Escrick - Deighton - Stillingfleet
Kelfield - Naburn - Crockey Hill
August 2024
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
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Hello everyone,
Have you ever heard the saying ‘turning on a sixpence’? I have and I certainly used it many times over the years. The historian in me always likes to find out origins of words and sayings but google wasn’t particularly forthcoming this time. It did say something about London Cabs being able to turn on a sixpence, focusing on turning circles, but little about the origin. It did say that the common usage actually referred to life and how it can suddenly change without warning which is the context I have usually used the phrase… ‘life turns on a sixpence’.
I use it – because it is true!
Sometimes we are pottering along nicely, with all well in our world when out of the blue something happens to turn our lives upside down and inside out – our lives turn on a sixpence. Everything changes!!
A recent example of this is in January this year, expecting to plan an exciting year ahead with Maxine only to discover that she would need to leave due to her ill health. I would be losing a valued clergy colleague and my administrator all in one fell swoop (our friendship of course continues regardless). I was, I can tell you, deeply worried and anxious about the future for us both.
Six short months later and what do I find – life again has turned on a sixpence but this time with lots to be thankful for. At the end of June, the Reverend Debbie Long arrived as our Assistant Curate who will serve her curacy with us at the Rivers Partnership. At the beginning of July, we appointed Ruth Owen to be our new administrator. We welcome both to the Rivers Partnership community. At the beginning of August, we will be interviewing for a new House for Duty, so please do pray for that process and for an appointment to be made to add to our team. Another good piece of news is that following her move to the coast, Maxine’s health is beginning to improve – good news indeed!
Most people would possibly attribute this to good and bad luck, and that is an easy assumption to make. But it’s not – it is simply life. When we look back at
difficult times and reflect – it is then when we can see that God was with us and when we see the good things happen, we can see that God is blessing us with their abundant gifts. We are constantly surprised when wonderful things happen, but we shouldn’t be as we know God is good! In the good and bad times, God never leaves us, and as Mother Julian tells us ‘…all will be well all manner of things shall be well’.
I am now back to where I was at the beginning of the year – looking forward with joy to God’s possibilities for the Rivers Partnership and excited for the future. Take a few moments to reflect on when your life ‘turned on a sixpence’. Then join with me in thanking God for their presence and for our abundant blessings sent by our loving God.
With Love, Rev Jackie x
Derwent Probus
The June meeting was a different one. We decided to arrange a summer lunch, and a good number of us, including wives and partners, enjoyed a visit to The Parsonage in Escrick. It was one of the hot days at the end of June and we were treated to an excellent meal in very pleasant surroundings. A good conclusion to an interesting six months. The programme for the remainder of the year promises a good variety of topics –ranging from the highest pub in Britain to the Yorkshire coast, the Selby coalfield to China. If these topics interest you, then come as a guest initially, we would be pleased to see you.
Have you thought about joining the Group? Probus is part of a global organisation with some 40 clubs in Yorkshire alone. We meet on the last Wednesday of the month at White Rose House in Wheldrake. The current membership is predominantly male but is open to all. If you would like to know more, chat to a member or contact Bob Nott, the Secretary at rwnott@btinternet.com or on 01904 448106. Our website is https://derwentprobusclub.blogspot.com. We will be pleased to welcome you.
Escrick Church is open daily between 8am and 5pm. Our service plan is in the centre pages of the magazine. Everyone is welcome to call into Church, light a candle and maybe have a look at the second-hand book and jigsaw stall. Volunteers are always very welcome to get involved in all our services and events. Please contact our Churchwarden Heather Conolly at churchwardenescrick@gmail.com for more information or if you are available to help. Many thanks.
Easy Fundraising. This is a simple way to help the Church raise funds at no extra cost to yourself. All that is required is to log on to www.easyfundraising.org.uk and follow the links to nominate St. Helen’s Church. So far this year, we have raised over £400 for Church funds.
Scarecrow Festival Saturday 21st-Sunday 22nd September. St. Helen’s Church are organising a Tombola stall at the Escrick Scarecrow Festival. Do you have any new or unwanted gifts you would be willing to donate as prizes please? Items can be left in the marked box in Church. Thank you very much.
Family ‘Fun at 4’ will be taking their summer break in August. We will be resuming on Sunday 8th September. See you at 4pm on September 8th for family fun with songs, bible stories, crafts and pizza!
Partnership Prayer Lunch. Monday 12th August. Prayers 11.30am to 12 noon followed by a soup lunch. Everyone is very welcome to come along for 30 minutes of informal prayers for our community and whatever and wherever is on our hearts. If you aren’t able to come along but have prayer requests, please do let us know. Likewise, even if you can’t make the prayer session, you are very welcome to join us for the soup lunch from 12 noon. No need to book, just come along.
The ‘Little Hoots’ Baby and Toddler Group will be taking their summer break during July and August. We will be resuming on Tuesday 10th September. For more information, please contact escrickchurch@gmail.com.
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The 100 Club. If you would like to be part of this club, please contact Carolyn Skilbeck. For an annual subscription of £12, you chose a number which is then entered into 12 monthly draws. This gives you the chance of winning cash prizes every month for a whole year. Not bad for just £12, is it?
Cleaning Rota – July: M. Cartmell & N. Mackenzie
Escrick Heritage Events (All events in Escrick Church)
Escrick Heritage Group - Wednesday 7th August 7.30pm. Come along to hear about ‘The North Yorkshire County record Office and a potted history of Cochranes, Selby’s Shipyard’. As usual, all very welcome. Members free. Visitors/guests £4 and refreshments will be served.
Heritage Afternoon. Monday 12th August. Come along from 1pm for a look around the Church or sit and enjoy a chat over tea and cake. Again, all very welcome.
Hoots Café – Tuesday 20th August 9.30am to 12 noon. Absolutely everyone very welcome to come along for tea/coffee and cakes. Adults £3, children 50p. (Free refills). We look forward to seeing you.
Forward notice... Escrick Heritage GroupWednesday 4th September 7.30pm. The history of All Saints, North Street, and it’s mediaeval stained glass’ by Dr Robert Richards’.
This month we are once again supporting Derwent Lions in collecting used spectacles. They arrange for them to be checked and distributed to those in need. If you have changed your prescription since our last collection, or like me have come across a couple of old pairs at the bottom of a drawer, please place them in the box at the back of St Helen’s, Escrick before 31 August. Thank you.
Everyone very welcome to come along to Escrick 'Pop Up’ Tea Shop on Wednesday 7th August, 2pm onwards (last orders at 4pm!) in Escrick and Deighton Club. Coffee, Tea and Cake – adults £3.50, children £1.
The Tea Shop is held on the first Wednesday of each month. We look forward to seeing you.
If you would like to volunteer at the Tea Shop or join the baking rota, please ring Judith (01904 728845). Thank you.
With best wishes, The Tea Shop Team
The Heritage Poetry Group meeting was held on Thursday 20th June at St. Helens Church with the theme of JOY. It certainly was a joyful evening and with the contribution of several very funny poems there was a great deal of laughter.
Again, we ranged from traditional poets to modern poets and a writer of Children’s books including Brian Norton, Daisy Goodwin and Wendy Cope. One of the readings was written by Yorkshireman Ian McMillan who is known for his wonderful poetry hour of the Verb on BBC Radio 4. The poem described his actions if he was Prime Minister for the day. One of the glorious things he wanted was to build a library on every street corner and I think I would have voted for that!
Our next evening together will be National Poetry Day on the 3rd of October 2024 at 7.30pm with the theme COUNTING. National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration that encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry. This annual celebration of voices, words and stories help to bring everyone in the community together. Please come and bring friends to contribute your poem or story on COUNTING or sit and listen and discuss the pleasure of being together. A WARM WELCOME AND DELICIOUS REFRESHMENTS AWAITS YOU – EVERYONE.
Boundary Hedges in the village: At this time of year with fast growing hedges, can we ask all residents to examine their garden boundary and cut back any overgrowth that is infringing onto pathways in the village. There are a number of areas that have been brought to our attention and the co-operation of residents in keeping their boundary hedges cut so as not to hinder pedestrians would be much appreciated. Councillors have agreed to revisit this issue at our next meeting to decide if further specific action is required.
Former North Selby Mine site redevelopment: Councillors continue to object to many aspects of the conversion of this site into a leisure facility for touring and static caravans, latest detailed objections can be found in the minutes of our July meeting.
Tree maintenance and tree removal at Escrick Primary School: Councillors expressed their support for ongoing maintenance work on a large number of trees in the school grounds, including the trimming of lower-level lime tree branches that hinder those walking to the playing field at this time. Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) should be adhered to and where requests have been submitted for trees to be cut down, Councillors support this only if North Yorkshire Council (NYC) experts deem it necessary and then replacement native trees should be planted as replacements.
Noise from farmer bird scarer devices: The Parish Council followed up on reports of these devices causing disturbance to residents, in particular late at night and early in the morning. We are assured that every effort will be made by local farmers to be respectful, and we are hopeful the situation will improve now this has been pointed out to local landowners.
Anti-Litter signs: We are lucky that in most areas of the parish litter dropping is not a problem; however, Councillors have agreed to put up six NYC produced laminated signs at key potential litter points around the village during the summer, as a prompt to all to dispose of their litter respectfully.
Volunteer support in the village: Our representative on the Playing Fields Association reported that their planned summer event has been cancelled due to
lack of volunteers – this is separate to the summer event being held by the Village Green Association.
Unfortunately, this is a common problem for all volunteer groups in the village, so if you are reading this and feel you would like to get involved in any aspect of the upkeep of the fabric of the community, then please do not hesitate to initially contact our clerk who will put you in contact with the relevant group where you have expressed an interest. This does not have to be committee involvement; it could just be a small amount of time to assist in the upkeep of the village.
Escrick Parish Council response to the latest Selby Local Plan Consultation: We provided comprehensive feedback objections during the initial consultation prior to Heronby being removed in this second consultation. We await a meaningful update as requested to NYC and our Divisional Councillor John Cattanach, concerning the latest consultation, the future plans of NYC with regard to their Local Plan for housing in our area and the general issues awaiting a response that are mostly covered in this article.
General Parish update: -
• Discussions are ongoing concerning future replacement of the ageing posts and chain surrounding the Fish Fountain adjacent to the A19 in the village. An application has been made to NYC for funding that is potentially available for this purpose, we still await a response.
• The Parish Council have applied to NYC for part funding for a new item for the playground, we still await a response.
• More detail of general ongoing parish issues can be viewed in the minutes of the last Parish Council meeting, available online and printed on the Parish Council notice board.
New Councillors required: We presently have Parish Councillor vacancies, anyone who could spare a couple of hours once a month to join the PC and assist with local decision making would be made very welcome. You would be co-opted into the group, meaning minimal paperwork and no election required; there are no limitations with regard to experience or minimum adult age. For more information please initially contact our Clerk, Sally Look, clerk@escrick.org.
Next Parish Council Meeting: To be held at The Parsonage Hotel (Wenlock Room, adjacent to the hotel reception) Monday 9th September at 7pm. Previous meeting
minutes and future meeting agendas are posted on the Parish Council notice board and available on our website www.escrick.org.
The village of Escrick is lucky enough to have an impressive Village Hall (escrickvillagehall.com), that sits just behind the Club / Tennis Courts. It was extended in 2007 with a Lottery Funded Grant and now has a large main hall, fully fitted large kitchen, 2 other rooms available to hire and accessible toilets as well as ample parking.
So how does the hall run?
It is a Registered Charity and is totally dependent on volunteers, who – as a committee – are responsible for the entire running of the hall – from general maintenance and decoration, bookings, invoicing, utility supplies, letting of a cleaning contract and accounts.
We hire the hall out for private parties, weddings, fundraising events, local dance schools and exercise classes, local groups such as Young Farmers and amateur dramatic groups, as well as being the home of Escrick Pre-School.
To date we have managed to keep our hire charges very reasonable, made possible by holding two fundraising events per year ourselves.
A few members of the committee have stepped down over the last couple of years now putting pressure on the remaining committee. If you are interested in getting involved – either by joining the committee or offering one off support to a Project or fundraising event – please get in touch to protect this much valued community resource.
Please either email escrickvillagehall@gmail.com or message 0757 976 9931 we’d love to hear from you.
Leavers: Our fantastic Year 6 children will now be enjoying a well-deserved rest as they contemplate their next step in their education, moving to their new secondary school. We are so proud of them and what they have achieved at our school. They finished their year with a Leavers’ Service at St Helen’s church and with two fabulous performances of their musical play, ‘What’s the crime, Mr Wolf?’, which was very well received and showed off their confidence and talent. We wish them all the very best for the future!
Year 5 & 6 residential trip to East Barnby: All the children and staff had a great time. We hope to be able to include photographs in our next newsletter.
Sports Day: All children took part in a selection of events on sports day, with Key Stage 2’s races in the morning and KS1 enjoying their competition in the afternoon. The children had lots of fun, and lots of smiles were seen, alongside a good deal of athleticism, concentration and determination. Happily, the weather stayed fine, so ice lollies at the end were a welcome treat!
Most of the upper KS2 girls attended a sports day at Queen Margaret’s School towards the end of the summer term. Despite some less than pleasant weather, they all acquitted themselves well and some stunning performances were seen, particularly from Y6 Nattida who set some record times!
Our girls’ football team have worked so hard this year in their weekly training sessions and in matches. In the Y4/5 football match vs. Wheldrake, there was finally a win for Escrick! Well done all.
Some of the Year 1 and Year 2 children went to a football afternoon at Huntington Secondary School in July and took part in training exercises and mini games. They all had a fantastic time!
Most classes had their final trip of the year in the second half of summer term.
In the last week of term, Year 6 went to Selby College for Crucial Crew, an event where they were taught some basic safety information and common-sense life skills presented by the fire service, police, rail safety officers and more. They learned lots of important lessons which will help them as they grow in independence in the coming years.
Year 4 enjoyed their trip to Howsham Mill near Malton. They had a tour of the mill, learnt about its history and made solar ovens. Following their visit, they made pledges to help reduce their carbon footprints and protect the environment. 'I promise that if something looks torn, I will try and fix it and not just throw it away to keep the planet clean.' Saachi Scenes from Year 4's Howsham Mill trip are shown to the right.
Years 1 & 2 loved visiting Stockeld Park, where they took part in a forest walk, enjoyed learning about and discussing traditional tales in a hands-on workshop, and had lots of fun at The Playhive, as seen below.
Year 3’s trip took place earlier in the year. In class, they enjoyed finishing their Mediterranean topic by preparing and eating a Greek salad!
Visitors: YoYo (York Schools and Youth Trust) visited school recently to present a transition assembly.
Reception Class visited the Harewood Estate to visit the farm there. They had the opportunity to feed the cows and the sheep and went on a lovely rainy day walk.
Years 2-6 enjoyed a fabulous skateboarding day with each of these year groups enjoying learning some basic skateboarding skills from visiting experts.
Many of our musicians had the chance to perform at the end of term. The four Rocksteady bands presented a performance for Key Stage 2 and parents; the year
3 children were able to show their prowess playing their brass instruments in a concert for parents; and other children who learn instruments were able to volunteer for a special music assembly. There are so many talented children at Escrick! Below one of the Rocksteady groups are seen performing.
PTA: Thank you to all PTA members who work so hard to raise money for school. Friday ice cream sales and cake sales over the year, along with seasonal pop-up shops, raffles, film nights, refreshments at sports days and other events all help to provide resources in school as well as treats for the children. As always, we are incredibly grateful to those parents who so kindly give up their time to organise and present these events.
Pre-school is now closed for the summer holidays and our lovely team are having a well-deserved rest.
We are full for the next academic year of 2024/2025; however, we do have a waiting list if you are interested in joining our fabulous little setting.
Florist and Flower Farmer supplying flowers for all occasions.
• Bouquets, baskets and buckets
• Weekly/monthly flower subscription service.
• Group tuition and wreath making.
• Wedding and event flowers
• Local free delivery.
Lots of photographs on our website, Facebook and Instagram www.riverbendflowersyork.co.uk riverbendflowersyork@gmail.com 07910318932
We still have spaces available for September 2025. If you would like to visit in the Autumn term and have a look around, please contact me on the details below.
We will look forward to hearing from you.
Have a lovely summer!
• We provide a fun, friendly setting that delivers high quality childcare for children in Escrick and surrounding villages.
• We take children from 2 years old and accept government funding entitlements (15 hrs and 30 hrs) and childcare vouchers.
• We are open Monday - Friday and operate on a session basis.
Morning session 9.00 am – 12pm
Lunchtime session 12pm – 12.30 pm
Afternoon session 12.30 pm – 3.00 pm
• We have an exceptional team of experienced, friendly staff and provide links with neighbouring schools to assist in every child’s transition to big school.
Email – manager@escrickpreschool.co.uk or call 07878377588.
Find out more about us at www.escrickpreschool.co.uk.
Theakston's Domino League
At the end of the season, The Grey Horse team came runner’s up, and the Pairs League was won by two of the members and three members won the Ted Oakland 3 hand final. A good night was had at the Grey Horse for the presentation of the prizes and a big thank you to the Grey Horse for donating the raffle money back into the league funds and providing a free buffet. Anyone is welcome to join the team which commences in late September.
Do you enjoy our KVI pub nights, coffee mornings, bingo and marquee events? Well these only happen with help from villagers – to ensure we can continue to maintain the Kelfield Village Institute and keep our events running, we need new committee members. Please reach out if you would like to know more: kelfieldvillageinstitute@gmail.com.
KVI Proms: Saturday 7th September
This will be a marquee event similar to last year’s Last Night of The Proms event. There will be hot food available, with music by The Edukators and song sheets provided for the good old Proms ‘singalong’. From 6pm – 11pm. See full page ad for more info.
Do you enjoy singing?
KVI would like to put together a small choir to lead the singing at our KVI Proms event. This will be led by Chris Burton and will only involve a few practice sessions. Please contact us to take part and make this event great: kelfieldvillageinstitute@gmail.com.
Don’t forget the KVI is available to hire. Only £10 per hour for Kelfield residents or £11 per hour for non-residents.
It is a spacious venue (12m x 6m) with a max capacity of 90 for standing events or 60 seated. It has a kitchen and bar facilities for you to set up and to serve your guests if needed.
Keep up to date with what’s happening at the KVI by checking out the village Facebook page: Kelfield Notice Board, or the Kelfield Village Institute Facebook page and website: www.Kelfieldvillage.co.uk.
Morning
Wednesday 14 August 2024 10.30am – 12.30pm
No charge / donations welcome
If you are unable to attend the coffee morning but would appreciate a piece of cake dropping off at your home, please contact Gill Little on 01757 248824 or email gmlittle281@outlook.com
Saturday 17th August 2024
7.30pm – 10pm
£5 per person (includes supper)
Teams of up to 6
Bring your own drinks & snacks.
August pub night replaced with KVI Proms marquee event
Saturday 7th September
(see full page ad for details)
August Church Time Service
Fri 2nd Wheldrake 10.30am Cottage Holy Communion (BCP)
Sun 4th
Wheldrake 9am
Elvington 10.30am
Escrick 10.30am
Sutton 4pm
Thorganby 6pm
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
U3 Holy Communion
Family Service
Holy Communion (BCP)
Wed 7th Zoom 7pm EP/Compline
Sun 11th
Escrick 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
Naburn 9am
Sutton 10.30am
Thorganby 10.30am
Zoom 10.30am
Stillingfleet 4pm
Wheldrake 6.30pm
Morning Paryer
Holy Communion
Morning Prayer
Morning Worship
Bread and Cake (HC)
Evensong
Priest in Charge of Benefice of Escrick, Stillingfleet and Naburn, plus the Churches of Derwent IngsRev Jackie Doyle Brett revjackiedb@gmail.com Tel 01904 448736.
For weddings, funerals or Baptisms enquiries for any of our churches please contact our administrator, Tricia at theriverspartnership@gmail.com or call her on 01937 835098.
For access to zoom services please contact Catharine Grievson cgrievson@btopenworld.com for log in details
August Church Time Service
Wed 14th Zoom 7pm
Sun 18th
Thorganby 9am
Escrick 10.30am
Wheldrake 10.30am
Wed 21st Zoom 7pm
EP/Compline
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
EP/Compline
Sun 25th Naburn 9am Holy Communion
Escrick 10.30am Morning Prayer
Thorganby 10.30am
Stillingfleet 10.30am
Wed 31st Zoom 7pm
U5 Holy Communion
Family Service
EP/Compline
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Classes held at the KVI
GemFit, helping you find time to enjoy fitness!
Gemfit will be running ladies only pad work & HiiT classes every Tuesday evening 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
Gemfit and HiiT is a ladies only, whole body workout. High intensity interval training with a mixture of pad work and circuits at a pace that suits you. Suitable for all ages, all abilities and all levels of fitness.
For more information call 07503 938982 or email gemma.bentley26@gmail.com.’
Pilates with Olivia Thornton every Thursday evening from 7pm – 8pm.
The classes are run by Olivia Thornton who is a Level 3 Modern Pilates Teacher with over 10 years’ experience. For more information, please contact Liv direct on 07584 138181.
Yoga with Dorothy Matthew every Friday morning from 10am –11.15am. Classes are suitable for Everybody – all abilities, all fitness levels, all ages, experienced and beginner yogis welcome. The classes cost £9 per class, or a 6-class pass for £48.
To book your place, please contact Dorothy Matthew on 07714 755963 or email dorothy@hygge-yoga.co.uk or website www.fabulousforever.co.uk.
Hobbies & Crafts
1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month 10am – 12pm
All hobbies and levels welcome, Support given by other members. Paper, card crafts, sewing, knitting, crocheting, lace making and bead work. Equipment available to borrow.
For more information call 01757 248905 or email fandd@btinternet.com or Gill Little on 01757 248824.
The York Rally cyclists’ church service on Sunday 28 June was again well attended, though given the warm weather some of the cyclists decided to grab an early start for Whitby Abbey. It is amazing how far some of them had travelled to camp on the Knavesmire for the weekend – from the Isle of Man, the Isle of Sky, Kent and Wales.
The service was led by the Rev Reid from Cumbria, and thanks to Matthew Horne, the organist. The collection was divided between the church and the village school.
As we draw a close to what has been an extremely exciting year, we have been reflecting on all the amazing opportunities we have embraced! There has been a lot of positive change this year for Naburn. We love being part of The Education Alliance and a wider educational family, who have children at the heart of everything we do!
We are very pleased and excited to announce we have a brand-new playground area being built! And as if that wasn’t enough, we are also having a brand-new library being installed, both ready in September, for an excellent start to a new academic year!!
We will have said a fond farewell to our lovely year 6 pupils in an emotional celebration assembly. We have loved teaching you and you are all an absolute credit to Naburn Primary School. Thank you for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to your learning over the years. We are incredibly proud of the confident and well-mannered young people you have become, and we wish you all well in your future adventures! Don’t forget to visit us!
We would like to share some of the enrichment opportunities and learning we have enjoyed in Acorn Class this year!
o ‘I enjoyed the visit to The Deep because I got to see the penguins and one of the penguins had a birthday! I also liked learning about and drawing the Northern lights because you could get messy!’ EYFS
o ‘I liked going to The Deep because I went under the shark tunnel! My favourite things about Naburn are movie nights (where you get to eat popcorn) and Football Club because I like playing in matches.’ Yr2
o ‘I loved going to the camp because I could play at the park. I loved it when it was World Book Day too. I dressed as Dead Pool, and all of my friends loved my outfit.’ Yr2
o ‘I loved hedgehog day! We went to the Future Forest, and it was really exciting to build hedgehog dens for our little spiky friends. We learned all about hedgehogs and how to look after them, when we got back to school!’ Yr1
o ‘I loved learning about Georgia O’Keeffe (an artist that liked using pastels for backgrounds) in Art. I enjoyed using the pastels even though we all got very messy! I like art because it’s peaceful and fun.’ Yr1
o ‘I most enjoyed planting marigold flowers as part of our science, and I loved the way they looked. I know what flowers need to grow and what we have to do to look after them.’ Yr1
o ‘I loved it when Acorn Class went to The Deep. It was so fascinating when the jellyfish swam by, and the sharks splashed around. During our exciting topic, we created aquariums and also, we had a wormery in our classroom. We learned about how worms live underground and also made an edible wormery from chocolate, cookies and jelly worms, which we took home to eat.’ EYFS/Yr1
o ‘I enjoyed learning maths because it was very interesting. My favourite thing to learn about was to times two numbers. We learned what odd and even numbers are. Finding doubles in Maths is difficult but I love a challenge! We also created maps. I liked making the maps because you could be creative. I like learning time and addition and subtraction in Maths too!’ EYFS
o ‘I like making machines and painting animals. I am very good at drawing. I have drawn a fox that I called fluffy. I made a Zoo and showed it to my friends. I really liked making a submarine to go on underwater adventures too! – EYFS
o ‘I love Maths, PE, phonics and Music. I enjoy them and they make me happy. I love coming to NABURN PRIMARY SCHOOL!’ EYFS
We would like to share some of the enrichment opportunities and learning we have enjoyed in Sycamore Class this year!
o ‘I liked going to Temple Newsam and learning about the Tudor Kings and Queens. I even got to dress up as Queen Elizabeth and sit to have my portrait painted. I also like learning Tudor style dancing!’’ Yr3
o ‘I really enjoyed going to Temple Newsam for a school trip to learn more about the Tudors! I loved trying on authentic Tudor costumes and learning about portraits. It was such a fun trip!’ Yr6
o ‘I loved when we went to Countryside Day and made sausages. Our teacher took them home and cooked them for us to eat the next day. We also visited Alpacas while we were there. Luckily, they didn't spit on any of us!’ Yr4
o ‘I really enjoyed going to Countryside Day because I liked the dancing sheep! This was my favourite part of the day – they were so funny. I also really liked the fluffy ferrets that we got to race against!’ Yr4
o ‘I loved going to Eden Camp in our topic about World War Two. It was great fun seeing all the tanks. My favourite part was when we walked through a replica of a street in WWII.’ Yr6
o ‘I loved visiting Eden camp - it was really intriguing to learn all those new facts. I also liked the ‘Blitz’ hut and the ‘marine’ hut as it gave impressions of being in those scenarios.’ Yr5
o ‘I liked the Mayan topic because of the mysteries hidden in between and the disappearance of a whole ancient civilisation. I really enjoyed the book we read while doing it too – Middle World by J & P Voelkel.’
o ‘The York Food festival we went to was really fun. We got to make the pasta ourselves and it tasted amazing! Learning how to make pizza was interesting too.’ Yr5
o ‘I loved dressing up as a Victorian for the day. We learned all about the history of our school and what life was like for children during that era.’ Yr6
o ‘I had really good fun at the Triathlon even though it was raining in bucket loads, and I got very muddy! I’m going to join up to a club to keep doing them now I know how much fun they are!’’ Yr4
o ‘My favourite part of year 6 was going on residential because there were lots of fun activities to do. The best part was giant paddle boarding with my class.’ Yr6
o ‘I loved our Year 5/6 residential to Newby Wiske. I enjoyed lots of climbing, some paddle boarding, quizzes and survival skills. We all had a brilliant time!’ Yr6
o ‘I love coming to NABURN PRIMARY SCHOOL because we have many opportunities, some we’ve never done or tried before: being elected a House Captain, being in contact with a school in Sri Lanka (Athena School), roleplaying as a Victorian school and planting trees, flowers and plants. Learning about many points in History we didn’t know before and reading many class novels!’ Yr6
PLACES AVAILABLE! – GIVE OUR FRIENDLY TEAM A CALL ON 01904 551075 or EMAIL: naburn.primary@york.gov.uk.
Applications – for students living in Naburn and Acaster – can be made for costs towards school trips, music & sports lessons/exams; computers needed for education; text and study books; equipment for courses, and more.
To apply for a grant, please email the secretary for an application form. Applications, along with a covering letter should be sent to susier1971@hotmail.co.uk. The expenditure must already have been made and receipts or proof of payment must be included. The deadline for an application is September 16th – and all applications will be considered at the October meeting. Any queries, please contact Susie Raimes (Secretary).
Save the date! Naburn Mini Olympics! Saturday 7th September!
Naburn’s very own version of the Olympic games will be held on Saturday 7th September. In the morning there will be a 10km run and cycle event for adults, followed in the afternoon by a range of family-friendly sports and games for all ages on the playing fields behind the village hall. It will be organised jointly by St Matthews Church and the School PTA, with involvement from the Village Hall and the Sailing Club. We are planning to have a bar, as well as provide teas, coffees, light lunches and cakes.
Further details and how to enter the running and cycling events will be provided on Naburn’s Facebook page and on posters in the village – keep a look out. If you can help organise things beforehand or help with marshalling or other things on the day, or would like any more information, please contact Karen Bloor at karen.bloor@york.ac.uk.
What’s been happening at the Parish Council?
Community Speed Watch has started. We have 16 volunteers who have kindly agreed to be involved with the initiative and 12 of our volunteers have completed the required training.
The team have carried out some sessions on Cawood Road, in the 40-mph zone and requested that we also include sections of the 30-mph zone running through our village.
So far, out of 300 vehicles checked, we have recorded 20 above the agreed speed limit. What happens to those offending drivers? We send the details of anyone recorded to be speeding (35mph or more in a 30mph zone or 46mph or more in a 40mph zone) to North Yorkshire Police, who then follow this up with their own processes.
North Yorkshire Police will also be keeping a close watch on the recorded data and may take enforcement measures if a persistent or extreme offender is identified.
How often will the sessions be carried out? As the team of trained volunteers gets bigger, we aim to be doing at least one session a week and at different times of the day.
Community Speed Watch is about drawing drivers' attention to speed limits in areas where communities say it is affecting their quality of life. It also educates drivers about the effects that anti-social road use can have on local people. The scheme was developed in response to feedback gathered through a public consultation run in July 2014. The feedback showed that four out of five residents were concerned about road safety in North Yorkshire and that 72 per cent of people felt that more should be done to improve road safety through enforcement or education.
Our village and Eggborough are the only ones taking part and running this initiative in the surrounding area, at the moment. The Parish Council is
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committed to making our roads safer for everyone. These traffic calming measures are essential steps towards achieving this goal. We appreciate the community’s support and cooperation in these initiatives, and for more info go to: https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2016/03/Community-Speed-Watch-leaflet-3.pdf
Please contact the Clerk if you wish to get involved or if you have any questions. Without enough volunteers, we won’t be able to run this scheme. clerk@stillingfleetparishcouncil.org
If you are interested in getting involved with any of the initiatives, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. If you don’t have enough time to be actively involved, we still want to hear your views!
Minutes of all Council meetings are placed on the Parish Council website, Parish Council notice board and on our Community Chat page.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place in the Village Hall on Thursday 1st August 2024 at 7.00 pm.
Community Drop-in Session will start before this meeting at 6.00 pm and last 30 minutes.
In the meantime, we are looking forward to continuing to support our community! If there is anything you would like added to this Parish Council monthly update, please get in touch with us.
Village Institute
Pop-Up Pub Nights – Stillingfleet Village Institute
Next PopUp Pub night: Friday 23 August
No need to book. Just turn up for:
• Locally brewed cask beer
• Wine, lager, gin, soft drinks
• Hot food served by the shed 7 – 8.30pm
• Pub Quiz
• Bingo
• Good company
• Friendly atmosphere
Remaining dates (all Friday evenings) for Stillingfleet Pop-Up Pub nights during 2024:
• 23 August
• 20 September
• 18 October
• 22 November
• 13 December
Please put these dates in your diary, and look out for further details on village noticeboards and village Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/StillingfleetVI
Building on the huge success of the Beer & Music Festival – see below – it will be great to see people continuing to come together for these monthly community socials.
Another exhilarating festival – and we’re still recovering!
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who supported the 11th Stillingfleet Beer & Music Festival – together we managed to “Raise the Roof!”. Thanks to all our generous sponsors, the talented musicians, our suppliers, all the wonderful volunteers who helped before, during and after the event, and everyone who came along to enjoy a crazy fun day in the beautiful village of Stillingfleet! Special thanks to Harrowells Solicitors and DG Dale & Son, our major sponsors, and to Half Moon Brewery for sourcing and delivering the cask beers!
This year we switched to “Advance Tickets Only” following last year’s overpopularity, which meant we stood a better chance of not being overrun and running out of beer too early! This worked well, as we sold out of tickets 2 days before the festival, and the cask beer lasted throughout the day – just! So, 330 people enjoyed the lovely summer weather and unique atmosphere of our little village festival, sampling 13 different Yorkshire-brewed cask beers and 3 real ciders, plus wines, prosecco, gins, vodka and lager, 2 types of award-winning pork pies (with mushy peas!) and other festival savouries and home-baking. All whilst being entertained by 4 excellent live music acts, joining in the Grand Raffle and Year Quiz competitions. As usual, the Arriva 42 bus service was kept busy shuttling customers from all stops along the route, and quite a few people took advantage of the weather to cycle to the festival.
Thanks to your support, you’ve helped to raise much-needed funds for Stillingfleet Village Institute – these will help us keep the village hall running, and continue the programme of improvements, so it can continue to be used for meetings, parties, discos, shows, evening classes, etc.
You voted Jolly Sailor “Dark Ruby Mild” as Beer of the Festival, closely followed by Brew York “Fennec Blonde”, Hambleton “Shire Gold” and Roosters “Scrambler”. Also popular were Sunbeam “New Dawn”, Rudgate “Battleaxe” and Half Moon “Jane’s Sunset IPA” – a family tribute to the late Jane Smith. Congratulations to Linda Bean who won a prize for her skill in the Year Quiz Competition, and well done to the lucky winners in the Grand Raffle, including Diane Collett who won the first prize of the home-made Guinness Cake! If you didn’t win a prize, we hope you find the money-off vouchers useful from some of the advertisers in the Festival Programme.
Thanks to everyone who filled in a questionnaire or posted on Facebook – the feedback helps us to make improvements from year to year. Comments included: “A great day out”, “Really well-run local festival”, “Great beer, friendly service”, “Great selection of beers”, “Delicious food, good choice”, “Great pies, peas and mint sauce”, “Fabulous music”, “Good music selection”,
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“Love the festival, fantastic event”, “Cracking day, looking forward to next year!”. “Hope you never get the place finished!”
Once again, we hope you enjoyed the day and thank you for your support.
Stillingfleet Village Institute Committee
Regular Events in Stillingfleet Village Institute
Coffee Mornings – last Thursday in the month, as advertised. Pop Up Pub Nights – monthly, as advertised.
Stillingfleet Village Institute – hall and/or equipment available for hire
Stillingfleet Village Institute is an extremely versatile facility which is great for meetings, classes, parties, stage productions, wedding receptions, social events and much, much more. It has full kitchen facilities, a useful bar area, and versatile sound system – ideal for playing music, presentations, quizzes, etc.
To book Stillingfleet Village Institute, or hire chairs, tables, crockery, glasses, stage blocks or our very sturdy 6m x 3m gazebo (very useful to protect family and friends from the elements!). Please contact: Wanda Dobson 01904 720105 / 07935 235918 Or email: StillingfleetVillageInstitute@gmail.com or visit: https://www.facebook.com/StillingfleetVI.
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