Serving the residents of Hawes and High Abbotside in North Yorkshire
The market town of Hawes is one of England’s highest, set 850 feet above sea water. Hawes was first recorded as a market place in 1307.
A Tuesday market is held in Hawes throughout the year, and it is home to the world famous Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese. Hawes is set amidst breath-taking scenery within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Flooding in North Yorkshire. Following the North Yorkshire Council’s successful Community Engagement Event in Leyburn, they still need to reach residents from the Hawes area that have been or experienced flooding. To get in contact to sign up to the Property Flood Resilience Scheme by emailing floodriskmanagement@northyorks.gov.uk. Once they have received your email they will send you some forms to complete. In the meantime if you would like to learn more about Property Flood Resilience click the following link: https://www.befloodready.uk/ https://www.befloodready.uk/what-is-pfr/ https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=b3dddc3f-8c89-4711-86f3-4f0f9ce9a713
High Abbotside is a rural parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, situated on the north side of upper Wensleydale, and includes the settlements of Hardraw and Sedbusk.