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Hardware Douglas Yeadon
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Curtains, Furnishing Lou’s Threads
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Holiday Cottages Priory Cottages
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Ironing Services The Ironing Service
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Kitchens Aberford Interiors
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Opticians Andrew Morgan Cameron Beaumont
Estate Agents Beadnall & Copley
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Flooring Services Thorner Flooring Floor Design Wetherby
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Plumbing and Heating Peter Norman 30
Funerals Tony Barker
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Restaurants Fox and Hounds
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Retail Parks Thorp Arch Retail Park
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Tree Services Bardsey Tree Services
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Furniture Hue Interiors
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Chimney Sweep Mooring Brothers
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Gardening Lawn Keeper MK Landscaping
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Chiropody Boston Spa Chiropody
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Hairdressing Ian Blakey
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Dear Reader, As I put the finishing touches to this month’s issue we are enjoying amazing spring weather, which has been very welcome bearing in mind we have a few large holes in our house. Don’t worry, it’s intentional - we have finally started our long-planned renovations. It has taken time, a lot of preparation and much reflection to get where we are now. Preparation and reflection are themes of Lent, of course, and March marks the start of Lent. We have a collection of contributions on the theme of Lent from ecology to Anglo Saxon, via Mothering Sunday. Lent is a time to take us from darkness into light and I’m sure I am not the only one to hope that our journey through March and beyond will see our local, national and global communities progress in a positive way. Finally, just a reminder that we have Causeway delivered free to our doors by virtue of the advertisers which support the printing costs for our
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Kumano Kodo - the Final Part
Finally, we arrive at the end! The great pagoda is a sight to see. We are tired but exhilarated too. We wind down more steps through the market stalls, mingling with those who are on a day out to see the pagoda and waterfall. A bus takes us to the little port of Katsuura, where a small ferry will take us to our hotel situated on an island in the bay. The hotel is vast, with over 5 hot baths, and is filled with Chinese tourists on weekend breaks.
It was still dark when we gathered to begin the last day’s walk. Just 4 of us appeared for the early breakfast, as 7 of our party had been stood down by our guide. “Too slow. You not make it during daylight. Sorry”. This bombshell was dropped into our dinner the previous evening. The final walk is 20km over the mountain range. Sunrise at 7.30am, sunset at 5.30pm, and a steady pace would be needed to get to the end in daylight. The trail involves steep climbs and descents through the forest. It would be dangerous to be in the forest in the dark. Most of those rejected had been initially outraged, but soon saw the sense. An alternative programme was arranged, they came to wave us off into the cold morning air and my sense was that most were relieved.
After a pleasant dinner, the next day I seek out the hot bath that is in a cave overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The sea is rough and waves splash over the dividing wall but as I luxuriate in warm water, knowing that there is no land until America, I feel like a shogun who has reached his goal. MARTIN BROWN
The first stage was a climb of 1000 metres in 3 miles. The path climbs steadily at first then the gradient increases until the last mile presents a major challenge. Stone steps cover the last 700 metres, and these steps are known as the gut buster because they seem endless and punishing. They are wide enough that they cannot be climbed like stairs but need a step between leg raises. Frequent stops were needed. Reaching the summit brought feelings of success and relief in equal measure. We weave our way through the forest, descending and climbing, making a 4 km detour owing to recent typhoon damage washing away the path. To see whole stands of these amazing trees flattened like matchsticks made us realise the power of these storms. The final climb brings a breathtaking view to the coast some 3km distant. It’s all downhill now and our pace quickens with thoughts of a hot bath and supper. The light is beginning to go, so we must press on, no backmarkers to slow us today. We come out of the forest to a park with playgrounds and car parks. We believe we are at the end but, in one final twist, we must do 900 stone steps down. I have aches on the aches on my muscles. 6
News from our Churches Pop-Up Choir Sought for St Peter’s Walton Easter Day Service
more than half an hour at Clifford Methodists, St Peter’s Walton and St Edward’s Clifford. This prayer service focussed attention on how we can contribute to acts of unity, justice and mercy in our personal lives and within our communities.
Rev. John Roden is taking the service and I will be playing the organ on Easter Sunday (21 April) at the 9.30am service at St Peter’s, Walton.
Each church provided a simple but delicious soup and a roll lunch sitting round a table as we discussed how we perceived ‘Justice’ and ‘Injustice’ and was it akin to ‘Power’ and ‘Powerless’?
I am seeking a Pop-Up Choir of volunteers to lead the hymns and service music from the choir stalls and also sing a couple of choir-only items.
Attending the worship services was a great way to experience the rich diverse forms of Christian worship that take place in our villages, meeting new people and engaging in meaningful conversation.
A rehearsal, together, would be from 9 am to 9.20am on Easter Sunday. The intention is to meet with choir volunteers in smaller groups to get acquainted and go over the parts.
GAY CHILDE
It would be good if volunteers are able to read music a little, but not essential. If you are in any way interested, please contact me (tonypoles@tonypoles.plus.com or 842904) email preferred or via Doreen Lister, by 17 March giving your name, email address, phone number and preferred voice (SATB), also your age if under 18. Please pass this invitation on to friends/ relations/neighbours and feel free to contact me with any queries. After that date I will decide whether we can go ahead, and hopefully contact you with further details.
SAVE THE DATE
Meanwhile, keep practising your breathing and scales…
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TONY POLES
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Saturday 7 September 2019 Walton Village Hall
The theme for the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity came to us from Indonesia: “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue.” (Deuteronomy 16:18-20).
Watch this space for further details.
During the week of 18-25 January, three of our local churches held a brief service lasting no 7
Letter from the Clergy gave us and the things he taught us during his years of ministry.
We sit here in the gloom of the winter months and talk to each other about any signs of spring that we can find.
Lent reflection can take many varied forms; it might be that you read a recommended book; you might travel the journey through the talks and meditations set out for you by our churches; you might simply make the pilgrimage through Bible reading over the six weeks of Lent. Try to find a moment each day to be still and reflect on God’s gift to us.
We discuss the days getting longer and the desire for warmer weather; but, have you ever thought that we might be wishing our lives away? We have all the ‘joys’ of winter - the crisp mornings, the pretty snowscapes, the noisy birds at a late enough hour not to wake us up, the snug evenings; yet all we seem to do is wish the season on its way and miss out on three months of the year.
Like all good journeys, the time spent in preparation will enhance the experience. Lent preparation for Easter will bring a depth of understanding to the joy of the resurrection.
In the Church calendar we have all the hurly-burly of Christmas with the delights of the Nativity and the Epiphany. For some, they turn immediately to looking forward to the Easter season; the shops are filled with eggs and chicks and we talk of the season as if it will just land on our doorsteps without preparation.
If you find that your days at the moment are too full of busyness to give time to six weeks of reading or reflection, may I suggest that you plan now to give time to the Holy Week services. We start with the stirring Palm Sunday services and then move into a reflective and meditative mood throughout Holy Week.
We have to get to Easter through the pathway of the weeks of Lent, in the same way as spring arrives after the pathway through the months of January and February. There is no way that our Christian hearts should skip the intervening time between Christmas and Easter.
To know that Jesus gave up so much for all of us, to show us the path of salvation, it should be a small but meaningful thing for us to give up time to travel the path of Lent and/or Holy Week. We travel through the darkness of the winter months to be able to delight in the signs of spring. Can we resolve as Christians to travel through Lent to find the risen Christ in the joy of Easter? I hope to meet you on that pathway.
We met the vulnerable child at Christmas, and we will meet the resurrected Prince of Peace at Easter, but how do we make that transition from baby to grown man in our hearts and minds? The answer is to travel through Lent. We can reflect and ponder on the journey Christ made for us, the words he
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Services Time
Date
Sunday Service, All Saints’, Thorp Arch
Coffee
9.30am
3 Mar
Lay Led
M Smyth
8am
10 Mar
Group Holy Communion
9.30am
10 Mar
Holy Communion Joint @ Walton
9.30am
17 Mar
Lay Led
J Warren
9.30am
24 Mar
Holy Communion
J West
9.30am
31 Mar
Lay Led Mothering Sunday with LEH School Joint
J Clayton
9.30am
7 Apr
Lay Led
Y Hetherington
Time
Date
Sunday Service, St Peter’s, Walton
9.30am
3 Mar
Holy Communion
8am
10 Mar
Group Holy Communion @ Thorp Arch
9.30am
10 Mar
Holy Communion Joint @ Walton
9.30am
17 Mar
Holy Communion
9.30am
24 Mar
Lay Led
9.30am
31 Mar
Lay Led Mothering Sunday with LEH School Joint @ Thorp Arch
9.30am
7 Apr
Holy Communion
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Occasional Offices - St Peter’s - Walton BAPTISMS WEDDINGS FUNERALS
No Baptisms No Weddings No Funerals
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For non-urgent issues and to pass on information call West Yorkshire Police on 101. In an emergency (if a crime is in progress or you think the offenders are nearby) call 999.
Thorp Arch Parish Council February Bulletin 2019
To give information anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The following is a summary of some of the work the Parish Council (PC) has undertaken over the last few weeks.
Remember you can report crimes and ASB online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/report-it New Councillor
Please see our website for more information about the Parish Council, including minutes from meetings and agendas:
We are delighted to welcome new Councillor Steve O’Loughlin to the Parish Council.
www.thorp-arch.org.uk
Steve was co-opted at the February meeting, and is a relative newcomer to Thorp Arch.
Police Report – January
He has lived in the village for over a year and has recently reduced working commitments which has left him time to commit to the Parish Council.
PCSO Broadwell reported the following: One vehicle theft from Thorp Arch Grange. One burglary on the Trading Estate. Other news:
He says, “I’m winding down at work and wanted to become more involved with my community. Working as a Parish Councillor provides me with this opportunity.
There were 46 crimes in January for the whole of Wetherby ward, 9 of these were burglary residential. There were 50 crimes in Harewood ward, 10 of these were burglary residential.
I am looking forward to working with the other Councillors and contributing to improving the village.”
Security Advice: Burglaries often increase during the winter months, when burglars take advantage of the longer hours of darkness.
Elections 2019 This year all Parish Councillors have to re-stand in the elections should they wish to continue. The elections will be held on 2 May.
There are simple measures you can take to make your home look occupied and reduce your chances of being a victim:
There are five Councillor places. Four of our current Councillors intend to re-stand, one will not.
• Always keep doors and windows locked, even when you’re in. Remove the keys from the lock and keep them out of view.
Anyone can apply to be a Councillor, providing they have lived or worked in the area for a minimum of a year.
• Use timer switches to turn lights on when you are out. Alternate the times and lights that you use.
There some other minor stipulations that the Parish Clerk can advise on. If you would like to join the PC and make a difference in your community, please contact the Clerk on clerk@ thorp-arch.co.uk
• Make sure your alarm and any outside lights are in working order. Always activate your alarm when you leave the house. • Don’t leave valuables on show, such as laptops, tablets, keys, purses, etc. 10
Homes England (HE) Planning Application
Thorp Arch Village Society Update
HE has refused to engage in any further talks re mitigation with the Parish Council.
It was a very busy and successful December organising our traditional Christmas events.
This is a disappointment as the PC had hoped to persuade HE to contribute further to the community including Neighbourhood Plan projects such as the cycle path.
Many thanks to those who made cakes and helped at the afternoon tea following the Dress Rehearsal of the Lady Hastings School Nativity. This is always attended by some of the older members of our Community and much enjoyed.
Site Allocation Plan
The cakes are always absolutely delicious, and we make sure that some make their way to the staff room for the very deserving teachers.
It is now understood that the Parlington site has been removed from the Draft SAP and Green Belt protection may be modified in the Wetherby area.
On Sunday 23 December many of us gathered to usher in Christmas by singing carols on the Green, as always accompanied by the wonderful Wetherby Silver Band.
The PC will continue to monitor the situation. Heritage Board The heritage board and map will be installed into the frame by the end of February.
Peter Staples enjoyed leading the singing, and John Richardson stepped in to lead the proceedings from the front.
Speed Indication Devices (SIDs)
More importantly, Father Christmas popped by to make sure that all the good girls and boys had a little pre-Christmas chocolate treat.
The SID at the top of Walton Road is now working. We hope that the SIDs continue to contribute to the PC’s road safety strategy.
As a result of the collection made during the mince pie interval £80 has been donated to Martin House.
Website A reminder that minutes and more details about the work of the Parish Council can be found on the website.
We are also pleased to let you all know that following the Armistice Day Commemorative lunch a donation of £250 has been made to Help for Heroes.
Please visit at: www.thorp-arch.org.uk Date of Next Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be held on Monday 11 March 7pm at: All Saints Church, Thorp Arch.
Here are some more dates for your diaries: > Village Society AGM Tuesday 16 April, 7.30pm at the Pax. > Wine Tasting Evening Friday 26 April. > Village Fireworks Saturday 2 November. GABY MORRISON
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New Trees for Walton Playground Leeds Countryside and Parks services turned up trumps on 28 Jan and planted three wonderful, well grown trees in Walton’s new playground.
Pictured is the team who ably did the job the root balls on the trees were very large and needed every one of them to get the job done.
We now have an oak, beech and an acer which should be in leaf in May.
GUY KITCHEN
Walton Village Work Days - ‘Save the Dates’ 23 March & 6 April
are to get it all done. So please see if you can be available on these mornings.
As the days are getting longer and spring approaches I am once again tasked with requesting your help to continue with some of the good works completed by volunteers in 2018.
As ever the mornings will start at 9.30am with bacon sandwiches & coffee at Holly Cottage... and will end with refreshments in the Fox & Hounds about 1pm. So please let me (richard. prudhoe@gmail.com) know if you are able to attend so I can ensure nobody goes hungry or thirsty.
We will therefore be having two Spring Work Days - Saturday 23 March & Saturday 6 April.
The mornings are fun as well as productive and give people a great chance to catch up. We have been blessed with great weather in the past and fingers crossed that this run of luck continues.
The tasks on both days will be to plant the hedge whips around the playground fence, fill in some gaps in the cycle track hedge by replacing whips that have not taken, and doing some general litter picking from hedges and verges.
I look forward to seeing you on one morning - if not both.
So, jobs for all...young, not so young, fit & not so fit! But we will need a good turn out if we
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TAG going into ‘standby-mode’
issues for our area, is hoping to strengthen the protections for ‘rural land’ as part of the revisions to the Leeds Core Strategy. They are holding a public meeting at 7pm on Wednesday 6 March in the Wetherby Methodist Church.
The TAG team have reviewed the options available to us, and decided that currently there is little that requires our attention. Judicial Review
It would be a good opportunity for residents in our area to attend, find out about BWP, and make it clear that the concerns of our area should be part of their remit.
With the SAP main modifications now published, the north-of-Wealstun site HG2-227 will remain in the SAP as an allocated site. This makes any possibility of a Judicial Review (JR) even less likely to succeed.
Next steps Apart from putting in consultation comments on the ‘rural land’, and following up on the ongoing detailed design of the north-ofWealstun planning applications, there is little new on the horizon for TAG. We intend to go into ‘standby-mode’.
The SAP defines the policy, so any success at Judicial Review would only be related to whether LCC had handled the issue legally. If it were found that they hadn’t done so, then it would be open to LCC to re-assess their planning decisions for housing on the site, in light of the new SAP policies.
We will continue to monitor local planning issues, and inform you, our Supporters, of anything significant that is developing. However updates will now be sent only when specific new issues arise.
We cannot see the decisions actually being reversed, just retaken in a legally correct manner. So we are not currently pursuing a JR any further at this time.
Many thanks to you all for the tremendous support you have shown over the last six years. We won the ‘big one’, reducing the proposed Thorp Arch Trading Estate housing from 2000, then to 875, and finally at appeal to no housing at all. It is disappointing that the gloss has been taken off by the way LCC have handled the recent Wealstun applications, in complete disregard of their own policies, and the two Inspectors’ decisions.
Leeds Site Allocations Plan (SAP) TAG will put in an objection as part of the SAP modifications consultation. LCC had proposed making our area into ‘green belt’, rather than the current ‘rural land’ designation, which TAG had supported. The SAP Examiners rejected this change. TAG will campaign for the green belt designation to be retained. We will also comment of the adverse effects on HG2227 of removing the phasing from the SAP. However as the examiners have not apparently accepted our many powerful arguments against allocating this site, we are not optimistic that this latest change will be sufficient to cause a change of heart.
Overall the community has certainly avoided the worst outcome. However, our vigilance must remain high. Can I close by saying a huge ‘thank you’ to the members of the TAG Team for the many hundreds of hours of effort they have each put in. PETER LOCKE, CHAIRMAN - TAG
Apart from these issues, TAG have no further SAP related avenues to follow at this time. Better Wetherby Partnership The newly forming ‘Better Wetherby Partnership’ (BWP), which looks like creating a powerful new body to campaign on planning 13
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6 April Walton Village Spring Work Day 9.30am meet at Holly Cottage for bacon sandwiches, followed by refreshments in the Fox & Hounds about 1pm.
MARCH
Contact richard.prudhoe@gmail.com for numbers in advance.
6 March Better Wetherby Partnership Public Meeting 7pm at Wetherby Methodist Church local planning campaign Thorp Arch and Walton residents encouraged to attend to put forward that this area should be part of BWP remit.
13 April Wetherby Choral Society April Concert Bach’s St John Passion 7.30pm St James’ Parish Church, Wetherby. Tickets £16 (under 18s free) available from The Ticket Manager 07860 454894, tickets@ wetherbychoral.org.uk, Nicolla Florist, Chorus members or at the door on the night.
8 March Quiz and Curry Evening 7pm for 7.30pm in Walton Village Hall in aid of St Peter's church funds. SOLD OUT. 16 March Walton Group of Artists Art Day, Walton Village Hall. Clare Dean (member of Walton Group of Artists) will be running a workshop using seed heads as inspiration, exploring texture and acrylic inks/gesso (www. clarescreations.co.uk).
16 April Thorp Arch Village Society AGM 7.30pm at the Pax. 26 April Thorp Arch Village Society Wine Tasting details TBC.
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Open to members first, contact Clare Dean (clare@clarescreations.co.uk) to be added to the waiting list for when a place becomes available. Workshops are £35 for non-members.
11 May Harrogate Male Voice Choir Gala Concert 7.30 Royal Hall Harrogate. Climax of the celebration of 50 years of Harrogate Male Voice Choir, tickets from box office 01423 502116.
19 March Walton Group of Artists Demonstration, Walton Village Hall 7-9pm. Heather Burton will be holding a demonstration using palette knife painting in Acrylics (www. heatherburtonyorkshireartist.co.uk).
SEPTEMBER 7 September St Peter's Cider and Gin Festival in Walton Village Hall - more details to follow.
Demonstration open to non-members, cost £3 on the night.
NOVEMBER
19 March Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group, Boston Spa Methodist Church, 7.30pm. Talk by St John Ambulance.
2 November Walton Village Hall 2nd Annual Bonfire & Fireworks Night and Thorp Arch Village Bonfire both TBC.
New Members welcome. For more info please contact tawyca@outlook.com. 23 March Walton Village Spring Work Day 9.30am meet at Holly Cottage for bacon sandwiches, followed by refreshments in the Fox & Hounds about 1pm. Contact richard. prudhoe@gmail.com for numbers in advance. 16
Don Clarke - Memorial Service at St Mary’s Church
between thriving centres of Boston Spa and Wetherby. Even though Boston Spa serves a smaller community it offers an extremely good selection of shops and eateries. See more on facebook.com/bostonspahighstreet.
Don’s Cremation will have taken place by the time you read this note but a Service of Celebration will be held at St Mary’s on Friday 29 March at 2.30pm.
A new Facebook Group has been set up to support small business owners (or those wanting to get started) plus those working from home or freelancing. This is a non-networking group and is aiming to bring people together who work in a more isolated way than a traditional ‘works’ setting. There are plans for local members to get together for a live meetup over a cuppa in March. Free to join, please see facebook.com/groups/WorksCanteen.
DAVID COATES
Road Safety on Boston Spa High Street Leeds City Council has been looking at road safety on Boston Spa High Street. The visibility from many of the side roads is poor so they are proposing ‘buildouts’ (extending the pavement) to improve sight lines at Chestnut Avenue, Springfield, Oaks Lane, Westwood Way and Church Street.
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Residents of Walton and Thorp Arch will know the junction with Bridge Road and the High Street also has poor visibility when cars park illegally on the double yellow lines outside Tom Foolery.
9 1/2” plates qty 59 8 1/2” “ qty 62 7 1/2” “ qty 31
I have emailed the highways case officer asking that the Bridge Road junction is also included but was told that, “the yellow lines protect the junction”. I have emailed back saying cars are often parked there and included a photo of an illegally parked car. If residents are also concerned about this junction please email Kieran.Dent@leeds.gov.uk quoting ref TM/33/145 and ask that this junction be included in the proposals. Boston Spa Parish Council have also requested a site meeting to illustrate the serious problem.
Please contact Kathy Excell on 843329 if you are interested.
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Free information and taster session held in the Parish Room at St Mary’s Church, Boston Spa, Friday 1st March at 4pm - for parents and children.
Local Small Businesses and Facebook Boston Spa High Street businesses are promoting services and events via social media with a view to encourage us all to ‘Shop Local’. We are lucky to be sandwiched
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are asking, “Why learn without a future?” and, “Grandpa, what is a snowman?”
It’s all too easy to feel jaded and cynical about depressing Global issues like Climate Change (in fact this is far more important than Brexit, whatever your views) and I found it powerful and humbling to read about the 16 year old activist, Greta Thunberg from Sweden, who had travelled to Davos in January with her campaign to confront world leaders and business chiefs, and demand action to tackle the global emissions crisis.
Lent is an ideal time to pause, to step back and to raise our awareness of things we take for granted. Christian Aid’s ‘Count Your Blessings’ is focussed on the World environment and has a thought-provoking Idea for each day and some practical suggestions, such as ‘Try a Carbon-Fast Sabbath’. See www.caid.org.uk/lent. We are hoping to put on a Lent soup & roll lunch for Christian Aid’s appeal to help people living in poverty at the sharp end of the effects of Climate Change - watch this space!
In a video address for leaders attending Davos she says, “I ask you to stand on the right side of history. I ask you to pledge to do everything in your power to push your own business or government in line with a 1.5C world.”
EMILY GAUSSEN
She is behind the fast-growing SchoolStrikes4ClimateAction which has inspired thousands skipping school on Fridays in Australia last November and all over Europe this year. Then I spotted a bright red Christian Aid envelope in our post with their ‘Count Your Blessings’ booklet headline for Lent: RISE UP Against Climate Change with a quote from the prophet Micah (ch.6, v.1) ‘Hear what the Lord says: Rise, Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.’ I find it extraordinary how a text from around 700 BC can strike one afresh in the context of an undeniably vital current cause. With millions of tons of Co2 being released into our fragile atmosphere, the oceans being polluted and already people’s livelihoods at risk, how dare we feel resigned when rightfully the young 20
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A chance to be on Take That’s guest list is one of the top prizes on offer when Martin House Hospice Care holds its annual Glitter Ball.
A champagne reception starts the evening, followed by a three-course dinner and live music from The Nightjars. There is also a balloon raffle, as well as a live auction with amazing prizes to win.
The prize – which offers the best two seats in the house at the band’s show at the John Smith Stadium in Huddersfield, exclusively reserved for the winner by the band themselves – is among the auction prizes at the black tie ball.
There will also be a silent auction on the night, with bidding opening a few weeks in advance of the ball at www.martinhouse.org.uk/glitterball so guests, and those who can’t make it to the event can start bidding on their favourite prizes.
Other prizes on offer include tickets to see Michael Buble at Leeds First Direct in a private suite, a driving slot at this year’s McLaren drive day and factory tour, and a luxury overnight getaway in London for two, travelling first class.
Among the guests will be Emmerdale stars and Martin House ambassadors Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry. Martin House provides care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire. This includes respite stays at its hospice, care at home and support for the whole family.
The black tie ball, at Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate, is the social highlight of the Martin House fundraising calendar, as hundreds of guests enjoy dinner, music, and fundraising games – plus the chance to win a diamond necklace.
Sara added, “The Glitter Ball gets better and better every year, and we hope that even more people will join us for this special evening, to help us to continue to support families who need our care.”
This year’s event, which takes place on Friday 10th May, is set to be the hospice’s biggest ball yet, with organisers hoping to top the £137k raised in 2018.
Tickets cost £95 each, and guests can also book tables of 10 or 12. There are also still a few VIP tables available. To find out more or to book your table, email events@martinhouse.org.uk call 01423 844569 or go to www.martinhouse.org.uk/glitterball.
Sara Cracknell, event fundraiser at Martin House, said, “The Glitter Ball is a grand occasion, a chance to dress up and enjoy yourselves, but at the same time
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Lent - the Lengthening of Days
March. However Lent falls it runs over a six week period when we really notice the way the days are lengthening and things are beginning to grow.
Lent this year starts quite late: Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent since the latter half of the seventh century, falls on 6 March.
In the agricultural world of Anglo-Saxon England, an open fire was the only source of heat, with firelight and precious candles the only source of light. This striking lengthening of days in the six weeks before Easter, regardless of when precisely that was in any given year, was eagerly anticipated and it had a huge impact on people’s daily lives.
For about three hundred years before, Lent always started half a week later on a Sunday. Before that the period of penitential preparation for Easter was from Good Friday to Easter Day, or at most the preceding few days of Holy Week. We are used to the longer stretch which has always been conceived of as a spiritual commemoration of Christ’s forty days in the wilderness.
The church called the season Quadragesima using its language of Latin, the forty day season, and focused on its penitential nature. But for the people of Anglo-Saxon England it was the weeks when the days grew longer. Their name for the season, out there in the everyday world, was Lencten in Anglo-Saxon, from the verb lengan, ‘to lengthen’. It is this word that we are using when we refer to the liturgical season of Lent. It is the AngloSaxons’ normal word for what we call ‘spring’ itself an Anglo-Saxon word, but not used as the name for the season of the year until centuries after the Norman Conquest. When spring replaced Lent as the name of one of the four seasons, Lent lived on as the common name for the season in the church’s liturgy. It was only in Anglo-Saxon England that in everyday speech the liturgical season was named after the season of the year in which it falls. It stuck, and became the church’s official name for the season once English replaced Latin following the Reformation.
The present arrangement gives us forty fasting days before Easter because Sundays - which are never fasting days - need to be discounted in the arithmetic.
In those parts of Europe where the local language developed from Latin, the names for this liturgical season were derived from Quadragesima: for example, French carême, and Italian quaresima. An alternative approach, as in Germany, is to give the forty days a name that reflects the dominant practice of fasting (Fasten/Fastenzeit).
The problem of not being able to count Sundays within the forty-day total was why the extra half-week was added to the front of Lent in the seventh century to make the numbers right. When Lent begins and ends depends on the variable date of Easter, which in 2019 is almost as late as it can be: 21 April. The latest possible date is 25 April, with the earliest being 22
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Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday?
which remains today (though of course picking wild flowers is no longer allowed so the supermarket has to suffice…)
Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent - this year 31 March* - and its actually NOT Mothers' Day, the American festival of that name.
Is it possible that the name comes from the Bible, with readings for that day referring to motherhood in a different way, ‘But the Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all,’ Galatians 4:26
In the modern era, Mothering Sunday is when children show appreciation for their mums and significant older women in their families. Traditionally, we think of Mothering Sunday as being a day when domestic servants (mostly girls) were given a day off to visit their mother and family - or was it?
The text explains to the Galatian community what their relationship as Christians was to the Jewish Law. Mothering Sunday was also known as Refreshment Sunday because the fasting rules for Lent were relaxed that day. Especially associated with Mothering Sunday is the Simnel cake.
In the past, Christians worshipped at their closest parish or 'daughter’ church but you would be expected to go to your home or 'mother' church once a year. Each year in the middle of Lent, everyone would visit their 'mother' church - the main church or cathedral of the area.
A Simnel cake is a fruit cake with two layers of almond paste, one on top and one in the middle. The cake is made with 11 balls of marzipan icing on top representing the 11 disciples - because Judas is not included. Traditionally, sugared violets would also be added. The name Simnel probably comes from the Latin word simila which means a fine wheat flour usually used for baking a cake, though a legend suggests that a man called Simon and his wife Nell argued over whether the cake for Mothering Sunday should be baked or boiled. In the end they did both, so the cake was named after both of them: SIM-NELL.
Inevitably the return to the 'mother' church became an occasion for family reunions when children who were working away returned home. (It was quite common in those days for children to leave home for work once they were ten years old.) Historians believe that it was the return to the 'mother' church which led to the custom of children, particularly those working as domestic servants or as apprentices, being given the day off to visit their mother and family.
*31 March - Lay led Mothering Sunday with LEH School Joint service at All Saints’, Thorp Arch, and a little surprise for mothers who attend.
As they walked along the country lanes, children would pick wild flowers or violets to take to church or give to their mother as a small gift, a tradition JAMES PETTS
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The Birds in Your Garden
easily accessible to predators. Perches may help squirrels or weasels reach into the box to grab eggs and chicks, and one which is incorporated in a bird table may cause conflict between nesting and feeding birds.
Which Nest Box? Traditionally, nest boxes for small birds are put up in the spring - pairs begin to prospect in the late February, so a box put up now stands a good chance of attracting nesting birds. However, it is never too early or too late to put one up: some birds will use them to roost in during the winter months.
Be patient! There are many reasons why your box isn’t being used: the presence of natural nest cavities nearby or the location of territorial boundaries. But if a box is not used for several years try moving it.
Different types of nest boxes can provide homes for different types of bird. House sparrows and tits like one with a 32mm entrance; a 28 mm hole will restrict the box to blue tits. Robins and blackbirds will use open-fronted boxes, preferably tucked away in a bit of cover.
Come autumn, old nests should be removed and the box cleaned out. Bird Protection Law permits the cleaning out of nests between 1 September and 31 January. Wear gloves and a dust mask as old nests may harbour fungi that can cause respiratory problems. They can also contain parasites such as fleas, lice and ticks, so put them straight into a plastic bag and seal it before disposal.
Beware - some nest boxes are far from ideal! Choose one made with an insulating material such as wood the walls of which should be at least 15mm thick and can be treated on the outside with a non-toxic, water-based preservative. Dense materials such as metals or ceramics can become too hot or too cold for chicks to survive.
Now you have a nest box, why not add value and join a BTO survey to record its contents, and those of any other nest in your vicinity? If you find the lives of our garden birds to be of interest and would like to join in and count the feathered occupants of your garden please contact me or visit the BTO Garden BirdWatch website (www.bto.org/gbw). If you know of an organisation not a million miles from York which would like a talk on garden birds call: Mike Gray on 07596 366342 or
The internal floor area should at least 130 cm2 as birds may lay fewer eggs in smaller boxes. Think too about access to examine and record the contents, and to clean it out afterwards. Looking inside a nest box is OK once the birds are incubating, provided you approach quietly. Most birds will sit tight on their nest if you peek in.
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