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elcome to our May edition.

May is national walking month.

Who knew that simple walking needed a month to promote its many benefits! Wandering along the hedgerows, smelling that spring air, listening to the birds and the sun on your back should be reason enough. I should be thankful for my two dogs that take me on daily walks and I should be really feeling the benefit. However, I confess to being occasionally underwhelmed and stressed by the walking experience. Walking in the wet, waiting for my adorable lab and retriever to explore things (generally nasty) and chase rabbits about the fields can be a real test before breakfast.

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The twittering of birds across the fields suddenly replaced by my barking at the dogs does not fit with the walking idyll! How do birds always sound so cheerful?

May also brings a vast range of colourful seasonal food that needs to be appreciated. The annual Malton Food Festival is later this month where you can enjoy all that the season offers – info on page 49. There are also scarecrows galore raising funds for local and international charities in Haxby and Wigginton, the Poppleton Children’s Sports Day and many other great events to enjoy.

At the Handy Mag we love to support the many local events in the area and our ‘What’s on’ listings are a pretty comprehensive list of everything that’s happening, from small group meetings to much bigger organised events. If you are involved in a local event in June or July, please give Nicky a call or email nicky@thehandymag.co.uk, and she will fit in as much information as she can.

Well done to Mrs Bullock of York for winning our March competition.

Watch out for those cyclists at the weekend!

Until next month…

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CONTENTS 9 Haxby Scarecrow Festival 10 New lifestyle village opens 12 International Days by Mary Mahon 14 Puzzles 18 Spring watch by your local PCSO 24 Lost and found 26 What’s on in York 40 Instyle Kitchens and Bedrooms 42 Macmillan Cancer Support York Race Day 43 The Guardian Family Network 45 Local food 50 Sani Pass in South Africa 58 Wigginton and Haxby WI 62 Slug survival 67 Poppleton Sports Day 70 Motoring - the BMW M760Li xDrive 72 Books - Relationships

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A Scarecrow invasion in Haxby & Wigginton Saturday 29 April, Sunday 30th April and Monday 1 May that Dolly Parton was singing in the shop window at the St Leonards Hospice Charity Shop!

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Lining the streets last year were characters from children’s classics and Disney favourites, alongside television personalities, sporting stars and countless superheroes. Tim Peake was watching out for comets in the Methodist Church and it was reported

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Last year’s festival raised a staggering £4900! This was shared between St Leonards Hospice, Two Ridings Foundation (York Floods Fund), Snowball Plantation, Operation Orphan and the Aroma Community Fund.

This year, the organisers are delighted to be supporting the work of Phambili ngeThemba in Cape Town as well as local charities, Haxby Helpers, Flying Ducks Youth Theatre, Cancer Research and McMillan Cancer Support.

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By Mary Mahon

D

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Yet for every day of the year, there is, or once has been, a unique celebration. Both officially registered by the United Nations and unofficially created by organisations and individuals, over 200 days this year have been branded with a celebration or remembrance topic.

From days such as ‘Human Rights Day’ on the 10th of December, to ‘Ice-cream for breakfast day’ on the first Saturday of February, there is a day for everything, whether it be serious, silly or unsuitable for reality…

Kick-starting the month of May, the UN deemed the 2nd of May ‘World Tuna Day’! The fish that is so important (and tasty), that it has its own day for us to appreciate their importance world-wide!

On the unofficial calendar, more questionable foods crop up. ‘Doughnut Day’ on the 5th of June? ‘International Chocolate Day’ on September the 13th? Count me in! Yet behind most days, there is a thoughtful history; both these days are to commemorate their wartime aid as rations and pick-me-ups, donated by the ‘Salvation Army Lassies’ during WW1. Similarly, International ‘No-Diet Day’ on the 6th of May is not created as a ‘cheat day’, but as a day for body acceptance!

Some days however, are simply silly. In June, ‘caps lock day’ was formed with no real purpose, whilst the 19th of September’s ‘Talk like a Pirate Day’ and ‘Ask a Stupid Question Day’ on the 28th could create concern at work.

Whilst the silly days are undeniably fun, the officially registered days are irrefutably inspiring.

They aim to focus on encouraging positivity, like the ‘International Day of Happiness’ and of ‘Friendship’ on the 20th of March and 30th of July. Even the days with darker angles, like the ‘Support of Victims of Torture’ on the 26th of June, keeps an optimistic perspective.

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“A gentleman’s come in with a lost and found card for the window.” Carly was new to the job at the village newsagent, and felt as though she was constantly interrupting poor Frances with questions. “What should I say to him?”

“Is he wearing a flat cap covered in badges?”

Frances looked up from a pile of invoices.

“Yes,” Carly said. “It keeps slipping over his eyes.”

“That’s Mr Pemrose.” Frances took off her glasses and pushed back her chair. “I’ll be right there.”

The gentleman in question was stood at the counter holding a crisp white postcard. He smiled at the sight of Frances.

“I’m intrigued to hear what you’ve found this week, Mr Pemrose,” she said warmly.

“I’m glad you asked,” he winked. “I found a cloud of starlings over Kirk’s Farm that looked, for a moment, like the ribbon on a birthday present.”

“How wonderful,” Frances said taking the card from him. “Carly would you mind putting this in the window so that passers-by can see it?”

Greatly puzzled, Carly took the neatly written card, and squeezed herself between the crisp boxes and the window to reach the lost and found display.

“I’m afraid there are no spaces left. Are there any old cards that could be taken down?”

“I’m sure there’s a few,” Frances said. “What do you think Mr Pemrose, shall we make some space?”

“Oh yes.” The man chuckled as the hat again slipped over his eyes. “Maybe the one about the full moon that rolled up Copper Hill can go?”

“Perhaps,” Frances said, “but has that snowy field

you found that looked like candyfloss now been returned to its rightful owner?”

“I’m sure someone must have claimed it by now,” Mr Pemrose said, turning cheerfully to Carly. “Can you find it, dear?”

Carly pulled each card out of its slot and read the descriptions. There were lost cats and bus passes, found cats and bus passes, and every now and then she recognised Mr Pemrose’s neat handwriting. These found things were strange.

He’d found a cherry tree in full bloom in February, a double rainbow over the moor and the song of a thrush at midnight. Who could possibly have lost these things she wondered.

Finally, she found a fading card about a field of candyfloss.

“Would you like the old card back?” she asked, slipping the new card into the vacant slot.

“You keep it,” he said, adjusting his hat while opening the door. With a ring of its bell he left.

Carly dusted down her jeans.

“Well I don’t know what he’s found,” she said, “but I strongly suspect he’s lost his marbles.”

“Mr Pemrose is perfectly sane,” Frances laughed.

“But why does he do it?” Carly asked. “No one has lost a flock of starlings, because they don’t belong to anyone, so how can he say that he’s found one?”

“Because a year ago Mr Pemrose saw a card posted in our window which said ‘LOST – MY SENSE OF WONDER’,” Frances said. “Ever since then he’s been trying to reunite them with it.”

“Weren’t you concerned for the person who posted it?” Carly worried.

“Oh, no,” Frances laughed, “the card didn’t originally say that; condensation had made the ink run.”

“So what did it really say?” Carly asked.

“I can’t remember,” Frances frowned. “A lost umbrella maybe; nothing to lose any sleep over.”

“Does Mr Pemrose know?” Carly asked.

“If he does it hasn’t stopped him,” Frances smiled.

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Local events in the York area this month PLANT SHARE EVENT IN HAXBY

Saturday 20 May 10.30am - 11.30am at St Mary’s Church Hall in Haxby.

STRENSALL & HUNTINGTON WI MEETING

Tuesday 16 May Resolutions Meeting and Social Evening. 7.15pm in Strensall Village Hall. New members always welcome.

For more information please contact the Secretary on 01904 761198.

YORK ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY 3rd Wednesday of the month 1.30-3.30pm. Forget Me Not Memory Cafe, Tang Hall Last Tuesday of the month 1-3pm. Acomb Memory Café, Acomb.

1st Wednesday of the month 2-3.30pm. Boccia/Easy Sport, New Earswick Last Wednesday of the month Younger Peoples Group.Various venues York Thursday Afternoons Singing for the Brain.1.30-3pm at The Folk Hall, New Earswick Contact York Alzheimer’s society on

01904 567701 or email yorkservices@ alzheimers.org.uk

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. www.danceforparkinsonsuk.org/ or contact Angela Kirkham, info@kirkhamhenry.co.uk

CAFE NELLI

Every Wednesday Opens every Wednesday morning between 10am and 12 noon at New Earswick Folk Hall.

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET Saturday 6 May Market opens 10.30am-1.30pm. www.hovingham-market.org.uk

FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTON LIBRARY COFFEE MORNING

Monday 8 May 10am - noon. 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, free wifi and a Hudl Session! For more information, please email friendsofhuntingtonlibrary@gmail.com or call 01904 552669. friendsofhuntingtonlibrary.weebly.com

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14th – 30th July 2017 Two weeks of world-class performers in the many beautiful and historic venues in and around Ryedale.

Headlines include the Orchestra of Opera North with a thrilling programme of Rachmaninov and Berlioz at Scarborough Spa and two orchestral concerts featuring Bach and Beethoven at Hovingham Hall. Chamber music highlights include the string quartets of Shostakovich with poetry read by Simon Callow, the extraordinary story of Schubert’s last year, and late-night concerts of candlelit Mozart. Add to that the festival opera, Mozart’s e Garden of Disguises, a recreation of Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall, folk music, literary events and talks to make an inspiring festival with something for everyone.

For festival brochure phone 01751 475777 or email box.office@ryedalefestival.com Details of events are available online at www.ryedalefestival.com

HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB

Tuesday 2 May 10.30am at Haxby Methodist Church Hall. Coffee is served from 10am. Membership is £18.50 per year and new members are always welcome.

SAVE THE DATE FOR DUNNINGTON VILLAGE SHOW

Saturday 2 September Classes for all - Flowers, photography, fruit, home baking, vegetables, wine, handicrafts, art, preserves and childrens section.

For more information visit www. dunningtonfayre.org.uk or telephone 07703518290

CHARITY DOG WALK

Sunday 30 April 11am on York Knavesmire in aid of ‘Keep your pet’. All welcome, refreshments, goods for sale,

prizes, displays & demonstrations. www.keepyourpet.co.uk

NEW EARSWICK SHARING TOGETHER

Wednesday mornings 10-12 noon at the Sleeper Path Community Garden and Allotment. (2-4pm on Sunday) Weather permitting.

COME AND TRY DAY AT WIGGINTON BOWLING CLUB

Sunday 30 April 2pm. For more details contact Norma Davies on 01904 765095 or email normacdavies@icloud.com www.wiggintonbowlingclub.co.uk

COFFEE AND TEA ON THE GREEN

Tuesday and Fridays Every Tuesday morning from 10am to 12noon and Friday afternoon 2 - 4pm for coffee, tea and home made cakes. At Poppleton Methodist Church, Upper Poppleton.

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SAVE A BABY'S LIFE WORKSHOPS

Wednesday 3 May 3.30pm at Tang Hall Community Room.

Book with Linda on linda.nelson2704@gmail. com Tuesday 16 May 11.15am at Clifton library, book with the library in person or email clifton@exploreyork.org.uk Wednesday 7 June 10am at Central library, book with the library in person or email york@exploreyork.org.uk Thursday 8 June 12.30pm at Acomb library, book with the library in person or email acomb@exploreyork.org.uk Booking is essential. These workshops aim to give anyone in contact with babies and young children the confidence to cope in the unlikely event of an emergency such as stopping breathing and choking.

SPRING GALA DAY AT POPPLETON METHODIST CHURCH HALL

Saturday 13 May 10 am to 4pm. Fundraising sale day with plants, bric a brac, books and cake stalls. Refreshments, including light lunches served all day.

Poppleton Methodist Church Hall, The Green, Upper Poppleton

MEETINGS AT STRENSALL LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

Wednesday 31 May Stained Glass: A mystery trade. Master Glazier Ian Tomlinson will show us the different types of glass seen in our Cathedrals, churches, homes and pubs. The different leads used and what holds the window together. Do you know how antique glass is made?

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Saturday 6 May It’s dance time with excerpts from Beauty and the Beast with the Barbara Taylor School of Dancing.

Sunday 7 May Steve Cassidy Band in concert

ST LEONARD'S HOSPICE Saturday 6 May St Leonard’s Way Challenge Walk

Sunday 21 May Plant sale. 2pm at the Hospice. 185 Tadcaster Road, York. Refreshments available.

Saturday 10 June Midnight Walk 2017. Ready, Set, Glow. From York College For more information www. stleonardshospice.org.uk

Saturday 13 May Four weddings and a funeral : An evening of Gilbert and Sullivan. With pieces from The Mikado, The Gondoliers, Patience and The Yeomen of thr Guard, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.

Friday 19 May to Saturday 20 May Legally Blonde - The Musical by the York St John Musical Production Society. Enjoy an energetic and lively performance of how Elle battles her way in life to discover who she is; breaking all the steroetypes and proving that anything is possible. www.josephrowntreetheatre.co.uk

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SPRING FAIR AT TANG HALL LIBRARY

Saturday 6 May Come along to our Spring Craft Fair at Tang Hall Explore Library from 9.30am - 1pm. There will be lots of wonderful homemade gifts to buy from stall holders, St. Nick’s eco crafters, homemade jam produce, the Body Shop. There will also be scrumptious refreshments and a raffle too.

Contact Tang Hall Explore Library for more information on: 01904 552655 or email: tanghall@exploreyork.org.uk

HAXBY SINGERS MAY CONCERT

Saturday 13 May 7.30pm at Haxby Memorial Hall. A variety of music and other items to suit all tastes. Tickets, £6 and £3 for children includes light refreshments, are available on the door or from choir members.

THE PIP STOP CAFE AT APPLEFIELDS SCHOOL IN YORK Open every Friday morning from Friday 12 May to Friday 7 July (closed on 2 June) At Applefields School, Bad Bargain Lane, York, YO31 0LW. A selction of homemade cakes and coffee in a friendly environment.

ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE GARDENING CLUB MEETING

Sunday 18 June Yorkshire Post Motor Show and Classic Car Rally.

Tuesday 9 May AGM followed by an illustrated talk entitled “An Oasis In The City” by Clive Dawson from The Friends of York Cemetery. 7.30pm in the Conference Hall, Askham Bryan College, Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3FR. Members free admission, visitors £5 on the door, all are welcome.

For more details about the club please visit www.abcgardeningclub.org.uk

Thursday 29 June to Sunday 2 July Castle Howard Flower Festival.

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EVENTS AT CASTLE HOWARD

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WI

Tuesday 2 May 7.30pm at Wigginton Recreation Hall. Topic: Our WI Past, Present and Future and Resolution Meeting. Guests very welcome £4.

More information on our website wiggihaxbywi.wordpress.com

POPPLETON CHILDREN'S SPORTS DAY

Monday 29 May From 12.45pm on the Green.

Maypole dancing, children’s races, childrens handicrafts competition, musical performances, raffle, prize draw, fundraising stalls, games, activities, cream teas.

Saturday 7 October 10am til 4pm at Wigginton Recreation Hall.

If you would like to book a stall please contact Sue on 490522 or 07834 637003

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP MEETING

Tuesday 30 May 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The speaker this month will be Neil Hodges. He will be talking about Bracken Hill and the 1765 Tithe Map. This will be an illustrated presentation on his research into this particular area of the Parish with the Tithe Map to view. It promises to be a very interesting talk with coffee and biscuits to round the evening off!

Members £2. Visitors £3.

BURTON AGNES HALL

Sunday 14 May Vintage Rally - the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club will be showcasing their stunnign collection of classic vehicles. Fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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YORK RAMBLERS

Monday 1 May 10.5 mile Public Transport walk Tuesday 2 May 6 miles from The Goodmanham Arms YO43 3JA Wednesday 3 May 10 miles from Grassington NP CP 10 miles from Sutton Bank VC CP 10.30am 6.5 miles from Millington Church street parking

Wednesday 17 May 10 miles from Pateley Bridge Nidd Walk long stay CP 10 miles from Pickering roundabout CP 7 miles from Crayke Sports Club Tuesday 23 May 8 miles from Ripley CP Wednesday 24 May 11 miles from Hovingham VH CP 7 miles from Flamborough North Landing

Saturday 6 May 11 mile Public transport walk

Tuesday 30 May 8 miles from Old Byland roadside parking

Wednesday 10 May 11 miles from Low Mill CP, Farndale 6 miles from Temple Newsam Home farm CP

Wednesday 31 May 10 miles from Swinsty Reservoir East CP 10 miles from Huggate, Mill Lane LB 7.5 miles from Slingsby village green

Saturday 13 May 10 mile Public Transport walk Tuesday 16 May 6 miles from Carlton Road Helmsley nr Youth Hostel, Bluebell walk

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Friday 30 June, Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July Jazz & Blues Festival - Three days of the hottest jazz and blues in this exquisite stately home and its gardens. Welcoming guest artists from Saint Lucia.

members always welcome.

See also www.haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub. com

OPEN DAYS AT THE WHITE ROSE CLUB

Mondays U5 Story Time. 3.30pm4pm. We are continuing to look for more volunteers on a rotation basis (each volunteer once a month) to help deliver this weekly session. Stories, nursery rhymes, play with musical instruments, glove puppets and a big piece of lycra material are offered in each session. We will also have toys from our Explore Toy Library to play with and borrow. Please contact the Library for further details.

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 May White Rose Club is a member’s naturist club in Ryedale and this event is intended to allow prospective members to visit us and experience club naturism as summer commences.

For more details of the event & to register to attend please see the website: http://www. whiteroseclub.com/events/

OPEN REHEARSAL WITH STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS

Thursday 4 May 7.30pm in Stamford Bridge Junior School. We are a very friendly group of singers of all ages and from all walks of life who meet together every Thursday evening in term-time to sing a wide range of music – show tunes, classics, folk, pop, church music – all sorts! You may have heard us in concert in the area, so come and find out how we rehearse and meet our Director of Music, Stuart Nettleship.

There are vacancies in all parts and no auditions – just come along and see what you think.

If you’re interested, you can find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ stamfordbridgesingers or have a look at our website www.stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB MEETING

Tuesday 9 May A workshop by Susan Hill on Bear Grass designs at Wigginton Recreation Hall commencing at 7.30pm. If you would like to participate in this workshop please contact Janet Pepper on 01347 823601 or Joan McBurney on 01347 878544 for further details. If you would like to join members of the club to observe the workshop visitors will be charged £5. Tea and coffee available. New

EVENTS AT STRENSALL LIBRARY

Saturday 6 May As part of Communities Archives Month, Strensall Local History Group will be at Strensall Library during the morning with a beautiful display of local history photos for residents to view and enjoy.

19 The Village, Strensall, York, YO32 5XS T: 01904 552677, E: strensall@exploreyork.org. uk www.exploreyork.org.uk

HAXBY SPORTS CLUB Saturday 13 May Supermodels - Tickets £7

Saturday 24 June Melting Pot with Britpop/90s Telephone 01904 768300 www.haxbysportsandsocialclub.co.uk

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VILLAGE CHARITY AUCTION AT SHERIFF HUTTON

Saturday 6 May In Sheriff Hutton Village Hall. 12-1 Viewing; Auction starts at 1pm. House and Garden items for knock down prices! Refreshments served all afternoon.

This event is raising funds for our annual New Year Party for older members of our community, the primary school’s PTFA and Sheriff Hutton PreSchool Playgroup.

ROTARY YORK AINSTY AND THE WILBERFORCE TRUST TO HOST A DUCK RACE Saturday 10 June Duck Race by the War Memorial in Nether Poppleton where 100s of ducks will race for the chance to win £100, £50 or £25 if your duck finished first, second or third. Tickets are £1 per

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ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS, YORK LOCAL GROUP

Wednesday 31 May Short presentations from Group members about Askham Bog (Dave Mair), Siberia (Maria Sitnikova) and Guatemala (Sue Ball), followed by a break and then the AGM. 7.30pm at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York. (Between Scarcroft Road and Nunnery Lane) For SatNav users please use YO23 1BS to navigate to the front of the building.

Map and further information at http://clementshall. org.uk/ Nearest public car park is Nunnery Lane.

Entrance £3. Group members, £3.50 nonmembers. Non-members welcome. There is an interval with free hot and cold refreshments.

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MALTON FOOD LOVERS FESTIVAL

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 May Set across the streets of Malton the Food Lovers Festival is a celebration of the finest Yorkshire produce and cooking. The 2017 festival is set to be the biggest yet. Expect heaving stalls, delicious street food, talks, tastings, Levi Roots, Prue Leith and other celebrity chefs, demos, cookery lessons and much much more! www.maltonyorkshire.co.uk

Saturday 20 May The Big Bike Ride - starting at Wetherby Rugby Club, with two circular routes (35 & 64 mile). The challenging 64 mile route heads North East via Huby and returns via the market town of Easingwold. The 35 mile route, is designed with the keen amateur cyclist in mind, heads North of Wetherby, via Aldborough.Both of these routes will start, and finish at, Wetherby Rugby Club, Grange Park, Wetherby, LS22 5NB. To enter please visit www.btrs.org.uk/bbr Sunday 6 August York Run for All 10k - One of the most beautiful city runs in the UK, taking in some of this medieval city’s most stunning scenery. Registration is £20 (non re-fundable) with a minimum sponsorship goal of £100.

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THE POPPLETON CENTRE

Sunday 7 May Launch Day of PJCC, Poppleton Junior Cricket Club. Family day playing cricket, bouncy castle, ice cream van and much more.

Tuesday 30 May Forest Art Sessions.10am-11am Under 5’s £6, 11.30am-1.30pm 5-11 year old’s £10 Wednesday 31 May Cricket holiday camp at the Poppleton Centre.

11am-3pm contact Rachel Hildreth at r.hildreth@ yorkshirecb.com Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July Poppleton Open Gardens Telephone 01904 797478 www.poppletoncentre.org.uk

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY

Tuesday 2 May 3 mile evening circular walk Beningborough with optional meal at the Blacksmith’s Arms. Meet 6pm at the Newton-on-Houseentrance to the Hall.

Contact Carol Carr 01904 760894

Tuesday 9 May 5 mile linear walk Yearsley Cross Roads to Coxwold. Meet 9.30am Coxwold car park. Contact John Millett 01904 491290, johnmillett1@talktalk.net Wednesday 24 May A walk and talk around the Rowntree Walk area, discovering hidden areas where the Rowntree family made an impact. Suggested donation £2.50 to the Rowntree Trust. Meet 6pm on Foss Bridge

by The Blue Bicycle. Contact Mike Gray 01904 758510, sdmike.gray@btinternet.com as numbers are limited.

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MONDAY PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF 'SEE HOW THEY RUN' BY PHILIP KING

YORK FLOWER CLUB

Wednesday 24 May Demonstration and workshop by Dragonwillow with Leilah Vyner. 2pm at St Chad’s Church Hall.

Wednesday 21 June Demonstration from Flowers to Fabric by Nell Whatmore. 2pm at St Chads Church Hall.

For more details please contact 01904 415487 or email smadd@talktalk.net

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Thursday 18, Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May 7.30pm at The Village Hall, Escrick.

See How They Run is set in the idyllic village of Merton-cum-Middlewick, England during the 1940s. It’s World War II, and the village inhabitants are preparing themselves for the imminent threat of Nazi invasion. Meanwhile, resident spinster, Miss Skillon, becomes convinced that her beloved vicar’s actress wife is having an affair and attempts to expose her. Add an escaped German prisoner of war, a handsome actor, the visiting Bishop of Lax, a rotund locum priest and some meddling neighbours and hilarious confusion and mayhem result. Galloping in and out of the four doors of an English vicarage are an American actor and actress (he is now stationed in England), a cockney maid who has seen too many American movies, an old maid who “touches alcohol for the first time in her life,” four men in clergyman suits presenting the problem of which is which, for disguised as one is an escaped prisoner, and a sedate Bishop aghast at all these goings on and the trumped up stories.

Burton Agnes Jazz Festival

urrounded by the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds and uniquely set in the award winning grounds and ornately carved Great Hall of this Elizabethan stately home, could this be the most breath-taking place to spend a weekend, soaking up the UK’s hottest jazz and blues acts?

More than twenty five bands provide a superb lineup to suit all tastes, from those seeking an ambient accompaniment to a glass of wine in the majestic grounds, to the jazz or blues aficionado wanting to get up close to star performers.

These include internationally renowned vocalist Claire Martin OBE with legendary saxophonist and singer Ray Gelato who perform their celebrated show ‘A Swingin’ Affair’, Northern Ireland’s multiaward winning Kaz Hawkins, Mississippi guitar slinger and singer Lisa Mills, some of Yorkshire’s finest musicians who perform as New York Brass Band, the incredibly talented Pat McCarthy Quartet featuring Shannon Riley, the fresh and exciting Jamie Brownfield Quartet, and festival favourites The Alligators, amongst many others.

The Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary this summer and they’re welcoming very special guests from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, home to the internationally renowned St Lucia Jazz Festival.

Come and enjoy the best of Saint Lucian jazz talent – including Dynamix, a vibrant young saxophone-led quartet, and the quintessentially Caribbean sound of steel pans with Rupert Lay’s band – all enjoyed with the island’s famous rum cocktails and Caribbean cuisine.

Delicious food will be served on the Food Lawn and a feast of homemade treats in the Tea Tent, and there’ll be the award-winning Wold Top beer on tap. There’s very civilised camping in our adjacent Park Field, with hot showers, and entertainers laid on for the children. Discounted ‘early bird’ tickets are available until 1st June, priced at £70 for the full weekend, while children under 12 are free with an adult.

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Friday 26 May Screening ‘Still Alice’ in recognition of Dementia Awareness Week. This is a moving film dealing with the issues Alice faces after receiving a devastating diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s. We have also teamed up with Inspired Youth, Minds in Motion and City of York Council to bring you information about the fantastic work that is happening in our area relating to Dementia. With tickets costing £4 for non-members/£3 for members and reasonably priced snacks and drinks from the folk hall’s licensed bar you can enjoy an inexpensive evening

out with friends and family watching a wide range of curated films every month!

TANG HALL EXPLORE CODE CLUB Sessions run fortnightly every Thursday The sessions are specifically aimed for 9 - 11 year olds between 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm at Tang Hall Explore Library. We have six exciting Scratch projects for you to work on over six sessions in which you can create animations, games and much more! Contact Tang Hall Explore Library to reserve your place on: 01904 552655 or email: tanghall@exploreyork.org.uk. Connect via social media with #CodeYork

OPEN DAY AT POPPLETON COMMUNITY RAILWAY NURSERY Saturday 20 May 10am-4pm. A varied selection of bedding plants for sale. Also available, hanging baskets made to order and planters filled with summer bedding. A range of vegetable plants and perennials also on sale. Tea, coffee and cakes too. www.poppletonrailwaynursery.co.uk

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Friday 5 May Fighting Floods with Nature Walk. 10.45am1pm starting at The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, Fossgate. A guided walk along the path of the December 2015 floods on the Foss to St Nicks Nature Reserve to mark the launch of a new phase of the charity’s flood-reducing York Becks Project.

The 2km walk will finish with a picnic lunch at St Nicks Environment Centre. Free entry, donations welcome.

Saturday 20 May Film screening - Tommorrow. 7pm for 7.30pm screening at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road.A hugely positive, affirming and inspirational film, exploring creative solutions in the fields of food, energy, transport, economics and education.

Tickets: £5/£4 concessions.

Friday 26 May Becks Nature Walk. 1-4pm. Discover the wildlife that inhabits Tang Hall and Osbaldwick Becks as well as the surrounding areas. Learn about Water Voles, Otters, Dragonflies and Grey Wagtails which are just a few amongst many species found at St Nicks Nature Reserve. Free entry, donations welcome.

Saturday 27 May Water Vole Wanders. 1-4pm. Find out all about water voles and how you could help this endangered species through fun activities for all ages. Free entry, donations welcome.

Wednesday 31 May “Local Food - Past & Present” cycle ride & BBQ 6-8.30pm meet at The Walnut Tree, Heworth Village, York. Saddle up for a short cycle ride exploring the theme of local food and ending with a shared dinner at St Nicks Environment Centre. Joint event with the York Food Assembly - the place to meet local food producers and buy seasonal food direct from them, part of Our Beautiful City #walkcyclefestival. Free entry,

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Next class is on 8th May and will then be on every 2 weeks To book your place for these FREE sessions or for further information call 01904 693111 or 07772 107763 or email admin@activ8learning.co.uk Company No. 05535863. Charity No. 1111626.

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hether you’re looking for a place to have a cosy drink and cake with friends or somewhere to enjoy tasty local cuisine, our area is spoilt for choice.

We are lucky to have so many independent retailers, cafes, restaurants and pubs to choose from.

Try a coffee this month at Aroma in Haxby. It was set up by Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church in 2008 and is a great place in the heart of the community where people can meet and enjoy good quality food and Fairtrade drinks.

CafĂŠ Refresh at The Poppleton Centre serves independent artisan food and drink and is the perfect place to enjoy breakfast to afternoon teas.

Support local independent food and drink producers and retailers at Hovingham Village

Market or the Malton Food Festival.

On these spring evenings why not enjoy a meal at the Beechwood Close Hotel just off Shipton Road in York or perhaps take a trip further afield to The Fairfax Arms at Gilling.

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Warm Salmon & New Potato Salad • Green olives • Red pepper, cut into strips • Cherry tomatoes, halved • A few torn fresh dill leaves (if you can find any in the shops!)

• A good splash of extra virgin olive oil • White wine • Juice of half a lime and half a lemon (Serves 2-4) Once you’ve cooked and drained the new potatoes put them back in the pan with the lid on to keep warm and put the salmon into a wide based pan and cover with water.

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Rhubarb and Almond Tart A delicious tart with a layer of tangy roasted rhubarb topped with a sweet almond frangipane. Serve warm or cold with crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream. Serves 8. Ready in 1 hour. 30 minutes, plus chilling time INGREDIENTS: • Flour, for dusting • 300g ready-made shortcrust pastry • 250g rhubarb, trimmed and chopped • 175g caster sugar • 3 tbsp orange juice • 150g unsalted butter, melted • 125g ground almonds • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract • 2 medium eggs, beaten • Icing sugar, for dusting

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Great British Bake Off's New Judge Prue Leith To Join Levi Roots In Malton Malton Food Lovers Festival 27th and 28th May 2017 Levi has been putting music into food since 1991 when started making sauce from his kitchen in Brixton. That year he started to sell the sauce at Notting Hill Carnival and, after 16 years, he officially entered the food industry via his success on Dragon’s Den.

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his year two celebrities will join an enviable foodie line up at the Malton Food Lovers Festival: Prue Leith, brand new Great British Bake Off judge, and the Reggae Reggae Sauce star Levi Roots, renowned for putting music into your food.

Set to join Paul Hollywood in judging Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off, Prue Leith is an esteemed restaurateur, cookery writer and television presenter who trained at Cordon Bleu in London. Prue made her debut in the culinary world when she opened a restaurant, Leith’s, which was awarded with a Michelin Star. She went on to open Leith’s School of Food and Wine in 1974 and has worked as a cookery correspondent for some of the UK’s largest regional newspapers, alongside writing several best-selling cookbooks.

Prue has also published several novels centred around cooking and will be giving visitors to the Malton Food Lovers Festival a sneak peak of her new novel “The Prodigal Daughter”.

She comments; “I look forward to returning to Yorkshire’s Food Capital for its annual celebration of the finest food and drink in the region. Malton is a thriving town with food at its heart. Bursting with artisan food producers, distillers, brewers and independent shops, there’s no better place to celebrate good quality food and drink!”

As well as headlining the chef’s cookery theatre on the Saturday, Levi Roots and his band will be the main act at Malton’s Saturday night Festival Party, entertaining festival goers with reggae tunes into the night.

Levi commented on his return to the festival; “I can’t wait to return to the Malton Food Lovers Festival this year. The festival is the ultimate celebration of food and attracts thousands of hungry visitors who have a real love of food – just like me! I’m back with a bang and ready to inject some spice into the weekend! I want to see dancing, singing and lots of eating!”

Levi and Prue will be joining other celebrated names in the foodie industry including Stephanie Moon, Jonathan Batchelor, former Great British Bake Off contestant Richard Burr and healthy food expert Hannah Sillitoe.

A jam-packed programme of events lined up for this year will ensure that every visitor has a trip worth coming for, including celebrity chef demonstrations, extra street food vans, an extra fun-packed children’s area, including pizza making, and of course, the Festival Party!

To find out more about the Malton Food Lovers Festival, please visit www.maltonyorkshire. co.uk.

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South Africa - Sani Pass breath in the thin air and almost blown away by ferocious winds and vertiginous views. It’s like the Grand Canyon say the rangers, but everyone heads straight to the Sani Top chalet, teetering all forlorn on the very edge of the escarpment. In this rustic lodge, old letters and photographs mingle with car adverts, shot on the spot but no one knows how, and there are board games to while away the time, carvings, wall hangings and beads to bargain for, and skis and boots lined up on a rack, just in case.

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outh Africa’s highest range almost defies imagination. Named Drakensberg, or Dragon Mountain, known to the Zulus as Barrier of Spears, it forms the eastern section of the Great Escarpment, a pristine wilderness laced in waterfalls and challenging trails, while on the Sani Pass at 2,874 metres the highest pub in Africa lures day visitors with mulled wine and breathtaking views.

But to stand on the ‘roof of Africa’, one must tackle the hair-raising drive up to the pass. Copper-coloured antelopes graze quietly on the slopes while fresh water springs gurgle on the rocks. Baboons plod around, baring their teeth to protect their young. At the Good Hope Centre, taxi drivers call out ‘one more customer, just one more’.

Beyond the border post, a no man’s land heads up to the pass and the kingdom of Lesotho on the other side. It’s a mere ribbon of road where four-wheel drives rattle and jerk high above a fast dwindling valley. The track still glows like molten gold in places, more tortuous as you climb, littered with rocks and stones and lined with warning signs. Towering boulders send shivers down your spine but there’s nowhere to stop.

One last three point turn and you are there, having gained over 1,300 metres in altitude, fighting for

Locals talk of dragons, bush men, rock art and over 2,000 species of plants and 300 of birds. Visitors can stay the night in a luxury African hut or share basic facilities while listening to frightening tales from seasoned backpackers. There’s plenty of Maluti beer to liven up the evening but above the bar, a sign reminds one and all that ‘It’s tough at the top’.

Winters are for skiing, summers for trekking across vast open spaces, perhaps climbing Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest peak at 3,482 metres, or hiking to Tugela, the world’s second highest waterfall with a total drop of 947 metres.

But most visitors just drive up for a taste of adventure and a hearty reward of steaming home-made soup and mountain trout. The view from the window is fantastic but out on the heath, there are wild carnations and black-faced orchids and lesser kestrels swooping down on invisible prey. Far below, slopes roll down to the valley floor, a soft velvety carpet in shades of purple, pink and gold.

Sometimes a few day-trippers venture into Lesotho, just minutes away, to sit by the fire in a village hut, drink sorghum beer from a communal mug and make friends with Angora goats and children smothered up in blankets. It feels like another planet, bitingly cold, but the highest pub in Africa soon calls you back while at the foot of the mighty Drakensberg, a heavenly valley glows in the late afternoon sun, sprinkled with pink feathery blossom and yellowwood trees.

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Baby weighing in Wigginton Helen Feetenby of Boddlers, raised her concerns of the lack of baby weighing facilities in the local area with her local health visitor and the Community and Partnership Officer, City of York Council. As a result, contact was made with Wigginton Parish Council’s Clerk, David Geary, that Haxby and Wigginton mothers had to travel to New Earswick in order to weigh their babies.

This matter was fed back and discussed by Parish Councillors who felt that this was unacceptable and decide to fund the purchase of suitable weighing scales for Boddlers.

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igginton Parish Council have recently provided new baby weighing scales to The Wonder Years Boddlers Group for use at the Wigginton Recreation Hall where the Boddlers hold regular Monday to Thursday morning mother and tots session.

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Have you thought of joining your local WI? their communities.” Most of all the WI offers a place for friendship and to meet new people.

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icky and I had an invite to visit Wigginton and Haxby WI group in March to take some photos for the Handy Mag. Never having experienced a WI meeting before we had no idea what to expect. How amazing, then, to arrive at Wigginton Recreation Centre and be greeted with 63 women all in craft heaven!

There was everything from flower arranging to patchwork and card making to rag rugs and a large group of friendly faces. The evening was a showcase of member’s talents and looked like great fun!

The WI has certainly changed over the last 100 years.

It was originally set up during the First World War to encourage countrywomen to get involved in growing and preserving food and help to increase the supply of food to the war-torn nation. Wigginton and Haxby WI was established in February 1920 and this friendly and thriving group are still going strong today.

Jill Crampton, President says “What we offer for women today is membership of a national organisation within a local group which provides women with educational opportunities, the chance to build new skills, take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and

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Wigginton and Haxby WI is also part of the Ebor Group to enable networking with other local WIs, sharing expertise and the chance to get involved with joint events such as rambles, quizzes, craft events, debates and more.

The longest serving member, Jean, joined as a teenager in 1957 and was busy teaching her patchwork skills at the March meeting. The newest member, Jane, who had joined that evening, was enjoying a spot of flower arranging. This month the theme is ‘Our WI Past Present and Future’, a great way to find out more about the WI. To find out more or sample a meeting, please email Jill at wigbywi@gmail.com or take a look at their website www.wiggihaxbywi. wordpress.com

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This means serious trouble, especially at this time of year when many of us are planting out young plants and seeds are starting to germinate. In no time at all slugs can eat through the base of a young stem, killing the plant in the process. As seeds germinate in the soil, these little horrors often eat the seedling even before it has had a chance to emerge above the soil surface! Later in the year, as potato tubers swell beneath the soil and carrots start to fatten they will begin to tunnel into these too.

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• Choosing resistant varieties of vegetable is worthwhile too. Check seed catalogues and websites for varieties which are marked up as having useful resistance to slugs.

• Try to encourage natural slug predators such as hedgehogs, frogs, toads, slow worms and ground beetles. If you keep hens consider letting them clear the ground for you – but obviously only before you start planting and sowing!

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you drench the soil around the potato plants about six weeks before anticipated harvest, the nematodes soon get to work and your potatoes should be virtually slug-damage free.

• Barriers such as crushed shells, wool pellets, soot, pine needles or copper-impregnated fabric can also work well, but some of these may need replacing regularly and results seem to vary from garden to garden and gardener to gardener.

• Traps filled with beer can also be a fantastic way to reduce slug numbers in your garden dramatically and, apart from the somewhat messy (and grim) business of emptying them out, they are simple too. You can buy readymade traps or make your own using inexpensive plastic beakers plunged into the soil, the rim protruding 1-2cm above the soil surface and filled with a well-flavoured beer. I did a mini ‘trial’ on Gardeners’ Question Time once and found that Guinness worked best - and interestingly alcohol free lager proved least effective!

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Poppleton Children's Sports Day Spring Bank Holiday Monday 29 May from 12.45pm on the Green.

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Legacies are essential for us to maintain the unique quality of care we provide and enable us to continue to improve our facilities here at the Hospice and help extend our Hospice@ Home Service in the community.

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Motoring BMW M760Li xDrive

WHAT'S UNDER THE BONNET? BMW made a lot of noise about it being 30 years since they installed a V12 engine in their 7 Series at the launch. Since then, the 12-cylinder lump has doubled in power: the 2017 6.6-litre unit boasts a whopping 601bhp, a staggering 800Nm of torque and is capable of propelling it to 60mph in just 3.6 seconds. That gives it the impressive title of the fastest accelerating BMW ever made, but you’ll pay at the pumps; the M760Li will return 22.1mpg and emits 294g/km.

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hose of you hoping this was BMW’s M7 need to look away now. Although this may be the fastest BMW ever made, if you’re after a fire-breathing, full-blooded M car, the M760Li will leave you a little disappointed.

BMW says that’s because this is a car for buyers with something of a split personality.

One moment they may be keen on a country road assault so they can enjoy the glorious V12, the next they might want to kick back and relax in the massaging seats and just cruise along.

LOOKS AND IMAGE The 7 Series has long been a luxury choice for the type of buyer who still enjoys driving, though – and the M760Li is the epitome of that. With several driving modes to choose from, sporty drivers are well catered for when its sport setting is active. With the comfort setting it’s mellower, more relaxed, it eases over bumps and floats along beautifully.

The looks of the M760Li won’t be for everyone but inside is a wonderful place to spend time. For those who are chauffeured the back seats are arguably more comfortable than up front. There are multimedia screens to enjoy, cushioned headrests and massaging, reclining seat backs.

SPACE AND PRACTICALITY The 7 Series does feel a little smaller in the rear than rivals from Mercedes and Audi, though. Up front the driving position is a little cosseting too, but it’s easy to get comfortable.

BEHIND THE WHEEL The BMW is a true Jekyll and Hyde car with distinct personalities behind the wheel. On the track it was incredibly swift and that V12 makes a pleasingly sound and, while there may be some body roll, it’s not too intrusive. It’s all helped by four-wheel drive that has a rear wheel drive bias when needed. The steering is a little light in the comfort setting, though, but flick it into sport and it’s far better.

VALUE FOR MONEY For £132,310, you do get some goodies thrown in. Lightweight 20-inch alloys, a Bowers & Wilkins sound system and Car Play are included, as is an Advanced Parking System, adaptive LED headlights, a head-up display, and massaging seats. There’s even rear-seat entertainment and a panoramic glass sunroof provided too. There’s also an extensive options list, including night vision and BMW laser headlights.

VERDICT The fact BMW perseveres with a V12 is a revelation.

With downsizing the current buzzword, it seems hard to believe that a manufacturer would launch a 6.6-litre petrol drinking lump. Although the market for it will be small, we’re still very glad it has. OK, so this might not be the M7 that many performance BMW fans crave, but it’s as close to it as we’re going to get. It’s great fun to drive, sumptuously luxurious and wonderfully relaxing when you want it to be - and all in, a very competent and exciting 7 Series indeed.

By James Baggott

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Books

Relationships

This month’s books are all about relationships, from first loves and families to fleeting friendships.

LUCKY BOY - SHANTHI SEKARAN

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW - AMOR TOWLES

Mexican Solimar risks everything to start a new life in America, but as an illegal immigrant she has few rights. When she’s thrown into a detention centre, her son is placed in foster care. Kavya is an American-Indian chef desperate for a child. When she’s given Solimar’s toddler to care for it seems like a dream come true. One boy – two mothers, both of whom will do everything in their power in order to keep him. An emotional rollercoaster of a read, this looks set to become one of this year’s bestsellers.

The gentleman of the title is Count Alexander Rostov. Following the Russian Revolution, the Count is sentenced to house (or in this case, hotel) arrest, indefinitely. Given work as a waiter in the hotel restaurant, he forges close friendships with some of the other inhabitants. While his view is mainly confined to what he can see out of his tiny window, Rostov is able to observe and ruminate on a tumultuous Russia over the course of four decades.

You’ll savour every word.

THE LONELY HEARTS HOTEL - HEATHER O'NEILL

MY SWEET REVENGE - JANE FALLON

Pierrot and Rose grow up together in a Montreal orphanage. They bond over a shared love of entertaining people, but go their separate ways as teenagers. Reunited years later, they set out to realise their childhood dream of running their own stage show. Their path isn’t an easy one, however.

They both have demons to face, and Rose’s wants her dead. A highly entertaining read, with beautiful, lyrical prose and characters you’ll be rooting for from the beginning.

When Paula finds out her husband is having an affair, she decides to win him back – so that she can be the one who breaks the marriage up. She befriends his mistress, Saskia, and sets out on a mission to lose weight, get fit and become the woman he wants. Paula recruits Saskia’s husband, Josh, to help and together they set out to make the cheaters’ lives a misery. An easy read that’s perfect for lazy sunny afternoons.

A BIG DOSE OF LUCKY (SECRETS) - MARTHE JOCELYN

11 year old Alex loves everything to do with space.

So he builds a rocket and sets off for a rocket festival in Mexico. His plan is to launch his rocket into space, attached to an iPod on which Alex is recording his thoughts and feelings about his family and the people he meets on his journey. While it’s been catalogued as a children’s book, See You in the Cosmos definitely has crossover appeal. Fresh, imaginative and full of energy, this is perfect for fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime.

When the Canadian orphanage they live in burns down in 1964, seven teenage girls set out to discover the secrets of their pasts. Seven authors have each chosen one girl’s story to write. The result is the Secrets series. In A Big Dose of Lucky, Malou heads to a small town in Ontario, hoping to find her birth parents. Malou is mixed race, shy and desperate to fit in. The truth of her birth may give her the family she craves, even if it’s not the one she imagined. An enjoyable read that will leave you eager to read the rest of the series.

SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS - JACK CHENG

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Sycamore seedlings are sprouting up everywhere at the moment, indicating that Spring is definitely here! However, these little seedlings can cause a fatal disease known as Atypical Myopathy if they are eaten by horses. The seeds (keys) and seedlings of the common sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) can contain a dangerous toxin called Hypoglycin A which can make it’s way to the horse’s muscle, causing the muscle cells to become inactive and even die. The condition is usually seen in autumn (when the seeds are on the ground) and spring (when the seedlings are growing).

The toxin can cause signs such as lethargy, depression, reluctance to move, muscle tremors, sweating, difficulty breathing, red or brown urine and colic. The disease can progress rapidly so recognising the signs and starting treatment quickly are critical. The horse needs intensive care to be given a chance of recovery and there is no antidote.

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Unfortunately little information is available about Atypical Myopathy and there may be other factors involved that we are unaware of. The number of cases varies from year to year so the condition could be influenced by temperature or climate. Research is ongoing. If you think that you may have seen a case, please report it to your vet.

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The York based St Andrew Society, founded in 1894 is open to anyone interested, celebrating all things Scottish and their historical and cultural links with the City of York.

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Success at Haxby Shotokan Karate Club

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axby Shotokan Karate Club member Brenda Mitchell has proved that age is no barrier to success after being awarded her black belt by Alan Campbell Sensei (6th Dan), Chief Instructor of JKS England. Brenda, aged 64, took her Shodan grading at the end of a gruelling training course at Millthorpe School.

Brenda was amongst more than 30 club members who attended the grading course and all club members successfully graded. Amongst these were Mary, aged 62, and her grandson Nixon aged 9. Mary used to bring her grandson to train and would sit on the side but eventually joined in the parents class which trains at the same time. This was Mary’s first grading which she passed with flying colours.

Haxby Shotokan Karate Club’s Chairman Jim Bamford said “Brenda has made the Club very proud. She has trained at the Club since 2010 and has worked incredibly hard over the years to achieve her black belt.”

Brenda said “Gaining my Shodan is one of the hardest things I`ve ever done. Karate has improved my flexibility and fitness but most of all has enabled me to meet and train with the most amazing bunch of people. Big thanks to my family who have seen a lot less of me during the latest leg of my karate journey”.

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Open to anyone aged 5 and above whatever their ability. The club trains at Wigginton Recreation Hall on Mondays and Thursdays with classes for children aged 5-8 running from 6.15pm-7.15pm and the main class from 7.15-9.15pm. For more information see www.haxbykarate.co.uk or phone 0758 324 9115

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