Poet laureate Simon Armitage has been commissioned to write a poem inspired by Brimham Rocks and the surrounding moorland.
The poem, called Balancing Act, will be carved in stone and placed on the moor.
Brimham Rocks is an outcrop of millstone grit rocks formed 325 million years ago near Pateley Bridge. The site, owned by the National Trust, was designated a site of special scientific interest in 1958.
Mr Armitage, who was born in Huddersfield, was appointed poet laureate in 2019. A former geography student at Portsmouth Polytechnic, his work often focuses on northern landscapes.
He appeared at arts festival Feva in Knaresborough and at Ripon Poetry Festival in 2021.
A National Trust representative is due to give a presentation about the poem at Pateley Bridge Town Council tonight.
A trust spokesperson said the poem will “create a permanent artwork and place for reflection” and will be debuted at an official launch on June 22.
Further details are expected next week.
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Boy, 8, rescued at Brimham Rocks
An eight-year-old boy has become the latest person to require rescuing at Brimham Rocks.
Seven members of Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were called to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge when the boy got stuck at the top of a rock outcrop.
The association’s website says:
“He had managed to jump the gap to get onto the rock before realising that the jump back would be much harder.”
North Yorkshire Police summoned the rescuers at 11.30am on Monday and they managed to assist the boy to safety.
The volunteer-run association has attended several incidents at Brimham Rocks already this year.
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Mountain rescuers help man stuck at Brimham Rocks
A man had to be rescued when he was unable to get down from the top of one of the rocks at Brimham Rocks.
Visitors to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge are free to roam the Millstone Grit rocks, which are 325 million years old.
But a male had to be helped to safely after making it to the top of one of the rocks.
North Yorkshire Police called Upper Wharfe Fell Rescue Association to help.
A spokesperson for the association, which is based in Grassington, said:
“The team arrived promptly and quickly assessed the scene. Members climbed the rock, quickly set up ropes, the young man was made safe and lowered off.”
The incident, which required 12 attendees and took almost two hours to resolve, happened on Saturday afternoon
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