Scarborough Review
Actors wanted for town Totally Socially gets centre Passion Play ready to launch by Mike Tyas VOLUNTEERS are wanted to take part in a dramatised retelling of the Passion Play on Good Friday morning in Scarborough town centre. Organised by Churches Together in Scarborough, the hour-long play tells of the betrayal, trial and crucifixion of Jesus. The play starts at Alma Square at 10am and concludes about an hour later outside the Brunswick Centre. The dramatic story was told in its current form last year for the first time and made a big impact on those watching, said Anita Hill, one of the organisers. Anita said this time they are looking to recruit about 30 actors in non-speaking roles as the story will be told by readers from different churches. There are also volunteer roles to move props, PA equipment and other jobs. ‘The play grabbed everybody’s attention in the town centre last year and we want to make that impact again,’ she said. The Walk of Witness up to Scarborough Castle was held for many years before last year’s first dramatised retelling was added, starting with the betrayal of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. ‘The reaction we had to last year was very positive. The play in a modern contemporary
Words and photo by Dave Barry
Good Friday in the town centre form in such a setting was very moving,’ said Anita. After the play, a procession will head up to Scarborough Castle behind a cross, for a short service of reflection, worship and prayer. Two rehearsals are to be held, the first on Tuesday 28th March, 7-8.30pm at St Mary’s Church, on Castle Road; the second is on 4th April in the town centre, 7-8.15pm. Good Friday this year is 14th April. n Anyone interested in taking part is asked to contact Anita on anitahill@live.co.uk
Club thrives, a third of a century on Words and photo by Dave Barry A POPULAR social club is still going strong, 36 years after its formation. Some 30-45 members of the Shoreline Club get together every month over lunch at the Red Lea Hotel on Scarborough’s South Cliff. The meetings are attended by guest speakers from all walks of life. Financial surpluses are donated to Scarborough RNLI, which has just been given £1,000. A few members are in the Ladies Lifeboat Guild. The club was originally called the Shoreline No 7 Club. It changed its name in the early 1990s so donations could go to the Scarborough lifeboat station. The secretary is Connie Pummell, whose late husband Don set up the club in 1982. “Don always had a passion for the sea, being in the sea cadets when young,” Connie says. “Later, he was a keen sailor and then a volunteer in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service as first mate navigating officer. “He thought it would be good for like-minded people to meet socially. He corresponded with RNLI headquarters in Poole and subsequently had a few conferences with a Captain Garrick from Poole at the Stewart Hotel in St Nicholas Cliff”. The hotel, which the Pummell family ran for 28 years, hosted the inaugural meeting in 1982 and AGMs until 1991. The founder members were Mr Pummell as
chairman, Vic Ree as treasurer, Pat Somers as secretary, Fred Seargison, Andy Stockman, Bob Somers, Mr Pemberton, Mrs Atkinson, Mrs Millward and Mr Ware. Lunches were held at the Southlands Hotel for 22 years until 2004 when the club switched its allegiance to the nearby Red Lea. Mr Pummell became president in the 1980s. In 1989, he became secretary and Connie became the secretary’s secretary, painstakingly ringing members to see if they would be going to the next lunch. The club elected a new chair every year until 2003, the year Don died. The club has been chaired by Eric Preston ever since. Don and Connie’s daughter Sally helps her mum and shares the vice-chair position with Nora Wilson.
THE Rotary Club of Scarborough Cavaliers is organising an international food tasting event to help eradicate polio worldwide. It will be hosted by BBC journalist and broadcaster Harry Gration at St Augustine’s school on 11 March, at 6.30pm. Harry will give a lively 45-minute address at around 7.15pm. A bar will sell drinks and cuisine representing Asia, South America and Europe at 8pm. Tickets cost £15 and can be booked by ringing
possible and we are always open to new ideas for things we should be doing”. Cavca has won an award from the Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities fund to support positive activities in local neighbourhoods and help people tackle the challenges they face. The funding will support a three-year programme called Totally Socially that builds on the success of the Totally Socially events held annually in Scarborough since 2014. It will focus on supporting individuals and groups at grass-roots level to develop projects and activities that meet the needs they have identified in the places they live. Cavca is a social enterprise operating in the borough of Scarborough, district of Ryedale and Hull. Its vision is of thriving, connected communities where local people are equipped to achieve their potential, supported by a vibrant, skilled and sustainable voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Its mission is to act as a catalyst for the support, development and empowerment of communities and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; to represent the interests, issues and values of this sector; and to promote cooperation and the achievement of common goals to improve quality of community life for all. n For more information, and to get involved, ring Mr Stone on 3622015 or email david.stone@cavca.org.uk.
A working lunch at Eat Me for, L-R, David Stone, Phillip Coyne, Jo Oliver and Charlotte Angus (to order photos ring 353597)
Hundreds of new businesses by Dave Barry
Eric Preston, who chairs the Shoreline Club, presents a £1,000 cheque to Colin Woodhead, who chairs Scarborough RNLI (to order photos ring 353597)
Food tasting event to fight polio by Dave Barry
THREE new faces will join Coast and Vale Community Action’s Totally Socially team on Monday (6 March). The Big Lottery-funded project works with people in Scarborough, Filey, Whitby and Ryedale to celebrate all the positives in their community and tackle some of the negatives. Charlotte Angus, Phillip Coyne and Jo Oliver will join David Stone in developing links with local individuals and groups and getting new activities going based on what people know is needed. Cavca chief executive Mel Bonney-Kane said: “We are very pleased to have recruited some great people to help us deliver this project. They bring with them a wealth of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm. Most importantly, they are passionate about bringing about positive change in the communities they will work in”. Totally Socially is planning its annual Long Weekend of events from Friday 7 to Monday 10 July. It will include a business networking breakfast with a difference at Yay Coffee, a free community open day at the castle and, at the Street, a garden party and a conference featuring Incredible Edible, Social Enterprise UK and others. Mr Stone said: “The Long Weekend has become a fixture in our calendar. It’s wonderful to have the boost of extra team members. We want as many different individuals and groups to be involved as
Udupa Venkatesh on 367832 or John Wilson on 366059. Club president Jonathan Knight said Rotary and its partners had reduced polio cases by 99.9% globally since the first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. “Rotarians have helped immunise more than 2.5bn children in 122 countries. All the proceeds raised from this evening will go towards the worldwide fight to end polio”. The event is being sponsored by Peace of Mind Financial Solutions.
405 new businesses were formed in the borough of Scarborough in 2016, according to new figures. The statistics have been published by John Korchak Inform Direct using data from Companies House and the Office of National Statistics. The number of registered companies in North Yorkshire now totals 48,164, up from
News in Brief OPINIONS are being sought in Scarborough on the way North Yorkshire County Council manages and maintains public rights of way. As a result of budget cuts, the council say they are now looking at ways to manage the network with less money.
46,660 at the end of 2015, which equates to 3.2% growth. During 2016, 6,525 new companies were established, compared to 6,437 in 2015. John Korchak of Inform Direct said: “These figures underline the positive entrepreneurial culture that fosters new company formations and drives economic growth. So far, at least, we’re not seeing evidence that the Brexit vote has dented confidence among those considering starting up in business”. Across the UK, 664,720 new companies were formed – up from 612,565 in 2015. The number of UK companies now stands at 3,962,909. County Councillor Don Mackenzie, Executive Member for Highways, said: ‘I would encourage Scarborough people to have their say on this important consultation and help us to shape our plans.’ The closing date for the consultation is Sunday, 19 March. People can participate online at www.northyorks.gov.uk/ prowconsultation.