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The Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) ladies group continues to go from strength to strength, despite the challenges lockdown presents us (and everyone else) from meeting face to face. We are holding our meetings via zoom each month and since January have enjoyed some excellent speakers talking about spinal injury, The Samaritans and the birds in your garden by Causeway’s very own Mike Grey! Our group of 60+ ladies from across the Lower Wharfe Valley are very much looking forward to May when we hope to hold an outdoor catch up (if regulations allow) and we are making plans for a return to full meetings as soon as our venue at Boston Spa Methodist Church is able to accommodate us.

We have tentative plans for summer lunches and activities and we would welcome any new member who fancies joining our merry throng on zoom, or waiting until we can meet face to face. We meet in late April for our second zoom AGM (we’re complete pro’s at this now!) and a quiz. We are active on facebook (@tawyca) so why not check out this great group and make some new friends as we all ease out of lockdown together. Please contact us on email tawyca@outlook.com or by telephone 01937 520 271.

Drinks and substantial complimentary snacks were offered for locals on 12th April.

9, 10, 11 July, activities confirmed so far, Open Gardens, Fun Run and Classic Car meet up...and the scarecrows are back!

This year the Boston Spa Festival is hoping to beat the 92 scarecrows we had last year over the 3 villages, Thorp Arch, Clifford & Boston Spa. The theme for 2021 will be Disney Characters or Super-Heroes. If you are interested in participating, please phone David Watts - 01937 845592 or email info@fourgables.co.uk. No commitment yet, just building up people who are interested. We would look for a firm commitment by end of April start of May. Any questions please feel happy to email or call.

3,4,5 September; concerts, performances and shows in the afternoons are planned, along with ancillary activities in which the organisers hope you may also participate.

We have been asked by our Local Police Community Support Officer to let you know about their offer to Wetherby area residents. ‘’Your Local Police Community Support Officer is conducting `Home securitySurveys’ in your neighbourhood, so this is a great opportunity to meet your local officer and gain Crime Prevention Information which could help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime. Other than passing on your contact details to us you do not need to do anything, as we will come to you. This is a free service and will be conducted externally around your home’’. If you would like to take advantage of this offer of a home security survey you can contact the PCSOs as follows:

Louise Crossland Wetherby Neighbourhood Policing Team Louise.Crossland@westyorkshire.police.uk, mobile number: 07802717314.

We have also been provided with a copy of their ‘Do it Yourself Home Security Check Sheet’ which we can share with you by email – just drop me a line - nicola@w-ise.org.uk