #InAGoodPlace
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AS LIFE took another step towards returning to normal this week, the National Garden Scheme will be reopening gardens in Mid Wales soon. As a special treat for lovers of gardens and wildlife, a home near Builth Wells will be welcoming people back for the first time in a few years. On Sunday, May 2 and 9, Pontsioni House in nearby Aberedw will be opening for the first time after a few years. This Wye Valley garden has a background of old ruins and steep rocky bluebell woods and walks to Aberedw Rocks. It offers visitors access to a recently constructed small walled vegetable and fruit garden, as well as walks through a wildflower meadow along a mile of old railway line with bluebell woods and the route up to the rocks. Dogs are welcome along the old railway line.