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elcome to our January edition.

When you receive this magazine Christmas will have been and gone, warm summer holidays seem like a lifetime away and we’re all feeling the effects of too much festive indulgence. Never fear, your Handy Mag is full of new things to do, places to go and people who can help you make a fresh start in 2015.

Whilst writing I’m still trying to get ready for Christmas and looking forward to taking a break. I always forget how exhausting this time of year is.

I hope you’ve managed some down time over the Christmas period.

We’ve had a great 2014 here at the Handy Mag and have really enjoyed playing our part in promoting local businesses, services and community groups and charities. We’ve enjoyed meeting lots of lovely local people in the office and look forward to supporting our local area into 2015.

January is such a miserable month weatherwise and a trip to Conexo Travel in Haxby (p29) or a call to Wold Travel, who provide coach holidays, could give you something to look forward to later in the year. Wold Travel coaches can even pick you up from your door. How great not to have to worry about airport transfers!

Our next deadline is Tuesday 6th January – always a challenge right after New Year! If you have any events or would like to promote your business in this edition, pleases let us know as soon as possible.

Don’t forget to keep in touch on Twitter @ Handymag, Facebook, by email to marianne@ thehandymag.co.uk or visit our website at www. thehandymag.co.uk for up to date listings of events and all of our advertisers.

Congratulations to Sandra Garnett from Wigginton for winning the November competition and thank you to everyone who sends in entries.

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The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of the publisher. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is strictly prohibited.

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10 THINGS you might not know about the

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The Handy Mag is a totally independent and a truly local business.

Started and published by local people, working in the communities we serve. We are not part of a big corporation or a franchise.

We are celebrating 1 year in our office on Market Street in Malton.

When I say an office, it’s just a bijou shop with space for 2 ½ desks and not much else! But we love being in the centre of town and able to chat to and get to know our readers, advertisers and those involved in running community groups and events.

We believe in building strong communities by supporting both businesses and our local not-for-profit groups and charities.

Alongside paid-for display adverts for our local businesses, every month we devote a large section of the magazines to local groups and community events completely free.

In 2015 we are celebrating our 10th birthday.

From an initial circulation of 2,500 distributed by family to now almost 50,000, we’ve come a long way!

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There is no big team behind the Handy Mags.

We are a team of 3 core staff, plus support from freelance design, copywriting and sales experts: Marianne (owner and editor), Nicky (community liaison and PA) and Imogen (part time and super organised) as core staff, alongside Phil (design), Faith (copywriting) and Terry (sales). We share an enthusiasm for making sure every business or community group, regardless of size, gets their message out to their local area.

The Handy Mags have a combined circulation of 49,200 letterboxes.

Our Ryedale edition is delivered through every letterbox in Malton, Norton, Helmsley, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and all surrounding villages including all outlying farms.

Our York Villages edition is distributed around the north side of York ring road including Haxby, Wigginton, Strensall, Huntington, Earswick, New Earswick, Nether and Upper Poppleton, Dunnington,

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The magazines are delivered via Royal Mail Our local posties do a fantastic job of carrying our chunky monthly Handy Mags out to every letterbox in our distribution areas.

We have a large(ish) window where we display posters for local events Feel free to drop your local event poster in and we will do our best to not only display it in our shop window but also put it in the magazine.

We design all sorts of leaflets, posters, business cards and stationery For businesses and community groups in the area, so if you need something designed please get in touch.

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Clean Slates, Fresh Starts and Tricky Resolutions

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omehow 2014 has flown away as we welcome 2015 and that familiar January air.

As always with a New Year, we are granted clean slates, fresh starts and new attempts at those tricky Resolutions. So it seems appropriate that York has undergone some premature changes of its own.

Since the Thursday Market of 16th Century St Sampson’s Square, York has always had a strong trade presence, but Newgate Market has played the most dominant role in local life since the Middle Ages. So, when the City of York Council announced refurbishment plans for our historic shopping quarter, our breaths’ were left baited. One year ago the Council held its first meeting to establish a design plan that suited the majority. Results of this initial get-together indicated a desire for a new market roof and better footpaths between stalls. So, has the refurbishment met our needs?

Well, the £1.6million re-development is not entirely complete, but the market certainly looks more youthful, after a paving overhaul and new metal stalls.

Newgate has been renamed ‘Shambles Market’ and is now a vibrant space with neatly arranged units. The new roof is still in progress, but the footpaths that connect all sides of the market make access much simpler, and safer. The market is now the perfect blend of traditional and modern, with over 80 stalls offering local photographs, vintage clothing, fruit and veg and a butchery. With future plans to modernise Jubbergate, it seems our lovely market may just be the perfect place to grab a January bargain.

With a new shopping square at our disposal and plenty of exciting festivals just around the corner, 2015 promises to be an excited time for local trade.

So get out there and see what the council has given us, because York has detoxed and is looking better than ever!

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EMILY...

ON GOING TO THE THEATRE I have always been an avid theatre lover, so when the opportunity recently arose to see a play in Paris with school I jumped at the chance.

What awaited me in Paris was not at all what I expected. Having being fortunate enough to attend local theatre performances quite frequently (most recently seeing the stage adaption of The Kite Runner at York which managed to move me to tears!) I thought I was familiar with theatre etiquette. Smart clothes, a relaxed atmosphere and, as the beautiful theatres in York rightfully demand, a formal evening. If anything, being in Paris, the most cultured capital in the world, I was expecting a theatre trip to be even more of a classy event.

I could not have been more wrong!

The smart dress I had packed was replaced by a pair of scruffy jeans and a raincoat as we raced through Paris in the rain (not as romantic as it sounds) with only half an hour to spare. But as we reached the theatre, it became apparent that our casual attire was not out of place.

The theatre in Paris, or at least the play we attended, didn’t follow the same conventions of theatre performances in the UK. Casual dress, a theatre that held at capacity only twenty people and rows of uncomfortable wooden benches was a far cry from my experiences at home, even at local venues. Still, I enjoyed myself immensely and would consider my first foreign theatre trip a huge success.

My experience in Paris lead me to think about my experiences with the theatre at home.

Living in Malton, the access to amazing theatre pieces is something I often take for granted. From seeing Shakespeare performed at Helmsley’s Walled Garden to attending the Pantomime at the Milton Rooms for as long as I can remember, there is truly something for everyone. It doesn’t matter whether you’re in Paris or Yorkshire, dressed in jeans or a dress, the theatre will always be an event. So, if you’re struggling with finding a New Years Resolution this year, consider looking into attending some local theatre performances. It might be a resolution you will stick to! Emily

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Greece - Thessalonika great fire of 1917. Meanwhile, high on the slopes, the old town beckons with steep cobbled lanes, brightly-painted Ottoman houses with closed balconies and the sturdy remains of the Byzantine wall draped in crenellations, turrets and gates.

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Yet the city’s most beloved icon is the nearby ‘White Tower’, a symbol of Greek sovereignty since the 1912 Balkan War and an obligatory stop for visitors, touring on the road train or horsedrawn carriages. Rebuilt under Ottoman rule to strengthen the harbour, long known as the bloody tower, it was painted white, they say, by a prisoner in exchange for his freedom.

Today, the tower has turned honey-coloured and there are no prisoners inside, only a museum relating the city’s history and if you climb up the spiral ramp to the top, a superb 360° panorama.

First there’s the great sweep of the bay from the bustling commercial harbour to fine sandy beaches, the promenade lined with elegant buildings and pavement cafés, the cyclists enjoying the sea breeze, the fishermen and now and then, a galleon preparing to sail with its small cargo of wide-eyed tourists.

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But the city wall is only one of fifteen UNESCO sites in Thessaloniki, a town amazingly rich in early Christian and Byzantine monuments. Among them are the Rotunda, St David’s church and the basilica of St Demetrius, the city’s patron saint, all claiming precious mosaics. Converted into mosques at times, destroyed, rebuilt, the churches still showcase the development of religious art and architecture from the 4th to the 15th century. St Paul is said to have visited the area around AD 50, thus making Thessaloniki one of the first bases for the spread of Christianity.

From the Archaeological Museum to vestiges of the Roman arch and palace in the town centre, Thessaloniki is justly proud of its heritage but with its vibrant university and enviable title of European Capital of Youth 2014, it fully embraces the 21st century. Disused warehouses have become restaurants, cinema and photography have their own museums and the International Film Festival draws crowds from afar. Yet, life feels relaxed, lunch al fresco in a shaded lane, mobile stalls selling ice cream or sesame rings, couples strolling in the park or on the waterfront, church bells chiming in the midday sun. At the weekend, city folks head for the nearby lakes to enjoy the water, ramble along the trails or gaze in wonder at great flocks of migrating birds.

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For many, Nevil Shute’s novel is the first they read that really gives them a drive to travel to Australia.

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Everybody Jam, Ali Lewis

This is the story of Danny, who lives on a remote cattle station in the outback, and his brother who has died, his teenage sister who’s pregnant and the rather green English backpacker who’s the latest hired help. Everybody Jam refers to strawberry jam, that’s universally loved by one and all, no matter what their background or status. In Danny’s world, everyone’s gearing up for the great annual muster and it’s a make or break business, with the family pushed to its limits and fighting to survive under the intense heat of the blazing sun. It was written for young adults but if you’ve ever been a gap year student, or you fancy a true Aussie experience, then Everybody Jam could give you a real flavour of what to expect.

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shadow of a tree one day. Enchanted and intrigued by his stories of distant lands, Ellen begins to fall in love. It’s a beautiful story that will capture your heart and nurture a longing for romance and travel.

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Marlo Morgan For many, the idea of ‘going walkabout’ with an aboriginal tribe would be like having a dream come true; to be permitted such a rare insight into an ancient civilisation. This is the fictional account of an American woman ‘summoned’ to do just that. Often referred to as a ‘spiritual odyssey’, the book explores the way in which the nomads live in harmony with nature for as long as they are on this earth, and what we can take from that message. There are physical challenges as well as spiritual, ecological and theological for Morgan to overcome and it makes for incredible reading as she takes her four month-long journey of discovery.

Cloudstreet, Tim Winton

Tim Winton is an Australian national treasure, and quite rightly so. In one of his seminal works, Cloudstreet is a saga that covers the entire spectrum of human emotion and focuses on not one, but two families: The Pickles and the Lambs, brought together through adversity and trying to get along under one quite substantial roof. The novel spans a twenty year period of the trials and tribulations of close friends and relatives, with everything from adultery to drunkenness threatening to rock the foundations of the house on Cloudstreet.

In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson

Long before Bryson’s book Down Under, came In a Sunburned Country. The sunny island that’s home to some of the friendliest people, but 99 per cent (ish!) of the world’s deadliest creatures, is writing gold to someone like Bryson. With still only a relatively small population inhabiting this vast country, much of which is desert and unforgiving outback, there are definitely going to be some ‘characters’ to find and Bryson has a real knack for tracking them down… or in most cases, stumbling across them. It’s a very funny book. That’s all that really needs to be said.

But then, what did you expect? It’s Bryson, in a cork hat, drinking a cold tinnie. Perfection.

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DETOXING & FASTING THE FACTS BEHIND THE FADS By Alison Runham Many of the recent trendy fasting schemes don’t really ask you to fast at all, just to restrict your food intake on certain days or for a short period of time.

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Intentionally going without food is not new. People have been fasting for religious purposes for thousands of years and there are long held beliefs that it can improve various medical conditions and general health.

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A BETTER LIFE CAR BOOT CAPERS

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

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f Chinese philosophers ever need new pearls of wisdom, I’d like to suggest one of mine: When your garage is so full of tat that you can’t fit the car in, it’s time to do a car boot.

I do have a tat filing system, of sorts, so it’s not difficult to find anything (if you can clamber over everything else). On one side, opposite the firewood pallet that we found dumped in a lay-by, is a salvaged cupboard unit, held together with an assortment of odd screws. In there live the boxes of books relegated from our shelves, an old beer tray from a charity shop and two binbags full of Anne’s castoffs - mainly shoes.

We’ve always loved car boots. They’re really another form of recycling - turning unwanted goods into cash (and then buying other people’s flotsam). Car boots can also be a great place to pick up old and perfectly serviceable tools. For example, my muchloved £1 wrench was the only thing that could undo the old water pump so that we could replace the gasket and shaft head.

When we parked up on site, people swarmed around our car as if we were in a zombie film (and I scare easily). Anne stepped out to force them back, but she was already doing deals before I’d lifted the last box of books from the boot.

As car boot trader novices, we were surprised at how quickly some of our best stuff went, and even more surprised at how quickly it reappeared on other stalls at twice the price. Also, I lost count of how many times a cheery conversation ended up being steered towards the phrase: ‘Any chance of a discount?’ And this was often for books going for £1 apiece.

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I’m not a massive fan of haggling, although I did manage some furtive bartering for veg. After a couple of bursts of brisk trade, business really tailed off. And when the same faces went past for a third time we decided to call it a day. Ironically, packing up brought all the hardcore bargain hunters out from the shadows. A new phrase became the norm: “How much for this - save you taking it home?”

Frankly, I felt embarrassed for the books.

Once we’d finally closed the boot, we did a circuit together. Now, by some strange alchemy, random objects acquired unexpected allure. How had I ever got by without a ceramic foot warmer or a DVD of Yes Minister?

Anne left me to it and made a beeline for one of the plant stalls. By the time I caught up with her, she was hunting for specimens on some invisible list I’d not been privy to. Once she’d checked what was available and asked about growing conditions, I watched, in astonishment, as she ceased swapping pleasantries to ask, “Is there any discount for buying in bulk?” She always was a fast learner.

Anything we didn’t sell on the day went to a charity shop. It turned out that the ceramic foot warmer leaked (don’t ask...), so it now sits in ignominy in the garden. The DVD was excellent.

I’ve moved it to the garage, in the empty cupboard, just in case.

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ROLLS ROYCE WRAITH

By James Baggott, editor of Car Dealer Magazine (CarDealerMagazine.co.uk)

it adds digits to the head-up display. Make no mistake, this big girl has serious pace.

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Surfing on a gloriously torque-filled surge of V12 goodness, delicately light steering guiding this two ton luxury monster across the Welsh moors, I’m opening up a gap on the cars behind me as my relationship with the Rolls-Royce Wraith finally clicks. For the last two days I’ve been living in fear of harming the £219,480 brute, every wayward sheep tying my stomach in knots, every oncoming tractor making me wince at the impending doom that never happens.

You see driving the Wraith is quite some responsibility. With a price tag that wouldn’t look out of place in an estate agent’s window, piloting the curvy-rear ended British beauty – the sportiest of Rolls-Royces – really is a nerve-wracking experience. Well, at least at first it is. In time, as the miles rise, fear eases, and you finally begin to gel with the giant – and it’s then, at this moment, that the wonder of this incredible feat of engineering is finally hammered home.

It’s here, now, on this stunning piece of tarmac that’s twisting across the dew-dipped Welsh countryside that the Wraith truly comes alive.

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Driving the Wraith is an event. From the automatically-closing suicide doors, to the inchdeep lamb’s wool carpets, to the glass buttons on the dash and beautifully machined solid metal vent pulls and piano black dash, everything inside feels five star hotel, Ritz-like perfect. All it needs is a butler on the options list to retrieve the umbrellas from inside the flanks of the two front doors to be truly palatial.

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SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES Well done to Sheriff Hutton Jumblies!

In 2014, their jumble sales recorded yet another bumper year, in fact it has been their most successful year to date with a whopping total of £18,651 being raised for good causes.

Working alongside support groups they have raised money for Treasure Chest, Save the Children, Helmsley Branch RNLI, Sheriff Hutton Playschool, Martin House, Yorkshire Cancer Research, York Against Cancer, Sheriff Hutton Bowls Club and the Chanticleer Singers to name but a few.

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YORK • JANUARY 2015 • ISSUE 108 Fluid pressure within the joint can also increase pain. That’s why both people and dogs experience increased joint stiffness and pain in bad weather.

It’s not the cold or wet, but a drop in atmospheric pressure that allows the joint tissues to swell, causing stiffness and discomfort.

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LOVELY PAIR OF SISTERS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME Meet Willow & Isla, a lovely pair of sisters looking for a new home. These young ladies were brought in to us because their previous owner couldn’t cope with the large number of cats that she had collected. Willow & Isla both have Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV).

This means that they have a compromised immune system and find it harder to fight off any infections they may contract. At the moment they are showing no signs of having the disease and are bright eyed and bushy tailed!

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They are young, happy and lively girls and will need plenty of stimulation and attention in their new home - but however much love they get they promise they will give back twice as much!

Cats with FIV can live long and happy lives and all these girls need is for someone to give them a chance. These poor cats have been in the Centre

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since the end of August and are longing to have a bit more space to play in and are eager to be around people who can spend more quality time with them.

If you think you can help this splendid pair, or for more information, please contact the York Adoption Centre.

More information about FIV can be found in the Cats Protection Veterinary Guide leaflet here: http://tinyurl. com/ouxgcfy York Cats Protection Adoption Centre at 582 Huntington Road is open every day between 11am & 3pm. If you would like to adopt any of our cats please contact us on 01904 760356 or email york@ cats.org.uk. All our cats have been vet checked, microchipped, started on a course of vaccinations, been neutered (if old enough), have been treated for fleas and worms and also come with 4 weeks free pet insurance.

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GARDENING The Truly ‘Green’ Garden By Pippa Greenwood ring the changes and ‘Go Organic’. Many gardeners have decided that they really want to concentrate on natural methods of pest control and the use of natural fertilising materials rather than chemical feeds. And they do it because it works and makes life so much better for the other less powerful creatures and plants we share our space with.

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pests including caterpillars, cabbage root fly and aphids. Traps such as submerged beakers of old beer or milk to catch slugs and sticky yellow cards to trap flying pests, all work well. Of course for many pests there are also biological controls available, plus a whole range of controls to stop greenhouse pests.

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PERCY COMES TO DINNER

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Marjorie daydreamed as she stirred the bubbling pan full of her New Year’s Day casserole.

The family were out watching the local rugby match, but would soon be home, cold and famished. She paused at the sound of Great Aunt Sophia making her way downstairs.

This year Marjorie had drawn the short straw to have Sophia over for the New Year. She had arrived by train on New Year’s Eve carrying her musty handbag full of mystery false teeth, hairnets and used tissues.

Last, but by no means least, in that cavernous bag was the black ceramic pot containing the cremated remains of Percy, her deceased husband. He was her constant companion. There were members of the family who had only ever known Percy as a black ceramic pot. He’d been dead for over twenty years and yet never missed a family occasion.

Sophia, besides being rather absentminded, wasn’t really much trouble, and in many ways she tried to be helpful. She always offered to pop the kettle on or butter some bread, and Marjorie knew she should be grateful, but the kitchen was her domain and it felt uncomfortable to have another woman invading it.

“It’s all sorted Sophia, but thanks anyway”.

“Would you mind if I make myself a cup of tea?”.

“Let me do it for you Sophie, the kettle’s just boiled”.

“I won’t hear of it, you’ve done enough, go and put your feet up”. Sophia began opening and closing cupboards so Marjorie decided to grab a handful of cutlery and beat a retreat to the dining room. Calmly she began to lay out each place setting.

“I hope you don’t mind but I’ve added a bit of Percy to your stew dear”. Sophia called through the kitchen door, “It just needed a little something”.

“Thank you Sophia”. Marjorie called back. She was slightly annoyed. It wasn’t a stew, it was a casserole, and, interfering with another woman’s recipe was really going too far. She took a deep breath and folded a napkin.

Then she stopped. What had Sophia just said?

She flew back into the kitchen, to find Sophia happily stirring the casserole. Next to the stove was Percy’s pot with the lid askew.

Marjorie gasped as Sophia raised the wooden spoon to her lips.

She was putting the plates in the oven to warm when Sophia came in carrying Percy.

“Aunt Sophia stop!”. She shrieked. But it was too late, Sophia slurped down the casserole greedily.

“Something smells nice”. She said, “Do you want a hand with it?”. She lifted the casserole dish lid and sniffed.

“Mmm, just what it needed”.

She licked her lips, then noticed Marjorie, “What on Earth’s wrong Dear?”.

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“Tell me you haven’t put Percy in the casserole?”.

“Not Percy”. Sophia seemed bewildered. “Why on Earth would I do that, Dear?”. She held up a glass jar that Marjorie recognised from the back of the spice rack. “It was parsley, and just a teaspoon. Here, have a taste”.

Sophia thrust the same spoon into Marjorie’s open mouth. The casserole now had a distinctly different tang, Marjorie thought, but wasn’t completely ruined.

She made a mental note to throw that jar away, judging by the fusty taste it must by months out of date. She heard the front door open and the sound of six pairs of boots in the hall.

“We’d better start dishing up Sophia”. She said. “Take Percy out of the way”.

And it was probably for the best that neither lady noticed the seal on the lid of the parsley jar. It had never once been opened.

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Contact Nicky on 01653 690859 or nicky@thehandymag.co.uk 10am - 12 noon. Try out a tablet or e-reader.

Explore Haxby Library Learning Centre, Station Road, Haxby, York, YO32 3LT. Tel : 01904 552660, haxby@exploreyork.org.uk

FLAXTON GARDENING CLUB 19 JANUARY Meeting

Tony Cleaver - ‘Some Northern Gardens’. Tony, who is a very popular speaker will be showing us, through his splendid photography and enthusiastic descriptions, the pleasures of some northern gardens.

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU EVERY FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY MORNING

Sessions at the Old School, Mill Lane, Wigginton. Appointments are not necessary.

SOUTH BANK COMMUNITY CINEMA

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

Visitors are always welcome.

Entry charge at the door (£1 for members and £3 for nonmembers)) There is a small raffle at every indoor meeting.

CAFE NELLI 7, 14, 21, 28 JANUARY

16 JANUARY Jersey Boys (2014)

REGULAR EVENTS Coffee Morning

Tablet Sessions

23 JANUARY The Lunchbox (Dabba) (2013)

HAXBY LIBRARY

First Monday of the month 11am - 12.30 midday Third Monday of the month

21 - 22 FEBRUARY Organised by The EBOR Group of Railway Modellers, York.

Held at The Memorial Hall, Melrosegate, Heworth YO31 0RL. Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 10am-4pm Adults £3, Children £1 Featuring 10 layouts of various gauges, including model layouts of local railways, children’s model railway, trade stands.

8pm. This is the charming tale of an Indian office-worker who establishes a correspondence with a housewife when her husband’s lunchbox is mistakenly delivered to him instead. Door open 7. 30pm.

Cert PG

30 JANUARY Holocaust Memorial Day: Free Men (Les Hommes Libres) (2011)

8pm. Directed by Clint Eastwood, this is a telling the story of the vocal group ‘The Four Seasons’, in a perfect evocation of life in 1950s America for young men born on the wrong side of the tracks.

Doors open 7.30pm - cert 15

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

YORK CHARITY MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

8pm.Set in Nazi occupied Paris and inspired by true events, Free Men stars Tahir Rahim (A Prophet) as a young Algerian whose developing friendship with a Jewish man and involvement with the Paris Mosque forces him to confront increasingly difficult moral dilemmas. Doors open 7.30pm Cert12A.

Tel 01904 466086 for more information. www.sbcommunitycinema. co.uk

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk before Tuesday 6th January

WHAT’S ON: Local events in York.

Demonstration - ‘Painting 1-76 Figures for your Model Railway’. Tombola.

Refreshments provided by members of York Against Cancer.

Please note that unfortunately there is no disabled w.c

For further information contact Jim Whitehead on 07919 22 88 25 or email saltyseadog2984u@hotmail. com

discounted entry to many of the city’s attractions and exhibitions as well as enjoying special rates at some superb restaurants and shops.

For more details email yorkevents@visityork.org or visit www.visityork.org

All information regarding the Society’s activities can be found on our website info@yorkscot. org.uk. We are always keen to attract new members so would love to hear from you.

All the above events are entry by ticket only, so if you are interested please contact Secretary, Dorothy Hounam, via the details on the website.

YORK RESIDENT’S FESTIVAL 31 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY

Annual event organised by Visit York, the city’s official tourism organisation, as a thank you to the residents of York for the warm welcome they give to York’s 7 million annual visitors and the support they show for the city’s tourism industry.

Residents can gain free and

ST ANDREW SOCIETY 25 JANUARY Burn’s Luncheon

At York Racecourse.

21 FEBRUARY Fun Quiz Night

At York RI Bowls Club.

Room, Wilberforce Trust HQ, Huntington, York

WILBERFORCE TRUST 21 JANUARY ‘VI Cafe and Catch-Up’ for Adults with Sight Loss Drop-In anytime between 10am - 12 noon. Come and meet other people with sight loss for coffee and cake in a friendly informal setting.

Information and advice about sight loss services will be available to help you.

Coffee, tea, cake and more available for a small donation.

Held in the Conference

Courses 12 JANUARY - 16 FEBRUARY Drum workshop for adults with disabilities including learning disabilities and visual impairments

1pm – 2.30pm at Conference Room, Wilberforce Trust HQ, Huntington. £60 for all 6 sessions incl. concert performance at the last session.

All instruments provided.

13 JANUARY - 17 FEBRUARY Puddings class for adults with disabilities including learning disabilities and visual impairments

10am – noon in the Skills Room

SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES 24 JANUARY Jumble Sale

At Sheriff Hutton Village Hall starting at 2pm. In aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. £60 for all 6 sessions incl. ingredients and tasty puddings to take home.

15 JANUARY - 19 FEBRUARY Cake class for adults with disabilities including learning disabilities and visual impairments 10am – noon at the Skills Room, Wilberforce Trust HQ, Huntington. £60 for all 6 sessions incl. ingredients and tasty cakes to take home.

For further information or to sign up for any of the courses, please contact Anne Parkinson, 01904 760037 or email a.parkinson@ wilberforcetrust.org.uk

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in February or March?

trains and washerwomen!

JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE Haxby Rd, York, YO31 8TA www.jrtheatre.co.uk 10 JANUARY Oddsocks presents The Wind in the Willows

Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and the boisterous, bumptious, loud and lovable Toad as the adventure of a lifetime unravels on the riverbank.

Watch out for the dangerous weasels, stoats and ferrets from the wild wood along the way!

Live music, hilarious comedy and exciting adventure from the ever popular Oddsocks as they turn their inimitable, clever and funny hands to this classic tale of boats, cars,

7.30pm.Tickets £17 Concessions £14, Child £11, Family £48 Booking fees may apply to ticket purchases. Book Online.

31 JANUARY York City Gospel Choir Gospel Night!

A return of this wonderful choir providing an evening of uplifting & joyous music for all. A fundraising performance in aid of the Theatre.

7.30pm. Tickets: £8, (£7 concessions) Booking fees may apply to ticket purchases.

7.30pm. Sat Matinee 2.30pm Tickets £10, £8 concessions Contact Michael Whyte

26 - 28 MARCH The Wiz

01904 768963 or York Theatre Royal Box Office or www. flyingducksyouththeatre.com

WIGGINTON & HAXBY WI

with family & friends in the fresh air & return to hot & cold drinks, home-made treats & plenty of festive cheer!

He’s The Wiz and he lives in Oz! He’s also the man Dorothy needs to help her get back home to Kansas! But in this modern, urban version of the much-loved ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ by L.Frank Baum,

8 JANUARY Meeting

A sideway look at Antiques by Jean Yorston. Competition: Guess the Object. At St Mary’s Church Hall at 7.30pm.

CHURCHFIELD OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE

Cost: Adult 7.00 Child £5.00 Family (2+2) £20.00

Booking Details: Please book in person at the Visitor Centre, by calling 01653 648598 or email visit@ yorkshirearboretum.org

HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB

2 FEBRUARY Annual General Meeting

7.30pm at Wigginton Recreation Hall. All welcome to come along and find out what we have done in the past year and what the plans for the future are. Your views on the Open Space are important.

Dorothy’s journey through the surreal Land of Oz to the Emerald City is told through amazing rock, gospel and soul songs and energetic dances.

Flying Ducks Youth Theatre are very proud to present this spectacular award-winning musical adventure written by Charlie Smalls and William F.Brown. The Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion all join Dorothy on her quest, and there is still the matter of the Wicked Witch of the West to contend with!

THE YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM 1 JANUARY Winter Welly Walk

10.30am - 3pm. Enjoy a walk

6 JANUARY Talk - Sir Ron Cooke on “Re-invigorating York”.

At Haxby Methodist Church Hall (opposite Haxby pond) at 10am for coffee before a prompt start

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk before Tuesday 6th January

WHAT’S ON: Local events in York. at 10.30am. New members are always welcome. For details please call Peter Stanhope on 01904 760467

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON TRANSITION GROUP 7 MARCH Sharing Event

10.30 11.30am.

Seed and plant share at Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church Hall. Bring your surplus plants and seeds or just come along and share some of ours - there is always more than enough for all. Phone Tim on 01904 760659. Email hwtransition@gmail.com or visit www.haxbyandwiggintonccc. org.uk

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS, YORK 20 JANUARY Illustrated talk

“Yorkshire Coast Nature” by Steve Race. 7.30pm at Temple Hall, York St. John University, Lord Mayors Walk, York, YO31 7EX. Non-members welcome.

Entrance £3 Group members, £3.50 non members.

YORK SCRIBES

Time to get fit after the Christmas excesses? Join us for any or all of our January walks.

28 January

10.30am. 6 miles circular starting at Wheldrake Broad Highway

17 January

7 January

21 January

13 January

10.30am. 8 miles circular, startign at Naburn main street

14 January

10am. 10 miles circular, starting at St. Gregory’s

1.15 - 3.30pm and 4.30 - 7pm

Minster near Kirkbymoorside

York Scribes was formed in

10am.10 miles circular, starting at Harome 10.30am. 6 miles circular, starting at Knavesmire opp. main stand

22 JANUARY The Reading Rooms, Dunnington

26 JANUARY Wigginton Recreation Centre

11.45am.11 miles linear.

Public transport. Catch Connexions bus at 11:11 opp. Rail Station to Appleton Roebuck. Walking to Buckles Inn for return bus

7 January

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS

17 JANUARY Annual Taster Day

14 January

YORK RAMBLERS

1990 to encourage enthusiasts and practitioners of calligraphy to increase their understanding, knowledge and skills.

For more information and to book a place please contact margaret@beeches13.freeserve. co.uk . Places are limited. Prebooking is essential.

10am.10 miles circular starting at Aberford meet Arabian Horse

21 January

10.30am 6.5 miles circular Huntington Blacksmiths Arms

27 January

10.30am. 8 miles circular starting at Market Weighton car park

1.30 - 4pm and 5-7pm

10am.11 miles circular starting at Cockmoor Plantation north of Snainton

28 January

10.30. 7 miles circular starting at Seaton Ross church

31 January

10.30am. 11 miles linear.

Public Transport. Marsden Moor. Catch 9.15am TransPennine Express YorkHuddersfield for 13.15pm to Marsden.

Further details on yorkramblers.org.uk or eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk.

If you prefer to have a paper booklet with all the walks until March 2015 send s.a.e. to Membership Secretary, 11 Catherine Love Drive, Easingwold, York YO61 3GE

Do you run a local club? Do you have an event in February or March?

water vole friendly vegetation in the spring.

Free entry, includes lunch

14 JANUARY Mature Fruit Tree Pruning course

ST NICK’S 10 JANUARY Eco-Active Day

10am-2pm. Help with conservation tasks in the nature reserve. We will be clearing beck side vegetation, scraping back top soil and removing any roots in order to prepare the area for planting

27 JANUARY New Earswick Folk Hall 1.45 - 4pm and 5-7 pm

N.E.L.L.I VISION 13 FEBRUARY Community Cinema‘Special Valentine Event’.

Contact The Folk Hall 01904 769621 for further details and to book tickets for the film.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB 13 JANUARY Ready, Steady, Flowers.

A flower arranging demonstration by members of the Committee.

All visitors welcome. Floral arrangements will be raffled and refreshments are available.

Held at Wigginton Recreation Hall. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start.

Entry £5 on the door for nonmembers (members free)

10am-3pm. Introduction to the art and science of pruning top fruit trees not grown as trained forms: why, how, when and where. Led by experienced organic gardener Laura Potts.

Entry: £40/£30 conc. Advance booking essential.

24 JANUARY Bird Walk

1-3:30 pm Join St Nicks’ knowledgeble Wildwatch for 1 hour bird walk round St Nicks Nature Reserve. You will learn to

Further details: email paulinewatkins@hotmail.co.uk or see our website: www. haxbyandwiggintonflowerclub. com

COFFEE ON THE GREEN, POPPLETON 31 JANUARY

10-12pm . At Poppleton Methodist Church Hall. Women’s World Day of Prayer.

identify some of the resident and visiting species, and get a hot drink after the walk.

Afterwards you can join the team for another hour to take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, which contributes to both local records and to the national picture of bird populations.

Entry: £2.50/£1.50 conc./ free to members. Please book ahead.

All events start at St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, YO10 3ST. Booking/ more info: www.stnicks.org.uk, 01904 411821

• Wellness Coaching & Nutrition Education • People of ALL Ages & Fitness Levels Welcome Registration – Sunday 11th January Starts Tuesday 13th January Runs Tuesday, Thursday (Evenings), Saturday (morning) Location: Shipton by Beningbrough Contact Rachael at 247activehealth@gmail.com 07741 145 777

FREE 4 WEEK FIT CAMP 11 JANUARY

Join the Free 4 Week Fit Camp.

Get results and have fun doing it!

• 12 Fitness Sessions • Fitness Evaluation

Please send in your event by email to nicky@thehandymag.co.uk before Tuesday 6th January

ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES CLAXTON & SAND HUTTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Contact Rachel: 07970 956022.

CRAFT AND CHAT GROUP Contact: 01904 762255.

EWENIQUE MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Contact 01904 399697.

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

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB Contact paulinewatkins@ hotmail.co.uk or visit our website www. haxbyandwigginton flowerclub.com HAXBY & WIGGINTON GARDENING CLUB. Contact Ginny, Secretary: 01904 768516.

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

HAXBY & WIGGINTON PROBUS CLUB Peter Stanhope on 01904 760467 HUNTINGTON PETANQUE CLUB Call Dennis Woodcock on (01904) 762698 or Sheila on (01904) 768849.

HUNTINGTON BRIDGE CLUB Contact Marianne: 01904 761892.

HUNTINGTON OVER SIXTIES CLUB Contact Sonia: 01904 632782.

NEW EARSWICK BRIDGE CLUB Contact: 01904 760639.

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

NEW EARSWICK SWIMMING CLUB 74 • info@thehandymag.co.uk

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

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

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

Contact John: 01904 769618.

STRENSALL DINING GROUP Contact: 01904 490987.

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

STRENSALL STRIDERS Meet every Wed at the Ship Inn in Strensall at 6.15pm. Please just turn up on a Wednesday evening or contact us through Facebook or Email strensallstriders@outlook. com.

YORK & DISTRICT SPINNERS, WEAVERS & DYERS Contact: 01904 794795 or 07598 929912 YORK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Meets each Thursday at 8pm at the Bishopthorpe Social Club in Bishopthorpe.

YORK BONSAI SOCIETY. Contact: Andy 01757 268145.

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

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

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

YOUTH CLUBS AT OAKEN GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE 01904 769176. info@oakengrove.org.uk YORK SCRIBES York Scribes was formed in 1990 to encourage enthusiasts and practitioners of calligraphy to increase their understanding, knowledge and skills. For details of workshops and membership please contact Judith England (j.england. bunter@gmail.com).

Our annual taster Day

will be held on Sat 17 Jan 2015. Details from Margaret Beech (margaret@ beeches13.freeserve.co.uk).

Places are limited. Prebooking is essential.

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

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE SOCIETY Contact 01904 567701 or email yorkservices@ alzheimers.org.uk or visit www.alzheimers.org.uk.

IT Centre, York Science Park, Innovation Way, York YO10 5NP. SAVE A BABY’S LIFE Workshops Held throughout the City. Contact Tel. 01904767452 BREATHE EASY YORK Contact Sue: 01904 410 003 or visit www. breatheeasyyork.co.uk.

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

Contact: 01904 721166.

CITIZEN ADVICE BUREAU Free and confidential advice. Contact: 0844 826 9705 or visit www.yorkcab. org.uk.

EBOR LIFESAVING CLUB Learn lifesaving skills with qualified RLSS trainers.

Contact the secretary on eborlsc@hotmail.co.uk or Tel. 01904 767452 HALVES Lost your other half? If so, we meet for a friendly chat over refreshments.

Trinity Methodist Church, Monkgate, York. 1st Sat each month at 12pm.

Contact Margaret: 01904 415894 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY YORK BRANCH Contact: 01904 758577 or visit www2.mssociety.org. uk/York

Copy deadline for the next edition is Tuesday 6th January

YORK • JANUARY 2015 • ISSUE 108 OAKEN GROVE SURFERS Contact: 01904 769176.

OLDER CITIZENS ADVOCACY YORK – OCAY

Contact: 01904 642227.

ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

Contact: 01904 676200 or e-mail ocay@btconnect. com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contact: 01904 679222.

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

YORK CORONARY SUPPORT GROUP TRUST For more information please visit www.ycsgt.org.uk YORVIK GATEWAY CLUB. Contact Club Leader Debbie: 0791 9191372.

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

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

HAXBY AND WIGGINTON YORK IN TRANSITION Contact: 01904 760659.

RIVER FOSS SOCIETY. Contact the Secretary: 01904 760871 or visit www.riverfosssociety.co.uk.

Most of our events listed in the ‘Whats on’ section are open to non-members as well.

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

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

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

RNLI GALTRES FOREST BRANCH Please contact Sue Lowe on 01904 491133 or antheahirst99@yahoo.com HISTORY

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

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

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

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP Please contact Margaret Thompsom 01347 878465 for further details.

YORK LIBRARIES Contact: 01904 552660.

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

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

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

HAXBY SINGERS. Contact Bob or Edna on 01904 769136 IN-2-ACTING Contact 01904 769176 or admin@oakengrove.org.uk STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS To hire us or to join the choir please email: info@ stamfordbridgesingers. co.uk or visit www.

stamfordbridgesingers.co.uk THE MONDAY PLAYERS, ESCRICK A local amateur theatre group based in Escrick.

We are on Facebook and Twitter. Please ‘like’ and ‘follow’ us for all the latest news, information and photographs from within the Group - Facebook: search ‘Monday Players’.

Twitter: @MondayPlayers or visit our website www. mondayplayerscom THE SHEPHERD GROUP BRASS BAND Ring Charles: 07802 190250.

YORK CONCERT BAND .

Contact the Secretary, Jill: 01904 629065.

YORK FAMILY CHOIR A brand new singing group for the whole community.

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

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

HAXBY PLAYGROUPS Contact: 01904 768966 or email manager@ haxbyplaygroups.org.uk or visit www.haxbyplaygroups. org.uk LITTLE FISHES Hurst Hall, Strensall. From September 10-11.30am Contact Claire: 01904 499684 THE WONDER YEARS Contact: 01904 758717 HUNTINGTON PRESCHOOL & TODDLERS Contact Lynne: 01904 765017 or email enquiries@ huntingtonpreschool.org.uk.

MARYGATE PRESCHOOL

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at Clifton Methodist Church, Clifton, York.

T: 07922 538027. marygatepreschoolyork@ yahoo.com marygatepreschoolyork. co.uk ORCHARD PARK PRE-SCHOOL Contact Sandra: 07407 700315 or 01904 626361.

POPPLETON UNDER FIVES For more info visit www. poppletonunderfives.org.uk or call 07530 342716 SHERIFF HUTTON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am3pm during term time.

Please visit www.sheriffhutton-playgroup.org or telephone 07717 799646.

SHERIFF HUTTON BABIES AND TODDLERS GROUP. Thurs 9:45-11:45am during term time at Sheriff Hutton Village Hall. Contact Margaret 01347 878314.

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

SINNINGTON PRE SCHOOL Contact Kerry or Suzanne: 07799727656.

STOCKTON LANE PLAYGROUP Contact Fiona: 07746 806426.

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

STRENSALL TINY STEPS TODDLER GROUP Contact Stepping Stones Pre-school on 01904 442826 STRENSALL STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL Contact Vicki on 01904 442826 TREASURE CHEST Contact: www. treasurechest.org.uk or helpline:support@ treasurechest.org.

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

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

DUNNINGTON RAINBOWS & BROWNIES Contact Karen Prince 01904 489364. Always on the lookout for new leaders!

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

HAXBY MOOR DISTRICT GIRL GUIDING To register visit www. girlguiding.org.uk/ interested. Contact District Commissioner: Emma Uttley 01904 760258 1ST HEWORTH SCOUT GROUP Contact Matthew on 07974901386 or visit www.1st-heworth.org.uk for more info.

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

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

AIR CADETS, EASINGWOLD Contact: 2487@aircadets.

org

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

HAXBY & WIGGINTON U3A Contact John: 01904 769618.

STRENSALL & HUNTINGTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7. 15.p.m. in Strensall Village Hall. For more information please contact the Secretary, Dorothea Scarlett on 01904 761198 WHITE ROSE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION For more information and an application form please contact our membership secretary Peter West at 5, The Paddock, Melmerby, Ripon HG4 5HW Tel: 01765 640409 email: peterwest33@yahoo.co.uk.

WIGGINTON & HAXBY OVER SIXTIES Contact Margaret, Secretary: 01904 760625 WIGGINTON & HAXBY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact Angela Bailey, 01904 763229

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

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

HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HALL Contact the Caretaker: 01904 760044.

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

ORCHARD PARK RECREATION & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Badger Paddock, Huntington, YO31 9EH. Charity No. 513935 www.orchardpark.org.uk e-mail: info@orchardpark. org.uk Bookings tel: 07759 126680 SAND HUTTON AND CLAXTON VILLAGE HALL Contact: 01904 468001 SHERIFF HUTTON VILLAGE HALL Call Steph on 07913 409 689 or email villagehall@ sheriffhutton.co.uk SHIPTON COMMUNITY CENTRE www.facebook.com/ ShiptonByBeningbrough or Call 01904 470586.

STOCKTON-ON-THE-FOREST VILLAGE HALL Contact: 01904 400409.

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

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

WIGBY WALKERS Contact Dorothy 01904 767392 YORK RAMBLERS We are a friendly group, offering led walks from 6 to 10 miles long on various days of the week. New walkers are welcome to try out two or three walks before deciding whether to become a member.

All the walks can be found on our website yorkramblers.org.uk or on eastyorkshireramblers. org.uk Further information about the national Ramblers organisation, its aims and

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YORK • JANUARY 2015 • ISSUE 108 the work it does, is on ramblers.org.uk If you would prefer to have a booklet showing all the walks on offer from the York group and from the other Ramblers groups in our area, send a s.a.e. to Ramblers Membership Secretary, 11 Catherine Love Drive, Easingwold, York YO61 3GE We look forward to meeting you on one of our walks.

SPORTS CLUBS CAPOEIRA IN YORK Capoeira is an exciting Brazilian art form combining elements of martial arts, dance, music & acrobatics.

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

HAXBY TOWN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Contact Neil: 01904 761908.

HEWORTH TENNIS CLUB www.heworthtennisclub. co.uk or email info@ heworthtennisclub.co.uk HUNTINGTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Contact Karl: 07896 674299 or gafbr@ rocketmail.com.

Contact Jason: 07714471271 NEW EARSWICK CRICKET CLUB Contact Paul: 07533655470 or paul. stimpson3@btinternet.com or Matt: 07885282937 or matty_noble@hotmail. co.uk HAXBY NETBALL CLUB Contact the secretary, Alison: 01904 612268 or 07751 984840 or Val: 07708 050307.

HUNTINGTON MILLERS NETBALL CLUB

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

marshall2@homecall.co.uk

instructor: 07814 266987.

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

YORK HOTSHOTS CHEERLEADING CLUB Contact Anna: 07507638804 or e-mail yorkhotshots@hotmail.co.uk

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

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

YORK ROULEURS Visit yorkrouleurs.co.uk or email yorkrouleurs@gmail. com

PARTNERSHIP GYMNASTICS CLUB Contact Ruth: 07886926420

WIGGINTON BOWLING CLUB Contact Colin: 01904 760877 or colin@cellis23. plus.com

POPPLETON BADMINTON CLUB We play non-league badminton on Monday and Thursday evenings from 8.30 pm until 10.00 pm at The Poppleton Centre.

For more details please contact Caroline Steel on 01904 787191 or carosteel@hotmail.co.uk”

WIGGINTON GRASSHOPPERS Contact Richard, FA Level 1

NEW EARSWICK TENNIS CLUB Contact Joanne: 07835 948593

SANDBURN HALL BADMINTON CLUB. Contact Stephen: 01904 490440.

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

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

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

STRENSALL THURSDAY EVENING BADMINTON CLUB For more details please call Stephen Marshall on 01904 490440 or stephen.

The Milton Rooms, Malton

Saturday 21st February 2015 - 7.30pm Tickets £12.50 available online at www.themiltonrooms.com or Tel: 01653 696240 ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIES

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