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elcome to the June edition.

Are you looking forward to another long summer of sport? We will be treated to football galore in Brazil, the usual tennis and cricket and of course the famous faces of cycling on our Yorkshire roads.

Myself, I will be watching the Tour de France Grand Depart with interest, tennis and maybe even a bit of cricket (probably just the highlights if I’m honest and then only if there are any!). Football is not normally for me (I leave the room when Match of the Day comes on) but the World Cup could be different this time. For a nation that pins its hopes so much on sport, we can expect and dream!

When my son was small I remember the World Cup being a valuable lesson in learning the flags of the world and national anthems – we had home-drawn flags everywhere! Whatever your sport, I hope you’ll accompany it with local food and drink and in our local pubs and bars who provide a great atmosphere even if you can’t get to the actual event itself.

If you have passed our office this month, you’ll have noticed its smart new look, grey with pink stripes. Someone said it was ‘elephant ear’ coloured, which may not have been complimentary, but I rather like it! The window will be displaying posters for local events from this month, yet more publicity for those of you who have sent in event posters for the magazines.

Our website has also undergone a makeover, courtesy of Gary our office neighbour at Computer FX, who has done a fabulous job of bringing it up to date. Here you will find everything that is in the magazine, including listings for local businesses, community groups and events.

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Speaking on behalf of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Conservation Officer Sara Robin, said “We are thrilled to be part of this wonderful project that will see beautiful wild flower meadows planted across the city of York.”

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Buglife and its partners want as many people in York as possible to get involved in supporting and creating them. If you live in York and would like to get involved please email info@buglife.org.uk to register your interest.

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Since the 1940’s large-scale changes in land use have resulted in a 97% loss of wildflowerrich meadows across the UK. This exciting York-wide project

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will help to reverse the loss of this precious habitat which has contributed to decline in over two thirds of UK pollinators, including many species of butterfly, moth, hoverfly and bumblebee.

York’s Buzzing will, restore 7.4 hectares of wildflower meadows at 8 sites across the city, including the Bar Walls, parts of West Bank Park and Monk Stray and around the Millennium Bridge. As well as bringing a Buzz to the city the project will provide more vital homes and habitat for wildlife.

Councillor Sonja Crisp, City of York Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism,

Vicky Kindemba, Conservation Delivery Manager for Buglife, who is leading the project, said “This is a great project for the City of York and we hope that local residents, visitors and businesses will engage with it and also help with our fundraising.”

If you would like to support York’s Buzzing you can do so by texting “Buzz14” and then the amount you’d like to give in pounds eg “Buzz14£3” or “Buzz14£5” or donate by going to our website www.buglife.org.uk/help-us-getyork-buzzing.

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As Summer approaches and the weather improves many of us begin to use our cycles more often. The use of cycles in York is widespread amongst both adults and children and is well publicised particularly this year with The Grand Depart of the Tour de France in the area.

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Children do enjoy cycling and it does provide them with good exercise and a sense of freedom. Parents should be sensible when deciding where and when to let their children use their cycles however. Even a quiet road can be potentially dangerous if the cyclist is not confident. If your child is not yet confident on their cycle York has many cycle paths in all parts of the city that are an ideal area for them to practice and to boost their confidence.

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COOKING TRAVEL

By Solange Hando

Glazed Chicken Kebabs Makes 4. Ready in 25 minutes

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These quick chicken kebabs with a tangy chilli glaze are perfect for a mid-week supper. Sweet potatoes cook just as quickly as ordinary potatoes, just make sure they are cut into even-sized chunks and take care not to overcook them.

Thread the chicken cubes and onion wedges 1. onto four wooden skewers. Season with salt

and freshly ground black pepper and brush all over with sunflower oil. Cook under a medium preheated grill for 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken is just cooked through.

Meanwhile, boil the sweet potatoes in a large 2. pan of lightly salted boiling water for 10-15

minutes, or until tender. Drain well, then mash with the butter and crème fraiche until smooth.

Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

INGREDIENTS • 450g chicken breast fillets, cut into cubes • 2 small red onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges • 2 tsp sunflower oil • 1 kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks • 25g butter • 2 tbsp crème fraiche • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce • 1 tbsp runny honey • 2 tsp red wine vinegar • 1 tbsp fresh chopped coriander • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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the chilli sauce, honey and vinegar 3. inPlace a small pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes

until syrupy. Brush half the glaze all over the chicken kebabs and grill for a further 1-2 minutes.

Serve the kebabs on the sweet potato mash 4. with the rest of the hot glaze drizzled over.

Garnish with fresh chopped coriander.

For an extra fiery flavour add some finely 5. chopped fresh red chilli pepper to the glaze.

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SCARECROW FESTIVAL A THANK YOU...

With thanks to our local community for providing the scarecrows: with thanks to all those who came along to enjoy the festival, and with thanks to this publication for advertising it: we raised the magnificent sum of £4721.21!

Two thirds (£3,151.00) will go to the Martin House Childrens Hospice Good Night’s Sleep Appeal (along with £344.27 from the Martin House collecting buckets), and the balance will be allocated later to some of our local voluntary organisations. THANK YOU!

The winning scarecrows on the trails are:-

Overall winner: The witch from ‘Room on the Broom’ at 85 The Village Haxby Red trail: Spiderman at 14 Uppercroft, Haxby Orange Trail: “What does the fish say” (the fox on a van) at 71, Calf Close Green trail: Minecraft at 56 The Village Haxby Black Trail: Loch Ness monster at 103 York Road.

Blue Trail: Angry Birds at 119 Windsor Drive

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heep in pink jumpers will be popping up all over the North York Moors, Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Coast this summer and we need your help to find them.

You can enter as many times as you like, as long as it’s different sheep each time, and there are lots of fantastic prizes to be won from short breaks and free entry to attractions to food hampers and beautiful artwork.

Go to www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/pinksheep to find out more.

The lost sheep, dressed in pink to reflect the National Park’s heather moorland, will be on show across the area from 20 June to 20 September 2014. Some will be tiny and others almost lifesized. They could be knitted, carved from wood or maybe even edible! Sheep will be displayed inside and out at a range of locations from local businesses to villages and the open countryside.

Spot at least three lost sheep and tell us where

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Wilberforce Trust New ‘pop-up’ sensory room in York open to people with disabilities and organisations supporting them.

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The facility has been created following requests from a variety of support organisations in York and a consultation with some of them including the Disabilities Trust, Mencap, the Rowntree Foundation, UBU, United Reform, and the Wilf Ward Family Trust. The sensory facility has been funded by Wilberforce itself, Sainsbury’s in York and the York City Council.

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for example some are only for children and one at the University of York is for research and training purposes. The Wilberforce sensory room will have a programme of sessions in which people can enrol.

The equipment in the sensory room offers a variety of sensory experiences, tactile, audio, visual, smell and will in the future combine sessions such as aroma therapy, head massage, etc. In the near future an additional service, ‘active sensory sessions’, unique to York, will be added to the programme. This will aim to bring cardiovascular fitness and muscular activity to those who have severe multiple disabilities.

music, social activities and a drop-in ‘cafe’ for people with sight loss. Wilberforce also has a Low Vision Clinic, offers Visual Awareness Training for people who have contact with people with sight loss, and has supported housing in York and Tadcaster.

People and organisations wishing to use the sensory room or to book on any courses should contact Anne Parkinson on 01904 760037 or email a.parkinson@ wilberforcetrust.org. uk. Please visit www. wilberforcetrust.org.uk for more information.

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COOKING MOTORING

Sébastien Loeb Interview

By James Baggott

it. I’d had the GT Turbo for about a year before I drove it into a pole. I drove it too hard. I bought another one with a broken engine – there were lots of those around – and I swapped it over.

He’s the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship’s history, with an incredible nine titles to his name. He holds the record for fastest ascent of the buttockclenching Pikes Peak hill climb – and if you haven’t seen the video, go do it now. But most of all he’s an all-round nice guy and a massive car nut.

Sébastien Loeb is a legend among rally car fans and a hero to petrol heads. After years of dominating the world’s rally stages with Citroen, the 40-year-old is now starting at the bottom rung of the ladder once more and taking on a new challenge – competing in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with Citroen.

Here, in an exclusive interview, Loeb talks crashing his first car, gives his tips for driving on the limit, tries to sell us his Lamborghini Aventador and says he simply doesn’t care how he does in WTCC as long as it’s not finishing last.

My first car was a Renault 5 GT Turbo. My friends all drove BMWs, Golf GTIs and Peugeot 205 GTIs at the time I was growing up. We all loved cars. I picked the Renault because I wanted a fast small car.

My grandmother helped me buy it second-hand.

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I eventually part exchanged it for a Fiesta RS Turbo. This was no good in comparison as it had too much power going through the front wheels. It under-steered all over the place. I soon got rid of that and moved on to a Peugeot 205 Rallye, after that two 205 GTIs, then I swapped into a Saxo VTS. I have to say the Saxo was my favourite. I used it to recce rallies in it before I competed in them. I modified it with a short gearbox, big brakes, better suspension, a roll cage and sports seats. It was a road car, but very quick and great fun to drive.

These days I don’t really have much of a car collection. I have my Citroen C4 WRC car that was given to me as a present. I will keep that forever – it’s very special. I like to change my other cars regularly though. I have a Citroen DS5, a Lamborghini Aventador and a Porsche 911 Turbo. I’m changing the latter for a Cayenne and am selling the Aventador – do you want to buy it?

I used to drive everywhere on the limit. I realised I had a talent behind the wheel in my Renault 5 when I was quicker than all my friends. I’ve always liked to drive through corners fast and picked up the skill of sliding when my dad would take me to a field in his old saloon and he’d let me handbrake turn it. I always enjoyed those times.

My best piece of advice to upcoming rally drivers is try and get noticed. I started off in a competition in France that had 15,000 entrants. I won the regionals and then everyone was pitched against each other in a national final. I won, but the judge chose the second placed guy over me. So I tried again the following year and won it again. I then had a call from the guy who is now my team manager who spotted my perseverance. So my advice is: Keep trying.

In rally you need good notes.

You need to be able to anticipate what’s coming up next and you can only do that with good pace notes. You have to focus on what you’re doing at that moment, maybe that’s adjusting brake pressure, but also think about what’s around the next bend.

Winning the World Rally Championship in front of my friends and family was a career highlight. Of course my first World Championship was very special – it finally felt like I’d achieved something – but when I won the final stage, in my home town, in front of my friends and family, well, that was something else. It was a very proud moment.

I don’t want to be in the queue this year. World Touring Cars are very different and I’m starting from zero again and learning how to improve. Racing is different to rallying: You’ve got other cars on the track at the same time for a start and you need to be perfect everywhere, with every braking point and every corner. These are all new things to be, but I will get the rhythm. I want a good position, but I prefer finishing first.

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GARDENING

PLOTTING A VEGETABLE GARDEN

by Pippa Greenwood

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(12in) in diameter, larger if possible, and whether seriously stylish or low-budget – even an old bucket with plenty of drainage holes – they’ll do fine.

mixture of both. A look at the seed packets in the garden centre will reveal oak-leaved types, frillies, and all sorts of seriously pretty lettuces in every shade of green and red imaginable. If you treat them as cut-and-come-again crops, snipping off the leaves as you want them but not cutting into to the base, they’ll put out new shoots and keep cropping for important longer.

Compost is important too, but as salad crops tend to be pretty short-term there’s no need to spend a fortune. Ideally “Compost is choose a good-quality multipurpose compost, but you can too, but as salad get Compost is important too, Baby beet leaves are a popular crops tend to be pretty salad ingredient, too. Choose a but as salad crops tend to be pretty short-term there’s no need variety like Bull’s Blood for the short-term there’s to spend a fortune. perfectly prettiest leaves or grow any of no need to spend a acceptable results with the the standard varieties, and you’ll contents of a growing-bag, and also get a great-tasting root crop fortune.” save yourself a lot of money in later on. I generally harvest the the process. I find the quality of young leaves a few at a time but the compost in these isn’t all that let the plant produce a root too. brilliant, but for the time you need it – and provided you keep it well-fertilised – it’ll be quite adequate.

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If you’re after some fire in your cooking, a chilli pepper thrives in a pot in a warm and very sheltered spot. Sweet peppers also do well in pots, but again you need as warm and sheltered a spot as possible.

Fresh herbs will not only transform your cooking but can make a salad something very special too.

Choose your favourites and either grow them in a dedicated herb pot with extra grit in the compost for good drainage, or even consider popping a few in with your main crops.

Vegetables, like most plants, do best in a relatively warm spot with plenty of sun, so site your containers carefully. You want them to be easily accessible from the kitchen, but it’s more important to ensure they’re sheltered from the wind but still get enough sun – although sunshine is less critical to salad crops than it is to fruit.

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You may prefer to raise some of your crops in pots and grow them on a bit before planting them out.

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A BETTER LIFE ALL CHANGE

by Derek Thompson Derek Thompson is a writer and humourist based in the West Country. His writing blog can be found at www. alongthewritelines.blogspot.com and he is also a regular at www.strictlywriting.blogspot.com

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he arrival of each new season is a constant reminder that change is the only constant. Well, that and the increasing cost of birdseed. For enthusiastic eco-amateurs like me, the garden is a living, breathing thing - plants need to be replaced, borders occasionally reclaimed from the wilderness and, sometimes when we least expect it, losses faced.

Having said farewell to three trees in the past (a withered willow that seemed to subsist solely as a home for honey fungus, a neglected ash that our predecessors left pushing against a neighbour’s garage for years, and a lawson’s cypress whose trunk had begun to split in two), I did not relish the loss of a fourth. Even Anne reminding me that it was a leylandii after all, growing so close to the house that it tapped on the roof in strong winds, failed to reassure me. But gardening is sometimes about doing what is necessary and not just what looks pretty.

The tree feller (our third, ironically) was given three simple instructions: 1. Avoid the phone line to the right and the electricity cable to the left. 2. Reduce the tree to log-sized pieces or slices that I can hatchet up once they’ve seasoned. 3. Don’t drop any branches on our neighbours’ garage roofs. In any other circumstances, two out of three would have been a reasonable result.

The damage wasn’t extensive, limited to just a couple of corrugated plastic panels. I suppose it was an opportunity to meet our new neighbour, and for her to meet her new open-air garage roof.

Thankfully, she took it in good spirits and our lumberjack extraordinaire took responsibility for the restoration. We plan to drill holes in the leylandii stump and insert mushroom plugs to see if we can grow them (it’s amazing what you can find on the Internet).

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Other parts of the garden have also changed. The mini meadow experiment has been extended, but rather than use seed-impregnated paper sheets again, we opted for yellow rattle to control the grass last year, scattering collected wild seeds in the spaces once the rattle had died back. That was augmented with some heritage seeds, including cowslip, lady’s bedstraw, wild carrot and musk mallow. And yes, I did read that off the packet.

Not that we’re solely traditionalists. Last year’s nursery bought Himalayan blue poppies were a great success (and the envy of our neighbours), but we took the collected seeds out of the freezer quite late this year. They like partial shade and dislike the heat. I suppose the clue is in the name!

Mint is once more flavour of the month, with the addition of apple mint to the set. This is mainly because we visited a Lebanese restaurant that uses mint in its wonderful pressed juices, which I hope to emulate.

Meanwhile, indoors, Anne made an executive decision (i.e. while I was out at work) and took down the curtains. These have now been converted into a rather fetching pair of Roman blinds and the remaining material left over was used to reupholster the ottoman. Ever the competitive one I rose to the challenge, finding someone who could use the carrier bags of old bubble wrap that I’ve been storing in the attic for longer than I care to admit. Now, I just need someone who’s desperate for 25 used Jiffy bags!

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The evening will start at 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm.

Tickets must be booked as numbers are limited!

Tickets are priced at £10.00 and are available from Denise on York 761825 This event is in aid of Haxby Memorial Hall’s Raise The Roof Appeal.

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ork Cats Protection are seeking to recruit a new green fingered volunteer to help maintain their grounds.

Using your skills and passion for ‘all things green’ will help make our Adoption Centre welcoming, not only to the general public but also to wildlife, greatly enriching the lives of our cats whilst in our care. Looking out onto gardens, plants and pots our cats can spend their days watching bees, birds and butterflies whilst waiting for their new home.

Not only will you get a lot of personal satisfaction and enjoyment from your volunteering role, you will also have the opportunity to make a real difference to the cats and kittens in our Centre. It’s also a great chance to meet new people and work as part of a dedicated team. Tea and biccies provided!

The role involves cutting hedges, weeding, planting, preparing pots and soil and generally managing and maintaining our green spaces throughout the year.

Knowledge and confidence in gardening would be

advantageous for this role, but more importantly an enthusiastic and positive approach is desirable.

This is an extremely flexible role, usually requiring a few hours each week, depending on the seasons of course!

This role can be shared by several volunteers.

If you are interested please contact James Hodgkison, the Adoption Centre Manager on the number below.

York Cats Protection Adoption Centre at 582 Huntington Road is open every day between 11am & 3pm. If you would like to adopt any of our cats please contact us on 01904 760356 or email york@cats.org.uk. All our cats have been vet checked, microchipped, started on a course of vaccinations, been neutered (if old enough), have been treated for fleas and worms and also come with 4 weeks free pet insurance.

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While she is in season she will be restless and vocal, and can become aggressive. She may spend long periods, even days, away from home in the search for a mate.

Aside from preventing unwanted kittens, neutering your female cat at an early age reduces the risks of her developing MAMMARY CANCER in the future.

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Once mature the adult male will also begin to spend long periods away from home. The ‘calling’ female will have attracted many other potential mates and fighting will inevitably follow, leading to painful physical injuries and abscesses which in turn puts them at risk of contracting serious diseases such as FELINE LEUKAEMIA VIRUS and FELINE AIDS (FIV). NEUTERING WILL REDUCE THESE RISKS

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Neutering will help prevent a number of undesirable behavioural traits. Some behavioural problems are more common in the entire male, and these often lead to territorial and dominance issues. Neutering your dog is also a preventative measure for a number of medical disorders such as TESTICULAR TUMOURS, PROSTATIC DISEASE, HERNIAS and RETAINED TESTICLES.

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Neutering will prevent seasons, false pregnancies, unwanted puppies and all the disruption that goes with these. False pregnancies are a natural phenomenon when your bitch will show signs of pregnancy, nursing and lactation and yet has no puppies.

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Neutering also helps prevent and reduce the risk of a number of medical problems. As your bitch ages, many uterine abnormalities can develop.

Older bitches are prone to PYOMETRA, an accumulation of pus in the uterus, which often needs emergency veterinary surgery. This normally occurs 4-6 weeks after being in season and can be fatal.

Early neutering reduces the risk of MAMMARY TUMOURS. Many bitches left entire will develop mammary tumours by the time they are eight.

MALE RABBITS

Male rabbits are usually bolder than females.

They are responsive and enjoyable pets, but most are territorial and frequently spray urine, and aggression is a common problem. Neutered males are much happier and more relaxed. They can enjoy life without constantly looking for a mate and are much less aggressive. If carefully introduced, they can live with a spayed female or even another neutered male. Neutered males will stop spraying urine even if the operation is performed later in life.

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Having female rabbits spayed is equally important.

Most female Rabbits become territorial and aggressive from sexual maturity (4-6months). They often have repeated false pregnancies, and may growl at, bite and scratch their owners as well as other rabbits. Keeping two females together (even if they are sisters) tends to make things worse.

Spaying reduces (sometimes eliminates) all these behavioural problems. Spayed females are likely to live longer lives than their unspayed sisters.

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BEAUTY

Beach Ready Beauty

By Helen Taylor

evenly. Don’t forget you are likely to need help to do your back.

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ou’ve been toning up and getting into shape for months, ready to flaunt your bikini body on the beach. So, now your holiday is just around the corner, it’s time plan your holiday beauty routine.

FAKE IT FIRST

Winter pale skin does not look great in a bikini, so you’ll need to fake the golden glow. Head to the beauty salon (for best results) or to the shops (if on a budget) and prepare your skin.

Thorough exfoliation is key and it’s best done the night before.

Concentrate on those areas prone to dryness like knees, ankles and elbows.

Allow at least 24 hours between waxing and tanning. If you tan too soon after waxing your pores and hair follicles will still be open and you may find that the product builds up leaving you with dark dots.

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If your hair is a bit dry, or has split-ends, a couple of weeks in the sun and in sea-water or chlorinated pools will make the matter far worse. Book a trim before you head off.

At the poolside, slather a leave-in conditioner onto your hair. This will help to protect against sun damage and will leave your locks looking thoroughly shiny, as the heat makes the product even more effective.

Always rinse your tresses with fresh water after swimming in the sea or pool. Both salt and chlorine will really dry your hair out.

your lips too.

Wear a large hat on the beach.

Not only will you look chic, you’ll also be protecting the delicate skin on your face too.

Always apply after-sun lotion. A long day on the beach calls for plenty of after-sun when you get back to the hotel.

MINIMAL MAKE-UP

Keep make-up light in the day by swapping a full-coverage foundation with a tinted moisturiser. Cover imperfections with a little concealer.

Wear one coat of quality waterproof mascara on your top lashes for definition. Better still, arrange a trip to your beauty salon for an eyelash and eyebrow tint before you jet off.

If your hair is long enough keep it pinned up during the day and preferably covered up too. Not only will this protect your hair, put it will also protect your head which can easily burn along a parting line.

A peachy coloured blush will look fabulous with bronzed skin and is much better than pink hues which only serve to add more redness to already flushed cheeks.

SUMPTUOUS SKIN

Drink plenty of water each day, more if you’re out in the hot sun for long periods of time. Of course you are on holiday so if you do indulge in cocktails and beers, try to alternate each alcoholic drink with water.

The three important steps which you should follow at home are cleanse, tone and moisturise, and it’s even more important on holiday.

Regularly apply and re-apply sunscreen. Ensuring that your entire body is protected against damaging UV rays is a must. Use a high factor, and remember to re-apply after swimming. And use a nourishing balm for

UNHEALTHY HANGOVER

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2014 AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIRDS OF PREY, DUNCOMBE PARK, HELMSLEY

Great things are happening at the International Centre for Birds of Prey at Duncombe Park in Helmsley!

Although we only opened for the first time in 2013, we have just had a bumper Easter. The weather certainly helped, but word is out about us now too.

We are open 7 days a week and during our 3 daily flying demonstrations. The Centre features the largest collection of birds of prey in the north of England and houses birds from the tiny Burrowing Owls right up to the truly gigantic Steller’s Sea Eagles. Lora, one of our Lanner Falcons performed a 600ft vertical stoop over the audience the other day – spine-tingling stuff.

The Griffon Vultures are raising their young chick and the Grey Buzzard Eagles’ eggs have just hatched.

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a dog training demonstration on each of the two days.

portrait and flying shots of a number of our birds, and Linda will be on hand to provide tips and instruction to both beginners and more experienced photographers.

The Raptor Fair is being held within the centre’s grounds on 14 and 15th June 2014. We have a whole host of trade stands coming to exhibit all manner of bird of prey related goods. In addition a number of falconry clubs, both local and national, are also coming to exhibit.

Both the Hawk and Owl Trust and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will be promoting their valuable conservation work.

Conceived to appeal to anyone with an interest in these wonderful birds, the Fair will feature flying demonstrations by our own staff and by other falconers. Nigel King is coming from Kent to fly some of his birds, and Simon Jewitt from Yorkshire Gundogs will be giving

There is a programme of seminars and workshops within our Discovery Centre.

Amongst others these will feature Battleflatts Vets talking about veterinary care of raptors and Bob Dalton will doubtless be showing us some of his amazing photos of exotic raptors from his extensive travels.

Full access to the International Centre for Birds of Prey is included in the ticket price for the Fair.

The Fair opens at 9am on 14th June. No need to book, just turn up on the day. There is stacks of free parking, and if you want to make a weekend of things there is even a camping area (please pre-book for this).

We can’t allow dogs into the centre, but Duncombe Park is full of great places to go for a dog walk.

See you there!

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TRAVEL

By Solange Hando

The Leaning Tower of Pisa north side to increase the counterweight, before lead could be added.

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n 5th January 1172, a widow named Berta di Bernardo passed away in Pisa, a prosperous city bristling with thousands of impressive towers. Yet, the cathedral didn’t have one of its own so the pious Berta left 60 ‘soldi’ in her Will to put things right. The foundations were laid 18 months later.

Problems arose almost straightaway. The marshy ground struggled to accommodate the heavy marble blocks and for the next two centuries, it was all stop and start for the free-standing tower.

Completed at last in the 1370s, it is the only monument in the cathedral ground which does not bear a signature.

The tower kept on leaning throughout the ages, though little was done until the belfry of St Mark’s in Venice collapsed in 1902. The time had come to keep a close eye on Pisa and after long years of deliberations, it was decided that the tilt would

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be checked every year in June on the same day with the same instrument. All sorts of plans were hatched, injecting 90 tons of liquid cement, which almost led to disaster, lifting the tower to strengthen the foundations, which never came to fruition, but eventually in 1990, the ‘Iron Lady’ was forced to close her door. A new commission set to work, binding the weakest point with concealed steel cables, then piling tons of lead on the north side while Alpine climbers installed a new monitoring system. For fear of vibration damage, the bells fell silent for seven years.

In 1995, ‘Black September’ struck in the middle of the night as, following the injection of liquid nitrogen to secure anchors, a successful technique used in the London underground, the tower suddenly tilted at an alarming rate, causing great anxiety as diggers and cranes were frantically moved to the

The battle was finally won in 2001 with tons of earth painstakingly removed under the tower, a few hundred grams at a time, to lower the side opposite the overhang. After 12 years and millions of liras, the leaning tower re-emerged, safe and beautifully pristine, despite its somewhat diminished iconic slant. Today, the visitors are back, just 30 at a time, climbing the 293 marble steps spiralling inside, slippery and smooth, hollowed out in the centre by millions of footprints. The incline takes you by surprise before you even step through the door and is most apparent on the lower floors as you lean one way then the other, but the view from the top is superb, the entire piazza at your feet, the cathedral and baptistry gleaming on extensive lawns, the red roofs of Pisa, the Tuscan hills and the blue waters of the Mediterranean glistening in the distance.

But whether you climb up or stay on the ground, the tower remains a unique focal point in this superb World Heritage site.

Rising to a lofty 56 meters, it looks like a giant wedding cake, eight creamy tiers decorated with a total of 207 delicate columns. Yet, it is an amazingly resilient building with over 32,000 marble blocks encircling a hollow cylindrical centre.

Monitoring continues on a daily basis but experts are confident now that the tower is safe for at least 200 years. The pious lady of Pisa would be pleased.

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Community groups will follow with local support from The Farmers Cart with their tractor and trailer! Members of the public are welcome to join the parade behind the Groups. Fancy dress is encouraged but optional!

The Village Hall will play host to several bands including Dysfunction, Last Man Standing, Branded by Fire and Smelonade.

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There will also be lots of stalls displaying local group information, locally produced crafts and various activities.

It really will be a day not to be missed!

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HOW DADDY IS DOING With Fathers’ Day just around the corner we thought we’d put together a collection of books about dads and their offspring. Whether they’re doting or disastrous, destructive or departed, this is a day for celebrating the role of these most influential of men.

The Road Cormac McCarthy

Although this book is set in a post-apocalyptic world and is, quite frankly, a bit terrifying, it’s a fantastic tale of a man who’ll do anything to protect his boy. Together they walk through the battered remnants of America, heading to the coast and hoping for salvation, with only each other to rely on. The landscape is brutal, chilling and ash-ridden and father and son must find food and shelter where they can, away from the dangers that lie in wait. Often described as a masterpiece, Cormac McCarthy’s novel is haunting and yet reassuring that the bond between parent and child can withstand anything.

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller

There’s no way that Willy Loman is winning any Father of the Year prizes anytime soon and yet his son Happy is determined to follow in his father’s footsteps. His other son, Biff has more of the measure of the man having once caught his father in a compromising situation. Whatever the dropout Biff and the hapless Happy decide to do with their lives, Loman himself is all washed up as a salesman and facing a precipice. Arthur Miller’s play is set using a series of flashbacks as we watch this family and their own American Dream vaporise before our very eyes. Loman commits one final act of desperation for his sons, and the reader is left to decide whether or not he was heroic in the end.

Show me the person who wouldn’t want Atticus Finch as their father-figure. Atticus is an attorney and is often hailed as being the personification of all that is moral and just. He’s adored by his two children, Scout and Jem who try to make sense of the happenings in the sleepy southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus must face the disapproving eyes of the town’s residents as he defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Scout and her brother Jem aren’t allowed into the courtroom but they sneak in and hide out on the ‘coloured balcony’ to watch their father in action, and the trial that will change Maycomb forever.

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Danny the Champion of the World

A bit of light relief comes in the form of Jeffrey Brown’s ponderings over Darth Vader’s propensity for fatherhood. What if Vader uttering the immortal words, “Luke, I am your father” opened the floodgates for some father-son bonding and making up for lost time across the galaxies. What if he was completely misinterpreted and it was a just a stern telling off from daddy? Brown’s comic illustrations reveal life as it could have been if he and Luke had been able to build a relationship and end up as allies rather than enemies, revealing what a handson dad Lord Vader could really have been.

Roald Dahl ‘The most marvellous and exciting father a boy ever had’- you can’t do much better than that accolade.

Nine year old Danny idolises his father and adores hearing his fantastic stories and tales of daring-do.

Danny’s seemingly simple existence is his own personal bliss: growing up in a traveller’s caravan and tinkering with cars in his spare time. Then his dad comes up with a master plan in the form of a pheasant-snatching adventure and Danny’s world becomes that much more exciting. Roald Dahl’s story of a boy and his love and admiration for his dad is so heart-warming, you’ll want to start finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and realise that you too, can be the champion of the world.

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In his memoirs, the author recounts his relationship with his own father, throughout his dad’s life and after his death. It raises questions as to whether or not we ever see our parents as adults in their own right, or simply as our parents. How do we deal with family secrets and is it destructive to reveal them? Do we ever really get to know our parents and how they view the world? It might be time to put the kettle on, call the folks and see if there are any skeletons in the closet.

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By Jan Osborne, My Local PA www.mylocalpa.co.uk A Virtual Assistant is sometimes referred to as a VA, but in a nutshell is actually a freelance administrator who provides business support to busy business owners on a self-employed basis.

It is virtual because sometimes, you don’t ever get to meet your business assistant personally as with today’s technical world, your VA could live in any part of the country or even in another part of the world!

A VA can do most administrative and secretarial work, organising meetings, events and functions.

They can return your calls, keep in touch with your top clients, answer emails, type up reports, print and post them on your behalf, in fact, the only thing they can’t do is make you a coffee! (Unless of course they are physically in your office) Most VAs work from a home based office using their own equipment, professional knowledge and experience. Work assignments can be sent by email, phone, Skype, fax, online calendars or sharing your webmail account. A good investment is a digital recorder where you can record, or dictate, your instructions, reports or notes, download onto your computer and send by email – great! There is a recording facility on most iphone or smart phones. Have a go, practice by making a recording and sending it by email to yourself. Most VAs have their own transcription software in order to be able to download the file and play it through their computer and type up your dictation.

Your personal VA can also lend “size” to your business, could impress your (potential) clients and give you back precious time to focus on your own business.

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STRENSALL STRIDERS We meet every Wednesday at the Ship Inn in Strensall at 6.15pm and go out for about an hour. We welcome all runners, whether they are competing for marathons or have never tried running before and offer some informal coaching in all aspects of running. We are a friendly social club who are looking for new members of any ability. We also make an effort to stop for a drink and sometimes a bite to eat afterwards.

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Enjoy watching the skilful art of arranging beautiful flowers and the opportunity of winning the results in a raffle.

Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £10.

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in York.

DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE HERE?

Contact Nicky on 01653 690859 or nicky@thehandymag.co.uk WIGGINTON & HAXBY WI 12 JUNE Monthly Meeting

Summer Fun. Competition: Who am I? At St Mary’s Church Hall at 7.30pm.

SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES 14 JUNE JUMBLE SALE

In aid of Radio York “A Good Night’s Sleep Campaign” for Martin House Hospice. At Sheriff Hutton Village Hall.

2-4pm.

Lane, then take the public footpath through the churchyard to the garden (about a 4 min walk). Leave from the Village Hall at 6:15 pm prompt. Please contact Terry Millett on 01904 491290

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS 3 JUNE

The Folk Hall, New Earswick 2pm – 4pm and 5pm – 7pm

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The Reading Room, Dunnington 2pm – 3.45pm and 4.45pm – 7pm

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Wigginton Recreation Centre 2pm – 4pm and 5pm – 7pm

ST ANDREWS SOCIETY FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB 18 JUNE Garden Visit

York Gate Garden, Back Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DW (open 6:30 – 9 pm). The garden is maintained by the charity Perennial. The one-acre garden is an outstanding example of late 20th C garden design, divided into garden rooms with different themes and is noted for its exquisite detailing and architectural features. Cost £4.50 pp (refreshments extra).

The garden is 2¼ miles southeast of Bramhope, just off the A660. Please park in the lay-by opposite the church in Church

28 JUNE Coffee Morning

At Haxby Memorial Hall. For more details please see the website www.yorkscot.org.uk

MYAESTHENIA GRAVIS, YORK BRANCH 25 JUNE Charity Stall

In the Foyer at York Hospital 9am – 4.30pm.

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET 7 JUNE

Markets open from 10.30am. www.hovingham-market.org.uk

SOUTH BANK COMMUNITY CINEMA 6 JUNE The Class (Entre les murs) - Certificate 15

Winner of the Palme d’Or, The Class shows a different side to contemporary France from that often depicted in film. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw described this tale of a teacher tested by the tough realities of a deprived Parisian suburb as a ‘fresh piece of humanist, realist, optimist cinema.’

20 JUNE Breaking Away Certificate 12A

Part of the Yorkshire Festival.

Described by Roger Ebert as ‘a sunny, goofy, intelligent little film about coming of age in Bloomington, Indiana,’ Breaking Away follows a working-class teenager who is obsessed with the Italian cycling team and winning the heart of a college girl.

Breaking Away is presented as part of the Yorkshire Festival - the first ever Arts Festival to accompany the Tour De France in its 111 years.

Doors open 7.30pm at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York YO23 1BW. Tel 01904 466086. Tickets £4 Guests / £3 Members. www. sbcommunitycinema.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in York.

FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTON SCHOOL, YORK 14 JUNE Car Boot Sale

CASTLE HOWARD www.castlehoward.co.uk Visitor Information on 01653 648333 10 JUNE Stable Courtyard Market Over 20 stalls selling a range of local products add a bustling feel to our Stable Courtyard. Open from 10am – 4pm.

15 JUNE Trail Race

Returning for the 7th year, the trail races help raise vital funds for Welburn Community Primary School, a school on the estate. Go to www. castlehowardtrailrace.org.uk for more information.

18 JUNE Duty Calls : An illustrated Talk and Private Tours See unseen material from our archives and join our curator, Dr Chris Ridgway, on this private talk and tour about Castle Howard in time of war.

20 JUNE Midsummer Monuments

Join our curator, Dr Chris Ridgway on a tour of two of our most impressive monuments; the Mausoleum and the Temple of the Four Winds.

At Huntington Secondary School. 8.30am. No sellers before 8am please.

Refreshments, toilets and first aid available. All pitches are on hard standing and cost £5.

Admission to buyers is 50p for adults and children are free.

To get a pitch please contact friendsofhuntingtonschool@ gmail.com or 07790 837855

14 JUNE Charity Car Boot Sale

10-2pm at Wilberforce House, 49 North Moor Road, Huntington. Pitches must be pre-booked on 01904 760037 or email enquiry@ wilberforcetrust.org.uk Cars £10, large cars £12.

For further information and to sign up for either of the above please contact Anne Parkinson, 01904 760037.

All classes are held at the Wilberforce Trust HQ, Huntington, York

HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB 3 JUNE Meeting and Speaker

“Richard III, Boyhood to Bosworth” by Peter Palmer. At Haxby Methodist Church Hall (opposite Haxby Pond) at 10am for coffee before a prompt start at 10.30am. Membership costs only £15 per year and new members are always welcome.

For details of PROBUS in Haxby & Wigginton call Peter Stanhope on 01904 760467.

WILBERFORCE TRUST 5 JUNE – 10 JULY Bread making class 5 JUNE – 10 JULY Sweets & Treats Class 3 JUNE – 8 JULY Creative Music Class 1 – 22 JULY Sams Safari Session 2 JUNE & 19 JUNE Sensory Sessions

10am-noon and 2-4pm

HAXBY & WIGGINTON LOCAL HISTORY GROUP 12 JUNE Open Day

10am until noon at Haxby Memorial Hall. We would be very grateful for information from anyone whose relatives served in the 1914 – 1918 Great War, especially those from Haxby & Wigginton. General Archives are open for anyone interested in Local Heritage.

Any documents or photographs brought in can be copied and returned.

14 JUNE Display of Wigginton Local History

10am until 1pm. A display of the many aspects of Wigginton Local history will be on show in Wigginton Old School, Mill Lane, Wigginton, YO32 2PU. All are invited to come along and

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in July or August?

browse (free entry). We would like visitors, where possible, to bring along any old pictures, documents or deeds etc. they may have that would be of interest for our local archives.

Anything relevant can be copied and returned.

19 – 20 JUNE The Lion King - Tutus and Tap Shoes Dance School Haxby Road, York , YO31 8TA. Tel : 01904 658197

HUNTINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL 14 JUNE Summer Fayre

11am till 2pm, at Huntington Primary School. There will be Go Karts, miniature rail, face painting, bouncy castle, Punch and Judy, raffle, tombola’s, lots of competitions & games, BBQ and much, much more!

EXPLORE HAXBY LIBRARY 2 JUNE Coffee mornings at the library

First Monday of every month.

11.00-12.30pm at Explore Haxby Library. Join us for tea coffee and biscuits. Everyone welcome

3 JUNE Scribbles

11am. Bring your sketch pad and a pencil, and pop along for an informal sketch and chat.

Refreshments available.

Explore Haxby Library, Station Road, Haxby, YO32 3LT, 01904552660,

14 JUNE Simple Book Art workshop 10am-12pm. Age 6 to 10yrs must be accompanied. Tickets £3 for one child and an adult (places limited)

This story of love and redemption is told through Classical and Modern Ballet and Tap dance, taking you on a vibrant and exciting journey through the Circle of Life.

For tickets - Email Rachael@ tutusandtapshoes.co.uk or 07960 782328

5 - 6 JUNE Just Dance Goes Global

Just Dance take you on a journey around the world with a mixture of music and dance in their amazing dance show.

Great entertainment for all the family. Tickets from 07526 045149

7 JUNE Around the world in 80 minutes - Shepherd Group Brass Band

This rousing concert features music from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Tickets from Nicola Harper - 01904 655076

12 – 14 JUNE My Mother Said I Never Should - Rowntree Players A remarkable transformative play that follows the lives, loves and losses of four women, and sets the enormous social changes of the 20th Century against their basic desires to love and be loved. As the story weaves in and out of each woman’s generation and situation, secrets are revealed that will change their mother/ daughter relationships for ever.

Tickets from Rowntree Players Booking - 07927 026071

25 – 28 JUNE Pinocchio: A Musical Adventure - We Are Theatre

Based upon the original short fairytale this new production features a live band and original music by North East Composer Dennis Westgate.

Book Online or contact York Theatre Royal Box Office 01904 623568

29 JUNE Dance Dance Dance 2014 -Yvonne Hoque School of Dance A wonderful afternoon of dance featuring boys and girls of all ages from 3 yrs through to adult performing a wide variety of dance styles from ballet to tap, jazz to batons and cheerleading Tickets from Yvonne Hoque 01904 783703

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk by Tuesday 3rd June

WHAT’S ON: Local events in York.

YORK AGAINST CANCER

available. Volunteers are needed – if you can help please ring the office on 01904 764466.

11 JUNE St Crux

If you have any books or bric a brac you would like to donate please could we ask, if possible that you deliver them to St Crux on the day. Donations of cakes can be brought to the office

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS

or taken on the day. The usual coffee’s tea’s and lunches will be

19 JUNE Upstream Himalayan Balsam and Litter Pick on the River Foss

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY 6 & 7 JUNE

An opportunity for walkers to attempt the complete Foss Walk in two consecutive days.

It is not compulsory to do both days: you can walk either day or for part of route. Contact Bob Jowett - 01904 764702 or bob.jowett1@btopenworld. com Day 1 - About 15 miles. Car or bus to start at Blue Bridge at 9.30 am and walk to Farlington Blacksmiths Arms, from where a car will collect you. Refreshment points at Huntington Church and the gravel heaps near Sheriff Hutton Bridge.

Day 2 - About 13 miles. By car for a 9.30 am start at Blacksmiths Arms, Farlington, for walk to Easingwold Market Sq, finishing at about 5.30 pm.

Refreshment points at Crayke and on the road at Black Fir Plantation.

Volunteers wanted in the Huntington and New Earswick area. 9.30 am in the car park of the Flag and Whistle pub on the Huntington Road near the Link Road; wear gloves, stout footwear and clothes that protect you from stinging nettles. A hoe would be useful.

A barbecue lunch may be ordered before teams disperse to different stretches of the river.

Contact June Card by Tuesday 17 June - 01904 766196 or e-mail june.card700@gmail.com

25 JUNE Foss Walk 4

9.30am. Circular walk of about 5 miles via Husthwaite starting from Coxwold village car park. Lunch afterwards in the Coxwold Tearooms. Contact Bob Jowett.01904 764702 or bob.jowett1@btopenworld.com

29 JUNE A walk along the River Foss as part of the “York Curiouser” project.

Meet at 11am by the The Foss, just upstream from Monk Bridge for a walk of about 1.5 hours to Blue Bridge. Contact June Card - 01904 766196 or e-mail june. card700@gmail.com

28 JUNE Concert “The Rhythm of Life”

Music, laughter, friendship, wine and strawberries on a warm summer’s evening. Enjoy a wonderfully relaxing evening at St John’s Church, Welburn.

Directed by Michael Wiles, and accompanied by York Minster Organ Scholar, Nick Haigh. Tickets £10 from Helen (01653 618564), Mandy (01653 618662) or Rosemary (01904 787181) or by sending an email to info@stamfordbridgesingers. co.uk

YORK HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 6 JUNE Meeting and Speaker

2-4pm at York Hospital. ‘Coping with a changed appearance’ by Emily Wheeler. Refreshments provided. This group meets every 3 months and starts with a speaker with time for conversation with other group members and healthcare professionals. New members are very welcome. If you would like further information please contact Tracey Goldsbrough or Debbie Wardle on 01904725726.

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 9 JUNE Meeting and Speaker

6 - 7pm at the Cancer Care Centre, York Hospital. Speaker Helen Mackman - “HOPEHelping overcome problems

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effectively”.

For more information please contact Carolyn Bedford Macmillan Urology CNS 01904 725848.

STRENSALL COMMUNITY CARNIVAL 21 JUNE

10.30am start at Robert Wilkinson Academy. Parade at 11.30am to arrive at the Village Hall by noon. Activities, stalls, groups, food, refreshments and lots more up until 4pm.

10am – 6pm. All proceeds from today will go to the National Garden Scheme supporting 7 UK charities.

12 JUNE Plant-Hunting in Vietnam

by Hannah Wilson

Hannah, who works at the Himalayan Garden near Ripon will tell of her adventures in botanically-rich Vietnam in search of rhododendrons and other plants.

15 JUNE Buglife Wildflower Walk

2-4pm. Join the Buglife experts to learn about the wildflower meadows project.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB 10 JUNE Evening Garden Visit to Jackson’s Wold Garden.

Please book early. More details for all events available from Janet Pepper – 01347 823601 or from our website www. haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub. com

THE YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM 1 JUNE Swinton & District Excelsior Brass Band 2-4pm. With a repertoire ranging from musical theatre to classics to pop favourites, the Band will be performing on the Visitor Centre lawn.

7 JUNE National Gardens Scheme day

28 JUNE What’s all the buzz about Bees?

Local bee-keeper Hugh MacPherson will be talking about his experiences of keeping bees.

For more information and booking call 01653 648598 or email visit@yorkshirearboretum. org or visit www. yorkshirearboretum.org

SHOPMOBILITY YORK 29 JUNE GARDEN PARTY

10.30am – 3.00pm. At the Old Surgery, 18 The Village, Strensall. Join us and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with some home baking in the garden (if fine). Cakes, Jams, chutneys, marmalade, books, bric a brac and more for sale. £2.50 entitles you to entry together with drink and scone or cake. More

ST MARY’S CHURCH, STRENSALL 14 JUNE Annual Gift Day

Come along to support St. Mary’s church and help to raise money for our new church hall. Refreshments, local artists’ art display with art for sale. Contact churchlane325@btinternet. com or 01904 490683 for more information

19 JULY Brass Band Concert

The Alverton Brass Band from Ripon will be playing at Strensall Village Hall. Tickets £10 or £8 concessions, include refreshments.

Tickets available from churchlane325@btinternet. com or 01904 491123 details and tickets from 679222 or 490522. All proceeds to Shopmobility, York.

CASTLE HOWARD TRAIL RACES 15 JUNE

Returning for its 7th year, the Trail Races are organised by a group of parents, whose children attend Welburn Community Primary School.

There’s the 6km or 10km race to choose from. All standards are welcome from elite to club runners and fun runners. We even have the 1km children’s dash for the younger runners to enjoy. For more information please visit ww.castlehowardtrailrace.org.uk

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WHAT’S ON: Local events in York.

NEW EARSWICK FLOWER CLUB 1ST JULY Summer Opulence

An evening with area demonstrator Sue Maddox at the New Earswick Folk Hall. Enjoy watching the skilful art of arranging beautiful flowers and the opportunity of winning the results in a raffle.

Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.

Tickets £10. Call 01904 758265 for more details. The club would love to welcome you.

FREE DEMENTIA FAMILY DAY 12 JULY

10am – 12 noon at New Earswick Bowling Club, Huntington Road, York, YO32 9PX. Do you have a loved one living with dementia and are unsure of what

to expect? Want to know how to help? To book a place, please email familyday@helpinghands. co.uk or call 0808 1611628

HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL 21 JUNE Last Night of the Proms

Come and listen to the greta sound of Generation Groove and get into the spirit of the Last Night of the Proms. A fun evening will be had by all – don’t forget your Union Jack! Bar will be available. Tickets are £7 and available from Denise on York 761825. All proceeds to the 10am-2pm. Help with the conservation task on St Nicks Nature Reserve - you will get a warm feeling and free lunch in return.

14 JUNE Funky Bird Feeders

ST NICKS 5 JUNE St Nicks’ Social & talk on biochar

7-9:30pm. Adrian Lovett will present an illustrated talk and demonstration about Biochar.

Other contributors will include St Nicks’ staff and volunteers who have been experimenting with Biochar, and a local charcoal maker Gary Macklin.

7 JUNE Eco-Active Day - compost workout

11am-4pm. Join Hydi for a relaxing day of creating funky bird feeders out of plastic bottles.

18 JUNE Introduction to Scything 10am-4pm. Learn to scythe - it is the green and fun way of mowing grass, great for managing wildflower areas.

28 JUNE Give or Take Day 1-4pm. Join

Raise The Roof Appeal.

5 JULY An Evening with the Foresters

The Foresters will be entertaining everyone with their great mix of music and humour. This concert is to help Haxby Memorial Hall raise funds for their Raise The Roof Appeal. A bar will be available. Tickets are £7.50 and available from Denise on York 761825.

MALTON FESTIVAL OF CYCLING 2 JUNE

Malton Festival of Cycling will be an all-day, family-friendly event which include kid’s cycle races, youth cycling, pro-am races, charity fund raising and lots more! Visit www.northernride. com for more details the annual ‘reuse fest’ – bring items you don’t need any more and maybe find something you do. There will also be other re-cycling activities suitable for all ages in all weathers, and refreshments.

Things you can give/swap: household and garden items like books, toys, bikes and bike parts, tools, kitchenware, paint (reusable), bric-a-brac, plants, clothes, furniture. Please do not give: electrical items; hazardous or toxic items; chairs, sofas or beds without fire safety labels -they will be turned away. Entry: free/ exit donations expected from ‘takers’ For more info visit www.stnicks.org.uk or call 01904 411821.

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in July or August?

pasture and picture perfect ponds where kingfishers and water rail dart among the reeds.

Tickets £10.

21 JUNE Wharram wildlife walk to Wharram Quarry

ROBERT FULLER GALLERY 21 JUNE – 13 JULY Wildlife Art Exhibition: Darwin’s Galapagos

Open daily 11am to 4.30pm.

Free Admission. An exhibition of wildlife art featuring the fabulous fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Wildlife artist Robert E Fuller turns his extraordinarily detailed eye on exotic creatures such as bluefooted boobies and marine iguanas in this remarkable show.

21 JUNE Millington Magic

10am – 12pm.Walk round Millington Wood & Pond.

Expert naturalist and birdwatcher Michael Flowers leads this tour through ancient ash woodlands, meadow

1.30pm-3.30pm. This disused quarry is now a haven for wildlife and professional naturalist Michael Flowers knows just where to find it. Tickets £10

6 & 21 JULY Badger watching & owl safari with Robert E Fuller

6.30pm-10pm. See wildlife through the eyes of a wildlife artist as Robert E Fuller guides you through the Wolds countryside. Robert knows nearly ever badger sett and barn owl nest and their occupants in the deepset valleys of Thixendale and beyond. Expect to see kestrels, barn owls, tawny owls and little owls as you tour this stunning countryside at dusk. Tickets £25

22 JUNE Owl Prowl

Fly an owl then dissect its pellets with Eagle Eye Falconry.

10am-11.30am. Children will

love the chance to handle the owls on this exciting falconry course. Expert falconer Danny Carpenter has a remarkable collection of owls and will show you how to hold them and teach you all about what they eat and where they can be found. Afterwards try your hand at becoming an owl detective by dissecting real owl pellets.

28 JUNE Talk: Darwin’s Galapagos

7pm. Talk and slideshow by wildlife artist Robert E Fuller on the remarkable wildlife of the Galapagos Islands. The Yorkshire artist travelled to the Galapagos in May in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Charles Darwin Foundation. Tickets: £10.00

29 JUNE & 6 JULY

Fly a Falcon 10am – 11am. Learn all about it, handle an array of beautiful birds of prey and fly your own fabulous falcon under the expert guidance of Eagle Eye Falconry. Tickets: Adults £6 Children £4

For more information visit www.robertefuller.com or contact 01759 368355

CALLING ALL BAKERS & WOULD-BE BAKERS St. Mary’s Church Strensall has several events coming up in June and July where they hope to serve and sell a lot of cake!

We need cakes, scones and tray bakes please!

Are you able to bake any for us?

We will collect from you and have room to store and freeze them in advance.

Please contact churchlane325@btinternet.com or 01904 491123

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk by Tuesday 3rd June

WHAT’S ON: Local events in York. wander around around the route whenever you are ready.

1 JUNE Spring Plant Fair 7 & 8 JUNE Scampston Does Vintage

SCAMPSTON HALL AND WALLED GARDEN 29 MAY Family Activity Walk

Join a led family-friendly walk as we set off on the Scampston Explorer Trail looking for activity stations along the route where there will be fun things to explore and do or collect a journey stick and Explorer Trail at the ticket office and set off on a self-guided

Now into it’s second year following a fabulous 2013 event to which several thousand people came. On Saturday evening there will be a vintage music festival, camping available, followed by the fantastic fair all day Sunday with vintage cars, stalls, food, music, rides and much, much more!

11 JUNE Heritage Guided Walk around the Hall Grounds

2pm - 3.30pm. A chance to find out about the social and natural history of Scampston Estate

24 JUNE - 31 AUGUST Contemporary British Printmaking Exhibition

A group show featuring work from local and national contemporary print makers, including Mark Hearld, Angie Lewin and more.

24 JUNE A walk with the Head Gardener

10.30am – 12 noon) A great opportunity to ask all you want to know about planting, seed collecting, propagation and pruning

RNLI 24 JUNE Bingo Night

The Half Moon Inn, Strensall at 8pm. Look forward to seeing you. Come along, join in and raise funds for your Lifeboats.

Delicious music, laughter, friendship, wine and strawberries on a warm summer’s evening.

Doesn’t that sound enticing? Well come along to St John’s Church in Welburn on Saturday 28th June to enjoy a wonderfully relaxing evening with the Stamford Bridge Singers entitled The Rhythm of Life. Directed

by Michael Wiles, and accompanied by York Minster Organ Scholar, Nick Haigh, the Singers will perform both new and well-loved songs to suit every mood. To round the evening off in fine style, the ladies of the church will serve strawberries, homemade shortbread and a glass of wine or soft drink.

Tickets, price £10, are available from Helen (01653 618564), Mandy (01653 618662) or Rosemary (01904 787181) or by sending an email to: info@stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in July or August?

YORK • JUNE 2014 • ISSUE 102 ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES CLAXTON & SAND HUTTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Contact Rachel: 07970 956022.

CRAFT AND CHAT GROUP Contact: 01904 762255.

EWENIQUE MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Contact 01904 399697.

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB Indoor meetings are held in Flaxton Village Hall and commence at 7.30 pm.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB Contact Janet Pepper on 01347 823601 or visit our website www. haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub. com HAXBY & WIGGINTON GARDENING CLUB. Contact Ginny, Secretary: 01904 768516.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Contact Clare: 079800 26690.

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY GROUP Contact Bryan: 01904 764648 or email: www. yorkareagroup.co.uk.

SHERIFF HUTTON ANGLERS Website - www.shanglers. wordpress.com We are looking to recruit new members. For futher details contact either of the following. Mr Mike Kirby - Secretary Tel 01904 415932, kirbym@btconnect. com or Mr Phillip Wileman (Treasurer) Tel: 07983300068, phillipwileman@hotline.co.uk SILVER SONG BOX Contact Thea Jacob on 01904 634390 STRENSALL ST MARY’S ART GROUP Telephone 01904 492217 or 01904 490079 STRENSALL BRIDGE CLUB Strensall Village Hall, Thursday at 7pm For non-serious bridge.

Contact John: 01904 769618.

Contact: 07747 063181 or visit www.yorkcavingclub. org.uk or email: info@ yorkcavingclub.org.uk.

YORK GARRISON WAR GAMING CLUB Contact Lee on 07990 544365 or www.yorkgarrison. co.uk YORK LADIES CIRCLE See our website www. ladiescircle.co.uk/York. We are also on Facebook & Twitter YORK MODEL BOAT CLUB Contact Ray 01904 702480 Contact Steve: 01904 424155 or www.yorkmodelboatclub. co.uk YORK PHILATELIC SOCIETY Contact Richard Billinge: 01904 411455 or richard. billinge@btinternet.com or Tony: 01904 411378 or aew6@york.ac.uk or Trevor: 01904 764140 or trevorcollins834@btinternet. com.

STRENSALL DINING GROUP Contact: 01904 490987.

YORKSHIRE MINIATURISTS ASSOCIATION Contact Ann: 01757 288974 or Elizabeth: 01904 795361.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB Peter Stanhope on 01904 760467

STRENSALL READING GROUP Contact Sarah: 01904 490876 or Pam: 01904 764518.

YOUTH CLUBS AT OAKEN GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE 01904 769176. info@oakengrove.org.uk

HUNTINGTON PETANQUE CLUB Call Dennis Woodcock on (01904) 762698 or Sheila on (01904) 768849.

STRENSALL STRIDERS We meet every Wednesday at the Ship Inn in Strensall at 6.15pm and go out for about an hour. We welcome all runners, whether they are competing for marathons or have never tried running before and offer some informal coaching in all aspects of running. We are a friendly social club who are looking for new members of any ability. We also make an effort to stop for a drink and sometimes a bite to eat afterwards. Please just turn up on a Wednesday evening or contact us through Facebook or Email strensallstriders@ outlook.com.

ADVICE & SUPPORT

HUNTINGTON BRIDGE CLUB Contact Marianne: 01904 761892.

HUNTINGTON OVER SIXTIES CLUB Contact Sonia: 01904 632782.

NEW EARSWICK BRIDGE CLUB Contact: 01904 760639.

NEW EARSWICK CAMERA CLUB Contact: www. communigate.co.uk/york/ newearswickcameraclub.

NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING CLUB Contact: 01904 768163 or visit www.newearswicksc. co.uk. or ring Coaching enquiries: 01904 765397 or email memberships@ newearswicksc.co.uk.

YORK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meets each Thursday at 8pm at the Bishopthorpe Social Club in Bishopthorpe.

YORK BONSAI SOCIETY. Contact: Andy 01757 268145.

YORK CAVING CLUB

AGE UK YORK Contact: 01904 627995or visit www.ageukyork.org.uk.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE SOCIETY Road, Heslington, York YO10 5BN Contact: 01904 658106 or 01904 799773 or visit www. alzheimers.org.uk/york or email: AL.york@tesco.net.

SAVE A BABY’S LIFE Workshops Held throughout the City. Contact Tel. 01904767452 BREATHE EASY YORK Contact Sue: 01904 410 003 or visit www.breatheeasyyork. co.uk.

CANCER CARE CENTRE The Centre is open Mon to Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Contact: 01904 721166.

CITIZEN ADVICE BUREAU Free and confidential advice.

Contact: 0844 826 9705 or visit www.yorkcab.org.uk.

EBOR LIFESAVING CLUB Learn lifesaving skills with qualified RLSS trainers.

Contact the secretary on eborlsc@hotmail.co.uk or Tel. 01904 767452 HALVES Lost your other half? If so, we meet for a friendly chat over refreshments. Trinity Methodist Church, Monkgate, York. 1st Sat each month at 12pm. Contact Margaret: 01904 415894 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY YORK BRANCH Contact: 01904 758577 or visit www2.mssociety.org. uk/York OAKEN GROVE SURFERS Contact: 01904 769176.

OLDER CITIZENS ADVOCACY YORK – OCAY Contact: 01904 676200 or e-mail ocay@btconnect.com.

PARKINSONS UK Contact Jayne, Information& Support Officer: 0844 225 36 32 or Kate: 01904 758355.

REFLECT Gateway centre, Acomb, Contact: 01904 676710 or visit www.reflectyork.co.uk or www.careconfidential.com.

SAMARITANS OF YORK & DISTRICT 89 Nunnery Lane, York YO23 1AH. Contact: 01904 655888 or 08457 90 90 90 or visit www. samaritans.org.uk.

SHOPMOBILITY IN YORK Second floor of Piccadilly Multistorey Car Park in York Centre.

Contact: 01904 679222.

THE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY 32 Castlegate, Malton, YO17 7DT. Admin Line : 01653 692583. Support Line 01653 699599. Email : mail@ encephalitis.info. or visit www. encephalitis.info YORK AND DISTRICT PAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Contact Gordon: 01904 491141 or Jill: 01904 708490 or visit www.ypmsg.co.uk.

YORK CORONARY SUPPORT

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GROUP TRUST For more information please email , Ernie Young, Tel: 01904 760698 or visit www.ycsgt.org.uk YORVIK GATEWAY CLUB. Contact Club Leader Debbie: 0791 9191372.

YORK RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SUPPORT GROUP (YORKRA) Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York.

Contact: 01904 642227.

ANIMALS & WILDLIFE HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE Contact: 01844 348100 or email info@hearingdogs.org. uk or visit www.hearingdogs. org.uk.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS - YORK LOCAL GROUP Contact: 01904 794865 or visit www.yorkrspb.org.uk.

ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS FIELDS York Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, York, YO10 3ST. Contact: 01904 411821.

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON YORK IN TRANSITION Contact: 01904 760659.

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY. Contact the Secretary: 01904 768071 or visit www. riverfosssociety.co.uk.

YORK ROTTERS Contact: 01904 412861 or email rotters@stnicksfields. org.uk.

FUNDRAISING BRITISH RED CROSS Contact Linda: 01904 692550 or Helen: 01904 693027.

FRIENDS OF YORK HOSPITALS. Contact Friends Office: 01904 726762 or email friendsofyorkhospital@york. nhs.uk.

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP Contact Ron, Chairman: 01904 679939 or 07715 943406 or email ron. middlemass@o2.co.uk.

RNLI GALTRES FOREST BRANCH Please contact Sue Lowe on 01904 491133 or 76 • info@thehandymag.co.uk

antheahirst99@yahoo.com

HISTORY CITY OF YORK AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Contact Mike: 01904 767013 or visit www.yorkfamilyhistory. org.uk.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Contact Ian: 01904 768516.

STRENSALL LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Monthly meetings, hear a variety of speakers or to participate in workshops held in Strensall Village Hall on the last Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP

We meet in Sheriff Hutton Village Hall on the second Tuesday of every month . Please contact Margaret Thompsom 01347 878465 for further details.

YORK LIBRARIES Contact: 01904 552660.

MUSIC & THEATRE CITY OF YORK PIPE BAND Contact Laura, Pipe Major: 01904 763243 or John: 01423 879519.

FRIENDS OF YORK THEATRE ROYAL. Contact Membership Secretary/York Theatre Royal, St Leonards Place, York YO1 7HD or visit friends@ yorktheatreroyal.co.uk.

GENERATION GROOVE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND in Haxby. Contact Martin Leach 07790 566492 or visit www.generationgroove.org.uk for details of membership and forthcoming concerts.

HAXBY SINGERS. Contact Bob or Edna on 01904 769176 IN-2-ACTING Contact 01904 769176 or admin@oakengrove.org.uk STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS To hire us or to join the choir please email: info@ stamfordbridgesingers. co.uk or visit www. stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk

THE SHEPHERD GROUP BRASS BAND Ring Charles: 07802 190250.

YORK CONCERT BAND .

Contact the Secretary, Jill: 01904 629065.

YORK LIGHT ORCHESTRA Contact the secretary: 01904 870759 or visit www.ylo. org.uk.

PLAYGROUPS EARWIGS, NEW EARSWICK Centre information champion, on 01904 552646.

HAXBY PLAYGROUPS Contact: 01904 768966 or email manager@ haxbyplaygroups.org.uk or visit www.haxbyplaygroups. org.uk LITTLE FISHES Hurst Hall, Strensall. Contact Claire: 01904 499684 THE WONDER YEARS Contact: 01904 758717 HUNTINGTON PRESCHOOL & TODDLERS Contact Lynne: 01904 765017 or email enquiries@ huntingtonpreschool.org.uk.

ORCHARD PARK PRE-SCHOOL Contact Sandra: 07407 700315 or 01904 626361.

SHERIFF HUTTON PLAYGROUP Contact: 07717 799646.

SHERIFF HUTTON BABIES AND TODDLERS GROUP. Contact Margaret: 01347 878314.

SHIPTON PRE-SCHOOL & TODDLERS. Contact: 07546 571089.

SINNINGTON PRE SCHOOL Contact Kerry or Suzanne: 07799727656.

STOCKTON LANE PLAYGROUP Contact Fiona: 07746 806426.

STRENSALL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP Contact Sarah: 01904 492937 or email sarahsmithpg@btconnect. com.

TINY STEPS TODDLER GROUP Contact: 01904 442826

TREASURE CHEST Contact: www.treasurechest. org.uk or helpline:support@ treasurechest.org.

YORK FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICE Contact: 01904 554628 or text ‘info’ to 07624 802244.

SCOUTS & GUIDES DUNNINGTON SCOUTS, CUBS & BEAVERS Contact Group Scout Leader, Brian Prince: 01904 489364/07552 353571 or bjprince56@yahoo.co.uk Always on the look-out for Leaders as well.

2ND HAXBY & WIGGINTON SCOUT GROUP Contact Linda Parkinson: 01904 769167.

HAXBY MOOR GIRL GUIDING Contact Helen Feeten: 01904 762926 1ST HEWORTH SCOUT GROUP Contact Matthew on 07974901386 or visit www.1st-heworth.org.uk for more info.

29TH YORK (HUNTINGTON ALL SAINTS) RAINBOWS Contact Stephanie Easton: 07875 541520 LORD MAYORS OWN SCOUT GROUP Contact Dave Petty (01904) 761206. Website www. lordmayorsown.btck.co.uk Vacancies for children 6 – 14 years.

CHRISTCHURCH SCOUT GROUP (STOCKTON LANE) Simon Errington Tel: 01904-430651 STOCKTON ON THE FOREST SCOUT GROUP Contact Kath Shapcott: 01904 421096.

AIR CADETS, EASINGWOLD Contact: 2487@aircadets.org

SOCIETIES HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB Contact Mike: 01904 769507.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON U3A Contact John: 01904 769618.

Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 3rd June

YORK • JUNE 2014 • ISSUE 102 STRENSALL WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact: 01904 490758.

NEW EARSWICK TENNIS CLUB Contact Joanne: 07835 948593

WIGGINTON & HAXBY OVER SIXTIES Contact Margaret, Secretary: 01904 760625

HUNTINGTON MILLERS NETBALL CLUB Please contact Audrey Smith 01904 761641 / 07936 746 439 / 07547 095 603

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact Angela Bailey, 01904 763229

SPORTS CLUBS BADMINTON CLUB Contact Nick: 01904 481039 or Keith: 07770 874996 or nick.roberts@ dunningtonsportsclub.com or keithmayhew@hotmail.com “CAPOEIRA IN YORK COMMUNITY” Capoeira is an exciting Brazilian art form combining elements of martial arts, dance, music & acrobatics.

Email or phoneJohn Jobling on john@ciyc.org.uk or 07962963406 HAXBY SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB Contact Ian: 07909 991541or www.haxbykarate.co.uk or info@haxbykarate.co.uk.

HAXBY TOWN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Contact Neil: 01904 761908.

PARTNERSHIP GYMNASTICS CLUB Contact Ruth: 07886926420.

SANDBURN HALL BADMINTON CLUB. Contact Stephen: 01904 490440.

SHERIFF HUTTON BOWLS CLUB 01347 810233 STRENSALL COMMUNITY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION Contact: 07951 920308 or strensallsa@tesco.net.

STRENSALL FOOTBALL CLUB. Contact Clare Inkster on 07932 392231 STRENSALL LAWN BOWLING CLUB Contact Annette, Secretary: 01904 492807 STRENSALL SHORT MAT INDOOR BOWLS Contact Jackie: 01904 492993.

HEWORTH TENNIS CLUB www.heworthtennisclub. co.uk or email info@ heworthtennisclub.co.uk

STRENSALL THURSDAY EVENING BADMINTON CLUB For more details please call Stephen Marshall on 01904 490440 or stephen. marshall2@homecall.co.uk

HUNTINGTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Contact Karl: 07896 674299 or gafbr@rocketmail.com.

Contact Jason: 07714471271

TERRINGTON LAWN BOWLS CLUB Contact: 01653 619276 emsg1967-bowls@yahoo. co.uk

NEW EARSWICK CRICKET CLUB Contact Paul: 07533655470 or paul.stimpson3@btinternet. com or Matt: 07885282937 or matty_noble@hotmail.co.uk

WIGGINTON & HAXBY TABLE TENNIS Meets Oaken Grove Community Centre, Haxby on Tuesday 7-9pm. wiggintonhaxbytabletennis. co.uk

HAXBY NETBALL CLUB Contact the secretary, Alison: 01904 612268 or 07751 984840 or Val: 07708 050307.

HUNTINGTON MILLERS NETBALL CLUB Contact Club’s secretary Pam: 07547 095 603 or junior section, Audrey Smith: 01904 761641.

WIGGINTON BOWLING CLUB Contact Colin: 01904 760877 or colin.ellis23@talktalk.net WIGGINTON GRASSHOPPERS Contact Richard, FA Level 1 instructor: 07814 266987.

YORK HOTSHOTS CHEERLEADING CLUB Contact Anna: 07507638804 or e-mail yorkhotshots@ hotmail.co.uk YORK ROULEURS York Rouleurs is a group for cyclists in and around the York area who wish to ride with others. We are unique in that there is no expectation of riders.

Turn up if you can and when you can. Visit yorkrouleurs. co.uk or email yorkrouleurs@ gmail.com YORK VIKINGS BASKETBALL CLUB Always on the look-out for new players and coaches.

Opportunities to train and play, 8 years old to adults (girls, boys, men, women).

We train at various locations throughout York.

For more details contact Brian Prince: 01904 489364/07552 353571 or yvbc@yorkvikings.org.uk (www.yorkvikings.org.uk).

VILLAGE HALL HIRE FOSTON & THORNTON LE CLAY VILLAGE HALL Contact Fiona: 01904 468773.

HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL Contact www. haxbymemorialhall.org or ring the caretaker: 01904 764358.

ORCHARD PARK HALL Ring Peter on 01904 640632 SAND HUTTON AND CLAXTON VILLAGE HALL Contact: 01904 468001 SHERIFF HUTTON VILLAGE HALL Call Steph on 07913 409 689 or email villagehall@ sheriffhutton.co.uk STOCKTON-ON-THE-FOREST VILLAGE HALL Contact: 01904 400409.

THE OLD SCHOOL, WIGGINTON. Contact John and Wendy Jeffery 01904 760764 or email: clerk@ wiggintonparishcouncil.org.uk.

WALKING GROUPS 2ND SUNDAY RAMBLING CLUB Contact Helen: 01904 782891 or Hazel: 01904 760897.

WIGBY WALKERS Contact Joyce: 01904 762605.

YORK RAMBLERS Visit the website www. yorkramblers.org.uk or phone 01904-628134.

Contact us on 01653 690859 or email nicky@thehandymag. co.uk to advertise your local group for free!

HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HALL Contact the Caretaker: 01904 760044.

OAKEN GROVE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE Contact Paul: 01904 769176.

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ELECTRICIANS Adrian Smith Electrical Contractors Ltd.....................47 C&S Electrical York................24 BATHROOMS Bluewater Bathrooms..............7 Judge Electrical....................14 Monks Cross Tiles & Bathrooms. Mark Smith Electrical............20 ...........................................11 Wilson Electrical Services......30 BEAUTY Eve Rose Beauty...................33 Grace Glover.........................61 Nails of Beauty......................55 BLINDS AA Blinds.............................27 Blind Image..........................15 Hillarys Blinds.......................29

ESTATE AGENTS Hudson Moody......................80 FENCING & SHEDS Apex Shed & Fencing............47 Galtres Fencing.....................44 Linear Fencing......................43 York Fencing.........................45 FINANCES Pen Life Chartered Financial Planners...............................23

BUILDERS ALH Builders...........................8 Eastgate Building Contractors.... FIREPLACES & STOVES .............................................7 Focus Fireplaces...................17 Future Renovations...............16 Malcolm Wells Contractors......4 FURNITURE Rustic Relics.........................59 BUSINESS COACHING & Selby’s Antiques & Fine Art....59 ADVICE Action Coach Business GARAGE DOORS Coaching..............................65 Hobman Garage Doors..........27 Make it Happen Mentoring....29 GARDENS CARE Castle Howard Garden Centre....

Helping Hands Home Care.....33 ...........................................42 Jim’s Mowing.......................45 CARPET CLEANING Marks Garden Services.........43 Clifton Carpet Cleaning..........16 Rock and Stone York Ltd..........8 Future Carpet Cleaning Services York Landscapes & Ltd.......................................26 Maintenance.........................45 Kevin Atkinson Carpet Cleaning.. ...........................................10 GRAPHIC DESIGN Smart-Dry............................28 Number 23...........................65 Ultraclean.............................30 HAIRDRESSERS Hair it iz................................55 78 • info@thehandymag.co.uk

HEATING North East Heating Solutions.. 25

PLUMBING - GENERAL Ken Hamilton Plumber & Tiler.51 Plumbing by Taylor................30

IRONING Creases Away Ironing Service.... PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ...........................................27 A Plus Property Maintenance...4 HC Engineering Ltd...............22 JOINERS Martin Chippendale Joinery & Joinery and Property Services.... Property Maintenance...........14 ...........................................24 Joinery and Property Services....

Malcolm Wells Contractors......4 ...........................................24 Martin Chippendale Joinery & RMB Building Maintenance....28 Property Maintenance...........14 SM Maintenance...................30 Neil Jackson Joiner...............26 Ultimate Plastic Solutions......51 Yorkshire Home & Property KITCHENS & BEDROOMS Calladene’s Interiors..............22 Services...............................10 CK Home Solutions...............37 Dream Doors Ltd..................17 Instyle Kitchens & Bedrooms...3 LOCKSMITHS LockedOut............................30 MARKETS Castle Howard......................35 Hovingham Village Market.....33 MOBILITY MV Mobility..........................59 NURSERIES & CHILDCARE York Montessori Nursery........63

RENEWABLE ENERGY Adrian Smith Electrical Contractors Ltd.....................47 Peak Power Systems...............6 ROOFING & GUTTERING John Pletts Roofing...............20 SOFT FURNISHINGS Elaine Johnson Fabrics & Interiors................................12 TILES Direct Tile Importers................6

OPTICIANS Haxby Opticians....................33

TILING ABM Plastering & Tiling.........24 Ken Hamilton Plumber & Tiler.51

OVEN CLEANING Ultraclean.............................30

TRAVEL Wold Travel...........................59

PAINTING & DECORATING Dave Kavanagh Painting & Decorating............................24 Peter Riley Decorator............30 R Barker Painting & Decorating.. ...........................................30

TREE SURGEONS Bartlett Tree Experts..............44 Tree and Woodland Services..44 Yorkshire Tree Surgeons Ltd..45

PETS Battle Flatts Veterinary Clinic.. 51 Station House Vets................49 PLASTERING ABM Plastering & Tiling.........24 Brian Crampton Plastering.....16 PLUMBING & HEATING DJC Plumbing, Heating and Gas Engineers.............................47 DRS Installations Ltd.............19 Gas Servicing by Gemma......24 GW Plumbing.........................2 Haxby Plumbing & Heating....24 HC Engineering Ltd...............22 North East Heating Solutions.. 25

VETS Battle Flatts Veterinary Clinic.. 51 Station House Vets................49 WASTE Acomb Waste Disposal..........59 WINDOWS, DOORS & CONSERVATORIES Cloudy2Clear........................21 Crystal Clear Home Improvements.......................27 Inceil....................................19 Instyle Windows......................9 Millennium Windows.............25 Ultimate Plastic Solutions......51 Window Distribution Ltd.........10

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YORK • JUNE 2014 • ISSUE 102

THE LIFE LIST PROVERBS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Technology moves with the times, but some things never seem to change. Take the perennial wisdom you learned at school, or from your parents, that you never really questioned. For example, why would a cat look at a queen?

Maybe it’s time that those half-forgotten nuggets, rarely considered outside a cryptic crossword, had a proverbial reboot. See how many you still recognise here - and how many you agree with now!

• A WiFi for a WiFi, and a Bluetooth for a Bluetooth • A fool and his credit card details are soon parted • Let sleeping blogs lie • Brevity is the soul of Twitter

• He who laughs last has only just seen the amusing kitten clip on Youtube • What goes up must come downloadable • An app a day keeps the boredom away • Do judge an ebook by its cover - along with its spelling and punctuation • Beauty is only Photoshop deep • Early to bed, early to rise - the broadband must be on the blink again.

• Many fans make light work of promoting your online event • Least said soonest trended • A little knowledge is a conspiracy website in the making • Talk is cheap, especially if you’re doing it on Skype • Fortune favourites the brave I hope that you Like this list and that it piqued your Pinterest. Hopefully I haven’t made a Hashtag of it, or fallen flat on my Facebook. I think this new terminology is as addictive as the technology it describes! © Derek Thompson www.alongthewritelines.blogspot.com

Richard Durrant Cycling Music Friday 30th May at 7.30pm Pickering Memorial Hall in support of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Cycling up to 50 miles a day, Richard will be carrying his entire show on his bike. His performance will still feature beautiful lighting, projections and sound, but the gear will be state of the art, low energy and lightweight. Richard will be performing a selection of guitar solos, many from his latest album Cycling Music.

Tickets £12 Adults, £10 concessions. Available from Pickering Tourist Information Centre www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 690859 • 79

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