Visitors to Brimham Rocks will soon be able to read a poem written by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage that was inspired by the spectacular landscape.
Brimham Rocks to get Simon Armitage poem carved into stone Visitors to popular Nidderdale attraction Brimham Rocks will soon be able to read a poem written by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage that was inspired by the spectacular landscape. The National Trust, which owns the site, has this week been granted planning permission by North Yorkshire Council to erect the stone artwork close to an existing footpath. Brimham Rocks is known for its weather-eroded rocks that formed over 325 million years ago. The poem will not be carved into one of the rocks that has been there for millions of years but is instead being made from Witton Fell stone sourced from a North Yorkshire quarry that will be in keeping with the surroundings. Born in Huddersfield, Mr Armitage is a proud Yorkshireman and he hopes the impactful poem will raise awareness about the importance of protecting and restoring nature. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 2019. [caption id="attachment_67146" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate.[/caption] Since the covid pandemic there has been a renaissance in nature writing and it’s also hoped the poem will resonate with visitors from a wide range of backgrounds. The structure is being installed this month and is set to stay there for three years. National Trust said in planning documents:
“The site location has been purposefully selected as a means to draw people in to experience the wider landscape of Brimham beyond the visitor focus of the rocks. “The position selected is one which is in an accessible location close to an existing footpath and an area which allows the transition from the rocks to the moorland and wider countryside to be fully appreciated.”The first few lines of the poem, which is called ‘Balancing Act’, are below:
The rocks are something else, grandstanding here With their temple chic and their stage names, flaunting their alien shapes. Fluted manhattans, melted castles, monster fossils, one gyroscopes on a stone spur, others trumpet their warped anvils and weird mushrooms, over the valleys below and as far as the coast.By Thomas Barrett, Local Democracy Reporter Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
Council criticised for spending £450,000 on active travel consultants but 'delivering nothing'
North Yorkshire police to crack down on spiking as students arrive
4,000-home Maltkiln plans to be examined in public this week
Fashion show using 'real women' to be held in Harrogate
Knaresborough residents nervous about flooding due to blocked drains
North Yorkshire Police warns of bogus parking fines
Northern reveals why dating apps are blocked on board trains
Saint Michael's Midnight Glow Walk returns this weekend
Free book event comes to Harrogate
Wetherby Races team raise £7,000 for spinal research
Everything you need to know about Harrogate Beer Week
Police launch CCTV appeal after TK Maxx theft
Councillors approve Knaresborough land train feasibility study
Strictly comedian to visit Harrogate as part of upcoming tour
Popular Singo Bingo event is coming back to Harrogate
Changes to Knaresborough market would undermine 700 years of tradition, says ex-town crier
First look: Harrogate's biggest ever dance festival to be held on the Stray
Everything you need to know about the Autumn Flower Show
Great Ouseburn Beer Festival to return next month
Mental 'elf' charity fun run to be held in Knaresborough
