Northdale Horticulture

A fun Filled evening of trivia. Assemble your team carefully as there are some amazing prizes up for grabs! There will also be a raffle, with all proceeds from the evening going to Northdale Horticulture. All Ages Welcome. Maximum team size 6
Tickets £5.00

September's walk took us to the fascinating Brimham Rocks in Nidderdale. The weather looked very showery as we approached the National Trust car park. After waiting a few minutes, we put on our waterproofs. Keith came fully prepared with waterproof trousers- well done!
We could see several interesting shaped rocks from the start. It's hard to imagine they were there before dinosaurs roamed the earth! We took the outer path and saw several school children with hard hats, sque...ezing through narrow gaps in the rocks. We continued round the back of the visitor centre. Here we spotted fun rocks such as the Dancing Bear, the Druid's Writing Desk and the Meerkat. Some of us carefully walked to the edge of the hill to see the great view down to Pateley Bridge. We also saw remnants of early summer bilberries and heather amongst the rocks.
By now, it began to rain heavily as we headed for lunch in the comfort of the visitor centre. They provide a picnic area upstairs in the exhibition area for wet weather. From here, we had a great view of the giant golf balls on Menwith Hill, Ferrybridge power station and more giant rock formations. We also liked the old photos showing visitors arriving here by horse and carriage. Martin was able to name all the cars such as, Austin Maxi & Austin 1100 from a 1960s photo.
The rain had now stopped and we had a final meander round rocks named the Flowerpot, Eagle and Blacksmith's Anvil. Despite the mixed weather, everyone had walked well. Well done!
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The Northdale Drama Group rehearsing Micheal Jackson's `Thriller' The dance will be performed at 1.30pm on Wednesday 31st of October to celebrate the opening of the SCARE ZONE. We will post a full dress rehearsal the week before so watch this space. 😉

A group of trainees, staff and volunteers setting off for a Northdale holiday to Centerparcs. Have a great time everybody 😊

Another positive thought for a Friday morning. One or two bad guys sulking around stealing stuff from vulnerable adults against the positive support and messages of good will from;
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And now for something a lot more positive. Advanced notice of our Halloween trail and the super scary SCARE ZONE!!!!! The Halloween Creepy trail will run Monday to Friday through half term and would be suitable for younger children. The Scare Zone will be available on the 31st only and will feature a half scare 2pm to 5.30pm (suitable for all) and a full scare from 6pm to 8.30pm (Suitable for older children and adults who are not of a nervous disposition) 😯

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In response to large number of requests please find below a link to the Northdale My Donate page. Once again we are humbled by your many generous offers of help and kind messages of support. No sign of the culprits getting caught yet however we have heard that one of our neighbors also had some items stolen from outbuildings at around the same time so best lock your sheds folks.

A massive thank you to everybody who has sent kind messages, offers of help and generous donations following our recent break-in. Its very heartening to know that there is so much goodwill and kindness out there. Thank you 😉

Equipment has been stolen from Northdale Horticulture. These individuals were caught on cctv after hours on the premises. Any info please inform Northdale or the local police.

It gives me no pleasure to report that at some point over the last few days somebody has stolen a number of items of horticultural machinery from Northdale. We have lost a STIHL Chain Saw, x2 STIHL Hedge Trimmers, a STIHL High Reach Hedge Trimmer and a Husqvarna Chain Saw. The Equipment was stolen from a building used by our garden contracting team and couldn't have come at a worst time given that we are right in the middle of cutting a number of our customers hedges. If anybody is offered any Horticultural machinery or sees any equipment for sale please note that our postcode DL7 OLQ has been etched into the equipment in a number of places. Our apologise to any of our customers who are inconvenienced by this situation and we hope to resume normal service just as soon as we can replace the stolen equipment.

The cast of the Jungle book being presented with a fire bowl by the lovely Emma Hare from The Skipton Building Society. Thank you to everyone for all their support and being an amazing audience.

Thank you to our wonderful customer Fiona, for all your kindness and friendship and letting us look after your garden of Eden. We will all miss you.

A few of the Stars from The Jungle Book Show last Wednesday.

Our August walk took us to sunny Saltburn and The Valley Gardens. After parking at Cat Nab, we took a stoll down the lovely old pier. The tide was almost in and several surfers were out. There was lots of quirky knitting of book characters such as, Red Riding Hood tied to the railings. At the end of the pier, there were several fishermen fishing for mackerel. Stewart showed interest and was handed a rod to have a go! Walking back along the pier we had a good view of the grand... Victorian seafront apartments and the Cliff Lift, which still seemed to be undergoing renovation. It's one of the world's oldest water powered water funiculars. We followed Skell Beck up through The Valley Gardens where there is a maze of paths to The Italian Gardens and woodland. This would have been a haven for smuggling in the past. On the way we spotted the miniature steam train being prepared for the afternoon runs. We also a heron patiently waiting for fish on the riverbank. We lunched on the seafront overlooking a variety of old tractors and boats. After ice creams, we decided to head inland as the weather was becoming cooler. We stopped at Guisborough Forest and Parkway at Pinchinthorpe where there are numerous paths and a small visitor centre. We followed the sculpture trail with its cleverly carved creatures such as toads, foxes and hares. There's special areas for bug hunting and pond dipping. A few brave souls also had a go on the trim trail monkey bars! It had been a day full of variety.
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Will the Jungle Girl lure Mowlgli to the Man Village??

The Elephants are revving up for our outdoor rehearsal of The Jungle Book this morning. 7 days to go til showtime!

The base for our new Growing Together Cabin going in today 😊

always buy my plants from here, I bought some yesterday for my nursery, such a worthwhile charity and the volunteers and staff go above and beyond. Well worth a visit.

The egg hunt at Easter is great for the little ones too.

What an amazing place, everyone is so lovely, the nursery is amazing as is the gift shop! Fabulous atmosphere. Can’t wait to visit again!

We visited Northdale yesterday for the Halloween activity day, throughly enjoyed by myself and my family my little girl loved it will definitely be going back thank you �

Thank you for returning the purse that had fallen off the roof. Also bought some lovely flowers �

Outstanding pantomime show today,well done to everyone involved..��

Just been here with my little boy to do the halloween trail, loved it! The halloween craft packs are amazing. Will definately be back.

I couldn't recommend a more worthwhile, industrious and happy charity to donate to and visit.

Brilliant people staff and service users . Just a nice place to be especially at Halloween but I'm biased!

always buy my plants from here, I bought some yesterday for my nursery, such a worthwhile charity and the volunteers and staff go above and beyond. Well worth a visit.

The egg hunt at Easter is great for the little ones too.

What an amazing place, everyone is so lovely, the nursery is amazing as is the gift shop! Fabulous atmosphere. Can’t wait to visit again!

We visited Northdale yesterday for the Halloween activity day, throughly enjoyed by myself and my family my little girl loved it will definitely be going back thank you �

Thank you for returning the purse that had fallen off the roof. Also bought some lovely flowers �

Outstanding pantomime show today,well done to everyone involved..��

Just been here with my little boy to do the halloween trail, loved it! The halloween craft packs are amazing. Will definately be back.

I couldn't recommend a more worthwhile, industrious and happy charity to donate to and visit.

Brilliant people staff and service users . Just a nice place to be especially at Halloween but I'm biased!