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O Bell, Where Art Thou?

The NASH was founded in 1845 and built as a Victorian ‘National School’, but its bell tower has been mysteriously empty for at least a century.  Local records tell us that The NASH bell originally came from nearby Gayle...

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*JOB* Education & Outreach...

The NASH is recruiting an Education and Outreach Officer who will engage primary-school children and adults in their local heritage through an exciting new project: The Story of Schools.
 

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New Heritage Project to...

The NASH and Dales Countryside Museum are delighted to confirm a new heritage project: The Story of Schools in the Upper Dales.   Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s Sustainable...

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Professional Puppetry...

Fourteen children from Hawes Primary School have worked with Lempen Puppet Theatre Company to make puppets from scratch and build an exciting performance around them.   Lempen Puppet Theatre are one of Britain’s great touring...

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Bringing the World to Hawes

Two screenings took place this week of world films followed by specialist talks. On Wednesday 5 June we were treated to Wajib, a bittersweet drama in which a father and his estranged son travel around Nazareth to hand deliver his daughter’s...

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