Hornsea & District Community News - October 2022

VIEW AVENUE, HORNSEA £219,950

**NO CHAIN** Situated in a prime location of Hornsea, close to the mere, is this spacious, detached, true bungalow. The bungalow itself offers great accommodation that flows well and is ripe and ready for any prospective purchasers to add their personal stamp, with the attractive asking price reflecting this.

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**NO CHAIN** Situated on a well sized plot, in the peaceful hamlet of Bewholme, is this spacious four bedroom, detached property. This property is well deserving of internal inspection and is the perfect blank canvas, ready for the right buyer to put their stamp on it.

CATFOSS ROAD, BEWHOLME £350,000 (NO OFFERS)

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Our House are delighted to offer to the market this well presented, three bedroom, terraced property situated in the coastal village of Aldbrough. Close to local amenities, schools and transport this property is an ideal home for first time buyers or a great investment opportunity or holiday let.

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HORNSEA ROAD, ALDBROUGH £129,950

SANDS LANE, BARMSTON £325,000

**NO CHAIN** Tucked away in a highly desirable part of Hornsea is this delightful detached, true two bedroom bungalow. This bungalow really is in an ideal setting, being situated just on the corner of Ashcourt Drive and the well regarded Eastgate and being nestled in modest grounds, with a quaint stream to the front, this property really must be viewed.

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Our House are delighted to offer to the market this great example of an original, Grade 2 listed cottage from the 1700's, keeping true with many original features whilst boasting modern kitchen and bathrooms, ready for you to put your stamp on.

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**NO CHAIN** Our House are pleased to bring to the market, this three bedroomed semi-detached bungalow. Offering versatile living over two floors and situated within a quiet cul-de-sac of Beeford, close to the hub of the village including local shop, post office, local pub, restaurant and good transport links.

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Tenure: Freehold ASHLEIGH DRIVE, BEEFORD £189,950

MAIN STREET, LONG RISTON £330,000

Deceptive and quirky! This charming former post office is steeped in history and deserves internal inspection to appreciate what is on offer.

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CHURCH LANE, MAPPLETON £399,950

Have you ever dreamed of rural living? Set in approximately one acre, this four bedroomed, handsome farmhouse is sure to get pulses racing! We should also mention it has sea views...Externally the property boasts ample parking along with attached double garage. There is a garden area which is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees and further paddock area beyond. The property benefits from oil central heating and double glazing and relies on a septic system. EPC - D Council tax - E Freehold

Sitting in a quiet cul-desac location in the ever popular village of Beeford is this beautifully presented 2 bedroom semi-detached bungalow. This property is immaculately kept both inside and out, it offers functional living space with stunning gardens and benefits from a private driveway

MERE

ASHCOURT DRIVE, HORNSEA £265,000 (OFFERS OVER)

Banking hub in the pipeline for Hornsea

THE CASH Action Group and LINK announced on September 6 that 13 new Banking Hubs will be created in UK communities including Hornsea. These will provide vital cash and banking services where they are needed most.

A Banking Hub is a shared branch service that operates in a similar way to a standard bank branch. The hubs feature a counter service that will be operated by staff from the Post Office, where customers of any bank can withdraw and deposit cash, make bill payments and can carry out regular banking transactions. In addition, there will be private spaces where customers can speak to someone from their own bank for advice and support about more complex issues. Each of the banks will be providing staff on rotation, so there are trained specialists from different banks available on different days.

The announcement will bring the total number of banking hubs to 25, with 10 due to open their doors within months. This marks the next wave in the rollout of Banking Hubs as part of a longer term vision for cash access on the high street.

John Howells, CEO at LINK commented: “The UK isn’t ready to go cashless yet and it’s vital to protect our national cash infrastructure for the millions of consumers who still rely on cash. The intended legislation is a very positive step that will ensure access to cash for UK consumers for years to come.”

As well as one of the new Hubs planned for Hornsea they are also planned for Brechin (Angus), Forres (Moray), Carluke (Lanarkshire), Kirkcudbright (Dumfries & Galloway), Axminster (Devon), Barton-upon-Humber (Lincolnshire), Lutterworth (Leicestershire), Royal Wootton Bassett (Wilts), Cheadle (Staffs), Belper (Derbyshire), and Maryport (Cumbria). Additionally, the first Banking Hub in Northern Ireland will open in Kilkeel (Newry).

The first Banking Hubs were piloted last year in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire and Rochford, Essex, and have proved extremely popular, with usage more than doubling since they’ve opened.

The two Banking Hubs have already had approaching 60,000 customer visits and transactions worth £16 million have taken place since they opened. As the impact of the cost-of-living crisis becomes increasingly apparent, the hubs are likely to become an ever more important resource, particularly in communities with minimal or limited cash access or banking facilities.

John Bachtler, Chair of the

Cambuslang Community Council commented on the difference the hub has made in their town: “It really is important to stress what a difference the Banking Hub has made to Cambuslang. When the last bank branch closed, people could no longer just pop into town and go into the bank. Parts of the community like the elderly and financially vulnerable lost an essential service. They had to travel and then do their shopping in Rutherglen, which is not easy for all. It also hurt the high street and the small businesses who had nowhere to bank their takings.

“The Banking Hub is the centre of our community and it’s bringing life back to the high street and crucially helping people and businesses with their everyday banking needs. It gets busier and busier every week and we know it will make a significant difference in other communities across the UK.”

The banks and building societies have asked LINK to identify all communities that need help and these locations, which include Hornsea, have been identified as part of that work. This marks the next wave in the rollout of banking hubs and is the next step towards a longer term vision for cash access on the high street. Hornsea lost the last of the banks in the town when both The Natwest and Lloyds closed their doors in June 2018. Lloyds do currently provide a visiting mobile bank in the town’s Cinema Street car park.

The following banking institutions have signed up to the new approach and will contribute to funding from 2022 onwards: Bank of Ireland UK, Barclays Bank UK plc, Danske Bank, HSBC UK Bank plc, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group plc, Santander UK plc, TSB Bank plc and Virgin Money. The 10 banks involved in the programme are establishing the Banking Hub Company to provide these shared cash and banking services. The company will be chaired by Natalie Ceeney CBE, who chaired the Access to Cash Review and the Community Access to Cash Pilots. The Banking Hub Company will be fully funded by the banks, with plans to support hundreds more communities over the coming years.

The Financial Services and Markets Bill begins the Parliamentary process this autumn and will ultimately make access to cash a legal requirement. By

moving ahead with this next phase, the banking industry is taking decisive action to support communities before the new law arrives.

Natalie Ceeney CBE, Chair of the Cash Action Group commented: “Cash still matters hugely to millions of people across the UK and with the cost-of-living crisis biting, more and more people are turning to cash as a way of budgeting effectively.

“Banking Hubs are an important part of the solution, providing cash withdrawal, deposit and banking services for the customers of almost any bank, and designed for towns which are too small to sustain multiple bank branches each only serving part of the community. The two Banking Hubs that have been open since 2021 are growing in popularity and are used month on month, supporting consumers and small businesses, and helping their communities thrive.

“Ten more Hubs are in the process of being designed and built, and this latest announcement takes the total planned to 25 Hubs. But this is only the start. The Hub network will expand significantly to meet the demand of communities across the UK. I would expect us to be supporting hundreds of communities within a few years.”

CEO, Dame Clare Moriarty from Citizens Advice added: “Being able to access cash and banking services are basic needs. It can cause untold stress and worries if people are stripped of these essential services.

“It can mean a bus fare to the next town, difficulties budgeting and extra hoops to jump through to pay bills - often for those who are least able to afford it.

“We know how important these services are to the people we help, and welcome action that makes things that bit easier.”

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CLOSED: The former Lloyds bank in Hornsea closed its doors in June 2018 along with the Natwest leaving the town with no bank

IT’S NOT often I’m lost for words but I really have been this month by the number of kind messages I have had regarding both my husband, Richard’s, kidney transplant and also the contributions towards the paper and messages regarding this –apologies for anyone I missed getting back to I’m not sure my mobile has ever rang as much in the week it did as the paper went out it was overwhelming!

For anyone who missed it I asked for a small favour from those that enjoy reading the paper each month or those who have benefitted from telling their stories. As with everything, print costs have soared in the last year – the huge rises in paper and ink prices, HGV driver shortages and increased energy costs being some of the contributory factors. We would like to continue to fulfil the purpose of the paper to spread the word of local news around the town and villages to bring us together as a community to support local charities, businesses and events all in one place. To secure its future as a free delivered paper we would really appreciate those who can do donating 50p-£1 each month – not bad for 40 pages of local news and events delivered through your door (we hope you agree). We have created a QR code below that allows you to donate quickly and easily – simply open your phone camera and hover over the square code and click on the link that should pop up on screen (all done through a secure payment processor). If you would like to set up a recurring

payment each month please e-mail me on hornseacommunitynews@hotmail.com and we can send a link to set this up. I have also been asked by several people how they can contribute if they don’t use online methods – I’m working on this at the moment and hoping to find a venue or two in the town who may support us with this so I hope to update you by next month.

September has sadly seen the Queen pass away, an inspiring lady to still have been working so close to the day she died and in completing 70 years of service she certainly kept the promise she made on her 21st birthday: “I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” The send off for the Queen was certainly impressive. We haven’t covered the Queen’s life on a National level as there have been many wonderful supplements produced by the National papers however we have covered some of the ways the Queen has been remembered locally on pages six and seven and thank you to Kev for his poem on page 29.

Also September saw the return to school after one of the hottest and driest school summer holidays on record! Next month we look forward to bringing the photographs of the new primary school starters to you next month and hope they’re all settling in well!

Thank you for your support as always

Hornsea Rotary Club look forward to Last Night of The Proms

THE LAST Night of the Proms is taking place on October 1. As usual this will feature the Humberside Police Concert Band under the direction of Brent Read. The concert starts at 7.30pm with doors open at 6.45pm. Tickets priced at £10 are on sale at the Floral Hall café. Join the Humberside Police Concert Band, wear something red, white and blue (if you wish), wave your union flags and raise the roof when singing Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem and God Save the King.

Congratulations to Julie Bowling whose needlefelt work carried off the Rotary ‘Best in Show’

Trophy at the fourth St Nicholas’ Horticultural Show (See Page 28 for photo and show write up). The club was also represented at the Hornsea ‘Green Fair’ held at the United Reformed Church by Vice President Sidney and Past President Maung.

1. PROMS: Danny the Piper and Humberside Police Concert Band at a past Hornsea Last Night of the Proms

2. GREEN FAIR: Vice President Sidney and Past President Maung on the Rotary stand at the Hornsea Green Fair

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Workshops and guest artists complement wide range of specialist plants

AT BOTANY Boutique we provide specialist plants, environmentally friendly plant care products, accessories as well as showcasing the ‘plant related’ creations of nine guest artists. We also offer workshops for small groups where you can learn new skills such as macramé hanger making, terrarium building, moss pole building, alongside providing plant advice and support. In addition, we also offer a plant rental service where clients can rent statement plants from us for their home, workplace, holiday cottage which create a instant impact and are maintained by us so they always look fabulous in your chosen location. In October, we are

launching our ‘Plant Lover Boxes’ which can be purchased online or picked up from the shop – each month there is a different plant selected, alongside a suitable plant pot, a care card is provided to ensure you are able to keep your new addition happy and healthy. There will also be a ‘plant related’ product from one of our carefully selected guest artists. We hope that you enjoy finding our about new plants and their care, as well as discover the talents of local independent business from East Yorkshire.

We are an established member of the ‘Hornsea Collective’ community and are supporting local businesses

through our ‘Shop Local’ noticeboard which is full of cards of small independent businesses in Hornsea and across East Yorkshire so if you are looking for a designer, crafter, interior designer, illustrator or somewhere to stay for a holiday – we have you covered. Botany Boutique is also involved in the organisation of regular Hornsea Collective Marketplace events which provide a platform for small local independent businesses to sell their amazing work. The next Marketplace is at the Hornsea Town Hall on Saturday, November 26 (10.30am to 4pm) – we hope to see you there for all your Christmas present shopping.

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PLANS GO BEFORE COUNCIL FOR 195 NEW HOMES AS APPROVAL FOR 66 HOMES IN THE TOWN IS GIVEN

A PLANNING application to build 195 houses off Hornsea Burton Road goes before the planning committee on October 13. The anticipated decision comes after approval was granted for 66 homes on land south of the Golden Imp Holiday Park on Cliff Road in the town.

The 66 homes given approval in September will be owned and managed by Together Housing as Registered providers of affordable homes. They state

these will include 34 affordable rental properties and 32 shared ownership properties to help people buying their home and getting on the property ladder and making the development wholly affordable. The properties include bungalows, two bed, three bed and four bed homes and the site includes a children’s play space.

The application for 195 new homes is on land set out in the local plan for

housing to the east and south of Hornsea Burton Primary School.

Gleeson Regeneration Ltd have applied to build the 195 homes which include a mix of two to four bedroom properties, including 17 bungalows. During the planning process the number of new homes proposed has reduced from 206 to 195. The proposed site will include 37 two bedroom homes, 121 three bedroom homes and 37 four bedroom homes. In

the Gleeson planning information they state: “We will build homes for local people at prices they can afford.”

Within the economic benefits report it claims: “Gleeson focuses solely on building low-cost homes for people on low incomes. We build a range of affordable new homes for sale to people who would otherwise be unable to afford a new home, thereby helping them onto the property ladder.

“Gleeson scrutinises very carefully the demographic information of our new home purchasers. In the full year January to December 2014 the profile of our customers on comparable regeneration

Hornsea Inshore Rescue grateful for recent donations

HORNSEA Inshore Rescue had some surprise visitors on Thursday, September 15.

Rotherham residents and lifeboat enthusiasts Philip and Yoki Marsh who are shoreline members of the RNLI, had often watched Hornsea’s independent lifeboat training and felt they would like to support the organisation where possible. Consequently when they returned from a bird watching holiday in Norfolk they found they had some holiday money left over and decided it would be put to best use by Hornsea Inshore Rescue. They turned up at their training day to present a cheque for £240.

Gratefully accepting the donation, Station Manager Sue Hickson-Marsay said: “What a

wonderful gesture. People who donate to our funds are just as much lifesavers as the crew, for without these donations we would not be able to operate and many lives would have been lost.”

Then at Hornsea Inshore Rescue’s training on the Thursday evening the group received a visit from Hornsea resident Dominic Cerutti who had come to present the charity with a cheque for £2,000. Dominic had raised the money from sponsorship by completing the ‘Express to Hornsea’ marathon. This was the first marathon Dominic had taken part in and he had completed it in the admirable time of five hours twelve minutes.

Dominic first became interested in running some four years ago, mainly to lose weight, but inspired by his aunt who had done four London and the Venice marathons, he thought he would give it a go and try and beat her times. He has now become a real enthusiast and intends to do the Leeds, London and

perhaps New York marathons. Sue Hickson-Marsay thanked Dominic saying: “It’s quite humbling to know that people like Dominic do such amazing things to raise our profile and raise money from members of the public. It really makes us feel valued by the community for the lifesaving service we provide.”

sites with the Hornsea Burton Road site are approximately 80% first time buyers, with approximately 80%+ moving from Council / Housing Association or private rented properties and approximately 70% lived within three miles of the development.”

The site should contain 15% affordable homes which would be 29 of the homes however the applicant contends that it is not financially viable. This assertion was tested by East Riding Councils Valuation and Estates Team who agree the proposed development can support a reduced affordable housing contribution of six of the homes.

Poppy Appeal launches this month

By Rob Andrew

WITH just a few weeks to go before we see the Poppy Appeal's return for 2022, things are revving up on the organisational side.

Remembrance Sunday will fall on November 13, with poppies going on sale from Saturday, October 29. As always we rely heavily on volunteers, particularly to look after the stall near the entrance at Tesco. We do have a list of last year’s helpers, who will hopefully be willing to help again. We will be looking for new people to volunteer too, so we will be hosting an open afternoon on Wednesday, October 12 at 2pm at Cafe10 in Hornsea Market Place. At this event we'll be explaining what is involved and filling in the rota for the two weeks. Anyone who would like to join us will be using just an hour of their time before sales begin.

Just another reminder if anyone feels they would like to purchase a wreath now is the time to call. You can find out more by calling Rob Andrew 07966178719. Thank you.

1. DONATION: Philip and Yoki Marsh as the boat sets off on a training exercise

2. THANK YOU: Dominic with his daughter Jasmine surrounded by an appreciative crew

School pupils send their condolences

KEY Stage 2 pupils at Brandesburton Primary School made condolence cards at school to send to The Royal Family.

CARDS: Some of the cards made by Brandesburton Primary School pupils in class 4

A sermon preached at the

Hornsea Commemoration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 18th September

I WRITE in the midst of the grief of our nation, a grief shared by many throughout the world as we mourn the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth and give thanks for her life.

farthest reaches of an empire. We have had a frontrow seat and close-ups of the reactions of the King and his family: never has the death of a monarch been so public or so intimate.

morning.

By Reverend Tina Stevens

King Charles III Facts

• He was the longest serving heir apparent in British history.

• In 1980, King Charles III wrote a children’s book called ‘The Old Man of Lochnagar’, based on stories he would tell his younger brothers, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

• He was the first royal baby born at Buckingham Palace in the 20th Century.

• He was the first British royal heir to earn a degreestudying Anthropology, Archaeology and History to earn a Bachelor of the Arts (2.2)

• In 2012, a newly discovered (and endangered) species of Ecuadorian tree frog was announced as the Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, or the Prince Charles stream treefrog

• He can play the cello

• In August 2019, Charles collaborated with British fashion designers Vin and Omi to produce a line of clothing made out of nettles found in his Highgrove estate.

Queen Elizabeth II Facts

• The Queen didn’t need a license to drive – the only person in Great Britain who had this status.

• The Queen was fluent in French.

• Queen Elizabeth II volunteered as a truck driver in World War II.

• Her Majesty carried out more than 21,000 engagements in her 70 year reign as Queen.

• The Queen had 15 prime ministers in the UK in her 70 year reign (more than 170 across her multiple realms)

• The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was the first state funeral to be held in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965.

• In the Queen’s lifetime she sat for more than 200 official photographs, the first when she was just 7 years old.

Little gifts of crochet kindness left around the town to remember The Queen

Perhaps it is fitting that our Queen died as the summer began to give way to the autumn, a time John Keats called the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” in his poem To Autumn. The high joys and colours of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June have been supplanted by the tearful colours that mark commemorations of her death. As I sat under a tree this morning in the sunshine it too was showing signs of the changing season as its muted leaves of orange and brown gracefully came down to earth, accompanied by the heavier seed-pods falling more directly that spoke of the potential of life even as the season of growth gives way to the approaching winter.

Almost everyone I have spoken to in the days since she died have expressed a sense of profound loss – in many cases an unexpected tearfulness - as we have watched the events unfold before us on our TV screens, in real time. For this 21st Century death of a monarch was not hidden away behind a palace wall, the news reliant on proclamations in town and village squares that took days, weeks to reach the

The sense of loss is profound, and while not everyone feels the loss of Elizabeth as queen, I hope we can all agree that she was a remarkable woman whose life spanned some of the most important events of the past century and the opening decades of this one. We may disagree with the monarchy, but few would deny Elizabeth was unstinting in doing her duty.

It is in the small human acts that have brought comfort to many: writing a personal message in a book of condolence; laying flowers outside a nearby palace, or other a suitable garden; lighting a candle. Some have stepped into the darkness of their local church to reflect quietly in the stillness of a weekday afternoon, to pray even.

Huge numbers have sought out the crowds especially in the larger towns and cities, wanting to be part of what is undoubtedly a great national event, one of love and loss. Others have gathered in churches for services of Commemoration, both grand and simple, seeking solace in familiar hymns and timeless words of comfort from the Bible, as we do here this

Christians firmly believe that the ‘I’ that is me will continue to live after our mortal death: we do not know exactly where we continue to exist, so we call the place heaven. Nor do we know in what form, and so speak of the soul as the part of a person that death cannot erase.

As we heard in the familiar words of the twenty-third psalm, all who trust in God will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The writer of Revelation brings us a vision of the time when God’s kingdom is fully revealed: God will make his home with us, and death and suffering, pain and crying have no place in a renewed earth.

Of course the belief that we continue to exist after death is not unique to the Christian faith: almost all faiths see death as but the gateway to the next stage of existence. What is unique though is that Christians believe our place in the afterlife is determined not by how we lived – do our good deeds outweigh our bad? –but instead what matters is whether as individuals we put our trust in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who lived, died and rose again as written in the Bible. To be a Christian is not to be perfect, but someone who patterns their life on the life and teaching of Jesus, who seeks to grow a relationship with God in prayer and worship.

Queen Elizabeth was undoubtedly a woman who truly believed and followed the Christian faith: indeed, her faith in Jesus Christ was the rock on which she stood throughout her long life. As she grew older her boldness grew too and we learned more about her faith through her Christmas Broadcasts: her faith was, like every Christian’s, based on a living relationship with Jesus, her Lord and Saviour.

She never paid mere lipservice to her role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England: she embraced it fully and to the best of her considerable ability; she saw herself as protector of all faiths – a role King Charles has promised to continue as his duty and service begin.

Queen Elizabeth has finally laid down her crown at the feet of her Lord and Saviour after a life of dedicated service to our nations. She has now entered into the eternal service of King Jesus, continuing to offer the praise and worship that began on earth. This future is offered to all, royalty and commoner alike, who likewise put their hope and trust in the eternal King of Heaven, Jesus Christ.

May she rest in peace and rise in glory at the coming of our Lord Jesus.

The Queen is dead: long live the King

KIRSTY Kirk from Hornsea felt she wanted to remember the Queen and thought what better way than with her crochet skills. Kirsty first began crocheting little gifts to leave around the town to lift spirits during the pandemic. Since then she has made and sold handmade crochet items for various charity causes.

In memory of The Queen

Kirsty made and took out to hide 140 small crochet crowns. Kirsty commented: “I made them all in three days. I was only going to make 20 to leave at friend’s houses but I got carried away crocheting them! It felt so good to be back making people smile with my crochet gifts and my daughter Sammi loved putting them out with me.”

Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

FOLLOWING the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 all official flags were flown at half-mast and the country went into a period of mourning. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch, and the second-longest verified reign of any sovereign in history. Having ascended to the throne when her father, King George VI, died in February 1952 Elizabeth was then only 25 years old.

The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was preceded by a period of Lying-inState in Westminster Hall with people queuing up to 13 hours to walk past the Queen’s coffin and pay their respects. In London a memorial flower garden was created in Green Park as the main place for laying flowers near Buckingham Palace.

It is expected that work to remove items laid by the public will begin on Monday, September 26 a week after the funeral, and will continue for seven days. Any remaining packaging will be removed before the flowers are composted in Kensington Gardens and then used on landscaping projects across the Royal Parks.

A National Moment of Reflection, to mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and reflect on her life and legacy, took place at 8pm on Sunday, September 18 marked by a one-minute silence.

The funeral took place on Monday, September 19 at 11am at Westminster Abbey in London. The new king, King Charles III, approved the day as a national bank holiday with most businesses and education establishments closing for the day. East Riding Council announced that all publicfacing council buildings would close for the day so staff and residents had the opportunity to pay their respects to the late Queen. Essential services in adult and children’s social care continued. Bin collections due to take place on the Monday were also cancelled. Books of condolence were available for people wishing to leave messages and tributes to the Queen at Hornsea Hub and Hornsea St Nicholas Church as well as village churches and online via the Buckingham Palace website.

Locally flowers were left in Hornsea Memorial gardens as well as at war memorials in the local villages. On Sunday, September 18 a civic service was held in memory of Queen Elizabeth II at Hornsea St Nicholas Church led by Reverend Tina Stevens. Many civic dignitaries were in attendance as well as local town councillors and representatives from many of the town’s voluntary organisations. Attendees were invited back to Hornsea Town Hall by Mayor Councillor Stephen Prescott for refreshments. During the service there was time set aside for people sitting near each other to have conversations about their favourite memories of the Queen. The service ended with the National Anthem.

While the Royal Family continued with a period of mourning for a further seven days after the funeral, the national period of mourning ended after the funeral. From Tuesday, September 20, the council returned to business as usual with all public committee meetings going ahead as normal.

CIVIC SERVICE: Standard Bearers Mel Watson and Ruby Seager with Reverend Tina and Civic dignitaries and Hornsea Mayor Cllr Stephen Prescott and Mayoress Jo Hancox outside St Nicholas Church in Hornsea for the Civic Service

BEARERS: Standard Bearers Ruby Seager and Mel Watson at the Civic Service (Photograph by Nerys Johnson)

Clive Hemingway

Lessons from Queen Elizabeth II – Better days will return

By Emma-Jayne Saunt

StaRteRS

Minestrone soup served with homemade bread.

Gamberoni al aglio - Pan seared king prawns with garlic, white wine, sauce served with homemade bread.

Garlic mushroom - sauteed with onion, garlic & a cream white wine sauce Served with homemade bread.

Smoked duck breast - served with a salad garnish, in a honey red wine cranberry sauce.

Breaded goats cheese - deep fried served with a salad garnish & cranberry sauce.

MainS

(All mains served with seasonal vegetables)

traditional roast turkey - served with homemade gravy & cranberry sauce.

traditional roast sirloin - served with homemade gravy.

Risotto - grilled vegetables served with parmesan cheese.

Grilled seabass fillet - served with spinach a cream lemon saffron sauce (GF).

Sirloin Rossini - sirloin steak 28 days matured cooked to your preference, with crusty bread pate & a mushroom on top, served with red wine sauce demi glaze.

Pollo stroganoff - chicken breast cooked with onions, mushrooms with a French mustard, paprika and white wine Demi glace sauce and cream

DeSSeRtS

Christmas pudding, chocolate fudge cake (warm), lemon cheese cake (HM), Carrot cake (GF), salted caramel truffle (GF)

QUEEN Elizabeth II was the leader of Britain and one of the world’s most successful brands, the British Royal Family for more than 70 years. During her record reign, she held steadfast to longstanding traditions while modernising cautiously through the decades. The Queen kept her emotions in check in public, spoke positively about the other leaders she met, whether or not she liked them or agreed with their policies. For the Royal Family and the British people, she was the ‘face of the franchise’.

Looking at the British Royal Family as a family business that impacts trade, travel, and other facets of the British economy, Queen Elizabeth was indeed a head of state like no other in her time. There are a number of lessons that as business owners we can learn from the way she navigated her public and private life during her term of office.

Recognise the Importance of a Global Perspective

As early as 1952, Queen Elizabeth understood the importance and advantages of having a global perspective. She spent seven decades travelling the world on behalf of the British Commonwealth. An absorbing experience of different cultures, her trips were often based on diplomatic efforts aimed to bridge divides easing tensions.

Stay Positive Through Times of Adversity

One of Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable quotes was a relatively recent one. In April 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, she addressed her nation. The then-93year-old monarch took care to acknowledge the hardships people faced, thank frontline healthcare workers, express pride in her people’s “selfdiscipline” & “quiet good-humoured resolve”, highlighting that brighter days lay ahead. A great leader seeks to lift the morale of others. Queen Elizabeth did exactly that as a young woman during World War II also much later in life, during the COVID pandemic, giving a very special speech to her nation.

Have a Succession Plan

For the Royal Family, which is a family business after all, a plan for a new successor had been in place for some years. That is

not the case for most family-run businesses. Among the challenges for small business succession plans are the shortcomings of the founders themselves.

The founder may be very good at one aspect of the business, for example creativity, but not the best leader of the entire business, yet is unable to pass the leadership onto the next generation easily. Often family-run businesses are worried that no one will steward the business the way the current or former generations would.

They also sometimes fear that a non-family successor might be too soft or will insist on replacing legacy employees. Alternatively companies wait until the founder or other family leader is already past his or her prime to look for a successor. In such cases, the leader may not be up on the current trends, then the business starts to falter.

It is important that businesses begin to mentor the next level of successor sooner rather than later. Family business must be prepared to boldly go forward with new people at the helm. Ultimately, company leaders must be open to hearing new ideas or concepts to bring the business forward and not be surprised that the best ideas can come from non-traditional sources.

Open your minds to all that is in front of you & the business will not only survive, but thrive always remembering the ‘why’ behind the whole reason the family business began in the first place, we must not forget our business roots keeping the branches of the tree strong & healthy.

Moving Forward

The Royal Family must forge a way to carry on without Queen Elizabeth, who was the head of the family business for more than 70 years.

The Queen was without doubt one of the world’s greatest and most popular leaders in the world. Ruling with grace and humility, never demanding attention, yet her popularity was widespread always with her hand very gently resting on the tiller! She guided Prime Ministers and Presidents. It is important for the successor in any thriving business to plan for the inevitability that individuals must eventually be replaced in order for the company to survive and thrive.

Naturally, most small businesses do not have the vast financial resources of the Royal Family and often have limited secure capital at their disposal. There are many business lessons that can be learned from the late British monarch. Better times will return, with careful nurturing and navigation during these changing times.

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Hornsea fundraisers donation helps diabetic patients

HORNSEA fundraisers

Jean Robinson and Pauline and David Spensley donated £500 to Eastgate Medical Group’s Hornsea Surgery. The nurses were in need of new doppler monitoring equipment to enable them to keep up quality foot checks for the diabetic patients who attend the surgery. Thanks to the generous donation they were able to buy three new ones.

DONATION: Jean Robinson presenting the equipment to Sister Sally Anne Wright, Nurse Manager of Eastgate Medical Group on behalf of the fundraising trio

Green Fair looks to the future

HORNSEA’S First Green Fair was held at the United Reformed Church on Saturday, September 10. The event was organised by the United Reformed Church and Home Grown Hornsea.

The Green Fair was held to provide a forum for the community to find out about and discuss environmental issues and to provide a way to move forward during this time of environmental crisis with a means of deciding on and taking action whilst strengthening the local economy.

Fifteen speakers throughout the day spoke on a range of topics relating to the environment, such as energy conservation, wildlife gardening, tree planting, sustainable transport, food economics, climate change, fair trade and the circular economy.

The Mayor of Hornsea, Stephen

Prescott spoke about the Town Council’s environmental policies, Councillors John Whittle and Barbara Jefferson spoke on East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s policies and the environment. Cllr Jefferson also talked about the responses she got from her grandchildren when she asked them about climate change discussing her grand-daughter’s decision to be vegetarian and all their passion for recycling and preventing plastic pollution from entering the ocean. She also quoted from one of her young twin grandsons responses: “He admitted that the lightening was frightening and he was too hot in bed and people should be fined or sent to jail if they killed animals with their waste and we should all stop wasting food. If we don't all care a lot then it will never get

better. He added that he likes growing tomatoes and car-rots in his veg patch but it's getting hot and dry and this will not get better if grownups don't save the world.from the mouths of babes.”

Cllr Barbara Jefferson finished by recited a very moving poem by her daughter Yvonne, which is reproduced here:

The sun is getting hotter The earth is turning brown Floods and droughts are plenty The trees are coming down

Oil and gas are needed Whilst electric comes to life It is a slow transition Which causes so much strife

The sea is full of plastic

The fish are dying fast How long can this continue How long can we all last?

Our coast it is eroding The sea reclaims the land The heatwaves are increasing How much more can we stand?

The earth is dying round us Whilst we watch and stand on by We cannot let this happen United we must try

We all must work together To stop this in its track Because if we don't achieve it There will be no going back.

A wide range of stalls by various groups gave information on lots of environmental topics as well as well as several craft stalls and stalls selling organic vegetables and herb plants.

The Green and Fair cafe did a roaring trade throughout the day. There was a discussion group at the end of the event during which we looked at how to move forward, with the aim of making our community more sustainable. We decided to hold a series of events over the coming months, each one dealing with a particular topic.

The first of these will be called Let’s Talk About Food. The content, format and date will be finalised soon. Let’s Talk About Food and future topics will have the aim of providing actions in the short and medium term that individuals and the community as a whole can take to make our community sustainable and more resilient.

Vacancy for a councillor on Sigglesthorne Parish Council

THERE is a vacancy on Sigglesthorne Parish Council caused by a resignation. A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if by Monday, October 3, 10 electors for the parish give notice in writing to the chief

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executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA claiming such an election. If no such notice is given the parish council will fill the vacancy by co-option.

The 10th opens at Routh

The 10th is now open at High Farm Holiday Park at Routh. Open to the public Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm the team behind the long established and popular Cafe 10 in Hornsea Market Place are delighted to open a second venue. Although on the holiday park the cafe is open to the public

with free parking and plentiful indoor and outdoor seating with beautiful views.

The menu takes some of the Cafe 10 customer favourites from breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, jacket potatoes and burgers with new menu items from cakes to pizzas. A handy place to meet

friends and family on the main road to Beverley just outside of Leven.

A number of special offers are currently running as per the adjacent advertisement. Follow The 10th on Facebook for the latest offers and to see the full menu.

Hornsea Lions update

OUR MAIN event for September was the concert by the Beverley Male Voice Choir in the Hornsea Methodist Church. They gave their usual excellent performance with a wide-ranging programme of songs. However, the star of the evening was the soloist, 11-year-old Eleanor Philpott. She sang six songs from various musical shows and was very much appreciated by the audience. A star in the making.

A big thank you goes out to the Church for allowing us to use their wonderful building. Also to the Lions

members and volunteers that helped to make the evening a success.

The Family Day out to Scarborough went ahead as planned.

Unfortunately, there were not as many families taking up the offer of a ‘nice day out’ as we had hoped.

Nevertheless, those that did attend had a very enjoyable day with the bonus of some nice fine weather.

We had our usual two tables at the recent antiques and collectors fair in the Floral Hall. This proved to be very successful. A big thank you to

By Mel Watson

Lions Ken Smith and Chris Parker for all their hard work in getting everything ready and running the stall for the day.

Our newest Lion member Shaun Leggett recently took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle. He was raising funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research. The club sponsored him for £1000. Well done Shaun

It’s not long now until our annual “Fun Fashion Show”. It has always proved to be an enjoyable evening with lots of bargains on sale

including jewellery and handbags as well as lots of clothes. Tickets are on sale in the shop and on the door on the evening.

We have made a number of donations again this month: Children’s Cancer Group £1000 Pakistan Flood Relief £1000 Hornsea Neighbourhood Watch £750 for foul weather clothing and hi vis jackets

We also have a regular standing order to Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Children’s Air Ambulance.

The results for the 200 Club are as follows:

£40 (No57) Michaella Ward £30 (No51) Anne Hills £20 (No132) Linda Beighton £10 (No43) John Briggs

1. STAR: Eleanor Philpott at the concert in September

2. WELL DONE: Shaun Leggett after completing the Great North Run with a very proud daughter in the background

3. FASHION SHOW READY: Some of the volunteers ready for the fashion show!

Hornsea WI welcome costume historian to celebrate their 40th birthday

HORNSEA WI are looking forward to their 40th birthday celebrations this month and welcoming costume historian Meridith Towne as the guest speaker with celebratory nibbles and birthday cake.

Meridith, a former Hornsea resident, gives lively, informative presentations on women’s history told through fashion, enhanced with an extensive visual display of original costume from her own private collection. Having chosen to combine her love of history with her love of costume, Meridith studied archaeology at Durham University. This allowed her to study Oriental, Greek and Roman costume, the archaeology of textile manufacture and sewing implements, plus a final dissertation on the role of colour in dress throughout history. Meridith then enrolled at The Northern College of Costume in York to study and construct historical costume for the stage. After a

whirlwind tour of England she returned to York to make, research and collect her true passion, historical clothing.

When not busy creating costumes for museums, or unique dresses for weddings and parties, Meridith works with the Royal Armouries in Leeds maintaining their costume department and driving round the country as a speaker. She has even managed to squeeze in a couple of brief television appearances on two series of BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee, talking about sewing bees in the Second World War and Yves Saint Laurent.

The event will take place at Hornsea Methodist Church on Monday, October 10 at 7.30pm. This is open to members only however new members are welcome to join ahead of the event.

Membership for the remainder of the year to new members joining for the first time is £22 to include a monthly meeting with a speaker or activity until

Hornsea surgery team members take part in charity memory walk

A TEAM of walkers from Eastgate Medical Group in Hornsea took part in the memory walk on Saturday, September 10 around Hull to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The walk started and finished in Queen Victoria Square taking in a route past the Marina, the Deep and Hull’s Old Town. The group have thanked those who sponsored them.

April next year. The deadline to reserve a space at the birthday event is October 7 to allow for catering.

The September meeting was the AGM and Sandra Welford was voted in as the new President after Alice Byrd stepped down from the position. The group enjoyed a puddings and mocktails evening with a talk from Ann Mitchell, a WI advisor and member of the East Yorkshire Federation Board of Trustees, about the history of the WI organisation.

To join ahead of the October meeting or to find out more please e-mail Hornseawi@eastyorkshirewi.org.uk or contact through the Hornsea WI Facebook or Instagram accounts. Other speakers in the current membership include from bean to bar chocolate tasting, Christmas social evening, Let’s Sing for non-singers and a craft night where even the least crafty of members can take away something useful to be proud of!

SPEAKER: Meridith Towne is the guest speaker at the October birthday celebratory evening

PRESIDENT: Hornsea WI’s new President Sandra Welford with East Yorkshire Board of Trustee and WI Advisor Ann Mitchell

Vintage paper collage demonstration planned at Hornsea Art Society’s October meeting

HORNSEA Art Society’s October meeting takes place on Friday 14 at the Catholic Church Hall on Football Green in Hornsea starting at 7.30pm and finishing at 9.30pm. The meeting will include a demonstration entitled 'The Whimsical World of ''Oh Golly Gosh''’ which is a demonstration in vintage paper collage with stitch by Elaine Hughes. Visitors are welcome at a cost of £3.

HORNSEA CIVIC SOCIETY TALK ON THE SKIRLAUGH WORKHOUSE

HORNSEA Civic Society’s October meeting is entitled ‘Skirlaugh Workhouse’. At the meeting on October 19 Margaret Oliver will tell the fascinating story of the history of the workhouse at Skirlaugh, which was an unusual design for this type of building and was the nearest one to Hornsea. The meeting starts at 7.30pm (doors open from 7pm) at Hornsea Methodist Church. Admission is free for members or £3 for visitors.

First Aid Centre AGM

THE ANNUAL general meeting of Hornsea First Aid Centre will take place on Wednesday, October 19. The meeting will start at 7pm at Hornsea Floral Hall Café with all welcome.

Brandsburton Petanque Club successfully complete 24 hour charity boules marathon

By Andrew Garvey

AT 12 NOON on Monday, August 29 the Brandesburton Petanque Club celebrated the conclusion of their charity fundraising boules marathon. Over 30 of the club’s members worked together to guarantee that there was someone playing the game over the full 24 hours. This was achieved by members playing in teams for three hour sessions.

Keith Bardon, the club’s chair was delighted with the team’s performance: “There was a great atmosphere around the club overnight, we enjoyed a barbecue and a sing song. That kept the spirits up for those who were playing during the midnight through to six o’clock shifts”.

The event did have a serious side to it, raising funds for both the Hornsea Inshore Rescue and National Coast Watch (NCI) Hornsea organisations. The lady who inspired the event, Carol, was present at the event.

She commented: “I am really grateful to both these voluntary services who came to my help when I recently had an accident on the Hornsea seafront and needed urgent hospital assistance. Working together, they got me that assistance quickly. So I think this is an appropriate way

to say a big ‘thank you’ to all their volunteers”.

The event raised a fantastic amount in excess of £2,000 that will be divided equally between these two organisations. NCI Station Manager, Malcolm Herring commented: “working with the HMCG and Hornsea Inshore Rescue, we were able to get the treatment Carol required to her quickly.” Sue Hickson Marsay, the chair of Hornsea Inshore Rescue commented: “We were pleased to have been a part of the team in this emergency. We are all delighted to hear that Carol has made a good recovery.”

Both organisations expressed their thanks and appreciation for the hard work and resolve the Club members put into the organisation and delivery of this marathon event. WELL DONE: Club members celebrating their success.

By Chair of HUG Cllr June Greensmith

HUG have had a visit from Beverley In Bloom who came to see what HUG were doing in Hornsea.

Talking after their tour Sue from Beverley in Bloom commented to HUG: “You have a very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and committed team around you who are doing amazing things for the town. Here are some of the words which summed up our visit: An enthusiastic, multi-skilled team of volunteers with enormous pride in their town who deserve everyone's support. HUG are a dedicated band of volunteers who make a tremendous difference to the pleasure both holiday makers and locals feel as they stroll around this seaside town. They have created so many different areas, all with a different feel and plenty of interest, which provide a welcome and positive relaxation for young and not so young alike.”

We loved being able to show Beverley in Bloom what we have done to transform Hornsea. Their feedback was a real compliment as they have been the winners of the National Britain In Bloom. HUG also received another comment from a local resident this month: “The new YAS garden is absolutely beautiful, and when you look around Hornsea as a whole, at all the areas you’ve tackled to bring to life, it’s

just a picture, vibrant, neat, tidy and

HART successful in funding bid

By John Rodgers

HART is delighted to report that its recent two part funding bid to the Withernwick Wind Farm Community Trust has been successful.

Firstly there was money to pay for a tower scaffold, to help with cleaning and maintenance of the buses in a way which is safe for staff. No longer will they have to struggle to reach the roof of the bus from step ladders!

Second was financial help to develop an appeal for volunteers. Before Covid, HART had more than 25 volunteer drivers – now that's down to 13!

This means that while essential services such as MEDiBUS and shopper buses continue to run, it is often not possible to take on bookings for community use, which is very disappointing for all concerned. Already posters have been displayed around Hornsea and some surrounding villages, and it is hoped to follow this up with leaflets through letterboxes and

advertising in local papers and magazines.

Prospective volunteers need a D1 entitlement on their regular driving licence or a PCV licence.

Drivers offer a range of time commitments from 1 day a month to 3 days per week. And this doesn't have to be all year round - for instance if you like to spend your winters in the sun!!

Services operate Monday to Friday, and volunteer drivers are well trained and supported. Out-ofpocket expenses are paid for getting to and from HART's Yard in Hornsea.

Whilst being a vitally important role for HART's passengers, driving the buses is also a lot of fun. Volunteers thoroughly enjoy their time and feel a great sense of fulfilment in helping people maintain their independence and interests beyond their own four walls. If you want to know more, do contact the HART office on 01964 536684 for a chat.

Meanwhile, HART's regular services in the Hornsea area continue:

● Shopper services to Beverley (twice a week) and Driffield (fortnightly) – for anyone who might struggle to get there any other way. The return fare is £5, and to book a place call the HART office on 01964 536684

● The 220 public bus service between Hornsea and Bilton Church

(connecting with the 277 to/from Hull), one journey in each direction Monday-Friday (not bank holidays). The single fare is £1 and the service is bookable only, by calling 01964 536684 at least 24 hours in advance.

● MEDiBUS to hospital and other medical appointments, for those without access to a car and who cannot use public transport for any

reason. The return fare is £5 for bus pass holders and £10 for those without. It serves appointments between 9am and 3.30 pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-1130 am on a Friday, and this time the booking number is 03456 445959.

VOLUNTEER: A “thumbs up” from regular volunteer Mike

Try something different this autumn: take up singing!

By Sarah Perkins

DID YOU know that singing is good for you in all sorts of ways? There is growing evidence that being creative is good for your mental health, and that singing helps you with breathing problems and general stress. And if you sing in a group, it gets you out of the house, meeting people, having some fun, and enjoying that feeling of being part of a team.

Why not come and join our friendly group of singers? You don’t need to audition, all the music you need is provided, and no audition is required. While some of us can read music, some can’t, and just pick it all up by listening. You will be surprised how quickly you settle into it.

We meet on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 9pm in Hornsea United Reform Church (side entrance), New Road, HU18 1PG. If you would like to speak to one of us, please ring Stan (leader), on 07790 005738 or Georgina (secretary) on 07867 808580 or just turn up at one of our rehearsals. You will receive a very warm welcome.

Laughing Gull Comedy Club

The date for the next Laughing Gull Comedy Club is Friday 28th October and £10 tickets will be on sale daily from Saturday 1st October at Floral Hall Café from 9am until 4pm.

Headlining comedy act is Gareth Richards, on tour from Bournemouth, who will be playing his hand-held Omnichord which he reassures us is not a variant of Covid!

Expect strange and silly songs and clever wordplay.

Support comes from Clayton Jones who finds funny in the everyday complications of marriage, children, text messages, and being of mixed race.

Further entertainment comes from former male model Paul Mutagejja who is a naturally engaging performer, and, finally, William Collishaw, a ukulele orchestra conductor from Lincoln.

We suggest you buy your tickets well in advance, as we sell out very quickly.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Keep Fit: 9.30- 10.30am £4.50

Chair Aerobics: 11am-noon £3.50 These classes take place on Monday and Thursday. Mandy 01964 533469 Lindsey 01964 536462

Line Dancing Classes are each Thursday from 2pm-4pm and cost £5 For further details, or to book a place please ring Denise on 07880 686848

Seaside Soul - Friday, October 7th 7pm- midnight £3 on the door

Craft Fair - Saturday, October 15th For information about hiring tables, please contact the organiser on 07946352793

The Queen Story - Saturday, October 22nd This is a fundraiser for the Hornsea Museum Tickets are available from the Hornsea Museum and Floral Hall café at £15 per ticket. Any queries, please contact the Hornsea Museum- 01964 533443

FLORAL HALL CINEMA

Cinema @ Floral Hall - “Elvis” at 3pm/7.30pm on Wednesday, October 26th

Laughing Gull Comedy Club - Friday, Oct 28th Doors open 7.15. Tickets are sold in advance and are not available on the night.

Books needed

Thank you to everyone who has donated books and please keep sending them! If you have any fiction books or biographies/ autobiographies, we would be delighted to have them. All funds raised go to Floral Hall.

Alfie MooreOne man show

Also coming to Floral Hall this year is a national comedy tour date for BBC Radio 4’s cop-turnedstand-up Alfie Moore’s latest one man show ‘Fair Cop Unleashed’. Expect more hilarious tales, with Alfie’s personal recollections of scarcely believable true incidents on the streets of Humberside towns, narrated with his usual passionate yet eloquent gallows humour. Alfie last performed a dynamic set for us at Laughing Gull a few years ago, before he was famous, and got a huge encore, so it’s great he has remembered us!

The date for the show is Friday 9th December and gives us a special treat in the run up to Christmas.

Tickets are on sale now and are selling fast, and seating is the usual unreserved cabaret style.

The Ultimate 70s show

Timely reminder: OPERATION MINCEMEAT on Wednesday 28th September. Matinée 3.00pm/Evening performance 7.30pm [Note: Doors open 30 minutes before the film starts]

ELVIS Wednesday 26th October 2022

Matinée 3.00pm/Evening performance 7.30pm [Note: Doors open 30 minutes before the film starts]

This biographical musical drama of rock n’ roll icon, singer and actor, Elvis Presley, (played by Austin Butler), explores the life, music and

complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley's rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural changes in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis's life… Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Genre: Biographical Musical Drama Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language, Substance Abuse, some Suggestive Material)

Runtime: 2hrs 39mins TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE FLORAL HALL CAFÉ ALSO PAY ON THE DOOR IF THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE. VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: HORNSEA CINEMA AT FLORAL HALL AND PLEASE LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK

Saturday, November 12th

Travel back in time and relive the sounds of the seventies- pure 70s glam-rock nostalgia!

The Ultimate 70s Show rolls back the years to encompass all the very best from that era. There is a six-piece line up showcasing huge anthems. Dress to impress and join in the fun. Tickets are currently on sale for this live music show at £15 from Floral Hall Cafe- open 9am-4pm each day and are available from Skiddle priced at £15 a ticket plus a £1.50 booking fee.

All profit from the comedy club goes back into Hornsea Floral Hall

Gareth Richards Clayton Jones

NEW HOLIDAY COTTAGE SEES CUSTOMER FEEDBACK REFLECT WHY

THE AREA HAS BECOME SO POPULAR FOR

STAYCATIONS

FOLLOWING on from the report last month that Airbnb revealed that Hornsea had topped the trending seaside destinations in the UK for 2022, we have caught up with new holiday let owner Lucy from Pretty View Cottage in Seaton on the outskirts of Hornsea.

Asking Lucy what she thought helped the area top the list she commented: “The countryside location and seaside resorts of Hornsea and Bridlington combined

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with the nearby cultural towns of Beverley, Hull and York too.

“I set up a Instagram page at the beginning of the cottage renovation (@prettyviewcottage_seato n), not to show the work but started to build a page of our area to share with guests when they visit. I found lots of local things that I wasn’t aware of and how much we have to offer visitors of all ages. The Mere, Wassand Hall, Bugtopia, Trans Pennine Trail, Foss Hill, Westlands Lakes, Honeysuckle Farm, Hornsea and Brandesburton Golf Courses to name a small handful of things to do on our doorstep. Not to forget the beaches we have Hornsea, Barmston, Fraisthorpe and Bridlington all within a short drive. In Hull there are a large selection of museums with free entrance, a walk across the Humber Bridge is a great and another free experience. Rainy days can be spent in The Deep which is home to over 5,000 animals including penguins.”

Lucy is keen to support local producers and is leaving the guests Elliot Eggs (Bewholme) and Chestnut Dairy Milk (Seaton) on arrival. On launching the cottage following the renovation Lucy said: “We received seven weeks of back to back booking within the first two weeks of going live for bookings from August 5 with he bookings having opened on July 23.

“We have had amazing feedback of our beautiful village and of Hornsea plus the surrounding areas. Inlcuding lots of comments on how friendly everyone has been. The favourite comment was how nice it was too see so many independent shops in Hornsea town, and a busy country pub in our village, The Swan Inn with homemade food.”

Talking about the future of the pandemic popular staycations Lucy commented: “People want to see more of England and what it has to offer with lockdowns been a thing now of the past I believe people want to invest time and money in their own country.”

SYDNEY Mould from Hornsea has sadly passed away at the age of 102.

Sydney celebrated his 100th on June 30, 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. He was a member of Hornsea St Nicholas Church choir for 10 years and an avid gardener until he lost his sight in recent years.

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Originally from Hull, Sydney’s journey to retire in Hornsea has taken him all over the world. The youngest of four with two older brothers and an older sister. Sydney who married his wife

Brenda 41 years ago has six children, three stepchildren and over 40 grandchildren / great grandchildren. He joined the RAF on February 3, 1939 before the second world war and talking at the time of his 100th birthday he commented: “I really enjoyed my time in the RAF – it’s where I learnt to drink!”

Sydney spend most of the war based in Egypt as a turret gunner on Blenheim’s. He was awarded the North Africa Star, 1939-1945 star, defence medal and 19391945 war medal.

COTTAGE: Pretty View Cottage in Seaton opened in August and has already seen plentiful positive feedback about the cottage and the local area

Halloween pumpkin picking at the Pumpkin Patch

TWELVE YEARS after The Pumpkin Patch in Bewholme began, they are promising an even better display of pumpkins as well as pick your own opportunities for Halloween 2022.

It started in 2010 with a quarter of an acre of land hand-planted with one thousand pumpkin plants that were then sold from the farm gate. After seeing how well-received they were numbers increased year on year. Now 12 years later there are over five acres of pumpkins with over forty varieties.

The family ran business has lots of new and exciting pumpkin varieties this

year with some really weird and wacky additions as well as a few surprises!

The large display of pumpkins and squashes will be open at the farm from 9.30am until 5.30pm until Halloween. These are suitable for both cooking and carving. The pick your own pumpkin events which allow visitors to pick pumpkins directly from the field start on October 8. Choose your own pumpkin straight from the field. You can also visit the spooky barn and pose in front of the pumpkin mountain for pumpkintastic autumn photos!

Entry is free you only pay for what you

pick with prices starting from just £1. If you are picking your own, wellies are recommended as well as some clean footwear for afterwards as wet weather can make The Pumpkin Patch quite muddy. You might want to bring along some gloves too as some varieties of pumpkin plants can be prickly! The pumpkins are already cut ready for you to pick so there is no need for you to bring any cutting implements onto the pumpkin patch.

At the pumpkin pick your own events The Beverley Pizza Company will be providing delicious stone-baked pizzas &

hot drinks and there will be face painting by Fantastic Faces Hull.

They are also taking bookings for pumpkin carving sessions at the farm available throughout half term, October 24- October 30. This is £6.50 per person to include a pumpkin and a carving kit which you can keep and take home. The sessions run daily at 10am and 1pm and last about an hour.

There is parking available at both the farm display and at the field during pick your own events.

Dogs are not permitted at the farm or pick your own events.

The farm is open from 9:30am-5:30pm from September 24 and every day up to Halloween.

Pick Your Own Events (held in the pumpkin field, 0.5 miles from the farm) all run 11am-4pm on October 8, 9, 15, 16 and the full week of October 22 to 30.

Hornsea Amateur Radio Club have been meeting for

HORNSEA Amateur Radio Club (HARC) meet weekly at the outdoor bowling club on Atwick Road but they’re concerned the hobby which offers people an outlet for engineering and technological skills is becoming a dying art.

Jim Woodcock from the club explained: “The problem we have got with the hobby is that the people that are doing the hobby now are the same people that did the hobby 40 years ago. The amount of people coming into the hobby from the bottom is very low.”

Jim is one of the youngest members being in his early 50s and got into the hobby through his interest in CB radio as a child. CB radio, although it does exist still, has become very small and so those enthusiasts have turned to amateur radio, however even those numbers are dwindling.

The club do get some people coming through from groups such as the cadets and scouts who receive badges for doing radio communications.”

The club are hoping to tap into reignited interest for new hobbies following the pandemic. The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) describe amateur radio as: “a popular technical hobby and volunteer public service that uses designated radio frequencies for the non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, selftraining, and emergency communications.” The RSGB reported: “a ‘significant’ rise during the coronavirus lockdown as people seek new ways of staying connected.” They said many people who formerly enjoyed the hobby are also returning to it. Steve Thomas, RSGB General Manager, said the organisation experienced a threefold increase in the number of people asking to sit licensing exams when social distancing rules came into place. Amateur radio users also showed their support for the NHS during the pandemic by adding “/NHS” as an extension to their call signs and taking part in a “get on the air to care” campaign (#GOTA2C) aimed at supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of the radio communications community across the UK.

Jim added: “mobile phones are a form of radio, it all comes from the same thing

just upscaled a bit. Amateur radio comes under OFCOM just like a radio station that plays music the only difference being we can’t sell things and we can’t play music, we are licensed as amateurs. Amateur radio operators are allowed to operate in almost all areas of radio frequency.”

One such demonstration of the power of amateur radio was reported in the National media this August when an eight-year-old girl from Kent managed to chat with an astronaut on board the International Space Station using her Dad’s amateur radio kit. Isabella Payne’s 45-second conversation with Kjell Lindgren took place while he passed over her house. A licensed person such as in this case Isabella’s dad can supervise an unlicensed person.

The HARC was formed in 1971 and the members interests include antenna design, home construction, hf working, qrp, satellite working and digital techniques. The members of the club often operate from home as well as having the opportunity to take part in special events throughout the year such as the British Inland Waterways on the Air event and Church and Chapels on the Air where you can go out and about if this is where your interest lies. There are also contests such as field days, some using voice and some using Morse code, where other members' interests lie. Each has different rules and regulations and they last usually 24 hours.

OFCOM issue and enforce the licences, to become a radio amateur licensed to transmit you will need to pass a simple practical and theory examination, The RSGB sets the syllabus and the exams and when you pass you are issued a licence by OFCOM ,just like a normal radio station. In the UK there are three levels of amateur radio licence that can be obtained that dictate things such as the power you can use and where you are allowed to operate. The Club can help support members through this training with the entry level being the foundation licence.

Jim added: “There are quite a few amateur radio licence holders in Hornsea. It can be a very solo hobby where it is just you and the radio. At the club

we have an incredible amount of knowledge. Richard from the club was a ship’s radio officer when they had such a thing and he likes using Morse. I just use radio to chat to people in the country, in Europe and when I’m lucky, around the world. Some people just listen. Computers can now be used with digital modes too which interests other people.”

Jim can often be found using his radio on Hornsea beach as the salt water aids transmissions. If anyone sees him and is curious go over and have a chat - he promises he is friendly and more than happy to show people.

John Wresdell from the club explains the history of amateur radio: “I’ve studied amateur radio back to the first world war. Before the first world war there were many amateur experimenters with home made equipment licensed by the Post Office to exchange radio signals with their fellow amateur experimenters. Then everything closed during the war to prevent spies contacting people. After the war people took an interest in it again then voice transmission came along using home built equipment. By the 1930s people were getting more interested and field days started as an exercise in emergency communications. There were telephones but very little else, so radio was like the internet of its day. It all closed again during the second world war

after which there was a huge surge in interest in the late 40s early 50s. A lot of commercial equipment started coming on the market made by big firms but it was very expensive so people who couldn’t afford it built their own equipment.

“I got licensed in the late 60s when I was a teenager and I’ve been on the air ever since and have absolutely loved it. It was all Morse and simple voice communication and then as we came into the 70s and 80s computers started to get connected to the radio and that’s when you got data transmissions because you could type on your keyboard and it would go along the radio waves and come out and be printed on a screen at the other end, just like texting and emailing now but all over radio. Between one mobile phone and another there are billions of pounds of technology but between our radio and another amateur radio enthusiast in another part of the world there is nothing but fresh air, it goes into the sky and comes out again. It’s what is referred to as natural propagation.”

Club meetings are held every Wednesday starting at 8pm at Atwick Road Outdoor Bowls Club (the building east of the Indoor Bowls Club with the same entrance). There are three talks and one activity night each month. Most talks are given by the members reflecting the wide range of

interests in the Club. It’s a place for people who are interested in amateur radio to meet up. You don’t need to become a member straight away, you are welcome to come along and see if it’s something you would be interested in.

Find out more about Hornsea Amateur Radio club on their Facebook page or website

www.hornseaarc.co.uk or turn up at one of their weekly meetings.

1. Jim operating the equipment on a recent field day

2. Richard and John with some of the portable equipment on the recent field day

over 50 years but what lies behind this hobby that experienced a resurgence during the pandemic?

Hornsea and District u3a update

By Chairman, Jane Hardman

I am writing this piece on the weekend after the death of our Queen, Elizabeth. I am sure, like me, you will feel an almost personal sense of loss. We knew it would happen but as most of us have never known any other monarch it was hard to contemplate anyone else in that position. I have been lucky enough to see the Queen in person twice. The first time was as a child when she visited a new council house in a Scottish village to have a cup of tea. My memory of her then was of how small she was. This was confirmed by my second sighting of her, this time as an adult. My grandmother was given tickets to attend a Maundy Thursday service in York Minster, when the Queen traditionally gave small purses of maundy money to older people of the parish, one for each year of her reign. Although my grandmother wasn’t a recipient, I accompanied her to the service and we were in the row behind the chosen few, so had a really good view of her. Again, she seemed so slight but there was a real twinkle in her eyes. You will all have your own memories, but an extra special one has occurred to two members of the u3a. They are Audrey and Bernard Taylor who, on Thursday 8th September celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. That’s sixty years as man and wife: what an achievement. They received a card from the Queen, poignantly dated September 8th, the day she died. Here are some photographs of the card and Audrey and Bernard holding it. After a summer break during August, the u3a resumed its monthly meeting at the Floral Hall on September 6th. We had a very interesting talk given by Anne Holmes entitled The life of a Registrar. Anne deals with all aspects of this job from registering births, marriages and deaths, to marrying couples in approved places. Although modern technology has taken large parts of the job, as in most walks of life, official documents are still signed using a fountain pen. The ink used is still made using an ancient method from acorns which have been attacked by an oak wasp. The ink never fades. This is why it is still possible to read very ancient documents. Modern inks, such as we can buy in a stationers, do fade over time.

Summer of fun for Hornsea Air Cadets and open night for new recruits

BEGINNING the summer holidays at Hornsea Carnival, the civilian committee was happy to have a stand and share more information about Hornsea Air Cadets. We were very pleased to be supported by retired Air Commodore Chris Brazier and other members of the Civilian Committee to promote the organisation.

The Air Cadets have enjoyed various summer activities including a Squadron trip to Flamingo Land, swimming and Rebound. Corporal Ayrton and Cadet Whitehead attended a week-long camp at Altcar Training Centre, where they undertook a variety of activities including Clay Pigeon Shooting, Leadership exercises, First Aid training and water sports.

At the end of August, Cadets Whitehead, Marshall and Close had the opportunity to glide at RAF Syerston near Newark. Each cadet had the chance to take the controls and enjoy gliding over the

Nottinghamshire countryside.

We have now returned after the summer holidays and have lots of exciting activities planned, including a trip to RAF Waddington in October. As we begin our autumn programme, and if you are interested in joining the Air Cadets, now would be an opportune time. We are having an open evening on Wednesday, October 19 and we look forward to meeting you then. Please let us know if you would like to attend.

Air Cadets is open for young people aged between 12 and 19 years and at Hornsea we meet on a Monday and Wednesday evening 7-9.30pm. We are also very keen to recruit more adult volunteers either as uniformed or civilian staff to support the running of the squadron and oversee the activities undertaken. For more details, please visit our Facebook page Hornsea Air

Cadets Public or visit https://298atc.org or call 07922 110905, or the unit at Pasture Road on 01964 532083.

1. CARNIVAL: The stand at Hornsea Carnival

2. FUN: The squadron trip to Flamingo Land

3. GLIDING: Gliding at RAF Syerston

NCI Hornsea offering water respect workshops to young people groups and a welcome donation

By Andrew Garvey

AS WE move into Autumn following a relatively long hot spell with some much welcomed rain and cooler nights, life at NCI Hornsea continues apace. Our current opening hours will remain in place until the end of October. Our ongoing provision of essential information continues as the Autumn is a popular time for walkers to take to the beaches for a healthy walk either north or south from the promenade. Please check the tide times either at the station or online at www.nci.hornsea.org.uk.

Rescue and National Coast Watch (NCI) Hornsea organisations. The lady who inspired the event, Carol, was present at the event. She commented: “I am really grateful to both these voluntary services who came to my help when I recently had an accident on the Hornsea seafront and needed urgent hospital assistance. Working together, they got me that assistance quickly. So I think this is an appropriate way to say a big “thank you” to all their volunteers.”

Make It Shine (SEN) Project

THE MAKE it Shine

Special Educational Needs Project based in Aldbrough has been very busy raising funds.

We were approached by Diane to see if she and her friends could donate proceeds from a fishing match to us and run a raffle for Make it Shine.

Also thanks to the lovely Astrid at the Double Dutch pub in Aldbrough for holding a raffle at the pub and selling tickets. They have just donated £500 to the charity from the proceeds of the match and the raffle.

In September 38 members and supporters walked across the Humber Bridge in Hull. Their aim was to raise funds to finance Interaction Days at the Aldbrough Sports Hall.

On these days, enthusiastic committee members volunteer their efforts to create engaging and stimulating activities for children and young adults. Every other week the charity hosts activities led by qualified experts. Those attending will learn about science, sport, German, arts and crafts, cooking, healthy diet, lifestyle and nature and

environmental issues.

Make it Shine wish to thank all sponsors and those who joined the young people on the walk. Should you wish you can also donate to this wonderful cause via the Just Giving Page: www.justgiving.com/makeitshine and also find out more on the website: www.makeitshinesenproject.com

NCI National launched a new initiative during the summer entitled ‘Respect the Water’. This programme is now being cascaded down through the network of stations and takes the form of an educational programme, based on informing the younger generations about how to enjoy the sea and coast whilst remaining safe within that environment. The programme dovetails into the Coastguard and the RNLI’s programmes and is designed to extend the coverage achieved in communicating safety information. NCI Hornsea has appointed a water safety officer and he and his team are available to provide educational sessions. These can be tailored to any age group, but are more beneficial to the younger audience such as for schools, play groups and youth clubs wanting to increase water safety awareness. There are also printed materials available to help communicate the message. John Thompson has taken on the role within the Hornsea team and can be contacted through either leaving an enquiry at the station or calling on 01964 530482.

NCI Hornsea were joint beneficiaries of the recent “Boule-athon”, a 24 hour petanque match organised by the Brandesburton Petanque club. This was a challenge to their members, although they did enjoy the experience. However, the event did have a serious side to it, and was planned to raise funds for both the Hornsea Inshore

The event raised in excess of £2,000 that will be divided equally between these two organisations.

NCI Station Manager, Malcolm Herring commented: “working with the HMCG and Hornsea Inshore, we were able to get the treatment Carol required to her quickly. It is a truly remarkable achievement and the funds raised will contribute to the station's on-going operations. Thank you all”

The recent passing of our Queen was sad news indeed, and we at NCI Hornsea send our condolences to all members of the royal family, in particular Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, who is NCI’s patron. She dedicates much of her time to helping our organisation and volunteers deliver our “eyes along the coast” service to all citizens.

NEW: One of the posters from the Respect the Water series.

1. SPONSORED WALK: Participants and supporters before the walk across the Humber Bridge

2. FUNDRAISERS: Double Dutch and fishing match fundraisers.

ROB'S RAMBLINGS

By Rob Andrew

I KNOW, or so some of my friends tell me, I'm occasionally inclined to have a little bit of a rant. Well today's column doesn't start with a bit of grumbling, oh no on this occasion it's massive!

The story goes like this, once a month or so when I have time to spare we've been known to have a tootle through to York, starting quite often at a not to be mentioned shopping centre on the outskirts. It's a standing joke between us that Liz pulls me away from one of the small side stalls selling coffee in a paper cup, chocolate brownies and making a real thing of their cookies. Each time we go by I do tend to mention the price of the latter, Four Pounds (£4) and twenty five pence (25p) EACH!!!!

On the first occasion I was genuinely shocked and on the 2nd, but after that I really just had to make a thing of it. It's only a takeaway stall for goodness sake.!!!!

Anyway as we were approaching it on this visit I was disturbed to notice it had gone. No wonder I hear you say. But only to be replaced with a similar type of outfit. This time I must have had steam from both ears. Tea with milk - £4.80. I ask you, do they think we're all stupid and did they not think for just one minute, why the last optimistic trader is no longer in business? All I had to do was walk another few yards to have a comfy sit down with a proper cup of tea in a pot cup, £2 fair do's. Must have thought we're all born yesterday

Is it only bad things that come in three's? Hope so. This week, in a space of 3 days our upstairs walk in shower leaked through onto the ceiling below. New plumbing needed and re plastering.

Then Liz phoned me, the kitchen water works is gushing all over. New kitchen fittings required, flooding into the dining room carpet and the living room. New plumbing again, plus carpets.

Then when doing a removal for my son Joe, someone ran into the front of the van, whilst we were parked up. Fortunately not too much damage was sustained, but it almost capped off the week, until The Queen died and the function we were to attend in Lincoln for the order of St John was postponed. Never mind at least that will be re-arranged.

All I can hope for now is that good luck too comes in 3's making up for what really could be classed as a calamitous week. Fingers crossed!

Is Back Lane Seaton the new extension to the M25? You can't help but notice the amount of diversion signs dotted on both sides of the road

between Wassand Lane end and Seaton garage. Anyone would need to be a master navigator to find out what these signs are supposed to indicate. Follow them at your peril as it's only the tiny aptly named Back Lane, you'd think that simply avoiding one tiny through road would be quite simple, without being bombarded with even more guidance.

Quite the opposite with the sign at Hull Road corner – road closed – diversion. It doesn't say where the closure is, only if you're aware can you suss out that it isn't closed until the water tower and that you can still reach Lindale Avenue and Mere View Avenue. More info please!!!!!

Although it was over 2 years ago when a sizeable group of friends spent a long weekend in Scarborough to celebrate my wife Liz's milestone birthday, little did we know that it would be the last gathering for sometime, due to the rapid introduction of lock-down, the following weekend which altered all our lives for the foreseeable future. It soon became apparent that there was a not so miserable side to our restrictions. Yes we built a summerhouse, so that when the rules eased a bit we were able to entertain 4 friends at the same time, seeming like we could enjoy at least some freedom, whilst saving a fortune due to the lack of opportunity to frequent pubs, restaurants and the like. It became normal to enjoy pals' company at each other's homes, which for us has continued much the same to date. Barring of course an unprecedented migration of some of them to various corners of the world. (well does Devon, Beverley and Spain count)

It appears that a new crisis could be on the horizon with reports of new highs for the cost of energy, hospitality prices reaching new highs including the price of a pint supposedly costing in the region of £6 (not round here I'm sure). Well I have had a brainwave. Lets voluntarily go back to the restrictions at least in our own minds and keep on going round to pals homes to socialise whilst still enjoying the retail hospitality when appropriate. Surely 6 or more people in our house once or twice a week means that we'll still save on heating costs, cooking for everyone in our oven whilst helping save the planet and environment. The heating costs will lower as we can all take advantage of the evenings hosts company, maybe even making some new friends at the same time. Who knows, the new government could come up with some similar ideas.

Harvest celebration at Hull Road Allotments

THE HULL Road Allotments in Hornsea have held their annual harvest celebration and end of year party with many of the plot holders attending.

The group had a lovely buffet and drinks on the allotments.

They also awarded three plot holders with winning certificates for well maintained, tidy plots, they were: Gary and Julie, Jayne and Ian and Albert and Pam.

Thanks go to the Revd Tina Stevens for a lovely service.

1. WELL DONE: Gary and Julie with their certificate

2. CERTIFICATE: Jayne and Ian recognised for their tidy allotment

3. CONGRATULATIONS: Albert and Pam with their weeding certificate

4. GATHERED: Plot holders enjoyed the annual harvest celebration

5. THANK YOU: Rev Tina Stevens attended to give a short service

As Time Goes by Café formally Hidden Friends Dementia Group

IN MARCH this year the Hidden Friends Dementia Group held its first meeting in Hornsea and since then it has gone from strength to strength.

Support from within the area has been exceptional including sponsorship from the Hornsea Town Council and help from local community groups.

Group members have now decided to change the group’s name as they don't want to be "Hidden" any longer.

Various names were suggested and the most popular one was "As Time Goes by Cafe" with a tag line of “Friends Together”.

The group will continue to meet in the town and

welcome new members, including those living out of Hornsea to join them.

On Wednesday, October 12 from 2pm to 4pm they will be at the Hub on the seafront and on October 26, November 9 and 23 and December 7 the sessions will run from 12 noon to 2pm at Hornsea United Reformed Church.

Come along and try some of the activities and make new friends. All sessions are free and include tea and coffee. Activities include games, quizzes, singing and more. For more information please contact Linda on 01964 542625.

Goxhill Meadows – winning hearts and minds?

JUST two years after launching Goxhill Meadows glamping site and animal-assisted learning the centre has recently been approved for inclusion on the UK Human Equine Interaction Register and owner Jayne is working towards a degree-level qualification to take her equine-facilitated therapy provision to the next level.

The glamping site with iconic Landpods is located in the quiet hamlet of Goxhill. Owner Jayne has always loved the outdoors and had a lifelong ambition to own her own smallholding. When her daughter Rosie began riding it reignited Jayne’s passion for horses and ponies. One of the main reasons for opening the small glamping site was to be able to give other people the experience of being out in nature and experiencing the therapeutic benefits of being around animals. Jayne saw this first-hand with her own mother, who has Alzheimer’s, the calming connection the horses had with her.

Since then Jayne has invested many hours into researching, studying and gaining qualifications on the powerful impact that animals, particularly horses, can have on humans. She added: “Horses can impact humans in an unbelievable way. Horses are also becoming increasingly recognised for their beneficial role in interventions designed to improve mental health and wellbeing, especially in relation to PTSD and other forms of trauma. Just being around horses can help all of us become better human beings.”

Having set the business up following 20 years’ working in primary school education, Jayne has always had the vision of combining her two passions – working with animals and children. Over

the last two years she has been commissioned by East Riding Council and asked to work with vulnerable pupils with special educational needs including autism, ADHD and PTSD. She has also worked extensively with pupils who attend school ful-time, part-time and also with young people who struggle to access school at all. The services have also been commissioned by the NHS to provide respite stays and services for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, some of whom are at crisis point. HEY Children’s University has also worked at Goxhill Meadows to support young people who are looked-after, as well as enjoying staff development and wellbeing days on the site.

Compass Academy in Hull access provision allyear-round a spokesperson said: “Without doubt our visits to Goxhill have had a vital role to play in the development of the general attitude of our young learners. With many of our pupils having difficulties with social and emotional wellbeing, interacting with the animals and observing their behaviours has provided concrete learning as to how to improving social and emotional etiquettes. Others have learnt to trust others and realise that often we do need to seek support and that this is a strength rather than a weakness.”

Another attendee, 10 year old Ben, has attended therapeutic sessions for well over a year to support him with PTSD ( post-traumatic stress disorder) , ADHD ( attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) and ARFID (avoidance restrictive food intake disorder). Talking about the benefits to Ben of participating in sessions over a long period his mum said: “Since coming to Goxhill and learning

from Jayne, Jude and the animals he has become a lot calmer and more focused at school. He has also started to try new foods which, because of trauma, has become a huge problem in Ben’s day to day life. I can’t explain how or why equine therapy treats his trauma but it absolutely does. Ben is getting better by the week and although he won’t be cured, he is certainly in a much better place and is more willing to tackle things that would have otherwise re-traumatised him.”

The inclusion on the UK Human Equine Interaction Register shows that Goxhill Meadows demonstrates:

• Professionalism – The competence to practice and commitment to professional development

• Equine welfare – High equine welfare and management standards

• Service provision and service user engagement –Communication of services and the potential benefits

• Governance – Sufficient management and governance structures in place

As well as achieving this certification Jayne is also a registered member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists. She continues to expand her knowledge-base to help improve her understanding of the difficulties people face and how she and her animal team can support them best. By the end of this autumn she will also have completed a Level 6 Diploma in Equine Facilitated Psychotraumatology, an Ofqual regulated degree level course. The course covers the different common mental health disorders as well as formulating treatment plans, understanding equine psychology and ethical standards for equines

working with humans. The qualification will enable Jayne to provide specific services for both young people and adults suffering from trauma and PTSD at Goxhill Meadows. This will be done through the animal therapy, in particular the horses as she begins to offer sessions in equine-facilitated phsycotraumatology.

Jayne has a license from East Riding Council to allow her to keep and train animals for exhibition. Currently the animals at Goxhill Meadows include horses, miniature Shetland ponies, alpacas, pigmy goats, Hebridean sheep and some rescue chickens plus the two friendly dogs and a farm cat.

Along with her team of therapy animals Jayne has helped many young people who have major transitions to make in their lives such as returning to school after very long periods of absence or waiting to start at a new school after a period of exclusion. The therapeutic sessions provide social and emotional support for the pupils and helps them to build confidence, trust and resilience.

Having sadly lost their main therapy pony, Haku, in May Jayne is on the lookout for a replacement therapy pony. Temperament of the pony will be a key factor as will be its ability to fit in with both the herd of other equines and the team of other animals and humans at the smallholding. If you know of a suitable pony please contact Jayne on 07470 1251221 or by email

goxhillmeadows@outlook.com

Full details of the facilities and the services on offer can be found on the website

www.goxhillmeadows.co.uk (glamping site) or www.goxhillheartsandminds.co.uk (animal-assisted services and provision for individuals and groups)

BENEFITS OF EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY/PSYCHOTHERAPY (EAT/EAP)

HELPS TO BUILD:

• Emotional awareness • Confidence • Social skills

• Trust and empathy • Impulse control • Problem solving skills

Offering a much different experience than traditional talk therapy EAT/EAP brings people outdoors utilising all senses while learning and processing through emotional challenges. The environment can feel less threatening and more inviting than a therapy office.

HORSES BRING THE FOLLOWING UNIQUE ELEMENTS TO THE THERAPY PROCESS:

• Non-judgemental and unbiased – creating a safe space to share thoughts

• Feedback and mirroring- horses are keen observers, vigilant and sensitive to movement and emotion. They often mirror clients’ behaviour or emotions and support the creation of a safe connection.

• Managing vulnerability – by aligning their experience with the horses’

HORSES CAN HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

• Anxiety including selective mutism and social anxiety disorder

• PTSD in adults and children

• Addiction treatment • ADHD, ASD

Jayne busy with some of the animals at Goxhill Meadows

Hornsea Museum update

ALONGSIDE other Hornsea businesses and those throughout the nation the Museum took the decision to close on Monday, September 19 for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To mark this sad event and in memoriam members of our Collections Team created a temporary window display. Mourning vintage toys (wearing black armbands) and with Paddington Bear amongst them (recalling his Platinum Jubilee tea date) surround a portrait of our late Queen. The display is situated in one of the windows of number 13 Newbegin. The 2022 season is drawing to a close. The last day when we are able to welcome visitors to the Museum is Sunday, October 30. Our opening times until then remain the same. We are open 7 days a week from 10am until 4pm Monday to Saturday and 1pm to 4pm on Sundays. Admission is £5 for adults, £3 for children or £15 for a family ticket which admits two adults and three children.

Rocks and Fossils Roadshow Update

This year’s Roadshow was a resounding success with plenty of fossickers and collectors

bringing along specimens on which the panel of geological experts could enlighten and expound. The Museum looks forward to hosting the event again next year. Thank-you to Mike Horne, Stuart Jones and the team from Hull Geological Society for bringing their collections and their enthusiasm for and knowledge of this fascinating and popular subject.

Queen Tribute Band ‘The Queen Story’ to play Floral Hall

Hopefully readers will have noticed posters going up around Hornsea and environs promoting our next big event. Tickets are now on sale for the Museum’s fundraiser featuring the highly acclaimed Queen tribute band, ‘The Queen Story’. For one night only they will bring their 2one-of-a-kind tribute to Queen’, to Hornsea’s Floral Hall on Saturday, October 22. Featuring authentic costumes and magnificent musicianship”, concert-goers can, “… re-live the magic of Queen through the re-imagining of the sensational live performances that changed music forever!”

Tickets for this seated event are priced at £15 and are only available from Hornsea Museum 11-17 Newbegin and from Floral Hall on the Esplanade. There are only 350 seats available this year so purchase your tickets early. For ticket availability and further information contact the Museum on 01964 533443.

Children’s Hallowe’en Crafts Making a comeback after several years absence the Children’s Hallowe’en Crafts. Workshops will take place at the Museum on Thursday 27th October. The format

Diary of a Hornsea girl

for 2022 will allow children and their grown-ups to book a 2 hour morning or afternoon session. The children will be able to try their hands at various Hallowe’en themed crafts and games. The morning session will take place between 10am and 12 noon, the afternoon will begin at 1pm and end at 3pm. The cost is £4 per child and £1 for each accompanying adult. This event has proved very popular in the past and with limited tickets booking early is advisable.

Children’s Crafts Sessions – volunteers needed

We are always on the look-out for talented crafters and helpers to enable the museum to continue to offer these children’s workshops going forward. In 2022, dependent upon volunteer numbers, we hope to also offer a Christmas event for children. In 2023 we envisage being able to offer children’s events to coincide with Easter, Summer holidays, Hallowe’en and Christmas but this is very much dependent upon volunteers.

If you would like to offer your services or want to find out more please contact the Museum.

Volunteering:

If you are looking for a volunteering opportunity in Hornsea please consider the Museum. We currently require volunteers willing to work front of house greeting visitors, selling tickets and working in the shop. Full training will be given. There are morning and afternoon shifts to choose from. Each shift is three hours long.

At Hornsea Museum, in order to remain open and provide the service we do, we rely on our volunteers.

Room Hire:

The Museum’s Education Room may be hired for meetings and events for only £25 for a half day and £50 for a full day. Please contact the Museum on 01964 533 443 for further information or to make a booking.

If you are interested in finding out more about volunteering opportunities, wish to make a booking or for any other enquiries please email: info@hornseamuseum.co.uk ,telephone 01964 533443 or call by and see us.

AMAZING isn't it how quickly memories fade (well mine does anyway)? Just the other day I was enjoying play time with Alexandra's new-ish baby sister, Gabriella, who is just five months old. I was trying my hardest to remember how the two of them compare. Then my memory returned, well at least I remembered that new fangled device, the mobile phone, which contains every photo I've ever taken of any of the grandchildren. I scrolled back to when the first born was a similar age and hey presto the resulting images were astounding. Little more to say really, just look at the two pictures, incredible!

I don't know whether it’s a

good thing or not but Alexandra has now discovered crayons, much like my youngest brother Jeff did as a child, when he decided to colour in the vinyl of my newly acquired Rod Stewart LP. This time the colouring pad happened to be on her baby sister's cot, what a lovely design I thought, though Mum wasn't of quite the same mind.

Yes I know I had to transport three babies around over 30 years ago and then again with newborn grandchildren. What I did forget was the baggage that accompanies having to stoop to push a buggy that has invariably lower handles than comfortable for a taller

person. They do come supplied with adjustable handles but they still are unsuitable for anyone 6ft plus. I, presumably along with other people, thought that men walking with one hand on the buggy handle were trying much too hard to be macho. Not the case I now feel it’s an opportunity for a manufacturer to address this with longer handles. So get to it all you buggy entrepreneur's!

1. ALIKE: Alexandra at 5 months old and new-ish baby sister Gabriella at the same age

2. APPLE: Nearly as big as me!

ROADSHOW: The Rocks and Fossils Roadshow

STUDENTS across the country received their GCSE results on Thursday, August 25. These were the first GCSE exams taken since 2019 due to the cancellation of exams during the pandemic. Overall GCSE results Nationally were higher than in 2019 with grade 7 and above up 5% from 2019, and grade 4 and above up 6% on 2019 results.

Students at Hornsea School and Language College picked up their results from 8am. The school announced on

social media on results day: “We have had a great morning celebrating with our Y11’s as they picked up their exam results. These students have shown resilience and determination throughout the past two years and we could not be prouder of all that they have achieved. Thank you to all of our staff for everything that they have done to support our students in achieving these results. Finally, we wish all of our Y11 students the very best of luck for their next chapter! Continue to #dreambig!”

1. Will Taylor is going on to work towards becoming an electrician at HETA in Hull and Frazer Hornby is taking up an apprenticeship in agriculture

2. Evie Ostler will continue studying at Hornsea Sixth Form, Cordelia Singleton was still weighing up her options and Rosie Barker is heading to Bishop Burton College to study Travel and Tourism

3. Leo Owen-Burton achieved seven grade 9s, one grade 8 and two grade 7s and will continue into Hornsea Sixth Form to study Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computing

4. Caitlin Mattock is going on to study Maths, Chemistry and English and Libby Platten will study English Literature, French and Ancient History A Levels

5. Lucy Cowles achieved two grade 8s and three grade 7s among her results and is heading to Wyke College

6. Claudia Walker achieved 7s and 6s in her results and is staying at Hornsea Sixth Form to study English Literature, Law and Art 7. Cerys HuntJones, Kacey-Leigh Hatton and Olivia Garvin are all hoping to continue into Hornsea Sixth form studying Psychology and Forensics

By Stuart Kemp

HORNSEA Art Society member Angela Howell won the society’s recent art exhibition held at the Masonic Lodge. Angela won the first prize in the landscape section for her painting of Malham Cove. Then a week later she won first place in the society's four hour challenge as part of the annual art festival. The challenge took place on the south end of Hornsea Seafront near Hornsea Inshore Rescue. This competition was judged by Radio Humberside’s Phil White.

Angela has been a member of the Art Society for about four years and is not only an accomplished watercolour painter but also works in textiles and felting. Previously a teacher Angela taught primary school pupils and her art workshops were particularly popular. Having now left teaching family life takes up a lot of her time as well as gardening. She also does free art classes in Eastrington in addition to workshops for Hornsea Art Society who meet at Hornsea Catholic Church Hall in Football Green. Angela has submitted paintings for the Beverley Open at the Treasure House which is on now. Having visited Malham Cove several times Angela created her winning painting over around a week from a photo she had taken. Angela will be taking part in the Made in Hornsea Exhibition at the Seagull Gallery at the Hornsea Bowling Club in November which is an exhibition of works by Hornsea Art Society members including at the workshops. Angela does commissions and can be contacted via email Angela.Howell56@gmail.com or by phone on 01430 410652.

WINNER: Angela with her winning painting of Malham Cove

SARA Bass nee Rix has developed her hobby of creating reborn dolls over the last 20 years.

Sara explains: “I first saw one of these reborn dolls about 20 years ago, when I had a dolls house shop. As I was used to making 1/12 scale people, I thought I can do that! At that time the kits and supplies could

only be purchased in America, I told my eldest son about it, and for Mother’s Day that year I got a starter kit.”

Sara has never looked back and still enjoys creating the baby dolls with great passion. Each one is individually made with love and care. Sara added :”It is a rewarding hobby, these baby dolls bring a lot of pleasure to

young and old, there isn’t an age group for collectors. I have donated quite a few to local homes for the elderly, particularly for those with dementia, these dolls seem to have a calming effect.”

Using creative talents to make reborn dolls Angela Howell wins Art Society competition

The hobby of creating reborn dolls began in the early 1990’s, when doll enthusiasts wanted more realistic dolls, since then an industry and community surrounding reborn dolls has emerged.

Originally Reborn dolls were just that, a playdoll painted with mohair rooted into their heads to look more realistic.

Sculptresses soon started creating kits of head and limbs to resemble a baby or toddler. The work involved is quite lengthy in bringing these kits to life.

They are hand painted with an oil based paint mixed with thinners, each different colour applied with a sponge or brush, left to dry and then baked in the oven, this takes many hours and

many layers of paint, and many bakes. The eyes are inserted as if an open eyed baby doll, this is done at the end of baking. The hair is then applied with a needle that either has a fork or barbs on the end, depending on the individual's choice of tool. Eye lashes are also rooted into the doll. Once rooted, the mohair or human hair is then glued inside the head, the eyes are glued in and a magnet is glued inside the mouth so a dummy can be used. Once dried out the baby is weighted and a cloth body added. The limbs and head are capped off so there can be no leakage of weighting and special cable ties keep the baby’s head and limbs attached to the body. Once complete then baby can be dressed and loved.

Sara can be found exhibiting at local fairs with her Stay with Me Nursery range of reborn dolls.

REBORN: Some of the dolls Sara has created

Trojan Horse Weekend

A LEGENDARY Trojan Horse is coming to the Yorkshire Coast.

The Trojan Wars raged on for over a decade…Only the hero Odysseus had a plan to bring the conflict to an end. He had visions of a giant horse - capable of carrying a deadly secret.

But the story has moved on with the passage of time. How can the horse bring this version of the war to an end?

Visit the mighty beast as it takes shape on the Yorkshire Coast; a giant biodegradable sculpture like the world has never witnessed before.

Made by communities on the coast as part of The Odyssey by The Animated Objects Theatre Company.

The project is brought together to tower above the heads of visitors at Bridlington Spa. The Trojan horse is perhaps the most famous element of Homer’s tales, and a challenge to inspire generations.

Will it be the largest structure of its kind ever built? Judge for yourselves. See this icon of myth and legend with your own eyes. See the Trojan Horse take shape from October 7 - 9 at

Bridlington Spa.

As well as The Trojan Horse on display there are workshop activities, story telling, face painters, local artist exhibiting and selling their work along with local organisations. There will also be live music and film showings across the weekend.

The event is open Friday, October 7 from 1pm to 4pm, Saturday, October 8 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, October 9 from 10am to 4pm with free admission. More information can be found at www.animatedobjects.org

ATWICK held a scarecrow trail on bank holiday August weekend which cumulated in a quiz evening in the village hall where the winners were announced. The event was organised by Atwick Village Hall to raise funds and following the event a spokesperson commented: “Well done to everyone who participated they were all fantastic! The brilliant quiz on the bank holiday raised £101, the scarecrow donation boxes raised a whopping £155.49 that's £256.49 altogether, fantastic! “Special thanks to The Egg Shed for the sponsorship of the trophy and medal. Thank you to Margaret for donating the chocolates too! A special thank you to Lesley from The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme for judging. She went around numerous times to find our worthy winners, not an easy job! Also a special thank you to

Johnathon Parker for putting on an excellent quiz, it was a fantastic turn out and brilliant as always!” The trail is planned to return next year.

The scarecrow winners were:

3rd place, Man moving lawn and man having a cheeky beverage, Westford Cottage on Bewholme Lane

2nd Place, Paddington bear at Peel Cottage

1st Place, Farmer eating lunch at The Bungalow, Grange Farm

SCARECROWS: Some of the scarecrows on this year’s Atwick Scarecrow trail

Plastic

The more eagle eyed of you might have noticed the change in author for this Plastic Free Hornsea update. So, by way of explanation, I will be taking over our monthly updates, and hopefully providing you with an equally as informative and interesting insight into the world of Plastic Free Hornsea as my predecessor (Beachcomber). I’d also like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thanks to Beachcomber for all the time they have put into these articles over the years, you will be missed! If you’re super eagle eyed (and I’m talking epic proportions now), you’ll have also noticed my ‘misspelling’ of the word Terning (my pseudonym). This is however intentional, and a play on words (referencing our summer coastal visitors –Terns). You’ll often spot these graceful ‘gulls’ (notethey’re not actually gulls, but to the casual observer can easily be confused with one) swooping down by the water’s edge along our coast or sat on buoys at our mere; and this includes species as the common, sandwich, and arctic terns. They’ll be leaving us and heading south shortly, so keep an eye out next time you’re walking along the beach front and see if you can spot the last few stragglers!

We’ve been really busy at the Ecohub over the last month, with lots of visitors over the school holidays and during this period of outstanding weather. We’ve had many keen families come along and pick up rubbish with us, including those in image 1 who came up from Hull for the day especially to litter pick, and collected over 5kg of rubbish! We’ve also had support from Duke of Edinburgh participants, and even a few dogs drop off a couple of bottles (and of course they’ve been rewarded with the obligatory treat)! Don’t forget that the hub is open between 10-2 every Sunday throughout the year, so whilst our school holiday opening hours are over for now, we’re still keen to see you, your rubbish, and your blister packs. Also don’t forget that Quick and Clarke estate agents (on the corner of Market Place) are happy to receive used and empty blister packs during the week

when we’re not open. Our team have also been out and about the town planting trees, including 24 English Oak and Horse Chestnut (see images 2 & 3). Planting native tree species in the right locations is really important, as these gentle giants not only sequester carbon and help us to lessen the effects of climate change (for example reducing the impacts of flooding), but they also provide much needed homes for bugs, birds, and bats! There are many ways we can help to protect our environment, from weekly beach cleans, to recycling blister packs and creating homes for nature. We’re always looking for volunteers and support, and if you’ve got any ideas about what we can do to make a difference for nature and the environment in our local community then pop by the hut any Sunday between 10-2 and tell us about it. Finally, a call out to our sponsors, who without their support we could not be doing all this great work –Longbeach Leisure Park. Our free refreshments at the Eco Hub are also provided with support from Hornsea Tesco and Number 10 Coffee Shop.

CLiPSCommunity and Litter

Picking Services

If we hadn’t already realised it, autumn is here and there is work to be done! Everyone with a garden will be acutely aware that the leaves have been falling for some time due to the drought (now a distant memory) and that raking season is upon us!

On the section of the Hornsea Rail Trail that we manage, autumn provides an opportunity to take stock of what needs to be done.

Spent fruiting bramble shoots can be cut back to encourage next year’s growth, tree limbs that grow leggy and spindly searching for the light in the shadier areas are pruned for safety and they, together with the fallen leaves, are swept to one side to provide shelter for overwintering creatures. We have also, due to the

ongoing generosity of Taylor Treecare, been able to give a further top-dressing of tree chippings to the beaten track between the Rail Trail and the rear of Tesco. The surplus has been used on the paths in the Community Orchard, which is a lovely place just to stroll through or stop and have a picnic at the new bench. There is no rubbish bin at this location, but there are nearby ones on the Trail and in Tesco car park.

The vegetation in Stream Dyke is thick and healthy and although the water is shallow, again due to the drought, it is crystal clear and full of life. Later in the season, the Environment Agency will be doing their usual dredging and clearing to maintain the stream’s health and ensure a good flow to the sea when there is more rainfall. For our part, we have continued to endeavour to remove as much of the discarded litter as we can from the water. Often, safety gear and ropes are needed to perform this task particularly in the Southgate location, and we are grateful for the nearby residents keeping an eye on us!

CLiPS was delighted to be litter picking for the duration of the inaugural Music in the Park event organised by the wonderful Hornsea Foundation whose hard work raises so much for local causes. The event was a fantastic success enjoyed by everyone who attended, and we look forward to it becoming a regular feature in the Town’s calendar.

Although the evenings are drawing in now, CLiPS and PFH volunteers have still managed quite a few evening beach cleans on their daily walks this month. Any buckets, spades and other such beach toys found on these walks are washed and kept. These will be stored until next year when a beach toy ‘library’ will be available at the Plastic Free Hornsea Eco Hub. This will, hopefully, prevent some of these items ending up in the ocean or in landfill. It is hardly breaking news that there is already too much plastic in the oceans and Hornsea, an accredited Plastic Free Community since 2018, can play a small part in keeping the plastic in its place.

Fourth Hornsea St Nicholas Horticultural Show

September

3. The show saw a record 247 entries this year. Hornsea Urban Gardeners (HUG) had 21 entries in the vegetable, plants, jams and pickles categories and took 17 places with six firsts. HUG have three permanent volunteers at their Hull Road allotment with help on hand when needed. Chair of HUG Cllr June

Greensmith commented: “It’s a perfect way to form friendships, share knowledge and tips whilst growing food. This is the volunteers fourth entry into the Horticultural show, they don’t enter expecting to win, it's just a bit of fun and lovely to see their efforts rewarded. The Allotment is set up as a community space with surplus crops going to Hornsea Pantry. The volunteers would love to find a fourth volunteer to compliment the team. Anyone interested should contact me on 07713 476608.”

RESULTS

Vegetables

4 potatoes (white) 1st K. Karlson

4 potatoes (coloured) 1st S. Raw

6 pods runner beans 1st HUG Team

3 carrots 1st S. Raw

3 beetroot 1st Pip and Liz

3 onions (set) 1st HUG Team

3 onions (seed) 1st S. Raw

6 shallots 1st S. Raw

3 courgette 1st Sharon Jackson

1 cabbage 1st HUG Team

2 marrows 1st Revd Tina

3 tomatoes 1st HUG Team

6 cherry tomatoes 1st John Moss

1 pumpkin 1st Keith Whittle, 2nd Edward Barriskell

Basket of vegetables 1st K Karlson

Flowers

Vase of mixed perennials 1st K. Karlson

Vase of one variety annuals 1st Judy Lowe

Vase of 3 stems dahlia 1st K. Karlson

Miniature arrangement in a teacup 1st K. Karlson

Pot Plant

House plant in bloom 1st Phoebe Rose

House plant foliage only 1st Judy Lowe

Succulent/ Cactus 1st Phoebe Rose

Preserves

Jar of jam 1st Laura Field

Jar of fruit 1st Joan Smith

Jar of chutney or pickle 1st Laura Field

Baking

6 Cupcakes 1st Maureen Sampson (W.I best in baking trophy)

Chocolate sponge sandwich 1st Joan Smith

Victoria Sandwich 1st C. Perry

Gluten free cake 1st Joan Smith Apple pie 1st Joan Smith

Craft

Picture in paint 1st Dawn James

Tapestry or cross stitch 1st Judy Lowe

Any other knitted item 1st P. Would

Knitted soft toy 1st Joan Smith

Make a child's teddy 1st Joan Smith

Greeting card 1st Joan Smith Handicraft from wood 1st S.O. Would

Any other handicraft 1st Julie Bowling Photographic Picture 1st Ivor Wallace

Children’s 6 and under

Decorated wooden spoon 1st Fergus Eldred, 2nd Jamie Burkill

Finger painting (A4) 1st Fergus Eldred, 2nd Jamie Burkill

Collage picture 1st Fergus Eldred Cress grown in an egg cup 1st Fergus Eldred

Tray bake 1st Bertie Field

Children 7 to 11

Miniature Garden on a tray (A4) 1st Emily Drake Peel

Decorated wooden spoon 1st Seth Hammond, 2nd Isabelle Cannell, 3rd Ralph Eldred

Painting or drawing 1st Ralph Eldred, 2nd Freddie Field

Best handwriting 'Psalm 2' (any language) 1st Bella Hammond

Greeting card 1st Bella Hammond, 2nd Seth Hammond

Clothes peg doll 1st Bella Hammond, 2nd Seth Hammond

Tray bake 1st Robbie Burkill, 2nd Emily Drake Peel, 3rd Seth Hammond

Trophy winners for best in show Julie Bowling for Needle felting won Best in show (Donated by the Rotary Club) Maureen Sampson for her six cupcakes won Best in baking (Trophy donated by Hornsea WI)

1. PUMPKIN: Edward Barriskell scooped second place in the pumpkin competition

2. FIRSTS: Fergus Eldred scooped four first prizes in the Children’s under 6 categories

3. HUG: One of the six winning entries from HUG – three tomatoes grown on their community allotment

4. PRESERVES: Laura Field’s winning chutney and jam

5. WELL DONE: Jamie and Robbie Burkill with their awards

6. FIRST: Bertie Field’s first place tray bake in the 6 and under category

7. FLOWERS: Some of the cut flower entries

8. JELLY: Mrs Woollin’s blackcurrant jelly scooped third place in the jam category

9. BASKET: Winning basket of veg grown by K Karlson

10. ART: Laura Field’s painting which was awarded second place

11. CRAFTS: Entries in the ‘any other knitted or crocheted item’ category won by P Would

12. Bella Hammond aged 11 who won several categories in the children 7-11 category (Photograph by Sidney Fox)

THE Hornsea St Nicholas Horticultural Show took place on Saturday,

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Sudoku

There is just one simple rule in Sudoku. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.

ClueS for thiS month’S QuiCk CroSSworD

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Queen Elizabeth

By Kev Naylor

Never again will a monarch be seen Like dear Elizabeth the 2nd, our matriarch our Queen She’s ruled the Nation with complete devotion An unbreakable vow since her coronation pledge spoken Seventy years steadfast in her role Calm and dignified in total control Wise, intelligent with an infectious smile The greatest diplomat of your time and mine. You gave us all hope and filled us with pride Especially 3 o’clock, at Christmas time Now the worlds in mourning

The Union Jack unfurled half mast

As the cavalcade slowly slips silently passed It’s time to give a final goodbye We stand on the streets with a tear in our eye

Thank you ma’am

I’m honoured you have been The incredible person I call my dear Queen

Note: Kev has a book of 25 of his favourite poems inspired by his life spent in Hornsea and his work within the local countryside. You can get a copy of Kev’s booklet from him via his Facebook page and they are also on sale at the Salon Greenway in Hornsea and Leafy Seadragon refill shop on Newbegin

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17. Stiff (5) 18. Moorland (5) 19. Preliminary plan (5) 21. Office worker (6) 23. Promenade (8) 24. Source of worry (inf.) (8) 27. Atomic weapon (slang) (4) 28. ------ justice (6) 30. Light beer (5) 32. Waxing design on textiles (5)

1. In which London Street would you find the Cenotaph?

2. What is the name of Harry Potters’ School?

3. What is the largest country in South America by Land area?

4. On which river does the Yorkshire town of Ilkley stand?

5. In which county are England Men’s cricket team currently playing both 1 day and test match cricket?

6. In which US State was the hit the TV series Dallas set?

7. Chrissie Hynde was a singer in which band?

8. In which English County would you find Stonehenge?

9. How many feet in a furlong? 10. Cashmere comes from what animal?

Puzzle solutions and quiz answers CALENDAR OF EVENTS

If you would like your community event listed please e-mail the details to hornseacommunitynews@hotmail.com

TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

Let’s Get Moving at Hornsea HUB 1pm–3pm: the first hour will include seated activities and then a more social hour with playing games and quizzes (See P25)

WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER

Hidden Friends Dementia Support Group 2pm4pm at Hornsea Indoor Bowls Club (See P18)

Floral Hall Cinema showing Operation Mincemeat at 3pm and 7.30pm showing (doors open 30 mins before) £4 from café or on the door if there are any left (See P15)

FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER

New Barclay’s banking service van visiting Hornsea Cinema Street carpark 10am – 2.20pm (See P13)

Hornsea Cricket Club golf fundraiser – not restricted to cricket club members (See P38)

Laughing Gull Comedy Club at Hornsea Floral Hall 7.15pm for an 8pm start £10 (in advance only from Floral Hall café)

SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER

Last Night of The Proms by Hornsea Rotary Club at Hornsea Floral Hall, doors open 6.45pm starts 7.30pm tickets £10 from Hornsea Floral Hall Café (See P4)

Leah at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

Laughing Gull Comedy Club at Hornsea Floral Hall tickets go on sale from Floral Hall café for the show October 28

SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER

Toni Ellis at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

MONDAY 3RD OCTOBER

Book club at Hornsea Floral Hall Cafe 1pm for a 1.30pm start (Enquiries- 01964 532322)

TUESDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Hornsea U3A meeting at Hornsea Floral Hall 10am for 10.30am with speaker John Hope who will be talking about Time Through the Ages (See P19)

WEDNESDAY 5TH OCTOBER

Hornsea Promenade Bowls Club AGM at Hornsea Indoor Bowls Club at 10.30am

Let’s Sing Hornsea – Parish Church Hall 1.30pm – 2.30pm

THURSDAY 6TH OCTOBER

Hornsea Photography Club meeting at Hornsea Golf Club learning more about taking portraits 7.30pm (See page 32)

FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER

Cameo bereavement support group meeting 1pm3pm Hornsea Methodist Church (Cinema Street entrance)

Seaside Soul at Hornsea Floral Hall 7pm –midnight - £5 entry on the door

SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER

Gary R Nell at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER

Matt Milton at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER

Hornsea WI at Hornsea Methodist Church 7.30pm – members only due to pre booked birthday celebrations event but anyone welcome to join before the event see page 12

WEDNESDAY 12TH OCTOBER

Poppy Appeal volunteer open afternoon at 2pm at Cafe10 in Hornsea Market Place (see P5)

As Time Goes by Café (formally Hidden Friends Dementia Support Group) 2pm-4pm at Hornsea Hub

Hornsea Lions fashion show at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club tickets £5 everyone welcome 7.30pm (See P12)

THURSDAY 13TH OCTOBER

FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER

Seaton Harvest Supper at Seaton and Sigglesthorne Recreation Hall at 7.30pm tickets £12.50 (See P29)

Hornsea Art Society’s October meeting at Catholic Church Hall, Hornsea, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, visitors are welcome at a cost of £3 (See P13)

SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Craft Fair at Hornsea Floral Hall 9am – 3pm Free entry

Licks at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER

Gary Julian at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER

Let’s Sing Hornsea – Parish Church Hall 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Hornsea Air Cadets open evening at 7pm at the unit on Pasture Road

Hornsea Civic Society meeting ‘Skirlaugh Workhouse’ with Margaret Oliver starts at 7.30pm (doors open from 7pm) at Hornsea Methodist Church, admission is free for members or £3 for visitors.

SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER

First concert of the new season for Hornsea Music Society - an evening of piano duets with Graziana Presicce and Amy Butler at Hornsea

United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. The Queen Story fundraiser evening for Hornsea Museum at Hornsea Floral Hall – tickets £15 from Hornsea Floral Hall Café or Hornsea Museum

Liam Kelly at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER

Molly Brown at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

TUESDAY 25TH OCTOBER

Hornsea Photography Club meeting at Hornsea Golf Club learning about photographing Steam Punks 7.30pm (See page 32)

WEDNESDAY 26TH OCTOBER

As Time Goes By Café (formally Hidden Friends Dementia Support Group) 12pm-2pm at Hornsea URC

Floral Hall Cinema 3pm and 7.30pm showing Elvis (doors open 30 mins before) £4 from café or on the door if there are any left.

FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER

Laughing Gull Comedy Club at Hornsea Floral Hall 7.15pm for an 8pm start £10 (in advance only from Floral Hall café)

Hornsea Music Society fundraising concert at Hornsea United Reformed Church at 7.30pm tickets £10.

SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER

Poppy Appeal launches ahead of Remembrance Sunday on November 13

Becky Brown at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER

Geoff Aday at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER Halloween

WEEKLY EVENTS

MONDAY

Hornsea & District Pop In at Hornsea Town Hall 10am – 11.45am

Keep fit class at Hornsea Floral Hall 9.30am –10.30am £4.50

Chair aerobics at Hornsea Floral Hall 11am – 12 noon £3.50

Charity bingo, quiz and afternoon tea at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club, eyes down 2pm

Air Cadets (for young people aged between 12 and 19) 7-9.30pm

Hornsea Choir 7.30pm in the Hornsea URC (further information is available from the secretary, Georgina Chamberlain, 01964 536705) – note started back on September 12.

Here are the puzzle solutions and quiz answers from page 29

Stuart's Quiz answers:

1) Whitehall

2) Hogwarts

3) Brazil 4) Wharfe 5) Pakistan 6) Texas 7) The Pretenders 8) Wiltshire 9) 660 10) Goat

TUESDAY

Let’s Get Moving gentle activity sessions for those with a long term condition at Hornsea HUB 1pm – 3pm £2.60 (Free until 23rd Aug)

A stitch in time (bring along your knitting, sewing, crocheting, or macramé, etc… all levels) at Hornsea Museum £2.50 including refreshments 1pm – 3pm

Families at 3 at Hornsea Parish Church Hall, 3pm – 5pm, free

Bingo at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club, eyes down 8pm

Hornsea Foundation quiz night at The New Inn Hornsea from 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY

Walking for Health 11am-12pm, Meet at East Riding Leisure Hornsea. Free to attend and free tea or coffee afterwards.

Ladies Walking Netball 11:30am-12:30pm at East Riding Leisure Hornsea, £2.60 per session.

Hornsea St Nicholas children’s choir rehearsals 3.30pm-4.15pm for years 3-6, and 4.30pm5.15pm for years 7 upwards (Contact Leonie on music@hornseabenefice.org for more information)

Air Cadets (for young people aged between 12 and 19) 7-9.30pm

THURSDAY

Keep fit class at Hornsea Floral Hall 9.30am –10.30am £4.50

Chair aerobics at Hornsea Floral Hall 11am – 12 noon £3.50

Line Dancing at Hornsea Floral Hall 2pm – 4pm £5

Charity farmyard bingo (meat and cash prizes) at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club, eyes down 2pm4pm

Women’s walking football at 3G pitch, Atwick Road, new players welcome 6.45pm

FRIDAY

Craft and chat at Seaton Village Hall 1pm – 3pm, £3 including refreshments

Bingo, quiz and card games at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SATURDAY

Coffee morning at Hornsea Methodist Church 10am – noon (incl sale of books & Jigsaws) – all welcome

Table top sale in the morning at Hornsea Town Hall

Artist, bingo, tote beer draw at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

SUNDAY

Artist, bingo, charity raffle and treasure chest at Hornsea Ex Servicemen’s Club

Alberta Canada – Part 10

An RAF Ghost Story by David Everard

David lives in Hornsea with his wife Noelle. We will share a chapter of the book he has written each month so please save this page, there are five chapters in total. This is chapter two which is split into two. Although the story is fictitious a large percentage is based on fact including the area, dates and times of where the aircraft and crew were stationed. The destination of their mission, the crash site, statistics of the raid on Leipzig are also true and can be seen and verified at The Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington near York. Names, nationalities and aircraft numbers have been changed to protect those who feel they may need it.

CHAPTER FOUR - I DID RETURN TO HULL (part 2)

I set about ringing all the numbers. Why is it when you're trying to make important calls to people they are out or engaged? Anything but in! Eventually I contacted most of the names, but none of them seemed to know anything of the Davison’s who had pulled the airman from the sea. In fact, none of them even seemed to have a fishing background at all. I left my telephone number with all of them in case any of their families remembered anything. Again, it was starting to feel like another lost cause. I sat in the front room looking at the photograph of Fitz, asking him to help me. He stared back at me with that familiar face as I thought of the airmen waiting for my return, which brought on a heartbreaking menacing feeling that I wouldn't have wished on anybody. As I sat feeling sorry for myself, the phone rang. My son Tom answered it.

“Daddy” he shouted, “there's someone on the phone for you” l picked myself up from my chair and wandered through to the kitchen. “David Everard?” the voice enquired. Mike Davison. “You've been trying to contact me" I stood for a moment spellbound, not quite knowing what to say. Then I said “thanks for ringing,” which seemed trite in the circumstances. “The reason why I've been trying to contact you is that I wondered if you were the Mike Davison who pulled the airman out of the sea during the war. He told me it was his father who had actually pulled him out, as he was only a youngster at the time. Unfortunately, his father had died quite a few years ago. I asked him if he knew what happened to the airman after he was taken to hospital. He told me the airman had been in a coma for a number of months. When he awoke he was transferred to a convalescence home for nearly two years suffering from memory loss. I had to ask him the ultimate question- was he still alive? “Oh, yes he said. Alive and kicking, Seventy-eighty odd years of age, but still here. We've kept in touch for years, birthdays. Christmas. you know that kind of thing” I couldn't believe it.

It was like music to my ears. Could this be him? Could this be the man I’d been looking for? I thought. And then asked how I could contact him. Mike left me on the line whilst he looked through his address book….Hello," he said, “right, it's Mr John Smith. 24 Main St...

Market Rasen... telephone…. 01233 456345” My heart dropped, John Smith! John Smith! I thought, as I listened to the address. No, it’s Peter Fitzpatrick not a John Smith! Who the bloody hell was John Smith? I felt the world fall away from under me. He asked if there was a problem, as he must have sensed there was one. No, no problem I lied. I thanked him and took his number and promised I would call him if l needed any more information. Noelle asked if I was okay when I returned to the living room. She could see that I wasn't. I could tell that she was trying to understand what I was going through, but I think she really believed I needed some kind of therapy. To be honest I was starting to get concerned too, it was getting far too complicated and way too stressful. During that evening all I could see were those poor airmen waiting for me at that stile. I was getting more and more frightened of my failures. Repeated thoughts of….. Just don't go back! Forget it.

I picked up all the papers and photographs, bundled them into the box and asked Noelle to return them to the Wood family the very next day and went to bed. During my sleep however I had a nightmare vision of an aircraft dancing in a tormented sky. Airmen screaming for help as their aircraft broke up and burst in flames before plummeting down to the earth. The crash to the ground filling the night skies with red burning glows of horror. Anti-Aircraft fire ratter-tat-tatting, screaming out their bullets of doom. Blood! Terror! Airmen’s faces flashing before my eyes, helpless and terrified. Pilot officer Rones desperate eyes staring at me, as they had done once before. And then the dejected lonely figure of my friend, Pilot Officer Chuck Gennings walking away from me in that cold windy lonely barren field. His head lowered, He turned to me and smiled. I woke in a frenzy. I couldn’t stop now! I couldn’t leave them! I had to go on, they needed me. I promised myself I would carry on even if it took me a lifetime. The next morning, I pulled the papers from the box and found the telephone number of Mr John Smith and decided to ring him as he might be able to help me. As I rang his number, I sat studying the photograph of Fitz. Again, he stared back at me with that familiar face, even his smile seemed to beckon me to find him. A lady answered and I explained who I was and wondered if I could talk to Mr Smith, as I needed his help in possibly locating a Flight Sergeant Peter Fitzpatrick. She explained she was only the cleaner. He had just gone for his morning walk, but she would take my number and would ask him to ring me on his return. I sat and waited, hoping the phone would ring. When it did, it was a friend of mine called Gavin, who asked if I could do a car rally with him, as I'm a navigator. The rally was on 9th of February, the coming Sunday on the Manby Showground, I thought this was a great idea, as it would relieve my mind for a time, which I really believed I needed.

A bumper month for Hornsea Music Society in October

By Sarah Perkins

HORNSEA Music Society has two fabulous concerts in October!

The first concert is part of the new season and is an evening of piano duets on Saturday, October 22, with Graziana Presicce and Amy Butler, who are both well known in the area.

Graziana Presicce is an Italian pianist currently based in Hull. Graziana actively engages in recitals, both as a soloist as well as accompanist. She has played concertos with the New International Chamber Ensemble (NICE) and the former Hull University Orchestra. Graziana also performed on various occasions as part of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra.

Yorkshire-born pianist Amy Butler studied with British concert pianist Martin Roscoe and at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. She has a particular passion for collaborating with other musicians. She is a staff pianist for the East Riding Music Hub and accompanist for Beverley Male Voice Choir and Snaith and District Choral Society. She is also a cofounder of Howdenshire Music, a monthly classical concert series held in Howden Minster.

Then, on Friday, October 28, there will be a special fundraising concert, not part of the season ticket, by David Chew (cello, from Hornsea), Barrie Wyse (piano, former Head of Music and Drama at Beverley Grammar School), and David Johnson (violin, from Hessle), and Blas Rivera (saxophone). The title of the concert is “Back to Bach “, but you can expect to hear a wide range of music. Chairman Roberta Loades said: “We are really excited about this concert. Many people will know these fine international musicians with strong local connections, and it will be a real privilege to hear them all play together. It is lovely that this concert can finally happen, after such a long period of difficult international travel. It has to be the first time Hornsea has had a concert where the performers have come from their current homes in Mexico and Germany!”

The concerts will be at the United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 each and are available from The Townhouse on Newbegin in Hornsea, or from Roberta Loades on 07816 863222. Accompanied children are admitted free.

Local residents CD proving popular

HORNSEA friends for many years Roy Bickerson and Stephen Bucknall have recently created a new CD entitled “Old Photographs”. Roy and Stephen were both former members of the popular local group of the late 70’s and early 80’s “The Vets”. The duo met up at the

studio during their spare time in 2021 and created and reinvented old tracks and eventually came up with this new CD with all the songs being about celebrating life amongst friends and families, passing of time, loss and coping with what life brings. The CD has been

selling well and is now available on all social media music sites such as Apple music, Amazon, Spotify and Deezer. Simply type in RB Old Photographs to access the songs on the album. At the moment they are recording another set of songs for a Christmas release date!

AT THE SAME TIME as I sat down to reflect on the comings and goings in the Hornsea area over the past month other news in the shape of a dark shadow began to appear that changed the whole course of what to write about. It had started with a routine TV programme being mysteriously interrupted ‘mid-sentence’ with the news that the Queen’s health had taken a turn for the worse. What surprised me was that there was no introductory statement that:” We are interrupting this programme to go over to. …..etc.” which would normally be made, I therefore surmised that the situation was dire, and it turned out to be so with the follow up announcement of the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth.

Personally, I always find death something of a surprise. There is no logic whatsoever for this reaction as death comes for everyone, yes, even for Kings he comes.

In the Queen’s case it had been obvious for some time that she was struggling with her mobility and her years had long past the ‘three score and ten’ generally allotted to us in the Bible, but I guess like many others I regarded her as timeless in some way and that with a bit of rest she could carry on for a while longer. The abruptness of the first announcement left little doubt as to the imminent outcome.

On occasions like this, for many people, there is time for memory and reflection. Why do so many who have never met the Queen feel a deep sense of loss? It is almost unfathomable. Some of course are untouched and give it little thought but for many the opposite is true, and they want to share their feelings of sympathy with complete strangers. There is also that desire to be kind to others and practice it in some way.

I too have never directly met the Queen but perhaps have more of a memory of her than most because my wife and I have had the pleasure of being guests at one of her garden parties. (It would be nice to think this was in recognition of helping to bring the news of the ‘goings on’ in this part of the world but I suspect not.)

Fortunately, neither was it anything to do with my constant moaning about the weather and all types of music or I would more than likely have been carted off to the Tower!

Suffice to say it was a lovely memorable occasion where the Queen, and other members of her family mingled with all of us.

Another memory for me was probably the first memory of my life and dated back to my childhood when for the Queen’s coronation all the persons on the street where I lived were invited into the only house that had a television. As a child I sat with all the other children cross-legged in front of this small flickering box enthralled at the wonders of science and the joyous spectacle beamed to us from London!

May she RIP.

King Charles now takes over at a time of life when most people his age are retired or looking forward to it.

God Save the King.

Turning now to other local news. Earlier this month the morning TV broadcasts were giving Hornsea quite a

lot of positive publicity in putting us ‘first among equals.’ Not long ago we enjoyed a moment of fame when the town was voted by Airbnb as their number one resort, and now we find that the Hornsea Offshore Wind Turbine Farm is the largest in the world. I was pleased that the very name ‘Hornsea’ was widely used in the TV report but disappointed that there was no actual footage of the town or its wind farm. Even the spokesperson being interviewed about this monumental engineering achievement was not in Hornsea but in Grimsby, complete with a backdrop of a large shipping container!

Evidently the latest wind farm is known as Hornsea 2 and together with Hornsea 1 is all set to power 2.3 million homes with ‘renewable electricity.’ The good news does not stop there as Hornsea 3 is partially underway and there is also a Hornsea 4 in the pipeline waiting for planning approval.

All this talk of futuristic developments and ‘numbers’ (Hornsea 1 to 4 etc,) should not be allowed to mask our East Yorkshire place in historic numbers, and I refer to that awful statistic of World War 2.

Recent evidence has come to light of a sinister devilish plot by Hitler for the capture of a British seaside town as a precursor to full scale invasion. It might have been expected that Dover or Bournemouth would be the target. Indeed, any south coast resort would seem logical but ‘No’ the supposed target was much nearer to our shores. Any guesses?

We can perhaps think of a couple of coastal towns that would be likely targets but what about Hornsea? It was always thought that The Mere would be a suitable place for an airborne invasion, hence we still have a couple of pill boxes standing guard in the area to this very day to repel any intruders. However, the supposed target was not that far away. It was Scarborough.

Whilst this sounds unlikely let’s not forget that for some reason the Germans had Scarborough in their sights as far back as WW 1 when on one of the few sorties into the North Sea by their High Seas Fleet it was Scarborough they shelled with devastating effect before scurrying off back to their home port. Perhaps they did not intend to hang about in case a couple of cobbles were put to sea a few miles down the coast aimed at repelling any threat to Hornsea, Bridlington and Withernsea.

The attack on Scarborough (also included Whitby and Hartlepool,) resulted in over 500 shells landing on the town causing 17 deaths and hundreds of injuries to others.

Moving forward from WW1 To WW2 the idea of again making Scarborough the focus of an attack was supposedly to draw British Forces away from the main invasion area of the Southeast and establish a bridgehead that would allow for a breakout towards the ports of Hull and Middlesbrough.

The plan obviously was never put into operation. It would be nice to think that Hitler was thwarted by the risk of having to subject his troops to fresh air, all types of horrendous music and awful sunny weather. Who knows?

Hornsea Photography Club update

HORNSEA Photography Club met, as usual, on the first Thursday of the month at Hornsea Golf Club. It was a relatively small group this month so the planned discussion of hints and tips for photo processing software morphed into slightly more general discussions!

However, it was good to see a couple of new faces at the club and the question was asked ‘What camera should I buy?’

This question, though understandably a common one, is ultimately very difficult to answer because the best response is ‘well, it depends’! Carl explained some of the basic considerations when choosing a camera and used his own experiences to point out the opportunities and potential pitfalls to think about, with the rest of us throwing in our thoughts too. Hopefully our new member wasn’t too phased by the huge amount of information that was thrown his way (in fact I am sure he wasn’t as I gather he has now invested in a very nice Sony camera).

The bottom line is that just about all cameras from the major manufacturers like Canon, Nikon or Sony are great pieces of kit. They have to be.

Photography is a very competitive market and if their equipment was not up to par they would simply not survive. The differences, in a given price bracket, are often relatively minor – specific functionality or technical specifications which in truth often don’t make a huge difference to the photographs you take. There is of course personal preference –lots of photographers use a particular brand and stick with it. One key reason for this is that a photographer may have a Canon camera and a variety of lenses and accessories to fit that camera. Were he or she to then change to the latest Nikon, chances are that all the lenses would have to be changed too as manufacturers don’t use the same fittings. That becomes very expensive, so it is often easier to stick with the original brand.

The conversation led to the following basic advice:

1. Decide what sort of photography you would like to do – wildlife, portraits, macro, sports, etc. This may help tie down some of the most important things to look for in a camera.

2. Think not just about the camera, but about the lens(es) you may need. In taking quality photographs, having a good quality lens is arguably more important than the choice of camera. Consider the best use of your budget. 3. Consider buying used equipment. There are some excellent online specialist suppliers of used equipment such as MPB, Panamoz, Wex and London Camera Exchange. These guys are usually able to offer great quality used or refurbished cameras at much reduced prices including guarantees and returns. They also sell lenses too, so well worth a look.

4. And most importantly of all, no camera, whatever the price, brand or cost, will be a substitute for having a good eye for a great photograph! That’s why you can see some amazing photographs taken on small compact cameras or smart phones. So have your camera with you as much as possible and always be on the lookout for that unusual shot, that amazing composition or that spectacular landscape/portrait/close-up/abstract (etc…).

There was some discussion about image processing software of course. This is an essential part of the modern photographer’s toolkit to make the most of those fabulous images! One member brought along a copy of the workbook for Affinity software which gives excellent step by step ‘how-to’ exercises as well as extensive online resources. Of course, there are several software packages used by members (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc) and, just like cameras, we all have our reasons for using our preferred software.

By Glenn Malkin

During October we have two meetings planned for members. The first on October 6 is where we will be exploring portraiture. Using ourselves as models, this practical session will look at lighting, camera settings, backgrounds and working with models. Later in the month we shall have the opportunity to put this into practice with our friends from the steam punk community. They will be in full steam punk regalia and we will all have the opportunity to take photos and pose our models to create some amazing photographs. We have included an image from our last session with our Steam Punk friends taken by Carl Wiles. We had a similar evening a few years ago and it was great fun so we are looking forward to another good night. We have included an image from our last session with our Steam Punk friends taken by Carl Wiles.

Anyone interested in coming along to our monthly meetings would be most welcome, irrespective of experience or the kind of camera you use. You can also find out more about us on our Facebook page: (https://www.facebook.com/groups/Hor nseaPhotography) where you will find information on meetings and local competitions, photography related chat and discussion, members images and our monthly Facebook challenge.

Chris Wilkinson gained the highest rating for this current month's challenge –Funtimes which will show as our Facebook page header photo for September. Our ongoing monthly challenge for September is ‘something different’ - specifically images of things that are out of place or in an unusual context. Gregg Simpson gave us a 'starter for 10- with 'Lost sole'. The winning image will become our header photo for October.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings soon! Come and join us learning more about taking portraits (Thursday, October 6) and photographing Steam Punks (Tuesday, October 25) at Hornsea Golf Club.

Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

By Graham Janes

WHAT IS IT?

Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) is a condition that can affect anyone of us but is more common in younger adult runners and/or athletes who take part in sports and/or activities that involve repetitive impact.

CECS is an exercise-induced nerve and muscle condition that causes pain, swelling and sometimes disability in the affected muscles of the arms or legs.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY COMPARTMENTS?

Our limbs have specific compartments (areas of muscle) – let’s explain this looking at the lower leg which is divided into four compartments:

• Anterior

o Muscles – tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus and peroneus tertius

o Nerves – deep peroneal

• Lateral

o Muscles – peroneus longus, peroneus brevis

o Nerves – superficial peroneal

• Superficial Posterior

o Muscles – gastrocnemius, plantaris, soleus o Nerves – sural

• Deep Posterior

o Muscles – tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, popliteus o Nerves – tibial

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

CECS most commonly affects our lower limbs and very often occurs in the same compartment of an affected limb on both sides of our body. Symptoms that you may experience are:

• Aching or burning in the affected compartment

• Cramps and associated pain in the affected limb(s)

• Weakness

• Numbness and/or tingling

• Swelling or a muscle bulge (a result of a hernia)

• In severe cases you might get a ‘foot drop’ (if the legs are affected) ‘Foot drop’ is a difficulty in lifting or moving your foot and toes

The pain caused by CECS tends to follow a definite pattern:

• After a certain period of time, intensity or distance, the pain in the affected limb will become consistent

• The pain will get worse throughout the exrcise

• It will either stop completely or become less intense within 15 minutes of stopping the exercise

• You will notice that your recovery time increases after exercise

A key sign and symptom of CECS is that when you lessen your activity to low-impact or stop completely you will feel relief but this will be temporary as once you start again the symptoms will come back.

WHAT CAUSES IT?

Compartment Syndrome happens when the pressure of the fluid inside

one of our compartments becomes so great that it starts to restrict the flow of blood into our muscles in the same compartment.

Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS), which is caused by extreme swelling after a traumatic event is classed as a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment before the lack of blood flow causes death of the affected tissue.

Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) is also caused by a build up of pressure within a compartment but differs from ACS as the pressure happens during exercise and stops when we finish the activity.

Some experts think that CECS is caused by the way we move during exercise whereas others believe that it is due to high pressure in our veins or the excessive expansion of our muscles during exercise and that the surrounding fascia is not flexible enough to accommodate this.

The factors that increase your risk of developing CECS are:

• Types of exercise – repetitive impact activities such as running/jogging which include any sport played on a hard surface (including artificial grass surfaces)

• Overtraining – if you work out too frequently or intensely there will be a greater risk of getting CECS

• Age – CECS can affect anybody at any age but is more common in both male and female athletes under 30 years of age

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT IT?

• If you experience swelling, weakness, loss of sensation or a recurring pain whilst exercising you should stop immediately

• Seek medical advice and treatment either here at the clinic or visit your GP

Please note that CECS can very often be mistaken for Shin Splints which is a common cause of leg pain down the shin especially in runners. If you think or have been told you have shin splints but the pain doesn’t get any better after self-care, seek medical advice from your GP.

Please feel free to get in touch with me or Hannah at the clinic if you would like advice on this or any other injury and we will be glad to help you out.

To the rescue

by Karen Whitchurch

WE LIVE in a fast and mobile society.

Businesses founder, jobs are lost, couples divorce, families relocate, people fall ill, move into residential care, and die. Add in Lockdown, uncertainty and economic hardship, and you have a perfect storm. When households fall apart, everyone’s a loser, not least the family dog, which all too often ends up in Rescue.

Whilst many of these situations are unavoidable, others, with a bit of forethought, need never arise. There will always be owners who can’t cope, and those who will take the easy way out. Lockdown was a bonanza for puppy breeders, the responsible and the negligent, who named their own price to meet the stay-at-home demands of floundering families. And then, back in real life, came the heartache of the thousands of discarded dogs swelling rescue centres. One common scenario is that of New Baby in, Old Dog out. Enough said. Another is the demand for ‘designer’ dogs: think ‘101 Dalmatians’, ‘Marley and Me’ and ‘Game of Thrones’: Dalmatians, Labrador retrievers and wolf-hybrids are all breeds requiring intensive exercise, training and socialisation, most of them abandoned when the novelty wore off.

And then there are ‘status-dogs’. Muchmaligned breeds like Rottweilers, Staffies, Pitbulls, XL and American-Bulldogs, bred to look ‘hard’ and boost their owners’ streetcred. Every rescue kennel in the country is crammed with them: 99% will never be rehomed. There has also been a considerable rise in dogs imported from countries where welfare standards are, to say the least, dreadful. Acquiring one of these is a bit pick’n mix: take your chance and hope for the best.

Most rescue-centres will home-check potential owners, and rightly so. Gardens should be dog-proof, other pets (and children!) observed in situ. Adopting an unwanted dog is an admirable thing to do,

but, please, think it through. Feeling sorry for an animal is nowhere near enough. Weeping, hand-wringing and excuses like ‘But he’s so traumatised!’ won’t cut it. Unless you have the experience, don’t take on anything you can’t handle. Be prepared for problems, understand how they’ve arisen, meet them head-on, and then put them aside. New home, new pack, fresh start, clean slate. Your house, your rules. Kindness, firmness and routine. Dogs with chaotic pasts need stable futures.

Of course your adoptee needs love, along with many other things, but, most of all, what he/she needs is leadership. Where are the doors, the gates, the dog and the human zones? Where will she sleep? Who will feed her? What’s the household routine, what’s allowed and what isn’t? In short, who’s in charge? That established, with kindness, fairness and consistency, she will, however long it takes, begin to relax and settle in, and the rest will follow. Pure common-sense. And don’t treat her like a china poodle: let her be a dog.

Above all, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Take your dog out to meet others, sit and watch people and traffic and teach her that the world is not a scary place. Enrol her in training-classes, help her to adapt, to gain confidence and to socialise. Give her the happy life she deserves, and yourself a pat on the back.

Next 10-week obedience-training course begins: Tuesday, 27th September. Visit us at: www.hornseadogowners.co.uk for details, and all things dog.

Thank you to our readers for their help to feed children in Cape Verde

BACK in our July edition of the Hornsea Community News we reported on retired tour operator Ron Hughes and his support for children’s services on St Vincent’s Island (Cape Verde). Ron is particularly involved there with a children’s centre (Centro de Recuperação Nutricional) in Mindelo, São Vicente run by Dra Maria Adelaide Fortes Delgado, which deals with undernourished children.

The main purpose of the centre is to support parents and offer childcare, wellbeing and help to provide food whilst children referred to the centre from the local hospital are also looked after.

We reported that Ron had donated to their cause when he visited earlier this year and hoped to make a further visit later this year and would be delighted to hear from anybody who would like

further information on this cause. We are pleased to have recently heard from Ron who said: “people in Hornsea, your readers, are super! I will be taking £700 for food. My best to you and your paper.”

Thank you to our readers for supporting Ron’s appeal and if anyone would like to donate further Ron can be contacted on email rontacv@gmail.com or 07763 409186.

Hornsea District Walking Club - Walks report

Sunday Walks

It was a case of 'Mad dogs and Englishmen out in the midday sun' on Sunday 14th August. To be precise, six women and one Englishman walking from Rosedale in 27°C heat. The group led by Sylvia Caygill, set off from the village towards Northdale gradually climbing and eventually reaching the east side of Rosedale for an elevenses pit stop by the remains of disused iron-ore mines. The sheep were more sensible, they sheltered in the shade behind the stone piers of the old ironstone kilns - a cool place to be away from the heat of the sun. The walkers continued along the track-bed of the old ironstone railway. But then instead of dropping down to cross the dale, they decided to add 2 miles onto the planned 10 mile route by continuing round the dale head! A crazy idea you're thinking, the mad fools in the midday sun! But no, by walking around Rosedale Head they were able to make a welcome detour up to The Lion Inn to rehydrate after their lunch stop. The kind bar staff there also offered to refill drink bottles with water for free which was greatly appreciated. (Also thanks to David for buying a round of drinks for all seven). Feeling refreshed they left the Inn on Blakey Ridge and walked down through Thorgill via a partially shaded dale-side track and arrived back in Rosedale village just before the tea rooms closed. Several cups of Yorkshire tea were consumed before heading home! It had been a grand day out despite the heat.

Sunday 21st August was cooler than the previous Sunday and much better for walking. Seven walkers, led again by Sylvia, set out from Appleton-le-Moors for a 9mile walk going via Lastingham and Hutton-le-Hole. In the pretty village of Lastingham they stopped to admire St Mary's Church which is famous for its unique crypt. They then continued north onto Spaunton Moor for an elevenses break surrounded by a glorious carpet of

purple Heather. From there they continued across the southern fringes of the moor towards Hutton-le-Hole for an extended lunch stop. Some even purchased ice creams after eating their pack ups. From Hutton they joined the Tabular Hills route back to Appleton-leMoors, leaving part of it for a detour to look at the disused limestone quarries. On the way home some stopped off at the Middleton Post office tea rooms on the A170 near Pickering for tea, cake and scones - which were delicious.

Sunday 28th August and somewhere new for the Club - Thornton Abbey in North Lincs - for a short walk led by Carron York. Ten walkers met in the Thornton Abbey car park and were joined by Martin who just happened upon them. The car park is free, with picnic benches and a pond so makes a lovely spot to view the impressive Abbey Gatehouse. Setting off towards Thornton Abbey railway station, they walked on a public footpath by the side of the railway before crossing it and walking along the road. After crossing East Halton Beck they headed back across the fields towards College Road with views of the rear of the Abbey. They were basically walking round the Abbey, and continued along the road to College Bridge where they turned onto a public footpath towards East Halton. A stop for lunch was made at the playing fields in the village before heading back towards the Abbey via South End. For one of the hottest days it was a pleasantly flat walk of just over 7 miles. Unfortunately they were unable to visit the Abbey grounds, run by English Heritage, as it is closed for essential conservation work, but definitely a place to revisit.

There was a change to the scheduled walk for 4th Sept with several key Club members away walking in the Cotswolds (a full report will be in next month's Community News). For those staying at home Stuart Kemp

led a 7 mile walk from Hornsea going via Atwick where, by coincidence, it was the village Scarecrow Festival.

Other walks by Club Members

David and Margaret returned to Goathland for the Bank Holiday weekend and thanks to their landlord providing transport, were able to complete two linear walks. The first on Saturday 27th August was from The Hole of Horcum. After crossing the Levisham Moor they dropped down to Skelton Tower which overlooks the NNYMR threading its way through Newton Dale. Whilst they took a drink stop, they watched a diesel 37264 heading a five coach train from Pickering with steam loco 92134 bringing up the rear. Continuing they made the steep descent into Newton Dale to cross the railway. Now in the shade of the forest they climbed up to Heads Lane for a lunch break. Continuing out of the forest onto moorland they passed the cairns on Simon Howe and dropped down off Two Howes Rigg into Goathland, to complete a walk of about 11 miles.

Their second walk on 28th August was from Sleights back to their B&B in Goathland. They followed the River Esk to Grosmont for a lunch stop at the NYMR station. From there they faced a long climb up the hill to turn right towards Greenlands farm. It was great weather again, with wall to wall sunshine and a cooling breeze. At the top on Fair Head Lane there were views back towards

Whitby. They continued past Whinstone Ridge across Hawthorn Hill and down into Darnholm to end their walk with a cup of tea on Goathland station.

On 21st August, on a very warm day, Arnold & Caroline stayed closer to home with a 7 mile walk on the Wolds from Huggate. They set off from the new village car park in Huggate and headed through the village past the pond and St Mary's Church. They turned off the road to take to a succession of dales in an anti-clockwise direction. Cow Dale, with plenty of sheep but no cows, Rabbit Dale - sheep, but no rabbits, Harper Dale - nothing, and Horse Dale - sheep, but no horses. They took a lunch break in Horse Dale before continuing along a section of the Yorkshire Wolds Way then along Pocklington Lane back into Huggate. On a warm day a cool drink at the Wolds Inn made a refreshing conclusion to the walk.

The following Sunday, Arnold and Caroline rendezvoused at the Forestry car park at Newgate Bank, north of Helmsley. This car park, at the entrance to Bilsdale, is an ideal location from which to explore some less-frequented parts of the North York Moors. Their route began downhill to cross the River Seph which flows out of Bilsdale and then up over the flank of Easterside Hill at 950ft above sea level. Something missing from the view up Bilsdale is the 1,000ft TV transmitter mast which has been dismantled following a fire. It is due to be replaced by Sept

2023 and its shorter temporary replacement isn't visible over the hilltops. From Easterside Hill it was downhill towards Hawnby which was busy with visitors to the tearoom. After walking across fields and along the road they reached Shaking Bridge which had been shaken to pieces by a flash flood that swept down Ryedale in June 2005. From the bridge, a steady uphill zig-zag walk brought them back to the car park on Newgate Bank to complete a quite strenuous 7½mile walk that involved about 1450ft of ups and downs!

Sunday Walks are

scheduled

each month throughout the year (Short, 6-8 miles; Medium, 8-10 miles; Long, more than 10 miles)

Coming up:

Sunday 2nd Oct: Short Walk (7 miles) from Kelsey Lakes (10.30am) walking via Keyingham.

Sunday 9th Oct: Medium Walk (9 miles) from Strensall (York). Linear walk. 9.45am bus from Strensall into York; Return walk along Centenary Way.

Monday 17th - Friday 21st Oct: Autumn Break in Berwick-on-Tweed.

Sunday 23rd Oct: Long Walk (11 miles) from Lockton (10.00am) via Horcum, Malo Cross and Bridestones.

For more details see www.dalestrails.co.uk/calendar

by Arnold Underwood

from Sylvia Caygill, Carron York, and David Holtby

Former Hornsea student turns professional boxer

ROAN Stanley, 25, a former pupil at Hornsea School and Language College has fulfilled a life ambition in becoming a professional boxer. Roan started boxing at the age of just seven at a club in Hull, which he restarted with the sport at 14 at CYP in Bridlington. Roan progressed from a junior to elite then won the Yorkshire Belt before recently becoming a professional and signing with a promoter.

Inspired into boxing by both his father, and grandfather who was the British and Commonwealth Champion while in the Army. Roan is hoping to make his professional debut this Christmas before he fights in April at Hull City Hall. Despite being a full time joiner and recent first time dad, Roan is committed to training, running at 6am daily as well as his boxing training. He is also keen to promote the benefits of boxing to young people including young offenders. Having coached juniors for the last seven years Roan has also worked with young offenders to get them into boxing, he explained: “It’s part of their rehabilitation working with the police on the early intervention programme to combat anti-social behaviour and help with anger management.”

Roan, who grew up in Seaton, is hoping to gain support from the local area ahead of his first professional fights. During his climb to become a professional Roan has fought at organised fights at Hornsea Floral Hall. He won the Yorkshire Belt last September as a senior elite middleweight champion. Having boxed some of the best boxers in the country, Roan has defended the belt a sufficient number of times to keep this permanently. He now has firmly in his sights the ambition over the next few years to fight for the English Title and

British Title.

Talking about his move to professional level Roan said: “I would like to thank my sponsors A&B Health Care and Rooftech. It’s expensive getting a professional licence which requires things such as a professional brain scan on top of the cost of gloves and other kit, this has extended to around £2000. I’d really appreciate any further sponsorship with sponsors getting a mention in the media including all social media and their company logo on my boxing gear. The fights are broadcast live on YouTube and a few sports bars in Bridlington

show them live.

You can also support Roan by following him on Instagram @teamstanley_boxing and purchasing tickets from him directly for his fights as each boxer has a number of tickets they need to sell per fight.

You can get in touch with Roan on email: teamstanley 96@gmail.com

Date announced for 2023 East Riding Stages Rally

PLANS are well under way for next year’s East Riding Stages Rally, which will be held over the weekend of February 25 and 26, 2023.

Beverley & District Motor Club are delighted to be able to offer a slightly extended route next year, together with an increase in the available entries from 100 to 140 cars.

The 2023 event will run to the same format as this year, two loops of four stages with a visit to service between. A ceremonial start and prize giving for the top three finishers will take place in the new fanzone in Beverley Marketplace, while the spectator area will once again be at Burton Constable Hall.

A spokesperson for the Beverley & District Motor Club commented: “The Club are delighted to welcome on board The Reed Group as title sponsor for 2023 and would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Phil Reed and his colleagues for their support. The Reed Group comprises three companies. Reed Consultancy provide services in the building and civil engineering sectors to a wide range of clients helping them to deliver projects on time and on budget. Reed Capital provides funding for various types of projects and industries, helping clients get the necessary funding in a

suitable timeframe without dealing with high street banks. Finally, Reed Racing provide management and infrastructure services to motorsport teams, enabling them to compete in various domestic championships.

“We are also lucky to be able to continue with the support of our valued sponsors from the 2022 event, so follow us on social media where we will introduce our sponsors to you between now and the end of the year.”

Event Director Richard Vincent said: "I would like to personally thank Phil Reed at The Reed Group for his generosity in sponsoring the 2023 East Riding Stages.

"I would also like to say a massive thank you to all our residents, marshals and officials who made this year’s event an overwhelming success. And if I can I’d like to extend an invitation to all those marshals who helped us out this year to come along next year and enjoy a

bit of Yorkshire hospitality and welcome.

"Events like ours can’t survive without the help of hundreds of marshals. Your ongoing support is really appreciated and it was wonderful to hear from residents who said that they appreciated the support and help that you offered to them.

"May I also thank the East Riding Council together with the Emergency Services for their ongoing advice and support. We are working closely together to build our event into what we hope will become one of the highlights of the year when it comes to closed road stage rallying.

"I’m also hoping to be able to bring you the same weather conditions as this year, but sadly I can’t make any promises on this front!!”

You can register your interest in the 2023 event via the club website at bdmc.org.uk/east-ridingstages or follow the club on Facebook

@BeverleyMotorClub

TURNED PROFESSIONAL: Roan with the Yorkshire belt before becoming a professional

Hornsea Bowls Club By Neil Gabriel

On Monday, August 22

Hornsea Bowls Club held a triples competition welcoming 10 teams from as far afield as Dunnington (York) and a number of local teams. In a very competitive event, no team had a 100% record, but in the final analysis the winning team were three ladies from Hornsea Promenade bowls club commonly known on the day as Bananarama.

With a raffle and corner to corner bowls knock-out everyone had a very enjoyable day and we would like to thank Lucien's for their support in sponsoring the food.

The league season came to an end on Wednesday, August 31 when Mike Ginnelly's team travelled to Shiptonthorpe with the knowledge that a 6-0 victory would not only secure promotion but also take the league title. In a tight game on a tricky green Hornsea came out winning both rinks so secured the league title.

During the season Pat & Alan Chapman, Ron Bulless and Diane Oldroyd also were valuable members of the team.

Ken Sutton's vets team finished mid-table but when you consider he had a number of new bowlers which

must be good for the future.

In the Driffield evening league Ron Bulless's side finished mid-table but had a superb cup run culminating with winning the final.

Our other side captained by Mike Watson had a good season but ran out of steam in the final few weeks and finished fourth.

In the Hull EBA Triples league captained by Pat Plumb had an excellent season only missing out on promotion by a single point and things look good for next season.

Diane Oldroyd's Saturday side also performed very well and had an excellent season.

A new league started this year on Friday afternoon called Hull Super 7's and it

appears to have been very well received and everyone at Hornsea enjoyed the new format and hopefully will continue in 2023.

A big thank you to the greenkeepers, catering ladies

and supporters.

New players are always welcome so if you want something to do next year come along and have some fun.

Hornsea Promenade Bowls Club end of season update

By Peter Barker, Hornsea Promenade Bowls Club Secretary

THE CLUB have now completed our bowls season for 2022 and it has been another good year down at the Promenade. The good weather we have had this Summer has meant that we have had little or no postponements of our games and Members have been able to enjoy the game even more.

Our Friday Triples Competition came to a close on Friday, August 19. This was a close fought contest in which Simon Rigby, Jacky Stringer and Donal O’Driscoll had a poor start but fought back from 213 down at the halfway point to run out 18-16 winners against Ron Blake, Gordon Watson and Allan Broadbent.

The Club held its annual Finals Day on August 27 and this saw the culmination of seven Club Competitions. A good crowd of supporters enjoyed the day, with refreshments provided by the House Committee, and saw some competitive matches, with the awards being shared out between the participants.

• First up was the Carver Evans Trophy where Donal O’Driscoll beat Steve Gilbert by an impressive 21-1 score line

with Steve slow to warm up and Donal relentless.

• On the adjacent rink in the Mens Shield Peter Barker beat Carl Blagg 21-10. Carl never recovered from a poor start and struggled to catch up.

• The second round of matches saw a great game between Mandy Dahlgren and Anne Ash which Mandy won 21-19 to win the Ladies Shield. Mandy led early on, but Anne fought back to stand 19-15 after 21 ends, but then got stuck on 19 as Mandy crept up and went past her to be victorious.

• On the other rink the pairs match with Jacky Stringer and John Rawlings v Steve Gilbert and Peter Barker saw Jacky and John emerge victorious 1915. The lead changed several times, but the gap was never greater than at the end.

• In the third round of matches Gordon Clewlow won the John Hall 7’s against Martyn King. Gordon won the first 2 sets, but Martyn did well to win the next 2 to set up a fifth set decider.

Gordon, however, held his nerve to win a close fought contest.

• Next to this Graham Watson beat Donal O’Driscoll 21-12 in the Presidents Cup. Donal went in front but when Graham got the jack back, he used his years of experience to outwit Donal in another contest where the scores did not fully reflect how close the game was.

• We then came to the Grand Finale, the Club Championship between Carl Blagg and John Rawlings. Carl took the early lead in a match worthy of the Championship with both players on top form. John then fought back and pulled in front with a 4 on the 12th end to lead 9-8. It was then Carl's turn to come back and he led 18-14 after 23 ends. John however kept his nerve and Carl never scored again as John went on to win 21-18.

The green closed for the season on Sunday, September 11, when we played our annual Ladies v Gentlemen game. This year’s victors were the gentlemen, in a close match which finished 85 points to 75.

The Club has had a reasonable season in competitive league matches with its

various teams finishing third in two Leagues and just missing out on promotion in each of these. The Tuesday morning roll-ups run by Mollie Ward has attracted old and new members. The Friday afternoon Triples Competition run by Johanna Akeroyd has also been popular.

The Club is holding its AGM on October 5 at the Indoor Bowls club at 10.30am. The Club will also be holding its Presentation night with a dinner at Hornsea Golf Club on November 12.

Although the Club have finished their outdoor bowls activities, Members will continue to meet at the Indoor Bowls Club on Wednesday mornings at 9am followed by tea and coffee. We also have friendly matches arranged against Burton Pidsea and Hornsea Bowls Clubs at the Indoor Bowls Club early in the New Year.

With the green now closed for the season we will start on various works to the green, surrounding areas and outbuildings. We will be repairing, top dressing and re-seeding the green, replacing some of the storage sheds,

extending and making good pavings and replacing old backboards to the green along with other works. Part of these works will be made possible with a kind donation from Hornsea Lions. We are also looking at other means of funding to help with the costs of the works.

The green will re-open in April 2023 when we will do it all again. 1. Photo 1 – Carver Evans Trophy Winner Donal O’Driscoll

Photo 2 – Men’s Shield Finalists Carl Blagg and Peter Barker

Photo 3 – Ladies Shield Winner Mandy Dahlgren

Photo 4 – Pairs winners Jacky Stringer and John Rawlings

Hornsea Cricket Club update By Secretary, Ian Bottom

FROM a results perspective the final three weeks were a little disappointing with both sides dropping a couple of places in their respective tables. The Yorkshire Premier League North AGM at the end of this month may well vote for further regionalisation within the league structure and as such the teams’ levels for next season is not known currently – stay tuned for updates. Hopefully, all supporters who sampled the hospitality (including the cricket) at the Hollis Recreation Ground throughout Summer went home happy. Now that the season’s over, transfer your allegiance through the colder months to the town’s rugby union & football clubs – you’ll be made equally welcome.

Saturday 27th August

Hornsea 1st x1 76 (2 points) v Cottingham 2nds 77-6

Oh dear, against the division’s bottom club the batsmen produced a shocker. The Cottingham bowlers were good with M Balouch 5-17 in particular finding prodigious swing through the air and a couple of unlucky dismissals compounded the troubles. In response, Hornsea bowlers Doug Griebenouw 4-33 and Richard Medforth with the other two wickets did make it difficult for

Cottingham. However N Wijesinghe 35*produced a resilient knock to see his side over the line, although the general opinion was that a three figure total would have been too many for them.

Brandesburton 2nds 174-4 v Hornsea 2nd x1 173 (0 points)

Hornsea highlights – D Dales 67, J Vickerton 58

Monday 29th August

Patrington 2nds 165 v Hornsea 1st x1 142 (2 points)

Two days later and more disappointment.

Patrington openers D Fincham 40 and J Eggett 35 set off in impressive fashion putting on 70 within the first 8 overs. Once the initial breakthrough had been made, only Jamie McKinley 30 found the going easy on what became a difficult pitch.

Doug Griebenouw 5-21 and Nick Moulds 4-21 turned the game around to leave an attainable target. With the quick outfield Hornsea also started well but with the top seven batsmen all contributing between 12 & 25 before being dismissed, the pressure increased as wickets fell regularly. The Patrington bowlers all performed well with Glen Ratcliffe 5-42 particularly impressive as they completed a deserved victory.

Hornsea 2nd x1 64 (0 points) v Dalton Holme 243-6

Hornsea highlights – L Brightmore 4-57

Dry conditions during the Bank Holiday at Patrington CC

Saturday 3rd September

Beverley 3rds 203-9 v Hornsea 1st x1 388-9 (10 points)

After the loss of a couple of early wickets to D Butt 4-57, Paul Clappison 32 and Doug Griebenouw began to take advantage of the short straight boundary. Joe Butterworth 35 gave good support to Griebenouw who once again showed his destructive qualities losing numerous balls along the way in a chanceless 189, passing the magical 1,000 runs for the season in the process. Last wicket pair Andy Scott 25* and Kieran Gibson also contributing a fine partnership of 37, which added to the 40 extras conceded gave Beverley a chase that was always going to be unattainable. Despite a valiant effort from the hosts based around I Gillyon’s 79, Hornsea took the points with Griebenouw’s 5-19 ensuring he’d had rather a good day.

Hornsea 2nd x1 145 (0 points) v Old Hymerians 234-2

Hornsea highlights – R Hornby 40, D Dales 41

Juniors

The club’s junior teams progressed massively during 2022 season. It is hoped to push on from here next season with teams at additional age groups.

A meeting was held for parents/club members to gauge feelings on how the club could progress. From that input, plans will be formalised shortly for the Winter/Spring training and the running of teams in 2023 season. Details next month.

Golf Fund raiser

Anyone capable of swinging a club, please enter Friday 30th September – it is not restricted to cricket club members, still a number of tee-times available. Further details on the poster or by contacting Hornsea Golf Club on 01964 532020.

Club AGM & Presentation Evenings

More details next month or via a club official, but to whet your appetite… Presentation evening – Friday 21st October Club AGM – Wednesday 16th November Both to take place in the clubhouse at Hollis Recreation Ground

Century Club

There are a few numbers available in our very popular Century Club Draw. For a cost of £25 per year, or £2 per month if you pay by standing order, you will be entered into a monthly draw with 3 prizes of £50, £25 and £10. That is 12 chances to double your money, and a further 12 chances to get your money back. It has even been known for some people to win more than one prize in a year.

September: £50 Robin Webster, £25 Jon Fisher, £10 Gilbert Luther

Anyone wishing to join the Century Club, please contact Mark Battye or Ian Bottom for further information.

Saturday 10th September

Hornsea 1st x1 143 (0 points) v Driffield 3rds 191-9

Hornsea won the toss, elected to bowl and were well on top as they pegged Driffield back to 139-9 through Doug Griebenouw 3-27 and two wickets each for Joe Butterworth and Nick Moulds.

However an unbroken tenth wicket partnership of 52 between S Sisodia 50* and M Nicholson 11*generated a competitive total. The run chase proved too difficult with only Paul Clappison 54 providing a 30+ score. Wickets were shared amongst the Driffield bowlers as they successfully defended their total, ensuring a second place finish in the table.

Swanland 137-9 v Hornsea 2nd x1 136-3 (4 points)

Hornsea highlights – D Dales 59*, W Ineson 32*; W Ineson 4-25

The after-match celebrations that followed once the 2nd team returned from Swanland, showed that camaraderie is vital & still exists - there’s more to team sports than winning. Thank you to all this year’s match sponsors and to all that give their time & efforts to keep amateur sport running.

Volunteer?

Hornsea CC pride ourselves on our friendly atmosphere for players and spectators alike. All new members, both junior and senior, will be made most welcome with opportunities to play, volunteer, spectate – there’s always something to do.

Up to date news / fixtures / events can be found by looking on: the club’s app: https://hornseacricketclub.teamapp.com or the “Hornsea Cricket Club” Facebook page Ian Bottom (secretary) Tel: 0777 8595574 contactable on all matters.

Dry conditions during the Bank Holiday at Patrington CC

On the Bank with Tansterne Fishery

MEMORIAL MATCH 28TH

AUGUST

IN THIS issue I want to tell you about the memorial match held in memory of firstly my brother Tom Bulless and very dear friends and regular visitors to the pond Mel Holden and Barry Beaumont as well as Arthur Ron and Big Pete.

Anglers are a funny crowd with camaraderie and wicked banter top of the list but all willing to help and give advice where necessary - sometimes not as accurate as you would like in a match environment. 8.30am Sunday morning and 23 anglers were keen to see what peg they had drawn for the next six hours and the prize fund of £200.

We decided that the three juniors - Cameron 7, Harry 8 and Alex 8 would fish in the car park pond with their dads/grandads to help them and Ron to be overall supervisor if any difficulties arose. The juniors would fish 9.15am to 3.15pm and the main event running 9.30am to 3.30pm so that the juniors could be weighted in - grab a sandwich then be able to see the weights of the main match.

Alex was running late so Harry drew for his peg and he got peg 19 – Cameron drew next, and he got 21 the peg he wanted as he had fished it on the Saturday and caught over 50lb - this left peg 18 for Alex which looked the least favourable.

Conditions were beautiful for those watching but not those fishing with not a whisper of a breeze or a cloud in sight the fish were mooching about on the surface - not a good sign. Ron ensured that each of the Juniors were rigged up and had the right baits and had more than one rig and swim option. Harry was all smiles as this was his first match and he was the most experienced of the juniors having had a number of lessons from Ron more than Alex and Cameron.

The Junior match started, and Cameron hit a fish first put-in and Alex was not far behindthis left Harry looking a little glum. Then a big one took Cameron's bait, and it took him all over the pond - coming close to land then shooting off again - the battle had begun, and the fish kept going to the Greers in the edges trying to release the hook. This fish was on for 5-6 minutes and it came very close and a little lift towards the landing net and then TWANG the elastic snapped and the fish was gone. Now in the junior's match there are rules, and the adults cannot

fish for the juniors but can help land the fish, unhook and put baits on but the playing and catching of the fish is all down to the juniors.

Alex was into another fish and Cameron caught five skimmers, but it would be the carp that would count in the end result - then Harry got a good carp, and he was up and running. Then Pedro was signalling for Ron’s attentiona large carp had snapped the line and Alex needed a new rig - this would not be the first time this would happen during the day.

Harry hooked into an incredibly good carp, and it was nearly in when it came off - now to see a junior angler though his head in his hands in despair is both funny and sad at the same time. I kept walking round the bank to check on Harry and Alex - for Alex it was normally to fix something, unhook a fish, or put a new rig on - I think he went through five extra rigs.

Six hours is a long time for Juniors to fish, but it is even harder when the fish are not interested in taking your bait and to see them come in the edges then just swim away when you present a bait is maddening even for adultsthe kids do not understand the conditions and the effect they have.

Chris Fisher offered maggots as bait, but I turned this down for the juniors they would have caught more fish, but the small perch would have taken many down the throat and none of the juniors had an experience with them, so l was covering all three over 40 yards of bank.

The end of the junior match and we came to the weigh-in

and Cameron was first to weigh with 21lb 05oz - then Harry 14lb 07oz and lastly but a worthy winner Alex 24lb 04oz. Before they fished, I promised them something special if they got 60lb and between them and they had exactly 60lb - so each of them received a memorial trophy with their name on.

The main match ended, and I did not have a clue what had happened as I was fully concentrated on the juniors - so straight to the results:

Mike Bassett peg 14 was 4th with 61lb 10 oz

Darren third peg 2 with 68lb 12 oz

Chris Fisher peg 13 second 86lb 01oz

The winner was Col Marker peg 5 106lb 12oz.

Those anglers not prizing had their peg numbers go back into the bag for the pairs competition and this was close with pegs 3 and 4 paired at 69lb 01oz but pegs 8 and 9 having 70lb for Nick Burton and Trev Mc as the winners.

We also have an unlucky loser which is the angler with the biggest weight not to prize and this went to Jamie in peg 3 with 56lb 12oz. The conditions of no wind and no cloud cover made it exceedingly difficult, and this could be seen as the top two juniors beat eight of the anglers in the main match and only 10 weights over 35lb - further the angler who won the Friday match with 207lb had 44lb in this match.

This was a memorial match with monies raised going to two charities – the British

Heart Foundation and the Daisy Appeal and with part entrance monies and raffle tickets the anglers raised £240 - so £120 for each charity.

In attendance on the day were

By Ron Bulless

Mel’s two daughters Heather and Jeanette and Barry’s son John plus others - we are or like to think we are a very family friendly pond and that is why we have so many regulars. Anglers like Mel and

Barry fished the pond for years both as pleasure and match anglers and they would have time and advice for any angler who needed it, and they are sorely missed but never forgotten.

WELL DONE: The juniors with their fishing trophies (Left to right) Harry, Alex and Cameron

Hornsea Harriers update Hardmoors 60 trail ultra-marathon

By Peter Hardy-Cork's

On Saturday, September 17 the Hornsea Harriers were out tackling the Hardmoors 60 trail ultra-marathon. Harriers Martin Middleton-Frankton, Neil Pratt and Peter Hardy-Cork were accompanied by Anna Jebson from Hornsea to Guisborough at 5am. The Guisborough Rugby Club is the start of the 64-mile run along the glorious Cleveland coast followed by an early passing over the top of the towering edifice of the Highcliff Nab. By 10 miles the route is entering Saltburn from here the majority of the route follows the cliff through some of Yorkshire's most famous coastal towns. The beautiful Staithes involves a steep descent and an equally steep climb on the way out. Very quickly it becomes apparent that at every town or village there are similar changes in level and by the end of the race there is just under 3000 metres of ascent on the route.

It was possibly the numerous uphill paths and steps that contributed to a flare up of Martin’s old calf injury. From approximately 15 miles Martin and Peter walked and ran until Martin could no longer continue in case of a more serious injury. Even so he soldiered on to an impressive total of 28 miles and though he was very frustrated by the injury he has vowed to return next year. At this point Neil and Anna had continued to make good progress and were roughly 35 minutes ahead. Not wanting to run the remaining 36 miles alone Peter set off in a determined manner to catch-up. Passing through a very busy Whitby and the famous 199 steps to the Abbey is a highlight of the course. With the checkpoint at Ravenscar in view Peter lost concentration and went crashing to the ground having kicked a hefty root. Fortunately, a mile down the road Neil and Anna were waiting at the checkpoint armed with food. From this point the three remained together for the rest of the route, a route that contains an obscene number of dangerous steps. Just before Scarborough the dulcet tones of Liz HardyCork could be heard from a cliff top. A few hundred yards up the trail, 47 miles into the race, a group of six Hornsea Harriers were gathered to greet the runners and cheer on everyone else in the race too.

By now it was dark and the head torches were out. Running through Scarborough was easier as it provides its own illumination. Then a very dark cliff top run for about eight miles until Filey. Yet again the Harriers were gathered waiting to cheer everyone on. Although the group had become a little spread out in the last few miles, they waited for each other and did the last half mile together. Finally crossing the finish just short of 16 hours after they had started.

It was an incredible achievement in completing the race and an equally impressive example of club support. An additional thank you needed to go to Caroline Barker who drove the runners to the start even though she had needed to withdraw from the race herself. Yet again the Hornsea Harriers demonstrate that the club is about 'more than just the running'. Well done everyone.

Neil Pratt added: “After completing the Hardmoors 40 in June we felt confident we could go further. The scenery for these runs is just epic and this one didn't disappoint. We made a strong start and seemed to knock out the first 30 miles effortlessly, the run did get tougher as it went on but I found the most punishing part was the endless amount of steps, especially as the steps are normally just craggy rocks or uneven wooden steps. I found this to be the hardest part of the run compared to when we ran the 40 on the Wolds Way. The last 10 miles were tough but we came into the finish at 11:51pm after running for 15hrs 51 mins. I couldn't have done it without the support from other Harriers.”

East Hull Harriers Hornsea beach race

Mark Williamsons view:

On September 10 six harriers made the very short journey to Hornsea sea front for the East Hull Harriers first race of the winter league. A 5.7 mile beach run to Mappleton and back. Two basic rules, stay on the beach and choose your own route! Never had so much fun from a little run on the beach. With the two lead runners making haste to run around the first groyne before the tide came in, too late up to their necks in salt water. Change of direction up and over the groynes was the way forward. This should have acted as a warning to the runners following, but like sheep they came and also got a taste of the North Sea. With no injuries and just our pride hurt we carried on up to Mappleton where we had to run up to the car park and turn around and head back for Hornsea. With a horrendous head wind to run against and the tide now coming in we had to climb over the groynes on our way back which slowed every single runner down. With all runners making it back safely this is definitely a race worth running…

Mark Williamson 40:30

Tracy Calvert’s view:

A thoroughly enjoyable but not one to be underestimated. Running through sand and water is not an easy challenge but we got through it together with some great Harriers spirit.

The Great North Run

By Lucy Thompson

It was a different feel to the Great North Run this year, with changes made to reflect the mood of the nation following the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth. Instead of the normal warm up, a minute’s silence was held and the national anthem played. As always, the crowds of spectators were there to cheer all the runners around the 13.1 mile course, with bands playing and water and sweets being handed out. All along the front at South Shields there were big crowds which spurred you on for that final long mile! A great run with a fantastic atmosphere!

Lucy Thompson: 1/2 Marathon PB 1:41:05

Matt Robinson: 1:53:53

1. HARDMOORS 60: Neil Pratt, Peter Hardy-Cork, Martin Middleton-Frankton, Anna Jebson at the start of the Hardmoors 60

2. VIEWS: Some of the coastal scenery on the Hardmoors 60

3. BEACH RACE: The Hornsea Harriers in the East Hull Harriers Hornsea beach race

4. WELL DONE: Matt Robinson at the Great North Run

5. GREAT NORTH RUN: Lucy Thompson after completing the Great North Run

TANTON CUP COMPETITION 2022 ANNUAL PRESENTATION AND QUIZ EVENING

Tuesday October 25th

at Hornsea Indoor Bowling Club, Atwick Road, Hornsea Supper served at 7.30pm, Quiz starts at 8pm. (Teams of 4 required at £20 per team)

Followed by cheque presentations to Hornsea First Aid Centre and The Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

To finish the evening a performance by Hornsea Ukulele Group. Raffle with top prizes

Contact chairman Stuart Kemp for more details. Book early to get a quiz team. All proceeds to the above charities.