Hillam News August 2012

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The voice of Hillam village. founded 1989 by mary little . Delivered free to all homes in hillam. Volume 25 Issue 4. aug–sep2012

Message to the readers of Hillam #ews from the Monk Fryston School Council Dear Readers,

We, the School Council, were all devastated by what happened; furthermore, the whole school was devastated! Mrs Middleton, our head teacher, described the Monday she found out as ‘shocking and unbelievable’. Other children in the school feel so sorry for Reception children as they have fewer toys than they should. They felt frustrated, A lot of equipment was damaged, for example: a sad, annoyed and angry. Mrs Boulton, their pram was thrown around, dolls were torn apart, teacher, was horrified and disgusted, and it has chairs and whiteboards were destroyed. In addimade her job a lot harder than it should be. The tion, everything else was needlessly vandalised. In young children will now have to play with less order to get in, they smashed the shed windows toys and this is bad. and kicked the door open from inside. They wrote At first we did not really believe it could have rude words with spray paint on the shed, words happened and we thought people were joking – that children should not see! We are sorry to tell this was far beyond a joke. you that the broken equipment will cost £877 to replace, whilst the shed will cost about £600.

We are writing to let you know our feelings about a horrendous event that occurred around about the first of July. As some of you may know, our Foundation Stage and Year 1 shed was trashed by a group of teenagers.

Mindless Vandalism nd

I was horrified today, Monday 2 July, to learn that the school had been subjected to mindless vandalism over the weekend.

A group of youths broke into a storage shed and destroyed everything in it, mostly play equipment for Foundation Stage and Year 1 children.

Everything was smashed and broken, the dolls had arms and legs ripped off and there was disgusting graffiti everywhere, including on the doll’s heads. Items were then strewn over the school grounds. CCTV footage shows that this happened at 8pm in broad daylight and continued through the night and early morning.

The cost of replacement of the items will be in hundreds of pounds but to me the money is not the issue. I have always had a deliberate policy of allowing access to the public to the grounds during evenings, weekends and holidays, because our field is one of the few places in the village for children to play a game of football, learn to ride their bikes or meet with friends. There have been a few incidents when damage has been caused but they have been minor in comparison to this. I have been advised by the police to lock the gates and I have always resisted in the belief that young people in the village generally respect the school and the use they have of the field.

Unfortunately, after this event I will have to think again. I am so disappointed that the despicable actions of a few may mean that the whole community loses a valued amenity.

By the time you read this I am hopeful that the police will have dealt with the perpetrators and

We think those teenagers should apologise for what they have done and pay for the damage. Moreover, they should explain why they did it because we just do not understand.

Yours sincerely Mitch and Dominique, Chairs of Monk Fryston School Council Editor’s note: The School Council is made up of 12 children. Two from years 1 to 6 are elected by classmates. The group meets half a dozen times a term to discuss issues brought up by their classes.

They are guided by a teacher who helps put their decisions into practice.

the matter will have been resolved. I would like everyone who uses the school grounds in the evenings, weekends and school holidays to understand that they do so, not by right, but because I believe they should be able to, on the understanding that property is respected. I, personally, would be very sorry to see the day when the gates are locked to the community.

Carole Middleton M.Ed Footnote from Tony Hudson: What appears to be the same group of young persons also gained entry to the large shed at the Community Centre and committed acts of vandalism during the Saturday night. The police have been informed and are making enquiries.

Carole Middleton continues: Since word has got round following the vandalism at school at the weekend, we have been overwhelmed by the support of parents and the community in general. It has been a difficult and sad time and the children have been very upset by the whole incident.

However, the police have been very active and, thanks to our CCTV, have been able to identify the perpetrators and are dealing with them effectively. I hope that an important lesson has been learned. Our children have been amazing. Some children wanted prison sentences and public hanging while the majority wanted the lads to come and apologise, explain why they did the damage and pay for the replacement of the

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toys. I am talking to the police about arranging this (not the hanging!).

Lots of children have offered their own toys and others have come up with fundraising ideas. As a result we have decided to put a donations bucket in the school reception and also use the proceeds from the raffle we have at the KS2 Show to put towards offsetting the costs of this incident (this was Georgia Parkin’s idea). Of course, we do have insurance but there is an excess to cover.

Some children and parents have offered redundant toys and this is really kind. However, we could become swamped by dolls and so it would probably be a good idea to talk to Mrs Boulton if you have anything you think could be of use.

In all my years at Monk Fryston we have never had an incident like this and I hope it is the last.

Thank you all for your support and kind thoughts.

Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club Family Fun Day Sunday 26th August 2pm onwards At Stocking Lane, Hillam Hog Roast Egg and Spoon, Sack Race, Three Legged Race and more Beer Tent Tombola Stalls, BBQ, Bouncy Castle Music, Car Boot, Cake Stall Fun for all the family!

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THE BIRDING COLUMN

by Graham Todd

looking for food. We took a supply of feathers, a life size drawing of a kite, some wing tags, a few skulls, and also put on a PowerThis shocking wet and cold weather has prevented me from goPoint slide show. There are more and more sightings being reing out as much as I would have liked, with large gaps now apported via our website: www.yorkshireredkites.net with pearing in my summer month records for Gateforth Wood. Lookbirds now being reported from Kirkstall, central Leeds and even ing out of the window watching the teeming rain has been quite distressing, as I know only too well how badly spells of continu- Harehills. Most of these will be birds drifting in from Harewood, looking for easy pickings, but I do worry that some may be headous rain can affect the breeding success of most birds. Despite ing off for the nearest MacDonald’s car park to pick up discarded having at least four pairs of Blackbirds visiting our garden for chicken nuggets or other vile offerings masquerading as food; their daily diet of chopped dates, they have thus far only prosuch scraps having an adverse effect on diet, and the sight of duced two young between them, one of which died after flying into our window, the other falling prey to next door’s young cat. obese kites doesn’t bear thinking about!

At the moment there are signs of repeat breeding, so I am keeping Whilst talking of Leeds and nothing whatsoever to do with birds, my fingers crossed. Our tame female is currently sitting on our I have recently read of the otter reintroduction scheme by the garden bench by the door, waiting for another supply!

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on the middle reaches of the River Aire between Bingley and Kirkstall. This has been undertaken in conInitial reports were that our local Barn Owls had failed junction with several wetland restoration projects and by all acthis year because of the poor weather, so I was surprised to counts has been moderately successful, with sightings of families hear this week that it is likely that they might have young. of young otters at Kirkstall. Having read about the otters, I was More in the next issue on this. Barn Swallows (which are galvanised into action one Sunday morning in early June, on an what they are now called) have done well at Maspin unusually bright morning, but instead of heading west to Kirkstall House, with reports of broods of five, and a couple of I drove east across the vast, rolling Yorkshire Wolds to Wansford broods of three. I expect the birds find plenty to eat around Bridge, which lies just south of Driffield. This area is well known for otter sightings, particularly from the bridge itself, which sits Maspin House, which has some superb habitat where insects will thrive, so there should be an ample food supply astride the clear, pure waters of the River Hull. Needless to say, when I arrived it was much too late in the day to see otters, which for the chicks. are best seen either early morning or in the evening, but I was Provisional reports of Red Kite breeding in 2012 show that captivated by the whole area, spending hours just walking along there has been a slight increase in the number of breeding pairs, the meandering riverbank, with its willows, wild flowers and but the average number of young per pair is down on last year, chalky river bed, teeming with fish. A pair of Barn Owls flew up with two of my local pairs having failed this year. A lower sucand down the meadows in broad daylight, taking advantage of a cess rate is hardly surprising, given a kite’s liking for plastic bags seemingly plentiful supply of short-tailed voles to feed their as nest decorations. A farmer’s blue fertiliser bag will do much brood in a nearby barn. Herons drifted lazily over the reeds, for nest drainage, no matter how much a kite thinks it brightens whilst noisy colonies of Rooks punctuated the silence with their up the nest. Last month, the kite group of which I am a member, raucous calls. I would have stayed longer had it not been for the was contacted by Corpus Christi School in Halton to see if we heavy downpour that soaked me to the skin. It is an area to savour would be able to put on a talk for the kids, which was received at leisure, and not to be rushed; a tranquil landscape, unspoilt by very well, since so many of them were already familiar with kites, the modern industrial farming and wind turbines that we see so which they see frequently gliding over the school playing fields much of these days. ...vile offerings masquerading as food...

Strangely enough the sun has now started shining, so I’m off with my bins to Gateforth.

Graham Todd Obituary Brian Barrett Rosemary Barrett (nee Denton), formerly of Hillam and now living in Buckinghamshire, would like friends to know that Brian, her husband, died peacefully at home on 7/5/2012.

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SEE YOU IN MONK FRYSTON SCHOOL AT THE CEF Western Area Community Engagement Forum (CEF) meeting 3rd July 2012 The CEF is a useful local body where anyone can raise issues in an informal atmosphere. It stages joint meetings of representatives from parish councils in the (Western) Selby District. The meeting is in three parts: 1) Time for individuals to informally, over a cup of tea, talk to representatives of local bodies including councillors. 2) The OF centres on a short presentation of local interest, followed by reports from organizations such as the police. Topics have included local bus policy, broadband, gypsies and youth clubs. Questions can be taken from the floor. 3) The PB is a closed discussion where the public can attend, but not take part. The forum has a budget and local groups can benefit.

You can get face to face contact with Selby District and 3orth Yorkshire councillors as well as a smattering of parish councillors. The atmosphere is friendly and informal and you don’t have to stay for the whole evening.

Duncan Lorryman Hillam parish councillor reports: Open Forum (OF) Main theme was a focus on young people. Selby AVS gave feedback on their Youth Event at Sherburn Youth Club, where the members were asked to state their likes and dislikes about their local environment. Principal needs centred on the value of the youth club, the inadequacy of the local skatepark and poor transport. Main dislikes were anti-social behaviour and drug problems.

Doorstep crime (distraction crime) is a focus for local community police officers, particularly where aimed at older people. Leaflets are available from CPSOs. Talks in three schools in Sherburn have warned about the problem of anti-social behaviour and the associated penalties which may have long-term consequences.

Fire &Rescue There was a reference to the registration of vulnerable people so that protection can be provided. This registration can be done through NYCC. The increased danger of fires in caravans was highlighted. Leaflets are available from the fire service on the subject of safety in the home and caravans.

Community Support Officers (CPSO) A CPSO gave details of the support they provide, by investigating complaints. This has resulted in two prosecutions in Brotherton & Byram, for dog fouling and for fly-tipping.

Funding Feedback Tonu Vaks gave a well-received short talk on the value of the Hillam Cricket Club coaching course which was funded by the CEF and which has resulted in about 25 new members.

Olympic Torch Event Monk Fryston was congratulated on the success of the torch event which was well attended by people from across the WestA similar Youth Event was planned for Monk Fryston and Hillam ern Area. to take place at the mobile skatepark event on Tuesday 24th July Partnership Board (PB) in the school grounds.

1. There is a suggestion for the number of OF meetings to be reduced to four and PB meetings increased to six.

We heard about a unique youth project in the Osgoldcross parishes which makes use of a mobile youth club supported by local 2. Aspects of the Community Development Plan discussed were: volunteers. Two separate groups are catered for, 5 to 11 years and Promotion of local youth projects following the Open Forum discussion.

12 to 18 year olds. A lottery grant of £385,000.00 enabled the scheme to be launched in Nov 2011 using a Project Development A toolkit for reporting suspect vehicle registration numbers and better road signs to reduce the incursion of HGVs as a result of Manager employed by Osgoldcross.

Satnav errors.

Police reported crime rates are trending down although in South The fly-tipping problem and how to counter them.

Milford, Monk Fryston, Brotherton and Byram, theft of and from Alcohol-free zones in some areas. cars has shown an increase. ‘Cross-border’ crime is a problem in Winter gritting, some funds still available for volunteer groups. the villages adjacent to the West Yorks boundary, particularly Public footpaths and local walks. More publicity needed so more metal theft and opportunist theft from open house doors. people are aware of them.

3. Funding Two funding requests were received: A grit bin for Monk Fryston was approved A new public notice board was approved for Sherburn.

Editor’s Comment: Why should the number of open meetings be reduced while the number of closed meetings is increased?

Details are at http://www.your-community.org.uk/ western_portal.html See you at the next meeting which is in Monk Fryston School on September 4th, from 6.00 pm.

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MID SUMMER IN HILLAM AND FRYSTON Monday night and Tuesday morning Off to a village do this evening, Jubilee celebrations part deux. Apparently there will be a spit roast, or something. Waiting to see how the celebrations at Monk Fryston Community Centre go, beacon bonfire, screening of London party, cheap booze! Disco.

From Twitter…

Pictures of Monk Fryston’s Jubilee Beacon were on Twitter almost as it was lit and everyone really was there. The high point was the showing in the Community Centre of the Buckingham Palace Jubilee concert courtesy of Ray Newton’s pc and the BBC IPlayer. Despite all the gloomy warnings about broadband speed in Hillam 3ews, it worked for Ray. The Centre was packed with people who could just as easily have watched at home. They jived to Paul McCartney and sprung to their feet for the nationwide singing of the National Anthem. (Those who had attended church the previous day even knew the second verse.)

Less than twelve hours later, Community Association stalwarts walked the gazebos down Water Lane and across the road to Monk Fryston Hall. A motorist, who could not wait, even drove under a canopy.

It was an act of genius to hold the village picnic and photograph at the Hall and to serve beer at £2.00 a pint. The day provided an ideal setting for the Art Club’s exhibition and the debut of the Community Choir. Nigel Adams MP dropped in as events drew to a close and we concluded that like the Royal Diamond Jubilee, the day was unrepeatable.

To paraphrase Prince Charles in his ‘Your Majesty, mummy’ speech: 'Thanks to all those remarkable people behind the scenes from the Community Association, without whom nothing would have happened.’

Singing in the Rain The roof survived and the rain didn’t get in when John Hetherington, one day ahead of Prince Charles, called for three cheers for Her Majesty the Queen at a nostalgic sing-along in St Wilfrid’s. Led by ‘Patricia and Keith’ at the ‘cinema organ’ the concert marked the beginning of a campaign to raise money to supplement a grant already received from English Heritage to replace the church roof.

Guests from Garforth’s Springfield Care Home knew the words better than most and a couple of members of the Womens’ Land Army added glamour. (See Hillam 3ews Facebook page for photographs).

The event, whilst not entirely dry, finished with a reenactment of the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ and to the echoes of ‘We’ll meet again.’

OLYMPIC TORCH – MEME#TO OF THE EVE#T If you went to see the Torch going through Monk Fryston on the 19th June – wow, it was a sunny day – I’m sure you’ll agree it was a very special event. The atmosphere was like a carnival with entertainers and flags and the buzz of over 1,000 people.

We would like to create a photo memento of the day. You are invited to send photos or video of your time at the event to Photobucket website. Not just photos of the torch but of your groups and entertainers, just so we build a total picture. Check you have parents’ permission if children are in a photo. In a couple of months we can compile that into a canvas print or fabric hanging to put up in the village.

Search for Photobucket – account monkfrystontorch - password: olympic2012. Link is http://s1245.photobucket.com/albums/ gg594/monkfrystontorch/ Digital Photos can be easily uploaded.

Alternatively they can be sent to me to upload for you to sadlers999@tiscali.co.uk.

Cheers Julie Sadler Monk Fryston Post Office and Stores is for sale As some people will know, the village shop is for sale. We gave ourselves three years, which seems to have flown by. We have and will continue to enjoy running the business, but there is so much more we want to do. We still want to build the business which is why we have been successful in getting the national lottery into the shop. It will be coming very soon.

Hopefully we can help someone in the village to become a millionaire!

Faye and Kevin http://www.rightbiz.co.uk/buy_business/ for_sale/75572_north_yorkshire.html

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Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council 11th JUNE 2012

Précis June Hillam Parish Council minutes Previous minutes approved Matters arising The hedge at Cherry Tree Farm will be cut back in the autumn after nesting season.

Finance Cheque/Acc £1,617.59 HI A/C £8,199.49 Cheques drawn HM Rev and Customs, £45.00 PAYE MH Walton £180.00 May salary Burial Board £418.75 precept Ian Smithson £55.00 internal audit fee Hillam and MF CC £30 donation B Wright £12 plants etc.

Monk Fryston Pre School £100 donation Received £50 land rental from E.Smales and Son CEF £305 for purchase of grit bin Correspondence received Monk Fryston Pre School - Request for donation. £100 agreed SDC - Remittance advice received from confirming £305.00 grant funded by CEF for grit bin Brownies - Letter of thanks for £100 donation MFPC - re progress on traffic calming measures for A63 Audit Commission – New external auditor is Littlejohn LLP CA advising HPC donation will be spent on new shed and repairs to swings Resident – complaining about overhanging branches Correspondence Out Requesting Street lighting repairs and shrouding branches to be trimmed back Hillam Historians – Thanks for donation £650 to purchase new street sign Letter to resident requesting the cutting back of branches from the pavement area NYCC Highways requesting clearance and jetting of blocked culvert on Pig Hill Nook Road Planning Matters Mr G Robinson of Austin Cottage requesting existing single

entrance onto Main Street be replaced with two new entrances Objection raised on safety grounds Mr I Wotton for installation of solar PV panels to roof slopes Hall Farm Barns No objections raised Notices of Decision Mr M Ross Erection of single storey extension and dormer at Meadowside Granted Mrs L Bramley Re gable dormer roof extension to the side and dormer to the rear at Northfield, Betteras Hill Road. Granted Environment Debris from the entrance of the football ground now cleared.

Cllr Collinson reported dangerous horse riding on Dunce Mire shared foot path and bridleway. To be kept under review.

Cllr Wright to organise and action general maintenance work for the ring tree seat and area.

Cllr Collinson reported that various footpaths required cutting.

Clerk to action with Footpaths officer.

Burial Committee Repairs to stone pillar damage through a collision to be undertaken.

Wall and coping stone pointing also required.

Further estimates to be obtained.

Community Association Cllr Robertson reported the huge success of the Jubilee celebrations organised by the CA both independently and in conjunction with MF Hall.

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ELEPHANTS ARE THE REAL PROBLEM Trojan Horse in Hillam A lot of warnings about problems with the Internet come to us second hand. People send on ‘chain letters’ they receive from friends about potential scams and viruses. There have been no such warnings about the internet virus which has recently popped up in Hillam and presumably elsewhere.

I have had possibly ten dodgy emails from friends and acquaintances, who have my email address. Typically the emails have no subject line, so the subject is shown as an Internet address which makes up the first line. Something told me not to click on it. However I received an email from a friend, who often sends details of websites he wants me to look at. Because in this case the subject line was blank and the first line was not an Internet address, I succumbed and after opening the email clicked on the web address.

There was a loud clang and a popup from my Avast virus checker in the lower right hand screen corner screamed ‘TROJAN HORSE detected and dealt with.’

What happens is that hackers discover someone’s email password, break into his account and then send a virus bearing email to everyone in his address book. The virus may contain a keyboard logging application. The way to deal with it is to change your password immediately your account is hijacked and regularly, even if you are not attacked. The process can lead to complications, as you may have more than one PC or a linked smartphone and their passwords will need to be changed as well.

Finally, if you are a victim, you should always inform all your email contacts. There is nothing to be ashamed of and the Hillam Nerd is not about to publish a list of locals who have been hijacked.

The Hillam Nerd Cat Burglars #ot long ago Selby police had a blitz on thefts of catalytic converters. Hillam News reported this in its last issue. Police offered a marking scheme, using heat resistant paint so that stolen ‘cats’ could be identified if they turned up in scrap yards. 4X4 vehicles were particularly vulnerable as access under the vehicle is easier for ‘cat burglars’.

Incidents have tailed off recently, which suggests the campaign to raise public awareness has been successful. A North Yorkshire spokesman told the Western Area Community Forum that thefts stopped altogether about the time of Appleby Fair.

Unscrupulous dog walkers, beware!

The problem of dogs’ deposits on pavements hasn’t gone away. The parish council’s admirable and amusing poster campaign is hopefully taking effect – is humour the route which will eventually lead to the desired result? If so, maybe a revisit to the following letter will help. It was sent fifteen years ago to Hillam 3ews editor Geoff Hall, by a correspondent who at the time was working in Tanzania.

Just before I set off for my leave in the UK, I came across some of the local tribesmen in a village well into the forest, sitting around their camp fire reading the transcribed copy of Hillam 4ews. They never miss an issue.

They were chuckling, and pointed out the problem you have with dogs fouling the pavement. They do not have a problem with dogs over here. It’s not that they have pavements, but any neighbour’s dog that fouls outside your hut is fair game, rightly so in their eyes, and ends up in the cooking pot. Problem solved.

4o! Dogs are not the problem here – it’s the damned elephants. 4ow that’s a real big problem.

PS: If you prefer to receive your Hillam 3ews transcribed into an African tribal language, let us know. We still have contacts in Tanzania and will see what can be arranged.

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Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council 4th JUly 2012 Minutes of previous meeting approved and declarations of interest stated.

Matters Arising #ew licensee at Cross Keys. .Hillam PC recognise the value of the institution for the village and wish them success.

Contractor engaged to refurbish the Ring Tree Seat and base After much discussion, the responsibilities and authority of a liaison councillor to liaise directly primarily with MFPC were agreed. Cllr Wright was nominated.

Finance Current Account £730.09 H/I Account £8,199.49 Cheques drawn SG Parkin £580.00 MH Walton £180.00 HM Revenue and Customs. £45.00 Thirsk Com Care £34.50 HM &MF CA £48.00 Monk Fryston C of E School £100 Risk Assessment to be reviewed by Cllrs Robertson and Sheppard Correspondence Received Local Code of Conduct suggested by SDC – adopted CA – re grass cutting at centre. Leeway for one extra special events cut in exceptional circumstances agreed at liaison Cllr Wrights discretion.

Vandalism at School reported. Letters of sympathy and support to be sent to children and headteacher and £100 donation.

NYCC Foot paths officer asserting that footpaths had already been cut back 20th June.

Jubilee Celebrations returned a profit of £1,100 Footpath drainage to be addressed Luncheon Club failing through lack of demand Toilet adaptation potential limited CEF Full report in PC notice board and on page 3 of this issue of Hillam 3ews.

Mobile Skate Park will be available on 24th July at Monk Fryston School Next meeting Wednesday 1st August 7.30pm Community Centre

Escape by bus Selby Town Council is providing a bus service to and from Xscape for young people during the school holidays. The route will be the same as in previous years.

Correspondence out NYCC Footpaths Officer advising Monk Fryston to Hillam Footpath had not been cut back and asking when it would be done.

CA Thanking the CA for their substantial efforts in providing memorable Jubilee cele- Buses will leave Selby via Gowthorpe, then Doncaster Road, Brayton Green, brations Thorpe Willoughby Field Lane, HambleMazars External Auditors Annual return for the year ended March 2012 ton, Gateforth Lane, Monk Fryston and on Planning Matters to Xscape. The double deckers will operApplications ate on Wednesday, July 25th and every Prowind– Additional/updated information for the erection of 14 125 metre highwind Wednesday throughout August 2012 up to turbines at Wood Lane Birkin the 22nd.

Further objection raised to complement and reiterate the original objection.

Departure times from Selby bus station Decision will be: 12 noon, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.

Mr I Wotton Departure times from Xscape will be: Installation of solar panels 12.50pm, 14.50pm, 16.50pm and 18.50pm.

Refused

(Acknowledgements to Selby Post) Environment Dyke thoroughly cleared at the top of Stocking Lane Culvert at Pig Hill Nook Road has still not been cleared. Clerk to write again to NYCC Clerk confirmed that no letter had been received from Mary Little re flooding Cllr Robertson requested purchase and installation of litter bin near bus stop at Hillam Hall Lane.

BOARDI#G KE##ELS Clerk to action A#D Hillam Common Verge has been re seeded following electrical contractors installation works CATTERY Chapel Street reported to be in a poor state of repair. Clerk to write to NYCC highways Reports Tenders have been invited for work at the cemetery.

CA: No new swings to be purchased.

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The Hillam cricketer who played for England He did his junior cricket at Hillam under Coach Phil Laycock. Tim Walton was born locally in 1972, attended Leeds Grammar School and went on to play three ‘Under 19’ Tests for England against Pakistan. He also represented his country against Sri Lanka. Tim joined Northamptonshire and featured mainly as a limited overs batsman. Later he played for Essex.

Hillam cricketers may remember watching him play under the captaincy of Nasser Hussein at Headingley in 1999 - against Yorkshire.

In a project, which might lead to the discovery of new International stars, Hillam has relaunched junior cricket with help of a grant of £720.00 from the ‘Western Area Community Engagement Forum.’ Chairman Tonu Vaks attended a recent Sherburn meeting to acknowledge the support. The grant was used to pay for three club members to go on an ECB Level 2 coaching course, which also included first aid and child protection modules.

The three newly qualified coaches, Will Vaks, Steve Sadler and Adrian Joynson run weekly junior coaching sessions on Monday evenings from 6:15pm to 7:15pm. For details contact Tonu Vaks

Book Launch Former Rector at St Wilfrid’s David Wilbourne has been signing copies of his latest book, The Helmsley Chronicles, at Claridges Bookshop in Helmsley. David was the first to live in the new vicarage at Hillam and served locally from 1985 to 1991. He left to become the Archbishop’s Chaplain at York. It is said that in his time at Hillam he complained about the smell of pigs in the village. A village wag commented, he would find no pigs at Bishopthorpe. How things have changed since then.

David then became Vicar of Helmsley and was there for twelve years when he became Assistant Bishop of Llandaff in Wales. A number of local parishioners attended his inauguration.

David has written several books and is sometimes described as the Church of England’s James Herriott. Helmsley is not far from Thirsk. Titles include A Vicar’s Diary, An Archbishop’s Diary and most controversially A Virgin’s Diary. He studied Natural Sciences and Theology at Cambridge and attended the launch of Hillam Historians’ long out of print book, Hillam a Village Remembered.

The Helmsley Chronicles by David Wilbourne is published by Darton Longman Todd priced £10.99.

To order through the Yorkshire Post Bookshop call 0800 0153232 or online at www.yorkshirepostbookshop.co.uk. Postage and packing is £2.95.

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SUMMER NEWSLETTER FROM THE SCHOOL The Summer Term has been full of national events as well as the usual school and local ones and has been packed as a result!

Once again, we were really lucky with the weather for our Sports Day. After cold and rain we were blessed with a pleasantly warm and dry day and it was a lovely event. The children were grouped in mixed age teams and each team took one of our Comenius partner countries as a name – Lithuania, Germany, Spain etc. The children were great at supporting each other as well as competitive (mainly the staff!) and we all had a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, the weather was not so kind to the Year 5s who did their bikeability training in horrid wind and rain – proof that children really don’t melt if they get wet! Cycling training continued over the summer weeks for Year 6 and we are very grateful to Tadcaster Rotary for running this for us again. The training for both year 5 and 6 gives the children the vital skills to be safer on the roads on their bicycles.

Year 5 enjoyed a trip to Countryside Live and also visited a Mosque and Year 6 went to the Abbey House Museum as well as other transition visits to York University and their various high schools.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated with a royalty themed games and a picnic lunch and the children looked great dressed as Kings and Queens for the day! The Year 6 children organised the games and it was fantastic to see how they took control and ran the afternoon with such professionalism and good humour.

and say thanks to them for being wonderful students and great ambassadors for our school!

Carole Middleton Headteacher MP speaks at Monk Fryston Hall and it’s not 4igel Adams Stuart Andrew was elected as MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough at the General Election and was guest of honour at the Sherburn Area Conservatives’ Annual Lunch. The former Leeds City Councillor has spoken out in favour of retaining Leeds Children's Heart Surgery Unit, which is threatened with closure.

At Monk Fryston Hall, he answered questions which might have been expected to be about benefits, illegal immigrants and even bankers. However main issues concerned problems in raising money for charities, mental health services and building on agricultural land in the green belt, in circumstances where we were short of food. This led on to wind farms and it went down well with guests, when Stuart Shaw mentioned that he, along with Selby MP Nigel Adams, was amongst the 101 signatories of a letter to the Prime Minister calling for wind farm subsidies to be reduced.

4ERDY

In the middle of the night my alarm was making a funny noise. Thinking it was a power cut from the rain, I rolled over. Next morning it was clear there had been no power The Olympic Torch event was a fantastic experience and I’m cut, but there was an email from BT explaining they had sure one the children will always remember. While many children upgraded my broadband line during the night. My alarm watched with their parents there were more than 100 left to line reacts when the phone line is cut, which explains the the streets and wave flags with gusto! The visiting schools ‘bumps in the night.’ There could be more improvements swelled the crowd too and Monk Fryston became a very special to conventionally supplied landline broadband and my place for the morning! Thanks must go to the committee who advice is not to commit long term to alternatives like radio, worked hard to make this a safe and memorable event. satellite or a dongle.

We will be saying a sad farewell to our Year 6 as they take the next big step in their lives to High school. We wish them all well

The Hillam Nerd

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JOINING IN Tonu Vaks - Chairman of Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club said " We are having a Family fun day on Sunday 26 August with great opportunities for people to have a go, or simply to enjoy the fun. "Join in weekend" looks like a great idea and we will certainly use it to promote our event. " ‘Join In Local Sport’ has built a website – www.joininuk.org – which provides a place for clubs to register and advertise their event, where they will find practical advice to help them make the most of the weekend. The web site is easy to use and you can enter any of your clubs events between 13 August and 28 August.

Before and during Games time, the ‘Join in’ team will use every marketing and social media technique available to encourage everyone to offer support to their local groups taking part in the "Join in Weekend".

The ‘Join In Weekend’ is all about getting people who have been inspired by London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to turn up, take part and join in at their local sports facilities.

More Investment money for rural broadband: Keep up the pressure

Hillam 4ews has been talking about rural broadband with Drew Fussey, who is a Development Officer at Selby Council. Since To make this easy and to help local sports clubs raise their pro- our last issue where we reported that £20 million had been allofile "Join in Weekend" has been set up to help promote clubs and cated by the government to provide high speed broadband in to make it easy for people to see what's going on in their local rural North Yorkshire, more money has become available and area. At the centre of the scheme is a web site where clubs can the pot now contains an amazing £70 million. set up details of their events and learn how to use social media to It has been topped up with contributions from Broadband UK, make people aware of what's on offer. the European Regional Development Fund and BT, which reWhile it's called "join in weekend" it actual covers a two week cently beat Fujitsu for the contract to roll out the North Yorkperiod, so if you have a sporting event, or your sports club has a shire network. fund raising event or family day during the period 13 August to Drew says that later this summer, details of where and when 28 August you can use the website to get free help to promote fibre optic is to be rolled out should be made public. Whether the event. this includes the crucial South Milford to Monk Fryston fibre-toThe Olympic games are expected to generate huge enthusiasm the-cabinet link is not clear. and excitement about all sporting activities. Local sports groups There is a government commitment to set up high speed rural should receive a boost and be able to take advantage of this unique moment, creating a shop window within their community broadband by 2015 and North Yorkshire is one of four pilot areas chosen. So we can but hope, particularly as it is now clear for the opportunities there are for people inspired by the Games that the investment will go further than previously expected. to help out, give time, support, watch or play sport.

The ‘Join In Weekend’ will enable clubs to convert this once in Drew says Hillam should be aiming for a download speed of at a lifetime wave of interest into a sustainable future of help, sup- least 2Mbps. He wants people to check their speeds at http:// port and membership from their local community. www.northyorks.gov.uk/broadband where they can also submit their results.

Nigel Adams MP for Selby and Ainsty was full of praise for the scheme. " My enthusiasm for sport came from playing cricket for a local club and it was always a lot of fun. This scheme will enable local clubs to raise their profile, and because the scheme is free to join and simple to use they have much to gain and nothing to lose. I hope that clubs in Selby, Tadcaster, Sherburn and the surrounding villages all take advantage of the scheme.

This is a great opportunity to promote local clubs and any events that they might be running."

Drew Fussey can be contacted by telephone at 01757 292151 or dfussey@selby.gov.uk

Tweeting about the beer at @ChequersLedsham: Brown Cow Is Fab. We’ve now got our own beer from them—Ledsham Sessions!

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COMINGS AND GOINGS The Hillam Precedent continued…

Selby District Council (SDC) has refused gypsies a three year deferment of an enforcement order which stops them using land between Sutton and Birkin as a gypsy camp. The gypsies’ agent in his planning application cited the ‘Hillam Precedent’.

Selby won approval at a Public Inquiry for the enforcement order, which the inspector delayed for a year. That year was up last November. So the Smiths applied for another three years, until Selby had fulfilled a legal obligation to provide more local authority pitches for gypsies.

As reported in a Hillam News article last year, the Danny Smith application claimed: Selby Council accepts that it will be 18 months until sites will be available and given delays it is not considered unreasonable to expect further slippage. The precedent for granting temporary planning permission for gypsy/traveller sites, due to a lack of alternative sites, was set within the district at Hillam.

Before the recent planning meeting, SDC officials were ‘minded’ to allow the Smiths to stay until 2015. Such a decision would have had to have been exceptionally approved by central government, as it broke local planning rules for the green belt.

SDC also announced it would start negotiations to buy part of Burn Airfield to site an official camp in its quest to fulfil its legal obligation to house gypsies, presumably before 2015.

Byram Parish Council objected to the continued presence of the gypsies on Sutton Lane. There have been many letters of complaint to SDC and prosecutions. #igel Adams MP broke the stalemate when he sent a message to the planning committee: The site was set up illegally five or so years ago and it is simply unacceptable that anybody who breaks the law in this way should be given permission to continue living on the site for another three years. Selby District Council needs to take decisive action and draw a line under the situation as soon as possible.

The gypsies’ application was refused and SDC will now take enforcement action.

Withdrawn at auction and sold later…

You know the scenario, and that is what happened at the Chernobyl Auction held in Monk Fryston one evening in Flaming June. Villagers might have been forgiven for pleading mission fatigue and giving it a miss as the event was slotted between the Torch event and the Village Fayre in Hillam 3ews’ Summer Fun and Entertainment guide. Mike Allison was delighted when the evening grossed £2,600.00.

A benefactor turned up with a bottle of Bushmills Millennium Irish Whisky, which he whispered needed to carry a reserve of £50.00. Then research on Ebay revealed that it was worth nearer £200.00. Following a lot of whispering amongst the organizers, it was decided that such a sum was beyond the means of the assembled bidders. It was never offered and the plan was to place it on Ebay.

Like a veteran auctioneer, Mike later confided that he had sold the ‘single malt’ ‘after the auction at a price well in excess of the reserve!’

For a remarkable £250.00.

Mike’s auction supports the aid convoys he takes to Belarus several times a year. Earlier Brenda Leach reported that she had raised an amazing £700.00 at her ‘Open House.’ This goes towards hosting children locally, from radiation stricken Belarus.

THEATRE LU4CHES at Monk Fryston Hall for 2012 with the Library Theatre Touring Company Sunday 14 October 2012 DOUBLE VISION

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A GARDEN R0SE AND NO THORNS Roses are always popular garden plants and the choice is bewildering.

If you are thinking of adding roses to your garden or replacing old roses here are a few things to consider. There are roses for all situations but some are much more vigorous than others. Rambling roses are extremely vigorous and send out new flexible stems from the base of the plant so that they can be trained to scramble through trees and cover large areas. If there is a need to confine a rambling rose, prune after flowering, thin out growth and shorten long stems. To make a special feature a rambling rose can be trained over a fence to form a flowering barrier, or over hooped supports in a flower border forming an unusual flowering dome.

Climbers are tall, sturdy and repeat flowering. When planted leave to form a structure for about two years. A framework is formed which may then be thinned by taking out weak stems at the base. The shoots of climbers are not as pliable as a rambler so there is a need to tie in to supports regularly to prevent wind rock and damage. Pruning is best left to late autumn before strong winds can damage. Side shoots should be shortened by up to two thirds.

Cyril on TV #ot long ago, at Cyril Stoker’s funeral, John Hetherington recalled how Cyril had become ‘famous at last.’ This was when Look North was talking to people in Monk Fryston about the Olympic Torch coming to the village. Cyril’s words, ‘It’ll be good for the village,’ were echoed that night on television.

Little would he realize how ‘good’ it would be for our two villages.

All the effort and all the hard work done by an awful lot of people pulling together and making all three celebrations such a Planted against a wall a climbing rose may flower up to a month earlier than in the open success. The bunting, the flowers, the garden. When planting a climber against a wall remember to incorporate plenty of well flags, decorations and paintwork – It rotted manure to help the roots establish and keep well watered for the first couple of really was teamwork. years. Feeding after that may be done in the autumn. If you require a less vigorous rose, some bush roses may behave in the same way as climbers without being so vigorous or The weather was good all through the indeed so vicious. Thorns on roses are their means of hooking on to a support. Wild roses Jubilee, the Torch and the Fayre. climb through hedges and trees to reach light and most species of roses have thorns to do this .Unfortunately for humans our flesh is not as robust as hedges and trees and we suc- Congratulations to everybody cumb to tears and tears! Bush roses may still have thorns. They are as pliable as ramblers sending out strong growths which may be tied in laterally. The added advantage of a vig- Malcolm Leach orous bush rose is that they have been bred to repeat flower to give a longer flowering period with a more delicate, dainty flower then a climbing rose. Seek out scented cultivars to cover fences and archways.

Roses combine well with other climbing plants such as clematis and Loonier sp (honeysuckle) and add an extra dimension to an evergreen hedge. Hedging roses form lovely barriers. Rosa rugosa has open flowers to encourage pollinating insects. There are two colour forms, deep pink and pure white. Both forms of this species have beautiful red hips in the autumn. Shaped like cherry tomatoes these can be used to make jellies (preserves) which are full of Vitamin C. Many of us will have been given Rosehip syrup as babies. During the war the government encouraged the collection of wild rosehips to make this food supplement. Wild roses also make good hedging plants providing food plants for insects and birds.

Other specially bred roses make excellent container plants for smaller gardens and patios. Sold as patio roses they give colour, perfume and interest. The nation wide retailers are a good source of patio roses and they usually have stock when the roses are in bloom.

Colour and perfume will be obvious which makes selection easier. Patio roses are very easy to maintain requiring little pruning except for taking out dead, or damaged stems.

Another advantage is that being planted in containers they can be moved around the garden to provide colour where needed.

Planted in amongst other plants and combined in groupings roses may remain pest free and if aphids are a problem either inter plant with ornamental onions or spray with garlic spray .Incidentally recent research has found that garlic spray acts as deterrent to other pests .

Susan Scott

01977 68520

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TRIO - COMING SOON The future at St Wilfrid’s is in your hands

The church on the hill has been at the centre of our community for over a thousand years. There is no better sight than the floodlit outline of St Wilfrid’s as you drive home after a busy day or return to the parish after a longer absence. It has always been there for us and our predecessors.

But we cannot take it for granted.

Children have been christened in St Wilfrid’s, couples have publicly declared their love for each other and we have celebrated the lives of departed friends and relations within its walls.

Villagers, who have been delving into local history and archaeology, keep returning to St Wilfrid’s. It is definitely Norman, possibly Saxon. But whatever its age, St Wilfrid’s is timeless and belongs to us all.

And wait, there is more. There is the Church’s Ministry. Our church cares for children, anyone with problems and the sick and grieving in our community. St Wilfrid’s is seriously into people.

In all walks of life the trend in recent years has been for expenditure to exceed income and sadly St Wilfrid’s is no exception.

That’s why St Wilfrid’s is asking for your help. Whatever your connection with the church or attitude to organised religion, please consider making a regular payment to St Wilfrid’s. The more who donate, the lighter the individual burden will be.

Your gift will be conscientiously used - to preserve the building and allow St Wilfrid’s to get on with what it does best, serving the community.

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THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT CRICKET, BUT RAIN...

The Great Yorkshire Show that wasn’t…

At the end of its first day, the Yorkshire Show was called off. People with experience might have said it should have been abandoned ‘without a ball being bowled.’ Cattle classes had to be judged on the concrete roadways and cars got bogged on a golf course reserved for parking. Harrogate was threatened with a spate of illegally parked and muddy 4x4s and the ‘Park and Rides’ were never going to cope.

At one stage show goers were told to come another day, if they hadn’t already set off.

I was surprised that the huge reservoir of experience and wisdom among the bowler hatted gentleman who appear to run the show did not lead to a correct decision. Perhaps behind the scenes there were accountants and recent university graduates, who knew better. So the show went on.

I bet the muddy debacle wasn’t their fault and nobody told them until a day before it was too late.

When I farmed, harvest started in earnest the weekend after the Yorkshire Show. It was straight into the winter barley regardless of the overtime bill. We used to see other farmers at it, as we drove home from Harrogate on the last day. Alan Pearse, Hillam cricketer and farmer, could never play that weekend, as he had some very early land at Thorpe Willoughby.

This year that ‘early’ field was still green a week after the show.

While the deluge continued in Yorkshire, there was a drought in the United States. The size and quality of the UK grain crop has very little bearing on world prices. It is what happens in the US which counts. Wheat has shot above £200.00 per tonne again, dragging barley along not far behind. Livestock farmers, whose main raw material is grain, are set to suffer another bout of ‘Up corn, down horn.’

Readers may have heard that milk producers are very angry. There are cheaper supplies available from across the English Channel. Who should they blame (the government, the supermarkets or the consumer) and where should they demonstrate?

This former pig farmer realised the game was up when he was asked to join a picket against cheap bacon imports outside a Little Chef.

Ten years later there are very few pig farmers and even less

Little Chefs.

Farmer and Stockbreeder

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A LITTLE LOCAL DIFFICULTY Unforeseen work underground – Interserve is back

Fly tipping

Just when you might have thought there would be no more holes in the road, Interserve is back. North Yorkshire County Council has issued an order ‘which will prohibit any vehicle from proceeding along Hillam Lane, Hillam between Betteras Hill Road and Rose Lea Close from 06/08/12 to 05/02/13.’

If you missed the Hillam 3ews limited edition, to mark the Village Fayre, have a look for it at: http://www.issuu.com/hillamnews It’s all about the torch event and the new Cross Keys. It is probably easier to insert the words ‘Hillam News issuu’ into Google.

Work will take place, where a damaged stone culvert crosses under the road at the beginning of Betteras Hill Road. A nearby hole at the end of Rose Lea Close was left open for ages but was eventually filled in early ‘for the benefit of residents.’ Part of the pipe which is due to cross the culvert containing a high voltage cable is not in place, because questions remain unresolved. Now it has been agreed to completely replace the culvert across the road and locate the cable beneath it.

Whilst there, look for the Fly tipping leaflet produced by a member of the Hillam News team, for the Community Engagement Forum.

The authorities have left themselves a rather large window in which to complete the work but indications are that digging will start in August and take about two weeks.

Village walk or obstacle course? A note from Hillam Parish Council One outcome of our recent foul wet weather has been the rapid growth of just about everything. Consequently there has been a much greater than usual intrusion from thickening hedges and overhanging low branches onto adjacent footpaths. It’s so easy to drive in and out of our homes without even noticing this. Can we ask that all residents with adjacent footpaths to have a critical look at their outside boundary? Has your hedge insidiously thickened and crept over the path? If so cut it back. Do your overhanging trees present a danger to any tall pedestrians?

Please remember, when wet, heavy foliage drags branches very low. In all conditions there should be two metres of clearance.

Thank you on behalf of all village pedestrians for your co-operation.

And whilst on the subject of fly tipping, there have been incidents around Hillam, where Japanese Knotweed was dumped. You need a licence to move it but in this case, special permission was given for it to be burnt on site. While it makes a change from settees it is probably more of a potential problem, should it get a hold. Not even Roundup will eliminate it.

Worse still it might even have come from Hillam because it looked like a car boot full rather than a tipper.

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A TIME OF REAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Monk Fryston celebrated the Queen's Jubilee and The Olympic 100 per cent for the Christmas Lights 100 Club Torch in style last month and the Art Club were caught up in the For the first time in years, and when it is needed more than ever, hectic fever and excitement of the occasions. the Club has more than 100 members. We’d like to thank Mark Lazenby for his efforts in spreading the word among parents about May was actually our busy month preparing paintings for the Jubilee Art Exhibition at the great picnic. Our original plans were how the village’s Christmas lights are funded and encouraging so many to sign up. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks to the to have an open- air show along the terrace of the hall and, for weeks we watched the weather forecasts and wondered! As time hard work of some amazing Hillam Lights’ supporters, and Christmas should be brighter this year. drew close the weather did not improve and we were also confronted with the logistical problems of being outside and so the Jubilee bonus decision was made to hold the exhibition indoors. In the event the The kind residents of Rose Lea Close and their friends made a generous donation of £150 after a whip round organised by our weather was positively summer-like. The sun came out and the Jubilee picnic was absolutely splendid. It seemed as though hun- stalwart supporter, Mary Little, during their washed-out Diamond dreds of people came to see our exhibition and many people came Jubilee street party. Thanks to you all!

Tombola to talk to those of us who were painting in the grounds. Thank you to every one of you who supported us. Our thanks must also Mary had arranged for a tombola at the Rose Lea Close street party but the great English summer put paid to that. Instead we ran go to the management and staff of Monk Fryston Hall who unstintingly gave us their time and help. The day was splendid, we the event at the Village Fayre later in June. Thanks to everyone who donated prizes, in particular the Spooners, Richard and Sam all enjoyed it. at the Crown Inn and Trevor and Jane from The Three Horse Our preparations for the Olympic Torch Day also started in Shoes, Fairburn. Thanks to the Fayre organisers for fitting in anMay. Designing and making the Olympic rings and painting the other stall at short notice. We will let you know how much the day huge 8ft x 4ft boards for either end of the village to 'Welcome' yielded in the next issue of Hillam News. Our coffers are getting the flame on its arrival and to wish it, and the Olympics,' Good fuller in readiness for the big spend on new lights. Thank you to Luck' as it left the village was no mean feat. It took hours and everyone for making such a great effort for the village as a whole. hours and hours of work. The boards were given to us and a genRingtree Christmas Lights Committee erous donation enabled us to make them into giant easels and hopefully other uses will be found for them in the future. We do Inn with a chance from Dinah Hought thank everyone who responded to our SOS for paint. I asked for At the time of going to press the Keys had not long been serving any odd/old leftover tins of paint, any amount, any colour and that is exactly what we got! Many of you warned me about mix- food, and we were sure that the readers of Hillam 3ews would be ing water-based with oil-based paint but beggars can't always be eager for a report. And they will be even keener to learn that the choosers. For the boards, we mixed masonry paint with emulsion report is a good one. paint and to get the vibrant colours we needed, cheap artists As our cook was on strike (again), the pair of us went to try the acrylics were mixed with anything we had. It was like painting newly revitalised eatery on our doorstep. We were greeted by with glue! I did have visions of the heavens opening and Monk Steve and Craig, and ordered draught Black Sheep and the Fryston's roads becoming multi-coloured! The exercise certainly equally flavourful Theakston’s Lightfoot. Being the first of a took a lot of paint and without the generosity of so many people flurry of customers, we were invited to pick the background muwe probably couldn't have done it. Thank you. sic and opted for an Andrea Bocelli CD. Just after 6.00am on Torch Day a wonderful band of helpers set From the main menu of fourteen hot dishes and the seven speup a cafe in the drive of The Manor House. As the smell of cials we selected slow roast belly of pork and poached salmon, cooked bacon perculated round the village the first customers both at £8.95. Our choices were accompanied by, respectively, arrived for breakfast and continued to arrive throughout the apple sauce, sauté potatoes, three more vegetables – and citrus morning. Those wonderful ladies and gentlemen who manned the butter, new potatoes, salad, and also the three veg. The two kitchen and worked so hard for us from very early morning until meals, classic staples, were delicious, of generous size, and easily well past midday, did a splendid job. Thank you. lived up to expectations – popular and reliable pub fare. If asked Now that the celebrations are over and we are left with memories whether on revisiting we would go for the same again, we would happily answer an emphatic “Yes!” we'll never forget, I would like to say that it has been a time of real community involvement and the Art Club has been delighted Coming soon: www.crosskeyshillam.co.uk. to have played its part. The organisers did an amazing job and And from our man in the taproom: I was in there earlier worked tirelessly. We all thank you. though not to eat, but was pleasantly surprised - busy - good atJean Dearn President Art Club mosphere - good beer - maybe there is a chance yet…

Garden tools Grow your own vegetables Barbecues and patio furniture

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WINDFARMS WARNING - THE BATTLE OF CLEEK HALL Cleek Hall Public Inquiry The proposed Cleek Hall wind farm is within 1km of Selby bypass, and has a turbine only 581 metres from the nearest home. It is no surprise that Selby District Council rejected the application in #ovember last year.

But this was never going to stop a determined developer with his eye on the £1.25 Million per year subsidy and sure enough they lodged an appeal.

When one of the top wind farm appeal case barristers turns up at the public inquiry you know its going to be tough. David Hardy from Leeds is the man - and basically he specialises in planning appeals for wind farms. He brings a team of experts who usually start their evidence by saying they have already appeared at 135, or some other big number, of public inquires to give evidence.

It’s a slick operation by any measure, and would be good entertainment, were it not for the possible outcome - the developer being permitted to industrialise our countryside, and even worse we will be paying him millions of pounds to do it via excessive subsidies.

A wind farm near to Selby, which contributes to regional targets for wind energy might be considered OK by Mr Hardy who lives in a leafy Leeds suburb, but then he would say that.

The inquiry ran for 4 days and was held in the new Council offices. While very formal in the way it was conducted the public who attended were all entitled to have their say and a number of residents turned up to do just that. The threat of a turbine only 600 metres from your home is enough to bring out the public speaker in anybody and there were some very strong and passionate speeches by local residents.

But, this was a battle between experts. It’s a strange concept that an expert working for a wind farm developer can say the area is perfect for a wind farm. The presence of Drax and associated infrastructure add further to the suitability of the site according to the experts who don’t live here. So, if you have power stations then you can have a wind farms as well, is their practised line.

A large part of the argument concerned the impact that the turbines will have on homes in the area. This is another area for so called experts. The pseudo science of landscape architecture says that a 400 foot high turbine at 581 metres will have a low to zero visual effect. My eyesight might not be great, but I do know that a 400 foot high turbine at 581 metres is going to be dominant.

Even the two small turbines at Loftsome Bridge look pretty big from the by-pass and they are more than 13 times further away .

Mr Hardy made his case by saying “ Some people are not going to like these turbines but that isn’t the point”.

We then had all the other platitudes like - the turbines are only there for 25 years and the land will be fully restored or even improved when the wind farm is removed.

So how did Selby do against the best team that the wind industry could muster? Very well indeed. Selby Council brought in their own experts and while none of them could say they had fought over 100 wind farm inquiries they put up some very well structured arguments. Councillor McSherry attended the hearings every day and made a strong plea that the wind farm be refused.

Several other Councillors spent several days in the inquiry.

The level of impact on local residents was assessed on a house by house basis. Employment opportunities were considered - no permanent jobs from wind farms versus 582 at Drax. The point was made that Selby is set to exceed the target for renewable energy for the whole of the Yorkshire and Humber region through bio-mass and other projects. We might not like the power stations but they are not going away and it is unreasonable that if we meet the target for Yorkshire as a whole in this way we should be expected to fill all of our remaining open countryside with wind farms. All good strong points made by a number of the witnesses.

If the developers get their way the five turbines will fill the gap between Drax and Selby, completing the chain of industrial development from Goole to Selby - 12 smaller turbines at Rusholme, Drax to which will be added new building for biomass and then the wind farm at Cleek Hall.

Selby will become the town next to the wind farm. If Woodlane and Bishopwood were also to be approved it would become the town at the centre of wind farms.

When will we know the outcome ? Usually it takes about 10 weeks before a decision is announced, a very stressful time for the people who will be affected by the wind farm. To make matters worse it could be anything up to 5 years before construction gets underway.

Woodlane and Bishopwood update The first thing the Inspector said when he opened the Cleek Hall Inquiry was that there were not many objections. This serves as a timely reminder of the importance of writing objection letters. It might seem tedious but letters are important if we are to be in the best possible position when the time comes for the decisions on Woodlane and Bishopwood. This has been a great strength of the campaign against these two wind farms. Your letters have been a major factor in preventing them making greater progress.

There was much discussion about a Lavender test - which asks “would the proposal affect the outlook of these residents to such It is still not too late to send in an objection about cumulative an extent i.e. be so unpleasant, overwhelming and oppressive impact. If you need more information or guidance, please get in that this would become an unattractive place to live?” touch - my contact details are on the contacts page.

By the time a property reaches this stage it might have half the value wiped off it - but that is not a planning consideration !

Howard Ferguson

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Cycling Tour de Force You read about it first in Hillam #ews.

Stuart Proctor, with a little help we suspect from Alice, wrote about his intentions. Plans formulated in a public bar do not always see the light of day. Nevertheless…

got back on my bike to head up the canal to our hotel in Bootle. After a long cleansing session, we found a pub for beer, food and celebrations – and to reflect on that advice.

The next three days were spent coming back at a much more leisurely pace along the now sun-drenched canal. Oh, how different it looked. HP mocked me as we discovered sights I had simply missed in my focussed On Thursday 28 June, the day of reckoning determination to reach Liverpool (and secure came. It was a day of torrential rain with both the sponsorship monies pledged). For inthe East and West Coast mainlines washed stance, at Hansall there is a massive stone away, and canals flooded in West Yorkshire. statue to the Navvies who dug the canal. At Having been up since 5.00 am it was great Blackburn we saw a fellow cyclist, made that there were friends waiting to see me off from reclaimed iron. There are many parts of at the canal basin. After some photos for the canal that deserve a mention and are well Epilepsy Action, the press and the family worth taking the time to explore, on foot or album, I eventually was off at 6.47 am. by bike. Plus there are a number of canalside 127 miles, 92 locks and a monsoon hostelries…

My intention was to cycle the Leeds– Liverpool canal to raise funds for Epilepsy Action, a Leeds-based national charity.

It was a long day with highs and lows.

Treacherous terrain from Bingley to Barnoldswick saw me crash, fortunately into a soft bed of nettles and grass rather than the canal. At Foulridge, I topped up my Starkey’s pork pie with a bacon butty and mug of tea and then got lost between one end of the tunnel and the other. Thank goodness for maps apps on phones!

Across Lancashire my mud-splattered appearance caused locals to point and stare as well as offer words of encouragement. By Accrington, what had been gentle drizzle became a deluge. The towpath and canal merged making sink or swim a real possibility. I managed to keep my wheels on the muddy stuff, though couldn’t have been any wetter if I had fallen in.

By Wigan the sun was beginning to emerge and the ground was more predicable beneath my tyres. The special towpath tyres, not chosen for their grippiness in mud, were perhaps better suited to a dry day.

Scouse welcome When I rolled into Liverpool at 6.17 pm my long-time friend, HP, and wife, Alice, were waiting for me. Covered head to toe in mud, and the white frame of my bike barely discernable beneath the towpath debris, we chatted with some local lads who were fishing. Having been told quite firmly by one, “He needs to have a word with himself,” I

Money and local success I set an initial target of £300 as I hadn’t really done a sponsored anything since school. This was quickly reached so I kept raising the bar until my target reached £1,000. Was this a step too far? I couldn’t have been more wrong. Friends, family and colleagues have given so much - money and encouragement and so many from Hillam and Monk Fryston. I have tried to give sponsors a little back by sending them weekly training anecdotes and running a sweepstake to guess my total cycle time (as opposed to journey time). I was delighted when Pat Birch who runs the circuit training at Monk Fryston School won the sweep with exactly the right time (9 hours and 25 minutes). In my final update to sponsors I had thanked three people for their support in giving me the strength to be able to take on the challenge. My mum and wife were obvious candidates – and Pat. Without those twice weekly sessions, I am sure I wouldn’t have achieved the level of fitness needed.

Circuit training is £1.50 a session, from 8.00 pm on Mondays and Thursday with all funds fed back to the school. Plus it’s within walking distance I hope to have raised about £1,600 assuming my employer, O2, adds the £350 it has promised.

Simon, my friend who heads up Epilepsy Action, says, “Please pass on my personal

thanks to all who sponsored you, and on behalf of everyone at Epilepsy Action and the 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK. Fabulous effort!”

To give to Epilepsy Action, visit my web page at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ StuartProctor for more info on my journey.

Stuart Proctor Paris or Bust –Tour to France Lifelong Hillam cricketer and president, Keith Ward has followed up last year’s cross country cycle dash with a mini Tour de France. Keith and Kathy achieved their ambition of pedalling from London to Paris in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.

Husband and wife charity supporters also staged a fund raising Ceilidh in April at Lumby Hall.

Keith’s dad, a retired farmer, suffered from Alzheimer’s before his death in 2010. www.justgiving.com/KathrynKeithWard k.katward@o2.co.uk k.katward@o2.co.uk

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VILLAGE SOAP BOX Underwater basket-weaving, anyone?

Whatever you feel about the name and motives of the “Big Society” there is a lot to be said for getting involved in your local community.

There are, of course, national chances of various types for contribution, such as the Join in Weekend around 18/19 August when we can try sports at local clubs, and the Big Green Weekend on 5/7 October run

by Conservation Volunteers to encourage us to improve the physical environment. Locally, so long as we are not expected to take over social services and libraries, is there scope to do more in our small community?

First let us look at some of the volunteering there is going on in Hillam, and who benefits.

Governing types can go for the Hillam Parish Council.

The cricket and football clubs based down Stocking Lane always need members, helpers and other supporters. (Or just spectators!)

Hillam Historians caters for those interested in our village history and in operating the village pump. Hillam 3ews will welcome new blood, and anyone interested in learning how to edit will be shown the ropes.

Parents of young children and others fully occupied just making a living do not have much time, but such groups can and do contribute in their way. There is school support through governorships and parents’ groups and the sports clubs.

Women with interests can share them at their monthly meetings in a man-free zone.

The Book Club may explore Fifty shades of Grey (whatever that may be), and also literature!

The Ringtree Lights Committee runs the annual Christmas gathering.

The brick ponds allow men to escape women (or so observation seems to show!) and to fish in peace.

St Wilfrid’s church and the Community Association cater for our village in various ways. Besides its obvious purpose, the church will give singers a chance to shine in the choir and the CA also offers a range of opportunities for involvement.

Some of these groups are people coming together for their own benefit. Others come together because there is a common place for their activity, eg brick ponds, village pump, football field. Some groups/ individuals necessarily involve doing things for the benefit of others,

MONK FRYSTON Pre-SCHOOL We welcome children from two years to school age* We provide lots of different activities including: Toys, Songs, Rhymes, Stories, Painting, Modelling, Sand and Water Play, Cutting and Glueing, Playdough, Puzzles and much more…!

Monday to Friday 9:00 – 12:00 am Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 – 3:00 pm Contact Jayne Wood 681050 Church Hall, Monk Fryston We are OFSTED inspected and LEA funded and we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

eg those who run the CA, and the father and son who from time to time collect the litter around Hillam. Also groups form around local concerns, such as flooding, wind farms or travellers.

What do we miss that we used to have and could be revived by volunteers?

The chapel congregation is unlikely to return, as is the post office in the Square and the village bobby who lived in Mill Close.

There are two aspects of daily life I do miss, and I think that we are the worse for their absence. They are paper boys and girls – and replacing them would require local enterprise. Secondly, the council ‘lengthman’, Eric. With his rosy countenance and steady, very steady, progress he seemed to be a fixture but with his shovel, brush and bin he swept our streets to keep them clean and decent and weed-free. Restoring this service would build on current efforts, through a part-time volunteer or two and only minimal support from parish or district or even county council.

Dogs abound and bound around. Now that flyball is no more, is there scope for a DOG (Dog Owners’ Group) in Hillam? If so, would it provide a useful forum for exchanges with ADPOO (Anti-Dog Path Ordure Outers)?

Mums and toddlers have nowhere to meet for coffee/booze/play since the Garden Route Café closed. How about the cricket club offering weekly a cosy morning spot?

And what about the loss of adult education classes? Maybe classes from some local expert, again at the new pavilion, or possibly at the community room in Manor Court. Holiday Spanish, or learn wine tasting, anyone?

So far there is no group for men with interests but there are men with interests in women – which might be an easy one to form in, say, the Cross Keys!

As for the bobby, night owls could revive the Watch and once again hear the regular call of “Two o’clock and all’s well.”

Given that groups come and go, where are the current unsatisfied needs? Let us be hearing from you.

B D Ize The Hillam #ews equivalent of speakers corner. If you have a point of view and would like to share it with Hillam #ews readers, please send it in and if suitable we will publish in a future issue.

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ST WILFRID’S CHURCH When it comes to the school summer holidays I often find myself reminiscing about the things that me and my friends used to get up to back in the heady 1960’s. Even without the rose coloured glasses, for many of us it was still fun.

From the age of five, I was allowed out by myself to play in the village where I grew up, and amazingly no-one thought that my parents were irresponsible.

At the age of eight I cycled on a road without a cycle path to the local town fifteen miles away, and rode home in the dark without any lights – although I did get a telling off from my dad for that one.

When I was twelve I got my first motorbike and rode it down the local farmer’s lane without a helmet and with three of my friends on it at the same time. Highly irresponsible!

At the age of fourteen, I hitch-hiked to the Lake District and camped out for a week with a group of friends before hitchhiking home again. Oh, by the way – we got a lift home in the back of a Morris van that didn’t have seats, let alone seat-belts.

I also remember that same year managing to resurrect an old rail trolley onto the railway line into our village that had closed a few months earlier. We managed to get fourteen people on it and with the hand-drive reached a speed of about thirty miles per hour before it left the track. Fortunately we only received minor bruises.

When I tell my own children about the things that I got up to in childhood they often find it very hard to believe.

Well that was in those days – children shouldn’t do those kind of things today, because they’re dangerous and we know better nowadays. We also know that it’s dangerous to go out at night or in some cases during the day. Younger children today are sometimes tagged with electronic devices so parents know where they are. Many schools now have high security fences and video cameras to protect their children.

Of course this reflects the natural desire that we have as parents to want to shield our children from danger, to protect them and make sure that their childhood innocence doesn’t lead to tragedy.

But perhaps we also have to allow them to take the occasional risk, to experience the odd scare, to have the odd bump or scrape along the way to growing up? How else are they going to learn?

How else can they grow into mature adult-hoods, how else will they become well-rounded individuals? We naturally want to protect them all the time – but we can’t. And in our desire to do so, we must be careful that we don’t end up stifling their creativity and suffocating the very life out of them in the process.

Blessings John

1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 9.30am Sunday Club at St Mary’s Church (ages 2-8) 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 11am Sunday Club in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall (ages 2-8) 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6pm Evensong at St Mary’s, South Milford 3RD 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 4TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30am Family Service at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

August and September 12th Aug at 10.30am St Mary's Church, South Milford Patronal Festival with Preacher Rev David Mann (Director of Ministry for the Diocese of York) Followed by a bring and share lunch in the Parish Hall (No Service at St Wilfrid's on this day) 9th Sep at 11am Sunday Club returns to St Wilfrid's after the holidays (Church Hall). Bring the children along for fun as they learn about the Christian Faith.

30th Sep at 10.30am United Service at St Mary's Church in South Milford (No Service at St Wilfrid's on this day)

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A PAIR OF CONTRASTING DINING CHOICES evening. With Children under 10 charged just £5.95, this is evidently a very family friendly restaurant. A full a la carte menu is Visiting a relative in Selby recently, armed also available. The wines and drinks were for the planned evening with the menu from also reasonably priced. the local take away, we were surprised when we arrived to be met with a proposed We were presented with the sweet menu, change of plan. She had heard great things but we were too full even to look at it, so about the Jinnah’s Grand Kashmiri Buffet, coffee and mints, with refills automatically offered, finished our meal. and suggested we sally forth to try that instead.

Only one thing marred the evening. Walking back through Selby we could hear from It was the first time we had been in the splendid impressive spacious old building every pub we passed, resounding cheers and anguished sighs from the customers. You opposite Selby Park which houses the restaurant. We were told that it was the old could feel the tension building as emotions Salvation Army Hall. ebbed and flowed. As we reached the Market Place, the subdued atmosphere and It was a quiet Sunday night with mainly trickle of dejected pub customers leaving groups of women dining. Unusually quiet, the various pubs told us all we needed to our gracious waiter explained. Usually know. England had once again lost on penSunday evenings were quite busy. He made alties. They were out of the Euro Finals and clear that our first two courses would be we realized why the restaurant had been so served at the table, and then we could make quiet. our choices at the extensive buffet.

Popadoms and pickle was our first course, Hillam News correspondent

#o one was about in Selby the night we dined at the Jinnah

followed by a hot sizzler starter. Lamb chops, onion bhaji, lamb pokhara, chicken tikka and spicy chicken wings served on a bed of tasty sweated onions were a meal in themselves.

I acknowledge here that buffets are not usually my choice, but this was a class apart. All dishes were freshly cooked . With 12 main course dishes to choose from as well as two different rice options and 3 naan bread, everybody’s taste was catered for, and my two companions said that like my choices, theirs were delicious.

Editor’s note: The Jinnah is ranked no 6 in Tripadvisor’s list of Selby restaurants, ahead of the Rockingham Arms, Towton.

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I’ve lived in Burton Salmon for ten years and surprisingly a soup and a roll or a quick sandwich very, very occasionally was about as much as I’d ever eaten at the Plough Inn. Around 6 months ago I drove by and I saw a Ramus van parked outside. For those who don’t know, Ramus is one of Yorkshires finest fishmongers and is based in Harrogate. You know you’re onto a good thing when the restaurant you’re eating in is supplied by Ramus! So I decided to try a meal at my local and boy I wasn’t disappointed. I went for the rib eye steak with a peppercorn sauce and all the trimmings. The Steak was perfect., one of the tastiest I’ve had for some time and at £14.99 I thought I’d had a bargain. I’m now dining at my local quite regularly, which has done wonders for my eating out budget. The great thing is that the specials board changes regularly. Smoked Haddock Risotto, Salmon Fish Cakes, Pheasant and Bacon Pie, Prawn and Pea Risotto are just some of the tasty delights I have had the pleasure of eating, but this weekend the piece de resistance was the Game Pie which was out of this world, (it sold out by 8.00pm). Tender pieces of venison, partridge and pheasant in a tasty sauce topped with pastry melted in the mouth.

The steak was the most I have spent on any meal; the others were around the £9 to £10 mark for a large potion or £7 to £8 for a smaller portion So trot down to the Plough and meet mine hosts Dave and Mel and I promise you won’t be disappointed and nor will the bank manager!

Richard Wright

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SPORT-

IN- NEWS

At the end of the 2010/11 Rugby Union season, Leeds Carnegie were relegated from the Premiership and have since been playing in the second tier of English rugby. At that time I wrote an article which suggested that the poor attendances at their home ground of Headingley should encourage the powers that be to take some of their home games ‘on the road’ to other venues across Yorkshire. I was delighted to see last week that they have done just that through taking two games outside of Leeds in the coming season.

They are set to play Moseley at the Wharfedale ground in Grassington whilst a second game will be played at Hull. I think this is a positive move which should encourage more people to attend the games and become associated with the club despite living outside the confines of Leeds. Who knows, this may well help them make a return to the top-flight. The next question is whether they should then adopt a name change to reflect the region rather than their city of origin...anyone for the YORKSHIRE TYKES...???!!!

Many things have been written, good and bad, about the merits of bringing the Olympic Games to London but now that the Games are almost upon us (and by the time you read this they may well have started), it is surely time for us to take pride in the fact we are hosting them and most of all to get behind our athletes. As a nation we have ploughed millions of pounds into developing our sportsmen and women over the last few years and their moment of destiny is now arriving. Win lose or draw, all we can ask is that every competitor does their best and if that happens then the results will take care of themselves. For the rest of us, I hope we do not see ‘off field events’ taking the headlines. The last week or so in the run-up to the games starting has seen a host of negative press comment regarding security and transportation so let’s hope that is the last we hear of such issues. It is time to focus on what these events were designed to do when they were first established, namely to bring sporting athletes together to compete for the gold medal....let the games begin!!

The Tour De France has been all the rage during July with Bradley Wiggins winning the tour around the hills and valleys of France. This is a sport which not only tests human endurance and fitness but also the psychology of the mind in having to continually push yourself day in day out for over a month. The question this year however is whether Wiggins would have won if his fellow Brit Chris Froome had not been given team orders to protect Wiggins during various stages of the tour (they are both part of Team Sky). Looking at the ease in which Froome took time from Wiggins on Stage 8 and 9 (until he was ordered back to the main Peleton), it is clear he would be more than a match for the number one rider. Talk is that Froome could well leave and join another team in time for next year’s race but what this issue highlights is the fact that the best rider may not always win the race. In this respect the sport shares a lot of similarities with Formula 1. Teams plough a lot of money into both these sports but I can’t help feel that the sports themselves lose some of their appeal if you end-up watching a contrived result. Perhaps it’s time to let each competitor compete on his own merits…

Finally Andy Murray came so close to claiming his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon just falling short to the sheer genius of Roger Federer. Murray creates a rift across the country in terms of whether people like or dislike him but in defeat he arguably achieved his greatest victory in uniting the country behind him as he showed his emotions in front of millions watching on TV. For me his comment that ‘I tried to do it for the country’ should once and for all shed the theory that he’s anti English / British.

The guy has talent and always gives his best. The fact he has been born to play in a golden era for Men’s tennis is hardly his fault. All eyes will now turn to the US Open at Flushing Meadow in August and let’s hope we see him go one better and secure that elusive first title.

Yours in Sport Doug Hout

We are fortunate to live in a village with so many creative people. Each issue of Hillam 3ews contains articles written by people living in the village.

If you have a contribution which you think will be of interest to residents or would like to join the team please get in touch Bev Jackson by email at bev@jack-son.com The Treasurer wishes it to be known that the last batch of invoices to advertisers was sent out in early March but 8 of them are still unpaid. The next batch is going out this month and he would appreciate prompt payment of these. Invoices that remain outstanding after two months will result in the advert to which they relate being removed from Hillam News until all outstanding balances have been paid. No reminders will be sent.

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Personal small adverts £1.00 per issue Business small adverts £4.00 per issue please contact David Edwards on 682346

Walking on Air Foot Care In the comfort of your own home

Dear Hillam #ews Jubilee Celebration at Monk Fryston Hall Just a short line or two to say a HUGE HEARTFELT THANK YOU to everyone involved in the wonderful Jubilee celebrations and picnic held here on Tuesday 5th June, 2012.

We were honoured and delighted to be able to host this fantastic day. What fun it was - not every day you see a gazebo walking along the A63!! It was a day that our local community will remember for a long time to come.

Once again thank you all for your support From all the team at Monk Fryston Hall Hotel Mary’s Thank You Thank you to all those brave partygoers who supported the Jubilee street party in Rose Lea Close on Sunday 3rd June. If you remember, it never stopped raining from early morning to late at night, but this did not dampen our enthusiasm. I would like to thank Gordon, Stuart and Jenny, Margaret and Derek, Sylvia and Ken for all the hard work they put into making the day a success. The children managed to take part in some of the races and were presented with their medals. Stuart and Jenny found a relatively rain-free moment to set off the children’s balloons; apart from one which reached York, we have not heard how far the balloons travelled. Kevin and Joan Pease put a lot of time and effort into providing a superb disco and kept our spirits up.

The way everyone rallied round showed great community spirit.

I would like to give a special mention to Richard and Sam from the Crown Inn, who telephoned early that morning to offer their marquee so that the celebrations would remain dry. Finally, we should like to thank everyone who contributed financially, as this enabled us to make a donation of £150 to the Christmas Tree Lights Committee.

Mary Little TRIO is coming soon

Meet in the Cross Keys The next Hillam 3ews editorial meeting will be in the Cross Keys. Provisional date September 6th.

Amanda Hornshaw Foot Health Practitioner Dip CFHP, MPS Pract Corns/callus removed, nail cutting, verrucas and general foot care Home visits only: phone 07740 090368 Fully insured and CRB checked

ZUMBA Latin-inspired dance fitness workout St Wilfrid’s Church Hall Every Thursday, 6:45-7:30 pm, £3 For more details contact Hannah Howcroft (Qualified Fitness Instructor) 07707 929393

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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

Community Centre

Bi-monthly 3rd Wed 7.30pm

Paddy Twidale

684180

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

Community Association Luncheon Club (for anyone over 70)

Community Centre: for catering purposes, please book your place

1st Wed from 11.30am

Kath Ratcliffe

683590

St Wilfrid’s & St Mary’s Youth Fellowship

Venue variable Alternate Sats

Ages 8-11: 6.30-8pm Ages 12-16: 7.30-9pm

Craig Wright

07411 481603

S Milford Youth Club

SM Church Hall

Wed 7-9pm (term time)

Annabel Hey

07517 314720

Breakfast & After-School Clubs

Community Centre & Hambleton Play Safe Club

Monk Fryston & Hillam Community Association Church Hall booking

7.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri 9-12am Tue & Thur 12.30-3pm Tue 9.30-11.15am (term time)

CONTACT Booking: Becky Gatenby 689230 Secretary: Tony Hudson 682693

Rachael Peacock 01757 229910 Jayne Wood 681050 (Playschool hours only)

MF Pre-school

Church Hall

Little Monkeys (Mothers & Toddlers)

Community Centre

Rainbows (girls 5-7)

Church Hall

Friday

Becky Gatenby

689230

1st Hillam & MF Brownies

Church Hall

Fri 6.30-7.30pm

Marie Parkin

680363

Sarah Force

07879 452293

S Milford Guides 682506, Hambleton Guides 01757 705535, Sherburn Cubs and Scouts 07913 158839 Air Cadets (ages 13-21)

RAF Church Fenton

Mon & Fri 7-9pm

Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), MF Group MF, Hillam & Burton Salmon Defibrillator Group

Crown Inn

Hillam & MF Cricket Club

www.hmfcc.co.uk

Occasional Tues 7.30pm

01937 557340 Paula Spencer

682506

John Colton

671172

Kate Vaks

Burton Salmon Cricket Club

John Nesbitt

07747 045060 684444

Monk Fryston United FC

Stocking Lane

Steve Tope

07970 868288

Innter Crown FC

Lowfield Road

Lee Hammerton 07774 048913

Castleford & Dist Society of Anglers

Hillam Pond, Betteras Hill Road

D Malanczac

557715

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

MF Cycling Club

MF Square

7am summer, 8am winter

Iain Mitchell

681063

Dancing (2+, also teen classes)

Church Hall

Tue 4-7.30, Wed 4-6.30pm (term time)

Lucie Fox

01757 228841

Tappy Tots

Community Centre

Thur 1.45-2.30pm

Sue Brierley

0113 3790610

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

Community Centre

Thur 10-11am

Anne Nicholson 01757 611234

Zumba Fitness Workout

Church Hall

Thur 6.45-7.30pm

Hannah Howcroft 07707 929393

Pilates

Community Centre

Mon 9.30-10.30am (term time)

Beverley Fletcher 01937 530079

Hillam Historians

Hillam Nurseries

Bi-monthly 4th Wed 7.30pm

Max Leighton

MF Art Club

Church Hall

Mon 1-4pm

Jean Dearn

682611

University of the Third Age, Sherburn and Villages branch

Various groups, locations and times detailed at: www.sherburnu3a.co.uk

Lorna Pope

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

07773 428917

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