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Countryfile Visits Knaresborough!

Countryfile Visits Knaresborough!

In July 2025, the BBC’s ‘Countryfile’ team arrived in Knaresborough to film a feature centred on the River Nidd, which flows through the heart of the town. Presenter John Craven was joined by Yorkshire Blue Badge Guide, Margy Longhurst, who shared insights into the...

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A Gander Round Goole

A Gander Round Goole

On the 20th July 1826 a flotilla of boats, decorated with flags and accompanied by brass bands, sailed from Ferrybridge to Goole to mark the opening of the Knottingley to Goole Canal.  On arrival in Goole, at the new docks built by the Aire and Calder Navigation...

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Sally, Sally, Pride of our Valley

Sally, Sally, Pride of our Valley

No-one has done more to bring  the Calder Valley to our TV screens than Sally Wainwright OBE. Her brand includes Scott and Bailey, Last Tango in Halifax and Gentleman Jack in addition to the somewhat misnamed Happy Valley, the location for murder, suicide and...

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