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A YOUTH project is looking for donations of items that can be auctioned on eBay to help boost its fundraising efforts. Scarborough Sidewalk helps about 150 youngsters each year in the town through its work on to the streets, encouraging kids to talk about issues in their lives that are important to them. It also runs weekly group sessions, provides one-to-one mentoring sessions at Graham School and organises day trips. ‘We try and come up with new, creative ideas to boost funding to support our work with young people in Scarborough,’ said project co-ordinator Andrew Skinner. Sidewalk is looking for any unwanted items that may be laying around the house. Said Andrew: ‘We recently had some success

selling foreign coins and notes on eBay that attracted collectors. We also sold some ink cartridges that somebody gave to us after they bought the wrong size. ‘If anybody has got bits and bobs laying around and they aren’t the type of thing that would be sold by a charity shop, we would gladly receive them.’ Sidewalk has been working in Scarborough for more than 20 years and was founded by Churches Together. If anybody has any items – Sidewalk ask that it should be at least worth £5, contact Andrew on 366186 or email: sidewalkdyp@yahoo.co.uk. Items can be dropped off at Sidewalk’s base in the arts centre at St James Church on Seamer Road or larger donations can be collected.

Scarborough Station – saved from destruction By Krystal Starkey

A MINIATURE model of Scarborough Station was on show once more at Pickering Model Railway Exhibition. The iconic clock tower was found on the side of the road by a member of Scarborough and District Railway Modellers in 2012, waiting to be collected by the Kings Lynn refuse department. David Holland, of SDRM recognised the model instantly from his younger days watching trains coming into town. He bought the model layout and has begun work on patching up the damaged parts. The first two boards that have been completed were on show for all to see at the Memorial Hall, Pickering.

The pub where real ale meets rock ‘n’ roll Words and photos by Dave Barry An old Scarborough pub has been reopened by one of Elvis Presley’s biggest fans. Mark Witherington, a lifelong Elvis lover, has gutted and refurbished the former Durham Hotel in North Marine Road. He has renamed it the King & Cask. One bar is dedicated to Elvis and the other is an oldfashioned tap room, devoted to real ale. The pub is a free house. The Elvis bar is full of memorabilia taken from what Mark calls the MWTCB UK Elvis Collection – his initials followed by the acronym of Taking Care of Business. This was the motto of Elvis’s Memphis mafia, says Mark. Mark’s ever-growing collection, valued at £46,000, includes a jacket, a scarf and quirky stuff like a scrap of red carpet from a living room at Graceland, which Mark and his wife Tracy have visited three times.

“It is all original and includes pieces owned by the King and was featured on the BBC in March,” Mark says. “What really gets Elvis fans going is when they get up close and personal with his former possessions, such as Omega's first digital watch, the TC1”. A generous man, Elvis had the gold timepiece inscribed with his initials and presented it to one of his musicians, the late Charlie Hodge, who was wearing it at Elvis’s last show. “We bought it at an authenticated auction in January,” Mark explains. A tiny picture of Mark and Tracy is one of at least 10,000 images on a photo-mosaic depicting Graceland, hanging in the King bar. The full-size original is a banner which hangs on the concourse at Graceland and is changed every year. Elvis is always on the TV and Mark is planning to load his jukebox with Elvis 45s.

The King & Cask hosts a retro jukebox disco every weekend, with all the great sounds of the 50s, 60s and 70s, including plenty of youknow-who. Mark is looking for rock ‘n’ roll singers to perform at the pub. Its first gig is tonight (Friday 2 September) with the Memphis Cruisers. An open mic wil be held every Wednesday, from 8pm. Mark previously ran the Plough in Scalby and numerous other pubs around North Yorkshire, on the relief circuit. He is raising money for Yorkshire air ambulance and Scarborough RNLI through collection boxes on the bar and various events. Mark is sponsoring the Steve Asker show on Radio Scarborough, from 10am to 2pm. “I play a bit of Elvis”, says Steve.

King & Cask landlord Mark Witherington, left, with Radio Scarborough’s Steve Asker, whose show he is sponsoring, under the Graceland photo-mosaic

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Britain in Bloom judges visit Filey By Krystal Starkey THE SUN shone down on Filey when Britain in Bloom judges arrived to inspect the town. Filey in Bloom members will now be waiting in anticipation to see if they have won their category in the national Britain in Bloom competition after being shortlisted as a finalist. Judges, Kim Parish, from Devon and Keith Jackson, from Scotland were accompanied on a whistle stop tour of the town by Marion Wright, Chair of Filey in Bloom, John Sellars, Vice Chair and the Mayor of Filey, Cllr Susan Bosomworth, other members of the group were also present. In Crescent Gardens town criers could be heard singing for the judges and the local Rainbows group even came out as butterflies. A bee keeper tended the lavender and some of

the Filey in bloom members also dressed up for the occasion. The prestigious gardening competition is now in its 52nd year and assesses participants for efforts in three key areas: Horticultural achievement, community participation and environmental responsibility. From the 1,600 communities that take part in the regional campaigns, roughly 80 are selected to go into the annual UK Finals. Filey has been shortlisted in the Coastal town up to 12k category. It will face stiff competition from a host of other coastline towns such as Tenby in Wales, Newcastle, St Brelade in Jersey, Bute in Scotland and Mablethorpe in East Midlands. The winners will be announced during a ceremony in Birmingham in October. The Judges and Filey in Bloom members chat in Crescent Gardens

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Rough sleeper gets civil injunction for anti-social behaviour by Dave Barry A man who sleeps rough has been banned from doing lots of things in the town centre and seafront. Scarborough County Court has slapped a civil injunction on Gavin Wilson, 29, for anti-social behaviour over the last year. He has been ordered not to do any of the following in any public place in the area shown on the map. * Sleep rough. * Sit on the ground. * Put his belongings on the ground or on a bench for more than 10 minutes. * Put rubbish anywhere except in public bins or waste receptacles. * Place any container, such as a hat, bowl or bucket, near himself in such a way as to invite passers-by to place money in it. * Place any bong, pipe or hypodermic needle in a place where it may be visible to a member of the public. * Urinate or defecate, except in public toilets, provided they are used only for the purpose of urination and defecation. * Be in possession of open containers of alcohol. * Be in possession of any psychoactive substance. * Behave in a way which causes or is likely to cause harassment, nuisance, alarm or distress

to any other person. A public place is defined as any place, whether publically or privately owned, to which members of the public freely have access without first having to pay an entrance fee or seek permission. The council’s community safety and safeguarding manager, Sandra Rees, said: “We have worked with our partners to pursue this injunction and hope the result will give the members of the public who have been severely detrimentally affected by the behaviour of Mr Wilson some reassurance and comfort. “We are not in the habit of bringing action against those rough sleepers who do not cause trouble but we will not tolerate those whose anti-social behaviour causes distress to others. Where we have clear evidence that this is the case, we will take enforcement action”.

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News in Brief 6 is the magic number for stamp club SCARBOROUGH Philatelic Society enjoyed short displays from six members this month. Stamps shown related to the letters J, K or L. Stamps that displayed pictorial cancellations of the Nazi period were shown alongside Japanese greeting stamps and stamps showing London buildings.

The society meets on the first Tuesday of each month in Scarborough Library in Vernon Road at 7pm. At the next meeting, on September 6th, an auction of philatelic material will be held. Visitors interested in stamps and postal history are welcome to attend.

Hanover Court Coffee Morning Raises over £100 By Krystal Starkey THE SHELTERED housing at Hanover Court managed to raise a whopping £136 for Yorkshire Coast Sight Support in just one morning. The money was raised through donations, a one pound entry charge and a big raffle with plenty of booze, toiletries and chocolate.

Residents chipped in to bring their home made cakes and enjoyed tea and coffee. Estate Manager, Betty Martin said: “It was well supported by the residents of Hanouver and it was a lovely day.” Yorkshire Coast Sight Support provide social and support groups for people with sight impairments.

Seminar for charities by Dave Barry A three-hour seminar that helps charities make money and delegates gain or refresh knowledge and skills is being offered by a personal development consultant in Scarborough.

Ian Marshall says the programme is aimed at small organisations, preferably charities, and groups of people involved in helping people. n For details, ring Ian on 447377, email him at ian@ mejma.com or visit his website, at www.Mejma.com.

Record fair at church by Dave Barry A smorgasbord of vinyl, CDs and music-related memorabilia all under one roof in Scarborough. That’s what’s promised for a record fair at Queen Street Methodist Church on 17

September, from 10am until 4pm. It’s being organised by Rob Cross of Revolutions Music, who deals in collectable, esoteric and old vinyl records, plus rock, punk, indie, reggae, folk and soul. Revolutions Music, in the Market Vaults, sells CDs, DVDs and books. Dealers and traders who would like a table at the fair should leave a message on RM’s Facebook page or send an email to revolutionsmusic@btinternet. com.

Words and photos by Dave Barry A mortuary is being opened to the public during the annual heritage open days in Scarborough this month. Bernards undertakers are offering guided tours of one of the town’s longest-standing funeral homes, including the workshop, chapel of rest, arranging room and mortuary. Various unusual and fascinating places can be visited, including the home of a famous Victorian artist and the 18th century workshop of the father of aviation. The national scheme, from 8-11 September, aims to raise public awareness of the country’s architectural, built, historical and cultural heritage. Buildings throughout the UK that are either not usually open to the public, or that usually charge admission, will open for free. There is a programme of guided walks and events. In Scarborough, the scheme is being run by the Museums Trust, supported by the borough council, the civic society and the archaeological and historical society. The venues are: Rotunda Museum (10, 11 Sep, 10am-5pm). One of the first purpose-built museums in the world, opening in 1829. Home to Gristhorpe Man, a bronze-age skeleton, the Speeton plesiosaur and a new display on the internationally significant Mesolithic site Star Carr. Scarborough Art Gallery (10, 11 Sep, 10am-5pm). An Italianate villa built in the late 1840s, housing Scarborough’s permanent art collection, including works by Atkinson Grimshaw, Robert Roe and John Armstrong. Woodend (8, 9 Sep*). A Grade II listed building, home to the Sitwell family from 1870. Recently refurbished, it now includes a beautiful art gallery and the carefully preserved Sitwell library. Londesborough Lodge (9, 10 Sep*). Built in the 1830s and in 1853 acquired by Lord Londesborough who entertained the future Edward VII there. Now a community centre run by Buddhist charity Kagyu Samye Dzong. Maritime Heritage Centre (8-11 Sep, 11am-4pm). Founded in 2004, the centre at 45 Eastborough documents the town’s seafaring history. Masonic Hall (10 Sep, 10am-4pm). Converted in 1884

from a private house, and still in use as a masonic meeting place. Includes a display on freemasonry. Trinity House (10 Sep, 10am-4pm). A chance to see the courtyard and boardroom of one of only four buildings of its kind in the country. Old jail (8, 9 Sep, 11am*). A prison from 1866-1878, the interior is well preserved. A tour of the cells and old chapel involves steep steps and uneven floors. St Andrew’s Church (9 Sep, 10am-3pm). A Grade II listed church with a model of medieval Scarborough and a beautiful heritage chapel. Castle-by-the-Sea (8, 9, 11 Sep, noon to 4pm). John Atkinson Grimshaw’s home from 1876-79, with handpainted tiles designed by the Victorian artist. Bernard & Sons (8 Sep, 11am and 2pm; 10 Sep, 11am*). See above. Dean Road cemetery chapel (11 Sep, WW1 graves guided walk at 11.30am, heritage tree walk at 12.30pm*). A refurbished chapel and ‘dead house’; with an exhibition of WW1-themed quilts, and research on WW1 - see story on front page. Hollywood Plaza (8, 9 Sep, 11am*). The former North Bay Picture House opened in 1918 but became a garage before being reconverted to a cinema in the 1980s. North Bay Railway (10, 11 Sep, 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3pm). Tours of the engine shed with a free talk, guide book and return train ride for £2. Raincliffe Woods (10 Sep, 10.30am and 2pm*). During the recent mapping of the woods, it’s been discovered that this is an area of significant archaeological and historical interest. A two-hour walk includes steep slopes and goes off-path so stout footwear is required. Sir George Cayley’s former workshop, Brompton (9, 10 Sep, 11am-3pm). The 18th century workshop of the man who invented the concept of the aeroplane. Includes a prototype model of the glider he flew across Brompton dale in 1853. Ayton Castle (11 Sep, 10am, 1pm, 3pm*). A tour with rare access to the tower and undercroft. Stout footwear recommended. Starting at the interpretation board on Mill Green. n Booking required; ring 374753 from 10am-5pm TueSun. Website: heritageopendays.org.uk.

Scarborough ranks in top misspelt locations in the UK by Krystal Starkey OUR seaside town has come in at number 33 for the UK’s most miss spelt locations according to Travelodge. Incorrect spellings commonly include Scarboro, Skarboro and Scarburgh. Taking the top five are Edinburgh, London, Torquay,

Bicester and Bath. Every week, more than one million people visit the Travelodge website looking to book a room at one of 514 UK Travelodge hotels and following a booking audit it has been revealed that around 20% of location entries are misspelt.

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Vandals prompt castle Samba beat at Market during facelift to increase security Words by Dave Barry, photos by Krystal Starkey CCTV and night security guards have been introduced at Scarborough castle in the wake of recent vandalism. In two incidents, a Victorian garden gate and tree branches were used to make fires, blackening sections of the castle walls. Staff found the remains of the fire as well as a sock, BB gun pellets and cigarette ends. The police haven't caught anyone yet. Castle manager Simon Roe said: “It shows a complete lack of respect for our nation’s history. “It’s really quite insulting,” he said. “This castle has survived two world wars and a civil war, to just be attacked by someone with no respect. “It’s not only about the damage as they are seriously putting their lives at risk. If anyone sees anyone on the walls, please call the police”. Kate Maughan-Brown of English Heritage added: “It's really miserable but on a positive note the entire community are rallying around to support and be vigilant”. Clea Warner, English Heritage’s area manager for Yorkshire and the South Lakes, said: “Scarborough castle is an important historic site and this is a serious case of heritage crime. We are very concerned that the castle has been targeted in this way. English Heritage are working with North Yorkshire police to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. “Heritage crime robs us of our shared history and causes damage to places of unique historical significance. It includes offences

A member of the castle staff at one of the places where a fire was started such as illegal metal detecting, theft of lead and historic stone as well as graffiti and vandalism to historic buildings. Thousands of people enjoy visiting the castle every summer and we want to do everything we can to protect this iconic place now and in the future”. Scarborough-based Chief Inspector Lindsay Stamp of North Yorkshire police said: “It beggars belief that anyone would vandalise one of the county’s most historic buildings. I know that the community as a whole in Scarborough takes great pride in attractions such as the castle and will be keen to see the perpetrators brought to justice. I’d appeal for anyone who has any information to share it with us immediately”. If you have any information that may help the investigation, call North Yorkshire police on 101, press 1 to get through to the force control room; quote reference number 12160134659. n Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Scarborough Survivors appeal for volunteers By Mike Tyas

A CHARITY has issued an appeal for more volunteers to help out at their town centre resource centre. Scarborough Survivors provides a sanctuary for people in the town and surrounding area who have mental health problems either personally, or as a carer, relative or friend. Thanks to a £15,000 grant backing from North Yorkshire County Council’s ‘Stronger Communities’ programme, Survivors’ centre, based on Alma Square, last month extended its opening hours by more than half. And now they are looking to build on that good news by attracting more volunteers to use their talents and get involved with the organisation’s future plans. ‘It was great news to receiving the backing from Stronger Communities, a sign that we’re moving in the right direction and people have faith in our work, ‘said chief executive Andrea Woolcott. ‘We have been working so hard on our plans to move this centre forward and now we would love more volunteers to come and join us at this exciting time. ‘The volunteers we have are fantastic – we can’t thank them enough for what they do. But with the new hours we are opening, we need the help of more volunteers to join our team. ‘Just giving an hour or two a week, or whenever they can, will make such a difference to our centre and in particular to the many service users who come here and for who Survivors is such a life line.

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Words and photos by Dave Barry A carnival afternoon celebrating the Olympics got Scarborough’s Market Hall and Vaults pulsating to a samba beat. Children joined a samba band run by Ernie Acquah and Garry Leck of the Stephen Joseph Theatre. The free percussion jams made a lot of noise outside the Market Hall. In the Vaults, visitors were greeted with a tumbler of tropical fruit punch and children took part in carnival head-dress workshop. It was organised by Create, which runs the annual Coastival arts festival. The Market building is undergoing a £2.7m transformation. Workmen have underpinned and replaced flags in the Vaults, where shops are open as normal. Work on the ground floor is well under way. The demolition phase is complete and big girders have been installed to support a mezzanine upper floor, creating space for more shops, offices and a café.

Michelle Watts and Christine Maloney of Create at the carnival headdress workshop

The space is getting a complete facelift throughout. Stalls remain open. Work is expected to be completed by December. Scarborough Council’s portfolio holder for public health and housing, Cllr Bill Chatt, said: “At the same time, we are continuing with our programme of activities in the market to bring people in and showcase the excellent range of food, gifts and refreshments it offers, all year round”.

Victorian tea party success By Krystal Starkey Scarborough Survivors chief executive Andrea Woolcott, right, with coordinator Christine Mackay. Photo by Dave Barry. Survivors currently opens from 11.30am4.30pm from Monday to Thursday and 111.30pm on a Friday. It has more than 300 members who are kept engaged in a variety of social activities, classes and group events. ‘We have been operating for the people of Scarborough for more than 20 years. It really is an exciting and busy time for us,’ said Andrea. ‘We would be delighted to welcome more people on board and encourage them to use their abilities to really make a positive difference to the lives of our users.’ n Andrea Woolcott can be contacted on 500222.

THE SUN was shining down on St Mary’s Church for a Victorian tea party earlier in the month. The Friends of St Mary’s had organised the nostalgic event to raise funds for their latest refurbishment project on the church. The event ran from 2pm and was busy throughout the day. Visitors could see some of the friends in Victorian fancy dress, enjoy homemade cakes, tea and coffee as well as buy a range of handmade gifts and alongside a large table top sale. The Chairman of the Friends of St Mary’s Church said: “We’ve had a beautiful day with the weather.” The Friends of St Mary’s Church help to preserve the fabric of the medieval church and have raised money for many repairs including refurbishment of the church A friend of St. Mary’s turned up in Victorian tower and re-lettering of the chancel arch. fancy dress

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Your Letters DEAR SCARBOROUGH REVIEW, Please pass my thanks and gratitude to Dave Barry and his team from the Scarborough Review. Dave put a great story together in the July issue regarding my planned world record endurance run that I am presently preparing to undertake during May 2019 in the USA. I am born and bred in Scarborough but now live and work in Malton due to my occupation as a Watch Manager, with north Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. I often visit the town and train in the local area. I am very proud of my roots in the town. Kind Regards, Justin Rowe, BEM.

Justin is now in the early planning and training stage of his biggest challenge to date, to run down the Atlantic Coast from the Canadian border to Key West Florida. The distance will total 2633 miles and take approximately 16 weeks to complete. Justin hopes to raise a million dollars and split the money between several charities including Allied Forces Action (USA) and Veterans in Action Charity (UK).

DEAR EDITOR, I have recently returned from holiday on a small Dodecanese island which is undergoing a 50% drop in its essential tourist industry. nevertheless, with the help of some charity funding and support from nGOs and the Municipality (Mayor and council) the islanders have made provision to accommodate ten Syrian refugee families. They have converted ten large containers into living accommodation, created a kitchen, a school, a children’s play area and other facilities. Many locals have given food, clothing and educational materials. The island has made available 2000 square metres of land for cultivation. Above all, the three families there have already been given a warm welcome. To see the happy faces of the children in such a lovely setting after all the unimaginable experiences they have had was both uplifting and moving. I can’t help comparing the efforts of this small and relatively poor community to those of one of the richest countries in the world. I don’t feel very proud. Mike Gordon, Scarborough Jazz Festival

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Kittiwakes nesting on the lighthouse pier (photo by Dave Barry) LEAVE OUR KITTIWAKES ALONE! Re the recent publicity concerning the socalled ‘splattered disgrace’ caused by a small number of sea birds nesting in and around Scarborough. This showed some seriously biased, sensationalist reporting and a general lack of facts and perspective. Is it really a poor reflection, and damaging to the ‘good name’ of a hugely popular seaside town like Scarborough if small numbers of a globally endangered seabird like the kittiwake chooses to nest in town? This is a beautiful seaside town and the seabirds and other wildlife here represent an integral part of that beauty to a great deal of people. Rather than sensationalise the problem - and I don’t doubt for one minute that droppings do cause a problem in the town centre - why not offer sensible solutions instead? If you want to deter nesting, which is by far the best solution, bird netting can usually be professionally fitted with the relevant legal permission. The Royal Hotel had kittiwakes nesting along its frontage in St nicholas Street in recent years; after netting was installed no birds returned to those areas.

As for the few birds that nest under the Spa bridge, do they really present a serious problem? Honestly? The Tyne bridge in newcastle holds the largest inland kittiwake colony in the world with around 500 pairs, yet many Tyne-siders and visitors recognise the special value of this gentle gull. As a seaside town that exists, trades and thrives as a result of its coastal location, and is supposed to admire traits like industry and resourcefulness in difficult circumstances, should we really be bothered if these ocean wanderers nest there for a few months of the year? Some less community-minded locals, visitors and, for argument’s sake, let’s call them ‘young recreational car enthusiasts’, leave more mess around the Marine Drive and the South Bay in a day than all the town’s seabirds combined in a year. Why not speak up for Scarborough and start a campaign to teach people how to walk to a bin rather that just ignorantly throwing all their litter on the floor, or on the beach, or into the sea? Nick Richardson Marine Ecologist, Scarborough

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EMAIL: DAVE@THESCARBOROUGHREVIEW.CO.UK WRITE TO US AT: OAKTREE FARM, THE MOOR, HAXBY, YORK YO32 2LH DEAR EDITOR, With regard to S Longden's letter in the July Review, asking where to find a vegan cafe in Scarborough, may we inform your readers that there is an excellent vegan / vegetarian cafe called Calf down at the bottom of Eastborough, specialising in delicious dairyfree and meat-free food, either to eat in or take out. It is open Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 4pm in the summer and you can order home-made vegan birthday or celebration cakes, which are popular. The Calf cafe is run to promote animal welfare and raise funds for an animal sanctuary which has just moved to a beautiful site west of Staithes. One of the rescued animals is a dwarf bull called Duke who is disabled with mobility problems and needs a lot of hands-on care. But he has a great and loving personality with a huge appetite for life, thriving on the

DEAR EDITOR, Many thanks to reporter Dave Barry for his superb article in the July edition about my books, Misdemeanours and More Misdemeanours. Having had pieces about my books featured in many publications, including the Sun on Sunday, it is a rarity to find an article with no factual errors whatsoever, and Mr Barry deserves further kudos for that! Thank you for such a lovely piece, and keep up the good work with such an informative and well-written paper. Sally-Ann Fawcett Scarborough

DEAR EDITOR, Well done for hiring Heather Elvidge to write a regular column for the Scarborough Review. Her regular feature The Turning Year was always an excellent read and I will look forward to the monthly edition to read her column. I have followed The Turning Year since it appeared in Top Trader back in the mid-90s and I still have clippings of her articles that were of interest to me. Although I did like the weekly wildlife reports she produced in the Scarborough news, I much prefer her writing on British and European folklore and especially local customs. When Scarborough's own annual folk traditions come round, like skipping day, ladies day and ringing the pancake bell, for example, it’s much more interesting to read Heather's column with her genuine depth of knowledge rather than the usual vapid sound bites in the local press and national media. Well done Scarborough Review. Kind regards David White

love and kindness given to him. He has a worldwide following with his own page on Facebook. If any of your readers would be interested in volunteering to join a team of helpers and carers either at the cafe or at the animal sanctuary (you need your own transport to get there) or if you want to donate please contact Sharon by email: c-al-f@hotmail.co.uk or look up www.c-a-l-f. co.uk/donate. A & D Nunns, 14 Westwood Road Scarborough

DEAR EDITOR, I would just like to say ‘thank you’ to Scarborough Review for the Scarborough Food Fair article and photos on page 17 of issue 36 (August 2016). This foodie event held its first market in March 2015, and the Scarborough Review has featured it on several occasions. This year, the fair went twice monthly, and attracts the crowds when it takes place in Westborough. Events such as this are greatly assisted by publicity in the local media and it’s very much appreciated that we’ve had coverage. Yours sincerely Caroline Anderson and Andrew Riley Yorkshire Food Markets, York

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Marie Curie launches Filey RNLI ‘resounding dinner-party campaign success’ by Dave Barry Marie Curie fundraisers visited Harry Ramsden’s chippie on Scarborough seafront to launch a new campaign. Jennifer Carmichael and Gill Bennett tucked into a plate of fish and chips to promote the charity’s latest initiative. Dinner Down Memory Lane involves supporters organising dinner parties and asking guests to make a donation instead of bringing a bottle or a dessert, in October. Ramsden’s manager Jacob Farrow said: “We’re delighted to help with this fantastic campaign and hope lots of people will get involved to help their local Marie Curie nursing service. Apart from Harry Ramsden’s famous fish and chips of course, my perfect dinner party would include anything with steak and, for dessert, anything with cake”. Jennifer added: “We all love getting together with friends and family, having fun and creating new memories. “Dinner Down Memory Lane is all about doing just that. It’s the perfect excuse to share good food and good times with your loved ones for a great cause. By inviting your guests to make a donation, you’ll be supporting Marie Curie nurses at the same time.

Marie Curie fundraiser Jennifer Carmichael, left, with volunteer Gill Bennett at Harry Ramsden’s “So dig out a family favourite or create a modern masterpiece - anything goes. Just be the host with the most by creating a meal to remember for a cause that matters this October in aid of Marie Curie”. To sign up and get a free fundraising pack, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/dinner or ring 0845 052 4184. Marie Curie is the UK’s leading charity for people with any terminal illness. It helps people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones make the most of the time they have together by delivering expert handson care, emotional support, research and guidance. Marie Curie employs 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals and, with its nine hospices around the UK, is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.

Choir anticipates another exciting year ahead

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Words and photo by Dave Barry Choristers are tuning up their vocal chords in readiness for Scarborough Community Choir’s new term. The large - 100-voice - choir will begin rehearsing its 2016/17 programme at South Cliff Methodist Church Hall on Wednesday 14 September, at 7pm. The choir’s Christmas concert on 7 December will feature music from the 1970s including a medley from the Carpenters, Neil Young and extracts from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The venue has yet to be confirmed. A section of the choir will perform at local care and nursing homes as part of its community programme. Conductor Bill Scott and two choir members will join the Sandside Players for two performances of The Mikado, at the library on Thursday 10 November and at Wykeham Church on Friday 11 November, both at 7pm.

Tickets will cost £10. Every March, the choir and the Sandside Orchestra and Players team up for a joint performance at Westborough Methodist Church. This year, they performed Trial by Jury and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Next year, they will perform music from musicals and movies, Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto, with soloist Frank James, and choral music by Lloyd Webber, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Bill Scott. New members are welcome at weekly rehearsals at South Cliff Methodist Church Hall, at 7pm Wednesdays, starting on 14 September. They can attend two sessions before deciding whether or not to join. n The choir’s website is at scarboroughcommunitychoir.wordpress. com.

Organisers of the Filey RNLI weekend described the event as a ‘resounding success’ after £12,000 was raised for the lifeboat station. The sun shone gloriously as crowds packed on to the Coble Landing to say thank you to the 25-strong RNLI volunteer team of men and women - and in doing so raise funds to keep the vital service going. RNLI figures suggest it costs about £200,000 to operate a two-boat station each year and with the service reliant solely on public donations, the final total from a packed programme of events was £8,000 from donations with a further £4,000 coming from the sale of souvenirs. ‘It was a tremendously successful weekend,’ said Filey RNLI press officer John Ward. ‘We had glorious sunny weather and the crowds turned out, both local and tourists. ‘On the Saturday afternoon for the raft race Coble Landing was packed absolutely solid. It was like that again on the Sunday. ‘We were amazed at the number of people who were in the area around Coble Landing over the two days. ‘We offer our thanks to every single person who has helped us in any way over the weekend to raise such a fantastic amount for Filey RNLI.’ While raising funds is the main purpose of the annual showcase, John said they were also delighted to play their part in boosting the town’s tourist trade and further cementing the bond between Filey and its lifeboat station. He said: ‘Filey was full that weekend. There was no accommodation to be had in town. ‘If the lifeboat weekend makes Filey busy then that’s great – that’s one of its purposes. ‘As well as raising money, it is our way of

saying thank you because the people of Filey are 100% behind the lifeboat.’ The packed crowds saw both inshore and the all-weather Mersey class boat launched on the Sunday lunchtime and take part in training exercises, along with the new Yorkshire Coastguard Sikorsky helicopter 912 that came from Humberside Airport. A day earlier a team from Filey Coastguard convincingly won the annual raft race. On dry land there was plenty to keep to all the family entertained with a variety of static displays, book stalls, raffles, tombolas, games to take part, including Filey Rotary Club’s ‘human fruit machine’, Scarborough Fair steam organ and RNLI souvenirs to buy. The current Mersey class all-weather lifeboat has been in operation for 25 years at Filey during which time it has helped save 20 lives and assisted in hundreds of rescues. Three years ago, the RNLI announced the Mersey lifeboat will be replaced by an Atlantic 85 B class inshore lifeboat by 2018. At the time, the RNLI said: ‘The highly-capable Atlantic 85 will be a more appropriate vessel for the vast majority of rescues carried out by the Filey crew.’ Current Coxswain Barry Robson said 2016 – up to the point of Lifeboat Weekend – had been a ‘quiet year’ with the Mersey called out on three occasions while the inshore boat had been deployed nine times. There has been a lifeboat station in Filey since 1804. • Just as the raft race was ending on the Saturday, the inshore craft had been deployed to assist a couple who had been cut off by the tide on rocks at ‘Agony’ Point on Filey Brigg. All returned safe and sound.

Cubs to celebrate anniversary in style thanks to donation By Krystal Starkey 49th SCARBOROUGH Viking Cubs will get to celebrate their Akela’s 40th Anniversary in style thanks to a £950 donation from Scarborough And Locals Together (S.A.L.T). The money donated will go towards the cub’s trip to Robins Wood Activity Centre, Cumbria in November. There they will be able to have ago on a zip line, visit an indoor climbing cave and have a turn at canoeing. Val Rowntree is the Akela who has managed a whopping 40 years as a Cub Leader at the Eastfield Scout Group. Assistant Cub Scout Leader, Angela Maciver, said: “A big thanks to S.A.L.T, they’ve made it much easier to take everyone away, their donation covers the whole cost of the bus alone.”

Angela also said that the Cubs couldn’t wait and neither could Akela, Val. S.A.L.T is always on the lookout for donation to its charity shop, which is completely volunteer run. If you have any clothing, shoes, toys, books, DVDs, ornaments, pictures or furniture that’s in good condition please take in store to Unit 1, Glayton Court, Falsgrave Road

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Samaritans golf day success By Mike Tyas

AFTERNOON rain failed to dampen spirits as the Scarborough Samaritans annual fundraising golf day was hailed a resounding success. Forty teams supported the event at North Cliff Golf Club with the volunteer organisation’s coffers boosted by £2500 from green fees and a raffle. All the cash heads directly to the local branch on Trafalgar Street West to keep it running. Early morning sunshine gave way to leaden skies and persistent rain in the afternoon but the teams of four players each were not put off said branch chairman Karen Edmond. She said: “It was unfortunate the rain came. It was predicted – but you hoped it wouldn’t. The golfers had a good-spirited chunter about it but still went out there and supported us, which is fantastic.” “It takes about £23,000 a year to run our branch and, as we are now self-financing, the £2500 is a significant contribution to our fundraising effort.” The Scarborough and District branch currently has 50 volunteers, of which 35 provide emotional support as ‘listeners’. Others volunteers work in the Samaritans shop on Hanover Road, and provide IT, office and publicity support. “We have no paid employees,” said Karen. “The cash will help us with recruitment and selection, training new recruits and our existing members, as well as maintaining the premises. “It’s wonderful for our volunteers who support the community that the community turns out to support us in return. That means a lot to us.” The Sam-am golf day has run for more than 20 years after a former Samaritan and North Cliff member came up with the idea

“We would like to say thank you to everyone who supported us,” said Karen. “There were about 200 golfers – some already members of North Cliff and they paid to play again. “Some players travelled to play from a distance as they had a family connection with the event. North Cliff were very kind to us, and our volunteers helped out with registration and the raffle, and some helped out who are not our members but they still give us a hand each year.” “We also had 70 prizes in the raffle thanks to The North Cliff GC team of, from left: Janet Hall, Colleen Thomas, Joan Rippon and Eleanor Patterson celebrate their third place in the women’s competition with lady captain Marilyn Rennard Boyes. They are phenomenal supporters of Scarborough Samaritans with their donations. “Without their support, the event would not be nearly as successful.” Results: • Men. Winners: Whitby GC: Steve Swales; Richard Brown; Mike Storr; Steve Ellis – 90 pts on Stableford scoring system • Second: (North Cliff GC and Filey GC combined): Mike Gould; Gary Kirkham; Andrew Miller; Richard Baker – 89 pts • Third: (North Cliff GC and Kirkbymoorside GC combined): Colin Goodall; Gary Kirkham; Andrew Miller; T. Chapman – 88 pts • Women. Winners: Hainsworth Park GC: Ann Rossington; Dorothy Hill; Joanne Young; Dorothy Welburn – 82 pts on Stableford scoring system • Second: Easingwold GC: Enos; James; Blogg; Hateley – 81 pts • Third: North Cliff GC: Joan Rippon; Janet Hall; Eleanor Patterson; Colleen Thomas – 79 pts. • Nearest the flag 7th hole: Rob Newton (North Cliff GC): 1.03m 11th hole: Colleen Thomas (North Clifff GC): 0.94m 15th hole: Steve Rossington (Hainsworth Park GC): 1.04m Samaritans chairman Karen Edmond smiling North Cliff members, from left: Brenda Easton and Val Crosby coming off the 18th green through the rain

Dolphins spotted in the south bay

White-beaked dolphins in the south bay

Words by Dave Barry, photos by Stuart Baines A pod of five dolphins was spotted in Scarborough’s south bay this summer. They were on their way north and could visit us again any time now or during the autumn. Sociable and curious, dolphins approach boats to investigate them and swim either alongside or on the bow. Watching dolphins bow-riding is “a truly magical experience for those on board”, says Stuart Baines, assistant regional coordinator with the Sea Watch Foundation (SWF) in Yorkshire.

“You never know what you might see in the sea off Scarborough in the summer, if you are lucky,” Stuart says. “White-beaked dolphins can sometimes be seen breaching or jumping in the seas off the beautiful Yorkshire coast”. It is an an offshore species but will come close to land, looking for food. It has a sloping head with a short, thick, white beak. It is large, measuring up to 2.7m or 10ft in length, with a large sickle-shaped fin. It is usually black on the back with pale grey on the upper flanks and other parts. The SWF relies on the public to provide

details of cetacean sightings. Sightings of porpoise, dolphins and whales can be reported on the Scarborough Porpoise Facebook and Twitter pages and by email to stuart@baines1994.fsnet.co.uk or sightings@ seawatchfoundation.org.uk. With such information, the SWF aims to protect and raise awareness of these animals and the threats they face.

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The drama workshop had an Olympics theme

Words and photos by Dave Barry A children’s literacy project celebrated its third birthday in a dramatic way. Butterfly School in Eastfield invited the Stephen Joseph Theatre to run a fun drama workshop during the summer holidays. It had an Olympics theme and involved physical theatre and maskwork, for over 20 kids aged 4-11. The workshop was run by Cheryl Govan, the SJT’s associate director for youth and community, and outreach worker Matt Stradling. “We are looking to expand and wanted a fun way to introduce ourselves to local families,” says Kathy Bushell, who runs the school. “We chose drama because we wanted something children would enjoy which would help boost confidence and improve communication skills”, she says. “Drama is a really fun way to play around with different ways of communicating”. If children get better at expressing themselves and at ‘reading’ what messages others are giving, they will probably feel more relaxed and more confident. They will become more sensitive, because they will be learning to put themselves in somebody else’s shoes and to imagine how others feel. “In a similar way, literacy is all about communicating”, Kathy says. “Once children feel comfortable with reading and writing, they are able to order their thoughts and ideas and reflect on their feelings. “This reduces frustration and makes for a more relaxed person. If they can get to a stage where they read for pleasure, then their imaginations and their capacity for empathy and thoughtfulness are also boosted. “We are used to thinking about the link between academic results and literacy, which has been proven many times,” says Kathy.

“But perhaps even more important is the link between literacy and a general sense of wellbeing. “But despite the importance of literacy for kids to really thrive, we are not doing well as a nation, ranking 23rd out of 24 developed nations in the OECD’s latest report. And in the annual National Literacy Trust review of 10-year-olds, they tend to find that a quarter of children claim to read only when they are made to. “That, to me, seems a sad statistic. Even those children who say they enjoy reading are often not reaching their potential. This is what Butterfly School aims to put right. “Our classes are affordable by all because we just ask for small donations to cover costs and our staff are all dedicated volunteers prepared to give their time for free. Classes are small and encouraging. We assess children when they arrive so they are taught at their own individual level and pace, so nobody feels out of their depth. But equally, fast learners can be stretched and challenged. We balance out work with games and stories. Lastly, our pupils enjoy coming and often bring their friends. “We appreciate that families have busy lives and adding in another activity can feel a chore, but dropping off children here for two hours at the start of the weekend can give parents chance to catch up with themselves, which will then make the rest of the weekend flow more smoothly and enjoyably. And for any child who has been struggling at school, coming to Butterfly often brings a sense of relief, helping them to re-engage with learning so that school-work becomes more enjoyable and satisfying too”. Butterfly’s new term starts on 10 September, at 10am. Its new venue is St George’s Catholic Church in Eastfield, on the roundabout near the entrance to Pindar School. To find out more, or to become a volunteer helper, ring Kathy on 850388. * The SJT’s youth theatre is planning to launch two groups this month, for ages 8-11 and 1216. Details will be announced shortly.

Campus provost Craig Gaskell, student Jess Williams and Tom Davis of construction firm Willmott Dixon Words by Dave Barry, photo by Tony – potential students and companies in the area – to come and have a look at what we Bartholomew Students have been given a sneak preview of are offering. the new £14m university campus which will “To see this site transformed into a stateof-the-art complex and our building just be their home from next month. Students from Coventry University’s about to be finished is fantastic. It is a great Scarborough campus are about to move into location, close to the town centre and the the new state-of-the-art campus building in sea. “It is one thing seeing plans on a drawing the Valley. They studied at the Spa for the previous 12 board, but when you get to walk around months while the new building, which will the new facilities it is impossible not to be eventually house more than 2,000 people, inspired. “It is vital this new facility is used to its full took shape. Construction firm Wilmott Dixon has been potential, and when that happens it will putting the finishing touches to the extensive have a really telling impact on the regional new three-storey, three-atrium building economy”. which includes IT suites, engineering and Jess Williams, who lives in Cayton, has been science labs, a mock law court, a library, a studying early childhood for a year with the aim of becoming a primary school teacher. café and social areas. It is part of the £50m sports and education She is one of the students who will complete facility on the town’s old Weaponness park- her studies in the new building. She said: “It’s been great to see where we and-ride carpark. Coventry University has been marketing will be studying and what the facilities are the new campus across the region and is like – and they are fantastic. It’s been great confident it will bring students in from far being one of the first to have a look round. I am really excited. and wide. The campus provost, Professor Craig “It has been really good studying in the Gaskell, said: “We have made clear from the centre of the town and working in quite moment the decision was made to invest in small groups and getting to know people Scarborough and the Yorkshire coast area really well, but this will really feel like going that this would be a great opportunity for to uni and we are going to have the most people from across the region who want to modern facilities. “I have a part-time job in the town centre study, and for the town. “We have had great feedback from towns and more and more people have been asking and communities across the wider area and about the new campus and I think awareness is really growing across the area.” we have built some strong relationships. “Our offer is designed to make learning The university recently took control of the more accessible, flexible and affordable, to building, before students move up to the site meet the lifestyle and career aspirations of in early September. modern learners and I would urge everyone

Disabled access for Anne Bronte’s Grave By Krystal Starkey

A group of children with masks and, L-R, Cheryl Govan, Matt Stradling and Kathy Bushell

A game based on ducks and geese

A long running project to remove steps and replace with paving allowing disabled access into St Mary’s churchyard has been completed. Scarborough and District Civic Society originally began thinking about the project when the Chairman at the time, Peter Cooper drew up plans in 2001.

Local building contractors, Phoenix did the work and were said to have done an excellent job. Christine Hepworth of the Civic Society said: “This is a place much visited by people, many of whom travel long distances to reach this site, and will make visits possible for wheelchair users.”

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Radio Scarborough announces new sponsor By Krystal Starkey A SPOnSORSHIP deal has been struck between Radio Scarborough and local car park, Easy Park northern. Radio Scarborough DJ, Mark Sinclair whose show is sponsored by the bargain carpark explained that the money goes towards funding merchandise, music fees and streaming services so that people can continue to listen to the charity radio which is mostly run by volunteers. Without sponsors the running of the station wouldn’t be possible. The pound an hour carpark on Dean Road also offers competitive all day parking for just £3 and is owned by Gary Millar.

Sight Support Three types of corn dolly show the straw workers’ skill THERE’S freshness in the air now, especially in the early morning and evening. Yes, there’s no avoiding it — the nights are drawing in. Daylight shrinks by four minutes a day as we approach the autumn equinox on September 22. Yet there’s plenty to enjoy this month. Wild fruits, autumn flowers, ripening apples. Geese sailing overhead in that V formation. The robin’s autumn song, a slow, short trickle of sweetness. Oh, and wearing proper clothes again. Another good thing is the night sky. In September the stars glitter, instead of that soft, faraway look they have in summer. And there’s the Harvest Moon — for several nights around the 16th it’ll rise as the sun goes down, bathing us in its warm, coppery glow. This was a boon to harvest workers in days gone by, giving more precious hours to bring in the crop. Before machines appeared in the 19th century, everyone pitched in at harvest time. Men cut the corn while women followed on, binding it into sheaves. When all was safely gathered in the farmer put on a meal for his workers and their families. Held in a barn or the village pub, a typical spread would include roast beef, boiled bacon and rabbit pies, followed by plum pudding and cakes, all washed down with beer and cider. Afterwards there was music and dancing, with breaks for more cakes and ale. The Harvest Home, or Mell Supper, often went on until dawn. Pride of place at the supper went to the last sheaf. This was the last patch of the crop, tied up in the field, and cut with some ceremony. Usually this honour went to the head reaper. But sometimes the men made a game of it, attempting to scythe the last sheaf while blindfolded. Whoever succeeded — or survived unscathed — would plait the straw into a figure and trim it with ribbons. This harvest trophy went by a host of local names. north Yorkshire had the Mell doll, Kirn baby, and Pickering chalice. In parts of northern England the last sheaf had another use — taunting tardy neighbours. Fashioned into a rough animal shape, it was tossed from field to field, until the last farm to finish reaping was stuck with it. On the other side of the hedge the gloating team would howl like dogs. More romantically, young men made harvest knots, small straw buttonholes for their

Harvest knots, for a sweetheart to wear as a buttonhole sweethearts. But to really show off the straw workers craft, nothing could beat a stack ornament. This might be a pheasant, fox, crown, or anything the maker fancied — lengths of split ash held wings and other delicate bits in place. Secured to the thatched roof of the stack by a pole, the figure was said to keep lightning away. Others were inclined to say, “someone had more time than sense”. Straw figures died out before the Second World War, although a heritage craft was born from them in the 1950s. Since then, corn dollies have become more elaborate. But modern wheat is too short for plaiting, so today’s crafters buy supplies online from specialist growers, who offer old, longstemmed varieties such as Maris Widgeon. The season’s work on the land used to end at Michaelmas on September 29. This was the festival we lost a century ago, the celebration that filled that holiday gap between the end of summer and the festive season. Just as at Christmas, there was a traditional, set-piece dinner: roast goose stuffed with the season’s new apples. The month often ends with a fine, mild spell. This isn’t an Indian summer — that occurs in October — but a Blackberry Summer. However, pickers could be disappointed this year. Bramble bushes suffered in the wet spring so the fruits are small and late to ripen. Yet tradition says blackberries must be picked before Michaelmas, because that’s when the Devil comes along to spoil them. Why does he bother? Well, revenge. The berries remind Old nick of the time when St Michael threw him out of Heaven. He landed on earth in a thorny thicket of brambles, not something you’d forget in a hurry.

THE Mayor of Scarborough has given his official seal of approval to a local charity’s change of name. Cllr Simon Green cut a ribbon in the doorway of the Yorkshire Coast Sight Support charity resource centre at the top of Dean Road to mark the historic change. Since 1935, the charity has been known as the Scarborough Blind and Partially Sighted Society, but 18 months ago its members decided it was time to ditch that name. ‘The members considered it to be old fashioned,’ said resource centre manager Colin Eastwood. ‘They also wanted to make it more attractive to all visually impaired people not just those who are registered as blind.’ Along with the name change, came a change in the charity’s constitution that had allowed only registered blind people to be members. now, anyone with a visual impairment – defined as not being able to function properly without glasses – can join. There are currently about 100 members spread across Scarborough, Filey, Whitby and into Ryedale. They are brought into the centre using the charity’s own minibus driven by a team of four volunteers. The resource centre offers information, sign posting to other services and a social centre where members with visual impairment can meet. It also provides advice on visual aids and equipment, a computer suite for IT training and even what it calls a ‘strategically laid-out gym’. Colin said: ‘By changing name, we’re positioning ourselves to support anybody who is visually impaired in the borough. The more people that get to know about us, the more who can refer to us. ‘There is no other organisation on the Yorkshire coast that gives support like we do to people who are visually impaired. ‘Of the people who walk out of here, 99% have a smile on their face as we have been able to help them at least a little bit.’ The charity’s chairman, Bonnie Purchon

MBE, said she hoped more people would be encouraged to use their facilities. She said: ‘We offer so much to those with sight loss. We’re only too pleased if they come to our centre for us to be able to offer our help.’ Bonnie thanked all who work for the charity including the staff and volunteers who man their shop on Falsgrave. She said: ‘We really do appreciate all the hard work and commitment of our paid staff and volunteers and not forgetting the public who support us on a weekly basis. ‘Thank you all.’ Yorkshire Coast Sight Support is open from Monday to Thursday, 9.30am to 4pm, at 181183 Dean Road, tel. 01723 354417. Its website is: mysight@ycss.org.uk • Figures from the Royal National Institute for the Blind suggest 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.

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Toothbrush tantrums AS 7 o’clock approaches I become an avid clock watcher- it’s nearly teeth brushing time. On an ideal evening Shay is asleep by 8 o’clock after the bed time battles of jammas, bath time and teeth brushing. The other activities pass by without too much fuss. But my little boy isn’t a fan of foreign objects in his mouth – well not when it’s a toothbrush anyway. There’s usually a little wrestle, and exchange of toddler banter and eventually he comes round. But we didn’t half go through the motions when we first started. We struck gold when we found a toothpaste Shay liked the taste of. He’s a fan of the Strawberry one from Boots and pretending toothbrushes are aeroplanes. naturally, like us mum’s do – I’ve spent nights on the computer researching what’s best for his little nashers. The nHS website is particularly useful. They recommend using a smear of toothpaste for under three’s and a pea sized amount for under six’s. Daily morning and evening brushes should be done and gradually we should try to do our children’s teeth more

thoroughly. They do acknowledge that not all little one’s like having their teeth brushed – you don’t say! But persistence is key. Eventually I tried to turn brushing time into a game and it worked alongside the strawberry toothpaste (Whoever you are, thank you for creating strawberry toothpaste, Amen). The easiest way to clean those pearly whites is to get your young ‘un to sit on your lap with their head tilted back. Brush teeth in small circles, covering all surfaces and encourage your child to spit the toothpaste out afterwards. It’s no longer recommended to rinse with water as this washes away the fluoride. Shay and I are still in the co-brushing stages. But if you’re little one is slightly older the nHS says that they will still need supervising to make sure they aren’t doing anything too weird like eating toothpaste straight from the tube. From the age of seven, we can lay off the supervision, provided we reckon they’re doing a good enough job on their own.

Green Hedges day nursery is wishing its little leavers farewell and good luck as they go onto Primary school. Green Hedges, established in 2000, has a longstanding reputation for high quality care and education for under-fives. Awarded OUTSTAnDInG in 2014, Green Hedges has developed strong links with families and the local community. The graduate led nursery is

homely and spacious with excellent outdoor facilities including mud kitchen and outdoor classroom for small group work. nursery goers can enjoy music, French and mini gym sessions to name but a few activities. Funded places are available subject to availability and eligibility. n visit www.greenhedgesdaynursery. co.uk for more information.

Reshuffle signals priority change for social care By Krystal Starkey A LEADInG social care group have condemned the loss of a dedicated ministerial post in government. The Independent Care Group believes the reshuffle could indicate that older and more vulnerable adults are a lower priority to the new government after Social Care came under a junior ministerial position. The Group’s Chair, Mike Padgham, said: “We had been optimistic that a new Government might at last begin to recognise the importance of social care and address the chronic underfunding which is threatening the care of many thousands of adults. “The new Prime Minister has said she means

to support the disadvantaged as she takes up the reins of Government, but the loss of a dedicated ministerial post for social care looks like a backward step. “It very much appears that, after a generation of waiting, any hopes we had of new progress in social care have been swiftly dashed by this apparent downgrading of social care. “Social care should have its own Secretary of State to give it the status it deserves and not be looked after by a more junior parliamentary under-secretary of state for community health and care, however able they might be, in a directorate that also includes digital, technology and local government. It needs a more senior level position to fight its corner.”

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Happy children means happy parents Staff and children at Happy Jays nursery on Hopper Hill Road, Scarborough recently held their annual ‘graduation ceremony’ for children who are starting at local primary schools in the Autumn – and they do so having had the very best start in their early years education. 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.’ 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.” The nursery is part of the award winning Happy Jays Group which is owned by husband and wife team Tony and Jacqui Gernon. The group have nurseries in York, Harrogate, Boroughbridge and Batley as well as Scarborough and together provide employment for over 130 childcare professionals. The emphasis of the company on developing excellent people skills amongst its staff has fuelled the success of the business and built its reputation as a leading top quality nursery group.

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Mad Hatters Nursery celebrates mini graduation By Krystal Starkey A nURSERY and pre-school on nelson Road, Scarborough said a teary goodbye to their 2016 leavers in a mini graduation ceremony. Children dressed in purple gowns and celebrated their time and achievements from being at nursery before they go onto primary school this month.

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I MET two Scottish laddies at the beach, Callum and Euan, who were building sandcastles, and I had an idea to include them in this Scarborough Tale, a shorter version of “W is for waves” from my “Alphabet of Stories” book. I have loved the beach from childhood, coming to Scarborough on day trips, and now I live here. How good is that! Two laddies from Scotland and a sandcastle competition. Two laddies from Scotland were very excited, They were on holiday in Scarborough, and they had found out there was a sandcastle competition at north Bay. They set off to the beach with buckets and spades and a piece of paper with a drawing of the sandcastle, which they had planned carefully that morning. This would be the best sandcastle in the world. They walked past the Sea Life Centre, and soon stepped on to the beach. north Bay looked beautiful, with rocks and pools and lots of sand. The tide was right out. The brothers chose a flat piece of sand somewhere between Adventure Golf and Promenade Cafe and started to work. A local may have told them that the tide came in quicker there, and maybe they should go along by the chalets, but nobody else knew this was to be a competition sandcastle, and the best sandcastle in the world. The brothers worked very hard, digging and building, looking at the drawing on the piece of paper to make sure everything was right. They only took a short break to wave to the passengers on the north Bay Railway trains. What a brilliant sandcastle it was! It had hills, holes and humps. It had towers, tunnels and turrets. It was full of curves and straight bits, tall and short bits, flags and stones and seaweed. To them, it was the best sandcastle in the world. Meanwhile, the tide was clearly coming in. On the beach were some good sandcastles, but the best one, by far, had been made by these two laddies from Scotland. Surely they would win, but there was some anxiety beginning to be felt by the two brothers. Those waves are getting closer! At last, the Mayor arrived to judge the competition. He started near the surfing shop, which meant he would see the brothers' sandcastle last. It wasn't the

best in the world, but it was certainly the best sandcastle on north Bay beach today! The brothers looked anxious as the white, foaming, crashing waves were relentlessly getting nearer and nearer, as the tide came in. Some people on the beach began to realise that the brothers’ sandcastle would be washed away by the sea coming in before the Mayor had time to even see it. They had planned well and worked hard, but they had not known about the tide.. What could anyone do? In the crowd was a big Rugby League man, and he had an idea. The Mayor was unable to go any quicker, but could he be carried! Big Rugby League man picked up the Mayor as if he were a little boy, and started to carry him, going as quickly as he could, to see the brothers' castle before the tide came in and the waves destroyed it! Big Rugby League man and the Mayor reached the brothers' sandcastle, just in time for the Mayor to say, “This is the winner! Someone take a photograph before the s……..” Too late! The waves splashed and sploshed in, all over the sandcastle, and it was washed flat in a few moments. But never mind! The two laddies from Scotland had built their sandcastle, and they had won! Soon all the sandcastles would be flattened by those waves, and the beach be ready for another day's fun at the seaside. Yet today was a day those two wee laddies would never forget. And all you sandcastle builders reading this tale, don't forget about the tide! Copyright joe coates 2016 www.northbaytales.com

SCHOOLS, supermarkets and local groups have pledged support to a local initiative aimed at boosting local food bank supplies. The Yorkshire Coast Homes Can Can Appeal doubles all donated cans and dried food items “Can for Can” to ensure that the area’s much needed foodbank stocks can keep up with rising demand. The appeal had delivered 8293 cans since its launch in november 2013. But the new target of 10,000 has already been smashed after staff and pupils at Graham School handed over 670 cans and dried food items as well as £232.50. YCH plan to double both of these figures. Local schools, including Graham and Gladstone Road have launched their own in-house support campaigns while supermarkets including Proudfoot’s at newby and Morrison’s at Eastfield have set up collection points in their stores and are inviting shoppers to contribute a can or two from their weekly purchases. Stephanie Lake, Yorkshire Coast Homes Community Involvement Officer said: “We’re very happy to have reached our 10,000 can target so quickly but it’s a sad reality that foodbank use across the UK remains at record levels. The Trussell Trust has recently

recorded an increase of around 2% on last year’s figures. “Scarborough’s own Rainbow Centre Foodbank currently distributes around 40-50 food packages per day so it’s very clear that supplies have to be increased if we are to meet the rising demands of families in crisis.” Rainbow Centre Manager Trish Kinsella added: “It is always difficult to meet the rising demand but without the support of Yorkshire Coast Homes and the Can Can Appeal it would be virtually impossible.” Donations to the YCH Can Can Appeal can be made at any of the venues listed below or at the Yorkshire Coast Homes offices on Gladstone Road in Scarborough. SCARBOROUGH • Morrison’s Supermarket, Eastﬁeld. • Proudfoot’s Supermarket, Newby. • Eastﬁeld Library • The National Playday Event on South Bay Beach (5th August) FILEY • Filey Library. n For further information please contact: Stephanie Lake, Yorkshire Coast Homes Community Involvement Officer. 01723 343071

THOUGHTS ON DEMENTIA by Krystal Starkey I recently took some time to speak to Denise Thomson of A Wishing Well care home about dealing with dementia. Though dementia is an incredibly tough illness to deal with, it’s important that we remember the people behind the disease. Denise knows only too well what an impact dementia can have on both sufferers of the disease and supporting family members: “The very word strikes fear in a similar way that cancer does. The disease itself is multifaceted. It has a wide range of symptoms that come under the umbrella of dementia. As in most things in life we are all individuals and so it affects us all diversely. Wives and husbands lose their often life-long partners who have shared good times, as well as bad. They both face this terrible disease, as it affects everyone in the family.” At A Wishing Well in York, elderly dementia sufferers can either become residents or visit for day care to give family members much needed breaks. The care home focuses on alleviating patients from the fear that can often grip dementia sufferers. “Our job here at Wishing Well has always been to support those suffering, and also their families. We believe it is important to alleviate as much of the fear and upset as possible and to look for all of the positives; of which there are so many. Such as: things they used to love

to do, memories of times gone by, wonderful achievements which would surprise a lot of this generation. To give your time to someone suffering from dementia is one of the greatest gifts you can give of yourself to them. Often families need a break from this or some extra support.” Denise is passionate about reminding families and their parents about all of the positive elements that can remain after dementia hits: “I have often spoken to families as seeing the brain as a beautiful bouquet of flowers; often there is a little rose bud that has died but the rest are beautiful. The rose bud is the memory, but their humour, their moral fibre, their willingness to help others can all still be there. To be valued for who they are, who they were and whatever they have done.” “Some taught young faces, others were stay at home mums who ran a home and were on hand for generations who followed them, creating a safe and happy home for all. These are the important things, not that we cannot remember what day it is. To alleviate the fear that comes from dementia is our job and to remind people how much they matter and how important they still are, no matter what.” n If a loved one could benefit from A Wishing Well’s service call 01904337566

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Popular vicar reflects on 14 years at St Mary’s Words and photos by Dave Barry Parishioners at St Mary’s Church in Scarborough bade a fond farewell to Rev Martyn Dunning when he stepped down as vicar. Martyn, 65, must be one of the most popular incumbents in the post he has held for 14 years. Martyn and Joyce Dunning “are going to be sadly missed”, says Rita Highton. “They are a fantastic team - I like everything about them”, says Rita. “Martyn’s not just a vicar, he’s a friend.” Janet Stephens agreed: “I like his quiet way of doing things. He has a good sense of humour you can have a good joke with him.” Rita and Janet are two of about 30 members of the church team. They help with hospitality, greet visitors arriving to look round the church and run the fair-trade shop and café. They open and close the church, from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and on Sunday afternoons. Rita and Janet were among a large congregation which assembled to say a formal goodbye to the Dunnings at a farewell service followed by lunch at St Mary’s Parish House, where the Rainbow Centre is based, just down Castle Road. Martyn officially retired on 5 August and moved out of the St Mary’s vicarage, in North Cliff Gardens in the Newby parish, in the middle of the month. Martyn and Joyce have gone to live three miles away from their daughter, her husband and two children, in Nottingham. When Kathryn Jackson learnt that her parents were retiring, she lost little time booking them as babysitters so she and her husband could go and see the northern lights in Norway in February. The couple’s son Richard, who lives in Sheffield, followed suit, asking his mum and dad if they could take care of their children when they go to Paris for four days in September. But looking after their seven grandchildren is all part of the deal when it comes to retirement. Their children and grandchildren have visited Scarborough many times. “They love coming up and going on the beach and so on,” says Joyce. Martyn will be turning his hand to homeimprovement when they move as their new house requires “quite a lot of work” and will be a good test of his DIY skills. Needless to say, Martyn and Joyce have made

many friends in Scarborough and will be returning on a regular basis. Martyn’s job will be advertised in September and whoever gets it will have to give three months notice in their current job. “There is usually a gap between vicars,” Martyn explains. “The vacancy can be up to a year.” Sitting in the 14th-century south transept, which is used as a Sunday school, Martyn and Joyce reflected on their time in Scarborough. Martyn succeeded Rev Bob Jackson in October 2002, after moving around Yorkshire a lot. He was ordained at York Minster and all of his ministry has been in the East Riding archdeaconry, which is part of the York diocese. “We’ve loved being here and we love the place, the coast, the walking, the Cleveland way and the moors behind,” Martyn said. In particular, he and Joyce have loved the church, St Mary’s with Holy Apostles, where Martyn and colleagues took turns to conduct Sunday services: two congregations at St Mary’s, at 9.30am and 11am, and one at Holy Apostles, at 10am. “We have loved the people here, we have loved working here and we have loved the ministry,” Martyn says. They have enjoyed their involvement with the Rainbow Centre and with the town’s other churches, with which Martyn has fostered good relationships. He has met other ministers at the Solid Rock café in Eastborough at 7am every Wednesday, to talk shop and pray. The meetings led to the creation of the Springtide churches group 12 years ago, developing trust and cooperation. Joyce says: “We have learnt a lot from people, about caring for others. I’ve run two home groups and for nine years have helped with the monthly Messy Church, which provides crafts activities for children and parents. It’s been good fun!” Martyn says the highlights of his tenure included visits by the archbishop of York, in particular an event entitled Sentamu by the Sea, at the Futurist Theatre. He says the archbishop “grinned from ear to ear” when manager Andrew Nesbit told him: “You’re the only man I know with the Doddy effect”, meaning that he had filled the cavernous auditorium. A similar event was held at the Spa. Martyn helped organise both, in his capacity as rural dean, a post he held from 2004-11. Long ago, the Dunnings lived in Malawi for two and a half years. Joyce taught in secondary schools and Martyn was a town

St Mary’s Church (To order photos, ring 353597) planner, working for the Ministry of Overseas Development. After coming to St Mary’s, they met other people who had lived in Malawi. Rev Joe Kinsella, whose mother Trish is the manager of the Rainbow Centre, took part in a series of projects with churches and schools in Malawi, involving eight teenagers and four adults. Joe is now a vicar in Rillington. The church has other overseas links. “One of our students, Beth Raw, just went to Moldova to teach English to students and talk about her Christian faith, as part of a mission to a university,” Martyn says. “A medical student, Laura Stuart, hopes to go to a mission hospital in Nepal next year for her elective,” he says. “I find it exciting that people come up through the church family and want to do important work like this.” Joe was a leader, and Beth and Laura were members, of the Holy Disorder youth group, which meets at Holy Apostles on Sunday evenings. “Young people have huge energy,” Martyn says, with admiration. Joyce adds: “I get really thrilled when I look around and see people who have come to faith in Jesus and grown to use their gifts. It’s thrilling to be part of people’s lives in their ups and downs, and they have been there for us too, during our ups and downs. It is wonderful to see the transformation in people’s lives.” Martyn leaves St Mary’s in excellent condition. The visitors book is full of comments recording how well maintained the church is, such as: “I can’t believe it’s this old and still in this condition.” “There is always some sort of maintenance work going on, securing the fabric of the building,” Martyn says. “When I came, they were working on the tower and baptistry.” Recently, a step leading to Anne Brontë’s

Martyn and Joyce Dunning grave was replaced by a slope, to enable easier access by wheelchairs and prams. The project was undertaken by Scarborough Civic Society. At the same time, damage to the graveyard wall was repaired by the Council. Paperwork has been holding up repairs to the clock on the church tower, which has been missing its hands since October. The hands should be reinstated by the end of September, Martyn says. The next maintenance work will see the most weathered stones and slates on the south porch renewed. Work will start at the end of August and take up to two months. Most of the cost will be borne by the Friends of St Mary’s.

Big cheque helps library stay open Words and photo by Dave Barry A coffee evening in Scalby has raised £510 to help keep Newby & Scalby library open. The event, at St Laurence's Church Rooms, was organised by Scalby Wives, who raise money for a different charity each year. This year it is the library. Isobel Nixon, who chairs the library trustees, visited the Wives with two colleagues to accept a cheque. Like countless libraries around the country, Newby & Scalby is waging a desperate battle to remain open. As reported in the last Review, a grass-roots <-- L-R: Elaine Lockley, Doreen Brooke, Shirley Turner and Val Humphreys of Scalby Wives present a cheque to Judy Woodroffe, Isobel Nixon and June Watson of Newby & Scalby library. (To order photos, ring 353597)

campaign was launched. A charity with six trustees has been set up to run and develop the library, which is now maintained by the local parish council. The county council wanted to close the library next April but has agreed to carry on providing books, equipment, IT support and training. But more volunteers are needed if the bold initiative is to succeed. The opening hours are contingent on people’s generosity with their spare time. 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. 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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Volunteers can help their community By Mike Tyas A SUPPORT group has appealed for more ‘angels’ to step forward and make a big difference to the lives of people in their community. Barrowcliff Angels are a group of volunteers who give up their time weekly to help some of the people most in need on the estate on the north side of Scarborough. But with growing demand on their time, Gill Armstrong, the group’s volunteer’s coordinator, is hoping fresh publicity will encourage more to join her team and do their bit. “It can make such a difference,” said Gill. “A volunteer just giving an hour or two a week can make such an impact.” “Most of us are lucky that we have homes, we can maintain them, and have family and support around us – but there are a lot of people who don’t have these things.” “So if it means giving up an hour a week to go in and see somebody, sit down, have a cup of tea, have a chat and help out around the house then that can make the world of difference.” “Isn’t that worth doing?” Gill, who used to work on the estate, has tried to recruit volunteers before but that appeal fell on deaf ears. “We distributed leaflets to 4,000 homes across Scarborough – and nobody came forward to help us. We were very disappointed,” she said. “It seems people don’t want to volunteer these days. They have family and work commitments and are so busy.” “Is it perhaps we forget sometimes that there are people who are worse off than we are and they really need a helping hand?”

The current Angels team lend many busy hands in cleaning, gardening, decorating or

“It can make such a difference” any household job that needs doing. They will also help with filling forms or arranging appointments, such as with the doctor - and they provide a vital, listening ear to people who don’t see a soul from one long day to the next. Gill added: “All those we visit are so grateful we go to see them.” “They so look forward to us coming. It helps give them a focus to their day.” Two current Angels said they gained so much satisfaction from what they do. One of them, Charlotte Mundey, 24, used to live on the estate and, despite expecting her first child, says giving time to work in the community is important to her. “It’s a good feeling to help, rather than spending time just watching TV,’ she said. ‘The people we call on are really smashing. They are so thankful for our help.” The other volunteer, Susie Bridge, works in a nearby care home and has been volunteering for two years. “I like to help people - it’s part of who I am,” she said. On the day I visited, the Angels were out on the estate visiting John (not his real name) alone in his tiny flat. It was a beautiful, warm afternoon, and there was a definite spring in the Angels’ step. Inside, the picture was not so sunny. John is in his early 50s, and admits to have a drinking problem, “I’m an alcoholic – I have good and bad days, though it is getting better,” he insisted. He also has diabetes and other issues he has to battle.

His ability to move around is limited by problems with his legs and performing what others may view as a simple task can be a big challenge. While we were chatting, Charlotte and Susie were busy with the vacuum cleaner, then washing and cleaning up in the kitchen before turning their attention to the bath and giving it a good scrub. “The Angels have been absolutely fantastic,” John said. “They have been coming to see me for six weeks. It’s so nice when they come, not only for what they do around the flat but also I have somebody to talk to for a while.” John’s life is tough - he can’t work anymore and says his mobility issues mean he has had trouble doing a great deal around the house. But the picture is getting brighter – literally. The vicar of St Mark’s, Newby, Revd Mike Leigh, who helped establish the Angels in an initiative backed by Churches Together in Scarborough in 2012, rolled up his sleeves one afternoon to give John’s place a lick of paint. “I had no chance painting the living room ceiling. I’m very grateful Mike was able to that for me, I know he’s a very busy man,” John said.

“I like to help people - it’s part of who I am” John confessed to ‘owning nothing’ when he moved into the flat in February but the Angels rallied to his cause and an appeal by Gill on her Facebook page saw items donated online to help him along. They may not seem a great deal to many of us, but as the flat was only sparsely furnished – there were no carpets when we spoke and

no wardrobe in the bedroom - the giving of a small cabinet, hoover, pot plant, cushion, foot stool, mirror and a lamp begins to make the place feel a bit more like home. As John also did not have a washing machine, the Angels also took his dirty clothing home so he did not have to try and clean them in the bath. Thankfully, that has now changed as a neighbour has given John a machine. Yet despite this sliver of good news, there’s still much to do. However, there is hope now – and Gill said that is what the Angels offer. She said: “We try our best to show that people do care and that people who are finding life tough are not forgotten.” “We know there are so many good people out there who I’m sure feel the same way. We

would love them to join us.” “Those who volunteer don’t need to have any particular skills, they can come from any walk of life – but what they do need is empathy and compassion for people and a willingness to shine a light into their lives.” Gill is also hoping to create a bank of people who she can call on when a job is needed doing. She said: “If people can’t lend a hand each week, they can put their name down on a list so we can build a bank of volunteers who we will call on occasionally. That may be only once every couple of months.” Gill was eager to point out people needing Angels’ help can refer themselves or agencies that are involved in their care can also refer them. n Prospective Angels can contact Gill on: Barrowcliff.angels@gmail.com, or leave a message on 07756 163428.

Barrowcliff Angels are looking for more volunteers Do you have a couple of hours a week to work with the Angels: community volunteers from all walks of life who want to put something back into their society? We advocate for, and support people, in their own homes. We could be anything from their listening ear, gardener or decorator.

We tidy up the community with our regular litter picks, stay ahead of what’s going on by listening to the residents, attend community events and walk the estate engaging with members of the community on a weekly basis, during the daytime and early evening. Barrowcliff angles are community response

to the needs of the residents on the Barrowcliff Estate. By interacting with people on the streets and in public places we are there to care, to listen and to offer practical help and advice. n If you find this interesting and would like to become involved please contact

Gill Armstrong, co-ordinator via email at barrowcliff.angels@gmail.com or on 07756 163428 and leave a message. These are checked weekly, either on a Monday or Tuesday. Applications subject to enhanced DBS check for over 18’s

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Third energy have renewed their shirt sponsorship

by Krystal Starkey

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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, 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 28TH SEPTEMBER THE BUSINESS NETWORK, Beverly Tickton Grange, Tickton, Beverley HU17 9SH. Visit www. business-network-hull.co.uk

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LOCAL electricity company, Third Energy, has renewed its shirt sponsorship deal with Scarborough Athletic for the fifth season in a row. The Knapton-based company will be the main away shirt sponsor this season and also donated a corporate match day package and replica shirt to Castle Employment who auctioned it for their 50th year fundraising campaign in aid of St Catherine’s Hospice. “Boro is a fine example of a community-based club and theirs is an example of what is possible when everyone works together. Third Energy is very proud to be associated with the club for another season and for the players to wear shirts that carry our name” said Third Energy operations manager Shaun zablocki. “As a Supporters’ Trust, we are heavily reliant on the support of the local business community, and it’s great that Third Energy have agreed to renew their shirt sponsorship deal” said nick Finch, commercial director at the club “We would like to thank Third Energy for their generous donation of prizes in support of Castle’s 50th year fundraising for our chosen charity St Catherine’s Hospice” said Kate Salt of Castle Employment. “Any other companies wishing to donate in support of this great cause would be greatly appreciated and can do so by contacting me at kate@castle-employment. co.uk” she added.

Care conference focuses on recruitment by Dave Barry FInDInG and keeping the best staff during a challenging time for social care will be the theme of the Independent Care Group conference on 9 november. The group is chaired by Mike Padgham of Scarborough, who says: “It has never been more important to get and retain the best staff in social care as the sector goes through challenging times. “Social care remains an exciting and rewarding career but the sector sometimes has difficulties in recruiting and keeping staff,” Mr Padgham said. “It’s time to address that and our conference will give delegates the tools they need to get the right people and, most importantly, keep them”. Keynote speaker neil Eastwood, founder of awardwinning recruitment experts Sticky People, will give advice on how to get the right staff and keep them. The conference, in Harrogate, is open to anyone working in or supplying the social-care sector in north Yorkshire and York. It will be chaired by influential journalist and commentator David Brindle, the Guardian’s public services editor. Mr Padgham added: “Aside from indispensable advice on staffing, the conference will look at many other key issues of the day. We will be looking at where social care stands in 2016 and what impact the continuing financial cutbacks, the national living wage and Brexit are having on the sector across our region”. Earlier this year, the group stated that the national living wage had contributed to grave fears among members. Asked about the future, 2% of those surveyed feared they would close within a year, 5% within two years and 10% within three years.

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Theatre Company raises over £855K for Great Ormond Street Hospital By Krystal Starkey

SCARBOROUGH based pantomime producer, Qdos Entertainment, with its sister company HQ Theatres & Hospitality has raised over £855,000 since 2010 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Through the generosity of theatre audiences, cast members and partner theatres where the company stages pantomime, alongside staff fundraising events and activities, the company has recently added £146,830.92 to its ongoing fund-raising support. Speaking about the latest amount raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital, nick Thomas, Chairman of Qdos Entertainment, said: “I am absolutely delighted to have presented a cheque to the Hospital following our latest fund-raising activities. I would like to thank my colleagues, our wonderful audiences, casts and partner theatres for supporting our fundraising campaign for Great Ormond Street Hospital. We are very proud to be fund-raising partners for the Charity and have our sights firmly set on exceeding the £1 million mark by next year.” Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Head of Community Fundraising Laura Savory said: “We’d like to say huge thank you to the staff and audiences of Qdos Entertainment for their continued generosity. Once again, a huge amount has been raised this year. Donations are helping to fund a suite of new state-of-theart operating theatres which will form part

of the Premier Inn Clinical Building when it opens in 2017, and will support the delivery of complex and often life-saving surgery for our small patients. Extraordinary things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day, but the Hospital relies on the support it receives from the public to ensure it can continue to offer hope to very sick children and their families.” This year, in addition to staging pantomimes at 23 venues across the country, which will be seen by over 1.6 million people, Qdos Entertainment will be presenting the first pantomime at the famous London Palladium in nearly 30 years, starring Paul O’Grady, Julian Clary and Amanda Holden.

Nick Thomas, Chairman of Qdos Entertainment, presents Laura Savory, Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Head of Community Fundraising, with a cheque for £146,830.92.

Hotel manager launches company to BOOST local hospitality businesses By Krystal Starkey THE GRAInARY’S Manager, Mark Simpson, has come up with an idea that could revolutionise the way independent hospitality owners run their marketing. Boost Hospitality, (Boostly for short) is a new company which will focus on helping the hospitality industry in Scarborough and surrounding areas to get more ‘heads on beds’. Mark is using his past experience in tourism sales and social media marketing to help hospitality businesses in the area become as successful as The Grainary. In the three years Mark has spent back at The Grainary, he’s helped the business grow from having no online presence to being ranked in the top 3 places to stay in Scarborough on Tripadvisor, increased direct bookings and a Facebook following of over 7000 fans. The company will help businesses understand the world of social media and how to get bookings from it, as well as how to use websites such as TripAdvisor and Booking.com. After a recent hospitality meet up, Mark realised there was work to be done: “Over the past year I have gotten to know other hotel owners in the town, mostly through the excellent work of the Scarborough Hospitality Association. In April, I organised a meet up in town to get to know exactly what the other hotel owners are doing to get people through the door. Alarmingly there are so many people who aren’t using the tools that are at their disposal online and in turn are missing out on a ton of extra bookings. It’s not a case of that people don’t want to use them, it’s simply a case that they don’t know how, and more importantly there aren’t any companies offering help to people in the hospitality industry!”

So what’s in it for Mark?: “At the end of the day, the more hotels, guesthouses and self let properties that have a good online presence, the better it looks for Scarborough and the area as a whole when someone looks for somewhere to stay for their holidays. The more people to visit the Yorkshire Coast, the more it will benefit the rest of the businesses in town as there will be more money spent on the high street, in the restaurants, bars and cafes.” Mark explains why hospitality owners should use Boostly: “Unlike any other marketing company in the UK, I have been in their shoes. A career in hospitality is like no other, I know exactly how precious time is for anyone running a guesthouse, hotel or holiday cottage. It’s so important to be consistently marketing your business; it’s hard for the small business owner to do this, so that is why our motto here is: Let Boostly look after your marketing, while you take care of your guests.” Mark is offering FREE consultations to anyone who would like to know how Boostly could help them. n To find out more, call him directly on his mobile on 07531317468.

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Online Consultation on Local Support for Council Tax Scheme now open By Krystal Starkey SCARBOROUGH residents are being asked to share their views on proposed changes to the Local Support for Council Tax scheme that is currently running in the borough. Scarborough Borough Council has decided that changes should be made to bring the scheme in line with the changes made by the Government in Housing Benefit and Universal Credit. The proposed changes only apply to the scheme’s working age customers and include reducing the length of time someone can be temporarily absent from the UK and still receive LSCT, changes to the treatment of Employment and Support Allowance from April 17. A Limit to the number of dependent children within the calculation for LSCT and to remove entitlement to the Severe Disability Premium where another person is paid Universal Credit (Carers Element ) to look after them. The council also proposes to introduce a scheme, in addition to LSCT, to help applicants suffering exceptional hardship. LSCT is how the council helps people on a low income to pay their council tax bill. It replaced the national Council Tax Benefit scheme which ended in April 2013 and had been fully funded by the Government. The public consultation is also considering additional options such as the possibility of reducing spending in other council areas, using council reserves and increasing council tax. The consultation is open until 2 October 2016 and can be accessed and completed online at scarborough.gov.uk/consultation The final decision on the proposed changes will be taken by Full Council in January 2017.

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Old fishbox winds up in Dutch bar by Dave Barry An old fish-crate from Scarborough has been recycled by a Dutch pub. The crate, marked Fishermen’s Selling Co Ltd Scarborough, adorns a bar in the Frisian island of Terschelling, in the North Sea a few miles north of Amsterdam. It was spotted by Ria Akkersdijk, who sent a photo of it to her Scarborough friend Ian Blowers, of Keld Close in Newby. Ria, who lives in Leeuwarden, took some visiting American friends to the bar this summer. Simon and Garfunkel’s Scarborough Fair was playing.

Ian, 91, is a retired radio operator who worked for GCHQ at Irton Moor wireless station. From 1953-56, he was stationed with his wife Sylvia in Malta, where their eldest child was born. Ian is one of only three people left out of a party of 12 friends, including Sylvia, who visited a Maltese beauty spot, a shallow, sheltered bay on Camino island, in 1953. Ian took a photo of Sylvia, which he always cherished. In 2014, Ian revisited the place and asked a passing tourist with a nice camera – Ria - to take a photo of him in the same spot.

The old fish-crate in a Dutch bar

“She posted the photo and we have been friends ever since”, says Ian, who Ria visited in July last year. “The Dutch used to have a herring fleet that came to Scarborough and I would imagine that the crate went to Holland as part of a fish consignment”, Ian says. “I don’t think it will have floated there”. The Fishermen’s Selling Company folded 25-30 years ago.

Ria Akkersdijk with her Canon camera

Church hosts cricket service Words and photo by Dave Barry

The Pearl of Africa choir

by Dave Barry The Pearl of Africa choir returns to the Stephen Joseph Theatre on 12 October. The choir, sponsored by Scarborough Rotary Club’s international committee, promise to a concert of fun, fine vocals, drumming and dance. 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 and desperately needed funds to sustain and improve the standard of education, health care and living conditions in their schools. Club president David Oliver said: “Young people are the future of any society and this young choir is determined to promote selfesteem and educated well-being to their country's youth. Such determination is to be admired and applauded”. 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. n Tickets cost £12.50 for adults and £10 for under 16s. They can be booked by ringing 370541 and online at www. sjt.uk.com.

Art show in Whitby by Dave Barry

Group secretary Michael Atkin of Scalby in his workshop

The Fylingdales Group of Artists’ 84th annual exhibition is at the Pannett Art Gallery in Whitby until 12 October. Formed in 1925 with eight members, the group now has 22 members, who hail from a large area. The main bond between them is a love of Yorkshire, its coastline and painting. They have submitted 66 paintings, drawings and original prints for the show.

Cricket was the inevitable theme of a church sermon heralding the start of the town’s 130th annual cricket festival. The service, at St Mary’s Church, was conducted by one of the church’s lay readers. Alan Courtney said he took three wickets for three runs when he was at school – several decades earlier. Lessons were read by Colin Graves, who is president of Scarborough Cricket Club and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and the borough mayor, Cllr Simon Green. The St Mary’s Choir sang For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter. The service is a tradition which has been going for at least 30 years, says church clerk Ian Shimmin. It is held at the start of the cricket festival, which began shortly afterwards with a free, 50-over Yorkshire Premier League match between North Yorkshire and South Durham. The festival saw Yorkshire play Nottinghamshire in the Specsavers county championship, over four days. About 200 guests attended a festival dinner in a marquee in the ground. Impressionist and comedian Kevin Connelly was the guest speaker. Held in Scarborough since 1876, the festival is an end-of-season series of

L-R, Scarborough Cricket Club secretary Colin Adamson, lay reader Alan Courtney, chairman Bill Mustoe, Liz Mustoe and the mayor and mayoress Simon and Val Green. matches featuring Yorkshire County Cricket Club. It is regarded as the most popular cricket festivals in the country, if not the world. Many of the world’s greatest cricketers have played at festival matches over the years, including the great Australian Don Bradman, who was in Scarborough in 1948. The ground, at North Marine Road, sees large crowds of locals and holidaymakers watching a mixture of county championship matches.

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TIME TRAVEL Hayburn Wyke has been popular for well over a century One of my favourite pubs in the Scarborough area is the Hayburn Wyke, close to the coast a few miles north of Cloughton. About once a year, usually on a warm dry evening in spring or summer, my wife and I cycle up there, via the old railway track, to slake the thirst we’ve built up. There’s a gentle upwards gradient on the way there, as the track ascends to its summit at Ravenscar, making for an easier ride back. We often imagine the ghosts of all the people who used to work at or visit the old hotel and the adjacent station, on the Scarborough to Whitby railway line. In particular, R Murgatroyd, a canny businessman who owned the hotel in the 1860s. On 16 August 1865, Murgatroyd launched Scarborough Pleasure Drives, incurring the wrath of rivals by dramatically undercutting them. His competitors reported him to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which on five occasions despatched inspectors from London to examine his horses. Each time, the inspectors found the animals were in good condition and well treated. Feeling traduced by the competitors, Murgatroyd responded by throwing down the gauntlet: “I hereby challenge any carriage proprietor in Scarborough, for £50, to run

four horses equal distance with equal number and weight of carriage and passengers, the winning party to take the losing horses as well as his stake. “If this challenge is not accepted, the inference must be evident to all, viz that they are perfectly aware that I have the best horses on the road”. No-one rose to the challenge, the rivals eventually went out of business and Murgatroyd bought their stock. Murgatroyd issued a similar challenge to a rival called Joseph Jackson, who had made allegations about his horses. The two operators were to submit their horses to impartial vets. Any declared unfit would be sold and the proceeds given to the Burial Board, to provide decent hearses and mourning coaches for the poor, at no charge. Jackson backed down. Murgatroyd ran the Hayburn Wyke Hotel for many years, when it was probably at its peak. Besides arriving by horse and carriage, visitors travelled there by train, alighting on the single platform to take refreshments at the popular spot. Opened in 1885, the railway line was a huge filip to the hotel and its ‘pleasure grounds’ – or gardens. Thousands of day-trippers inundated the place. In August 1886, 453 tickets were bought at Hayburn Wyke or

The hotel signs would have been visible from the railway station Staintondale stations. The railway company also ran 12mph charabancs trips out of Scarborough station. An advert boasted that the hotel was “replete with every accommodation … containing commodious and well-furnished apartments, artistically decorated”. “Home-roasted hams, fresh eggs, flowers, strawberries and other fruit in season” were available. The largest room could seat 200 people. Attractions included trout-stream fishing, lawn tennis and “swings and merry-go-rounds for juveniles”. The grounds featured “numerous arbours and grottos”, stables, coach houses, wagon sheds and hay lofts for wet-weather pursuits. An arbour is a shady garden alcove with the sides and roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a framework such as a pergola. Among the hotel’s guests was the stationmaster, who paid five shillings a week. This was a concessionary rate. In summer, the

stationmaster couldn’t afford the full terms and had to move out. The railway company eventually built a house for him. The hotel, built in the 18th century as a coaching inn, is today a dog-friendly country pub / hotel, steeped in character, with wooden floors and beams and, in winter, a roaring fire. It boasts a TripAdvisor ‘certificate of excellence’. It is on the Cleveland Way in a corner of the North York Moors national park so is popular with hikers, dog walkers, horse riders and cyclists. Hayburn is an Anglo Saxon word for a hunting enclosure by a stream. Wyke is the Norse word for a sea inlet or creek.

The railway station opened in 1885

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Our month in pictures:

The magic of mistakes Above: Filey looked as beautiful as ever for the judging of National competition, Britain in Bloom, in which they are finalists. Winners will be announced in October. Left: In memory of the late and very great, Prince, a scarecrow from Muston Scarcrow festival that actually went on to be stolen. Below: Scarborough Castle held a host of events throughout August, one of which was the Clash of Knights, this food was actually cooked on site in the way that it would have been in Medieval times.

“Rushed decisions, offhand comments, and careless oversights: what if the things you did wrong were the most important of all?” - Terri Trespicio I took a pretty big loan out to go on holiday once. Brilliant idea right? Applied online, no questions asked and the next week I was on a plane to Kavos absolutely loving life and thinking about what an exciting and spontaneous future I had ahead of myself. Fast forward seven days and I was crying in a train station in London because I didn’t have enough money for the train home and I was 100 percent sure my mum was going to go down for GBH when she found out. Press that tedious fast forward button again and I have finally finished paying off said loan. AND. IT. WAS. SUCH. A. DRAIN. It was literally the worst idea I’ve ever

had. Well almost. Taking a degree in Art Literature and dropping out after I’d got a D at GCSE is up there in the top 10. I’m 22 and I cannot count the big mistakes on one hand. Some people are victims of fate. Bad things happen to them, and they’re powerless to it. Not me though, I am entirely the master of my own ill made fate. I impulse buy and rush into things like Donald Trump spits out awful comments. Whingy after tweet also included. I also dropped out of college, absolutely hated it – went to work in a pub and met my future boss. You see some mistakes aren’t mistakes at all. They’re the best things that ever happen to you. That’s how I ended up here, and why today I get to write this column and create fashion features and cover news online and work with an amazing team who can make me smile even on the big mistake days. I’ve been here for over four years now and make no mistake – it was no mistake. Some of the worst decisions I’ve made have landed me here. Today I’ve sat

reading a wonderful hand written letter from a reader who was impressed and reassured by my compassionate article. It made my eyes water. I am truly humbled and grateful that you guys take the time to read what I’ve got to say. Even those who don’t agree with me – been there, got the T-shirt – (DON’T SLAG OFF CATS!) it’s wonderful to know that at some point I made you want to have your voice heard. And I hear it. When you call in, when you write letters: please don’t ever stop. All these ridiculous mistakes have been totally worth it and they’ve made me who I am today. The speedy car on finance, the party when mum and dad were away (they had installed CCTV) the gobbing off at a music festival to the band I’m obsessed with. They’re all worth it because today I’m sat at my desk smiling my head off and I don’t regret any of it. So this is a little thank you, to the lovely bloke who wrote in and made me feel like I’m doing the right thing, and that none of those silly little mistakes even matter. I’m still paying off the car though.

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Protect your pond from falling debris and protect your fish from those pesky herons and cats with netting. Hedges and conifers can be cut at the end of the growing season, but make sure you don’t do it when foliage is wet – it increases the chance of a box blight infection. Create somewhere to put all of that debris off of your lawn. Leaves, grass cuttings, plants and any uncooked fruit and veg skins can be put on your compost heap. Look at that lovely fertile compost you’ll have ready for spring.

Any young or delicate plants that are potted should be brought inside as the weather gets less kind.

Yep, evergreens and conifers will happily establish roots throughout the warmer autumn days, it will help them cope in winter and sprout in spring.

Not just used for deterring those pesky vampires, garlic also tastes great in food… and it isn’t the only veg you can grow through winter. Onions and broad beans are also up for a winter session.

Just kidding! Now is the time to plant fruit trees, but don’t expect to see the fruits of your labour for about five years.

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Rid your lovely lawn of moss and debris, improve drainage and then feed your lawn with an autumn fertiliser. You’ll thank us later. for more information visit www.bbc.co.uk/gardening.

CASTLE Interiors of Scarborough has been shortlisted to win the Best Showroom award in the MasterPartners Design Competition awards. Four national kitchen specialists have been shortlisted per category: Best Showroom, Best Kitchen Design Under £25,000, Best Kitchen Design Over £25,000, and Best use of Social Media and Advertising. To be in with the chance of winning the prize, current NEFF MasterPartners® submitted their own designs online, with a focus on the design that best showcased NEFF premium collection appliances.

Each entry required details of the NEFF appliances used, photographs and an explanation as to why the MasterPartner® warranted the prize. Charles Thompson, Castle Interirors Showroom Manager, said: “We are really pleased that Castle Plan Ltd has been shortlisted by the judges to possibly win Best Showroom, NEFF MasterPartner Design Competition. We are proud to be a NEFF MasterPartner and would consider the award a great achievement if we were to win it.”

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An online 8 week programme to help people lose weight and tone up. £149.99 for the full 8 week programme “My legs are killing! Seriously. My body is aching in most places – but I don’t feel hungry and the menus provided in the online 8 week plan have kept me satisfied throughout. I’m on day five and I am already 3lbs lighter. The programme, which is designed by Callum Melly, shows comprehensive videos of each of the exercises you need to do, I genuinely feel like I’ve had my own personal trainer and I’ve done more exercise than I’ve ever done in my whole entire life.” Tested by Krystal OGX Beauty is coming up on every girls wish list of late. We’re particularly keen on the Coconut Milk range. Hair smells great for days and there’s all of the moisture at no extra cost to the bounce of our curly haired staff. Featuring a blend of coconut milk, egg white proteins and coconut oils, it helps bring out your hair’s natural strength, elasticity, hydration and balance. We got our set from Tesco.

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When one money door closes another money door opens, and this is good, for the opening door promises to be a lot more rewarding with very early indications of success. This helps you plan a more ﬂuid and ﬂexible future, which should put you in a relatively good mood.

LIbRA 23RD SEP - 23RD OCT Just about everyone seems to be pulling together towards a common goal, but one person holds things up by their vacillation. In these circumstances, do not be delayed, and move on without them. Masculine principles like power, possession, and direct action seem to be very dominant at this time.

SCoRPIo 24TH OCT - 22ND NOV A very romantic and highly charged sexual energy seems to be in charge during the opening days of the month, but notes of caution start creeping in around the 10th or 12th and you might find yourself back tracking on a number of hastily made arrangements. Girls are in charge of the agendas while guys go along for the ride.

SAGIttARIUS 23RD NOV-21ST DEC A bit of a moody and mysterious month with some conflicting emotions. Financial expenditure requires some restraint, and you need to spend some time considering your long term future options. Anything to do with savings plans and insurance schemes will be relevant – and don’t forget the sock beneath your mattress.

CAPRICoRN 22ND DEC 20TH JAN Not a lot of physical energy with you at this time, so pace yourself accordingly. A very heavy work load could be tiring, although extra money earned could be seen as your silver lining. Promotions and extra responsibilities seem somehow inevitable, whether you want them or not.

AQUARIUS 21ST JAN - 18TH FEB Old habits die hard, and the Aquarian habit is to charge full tilt after what is deemed to be of prime importance at the time. More can be achieved this month by just going with the flow, allowing events to unfold and evolve in their own time. Better this than trying to push a snowball up hill or trying to plait fog. PISCeS 19TH FEB - 20TH MAR In the process of changing some of your targets and goals you will be given a clearer view of your own future and generate an energy which enables things to fall into place at their own pace and speed. The result is that life becomes a little bit

However, there’s “trouble at t’mill” caused by a member of the opposite sex who is not in a good place right now. Their mood affects your mood and makes you thoughtful of your own emotional situation. You can be as caring and as considerate as you like, but please don’t let someone else’s negativity drag you down.

smoother, more reassuring and predictable… but possibly just a bit more boring.

ARIeS 21ST MAR - 20TH APR An exciting mood of expectation runs through the whole period of September and something important falls into place during the very last days. It could be said that a target is hit, and a goal has been scored. There is also quite a lot of zing and fizzle in affairs of the heart, and even the most established relationships get a buzz.

tAURUS 21ST APR - 21ST MAY A tricky month with a number of different issues demanding your attention. Finances take a hit around the 7th and something comes to a rather abrupt end on the 13th. It’s a good month for buying and selling, but you may have to give before you can hope to receive. A partner may need some extra support at this time.

GeMINI 22ND MAY - 21ST JUN This should be a very fast month, full of social activities and dramas, and you must take care not to burn yourself out. A relationship that was “off” now appears to be “on” again, and there is important news concerning property between the 10th and the 16th. Emotional self control required between the 21st and 27th.

CANCeR 22ND JUN- 22ND JUL Some hard earned reward comes your way… you’ve worked for it so you can afford to celebrate a little. New job routines (and career directions) open up new financial possibilities, and despite some minor setbacks on the 4th and again on the 14th you should be more than pleased with your progress. Travel aspects on the 16th & 26th.

Leo 23RD JUL - 23RD AUG Potentially a fabulous time for affairs of the heart, but there is one little bit of caution holding you back and spoiling your fun. Seriously, if I were you, I’d throw caution to the wind, do a lot less worrying and a whole lot more living. Follow your heart in all things, and have absolute faith in the power of love.

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All Muck and Magic - thinking ahead Words and photo by Sheila Johnson The summer we have all longed for has finally arrived and we have been enjoying long, hot days in the muck and magic garden. It's been fairly easy to keep on top of the weeds with the hoe as, once loosened from the soil, they shrivel quite quickly in the warm sunshine. However, gardeners are never happy unless they are planning ahead for next season and this is exactly what the muck and magic gardeners have been thinking about this week. The greenhouse is filling up with geranium cuttings being prepared for next summer’s displays. The challenge will be keeping them over winter: not too wet, not too dry, a fine balancing act. We will be taking cuttings of salvias, penstemons and fuchsias in the next few weeks. After all, rooted cuttings from your own garden are a great source of free plants. And they are a good way of ensuring that you can keep material through to spring if you lose the parent plants in winter. Above everything

Sow sweet peas now for stunning summer displays else, it's a wonderful feeling to see those cuttings rooting in the greenhouse or on the kitchen windowsill. Many gardeners will be sowing their sweet peas in the next week or two and swear by giving the plants a cold snap in the winter months. If you are going to try early sowing, germinate the plants in the greenhouse but get them outside as soon as they are at a reasonable

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size. They are quite tough and will appreciate being grown cold. September is an ideal time to be thinking of planting spring bulbs. Daffodils can go in this month but leave the tulips until mid to late October and early November. If you are a fan of Christmas hyacinths, start to think about potting up your bulbs and placing them in a cool dark place to help them formulate their root and bud systems.

Remember, you need to buy bulbs that have been forced if you want them to flower during the festive season. In the garden, begin to divide perennials which have outgrown their space in the border and have a look for gaps that could be filled with new plants. It's an ideal time to plant fresh raspberry canes or prune down old canes that have fruited. If you have autumn raspberries, leave the pruning until February. Finally, another free bonus in the garden is to collect your own seed from your perennials; this is the ideal time to go seed hunting. Store the seed in paper bags in a dry and cool place. Remember to label each bag and, when we see spring arriving next year, your green fingers will be itching to get sowing, ready for another great season. So, although the summer still has a last hurrah for us and we can look forward to a beautiful autumn, good gardeners are thinking ahead to the promise of gardening glories half a year away. Happy gardening from the Muck and Magic team.

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by Steve Crawford Firstly, apologies to anyone who's been missing my column for the last couple of months. My early summer holiday is now over and normal service has been resumed. We are in the season of warmth, early sunrises and warm waters - one of the best times to be a surfer on the east coast. Even though waves can be infrequent in summer, when they arrive we have 18 hours to enjoy them. It makes the memories of cold dark winter days fade for a while, while we revel in the fleeting warmth. The most significant environmental event of the last month or two is the completion of the new McCain pipeline in Cornelian Bay. I'm sure you remember that I've been complaining about the effects on water quality for the past few years. The factory waste now discharges 2.5 km out to sea, instead of where the broken pipe was leaving it on the shore line. We would have prefered to have more effective treatment of the waste on land, before it was sent out, but this is the best we were able to secure. The visual and surfing aspects have improved, but the same old gloop is still coming out of the end. It's not the end of the matter by any means, because a great deal of work by many dedicated people has pushed it this far and I can't imagine that they'll rest until the full, real story about the problems this has caused is uncovered. Anyone who spends any time on the seafront will recognise the

lurching hordes of litterlouts meandering up and down the promenade, leaving a trail of wrappers, bottles and other mess in their wake. I know it's part of being a seaside town but it still makes many of us very, very angry. Products with too much packaging, people too willing to ditch the wrappers without looking for a bin and an overstretched council refuse service all conspire to leave the place looking and smelling like a rubbish dump. We need a new way of thinking and I want Scarborough to be at the forefront of a welcoming - but intolerant of filth - approach to tourism. For far too long, people have kept quiet because of a fear of upsetting tourists and losing the money they bring. The latest Surfers Against Sewage campaign is targeting this problem with a simple approach - bring back a deposit system for bottles. Easy, eh? Give the litter some value and you go a long way to changing people's attitudes. Dropping a bottle becomes more difficult when you realise you are also throwing money away in the form of the deposit. Learn more and sign our petition at www.sas.org.uk. Anyone who fancies trying surfing can give me a call. I’m giving surf lessons right through until November from my shop at the Spa complex. n Fluid Concept Surf School, The Spa, Scarborough, YO11 2HD, 07891 094976.

How would you feel if, around 150 million years from now, someone discovered your half-eaten dinner and put it on display in a museum? Keep hold of that thought while we found out how geology can capture moments as well as eons. A couple of years ago, Whitby Museum had a major reorganization that included a brand new store for its 6,000 or so fossils. You should know that this collection, which began in the 1820s, is of world scientific importance. When geology was being created as a science, Whitby and Scarborough were leading centres and their collections remain irreplaceable. As the voluntary curator, it fell to me to arrange the collection in its shiny new cabinets. I soon realised that I needed some expert help. A few weeks later I sat down with Peter Robinson, who has been collecting and cataloguing ammonites on the Yorkshire coast since the 1950s. Together with Alan Staniforth and Steve Livera, we spent several days working our way through the Whitby ammonite collection, with Peter putting species names to every specimen. On the morning of the second day, he held up a beautiful ammonite and pointed to a curved section missing from its shell. “Evidence of predation”, he said. “What does that mean?” said I. It turned out that this was a bite mark in the ammonite shell, probably from a passing ichthyosaur looking for a quick snack. This then was an event that lasted no more than a few seconds, and has been preserved for around 160 million years – the fossilized leftovers of an ichthyosaur’s lunch. A few weeks later at Cloughton Wyke, Steve pointed out a bed of channel splay

The red coloured smooth bed near the foot of the cliff at Cloughton Wyke was formed in just a few hours around 170 million years ago sandstone in the cliff. This two-metre thick bed was created by a flash flood spilling sand and silt out of a stream and covering the surrounding flood plain. It took just a few hours to create and is still there millions of years later. Another instant in time made timeless. The most magical evidence of brief events preserved for eons is the multitude of dinosaur footprints found along the coast – the slightest moment in time captured and preserved. Geology looks at millions of years of earth’s history, but time is made up of moments and when we see the record of a single moment from so very long ago then we surely must experience a deep sense of wonder.

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Seafest maritime festival ORGANISERS of the Seafest maritime festival are already starting preparations for next summer after hailing this year’s event a ‘tremendous success’. The first meeting of the festival’s steering committee is meeting in early September to review the 18th staging of the event over two days at the end of July on the West Pier as well as beginning to put their ideas together for SeaFest 2017. ‘We will be having a review of what went well and what we need to modify,’ said Cllr Janet Jefferson, chair of the Seafest steering group. ‘The festival went very well. The weather was good. The Saturday was tremendous – we normally count the number of people with a clicker, and we’ve had 20,000 in the past. ‘We didn’t do that this year but I’d say we had equal numbers if not more – it was absolutely amazing. ‘I didn’t receive any complaints – we’ve received only compliments. ‘Seafest is connected with our fishing industry and people like to support it. The event is attractive to visitors from all over the world as well as our residents.’

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There was something for everyone over two days with cooking demonstrations led by renowned local chefs in the food tent while local craftsmen and producers were in the next marquee. Children’s entertainers, dancers and local artists kept the fun rolling. A firework display on South Bay on the Saturday night again was a big draw for the crowds, as was the free tour of naval training ship HMS Explorer berthed in the harbour. The traditional ‘Blessing of the Boats service, led by Revd Pam Jennings, Curate at St Mary’s with Holy Apostles, was held on the Sunday morning to a full congregation in the music tent, including ex-servicemen, and representatives from the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy, Sea Scouts and Scarborough RNLI. Cllr Jefferson thanked the ‘great team’ that put the festival together, including volunteers, sponsors and Scarborough Council officials giving up their own time She added: ‘To make this festival a success involves a lot of people working as part of a great team. I can’t praise them all enough. ‘We look forward to next year.’

Formal Royal Navy radio operator and Merchant Navy signalman Jim Spencer, 74, at the Blessing of the Boats service

Brothers Harry, left, and Adam Cartner with ‘Bob’ spent both days fundraising for Scarborough Sea Cadets

Standard bearers at the ‘Blessing of the Boats’ service were Ken Flanagan, 74, for the Royal Navy and Ken Dornan, 75, Merchant Navy

Cllr Janet Jefferson reads a Reading at the ‘Blessing of the Boats’ service

Samuel, 3, and sister Sophie, 6, gave plate spinning a whirl under the watchful eye of Stephen Joseph Theatre Outreach Officer, Ernest Acquah Fireworks light up South Bay

L-R: Jessica, Olivia and Megan from the Rowley Academy of Dance

Crew of training vessel HMS Explorer

Janet Lawson was busy baking during the early hours to prepare these tasty treats for sale

Colourful characters including Captain Crimsey and Birdie enjoying the Festival

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Fifty bowlers compete in regional contest Words and photos by Dave Barry Fifty bowlers from the north of England competed in the Gambart Baines bowling finals, at the Alexandra Bowls Centre in Scarborough. Each had qualified through the summer, starting in May through to August. The competition was revamped this year with players having to win a maximum of three games to get through. This ensured that more people took part in the final. Competitors travelled from near and far, including Derby, Manchester, Chesterfield and Derby. Scarborough players Barrie Watson, Rob Child and Nigel Trotter were in the early rounds but eliminated. Scott Fisher from Denby Dale bowling club near Wakefield played superbly all day to take the title for the first time after finishing runner-up twice before. He played six games on finals day and fully deserved his win and the £500 first prize. He beat Ross Ingham from Thornhill 21:9. The competition celebrates its centenary in 2019. “We will be looking at making it even bigger, with more sponsors, taking the event to even higher than it was this year,” says press officer Paul Morgan. Sponsorship of £800 was obtained through

banner advertising around the green. Local companies wanting to get involved in future tournaments would be most welcome, said Paul. This year’s sponsors were North Bay café, Eastern Paradise Indian restaurant, Albert Sutton fish merchants, the Bathroom Centre, Crossgates fish and chip restaurant, Ryedale Garages, Landers butchers of Whitby and Lifterz of Ossett.

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Fourteen local volunteers have been helping to keep Scarborough’s south bay beach in good condition and stop plastic and waste being washed out to sea. They have been out each evening during the school holidays with litter-picks and bags, clearing up after the visitors have gone home. The initiative was started by local author Kate Evans. She explained: “I moved to Scarborough 12 years ago because it is such a fantastic place to live but last year I became very upset when I saw the amount of litter and plastic left on the beach every night. “Although the council has done its best to put in extra bins, sweep the beach every morning and litter pick twice a day, there is still a lot of debris fouling up our lovely beach. It was great to be able to do something about it. I’d like to send out a huge thank you to everyone involved”. The project has been supported by Tess Willoughby at the Seastrand café, who stored

the litter picking equipment and offered free tea or coffee to volunteers. On an average evening, two volunteers could collect six sacks of rubbish. This would include up to 20 plastic buckets and spades, dozens of plastic drinks bottles, plastic tubs, plastic nets that items are sold in, polystyrene chip containers, inflatables and used nappies. It is estimated that some 10m tons of plastic is afloat in our oceans at any one time and 80% originates from the land. Local authorities in Britain spend £1bn a year on clearing litter. Ramshill ward Green councillor Mark Vesey said: “The group has done some great work and stopped many tons of plastic being washed in to the sea, choking the marine life and ruining our seas”. Members of the group will meet council officials in September to discuss what can be done to dissuade people from leaving their rubbish on the beach next summer.

Tournament winner Scott Fisher with the trophy and his children, Charlie, 6, and Rosie, 4.

Volunteers on the summer beach clean, L-R, John Bell, Liz Hodges, Carol Bell, Kate Evans, David Hodges with Jade Frank and Tess Willoughby of Seastrand

L-R: Mick Hill, president of East Coast Crown Green Bowling Association, mayoress Val Green, mayor Simon Green, winner Scott Fisher and runner-up Ross Ingham.

by Dave Barry A band of veteran musicians raised £1,440 for the Scarborough branch of Mencap. Nearly Famous was made up of original members of bands that played in the area in the 60s. They are Jonty Hartley and Mick Hill from Jonty and the Strangers (the first rock band to appear in Scarborough), Pete Liley from the Moonshots and the Mandrakes (which featured a young Allen Palmer, who went on to international fame), Bob Woodyatt and Graham Trousdale from the Incas and Pete

Finalists Ross Ingham, left, and Scott Fisher in action

Winner Scott Fisher with his trophy

Veterans raise £1,440 for Mencap

The tape-measure comes out when the woods are as close to the jack as each other

Jackson, who played drums with Brave New World in the late 60s. The money was raised at a gig at the Corporation Club featuring DJ Paul Murray. The band would like to thank the Corporation Club for the free use of their concert room, Guilian Alonze for sponsoring the event with tickets and posters, Mencap for providing a tombola stall, Moonshots roadie Bernie Hopkins, who assisted on the evening, and everyone who bought a ticket and made it a brilliant night. Plans for a similar charity event are already ongoing for next year.

L-R, Jonty Hartley, Graham Trousdale, Bob Woodyatt, Mick Hill, Pete Liley, Pete Jackson and Paul Murray.

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Christmas cards on sale to Blues support Scarborough Church festival

By Mike Tyas

A BEAUTIFUL set of Christmas cards have been made by a Scarborough church as part of its fundraising efforts to pay for a new family and youth community centre. The new centre will replace the current church hall at St Mark’s at Coldyhill Lane, Newby after it was declared no longer fit for purpose earlier this year. Plans also include building an extension to the rear of the church to include a café, meeting room, office and toilets. The current estimated total cost of the scheme is £700,000. Project manager Trevor king said: “While the money we hope to raise from the sale of these

cards will only be a drop in the ocean towards the overall cost, every drop helps. “Without a lot of drops you don’t get an ocean.” The cards, which come in packs of 10 and priced at £5, depict various scenes of St Mark’s from last Christmas taken by local photographer Malcolm MacDonald. There are images of the nativity scene, a Christmas tree with all its lights and baubles and one of the many beautiful flower displays behind the altar. n The cards and notelets can be purchased from Trevor King on 07931 338466 or Hazel Maciver, on 01723 871210.

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Kyla Brox, at Scarborough’s Top Secret blues festival in March

Words and photo by Dave Barry The Climax Blues Band, Paul Lamb and the King Snakes, Kyla Brox, Del Bromham’s Blues Devils and the Blue Swamp Band headline Whitby’s annual blues, rhythm and rock festival. Organised by Solid Entertainments of Grimsby, it will be at the Pavilion on 2 October, from 2-10pm. Early-bird tickets cost £22 and can be booked by ringing 01472 349222. A taxi from Scarborough is being organised by blues fan Darryl Rooth, who says it will cost £6 each way, based on six people sharing. n To book a place, ring Darryl on 368169.

Sponsored walk raises over £1k WALKERS from a Scarborough church raised more than £1,014 to boost their ambitious building development plans Members of the congregation at St Mark’s, Newby took on the whole or a part of a sponsored walk challenge, from the Hole of Horcum, skirting parts of Dalby Forest, to the church – a distance of nearly 17 miles. More walkers joined at various points along the way, with mums and kids who are regular church-goers joining in for the final leg, from the Everley café at Hackness back to the church on Coldyhill Lane. ‘It was a great encouragement to have the children join us and keep us going all the way to the church. We would like thank them,’ said walk organiser Grahame Adamson. ‘Congratulations to Ros Dykes, Linda Thornton and Mike Tyas who completed the full distance,’ Grahame added, modestly forgetting to mention that he also completed the full distance. At the end of the day, the tired but happy walkers filed through Scalby and into Newby to enjoy a barbeque thanks to the church’s catering team. The sponsored walk is the latest in a series of fundraising events that have been held this year, including a ‘hymnathon’ in February that raised £1800. St Mark’s is currently finalising plans to build

an extension to the rear of church to include a café, offices and toilets, and a new family and youth centre adjoining it. The extension is estimated to cost £200,000, with the new family centre another £400,000. ‘We have a long way to go to reach our target but every penny helps,’ said Grahame. ‘I’m sure the walkers who completed the full

distance must have been thinking that as the legs ached as they were approaching the finish! ‘It was a marvellous day. Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was a blessing that the weather during the walk was so lovely.’ Building project manager Trevor King, who helped drive the walkers in a minibus

loaned by Yorkshire Coast Sight Support for whom he is a volunteer, said: ‘I’m extremely grateful to Grahame for organising the walk, to everyone who took part in it in any way and to Yorkshire Coast Sight Support for so generously letting us use their minibus.’

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Waterpark is a fantastic addition to town’s attractions Words and photos by Dave Barry The excitement was reaching fever pitch long before we got there. Halfway down North Marine Road, eagleeyed Rufus spotted the distinctive yellow landmark that identifies the Alpamare waterpark – the chute-tower. Half an hour later, the anticipation was over and we were in. Rufus and big brother George couldn’t wait to enter the water but were initially apprehensive about the wave-pool. They imagined deep water and enormous waves so were reassured by the gentle but persistent pulses of water, a metre high, which powered up the pool every few seconds, and were soon having fun. Next stop was the two outdoor pools, heated to 35C, one with whirlpools and bubble benches, the other an infinity pool with massage jets. The infinity pool contains iodine with therapeutic properties. Then we checked out the aqua-play area. It’s aimed at young children but adults love its wonderful interactive features too, especially the spray jets, tipping cones, water guns, a dual slide and a giant overhead tipping bucket. All of which felt like hors d’houevres before the main course. Rufus, being only 4, was too young to use the slides. But seven-year-old George was raring to go and had a whale of a time with his dad on the Olympic chute, the longest of the four slides. Later, munching chips and pizza in the café, I

enquired what his favourite part of the waterpark was. The unequivocal reply: “Everything was my favourite”. When pushed, he said the Olympic chute stood out most. “When I'm older, when I’m eight or nine or ten, I might go on the other ones,” added George, who enjoyed swimming underwater with his goggles. Refering to the whirlpools, Rufus said: “My best things was them bubbles in the water”. The queues weren’t too bad. At 10am, when the place opened, the queue to get in was negligible and nobody seemed to mind the few minutes’ wait in the queues for rides. It’s a good, well-conceived system, presumably fine-tuned at the other Alpamare waterparks in Germany and Switzerland. For safety’s sake, red and green lights at the top of the chutes tell you when you can go, so you don’t end up slamming into the back of someone else. To make extra certain, a member of staff in big white wellies controls the flow at the top of the Snow Storm. At the bottom you surrender your inflatable raft to whoever’s at the front of that queue and if you want another go, you just rejoin the queue and wait a few minutes, watching all the happy faces shooting out out of the tunnels. Overall, the £14m water-park is a fantastic addition to the town’s attractions and I hope it draws enough people in the winter months. Over 1,000 people a day have been there since it opened. My sole reservation about the place was the

floors, which I found a bit too slippery. But that was before I was told I could wear flipflops. Once I’d put them on, I was fine.

The wave-pool Water from a huge bucket cascades every few minutes

Mike Walls and son George emerge from the Olympic chute

L-R, George, Cass, Rufus and Mike Walls in the infinity pool, with the sea in the background

£10,000 WW1 project to open at cemetery Words & colour photos by Dave Barry A World War One project is to be unveiled by the Friends of Dean Road and Manor Road cemetery and Dean Road Chapel Ltd. An event marking the completion of the project will be held at the cemetery on 11 September, from 11am until 3pm. It will feature WW1 guided walks, a display of research on the lives of WW1 soldiers buried or remembered in the cemetery, an exhibition of WW1-themed quilts and a pop-up museum showing the history of Scarborough. The project was funded by a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The lives of over 340 soldiers and sailors buried or remembered in the cemetery have been researched. They include William Harwood Brown, who was born in Scarborough and fished out of Aberdeen on the trawler SS Strathdee with his half-brother, John Will Duck. In WW1, William served as a chief petty officer in the royal naval reserve, sailing out of Lowestoft on HMT Ben Ardua. He drowned aged 35, following an explosion which was presumed to be the result of the ship hitting a mine. He was buried in a Commonwealth war grave in Dover and remembered on the Dean Road cemetery headstone of his wife, Agnes Calpin, who died in 1907. Three information panels have been installed in the cemetery and an education pack produced, says Jan Cleary, who chairs the Friends. The event is an opportunity for people to find out more about the Scarborough men and women directly affected by the events of WW1.

Stalls at the event will sell craft, plants, food, books, bric-a-brac and hot drinks. tombola and raffle. Children can go on a bug hunt or an archaeological dig, make a poppy, have their faces painted, sit in a police jeep and eat ice cream. The money raised will support a bid for further funds, to restore the cemetery’s derelict chapel. The Friends want to turn it into a heritage centre, with a community café. It will have an exhibition space with information about many of the notable people buried or remembered in the cemetery. Schools and other groups will be able to take part in educational activities.

Jan Cleary at the grave of Agnes Brown, whose husband drowned in WW1

L-R, Liz Blades, Keith Norris, Jan Cleary and Martin and Rita Hooton – not forgetting Keith’s dog Annie

A postcard sent by William and his stepbrother Will to their parents

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News in Brief by Dave Barry Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Alzheimer’s Society is planning a fundraiser at South Cliffe Golf Club in Scarborough on 14 September. It will feature entertainment by Senior Moments at 2pm and afternoon tea at 3pm. n Tickets cost £7.50 and must be booked in advance by ringing 369781 or 500958. Hutton Buscel’s annual show will be at the village hall on Saturday 3 September, from 2-4pm. It will have a bouncy castle, games, live music by Strangers We Meet, a raffle, refreshments and birds of prey. Stalls will be run by Drones, Derwent Valley Pre School, Hutton Buscel Artists, Derwent Valley Bridge Community Library and Animal House Wildlife Welfare. An exhibition of textile art by Christine Heath, entitled Threads of our Lives, can be seen at St James’s Art Centre in Seamer Road until 11 September. n It is open from 10am-4pm Thursday to Saturday and 2-4pm Sunday.

Charity concerts in Hackness by Dave Barry Two concerts in Hackness will raise money for charities. On 10 September, at the village hall, Manhattan Voices will raise funds for Engalynx, which helps Rwanda’s genocide survivors. Tickets cost £6. A performance at Hackness Grange Hotel on 21 October is in aid of Tearfund and Scarborough Survivors. The performers will be Frank James, Rev Mike Leigh and Paul de Villanueva. n Tickets cost £10 including supper. To book, ring Ian Popely on 882355.

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Wykeham event to boost history archive Words and photo by Dave Barry Past and present residents of Wykeham, Ruston and North Moor are being invited to a history and memories event. It will be held at Wykeham cricket pavilion on Sunday 25 September, from 2-4pm. If they have photos and stories of village life, they are being asked to take them, to enlarge the parish archive. One of the organisers, Anne Britton, said: “We held the event last year and it was very popular, but a lot of people who no longer live in the villages weren't aware it was on, so missed out”. The event featured display boards for Wykeham, Ruston and North Moor. Anne has been interviewing current and former residents to get their stories of how they came to be living there and their memories of WI, church, cricket, socials, etc. Anne and her colleagues are particularly interested in ordinary events recorded in family photos, such as a couple digging their Mini out of an eight-foot snow drift along North Moor Road in the 1960s. “The intention is to collect as much material as possible, then keep it in a secure location, but to be available as a resource for residents, and for information for future generations,” Anne says. After scouring the record books kept by head teachers

at Wykeham primary school, Anne has compiled a digest of fascinating entries from 1899 through to the late 1960s. Here are three extracts from 1899: 31 July – The attendance today is very poor. Only 29 here out of 44 in the mixed [class] and 15 out of 20 in the infants. On inquiries I find that the children are away helping their parents in the hayfields. Today is the hottest day we have had this summer, with all doors and windows open. The thermometer registers 82F. Because of the absence of so many boys, the drawing was taken on slates this afternoon. 8 Aug – Dr Hope, medical officer of health, reported two cases of scarlet fever and advised the managers to close school at the end of the week. 9 Aug – School closed owing to so many children visiting Barnum and Bailey’s show in Scarboro. Only 18 present at 9 o’clock out of 64 on the books.

An old photo of Wykeham

Blockheads added to Musicport line-up Skandals play at the An old photo of Ruston

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Words by Dave Barry, photo by Hayley Hobden

The Blockheads

Words by Dave Barry, photo by Tammy Lynn The Blockheads are to headline the first night of Whitby’s annual Musicport festival, next month. The late Ian Dury’s legendary band has grown in stature since the early days of the Stiff tour in 1977. Backing up Dury’s poetic lyrics, and rarely off the road since Dury’s demise in 2000, the Blockheads are now fronted by Derek Hussey. Their last studio album, Same Horse Different Jockey, was released on the 35th anniversary of the release of Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick. Along with new material, the audience can expect to hear Hit Me, Wake Up and Make Love With Me, Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3), What a Waste, Clever Trevor, Sweet Gene Vincent, etc. The Magic Numbers have had to withdraw from Musicport, which is at Whitby Pavilion from 21-23 October. n For the full line-up, go to www.musicportfestival.com. Individual day tickets are now on sale. Book on 01947 603475 or via the website.

Skandals make their Merchant debut on Saturday 24 September. The ska sextet’s next Scarborough gig is headlining We Shall Overcome at the Corporation Club on Friday 7 October. Sharing the billing are noisy punk duo Active Minds, formed in 1986. The admission charge is a bag of non-perishable foods which will be taken to local foodbanks. We Shall Overcome is a national series of 150 gigs in one week aimed at countering the effects of austerity, inspired and driven by Scarborough's Joe Solo. Skandals’ other gigs include the George in Whitby (16 Sep), Suddaby's in Malton (1 Oct), Musicport in Whitby (22 Oct) and the Stirling Castle in Bridlington on scooter weekend (29 Oct).

Ssssshhh … it’s Skandals

Grass fire at hotel by Dave Barry

A grass fire at the back of the Grand Hotel was soon extinguished. But not before surfer and Review columnist Steve Crawford had taken a quick snap on his phone. Fire engines were despatched and the blaze was quickly put out.

It happened a few hours after a 36-yearold man was found with serious injuries in the same place. The man died and three men were arrested. The death and the fire are not thought to have been connected. n Read Steve’s column on page 38

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Haunts round the old borough Patrick Henry recalls childhood memories In 1946, soon after the Second World War ended, my family moved to run a boarding house in Falconers Road, in the town centre. Born in the Prospect Road area in 1938, I remember the warning sirens and the bomb shelters down back lanes. Most of all, the victory party, spread out down the street. Catching up on eating; much we missed through shortage and rationing. Though mostly that continued for a further decade. Our next house stood where the Premier Inn and Carousel are now: a key point in the town, and in history, where old lifestyles were fading into the past. War bombing had spared our house but derelict buildings loomed nearby. A landmine dropped in Vernon Road wiped out the old art school and medical baths on one corner and reduced to a gaunt shell the birthplace of the artist Lord Leighton, Leighton House, now the rear part of the Brunswick Pavilion. Around the corner, in the Crescent, lay the art gallery, the new medical baths at Londesborough Lodge and Woodend, birthplace and home of Edith Sitwell’s family. Owning another mansion in Derbyshire, they had not resided here for many years. This place was as intriguing as Leighton House, in the eyes of our schoolboy gang. We played war games or Red Indians in the grounds of these residences, making up ghostly figures to scare each other: “Lord Leighton’s Ghost will get you”. Sometimes we ventured inside the rickety house and claimed to hear his footfalls on the bare stairs, or even glimpse his shadowy approach. In fact, he had died in London 50 years earlier. In the nearby art gallery hangs his painting of Jezebel and Ahab: sternly haunting, compounding the influence of his aura, then,

Gala Land and still today. Edith Sitwell’s sharp, medieval face I had seen pictured in a book, and so imagined that visage scowling down from the cracked dusty windows at Woodend. One boy threw a stone in fear to dispel the spectre I had described. This sound and incident reached the figure of Long Tom, park keeper in the nearby Londesborough gardens, and a realistic fear, amid our range of made-up ghosts. Tall and straight, with black stick, military cap and Kitchener-type moustache: perfect as the accusing figure against wayward youth. He nearly caught us that time, as he strode in pursuit. Lord Londesborough had owned this adjacent property. A relative of the Sitwells, and a friend of Edward VII, when he had been Prince of Wales. He was said to visit this town and its quarter of ill-repute,

reflected maybe in the name of the Prince of Wales pub in Castle Road. Near our house, in Vernon Road, tram lines would rise up through the worn tarmac. Another ghostly appearance. Trams ended in this town around 1930, the omnibus taking over. The old tram depot, where now stands the Palm Court Hotel parking, a listed Art Deco building. In the post-war time, it was the United Bus Company garage. Once, a tram had missed its turning into the depot and shot down steep Vernon Road, crashing into Gala Land, an underground amusements complex. Driver and passengers escaped unharmed. Gala Land, a dim and misty grotto, held many shadowy features. A ghost train. A lugubrious all-ladies orchestra and a waxwork exhibition of life-like figures of war chiefs, criminals and murderers. Once,

at dusk, near closing time, alone, I watched those faces peering back. Wax on faces, shining bright as the fear perspiring on my face. I fled out and up dark Vernon Road, past the Rotunda Museum, remembering the historic skeletons and shrunken heads I had seen there, and not calming down my queasy tension. Up the hill, I drew level with the bus garage, once the tram shed, and recalled the story of Uncle George, a neighbour and buscleaner. Scrubbing out vehicles, alone, by night, among fag ends and debris, he found a corpse. It turned out to be a drunk who had missed his stop after a pub-crawl. George swore he often heard the sound of that doomed tram which had perished long before. Now, fleeing from Gala Land and the Rotunda’s sinister clutches, I sensed hearing the swish and drone of that phantom tram, sweeping down the dark hill towards me, pressed against the blank wall. Then I reached the safety of our house. “Lock the door, lad, and you’re late”, the family called out. One night, they heard a woman wailing outside bombed Leighton House, calling the name of a lost acquaintance: “Martha Bycroft!” “Do not tell Patrick”, someone muttered. “He’s nervy enough over strange imaginings”. But it was too late, I had heard. That voice and figure I never knew now filled my thoughts. Among many almost too young to grasp the full terrors of the war, I found that post-war era, when the borough changed much through its Gothic-like features and characters, fading into history. But it stayed impressive in that farcical range of made-up horrors.

Rotary fair was gusty but successful Words and photos by Dave Barry Strong gusts of wind disrupted an annual community fair in the town centre. Items for sale blew off tables and gazebos briefly became sails - they were in danger of lifting off. But by and large the fair passed off successfully and about 35 charities were happy with the result. Run by the Rotary Club of Scarborough Cavaliers, the fair has been held in the pedestrian precinct every year for the last 15, usually on the third Saturday of August. Rotary volunteers borrow tables from the Horticultural Society at the Rainbow Centre and hire them out to charities, said Rotarian John Dudley. The table-hire proceeds go into a Rotary pot which is distributed around good causes; mostly local plus a few abroad, such as one

which builds sand-dams and improves water supplies in Ghana. A second after the photo of the Guide Dogs for the Blind stall was taken, half the things on the table were blown onto the ground, startling one of the guide dogs. The other was too laid back. Ann Nowacki, branch organiser for Scarborough, Filey and district, and her colleagues dashed around, gathering up the wind-blown items. The fair had a fancy-dress theme and Gladys Freeman, who chairs Scarborough Ladies Lifeboat Guild, sported a medieval hat. Gladys said the guild was planning an afternoon tea with a My Fair Lady theme, at the Palm Court Hotel on 28 September, from 2-4pm. The entertainment will consist of a singer, a pianist and Alan Hargreaves doing a soliloquy. Tickets cost £16.

On the RNLI stall were, L-R, Minnie Raper and Gladys Freeman of the Ladies Lifeboat Guild with Gladys’s grandchildren, Daniel Smaling, 18, and Holly Smaling, 15

The Guide Dogs for the Blind stall was run by, back L-R, Sheena O’Connell, Suzanne French and Ann Nowacki, with Denise Wilcox and labradors Zane and Wilson

L-R, Anita Cassidy, Pauline Bedford, Margaret Barker, Julie Janes and Yvonne Quinsey of the Derwent Valley Bridge library

No prizes for guessing which group Jan Cleary and Susanna Robinson were representing

Four lads from Barnsley in a big deckchair

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Muston Scarecrow Festival success By Mike Tyas HEADS were certainly turned as scarecrow fever once again gripped visitors as they flocked to the week-long festival at Muston. The nine day scarecrow festival was a huge success despite some of the scarecrows being stolen, including a life size version of the late Prince. More than 100 colourful creations were on display throughout the village for the popular annual event, with more than 50 entries chasing the £150 first prize and thousands of visitors passing through the village. Visitors were stopping and staring at every corner, admiring the colourful showpiece, as well as the hard work and imagination of the residents. The winners voted for by visiting public were: 1st place, Wacky Races, 2nd place, Mrs Brown’s Boys and 3rd place, Cruella de Ville and 101 Dalmatians. The winners voted for by the official judges were: 1st place, Wacky Races, 2nd Place, The Queen’s 90th Birthday Party and 3rd place, The Book of Rhymes. “It was absolutely fabulous – the weather was kind to us and it went really well,” said Cllr Godfrey Allanson, chair of the festival’s committee. “We certainly could not take any more people – about 18,000 came and really enjoyed themselves,” “One tourist even came up to me on the Monday and gave a £10 donation because of

the fun he had looking around.” Scarborough Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Simon and Val Green, were the judges and had a tough task. “They came on the first Sunday when the displays were still fresh. They stayed all day,” said Cllr Allanson. The spectacle included topical scarecrows, including the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, Boris Johnson on his bike, Donald Trump, British astronaut Tim Peake and Mrs Brown’s Boys. Those of a slightly older generation enjoyed Denis the Menace and Gnasher, The Beatles, Musketeers, 101 Dalmatians and 1970s children’s cartoon series Wacky Races. Visitors were invited to enter a competition to pick the top three they liked the best, with the nearest answer to judge’s decision winning a cash prize. Money from the festival goes to fund projects in the village. Last year Muston Cricket Club were one of the beneficiaries with new covers bought to enable them to play in a higher league. One of the main causes that is due to benefit this year is a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to build a new village hall. Cllr Allanson, who helped stage the first festival in 1999 when he was Scarborough’s mayor, offered thanks to eight volunteers who supervised the car park and the farmer whose land it was on.

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The Queenâ€™s 90th birthday party was voted 2nd place by the official judges

Mrs Brownâ€™s Boys was voted 2nd place by the public

Visitors enjoyed regular tractor rides through the village

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Drat, drat and double drat - Whacky Races: The winner as voted for by the public and the official judges, covered up in the rain.

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Crime writer aids charities Words by Dave Barry, photo by Brian Beadle Prolific crime writer Bill Kitson has helped S c a r b o r o u g h ’s Rainbow Centre raise much-needed funds. At a silent auction at Woodend in Bill Kitson October, Bill offered the opportunity to be named as a character in his next book. Councillor Tom Fox made the highest bid and appears in The Haunted Lady, the fifth title in Bill’s Eden House Mystery series. Always looking for character names, Bill has helped several worthy causes, such as Studley Royal Cricket Club in Ripon, in this way. His publisher, Accent Press, has included three of Bill’s short stories in seasonal anthologies. Number eight in his DI Mike Nash thriller series, Dead and Gone, was released in hardback and digital by Robert Hale last year, shortly before the publishing house closed. Bill, who recently returned to Scarborough, has, under the pseudonym William Gordon, written and independently published the first two of a five-book family saga, six romantic general fiction titles (five set in Greece, where

he and his wife Joy take holidays), a DI Mike Nash paperback and an e-book of short stories. Three more Nash titles are in draft format. Bill says: “I am delighted to have joined Accent Press and even more so at their confidence in releasing the new series so quickly. I love telling a story and enjoy the writing process. Working with such professional people helps me to ensure the final product reaches a wider audience for them to hopefully enjoy.” Bill took early retirement from a long-term career as a bank executive to concentrate on writing. His interests include the theatre, both as director and actor in amateur productions. He has performed in Tom Stoppard plays and was reputed to be the pantomime dame with the hairiest legs in the North. A keen sportsman, he played golf, squash, badminton and field hockey before retiring and turning to umpiring his first love, cricket. He enjoys cooking and uses his time in the kitchen to develop plotlines. Accent Press is an award-winning independent publishing company. Founded by mother-of-triplets Hazel Cushion, from her kitchen table in west Wales in 2003, it has won numerous business awards and become known for dynamic publishing. It publishes a range of fiction, non-fiction and charity books. In 2013 it was named specialist publisher of the year at the Independent Publishers’ Guild awards. Bill’s website is at www.billkitson.com.

Wurlitzer backing for silent classic by Dave Barry A Wurlitzer cinema organ will be played at a screening of Harold Lloyd’s silent film classic Safety Last. Organist Howard Beaumont will play accompaniment when the 1923 classic is shown at the Flower of May's Scarborough Fair Collection near Lebberston on Sunday 11 September. The film is regarded as Lloyd's finest romantic comedy. Lloyd performed his own stunts, climbing up the outside of a skyscraper and dangling from a giant clock.

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Jackie’s play wins Branagh award Words and photo by Dave Barry A Scarborough writer has won a national award for new drama writing. Jackie Daly is one of three winners of the Jackie Daly Kenneth Branagh (To order photos, ring award at the 13th 353597) Windsor Fringe. Her script, The Space Between, was developed through the Stephen Joseph Theatre’s Write Stuff programme, taught by local dramaturge and artistic director of Beach Hut Theatre, Alison Watt. A brave, unflinching one-woman show, The Space Between had its first reading at the SJT’s Playground of Plays script-inhand event in March, where a sparkling performance by local actor Fleur Hebditch moved the audience to laughter and tears. Jackie’s play will now be produced at Windsor Fringe on 6, 7 and 8 October, together with Eyes to the Wind by David

REVIEW: Noel Gallagher at Scarborough Open Air theatre

Lloyd was a genius of early motion pictures, alongside Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy and Lon Chaney. The Wurlitzer organ was designed to accompany silent movies in the 1920s. Howard says: “The skill of the organist is to make the music synchronise with the action to great effect so you don't notice it is the work of one man producing all the orchestral sound and effects to make the film come alive”. The show is due to start at 2.30pm.

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Howard Beaumont at the Wurlitzer

Hendon and Jameson & Son, Funeral Services Since 1888 by Eleanor Taylor. The three winning scripts were selected from 289 entries. The overall winner, to be announced after the final performance on 8 October, will receive £500. Jackie said: “I’m thrilled to be part of Windsor Fringe this year. I’m working with a wonderful director, Hellena Taylor. We’ve recently cast a brilliant actor, Debbie Christie, in the role. I’m so looking forward to seeing The Space Between performed in the autumn”. Jackie’s plays have been performed at the SJT’s Plays and Pinot events, Beach Hut’s Natural Shocks and Autumn Bites, Script Yorkshire’s Page to Stage at Seven Arts in Leeds and Springboard Scriptwriters’ regular events at Woodend. Jackie was recently selected for writer development programmes at West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sheffield Crucible theatres. She will follow a good story anywhere – even underwater. Jackie works with her partner, Andy Jackson, to write, narrate and co-produce wildlife and environmental films for SubSeaTV, an award-winning local filmmaking team.

Harold Lloyd in Safety Last

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When a superstar as big as Noel Gallagher comes to Scarborough it’s a pretty big deal. Luckily we had some eyes and ears in the crowd who sent in their opinion of the gig. Ant Taylor gives us the low down on the gig of the year. So I finished work, got home, then changed and Bee-lined over to Scarborough's Open Air Theatre to go see one of my musical influences Mr Noel Gallagher. I'd been waiting for this for a while so had been putting the hours in by listening to Oasis albums and of course his High Flying Birds. The warm up act was Jeff Wootton, I know that name won't be familiar in many people's minds but this guy has been in some good company. He was in the band Gorillaz with Blur front man Damon Albarn and also in brother, Liam's band Beady Eye. I do suggest you get him listening to home, especially the song The Eternal. To the main event, Mr Noel Gallagher & his High Flying Birds: I know that the Gallagher brothers are a bit

like marmite, you either love them or you don't. I do like them, Noel especially. So when there's a chance to go see the man at a fantastic location on your own door step, I'm there. When I go to a concert, I always try and guess the first song and on this occasion I failed. It was "Everybody's On The Run" from the High Flying Birds debut album. Noel went through his set list like the professional that he is, even commenting that he never changes his set list as that would take him 15 minutes of thought. He also had this dry and quick wit about him. He played some Oasis tracks we all know and love. He dedicated Champagne Supernova to an Israeli lady who had travelled all the way from the holy land to see Noel play in Scarborough. When it came to the end of the night he played an encore to the audience, the last 3 songs were Wonderwall, What a life and Don't Look Back in Anger which, of course were all well received by the loyal fans. I will look back on this as a top night.

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Town laments death of old lifeboat stalwart

RNLI chief executive Paul Boissier was Ross, left, and fellow standard bearers in impressed by Ross when they met in 2014 action

Words & colour photos by Dave Barry Ross Tyson, Scarborough RNLI’s veteran standard bearer died on 19 August, aged 84. Ross had served as a member of the lifeboat team for about 70 years. He was a member of the coastguard watch, based in the castle grounds, and the LifeSaving Rocket Brigade, in the early 1950s. He joined the lifeboat as assistant tractor driver in 1954, became a crewman on the town’s first inshore rescue boat in 1965 and was appointed head tractor driver when he retired as a crewman 29 years ago. Ross witnessed the ECJR lifeboat tragedy of 8 December 1954, in which three lifeboat crew died. He watched the disaster unfold from the lifeboathouse slipway. On the 60th anniversary, Ross unveiled a sandstone plaque at St Mary’s Church. The plaque features a carving of the ECJR lifeboat, the names of the three who died (Jack Sheader, John Cammish and Frank Bayes) and the inscription: Greater love hath no man than this. Ross was born on 12 February 1932 in what was known as Dumple Street, a few yards from the first-floor flat in Longwestgate which he shared with his wife Sheila for 60 years. Ross, whose father Sid helped build the Marine Drive, and Sheila (nee Dolbin) married in the 1950s. They lived in a flat on Westbourne Grove then in Barrowcliff for a few months before

moving to Longwestgate in the same decade. They had three children, one of whom, Terry, died a few years ago. Ross said he had created the role of Scarborough RNLI’s standard bearer and that Ross at last year’s lifeboat remembrance service on West Pier very few lifeboat stations had such a position. For many years, Ross and his old friend Bob Swalwell organised the annual laying of wreaths on the sea on Remembrance Sunday. Ross was awarded a Queen’s diamond jubilee medal in 2012. There was a large turnout of RNLI personnel for Ross’s funeral at St Mary’s Church. The coffin was carried into the church by four past and present crew: Billy McSweeney, George Whitlow, Jason Dobson and Will Cammish. They carried it back out afterwards, en route to a family service at Woodlands crematorium. Ross donned a yellow oilskin smock The service was conducted by Rev Tina and sou’wester for the annual Colin Bell memorial row in 2014 Minnett Stevens, who gave a fitting summary of Ross’s life. Peter Billingsley, the longest serving member of the lifeboat crew, bore the RNLI standard. Scarborough RNLI’s lifeboat operations manager John Senior said: “Ross has been part of the Scarborough lifeboat team for over seven decades and most recently acted as our indomitable standard bearer. He was devoted to you all and will be sadly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones”. An old shot of Ross, at the back, standing on the lifeboat tractor (submitted) Ross Tyson outside the old lifeboathouse

GoldWings return to light up the seafront Words and photos by Scarborough RNLI press officer Dave Barry The annual GoldWing Light Parade, which raises thousands of pounds for Scarborough RNLI, returns to the seafront on Saturday 10 September. From 10am until 4pm, dozens of GoldWings will be parked on Foreshore Road, with trikes displayed on the West Pier. From 8pm, the bikes will parade along the north and south bays, watched by thousands of spectators who now turn up especially to see this illuminated spectacle. The parade will be followed at about 9.30pm by a fireworks display on the south beach. * Scarborough’s new, state-of-the-art lifeboathouse is almost finished, after 18 months of work. The principal contractor, Bam Nuttall, is expected to hand over the building to the RNLI this month. That doesn’t mean the RNLI will be able to move straight in. The handover will be followed by what’s known as the snagging phase, when snags and potential snags are identified and addressed. RNLI personnel will then be familiarised with the new building in small groups before the team finally moves in. The lifeboathouse will accommodate Scarborough’s new Shannon lifeboat, which

will be delivered on 27 November. * A B&B has baked a novel way of raising funds for Scarborough RNLI. Toulson Court proprietors Angela and James Rusden give home-made cake to guests. When they offer to pay, the couple request a donation to the lifeboat. “We’re trying to do something that nobody else does,” explains James. Angela and James took over the B&B, in Columbus Ravine, 12 weeks ago. Toulson Court is third out of 187 Scarborough B&Bs on TripAdvisor. Two guests who are in town for the cricket festival raised about £700 for the RNLI at their golden wedding last year. Margaret and Alan Frank, from Wakefield, told friends and relatives that they wanted no presents, just donations to the RNLI. * The King & Cask pub, previously the Durham, on North Marine Road has chosen Scarborough RNLI as one of two charities it supports. * The Newcastle Packet, the Golden Ball and Blue Crush are supporting the RNLI’s Respect the Water campaign by serving drinks in RNLI polycarbonate glasses inscribed with campaign messages. There are over 160 deaths by drowning every year around the coast. Over half were people who did not go out

intending to end up in the water. Over half the victims are young men. "We would like to thank the licensees and staff of the Newcastle Packet, the Golden Ball

and Blue Crush for supporting the campaign,” say Andrew Volans and Steve Smith of Scarborough RNLI’s new community safety team.

Harry Kirk was the pacemaker at the Goldwings parade in 2013

Scarborough mayor Cllr Andrew Backhouse rode pillion at the head of the 2013 parade

The new lifeboathouse is nearly finished

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New York blues-rock New season of films from around the globe guitarist returns by Dave Barry

by Dave Barry New York blues-rock guitarist Chaz DePaolo returns to Scarborough for a gig at the Cask on Tuesday 27 September. Chaz, who will be with his new British band, is renowned for his fiery, energetic playing style, says promoter Patrick Argent. Patrick says Chaz has built a loyal following in the town since his UK debut at Murrays in 2002. Chaz has regularly returned to play in Scarborough, either accompanied by his band or as frontman to the Groundhogs Rhythm Section. “Chaz has a particular fondness for Scarborough and always looks forward excitedly to playing in the town. His gutsy, uncompromising and impassioned performances are always a great treat to

Scarborough Film Society’s 55th season of award-winning movies from around the world kicks off next month. Although most originate from western Europe, seven are from the USA, one is from Brazil and one hails from Japan. The society is run by Guy Smith, whose late uncle, Tony Davison, founded it in the 1950s. Chaz DePaolo experience”. In an extensive career on both sides of the Atlantic, he has opened for Buddy Guy and Hubert Sumlin. Signed to Smoketone Records in Colorado, Chaz headlined a sell-out gig at BB Kings in New York in November.

Student exhibition opens at art gallery

In addition to the new season, Guy is to screen Promised Land, starring Matt Damon, at 6pm on 17 September, as part of the Yorkshire fossil festival. All films will be shown at the library. They are:

Words and photos by Dave Barry Many people attended the opening of an exhibition of artwork by students at Scarborough Art Gallery. Organised by the Workers’ Education Association, it featured ceramics, textiles, crafts, drawing and painting by students on WEA courses. The artists included Victoria Warwick, whose self-portraits paid homage to Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe montage. They were completed as part of a course on self-portraits by women artists. This was part of international women's day. Unannounced, the A Capella for Women singers broke into song, in the style of a flashmob. WEA tutor Ruth Collett commented: “The open afternoon was a great success with many of the student artists having their first visit to Scarborough Art Gallery. “They were delighted to see their work in the gallery and extremely proud to be part of such an exciting collection of work,” Ruth said. Many students said that now they had a pass to the gallery they would go back with friends and family to see the exhibition again. Ruth added: “The flashmob singing and performance art from WEA students added to the whole experience and made it a really fun afternoon celebrating the achievements of the art students in the Scarborough region”. The exhibition, entitled A WEAlth of Talent, will run until 11 September and can be seen from 10am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday. A year pass for Scarborough Art Gallery Scarborough Art Gallery costs £3. A weekly WEA class called Singing for Health, featuring the A Capella for Women singers, starts at the Stephen Joseph Theatre

The Second Mother (21 Oct, Brazil, 2015). Unspoken class barriers come crashing down within a wealthy family home when the live-in housekeeper's estranged daughter suddenly appears. A densely layered and deeply felt drama.

at 10am on Tuesday 27 September. Details of WEA courses in Scarborough can be found on our Local Events pages. They are free to people in receipt of most state benefits. n A full list can be seen at www.wea.org. uk/yorkshumber. Students can enrol online or by ringing 0112 245 3304.

Mia Madre (20 Jan, Italy, 2015). An Italian film director in the midst of a crisis is split between art and life. With her mother dying in hospital, she works on her latest film. A warm, witty and seductive movie. A Walk in the Woods (3 Feb, USA, 2015). A lightly comic amble through hill, dale and cinematic nostalgia. Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) takes a long-lost old friend (Nick Nolte) along the 2000-mile Appalachian Trail. Rams (17 Feb, Iceland, 2015). A harddrinking Icelandic farmer and his estranged brother try to save their flocks of sheep from authorities who want them killed. A delicate film hovering between absurdity and tragedy. Carol (3 Mar, UK/USA, 2015). Set in the 1950s, an elegant and beautiful divorcing woman (Cate Blanchett) falls for a doeeyed shop assistant. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes love, with complicated consequences. Mustang (17 Mar, Turkey, France, Germany, 2015). A film full of life, even as it depicts lives in lockdown. In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while other family members prepare their arranged marriages.

Victoria Warwick

David Evans with his acrylic Boats at Mooring (middle)

Marguerite (16 Dec, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, 2015). The true story of a wealthy, tone-deaf music lover who wants to be an opera star. A subtle and compassionate portrayal of a rich and lonely woman clutching at an impossible dream. Anomalisa (6 Jan, USA, 2015). An inspirational speaker is reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane life. A funny, horribly real animation about the unbearable loneliness of being.

Spotlight (7 Oct, USA, 2015). In 2001, old-style journalism at the Boston Globe triumphs in the story of a real-life team who knocked on doors and scoured the cuttings library to reveal a scandal that may have begun centuries before.

The A Capella for Women singers

find a mate or be turned into wild animals. A wickedly funny protest against society's norms for nuclear coupledom.

45 Years (11 Nov, UK, 2015). A sensitive, romantic yet devastating portrait of a long and happy marriage in sudden crisis. Based on David Constantine's story In Another Country. With Charlotte Rampling. He Named Me Malala (18 Nov, USA, 2015). A screening for Amnesty International. The moving documentary story of Malala Yousafzai's courage in the face of the Taliban and her ongoing campaign for women's rights. The Lobster (2 Dec, UK, Ireland, Greece, France, Holland, 2015). A macabre drama about a hotel where single people must

The Brand New Testament (7 Apr, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2015). Ea gets fed up with her overbearing father (who happens to be God) and decides to follow in her older brother's footsteps by leaving and gathering her own apostles. Our Little Sister (21 Apr, Japan, 2015). The arrival of a half-sister they've never met subtly undermines the lives of three 20-something women in this tender and sensitive tale, meticulously shot and gracefully orchestrated. Macbeth (5 May, UK, France, USA, 2015). Plenty of gore and spectacular action animate this bold, free and handsome adaptation. The screenplay retains the muscular poetry of Shakespeare's text, just less of it. Victoria (19 May, Germany, 2015). Filmed with surprising grace and emotional authenticity in the city's underbelly, four Berliners recruit a thrill-seeking Spanish woman to be their getaway driver for a bank robbery. Films start at 7.30pm. It costs £5 per film, £45 for all 16 (seniors £35, students £25) or £30 for any eight. All English-speaking films can be shown with subtitles when available, upon request, on the society’s new equipment.

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Clash of Knights at 50p coins - the art in Scarborough Castle your pocket

Martin Dove with his 50p coin collection, with some of the coins inset top left (to order, ring 353597)

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Where weapons would have been made

By Krystal Starkey History buffs young and old attended Scarborough Castle in their hundreds to see the Clash of Knights event in August. Armed knights competed for glory in fierce battles and archery tournaments. Medieval music played, and the four teams (representing North, East, South and West) went about their day to day life in encampments – just as it would have been in medieval times. One woman was cooking a traditional pork and cider casserole, while others made weapons and tended to the camp. Visitors could also purchase handmade tradition medieval style jewellery and hand turned wooden bowls and artefacts. The Castle, which has survived two world wars and has history that dates back to BC, enjoyed generous sunshine throughout the weekend.

The archery competition Scarborough Castle Site Manager, Simon Roe, was on hand throughout the day to ensure things ran smoothly. He explained why it was such a great day for visitors: “When you go to a museum you can’t touch anything. Here you can see and live and touch it. Children can get involved; they can see people using the weapons.”

New look and theme for Coastival 2017 THE DATES, an exciting theme and a fresh new look have been unveiled for the next Coastival arts festival in Scarborough. The festival will be held from 17-19 February and will have a theme of 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. Coastival director Wendy Holroyd said: “For 2017 we very much want Coastival to look beyond the obvious and to bring people art, music and performance that will challenge stereotypes and turn people’s expectations of an arts festival upside down.” “There will still be the usual eclectic mix of music, performance and fine art, but we’ll be mixing it up in terms of venue and style and theme. It’s really exciting and we can’t wait to see how it all comes together in February.” She added. .

An analysis of February’s arts festival showed a total of 6,230 people at events over the weekend. Estimates suggest this brought a direct economic boost of £426,781 into Scarborough. The continuing effect of that money spent through the economy – known as the induced economic impact – is estimated at around £650,549 for the Scarborough local economy. n For more information on Coastival visit www.coastival.com

Sherlock Holmes once famously remarked to his faithful companion: “You see Watson, but you don’t observe”. The great sleuth was referring to the number of steps ascending from Baker Street to their first-floor apartment. Watson had climbed the stairs for years, yet had no idea how many there were. We are all guilty of overlooking the everyday and a fine example of this is the 50p coin. “We are familiar with it up to a point”, says Scarborough collector Martin Dove, who is about to give a talk on the topic. “Most of us know the Queen is on one side and Britannia on the other. But how many of us are aware that there are over 50 designs in circulation today? “These coins are miniature works of art which few of us entirely appreciate”. The first 50p piece, the world’s first sevensided coin, was introduced in 1969. It replaced the old ten shilling note. The reverse featured a seated figure of Britannia and the words ‘50 new pence’. In 1982 this was changed to ‘Fifty pence’. In 1997, a lighter and smaller 50p was introduced and the old ones were removed from circulation. The first commemorative coins of the new era were minted in 1998, one celebrating 25 years of the EU, the other showing the 50th anniversary of the NHS. “Both are still in circulation and highly sought after by collectors,” says Martin, who caught the 50p bug in April and now has a big collection. Further coins commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act in 2000 and the 100th anniversary of the Women's Social and Political Union in 2003. The latter is the second rarest 50p coin. 2004 heralded the first coin to feature a living person other than the reigning monarch – Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in four minutes. Other notable designs featured the Victoria Cross, the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides. The World Wide Fund for Nature was commemorated in 2011. Matthew Dent’s beautiful design is the third rarest of the nonOlympic 50p coins. In 2008, another Dent design became the new definitive image. It replaced Britannia, to the dismay of many notable politicians and the Daily Mail. It featured a section of the royal arms,

Peter Rabbit is one of the forthcoming Beatrix Potter coins showing elements of the third and fourth quarterings which, when placed next to the other circulating coins, makes up a full shield. In 2011, in anticipation of the 2012 London Olympic games, the Royal Mint produced coins for each sport being played: 29 designs. “Not many were minted so they are well worth looking out for,” says Martin. “A full set will sell for £75 on eBay, which is not a bad return on the face value of £14.50. The rarest Olympic 50p coins depict tennis, triathlon, judo, wrestling and football”. Other notable issues marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten in 2013, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games and the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 2015. New designs this year show the Battle of Hastings, the Rio Olympics, Beatrix Potter and at least five of her creations, including Peter Rabbit and Squirrel Nutkin. “These are crowd pleasers and will be much sought after by collectors and the public in years to come,” Martin says. “So please do look out for those beautiful 50 pence coins and admire the craftsmanship and artistry that has gone into their design. “Maybe you will just enjoy them and pass them on, maybe you will buy yourself an album and try to collect them all, or maybe you will try to make a few bob by selling them on eBay. “After all, the rarest of them all, the wonderful Kew Gardens, sells for between £30 and £40, so that is one coin you must not spend on a bag of crisps!” * Martin’s talk on 50p coins is at the library at 11am on Saturday 3 September. n If you would like Martin to give your group a talk, give him a ring on 371212.

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please dress for the weather. Visit www. scarboroughmuseumstrust.com

SECRECY AND SPIES, The Bar Convent, York. This state-of-the-art exhibition will inspire you with the story of the Bar Convent. Discover three hundred years of history and the remarkable people who have shaped it. Meet the radical Yorkshire nun and pioneer Mary Ward, whose devotion to her cause took her on foot across the Alps - twice. Visit www.bar-convent.org.uk

2 SEPTEMBER CIRCUS WORKSHOP, Sewerby Hall & Gardens, 12noon-3pm. A family-friendly Circus Arena, where the star of the show is you! Try your hands at juggling, your feet at unicycling, or even your nerves on the 10ft tight wire challenge. Call 01262 673769.

UNTIL 25 SEPTEMBER ALL CREATURES BY MARK HEARLD, Scarbough Art Gallery. The gallery's natural history collection will be exhibited by the acclaimed artist. Visit www. scarboroughmuseumstrust.com UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER YORK MAZE, Elvington, York. An amazing family day out with over 20 rides, attractions and shows, including the Corn Snake Tower Slides and Kernel Kernel’s House of Cornfusion where rooms magically begin to shrink, fall over, and even turn upside down. New for 2016, step on board the new tractor trailer ride, Crowmania 2 – but be warned you may get wet on this ride! Also new for 2016 take your seat for the all new Crowbot Show. Visit www.yorkmaze.co.uk

1 SEPTEMBER MOVIES MEETS THE MUSICALS, Scarborough Spa, 2pm. Expect a sensational cast including stunning vocalists, dazzling costumes and sparkling sets all with a bit of Hollywood glitz! Call 01723 821888. 1 SEPTEMBER BUGTASTIC, Scarborough Art Gallery, 10.30am-12noon & 1.303pm. Join the field naturalists to learn about bugs and mini beasts! Visit www. scarboroughmuseumstrust.com 2-4 SEPTEMBER NORTHERN SOUL WEEKENDER 2016, Scarborough Spa. The North Yorkshire Soul Collective Presents a full weekend of soul in Yorkshire’s best loved seaside town. Call 01723 821888.

2 SEPTEMBER JOE PASQUALE SUMMER TOUR, Bridlington Spa, 7pm. The star of five royal variety shows (will the Queen never learn?), the 'King of the Jungle' will be discussing things like “why is an orange called an orange when a carrot is more orange than an orange?”. Call 01262 678258. 2 SEPTEMBER DINO FOOTPRINT WALK, Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, 11am. Join the team to find some dinosaur footprints! Involves uneven surfaces, and

SEPTEMBER 2.30pm. See Harold Lloyd's ‘Safety Last’, accompanied by Howard Beaumont playing the “Mighty” Wurlitzer. Call 1723 586698.

incredible festival last year, the organisers have outdone themselves to bring jazz fans many fantastic acts and concerts. Call 01723 821888.

13 SEPTEMBER DANIEL O'DONNELL, Bridlington Spa, 7pm. It’s no surprise that Daniel O’Donnell is one of the best loved artistes of our time, both at home and abroad. Call 01262 678258.

3 SEPTEMBER HUTTON BUSCEL VILLAGE SHOW, Hutton Buscel, 2-4pm. Enjoy a bouncy castle, games, live music by ‘Strangers We Meet’, and also displays by Birds of Prey and lot of stalls. Email shirleyanneceramics@ yahoo.com 8 SEPTEMBER THE LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK, Bridlington Spa, 7pm. This blazing hot production seamlessly blends comedy and chart topping hits with beautiful choreography. Call 01262 678258.

SEPTEMBER 1-11 SEPTEMBER THREADS OF OUR LIVES, St James Art Centre, Seamer Road. The latest textile work by Christine Heath. Email christineheathch@gmail.com

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9-10 SEPTEMBER WHITBY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, Whitby Pavilion. The annual Whitby Country Music Weekend returns to the Pavilion once again with another great line up of some of the U.K.’s finest country music entertainers. Call 01947 458899. 10 SEPTEMBER MY SWEET PATOOTIE, Woodend Gallery, 7.30pm. The Canadian trio playing contemporary roots and ragtime, featuring former members of Tanglefoot. Call 01723 384500.

13 SEPTEMBER ROALD DAHL DAY CELEBRATION, Sewerby Hall, 11am-3pm. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth with activities inspired by his works. Enjoy biscuit decorating, peach exploration and a story time delivered by North Bridlington Library. Call 01262 673769. 14th SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON TEA AND ENTERTAINMENT, South Cliff Golf Club, 2pm. A Charity event for the Scarborough Whitby and Ryedale Alzheimer’s society. The entertainment comes from Senior Moments followed by afternoon tea. All proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Society. Book before 7th by calling 01723 369781. 15 SEPTEMBER THE ART OF ENAMELLING, Driffield Rugby Club, 7.30pm. Driffield Wolds Decorative & Fine Arts Society present a talk by Dr Sally Hoban. Email peterbernard@live. co.uk 16-17 SEPTEMBER MOTOWN SOUL WEEKENDER, Whitby Pavilion. Two nights of glorious music to one of the best locations for dancing. Call 01947 458899. 17 SEPTEMBER RECORD FAIR, Queen Street Methodist Church, 10am-4pm. A smorgasbord of vinyl, CDs and music-related memorabilia, all under one roof. Email revolutionsmusic@btinternet.com

11 SEPTEMBER THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY, Scarborough Spa, 7pm. This 50th anniversary celebration features a full live band performing all the hits including 'Mrs Robinson', 'Cecilia', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Homeward Bound' and many more. Call 01723 821888.

17 SEPTEMBER NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT, The Cask Inn, 8pm. Featuring a mix of DJs playing all the classic tunes. Call 01723 500570.

11 SEPTEMBER SILENT MOVIE SPECTACULAR, Scarborough Fair Collection, Flower of May Holiday Park, Lebberston,

23-25 SEPTEMBER WHITBY 60S SPECTACULAR 2016, Whitby Pavilion. A weekend of live sixties music from some of the biggest bands of the decade. Dig out your finest 60s fashion for a weekend you'll never forget. Call 01947 458899. 24 SEPTEMBER NEXUS YOUTH CHOIR, the Salvation Army Citadel, Alma Parade, Scarborough. The Salvation Army presents a cabaret style evening featuring songs from West End Musicals by the Nexus Youth Choir, who are connected to the Salvation Army in the West Midlands. 7pm onwards, free entry. Call Richard or Lorna on 01723 378603 for more information. 24-25 SEPTEMBER STEVE HENSHAW INTERNATIONAL GOLD CUP, Oliver’s Mount. Enjoy two days of nailbiting motorcycle action. Call 01723 373000.

18 SEPTEMBER CAPTURING OUR COAST, Scarborough South Bay (meet in Holbeck car park), 10am. Try to find and record as many species as you can in the time on the shore. No previous knowledge of marine species is required. Call 01723 357223. 18 SEPTEMBER THE BLUES BROTHERS APPROVED!, Scarborough Spa, 7pm. Dust off your pork pie hats, dig out your shades, put on your dancing shoes, and prepare to party like never before. Call 01723 821888.

11 SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL OF THE HORSE, Sledmere House, 10am-5pm. An exciting new event, perfect for horse lovers. Pony Club games, displays, stalls and much more, held within the parkland. Call 01377 236637.

23-25 SEPTEMBER BRIDINGTON WEEKEND OF MOTORING, Bridlington Spa. The event will bring together cars of all styles and origin, including Classics, Vintage, Supercars, VW’s, Modified, Beach buggies – cars galore! Situated in carefully tailored locations across the town for a truly memorable weekend of motoring. Call 01262 678258.

20th SEPTEMBER FLORAL DEMONSTRATION, Scarborough Library, Vernon Rd, 7.15pm. Scarborough Flower Club presents a display by Janine Gray of Huddersfield entitled "Shop Full of...............". Call 01723 368849. 23-25 SEPTEMBER SCARBOROUGH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016, Scarborough Spa. After an

25 SEPTEMBER AUTUMN PLANT FAIR, Scampston Hall, 10am-3pm. If you are looking for some fresh garden inspiration, and want to speak to a few experts, this is the fair for you. Specialist stall holders will be selling unusual and popular plant varieties. Tickets to the fair also include entry to the award-winning gardens. Call 01944 759111. 25 SEPTEMBER CLASSIC ROCK USA TOUR, Scarborough Spa. A heart pumping, drum beating, and pulsating rock extravaganza featuring over 25 hits from Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi and the 'Boss' himself, Bruce Springsteen. Call 01723 821888.

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To advertise email editor@thescarboroughreview.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.

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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.

BARON’S WALKING FOOTBALL, Scarborough Rugby Club, 9.30-11am. Call 01723 377545.

SCARBOROUGH OPEN AIR THEATRE. Visit www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com 2nd September – Busted 25 SEPTEMBER ANTIQUE & COLLECTOR'S FAIR, Driffield Fairground, 9am-3.30pm. A large collection of quality collectables over 45 stalls, with free car parking. Call 01377 254768. 29 SEPTEMBER CARMEN, Scarborough Spa, 7pm. The Russian State Opera, return with another popular opera, Carmen - an exciting and colourful story with high passion and tragedy. Call 01723 821888. 30 SEPTEMBER THE YORK MILITARY WIVES CHOIR, Scarborough Spa. The performance is part of the Rotary 1220 Conference, where the balconies in the Grand Hall will be open to the public. Call 01723 821888.

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. 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.

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

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.

ROLLER DISCO @ THE SPA, The Spa Bridlington, 5pm, 6.45pm & 8.30pm. Fun for all ages! Visit www.thespabridlington.com or call 01262 678258.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

TABLE TENNIS SESSIONS, Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, 7-9pm. Whether you are an experienced player or a complete novice, you are welcome to head along and join the regular club members for some friendly games. Visit www.whitbypavilion.co.uk or call 01947 458899.

SINGING FOR THE BRAIN, South Cliff Methodist Church, Filey Road, Scarborough, 1.30-3pm. For people with dementia and their carers. Call 01723 500958.

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 LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH RYEDALE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD, Wrelton Village Hall. Call 01723 862417.

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 EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 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. 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. 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. 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

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

FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH STAR GAZING, Dalby Forrest Visitor Centre, Thornton-le-dale. 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 01751 460295 for more information.

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. Call 01723 862681.

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 3rd SEPTEMBER NEW WRITERS INTRODUCTORY SESSION, 11am. For new and emerging writers. Every Friday & Saturday CAN WE HELP? IT HELP SESSIONS; 1-5pm Fri, 10am-1pm Sat.. Every Thursday KNIT & NATTER, 1-3pm. Last Tuesday of every month FILEY ACTIVITY GROUP, 2-4pm.

EASTFIELD LIBRARY 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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3 Pickering Road, West Ayton Call 01723 863052 Second and last Wednesday of the month KNIT AND STITCH, 7pm – 9pm Every Wednesday during term time STORY TIME, 2pm – 3pm

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TUE 13 SEP Frankie Dixon at Woodend; Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Visit www.scarboroughspa.co.uk or call 01723 821888. Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. 25 SEPTEMBER WED 14 SEP Jamie Taylor for Scarborough Jazz A TEDDY BEARS’ JAZZ PICNIC at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; Lots of audience participation and a chance open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with to look at the musical instruments and how John Watton at Cellars. they work. 28 SEPTEMBER ISLE OF WOMAN THU 15 SEP Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Merchant and the Nags Head in Isle Of Woman are three strong and individual women, who use stunning rich Scalby. beautiful harmonies to sing about bare FRI 16 SEP Walking on Air at Indigo Alley; bones reality.

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UNTIL 8 OCTOBER CONSUMING PASSIONS Melanie believes she has foreseen the future. But has she really? Or is it all in her mind? 8 SEPTEMBER – 8 OCTOBER HENCEFORWARD... Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy.

The Spa Bridlington Visit www.thespabridlington.com or call 01262 678258.

Colcannon at the Merchant; Robert Schmuck at 29 SEPTEMBER Blue Crush; Craig John as Freddie Mercury at the Mayfield in Seamer.

Frankie Dixon, a passionate, intuitive and unconventional singer-songwriter, will perform original songs in the intimate setting of Woodend on Tuesday 13 September. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought at the venue. Doors open at 8pm. Take your own alcohol. In the following list, gigs are at Scarborough pubs unless stated. Please send submissions to dave@thescarboroughreview.co.uk

SAT 17 SEP Ross Dransfield (4pm) and Dry Pilot (9pm) at the Merchant; Nowhere Now at Indigo Alley; Big Me at the Tap and Spile; French Letter at the Commercial; Rochelle at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

20 SEPTEMBER CHINESE STATE CIRCUS

SUN 18 SEP Shamrockers at the Tap and Spile RUSSIAN STATE OPERA: CARMEN (5.30pm); Kieran Halpin at Watermark; Mark Featuring an impressive cast and and Laura at the Merchant; Fireball at the accompanied by a large live Orchestra with over 30 musicians. Commercial; Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush. 13 OCTOBER MUM’S THE WORD 2

FRI 2 SEP Memphis Cruisers at the King & Cask; Colcannon at the Merchant; Foggy at Indigo Alley; Ed Moxon at the Mayfield in Seamer.

MON 19 SEP Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

SAT 3 SEP Jez Ech (4pm) and Rockin’ Hillbilly Band (9pm) at the Merchant; Lewis Hamilton Band at the Tap and Spile; Bladerunner at Cellars; Loose Coverz at Indigo Alley; Gareth Jay at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

WED 21 SEP Barnes, Rollins and MacDonald Visit www.scarborough.ymca.org.uk/ for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair theatre-shows or call 01723 506750. James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with John Watton at Cellars. UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER ROCK OF AGES

SUN 4 SEP Stony at Watermark; Mothers at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Easy Street at Beiderbeckes (6.30pm); Groove Ninjas at the Commercial (6pm); Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush. MON 5 SEP Scarborough Folk at the Merchant. TUE 6 SEP Steve Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. WED 7 SEP Toby Greenwood for Scarborough Jazz at the Cask; Alastair James at the Merchant; open mic at the King & Cask; openmic with John Watton at Cellars. THU 8 SEP Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Merchant and the Nags Head in Scalby. FRI 9 SEP Stony at the Merchant; Ross Dransfield at Indigo Alley; Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush; Tom Davenport at the Mayfield in Seamer. SAT 10 SEP Alastair James (4pm) and North of the Wall (9pm) at the Merchant; Sugar Licks at Indigo Alley; Eight Feet High at the Tap and Spile; Daniel Peters at the Eastway Club in Eastfield. SUN 11 SEP Over the Limit at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Robert Schmuck Trio at Watermark; Ross Dransfield at the Merchant; Lewis Hamilton Band at the Commercial; Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush. MON 12 SEP Scarborough Folk at the Merchant.

Mum’s The Word laughs at the comedic horrors of bringing up children in this new TUE 20 SEP Steve Phillips and the Rough and updated version of the hit show. Diamonds at the Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay.

Thirty world class Chinese acrobats, aerial artistes and jugglers.

Whitby Spa Pavilion Visit www.whitbypavilion.co.uk or call 01947 458899. 19 SEPTEMBER

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THU 22 SEP Tom Townsend Band at the Cask; Big bands with big egos playing big guitar Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the solos and sporting even bigger hair! UNTIL 3 SEPTEMBER Merchant and the Nags Head in Scalby. MUSICAL MASHUP 2016 FRI 23 SEP Rattlin’ Sheiks at the Merchant; Presented by Rowlies Academy of Dance. Ross Dransfield at Indigo Alley; Alastair James 10 SEPTEMBER BACK TO SCHOOL at Blue Crush; Lynette at the Mayfield in All subjects will be covered and delivered Seamer. through song, dance, drama, musical theatre SAT 24 SEP Danny Firth (4pm) and Skandals and comedy. (9pm) at the Merchant; Raid at Indigo Alley; Aftermath at the Tap and Spile; Consequences at the Commercial; Geoff Aday at the Eastway Club in Eastfield.

16 SEPTEMBER SOLID GOLD COUNTRY LEGENDS

Stunning costume changes and amazing stage sets.

SUN 25 SEP Prendo at the Tap and Spile (5.30pm); Connor Lawler at the Merchant; Snatch at the Commercial; Alistair Huntly at Blue Crush.

GROW UP GRANDAD An intergenerational story that deals with love and loss, hope and sadness.

Spotlight Theatre, Bridlington Visit www.spotlighttheatrebrid.co.uk or call 01262 601006. 3 SEPTEMBER THE DEEP BLUE SEA Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece contains one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. 17 SEPTEMBER TURANDOT Puccini’s final opera features one of opera’s best known arias - ‘Nessun dorma’. 23-15 SEPTEMBER OUR DAY OUT

18 SEPTEMBER THE MIKADO MON 26 SEP Scarborough Folk at the Merchant. Presented by West Yorkshire Savoyards Appreciation Society. TUE 27 SEP Chaz DePaolo at the Cask; Steve 23-24 SEPTEMBER Phillips and the Rough Diamonds at the BENSON STAGE ACADEMY Grosvenor in Robin Hoods Bay. Presented by Benson Stage Academy. WED 28 SEP Alastair James at the Merchant; 15 SEPTEMBER HEARTS AND VOICES 3 open mic at the King & Cask; open-mic with Presented by Scarborough and District John Watton at Cellars. MENCAP Drama Group.

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THU 29 SEP Jesse Hutchinson at Cellars; open mic at the Merchant and the Nags Head in Visit www.sjt.uk.com or call 01723 370540. Scalby. UNTIL 3 SEPTEMBER FRI 30 SEP John Watton at Blue Crush; Buffalo THE WORLD GOES ROUND

Skinners at Hackness village hall; Friday Street Kander and Ebb’s hit musicals are legendary. at the Mayfield in Seamer. UNTIL 7 OCTOBER ALAN AYCKBOURN’S THE KARAOKE THEATRE COMPANY A fast moving concoction of farce, comedy, drama, and melodrama.

Performed by Spotlight’s Northern Lights Theatre Company the play ‘Our Day Out’ was written by Willy Russell in1977. 25 SEPTEMBER THE THREEPENNY OPERA Based on John Gay’s eighteenth century Beggar’s Opera, The Threepenny Opera was first staged in 1928

41 Monkgate To book: 623568 23 SEPTEMBER - 1 OCTOBER DISENCHANTED Book, Music & Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino. ‘Disenchanted is nothing short of fierce! A 95-minute riot. Go see it. You will love every second of it!”

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EDGEHILL HISTORY PROJECT By Steve Adamson

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

Top local soccer team Edgehill FC are about to enter their 40th successive season in the first division of the Scarborough & District League, having originally joined the third division in 1974 and working their way up to the top flight by 1977. Edgehill have become the most successful club in the history of local football, winning more than 80 trophies over the past 43 seasons, including 15 first division championships, a record held jointly with Filey Town, 12 League Cups and numerous Harbour Cup, District Cup and North Riding cup successes.

The forthcoming season will see Edgehill play their 1,000th league fixture, and their league record up to the end of last season makes very impressive reading- PLAYED 982 WON 727 DRAWN 108 LOST 147 The club is now planning to produce a history book, looking back on all the many trophy successes over the years, with features on past players and memorable matches. Any former player or official who has any press cuttings, photos, stats or memories of Edgehill FC is asked to contact club secretary Alec Coulson on Scarborough 379253 or via the clubs Facebook page.

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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TEAM GB were amazing but we need to think about a more sustainable future Lifestyle Editor, Krystal Starkey, shares her views on the RIO 2016 Olympics. Our record breaking team came home to triumphant scenes following the Rio De Janero 2016 Olympics. Great Britain finished second in the table with a whopping 67 medals above China, France and Germany to name but a few. The athletes have shown an impressive portfolio of grit, determination and professionalism in Rio and it is an inspiration to us all, however the sustainability of the Olympics seems questionable. It hasn’t gone unnoticed over the years that once the Olympic torch goes out, buildings left behind can go to rack and ruin having cost countries millions of pounds – which they can’t always afford. The founding city of the Olympics, Athens stands as a prime example; most of the park has been left to decay, graffiti is sprawled across the walls and rust is wherever you look. The problem is that Greece simply didn’t need a volleyball stadium or a room for table tennis. Only the main stadium has remained in use. Bids for the 2022 Olympics dropped out over 2015, including Krakow, Munich and Stockholm whose government said that ‘revenues will likely be lower and costs higher’. The problem is that western countries are quickly realising that the Olympics cost more than they put back into the economy and can become a waste of space and materials making it unfeasible for many. I struggle to think of a way to combat this

seemingly inevitable waste. Perhaps running the Olympics in the same place for a six year stint? Or maybe only accepting new bids every six years so that existing stadiums can be used once more? Rio has grand plans for the future of its Olympic remains and I sincerely hope they are successful in their aspirations. Of course, we just need to brush the whole golf-coursebeing-built-on-national-park issue under the carpet to continue with this sustainability chat. The handball venue is destined to be broken down and go towards building schools around the city, the aquatic stadium: two swimming pools for the community and the media centre will become a high school dorm. I wish them every success in repurposing their Olympic grounds and hope that Olympic stadiums of the future will follow suit.

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Campaign to urge footballers to learn first aid skills

Sir Trevor Brooking learning first aid with British Red Cross The Boro squad show their support for the Kids Go Free scheme

Kids Go Free at all Boro home games By Krystal Starkey SCARBOROUGH Athletic has been able to continue the Kids Go Free scheme at matches thanks to the support of UPM Raflatac. The Kids Go Free scheme gives children aged under 11 the chance to enter Queensgate for free at all Boro home games during the 2016/17 season. UPM Raflatac is a leading global supplier of pressure sensitive labeling solutions, with the UK headquarters based at Wareham Road in Eastfield. The films and papers produced are used for product and information labelling across a wide range of end-uses – from pharmaceuticals and security to food and beverage applications.

Neil Bland, Operations Manager for UPM Raflatac said: "Our Scarborough production site has provided employment opportunities in the local area for over 30 years, in which time we have strived to continually support the local community, non-profit organisations and the environment." "We are very pleased we have this opportunity to support the Kids Go Free scheme at Scarborough Athletic so that youngsters can enjoy supporting our local football team and feel part of our community." Andy Troughton, Director at Scarborough Athletic said: "We are delighted to be working with one of Scarborough's premier companies, UPM Raflatac, to support the Kids Go Free scheme.

By Krystal Starkey British Red Cross has started a campaign, #UpYourGame to encourage footballers to learn life-saving first aid skills. With an estimated 1.9 million people taking part in football at least once a week in England, the British Red Cross is calling on football players, clubs and coaches to learn the essential skills needed to act in an emergency. New research revealed by the charity today shows that 89% of footballers think sports people have a responsibility to look after each other, yet almost half (43%) would not have the confidence to help their teammates in a first aid emergency. Sir Trevor Brooking CBE, former West Ham

and England player who recently learnt first aid with the Red Cross, and is a supporter of the campaign said: “If someone is injured it’s always better to be prepared and have the confidence to act. Learning first aid with the British Red Cross gives you basic skills that can have a real impact. The campaign includes a series of videos that celebrate sportspeople helping in a first aid emergency. Launched today, one of these films features a footballer who helps his teammate when he hits his head during a friendly game of football. n The British Red Cross is calling on footballers to watch and share the #UpYourGame video and visit redcross. org.uk/sportsfirstaid for free first aid advice for footballers.

Sunday league sides to watch Boro for free

Boro Athletic announce full match commentary By Krystal Starkey FULL match commentary of Scarborough Athletic matches will now be available online after an exciting link up with Yorkshire Coast Radio. The partnership will see Boro games throughout the 2016/17 season broadcast on the Yorkshire Coast Radio website and app. Fans unable to attend games will be able to tune in to hear Communications Officer Will Baines describe the action together with a number of guests live from the ground as Athletic start the new league season in the Evo-Stik First Division North. He said: “The opportunity for supporters to listen to commentary and analysis live from Boro games takes our match day coverage to the next level. We are thrilled to be working with Yorkshire Coast Radio to provide

this service to fans unable to attend matches during the season.” Yorkshire Coast Radio will also be supporting the junior teams at the club as the overarching sponsor of the Scarborough Athletic youth setup during 2016/17. The radio station will also feature on the back of the playing shirts for the Under-15 side. Chris Sigsworth, Managing Director of Yorkshire Coast Radio said: “I am delighted that Yorkshire Coast Radio is able to support the Scarborough Athletic juniors and give them the opportunity to play and develop their skills. Exciting times are ahead for Scarborough Athletic, and we are proud to have agreed a partnership to both support the juniors and provide fans of the Club with match commentary.”

By Krystal Starkey Scarborough's Sunday League sides will get the opportunity to watch Scarborough Athletic during 2016/17. Each Scarborough Sunday League club secretary will be contacted throughout the season with instructions on how to take advantage of the one game complimentary

offer put forward by Boro, who entertain their final season in Bridlington before returning to the town for the start of the 2017/18 season. It is hoped all sides will take the club up on the opportunity and enjoy a day or night out with their sides whilst watching the town's senior side, free of charge.

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Scarborough & District Evening Cricket League winning teams Pictures by Simon Dobson The Readers Scarborough Beckett League CALEY CUP FINAL Each division of the Beckett League has its own Caley Cup knockout competition played in the T20 format. All the finals have now been played-

PREMIER DIVISION STAITHES 147-4 (S.Lewis 51no, T.Steyert 38no) beat SEAMER 144-5 (A.Jenkinson 76no, T.Steyert 3-25) DIVISION ONE WYKEHAM 123-5 (S.Clegg 25, E.Pashby 22no) beat SETTRINGTON 122-9 (E.Rounthwaite 39, G.Rounthwaite 29)

DIVISION TWO BRIDLINGTON 2nds 137-2 (M.Clay 89no, S.Lount 29no) beat FYLINGDALES 133 all out (C.Shrimpton 40, B.Ibbotson 3-7) DIVISION THREE KIRKBYMOORSIDE 164-7 (M.Charlton 60, J.Harper 37) beat SEAMER 2nds 163-6 (C.Myerscough 52, J.Tiffany 37)

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SCARBOROUGH FIGHTING TO AVOID RELEGATION By Steve Adamson A trip to Acomb in the Yorkshire Premier League North saw Scarborough reach 241 for the loss of 5 wickets from their 50 overs, Darren Harland top scoring with a fine knock of 70, but the home side reached their target with 38 balls to spare. In their next match, away to old rivals Hull, rain reduced the game to 34 overs per side, and the home side set a challenging score of 185-4. Scarborough struggled to 157-9 in reply, with only an unbroken last wicket stand of 63 between Richard Ngarva and Alex Carrie saving them from defeat, as they clung on for a draw. Next was a home match against Driffield Town, when again rain intervened, reducing the game to 28 overs per side. Darren Harland and Neil Elvidge both made good contributions as Scarborough reached 190-7, and Ben Elvidge then took 4 wickets as Driffield were dismissed for 145 to secure a good win for the North Marine Road side. At home to league leaders Harrogate, Scarborough crashed to a 7 wicket defeat, and this was followed by a drawn game away to Sheriff Hutton Bridge in which Mark Tennant scored a fine 60 and

Ben Elvidge took 3 wickets. Ben Elvidge was in superb form with bat and ball in a terrific away result against Stamford Bridge, taking 3 wickets and scoring an unbeaten 61, while James Pick top scored with 76 from 82 balls. Unfortunately this was then followed by three successive defeats, starting with a 53 run loss at York. The following Saturday a trip to Leeds University saw Scarborough slump to a 10 wicket defeat to a rampant Yorkshire Academy side. Then an away fixture against Woodhouse Grange saw Scarborough bowled out for 186 before rain intervened, and the home side were set a revised target of 110 from 20 overs under the duckworth-lewis system, a target they reached with ease.

MATCH SUMMARY

Division B champions, Flixton A

Division C champions, Cayton B

Heslerton beat Scarborough at Staxton by Dave Barry

Competition winners Heslerton. L-R, back: Sam Triffitt, Stu Pickard and Ryan Gaughan. Front: Mark Dring, Adam Spavan and Tom Benthal.

Heslerton proved worthy winners of the 29th annual Staxton Cricket Club six-a-side against a good Scarborough team Strong wind threatened to spoil the day, ruining the tent. The refreshments had to be taken indoors. Dan Bulman of the host side commented: “However, the day went very well and a big congratulations to Heslerton on winning the competition. A special mention for runners-up Scarborough, who came very close to winning the event after filling in as late entrants. “A big thank you to all the sponsors of the event, who made the day possible and to to all the umpires and volunteers who help out with ensuring the day runs smoothly,” said Dan. “Finally, thank you to all the players and spectators who make it a great day out for us all to enjoy”.

SCARBOROUGH 241-5 (50overs) Darren Harland 70, James Pick 61, Mark Tennant 42, Andy Brewster 3-59 ACOMB 242-6 (43.4 overs) Joe Dale 94, Andrew Tute 54, Brandon Weal 20, Jack Holt 2-29 HULL 185-4 (34 overs) Chris Grey 48no, Charlie Hodgson 39no, Andy Simpson 39, Ben Elvidge 2-63 SCARBOROUGH 157-9 (34 overs) Richard Ngarva 47no, Alex Carrie 32no, Oli Stephenson 22, Shivil aka shim 5-41 SCARBOROUGH 190-7 (28 overs) Neil Elvidge 48, Darren Harland 45, Kris Wilkinson 26, Alec Drury 4-47 DRIFFIELD TOWN 145 all out (23.3 overs) Ben Kohler-Cadmore 44, Casey Rudd 40, Ben Elvidge 4-24, Alex Carrie 2-11 SCARBOROUGH 225 all out (50 overs) Theo Smith 74, Jack Holt 40, Nick Taylor 4-53, Harry Stow 3-73 HARROGATE 229-3 (39 overs) Matthew Good 123no, Jon Tattersall 61, Andy Hawkswell 24no, Darren Mills1-27 SHERIFF HUTTON 332-8 (50 overs) Sam Anthony 128, Karl Carver 43, Ben Elvidge 3-69, Kris Wilkinson 2-76 SCARBOROUGH 251-8 (50 overs) Mark Tennant 60 no, Jack Holt 50, Oli Stephenson 41, Steve Croft 4-73 STAMFORD BRIDGE 231-8 (50 overs) Domonic Rhodes 51, Donovan Sinclair 44,

Ben Elvidge 3-29, Sam Carver 2-35 SCARBOROUGH 235-3 (47.5 overs) James Pick 76, Ben Elvidge 61no, Darren Harland 46, Alex Carrie 25no YORK 280-9 (50 overs) Liam McKendry 98, Duncan Snell 62, Kris Wilkinson 4-72, Theo Smith 3-47 SCARBOROUGH 227 (45.3 overs) Alex Carrie 52, Theo Smith 50, Jack Holt 25, Daniel Woods 4-55 SCARBOROUGH 122 all out (42.4 overs) James Pick 31, Darren Harland 26, James Logan 5-32, Jack Shutt 3-36 YORKS ACADEMY 124-0 (23.2 overs) Ben Ainsley 56no, Harry Brook 53no SCARBOROUGH 186 all out (49.3 overs) Darren Mills 48, Theo Smith 44, Steve Burdett 5-63, Josh Jackson 3-54 WOODHOUSE GRANGE 113-3 (17.3 overs) Chris Bilton 59, Tom Young 21, Kris Wilkinson 2-40, Sam Carver 1-15 With 19 matches played, Scarborough were third from bottom of the table, 17 points clear of the relegation zone. In their final match of the season, second from bottom Castleford will visit North Marine Road, for what could be a vital game in the fight to avoid relegation. Harrogate were top of the table, with York in second place 7 points behind. REMAINING FIXTURES. 12 noon start Sept 3 ACOMB. (Home) Sept 10 CASTLEFORD (Home)

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Scarborough Review Golf Thomas Duck (4), who turned 15 in March this year, recently became the youngest ever Club Champion at North Cliff Golf Club. Even the legendary Clive Clark, who went on to make appearances in both the Walker and Ryder Cups, had to wait until he was 18 before achieving this milestone. In the 36-hole competition for the Gibson Cup, he carded gross scores of 72 and 71 to finish up leading the field by 8 shots. Andy Allcock (2) put in an improved performance in round two and posted a 73 to his earlier 78 for 151 to finish runner-up and James Boyer took third place with 76 & 77 for 153. The prize trophy for the aggregate net scores was also won by Thomas Duck with scores of net 68 & 67 = 135, Club President Dave Ellard was runner-up in this division with net 71 & 73 = 144, with Mark Longman (11) third on net 76 & 69 = 145. Dave Ellard, also won the Seniors Section for those over 55 years.

Thomas Duck South Cliff held their Club Championship Competition and it turned out to be business as usual as the winner was Shaun Smith (2) who claimed the title for the 14th time. After the morning round things were tight as both Shaun and Paul Moir (5) both posted excellent scores of gross 75. Gary Thirkell (5) and Sam Pottage (4) were also well in the hunt on 77 as was Andy Roberts on 78. In the afternoon Paul Moir started the better of the leadersbut the experience of Smith stood him in good stead as he posted 11 pars and three birdies to finish on 73 for a total of 148. Paul Moir played really well but finished with another 75 for a 150 aggregate. Liam Douglas made an afternoon surge to post 75 to add to his earlier 80 for 155 and third place. Shaun also claimed the Oates Trophy for the best a.m. gross score of 75 and the Shepherd Trophy for the best p.m. gross score 73, quite a haul. Nigel Middleton (12) also had a rewarding day by also claiming three trophies, he won the Committee Cup for the best 36 holes net score with a total of 132, The Deepdale Trophy for the best net a.m. 67 and the Matthews Salver for the best net p.m. 65.

North Cliff’s Alan Richardson is the England Golf National Champion of Captains again, Alan scored 74 points in the 36-hole final of the English Golf Captains’ tournament series at Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire to win the Title by three clear shots from Andy Vernon (Stapleford Park), while Chris Wise (Holtye) and Martin Tate (Blackburn) shared third place with 68 points. Richardson was club captain at North Cliff in 2001 and has been a regular competitor in England Golf Captains’ tournaments since then – alongside a large number of other Scarborough North Cliff past captains. “When we went to Southport & Ainsdale for the qualifier there were 10 captains from our club,” he said. “We love it. It’s great value for money, even if you don’t win, and it’s really well organised,” he went on. “The nice thing with these events is that they are very friendly and there’s quite a bit of banter!” The East Riding Union held their Boys Championship at North Cliff Golf Club with over thirty young players from the area taking part. Matthew Raybould (1) of Bridlington GC, the current Yorkshire Union under 18’s Captain, put down an early marker by posting an excellent score of gross 66, just one off the amateur course record. Raybould added a 74 to give him an aggregate total of 140 and the ERU Championship Trophy by a margin of 9 shots from runner-up Joe Allenby (1) of Hessle with Tom Duck (4) taking third place on a count back from Matt Jessop after both finished on 151. The Trophy for the best net score went to Bradley Marshall (16) of Bridlington Golf Club with a net total of 133 to edge out his fellow club member Oliver Beckett (12) on the count back and Matthew Atkinson (11) made it a clean sweep for Bridlington when he claimed the third net prize on net 135. The ERU Scratch Leagues have now concluded and North Cliff have finished as Champions of division two with 26 points, Beverley leapfrogged Hessle B into second place.In division one Hull GC secured the Champions spot with 28 points and Bridlington were relegated. Division three Champions were Boothferry on 25 points and Ganstead Park finished bottom of the table.

L-R. Barry Poynter (North Cliff Captain), Bradley Marshall, Matt Raybould & ERU President Howard Palmer

Ladies Golf Shaun Smith Alan Richardson

Sally Waggitt retained her South Cliff Ladies Championship title with a gross score of 91 and 84 for a total of 175. Ali Lockwood played very well again for her 92 to add to her 86 but finished just 3 shots short with a total of 178.

BY DERRICK ARDEN

Sally Waggitt The Committee Cup for the best net score was played for on the same day and saw Anna Mollon (20) pip Sandra Massender (25) by 1 point, Anna finishing with a 71+80 = 151 to Sandra’s’ 76 +76 = 152. This was probably the busiest days of the golfing year for the ladies as there was also a Stableford competition played as well, the results of which were Silver division 1st Estelle Grimsley (20) 33 pts (bk 9), 2nd Ann Eley (18) 33 pts, 3rd Judy Locking (15) 32 pts, Bronze 1 1st Gill Skingle (23) 38 pts, 2nd Sue Cockill (27) 33 pts, 3rd Glenis Hoskins (24) 31 pts, Bronze 2 1st Pauline Allison (33) 35 pts, 2nd Gwen Dixon (31) 34 pts, 3rd Elizabeth Ricketts (36) 33 pts. The North Cliff Ladies Club Championship, The Graneek Cup, was played over two rounds when Clare Ellard took the title with an aggregate gross score of 173, Clare Pybus finished as the runner-up on 193.

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Marilyn Rennard held her Lady Captains Day at North Cliff with The Captains Prize going to Chris Brodie (24) who put together a very tidy round to finish on net 71. Other prize winners included Clare Ellard (5) for posting the best gross score 81 in division one, best gross in division two came from Joan Leppington on 111. Division one best net was posted by Joy Harris (21) at net 67 whilst Pauline Armstrong (36) had the best net in division two with a net 82. The Past Captains Prize went to Eleanor Paterson (25) who finished on net 78. . The Veterans Prize was taken by Barbara Brocklehurst (20) with a net 75. Nearest the pins prizes were claimed by Pat Palmer at the 7th, Jean Armitage-Beattie on the 11th & Janet Hall at the 15th. Sheila MacDonald a North Cliff Legend Sheila came to Scarborough on holiday in 1950 and stayed at the North Riding Hotel and liked the town so much she never went back and still has the unused half of the return ticket she had purchased in Leeds.Sheila joined North Cliff Golf Club almost 50 years ago where she met John Macdonald shortly after he had decided to end his career as a tournament professional and had taken up the post as North Cliff's club professional in 1972. They married in 1973, Sheila assisted John in his transition from a very successful tournament professional to the rather more restrictive life of a small town Club Professional. In her pomp Sheila was a very competitive 11 handicap player, her golden golfing years were the late sixties through to the early nineties. During that period of time, she chalked up many individual victories whilst also being an integral part of the very successful ladies’ teams at the Club. Sheila won the Lady Captains Day prize in 1983 & 1987 but we are certain that she would have collected at least a couple of Lady Club Champion Titles had that competition existed during her halcyon years. Sheila has also had 4 holes-in-one during her playing years, A lady full of character Sheila carries on golfing in any weather and is determined to do so for as long as possible albeit nowadays on the short course. As an example of her dedication to the game, when she fell out of a bunker and broke a bone or two when she was 88, throughout her recovery she spent every day looking forward to getting back out on the course. As in the old phrase, we could say “they don’t make em like that anymore”.

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From the touchline All the latest from Silver Royd Scarborough RUFC’s ninetieth anniversary season kicks off tomorrow at Selby and although hopes are high at their Silver Royd HQ, circumstances dictate that they may not have the most auspicious start. The Seasiders have lost the services of several young players who came through the club’s junior set-up as they leave for university and the player named as club captain, former Youth Development officer (YDO) Matty Jones doesn’t arrive from his native new zealand until the 27th of the month. Consequently the club had to field a couple of mixed ability squads in their pre-season warm-up games against Pocklington and Driffield who both play in the same regional league conceding an aggregate eight points in losing both games. However The Scarborough forward pack which will include hugely promising youngster James Leach, Issac Faamau, Phil Watson, former newby favourite Kiwi Ethynne Terblanche and Jones should be more than a match for must Yorkshire One sides. Behind them the line-up is far from settled; with the departure of YDO Tom Chadwick and the injury to Tom Harrison, the playmaker fly-half position may be problematical. However, Kiwi utility back Maloni Vakauta Kakala Moata’ane; known as Loni Loni for short arrived last week and is raring to go and last season’s skipper Tom Ratcliffe has returned from his honeymoon.

Tomorrow’s opponents Selby only managed to stay in Yorkshire Division One with a controversial last gasp penalty in the final game of the season against Scarborough last April. This was in contrast to Scarborough’s 21-0 win in the opening game of the season against the same opposition. Fitness and availability will determine the composition of club Coach Lee Douglas’s squad tomorrow And things will get no easier in the weeks ahead with the visit of York on the 10th and newly-promoted West Leeds on the 24th. In between those games a local derby with Bridlington at Dukes Park (on the 17th) should provide some tasty rugby action. I fully expect the composition of Coach Douglas’s squad with new players bedded-in to become clear before the end of the month.

THE VALKRYIES Having had a successful first season in the leagues, the club’s women’s side, the Valkryies is looking forward to their new campaign. They are, I think the club’s keenest and most enthusiastic group of players and under the guidance of their skipper Cathy-Ann Myers they have come a long, long way since their formation. Their well attended and frenetic training sessions sees them straining at the leash to get back into action. They kick off the season on Sunday the 11th of September against Middleborough-based Acklam Ladies followed a week later by a visit to Geordie outfit Bishop Auckland. Scarborough Rugby

Club’s Ladies Day is on Saturday the 24th. Finally, the social side of the season kicks off at Silver Royd this evening with the club’s 12th annual re-union. Organized by Barry Beanland proceedings will kick off with a short service in the garden of remembrance, followed by a tag rugby competition with participants from all sections of the club from Ladies to veterans. This will be followed by a buffet and presentation of first team shirts for the coming season and ties to club members who have reached the ripe old age of 75. A terrific social evening has been the order of the day since the first event and Barry is looking to seeing members old and new in the J.M. Guthrie clubhouse.

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NORTHERN SURFACING (SCARBOROUGH) Ltd

ELECTRICIANS

CARPETS / FLOORING

Rewires, Alterations, Additions.

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Window blinds for the home & business

• Vertical •Roller • Venetian • Velux • Wooden • Perfect Fit • Conservatory Blinds

chERRy pickER hiRE

cheRRy PicKeR hiRe. We can reach any building! We also steam clean buildings and supply and fit seagull spikes. f lift - 07949 978124.

PRUNING HEDGES TRIMMED & TOPPED 24 HR CALL OUT NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL FREE QUOTES - NPTC QUALIFIED

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GARDENING

LOGS / FUEL

dRaiNage PRoBlemS SoRted. Rain water harvesting. Storage septic tank installations. Driveways, paths, car parks revamped. Digging out, landscaping, footings, ponds. Topsoil supplied & delivered, gravel, sand & hardcore. Digger hire, concreting, tarmacking. gibson Pe ltd. 01723 890440 / 07860 522599

PLUMBING & HEATING East Coast

Boilers

Classified

REmovals / stoRagE

Quality uSed FuRNituRe bought and sold. Removals, house clearances. 47 Victoria Road, Scarborough, YO11 1SH. van Ryans express 01723 353888 07594 430849

ROOFING

GATES / RAILINGS

PEST CONTROL

HANDY PEOPLE plumBing & hEating

PlumBiNg, heatiNg & tiliNg. Bathrooms, Boiler Installations, Landlord Certificates, Power Flushing, Central Heating, All general plumbing undertaken. g. Rose Plumbing heating & tiling - 07703317517

FREE QUOTES

PlumBiNg aNd heatiNg. Boiler installations, Servicing and repairs. Central heating. Bathrooms and tiling. gary oseland - 01723 870944 / 07885 282597

JOINERY

gaS BoileRS SeRviced £30. Gas fires serviced £25. more than gas Keith denton 01723 330388 / 07828 913 989

REMOVALS / STORAGE

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A.L.S ROOFING

& PROPERTY REPAIRS

LOCKS, SECURITY & ALARMS RePaiRS & maiNteNaNce, Flat Roofs with 20 years Guarantee, Painting, Gutters, All Aspects of Building Maintenance & Renovations. Staydry Rooﬁng – 07801 064241, paul.tymon@icloud. com, www.staydryrooﬁng.net

locKSmith. All types of locks. Supplied and fitted. No call out charges. Free estimates. 24 hour emergency call out. Mobile Key Cutting. JwB locksmithing - 07462 577633 / 01723 379593

WINDOWS / DOORS / CONSERVATORIES

Upvc, composite & Aluminium doors Fully sculptured upvc A rated windows Conservatories Replacement roofs

Scarborough Review

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September - Issue 37

Local Services

recruitment

12-2pm Wedne

We know how important it is to have the latest, up to date information on hand about your local services, so we’ve brought them all together in one place to save you searching. Keep this so that you’ve got these numbers at your fingertips when you need them the most. www.yorkshiretravel.net environment Scarborough agenCy COUNCIL Scarborough Borough Council 01723 232323 www.scarborough.gov.uk FOOD SERVED: Wednesday to Friday:Scarborough Borough 12-2pm & 5.30-8.30pmCouncil,Town Hall, Saturdays: 12-8.30pmSt Nicholas Street, Sunday:Scarborough, North 12-4pm & 5.30-8.30pm We are closed on Mondays & TuesdaysYorkshire, YO11 2HG

Mother's Day Menu STARTERS

* Chicken liver parfait, balsamic jelly, red onion chutney, mini toasts * * Smoked haddock & salmon gratin, crusty bread roll * * Truffled Wild mushroom soup, warm bread roll * * Star anise poached pear, Yorkshire blue cheese, flaked almond & pomegranate seeds *

MAIN COURSES

* Slow roasted Glaves of Brompton beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast and mashed potato, rich gravy, seasonal vegetables *

* Roast turkey breast, cranberry stuffing, roast and mashed potato, rich gravy, seasonal vegetables * * Roast loin of Easingwold pork, crackling, black pudding stuffing, roast and mashed potato, rich gravy, seasonal vegetables * * Scarborough Seafood Taglietelle, (prawns,mussels, clams, octopus, squid), king prawn fritter * * Homemade goats cheese and confit onion parcel, baby anya potatoes, seasonal vegetables *

DESSERTS

* Homemade rhubarb crumble & custard * * Warm chocolate fudge cake & madagasan vanilla ice cream * * White chocolate & raspberry cheesecake, mixed berries * * Homemade boozy sherry trifle * * Tiramisu coffee pot *

EASTER

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court

Scarborough Magistrates Court Two courses £15.95 01723 505000 Three courses £19.95 www.magistrates-court. CHILDREN’S ROAST DINNER £6.95 co.uk/scarboroughCHILDREN’S SCAMPI, CHIPS & PEAS £6.95 Motors MACARONI CHEESE & GARLIC BREAD £6.95 magistrates-court CHEESE & TOMATO PIZZA, CHIPS & SALAD £6.95 The Law Courts, Northway, Scarborough, WHITBY ROAD, YO13 0DY YO12 7AE www.the-falconinn.co.uk

01723 870717

citizens advice Scarborough Citizens Advice Bureau 01723 368710 www.scarcab.org.uk 4 Elders Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DZ

police Scarborough Police Station 101 for non-emergencies. If in danger, always call 999. www.northyorkshire. police.uk/558 Northway, Scarborough, YO12 7AD. Opening times 8am-midnight daily.

shops

10pm

Floodline Call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or visit www. environment-agency.gov. uk nd search for your area.

Filey council

Filey Town Council 01723 514498 www.fileytowncouncil. co.uk 52A Queen Street, Filey, YO14 9HE

police

NATIONAL RAIL Regularly updated information on national rail services. 03457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk

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Filey Police Station For non emergencies, 101. In an emergency always call 999. Opening times: Mon-Fri 8.30am12.30pm; 1.30pm-4.30pm. Closed on w/e and bank holidays. 1st Floor, The Evron Centre, John Street, Filey, YO14 9DW

fire services Filey Fire Station www.northyorksfire.gov. uk Mitford Street, Filey, YO14 9DY

lifeboat station Filey Lifeboat Station 01723 513197 www.rnli.org Coble Landing, Foreshore Road, Filey, YO14 9LF

Transport and Car Parks SCARBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL 01723 232323 www.northyorks.gov.uk/ article/23002/transportand-streets

fire services

EAST YORKSHIRE MOTOR SERVICES Bus and coach timetable information for services across North and East Yorkshire. 01482 592929 BusLine@eyms.co.uk www.eyms.co.uk

Scarborough Fire Station Crewed 24 hours a day 01723 357790 (in an emergency, always call 999)www.northyorksfire. gov.uk North Marine Road, Scarborough, YO12 7EY

TRAVELINE Planning tool for journeys within Yorkshire and to other counties. 0871 2002233 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus any charges your network provider makes.)

SCARBOROUGH PARK AND RIDE Available seven days a week throughout the year, including bank holidays. Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4LW (service 64) Filey Road, A165, Scarborough, YO11 3JY (service 165) www.northyorks.gov.uk/ article/25923/ Scarborough-park-andride

car parks LONG STAY CAR PARKS Burniston Road, YO12 6PH Castle Road, YO11 1BH Friars Way, YO11 1HN Marine Drive, YO11 1PG North Terrace, YO11 1HU Northstead Lower,Burniston Road, YO12 6PF Northstead Upper, Ryndle Crescent, YO12 6AQ Quay Street,YO11 1PL Scalby Mills, YO12 6RP South Bay Underground, Foreshore Road, YO11 2HD Spa Drive, Foreshore Road, YO11 2HD Spa Forecourt, Foreshore Road, YO11 2HD Victoria Park, YO12 7TS West Pier, Foreshore Road, YO11 1PB Westwood, YO11 2PF William Street, Wrea Lane, YO12 7PL Albion Road, YO11 2BT SHORT STAY CAR PARKS Castle Road, YO11 1BH (July and August only) Falconers Road, YO11 2EN North Street, YO11 1DE St Nicholas Parade, Falconers Road, YO11 2EN St Thomas Street, YO11 1DY Victoria Road, YO11 1SF

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Issue 37 - September

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PRIVATE SALES BoXeS for moving house, 66, used once, double walled plus three bin bags of bubble wrap. £20. contact mr Protheroe 01723 367191 10 white cottoN SheetS £10, TABLE TOP IRONING BOARD £10, CONVECTOR HEATER boxed £15, DVD PLAYER £15, DOG FOOD John Burns weight control, 2kg £5. contact mr or mrs Bird on 07837 460876 RBF healthcaRe Bath Buddy used only three times, £70. Contact Mrs J Haw 01723 583920 CARBOOT AND JUMBLE MATERIAL, reasonably priced and in good condition. contact mrs J haw 01723 583920. lawN moweR gtec Battery cylinder mower, barely used due to illness. £50. contact mr Johnson on 01723 513394. caRPet oFFcutS, brand new, 80% wool sizes include 13” x 6’4 and 23” x 2’4 £25. contact mr or mrs macdonald 01723 871838. PoRtaBle wheelchaiR as new, £50. Burgundy Velour Booster Cushion, unused 10x51x51 cms, £10. contact mrs green 01723 377818.

ScaNdaNaviaN PiNe BuNK BedS, ¾ bottom bunk, single on top. Mattress and ladder included must be seen. Was £400 only asking £100. Easy to assemble, buyer to collect. call d Symons 07748 424629. RoBeR BlacK RowiNg machiNe, as new only used four times from Argos, RRP £299, bargain at £150. mr dowker 01723 375997. SuNhouSe Night StoRe heateR, brand new still in box, wrong purchase cost £215 will accept £50 for quick sale. call mrs Barstow 01723 364981. dyNamiX eXeRciSe BiKe, good condition, £25 ONO contact mr zwanenberg on 01723 862352. SPecial NeedS PRam, £15. BOTTLE/FOOD WARMER, £3. PLAY GYM, £2. SNOWSUITT COATS £2 EACH. 12//13 YR WETSUIT £2.50. LEAP PAD GAMES £1.50 each. contact mrs Fisher on 07824 430655