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According to research, half of parents feel their worklife balance causes stress and one in ten is ready to resign. Seven out of ten parents work at home in the evenings or weekends due to increasing workloads, the organisational culture and/or their manager’s attitude. Basically, it’s not a balance at all! There has been so much about mental health issues in the news recently and anything we can do to reduce stress has got to be a good thing.

So this autumn I’m going to try turning off my phone and emails in the evenings, go home on time and spend time outdoors enjoying the changing autumn colours, or, when the weather turns, simply spend evenings at home wrapped up in a warm jumper and slippers doing something ‘creative’!

CONTENTS 10 The nervous goldfish 12 BLTV Aerials - local aerial and satellite installer 16 Marie Curie seeks volunteers 18 Puzzles 22 Threat to our peaceful villages 26 Travel – Canada 34 Light up – Lock up 37 The magic of Disney 38 Dalby Forest – amazing in autumn 40 Local service and value from Instyle Kitchens & Bedrooms 42 Apple appeal 43 York Opera perform Carmen 46 Whats on in and around York 58 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 62 The most rugged cars you can buy 65 Beautiful Bulbs 72 Lungworm by Battle Flatts Vets 76 Twisted fairy tales This month, as ever, we’re featuring lots of our brilliant local businesses, organisations and events.

In the office, we’re looking forward to our trip to see Carmen at York Theatre Royal (cover photo).

We’ve never been to a ‘proper’ opera so we’re expecting to be moved to tears like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman! It is a performance by local amateur company York Opera and we’re very much looking forward to it!

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“I’ve found your dog.” He thrust the lead into her hand, before sprinting off down the path.

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Joan looked at the dog, who looked up at Joan.

She guessed it was some sort of chihuahua. It was not a pretty dog. Its teeth couldn’t make up their mind which direction to point in, and its fur stuck out as though it had built up a considerable amount of static electricity. Joan could sympathise, she had exactly the same trouble with her own hair.

“You’re an ugly little thing aren’t you?” she said, but not unkindly. The dog gave a bored whine as though it was sick to death of hearing about it.

“Let’s have a look to see who you really belong to.”

Joan crouched to examine the copper disc attached to the dog’s collar. The dog dutifully waited.

The name tag had just one word engraved on it – ‘Joan’.

“It seems we’ve got something in common,” Joan said, stroking Joan behind the ears. What sort of person, she wondered, called their dog Joan?

She was running late for her check-up. Should she take the dog in with her? They’d started charging people for late arrivals; she’d thought this was a good idea but never thought she would be one of the offenders.

What was the dentist’s policy on dogs she wondered? She knew he was an animal lover. The last time she visited for a particularly harrowing scale and polish, he’d told her he had lots of pets and he liked to name them after his patients.

Joan studied canine Joan who yawned idly, all her wonky teeth on display. Was this the dentist’s dog?

It’s true she’d always regretted not getting dental braces as a girl, but surely it was unkind to name this scruffy dog after her?

“Come on Joan,” she said firmly, “I’m taking you back to where you belong.”

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Melissa looked genuinely confused. “I wasn’t aware I was,” she answered.

Joan was on the warpath. “Why, then, has the dentist named a pet after me?”

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“Goldfish?” Joan stuttered.

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Melissa leaned across the counter and frowned at Joan the dog, who was chewing her lead.

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Joan went pale.

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“He’s my hairdresser.” Joan ran a hand through her nest of hair.

“How flattering,” Melissa flicked her silken hair and smiled, “to have so many pets named after you.”

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Threat To Our Peaceful Villages Says Haxby and Wigginton Against Fracking

have no say about having gas exploration well sites in fields next to our villages and the industry envisages building thousands across Yorkshire.

All this for gas we possibly do not need! The Government admits we do not need shale gas for security of supply and it will not mean cheaper energy bills as INEOS, who hold the licence in this area, intend to use it to make plastic.”

This picture is of a gas exploration well site which is around the size of two football pitches.

“Like most other people living in Haxby and Wigginton and surrounding villages I greatly appreciate the tranquillity and beauty of the local area with access to open countryside on our doorstep. The thought of losing all this and the area becoming industrialised, an estimated 12,000 wells could be built across the north of England, fills me with horror.

Susan Turner, co-founder of Haxby & Wigginton Against Fracking says, “Our government have proposed a change to planning policy to enable gas exploration well sites to be built under the permitted development scheme. This means planning permission won’t be needed. We could

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Travel

Canada - Adventrue on Athabasca the red craggy rocks almost within arm’s reach, the soaring birds, mighty glaciers and snow-covered peaks rising all around.

Even more exciting is the iconic ride on one of the giant Ice Explorers. The first few minutes include a steep scary descent on a stone track until you reach the edge of the Athabasca, a tongue of ice, six km long and thicker in places than the Eiffel Tower.

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preading out from the ‘Columbia’, the largest icefield in the Rockies, Athabasca is among the world’s most accessible glaciers, a popular day trip from Lake Louise, Jasper or even Banff, though this involves a longer drive. Winding along the Continental Divide, past soaring peaks, forests, waterfalls and lakes, the Icefields Parkway leads almost to the very edge, near the meeting point of the Jasper and Banff National Parks.

Up there the Discovery Centre is the first point of call with exhibits on the history and movements of the ice and the area’s natural world. It is the perfect introduction before tackling the day’s adventure but one should be prepared for changing weather and high altitude, with the glacier’s average height around 3,000 metres. There are walking trails for the brave and well-organised treats in season, led by knowledgeable and highly entertaining guides.

First on anyone’s list is the award-winning skywalk, just a five minute bus transfer from the centre. Built into the rock, carefully integrated into the environment with near-zero footprint, it begins along a vertiginous cliff’s edge then steps out on a semi-circular look out with a glass floor, perched 280 metres above the valley. There you are, suspended between heaven and earth, the Sunwapta river meandering far below,

Glacial vistas, snowy mountains etched into the sky, it’s like the end of the world, even though the Explorer can only venture so far on the crunchy surface. The ice is pure blue in places as this is the only colour it cannot absorb. Then the ‘giant’ stops, giving you ten minutes or so to walk around the safe icy section.

No one ventures beyond the danger cones for untouched snow and ice are amazingly thick, dotted with hidden crevasses and water holes where lives have been lost. Sometimes a deep rumble echoes in the thin mountain air and you might spot an avalanche tumbling down the slope just ahead of you.

Don’t expect to be alone on the glacier, it is highly popular, but whatever the crowds, you can switch off and commune with the natural world, so mighty and inspiring.

Visitors leaving before dusk are likely to see bears and elks close to the road, and those on the way to Jasper might enjoy the last rays of the sun on the Athabasca waterfall. Meanwhile, high above on the edge of the glacier, the lucky ones settle down in the lodge for a starlit night. Strange noises in the dark may remind them that the Athabasca is always on the move, receding by around five metres a year.

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Parcels, Peculiarities and the Postal Service Privacy and Peculiarity

Long before the internet, retaining privacy in communication while ensuring security was problematic.

Royal Mail Coach at The Science Museum.

Credit Martinvl, Wikimedia Commons.

It’s World Post Day on 9th October, but how was our own postal service created?

Non-Humble Beginnings

A royal dispatch system existed even in Edward IV’s reign, but it was Henry VIII who created the Master of the Posts role and Brian Tuke who truly founded the service.

Tuke, who became a knight and Master of the Posts in 1516, used his experience of continental postal services and his influence to create a formal postal network. In each key town he nominated, three horses were used to transport mail. Their stable was called a post, hence our mail system’s nickname.

But this service was truly Royal Mail, solely for the King and court. Common folk had to wait for Charles I to open up the King’s Posts to everyone in 1635.

Cromwell’s more formal Office of Postage covered the whole Commonwealth, but once the monarchy was restored this was replaced by the General Post Office, a genuinely public service. By this time, senders rather than recipients were paying the postage, and by 1661 letters were also being date-stamped – to mitigate complaints about delays.

Royal Mail was privatised in 2011 and the UK government sold its remaining shares in 2015, ending 499 years of public ownership.

Oliver Cromwell’s Principal Secretary of State, John Thurloe, regularly intercepted mail for intelligence purposes, but if he hadn’t, Sexby’s plot to assassinate Cromwell may never have been discovered. As for scam emails, they’re merely descendants of scam letters. In the 1870s, many US citizens received letters from someone claiming they had been given their name by a friend and offering $1,500 of ‘the best and safest’ counterfeit money for $75 of genuine cash (or a bargain $30,000 for $400).

On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, whom you might have expected to value his privacy given the times he lived in, is rumoured to have thrown his stamped letters into the street, relying on the good nature of passers-by to pick them up and post them.

Far more peculiar were the antics of Willie Reginald Bray, who was inspired to test the limits of the postal service by its own 1898 guide. Among other things, it promised to send creatures through the post, including a live bee, ‘if confined in a suitable receptacle’. Bray took a dog to the post office, which was ‘posted’ via a walk with an obliging postman, and even posted himself once. It’s also believed that in December 1899, he became the first person to send a postcard to Santa Claus Esq. Finally, while Lewis Carroll is now viewed as something of a dubious character by many, some of the advice in his letter-writing guide is still relevant today. He advised always placing a cheque or document in the envelope before you finish writing the letter, lest you forget to put it in. Wise words indeed.

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Light Up - Lock Up

by PCSO Andy Smith 5520

As Summer comes to an end and the nights draw in, it is important to consider your home security. Many steps that you can take are obvious but put simply if you remember to “Light Up – Lock Up” then you will reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime.

A home in darkness is potentially a target for an opportunistic thief. If you are going out during the evening leave a light on in the property to give the impression that somebody is home as a deterrent.

To leave a light on inside your home for a few hours whilst you are out will cost you only a few pence and is far preferable to returning home to find that you have been the victim of a crime. Timer switches are inexpensive and easy to use and are readily available in DIY Stores and online.

Locking Up is something that everybody should do although a large number of burglaries are committed through an unlocked door. An opportunistic thief will try your door and if it is unlocked could enter your property and steal items that we often leave in the hallway or very close to the front door. This only takes a couple of seconds and is easily prevented.

We all need to try and make sure that we do not leave items on display that will be a temptation for a thief. An expensive phone or laptop charging next to a window is a temptation and again simply by removing this item from view you massively reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime.

Your local Police teams are actively marking property across York, events are advertised on Twitter and this is a great opportunity to have your valuables permanently marked using the Dot Peen equipment.

This is a great deterrent and should you ever be the victim of a theft, makes the chances of your property being returned to you much greater. You can also follow the online form on the North Yorkshire Police website to request an Officer attend to mark your property or alternatively contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team who will be happy to arrange this for you.

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The magic of Disney comes to Joseph Rowntree Theatre Following York Musical Theatre Company’s many hit successes with devised shows over the years including Something Wonderful, Hooray for Hollywood, Coward and Cole and Happy & Glorious, Paul Laidlaw turns to a show for all ages to enjoy, When You Wish Upon A Star.

It’s hard to imagine a childhood without the magic of Walt Disney. The timeless songs, characters and films that Disney has created over the many years have charmed and enthralled children and adults the world over. Devised and Directed by Paul Laidlaw, this new show brings the magic of Disney to York in a unique way, journeying through the decades of Disney from Steamboat Willie in 1928 up to the hits of today such as Moana and Frozen.

Paul said, “There is no question that the success of Disney’s animated and live action films owed a great debt to the talented composers who provided the songs and scores which made the films so memorable. From Frank Churchill through

the Sherman Brothers to Elton John and Alan Menkin a team of dedicated people provided some of the most romantic, witty and exuberant songs ever to appear on the silver screen. ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ is a tribute to those who created the music which was the very essence of Walt Disney’s timeless magic.”

When You Wish Upon A Star plays for four performances only, 4 – 6 October with a Saturday matinee at The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York.

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Dalby Forest - amazing in autumn!

As always, there’s lots happening this month at Dalby. From our weekly parkrun to daring night-time GoApe zip wire adventures to spooktastic Hallowe’en goings-on in the forest, you’ll want to be part of it! Check out our events listings online and get booking.

Autumn is a lovely time at Dalby and getting on two wheels is a perfect way to explore it. Whether you’ve just bought your first bike, or are happy shredding through rock gardens, Dalby offers a fantastic opportunity for natural cycling.

As you gain confidence, the green cycle route is an 8 to 12 mile ride along the high plateau around Adderstone. You’ll travel on forest roads and grass tracks with a few short climbs and descents. It’s a great way to see different parts of Dalby. The four mile extension takes in the beautiful Crosscliffe and Jerry Noddle viewpoints so it’s well worth the extra miles!

As you crank up through your cycling gears and gain more skills and fitness, you can tackle the blue and red routes. For extreme and experienced riders there’s Dixon’s Hollow bike park and the World Cup cycle trail.

Exploring our stunning forest on a bike will leave you grinning ear to ear. Hassle-free parking and onsite bike hire makes things nice and easy. Before you set off, pick up a map and familiarise yourself with where you’re going.

See www.forestryengland.uk/dalbyforest or give us a ring on 01751 460295 to help plan your visit. See you soon!

The Ellerburn trail is a two mile multi-user pathway for everyone to enjoy. It’s also accessible for disabled cyclists and safe for children learning to ride. The trail runs along Ellerburn Beck so it takes in beautiful valley views as well.

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Do you like getting out and about?

York Blind and Partially Sighted Society (YBPSS) are looking for volunteer home visitors to help people with sight loss to get out of their house and enjoy tasks that other people may take for granted. Volunteers provide companionship and support to help them achieve independence.

Volunteers can help with a range of things including reading and answering mail, taking the client out, helping with leisure activities or just having a cup of tea and a chat.

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sight loss is required as full training will be provided.

The next training course is on 11th October from 6pm to 9.30pm. Booking is essential.

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It came originally from Kazakhstan in Asia, introduced into Britain by the Romans who understood how to cross different apple varieties and how to graft them on to different root stocks.

The Victorians prized the thinner skinned varieties over tougher waxier ones and would be stunned to see the popularity of varieties such as Braeburn and Jazz today.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the apple is how many different varieties can grow in Britain. We see maybe half a dozen varieties in the supermarket, but in Yorkshire alone you could be growing Lane’s Prince Albert (gorgeous late cooker) Nancy Jackson (another late cooker which keeps well in storage), Adam’s Pearmain (late dessert) or Bloody Ploughman ( a mid-season dessert apple with its own murderous legend).

All these apples grow at Helmsley Walled Garden where we have over one hundred trees and nearly as many varieties. They clothe the walls in espaliers, grow freely in the orchard and make cordons and steps overs around the community plots. These last mentioned form the Hilary Wilson collection of apples that grow well in Yorkshire. Hilary is a well-known pomologist with an almost unparalled knowledge of northern apples. Over the years she tracked down these unusual varieties and generously donated this collection to the Garden.

One of the things I find most fascinating is how different apples can look and taste. I grew up when the main apple choices in the supermarket were Golden Delicious and Granny Smith. Imagine my surprise later in life to discover that apples can differ in colour from pale lemon through green and rose to deepest burgundy and can taste crisp, dry or light and sweet. Imagine also my surprise to discover that

picked fresh, Golden Delicious has a delicate flavour rather than none at all after it has been in cold storage for months. When we make apple juice here at the Garden it ranges from palest pink to deepest amber and the flesh comes in different textures also.

So embedded in our history is the apple that many myths surround it including the power of bestowing eternal youth, or so the Celts believed. I can’t vouch for that but I can say that there is a wealth of gorgeous British apples to be discovered and you can find out more if you come to Helmsley Walled Garden on Saturday 20th October for our Apple Day event. There will be juicing demonstrations and the chance to taste both apples and juice along with apple trails and activities for children. So come and enjoy this most British fruit with us.

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The opera will be sung in English and supported by a full orchestra. With musical direction by Derek Chivers and stage direction by Clive Marshall, York Opera’s principals and chorus will do full justice to George Bizet’s sumptuous music. Musical highlights include Carmen’s Habanera, Escamillo’s Toreador’s Song and the March Of The Toreadors.

York Opera is York’s leading amateur opera company. Each year they produce a number of operas, operettas and concerts, including some for charity. Singers are from all over Yorkshire, and are occasionally even recruited internationally!

Recent reviews have commented on the quality performances and on their 50th anniversary the group were proud to be finalists in the Best Production category in the York Culture Awards for 2017.

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Back With A Bang York Business Week 2018 Will Be 'Best Yet' York Business Week is back and shaping up to be the ‘biggest and best yet’ according to organisers Make It York.

York Business Week 2018 will take place from 1319 November, with a wide range of events running across the city. Based around four core themes, the week’s events will focus firmly on the future: both futureproofing the city’s economy and helping businesses take steps to secure long-term success.

Andrew Sharp, Head of Business at Make it York, says: “Our themes this year are world class York; start-up to scale-up; innovation; and skills and talent; and we have curated a programme of events to inspire and help the region’s businesses set strong foundations for future success.”

The York Business Week conference on Tuesday 13 November will get the week off to a flying start, welcoming a host of well-known businesses leaders to York Racecourse to share some of the secrets of their success. Speakers include Richard Harpin, founder and CEO of FTSE 250 firm Homeserve, and Tim Leigh, whose creative construction company Stage One Creative has been involved in every single Olympic opening and closing ceremony since 2004.

Andrew Swift CEO of FERA Science Ltd will also take to the stage, highlighting the city’s world leading strengths in science and technology.

TEDxYork will also be taking place during York Business Week (Friday 16th November), aimed to inspire, educate and bring new ideas worth sharing to the city. The event will be a carefully curated combination of TED talk videos, live presenters from all over the world and local people sharing innovative ideas, insights and deep discussions.

The TEDxYork programme and website will be launching soon and tickets will go on sale at the end of September.

In an exciting and topical collaboration the York BID is set to host a special event focusing on the future of the high-street. Bill Grimsey, Government advisor and author of the influential Grimsey Review will share his views on the dramatic structural changes affecting the retail sector, from changing consumer behaviour driven by technology, to an out of date business rates system, and he will share his blueprint for change.

(left to right): Make It York Staff who are organising York Business Week: Mark Bates, Business Growth Executive; Charles Storr, Business Growth Manager; Faye Rhodes, Partnerships Manager; Heather Niven, Head of Science City York; and Andrew Sharp, Head of Business.

The week will also see key city leaders from the public and private sectors come together with the Bank of England’s Juliette Healy to share insights into the region’s economic prospects, bring the vision for York’s economy to life and demonstrate the support that will be available to businesses to help them, and the city, grow over the next decade and beyond.

“From starting your business with a bang to taking an established business to the next level and making sure it’s set for success, this year’s York Business Week has something for everyone,” Andrew says.

Principal sponsors of York Business Week are Business Switch Gas and Electric, Garbutt and Elliot, h2h , Incremental Solutions, Penlife Associates Chartered Financial Planners, Rollits LLP, Sparq (a part of the Saville Group), XPS Solutions Ltd, York BID and Yorwaste.

Event partners are Seegreen, The Partners Group, Ian Walker and Co Chartered Accountants, Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors, FSB, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Beetroot Box Video Content Creation, and York BID York Business Week runs from 13-19 November at locations across the city.

For more information and the latest event line up, visit the York Business Week website.

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Local events in the York area this month 'MAINLY RAG RUGS' EXHIBITION

Friday 19, Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 October 10 York Crafters present their 3 day exhibition ‘Mainly Rag Rugs’ showing the work they have done over the past two years. Besides Rag Rugs there will be spinning, weaving, crochet work, basketry, felting and hand made knick-knacks of all kinds along with other items for sale such as cards, wooden spoons decorated with pyrography and rag rug-making materials.

10am - 4pm each day at York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetry Road, York. Admission is free. For more information contact 01904 624272.

Tickets are £10 from John Hall on 01904 400182, and the evening includes a pie and pea supper. A bar will also be available. This event is expected to be a sell out so it is a good idea to book tickets in advance. Come along for a great evening of fun, song and support a great cause.

DUNNINGTON METHODIST CHURCH 150TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Saturday 27 October Golden Rail Brass Band. 7.30pm in the Reading Room. To celebrate 150 years of the Chapel. Raffle & refreshments. Tickets £7.50 from 01904 488044 or 01904 489450.

Proceeds to Dunnington Methodist Church

YORK FLOWER CLUB

Wednesday 17 October Autumn Time - Fruit and Flowers. A practice afternoon to be judged by Janet Hayton. 2pm – 4pm in St Chad’s Church Hall, Campleshon Road, York YO23 1EY Contact Pat 01904 416470 for more details

FUNDRAISING CONCERT WITH THE FORESTERS Friday 26 October Stockton on The Forest Church is holding a fundraiser concert in Stockton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Formed in 1971, The Foresters have helped to raise thousands of pounds for many worthy causes in and around the York area.

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET

Saturday 6 October The market is held on the first Saturday of every month from 10.30am to 1.30pm with 60 stalls selling local produce. www.hovingham-market.org.uk

STRENSALL LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

Wednesday 31 October 7.15pm in Strensall village hall. Strensall War Memorial ‘Remembering the Fallen’, presented by Harry Punter.

FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTON LIBRARY COFFEE MORNING

Monday 1 October 10am - noon at Huntington Library, Garth Road, York, YO32 9QJ. Drop in for coffee and cake and discover the events happening at Huntington Library and the wider Explore York family of

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SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES

Saturday 20 October Jumble sale in aid of Sheriff Hutton Bowls and Cricket Club. 10am - 2pm in the village hall.

COBWEB ORCHESTRA AT YORK STEINER SCHOOL, FULFORD

Wednesdays up to 12th December (not half-term on 31st October).

7.30-9.30pm at York Steiner School, Fulford. Do you play a musical instrument and would you like to play in an orchestra? Or did you used to play in one but haven’t done so for years and miss it? This multi-award winning Orchestra is a regional network of local orchestras in the North

with an extensive programme of events and an exceptionally tolerant open access policy.

Established in 2008, the York group is a friendly and vibrant bunch who enjoy playing an eclectic variety of music and then rewarding our efforts with tea and biscuits (and sometimes cake or curry!).

All instruments and abilities welcome and there’s no weekly commitment. Whether you’re a seasoned player, a relative beginner who has never played in an orchestra, or you’ve been too busy to practise for years, you are welcome to join us.

Contact Patrick Burnett on 07733 266792 or email patrickcburnett@gmail.com or just turn up!

DUNNINGTON BONFIRE, FIREWORKS & LIVE MUSIC

Saturday 3 November Tickets available from www.ticketsource. co.uk See page 71 for more details.

FRACK FREE STRENSALL

Set up by local people to oppose the threat of fracking in the Strensall area. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at The Ship, 7pm. www.frackfreestrensall.org.uk

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JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE

Thursday 4 October Saturday 6 October When You Wish Upon A Star.

The enchanting music from the magical world of Walt Disney.

See page 37 for more details Sunday 7 October Steve Cassidy Band and Friends Monday 8 October Doug Scott A Crawl Down The Ogre. Doug will be telling a thrilling story of hard climbing, team-work and survival against all odds.

Saturday 13 October It’s Dance Time! Barbara Taylor School of Dancing - A festival arrangement of dance involving the whole school.

Saturday 20 October Victoria Rooke School of Dance and Drama - The story of Frozen told in dance, drama and song.

Wednesday 24 October - Saturday 27 October Oklahoma! A happy show guaranteed to have you smiling and clapping.

Wednesday 31 October - Saturday 3 November Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - The Dreamer returns to York for a 50th anniversary celebration. www.josephrowntreetheatre.co.uk

STRENSALL & HUNTINGTON WI MEETING Tuesday 16 October Goddards - A house built on love & chocolate.

7.15pm in Strensall Village Hall.

For more information please contact the secretary on 01904 761198

CASTLE HOWARD

Saturday 27 October - Sunday 4 November Halloween Half Term. The House and Grounds have been taken over by a gang of ghostly pirates and ghoulish zombies and they are on the lookout for new recruits!

For more information, visit www.castlehoward.co.uk

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB

Monday 15 October Ornamental Grasses with John and Gail Summerfield. 7.30pm at Flaxton Village Hall.

OSBALDWICK AND MURTON WI

Monday 8 October Kates Giles will be giving a talk entitiled ‘The Middleham Jewel’. Competition will be a piece of old jewellery. New members welcome. 7.30pm at Osbaldwick Sports Club.

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Wednesday 10 October ‘Sculpture collections in the Great Yorkshire Houses’, by Peter Brown, York. Lectures are from 6pm at Shepherd Hall, St Peter’s School, Bootham, York www.theartssocietyebor.wordpress.com

FISHERGATE POSTERN TOWER Saturdays 13 & 27 October Opening times 10am - 4pm. www..yorkwalls.org.uk

YORK PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Tuesday 9 October Members evening plus viewing of lots for the November meeting.

Meetings are held at 7.30pm at The Priory Centre, Priory Street, off Mickelgate, York.

YORK SECOND SUNDAY CEILIDHS

Sunday 14 October 7.30pm - 10pm at St Aelred’s Community Centre, behind the church. Just off Melrosegate at Fifth Avenue. Live band, Greensleeveless, and calling led by Ros. For more information contact 01904 624216 or visit www.yorkceilidhclub.org.uk

YORK CEMETERY

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 October 1.45pm. Cemetery history talk and Gothic Monument walk. In association with Explore York Library’s ‘York’s Big City Read Event’.

For more information contact www.yorkcemetery.org.uk

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50/60S EVENING, STRENSALL

Saturday 17 November 7.30pm - 11pm at the Village Hall, Strensall Night Owls Disco. £10 to include light supper Bring your own drink. Raising Funds for Keep Your Pet (in association with Age UK and RSPCA) For tickets contact Judy 01904 492401 or Hazel 01904 627662

YORK BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY

Thursday 11 October Home Visitor Volunteer Training (Free). 6pm to 9.30pm at York Blind and Partially Sighted Society, Rougier House, 5 Rougier Street, York, YO1 6HZ Would you like to make a difference to someone’s life and help them take part in activities that other people may take for granted? York Blind and Partially Sighted Society are on the lookout for volunteers for their Home Visiting Service which provides a valuable service to people who are living with sight loss enabling them to live an independent life. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. See page 39

LEARN FRENCH, LIVE FRENCH, LOVE FRANCE!

Mondays & Thursdays throughout the summer Cafes conversation: come and practise French in a convivial atmosphere. From 1pm-2.30pm at the King’s Manor Refectory of York Monday 15 October Talk: open to everyone “La Chimie verte”. 7.30pm at Clifton School & Nursery, on St Peter’s school campus, Clifton, York For further information, contact us at 01904 656827 or visit our website www.alliancedeyork.co.uk.

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STRENSALL LIBRARY

interested in meeting some rarer wild animal species and learning about their habitats...then why not join Sam’s Safari for this free educational Ward Grant funded session at the Library?

Please pre-book your child’s place to avoid disappointment.

Thursday 18 October 10.00am -11.30am. Discover Your WW1 Ancestors session. Have you always wanted to research your First World War ancestors but are unsure where to start? Join our Archivist Laura Yeoman for this free session as she talks you through some of the sources you can use, both onsite at York Explore and online. Following the talk there will also be an opportunity to get your questions answered.

Friday 26 October 2.15pm – 3.15pm Our Big City Read event this year is “Surprise Ending” by the Riding Lights Theatre Company at £2.50 per ticket. This is a light-hearted short play which will make you think about reading in a different way! Please pay for your ticket in advance online at www.exploreyork. org.uk/bigcityread

Saturday 6 October 10.30am – 12pm. Strensall Library Fun Palace. Fun Palaces provide a great free opportunity for the local community to come together and to demonstrate to others a hobby or skill that they enjoy.

Friday 19 October 3.30pm – 4.30pm Halloween Craft Session We will be painting Halloween designs on pebbles! Please book and pay for your child’s place in advance of the session. £2 per child for ages 5-12 years.

Saturday 20 October 10.30am - 11.30am Sam’s Safari. Is your child

Wednesday 31 October 2.30pm-3.30pm. Our Big City Read Reading Group will be meeting to discuss the “The Radleys” by Matt Haig. This is a free drop in session but please let Strensall Library staff know of your attendance beforehand so that we can provide you with a free copy of “The Radleys” in time for the meeting. www.exploreyork.org.uk

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ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE GARDENING CLUB MEETING

Tuesday 1630th October Nov & 1st Dec 2018 The Geoffrey Smith Memorial Lecture, “Memories Of My Father.” Caroline Smith will talk about her father Geoffrey"Little Smith and his work at Harlow Carr.

Arrows" The meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Conference Hall, Askham Bryan College, Askham Bryan, York, THE REDMorley LION POPPLETON Plus Andrew as Buddy Holly as seen in The Buddy HollyYO23 Story 3FR. Members free admission, visitors £5 on Friday 28 September the door, all are welcome.

Past Masters in Cabaret. www.abcgardeningclub.org.uk

Leapy Lee

£27.50 per Person ( including 2 course meal) Book Now On 01904 781141 TANG HALL HISTORY GROUP Saturday 24 November Steve Womack.

Friday 30 November & Saturday 1 December Leapy Lee - ‘Little Arrows’ See page 49 for more details.

DUNNINGTON ART GROUP

Saturday 6 October Art Exhibition in aid of Parkinsons UK. 9am to 4pm at the Reading Rooms, Dunnington, YO19 5PW Original artworks for sale. Refreshments. Free admission.

Dunnington Methodist Church GOLDEN RAIL BRASS BAND Saturday 27th October 7.30 pm in the Reading Room

150 years of this Chapel Tickets £7.50 from: Jocelyn Auton 01904 488044 Barbara Cundall 01904 489450

Proceeds to Dunnington Methodist Church

Saturday 27 October An exhibition of National Service will be held at St Aelred’s Community Centre, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall between 10am and 12 noon with a talk by Ralph Peacock at 10.15am-11am. All National Service men are invited and interested persons welcome.

For more information contact 01904 421656

THE POPPLETON CENTRE Saturday 20 October ‘Huge’ concert. 7pm onwards www.poppletoncentre.org.uk

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YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM

Monday 1 October Ashes to Ashes? A workshop about Ash Dieback and Biosecurity.

Monday 8 October Principles of Pruning.

Tuesday 9 October Landscape Photography Walk. 3pm - 5.30pm.

Thursday 11 October Talk - Urban trees of tomorrow - which are they and how to find them. 7.15pm - 9pm.

Saturday 13 October Photography Workshop. 8.45am - 11.45am.

Tuesday 16 October Justine Warner Exhibition (until 4 November) Meet the Artist on Friday 19 October 6-7pm.

Sunday 21 & Tuesday 23 October Ray Wood Autumn Tours.

Sunday 21 October Meetings with Trees : Autumn Glory. 11am - 1pm.

Saturday 27 October - Sunday 4 November Listening to Trees Alien Bugs & Autumn Activity Trails Tuesday 30 October Fungi Foray. 1.30pm - 3.30pm. See page 45 Wednesday 31 October Junior Rangers. 10am - 3pm For more details visit www.yorkshirearboretum.org

CRAFT FAIR AT HAXBY MEMORIAL HALL

Saturday 17 November 10am until 3pm. Christmas gifts, cards & giftware, handmade gifts, jewellery, sausage & bacon sandwiches, all day breakfasts, light lunches, tea & coffee.

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP

Saturday 27 October Open Meeting from 1pm until 4pm. Entitled ‘Village Personalities’, this is an opportunity to view the many artefacts, documents and maps in the

Archive store. Informative displays will highlight the many characters and personalities who have lived in the village. We welcome any donations to the archives which can be scanned for the store but retained by you. Entrance on door: Members, £2.

Visitors, £3, including refreshments.

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB

Tuesday 9 October AGM followed by dinner at The Cottage in Wigginton to celebrate the Coral (35th) Anniversary of the club.

If you wish to join the flower club please contact Joan McBurney on 01347 878544 or for further details see www. haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub.com

BINGO AND BUNS FUNDRAISER Saturday 13 October 2pm - 4pm at St Nicholas Church Hall. £5 for 6 games of bingo and refreshments. Raffle extra.

POPPLETON COMMUNITY RAILWAY NURSERY

Saturday 6 October Autumn Open Day from 10am-3pm. There will also be a morning sale from 10am-1pm on 13th October. On sale will be perennials, herbs, alpines, shrubs and Autumn bedding plants. Explore the Railway Nursery and Narrow Gauge Railway; the last of its kind in Britain. This is an ideal place to buy high quality plants at affordable prices. The Nursery is situated at the end of Poppleton railway station car park.

CHARITY AUTUMN FAIR

Saturday 13 October 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-a-brac.

All proceeds to be shared between the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Martin House Children’s Hospice and Carecent.

WIGGINTON AND HAXBY WI

Tuesday 2 October Annual Meeting and Election of Committee for 2018/19. First Tuesdays in the month at Wigginton Recreation Hall 7.30pm. Visitors very welcome £4. www.wiggihaxbywi.wordpress.com

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Huntington Sixth Form Inspiring confident learners who will thrive in a changing world

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Wednesday 14 November, 7pm

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2018 Results: 68% of A-level grades A*- B & Top 1% of Sixth Forms for Student Progress Huntington School Sixth Form is an exciting, vibrant and high performing Sixth Form with students from across the city of York and around the world.

• 28 A-levels from Physics to Spanish • Range of Level 3 Certificates • An established history of excellent results • A vast array of extra-curricular activities • Consistently one of the best Sixth Forms in the country for student progress • Caring and dedicated pastoral support • Impressive Sixth Form facilities For more information please contact Chris Hardwell: Email: c.hardwell@huntington-ed.org.uk Telephone: 01904 752100 Huntington Rd, York, North Yorkshire YO32 9WT

HAXBY & WIGGINTON U3A

Friday 19 October Speaker: Philip Caine ‘From Barrow to Baghdad and Back’. You are welcome to attend our meetings for retired people on the 3rd Friday of each month at 2pm in the Wigginton Recreational Hall. Doors open at 1.30pm and there will be a guest speaker. Come and find out about our other activities too. Members £1, visitors £3 including refreshments.

For further information contact our secretary on 01904 768227 or visit our website at www. u3asites.org.uk/haxby-wigginton

YORK OPERA

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 October At York Theatre Royal. 7.15pm on 23rd - 26th October and 4pm on Saturday 27 October.

For more details see page 43

HUNTINGTON SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPENING EVENING Wednesday 14 November 7pm at Huntington School.

For more information see page 53

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY

Thursday 11 October 5 mile circular walk to Pond Head Reservoir via Mill Green. Start 9.30 am The Dutch House near Crayke. For more information contact Bob Jowett bob.jowett1@btopenworld.com Saturday 13 October Pick up the plastic with a Litter pick along the Foss in inner city York. Meet 9.15am at the footbridge opposite Morrisons. Suitable work clothes, gloves, boots required. Contact Barry Thomas 01904 490081 Wednesday 17 October River Foss Society open meeting and talk open to non members and is an opportunity to meet members and learn more about the activities of the Society. 19.00 Strensall Village Hall. Contact John Millett 01904 491290.

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Hotel • Restaurant • Conferences • Events

Book early for our Christmas Disco Party Nights Beechwood Close Hotel, 19 Shipton Road, York YO30 5RE | Tel: 01904 658378 www.beechwoodclose.co.uk

YORK RAMBLERS Tuesday 2 October 8 miles - Ripley Car Park

Wednesday 3 October 7 miles - Grimwith Reservoir Car Park 10 miles - Masham Market Square Car Park 11 miles - Low Mill Car Park, Farndale Saturday 6 October Public Transport 11.5 linear miles Tuesday 9 October 8 miles - Thixendale Church Wednesday 10 October 7 miles - Hovingham Green 10 miles - Lealholm Car Park Sunday 14 October Coach Ramble, Marsden area Tuesday 16 October 7.5 miles - Cawthorn Roman Camps Car Park near Cropton

Wednesday 17 October 7 miles - Ampleforth Thorpe Lane 10 miles - Chop Gate Village Hall Car Park 10 miles - Pocklington Station rear, Robertson Close long term car park Saturday 20 October Public Transport 11.5 linear miles Kirklees Way 4.

Wednesday 24 October 7 miles - Basin Howe Car Park 11 miles - Fridaythorpe Pond Tuesday 30 October 6 miles - The Fauconberg Arms Coxwold YO61 4AD Wednesday 31 October 7 miles - Bugthorpe, school special permission, £2 10 miles - Pateley Bridge Nidd Walk long stay cp 10 miles - Pocklington Station rear, Robertson Close long term car park

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PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS TALK Thursday 11 October 7pm at David Lloyd Gym, Hull Road, York YO10 3LG. In association with York Medical Group All are welcome, especially Partners!

ST NICKS

Saturday 13 October Autumn Fayre.

1-5pm. Join our annual celebration of nature’s harvest.

There’ll be fun activities for all ages including an Apple Olympics and other playful opportunities; Bake off – donate a cake/pie containing some British fruit into the contest for a chance to win a prize, or come and be a judge on the day; plus apple juicing, music, stalls of local groups and businesses to browse, and more. Free entry, donations welcome.

Thursday 18 October Fungi Foray. 4-6pm. Would you like to know more about mushrooms? Whether fungi are edible or not, they play an important role in our nature reserve and any other habitat, including your garden. Come on a walk with Malcolm Greaves who will introduce you to their amazing world. Booking recommended. Entry: £3/free for under 16s.

Unless specified otherwise events start at St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, YO10 3ST. www.stnicks.org.uk. 01904 411821

HAXBY SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB Saturday 13 October The Skapones. See page 35 for more details. www.haxbysportsandsocialclub.co.uk

CHRISTMAS ASSISTANT

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Enjoy a truly stunning start to Christmas as we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas.

The 300 year old home brings a unique festive experience with seasonal menus, Christmas gifts galore in the Christmas, House and Courtyard Gift Shops, Farm Shop and Garden Centre.

We are recruiting Christmas Assistants to work within our front of house team. This will be a varied role that could involve waiting tables, assisting in our kitchen, serving in our gift shops or greeting visitors in admissions, therefore excellent customer service and communication skills are essential. All training and uniform will be provided. Training will take place w/c 12 November 2018.

A variety of shifts are available from mid-November until 31 December 2018.

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1st Saturday each month from February to December, plus 3rd Sat of December 3rd November 1st December 15th December

BREAST FRIENDS YORK

Monday 1 October Post surgery lingerie evening at 7pm at the Business Centre at the York Marriott Hotel. Non members welcome. Open to anyone who has had a breast cancer diagnosis at any point in their lives.

Free entry and refreshments. Browse the new seasons range and get fitted by an experienced professional. No booking required.

Thursday 11 October Evening meeting. 7pm at the pig and pastry.

Coffee, cake and chat with Professor John Saxton and Andy Wilson from Yorkshire Cancer Rrsearch coming along to speak to us about issues around weight and treatments. Newcomers welcome.

Open to anyone who had had a breast cancer diagnosis at any point in their lives. Try to let us know you’re coming but do feel free to drop by.

Saturday 13 October Supportive Sewers Pillow and Drain Bag

Workshop. 10am-2.30pm at The Viking Loom, Wigginton Road, Wigginton. Come along and help us to make heart shaped cushions and pretty drain bags which we donate to breast surgery patients at York Hospital. You don’t need to be a sewer, we have lots of non-sewing jobs. Donations of material and ribbon always greatly received. Please call to book your place.

Saturday 20 October We are teaming up with Breast Cancer Now to hold a Charity Afternoon Tea at Bedern Hall, Bartle Garth, York. Tickets are available from Breast Friends York.

Thursday 25 October Luncheon Club. 12 -2.30 at the Hopgrove Toby Carvery, Martin Road. Open to anyone who has had a breast cancer diagnosis at any point in their lives. Free lunch and lifts available in request.

Booking is essential.

For more information contact 07516 066599 or email info@yorkbreastfriends.org

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Regular Local Events in York SPEAREHEAD COMMUNITY CAFE IN STRENSALL

Wednesdays 9am-12noon Spearehead Hall, St Mary’s Church Strensall. Everyone very welcome.

Kimberlow Hill Surgery YO10 5LA 4th Tuesday of month 1-4pm at York Medical Group Water Lane.

Contact the GP Practice directly to book.

CAFE NELLI

THE BUS STOP - COMMUNITY CAFE

Wednesdays 10-12noon New Earswick Folk Hall.

1st & 3rd Wednesday of month 9.30-11.30am at Huntington Methodist Church.

NEW EARSWICK SHARING TOGETHER

SHIPTON COMMUNITY CAFE

Wednesdays & 2nd Sunday of month 10-12noon at Sleeper Path Community Garden and Allotment.

Weather permitting. Sunday 2-4pm.

COFFEE AND TEA ON THE GREEN

Tuesdays & Fridays Tuesday 10-12noon, Friday 2-4pm at Poppleton Methodist Church, Upper Poppleton.

STOCKTON ON FOREST DRAMA GROUP

Tuesdays 7.30pm at Stockton Village Hall. Call Pat 01904 400327 or j.malcolm123@gmail.com

YORK SCOTTISH DANCE CLUB

Mondays 7.30-10pm at English Martyrs’ Church Hall.

All welcome, no partner or experience needed. £3.

DUNNINGTON YORK AGAINST CANCER JUMBLE SALE

2nd Wednesday of month 10-11.15am at the Reading Rooms, Dunnington. Cost 20p. Shop opens Mon, Tues, Thurs & Sat 9.30-12noon. Tuesday also 1.30-4pm.

YORK ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY

1st Wednesday of month Boccia and Easy Sports.

2pm - 3.30pm New Earswick Bowls Club.

2nd Wednesday of month Read and Reminisce Together. 10.30-12noon at York Explore Library.

2nd Tuesday of month Dance Café. 1.45-3.30pm at Clement’s Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York.

Last Wednesday of month Group for Younger People with Dementia. 2- 3.30pm at the Spurriergate Centre.

Thursdays Singing for the Brain. 1.30-3pm at New Earswick Methodist Church Hall.

01904 567701 yorkservices@alzheimers.org.uk Dementia Advice Clinics 1st Tuesday of month 2.15-4.15pm at East Parade Medical Practice.

2nd & 4th Monday of month 1-4pm Unity Health

Tuesdays 2-4.30pm. All welcome.

DIFFERENT STOKES - YORK SUPPORT & EXERCISE GROUP

Fridays 10.30-12.30pm at Heworth Without Community Centre. A peer-peer support and exercise group for younger, working age and active stroke survivors. £3 per session. No need to book.

YMBC YORK MODEL BOAT CLUB

Meet and sail at the clubhouse & lake next to Laytham Caravan Park YO42 4PS, most Wed & Sat afternoons. Non-members welcome. Membership open to both adults & children (accompanied). www.yorkmodelboatclub.co.uk

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WEDNESDAY CLUB

1st Wednesday of month Wigginton Recreation Hall Margaret 01904 760625 or rosemarygeary@sky. com

DANCE FOR PARKINSONS

Fridays (during term time) Dance Class for people with Parkinson’s.10.30am at Wiggington Recreation Hall. www.danceforparkinsonsuk.org or telephone Syliva Flaherey 01904 490987

VOCAL FLOURISH COMMUNITY CHOIRS

Everybody welcome! We are inclusive, accessible and dementia friendly.

Mondays (term-time) Burnholme Social Club 11am-1pm Fridays (term-time) Lidgett Methodist Church 11am - 1pm followed by optional lunch club.

0800 689 0369 or info@yorkflourish.org

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON AGAINST FRACKING

Meets 1st Wednesday monthly 7.30 - 9.30pm at Haxby Sports Bar North Lane.

Email Hawagainstfracking@gmail.com

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Did You Know?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month organised by Breast Cancer Care who are the only specialist UK-wide charity providing support for anyone affected by breast cancer.

These are three main risk factors of breast cancer: 1. Being a woman - over 99% of new cases of breast cancer are in women.

2. Getting older - more than 80% of breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50.

3. Significant family history – this isn’t common, around 5% of people diagnosed with breast cancer have inherited a faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.

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• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, one person is diagnosed every 10 minutes.

• 1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

• This Breast Cancer Awareness Month around 5,000 people will be diagnosed.

Breast cancer and survivorship

• Around 5,600 women aged 45 and under are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK and just over half (53%) have no discussion with healthcare professionals about fertility preservation options.

Breast cancer and men

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York Breast Friends is about giving support to people with a breast cancer diagnosis. We support each other through forging friendships and sharing stories.

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50s/60s Evening with

Night Owls Disco

Village Hall, Strensall Saturday 17th November 7.30-11.00pm Tickets are £10 and include a light supper Bring your own drink For tickets or more information contact: Judy 01904 492401 Hazel 01904 627662 Raising funds for Keep Your Pet. A partnership between Age UK York and Selby and RSPCA York.

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Motoring

The most rugged cars you can buy We’ve rounded up nine of the most hardwearing and brawny cars you can buy today, ideal for surviving a nuclear war – or the muddy car boot sale in Sandford, Gloucestershire.

Jeep Wrangler

The latest Jeep Wrangler is more refined, luxurious and car-like than ever, but still retains the DNA of the original Willys Jeep – one of the most iconic off-roaders of all time.

Solid axles ensure simplicity, allowing Wranglers to be modified for almost any purpose. For traversing sand dunes or mud-plugging in a deep forest, the Wrangler is about as tough as they come.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Originally known as the G-Wagen, this militaryspec beast has morphed into the ideal transport for those who want to be seen. With glitzy chrome atop the blocky body, and optional AMGtuned engines, it’s often seen in London’s most glamorous districts.

Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius is typically used as a taxi in London rather than for blasting through sand dunes. But that’s where the ruggedness lies.

Nobody expected the Prius to be as reliable as it is – but even daily abuse as Uber cabs can’t break them. Many of these cars have done over 500,000 miles and still have their original battery packs.

Ariel Nomad

Most off-roaders are designed to traverse rough terrain at about 5mph. The Ariel Nomad is designed to do it at 50.

With an engine and body from the Atom road car, the rear-wheel-drive Nomad bounces across the terrain rather than ploughing through it. It’s hardcore, open to the elements and great fun.

However, it’s also one of the most serious off-roaders you can buy, thanks to a supersophisticated 4WD system plus three locking differentials. When fitted with chunky tyres, the G-Class is near unstoppable.

Subaru Forester

Toyota Land Cruiser

The brand’s symmetrical all-wheel-drive system is legendary for its simplicity and reliability, while boxer engines lower the centre of gravity and make for a reassuring drive.

The legendary Land Cruiser is the vehicle that pushed Land Rover out of Australia and showed the world that the Japanese could build off-roaders that never broke down.

Though the Land Cruiser isn’t as luxurious as a Range Rover, treat it properly and it’ll probably outlast you. There’s no compromise to be made off-road either.

Isuzu D-Max AT35 Arctic Trucks

Isuzu’s D-Max pickup is already a pretty rugged vehicle, with a beefy diesel engine and four-wheel drive. The specialists at Arctic Trucks, however, have given it enormous tyres and widened arches, giving the car a more purposeful stance, while custom Fox suspension lets it deal with terrain that would trouble a mountain goat.

Subaru has a reputation for producing reliable, rugged cars, and the Forester is no exception.

Loved by farmers, Subaru owners tend to keep their cars for longer than any other.

Toyota Hilux

Our third Toyota is perhaps the most legendary – the Hilux, notably the ‘unkillable car’. On BBC’s Top Gear, a 1994 Hilux survived being left at sea, falling off a building, being crashed into a tree and crushed with a wrecking ball – and still started up afterwards.

Today’s rather plusher Hilux still retains a wellearned reputation for serious reliability.

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Visit your local garden centre now and you should see a good array of bulbs for sale, plus all the other things you need. Special bulb bowls are a good buy, and are available in just about every colour imaginable. They’re rather like huge soup bowls, but in plastic or china. Unlike standard pots they have no drainage holes, which is better for your furniture! You can use normal flower pots, but do make sure you put a fully waterproof container or saucer beneath each pot – or watering will prove messy later on.

You can use standard multi-purpose compost for indoor bulb displays, but better still buy yourself some bulb fibre or special compost formulated for indoor bulb planting. It’s more expensive than multi-purpose compost, but performs better in bulb bowls or other containers without drainage.

Hyacinths for forcing are available in just about every shade imaginable – red, pink, white, cream, yellow and blue. It is best to use a single colour in any one container as there is often some variation in flowering times between the colours, and ideally you want all the flowers out simultaneously.

Specially prepared crocus, paperwhite narcissus and some other daffodil types are also available. If

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Fill your bowl about one third full of compost for larger bulbs to one half full for smaller bulbs.

Firm the compost gently, but don’t compact it or the roots of the bulbs will not penetrate it well and you’ll end up with bulbs popping out of the top of the bowl. Position the bulbs pointed end uppermost – you can put them quite close to each other but not so close that they are touching their neighbours, and make sure they are not in contact with the sides of the bowl either.

Nestle the bulbs gently into the compost and then top up with compost so that just the noses (the pointed end from which the shoots will appear) are poking out. Water the compost lightly, making sure it is moist but not waterlogged. Then cover the bowls loosely with a black bin liner and put them in a cool, dark place – a cool shed, garage or cupboard under the stairs is ideal. It needs to be both dark and cool or the bulbs will not form good root systems.

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Visit your local garden centre now and you should see a good array of bulbs for sale, plus all the other things you need.

Check the bowls every week or so and apply a little more water if necessary. It is time to bring the bowls out into the daylight once the shoots are about 2-3cm tall, which usually takes 3-5 weeks.

Put them in a cool spot with plenty of natural daylight – a cool but frost-free greenhouse or a spare room window sill for instance. The shoots will continue to grow and develop a healthy green colour; they will now need a little more water.

Once the flower buds just start to colour up you can put your bulb bowl in a warmer room, where you will soon be able to enjoy its perfume and good looks. If you want to give the bowl a really

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The lungworm (Angiostrongylus vasorum) is a parasite that can cause serious health problems in dogs and can even be fatal if not diagnosed and treated promptly.

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Lungworm larvae are carried by slugs and snails and can be picked up by dogs whilst rummaging through undergrowth, drinking from puddles, eating grass, or playing with toys that have tiny slugs or snails stuck to them. It’s even been shown that the larvae are released into the mollusc’s slime, so anywhere a slug or snail have been in contact with, which could be on a dogs toy, water bowl etc…. there is a risk that lungworm can be contracted.

When a dog eats a slug or snail the lungworm larvae are released into the dog’s intestines. The larvae then burrow through the gut wall and make their way towards the heart, where they develop into adult worms and reproduce. The Lungworm eggs are carried in the bloodstream to the lungs, where they hatch into new larvae that burrow through the lung tissue. These larvae are coughed up by the dog, swallowed and then pass out in the dog’s poo, ready to infect more slugs and snails continuing the cycle.

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A 10th Anniversary Celebration For Harmonia Choir

Harmonia Choir will be celebrating their 10th anniversary alongside York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir (York Phil) at St Peter’s Church in Norton on Saturday 13th October.

Harmonia was set up by local singing teacher Alison Davis who saw a need for a ladies choir in the area. Over the years the choir has grown in size and ability and now has 60 members who practice at Norton College every Thursday evening.

The choir sings in 3-6 parts performing a wide range of material from folk to gospel, choral to jazz, world music and everything in between.

2018 has been a very successful year for Harmonia with another win in the recital class at the Eskdale Festival Choir Day. Next year they are looking forward to entering the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition in March 2019 to compete against choirs from around the UK. Harmonia has always been keen to be a part of the local community and has performed all over Ryedale, Scarborough, York and Bridlington, raising money for local causes.

The choir have performed with York Phil a number of times previously in both Malton and York, as well as supporting them at the Eskdale Festival, and are looking forward to another wonderful and varied programme of music at the October concert.

York Phil have had an equally good year which began with the Community Choir Festival in York in March which attracted 23 choirs. A York Phil member said, “This was followed by winning the Male Voice Class at the Eskdale Festival in April, although we could not get the better of our

talented October hosts, in other classes!” In June York Phil worked with top tenor Graham Edwards in a Pocklington concert which raised more than £3000 for two charities Parkinson’s UK and PSPA. They surprised their long serving director Berry Lewis in July by conferring honorary life membership for her 20 years of dedication to the choir. And in the midst of all this they held three recording sessions and laid down 11 tracks as the basis of their next CD. September brought another day out and concert in Swaledale, and an unusual but very entertaining evening when we hosted the Australian Welsh Male Voice Choir during their comprehensive tour of the UK. York Phil said, “In October we are pleased to be sharing a concert platform again with our friends in Harmonia, without doubt one of the finest choirs in Yorkshire, and we are looking forward to another enjoyable evening.”

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Twisted Fairy Tales If you like your fairy tales more Brothers Grimm than Disney, you’re in for a treat with this lot…

THE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES ANGELA CARTER

Angela Carter is often seen as the queen of the reimagined fairy tale. In this collection, the stories are as dark, twisted and brilliantly written as they come.

The main story, The Bloody Chamber, is a retelling of the French folk tale Bluebeard, which sees a young wife make a gruesome discovery in a locked room at her new husband’s house. The collection also includes retellings of Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Red Riding Hood.

GRIMM TALES FOR OLD AND YOUNG PHILIP PULLMAN

Pullman has reworked 50 of the Grimm brothers’ tales. He’s kept most of the content the same, but updated the language and ‘tidied them up’.

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REVOLTING RHYMES - ROALD DAHL

Dahl’s childhood classic is more than 35 years old but still just as funny today. Six well-known fairy stories are reimagined in rhyme, with various twists to the tales and extra helpings of gore. Cinderella’s stepsister has her head chopped off, Red Riding Hood turns out to be a crack shot with a pistol and Jack’s mum gets eaten when she climbs the beanstalk. Great fun for kids and parents alike.

THE SURFACE BREAKS - LOUISE O'NEILL

The Surface Breaks is a feminist reimagining of The Little Mermaid. In Gaia’s world, mermaids are supposed to look good, entertain the mermen and stay subservient. Gaia’s father, the king, rules with an iron fist. Gaia swaps her life underwater, her tail and her voice for a chance with the man she saves from a shipwreck. But is he really worth it? An intriguing, thought-provoking tale.

KISSING THE WITCH - EMMA DONOGHUE

Donoghue wrote Kissing the Witch long before her bestselling Room. It’s a collection of 13 rewritten well-known tales, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White. Whether it’s Cinderella choosing the Fairy Godmother over the prince, or Beauty discovering an entirely unexpected Beast, the tales are original and well-written. They’re also very short – perfect for enjoying over a coffee break.

THE TRUE STORY OF HANSEL AND GRETEL LOUISE MURPHY

In Nazi-occupied Poland, two Jewish children take on new identities – Hansel and Gretel. Pursued by soldiers, the children’s father and stepmother urge the children to seek safety in the forest while they try to draw the danger away. Deep in the woods lives an old woman who may be the children’s only hope.

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