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Members of the Scarborough RNLI team pose with a visiting Shannon lifeboat in the new lifeboathouse

SCARBOROUGH’S new Shannon lifeboat will arrive with a big fanfare on 27 November, capping an exciting month for the RNLI. The new, state-of-the-art lifeboathouse, started in April last year, has just been finished and the lifeboat team is ready to take possession.

It will be open to the public on the day the Shannon arrives, from 10am to 12.30pm.

Hundreds – possibly thousands - of RNLI supporters are expected to turn out for the occasion.

The Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat, named the Frederick William Plaxton after the principal benefactor, is expected at 1.15pm.

It will be escorted by a small flotilla of other boats including Scarborough’s inshore lifeboat and outgoing Mersey lifeboat. High tide is at 3pm.

The coastguards, a Sikorsky searchand-rescue helicopter and other emergency services will take part – subject to availability on the day.

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By Krystal Starkey THIS year’s special edition poppy brooch from The Royal British Legion features a stunning red enamel poppy, with black crystal centre, whose design is based on the emblematic flower used as a symbol of remembrance and hope, the brooch also features silver or gold edging and three green hand-painted enamel leaves.

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Remembrance services around the town

by Dave Barry NUMEROUS remembrance services will be held in the Scarborough area in November.

The remembrance garden at Alma Square will be opened with a ceremony on 6 November, starting at noon.

Afterwards, the Band of the Yorkshire Volunteers will lead a march through the town centre to the Royal British Legion Club on Bar Street.

On Armistice Day, 11 November, a short service at Alma Square will begin at 11am.

On Remembrance Sunday, 13 November, Queen Street Central Hall’s service will begin at 9.30am. It will be followed by a parade down to the harbour for the laying of wreaths at sea.

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Scarborough RNLI’s service will be held on the West Pier, next to the new lifeboathouse, beginning at 10.30am.

The town’s main service will be held, as usual, at Oliver’s Mount, starting at 10.30am.

Poppy wreaths will be laid against the war memorial. A bus will leave the railway station at 10.15am to take people up to the Mount.

The standard bearers will be organised by parade marshall Steve Jewell.

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The arrival ceremony will be compered by RNLI deputy launching authority Nick Taylor, via a PA system.

To feature the Sea Cadet Band, it will be attended by North Yorkshire’s Lord-Lieutenant Barry Dodd CE, Filey RNLI president Lady Downe and Scarborough mayor Cllr Simon Green.

A £10,000 cheque will be presented to the lifeboat by the Proudfoot Group.

At 3pm, the lifeboat chaplain, Rev. Pam Jennings, will conduct a short boat-blessing service, during which the Mersey will enter the harbour to a piper’s lament. The Mersey will remain on service until the operational switch has been completed.

Stands in the lifeboathouse will feature the Respect the Water community lifesaving campaign, the lifeguards’ Hit the Surf programme, a volunteer recruitment stand, the Ladies Lifeboat Guild and other fundraisers.

Scarborough Review The RNLI shop has already opened, within the lifeboathouse, and will be open on the day the Shannon arrives.

Another Shannon lifeboat, used by RNLI stations up and down the country, was launched and recovered by the local crew during exercises and familiarisation programmes. n On Remembrance Sunday, 13 November, Scarborough RNLI’s traditional service will be held on the West Pier, beginning at 10.30am.

The visiting Shannon is manoeuvred out of the lifeboathouse by the launch-andrecovery tractor

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Festive Spectacular tickets selling well Words and photo by Dave Barry TICKETS are selling well for the 19th annual Festive Spectacular, at the Spa Grand Hall on Saturday 10 December, at 7.30pm.

“Sales are up on last year at this stage,” says organiser Nigel Wood.

For the 15th time, the charity carol concert will be compered by Look North presenter Harry Gration, a frequent visitor to Scarborough.

Sharing the bill are Celebration Brass, comprised of 32 salvationists from all over the north; tenor Matt Ramsay, from Govan; and the United Schools Choir, featuring pupils from six schools.

“To date, we have given away in excess of £76,000 to local charities and groups”, he says.

This year’s beneficiaries will be Scarborough Sea Cadet Corps, Scarborough & Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team and the local branch of the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, aka PDSA. Tickets cost £9 (concessions £7, families £25)

and can be bought at the Spa (ring 821888), the tourist information centre (383636) and online at www. scarboroughspa.co.uk.

Plans are well advanced for the 20th Festive Spectacular next year.

Organiser Nigel Wood and committee member Christine Craig with a concert poster at the Spa

Beware, Brexit politicians and US presidential candidates Words and photo by Dave Barry

The launch-and-recovery tractor hauls the visiting Shannon from the sea after an exercise

University lecturer turns TV presenter Words and photo by Dave Barry A poet, academic, university lecturer and sea swimmer from Scarborough has added TV presenter to his CV. John Wedgwood Clarke presents Books That Made Britain, The Yorkshire Coast on BBC4 on 13 November.

It has already been shown on regional BBC networks in October.

John discovers how writers have been inspired by the Yorkshire coast and how their work has changed the way we think about one of the most beautiful parts of England.

He takes a trip through Whitby and Scarborough towards Hull, following in the footsteps of Bram Stoker, the Brontës, Winifred Holtby and Philip Larkin.

He uncovers the books influenced by the landscape of the Yorkshire coast.

On his journey, he meets novelist Val Wood, whose books explore the coast's fishing heritage.

John, who lives in Falsgrave, shows how swimming in the sea helps provide the inspiration for his poetry.

He says: “Our programme is a combination of literary pilgrimage and investigation, and an entertaining view of how writers have left their mark on this wonderful stretch of coastline.

“Walking, cycling and swimming along the Yorkshire coast brought home to me the common ground these books share with

John Wedgwood Clarke at Anne Brontë’s grave (to order photos ring 353597) readers, as well as the very different things each writer selects from that landscape.

“With the help of literary experts, writers and local people, we’re able to open up just how distinctive each writer’s vision is, and have fun tracing the relationship between, for instance, archive film of Philip Larkin 40 years ago in Hull and the overgrown cemetery where we know part of it was filmed.

Or Anne Brontë’s version of Scarborough’s south bay with our own.”

Books That Made Britain is an 11-part documentary series looking at the literature inspired by the places we love.

In other episodes, Martha Kearney will be in East Anglia, Suggs in London, Gemma Cairney will be exploring Bristol, Chris Donald in the North East, Damian Barr in the South East, Chris Packham in the South West, Qasa Alom in the West Midlands, Alice Levine in the East Midlands, Craig Henderson in the South and Simon O’Brien in the North West.

THE Mikado is about to be performed by Scarborough Community Choir and the Sandside Players.

Gilbert & Sullivan’s evergreen comic opera can be seen at the library on Thursday 10 November and at Wykeham Church on Friday 11 November, both at 7pm.

Twelve performers will play the principal roles and chorus, in a costumed, semi-staged concert performance.

The same team’s production of Trial by Jury in March was a big hit.

Supposedly set in Japan, The Mikado lampoons the local government in a typical English town such as Scarborough.

The tuneful score is packed with familiar tunes including The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tit-Willow, A More Humane Mikado, The Sun Whose Rays, A Wand’ring Minstrel and the famous List Song, with its traditionally updated jibes at topical targets. Beware, Brexit politicians and US presidential candidates!

Accompanying on keyboards, keen G&S fan Bill Scott co-directs with Dave Blaker a cast of well-known local performers: Lesley Machen as Yum-Yum, Hilary Watts as NankiPoo, Tony Kirby as the Mikado, Kathryn Irwin as Katisha, Dave Blaker as Pooh-Bah and Tim Tubbs as Ko-Ko, along with Chris Gray, Kate Boddy, Damon Hotchin, Monica Hindle, Helen Dent and Louise Stanway.

“The show is a complete delight”, Bill enthuses. “Of all the G&S operas, The Mikado has my favourite score and its satirical targets are spot-on, as fresh and funny today

as when first staged, which is probably why it is so enduringly popular. We’re lucky to have such an enthusiastic and gifted cast, although they have their work cut out, doing the whole thing with just 12 of them”.

The Wykeham show, in aid of the church’s organ restoration fund, includes a glass of wine or a soft drink. n Tickets cost £10 (concessions available) and can be bought at Woodend and on the door, or by ringing 384500.

L-R, front: Lesley Machen, Helen Dent and Monica Hindle. Back: Bill Scott, Dave Blaker, Chris Gray, Tim Tubbs and Hilary Watts

Christmas must be coming as charity card shop opens in Filey THE festive season is under way in Filey as the Cards for Good Causes charity Christmas card shop opens in the Library, Station Avenue. The shops offer a fantastic range of cards which support the work of 28 national charities.

The Filey pop-up shop is part of a network of

over 300 temporary shops run by Cards for Good Causes, the UK’s largest multi-charity Christmas card organisation. It represents more than 250 charities. n For further information visit www.cardsforcharity.co.uk, or call 01264 361555.

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Weight course proves a pound-for-pound winner Words and pictures by Mike Tyas SCORES of adults in Scarborough have shed pounds after going on a pilot lifestyle and weight management course.

The course, funded by North Yorkshire County Council, has run from Filey Road Sports Centre and at various sites in Filey, Whitby, Norton and Pickering.

‘The course has been very successful. We have seen a high percentage of people whose quality of life has improved due to them taking part,’ said course lead Martin Russell, who oversees the rolling 12-week programme for leisure providers Everyone Active, in partnership with Scarborough and Ryedale councils.

The scheme, aimed at overweight and obese adults with a BMI of more than 25, was launched last November. More than 300 adults have taken part, with the first group starting in January after referrals from their GPs. ‘The courses throughout the borough have been very popular,’ said Martin.

‘The aim of the programme is to encourage people to get down to a healthy weight, increase their level of physical activity and make healthier nutrition choices.

‘We have had some very good feedback. Most of the people who have finished the course have said how much healthier they feel and their quality of life has improved.

‘There has been a total weight loss of 622lbs, or more than 44 stone, of those who so far have completed the course.

‘We’re delighted that a massive majority of people have lost weight, and of those 60% have lost 3% or more of their body weight.’

The 90-minute weekly sessions consist of light physical activity and healthy eating advice on topics such as portion sizes, healthy snacks, and tips for eating out. Each person is also weighed and records kept.

Most participants already had a good understanding of nutrition but just needed ‘reminding of the facts’, said Martin.

He added: ‘A lot of people already know

what to eat but perhaps did not realise the importance of limiting their portion size.

‘Others came and enjoyed the course because it’s tailor-made for them and it’s held in a supportive environment.’

North Yorkshire County Council said they were ‘delighted’ at the course’s success.

‘NYCC has provided public health grant money to fund programmes across the county that encourage people to review their lifestyles, discover what they can do to manage their weight and improve their overall enjoyment of life,’ said Katie Needham, Consultant in Public Health at North Yorkshire County Council.

‘The service launched in November 2015. As it continues to become established there has been some good feedback from clients and an indication they have achieved great successes because of the support they receive.

‘The Scarborough programme is completely free for participants and I’m delighted to see that it has been so popular and successful across the district.’

Two people who enrolled for a Tuesday afternoon course at Filey Road Sports Centre said they were glad they had. One of them, Dan Myers, 28, of Prospect Mount Road, lost 27lbs by the end and was so pleased he signed

up for another 12-week course.

‘I felt pretty rubbish about my weight,’ Dan said. ‘I went to my doctor and was referred on to the course. I got on within a fortnight.

I started in May - the course has worked very well for me.’

Jacqui Sellers, 81, of Box Hill, had high blood pressure and was advised to sign up by her doctor. She has since lost half a stone.

‘I’ve enjoyed coming here,’ said Jacqui. ‘I’ve lost weight and it’s helped my movement because I have chronic arthritis.

‘I do feel healthier. I would certainly recommend my friends to come – if I can do it, so can they!’

Courses are held at: Whitby Leisure Centre – Monday, 1-2.30pm; Evron Centre, Filey – Tuesday, 9.30-11am; More good news on the scales!

Scarborough Sports Centre – Tuesday, 2-3.30pm & 6.30-8pm, Friday – 9.30-11am.

Another course, at Pindar Leisure Centre, Eastfield is due to start in early November, on Wednesdays, 5.30-7pm.

n Anybody interested in enrolling to courses at any of the venues should either consult their GP, self-refer by ringing 07802 871534, or email martinrussell@everyoneactive.com

Light exercise in the gym

Jacqui working out under the watchful eye of instructor Hayley Correia

Aldi’s car park crack down Words and pictures by Mike Tyas SUPERMARKET Aldi is clamping down on motorists who use their car park but don’t shop in their Northway store.

Signs have gone up around their car park and at the supermarket entrance warning drivers they could be hit with a £70 fine if they fail to comply with new parking regulations.

From the middle of October, Aldi shoppers were told they need to key in their vehicle’s registration number by using terminals behind the check-outs in store after completing their shop.

When using the terminals, shoppers are warned that ‘failure to enter your registration correctly may result in a parking charge being issued.’

A leaflet available for shoppers in store adds that customers who ‘forgot to enter their registration yesterday’ should contact staff.

It reads: ‘Please speak to the store manager who will take a note of your registration to ensure you do not receive a parking charge.’

It is understood the new parking measures is a result of motorists leaving their vehicles in the

car park but not shopping in the store. A walk to Westborough and the town centre is about five minutes away.

An Aldi spokesperson said: ‘Due to heavy use of the car park at the store, our customers are finding it difficult to park. We therefore have put new measures in place to resolve this problem.

‘The limit of 90 minutes [free parking] is unchanged but since October 17th customers using the car park are now required to register their vehicles in store.

‘We appreciate that some customers use the car park to drop off and pick up shoppers and a sensible time period will be provided to allow them to do so.’

The spokesperson confirmed there is a penalty charge of £70. Notices in the car park add that ‘a reduction of at least 40% of the parking charge will be available for a period of 14 days.’

Aldi’s car park has spaces for 91 vehicles, including nine parent and child bays and seven spaces for disabled people.

The new parking system is being operated by

PrivateEye – ‘car park solutions’ of Chorley, Lancashire.

A spokesperson said: ‘Aldi Northway customers who use the car park can enjoy free parking of up to 90 minutes by entering their vehicle registration into the terminals located in store, as detailed on signs in the car park.

‘Aldi customers have a responsibility to make sure they do not exceed this time limit otherwise a charge will become payable.

‘If, however, they feel they should not have received a charge due to mitigating circumstances, we encourage people to submit an appeal, and instructions about how to do this are detailed on all communications and on our website.’

On their website, the car parking company writes: ‘Many of our clients have struggled with car park abuse due to their retail parks being close to town centres, local attractions or public transport links.

‘Having an effective, free-flow car park management system on site acts as a deterrent to abuse but doesn’t deter their genuine customer, weekends or special events.’

Signs warn of the new parking measures

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by Mike Tyas TWO Scarborough teenagers have been honoured by North Yorkshire’s LordLieutenant for their outstanding service in the Sea and Army Cadets.

Phoebe Donbavand and Jaimee McFarlane, both 17, have been appointed the LordLieutenant’s Cadets for North Yorkshire – the highest honour that can be achieved by a cadet in any of the cadet forces.

Leading Cadet Donbavand and Sergeant McFarlane were appointed by the LordLieutenant, Barry Dodd CBE, at a special ceremony held at the Air Cadet Centre in Easingwold in front of family, friends and local dignitaries, including the deputy mayor of Scarborough, Cllr Martin Smith.

Phoebe was described as an asset to her Sea Cadet unit, community, district and area. She joined the Scarborough unit three years ago, and has achieved many qualifications such as first aid, meteorology, power boating, windsurfing and is currently working on her gold Duke of Edinburgh Award having recently passed silver.

Phoebe said: ‘I’m overjoyed and incredibly grateful. I joined cadets as something to do after school, but it has turned into something so much more than that.

‘I can never be thankful enough for the people who have helped me get to this position.’

Joining the Scarborough Army Cadets three years ago, Jaimee developed into an instrumental part of the cadet team and soon participated in a wide range of activities.

Among her many achievements, Jaimee has achieved qualifications in first aid, a BTEC Diploma, bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh

awards and as a keen sportswoman has represented her Company, county and region in athletics, shooting and tug of war.

Following a rigorous selection process, Jaimee also secured a place on the UK’s Army Cadet Expedition to South Africa, spending six weeks which involved a challenging canoe journey, a rhino conservation project and sightseeing.

She was delighted with her honour: ‘I was shocked to be in the running for the award, never mind actually being chosen from all the cadets in North Yorkshire.

‘I originally joined because my friend at the time had an ambition to join the army. I was there for moral support so she didn’t have to join on her own, but I’m glad I did as it is one of the best things I have ever done.’

Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Bleasdale, Deputy Chief Executive of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) in Yorkshire and Humber, which runs the awards, said both Scarborough teenagers were ‘shining examples’ of what can be achieved when young people involve themselves in cadets and other extra-curricular activities.

‘It’s a great pleasure to see both these cadets flourish so well and achieve such a prestigious award,’ he said.

Phoebe and Jaimee, who both attend Scarborough Sixth Form College, were among only 12 cadets to be selected from 8,500 across the Yorkshire and Humber region to be awarded the Lord Lieutenant’s Certificate.

All cadets are between ten and 18-years-ofage and can be part of the Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force or Air Training Corps.

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Town’s smallest museum opens at school Words and photos by Dave Barry THE smallest museum in Scarborough has opened at Barrowcliff School.

Staffed by pupil curators, it has a wall of fame celebrating famous people from Scarborough, Yorkshire and Britain, with portraits and mini-biographies.

They include playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher, who have backed the project. Joann visited the museum and Sir Alan sent a letter.

A letter from Sir Alan reads: “I particularly approve of what you've done -- such a creative and unusual idea. It must have been a fascinating and enjoyable project for the pupils”.

The project is pupil-led, with pupils sharing ideas and designing the museum logo.

The museum features: * A timeline depicting key events in Scarborough’s history. * A section focussing on the Victorians – the school theme this term.

* An exhibition on The Railway Children. * A section celebrating the traditional song Scarborough Fair, with interactive parts creating the first line. * A mural depicting a meadow scene. * Activity booklets. * A trail where pupils find 20 purple beach huts hidden in the museum, with key facts. * A shop selling postcards, badges, pencils, etc. This will ensure the museum is selffunded.

The project helps the school provide evidence of the impact of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development on pupils.

Pictured at the Victorian section are Rose Moseley, 8, and Nathan Scarth, 10.

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The Railway Children: Poppy Keilloh, 9, at the front, with Kasia Rabij, 10, and Libby Turner, 10, at the back.

Freya Lazenby, 11, on the left, with Brooke Webster, 10, at the Scarborough Fair section.

Lantern parade to bring colour to the cold and wintry nights Photo by Tony Bartholomew, words

by Dave Barry Receiving top honours were cadets Phoebe, second left, and Jaimee, with Scarborough deputy mayor, Cllr Martin Smith, and Lord-Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Barry Dodd CBE.

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A lecture on the inter-tidal zone around the English coast will be given for Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society, at the library on Monday 31 October, at 7.30pm.

The speaker will be archaeologist Andy Sherman of the Coastal and Inter-tidal Zone Archaeological Network. Admission costs £2.

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Grubstaker, a dark comedy about debt and loan-sharks, can be seen at the Rainbow Centre in Scarborough (8 Nov), the Scout HQ in Eastfield (9 Nov) and the Evron Centre in Filey (22 Nov), all at 6pm.

Written by Alexander Briggs, the show was commissioned by the Illegal Money Lending Team and will be presented by the Stephen Joseph Theatre Young Company, directed by Cheryl Govan.

A colourful lantern parade will light up Peasholm Park on Friday 2 December, from 5.30pm.

Animated Objects, which is behind it, is inviting local people to contribute by making a lantern.

The theatre company’s creative director, Dawn Dyson-Threadgold, says the event, Moonlight and Song, will last about an hour.

Artistic director Lee Threadgold adds: “It will celebrate Scarborough’s communities and be a beautiful start to the festive season for families”.

Community groups and local schools, including Northstead and St Peter’s, will take part, with singing led by Scarborough Community Choir, and seasonal readings.

Some of the lanterns will depict swans and sailing boats, to reflect the park’s features.

A workshop will be held at the library on Saturday 26 November, from 10am to noon.

No charge will be made, due to the support of Arts Council England.

Most materials will be provided but participants are asked to take a two-litre plastic drinks bottle to form the basis of a lantern. n For online instructions, go to animatedobjects.co.uk.

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Best wishes, Howard & Eileen Beaumont

Author Eileen Beaumont with publisher David Fowler of Farthings Publications

Keep up the good work Dear Editor, In Scarborough over recent years many ‘free’ newspapers have come and gone on a fairly regular basis.

But the Review seems to be in a different class completely; very different, much more interesting and, in presentation and content, well above what has gone before.

It is well-produced with a wide range of interesting articles catering for all tastes; articles which are supported by quality colour photographs.

I think I am right in saying that the Review has already more pages than any of its predecessors.

Yes, it does have advertising - but this is well designed and in colour, and how could the paper be free without the support of advertisers?

Please keep up the excellent work, and very many thanks to all the Review’s staff but especially editor Dave Barry, who, judging by the number of articles he writes each month must be working 30 hour days!

My only suggestion is that now that the paper has expanded in size and content, is it not possible to consider publishing two issues a month instead of one? And what about an online digital edition?

David Fowler Scarborough

Scarborough Review readers Brian and Suzanne Carr took the October issue with them on holiday to Crete, to read over a cold beer in the shade. Brian and Suzanne live in Ayton and pick up their copy at the Spar shop in the village centre. n Do you have a photo of yourself / yourselves reading the latest Review? If so, email it to dave@thescarboroughreview.co.uk or post it to Scarborough Review, Oaktree Farm, Haxby, York, YO32 2LH.

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Musical fusions delight hundreds at 17th Musicport Words and photos by Dave Barry THE 17th annual Musicport, at Whitby Pavilion, was one of the best so far.

Hundreds of people enjoyed a well-balanced cross-section of musical fusions from around the world – mostly Europe, Africa and America (north and south).

The headliners, starting with the Blockheads on Friday, were complemented by lots of wonderful performers I’d never heard of but enjoyed hugely, not to mention bags of local talent.

The biggest laughs were provided by Jeremy Hardy, the Commoners Choir and Lemn Sissay.

Jeremy Hardy delivered a hilarious, nonstop, hour-long fusillade of political and social satire and the 30-voice Commoners Choir split sides with clever a-capella songs concerning Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Jeremy Hunt.

At the first of two sets, manic Lemn Sissay immediately got everyone chortling by apologising to some of the many children at this family-friendly event in case he accidentally spat on them (he didn’t).

One was the daughter of the next act, Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell (who I first saw at Scarborough’s Stage Door many moons ago). She is touring with her band, the Side, including a young woman whose day job is principal cellist with the Oslo Philharmonic.

My musical highlights were deadpan Canadian accordionist Geoff Berner, exCommunard Sarah Jane Morris, Skandals and the Baghdaddies, a Balkanistic boogie band who, as soon as their time was up, jumped onto the dancefloor and continued playing.

Besides the music and comedy, there was spoken word and clog-dancing, cookery demonstrations and flamenco - and a tiny cinema called Sol. Musicport incorporated a welter of DJs spinning into the wee hours at the Hub, plenty of activities to keep children occupied, workshops at the nearby Royal Hotel, a fringe festival at Rusty Shears and good food and drink, most of which ran out before the festival drew to a close.

A bastion of inclusivity and diversity, Musicport appeals to many minorities and supports a different charity each year.

“With unacceptable levels of intolerance being shown to refugees and migrants,

Words and photo by Dave Barry

THE weekly sale of second-hand books is helping a community-run library in Newby to stay open.

Every Monday evening, Val Mudd and Maureen Pottage run sales tables for Scalby Wives at St Laurence’s Church Rooms in Scalby.

Their endeavours have raised £170 for a grassroots campaign to keep Newby & Scalby library open, in the face of cuts.

The books are donated and recycled by members of Scalby Wives and their friends and acquaintances.

Six people are trustees of a charity set up to run and develop the library, which is now maintained by the local parish council.

The county council, which wanted to close the library, continues to provide books, equipment, IT support and training.

But more volunteers are needed if the initiative is to succeed. The opening hours depend on people’s generosity with their spare time.

L-R, Elaine Lockley, Doreen Brooke and Pat Gardner of Scalby Wives present a cheque to Lesley Newton, Judy Woodroffe and Kelsey Hodgson of Newby & Scalby library (to order photos ring 353597) The trustees are chair Isobel Nixon, deputy

our chosen charity for this year is Refugee Action”, said director Jim McLaughlin, who invited a group of refugees from York to attend.

Euro-MP Julie Ward said: “Over the years, I have watched Musicport carve out a special place for itself between worlds, bridging gaps between different musical genres, countries and cultures, including the excluded, opening its arms to visitors, celebrating the local and the global”.

For most performers, fans and organisers, the festival ended on Sunday night. But for some, including Lynched, Eliza Carthy, Árstíðir, Moussu T e Lei Jovents, Robert Maseko and Blanty, it continued with a minitour of nearby villages on the following two days.

The festival is run by a small crew reinforced by an army of volunteers.

Musicport’s next events are Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band (20 Nov), Normafest (6-7 Jan) and the Hut People (1 Mar), at the Pavilion.

Early-bird tickets are already on sale for next year’s festival, from 20-22 October. They cost £90 and can be booked by ringing 01947 603475.

L-R: Blockheads Chaz Jankel, Hussey and Norman Watt-Roy

Derek

Jeremy Hardy

chair Pat Gardner, secretary Lesley Newton, treasurer June Watson, fundraising officer Kelsey Hodgson and assistant treasurer Judy Woodroffe.

The library will continue existing services and make its home service a priority.

It generates a modest income through fines for the late return of books, DVD hire, photocopying charges, etc. But most of the money needed to run the place will come from government agencies, other community groups such as Scalby Wives and their own fundraising.

Scalby Wives, now in their 51st year, raise money for a different charity each year. This year it is the library.

To sign up as a library volunteer or make a donation, send an email to snltrustees@ gmail.com or ring 01609 536602. The library doesn’t have a direct line; callers have to ring Northallerton and get put through.

The library has Facebook and Twitter accounts which are easy to find.

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Good news in town Ringing the changes for Bible providers at St Mary’s Church Words and picture by Mike Tyas

TWO out of three guest accommodation providers in Scarborough stores a Bible in every room for their visitors.

The figures, described as ‘pleasing’, were reported to the Friends of the Scarborough branch of Gideons International’s annual meeting, at Wreyfield Methodist Church.

‘Of 240 hotels, bed and breakfast and guest houses we contacted, two-thirds have a copy of a Bible in their rooms,’ said Grahame Adamson, chairman of the Scarborough branch of the Gideons.

‘We are pleased. The more guest accommodation that has bibles in rooms the better it is effectively for the town, because we do know that having them available does prevent suicides.’

Mr Adamson said at a national level the Gideons had received reports from people who had been brought back from the brink of attempting to take their own life in hotel rooms after reading the Bible.

‘Nationally, we have had testimonies from people who have been feeling really down and staying in a hotel room, but they have found and read the Bible and that has changed their lives.

‘We can’t put a figure on this but we do know lives have been saved.’

Of the 80 accommodation providers contacted by the Gideons in Scarborough who do not have bibles in their bedrooms, Mr Adamson said about half had refused to make them available for guests.

He said: ‘We were told they did not want anything religious on their property.

‘Others said that because of equality legislation they did not want to be seen favouring Christian literature.’

The Gideons are an international Christian organisation set up in America at the end of the 19th century whose primary aim is to provide bibles free of charge to hotels and other institutions such as hospitals and schools.

In Scarborough, the local group has a small membership who targeted the town in what Mr Adamson described as a ‘Scripture focus’.

He said: ‘A lot of hotels welcomed our involvement.

‘The Scripture focus was quite a while ago but we are still receiving requests from hotels who want their stock to be topped up.

‘We have distributed thousands of bibles free of charge; we don’t how many lives we are touching but we do know if bibles weren’t

Words and photos by Dave Barry IT almost goes without saying that bellringers never get to lie in on Sundays.

Take the team at St Mary’s Church, Scarborough’s ancient parish church.

They have to be up in time to be there by 8.45am every Sunday.

The church has 11 campanologists at the moment, four short of the 15 needed.

“We have 10 bells so 15 ringers should ensure we have a full complement on a Sunday morning”, says veteran Edwin King, who started ringing church bells in 1961.

The 12th century church’s two oldest bells were cast in 1851 and won a prize at the Great Exhibition that year. Six more came the following year, and two more in 1979.

Novices must be prepared to turn up for practice at 7pm on Wednesdays. They must be able to climb the 44 stone steps which spiral up to the bell chamber, just below the belfry. After learning the ropes, they should be willing to arrive between 8.45am to 9.30am on a Sunday morning. Other occasional

duties include ringing at weddings when required.

The church’s handbell team is similarly depleted, down from an ideal dozen to eight.

Ringers meet on Thursdays, at 7pm, at St Mary’s Parish House, on the corner of Castle Road and Auborough Street.

Between 30,000 and 40,000 bellringers operate in about 5,000 churches in the UK, according to Kate Flavell of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.

It takes about 10 hours to learn the basic technique “but a long time – years – to perfect it”, Kate said, in the Guardian. Some bellringers became “wild enthusiasts”, practising in different churches every night of the week, she added.

The quotes were contained in a report on the sacking of York Minster’s bellringers, photocopies of which were lying around in the St Mary’s bell chamber. Let’s hope it’s not infectious! n If you would like to join the bellringers of St Mary’s, ring Edwin on 891547.

Grahame Adamson delivers his report there people might be in a depth of despair and not find any comfort.’

Rev. David Pynn, Rural Dean of Scarborough, said, ‘I am greatly impressed by those who volunteer as Gideons.

‘They give a lot of time and effort in seeking to place bibles in many public places. In Scarborough, a copy of the New Testament is also offered to pupils when they enter year seven.

‘There are many people who have reported what a difference it has made to them to find a Bible in their accommodation especially if they have been on their own in a strange town.

‘It is a great ministry and I’m delighted that it is being extended across Scarborough, which is such a popular seaside resort with so many visitors each year.’

Ged Wilcox, secretary of the Scarborough Hospitality Association, said it was up to individual members to decide whether to keep a Bible for their guests, either in a bedroom or at reception.

‘It’s up to individual providers to respond as they see fit,’ he said. n Grahame Adamson said accommodation providers who would like to receive bibles can request them via the Gideons’ website, www.gideons.org.uk

Eight of the St Mary’s bellringers, including leader Edwin King, right

For whom the bell tolls

Many find campanology has great ap-peal!

Hundreds attend priest’s funeral Words and photo by Dave Barry HUNDREDS of people attended the funeral of Rev. Stephen Drury in St Columba’s Church, where he had been priest.

The turnout of 389 people didn’t quite break the record of 426.

A communion service was held the previous night, for family and friends.

A moving eulogy was delivered by Stephen’s former colleague, Ros Walser.

Until he retired in 2006, Stephen was a partner in a local firm of solicitors, Thorpe and Co. He was then accepted for ordination training at the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield for an academic year.

Before moving to St Columba’s, he spent

seven years as curate of Seamer and East Ayton and then curate-in-charge of the parish of East Ayton.

Stephen had three children - the eldest to his first wife Susan, who died in 1975, and two to his second wife Judith. Stephen and Judith had lived in Ayton since 1977.

When he joined St Columba’s, Stephen told the Review: “I come from a strong Christian family and background. Faith has always been an important part of my life although, as with many others, it has been tested, sometimes severely from time to time. I do believe that in life there are some calls you cannot ignore.

“Having had the privilege of serving in Ayton, the chance to serve in the parish of St Columba

is an exciting challenge and opportunity, and I follow the faithful ministry of Rev. Kathryn Jackson, who served here for 14 years.”

Stephen described St Columba’s as “a jewel of early 20th century church architecture.

“I hope many will continue to find it a place to come for the deepest and most meaningful events in life. The church is most importantly expressed as its members and the warmth of the welcome and the obvious commitment of the Church of St Columba gives great encouragement for future mission and service to the parish and local community.

“Each parish is unique and the aim must be to harness the particular strengths and skills available in a way best suited to affirm the

Christian gospel and bring it afresh to today’s complex world”.

Stephen’s induction service was conducted by the archbishop of York, John Sentamu, who tweeted that it was “very uplifting”.

St Columba’s Church was full for the funeral service of Rev Stephen Drury

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Church set to sparkle as it dreams of the future Words and picture by Mike Tyas A CHRISTMAS tree festival will spearhead the next phase of fundraising as a Scarborough church gets ready to sparkle as it looks to the future.

The festival will be held at St Mark’s Church in Newby starting on Friday 2nd December with a grand opening by Scarborough’s mayor. A series of events will then be held until the following Wednesday.

Money raised will go to an on-going campaign to raise funds for repairs and maintenance, as well as plans to build an extension at the rear of the church including a café, and demolishing the existing hall and replacing it with a family and youth centre.

The total budget for the four-phase scheme has been estimated at £800,000.

‘St Mark’s has a tradition of holding Christmas tree festivals – we held them in 2002 and 2009 and we are continuing that,’ said festival organiser Carol Hagan.

‘In the past we have raised funds for local charities, now we need to raise funds for St Mark’s.’

The church has produced a leaflet advertising its fundraising activities and why they are being held. It was due to be distributed to around 3,200 homes within the Newby parish shortly before The Review went to press.

It reads: ‘St Mark’s Church has been at the centre of its local community for over 80 years and our church building has played a part in the lives of so many people in all kinds of ways.

‘We believe our church will continue to serve its community for the next generation but to do this we need to invest in the current church building and rebuild the church hall so that we have a valuable community resource for the next 80 years.

‘We have a vision for our church and need your support – can you help us? We need to raise money to live out the dream of a fantastic resource that will help us to “Pray for, Love and Serve” the people of Newby and beyond.’

The Christmas tree festival programme: • Grand opening on Friday 2nd December, 7pm, with cheese, wine and entertainment.

Tickets are £5 and available from Heather Petch, tel. Scarborough 369668.

• Breakfast with Santa in the church hall, 9am-noon on Saturday 3rd, with school choirs in the afternoon.

• Festival service at 10am on Sunday 4th December; Advent Evensong at 3.30pm.

Filey club hands over big cheque

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Hospice ‘amazed’ at Starlight Walk total Words and pictures by Mike Tyas

Festival organiser Carol Hagan with St Mark’s vicar, Rev. Mike Leigh • Newby and Scalby Women’s Institute carol service, 2pm, on Monday 5th, followed

by Staxton Singers holding an open rehearsal in church, from 7.30pm.

• Sparkers service (for pre-school children and carers), at 10.30am on Tuesday 6th. In the evening the church will hold a ‘classic film night’, showing ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served. Free admission.

• Beacon District Guides carol service, at 6pm on Wednesday 7th.

Local charities, organisations and individuals are being encouraged to display a tree and take part in what the church hopes will be a ‘spectacular’ event.

Said Carol: ‘A Christmas tree festival is always a joyous occasion.

‘St Mark’s is throwing open its doors to everybody in the Scarborough area to come along and join us in celebration of Christmas and the birth of Jesus.’

The festival theme will be ‘the music of Christmas’, with each tree decorated to reflect a popular Christmas carol or song. Another tree will be included among the display which encourages families to sponsor a bauble in memory of a loved one.

The church will be open every day, from 10am3.30pm. Volunteers will on hand to welcome visitors and provide refreshments.

Anyone wanting to sponsor a tree is asked to ring Carol Hagan, tel. Scarborough 371310, as soon as possible.

“She explained about motor-neurone A SUMMER fair in disease, describing Filey raised £718 for the effects and the Scarborough and treatment available.

Bridlington Motor “Dorothy went on to Neurone Disease describe the work Society. Filey Ladies the society does to Monday Club worked support people with hard to organise the fair, which was in the Cheque-mates, L-R, Judy Dukes, Dorothy MND, their relatives Concert Hall at the Crossman, Jad Pierkarski, Anne Stringer, Pat and friends. Her talk Evron Centre in July. Perkins, Sue Harrington and Brenda Sweeney provoked a lot of interest and many At a meeting attended by 43 members, a big cheque was presented to questions were answered.

“The MNDA Society was our choice of charity Dorothy Crossman from the society.

“Dorothy gave an interesting talk about to benefit this year and we were pleased how she became involved with the society, to have been able to support such a worthy originally in Lancaster and then here, after cause”. moving to Scarborough eight years ago”, said n New members are welcome - ring Brenda on 518280.

Brenda Sweeney, who chairs the club.

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SAINT Catherine’s Hospice has nearly 30,000 reasons to say a big thank you after the final sum for this year’s Starlight Walk was revealed.

Charity walkers raised £29,787 after completing the 6.5mile course that started in a flash of colour at the hospice off Throxenby Lane late on Saturday 10 September, took in the North Bay, and finished in the early hours of Sunday morning.

‘It’s an amazing amount – we’re really pleased,’ said Fran Kitson, St Catherine’s Digital and Marketing Manager.

‘We want to say thank you to all the walkers and all those that sponsored them. ‘it takes nearly £11,000 a day to keep the hospice running. Every penny raised will go towards patient care.’

The hospice’s biggest annual fundraiser was in its ninth year and attracted 630 walkers, many of who were dressed in line with the chosen ‘neon’ theme: ‘It looked amazing on the night. We loved the neon – it worked so well,’ said Fran.

‘We’ll be looking to next year to see how we can make it even better and keep it a nice, bright occasion.’

Fran said Scarborough’s event is given extra sparkle by its location: ‘The Starlight Walk is made so much more special by the fact that it’s held by the sea and not walking through a built-up city centre.’

The hospice thanked Hatton Arts for prewalk entertainment, Deep Sea Electronics for sponsoring glow lights, and Harbour Bar on Sandside for again providing ice cream and refreshments at the walk’s halfway stop.

Meanwhile, entries are already coming in for the hospice’s annual ‘Santa Dash’, this year taking place on Sunday 11th December.

Starting at 11am from the Sea Life Centre, dashers can choose either a 5K route or 10k for the more energetic.

Entry is £10 and includes a Santa suit. There is a special offer for a family of four at £30.

The event is being supported by the Sea Life centre who will provide refreshments and £5 entry on the day into the centre. n For details of the event and to register, call the fundraising department on 378406 or at their website at www.stcatherineshospice-nyorks.org.

• Saint Catherine’s Hospice provides in and out-patient care, neurology support, bereavement support and day care for patients across a 1,600 square mile area, including Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington, Driffield, Hunmanby, Ryedale and Whitby.

• Each year the hospice cares for more

than 2,000 people from that area, the largest geographical area of any hospice in Britain other than the Highlands of Scotland. It costs £6.2m a year for Saint Catherine’s to provide its services.

You couldn’t miss ‘Mr Tango’, alias Greg Wilson, of Seamer, with wife Ann

Walkers shine at the start line

News in Brief A FRIENDLY group of ballroom, Latin and sequence dancers meets nine times a year for supper-dances at the Spa Ocean Room.

Scarborough Dine and Dance have dancing to live music with a two-course dinner. The next one is on 23 November, at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £13.50 to members and £16 to non-members. Annual membership costs £5. To book, ring Peter Boast on 374860.

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HACKNESS Ladies Choir has two Christmas concerts coming up. The first, at Irton Garden Centre on 23 November, at 7.30pm, is being organised by the Scarborough friends of Cancer Research UK (admission £4). The second is at Hackness Village Hall on Friday 2 December, at 7.30pm (admission £5). Both will have refreshments during the interval.

Since the choir formed in 1984, it has raised over £16,000 for local charities.

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Beer festival at rail station will be first of many

Words and photos by beer correspondent Dave Barry

ONE of the longest bars ever erected in Scarborough was assembled near the longest railway bench in the world.

The bar ran almost the full length of the biggest wall in the old parcel office at the railway station.

The local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale, or Camra, put it up for its first real ale, cider and arts festival.

Over three days, 1,357 people were counted in, says Les Gallienne, who chairs the festival committee.

That doesn’t mean 1,357 people attended, as many will have visited on two or all three days. And the venue capacity is 400.

“We budgeted for 1,020 people, allowing so many pints per person and we had to order a few extra beers,” Les says. “We started with 60 but it went up to 77, although we didn’t rack them all up. We had 18 ciders and sold 85%.

“The festival exceeded our expectations in terms of numbers and revenue,” says Les, adding that the police and fire services were happy with the way the festival was run. This means a repeat is inevitable. This year’s could be the first of many.

It took 45 volunteers a week to set up the festival, which featured food provided by the Crescent Hotel and live music. Perhaps the only thing that could have been better was the sound; the performers could only be heard clearly close to the stage. The cavernous room’s acoustics seemed to swallow up the splendid music played by Scarborough Folk, the Woolgatherers, the Rattlin’ Sheiks, Luke & Jake, Dirty Windows and Jesús Echevarría.

Camra was working in conjunction with the Campaign for Real Art. The venue is usually used as artists’ studios and there was plenty of artwork on display. A felled tree was painted on the enormous wall opposite the bar.

“There’s a symbiotic relationship between Camra and the arts people”, said Camra veteran Mike Webdale.

Mike added: “A lot of people who wouldn't normally go to a festival have come here and seen people they haven't seen for years”.

The beer came from many parts of the UK

including Scotland, Cornwall, East Anglia and Wales. Not forgetting the area’s many micro-breweries including the North Riding, Scarborough Brewery and Wold Top. The bar was run with smooth efficiency by Mike Stock of Indigo Alley, who chose all the beers, set the bar up, made sure the pipes were kept clean, and supervised the voluntary staff.

The bar was cash-free. Punters bought tokens on the door and paid £5 for a pint glass engraved with the words: Scarborough real ale, cider and arts festival 2016, above a silhouette of the lighthouse and yacht club.

You could get £2 back if you handed it in upon leaving.

Artist Sally Gatie, who has played a key role in getting the old parcel office (OPO) renovated over the last few years, was dead chuffed with the festival.

“It went much better than we expected”, she said. “I was absolutely overwhelmed with it and we look forward to repeating it next year, when it should be even better.

“Camra transformed the place. They were so professional and efficient in every way and attracted such a diverse audience.

“Enquiries at the OPO have increased too.

Looks like we'll be busier than we expected next year. Now that the weekend’s over it’s back to raising funds for the final renovations - lighting, heating, plumbing, so we can use the building all year round for developing artists’ residencies and using it as an artist’s workspace”.

The Rotary Club ran a tombola. The Camra stall gave everyone who signed up a pint, a copy of the 2015 Good Beer Guide and £20 worth of Wetherspoon’s vouchers. Not bad, when a standard membership costs £24.

Outdoors, on platform one, next to the recordbreaking railway bench, were tables, chairs and half a dozen portaloos. All were sheltered by the building’s distinctive wooden canopy. * The record for the longest bar ever erected in Scarborough was apparently another temporary Camra counter, in the Spa Ocean Room.

The long bar in the former parcel office

Scarborough Folk on stage

The Camra and Rotary stalls

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Takeaways pledge healthier food after workshop Words and photo by Dave Barry TAKEAWAY food in the Scarborough area could get healthier, following a workshop.

Twenty people from Chinese takeaways, pizza parlours and fish-and-chip shops attended the workshop, at the library.

In a bid to tackle obesity, they pledged to alter sauces that are high in fat, make better use of cooking oils and place more emphasis on water over sugary drinks.

The workshop was part of the county council’s Healthier Choices scheme.

“Many people do not have the time or inclination to cook regularly, and eat takeaways instead”, said Cty Cllr David Chance, executive member for stronger communities and public health on the county council.

The takeaway business has a reputation for serving calorie-laden and relatively unhealthy food, said Mr Chance. “We are pleased that so many businesses have embraced the opportunities of the Healthier Choices scheme and pledged to improve their healthy options for customers”.

The Healthier Choices certification scheme has been developed by trading standards officers and public health colleagues as part of a plan to tackle obesity. It recognises the efforts of food manufacturers and retailers

The takeaway masterclass at Scarborough library (to order photos ring 353597) to provide healthier food.

Before the workshops, over 60 businesses had registered on the Healthier Choices scheme or were going through the assessment process.

They were encouraged to follow simple steps to produce healthier menu options without compromising taste.

The Healthier Choices team will follow up the workshop in the coming weeks by trying to establish how participants have acted on their pledges.

Further workshops are planned for other parts of North Yorkshire. n Businesses interested in joining the Healthier Choices scheme can find out more at www.northyorks.gov.uk/ healthierchoices or by calling David Miller on 01609 534810.

Angling club lands a big catch

L-R: Ken Metcalfe, Kev Hogg, Gervase Scott, Tony Burnard, Tink Bell and Martin Allison of the Trafalgar present a cheque to Andy Maccallaugh of the Mere Angling Club, pictured with his fishing rod fishing pegs (platforms) for use by disabled Words and photo by Dave Barry BOOZERS at a popular Scarborough pub people. have helped a fishing group stay afloat for The pub club is chaired by landlord Tony Burnard. Its vice-chairman is Ken Metcalfe the last decade.

The Trafalgar Men’s Social Club has raised and its secretary is Kev Hogg. thousands of pounds for Scarborough Mere Treasurer Martin Allison said the pub’s customers had generously supported the Angling Club.

The money has come from members’ club’s fundraising over the last 10 years subscriptions and fundraising activities such by donating raffle prizes and buying raffle tickets. “On behalf of the club, I would like as a race night and raffles.

Andy Maccallaugh, secretary of the angling to say a big thank you to them all”, he said. club, visited the pub to accept yet another Scarborough Mere Regeneration Group is hoping to win thousands of pounds from donation, of £250.

“We have a constant struggle with funding Tesco’s bag scheme. and donations such as this make a huge The supermarket is donating income from the sale of carrier bags to charities chosen difference”, he said.

Previous donations have enabled the angling by customers. Andy is asking supporters to club to buy a chemical toilet and tops for its vote for the group, at Tesco. junior members, and to build and maintain

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Annual event seeks engineers of tomorrow

Raising awareness of hate crime Words and photos by Dave Barry

Festo sales and support engineer Phil Holmes Yasmin Hall sets the ball rolling, watched by shows Leon Layton, 13, how to use a pneumatics co-inventor Dave Sturtivant, right, and Jimmy machine, watched by teacher Shaun Hopper Sutherland and Jay Milne of Legrand

Words and photos by Dave Barry “A desperate need for qualified engineers” was addressed by an annual engineering event at the Spa. Peter Wilkinson, who chairs Scarborough Business Ambassadors, said that in the seven years it had been running, 20,000 young people aged 14-19 had attended.

“This year, we had over 3,500, including those who attended the two careers evenings”, Mr Wilkinson said. They had travelled from schools and colleges in Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and Bridlington. “Everyone has got used to it being a stunning event”.

The three-day event showcased some of the most prominent local and regional businesses who rely on engineering to be successful.

“Empowering young people to take control of their future in an ever-changing world is essential for successful futures, especially as they progress to careers which do not yet exist, use technology not yet invented and solve problems we do not even yet know are problems”, Mr Wilkinson said.

Regional experts and business leaders were keen to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and maths and show just how exciting technology can be.

They took along some of the latest technology being used in business today, including robots, virtual reality kits and 3D

technology to give visitors a taste of handson experience.

Among the displays was a big version of the Screwball Scramble game. It was independently conceived by Sixth Form College student Dave Sturtivant, 17, and Yasmin Hall, 15, of George Pindar School.

In June, the two learners spent a week at Legrand, a cable-management engineering company in Cayton Low Road, where the larger version was created.

HUNDREDS of people discussed hate-crime at an awareness event in the town centre.

Volunteers and professionals staffed a police van in the pedestrian precinct, at the end of national hate crime awareness week.

Schools took part in a competition to design hate-crime posters. The best ones were displayed in the Brunswick Centre.

“Hundreds of people spoke about how they felt about hate crime”, said Julie Hay, a community cohesion worker at Briercliffe Children’s Centre, who helped organise the event.

It was aimed at raising awareness of what hate crime is, its impact on individuals, how to report it and the support available for victims.

Many people perceive hate crime as just racism, when it can be about many other elements of a person’s identity.

The official definition of a hate crime is: “A crime that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s

Event organiser Julie Hay, back right, with the deputy mayor and mayoress and the team of volunteers

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By Roger Osborne

ABOUT ten years ago a friend came to visit with her children. Her son, aged about ten, started to rummage through the pile of fossils outside our back door. He picked up a big piece of rock stuffed full of lovely rhynconellids – fossil brachiopods common in Jurassic rocks. I told him I’d found it in a field nearby and prattled on for a while about the wonders of fossils. But I could see there was something bothering him. Eventually he came out with a question: ‘How come there are seashells in that rock when we’re nowhere near the sea?’ (You need to know that I live nine miles from the coast.) I pushed the question back at him: ‘What do you think?’

He turned the question over once in his mind and then said ‘Is it because this field used to be covered by the sea?’

He was right of course and our 30-second conversation effectively covered the first 3,000 years of human thinking about fossils.

In fact his question was an echo of Leonardo da Vinci writing in 1508: ‘Why do we find the bones of great fishes and oysters and corals

and various other shells and sea-snails on the high summits of mountains?’

In ancient times Chinese sages wondered if fossils found in mountains were birds that had been trapped and turned to stone, while fossil bones and teeth were surely evidence of dragons. But some Chinese writers argued that every so often the world went through huge changes, in which areas of land became sea. European Renaissance scholars found this hard to believe and preferred the idea that fossils were some sort of practice creations or signs from God that we needed to interpret.

Now we accept the startling truth that the earth is continually changing, and that we live in what is just the latest in a succession of worlds. So the fossils that we find on the Yorkshire coast are messengers from those other worlds bringing news of events from 180 million years ago. It’s one way of keeping up to date. n Thinking of presents?

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identity”. This includes disability, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, faith, belief and sexual orientation.

Many people said they wouldn’t report hate crime unless they thought it was serious, as they didn’t want to waste anyone’s time. The team said all hate crime should be reported and provided alternative ways of reporting so that people do not have to go directly to the police.

The event was organised by the borough of Scarborough’s equality and diversity forum, with representatives from a wide range of organisations including the community impact team, the borough and county council, the police, Yorkshire Coast Homes, Supporting Victims, Remedi and the local Polish community.

Poster competition prizes were donated

by Alpamare, the Spa and the Brunswick Centre. n If you have been affected by hate crime, you can report it 24/7 to the police by ringing 101 or 999 in an emergency.

Alternatively, you can contact Stop Hate UK on 0800 138 162 or text 07717 989025.

The deputy mayor, Cllr Martin Smith, discusses the posters with Julie Hay

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THE Village Memories event at Wykeham cricket ground enjoyed an excellent turnout.

Past and present residents of Wykeham, Ruston and North Moor took old photos and stories of village life gone by, to enlarge the parish archive.

Photos of village life and events going back to the 1890s were displayed, along with documents and maps.

The visitors included Jo Botham, a descendant of Elizabeth Botham, who lived in Wykeham around 1865. Her family launched a Whitby bakery.

One of the organisers, Anne Britton, said: “The afternoon was blessed with unusually warm and sunny weather, which meant visitors could sit outside and enjoy the

spectacular views across to the Yorkshire Wolds while catching up with old friends and neighbours”.

Refreshments were provided and £90 of donations was put towards cricket club funds.

“Many thanks to all the volunteers who did a superb job and to Wykeham Cricket Club for hosting the event”, said Anne.

“The support of residents past and present is much appreciated, and their wonderful photographs and memories will be preserved in the village archive”.

If you were unable to attend and have photos or memories of life in Wykeham, Ruston or North Moor that you would like to share, ring Anne on 07866 106093 or email britters54@ gmail.com.

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TIME TRAVEL Words & recent photos by Dave Barry The Church of St Martin-on-the-Hill was colourfully described as “a lifeboat for sinners” when the foundation stone was laid on 7 November 1861.

Archdeacon Long was alluding to a disastrous storm, five days earlier.

It had claimed the South Shields schooner Coupland, dashed on rocks by the Spa, and the lives of five men.

But even worse dangers were presented by “the pleasures, vanities and pride of life this gay resort so abundantly offers to visitors”, he asserted.

Appealing for donations towards the estimated construction costs of £7,000, he painted the church as “an ark of safety” and “a lifeboat for sinners”.

In the end, £10,000 was donated by one rich South Cliff resident, Mary Craven, who saw

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Victorian church was a ‘lifeboat for sinners’ the church as a memorial to her father. She was presented with the silver trowel and mallet used to lay the first stone.

The church was designed by one of the country’s most distinguished architects, George Bodley (1827-1907).

It was consecrated on 11 July 1863 by the Archbishop of York, William Thomson, whose successor, John Sentamu, preached at the 150th anniversary thanksgiving service in 2013.

The completion of the building was celebrated with a sumptuous meal for the 134 workmen at the Prince of Wales Hotel.

An early and exceptionally fine example of Bodley’s oeuvre, it is in the Gothic Revival style. It has a tall tower at the north side of the east end, a saddle-back roof, a large rose window at the west end and porches off the sides.

A Victorian view of Albion Road, with St Martin’s on the left and St Andrew’s in the centre

It was described by art historian and traveller Nikolaus Pevsner as “a Pre-Raphaelite gem”.

The Pre-Raphaelites, all friends of Bodley, played a significant role in the decoration of the lofty interior. Much of the decoration and stained glass was undertaken by William Morris; it was one of Morris & Co’s earliest major commissions.

Morris was jointly responsible for the chancel ceiling and the 10 painted panels on the pulpit; the others are by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.

The altar wall has blind bar tracery by Bodley containing Adoration of the Magi by Edward Burne-Jones. The east wall is decorated with paintings designed by Rossetti, Morris and Burne-Jones.

Bodley reappeared to design the reredos and rood-screen date in 1889. The paintings on Bodley’s organ case are by John Stanhope.

The church’s organ was installed in 1890 by the notable London firm of Henry Willis. The original organ, installed in 1875 by Harrison and Harrison builders, was later transferred to a church in Berkshire.

The church contains an attractive memorial to James Moody. Born in Scarborough on 21 August 1887, Moody became an officer aboard the Titanic and died when it sank on 15 April 1912.

On 16 December 1914, the church was one of many buildings in the town damaged during the German bombardment. Unruffled by the commotion, Rev Charles Mackarness continued his 8am communion service and conducted a wedding later in the day.

The 1,200-seat Victorian church became a listed building in 1973.

An old image of the interior

The memorial to the Titanic victim

The church has changed little over the decades

St Martin’s appears just below the Grand Hotel in the time before the South Cliff was as developed as it is today

The lofty interior

Rosetti panels on the pulpit

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tribulations about the trials and lks ta , ya M o, tw of Mum alm of the onth we enter the re of parenting – this m ht. terrible twos, hold tig MY little boy turns two in November. Brace yourselves, it's going to get sentimental. I can't express how grateful and blessed I am to have such wonderful kids. Leia has now gone to university, and is turning into a beautiful and intelligent young woman. Shay, is becoming a gorgeous, confident little boy too. He's so full of life, and finds himself hilarious (I wonder where he got that from).

It amazes me how quickly they grow and what a journey parenthood has been for me so far, as you've all read.

All was calm and then the terrible two's began to creep, and about four weeks too early if you ask me.

Shay recently went to the National History Museum with his godparents, he came back with a new interest: dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are now his love, dinosaurs are now his life.

Last night he was practising his roars. When I asked what animal he was impersonating he looked at me like I was daft and indignantly replied that it was, in fact, the roar of a dinosaur. So obviously mum thought it would be cool to join in.

I did the biggest dinosaur roar I possibly could. This was a big mistake, catastrophic actually. Shay descended into the biggest temper tantrum I have ever seen in my life.

He threw everything within his reach across the room including the remote control and proceeded to wail.

I decided to try the ignore technique (if any other parents are still wondering: no, I'm not convinced the ignore technique works all that well either).

So this is my life now and this is what terrible twos look like. As per usual I've done a mountain of research to try and find the best ways to tackle the old temper tantrums.

Reassuringly all of the articles I've read have agreed on one thing. Temper tantrums at this age are pretty normal.

Most temper tantrums are sparked by

frustration, as children get to this age they know what they want to do, but not necessarily how to do it which winds them up no end.

I'm guessing Shay was gutted because, quite frankly, his roar didn't have a patch on mine.

The long story made short with temper tantrums is not to reinforce the behaviour.

So avoid laughing or confronting your toddler. Try to ignore the tantrum, and when it eventually passes provide reassurance and guidance. Teach them to express their feelings through words instead of wails.

When we're out it's a different kettle of fish. I sweep him out of whatever situation we're in, take him somewhere quite and hug him until he stops – it's advisable not to give into any demands your little one might have though.

AUTUMNAL FAVOURITES AT HAPPY JAYS NURSERY STAFF and children at Happy Jays Nursery on Hopper Hill Road, Scarborough are enjoying the Autumn season, admiring it's natural beauty and learning about different festivals around the world. Children have been busy having fun, harvesting vegetables and making creative displays as well as getting excited about Bonfire Night.

Happy Jays are also thinking of their leavers who have embarked on their first year of primary school: “We wish them all well and know that they’ve all had the finest start in life with us.”

The nursery had an influx of lovely cards from grateful parents. However, it’s not only their parents who sing the praises of Happy Jays as their first choice for nursery care. The award-winning nursery is officially classed as being ‘Outstanding’ by regulatory body Ofsted, whose Inspector praised staff for providing ‘a rich, varied and imaginative range of learning opportunities which enable children to make rapid progress as confident, enthusiastic learners. Children make superb progress and are exceptionally well-prepared to move onto school.’

Nursery Manager, Danielle Speight, said:

‘Our reputation as a top class nursery is a testament to all the hard work put in by our team and reflects the way we carry out our duties in caring and educating our children.

The vast majority of our children come to us from personal recommendations and we aim to keep it this way for the future.’

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Children enjoy nutritiously balancesdbreakfast, dinners and teas and the nursery endeavours to cater for special dietary needs too.

Parents have noticed the difference in their little ones too: “Jacob C has loved being here, talks about worms & snails & playing in the water. He is developing really well, we are really impressed with his french!" n If you would like to enquire about a place for your baby, toddler or little one call 01723 370977 or visit www.jitterbugs-nursery.co.uk

New head hails exciting new era at Pindar Words and photo by Dave Barry A NEW head teacher is settling in at George Pindar School in Eastfield.

Julian Leader has a broad range of experience that includes time served with the army.

He says he has worked in “some rather different schools, some more challenging than others”.

He says Pindar is “a great school to learn at and to work in and I am proud to be able to support all our students and staff in taking the school forward to even greater success.

“Having worked in a variety of schools both within North Yorkshire and outside, I have a wide range of experience and know that by using this and applying it to the many

wonderful things that George Pindar School currently does, we can only go from strength to strength.

“I know there will be challenges ahead, as education is constantly changing, but I am convinced that with the quality of staff we have and the potential of our students, together we can successfully overcome these challenges. My first few weeks at the school have been very interesting and exciting and I hope that the change I am striving to achieve is beginning to take effect so we are able to demonstrate to our community that we are the best school in this area, something our students and staff know is true already, and so we can provide an outstanding educational

experience for all”.

New head boy Callum Lumsdon and head girl Nicci Coombs showed confidence and maturity when they spoke to prospective students and their parents at an open evening in the school hall. Their deputies are Kai Thorpe and Maddie Judd.

Pindar’s attendance challenge ran up to half term.. It requires students to turn up on time for 20 consecutive days to be in with a chance of winning a £10 shopping voucher (one per tutor group).

Such incentives are being offered to reinforce the importance of good attendance. The higher a student’s attendance, the higher their chances of gaining five C-A* grades.

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Freddie meet Freddie I love to walk along North Bay, and a visit to the sculpture of Freddie Gilroy is part of that walk. Numerous photographs are taken here, of folk sitting on his lap or on the seat. Freddie is a feature of North Bay and the story information beside the sculpture is a “must read”, though I can only read it occasionally. It’s a very upsetting tale, though like Remembrance Day, it’s something we need to be reminded of, and not forget.

Grandpa was taking little Freddie for a walk at North Bay. It wasn't long before little Freddie saw a very large man sitting on a very large seat. “Let's go closer,” said little Freddie. “Who is this man? Is he a giant?”

Grandpa explained that the very large man was a sculpture, bought by Maureen Robinson for Scarborough town.

“Does he have a name?” asked little Freddie.

“Yes,” said Grandpa. “His name is Freddie, Freddie.”

“That's a funny name, Freddie, Freddie!” said little Freddie.

“No!” said Grandpa. “It's not Freddie Freddie! It's Freddie ….... Freddie.”

They stood by the railings and watched what was happening. So many people came up and sat on Sculpture Freddie to have their photographs taken. Someone put her Teddy Bear on Sculpture Freddie's lap for a photograph.

“He looks worried,” said little Freddie. “Is something wrong?”

Grandpa thought for a while, wondering what to say.

Then he said. “This sculpture is of a man, whose name was Freddie Gilroy. The sculpture was made by Ray Lonsdale from County Durham. You know how important it is to be kind, well this man, Freddie Gilroy, saw a lot of unkindness, and has a lot to think about and a lot to remember.”

“Is that like remembering with the poppies?”

“I suppose so,” said Grandpa. Grandpa was wearing a poppy. He would be at the cenotaph at Oliver's Mount for the silence at 11 am on the 11th. of November.

“It's nearly Remembrance Day. We remember, so we don't forget.”

“Why is Freddie so big?” said Freddie.

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by Dave Barry

About 2,000 people are expected to take part in the McCain Yorkshire Coast 10km road race and family fun run on Sunday 30 October. The firing pistol will be fired at 10am. Entry costs £17 for non-affiliated runners and £15 for UKA club runners.

The AGM of Derwent Valley Bridge Community Library and Resource Centre will be held at 3 Pickering Road in West Ayton on Thursday 17 November, at 7pm.

Films coming up at the Stephen Joseph Theatre over the next month are The Girl with All the Gifts (29 Oct-1 Nov), Supersonic (14-17 Nov), The Girl on the Train (18-24 Nov) and Starfish (25 and 26 Nov). The SJT’s live and encore streamings are Anastasia (2 Nov), Les Contes D’Hoffman (15 Nov), Alan Bennett’s Diaries Live (16 Nov) and André Rieu (19 and 26 Nov).

“I suppose it's to help us see him, and help us to remember, Often sculptures of people are bigger than the real people, “ Suddenly, a seagull swooped down and settled on Sculpture Freddie's head. ”Shoo ! Shoo!” called out little Freddie, and the bird flew away, screeching loudly.

Little Freddie and Grandpa turned around to look out to sea, just like Sculpture Freddie. It was a gorgeous view and the horizon seemed so far away. They could see a pleasure cruise ship, from the harbour, on her way up the coast towards Ravenscar and Robin Hood's Bay. Far out at sea, near the horizon, was a larger ship heading south, maybe to Hull.

In the sea, close at hand, were the surfers, riding the waves on their surfboards, big white waves splashing in to shore.

On the beach at North Bay, because summer was over, dogs were charging around in delight, but here, close to Scuplture Freddie there was a calm. It was a thoughtful place today, a place to remember, to think about Freddie Gilroy's story.

“The story of Freddie is on these notice boards next to the sculpture, about the unkindness he saw,“ said Grandpa. “One day we'll come down again when you are older and we'll read the story together. What shall we do now?”

“Let's go to Peasholm Park and see the squirrels,” said little Freddie. Grandpa nodded.

“And see the pigeons?” Grandpa nodded.

“And the boats?” Grandpa nodded.

“And the trees?” Grandpa nodded and they set off for Peasholm Park. It wasn't far away.

“And the fairies?”

“What!” exclaimed Grandpa. “Fairies in Peasholm Park?”

“Yes Grandpa! Fairies in Peasholm Park!

Didn't you know!”

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New college is training the engineers of tomorrow Words and photos by Dave Barry “Full-on programmes designed to create the engineers of tomorrow” are being delivered at Scarborough’s University Training College, according to its principal.

“These learners are your future workforce,” said Tim Englefield, addressing a gathering of sponsors and partners.

“Our learners will be able to use industry standard equipment as well as understand the theory and technology behind them”.

Describing what the college offers, Mr Englefield said the ground floor featured heavy manufacturing and fabrication equipment, along with the science department.

The lighter engineering facilities, including electronics, automation and robotics, are on the first floor, with the top floor dedicated to IT technology and design.

Mr Englefield said the suites were being branded with company logos in recognition of the support sponsors had given. “All the suites on the top floor have been adopted by McCain, Unison, GCHQ and North Yorkshire County Council.

“Each floor has several open learning areas which learners use as they have taken ownership of their own learning”.

The UTC fleet of minibuses enables students from a wide area to attend, he said. “They pick up learners from north of Whitby down to Driffield and across to Pickering. Next year we will have to increase the size of the bus fleet”.

Mr Englefield said: “Our year-10 learners are following a blended learning curriculum which enables them to study engineering qualifications in design, manufacturing and electronics alongside traditional GCSEs including maths, English, sciences, geography and computer science as well as graphics or French. They do this via a mix of practical, theory and project sessions.

“Our year-12 learners study engineering at level 3, which is equivalent to three A-levels.

Most will do this alongside A-level maths and a specialist project. Some are doing a slightly smaller engineering qualification, but adding a second A-level in computer science or physics”.

The compere at the event was Nick Taylor, investment manager in the council’s economic development department. He introduced Barry Dodd, North Yorkshire’s lord lieutenant and Hull University’s pro-chancellor and chairman.

Mr Dodd said: “Engineering education is crucial to the economy, especially with the potash mine about to open. I’m proud to be here, it’s a really good initiative. More than anything, it's about the employers coming together. Engineering is the magic carpet that

L-R: University Training College principal Tim Englefield, board chairman Peter Wilkinson and pro-chancellor Barry Dodd

will take students wherever they want to go, whatever they want to do”.

UTC board chairman Peter Wilkinson said engineering was putting Scarborough on the map.

He said it had become apparent that members of the local business community were competing with each other for talented people - 21st century engineers and managers.

“We have a desperate need for qualified engineers in this region,” he stressed.

“Seven years ago, Alan Pickering and I, both directors and major shareholders of Unison, started Engineering Week and the Unison Group of Companies won the Queen’s award for export in 2016.

“We started the week in Plaxton’s showroom with six companies and moved it to the Spa six years ago. Since then, 20,000 students have visited, with 40 exhibitors.

“The ultimate objective was the UTC so, £11m later, we have opened, specialising in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for 14-18 year-olds. It was a two-year whiteknuckle ride to open, with 15 engineering sponsors”.

Mr Wilkinson said 42% of students go on to university and 24% proceed to engineering apprenticeships.

The UTC will be formally opened next year by a member of the royal family. The ceremony will be attended by Lord Baker, co-founder of the Baker Dearing Trust, an educational trust set up to promote the establishment of UTCs. Guests will be fed fine food cooked by Michelin chefs James McKenzie and Andrew Pern.

Guests included Nick Vermont and Richard Smelt of McCain

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Words and photo by Dave Barry A YOUNG couple whose baby son was born with a life-threatening condition have been helped by a Scarborough charity.

Stacey Hull and Adam Poole, of Redfield Way in Middle Deepdale, have twins who were born three months prematurely, in July last year.

Riley weighed two pounds and had to be ventilated for the first 25 days.

Noah took another 36 hours to arrive and weighed even less: 1lb 12oz. He was diagnosed with tracheomalacia, in which the trachea, or windpipe, is flaccid and can collapse.

Noah has an artificial trachea inserted into his windpipe, to enable him to breathe. It has to be changed every other day.

“We couldn’t leave hospital until we’d trained how to insert and remove the trachea,” says Stacey. “We had to learn how to do his feeds and medicines, along with all the other medical procedures”.

Noah, who spent the first five and a half months of his life in hospital, has a feeding tube going straight into his stomach and may never be able to feed normally.

Because of the tracheostomy, he doesn’t cry or make any vocal noises.

His parents had already bought a twin-buggy but it was forward-facing not parent-facing, so they had to buy another one.

“The hospital told us we needed a Bugaboo Donkey pram which costs £1,300,” Stacey says. As well as facing backwards, the pram has plenty of storage space for an oxygen cylinder, an emergency trachea bag and a suction machine which extracts mucus from Noah’s throat. He needed an oxygen cylinder for the first nine months.

Stacey’s dad, David Hull of Sandpiper Close in Crossgates, approached the mayoress’s community fund, which pointed him in the direction of Ourco.

Ourco, which is short for Our Community, is a registered charity raising money for people in the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby area. Since it was set up in April 2015, about £26,000 has been given away.

Veronica Thorpe of Ourco says: “Last year we gave £1,000 to help them buy the pram and this year we haven given them £1,400 for special tilting car-seats.”

Stacey said: “I think they’re amazing for helping us, we would have really struggled”.

Ourco is based at the old Evening News office in Aberdeen Walk but will soon move to new premises in Northway. Donations of clothes, etc, are welcome.

Words by Mike Tyas and photos by Dave Barry CLOSE your eyes and you could have been rubbing shoulders with some of the great names in English literature . . . David Copperfield, Miss Havisham, Abel Magwich, the Artful Dodger, Tiny Tim and Samuel Pickwick.

But if you had you would have missed gloriously colourful floral displays as St Matthew’s Church, Hutton Buscel held a fundraising Dickensian-themed Great Expectations flower festival inside the 900-year-old Norman church situated in the heart of the village.

The stunning arrangements were inspired by many of Charles Dickens’ greatest works and characters, with the £1500 raised from the weekend of activities heading for restoration work on the church bells and other maintenance, including upkeep of one of the biggest graveyards in North Yorkshire.

Church warden and festival organiser Beverley Waldie, who with a team of volunteers began planning the event a year ago, said they had a ‘magical’ weekend and were delighted with the amount they raised.

‘My dream was £1,000’, she said. ‘To have exceeded that was just unbelievable.’

The festival was opened by Scarborough town crier David Birdsall and featured a performance by the Wykeham Academy

Choir.

On the Saturday evening, the Dickens (Malton) Society gave a light-hearted talk on ‘Dickens and the language of flowers’, watched by the audience that included Scarborough deputy mayor and mayoress Cllr Martin Smith and his wife Cherry.

The candelabras and all candles around the church were lit together with tea lights in jam jars decorated with flowers by the children from the Derwent Valley pre-school nursery – ‘it was really atmospheric,’ said Beverley, who with fellow church warden David Knowelden aims to leave the church with a lasting legacy.

She said: ‘As custodians of the church building we hope to leave it for future generations in a better state than it is now.’

The bells at St Matthew’s have not rung properly for about five years but the church is hoping to put that right and hold more fundraising events to pay for specialised repair work by the middle of next year.

Beverley thanked her festival committee team of: Maureen Dean, Helen Percival, David Knowelden, Malcolm and Sue Hewitt, verger Shirley Cook, and Jo Purdy of Hearts and Flowers at Wykeham whose work and talents at co-ordinating the arrangers and displays brought the Dickensian theme together.

Darts players raise £1,520 for chemotherapy unit Beverley Waldie and her display based on Abel Magwitch

Guest performers Linda McCarthy and Brian Oxberry are pictured with a display representing Miss Havisham of Great Expectations. It was created by Beverley Waldie and Maureen Dean

The semi-finalists, L-R, Mandy Wood, Tracy Moon, Janet Elvidge, Belinda Watkinson, Andrea Trafford, Elaine Cook, Lucia Noble and Helen Lawson.

by Dave Barry THE annual Eileen Elliott 19x memorial trophy raised £1,520 for Scarborough Hospital’s chemotherapy unit.

The £355 raised with a raffle on the finals night took the total raised since the competition began in 1990 to £32,575.

The money is spent on equipment, necessities and luxuries for patients.

The ladies dart pairs knock-out competition is played on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer at Wilsons pub in West Sandgate.

It carries a first prize of £150.

Both semi-finals went the full five legs. Helen Lawson and Lucia Noble from the Commercial beat Elaine Cook and Andrea Trafford from Roscoes.

And Janet Elvidge and Belinda Watkinson of

Wilsons beat Tracy Moon and Mandy Wood from the Corporation Club.

The final saw Helen and Lucia win 3-1 against Janet and Belinda.

Spokesperson Maggie Worrall commented: “We had great support this year and would like to thank not only the ladies who entered but also the local businesses and individuals who were so generous in donating prizes for the raffle.

“If it wasn’t for all these people, we wouldn’t be able to raise the kind of money that we do for the chemotherapy unit. So a big thank you to all of them. We hope we can rely on their support again next year. And thank you to John and Tracie Wilson at the pub for their generous support throughout the competition”.

The festival preview was attended by the deputy mayor and mayoress of the borough, Martin and Cherry Smith (To order photos ring 353597)

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NOVEMBER 2016

Fiona is one of a kind

by Dave Barry

Diary

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These upcoming networking events will keep you in the loop.

FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH CHAMBER MEETING, Boyes, Queen Street, Scarborough, 6pm.

Visit www.scarboroughchamber.org.uk or email info@scarboroughchamber.org.uk EVERY TUESDAY Yorkshire Coast Networking, Crescent Hotel,

A SCARBOROUGH solicitor has become the town’s only notary.

Fiona Mullane’s appointment means it is no longer necessary for people to travel to York or Pocklington to see a notary.

A notary’s primary duty is to verify signatures and authenticate documents which are going to be used abroad.

Scarborough’s previous notary was Franklyn Garvey of Tubbs & Co, where Fiona works.

He was a notary for many years, until his death in 2014.

Every notary is granted a faculty, a document handwritten on parchment, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, bearing his seal.

Notaries have to acquire individually designed embossing seals. They use the seal along with their signature to authenticate documents.

For the seal, Fiona’s husband Mick did an initial sketch. Their neighbour, artist and designer Neil Pearson, finalised the design which was then cast by a sealmaker.

Fiona said: “It has taken a long time and it has not been easy, juggling study with work and family commitments, but I am delighted to have achieved this qualification and to be

able to provide the local community with the services of a notary public once again”.

Notaries are legal professionals who are separate and distinct from solicitors and barristers.

To qualify, they need a law degree and must take the University College London’s two-year notaries practice course. They then have to be supervised for the first two years of practice.

Although they are lawyers, they do not usually give legal advice. They verify signatures and authenticate documents by confirming a client’s identity, checking they understand the document and confirming that they intend to be legally bound by it.

In most cases, the document will be binding on the client once it has been signed and sealed by a notary. The status of a notary in England and Wales is recognised throughout the world.

Examples of documents which clients need notarising include powers of attorney to claim inheritances or to buy or sell properties abroad; copies of degree certificates to be used in connection with foreign job applications; travel consents for minors travelling abroad without their parents; and papers connected

Fiona Mullane with foreign adoption proceedings.

Notaries can trace their roots back to Roman times, when their role was to produce reliable records of court proceedings.

Notaries in England and Wales were once appointed by the Pope. This role was passed to the monarch until Henry VIII appointed himself head of the Church of England.

He passed the duty to the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose ecclesiastical court continues to regulate the profession to this day. n Tubbs & Co solicitors are at 113 Victoria Road, near the police station. Their number is 360560.

1-2 Belvoir Terrace, Scarborough, 7am.

Visit www.yorkshirecoastnetworking.co.uk EVERY THURSDAY DROP IN FOR BUSINESS BREAKFAST, Seasons Cafe at The Heritage Landscape Centre, Gibson Lane, Melton, 7am.

Visit www.dropinforbusiness.org.uk or call 01482 339311.

EVERY FRIDAY NETWORK NORTH. The Crescent Hotel, Scarborough, YO11 2PP. 7.15am – 9 am.

Visit www.networknorth.org.uk 3rd November BIZMUMS MEET UP – This month’s theme is money. Mega Fun – Jack in the Box Experience, Annie Reed Road, Beverly, HU17 0WA. First visit is free, returning guests pay £6. 10.30am – 12pm.

Success for Scarborough businesses

By Krystal Starkey IT WAS a night of glamour and celebration for Scarborough at the annual Chamber Bridlington and Yorkshire Coast Business Awards.

Amelia's Chocolate celebrated winning Best Retail Business. Infinity Scarborough scooped Best Start-up Business while Kerry Hope of Scarborough’s Castle Employment won Best Business Person 2016.

Chamber President, Owen Finn introduced the compere for the evening: Yorkshire Coast Radio's Patrick Billington who took guests through the awards and entertainment.

Guests enjoyed performances from Rocking Reverand – Steve Caprice and The Passionettes and key note speaker, Barry Dodd CBE gave an inspiring talk about how businesses can benefit from Brexit.

Over £5000 was raised for the event beneficiary, Hornsea Inshore Rescue.

The independent service keeps visitors on the coast safe 24 hours a day after the discontinuation of the coast guard.

Below is the full list of winners from the event: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Julian Wild BUSINESS PERSON OF 2016 Kerry Hope YOUNG BUSINESS PERSON OF 2016 Tom Arran START-UP BUSINESS OF 2016 Infiniti Scaffolding SMALL BUSINESS OF 2016 KITS (Hull) MEDIUM/LARGE BUSINESS OF 2016 FM+

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OF 2016 John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank TOURISM & HOSPITALITY OF 2016 The Stables at Cross Butts TRAINING BUSINESS OF 2016 AB Graphics International RETAIL BUSINESS OF 2016 Amelia's Chocolate GREEN BUSINESS OF 2016 Wolds Village JUDGE'S AWARD FOR INNOVATION Phytoponics

Visit www.bizmums.biz/beverley 8th November YORKSHIRE BUSINESS PLANNING. William Street Business Centre, 7A Lower Clark Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PP. A detailed introduction to the key element of any successful business – the business plan. A five hour course with a half hour lunch break, 9.30am – 2.30pm. £31.39.

Visit www.eventbrite.co.uk

Amelia’s Chocolate won Best Retailer Business 2016

16th November THE BUSINESS NETWORK, Beverly Tickton Grange, Tickton, Beverley HU17 9SH. A unique business networking lunch format. £34.95 for non members.

Visit www.business-network-hull.co.uk

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Making the most of autumn’s bountiful harvest Words and photos by Dave Barry KEATS’ season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is being passionately exploited by a team of apple crushers.

For the fourth autumn, Hedgehoggers have made untold quantities of juice and cider from apples taken to them by local people.

The first year, three tons were pulped. The second year, the tonnage rose to seven. Last year it was 14 and this year looks set to be yet higher.

“We will be pressing until Christmas,” says Elaine Keith, who runs Seamer’s 350-acre Bridge Farm with her dad John. “People can bring us apples right up until then”.

Ignorant of the quantities required, I took a measly two kilos, for which I got a good slurp of delicious fresh juice, straight from the press.

Next time, I’ll take at least eight kilos to get a litre of cider or pasteurised juice.

One man has taken over a ton of apples, in several batches. He must like his cider.

The service is free, but containers may incur a small charge. “All we ask for is a percentage of your juice in return,” says Elaine.

So far this autumn, apple-pressing sessions have been held in Seamer, Hunmanby and Pickering. The last ones will be at Bridge Farm on 12 and 13 November, with a cidercircle evening on the Saturday.

One was held at the Grainary in Harwood Dale, whose head chef, Dan Hargreaves, used to buy beef from Bridge Farm. Dan, the Hedgehoggers brewmaster, recently went

on an advanced cider and perry course in Hartpury, Gloucestershire.

“We’re both into local food with low food miles,” explains Elaine. The family operation also involves Dan’s fiancée, Simone Burns, and her dad Ian. At Hunmanby’s second annual apple-pressing day, at the community centre, apples were fed into a greedy German pulper, which gobbled them up. The pulp which spewed out was then poured into the outer circle of a cylindrical hydrostatic press. The middle contained a bladder which filled with water, slowly pressing the pulp outwards. None of the water escapes into the juice, which drained into a circular gutter at the bottom and into a 25-litre bucket. This quickly filled with the sieved juice and pectin froth.

The juice was then pumped into a 600-litre container on the back of a pickup and driven to Seamer. The liquid is either bottled as juice or used to make cider or the latest product, unfiltered and unpasteurised cider vinegar.

This is produced with a traditional method involving mother, a healthy bacterial fungi.

After it has been emptied, to make juice, cider or vinegar, the container is swilled out with water which the farm’s Aberdeen Angus cows love to drink.

“All the squeezed pomace is fed to our cattle as well,” says Elaine. Pomace is the dry pulp.

The process is simple, with “no magic and no mirrors”, says Elaine, adding that Hedgehoggers have 500 people on their books. The cider is ready at Easter.

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Smokers faced with challenge to quit durin Stoptober Words and photo by Dave Barry SMOKERS across North Yorkshire were challenged to give up the habit for good during October.

The challenge was part of Stoptober, the country’s biggest mass quit attempt.

Over three quarters of a million people have taken part since it began.

Research shows that if you have stopping smoking for 28 days it means you’re five times more likely to stop for good.

As part of Stoptober, a mobile clinic called Wellness on Wheels visited county council offices across the county, including North Yorkshire House in Newby.

“We know that giving up smoking is the best thing people can do to improve their health, but we also know how difficult it is to kick the habit,” said County Councillor David Chance, executive member for public health and stronger communities.

“That’s why we have been promoting Stoptober. Most people who smoke would like to give up, so the 28-day Stoptober challenge is a real opportunity to kick the habit. Last year, thousands of smokers joined in and are still smoke-free. And by not smoking, you are encouraging others, particularly young people, not to start.

“Taking part in the challenge is the first step to feeling healthier. Smoking is still the biggest preventable cause of ill health and early death in North Yorkshire, killing over

Tar-jar: the contents of the jar held by Dennis Shaw at the Stoptober roadshow in Newby represent the tar on the lungs of someone who smokes 20 filtered cigarettes a day for a year. Dennis is pictured with cigarette man Simon Jafa (to order photos ring 353597) 1,000 people in the county every year, so the county council funds a free stop-smoking service called Smokefreelife North Yorkshire to support anyone who wants to give up”.

Those who get support through a stopsmoking service to quit are four times more likely to be successful than those who go it alone. Smokefreelife North Yorkshire offers a free, flexible support package to suit the individual. Smokers wanting to stop can attend clinics, drop-ins, receive nicotine replacement therapy or talk to specialist advisors over the phone. n Visit www.smokefreelifenorthyorkshire. co.uk, call 0800 2465215 or 01609 663023 or text QUIT to 66777 to find out more.

Keeping fit while raising money Words and photo by Dave Barry

Ian Burns with a box of apples

Elaine pours the pulp into a hydrostatic press

Dan Hargreaves with bottles of cider, juice and vinegar (To order photos ring 353597)

Simone Burns pours a pint of the finished product

A SCARBOROUGH fitness instructor raised a couple of things at her classes – besides fitness levels.

On world mental health day, Candice Faqir raised both £190 for Survivors of Abuse and awareness of the issues surrounding mental health.

The charity had asked fitness instructors to donate an hour of their time to help raise awareness and money.

Candice, from Pilates Health & Fitness, donated the proceeds of a zumba class at St James's Community Arts Centre in Seamer Road.

She also ran a raffle and sold tickets at various fitness classes, members of which donated the prizes.

“I couldn’t have done it without the fantastic support of my clients who not only attended but donated and bought raffle tickets”, Candice said.

Survivors of Abuse aims to empower adult victims / survivors, who have experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse and neglect, either individually or collectively.

It helps them transform their lives holistically, through mindset, nutrition and fitness. n www.survivorsofabuse.org.uk.

Fitness instructor Candice Faqir, centre, with her fundraising zumba class (to order photos ring 353597)

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‘Blind and yet I could see’

By Mike Tyas I WAS blindfolded – and yet for a moment I could see.

I could see what a different world people who are registered blind inhabit when they get on with the business of daily living.

Yorkshire Coast Sight Support staged an ‘awareness’ day on Westborough, where the public were offered the chance to experience just what it is like to walk a guide dog.

One of the reasons I accepted the charity’s invitation was that my dear old mum was registered blind in her later years, yet fiercely independent she still had the steel to get with life, even well into her 80s and with very limited and deteriorating sight went shopping on her own – somehow.

I was a nervous wreck wondering how she would cope on the busy streets, yet still admired and was proud of her. I didn’t understand what she was going through with such limited eyesight because of her macular degeneration, and that was at the forefront of my mind as Helen, from Guide Dogs for the Blind – who work closely with YCSS on Dean Road – covered my eyes with a blindfold.

The world suddenly became a much more uncertain place.

I felt vulnerable as for a few minutes I placed my trust in my nine-year-old guide dog Pip. We walked up and down Westborough, from the corner on Aberdeen Walk up to the Lord Roseberry and back again.

Suddenly I became aware of voices and noise, particularly listening out for traffic as I stood on the kerb at Albermarle Crescent and put my trust in the training and experience of my guide dog to get me to the other side in one piece. It was only eight steps across – I counted them – but I was so glad Pip was there as I stepped into the road.

I also became aware of how ignorant I was.

Ignorant, for example, that I did not know at a pedestrian crossing how a tiny cone on the bottom of the signal box rotates to indicate the green man is showing and that it’s ‘safe’ to cross. Safe that is, if motorists like me, obey the red light and don’t drive on through.

I was also ignorant of how short a period seven seconds is to cross a road and I was unaware that guide dogs are colour blind. Did you know? They can’t tell the difference between a green or red, and it’s only the training and guidance from the owner that commands the dog to cross.

I was only led for a couple of minutes, yet I became aware that, despite walking with a trainer and with my dog on a harness, I was still invisible to some as walking back down Westborough three people didn’t give me enough room and brushed into me.

That brought it home. I have done the same

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MUSIC REVIEW Paul Tilley at a venue near you Words by John Ritchie, photo by Liv Cawston

Stepping into the unknown and next time I see a user with a guide dog I’ll give them a wider berth.

Of course, I cannot say what life is like to be blind just because of this brief exercise one Saturday afternoon. Most people who are registered blind do have some degree of vision, unlike my total darkness. But yes, it served YCSS’ purpose.

For a fleeting few moments, I had stepped into another world – a world members of this charity inhabit, and the next time I see a user with a guide dog, I’ll think just a little differently.

Later I spoke to YCSS manager Colin Eastwood who said others who had accepted the invitation to be led had experienced similar emotions. He said their few moments in the dark had opened their eyes.

He said: ‘People told me that other pedestrians walked into them. Some said it was very frightening to trust Pip with their life even for a short time; others said they don’t know how blind people do it.

‘From our point of view, the day was very interesting. We were surprised how few people knew anything about sight loss.

‘YCSS have since had people contacting our centre who visited us on the awareness day or who have had information passed on from friends and relatives.

‘If you or anyone you know are suffering with sight loss, please call in or give us a call.

We will only be too happy to demonstrate equipment that can help with daily tasks or provide information and support.’

• YCSS is a registered charity based at 181-183 Dean Road. They are open 10am-4pm Monday to Thursdays, tel. 354417 • There are 250 people between the ages of 0-50 in the borough of Scarborough who are registered blind or who are on the point of registering as blind.

• They are 4000 people registered blind between the ages of 50-90+ in the borough, many of whom have the age-related macular degeneration eye condition.

IN September I attended the live streaming of the premier of Ron Howard’s Beatles film/documentary Eight Days a Week at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

The film documents the Fab Four’s rise to global stardom through their touring years from 1962–66.

A couple of weeks later I attended the Labour Party conference in Liverpool and, at the end of one day of wading through political treacle, I went to a fringe event sponsored by the Musicians Union.

Our hosts reminded the audience of the importance of live music in our towns and cities, villages and parish halls, and to our cultural and economic wellbeing. Their message, as you might imagine, was well received.

The event took place in the Beatles Museum and after the talking was over we were treated to a performance from a Beatles tribute band and lots of alcohol. I absolutely promise you I would’ve enjoyed the performance without the alcohol but it was on offer so what’s a boy to do?

So as a thank you to the Musicians Union and in recognition of Ron Howard’s brilliant film, I want to play my part by helping to promote live music in my town by encouraging folk to support the array of musical talent on offer in our neck of the woods.

I’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it again: “Scarborough is blessed with more than its fair share of wonderful musicians”.

One of my family's favourites is singer / songwriter Paul Tilley.

Paul is a multi-instrumentalist with around 35 years’ experience in the music business.

He is guaranteed to make your evening go with a swing, whatever the occasion. He recently performed at a retirement bash for my brother-in-law at the Rugby Club and everyone I spoke to really enjoyed the range of music he played and his obvious musical skill. Paul understands people, he knows how to keep the party going, how to keep them dancing and singing. In short, if you spend an evening in the musical company of Paul Tilley, you go home having really

News in Brief

by Dave Barry

A CHRISTMAS fair will be held at Queen Street Methodist Church on Saturday 26 November, from 10am to 1pm. Stalls will sell home baking, crafts, books, bric-a-brac.

There will be a tombola, a raffle and fun and games for all the family. Drinks and biscuits will be served from 10am and Christmasthemed light lunches from 11.30am; all freshly prepared.

CAKES and gifts will be sold at Scarborough Lions Ladies’ Christmas bazaar, at the Alexandra bowling centre on Saturday 26 November, between 11am and 1pm. There will be a seasonal tombola and a raffle. Refreshments will be available in the bowls centre café. Free admission. It’s in aid of local charities.

Soulful pop icon and multi-million-selling artist Rick Astley is to play at Dalby Forest on 23 June. Tickets cost £36.50 (plus a £4.15 booking fee). n To book, ring 03000 680400 or buy online at www.forestry. gov.uk/music.

Putting my faith in Pip

enjoyed yourself.

The depth of his musical repertoire is astonishing but a typical party night gig is based around the classics many of us will have grown up with. The Jam, Police, Bob Marley, Jeff Beck, Madness and Van Morrison all featured at my brother-in-law’s do (I’ll let you work out the tracks he played).

However, perhaps his skill is best demonstrated in the various musical partnerships he is involved with, when he plays with other musicians from around the town. Whether it's on keyboard, drums or guitar, you become aware of the appreciation and high regard he is held in by his contemporaries.

To sum up, go and listen to some live music; there’s stacks of it in and around Scarborough.

Support your local pub, village hall or whatever musical venue. Support local live music and let’s keep growing this particular part of our cultural heritage. In closing, if you’re looking for a musician to help make that special occasion one to remember, Paul Tilley would be a very good choice - check out his Facebook page and you can bet your bottom dollar he knows the odd Beatles tune or two!

Paul Tilley

EASTFIELD Surgery’s patient participation group, Eastfield Health Focus, is holding a coffee morning at the Medical Centre in High Street on Friday 4 November, from 10am to noon. It is for existing and prospective patients to find out more about available services and to suggest improvements.

THE Wilf Ward Family Trust’s Orange Zebra show can be seen at the Stephen Joseph Theatre on Sunday 6 November, at 2.30pm.

The theme is But It’s My Birthday, says promoter Edward Spencer. Tickets cost £10 or £7.50 for under-16s and support staff. n To book, ring 370541.

SCARBOROUGH Alzheimer’s Society’s Christmas fair is expected to be opened by mayor, Cllr Simon Green, at Park Manor Hotel on 17 November, at 10am. Admission costs £2.50 RAVEN are playing at Gristhorpe’s village hall on 3 December, Woodend in Scarborough on 17 December (both at 7.30pm), an unconfirmed venue on 10 December and at Coastival and Watermark in the new year. n To book, ring 07757 765196.

VENISON MEATBALLS WITH WILD MUSHROOM AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE - Recipe inside

ART DECO CHRISTMAS Make your Christmas table sparkle and shine

SKINCARE We tried out the latest skincare products so you don’t have to

Lifestyle

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle HOME & GARDEN

FOOD & DRINK

• ART DECO CHRISTMAS - All that glitters is gold, symmetrical and art deco • GARDENING GUIDE - Make a home for our insect friends this winter • PROPERTY OF THE MONTH - The dream family home is up for sale

• VENISON MEATBALLS - With a chocolate and wild mushroom sauce • A SHOP FOR THE SWEET TOOTHED - A new shop selling american and vintage sweets • THIS MONTH WE'RE DRINKING - Gin, lot's of it

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

• H&M HAVE SMASHED IT - Expectations of women never looked so good • STAVANGER - We let slip what's coming up next month • HUMBLEBEE FARM - Held their first conservation event

• NETFLIX N CHIILL - In the best pyjamas ever, all-comfy-everything • TRIED & TESTED - Skin care is essential in these harsh winter months • GET FIT - With Matty Young, the local personal trainer who's getting Scarborough fit

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COMING UP

FROM ONE COASTAL TOWN TO ANOTHER...

This month we’re heading to a rather beautiful but unusual tourist destination where we will sample the local cuisine, head on a ferry trip down the fjords and ride a segway through Norway’s third biggest city.

The Coastal town of Stavanger is famed for it’s breathtaking scenery, as well as the bustling canning industry in the early 90s. Accross the city visitors can view the impressive street art, take a hike, or sample some of the finest food Norway has to offer.

Check back next month for the lowdown on how to get the most out of your trip, from the best Instagram spots to the tastiest meals and most challenging hikes.

H&M HAVE SMASHED IT Krystal Starkey praises the high street store’s latest advertising campaign: Advertising is kind of our thing here at Scarborough Review – it's what allows us to distribute this fab monthly paper for free. So naturally

Photo © Eduardo Grund/ regionstavanger.com

working here, having originally cut my teeth on ad setting, I'm always interested in any kind of marketing or advertising.

Clothing giant, H&M has released it's latest advertising campaign for Autumn/Winter 2016 and I think it's sensational.

It's honestly one of the most wonderful, accurate and uplifting television adverts i've seen in my whole life.

The advert, which features a cover of

the song 'She's a Lady' redefines what it means to be a woman. It features women with shaved heads, women with tummy's that aren't washboard, transgender women and lesbians. It's diverse and it shows women doing things that women actually do – it's not pillow fights in slinky pyjamas or swirling round on a beach. It's sat at home with a takeaway for one, it's the daily commute – it's making decisions for ourselves whether it's embracing armpit hair, weight lifting or pursuing a career regardless or ethnicity, age or size.

I'm so glad that we're finally heading towards a place where the expectations of society are becoming more realistic – there’s still a way to go – but this ad feels like a blummin good place to start.

Wild Birds Get a Helping Hand at Humble Bee Farm!

Humble Bee Farm hosted its first Conservation Weekend this month – and it’s been hailed a great success for feathered friends!

The award-winning farm, located at Flixton, near Scarborough, includes glamping Wigwams®, yurts, bell tents, camping and cottages at it working farm. Various nature events take place throughout the year.

In their latest bid to involve guests with their natural surroundings, owner managers Julia and John Warters arranged the first Conservation Weekend, during which natural bird feeders were built.

Julia said: “We joined forces with Yorkshire Coast Nature and barn owl expert Robin Arundale, so that guests could help make natural bird feeding stations near our new bird hide.

“After Robin’s talk and a nature ramble, it was a case of rolling up the sleeves to help build our fabulous new bird feeding area!

“A number of feeders using timber from the farm were put into position to help wild birds over winter, and we hope to attract all sorts of species to Humble Bee Farm. Thanks to everyone involved as it was a fabulous day!”

A clip from the television advert featuring a pink haired model, with armpit hair intact.

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PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

Gardening Guide Insect hotel

bucket or plant pot and some pond liner.

Semi Shade Pond in a Pot Kit with White Fibreglass 72cm Planter £149.99 | www.primrose.co.uk

Wildlife

sanctuary

If you're an accommodating gardener who doesn't mind a bit of company, whether it's in the form of bugs, birds or even hedgehogs there are lot's of things you can do to make them feel a little more at home.

Mini pond Fancy a low maintenance mini pond to attract some amphibians? This stylish pond pot will look great in any traditional or modern garden. You can also make your own with an old

Bird bath Build it and they will come.

Apparently. Make sure water is fairly shallow for your winged friends and get your camera ready for some adorable splashy bird pictures.

Love Birds Bird Bath By DIBOR £19 | www.notonthehighstreet.com

71 GARTH END, SCARBOROUGH £525,000 Families looking for their forever home might just have hit the jackpot.

This Grade Listed country house has five double bedrooms, three bathrooms, three living rooms and a three acre paddock complete with river frontage and fishing rights.

Set over three floors, the property is rich in history, it was once home to a well known local figure, Captain Chandler in the early 17th Century.

To complete the family home there are tasteful additions such as a gas fired AGA, bay windows, a conservatory and a Stirling and Jones bespoke pine fitted kitchen. Dreamy.

You can either make your own bug hotel with a combination of bricks and twigs – which is surprisingly aesthetically pleasing, or you can fork out and get a colour coordinated all singing all Everybody loves hedgehogs. Fact. You dancing one, as above.

This five star palace is fit can make homes for hedgehogs out of plant pots or cut in half buckets, but for any bug. Be aware you you need to make sure the entrance is might have lower bookings small enough to stop other predators throughout winter but the season will soon perk up being able to get in. This hedgehog when spring hits. home is designed specifically for that 4 Storey Solid Wood Insect and it's also waterproofed for when Hotel the rain comes. Igloo Hedgehog £34.28 | www.wayfair.co.uk Home | £19.50 |www.nhbs.com

For more infomration: Tel: 01723 352235 Email: sales@cphproperty.co.uk

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GINGER RAY PICK AND MIX That popular holiday in December is nearly here: DOT NAPKINS, PACK OF 20 Christmas is a great time for reflection and talking about £4 | www.johnlewis.com hopes for the new year. As we look towards the future, we fancy dining in the past with an Art Deco themed BROSTE PILLAR dinner table.

CANDLE ZIG ZAG Art Deco began in the 1920s in Europe, but it wasn’t LSA EDGE CHAMPAGNE £9 | www.goodhoodstore.com an exclusive trend: by 1930 it was accessible to the SAUCER 210ML SET OF 2 £42 | www.houseology.com majority through mass manufacturing.

Geometric patterns in metallics and strong streamlined shapes are the key to achieving this trend. Solid blocks of colour provide the ideal background to sharp patterns. Keep an eye out for stepped profiles, zig zags, lighting bolts and chevrons.

They are the pattern essentials.

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Oak Aged pear G&T A shop for the sweet-toothed Words and photos by Dave Barry ANYONE with a sweet tooth would be well advised to head down to Sweets and Treats in Dean Road, Scarborough.

The large shop, occupying two retails units, is choc-a-bloc with sweets and chocolates.

The mind-boggling variety is a combination of old, traditional and new confectionery from around the world - mostly American but also from Canada, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, etc.

A wintery recipe using Raisthorpe Oak Aged Gin, with pear and chilled tonic water on ice.

Raisthorpe Manor’s products are crafted in North Yorkshire using forgotten fruits and the finest local ingredients such as damsons and sloes.

YOU WILL NEED: • 2 pears • 100g caster sugar • 125ml cold water • A few sprigs of Rosemary • Ice • 180ml Rainsthorpe Oak Aged gin • Tonic Water

“Half the confectionery we’ve got no-one else in North Yorkshire has got”, says Gareth, whose father Nigel owns the business.

Gareth runs it with his brother Ian, plus Sue McMillan, Sarah Clay and Luke Cook.

Sweets and Treats opened at the end of June. It was previously Wedding Belles.

1.Core and peel a pear and roughly chop it. Pop it in a pan with the sugar, water and 1 large rosemary sprig. Cover and cook over a medium heat, stirring occassionally, for 5-8 mins untill the pear is really soft. Take off the heat and leave for an hour.

2. Strain the cooked pear through a sieve, pressing down to squeeze as much juice as possible out. Chill the syrup until later.

3. To assemble the G&Ts, thinly slice the other pear. Fill glasses with ice. Pour 30ml gin into each glass. Top up with tonic water. Add 1-2 tsp syrup to each glass and stir to mix the gin, tonic and syrup. Slide in a slice or two of pear and a sprig of rosemary. Serve straight away.

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Start by placing a spoonful of vegetable oil in a medium-large frying pan and warming over a medium heat. Add the meatballs and fry until evenly brown on all sides for a few minutes.

Meanwhile place the wild mushrooms in a bowl and cover with 250ml boiling water so they swell up. Once they’ve infused for about 10 minutes drain the mushroom liquid and reserve this for the sauce. You may want to add a clean J-cloth to a sieve before draining the mushrooms so you keep any grit from the liquid. Rinse the wild mushrooms to clean them of any grit as well. Chop them finely and keep for the sauce.

Remove the meatballs from the pan once they’ve been seared on the outside and place in a separate bowl while you prepare the sauce. Using the same pan, add the red wine, the beef stock, the mushroom liquid, Worcestershire sauce and reduce this over a high heat by about half.

While this is reducing prepare the beetroot and potato mash according to the packet instructions and roughly chop the cabbage. In a separate saucepan, place 50g butter and the caraway seeds, warming over a gentle heat before adding the cabbage and the vinegar or lemon juice along with another tablespoonful of water. Cover the pan and wilt the cabbage over a medium heat, checking every few minutes to stir the cabbage.

Next add the creme fraiche, dark chocolate and mustard to the pan with the mushroom liquid and keep simmering for a couple of minutes. Check the seasoning - it should have a rich, deep savoury flavour, and if need be add sea salt and black pepper to balance out the flavours. You can add a little more dark chocolate if you wish, or indeed more creme fraiche.

Once the sauce is the right flavour for you, add the meatballs and chopped mushrooms and gently simmer for a few minutes over low heat.

When you’re ready to serve, place the beetroot potato mash in a wide pasta bowl and serve the meatballs on the side with a generous portion of the sauce, and a scattering of chopped or whole leaves of parsley. Place the spiced buttered cabbage on a platter for you all to share...

with wild mushroom & chocolate sauce This wholesome dish celebrates all that is wonderful about late autumn and midwinter ingredients. Richly flavoured venison meatballs are a nod to the Nordic love of a good meatball, and this intensely flavoured sauce marries brilliantly with gently spiced savoy cabbage and the punchy beetroot and potato horseradish mash. Delicious with a glass of red wine, or indeed a good British beer. Serves 4

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Venison meatballs with wild mushroom and chocolate sauce, beetroot and potato horseradish mash and spiced, buttered greens

Preheat the oven to 190°C/ fan oven 170°C/Gas Mark 5.

Put 10 paper cup cake cases into a muffin tin.

Put the butter, sugar and black treacle into a saucepan and heat gently until melted. Don’t allow the mixture to get too hot.

Cool slightly.

Sift the flour, salt and ginger Sticky Ginger into a mixing bowl. Add the melted mixture and beaten egg, Cinder Toffee Buns stirring them in thoroughly.

Perfect for autumn – with all the Heat the milk until lukewarm, right flavours for Halloween and then add the bicarbonate of Bonfire Night. soda. Add to the mixing bowl and stir well. Pour the mixture into a jug and share between the cake cases.

INGREDIENTS Bake for 22-25 minutes until risen • 100g butter and firm. Cool on a wire rack.

• 110g Tate & Lyle Dark For the cinder toffee, Muscovado Sugar grease a baking sheet with • 110g Lyle’s black treacle a little vegetable oil. Put the butter, • 175g plain flour caster sugar and syrup into a large • Pinch of salt saucepan (it MUST be large as the • 2 tsp ground ginger mixture increases in volume). Heat • 1 large egg, beaten gently until melted. Increase the • 150ml milk heat and cook, without stirring, for • 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

Add the bicarbonate of soda, using FOR THE CINDER TOFFEE a whisk to mix it in as it bubbles • 50g butter up. Take care, as the mixture is • 100g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar extremely hot! Pour onto the baking • 50g Lyle’s Golden Syrup sheet and leave to cool.

• 1 rounded tsp bicarb of soda To finish the cakes, spread the cream cheese onto the cakes and top with broken-up pieces of FOR THE TOPPING cinder toffee.

• 150g cream cheese

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• 2 x packets of Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Venison Meatballs • 1x 30g packet of by Sainsbury’s dried mushroom selection • 1 small glass (125ml) red wine • 1x 500ml packet beef stock • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce • 200 ml creme fraiche • 40g dark chocolate (at least 70%) • 1tbsp grainy mustard • 1 bunch parsley • Sea salt and black pepper • Vegetable oil for frying the meatballs • 2x packets of by Sainsbury‘s beetroot, potato and horseradish mash • 1x savoy cabbage, core removed and chopped • 50g butter • 1 tbsp caraway seeds • 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar

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Sainsbury’s & Scandinavian chef and author Signe Johansen have released this recipe to celebrate the UK’s new found love for hygge, the Nordic lifestyle trend.

Variations:

If you have some fresh mushrooms, simply chop and cook them in butter over a medium-high heat and add them to the sauce either with the wild mushrooms or as a substitute. If you replace the wild mushrooms with the cooked fresh ones, add the equivalent liquid in extra stock of choice. Instead of beef stock you can use chicken stock.

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STUDY LINKS THE PILL TO DEPRESSION Many women have taken to social media this month with their own personal experiences after a new study released some not-sosurprising-for-some information.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found a link between women taking oral contraceptives and risk of depression.

The study looked at health records of over a million Danish women between the ages of 15 and 34.

It found that those on the combined pills were 23% more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant and those on the progesterone only pill were 34% more likely.

Some professionals were quick to defend the pill saying that research suggests after taking the pill for four to seven years these figures drop dramatically.

Scarborough Review Lifestyle Editor, Krystal Starkey, spoke first hand about her experienced on the progesterone only pill: “It had occured to me many times before that I was significantly moodier when on the pill, but I couldn’t find any other methods suitable and there hadn’t been any substantial research to indicate that I should take my suspiciosns further. Reading this information made me feel frustrated, I was an extremely stable and happy teenager and found my mental health began to slip in my early twenties when I came off the contraceptive injection and began to take the progesterone only pill. I can’t help but wonder what a difference it would have made to my early twenties if I had been on another form of contraceptive - or none at all.

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Cricket club war memorial found a century after Mac’s death in battle Words and photos by Dave Barry AN army officer who died in the first world war a century ago features on a longlost war memorial, rediscovered at Scarborough Cricket Club.

Lieutenant John McReynolds, a former regimental sergeant major, was killed by a stray shell on 12 November 1916, aged 45.

Lieutenant He was checking John McReynolds that troops under his command had what they needed, according to researcher and historian Fred Fox of Peasholm Drive.

McReynolds is one of 16 names carved on a heavy sandstone memorial which recently resurfaced at the cricket club. The 16 were club members who died in the war.

The memorial had been lost for several decades, following building repairs.

Aware of its existence, Mr Fox asked groundsman John Dodds if he had ever seen it. He hadn’t. But a few months later, Mr Dodds stumbled across it while rummaging around in the bowels of the clubhouse. He was looking for a stop-tap when he found the memorial, hidden in a cubby-hole.

The memorial is to be cleaned, repaired and mounted on a wall in the cricket ground.

John Bernard McReynolds, commonly known as Mac, was born in County Durham in 1871 and brought up in Leicester.

In 1887, following the death of his father in 1881 and his mother in 1886, he enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment, aged 16.

Mac was transferred to the reserve in 1895 but returned to serve with the regiment’s second battalion. He served in South Africa, fighting the Boers. He was invalided home in 1901 to serve on the permanent staff of the

third battalion.

After being discharged with a pension in 1912, Mac played professional football for Sheffield Wednesday, Paisley Abercorn and Greenock Morton, says Mr Fox. In about 1908, he became a sergeant major of the 5th Territorial battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment at its headquarters in Scarborough, where he was landlord of the Durham Hotel and kept wicket for the cricket club.

At the outbreak of the Great War, he felt the call of patriotism strongly, says Mr Fox. Although retired from the army, he joined the 11th battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment.

He was a regimental sergeant major and was subsequently promoted to the rank of lieutenant quartermaster.

Mac was sent to Egypt in 1914 and France in January 1916. He met his fate during the heavy fighting in the Battle of the Somme.

The news of his death reached his wife Eliza at the same time as a postcard from Mac, informing her that he was well. It had been written the day before he was killed.

A colleague informed Eliza: “Little did I think yesterday when talking to poor old Mac that I should have to give his dear ones sad news.

He was getting supplies up to the regiment when a shell exploded near him and death was instantaneous.

“We lost a man who could not be equalled throughout the army; a thorough soldier, sportsman and above all a comrade. He will be missed terribly, more than anyone in the regiment. He was one of the bravest, kindest and best men we ever had the honour to know”.

The Scarborough Mercury of 17 November 1916 reported his death under the heading ‘Mac died nobly’ - “Few men were better known in Scarborough than Lieutenant and Quartermaster JB McReynolds”.

The newspaper reported that Mac took unnecesary risks. “He would persist in regularly going up to the trenches to see that all the arrangements for the provisioning of his regiment were being properly carried out”.

The article finishes: “The lieutenant was expected home in Scarborough any day on a month’s leave and preparations were being

made at his home to welcome him back. He had invented a method of carrying food in the trenches which had met with great approval and was coming home to patent it”.

A telegram to Mac’s widow from Buckingham Palace read: “The king and queen deeply regret the loss you and the army has sustained by the death of your husband in the service of his country. Their majesties truly sympathise with you in your sorrow”. It was signed by the keeper of the privy purse.

In his book, Forgotten Voices of the Great War 1916 – The Battle of the Somme, Max Arthur quotes a Gunner Ounsworth: “We saw

Couin, France.

“He left a widow and five children and I’m sure some of his descendants live in the Scarborough area,” says Mr Fox. “If any of them happen to read this, I would be pleased to know if there is anything that they can add to my research.

“God willing, I hope to raise a glass to Mac on 12 November”.

Cricket club groundsman John Dodds with the war memorial

Researcher and historian Fred Fox some infantry transport coming up, and there was a lieutenant quartermaster there. I went over and he said, ‘How are you off for grub?’

So I said, ‘We’ve only got biscuits and bully’.

He gave us bread, butter, jam, tea and sugar.

He was a chap who was getting on for 50, I should think, not a fighting man at all, and yet he’d brought up all these rations. He was practically in tears. He said his lads wouldn’t need them now”.

Mr Fox feels that it is quite likely that Ounsworth was talking about Mac. “The age, rank and his taking rations forward personally would seem to fit him”, he says.

Mac is buried in the British cemetery at

* The Durham Hotel is now the King and Cask pub.

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Weetabix moment gives deputy mayor food for thought

Words and pictures by Mike Tyas

WHEN Scarborough’s deputy mayor was about to eat breakfast, he switched on his TV – and was stopped in his tracks.

Cllr Martin Smith was at home and about to have his normal two Weetabix.

But what he saw on TV ‘tugged on my heart’, and made him put his favourite cereal back in the box.

He said: ‘I put on TV and was about to eat breakfast when I saw a picture of a young lad carrying a water bottle – he was totally undernourished; you could see his breast bone – and when he got the water from a bore hole it was a disgusting colour.

‘It stuck in my mind that he was about to go home and drink that water and perhaps have nothing else but a grain of rice for the rest of the day.

Deputy mayor Cllr Martin Smith with ‘I normally have two Weetabix, but after Scarborough Christian Aid secretary Sally Garforth and husband Chris, branch chairman seeing this young lad I put them back. I

thought “I don’t really need this”’.

Cllr Smith was recounting his story before he opened the Scarborough branch of Christian Aid’s autumn coffee morning at the Palm Court Hotel.

The deputy mayor went on to praise the work of the local branch and the wider organisation’s stated aim to rid the world of poverty.

‘That is a wonderful vision,’ he said.

Cllr Smith later told The Review: ‘When you look at TV and see what is happening in the world, it stops you in your tracks to realise how fortunate we are, and that we live in a place like Scarborough.

‘When you see some of the scenes on TV, I don’t mind admitting that I sometimes shed a tear because it’s so sad that there are those who are very rich and those in this world who live in poverty.

‘If Christian Aid can narrow that gap, or make everyone equal it will be a wonderful day.’

The coffee morning raised £537, the highest sum since the autumn fundraiser began in 2000.

Branch secretary Sally Garforth, said: ‘As much as the money – and it’s great to have raised that amount for Christian Aid – it was also a very nice atmosphere and those that came enjoyed the event and what the deputy mayor had to say.’

The Palm Court Hotel do not charge for staging the event. Their general manager Jay Clements, said: ‘We’re huge supporters of Christian Aid – we’re delighted to support this event year on year.’

Volunteers from Westborough and Northstead Methodist churches and the Friends of St Joseph’s RC Church organised the coffee morning.

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Awards recognise talent of area’s best gardeners

by Dave Barry

Days darken and trees become bare — it can only be November, month of gloomy skies, blustery winds, and bonfires.

On the Fifth we remember Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up Parliament in 1605. If the Gunpowder Plot had succeeded hundreds would have died, and a civil war would likely have followed. To celebrate the great escape, the population made merry in the customary way by ringing church bells and lighting bonfires. Crowds still attend public events on the Fifth, or the nearest Saturday, and the dark, damp night gives us an excuse to enjoy traditional food such as jacket potatoes, roast chestnuts, Yorkshire parkin and plot toffee.

Throughout our history we’ve never needed much excuse to have a bonfire —national victories, royal occasions, New Year and midsummer were all celebrated with a good blaze. And at home, our comfort depended on the living flame. Fire roasted our meat, boiled our broth, and kept us warm.

Although generations warmed themselves beside turf, peat, and coal fires, wood is our oldest source of energy. Forests offered a steady supply, though permission was needed when scavenging wood. Dead branches were brought down by using a pole with an iron hook on the end, giving us the expression, “by hook or by crook”.

In the 1960s the open hearth disappeared from our homes, replaced by electric fires and central heating. Yet the longing for a real fire never went away. Today a million British homes have installed the modern version — a woodburning stove. Such is its romantic appeal — and its appetite — that some of its slaves become obsessed with the sourcing, chopping, and correct stacking of logs.

Logs need to be well seasoned because the drier they are, the hotter and cleaner they burn. Also, not all wood is suitable; logs from different trees have their own qualities.

In the past, no householder would thank you for elm, said to burn “like graveyard mould.” Hawthorn and larch would spit out fiery splinters. Chestnut was no good unless

stored for a lifetime, and it was most unlucky to burn holly or elder. Logs that blaze brightly yet don’t last — fir, pine and birch — were saved for spring and autumn. For warmth in winter old, dry oak logs were hard to beat.

Only ash could take oak’s crown: ash burns wet or dry, green or brown.

When it came to chopping wood and other tasks, our forebears had something we don’t: a hob. Yorkshire was home to legions of these hairy, naked spirits that lived one to a household, helping out in various ways.

Sweeping the floor, grinding mustard seeds, spinning wool or mending clothes, even tending to livestock, the hob did all these things during the night. All he asked in return was a small cake or bowl of cream left out on the hearth.

There was a downside, though. The hob was a bit touchy. He didn’t like being spied on, or made fun of, and if he took offence he could turn into a troublesome boggart who caused all kinds of trouble. When his ration of cream was replaced with skimmed milk, the infamous Farndale hob became such a pest that the family couldn’t get rid of him, even by moving house.

But for those who had a helpful hob and wanted to keep him, the very worst thing was to leave him some clothes. Typical was the Glaisdale hob at Hart Hall, who flailed wheat at night. The family, feeling sorry for his lack of attire, made him a fine shirt. The hob put it on and then, perhaps thinking himself too fine for work, disappeared for good. So if you’ve got a hob, be sure to treat him right.

One job you’d want to do yourself is making a Christmas pudding, because only those who make one are granted a wish. Stir-up Sunday on the 20th is the traditional time, so grasp that bowl and wish hard while stirring the mix three times, clockwise. Do keep it to yourself, or your wish will never come true.

Oh, and the following Sunday is the first in Advent — that’s five weeks to Christmas Day.

THE annual All Muck and Magic gardens competition award winners were announced at a glittering ceremony at Scarborough Spa. Over 300 green-fingered gardeners gathered to hear the results of their efforts during the summer.

Among many taking home accolades were Ken Gill and Michael Robinson who were declared champion gardeners for 2016.

Winning new entries included the Angel pub in North Street, which the judges said had the prettiest pub garden, and West Ayton caravan site, joint best business premises alongside Winking Willy's of Sandside.

Young people from eight schools and organisations were cheered onto the stage to celebrate winning golden garden trophies for their school gardens. Barrowcliff School was

A SCARBOROUGh charity that helps and supports disabled people is holding a Christmas fair.

Scarborough Disability Action Group (DAG) is looking for people who would like to have a stall.

The festive fundraiser will be on Saturday 12 November, from 11am, at Wreyfield Drive Methodist Church in Barrowcliff.

DAG is hoping to host an array of stalls selling crafts and festive gifts.

Public relations officer Ian Whitfield said: “We’d love to get everyone into a really Christmassy mood and showcase the work of some of the wonderfully talented crafters from the Scarborough area.

“It is a great opportunity for getting your presents in early and supporting one of Scarborough’s oldest charities at the same time”, Ian said.

The fair will feature a choir singing festive songs, refreshments, children's activities and Santa.

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the overall winner.

Roger Burnett from the All Muck and Magic team was delighted with the evening and paid tribute to everyone who entered the competition.

“The gardens were of a very high standard this year and the judges had a really hard time sorting them all out but it was a privilege to meet so many enthusiastic gardeners and see so many beautiful gardens”, Roger said.

In addition to the gardens awards, over 23 local community groups were honoured for their work in their towns and villages with Filey in Bloom, Whitby in Bloom and Friends of Seamer Village being announced as community champions.

Most eye-catching business joint winner Winking Willy’s

Most eye-catching business joint winner - West Ayton caravan site

Best holiday cottages garden - Basin Howe Farm Cottages in Sawdon

Most cared for neighbourhood garden winner Joseph Rountree Housing Trust, Danes Dyke

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All Muck and Magic THE Muck and Magic Gardening team regularly take their “Going To Pot” Gardeners Question Time on the road visiting community groups in village halls across the borough and beyond. It’s a privilege to meet so many enthusiastic gardeners, some more knowledgeable than others but all keen to keep learning.

One of the most recent questions posed to the panel was about dahlias and the correct time for lifting them and putting them into storage.

The gentleman was puzzled about traditional advice that plants shouldn’t be lifted until they had been frosted and the stems blackened.

“But how do I know when to lift the plants if we don’t get any frosts until after Christmas”, he asked!

It’s true that warmer wetter seasons are with us to stay and this year summer has merged into autumn perhaps without us even realising. So how do you decide when to get the dahlias out of the ground and into winter storage? As always with gardening questions there are lots of different answers depending on who you are talking to and where they are gardening! As a general rule of thumb, if your plants are still flowering well in this warm weather, if they look healthy and are showing no signs of fading yet, then leave them alone and enjoy the colour. Watch them carefully and when the foliage begins to fall and lose its gloss, then you can think about lifting them. Once they are in the garage or the green house remember to turn the tubers

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upside down for 10 days or so to allow any excess water to drain out and lessen the risk of fungal rots setting in. After this period turn them the right way up and store them in shallow boxes with a little bit of compost or leaf mould around the tubers. Cool, but frost free, and dry are the buzz words throughout the winter months. Then you can look forward to a lovely spring and an opportunity to plant up the borders and pots and the flowering cycle begins all over again.

Thank you for your questions which we will be featuring more of in future Scarborough Reviews. If you would like more details of The All Muck and Magic Going To Pot Question Time events or you would like us to visit your community group please call Sheila on 07961 966617 or email Sheila.johnson@ scarborough.gov.uk

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PEOPLE living with diabetes need more information and better access to health services, according to a local support group.

Mark Husler, who chairs the Scarborough district branch of Diabetes UK, said: “There won’t be many people who are unaware of the growing number of patients being diagnosed with diabetes.

“Diabetes is a serious condition which can lead to major health complications such as heart disease, lower limb amputation and blindness. However, armed with the right information and correct medical treatment, it is a condition which can be managed effectively and there is growing evidence that it can even be reversed”.

Mr Husler estimates that 4-5,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes in the borough of Scarborough, with the number possibly doubling of those who yet to be diagnosed.

He said: “Now more than ever, people living with diabetes need advice, guidance and support.

“Diabetes UK connects with and campaigns alongside and on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes, and our local support group has been doing just that for the past 10 years.

“Given the current emphasis being placed on the cost of diabetes both in human terms and pressure on NHS resources, we feel now is the right time to relaunch our support group. As well as providing a listening ear and friendly support we lobby local health services to ensure they provide the correct medical care as and when it is needed.

“We are always on the lookout for more volunteers to help us with our work. So if you or someone in your family is affected by diabetes, why not come along to our next meeting and find out more?”

The next meeting of the Diabetes UK group is on Wednesday 9 November at 6.30pm at Queen Street Central Hall.

“Now more than ever, people living with diabetes need advice, guidance and support. “

Tales from the cooler water

By Steve Crawford

I thought this month I'd take you down the science path (instead of up the garden path as I usually do). One of the things I do when it comes to surfing is predict surf conditions.

Even in this day and age, with the internet, forecasting sites and webcams, many people still call up for a surf check before they drive to the coast. A wasted day’s driving with no surf at the end is just as depressing now as it was before the internet graced us with its presence.

I should explain a bit about waves, they are generated by wind - seems simple eh?

The awkward bit is that the best waves are generated the furthest away. So much so that waves reach us from as far away Greenland and can take days and days to arrive. It gets more complicated still, the weather is driven mainly by the jet stream (a fast wind stream that circumnavigates the planet’s upper atmosphere) and the speed and position of this determines, to a certain extent, where the weather systems will go. In a normal year the

jet stream moves north in autumn and the low pressure systems move north too. This gives us winter storms, surf and our typical East Coast winter. Over the last few years instead of moving north in a nice even band, the jet stream has been a bit 'wobbly' (hope you like that technical science term) and the weather and surf has been more erratic. So warm days next to winter days, high winds and calm days hand in hand as the undulations alternate.

All this seems very esoteric and outside our normal lives but to me it's a classic example of how much we take for granted. We tut about the weather without ever knowing more than what the weather man (or app) told us earlier.

We live inside a remarkably complex system where a slight imbalance can have significant consequences.

I thought I'd tell you a bit about why having plastic in the ocean is even worse than you thought and why beach cleans and changing our attitude to plastics is so important. Most people now know that plastics never really break down to nothing, they simply become

smaller and smaller as waves and water act on them. Most people also know that these cause untold damage to wildlife when it's mistakenly eaten and can easily cause animals to starve when it fills their stomachs with indigestible matter. What most people don't know is how it directly affects us in our everyday lives. Seems pretty unlikely eh? Well one of the problems with plastics is it absorbs some toxins from the surrounding water.

When the plastic is eaten by fish those toxins get absorbed into them then every time they go through a stage in the food chain (that's little fish noshed by bigger fish) the toxins concentrate. So by the time it reaches larger fish it can be 100s of times more concentrated So all the nasties our forebears dumped in the sea are coming back to haunt us at the dinner table. Sobering thought isn't it? n So if you've time go to www.sas.org.uk and sign our " Message in a bottle " petition and help us get a deposit scheme set up nationally to help stop plastics becoming waste.

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The Flixton werewolf

Scarborough writer and artist Dav White explores the folklore and mythology around a local legend

Words and artwork by Dav White THE area around Flixton has an ancient history and its particular landscape makes that history a fertile place for stories and legends to grow.

Werewolf legends in Britain are rare enough but Flixton has one. Mesolithic sites are rare in Britain, but Flixton has one. Mesolithic sites that contain shamanic antler headdresses are extremely rare anywhere in the world, but Flixton has 27.

Accounts of the Flixton werewolf date back 1,000 years and sightings have appeared every few hundred years.

A Ghost Hunter's Road Book, published by John Harries in 1974, states: “A fearsome beast, equipped with abnormally large eyes and exuding a terrible stench, the animal is supposed to fell nocturnal wayfarers with its tail, which is almost as long as its body. The eyes are crimson and dart fire” … “historical records mention that in the year 940, a hostel was built in the village of Flixton to shelter wayfarers in wintertime from attacks by these kind of wolves”.

The book also tells us that, “a wizard with dark powers to shape-shift roams the area of Flixton”.

The marks we leave on the landscape are like the marks on a palimpsest. As the generations pass can the places we live in store memories as we leave little pieces of our memories behind for others to find?

Flixton Lane

A recent sighting of the Flixton werewolf came in 1985, by local lad Richard Perkins.

He describes how “me and me mates were out raking about with matches and space raiders when we saw what we thought was a dog in the field above. We couldn't go any further cos Brian had just spread liquid pigswill all over the field and Tim never had his wellies on (we all did). So Chris went to his nan’s to get some binoculars. He took ages but we kept watching the beast until he got back. We saw a big dog-like thing but it didn't look like a dog, it looked like a cat, a 'dog cat' we thought. I asked me dad about this and he said that when keeping weird exotic pets became illegal, people chucked them out into the wild. We thought this is what it could be, a 'chucked-out big cat'! I was really scared”.

Flixton, Folkton and Staxton all sit in the peat bogs of the Vale of Pickering. Once the great proglacial Lake Pickering, the waters are now sunk and drained, creating the low-lying carr lands that are farmed today. Peat is formed from the layering up of semi-decayed organic matter.

It is these peat bogs that have preserved Star Carr, the most famous Mesolithic site in Britain, named after the farm land under which it was found. These and the finds at Flixton Island, a raised area of land that was The Pendant once a Star smallCarr island on Lake Flixton, gave a precious insight into life in Britain 11,000 years ago.

Twenty-seven antler head-dresses have been excavated from the peat at Star Carr. In his new book, eminent archaeologist Francis Prior states: “Most archaeologists, myself included, see them as some sort of strange head-dresses worn by shamans during pre- or post-hunting rituals and dances”.

‘Shaman’ is an academic word for a witch doctor or wizard. Later excavations found post holes and a sunken floor, which established itself as the remains of the earliest permanent house in Britain. Did a wizard or shaman with

his or her collection of head-dresses live in the house by the lake at Star Carr? Is it the memory of this eminent individual, stored in the peat, that has given rise to the wandering, shape-shifting werewolf described in the accounts at Flixton?

Flixton, Folkton and Staxton are AngloSaxon / Old Norse place-names, the result of Scandinavian settlers making their homes here.

In his book Crossing the Borderlines: Guising, Masks and Ritual Animal Disguises in the European Tradition, Nigel Pennick explains: “At the start of each month, certain Norse (north) men underwent a form of madness that made them into wolfs and dogs, who spent the night roving around.

Perhaps the legend of the werewolf also originates in such ceremonial madness?”

Norse warrior tradition describes the cult of the Berserkers associated with using wolf or bear skin as armour, transforming soldiers into powerful beasts in battle. Going berserk is a term used when someone flies into a rage. In Old Norse it means to go into battle wearing a bear-skin shirt. Take care that the royal guard at Buckingham Palace wear bearskin hats.

Harold Hardrada, the king of Norway who burnt Scarborough to the ground on his way to Riccall for the great battle at Stamford Bridge in 1066, had the Berserkers as his personal bodyguard. The legend of the Battle of Stamford Bridge tells us that a huge berserker warrior stood alone on the bridge taking on the opposing army himself until his prospects were ruined from beneath the bridge by a group of men with pikes.

In his book about guising, Nigel Pennick continues: “The old Norse stories of shapeshifting individuals give an insight into the beliefs people held when in disguise. A person had 'hamr' - a shape which could mean an animal skin. One who never changed shape was a 'hamrammr', 'shape strong' and one

who did change shape was called 'hamhleypa', meaning the 'leaper out of skin’.”

A hammer (hamr), the blacksmith’s tool used for changing an object’s shape, now takes on different connotations. A blacksmith is an ancient profession. The ability to transform objects with hammer and furnace is a valuable skill closely linked to animals and especially horses.

Over the years, the people on the Carrs have reported cattle and horses that were lost in the peat bogs. A Spitfire that crash-landed in a field during the war was soon swallowed up by the bogs. A Flixton resident recalls her mum telling her of the ghost of a horse at the end of Flixton Lane around Flixton Island area.

The Flixton Island excavations unearthed remains of a horse butchery site, used in the Mesolithic era. Peat bogs can give rise to the combustion of rotting organic matter that ignites when oxidised to make fox-fire or boglights. Apparently cold to the touch, it gave rise to tales of will o’ the wisps.

Bog lands have always been places of mystery, neither water nor land, neither here nor there, difficult to farm and often classed as waste land. Does peat store the memory of a place?

Houses aren't just bricks and mortar.

German artist Joseph Beuys stated that: “Bogs are the liveliest elements in the European landscape, not just from the point of view of flora and fauna, birds and animals, but as storing places of life, and of mystery and chemical change, as well as preservers of ancient history”.

Incidentally just a little way up the river, where the Derwent passes Brompton Bridge, runs Howling Dyke.

Save our wetlands.

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Mormon church marks its half-century Words and photos by Dave Barry SCARBOROUGH’S Mormon church is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as it is also known, is on the corner of Stepney Road and Stepney Drive.

Local MP Robert Goodwill planted a beautiful red maple tree at a celebration service.

The church was constructed in 1966 by local church members, with the help of others from elsewhere.

It was built to the specifications of the first president of the church in Salt Lake City in the USA. “In those days, members were expected to do whatever they could to help build a local church,” says Joy Tomlinson of the church.

“Those who The tree is planted

had a bona-fide trade such as an electrician or plumber, bricklayer or joiner, were sent to the site and, with the help of local members and a building supervisor, the building took shape.

“No one was exempt from contributing in some way,” says Joy. “Indeed it was considered a privilege by all. Men, women and children toiled away every spare moment they had. From carrying bricks to clocking in the hours, all were able to find a job to do”.

Young men over the age of 19 were called to serve building missions and travelled around, helping to build the many churches that sprang up all over the British Isles at the time.

Members had to raise 20% of the cost with imaginative schemes like ‘buy a brick’. The other 80% came from central church funds.

“Today, the worldwide building programme is funded almost entirely from central funds as Latter-day Saints donate a tithe of 10% of their income to the church,” Joy says. The church doesn’t have collections during services.

Before the church was built, members initially met in the Roscoe Rooms and later in a room at what is now Bernards undertakers in Prospect Road.

Latter-day Saint churches are unique as they always have a car-park, Joy says.

When Scarborough’s was built, only one member had a car and a local builder wanted to buy the barely used car-park.

The size of the worship chapel is flexible and can be adjusted to accommodate congregations of varying numbers.

Because Latter-day Saints believe in baptism by total immersion, there is a big font, which is filled with warm water when needed.

Classrooms are used to teach lessons using scriptures which, in Latter-day Saint tradition, includes both the King James version of the Bible and the Book of Mormon.

The church hall is used for many activities such as sports, plays, musical evenings, dances and other social events like wedding receptions.

The church has a family history resource centre, open to the public with access to the vast Mormon archives.

Recent additions include a lift to provide easier access for disabled people and central heating.

MP Robert Goodwill prepares to plant the tree with, L-R, church officials Kent Mayall and Alan Tomlinson, gardener Ron Baxter, deputy mayor Martin Smith and assistant chief constable Lisa Winward

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Free Ayton event on how to keep warm and well

by Dave Barry PRACTICAL advice on how to keep warm and well in winter will be offered at a free event in Ayton.

It will be at the village hall on Thursday 3 November, from 10am to 2pm, and will feature: * A cooking demonstration with tips on healthy eating, cooking for one and cooking on a budget. Recipes will be available. * A chance to try out exercises that can be done sitting in a chair. * Information on how to keep active. * An opportunity to talk to experts about ways in which technology and aids to daily living can help people keep safe and independent at home. * Stands and displays giving valuable information about various services and promoting ways of staying active and healthy.

Organisations signed up to take part are Coastcall, Derwent Valley Bridge, Age UK, Rural Action Yorkshire, Active Mobility, Everyone Active and Health Walks.

The event is open to all age groups with an interest in caring for their health and keeping well in winter.

The programme is as follows: a cooking demonstration at 10.15am, chair aerobic exercises at 11.15am and 12.30pm, a talk and demonstration on exercise at 11.45am and 1pm, and a talk on aids for daily living at 1.30pm.

“Come and join us for home-made soup and a roll”, says Suzanne Carr of Derwent Valley Bridge Community Library and Resource Centre, which is running the event with the Patient Participation Group (PPG) for West Ayton and Snainton surgeries.

The PPG represents the interests of patients.

It works with surgery staff and local groups to promote all aspects of health and wellbeing affecting local residents.

Run by volunteers, the Derwent Valley Bridge library in West Ayton has a vast range of information to help residents get the best possible health and social care services.

The library runs activities that help combat loneliness and isolation.

Trust marks big birthday with Cayton fun day Words and photos by Dave Barry THE Wilf Ward Family Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary at its annual fun day in Cayton.

The trust was founded in November 1986 to give relief to carers of people with learning disabilities through the provision of residential respite units and day facilities.

Founding trustees Wilf and Phyllis Ward established Isabella Court in Pickering as a short break service for people with disabilities, 30 years ago.

Since then, the trust has grown significantly and now offers a wide range of supported living accommodation and residential care services, as well as specialist holiday accommodation.

It operates across the Yorkshire and Humber region and employs about 1,100 staff.

“We can offer jobs and career opportunities for positions including support workers and managers across more than 80 individual services,” said Steve Miller, who helped to organise the party.

“We are committed to the principles of personalisation, involvement, inclusion and community engagement, and always place the people we support at the centre of all that we do.

“We believe that by providing great living environments, we create a place of safety where individuals can experience meaningful opportunities, be involved in their community and live independent lifestyles”.

The anniversary party was held at the cricket clubhouse in Station Lane, Cayton.

It featured a dance troupe, a buffet, a poster competition and a lot of fun. The weather was good.

Becky Cooper and Charlotte Hawkins were selling knitted figures. Becky knitted most of them, while Charlotte made pom-poms and did the finishing touches.

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Event revels in the town’s diversity Words and photos by Dave Barry HUNDREDS of people celebrated diversity at Hull University’s local campus.

We Are Scarborough was designed to bring together families and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities while appreciating our differences and celebrating the diverse communities which make up the borough.

Organised by the town’s Equality and Diversity Forum, it was funded by the university, Yorkshire Coast Homes and the Mayoress’s Community Fund.

Throughout the afternoon, visitors including deputy mayor Martin Smith, were invited to take part in themed cultural zones.

The art zone provided an opportunity for people to experience henna art; create a coaster depicting the meaning of Scarborough; unwind with mindfulness colouring; and contribute towards a community art piece.

The performing-arts zone saw families trying out Stomp and circus skills, while others learned moves in a Bollywood dance workshop. Anne Taylor’s Academy of Dance treated its audience to performances influenced by dances from around the world.

The mindfulness zone, delivered by Scarborough’s Buddhist Centre, offered a series of workshops to help people beat stress with an introduction to mindfulness, yoga and tai chi.

The sports zone was fully inclusive with volleyball, boccia, walking football, touchtag rugby and adapted cycling, all facilitated by local organisations.

Those who didn’t wish to be quite so active had the option of chilling out in the music zone, where local musicians demonstrated how all music is subject to world influence, through a range of styles. The line-up included Jesse Hutchinson, North of the Wall, Page 45 and Lottie Holmes.

The food zone was popular, with about 300 visitors tasting a range of Asian and Arabic cuisine provided by Scarborough Islamic Centre, served alongside fish and chips.

Dessert was a feast of cakes from Poland.

We Are Scarborough was deemed a great success by its organisers, who hope it will become an annual event. North Yorkshire County Council’s community cohesion worker, Julie Hay, said: “It achieved everything we wanted and more. My favourite part of the day was seeing the art zone full of people from different religions, ethnicities, backgrounds and ages chatting together while working with paints. Many wouldn’t meet in other circumstances”.

One visitor commented: “I’ve had a brilliant time, especially taking part in the volleyball, where we had a match with people I wouldn’t normally mix with”. Another said: “I had no idea there was an Islamic centre in Scarborough or that the town had so much diversity within it”.

Other organisations which took part included the Maritime Heritage Centre, Remedi, the Victim Support Service, the Disability Action Group, the police, the county council’s prevention service and the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Waves canteen was busy when the food was served

Playing volleyball in the sports hall

PCSOs Dan Begg and Karen BradleyAaron spin plates at the Stephen Joseph Theatre’s circus skills workshop, with SJT project manager Garry Leck

North of the Wall, L-R, guitarist Sam Harrison, drummer Joss Rylance and bassist Jonny Billington

Becky Cooper and Charlotte Hawkins were selling knitted figures

Fleur Lomas with her entry

Some of the winners of a poster competition celebrating the 30th anniversary

Lindy Rowley with a knot board at the Maritime Heritage Centre stand

A collection was taken for the RNLI

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Vermeer’s oily enigma and Charlotte Rampling

by Dave Barry VERMEER’S most enigmatic painting and its worldwide tour in 2014 are the subject of a film being shown at Scarborough Art Gallery tonight (28 Oct).

Girl with a Pearl Earring: And other Treasures from the Mauritshuis is part of the town’s contribution to Museums at Night, in which museums and galleries open late.

Filmed and directed by David Bickerstaff, it’s an elegant PR exercise for the Dutch gallery.

No charge will be made for admission but seats should be booked via www. scarboroughmuseumstrust.com.

It will be screened by Scarborough Film Society, whose next offering is 45 Years, at the library on 11 November.

Starring Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling, it’s based on David Constantine's story In Another Country and is a sensitive, romantic yet devastating portrait of a long and happy marriage in sudden crisis.

The society’s season continues with He Named Me Malala (18 Nov), The Lobster (2 Dec), Marguerite (16 Dec), Anomalisa (6 Jan), Mia Madre (20 Jan), A Walk in the Woods (3 Feb), Rams (17 Feb), Carol (3 Mar), Mustang (17 Mar), The Brand New Testament (7 Apr), Our Little Sister (21 Apr), Macbeth (5 May) and Victoria (19 May).

Films start at 7.30pm.

It costs £5 per film, £45 for the lot (seniors £35, students £25) or £30 for any eight.

English-speaking films can be shown with subtitles when available, upon request, on the society’s new equipment.

Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years

Bard of Barnsley’s Yorkshire show comes to Ayton Words and photos by Dave Barry IAN McMillan was bursting with joie de vivre at his show in Ayton.

Effusing genuine Yorkshire bonhomie through every pore, the Bard of Barnsley was in his element.

He and co-performer Luke Carver Goss stood outside the village hall, enthusiastically greeting the audience as they arrived.

Carver Goss played a few tunes on accordion while McMillan thrust postcards advertising his latest book, Neither Nowt nor Summat into the hands of unsuspecting admirers.

Subtitled In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire, the book asks searching questions like Is Yorkshire the most competitive county?

How long is ‘in a bit’? And what do you hear when you hold a pork pie up?

It was impossible not to warm to this bluff, approachable and immensely likeable character, aka the professional Yorkshireman.

Prizes were presented to local children who had taken part in drawing and poetry competitions linked to the Pat Almond memorial lecture.

“It was very enjoyable,” said St John Harris, who was accosted by McMillan as he walked down Wilson’s Lane towards the venue.

“He is a superb performer, a real natural, and I liked the way he combined it with the local awards ceremony,” said St John, who lives in Snainton. “It’s really good for Ayton that they can attract someone like him”.

Anne and Nigel Flint, of Peasholm, couldn't remember the last time they had laughed so much.

“Ian was warm and kind with the children and brought the winning poems to life when he read them - the Yorkshire Pudding poem was brilliant.

“We were expecting it to be quite a serious evening with Ian reading his poetry and the musician playing something but it was so much more,” said Anne.

“His observations of life, the use and misuse of language and his love of all things Yorkshire were hilarious. There was plenty of audience participation, with sing-alongs and a poem written with contributions from the audience then set to music was so funny. He is quite a physical performer, dashing on and off stage, which made us all laugh.

“It was an evening of good old-fashioned fun and everyone went home smiling”.

It was organised by Derwent Valley Bridge Community Library.

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Beginner ‘on a high’ after picture sale

Club members, from left, John Smith, chairman Brian Beaver and treasurer Dennis Beecroft congratulate Wendy on her sale

by Mike Tyas

Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

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WHEN Wendy Ward rushed to the local library to have a look at her new painting in an exhibition she was in for a shock.

For only three weeks after she had picked up a brush for the first time in her life, Wendy couldn’t wait for Filey & Scalby Library to open so she could view her pictures proudly on display.

But something was wrong. When the doors finally opened, one of her two paintings had disappeared.

‘The exhibition had started on the Monday,’ said Wendy. ‘I couldn’t go until Tuesday morning but I was there at 9.30 and the library didn’t open until 10.

‘When I did get in I found one of my paintings had gone. The staff said it had sold straight away.

‘I’d only been painting three weeks – I just couldn’t believe it … my work had sold, even before I could see it.

‘I was on a high all day.’

Wendy became the newest member of the Harbourside Art Club after talking to Jean Beaver, wife of club chairman Brian.

‘I showed Jean some of my drawings and she was impressed,’ said Wendy. ‘Jean said why don’t you come to paint class? I had never painted at all until then.

‘I went along, met a nice group of people and really enjoyed myself. I picked up some useful tips.’

Wendy told The Review that her six-year-old grand-daughters, Lillie-Mae and Lola Rose, had given her the inspiration for her paintings.

She said: ‘Our Lillie-Mae opened the curtains one morning and saw an owl in the garden, she loves them now, so I drew an owl.

‘I called it a ‘night owl’ because I love to go dancing.’

Filey & Scalby Library It took Wendy three weeks to paint her picture both at home on Mount Park Road and at Queen Street Methodist Church where members meet.

Chairman Brian said it was unusual for a beginner to sell their first piece of work so quickly.

‘To sell your first picture is a great thing and for a beginner to sell one after just three weeks is amazing,’ he said.

‘Wendy’s not very well – she’s had a rough time. We hope this will give her a lift.’

The exhibition, including about 30 pictures, ran throughout October and was the club’s second at the library this year. Prior to that though they had not exhibited for seven years.

‘We didn’t have anywhere to show our work,’ said Brian. ‘We used to show at SeaFest but that became too expensive for us.

‘We wish to thank manager Jackie Thompson at the library who has been very helpful in helping us show our work. We’re very grateful to her.’

The Harbourside Art Club meets Thursdays, from 2-4pm. ‘We’re a small, friendly club. We enjoy each other’s company,’ said Brian.

Wendy shows off her picture of roses inspired by grand-daughter Lola Rose Wendy at work

US bluesman makes a storming return

by Brian Brittain TAKING a brief diversion from his Irish tour and after a period of nearly seven years, the US bluesman Chaz DePaolo made a storming return to Scarborough's Cask.

His new highly experienced British band comprising of local musicians Dave Robinson and Ian Mellor made an assured and confident debut as his rhythm section.

The performance was underpinned with Ian's solid drumming which was notably enhanced

by Dave's interesting and impressive bass runs, ensuring that it never fell into overfamiliar 12-bar territory.

Many people commented that the band looked and sounded as if they had been playing together for years.

The set featured numbers new and old, sticking mainly to Chaz's regular blues arsenal, there being slightly less of the extended guitar dynamics that had epitomised his earlier appearances.

Many acts have in recent years moved towards a somewhat more commercial repertoire and interpretation of the blues genre which has opened out the appeal to a wider audience.

Chaz seems to have embraced this approach to a degree, resulting in a punchier and more varied sounding performance.

Adding an unexpected dimension was the accompaniment of harmonica player David Biondo from Colorado. David knew exactly when to back off and complement Chaz, emphasising a guitar riff or vocal phrase, and could emphatically deliver during the solos.

All in all, a great night's entertainment for Scarborough’s live music lovers.

The much-loved Blues Club lives on in the nationally famous annual Top Secret blues festival, but many fans still miss the regular Tuesday nights at the Cask.

Perhaps promoter Patrick Argent can be persuaded to run occasional gigs like this in the future?

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All smiles at last as artist Pete goes online Words and pictures by Mike Tyas AN artist who paints to ‘make people smile’ has a chance meeting to thank for helping him achieve a long-held ambition.

Pete Lapish has wanted to ‘promote Scarborough and Yorkshire’ to a wider audience by displaying online his colourful pictures of the town and county that he has painted during a long and distinguished career.

But though his artistic talents are breathtaking, his lack of computer nouse frustrated his desire to share his work beyond the white rose borders.

He said: ‘I’ve had the idea of putting my pictures on a website for years. But I was totally computer illiterate so could not see a way of doing it.

‘It was frustrating. I’m in my 70s and I’ve had cancer and I’ve been wanting to get my work out to a worldwide audience.’

However, that frustration ended after Pete met IT expert Mick Jones at a midweek dropin IT workshop at Scalby Library.

He said: ‘My wife suggested I go along to the sessions and I’m glad I did as that’s where I met Mick. It was a chance meeting really.

‘I explained to him what I wanted to do and he said he could help me.’

Since then the pair have become firm friends with Mick paying regular visits to the artist’s home on Scalby Road, and putting him in touch with a web designer in Wales who has built Pete a website to show off his work.

The website – www.lapish-gallery.co.uk – includes Pete’s stunning paintings of Scarborough including favourite views of the South and North bays, the Grand Hotel from the Spa, Sandside, North Bay Railway, plus many others of the area.

Pete, 78, has spent his career painting bright, colourful scenes, particularly in Leeds and around West Yorkshire, and latterly on the east coast.

‘You can actually see what is going on in my pictures,’ he says. ‘You don’t have to imagine.

‘Throughout my career I have painted scenes that help people remember happy, sunny days. They are pictures of happiness . . . they bring back the good times and put a smile on people’s faces.’

After much work in preparation, the website was due to go live on 1st November and on the first working day of each month will change to show ten different pictures of Pete’s work, all of which are available as prints to purchase from the website.

Pete Lapish at work

Pete Lapish with Mick Jones Sir Nigel Gresley steam train arriving at Goathland

Sandside at South Bay View from Filey Brigg

Scarborough harbour

The Grand Hotel

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Willie Nelson band plays village halls

by Dave Barry THE country sounds of Willie Nelson will reverberate around a couple of venues in the sticks in December.

Full Nelson are to play at the village halls in Burton Fleming on the 10th and Hackness on the 16th.

Celebrating one of country music's greatest songsmiths, Full Nelson are on a mission to bring you the highlights of Nelson's 83-year life and 60-year career.

The band perform Nelson classics including On the Road Again (not to be confused with Canned Heat’s song of the same name), Always on my Mind (a big hit for Elvis Presley), Whiskey River, City of New Orleans and Crazy, written for Patsy Cline.

Full Nelson

The band has been building a solid reputation for its shows over the last two years, performing in theatres, country festivals and halls near and far.

Gary Luntley, as Willie, is joined by Joe Dunn on bass, Ian James on drums and vocals, Al Lawrence playing harmonica and John Dickinson on keyboards. nTo book, ring 01262 470556 for Burton Fleming or 01723 375956 for Hackness.

Website: www.fullnelson.co.uk.

Gary Luntley as Willie Nelson

Exuberant ensemble gives a flavour of Africa

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Artist’s empathy with the working man shines through Words and photos by Dave Barry COMPLEMENTARY exhibitions of work by artistic jack-of-all-trades Frank Brangwyn can be seen at Scarborough Art Gallery and Woodend until the new year.

Brangwyn (1867-1956) produced over 12,000 works in a variety of media ranging from huge murals to oils, watercolours, etchings, lithographs, wood engravings, architecture and decorative arts.

The gallery exhibition has been co-curated by Dr Elizabeth Horner, a leading authority on his work, who says it focuses on Brangwyn’s interest in the lives of, and empathy for, ordinary people.

“How he managed to capture people’s daily lives and provide beautiful works for all is demonstrated through public and private loans together with works from Scarborough’s art collection”.

Dr Horner says: “This exhibition includes examples from all the disciplines and indicates Brangwyn's empathy with the working man in everyday life; his fascination with, and appreciation of, the skills involved in many trades; his sympathy for the poor and outcasts of society. He fervently believed that everyone should be able to share in and appreciate good art and design, which is why his art is easily understood”.

The exhibition previews were attended by former MP Colin Challen, who discovered Brangwyn many years ago.

“When I was doing art full time, I was inspired by a series of lithographs in Bruges, where Brangwyn was born. The Arents museum in

Bruges has a whole floor dedicated to him.

“He had an amazing grasp of light and darkness”, says Colin. “Everything seems to be perfectly formed – he did great compositions. I like the strength of his line and his ability to suggest detail without labouring it”.

Frank Brangwyn was an artist, painter, watercolourist, engraver, illustrator and progressive designer; a complicated man of contradictions and extremes.

He was largely self-taught. As a boy, he assisted his father, an ecclesiastical architect and textile designer in Bruges.

Brangwyn's oils were exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists. Industry, shipping and contemporary London and Venice were favourite themes.

He designed war posters, scenery and architectural designs.

In 1924, Brangwyn began what he regarded as the culmination of his life's work, a series of panels for the royal gallery in the House of Lords. These were rejected as too flamboyant and in 1933 were purchased for the Guildhall in Swansea, where they still hang.

After producing murals in the early 1930s for the Rockefeller Center in New York, Brangwyn devoted his later years to religious art.

Brangwyn won many awards and medals and was knighted in 1941.

The exhibitions can be seen at Woodend until 7 January and at the art gallery until 8 January.

It is the first time that Woodend and Scarborough Museums Trust, which runs the gallery, have collaborated in this way. * Copyright for the Brangwyn etchings is held by his estate.

Brangwyn connoisseur Colin Challen at Woodend, with British Troops at Ypres (1915, £4,750)

The Pearl of Africa choir in the pedestrian precinct

Words and photos by Dave Barry POUNDING African rhythms and joyous harmonies rang out when a Ugandan choir came to town.

Pearl of Africa gave three vibrant performances: a paid one at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, a free show at Queen Street Central Hall and a busk in the pedestrian precinct.

The ensemble of singers, dancers and drummers filled most of the available seats at the theatre and church and gathered a huge semi-circle of spectators when they performed in the Marks and Sparks loading bay.

The concert was sponsored by Scarborough Rotary Club’s international committee.

The 15 singers, aged nine to 18, are from the Kampala and Masaka districts of Uganda.

They perform concerts and workshops in the UK each year to help raise awareness

Woodend director Andrew Clay

Admiring Brangwyn’s works at the art gallery (To order photos ring 353597)

A crowd gathered to watch and desperately needed funds to sustain and improve the standard of education, health care and living conditions in their schools.

Pearl of Africa Child Care is a UK charity which supports the Molly and Paul Childcare Foundation, established in 1983 to build homes and schools for orphaned and destitute children in Uganda.

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Pop goes the easel

by Dave Barry THE enormous poppy installation at the Tower of London in 2014 has inspired a similar project in a village near Scarborough.

Hutton Buscel Artists have created a poppy cascade in remembrance of the fallen, in the grounds of St Matthew’s Church.

It is part of the group’s annual exhibition, in the village hall on 26 and 27 November, from 11am-4pm.

Member Maggie Ward came up with the idea after seeing the original poppy installation when it transferred to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

She said: “I thought it would be a wonderful thing for the group to create a mini-cascade as our tribute to lives lost in all the wars since WWI”.

Wheels were put in motion and permissions sought. The British Legion in Scarborough backed the idea with enthusiasm and provided the poppies, in return for a donation.

The group worked on the cascade over a couple of weeks, finishing it with large ceramic poppies made by member Shirley Doyle.

The installation will remain in place until Remembrance Sunday and then reassembled for the exhibition.

Shirley said: “Although ours isn’t as big as the

one in London, the sentiments are the same and it looks stunning”.

The group’s reputation for producing topclass creative art and crafts worthy of any national show is growing, says member Diane Todd.

Besides Maggie, Shirley and Diane, the artists are Alan M Hunt, Judi Kent Pyrah, Dee Edmenson, Moira Spence, Jan Jennings, Stasia Valentine, Kath Hudson, Mary Gibson, Trinity Chadwick, June Thompson and Geoff Gibson. No charge will be made for entry to the exhibition. n www.huttonbuscelartists.co.uk.

Words and photo by Dave Barry A NARROWBOAT enthusiast from Newby has published an account of her life on the canals. June Beadnell’s debut novel is a lighthearted jaunt along the waterways of middle England.

June and her husband Harry, of Newby Farm Road, owned a narrowboat for 12 years and travelled most of the waterway network of England and Wales.

“We had many adventures, a few disasters and some hairy moments on the Thames and Avon rivers,” she says.

It all Happens on a Narrowboat concerns an argumentative retired couple, Millie and Hector, who reluctantly take on board a young German scientist.

Andreas is escaping from a military research establishment because he finds the work

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distasteful. On reaching the canal, pursued by military police with dogs, he dives in front of the couple’s narrowboat, to the consternation of Millie and Hector. Their life is turned upside down. They eventually decide to help him, against Hector’s better judgement.

Andreas –and the reader – finds out what life is like aboard a canal narrowboat.

June is pictured with her book and indispensable windlass, or lock-key. “When I was on the boat, I daren’t go anywhere without it,” she remembers.

The book is peppered with June’s humorous cartoons. It costs £8.50 and can be bought at Wardle & James in Bar Street or online at www.lulu.com/spotlight/farthings. It can also be borrowed from the library.

June Beadnell with her book and windlass (to order photos ring 353597) Diane Todd with her Golden Eagle

On a towpath

June in the engine room of her boat

Town to be recreated in 3D computer game Poppy installation, L-R, Maggie Ward, Diane Todd, Jan Jennings, Kath Hudson, Stasia Valentine, Shirley Doyle, Alan Hunt and Judi Kent Pyrah

Trick, treat... and vampires on the track!

Words and picture by Mike Tyas READ on . . . if you dare!

Half-term week in scary Scarborough saw a horrible haul of ghostly goings on in the runup to Halloween.

Witch every way you looked, the town was in true trick-or-treat spirit with shocking shows, eerie entertainment, creepy crawlies, haunted walks, frightful fancy dress, petrifying pumpkins, and bloody beasties all sending a shiver down the spine.

At Falsgrave Park, Halloween night on Monday 31st October was promising a cauldron of spellbinding fun and games, organised by the Friends of the park.

But before then there was something for all the family to get their teeth into as the Halloween ‘Scream Express’ once again ran from Peasholm to Scalby Mills and back.

‘We ran special HallowScream trains from Thursday to Saturday,’ said North Bay Railway general manager Steve Johnson, peeking from behind his desk. ‘each train got scarier as the nights went on.

‘At Scalby Mills we read the kids a spooky story about an old lumberjack who used to live in these parts who got attacked by vampires -- it scared me silly . . . but then on the way

back the vampires attacked the train . . . and the kids loved it!’

Joining in the fang-tastic fun earlier in the week had been a couple of visiting little monsters, Harrison Connolly, 6, and Hollie Hanson, 8, from Huddersfield.

Thankfully, Harrison and Hollie had just enough time to pose for the Review photographer before escaping the evil grasp of these grim-looking ghouls before they settled back to enjoy their ride on the railway. ‘It was really scary, but the kids had great fun,’ said Becky, Hollie’s mum.

Harrison, Hollie . . . and those nasty ghouls

by Dave Barry AN arts festival has mounted an exciting and ambitious attempt to recreate Scarborough in 3D. The town will be reproduced in Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular computer games, at Coastival in February.

Schools, colleges, community groups and individuals are painstakingly regenerating parts of the town.

Numerous contributions will be drawn together over the Coastival weekend, 18 and 19 February, at the Spa. The project is being coordinated by Krash Labs, a computer club run for children aged 6-16, based at the YMCA. The project is open to everyone.

To get it moving, Krash Labs is hosting drop-in sessions at the YMCA from 4-6pm Wednesdays and 9-10am Saturdays except 29 October and 21, 24, 28 and 31 December.

Coastival director Wendy Holroyd said: “Minecraft is huge and creating Scarborough in Minecraft is probably going to be the most ambitious thing that Coastival has ever attempted. We are all really excited about it!

“What appeals to us most is that it is going to be a real community effort, with dozens of people getting involved and creating their own special parts of Scarborough and then bringing it all together to complete the job during Coastival weekend. It’s going to be spectacular”.

Damien Ferrari, who runs Krash Labs with Guy Baumann, added: “We are delighted to

A virtual version of Scarborough castle keep

help gain recognition for our young people for the creative work they do within Minecraft.

Every week we see the imagination, design and story telling that they use when playing.

To be able to showcase this talent to the wider public and create a large project that everybody can understand is fantastic”.

Schools, colleges, community groups and individuals who would like to take part should email info@krashlabs.co.uk or ring 350984.

Sara Semple will run a Minecraft crafting workshop from 10am-4pm on both days of Coastival, giving visitors a chance to make a Minecraft head, tool or picture.

Minecraft Scarborough is one of four new commissions which will take centre stage at Coastival. Each will bring something new, unusual and exciting to the two-day minifestival, whose theme is the Unexpected.

Visitors can expect to see artwork, music and performances in unusual locations as the event looks to break with people’s expectations of a traditional arts festival. n Website: www.coastival.com.

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Passionate Texan heading to Woodend Words by Dave Barry, photo by Sarah Wilson TEXAN singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez plays at Woodend on Saturday 12 November, at 7.30pm.

A passionate performer, she effortlessly melds fiery fiddle, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an Ameri-Chicana attitude.

Carrie has toured, recorded and co-written songs with Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Bill Frisell, Rickie Lee Jones, Mary Gauthier, Los Lobos, Alejandro Escovedo and Los Lonely Boys.

She has made numerous television and radio appearances.

The Washington Post called her “a superb interpretive singer, not only milking melodies for all their pleasure but also revealing new implications in the lyrics”.

Tickets cost £12.

Also coming up at Woodend is Ghosts of

Last year’s Christmas Cracker at the YMCA

by Dave Barry

Jackie wins national writing award

by Dave Barry A SCARBOROUGH writer has won a national award for new drama writing.

Jackie Daly was one of three finalists for the Kenneth Branagh award at the 13th Windsor Fringe.

Her play about a woman evaluating her life was praised by judge Jenny Seagrove as “a truly beautiful, evocative and thought provoking piece”.

The finalists’ plays were performed over three nights at Windsor's Brigidine School.

The competition to find new writers is always the highlight of the Windsor Fringe. This year’s attracted 289 scripts from 18 countries.

The plays were evaluated by 41 readers. Jenny Seagrove, star of television's Judge John Deed, was among the nine judges who made the final decision from the shortlist. She has a close connection with Windsor; her partner Bill Kenwright owns the town’s Theatre Royal.

Jackie’s play, The Space Between, imagined

what would happen if we could hold conversations in our hands, as a woman called Frida evaluates her life and prepares to make a decision.

Jackie comes from Scarborough and has written screenplays, audio plays, a children’s story and plays for the Stephen Joseph Theatre. She narrates and co-produces wildlife and environmental films.

Jackie Daly, centre, with fellow finalists Eleanor Taylor and David Hendon

Workshop on WW1 shipping channels

by Dave Barry A WORKSHOP on WW1 shipping channels off the east coast is to be held at Scarborough’s Maritime Heritage Centre on Saturday 5 November.

Over a thousand merchant ships, fishing vessels and small warships such as minesweepers and patrol vessels were sunk

by German U-boats in the channels.

The wrecks, and the seafarers who traversed these hazardous routes, are largely forgotten.

Other sites on shore, such as seaplane bases and signal stations which helped defend the channels, are equally overlooked.

Fjordr, a small consultancy specialising in marine and historic environment

management, is helping people to explore the channels and record the discoveries they make.

The workshop is being run in partnership with the Home Front Legacy project and CITiZAN in support of Historic England's investigation of the channels to commemorate the WW1 centenary.

No charge will be made but spaces are limited. Places can be booked online at Eventbrite – search for war channels.

Director Antony Firth has been at the forefront of the development of marine archaeology for over 20 years and has an unparalleled range of skills and experience in marine developmentled archaeology.

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YMCA promises a cracker of a Christmas

Woodend, presented by Scarborough’s Paranormal Society (7pm 31 Oct £10); Edith, Elizabeth and I (7.30pm 10-11 Nov £10); Frankie Dixon & Graham Rhodes (8pm 8 Nov £5); Underhill Rose (7.30pm 18 Nov £10); and Sarah McQuaid (7.30pm 24 Nov £10). n Tickets can be booked by ringing 384500 or emailing info@woodendcreative.co.uk.

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ENTERTAINERS at the YMCA aim to ensure that Christmas celebrations get off to a cracking start with their Christmas Cracker show.

A cast of over 100, ranging in age from eight to adult, is busy rehearsing for this seasonal celebration of music, song, dance and comedy.

Besides the YMCA Productions cast, it will feature performances from the Rowlies Academy of Dance, Yorkshire Coast School of Ballet and the Y-Musical Theatre School.

There will be appearances from guests including Anne Mortlock, Alice Maynard, Jamie Maughan, Roger Maughan, Claire Edwards, Charlie Shaw, Dan Stubley, Liam Galashan, Samantha Wilson, the Candy Canes, Rebecca Boag, Chelsea Cooke and Katie Doubtfire.

It is a fast-paced, fun-filled, heart-warming

festive variety show with something for everyone, and has become a popular part of the YMCA Theatre’s calendar, says producer Graham Ibbotson.

“It sees a coming together of the YMCA community, both young and not so young, working together in the true spirit of Christmas”, says Graham.

“Everyone involved loves working on it, trying to create that special Christmas magic”.

The show is being jointly directed by singing coach Rebecca Boag, comedy and drama coach Katie Doubtfire and choreographer Chelsea Cooke.

Christmas Cracker can be seen at 7.30pm on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December and 2pm on Sunday 6 December.

Tickets cost £8 for adults, £7 for concessions, £6 each for parties of 10 or more and £25 for a family (2+2). An early-bird offer, until 18 November, will see £1 knocked off. Ring 506750 or book online at tiny.cc/ymcatheatre.

Other shows coming up at the YMCA are Halloween Extravaganza by Y Musical Theatre (29-30 Oct), Moulin Rouge by Hatton School of Performing Arts (12-13 Nov), A Salute to the 1940s by Groovy Gazza Productions (20 Nov), Rowlies Academy of Dance (25-27 Nov), Rockin’ Carols (5-6 Dec) and the Cinderella pantomime (26 Dec-2 Jan).

Magical show is away with the fairies Review and photos by Dave Barry With halloween around the corner, Scarborough’s Beach Hut Theatre has unveiled a spooky but funny fantasy musical.

Summer’s Edge is set at midsummer on an ancient Wolds farm which starts taking visitors.

The first two, from fast London, are a Sloane ranger who is unsettled by the pace and space of the countryside - and her dad.

Their hosts, a single mum and her grown-up son, discover a genie’s bottle in the form of an old well while tidying up the garden.

Drawing on folklore, it’s a cleverly crafted, artful and deeply imaginative tale of the supernatural, with 16th century ghosts adjusting to their new environment in various ways.

The six principals in this young and youthful company are supported by a magical flutter of fairies who fully exploit the stage’s foursided potential. They dart around the fringes, swooping in and out, quietly watching the unleashed spirits and supposedly controlling everything that occurs.

Co-written by John Pattison and Alison Watt, Summer’s Edge is part of Fantasies, Fables and Frights - seven world premiers of original drama and music inspired by the cultural roots of Scarborough and elsewhere.

The six other productions are collectively called Autumn Bites: a series of short, dark, humorous and disturbing plays written by local, emerging writers working in collaboration with local composers.

The sets have been designed by Helen Birmingham and Michael Roberts.

Summer’s Edge runs until Saturday 29 October at 7.30pm, with a matinee at 1.30pm on the Saturday.

It can be seen at the theatre-in-the-round at the Westwood campus, which once housed the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Tickets cost £9 (concessions £7, under 26s £5). They can be bought in person at Westwood, by ringing 361960 and online at www.wegottickets.com.

Autumn Bites will be performed at the library on 4 and 5 November (three plays each night), at 7.30pm. n Tickets cost £7 (under 26s £5) and can be booked at Woodend or by ringing 384500. www.beachhuttheatre.co.uk.

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Local Events

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NOVEMBER

UNTIL 8 JANUARY BRANGWYN 18671956: MAN OF THE PEOPLE, Scarborough Art Gallery. Focusing on the Brangwyn's interest in the lives of ordinary people and his empathy for them, the exhibition demonstrates his passion for capturing them at work, at rest and in times of distress. Visit www.scarboroughmuseumstrust.com

NOVEMBER 2 NOVEMBER FANCY DRESS HALLOWEEN DISCO, Whitby Pavilion, 7pm. Join Dave Marshall for a spectacular spooky family fun evening with games, songs and competitions.

Call 01947 458899.

4-6 NOVEMBER WHITBY GOTH WEEKEND, Whitby Pavilion. Join the thousands of Goths and alternatives of all ages and walks of life for an amazing long weekend. Call 01947 458899.

4 NOVEMBER GERVASE PHINN, Scarborough Spa, 7.30pm. An Evening with Gervase Phinn will have you on the edges of your seats, as he shares his hilarious and sometimes poignant tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Call 01723 821888.

5 NOVEMBER BONFIRE & FIREWORK SPECTACULAR, Driffield Showground, 4.309pm. Enjoy a huge night out, with food, an exciting fun fair, a bar, and not to mention the blazing bonfire and spectacular firework display. Visit www.driffieldshowground.co.uk

17 NOVEMBER CHIMNEY-PIECES, Driffield Rugby Club, 7.30pm. Driffield Wolds Decorative and Fine Art Society present a lecture by Michael Parker. Email peterbernard@live.co.uk

18 NOVEMBER FATHER CHRISTMAS NEEDS A WEE, Scarborough Spa, 6pm. TaleGate Theatre hit the perfect combination of witty humour, fantastic music and the extra sparkle in this fabulously funny musical adaptation of Nicholas Allan’s much loved book. Call 01723 821888.

19 NOVEMBER WHITBY SCI FI & COMIC CON, Whitby Pavilion, from 11am. A second year of fun, movie memorabilia, attractions, displays, traders, gaming, costumers and guests, all in aid of Cancer Research UK. Call 01947 458899.

20 NOVEMBER ELAINE PAIGE: STRIPPED BACK, Scarborough Spa, 7.30pm. A fantastic opportunity to hear Elaine in a beautifully intimate show which celebrates the songs and songwriters that have most influenced her throughout her illustrious career. Call 01723 821888.

20 NOVEMBER NORTHERN TAP PRESENTS: IN THE MOOD, Bridlington Spa, 4pm. This performance by LS School of Dance includes both song and dance numbers that the whole family will enjoy. Call 01262 678258.

20 NOVEMBER ANTIQUE & COLLECTORS FAIR, Driffield Showground, 9am-3.30pm.

A great fair, with a lot on offer. Call 01377 254768.

12 NOVEMBER DOMINIC KIRWAN, Bridlington Spa, 7.30pm. Firmly established as one of Ireland’s greatest ever entertainers, Dominic Kirwan hits the road again with a brand new show. Call 01262 678258.

14 NOVEMBER – 23 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS OPENING, Burton Agnes Hall, 11am-5pm.

Enjoy the lavishly decorated hall, and stroll around the grounds, before visiting the home, garden and gift shop. Call 01262 490324.

15 NOVEMBER ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, Scarborough Library, 7.15pm. Scarborough Flower Club present a display by John Texton. Call 01723 368849.

15 NOVEMBER SPARKLERS CHRISTMAS SHOW, Bridlington Spa, 7pm. Bridlington Sparklers Theatre Group present The Railway Children, and Migrant Youth Theatre present Perfect Panto. Call 01262 678258.

16 NOVEMBER TOYS IN THE NURSERY, Sewerby Hall, 11.30am-12.30pm. There will be plenty of toys for the under 5s to play with, as well as toys from the handling collection to entertain the grown ups. Call 01262 673769.

26 NOVEMBER – 23 DECEMBER SANTA SPECIALS, North Bay Railway, Scarborough.

Join in the festive celebrations, and most importantly, meet Santa himself!

Visit his grotto and enjoy complimentary refreshments. Trips depart at 11.30am, 2, 3, 4, 5.30, 6.30, & 7.30pm. Call 01723 368791.

26 NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS FAIR, St. Oswald's Church Hall, Flamborough, 10am2.30pm. Tombola, gifts, second-hand books, chutneys, jams, flower arrangements, a grand raffle, and lots more to enjoy. Call 01262 671917.

26 NOVEMBER FUN DAY, Scarborough Fair Collection, Flower of May Holiday Park, Scarborough. Santa will be arriving by steam engine. Free entry into the museum, dances from the Christmas Carousel, as well as the Christmas Gift Shop. Call 01723 586698.

26 NOVEMBER XMAS BAZAAR, Alexandra Bowls Centre, 11am-1pm. Scarborough Lions Ladies various stalls, tombola and a raffle. Free admission.

27 NOVEMBER BRIDLINGTON OLD TOWN DICKENSIAN FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS MARKET, Bridlington Old Town, from 10am.

Enjoy a fun Christmas market for all ages, with Punch & Judy shows, fair ground rides, and Santa from 11.30am. Email d.hinde@ btconnect.com 27 NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR, Driffield School, 10am-3.30pm. An absolute Aladdin’s cave of Christmas gifts and fun.

Call 01377 254172.

27 NOVEMBER SLEEPING BEAUTY, Scarborough Spa, 7.30pm. The Russian State Ballet and Opera House return to Scarborough, featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live orchestra with over 30 musicians. Call 01723 821888.

8-13 NOVEMBER SCARBOROUGH DANCE FESTIVAL 2016, Scarborough Spa. The week is packed with a variety of modern, Latin and popular social sequence dancing with learn and improve sessions, workshops, plus demonstrations by the dance stars of the future. Call 01723 821888.

22 & 29 NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS CRAFT DAYS, Burton Agnes Hall, 1-4pm. Join Head Guide Pauline Waslin as she demonstrates making the crafts that you see at Christmastime and reveal the secrets behind the handmade decorations in the Hall. Call 01262 490324.

27 NOVEMBER A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Bridlington Spa, 2 & 6pm. Join critically acclaimed theatre company Chapterhouse as Scrooge’s frozen heart begins to melt and he finally embraces the festive spirit in this most Christmassy of Christmas tales. Call 01262 678258.

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27 NOVEMBER AN AFTERNOON WITH THE HEADLANDERS, Sewerby Hall, 1.30pm.

Featuring a wide range of musical genres, the ever-popular Orangery Concerts are brought to you by talented groups and individuals.

Call 01262 673769.

SCARBOROUGH DINE AND DANCE, Scarborough Spa Ocean Room, 7.30-11pm.

Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dancing to live music, with a two course dinner and raffle.

Call 01723 374860.

30 NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS TEA DANCE, Scarborough Fair Collection, Flower of May Holiday Park, Lebberston, 1-4pm. Get in the festive mood, and have some fun. Call 01723 586698.

23 NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Irton Garden Centre, 7.30pm. Hackness Ladies Choir sing Christmas music at a fundraising event for Cancer Research UK. Email blanchardgill@gmail.com

3 DECEMBER ST MARY’S CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAIR, St Mary’s Parish House, Castle Road, Scarborough, 11am-3pm. Enjoy stalls, tombola, refreshments, and festive music.

23 NOVEMBER CARERS CUPPA AND WELLBEING GROUP, Stephen Joseph Theatre, 10am-12noon. Drop in for a chat,

REGULAR EVENTS EVERY DAY WOLDGATE TREKKING CENTRE, Woldgate, Bridlington. There are excellent horse and pony treks, suitable for both beginners and advanced riders, as well as Saturday morning club fun days for children.

Visit www.woldgatetrekking.co.uk or call 01262 673086.

18-20 NOVEMBER ART SHOW & REFRESHMENTS, 1 Highcroft, Hunmanby, 10am-5pm. Raising money for the Hunmanby Cancer Fund.

20 NOVEMBER ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND LIVE, Whitby Pavilion, 7.30pm. Don't miss this hometown gig for the band who will have taken many a summer festival by storm over the summer. Call 01947 458899.

8 NOVEMBER ROB BECKETT: MOUTH OF THE SOUTH, Scarborough Spa, 8pm. Beckett's back with a brand-new show of funnies and he's taking on the big issues like Kit Kats and flatbread! Call 01723 821888.

and get info from the Carers Resource. Call 01723 850155.

EVERY SUNDAY QUIZ NIGHT, The Mayfield Hotel, 10-11 Main Street, Seamer, Scarborough, 7pm. Enjoy this weekly quiz of music and general knowledge, followed

by Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo, and Lucky Thirteen’s Play Your Cards Right. Call 01723 863160.

QUIZOKE, Ivanhoe Hotel, Burniston Road, Scarborough, 6pm. Be looked after by 'Hostess with the Mostest’ Jeannette DuPont.

Call 01723 366063.

EVERY SUNDAY UNTIL 9th OCTOBER LEBBERSTON CAR BOOT SALE, opposite Jet service station, A165 to Filey, from 6.30am.

Turn your trash into cash at this great car boot sale. Call 07966 254179.

FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH BIRD AUCTION, Eastfield Community Centre, 11am-1pm. Alongside the auction, there will also be a raffle and refreshments. Call 01723 581550.

EVERY SUNDAY FLEAMARKET, Scalby Parish Hall, 10am-1pm. Starting from 23rd October until December. Call 01723 882352.

EVERY MONDAY FENCING CLASSES, YMCA Leisure Centre, St Thomas Street, Scarborough, 7.15-8.30pm for nine to 17 year olds; 7.15-9pm for over 18s. Visit www. scarborough.ymca.org.uk or call 01723 374227.

WALKING WOMEN’S FOOTBALL, Barons Fitness Centre, Silver Rd, Scalby. Call 01723 357740.

QUAY SCRABBLE GROUP, Sewerby Methodist Church, 6.30pm. Have a great night of Scrabble, and enjoy a cuppa. Call 01262 409718.

FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH YORKSHIRE EAST COAST WIDOWED GROUP, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, 2pm.

Members meet in the coffee lounge. Call Maureen: 01723 365991 or Sheila: 01482 868644.

PSYCHIC NIGHT, Ivanhoe Hotel, Burniston Road, Scarborough, 8pm . Enjoy thoughtprovoking 'Demonstrations of Mediumship & Clairvoyance' with Guest Psychics. Call 01723 366063.

SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH SCARBOROUGH ACTIVITY GROUP, Scarborough Library, Vernon Road, Scarborough, 2-4pm. A range of activities for people with dementia and their carers along with access to a Dementia Support Worker.

Call 01723 500958.

THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH DRIFFIELD ART CLUB, Driffield Community Centre, 7-9pm. Visit www.driffieldartclub. co.uk EVERY TUESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURES, Woodend Creative, Scarborough, 1-2pm.

Tim Tubbs will deliver a series of talks titled ‘Scandalous Queens’. Visit www. woodendcreative.co.uk or call 01723 384500.

ROLLER DISCO @ THE SPA, The Spa Bridlington, 5pm, 6.45pm & 8.30pm. Fun for all ages! Visit www.thespabridlington.com or call 01262 678258.

TABLE TENNIS SESSIONS, Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, 7-9pm. Whether you are

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SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH CHRISTCHURCH PENSIONER ACTION GROUP, Bridlington Library. 11am. Coffee mornings, outings, and easy exercise classes.

Call 01262 602866.

THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH SCARBOROUGH FLOWER CLUB, Scarborough Library, Vernon Road, Scarborough, 7.15pm (except January, July and August). A warm welcome to all. Admission £6.50. Visit www. scarboroughflowerclub.co.uk EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY JU JITSU CLASSES, YMCA Leisure Centre, St Thomas Street, Scarborough. There are junior sessions (7.15-8.15pm Tues; 7-8pm Thurs) and adult classes (8.15-10pm Tues; 8-10pm Thurs) available. Visit www.scarborough. ymca.org.uk or call 01723 374227.

BARON’S WALKING FOOTBALL, Scarborough Rugby Club, 9.30-11am. Call 01723 377545.

EVERY WEDNESDAY SALSA CLASS, St James Church, Scarborough, 7.30-9.30pm.

Partner and booking not required. Visit www. stjamesscarborough.co.uk or call 07788 873523.

WURLITZER AFTERNOON TEA DANCES, Scarborough Fair Collection, Scarborough.

Visit www.scarboroughfaircollection.com or call 01723 586698.

SCARBOROUGH SUB-AQUA CLUB, 25 St Mary’s Street, Scarborough. New dive and social members are welcome to this weekly meeting. Visit www.scarboroughsubaquaclub. net or call 01723 372036.

SINGING FOR THE BRAIN, South Cliff Methodist Church, Filey Road, Scarborough, 1.30-3pm. For people with dementia and their carers. Call 01723 500958.

BARRY ROBINSON’S BIG QUIZ, Ivanhoe Hotel, Burniston Road, Scarborough. 8pm.

Email admin@theivanhoe.co.uk for more information.

EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH DANCE4LEISURE, Grand Hotel, Scarborough, 2pm. Two hours of non-stop dancing! Visit www.dance4leisure.wix.com/ comedancing

Call 01723 862681.

FIRST AND THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, St Martinon-the-Hill Church, South Cliff, Scarborough, 2-4pm. This small, friendly group is led by a Cruse Bereavement Care qualified volunteer.

Call 01723 865406.

FIRST FRIDAY OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH STAR GAZING, Dalby Forest Visitor Centre, Thornton-ledale. The dark skies of Dalby are amongst the best in the country and with the expert help and advice from Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society you will be amazed what you can learn about the sky. Call 07812 660184 for more information.

THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH MONTHLY FOOD MARKET, Westborough, Scarborough. A range of local produce including fruit, vegetables, meat, bread, pies, and much more! Visit www. themarketmanagers.co.uk MUSTARD SEED, Ebenezer Church Hall, Scarborough, 11.45am-2pm. A monthly meeting for adults with learning difficulties, connected to the charities Livability and Prospects. Email www.livability.org.uk LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH RYEDALE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD, Wrelton Village Hall. Call 01723 862417.

MOST NIGHTS LIVE MUSIC, The Commercial, Falsgrave Road, Scarborough. A great mix of live acts performing on several nights each month. For details, call 01723 447109.

There’s always something on… at the libraries!

FILEY LIBRARY Station Avenue, Filey Call 01609 536608 Every Friday & Saturday 9th KNIT & NATTER GROUP 1-3pm 9th STORY TIME FOR UNDER 5S 2-2.30pm 11th LIBRARY READING GROUP 5-6.30pm 15th MACULAR SUPPORT GROUP10.30-12.30

EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY

16th KNIT & NATTER GROUP 1-3pm

EASY SEQUENCE DANCING, Cayton Village Hall, North Lane, Cayton, 1.45-4pm Weds; 10am-12.15pm Fri; 7.30-10pm Sat. Beginners welcome. Call 01723 351380.

16th FILEY TOWN COUNCIL CLLR’S SURGERY 1-2 & 6-7

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH RYEDALE JAZZ CLUB, Beansheaf Hotel, A169 Malton Road, 8-10.30pm. A traditional jazz session with an established band.

FILEY FLOWER CLUB, Evron Centre, Filey, 7.30pm (October to July). See the flowers and meet a great 'bunch' of people. Call 07791 101231.

16th STORY TIME FOR UNDER 5S 2-2.30pm 18th U3A FAMILY HISTORY GROUP 10-12 23rd KNIT & NATTER GROUP 1-3pm 23rd STORY TIME FOR UNDER 5S 2-2.30pm 24th U3A READING GROUP

5:15-6pm

EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY CRAFT AND GIFT FAIR, The Grand Hotel, Scarborough, 8.30am-4pm. Quality crafts and gifts are on sale, to raise funds for St Catherine’s Hospice.

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FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH SNAINTON WOODTURNING CLUB, Snainton Woodworking Supplies, Barker’s Lane, Snainton, 7.30-9.30pm. Guests welcome to enjoy first class professional woodturning demonstrations. Visit www. snaintonwoodturningclub.org.uk or email oldfern@btinternet.com

30th KNIT & NATTER GROUp 1-3pm

FIRST & THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH PARKINSON’S UK CARERS GROUP, 2pm.

First meeting at Danes Dyke Community Hall, Scarborough; second meeting at St Columba’s Church, Dean Road, Scarborough.

30th SUPPORT FOR CARERS DROP-IN 10-12 30th STORY TIME FOR UNDER 5S 2-2.30pm

EASTFIELD LIBRARY High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough.

Call 0845 034 9512.

Every Monday LOOM BAND CLUB, 4pm.

GAMES NIGHT, 4pm.

Every Tuesday STORYTIME, 10.30-11.15am.

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SCARBOROUGH WALKING FOOTBALL The walking football team are always happy to welcome new members. Women’s Walking Football runs on Monday’s from 9.10am until 10am and is led by Vanessa. The Gentlemen’s Walking Football is led by Jim and runs on Wednesdays from 9.30am until 10.30am. Call 01723 362922 for more information. n The sessions take place at Scarborough Rugby Club, Scalby Road and cost £2.

SCARBOROUGH RAMBLING CLUB There are two group rambles organised on most Sundays during the year. There is a short walk (between 5-9 miles) and a long walk (between 10-14 miles) on offer. Occasional short walks on Thursday evenings are also arranged. n www.scarboroughramblingclub.co.uk

THE SCARBOROUGH WRITERS CIRCLE Do you enjoy writing? This group offers encouragement for writers both old and new. Monthly meetings are held on Tuesday Evenings at Scarborough Library on Vernon Road. n www.scarboroughwriterscircle.com

SCARBOROUGH ART SOCIETY Demonstrations from professional artists take place in monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.00pm, at the Methodist Central Hall on Queen Street. n www.scarboroughartsociety.co.uk

SCARBOROUGH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Meetings are held weekly on Wednesdays, between September and Easter. The meetings include presentations, competitions and practical sessions with all abilities are welcome. n scarboroughphotographicsociety.com

SCARBOROUGH PARAGON CYCLING CLUB This cycling club is open to all ages and abilities. Join if you are interested in improving fitness with regular social riding and time trials. n Visit www.spcc.org.uk

TAI CHI CLASSES CLASSES Held every Tuesday at 10am and 7pm and every Thursday at 1.30pm with beginners welcome. n www.theartsworkshops.co.uk

SCARBOROUGH BIRDERS Interested in bird watching? Scarborough birders offers a network and a voice for people in the Scarborough area who are interested in wild birds. Meetings are held monthly. n www.scarboroughbirding.co.uk

SCARBOROUGH ATHLETICS CLUB For people interested in athletics such as track and field, running and cross country, this group is open to all abilities. You can join whether you’re interested in competing at national standard or just want to join for fitness. n Visit www.scarboroughac.co.uk

SCARBOROUGH MODEL YACHT CLUB A thriving, active and organised club with members of all age groups. They sail at Wykeham Lakes on club days, Tuesdays & Saturdays, from 10 am. New members, beginners or skilled, are very welcome. n For more information & contact details, see: www.scarboroughmyc.uk

QUAY SCRABBLE GROUP The scrabble club meets every Monday evening to play several games of scrabble together.

Newcomers and visitors are welcome.

Entrance in £2, including tea, coffee and biscuits. 6.30pm, Sewerby Methodist Church. n For more information call 01262 409718.

SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT CANOE CLUB A friendly local based canoe and kayaking club welcoming everyone who wants to try canoeing and kayaking. So come along. GIVE IT A GO!!

We are out on the sea and rivers throughout the year, run pool sessions in the winter, and lake sessions in the summer, for anyone wanting to have a go, either absolute beginners or experienced paddlers, all are welcome. n Visit www.scarboroughcanoeclub.org.uk for more information

SCARBOROUGH CHESS CLUB Currently playing at the North Riding Hotel in North Marine Road, Scarborough. Club nights are every Tuesday from 7:30pm to 11pm.

There are a variety of tournaments organised including a Club Championship which runs throughout the year, two handicap tournaments, as well as informal friendly games played on club nights. There are a wide range of playing strengths in the club. n For more information, contact Neil Pennock - npennock@btopenworld.com

SCARBOROUGH SUB AQUA CLUB One of the longest established scuba diving clubs in England, and has been providing BSAC training for divers and offering members a wide variety of diving since 1960.

We own an air compressor, and both a RIB and a hard boat, enabling members to enjoy lots of quality diving. Meetings are held every Wednesday evening in our very own clubhouse and bar. n For information visit www. scarboroughsubaquaclub.net

WALKING RUGBY Perfect for those who used to play rugby and want to get back into it, or for those who haven’t tried it before – this no contact sport is all about ball skills, passing and keeping moving. Classes run at 11.15am on Mondays at Barons Gym. n Call Tom Gillon or 01723 362529 or Barons Gym on 01723 357740

WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Alanon - (sister fellowship to AA) meets every Monday night 7.30pm at Scarborough Business Centre, Auborough Street. If you’re worried about your own or a loved one’s drinking you can talk to them in complete confidence. n Call 020 7403 0888 or visit www.al-anonuk.org.uk

FRIENDS OF SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY The friends hold monthly meetings to support the library. Events can range from music concerts to guest speakers, like this month’s meeting which will focus on a guest speaker who will talk about commemorative coins. Anyone who wishes to attend is encouraged to bring their 50p coins along for identifying. There are stories behind every design. The talk will be held in the Concert Hall of Scarborough Library on 3 September from 10.30 am.

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Scarborough Spa Visit www.scarboroughspa.co.uk or call 01723 821888 12 NOVEMBER PAUL CARROLL'S MUSIC HALL TAVERN The UK's premier comedy drag variety show is back by popular demand.

17 NOVEMBER THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS: THE NEVER-ENDING NIGHTMARE The spectacular features an amazing amalgamation of bizarre, brave & beautiful acts.

18 NOVEMBER FATHER CHRISTMAS NEEDS A WEE TaleGate Theatre hit the perfect combination of witty humour, fantastic music and the extra sparkle.

27 NOVEMBER SLEEPING BEAUTY The Russian State Ballet and Opera House return to Scarborough.

Scarborough YMCA Theatre Visit www.scarborough.ymca.org.uk/ theatre-shows or call 01723 506750.

12-13 NOVEMBER MOULIN ROUGE

PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE'S TRIPLE BILL Three engaging works in celebration of their 35th anniversary.

SPARKLERS CHRISTMAS SHOW Sparklers present The Railway Children, while Migrant Youth Theatre present Perfect Panto.

NORTHERN TAP PRESENTS: IN THE MOOD This performance by LS School of Dance includes both song and dance numbers that the whole family will enjoy.

The Orchestra of Opera North brings a programme of popular classics with a nautical flair.

27 NOVEMBER A CHRISTMAS CAROL Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story is brought alive in this most traditional of productions.

Whitby Spa Pavilion Visit www.whitbypavilion.co.uk or call 01947 458899.

12-14 NOVEMBER

20 NOVEMBER

WADS bring Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula back to Whitby with a modern yet faithful dramatization.

Including all the regulars, George Formby, Vera Lynn, The Andrews Sisters, and Frank Sinatra.

24-25 NOVEMBER ROWLIES ACADEMY OF DANCE Presented by Rowlies Academy of Dance.

Stephen Joseph Theatre

DRACULA

25-26 NOVEMBER THE BENSON STAGE ACADEMY CHRISTMAS SHOW A truly magical family night with excellent song and dance routines.

Spotlight Theatre, Bridlington

Visit www.sjt.uk.com or call 01723 370540

Visit www.spotlighttheatrebrid.co.uk or call 01262 601006.

22 OCT – 19 NOV

5 NOVEMBER

CHARLIE AND THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

ANASTASIA

Join Charlie and his clever cat as they explore the galaxies.

Kenneth MacMillan’s full-length ballet is a compelling exploration of identity.

3 NOVEMBER

18 NOVEMBER

THE WISH HOUSE

OLIVER MEECH: WHEN MAGIC & SCIENCE COLLIDE

A comedy of rural superstition and urban myth based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

ArtERY live presents Oliver Meech with his one-man magic show.

8-12 NOVEMBER

19 & 27 NOVEMBER

BROKEN BISCUITS

CHRISTMAS WITH ANDRE RIEU

A heart-warming, laugh-out-loud comingof-age story for our times.

14-19 NOVEMBER

A festive celebration, featuring a never before seen 90 minute recorded Christmas concert.

THIS MIGHT HURT

20 NOVEMBER

A hilarious and heart-warming new comedy

by John Godber.

TALES OF HOFFMAN

The Spa Bridlington

In Offenbach's Fantastic Opera the great storyteller Hoffmann is losing himself to drink.

Visit www.thespabridlington.com or call 01262 678258.

26 NOVEMBER

4 NOVEMBER

The world’s favourite fairy-tale, Cinderella, is brought to life by The Australian Ballet.

GOTHICA Bridlington's Remarkable Theatre Company invites you into the dark world of Pandora's Box.

US trio Harpeth Rising, who play at Hackness village hall tonight (28 Oct), are pictured at Musicport in Whitby on Sunday.

The classically trained musicians fuse folk, newgrass, rock and classical with a deft and soulful touch.

27 NOVEMBER THE OPERA NORTH ORCHESTRA POPULAR CLASSICS CONCERT

CINDERELLA

BY DAVE BARRY

SAT 12 NOV Alastair James (4pm) and the Woos (9pm) at the Merchant; Hoodoo Brown at the Tap and Spile; Deano at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

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20 NOVEMBER

Gigs at Scarborough pubs unless stated. Please send submissions to dave@thescarboroughreview.co.uk

FRI 11 NOV John Watton at Blue Crush; Colcannon at the Merchant.

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FRI 28 OCT Colcannon at the Merchant; TJ Michaels at the Newcastle Packet; Robert Schmuck at Blue Crush; Licks at the Mayfield in Seamer; Harpeth Rising at Hackness village hall.

SAT 29 OCT Fuzz Junkies (4pm) and Dougie Smith (9pm) at the Merchant; Chu Ma Shu at the Tap and Spile; Friday Night at the Commercial; Snatch at the Newcastle Packet; Ottoman at the Eastway Club in Eastfield; Bladerunner at the Londesborough in Seamer.

SUN 30 OCT Becky Brown at the Hole in the Wall (4pm); District 504 at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Nowhere Now at the Commercial (6pm); Easy Street at Watermark (7pm); Mark Stanley at the Merchant (7.30pm); Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush.

MON 31 OCT Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

TUE 1 NOV Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 2 NOV Demi Jones at Mojo’s (4pm); Jim Corry for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars.

THU 3 NOV Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Nags Head in Scalby.

FRI 4 NOV Tapstock at the Tap and Spile; Mark Stanley at the Merchant; Alastair James at Blue Crush.

SAT 5 NOV Jez Ech (4pm) and Rockin’ Hilbilly Band (9pm) at the Merchant; Tapstock at the Tap and Spile; Mr & Mrs at the Hole in the Wall; Natalie at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

SUN 6 NOV Tapstock at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Rich Adams at Watermark (6pm); Easy Street at Beiderbeckes (6.30pm); Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush.

MON 7 NOV Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

TUE 8 NOV Frankie Dixon at Woodend (8.30pm); Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 9 NOV Jamil Sheriff Quartet for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars.

THU 10 NOV Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Nags Head in Scalby.

SUN 13 NOV Bladerunner at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); AC3 at Watermark (6pm); Ross Dransfield at the Merchant (7.30pm); Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush; MON 14 NOV Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

TUE 15 NOV Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 16 NOV Tina Featherstone for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars.

THU 17 NOV Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Nags Head in Scalby.

FRI 18 NOV Stony at the Merchant; Connor Lawlor at Blue Crush.

SAT 19 NOV Ross Dransfield (4pm) and North of the Wall (9pm) at the Merchant; Shamrockers at the Tap and Spile; Fraz at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

SUN 20 NOV Prendo at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Last Resort at Watermark (6pm); Mark & Laura at the Merchant; Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush; MON 21 NOV Scarborough Folk.

TUE 22 NOV Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 23 NOV Stuart MacDonald and Matt Ball for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars.

THU 24 NOV Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Nags Head in Scalby.

FRI 25 NOV Chris Mountford at Blue Crush; Colcannon at the Merchant; New York Brass Band at Hackness village hall.

SAT 26 NOV (4pm) and (9pm) at the Merchant; Eight Feet High at the Tap and Spile; at the Commercial; Louise at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

SUN 27 NOV Little Bighorn at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush; Miles Gilderdale & Blueflies at Watermark (6pm).

MON 28 NOV Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

TUE 29 NOV Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 30 NOV Nikki Iles and Stan Sulzmann for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars.

THU 1 DEC Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Nags Head in Scalby.

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NOV E M BE R 2016

A round of two halves!

Words and pictures by Mike Tyas IT WAS like standing on the first tee at St Andrew’s and trying to place a curling right footer into the top corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area.

Confused? Well I was before being seduced by marketing literature to have a go at the newest game on the Scarborough sports scene. Play: ‘the best game ever invented’, it declared immodestly.

That ‘best game’ is footgolf? Still unclear?

Well, let me explain.

Footgolf is exactly what the name on the tin says it is, a hybrid of footy and golf rolled into one and played on a miniature course with many of the rules you would expect if you were marching up the last hole at Scarborough South or North Cliff Golf clubs.

First and foremost, the aim of this game is to get the ball in the hole using only your feet in as few shots as possible. Only the ball is not a small white thing with dimples, but a size five football (you can bring your own or pay a £5 returnable deposit) – and the hole, well that’s not the standard four-and-a-quarter inches either, but bigger than a bucket at 21 inches.

The clubs are a bit different as well. Infact you only have one – your right or left foot, so your driver is also your three iron, sand wedge and putter.

According to the rules, the shot must be played in one continuous movement and, oh yes, you can’t take more than ten shots per hole – if you do, give up and move to the next hole!

Getting the gist? Well by this time I was as I lined up my first shot on the par three, 65-yards first hole. Did I mention that the holes are matchbox size compared to a golf course? That’s because the ‘average player can kick the ball 50 yards,’ say the UK Footgolf Association who are overseeing the game’s rapid growth in this country.

And, the final rule I forgot – but make sure you don’t, is about footwear. ‘We don’t allow football boots but any form of dress is fine,’ said Val Green who with husband Simon own the land on which the Scarborough footgolf course has been laid out adjacent to their popular Stained Glass Centre business at Killerby.

Simon and Val – perhaps better known as Scarborough’s mayor and mayoress – stumbled upon the idea while away on holiday near Masham last year.

Val said: ‘We were staying on a camp site which had a footgolf course next to it. Paul, our son-in-law, and our grandchildren had a go and came back so keen. Paul said this is what you ought to do with the field.’

The field in question is ten acres in size and was formerly used for haylage before the seeds were literally sown for the new sporting venture in the spring and Val’s little army of football-mad grandchildren got to work on it in the summer.

‘Tom, Dan, George and I laid out the course, measured the holes and worked out the par scores,’ said Val, who enlisted the help of UK Footgolf to whom they are affiliated and who came along to tweak the design and add finishing touches.

‘I had the idea of putting in bunkers and shrubs around the course,’ Val added, ‘but UK Footgolf told us that wasn’t necessary at this early stage.

We were planning a footgolf course, not a golf course.’

Cleverly, two ‘bunkers’ of uncut grass that rise to about ten inches are trickily placed on the fifth hole. There are plans for further hazards as the course develops. And, as we went to press, Val was hoping to install a rebound net adjacent to the first tee where players could practice before and after their rounds.

Footgolf has been played competitively in the UK for four years, during which time more than 200 courses have sprung up around the country with the new course on Killerby Lane, Cayton having the right ingredients to succeed, according to the governing body.

‘The Scarborough site has interesting features and once it matures it will be a very nice course,’ said Kieran Lawry, from

Val about to sink her ‘putt’

Becky on form on the green

A game for all the family Flamborough, UK Footgolf’s operations director, who worked closely with Val on the design. He added: ‘It’s ideally situated near the holiday camps and with Scarborough having a population during the summer of 70,000 there is every reason it should do well.

‘A lot of people come from Scarborough to play at our courses, at The Links in Bridlington and at Skelton in York. Now they have a course on their doorstep.

‘The great thing about footgolf is that is so accessible. Literally anybody can play.’

That brings me nicely back to the first hole where I was ready to hit my ‘tee-shot’.

Watched by playing partners Becky Martin, Val’s daughter, and John White, a chef at the Stained Glass Centre, who both kindly volunteered to keep me company, my ‘drive’ crawled about 30 yards down the fairway – but at least it was straight down the middle.

‘Accuracy is the important thing,’ said John, I’m sure trying to console me. ‘It doesn’t matter if you are a good footballer or not to play,’ he added, promptly shanking his first shot straight into the rough. Sorry John.

To be fair, John was being kind to both of us as he proceeded to show over the five holes we played, finishing two ahead and scoring a classy birdie on the par four 80-yards second hole, making his point with a delicate 20-yard chip to within a couple of yards of the flag.

‘Footgolf’s a smashing game,’ he said. ‘It’s a game anyone can play.’

“The great thing about footgolf is that it is so accessible.

Anybody can play.”

A great game!

Becky was just as enthusiastic: ‘It’s really good fun,’ she said. ‘So far everybody who has gone around – and we have a lot of families – have really enjoyed themselves.’

Both Becky and John are right. The game is fun and regular footballers may not necessarily have it all their own way. Footgolf is not played on a flat pitch and just like real golf there is much skill in being able to read the terrain and judge the way the ball will roll.

If you are a golfer who has played football this may be right up your street!

Although the 814 yards par 33 course has only been open since the start of September its popularity is already growing.

While The Review was there, a team of youngsters were about to tee off as mum and dad Kerry and Andrew Hide brought them along as part of a treat to celebrate their 12-year-old son Taylor’s birthday.

‘The boys had a great time for Taylor’s birthday,’ Kerry later wrote on the Scarborough Footgolf’s Facebook page.

Situated within a good one iron of nearby holiday camps, it is little wonder Val and Simon intend to promote the game to capture the holiday tourist trade as well as attracting players from across Scarborough.

‘So far we have had Scarborough football teams come here and use it for training,’ said Val, who added they may set up competitions next year among local clubs to find the local footgolf champions.

For the time being the course will be kept open during daylight hours during the winter but will close in bad weather.

A round can be booked at either www. scarboroughfootgolf.co.uk or at www. ukfootgolf.com or telephone 0751 9189411.

Players can also turn up at the course and play. Prices can be found on the website.

And, you know, the game is kind of obsessive.

I’m off to get more practice . . .

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Football commentator for Scarborough Athletic, Ant Taylor talks about the grassroots game. @iamradioant

Should grassroots emulate the Europeans?

ENGLISH football internationally is in a mess.

Not only being knocked out of this summer’s Euros by Iceland but the scandal of Sam Allardyce's resignation. All you hear is 'we need to invest more in to grassroots football'.

Reducing the cost of coaching badges would be a start.

With the ongoing problems in the FA, one of the fundamental problems in our beautiful game is the lack of coordination to grassroots football. Factions like The FA, Premier League and Football League have been at loggerheads with each other at varying degrees in history.

The Sports Minister, Tracey Crouch MP, has stated that she is 'genuinely appalled' by the way Premier League clubs invest their money especially when you see their German counterparts enjoying a renaissance after their country’s exit from the 1998 World Cup followed by a terrible outing in Euro 2000.

Not finishing the group stages in the Euro's,

they finished bottom in their group. This lead the Germans to overhaul their philosophy, pull all their differences together and start singing from the same hymn sheet, so to say.

This is the same with Iceland, England's victors in Euros, who have united all their footballing resources and have joined together to drag their national team into 21st century football. All football bodies are prioritising on three core aspects: coaching, facilities and strong links into schools.

Top quality facilities is the KSI's holy grail considering the harsh Icelandic winters. If I can play devils advocate here, decent pitches in the UK are on the decline, the 11-a-side game participation is falling and this can be seen at a local level with Sunday league teams folding here even in Scarborough.

The biggest difference between here in the UK and our Icelandic cousins is the provision of coaches for young players, even some

of the youngest age ranges are coached by highly qualified coaches. From the age of four every child has a UEFA accredited coach and for under 10's and upwards the coach has to hold a UEFA B qualification. That's a level in coaching in England to manage right up to professional clubs. All coaches are paid in Iceland where the majority of UK coaches are hardworking volunteers and very few of them will be UEFA B qualified.

One issue for developing a network of highly qualified grassroots coaches in England, is the cost of gaining the qualifications, the basic FA Level 1 course is £150, while Level 2 rises to £340 then the cost hikes up to £700+ for UEFA B. To take a UEFA A course it can be a much as £2,900. So if anyone is wanting to go alone in this, they would have to invest £4000 to reach UEFA A status.

But if you look at the Germans, who rarely struggle to qualify for tournaments and after

all are currently World Cup holders, the UEFA A course fee is only 800 euros (£720).

Football is still the nations number one sport as in participation, but as director of Sport England Phil Smith suggests simply having an appetite for the game is not going to bring success.

We need to get the core philosophy right, it is equally important to have a sufficient number of qualified coaches. I know in our town there are a few good coaches, who have put a lot of their own resources to get as high up the ladder as possible. By the end of 2016-17 season the FA has targeted having 25,000 level 1 & 5,000 level 2 newly-qualified coaches, the vast majority of whom will be the hardworking volunteers who turn out on Sunday mornings.

If the long-term goal is to get the national team to turn up and become a force and beat teams like Germany (and Iceland!) there is still a load of work to be done.

EUROPEAN GLORY DOUBLE FOR FOR SCARBOROUGH SCARBOROUGH AC GYMNASTS

By Steve Adamson

SCARBOROUGH Athletics Club won both the mens and womens team events at the Bridlington Half Marathon on Sunday, 16 October. Held annually since 1983, the Brid race starts on the sea front and goes through Sewerby, Flamborough and Bempton before finishing back on the sea front. This years event saw 531 competitors

By Steve Adamson SCARBOROUGH was well represented at the 11th European Team Gymnastics Championships, held in Maribor, Slovenia from 12-15 October. Scarborough Gymnastics Academy coach Nikii Walker was a member of the Great Britain women’s coaching team, while five of the club's gymnasts were selected to represent Great Britain in the championships.

Brodie Aziz, Damien Quinton, Meg Coates, Alice Morbey and Megan Coates all represented team GB at the prestigious event, and Brodie and Damien returned home with a bronze medal from the junior men’s event after Britain finished third behind Denmark and Sweden.

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take part, with Steve Bateson of East Hull Harriers winning in a time of 71 mins, 59 secs.

First Scarborough runner home was James Kraft in 4th place, while Chris Brown finished 17th. Rhona Haslam was the 2nd lady to finish, behind Nicki Healon of Huncote Harriers. Leading Scarborough AC runners and their times-

WOMEN’S Rhona Haslam 89-53 Sue Haslam 93-29 Emma Simmons 107-32

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THE East Riding and District of York Winter Alliance held two events this month, firstly at Springhead Park where Filey Pairing Mathew Dickens (11) and Paul Willis (12) posted a net 63 to claim victory. At North Cliff, Hessle paring Andy Lockwood (1) and Andy Geetham (4) posted a net 64 to claim the Tankards.

Hull Daily Mail Trophy, top ten standings 1st equal Heworth & Hessle 390; 3rd Hornsea 391; 4th York 394; 5th Filey 397; 6th equal Fulford and South Cliff 399; 8th Springhead Park 400; 9th Hainsworth Park 403; 10th equal Ganton and North Cliff 406; The Scarborough and District Winter Alliance also held two meetings this month, firstly at Filey where South Cliffs Sam Pottage (4) and Kev Noble (13) posted a net 62 for victory on count back. Two weeks later at North Cliff, home pairing Fraser Kelly(0) and Ade Owenson(17) won the Tankrds with a 12 under par, net 60.

Pennant Standings; 1st North Cliff 774 2nd South Cliff 775 3rd Filey 782 4th Whitby 793 5th Malton 796 6th Bridlington Belvedere 811 7th Kirkbymoorside 812 8th Bridlington Links 814 9th Driffield 824.

Flamborough & District Rabbit Golf Alliance were another alliance to play two events recently. First up was the Alliance meeting at South Cliff when the North Cliff pairing of Dave Trenham & Ade Owenson took the honours in the 4BBB competition with a score of net 61.

John Titley winner of the Sid Wilson Trophy

BY DERRICK ARDEN

The league standings show South Cliff leading the way on a total of 387 with Kirkbymoorside close on their heels at 390, Brid. Links and Malton & Norton are both on 392 with North Cliff a further shot back on 393.

The Alliance competition for The Lisa Jane Trophy took place at Whitby where the South Cliff pairing of D. Woodward-Hay & H. Roberts put together a fine round of golf to post a total of 47 points to take first place in the pairs.

with partner Sandra Massender qualified to represent the Club in the next Round of The Daily Mail Foursomes, just pipping Sue Negus and Ewa Graczyk.

Moira Cooper

Neil Bruce South Cliffs October medal winner was Neil Bruce(8) edged out Matt Ryan(10), both posting net 70. John Titley(12) won the Sid Wilson Trophy in North Cliffs Past Captains competition while in the Auction Knock out Ade Owenson just edged out Nick Timmins on the last hole in an epic final.

Shaun Smith (2) won the Tradesman’s Bowl at South Cliff and The Gibson Bowl was won by Paul Johnson (12).

Paul Johnson First Prize in North Cliff Ladies Open Day was won by Ann Rossington (11), Caroline Barker (13), Wendy Lockwood (14) & Heather Brocklebank (20), a team made up from Hornses & Hainsworth Park who scored 83 points.

South Cliff and North Cliff ladies October Stableford competitions were won by Anna Mollon (19) with 38 pts just holding off the challenge of Sally Waggitt (12) who had 36 pts and Pat Palmer (19) who posted 38 points to claim first place in division one, Christine Brodie (23) was top of division two with 27 points and Susan Bower (30) chalked up 28 points to win division three.

Another busy week for the South Cliff ladies started with a great day for the Past Lady Captains of the Club organised by the immediate Past Captain Karen Blake. The sun was shining but a gale force wind was blowing across the course. After much discussion the Past Lady Captains decided to venture out.

15 of them braved the conditions to play a 15 hole Stableford that was won by Moira Cooper with Ann Eley the runner-up. The following day Judy Craft selected the perfect combination of just four clubs to enable her to win the annual Four Club Competition. Then somewhat confusingly for the uninvolved, the first of next years’ medal competitions was staged. The Medal One results being Silver division 1st Judy Locking (15) net 70, 2nd Ruth Smith (19) net73, 3rd Sally Waggitt (12) net 75. Bronze 1st division 1st Maureen Jamieson (23) net 75, 2nd Mary Ryan (22) net 79 (Bk 9), 3rd Karen Blake (27) net 79. Bronze 2nd division 1st Brenda Rose (36) net 70, 2nd Gwen Dixon (31) net 77, 3rd Judy Craft (28) net 81. Finally, Lady Captain Chris McMahon

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From the Sidelines PIER OFF TO A FLYER WEST Pier have made a blistering start to the season, winning their opening six league games to storm clear at the top of the Scarborough News District League, and making progress in two cup competitions.

Match stats for their opening matches of the season WEST PIER 15 (Sean Exley 5, Gary Thomas 3, Neil Thomas 3, Martin Cooper, Niall Gibb, Sam Garnett, Own Goal) WESTOVER WASPS 0 WEST PIER 5 (Billy Logan 4, Sean Exley) EDGEHILL 1 (Luke Jenkinson)

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NEWLANDS LEAD THE CHASING PACK West Pier's six-match winning start took them six points clear at the top of division one, with Newlands Park and Hunmanby United in seconnd and third positions. Newlands beat Cayton Corinthians 7-1 with goals from Stu Bates 3, Drew McCoubrey 2, Dan Freer and Jamie Gallagher, while the Hunmanby scorers in a 4-0 away win against Seamer Sports were Lee Micklethwaite 2, Oli Milner and Luke Delve. On target for Edgehill in a 7-0 defeat of Westover Wasps were Dean Craig 2, Jackson Jowett 2, Luke Jenkinson, Ricky Greening and Wayne Aziz.

RESERVE SIDES DOMINATE DIV TWO

District FA Cup Round 1 CAYTON CORINTHIANS 1 (Harry Sleep) WEST PIER 15 (Billy Logan 8, Martin Cooper 2, Rich Tolliday 2, Sean Exley 2, Will Jenkinson)

WEST Pier Reserves were the early second division leaders, opening the campaign with five wins and two draws. Their latest outings saw them beat FC Rosette 4-1 with strikes from Jack South 2, Ronnie Cook and Rich Tolliday, followed by a 4-0 win against Duchess, with Tolliday scoring a hattrick and Lewis Short also on target. Seamer Sports Res. were 2nd and also unbeaten, Darren Hastie and Nick Hegarty scoring in a 2-1 win against Edgehill Res, then a 6-2 defeat of Cayton Res. saw strikes from Tom Adams 2, Darren Hastie 2, Ryan Jackson and Dan Jewitt.

WEST PIER 3 (Billy Logan, Sean Exley, Martin Cooper) SLEIGHTS 1 (Sam Leadley)

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SEAMER SPORTS 2 (Danny Glendinning 2) WEST PIER 6 (Sean Exley 5, Sam Garnett)

WEST PIER 3 (Billy Logan, Gary Thomas, Sam Garnett) NEWLANDS PARK 0 Harbour Cup Round 1 NEWLANDS PARK 1 (Ben Luntley) WEST PIER 2 (Billy Logan, Martin Cooper) SLEIGHTS 0 WEST PIER 3 (Gary Thomas 2, Martin Cooper)

Itis Itis Rovers won their first seven games to go top of division three. A 7-0 defeat of Edgehill 3rds saw goals from Tom Sutherland 4, Mike Barker, Curtis Rose and Dave Young, then Luke Jones scored six and Sam Broadbent contributed a hat-trick in a 12-0 trouncing of Westover Reserves. Sherburn also boasted a 100% record after winning their first six league games. Liam Scott and Gary Tyson netted in a 2-1 win against Seamer 3rds, two Sam Rackham strikes helped them to a 3-0 defeat of Scalby Res, and Andy Adamson, Paul Mills, Liam Scott and Kris Wilkinson were the scorers in a 4-0 victory over Fishburn Park.

BY STE VE ADAMSON

REP TEAM THRASH YORK The Scarborough League rep team beat the York League 4-1 at Pickering Town FC on 8 October. Ace marksman Billy Logan hit a hat-trick and Sean Exley scored the other.

The Scarborough League side was: Callum Myers, Steve Sheader, Leigh Franks, Ricky Nock, Sam Garnett, Martin Cooper, Joe Gallagher, Dean Craig, Joel Ramm(capt), Billy Logan, Sean Exley. Subs: Darren Crawford, Will Jenkinson, Drew McCoubrey.

COASTAL SHELLFISH LEAGUE CUP Edgehill were top scorers in the first round, crushing Goalsports Res. 14-0 with Luke Jenkinson scoring seven. Ian Laing scored twice for Duchess in a 4-0 win against Ayton, Curtis Rose got two for Itis Iis Rovers who beat Goalsports 4-2, and a Chris Weetman hat-trick earned Cayton Corinthians a 3-2 extra-time win against Snainton. Whitby Fishermen beat Falsgrave Athletic 11-3, and Luke Delve scored twice for Hunmanby United in a 3-1 win at Scalby.

Draw for round two: Edgehill v Goldsborough United Duchess v Westover Wasps Newlands Park v Sleights Cayton Reserves v West Pier FC Rosette v Filey Town Cayton Corinthians v Hunmanby United Filey Town Res v Whitby Fishermen Seamer Sports v Itis Itis Rovers

FRANK WHITE TROPHY Goldsborough United won 4-2 against local rivals Fishburn Park in their first round tie, and Liam Braithwaite scored twice for Hunmanby Reserves in a 5-1 away win against Commercial. A Carl Hepples hat-trick helped Edgehill 3rds to a 7-3 defeat of Seamer Sports 3rds, and Eastway Sports came from 2-3 down to beat Goalsports Res. 4-3 with goals from Josh Hill 2, Joe Turner and Dean Andrews.

NORTH RIDING CHALLENGE CUP Edgehill won 5-0 away to Whitby Fishermen with goals from Dean Craig 3, Joel Ramm (pen) and Jackson Jowett. Other first round winners included Duchess who beat Ayton 7-2 (two goals apiece for Ian Laing, JP Watson and Luke Chambers), and Westover Wasps who drew 1-1 with Spennithorne before going through 4-3 on penalties. First

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round losers included Newlands Park who lost 2-1 away to Unicorn, and Seamer Sports, beaten 1-0 at home by Richmond Mavericks.

Draw for round two includes: Colburn Town v Scalby York St Johns v Duchess Westover Wasps v Richmond Town Res Leyburn Town v Edgehill Great Ayton United v West Pier (Ties to be played Sat 5 November)

EAST RIDING CUPS Holders Hunmanby United lost in the first round of the East Riding Senior Country Cup, going down 3-2 aet at Pocklington Town Res despite two goals from Ryan Baldry, but Filey Town won 3-2 at home to Brandesburton, with strikes from James Jenkinson, Ricky Tomlinson and Lalan Flynn. In the East Riding Qualifying Cup, Paul Mills scored twice for Sherburn in a 6-4 win away to Market Weighton.

LEAGUE TROPHY ROUND TWO DRAW Eastway Sports v Seamer Sports Res Scalby v Itis Itis Rovers Cayton Reserves v Goalsports FC Rosette v Goldsborough United Falsgrave Athletic v West Pier Res Duchess v Filey Town Res Snainton v Sherburn Fishburn Park v Newlands Park Res

HARBOUR CUP QUARTER FINALS Hunmanby United v Filey Town Cayton Corinthians v Sinnington Scalby v Edgehill West Pier v Whitby Fishermen (Ties to be played Sat, 19 November)

TRAF RESERVES QUIT SUNDAY LEAGUE The Scarborough Sunday League received a massive blow when second division side Trafalgar Reserves resigned due to a shortage of players. Second division champions in each of the past four seasons, Traf Reserves had only played 3 league matches (2 wins and a draw) before pulling out of the league, and their resignation leaves the division with just seven teams.

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From the touchline All the latest from Silver Royd WE ARE well into the season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ and October in general has been a successful month for Scarborough apart from a surprise defeat in the Yorkshire Challenge Shield by Middlesbrough at Silver Royd on the 15th.

New skipper Matty Jones took charge for the Seasiders trip to Yarnbury (Leeds) on the first of the month and he topped off a terrific performance with the deciding try in a 2925 win. American Devin Ibanez, a back row forward from Boston, also made his debut for the club in the game and was an immediate success. Further good news two days later saw the signing of Nino Cutino from Harrogate; the popular South African prop forward had spent three seasons at Silver Royd before moving on two seasons ago and was drafted straight into the side for the visit of bottom club Acklam RFC. Acklam were swept aside by the rampant Seasiders in a ten-try rout at Silver Royd and hopes were high for the visit of Middlesbrough RFC in the Yorkshire Shield. Out of the blue came a totally disjointed performance which was perhaps Scarborough’s poorest performance in several seasons. To round off a day of massive sporting disappointment, highly-promising young player James Leach succumbed to a sickening dislocation of his knee and was taken from the paddock by ambulance following a delay. The game was continued on an adjacent pitch and

Middlesbrough deservedly progressed to the next round of the competition with a 25-12 win.

That game was played with influential players Isaac Faamau, Jordan Wakeham, Graham Hogg and Richard Scales sidelined by injury.

All four returned to action last week and with former skipper Phil Watson returning from long-term injury the Seasiders came away from Bradford Salem with a resounding 27-0 bonus-point win to make it three out of three league wins in October.

With the season well underway the Seasiders are now fielding three senior teams with over 50 players involved at all levels on a Saturday.

The Club’s women’s side, the Valkryies were badly let down on two occasions this month with both Bradford Salem and Workington ladies failing to raise a side to travel to the coast. However, Harrogate Ladies were the visitors at Silver Royd on the 16th and following a close-fought game the home side recorded an 18-14 win in their first home match. The Valkryies were due to entertain Morpeth Ladies on October 31 and York RI ladies on the 13th of November.

Scarborough’s mini, junior and schools rugby continues apace with masses of kids involved at Silver Royd on a Sunday with local schools also taking part in two tag rugby festivals this month. Further details on junior/mini/schools rugby from the club’s YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (YDO) Graham Hogg on 01723 357740 extension 5 or at graham.hogg@scarboroughrugby.co.uk.

And finally, a terrific sportsman’s dinner at the J.M. Guthrie clubhouse this month was graced by the club’s guest of honour Sean Fitzgerald. The legendary former All Black captain gave a sellout gathering a unique insight into rugby at the very highest level with his inspirational speech giving us all plenty of food for thought on all matters rugby.

“October in general has been a successful month for Scarborough” Starting with the visit of Beverley, the month ahead is a challenging one with visits to high-flying Keighley and Old Brodleians on the road and home games with struggling North Ribblesdale and Heath RFC. The game with Beverley should be quite a ‘tasty’ encounter; the men from Beaver Park suffered consecutive relegations from National League rugby and then North One last season.

However, coached by former Scarborough player Junior Tupai they are making progress and lie third in Yorkshire One.

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“I enjoy getting out of bed on a morning and coming to see my work family!!!”

Kathryn Atkins