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Healthy Eating for Healthy Eyes Yorkshire Dialect Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal A Good Friday Custom
Advertising Index Accountants Gillbeck Assoc Peter Howard Alarms TI Security Animal Care Clifford Moor Farm Fosters Dog Grooming Architects McNicholas Architects
Contact: John Clayton, byeck.again@gmail.com Convenience stores Costcutter
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Hardware Douglas Yeadon
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Curtains, Furnishing Lou’s Threads
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Holiday Cottages Priory Cottages
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Decorators Mark Hatfield Oliver Willard The Decorating Centre
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Kitchens Aberford Interiors Granite Transformations
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Elderly Support WiSE
Newsagents Supershop
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Opticians Andrew Morgan Cameron Beaumont
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Bed & Breakfast Four Gables 26
Electrical services PC Collier Edmunds Electrical
Butchers Sykes House Farm
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Estate Agents Beadnall & Copley
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Building Materials Kirbys
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Carpet Cleaning Wetherby Carpet
Flooring Services Thorner Flooring Floor Design Wetherby
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Cars/MOT Boston Spa Garage Westmoreland Cars
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Chimney Sweep Mooring Brothers Chiropody Boston Spa Chiropody Computers The MAC Service The PC Crew
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Funerals Tony Barker 32
Pilates Kate Sellars 26 Physiotherapy Tadcaster Physio
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Restaurants Ali’s Kitchen 33 Fox and Hounds Pax Inn, Thorp Arch
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Furniture Hue Interiors
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Retail Parks Thorp Arch Retail Park
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Gardening Harris Landscapes Lawn Keeper MK Landscaping
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Roofing Trelfa Roofing Ltd
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Solicitors Steel Switalskis
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Tree Services Bardsey Tree Services
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Hairdressing Ian Blakey
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Front Cover - Farndale, Flickr.com, James West Causeway - Chair Ian Hall | Editor Rachel Bentley | Designer John Pendleton | Advertising John Clayton Distribution (Thorp Arch) Nicola Midgley and Susie Seldon (Walton) Gay Childe. And big thanks to the entire distribution team. Please refer to the Contacts Page for contact details. The Editor and Management Committee do not endorse any content of articles or advertisements in this magazine nor shall they be liable directly or indirectly for any damages which may arise from information or views contained in these pages.
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I calculated that having adopted our puppy in November, she has never seen Walton unless it is wet or cold (mainly wet AND cold!) so how exciting to be writing the intro to the MARCH issue of Causeway! Please enjoy and please keep in touch.
Spring is on its way. In not too many weeks the football season will segue into the cricket season and muddy kit will make way for grass-stained whites - oh goody!
Contributions, news and events are always welcome so do feel free to contact me via causeway.editor@gmail.com. Your Editor,
In putting this issue together, it has been a bit like that ‘difficult second album’. The first one was ok, so how to ensure this one is going to be well received, how to do justice to the fantastic contributions covering everything from how to improve eye health through diet through to Yorkshire dialect?
Rachel Bentley
P.S. Please mention you saw our advertisers in Causeway when you contact them - thank you.
Well, it helps when we have plenty to talk about in our villages, and plenty going on for us to participate in.
P.P.S. Causeway Magazine is now online! Please visit issuu.com/causewaymag and share on your social media.
And as the days get longer, and my puppy sees some sunshine, there’s going to be even more for me to bring to you.
Advertisers’ index Editor’s letter The Birds in Your Garden Christmas in our Churches Letter from the Clergy Sunday Services Thorp Arch Parish Council Thorp Arch News Walton News
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Boston Spa Academy Closure and News from Martin House Healthy Eating for Healthy Eyes Village Diary and Notice Board A Good Friday Custom Appeal for Marie Curie Book Review Yorkshire Dialect Village Contacts
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The Birds In Your Garden - A Potted History of the Garden BirdWatch
Some 40–50% of UK householders are now thought to feed birds in their gardens, with an estimated 50– 60 thousand tonnes of bird food provided per annum
Our regular contributor, Mike Gray, tells us more about how Garden BirdWatch came into being - and what to tell a ‘sniffy’ birdwatcher about why our gardens are so important to our feathered friends!
During the 1970s an average garden feeding station attracted 16 bird species, rising to 21 in the 90s and to 25+ more recently. Whilst some species – including House Sparrow, Song Thrush and Starling – have declined, there has been a huge influx of other species. For example:
The BTO Garden BirdWatch was launched in the autumn of 1994 with recording beginning in earnest in January 1995. Earlier attempts to monitor birds in gardens, such as the BTO Garden Bird Enquiry, had always encountered the problem of long term funding. This was overcome by a very brave decision - namely to ask participants to make an annual contribution to the scheme’s running costs. It was with some trepidation that supporters were asked to contribute, but such was their generosity that there were 5,028 contributing participants by the end of the first year. GBW now has upwards of 11,000 members, including around 1,000 of us here in the northeast
Goldfinch - from 1% of gardens to 61% now. Long-tailed Tit - 3% to 29% Woodpigeon - 5% to 67% Great Spotted Woodpecker - 7% to 30% Nuthatch - 9% to 22% Many birds – including Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Jay and Chaffinch – use garden feeding stations more when natural foods are in short supply. While the trend for more species to use feeders is good news for householders, it does raise important questions about what is happening to the availability of food for birds in the wider countryside.
Initially, Garden BirdWatch was coordinated on a parttime basis by just two staff members. Now we have two full time coordinators supported by a shared HQ team, plus volunteers who come into the office to help.
If any birdwatcher gets sniffy about garden birds, gently tell them that the estimated population of Song Thrushes in our gardens is 300,000 pairs, more than in all farmland.
Many Garden BirdWatchers were also keen to report some of the other wildlife using their gardens. This prompted a successful pilot recording of other taxa in 2003, and the survey now includes, mammals, butterflies, bumblebees, reptiles, amphibians, stag beetle, cockchafer and dragonflies.
MIKE GRAY Garden BirdWatchers are a vital source of information that can help conserve our garden birds. By keeping a regular watch on their gardens they are revealing new and important facts about the wildlife they contain. If you would like to join in and count the feathered (and other) occupants of your garden, please contact me or visit the BTO Garden BirdWatch website (www.bto.org/gbw). If you know of a local organisation who would like a talk on garden birds call: Mike Gray 07596 366342 or gbwmike@gmail.com.
From its early days, the GBW has engaged with people interested in birds, but nothing captured people’s imagination more than the study of the (annoying) practise of birds stealing the cream from the top of milk bottles. Blue and Great Tits were the main culprits, but other species also took advantage of this doorstep delivery. The homogenisation of milk – so that the cream did not rise to the top – and fewer people using the services of the milkman, meant that this behaviour gradually died out. Gone too, are the days when feeding garden birds was centred on kitchen scraps, suet-filled coconut shells and monkey nuts threaded on a string. Today, garden bird feeding is a multi-million-pound industry. 4
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June 2018. If you have a friend that you would like to bring along, go ahead - invite them to join us. Please let me know if you have any dietary requirements. For more about the venue see www.wydale.org.
Welcome to Emma Hunter – Benefice Administrator
St Peter’s Church Walton Village Church Council AGM NOTICE! The Annual General Meeting of St Peter’s Church Walton Village Church Council will be held on 18 March 2018 after the Morning Service in Church.
St Peter’s Church Walton Flower Festival On the weekend of the 16-17 June the team St Peter’s is holding the major fund-raising event of the year.
Emma Hunter took on the role of Benefice Administrator from January 2018. Emma is a resident of Bramham and spent 19 years as a Primary School Teacher in Leeds before deciding to have a change of direction to spend more time with her two sons.
The church and churchyard will be decorated with flowers arranged by members of the village - the theme being 'Village Life Through the Seasons'. Any sponsorship for this event will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Doreen 01937 842344 or dodolister@hotmail.com.
Married to Paul, Emma is an active member of her village and has been involved in the Community Action Group and with Stepping Stones. In her spare time Emma enjoys sewing, quilting - and shopping! Fiona Robinson, Treasurer for St Peter’s, Walton, worked on a temporary basis to bridge the gap between Sarah Oates departure and Emma’s arrival. This support was invaluable in ensuring a smooth transition in a very busy office.
Alongside the Flower Festival, there will be a Scarecrow Trail around the village and churchyard, the theme being ‘Children Books or Nursery Rhymes’. This will be open to anyone, (not just Walton residents). To register your interest please contact Anne Kilby - 01937 842561 or kilbyanne@googlemail.com. The church will be open each day from 10am to 4pm with refreshments available. This will be an enjoyable weekend so please keep the dates free in your diary.
Wydale Hall, Ladies of the Benefice retreat 2018 Reverend Trish writes to invite ladies to the 5th year of this annual retreat. It’s that time again! I am happy to invite all ladies to sign up for another trip to Wydale Hall. The retreat is very gentle and is open to all ladies of the Benefice, whichever church you go to. The price for this year is £142 for the two nights, provisionally Monday 4 to Wednesday 6 7
Letter from the Clergy actively with his Word and his ways. He wants us to wonder, to debate, indeed to struggle so we learn for ourselves. The great Christian writer, Jean Vanier, says:
Wrestling with Questions and Belief Can you remember, as a child, ever being irritated by the fact that adults wouldn’t just tell you how to do something? Instead they would encourage you to work it out…perhaps asking questions which might prompt your understanding. My mum was a primary school teacher, so I had no hope of ever getting a straight set of instructions! Every situation was treated as a learning opportunity. Very frustrating when you just want the answer, and you want it NOW!
“Questions are like wrestling. We are faced with something unfamiliar, something we don’t understand. We can walk away, or we can dare to engage – to challenge ourselves and this unknowing.” Vanier released his book ‘Life’s Great Questions’ in the UK in 2016. In it, he explores how vital it is that we engage with the important questions of life - not from a position of doctrine, but a spirit of faithful exploration and a willingness to hear, to share, to learn.
I remember having, as an adult, a very lively discussion about the nature of belief – not what we believe but what it means to believe. My counterpart was a scientist, approaching the issue in a very precise scientific way. I, on the other hand, am very happy living with belief, alongside a knowledge that there is so much we do not understand. For me, and many millions around the world, the central truth is that Jesus Christ is God, who chose to become human, to live, to die and rise again for our sake, and around this central truth there are many issues about which Christians may, in all good faith, take different views.
Over the years, several people have told me of their concern about their inability to say or to sing certain statements in our church liturgy or hymnody. Those who experience this are often perplexed and sometimes concerned that it means they are ‘not really Christian’. Creating an environment in which we can openly and constructively share our faith, the elements of which we struggle with and those we rejoice in, is so important to our spiritual well-being. There is no shame in questioning! God is big enough to cope with our doubts and our uncertainties. In fact, he actively encourages us.
Often, we get too caught up in determining whether we ‘believe’ or not, without engaging with the complexity of the issues. It is all too easy, therefore, to take the view that we don’t believe, because it seems the easier one to take when we really do not know.
Whether you would think of yourself as a believer or not, beware being fixed and dogmatic about your position. God invites into a journey; a journey of exploration and questions.
And, it seems, many people think Christian belief is a one size fits all package! As though once we have taken on board the central truth of Jesus Christ being our Saviour and Lord, we then all adopt a common set of beliefs about all sorts of issues – a bit as though we have downloaded a database or software programme!
As we continue our Lenten journey of reflection, we have the ideal opportunity, in our Lent Course, to question and discuss with others. If you are new to faith, or simply wanting to explore it, we continually offer opportunities to do so – just let us know you are interested.
If that is what God had intended, he would have written his Word, the Bible, in words of one syllable! It seems God wants us to engage
REV JANE BROWN 8
Services Time
Date
Sunday Service, All Saints’, Thorp Arch
Coffee
9.30am
4th March
Holy Communion
M Smyth
8am
11th March
Group Holy Communion
9.30am
11th March
Lay Led Joint at Walton
9.30am
18th March
Holy Communion
J Warren
9.30am
25th March
Holy Communion
J West
9.30am
1st April
Easter Day Holy Communion
J Clayton
Time
Date
Sunday Service, St Peter’s, Walton
9.30am
4th March
Holy Communion
8am
11th March
Group Holy Communion at Thorp Arch
9.30am
11th March
Lay Led Joint
9.30am
18th March
Holy Communion
9.30am
25th March
Holy Communion
9.30am
1st April
Easter Day Holy Communion
Occasional Offices All Saints’ Thorp Arch and St Peter’s Walton BAPTISMS No Baptisms WEDDINGS No Weddings FUNERALS Muriel Elwen, 12 January, St Peter’s Church George Elwen, 13 February, St Peter’s Church Diane Atkinson (Burial of ashes) 15 February, All Saints' Church Marie Nanette Simpson, 16 February, St Peter’s Church
Intinction
on germs. The practice of the Eucharistic ministers is to wipe the rim of the chalice inside and out between each recipient and to turn the cup. Each person should then receive a clear part of this ‘common cup’ to drink from.
The practice of ‘dipping’ the wafer in the wine at the Eucharist is being gently discouraged in the churches of our Benefice. The Archbishop of York is also encouraging all the parishes to adopt the same approach. There are a few people in our congregations who have chosen not to drink from the chalice during Communion for a variety of reasons. The most common reason seems to be a wish not to pass on germs from colds etc.
If a person still wishes to refrain from sharing the chalice then the Archbishop recommends they only take the wafer. The important thing about this action would be to know that taking communion in one kind (only the wafer or wine) is a complete communion and not to be considered incomplete in any way.
The chalices used in our churches are all either silver or coated in gold. These metals do not absorb, or hold onto germs. The alcoholic wine is also not able to pass
If anyone would like to discuss this further please contact the Revds. Jane or Tricia who will talk you through the request. 9
Thorp Arch Parish Council Jan News Bulletin
• If you have a burglar alarm always remember to switch it on when leaving the house or going to bed.
Please see our website for more information about the Parish Council, including minutes from meetings and agendas: www.thorp-arch.org.uk.
HCA Planning Application The Public Meeting held by the PC to inform residents about the HCA proposal was attended by 60 residents, plus Ward Cllrs and representatives from Walton and Boston Spa Parish Council. Parish Cllrs provided information about the proposals, looking at both pros and cons of the development. Questionnaire results were also provided to the meeting. For notes from the meeting and questionnaire results, please see the PC website: www.thorp-arch.org.uk.
Police Report 7 crimes reported for the month of January. Attempted theft from a garden on The Village. Residential burglary on Church Causeway, whilst residents in-situ. Suspects disturbed by residents and fled the scene. Attempted burglary from business premises on Flint Lane. 2 burglaries’ one theft, one criminal damage and one stolen vehicle reported on the trading estate. Other news:
Following questions from attendees, a show of hands in favour or against the proposals was taken and indicated full support for an objection to be submitted by the PC. Arrowsmith Consultants were subsequently instructed to review the Application and report back to the PC.
There were 69 crimes in total for the Wetherby Ward in January, 10 of these were burglary residential with 1 robbery. There were 52 crimes in Harewood in January, 19 of these were burglary residential. Burglaries often increase during the Autumn and Winter months, when burglars take advantage of the longer nights. However, crime prevention doesn't have to cost a lot of money – taking simple measures such as locking doors and windows, not leaving valuables on display and using an alarm, can significantly reduce your chances of being a victim. Here are some simple steps that everyone can take to improve their home security:
Parish Map Funding for the Parish Map has now been approved. The map will be located on the upper green next to the bench. If you have any information that you think will be suitable for the map, please contact us. Grass Verges on the Upper Green Verges on the upper green are regularly being churned up by vehicles driving over them. The PC have received a number of complaints about this. Please avoid driving over the greens and verges. If you notice any work vehicles driving over them, please notify the PC. We can then take the appropriate action.
• Always lock doors and windows even when at home • Shut windows. Always take the key out of the lock and keep in a safe place. Do not leave keys in reach of the letterbox, a cat flap, or on view through a window.
Boston Spa Academy Future The PC have written to Leeds City Council (LCC) to express concern about poor communication regarding information that was put into the public domain about the future of the school. They have urged LCC to hold a public meeting to ensure proper consultation is held regarding any future proposals.
• Make sure items such as car keys, laptops, tablets, phones and cash cannot be seen through a window. • Do not leave power cables or charger units for laptops and tablets plugged in and on show.
Speed Indication Device (SID) for Thorp Arch Funding for a SID has now been granted. It is the culmination of 2 years of traffic calming work in Thorp Arch by the PC. It still remains the responsibility of all drivers in the Parish to lead by example by keeping to the speed limit and respecting others on the highways, pavements and footpaths.
• If you are out, try to make your home look occupied by using a timer switch to control lights. • Make sure Euro cylinder locks have achieved - TS 007 (3-star rating) or Sold Secure Diamond Standard for lock cylinders (SS312). 10
Date of Next Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be held on Monday 12 March - 7pm at All Saints Church, Thorp Arch.
TAG has delivered flyers to all of ‘north Thorp Arch’ residents, introducing TAG and inviting residents to sign up, so that they can be kept informed of the planning situation.
Future Meeting Dates for Thorp Arch Parish Council 2018 (All 7pm at All Saints' Church unless otherwise stated)
We have also asked for any information people have on the usage of the greenspace, either for sports or for general recreation, over the years.
Monday 9 April Monday 23 April, The School (TBC) - Annual Parish Meeting Monday 14 May - Annual Meeting Monday 11 June Monday 9 July Monday 13 August Monday 10 September Monday 8 October Monday 12 November
Any information relating to the last thirty years of use may help us obtain protection for that land.
Please help if you have photographs, anecdotes or just personal experience of walking there over the years. Send any information to tagactiongroup@gmail.com
Monday 10 December
Campaign activities: TAG is contacting the political decision makers - our MP and our Ward Councillors. We are maintaining a dialogue with Boston Spa, which is greatly affected by the Bridge Road and High Street junction congestion, and the impractical and dangerous mitigation proposals. Thorp Arch Parish Council are liaising with Walton and have also commissioned a planning consultancy to report on the scheme.
TAG - the campaign to oppose 119 houses north of Wealstun hots up.
As yet TAG does not know which of the Leeds plans panels will consider the application.
Peter Locke, Chairman of TAG provides an important update.
It could be either the Outer North East panel, or the City panel. It will go to the City panel if it is thought the issues have wide reaching consequences.
At the time of writing, the decision date for the planning application (17/07970) is set for 6 March. However, the date for comments has already moved back by almost three weeks, and TAG think it is likely the decision deadline will be extended too.
Once we know which panel is involved, we can structure a campaign, designed to ensure that the councillors involved are fully aware of the local issues which make this scheme so non-compliant with Leeds Core Strategy.
Our campaign, together with that of Thorp Arch Parish Council, is really hotting up. We are not alone, since residents of both Walton and Boston Spa are putting in many objections.
Together we can defeat yet another inappropriate and damaging planning application.
Most of these comments are on the highways issues, but there are also many objections on poor accessibility, prematurity, the Walton sewage problems and creating a car-dominated community.
PETER LOCKE, CHAIR
All strong planning arguments against the development. 11
Walton's Winter Working Party Fun in the Sun Keeping Walton Village Tidy
Saturday 21 April focusing on the Churchyard. Both dates will start with a meet up at 9.30 Holly Cottage, Main Street, Walton with bacon sandwiches and coffee on arrival. An additional workday will be organised for start of May date to be confirmed. Please let Richard know if you are interested or for more details by emailing richard.prudhoe@gmail.com.
Walton gets ready for Great British Spring Clean 2-4 March 2018. Following the success of the Walton Village Work Days so far, Richard Prudhoe is organising a litter picking day on Saturday 3 March as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘Great British Spring Clean’, as well as a Walton Village Work Day on
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work. We have also benefitted from the wisdom and support of LCC officials, always helpful and enormously supportive; the tenacity and resilience of the Steering Group, which never flinched – but most of all the clarity and consistency of the views of Parish residents who consistently spelt out a vision and a set of goals which translated readily into a Plan. An enormous thanks to all those who offered their views and I hope we have done justice in responding with something that really is your Plan.
Brodie Clark writes on behalf of the Walton Neighbourhood Steering Group. So, Walton now enters the final consultation and independent examination of its Neighbourhood Plan. It clearly marks the beginning of the end and the final stages of a process which for many has felt something of an endurance test. In summary, the Plan has now been submitted to Leeds City Council for a formal consultation and a final engagement process – 6 weeks concluding on 19 March. Thereafter an independent and experienced examiner will further review the Plan to ensure it meets all relevant statutory obligations. From there to the referendum - the invitation for residents of Walton to vote on acceptance of the Plan. That feels about right for late June, early July. It is an immensely thorough process – but of necessity, given the importance, sensitivity and emotion around issues of land development and community facilities. The future direction and sustainability of the Parish is under consideration and that must surely justify the attention of such a many tiered scrutiny.
The latest version of the Plan – along with many supporting documents can be found on the Walton Parish website www.walton-pc.gov. uk/neighbourhood-plan/ and your opportunity to respond to this final consultation process is on the LCC website, www.leeds.gov.uk/council/ Pages/Neighbourhood-planning.aspx. So please have a read and let Leeds have your views.
As we have shaped the Plan, we have been particularly grateful for the earlier formulation of an initial draft and to those who led that 12
Boston Spa Academy
Martin House Events for 2018
Mr Christopher Walsh, Principal of Boston Spa Academy, thanks the community for support following the shock closure proposals by LCC.
There are lots of plans in place to make 2018 a bigger, better year of fundraising for Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People.
It was with no small amount of shock and disbelief that Mr Hall, our Chair of Governors, and I met with the Director of Children’s Services for Leeds to be told of his intention to sell the land on which Boston Spa Academy stands and build new facilities in Wetherby.
The grand Glitter Ball, which takes place at Rudding Park in Harrogate on Friday 11 May, the Dragon Boat Race at Roundhay Park on Sunday 20 May, the Colour Run, this year at Bramham Park, the popular Golf Day at Wetherby Golf Club on Friday 15 June and Strictly Get Dancing in November are enhanced by the new Bradford Sportive on Sunday 29 April (cycling event over three routes from Bradford to the surrounding countryside), the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Saturday 23 June and Kapow! In June, with participants tackling a series of inflatable obstacles while dressed as their favourite superhero! For those who prefer a more sedate kind of fundraiser, their first online event, a Video Game-athon will take place in Leeds in August.
We have been overwhelmed by the support from our community in the following weeks, we are deeply grateful; it has been humbling to read your kind comments. Throughout the last nine months we have had huge support expressed for our plan to convert to an academy with the high achieving GORSE Academies Trust (TGAT), and to see our communities. embrace a plan that will see us move from successive ‘Good’ Ofsted judgements to an ‘Outstanding ‘one. The sole proposal from Governors before the Minister, Lord Agnew, this week is that Boston Spa should convert to an academy with TGAT. We do not anticipate that we will have a response straight away, but as soon as we have any substantive news we will communicate this with our communities.
If you’re a keen runner, Martin House is again offering places for the Great North Run, Yorkshire Marathon and the Run for All races in Leeds and York through the year – so there’s a run for all abilities. For the daredevils amongst us there are a series of skydives in May, July and October, and a wing walk in July.
Governors are resolute that the partnership with TGAT is absolutely the right direction for Boston Spa in providing the very best standard of education for our young people. We will therefore challenge any outcome that does to achieve this goal; our Governors will not be deterred from this. Our school is not distracted from our core work, and the focus on the care and progress of our children remains absolute.
There is a serious reason for all of these activities. Martin House costs around £6.5 million a year to run, and only 15 per cent of that is funded from statutory sources. By far the majority of the money it costs to provide care to families comes from donations and fundraising. For more fundraising events of information visit www.martinhouse.org.uk or email events@ martinhouse.org.uk.
Again thank you again for your support; it has meant so much to us all. CHRISTOPHER WALSH 13
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Healthy Eating for Healthy Eyes Causeway asked Thorp Arch’s Neil Brooks of Cameron Beaumont Optometrists and Opticians for information about how healthy eating can help maintain healthy eyes. Eating a healthy balanced diet rich in fruit and vegetables may help to keep your eyes as healthy as they can be. Of course we can’t help getting older and our genes passed on by our parents have an important role to play, but there is evidence to show that a healthy diet prevents the development of eye conditions such as age related macular degeneration (ARMD).
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Looking after blood sugar control significantly reduces the risk of retinopathy. AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD) ARMD is a condition which mainly occurs in older people, with increasing risk as we age. In ARMD, the cells in the macula stop working and causes a deterioration in the central vision. This is the sight we use for detailed tasks, such as reading and recognising faces.
Maintaining a healthy weight means eating the right foods in the right amounts and exercising regularly. Being overweight in itself doesn’t seem to be a risk factor for any particular eye disease, but it does put you at risk of a number of health conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and some cancers. Some of these health complications in turn can cause problems that will potentially affect your sight. These include blood vessel occlusions inside the back of the eye (the retina), diabetic eye problems and eye conditions relating to stroke. DIABETES
There are 2 types of ARMD, ‘dry’ and ‘wet’. In the dry type, the macula cells slowly stop working correctly, and in the wet type, when the cells stop working the eye tries to fix the problem by growing new blood vessels. However these new vessels are very weak and are prone to leaking, causing damage and scarring, affecting vision.
Diabetes can affect your eyes in a number of ways. Changing levels of blood glucose can cause the vision to become temporarily blurry and longer term can cause cataracts to occur earlier. One of the serious complications of diabetes is retinopathy, which causes damage to tiny blood vessels in the retina. Sometimes this can lead to the growth of new blood vessels which can leak blood or fluid. If this happens at the central portion of the retina, the macula, can swell and potentially become sight threatening by causing distortion and black patches in the middle of your vision, resulting in poor vision, particularly for near tasks.
Antioxidants in our diet are extremely important as they ‘mop up’ free radicals – highly reactive substances created in the body by breathing and eating, as well as air pollution and smoking. These free radicals cause damage to the cells in our body and causes the aging process. Antioxidants have been found to slow down the progression of ARMD and in particular Lutein, Zeaxanthin and MesoZeaxanthin. These can be found particularly in leafy green vegetables, such as Spinach, Kale, spring greens and broccoli, as well as a number of supplements on the market such as Macushield Gold. 16
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AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD) ARMD is a condition which mainly occurs in older people, with increasing risk as we age. In ARMD, the cells in the macula stop working and causes a deterioration in the central vision. This is the sight we use for detailed tasks, such as reading and recognising faces. There are 2 types of ARMD, ‘dry’ and ‘wet’. In the dry type, the macula cells slowly stop working correctly, and in the wet type, when the cells stop working the eye tries to fix the problem by growing new blood vessels. However these new vessels are very weak and are prone to leaking, causing damage and scarring, affecting vision.
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CATARACT This occurs in the lens of the eye and mainly occurs as you get older, becoming cloudy and harder to see through. Although we can’t control getting older, some studies have shown that a diet rich in antioxidants may decrease the risk of developing cataract. Other studies show a benefit from taking some vitamins and minerals and protecting the eye from UV damage with sunglasses can reduce the risk of cataract. DRY EYE This is a common condition where a problem with the tears can cause sore, red and gritty eyes. Research has shown fatty acids such as Omega 3 can have a positive effect on the eye when taken in certain quantities. Omega 3 can be found in our diet through oily fish such as anchovies, salmon and mackerel, as well as flaxseed/linseed and walnuts.
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Antioxidants in our diet are extremely important as they ‘mop up’ free radicals – highly reactive substances created in the body by breathing and eating, as well as air pollution and smoking. These free radicals cause damage to the cells in our body and causes the aging process. Antioxidants have been found to slow down the progression of ARMD and in particular Lutein, Zeaxanthin and MesoZeaxanthin. These can be found particularly in leafy green vegetables, such as Spinach, Kale, spring greens and broccoli, as well as a number of supplements on the market such as Macushield Gold.
Supplements are also available. Having regular eye examinations plays an important role in identifying early signs of disease and allows early recommendations and intervention. Your optometrist will be able to test for eye conditions and advise accordingly. NEIL BROOKS Neil Brooks BSc is an Optometrist and Clinical Director at Cameron Beaumont Ltd with branches in Wetherby and York. Please see page 5 for more information. 17
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Thursday 15 March 10.30am Thorp Arch & Walton Ladies Group (YCA) visit to British Library followed by lunch
Saturday 14 April 10am-4pm Walton Group of Artists Contact Printing workshop, Walton Village Hall
Visitors and prospective members welcome. Contact tawyca@outlook.com or 520271
Anita Daniels ‘Contact Printing’ workshop. Nonmembers please contact Clare Dean 583399 to be placed on the waiting list. £35 fee applies.
Tuesday 20 March 7.30pm Thorp Arch & Walton Ladies Group (YCA) Members’ evening, Deepdale Community Centre
Saturday 14 April 11am-4pm Family Fun Day, Knaresborough Castle and Museum
Visitors and prospective members welcome. Contact tawyca@outlook.com or 520271.
Enjoy a relaxing day of games, crafts and a chance to start your own Spring seedlings. There will be discounted entry to the Castle, Museum and Sallyport. Games will be free, some activities may have a small charge. See www.harrogate.gov.uk and search events or call 01423 556188.
Tuesday 20 March 7-9pm Walton Group of Artists Contact Printing demonstration, Walton Village Hall Anita Daniels ‘Contact Printing’ demonstration. £3 for non-members. Saturday 24 March 10am-4pm Walton Group of Artists acrylic workshop, Walton Village Hall
Tuesday 17 April 7-9pm Walton Group of Artists Acrylic Misty Morning demonstration, Walton Village Hall
Julia Boradina workshop in acrylic, inspired by David Tress Landscapes. Non-members please contact Clare Dean 583399 to be placed on the waiting list. £35 fee applies.
Nikky Corker Acrylic Misty Morning demonstration. £3 for non-members. Tuesday 17 April 7.30pm Thorp Arch & Walton Ladies Group (YCA) AGM, Deepdale Community Centre
Saturday 24 March 7.30pm Wetherby Choral Society presents Handel’s Israel in Egypt
Members Only. Contact tawyca@outlook.com or 520271.
Hugely exciting to sing! Hugely exciting to listen to! Come along and experience it for yourselves! Tickets £16 (under 18s free) contact tickets@wetherbychoral.org.uk or Kathy Hart on 07860 454894, call at Nicolla Florist, from members of the Choral Society or at the door on the night.
Thursday 19 April 7 for 7.30pm Fashion Show by Life and Soul of Wetherby, St Peter's Church Tickets £5 including a glass of wine and nibbles from Gay 845519 or Doreen 842344.
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Saturday 31 March 9am-4.30pm Springtime Live, Great Yorkshire Showground
Sunday 11 November Thorp Arch Village Society event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice
Jam packed with exciting activities for young children for a family fun day out. Pay £10 in advance and all activities are free once inside. See springtimelive.co.uk or call 01423 541000.
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you want. Please contact Project Co-ordinator Anna-Marie Garbutt - call 07375 700117 or email anna-marie.garbutt@healthforall.org.uk.
Elaine Hoult, a long-time resident of Thorp Arch, writes a note of thanks to friends and neighbours.
Wear a Hat Day for Brain Tumour Research
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all my dear friends within the village, the YCA and further afield for their cards, wonderful presents, telephone calls and messages of concern and encouragement during my current illness.
Wetherby Races invites you to don your best hat for an exciting day’s racing on 29 March for Wear a Hat Day supporting Brain Tumour Research. As well as 7 races on the day there will also be spot prizes for the best hats.
Progress, I am afraid, is very slow and I very much regret that I have been unable even to acknowledge most of this kindness but it is, nevertheless, very greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
Brain tumours are indiscriminate - they can affect anyone at any age and they tear families apart. What’s more, they kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer... yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. Brain Tumour Research
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charity supports the UK’s largest group of laboratory-based scientists progressing worldclass research into brain tumours. For more ways to support Wear a Hat Day see www. braintumourresearch.org
Thorp Arch Chairman, Rob Seldon, has announced the Club’s AGM. It will take place at The Pax at 7pm on Tuesday 13 March. For more information about the club see www. thorparch.org.uk/thorp-arch-lawn-tennis-club.
Wetherby has Guide Dog named after it
Are you aged 50+? Do you have a Learning Disability?
In January, Boston Spa Men’s Forum found out more about the core work of the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity. Silent electric cars, and those fitted with automatic engine stop/start systems, are proving problematic - one to note for us who drive these type of cars - as neither dogs nor owners can hear the cars coming or be aware of an engine silent at traffic lights.
Do you feel lonely? Would you like to get out more? Bee Together would like to help. Leeds is the only city in the UK which is supporting a Learning Disability project as part of the Lottery Funded Ageing Better programme. The project would first like to find out about how you feel and about the difficulties you have getting out such as do you have someone to go out with? Or do you know what things are going on? Then, the project will put you in touch with people who may be able to help you do the things
Due to the generosity of the people local Wetherby, there is now a guide dog named after the town, and enough money has been raised to fully train another. Forum Members held an impromptu collection which raised fifty pounds for this good cause. 19
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The Pace Egg Play - the North’s Good Friday Tradition
tradition now overtaken by Trick or Treat! The plays were passed down by word of mouth so have their own localisms. For years the Heptonstall players wondered why their Pace Egg Play mentioned a, "Cat behind the manger," until a mummified cat was found bricked up in the wall of a barn which was being demolished. When further research revealed this was a tradition to bring good luck, the lines then made perfect sense!
Our Editor, Rachel Bentley, looks at the colourful Pace Egg Plays of the Pennines, and in particular Heptonstall’s famous Good Friday performance. As a small child I remember a sudden kafuffle in our Town Centre (I am from Brighouse, near Halifax). A group of Morris Men and Mummers descended and there was noise and singing, with a weird set of characters. I hadn’t a clue what was going on, but it was better than ‘doing’ the weekly shop, in Hillards, with my mum. It turned out that these crazily dressed guys were performing a Pace Egg Play.
So are Pace Egg plays thus named because they are meant to be performed Easter - or ‘Pâques’? Actually no, and Heptonstall is unusual in there’s being played out at Easter. In Lancashire it fits in with the first-footing tradition of bringing in the coal, some are done on All Souls Day but often it's done much earlier for luck throughout the year. In Heptonstall’s version the only real Easter connection is the roguish character ‘Toss Pot’ handing out kisses and Pace-Eggs to ‘bonny lasses’ in the crowd!
Based on a Pennines tradition and resurrected in the 1970s in Heptonstall (the most wonderful anachronistic West Yorkshire Pennine village perched above Hebden Bridge and about an hour from us here), this famous play is performed on Good Friday.
Not only are Pace-Eggs linked to the Plays, they are real eggs specially decorated for Easter. In Preston crowds still gather today to watch the old traditional egg-rolling contest down the grassy slopes. (A warning - empty Pace-Egg shells must be crushed for they are popular with Lancashire witches who use them as boats!) Make them yourself! Wrap little leaves and flowers onto the shells using onion skins to secure in place (use white onions for gold and red onions for deep pink, tie with a bit of cotton thread) then boil. Peeling back the onion skins and flora reveals shells, naturally coloured and patterned.
BJG71 at English Wikipedia
The Pace Egg Play disappeared and was restored many times but nothing seems to be recorded before the 1500s. Originally it may have been a good luck ceremony for the new season revering the Sun as a God. All the plays have a hero character, Heptonstall’s has Saint George (representing the glorious Sun) and of course George always wins. Although the Pace Egg Play is not unique to Heptonstall it is one of only a few still performed today. It was how young boys would have earned a few pennies for a visit to the local fair. This is reflected at the end of the Heptonstall Pace Egg Play which mentions, “Taking our bonnie lass to Todmorden Fair.” It was a bit like Penny for the Guy, another Yorkshire
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Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Curie
This area is lacking in volunteers at this time. The fundraisers at Marie Curie are thrilled to have been given a collection weekend at Morrisons stores across the UK - including Wetherby - on Thursday 8, Friday 9 & Saturday 10 March so need as many people as possible to make it a success. In Leeds, in addition to the Morrisons dates there is also a street collection on Saturday 3 March.
Marie Curie urgently needs ‘daffodil volunteers’ in Wetherby. Could you spare some time this March? Terminal illness charity, Marie Curie is appealing for volunteers to give two hours of their time to hand out its iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations. The charity is hoping to get more people than ever wearing the daffodil pin during its annual fundraiser; the Great Daffodil Appeal. The Great Daffodil Appeal is Marie Curie’s biggest fundraising campaign, held every March. Every donation and daffodil worn helps Marie Curie provide vital care for people living with a terminal illness and support for their families.
Marie Curie Community Fundraiser for Leeds, Faye Cryer said, “Volunteering to collect donations in return for daffodil pins is a fun and easy way to get involved in the local community. You can collect with a friend or partner and know that you are helping Marie Curie be there when we are needed most.
The charity provides at home nursing care (plus care in its hospices) for terminally ill people. As your Editor I can say they made a huge difference to our family when my mother came back, from an unhappy stint in hospital, to her beloved home to spend her final days with my father who himself suffered with ill health and could not look after her on his own.
“Every daffodil helps us care for more people – this is what makes the Great Daffodil Appeal so important.” Over 2,000 Marie Curie Nurses work across the country in people’s homes and the charity’s nine hospices, providing 1.2 million hours of nursing care every year.
The Marie Curie Nurses spent every night with Mum, leaving Dad to have as good a night’s rest as was possible under the circumstances, leaving him able to cope with the day time care supplemented by the District Nurse Team. It is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my mother on 4 March 2018 and in that time I have raised more than the equivalent amount it cost to look after Mum for this worthwhile cause to allow other families to have the same privilege afforded to my mother and father.
Those wishing to volunteer two hours of their time to the Great Daffodil Appeal or to find out more about the appeal, can visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil or call your local Community Fundraiser Faye on 07525392983 or email faye.cryer@mariecurie.org.uk. If you are in need of support, or have any questions about any aspect of terminal illness, call the Marie Curie Information & Support Line free on 0800 090 2309 or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/help.
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BOOK REVIEW
tangible, yet Escoffier seems to take it in his stride.
White Truffles in Winter, by N.M. Kelby
Escoffier’s personal life was not an easy one. He married the poet Delphine Daffis, and they lived in Monte Carlo. But Escoffier’s work took him away to Paris, and eventually to London, for long periods of time, and Madame Escoffier preferred to stay in their lovely home in Monte Carlo. His relationship with the glamorous Bernhardt continued - he seemed to be helpless in the face of her charms.
Anne Watts recalls how the gift of time led to her reading a fiction on famous French Chef, Auguste Escoffier, and why this book is ‘food for the soul’. It was early December, and I was lying on a hospital bed, waiting to be released. I’d been told I’d be leaving some time mid-morning. Well, the tea lady made her round, by and by lunch was delivered and lunch was cleared, and still I was waiting. Didn’t they need my bed? However, my frustration was eased by a book, which so engrossed me that I actually appreciated this gift of time. The book was White Truffles in Winter, by N.M. Kelby.
The book begins at the end of his life, when he is back in Monte Carlo with Delphine - both are now in their eighties, and they are penniless. As is often the case with creative types, Escoffier was much better at his art – his fine craft – than at managing his finances, a task he left to his business partner, with disastrous effects. By now it was the time between the wars, and one took what one could get in the kitchen. A glut of tomatoes meant filling every empty wine bottle with tomato sauce. Delphine asked Auguste to create a dish in her honour, as he has created dishes for Bernhardt, Churchill, and so many others. But how could he distil the love of a lifetime, and a complicated one at that, into one dish?
White Truffles in Winter is the fictionalised biography of Auguste Escoffier (1846 – 1935), the chef who revolutionised French cuisine and made it famous in this country with his restaurants in the Savoy and the Ritz. As with many creative people, he was a bundle of contradictions – domineering but also kind, and as much as he loved creating food, it seems he hardly ever ate it.
The final dish of the book is prepared by Delphine, perhaps in honour of him – a dish of divine simplicity, with potatoes, garlic, and cheese, perfumed with the eponymous white truffle. I can tell you that my attempt to replicate this dish (albeit sans truffle) was indeed rather tasty – never mind that I ended up with enough to feed a restaurant.
Truffles, foie gras and caviar feature rather too prominently - it’s difficult to imagine that they could have been consumed in such quantities. But this is French cuisine at its apex: lobsters and crawfish are drowned in wine, because they will taste better for having died happy. The menus, the meals, the dishes that are described are sensuous, complicated affairs, hard to imagine a mere mortal preparing them in an ordinary kitchen – and yet, somehow just reading them is food for the soul. Escoffier prepares banquets of such dishes, not just for his beloved Sarah Bernhardt, but for kings and prime ministers and whole delegations of famous folk. The pressure, the stress of preparing food at that level is made
The author evokes the period with such detail, such sumptuous clarity as to bring it to life – we can see and smell and almost taste the life and times of Auguste Escoffier. I finally walked out of that hospital at 3.45 that afternoon (and have made a good recovery, thank you). 27
Colourful, pithy and epigrammatic are the essence of regional expressions. A friend who hails from Halifax who has a lovely expression for rain when it's coming straight down in what I call cats and dogs, they say it is raining 'stair rods'.
Yorkshire Dialect the West Riding way Paula Letts, recent past editor, reminisces on the words heard at her father’s knee, and considers some dialect phrases which refuse to translate! I've just put my nose out of the back door and, by Jove, it's fair nithering out there. As a child of the pre-double glazing, pre-cavity insulation era I spent much of my childhood nithered and thought that most other British children had too. However, apparently, 'nithered' is a specifically regional expression meaning 'chilled to the bone, blue with cold and shivering'.
But, coming back to my old dad, he worked all his life in the textile industry and had some expressions particular to those who worked in the mills. 'Just to keep t'band in t'nick' is one such. The band was a stout cord which drove the spindles on the spinning frames. It ran through two grooves and if it slipped or jumped out of the groove the machine would break down. The expression became transferred into common parlance to mean 'just to keep everything running smoothly'. Dad also used it to mean 'we'll do something that way just because this is the way it's always been done'. Ginnel in Horsforth
Even though he didn't wear a flat cap and say, “Ee, bah gum”, my father used a lot of Yorkshire words and expressions in his everyday speech. He had an ear for their resonance and the way they enrich our language. I well remember when a neighbour of ours was moving house: “Art flittin', lad?” he said to them with a twinkle in his eye. Years later, on a visit to Norway, we passed a large box van with the words 'Flot Wagn' written on the side which would roughly be pronounced as 'flit wagon' or removal van. The word 'flitting' had sprung across the North Sea with the early Norse invaders, as have many of our Yorkshire dialect words.
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Far and away my favourite was 'to throw the belt off', another old textile mill expression of his. Even in the 1950's, some mills were still powered by steam. The gleaming static steam engine would stand resplendent in the engine shed powering a mill full of thundering machinery via a heavy leather belt. When the time came for the carding machines, the spinning jennies and the looms to finally die down for the night this vital umbilical cord would be thrown off from the power source and they would all gradually subside into a still eerie silence. 'To throw the belt off' took on the meaning of finishing whatever task you were doing and going to put your feet up for a well earned rest.
When I lived in the south I recall some funny looks when I used the words 'snicket' or 'ginnel'. Apparently, the nearest word in southern speak for a narrow walkway between high walls is an 'alley'. The word 'alley' just doesn't conjure up a draughty, narrow little cut-through between jostling houses that you find in our towns and cities. The word 'alley' is much posher - understandably so - as it come from the French word 'aller'. When the Normans invaded from the south they were knights and barons, not the rabble who invaded the north of England with their gutteral, colourful vocabulary.
I welcome the fact that at last the media seems to accept that there is more to life than BBC English and it is no longer frowned upon to speak with a regional accent. We need to treasure our rich and diverse cultural linguistic heritage, if for no other reason than to keep t'band in t'nick.
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