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Community Societies Take Over
Advertising Index Accountants Gillbeck Assoc Peter Howard Alarms PGK Security Animal Care Clifford Moor Farm Fosters Dog Grooming Architects McNicholas Architects Bed & Breakfast Four Gables Building Materials Kirbys
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Contact: Emma Shellard, 07903 632590 emmashellard@outlook.com Computers The PC Crew
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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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Newsagents Supershop
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Decorators Mark Hatfield Oliver Willard The Decorating Centre
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Elderly Support WiSE
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Business Support Small Business Marketing Coach
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Carpet Cleaning Wetherby Carpet
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Electrical services PC Collier Edmunds Electrical
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Opticians Andrew Morgan Cameron Beaumont
Estate Agents Beadnall & Copley
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PA/Secretarial Concierge David Bransby 27
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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Cars/MOT Boston Spa Garage Westmoreland Cars
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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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Front Cover - Walton Church by Rachel Bentley Causeway - Chair Ian Hall | Editor Rachel Bentley | Designer John Pendleton | Advertising Emma Shellard Distribution (Thorp Arch) Jane Clayton (Walton) Gay Childe and David Spencer. Big thanks to the entire distribution team. Please refer to the Contacts Page for contact details. The Editor and Management Committee do not endorse any content of articles or advertisements in this magazine nor shall they be liable directly or indirectly for any damages which may arise from information or views contained in these pages.
Emails please to causeway.editor@gmail.com
Dear Reader, Summer will soon be peeping its head around the corner, just as spring has firmly sprung in the area. This time of year seems to herald an increase in activity for local councils, societies, churches and charities and this issue is a ‘cover to cover’ celebration of some of the things happening in and around our very well supported communities. And it is at this time of year that I am reminded of a few words from a classic song: “It’s a long, long while from May to December, but the days grow shorter when you reach September…the days dwindle down to a precious few…and these few precious days I’ll spend with you.” Lyrics from ‘May to December’, some will recognise, and words which poignantly sum up the future for our very own community concern: Causeway! As we publish and deliver our May issue, we can only look ahead to what could be our FINAL issue in December 2019.
It might not be for you, but if you really love our magazine and value the day it drops through your door each month (almost) please help us find the very special person to keep our magazine running for a few more years. Your Causeway Editor
We continue to seek out a volunteer Editor for Causeway (and/or a small volunteer force) to help produce the magazine 10 times a year. Perhaps in our communities there is someone who is ready to take on the challenge but simply not had chance to raise their hand yet. We would urge you to take this opportunity, please, right now. As in the song, we are dwindling down to a few precious days (well certainly weeks) until we may be forced to take the incredibly sad decision to close Causeway. Unless we have an Editor or team of sub-editors in place by September (October
Advertisers’ index Editor’s letter TA & W YCA Ladies Group News from our Churches Letter from the Clergy Sunday Services Thorp Arch News
very latest) our Advertising Manager will not be able to approach advertisers to commit to funding Causeway into 2020. Without an income we cannot publish.
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(Extract of lyrics taken from ‘May to December’ - Kurt Weill / Maxwell Anderson/Warner-Chappell Music.) Now available online at issuu.com/causewaymag and LARGE PRINT VERSION AVAILABLE BY EMAILING CAUSEWAY.EDITOR@GMAIL.COM. Causeway is a voluntary community magazine which is published 10 times a year (monthly except for January and August). Contributions are considered by our Editorial Team and are invited to be emailed to causeway.editor@gmail.com by 10th of the month prior to publication.
Walton News Village Diary and Notice Board The Church in the Field Community Engagement Birds in Your Garden Village Contacts
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• Register your landline and mobile numbers to reduce cold calling at the Telephone Preference Service: www.tpsonline.org.uk
TA & W YCA Ladies Group Thorp Arch & Walton YCA Ladies Group continues to be very busy and membership continues to increase. Our group size excludes all current options in Thorp Arch or Walton and we recently moved from Deepdale to Boston Spa Methodist Church, with the opportunity for different types of events now that we have more space and flexibility.
• The Little Book of Big Scams (4th Edition, pdf file) - information booklet outlining common scams and how to spot them: www.met.police.uk/globalassets/ downloads/fraud/the-little-book-of-big-scams.pdf • Get Safe Online –information, help & guidance for staying safe online: www.getsafeonline.org/ This website also contains links to lots of other information sources such as identify theft etc • Financial Fraud Action (FFA UK) www.financial fraudaction.org.uk raises awareness of different types of financial fraud in the UK with useful downloads • Report Fraud to ACTION FRAUD 0800 123 2040 or use www.actionfraud.police.uk, with links to all of the other websites and information listed here as well as other useful information • Follow West Yorkshire Police’s Fraud Team on Social media: Twitter @WYP_EcoCrmUnit or Facebook: www.facebook.WYPFraud
Recent events have included a talk by former Wetherby Mayor Mrs Norma Harrington, a celebration of the history of the music halls, and an evening of forensic crime investigation led by Forensic Scientist Brian Rankin. We all enjoyed working out Whodunnit from the evidence provided for a series of crimes and hearing tales from his professional life.
In the next few months, along with our monthly meetings, we have trips planned to The Arium Garden Centre and to the Allerton Park recycling facility, plus our AGM. Members will also be attending Tockwith Show (an excellent family day out) in August to participate in some of the craft competitions. More visits are planned and will be publicised to members in Causeway and on the Nextdoor App.
Over 90 people from the local community listened to Kay Bainbridge from West Yorkshire Police give an excellent talk, full of practical advice on how to spot financial fraud or ‘scams’ and avoid becoming a victim. The Financial Fraud awareness session ran in partnership with WiSE at Boston Spa Village Hall.
The group offers a thriving, vibrant and friendly social activity on a regular basis, non-members are always welcome at our meetings and talks. Membership is £20 per annum, includes all the regular meetings and any woman over the age of 16 who lives in the local community is very welcome to join. Meetings are 7.30pm on the third Tuesday each month at Boston Spa Methodist Church, the next on 21 May. Please contact us using the email tawyca@outlook.com or check out our Facebook page @tawyca.
Audience questions were answered and everyone left a little wiser and more aware of the complex schemes modern fraudsters use to commit financial crime. The WiSE Owl café benefited as everyone needed coffee & cake after the talk before heading home!
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This group is not restricted to the members of St. Mary’s, all people are in need of prayer wherever they live. If you feel you could respond to this request, please chat to Niki. My prayer for you is that you will read, think and be moved to respond to my request.
News from our Churches Email Prayer Group At St. Mary’s church there is an email prayer group. A small (as yet) group of people pray daily, at a time to suit themselves, for any people on the monthly list.
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I would like to ask of you one of two things;
SAVE THE DATE
• If you hear of any people who need prayer, for whatever reason, let Niki know.
St Peter's Cider and Gin Festival
• If you could spare the time to pray for people, consider joining the group. The list is cleared and re-assembled each month and the content is private - only for those in the group.
Saturday 7 September 2019 Walton Village Hall
There should not be a ‘gossip group’ from this, and details are not out for public discussion. Niki Hampson will tell you more about the group if you would like to email her on stmarysprayer18@gmail.com
Watch this space for further details.
COFFEE MORNING Saturday 18th May 10am – 12noon Come and enjoy drinks and cake at St Mary’s Church, Boston Spa. Bring your friends. Cakes > Produce > Stalls > Children’s Games > Raffle Entrance £2.50 to include Coffee/Tea and cake. 7
Letter from the Clergy spare a thought that in this 21st century we are the modern-day disciples who are basking in the miracle of the Risen Christ?
In the wonderful world of publishing Church magazines across the Benefice, I am sitting down to write the next clergy letter, for the May magazines, and we are still two weeks away from Easter Day! To be in the throes of Lent and envisaging the joy of Easter seems very strange.
What changes to our lives are we going to make in the light of Easter day? Over the next 40 days until Ascension Day will we spend any time thinking what Jesus was teaching and showing his disciples how to spread the Good News? His commission to his followers, as Matthew’s Gospel tells us, is to ‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…’ and ‘teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.’
The whole of May this year is taken up with the days that the Apostles were coming to terms with the resurrection of their beloved Jesus and being coached in the job that lay ahead of them. At the end of May we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus to be with his Father and the final view of his earthly self to his friends.
In the month of May be sure you don’t forget the joy of Easter Day, take to heart the directive from Jesus and show those you meet each day that you are part of the Easter people who live his way.
I wonder how long the joy of the Risen Lord lasts with us? Maybe you were one of the merry bunch who brought the light of Christ into the church at dawn on Easter morning and rang bells in utter joy, or perhaps you were one of those who joined in at a more sedate hour and found the miracle of the Resurrection written in the faces of those who shared the service with you?
One of the most comforting things Jesus gives to us all is the phrase at the very end of Matthew’s Gospel; words that we can carry with us in our lives out there in the big wide world; ‘And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
I am sure a lot of you will have shared the rest of the day with extended family - good company and a wonderful dinner. Plenty of conversation and the knowledge that the government have given you the next day off work!
Easter is not just one day, it is the spark that leads us to take ourselves out, along with our Lord, to do his work in as many ways as he can inspire us. Enjoy the month of May in all its glory and delight in the season of Easter for the whole of the month. Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia!
Did you wake up on Monday morning still believing in that spine-tingling joy of the finest of gifts that we had been given by God? Did you
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Services Time
Date
Sunday Service, All Saints’, Thorp Arch
Coffee
9.30am
5 May
Lay Led Joint
J Leonard
8am
12 May
Group Holy Communion
10.30am 12 May
Christian Aid Benefice Service @ Boston Methodist Church
9.30am
19 May
Lay Led
J Gawthorpe
9.30am
26 May
Holy Communion
S Spurr
9.30am
2 June
Lay Led
M Smyth
Time
Date
Sunday Service, St Peter’s, Walton
9.30am
5 May
Lay Led Joint @ Thorp Arch
8am
12 May
Group Holy Communion @ Thorp Arch
10.30am 12 May
Christian Aid Benefice Service @ Boston Methodist Church
9.30am
19 May
Holy Communion
9.30am
26 May
Lay Led
9.30am
2 June
Holy Communion
Artists Around Wetherby Open Studios 11th/12th May and 18th/19th May - all 10am to 5pm 24 artists in a 6 mile radius are opening their studios. Refreshments at all venues. Donations towards St Gemma’s Hospice.
Original art, prints, cards, sculpture, ceramics, glass blowing, wire sculpture and paper making. Demonstrations.
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• Check the website carefully and ensure the company’s contact information is visible. • Check the travel company is a member of a recognised trade body such as: ABTA (www.abta.com) or ATOL (www.caa.co.uk/atol-protection)
Thorp Arch Parish Council April 2019 News Bulletin The following is a summary of some of the work the Parish Council (PC) has undertaken over the last few weeks. Please see our website for more information about the Parish Council, including minutes from meetings and agendas: www.thorp-arch.org.uk
• Check the website is secure before entering any personal details; the web address should start https instead of http. • Trust your instincts… if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
Police Report – February
• If you have been a victim of fraud, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or by visiting their website: www.actionfraud.police.uk.
Three crimes reported for March: two on the trading estate and one on Marrtree Business Park.
For non-urgent issues and to pass on information, call West Yorkshire Police on 101.
Other news: There were 40 crimes in March for the whole of Wetherby ward, 6 of these were burglary residential. There were 47 crimes in Harewood ward, 18 of these were burglary residential.
In an emergency (if a crime is in progress or you think the offenders are nearby), call 999. To give information anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Security Advice: There are opportunists in the area. Please check your car door is locked, and you lock and shut windows in your house. Also check garages/ sheds/out houses are locked and secure.
Remember you can report crimes and ASB online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/report-it
Holiday Fraud:
An uncontested election has been declared for Thorp Arch. This means that all sitting Councillors will automatically be re-selected for a further 4 years. We still have a vacancy which can be filled after 2 May through a co-option process.
Uncontested Election
With summer and religious holidays just around the corner, you may begin looking for flights and trips abroad. However, watch out for fraudsters offering cheap deals that do not exist. Protect yourself:
Anyone can apply to be a Councillor, providing they have lived or worked in the area for a minimum of a year.
• Avoid booking through a third-party company, particularly if they make contact unexpectedly.
There are 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
• Avoid paying via bank transfer or cash as they are difficult to trace and are not refundable. • Research the company to check it is legitimate and has positive customer reviews. 10
Cllr Margaret Smyth receiving flowers from Chairman John Richardson
Thorp Arch Benches
Cllr Margaret Smyth who has served Thorp Arch PC for 12 years, is stepping down this year. Margaret has a wealth of knowledge about the village and has advised the PC on a number of issues. She was most recently involved in the Neighbourhood Plan steering group supporting them, particularly on historical matters. We wish Margaret a happy retirement and will no doubt be seeing her around the village.
The PC own a number of benches and have decided to give them all a face lift! All the benches will be sanded down and varnished or painted. Dog Fouling on Dowkell Lane The Parish Council have had a number of complaints about uncollected dog foul on Dowkell Lane. Please ensure you clear up after your dog. Fines are applicable for those who don’t.
20 MPH Zones in Thorp Arch The PC have now submitted their comments to Leeds City Council. We are awaiting a response from them, which we will publish as and when it is received.
Website A reminder that minutes and more details about the work of the Parish Council can be found on www.thorp-arch.org.uk
Improvements to The Green Following work to The Green (the new chain link fence and the Memorial), the PC have agreed to look at improving the grassed area, which has become over run with moss and is patchy. A lawn specialist will be contracted to carry out improvements once the daffodils have died back.
Date of Next Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 May 2019 – 7pm at All Saints Church.
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present and future Walton residents. With this in mind, a local resident has suggested that, with a donation to the Parish Council, a commemorative plaque could be commissioned and displayed by a tree as a lasting legacy for a member of our village who is no longer with us. Anyone wishing to commission a plaque, contact the Parish Council secretary on secretary@walton-pc.gov.uk
Walton Village Council Newsletter Getting to know your local Councillors Kicking off is David Aspland, Chairman of Walton Parish Council. I have been a councillor for over 10 years, since moving to the village with my family. Educated at Leeds Grammar school and Nottingham University, I qualified as a chartered surveyor in 2001 and held senior positions in several wellknown property practices, latterly Carter Jonas where I headed the northern commercial team. I now run my own property development and Investment Company. I am head coach of the Wetherby U13 Rugby team where my son plays and a trustee of Phoenix Health and Wellbeing - a charity and social enterprise focusing on mental health and keeping healthy, something I try to do with limited success.
Heritage Boards
The motivation to be a councillor stems from a desire to selfishly make Walton the best village in the area, to create a proactive and positive environment for all and ensure we listen to the villagers’ thoughts and wishes, accommodating and helping where we can.
One of the key community actions arising from the Neighbourhood Development Plan was a project to look at developing and highlighting the heritage features of the village to both the community and visitors. To that end the Parish Council has embarked on a project to commission two history display boards to highlight the key heritage assets of the village located at opposite ends of the village.
The Walton Village Plan was fantastic, the support and the buy in from the village and Leeds city council was a triumph. However, the most tangible and rewarding achievement to date for me is the cycle path; it just connects Walton which used to feel so isolated.
The final design, layout and location of the boards will have been discussed at the community engagement event in April. Walton residents have been asked for old photos or historical documents about the village they would be happy to lend for possible inclusion in the History Boards to be submitted via Teresa Walker on 845361 or David Taylor on 843414.
My vision for Walton is to implement the village plan in a way that creates more positive interaction and involvement from all. It’s simple really; let’s make Walton the most desirable place to live in Yorkshire, not only based on what we achieve, but how we achieve it and who we achieve it with. Memorial Plaques for the Playground In addition to the play equipment, Leeds City Council have also provided us (and planted) three trees, an oak, a beech and a sweet chestnut; all of which, we hope, will bring lasting pleasure to 12
with the Harland way (estimate 60-90 minutes), stopping off in Wetherby for cake! For details of tickets please contact The Fox and Hounds Pub in Walton or David Aspland on dha@illuminatinginvestments.com.
Traffic Calming through Walton Councillors Brodie Clark and Melvyn Wood have been working with Leeds City Council on our behalf to implement traffic calming measures through the Village. Here is their feedback: One of the very clear Community concerns, as expressed at the various Neighbourhood Planning discussions last year, was the speeding of traffic through Walton. We have been working hard with Leeds City Council to get some movement and we can now confirm that the village will shortly become a 20-mph zone.
Village Work Days On 23 March and 6 April, we had more of our enjoyable and productive Walton Village work days. Our project was to plant a hedge around the perimeter of our new play park at the Village Hall in addition to litter picking on the approach to our village. Spring was in the air and the event was well attended which enabled us to complete the task with time to spare – including a coffee break! These mornings are a lot of fun and a great way to meet and make friends in Walton. For info contact richard.prudhoe@gmail.com.
Wighill Road will remain a 30 mph road, but 20 mph signs will be placed on the 4 entry roads into Walton. LCC plan to introduce the limit and signage in early May, subject to any other major pressures on them. LCC have evidence that a reduced speed limit does have a slowing effect. As a Parish Council, we will want to continue discussions with you about whether this, for the moment, is enough or whether more severe and restrictive measures (bumps/flashing signs etc. will all be at our own cost) are necessary. Meanwhile, we continue to work on HGV vehicle restrictions through the village. Charity Walk and Barbeque Our Parish Council chair, working in conjunction with The Fox and Hounds Pub are aiming to raise money for a Leeds based charity, Phoenix Health and Wellbeing. The charity supports people who have chronic mental or physical health issues by offering them subsidised or free counselling and complementary therapies. All of the clients receiving these therapies are referred by medical or healthcare professionals or professionals from associated charities. The event will kick off on 18 May in Walton with coffee and breakfast at the Fox and Hounds before walking to The Bay Horse in Kirk Deighton for a barbeque and complimentary drink. We hope this will be a fun family day out and children and dogs all welcome. Transport back from Kirk Deighton will be arranged. The route will use our cycle path and link up 13
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2-5 May Tour de Yorkshire Men and Women’s International Cycle Races taking place over the weekend across Yorkshire - the closest stage to Wetherby area is Barnsley to Bedale on Friday 3 May.
18 June Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Wentworth Woodhouse talk by Trevor Moody at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. Contact tawyca@ outlook.com
9 May Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Arium Garden Centre Private Tour 1.30pm. Contact tawyca@outlook.com
JULY 16 July Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Talk by Andy Wilson from Yorkshire Cancer Research at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. Contact tawyca@outlook.com
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.
AUGUST
Artists Around Wetherby Open Studios
4 August Tockwith and District Agricultural Show 2019.
11th/12th May and 18th/19th May - all 10am to 5pm 24 artists in a 6 mile radius are opening their studios. Refreshments at all venues. Donations towards St Gemma’s Hospice.
Original art, prints, cards, sculpture, ceramics, glass blowing, wire sculpture and paper making. Demonstrations.
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SEPTEMBER 7 September St Peter's Cider and Gin Festival in Walton Village Hall - more details to follow. 17 September Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Bee Keeping talk by Claire McGettigan at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. tawyca@outlook.com
To download a brochure visit www.artistsaroundwetherby.com
18 May Christian Aid Coffee Morning St Mary’s Church Boston Spa 10am-12 noon, all welcome. Cakes, produce, stalls, children’s games and raffle. Entrance £2.50 to include Coffee/Tea & Cake.
OCTOBER 15 October Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Wetherby and District Food Bank Talk at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. tawyca@outlook.com
18 May Walton Charity Walk and Barbeque in aid of Phoenix Health and Wellbeing. For details of tickets please contact The Fox and Hounds Pub in Walton or David Aspland on dha@ illuminatinginvestments.com
16 October Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Allerton Park Recycling Centre Private Tour 10.30am. tawyca@outlook.com
21 May Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Earring demonstration & practical session with Just Gems at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. Contact tawyca@outlook.com
NOVEMBER 2 November Walton Village Hall 2nd Annual Bonfire & Fireworks Night and Thorp Arch Village Bonfire both TBC. 16
Anyone for Croquet?
Bilton in Ainsty hosts 375 year commemoration of the Battle of Marston Moor
The new Croquet season commences Friday 3 May at the Terrace Lawn Tennis and Croquet club in Boston Spa. Croquet is a game that promotes health and well - being, no physical prowess is required; young, old, male or female play on equal terms.
St Helen’s Church, Bilton in Ainsty, invite you to take part in two events to mark 375 years since the Battle of Marston Moor, on 2 July 1644, when St Helen’s was used as a Military Hospital.
We are now looking to expand our croquet membership having enjoyed a short but successful inaugural season in 2018. With the enlargement of our existing lawn, it has made it possible to offer a limited number of new memberships.
There will be an ‘Evening with The York Military Wives Choir’ on Friday 5 July at 7.30pm. The choir will sing some of their favourite songs including ‘Remember’ wand ‘Poppy Red’. The church will be open between 11am and 4pm on Saturday 6 July to relive this important time in the area’s and church’s history.
Club days Monday evenings (new members) Tuesdays and Fridays. Contact 07974089893 or 01937 845519, www.bostonspalawntennis.com
Members of the ‘Sealed Knot’ Charity will be in attendance. Tickets for the Choir evening are £10 each (including refreshments) available from Susie Pilling 01423 358340 or biltoninainsty18@ gmail.com, and the open day is free.
Walton Park Cricket Club The first match of this season is on 27 April for the seniors, the second team are playing at home. Junior ages are 5 years up to 18, both boys and girls are welcome. Practice nights are on a Tuesday evening from16 April if you would like to bring your children to have a look. Walton Park CC Junior Chairman is Paul Hudson - contact 0797 3138994. If you would like to sponsor a cricket ball for a match the cost is £20. For more information please contact Caroline Hobson via caroline. hobson@btintetnet.com or Phil Robinson via philrobinson1000@gmail.com.
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Please join us on this summers evening as the choir sing some of their favourite songs including Remember and Poppy Red. Help us commemorate 375 years since the Battle of Marston Moor 2nd July
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Lead Church - the one in the middle of the field!
of buildings had probably never been very large, they were there for many centuries – indeed the area is mentioned explicitly in the Domesday book. Although the nearest parish church is at Saxton, Lead was a detached part of the parish of Ryther (a concept that was not unusual until quite recently).
Sometimes people move, and buildings get left behind. Normally when this happens the buildings left behind decay due to lack of maintenance and finally fall down and disappear.
The Church itself has never been a parish church, and was probably a private chapel attached to a manor house, as can still be found at nearby Lotherton and Hazelwood Castle. However, the situation may not have been quite as simple as this. Whilst the current building comprises only a nave, excavations in the first half of the last century show that there was also a chancel of a similar size. Why did the owners create such an opulent building?
Just occasionally something unusual happens and, against all the odds, the building survives and becomes a monument to those who have loved it, and eventually looked after it. One such building is Lead Church, which stands all on its own in the middle of a field a couple of hundred yards to the North of the B1217, opposite the Crooked Billet pub (GR SE464369). Aerial reconnaissance, however, indicates that there was once a collection of buildings in the vicinity of the church, including a manor house. Whilst the number
A possible reason can be inferred from its location in the wider area. The current B1217 was the road that would be taken by those wishing to travel from York to
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Wakefield, and the church (and the ‘isolated’ pub across the road) is (a) about half way between them, and (b) about a day’s walk from each. In mediaeval times the Church provided far more facilities than religious services and Lead could have provided rest and sustenance, both physical and spiritual, for weary travellers.
Then came the cyclists from Leeds! In the 1920’s a group came out each Sunday and restored the building. After that there was always someone to look out for it, and to call in help to clean up after the cattle got in yet again. In 1980 the church came under the care of the Redundant Churches Fund, who did some restoration and put up the fences (to stop the cattle!). At that time Lady Clegg, from Saxton, formed the Friends of Lead Church who now keep an eye on the building and report to the Churches Conservation Trust (the metamorphosis of the RCF).
Whilst this explains the initial existence of the church, it does not explain why it is still extant. In 1596 it was reported to be in a parlous state (the chancel probably disappeared at this time), and in 1650 it had no minister and the Parliamentary Commission recommended annexation to Saxton parish. This gave it a new lease of life and in the late eighteenth century a full restoration of the remaining building took place, including pews and a triple decker pulpit (which still exist), with services twice a year. However, this revival did not last and eventually it was just a building in the middle of a field that cattle used for shelter when it rained!
Why not visit the church sometime – it is always open. Better still, why not come to the Annual Service on Sunday 19 May at 2.30pm and participate in a proper Evensong. PETER H JESTY, CHAIRMAN OF THE FRIENDS OF LEAD CHURCH
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Martin House cares for children and young people with life-limiting conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire, at its hospice, in hospitals and in their own homes. It also supports the whole family, including providing bereavement support.
Community Engagement Scale the heights for Martin House this summer Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People is inviting people from across the region to scale the heights of the Dales this summer when the charity holds its Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Saturday 15 June.
Entry to the Yorkshire Three Peaks costs £30 and walkers are asked to raise a minimum of £150 in sponsorship. There are places for up to 200 walkers, who must be aged 18 or over. The walk starts at 7am, and is self-led, with guides along the route to make sure people stay on track. There are also three stop stations, offering drinks and refreshments to walkers on the way.
The 24-mile route takes in Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent and takes around 12 hours to complete and a team of experienced mountain guides will be on hand to support walkers. Sara Cracknell, events fundraiser at Martin House, says, “The Yorkshire Three Peaks is a fantastic challenge for work colleagues, friends or family to take on, as you get to enjoy some of Yorkshire’s most breath-taking scenery, while raising vital funds for Martin House.
Martin House is working with KUTA Outdoor and walkers who register for the event can take part in up to three of its practice walks as part of their training for the Yorkshire Three Peaks. To find out more or sign up to take part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks, call the events team on 01423 844569, email events@martinhouse. org.uk or visit www.martinhouse.org.uk/ yorkshirethreepeaks.
“It costs us £8 million a year to support families, so every penny raised makes a huge difference. Coming to Martin House offers a break to families, a chance to spend time together and enjoy activities which help them to make precious memories.”
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• are set up in many different and creative ways such as: sole trader, partnership, small business, social enterprise, charity or voluntary organisation.
Community Catalysts - Community Micro-enterprise Project in Wetherby Community Catalysts is a social enterprise working across the UK to try to make sure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them, with real choice of attractive local options.
Support from the Project Community Catalysts has a huge amount of experience helping local people establish community micro-enterprises. We run a development programme which can:
We help local people use their energies and talents to deliver sustainable community microenterprises that can support other local people, creating jobs and volunteering opportunities.
• offer you a friendly and supportive point of contact to explore ideas • support you to develop your community micro-enterprise
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This is a new and exciting project delivered in partnership with Leeds City Council. The 2-year programme aims to stimulate the development and growth of community micro-enterprises that offer highly personal homecare and/or help at home to older people and people with dementia. The initial focus is on the North Leeds, Otley, Wetherby, and the City Centre but work can cover the whole of the Leeds area.
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What might this mean for me? Community Catalysts can support people who are currently running a community microenterprise that helps older people and people with dementia. We can also help people who are interested in starting a new community micro-enterprise. We would also like to connect with people, organisations, businesses or groups across Leeds who have an interest in building stronger communities.
Community Micro-enterprise People with talents, passion and local knowledge run community micro-enterprises. They all aim to make a difference to the lives of local people. Our project has a focus on microenterprises that support older people or people with dementia who need some care or help to live a good life or similar:
Get in touch Elaine Davin-Jones coordinates this project and to runs the development programme. Email elaine.davin-jones@communitycatalysts.co.uk or call 07423503937.
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there is an exception to their vegetarian diet during the breeding season when they feed their young on small invertebrates. The use of pesticides has reduced this food source too, as shown by the recent news items on the decline of all our insects: no wonder they are struggling.
The Birds in Your Garden
The Tree Sparrow We are lucky here in Yorkshire to have the Tree Sparrow as a reasonably common garden resident. Nevertheless, it is one of many species that have declined significantly, with numbers nose-diving from the 1970s until the early 1990s, when a slow revival began. It is estimated that nationally, numbers are only about a thirtieth of what they once were.
Tree Sparrows mate for life; their nests, which may be domed or cup-shaped, are made using twigs and leaves and are lined with down, moss and hair. Both birds do the building, usually in a hole in a tree, cliff, or building. They will often use nest boxes, and if you make one, the hole needs to be about 28mm in diameter as for Great Tits, but don’t forget that they nest colonially, so you’ll probably need more than one box.
For garden bird watchers who are not sure of their sparrows, Tree Sparrows, both male and female, are the ones with the warm red-brown crowns and white patches at the sides of their heads, plus a small black cheek patch. The chestnut crown is the real point of difference from the other ‘little brown jobs’. Male House Sparrows have a grey head and nape and a prominent black bib; their females are completely different, being generally stripy all over. Dunnocks (Hedge Sparrows in my youth) are altogether more delicate looking with almost spindly pink legs, and behave completely differently, being shy, mainly solitary, ground feeders.
If you aren’t sure which sparrows you have around you, grab a bird book and look a bit closer (or look on the BTO website!) 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 gbwmike@gmail.com.
Tree Sparrows are loosely colonial and tend to form small flocks, often mixing with House Sparrows. They are granivorous, usually feeding on the ground, though they will happily use garden bird feeders. I have seen them on peanuts, but in my garden they prefer mixed seeds, but will visit the more expensive sunflower hearts aimed at finches. I have been putting out suet balls for a while too, and they love them! Pure suet with no grains mixed in create less ‘fall-out’ on the ground underneath too. As with many birds, they prefer feeders sited near cover to reduce predation risks.
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Tree Sparrows tend to prefer the smaller seeds often produced by weeds, which modern selective herbicides have made rather scarce. This plus the loss of stubble fields during winter has doubtless contributed to their decline. You can encourage them by having a patch of wildflowers or by leaving weeds to go to seed. As with many seed eaters, finches especially, 26
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