Ryedale Folk Museum

You may remember I completed the Lyke Wake Walk in August 2009, well today I got the sponsor money to the museum and the grand total was £220.50. Thanks for sponsoring me folks, the money will help with the Harrison Collection project at the museum. See the post at: http://ryedalefolkmuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/lyke-wake-walk-august-8th-2009.html See the previous post at: Jonathan S

Coffins. The badge used by the Lyke Wake Walk Club (and the New Lyke Wake Walk Club) is one of a coffin. here at Ryedale Folk Museum, we have a funeral bier and a horse-drawn hearse. John Nicoll, museum volunteer was involved in the restoration of the bier, read about it here at: http://ryedalefolkmuseum.blogspot.com/2009/07/kirkbymoorside-funeral-bier-restored-by.html . This post has attracted viewers from all over the globe, and has been linked to a forum called Coffin Talk. This is a message board for funeral directors, mortuary science students,and those with a morbid curiosity. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks to John Nicoll for creating a very interesting post that many others have also found interesting. Coffin Talk can be accessed at: http://www.coffin-talk.net/index.php?sid=087fef3acba330b95f4a0d0dbc59a9df Jonathan Severs

Earlier this year, I came to the museum and we were wondering what we could do to raise funds for the Harrison Collection. I came up with the bright idea of completing the Lyke Wake Walk. This made sense, after all Ryedale Folk Museum had had the collection of artefacts donated by the Lyke Wake Club, and there is even a building named ‘Fat Betty’ after one of the stones en-route. Andy and Mike also appeared at first to be enthusiastic, but after some thought, they both declined to take part. Maybe they were wise to do that? The initial plan was for me to do the walk in June, Andy was co-ordinating volunteers and staff to meet me at various check points along the way. Unfortunately this attempt was unsuccessful. I had really bad blisters on both my heels, I got sunstroke and the compass decided to spin round in circles after the Lion Inn. So I sacked it and was returned to the museum by Judith in her 4x4. Everyone thought I was mad when I said I was going to do the entire walk again. So...