Here we have a pictures dated many decades ago of a group of people involved in cutting the grass in Kirkby Malham churchyard.

The line up of the old photo, thought to have been taken around 1950, has most of the names, though one or two have question marks.

Back row. Arthur Kettlewell, Norman Bolland, Ted Banks, Bob Taylor, David Wooler, Canon Barlow, Frank Caton jnr, George Swaine, Ted Newhouse, Margaret Thompson.

Middle row. Amy Redfurn, Mary Hudson, Lambert Alderson, Roland Coats? Willie Hudson, Val Caton, Jack Robinson, Alf Newhouse, Mrs Coats? Annie Hudson.

Very front. Frank Caton snr.

The line-up in the picture taken just this year is:

Back row. Chris Hall, David Hall, Paul McWhinney, Owen West, Rev Dr Sue Mcwhinney, Associate Priest, Kirkby Malham, Gill Petrucci, Damian Petrucci, Laurie Petrucci, David Peacock, Tony Cawthorne, Sue Casey.

Front Row. Finley Petrucci, Annie Heseltine (nee Hudson, also on the original photo), Anna Petrucci, Mias Petrucci.