Bright reds and burned oranges chased each other over polished chrome. But the owners were distracted by the soft petal hues of the Rose Queen and her attendants the other Saturday. Pateley Bridge, came out to support and applaud members of the local primary school and their families in a parade to celebrate summer. A group of colourful under 11's gathered in beach wear and farming outfits. A couple rode a plastic pedal tractor and others rode a rather large canoe. "What's g

Pateley got excited again this April in the run up to the second Tour de Yorkshire to come through the town. Bunting, bikes, chalk drawings and a visit by one of the women's teams characterized the week beforehand. While in Lofthouse, the local community was busy baking cakes and providing car parks for the many spectators wanting to watch cyclists climb the fairly brutal hill to the top of the moor. Having toyed with the idea of going up Dale, we opted instead for an easy wa

"Nidderdale in the City" graced the quad at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds on 22nd April with a mini Nidderdale Show for urbanites. The sun shone down its blessing on the occasion, which featured the best of local arts, crafts, animal life and culture with a great pile of children's activities to boot. Some of the most popular stalls were the local farm animals (patiently petted by many a small child), the wooden milking cow made by one of the AONB volunteers, and the plastic dry s

Nidderdale Show is the last agricultural show in the season and a popular time to visit our Dales holiday cottage River View Pateley.

Eat your heart out Rio; Nidderdale has its own premier sporting event. The Nidderdale Sprint Trainthlon takes place every second weekend in

Cycling is a hard sport for hard athletes and, it turns out, hardy spectators. Stage one coming through Pateley Bridge this Friday proved th