6 - Scarborough Review, Issue 15
The Duke of York presenting a cheque for £1,000 to Ian Hugill of Scarborough and Ryedale MRT
Back from left, Nicola Spence (YBS Customer Consultant), Tony Nixon (Filey Lions), Robert Goodwil (Scarborough MP), Keith Revell (The Rainbow Centre), Angela Manners (Scarborough Group for the Riding for Disabled), front from left, Louise Gravestock (St Catherine's Hospice), Reuben Hartley (Scholes Park Raiders FC) and Maxine Hartley (YBS Branch Manager).
Local charities banking on top donations by Pete Spence pete@thescarboroughreview.co.uk
A BUILDING society branch in Scarborough has given a cash boost to five local charities as part of celebrations to mark a milestone anniversary. Yorkshire Building Society, on Westborough, joined branches across the country to celebrate 150 years of the Society helping people save for their futures and buy their first homes, by calling on members of the public to nominate charities to receive £100. The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation marked the occasion by giving away £150,000 as part of its annual Make a Difference Week, and five charities in Scarborough have received a share of the anniversary donation. The charities benefitting, thanks to nominations from local
residents, are: • Filey Lions • Scholes Park Raiders • St Catherine’s Hospice • Scarborough Group for the Riding for the Disabled • The Rainbow Centre Maxine Hartley, manager at the Scarborough branch, said: “Our annual Make a Difference campaign is always very popular, but this year we’ve been able to support more charities than ever before thanks to the Charitable Foundation’s generous donation to mark the Society’s 150th anniversary. “I’m delighted that five worthwhile causes in our area are part of the hundreds of local charities the Society is supporting throughout the UK and I’m sure the money will be used to make a positive difference in our community.”
Double your donation and help disability group grow By Pete Spence pete@thescarboroughreview.co.uk
SCARBOROUGH and District Disablement Action Group are hoping to raise some extra funds as part of the Local Giving scheme. This means that any donation to Scarborough DAG under £10 will be doubled as part of the Grow A Tenner campaign. Scarborough DAG Chairman Ian Whitfield said: “This is an exciting and interesting way for us to bring in some much needed extra funding. “People just donate their initial £1 or £5 for example and they become £2 and £10, which is fantastic. “This will help us maintain the work and standards we have achieved over the past 25 years throughout the Borough.” Visit www.localgiving.com/charity/scarboroughdag for more information.
Royal appointment for Scarborough rescue team by Pete Spence pete@thescarboroughreview.co.uk
SCARBOROUGH and Ryedale Mountain Rescue team were among those who received a share of £8,000 thanks to the Duke of York’s Community Initiative’s Innovation Fund. The presentations were made at the Initiative’s annual award ceremony which this year took place at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham. Prior to the Innovation Fund presentations representatives of 43 community groups from across the whole of the county were introduced to HRH The Duke of York as new, 2014 award winners. Paying tribute to the work they do The Duke of York said: “I take my hat off to you for all the
good works you do… you know how to make a difference”. Next year Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue team celebrate the 50th anniversary of their formation as Scarborough and District Search and Rescue Team and have never been busier. In 2013 they attended 60 incidents and the running total through 2014 stands at 46. Receiving the award on behalf of the team Ian Hugill, an Incident Controller from Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team, reported that the monies would go towards the provision of personal protection equipment and water rescue equipment for the team’s swift water flood rescue technicians and water first responders providing a direct benefit to team members and those in distress in and around water.
Plant nursery shop re-opens
Deputy mayor Cllr Joseph Plant, Friends chair Dorothy Russell and nurseries head Dave Finch.
Words and photo by Dave Barry (to order, ring 353597). The shop at a popular plant-nursery has swung its doors open again - after a lot of graft. The re-opening of the shop at Manor Road nurseries marked the culmination of several weeks of hard work by nurseries staff and the Friends of Manor Road Nurseries. The busy team repainted the staging, replaced the polythene covering and renewed much of the woodwork. The project was prompted by the Friends, who raised £500 to refurbish the 15-year-old polytunnel shop. Dorothy Russell BEM, who chairs the Friends group, said: “This is just the sort of project that Friends groups are for. It is not reasonable to expect Scarborough Council to fork out money for every idea it is presented with and this has given a chance for people who love the
borough to do their bit and make a practical improvement. “I hope the shop will be well supported now it is back in business and I should like to thank the nurseries staff and the Friends that wielded paintbrushes. I understand none of them intend painting anything green for a long time to come!” Mrs Russell paid tribute to one Friend in particular, Adrian Perry, for his “sound advice, experience and practical help”. The shop was declared open by the deputy mayor, Cllr Joseph Plant, who was accompanied by his consort, Sharon Macfarlane. The shop provides an outlet for the surplus plants that are left over after council gardeners have planted flower beds and other arrangements around the borough. Buyers can buy the high-quality plants that have helped the council win environmental awards, at affordable prices. “However, the shop is not a garden centre and so once these limited edition plants are sold, they will not be replaced,” Mrs Russell pointed out. “Gardeners are advised to drop in regularly to see what is on offer.” Car parking is available next to the shop. Amusing recollections from the life of a Scarborough parson have been published as a book. Parsonal Diary, reviewed in the last issue of Scarborough Review, was conceived during Barrie Petterson’s eight–year spell as a Baptist parson at Albemarle Baptist Church. To order a copy, ring 314200.