Hillam news oct nov 2013

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Superfast The voice of Hillam village. founded 1989 by mary little. Delivered free to all homes in hillam. Volume 26 Issue 5. october–november 2013

Village life Far be it from me to mention that within a week of a Designated Public Place Order, aimed at controlling drinking in public places, coming into force in Monk Fryston (September 9th), there was a weekend long Beer Festival based at the Community Centre. A year ago there was a spate of antisocial Facebook parties involving alcohol, and conducted without permission in the school and Community Centre grounds. Of course the Monk Fryston and Hillam Beer Festival was licensed with the authorities. It was run by the school Parent Teacher Association (PTA) together with the Community Association to raise money for PTA projects and to develop the new Youth Club and Scout group.

Even though Beer Festival revellers were safe from having their drinks confiscated by police officers they might spare a thought for the Wilfileaks group and the Cross Keys management. A sell-out wine and cheese party in Hillam’s pub raised crucial funds for church roof repairs. I thought there were no restrictions on pub closing these days and presumably so did landlord Steve. He was raided by police later that night following a complaint, and suffered a financial penalty for serving after-hours drinks. Fortunately John Hetherington and the churchwarden had already gone home, but the penalty paid by the Cross Keys was probably not a million pounds from the gross take at the Wilfileaks party.

Hands up those who remember the public inquiry last November into the future of the gypsy settlement in green belt land near Hillam Feeds. It was ‘called in’ by minister Eric Pickles. Still no verdict ten months later.

At first we expected the decision to go the same way as with the Hillside gypsy site near the Watermill Restaurant, and for the travellers to lose. However Hillam News has heard suggestions that because only two gypsy caravans are involved and because Selby Council has not yet provided an alternative site, the Secretary of State will rule in favour of the gypsy family and grant full planning permission. That is the way other similar cases recently adjudicated on have gone.

There has been a Twitter outburst about the railway bridge on Lumby Lane to South Milford still being closed. The outcome on the airways was inconclusive.

The local Twitterati were as discrete (or uninformed) as when the whole world wanted to know the identity of the woman whose body was found near the A63.

A glance at Monk Fryston’s parish minutes which, unlike Hillam’s, are not yet available on the Internet, showed that permission has been given to Network Rail to use council-owned land in the quarry during the repairs. However any hopes that work will start in October have been dashed. Hillam News has learnt that the date has crept forward to January 2014.

And then there are the breakfast wars in Monk Fryston.

That’s all over TripAdvisor and Facebook…

Archbishop of York John Sentamu at St Wilfrid’s Archbishop Sentamu was not the first Archbishop of York to be in trouble with the law. He had to leave his native Uganda in a hurry when as a judge he locked up Idi Amin’s cousin. He escaped by winning a scholarship to study theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge. One of his predecessors, Cardinal Wolsey, was arrested for high treason (something to do with Anne Boleyn) at Cawood Castle on his way to York to be enthroned as Archbishop.

John Sentamu courted controversy when he cut up his clerical collar during a TV interview and vowed not to wear it again until Robert Mugabe was ousted from power in Zimbabwe.

He is the 97th Archbishop of York, whilst Monk Fryston’s patron saint, Wilfrid, no less controversial in his day, was the third to head the Diocese of York.

On 6th October 2013, hopefully without major incident, Archbishop Sentamu will dedicate the new roof of St Wilfrid’s, the parish church of Hillam, Monk Fryston and Burton Salmon, where he will be welcomed by Rev John Hetherington, the 41st Rector of St Wilfrid’s (since 1490).

Rectors of St Wilfrid’s since 1945

Archbishops of York 1) St Paulinus, 627-633 2) St Chad, 644-669 3) St Wilfrid I, 669-677 57) Cardinal Wolsey, 1514-1530 97) Dr John Sentamu, 2005 to present date

1946 William John Lowry 1979 Noel Tewkesbury 1985 David Jeffrey Wilbourne 1992 David Gwynne Richardson 2005 Susanne Jukes (Priest-in-charge) 2007 John Hetherington Historical note: Rev Benjamin Hemsworth, St Wilfrid’s Victorian benefactor, was never Rector

St Wilfrid’s Flower and Art Festival 2013 Friday 4th October 7.30 pm Concert with Simeon Wood in Church (tickets from Iris Criddle, 683129; Pauline Forbes, 685393; Chris Blogg, 682722; Monk Fryston Post Office) http://www.simeonwood.com Saturday 5th October 10 am – 5 pm Church open with flower displays and flower arranging competition (refreshments and afternoon tea in the Church Hall) Exhibition by Monk Fryston Art Club Sunday 6th October 10.30 am – 12 noon Service of Celebration with Archbishop Sentamu and new Archdeacon of York, the Rev Sarah Bullock, and afterwards lunch in the Hall 12 noon – 5 pm Church open with flower displays Monday 7th October 9 am – 1 pm Flower displays on show in Church

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THE BIRDING COLUMN In my last article I said I would write about my birding trip to the Camargue and Corsica, but I have so much to write about Yorkshire wildlife at the moment that I feel unable to sacrifice any space in this issue. So that will have to keep for winter, when I need to be reminded of all those exotic birds and sunshine.

by Graham Todd

chance of Rustic Mike using his new iPad than there is of me seeing a Water Vole… Enough of this literary diarrhoea – no more discussion of rodent poo – back to birds.

Don (Howard) Quixote emailed me a lovely photograph that he took on 15th August of a nest full of five Barn Swallow nestlings, Beginning with our local Red Kite population, 2013 has been a to use their correct name, a bird that nests annually under the roof at Maspin House. It looks as if swallows hereabouts have had a disastrous breeding season, with most pairs failing to produce any young at all, as a direct result of the cold and wet conditions fantastic breeding season, producing broods of two and more, as there has been an ample supply of insect life in the locality all that pertained just after the chicks had hatched. I will just have to hope that the weather pattern changes in 2014 and that they are summer, with the bumps on my arms being visible testimony to it.

In late August, the skies above the village were full of swallows, more successful. and martins. This summer has not just been good for birds, with the Have you noticed over this last couple of years that the number of uninterrupted warmth also enabling our common butterflies to Greenfinches at garden feeders has been dropping? This was, until breed successfully too. The buddleia in our garden has attracted about three years ago, our most abundant garden visitor, but the large numbers of Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells and whites, with a calamitous effects of the disease trichomonosis have hit this species couple of Commas thrown in for good measure – but these much hard. Jenny and I have certainly noticed an alarming drop in scarcer butterflies soon came to a full stop. numbers. So too have we remarked upon the dearth of Hedgehogs, with not one visiting our garden in 2013*, compared with nightly In late August I made my annual pilgrimage to the vast, lowland visits by up to three in every previous year since we settled in the bog near Doncaster with my pals, Clive of Kippax and Mondo Ray. village in 1988. Have you noticed that there have been no There was a slight breeze to mitigate the intense heat, which made Hedgehog road casualties locally either? This local decline has it much more agreeable and less like an expedition by the French been mirrored throughout the UK, with ecologists suggesting that Foreign Legion across the shimmering desert. There were UK hedgehog numbers have declined by over a third between 2003 dragonflies everywhere, clouds of them, both big ones and small and 2012, but it seems to me that it has been much more serious ones, mainly Red Darters, with the much smaller damselflies than that in our area. Likely candidates for the decline are flitting and flirting together amidst the bright purple heather, many suggested by experts to be habitat loss, poor management of coupled in mating pairs. This abundance of dragonflies had hedgerows and fragmentation of habitat, due to new roads, housing attracted parties of Hobbies, a small migratory falcon which, being and other developments. However we have seen no appreciable a superb aerialist, is able to take insects on the wing. Normally, the changes in habitat around here, so to my mind it is purely and sighting of a group of Hobbies hawking dragonflies would have simply down to the two successive long, cold winters with heavy satiated my appetite for birds, with the added bonus of a pair of rainfall having a disastrous effect on hibernating mammals in Marsh Harriers hunting over distant reed beds – but the best was general. I don’t suppose people putting out poison and toxic slug yet to come. We continued walking, traversing the perimeter pellets in their gardens will have helped much either, so perhaps as footpaths of the reserve for four more hours, spotting more Hobbies villagers we should remember that there are less destructive other and harriers en route, occasionally putting up dense flocks of duck, options to these at garden centres, at little extra cost. mainly brown at this time of the year in their eclipse plumage, having shed their more colourful feathers, post-breeding. Not Continuing the non-bird theme, in late August I visited the having seen my friends for quite a few months, it was good to enjoy relatively unspoilt area of countryside just north of Doncaster, their company and conversation once more, and it was whilst searching the tributaries of the River Ea (pronounced as in “…by laughing over another reminiscence that we each fell instantly into gum”) for signs of Water Vole. (Just to recap, there is currently a a respectful silence, at the totally unexpected sight of a family party survey of local rivers underway, to look for evidence of any of three Common Cranes rising majestically from a reedy area just remaining Water Vole populations that may have survived the three hundred yards in front of us. It was an unforgettable moment floods of 2007, which virtually wiped them out.) On that day it for all of us, as the Common Crane is a shy, large and stately bird, proved difficult for us to find water after the very dry conditions of this summer, and after trekking along dried up weed-infested water 100–130 cm (40–52 in) tall, with a 180–240 cm (71–96 in) wingspan, seldom seen outside Norfolk. Following the restoration courses in temperatures of 24 degrees and dressed in thigh-length of fenlands, the Crane has returned to Britain as a breeding species waders, it became rather tiresome to have to listen to passing hikers in very small numbers after an absence of several hundred years, asking me whether I was expecting rain. Even the local Common Buzzards seemed to be mocking my discomfort, whining from their so we felt extremely privileged to see them at relatively close quarters, as a fitting climax to a wonderful day’s birding. comfortable perches in the high, shaded oaks. After a couple of hours we came across a disgusting smelling poo in the grass *Believe it or not, just an hour after drafting this column, we have (oh yes, we have to sniff it too!), which our vole expert reckoned had a Hedgehog in the garden in the middle of the afternoon. was from a Mink, a predator of Water Voles, but sadly the only Welcome back, Spikey! possible evidence of Water Voles, after four exhausting hours, was a Barn Owl pellet that I found, containing a jaw bone from an unidentified vole that is now waiting analysis. Right now, I am pretty cheesed off with struggling around in waders, picking up poo in the heat, and I am coming to the conclusion that there is more

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COMINGS AND GOINGS It happened on Duncemire Lane The Hillam Sting from Twitter @victoriafinan DANGER IN HILLAM! Sign posted on the lane ‘BEWARE: Wasps’ nest’. Too late for Mum and Alfie. Both got stung! @DBPressReporter Think you should make your way over to Monk Fryston. There’s been a wasp infestation on a public footpath. Massive news. @dommysmith Somewhere between mine and hillside close in hillam... The mystery continues. If it wasn’t pissing it down I’d go find out! @dsa99uk Ian Woods of Lumby Hill has dealt with the wasps’ nest on Duncemire Lane and it is no longer a danger – *you can all come home now* @victoriafinan Send my thanks to Ian Woods! Mum and dog both got stung and I’ve been terrified to go down there! @HarryLydon Hillam News writers will be lapping this up.

Anything less than a 2-page feature will be farcical.

John Leslie, chairman, reports: a committee has been formed, constitution agreed and bank account opened. A small grant from North Yorkshire Youth has been secured and although the first volunteers’ meetings are underway, more volunteer leaders and helpers are needed.

We now have a secretary, Maxene Wells, and we are advertising for parents to register children.

Originally the target had been to open our doors in October, but CRB vetting has led to delays.

If you could spare a little time to help get the Youth Club up and running for our youngsters, please contact John Leslie on 682334 or at s.leslie@btinternet.com, or via Tony Hudson at Neighbourhood Watch.

Hillam Lights The winners of the July draw are: 1st – £20 – The Scott family (no 77) 2nd – £10 – Neil & Val Killingbeck (no 4) 3rd – £5 – Bentley Proctor (no 99)

Don Whitley 1926 to 2013 Don Whitley from Manor Court has died aged 87. Don used to live at Alne Cottage in Hillam Square. He was a regular Hillam cricket supporter and spectator. He was always ready to exchange a word on cricket, and in his youth played for Tadcaster.

But Don was born at Pateley Bridge, where he spent his childhood before joining the army. He served in the Middle East immediately after the Second World War. Back in civvy street he worked for Burton’s and then Brown and White’s, Ford dealers of Garforth.

A number of his Tadcaster team-mates attended the funeral.

Later at Hillam he was a regular at home matches and even had a spell as chairman of the cricket club. Cricketers from Hillam were also at the funeral.

The service at Pontefract Crematorium on Friday 13th September was conducted by the Rev Helen Harrell, newly appointed Methodist minister for Sherburn and district.

Betty Grice (1920 to 2013) has died. Most people remember her for the flowers at St Wilfrid’s. Others may remember when she came to Burton Salmon with husband John. He invented the format of Top gear before Jeremy Clarkson was born. He held ‘open house’ at Burton Hall, where young men would assemble to show off their sports cars. His speciality was Frazer Nash, and he was quite an expert. John died young and was unable to charge the BBC royalties. Betty restarted her life in Monk Fryston.

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THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT Hillam News gets a mention in the Houses of Parliament I’ve always thought that the Palace of Westminster is a very beautiful building but have been under the impression that you can’t get in for a look around. This isn’t the case. You can take a tour around the Houses of Parliament for £15 but I was lucky enough to have Matthew Sutton, Parliamentary Assistant to Nigel Adams MP, give my daughter and me our own personal tour.

We met Matthew in a building called Portcullis House which is situated close to the Houses of Parliament. In this building are the offices of the Members of Parliament, and it connects to the House via an underground passageway. Also in this building are twelve beautiful fig trees which created their own headlines, due to the enormous cost it takes to maintain them!

Into the House, and our entrance is via a huge hall known as St Stephen’s Hall. Originally the kings and queens of England lived in this palace, before a fire destroyed much of it in 1512.

Matthew really brought the hall to life, explaining how Henry VIII used to use it as a tennis court or even a swimming pool.

It is now used for events such as Barack Obama’s speech to the House, or the lying in state of monarchs, and indeed there are several plaques on the floor to show where speakers stood or coffins lay.

We were fortunate to gain entrance to St Mary’s Crypt which is under the hall. This is where Margaret Thatcher lay in her coffin and is a beautiful yet small chapel. Members of Parliament are allowed to marry here, and I believe Dennis Skinner was the last one to do so. Matthew showed us a tiny cupboard where the suffragette Emily Davison hid for six days so that in the 1911 census she could give her place of residence as the Houses of Parliament. Emily is probably more famous for throwing herself under the king’s horse in the 1913 Epsom Derby.

Into the rest of the building! The House is constantly being renovated and the floor in the Royal Gallery is almost permanently being replaced exactly as it once was. Statues are protected from erosion, although when the Queen opens the House, everything is on display as it should be. We entered the Robing Room where the Queen prepares to enter the House of Lords. Apparently she spends a couple of hours here getting ready for her speech to the Members.

The House of Commons is much smaller than it appears on the television, and the House of Lords is much grander, with £32 million worth of gold gilt on prominent display. Matthew explained that the reason for the red leather in the House of Lords is the red rose of the House of Tudor. Green is used in the Commons as, at the time it was created, this was the cheapest leather you could buy. Cheap = common: hence the name!

Matthew was very interested in our village and was due to visit Hillam during August.

Whilst I was standing in David Cameron’s position at the despatch box, Matthew asked if our tour would warrant a mention in Hillam News. So, there you go! Our village and newspaper mentioned in Parliament!

There is so much more to see, and more history and interesting stories to hear. It is really worth taking the time to spend a good couple of hours visiting the Houses of Parliament. Whilst the outside is indeed fantastic, the inside is equally as impressive.

Bev Jackson

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Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council August 2013

Matters arising: Cllr Pattison relayed info from Mary Little about further flooding issues on Rose Lea Close. Clerk to write to NYCC to request pavement cleaning and repairs as a matter of urgency.

Extensive drain clearance and culvert improvements have not provided an adequate solution to this continuing problem.

Clarification required from NYCC. Highways to enquire what for them constitutes a blocked drain. Clerk to action.

Electrical cover has been secured by Cllr Pattison on the streetlight opposite Ashfield Villas.

Finances: Current a/c £3,295.43 High interest a/c £5,207.77 Cheques drawn SG Parkin £630.00 HM Revenue £45.00 - July PAYE MH Walton £180.00 - July salary Selby Dial £50.00 - donation Repayment of £120 donation from Hillam Football Club due to the club’s demise Correspondence in: MF Educational Foundation - request for PC representative.

Cllr Sadler volunteered SDC - Draft affordable housing supplementary planning document Correspondence out: Network Rail - requesting clearance of rubbish left at Hillam Gates SDC Planning - reporting alleged unauthorised construction work at a property on Betteras Hill Rd. Planning dept to check and report their findings JP Leighton - re the current position of Hillam Nurseries T Morley - requesting the cutting back of hedges on Betteras Hill Rd NYCC Planning - objecting to the proposed waste incinerator at Kellingley Colliery site NYCC Highways - requesting the clearance of blocked drains on Chapel St and a check, and clearance where necessary, of all drains in the village

Cllr Mackman - requesting assistance in ensuring the above work be done Planning matters: Applications J Blaza - demolish current garage and construct larger garage workshop at White Cottage, the Square. Concerns expressed re disproportionate scale of proposed development within small plot in conservation area N Kershaw - requesting listed building consent for proposed loft conversion at Burton Cottage, Chapel St Environment: Ragwort - Defra affirms this is the landowner’s problem and responsibility.

Inappropriate HGV usage of Austfield Lane - NYCC to investigate and report.

Austfield Lane dangerous hedge overgrowth - Cllr Collinson will liaise with the landowner for the hedge to be cut back as soon as possible.

Reports: Burial Committee. SDC is considering reinstating business rates for the cemetery, and new rules pending for cemetery administration.

Community Association. Summer Fair raised £4,733 for village institutions. CA will receive £1,200. Substantial grants are being sought to cover proposed development works. Related grant from CEF of £20,000 promised. Conservatory extension currently under construction. Social diary includes a beer festival and village bonfire.

Any other business: Cllr Lorriman expressed concern that the PC ought to investigate the possibility of attracting affordable housing to the village for the benefit of local people. Members considered the initiative, but the consensus was that affordable housing is the responsibility of SDC and is included in their planning strategy for the area.

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EDITOR’S CHOICE What a difference a year can make! What a pleasure it was on a recent Saturday night to see the Cross Keys so vibrant and busy.

So many of us are breathing a sigh of relief to see that our village pub has, because of the hard work and commitment of its landlord, been resuscitated and revived.

‘Hello again,’ I said to Jenny, as I passed by her table, ‘You’ve not moved far.’ She was only three seats away from where I’d seen her a couple of nights earlier. I, at least, had moved in the course of a week from the lounge to the taproom and then, on Saturday, back to the lounge.

Our paths had kept crossing as members of totally different groups, all of whom meet in the Cross Keys.

Not only do I enjoy the neighbourly, open, gregarious atmosphere and good company during my purely social Saturday quiz night visit, but also the welcome given to us as members of the Monk Fryston Book Club and – my taproom night – as part of the Hillam News team. That’s when I’d previously seen Jenny and the rest of the Circuit Training group, relaxing after their session and replenishing their supply of energy.

And we are but a few of the various groups who regularly take advantage of Steve’s fulsome welcome and unstinting hospitality, which repeatedly affirms his declared aim for the Cross Keys to be a community pub. Amongst a wide range of special events he has organised, he has also generously hosted charity fundraisers which have added substantially to the coffers of Wilfileaks and the Football Club.

From further afield, the Metal Detecting Club and Pontefract Walking Group also visit when detecting and walking in the area, and you can often see passing cyclists enjoying a welcome break.

As I said initially, what a difference a year makes. Thanks, Steve, for instilling fresh life into our village pub. Your tremendous efforts and achievements in re-establishing the pub at the heart of our community are hugely appreciated by individual villagers and village groups alike. Keep up the good work.

Betty Wright

Have you ever wanted to try metal detecting but never knew how to start?

Not quite Whisky galore Shortly after the peace of 1945, lots of military equipment was moved along the A63, probably from Burn Airfield to Leeds Barnbow. Large tanks on huge transporters hauled by ‘Mack’ trucks – a constant stream went by.

Many drivers stopped at Brexhaven (east of Brecks Farm) which was then a transport café – the field next to it is still called Café Field.

Mrs Hewer and her two daughters ran the café, whilst her invalid husband made wooden toys to sell. The transporters parked as close to the edge of the road as they could – and one The NCMD Yorkshire Federation of day one got too near the dyke bank, slipped, Metal Detecting Clubs is a countyand rolled over completely into the field with wide collection of metal detecting clubs. It meets on a regular basis at the its load of tank and trailer strapped together.

Soon the place was crawling with military Cross Keys, Hillam, usually once a personnel. month on the first Sunday, to discuss topics relating to metal detecting both Two days later the road was closed, large locally and nationally. caterpillar bulldozers positioned in the field opposite, large rollers put in the roadway and After each meeting members have a hawsers run across the rollers to the tank and metal detecting outing on cultivated trailer. There were many spectators to see the land around Hillam and its adjoining first failing attempt when the hawsers broke, villages. flying through the air like a whip, fortunately All who are interested in the hobby are missing the numerous telephone wires. always welcome to come along and see what we do, and perhaps become a The café was out of bounds to the military after this, and the supply of boxes of tools and member should they so wish. other equipment which had filtered into the Membership is £9 per year and runs farms and villages ceased. A very good toolkit from 1st April to 31st March. served its purpose at Brecks Farm for many We hold a large raffle at our Christmas years. Much of the warm oil which had seeped meeting in December. At our AGM in into the dyke from the lorry solidified and March, clubs showcase their finds and mysteriously disappeared. there is a competition for the best coin and artefact from different periods of On another occasion the history, and also a raffle of metal dyke filled with detecting related prizes. tins of spam Members benefit from free public which fed the liability insurance of £10,000,000 and locals for some a quarterly colour newsletter, courtesy time, and on yet of the National Council for Metal another, the load Detecting. The national body also was liquid soap represents the hobby at Government which solidified level. in the cold. This was also put to Trevor Austin good local use.

Yorkshire Federation Secretary and NCMD General Secretary

Cyril Pickup

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NEW ARRIVALS Monk Fryston School has a new Head Teacher Welcome to Rick Weights On 1st September I was privileged to begin my tenure as the headteacher of Monk Fryston CE Primary School. It is a fantastic school and I am extremely proud to be able to lead it into the next phase of its journey following the retirement of Mrs Middleton.

better over the coming weeks and months. I really value partnership working, and I believe that together we can ensure that ours continues to be the best school in North Yorkshire!

Rick Weights Headteacher

I have enjoyed a wonderful welcome during my first few days from everyone I have encountered. On 8th September I was formally presented with the keys to the school at a service in St Wilfrid’s church, and this really helped me to feel part of the community.

The children have all started back with great enthusiasm and excitement, and we are already immersed in new learning. The themes being explored this term include the body, Vikings, ancient Egypt and even palaeontology! We are looking forward to seeing how these themes will develop and progress over the coming weeks.

Our Year 6 pupils will undertake a residential visit during September to the Robinwood Centre at Dobroyd Castle in Todmorden. This will allow them to experience a range of outdoor and adventurous activities that we cannot facilitate in school, including climbing, caving, canoeing and archery. I know that this will be a really memorable opportunity for all of them.

We continue to work on our Comenius project with partner schools in other countries. At the end of September two members of staff will visit a school in Spain to work with our partners for a week and to see a display of artwork, including that created by our children.

I am looking forward to getting to know the local community

Welcome to Hillam New arrivals on Lumby Hill, Hillam, are Graeme and Shona McWhirter, who have come all the way from Monk Fryston. Shona has an impeccable farming background and a 2013 top degree in horticulture from Askham Bryan to prove it. She is also a former member of St Wilfrid’s PCC and a member of Monk Fryston Parish Council and something to do with Wilfileaks. Graeme is a civil engineer.

Contributions for the December-January issue are very welcome, and can be sent to any of the Hillam News team listed on page 21.

Deadline for copy: Monday 18th November.

Monday 18th November.

Church Walk Saturday 26th October 2013 Destination: York and Bishopthorpe A pleasant 7 mile walk along cycle path, riverside and even taking in a short stretch of the city walls.

Meet 10.15am for a 10.30am start Park on Knavesmire Road (Tadcaster Road end) Tea Room stop for elevenses (hopefully) but bring a packed lunch for a riverside picnic!

Please wear suitable clothing for the day

Any queries please contact Paddy or Stuart on 684180

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KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED Bottoms up!

The good weather this summer has meant that the fieldwalking training day by local aspiring archaeologists could at last take place. The essential ingredients of recently cropped land, overnight rain and enough people willing to spend their Saturday gleaning bits and pieces from the ground all came together for a perfect day discovering the past of our village.

Saturday 7th September was bright and breezy – very breezy when we got out into the field joining the A162 and began pegging out our canes according to a grid taken from the Ordnance Survey. Then began the searching, a square at a time, up and down then crosswise, all at a snail’s pace, to spot the clues left in the ground from past human activities.

We picked up a surprising number and variety of items in the 4½ hours spent in the field, and from a relatively small corner eventually took away over 200 bags for later examination and identification.

Before we visited the field we met at the Community Centre for some tuition by Simon Tomson, our consulting archaeologist, and this together with coffee and cakes set us up for the day’s work.

Early results of the fieldwalking show that previous residents of the village threw out broken pots from at least the 1200s, and continued to do this until our bin collections were established.

There were also some (unconfirmed as yet) Neolithic and Roman period finds.

Analysis and identification of the finds will take place later this autumn at the Community Centre. If you would like to join us, then contact Sue Newton (01977 682084) to register your interest.

Many thanks to the local farmer who allowed us access onto his field.

Sue Newton Birkin church

from Monk Fryston. Whatever the truth about the stone – and the abbey was rebuilt after the fire in 1906 with Monk Fryston stone – the waterway definitely did exist. Visitors were shown pictures of how the limestone features of Birkin church were wearing away over time, and discussion centred on whether local limestone was the best for the job. A suggestion that a Hillam householder proposed to remove the rendering from his limestone-built house was met with horror.

The best local stone came from Stutton – it has been quarried since Roman times.

Hillam News Correspondent Scam of the month In the last issue of Hillam News we had a report about the ‘Inland Revenue refund scam’. It does seem that there is no end to fraudsters’ ingenuity. The latest scam is the ‘eBay question scam’. For those not familiar with eBay (the online auction site), one of the facilities is that you can ask questions of sellers.

This new scam starts with a message that looks as if it is an answer to a question that you might have asked about something available for sale on eBay. The message looks quite authentic and includes a reference number for a particular item and a button to respond. The objective of the scam is to get hold of your eBay logon details. When you click the button you are taken to a page which asks you to log on to your account. This page is completely phoney. I obviously do not know what happens next, but the most likely thing is that the fraudster will attempt to make purchases using your account and get you to pay for them.

In common with other frauds on the Internet, the giveaway is always the fact that the email is completely generic and contains no information to show that the sender knows anything about you. The sole objective is to get as much security information about you as possible.

The giveaway in this case was the address that they used to send the email to me. McAfee virus guard immediately picked up the sender website as suspect.

The Hillam Common dispute – one of the talks given at Birkin church’s open day – attracted a lot of people who might The Hillam Nerd otherwise have been at the Monk Fryston and Hillam Beer Festival. The point of the story was that there was a dispute @JohnSentamu On my way to Strensall for a between the two villages about naming land. The dispute was confirmation service at St Wilfred’s Church resolved in 1802 with a victory for Hillam. All the way to Gateforth you drive along Hillam Common, not Birkin Common.

There is a Maspin Moor but no Birkin Common.

Although the Monk Fryston Hemsworths owned a barn in Birkin, the church was largely untouched by the Victorians. The seating and the ceiling were the only features replaced. The font dates from attempts to re-catholicise the church in 1663.

Apparently Norman fonts are ten a penny.

Under the cryptic title The Monk Fryston canal, a speaker speculated on whether Selby Abbey really was built of stone

Recent house sales near LS25 5HP Orchard Cottage, Main Street, Hillam Cleveleys, Selby Road, Monk Fryston 4 York Road, Monk Fryston 10 Hillside Close, Hillam

£485,000 £380,000 £125,000 £348,000

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HILLAM BUSINESS MARY EASTWOOD 100th birthday – 8th August 2013 Mary Eastwood (née Holroyd) is part of a large family, and the third of seven children. Born in a street adjacent to the Leeds United football ground, Mary and her family moved fairly quickly to the outskirts of Morley. When the family was growing up they all moved to Gildersome, to a three-storey house that looked across to Drighlington village.

In her twenties Mary met and married Frank Eastwood, who was a dyer in the textile trade, and they lived in a tiny cottage adjacent to the three-storey house. Their first child, Maureen, was born there in 1944, followed by their son, David, in 1949. In the early nineteen-fifties Mary and Frank moved to a larger house across the road, where they lived until their children were married and independent. Four grandchildren, Pam, Judith, Greg, James, appeared in quick succession and shared many hours of fun with their grandparents.

In 1990 Frank become ill, and died very suddenly in Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, only two months before they were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with two weeks in Scarborough. Mary took the decision to move nearer her daughter and, just short of a year later, moved to her present home in Hillam, where she has lived for twenty-two years. Whilst living at Manor Court, Mary has received three more blessings – namely the arrival of her three great-grandchildren. The first to arrive was Hattie, now fourteen, followed by Billy some seven years later, and then Harry a couple of years ago.

Mary had a celebration lunch with family and friends on her birthday itself, and her neighbours in Manor Court organised another celebration of her milestone birthday during the following week. Meanwhile the Queen’s telegram arrived on time!

Thanks, Julie...

We’re sure many villagers have noticed how bright and fresh the flower tubs in the Square have been throughout the summer. This has been due to the loving care, regular watering and ongoing maintenance done by Julie at Carter’s Cottage. She has also volunteered later in the autumn to replant for us not only the flower tubs in the Square, but also the outlying outposts of the Hillam boundary signs. So, from the Parish Council and your fellow villagers, thanks again, Julie…

Hillam Parish Council

Meg Broughton, formerly of Hillam, has died.

A service was held at St Stephen’s, East Hardwick, on 2nd September.

Meg lived with husband Andrew at Rose Lea House.

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FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING The Beer Fest: a night of two halves...

Twitter reports on the #BEERFEST

The day started so positively, the usual trusty support crew building and beavering around indoors and out at the Community Centre. The three substantial marquees, the skeletons of a circuit of craft stalls, two impressive bars, the catering area and the requisite sound system were all duly erected. Months and months of planning and effort by the Beer Festival Committee’s hard-working team were finally coming to fruition.

By 7.15 when we returned, the place was buzzing and it was a challenge to find a seat. Two of our guests, CAMRA members, couldn’t believe the size, range and quality of the event.

They were in heaven. I’ve never seen beers sniffed, savoured and talked of in terms that would do Jilly Goolden proud. We read our notes, chose a varied selection and then tasted each other’s, to maximise the experience and to help guide us towards our next choice. From the beer selection, Tabatha was my personal favourite, but amongst the six of us there was no clear winner. All the drinks ratings ranged from good to sublime. Time to try the perries. Here Broad Oak Premium Perry emerged a favourite.

I discovered as the evening developed that, contrary to my previous beliefs, I actually did like beer. These beers didn’t taste like ones I’d previously encountered.

Excellent beers, convivial company, live music and a hog roast; what more could one ask for? The organisers must be delighted with the results of their efforts. It was the epitome of the A-Team’s catch phrase, ‘I love it when a plan comes together’.

Eventually, we wended our way home. As the pavements to Hillam are challengingly narrow, the road proved to be a less arduous route. Drinking quality beers and walking in a straight line are, I discovered, incompatible.

Home safely negotiated, TV on, it was fascinating to watch, albeit very briefly, two Rob Brydons, two Lee Macks and two David Mitchells. Eyes as well as legs by this time had ceased to function in an orderly manner.

The world began to spin. Fortunately we have a downstairs loo. I crawled there and lay on the floor, gripping my saviour, the toilet bowl, for the next couple of hours.

(in no particular order, but all in less than 141 letters)

I reflected that if I survived the night, in future I would stick to my usual drink of choice, red wine.

Hillam News Dining Out Correspondent

Great Beer Festival weekend! Unbelievably proud of what a small group of people in our village managed to organise Another beer festival! This time the seriously professional one at Monk Fryston & Hillam. Love it!

Our heads hurt and we have a lot of tidying up to do… if there is enough support for another, we’ll do it again!

No collecting or washing glasses @MFHBeerfans fest. One glass each and reuse it for your 2nd, 3rd, 4th...

21 craft stalls confirmed for the day: cup cakes & candy floss, jams & jewellery, personalised handcraft gifts, so much variety - it’s a sell-out Quality day out - awesome doffing of cap to organisers!

Great job and maybe an annual event @JohnSentamu Coming soon to St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston, Sunday Oct 6th. *There's something on every week* @MFHBeerfans #raisetheroof All profits from Monk Fryston and Hillam Beer Festival are for the PTA or Community Association for the new Youth Club and Scout group

I suspect a large portion of #MonkFryston and #Hillam will have hangovers today

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Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council September 2013 Austfield Lane resident - requesting trimming back of hedges overgrowing verge and road from owner’s field Mrs Little - acknowledging her concerns re flooding / slippery pavement on behalf of residents of Rose Lea Close

Matters arising: Despite reporting of problems to NYCC, blocked drains at various locations around the village continue to cause concern.

Action: Cllr Lorriman Finances: Current a/c £3,065.44 High interest a/c £5,203.46 Cheques drawn B Wright £4.99 - wasp powder MH Walton £180.00 - salary HM Revenue £45.00 - income tax 69p interest received from HI a/c Correspondence in: SDC - advising of vacancies for co-opted members NYCC - advising of proposed reductions to bus service subsidies HPC audited annual accounts: chair to post in the noticeboard Rev Hetherington - invitation to post-restoration work service on 6th October. Cllrs Collinson and Tuddenham to attend

Planning matters: J Blaza, White Cottage - application to demolish/rebuild garage.

Granted N Kershaw - loft conversion at Burton Cottage. Granted Environment: Nigel Adams to be lobbied to reaffirm our objections and to advise on progress re Cannon appeal.

Cllr Sadler advising of fly-tipping on Stocking Lane.

Local resident has maintained the flower tubs in the Square; this involvement is very much appreciated by the PC. Cllr Sadler suggested the planting of one tub with various herbs for common use; seconded by Cllr Tuddenham.

Cllr Collinson reported that hedge growth was obstructing the view when emerging from a property on Betteras Hill Rd. She will endeavour to obtain contact details of the landowner for the concerned residents. In the interim, it was suggested they cut back themselves as necessary to improve the line of vision.

Reports: CEF meeting. Cllr Lorriman gave a brief report.

Community Association. Cllr Robertson reported that the first MF & Hillam Beer Fest, to be held 13th -14th Sept and organised in conjunction with the PTA, was in the final planning stages.

Correspondence out: NYCC. Re pothole in Hillam Lane. Re flooding and blocked drains on Rose Lea Close. Advising of damage to footbridge; it was decided at the meeting that Mr Booth be contacted to assess and repair damage and remove nearby tree debris Rev Hetherington - nominating Cllr Sadler to the Education Foundation I Woods - thanks for clearing wasps’ nest on Duncemire Lane

Burton Salmon Parish Council is on the web http://www.burtonsalmonparishcouncil.co.uk/

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COUNTRY MATTERS

Operation Hawk ingredients. The properties of bone and horn residues were originally noticed when North Yorkshire Police recently conducted a by-product of cutlery manufacturing in a major operation to combat rural crime Sheffield was spread on the land. with the full involvement of Commissioner Monsanto has given up on promoting Julia Mulligan. genetic modification (GM) in Europe, and A 21st century neighbour of Stuart the revolution in agricultural science and Twidale, descended from a cutler, has The purpose was to pursue and disrupt technology is stalled. The opposition within added to the interesting story by producing travelling criminals preying on rural the European Union (EU) is political rather her mother’s bone-handled carving knife. communities. than scientific. No one is hungry any more, John Twidale had visited Sheffield to try Maximising the use of Automatic Number at least in the EU. Although we have and learn about the production of bone Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology and decided we do not want GM meat we turn fertilizer ‘but was not allowed to gain sharing information with colleagues from a blind eye to our livestock being fed on either admittance or information, owing to neighbouring areas, officers have been on GM soya meal from the Americas, where a system of secrecy maintained by the standby ready to pounce on those suspected there is no opposition. proprietors of the works.’ of targeting farms, rural businesses and 250 years ago in the days of King George vehicles.

Other farmers soon followed John III (known as Farmer George, as well as Twidale’s example and used his mill to Operation Hawk got off to a flying start something slightly less flattering), England grind their own fertilizer. The product was with the arrest of three men and a woman embarked on a farming revolution led by so fine that it could be drilled into the from West Yorkshire in connection with the ‘Turnip Townshend’. He introduced the ground down the same spout as the seed, theft of a Vauxhall Vectra and a Renault Norfolk four-course rotation (roots, barley, Clio from a farm in Gateforth. using the recently invented seed drill. seeds and wheat). This replaced the use of Rapid agricultural innovation, started by The suspects were challenged by farm fallow in alternate years. the Georgian pioneers, lasted until recent staff whom they threatened; they then drove Continuous cropping became possible by times, when a well-fed population began off in the stolen cars, along with a silver the use of artificial fertilizer. Wheat and VW Golf. to demand not more, but better quality barley used up fertility reserves in the soil, food, and sustainably produced at that. whilst clover seed fixed nitrogen.

Officers from Operation Hawk tracked the Whether we can continue to ignore for Stuart Twidale from Monk Fryston has ever scientific progress in farming, we will vehicles over the West Yorkshire border been looking up his forefathers and found a have to wait and see. into Castleford and made arrests. farming ancestor, John Twidale (17501828), who as a tenant of the Earl of Bristol Based on a near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was quite an booklet entitled Nearer home: agricultural pioneer. He spotted that fertil- Sketches, On 22nd August, offenders entered a yard at izer made of bone and horn finely ground, illustrative of the Hillam and stole approximately £1,000 and sown with the seeds, gave significant topography and worth of diesel from the Betteras Hill Road improvements to his turnip yields. So much history of Sleaford so that he built a water-powered (not, you in Lincolnshire. premises of Thorne Environmental Control. will notice, wind-powered) mill to grind the

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LOCAL AFFAIRS Next it might be you When a local farmer, who had already one wind turbine approved at Beal, withdrew his application to build another one at Birkin and then put in for an even bigger one, no one seemed to mind. But now that the 60-metre tower is up and visible to all, an application from a Lumby farmer has been met with an immediate local response. In the course of just a few days a local action group was working to prevent an 87metre turbine on the limestone ridge at Butts Lane, Lumby.

In no time at all Selby Council had attracted over 50 comments. Reference 2013/0722/FUL. This could be the first of many action groups prompted by farmer submissions. Every new application for a single onfarm turbine will lead to more people examining the facts. The derisory term NIMBY has been turned on its head – NEXT IT MIGHT BE YOU.

Dear Resident We are looking for volunteers who are willing to help disabled, vulnerable or infirm people during severe weather.

The risk for vulnerable people is that an outing into severe weather could have life-threatening consequences. The current information from the health service is that the change from a warm house to a cold temperature, outside, causes changes within the body. These changes can cause various problems, including a stroke or a heart attack, some days later.

As a volunteer you would be allocated a small number of vulnerable people, geographically, and within walking distance.

We would expect you to visit these people on a regular basis and ensure that everything was OK. If they have some urgent need such as shopping this would form part of your role.

We will provide you with a brief information session at Community House to discuss your role as a volunteer and give more details.

Selby District AVS Community House Portholme Road Selby YO8 4QQ

The trouble with farmer wind turbines is that they set farmer against farmer, not to mention against fellow country-dweller.

At least in the days of universal price guarantees, every farmer, large or small, benefited equally from the subsidies.

Just when they had weaned themselves from subsidies, there is now a new ‘incentive’ for larger well-heeled country squires.

What have the following local organisations got in common?

Who could baulk at the chance of an index-linked £200,000 Circuit Training per year, for a windmill which can be erected for not much Selby Cycling Club more than a million?

Two book clubs And recently single on-farm windmills, which cut out the likes Monk Fryston School dinner ladies of E.ON and Prowind, have been getting through planning, Local Rambling Association while the larger industrial sites such as Woodlane and Bishop Hillam News Wood have been held up.

Hillam Lights committee Yorkshire metal detectors It’s better than farming.

Beer Festival group Armchair Farmer Parent Teacher Association Community Association

Christmas Light Switch On This year the Christmas lights will be switched on in The Square at 7pm on Saturday 7 Dec. The 100 Club is our main source of funding for both the Christmas lights and the event itself. We hope you will join the 100 Club for 2013 – It costs just £12. Your number(s) go into a monthly draw with cash prizes of £20, £10 and £5.

Contact: Karen Everson (3 Prospect Close) or Karen Merry (12 Hillside Close).

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A VIEW FROM THE BOUNDARY SENIOR CRICKET At the start of the season the goal for the 1st and 2nd XI was that they remain in their respective divisions, that is Divisions 2 and 5 of the Wetherby Cricket League. I am pleased to say they achieved that goal.

The 1st XI really did struggle to find any form, and were in the relegation zone for most of the season. Winning their last two matches kept them from relegation. The 1st XI were hampered by player availability, or rather the lack of, and could not achieve any consistency on match days.

1st XI playing record: P22 W6 NR3 L13 POINTS 44 POSITION 10 The 2nd XI, on the other hand, had a very good season. They were able to select virtually the same team each week. This resulted in the seconds finishing seventh in Division 5. There was a change in captaincy towards the end of the season as Eric Frankland was moved into the 1st XI squad, Steve Sadler taking over as captain and Wayne Craven as vice captain.

2nd XI playing record: P22 W10 NR2 L10 POINTS 56 POSITION 7 Congratulations to all the players for what has been a successful season. Also my

thanks to our scorers, Jenny Allison (firsts) and John Cundy (seconds), who do a tremendous job. Finally, a thank-you to those who prepare cricket teas on match days. At Hillam we have always prided ourselves on producing excellent cricket teas; nothing has changed.

lifeblood of the cricket club as it is of any sports club. Also thanks to Sue, Jo, and Claire for running the kitchen on Monday nights – very much appreciated. A big thank-you to those mums and dads who helped the coaches and to those who supported the sessions.

JUNIOR CRICKET Two years ago the cricket club went to Monk Fryston Primary School to make a presentation to the pupils promoting junior cricket. That year 20 to 25 juniors attended coaching sessions on Monday evenings; this year 40 to 45 juniors have attended coaching sessions, which has been absolutely brilliant. The sessions have been run by three ECB Level 2 coaches: Steve Sadler, Will Vaks and Adrian Joynson. The club is now looking to enter volunteers on the ECB Level 1 coaching assistant courses, to help our Level 2 coaches. The courses will be funded by the club, but we are awaiting details of course dates and venues. If there is anybody who helped with the coaches last season and would like to go on a Level 1 course, please contact me.

DON WHITLEY Sadly we have to announce the passing away of Don Whitley. Don was a great supporter of the club and a former chairman of the club. See page 3 for an obituary.

We owe a big vote of thanks to Carole www.hmfcc.cricketclubwebsite.co.uk Middleton for allowing us into the school to Thank you all for all your support. make that presentation. Junior cricket is the Tonu Vaks Chairman H&MFCC I would quite like this round my neck…

Whilst at Hillam Gardens last month, Marlene’s terrier flushed out an animal that looked like a large black weasel. Too fast for the dog, it dashed into the undergrowth.

Join in the cricket club’s night out On Saturday 5th October Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club is holding a dinner disco at the Holiday Inn, Garforth.

The event is a chance for the grown-ups to let their hair down and raise some cash for a local charity and for the club. There will be a three-course meal and besides the disco, live music and a comedian will entertain.

Tickets are £45 and dress code is generally smart, eg lounge suits.

FUTURE EVENTS Saturday 5th October 2013: An Evening of Entertainment, Holiday Inn, Garforth.

Thursday 31st October: Annual General Meeting, Crown Inn, Monk Fryston.

Saturday 30th November: Annual Club Dinner and Presentation, Watermill Restaurant.

For more details contact Kate Vaks on 07747 045060 or www.katevaks@googlemail.com CLUB WEBSITE Visit our website for all match facts, player stats and events, at

On checking my wildlife books I found that the animal was an American Mink.

These are remnants of the animals released from captivity years ago. I know they are voracious killers, so make sure you have your chickens and small animals safe!

Julie Sadler (Nature Spotter)

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GARDENING by Susan Ferguson Changing seasons This summer, although late starting, has been almost perfect for gardeners in Hillam. The sunshine which we have all enjoyed has been tempered by just enough rain and everything has grown well. It seems to have been an especially good year for fruit, both edible and ornamental.

We have made jam with our berries and are dealing with a bumper crop of apples and pears. Our thornless blackberry which is trained over an arch is producing lots of huge, juicy berries over a long period; as a bonus it has very pretty leaves so is worth growing as an ornamental plant as well.

The berries on various rowans and euonymus, crab apples and rosehips are all abundant and I hope we are in for a glorious autumn show.

Although in September we can cling onto the last remnants of summer, by October we are really into a change of season, and while enjoying the autumn spectacle it is worth making a few preparations to get a head start on next year. I leave anything looking good over the winter and don’t “put my garden to bed”, but I do cut down any plants which are sprawling untidily and which will cover up my bulbs coming through in the spring. The worst offenders are the hardy geraniums; it is easy to leave the straggly leaves until the last bloom has finished but, cut back in September or October, they will have time to grow smart new

leaves, will free up a surprising amount of space and make the garden instantly neater. Look around the garden now and cut back straggly non-performers. This will give you spaces to put your spring bulbs in. Buy them early for the best choice and put all except tulips in as soon as you get them (plant tulips in November or even December). Do remember that after the lovely flowers you will have to endure the sight of fading leaves until June. Daffodils are the worst offenders, so make sure they are out of the way, tucked behind plants which hide the unsightly foliage or at the back of the border beside shrubs. Small daffodils have smaller leaves! Tulips have less bulky foliage, and don’t forget small bulbs like scillas and iris reticulate and alliums for early summer. Snowdrops, although lovely, have leaves which grow huge after flowering, so again put them somewhere out of the way and not at the front of the border among your smaller plants. I speak from bitter experience as some of my borders are overwhelmed by snowdrop leaves which look unsightly in April and May, because I innocently planted them at the front of borders thinking they were small bulbs.

Most summer pots will be past their best by now. Take cuttings of any special tender plants worth saving, make notes about what was effective (or not!), pot up or plant out any hardy plants and look

around the garden or market stalls for small evergreens, ivy, grasses and ferns for a permanent structure to winter pots.

October is a good time for moving evergreens or herbaceous plants which have finished flowering; at the same time these can be divided if required. It is also ideal planting time for things which are hardy as they will get their roots down before the really cold weather comes.

Even if you don’t make your own compost it is worth making leaf mould by raking leaves onto the lawn and mowing over them and collecting them then tipping them into bags or wire mesh bins in an out-of-the-way corner. Within two years you will have a crumbly, weed-free result which you can use to mulch, add to shop-bought compost for pots, or use in planting holes.

My plants of the season are asters. The very best is aster frikartii Mönch, blue flowers, flowering from late July to late September, closely followed by aster amellus Violet Queen, rich purple, flowering for six weeks from early September. Both of these love our light soil and are happy to be dry in the summer. After that there are various small-flowered asters which will give a spray of pink, blue or white flowers in September or October. I have given up on the brightly coloured novii belgii asters, which need constant division and watering in my garden to give of their best.

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ONE STEP AT A TIME The more things change the more they remain the same

Stepping out

The December issue of Hillam News will mark ten years in harness for the current Hillam News production team.

Most of us walk an average of 4,500 steps (2 miles) a day, but we should aim for 10,000 steps a day (about 5 miles) for weight loss.

Phew!

Below is an article written at the time.

At a well-attended meeting on 1st December 2003 several willing villagers stepped forward to continue the work of the late Geoff Hall in producing Hillam News. A team of three will share the compilation: Rob Preston, Howard Ferguson and Mike Bastin. Other tasks which were also carried out by Geoff have been taken on as follows: treasurer, David Atkinson; liaison with advertisers, Richard Wright and Bev Jackson; copying and distribution managers, Betty Wright and Neal Wilson.

Editorials will be written by members of the team and by guests. Some forty others who constitute the existing army of volunteers are to keep on their original roles, their numbers now increased by newly recruited duplicators and distributors.

by Kay Webster (secretary) and Jenny Hoare (proofreader)

If you start walking and begin a healthy eating regime you’ll slim down without depriving yourself. All you need is a pedometer – just clip it to your waistband and off you go!

Aim to walk 10,000 steps every day and make sensible changes to your eating plan, taking out sugary and fatty snacks and replacing them with much healthier and nutritious snacks. No skipping meals! It’s a false economy that will send you raiding the biscuit barrel. Instead make sure that you have a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner, and at mid-morning and midafternoon enjoy a power snack to keep your energy levels up.

Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Alcohol is off the menu for a while, not for ever, just until we start getting some results.

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Quite a few copies of the last issue of Hillam News contained sheets printed on one side only. This was due to teething problems with the new printer at South Milford vestry, which we believe have now been resolved. Readers who pick up their copy at Monk Fryston Post Office may have enjoyed one of the 30 printed in booklet format by Sherburn High School. This line of supply has now ended and we offer thanks to those involved.

Is there anyone else in ‘Hillam News land’ who could take on the task of printing a few copies of our newspaper at work? Judging by the calls from Kevin at the Post Office for more copies, the demand is insatiable.

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WIND TURBINES - DRIVEN BY SUBSIDY - MORE SPIN ON THE WAY Climate change in a spin There have now been 15 years of no measurable global warming - in spite of CO2 in the atmosphere rising above 0.04% last year.

Independent research has shown that 97% of climate change models have predicted warming that simply hasn’t happened. A body called the IPCC will shortly publish their latest assessment of the threat of global warming, and it will be interesting to see what they say when their report comes out. How will the scare be talked up yet again? The IPCC was supposed to be a scientific body when it was set up, largely at the instigation of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan - which tells you how old it is.

NIMBY — Next It Might Be You The spread of single turbines It is now five years since the start of the Woodlane battle which exposed the threat that Selby District could end up dominated by wind turbines. Five years on we have a few turbines. You might say, “So what?”

Until a few weeks ago people in Lumby never gave turbines much thought - and then, without warning, they were faced with the prospect of an 87-metre turbine near the village. So far there have been 37 applications for single turbines in Selby District.

They are getting larger and they are getting closer to villages.

The turbine near Hillam is relatively small at only 67 metres.

Climate scientists and the IPCC have been in trouble for years because it was warmer in the Middle Ages than today, but this Up at Wistow a similar turbine has been proposed. It is twice was covered up in an early report. This year it will be interesting as far from the owner’s home as from the nearest neighbour. to see how the IPCC explain the lack of warming. Will they tell The predicted noise level is high enough for complaints to be us global warming is worse than ever and the heat has sunk to expected. This application is now the subject of an appeal the depths of the oceans? Watch with interest. Whichever way it because Selby didn’t make a decision within the time allowed. goes, you can expect the media to be full of claims and counter- The Lumby turbine is in green belt. So was one at Spofforth claims about the warming or lack of it over the last 15 years. which was approved because the farmer would receive a subsidy and this constituted a “special circumstance”. If this argument is A safe bet is that the Guardian will be telling us that it’s worse applied, every turbine or anything else that generates income and than anyone expected. David Shukman of the BBC will fly to is in green belt can be approved - go-cart racing, for example. some exotic location and tell us that some weather event is due A subsidy of £200K per year index-linked is indeed special, but to warming. Then the Daily Mail, the Times, the Telegraph will it should not be a planning consideration, especially as a be telling us all that the IPCC have got it all wrong. reduction in neighbouring property value is not.

Hillam News readers will of course be more discerning. Those Meanwhile, near to Fairburn Ings there is an application for a with a desire to understand will do some research, maybe read turbine next to the bird sanctuary. No problem, say the RSPB. A history of global warming by Rupert Darwell, and find how it The threat that a turbine might kill a few birds is less of a worry started as a political issue and then ended up driven by big to them than the impact of climate change. The RSPB, by the business. Don’t bet on wind farms solving the problem of global way, are in partnership with a wind developer and are planning warming, even if we haven’t had any for 15 years. It is easier to assume that with £1,200M per year in subsidy for wind farms the to put up a turbine on one of their reserves. The subsidy again!

Next It Might Be You - with so much money on offer, the era of wind farm companies will be fully supporting the claims of the the single turbine is only just beginning. Greed has taken over.

IPCC that we have to do more - ie pay them more in subsidy.

Large turbines will soon be everywhere unless we keep up the It has moved on from politics to big business and big money. pressure.

When your electricity prices go up, ask how much is due to www.stopwoodlanewindfarm.co.uk action on climate change that we haven’t seen for 15 years.

Late season bargains Get ready for winter - logs and coal

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THE PREMIER LEAGUE The pavilion has been used for lots of private bookings this year: What a lovely summer it has been christening and birthday parties and for the cricket club; the weather has wedding receptions. The vast outbeen kind and the beauty of the door space is perfect for spreading ground has been displayed at its out into on sunny days and letting best. The cricket has been the children run and play games competitive and challenging for both (we had paddling pools, croquet and teams, so good for the spectators, rounders matches). We hosted David whom we thank for their loyal and Rebecca Venables’ reception in support. Thanks also to Mike August, and that showed the Allison and Tony Janik, who have potential which the pavilion and worked particularly hard clearing ground have to be a perfect wedding and improving the surrounding areas venue. Decorations and details put in of the ground as well as doing their by the families, with lights, bunting, weekly wicket preparations. flower displays and a super marquee, made it into the beautiful We had several fundraisers wedding they wanted. The pavilion through the season. At the tree has a nice kitchen, plenty of toilets planting in March we planted the and good inside space so lends itself Woodland Trust Jubilee trees, to a variety of uses, and we now including a sapling from the Royal Estate and primroses for colour next have a full range of tables and chairs for any event. By the time you read spring. The main fundraising event this the club will have been the was the Fun Day in August. This raised £452; thanks to all who came venue for Rob and Jenny Allison’s wedding reception. and supported.

CRICKET CLUB NEWS

Our thanks go too to the matchball sponsors. We will run the scheme again next year – £30 to sponsor the ball and get a free tea and drink for two.

On a sourer note, we had an attempted break-in. The back door was nearly kicked in and a security light smashed. There is nothing valuable in the club, but obviously greater security needs to be in place.

Next April we will be looking for some paid help with cleaning and maintaining the pavilion, probably for just an hour a week.

If you want to hire the pavilion, want to do some volunteering or cleaning and maintenance, or matchball sponsorship, then call Tonu Vaks on 685227 or Julie Sadler on 685795.

Hillam cricketers stick to Facebook Season 2013 has finished and I am delighted to say that both 1st and 2nd XI are staying in their respective divisions for next season. It’s not been the easiest of seasons, particularly with regard to player availability. The goal for both teams at the start of the season was to stay in their respective divisions, ie Div 2 and Div 5, which has been achieved. Well done to all concerned. Enjoy the off-season and spend time with friends, family and partners.

Tonu Vaks

Hillam News and Hillam Feeds are on Facebook too

STOP PRESS This year Monk Fryston Bonfire will be on SATURDAY (not Friday) 9th November.

South Milford Bonfire will be on Saturday 2nd November.

Beer Fest profit was approx £2,800 - thank you to all who attended and supported the event staged to raise money for local youngsters.

Youth Club to open early November, probably week commencing 4th November.

Hillam Lights Switch-on at 7 pm on Saturday 7th December.

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ECONOMICS Selby Jobs Fair 2013 - over 400 jobs on offer from top name companies The third Selby District Jobs Fair will be held at Selby College on Thursday 3rd October. With over 400 jobs on offer, as well as apprenticeships and work experience, the Jobs Fair is the place to go to start a career, to get back into employment or to progress your career. The Selby Jobs Fair is organised and sponsored by Nigel Adams MP in collaboration with Selby College and Selby Jobcentre. The third such event, it promises to be the best yet. Last year’s event was attended by over 1000 jobseekers, and over 40 companies and organisations took stands.

At the Selby Jobs Fair, jobseekers can meet with local employers in a relaxed environment to discuss current vacancies and future opportunities.

A side benefit of last year’s event was that companies thinking of investing in Selby District saw that there was an enthusiastic and talented workforce.

Unemployment in Selby District is down 25% over the last three years, and part of this must be due to the success of the Jobs Fair, both in matching jobseekers to jobs and in encouraging new investment.

At this year’s event there are over 400 immediate vacancies, and companies attending say they will have over 2000 job opportunities coming up over the next two years.

Companies attending this year’s event: Retail - Marks and Spencer, John Lewis Healthcare - NHS York Hospital, Crown Nursing, Meadow Lodge, Cardea, Riccall Carers Distribution - Clipper, Prime Time and Blue Arrow, who recruit for companies like Debenhams and Amazon Construction - Lindum, Shepherd Power industry - Drax power, and YorPower who manufacture standby generators in Sherburn Hotel and catering - Quality Inns Other companies attending include a driving school, fish and chip shop, LRB engravers and supplier of trophies, and the Business Superstore for office supplies. Talk to Forever Living about setting up your own business. Backup technology, a local IT company, will be attending for the third year running. Superfast North Yorkshire will be there with the latest update on the progress of the broadband upgrade.

Throughout the day Selby College will be running special workshops for jobseekers on how to make a great first impression at interview.

LRB Trophies have offered to give advice on CV writing. The Jobs Fair is all about making it easy to find a job. To bring this year’s Jobs Fair bang up to date there will be free Wi-Fi in the hall and you can even follow the Jobs Fair on twitter at @SelbyJF13 Entry is free with parking at the college. Selby Jobs Fair - Thursday 3 October at Selby College. Doors open at 09.30am until 3pm.

Not the financial advice column I’ve still got my bank account at Smile.

Originally it was a best buy, and rather a status symbol. Then they stopped paying interest on the cheque book account and reduced the rate on the linked savings account. As a product of the Co-op, my bank was ethical, and didn’t keep sending me advertisements for insurance, roadside recovery or strange derivative-based products.

I plan to stay with Smile, at least for now. I can still make deposits at the Post Office and I have linked my cheque book account to a latest ‘best buy’ instant access savings account.

But where can the ‘financially repressed’ go for the best rates?

Holding cash on deposit has always been worse than it looks, what with taxation and inflation chipping away at income and capital. I used to have a number of five-year bonds, with one or more maturing each year. I reinvested the funds with the help of the latest best buy tables. But with as little as 2.9% on offer over five years, and to add insult to injury the Skipton Building Society offering a paltry 3.5% for seven years, I might as well settle for a not much worse rate over a shorter term. A recent example would be 2.35% over three years from the Hanley Building Society.

The best deposit opportunity available is probably a notice account, and the

odd one still offers 2%. With a typical notice term of 120 days they offer better value than even one-year bonds at similar rates.

I was recently unceremoniously dumped by Lloyds TSB into the new TSB Bank. Despite publicity that it is now easier to change banks, I am reluctant to change until we have ‘account number portability’.

One last thought: take a look at P2P lending on the Internet.

It is like eBay, and as the banks are not involved there is no reason to ask whether there is a Government deposit protection guarantee. Check out ZOPA http://uk.zopa.com Alternative Advisor

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 *places are offered subject to availability

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ST WILFRID’S CHURCH RECTOR’S RAMBLINGS

I remember my curacy

back in the early 1980s, when I was extremely fortunate to have a really good training vicar with whom I spent almost four years. It is generally felt that four years’ hands-on training, which builds on the three years of formal academic training undertaken at theological college, is roughly what is needed before the Church of England will let you loose on a parish and flock of your own.

The training you get as a curate is extremely varied, and is meant to prepare you for any eventuality that might lie ahead.

One particular day, the vicar I did my training with suggested I might pop in and see the ‘flower ladies’ as they prepared the Church for a major festival the following Sunday. I duly did this, and met Mrs Dawson, who informed me that the curate at the Church always did a flower display for that particular festival – needless to say, this was something I was ill prepared for. I did, however, oblige and duly stuck various flowers into a bit of green spongy material (that I later learnt was called Oasis – something to do with water retention capability, I guess). The end result, I am pleased to say, didn’t find its way into the Church for that marvellous celebratory weekend.

The ladies who arrange flowers

for St Wilfrid’s at various times in the year are incredibly creative and produce some wonderful displays for the benefit of those who visit the Church. I am delighted that they have been able to swell their numbers with support from florists and flower groups far and wide, who will turn St Wilfrid’s into a haven of beauty and floral décor for the weekend of 4th-7th October.

The forthcoming

‘Flower and Art Festival’ is a great opportunity to celebrate St Wilfrid’s Church, past, present and future, and also to give thanks for the great amount of support given by so many groups, trusts, and members of our parish communities, during the recent repair and restoration work that has been undertaken.

Over the Festival Weekend

it is hoped that many people will come along to visit the beautiful Church of St Wilfrid’s in Monk Fryston, enjoy the opening concert, appreciate the flower and art displays on show, take in the atmosphere, be refreshed, and celebrate as we look forward to a great future for St Wilfrid’s as part of the life of Monk Fryston, Hillam and Burton Salmon.

Blessings

John

1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8 am 9.30 am 11 am 11 am

Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston Sunday Club in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall

2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30 am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11 am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6 pm Evensong at St Mary’s, South Milford

3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8 am 9.30 am 11 am 11 am

Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford Family Service at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston Ignite at St Mary’s, South Milford

4TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30 am Morning Prayer at St Mary’s, South Milford 11 am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6 pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

HARVEST FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER AT 6 PM As a special treat for those who love music, either singing or listening, a service of Choral Evensong is to be held in St Wilfrid’s Church, Monk Fryston, on Harvest Festival Sunday, 20th October, at 6 pm.

Evensong is a service that goes back many centuries in the life of the English Parish Church and it will be sung by an augmented choir of St Wilfrid’s Church. It will be followed by a chance to sing some of our favourite hymns in a short ‘Songs of Praise’ and rounded off with light refreshments.

If you would like to get involved in singing on this occasion, there will be practices on 11th and 18th October at 7.30 in St Wilfrid’s Church. Anyone who would like to join the singers for this venture will be most welcome.

Please contact Colin Sutcliffe on 01977 670270 or at csutcliffefairburn@btinternet.com or you could just turn up for the rehearsals.

BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR WEDDINGS AND BAPTISMS FOR 2013 AND BEYOND Enquiries to the Rector on 01977 680788 or email at

hetherington556@btinternet.com

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ALL YOU EVER NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAGWORT We are all used to seeing the countryside become golden in April with the advent of the dandelion season, but a new wave of gold in July from ragwort flowers is less welcome to owners of land on which horses are grazed.

lists five weeds, including spear thistle and creeping thistle, which are considered to be harmful, and allows notice to be served requiring an owner/occupier of land on which they are growing to take action to stop them spreading.

Our native Common ragwort is a biennial, which means that the seed germinates in the first year and forms a rosette. In the second year a stalk arises which flowers and sets seed; then the plant dies. Just like foxgloves. However, if the plant is prevented from setting seed by mowing or cutting off the flower, it does not die but lives to flower another year.

In wet weather the whole plant can be pulled out fairly easily but in dry weather the roots can break off and regrow. Just like dandelions. Isolated rosettes can be sprayed with glyphosate-based weedkiller (Roundup), but isolated rosettes are not really a problem. Ragwort is opportunistic and needs bare patches to grow, so if the land is overgrazed and there are spaces, it can fill them. If there is ragwort in a heavily grazed field and horses are left there in wet weather they can trample the seeds into the mud, thus spreading them and helping them to germinate.

There is no need to be alarmed by ragwort. A few plants on the roadside are part of our biodiversity, and it will not overrun well managed grazing. Only where the land is overgrazed can it become a real problem.

The problem with ragwort is that it is toxic to horses, but horses are intelligent enough to avoid ragwort when grazing as it tastes bitter. The real problem would be if it got into hay, as when dried it loses the bitterness and, if there is enough, it can make a horse ill and even kill it.

However ragwort is not all bad news as it provides food and nectar for many insects, including some bees, and is the only food of the cinnabar moth caterpillars.

There is a misconception that it is somehow ‘illegal’ to allow ragwort to grow, but this is not true. The Ragwort Control Act 2003 provided for a code of practice to be prepared, giving guidance on how to prevent its spread. The published guide can easily be found on the Internet. The Weeds Act 1959

Susan Ferguson

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SPORT - IN - NEWS The weather is turning colder, the days are growing shorter and Wayne Rooney is manipulating a move away from Old Trafford.

It can mean only one thing – the football season is back! I’m not sure there is an ‘off season’ any longer as football seems to dominate the sporting news 12 months of the year. Maybe it’s the fact we now have dedicated 24-hour sports channels, but there’s certainly no getting away from the nation’s favourite sport.

This season has started in the same fashion as the previous ten, where the rush to beat transfer deadline day dominates the first few weeks of the new campaign. It’s amazing the amount of focus given to those activities, with coverage of the deadline day itself rivalling the amount of dedicated resources devoted to national polling day.

appointing when these activities come to our attention but equally unclear is the way you can totally eradicate them from any sport.

Secondly, Floyd Mayweather continued to show during his latest fight with Saul Alvarez why he remains the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. He took his career record to 45 wins and no losses during another exhibition of skill and power. The only unfortunate aspect to his glittering career is that his talents are not shown to a wider audience, thanks to the concept of pay-per-view.

Thirdly, Yorkshire have just fallen short of securing the cricket County Championship as they faltered in the final three games of the season, particularly with their facile display in what effectively became the title-decider against Durham. In the final At one point I expected Peter Snow to show up in the Sky Sports analysis however it’s probably fair that the title went to the North Studio with his ‘swingometer’...! When all the dust had settled it East when you consider they won nearly 50% more games than was interesting to look back at the key deals that were completed, the Tykes... and where it left the respective clubs. For me, seeing Manchester One final point is to predict the outcome of this year’s football United change their focus from one player to another even just a honours, so here goes: couple of hours before the window closed was an indication of Chelsea how times are changing. With the exception of Dimitar Berbatov PREMIER LEAGUE: CHAMPIONSHIP: Leicester City (who arguably they swiped from under the noses of their noisy 1st DIVISION: Peterborough United neighbours) they normally have their business done well in 2nd DIVISION: Chesterfield advance, but this year that changed. For me they don’t look to FA CUP: Manchester United have as strong a squad as their main rivals, with the signings at CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Real Madrid Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea all looking stronger.

The next nine months will reveal whether Moyes has got his hand Yours in sport in good order so he can play the right cards during the hectic season that lies ahead.

Doug Hought

A few other sporting topics that have caught my eye in the last few weeks: firstly, the world of snooker has been rocked with Stephen Lee being found guilty of match-fixing, including at least one game at the World Championships. It’s easy to think this is a sign of the times, but in truth gambling has been in the background of sport since bets were first taken. It’s sad and dis-

@chhcalling: A man walks into the doctors:

"Doctor I think I'm addicted to Twitter." The doctor replies: "Sorry, I don't follow you."

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IN CONCLUSION From a reader As a local resident I am most relieved to read in the published minutes of Monk Fryston Parish Council that ‘at last’ something is to be done to make crossing the A63 in Monk Fryston safer. Hopefully this will slow down through traffic.

At the beginning of a new school year the thought of primary children crossing that road from north to south, alone, on their way to school, worries me.

After many years I am still not sure where is the safest place to cross.

‘Look right, look left, look right again.’ One, two, three and run – is often the only option.

Hillam Resident Breakfast at the Crown When the Headingley one-dayer against Australia was cancelled because of rain, seven cricket fans took consolation with a late breakfast in the warmth of the Crown. The TV was tuned to the news and, following the lead of French cafés, daily papers provided a relaxing atmosphere.

Helen welcomed us cheerily, and reassured us that although we were between peak mealtimes we would not be eating alone, as a groom and friends would shortly be arriving to fortify themselves for the wedding later in the day.

From the range of drinks we chose coffee brewed to order.

We did not wait long for our full English breakfasts, which consisted of bacon, sausage, black pudding, fried egg, plus five items of supporting cast – a generous hot plateful for £4.95.

The only criticism was that black pudding was missing from one plate, but that customer chose not to mention it to the staff.

Although a report had reached us which was less than favourable, our own experience belied this. Whilst reviewers have to be objective, the standard bodes well for a business breakfast and a leisurely Sunday one. We recommend that you visit and enjoy!

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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 www.mfhcc.com

Bi-monthly 2nd Wed 7.30pm

Ringtree Lights Committee

Cross Keys

Occasional

Karen Merry

685694

MF & S Milford Mothers’ Union

St Mary’s Church, SM

2nd Thur 2pm

Paddy Twidale

684180

Women with Interests

Usually at Community Centre

3rd Thur 7.30pm

Kath Ratcliffe

683590

MF & Hillam Luncheon Club (for anyone over 70)

Community Centre: for catering purposes, please book your place

1st Wed from 11.30am

Kath Ratcliffe

683590

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

CONTACT Booking: Becky Gatenby 689230 Secretary: Tony Hudson 682693

Paddy Twidale

MF Pre-school

Church Hall

Little Monkeys (Mothers & Toddlers)

Community Centre

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

684180

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

07879 452293

Rainbows (girls 5-7)

Friday

Becky Gatenby

689230

1st Hillam & MF Brownies

Friday

Marie Parkin

680363

Paula Spencer

682506

John Colton

671172

S Milford Guides 682506, Hambleton Guides 01757 705535, Sherburn Cubs and Scouts 07913 158839 Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), MF Group MF, Hillam & Burton Salmon Defibrillator Group

Crown Inn

Hillam & MF Cricket Club

www.hmfcc.cricketclubwebsite.co.uk

Occasional Tues 7.30pm

Kate Vaks

Burton Salmon Cricket Club

John Nesbitt

07747 045060 684444

MF Junior Football Club

Stocking Lane

Steve Tope

07970 868288

Castleford & Dist Society of Anglers

Hillam Pond, Betteras Hill Road

St Wilfrid’s Parish Walks

Variable

4th Sat 10.15am

E Addle Stuart Twidale

07535 782380 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

MF Time Team

Community Centre

4th Tues 7.30pm

Sue Newton

682084

MF Art Club

Church Hall

Mon 1-4pm

Jean Dearn

682611

NCMD Yorkshire Federation of Metal Detecting Clubs

Cross Keys

1st Sun 9.30-12am

Trevor Austin

MF Reading Group

Cross Keys

1st Tues 7.30pm

Susan Gardner

683633

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

07975 908822

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