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elcome to the November edition...

I know that it is still early to be thinking about Christmas but sympathise with me trying to be festive writing this at the beginning of October! It isn’t even cold yet and still seems like summer.

Having said that, it pays to be organised and there are lots of opportunities to do just that this month.

Look out for Christmas fairs galore and lots and lots of great independent retailers helping you get ready.

I’ve been hearing so much about social media lately: how great it is, how awful it is, how our teenagers are going to be unable to hold conversations face to face, it’s the end of the world etc. etc. I’d like to think that I am taking part in this revolution - the Handy Mag (@Handymag) has 555 followers on twitter and I have daily updates on cupcakes and the weather on the Yorkshire Wolds - but I haven’t really worked out how to use it all properly yet. Should I tweet about my tea?

Undoubtedly social media is amazing! It is here to stay and I intend to get to grips with it! We will be tweeting about local events, business news and local groups and will also be updating our Facebook page. As well as settling down with a nice cup of tea to read your Handy Mag this week, please follow us or like us to keep up with what’s happening in the area.

With my daughter studying ‘A’ level History this year and the First World War, I have been reminded about Remembrance Day. I somehow associate the day with wars past but it is as much about current war veterans and their families. Wear that poppy with pride this November. A list of local Remembrance Day services and parades is on page 22.

Congratulations to Julie Stormont-Dawber for winning the September competition.

Until next month…

Marianne

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ANIMALS Chronicles of Alfie.............................................. 50 BUSINESS FEATURES Stay Gas Safe this Autumn................................ 21 And to the tax man I bequeath.......................... 27 Learn how to make your business work hard..... 35 International centre for birds of prey................... 40 COMMUNITY What’s on.......................................................... 54 FOOD AND DRINK Twice baked cheese souffle............................... 36 GENERAL Novembers Big Bang.......................................... 8 Ella’s column..................................................... 14 Books: What’s it worth....................................... 16 Why the poppy?................................................ 22 Short story: The amazing mister mittens............ 30 A better life........................................................ 52 HEALTH Tooth clenching & its treatment.......................... 29 HOMES AND GARDENS Gardening: Ground cover.................................. 42 MOTORING Aston Martin Rapide S....................................... 24 PUZZLES Puzzle Page...................................................... 34 Competition....................................................... 47 TRAVEL The rise of the all inclusive holiday..................... 32

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NOVEMBER’S BIG BANG: FIREWORKS NIGHT This year’s Bonfire Night will see Britain’s population stocking up on pyrotechnics and hoping for a starry night into which they will launch their rockets and colourful array of exploding projectiles.

Guy Fawkes’ commemoration by no means holds a monopoly on the format. An increasing number of dates outside the 5th of November fill Britain’s calendar with spectacular displays at many events. People from all backgrounds, old and young, come together to marvel at the displays and join in the chorus of ooohs and aaahs. It’s an age-old, simple pleasure that makes no distinction between culture, politics, or language. Quite simply, fireworks are just fun to watch.

BRITAIN’S PYROTECHNIC HISTORY As an English Catholic, Guy Fawkes’ gunpowder plot of 1605 was born of a desire to rid Parliament of Protestant King James I and replace him with third in line, Princess Elizabeth.

Gunpowder was placed in a room (an ‘undercroft’) beneath the House of Lords as part of an audacious plan hatched by Fawkes and his fellow Catholic conspirators. News of the plan, however, was leaked to King James and Fawkes was captured and arrested. After some unsavoury interrogation and torture, Fawkes confessed to the crime and was banished to be hung, drawn and quartered. Not keen on facing the gallows, he leapt from the supporting scaffolding and met his end by way of a broken neck.

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and spawned generations who collected wood for bonfires and roamed from house-to-house seeking ‘a penny for the guy’, after which the effigy was placed on the blaze to meet its doom.

Some of these traditions remain, but the modern commemoration is a more commercial operation with safety and litigation as primary concerns, alongside enjoyment of the events.

Notwithstanding this gloomy state of affairs, surfing the Internet reveals some fascinating information on the subject of fireworks as well as the do’s and don’ts of safety. The website Bonfire Night Safety, for example, states that in a recent year there were 990 injuries caused by fireworks in October and November, and alarmingly, that 285 of them were eye injuries. There are also some interesting snippets on the site; prior to 1959, it was illegal not to celebrate bonfire night in the UK and apparently, some fireworks can travel up to speeds of 150 mph.

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authorities to make for a safe and enjoyable night, so be sure to seek it out before lighting the touch paper or joining an organised event.

THE BUSINESS OF PYROTECHNICS The history of fireworks dates back to China in the 7th century where displays accompanied festivities, a trend that spread to many other cultures around the world. The popularity of these displays created a firework manufacturing industry and the much-respected profession of the pyrotechnician.

It seems, however, that the mainstay of the industry is harking back to its Chinese roots as the majority of fireworks are now made in China and imported. The squeeze on materials and labour costs, plus fierce competition in the business, has caused the UK’s industry to downsize and concentrate on specialist markets and displays, rather than manufacture.

Our love affair with the spectacle continues. And for Britain, Guy Fawkes Night provides enough history and national enthusiasm to step out into the cold November air to indulge just one more time.

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ON CINEMA “Cinema is truth at 24 frames per second,” says Jean-Luc Godard, director extraordinaire, and of course he’s quite right.

There is no story-telling that can really compare to the wonders of the screen, even books, though they allow you to fabricate the story yourself, can only be enjoyed alone. Films however, are a communal learning experience, a showcase of the extent of human imagination.

Now that our beautiful long summer evenings are getting shorter and darker by the day, it’s just about the time of year to put away the barbecue, and bring out the DVD player. This month in particular is going to be a fantastic time to do so, thanks to a lengthy list of highly rated films due to come out in November, no sunshine required.

Coming out on the 1st, Cutie and the Boxer, a film/documentary following a Japanese couple living in New York, which tells the story of their marriage, their art, and what it means to express your identity.

Also on the 1st, Philomena stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, as he -a struggling journalistpicks up the story of the Irish woman’s search for her long-lost son. The journey takes them to the USA, and some long-forgotten secrets are uncovered along the way.

Gravity, an exciting prospect for sci-fi and thriller fans, is due to be released on the 8th, with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney portraying astronauts stuck adrift in space after a terrible accident.

Apparently it is one of the best space films ever made, and going by its record break in the US box office, I wouldn’t be surprised.

Perhaps one of the most anticipated films of the year, The Hunger Games sequel: Catching Fire comes out on 21st of November, with the next chapter in the dramatic dystopian saga.

The 29th of November sees Carrie reincarnated. A remake of the 70s film, from the Stephen King novel, the new version has Chloe Grace Moretz as the telekinetic protagonist, and promises horror and carnage.

Not to mention great TV series reappearing, such as the Doctor Who 50th anniversary on the 23rd, and the premier of Almost Human.

All in all, it seems like the right kind of time to stock up on popcorn and get sitting comfortably outside is overrated. - Ella

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WHAT’S IT WORTH? It’s said that money makes the world go round and it’s certainly provided adequate fodder for fiction writers over the years. Here’s our pick of the best books on bucks…and how to spend them.

Bonfire of the Vanities

By Tom Wolfe Here’s written proof that life can turn on a dime.

Bond trader Sherman McCoy thinks he has life pretty sussed, with a swanky Park Avenue apartment, trophy wife and even a bit on the side.

Then he’s involved in a hit and run and his life starts to come undone. Wolfe’s novel exudes money, and all the excesses of the 1980s come spilling out of the pages.

The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald The very embodiment of the excesses of the so-called Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby himself is the millionaire Jay Gatsby who resides at West Egg, Long Island. For years he’s been in love with Daisy Buchanan, who now lives across the water at East Egg and remains as elusive and just out of his grasp as ever. Determined to win back Daisy’s affections, Gatsby holds lavish party after lavish party in the hope that someday, she will walk back into his opulent hallway, and his life. This cautionary tale reveals what happens when American Dreams turn out to be anything but, and Gatsby learns, to his detriment, that all that glitters 16 • info@thehandymag.co.uk

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Money

By Martin Amis Greedy chops personified, John Self loves everything to excess: spending money, sex, alcohol, tobacco, but then, equally, who doesn’t love a genuine glutton for all that they are? A director of TV adverts, with wild spending habits, Self is trying to produce his first major picture and is doing it with his usual excess and aplomb. This is a story of a man who lives without restraints; of excess and exuberance, all done in an incredibly comic way. You will be shocked and appalled, but in a good way.

The Way We Live Now

By Anthony Trollope If you thought financial scandal was limited to modern day bankers and politicians then think again. This is Trollope’s great satire of the financial wheeler-dealings of the 1870s.

Augustus Melmotte is a financier with a dubious past who relocates to London and sets the city alight with gossip and intrigue. Like Jay Gatsby, he holds lavish parties in order to extract what he wants from people, in this case investors,

and so begins an intricatelywoven tale of greed and dishonesty.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

By Sophie Kinsella You write about solving financial problems for a living, but your own bank account is firmly cemented in the red.

Journalist Rebecca Bloomwood is a selfconfessed shopaholic, who becomes increasingly entangled in her own intricate web of credit card debts and unpaid bills, all the while dispensing advice to other poor financial flops. Can she ever see her way clear to a debt-free but romance-full life?

Vanity Fair

By William Makepeace Thackeray Becky Sharp knows what she wants and how to get it.

Thackeray’s single-minded heroine has just graduated from Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies and now has her sights set firmly on wealth and worldly possessions. Amelia, her somewhat more loveable and kind- hearted companion, is a bit soppier and only has eyes for her soldier, George who it has to be said, is a bit of a cad and a bounder. Vanity Fair is an epic satire of love, loss, fortunes and fighting, all done with more than a smattering of Regency style.

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On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the First World War ended and civilians wanted to remember those who had given their lives for peace and freedom.

Nowadays, we are all familiar with the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and a way to raise funds to support veterans. But how did the iconic flower make the journey from the fields to our lapels?

It all began with Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian physician who fought in Flanders. In May 1915 his friend was killed in action. Looking at the poppies growing alongside his grave moved McCrae to write the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’.

The idea to use the poppy as a symbol of remembrance came from an American professor and YWCA worker, Moina Michael, in 1918. She

wrote a poem in reply to McCrae’s called ‘We Shall Keep the Faith’ and started to sell silk poppies.

The idea was adopted by the American Legion in 1920. In 1921, Anna E Guerin started making artificial poppies in France and gained the support of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, founder of the Royal British Legion.

The first poppy appeal was held on Armistice Day 1921. It was hugely popular and, despite a recommended selling price of threepence per poppy, single petals sold for £5. In all, the appeal raised £106,000 – that equates to almost £30 million in today’s money!

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It commemorates the animals that have been victims of war and raises money for Animal Aid. Give your support and wear your poppy with pride this November.

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MOTORING Aston Martin Rapide S

By James Baggott, MD of BlackballMedia.co.uk

THE KNOWELGE

• Model: Aston Martin Rapide S • Price: £165,580 (as tested) • Engine: 6.0-litre, V12, petrol • Power: 550bhp 620NM • Max speed: 190mph • 0-62mph: 4.9 seconds • MPG: 19.9mpg (combined) • Emissions: 332g/km CO2

WHAT IS IT?

Meet Aston Martin’s slightly awkward-looking four-door saloon, but now with added adrenaline. Not that the standard car really needed an additional dose of go-go juice, but that’s never stopped the Gaydon massive from administering aid before. As part of a mid-life refresh the S has more power and even more refinement, and is the only model in the maker’s range that comes with two rear seats.

WHAT’S UNDER THE BONNET?

An almighty lump, that’s what.

The ageing 6.0-litre V12 is still in situ – a last hurrah before AMG work their black magic under the hoods of Britain’s finest – but for now it has even more grunt. Power is up 80bhp to 550bhp and this helps the 60mph dash time tumble under that all-important five second barrier, but only by a tenth of a second. Top speed is a heady 190mph and with those sorts of figures fuel economy and emissions suffer. The former is a rather woeful 19.9mpg and CO2 is puffed out at a rate of 332g/km.

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the wood burnished. Several cows were sacrificed to coat most surfaces inside and the instruments are as beautiful as one of the finest Swiss watches.

Standard kit includes Bluetooth, sat nav, front and rear parking sensors (you need them, this thing is Ark Royal long), tracking device and a stunning 1000W Bang & Olufsen stereo. Some of the controls are a little small and fiddly, particularly the buttons in the centre console. Those rear seats have the option of TV screens (£2,495) and you can go mad on the other options too. Even the paint of our test car was an additional £3,495, but it’s worth it for the name alone: Skyfall Silver.

ANY RIVALS?

A few. The biggest is the Porsche Panamera. An ugly car from some angles, stunning from others, it’s a super-sized sports car that’s superb to drive, especially in GTS form. The new Mercedes S-Class will be a potent rival too as will Audi’s luxurious A8. Even BMW’s 7 Series will have a sniff in this category, where price matters far less than the badge that’s on the bonnet.

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE?

Aston Martin’s range, that’s for sure, but this is a GT car to transport you and the family with ease. It’s relaxed and sedate when you want it to be, but can still pick up its skirt and go when you put your foot down.

As the revs rise the butterflies in the exhaust containing the cacophony of noise open, releasing a guttural V12 groan.

The rear seats are comfy too, even for adults, but that said, headroom can be a little cramped.

OUR VERDICT

The Aston Martin Rapide S is a stunning way to travel. It’s luxurious, looks sharp and is caked in cool. You can’t drive an Aston anywhere without gaining nods of appreciation and that very rarely happens in ostentatious equivalents from the likes of Ferrari or Lamborghini. There’s a certain respect for Aston Martin, and I like that. The Rapide S is a big car – and it feels it on the road – and that engine really is starting to feel dated in terms of economy, but the power is impressive and if you need those extra rear seats it’s worth considering… if you have the cash, of course.

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SHORT STORY

THE AMAZING MISTER MITTENS

by Jackie Brewster

Toby Daniels thought it was extremely unfair that he had to go next door and feed Mrs Withershaw’s cat.

His neighbour would be in hospital for a whole week having a hip replacement. The boring chore would make him late home from school, and that meant ten minutes less computer game playing while his Mother made dinner. It simply was asking too much.

He’d never paid much attention to Mrs Withershaw’s pet before. It had always seemed like the usual sort of cat, but by the third day of caring for it Toby wasn’t so sure. Yesterday he had left a dirty bowl next to the sink and today when he let himself in, the bowl had been washed and placed on the draining board.

He watched as Mister Mittens hungrily ate his dinner.

When he was sure the cat had finished Toby gently picked him up and placed him on the counter.

“Show me how you turned on the tap, Mister Mittens,” Toby whispered in the cat’s ear. Mister Mittens began licking his paws enigmatically, clearly in no mood for performing.

This was not the first time something unusual had happened. On the first day, in his rush to get home, Toby had knocked over a pile of newspapers, causing them to cascade across the kitchen floor. When he returned the next day Mister Mitten had piled the newspapers up neatly again.

In fact as Toby walked in, the cat was curled up asleep on top of them. Toby wondered if all cats were as amazing as Mister Mittens, or whether this was a very special cat.

He decided to ask his Mother. Mrs Daniels seemed genuinely surprised about how clever Mister Mittens was.

“What a very considerate cat,” she agreed.

continued into the evening. Mrs Daniels noticed that Toby kept glancing nervously out of the living room window.

“Something wrong Toby dear?” she asked finally.

“I’m worried about next door,” Toby said. “I noticed a leak in Mrs Withershaw’s back porch, and if this rain carries on she’s going to have a big puddle there when she gets home. She could slip over and ruin that brand new hip.”

“Oh dear.” Mrs Daniels pretended to read her magazine while watching her son out of the corner of her eye. “What is there to be done about it?”

It amazed and amused her that Toby still hadn’t realised that she had been going round to Mrs Withershaw’s every morning to tidy up the mess he’d made. She was seeing another side to Toby emerging as he cared for that old cat, so she was more than happy for Mister Mittens to take all the credit.

Toby made up his mind and went into the hall for his coat.

Over the following days Mister Mittens, while being left home alone, somehow put the empty tins of cat food into the recycling, swept up scattered cat litter and mopped up a puddle of milk next to the fridge.

Toby knew that the milk had been mopped, not licked up, because the mop and bucket had moved, and the mop was damp.

“I’m going back there now to put a bucket under it,” he said decisively.

It began to rain the day before Mrs Withershaw was due to come home from hospital, and the rain

“Honestly Mum!” Toby sighed, zipping up his coat.

“You can’t expect a cat to think of everything.”

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“That’s very thoughtful of you,” Mrs Daniels said, delighted that her son was finally learning to be considerate. Then, unable to resist, she added, “But won’t Mister Mittens do it?”

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THE RISE OF THE

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t’s something we all take for granted today – being able to travel abroad on holiday and have everything available for all the family.

From the babysitting services to the dedicated children’s swimming pools and clubs, all giving the younger members of the family hours upon hours worth of attractions and distractions to entertain them for the fortnights holiday away…

It hasn’t always been this way, so where did it all begin and where did the All Inclusive concept come from?

Back in the heady days of the 1960’s, our European counterparts across the Channel were living it up on what was then the World’s first ever All Inclusive concept, the brainchild of Club Mediteranee or what we now know today as simply Club Med. Guests would turn up in the resorts and be given strings of beads which they would

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wear and exchange in resort for drinks, food and activities – the whole idea being that no money changed hands while you were on your holiday – and the first All Inclusive style holiday was born.

While the parents were having a great time enjoying all the hotels had to offer, Club Med turned their thinking to the children and how to keep them occupied during the days and nights so that they too could have as good a time as their parents .In 1967 the worlds first resort based Children’s Clubs were created where parents could leave their children supervised for the main parts of the day and evening and activities were created to keep all ages occupied!

Since then there have been many incarnations of All Inclusive spring up, with hoteliers and travel companies all around the world getting on board with what is fast becoming the norm for holidays

on the beach. The standards and the inclusions vary vastly from one to another and it’s sometimes difficult to know where to choose – the skills of locals travel agents can definitely help narrow the options and give you the best value and quality for your budget. There is also the question of the local economy – how have the all inclusive resorts affected trade?

Well for those companies operating well managed resorts, the focus is on utilising local business for supply of goods as well as the employing the available workforce. These resorts can become hubs for the local community – major employers as well as customers providing much needed sustainability for the area. Club Med and others fall into this category.

It’s all about knowing the right ones to choose. Never a truer word was spoken with the phrase “You get what you pay for”… if it seems like it’s too good to be true, it probably is!

Ask a travel expert for advice, check the resort reviews with them online and book knowing you have secured the best quality deal with the security of financial protection and a reputable operator.

And most importantly, make time to visit the local shops and markets. Although everything is covered in your hotel, you never know what local delights you might eat, drink or buy when you step out and enjoy the flavours of the country you have visited – and the locals will appreciate it too!

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I often talk in my workshops about the importance of time management — how everyone has the same amount of time every day, just 24 hours. What you get out of it depends on how you use it. I find Brian Tracy very inspiring in his book “Eat That Frog”. He recommends starting the day by dealing with the worst and the most important thing that you need to do i.e. the “Frog”.

The key thing to bear in mind is, if you have to eat a frog, it doesn’t pay to sit and look at it too long. The key to high performance is to plan every day in advance the night before, identifying and setting your priorities. Ask yourself, “If I can only complete one task on this list before I leave today, which one would it be?” Whatever that is, becomes your “Frog”.

The next morning you need to discipline yourself to start in on that task, and deal only with that until it is complete.

If you can develop that habit, you can double and triple your productivity, you’ll take full control of your life, you will eventually become wealthy, and the personal feeling of pride, accomplishment, discipline and achievement you get will be absolutely extraordinary. It is one of the most important of all lessons to learn, and one of the hardest things to implement. Once you’ve got the hang of this then it’s time to get your employees following your lead. For more inspiration visit my website and blog www.actioncoach. com/mandyhildred or email mandyhildred@actioncoach.com

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COOKING TRAVEL

By Solange Hando

Twice Baked Cheese Souffle Makes 4 Ready in 1 hour 20 minutes

TIP To prepare ahead, leave the soufflés to cool after the initial baking, then turn them out into the baking dish and cover with cling film. Chill in the fridge for a few hours or overnight and top with the cheese and bake for the second time just before serving.

Melt the butter in a saucepan then stir in the 1. flour and mix with a wooden spoon to make

If the thought of baking a fragile cheese soufflé for a special dinner seems a little too ambitious, then think again. Baked once in advance then baked again just before serving, these delicious individual soufflés work every time.

INGREDIENTS • 40g butter, plus extra for greasing • 40g plain flour • 225ml milk, warmed • 4 large eggs, separated • 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley • 75g mature Cheddar cheese, grated • 75g Stilton cheese, crumbled • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 150ml double cream • Green salad, to serve • Cayenne pepper, to sprinkle (optional)

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a smooth paste. Cook over a low heat for 1 minute. Gradually whisk the milk a little at a time. Once all the milk has been added, cook over a low heat for a further 2-3 minutes, whisking continuously, until you have a smooth and thick sauce. Remove from the heat and cool for 5 minutes.

in the egg yolks, parsley and two-thirds 2. ofBeat the Cheddar and Stilton. Season lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Butter four large ramekin dishes and line the bases with circles of baking parchment.

Place the egg whites in a clean, grease-free 3. bowl and whisk until stiff. Beat one spoonful

of the egg whites into the cheese sauce to loosen it slightly then gently fold the sauce into the remaining egg whites. Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared dishes.

Place the dishes in a roasting tin and pour in 4. boiling water to come halfway up the sides

of the dishes. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and golden. Transfer the dishes to a cooling rack (the soufflés will sink a little but don’t worry). Increase the oven temperature to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.

Turn the soufflés out into a shallow baking dish 5. and remove the lining papers. Sprinkle over

the remaining cheese and return to the oven for 15-20 minutes until piping hot and puffy.

Spoon the cream over the top and bake for a further 2-3 minutes until heated through. Serve immediately with salad, sprinkled lightly with cayenne pepper, if liked.

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CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Y HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL - SAT NOV 30TH & SUN 1ST DEC. ou are invited into this beautifully decorated hall to help us start the season with some creative festive cheer. This year, we have a series of exciting new events to suit all ages.

SATURDAY - Craft & Gift Day with delicious light refreshment served in our Christmas tearoom.

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Saturday night - Cracker, Cheese and Carol Night.

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by Pippa Greenwood Ground cover plantings are a wonderful way to create gorgeous carpets of colour in your garden, whatever its size and wherever it’s located. But what’s so special about groundcover growing, when is it most useful and when should you start?

The initial few months will take some effort, but once growing well, most ground cover planting needs little if any maintenance except perhaps a very occasional trim, some food and water in drier weather.

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YORK • NOVEMBER 2013 • ISSUE 96 If you’re planting up a slope, it’s worth trying to secure the soil a little too, as all that preparation and weed clearing will have loosened the surface and made it prone to erosion. Once growing well the roots of the plants will help to secure the slope brilliantly, but in the meantime, use landscape fabric pinned down onto the surface of the slope.

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CHRONICLES IN THE LIFE OF ALFIE PART 4 AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF A DAY IN PRACTICE.

ALFIE GOES ON HOLIDAY Today I don’t like Phil!

It all began a week ago when Phil announced excitedly that he had booked to go camping in France. I did not share in his enthusiasm, as I knew this meant I would be spending the week abandoned in the kennels or ‘doggy holidays’ as Phil referred to it! Little did he know it was far from a holiday for me being cooped up all day with the other miserable hounds.

On Phil’s return, I would be expected to appear all excited to see him and share in his happiness. He would not even notice the trauma I had endured or the fact that I could do with a holiday!

This time though, Phil explained I would be coming with him. I was so excited as I had never been abroad before and judging by Phil’s mood and suntan when he returned I had always thought ‘holiday’ was a place I might like to visit. Besides being anywhere with Phil was going to be better than going to kennels!

However, I did not know that to partake in Phil’s French adventure I would need to visit the VET. As a PATIENT not an observer!

Now, I love going to work with Phil, to see my friends and be a part of the action from the safety of Phil’s desk, but I had a rather unpleasant discovery whilst exploring recently, about the procedures that go on within the vets. I tried to explain to Phil, that actually, I would like to go on ‘doggy holidays’ after all. It wasn’t all bad. Actually I quite enjoyed it. I wagged my tail to show my 50 • info@thehandymag.co.uk

enthusiasm, as he didn’t seem to understand me.

He mistook this as me looking forward to France and enduring what ever was necessary to get there.

‘Good dog’ he said patting my head. I groaned and lay down looking up at him with heavy eyes. I loved Phil but sometimes he was just so STUPID. We arrived at the vets and poor unsuspecting me, trotted in happily behind Phil, unaware of the things to be bestowed on me. I started to realise that it was not going to be a normal day when instead of turning left to the vets office we turned right, to the consulting room. I knew I was in trouble when Phil closed the door behind us and turned to me with what he obviously thought was a reassuring face.

I knew if he was making ‘that’ face at me, then something most unpleasant was about to happen.

Apparently, so Phil was telling me, I needed a pet passport to travel within the EU and to get one, I needed to have a Rabies Vaccination, a microchip and receive a tapeworm treatment.

I was mortified. Did I look like the kind of dog to have rabies or tapeworm? Phil then said I might as well have a flea treatment for good measure.

Luckily I already had a microchip. Phil said I had had it done when I was castrated. I did not know what that word meant but it sounded very important and made me feel very manly!

Phil was still talking despite me pulling my ‘I’m not listening face.’

‘Right Alfie this rabies vaccination needs to be given 21 days before we travel so you need it now’ he bent down and tickled my ears, then he stuck the vaccination into my scruff. He gave me a handful of biscuits and told me I could have my flea and tapeworm treatment closer to the time of our holiday. Still chance to hide before then I thought whilst making a hasty retreat to his desk.

What I didn’t know was I would have to have another tapeworm treatment in France before I was allowed back into the country, but that is another story.

I have now decided to teach Phil a lesson and will ignore him until teatime!

For more information on taking your pets abroad please speak to your Veterinary Surgeon. You can also follow Alfie’s adventures by liking him on the Station House Vets Facebook page.

Celia Carr, RVN Station House Vets Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 5th November

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YOUR CAT DURING FIREWORK SEASON

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ork Cats Protection has issued advice to help keep pet cats safe during the fireworks season. Whilst the celebrations can be great fun for people, cats can be left stressed out, confused or injured by fireworks.

Centre Manager James Hodgkison said: “Apart from the obvious physical damage suffered through accidental contact with fireworks, cats can be badly affected by fireworks noise and lights. Possible behavioural problems as a result of fear and stress could include house soiling or excessive grooming, whilst there is also the danger of a pet cat running away and potentially not returning home.”

A few simple precautions can help owners to keep their cat out of harm’s way: • Keep your cat in after dark and ensure access to a litter tray • Try to reduce outside noise by keeping windows shut and curtains drawn. Playing soothing music or having

the TV on may also help. Try not to reinforce fearful behaviour by soothing and reassuring a cat that is looking anxious • While cats like to be settled in a cosy, familiar territory such as a comfy bed or favourite chair, when feeling scared they need safe places to hide. Ensure they can exhibit this natural behaviour by providing access to a hiding place, such as under the bed, an igloo-style cat bed or something simple like a cardboard box • Make sure all doors and windows are securely closed to prevent your cat from escaping the home • A Pheromone plug-in diffuser such as Feliway® can be used to decrease anxiety and spraying and can have a beneficial effect in calming a cat during fireworks. However, you must start using it a couple of weeks before 5 November to maximise the benefit. It should be sited in the room in which your cat chooses to rest. Please speak to your vet for more information For further information, please contact York Cats Protection on 01904 760356 www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 658776 • 51

A BETTER LIFE SHEDDING A TEAR by Derek Thompson

It looked pretty, but there was more plant than building!

Summerhouse still sounded so bright and optimistic, even this late in the year, despite its current appearance. The roof had become open plan in places and the Russian Vine (not for nothing is it sometimes known as mile-a-minute) had infiltrated and exploited the guttering, several joints and three places along one side panel. So, all things considered, it was time to make a difficult decision. Or rather, it was time for Anne to make a difficult decision.

Demolition was a straightforward affair, once I’d taken on board Anne’s advice not to stand in the middle of it and pull. Nothing salvageable was wasted. The doors went to a neighbour to become elongated cold frames; likewise the bigger windows. We kept the smaller ones to bring on beans and butternut squash plants in the future. Plus, there was enough kindling - or rather, there will be - to fill our wood store.

The next stage in my summerhouse grieving process occurred when Anne took me shed shopping, since we

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It’s funny how attached you can become to inanimate objects. It was only a summerhouse, after all - a glorified, double-doored, glass-fronted shed. And in its time it has mainly housed folding chairs, the lawnmower, chicken bedding and the cat. Even so, I was sorry to be parting company with it. clearly didn’t need another summerhouse and our actual shed was also on its last legs.

When you run out of spaces on the doors to fit replacement hinges, it’s time to call it a day.

up off the floor). By the time I returned home, all I needed to do was position some plastic sheeting, so that the cat didn’t feel tempted to leave an organic time capsule in the sand.

I wandered around the shed yard, surly and unimpressed, like a schoolboy having to buy new shoes for next term. And then I saw it, framed in golden sunlight: a wonder shed. With glass along one side to let in light for propagation and so that we can watch the birds, and enough space for my tools, my bike and the cat, it ticked all the boxes. Delivery was assured in four weeks’ time and no money down - an all-round winner.

The shed people delivered on time and put the shed up on site. The block work was, thanks to my non-involvement, perfect.

Even the cat flap seemed to meet with Porsha’s approval.

She is a pre-named, rescue cat, so I take no responsibility.

However, now that we’d prepared the ground, it was time to really prepare the ground by levelling it and adding a layer of sand. As the shed needs to sit on blocks and these have to be aligned and spaced perfectly, Anne waited until I’d gone out to work. A neighbour popped over to help; the same one who corrected my comedy coat rack (now you see it, now you pick it - and a pile of coats -

In the evening, a deputation of neighbours came up to take a look around the shed (with torches). Like I say, it’s a small village and not much happens here. One person asked, with genuine concern, if we planned to rent it out to holidaymakers.

I quickly shed some light on the matter.

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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ALL SAINTS’ AND ST ANDREW’S, HUNTINGTON 5 NOVEMBER Mini Bonfire Event for Young Families in collaboration with Ladybirds Kinder Class

At St Andrew’s Church, 4.30pm - 6pm. Tickets are £1 for adults and 50p for children. With fireworks and glow sticks. There will also be traditional Bonfire food such as hot dogs, soup, toffee apples and parkin to purchase on the evening as well as drinks.

9 NOVEMBER Big Invite Night Tickets

Suitable for families 7.30 pm St Andrew’s Church.

An evening of comedy and magic with entertainer Bertie Pearce. Tickets are £5 each of £10 for families (2 adults 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children).

7 NOVEMBER Pub Night, at The Flag and Whistle

7pm. Pie, Peas & Chips with ‘chat-show style’ interview about life & faith. Flag & Whistle Pub, Huntington Road. Free entry. Food is £3 per person; please book.

30 NOVEMBER Family Film Night

St Andrew’s Church, Huntington Tickets for events are available from parish office. Please call in to pay for your tickets, the office

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WI

A nominal 50p per adult entry will go into the ‘Raise the Roof Appeal’ Fund.

For more information ring Denise on 01904 761825

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS YORK BRANCH

14 NOVEMBER Meeting

‘A Village Christmas’ by Dorothy Reed BA. Competition: A Photo of my Christmas

2 NOVEMBER Charity Stall

At York Hospital. 9am – 4.30pm.

THE WONDER YEARS 1 NOVEMBER Halloween Disco

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL, HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL 30 NOVEMBER & 1 DECEMBER Saturday 30th

Craft and Gift Day with Santas Grotto from 11.30am – 3pm.

Saturday Night – 8- 11pm.

‘Cracker, Cheese and Carol Night’. An atmospheric evening of festive music, supper and a licensed bar. Tickets £6 each.

Ring Diane on 01904 761559.

Sunday 1st – Homemade Christmas Show. A day of competition to showcase the best of Haxby and Wigginton’s creative talents. Christmas themed ‘homemade’ categories include, baking, knitting, sewing, photography art, craft and floristry. Show programme and entry forms are available from Castaway Yarns, The CoOp, Haxby Library, Christine’s Hair Fashions and Food For Thought or see the notice board outside Haxby Memorial Hall.

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in

Hosted by The Wonder Years Pre School, Boddler Group and Extended School at Wigginton Recreation Hall between 1pm and 3pm. EVERYONE is welcome! You don’t have to attend a part of The Wonder Years to enjoy the fun. Only £2 admission per child and under 1 year and adults are free. We will have a fabulous freaky disco with DJ and party games, a tattoo stall and a fancy dress competition. Refreshments will be available at very reasonable prices.

Due to the success of our 80’s disco, The W

Years invites all adults to re-live their youth 1 NOVEMBER Decades themed Disco!

DECADES THEMED DISC

TICKET ONLY EVENT 7.30pm until 12.30am at Wigginton Recreation Hall, Mill TICKET ONLYatEVENT Lane. Licensed bar available Friday Fancy 1st November reasonable prices, dress 2013 until 12.30am, optional. Only £57.30pm per ticket, available from The Wonder Wigginton Recreation Hall, Mill Lane Years pre-school Licensed barbungalow, available at reasonable pr Westfield Lane, Wigginton Fancy dressand optional boddlers on Tues, Onlysessions £5 per ticket, available from The Wo Years pre-school bungalow, Westfield La Wigginton and boddlers sessions on Tues, and Thurs in Wigginton Recreation Hall, Mi December or January?

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Weds and Thurs in Wigginton Recreation Hall from 9.3011am. Please support The Wonder Years FUNdraising Events

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL, HUNTINGTON 29 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER

At Huntington Methodist Church, Strensall Road, Huntington, ( on the number 5 bus route) The festival will be open from 10am to 5pm on Friday and Saturday, 2pm to 5pm on Sunday and 10am to 3pm on Monday. There will be 18 trees sponsored and decorated by local businesses and organisations on the theme of Christmas Traditions.

Homemade refreshments will be available all day, and there will be stalls selling gifts, crafts, jewellery and bulbs. Admission is free, and all proceeds are for Church funds.

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS 11 NOVEMBER

Wigginton Recreation Centre 2-4pm and 5-7pm.

YORK CORONARY SUPPORT TRUST 14TH NOVEMBER

Sale at St Crux Church.

Refreshments All raising funds for York Coronary Support Trust. For more details telephone 01904 626918 or visit the website on www.ycsgt.org.uk

CASTLE HOWARD www.castlehoward.co.uk Visitor information on 01653 648333 8 NOVEMBER NSPCC Christmas Fair

9.30am – 3.30pm Over 50 stalls selling a wide range of gifts perfect for Christmas fill the House. All proceeds go directly to the NSPCC and each year the fair raises over £30,000 for the charity. Tickets £7

10 NOVEMBER Wedding Open Day

11am – 3pm Meet our professional wedding team and a handful of our carefully selected wedding suppliers and discover Yorkshire’s most romantic venue, dressed for a civil ceremony and wedding breakfast. Pre-register at www. castlehoward.co.uk to receive complimentary admission

16 NOVEMBER Premium Monumental Tour

10.00am This all-day event begins with a circuit tour that takes in the Avenue, Gatehouse, Mock Fortifications, Pyramid, Mausoleum, and Temple with exclusive access to these buildings, followed by lunch and access to the Castle Howard archives. Tickets £60.00

23 NOVEMBER – 22 DECEMBER Christmas at Castle Howard

See Castle Howard in all its festive glory and take in the magical Christmas atmosphere of the candlelit House. There will be yuletide entertainment, festive foods and gifts, plus prebook a fireside audience with Father Christmas at weekends (charges apply).Usual admission prices apply

WEEKENDS FROM SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER – 22ND DECEMBER A Fireside Audience with Father Christmas

Join Father Christmas and his wizard friend for festive stories, singing and magic tricks in front of a roaring fire in the Grecian Hall. £12 per child, accompanying adults usual admission prices apply.

23RD, 24TH, 25TH NOVEMBER & 9TH, 10TH, 15TH, 16TH, 19TH DECEMBER Christmas Courtyard Craft & Produce Markets 10am – 4pm With over 20 stalls, our Christmas markets sell an array of handmade gifts and local produce perfect for the festive season. Stop by our gift shops, farm shop or plant centre too and pick up that extra something special. Free admission

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SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES 23 NOVEMBER Jumble Sale for NSPCC. At Sheriff Hutton Village Hall 2pm to 4pm

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY 26 OCTOBER – 3 NOVEMBER Witches and Wizards Week

Enjoy some half term fun with a trip on the Railway and be transported back into a world of magic and enchantment.

For more information visit website www.nymr.co.uk

SOUTH BANK COMMUNITY CINEMA 8 NOVEMBER Carancho (2010)

8pm. A romantic, crime thriller from Argentina (Certificate 15)

22 NOVEMBER The Big Sleep (1946)

8pm. Howard Hawks’ classic murder mystery (Certificate PG) Both evenings doors open 7.30pm at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York YO23 1BW. Tel 01904 466086. Tickets £4 Guests / £3 Members. www. sbcommunitycinema.co.uk

ST NICHOLAS FAYRE, YORK 28 NOVEMBER 1 DECEMBER

A four day event where thousands of visitors flock to York to visit one of the most popular Christmas Markets in the UK. The Fayre offers a range of markets specialising in gifts, crafts, and the very best in local farm produce. Outside markets move into Parliament Street, St Sampsons Square and Coppergate while York’s grand medieval Guild Hall provides a home for ‘Made In Yorkshire’ artists and crafters from across the region. The magnificent medieval townhouse, Barley Hall, presents a special medieval market with live crafting, mulled wine and costumed traders and St William’s College houses an arts and crafts market for fine hand-made items not to be found in the shops. .

VINTAGE MUSIC & AFTERNOON TEA PARTY 2 NOVEMBER

Haxby Memorial Hall from 1.30 - 3.30pm Once again, Haxby Memorial Hall’s Fundraising team are going back in time for a nostalgic afternoon of vintage themed music and entertaiment with Mickey Ramsbottom & The Alka Seltzer Sisters. Sit and listen, sing-along or have a dance to all the favourite tunes from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s. Admission is £5.00 to include tea served in the traditional way, on real china, with delicious homemade cake.

Booking not essential, entry on the door, numbers will be limited and sorry but once we’re full, we’re full. In aid of the hall’s ‘Raise The Roof Fund’.

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET 2 NOVEMBER

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

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, THE MUSICAL 6 - 9 NOVEMBER

New Earswick Musical Society.

At the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, 7.30pm, Matinee Saturday 2.30pm Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Wilson. Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture. Story

by Valentine Davies. Tickets £14, £13 (concessions), £9 (children).

Tel: 0844 8700887 (credit/ debit cards only) or Mrs Carol Richardson (07759 260852) or newearswickmusicalsociety. co.uk.

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 1940S/50S DANCE NIGHT 2 NOVEMBER

Haxby Memorial Hall from 7.30 - 11.00pm Why not join Mickey Ramsbottom & The Alka Seltzer Sisters for another popular dance night, this time with mainly music from the 1940s but with a little bit of 1950s thrown in for good measure.

Enjoy music and dances such as the popular Jive, Lindy Hop, Waltzes, Gay Gordons, Strolls,

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Quickstep, Foxtrot, Cha Cha Cha, Tango, Charleston, Military Two Step, Valeta and more. All played by that lovely man DJ Big George Anderson. Tickets are still £8.50 per person and must be booked in advance.

Please take your own drinks, glasses, supper or snacks.

Ring 01904 765780 or email: mickeyramsbottom@hotmail. co.uk for further information.

40s/50s dress if possible please, but not essential. This event supports Marie Curie Cancer Care.

from the Bar Convent on 01904 643238, email:reception@ bar-convent.org.uk. Further details of the event can be found on the website: www. stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk or by ringing Rosemary on 01904 787181.

Wigginton Recreational Hall.

Tickets from Steve & Dee at £7.50 each. This will follow the usual chaotic format of the past with everyone bringing their own drinks and supper and joining in the mayhem.

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS 6 DECEMBER Gaudete!

At the Bar Convent in Blossom Street, York at 7.30pm.

Performing a programme of music and readings for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany entitled “Gaudete!”. The Singers will be conducted as always by Michael Wiles and the accompanist on this occasion will be Geoffrey Coffin.

Tickets, costing £10 to include wine and mince pies, will be available from 1st November

The Annual St Georges Old Boys Reunion will be held at Tramways WMC from 7 p.m. onwards. For more information please visit www.stgeorgesyork. co.uk

16 NOVEMBER

15 NOVEMBER Concert in Sheriff Hutton Village Hall

13 DECEMBER Foresters Christmas Party

15 NOVEMBER

FRIENDS OF THE ISLAND PRECHRISTMAS FAIR

THE FORESTERS

Tickets £10 to include 2 course supper. Licensed Bar Contact Margaret Fisher 01347878314

ST GEORGES OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION

13 DECEMBER A Dickens of a Christmas!

In aid of the Derwent Lions Club at Sutton on Derwent Village Hall at 7.30pm. The evening’s entertainment will feature some wonderful seasonal music, with tunes both old and new, together with evocative readings from works by Charles Dickens.

Tickets, price £10, to include mulled wine and mince pies, will be available from 1st November by contacting Rosemary on 01904 787181. Further details at www.stamfordbridgesingers. co.uk

‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ CHRISTMAS FAIR 23 NOVEMBER

At New Earswick Folk Hall at 1pm. In aid of York & District Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Beautiful Santa’s grotto : children £2.50, adults 50p.

Admission to the fair : Adults 50p, children free, Stalls, tombola, raffle.

1 – 4 pm at St Peter’s School, Clifton, York. Begin your Christmas preparations ahead of the seasonal shopping rush.

Light refreshments, fair trade products, charity Christmas cards and a range of gift items, as well as some festive fun for the children. The fair is being held in aid of local mentoring charity The Island, which supports vulnerable children and young people in York.

Admission to the fair is FREE, but please note that there is no parking on the school campus.

ST LEONARD’S HOSPICE 1 DECEMBER Light Up A Life Service.

6-7pm in St Helen’s Square.

Short service of Dedication followed by the switching on of the lights on the Hospice Light up a Life Tree. Music by Shepherd Group Youth Band.

CHRISTMAS FAIR 29 NOVEMBER

Stockton on the Forest Primary School. 3.15pm-5pm See Santa in his Grotto. Grand prize raffle, Tombola, Cake Stall, Seasonal games and stalls and Refreshments.

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NSPCC GRAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT 7 DECEMBER Margaret Berg & Guests

Stockton on the Forest Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £11 to include refreshments from: Margaret Berg 01904 491604 or Wendy Whitwell 01904 490758

BUSINESS WORKSHOP 20 NOVEMBER

1.30pm - 4.30pm Learn How to Make Your Business work hard so that you don’t have to at the “6 Steps to a Better Business Workshop”.

ActionCOACH, York Offices Email: mandyhildred@ actioncoach.com or Telephone 01904 499618 for more info

JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE Haxby Road, York , YO31 8TA. Tel : 01904 658197

6 - 9 NOVEMBER Miracle on 34th Street

Come and be charmed by the white-bearded gentleman who claims to be Santa Claus.

See him bring about a miracle on 34th Street, sending a surge of good feelings through the community and convincing cynics that there really is a Santa Claus.

13 - 16 NOVEMBER A Chorus Of Disapproval

Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society are taking on The Beggar’s Opera as their next production and all seems fairly normal, until Guy Jones joins the company and life and art begin to be ingeniously linked.

A handsome, lonely widower

with the inability to say no to anybody, Guy manages to work his way up the ranks of the company.

Becoming an instant hit with the show’s director Dafydd, Guy also hits it off rather too well with Hannah, the director’s wife and several other of the ladies.

As opening night draws near, Guy begins to realise there are downsides to being the leading man. After all, all the best action happens off-stage.

23 NOVEMBER Perform York - Emma Bassett School of Performing Arts

Come and explore the extensive enthusiasm from the talented versatile performers. A collaboration of dance, singing and acting pieces delivered to you with passion and style from a cast age from 3 years old to 20 plus.

27 – 29 NOVEMBER A Christmas Carol: The Musical

A new magical family adventure based upon ‘A Christmas Carol’

by Charles Dickens An exciting new musical that will certainly get you into the “spirit” of Christmas!

Follow Scrooge on this adventure to see if he can find the magic that is Christmas.

DON’T STOP US NOW - REFLEX DANCE TROUPE 30 NOVEMBER

Join the Reflex dancers (aged from 2 to 25) as they take you on a journey through the decades featuring such styles as disco, rock and roll and jazz.

A fun show for all the family!

ROBERT FULLER GALLERY 9 - 24 NOVEMBER Go Wild For Art

There will be wildlife paintings, falconry, mini-mammal safaris, bird watching and nature walks for families. See how Yorkshire artist Robert E Fuller persuades wild creatures to pose for their portraits and enjoy photographs of animals from around the world. Open daily 11am-4.30pm – tuck in to a complimentary mince pie, juice for the kids or a glass of wine while you browse.

The Robert Fuller Gallery, Fotherdale Farm, Thixendale, YO17 9LS 01759 368355

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS, YORK LOCAL GROUP. 14 NOVEMBER

Film and accompanying talk on “Birdlife over 40 Pennine Years and the changes that have taken place” by Gordon Yates.

7.30pm at Temple Hall, York St. John University, Lord Mayors Walk, York, YO31 7EX. Nonmembers welcome. Entrance £2.50 Group members, £3.00 non members.

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB 18 NOVEMBER Talk

Chris Small on ‘Gardening Trends’. In this talk, Chris will tell us of the ebb and flow of fashions in plants and practice,

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in December or January?

from the past until the present day. At Flaxton Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

Visitors are always welcome.

Entry charge at the door (£1 for members and £2 for nonmembers).

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB 12 NOVEMBER “Christmas is Coming”.

Festive Flower Arranging demonstration by popular NAFAS demonstrator Eileen Barraclough. Wigginton Recreation Hall, Wigginton, York YO32 2PU at 7.30pm. Visitors very welcome £5. There will be a raffle of flower arrangements and tea/coffee on sale.

More details available from Janet Pepper – 01347 823601.

skies in the whole of the UK, having been awarded UK Dark Sky Discovery’s, Milky Way Class award in January 2013.

15 NOVEMBER Meeting

SCARBOROUGH & RYEDALE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 1 NOVEMBER & 6 DECEMBER

Public observing events in Dalby Forest. Starts at 8pm till 10pm and is free of charge (charitable donations welcomed).

Attendees are advised to wrap up warm as it can get cold on an evening under a clear sky.

Dalby has among the darkest

At Ayton Village Hall, East Ayton. The guest speaker is Dr Shaun Coles of Durham University who will be giving a talk entitled “The Mystery of Dark Energy”. The talk is free to society members and £2 payable on the door for nonmembers. The meeting starts at 7.30pm with doors open from 7.00pm. Refreshments available after the talk.

For further information on events or joining the society, please visit www.scarborough-ryedaleas.org.uk/saras/ or phone Andy Exton FRAS, SARAS secretary on (01723) 500030.

Christmas Tree Festival ON THE THEME OF “CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS”

Supported by Local Businesses and Organisations FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER

Viewing times 10:00am to 5:00pm

SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER Viewing times 10:00am to 5:00pm

SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER

Viewing times 2:00pm to 5:00pm

MONDAY 2 DECEMBER

Viewing times 10:00am to 3:00pm

ADMISSION FREE

Refreshments & Light Lunches Everyday Stalls for Christmas Gifts, Jewellery, Crafts, Bulbs.

Proceeds for Church Funds

Huntington Methodist Church, Strensall Road, Huntington, YO32 9SH

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk by Tuesday 5th November

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 In Wigginton Recreational Hall, Wigginton YO32 2PU. Contact Janet Pepper on 01347 823601 HAXBY & WIGGINTON GARDENING CLUB. Contact Ginny, Secretary: 01904 768516.

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

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

HUNTINGTON BRIDGE CLUB Contact Marianne: 01904 761892.

HUNTINGTON OVER SIXTIES CLUB Contact Sonia: 01904 632782.

NEW EARSWICK BRIDGE CLUB Contact: 01904 760639.

bridge.

Contact John: 01904 769618.

STRENSALL DINING GROUP Contact: 01904 490987.

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

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

YORK LADIES CIRCLE See our website www.ladiescircle.co.uk/York. We are also on Facebook & Twitter

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

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

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

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

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

STRENSALL BRIDGE CLUB Strensall Village Hall, Thursday at 7pm For non-serious

OAKEN GROVE SURFERS Contact: 01904 769176.

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.

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.

STRENSALL ST MARY’S ART GROUP Telephone 01904 492217 or 01904 490079

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY YORK BRANCH Contact: 01904 758577 or visit www2.mssociety.org. uk/York

YORK MODEL BOAT CLUB Contact Steve: 01904 424155 or www.yorkmodelboatclub. co.uk.

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

SILVER SONG BOX Contact Thea Jacob on 01904 634390

HALVES Lost your other half? If so, we meet for a friendly chat over refreshments? Trinity Methodist Church, Monkgate, York.

Contact Margaret: 01904 415894

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

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

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

Free and confidential advice. .

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

ADVICE & SUPPORT

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.

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 GROUP TRUST For more information please email brookes371@btinternet. com or visit www.ycsgt.org.uk

BREATHE EASY YORK Contact John Hillyer: 01904 787507 or David Hardy 01904 760407 visit www. breatheeasyyork.co.uk.

YORVIK GATEWAY CLUB. Contact Club Leader Sarah Wild on 07593 380973 or yorvikgatewayclub@gmail. com. www.yorvikgatewayclub.co.uk

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

Contact: 01904 721166.

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

Contact: 01904 642227.

CITIZEN ADVICE BUREAU

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 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 Strensall Village Hall on the last Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

YORK LIBRARIES Contact: 01904 552660.

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

Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 5th November

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

HAXBY SINGERS. Contact Lynn: 01904 769838 or Margaret: 01904 761618.

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.btck. co.uk

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

THE SHEPHERD GROUP BRASS BAND Ring Charles: 07802 190250.

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

YORK CONCERT BAND .

Contact the Secretary, Jill: 01904 629065.

HAXBY MOOR GIRL GUIDING Contact Helen Feeten: 01904 762926

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

1ST HEWORTH SCOUT GROUP Contact Matthew on 07974901386 or visit www.1st-heworth.org.uk for more info.

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

29TH YORK (HUNTINGTON ALL SAINTS) RAINBOWS Contact Stephanie Easton: 07875 541520

HAXBY PLAYGROUPS Contact: 01904 768966 or email manager@haxbyplaygroups.org.uk or visit www. haxbyplaygroups.org.uk

CHRISTCHURCH SCOUT GROUP (STOCKTON LANE) Contact Wendy Davis: 07808 882749

LITTLE FISHES Hurst Hall, Strensall. Contact Claire: 01904 499684

STOCKTON ON THE FOREST SCOUT GROUP Contact Kath Shapcott: 01904 421096.

THE WONDER YEARS Contact: 01904 758717

AIR CADETS, EASINGWOLD Contact: 2487@aircadets.org

HUNTINGTON PRESCHOOL & TODDLERS Contact Lynne: 01904 765017 or email enquiries@ huntingtonpreschool.org.uk.

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

Contact Nick: 01904 481039 or Keith: 07770 874996 or nick.roberts@dunningtonsportsclub.com or keithmayhew@hotmail.com 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.

YORK HOTSHOTS CHEERLEADING CLUB .

Contact Anna: 07507638804 or e-mail yorkhotshots@ hotmail.co.uk.

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

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

Contact Jason: 07714471271

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

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

NEW EARSWICK TENNIS CLUB Contact Joanne: 07835 948593 PARTNERSHIP GYMNASTICS CLUB Contact Ruth: 07886926420.

SANDBURN HALL BADMINTON CLUB. Contact Stephen: 01904 490440.

STRENSALL COMMUNITY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION Contact: 07951 920308 or strensallsa@tesco.net.

STRENSALL FOOTBALL CLUB. Contact Clare Inkster on 07932 392231

SHERIFF HUTTON PLAYGROUP Contact: 07717 799646.

STRENSALL WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact: 01904 490758.

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

WIGGINTON & HAXBY OVER SIXTIES Contact Lilian, Secretary: 01904 769993

STRENSALL LAWN BOWLING CLUB Contact Annette, Secretary: 01904 492807

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

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact Mrs Graves: 01904 750570.

SINNINGTON PRE SCHOOL Contact Kerry or Suzanne: 07799727656.

WIGGINTON GRASSHOPPERS Contact Richard, FA Level 1 instructor: 07814 266987.

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

HAXBY & WIGGINTON U3A Contact John: 01904 769618.

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

Contact Colin: 01904 760877 or colin.ellis23@talktalk.net

STRENSALL SHORT MAT INDOOR BOWLS Contact Jackie: 01904 492993.

SPORTS CLUBS

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

BADMINTON CLUB

WIGGINTON BOWLING CLUB

HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HALL Contact the Caretaker: 01904 760044.

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

ORCHARD PARK HALL Ring Peter on 01904 640632 SAND HUTTON AND CLAXTON VILLAGE HALL Contact: 01904 468001 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.

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