As I write this, unusually for a bank holiday weekend, the sun is baking our district in temperatures pushing 28 degrees. The warm weather will entice many of us outside (including me when I send this issue to print) and will also bring lots of visitors to enjoy what we take for granted on our doorsteps here in the Yorkshire Dales. Perhaps some will read Community News to find out what’s going on. There is never a dull moment!
I will soon be heading off on holiday to the somewhat cooler climes of Norway. I’ll have a copy of Community News with me to take some photos, and I hope you will do the same on your travels this summer. We love to see them.
On our cover, we have a painting titled Into the Market Place by local artist Elaine Newington Ward, who is taking part in the North Yorkshire Open Studios event in June which you can read more about inside the magazine.
This issue marks the last of our regular Wellbeing columns provided by Pip Carr. I would like to thank Pip for all her valuable contributions and I am sure that many of our readers will have been helped by the advice she has provided.
All of us at Community News were saddened to hear of the death in May of one of our oldest and longest serving distributors, Edward Hindle. Edward stepped down from the role last year and we were delighted to present him with a certificate of appreciation for his dedicated support of the magazine. We send our sincere condolences to his wife Mary, and his friends and family.
John Drake
Editor
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