CHURCH & VILLAGE NEWS
Escrick - Deighton - Stillingfleet
Kelfield - Naburn - Crockey Hill
November 2024
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”
Matthew 5:4
ALL VILLAGES
‘Year’s Mind’
Rev Jackie
At my last parish, on the lectern was a notebook, it had two columns: one for those who were sick, and the other column was ‘Year’s Mind’. It was to be used by those reading the intercessions to pray for those who needed pray and to remember the anniversary of those who had died. During the pulpit swap, I came across something very similar. The Church of England is very good at having ‘big arguments’ about all sorts of things and ‘year’s mind’ has been included – and like most things of contention it originates from the split with Rome and the Reformation. Before the Reformation, ‘year’s mind’ would have included prayers for the dead and an anniversary mass and other rituals. The church up to the Reformation was clear that there was no end date on the need to keep the dead, by name and intention in our prayers. For me, ‘year’s mind’ is not about praying for souls but about remembering. The phrase originates from old English geargemynd… meaning year memory. The reference to mind means to remember. Year’s mind is when we remember those who have died and this is such an important part of grief, death, loving and living.
November is for us the month of remembrance. On Remembrance Sunday, we remember those who died, who sacrificed their lives for our peace. Often, we did not know them personally, but we do remember them, for some we are remembering our ancestors – my great grandfather died at Ypres in the first world war. As we remember the past wars, please could I ask you to think of the present wars still going on in our world and to pray for those who today will be alive but tomorrow will be no more. In November, we also have our ‘All Souls services of Thanksgiving and Remembering’, an opportunity to light a candle and to reflect. Do join us for a reflective time full of light and remembrance as we remember those we love but see no more. There is no end date to love, to cherished memories and to remembering. All Welcome.
With Love, Rev Jackie
Join us in November to Light a Candle for those we love but see no more
All Souls Service of Remembrance
St Helen Thorganby 3rd 6pm
Thanksgiving & Remembering Service
St Michael and All Angels Sutton 17th 4pm
A time of quiet reflection.
ALL WELCOME.
Derwent Probus
The September meeting was a fascinating one. The speaker was Stamford Bridge resident Malcolm Brooke who spoke about ‘Yorkshire’s vanishing coastline’. Illustrated with a top-quality PowerPoint presentation, his concentration was on the Holderness coast which extends 38 miles from Flamborough in the north to Spurn Point in the south.
This stretch of coastline is one of the fastest eroding in Europe at an average annual rate of around two metres. Approximately three miles of land have been lost since Roman times including the loss of many properties, roads and, indeed, whole settlements.
Expensive defences have, of course, endeavoured to arrest the cliff movement but, inevitably has had negative impacts elsewhere. The fundamental problem is that the cliffs are made of soft boulder clay which erodes when saturated. The prevailing winds are also a significant factor.
We were familiarised with the use of groynes, rock revetments, granite blocks, sloping of the cliff face all with varying results, and terminology such as longshore drift and slumping (downslope movement of the clay/gravel). A lively question and answer session followed; a good number of members having walked stretches of this appealing coastline.
The subjects for the next two meetings are ‘The twothousand-year history of York’ (30 October) and ‘The rise and fall of the Selby coalfield’ (27 November).
Have you thought about joining the Group? Probus is part of a global organisation with some forty 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. After the meeting, for those who wish, there is an opportunity to have lunch in the Wenlock Arms. 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.
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thursday 28th november 6-8.30pm
The parsonagE
christmas market
join us along with local suppliers for an evening of festive shopping!
free entry & complimentary mulled wine & mince pies
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KELFIELD
Kelfield Village Institute (KVI) News
Happy New Year: Celebrate at the KVI!
The KVI will be hosting a ticketed event for New Year’s Eve. Tickets will be £12 for adults and £5 for kids. This includes a buffet and bubbles at midnight. See full page ad for more details.
KVI Website
We will be closing down the KVI website due to the ongoing costs vs number of visitors to the site. Contact information for the KVI will always be shown on the Kelfield page in this Parish Magazine as well as being available through Google and on the KVI Facebook page. Events will always be advertised in the Parish Magazine and on the Kelfield Notice Board Facebook page.
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.
To make a booking please send an email to: KelfieldVillageInstitute@gmail.com
Keep up to date with what’s happening at the KVI by checking out the village Facebook page: Kelfield Notice Board.
To contact the KVI please send an email to: KelfieldVillageInstitute@gmail.com
KVI November Events
KVI Coffee Morning
Wed 13th November 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
KVI Quiz Night
Saturday 16th November 2024
7.30pm – 10pm
£5 per person (includes supper)
Teams of up to 6
Bring your own drinks & snacks
KVI Halloween Pub Night
Friday 29th November 2024
7pm – 11pm
All ages welcome
Locally brewed cask beer, wine, prosecco, spirits, soft drinks.
Food provided by:
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.
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Pilates with Olivia Thornton every Thursday evening 6pm – 7pm and 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.
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.
NABURN
St Matthew’s Church
St Matthew’s Church Coffee Morning
Thank you to everyone who came to or helped out at the coffee morning on Saturday 28th September. It was a sunny but cool day outside, but a warm welcome was in store inside as we celebrated 25 years since the church was reopened. It was lovely to see people from Naburn and our surrounding villages dropping in. We didn’t sell everything by closing time at noon, so a table was put up outside Jean Dale’s house where the remaining produce was sold before nightfall. Overall, we had a really good time and raised £323.50 for church funds.
Church Services:
Everyone is very warmly invited to our services at St Matthew’s Church. Please note that there are some special services coming up. Please do come along and join us:
Remembrance Sunday – 10th November
Our Remembrance Sunday service will be held on 10th November at 10.30am, a bit later than our normal Sunday services. It will include wreath laying at the village war memorial in the churchyard and observing two minutes of silence.
Advent Sunday – 1st December
This will be a ‘United 8’ service of Holy Communion at 10.30am. All the churches in the Rivers Partnership will be joining together to give thanks to God for the 25th anniversary of the reopening of St Matthew’s Church in Naburn. Archbishop Stephen Cottrell will be joining us.
Naburn CE Primary School
Every time we see a rainbow in the sky, we can remember that God loves us and will always look after us.
We were delighted to have welcomed Luke Charters MP (Outer York) to our open
evening and tour of Naburn Primary School. We had a lovely time showing off our new and improved premises and talking to new and familiar faces about our new, broad and exciting curriculum, enrichment offers and clubs, and the educational visits we have lined up! The children have been demonstrating our school values well by using the new areas sensibly and respectfully. It has been brilliant to see our children enjoying the climbing frame and library area so much.
“I love playing on this. Some of it is a bit tricky but I’m not giving up until I’ve conquered the monkey bars!” Year 4.
Our brand-new library was opened by Luke Charters MP for Outer York. Luke spent time getting to know us all at Naburn and is very supportive of our wonderful school and family ethos. He even got stuck in at boomwhacker club!
‘A privilege to be asked to officially open Naburn Primary School’s new library yesterday. � � � � � � � � They have a lovely community and village school ethos, with wonderful staff who are a true asset to the school.’
As we start a new half term in November, we also start new topics in our learning!
Acorn Class is a mixed EYFS/KS1 and this half-term their topic is ‘If I could turn back time’. During this, they will be learning about toys from the past and properties of the materials they are made from. We will continue learning about our value of Community and the importance of remembrance and also investigating the big question of ‘Why does Christmas matter to Christians?’
For Willow class and Sycamore Class, the topic in KS 2 is ‘It’ll be over by Christmas’. We are focussing on World War One and in particular the meaning and importance of remembering those who fall in war. We will continue to investigate our value of Community with big questions such as: Why are festivals important to religious communities? Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity?
We held election hustings of the House Captains early in October. We had a whopping 13 children standing who all wrote and delivered their campaign speeches with confidence and clarity. Our new House Captains will attend a
summit meeting at South Hunsley to lead on a community project alongside other TEAL schools.
Working together with our school community, we are proud to have developed our own behaviour curriculum called the Naburn Way, to reflect our values of Aspiration, Respect and Community. We think these will help us to make the right choices and remind us that we can be the change we want to see.
Music Mark Award
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the Music Mark Award in recognition of our commitment to providing a high-quality music education for all children and young people.
Young Voices
We are already busy learning new songs for the Young Voices Concert to be held in Sheffield at the Utilita Sheffield Arena on Friday 10th January. More information about this truly special event can be found on their website. We are very excited to be taking part!
Reflection Corner
"37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Exciting events!!
22nd October - Harvest Festival at St Mathew’s Church at 2pm – all welcome! All food donations go to breakfast clubs and to the homeless charity, Arc Light. Thank you.
24th October – Year 5/6 pupil summit on the theme of ‘leadership and community’ at South Hunsley School. This is an exciting opportunity as part of Team TEAL, to come together to look at overcoming barriers to community leadership and the role of pupil leadership in school enrichment offers, as well as exploring different types of community outside of school, and the roles that schools can have in contributing, focusing on the concept of legacy.
12th November – STEM day – protecting our planet.
15th November – The Archbishop of York – Steven Cottrell will be visiting our school and having a lovely school lunch with us too!
Naburn Village Hall SAVE THE DATE!
7th December 2024 Christmas Bazaar, Santa will be dropping in!
11th – 15th November – OPEN WEEK! – Book a tour of our wonderful school – any time during this week! Simply phone (01904) 551075 or email the school office naburn.primary@york.gov.uk to speak to our friendly team, Mrs Atkinson or Mrs Fletcher-Moody and book your slot. We understand people have busy lives, so we’ll do our best to accommodate you!
Anyone interested in having a stall please contact me on 07840141120 or message me on Facebook. Alison Rawcliffe
STILLINGFLEET
St Helen’s Church Stillingfleet
This year is now in its last quarter and seems to be rushing along at high speed. The shops are already stocking Christmas cards, gifts and goods and it is not even half term at school yet!
November brings Remembrance Sunday when we remember those who died in the conflicts from the First World War to now, in particular the men of Kelfield and Stillingfleet who lost their lives in the two World Wars of the Twentieth Century.
Whilst that may seem a long time ago at Stillingfleet WI at the beginning of October we had an inspiring speaker, Roz Clark who reminded us,through a history of her father, of the intense suffering of that time. Her father served as an officer in the Royal Navy but was captured after the fall of Singapore and held a prisoner in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp. Barely surviving that experience he went on to live the most remarkable life spending time as a missionary on an Island in the Pacific Ocean and later teaching youngsters from very troubled backgrounds in the UK to sail and build their lives anew. By giving of himself to those very different communities in turn their affection and gratitude repaired in him the cruel damage of those war years. It was incredibly moving and still flashes a warning in the current conflicts of the modern world. Lest we forget. At the end of the month on the 24th November this year comes the Sunday next before Advent,often known as “Stir Up Sunday” because of the prayer said at that service asking for us to be “stirred up in service to God with the fruits of such labour our reward”.
At some point in history, it became a tradition to prepare the Christmas Puddings on that date introducing somewhat different stirring and fruits! Many of us like to make our Christmas cakes at this time and my children when young always helped give the cake a stir and made a wish as I am sure many others did too.
Our Remembrance Service at Stillingfleet Church takes place at 10.30am on Sunday 10th November do join us as we remember that sacrifice as well as seeking peace for our own time.
Whilst it may seem a little early to mention our Christmas services this year at Stillingfleet Church, there will be the Carol and Crib Service on Sunday 22nd December at 4pm and a Holy Communion Service on Christmas Day at 9am.
Jennifer Bartram Church Warden.
Stillingfleet Parish Council
Community Speed Watch have carried out more sessions on Cawood Road, in the 40 mph zone and we are happy to share the news that we are now authorised to carry out speed checks through the village. Following an ongoing dialogue with the North Yorks police traffic bureau, we now have two new approved Speedwatch sites:
1. On Church Hill – south towards the pub and north towards the church
2. On the B1222 – south towards the village hall and north towards Naburn
A big thanks to Councillor Foy for his persistence and determination with this!
So far, out of over 3000 vehicles checked, we have recorded 112 above the agreed speed limit. 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.
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. On behalf of the Parish Council, a special thanks to all of those involved with the initiative � � � �
The Charity Committee are in negotiations with a potential new tenant who has expressed interest in the Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) over the ByeLaw Field. The committee will share their recommendations with the full council when they have more information.
The annual safety inspection of the Play Area took place in October and a Play Area Committee meeting will be called to consider the findings of the inspection and any recommendations for action will be brought back to full council at its meeting in December.
Please note that several residents have raised concerns about dogs on the Play Area. Dogs are not allowed in the play area, guide dogs being the exception. We continue to manage and maintain The Green.
o Work to be carried out on the Chapel car park to better delineate the boundary edges. This will make it easier for residents and Art Studio users to use the parking spaces.
o The current parking scheme had helped ensure the car park was available when needed for weddings and funerals, etc.
o The existing parking notice needed to be re-sited to the opposite side of the road to increase visibility.
o The existing parking permit holders to be advised that the scheme is to be renewed under the existing terms for 12 months but that no new permit hangers will be issued.
o The existing parking permit holders to be advised that on a specified date/time they need to park elsewhere to allow access for the edge of the car park to be strimmed to better delineate the boundary.
o Thank you to the owner of the new Art Studio for sharing their projections re usage of the Chapel car park. The Council will keep its operation under review as the business matures.
A number of activities around our Village Infrastructure will soon be taking place.
o We will shortly be replacing the Parish Council & Village Institute noticeboard and are considering replacement of the free-standing public noticeboard by the bridge.
o The council has now received the payment from the sale of the telephone box, though it hasn’t been removed yet.
o The Network Access Agreement with Quickline Communications has been signed and accepted. The Parish Council have received an easement of £5,000 and Quickline have recently started their communication re the planned date for installation.
o The council have agreed to fund a remembrance wreath for the November ceremony and will be putting up "Tommy" signs to commemorate the event.
Resident’s concerns such as tree pruning, road visibility, and a possible footpath/cyclepath were discussed at the October Parish Council meeting, with various steps being taken to address them.
As we continue to improve how we engage and communicate with our community, the council has decided to change our current website to a gov.uk domain name and will change to stillingfleetparishcouncil.gov.uk. A gov.uk website address is more secure, professional, has better controls with improved legal protection.
A Community Emergency Resilience plan was discussed at the October meeting and a resident shared their experience of the Ready for Anything emergency volunteering scheme. One of our councillors also shared information of the actions taken by the Riccall Emergency Resilience Group. Our Council has decided to form a working party with a view to drafting a proposal for how Stillingfleet might develop an Emergency Response Plan to cope with any future severe flooding or wide-ranging electrical outage impacting the whole village.
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 12th December 2024 at 7.00 pm.
Community Drop-in Session will start before this meeting at 6.30 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.
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Stillingfleet Village Institute
Pop-Up Pub Nights –
Stillingfleet Village Institute
Thank you for continuing to support these Pub nights. The next one is on Friday 22 November.
There’s 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:
• 22 November
• 13 December
Look out for further details on village noticeboards and village Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/StillingfleetVI
Stillingfleet
Date for your Diary: 6.30pm Sat 14 December – Panto in Stillingfleet! (Oh no it isn’t!)
Badapple Theatre, in partnership with Rural Arts On Tour, are bringing us the first live performance of…
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
Three actors, two pantomimes, one hour…
What can possibly go wrong?
The intrepid Badapple actors go where no Pantomimers have ever gone before in this hilarious new Panto mashup from York writer and director Richard Kay.
Join Fairy Naturel and friends as they try to thwart the evil plant-poisoning plans of the Wicked Witch of The West (of Yorkshire) and save Belle and Beauty from their storybook fates…
Expect classic pantomime – japes, songs and costume changes galore – on a joyous rollercoaster for all ages. Entertainment for all the family (age guide 5+) in Stillingfleet Village Institute.
Refreshments from 6.30pm (hot drinks & mince pies) by Badapple. Performance begins at 7pm.
For tickets, visit: https://www.badappletheatre.co.uk/whats-on-tour/ (Adults £8.50, Children £5.50, Family £22.00)
Stillingfleet Village Institute Annual General Meeting – held on 1st October
As usual, the AGM was a chance to reflect on the achievements and challenges of the year, and to consider how to ensure the Village Institute continues to meet the needs of our community.
The following agreed to become members of the Village Institute Committee:
November Church Time Service Fri 1st
10.30am
Sun 3rd Wheldrake 9am
Holy Communion (BCP)
Service Elvington 10.30am
Communion
Wed 6th
Thurs 7th
Sun 10th
Communion (BCP)
Wed 13th
Thurs 14th
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
for the Benefice of Escrick, Stillingfleet
November Church Time Service
Sun 17th
Thorganby 9am
Escrick 10.30am
Wheldrake 10.30am
Elvington 4pm
Sutton 4pm
Wed 20th Zoom 7pm
Thurs 21st
Sun 24th
Escrick 9.30am
Naburn 9am
Escrick 10.30am
Sutton 10.30am
Stillingfleet 10.30am
Mon 25th Zoom 7pm
Wed 27th Zoom 7pm
Thurs 28th
Escrick 9.30am
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Family Service
Thanksgiving& Remembering Service
EP/Compline
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Morning Prayer
U5 Holy Communion
Family Service
Deanery EP
EP/Compline
Holy Communion
MAGAZINE EDITOR: Poppy Green, Email: parishmagedit@gmail.com
ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jill Smowton, Email: parishmagadvert@gmail.com
CHURCH WARDENS:
ESCRICK – Heather Conolly Tel 07894519782 / churchwardenescrick@gmail.com
STILLINGFLEET – Jenni Bartram 07563172885
STILLINGFLEET United Churches LEP – Mrs Grace Atkinson 01904 728373
NABURN – Jean Dale Tel 01904 634231
Stillingfleet
Representatives of village groups:
Juan Brooks representing Stillingfleet Parish Council
<TBC> representing Stillingfleet Parish Church
Wanda Dobson representing Stillingfleet Women’s Institute
Formal Committee Positions:
Chair Alison Pearson
Vice Chair Mark Lawton-Taylor
Secretary John Thompson
Minutes Secretary Neil Hunt
Treasurer Josie Thompson
Booking Secretary Wanda Dobson
Co-opted Committee members: Mandy Daniel, Richard Daniel
Why not join us?
We’re always pleased to welcome new people onto the committee at any time. It doesn’t take up much time, but helps us keep the village hall maintained and operating effectively, for the benefit of the village, including organising fundraising activities such as the Pop-up Pub Nights, annual Beer Festival, etc. We’re a very sociable bunch, and you’ll find this is a great way to get to know more people in the village.
If you’d like to get involved, or just fancy coming along to see what it’s all about, please have a word with anyone listed above. Or call John Thompson on 07713 145683.
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.
Stillingfleet
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 07935 235918 Or email: StillingfleetVillageInstitute@gmail.com or visit: https://www.facebook.com/StillingfleetVI
Stillingfleet WI
We had a lovely meeting in October. Although there were a few of our regular members absent, we had one visitor and two new sign ups.
Following our usual pattern of running through WI business first, our speaker for the evening was Ros who had never given a talk before, on the subject of her father, Commander Victor Clark. His experience during the war with the Royal Navy was fascinating and heroic, as was his later life sailing around the world in his yacht "Solace" and ending up in the Cook Islands in the Pacific. Ros was very entertaining and also shared her own experiences of following in her father's way, visiting the Cook Islands where she buried his ashes and following the call of God to spend time working alongside the islanders. Many of our members commented that this was one of the best talks we have ever had.
If any women in the village would like to come to one of our meetings, we are in the village hall from 7pm on the first Wed of the month. We are now busy putting together our planned speakers for 2025.
Wanda Dobson (Treasurer) 07935 235918
ESCRICK
Escrick Church
Escrick Church is open daily between 8am and 4pm. PLEASE NOTE NEW WINTER CLOSING TIME! Our service plan is in the centre pages of the magazine. Everyone is welcome to call into Church, light a candle and maybe browse 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 at churchwardenescrick@gmail.com for more information or if you are available to help. Many thanks.
Family Fun @ 4. There will be no FF@4 in November.
Poppy display from 4th-18th November. The poppy displays will be placed around the church from 4th November. Come in and enjoy their beauty, reflect on all they represent and take a few moments to remember in the peace and tranquility of our beautiful church.
Remembrance Day. Sunday 10th November 10.30am. This year we are delighted to be able to welcome pupils and parents from Queen Margaret’s School who will be joining us for our annual Service of Remembrance.
Partnership Prayer Lunch. Monday 11th November. 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 wherever and whatever 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.
Little Hoots Baby and Toddler Group. Tuesday 12th & 26nd November 09.3011am. No booking required, please just come along. Refreshments available. £3 per family. For more information, please contact escrickchurch@gmail.com.
Weighton Waytes Concert Thursday 28th November 7.30pm. Another chance to hear the fabulous Weighton Waytes singing a medley of songs in their own
inimitable style. There will be a finger-food supper and raffle after the concert. Admission is free with donations very welcome.
Christmas Tree Festival Thursday 28th November to Sunday 1st December. The Church will be open to view an amazing range of decorated Christmas trees created by local groups and individuals from 10-4 on Thursday 28th, Friday 29th, Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st 12-4. There will be a silent auction, M.U. Christmas stall, refreshments, tombola and raffles to enjoy throughout the festival. On Saturday from 10-12, you can sample the famous Escrick bacon butties and there will be craft stalls to browse throughout the day.
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.
The 100 Club. If you would like to be part of this club, please contact Carolyn Skilbeck. For an annual subscription of just £12, you choose 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?
The 100 club winning draw numbers for October are: 157, 9, 18, 146
Hearing Loop. Don’t forget that St. Helen’s has a hearing loop – simply switch your hearing aids to the T position to hear every word of every service.
Cleaning Rota – November: P. Cockcroft & M. Gowthorpe
Escrick Heritage Events (All events in Escrick Church)
Escrick Heritage Group – Wednesday 6th
November 7.30pm. ‘Yeoman of the Guard or how I get to wear red tights 8 times a year’ By Mark Sullivan. Sure it will be a great evening! As usual, all very welcome. Members free. Visitors/guests £4 and refreshments will be served.
Heritage Afternoon. Monday 11th November. 1pm to 4pm. Please feel free to call in for a guided tour around the Church, listen to the audio tour and/or just call in to enjoy hot drinks, cake and a chat.
Poppy Display. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in creating the display – it looks fabulous and is up until Tuesday 19th November. Please do call in if you are passing.
Hoots Café. Tuesday 19th November 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 (and this will be our final chance to enjoy the poppy display for this year!).
Forward notice...
• Escrick Heritage Group. We are in for a treat on Wednesday 4th December starting at 7.30pm. ‘A Christmas Carol’. A one-man show by Chris Cade.
• Poetry Evening. Thursday 5th December 7.30pm.
Mothers’ Union
MEETING AT 2.00PM ON WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER IN ST HELEN'S CHURCH
Unfortunately, we were not able to hold our meeting with the Reverend Tim Eadie in September, but we will still be able to hear about the church in Thailand as he is rescheduled for April 2025.
In November, Rev Jackie-Doyle Brett will lead an interactive session about the meaning of Advent, what it means to us and others in the 21st Century. As always, this is an open meeting to which visitors are invited. No pressure to become a member, just enjoy the session.
Pamela Yates, tel 01904 728423
CHARITY OF THE QUARTER
In October/November, we are supporting St George’s Crypt. This 94-year-old charity is based in central Leeds and transforms lives through breaking the cycle of homelessness and dependency. They offer support and services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Can you please donate any of the following:
Toiletries: towels, shampoo/ shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste/toothbrushes, razors/ shaving foam, sanitary products.
Clothes: hoodies/jumpers, jogging bottoms (not jeans), t-shirts, socks/underwear (men’s & women’s), trainers.
Food: tea, coffee, sugar, biscuits, pasta & pasta sauces, tinned soup, tinned fruit, rice.
Please place donations in the boxes at the back of church (St Helen’s Escrick) between 1 October and 24 November.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Everyone very welcome to come along to Escrick 'Pop Up' Tea Shop on Wednesday 6th November, 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
Heritage Poetry Group NATIONAL POETRY DAY CELEBRATION
A few but enthusiastic poetry people had a very pleasant evening together celebrating National Poetry Day on the theme of Counting.
There was a fun range of children’s counting poems and poems of sadness as well as uplifting philosophical dreamy poems and echos of autumn sunshine by a range of poets including Ai Quing the Chinese poet, modern with some like Joshua Seigal and celebrated traditional poets like Christina Rossetti and Robert Louis Stevenson.
OUR NEXT HERITAGE POETRY MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER AT ST HELENS CHURCH AT 7.30 P.M ON THE THEME OF CHRISTMAS AND WINTER.
Everyone welcome to join us to share poetry and discussion and Christmas refreshments.
Got ideas about poetry in Escrick? Ring 01904 720235 (leave a message and I will ring you back) Marion Horton.
Escrick Parish Council
Former Abattoir site in the village: The owner of this site has eventually been granted permission to convert the land into a small housing development, this is a plan the Parish Council have supported. This will involve conversion of some existing brick buildings into four properties of two bedrooms each, the building of one new three-bedroom house and the building of three houses each with four bedrooms. The site will also include garages for the new houses, parking and an improved access to the development via Main Street.
Hedges/vegetation growth outside property boundaries: As stated in the previous three magazine articles, 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
Light Valley Solar - Phase One Consultation
Thursday 24th October – Thursday 5th December 2024
Island Green Power is developing proposals for Light Valley Solar, a solar farm with energy storage located to the north and west of Selby.
Attend one of our in-person information events or our community webinar for the chance to speak to members of the project team, ask questions and view information about Light Valley Solar.
Venue
Riccall Village Institute 12 Station Rd, Riccall, YO19 6QJ
Hambleton Village Hall Station Rd, Hambleton, Selby, YO8 9HS
Eggborough Village Hall 57 Selby Rd, Eggborough, DN14 0LJ
Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Centre Old Vicarage Ln, Monk Fryston, LS25 5EA
Escrick Village Hall Main St, Escrick, York, YO19 6LQ
Online Webinar via Zoom - register your attendance via the project website: www.lightvalleysolar.co.uk
Date & Time
Friday 8th November 3pm – 7pm
Saturday 9th November 11am – 3pm
Tuesday 12th November 3pm – 7pm
Saturday 16th November 11am – 3pm
Monday 18th November 11:30am – 3:30pm
Wednesday 20th November 6pm – 7:30pm
All project information, including a consultation leaflet and the project’s contact details, can be found on our website: www.lightvalley.co.uk
Light Valley Solar
hinder pedestrians would be much appreciated. Councillors have now revisited this issue and given a number of locations remain either hindering pedestrians or inhibiting the view of drivers, we are working with NYC highways to approach the properties concerned. Thank you to those property owners who have acted following our reminder letters so far.
Potential new Escrick Park Estate development: The Estate are proposing building housing on the land that is presently grass behind the former abattoir adjacent to Carrs Meadow. They held an open session for residents at Escrick & Deighton Club concerning this proposal on Monday 9th September and also presented their plans at the Parish Council meeting the same day. The provisional proposal is 8 plots consisting of four detached houses and four semi-detached properties, along with a small amount of off-street parking. This development is in addition to the redevelopment of the former Abattoir site, access will only be via Carrs Meadow. All residents are welcome to give their feedback to the Parish Council once the planning application is made and prior to the final decision by North Yorkshire Council (NYC) planning department.
Maintenance issues: Faulty lights on the traffic island in the village and streetlamp posts have been reported to NYC and we chase for a response each month. Both village sign plants have been cut back so as not to obscure the signs. The original war memorial bus shelter has been swept out. All grit bins have been verified as ready for the winter period. The rescue float for the pond in Gas House Woods has been reported as used & has been replaced by the Estate. The hedge on Carr Lane has had the top cut back by the Internal Drainage Board, this was necessary to enable the tractor arm attachment to reach the beck side banks for trimming back of foliage.
Volunteer support in the village: 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.
Local Plan Consultation: We provided comprehensive feedback objections during the initial consultation prior to Heronby being removed in the second consultation of the Selby District Local Plan. We are told the planning team are working through comments prior to its submission for government examination.
The NYC Local Plan, that will ultimately replace the SDC Plan, is progressing we are told with an ‘Issues and Options document’ to be available by the end of the year. The call for potential building sites is ongoing and they have commissioned a revised Housing and Ecconomic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) survey that will ‘assist officers to determine housing numbers and distribution’.
General Parish ongoing issues:
• Discussions are ongoing concerning future replacement of the ageing posts and chain surrounding the Fish Fountain adjacent to the A19 in the village.
• 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 4th November 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.
Escrick CE Primary School News
After a long and busy first half term, somewhat disrupted by our pesky flies, the children have returned to school after half term refreshed and ready to embark upon their new topics.
Reception children are working on a topic about Celebrations, which includes bonfire and firework pictures using a range of different resources. They are learning about how Hindus celebrate Diwali and have made clay diva lamps.
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All types of tree and hedge work undertaken
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John Davison, professional interior decorator, is offering a high-class service in all aspects of internal painting and decorating.
The Year 1 children in Mercury and Venus classes loved their dinosaur day at the end of their mini topic. They had the chance to dress up as a dinosaur or wear anything dinosaur related, and during the day they enjoyed making dinosaur biscuits, making their own salt dough fossils, creating paper plate dinosaurs and sketching fossils. In their current history work Year 1 are learning all about castles.
The Year 2 children in Venus and Earth classes had an exciting Traction Man Day, when they created puppet shows to retell the story of the book. They have been learning about how recycling processes work and made their own recycled paper in class. Their history topic is about the story of Guy Fawkes and the origins of our Bonfire Night celebrations.
Year 3 have been working hard on their topic about the history of the railways and are now looking forward to visiting the National Railway Museum this month, where they will be able to see some of the trains they have been learning about in their history lessons in the Great Hall. Part of their day at the museum will be spent participating in the brilliant Wonderlab Showspace workshop. Year 3 are also enjoying using the new Times Tables Rockstars online games, which are really helping with their tables fluency!
Year 4 are continuing their Romans history topic, and this month will be using their D&T skills to work on a number of Roman crafts. They are really enjoying using the box of Roman artefacts loaned from Dig. They will be bringing the Romans to life in their exciting Romans Day in November, when they will open a class museum for parents who will be able to come in to find out more about their children’s work.
Year 5 are now learning about Victorians, including beginning to study A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. They have particularly enjoyed their "Extreme Earth" topic this term, from feeling confident in using atlases to having fun creating models of rivers. They have explored the key features of rivers, and we have been able to relate this to rivers locally.
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Year 6 recently enjoyed a trip to York run by YoYo (York Schools and Youth Trust). The children learned about the history and faith background of York as they walked around the city on a horrible history heritage trail. They visited landmarks, including the Minster and the Shambles, meeting people from York’s history such as Emperor Constantine, John Wesley and Margaret Clitherow on the way. It was great for the children to find out more about people in the locality who showed the courage to stand up for their Christian faith.
To celebrate their learning about Ancient China this term, Year 6 will be hosting a special 'China Day' in school. In the morning, children will make Chinese style lanterns and dragon masks, find out their Chinese zodiac symbols, and taste Chinese snacks. In the afternoon, members of the York Chinese Christian Church will be visiting to share activities, such as counting to ten in Chinese and some Chinese maths. Year 6 will also be able to try their hand at traditional calligraphy using authentic Chinese brushes, some traditional paper cutting art and a chopstick challenge.
Recent events: Our Harvest Service was due to take place at the Chapel at Queen Margaret’s School. However, due to our unscheduled closure for fumigation and a deep clean to rid the school of flies, this event took place at school, with two performances to allow more parents the chance to attend. It was lovely to share our harvest event with parents, and the children enjoyed presenting their segments and singing their favourite harvest songs. The children also enjoyed a harvest assembly presented by visitors from Open The Book.
The children all had a brilliant session with a visiting expert on Fencing Day at the start of October. They learned how to use the equipment safely, learned some fencing moves, and used lots of fencing terminology – all of which was a lot of fun! Year 3 are shown below using their fencing skills.
In October, the whole school took part in fantastic space workshops delivered by a visiting teacher. They used virtual reality headsets to appreciate the wonders of our solar system and found out a great deal of facts about the planets and stars. Year 5 are shown below using the headsets.
Rights Respecting School – Silver Award: You may have seen a recent article on the York Press website about
Escrick School receiving the Silver Rights Respecting Award. This reflects the work done across the school and the awareness of the children have of their human rights and responsibilities according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Well done everyone, and particularly Mrs Robinson who led this initiative.
Forthcoming events: Of course, in November we start thinking about Christmas events. Miss Winfield and a choir of KS2 children are preparing for a performance of Christmas songs at the Escrick Tea Rooms at the start of December. Miss Wilde is running the Christmas decorations club, preparing for decorating Escrick School’s tree at York Minster.
Escrick Preschool
Wow! What a busy first half term we have had at Pre-school. All of our new children have settled well into Pre-school, and I think it is fair to say that we have all had lots of fun and are super excited for the next half term!
For Mental Health Awareness Day, we read our story ‘The Colour Monster’. This is a great story to teach children about their own emotions and those of other people too. We had a really nice ‘pink’ week emphasising on feeling ‘loved’.
For the last week of half term, Pre-school appeared very ‘spooky’ with a full range of crafts and slimy tuff tray activities ready for Halloween. The children even managed to create some spooky witch’s potions! We had to be careful as the children tried to cast spells on us all!
We also celebrated Diwali with some lovely large scale firework paintings outside!
Next half term we will be enjoying some Bonfire Night activities and getting ready for that big word…CHRISTMAS!
About Us
• 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.
Escrick Playing Fields Association
The EPFA is a charity that was formed by a group of parents in Escrick for the maintenance and improvement of the playing fields. On its formation, it created the existing play area on ground kindly provided by The Escrick Park Estate for a peppercorn rent. The EPFA is run by a committee of volunteers who report to the Parish Council. The volunteers raise money, undertake safety checks, clear rubbish and carry out maintenance in order to ensure the village has, and will continue to have, an attractive, safe and stimulating play area for the children.
The committee holds five meetings a year on Tuesdays at 8pm and anyone who wishes to join us is most welcome. The main fundraising event is the Escrick 10K Race and, on average, this has raised £4-5000 per event. These funds have been used to maintain the area and to build reserves for the replacement of equipment when it reaches end of life.
In 2012, we were able to add a basket swing, in 2013 we have added a zip wire and a roundabout and in 2014 we added a table tennis table. Football nets have been put up to encourage use of the goals. The woodland area has been cleared, thinned and a new path dug. The focus is now on growing reserves for future replacements of the original equipment which will be reaching end-of-life over the coming years. (There is about £80,000 of equipment in place with a typical life expectancy of 20 years – so an average of £4000 per year to replace).
At Easter 2024, we held our first ‘Big Clean’ with over 30 volunteers from the community, including several children, doing a great job to get the park ready for the summer. We now plan to hold our first ‘Winter Sweep’ on Sunday 1st December at 10am followed by our next ‘Big Clean’ on Sunday 6th April 2025
10am-12pm. We also hope to hold our first ‘Summer Social’, provisionally scheduled for Saturday 28th June 2025 4-8pm. It would be lovely to see you at any of these events.
Escrick Playing Fields Association is a Registered Charity, Number 1091589. Paul Britton is the chair and can be contacted on playing.fields@escrick.org.
FRIENDS OF ST HELEN'S ANNUAL QUIZ
Please join us for our annual quiz to be held in Escrick Village Hall on Friday 10th January 2025 at 7pm for 7.30pm
Price £10 each to include a cheese and biscuit supper Bar Raffle
Please contact Sara Cunningham (07579 769931) or Linda Reader (07771 600863) to book a table (Maximum number of 8 per table)
We look forward to seeing you!
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Wrights of Crockey Hill
• 360° tracked excavators micro25 ton (up to 15m long reach)
• 180° back hoes loaders
• Hydra-digs
• Telehandlers (4m – 9m)
• Bobcats
• Operated Plant hire
• Plant attachments (selector grabs, crusher buckets, breakers, flails, weeder baskets)
• Dumpers (1 ton to 6 ton)
• Rollers
• Tracked chippers
• Tipper hire
• Skip hire (all sizes)
