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I always love autumn. I think it’s my favourite time of the year with its beautiful colours, cooler evenings and weather which has not quite slipped into winter. Why not get out and about and take in the change in colours and light. It seems everyone has come back from their holidays reinvigorated and we’ve had to literally lever everything in to the magazine this month! So much so in fact that I’m afraid we’ve had to lose our local group listings. We’ve included those that had updates but everything else can still be found on our website at www.thehandymag.co.uk (under community) or if you really need some local information, feel free to give Nicky a call in the office – she is the font of all knowledge about our local area!
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For children who face adversity in their lives, growing up can be especially tough but thanks to local charity The Island, vulnerable children can receive the support they need to help them on their way. Read more on page 10. There are lots of brilliant shows coming to York this month from the great fun Acorn Antiques, The Musical by York Musical Theatre Company to La Voce, pop opera at its best at York Opera House. Details are all in this month’s edition. Well done to Ms Rawle (Strensall) and Mrs Nutbrown (Huntington) for winning our July and August competitions. Until next month....
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If money is tight, an Instyle facelift can freshen up a tiredout kitchen for an excellent price. Gary said: “New cupboard doors, worktops and flooring can give the feel of a new kitchen for a fraction of the cost. We are completely flexible; even if someone just wants a new
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The Feed-In Tariff for solar panels is well known and has proved to be a good incentive for many homeowners. The recentlyintroduced Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, for Heat Pumps and Biomass boilers, means that BIOMASS these renewable BOILERS FROM energy heating systems are rapidly £10,000 INC VAT becoming the best FULLY FITTED option for heating many homes and businesses. Debbie Bryant of Peak Power Systems said: “It’s never been The RHI runs for seven years easier to consider changing to after installation and rewards a renewable heating system. customers with a quarterly The systems vary in size and payment directly into their bank capacity, and can be designed accounts. to suit any property.” Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 4th October
YORK • OCTOBER 2016 • ISSUE 127 Biomass boilers are fuelled by wood pellets, delivered directly to your fuel store. Heat pumps extract heat from the air, or the ground, and heat your home without the need to burn any fuel. Like a traditional gas or oil-fired boiler, these systems provide heating and hot water for the property concerned. “The first thing to do” says Debbie, “is to contact us and ask one of our fullytrained surveyors to visit your house to assess your heating requirements.
HEAT PUMPS FROM £5500 INC VAT, FULLY FITTED
“These heating systems will run traditional radiators or underfloor heating, effectively replacing your current boiler. “There’s an easy online form for registration of new heating systems, after which payments will commence. These payments run for seven years, and in many cases will pay substantially more than the cost of the system. “Commercial buildings can also receive the RHI, but the registration system is different for commercial customers.” Although the Feed in Tariff has
now been reduced, you can still expect a return of between 7%10%, so as well as benefiting from free electricity, it is also still a very good investment. Peak Power Systems encourage new customers to ask for their free initial survey, as this would indicate which type of renewable energy is right for them. Advice is free and impartial, and we are always happy to offer advice over the telephone. Renewable energy systems are also suitable for schools, businesses, farms and small holdings, Take the heat out of moving from gas, LPG, electricity, coal or oil and give Peak Power Systems a call on 01751 476989 or visit www. peakpowersystems. co.uk
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Contact Nicky on 01653 690859 or nicky@thehandymag.co.uk THE POPPLETON CENTRE 15 OCTOBER Ladies Night Fashion Show £10pp tables of 10. Price includes a glass of wine and nibbles.
26 OCTOBER Kid’s Halloween Magic Show 2-4pm. £4pp
28 OCTOBER Adult Halloween Disco £8pp
5 NOVEMBER Bonfire & Fireworks Night
Tickets available from poppletoncentre.org.uk Main Street, Poppleton, YO26 6JT. Telephone 01904 797478
CAFE NELLI 5, 12, 19, 26 OCTOBER
Opens every Wednesday morning between 10am and 12 noon at New Earswick Folk Hall.
15 OCTOBER Jumble sale
In aid of Sheriff Hutton Tennis Club. 2-4pm at Sheriff Hutton Village Hall.
YORK ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY 19 OCTOBER Forget Me Not Memory Cafe, Tang Hall
HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET 1 OCTOBER
SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES
Market opens 10.30am-1.30pm. wwwhovingham-market.org.uk
1.30 - 3.30pm. Held on the third Wednesday of the month
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Café, New Earswick Bowling Club, Huntington Road
Held on the first Tuesday of the month.
25 OCTOBER Acomb Memory Café, Acomb.
1-3pm. Held on the last Tuesday of the month
5 OCTOBER Boccia/Easy Sport, New Earswick 2 - 3.30pm. Held on the first Wednesday of the month
Younger Peoples Group
Various venues York. Held on the last Wednesday of the month - time of day may vary in order to accommodate the circumstances of group members.
Singing for the Brain Thursday afternoons
to 12 noon. (2-4pm on Sunday) Weather permitting.
1.30 - 3pm at The Folk Hall, New Earswick
AROMA HAXBY, (DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CAFE)
1st & 3rd Tuesday Afternoons
9 OCTOBER Sunday Afternoons
1.30 - 3pm. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month at Osbaldwick
2 - 4pm at Aroma, Haxby. If you would normally spend Sundays alone, come and join us for a cup of tea/coffee, a piece of cake and a chat. www.aromahaxby.co.uk
Please contact York Alzheimer’s society on 01904 567701 or email yorkservices@alzheimers. org.uk
NEST (NEW EARSWICK SHARING TOGETHER)
WELBURN VILLAGE HALL 8 OCTOBER Ukulele Sunshine Revival
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
New Earswick Sharing Together would love to see you at the Sleeper Path Community Garden and Allotment on Wednesday mornings open 10
7.30pm at Welburn Village Hall. Tickets £8 from Sylvia 01653 619764 or email sylvia.haines@ hotmail.co.uk
Haxby Sports &to e n y body p O Social Club eve r
OCTOBER EVENTS:
15th October: Huge (Ticket only)
LADIES SECTION EVERY THURSDAY
Bingo, Raffle and lots of prizes
Wedding Venue
Haxby Sports Bar 5 TVs Sky / BT Sports Function Room for Hire
We can now host your special day. Free room hire! See our website for photos
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WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. PARKINSONS UK DANCE CLASS FRIDAYS WEEKLY (DURING TERM TIME) Dance Class for people with Parkinson’s
10.30am at Wiggington Recreation Hall. There are a range of dance styles and classes are run by specially qualified teachers. For more information visit www. danceforparkinsonsuk.org/ or contact Angela Kirkham, info@ kirkhamhenry.co.uk
BIG ART, LITTLE SHAMBLES 30 OCTOBER ‘Art in the Market’
Held at Liuttle Shambles market in York. Local professional artists will be exhibiting and selling their work. Live demonstrations and
HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB
‘have a go’. www.artinthemarket.co.uk
YORK MAZE
4 OCTOBER Meeting
14 - 31 OCTOBER HALLOWSCREAM
A live action horror event for teenagers and adults that should know better. 5 terrifying haunted attractions, roaming characters and street theatre makes Hallowscream a terrifyingly entertaining night to remember!!
22 - 30 OCTOBER Halloween By Day at York Maze
Open for October half term. The giant maize maze has been harvested but we have a host of Halloween activities for young sprites and ghouls. www.yorkmaze.com
At Haxby Methodist Church (opposite Haxby pond) at 10am for coffee before a prompt 10.30am start. Membership costs £17.50 per annum and new members are always welcome.
HAXBY & WIGGINTON GARDENING CLUB 9 OCTOBER Club Re-commences
2.30pm at St. Mary’s Church Hall. New members welcome. For further information contact Ginny Mason 01904 768516
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JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE www. josephrowntree theatre.co.uk 30 SEPTEMBER - 1 OCTOBER Musical Legends
Come and enjoy the Just Dance pupils perform well-known songs by your favourite musical legends! Fun filled energetic dances to get you tapping your feet in your seat!
2-3 OCTOBER “Rule the World” Take That Tribute Act
This will be a full stage show, an accurate portrayal of a
15 OCTOBER Cinderella
Take That concert and features all the biggest hits.
The story of Cinderella told through drama and all forms of Dance - ballet, modern jazz, tap, contemporary ballet, street dance and disco.
8 OCTOBER Two Musicals - One Concert!
For lovers of both these great musicals we bring you Jesus Christ Superstar in Act 1 - and Les Miserables in Act 2 - all on stage with orchestra!
18 - 22 OCTOBER Acorn Antiques
The late Victoria Wood’s hilarious musical version of her award-winning spoof, Acorn Antiques.
9 OCTOBER Songs From Then Till Now Steve Cassidy band with St George’s School Choir, Dave Kemp and Mick Hull
11 - 12 OCTOBER Shakespeare Schools Festival
28 OCTOBER - 5 NOVEMBER West Side Story
A series of unique performances by young people from local schools.
Brought to you by York Light Youth, West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
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WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. ST CECILIA ORCHESTRA 22 OCTOBER 21st Anniversary Gala Concert
7.30pm in Ripon Cathedral. The programme also includes Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete with cannon and mortar effects and Holts’ Planets Suite. Tickets available from 01765 677413, The Cathedral Bookshop, The Little Ripon Bookshop or at the door on the night. Concessions available.
STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS 16 OCTOBER Concert to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
7.30pm at All Saints Church in Pocklington. Stamford Bridge Singers, Pocklington Singers, Chanticleer Singers, Soon Amore and Vilvin will each perform a short programme, then together they will perform ‘The Battle Cantata’, a new work by Choir Director, Stuart Nettleship, based on the poem ‘The Battle of Stamford Bridge’ by Lawrence Binyon. Children from Stamford Bridge Primary School have been designing the concert poster in a competition judged by members of English Heritage. All proceeds from the concert will go to Jessie’s Fund, a UK charity helping children with additional and complex needs to communicate and express themselves through the use of music. Tickets are £12, £8 concessions and £5 for children, available
on the Eventbrite website, from ‘Take a Leaf’ florists in Stamford Bridge. or from Rosemary on 01904 787181.
MIKRON THEATRE COMPANY 15 OCTOBER PURE – A story of the business of chocolate.
7.30pm at the Old Malton War Memorial Hall. Told in unique style with music and humour by professional travelling theatre group. For more information visit www.mikron.org.uk Tickets £12 (£10 concessions) available locally from Chris Edwards 01653-698452 or chris.edwards20@gmail.com or from Mikron (who can take card payments) Tel: 01484 843701 or email: admin@mikron.org.uk
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STRENSALL & HUNTINGTON WI 18 OCTOBER Meeting
The work of the NSPCC by the NSPCC Regional Manager Competition:- A child’s old Book or toy. 7.15pm at Strensall Village Hall.
WIGGINTON & HAXBY WI
YORK EVENING DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS COMMITTEE
4 OCTOBER AGM and Harvest Supper
12 OCTOBER Meeting
1 NOVEMBER Fire Safety with Julie Popplewell from North Yorkshire Fire Service
6.30pm. ‘Dragons in Art-and Reality?’ with Dr Peter Hogarth. Held at Shepherd Hall, St Peter’s School, Bootham, York. www.yedfas.wordpress.com
We meet at Wigginton Recreation Hall on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome £3 www.wiggihaxbywi.wordpress. com
HEWORTH RETIRED MEN’S FORUM 18 OCTOBER Meeting - Talk by David Rymer “A reluctant Funeral Director”
FILM AT THE FOLK HALL SHARE EVENT 15 OCTOBER Focus on produce, fruit, veg, herbs, plants as available.
10.30am - 11.30am in Haxby & Wigginton Methodist Church Hall. Creating Co-operative Community In Haxby & Wigginton.
STRENSALL LOCAL HISTORY GROUP 26 OCTOBER ‘Dramatic Discoveries’excavations at York Theatre Royal An overview of the history of the site of the Norman Hospital of St Leonard, through to the early theatre and a flavour of the initial interpretation so far from the excavated remains found in the building which has been undertaken over the last year. Presented by Ben ReevesProject Officer, York Archaeological Trust All welcome to these meetings. Non-members £3 at the door. For full programme see our website: slhg.weebly.com Email: slhg@gmx.com
28 OCTOBER The Rocky Horror Show (15)
10.30am at Heworth Without Community Centre Applecroft Road York YO31 0HG. Coffee etc. available from 10am, it only costs £1.50 and all retired men are welcome. More details from 01904 423277.
7.30pm. The story centres on a young engaged couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle where they seek a telephone to call for help. The head of the house is Frank N. Furter, an apparent mad scientist who actually is an alien transvestite who creates a living muscle man in his laboratory. Is there a better film for Halloween? Costume not obligatory but would be fun!
HUNTINGTON METHODIST CHURCH 8 OCTOBER Charity Autumn Fair
10am to 1.30pm at Huntington Methodist Church. Refreshments including morning coffee and light lunches will be available, stalls include cakes, crafts, gifts, plants and bric-abrac. All proceeds to be shared between Action for Children, St Leonard’s Hospice and YOYO (York Schools and Youth Trust).
Tickets available at New Earswick Folk Hall 9-5 Mon - Fri and on the door if still avaliable. Also online at www.filmfolkhall. com New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick ,YO32 4AQ. 01904 769621
AUTUMN FAYRE
YORK CEMETERY 9 OCTOBER Military Heroes in the Cemetery
1 OCTOBER Autumn Fayre
Visit the graves of military heroes and hear their stories. www.yorkcemetery.org.uk
10am - 4pm at Strensall Village Hall. Lots of stalls selling hand crafted goods (do your Christmas shopping early) Refreshments all day provided by the Kidz Kaf. To book a stall, please call 490522.
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WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. PARKINSONS UK, YORK BRANCH
CHURCH COFFEE MORNING, DUNNINGTON
17 OCTOBER An evening of Clairvoyance at The Half Moon Inn, Strensall
26 NOVEMBER Coffee Morning
7.30pm. Entry £8. Please contact Sue (490522) or Courtney (492919) for tickets which are limited. This is a fundraising event for Parkinsons UK York Branch
FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTON LIBRARY
10.30am - noon at Huntington Library. Drop in for coffee and cake and discover the events happening at Huntington Library and the wider Explore York family of libraries. We also have a book sale! For more information, please email friendsofhuntingtonlibrary@gmail.com or call 01904 552669. www.friendsofhuntingtonlibrary.weebly.com
13 OCTOBER Wine Making Event
8pm at Huntington Community Centre, Huntington, York YO32 9RG. York Wine Circle is a small group of amateur wine makers who meet monthly to enjoy learning about, making and tasting both home made and commercial wines. You are invited to hear about making wines yourself from whatever you have available, from a glut of fruits or veg to staples from your store cupboard. Entry and tastings free of charge. Raffle prizes and refreshments also available with donations to support Friends of Huntington Library.
RNLI 28 SEPTEMBER Coffee Morning
10am - midday at The Half Moon Pub, Strensall. Tombola, greetings cards, souvenirs, cakes, books and lots more. Do come and join us. 48 • info@thehandymag.co.uk
HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB 11 OCTOBER Annual General Meeting
3 OCTOBER Coffee Morning
Contact 01904 768366 for further information, or email friendsofhuntingtonlibrary@ gmail.com
10am - 12 noon at the Reading Rooms, Dunnington. St Nicholas Church are holding their Coffee Morning with Craft Stalls, Refreshments, Tombola, Gifts, Raffle and more.
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Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start at Wigginton Recreation Hall. A light supper will follow the general meeting. All members welcome. Please come and support your group. www.haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub.com
DUNNINGTON BONFIRE, FIREWORKS AND LIVE MUSIC 5 NOVEMBER
At Eastfield Showfield, Dunnington. Gates open 4.30pm. See page 56
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50S & 60S CHARITY EVENING
“SAVE A BABY’S LIFE” WORKSHOP
15 OCTOBER Swinging 50s/60s evening with Night Owls Disco
5 OCTOBER FREE to attend “Save a Baby’s Life” workshop
7.30pm - 11pm at the Village Hall, Strensall.Tickets £10 to include light supper. Bring your own drink.Raffle. Tickets from Judy on 01904 492401 Proceeds to Age UK York
HALLOWEEN PARTY 28 OCTOBER At Beechwood Close Hotel Fun for all the family. Fancy Dress. 6.30pm onwards £5 per person, Booking is a must! 19 Shipton Road, York T: 01904 658378 info@ beechwoodclose.co.uk. www.beechwoodclose.co.uk
Delivered by Royal Lifesaving Society instructors at Tang Hall Community Centre at 3pm. Our aim is to give parents, parents to be, grandparents and anyone involved with a baby or young child the confidence to cope in the unlikely event of them stopping breathing or choking. For more information or to book a place, email linda. nelson2704@gmail.com
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE GARDENING CLUB 11 OCTOBER Meeting - The Geoffrey Smith Memorial lecture
An illustrated talk by Matthew Biggs, entitled “Lessons From Great Gardeners.” Matthew is a well known gardener, writer and broadcaster being a regular panelist on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time. 7.30pm in the Conference Hall, Askham Bryan College, Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3FR. Members free admission, visitors £7.50 on the door. For more details about the club please visit our website:www.abcgardeningclub.org.uk
YORK PHILATELIC SOCIETY 11 OCTOBER Meeting - Members’ displays on any subject
7pm in the Denham Room of The Priory Centre, Priory Street, York. Guests are welcome, and refreshments will be available.
HALLOWEEN AT YORK MAZE 2016 York Maze Halloween Festival for families runs from 22 to 30 October with over 20 Halloween themed attractions, rides and shows. Take a ride on the Ghostmania tractor trailer ride, navigate the Spooky Trail, take your seat for the ‘Phantomime’ show and much more. Every child gets a free pumpkin for carving, and you could find a Gold ticket hidden inside with a prize of a real Gold pumpkin worth over £1000! On 22nd October York Maze is hosting the UK’s biggest pumpkin competition and on the 23rd it’s the turn of the pumpkin carvers with big prizes to be won. For details visit www.yorkmazehalloween.co.uk. For more grown-up Halloween scares try the York Maze Hallowscream nights. These night-time scare extravaganzas feature five live-action haunted houses and are not recommended for the faint hearted or children under 14. Hallowscream runs selected nights 14-31 October. Tickets from £18 to £35 must be bought online in advance at www.yorkmazehallowscream.co.uk www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 690859 • 49
WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. DUNNINGTON, STOCKTONON-THE-FOREST, HOLTBY & WARTHILL CHURCHES 30 SEPTEMBER Harvest Service
SCAMPSTON HALL 8 - 9 OCTOBER Ryedale Community Weekend
10am - 5pm. Residents of Ryedale are offered free entry to Scampston Walled Garden
22 - 30 OCTOBER The Autumn Colour Challenge
10am - 4pm.Discover the glorious colours in the Autumnal garden in a half term scavenger hunt! www.scampston.co.uk
2 OCTOBER Harvest Services
6pm at Holy Trinity Church, Holtby, followed by Harvest Supper
1 OCTOBER Messy Harvest
(Messy Church) 3pm at Dunnington Methodist Church
1 OCTOBER Harvest Supper
6.30pm with ‘Home Grown Entertainment’ and Supper at the Reading Rooms. An evening of entertainment, fun and food to celebrate harvest. Adult £5 Child £2. Includes supper. Bring your own drinks.
OAKEN GROVE SURFERS
GET ONLINE WEEK 2016
Tickets from: Joan Verrier 01904 481626, Judith Hewitt 488331 or Diane Bird 07951 582672. Sign up sheet, to take part in the entertainment, at both St. Nicholas Church and the Methodist Church.
10.30am at St Mary’s Church, Warthill 10.30am at Holy Trinity Church, Stockton on the Forest 10.30am at Dunnington Methodist Church
4 OCTOBER Come and hear about funeral preparation by a local Funeral Director
7pm at Tower Room, St Nicks Church
6 OCTOBER Fun Food and Fellowship
50s/60s EVENING
with Night Owls Disco
AT OAKEN GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE, REID PARK, OFF OAKEN GROVE, HAXBY
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2016 Oaken Grove Surfers are holding a Get Online Week event from 10am to 12 noon. Come along and see what being online can do for you! All welcome
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Swinging 50s/60s evening in the Village Hall, Strensall on Saturday 15 October 2016 at 7.30pm to 11.00pm. Tickets £10.00 to include light supper. Bring your own drink. Raffle.
Proceeds to Age UK York Tickets from Judy on
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with a Harvest theme
15 OCTOBER Volunteers wanted for river litter pick by boat and on foot
At St Nicholas Church, Dunnington
SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP 22 OCTOBER Archive Open Day
Come along to Sheriff Hutton Village Hall, 1pm - 4pm. to see an exhibition of photographs and other items from the village archive. Organisations from the village will display further items of historical interest. Please bring any photographs or documents relating to Sheriff Hutton, either for preservation in the archive or to be scanned and returned. Light refreshments will be available.
THE RIVER FOSS SOCIETY
Meet 9.30am Foss Islands Road footbridge, opposite Morrison’s, appropriately attired.
6 OCTOBER 5m circular walk from Farlington via Whenby
Contact Barry Thomas 01904 490081, barry1thomas@ googlemail.com
Meet 9.30am car park of Blacksmith’s Arms, Farlington. Contact Bob Jowett 01904 764702, bob.jowett1@ btopenworld.com
17 OCTOBER Evening visit to the City of York Archives, including the archives of the River Foss Society
12 OCTOBER ‘A Year on the River Foss’ project presentation by York Photographic Society
6.15-7.45pm £3pp.
Numbers limited so please contact June Card 01904 766196, junecard700@gmail. com before 12 Oct.
7pm Strensall & Towthorpe Village Hall. Non members warmly welcome
HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR HOUSE MOVE THIS OCTOBER? Moving house can be a stressful time. Mitchells are here to guide and support you through the legal process. Here are a few handy practical tips:
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WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. ST ANDREW SOCIETY OF YORK Do you have an interest in Scotland and Scottish Heritage? 23 OCTOBER Presidents Reception 26 NOVEMBER St Andrew’s Night Dinner Dance Find out more about us at http:// www.yorkscotorg.uk Email the secretary on st andrewyork@aol.com or tel 01904 704014
POPPY VOLUNTEERS WANTED 1 - 11 NOVEMBER Poppy Selling
Here with helping hands
Would you be willing to give a few hours of your time to selling Poppies at Monks Cross in either ASDA or Sainsburys from 1st - 11th November? If you can help please email hendersonbl@gmail.com
CARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES 12 OCTOBER UNTIL 17 DECEMBER Card for Good Causes
Cards for good causes with 26 national and local Charities including Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Jessie’s Fund, The Wilberforce Trust, Alne Hall, Cheshire Homes, Brunswick Organic Nursery and Craft Workshop, and Yorkshire Cancer Research will be open for selling Charity Christmas Cards and Gifts, from 10am till 4pm, Monday to
Saturday and Sunday from 12 midday till 4pm, at St Helen’s Church St Helen’s Square. Also at St Martin’s Church Coney Street, Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. Cards for Good Causes is a National Charity with around 300 sites around the Country and depends on Volunteers in the shops, which we are very grateful for. If you would like to volunteer please ring Janet Wilson on 07979 267301.
THE ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY 1 OCTOBER At Hovingham Market
We are looking for volunteers for our Side By Side project. We would love to hear from you if you enjoy crafting and
Halloween Party FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER Fun for all the family Fancy Dress 6.30pm onwards £5 per person… Booking is a must!
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YORK RAMBLERS 4 OCTOBER
9.30am 6 miles from The Grapes Inn Slingsby
5 OCTOBER
7 miles from Howsham Bridge 10 miles from Westow Main Street 10 miles from Ripley CP
11 OCTOBER
8 miles from Sicklinghall , layby top of village, 3m from Wetherby
12 OCTOBER
7 miles from Masham, Market Sq 10 miles from Ingleby Greenhow
15 OCTOBER Public Transport walk
8.5 miles 8.52 Coastliner bus No.843 from York Railway Station to (stop RC) Crambeck
18 OCTOBER
8 miles from Wharram Percy CP
19 OCTOBER
7 miles from Broughton Village 10 miles from Slingsby Railway Street 10 miles from Lofthouse CP
25 OCTOBER
8 miles from Cawthorn Roman Camps CP
11 miles from Fridaythorpe Pond
29 OCTOBER
Public Transport walk. 10.45am 10.5 miles 9.15 TPE to Huddersfield to catch 10.13 Northern Rail to Penistone Full details can be found on our website yorkramblers.org.uk or eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk
YORK MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY 18 - 22 OCTOBER Acorn Antiques
The all-singing, all-dancing, all-macarooned musical spectacular! See page 36
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SPOOKY WOODLANDTRAIL AWAITS BRAVE VISITORS AT BURTON AGNES HALL! If you’re feeling daring this half term, why not venture over to Burton Agnes Hall and take part in the fantastically spooky woodland trail! Fearless visitors are invited on an eerie hunt round the Hall’s atmospheric woodland, where clues are hidden amidst dramatic and creative spooky Halloween scenes of witches, spiders and ghostly figures. Once the entire puzzle has been solved, a treat awaits in the Gift Shop. After the thrill of the spooky trail, visitors can relax in the comfort of the courtyard and enjoy homemade meals, light bites and indulgent treats in the cafe, while the two shops will be brimming with original gifts and Yorkshiremade produce. Visitors can also choose from a range of home grown plants, all propagated from the gardens. The spooky Halloween pumpkin trail runs from 22nd 31st October and is designed for all the family to enjoy. There is no extra charge for the trail: it is included in the normal garden admission price and is free for Burton Agnes Hall members. www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 690859 • 53
WHAT’S ON: Local events in and around York. STRENSALL LIBRARY MONDAYS U5 Story Time
3.30pm-4pm. We are continuing to look for more volunteers to help deliver this exciting new free weekly session!
6 OCTOBER Baby Morning Event
9.30am-12.30pm. Baby Sensory, Kindermusik, U5 Storytime and Stay & Play with toys from our Toy Library. Please book your free place for you and your baby (up to 18 months.)
18 OCTOBER Big City Read Commemorative Poppy Crafts
ST NICKS Unless specified otherwise, events start at St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, www.stnicks.org.uk 01904 411821
5 & 26 OCTOBER Greening up Heworth Holme
2-4pm meet at Bad Bargain/ Tang Hall Lane entrance, York, YO31 0RE. Help restore the wetland meadow at Heworth Holme by cutting the grass using scythes, raking it and sowing wildflowers. Free entry, please let us know if planning to attend.
15 OCTOBER Autumn Fayre
1-5pm Annual celebration of nature’s harvest and York’s green spaces. Lots of stalls and activities for all ages, including a Bake Off, Apple Olympics, apple juicing and lots more. Free entry, donations welcome for Lord
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For children aged 5-11yrs. 3.30pm-4.30pm.
20 OCTOBER Keeping in Touch with Email.
10.30am-11.30am. Free introductory session to using email.
26 OCTOBER Strensall Library Reading Group. 2.30pm-3.30pm. The Group will be discussing this year’s Big City Read – Pat Barker’s “Regeneration”.
Please contact the Library in advance for more details and to book any of the above events. Mayor’s charities.
19 OCTOBER Beck Clean Up Day
10am-3pm Help with future flood prevention and improve wildlife habitats, including for protected water voles, by cleaning up Tang Hall and Osbaldwick Becks. Free entry
22 OCTOBER Crafts & Jumble Sale
10am -4pm at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, YO23 1BW Stalls, short crafts workshops and other activities, plus refreshments from yourcafe. Raising funds for charities involved. Entry: pay as you feel donation
29 OCTOBER Meet the Tomtes of Hilltop Stream
2-3:30pm A fun afternoon for 4-8 year olds with Brenda Tyler who writes and beautifully illustrates books about elf-like Tomtes.£5 per child. Please book ahead.
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PIGLETS ADVENTURE FARM 1 & 2, 8 & 9, 15 & 16, 22 – 30 OCTOBER Pumpkin Festival
10.30am - 5pm. See page 57
RV RODGER APPLE WEEKEND 8 & 9 OCTOBER Apple Weekend
Gates open 10am to 5pm, with activities and demonstrations throughout the weekend.See page 19 to see what’s going on.
HOWARDIAN DENTAL PRACTICE 27 OCTOBER Practice Open Day
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK 29 OCTOBER La Voce
It’s opera made welcoming and inviting, yet still bursting with musical quality. . . welcome to the world of Pop Opera See page 6
THE SMILEY RILEY FUND 22 OCTOBER Silver Ribbon Ball 2016 See page 32 for more
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MONDAY PLAYERS 17, 18, 19 NOVEMBER The Importance of Being Earnest See page 32
WILBERFORCE TRUST 26 NOVEMBER Christmas Fayre
2-4.40pm at the Folk Hall, New Earswick. See page 32
HAXBY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB 15 OCTOBER Huge (ticket only)
See page 43 for more information.
STOCKTON ON THE FOREST
7.30pm Stockton on the Forest Village Hall in aid of Holy Trinity Church. Pie & peas supper and bar. Tickets £10 available from John on 400182 or Arnie on 400364.
8 OCTOBER Harvest Coffee Morning.
Holy Trinity Church, Stockton on the Forest 10am – 12noon. Refreshments, stalls, children’s activities and trail. Everyone welcome, all ages. For more information contact sofnews@sky.com
9 OCTOBER Yorkshire Marathon
HAXBY LIBRARY FRIDAYS FRIDAYS Adult colouring group
Remember there will be some road closures and parking suspensions in place from Saturday 8th October. Please visit www.theyorkshiremarathon. com for specific road closure information and timings.
21 OCTOBER An Evening with the Foresters
2-4pm in Oaken Grove Community Centre Cafe
29 OCTOBER Halloween with Haxby Library at Oaken Grove
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BURTON AGNES HALL HOSTS BUSTLING STREET FAIR This October Burton Agnes Hall will be hosting their annual Michaelmas Fair that celebrates the traditional feast of St. Michael, marking the end of the farming year. During the weekend of the 29th and 30th October, the bustling street fair offers stunning, hand crafted gifts and delicious local produce in the grounds of the impressive Elizabethan stately home. A huge variety of quality stalls will offer something for everyone providing visitors with a wonderful opportunity to make an early start on your Christmas shopping! A traditional fair organ will billow out tunes to entertain browsing visitors, street performances will include sword dancing and Morris dancing, and fairground rides will run throughout the weekend. Set amongst the stalls, visitors will find Burton Agnes Hall’s courtyard shops. Delicious treats await visitors in the cafe, where freshly prepared meals, warming soups and home baked cakes will be served throughout the weekend.
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This year has seen the 75th anniversary of the nursery, having been established in 1941 to grow plants and vegetables for the local stations and railway workers as part of the war effort.
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TRAVEL Vatican City
By Solange Hando
when he was just 25 - to the illustrious Sistine Chapel.
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ost of us know what the Vatican looks like but when you first set eyes on St Peter’s dome at the far end of an avenue festooned in olive trees and obelisks, it simply takes your breath away. Rising to 136 metres, all silvery blue, it holds your gaze and you hardly notice the white line as you cross the border into the Vatican State. Then, suddenly, the view opens up on St Peter’s Square, where broad semi-circular colonnades topped by 140 statues welcome the world with open arms. Claiming just 44 hectares on the west bank of the Tiber and a population of around 800, Vatican City is the world’s smallest state and the only one where men can vote but not women, though some hold a Vatican passport. Created by the Lateran Treaty signed with Italy in 1929, it employs over 2,000 people, among them the Swiss guards who still wear full regalia on special occasions. Traditions are
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strong but Pope Francis turned down the Papal Palace for a more modest dwelling, while in this ‘Jubilee Year’ millions of pilgrims are expected to pass through the ‘Holy Door’, open only every 25 years. Pilgrims or tourists, the basilica leaves no one untouched with its 186 metre long interior draped in chapels, relics, tombs, statues, medallions and other treasures. One barely knows which way to turn but pride of place goes to the dome soaring above St Peter’s tomb and the papal altar with its canopy of twisted bronze columns sculpted by Bernini in the 17th century. Bernini also designed St Peter’s Square but work had started on the basilica in 1506 on the site of an earlier church. It took around 120 years to complete with plans redesigned along the way by Michelangelo, then aged 72. He didn’t live to see completion but you feel his presence all around, from the magnificent dome and the beautiful marble Pieta - the only work he ever signed, sculpted
In the late 15th century Pope Sixtus IV began to embellish the chapel, now named after him, commissioning some of the best Renaissance artists to decorate the walls with scenes of the Old and New Testaments. The ceiling was blue with gold stars until 1508, when Julius II ordered Michelangelo to paint the 800 square metres of vaulted surface. From the Creation to the Fall from Grace and the Last Judgement on the wall, these powerful frescoes send shivers down your spine, restored in their bright original colours and almost threedimensional. Tourists gaze in awe, as no doubt do the red-caped cardinals when they gather in the chapel to elect a new Pope. But to reach the chapel which is part of the Papal Palace, tourists must first pass through the Vatican Museums, where sumptuous galleries display precious items gathered over the centuries, including rare books and ancient manuscripts. There is so much to see that the last ticket is sold two hours before closing time. But after such overwhelming splendour, climbing up to the dome offers plenty of fresh air and unrivalled views: St Peter’s Square at your feet with its obelisk, colonnades and statues, the long avenue leading to the castle of Sant’ Angelo, glowing honey-coloured in the setting sun and beyond the river, Rome, the eternal city, spreading as far as you can see towards the darkening hills.
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FIRST DRIVE
By James Baggott
Renault Clio dCi 110 Dynamique S Nav Previously seen as the teenager that refused to grow up, the Renault Clio celebrates its 25th birthday this year – and with a host of new styling and design cues, could this be the most mature Clio yet?
What is it?
What’s it like to drive?
This longer and wider Clio, with its sportier appearance and increased cabin space, delivers better handling. The car’s agility and body control is improved, but not enough to make the drive markedly different to its predecessor.
Originally launched in 2012, this is Renault’s facelifted fourth-generation Clio. Mechanical upgrade comes with the new 1.5-litre dCi 110 diesel powertrain, previously seen in Nissan’s Qashqai, and the option of a manual transmission coupled with the pre-existing TCe 120 petrol engine.
Verdict
Renault has poured a lot of resources into styling, reprofiled bumpers and an LED light signature, while C-shaped daytime running lights can be specified on certain models. Cabin quality has improved significantly, with new upholstery, matt chrome trim and soft-touch materials – no more scratchy plastics to be found here.
The facelift does well to refresh the product and keep it relevant. But with 13 million units sold worldwide since it was launched in 1991, and 12,589 sold in the UK alone between January and June this year, we very much doubt the Clio will be going out of fashion any time soon.
Renault claims the Clio is more versatile and mature than its predecessor, but with the new diesel powertrain only available in the top-spec model, we feel the carmaker is shoehorning itself into the more upmarket end of the B-segment.
With 30 different colour combinations, five roof decals, and four exterior customisation packs, the model has been dubbed ‘the most stylish Clio yet’. What’s under the bonnet? The pokey dCi 110 diesel powerplant is linked to a six-speed manual gearbox, providing 108 bhp. 0-60mph takes 11.19 seconds, and top speed is 121mph.
What’s the spec like?
Spec on the £17,755 dCi 110 Dynamique S Nav is extensive, with an updated sound and infotainment system and the new R-link connectivity system featuring as standard. However, the new diesel engine is only available in this top-level trim, meaning that drivers looking to spend less are left with the option of one of the pre-existing powertrains. The basic spec Clio starts from £10,495, meaning the range includes both affordable and high-end (for the B-segment) options.
Any rivals?
There are a host of affordable rival superminis including the DS3, Citroen C4 Cactus and Ford’s Fiesta. Drivers wanting a more premium experience can opt for the Audi A1, which the Renault is no match for.
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Mitchells Solicitors............51 TILES
Direct Tile Importers............8 Monks Cross Tiles & Bathrooms........................22
CLEANER WANTED for local private housess
Must be reliable and mature £9/hour Own transport required Call
07714 741296
GET ONLINE FROM ONLY 99
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PUZZLE SOLUTION A website: Introduces your business • Offers searchable informational substance • Is available from any device with an internet connection • Can increase customers!
Can your business afford NOT to have a website? T: 07885 521486 INFO@NUMBERTWENTYTHREE.CO.UK
WWW.NUMBERTWENTYTHREE.CO.UK * Based on a single page ‘starter’ website. Please contact us for more details.
www.thehandymag.co.uk • 01653 690859 • 79
NO TRICKS... BUT PLENTY OF TREATS! Modern approach with traditional values Extensive online marketing Personal customer service Competitive fees
If you want to sell or let your property for the best market price, then choose Hudson Moody. As one of the leading Estate and Letting Agents in York and the surrounding villages, our success is built on our dedication to providing a first class, professional service tailored to your exact requirements.
Hudson Moody, 58 Micklegate, York T: 01904 650650 E: property@hudson-moody.com
www.hudson-moody.com
HUDSON MOODY