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elcome to the May edition.

It is at this time of year I feel most grateful we live in Ryedale. Walking and driving around our rural landscape, spring is evident everywhere, in the buds of the hedgerows and the swallows swooping overhead and the sound of the ice cream van in the village. With longer days and better weather, it is also the time when there is so much more to do: from gardens to DIY to ambling along a country lane followed by an early evening drink in a village pub. Ah bliss! Not to mention the big events in our area this year, along with many regular local festivals and fetes. As ever you can catch them in your Handy Mag. The Malton Food Festival this May has a star line-up; Malton is unquestionably a go to place for food. There’s the Incredible Spice Men (cover photo) along with Jean Christophe Novelli and the Chiappa Sisters. Having JeanChristophe Novelli in Malton has sent Nicky’s head in a spin! She’s offered to work that day on the off-chance that he may visit the Handy Mag office and take her out for lunch! This is also the time at home that my two young adults once again enter the midst of exams and revision. With 2 years between them it seems like a GCSE or an AS/A level exam is always to-hand. Good luck to all students taking exams this spring. You will look back on them as I do – a complete blur, kind of fun and worth it in the end. Having had a couple of comments from readers who have dropped their competition entries to the office this month, we have decided to put in the answers for the last edition (p74). I’m sorry those little blighters are so difficult to find! I hope we’ve made it a bit easier this month! Well done to Mrs Foster of Wombleton for winning the March competition. Until next time…

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THE FAMOuS SlIngSBy SCARECROW WEEkEnD takes place on Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May at this picturesque Ryedale village.

lingsby, which lies six miles west of Malton, is famous for its annual Scarecrow Weekend, which includes an exciting Scarecrow Trail. The popular village also has its own well-known landmark - an impressive maypole, which is placed in the middle of the village green. The current maypole has been in place since 1985, although it’s had several predecessors, with a history dating back to the early 1700s. On May Day, maypole dancing is still carried out today, a community tradition in keeping with the agricultural history and landscape surrounding Slingsby. Along with maypole dancing, the Slingsby Scarecrow Weekend is another village event which commences 12 noon on Saturday 3rd May, when scarecrows will be on display around the village, helping raise funds for the Friends of Slingsby School.

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Helpful Scarecrow Trails are just £1 from Robin Hood Caravan Park, in Tony’s Village Shop and at Slingsby School Reading Rooms, from 12noon on Saturday 3rd May until 4pm Monday 5th May. Everyone who buys a trail votes for their favourite scarecrow, with prizes to be won.

“Slingsby and the surrounding parish has a wonderful history, of which the Scarecrow Weekend is a fairly recent addition. Visitors never fail to be amazed by the many facets of Slingsby, from its church to its castle, and from its farming hinterland to its events calendar!

2013’s Scarecrow ‘guests’ included ‘Del Boy’ from the BBC TV comedy series, ‘Only Fools and Horses’, just one of over 30 scarecrows made by the people of Slingsby.

“So much time and effort goes into the event, we really look forward to seeing the results. Each year, we hope it brings lots of visitors to the area to enjoy this popular event and make the most of our lovely village.

Rebecca Palmer-Bunting, Chairperson of Friends of Slingsby School, says: “It’s a real community effort when the Scarecrow Weekend comes around. “We always have great entries each year, and to help people make the most of the event, we have put together our Scarecrow Trail, which helps guide people around the various scarecrow designs.

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AT CASTLE HOWARD Duty comes in many forms, and aristocratic men and women have responded to this call in various ways: military, political, religious, and social. Generations of Howard sons went to fight overseas, but the impact of war was often more powerfully felt at home: bereavement and loss were shared by the Howard family, staff and tenants, and their stories are now told in a commemorative exhibition, Duty Calls: Castle Howard in Time of War Illustrated with documents and photographs, Duty Calls tells various stories from WWI and WWII, including: Rosalind, the 9th Countess, refusing to make Castle Howard available to the military in September 1914; the story of her son Geoffrey commanding a fleet of London buses in Belgium that ferried troops to the front (blind in one eye he was not able to fight in the trenches); the tragic death of his younger brother Michael at Passchendaele in 1917; and most surprising of all, the extraordinary diary of Private James Prest from his time as a prisoner of war in 1918, generously loaned by his son John who lives in Coneysthorpe. There is also a reminder that life went on as normal despite the conflict - when the house was a school the headmistress asked for modifications to be made to the house whilst occupied by so many pupils in the same week as thousands of British troops were lying exhausted on the beaches of Dunkirk awaiting evacuation. 18 â&#x20AC;˘ info@thehandymag.co.uk

Due to the wealth of material discovered in the archive at Castle Howard, some of the stories did not make the exhibition, including the touching episode of how the estate horses were requisitioned by the army in 1914, with the request by the agent that the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ponies be returned after the conflict. These stories will now be shared in a new commemorative event Duty Calls: Share Our Story on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May 2014, when visitors will be invited to find out more about the impact of war on the estate, and watch the story of the horses commandeered for the war effort in The Final Charge. There will also be a display of vehicles from the period, traditional fairground rides and music hall style entertainment.

THE EXHIBITION DUTY CALLS: Castle Howard in Time of Wa r is on display in the house unt November, with admissiilonSunday 2nd the ticket price. A book to included in complement the exhibition is due to be pub lished during May. Find out more at www.castlehoward.co .uk

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Duty Calls: share Our story Discover the real life stories of Castle Howard in wartime; watch the story of our own horses commandeered for the war effort in The Final Charge stunt riding show; get up close to vintage vehicles and relax with fairground rides and music hall style entertainment in the Boar Garden.

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“It was Antonio Carluccio who dubbed Malton Yorkshire’s Food Capital several years ago and, since then, the town has emerged as a foodie destination for all who care about where their food comes from. There is now a year-round list of foodie activities and events. The Malton Cookery School opens on May 16th in the old congregational chapel on Saville Street – a new Temple to Yorkshire Gastronomy! On the second Saturday each month, the award-winning Malton Monthly Food Market is busier than ever and the Made in Malton producers’ scheme is doing great too. In fact, if you haven’t visited the new Brass Castle Brewery (just off Yorkersgate) please do, it is fab! “The town’s flagship foodie event is, of course, the annual Food Lovers Festival and this year’s dates are Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2014. Patrons include Jean-Christophe Novelli, the nation’s favourite French chef; BBC stars the Incredible Spice Men; and the glamorous Welsh-Italian Chiappa Sisters who featured on Channel 4. They, along with fantastic local Yorkshire chefs, will be giving live cooking demonstrations as well as providing cookery master classes for small classes of eight (tickets required). There is a huge new festival bar, family entertainment, a new music stage and last, but not least, 160 stalls sporting the finest Yorkshire produce and street food. “The Festival is hailed as one of the premier festivals of the north and is free to visit! For more information or to reserve tickets, visit www. maltonyorkshire.co.uk.”

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METHOD

Chop the aubergine into large chunks (about 1 inch / 2.5cm across). Heat ½ tbsp oil in a large nonstick pan, and brown half the aubergine chunks for 2-3 mins on each side until golden brown and crisp all over. Remove to a plate, then repeat with another ½ tbsp oil and the remaining aubergines, then set everything aside. Add the remaining tbsp oil to the pan with the mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry for 30 secs until fragrant. Stir in the onions and continue cooking until they are softened and beginning to brown. Add the dried chillies and spices with a spoonful of the thick coconut milk from the top of the can, then fry for 1 min more. Add the remaining coconut milk, tomatoes and half a can of water. Simmer for 25-30 mins until thick and saucy.

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KIRKBYMOORSIDE ENVIRONMENT GROUP Spring is sprung, the grass is riz… how ugly all that LITTER is! The days lengthen and warm, and there is a blossoming of colour along our roadside verges. Wouldn’t it would be lovely if it was all spring flowers? Unfortunately, though, as the holiday traffic increases, the newly-unfolded celandines, violets and daffodils start to get crowded out by a steady shower of Red Bull cans, crisp packets, and burger boxes.

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THE SIMPSON’S TRUST CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF GIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE The Simpson’s Trust was set up 90 years ago on 4th April 1924 as a bequest from Norton resident, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Simpson in the, then enormous, sum of £10,000 pounds. Trustees were charged with the task of using the interest from investment of that sum for “the relief and assistance of any old or infirm or poor and necessitous deserving people in and about New Malton, Old Malton, Norton and the surrounding district without regard to sex, denomination,religious or political belief”. The current trustees are pleased that they have been able to make grants to 42 individuals and organisations in the last 12 months for sums mainly in the range of £50 to £100. They have been

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RICHARD DURRANT CYCLING MUSIC FRIDAY 30TH MAY AT 7.30PM PICKERING MEMORIAL HALL

In support of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

ith bicycles as lighting stands and a stage set carried in panniers, this will be a truly intriguing concert of beautiful guitar music.

Richard Durrant, internationally renowned guitarist, will be cycling to Pickering on Friday, 30 May to perform at Pickering Memorial Hall in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. “We’re thrilled that Richard agreed to include Pickering in his amazing tour,” said Chloë Jackson from Thornton-le- Dale. “My family and I have been raising funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research after my father, Eric, died suddenly from a very rare form of blood cancer last year. He loved music and thoroughly enjoyed Richard’s concert in Pickering in 2012. I’ve seen Richard perform in Ryedale several times now and I know we can

Ryedale Walking Group We are an independent and successful walking group with over 80 members, based in North Yorkshire. The group was formed in September 2006 and became affiliated to the Ramblers Association in 2009.

look forward to a fantastic evening of great music and humorous anecdotes and what better way to begin the build-up to the Tour de France!” The Sussex musician will be playing 36 gigs at UK venues during a 1,000-mile odyssey that will be the last word in eco-friendliness. Cycling up to 50 miles a day, Richard will be carrying his entire show on his bike. Each performance will still feature beautiful lighting, projections and sound, but the gear will be state of the art, low energy and lightweight. Speaking during a recent interview, Richard described the gig in Pickering, the most northerly location on the tour, as “rather poignant because the gig is to celebrate Eric’s life and raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.” To book your seat, please telephone or visit Pickering Tourist Information Centre – 01751 473791. Tickets £12 Adults, £10 concessions Tour support by Giant Cycles Shoreham by Sea. PA provided by Peter Tyson Carlisle. Concert sponsored by C C Jensen UK

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in Ryedale. DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE HERE?

Contact Nicky on 01653 690859 or nicky@thehandymag.co.uk RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM 5 MAY Volunteers Day

Maypole Dancing and more! Join us to celebrate volunteering in the area and find out how you can get involved.

18 MAY Classic Car Rally

Classic Cars on site 11-3

25– 26 MAY A multi period history

Medieval re-enactors demonstrating on site, including traditional crafts and storytelling.

31 MAY – 1 JUNE WW2 Weekend

Our popular annual WWII weekend returns with 1940’s re-enactments and displays on site all weekend. For further information or to book please contact the museum on 01751 417367 or emma@ryedalefolkmuseum. co.uk

– 8pm Free entry. There will be a Preview Evening on Thursday, 22 May at 7pm. Admission by ticket only £10 (tel 01751 467144). All money raised will go towards the Church Lighting Fund to provide specialised lighting to illuminate the world famous wall paintings in the Church. www.pickeringchurch.com

MALTON & NORTON TIDY UP GROUP 4 MAY

10am – 12 midday. Meet at St Nicholas Street car park, Norton. Bags and litter pickers are provided by Streetscene but please bring your own gloves and tools.

A Spectacular Flower Festival at Pickering Parish Church. 10am

Based right in the centre of Kirkbymoorside, starting and finishing in the same location. The finish is a wonderful downhill stretch along the High Street and spectators line the street and clap finishers all the way to the end. With other races on offer too, stalls, shops and cafes open, it is a great day out for all the family. www. kirkbymoorside10k.co.uk

15 – 16 MAY Flower Festival

CASTLE HOWARD

4 - 5 MAY Duty Calls: Share Our Story

23 MAY – 1 JUNE The Wizard of Oz

4 MAY

feel to our Stable Courtyard. open from 10am - 4pm.

www.castlehoward.co.uk Visitor Information on 01653 648333

FLOWER FESTIVAL

KIRKBYMOORSIDE 10K RUN 2014

Stories told by our guides will reveal the history of Castle Howard during times of war. Music in the Boar Garden and period cars on the North Front.

13 MAY Stable Courtyard Market

Over 20 stalls selling a range of local products add a bustling

Stunning arrangements will fill the house with bursts of colour and fragrance with a plant fair in the grounds.

16 MAY Photography Course

Running from 10.30 - 5pm. Suited to all levels with award winning photographer Chris Ceaser. Places are limited. To book contact Chris on 07920 044094

24 MAY Boffin Brainchild Book Signing

For ages 8-10. Meet Jill and get your book signed between 12-3pm in the bookshop.

For more events in Ryedale visit... www.visitryedale.co.uk

MALTON FOOD LOVERS FESTIVAL 24 – 25 MAY

The annual festival is a celebration of the very best of Yorkshire produce and cooking with over 160 food stalls, famous patrons and delicious Yorkshire street food. There are chef demos, live interviews, cookery lessons, a festival bar, family entertainment, talks, tastings and much more. Set among the streets of Yorkshire’s Food Capital it is a festival like no other! Visit www. maltonyorkshire.co.uk for more information.

BEADLAM CHARITY TRACTOR RUN 4 MAY

The Beadlam Tractor Run is a single day 50 mile round trip for vintage tractors and takes place every May Day Sunday helping to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Leaving Beadlam Grange Farm Shop at 9.45am.

RYEDALE SINGING FOR THE BRAIN 1, 15, 29 MAY

An informal singing group for people with memory problems and their carers, 1.30pm -3pm. At the Salvation Army, 40 Wood Street, Norton.

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP 13 MAY

Sheriff Hutton History Group welcomes all to their Open

Meeting at 7.30pm – 9pm in the Village Hall. An opportunity to view artefacts, scan any documents / photographs relevant to Sheriff. Further information Margaret 01347 878465

FSB RYEDALE BRANCH MEETING 27 MAY Digital Marketing

Talk by Richard Brook. Advisor with Superfast North Yorkshire 6.30pm The Yard, 11 Market Place, Malton YO17 7LP. Come and learn all about the work of Superfast North Yorkshire and how you can make your online marketing work better for your business.

Tickets sold from 7pm. Eyes down at 7.30pm. Southgate, Pickering, YO18 8BL. Tel: 01751 473534

MALTON & NORTON RAILWAY CLUB 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 MAY Musical Evening

Saturday nights – Live music entertainment from 8.30pm.

5, 12, 19, 26 MAY Local Charity Bingo

Monday nights at 7.30pm

7, 14, 21, 28 MAY Whist Drive

Wednesday nights at 7.15pm.

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS 19 MAY Malton Community Sports Centre 2pm – 4pm and 5pm – 7pm

12 MAY The Royal British Legion, Kirkbymoorside

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET 3 MAY

2pm – 4pm and 5pm – 7pm

Market open from 10.30am www.hovingham-market.org.uk

SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES

MALTON & NORTON MEMORY CAFÉ

17 MAY Jumble Sale

Sheriff Hutton Village Hall. In aid of Save The Children

PICKERING WORKING MENS CLUB MONDAY NIGHTS Quiz Night Starts 9.15pm

THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS Bingo Night

8 MAY

For people with memory problems and their carers, 2-4pm. Salvation Army, 40 Wood Street, Norton

PICKERING MEMORY CAFÉ 23 MAY

For people with memory problems and their carers, 2-4pm. WRVS Hungate, Pickering. For more information contact the local Alzheimer’s Society Office on 01723 500958

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in Ryedale. Box Office open Tues - Fri 10am-2pm Telephone: 01439 771700 The Old Meeting House, Helmsley YO62 5DW

29 APRIL - 30 MAY Moments in Time by Carol Coleman Textiles Demonstration

to fight and the women left behind.

10 MAY Sage Gateshead presents Young Musicians in Concert 11 MAY The RNLI: Storms at Sea

1 AND 30 MAY National Theatre Live presents King Lear

An aged king descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all..

2 MAY Helmsley Arts Centre’s 21st Birthday Party

Join us as we celebrate our coming of age and 21 fabulous years of activity at The Old Meeting House. Friends, memories, photographs, music, performance, food and wine. Tickets: £10 includes a free glass of delicious wine.

Whitby Lifeboat Station Coxswain Mike Russell, a lifeboat man since the mid-80s, has stories to tell of rescues in all weathers.

14 MAY RSC Live presents Henry IV (Part 1)

Following his acclaimed Richard II, RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this epic, comic and thrilling vision of a nation in turmoil.

25 MAY North Yorkshire Open Studios Workshop

Contact NYOS on 01756 748529 info@nyos.org.uk.

16 MAY Friends Lunch at The Forest & Vale Hotel, Pickering

12.30 for 1pm. Join the Friends for a delicious lunch and what will undoubtedly be a wonderfully entertaining talk from novelist Kate Fenton. £25

9 MAY Badapple Theatre presents The Thankful Village

Set during World War 1, a story of hope and humanity, about the men who went away

16 MAY Martin & Eliza Carthy

Recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Martin Carthy joins his daughter, and multiple Folk Award winner Eliza Carthy, to perform songs

from their album, The Moral of the Elephant.

17 MAY Clap Trap Productions presents the Good Doctor

This Neil Simon comedy brings together eight of Chekhov’s short stories and is performed with warmth, humour, and just a little bit of mayhem.

22 MAY National Theatre Live presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Based on Mark Haddon’s award-winning novel.

24 MAY North Yorkshire Songwriting Replay

10am–3.30pm. Tim Brooks leads this exciting workshop. Open to all ages. Tickets: free but please book your place

24 MAY Red Ladder Theatre Company presents Wrong ‘Un

Wrong ’Un tells of Annie Wilde, a Lancashire mill-girl galvanised by a rousing mixture of injustice, conviction, self-doubt and fear. A musical drama that draws on class, privilege, hope and disappointment in wartime England.

29 MAY Scribbled Thought and Vertical Line Theatre presents Superhero Snailboy 11am and 2pm. Superhero

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RYEDALE FILM SOCIETY 25 MAY Bread and Tulips

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB 19 MAY Sinnington Trip

Friars Hill, Sinnington, YO62 6SL. A 1¾ acre garden with a variety of perennials and bulbs creating year-round colour. Early interest with delphiniums and old roses. Directions: Off the A170 between Pickering and Kirbymoorside. Cost £4 pp. Leave from the Village Hall at 6:30pm prompt. Any queries to Terry Millett (01904 491290)

Snail Boy shows that even the smallest of superheroes can grow to be bigger than their fears. Suitable for 9+

31 MAY Galtres Parklands Festival Community Day

10am–3.30pm. A sneak peek at what this great festival has to offer in this family fun day led by artist Rachel Harland and Hayley Patrick Dance. Places must be booked.

7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 19 Castlegate, Pickering, YO18 7AX. Contact Alison Lawson on 01751 472827 or email rfs@ peebles8.freeserve.co.uk

MALTON MUSEUM 15 FEBRUARY – 31 MAY Exhibition

‘Windows to the Past’. Glimpse into the history of Malton and Norton through mages and artefacts of everyday life.

24 – 25 MAY From Churn to Quern

See us at the Malton Food Festival for a “hands-on” weekend of food making and traditions. All exhibitions are free to visit, and held in the Parish Rooms, Yorkersgate, Malton. Open Thursday to Saturday 10am – 4pm. More information about these exhibitions can be seen on our website www. maltonmuseum.co.uk. Or contact us on 01653 696240 or email info@malton museum

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY 9 MAY Foss Walk 3

Yearsley to Dutch House, Mill Green. Distance about 5m. Meet at the Dutch House 9.30am to order lunch and for drive to start at Yearsley crossroads. Contact Bob Jowett on 01904 764702 bobjowett1@btopenworld.com

RYEDALE AQUARIST SOCIETY 18 MAY Annual Aquarium Fish Open Show & Auction of Aquatic Items

40 classes covering the full range of tropical freshwater and coldwater fish. Public viewing of exhibits 12.35pm Auction starts at 1pm. Experts with many years of fishkeeping experience will be available to answer your fishkeeping questions. Old Malton Memorial Hall. For further details phone 01751 472715.

MALTON WI 3 MAY Market stall

Malton Market. Selling homemade cakes, gifts, plants and a tombola.

22 MAY Monthly Meeting

7.30 in the community rooms at St Leonard’s church Malton. The meeting is aimed at promoting the WI and welcoming new members with a talk from WI House incorporating a talk on Denman College, the WI training school. Entrance fee to visitors is just £3 which includes tea/coffee and home made cake! There will be a raffle on the evening. Contact 07971 094098 or email maltonwi@ hotmail.co.uk

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KIRKBY IN BLOOM 4 MAY Cakes and Refreshment Stall

At Kirkbymoorside’s 10K Run.

21 MAY Plant Stall

Kirkbymoorside Market. 8.30am until sell out.

MALTON RNLI 14 MAY Film Archive Malton Rugby Club 11 OCTOBER Jumble sale at Sheriff Hutton in aid of RNLI

RICHARD DURRANT 30 MAY Concert

7.30pm. Richard Durrant,

3 MAY Snake Davis and the Suspicions

8pm (Doors: 7pm) Tickets £15 Snake Davis and the Suspicions are a storming 8 piece band with searing sax, soulful vocals and bold brass, guaranteed to get people onto the dance floor!

4 MAY Sarah Gillespie

7.30pm (Doors: 7pm) Tickets

the Leading guitarist of his generation will be playing at Pickering Memorial Hall in support of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Richard will be carrying his entire show on his bike. Tickets £12 Adults, £10 concessions. Available from Pickering Tourist Information Centre on 01751 473791.

KIRK THEATRE, PICKERING 9 - 10 MAY Blithe Spirit

7.30pm. Doors 7pm. Tickets £9 Telephone the Box Office on 01751 474833 or email info. pickeringmusicalsociety@gmail. com

MALTON CASTLE GARDEN 17 MAY ‘Garnish’

10 - 4.30pm in the Castle Garden, off Orchard Field. ‘Garnish’ will feature a selection of local small food and craft producers who will be invited to show off their products and talents. Any local producers who would like to take a stall £10. Anglo-American singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie mixes elements of jazz, folk and blues with her trademark poetic lyricism.

9 MAY Blues Beaten Redshaw

8pm (Doors: 7.30pm) Tickets £8. Gavin Redshaw performs an unusual mix of blues and country with some punk and folk thrown in for good measure.

10 MAY Joanne Gregory

8pm (Doors: 7.30pm) Tickets £15. International medium, author and visionary Medium.

at the event should contact Di Keal on 01653 694546 or email dinah.keal@btinternet.com

NEWTON AND STAPE KIDS FUN CLUB 11 MAY Charity 5 aside Football Match

1pm at Newton Playing Fields. £10 a team. All proceeds to the village playing fields. Food and drink available. Contact Nicola 01751 477244

21 JUNE Trilogy Band

At Newton playing fields. Supper at 8pm. £8 ticket All funds raised will go towards the Kids Fun Club. For more information please contact 01751 477244

THE SWINTON VILLAGE ACTION GROUP 17 MAY AND 2 AUGUST Car Boot Sale

At the BSA Sports Centre Swinton starting 8am until 12 Noon. Pitches at £5 per car or double £10 Please book in

17 MAY Peter McQueen: Old Herbaceous

7.30pm (Doors: 7pm) Tickets £12. Adapted from a novel by Reginald Arkell, first published in 1950 - in between potting up and potting on, Old Herbaceous recounts his journey from orphan boy to legendary head gardener and tells of his friendship with the lady of the house, Mrs Charteris.

Box Office: 01653 696 240 The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in June or July?

advance by telephoning 01653 696544. Entrance 25p towards village funds. Burgers, hotdogs and soup/coffee and tea will be on sale.

HARMONIA CHOIR 24 MAY

Singing at the Malton Food Lovers Festival in Malton Market Place

‘Yellow Brick Trail’ for a chance to win a Family Voucher. On 30 May join Dorothy, the cowardly Lion, Scarecrow & the Tin Man for an adventure train journey from Pickering to Goathland and back. To book please visit www. nymr.co.uk

DJ’S MALTON BLUES FEST 2014 9 – 11 MAY

At ‘The Garage’, Suddabys Crown Hotel. Wheelgate, Malton, YO17 7HP.

Friday 8-11pm

Open Mic Night (free admission)

Saturday 11am

Blues Guitar Workshop with Roger Sutcliffe. £4 Book in advance

OSWALDKIRK VILLAGE HALL FUNDRAISING CONCERT 4 MAY

St. Oswald’s Church, Oswaldkirk 5pm. We are pleased to announce a restoration fundraising concert. By kind permission of Ampleforth Abbey, the Ampleforth Singers and Music Scholars will be performing a musical concert, and this will be followed by supper in Oswaldkirk village hall. Tickets £15 each inc. supper (no concessions) Licensed bar available. Tickets from:Andy Watt 01439 788941 or andywatt123@btinternet.com

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY 24 MAY – 2 JUNE Wizard of Oz Week

In association with Pickering Parish Church Flower Festival. Visit the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and complete the

Saturday 2.30pm – 5.30pm & 6.30pm – 11.30pm

Steve Philips & The Rough, Three Headed Dog & Lead, Roger Sutcliffe & Support, Dogfinger Steve, Big Dave T & Support, DJ’s Blues Band, Declan Suddaby, Robin Bunton & Natasha (TBC)

MALTON MALE VOICE CHOIR 18 MAY 6th Annual Concert

7.30pm. At St Peters Church, Langton Road, Norton. Tickets £8 available from Hoppers, Malton Market Place or 01653 692014 or from choir members or call 01653 692362 or 01653 696803

17 MAY Concert

St Michaels Church in Great Edstone

30 MAY Concert

We will be joined by the Newchurch Male Voice Choir from the Isle of Wight for a concert at Malton School.

Sunday 11am – 1pm

Survivors Acoustic Session. Saturday tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door. Contact Jim on 01944 738 422

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE 28 SEPTEMBER World War One Commemoration Service

There will be an ecumenical service of remembrance to commemorate the start of WW1 at 12 midday in St Hilda’s Church in Ampleforth. This will be followed by a buffet lunch in the village hall. Donations will be requested in support of ‘Help for Heroes’. For more information please contact Sheila Harrison on 01439 788279 or sheilaharrison@btinternet.com

DERWENT DIGGERS 12 MAY Development of the Gardens at Rewela Cottage

7.30pm at Trinity Chapel, Commercial Street, Norton. John Plant, noted local garden designer, will present an illustrated talk on the development of the gardens at Rewela Cottage. Everyone welcome. Members £2, visitors £3. Plant stall and member plant swaps. Annual membership £6. New seasons programme will be available. For all enquires telephone 01653 697845

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk before Tuesday 6th May

WHAT’S ON: Local events in Ryedale. RYEDALE BRANCH, M.S 17 MAY Mega Sweet Family Fun Day

10am – 4pm. The Milton Rooms, Malton. Featuring Astral Circus Shows, mini beasts, activities, competitions, extreme balloon modelling, bouncy castle, refreshments, raffle. Adults £3, Children £2, Family ticket £8.

MARIE CURIE COUNTRY CAR BOOT SALE 1 AND 15 JUNE Car Boot in aid of Marie Curie Home Nursing Care

8.30am to 12 noon. At Westfield farm, Sherburn, YO17 8EW. Vendors to arrive 7.30am onwards. Cars £6, vans/trailers £10. For further information or if you wish to book a pitch please contact Joan Coombs on 01944 710658. Proceeds will go towards Marie curie home nursing care to the terminally ill within the local area.

THORNTON DALE METHODIST CHURCH 7 JUNE Celebrating the Church Anniversary

7pm.The Harmonia Ladies Choir will be performing with supper to follow. A collection will be taken for Church Funds. All welcome.

KIRKBYMOORSIDE LIBRARY 1 MAY Talk

Trevor Boag is to giving a talk on how the First World War effected families at

4 MAY Quilting Workshop

10-4pm. Run by Belinda Noda and Leonie Willett. Help us make a Howsham Mill Community Quilt as well as your own. As it’s a May Day Celebration, there will also be a chance to make some Green Wheels. Make a beautiful wheel to take home.

10 - 11 MAY National Mills Weekend

in Art, so come down to the mill to look at work done by local artists and have go at your own piece of art using the Mill as your muse.

15 MAY One Day Art Course

10am to 4pm. £15 per person (12 max). For beginners and more experienced. For details about payment, what materials you need to bring with you please check out our website or Facebook Page.

10 – 4pm Annual festival of our milling heritage. Learn about Howsham Mill’s history and how it is used today. Talks 12.30pm each day. As part of this year’s festival we are celebrating “Mills

24 MAY – 1 JUNE Half Term Activities

Kirkbymoorside Library between 7pm and 8pm. The talk is free but donations to the Royal British Legion are welcome. For more information contact Kirkbymoorside Library 0845 0349528 kirkbymoorside. library@northyorks.gov.uk

SLINGSBY SCARECROW WEEKEND

YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH 7 JUNE Afternoon Tea Party

2.30pm – 4.30pm. Drop in to Pickering Memorial Hall for tea and cakes with musical interlude from Allerston Aloud choir. Pay at the door £3.

MENCAP RYEDALE AND DISTRICT 1, 15, 29 MAY Yoga with Louise

10.30am – 11am at the Cricket Club. For further details on any of our activities please contact Sue on 07557 868142 or suehollows@hotmail.co.uk

Activities for all the family. Saturday and Sunday (24th, 25th, 31st & 1st) from 1pm4pm.

3 – 5 MAY

Popular scarecrow trail takes place over the weekend with trail sheets available from Robin Hood Caravan Park, Tony’s Village Shop and Slingsby School Reading Rooms from 12pm on 3rd until 4pm on 5th. Vote for your favourite scarecrow, prizes to be won!

FREE DEMENTIA FAMILY DAY 12 JULY

10am-12noon At New Earswick Bowling Club, Huntington Road, York YO32 9PX. Do you have a loved one living with dementia and are unsure of what to expect? Want to know how to help? To book a place, please email: familyday@helpinghands.co.uk or call 0808 161 1628

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RYEDALE • MAY 2014 • ISSUE 99 ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES CELL GROUPS

Contact Kate Giles on 01653 628739 or Tim & Clare Rowe on 01653 628555.

CLAXTON & SAND HUTTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Contact Rachel: 07970956022.

CONNECTIONS CRAFT CLUB

For women - all levels of experience. Contact Ruth: 01751 474291.

DERWENT DIGGERS GARDENING CLUB Contact 01653 697845

EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD RYEDALE BRANCH

Contact Janet on 01751 473875.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB

Contact Janet Pepper on 01347 823601

HOPE CENTRAL COFFEE HOUSE E-mail office@elimryedale.net or hopecentral@elimryedale. net. or phone (01653) 697796. www.elimryedale.net or www. hopecentral.info

KIRKBYMOORSIDE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB Visit www.kirkbymoorsidecamera-club.co.uk

KIRKBYMOORSIDE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

if you are interested in becoming part of the committee or helping out at the yearly show, please contact Laura or Neil Cawood on 01751 431220.

LACEMAKING CLASSES

Contact Irene on 01757 288656

MALTON & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

Contact: 01653 619181 or 01653 628982 or www.maltoncameraclub.co.uk

MALTON & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB

Contact Maggie, Secretary on 01653 698741.

MARTON & NORMANBY GARDENING CLUB Contact: 01751 433105.

MALTON & NORTON NATIONAL WOMEN’S REGISTER

Contact: www.nwr.org.uk email: office@nwr.org.uk | 0845 4500287

MALTON & NORTON ROTARY CLUB Contact John Howard: john. howard1@btinternet.com or see www.rotary-ribi.org.

MALTON BRIDGE CLUB

Contact: 01653 693501 or 01653 693553.

MALTON COUNTRY QUILTERS

Contact Sandra 01944 759240

MALTON LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB Contact Margaret Barker on 01653 693538.

MALTON AND DISTRICT SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL For more information visit www. sigbi.org/malton/.

NEWBRIDGE PARK GROUP

For more information: www. newbridgepark.org

NORTH YORKSHIRE SNAPPERS

For more information and to register go to www.meetup.com/ North-Yorkshire-Snappers.

PICKERING & DISTRICT FLOWER GROUP

ven.harness364@gmail.com. To view the programme see www.ryedalewalking.com. For further information see our website www.ryedalewalking.com .

VALE OF PICKERING ART CLUB

Contact Renee: 01751 431834

THORNTON LE DALE SCRABBLE CLUB

Contact Wendy: 01751 475412.

YORK RAMBLERS

Bickley/Ebberston/Yedingham: e-mail to Tony Calvert at bandycal@googlemail.com Helmsley: email to Eric Dunstone at ericdunstone@btinternet.com Kirkbymoorside: email Terry Wallis at ekirkbymoorsidenhw@ hotmail.co.uk Malton: email Steve Law at steve. ebberston@btinternet.com Pickering: email Susan Mansfield at susan.mansfield@hotmail.co.uk

RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES

Contact Val on 01751 472902

yorkramblers.org.uk. Further information about weekend walks is on eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk or phone Vera on 01904-628134.

Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.peems.co.uk

ADVICE & SUPPORT

Contact 01653 628620

PICKERING EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING MODEL SOCIETY PICKERING SCRABBLE CLUB Contact Wendy on 01751 475412

PICKERING CREATIVE WRITING GROUP Contact Hilary Jenkins 01751 417946 for more information.

POTTER HILL CINEMA

Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.facebook.com/PotterHillCinema.

ROCK IT YOUTH CLUB & MUSIC NIGHTS

Ages 11years plus. Contact Ruth on 01751 474291.

RYEDALE CROQUET

Contact: 01653 694595.

RYEDALE FILM SOCIETY

Contact Alison Lawson on 01751 472827 or Frank Rock on 01751 477 484.

RYEDALE FORUM 50+

Contact Membership Secretary Danny on 01751 474464 or Anna: 01944 759123.

RYEDALE FRIENDSHIP GROUP

Contact Peter Ashton on 01751 473715 or Sue Hall on 01751 474181.

RYEDALE NATURIST CLUB

Contact: 07528409332 or www. ryedalenaturistclub.co.uk.

RYEDALE MEN TOGETHER

Contact 01944 758807 or eddie. james@cvmen.org.uk.

RAMBLERS, RYEDALE BRANCH

For information about weekend and occasional Wednesday walks visit eastyorkshireramblers. org.uk or contact 01653 648074

RYEDALE SCOTTISH DANCE GROUP

Contact Sheila: 01751 473924

RYEDALE WALKING GROUP

Formed in September 2006 we became affiliated to the Ramblers Association in 2009. If you would like come on a “taster walk” either telephone or e-mail, the walks coordinator Steve on 01653 619858 or ste-

AGE UK RYEDALE

121 Town Street, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HD. Contact: 01653 699000.

RYEDALE STROKE GROUP

RYEDALE TALKING MAGAZINE Contact Val: 01751 476499.

Age UK Scarborough & District Knit and Natter Group. For more information please contact Ketyn Jepson at Age UK in Scarborough : 01723 379058 or ketyn@ageukscarborough.org

CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICE

Contact: 01723 356060

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, RYEDALE Contact: 08444 111444.

FRIENDS OF THE CROFT

Contact Maureen: 01944 758448.

HOME-START RYEDALE

Support for families with children under the age of 5. Contact: 01653 693551.

HOPE DEBT ADVICE

A FREE, confidential debt advice service. Tel: 01653 692616

MALTON CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICE Contact: 01723 356060.

NEXT STEPS

Ryedale’s resource centre run for and by people with mental health problems. Contact 01653 690854.

PARKINSONS UK

Ryedale Support Group. 2nd Thursday of each month at Trinity Methodist Church in Norton 2-4pm Tel : 01653 694251

RELATE

Contact: 0800 9805907.

RYEDALE & DISTRICT MENCAP Contact Sue Hollows: 07557868142

RYEDALE CARERS SUPPORT

Contact Claire or Annette: 01751 432288 or email: enquiries@ ryedalecarers.org.uk or visit www.ryedalecarers.org.uk

RYEDALE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BRANCH

Contact our Support Officer, Mrs Ward: 01653 695310.

RYEDALE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

RYEDALE VOLUNTARY ACTION

Contact: 01653 600120 or email: post@rva-cvs.org.uk or visit www.ryedaleva.org.uk.

SAMARITANS OF SCARBOROUGH Contact: 01723 368888 or 08457 90 90 90 or email www. samaritans.org.uk.

SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE CARERS RESOURCE

Information about where carers can find help and support. Contact: 01723 850155.

SIGHT SUPPORT RYEDALE

Contact: 01653 698860 or email sightsupportryedale@ btconnect.com or visit www. sightsupportryedale.org.

THE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY

Admin line : 01653 692583. Support Line 01653 699599. Email : mail@encephalitis.info

WRVS

The Hungate Centre, open from 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri.

ANIMALS BORDER COLLIE RESCUE

Contact: 0845 6044941 or visit www.bordercollierescue.org.

RYEDALE DOG RESCUE

Contact: 07581 324153 or visit www.ryedaledogrescue.com.

RYEDALE & SCARBOROUGH CATS WELFARE

Please contact Margaret Hill on 01723 865829 or email RSCWCats@hotmail.co.uk

YORKSHIRE COAST DOG RESCUE Contact: 0758 3269614 or visit www.yorkshire-coast-dogrescue.com.

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT GREEN DRINKS

Informal get-together of people interested in the future of mankind and the planet. Contact 01653 696748.

www.ryedalenhwa.co.uk

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MALTON AND NORTON TIDY GROUP

Meet on the first Sunday of the month - Malton one month (meet Water Lane car park), Norton the next (meet St Nicholas Street car park), 10:00am to Noon.

NATIONAL TRUST - RYEDALE

Contact Janet: 01653 693638 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ ryedalecentre.

KIRKBY IN BLOOM

Volunteers made welcome! All enquiries to 01751 430250

PICKERING IN BLOOM

758028

MALTON & NORTON MUSICAL THEATRE (MNMT)

Contact Chairman, Ian: 07988 740274 or email ian.goring@ btinternet.com. www.maltonandnortonmusicaltheatre.org.uk

MALTON DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR

Contact Secretary David Ackroyd on 01944-758693 or Chairman Tom Todd on 01653-692362.

HISTORY AMPLEFORTH & DISTRICT HISTORIAL SOCIETY

We meet about four times a year in Ampleforth Village Hall at 7.30. Cost of £2.50 which includes refreshments. All welcome Contact No. 01439 788824.

APPLETON LE MOORS HISTORY GROUP Visit appletonlemoorshistory. btck.co.uk/ for more details or contact Jim on 01751 417160 ROSEDALE HISTORY SOCIETY. Contact: 01751 417071 or visit rosedale.ryedaleconnect.org. uk or email rosedalehistory@ hotmail.co.uk.

RYEDALE FAMILY HISTORY GROUP

Contact Janice: 01653 628952

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP

Please contact Margaret Thompsom 01347 878465 for further details.

MUSIC & THEATRE AMPLEFORTH COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Find out more at www.ampleforthchildrenschoir.co.uk or ring 01439 788481

BULMER CHOIR

Visit www.bulmerchoir.co.uk or ring Blair Wallace 07736 060620

FRIENDS OF CATHEDRAL MUSIC Contact local Representative: 01653 618479.

HARMONIA LADIES CHOIR

Contact Mrs C Payne, Manager: 01751 474345.

TOTS PLAY & PRAISE

Saville Street Methodist Church, Malton.

NOMADS PRODUCTIONS

BULMER TEA & TOTS

CHATTERBOX PLAYGROUP

SCOUTS & GUIDES

Contact Alison: 01751 472827 or Martin: 01751 475644

Supporting Malton Hospital. Contact: 01653 698183.

Contact Catherine: 01653 619304.

THORNTON DALE PRESCHOOL

Meet at Weaverthorpe School every Monday 9.15am - 11am. Contact Jill on 01944 738389 for more information

Contact Bandmaster, Cliff Hicks: 01653 693599.

FUNDRAISING MALTON & NORTON HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

BARTON LE WILLOWS PLAYGROUP

Contact Jennie Smith 07906 498362 or Nicola Clarke (01653) 648325.

MALTON WHITE STAR BAND

RYEDALE LETS

Contact Ruth: 01653 694866.

Meet Tuesdays 9.30 - 11.30 in Ampleforth village hall. See netmums or contact Heather 01347868306.

TERRINGTON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Contact Pat: 01653 690350 or visit www.nomads-productions. co.uk.

Contact Eileen: 01751 477799

PLAYGROUPS AMPLEFORTH PRESCHOOL GROUP

PICKERING ACOUSTIC MUSIC

PICKERING MUSICAL SOCIETY

Visit www.pickeringmusicalsociety.co.uk. Contact Linda, Publicity Manager: 01751 471553 or email pickeringmusical society@ hotmail.co.uk

RYEDALE CHORAL

Contact Grahame: 01723 850640 or Jim: 01751 431945.

RYEDALE SCOTTISH DANCE GROUP

Please contact Sheila Barnes 01751 473924 or 07741493360

THE RYEDALE WIND BAND

Contact: 07792 369468 (session times only)

Meet in Bulmer Village Hall every Tues 10–11.30am. Village Hall, Barker’s Lane, Snainton. Contact Janet: 0776 5557020.

FIRESTATION PRESCHOOL

Sheepfoot Hill, Castlegate, Malton. Contact: 01653 694768.

HELMSLEY TODDLER GROUP

Meet Mondays during term time. 9.30 - 11.30 in Helmsley Methodist Chapel. See netmums for contact details.

LANGTON PLAYGROUP

Contact: Helen: 01653 699667, 07866 819556 or Julie: 01653 658057.

LEAVENING TODDLER GROUP

Contact Paula: 07504821580.

Contact Robert Coates on 01751 469116 or e-mail theryedalewindband@gmail.com.

LEAVENING CP SCHOOL MUMS & TOTS GROUP.

Contact Wilson Hepplestone on 01723 859733, wilsonhepplestone@wilsonh.plus.com or at www.ryedalejazz.co.uk

LITTLE STARS STAY & PLAYGROUP

RYEDALE JAZZ CLUB

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS

Contact by email: info@stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk or visit www. stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk

STAPE SILVER BAND

Contact Mike, Band Master: 01751 472224.

SWINTON EXCELSIOR BRASS BAND

The Band Room, Middle Street, Swinton. Contact Steve on 01653 696417 or visit www. swinton-band.org

THE CHANTICLEER SINGERS

Call 01653 658313 for more detail.

Contact: 01751 474963 or email donnafirth2004@yahoo.co.uk.

LUTTONS LITTLE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP

For further information contact school on 01944 738232.

MUMS & TOTS

Contact Carole: 01653 694891.

PICKERING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (HALLGARTH) Parish Hall, Hallgarth, Pickering, YO18 7AW. Contact: 07910147095.

POTTER HILL PLAYGROUP

Contact Musical Director: 01904 706437.

Rear of Methodist Church, Potter Hill, Pickering. Contact Helen: 01751 477833.

Call Ali on 01377 288429

Contact: 07704 289080

THIXENDALE SINGERS

THORNTON LE DALE PLAYERS Contact Mr J Walker: 01751 475001 or Mr G Hunt: 01751 476283.

YORKSHIRE CAJUN

Wednesday at 8.00pm at the Blue ball Inn, Newbiggin, Malton. Contact John 07786040734. Website: www.yorkshirecajun. com

RILLINGTON PLAYGROUP

SINNINGTON PRESCHOOL

Contact: 01751 431465 or 07799 727656 email: info@sinnpreschool.org.uk or visit: www. sinnpreschool.org.uk.

SWINTON PLAYGROUP

The Reading Rooms, Main Street, Swinton. Contact: 01653 695020 or 07879 834975.

WEAVERTHORPE WEEBLES

1ST MALTON SCOUTS

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. Contact Roger: 01653 696789 or 07950 558216.

1ST NORTON SCOUTS

Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scout & Explorers. Contact Ian Appleby: 01653 694900.

1ST VALE OF PICKERING SCOUTS

Beavers, cubs, scouts & explorers. Contact Ray: 01751 476918.

RILLINGTON & DISTRICT SCOUT GROUP Meeting in Settrington- Cubs & Scouts. Contact Liz Hinde: 01944 758328

RYEDALE BROWNIES AND GUIDES

www.girlguiding.org.uk Contact Alison Hutchinson, Division Commissioner for Ryedale Girlguides 01653 690253

SOCIETIES PICKERING WORKING MEN’S CLUB

Free use of the Concert Room for functions, weddings, birthdays, funerals - bar facilities must be used. Southgate, Pickering YO18 8BL Tel: 01751 473534

HELMSLEY & DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB www.helmsleyrotary.org

MALTON & NORTON RAILWAY CLUB Contact: 01653 698537

MALTON WI

Contact Sharon Cawte on 07971094098 or email maltonwi@hotmail.co.uk

NATIONAL WOMENS REGISTER

If you are interested in making new friends find out more about this national organisation at www.nwr.org.uk or email: office@nwr.org.uk

Contact Alison Davis on 01944

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RYEDALE • MAY 2014 • ISSUE 99 RYEDALE BRANCH OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION

Contact Mrs Jo Barry on 01757 288278

RYEDALE U3A

Contact Jean Leggott: 01751 475093.

SINNINGTON PEOPLE’S GUILD

Meet Tuesdays at 7.15pm from Oct to March in Methodist Schoolroom at Sinnington.

VALE OF PICKERING PROBUS CLUB.

Contact David Billett: 01751 472879. WEA PICKERING BRANCH. Contact Rev. David Clark: 01751 476118 or Oulton Walker: 01751 477597.

WHITE ROSE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION

For more information and an application form please contact our membership secretary Peter West at 5, The Paddock, Melmerby, Ripon HG4 5HW Tel: 01765 640409 email: peterwest33@ yahoo.co.uk.

THE WI FOR AMPLEFORTH, WASS, OSWALDKIRK AND GILLING.

For more information contact Jane on 01439-788870 or jh.shoemakers@btinternet.com

SPORTS CLUBS AMOTHERBY & SWINTON FOOTBALL CLUB

07530028986 / www.amotherbyandswintonfc.co.uk

AMOTHERBY TABLE TENNIS CLUB 01653 696704 / andy@cannybooks.com

BROOKLYN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

01653 693682 / www.brooklynjfc. co.uk.

HESLERTON BOWLING CLUB 01944 738632

HESLERTON CRICKET CLUB

01723 859616 / www.nutt@

farmline.com.

HESLERTON FOOTBALL CLUB

01653 693598 / driver_edward@ yahoo.co.uk.

HESLERTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

01751 472091 www.tabletennis365.com/ryedale

SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 01751 473348

01944 768387 / www.heslertonsport.co.uk

SHERIFF HUTTON BOWLS CLUB

01751 472341 / j.mcdonald229@btinternet.com.

SETTRINGTON BOWLING CLUB

HUTTON LE HOLE BOWLS CLUB MALTON AND OLD MALTON CRICKET CLUB

01653 692223 / johnandjoyhudson@btinternet.com

MALTON OUTDOOR BOWLS CLUB www.maltonbowlsclub.co.uk

MALTON WHEELERS ROAD CLUB 01653 694571 / www.maltonwheelersrc.co.uk

MARTON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB 01751 472137

NEWITTS.COM BECKETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE 01751 473348

NORTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 01653 693241

OLD MALTON & ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB

01653 692193 / www.oldmaltonstmarysfc.com

PICKERING ATHLETICS CLUB

01751 472877 / www.pickeringathletics.co.uk

PICKERING BOWLING CLUB

01347 810233

01653 692522 / maureencroser@ yahoo.co.uk.

SWINTON SPORTS CENTRE

Derek Cuthbertson / 01653 690807

TERRINGTON LAWN BOWLS CLUB

Contact: 01653 619276 emsg1967-bowls@yahoo.co.uk

THIXENDALE CRICKET CLUB Ms Anstey / 01377 288272

THORNTON-LE-DALE BOWLING CLUB Joe Wade / 01751 472080 / joewade78 @ hotmail.com

THORNTON-LE-DALE CRICKET CLUB Mr Calvert / 01751 472533 / martin@calvert213.wanadoo. co.uk.

THORNTON-LE-DALE FOOTBALL CLUB Mr Barnes / 01751 475134 / maadi@btinternet.com.

THORNTON LE DALE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB

01751 472566 / glloyd@pcxinternet.com

Jean Matthews 01751 475871 / Christine Harrison 01751 473703 / candepickering@tiscali.co.uk

01751 475540 / george.bayes@ btinternet.com

01653 699624

PICKERING CRICKET CLUB

PICKERING TOWN COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB

Seniors - 01944 711448 / usherso8@btinternet.com Juniors - 01653 697724 / www.communigate.co.uk/york/juniorpikes.cfc.

RYEDALE SPORTS CLUB

Thornton Road, Pickering. Tennis - 01751 473101, Croquet - 01653 694595. Cricket - 01751 476924. Table Tennis - 01751 472091. Football - 01751 473390

RYEDALE TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE

Contact Fiona: 01904 468773.

GILLING EAST VILLAGE HALL www.gillingeastvillagehall.org

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

Tel Janice 01653 628952 www. hovingham.org.uk

KIRBY MISPERTON

Please contact Mrs Edith Collier for further information on 01653668457.

NEWTON ON RAWCLIFFE VILLAGE HALL

Please contact Jenny on 01751 472801

NUNNINGTON VILLAGE HALL Call Donna Stamp 01439 748310’

RILLINGTON

Contact Richard Denton: 01944 758136 or email mrdenton@ btinternet.com.

SAND HUTTON & CLAXTON Contact: 01904 468001.

SHERIFF HUTTON VILLAGE HALL Call Steph on 07913 409 689 or email villagehall@sheriffhutton. co.uk

SLINGSBY

Contact Trudy on 01653 628302.

WELBURN VILLAGE HALL

Contact Elaine on 01653 619276

WOMBLETON VILLAGE HALL.

Contact Louise on 01751 432272 or email louise@wombleton.wanadoo.co.uk

WELHAM BOWLING CLUB MR POOL WESTOW CRICKET CLUB

01653 658338 / Julie@pricewelford.freeserve.co.uk.

VILLAGE HALLS AISLABY & MIDDLETON

Contact Paul: 01751 475825.

AMPLEFORTH

Contact Josie: 01439 788463.

BARTON LE WILLOWS

Contact Jayne: 01653 618255. FOSTON & THORNTON LE CLAY.

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Horsemarket Road, Malton, North Yorkshire. Email: fersinawindows@yahoo.co.uk

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