'Bill' joined the Dalesman in the 1940s and spent years covering the stories of people from the Yorkshire Dales
Library image of Gillian Waters, WR Mitchell Archive Pilot project, and Bill Mitchell talking about the Yorkshire Dales tapes at his home in Settle. Picture Bruce RollinsonMr Hardingham has taken on the responsibility for re-publishing the books under his Kingfisher imprint with the Mitchell family’s permission, and royalties will go to one of their dedicated charities.
Bill’s thirst for knowledge and a keen listening ear made him an expert on many topics. In 1996 he was awarded the MBE for his services to journalism in Yorkshire and Cumbria and he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Bradford. In 2010 he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dalesman Rural Award ceremony, receiving the award from another advocate of the countryside, John Craven.
“Bill’s messages are so relevant to a new generation, teaching them to appreciate the outdoor life and the opportunities it offers for both work and play.”Interviewed by The Yorkshire Post in 2013, Bill said he had witnessed a tremendous change in the Dales over the years. The landscape was nothing like it used to be.
"He’s in bed and his wife comes in and says, ‘Are you all right, love?’ and he said, ‘Yes, would you light a candle to brighten my last hours?’ And she said, ‘Oh no, you know the price of candles’. Anyway, she left and came back a minute later and said, ‘You can have a candle but if you feel yourself going, blow it out’.
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