SALTBURN BLUES CLUB

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and are looking forward to another year of great live Bands at Saltburn Blues Club. Although I say it myself our 2023 line up is the best yet including some really big names on the UK Blues scene.

Starting us up on January 28th is the return of a powerful trio Five Points Gang. The Gang are best known for their exceptional live performances, leaving audiences exhausted and yet screaming for more. Five Points Gang in the words of one reviewer, ―A Welshman, Frenchman and a Brazilian walk into a bar......and blow the place apart!‖ That‘s what they certainly did last July when they played for us. They are supported by A Couple Of Culprits featuring Marske guitarist Al Harrington the go to guitarist for Paul Rodgers when he played at the Marton Country Club a few years ago and Jim Macara another superb player.

However, for this gig I am not sure whether it will be at our usual venue New Marske Institute as it is being refurbished this month and it may not be finished by the 28th. I am though investigating other local venues in case we need to re-locate. The good news is that when the refurbishment is concluded the Club will have a state of the art concert room to stage the Bands. Keep your eyes and ears open for news re the January venue, check the Saltburn Blues Club page but not the website as it is being discontinued for 2023. Tickets are £12 from The Spar Milton St and Ents24.com.

The Balmoral Acoustic Blues Club (at the Conservative Club) continues this month with the quirkly named trio Radgie Gadgie. Their music contains something for most tastes with a mixture of genres not just Blues. Reserve your seats directly with me for this one on 07960 935263, £8.

For those of you that need more Blues music why not tune into my show Still Got The Blues on Zetland 105FM 7-10pm (Listen Live from the Zetland Fm website) every Monday.

Members of the Club get a discount on both gigs, we are taking membership fees for 2023 this month. Happy New Year and keep diggin‘ the Blues folks.

Harry

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January 2023 Things to do

Good Luck with your New Year‘s resolutions!

Sat/Sun Table Top Sale Weather permitting 10-4pm at the Portico.

Sundays Bingo, Key to the Box, live Music 4pm Saltburn House.

Mondays Saltburn Folk Club 7.30pm at Parlours.

Mon/Tues/Wed Supper Club 3-7pm at Parlours.

Mon/Wed/Fri Saltburn solidarity food & clothing bank 2 Windsor Road 12 – 4pm.

Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri Warm Space Saltburn Library 10am5pm Saturday 9.30-12.30pm.

Mon-Thurs Warm Space Spa Hotel 9am-7pm.

Tuesday Warm Space and warm soup 12.30 – 2.30pm ECHO Church.

Wednesdays Coffee Morning Methodist Church 1011.30am.

From 11th Tiny Tots drop in at the Emmanuel Church. Health walk 10.30am meet near Sainsbury‘s

Pub Quiz Night at The Back Alex 7pm (Offering

Warm Space Daily 12 – 7pm).

Wednesday Warm Space Saltburnarts Community Centre 9.30-12pm Thursday 1-4pm.

Thursdays Whippet Up Free art & crafts for adults at Saltburnart Community Hall 1-4pm.

The Man Cave 1.30-4.30pm Emmanuel Church Hall.

Fridays Self led play group 0-4 Saltburn Library 10.3011.30am.

Live Music The Marine Hotel at 8pm till late.

1st Happy New Year.

3rd Quiz Night at Parlours.

8th Brass neck music Saltburn House 4.30 – 7pm.

13th Teas in the Afternoon as Saltburn Library 2-3.30pm.

14th Ghost hunt Earthbeat Centre 10pm – 3am

16th Global Word Search Day snuggle up with your favourite drink and a fun word search.

17th Quiz Night at Parlour.

22nd Happy Chinese New Year Welcome to the year of the Rabbit.

25th Burns Night a celebration of the life & legacy of the Scottish Poet Robert Burns dubbed the ―greatest Scot of all time‖ born 25th January 1759. Burns Night celebrations at Parlours of Saltburn.

27th Teas in the Afternoon Saltburn Library 2-3.30pm.

The Burns Night Haggis Supper at saltburnarts

28th Live Music at Parlours.

Burns Night Supper at Brockley Hall I hope you like ―a wee dram of whisky‖.

31st Quiz Night at Parlours.

Just a few things that should be happening this cold January. If you don‘t have the internet please check at Saltburn library for any up to date events and if you have or are planning an event please let the library know so that they can inform others ―What‘s On‖. Please pass on your Talk of The Town magazine once you have finished to someone who is unable to get a copy thank you.

God Bless to you all and a Happy New Year!

The Saltburn Toc H Branch

Walking On Solid Ground In 2023

Sometimes people ask me questions like this: “How do I grow as a Christian?” or “How do I deepen my faith?” Any answers I give are geared towards the particular person and their current circumstances. But the answers will include many similar themes and practices, built upon centuries of people living the Christian way. These themes and practices are like the solid ground upon which a person walks, or the foundations upon which they build a house. In 2023 I would like to encourage you to engage in three complementary practices which I believe can help you spiritually walk well and build better. Each of the three practices is important in their own right, especially the first, but when all three are experienced together they can be particularly transformative.

1) Gathering Weekly to Worship with the Church Family

God offers us such profound grace and blessing when we gather together weekly as His family. But the practice of gathering weekly on a Sunday or midweek can easily slip away. Sometimes there are valid reasons why some people cannot gather together weekly with the church family - age and infirmity being two examples. However, for those who don’t, I suspect many of the reasons given would leave them embarrassed were Jesus to ask them why they rejected the graces He offers His people when they gather together weekly. They are missing out on opportunities to receive as well as to give. They forfeit Jesus’ presence, His sacraments, His word - the Bible. They reject the slow burning transformation of their lives through serving, worshiping, hearing the Bible read and taught, praying as brothers and sisters of Christ for the community and the wider world. They do not experience the blessings or the grace God gives to those gathered in His name. The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews expressed as much to those who failed to gather with the church family in the days when the New Testament was written:

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10.23-25)

2) Being a Member of a Small Group within the Church Family

Secondly, there is much to be gained from being part of a smaller group in the church family. Small groups are not an alternative or a substitute to the weekly gathering, but are a more informal and personal way of growing. They are places to get to know others, to give and receive care and support, to learn and study together, and to nurture lasting friendships.

3) Meeting with a Minister or Trusted Christian Friend for a Focused Conversation

Thirdly, I would encourage you to have an annual intentional conversation with a minister or a trusted Christian friend. Such a conversation can be compared to an annual MOT for a car, which examines its safety and roadworthiness. If you do this for a car, how much more valuable might a spiritual MOT be for you. There are a number of outlines to helpfully and wisely guide such a conversation.

So, I encourage you to take up these three practices in 2023, and especially the first. Please do contact me if what I have written has sparked some questions or interest. I am here to help.

Every blessing for 2023, Rev

Adam Reed

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Walking Netball

Fancy trying Walking Netball? It‘s a gentler, easier game for ladies of any age. Join us at Huntcliff School every Tuesday between 5 and 6pm. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a drink. At only £4 a session you‘ll have the best hour of the week. Enquiries at saltburnwi@gmail.com

Legal Services Available In Your Own Home At Very Competitive

I have recently retired after providing legal services at a local solicitors for almost forty years and am now able to provide legal assistance in respect of wills, powers of attorney and help to deal with matters following a bereavement including the obtaining of a Grant of Probate. Please call me on 07402 777393 and I will be happy to visit you in your own home to discuss your requirements and give a quotation.

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