Hillam News April May 2015

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The voice of Hillam village. Volume 28 Issue 2 APRIL—May 2015

The Community Centre they built in a Cherry Orchard

Planning approved for New Cafe and Shops, Austfield Farm, Monk Fryston

The shop, which retails

Hillam and Monk Fryston Community Centre Donors Big Lottery Fund

Sandtoft

European Regional Development Fund

The Key Fund

Monk Fryston Parish Council

Eggborough Power British Gypsum

Darnton EGS Ltd

TWS Leeds

Western Area CEF

Newlay Concrete Ltd

Wren

Play Safe Club

Caddick

FCC Environment Groundwork Leeds

Howdens Joinery Efficiency North

Garfield Weston

eggs, fruit and vegetables, some grown on the farm and almost all grown locally, was opened at the beginning of December 2014 and the business itself, trading as Bert's Barrow, has been operating for 10 years, literally from a barrow at the entrance to the farmyard. Apart from the shop, permission has been gained for a butcher’s, a baker and a small cafe, all selling local produce.

The underlying principle is the diversification of use of the existing farm and buildings and the provision of much needed additional employment in Hillam and Monk Fryston. An overall total of four full-time and eight part-time jobs will be provided.

No new buildings are proposed, only part conversion of an existing underused agricultural barn.

David Jones, Chartered Architect, Hillam A Brief History of tour Community Centre project - 1940s - 1954 - 1967 - 1973 - 1975 - 1977 - 1982 - 2011 - 2012 - 2015

Monk Fryston General Purposes Welfare Fund.

Purchase of Cherry Orchard off Church Lane Building committee set up Construction commenced Work suspended Queen's Jubilee Hall in use Opening ceremony by Nigel Adams Queen's Jubilee Opening ceremony by Mary Weastell

Also in this issue…

Scrumping: is it still a crime?

Jane is going to save us from dementia

Birding: But where is Clive of Kippax!

Latest Monk Fryston School news

Catching the through train from Burton Salmon

Editor really enjoyed the Lent Lunches. Fibre optic broadband to your door in ‘More than bread and cheese!’

Monk Fryston. No April Fool story!

It never happened in my time -The Community Centre opening ceremony. footballers are co-operating with the £200k fundraising master class cricketers!

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ONE WET MONDAY MORNING One wet Monday morning the member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty dropped in at the Cross Keys. Parliament was in recess and what better place to visit than Hillam's Monday morning hubbub in the pub. He met Mel Charles and Mary Little, had a cup of coffee and then tiptoed out without disturbing the hair dressing display.

Tony recalls that in July 1967 a building committee was set up under Alan Woodhead, an architect, to produce plans for a community centre. Alan was Tony's neighbour. and designed their two houses. Planning permission had already been obtained by Monk Fryston and Hillam Youth Committee and this was acquired by the new Community Association.

Next stop the Community Centre and just in time to introduce Mary Weastell Chief Executive of Selby District Council and Assistant Chief Executive of North Yorkshire County Council who was to declare the new building open.

The orchard and the adjoining land upon which Church Lane was built, were part of Manor House Farm. Tommy Greaves took the farm in the 'twenties' and used it as a base for his taxi business. (He owned a car before the Hemsworths.) Osgoldcross Rural District Council bought the field in 1947 and sold the orchard on to the Welfare Fund for a village hall. Councillor Arthur Leach of Hillam Parish Council was one of the trustees.

That was two full house events in Hillam and Fryston and the sun wasn't even past the yardarm

Hillam News in its Christmas issue dwelt on the achievements of Until the new building was ready, the youth club continued at Ray Newton and his team in turning what was once a cherry the Institute, Monk Fryston, a building administered by formidaorchard off Church Lane into a venture with a footfall of a thou- ble retired school teacher, Miss Sunley. sand a week.

There were ups and downs including the barring of the youth The Community Association can be traced back to the Second club from the Institute in 1970 and its return under PC Blythman World War as the Monk Fryston General Purposes Welfare (remember him?) a couple of years later.

Fund, set up to send parcels and money to serving soldiers. Jack Work on the first phase of the Centre started in 1973, but ground Stainburn remembers buying weekly raffle tickets from the Welto a halt in 1975 and the building remained boarded up until fare Fund.

1977. Then the Queen's Jubilee generated new enthusiasm - and "So they had plenty of money." with it funds. The building was in use from 1982.

Tony Hudson, who was helping with the washing up that busy wet Monday, recalls as a young civil engineer, being invited by Ralph Batty of the Dower House, Hillam onto the committee of the newly formed association. Other members were L Kelsey, K Randall and Mrs P Roebuck, Edna Pickup. Clifford Earless, 'Mesdames' Neville, Smales and Lupton were also involved.

Mystery surrounds whether anyone opened it in 1982. John Grogan, former MP was still at university and an Old Etonian Michael Alison (sic) was our MP. We know that Nigel Adams declared an extension open in 2011 and was also at the 2015 opening.

As well as those you would expect at such a ceremony - politiRalph Batty, who was also treasurer of St Wilfrid's, declared to cians, donors and friends - there were others, who in the words of the Pontefract and Castleford Express, "We don't want the hall a 'delegate' from Bradford, had ventures of their own and had in five years. We want it as soon as possible." come for a project planning master class. All credit to Ray Newton and his team for showing the way. People were there too from Quite a lot of the rest is history.

Cawood, Riccall, Burton Salmon, Hemingbrough and Brotherton, all with projects 'on the go'.

Ray Newton, who has appeared alongside Mary Weastall at training courses for Community activists, told the 'distinguished' guests that it was the pop-up Facebook parties of 2012 which led to recognition of the need to improve local facilities—for the benefit of youth.

From Twitter

Great morning at the official opening of the redeveloped monk fryston/hillam community

@maryweastell

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HAPPENING IN HILLAM AND FRYSTON Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club NEWS and the season hasn’t even started yet! Big news is that the Monk Fryston Football Club and Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club are establishing a way forward to become a Sports Association. Talks between the clubs are encouraging and they have decided to co-host the Family Fun Day at the Cricket Ground on 12th July this year. A Sports Association has great potential as there are the facilities and land available to improve and expand the range of sports offered to the villages. As with most projects getting the foundations right is important and that is what is happening at the moment. We will keep you advised on progress.

More trees need to be felled from the Stocking Lane side of the ground, this will again be very costly to the Club and the Committee are very grateful to the Parish Council for their grant to help with this. The ground itself is shaping up nicely under the watchful eyes of Mike Allison and Toni Jannick.

The Matchball Sponsorship scheme is running again this year.

If you want to contribute £30 for the match ball you will be identified as sponsor of the day and given a cricket tea and drinks.

Contact Julie on 685795 if you’re interested.

Julie Sadler

Symon Sugden the postman gets 20 years…

The Club will be wearing new kit this year. It retains the kit …Long service award on 9th sponsor of Maltings Organic to whom the club has been very April. This is a tremendous grateful over the past 3 years. achievement and one he is rightly Cricket nets have been running since February at a Pontefract very proud of. He has run round the school and will start on Tuesday evenings from 7-8pm at the ground on Stocking Lane from 14th April. Please pop down if you village in his shorts through rain, want to give it a try. Maybe you’ve not played for years, but hail and sunshine, always smiling don’t worry as everyone is very pally and will be happy to coach you and help. Teenagers from 14 years old can play in the Senior and helpful. Well done Symon. teams so do encourage them to get involved. Places are available in both the First and Second Senior teams this year. Matches are on Saturday afternoons, cup matches on Sundays and an occasional Thursday Night league, so plenty of opportunity to play a lot or a little to suit. Cricketers need to register for the season and if it’s in your mind to have a go this year then contact Steve Sadler on 01977 685795.

Phyllis Earless remembers as a child scrump-

ing apples from the orchard next to Church Lane where the Community Centre was built. There was a tree, which fascinated the children, with fruit which looked like apples and tasted like Junior cricket will start on Tuesday 14th April 6-7pm, ages 7 pears. They were regularly chased out of the orupwards. chard by a Mr Earless who was a neighbour. Little A home has been found for the overseas player from Austra- did Phyllis know at the time that she would she lia, Jeremy. You guessed it at our house! I’ll encourage him would marry Mr Earless' son John and end up as to write about his experiences of being in Hillam. He arrives Mrs Earless living in the house next to the former in April, some work has been organised locally but if you orchard. need some casual labour then he may be able to help out.

David (Dai) Jones

Architect

Dip Arch RIBA Fletton House The Square HILLAM North Yorkshire LS25 5HE

Phone 01977 685534 Consultation Welcome – Initial Discussion Free

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THE BIRDING COLUMN Spring is now upon us, and I am looking forward to a successful nesting season for the local Red Kite population, which is of course dependent upon the weather. It is a very busy time of year for me, as nest seeking has to dovetail with garden maintenance and other domestics. So I am very pleased that Stuart Wroe has volunteered to join the Yorkshire Red Kite Group, which should take some of the pressure off me, and is good company to boot!

All the “local” kites are back, but it is too early for nesting as yet, with nest building probably only beginning in early April. A gentleman who lives on the northern edge of Monk Fryston contacted the group to say he had seen a kite over his garden, and a member of Selby Golf Club emailed me on 7th March to report that he had seen one drifting over the course at Brayton. Rob Preston also saw a kite over Hobson’s Garage in Sherburn, which could well be one of our local birds. I hope this indicates an expansion of nesting, but by now I am used to receiving this type of report at this time of year, which may be of unmated immature birds rather than adults seeking nesting territory. The YRK group received an email from a dog walker last week about an unknown person, presumably a photographer, leaving meat for kites on the site of the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, which unfortunately their dog had eaten and subsequently made it sick! This is totally irresponsible behaviour, since the Yorkshire kite population is self sustaining, and putting chicken carcasses out is just not on, especially as bones from it could choke a domestic pooch resulting in horrendous vets’ bills. We don’t want another “Crufts” incident attributed to kites after all.

by Graham Todd

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fare. On 8 February, whilst out on my bike, I was surprised to see a flock of about forty Corn Buntings flying out of stubble into a hedge bordering the partially built house on the eastern outskirts of the village, as this has become a pretty scarce bird locally in the last few years.

I heard the shrill piping call of an Oystercatcher a couple of weeks ago, hopefully suggesting that they will nest again in the fields and around the pond in Burton Salmon. Whilst walking along Betteras Hill Road on 18th February I saw a new village species for me, when a dog flushed a flock of four Common Snipe from grassland just before the level crossing. These are very attractive brown wading birds with a long bill that are normally associated with damp grassland habitat.

Howard Ferguson emailed me on 4th March to tell me about a Barn Owl seen in his garden at “Turbine Towers”, with another on the eastern fringes of the village at dusk, a couple of nights later.

On 9th March at 0930, whilst investigating the daunting prospect of sanding my garden shed, I heard the sound of what I initially thought was a flock of geese approaching from the south, but when I looked up I could see a long “v” shaped formation of large white birds at fairly low altitude. This was a migrating flock of Whooper Swans en route for their summer quarters in Iceland.

This species is quite vociferous, unlike its relative the Mute Swan, and I managed to count 65 birds or thereabouts, before they passed over the house. When I went back indoors I reCommon Buzzards are indeed “common” these days, and as searched the routes and dates of Whooper migrations, which well as our local nesters, there seem to be buzzards everywhere I showed that the swans were bang on time, migration usually bego and in early March I saw an unprecedented eleven together ginning in the first week of March, these birds probably having over Grimston Park. There is a particularly attractive buzzard that wintered in the Cambridgeshire Fens or Norfolk. This was the hangs around Ledsham, probably a juvenile, which is almost first time I had seen migrating Whoopers over the village, alwhite below, with just a comma-like carpal marking on each though Howard has seen migrating swans from his garden on under wing and only the slightest vestige of the typical buzzard occasions. A couple of days later, on a clear moonlit night at necklace. It looks very exotic, and similar to the race of buzzards 0200 and 0230, during a period of insomnia, I heard two more found in Southern Sweden. Now is a good time to walk along swan flocks migrating north directly over the centre of the vilBetteras Hill Road, as not only is this the best time to see buzlage, and it worries me greatly, that should large wind turbines zards, but there are also lots of Bullfinches about. A gentleman ever get built around here, then there may be resultant bird strikes who lives at the start of Betteras, phoned to tell me he had seen from migrating swans, which fly much lower than geese. seven together in foliage, bordering the dyke, feeding on seed Next month our summer visitors will arrive, and hopefully, the heads. It is very rarely that you get a Bullfinch in the garden, as swallows will once again return to nest in Rose Lea. they are secretive, preferring natural foods rather than bird table

Open Sun-

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THE DARK AGES As part of an already established energy reduction programme, on both financial and carbon footprint grounds, NYCC intend to include Hillam in a partial 'switch off' scheme between midnight and 5am.

There are a fixed set of criteria to allow the scheme to be implemented impartially. Generally speaking, main roads will stay on, side roads will be switched off.

There will be a public consultation period which is scheduled to commence on 30th March when a leaflet will be posted to every household in the area.

Your Parish Council have been asked to respond well before then.

Pontefract Castle Mad as a Hatter!

Wednesday 1 April 2015 Drop-in between 10am 12noon Come and make your own Easter hat.

Be as outrageous as you like!

All welcome. No need to book.

Next day at Pontefract Castle Easter Egg Trail and Easter Hat Parade Thursday 2 April 2015 Drop-in between 10am - 2pm Our annual Easter trail is back! Great family Fun!

We are undecided in our proposed response.

Balancing the proposed savings with safety and security is not an easy clear cut prediction..

Thus we ask that you let us know your opinions so that our response more accurately reflects the views of you, our parishioners.

Thank you

Hillam Parish Council Facebook comments:

Household Waste Recycling Wakefield Council closed Ferrybridge Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRE) on Sunday 29 March 2015 and opened a replacement the following day in Glasshoughton. However householders in North Yorkshire will no longer be able to use a Wakefield facility.

I would ask how much money this would really save. Midnight electricity is virtually free, as it is impossible to turn power plants off and on at short notice. This token step will hardly save the planet.

Meanwhile acres of urban office blocks continue to Existing North Yorkshire HWRE sites remain available as follows: burn all night long.

Canal Road, Selby, And Station Road Industrial Estate, Tadcaster.

I'm not really interested in an energy reduction Both sites are open six days per week (closed Wednesdays) with the programme - I want to be able to see natural dark Sky in all their wonderful delight - I want following opening times: to see the Andromeda Galaxy and the double 8:30am to 4:00pm November to February cluster as a naked eye object and of course the 8:30am-to- 5:00pm-March and October -Milky Way. Our night sky is one of the wonders 8:30am to 7:00pm April to September of the world and is ruined by pointless light pollution - give us back our dark night Sky! If you have re-usable items such as furniture or household electrical items that you don't need any more but feel someone else could use, have a look at North Yorkshire's re-use directory at www.letstalklessrubbish.com/reuse to find out where you can donate. Some services offer free collections, for example, Selby Community Furniture Store (01757-291444) and St Leonard's Hospice (01757 -708578).

Selby District Council offers a bulky waste doorstep collection service. Contact their customer contact centre on 01757 705101 or download a form from Selby Council website.

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Précis Parish Council minutes for February 2015

pairs carried out agreed to proceed with these repairs as soon as possible. Other lights in need of repair reported.

Clerk to instigate light repair tenders in Selby Times and Pontefract Express NYCC Switch –Off Programme Councillors advised of proposals for a rollout of street light switch off programme which included Hillam.

Chair advised that lighting in Manor Court should be exempted and asked that this should be incorporated into our response.

Cllrs agreed to place a discussion article in the Hillam News and ask residents for their views. Full public consultation will Approval of reviewed standing orders and financial orders commence 30th March. Households will be advised by letters Copies previously circulated by the Chair from NYCC. Implementation agreed It was agreed as part of the SO that a working quorum for the Grass Cutting programme Cllr Wright to continue fronting and liaising with current contracPC would be 3 councillors in attendance tor, S.G. Parkin to provide the service for coming season.

Committee report NYCC who had previously had responsibility for some areas had Burial Committee advised they had stopped doing this as part of their cost saving One enquiry received; further possible contacts to be approgrammed proached.

Litter problems in Stocking Lane Chair has liaised with the police and posted warning signs. Police Clerk's actions update will carry out periodic checks .

Re modifications to noticeboard, Clerk confirmed that these Annual meeting preparation update had been discussed with Mr Mossman the contractor and Chair advised that she was keen to increase villagers’ attendance. would be actioned.

Chair to draft article for Hillam News to this end.

Grant Application Process Clerk to speak to other PC’s to see how they promote public attenGrant Application Form and explanation had been published in dance. the Hillam News. No applications received at the time of the AOB/Agenda Items for next meeting meeting.

Registering The Cross Keys as a community asset. This may afford Update on bench in the Square the pub some protection in the future should it ever be put up for Cllrs agreed to purchase a bench from Atkinson’s who would sale. Further information to be presented at the next meeting. also stain, engrave, and install it.

Risk Assessment completed by Andrew Scott and this to be cirCllrs Roberton, Mitchell and Wright would remove and store culated prior to the next meeting. the old bench until it could be re-located at Hillam Crossing.

Environmental improvements Street Lighting repairs and inspection.

Mill Close: Clls discussed the possibility of improving the look of CSR had advised the clerk that the cost of hiring a Cherry the area at the top of Mill Close. picker to access the lights near Austfield House would be £420 Cllr Robertson to look and report back next meeting per day. Despite concern at the cost and delays in getting reCllr Collinson advised she would weed the pump area.

Austfield Lane To be put on March agenda for discussion . ie. 30mph speed limit and grass cutting requirements in view of the anticipated increase in traffic. District/County Councillor to be consulted.

Minutes of previous meeting accepted Finance H/I A/C £5,206,06 C/A forecast after payment of uncashed cheques £4,830.79 Planning Decision Change of use of barn at Eastburn Farm. Agreed with conditions Cllrs agreed that in future planning matters the District Councillor would be copied into correspondence.

New Clerk to Monk Fryston, Hillam and Burton Salmon Joint Burial Committee is Andrew Crabbe, 01430-410383. He is already clerk@hillamparishcouncil.org.uk Burton Salmon Parish Council: http://www.burtonsalmonparishcouncil.co.uk South Milford Parish Council: http://www.southmilford.org/

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Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council March 2015 Previous minutes approved Cllrs welcomed Sue Auders from Patient Transport Visiting Scheme. Mainly voluntary, it provides social support for the elderly, including medical visits. Their volunteer taxi scheme is generally for people over 65. Drivers are unpaid but reimbursed for fuel . Our three villages could be incorporated within the scheme with provision of 3 extra volunteers. Cllrs unanimously agreed support for the introduction of the scheme into the area.

was instructed to obtain three quotes. Existing repairs still outstanding.

Austfield Road Developments Recent cut back of hedges had improved the situation, but potential risks to pedestrians and cyclists noted and the need to further improve paths and walkways discussed. To be put in Parish Plan and County Councillor to be involved.

Risk Assessment agreed.

Cross Keys registration as a community asset. Cllr Sadler to Finance action Forecast balance C/A £4,355.44 NYCC light switch off. No public interest had been exH/I a/c £5207.41 To be ring fenced, pump maintenance (£300) for future replacement pressed. Individual householders will be informed by NYCC. Moss Clearance Roselea Close. Work now completed. of the Ring Tree (£1000).

Letter from Karen Merry from the Ring Tree Lights ComPlanning Applications - received mittee expressed concerns for the future of the tree. Cllrs Single story extension and alteration to existing layout – Hillam agreed to work with the committee re future plans.

House, Chapel Street.

Retrospective application for the conversion of existing barn to shop Meetings reports Community Association and cafe – Austfield Farm, Austfield Lane Plans to start a Duke of Edinburgh Scheme Clerk's log actions update Summer Fayre 14th June Cllrs and clerk discussed the regular non-response from various NYCC departments. District Councillor to be advised of communi- Hillam and Monk Fryston 5 year plan proposal had been raised at the recent C A Meeting. Similar plans had previously been cation difficulties and to be asked to attend next meeting.

Cllrs agreed modifications to notice board were very good. Verbal instrumental in the development of the Cricket Club pavilion quote of £200 for new inscribed headers received. Atkinsons to be and Community Centre.

Idea supported and agreed that PC representation on any future approached for alternative quote. planning group would be beneficial.

Grant applications and decisions Pub is The Hub Request Details outcome Book sales raised £85 Hillam and MF Cricket Club £1,250 Felling of trees, Stocking Lane £625 Hillam Luncheon Club £75 Christmas Lunch £75 Cricket event raised £51.50 MF and H Comm. Assn. £1,000 New path £800 £148.45 to be donated to Christmas lights MF and Hillam Youth Club £203 Beanbags £203 Future donations to the Football Club were dependent upon Hillam Junior Football Team £300 Mini goal frames £300 provision of receipts.

Ring Tree Lights £150 Light replacements £150 Monk Fryston Pre School The Pub is the Hub Cross Keys Pub

£300 New storage units £300 Un-specified £0.00 Un-specified Sports, social activities £0.00

AOB Concerns about the height of Betteras Hill rubbish tip expressed. Clerk to investigate limits.

Cllr Robertson to investigate the fixing options for relocating the old Provision of bus shelter raised, to be further discussed at a bench to Hillam Crossing . future meeting May election Police requested to increase patrols in Stocking Lane All Cllrs to be re-nominated this year. Clerk advised them of proce- Letter to be sent to Community Association to record Pardures. ish Councils appreciation of their achievements in improving Update on lighting repairs community facilities.

Clerk advised that formal tendering process was un-necessary. He “ H ow superfast broadband reached Hillam and Sherburn, South Milford, Burton Salmon, Brotherton, Fairburn and Hambleton.”

It will shortly also be available in Monk Fryston as reported in this issue of Hillam News. The Superfast North Yorkshire project to deliver 25Megabits or more to 90% of homes across the whole of North Yorkshire is approaching completion. The project was funded by contributions from the UK Government, the EU and North Yorkshire County Council. In the larger towns like Selby the upgrade was funded by BT. Having made the case for the £70Million investment in North Yorkshire I am very pleased to see the success of the project and the popularity of the new service. As Hillam News readers will be aware the demand in Hillam exceeded expectations and additional equipment has had to be installed.

Building on this success more funds have been secured for a second phase and this will include villages like Birkin. Another win for this part of North Yorkshire.

Nigel Adans More broadband on page 21

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CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE

11th & 12th September

Activity table..

Pizza making, masks, cards, cakes, biscuit decorating etc.

Special events throughout the year We offer a safe and fun environment for you to enjoy time with friends.

Come and see for yourself

YOUTH CLUB

There are still vacancies at the Youth club, especially for girls.

Gary Verity: I wanted to put Yorkshire on the map. We needed a world sports event and my first idea was the Olympics. Or perhaps the Football World Cup. Then I thought of the Tour de France which is the world's third most watched sports event. It was always going to go down well in Yorkshire. It's Free.

Village Hall

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GETTING OUT Sherburn visiting Scheme Supporting Seniors Hillam Parish Councillors have been discussing the value of starting a volunteer driving scheme to take residents to and from their various doctor’s surgeries and on any hospital visits they may have to make. At our March meeting we invited Sue Auders, who is one of the three managers of the Sherburn Visiting Scheme Supporting Seniors, to come and talk to the council about their organisation and the benefits of their scheme. Sue gave us a very clear and informative insight into the valuable work which her organisation does for all the villages surrounding Sherburn, including our own village. This facility not only includes visits to surgeries and hospitals, (expenses paid directly to the car volunteers), but regular activities such as Meals on Wheels, a Tuesday Social afternoon, regular weekly services to Selby and Castleford (at a cost of £3.00 per visit, door to door) and various outings.

Having discussed the implications of starting our own scheme the Council decided it would be more beneficial to advertise the fact that our village was eligible to take part in the Sherburn service and to make sure that all our residents are aware of this excellent scheme. If anyone is interested in using any of these services please get in touch with Sherburn Visiting Scheme Supporting Seniors and leave a message on the answer phone, number 01977 681828. Someone will call you back.

If you would like to become a volunteer I am sure the Visiting Scheme would welcome as many people as possible to help with his worthy cause. Please telephone the above number and leave your name and telephone number on the answer phone so they can get back to you.

It is very important for the village to be aware of these amenities, especially as bus services have been cut, and living in a village makes it very difficult for people who have no access to transport to attend vital appointments. I hope this information is of value to our readers and you support this local initiative.

Mary Little Hillam Parish Councillor 10 March 2015

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TRAVEL SECTION

Record Turnout expected for Selby Tour de Yorkshire in Election Curtainraiser Weighton and Wetwang on their way to York.

Back in town it’s Selby Cycle Festival all day with events at the bowling green (big screen), Selby Park and the Leisure Centre.

There will be rolling road closures of about 30 minutes along the ceremonial route and Gowthorpe will be closed to traffic all day from 5.30am until 4.00pm. If you are shopping that day, best go by bike and leave it at the new Leisure Centre.

Le Tour de Yorkshire will hit Selby the weekend before the election in an extravaganza rivalling last year's Leeds Tour de France Grand Depart. It should easily match the glitzy Chinese wedding of pop star Jay Chou in Selby Abbey which flashed round the world in January.

Le spectacular Tour commence Ă 11.20am on May 2nd outside Selby Abbey. It goes along Gowthorpe, with a loop taking in Brook Street, Portholme Road and Park Street; then back towards the Abbey. The riders will go down Gowthorpe a second time towards Scott Road, passing Flaxley Road, New Millgate and Water Lane.

Le Peloton then turns left towards Selby Toll Bridge and out along the A19. to the official line for an 11.45 start.

Then things get serious. Over 170 kilometres lie ahead.

Racers including Sir Bradley Wiggins will catch a glimpse of North Duffield,

Bubwith, Market

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SCHOOL NEWS Monk Fryston CE Primary School Lent is a time for preparation, and for thinking about sacrifices we can make to improve our lives and the lives of others. We have encouraged our children to use this time to reflect and make a difference. Padre John set out a challenge in assembly, for every child to give another person a compliment every day during Lent. This is something that we might all consider, and I look forward to seeing it make a difference in our interactions and the way we get on together during this term.

As a school we are busy making preparations for the next school year. Some of you may already know that July will bring the end of an era for us, as Mrs Boulton has decided to retire from teaching. She is an outstanding teacher and assistant head, and has given tremendous service to our school over the last 18 years.

She has touched the lives of many children and families, and she will be truly missed.

After Easter we prepare to welcome Mrs Eyre to teach our Year 2 class during Mrs Strathearn’s maternity absence. We know that she will be an asset to our school and will continue to deliver the excellent standard of education that our children deserve. We also wish Mrs Strathearn good luck on the birth of her child.

This is the final year of tests on the old National Curriculum levels, as next year we move to a new system (although we are currently very much in the dark about what that will be!). As our children in Year 2 and Year 6 prepare to do their tests we wish them well and know that they will give a good account of themselves and our school. It can be a difficult and worrying time for everyone, but know how brilliant they are and that they will all do themselves proud.

Rick Weights

Farm on Austfield Lane by Marlene and Ian (Bert) Thompson with a barrow at the side of the road and an honesty box, selling locally sourced seasonal vegetables in aid of the village defibrillator fund. We extended the shop in November 2015. We still sell locally sourced produce, as well as growing some ourselves.

We have our own hens for free range eggs, sheep with lambs at foot and stock a wide range of Yorkshire produced jams, chutney, cakes and gifts.

We deliver free within 3 miles of the farm £10, £15, or PYO fruit, vegetable and salad boxes, and hampers; please see our website www.bertsbarrow.co.uk for more details.

The Real Catch "fish monger" is here every Wednesday from 9am - 2pm. We've an ice cream parlour with ice cream made on a local farm. Thanks to David Jones architect from Hillam, planning permission has now been granted for the diversification of use of existing agricultural buildings to a butchers, bakers and tea rooms. This has already secured two new members of staff Charlotte and Meg who we are delighted to have on the team, and will create more employment in the future. Jason, Charlotte and the rest of the team look forward to meeting and greeting friends old and new.

We are open every day and you can also find us on Facebook. Bert's Barrow, Austfield Farm, Austfield Lane, Hillam, LS25 5NQ. www.bertsbarrow.co.uk 07818415320 hello@bertsbarrow.co.uk Charlotte and Jason

From Hillam News October 2011

Recent house sales 3 Hillcrest, Monk Fryston

Bert's Barrow was set up almost 15 years ago at Austfield

£215,000

Oct 2014

Plot 4, Main Street, Monk Fryston £246,000

Dec 2014

Applegarth Cottage, Hillam

£286,000

Jan 2015

11 Water Lane, Monk Fryston £223,000

Jan 2015

“Nigel Adams MP paid just tribute to Tony Hudson when he opened the Community Centre and its £75,000.00 extension. There were suggestions that the original building had yet to be officially opened. The invited public official had failed to turn up - thirty years ago. This left people wondering who was MP back then. Nigel Adams joked that an MP would open an envelope if it got him amongst his constituents, or in the Hillam News.”

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COMING TO TERMS WITH NATURE Giant moles invade Hillam Hillam residents will be aware that gardens in the village have been plagued by moles this year and you may have seen the reports on Countryfile about moles too.

sive. Dog walkers beware when out walking small dogs.

versity and ecosystems at home and abroad.’

One resident speculated that the moles are responsible for the recent spate of power cuts as they chew through underground cables.

“Wild mammals are an important feature of our countryside, but they can sometimes cause significant damage to farmland. Where the population of a particular mammal species causes unacceptable damage, preventative measures - eg fencing - may be the best option. However, in some circumstances, where the law allows it, control may be necessary.”

Hillam News received photo evidence of what appear to be huge mole hills.

It’s speculated that these may be from giant mutant moles from China.

These are arriving at Grimsby docks in shipping containers and making their way to Hillam on freight trains slowing at Hillam Gates level crossing. Chinese moles, latin name Defra’s spokesperson, Mrs. Avril Talpa Sinogigantica, are the size of Pool, referred our correspondent to large cats and are known to be aggres- their document on ‘Protecting biodi-

Milford Hall, on Lumby Lane between South Milford

Richard Hardman’s photograph shows the mole hills. “Four-foot wide molehills everywhere! If I ever catch one, I’ll bury it alive!”

South Milford against Floods

and Monk Fryston, dates back to (SMAF) Victorian times. Until his death in 1942 it was the home of Yorkshire Water (YW) have confirmed that they intend to R.K.Poskitt, the builder. For restart culvert clearing this spring, using different methods, most of the past fifty years it has which should be quicker and more efficient. YW will repair been a hotel or restaurant. In its the culvert and add a manhole down hill from Wain Gap. heyday Milford Hall was the An initial phase of holding back flood water flow has been place to go, for a wedding, a twenty first birthday party or a implemented upstream of the Causeway by courtesy of night out. Notorious Pontefract Richard and Stephen Batty, local farmers. architect John Poulson staged his The Environment Agency (EA) are working with Highdaughter's wedding at the Hall. ways to clear the bed of Mill dyke under Low Street. The Nearby, Milford Hall's stables EA, with the help of a 'hydraulic model' of local river syswere converted into a restaurant tems will determine shortly if dredging can be carried out on Mill Dyke without increased risks to those down stream. named the Cocked Hat and its high teas were in great demand, Discussions are taking place with land owners, the EA and with ham and eggs at five shillings per plate. High Tea for four at a Highways to improve the flow of Mill Dyke under the pound. Cakes were extra. You just told the waitress how many you bridge on Woodlands Lane/Mill Lane. Discussions have had eaten and she added the cost to your bill. Having also been an taken place with the owners of the Swan regarding the reItalian restaurant, a pub and a club, the premises settled down to life building of the wall alongside Mill Dyke and the removal of as a Chinese restaurant - currently named The China Palace. the stone weir to help prevent future flooding.

Milford Hall ended its catering days as an Indian restaurant the Déjà North Yorkshire County Council have confirmed their Vu. The title was a hint that this was the second attempt at running an commitment to assist with the proposals to construct barriers ‘Indian' on the site. It’s now been closed for several years and locals across the dykes to "slow the flow" during sudden have worried about the fate and state of such an interesting building. storms. This will help to delay the build-up of water at the pinch points. These holding pond areas will be dry until This winter, lead was ransacked from the roof, forcing immediate restoration before the onset of water damage. For the benefit of any- there is a storm. Works are likely to be spread over a couple of years due to current government funding restrictions. one who is interested, restorers used a lead substitute.

A recent issue of the Selby Times seemed to point to the future. It was to become a fourteen room hotel. Examination of the planning proposal at Selby Council revealed that the idea was in fact for fourteen apartments. That's quite a difference. But nevertheless welcome.

The application came from the Wellington Pub Company which describes itself as the largest free-of-tie pub estate in the UK, with

approximately 810 tenanted pubs. .

Crime - A shorter report than usual.

PCSO Tim McGreevy of North Yorkshire Police reported to a recent CEF meeting that crime in our particular area was down 11 percent. There have been a reports from farmers in South Milford of break-ins to farm buildings where a number of tools have been stolen. Included was an attempted burglary at Mulberry Farm, Lumby where damage was caused to the panels of a building

Kind regards on behalf of the SMAF Committee

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CHERNOBYL AID UK LAUNCH DAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2015 Our charity was formed in mid 2014 to build on our 15 years of aid deliveries to Belarus. We thought that a ‘launch day’ would be a great way of celebrating our past achievements and to demonstrate to others that our work goes on under the new banner. Invites were sent and members, supporters and others interested in our activities came from the North, the Midlands and as far west as Lancaster to swell the turnout of locals making a total attendance of over 70.

The venue was the very impressive facilities of the Monk Fryston Community Centre. A glass (or two) of wine welcomed the guests followed by a hot meal of Lasagne and Salad and a selection of sweets and coffee completed the refreshments. The wine and food were supplied and donated by our members .

The whole day was quite an experience as we gave a live interview to Radio York at 8am and then BBC Look North arrived and filmed the powerpoint presentation and we featured in their programme that night. We have a copy of the Look North interview on Facebook that has been viewed over 1000 times.

A highlight of the event was the attendance of a lady from Belarus who now lives in Shadwell, Leeds. Valentina Konzevich, who came as a guest and friend of Mr and Mrs David Atkinson, is 90 years old and fled her home in the town of Rogachev in Belarus in the early 1940s when the Nazis were invading her country. As a teenager she spent two years hiding in the forests and walking to escape capture. The records show that over 2.5 million people, a quarter of the population of Belarus, lost their lives in that conflict. Our convoy team have delivered aid into Rogachev, her home town, many times over the years to a family association that caters for the disabled. Membership of the association is open to all residents there that have a disabled child so a worthy target for our aid in the past and again this April.

It was very encouraging when Valentina commented after the presentation that what we had showed and described was exactly as she remembered. She very graciously thanked us “for what you do for my country.”

April Convoy: On 29th March five vehicles and a team of ten volunteers including Paul and David Campey from Selby, Jen Allison from South Milford and Mike Allison from Hillam will start the journey to Belarus to make deliveries to the Rogachev, mentioned above, to a Lapichi a village south east of the capital Minsk, to Vikov an institution for the mentally disabled hidden in the forests and into the city of Gomel. The receivers in Gomel are the regional Education Department, responsible for all the schools, institutions and family organisations in the rural part of the region, and an association for diabetics with over 1000 children on their books.

Please check our latest news updates on our website. http://www.chernobyl-aid.org.uk

Mike Allison March 2015

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BURTON SALMON Reduce your odds of developing dementia by 30% Just imagine if someone discovered a treatment that could improve your life and help protect you against serious illness - and it only took 30 minutes a day. Surely we’d all be queuing up!

Medical experts say that if the health benefits of walking could be bottled, it would be seen as a wonder drug. It’s been estimated that more people walking further every day could save the NHS almost 2 billion a year. Sadly, since few of us realise how effective walking is, we miss out on its rewards.

Monk Fryston “Time Team” may extend to Burton Salmon

A second exploratory Meeting was held in Burton Salmon Village Hall on 24th February which 18 villagers attended.

So for those of you that may find workouts in the gym and running a bit too strenuous then why don’t you start with walking as a plan of action for getting fit? With no special clothing or equipment and no time restrictions with the lighter mornings and evenings approaching us there surely can be no excuses.

Put one foot in front of the other, repeat, and reduce your odds of developing dementia by 30%. Exercise is the number one thing you can do to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. As well as helping to lower blood pressure and cholesterol , and keeping blood vessels healthy, aerobic exercise like brisk walking have been shown to have a direct effect on the brain.

So what are you waiting for? Pull on your trainers and step outside now.

7 EASY WAYS TO WALK MORE 1) Buy a pedometer: A summary of more than 20 studies found pedometer users walked 2,000 more steps a day than non-users, and increased their physical activity by an average 27%.

2) When watching TV, get up and walk around during advert breaks, and hide the remote so you have to get up to change channels.

3) Walk when you talk on the phone.

4) Set an alarm every 30 minutes on your computer or phone to remind you to stand up and move around.

5) Walk short distances instead of taking the car.

6) Pace while waiting for the bus or train and organise walking meetings at work.

7) Take the stairs rather than the lift, and walk up and down escalators.

We listened to an illustrated talk by former Railway Signalman Peter Wadsworth, who outlined the importance of the long since demolished Burton Salmon Station and its busy nearby Junction, as the railways were developed in the 19th Century through Central Yorkshire.

The Station opened in the 1840s and closed in 1959 and, at its peak, passengers were able to catch trains direct to many destinations throughout the country including London, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and Bristol. It had a Station Master’s House, a Signal Box and two long platforms which could only be accessed by wide wooden steps from the overhead road bridge.

It also had a goods yard where local farm produce and livestock could be loaded and coal and lime unloaded.

Barry Moon, a former colleague still living in the village, also contributed to the question and answer session which was enjoyed by all, as was the For those of you that want to work a bit harder then try some of my classes; learn how to run considerable amount of memorabilia from couch to 5 K or have some personal training. There really is something for everyone 1on display.

2-1, buddy sessions and small group sessions. Contact Jane Halstead for more information Stuart Wroe about classes, personal training and weight management products to help you feel great and look fantastic for the summer months ahead.

Hillam Ringtree Lights

01977-673553/ 07921-689931 info@burtonsalmonfitcamp.com

January First prize (£20) - no 44, Paula Maher Second prize (£10) - no 11, Steve Brearley Third prize (£5) - no 62, Susan Ferguson February First prize (£20) - no 39, Phyllis Earless Second prize (£10) - no 79, Margaret Woodhead Third prize (£5) - no 63, Wendy Youngs Hillam lights Committee

15 RECTOR’S EASTER RAMBLINGS

ST WILFRID’S CHURCH

I wonder if you could tell me how much loose change you have in your purse or in your pocket right at this moment, or maybe it’s laid on the top of the dressing table in your bedroom or on the coffee table in the lounge.

Got a figure in your head? Right now go and count it and see how close your figure is.

I’ll bet like most people, you’re lucky if you get it right within say 50p. In other words, if we lost 50p a day, we wouldn’t even miss it. Over a year that comes to £182.50p. Yes, that’s right, we could lose £182.50p a year, and not even notice it.

And what you might ask is this mental arithmetic leading up to?

1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Family Service at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

Well, there’s always a chance for us to prove how generous we are. We could give that to Christian Aid (who St Wilfrid’s and St Mary’s have been supporting during Lent) or to the work of our Parish Church, to the Royal British Legion, to Red Cross, to Oxfam, to Cancer Research, MacMillan, or whatever – the list is endless.

2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

And my little test on your loose change was just to help you get an idea of the kind of money you could part with, without even feeling the pinch. And after that we could start to think about making real sacrifices to help others.

8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 9.30am Family Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Morning Prayer at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

And why should I – the Rector – be taking time to promote this? Well it’s because any effort that gets people caring and sharing is very much in tune with what God wants us to do. And if we claim to believe in him, then this is a very good way to “Put thy money where is thy mouth” so to speak. And if you don’t believe in God – well do it anyway – because someone will end up being eternally grateful.

9.30am Morning Prayer at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

And if you want to give something to the work of Christian Aid you can always pop along to the Easter Day Service at St Wilfrid’s (it begins at 11am) and drop an envelope in the Collection Plate specifying that it is for the work of Christian Aid – and we will forward that along with the rest of the money already raised during Lent.

SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER… Sunday 29th April 2015 Palm Sunday Service – St Mary’s Church, South Milford Friday 3rd April 2015 10.30am – Blessing of Palms and Holy Communion Good Friday Service – St Mary’s Church, South Milford Sunday 5th April 2015 2pm – One Hour Devotional Service Easter Day – St Wilfrid’s Church, Monk Fryston 8am - Holy Communion Service 11am – Easter Day All-age Communion Service DO JOIN US OVER EASTER IF YOU CAN Blessings as always

John

9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6.00pm Evensong at St Mary’s, South Milford

3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

4TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

SIMEON WOOD RETURNS A CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF NAIMH THOMPSON TO BE HELD AT ST MARY’S CHURCH IN SOUTH MILFORD

For those who enjoyed the Simeon Wood Concert at St Wilfrid’s in 2013, we are pleased to announce that Simeon will be performing again – this time at St Mary’s Church in South Milford on Friday 24th of April at 7.30pm.

Tickets will be £7.50 and all monies raised will go to the work of the children’s cancer charity ‘Candlelighters’ who are supporting Naimh and her family at this time.

LENT LUNCHES & COLLECTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN AID Thank you to all who supported the Lent Lunches this year and also collected in gift boxes. The final amount is not yet known as some boxes still have to be taken in and counted, but it is expected to be over £600. Well done and thanks again to all who ‘did their bit’.

BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR WEDDINGS AND BAPTISMS FOR 2015

Enquiries to the Rector on 01977 680788 or email at hetherington556@btintenret.com

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LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER This issue takes us from Spring into early Summer, probably the best time of year with all Summer still ahead of us. Everyone’s garden looks wonderful with spring flowers and fresh leaves, the difficult part is to keep the interest through the Summer and into the Autumn; this needs some planning. The Spring Flower Shows offer a tempting array of flowers and we are starved of colour so buy with abandon. Pause and think what your purchase will look like in the summer, if the answer is ‘boring’, especially for a large shrub or prominent position, could you put the space to better use? Make sure you leave space for summer plants and spread your plant buying over the year.

There is still some pruning to be done, especially of the shrubby herbs like lavender, sage and santolina, these can be cut back quite hard and will be a fresh mound of foliage in a few weeks instead of a straggle of untidy stems and half dead leaves. Tidy up straggly hebes, take out any dead wood and prune to a good shape, you will see fresh buds coming along the stem. Overwintered penstemons should be cut back hard now (use some of the cuttings for propagation if they are too fresh to throw away). If you grow the Spring clematis, alpina, macropetela and Montana, they require no pruning, which sounds easy but after a few years you are left with an untidy tangle of dead looking stems with flowers on the ends. These can be tidied up by cutting hard (to 1 or 2 foot) immediately after flowering. Feed and water well and the plant will almost always recover and throw out lots of fresh shoots to flower next spring.

We are fortunate to have the National Collection of Pulmonaria in Yorkshire at Stillingfleet Nursery, near Cawood. If you go on Wednesday or Saturday afternoon in May to September you can visit Mrs. Cook’s lovely garden for a small charge (£2-50).

There is still time to sow seeds of annuals to fill up spaces in the summer border. Hardy annuals are easy to sow in small pots to develop a good plant to put out in early May, many are good for picking, which will keep them flowering, cosmos, cornflowers and marigolds, If you haven’t sown sweet peas you can get good results by sowing them now, they will flower later but last until October. Finally, even if you don’t have a vegetable garden, sow some mixed salad leaves, parsley and rocket for summer salads, all can be sown direct into short rows now.

The most important job to do in the garden in Spring is to keep weeding, don’t let them seed and to mulch as much as possible to keep in the moisture over the summer.

Susan Ferguson

An underrated spring flower looking fresh and colourful in my garden is the pulmonaria or lungwort. The common form has pink/blue flowers and spotted leaves, quite nice but there is a very wide range of these plants. Some have flowers in white or pale or dark blue which make an effective and long lasting foil to the spring bulbs, many are grown for the beauty of their silvered leaves, a cool background to summer flowers.

They are easy to grow in light shade and the only attention needed is to cut them back to the ground (flowers and leaves) after flowering then water and mulch them (otherwise they get mildew).

Christmas decorations and gifts Fuel and logs - Christmas trees

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BISHOPWOOD - DATE SET FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY HEARINGS Wind farm applications never “go away”; they have to be defeated at appeal.

Planning Inquiry about Bishopwood wind farm to start on 25 November 2015.

The hearing is scheduled to take up to 6 days - a lot of very detailed evidence has been submitted. We have checked the availability of our witnesses including our experts on noise and have accepted the proposed date.

Just to remind you ,this concerns the application for 7 turbines between Hambleton and Thorpe Willoughby, each 125 metres to blade tip. It is incredible that a developer can continue to miss dates and fail to submit all of the information required and still hope to be given planning permission. If the action group had failed to meet any of the dates or to comply with the procedure they would have been excluded from the inquiry.

To put this application into perspective it is a proposal to industrialise the countryside between Hambleton and Thorpe Willoughby, for which the developer will be paid a subsidy of over £1.5 Million per year for the next 25 years. The turbines are alongside Bishopwood, which is a very popular with people from around the area.

Summary history of the application 2009 January - Prowind reveal their proposals to local residents at the Owl, Hambleton.

2009 May - Prowind submit their planning application, which was incomplete.

2009 August - Over 1000 people submit written objections to the proposal.

2012 February - Selby Council tell Prowind that further information is required and if it is not supplied they will determine the application.

2013 January - Selby Council refuse the application.

2013 July - Prowind appeal the decision on the last day that they could do so.

2014 January - Action group and Selby Council submit their statements and evidence for the appeal hearings by the prescribed date. Prowind submit incomplete information.

2014 January - Prowind request a postponement of the hearing citing extent of evidence from the Rule 6 Party ( the Action Group) as one of the reasons they need extra time.

2014 November - Prowind ask for indefinite postponement of the appeal while they seek partners for the project. This is taken as a sign that they intend to sell the development on if it is approved.

2015 February - Planning Inspectorate put Prowind on notice that they will set a date for the hearings and that further delay in submitting information will not be acceptable.

2015 March - Planning Inspectorate send official notification to the parties about the date of the appeal hearings.

2015 November 25th - Appeal hearings to start , could last up to 6 working days.

Wind farms will be an election issue.

Watch for the Nigel Adams campaign to abolish onshore wind farm subsidies.

In the last issue of Hillam News I reported on the “10 Minute rule” bill proposed by Nigel Adams to stop subsidies for onshore wind farms. While there was a vote in favour of the bill it did not get a second reading because there was not enough time.

However the subsidy issue is now recognised by David Cameron. Wind farm developers should not be paid huge subsidies to destroy our countryside, especially as the wind industry claims to be the lowest cost renewable energy source.

Watch out for further information about the campaign to abolish the subsidies. If it were not for the lavish subsidies there would be no reason to build more onshore wind farms. Targets have already been met and no further onshore wind farms, which bring misery for people living around them, are required.

Reminder—Wind farms in the pipeline It is now over five years since the first wind farm proposals were submitted around Selby, but as yet no large turbines have been built. A few much smaller single farm turbines have been erected. It is only when you travel a bit further afield that you see the size of turbine that would be used on the wind farms proposed around Hillam.

You cannot miss the 6 large turbines next to the M18 junction with the M1 near Sheffield - Penny Hill wind farm. Those turbines are the same size as the ones proposed for wind farms in Selby District, 4 wind farms with 38 turbines are close to Hillam.

In view of the announcement of the date for the appeal hearings about Bishopwood it is a good time to provide an update on the other wind farm proposals in Selby District and near to Hillam.

• Woodlane - 14 turbines between Hillam, Birkin, Gateforth and West Haddlesy - Application submitted in 2009 , not yet determined because the information is incomplete.

• Byram - 9 turbines between Hillam, Burton Salmon and Birkin. Public consultation in 2009, developer saw strong local opposition which would have been a deterrent.

• Darrington Quarry - 8 turbines near Womersley; application submitted in 2009. Application to be determined in next few months by North Yorkshire.

• Hook Moor - 5 turbines between Aberford and Sherburn.

Approved, construction to start shortly. Turbines ordered.

• Cleek Hall - 5 turbines near Selby, close to the smaller farm turbine seen from the by-pass. Approved, no date yet for construction but it is only a matter of time.

• Bishopwood - 7 turbines between Hambleton, Thorpe Willoughby and Scalm Park. At appeal, see above.

• Rusholme - 12 turbines between Drax and Airmyn - note they are smaller turbines.

Howard Ferguson

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“GOOD ALL THE WAY THROUGH�

It will not be long now until Neil Woodhall emerges from the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield wearing his dog collar. We have watched with respect and admiration as he took the road from occasional churchgoer to Ordination (See Neil's account in Hillam News June 2013). John Hetherington who played an important role in launching Neil on his journey must have been slightly disappointed when Neil was 'placed' by the Bishop at Selby Abbey rather than St Wilfrid's. That's from July.

In the Church of England, the

Church Walks Date of Walk-----Saturday 25th April 2015.

Venue-------------South Stainley (Twixt Ripley and Ripon) Leaders-----------Paddy and Stuart.

We welcome you to a pleasant 6.5 mile walk on public footpaths and tracks, in undulating countryside around South Stainley, and the picturesque village of Burton Leonard.

Meet at 10.15am for a 10.30am start, please bring food and a drink, and wear suitable clothing for the day.

The main street through South Stainley is a cul-de-sac, and the car park is at the end, opposite the church.

O S Map 299, coordinates 306631.

From Monk Fryston take A1[m] to Wetherby, then the B6164 to Knaresborough. Through Knaresborough, then the B6165 to Ripley. Take the A61 towards Ripon, South Stainley is about 2 miles further.

Look out for the Public House on the right side,on the corner of the road into South Stainley. Allow about 50 minutes.

Please contact either Stuart or Paddy on (01977) 684180, if you require further information about this walk or the group in general.

bishop's orders are final. Nonetheless we had all looked forward to Neil playing a role in the life of St Wilfrid's and St Mary's.

However God moves in a mysterious way and John Hetherington has now announced we are to get our own curate in the Benefice of Monk Fryston and South Milford and that from July too.

David Johnson comes from Teesside and did his pre ordination training at Cramner College, Durham.

After ordination in York Minster on Sunday 5th of July - the same day as Neil Woodhall - he will begin his practical training in Monk Fryston and South Milford.

Best wishes to Neil at Selby Abbey and keep your eyes open for David, his wife Liz and children Alex and Rosie.

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GOLD STANDARD Monk Fryston Pre School are proud to announce their recent Outstanding OFSTED report.

Plans for a free shuttle bus to Selby for Tour de Yorkshire

Watch for information about a free shuttle bus into Selby on the 2nd May when the Tour de Yorkshire starts in In January, Ofsted paid a surprise visit to Monk Fryston Pre School. The inspector spent time at the Pre-School, chatting with the the town. Local business are giving the Tour de Yorkshire their enthusiastic support by sponsoring various events on staff and parents and watching and talking to the children. The inthe day. During a recent visit by Nigel Adams MP to Opspectors wer so impressed with everything they saw that they have awarded Monk Fryston Pre- School an Outstanding OFSTED rating, tare their Chief Executive Enrico Vassalo offered to loan demonstration buses for a free shuttle bus into Selby. the highest possible.

Optare are a world leading manufacturer of all electric and low emissions buses and while they do not operate buses, they do have examples of their very latest models for demInspirational and enthusiastic staff provide exonstration purposes. The hope is that they will have examtremely high-quality learning experiences, which ples of their latest models available on Tour de Yorkshire ensure children are fully engaged, eager to explore day and that they will be able to operate a free service. and thrive on new challenges and learning opportunities.

The Tour de Yorkshire looks all set to be a high profile event with Sir Bradley Wiggins as one of the riders. In a The quality of teaching is outstanding. recent survey in Sherburn at a U3A meeting one third of the Children develop very secure emotional attachpeople there said they planned to go into Selby to see the ments because staff work very hard to build and ceremonial start of the race. The Tour de Yorkshire is set sustain close working relationships with children to be a very popular event with worldwide live TV coverand their families. As a result, children's personal care needs and social skills are supported to a very age.

Here are just some of the comments from the OFSTED Report:

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high standard.

The planning and organization of each pre-school session is excellent.

A relaxed, fun and welcoming environment where each child is respected and highly valued.

Children have extensive opportunities to initiate and lead their own play. They are skillfully supported by enthusiastic and interested staff. As a result, children are highly motivated and develop excellent skills to support them in future learning at school.

Children's learning is extensively monitored by staff, enabling them to identify and target areas for additional support. This includes children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Monk Fryston Pre-school was set up 45 years ago and is run in St Wilfrid's Church Hall. Jayne Wood, who this year celebrates her 20th year at pre school, added that Ofsted have highlighted that our children are extremely well cared for, very happy and making great progress throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. We are thrilled that Ofsted have recognized the hard work and dedication of our staff team and voluntary Committee.

Monk Fryston Pre-school are always pleased to welcome new children and families to our setting.

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COMMUNITY Summer Fayre – Change of Date This year’s Summer Fayre has been brought forward one week to Sunday 14th June to avoid clashing with Monk Fryston Juniors Football Tournament and Father’s Day. Gates open at 12.30 with the Grand Opening at 1.00pm, after which last year’s great success It’s a Knockout will get underway along with lots more opportunities to have fun, food and drink with your friends and neighbours.

Put the new date in your diary now ‘cos rain or shine the show will go on!

Latest News from the Community Association It’s only a month since the grand opening but a lot has happened. The CA has renegotiated and rescheduled its long term loans with Key Fund Yorkshire so it is now left with just one of £25,000 to repay over the next 3 years. This is in addition to the balance of the interest free loan from Playsafe which will be repaid in full by Christmas.

Meanwhile, efforts are being made to develop two new activities for village youngsters, a Beaver Scout group for 6-8 year boys and a pre Duke of Edinburgh Award club for 11-14 year olds. We are optimistic that we will be able to make announcements in the next few months.

Archaeological Dig at Monk Fryston Hall Monk Fryston Time Team members are waiting with fingers crossed for news from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

They have applied for a grant to enable them to continue and expand the excavations which they have undertaken in the grounds of Monk Fryston Hall over the past year. The application has been supported by Geoff Davis and Sharon Mason, owners of Monk Fryston Hall and many other local organisations and groups. In addition, the North Yorkshire Environmental Record Office have supported the project saying they are very interested in following up on the discovery of significant amounts of Early Medieval pottery dating from the period when the Benedictine Monks of Selby Abbey were in charge of the village between 1070 and 1538. This was the period when Fryston acquired the prefix Monk.

The Time Team also hope to find more artefacts which will help them learn more about the village life between 1066 and the Community Association members can only do so much and late Victorian Period when Monk Fryston Hall grounds were what we need is help to get these initiatives off the ground and remodelled into a pleasure park. If the application is successful succeed. They will both need volunteers to lead the management. the Time Team are planning to offer the opportunity to anyone We would like to hear from anyone prepared to help in anyway. who has wanted to ‘have a go’ at archaeology to do just that.

Ideal people will be former Scouts or Guides or have experience And then, if they want, to take part in the dig alongside experienced excavators who will mentor them. Guided Tours and Open of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Days are also planned to take place in June, July and August.

However, if you don’t have these experiences but can undertake The Time Team expect to have a decision from the HLF over Secretarial or Treasurers duties or simply just want to help the next month. Anyone who wants more details of how to please get in touch. get involved please contact Sue Newton on 01977 682084 It’s easy to forget ‘what causes what’ as we tend to just remember outcomes. Therefore, let’s recall that a major reason behind the Community Centre development was to provide the space to be able to accommodate activities and services for our village youngsters following the outrage caused by the pop up Face book Parties in summer 2012. The Community Association members and friends have done a lot so far. Now we just need a little from other members of our community to finish off this phase of the Youth Provision and Community Centre Redevelopment Project.

If you feel you would like to help please contact either Ray Newton 682084, John Leslie 682334 or Tony Hudson 682693 or via our website contact page at www.mfhcc.com

Ray Newton

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WORTH THE WAIT–IN MONK FRYSTON Superfast broadband - Could Monk Fryston overtake Hillam?

Most of Hillam (but regrettably not all the way up Hillam Common Lane), has been enjoying the benefits of superfast broadband for over two years.

In contrast it would seem that Monk Fryston is blissfully unaware of what Superfast Broadband might look like and what benefits it might bring.

Work has been going on “up the poles” and “down the holes” in Monk Fryston for over six months. It might be that the work has taken so long that the residents of Monk Fryston think that the engineers live there or it might be that people in Monk Fryston are not as curious as those who live in Hillam.

Maybe it is a sign of the great cultural difference between the two villages (and long may it be so).

Back to the main point of this article, hopefully by the time that you read this exclusive Hillam News report the job in Monk Fryston will have been completed and Monk Fryston residents will be able to join Hillam and enjoy the benefits of 21st-century communications technology. All you have to do is order the superfast times as fast as the service that I get up Hillam Common Lane. broadband upgrade.

The reason why the work in Monk Fryston has taken so long is that in Hillam the broadband makes use of existing copper cable to bring broadband the last 1.2 km whilst in Monk Fryston the fibre cables will be brought all the way into homes. This solution is in some ways better because the broadband signal can travel much longer distances down fibre optics without any loss of speed, but it is a more difficult solution to deliver. In Monk Fryston the fibre cable will be connected to homes by use of the existing network of telegraph poles. Fibre will be connected into individual properties by using overhead cables. The fibre solution was necessary because the cabinet that serves Monk Fryston from Battersbys' Roundabout (J&P) is too far away from the village for the copper solution to work.

After a thorough search of the area, Hillam News can confirm that fibre cable has been installed all the way through the village, down to Fryston Dock, up the A63, down Austfield Lane and down Fryston Common Lane. Superfast North Yorkshire (SFNY) have confirmed this to us. The ‘Fibre to Premises’ service (FTTP) will be available from a number of service providers. Anyone having trouble ordering can send an email to info@superfastnorthyorkshire.com or make contact

via the SFNY web site. While the network is available to other service providers it is our understanding that not all other network operators have completed the installation of the equipment to support the service. Demand is likely to be high so our advice is to get your order in early. Because this is a new solution and because cables have to be brought in overhead the orders are subject to survey and while there is a standard upgrade fee there might be extra charges if a lot of engineering work is required.

The first village in Selby District to be connected in this way was Hirst Courtney and at the launch event the first customers, who had all opted for a premium service, said that they were now enjoying speeds of 70Mbps - or 70

Meanwhile, back in Hillam the superfast broadband service proved so popular that BT had to temporally stop taking orders late last year because all the capacity in the cabinet at the end of Mill Close had been used up. Hillam news is pleased to report that extra capacity has now been provided. If you haven’t upgraded yet it is certainly worth getting your order in.

Howard

Ferguson

Wifi is on the way to the Community Centre. Ray Newton told a recent CEF meeting that it was already installed but not switched on all the time. There were some 'accessibility' issues to be cleared up. The eventual plan is to have it available 24/7 without a password. Ray also speculated on the possibility of installing a sound and vision system to provide visiting speakers with simple plug-in access. And possibly an audio loop for hearing aid users.

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SPORT - IN - NEWS Not a happy way to start this particular piece but mention has to be made of yet another world cup disappointment for England; this time it’s cricket. The team did not even manage to make it out of the group section, having only been able to secure wins against those cricketing giants Scotland and Afghanistan. The defeat to Bangladesh really sealed their fate, but in truth they never looked like a side that were going to be able to compete with the top teams. Excuses are being made, but it is very hard to accept anything other than it has been a total failure of the coaching staff and players to deliver when they needed to do so. Whilst the change of leadership to Owen Morgan came relatively close to the start of the tournament, the squad was still given every chance to acclimatise by playing numerous one day internationals whilst doing so in the country of the host nation. There was ample opportunity therefore for the team to find form and for the coaches to locate their optimum line-up. In both aspects they failed. The team lacked structure, it lacked players in form (how can you play Gary Balance in the first three matches given he had only just returned from injury?) and most telling of all, it lacked genuine international class players both with bat and ball. All in all, it has been a disgraceful performance from a country who boast so many players yet continually fail to deliver when push comes to shove.

Whilst not wanting to single out anyone in particular, mention has to be made of the captain. I fully accept he is not the first player to captain England having not been born in these shores but the fact he is the only team member never to sing the national anthem is testimony to the fact that he is only in this for his own personal benefit. If you don’t believe that, then ask yourself where he will be the next time England play a one day international next summer. Their fixture with Ireland (ironically) in May coincides with the Indian Premier League tournament and our ‘leader’ has preferred to be in Asia rather than face his own compatriots…. Time to make some changes…..

The football bandwagon that is the UEFA Champions League is reaching its final stages but the number of teams from these shores is sadly disappointing. With all of the money that is lavished to teams in the English Premier League (EPL) it is more than worrying that none of them look to be heading into the quarter finals. There is little doubt we have an exciting product to watch each weekend but the genuine lack of quality at a European level is clearly evident given the performances of the English based teams over the last couple of seasons. Teams from Spain and Germany are performing consistently better than ourselves. Whilst we may think that the best players in the world are plying their trade in the EPL that is not the case if you look at the list of players who were recently considered for the World Footballer of the Year. That list contained only a sprinkling of players who are based in England; the obvious conclusion being that the world’s best play in the German, Spanish or Italian leagues.

It is no coincidence therefore that the teams who are still playing in the latter stages of the UEFA tournaments also contain players who regularly vie for the title of the world’s best player… The apathy also shown by English based sides towards playing in the Europa League is also very worrying. Teams spend all year trying to secure a high finish in the Premier League and for those who finish 5th or 6th they then spend the following season fielding weakened sides each Thursday night as they clearly deprioritise the winning of those games against winning their next EPL game. That simply cannot be the right outcome and a reassessment of the priorities of all those clubs needs to be made.

Clearly there is simply too much money in the EPL and with the new TV deal increasing the income then the future may contain the same type of approach both to player recruitment and the strategy around playing in these tournaments. Again that all sounds a little worrying so let’s hope at some point there is a realignment (or shift) in this approach. Seeing no English based The Six Nations is coming to a conclusion and for England the teams in the final stages of these tournaments is not good for loss to Ireland was hard to take. Looking back at the events of Sunday 1 March, I think England can consider themselves a little anyone who follows or cares about English football. unfortunate. Yes they did not play well and their poor discipline Yours in Sport did them no favours at all but I cannot help feel that on another Doug Hought day they could have won that game. Too many kicks were dropped but overall over the last couple of seasons they have been very solid in those situations and with Mike Brown returning there is reason to believe that would be the case going forward. The referee’s interpretation of the breakdown was also a key point which went in favour of the home team. On another day and with another referee (perhaps even a referee from the Northern Hemisphere!), Ireland could well have found themselves on the receiving end of a series of penalties. A host of players appeared to be going off their feet but were allowed to get away with it. Fair play to Ireland because they played both to the conditions and the referee but I remain confident that England should not be concerned should they meet Ireland in the semi-final of this year’s world cup. Revenge for the defeat in March would be very welcome come the autumn….

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LAST PAGE The Village Fayre Group is starting to plan for this year's Fayre on Sunday the 14th June.

We aim to have a plant stall again this year and would be appreciative of any plants donated by Neighbourhood Watch members.

If you can donate plants between now and the 14th June either let me know and I will pick them up - Or drop them off at my house - Mauriac, Main street, Hillam ((opposite Prospect Close) Tony Hudson WANTED - Second hand, but serviceable tea urn. Reasonable price paid dependent on condition and will collect within ten mile radius. Tel 07831481623 or e-mail macgregorhillam@btinternet.com Bob Appleyard has died, aged 90 Bob took 200 wickets in his first season with Yorkshire, then succumbed to tuberculosis. He was in Gateforth Isolation Hospital, which since its closure has been a pub, an up-market restaurant and is now a private house. The late John Earless of Hillam Cricket Club was in Gateforth in the same period.

Bob coached a pair of ambitious local cricketers 60 years ago. One went on to bowl for Hillam and the younger one only made Burton Salmon. Recently Bob recalled the event by revealing that he received a sack of potatoes in payment from the boys’ farmer father.

After cricket Bob became a salesman, doing much of his business on the golf course. Sandra Sadler formerly of Austfield House, Hillam was his secretary at Waddingtons and remembers him as the company’s most successful salesman. ‘But he would have been fired today by the first management consultant who came along, as he ignored paperwork, never went on training courses and refused to consult the factory’s production schedule before phoning in his orders.’

Bob was proud that he later won an unfair dismissal case against Robert Maxwell.

His bigraphy, No Coward Soul by Stephen Chalke and Derek Hodgson was published in 2004. The title is taken from the last words of Emily Bronte who died of tuberculosis in 1848. @dsa99uk

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CLUBS & GROUPS To amend or to add to the information below, please phone Jenny Hoare (683332)

CLUB OR GROUP

LOCATION

DAY & TIME

CONTACT

Community Centre www.mfhcc.com

2nd Wed 7.30pm

Booking Carolyn Popham 684008 Secretary Neal Smith 681207

Paddy Twidale

684180

The pub’s the hub coffee mornings

Cross Keys

Mon 10-11.45am

Mary Little

683372

Ringtree Lights Committee

Cross Keys

Occasional

Karen Merry

685694

MF & S Milford Mothers’ Union

St Mary’s Church, SM

2nd Thur 2pm

Paddy Twidale

684180

Women with Interests

Usually at Community Centre

3rd Thur 7.30pm

Kath Ratcliffe

683590

MF & Hillam Luncheon Club (70+)

Community Centre

1st Wed from 11.30am

Kath Ratcliffe

683590

MF & Hillam Junior Youth Club

Community Centre

Mon 6.30-8pm

John Leslie

682334

Breakfast & After-School Clubs

Community Centre

Mon-Thur 8am; 3.30pm

Rachael Peacock 01757 229910

MF Pre-school

Church Hall

Mon-Fri 9-12am Tue & Thur 12.30-3pm

Jayne Wood 681050 (Pre-school hours only)

Little Monkeys

Community Centre

Monk Fryston & Hillam Community Association Church Hall booking

Tue 9.30-11am

Victoria Hardman 07931 863140

Rainbows

Friday

Becky Gatenby

689230

1st Hillam & MF Brownies

Friday

Marie Parkin

680363

Guides

Community Centre

Fri 6.30-7.30pm

Mandy Shaw

07768 835059

Bee-Able

Community Centre

Alt Sats 10am-2pm

Lesley Senior

01757 705585

Air Training Corps (13-17)

RAF Church Fenton

Mon & Fri 7-9pm

Defibrillator Group

Crown Inn

Occasional

Chernobyl Aid UK Hillam & MF Cricket Club

www.hmfcc.cricketclubwebsite.co.uk

Burton Salmon Cricket Club

01937 557340 John Colton

671172

Mike Allison

684632

Maxene Wells

681913

John Nesbitt

684444

MF Junior Football Club

Stocking Lane

Steve Tope

07970 868288

Castleford & Dist Society of Anglers

Hillam Pond, Betteras Hill Road

E Addle

07535 782380

St Wilfrid’s Parish Walks

Variable

4th Sat 10.15am

Stuart Twidale

684180

Circuit Training (children & adults)

MF School

Mon & Thur 8-9pm

Pat Birch

680580

Yoga

Community Centre

Thur 7.30-9pm

Alison Leach

Keep Fit

Community Centre

Wed 7-8 & 8.15-9pm

Rachael Rockett 07584 002326

Pilates

Community Centre

Mon 9.30-10.30am

Beverley Fletcher 01937 530079

MF Cycling Club

MF Square

Iain Mitchell

681063

Sequence Dancing

Community Centre

Sun: 7am summer, 8am winter Every Tue 8-10pm, last Sat 7.30-11pm

Sonia Hoyle

681105

Dancing (2+, also teen classes)

Church Hall

Tue 4-7.30, Wed 4-6.30

Lucie Fox

01757 228841

Baby Sensory Classes

Community Centre

Fri 10-11 & 11.30-12.30

Jayne Tremble

07725 178559

High-Low Quick-Slow (for under-5s)

Community Centre

Thur 10-11am

Anne Nicholson 01757 611234

MF Time Team

Community Centre

4th Tue 7.30pm

Sue Newton

682084

MF Art Club

Church Hall

Mon 1-4pm

Jean Dearn

682611

Metal Detecting

Cross Keys

1st Sun 9.30am-noon

Trevor Austin

MF Reading Group

Cross Keys

1st Tue 7.30pm

Susan Gardner

683633

U3A Sherburn and Villages Branch

Groups, locations, times: www.sherburnu3a.co.uk

Alex Svenson

683514

Local evening & daytime classes

Adult Learning Service, Selby & Sherburn

0845 3006686

Sherburn Library

Has a list of local societies covering a wide area

0845 0349443

07715 174734

07975 908822

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