Tadcaster Echo - February/March 2025

Celebrating everything good in Tadcaster and

surrounding areas

INTRODUCTION

Hello and welcome to your February/ March edition of Tadcaster Echo.

January is now over, and for many it can be a hard month. However, February is here, the month of love, and those lighter nights are just around the corner.

We have plenty of offers from local businesses in our area as well as a selection of feel-good stories from the community. This month, we find out more about Sherburn and Villages Community Trustconnecting people, community spaces and

services to make Sherburn-in-Elmet and its villages an inclusive and vibrant place to live.

We also speak to Slaters Quality Butchers who have taken over Jackson’s Butchers after 130 years of trading.

As always, if you would like your business to be featured in the magazine or have a story, please get in touch with a member of our fantastic team who will be happy to help.

Enjoy and see you in April!

meet the staff

LISA WARRENER EDITOR

dennis sales manager

Distribution Assistants:

caley sales executive

Jamie Walton, Justin Newton, Mitchell Brewins, Craig Shaw and Ben Hammill.

Lisa

RACHAEL LIDDLE DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Daniella

These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Yorkshire Loft Ladders come in.

The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50 sq ft of boarding and a light all fully fitted in less than a day from just £277 + VAT. But it’s not just the affordability of the package the company offers that makes Yorkshire Loft Ladders stand out as manager Warren Ingleson explains:

‘Our watchwords are Quality,

Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and Value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we got a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles.

At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers

lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for every installation we carry out!’

So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or

So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!

small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!

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Slaters Quality Butchers now in Sherburn-in-Elmet

A new, quality butchers has taken over Jackson’s after 130 years handed down through five generations of the family

In January, Slaters Quality Butchers proudly acquired Jackson’s Butchers, bringing you the finest selection of premium meats and handcrafted pies. James Slater, owner, told Tadcaster Echo: “It’s a massive step for me and I certainly have some big shoes to fill by following what Wayne Jackson and family have achieved over the years. I would like to wish him well in his retirement.”

Slaters will continue with the trailers in the villages, with more to be confirmed via Facebook. They offer meat packs, special offers, pies, family packs, winter warmers, stew packs, a hot pie counter and more.

Why not pop down, visit and support James and his team at Slaters Quality Butchers in his new venture.

Family Forest School Event

Thursday 6th or Tuesday 11th

March (other dates available) 5-7pm - £10 per family

We have mini beast activities, a real fire for hot chocolates and marshmallows, den building and woodland treats.

As a not-for-profit organisation we need to raise funds to support our new build expansion project.

Friday 25th April - Pizza Fun

Deano’s pizza will be at Jigsaws offering their homemade wood fired pizzas fresh ingredients and a variety of toppings. A percentage of all purchases goes to our development fund.

Friday 17th May - Sherburn Gala

Come along and support us as our children join in the Safari parade and we have a range of goodies and raffles at our stall.

We are arranging fund raising events throughout the year and we hope you can join us and help our early years setting.

We have been part of the local community for the last 17 years caring and educating 100’s of preschool children and we want to make sure we can be part of the next generations education.

STOP CRACKS

We find out more about Sherburn and Villages Community Trust

Connecting people, community spaces and services to make Sherburn-inElmet and villages an inclusive and vibrant place to live

In April 2016, a group of local residents created the Sherburn-in-Elmet Community Trust (SIECT) in order to bring together management groups for the Community Library and the Old Girls’ School.

Working together, the charitable trust (Registered Charity No. 1166770) could combine valuable resources and knowledge to allow both community buildings to develop and thrive.

In July 2023, the organisation was re-named ‘Sherburn and Villages Community Trust’ to better reflect their work across a wider geographic area surrounding Sherburn-in-Elmet.

The Old Girls’ School, Library and their community projects will be buzzing with activity

offering something for everyone, including regular wellbeing walks that start at Sherburn Library, regular children’s groups and holiday ‘reading challenges’ at the Library, a warm welcome community pop-up cafe at The Old Girls’ School Community Centre, plus regular community cinema nights there too. I

I addition, lots of keep-fit classes and other groups meet at their venues.

They are also working on an exciting arts project known as ‘Now Then!’ taking place in Sherburn, Tadcaster and Selby which will host a special outdoor event in Eversely Park, Sherburn, in August.

You can take a look at their events calendar at events.sherburninelmet.co.uk/events/ or visit their website savct.uk for more information.

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The Boys Sunday School

Opposite St Mary’s Church (Off Kirkgate), Tadcaster, LS24 9BL

New and returning members always welcome

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Wetherby charity helps thousands of older people but voices concerns over future

The charity is heralding another huge year in which it interacted with thousands of older people - but warns funding cuts put its vital work at risk

Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) had more than 17,000 interactions with older people in 2024.

The charity increased the numbers of people accessing some of its key services - including its popular activities timetable, WiSE Owl Café, grass cutting service, transport scheme and Memory Café.

But the figures coincide with a threatened reduction in WiSE’s council funding, which charity bosses say threaten its ability to help some of the most vulnerable people in the district.

Mark Dobson, Chief Operating Officer at WiSE, said: “We know there is a huge and growing demand for our services and these figures confirm that. My concern is that, with our work so heavily reliant on local authority funding, we simply won’t be able to maintain the same levels of support

as we did in 2024 at a time when isolated older people need our support more than ever.

“For the second time in three years, we face a dramatic cut to our funding which would have a disastrous effect on the work our tiny team of paid staff and army of volunteers delivering for local people.”

A team of more than 120 volunteers provided a massive 6,700 hours of their own time to support the charity’s activities.

Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is a registered charity organisation part funded by Leeds City Council (LCC). Its aim is to improve quality of life for the over 60s by providing community-based activities, information, help and support.

For more information, or to donate, visit www.w-ise.org.uk