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Christmas wonderland trail starts

THE WITHERNSEA Wonderland decoration trail is bringing some festive cheer after launching on Saturday, December 12. The trail of 132 locations across the town runs until Friday, January 1.

Kelly Hopewell and Gary Towell who also organised the Withernsea scarecrow trail and Withernsea pumpkin trail are organising the festive activity along with help from their two children.

Homes and businesses across the town have taken part adding as many decorations and lights as they can to brighten up the town. The properties have been placed on a trail map by Gary and Kelly. Maps are available to purchase for £1 each from Dawn’s Dancewear and Boutique which is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm and Jolly Cupcakes which is open Thursday to Sunday. Trail maps can then be returned by Sunday, January 10 to either of the two shops with the participant voting for their favourite property.

Kelly and Gary are hoping to help local businesses during these difficult Covid times by using the money raised from the sale of the maps towards vouchers to spend in

local businesses as prizes for the best decorated houses. There are planned to be four prizes one each for the best overall decorated house, the best window display, the best smallest display and then one completed map drawn at random.

The couple have also organised for Santa to drive through on his trike on Saturday, December 19.

Kelly explained: “We tried to get a sleigh for the Santa drive through but we were turned down. We have however managed to get a local trike owner to take Santa on the back of his trike around Withernsea.”

It will start at 4pm and the full route and starting point are shown on the Withernsea Wonderland trail map as unfortunately he is unable to go down every street. The organisers have asked anyone walking to a street to see Santa should keep a safe two metres distance from other households.

The route being on the trail map is to help boost map sales as the more money raised from the maps the more will be spent in the businesses on vouchers for prizes.

The organisers have looked at Government advice and Santa is

permitted to drive a route and on the back of a trike he is able to be seen by everyone he passes.

However due to Covid restrictions he will not be able to stop and speak to anyone. He will travel slowly and wave and will be ringing a bell and be playing music.

The trail also includes a window spotting challenge. There are 18 Christmas items scattered around the trail in the form of a poster, window display or 3D item. Each of the 18 items are listed and shown on the trail map. Once you spot one of the items, you write down the address of where it is found next to the item on the map to hand in.

Kelly added: “The Withernsea Wonderland Trail is hopefully a much-needed way of bringing us all a bit of extra festive cheer right now and something positive to focus on!

Even if you have not registered to be on the map, together we can create a magical winter wonderland in our local neighbourhood and it really doesn't matter how big or small.

“We really want to use this festive project to help in a positive way.

Christmas 2020 will be a difficult one for many people and we’d love to use The Withernsea Wonderland

Trail to help spread the festive cheer.

“From our family of four would like to thank everyone who has taken part, selling maps, buying maps and especially Andy for letting us use his trike and of course Santa for bringing magic to Withernsea, we

wish you all a very merry Christmas.”

You can follow the latest updates by joining the Withernsea Wonderland 2020 Facebook group.

SNOWY: Lian Dixon is ready for the Winter Wonderland trail

Jane, Karen and staff would like to wish you all a Jolly Happy Christmas and a safe and happy new year.

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EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council, in partnership with Hull City Council, is seeking to recruit up to five new volunteers to the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull Joint Local Access Forum (JLAF) in early 2021.

The JLAF – a statutory advisory forum which works closely with local authorities and other local bodies to help improve public rights of way and access to green spaces in the area – is consulted on a range of local and national matters relating to public access.

Members of the forum include walkers, cyclists, horse riders, landowners and representatives of other outdoor interests.

Applications are invited from interested parties with a knowledge and passion for public access and sustainable travel in the local area, and especially welcome from relevant interest groups that are currently under-represented on the Forum.

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To read the JLAF’s latest annual report, and to find out more about this exciting and engaging voluntary role (and how to apply), interested parties can visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/jlaf or contact the forum secretary at accessforum@eastriding.gov.uk.

Councillor Shaun Horton, portfolio holder for coastal regeneration and tourism, including culture and leisure at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “We pride ourselves in the Hull and East Riding area in having a large network of footpaths, bridleways and other green space.

“These are important and frequently enjoyed assets, and as such having good local access provision significantly contributes towards healthy lifestyles and to the tourism economy. The council therefore welcomes the constructive advice of the JLAF in helping make further improvements to the local environment.”

For further general information, please contact Steve Howdle in the rural policy and partnerships team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council at accessforum@eastriding.gov.uk

Operation Galileo update SUNDAY, November 29 saw two suspicious reports of possible poaching received in the Humberside Police force control room for the Holderness area.

Local policing patrols attended, and these turned out to be calls with good intent.

The police confirmed an incident at 9.28am at Humbleton was authorised pest control. The second incident at 2.58pm in Burton Pidsea/ Roos was a small organised shoot.

A spokesperson said: “No hare coursing activity had been reported across the area. It’s always a great opportunity to engage. Working together with our rural communities.”

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Local glass fusion artist using her skills to help charities Lynn Massey-Davis from Patrington has been raising money for charity with sales of her fused glass artwork.

Lynn has always had an interest in ‘sparkly glass’ and in particular has always loved stained glass and rainbows.

Lynn explains how her business Patrington Glass Fusion came to being: “A few years ago I ran a project in the school where I taught psychology and sociology to raise funds for a "school in a box" to go to Uganda. A group of girls and I repurposed jewellery and sold it. We raised £120. Then a colleague in DT introduced me to a wide range of jewellery making techniques including enamel and hot pot fusing and I was hooked. I started off by making small items of fused glass jewellery and then in 2018 I bought a decent second hand kiln and invested in my training.”

Lynn now has four kilns and a

properly equipped studio where she is able to make a wider range of art objects and home wares to sell.

Describing her style Lynn said: “I love a challenge but hate productionline making. I take my inspiration from the beautiful countryside and coast of East Yorkshire where I live with my husband, son and too many animals.”

Lynn is keen that her work is not just about profit but also giving something back. Her chosen charity is Pancreatic Cancer UK. Lynn explained: “Most people who get pancreatic cancer die within a few months. Three people I have known, one of them a friend, have died from this awful illness in the last year alone. Early detection is a priority, and the charity needs help to fund this research.”

Over the last year or so Lynn has raised about £400 for Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK). In response to the COVID pandemic she created glass rainbows, which were sold at cost plus

a £5 donation to PCUK. For Christmas she has created fused glass robins which make ideal stocking fillers as keepsakes or tree decorations. These are £3.50 each and the entire amount is being donated to PCUK. Aside from raising funds for PCUK Lynn auctioned glass curved artwork to support the local branches of the Royal British Legion. Also, as a supporter of the Withernsea Promenade and Pier Association’s (WPPA) aim of restoring the Withernsea Pier Lynn has donated items for the WPPA to raise funds.

Also pre lockdown she had a weekly stall in the pier towers.

Lynn also identified that The Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York is a charity which had a hard time during lockdown, so she donated a spitfire curve glass artwork for them to sell in their shop.

You can see more of Lynn’s work on her website:

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Long service award for dedicated member of support staff By Tim Nuttall A POPULAR and well-respected member of staff has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to Withernsea High School as she took receipt of a local authority long service award.

Learning Support Manager Elaine McCreaddie joined the school almost 33 years ago as a lunchtime supervisor. Her instant ability to build a rapport with students, and her desire to offer care, support and encouragement to young people, soon led her to expand her career within the school’s Special Educational Needs department.

Working within this department, Elaine has helped to support the learning of countless students over the best part of three decades. In her current role as Learning Support Manager, she

serves as an inspiration to the dedicated team of Teaching Assistants who assist the school’s current generation of learners.

Elaine commented: “It doesn’t feel like 33 years at all, it feels much shorter and I have really enjoyed it.

I have made some wonderful friends over the years and I’ve hopefully made a bit of a difference to the lives and futures of some of the many children who have passed through the department.”

Presenting Elaine with her award was Headteacher Mark Crofts. Mr Crofts said: “Congratulations to our fantastic Learning Support Manager, Elaine McCreaddie, who celebrates 33 years service at Withernsea High School.

There are so many students who have, and will continue to, benefit from her skill and experience. Colleagues past and present have been supported and encouraged by her thoughtfulness and the time she gives to them. Thank you for your huge commitment to the people that make up our school.”

DEDICATED: Learning Support Manager Elaine McCreaddie with her long service award (photograph by Tim Nuttall)

Damage to farm gates at Halsham POLICE were informed at around 4am on Sunday, November 29, that a forklift had collided with farm gates on Rimswell Road in Halsham.

Two males were arrested shortly after on suspicion of damage, enquiries are ongoing with regards to the ownership of the forklift.

If you witnessed anything suspicious in the area around this time or have CCTV or a dash cam that had captured movements of the forklift or this incident and have not yet spoken to police please call them on 101 with investigation number 16/121325/20.

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25 miles carrying 55Ibs after recovering from Coronavirus IN THE last edition of the Community News we had an article about local resident David Brewer, 30, taking on an endurance challenge to raise money for the Royal British Legion.

David is currently serving in the 7 Regiment based in Cottesmore. He set himself a challenge to be TABing 18 miles from Victoria Square in Hull City Centre to Withernsea Memorial Gardens carrying 25kg (55 pounds) of weight.

Things didn’t quite go to plan for David when before the challenge he tested positive for Coronavirus.

David explained: “I unfortunately tested positive for Coronavirus and was showing some really harsh symptoms so not only was I not able to train for the distance or weight, having just recovered from the virus, I had lost some fitness and my breathing has not fully recovered. These circumstances meant that I would need to postpone the challenge a week until my isolation period had finished and I was clear of Coronavirus.”

Not only did David complete the challenge but he realised although his sat nav measured the distance as 18 miles it was actually 25

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miles. He commented: “The TAB went fantastic, I had to push myself mentally to not only finish but to ensure that it was completed in an acceptable time given the high standard that UK armed forces have set in past conflicts. I managed to carry 25kg (55Ibs) across 25 miles in 4 hours, 44 minutes and 7 seconds.

I was given plenty of motivation by

both pedestrians and motorists as I made my journey with horns beeping, people stopping to donate and even had a man in Hedon and one in Burton Pidsea get a snickers out of my Bergen (bag) so I could keep my sugar levels up.

“The support from Withernsea and the surrounding areas has been overwhelming on social media with

messages of congratulations and support and raising nearly £600 so far for the Royal British Legion. I am hugely grateful for everything the public has contributed to make this a successful event for a very worthy cause.”

Donations can be made via David’s Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundra ising/thebrewers

1: 25 MILES: The route was longer than David expected at 25 miles instead of the predicted 18 miles 2: COMMITTED: David was committed to completing the challenge 3: WELL DONE: David with family at the Withernsea Memorial Gardens after completing the challenge

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Providing for those in need in the Patrington Parish this Christmas A SMALL group of individuals from Patrington are hoping to supply a Christmas hamper to households within the parish who need a little extra help to relieve some of the financial burden this Christmas. Each hamper will contain the items traditionally associated with Christmas dinner so turkey, vegetables, etc… In this way every child will have provided everything they need for a nutritious family dinner on Christmas day and their parents or carers will have less stress as they won’t have to worry about the cost of providing it. The Tesco Bags of Help scheme has funded the cost of 40 of the hampers. Funds to support the project can be donated via: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/pat ringtonchristmas2020 This project is not about poverty.

It is about increasing community spirit and helping with people’s sense of wellbeing. It is about taking one worry away from those you can and demonstrating that people are not alone, they are part of a community.

Claire Holmes from the group explains how to receive a hamper and the inspiration behind the

project: I absolutely love Christmas. Every last pine needle and shred of tinsel of it. The carols, the decorations, the quality time with friends and family, the mince pies [especially the mince pies]. But more importantly, Christmas brings the joy of giving to others, it is a time of New Year, renewal and the belief that humanity has the capacity for great things if we can treat each other with ever increasing understanding, kindness and love.

Clearly, I have passed this love of Christmas onto my children. The frenzy of excitement in our household is already palpable and increasing day on day.

But, if I am being honest, as the excitement of Christmas in our household grows so does my feeling of pressure on me as an adult. I want Christmas to be perfect for those I love. I am acutely aware this year of how lucky I am which I am using to firmly check that feeling of pressure. I know that 'perfect' is not what Christmas is really about. I know that there are others who are much less fortunate than myself.

People who are worrying whether they can afford a Christmas dinner

or whether to forgo it to buy their child a gift or even pay a bill.

Christmas can be a financially stressful time in ordinary years. For those who are finding finances problematic this year, it will be particularly stressful. This Justgiving account has been set up in the hope of taking some of the weight off the shoulders of those we can and spreading some Christmas spirit. We are a small group of individuals within Patrington who aim to supply a Christmas hamper to each of those households within the parish who need a little extra help to relieve some of the financial burden. By hamper, we mean the supply of food items traditionally associated with Christmas dinner not an actual wicker hamper.

A limited number of hampers will be available and so we have had to set criteria for eligibility to ensure fairness but depending upon the uptake of the hampers that criteria may be widened. In the first instance I am asking families who live within the parish of Patrington [so Patrington, Patrington Haven and Winestead] and have children of primary school age who are eligible for free school meals to

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the year, we hope to be back up and running as normal next year.

Have a very happy christmas and safe and happy new year.

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Facilities include fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, open water swimming, walking and birdwatching with tuition available for some activities.

CANOEING Canoes are available for hire at weekends. Tuition is available and life jackets are supplied.

Canoe clubs are welcome by prior arrangement.

Contact Ian for information.

Thank you for the continued support have a fabulous Christmas and we will see you in the new year

KELSEY PADDLERS CANOE & KAYAK CLUB Kelsey Paddlers is a Canoeing and Kayaking Club hosted at: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane,Burstwick, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU12 9HU Open water swimming also available http://www.kelseypaddlers.btck.co.uk Due to the current pandemic please contact us for availability. We hope to see you all back in the new year.

WALKING There are footpaths on the site and in the nearby countryside.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council run occasional guided walks - see the blog for details.

BIRD WATCHING There are a variety of habitats in and around the site to make for interesting birdwatching. A list of species that have been recorded here in the last 20 years or so can be found on the wildlife pages.

Occasional taster courses are run by local expert Michael Flowers - see the blog for details.

Other activities take place from time to time. See the blog for details.

Telephone Ian: 0797 390 9026 Email: kelsey.gardens@btconnect.co.uk Address: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick, East Yorkshire. HU12 9HU

contact me on patringtonchristmas2020@outlook.c om. The children don’t need to go to Patrington Primary School but they do need to be resident within the parish. People who meet this criteria and want to register to receive a hamper need to contact me on that email address before December 16. They need to register as soon as possible and before this date so that I know how many I have allocated and how many I have left and so I still have time to allocate the others to other criteria if I have sufficient numbers, for example secondary school children, etc..

I am aiming to get the hampers out on December 21 and 22 so that the items are still fresh for dinner on Christmas day but so people have them well in time and aren’t worrying about getting it.

You can just donate to our Justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/p atringtonchristmas2020 Full accounts will be kept of the money donated and spent and 100% of the money donated will be spent on food items.

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New clothes bank raises money for Patrington Playing Field A NEW clothes and shoes bank has been installed at Patrington Playing Fields. As well as being useful for people in the village it also raises money for the Patrington Playing Field.

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Hull Truck Theatre has welcomed support from its two local authorities to bring one of the most loved Christmas traditions to residents, care homes and schools across Hull, the East Riding and beyond in an uplifting shared theatrical experience later this month.

Rehearsals for Hull Truck’s new Christmas show, written and directed by the theatre's Artistic Director Mark Babych, were just about to begin when the country went into its second national lockdown. With continued restrictions, uncertainty and acknowledgement of the impact art and culture has on wellbeing, the theatre’s two local authorities have stepped in to not only ensure the show can go on, but that it can be enjoyed by households across the region and beyond, connecting families even if they’re not watching from the same sofa.

An interactive experience, with behind the scenes footage and unique backstage views, will make the streamed performance different to watching a film or show on TV. After the initial streaming on Tuesday, December 22, the performance will be available on demand until 3 January, with schools, care homes and community groups encouraged to join in the festivities, with accompanying workshops and resource packs available.

Janthi Mills-Ward, Hull Truck Theatre Executive Director, said: “This is the first time we’ve worked together with our two local councils to fund something like this and we’re thrilled to be able to offer residents a magical Christmas experience at the end of such a challenging year. “Engaging in arts and culture has been found

to be associated with increased well being and we can’t thank East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council enough for their support.

We hope this innovative collaboration brings a little joy and happiness to residents, schools and care homes, with a shared experience for families and friends to enjoy together, whether as seasoned or first time theatre goers.�

Councillor Richard Burton, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “I’m delighted we’ve been able to contribute to this exciting project, which we see as vital in engaging with all our local audiences in these challenging times. “Whether residents at home, schools, or residents in care homes, we all need the uplift that the performing arts can bring, and the connections it can make between us all. I’m really looking forward to seeing what promises to be a real cracker of a show!�

Janthi added: “The streaming has been created to encapsulate those magical moments of a theatrical experience as opposed to a film

or television programme, the production will give people the opportunity to enjoy the show together, even if they’re watching in different homes. Whether you want to get dressed up and recreate the theatre experience at home, create a den or stay cosy on the sofa, we hope the live streaming offers a festive experience for the whole family to enjoy. “Theatre is a cornerstone at Christmas alongside this exciting project we have been working in partnership with KCOM to release four short family Christmas films in the run up to Christmas that are set across Hull and East Riding as we continue to connect friends, families and communities through the magic of storytelling.�

Mark Babych, Artistic Director at Hull Truck Theatre said: “We’re delighted the show can be enjoyed by audiences across the region and that we can continue to support artists and freelancers in what’s been an incredibly difficult year for the industry.�

Can’t make 22 December? No problem. The performance will be available for residents and care homes to watch from December 23 to January 3, while schools and community groups will have access for the week commencing January 4 with an accompanying resource pack.

Tickets aren’t required, the YouTube link will be made available on the Hull Truck Theatre website and social media channels.

Ticket holders due to attend the performances at Hull Truck have been contacted and offered a full refund.

Save the date, get your outfits, snacks and drink at the ready and get set to enjoy a most magical performance. The question is, in 2020, will Prince Charming and Cinderella finally get their fairytale ending?

Shores staff benefit from new credit union services

HULL and East Yorkshire Credit Union (HEYCU), the region’s largest not-for-profit financial services organisation, has teamed up with the Shores Centre in Withernsea to offer their employees a simple way to make the most of their money.

With the Credit Union’s payroll partnership scheme, employees can save as they earn, with all payments taken care of effortlessly straight from their pay packet. It’s a safe and flexible way to put some money aside and to know that it’s there for sunny holidays or rainy days.

The agreed payroll deductions are transferred to one or more Credit Union savings accounts, which can include instant access savings, Christmas savings and savings for children. The member’s money is completely safe as it is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

HEYCU are seeking to establish Withernsea as a Credit Union Town, in which local people have ready access to safe savings and affordable credit,

with the support of the Withernsea Big Local Partnership.

The Credit Union’s branch at Shores is open Mondays and Wednesdays 9am to 12noon.

The Shores Centre Chief Executive, Jayne Nendick, said: “It’s been a tough year with the pandemic and we’ve all had to be more mindful of our finances, so we are delighted to be working with the credit union to help support our team in making their money go further.�

John Smith, HEYCU’s Chief Executive, said: "This is a convenient and seamless way of putting money aside for all kinds of purposes, and it’s surprising how quickly your savings mount up because it’s all done automatically each time you are paid."

Shores is one of a growing band

of employers across Hull and the East Riding whose staff can now join a Credit Union payroll saving scheme. Employers wishing to find out more can visit the Credit Union’s website at www.hullandeycu.co.uk, telephone them on 01482 778753, or email them at info@hullandeycu.co.uk.

LAUNCHED: Matthew Lloyd, Withernsea Development Officer of the Credit Union (left) and Simon Hartley, Project Manager of the Shores Centre (right)

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2020 the rollercoaster year and why we must look forward to 2021 - Update from the Active Withernsea Team FOR THE last two years the Active Withernsea team have been working with the community to better understand the things that are important to them.

Also how we can support them to have more of what they want in their lives in terms of physical, social and wellbeing opportunities. With the challenges that have been brought on by the global pandemic – it sure has been a rollercoaster year for everyone. Here’s a selection of standout moments from the last 12 months.

During the first lockdown the Active Withernsea team supported the East Riding Council Hub, which served as an outlet getting direct help to those most vulnerable in the town. This included helping people get access to food who were shielding as a result of Covid-19. Door to door visits and check-ins kept us very busy, but it was important to us that we knew our community was safe and well.

Lockdown has had a different effect on us all and we felt it was important to share people’s lockdown experiences to help break down barriers.

Throughout lockdown we worked with a number of residents to record their life experiences in lockdown. These lockdown stories and experiences were shared via a series of photographic postcards created by our Ethnographer Les Monaghan with illustrations by Sarah Smizz, in our printed Zine.

The purpose of the postcards and Zine were to promote the challenges and obstacles that we have been facing in lockdown. You can still view the postcards and Zine on our website.

In July the Love Explore App was launched with a series of walks and routes around the town giving you the chance to reconnect and rediscover Withernsea via your mobile phone. As you explore

the trail you interact with live characters via your phone. Over Halloween the trail had a spooky makeover with skeletons who breakdanced at key landmarks in the town. Keep your eyes peeled across the Christmas period because the app will be bringing you some festive cheer – lookout for the fairies majestically dancing around Withernsea.

It’s a really fun way to get out and explore the town. Instructions on how to download the app will be shared across our social media feeds.

The team worked with the Withernsea Ladies Choir and Manchester Camerata to create Unlocked Voices, a virtual music making project that aimed to help ease social isolation and lift wellbeing. The project produced a specially commissioned film of choral sounds from eight care homes and people from the wider community. The project showcased the important role music plays in creating community and making people happy. If you get the chance please visit our social media feeds and watch the music video.

In November the CEO of Sports England Tim Hollingsworth virtually visited Withernsea to meet the team and reflect on the successes and future plans for Active Withernsea. Back in the summer Sport England extended the Active Withernsea project, investing £1.4 million. This is great news for the community because we can continue to work together to make Withernsea a more physically and socially accessible and active town.

Looking forward to 2021 At the start of next year you’ll hear more from us about the opportunities that will be available,

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whether that be getting out and discovering more of the hidden activities on your doorstep, exploring more ways to get involved in shaping the community or seeking financial help to grow your local project that supports physical activity in Withernsea.

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How to contact the team No idea is too big or too small – it all starts with a conversation. We can all work together to make Withernsea a better place for everyone.

Get in touch and receive the latest information by following Active Withernsea on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or by visiting our website eastridingcoastandcountryside.co.uk/activewithernsea.

If you want to get the latest updates and news directly visit our website and get signed up to our monthly newsletter.

Thanks to everyone in the community who has worked with the Active Withernsea project to date.

We look forward to making new friends and making existing friendships even stronger.

Let’s all make 2021 the best year yet!

1: UNLOCKED VOICES: A virtual session of Unlocked Voices 2: POSTCARDS: Photographic postcards created to reflect the first lockdown 3: SKELETON: Part of the Love Explore App Halloween Trail

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WHAT a challenging and difficult year 2020 has been for us all. But what has been so heartwarming to see is the resilience and strength of our residents in South East Holderness.

We are so proud to be your ward councillors. We have all been affected one way or another by the pandemic, some have lost loved ones and our hearts and thoughts go out to you and your families.

The community has come together so strongly. People offering their help in shopping, delivering food and prescriptions or just being an ear for someone to

talk to. You are the heroes and we thank you.

We are hopefully beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel with numbers dropping in our area and a vaccine just a few months away for most of us. But we must not become complacent, we still have a way to go yet, so please remember hands, face and space need to continue.

Have a lovely Christmas and let’s all look forward to a brighter new year.

Take care and stay safe.

Season’s greetings from Councillors Lyn Healing, Dave Tucker and Paul Whitehead.

Christmas message from the chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council FOR MANY families Christmas can be a difficult time. While being a time of great joy for many, it can also be a time of great sadness and hardship for others, particularly those who are lonely or have recently lost family members or close friends.

It is difficult to know exactly what Christmas will be like this year even with the Government’s decision to temporarily lift restrictions.

It is unlikely to be like any other and the virus still remains a threat. Hopefully the vaccines will be a turning point in the fight against the virus and we can look forward to a New Year of hope and a sense of normality.

We are now all too familiar with the effects of the pandemic on our lives and for some it has been a truly traumatic experience. The impact on mental wellbeing cannot be underestimated.

However, it has also proved to us what a wonderful community spirit exists in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

During the pandemic, there have been many examples of kindness and a notable spirit of volunteering to help those having to isolate and to help the vulnerable and elderly.

I have been deeply moved by how people have come together to help one another and their local communities; showing great generosity and goodwill. It never fails to amaze me how resilient people are and how they can carry on even when life is made so difficult.

A message from Withernsea Mayor Cllr Dave Edwards 2020 has been a very difficult year for most people. Due to Covid-19 we have had two lockdowns and been placed in a tier system.

It’s been a year that has been very hard on a lot of people but there is now a vaccine and hopefully we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I hope 2021 is a much better year for everyone.

Remember if you need any help please contact me on 07379994904.

Merry Christmas from everyone at Withernsea Town Council.

Withernsea Mayor Cllr Dave Edwards

I would like to give praise to all frontline workers who have continued to work under very difficult circumstances and my thanks and gratitude to all our health professionals and care workers for looking after us in times of ill health and stress.

So, let us take on board the Christmas message of hope and work towards making our lives and our community a better place.

I hope everyone enjoys their Christmas as best they can and most importantly stay safe and well.

With warmest wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

Councillor Pat Smith Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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A discretionary grant scheme to help households struggling in the run up to Christmas has been launched EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched the scheme to support those most in need with the cost of food, energy (such as heating, cooking and lighting), water bills (including sewerage) and other essentials (such as sanitary products), warm clothing, soap, blankets, boiler service/repair, and purchase of equipment including fridges, freezers and ovens.

The Winter Grant Scheme is funded from one-off central Government funding announced on November 10 called the Winter Support Grant, which enables local authorities to provide financial support to those most in need this year.

To help ensure fairness of applications and access to the grant across the winter for those who need it, East Riding of Yorkshire Council will implement the Winter Grant Scheme as a discretionary scheme across multiple time periods until the one-off funding has been fully utilised.

Period one of the scheme will cover the period November 1 to December 31.

Applications for period one will need to be received by Sunday, December 20.

It is expected that the discretionary funding available will not be sufficient to provide support to all residents, therefore period one will target and prioritise support for the following: • to support households with children, where the applicant meets the criteria to entitle a child to free school meals • to support households who have claimed universal credit since 23 March and income is less than £16,000 annually • to support individuals who have a social care package and have seen an increase in their household food and fuel since March 23 • to support individuals where their annual income is less than £13,600 annually.

Councillor Richard Burton, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “This year has been extremely challenging for some of our residents and I am heartened that we have the Winter Grant Scheme available to support those in need.

“Knowing that this grant will make the difference of keeping children warm and well fed over Christmas, or offering those

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Reminder no dogs on Patrington Playing Fields PATRINGTON Playing Fields and Recreation Club have had new signs installed to remind dog owners that dogs are not permitted.

residents struggling to cope financially the peace of mind that they can manage a difficult winter, is an indicator that East Riding of Yorkshire Council continues to do all it can to support those in need at the end of an unprecedented year.”

For more information, criteria for the grants and how to apply, go to https://covid19.eastriding.gov.uk/support/ Where residents may not be eligible for this grant, the council has a benefit eligibility checker, this can be used to see if you are entitled to other forms of financial support http://www.budget.entitledto.co.uk/eastridin g/budgets/ The council also has an emergency assistance scheme available to residents who have had an interruption to their income and where they require support to remain in the community.

For more information, criteria of the grants and how to apply, go to https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/living/emerge ncy-assistance/

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New ‘talking’ charity for people with mental health issues gets Dragon’s support A NEW ‘talking’ charity, set up during the first lockdown in March, in order to support people experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, bullying and mental health issues, is growing rapidly and now has the support of Dragon Den’s Theo Paphitis.

The charity TACAL (text and chat about life) supports people from all walks of life through weekly face to face get togethers (where possible), online meetings and text messages, and is run by a team of experienced volunteers.

One of the founder members is Richard Hutchins of The Leather Repair Company, based in Hull but with franchises across the UK and Europe.

Richard said: “Lockdown has been so hard on so many members of our communities. TACAL is a starting point where people can talk informally about what’s happening. We text or chat to all sorts of people suffering from mood swings,

loneliness, bullying and racial hatred, which reduces the load on the NHS, and supports people and families desperate for help.”

Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis recently retweeted one of TACAL’s tweets to his 400,000 followers which said: “Kindness costs nothing yet makes so many feel loved. TACAL is a charity to help people who are struggling with life. From children who are being bullied to an OAP who’s alone with no friends or family to chat to.”

TACAL works closely with other charities and organisations with similar charitable aims as well as councils and local clubs.

To chat to someone today text TACAL on 88802.

Contact TACAL via Facebook @TACAL.org.uk or email help@tacal.org.uk

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Busy times for local financial consultancy company after celebrating their second anniversary ACCESS Financial Consultancy Limited has been an established financial business in Withernsea since 2018.

However, the proprietors have been in the trade and the area much longer.

Fully qualified independent mortgage and life insurance advisors Claire and Lewis Thundercliffe are a mother and son team who have lived in Withernsea all their lives.

Prior to starting the business, they had a combined total of 31 years’ experience of working in banks across Holderness between them. Claire and Lewis stepped out on their own in September 2018 with Access Financial Consultancy Limited.

Claire previously worked as a bank manager of Lloyds Bank in Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon. Lewis

worked as an advisor at Lloyds Bank in Hedon.

Claire and Lewis have been using their expertise to guide customers through; mortgages, life insurance, house insurance, equity release, Power of Attorney, utilities, wills and funeral plans. The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate Utilities, Power of Attorney, Funeral Plans and Will advise.

The pair work from their base at Stanley House on Hull Road and will also fit around their customers, visiting clients in their own homes at a time which is convenient for them.

Talking about how busy it has been this year despite the lockdowns Claire said: “We have been really busy with finding mortgages for customers looking to buy a new home and take advantage of the stamp

duty reduction. It’s lovely to see all our happy movers and I feel proud we are able to help them achieve their dream home.

“During the pandemic lenders have been changing their criteria sometimes daily and so more than ever it’s important to use a financial advisor to see if we can help you navigate a deal.”

Access prides itself on using simple terms, taking the stress out of financial matters for clients. It aims to give local people as the name implies, access to financial advice tailored to their needs. Access ensure that clients fully understand what they need, why and how it will benefit them.

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And with Claire and Lewis’ vast experience within the financial world, combined with their local knowledge, you know you are in safe hands.

Claire added: “Thank you to all our clients and our fabulous family and friends for supporting us to achieve two successful years in business you’ve all been amazing.”

You can find out more about Access Financial Consultancy on their website www.accessfcl.co.uk or on Facebook @accessfcl or by calling 01964 611252.

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Winter at the Holderness Hedgehog Hospital

By Vicky Pennington, Trustee at Holderness Hedgehog Hospital THE DARK nights are well and truly here, and the weather is starting to feel like winter.

The phone is still ringing but it's not as busy due to the time of year - we never ever say the Q word.

There's still plenty going on in the background with the hedgehogs that are coming in plus with those already with us.

As I'm writing this, we have 80 hedgehogs in our care. Most will stay with us until spring, but we do still release over

winter. The conditions need to be right though. It must be not too wet and at least five nights at 5°c or above. They also need a shelter and support in place such as food and water.

The hedgehog also must be the right weight and over 850g is best. This gives the hedgehog the best chance as it may not hibernate and may move nest sites.

Not all hedgehogs hibernate, especially if it is a mild winter. In the wild they need to be a minimum of 650g to survive.

Hedgehogs under this struggle as food becomes scarce and the ground is hard so they cannot dig or forage for food. That's why it's still ANDREA Megson from Withernsea is running a really important to keep charity raffle for two Christmas cakes she has providing food and water baked. The tickets are available from Savage throughout winter.

Saladz priced at £1 per strip. It will be drawn on Hedgehogs shouldn't December 18. All the proceeds will be shared be out during the day so equally between the wheelchair swing fund and if you do see one it will KIDS Yorkshire. need help. Please don't leave it a day or try to look after it yourself, please call us for advice.

To help us pay for the hedgehogs care we've a few Christmas gifts ideas.

We have our own 2021 calendar for £5 and you can also adopt a hedgehog for £25.

Your adoption lasts a year and you'll get quarterly updates plus stories about us.

For more information on any of the abovementioned you can contact us on Facebook: Holderness Hedgehog

CHARITY CHRISTMAS CAKE RAFFLE

afterwards he is looking forward to the day he can visit Withernsea in person.

“Tim commented on the team’s ambition, determination and energy and said he could see that Active Withernsea is already making a real impact in the community.

“It was an excellent team effort and created a day we can all be proud of. The stories, videos and presentations really helped us to bring Active Withernsea to life. The feedback from some of the agencies involved has been overwhelmingly positive and we are all committed to seeing Withernsea flourish.”

In August 2020, Sport England confirmed an investment of £1.4 million, phased funding for Active Withernsea until 2025.

The project aims to bring the community together and allow local

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Hospital. Or email us at holdernesshedgehogvolunteers@gmail.com , for emergency advice and help please ring 07563 917914 Thank you for your support this year and merry Christmas from us all here at HHH. 1: ADOPTION: The HHH provide adoption opportunities for a year – a different Christmas gift 2: CALENDAR: The 2021 HHH calendar is now available

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Sport England chief executive makes a virtual visit to Withernsea THE CHIEF executive of Sport England got a virtual view of how the Active Withernsea pilot is working to create a happier and healthier community.

Lockdown restrictions meant that Tim Hollingsworth MBE was not able to visit the East Yorkshire coast in person, but he tuned in on Friday, November 6 to watch a series of videos and presentations about the work which is being done around the town.

There was even a cartoon of Tim parachuting into Withernsea which raised a few smiles before the 90-minute digital event got down to the serious matter of discussing the projects which have already started and plans for the future.

John Skidmore, director of adults, health and customer services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “I know Tim Hollingsworth was hugely impressed by his virtual visit and he told me

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people to take the lead on bringing forward ideas which will benefit their town and give them the tools to make them happen. Areas such as increasing the opportunities for walking and cycling, developing open spaces, creating more activities for young people and developing a “Kickstarter” fund for new, innovative ideas have been identified so far.

Cllr Shaun Horton, portfolio holder for coastal regeneration and tourism at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “The Active Withernsea team put across a great message in a really engaging and enlightening way.

“Clearly a lot of work and thought went into the virtual event.”

To watch the videos and presentations, and to find out more about how to get involved, visit the Active Withernsea Facebook page.

WE WILL soon be welcoming in a new year and you may be thinking of a resolution to adopt. It might be an idea to think about your finances and any changes you could make, not least because of the difficulties we’ve all faced in the past year with the pandemic.

To help you plan your spending so that you stay more in control, try working out a personal budget.

Write down everything you spend your money on over a month. Don’t forget: • Housing costs (Rent/mortgage/board, Insurance, Council Tax, Gas, Electricity, Water, Telephone/mobile, Internet, TV Licence/subscriptions) • Food (including snacks and lunches), Toiletries and Clothing • Travel and motoring costs • Credit card and loan repayments • Dentist, Optician, Prescriptions • Child care • Leisure spending such as holidays, going out, books and magazines, gifts, keep fit and sport You’ll need to convert all daily and yearly spendings to monthly amounts. Then total up all your monthly income, such as wages, pensions and benefits.

Total income less total spending shows how much you have available to save.

If you need to spend less, work out which areas you could cut back on. Think also of where you would like to spend any extra money, perhaps some improvements to your home or a little holiday. It’s no good saying: “I will save whatever I have left at the end of the month” because it’s more than likely that there’ll be nothing left!

Instead, budget to save a little every month - and set goals for the longer term. Even a small amount put in a Credit Union savings account soon mounts up. £5 a week = £260 a year, or £1,300 after 5 years. With a little help you’ll be able to change your habits and have more money left over to enjoy life.

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Lest we forget THIS year at the Withernsea branch of the Royal British Legion we had to do something a little different due to the current circumstances. We tried to get those that could not attend the Remembrance Day Service to pay their respects in other ways.

We have a number of fallen service personnel buried or remembered on family graves here in the town from the First World War right through to the present day.

We asked for volunteers through social media who wished to attend a grave of the fallen and lay a cross.

47 graves were identified, and crosses were given to the 24 volunteer families who varied in age from five up to age 70. They then placed them on the graves on Remembrance week. I think personally it is great to see so many of the younger generation remembering and paying their respects.

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1: REMEMBERED: L/Cpl and Cadet Williams place three crosses on the Brown family grave.

2: CARING: Councillor Lyn Healing at St Nicholas Churchyard laying a cross 3 & 4: CROSSES: Ziggy and Floyd Wakefield-Wallis place their crosses on graves WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER 5: THANK YOU: Chris Barker laying two crosses WAXHOLME TRADING PARK at the Tindale WITHERNSEA HU19 2BJ family grave

starts 12 noon view from 10am Viewing by appointment Friday and Saturday 6: FALLEN: Daniel Lots of toys and large range of household goods, Henstock laying a furniture, cosmetics, jewellery, fancy goods etc., cross at the family Something for everyone, market traders and car booters welcome. grave of Brian Limited refreshments available. available.

All social distancing measures will be adhered.

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Withernsea Remembrance DESPITE the parade and church services being cancelled due to a second Covid19 lockdown, wreaths were still placed on both Withernsea’s new and old war memorials to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day this year.

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Poppy waterfall helps care home residents mark Remembrance Sunday

1: MEMORIAL: The new Withernsea War Memorial where two minutes silence and a small social distanced wreath laying service took place on Remembrance Sunday 2: TRIBUTE: The Withernsea Remembrance tribute on the promenade 3: REMEMBERED: Darren England from the Royal British Legion Withernsea Branch on Armistice Day 4: WREATH: Withernsea Mayor Cllr Dave Edwards lays a wreath on behalf of the town on Armistice Day

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A CARE home activities coordinator from Keyingham created a poppy waterfall with residents during the initial lockdown.

Wendy McNeil who works at Magdalen Park Care Home in Hedon created most of the 1000 poppies with the residents in the Haven units. It had been something Wendy had wanted to do for a long time and after saying last year she would like to do one with the residents but knowing it would take almost a year to do she was given the go ahead by the home. Made predominantly from felt, which Wendy cut out at home on an evening, the residents helped put them together before they were attached to the netting.

The project took around seven months to complete working on it for an hour here and there

between other activities.

The waterfall was put up outside the home for Remembrance Sunday and Wendy said: “the residents were over the moon to see it.” Two residents from the first floor laid a wreath each which their floor had made, and two minutes silence was observed. Wendy commented: “All the residents were able to see the poppy waterfall from their room windows at 11am to ensure everyone could take part while social distancing.”

The poppy waterfall has now been boxed away for next year and Wendy is hoping to have chance to work with the residents each year adding to it.

WATERFALL: The poppy waterfall outside Magdalen Park Care Home

Willerfoss House Care Home 6 Victoria Avenue, Withernsea, East Yorkshire, HU19 2LH.

Tel: 01964 614290 Email: willerfosshouse@denestar.co.uk

Willerfoss House is located in a peaceful area of the popular coastal town of Withernsea. The 24 bedroom home is private yet accessible and close to all of the amenities and activity of the area. The home is very close to the local hospital and medical centre.

Willerfoss is situated over two floors, with chair lift access the first floor. 8 of the bedrooms benefit from en-suite bathrooms. All residents are benefitted by three lounges; 1 main lounge, 1 quiet (reading) lounge and 1 activity lounge, two dining rooms and lovely, well-kept gardens surrounding the property. Our residents enjoy maintaining the gardens, alongside our dedicated maintenance staff, as part of their ‘Gardening Club’.

Passionate about care, we strive to provide a service that will fulfill the needs of every resident we care for,

regardless of age, gender, race, ability etc. A tailored care plan is completed upon a Resident’s arrival to ensure that their personal needs are met. Our Care Plans are constantly monitored and altered according to the changing support needs of the resident, in order to ensure that our service completely suits their individual needs.

Residents have full involvement in the preparation and delivery of their supportive care plan. We believe in the choice of the resident, doing all that we can to assist them in reaching their own goals and living their own

life the way in which they choose to live it.

Our person-centered ethos is our main strength and we are very proud of the positive feedback we regularly receive telling us how people’s lives have improved since their move to our home. Residents decide themselves how they spend their time with us, with daily, weekly and monthly activities planned during our regular resident meetings. Our residents regularly partake in trips to local attractions, as well as some further afield with indoor & outdoor events and personal hobbies.

Quality of life, community links and living choices are a very important factor to our operation. We encourage residents to be as involved as they like in their time with us, our service is ‘what you want it to be’. Each resident can choose their own personal assistant (key worker), to ensure that they have the one-to-one support they need. This person can be changed at the resident’s will. Residents make all of the decisions from what meals are on the menu, to the décor of the home.

All of the managers within the

Denestar Ltd group possess an RMA (Registered Manager Award – Level 4) as well as various other appropriate qualifications, including Train the Trainer; which ensures staff are constantly up-to-date on all relevant training requirements, allowing them to fulfill their respective roles to the optimum level.

We are extremely proud to have retained the Investors In People Accreditation since 2008 – this is reviewed every 3 years; thus ensuring that we move with the times and keep the focus of people at the centre of everything we do.

We would like to wish all residents, their families and staff a very happy Christmas and healthy new year

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Withernsea Pier and promenade association update WELCOME to the Withernsea Pier and Promenade Association (WPPA), and a brief outline of where we are, what we are doing in order to bring back a major seafront attraction to the town.

As we draw to the end of 2020, our fourth year since being founded, it is amazing to find ourselves on the brink of realising the dream of getting the First Stage of the proposed Withernsea Pier nearer to construction. With the generous donations recently received, the tireless work of the Steering Group and our volunteers, we are within sight of achieving our target of £250,000 to begin building.

This year has been a struggle, the pandemic which hit every part of the nation and communities curtailed “normal life” for everyone, and every project or plan. Ours was no different. With well laid plans for an opening ceremony back in April curtailed, we managed to open the Pier Towers in June, in order to give locals and visitors somewhere to buy souvenirs and refreshments while enjoying the Promenade in the sunshine. Many people commented on how good it was to see the Towers open and being used, and many local people were able to see the inside of the Towers for the first time, with them having been closed and disused for so long.

Behind the scenes, much work has gone on with obtaining permissions, following red tape, liaising with other groups, keeping interested parties informed of the progress and plans, chasing up quotes for materials and specifications, all performed on a voluntary basis.

Complementing other attractions and businesses in the town, Withernsea at least saw a resemblance of a normal seaside town, with plenty of people enjoying the beach and the 2200 yard length of the full Promenade whilst socially distancing.

The displays in the North Tower, with current leaflets for various trails and attractions in the town, along with the market stalls, and the traders in the South Tower enabled us to raise money towards the project in those uncertain and strange days of summer. The fabulous donations of benches to enable people to sit and rest made it a more attractive site to visit and enjoy.

Much hard work has been put in over the past four years by the steering group and many volunteers, all under the leadership and drive of our Chairman, Torkel Larsen.

After coming across the original drawings and plans for the Victorian Pier constructed by the engineer Thomas Cargill between 1875 and 1877, under the vision of Anthony Bannister to develop Withernsea into a seaside town, with visitors arriving in charabancs, and also on trains on the

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railway line from Hull. In the heydays, Withernsea was a popular bustling seaside destination – something the WPPA hopes to bring back to the town with the construction of a Pier.

The WPPA has also been involved in other ventures along the Promenade. One of these was the moving and restoration of the coble “Wolfe”. Built in Hornsea in 1970, it was used by J & B Broxham from 1975, catching mostly lobsters, but also cod. The flat bottom enabled beach launching, shallow draught and raking stern allowed it to back onto the beach, with the rudder being stowed when launching or coming ashore. However if the wind was strong, or the waves, high, it was not possible to launch. Bannister envisioned using the Pier, along with the railway, as a means to quickly ship landed catches into Hull, but with the arrival of faster steam trawlers sailing up the Humber, and the demise of the Pier, this put an end to the plan. Restored with the generous support of the RAOB Tower Littlewood Lodge, the Withernsea & District Lions Club and the Coastguard Association (Humber Branch), the Wolf now sits outside the new Fisherman’s Compound on the Promenade, with a display board explaining the history and heritage of this traditional inshore boat of the north-east coast. And on Pirate day, some unofficial fun was had by a band of buccaneers!

So despite trying times, and uncertainties, the New Year beckons, with the possibility of work starting on the First Stage of the Pier, the viewing platform, enabling people once more to enjoy walking out through the Pier towers and over the beach to enjoy the sea views and refreshing air. Attracting visitors to the town will benefit the community, the local businesses, and the surrounding areas, complementing all the other attractions in the Holderness area and along the East Yorkshire coast.

The WPPA wishes everyone Health and Happiness through the coming festive season, and into the New Year. 2021 could really put Withernsea on the map as an East Yorkshire tourist attraction.

1: VICTORIAN: Original Plans for the Withernsea Victorian Pier 2: WOLF: The coble “Wolf” 3: VIEWING: The Viewing Platform 01 4: ILLUSTRATION: The Viewing Platform 02 5 & 6: PIRATE DAY: Unofficial Pirate Day non-event August 1, 2020

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Festive scenes from across the area DESPITE lights switch on events being cancelled this year due to Covid 19 local residents have gone all out in helping towns and villages look even more festive than usual. Nationally Figures from Kantar showed demand for Christmas lights was up by 238% in the four weeks to 15 November compared to the same period a year ago. Here is a selection from some of your sent in to us.

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1: SANTA STOP HERE: A wonderful message for Santa sent in by Gareth Shaw in Withernsea 2: SNOWFLAKES: Pretty lights on Robert Close in Withernsea 3: ELF: A naughty elf on Francis Avenue

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4: WONDERLAND: An amazing Christmas Wonderland on Bannister Street in Withernsea 5: ART: A beautiful painted window scene on High Brighton Street in Withernsea 6: TREE: Valley Gardens looking festive 7: HOMEGROWN: A homegrown Christmas tree decorated ready for Christmas 8: MERRY CHRISTMAS: A wonderful snowman greats you on Chestnut Avenue in Withernsea

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9: DELIVERY: A lovely lights gift delivery on Saffron Garth in Patrington 10: HO HO HO: Santa has made an appearance on Bannister Street in Withernsea 11: ILLUMINATED: Beautiful illuminated trees on Greenshaw Lane in Patrington

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He is in training with David Barron 1% available from as little as ÂŁ24 per calendar month (ÂŁ576 as one off payment)

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LOCAL NHS Trust offers support to those struggling with isolation and loneliness in the East Riding during lockdown 2.0

According to a survey of UK adults which took place during the first lockdown, one in four (25%) said they had feelings of loneliness in the “previous two weeks”.

As we settle into the second national lockdown, there is a concern that this percentage might increase further as a result of continued restrictions across the country. To tackle this, the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s YOURhealth service has developed a ‘go-to booklet’ to help provide advice and guidance at this time.

Many of us feel lonely from time to time and these short-term feelings shouldn’t harm our mental health. However, when the same numbers of people were asked this question in the weeks previous to lockdown, only 10% said they felt feelings of loneliness.

In a matter of weeks, social distancing has left millions more people in the UK feeling isolated, and the longer these periods of restrictions go on for, we must acknowledge the fact that these feelings of loneliness may become more serious or long-term for many people.

Long-term loneliness is associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety and increased stress. The impact of long-term loneliness on mental health can be very hard to manage and extremely distressing for many individuals, especially for those who live alone.

With the rurality and demographic of East Riding population, it is important that we strive to make changes to everyday life and aid empowerment of our own skills, knowledge and abilities to make connections, improve relationships and ultimately reduce individuals feeling and becoming isolated and lonely.

The YOURhealth service’s

‘go-to booklet’ was developed to help all adults across the East Riding who feels they need to speak to someone and connect with others. The booklet includes recommended methods to reduce feelings of loneliness, and encouraging advice to help people to learn new skills or take up new or existing hobbies, for example, to tackle any negative feelings that may come up as a result of isolation.

You can find the booklet here: https://www.nhshealth-trainers.co.uk/ Natalie Belt, Service Manager at YOURhealth, said: “Covid-19 restrictions haven’t been easy for anyone, but it’s been particularly difficult for those living alone in the East Riding. As we find ourselves in another national lockdown, now is the time to take action to curb loneliness and prevent long-term damage to our mental health and emotional wellbeing.”

If you’re looking to make a change to your health and wellbeing but don’t know where to start, find out how you can get further support by calling the YOURhealth team on 0800 9177752 or email HNFTR.healthtrainers@nhs.net.

The team are based across the East Riding and can help you with several topics, including: • Stopping smoking • Weight management • Alcohol • Stress and anxiety • Physical activity • Isolation and loneliness Alternatively join our Health Trainers on Twitter and Instagram where we will help motivate you and provide you with daily hints and tips: @healthtrainers1 on twitter @smokefreegen_er on Instagram Health Trainer support is free via your local Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Withernsea fallen remembered - Second Lieutenant John Douglas Cowl By Darren England Son of Richard Charlton Cowl and Annie Cowl, of "Cherisy", Cheverton Avenue, Withernsea, Yorks. Enlisted September 1914. Previously wounded 1916. Organist and Choirmaster of St. Luke's Church, Hull.

• Born in 1885 in Sutton, Yorkshire • On the 1911 census shows the family living at 169 Beverley Road, Hull and that John was a commercial clerk. Also at the address was his mother and father, two brothers and two sisters.

• Enlisted on the 2nd September 1914 East Yorkshire Regiment - 10th Battalion Wounded in 1916 but no further details • Commissioned 3rd January 1917 Posted to the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment • Date of Death and still missing in action Died 23 April 1917, age 31 years old Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Bay 4 and 5, France

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The day of Second Lieutenant Cowls death a large attack was to go ahead from the British side (Warncourt) to take a number of trenches over the day. On the left was the Yorkshire Regiment, before the attack there was an artillery bombardment of the enemy but as the two sides were so close a large number of both the Yorkshire Regiment and the East Yorkshire Regiment were caught as some of the artillery shells dropped short.

The attack continued and I saw fierce fighting from both sides including hand to hand. The East Yorks regiment achieved their objectives but during a hard fought counterattack from Vis En Artois by the Germans with good use of artillery and machine gun fire the Yorkshire regiment fell back leaving the flank exposed of the East Yorkshire regiment.

During this fighting alone 17 officers and 352 ordinary ranks of the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire regiment were either killed, injured or missing. It was at this stage that they found that 2nd Lieut Cowl was missing and still is to this day.

He has no known grave and is remembered on the memorial wall at Arras.

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1: PRESS: Hull Daily Mail 30th April 1917 (British Newspaper Archives) 2: MEDAL CARD: Medal Index card showing his rank of Sgt then Lieut, also the date he went to Egypt. (ancestry.co.uk) 3: PHOTO: 2nd Lieut Cowl (IWM) 4: DIARY: Clip from the 4th Battalion, East Yorks Regiments war diary showing the losses and casualties on both sides. (ancestry.co.uk) 5: FAMILY GRAVE: Remembered on the family grave in St Nicholas churchyard, Withernsea

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Withernsea at War - The Beach, a defended area

By Kevin Watson AFTER the “Phoney War”, then the sudden advance of German troops into the Benelux countries and France, evacuation of troops from Dunkirk was undertaken, and Britain was suddenly facing the stark reality of Blitzkrieg and an invasion. The obvious crossing was over the Channel, into Kent, Dover, through the ports and up into the belly of England.

However, the day after the Dunkirk operation started, General Sir Edmund Ironside was appointed Commander in Chief Home Forces, and defence construction began. An inland defensive line was planned, and partially built, stretching roughly from Bristol to Edinburgh to protect the Industrial heartlands, with a Coastal Crust to face the Invaders. Withernsea was part of that Coastal Crust. You might ask why Withernsea? Well, there is the Port of Hull inland, with (the then) Brough airfield, the countryside is relatively flat, suitable for the

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fast moving tanks advances of the Germans, and so a “weak” point One elderly gentleman in 1994 said that all there was in June to early July 1940 was "one roll of barbed Wire stretched along the beach at the waterline and a single Bren light machinegun on the promenade" Construction of proper defences began mid to late July 1940, fully six weeks after the threat of invasion was recongnised.

On the beach a number of Anti-tank blocks were constructed, the main proportion being in two lines, from the low tide to the cliffs, in order to funnel any landings into a set area.

These were still in place till the mid-nineties, moved by the action of the sea after 50 years, but still visible. They were 42 inches square in section, built on an 8 inch raft (to prevent movement) and up to 50 inches high. Only cement was needed to be brought in, as there was plenty of water, hardcore, and sand available on the beach! “Tarrans” of Hull are known to have been involved in their construction, they usually carried a large “T” inscribed on the top when the concrete was wet, probably to prove they had made them, and be paid for each one. To the south of the town, the old

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slipway at the Lifeboat Station was defended by Anti-tank cylinders, which could be easily moved to allow boats to launch, then rolled back into position.

Also on the beach, at the high tide mark, scaffolding was constructed, and topped with barbed wire, as part of the anti-invasion defences. A heavy machine gun post, similar to the one called the “Blockhouse” on the North Promenade, was built on the beach roughly in the area near Princes Avenue, and the anti-tank wall was built each side of Pier Towers on the Promenade and extended across the slipway there. , In the centre of the promenade, a pillbox was built onto the front of Pier Towers, possibly cantilevered, with access through Valley Gardens and a tunnel. The pillbox was demolished sometime in the sixties or early seventies, small sections did remain on the beach, but there was little photographic evidence of it existing. I have been told that youngsters at the time would climb in through the embrasures (rifle loops) on the front, and make their way to the door at the end of the tunnel as a dare. Luckily, a chap from Australia sent in a picture of the front of Pier Towers to show one of the original Pier leg supports at low tide – and there’s the pillbox.

Little remains of any of these defences after the work carried out after storms in 1994, as most of them were buried beneath the rock armour as part of the erosion defences, but at the North end of the Promenade, abutting the edge of the wall, a number can be seen stacked as protection for the cliffs. One of

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these shows an RSJ seated inside the concrete, and this would have formed the fixing point for barbed wire which ran along the top of the row of blocks when cast.

Sadly nothing now remains of these for future generations to see, which told the story of a time when Withernsea could have been the focus of heavy fighting, the residents would certainly have been evacuated – there would be no iPhone filming of events as they occurred in those days!

Thankfully, the invasion never happened, but for the first time since the threat of Napoleon and the Martello Towers, Britain had been forced to build defences, in order to repel a possible invader.

1: Pier Towers Pillbox with Pier leg visible (F Solomon) 2: Pier Towers Pillbox close-up (F Solomon) 3: Tourist Brochure – 50s/60s 4: Zoomed in on the tourist brochure 5: Anti Tank Cylinder, Lifeboat Slipway (AJR) 6: North Prom Anti Tank Blocks 1 (KW) 7: North Prom Anti Tank Blocks 2 (KW) 8: North Prom re-used Anti Tank Blocks (KW) 9: South Prom Anti-Tank Blocks 1 (KW) 10: South Prom Anti-Tank Blocks and remains of pillbox (KW) 11: South Prom Antil Tank blocks 2 (KW)

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FESTIVE RECIPES THANK YOU to East Riding Council’s Catering Services Team for the below festive recipes.

The chocolate orange brownies are from Katheryn Bird at the Hornsea Hub. You can make these more Christmassy by adding coloured icing to make a present cross on each one

to make them into tiny little brownie presents. The Christmas cake recipe might take a bit of time and effort, but it is worth it when you have a beautiful cake to impress your family with. The Christmas cake recipe is from Helen Melia at the Beverley site.

Christmas Gingerbread People INGREDIENTS

METHOD

• 175g dark muscovado sugar • 85g golden syrup • 100g butter • 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda • 1 tbsp ground ginger • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 1 egg, beaten

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To decorate • ready-made writing icing • chocolate buttons or small sweets (optional)

Melt the sugar, golden syrup and butter in a saucepan, then bubble for 1-2 mins. Leave to cool for about 10 mins.

STEP 2 Tip the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices into a large bowl.

Add the warm syrup mixture and the egg, stir everything together, then gently knead in the bowl until smooth and streak-free.

The dough will firm up once cooled. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 mins.

STEP 3 Remove the dough from the fridge, leave at room temperature until softened. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line two baking trays with baking parchment.

STEP 4 Roll out the dough to the thickness of a £1 coin, then cut out gingerbread people with a cutter. Re-roll the excess dough and keep cutting until it’s all used up.

STEP 5 Lift the biscuits onto the trays and bake for 10-12 mins,

swapping the trays over halfway through cooking. Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Use the icing to decorate the biscuits as you

wish, and stick on chocolate or sweets for buttons. Leave to dry for 1-2 hrs. Will keep for up to three days in an airtight container.

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1: FROZEN: Winestead Drain from Patrington Haven

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2: EASINGTON: The home of Easington United AFC under a snow blanket 3: SLIPPERY: Icy roads in Kilnsea 4: CHURCH: Easington church 5: MYSTICAL: A wintery scene in Easington 6: HARE: A hare in the wintery fields of Easington

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? MOVE Get out and about PLAY Be creative, have fun, laugh STRETCH warm your muscles, use some energy FEEL Acknowledge your feelings.

Be compassionate to yourself BREATH Take some time to stop and reflect BELIEVE Focus on the positives, on your achievments and future plans RELAX Plan time to relax and make it happen

Merry Christmas from Cathryn Brown Psychotherapist and Relax Kids Hull and East Riding

Fear Stress Work School Pressure Lonely Bills

BE PRESENT

Christmas Money Family Covid Anxiety Depression Health

Head/brain - over thinking. Foggy thinking Face - tears.

Mouth shouting/swearing Throat - sore. Lump in the throat Neck - tense. shoulders up to the neck.

Chest - tightness.

Shortness of breath Heart - pounding.

Racing, slow Stomach - swirling like a washing machine.

Feeling sick. Empty.

Arms and legs - shaking. Goosebumps.

Hands - sweaty. Fists clenched

It’s ok not to be ok. Stop take time for yourself and just be in the here and now. Try not to think about what happened yesterday or what might be happening tomorrow. Enjoy the moment that you’re in. Sit quietly for 5 minutes and notice what’s around you. Take a breath in for a count of 4. Counting as you breath in. Hold the breath for a count of 4. Breath out for a count of 4. Hold the emptiness for 4, repeat 4 times. Make sure you’re safe, as you might go slightly light headed. The more you practice this, the longer you’ll be do it.

Gratitude Each day think if 3 things that you’re grateful for. It might be something as simple as a comfy bed, a nice warm drink, a cosy chair by the fire, your favourite tea, a smile from a neighbour, a pet, a phone call from family/friend etc etc.

Taking the first step is asking for support. We’re here to help you as an individual or a family.

Cathryn Brown Psychotherapist - adults. 20 years experience working therapeutic with children.

UKCP registered and accredited. browncathyn21@yahoo.co.uk Louise Savage Counsellor and Relax Kids coach. BACP registered. relaxkidshull@gmail.com

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10 years since the big freeze of 2010 PARTS of the Yorkshire region have seen snow in recent weeks but not like the winter of 2010–11. We look back at some of our reader images from 10 years ago with heavy snowfalls, record low temperatures, and widespread severe travel disruption. It was the United Kingdom's coldest December since Met Office records began in 1910, with an average temperature of -1 °C. Local poet Richard Harried remembers the time well as his family welcomed a new arrival. Richard explained: “The winter of 2010, wow we had not long been living in Withernsea. We were told that snow rarely fell and laid due to the salt in the air and ground. Then it came down like a blanket. I was really worried about the poor seagulls as most of their food sources were covered and I started saving all manner of scraps and taking them up to the promenade and clearing an area of grass bank and leaving the food there.

“The post could not get through and my daughter, who lives in the Midlands, was expecting her second baby. The first baby had been born at Castle Hill Hospital and we saw her hours after her birth. The plan was to set off as soon as the new baby arrived.

She was born on November 28 and the snow was so thick. Motoring organisations were warning folk not to drive without good reason.

Facebook was full of stories of people getting stuck in snowdrifts and a neighbour told us that at our advanced ages we would probably not survive the trip, she meant well and may have been right. Then on the news there was a piece about a couple who had died out in a car in Lincolnshire. So, we did not go down straight away and used Skype instead.

Holding a new baby girl in front of a computer screen is not the same as a cuddle!

“About four weeks passed, and the roads were clear enough to go. We set off at about 9am as we neared their home, we got a text saying our family were all having a pub lunch near their home could we join them? So, we did, and I met my granddaughter in the bar of a pub which is unusual and of course I have a poem called ‘I Met a Babe in a Pub.’ ” 1: PIER: Withernsea Pier Towers in the snow (By Jason Lee Photography) 2: COLD: Holmpton Road in Patrington (by Carol Carrick) 3: ICY: Large icicles (by Carol Carrick) 4: CRISP: Heavy snowfall in Patrington on a crisp winter day (by Carol Carrick) 5: SNOWSTORM: Skies full of snow captured by Carol Carrick 6: WINTER: A snowy scene on Withernsea seafront captured by Jason Lee Photography 7: CHURCH: St Nicholas Church in Keyingham (by Kris Munson) 8: KEYINGHAM: The Old Mill in Keyingham (by Kris Munson) 9: MAGICAL: Thick snow in Keyingham captured by Kris Munson 10: SNOWMAN: A natural snowman created by the snow falling on a branch of berries (by Kris Munson) 11: ITALY: Taken by Christine Naylor from her balcony when she lived in Casoli in Italy. Christine remembers: “It was the coldest winter I have ever known. But the views of the village below and the mountains were spectacular

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PUZZLES

Puzzle solutions and answers to the quiz on page 27

Clues for this month’s quick crossword CLUES ACROSS 1. Small character part (5) 4. German river (3) 6. Rodeo performer (6) 9. Chile pine (6,6,4) 11. One who solicits votes (9) 12. Violently frenzied (7) 13. Crustacean (7) 14. Without delay (legal) (9) 15. Patriot (8) 17. Disorder producing convulsions (8) 21. City in Tennessee (9) 24. Gelatinous sweet (7) 27. Part of a sailing ship (7) 28. Long-established custom (9) 29. Suffer an ordeal (2,7,3,4) 30. Flag (6) 31. No (3) 32. Cunningly (5)

Sudoku There is just one simple rule in Sudoku. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. Solution in next month’s edition.

CLUES DOWN 1. Amusing (7) 2. Throughout one's life (3,3,3) 3. Exaggerate (7) 4. Revelations (9) 5. Feudal lord (8) 6. Former name of Sulawesi island in Indonesia (7) 7. Cascade (9) 8. Gorge (7) 10. Reef of rock (6) 15. Clemency (6) 16. Sea monster (9) 18. Splendid display (9) 19. Frugality (9) 20. Seven-sided figure (8) 22. Presume (7) 23. Disappointment (3-4) 25. Young girls (7) 26. Complete array (7)

QUESTIONS

KATHRYN’S QUIZ OUR monthly quiz master Kathryn Townsley runs two monthly pub quizzes on behalf of the Hull City Official Supporters Club (www. www.hullcityosc.org). The final quiz of the year will be online instead of in the pub on Monday, December 21 starting at 7.45pm. The log in details can be found on our website: www.hullcityosc.org/calendar and then clicking on the relevant date, or check the Hull City Official Supporters Club social media pages Facebook (HCOSC) and Twitter (@HCOSC_Official).

In normal times both quizzes start at 7.45pm - on the first Monday of the month at The Green Dragon in Welton, and on the second Monday of the month at The Constable Arms in Sproatley.

Kathryn set up a Just Giving page during lockdown in response to moving to Zoom quizzes between April and August and again during the second lockdown. There is more information about both the charities on the page and if you enjoy Kathryn’s monthly quizzes in here, we’re sure she would appreciate a donation however small: https://justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hullcityofficialsupporterclub The Just Giving page will be open until the evening of Tuesday, December 22 but they would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the fundraising so far. The funds will then be transferred to Tigers Trust and The Angus MacDonald Foundation before the end of the year.

In the four and a bit years that Kathryn has been writing and hosting them they have raised around £9000 for charities usually football or Hull City related in some way. This year they are supporting the Tigers Trust at Welton and The Angus MacDonald Foundation at Sproatley.

Photographs of the month WE ARE pleased to share with you some of the photographs sent in this month. The first two images have been taken by Jackie Sharp who has just taken up photography as a hobby since semiretiring meaning she has time to get out early for a walk rather than commute into Hull.

Please send any photographs for consideration for the February edition by January 18 to Withernseacommunitynews@hotmail.com 1: EARLY BIRD: Taken on Withernsea Promenade this captures some of the beautiful sunrises we have had this month (by Jackie Sharp) 2: RED SEA: The dramatic sun creating a beautiful red sea (by Jackie Sharp) 3: SUNSET: The sunset over Sunk Island taken in August (by Kevin Burrow)

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1. What is an assortment of chocolate bars and other sweets, seasonally packaged and commonly used as a gift to a child at Christmas?

2. What was the nickname given to the New York street where many music publishers worked during the period 1880 to 1953, found between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan?

3. What connects actor Tony, snooker player Mark and the North Yorkshire birthplace of King Henry 1?

4. What’s the title of the 1974 spy novel written

by John Le Carre telling the story of George Smiley forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6?

5. What is my surname? I was born on December 3rd 1973 in Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. By the age of 13, I was World Junior No 1 tennis player, and at 16, I beat Steffi Graf to win the French Open. My career was put on hold after a stabbing incident at a tournament in Hamburg just 3 years later.

6. What is either a dating app or easily combustible material such as dry sticks, that can be used for lighting a fire?

7. Which village situated on the North Cornwall coast is renowned for its association with the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table most especially because of its iconic castle ruins?

8. Lyric Time! From which 1984 UK Top 5 hit do the following lyrics hail?

I, I live among the creatures of the night I haven't got the will to try and fight Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it That tomorrow never comes 9. In Greek mythology who is the Goddess of the Moon, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Eos? 10. How is Hollywood referenced, especially when people are showing their disapproval of it, or mocking it?

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Christmas and New Year buses announced EAST Yorkshire buses have announced their Christmas bus schedules, including special Boxing Day services across the region.

The company’s buses will be running to different timetables between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, with extensive services also running on Boxing Day this year.

The full festive bus schedules are: • Wednesday, December 23 – normal service.

• Christmas Eve – normal service, but with buses finishing around 8pm.

• Christmas Day – no buses.

• Boxing Day – special bus services.

• Sunday, December 27– Normal Sunday services.

• Bank Holiday Monday, December 28– Sunday services.

• Tuesday, December 29 – Saturday services on most routes.

• Wednesday, December 30 – Saturday services on most routes.

• New Year’s Eve – Saturday services on most routes, but with buses finishing around 8pm.

• New Year’s Day – no buses.

• Saturday, January 2 – back to normal services.

East Yorkshire’s Area Director, Ben Gilligan, says that the company is there for those who are travelling over the Christmas period, but that passengers should

remember to follow some simple, commonsense guidance. “Our buses are clean, safe and running as normal,” he said. “We want to reassure people that our buses are here for them over the Christmas period, but to help keep themselves and others safe they should plan their journey before they travel, pay by contactless if they can, wash their hands before and after travelling, and wear a face covering.”

East Yorkshire are also bringing Christmas cheer to passengers with a special seasonal ticket offer. Over the festive period (December 19-31) all weekly tickets will have three extra days added, so customers will get ten days for the price of seven. Those who buy 30 day tickets on

the app during this time will get an extra six days free.

“Giving people extra days of travel over Christmas is a great way to thank our regular passengers for travelling with us,” Ben Gilligan said. “It’s been a difficult year for everyone, but we hope all our customers enjoy their Christmas, and we look forward to a better 2021 when we can all start to travel as normal again.”

Full details of the company’s festive services, including the Boxing Day buses timetables, can be found at www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk, on the East Yorkshire Buses app, or by picking up a Festive Buses booklet from the Travel Centre in Hull Interchange.

Council's Public Rights of Way service offers advice to developers in the East Riding EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Public Rights of Way (PROW) service, working alongside its planning service, have produced a new guidance document for developers, and those who are interested in Public Rights of Way, to explain how the planning process can work effectively to bring about both protection of routes and their improvement.

Public Rights of Way offer enormous benefits for leisure and recreation, health and wellbeing, sustainable transport, and the social and economic vitality of the area.

The new guidance has been produced in conjunction with the Local Access Forum – the customer forum that works with the Public Rights of Way team and sets out best practice for planning and rights of way. It explains in detail what the service is looking for and how sustainable development can help achieve the targets set out

in the council’s Rights of Way Improvement Plan.

Councillor Shaun Horton, portfolio holder for coastal regeneration and tourism, said : “This new document explains the approach of the council, provides recommended standards and gives associated advice, so that all those involved in the planning and development process consider Public Rights of Way at an early stage, and give due weight to their importance in the planning process.

“In turn this will lead to PROWs being well designed into a development proposal to deliver the most sustainable and viable scheme for the benefit of all.

“Early discussion with the Public Rights of Way Service from the start will help the planning process run smoothly and ensure that public access is properly designed into the development proposals.”

The document is now on the council website: https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/countryside-andwalks/public-rights-of-way/about-public-rights-of-way/

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Discretionary grant scheme to support businesses impacted by additional COVID-19 restrictions EAST RIDING of Yorkshire Council has launched a discretionary grant scheme to support businesses impacted by additional restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

On 31 October, the Government announced further one-off funding in the form of the Additional Restrictions Grant to enable local authorities to provide financial support to businesses that have had their trade severely affected by national and local restrictions.

Due to the limited nature of the funding available, East Riding of Yorkshire Council will implement the Additional Restrictions Grant as a discretionary scheme across multiple time periods to match periods of national or local restrictions, until the one-off funding has been fully utilised.

Period one of the scheme will cover the period November 5 to December 2, 2020.

Councillor Richard Burton, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the council has and is continuing to do all it can to support local businesses, whether that be by providing advice and guidance or through practical support, such as financial aid, and help the East Riding economy through these challenging circumstances and position our region to grow and thrive in the future.”

The discretionary funding available will not be sufficient to provide support to all businesses, so period one will target and prioritise support for those business which do not qualify for the mandatory business grants provided during the current period of national restrictions imposed by the Government, as follows: • Businesses mandated to close by the Government and do not have a rateable value but have eligible on-going fixed property related costs.

• Businesses that have not been mandated to close but can demonstrate a severe impact on business income (a minimum reduction of 30%) as a result of restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 and are either: • an essential retail business allowed to remain open • a business that remains open and is part of the supply chain to essential retail businesses and/or businesses mandated to close.

Further Local Restrictions Support Grants are available to businesses which have been mandated to close.

For more information, criteria of the grants and how to apply, go to www.eastriding.gov.uk/business/coronavirusgrants-for-businesses-and-charities/ Businesses across the East Riding looking for more advice and guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic can contact the council’s business support team by emailing startup.business@eastriding.gov.uk

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Puzzle solutions and quiz answers Below are the puzzle solutions and quiz answers from page 25

Quiz answers: 1. Selection Box 2. Tin Pan Alley 3. Selby 4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 5. Seles (Monica) 6. Tinder 7. Tintagel 8. Self Control – Laura Branigan 9. Selene 10. Tinseltown

Down on the allotment

By Jane Sutherland IT’S FEELING very autumnal now, cold damp mornings and dark early. I have my wellies on when on the allotment, they are a must have for me. I love mine; they have a neoprene lining that makes them warm and comfortable. When the weather makes the plot a no-go area, unless it’s to pick something for dinner, it is a good time to tidy the shed. I like to know where things are so that I can go straight to them. It does not always work like that though as Colin never puts anything away in its proper place. As he converted a shed into a potting shed for me, with potting bench, storage, and room for us both and the four dogs, I will forgive him.

I keep a note book every year, and draw in a plan of what we planted, where, and when. The crops get rotated each year. We divide the plot to grow several groups of plants i.e., greens root crop potatoes sweetcorn, peas and beans. This help prevent buildup of disease in the soil.

A few weeks ago, Colin planted out his over wintering onion and garlic. These will have a good head start on crops that are planted next year. He has planted them into the raised beds that had strawberry’s in last year. I planted strawberry runners, baby plants, up at the end of September, so I will have new plants to put into new beds in spring.

The greenhouses looked bare after they were emptied of the summer plants, but not for long.

The potted plants that have been out all summer have all been brought back inside. The aloe vera, small olive trees, and the small fig plants etc, need protection from frost and rain.

I have planted lettuce seedlings into some of the boxes of compost that previously had tomato plants in. they should be ready in a few

Reflecting on last Christmas with a very different Christmas ahead

By Richard Harries

weeks as long as they are watered and the slugs don’t munch them.

There are still sweet and chilli peppers on the plants waiting to be used. I find leaving them on the plant makes them last a lot longer than if they are all picked off to store.

We are already buying seeds for next year, as well as saving seeds from our own plants. It is always good to get them in early. we keep the seeds in tins or other containers that mice cannot get into, and store them in a cool place in the shed. Colin keeps his parsnip seed in the freezer over winter. We think it helps with the germination when sown in spring.

He always has a good crop of parsnips. There is always some friendly competition going on with other allotmenteers, to see who gets the best results.

We are now digging over the area where the potatoes are going next year, and I also got the weeds out of the carrot patch, and have

taken out the ones that are still any good. I have raked out the dead leaves from the cabbage and sprout patch, all good for the compost heap. It also keeps the air circulating under the plants, it helps to stop mould spreading and deprives the slugs and snails of somewhere to hide.

We try to get the netting and posts, that we use to support and protect the plants, put away into storage for the winter. Netting can be a big problem for small animals like hedgehogs and grass snakes.

They can become entangled and be injured or die. Some weeks ago, we had a Tawney owl trapped in one of our nets. It was so well camouflaged that we walked past it several time before we spotted it. It was totally exhausted from its struggle to free itself. We had the RSPCA come and collect it. They said that they thought that it would make a full recovery and be released back into the wild close to where it was found.

EVERY year from mid-November onwards I get to perform all over. At church parties, schools, cafes, charity events and even one year in the Valley Gardens in a high wind! I love Christmas and have lots and lots of Christmas poems. You can find them on my Happy Christmas poems group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/2 59233690904868. One year we had had seven Christmas dinners at church and WI events and by Christmas Day really did not need more turkey, so we treated ourselves to crab and lobster which we love.

Such a busy time of the year for me and for five weeks I drive all over Yorkshire to perform. I can easily do an hour of Christmas poems and stories. Last year I had appeared at an event at the Spurn Bird Observatory with lots of poets and storytellers. I had been invited to attend and there were some children from Easington Primary School, who had all written poems too. All were lovely but one boy had written a very special one about a kingfisher. A brilliant event and they seemed to like my poems. I performed ‘Leonora the Lobster’, ‘The Mermaid Returns’ and ‘Inspiration in Holderness’ (about Tolkien’s time here).

Imagine how delighted I was when I got a call from the school asking if I would appear at their children’s party at Christmas. Apparently when the children had been asked who they wanted as performers they asked for me! I went to their carol service and walked to the school with them. The place was packed. All the children, staff, parents, governors and more. I had great fun doing the Christmas poems but then did two of the ones I had done at Spurn and something amazing happened. As I started the opening lines of both Leonara and the Mermaid I got spontaneous

recognition applause from the audience of children. Like when a pop star begins their greatest hit! Now I have had applause after a poem often but never like this. A lovely day and then lovely cake and tea and a very sweet Christmas Card made by the children and a calendar. It really was the highlight of my Christmas performances.

Then my eight and 10-year-old granddaughters arrived with their Mum and Dad from the Midlands for the weekend before Christmas. We had great fun. We have a pretend Christmas the Saturday before the real one, by which time they have gone home. After opening presents I took my older granddaughter Izzy into the dining room. She obviously wondered what I was going to say. She looked at me with large unblinking blue eyes and I said: “you are going to be eleven soon. Do you want to stop getting lots of presents and have me give you money so you can decide what to buy yourself next year?” Without blinking and in a nanosecond she said: “ooh presents still please Grandpa!” Which was lovely to hear. We did lots with our visitors that was fun but one of the greatest things was going on the open top bus tour of Withernsea looking at all the special Christmas lights.

Organised by Jim Blake with Karl Senior as our brilliant driver. Fantastic evening. Then Christmas Eve they all left and we got ready for Christmas dinner. We went to the Bengal Lancer in town and it was fun and the food delicious and there were quite a few friends in, which was lovely. Then a quiet Boxing Day and off to a hotel between Leeds and Otley. Loads of shopping and visits to friends. We also met up with other dear friends for meals and had a fantastic fun time.

So that was how we spent Christmas last year and let’s hope we get back to fun times like that very soon.

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East Riding Libraries offer good news for residents concerned about the mental health of a child in their care EAST Riding Libraries are offering the chance to explore Reading Well for Children - a list of books recommended to help children understand their feelings and worries, and cope with tough times.

East Riding Libraries stock a full collection of every book on the list in every East Riding Library, all free to borrow.

The books have been chosen by children, carers, health experts and librarians. They are endorsed by leading health organisations such as NHS England, MIND, and the Royal College of GPs. The list is targeted at children in Key Stage 2 but includes titles aimed at a wide range of reading

levels to support less confident readers, and to encourage children to read together with their siblings and carers.

A recent study of 10,000 families in the UK suggested primary school children were much more troubled by lockdown than secondary school pupils.

In addition, a survey of young people undertaken

by YoungMinds found that 80% of respondents agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse. This was often related to increased feelings of anxiety, isolation, a loss of coping mechanisms or a loss of motivation.

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Council shortlisted for prestigious national award EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has been shortlisted for the APSE Service Awards 2020 Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery. The awards are taking place online on Wednesday, December 16.

Twenty four UK authorities entered four or more submissions in various categories making them eligible for this award. After analysing all of the eligible council submissions, six councils have been shortlisted: East Riding of Yorkshire Council Aberdeen City Council Cambridge City Council Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Nottingham City Council Swansea Council

Schools can also request to loan a full ‘Reading Well for Children’ collection to the school as part of the Schools’ Library Service, along with downloadable classroom activity packs to accompany some of the books - find out more about the Schools' Library Service at https://www.eastridinglibraries.co.uk/memberships/schools-library-service/ View the full collection, and various other health and wellbeing reading lists and support available through East Riding Libraries at https://www.eastridinglibraries.co.uk/more-than-books/health-zone.

The library is free to join and free to use – find out more at www.eastridinglibraries.co.uk

Paul Bellotti, director of Communities and the Environment, said: “I am absolutely delighted that our efforts have been recognised by APSE and that we have been shortlisted in the final six for this prestigious award. I would like to congratulate our staff who have contributed to getting us this far.

“We look forward very much to hearing the outcome of the awards ceremony on December 16.”

The council submitted entries on a range of service areas: Best Efficiency and Transformation: Four Weddings and a Funeral: Revenues and Benefits Best Innovation and Neighbourhood: Helping Syrian Refugees: Housing, Transportation, and Public Protection Best Innovation and Demand Management: Text Service Reminders for Bin Collections: Streetscene Services Best Service Team of The Year: Housing, Construction & Building (Infrastructure for Climate Change): Infrastructure and Facilities Best Service Team of the Year: Transport and Fleet (Fleet Standardisation): Streetscene Services Best Service Team of the Year: Waste and Recycling: Streetscene Services.

Rudolph…….had a very furry nose - Christmas card wildlife By Alan Tharatt HOLLY and ivy are used today to decorate our houses and to make festive wreaths, gathering greenery for the midwinter solstice is an ancient custom throughout Europe and Asia. Although it has always been considered bad luck to cut down a holly, branches of holly with the bright red berries (only on female trees) are much in demand for decoration, but you need to get to them before the blackbirds and thrushes.

Although we mostly see them as small trees or shrubs, if left alone in good soil, they can grow to 50 feet or more. In days gone by, before our birds were protected, small birds were caught using sticky bird-lime made from holly bark. The wood of holly is creamy white and is valued for woodturning and decorative work.

Not all leaves on a holly are prickly, the higher up the tree, the fewer prickles, as they are not needed to protect from browsing animals.

IVY is used for our midwinter decorating, but it is also an immensely valuable plant for wildlife.

It’s flowers provide nectar for bees and other insects as late as November when all other flowers have gone and the berries provide food when there is little else in late winter and early spring.

The dense foliage provides cover for all manner of insects and spiders, providing food for many birds as well as shelter and nesting sites. It also provides summer roosting places for bats. It can be a refuge from predators. A while ago a blackbird dashed into the ivy on our old pear tree, followed, inches behind, by a sparrowhawk, which crashed into the ivy and disappeared, appearing a few moments later very dishevelled, minus the blackbird. Ivy is not parasitic and does not harm trees other than by it’s sheer weight if allowed to grow unchecked.

Holly and ivy together provide the food for the larvae of the holly blue butterfly. The butterfly’s first brood feed on holly, the second on ivy. We have holly blues in our garden as we have plenty of both holly and ivy.

ROBINS are members of the thrush family, garden favourites and Britain’s national bird because of their attractive plumage and confiding manner. They are fairly omnivorous although they have preference for insect food, they are especially fond of mealworms if you put them on you birdtable. They will keep a close eye out for their next meal while you are digging in your garden. These friendly little birds are insanely territorial and the males will attack any other male

which dares to venture into it’s territory, they will even attack stuffed robins or bunches of red feathers.

Perhaps this is the origin “seeing red”. They keep their territories all year round, not just in the breeding season.

MISTLETOE is another evergreen with myths and legends dating back to pre-christian times. It is a parasitic plant, feeding off the sap of it’s host trees. Hanging it inside the house dates back to the time of the Druids, who believed that the plant would bring good luck and keep evil spirits away.

Christmas trees are another example of decorative greenery. They are mostly Norway Spruce, although Sitka Spruce are becoming more popular as they have less tendency to shed their needles over the floor.

Their use is not very ancient, only becoming popular since the 19th century.

Last but not least, from our Christmas cards, are REINDEER. These large members of the deer family were natives of this country until the climate warmed after the last ice age. There is a small herd in the Cairngorms which were introduced about 60 years ago. This is a type of sub-arctic habitat suitable for the animals, but they were hunted

to extinction by the 12th century. If you’re ever in the area, there are daily trips to visit this tame but free living herd. There are still vast herds in some sub-arctic regions, the largest being in Russia and numbering from between 500,000 and one million. In most areas, their numbers are falling rapidly, mostly because of climate change and increasing human populations.

Reindeer have been domesticated for thousands of years, probably since the bronze age. They have been used for transport and a source of meat and furs. Unlike most deer,

both males and females have antlers, but just like other deer, they shed their antlers each year. The males shed their antlers in December, whilst the females hang on to theirs until the summer.

If our Christmas cards are right, then all Santa’s reindeer pulling his sleigh all have antlers and so they are all females! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Poor Rudolph, being mistaken for a male all these years and not only that, his nose can’t be shiny, as reindeer all have furry noses.

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Keyless vehicle locking systems advice HUMBERSIDE Police has issued advice regarding keyless vehicle locking systems. Vehicle crime has a huge impact on people’s lives.

• Keep keys out of sight inside your property; don’t leave near doors, windows or out on worktops • If possible, use a blocking pouch (Faraday Bag) – these are inexpensive – make sure you store your spare key in one too • Turn off keyless fob’s wireless signal - wireless signals on some keyless fobs can be switched off • Use a steering wheel lock or car alarm - most modern car thieves are equipped with laptops rather than hand tools, so mechanical devices – such as steering wheel locks – can be a real deterrent • Re-programme your keys - if you buy a second-hand vehicle, there is a risk that you may not be given all of the sets of car keys. Reprogramming your car keys can stop thieves using stolen keys

General car crime prevention advice • If you have a garage, keep your car in it when it is not being used • If you don’t have a garage, park your car as close to your property as possible to make access difficult • Where possible, block your car in with another vehicle or a driveway parking post which would mean the vehicle couldn’t be driven away • Install CCTV and a motion sensor security light covering the area where your vehicle is kept, such as your driveway or the street outside your property • Check and make sure that no valuables are left in sight in the vehicle and keep the glove box empty where possible. Consider leaving it open to show there is nothing inside • Invest in a tracking device.

Whilst it won’t necessarily stop the vehicle being stolen, it will significantly increase the chances of us being able to locate and recovering it To report information about crime in your area, please call our nonemergency 101 line or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council helps launch free employability programme for young people EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council, in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched No Limits – a free new employability programme for young people aged 18-24.

The programme aims to help participants from across East Yorkshire to access employment and training opportunities.

It is available to young people in the region either virtually (via online video chat) or through Youth Hubs (central locations where participants are signposted to services that assist with progression to employment), located in Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Hessle and Withernsea.

Dedicated advisers will be on hand to support participants by identifying and achieving realistic employment goals and opportunities through the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Carl Southcoat, project manager

for the programme at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “We can offer a one-stop service for young people trying to find employment in the East Riding.

“We are working closely with other organisations and projects to make sure that our clients can get the support that they need, to help them to achieve their career goals and ambitions.”

To give participants the chance to progress in the changing world of employment, the programme’s advisers will work closely with them to create a unique programme of training – tailoring their specific needs and aims, such as developing a wide range of computer and digital skills.

Advisers will also take on a ‘key worker’ role to establish and coordinate a broad range of partnership working opportunities with local businesses and employers to generate the right

opportunities for participants.

They will also support young people by helping them access services and try to help them overcome any specific individualised barriers.

Councillor Victoria Aitken, portfolio holder for economic development and inward investment at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “No Limits is an employability programme which is a greatly welcomed service with which we can help to provide for young people, especially in this current COVID-climate that is affecting the employment market.

“And the unique thing about it is that we can offer tailored support for all users, including multi-agency and triage support for those that

are furthest away from the employment market.

“The main aim of No Limits is to help young people to identify an achievable path to the employment they want, and to equip them with the skills they need to get there.”

Graham Stuart MP heralds half a million of extra funding for healthier travel in the East Riding EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is set to receive £467,400 of new funding from the second tranche of the Government’s Active Travel Fund which Graham Stuart, who is the MP for Beverley and Holderness, says is a step in the right direction to making his constituency more pedestrian and bike-friendly.

The funding, which is earmarked for projects such as new, segregated cycle lanes, ‘School Streets’, and ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhoods’, is part of a record £2 billion investment which aims to double the number of journeys taken on foot or by bike over the next five years.

It will be given to councils under tough new conditions ensuring that thorough consultations are carried out with local communities and that schemes’ impact on motorists and businesses are closely weighed up.

These conditions follow discussions with local MPs, many of whom reported back that previous schemes have not always been well-received by local road users and businesses. Councils will have to report back to the Government on the schemes’ impacts – both positive and negative – within a year of their introduction.

If these conditions are not met, future funding allocations will be reduced and the Government could claw back some of the money already provided.

Commenting on the news, Mr Stuart said: “With lots of flat land across much of Beverley and

Holderness, I’ve always thought that we should be encouraging people to walk or cycle more wherever possible, especially for shorter journeys.

“I’m delighted that our area will benefit from additional funding to make our local area more bike and pedestrian-friendly, while maintaining the access and space other road users still need.

“Councils will be given plenty of time to work out how best to spend

this money so that it delivers maximum benefits for active travelling without having a negative impact on motorists.”

The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps MP, added: “It has been great to see so many people build cycling and walking into their daily travel habits. To support them, we know it’s vital to have the right infrastructure in place so everyone – cyclists, pedestrians and motorists – can use our roads.

“This funding will help further realise that ambition, but councils must engage with communities to develop schemes that work for everyone – those that haven’t won’t be able to take their plans forward.”

CYCLING: MP Graham Stuart cycling past St Mary’s Church in Beverley.

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Withernsea AFC – Planning for the future

2020 STARTED positively for Withernsea Football Club. We had our 15th summer tournament planned in July, a June presentation at the clubhouse and numerous new initiatives lined up. Then Covid hit and all the good work by a small team of volunteers had been lost.

Of course health comes first, the health of our players, the boys and girls, their families, supporters of the club and the residents of Withernsea and the surrounding area but to a small club, run by volunteers on a shoestring, the March lockdown hit us for six.

The club used this period to introduce a ‘reset’ strategy. It was felt the club had stood still, provided what it needed to ensure football was played and children could train, but the club didn’t have an objective, a vision. A few Zoom meetings later and a proposal was produced.

The initiatives were necessary to ensure the financial safety of the club but also to improve the training equipment, renew some of the behind-the-scenes necessities and to maintain the small sinking fund.

There are too many ‘what ifs’ when running a small local club and to not be able to draw on the income from the summer events was a big hit immediately to the cash flow.

First on the agenda was to give the club an aim “To create an environment where football can be played and enjoyed by all, regardless of age, gender, race or disability. We strive for excellence not only on the pitch but also through our coaching, volunteering, and reaching out in the local community” This would give us a platform on which to build relationships, maintain teams and help when talking to key stakeholders and sponsorship partners.

We also created a roles and responsibilities flow chart, helping all involved know who to come to with which issues and escalations.

Kerry Windas was appointed as Welfare Officer, joining the committee of Andy Beedham (Chairman), Howard Gant (ViceChairman), Mark Windas (Junior Chairman), Sofe McBride (Ops Manager), Matt Hoe (Treasurer) and Tom Finn (Club Secretary).

Tom was also hugely influential in achieving the clubs next goal, the return of a men’s open age team.

The 2019/20 season had seen no senior team at the club and Tom’s endeavours were rewarded when 30+ turned up for training in the first week. It was clear the numbers could stand the creation of two teams and upon appointing volunteer coaches and managers Withernsea entered both sides into the league system.

We also appointed a fundraising committee with Darren and Amy Eades taking the lead, Amy and Sofe were influential in the return of the kitchen facilities in the club house this year. This is something not possible without Bill, a gentleman who volunteers his time on a Sunday morning to give something back to the sport he loves, thanks Bill!

Communication had been one of the club’s biggest issues. Getting reasoned messages to the right people is a challenge. Sharing a single agenda across 12 teams and getting everyone’s buy in is a behemoth task. We needed to make a change. The committee began to release regular letters to the parents, in the form of PDFs, which coaches could forward in Facebook or WhatsApp groups.

First on the agenda was to address the subs. They had remained at the same level for

numerous years and with a hole in the cash flow and necessary expense for training equipment the club introduced a reduced Monthly Fee, payable by standing order and a signing on fee for every player.

This was a really tough call in challenging economic times, but the club would like to say a big thank you to all parents, guardians and carers who embraced the change and made it as smooth a process as it could have been. This new digital structure would allow for much better planning, tighter controls and give greater visibility to the coaches, allowing them to focus on training and not managing subs.

The biggest achievement of the club over the last 12 months has been how the coaches and committee group reacted to the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the

Government and latterly by the FA and ERCFA. The club has produced and made available multiple risk assessments as guidance has changed and focused all of its attentions on creating a safe space for children and adults to train and play without fear. We’ve done our best, the rest was up to the parents and children and they repaid all the effort the club had put in by following the guidelines as best as possible.

So, what’s on the agenda for next year?

The club are 125 years old in 2022 and the 2021/22 season will see the club embark on its 125th year anniversary season. The club are aiming for a new kit for all teams, an anniversary logo and multiple fund-raising and awareness events over the course of the 12

months.

We are actively looking for a headline sponsor and some financial help with the great work the club does for its 150 children and 30+ seniors. The club can be contacted by calling 07985 146369.

We have an Easter Tournament organised for the U7s and U8s and the date is set for the 15th Summer tournament in July, an event which brings c4000 people to the town.

The future of the club is hugely important to many people, as is it’s history. The committee would like to say thank you to everyone for any help, support or sponsorship you have given the club this year and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope to welcome you down to Hull Road Playing Fields in the New Year.

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Eastenders ready for #TheReturn

By Richard Lusmore

2 AFTER much debate and deliberation following the placing of Hull and the East Riding in Tier 3 under the Government’s latest COVID regulations, grassroots football is again all set for a return.

An update from The Football Association, relayed by the East Riding County Football Association (ERCFA) to member clubs in the first week of December gave the green light for resumption of activity for all grassroots teams, albeit with certain new restrictions imposed.

Initially there was some doubt over what the ERCFA have dubbed #TheReturn but thankfully the receipt of the “clear guidance” required from The FA has since paved the way for a resumption of the leagues.

As such Low Farm was set to host its first game back on Saturday, 12 December, with the First Team hosting Goole United in Humber Premier League Division 1.

Craig Foster’s team will be looking to kick-on from their form in October, which had seen them climb to third in the table thanks to back-to-back wins against St Mary’s and Kingfields.

Following the visit of Goole, The Eastenders head off to face leaders Hessle Sporting Club in their final game of the year. They then return to action on 9 January 2021 with a trip to Beverley Town Reserves.

As it stands, the HPL are still to issue fixtures for the remainder of the New Year, which given the continuing uncertainty over the current pandemic situation is perhaps not surprising.

Whilst the First Team have used a couple of training sessions in preparation for their return to action, the club’s two East Riding County League teams blew the cobwebs off with a ‘friendly’ on the 4G at Withernsea High School on 5 December.

A decent work-out was experienced by both teams, with a Tom Richardson brace and a Marc Mead goal eventually sealing a 3-1 win over the Academy, for whom Billy Frith had scored a first half opener.

Both teams will hope December’s two fixtures can yield an upturn in fortunes after both ended October in losing fashion.

In Division 4 the Reserves were set to travel to bottom club Lenny’s Bar on 12 December, before hosting Holderness rivals Hedon Rangers Academy in the final game of the year.

The Stiffs returned to action with a new-look management team in place. With Brett Fisk unavailable for the foreseeable future and both Ross Derbyshire and Steve Ward having been featuring in a playing capacity for the Academy prior to lockdown, Brad Bowden has moved to appoint James Hastings as assistant-manager – a role he had stepped up to on an ad-hoc basis in October.

For the Academy it was a trip to fellow Division 6 strugglers Hornsea Town 3rds on 12 December before a home game against AFC Pulse at Patrington the following weekend.

The latter fixture will hopefully see the Academy unveil their new playing strip. Completing the club’s tie-up with local ‘good cause’ Hull 4 Heroes and kit suppliers Core-37, the lads will don a strip that ensures their assimilation into the Eastenders’ fold whilst also acknowledging the debt owed to their junior origins via the use of Patrington AFC’s club colours.

The red and black design will be worn by the Academy for home games at Welwick Road, where it will tie-in with the colours adorning its surrounds and also as an alternative away kit for the club’s other Saturday teams. It’s another striking addition to the range and of course it helps to promote a very worthy charitable cause.

Completing the round-up of team news, the Awd Ezzies were also scheduled to resume activity in the Hull & District Veterans League Division 5 when Swanland Vets visit Low Farm on Sunday 13 December.

They then face January trips to Hedon Rangers ‘B’ (3rd) and Brigg Town ‘B’ (17th).

Away from the action, last month the club were saddened to learn of the death of Morris Biglin at the age of 82. Morris enjoyed a long association with The Eastenders from a young age, playing for them during the late 1950s and early 1960s as well as serving on the

management committee, before becoming a member of the ‘Farm Faithful’ in later years, regularly attending home matches at Low Farm as a keen supporter of the club.

On a happier note, work has begun on the next stage of the ongoing development of Low Farm, which will hopefully ensure it becomes one of the tidiest village

1: BACK IN ACTION!: The Reserves and Academy made their post-Lockdown return to the field of play on 5 December with an in-house friendly at Withernsea High School (pic Rich Snaith) 2: SAD NEWS: We were saddened to learn last month of the death of former player, committee member and supporter Morris Biglin, pictured here (circled) with some of his Easington team mates on a trip to Sheffield in 1961 (Club photo) 3: STRIKING!: The new 'home' shirt to be worn by the Academy team for the remainder of the season has been unveiled. The choice of colours is a nod towards the Patrington AFC junior club from which most of the squad have progressed (Club photo)

sports venues in the area. Hopefully, the fruits of the current labour will be available to view in person early in the New Year but suffice to say we on the committee are very excited about it.

For up-to-date news, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter (both @EasingtonUtd) and Instagram (easington_united_afc). In addition, with no live action to report on

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recently, on our club website (www.easington-united.co.uk) we have taken the opportunity to run more of the “Lockdown Look Back” articles that proved so popular in the spring.

Finally, wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year are extended to all readers of the new Withernsea & Community News from all at Easington United AFC!

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