Inside
LAST CHANCE FOR CAUSEWAY FAMILY FOOD FUN COMMUNITY CATCH UP
Emails please to causeway.editor@gmail.com
Dear Reader, Welcome to the September issue of our award-winning Causeway Magazine. This issue offers you our usual high-quality collection of wonderful local stories and events. We do live in a fantastic community, don’t we? Let’s celebrate the close alliance of Thorp Arch and Walton, brought together in our pages, whilst we still may: that’s doom laden isn’t it!? Such high-quality publications do not happen on their own…By the time you read this we will have fewer than 30 days to make a decision about the future of YOUR community magazine. Presently, there is no Editor-in-Waiting to take over from yours truly at the end of the year. Why does the Editor matter? The Editor collates (and contributes to) the magazine each of the 10 issues per year, correcting and curating, and working with the rest of the team to make sure everything is shipshape before handing over for designing, printing and distributing. Luckily it really is a team effort! What if we did not print, but went online? If we went online, Causeway would still need some direction and steer especially if it involved social
media, there would need to be a moderator to keep things on track. It is much like being the Editor in everything but name and still there is no one at present who is able to do that. Also, a printed Causeway is inclusive. EVERY house in the Parishes of Thorp Arch and Walton receives a magazine - all homes, all ages irrespective of whether residents are online or not. It keeps us together. So why do the Causeway committee have to make a decision so soon, to close the long running community magazine (30+ years) which knits our communities together? For well over a year we have been inviting you to volunteer or put forward new ideas (such as at our public meeting last autumn at the Pax). It really isn’t a snap decision. Simply, without the Editor we cannot ask our amazing advertisers
We close ‘applications’ on 30 September 2019.
to part with their hard-earned cash to pay for adverts for 2020 - both the fee they pay us and any costs they incur in creating a design when Causeway looks likely to close.
Anyone over 18 may put themselves forward, no experience necessary as training will be offered. We will have a chat so you can see what is involved and take it from there. There’s no obligation so please simply email causeway.editor@ gmail.com, call or text me on 07976 621496 or message via Causeway Magazine’s Facebook page by the end of September 2019.
It isn’t ethical, it isn’t Causeway. Regular readers will realise we have been here before, on the edge of losing the magazine: for instance, when I took over at the end of 2017, and when Emma took on the Advertising Manager role last autumn - last minute ‘saviours’ of Causeway!? Perhaps it simply is third time unlucky…
Please apply in person (it is too late in the day for suggestions of people who might do it, and we have probably approached them already in any case).
This is the final time of asking - is there a budding Editor out there? Did you fancy it but thought someone else would step in? (They didn’t!)
If we have not received any suitable applications by the end of this month, so be it. We close. We did well. We will live on in the memory.
Have you some extra time due to a change in work or family circumstances?
Enjoy this issue - it may be one of the last… Your Causeway Editor
Would you relish the thought of being able to save Causeway? If the answer is YES to any of the above, then act now, please, as there is no time to lose.
Editor’s letter Advertisers' Index News from our Churches Letter from the Clergy Sunday Services and Occasional Offices Thorp Arch and Walton News
2 6 7 8 9 10
Spa Surgery Update Village Diary and Notice Board Family Food Fun Local Charities; News Birds in Your Garden Village Contacts 3
13 16 20 24 26 29
4 22
5
Contact: Emma Shellard, 07903 632590 emmashellard@outlook.com
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
30 23
Computers The PC Crew
22
Hardware Douglas Yeadon
23
Curtains, Furnishing Lou’s Threads
28
Holiday Cottages Priory Cottages
22
Ironing Services The Ironing Service
29
Kitchens Aberford Interiors
19
Newsagents Supershop
28
30 05
30
28 30
Decorators Mark Hatfield Oliver Willard The Decorating Centre
30
Elderly Support WiSE
23 15
Business Support Small Business Marketing Coach
19
Carpet Cleaning Wetherby Carpet
28
30 28 29
04
Electrical services PC Collier Edmunds Electrical
22 30
Opticians Andrew Morgan Cameron Beaumont
Estate Agents Beadnall & Copley
32
PA/Secretarial Concierge David Bransby 27
Flooring Services Thorner Flooring Floor Design Wetherby
18 22
Plumbing and Heating Peter Norman 30
Funerals Tony Barker
28
Restaurants Fox and Hounds
14
Retail Parks Thorp Arch Retail Park
15
Tree Services Bardsey Tree Services
18
Cars/MOT Boston Spa Garage Westmoreland Cars
19 31
Furniture Hue Interiors
14
Chimney Sweep Mooring Brothers
22
Gardening Lawn Keeper MK Landscaping
19 04
Chiropody Boston Spa Chiropody
28
Hairdressing Ian Blakey
28
Front Cover - All Saints' Church, Thorp Arch @ Revd Nick Morgan 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. 6
News from our Churches Knit and Knatter - and Noah!
new way. Even if they simply enjoyed the spectacle of it all, I hope everyone would agree it was a fitting way to end the Festival with a bang, flash and Alleluia!”
The Knit and Knatter group have been busy this spring and the Noah's ark is now finished!
Rock Mass is a monthly service at Holy Nativity Church in Mixenden and Illingworth, Halifax. They meet on the third Sunday of the month at 6pm with music led by the band Metanoia.
There have been people from each of our Benefice churches involved in this creation. It will be 'sailing' to Bramham Church and spend August there and then it will travel to the other churches through the autumn. The group closed for the summer but starts again on Tuesday 17 September 2-4pm in St. Mary's choir vestry.
Successful Strawberry Tea Thank you to all those who contributed in any way to the success of the All Saints' Strawberry Cream Tea on 27 July.
Boston Spa Festival Rock Mass Finale
A special thank you to those who worked so hard in the morning to transfer everything to the church when it became obvious that an outdoor event was going to be impossible due to relentless rain and also at the end of the day to make the church tidy for the Sunday morning service. The event raised £419 for church funds towards either the repairs to stonework on the tower or the re-alignment of the church drive outside the gates. Thank you again. KATH SANDERSON
The annual Boston Spa Weekend Festival, now in its fourth year, had an amazing finale hosted by Reverend Nick Morgan at St Mary’s Church. As a newcomer to the village, Nick was keen to offer a church service to round off proceedings and so invited the Rock Mass from Holy Nativity Church in Mixenden and Illingworth, Halifax, to headline a service themed on the Christian symbol of fire and including a sermon in which Nick set flash paper alight. Music included songs by Metallica, Lenny Kravitz, U2 and a rock version of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’.
Yorkshire Gin and Cider Festival
“Rock Mass is, at its heart, a ‘normal’ Church of England service of Holy Communion” explains Nick, “but uses stadium rock and heavy metal music, together with a full lighting rig, smoke machine and video projections to bring the drama of the Communion service to life in a way which is rather different to what we do here week by week.
Saturday 7 September sees the Yorkshire Gin and Cider Festival in aid of St. Peter’s Walton to be held at the Village Hall from 11am onwards.
"We’ve no plans to offer this spectacular kind of service regularly, but I hope that Rock Mass has helped people engage with the Christian faith in a
Entrance to the Festival will be £5 per person which includes the first drink free.
In particular could any donations for the bottle tombola please be given to Anne Kilby as soon as possible (or there may be the chance to collect if you call Anne on 842561).
7
Letter from the Clergy Being a true Brit I am going to start off talking about the weather! We seem to be the only nationobsessed with the meteorological conditions on an hourly basis. I look at my mobile phone to check whether I dare put my washing out on the line for the day, or even whether it is worth doing the washing at all today!
As I got to the end of the passage, I found some comfort, “Do not keep striving for what you are to eat and drink and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world who strive after all these things…Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” (Luke 12: 29-31) In that one passage Jesus understands the micro and the macro. The nations as a whole are looking for greedier ways to feed and clothe themselves and hence moving towards destruction, but Jesus points out that those individuals who aware should strive for that promised kingdom and all we need will be given to us.
Have you enjoyed the huge variety of weather in the last month? I was down south on the hottest day ever recorded and nearly melted in the heat, then home again to watch a deluge and hear the thunder. Variety is the spice of life they say! The trouble with this variety is it is so unusual that people are realising that the human race may have a lot to do with the skewing of seasonal weather patterns. So, what can we do about it? If you are like me, you feel about as small as a grain of sand on a beach and about as much use as that one grain!
Greed and possessiveness are the traits of people who do not care about the future beyond their own lifespan. Those of us who see the perpetual nature of God’s kingdom and are thankful for the gifts that come from him can follow his instructions - do not worry about the things we cannot change but strive for those we can.
I listen to the campaigners and recycle as much as possible, I fill my kettle with only the amount of water needed and I try to make my carbon footprint as small as I can. But…in global terms I feel more like an amoeba than a grain of sand.
If we worry about being grains of sand, perhaps we need to have faith in the fact that each beach is made up of countless trillions of grains, if enough of us are counted together as we strive for his kingdom, we can make a difference. The ‘beach’ can be clear of pollution and signs of consumerism and greed and our striving could make a wholesome world again.
I wonder what Jesus would make of this generation in the world today. I turned to the Gospel of Luke and found his words about worry, food and clothing. He tells all who will listen that the Father will provide, and we mustn’t worry, but I then worry about the harm we are doing to God’s purpose for his people!
In the meantime, I will go and put out my washing between the showers and give thanks for the good drying weather! REVD TRISH
8
Services Time
Date
Sunday Service, All Saints’, Thorp Arch
Coffee
9.30am
1 Sep
Lay Led
S Spurr
8am
8 Sep
Group Holy Communion
9.30am
8 Sep
Lay Led Joint @ Walton
9.30am
15 Sep
Lay Led
M Smyth
9.30am
22 Sep
Holy Communion
J Warren
10am
29 Sep
Benefice Service with HC @ Bramham
9.30am
6 Oct
Lay Led Harvest Festival with LEH School
Time
Date
Sunday Service, St Peter’s, Walton
9.30am
1 Sep
Holy Communion
8am
8 Sep
Group Holy Communion @ Thorp Arch
9.30am
8 Sep
Lay Led Joint @ Walton
9.30am
15 Sep
Holy Communion
9.30am
22 Sep
Lay Led
10am
29 Sep
Benefice Service with HC @ Bramham
9.30am
6 Oct
Holy Communion
J West
Occasional Offices - St Peter’s - Walton FUNERALS
Michael Fricker - 13th June 2019
St Peter's Walton
ST PETER'S CHURCH
Yorkshire Gin & Cider Festival
HARVEST SUPPER 7pm for 7.30pm, Friday 11th October Walton Village Hall
11am Saturday 7th September (food available from 12pm)
Tickets £10 available from Doreen 842344/Anne 842561 (Strictly limited)
Walton Village Hall £5 per person inc. first drink. Anne 842561 or Doreen 842344 9
New Arrival for Causeway Volunteer!
Thorp Arch Parish Council Summer 2019 News Bulletin
Congratulations from all the team at Causeway on the birth of a son for Causeway Advertising Manager, Emma Shellard, and her husband, Lee. Toby, a brother for big sister Katie, arrived on Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 12.45am weighing 8lb 9oz. All are doing well and Lee, Emma and Katie are delighted with his arrival.
The following is a summary of some of the work the Parish Council (PC) has undertaken over the last few weeks. Please visit www.thorp-arch. org.uk for more information about the Parish Council, including minutes from meetings and agendas. Police Report One crime reported for July: Theft from a property on the trading estate. Security Advice: A number of burglaries this month were sneak in types where the owner was at home. Thirty per cent of burglaries happen when opportunistic thieves walk in through an unlocked front door and 26 per cent through unlocked or open windows.
Don’t let a thief catch you out! Keep doors and windows locked at all times – even when you’re inside. Don’t forget to lock the door behind you and remove the key from the lock. Keep keys, cash and valuables out of sight and in a safe place. Door chimes might deter a burglar from entering your property – but remember to always lock your door.
Thorp Arch Lawn Tennis Club 200 Club Winners
If you’re outside gardening or hanging out washing, make sure doors and windows are locked.
Here are the winners of the Thorp Arch Lawn Tennis Club 200 Club.
Put packaging for expensive items in the bin or take it to be recycled. Don’t advertise what’s in your house.
June - Number 138 - Steve Melber July - Number 178 - Sue Bowden August - Number 11 - Joseph Waind
Make sure door and window locks are 10
concern is the inclusion within the SAP of Site HG2-226 (Land to the east of Wetherby) for 1100 units. This has raised many objections from residents in the Greater Wetherby area and has been the catalyst for the formation of the Better Wetherby Partnership (BWP). Support is being canvassed for BWB's activities throughout the area, not just within Wetherby, given the impact these developments will have on the surrounding settlements including Thorp Arch, Walton and Boston Spa.
fitted to the appropriate standards. Cheap locks or deteriorating fittings all make your home an easy target for burglars. Check that existing security, such as alarms and external lights are working and use them to protect your home. Consider downloading free tracking software for items such as laptops and mobile phones. Join or start a Neighbourhood Watch Group and look out for your neighbours.
BWB can be contacted on: betterwetherby@gmail.com; or at PO Box 755, Wetherby LS22 9GA.
If you have a garage use it to store your vehicle out of sight.
Congratulations to Cllr Emma Shellard
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.
Many congratulations to Councillor Emma Shellard on the birth of her baby boy born in July, weighing in at 8lb 9oz. We look forward to seeing him around the village.
To give information anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Speed Indication Devices SIDs The SID near Walton Chase is still out of action. We have reported the matter to LCC engineers and have withheld payment until the matter is resolved.
Remember you can report crimes and ASB at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/report-it Site Allocation Plan (SAP) The SAP was adopted by Leeds City Council (LCC) on 10 July 2019. LCC are in a position to consider planning applications with the benefit of a five-year land supply being in place. However, the SAP must be reviewed no later than 31 December, 2021, so that it can be extended to provide for certainty up to 2028.
Bench Make-Over The PC have agreed to give all the benches in the village a make-over. Some of them were looking a little tired and in need of attention. All the benches will be repainted and repaired. The work will take place later in the year or spring next year.
The SAP can be viewed on the LCC website www.leeds.gov.uk/local follow the link to Adopted Local Plan.
Website A reminder that minutes and more details about the work of the Parish Council can be found on the website. Please visit www.thorp-arch.org.uk
Land adjoining HMP Wealstun Prison (HG2-227) in Thorp Arch Parish is now an allocated site for development of 142 homes. Homes England continue to push ahead with their plans following Outline Planning consents already given on the two individual sites comprising HG2-227.
Date of Next Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be held on Monday 9 September 2019, 7pm at All Saints Church.
Within the wider surrounding area, the main 11
Walton Workday
Thorp Arch and Walton Ladies Group
I am intending to organise a workday on Saturday 14 September, with three specific objectives:
We’ve had another busy couple of months. We supported the Thorp Arch Church summer afternoon tea event in late July. The weather didn’t play cricket (or any sort of ball to be honest) and the event had to be moved into the Church to escape the monsoon. We hope everyone who bought from our cake stall enjoyed the cake when they got it home as well as enjoying the event itself.
1. Replace the guttering around the bus shelter. The old guttering is falling off and will be removed in advance of the workday. So any experienced plastic guttering installers, please make yourself known, so I can allocate this job to people happy to undertake it. 2. Steam clean the chairs in the Village Hall.
We had 46 entries in the annual Tockwith Show Craft Competition. The show itself was a bumper success and the branch did quite well in the craft competition too – coming away with the team trophy for most points.
This team will be led by David Spencer & Gay Childe. They will be looking for a team of about 4 people to help with unstacking, cleaning & re stacking the chairs.
Lots of us met up with members from other branches of the organisation at Temple Newsam to celebrate Yorkshire Day on 1 August. Later in the month we celebrated summer with lunch at Wetherby Golf Club and then on 17 September we’re back to our regular monthly meetings at 7.30pm at Boston Spa Methodist Church, which you are very welcome to join us at.
3. Verge cutting along the cycle path. We paid a contractor to do this in spring. And they did an excellent job. But the cost was significant, so we are going to try and do this job ourselves. We will be hiring a large wheeled strimmer, and will have a couple of hand-held strimmers available, but any volunteers with their own petrol strimmers would be gratefully welcomed.
Finally, please put Saturday 9 November in your diary – we’re holding a Winter Fair and we look forward to seeing you browsing the many stalls we have booked in. If you are on Facebook, why not check out our page @tawyca. We look forward to seeing you soon.
This is clearly quite an undertaking, but I am hoping many hands make light work. Volunteers with brushes, spades, and weed killer sprayers will also be gratefully received as there will be tidying up behind the cutters required. So, all in all quite a lot to get done!
FIONA SPENCE
Format will be the same as usual. Meet at Holly Cottage, Main Street at 9.30am for coffee and bacon sandwiches. Finish about 13.00 for refreshments at the Fox & Hounds. I would be very grateful if you can confirm availability and if you have a preference, which of the 3 jobs above you would like to be involved in. I look forward to seeing as many as possible on 14 September. RICHARD PRUDHOE
12
Spa Surgery brief update
important text messages to be sent to you.
Nursing Team Melissa Johnson is now Lead Nurse as Jo Hans and her family are emigrating to Australia. Shirley Sowray and Aimee Simmons are joining the Surgery as Practice Nurses.
Patient Online Services The patient online service is now used by almost a third of all patients and it is hoped that many more will sign up for this easy to use system for booking appointments with a doctor or with a nurse for a blood test. This online service also enables you to order prescriptions and allows you to access your test results. If you use a computer, do please sign up to this easy to use system. If I can use it, so can you!
GP Appointments Just one or two comments about appointments. There may be an occasion when a doctor is running late. This may be due to an emergency and we are asked to be patient under these circumstances. To be sure, the doctor will not be taking a coffee break!
Over the Counter Medicines Please note that doctors cannot prescribe medicines to treat minor ailments when these medicines can be purchased in a pharmacy or supermarket.
If you have more than one issue to discuss with your doctor, please book a double appointment. Similarly, should you be accompanied by a relative, there will not be time in your 10 minute appointment for your relative to discuss a medical issue. The doctors are very thorough and must update patient’s records following each appointment. Please do attend all appointments made or cancel if you cannot attend and, finally, please ensure you are punctual so as to avoid the need for rebooking.
Ear Syringing This service is no longer available at the Surgery as the process does carry some risk and a gentle treatment can be acquired from your chemist. Please take a copy of the ‘ear care information’ leaflet available in reception. Measles You may have read about the increase in cases of measles largely due to a reduced uptake of the MMR vaccination. If you are unsure as to whether you have had this vaccination or not, please contact the surgery.
Signposting I think we are becoming familiar with being asked by the receptionist to give a brief description of our need for a medical appointment. The reception team are trained to direct us to the most appropriate member of the team and please be assured that everyone at the Surgery is bound by confidentiality.
Surgery Training Afternoons The Surgery is closed one afternoon per month for training. These are the dates for the next 6 months. 19 September, 10 October, 21 November, 23 January 2020, 6 February and 5 March.
Additional Services A reminder that telephone appointments are available in the evenings with a pharmacist covering medication reviews/queries, a mental health practitioner to help patients who may be struggling with anxiety, bereavement or sadness, a physiotherapist to advise on new musculoskeletal problems. Limited access is also available for GP, Nurse and Healthcare assistant appointments on Saturday mornings at Wetherby Health Centre. All these bookings are to be made through the Surgery. Please advise the Surgery of your mobile number to enable
Disabled Parking We are advised that a disabled parking bay should be in place on the main road opposite the Surgery entrance very soon. Summary We are fortunate in having an excellent GP Surgery in our village and we must do everything we can to support it. DAVID COATES PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP MEMBER
13
HUE Interiors
HUE Construction Ltd
Yorkshire made customised furniture
~ New Build ~ ~Refurbishment~ ~Residential~ ~Commercial~
Call: 07919157087 info@hueconstruction.co.uk www.hue-interiors.co.uk www.hueconstruction.co.uk
Kitchens ~ Wardrobes ~
14
Pantries ~ Boot Rooms ~ Studies
Thorp Arch Retail Park
Visit Thorp Arch Retail Park near Wetherby and enjoy the fantastic play area!
15 2
Things change so please check with the organiser before setting out. Have you an event to list? Please send brief details to causeway.editor@gmail.com and remember we need details well in advance thank you.
SEPTEMBER
11-12 October Boston Spa Arts Festival at Boston Spa Village Hall, Friday 11 October 10am to 5pm and Saturday 12 October 10am to 4pm. Local artists and crafts people exhibiting and selling high quality original artisan products.
7 September St Peter's Walton, Yorkshire Gin and Cider Festival from 11am with food available from 12 noon at Walton Village Hall, £5.00 per person which includes the first drink free. Contact Anne 842561 or Doreen 842344.
15 October Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet: Wetherby and District Food Bank Talk at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. Contact tawyca@outlook.com
11 September Clifford Village Hall, Boston Spa Men’s Forum talk on Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 10am. For further details telephone 842665.
16 October Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Allerton Park Recycling Centre Private Tour 10.30am. Contact tawyca@outlook.com
14 September Walton Workday, meet at Holly Cottage. Main Street at 9.30am for bacon sandwiches, finishing at lunchtime with refreshments at the Fox and Hounds.
NOVEMBER
17 September Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Monthly Meet Bee Keeping talk by Clare McGettigan at Boston Spa Methodist Church 2019, 7.30pm. Contact tawyca@ outlook.com
2 November Walton Village Hall 2nd Annual Bonfire & Fireworks Night and Thorp Arch Village Bonfire - details to follow.
21-29 September UCI World Cycling Event around Wetherby, Harrogate and other areas of Yorkshire, starting with para-cycling on 21 September in and around Wetherby. For full event details for spectators and details of road closures see worlds.yorkshire.com
9 November Thorp Arch & Walton (YCA) Ladies Group Winter Craft Fair & Coffee Morning at Boston Spa Methodist Church 10-12 noon. Contact tawyca@outlook.com.
OCTOBER 3 October Walton Group of Artists MacMillan Coffee ‘Morning’ Wetherby Town Hall 10am4pm. Exhibition and sale of artworks, prints, cards and gifts with refreshments, in aid of MacMillan.
16-17 November Walton Group of Artists Annual Exhibition, Walton Village Hall, 10am4pm each day, free entry and a chance to see high quality artwork from amateur and professional artists who are part of this local group. Original art, gifts and cards available to buy. Refreshments by donation in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
11 October St Peter’s Church Harvest Supper at Walton Village Hall, 7pm for 7.30pm, Tickets £10 available from Doreen 842344/Anne 842561 (Strictly Limited). 16
Wetherby Hosts UCI Para Cycling on 21 September Yorkshire is set to host cycling’s 2019 World Championships this autumn with a week of top-quality cycle road racing, much of which takes place our doorstep(ish!). For the first time ever, para-cycling runs as part of the World Series and will start the whole event on Saturday 21 September with road races around Wetherby. Other races include individual time trials for men, women and juniors, plus junior men and women’s road races. The final weekend (28/29 September) will see the crowning of the new women’s and men’s UCI world champions with the men’s race on 29 September covering almost the same route as Yorkshire’s 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ. Harrogate sees most of the action with many races starting or finishing there. Road closures come part and parcel of road racing so take a look at the event website for all the information on best places to spectate and where/when roads will be affected: worlds.yorkshire.com
Successful Garden Opening at the East Wing, Newton Kyme Hall - 21 July 2019
Yorkshire Air Ambulance Talk at Mens’ Forum
Well the rain held off and the sun shone for parts of the day! We had a lovely open day with 404 visitors to the garden - one less than last year! It was great to meet so many people who enjoyed the garden as well as eating all the homemade cakes and buying the odd plant or three!
The Ambulance service needs to raise £12,000 a day to keep both of the helicopters maintained and in the air, to save lives across Yorkshire. Boston Spa Mens’ Forum is offering the opportunity to attend an illustrated presentation on the service will be on Wednesday 11 September at 10am at Clifford Village Hall.
Monies raised for the National Garden Scheme was £2,282 and a further £200 for St Andrew's Church Newton Kyme. We are already planning for next year so watch out for a date for your diaries.
Readers are invited to come along, for further details telephone 842665.
CHRIS AND FIONA ROYFFE 17
218
Cycling
Enhances your life. We guarantee it
www.cyclesense.co.uk Tadcaster 01937 530303
Thorp Arch Estate 01937 844068
Moss and weeds a problem?
She’s SO Marketable
Call Call now now for for a a FREE FREE lawn lawn analysis analysis and and quotation! quotation!
Your Local Lawn Care Professionals
Affordable confidence-boosting 1-2-1 coaching for working women Focus on your personal and business USPs
Have This?
Call Rachel 07976 621496
Want This?
Call now on 0845 0945 363 or 07973 328 555 or visit www.lawnkeeper.co.uk
SmallBusinessMarketingCoach.net 19 2
Together Cook More As avid fans of so many cooking competitions on TV, and food in general, my family’s conversations often revolve around it. My two boys constantly ask questions, “What is panna cotta? How do you make focaccia?”
As I’m guilty of igniting this hopefully lifelong interest in food, believe in learning by doing and that everyone can cook I usually answer briefly ending with, “Do you want to make that?” So, one Saturday (following a question about pasta!) we turned our mid-sized galley kitchen into a pasta production line. The boys were at the worktop with flour, eggs and no bowls required. Now I know this is a recipe for mess but there isn’t anything that cannot be removed with a soapy cloth. They combined ingredients by hand and brought together the dough with a drizzle of olive oil. It didn’t take long for them to co-opt dad into helping with the kneading. The four of us (dusted with flour) giggled over the phrase, “Put some elbow grease into it!” We soon had a smooth springy pasta dough ready to rest.
20
With the boys opting for tagliatelle, the pasta roller was set. We soon realised that all four pairs of hands were needed - the dough just kept stretching and multiplying. As the boys were producing tagliatelle at record pace I got creative with finding places to hang it. Not wanting it to dry out, the water went straight on to boil and four minutes later the pasta was ready to toss in the carbonara sauce we had started to prepare whilst the pasta was resting. Now for me a good carbonara is eggs, black pepper and of course freshly finely grated parmesan with one or two added flavours that could include pancetta, streaky bacon, mushrooms, chorizo, sautéed onions and red peppers - the choice is yours. Depending on what you add is the prep you can do whilst the pasta is resting. The actual sauce really only takes the pasta cooking time to prepare. The secret is to mix the basics in a bowl, add the pasta from the pan lifted straight from the water using tongs or a pasta spoon (rather than draining off the water first) and stir. This means the pasta is really hot, cooking the egg as you add it and stir it. The little bit of cooking water that gets lifted out with the pasta keeps the sauce loose. We had a fantastic feast of tagliatelle carbonara, tasting all the better not just for eating together but for cooking together too. The only scowl was from the kids when I said, “We could have made the dough in the food mixer but then, how would you learn how to knead and know what it should feel like when it’s ready? And next time we could roll the pasta with a rolling pin”. However, we have proved these no-gadget techniques need only the most basic of equipment - and a bit of elbow grease! For more tips on family cooking and how I can help you together cook more, visit Facebook/ togethercookmore or give me a call 07736 443182. SALLY JUDE 21
P COLLIER Electrical
Upgrades & Repairs
Speed up your PC
Virus/Spyware Removal
Health & Security Checks
Broadband /Wireless Install
New PC Setup & File Transfer
Desktops still available from only £390
DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL
All new desktops come with 1 year warranty, delivery and basic setup
REWIRING LIGHTING ALARMS D O O R E N T RY A U T O M AT I C G AT E S CCTV
Tel 01937 843 242 Mob 07854 276 001
Tel: 01937 843427 Mob: 07786 866304
pccrew
The
Email chris@thepccrew.co.uk Visit www.thepccrew.co.uk 22
23
News from our Local Charities Could you ride a bicycle made for two?
Chris Hunter, the Wetherby Tandem Club leader, said, "We have a fabulous team of volunteer front riders - or 'pilots' - who take care of the steering, braking and tricky bits, so the disabled back rider or 'stoker' - just needs to have good balance, pedal hard and enjoy the ride. We supply the bikes and all the gear so all we ask is that our members and volunteers bring lots of enthusiasm!
Wetherby Tandem Club is appealing to keen cyclists to join its team of volunteer front riders to help local people with a disability enjoy the pleasures of riding a bike.
"As well as enabling our members to keep fit and healthy, the social side of the club aims to increase their wellbeing and the pub stop is an important part of the evening. We're a really friendly group and everyone has the same motivation - to enjoy the countryside on a bike."
The Tandem Club, which is run by charity Open Country, meets every Monday evening between April and October and enables adults with visual impairments, learning disabilities and mental health issues to get outside and enjoy the countryside around Wetherby, as well as staying active and socialising with their fellow riders.
Open Country also runs clubs in Harrogate, York, Ripon and Wakefield and collectively they had over 150 different riders out in 2018 across the groups, collectively cycling the circumference of the Earth.
The rides from Wetherby take place every Monday evening from 6pm with the group riding out for up to 20 miles, and a pub stop thrown in along the way.
If you are interested in getting involved in the ‘tandemonium’ please get in touch with Chris at Open Country on 01423 507227 or email info@ opencountry.org.uk. To read more about Open Country’s work and the other activities and service they provide, please visit www.opencountry.org.uk
This year, for the first time ever, they are also able to offer the option for wheelchair users who can transfer to enjoy the weekly rides. Thanks to a grant from OneFamily they have been able to purchase a wheelchair-accessible electrically assisted tandem bike.
24
Dazzle on the dance floor to raise money for Martin House
Last year’s Strictly Get Dancing winners Johnny Fantauzzo and Sarah Jepson with the Glitter Ball trophy.
Twinkle your toes on the dance floor this autumn as Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People takes its hugely popular Strictly Get Dancing competition to the musicals.
emergency care, symptom control, end of life care and bereavement support. It costs over £8 million a year to provide its service to families. Couples who sign up to Strictly Get Dancing will attend six lessons at the Danceology studios in Wetherby, where dance teacher Jean Harvey will put them through their paces to learn a Latin and a ballroom dance, with a movie musical theme.
Martin House is searching for couples who fancy themselves as the next Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to take part in Strictly Get Dancing at the Musicals to sign up now.
They also need to raise a minimum of £500 in sponsorship, before they perform on the dancefloor at Aspire in front of their family and friends.
The event, which has a new venue at Aspire in Leeds, takes place on Saturday 9 November, but couples need to sign up before September 22 when rehearsals begin.
The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges which will include ITV Calendar presenter Christine Talbot and Northern Ballet’s Laura Hatton, while Christine’s co-presenter Duncan Woods will host the evening.
Sara Cracknell, events fundraiser at Martin House, said, “We’ve all probably secretly dreamed of recreating a classic movie dance – whether it’s a classic Fred and Ginger number or a modern film like La La Land. “Strictly Get Dancing at the Musicals is your chance to make that dream a reality – while raising money for Martin House at the same time.”
Sara added, “It’s a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a star for an evening while raising money to help children and young people in your area.”
Martin House cares for more than 400 children and young people with life-limiting conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire every year, along with supporting their families.
It costs £50 per couple to sign up for Strictly Get Dancing at the Musicals, to find out more or to register, email events@martinhouse.org.uk or go to www.martinhouse.org.uk/strictlygetdancing.
Its care includes respite stays at its hospice, support in hospitals or at home, as well as 25
The Birds in Your Garden The Swallow
Mediterranean they will refuel for several days to ensure they have enough fat for the crossing. The amount of fat they lay down is closely correlated with the size of the next barrier as carrying excess fat is extremely costly in terms of impaired flight performance.
Swallows are often used as an indication of the changing seasons. “One swallow does not a summer make ‌.â€? etc (apparently from a remark by Aristotle). In September they tell us autumn is just around the corner as they feed up ready for their return to the warmer climes of Africa.
The journey to or from Africa takes about six weeks, with Swallows from different parts of Europe flying to different destinations. UK breeding Swallows winter in South Africa and Namibia, so they have a longer way to go than most. In spring, Swallows from all over the African continent cross the Mediterranean via Gibraltar or via the Balearics, Sardinia, and the Italian peninsula. They then spread out, with those headed for the UK continuing to northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands, where another split occurs, between birds breeding here, Denmark and Scandinavia. Their autumn return routes are similar to those in spring.
Swallows are characterised by their slender bodies, long pointed wings and forked tails. Martins tend to have much less deeply forked tails, but you do have to look closely to see which is which when they are chasing insects. Helpfully, whilst Swallows have a wide range of habitats, House Martins usually hunt near buildings, and Sand Martins near water. There are around 800,000 breeding pairs in the UK, part of a total of more than 25M in Europe as a whole. They start laying in early June and can continue into August, usually producing two broods per year. For many years they were amber listed, but recently this has been lifted to green as numbers seem to have stabilised or even grown. In Yorkshire though, their numbers have been falling steadily since 2010, to around half their peak.
I find it quite incredible that such small birds travel so far to breed. Just how and why this high-risk behaviour evolved is the subject of much fascinating discussion and well worth reading about if you have the time. 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 07596 366342 or gbwmike@gmail.com.
No one seems really sure why this is, but the loss of livestock farming and grazed grassland, together with arable intensification, are the most likely causes. Loss of nesting sites, often blamed, seems not to be a major factor. Recent research has found a correlation between survival rates and rainfall in the western Sahal (the area just south of the Sahara) which they must pass through in spring on their way here. Add in the hazards of long-distance migration in a world afflicted by climate change, and the resultant unpredictable and high-energy driven weather, and you have a recipe for trouble. Unlike other passerines, Swallows migrate by day, flying quite low in about 200 miles stages, stopping to refuel on flying insects. At night they roost in huge flocks in reedbeds at traditional stopover spots. Before crossing barriers, such as the Sahara or the 26
is your busy life getting in the way of living your life?
if so, i can help 27
BOSTON SPA CHIROPODY PRACTICE 140 High St, Boston Spa, LS23 6BW 01937 842058 HCPC Registered / Home visits available
Wetherby Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Bespoke interior design and make up service, all handmade by Louise Curtains, blindsand all soft furnishings. Fabrics, wallpaper, polesand tracks. Visit the showroom at; 1 Sycamore Barn, Angram, York, YO23 3PA Mobile: 07896 423080 - Showroom: 01904 737573 Email: louisehannington@lousthread.co.uk www.lousthread.co.uk
20 years family ru experien n in pet ca ce re
28
CONTACTS FOR THORP ARCH AND WALTON ORGANISATIONS Walton Parish Council Chairman: David Aspland. Vice Chair: Brodie Clark CBE. Clerk: Helena Buck, secretary@walton-pc. gov.uk. Members: Stephen Sharp, Edward Simpson, Mark Wake, David Taylor. Walton Village Hall Booking: Helen Naylor 07721 413016, helen@naysoft.co.uk
For any detail changes, please contact Rachel Bentley, Causeway.Editor@gmail.com
THORP ARCH All Saints’ Church, Thorp Arch Rev. Tricia Anslow 844789. Priest In Charge for Bramham Benefice, Rev. Nick Morgan 849471, 07387 728009, revnjmorgan@gmail.com. All Saints’, Parochial Church Council Church Wardens: Kathleen Sanderson 844818. David Spurr 842772, david@mulberrycroft.me.uk. Secretary: Georgina Squires 849747, Treasurer & Covenant Secretary: David Spurr 842772. Flowers: Margaret Smyth 841181 Lady Elizabeth Hastings School Acting Head: Mike Smith, secretary@thorparch-leh.co.uk Friends of the School Chair: Hayley Cullen 07712 175178 TABS Cricket Club Chair: Adam Gough 07725 047555 Thorp Arch Community Association Secretary: Ian Hall 842665, ian.m.hall1@gmail.com Thorp Arch Parish Council Chair: John Richardson, Clerk: Tina Wormley 0113 289 3624, clerk@thorp-arch.org.uk. Members: Andrew Rodger, Steve O'Loughlin, Emma Shellard Thorp Arch Tennis Club Chair: Neil Brooks. 07960 934497, brooksneil@hotmail.com. Secretary: Jill Tarr. 07709893046, tarrhigh@hotmail.com. Treasurer: Rob Seldon 541797 Thorp Arch Village Society Chair: Gaby Morrison 843376, gaby.morrison@virgin.net. Secretary: Sue Clayton 843181. Treasurer: Shirley Davies 541976.
THORP ARCH & WALTON Wetherby Ward Councillors Norma Harrington 01133 788 557. Alan Lamb via The Fox and Hounds. Gerald Wilkinson 07748 941127, gerald.wilkinson@leeds.gov.uk. Causeway Magazine Chair: Ian Hall ian.m.hall1@gmail.com. Editor: Rachel Bentley causeway.editor@gmail.com. Design: John Pendleton jlp@proportionmarketing.co.uk. Advertising: Emma Shellard 07903 632590 emmashellard@outlook.com. Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association (YCA) Chair: Judith Symonds 541799. Sec: Fiona Spence 520271 tawyca@outlook.com, Treasurer: Fran Bowers 01423 880112 Leeds City Council general.enquiries@leeds.gov.uk
WALTON St Peter’s Church, Village Church Council Clergy: See All Saints’, Thorp Arch. Church Wardens: Doreen Lister 842344, Bill Kilby : 842561. Secretary: Anne Kilby 842561. Treasurer: Fiona Robinson 843338, fionarob@outlook.com. Flowers & Cleaning: Liz and Geoff Harrison 845978 Walton Cricket Club Chair: Caroline Hobson 07860 615154, caroline.hobson@btinternet.com
See a fantastic range of high-quality paints to suit all budgets at The Decorating Centre in Wetherby
Plus! Quote DECOYD to get a(*Available 10% discount whilst stocks on last.) any decorating product in store! The Decorating Centre, Ainsty Road, Wetherby, LS22 7QN. Tel: 01937 580980 Email: sales@thedecoratingcentre.co.uk 29
Quality eyecare & eyewear
30
31
WETHERBY’S No.1 PROPERTY GALLERY THORP ARCH
THORP ARCH
SOLD
SOLD
BOSTON SPA
WALTON
SOLD
SOLD
l l l l l
Fabulous showroom with high gloss LED window displays Experienced & dedicated sales personnel Continuous slide-show advertising your property 7 days a week Bespoke lifestyle sales brochures with professional imager y Stunning website displaying your property’s features to its full potential
CALL US NOW FOR YOUR FREE NO OBLIGATION VALUATION FROM ONE OF OUR EXPERT VALUERS BEADNALL
01937 580850
www.beadnallcopley.co.uk 32
Copley