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Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Here at Handy Mag HQ, our December editions are packed with carol services, Christmas community events and local businesses.

We firmly believe in ‘shopping locally’ and using local traders for our festive preparations supporting them is always top of our Christmas list!

The Handy Mag team are getting ready for the big day: Nicky, who collates our special events, is busy getting into the Christmas spirit with her family, and wondering what Santa will bring this year.

My daughter returns home from University so it will be nice to have the family together again for the festive celebrations. No doubt the dogs will need a bit of extra exercise as I’m sure there’ll be doggy treats galore!

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Our new member of staff, Faith, will spend her first Christmas with the Handy Mag team and will see how busy the office gets at this time of year.

Faith has now been with us just over three months, and looks forward seeing how it ‘fits together’ when the new editions are printed.

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in Malton without the annual Santa Fun Run, taking place on Sunday 13th December in the town’s Market Place.

All proceeds go to Ryedale Special Families.

Christmas can be a thoughtful time of year particularly if you’ve lost someone close to you, so why not attend one of the annual Saint Catherine’s Hospice Light Up A Life services here in Ryedale?

On a final note, Handy Mag Ryedale October competition winners are Mr Wood: he correctly identified that the Perry’s coach was in Hovingham.

Mrs Aconley from Thornton le Dale spotted all our apples hidden in adverts. Well done!

We wish you a very Happy Christmas!

Until next time,

Marianne

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The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of the publisher. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is strictly prohibited.

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So where do we fit in to all of this and what do we do?

Ryedale Cancer Support & Social Group is a small informal group of volunteers who have experienced different types of cancer, lost close relatives, or supported friends and relatives who have survived the trauma of the disease. We also have Nursing / Hospice experience. We provide an opportunity for you to share concerns with a confidential chat, or to simply enjoy a relaxing couple of hours amongst friends who are (or have been) in the same position as you. You may not have cancer yourself but have concerns about a family member or friend who is suffering.

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A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS Our monthly column by Andy Boxall, Minister of Elim Ryedale Church What is the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum, you just can’t beat it! I know it’s terrible, but Christmas isn’t Christmas without cracker jokes that make you groan.

Christmas is a time full of tradition, those things we ‘always do at Christmas’. When I was growing up, there was always Pork Pie on Christmas morning. I thought that this was ‘normal’ but have since discovered it is not a widely practised Christmas tradition. Some traditions are unique to individual families and others, if we lost them, they would erode the very meaning of Christmas. Traditions change but perhaps there are some that we should guard and protect?

One fading tradition is the telling of the Nativity story. Once central to Christmas, now seems to be an optional extra. According to the headline in a National Newspaper last Christmas, ‘99% of people don’t know what the Bible really says about the nativity story (and that includes donkeys, inns and wise men)’. How much do you know? Sadly if we don’t know the story, we can’t tell the story, and if we can’t tell the story, could we lose the story?

For me, the Nativity story is full of awe and wonder, describing the nature of God and the purpose of humanity. For me, it is more than a tradition it is the foundation to life and the anchor through storms.

For me, it is a breath taking account of the love God has for you and me. For others it is merely a myth, a fairy tale and certainly not true. I wonder?

The amount of knowledge available to us today is more than at any other time in history. Just imagine depicting all the knowledge in the world by drawing a big circle on a wall. Now think how much you know and draw a second circle to depict your knowledge. I know some really clever people, but I don’t know anyone who would draw a very big second circle. Everyone I know would agree the knowledge they don’t have is greater than the knowledge they have. However, just because they don’t have the knowledge it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist or isn’t true?

I hope this Christmas that the 99% of people who don’t know the Nativity story aren’t missing out.

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PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS

BY PETE BROADLEY

LOCAL PARENT & BRAND NEW COLUMNIST!

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round the start of September every year the dreaded ‘list’ comes out. This is no mere shopping list, rather it’s a dossier detailing every Christmas present and card we need to buy, when and where it must be delivered and what people were given previously (for cross-referencing purposes).

Several weeks of impromptu shopping trips, and constant discussions about what to get for whom, are endured to allow the festive season to be enjoyed with less stress. This level of military precision may seem excessive, but if it helps avoid the chaos of dragging the kids on a last minute shopping expedition, it’s definitely worthwhile.

It is such a popular time in our household that December has been dubbed “Christmas month”. The tree and decorations go up at the first opportunity, we dust off the Michael Bublé Christmas CD, and everything becomes a bit more sparkly. I’m convinced my other half gets more excited than our two young girls.

Around this point normal parenting rules go out of the window. Chocolate at breakfast every day becomes normal and there is a procession of parties and events to attend. The children are gradually wound up into a state of near frenzy.

The poor creatures, full of sugar and near bursting with excitement, suddenly find any misbehaviour is met with the phrase; “Santa won’t come if you’re naughty”.

After weeks of preparation, anticipation and more mince pies than is healthy, we’re finally ready. The presents have been wrapped and I have excelled in my role on sticky duty. Once the big day arrives we invariably find that Santa has been after all. The rest of the day has an inevitable sense of anticlimax after such a build up, but it’s actually a relief as everyone is finally able to unwind (and overindulge).

No doubt we’ll do just the same again next year.

Now, I must get back to writing Christmas cards.

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The Lions are distributing supplies of a potentially life-saving Message in a Bottle free of charge to help protect people who live alone or may be at risk in the event of a medical emergency at home.

Boys and girls from The 1st Vale of Pickering Scout Group and Akela Lynne Bowman lent their support by helping to pack the information leaflets which fit inside each small plastic container, ready for distribution. The small plastic bottles, kept handily in the home fridge, provide a unique way for vulnerable people to store vital personal information about their health, regular medicines, and emergency contacts.

North Yorkshire police and fire crews joined the scouts to welcome the initiative. “When somebody living alone has an accident or sudden illness they may not be able to communicate. The Message in a Bottle

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More than six million bottles have now been donated

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“Everybody thinks it won’t happen to them, but we know it can. Every bottle we distribute is potentially a life saved,” said Lions Club organiser, Roy Foggin.

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For some people in Ryedale, this is the reality. Many individuals and families on low incomes can only afford a meagre Christmas. So the Besom in Ryedale helps make a difference by giving hampers to those most in need.

Recipients of the hampers are local people who are referred by health and care professionals to the Besom as being in need.

So, to get involved, you could: • Donate a complete hamper of Christmas goodies • Donate items of festive food, decorations, or small gifts (see

suggestions below): • Help deliver hampers to recipients’ homes • Put together a hamper as a group • Theme your hamper, ie, make one suitable for a mum with a young baby

Please place donated items in a sturdy, decorated box and please let it open for checking.

Suggested food items include Christmas cake, mince pies, cereals, soups, tinned food, honey, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, fruit juice, sweets and biscuits.

Then place your open box at Hope Central, Castlegate, Malton, from Friday 6th November to 6pm on Thursday 10th December.

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Malton CHRISTMAS IN

Malton is widely regarded as Yorkshire’s Food Capital with its emphasis on local food and drink. And the town really buzzes during the Christmas period, with markets, pantos and Santa Fun Runs!

Yet as well as fabulous food, including butchers and ice cream emporiums, there is a fantastic array of shops, from high street names to independent traders. These include retailers who specialise in soft furnishings, fashion, cakes and much more.

Malton includes St Michael’s Church as its centre, along with the Milton Rooms and the Market Place, which has two hours free parking. The Market Place is also ‘host’ to the annual Santa Fun Run on Saturday 13th December from 1pm, in aid of Ryedale Special Families.

Visit the town’s historic side streets, discover hidden treasures and some surprising finds.

Malton also has links to the brewing industry, the race horse training fraternity and the eminent Victorian novelist, Charles Dickens.

A mile to the north you will find Old Malton, with its historic stone houses and St Mary’s Church, the only Gilbertine Priory in use in England.

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7.30 pm. CANDLELIT CAROLS St Mary’s Church, Old Malton Wine & mince pies will be served before the concert Tickets £10/£8 conc/children & students free from: Hoppers in Malton. Ticket Secretary 01653 691589 Online at www. chanticleersingers.org.uk and at the door Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 1st December

CHRISTMAS IN PICKERING

Pickering CHRISTMAS IN

Pickering is a fantastic place to shop this Christmas!

Local shops, traders, businesses and organisations form the backbone of this picturesque town, which is often referred to as the “Gateway to the Moors”.

Pickering includes a large range of shops and local businesses, including antiques emporiums, artisan picture framing and a wood burning stove manufacturer.

The Christmas Light Switch On taking place on Saturday 28th November and the town really pushes the boat out with the family friendly event.

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The event includes Santa and his grotto, a Christmas market, hog roast, performances from local bands and community groups, as well as a spectacular lights display adding a real festive atmosphere to the town.

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CHRISTMAS IN THORNTON LE DALE

CHRISTMAS IN

Thornton le Dale Visit Thornton-le-Dale, one of Ryedale’s prettiest villages, feel relaxed and be assured you’ve come to somewhere really special.

With its babbling brook at the centre of the village, the shops and cafes offer a warm welcome for your Christmas shopping, offering anything from vintage china hire to antique finds.

With its regular bus service and delightful village centre, free parking is available on the main street so you can relax while you shop.

Thornton-le-Dale’s Christmas Light Switch On takes place on Saturday 5th December and includes a packed programme of events starting at 4.30pm. The event will have live music, carols and a special visit from Santa.

The town still has its own agricultural show in August each year, and the impressive All Saints Church overlooks the village high street.

So visit Thornton-le-Dale this Christmas for a special day out and enjoy the atmosphere of this lovely village.

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From a vintage wedding to a baby shower or small dinner party, vintage china, cake stands, tea pots, bunting and accessories will add that extra special touch. You can hire a complete set or individual items to help you create a perfect vintage setting.

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Helmsley CHRISTMAS IN

Helmsley will be fun and festive throughout December, so head to this lovely market town this Christmas season.

The town’s fourth annual Helmsley in Business Christmas Tree Festival commences from Saturday 5th December with 30 beautiful trees, individually decorated in a pantomime theme. The trees will be on display until 20th December, 10am to 4pm at the Church of All Saint’s Church, Castlegate in the town.

Small Business Saturday takes place on Saturday 5th December, celebrating the town’s many independent businesses. And with one business to every 14 residents, Helmsley is a small business success story. Ryedale District Council has reduced their parking charges to £1.50 all day too, so you make the most of Helmsley for your

festive shopping. You’ll have time to enjoy a meal, a warming drink, relax and soak in the atmosphere.

Scott’s Fish and Chips of Bridge Street in the town has been selected as one for the 2015 Small Business Saturday 100, just one of 100 businesses spread nationwide showing the diversity, importance and success of small businesses in the UK. And that’s not all, as the third annual Festive Fun Day takes place on the same day – so it’s Christmas fun all round!

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CHRISTMAS IN HELMSLEY The Festive Fun Day runs from 10.30am to 3.30pm with fun, games and entertainment for all the family. The programme includes a candy cane trail, festive music, fancy dress, choir singing – and a visit from the all-important man himself, Santa.

Other events in December include the return of the popular Black Swan Hotel pop-up ice rink, overlooking the Market Place, from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th December.

Helmsley has also made it to the final of the Great British High Street Awards – Market Town category – so let’s hope Helmsley wins!

So head to Helmsley, one of Ryedale’s largest market towns, for your Christmas preparations.

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Norton CHRISTMAS IN

The market town of Norton-on-Derwent has a bustling high street with specialist shops and businesses that provide everything you need this Christmas.

With free parking close to the heart of the town, shops are easily accessible along Norton’s high street, where you can purchase anything from a special bottle of wine to a beautiful Aga. With its connections to the racing industry, Norton is sometimes referred to as the ‘Newmarket of the North’. Keeping on a sporting theme, the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire made its way through the market town in May, welcomed by huge crowds.

Visit Norton and enjoy the Christmas Lights, which will be switched on during Norton’s Christmas Festival on Saturday 28th November. This exciting festive event starts at 12noon to 6pm, and includes live music, Santa’s Grotto, gift stalls and lots more.

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‘FOLLOW THE STAR’ NORTON ADVENT CALENDAR Each day from Dec 1st to 24th a new window celebrating Christmas in some way will be opened around the town in shops and other places.

See if you can find them all and mark them up on the special chart available in shops and on our website.

The final one will be revealed at St Peter’s Church, Langton Road, Norton on December 24th.

We will also have collecting tins available in some places to raise funds for local charities and the church.

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CHRISTMAS IN KIRKBYMOORSIDE

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Kirkbymoorside With its high street ascending a gentle gradient, there’s something for everyone in Kirkbymoorside shops and businesses this Christmas.

Kirkbymoorside is a town that has used its historic buildings to great effect: old banks are now cafes, the old gasworks in now a hairdressers and the chemist doubles-up as an off-licence.

The annual Christmas Market is a muchanticipated event and this year takes place on Saturday 28th November. Food and craft stalls will be situated in the Memorial Hall 11am to 3pm, children’s activities will take place in the library from 10.30am while Santa will be in his Grotto from 12noon to 2pm. Christmas carols will be sung at 3.30pm with the Light Switch On at 4pm.

The town is host of many skilled traders and craftsmen, including joiners and builders, so whatever you need this Christmas, look to Kirkbymoorside.

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KMEG volunteers have been using the camera in the Kirkbymoorside area since 2012, from late autumn through the winter months into early spring. The best weather conditions are cloudy, dry and cold!

The camera picks up heat, rather than light like a normal camera. It’s surprising how much heat can be lost around windows, doors and skirting boards, up the chimney of an unused fireplace, as well as through poorly insulated roofs and walls.

This example shows how heat is being lost through a bay window and through the wall from a radiator under the window.

Inexpensive solutions could be using thicker curtains and putting foil on the wall behind the radiator to reflect heat back into the room.

You choose if you want any pictures taken. They can be emailed or printed for you. There is no charge for the camera, but if you’d like to make a small donation towards insurance and calibration of the camera, that would be most welcome.

To book the camera: email Helen Gundry at helenspost@hotmail.co.uk or phone 01751 432447. We can then fix the best time to call round with the camera. For more information about the camera and thermal imaging, check our website www.kmsenvironmentgroup.org.uk/

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Santa and his sleigh are heading their way around Ryedale with the help of both Ryedale Lions and Malton & Norton Lions clubs.

Saturday, 5 December Foston, Flaxton (Blacksmiths Arms), Lilling, Thornton-le-Clay (White Swan), Bulmer, Westow

MALTON, NORTON AND DISTRICT LIONS SLEIGH SCHEDULE Start Times Sunday 3.30pm, Saturday 4pm, Mon-Fri 4.45pm Friday, 27 November Ham & Cheese, Rillington, Scagglethorpe Saturday, 28 November Norton Lights Sunday, 29 November Malton Lights, Broughton Road Estate Monday, 30 November Milton Ridge, Huttons Ambo, Crambeck, Welburn, Bulmer Tuesday, 1 December Wentworth Street, Horsemarket Road, The Mount, Middlecave Road, Castle Howard Road Wednesday, 2 December Hovingham, Fryton, Slingsby, Barton-le-Street, Appleton-leStreet Friday, 4 December Furlongs Avenue, Beverley Road, Dean Road, Howe Road, Eastfield Road, Mill Street, Commercial Street, Parliament Street

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Sunday, 6 December Station Way, Welham Road, St. Nicholas Street, Sutton Street, St. Peter’s Street & Crescent, low end of Langton Road Tuesday, 8 December Richardson’s Bowling Centre, Scarborough Road from AutoSpares, Arbour Way, Redrow Estates Wednesday, 9 December Thixendale, Leavening, Burythorpe, Langton, Birdsall Thursday, 10 December Beverley Road Estate, Hambleton Estate, Langley Drive, Stables Estate, Millside, The Ridings, top end of Langton Road Saturday, 12 December Broughton, Swinton & Amotherby (main road on return), Habton, Kirby Misperton, Barugh, Brawby Sunday, 13 December Settrington, North Grimston, Wharram, Duggleby, Luttons and wolds villages to Weaverthorpe Tuesday, 15 December East Mount, Highfield Road, Peasey Hill, Old Malton Wednesday, 16 December Sherburn, West Heslerton, Wintringham, Scampston, Thorpe Bassett

Thursday, 17 December Coneysthorpe, Terrington, Sheriff Hutton Please check Facebook, Twitter and our website www. maltonnortonlions.co.uk for up to date schedules. @MaltonLionsClub Please use #MaltonLionsSanta Facebook: MaltonandNortonLionsClub

RYEDALE LIONS SCHEDULE Santa will be arriving early to greet children at the switch-on of Pickering’s Christmas lights in the Market Place on Saturday, November 28 at 5pm before climbing aboard his sleigh and calling at towns and villages all around north Ryedale.

Santa’s “little helpers” from the Lions Club will be with the sleigh and collecting door-to-door in its biggest fund-raising event of the year.

Last year the tour raised a record £7,200, donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, Ryedale Young Carers Service and the Lions local charity fund. More local charities will benefit this year.

Details of Santa’s schedule (subject to weather) are: Saturday, December 5 Helmsley Market Square, 3.15pm

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS AT THE MILTON ROOMS, MALTON. 15 TO 23 JANUARY 2016

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alton & Norton Musical Theatre Company are busy rehearsing for their 2016 production, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Directed by Peter Melia, with Musical Direction from Ben Papworth and choreography

by Rebecca Neacsu.

Sophie Sawdust’s Spectacular Circus is failing, audiences are dwindling and Sophie is in debt to the evil money lender, Gasper Grey. Desperate to save the circus Sophie stumbles unknowingly upon Goldilocks and her friends the Three Bears, incorporating them as an act within the circus.

To the delight of audiences and cast alike, the new act is a big hit and audience numbers rocket.

This 2016 production of Stephen Duckham’s pantomime features Beth Armstrong in the lead role as Goldilocks, Neil Paylor as the Panto Dame Sophie Sawdust, Mia West (Ricky The Ringmaster), Ben Greenhough (Jocko the Clown), Matthew Hodsman-Summers (Tommy the Animal Trainer), Holly Hargreaves (Gloria the High Wire Performer), and Thomas Jennings as Gasper Grey the Evil Money Lender, with Mickey Moran and Alfie Thompson as his assistants, Swindle & Filch. The cast is completed

by Father Bear (Barrie Elener), Mother Bear (Lauren Barker), Baby Bears (Eve Hargreaves and Charlie Fox), and Zarina (Michelle Carter).

A singing chorus of supporting circus acts, the usual panto mix of great music, and dance, courtesy of Kirkham Henry School of Performing Arts combines with good old slapstick fun to make this show a must see in Malton next year.

Tickets are £14 (adults) and £12 (concessions) and will be available online at Positickets.co.uk from early December 2015. In person ticket enquiries will be handled by Number 1 Health and Beauty, 1 Market St, Malton YO17 7LY, again from early December 2015.

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A Christmas Feast at The Milton Rooms

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alton’s Milton Rooms is lining up a great seasonal feast of traditional Christmas music, children’s entertainment, Santa fun, a taste of Dickens and a new play in December.

The Christmas programme opens with the joyful classic winter children’s story, The Little Match Girl. This is a fun, festive twist on the well-known tale told through puppets and song by the Moon on a Stick puppetry company.

The beautiful, playful production, transforms the stage into a stunning snowy spectacle, complete with Christmas carols and audience interaction. It is ideal for children aged 3 and over, providing a perfect family alternative to the usual pantomime.

The Little Match Girl is on Sunday, December 6. Tickets from the Milton Rooms are just £4 per child (with one adult free with each child).

The Great Malton Santa Fun Run 2015, raising funds for Ryedale Special Families, takes place in the Market Place on Sunday, December 13 with three runs for children and adults. The event is being followed by an afternoon of children’s Christmas activities and Santa’s grotto in the Milton Rooms.

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Society in Malton or Pickering, or downloadable from www. ryedalespecialfamilies.org.uk.

Headlining Malton’s first Dickensian Festival this Christmas will be BAFTA award-winning star of Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes, in a onewoman show at the Milton Rooms on Friday, December 18.

of England’s foremost amateur chamber choirs. Its annual sell-out Carols by Candlelight concerts in York have become a highlight of the city’s Christmas diary.

The choir’s debut at the Milton Rooms, with canapes from Malton Relish and fine wines, promises to be an unforgettable evening.

Tickets are £15, (£10 for under 18s) including canapes.

Miriam has been a lifelong fan and scholar of Dickens and will bring alive the spirit of Dickens work and Malton’s links with one of his most popular books, A Christmas Carol. Tickets will be £10 (£4 for children).

Festival organiser Clair ChallenorChadwick said: “The message of the book around caring for those less fortunate at Christmas is a beautiful one to spread during the festive season. Malton is a truly magical setting for the oldfashioned romance of Christmas.”

There will be no better way to enter into the Christmas spirit than the Christmas Feast of traditional music with the York Chapter House Choir, which is celebrating its 50th birthday when it comes to the Milton Rooms on Saturday, December 19.

The Chapter House Choir has built up a reputation as one of the North

And the family theme of Christmas is reflected in the new play in the Milton Rooms Studio on Friday, December 11. Written and directed by the Milton Rooms own programme organiser, Libby Pearson, and performed by the Pickering-based touring theatre company Clap Trap Productions.

Broken, tells the emotional and engaging story of young Ellie returning to the family home after working overseas to find that she is no longer the centre of everyone’s world. Friendships, partnerships and family bonds are tested to their limits. Which of them will survive the impact?

The style of the Clap Trap theatre company is ideally suited to the intimate atmosphere of the Studio and will bring audience and actors up close and personal. Tickets are £10.Tickets for all shows are available from the Milton Rooms box office or telephone 01653 696240.

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Happy Christmas

FROM MALTON, NORTON & PICKERING CHURCHES

A Christmas message from Rt Rev Terence Drainey RC Bishop of Middlesbrough. he knew he was not the father.

What does he do? As the result of a dream, he decides to marry her. But, that wasn’t the end of it. He had to leave his home just as the child was to be born and go to Bethlehem with Mary to obtain their official papers. The only place they could find to stay was a cow-shed behind a local hostelry. What a place to be born!

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hat a privilege to be asked to write a Christmas message to you all in the Handy Mag! So here goes….

For me Christmas and Cribs go together: Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, ox and donkey, shepherds and angels - the Holy Family gathered in the stable at Bethlehem. But let me set the scene as I see it in my mind’s eye.

Joseph discovered that Mary, his fiancée was pregnant, and

I could continue with my version of the story, but I think you get the picture. The family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph might have been the Holy Family, but their life was not exempt from the sort of problems all families have to face.

But what makes them different, or at least holy? At the heart of this particular family was God, in Jesus, the Son of God become man; but also the Spirit of God was living in Mary and Joseph. God dwelt in the midst

of the Holy Family, never far away from their thoughts and their way of life. Also they were a family of faith. Mary believed everything that the Lord had promised would happen, even when cold reason appeared to say differently. She trusted, she followed wherever He led.

We too can have God right at the heart of everything we do.

He does not have to be far removed from our way of life.

We can invite the Spirit of God to live in our lives and begin to transform us. We know that in Jesus God is walking at our side each and every day. We can have faith, we can trust even though we might not be able to see the immediate outcome of things, even though we can’t at this moment see how God’s plan is going to work out. I wish you and yours a very joyful, peaceful and happy Christmas and all the very best for 2016.

May God truly be with you this Christmastide.

Christmas Services in the Malton, Norton & Pickering area Malton, Norton & Pickering Churches would like to welcome you to any of these services over the Christmas period.

THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, PICKERING Tel. 01751 473408

CHRISTMAS DAY 10.30am Joint All-Age Worship at Pickering Methodist Church

KIRBY MISPERTON AND MIDDLETON BENEFICE Tel: 01751 474961

PICKERING BENEFICE

Tel: 01751 472983 pickeringchurch.com CHRISTMAS EVE Pickering 3pm Christingle and Crib Service 11.30 pm Midnight Mass by Candlelight

THE METHODIST CHURCH, PICKERING Tel: 01751 475428 ryedalemethodist.org.uk

CHRISTMAS EVE Pickering 4pm Crib Service 11.15pm Holy Communion

Lockton 6pm Christmas Communion

Marton 6pm Carol Service

Marishes 9pm Christmas Communion

CHRISTMAS DAY Pickering 10.30am All Age Worship Christmas Celebration with the United Reformed Church

CHRISTMAS DAY Pickering 8am Holy Communion 10am All-Age Family Eucharist Levisham 9am Christmas Communion

THE SOCIETY FRIENDS, CASTLEGATE, PICKERING

ST.JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, PICKERING Tel: 01751 472727

Tel: 01751 472827

CHRISTMAS EVE 11.30pm Carols by Candlelight 12.00 Midnight Mass of Christmas Night

CHRISTMAS DAY 10.30am Meeting for Worship

CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Mass of Christmas Day

CHRISTMAS EVE Middleton 3pm Crib service 6pm Holy Communion Newton 4pm Crib Service Sinnington 11.30pm Midnight Mass Kirby Misperton 11.30pm Midnight Mass Normanby 4pm Crib Service 9pm Holy Communion Butterwick 7pm Carol Service CHRISTMAS DAY) Newton 10am Holy Communion Salton 10am Holy Communion

LEAVENING METHODIST CHURCH

SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER 10.30am Carol service CHRISTMAS EVE 11.30pm Midnight communion

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, MALTON

10.30am Christmas Day Meeting for Worship at Friends Meeting House Greengate, Malton.

ELIM RYEDALE CHURCH SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER 10.30am Christmas Family Service at Norton College.

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 6pm Community Carol Service at The Milton Rooms CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Service at Norton College

6pm Carol Service CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Christmas day Family Service

BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 3.30pm Carol Service CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Christmas day Family Service at Trinity, Norton SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER Christmas reflections 6pm

SCAGGLETHORPE METHODIST CHURCH

ST PETER’S SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 10.30am Carol service CHURCH LANGTON ROAD, MALTON NORTON METHODIST SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 8am & 9.45am Holy Communion CHURCH WORSHIPPING 11am Sunday School Carol Service AT THE BAPTIST 7pm Carol Service (followed by CHURCH refreshments) CHRISTMAS EVE 4pm Crib Service (for all ages) 11.30pm Midnight Communion CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Family Communion

THE SALVATION ARMY MALTON CORPS

Wood Street, Norton YO17 9BA SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 10.30am Messy Church at Christmas (Arts, crafts, messy fun, bible story, singing for all ages and food too!)

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 11am Morning Worship 4pm Carol Service

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 3.30pm Carol Service

CHRISTMAS DAY 10am Christmas day Family Service at Trinity, Norton

ST LEONARD’S & ST MARY RC CHURCH, MALTON

ST MARY’S PRIORY CHURCH, OLD MALTON SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 3.00pm. Carol Service CHRISTMAS EVE 3.30pm. Crib Service CHRISTMAS EVE 11.30pm. Midnight Mass President and preacher – The Ven. Sarah Bullock (Archdeacon of York) CHRISTMAS DAY 11am Family Communion SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 11.15am Mattins

ST MICHAEL’S CHURCH, MALTON (The church in the Market Place) SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 6.30pm Carols by candlelight CHRISTMAS EVE 10.30am Coffee & Carols 11.15am Coffee & Carols 3.30pm Crib Service 11.30pm Midnight Mass

THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER 4pm Under-5s Nativity Play.

CHRISTMAS DAY 9.30am Family Communion Christmas Day

WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER 6pm Parish Carol Service with the children from St. Mary’s School.

SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 9.30am. Parish Communion

CHRISTMAS EVE 7.30pm Vigil of Carols and First Mass of Christmas CHRISTMAS DAY 9.30am. Mass of Christmas Morning.

TRINITY MALTON BAPTIST METHODIST CHURCH, NORTON CHURCHES SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBER

Baptist Church CHRISTMAS DAY 10am United Service at Trinity Methodist Church, Commercial Street, Norton 3.30pm United Carol Service the Baptist Church followed by tea.

3.30pm Carol Service at Malton

CAROL SERVICES WEDNESDAY, 16TH DECEMBER Pickering Town Carol Service 6.30pm at Pickering Parish Church.

CHRISTMAS EVE Join us at St Michael’s Church in the Market Place, Malton between 10.00am and 11.30am for coffee and mince pies. Christmas carols and a brief Christmas message at 10.15 and 11.00am.

Come and go as you please.

Churches Together in Southern Ryedale

Malton, Norton & Pickering Churches would like to wish you all a happy and holy Christmas CONTACT DETAILS Pickering & District Churches Together: Contact Hazel Page on 01751 476915 Churches Together in Southern Ryedale: Contact Secretary Janice Clark on 01653 691589 churchestogethersr@gmail.com, www.ctsr.org.uk Northern Ryedale Churches: www.ryedalechristiancouncil.org.uk

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Contact Nicky on 01653 690859 or nicky@thehandymag.co.uk THURS & SUNDAY NIGHTS Bingo

Bags and litter pickers are provided by Streetscene (Ryedale District Council) but please bring your own gloves and tools. Facebook ‘Malton and Norton Tidy Up Group’

7.30pm doors open 7pm.

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET 5 & 19 DECEMBER

Market opens 10.30am-1.30pm. wwwhovingham-market.org.uk

PICKERING WORKING MEN’S CLUB MONDAY NIGHT Quiz Night Starts 8:30pm

Lots of other events, classes and charity nights. Contact 01751 473534. Southgate, Pickering, YO18 8BL.

THE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY

CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICES

17 DECEMBER Community Open Evening

See page 47.

4-7pm at The Encephalitis Society, 32 Castlegate, Malton (next door to Morrisons supermarket). Come and discover more about the work of The Society and meet members of the team. Drink and nibbles provided. Contact (01653) 602073.

MALTON & NORTON TIDY UP GROUP 6 DECEMBER

10-12 noon. Meet in Water Lane carpark (opposite Yates). Litter picking, weeding, sweeping.

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Christmas Concert Friday 4th December 2015 7.30pm / St Michael’s Church, Malton

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Celebrate Yule effervescently with the acclaimed musicians of Joglaresa - and chase out the chill from the Celtic fringes of Europe with traditional carols and wassails from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. With fidel, harp, bells, bagpipes and voices Joglaresa ring in Christmas and New Year. Mulled wine will be available at the interval.

Tickets £15 | Box Office Tel: 01751 475777 box.office@ryedalefestival.com | www.ryedalefestival.com Registered Office | The Memorial Hall, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8AA

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in Ryedale.

DEMENTIA FORWARD 2,9,16,23,30 DECEMBER Welcome Wednesday Wellbeing Cafe

At Middleton and Aislaby Village Hall, Main Street, Middleton, YO1 8PB. Every Wednesday afternoon.

1 -3pm. £3 per person.

Refreshments, Soup & Roll.

Meet new friends. Join in various activities.

This group offers an experience that can be shared and enjoyed by people living with dementia, their carers and volunteers.

No singing experience is necessary, We are also looking for volunteers who can play instruments such as the piano, keyboard or guitar. Sessions will be held every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at the Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering.

For more information or to get involved, phone Dementia Support advisor Sue Fergusson on 01904 692473 or email help@dementiaforward. org.uk

7,14,21,28 DECEMBER Monday Melodies

The Hovingham Village Market

5th December 19th December Saturday 10:30am to 1:30pm

Hovingham is 20 miles North of York, between Helmsley and Malton on B1257

2016 Market Days

6th Feb 7th May 6th Aug

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RYEDALE SINGING FOR THE BRAIN 3 DECEMBER

An informal singing group for people with memory problems and their carers. At the Salvation Army, 40 Wood Street, Norton from 1.30 till 3pm.

17 DECEMBER Joint Christmas celebration Singing for the Brain and Activity Cafe join for a joint Christmas celebration at the Salvation Army Hall in Norton.

Anyone with memory problems and their carers are very welcome to attend. £2 donation.

A Dementia Support Worker is available to talk to if you need any help or information.

Contact the local Alzheimer’s Society office on (01723) 500958.

BURST WITH CHRISTMAS CHEER AT BURTON AGNES HALL! Burton Agnes Hall is set to wow visitors once again with their spectacular Christmas display!

Taking inspiration from their gardens, grounds and the Yorkshire Wolds, the Cunliffe-Lister family creates exquisite Christmas displays each year. The Hall’s stunning display includes a mix of traditional and contemporary styles, a bountifully decked Christmas tree from the Estate’s forest and predominantly handcrafted decorations, including quilled paper snowflakes, knitted stockings, snowmen and Christmas scenes under glass cloches.

Young visitors can follow the children’s trail and find homemade felt snowman dolls hidden in each room.

Children can visit Father Christmas each Sunday in December when the Hall is open between 12noon and 4pm. As dusk falls, the grounds are illuminated by twinkling lights in the topiary bushes, and there’ll roaring fire in the Great Hall.

There’s festive treats in the courtyard, the café and in the Christmas Shop, Home & Garden Shop and in the Gift Shop.

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MALTON MONTHLY FOOD MARKET 12 DECEMBER

9am to 3pm. Over 35 food & drink stalls. Free chef demos Free parking, Live music Malton Market Place.

Contact 01653 692849 or visit www.maltonyorkshire.co.uk for more details.

PICKERING MEDICAL PRACTICE 4 DECEMBER Talk to a Dementia Support Advisor

Pickering Medical Practice are offering an opportunity to talk to a Dementia Support Advisor in confidence between 10am and 12 noon on the first Friday of every month starting on 4th December.

your enthusiasm. For more information call Helen Robinson (Secretary) on 01439 771707

If you are concerned about dementia and would like to book an appointment please contact the receptionist on 01751 471296 Option 2 appointments.

28 NOVEMBER

HELMSLEY WI NO MEETING IN DECEMBER

Meets at 7.30pm on the 4th Thursday of each month in the Meeting Room, North York Moors Office, Bondgate, Helmsley. Guest speakers, activities, crafts, trips out & visits! No age limit- just bring

KIRKBYMOORSIDE CHRISTMAS MARKET 11am - 3pm. Over 30 craft, gift and food stalls in the Memorial Hall on the Martket Place.

Children’s activities, Santa’s grotto, reindeers, face painting, Town Brass Band, Christmas Treasure Hunt and Fancy Dress.

Fabulous prizes, Carols round the tree by the Helmsley Arts Centre Community Choir and Kirkbymoorisde Junior Band.

Christmas Lights Switch on at 4pm!

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in Ryedale.

Box Office open Tues - Fri 10am-2pm Telephone: 01439 771700 The Old Meeting House, Helmsley YO62 5DW

1 -18 DECEMBER Adrienne French Exhibition

Adrienne French brings a range of landscape on canvas and paper, based on walks over the North York Moors, Dales and Wolds as well as travels further afield throughout the year.

5 - 13 DECEMBER Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood Join our in-house theatre company for the ever-popular 1812 family pantomime, this year with two traditional tales in a glorious combination. With fabulous songs, fun for all the family and top local performers

in a top quality show, why go further afield?

19 DECEMBER Bolshoi Ballet Encore: The Nutcracker

Live Screening - This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairy-tale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.

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5 DECEMBER Charity Night with 3 Top Vocal Guitarists

From 8pm. Harry Felgate, Ian Porritt, Malcolm Johns

SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES 6 DECEMBER Concert by Swinton Brass Band

Hosted by the Jumblies at Sheriff Hutton Village Hall starting 2.30pm. Tickets £7, £5 concessions

MALTON RAILWAYMEN’S SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB 2 Welham Road, Norton Tel: 01653 698537

Open 6.30pm daily. Sun lunch (happy hour) 11.30am-3.pm.

19 DECEMBER John Belmont

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Whist Drive & Free & Easy. Free snooker light.

THURSDAYS

Snooker & Billiards League (tables n/a), Free & Easy

Winner of BBCs “A Star Is Born”. From 8pm.

FRIDAYS

26 DECEMBER Spike Lee

SATURDAYS

Vocalist. From 8pm

31 DECEMBER (NEW YEAR’S EVE) Andy Lee Marsh From 8pm.

MONDAYS

Charity prize bingo

TUESDAYS

Darts League & Free & Easy.

Quiz night (every 3rd Tues of month)

Snowball money bingo Concert Night (Top Acts), Money bingo & Play Your Cards Right (8-10pm happy hour)

SUNDAYS

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RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM

‘COME DANCING’ CHARITY DANCE

5 & 6 DECEMBER Christmas Weekend

10am – 3.30pm.Mince pies and merriment galore! Our seasonal celebrations include craft stalls, children’s activities, baking demonstrations and much more!

Join us in celebrating the end of our season – FREE ENTRY, for everyone, all weekend!

SNAINTON WOODTURNING CLUB 28 & 29 NOVEMBER Woodturning exhibition and sale of club members’ work.

Hutton le Hole, York, YO62 6UA www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk

10am - 4pm at Thornton le Dale Institute. Free admission.

BECK ISLE MUSEUM

3 DECEMBER Christmas Buffet, Quiz and turning competition.

29 NOVEMBER Christmas Fair

7.30 pm at Snainton Village Hall. www.snaintonwoodturningclub. org.uk

Join us for our annual Christmas Fair. Free admission. 10am to 4pm. Beck Isle, Pickering, YO18 8DU www.beckislemuseum.org.uk

18 DECEMBER Christmas Dance and Cabaret

At the Ryedale Community Bowls and Leisure Centre, off Scarborough Rd, Norton, YO17 7AY. A lovely night of ballroom dancing is promised, with Modern and Old Time dancing, including all the popular ballroom dances, Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep, also Latin, Jive and Rock’n’Roll.

The large Function Suite and Bar will have festive decorations and we have a good sized dance floor, with plush-seating at tables, on a carpeted area.

Everyone is very welcome, including Beginners and Singles,

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON 27 NOVEMBER Malton

4.30pm outside St Michaels Church with Minster FM, Santa and Sleigh and other entertainments. Switch on at 6pm to join our regular crowd of dancers,who are all very friendly.

So, whether you want to dance a lot or just sit and chat with a few friends and watch the dancers whilst listening to the music and having a drink, do ‘Come Dancing’ with us!!!

Tickets £7.50 (available on the door). Bookings now being taken. If you are coming with a group please call us and we can reserve a table for you.

Tel. 01653 694431.

28 NOVEMBER Pickering

The Market Place will be closed from 2pm. Stalls, Minster Strays Morris Dancers, the world famous David Swann, Stape Silver Band and the return of the Singing Squad. Traditional hog roast and mulled wine, raffles and tombolas and even a pirate or two.

Also events on NYMR, in the Memorial Hall and Beck Isle Museum. Fr Anthony will bless the tree before switch on at 6pm. Santa will be with us from 5pm in his sleigh and then in his grotto. Come and enjoyand support a great community event.

28 NOVEMBER Norton

Christmas Festival and LIght Switch on. 12 noon - 6pm.

Derwent Arms, Church Street, Norton, Ryan Swain, Rodeo Reindeer, Magician, Hot sandwiches, Norton College Jazz Band, Refreshments, Minister FM, Brass Bands, Santa’s Grottos, Childrens rides, Bogus Beatles and much much more!

5 DECEMBER Thornton Le Dale

Christmas Fayre in the Village Hall from 11am until 4.30pm Santa will be arriving at 5pm.

Also, prize giving for School competition, the “E.A.S.Y” Band, Lights switch on at 6pm, Pickering Musical Society, Rev’d. Dr. Jo White and Carols by the School Choir as well as a Barbeque, mince pies, hog roast, mulled wine, tombola!

Create a Christmas to remember with freshly cut English Christmas trees and handmade wreaths. Take home a fantastic selection of traditional and contemporary decorations, twinkling lights and festive plants to transform your home into the perfect place to celebrate Christmas with family and friends.

Open daily 10am-5pm, free admission with plentiful free parking.

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HAXBY AND WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB THE MILTON ROOMS See Page 46 for all December events

YORKSHIRE CAJUN EVERY WEDNESDAY Cajun & Zydeco Dance Workshops

At the Blue Ball, Newbiggin, Malton. Every Wednesday from 8.00pm til 9.30pm followed by a light supper of chips, sandwiches etc and the chance to talk all things Cajun.

The cost is £5 and there is no need to book. More info from John on 07786040734. Also check out the website www. yorkshirecajun.com

7 DECEMBER 6pm. All Saints Church, Helmsley.

8 DECEMBER Meeting - A floral demonstration by Carys Harrison entitled ‘Holly, Ivy and some Bling’ Exciting ideas for Christmas at Wigginton Recreational Hall starting at 7.30pm.

All arrangements will be raffled afterwards. Tea and coffee served. Members and visitors welcome. Visitors £5 on the door. See our website: www. haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub. com

SAINT CATHERINE’S HOSPICE LIGHT UP A LIFE 2 DECEMBER 6pm at St Peter’s Church, Norton.

We invite you to join us in remembering someone special this festive season.

Each service will be led by Christine Herbert, Saint Catherine’s Hospice Spiritual Care Lead. A tree of lights will be lit and everyone will receive a candle to light during each service. You will be able to take your candle home to have your own personal Light up a Life. We invite you to join us in remembering someone special this festive season.

VALE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 20 DECEMBER Christmas Praise

You are invited to join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

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Come and share the spirit of Christmas, with refreshments to follow the celebrations.

CHANTICLEER SINGERS 5 DECEMBER Christmas Carols

Old Malton. Wine & mince pies will be served before the concert Tickets £10/£8 conc/children & students free from Hoppers in Malton, Ticket Secretary 01653 691589, online at www. chanticleersingers.org.uk and at the door

11-11.45am at St Michael’s Church, Malton. Come along and join in a singalong of traditional carols. Coffee will be available. Free entry.

11 DECEMBER Carols at Brompton

7.30pm at All Saints Church, Brompton-by Sawdon Wine & mince pies will be served before the concert

12 DECEMBER Candlelit Carols

7.30pm at St Mary’s Church,

BURTON AGNES HALL UNTIL 23 DECEMBER Christmas Opening

The Christmas opening of Burton Agnes Hall offers a chance for visitors to view the house in all its festive glory.

Adults £10, Seniors £9.50, Children £5, Under 5’s free.

24 NOVEMBER TO 2 DECEMBER Christmas Craft Days

View the Hall gloriously decorated for Christmas then join Head Guide Pauline Waslin.

Pauline will demonstrate making the crafts that you see at Christmastime and reveal the secrets behind the handmade decorations in the Hall. £20 pp (incl refreshments). Advance booking required. Please call the Estate Office 01262 490324 to book.

UNITED REFORMED CONCERTS 29 NOVEMBER Sunday Afternoon Concert 3pm with the Sonore Piane Trio (Clarinet, Flute, Piano) Refreshments, entry free doations for charities gratefully received.

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HELMSLEY CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

HELMSLEY IN BUSINESS 5 DECEMBER Small Business Saturday

4 DECEMBER Preview Evening

Opportunity to pre-view over 30 trees uniquely decorated by local businesses and organisations in aid oflocal charities to a pantotheme.

Lots of panto themed events in Helmsley Market Place. There will be mor einformation in the December edition of the Handy Mag!

Evening also includes a performance by Helmsley School Choir, short service of thanks and carol singing, as well as a glass of wine and mince pie supplied by local businesses. £5 entrance.

5 DECEMBER - 20 DECEMBER Christmas Tree Festival All Saints Church, Helmsley.

Entrance to the festival is by donation with monies raised in aid of Ryedale Special Families and the Firefighters Charity.

YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM 26 DECEMBER & 1 JANUARY 2016 Winter Welly Walk

10.30am - 3pm. Enjoy a walk with family & friends in the fresh air & return to hot & cold drinks, home-made treats & plenty of festive cheer! Adult £6 Child 1116 £4, 5-10 £2 Under 5’s free. www.yorkshirearboretum.org

SALVATION ARMY NORTON 6 DECEMBER Messy Church at Christmas

DERWENT DIGGERS 7 DECEMBER Christmas fun and games! www.derwentdiggers.co.uk

10.30am Arts, crafts, messy fun, bible story, singing for all ages and food too!!!)

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SALTON VILLAGE HALL

18-20 DECEMBER Christmas Twilight Visits

As darkness falls, experience the house in a new light at our Christmas twilight opening.

28 & 29 NOVEMBER Treasures of the Earth

An exhibition of museum quality fossils and minerals 10.00 am - 5.00 pm both days. £2 entrance on the door goes to repairs to the Village Hall. For further information contact David Brewster on 01751 432190 or email brewsters74@gmail.com

HUTTON-LE-HOLE 5 DECEMBER Christmas fair in the Village Hall

11am -2pm. Coffee and mince pies. With various stalls to include crafts, cake, Christmas bric a brac, raffle and children’s activity corner.

Everyone welcome. Come and enjoy.

CASTLE HOWARD 5-7 & 12-14 DECEMBER Courtyard Christmas Market

Our popular courtyard market returns for the festive season.

Browse a range of gifts, crafts and food stalls in our lovely cobbled courtyard, from 10am to 4pm

6 DECEMBER Book Signing

Meet author Ian Johnson as he signs copy of his book, The Witcher Keys in our Book & Toy Shop.Suitable for teenagers and adults alike.

Signings from 10am

Piano & Flute Lessons Individual tuition for examinations and for pleasure

Walk the tree lined drive to the house, which twinkle with thousands of lights and shimmer against the night sky. Inside roaring log fires and flickering candles add a warmth to the lavish interiors, whilst outside the house facade will be illuminated with a festive theme.

Meet the reindeer on the north front and enjoy carols around the Christmas tree before joining Father Christmas and his reindeer-led sled for a procession back up the drive.

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For appointments or further information please contact Christine Ticehurst on T: 07752 358531 E: timeforyouholistics@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/TimeforYouHolistics

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT HOVINGHAM 6 DECEMBER Concert

PICKERING WEA 4 DECEMBER Friday Talk

Adam Collier “The Local Yorkshire Dialect and its Origins” 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, Castlegate, Pickering There is no fee but a donation of £2 will help to cover costs.

15 JANUARY Friday Talk

Mark Sissons “The Industries of the Whitby and Pickering Railway”. 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House,, Castlegate, Pickering. There is no fee but a donation of £2 will help to cover costs.

Come and enjoy a preChristmas Concert at Hovingham Church at 5pm.

Ampleforth and Ryedale Concert Choir will perform music for the seasons of Advent and Christmas by Handel, Mendelssohn, Wilcox and Warlock, and in addition there will be congregational carols for all.

Tickets (including mulled wine and mince pies) will be £10 from Graham and Jackie Mason (01653 628386) and Eddie and Maureen Lucas (01653 628352).

Children under 16 years will be free. All proceeds towards Hovingham Church roof.

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5 - 20 DECEMBER Christmas Trees for sale

10am - 4pm. Local estate grown Christmas trees are available to buy from Scampston Walled Garden and Lowthorpe.

A 10% discount is available for season ticket holders. www.scampston.co.uk

ACORN COMMUNITY CARE 19 DECEMBER Cake Stall and Tombola

At the Craft fair in The Milton Rooms from 8-3 pm

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NORTH YORKSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH 7 DECEMBER Notice of Meeting

Ryedale NHW Annual Meeting Engine Shed Restaurant, Steam and Moorland, Malton Road, Pickering at 7pm with light refreshments.

Donna Musgrove, North Yorkshire Police Problem Solving Sergent and Dean Grason, Community Safety Officer for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service will be our guest speakers.

Please do come along to the meeting to show your support for Ryedale NHW which we would greatly welcome.

NEWBURGH PRIORY CHRISTMAS FAIR 3 DECEMBER 5.30-9PM & 4 DECEMBER 9.303PM On 3rd December there is a drinks reception, shopping and carols being sung by Queen Mary’s School Choir.

In addition to the shopping on 4th December, there is a lunch and talk by Astrid of Alice & Astrid www.aliceandastrid. com; dynamics of setting up

the business, sourcing and designing materials. Alongside the fair, Newburgh Priory Christmas Trees will also be being sold.

Proceeds of the fair to Leeds Paediatric Rheumatology Department Supporting Juvenile Chronic Arthritis Trust Fund.

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As a podiatrist, Rich has expert specialist knowledge of lower limb conditions, with the ability to treat such conditions including diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the feet. He can also advise on the best treatment plan for foot problems. Through his expertise, Rich is able to bring foot comfort

and relief to his many local clients in the comfort of their own home.

Rich says: “Often clients are not able to attend clinics due to location, health or preference. My service is a great way to benefit from foot care by a HPC registered and insured Chiropodist in the comfort of your own home. The services I offer can be help with cutting nails, painful calluses, Athlete’s Foot, corns and other foot conditions!”

“I tried to roughly add up the amount of feet I have seen over the years and it’s probably well over 60,000 feet which is staggering when I think about it! I get a great deal of satisfaction knowing that I have helped reduced discomfort and improved foot health and have had so many grateful clients thanking me for the difference I’ve made, which is very rewarding.”

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KIRK THEATRE, PICKERING 5 DECEMBER Christmas with Harmonia A joint fundraiser in aid of the Harmonia Choir and the Kirk Theatre.

Tickets £6 & £7 available from www.kirktheatre.co.uk or the box office 01751 474833.

12 DECEMBER A Touch of Christmas

The Kirk Theatre present a variety show with a touch of Christmas. Come along and see a variety of local singing and dancing talent.

16 - 23 JANUARY The Snow Queen

Pickering Musical Society annual Pantomime - The Snow Queen. www.kirktheatre.co.uk

RSPCA YORK

Baptist Hall (next to Yates, Malton) See page 85.

6 DECEMBER Come To Our Christmas Fair!

STAPE SILVER BAND

We will be holding our annual Christmas Fair at the animal home on Landing Lane from 11am to 3.30pm. There will be lots of stalls, games and raffles including Everyone’s a Winner, and also teas, coffees and homemade cakes. Entry is £1 for adults, children free and all proceeds go to support the York animal home - we’d love to see you there!

28 NOVEMBER Christmas Lights Switch on We will be playing at the lights switch on in Pickering.

20 DECEMBER Annual Concert

In aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research. 2pm at Pickering Parish Church.

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5 DECEMBER Festive Fun Day, Helmsley

11 DECEMBER

Christmas Quiz at 7.30pm

Including a Fun Dog Show

20 DECEMBER

12 DECEMBER Christmas Party

Community Carol Service 6pm – 7.30pm at The Milton Rooms

9am - 1pm at Wells Lane

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Vocalists Neville Maw, Alison Davis and Helen Oldroyd A joint Fundraiser in aid of the Harmonia Choir and the Kirk Theatre, Pickering Tickets £6/£7 available from www.kirktheatre.co.uk or the Box Office 01751 474833 Doors open at 6:30pm, curtain 7:30pm

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Providing experienced Chiropractic care for you and your family Chiropractic is suitable for all ages and tailored to suit your needs.

Lower back pain, Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Headaches, Elbow pain, Hips & knees, Arthritis pain. the Tel: 01653 228026 Mobile: 07969 050422 Email: maltonchiropractic@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.malton-chiropractic.co.uk Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 1st December

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25 DECEMBER

Christmas Day Dinner 1-3pm. We provide a free Christmas Day dinner service to people who are on their own or in poverty. Places are limited so please book by calling into Hope Central, 62-64 Castlegate, Malton or telephone 01653 697796.

TERRINGTON VILLAGE CHOIR 5 DECEMBER

7pm at All Saints Church, Slingsby. Enjoy a pre-Christmas concert for all ages. Listen and sing along with this talented local choir. Tickets £5. Primary School children free. From Slingsby Village Shop or on 01653 628982 or 628303 or 627283. Ticket includes tea/ coffee and cake.

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS 4 DECEMBER Concert - ‘Lo! He Comes!

7.30pm in the Chapel of the Bar Convent on Blossom Street in York. The event will be a celebration of Advent and Christmas in music and words and will include some congregational items for all to join in with.

Tickets cost £12 and they include a glass of wine and mince pies. Tickets are available from The Bar Convent on 01904 643238, by email: reception@bar-convent. org.uk, or via the website www.bar-convent.org.uk.

Please book in advance.

19 DECEMBER ‘Sing Noël: A Christmas

celebration in music and words’

7.30 pm in Stamford Bridge Village Hall. This will take the form of a festive programme of music interspersed with a pie and peas supper and delicious desserts, and will finish with a seasonal sing-along. This is a fund-raising event for the Stamford Bridge Swimming Pool.

Tickets, priced £12 to include supper, will be available from Hilary Saynor on 01759 371429, Rosemary Downey on 01904 787181, info@ stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk and from ‘Take a Leaf’ Florist in The Square at Stamford Bridge, Tel: 01759 373887.

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CHRISTMAS AT DALBY FOREST 28 NOVEMBER

The festive fun starts with the sale of UK grown Christmas trees including Firs and the traditional Christmas, locally grown, Norway Spruce. Festive wreaths are also available along with a selection Christmas gifts in the forest shop.

5, 6, 12, 13 & 19, 20 DECEMBER Come and visit Santa

Children can meet Father Christmas between 10am and 4pm in his grotto (£6 per child including a gift and sapling tree to take away). The Forest Café and Courtyard Café are a perfect place to warm up with a snack and hot drink after choosing the perfect family Christmas tree to take home.

Car admission charge (£4) is refundable against the purchase of a Christmas tree.

Stickman Activity Trail

CHRISTMAS DAY

Family Christmas Celebration 9.30am with Holy Communion

MALTON & NORTON MUSICAL THEATRE 15-23 JANUARY

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Panto!

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MALTON MALE VOICE CHOIR 13 DECEMBER

3pm at St Michael’s Church in Malton

CHRISTMAS EVE

Carols and Christmas Music at The Talbot.

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The Julia Donaldson themed trails continue this winter with the new trail featuring the Stickman.

Activity packs can be purchased from the Visitor Centre for £3.50 and activity sheets are available to download on www.forestry.gov.uk/dalbyforest

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6pm in St. Oswald’s Church in Oswaldkirk for all ages. All are welcome.

Christmas Port Tasting. See page 29.

CAROL SERVICE 24 DECEMBER

HOME-START RYEDALE’S SNOWFLAKE APPEAL 2015 17 DECEMBER Carol Singing with the 1st Sherburn Rainbows and Brownies 21 JANUARY Snowflake themed coffee morning 30 JANUARY Bag packing at Morrisons

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This is a very contentious subject amongst general dentists, parents and orthodontists, most parents would like their child attended to as soon as possible, especially if they are being teased about their smile.

About 20 years ago there was process called ’serial extraction’ where the child had several visits to the dentist and as the teeth became crowded they were removed. In reality this did little to improve the final outcome of treatment for the poor child as it was found to encourage the early eruption of the new teeth and thus compound the problem.

This however may be the experience of many parents who now have young children themselves so they expect a similar process for their child.

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Where your child has a slightly twisted front tooth or irregularity they are unlikely to be seen as appropriate for NHS treatment. Your own dentist should be able to score them against an International Index of need and give you an idea if they will need to be seen privately or by the NHS. Again treatment is rarely provided if the brushing is poor or there is a recent history of decay.

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DON’T LET THE CRIMINAL ENJOY CHRISTMAS AT YOUR EXPENSE !

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• When purchasing goods with a card, ensure nobody can see the PIN numbers that you enter into the machine • If you are offered a quality product at a bargain price, ensure that the source is genuine and that the goods are not stolen – remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it most probably is !

• Upon returning home, place your car keys out of site and ideally upstairs where thieves cannot hook them through the letter-box and steal your car

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• Check that all your security lights, alarm systems and locks are in good working order • Keep doors and windows locked at all times • Keep presents out of sight – large piles of gift wrapped goodies under the Christmas tree that are visible through a door or window are tempting to thieves!

• Don’t leave empty boxes on display outside – discarded packaging advertises all the new purchases that you may have indoors!

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• Don’t leave handbags laying around on display • Make it look as though someone is at home when you are going out for the evening – leave lights on and close the curtains to avoid advertising to the criminals what is worth stealing • If you are going on holiday over the Festive period, ask a friend, relative or neighbour to keep an eye on your property and to remove newspapers and post etc from where it can be seen on the doormat etc.

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GETTING READY FOR MORE CONCERTS provided music for two weddings.

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The Band performed at two of the afternoon concerts on the green at Thornton Dale in August to very appreciative audiences and also

There was a well-attended concert in conjunction with the Kirk Theatre in September, and in October the Band played on Smiddy Hill Pickering over the War Weekend.

For this year’s Remembrance period the Band supported the Royal British Legion at their Poppy Appeal Concert and in Pickering.

On 28 November the Band will be playing at the Christmas lights switch-on in Pickering, followed by an afternoon at Burnby Hall in Pocklington at their Santa Special Day in December.

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The choir has now moved its regular 7.30pm Monday night practice sessions to the nearby Church Hall at Malton Baptist Church in Wells Lane. Its Christmas concert will now be in St Michael’s Church in Malton market place on Sunday December 13th at 3pm.

The concert is for all ages and will feature the lively mix of well-known Christmas carols and music which the choir is now noted for, along with choir and guest solo contributions.

It had originally been planned for Malton Methodist Church on December 6th, but the word in early November was that assessment and repair of the structural defects discovered just recently in the Listed building could take some time.

The male voice choir is new to the Baptist Church Hall but no stranger to St Michael’s and has performed there several times. It is also well-used to venue changes and has sung in many towns and villages

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Early on Christmas Eve it will sing for guests and visitors for the second year running at Malton’s Talbot Hotel where a programme of carols and Christmas music is planned.

THE CHOIR IS ALWAYS ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR NEW SINGERS OF ALL AGES, WITH OR WITHOUT EXPERIENCE BUT OF COURSE WITH SOME SINGING ABILITY.

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Thankfully however, a lot of my horticultural ones have, and that’s the beauty of gardening – our dreams and grand ideas tend to be a little more achievable and, with a bit of lateral thinking, can be adapted to achieve the same result.

Take the dreamy landscape pictured… Less than a mile from the bustling city centre of Sheffield, it may be slightly larger than your average plot but it is still a garden and everything that is in flower has been grown from seed. No fancy fertilisers, no expensive plants and no hard landscaping. All this has been done in a year and this is exactly what anyone can achieve with a modicum of effort to prepare the ground and keep down invasive weed species.

Provided you choose the right mixes, you can enjoy a succession of colour from spring to late autumn; this is a dream that can easily become reality!

The other benefit of this naturalistic style of planting is that not only is it an uber cool style statement, it is also a massive hit with wildlife and will tick every biodiversity box ever invented!

As a designer, I have to be open to other people’s dreams and try and turn them into something which is both workable and appealing. I also have to try and enlighten them as to what is actually possible within a given space and within whatever budget constrains them. This, unfortunately, is the most difficult part; like most things that involve ‘getting someone in;’ it’s not a cheap process!

However, there are always alternative ways to achieve these dreams and if you just want a garden you can completely chill out in without the stresses of weeding, cutting, strimming - but at the same time knowing that you have the most colourful, adventurous and buzzing garden on your street.

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A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM RYEDALE DOG RESCUE...

Every year people continue to give puppies as Christmas presents. Sadly many of these puppies will end up as unwanted gifts and abandoned through no fault of their own.

We rescue as many as we can but when the council pounds are full, a number of dogs will be destroyed with many not even reaching their first birthday.

Please remember that owning a dog is a big responsibility and EVERY dog deserves a loving forever home. And don’t forget that rescue dogs make fabulous family pets, so if you do decide that you do have the time, patience and love to welcome a canine addition to your family then why not give a rescue dog a second chance at happiness?

DOG OF THE MONTH: STAN Stan is a 4 year old happy staffie who has been returned to us for re-homing after being in a home for nearly three years. Stan loves people but can sometimes be a little choosey about his canine companions. He loves to run and play with his toys and really does deserve a loving forever home.

Looking for an ideal Christmas present for a dog lover? RDR calendars on sale now featuring some of the dogs we rescued this year.

Ryedale Dog Rescue would like to wish all their volunteers, foster carers, adopters and of course our dogs a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2016!

COMING EVENTS - PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE HANDY MAG EVENTS PAGES FOR OUR FUTURE EVENTS. For further information on Ryedale Dog Rescue please visit our website www.ryedaledogrescue.com or you can contact us on 07581 324153 (Please remember we are a charity run entirely by unpaid volunteers, most of whom work full-time, so please be patient and we will return your call as soon as possible. Thank you) www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 690859 • 85

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Vincent came to us as a long term stray, this poor lad had been living rough for quite some time. He was a little scared when he first arrived but now he has settled in he is ever so friendly and enjoys a fuss. He would make a great pet for a family with older children.

Lola’s owner moved house and couldn’t take her with them so she is now looking for a new home to call her own. She would prefer a home with a yard or garden as she enjoys going outside and can use a catflap to come and go as she pleases. She needs an adult only, experienced home.

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COME TO OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR! We will be holding our annual Christmas Fair at the animal home on Landing Lane on Sunday 6th December from 11am to 3:30pm.

There will be lots of stalls, games and raffles including Everyone’s a Winner, and also teas, coffees and homemade cakes.

Entry is £1 for adults, children free and all proceeds go to support the York animal home - we’d love to see you there!

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Christmas can be a busy and chaotic time in our homes with large quantities of food and presents left unattended (or sneaked to our pets by well meaning visitors!).

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CHRISTMAS PLANTS Poinsettia, Holly, Mistletoe, Ivy. Ingestion of parts of these plants by pets may cause gastrointestinal upset and irritation of the mouth causing salivation.

CHRISTMAS TREE Ingestion could cause a tummy upset or more likely discomfort from the sharpness of the needles!

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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Not necessarily toxic but could cause obstructions in the gastrointestinal tract, just consider hanging them out of reach including tinsel !

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ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES BRITISH SUGARCRAFT GUILD IN MALTON Contact Josie Abbey on 01653 698102

BULMER BRIDGE CLUB

Thursday evenings. Enquiries welcome. Contact Michael Allen 01653 648830

CELL GROUPS

Contact Kate Giles on 01653 628739 or Tim & Clare Rowe on 01653 628555.

CHRISTIANSINGLESMIX

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CLAXTON & SAND HUTTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Contact Rachel: 07970956022.

CONNECTIONS CRAFT CLUB

For women - all levels of experience. Contact Ruth: 01751 474291.

DERWENT DIGGERS GARDENING CLUB Contact 01653 697845

EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD RYEDALE BRANCH

Contact Janet on 01751 473875.

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB

Meetings are held in Flaxton Village Hall at 7.30 pm jands. chambers@zen.co.uk.

FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP We meet fortnighgtly on a Monday. Intermediate level.

Huttons Ambo near Malton.

Tel. Michael 01653 690357 E-mail qs123@btinternet.com

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB Contact Pauline Watkins on PaulineWatkins@hotmail.co.uk

HOPE CENTRAL COFFEE HOUSE E: office@elimryedale.net or hopecentral@elimryedale. net or Tel: 01653 697796 www.elimryedale.net or www. hopecentral.info

HUTTONS AMBO ART GROUP Call Anne on 01653 618477

KIRKBYMOORSIDE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

Contact Laura or Neil Cawood on 01751 431220.

MALTON & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB Contact: 01653 619181 or 01653 628982 or www. maltoncameraclub.co.uk

MALTON & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB

Contact Maggie, Secretary on 01653 698741.

MARTON & NORMANBY GARDENING CLUB

Contact: 01751 433105.

MALTON & NORTON NATIONAL WOMEN’S REGISTER Contact: www.nwr.org.uk e: office@nwr.org.uk, 0845 4500287

MALTON & NORTON ROTARY CLUB

Contact Keith Gibbeson on 01653 691143 or visit www.rotary-ribi.org

MALTON BRIDGE CLUB

Contact: 01653 693501 or 01653 693553.

VALE OF PICKERING ART CLUB

PICKERING LACEMAKERS

THORNTON LE DALE SCRABBLE CLUB

Please contact Di on 01751 474945.

Meet monthly in the Old Schoolroom, Middleton. Contact Jane 01377 254065

PICKERING SCRABBLE CLUB Contact Wendy on 01751 475412

PICKERING WORKING MEN’S CLUB Southgate, Pickering T: 01751 473534 POTTER HILL CINEMA

Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.facebook.com/ PotterHillCinema.

RYEDALE CROQUET

Contact: 01653 694595.

RYEDALE FILM SOCIETY

Contact Alison Lawson on 01751 472827 or Frank Rock on 01751 477 484.

RYEDALE FORUM 50+

Contact Renee: 01751 431834

Contact Wendy: 01751 475412.

YORK RAMBLERS

yorkramblers.org.uk. or eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk or phone Vera on 01904-628134.

YORK RI SPEAKERS CLUB

We offer coaching/guidance/ support in Public Speaking/ Presentations. Contact Peter Jenson at yorkshirecomic@ gmail.com

ADVICE & SUPPORT ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY

Unit 16, Manor Court, Scarborouigh YO11 3TU. T: 01723 500958

KNIT AND NATTER GROUP.

Contact Ketyn Jepson at Age UK on 01723 379058 or ketyn@ ageukscarborough.org

Contact Membership Secretary Danny on 01751 474464 or Anna: 01944 759123.

CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICE

MALTON LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

RYEDALE FRIENDSHIP GROUP

Contact Margaret Barker on 01653 693538.

Please contact Martin Redgard 01751 473077 or Margaret Gray 01723 859713

CANCER SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP (RYEDALE).

MALTON SALVATION ARMY

RYEDALE NATURIST CLUB

MALTON COUNTRY QUILTERS

Contact Sandra 01944 759240

Mondays - CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other) (Over 55s group). Lunch Club, 12.30pm Tuesdays - Get Smart Kids Club, 40 Wood Street, Norton, YO17 9BA. More info on 693344.

www.ryedalenatuistclub.co.uk or Tel Janet on 07528 409332.

Contact: 01723 356060

Contact Jean (01751 476611) or Jackie (01751 472234)

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, RYEDALE Contact: 08444 111444.

RYEDALE MEN TOGETHER

FRIENDS OF THE CROFT

NEWBRIDGE PARK GROUP

RAMBLERS, RYEDALE BRANCH

HOME-START RYEDALE

NORTH YORKSHIRE SNAPPERS

RYEDALE SCOTTISH DANCE GROUP

HOPE DEBT ADVICE

For more information: www. newbridgepark.org www.meetup.com/NorthYorkshire-Snappers.

Contact 01944 758807 or eddie. james@cvmen.org.uk.

Visit eastyorkshireramblers.org. uk or contact 01653 648074

Contact Sheila: 01751 473924

PICKERING BRIDGE CLUB

RYEDALE WALKING GROUP

PICKERING CREATIVE WRITING GROUP

SHERIFF HUTTON ANGLERS

Tel: Robin on 01751 473178

Contact Hilary Jenkins 01751 417946 for more information.

PICKERING & DISTRICT FLOWER GROUP Contact Val on 01751 472902

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PICKERING EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING MODEL SOCIETY

KIRKBYMOORSIDE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

PICKERING HORTICULTURAL

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SOCIETY HARDY PLANT GROUP

Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.peems.co.uk

www.ryedalewalking.com

Vacancies for New Members The angling club has vacancies for new members for 2015/2016.

For further details contact either of the following, Mr M Kirby (Secretary) Tel no 01904 415932 or Mr P Wileman (Treasurer) Tel no 07983 300068

SNAINTON WOODTURNING CLUB More details at www.snaintonwoodturningclub. org.uk

Contact Maureen: 01944 758448.

Support for families with children under the age of 5. Contact: 01653 693551.

A FREE, confidential debt advice service. Tel: 01653 692616

MALTON CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICE Contact: 01723 356060.

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Ryedale’s resource centre run for and by people with mental health problems. Contact 01653 690854.

PARKINSONS UK

Ryedale Support Group.

Tel: 01653 694251

RELATE

Contact: 0800 9805907.

Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 1st December

RYEDALE & DISTRICT MENCAP Contact Sue Hollows: 07557868142

Information about where carers can find help and support.

Contact: 01723 850155.

RYEDALE CARERS SUPPORT

SIGHT SUPPORT RYEDALE

Contact Claire or Annette: 01751 432288 or email: enquiries@ ryedalecarers.org.uk or visit www.ryedalecarers.org.uk

RYEDALE CANCER SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP

Meet the third Tuesday of the month in the RVS rooms in Hungate, Pickering, between 2.15 and 4.15pm. Please join us and relax amongst like-minded friends for a couple of hours.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Jean (tel 01751 476611) or Jackie (tel 01751 472234) or email peterja66@yahoo.co.uk

RYEDALE HOME EDUCATION GROUP

For details of home educating or local meet ups contact smithjulia@hotmail.co.uk or see RYEHEG on Facebook

RYEDALE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY Contact Mrs Molly Newton on 01653 690523

RYEDALE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

www.ryedalenhwa.co.uk Bickley/Ebberston/ Yedingham: Tony Calvert bandycal@googlemail.com.

Helmsley: Eric Dunstone at ericdunstone@btinternet.com.

Kirkbymoorside: Terry Wallis at ekirkbymoorsidenhw@hotmail. co.uk, Malton: Steve Law at steve.ebberston@btinternet.com.

Pickering: Susan Mansfield at susan.mansfield@hotmail.co.uk

RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES

121 Town Street, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HD Contact: 01653 699000.

RYEDALE STROKE GROUP

MALTON & NORTON HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

THE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY

HISTORY

Admin line 01653 692583.

Support Line 01653 699599.

Email : mail@encephalitis.info

WRVS

The Hungate Centre, open from 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri.

ANIMALS BORDER COLLIE RESCUE

Contact: 0845 6044941 or visit www.bordercollierescue.org.

RYEDALE DOG RESCUE

Contact: 07581 324153 or visit www.ryedaledogrescue.com.

RYEDALE GUIDE DOG SUPPORT GROUP

Contact Jean on 01439 798134 or 07950 052073 or email jeanchristie1@hotmail.com

RYEDALE & SCARBOROUGH CATS WELFARE

Please contact Margaret Hill on 01723 865829 or email RSCWCats@hotmail.co.uk

YORKSHIRE COAST DOG RESCUE Contact: 0758 3269614 or visit www.yorkshire-coast-dogrescue.com.

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT GREEN DRINKS

Informal get-together of people interested in the future of mankind and the planet.

Contact 01653 696748.

MALTON AND NORTON TIDY GROUP

Contact Val: 01751 476499.

RYEDALE VOLUNTARY ACTION

KIRKBY IN BLOOM

RYEDALE TALKING MAGAZINE

Contact: 01653 600120 or email: post@rva-cvs.org.uk or visit www.ryedaleva.org.uk.

SAMARITANS OF SCARBOROUGH Contact: 01723 368888 or 08457 90 90 90 or email www. samaritans.org.uk.

SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE CARERS RESOURCE

FUNDRAISING

Contact: 01653 698860 or sightsupportryedale@ btconnect.com or visit www. sightsupportryedale.org.

Meet on the first Sunday of the month - Malton one month (meet Water Lane car park), Norton the next (meet St Nicholas Street car park), 10am to Noon.

Contact 01653 628620

on 01653 628625 or email bandjclarke@btinternet.com

All enquiries to 01751 430250

PICKERING IN BLOOM

Contact Eileen: 01751 477799

RYEDALE LETS

Contact Ruth: 01653 694866.

SLINGSBY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION

Please contact Brian Clarke

Supporting Malton Hospital.

Contact: 01653 698183.

MALTON DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR

Contact Secretary David Ackroyd on 01944-758693 or Chairman Tom Todd on 01653-692362.

MALTON WHITE STAR BAND

Contact Bandmaster, Cliff Hicks: 01653 693599.

NOMADS PRODUCTIONS

AMPLEFORTH & DISTRICT HISTORIAL SOCIETY Contact: 01439 788824.

APPLETON LE MOORS HISTORY GROUP

Visit appletonlemoorshistory.btck. co.uk/ for more details or contact Jim on 01751 417160

FRIENDS OF MALTON MUSEUM

For more information contact vivatfido.maltonmuseum@gmail. com or 01653 628982

ROSEDALE HISTORY SOCIETY.

Contact: 01751 417071 or visit rosedale.ryedaleconnect.org.uk or email rosedalehistory@hotmail. co.uk.

RYEDALE FAMILY HISTORY GROUP

Contact Janice: 01653 628952

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP

Contact Meg 01347 878 136 or meg.ashbridge@hotmail.co.uk

THORNTON LE CLAY AND FOSTON LOCAL HISTORY GROUP For further information please contact john_s_holman@ btinternet.com

MUSIC & THEATRE AMPLEFORTH COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Find out more at www. ampleforthchildrenschoir.co.uk or ring 01439 788481

Contact Pat: 01653 690350 or visit www.nomads-productions. co.uk.

PICKERING ACOUSTIC MUSIC

Contact Alison: 01751 472827 or Martin: 01751 475644

PICKERING MUSICAL SOCIETY Visit www. pickeringmusicalsociety.co.uk.

Tel: Linda 01751 471553 or pickeringmusical society@ hotmail.co.uk

RYEDALE CHORAL UNION

Contact Kate on 01751 477340

RYEDALE SCOTTISH DANCE GROUP

Please contact Sheila Barnes 01751 473924 or 07741493360

THE RYEDALE WIND BAND

Contact Robert Coates on 01751 469116 or e-mail theryedalewindband@gmail.com.

RYEDALE JAZZ CLUB

Contact Wilson Hepplestone on 01723 859733, wilsonhepplestone@wilsonh.plus. com or at www.ryedalejazz.co.uk

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS

Contact info@ stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk or visit www.stamfordbridgesingers. co.uk

STAPE SILVER BAND

Contact Mike, Band Master: 01751 472224.

BULMER CHOIR

SWINTON EXCELSIOR BRASS BAND

FRIENDS OF CATHEDRAL MUSIC

THE CHANTICLEER SINGERS

HARMONIA LADIES CHOIR

THIXENDALE SINGERS

MALTON & NORTON MUSICAL THEATRE (MNMT)

THORNTON LE DALE PLAYERS

Contact Christine on 01653 618657 Contact local Representative: 01653 618479.

Alison Davis T: 01944 758028

Contact Chairman, Ian: 07988 740274 or email ian. goring@btinternet.com. www. maltonandnortonmusicaltheatre. org.uk

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Contact Steve on 01653 696417 or visit www.swinton-band.org Tell: Musical Director: 01904 706437.

Call Ali on 01377 288429 Contact J Walker on 01751 475001 or P Closier on 01751 476673

YORKSHIRE CAJUN

Contact John 07786040734. www.yorkshirecajun.com

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WEST BUCKROSE PARISH CHOIR

MALTON SALVATION ARMY

01653 694900.

RYEDALE U3A Contact Jean Leggott: 01751 475093.

SINNINGTON PEOPLE’S GUILD Meet Tues at 7.15pm from Oct to March in Methodist Schoolroom at Sinnington.

Contact Ian Conlan ian.conlan@ gmail.com

Tots (Parents & Toddlers), each Wednesday. For more please call 693344.

PLAYGROUPS

MUMS & TOTS

Contact Carole: 01653 694891.

Beavers, cubs, scouts & explorers. Contact Ray: 01751 476918.

PICKERING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (HALLGARTH)

RILLINGTON & DISTRICT SCOUT GROUP

Contact Catherine: 01653 619304.

RILLINGTON PLAYGROUP

RYEDALE BROWNIES & GUIDES

BRANDSBY TODDLERS

SHERIFF HUTTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

WEA PICKERING BRANCH. Contact Rev. David Clark: 01751 476118 or Oulton Walker: 01751 477597.

SOCIETIES

WHITE ROSE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION Contact Peter West at 5 The Paddock, Melmerby, Ripon HG4 5HW Tel: 01765 640409 or peterwest33@yahoo.co.uk.

AMPLEFORTH PRESCHOOL GROUP

See netmums or contact Heather 01347868306.

BARTON LE WILLOWS PLAYGROUP

At Bransby Village Hall. Meet Friday afternoons 1.30 - 3pm during term time. Contact Christine Waite 01347 889353.

BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP Contact: 07792 369468 (session times only)

BUGTHORPE UNDER FIVE’S

Visit www.bugthorpeunderfives. co.uk or tel: 07985325286 for more details. Also Bumble bees toddler group

BULMER TEA & TOTS

Meet in Bulmer Village Hall every Tues 10–11.30am.

CHATTERBOX PLAYGROUP

Snainton. Contact Janet: 0776 5557020.

FIRESTATION PRESCHOOL

Castlegate, Malton. Contact: 01653 694768.

HELMSLEY TODDLER GROUP

Parish Hall, Hallgarth, Pickering, YO18 7AW. Contact: 07910147095.: 07837 306460 Contact: 07704 289080

Please visit www.sheriff-huttonplaygroup.org or telephone 07717 799646.

SHERIFF HUTTON BABIES AND TODDLERS GROUP

Thurs 9:45-11:45am during term time at Sheriff Hutton Village Hall. Contact Margaret 01347 878314.

SINNINGTON PRESCHOOL

Contact: 01751 431465 or 07799 727656 email: info@ sinnpreschool.org.uk or visit: www.sinnpreschool.org.uk.

SWINTON PLAYGROUP

Contact: 01653 695020 or 07879 834975.

TERRINGTON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

www.terringtonplaygroup.co.uk Please contact Nic Clarke on 01653 648325/07934911640/ or terringtonpreschool@gmail.com

Meet Mondays during term time. 9.30 - 11.30 in Helmsley Methodist Chapel.

See netmums for contact details.

THORNTON DALE PRESCHOOL

LANGTON PLAYGROUP

Saville Street Methodist Church, Malton.

Contact: Helen: 01653 699667, 07866 819556 or Julie: 01653 658057.

LEAVENING TODDLER GROUP

Contact Paula: 07504821580.

LEAVENING CP SCHOOL MUMS & TOTS GROUP. Call 01653 658313 for more detail.

LITTLE STARS STAY & PLAYGROUP

For more info email Donna or Nancy on 01751 474963 or find us our page on Facebook.

LUTTONS LITTLE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP

For further information contact school on 01944 738232.

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Contact Julie Leng on 01751 474345

1ST VALE OF PICKERING SCOUTS

Meeting in Settrington- Cubs & Scouts. Contact Liz Hinde: 01944 758328

www.girlguiding.org.uk Contact Alison Hutchinson on 01653 690253

DEMENTIA FORWARD Contact 01904 692473 HELMSLEY & DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB www.helmsleyrotary.org HELMSLEY WI

meets at 7.30pm on the 4th Thursday of each month in the Meeting Room, North York Moors Office, Bondgate, Helmsley Guest speakers, activities, crafts, trips out & visits! No age limitjust bring your enthusiasm For more information call: Helen Robinson (Secretary) 01439 771707

KIRKBYMOORSIDE WI Our WI meets on the first Monday of the month at the Methodist Chapel rooms.

We welcome anyone who is interested and have a very varied programme planned for 2016.

VALE OF PICKERING PROBUS CLUB. Contact David Billett: 01751 472879.

THE WI FOR AMPLEFORTH, WASS, OSWALDKIRK AND GILLING. Contact Jane on 01439788870 or jh.shoemakers@ btinternet.com

VILLAGE HALLS AMPLEFORTH

Contact Josie: 01439 788463.

AMOTHERBY PARISH HALL

Please contact Jos Holmes on 01653 698501

APPLETON LE MOORS

Contact Margaret 01751 417543

BARTON LE WILLOWS

Contact Jayne: 01653 618255.

BRANDSBY VILLAGE HALL

Contact Christine Waite 01347 889353.

TOTS PLAY & PRAISE

MALTON & NORTON RAILWAY CLUB Contact: 01653 698537

FOSTON & THORNTON LE CLAY.

WEAVERTHORPE WEEBLES

MALTON AND DISTRICT SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL www.sigbi.org/malton.

www.gillingeastvillagehall.org

Contact Jill on 01944 738389 for more information

SCOUTS & GUIDES 1ST HELMSLEY SCOUTS

Beavers, Cubs & Scouts.

Contact: Steve - GSL 01439 772328 or 07957 209812

MALTON WI www.maltonwi.wordpress.com or maltonwi@hotmail.com.

NATIONAL WOMENS REGISTER www.nwr.org.uk or email: office@nwr.org.uk

1ST MALTON SCOUTS

PICKERING WI Contact Mrs S Harlow 01751 476 506 for information.

1ST NORTON SCOUTS

RYEDALE BRANCH OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION Contact Mrs Jo Barry on 01757 288278

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. Contact Roger: 01653 696789 or 07950 558216.

Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scout & Explorers. Contact Ian Appleby:

Contact Fiona: 01904 468773.

GILLING EAST VILLAGE HALL HOVINGHAM VILLAGE HALL

Tel Janice 01653 628952 www. hovingham.org.uk

HUTTON LE HOLE VILLAGE HALL. Please contact Ann Bannister; email myhillside@hotmail.co.uk, Telephone 01751 417372

OSWALDKIRK VILLAGE HALL

Contact Del on 01439 787148 or dela.jenkins@yahoo.com

KIRBY MISPERTON

Contact Mrs Edith Collier for information on 01653 668457.

Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 1st December

MIDDLETON AND AISLABY VILLAGE HALL Contact Stuart 01751 473717 www.mavh1.weebly.com NEWTON ON RAWCLIFFE VILLAGE HALL

Contact Jenny on 01751 472801

NUNNINGTON VILLAGE HALL Call Donna Stamp 01439 748310

OLD MALTON WAR MEMORIAL HALL

Contact. Ian 01653 696598 Or ianfletcher.uk@btinternet.com

RILLINGTON VILLAGE HALL

Darren Flinton 01944758225 or darrenflinton@gmail.com

SAND HUTTON & CLAXTON

AMOTHERBY (BSA) SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB

BSA have two teams playing in the Scarbourgh League. We also have social bowling sessions on Mondays from 2- 3pm in the BSA Sports Centre.

Everyone Welcome, From Beginners to experienced Bowlers. For more information contact Richard Good 01653 697921 or Freda Fenwick 01653 694640

HAROME BOWLING CLUB

Contact: Malcolm Armstrong, Club Secretary Telephone 01751432565 E-mail malcolma1@live.co.uk

HELMSLEY SHORT MAT BOWLS 01439 772062 www. helmsleysports.org

HELMSLEY TABLE TENNIS CLUB

Contact: 01904 468001.

SHERIFF HUTTON VILLAGE HALL Call Steph on 07913 409 689 or email villagehall@sheriffhutton. co.uk

SINNINGTON VILLAGE HALL

01439 771095/rpurseglove@ live.co.uk

HESLERTON BOWLING CLUB 01944 738632

HESLERTON CRICKET CLUB

Contact Jill Ward on 01751 431781.

01723 859616 / www.nutt@ farmline.com.

SLINGSBY VILLAGE HALL

HESLERTON FOOTBALL CLUB

WELBURN VILLAGE HALL

HESLERTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

Contact Trudy on 01653 628302.

01653 693598 / driver_edward@ yahoo.co.uk.

Contact Elaine on 01653 619276

WOMBLETON VILLAGE HALL.

Contact Louise on 01751 432272 or louise@wombleton. wanadoo.co.uk

SPORTS CLUBS

01944 768387 / www.heslertonsport.co.uk

HUTTON LE HOLE BOWLS CLUB

01751 472341 / j.mcdonald229@btinternet.com.

KIRKBYMOORSIDE SHORT MAT BOWLS

AMOTHERBY & SWINTON FOOTBALL CLUB

07530 028986 / www. amotherbyandswintonfc.co.uk

AMOTHERBY TABLE TENNIS CLUB

01751 431001

MALTON AND OLD MALTON CRICKET CLUB

01653 692223 / johnandjoyhudson@btinternet. com

01653 696704 / andy@ cannybooks.com

BROOKLYN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

01653 693682 / www.brooklynjfc. co.uk.

BROUGHTON , SWINTON AND

MALTON WHEELERS ROAD CLUB

co.uk or Roy Thompson 01347878644 email: thompsonroy5@gmail.com

MARTON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB

SETTRINGTON BOWLING CLUB

NEWITTS.COM BECKETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE

SWINTON SPORTS CENTRE

NORTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

TAI CHI, HORNBY

01653 694571 / www. maltonwheelersrc.co.uk

01751 472137

01751 473348

01653 693241

OLD MALTON & ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB

01653 692193 / www.oldmaltonstmarysfc.com

PICKERING ATHLETICS CLUB

Traditional yang-style Tai Chi. Contact Bryan on 07813 374897 or 01439 798134

TERRINGTON LAWN BOWLS CLUB

Contact: 01653 619276 emsg1967-bowls@yahoo.co.uk

THIXENDALE CRICKET CLUB

PICKERING BOWLING CLUB Contact Pete on 01751 475339

THORNTON-LE-DALE BOWLING CLUB

PICKERING CRICKET CLUB

01751 475540 / george.bayes@ btinternet.com

PICKERING TOWN COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB Seniors - 01944 711448 / usherso8@btinternet.com Juniors - 01653 697724 / www. communigate.co.uk/york/ juniorpikes.cfc.

RYEDALE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB 01653 690010 www.ryedalebowls.com

RYEDALE SPORTS CLUB

Thornton Road, Pickering. Tennis - 01751 473101, Croquet - 01653 694595. Cricket - 01751 476924.

Table Tennis - 01751 472091.

Football - 01751 473390

RYEDALE TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE 01751 472091 www. tabletennis365.com/ryedale

SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

MALTON SQUASH CLUB

SHERIFF HUTTON BOWLS CLUB

Tel: 01653 693139 maltonsquash.mycourts.co.uk/ contact_form.asp

Derek Cuthbertson / 01653 690807

01751 472877 / www. pickeringathletics.co.uk

MALTON OUTDOOR BOWLS CLUB www.maltonbowlsclub.co.uk

01653 692522 / maureencroser@ yahoo.co.uk.

01751 473348

Contact Jill Johnson 01347878545 email : jilljohnson878@yahoo.

Ms Anstey / 01377 288272

Joe Wade / 01751 472080 / joewade78 @ hotmail.com

THORNTON-LE-DALE CRICKET CLUB Mr Calvert / 01751 472533 / martin@calvert213.wanadoo. co.uk.

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THORNTON-LE-DALE FOOTBALL CLUB Mr Barnes / 01751 475134 / maadi@btinternet.com.

THORNTON LE DALE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB

Jean Matthews 01751 475871 / Christine Harrison 01751 473703 / candepickering@tiscali.co.uk

WELHAM BOWLING CLUB

Mrs K Jeanes 01653 697380 kathjeanes@yahoo.co.uk

WESTOW CRICKET CLUB

01653 658338 / Julie@ pricewelford.freeserve.co.uk

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FRAMING Artisan Frames.................... 32 FURNITURE & INTERIORS Elm Home & Garden............ 33 Interiors at Nine to Eleven...... 5 Rustic Relics........................ 35 GARAGE DOORS & REPAIRS Fersina Windows Garage Doors.................................. 24 Hobman Garage Doors........ 81 GARDENS Astek Landscapes............... 83 Castle Howard..................... 57 Country Ironcrafts................ 76 Duncombe Sawmill.............. 37 GJC Construction & Groundworks....................... 82 Lushington Garden Buildings.... .......................................... 82 Pave-a-way......................... 81 Vertigrow............................ 53 GRAPHIC DESIGN Number 23......................... 78 HAIRDRESSERS Viva Hair............................. 37 HEALTH Ebor Physiotherapy.............. 56 Gaia Holistix........................ 61 Healthy Footprints................ 60 Helen Priestley Hypnotherapy... .......................................... 62 Jane Butler Personal trainer.65 Malton Chiropractic............. 64 Natural Balances Foot & Healthcare........................... 59 Paula Koeppen Holistic Therapist............................. 60 Richard Mason Mobile Chiropodist.......................... 62 Ryedale Foot Care............... 56 Ryedale Physiotherapy Clinic.... .......................................... 67 Slimming World................... 62 Stuart Moore Foot Health..... 64 Time for You!....................... 61 HEATING Think Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd.20 Power Heating..................... 15 JEWELLERY Libby Butler Jewellers.......... 36

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RYEDALE • DECEMBER 2015 • ISSUE 116 JOINERY Bear Joinery........................ 18 Duncombe Sawmill.............. 37 MCR Joinery....................... 12 Norton Joinery..................... 14 Robert High & Son Joinery... 20 S Elvidge Joinery................. 13 KITCHENS & BEDROOMS Bear Joinery........................ 18 Bluewater Bathrooms.......... 15 Calladene’s Home & Property Maintenance....................... 12 Dream Doors....................... 18 Instyle Kitchens & Bedrooms.. 2 Instyle Kitchen Facelifts........ 23 MCR Joinery....................... 12 Robert High & Son Joinery... 20 MARKETS Hovingham Village Market.... 52 MOBILITY MV Mobility......................... 67 MUSIC LESSONS Piano & Flute Lessons......... 61 NURSERIES Flaxton Village Nursery......... 56 OPTICIANS Specsavers Opticians........... 30 OVEN CLEANING Ultraclean............................ 76 PAINTERS & DECORATORS Decorators of Distinction...... 74 Les Harper Painting & Decorating.......................... 72 N A Aconley Painting & Decorating.......................... 22 Paint n Dek......................... 72 PEST CONTROL TDP Services....................... 83 PETS Derwent Dog Walkers.......... 84 Happy Paws Boarding.......... 84 PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Crick Fine Art Photographer...................... 61 PLASTERING Ian Townley Plasterers......... 74 J Weaver Plastering............. 69 TP Davison Building & Plastering ........................... 86

PLUMBING & HEATING Adam Hornby Plumbing & Tiling................................... 78 Direct Boiler Company, The.... 8 Gas Servicing by Gemma..... 88 Greenley and Ware Plumbing... .......................................... 76 HC Engineering................... 89 Michael Magson Ltd............ 72 OJ Gas Services.................. 76 Pacific Heights Plumbing & Heating................................. 8 Paul Chaplow Plumbing & Heating............................... 69 Power Heating..................... 15 Steve Tunstall Gas Servicing.88 Think Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd.20 PLUMBING - GENERAL IAP Limited.......................... 22 Plumbing Plus..................... 74 PORTRAITS & ART Brian Waller Artist................ 55 PRIVATE HIRE Yorkshire in Style................. 59 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Barry Potter Handyman Services.............................. 68 Calladene’s Home & Property Services.............................. 12 D Walker Domestic Handyman. .......................................... 20 Handy Man Hewson............. 13 HC Engineering Ltd.............. 89 IAP Limited.......................... 22 Les Harper Painting & Decorating.......................... 72 RENEWABLE ENERGY Michael Magson Ltd............ 72 Peak Power Systems........... 77 Think Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd.20 Town and Country Fires....... 34 ROOFING & GUTTERING A&P Roofing........................ 69 Able Roofing........................ 88 Christian Baker Roofer......... 86 Malton & Pickering Flat Roof Company............................ 78 Ryedale Roofline.................. 22 SECOND HAND GOODS Pickering Trade Exchange.... 34

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