Talk of the Town August 2017

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AUGUST 2017

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SALTBURN’S TOWN TALK Letter from the Editor Whenever I watch the news I think about each item and whether or not I could comment on it in this Letter from the Editor. After all, this letter is monthly and I watch the news daily so there should be at least one item in that time worthy, and indeed there are many, but usually they have become ’old news’ by the time this letter is published. However, there was one news item on Sunday, 16th July which so outraged me that I shall indeed make it the subject of this letter. I am delighted that the BBC have finally shown the courage to appoint a female Doctor Who! It’s about time. I’m sure that it’s a change which we’ll soon grow to love. So what outraged me? The fact that the BBC can’t count and that the Badminton: would you like to play badminton? Friendly, social badminton at Loftus Cricket and Athletic Club, Whitby Road, Loftus TS13 4LG (opposite Victoria Garage) drive into car park. Monday evenings 8-10pm. Just turn up ready to play or ring Neil for further details on 07748 969968. Loftus Cricket Club tel number: 01287 640891.

Cloneen shuts: Cloneen, a large house in Albion Terrace, Saltburn, has closed as a nursing home and the owners have applied to change it back into use as a dwelling house. Details on Redcar and Cleveland Council’s website planning application R/2017/0339/CA. The Guisborough and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild are holding their monthly meeting on Saturday, 2nd September when our guest speaker will be Valerie Wartelle and her subject is Branching Out. Visitors are welcome whether non-stitchers, beginners or more experienced stitchers. The car park behind Belmont House (council offices) is free on Saturday. Contact telephone number 01642 314860.

Open Studios at Saltburn Studios’ Gallery: Have you ever wondered how Sculptures are made? This is your chance to see art in action. Nine studio artists will be creating and adding to each other’s work in the gallery space each week from Saturday, 22nd July until Sunday, 1st October. The Gallery is open from 12 - 4 pm each weekend. Don’t miss this 3D Evolution!

Emmanuel Church Hall Table Top and Collectors’ Sale: The next sales are on Saturdays, 5th and 19th August and then 2nd, 16th, and 30th of September We have a lot of new stall holders and anyone who would like to join us or just to have a clear out can contact Denise on the number below.

What a good start to the new year we had when a lot of people rang for a table so they could have a clear out! We are also doing our usual lunches and all day breakfast, fresh home baked cake, pies and scones. Home made refreshments and light lunches are on sale all day. FREE ENTRANCE and a warm welcome to everyone. With over 26 stall holders, selling lots of bric-a-brac, books, toys, baby goods, and all sorts of collectables, there is something for everyone. We have now got a lot of new stall holders selling lots of different and interesting things. If anyone would like to book a table please contact Denise Marshall on 07929 589538.

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rest of the media just accepted it without question. Jodie Whittaker will be the 14th Doctor, not the 13th as they so confidently announced! One newspaper even published the entire list of all 13 of her male predecessors in the correct order and still didn’t bother to count them! Does nobody in the media think for themselves any more? Love, Ian

Send letters, adverts and contributions for the next issue (by Friday, 18th August 2017) to: The Editor, Talk of the Town c/o Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, Cleveland, TS12 1AQ. Telephone: 01287 623903 (or email: talkofthetownsaltburn@gmail.com). Talk of the Town has a website: www.tottsaltburn.co.uk and the Friends of Talk of the Town can be found on Facebook.

Saltburn Farmers’ Market: After a fabulous July we are taking a break during August but we’ll be back as usual in September on the second Saturday of the month.

Craft Club Busy Fingers: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 1.30 till 3.30pm in the Coffee Room, Saltburn Community Centre.

Dolphins at Saltburn: A group of about 50 dolphins has been spotted near Huntcliff and a video was put on Facebook on 7th July. Nigel Patterson, of Saltburn, who was fishing in a boat at the time said they were chasing fish. Dolphins are also said to be seen at Scarborough harbour.

Results of the Spring and Coastal Art competitions held by Saltburn Station Gallery: Spring Competition - Winner Sue O’Neil, winning £50. Runner-up Cass Castagnoli. Coastal Competition - Winner (Art) - Chris Higgins - £50. Runner-up Sue O’Neil. Winner (photography) - Malcolm Murray - £50.

Runner-up Cass Castagnoli. Thank you to all the entrants and to the public for their kind participation by voting throughout May and June. It was great to see local artists appreciated. Follow the website and social media for further competitions (www.saltburnstationgallery.co.uk).

WI Report: July has been a busy month for Saltburn WI. We co-hosted the Craft and Produce Show with the Allotments so a lot of ladies were busy behind the scenes preparing for the event; it takes a lot of time and effort to put on the show but we did it again - for the 11th year.

We travelled westwards for our trip this month. It was an early 8am start to Barnard Castle for free time before having lunch at Bowes WI and then visiting Rokeby Park, a lovely day.

We must say thank you to our speakers who stepped in at the very last minute. Two ladies from Middlesbrough Theatre’s wardrobe department brought along some costumes and kept us happily entertained with their anecdotes for an hour. These fabulous costumes all have their own history too.

Why not join us? We meet on the second Thursday every month (except August), we have a full programme of activities and you’ll be sure of a warm welcome. Find out what we’re up to on www.saltburnbythesea.wordpress.com.

Lynn Mitchell gap (near Cat Nab) by Heather Lofthouse

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Saltburn-by-the-Sea Lower Promenade

The lower promenade provides protection from erosion of Above: Vertical hoist in background with workmen building the sea wall with sandstone sleepers the soft boulder clay banks and a very firm walkway for pedestrians. The main material used in the construction of Below: Propose building which would have been situated the sea wall and slipways were recycled sandstone sleepers midway between the pier and Hazelgrove from the horse drawn wagon ways of County Durham. The dressed blocks were removed when steam haulage became the preferred method of moving the coal wagons and wooden sleepers were introduced.

Over the years many changes have taken place on the lower promenade most noticeable is the absence of shelters for visitors. We recently were shown a copy of a proposed building which would have both ladies and gents’ toilets with a refreshment area above. This of course was never built but instead there was a splendid building using cast iron columns and wrought iron railings with a brick built lower section. Only the lower part has survived and after a successful adaption has become a thriving surf business. Let us hope that in the not too distant future we will see the shelter erected which was proposed last year.

Left: Shelter which was erected, part of which has survived Below: Sandstone sleepers in situ below the car park

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Once Upon a Time in the Wapentake The time has come, I think, to comment on the events of the last eighteen months. I do try to avoid being party political, though regular readers must be aware by now of which side I am on. I don’t think I can be fair to the two main parties, so I will try to be equally unfair to both.

In a sense I am only continuing what I have been trying to do for the last few months: writing about Truth and its opposite. In particular I want to concentrate on one particular Big Lie, that this is a poor country, too poor to afford a proper NHS, to house the homeless, care for the elderly, or pay our most essential workers a proper wage.

It is true that if you were to visit certain towns and villages, certain council estates not very far from here, you will see signs of destitution, but elsewhere, not just in the London area, but here in Yorkshire, and in my homeland of Cheshire, you can see the signs of lots and lots of money sloshing around: the Rollers and the Mercs; the restaurants with ridiculous prices, the shops selling silly stuff at stupid prices. The money is there; it’s just in the wrong hands, in the wrong places.

So I’m suggesting taxing the rich to pay for things that will benefit all of us. There are a number of objections to this that I will now consider.

1/ It would be punishing those people who have worked hard to build up a business that contributes to the general good. If they were now earning, perhaps, £100,000 a year, and we took 50% off them then that, I’d agree, would be unfair. £50,000 may seem like a lot, but it isn’t if you have children and are paying London prices for a home.

They, however, are not who I mean by the Rich. I mean people who are rich because they happened to be drinking with Boris Yeltsin on the night he gave away the Siberian aluminium industry, or are related to some dictator who robbed his country blind or the head of a Colombian drug cartel. Whatever is said about controlling immigration, anyone who turns up at the gate with a couple of million in cash is welcome, and no questions asked.

There are multi-millionaires who are British, though most of them seem to be rich, not because they have worked hard, but because they own lots of valuable land, and they have those estates because an ancestor fought on the winning side in 1485, or was one of Charles II’s mistresses.

And, yes, there are self-made men (not so many women, though): Mike Ashley of Sports Direct, for example, who boasts he has so much money he doesn’t know what to do with it. If this is the case he shouldn’t miss the odd billion.

2/ The methods the very rich use to avoid paying tax are so ingenious that it is very difficult to catch them. This is rather like saying serial killers are sometimes hard to catch so we should let them carry on killing. (If you think this extreme, I would argue that people die because other people have not paid the tax they should.)

3/ If you let people accumulate great wealth some of it will ‘trickle down’ to the very poor. I’ve never understood how that was supposed to work, and I see no evidence that it is doing.

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somewhere else. I would say, if they contribute nothing to society, let them go, if they can find another country where they can live tax-free and still be protected by a police force and drive on roads paid for by those who do pay their taxes.

5/ Money is better in the hands of the very rich, whether individuals or corporations because they will invest it wisely, unlike the state which will fritter it away, on schools, hospitals, public libraries and the like. And it is true that some rich individuals do invest in creating new industries (and there would always be tax breaks for genuine investors) but they seem out-numbered by those who rather turn their wealth into gold bars and hide it on Treasure Island, or the Isle of Man. The big financial institutions do invest; that’s what they are there for, but what do they invest in? What used to be Battersea Power Station is being converted into luxury flats and hotels at a cost of 9 billion pounds. (There is some provision for a small number of ‘affordable’ homes, but what is ‘affordable ‘ in Central London could not be afforded by many of us.) Most of these properties will not be occupied.

Organisations invest in them, not because they are expecting a steady income from rent, but because they can sell them on at a profit, to people who will buy them in the hope of selling them on…

It’s a bubble, a moment of madness of the kind which occurs every now and then. The more intelligent operators know this but are gambling on being able to take their profit before the bubble bursts, as bubbles always do.

Now I have no moral objection to gambling, though I am always surprised by the number of otherwise intelligent people who bet on the horses, and never realise how bookies make a living, or where their money goes. No, my objection to this kind of gamble is that the gamblers are not risking their own money; they are risking my money, and your money. They are playing with the money we have entrusted to the banks and the insurance companies and the pension funds, and when they lose it, it won’t be our money anymore. It won’t belong to anyone, because it will all have vanished like the dew in the morning when the sun comes up. (But the fund managers will still get their multi-million pound bonus.)

6/ The very rich are ‘wealth creators’. Wrong. The real wealth creators are the same kind of people they have always been: the workers by hand and brain. Some wealthy organisations and individuals can help them create wealth; most don’t.

I realise that I have barely covered half of what I meant to say, and time and space are running out. Next month I intend to continue, trying to explain why I believe that policies designed to make a few get very rich must also make the many more insecure and less wealthy, how these policies (Deregulation, ‘Reform’ of Public Services, Privatisation etc.) have been pursued by every British Government since 1979, whatever the colour of their brand, and why this has, I think, a lot to do with the vote for Brexit. And a great many other things.

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Councillors’ Column Although there are ten crossings of the river Tees between the west of Stockton and the coast only two of these carry any real volume of traffic. At peak times there is congestion and in the event of an incident North-South movement virtually grinds to a halt. When industrial focus is on stimulating new and sustainable growth good infrastructure is of the essence.

After due consideration a new Tees crossing is being proposed. Following perusal of fourteen options the choice has been reduced to two strategic routes. An Eastern route would bring together industry North and South of the Tees and whilst this has merit the detail of such a crossing requires further study. What is described as a Central crossing has now been agreed in principle but the actual bridge site is still to be confirmed. The choice is between a closely aligned version of the Tees Flyover and a less expensive but probably more practical neighbour to the Newport icon.

Public views are welcomed by the end of this month and by accessing the Tees Valley Combine Authority website, clicking on Transport, Improving Our Roads and then on the feedback button, this can be effected.

If mouse cramp has not set in a further opportunity to express a view can be obtained by entering the Redcar & Cleveland website, seeking consultations and selecting ‘Proposed Extension to Dog Exclusion Zone at Saltburn Beach’. ‘Should the existing exclusion zone be extended from the Pier to Skelton Beck?’ is one of 10 questions to be

answered by the 21st of August.

Results this year for Redcar Coast’s bathers has been very good indeed, if not to say excellent. Five of the six designated beaches have attained that elevated status.

Whilst this may be welcome news for bathers and tourism marketing gurus, a lesser publicised statistic came out of the recent Saltburn Beachwatch litter pick. 75% of the material collected was, in one form or another, of plastic.

Plastic, a material that is unlikely to biodegrade and which is ingested by marine life. The thoughtless discarding of plastic and any other materials that have delivered their use must surely stop. These sobering findings were only tempered by the unfailing goodwill exhibited by volunteers who give up their time to participate in this avoidable but vital community work. Litter pickers of all ages, some coming from the ends of the earth, do so. Well, perhaps Bradford, Leeds and Billingham are not too distant but it is a long way from the pier.

It looks as though there will never be a last word on infrastructure. Road works on Marske Road have stopped, but only temporarily. The surface laid is only of the merest sufficiency and will need to be completed to a proper standard. White lining will then be required to guide future road users. Therefore, the reappearance of the ubiquitous traffic lights can be anticipated, hopefully not until the autumn.

A heartfelt thank you to departing Library angels.

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Saltburn Beachwatch New Products 1 With marine scientists predicting that if we continue to use and discard plastic products as we do now, the ocean may contain as much plastic by weight as all the fish in the sea by 2050. Governments, Industry and the general population are waking up to the fact that this cannot continue. Innovations in what can be loosely termed “Green Industry” are leading the way to produce technical fixes or products which can be easily fully recycled or are 100% biodegradable.

Take the problem of plastic micro-fibres, where research has shown that clothing containing these fibres release thousands of tiny pieces at each wash. The fibres released by clothing containing plastics are so small they do not get filtered out at water treatment plants and therefore end up in the sea. Analysis shows that Nylon, Acrylic and Polyester account for 85% of the man-made microfibres on our beaches and these fibres are now present in all mussels.

It is unrealistic to stop production of clothing containing plastics although we know that higher quality fabrics shed less fibres in the wash so it would be better for the environment if these fibres could be made stronger and less prone to shed in the wash. A German standards body is looking to create a metric that will show the rate/ amount of fibre loss of a given textile. So eventually it may be up to governments to regulate the sale of high shedding synthetic fabrics. One solution could be to modify washing machines. European white goods manufacturers are considering the production of an external filter from a prototype developed by a Canadian engineer. These filters would be built into a machine’s drainage pipe to stop the tiny plastic fibres from escaping.

It is estimated that this technology could filter out 75/90% of fibres. If you are going to buy a washing machine ask about filters. If manufacturers and retailers are aware of a demand, filters are more likely to become standard sooner which will help alleviate this problem. In the USA a washing machine lint filter is available. This revolutionary filter can extend the life of septic tank systems by preventing plastic fibres from entering the septic system.

Meanwhile over in Germany two entrepreneurs have come up with a simple crowd funded solution by inventing the Guppy Friend which is a wash bag which independent testing has said can filter out over 90% of microfibres released from textiles in the wash. You just put in synthetic clothes, zip up and wash as normal and then dispose of the residue responsibly. The estimated cost of this device will be approx. £20-£25. The Langbrett Community Interest Company is now seeking to partner with industry to set up large scale production in the near future. In addition to this they are developing a filter for washbasins and commercial use.

From their inception over 100 years ago plastics have become indispensible to our daily lives but as businesses are forced to address their environmental impact attention is turning to viable natural alternatives.

More on this in future issues.

Roy Smith 8

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Elvis at Earthbeat Valley Players will present two evenings of Elvis-related entertainment to commemorate 40 years since his death. ` These will be on Thursday, 17th and Friday, 18th August and will be action packed evenings with a heady mixture of nostalgia and fun - music, drama, dancing, quizzes and competitions and loads besides.

Feel free to dress up for the occasion if you wish and come along to be part of this special event.

Tickets, which are strictly limited as the evenings are cafe style, are on sale at Liliandaph in Station Street, Saltburn and are priced at £8 to include a choice of barbecue.

A bar will be available before the show and during the interval. See you there!

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Saltburn 500 Club Congratulations go to A Watson, who was the winner of the £100 First Prize in the Saltburn 500 Club monthly draw.

The Saturday band performances in August are: 5th – Platinum, 12th – Doc Noir & Friends, 19th – Goodfellas and 26th – Rockulele. The Sunday band performances are: 6th – North Skelton Brass Band, 13th – Northallerton Silver Band, 20th – Cleveland Constabulary Band and 27th – Teesside Wind Band. They are all top-performing bands and well worth having a trip to the bandstand for.

The quality is of such a high standard that it would cost you an arm and a leg to see them in London!

I would like to thank Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council for the kind donation towards the cost of replacing halogen bulbs with LED bulbs in the Christmas lights. We are nearing our target and have raised a Crowdfunding page to try and raise the final monies – it can be found on justgiving.com under the title of Saltburn Christmas lights.

The motif that adorns the front of the portico has been sent away for refurbishment and will return as four separate units. Each motif will be able to be erected or dismantled individually, as opposed to having to lift all four at once. This motif was in dire need of refurbishment and others will be done as and when we raise the funding.

On this note, our next table-top event, in aid of the lights, is to be held in the Community Centre, on Saturday, 19th August. Please let me know if you would like to give a hand by baking or helping out in the kitchen.

We have already held our first meeting to discuss this year’s Christmas lighting-up parade. It is to be held on Saturday, 2nd December and details will be announced nearer to the date.

At the time of writing this article, we have witnessed yet more acts of stupidity in the form of people parking on the beach or trying to climb Huntcliff, or walk round the point. If you people who perform these acts of stupidity can read, please think of the people who put their lives at risk to rescue you.

Hope you all carry on enjoying the summer and don’t forget to keep topping up the sun-tan lotion!

Trevor Welburn Secretary, Saltburn 500 Club/Friends of Saltburn trevor.welburn@btinternet.com

East Cleveland Arthritis Care Group Do you have arthritis or another condition which affects your ability to socialise? T.O.T.R.A.S. was a self help group which used to meet at Redcar Community Hospital, but are no longer able to do so.

We are now reforming as East Cleveland Arthritis Care Group, and we cordially invite new members to join us for the opportunity to socialise, enjoy the chance to explore mindfulness, quizzes, crafts and activity ideas from members.

Meetings take place at Lingdale Village Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of the month between 12noon and 2pm. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits. Meetings 15th August, 19th September and 20th October. Contact Anne Lake on 01287 650671 for further information.

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Friday Friends in July We are an inclusive friendship group, based in Saltburn, for people of all abilities and ages over the age of 18 years. We have activities in the morning and arts and craft afternoons. We are a friendly group and welcome new members.

We would like to thank the U3A Ukulele Group for their wonderful performance for us last month already looking forward to your next visit!

Our August programme: 4th - Seated Keep-Fit to music with trainer Taylor, then Bingo. The afternoon session is making a paper owl.

11th - Play board games, then 11 - 12 Eebydrum drumming. Come along and play those bongos! Paint around a photo.

18th - The annual Friday Friends Sponsored Walk around Saltburn, then making a tissue case back at the hall.

25th - Bowling and lunch at Saltburn Bowls Club, either indoor bowls or weather permitting, outdoor French boules, then back to Emmanuel Hall to make papermâché bangles.

We meet at Emmanuel Church Hall, Macnay Street, Saltburn every Friday, activities are 10am - 12.30 then arts and crafts 1 - 4pm. Your first session is free as a taster, then there is a small charge of £2.50 per session or £4 all day. This goes towards the hall rent etc., as we are run totally by volunteers. Carers are more than welcome and are always free.

For more information - 07833 895 501 (or Thefridayfriends@outlook.com).

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SALTBURN EVANGELICAL CHURCH Leven Street, Saltburn Seeking to be more like Jesus and sharing His love with those around us.

"We love Him because He first loved us."

(1 John 3:19) Please join us as we gather to worship and learn more about Jesus, to build and strengthen our faith, and encourage one another to grow more like Him. We meet each Sunday at 10.30am and 6.00pm.

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Saltburn in Bloom Saltburn in Bloom has had an extremely busy time during the latter part of June and July. On June 21st and 22nd 18 volunteers put up 166 hanging baskets, ably assisted by Councillor Stuart Smith, Simon Wilcock (the Parish Warden) and Ian on the Buoygues hoist. Rainbow Nurseries had planted the baskets and delivered them at 7.00 each day.

A slick operation meant that on the Wednesday we had finished by 9.00am, which must be a record. As written about before, the committee had taken the difficult decision to discontinue attaching sponsor signs to the baskets and we are aware that this upset some people. However, we are an ageing volunteer group and need to make the difficult task better for those carrying out the work. Not having to do this fiddly task certainly speeded up the operation. On the Thursday, the hoist was used to clamp some new hanging baskets to the lampposts in Milton Street and after being fed and watered the plants are beginning to look really nice.

Thurston Printers have made a lovely sponsor sign containing the names of all who have sponsored floral displays and baskets or supported us in any way - people like Signart who have kindly made signs and interpretation boards for us for many years and of course Talk of the Town who publish our news. This sign has been put in the RCBC noticeboard on the Station Portico towards the Station arch. Please have a look at it.

I would like to thank everyone who has shown support for Saltburn in Bloom in any way this year, especially those residents, groups and businesses who have made generous donations to the flowers and plants around the town. It is never too late to make a donation. Cheques, with an accompanying note in a sealed envelope, can be placed in our postbox in the Library.

We decided to take a break from entering Northumbria in Bloom this year and consequently we have been able to concentrate on the Fossil Garden refurbishment. RCBC sprayed the weeds after the reconstruction of the garden by Brambledown Landscapers.

The Saltburn in Bloom gardeners then removed any weeds that surfaced, gaining great satisfaction from this. The much -awaited planting of the garden will have taken place on the 21st July (after having written this article). Roy Smith grew and tended 600 plants and these should be growing happily in the garden now. We are grateful to him for offering to do this and saving SiB hundreds of pounds. There has been a great deal of background work to this project and thanks must go to Sue Featherstone and Councillor Stuart Smith for liaising with Goundworks North-East, Impetus, RCBC and Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council among others, to ensure that the project would go ahead. The garden will take three years to develop and we are looking forward to seeing it then. We hope you will appreciate the effort that it has taken to get the project completed. Now we need a rest!

Just joking! Gardening and fundraising continue all year round and new people are always welcome to join us.

Contact me (at lyndaparkes4@gmail.com).

Lynda Parkes (Chair) 12

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Saltburn Athletic FC The annual gala was held over the weekend of the 24th and 25th June involving four different age groups for five trophies at under 9s, under 10s, under 12s and under 13s.

On the Saturday the under 9s, 10s and 13s played their respective group games. The under 9 group had two teams, the Sharks and Dolphins, and it was the Sharks that reached the final. Having lost their opening group game they then battled to reach the semi-final and then onto the final itself. The Dolphins gave a good account of themselves but were unable to reach the knockout stage.

The final was a very close and well contested game with Skelton taking the lead and despite Saltburn putting the ball in the net by a helping hand (literally) the goal was ruled out, with Skelton winning the game 1-0.

The under 10s were next up and to reach the final itself was a great achievement. The final against Stokesley was again a close affair with the under 10s going a goal down. They battled and got a deserved equaliser but their luck deserted them as Stokesley scored what proved to be the winner.

That meant two runners up trophies were in the bag and could the under 13s go one better? Having qualified via the round robin with five other teams Saltburn duly qualified for the final. It was a close game to start with against Seaton Carew but once Saltburn scored they began to control the game and when the second goal went in, and what a goal it was, and the team from Seaton Carew folded under constant pressure and a further two goals were scored to make the full time score a resounding 4-0 win.

So day one ended with a winners trophy and two runners up trophies. A great day for Saltburn Athletic.

Sunday the 25th proved to be a great day also for Saltburn Athletic when all three Saltburn teams at under 12 level competed.

The Falcons had a hard time of it but credit to them for trying so hard against teams above them at league level.

The Seagulls were not making it easy for themselves and were resigned to being in the plate competition.

However, the Dolphins were playing well and qualified for the quarter finals then the semis and lo and behold the final.

Meanwhile the Seagulls had managed to find their rhythm, winning their quarter final and semi final thus reaching another final involving Saltburn teams.

The Seagulls under Phil Barnes were up against local rivals New Marske and this was another good game to watch and it was Phil’s team who were getting better and better as the games went by to win 3-1.

Last but not least it was the Dolphins under Kev Robinson who played out the final versus Barnard Castle.

The Dolphins had a bit of luck in the semis and an incident occurred when there followed a discussion as to whether the ball went into the net or not, but the ref said no, so the Dolphins held on.

The final game and another Saltburn team in the final and to make it the greatest tournament ever by the club the Dolphins deservedly won 3-0. That’s three winners trophies and two runners up trophies and thanks to a decent weekend of weather, Andy Croll got well sunburnt as did many others.

Many, many thanks to all those who helped out on both days at the barbecue stall as they worked their socks off and melted in the sun and the heat from the barbies. All money raised from the day will go to the club and to Huntcliff School. Also a special thanks to the Saltburn rotary club for assisting and running the scorers tent on both days. Thanks to the School for hosting the event and to the two school representatives Gavin and Adam for their help over the two days.

Well done to all teams and thanks to my co-coach James Kesterton for running the U9 Sharks in my absence as my other duties prevented me from watching my team etc. Great to see Ron Campbell and Dan Bennett do so well for the under 10 team and not forgetting Bob Mitchell and the under 13 team all on day one.

Better luck next time for Mark Grayson and his under 9 team. Thanks to Rick Day for a very good effort from the under 12 Falcons on day two and better luck next time also.

The tournament hosted a total of 38 teams from Teesside, Durham and North Yorks from different divisions within the TJFA league system.

All the trophies and medals were presented by our club patron Alan Smith, the former Sheffield Wednesday and full England international team physio.

Andy Croll 07779 648877

Ukes serenade retired men More than 20 retired men spent a morning tapping their toes to music from a dozen ukulele players.

Instead of spending the usual Monday morning listening to a talk, Saltburn and District Retired Men’s Forum invited ukulele players from the local U3A (University of the Third Age) to entertain them.

Anne Thompson, relating the history of the instrument, said the style was “massively popular in the area south to Whitby”.

Her group was formed three years ago and was developing its concert format. Two sets of seven pieces were played with a five-minute interval when the history of the instrument was given.

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“Primary schools are learning to play the ukulele instead of the recorder. A Skelton school runs a band and others are at Marske, Redcar, Middlesbrough and Stokesley. We find it good fun,” said Anne.

Items were introduced by Bob Price. Bill Leaver acted as band leader.

The U3A band will play at Saltburn’s food market on 30th July.

The U3A group holds open meetings at Saltburn’s community hall, Windsor Road, on the first Friday of each month starting at 9.45am. It is open to those of retirement age not in full-time work.

Mike Morrissey

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The Club is on its summer break in August but we’re all set for the fabulous HOWZAT MUSIC FESTIVAL on Sunday, 3rd September. Seven acts will perform throughout the afternoon and evening, from 2pm – 11pm in the spacious indoor nets hall at Saltburn Cricket Club. The headline act is the hugely popular and brilliantly entertaining JAR FAMILY. It’s a sell-out whenever they are on the bill.

Equally brilliant is the penultimate act, THE KAZ HAWKINS BAND, winner of the 2017 European Blues Challenge. Superb. The other performers are REECE HILLIS, THE EMMA WILSON BAND, HOT TIN ROOF, GROOVETRAIN and BIG RED AND THE GRINNERS. “You guys tore the place apart. Brilliant set! (Came to see you yesterday and you guys were fab, first time I’d heard your music and I wasn’t disappointed, and I bought your CD, looking forward to your next gig.)”

“Stole the show for us too, fantastic performance, in my experience, the best yet! As for ‘Come away with me’, Big Red has outdone Norah there, brilliant!”

These were just some of the fantastic comments re Big Red after their support of Katie Tunstall recently on Tyneside. It’s a line-up I’m proud to present.

The festival is a charity event in aid of The Great North Air Ambulance and has been organized jointly by Saltburn Blues Club, Rotary and Saltburn Cricket Club.

Refreshments include a barbecue, hot drinks and beer.

(Please note: the artificial turf flooring in the Hall means stiletto heels may not be worn.)

Advance tickets: £20, On the door: £25, Available from: www.yorkshireticketshop.com, Whistlestop Wines Saltburn, Saltburn Cricket Club and 07960 935263. All details can be found at: www.howzatmusicfestival.co.uk and it would be excellent to see you there.

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Sherlock with a difference Young actress Alex Hart is to move from Saltburn to London and study for an MA in acting at the Mountview Drama School from the end of August. This follows what she calls a ‘mad’ few months working in dramas for the ’53 youth drama group.

Writing in the programme of the spoof production of Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror, by Philip Pullman, she thanked members of the group for helping her over 11 years of experience, including a starring role in last winter's panto. Alex praised the cast who had prepared for putting on the three nights of production over a four week rehearsal period, particularly mentioning producer Sue Pierce.

The production, which played to a near-capacity audience the night I attended, included at least two unusual points - an amusing and novel way of putting over the safety announcements at the start and the finale featuring a dazzling lighting and music display with most of the large cast on stage.

The production was over by about 9pm, unusually early, and theatre-goers were told in the programme the length of time of the two acts. The cast obviously enjoyed themselves. So did we in the audience. Thank you Alex and good luck with your career.

Mike Morrissey

“It’s hard work but we love it,” say Saltburn’s Howzat Festival Headliners At six in the morning a white van regularly reverses away from a former police chief’s house in East Cleveland and the headline band at next month’s Howzat Music Festival in Saltburn hits the road again.

“It’s hard work,” says Dali, a founder band member of The Jar Family.

Dali, who loves his sprawling cottage behind Loftus police station when he’s not away at summer festivals, gigs, music clubs or recording studios in London, Cornwall and Wales, was given his nickname by his art teacher. He had to explain it to the same-sounding young Darley, who had never heard of the wildly eccentric artist with the amazing moustache. Sir gave him a book of Dali’s paintings, and since then he has visited Dali’s own gallery and exhibitions.

The six-piece Jar Family began as four buskers from Hartlepool trying to break into the music scene in London seven years ago. The name came from the jar that sat in an open guitar case for people to throw money into and they divided it up to buy drinks at night – Dali, Richie Docherty, Chris Hooks and Max Bianco. Now they’ve added Kez Edwards and Keith Wilkinson who used to be in Squeeze with Jools Holland.

The Family bit is the real feel of the band, who lived together for months on end after they were adopted by Andy Nicholas, a wealthy London businessman from Hartlepool, who moved them to his country estate near Cambridge. The band lived in a derelict farmhouse and they converted a barn into a rehearsal room.

In the early days they were described by a music writer for The Guardian as ‘grown-up Artful Dodgers, a collection of Dickensian characters in top hats.’ But nowadays they’re more like Peaky Blinders, flat caps but without the knives of the street gangs in the TV series.

They have their own record label Jar Records and they have produced three Jar Family albums and two EPs. They have recorded at a studio in Cornwall that is reached only by boat, which has been used by Oasis, Supergrass and Motorhead.

Dali – it’s an easy name for signing autographs - is modestly critical of some of their past work, saying that some of their tracks were great but so different that people could not believe it was the work of the same band.

“We had to find the Jar Family sound, and I think that the five-track EP is the best work we have done so far. We have been quite quiet this year because we did so many festivals last year, and the organisers have to find different bands for the following year. We don’t want to be pop stars, X Factor stars.”

They have played at the open mic nights at The Vista Mar in Saltburn, and they are looking forward to performing their original folk, country, blues and indie rock at the Howzat Saltburn Music Festival on Sunday, 3rd September at Saltburn Cricket Club staged by the Rotary Club of Saltburn in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance.

Dali said: “We have fans all over the country. A couple turned up from Portugal who had seen us play in London. We did a birthday party as a favour, and hundreds of well-heeled youngsters turned up dressed like us as Peaky Blinders. We also played a gig in Chichester where a man had bought 20 tickets for his family, but he died a short time before. His

daughter asked us to play God Is My Witness ‘for George’, and there was not a dry eye in the house. Even I was crying.”

The Jar Family have a packed website on Google with videos, gig dates and info on the band mates.

Other star performers at Howzat, in association with Saltburn Blues Club, are Kaz Hawkins, The Emma Wilson Band, Big Red and The Grinners, Groovetrain, Hot Tin Roof, and Reece Hillis.

Advance tickets are £20 from Whistlestop Wines and Saltburn Cricket Club and Yorkshireticketshop.co/ HowzatFestival.HTML or £25 on the day.

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The children took a stroll onto the playing fields of the Saltburn Learning Campus and had a toddle (and run) around the fields before heading back to nursery for a well earned picnic.

It was confirmed later that the Rosedene Nursery raised £273 for the Barnardo’s Children’s charity.

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Cleveland Diving Club

Last month’s article made much of the resilience of our club members to maintain their op t imis m a nd h op es of experiencing the unexpected and the memorable. The events that are most unforgettable are what divers like to call, ‘encounters of the first kind,’ i.e. close-up encounters with curious or bizarr e mar ine cr eatur es.

Thankfully, the claim that ‘patience is its own reward,’ has proved very true for a small group of divers who dived our local waters recently. The encounter of the first kind in this instance was an unexpected meeting with one of nature’s most graceful creatures, the European squid. As can be seen in photos 1 and 2 this friendly little chap appears to be enjoying the encounter too.

Squids belong to the marine group of large mollusks known as Cephalopoda, which also includes the nautilus, octopus and cuttlefish all of which are considered to be highly intelligent creatures. They also share a number of other characteristics such as not being overly fussed about what they eat, living on small crustaceans, small fish etc (although, an octopus does have a real preference for mussels and one is often found near large mussel beds).

Surprisingly or not, if desperate for food they will all resort to cannibalism. In addition to this they are all of course superb swimmers, masters of camouflage and able to squirt ink to confuse their adversaries while making their escape.

The European squid, pictured, generally winters in the Atlantic waters of Portugal and migrates in the spring to French waters before arriving around May or June in the North Sea to spawn, which is when this character was spotted. The squid’s ten limbs, eight shorter arms and two longer tentacles surround its mouth with the two longer tentacles used to catch its prey. Perhaps this little fellow was under the impression that the diver’s yellow glove would serve as his dinner.

Encountering marine creatures in their own environment is an electrifying feeling and a major incentive to crave for more of them. For example, photo 5 shows a diver enjoying a close-up encounter with a parent and their baby cuttlefish. Cuttlefish, as any diver will tell you, are notoriously skittish. This makes this encounter, in my opinion, undeniably unique as both parent and baby 22

cuttlefish make no attempt to avoid the divers and appear to be enjoying the attention as much as the captivated divers.

Being able to get up close also allows divers to study marine creatures in greater depth and use this knowledge to protect those species at risk of depleted populations, or worse extinction, due to environmental and/or man-made influences. Photo 3 shows a very friendly turtle living in a protected area of the Atlantic sea that has become so familiar with the presence of divers that it is almost dog-like in its behaviour seeking to be made a fuss of when it comes alongside.

Conversely, photo 4, shows a decidedly indifferent dogfish, (sometimes called a cat-shark,) found in Wales, who haughtily permits the diver a brief photo shoot.

If these photos have fuelled a desire to enjoy similar encounters of the first kind and you would like to learn how to scuba dive or at least try it out then contact us by phone on 07960 608529, or via our Facebook page ‘The Diving Club-Cleveland. Alternatively, pop along any Monday night at 8pm to Saltburn Leisure Centre, from 11th September 2017, to find out about our EXTENDED TRY DIVE COURSE. We look forward to meeting all newcomers to the sport and experienced divers looking for a friendly club to dive and share experiences with.

June Coomber

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Book Corner News You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School!

by Em Lynas Book Launch

Saturday, 12th August, 11am - 2pm, at Book Corner We’re delighted to be hosting the launch for the debut children’s book by local author Em Lynas. There’ll be readings and signings, quizzes and cakes, hats and drama.

Lots of drama!

‘You Can’t Make Me Go to Witch School!’ is the first in the ‘Toadspit Towers’ series for children aged 7 and above.

Daisy Wart is NOT a witch! She considers herself a Shakespearian actress with grand ambitions, and she’s livid at being abandoned at Toadspit Towers School for Witches by her granny. Who on earth will play her Bottom now?

Daisy vows to escape at all costs…

Please come along to the book launch and join in the fun!

Locomotives at Saltburn Miniature Railway

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The Railway’s fleet of locomotives outside the shed with one still in steam and don’t they look magnificent?

The Railway has completed numerous upgrades during the winter with a new station sign and flag pole at Cat Nab and a new station sign, steel fencing at the rear of the platform together with the replacement of a large stretch of track side fencing with steel in an attempt to foil the vandals.

The season has started well with some 30 school charters being completed and we are now quickly approaching the school holidays where we operate every day 1-5 pm.

Please come and have a ride on the railway which is run entirely by volunteers. All of the staff are extremely friendly and happy to answer any of your questions.

Robert Proctor (chairman) SMR

Saltburn Charity Crafters If you enjoy knitting, crochet, card-making etc please come and join us.

We have our monthly gathering on Wednesday, 2nd August from 2pm to 4pm in the Coffee Room at Saltburn Community Hall. We can supply you with wool and patterns to get you going and we offer tea, coffee, biscuits and a warm welcome. We look forward to seeing you. For more information please contact Angie on 01287 205153.

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After many years saying that I was going to do the Coast To Coast, I turned 50 in February and decided This Must Be The Year! So on September 9th, me and Meg my faithful pooch will start ankle deep in the Irish Sea at St. Bees and head off along Wainwright’s famous track. We will follow it through the lakes and dales as far as The Cleveland Way. We will then take our own bespoke route via Captain Cooks, Roseberry, Eston Nab and Errington woods before heading home to Saltburn and grabbing a jar at The Ship!

And we will do it wild camping all the way - No B&Bs! Doing it for charity was an easy decision. I chose

Zoë’s Place because it is a hospice for kids who may well not make it to 5 and yet here’s me, I’ve made it to 50 and if I keep putting one foot in front of the other, all being well, I can cross England and raise some cash for them.

The specialist care that they need cannot be provided by our chronically underfunded NHS so Zoë’s Place is vital.

If you can help, please do and Me and Meg will do the legwork...180+ miles of it. I’ve raised £2,360 so far. It would be great to reach £3,000. To donate, please go to my website www.pancrack.tv and click the ‘Just Giving’ link. Many thanks in advance ;-) Craig Hornby 25

Family fun at Saltburn

A coachload of families from Elswick, Newcastle, spent a breezy Saturday on July 15th by the seaside at Saltburn, North Yorkshire.

Parish priest Monsignor Ricardo Morgan celebrated Mass and then presented cloth scapular pieces from the Carmelites.

A member of Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity, Sister Innocentia, stressed that they were not a ‘good luck’ charm to be worn under vests, but were a sign of a special relationship with Mary the Mother of God. Sister Innocentia is photographed here with her helper Irina Sisina and the children skipping.

Mgr Morgan prayed that recipients would “devote themselves to build a world of community, justice and peace.”

Afterwards the 33 visitors, who were accompanied by half a dozen sisters and local helpers, ate a packed lunch at the Methodist Hall nearby, played games in the presbytery garden and went for walks in the woods and on the beach. Many also took part in a ‘holy hour’ and Benediction at the church.

“It was good fun,” said one of the parents. The visitors were from a variety of countries including Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and China.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was proclaimed a saint by the Catholic church a few years ago.

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Rotary Handover 2017 July 1st saw in the new Rotary year and appointed to lead the club for the next 12 months is John Wilby, a senior manager for Sainsbury’s. He takes over from Les Manship, who will be taking a well-earned rest after guiding the club with distinction over the last 2 years.

At his induction, John said that he is proud to be leading Saltburn Rotary Club and he has already outlined several initiatives that will benefit not only the club but also the local and wider community.

Already, John has inducted 6 new members, bringing the total membership to 20, but he is not content with leaving it at that. It is his intention that the club grows in number, so that the club can develop and undertake more community projects.

The new Rotary year has started with a bang.

Members have assisted with the Saltburn Junior Footballers Gala Day, attended the Rotakids assembly at Saltburn Junior School and assisted with the Rotary North-East Games for the Disabled.

One imminent event includes President John and other members of the club being placed in the stocks at the Saltburn Junior School Summer Picnic where Rotakids will charge a fee (for charity) to let others throw wet and sticky things at them.

Future events include a Quoits night and bar meal on the moors, an outing to the T20 Cricket at Headingly, a Charity Walk for Zoë’s Place, the Howzat Music Festival at Saltburn Cricket Club and a family fun day and Cricket match versus Saltburn CC. If you require further information or are interested in joining visit our Website or Facebook pages.

Saltburn, Redcar & Cleveland Philatelic Society August report We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month between September and May (7:00 for 7:15pm) at the Redcar Community Centre. Our meetings usually see 1520 regulars attend; some of whom are shown in the photograph. The 2017-8 meetings begin on Wednesday, 6th September: Members Display recent Acquisitions, followed on 20th by: Postcards and Ephemera display. As both displays are general in nature they are particularly suitable for prospective new members to see. Don Agar responded to June’s feature to advise that when he was Saltburn’s Delivery Office Manager, he installed the Letter Box in Milton Street and organised several postal deliveries in Victorian costume.

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Weedkiller warning in Saltburn

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A Saltburn beekeeper has issued a plea to local councils not to use a popular weedkiller because of its potential health dangers to bees and possibly humans.

Martin Bell, of North Avenue, told Talk of the Town he had seen local council workers spraying the herbicide on pavements and claimed it could have harmful effects on bees and other animals.

“It could also affect humans over time,” he said.

Mr Bell, who has experience of Ukrainian children being affected by nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986, asked that Redcar and Cleveland Council should look into the effects of using the herbicide.

“Several councils in the south of England have banned its use. They use boiling water and vinegar for getting rid of weeds in an environmentally-friendly and safe way.”

The Guardian reported on 15th March that the EU had cleared the use of the herbicide following a report by a health watchdog which looked into potential health risks.

The herbicide is widely advertised as safe and environmentally-friendly.

Meanwhile, Martin, a former postman, said he planned to hold money-raising events this autumn in Saltburn so he could invite Chernobyl children to Saltburn next year to enjoy a break from living in their area, which is still affected by the aftermath of the nuclear plant explosion.

It is two years since he last had a group of the young people to stay in the area. Dozens have visited the town since about 1990 thanks to the generosity of local people.

Our August evening meeting will be at 7.00pm in Upleatham village. Tuition for photographers will be available.

Our fourth selection of members’ prints will be on display in Saltburn Library during the month of August.

For further details please contact Tony Lynn 01287 622519.

What’s Happening at

Marske Hall

The team is busy working on events for the rest of the year including the Ball in November. Tickets are selling fast. For details call the Hall on 01642 482672 or find us on Facebook www.facebook/marskehall.com Appeal The fundraising team is always looking for tombola and raffle prizes to use at events throughout the year.

Simply call into Marske Hall from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Visit www.facebook/marskehall.com Thank you for your continued support Funds raised at these events will enhance the lives of people living at Marske Hall. Registered Charity No: 218186. For details of these and other events call 01642 482672 or visit: www.facebook/marskehall.com Marske Hall, Redcar Road, TS11 6AA. Kath 29

Bank Holiday Open Art at SC&AA Let’s start by stating the obvious: in order for there to be an Open Art Exhibition over the August Bank Holiday weekend there needs to be exhibits. In order to exhibit, people need to know that there is going to be an Open Arts Exhibition. So, Saltburn Community & Arts Association are pleased to be once again holding an Annual Open Arts Show.

The exhibition will take place in the Community Hall over the August Bank Holiday weekend (Sat 27th – Mon 29th).

All entries need to be submitted to the Coffee Hall at the Community Centre on Tuesday, 22nd August between 1.00pm and 6pm and should be collected after 4.00pm on Monday 28th. The show will have three main classes – Paintings, Prints and Drawings; Handicrafts; Photography.

All classes are completely open with no particular theme or topic. The only restriction to exhibiting will be size. Full details of entry are available from the Box Office. Entries are limited to four per person and there is a charge of £2.00 per entry. All exhibits can be priced for sale or not – the idea is to encourage as many entries which are as varied as possible.

There will be a Private View for all exhibitors and SC&AA members on the evening of Friday, 25th August.

Exhibitors are asked to give a brief one-sentence description of themselves and to title their work, if appropriate, in order to produce a catalogue of all work on display.

The Show will be open to the public, free of charge, on Saturday, 26th August from 10am – 4.00pm, Sunday, 27th August from 11.00am – 4.00pm and Monday, 28th August from 10am – 4.00pm.

Last year’s show evidenced the breadth of talent that sits quietly in the community and the range of work was a delight to see. Afterwards people were heard to say that they would have shown, if they had known, so now you do.

Used Stamps for Charity

There is a box in Saltburn Library for used postage stamps which are a valuable source of income to a number of charities. Please drop your stamps in the library. Many thanks for your support. There is also a box in Marske Library.

Eric Matson (volunteer), 25 High Street, Skelton, Tel: 07985 767587

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Talking of knowing: a word to the wise – tickets for Amelia Coburn on Sunday, 17th September are already selling well. If you don’t know of Teesside’s latest rising star, check her out on YouTube and you’ll see why the demand is already strong.

Brotton Library Knit and Natter Group We are a small group making items for charity whilst sharing skills and friendship. It is free to come to the group. We have a few regular members and would welcome more. Thursday afternoon 2pm till 4pm in Brotton library (attached to Freebrough Academy).

Deborah

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Simon Clarke MP Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland I want to express my sincere thanks to everyone who voted for me and who put their trust in myself and the Conservative Party in June’s General Election.

I feel extremely honoured to be the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, the constituency where I was born and grew up, and pledge my commitment to work for everyone in our community over the coming years, irrespective of political allegiance.

I would also like to pay tribute to the other candidates and wish them all well for the future.

Over the coming weeks and months I am looking forward to continuing to meet residents, businesses, charities, youth groups and the numerous support organisations that flourish across the constituency.

It has certainly been a busy start in Parliament. I have taken the oath, made my maiden speech, experienced the tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s speech, as well as meeting ministers and my new colleagues. I’m delighted to have been elected vice chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Steel Industry, where I will be championing our area’s British Steel sites as well as others around the country.

There is lots of work to do across the constituency, from helping residents at my local surgeries through to bigger projects like easing congestion on the Marton Crawl

and supporting the local community campaign to keep Barclays Bank from closing its branch in Loftus.

My team and I are still finalising details for my new constituency office, but you can get in touch with us in the short term at simonclarkecasework@gmail.com or on 01287 631928. If you have a problem or concern, please make an appointment to attend one of the surgery dates below, which all run between 2pm & 4pm on Fridays: 1 September - St Timothy’s Church Hall, Viewly Centre, Hemlington 8 September - Boosbeck Community Centre 15 September - Easterside Community Hub, Broughton Avenue 22 September - Skelton Civic Hall, Coniston Road 6 October - Parkway Centre, Coulby Newham 13 October - Guisborough Library 27 October - Brotton Village Hall, Laburnham Road 3 November - Marton (venue TBC) 10 November - Lingdale Village Hall 17 November - St Timothy’s Church Hall, Viewly Centre, Hemlington

With all best wishes for a happy summer,

What’s on at Saltburn Library in August Hard to believe that the summer holidays are upon us. Our summer reading challenge has begun but it is not too late to start. This year we are calling children to be Animal Agents! There will be goodies to collect along the way including bookmarks, door hangers and wrist bands with illustrations by the fantastic Tony Ross. All they need to do is read six books over the summer break! So pop along, register and look for the hidden Animal Agents in the Library!

Here in the Library we are looking forward to a programme of children’s activities as follows: Illustrator Katherine Lynas will be running the following children’s craft sessions 2.00-3.00pm: 9th August - Make a frog catching game. Make your own frog and see if you can make it catch a fly; 23rd August - Make your own animal bookmark, and never lose your place again!

30th August - Make a lizard or a monkey that can climb up a door.

Story teller Timothy Edwards will be bringing tales from many lands, songs and poems. Suitable for children aged from 6-12 years old - there will be some traditional dark tales that may be a bit scary for younger children.

Timothy’s sessions will run from 2.00-2.45pm on the following Mondays – 31st July, 7th August, 14th August and 21st August.

There will still be our regular Rhymetime sessions running on Monday and Wednesday 10.00-10.45am, plus a craft session each Thursday 2.00-3.00pm. Or just pop in to play with the toys, do some colouring in or on a sunny day 32

come and help us water the garden!

As of going to press there a few spots left on the Creative Writing Workshops (on August 10th and 17th).

These sessions will be run as part of the Crossing The Tees Festival and will be run by the writer in residence, Tracey Iceton. They will offer practical advice on the essentials of a short story. They will cost £3.00 per person per session.

Please book your place by phoning or popping into the Library.

Friends of Saltburn Library Please note that the August talk on flower arranging has been cancelled. The Friends are working hard to rearrange the rest of the year’s programme of talks to fit in with our new opening hours – so watch this space for the new dates.

On Saturday, 12th August 10.30-12.30 the Friends will be hosting a coffee morning. There will be homemade cake, coffee and free raffle ticket all for just £2.00 – come and join us for a chance to win a lovely prize.

Notice of change of opening hours Please note that from the 14th August our opening hours are changing, as follows: Monday 10.00-5.00; Tuesday Closed; Wednesday 9.00-3.00; Thursday 9.00-3.00; Friday 11.005.00; Saturday 9.30-12.30 and Sunday 10.00-1.00.

You will also see some new faces working in the Library, so we would just like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support over the last few years. We have loved been part of the Saltburn community.

Tracey, Lynne Louise and Liz Tel 01287 623584

Holly Blue Saltburn’s brand new card & gift shop

We stock a large range of Quality Greetings Cards, Wrap, Bags, Balloons, Social Stationary, Jigsaws, Orchard Toys, Calendars, Diaries & much more.

Quarterly Prize Draw & Loyalty Card System.

45 Milton Street (Opposite Sainsbury’s Car Park) Tel: 01287 624283

New Shop for Saltburn Saltburn has a brand new card and gift shop which opened for the first time on Saturday, 29th July. Situated on Milton Street, the shop will stock a fantastic range of greetings cards for every occasion, together with gifts, social stationary, calendars, diaries, jigsaws, Orchard Toys, balloons and much more. Popular Children’s Author Frank English cut the ribbon and signed his books. We had Give-a -ways, a Children’s Colouring Competition, a Quarterly Prize Draw & Loyalty Card system. The shop, which is situated in the revamped gym, is opposite Sainsbury’s car park.

The shop called “Holly Blue” is owned by Michael Hampson who is no stranger to selling such products, having worked in the Guisborough Bookshop for nearly 30 years. Michael felt the time was right for him to put his enthusiasm and energies into a new challenge and to put his vast knowledge and experience into something for himself. Michael feels that working in the bookshop and managing it for the past 5 years will stand him in good stead for the future. He has developed good relationships with authors, schools, business contacts and of course, customers. All such attributes he will bring to this new business venture.

When asked why he had chosen Saltburn, Michael said that he felt the town was vibrant, had a lovely charm about it, had friendly residents and whilst it already had a good variety of shops he believes it can be enhanced by his new shop. He felt that Saltburn was an attractive place to

live or visit and attracted people to the town from far and wide, especially as it promoted frequent events such as the farmers’ market.

The name “Holly Blue” arose from Michael’s interest in butterflies and moths which he has had since he was ‘knee high to a grasshopper’. Therefore the name became an obvious choice. The Holly Blue butterfly has been spotted in Saltburn although it is not a common sight.

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Veronica Tait hits 100 An avid reader of newspapers including the Talk of the Town, Mrs Veronica Tait celebrates her 100th birthday on Tuesday 1st August.

Veronica, who moved from Tyneside to Saltburn in the 1980s, does not want fuss for her big birthday, but family and friends will be making sure she enjoys a party at the local golf club.

When visiting Lourdes with the Middlesbrough diocesan pilgrimage in May she had an early joint birthday party with Bishop Terry Drainey, who celebrates his 68th birthday on the same date as Veronica.

“Veronica is a character and is much-loved by neighbours, family, friends and parishioners. She had asked for no presents for her big day but is glad to receive cards to put on the mantelpiece of her bungalow,” said a friend.

“She is a regular Mass goer at Our Lady of Lourdes church, Saltburn, and goes on a few weekdays as well as Sunday mornings. People flock round her to wish her well. She enjoys the occasional glass of whisky and ice cubes before her weekly Sunday lunch at the golf club.”

During the 1939-45 war she was a cook in the ATS and gained non-commissioned officer rank.

Her husband Chris died in the 1990s.

Veronica loves flowers and her sitting-room is full of bunches of roses, carnations and other flowers. In the front garden are also grown roses, red and pink, plus red hot pokers.

She loves reading books and every week buys three or four, mainly crime and historical novels. “I’m reading one at present about Martin Luther and his argument with the Pope,” she said.

Veronica keeps up with political news and voted in the June election. She is a daily reader of the Daily Mail.

Local councillor Stuart Smith, who called at her house with his monthly newsletter, said: “Reading has kept Veronica going all these years.”

Her visiting carer said: “She looks after me more than me looking after her!”

Mike Morrissey

Roses: Flower-fan Veronica Tait holds some yellow roses, an early birthday present. Pictured with her is Councillor Stuart Smith, who was calling in with his monthly newsletter.

community and Voluntary work. She is a committed member of church and has been registrar for many years.

She has so many tales to tell and so many people she has met, it’s a privilege to listen to her stories. Still independent she uses all resources in Saltburn available to her. She’s such a kind and caring lady she deserves all the recognition she can get for so great an achievement.”

Jacqui Whelan from Homestart added: “Although originally from Jarrow, Veronica and her husband Chris decided many years ago to make Saltburn their home. Veronica is a well known figure throughout Saltburn due to her Council,

School Welcomes Visitors from the Far East Huntcliff School again greeted students and staff from its Chinese partner school when they visited from 4th to 6th July.

It was another chance for the school to solidify its partnership with the No. 17 Middle School in Bao Ding, China, which is celebrating its 10th year this year. Over 30 Chinese students participated in the lessons of their Year 8 counterparts who acted as buddies, and also took part in activities such as a walk into Saltburn, a sports competition and a trip to Whitby.

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the decade-long partnership and was excited for another visit. He said, “it’s wonderful that we’ve still got such a strong partnership with the No. 17 Middle School and we’re really looking forward to them joining us for 3 days. Over the years it has provided a great deal of opportunity for students; one in particular has gone on to teach English as a second language in China, which is fantastic.”

Chinese students also worked on the differences and similarities between the UK and China in a cultural presentation task on the final day.

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Summer Watercolour Workshops by the artist Kathryn Harrison

will take place at Saltburn Methodist Church, Milton Street.

There are three special classes: On August 17th 1-3pm Experimental Painting with Ink. Cost £15. Ink provided but please bring plenty of watercolour paper, water pot and small old brushes if possible.

On August 21st 10-3pm Watercolour flower painting.

Cost £25. Flowers will be provided, but please bring your watercolour equipment and a picnic.

Then there will be an outside Watercolour workshop

by Kathryn Harrison on August 31st, 10-12 noon at Guisborough Priory. Cost £15.

There are also a couple of places available for Kathryn’s regular classes which meet in Milton Street, Methodist Church on Monday and Thursday afternoons at 13pm.

Ring Kathryn Harrison on 01947 897803.

North York Moors Chamber Music Festival August 2017

This annual two week summer event was founded by its Director Jamie Walton, a professional cellist who has being performing internationally for many years. Based in Appleton-le-Moors, a moorland village near Kirkby Moorside, Jamie and his supporters wanted to perform music in the beautiful churches in and around the North York Moors. Thankfully, with help from such organisations as the National Lottery, the festival got off the ground in 2008. Here’s a quotation from the website at northyorkmoorsfestival.com: “International musicians who express their talents in an atmosphere of friendship and celebration, perform in ten of the extraordinary historical churches this region has to offer, nestled within hamlets, dales, remote moorland and coastal villages.

“Each venue contains its own ambience of mystery which the audiences - and the music - bring to life. This chemistry creates a community. Each year we take you the listener through a specific theme, exploring some thrilling repertoire within the context of the environment in which we are privileged enough to be part of. This is when the moors are rampant with heather and the vast expanse of our National Park comes into its own.

“Affordability and inclusivity are prominent aspects of our philosophy which is why you will experience a sense of camaraderie and unpretentiousness, something our late friend and Patron Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was particularly drawn to.

Music is, whilst without compromise, for everyone. . .”

At £12.50 for adults and £5.00 for Students, admission prices are kept as low as possible, and children get in free.

I’ve been tuning pianos for these concerts for 8 years, and I never fail to be impressed by the sheer talent of Jamie and his friends, and deeply moved by the music.

The intimacy and acoustics of the venues generate a superb listening experience. Many concerts get sold out, so if this is for you, don’t delay.

Michelle Rudd MPTA CGLI Dip NTC 36

CLASSES WILL RETURN IN SEPTEMBER (NO CLASSES DURING AUGUST)

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Saltburn Animal Rescue Association A small charity seeking to rescue and re-home cats and dogs, Tel: 01642 488108 (weekdays only, 10am to 2pm).

SARA has many dogs and cats that need new homes. All are clean, healthy, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

Hello readers! We are Milo and Wilfred and we would like your help as we are both looking for forever homes.

Milo is about 6 and half years old, he’s a gorgeous staffie cross, he is brindle and white, with a big cheeky smile. Milo sadly came into SARA’s care following a change in his owner’s circumstances. Despite that, Milo is a delightful little dog who enjoys running around and playing in the pen, as well as going on lovely walks with our great volunteers. Milo is able to walk nicely alongside SARA’s other dogs, but he would benefit from some training, perhaps attending a dog class, as he still seems unsure how to greet dogs. Milo would be best suited in a

home with an experienced dog owner and where there are no other pets.

Wilfred the cat is just a youngster at about 2 years old; he loves to play, climb and explore, he is such a cute poseur, as you can see in his photo. You can’t help but to fall in love with him. He is a beautiful and lucky black cat, with magical green eyes. Wilfred was brought into SARA after he was found wandering the streets as a stray.

He is an incredibly friendly and loving cat that enjoys lot of attention and cuddles. Wilfred would be suitable for first time cat owner as he has such a great, easy going temperament.

SARA fundraising events during August The next monthly meeting of SARA will be held on August 32nd, at the TocH premises, Albion Terrace, Saltburn at 7.30pm. Please come along and meet members of SARA and we look forward to meeting more new members.

Saturday 5th August – SARA will be holding their 10th Birthday Celebrations, 11 - 4pm, at Foxrush Farm, Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar TS10 5NJ. Come and share our 10th birthday party and re-union of SARA dogs rehomed over the years and view our cats and dogs awaiting new homes.

There will be a flyball demonstration, doggy games and fun for all the family. Refreshments will be on sale with homemade food. There will also be a variety of stalls and a raffle. Come along with family, friends and pets to enjoy a fun packed day. There is plenty of parking on the

Foxrush field. All funds raised will go to the ever increasing number of animals that so desperately need our help.

Saturday 19th SARA will be holding its Summer Bargain Sale, 10am-1pm at Foxrush Farm, Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar TS10 5NJ. Load of items for sale. Come and snap a bargain.

Funds we have raised recently On Saturday, 1st July SARA held its annual Fun Dog Show. It was very well attended with everyone having a good time. Both dogs (and owners) were very well behaved. There was lots of home made food available and a variety of stalls.

Everyone enjoyed the day. We collected £2500 on the day and had £500 in sponsorship.

John Fuller, Press Officer Helpline: 01642 488108 37

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LOST FOR WORDS? THEN READ THE PSALMS Psalm 13 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me for ever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, ‘I have overcome him,’ and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.

I would describe the Book of Psalms as the emotional heart of the Bible. This is because the Psalms are poetic songs that for over 2,500 years have given people, who are often lost for words, some helpful words to say to God. Words of joy and hope, as well as words of sadness and distress. Psalm 22 was on the lips of Jesus as he hung on the cross. Psalm 121 is often heard at funerals, bringing hope to those who mourn that God will help them. Psalm 13, printed above, gives us words to say to God when He appears to be absent, when our thoughts seem overwhelming, when we are filled with sorrow to the core, and when our ’enemies’ have all but won. But it ends in hope, because after the difficult silence of God, the Psalmist has once again experienced God’s love, salvation and goodness.

At our 10am Sunday services during August, we will be looking in more depth at some of these Psalms. You are most welcome to come along and explore them with us.

Sunday 6th August—Psalm 97 Sunday 13th August—Psalm 13 Sunday 20th August—Psalm 121

Services Times in August Sundays 10.00am family communion

Tuesdays 9.30am said communion

Morning Prayer 9.00am Mon-Fri in ECHO

Contact Details tel 01287 622251

email emmanuelsaltburn@hotmail.co.uk

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EMMANUEL CHURCH OPENING TIMES FOR VISITORS IN AUGUST

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Saturdays 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th between 10am - 4pm Sundays 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th between 1 - 4pm As well as exploring the church, and finding some peace, you can take the opportunity to see our new art exhibition ‘GROWTH’ 39

Talk of the Town’s monthly

Pride of Saltburn Award

Open 7 days a week Quality Fresh Fruit and Veg at Competitive Prices.

If it’s grown locally we do our best to source it.

The winner of this month’s Pride of Saltburn Award is Nick Noble. Nick was nominated by surfing friends Levi, Ding and Zoee. About Nick, they say, “We’ve nominated Nick Noble for the pride of saltburn award. His influence to many a surfer in the North East community is vast.

Without Nick we believe there would not be the surfing community that exists at Saltburn beach today. He started the business Saltburn Surf School and Hire out of the back of a Bedford van, in 1983. He has given many opportunities to people around him and changed their lives for ever.

“Groms (young surfers) of past and future will always respect Nick. He continues to educate people on the sea and environment and is an ambassador for Surfers Against Sewage. He keeps us grounded and gives us a strong foundation. We would never have had the opportunity to surf or be part of the sport that we love so much without Nick.

“There are many fond memories of growing up with Nick as a role model: we spent countless days at the beach as children and now we take our own children to experience the same love for the sea. Nick is an important part of this and will be for many years to come.

“Nick, thank you for everything you have done through the years. You will always have our love. This bouquet is a small token of our appreciation.”

Thank you, Nick, for being you, the Pride of Saltburn.

Every month, a £30 bunch of flowers, kindly donated by Ruby Lilly’s Florists of Marske, is awarded to someone in Saltburn who has earned admiration, gratitude and love for whatever reason. Talk of the Town invites nominations from readers, to chose whom to receive recognition and a bunch of flowers. Send your nominations to Talk of the Town’s postbag at Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, Cleveland, TS12 1AQ or email Ian (talkofthetownsaltburn@gmail.com). (Please include your name, phone number and the reason you are nominating the person of your choice.) Please also confirm with the nominee that they are willing to receive the award (many people feel shy about it). All the nominations will be read and kept for future use, so even if your choice doesn’t win this month, they might do so next time.

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The Countryside Ranger and Volunteers, August 2017 Hello everyone and welcome to this our summer supplement. I thought I would change tack slightly this month. Rather than focussing on things that can be both seen and heard within the Valley I thought I would concentrate purely on all of the hard work which the volunteers have been up to over the last few months.

If you explore the Valley from one end to another, there are plenty of places away from the main footpaths which are not often visited by those who are not aware they even exist.

One such place is the Community Orchard. Located at the far end of the Valley near to the Viaduct, this small area of once scrub has over the past ten years or so been partially cleared to create a small open space.

Funding was received and several fruit trees purchased and subsequently planted. Now, ten years in, it is really starting to develop and produce small quantities of fruit. The Volunteers now look after this area, regularly cutting back the grass and the ever encroaching bramble. As you can see from the photograph this usually takes place during the winter months, so a barbecue is definitely in order to keep warm and to show our appreciation.

As the year has progressed so our task days have too, ever changing to suit the needs of the Valley. The volunteers are an adaptable bunch, never shy of getting their hands dirty or their feet wet.

Over the spring months the group have been cutting back vegetation on the banksides just below the Albert Memorial, bramble, rank grasses and rose bay willow herb to name but a few. This has resulted in a fantastic display once again of some of the wild flowers which can be found within the Valley.

Cutting back vegetation is a physical job, but very rewarding. Even the most overgrown and inhospitable bankside has the potential to be a haven for wildflowers. Viable seed can remain underground for 50+ years, just waiting for the right conditions to flourish.

One plant which needs little encouragement to flourish is our old friend Himalayan Balsam. This introduced species is a blight for many rivers around the United Kingdom. Its shallow roots and explosive seed pods means it has adapted well to our rivers. The main problem with this plant is due to its shallow roots. Many riverside plants have deep roots which dig deep and hold together the banksides ensuring they erode at a slower pace.

Balsam’s roots, though, don’t get deep enough to hold them together. So this means only one thing: time to don the wellies. This is definitely a summer job, and with the high temperatures of the last few weeks this has been a welcome change from the open banksides in full sun.

But things haven’t just been growing in the river, but also alongside them too, so once again the volunteers

got stuck in, grabbed a pair of lopper and a saw each and cleared the bankside adjacent to Forest Halt.

Our sights have now turned to the footpath network in and around the Valley, the mix of hot and wet weather has seen everything grow at an astonishing rate. So this is where we are at the moment, furiously chasing the grass and keeping all routes open as much as possible.

As ever, if anyone reading this is inspired to come along and help out they would be more than welcome.

Saltburn task days continue throughout the year every Friday. We meet at the centre at 10.00am.

To see other tasks carried out by the countryside volunteers, go to: www.saltburncountrysidevolunteers.btck.co.uk For volunteering opportunities, contact: karen.preston@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk For more information, contact: paul.murphy@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk 41

Health and Happiness: Connection Last month I talked about the difference between making love rather than having sex. Within the distinction between the two approaches is connection, the sense of opening our hearts and being seen not just in our nakedness but in our wholeness as an emotional being.

Now that heart opening, that opening to real emotion and not just physical connection takes a level of confidence and self-esteem, essentially self-love.

And have you noticed people who don’t love themselves much tend to get together with other people who don’t like themselves fully either and these can often be destructive, unhealthy relationships. Yet they can also be relationships with strong sexual experiences. One of them is likely to take a dominant role and the other is okay with being dominated. The relationship can be held together on sex or sexual attraction but for those with low self-esteem it can often be about having sex in a very physical and unemotional kind of way.

Those who have high self-esteem seem to get together (or at least stay together), with people who have something like a similar level of self-esteem and neither of those people want to have sex solely for the physical sensation alone. These people want there to be more to it, an emotion connection, a meeting of hearts, vulnerability and a real sense of connection. They want to make love and not just have the physical experience.

So how can we truly have deep meaningful powerful heart-connecting experiences in our lovemaking?

Well, the answer is in learning to love ourselves before we enter into a long term relationship.

Just as people tend to gravitate towards partners who are of similar emotional openness to themselves and then leave those partners when that emotional gap gets too big, so too do people who are insecure and lacking in self-esteem tend to put up with very painful relationships because they do not think that they deserve to be treated any better. Often they believe that if they left their partner then who else would want to be with them? And often in these toxic relationships the one dominant partner helps

to convince the other that they really aren’t very lovable.

So they stay because they believe it might be true and to some people it seems far better to be in any relationship, however painful, than to be on their own.

So in order for a person to have a better relationship it is imperative that they are not scared of being alone.

How much distress or unhappiness anyone can put up with in a relationship is in direct relationship with how comfortable they are to be on their own.

If one person is feeling in need of being protected because they feel unsafe to be on their own then they are likely to attract someone who is happy to dominate and become that protector. In partnerships where both have low self-esteem that can become more accentuated so that one plays the victim much of the time and the other takes the role of the controller or even the bully.

In Tantra one of the central ideas is that people are learning how to love themselves first and they are looking to find a healthy balance, sometimes taking a lead and sometimes letting their partner take the lead, in a kind of dance between those two positions. Being stuck in only one role means that this dance, this balance, doesn’t get practised and the roles get stuck.

So how do we get comfortable on our own? Well, we cultivate our own internal happiness. The principles are all here: it’s a combination of health, good nutrition, regular exercise and an ability to learn to relax. It is in exploring ourselves and our past and recognising our thought patterns and our patterns of behaviour and it is about creating a positive dialogue within ourselves about ourselves and then about the whole world we live in.

This is where we find the beginning point of beautiful, healthy happy relationships. It begins in self care and the discovery that we are indeed okay on our own and it comes with the confidence that comes with knowing how to cultivate our own internal happiness.

Please feel free to contact me, or come to our groups at Earthbeat. Contact me, Kendal Aitken, Health and Happiness Coach / Counsellor, on coach@happygreenblueeyes.co.uk or 07944 883961.

Saltburn and District Group for Visually Impaired People Starting with a loud blast of his whistle, Robert from Saltburn Miniature Railway gave us a very interesting talk on a subject that he obviously has a great interest in. Being a volunteer for the last 15 years also reflected his passion.

We learned of the history of the railway from its beginnings in 1947 by Mr H Dunn of Bishop Auckland, up to the present date, now being run by a dedicated team of 14 volunteers. They now have and maintain 4 engines and their carriages. The latest addition to the fleet is a steam locomotive which was purchased and completed the construction to its present condition, starting to take passengers in 2016 – no doubt with a lot of blood, sweat and tears along the way. The track is half a mile long and 42

thrills up to 30,000 people a year. As adults only pay £1 and children 50p, this has to be the best value attraction in the area.

We were amazed to learn that they have a shortage of volunteer drivers! Full training is given so if any of you have a childhood dream of driving a steam locomotive, Robert would love to hear from you! Robert can be contacted on 01287 622712.

We will now take a summer break but please join us on 13th September from 2pm, in the coffee lounge, Community Centre, Saltburn. Our speaker will be Roy from Beach Watch. For any further information please contact Chris Ferguson on 01287 204170.

The Hygge Room – Pleasure in Simplicity “How pleased Dad would be that we’ve opened a shop in Saltburn,” says proprietor Alix, whose father, Tim Gladders, sadly passed away last December after a long illness. Her Mum, Lynn, is busy knitting throws and sewing cushions and her sister Sarah is creating soy tea lights, mixed media paintings and framed prints. As well as sourcing very individual articles, Alix also handcrafts wooden items ranging from candle holders to tables.

The Station Street shop is called ‘The Hygge Room’ (rhyming with Beluga whale) and it draws on a Danish concept of the good life. Lynn explains: “Hygge is about enjoying the small things of life – a cup of good coffee; time with family; being relaxed and happy.”

The Danes are celebrated as happy people, with a tendency to cosy in with family and friends during their long, dark winters. They burn more candles per head than any other country in Europe. However, Danes also enjoy the pleasure of leisurely summer picnics, so this lifestyle features in all seasons. Hygge means life is not about what you’ve got, but how you are. It’s a feeling, an energy.

Alix continues: “Experiencing hygge is a Scandinavian ideal. We have a Norwegian customer who tells us that our shop and its name makes him smile and warms his heart with thoughts of home.”

The family welcomed the prospect of opening the shop, hoping the items they offer might nudge people towards embracing the concept of hygge. Alix has long been interested in the little shop next to the Off Licence and when she saw a notice saying the Book Corner was moving to Milton Street, she made a chance enquiry about renting it. Everything fell into place and they opened in the spring.

“We had been full-time carers for Tim for so long that we were rather lost when he passed away,” says Lynn, “but the Hygge Room has proved to be excellent therapy.

He was always keen for us to open a shop and we have loved being out there, interacting with people.”

They decided to stock it with items that they felt enthusiastic about. They had ideas about what they could make themselves and knew they wanted to source unusual items. Alix tends to order just very small batches of items that can’t easily be found elsewhere. “It’s important for people to feel that they own something very different: we are, after all, individuals,” she says. She bought in soy candles (soy wax is a vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans) from Lincolnshire, to offer an environmentally friendly alternative to paraffin wax candles; work from Darlington-based textile artist Sarah Oatley; beautiful Polaroid photography by Anna Goldsbrough and recently, a ceramicist from Linthorpe has offered to provide handthrown pots for sale. These will contain locally cultivated house plants and succulents, especially those that have a positive, cleansing effect on the atmosphere.

“You can’t do hygge without coffee, so we sell speciality packs from East Rounton,” she adds. “We buy from local people where their style fits in with our ethos.”

They want their goods to be affordable, so it helps

that Lynn and Alix love their knitting, sewing and woodwork as they wouldn’t be able to charge by the hour! Alix is adamant that everyone should have access to individual hand-made items and art, no matter what their walk of life.

Customers are coming in to show Alix their colour schemes and asking her what she can come up with to complement them. She says that it keeps her on her toes and she likes offering this tailored service. In turn, customers share photos of what they have bought at the Hygge Room in situ, which Alix and Lynn find very rewarding.

“We’ve also had people buying engagement presents from us and telling us their stories,” says Alix.

“We thought we knew everyone in Saltburn, but lots of new townspeople have come in. There have been visitors from America, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, to name a few. Luckily, our Scandinavian guests said that we’d got the concept spot on. One couple said that they’d learnt about us on the Internet while they were in the Middle East!”

Alix and Lynn serve in the shop six days a week and as the premises has no running water and limited space, they are very grateful to local people who bring them impromptu coffee and cake. “People are incredibly friendly and we owe them thanks that they take time out of their own busy lives to make such kind gestures,” says Alix.

It’s been important to her that the Hygge Room is dog friendly. There is a water bowl with spring water for them and Alix stocks up with healthy doggy treats from nearby shop Wags and Whiskers. Some dogs now won’t let their owners pass the shop without entering.

Alix and Lynn are full of appreciation for the welcome given to them. The Saltburn shopkeeping community has been very friendly and the shops enjoy supporting each other. The Hygge Room’s opening hours are not permanently fixed, so have a look at the notices on the door or for more information, ring Alix on 07882 764 510. You can also see facebook.com/thehyggeroom.

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A fond farewell to Ann Prosser the founder member of SARA

21 years ago Ann with a small group of friends helped to rescue dogs and cats and at that time placed them with friends that acted as foster carers. Within one year Saltburn Animal Rescue became a registered charity and is well known throughout the area.

Ten years ago the charity opened Foxrush Farm on Kirkleatham Lane Redcar. Over the years several hundred dogs and cats have been re homed.

Over the years Ann has worked tirelessly to achieve her dream and in recognition of all her hard work the charity is to be known as SARA Foxrush Farm Ann Prosser Foundation.

Ann Prosser’s funeral took place on Monday, 19th June 2017. Some of the current residents of SARA, including her last dog who is now in Foxrush Farm, came to say goodbye, at the Crematorium.

The Charity wishes to thank everyone for all your kindness and support and we shall continue with all that has been achieved.

More SARA News In the summer of 2016 Support Adoption for Pets (Pets at Home) held its annual summer fundraising drive. The total raised for the country was £532,590.52. A team from Saltburn Animal Rescue Association attended the Middlesbrough store to help with the fundraising. The Middlesbrough store raised £1412 of which £706 was passed onto SARA by the colleagues of Pets at Home Middlesbrough store and collected by Beryl and John Fuller from SARA. On Saturday, 1st July SARA held its annual Fun Dog Show. It was very well attended with everyone having a good time. Both dogs (and owners) were very well behaved. There were lots of home made food available and a variety of stalls. Everyone enjoyed the day. We collected £2500 on the day and had £500 in sponsorship.

Keeping It Clean At Saltburn (#KICASaltburn) Again it has been a very busy few weeks for the Team at KICASaltburn. We have held a few organised beach cleans, each time removing more litter, often plastic waste, from our beach. Also there have been more and more ad hoc #2minutebeachcleans, where individuals have taken just 2 minutes during their walk on the beach to remove litter from the beach. We love it when people share the good work that is going on by sharing it on a social media pages. If you do collect some litter from the beach please take a photo, and share it with us on: facebook.com/kicasaltburn, Twitter @kicasaltburn, Instagram - @kicasaltburn.

We also visited 1st Saltburn Beaver Scout Pack, who were keen to learn about the impact litter has on our environment, wildlife and ourselves. They even joined us on a little pick, and cleaned the town of more litter and had great fun at the same time. Thank you to all of the leaders and Beavers who got involved. If any other local groups would like to get involved please get in touch: we are happy to arrange a time to come and talk to you and organise a beach clean. We can be contacted via social media or email: kicasaltburn@gmail.com.

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Also we want to say a HUGE ‘Thank you’ to Toby Strickland who has created our wonderful logo. This will be used on any advertising in the future to draw attention to the ongoing work to keep Saltburn clean. However, if you can’t wait that long to see it, it is on all of our social media platforms.

Thank you all again for your ongoing help and support, KICASaltburn.

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During these past few months I have been trying to be more positive. I don’t think I was the worst person in the world before for complaining, but I did feel like I was always hard done by and that the world owed me and I was frustrated that the world had taken special people away from me and that things didn’t ever go my way. I think people complain about their circumstances and whinge and moan as a default setting and nothing ever changes. Being negative never did anybody any good so I have started to be more positive which I believe everyone should do. You will never change your situation by being in a negative mindset.

Things are getting tonnes better for me already. I smile more, laugh more, nothing stresses me out as it used to, I have lost weight, I sleep a lot better, my hair has grown and my skin is brighter. Just everything is improving and I am starting to see a good thing in every situation, even if it seems like there are no good things, I will find something. Everybody should be more grateful for the fantastic, brilliant things around them because there is so much.

I’m grateful for my good relationship with each of my family members and that they are all fit, happy and well, for my own health, for my cute little house and all of the furniture and decorations inside, for my French teacher, Florence and my Spanish teacher, Maria. For all the money I have received and for all the money I give I am grateful. For every dog in the world because everybody knows dogs make the world a better place, for living by the sea in a nice little town, I am grateful for blue skies and sunny days, for trees and bird and flowers and even grass. I am grateful for the sea even though I’m scared of it. I’m grateful for being able to tell the time because it means I will never be late. I’m grateful that I know how to cook, for music and books and for anybody who has ever taught me anything. I’m grateful that I can read and write and walk talk, see, hear, smell, taste, touch. There is so much more to be grateful for in the world even if it doesn’t seem it.

When you are grateful for things, you will receive more things to be grateful for and when you are not grateful and getting things you don’t want, it is because you are spending too much time being negative about your situation instead of digging deep and finding things that you should be grateful for. Nobody should ever just accept the situation they’re in when it can easily be changed. Life happens for us not to us and everybody has the power within them to make a change if they are not happy, no matter what the situation is or how bad it may seem. Whatever you want you can have but you need to realise that it is only you who can change and bring whatever it is you want to you.

Say thank you for everything in your life and always be happy but never be satisfied. Thank you.

Megan

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The Cons Club welcomes Saltburn Folk Festival Before beginning my article on what’s happening at the Cons Club I would just like to mention 2 items personally that have caught my attention recently. Firstly there has been a number of vehicles having to be rescued from the beach after being caught by the tide. There is a notice on the slipway which states that vehicles must not go on the beach and also not park on the slipway. Any person breaking this law is liable to a fine. This law is to ensure emergency vehicles have access at all times to the beach and cliff area. Secondly the Council are conducting a survey asking for views on extending the zone for banning dogs from the beach. This to me seems a pointless exercise as I walk the promenade every day and have yet to see a day when there has not been a dog on the beach. The Council do not enforce any ruling they make so why make new ones? I don’t know how much in fines the Council have made from people illegally having dogs on the beach, but if I were to make a guess I would say it would be nothing.

Moving on to the Cons Club and July brought us a very busy time. Jade Fraser, who is leaving us to join the Navy (what people do to get free membership!) held her leaving party which drew in a full house. This shows how much Jade is liked and respected. A fantastic night of music was held with our resident DJ on the Decks. Jade leaves with the best wishes from her many friends. The middle of the month brought our ‘Gay Pride’ weekend, organised by Wendy Shepherd.

Barbecues were held on both days and a brilliant night of music and entertainment followed on the Saturday. Both days brought in bumper crowds and the good weather made it a memorable weekend. Next year’s event will be even bigger and better and we all look forward to it. I am writing this article a week before our Quiz, Bingo and Pie & Pea Supper knowing that once again we will have a full house in attendance who will all have a very amusing and enjoyable evening. Also coming up in July after I have written this article is the Club trip to Thirsk where we will test the beer, enjoy the food and empty the shops. Michelle, our fantastic stewardess, organises all the Club outings which always means we fill one big and one small coach, and our sincere thanks once again go out to her for the great efforts she puts in on behalf of the Club. A buffet & music night will be held on the return to the Club.

With regard to our ongoing alterations I am pleased to report that the new flooring has now been fitted and extra new pumps have been installed to fit both sides of the bar. The work will be completed in the fullness of time with new curtains, lighting and furniture. Elsewhere, following the removal of the snooker table, we are in the process of turning this room into a function room. Painting has been carried out by Chris Bell but we still have work to do to have it ready for its first event which will be the ‘Saltburn Folk Festival’ weekend. Also we are moving the office into the committee room and turning the office into a bar that will serve the new function room. Add to this that we are also re-decorating the Ladies toilet, so as you can see we have achieved so much already this year with more

to follow.

Moving into August events in the Club, we will be open from 2.00pm on weekdays. Then on Saturday 5th we will be hosting a 21st Birthday Party and Barbecue from 3pm.

We hope they have a successful and happy day. Following this, the main event of the month is the ‘Saltburn Folk Festival’ weekend which will be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday (11th, 12th & 13th). We have been allocated several functions to host over this period and the new function room will give us an extra facility to accommodate the ‘Folkies’. As always there will be a Barbecue taking place on all three days, with times to be advertised nearer the time. In the Club, garden and marquee over the weekend apart from the allocated functions there are always ‘Jam’ sessions playing which means we never have a dull moment. The Club is also running the bar in the Church Hall for four big events over the 3 days which will also bring us some extra revenue.

Moving on and on Friday 25th we have our monthly ‘Open Mic Night’ hosted by ‘Teesside Steve & Liz Bishop which is now firmly established as a must not miss night of fabulous live music where you can perform, play or just listen. The names of performers are taken from 7.30pm and the music starts at 8pm. Entrance is free and all are welcome.

This will be the first ‘Open Mic Night’ in the new function room. Sunday 27th brings another Barbecue in the Garden from 2.30 to 6.30pm and the entertainment for August finishes on Wednesday 30th when we hold another Quiz, Bingo & Buffet Supper, This will start at 8pm and tickets are £4 each. everybody welcome.

We have one of the cheapest priced memberships for Conservative Clubs in the country and we have absorbed recent price increases on alcohol to give our members the best value for money and the best facilities. The officers and committee have carried out tremendous work recently but if it was not for the support we have received from members none of this would have been possible and for that we are very grateful. If you join the Club in August you only pay £5 for the rest of the year. Full membership is then payable by all members in January costing £12.

The Beer Draw takes place every Sunday at 6pm when you can win gallons of beer and BIG money if you are a member. Members’ ‘Happy Hours’ are from 5.30 to 7pm weekdays and 3 to 5pm weekends with beer only £2.10p per pint.

Remember you can keep up to date with everything happening at the Club using the Club Facebook page at ‘Saltburn Conservative & Unionist Club’.

Looking forward to writing to you again in September.

Please enjoy any holidays you have, stay safe and be happy, David.

David Rigg, Club President Email: davidrigg21@yahoo.co.uk Article financially supported by Saltburn Conservative Club

Saltburn Cons Club: Future Events to entertain in August Every Tuesday: Club Draw Nights for Meat Voucher, Wines & Chocolates… 10pm Every Sunday: Beer Draw & Cash Rollover. Increases by £25 each week if not won … 6pm.

Saturday Afternoons: A get-together by ‘The Conmen’ Americano Musicians ‘ Jam sessions... 3pm Saturday 5th: Private 21st Birthday Party and Barbecue… 3pm.

Friday 11th, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th: Saltburn Folk

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Festival Weekend. Music and singing all day (see programme for details). Barbecues on all 3 days. Times to follow.

Friday 25th: ‘Open Mic Night’ with Teesside Steve & Liz Bishop … 8pm start Sunday 27th: ( Bank Holiday) Barbecue in the Garden… 2.30pm until 6.30pm.

Wednesday 30th: Quiz, Bingo & Buffet Supper. Tickets £4 each from Club… 8pm.

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Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council At the July Parish Council meeting Members considered nominations to represent the Saltburn ward.

After deliberation Martin Bell was co-opted to the Council. Members wished to thank all those who had expressed an interest in serving on the Parish Council.

Grants were approved to Saltburn Bowls Club for their open day, 1st Saltburn Scouts towards renovation work to the scout hut; Cleveland Divers for youth equipment; Friends of St Germain’s towards restoration work on the tower in St Germain’s graveyard; Mike Findley Volunteer Group towards a community Gala Day to be held at Cheshire Homes, Marske; New Marske Allotments Association towards their annual allotment show and Outwood Academy towards a bike rack. The next meeting to consider grant applications will be held in early October. Applications must be received by 15th September. For more information visit our website.

Saltburn WI hosted the annual Craft and Produce Show on Saturday, 8th July at Emmanuel Church, Saltburn. The Chairman of the Parish Council gave out the prizes including best in show to Mr Cartwright, from New Marske, for his magnificent cauliflower (pictured).

The next allotment inspection will take place on Thursday 10th August - during the growing season it is expected that plots will be at least two thirds cultivated (growing produce) with the remaining third in a tidy condition.

Future dates for the diary (for more details on each event visit our website): Friday 11th - Sunday 13th August - Saltburn Folk Festival; Saturday 26th August Marske Gala Day to be held at Cheshire Homes, Marske; Sunday 10th September - Saltburn Hill Climb.

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The Saltburn Profile Sybil Waite “My last flight across the Atlantic was my thirty-sixth,” says town resident Sybil Waite, “as I spend half the year in America. I enjoy my life in California, but also really appreciate time with friends and family in my beloved Saltburn-by-the Sea.” Sybil was born a middle child in Stockton Heath in Cheshire. Sadly her elder brother died in infancy; her younger brother is four years her junior. Her childhood was not very happy and she remembers a world of sirens, air raid shelters and gas masks as normal in her school years. Her home had few books and education for a girl was not encouraged, but she went to College in Leeds to train to be a junior teacher nonetheless. In the holidays, Sybil worked as an occupational therapist at two sanitoria in Durham, teaching men to knit Newcastle scarves on frames!

Her first job was at a brand new school in Seacroft, Leeds, which was then a semi-rural area. Undertaking voluntary work at Church, she met her first husband, John, and marriage meant a move to Bradford. Her next job was at Ryan Street School, in a downtown area. She remembers this for the Easter egg and flower service she arranged. She asked the children if they could possibly bring in eggs or flowers to give to pensioners and was overwhelmed by the response.

However, a visit from the Police followed, asking if the school knew that the cemetery had been raided!

John and Sybil bought a house at Rawdon between Harrogate and Leeds and Sybil took up a teaching post at Guiseley. Over the next eight years, three sons were born: Andrew, who is now Vice-Principal at Malawi College; Simon, a partner in a construction engineering company in Manchester, and Christopher, who works as a Doctor in Northumberland.

John then took a job in Middlesbrough and the family moved to Redcar. Unfortunately, divorce followed and Sybil became a teacher at Lakes Primary School. She took up an opportunity offered by Cleveland County Council and over the next five years she successfully studied parttime for a B.Ed Honours degree. During these years, she moved to a very suitable family house in Saltburn.

Sybil was promoted to be Deputy Head at Westbury Junior School, Thornaby and then at the age of fifty-nine was given the Headship! Eventually, after a very complimentary inspection, she decided to retire. But this was short-lived; she grew very bored and applied for Voluntary Service Overseas. However, through her contact with her Inspector, she was offered a teaching post at the British International School in Kiev in the Ukraine.

“I loved the two years I spent there,” she says. “It was a very cultured society and people were very helpful.

Many people spoke English that they had learned at school.

But the winters could be as cold as minus twenty-five degrees!”

Sybil met Bob, a member of the American Peace Corps visiting the British Embassy there and he invited her to the International Church. She went away for five weeks in Barcelona taking a Diploma in teaching English as a second language and then for two weeks in Greece on holiday, but when she returned, Bob asked her to visit his home state of Arizona with him. They then set off for Guatemala, where

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Bob’s task was to put the produce of the Mayan Women’s Co-operative on the internet. They lived at Xela, four thousand feet up in the mountains and Sybil taught English to office workers and students.

“This was a third world country,” remembers Sybil.

“There were plenty of bananas and corn, but the wealth of Guatemala was in the hands of a small elite, who did not encourage education.”

In 2000, Bob became ill with rheumatoid arthritis and they returned to Arizona. Sybil became a voluntary teacher bringing on struggling children. Bob’s daughter-inlaw, a nurse practitioner in California, then asked them to move to Palm Desert, so she could help attend to his medical needs.

Sybil took up voluntary jobs at Eisenhower Hospital and then when Bob became legally blind and rather frail, she began lecturing in British history at the College of the Desert. The course was so popular that a hundred people enrolled on the second semester! She also tutored a Croatian lady who needed to become a US Citizen.

Each year, she has returned to the UK for two to three months to spend time with her sons and seven grandchildren. But since Bob has moved into Assisted Living, she has extended her visit here to six months. She has enjoyed signing up for Saltburn U3A Choir and Play Reading and working in her small Saltburn garden. (In America, she had a large garden with orange and lemon trees and a swimming pool!) She is looking forward to helping an Eritrean lady in Redcar with her English.

Years ago, she sang with the two hundred voices of the Leeds Philharmonic Choir and later became a member of the Betty Middleton Singers and the Betty Middleton Choir.

Classical requiems are a particular favourite. She enjoys reading, but in recent times she is concentrating on reading non-fiction for her courses and the writing of her memoirs at home in her favourite place: Saltburn.

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1st Saltburn Scout Group As I drafted this article for the August edition I realised the last week before we close for our summer break was imminent; alas we have not benefited with drier weather or conditions under foot, and many nights have been spent inside. All Sections like being OUT! Beavers enjoyed their District trip to Beamish; two coaches of Beavers had a warm, tiring and very enjoyable day. There were several ‘nodding heads’ on the return journey, the combination of the walking around Beamish, meeting lots of familiar faces from elsewhere in the District and the different air, took their toll. It was a surprisingly quiet return trip. Last week Beavers created their own sandwiches and enjoyed a teddy bears’ picnic at our building. Many thanks to the dads and mums who assisted, ensuring a rapid finish (clearing up afterwards is often the hardest bit of the night), as well as an enjoyable night for all. Lindsey, Jo and Jamie will now have a summer bracing themselves for the autumn and more adventures, as well as more new faces.

This term we have only managed the beach once for a game of Rounders; as I said before a combination of wet weather, footpaths through Hazelgrove or the Valley Gardens play area being too wet to use has limited our nights out; but the last night we have all agreed that short of deep snow we are going out. 15 Cubs joined with others in the District trip to Adventure Valley but it was not as enjoyable as hoped for; I suspect we will be unlikely to repeat the experience. With the District Trips (usually every two years) Leaders try not to go to the same venue

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twice in a row and Adventure Valley was suggested and discussed at our Leaders meeting; several factors have come to light since and next time we will be having a change again. The summer break will be very welcome. I have been ably assisted this term and a big thank you to Gary and Mandy, as well as to Peter, a 1st Saltburn Scout who was undertaking his community portion of Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award; his assistance has been excellent, he is well liked by the Cubs and has been an excellent part of the team.

Scouts have managed some evenings out; the last two in preparation for work they have to do over the summer towards their Local Knowledge Badge; as well as knowing and mapping the present town and the facilities available, they also have to have an awareness of the history. So we walked all over the town, through the Valley Gardens, viewed the pier, Rushpool Hall and ‘all points west’. More importantly they got out! Many thanks are due to Keith, Paula, Jonathan and Tony, for their help both in and out of the building and particularly Sam (Explorer Scout Young Leader) who in October will join us as an adult and a Section Assistant.

Our first meeting of the Group Executive is next week, with much to plan for the future; but thanks must be expressed to Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council for the donation of £500 towards the rendering presently being added to the exterior of the building, as our improvements continue.

As always I will close with my normal paragraph: You will continue to see us out and after the summer break we would welcome adult assistance in all our activities and if you are interested in joining us, please enquire: John G. Hannah – 07811 801627 (or johnghannah@yahoo.co.uk).

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Grrr! by Alan Butler Today’s question is this: why is it that the very devices which purport to make our lives easier and less complicated often turn out to give us the most problems and to bring us to the brink of exasperation? As far as this morning is concerned I am talking about our Epsom printer. It looked innocuous enough when we saw it in the shop a year or so ago and the claims on the box made it obvious that even an idiot like me would have no problem whatsoever getting it to do the one job for which is was patently designed – to print documents. Despite this, in the case of my efforts this morning it would have been far simpler and much less frustrating to carve the entire document onto stone slabs using a blunt chisel!

It is rare these days that I have to print a document of any length but on those occasions when I must (like today) the printer has a facility that allows me to produce the pages in reverse, so that the last page is printed first. This is essential because it automatically puts the pages in order, so that I don’t have to sort them all out manually.

While we are on this subject I would like to know who it is in this wide and wonderful world that wants to print a document that comes out back to front in the first place? It seems logical to me that printing the pages in reverse order would be the default, so only one person in a thousand should have to search through the printer’s options in order to have them the other way round. But no, if I want to be able to read the pages from 1 to 93 or whatever, I have to find a small and very insignificant box that says ‘Reverse Order.’ Easy enough one might think except for one fact. Because I print long documents very infrequently some immutable law of the universe comes into play which dictates that the time that has elapsed since I last had to use the reverse page option is just one day longer than my brain’s capacity to remember how to do it! The tick box in question is housed in a sub menu of a sub menu of a sub menu and finding it is akin to setting off on a long and dangerous expedition to locate the fabled King Solomon’s Mines.

“Never mind,” I tell myself. “These little irritations come to try us but I’m reasonably intelligent and I did my meditation this morning so I will simply set off on the journey again and eventually arrive at my desired destination.”

The truth is that I was already becoming intensely frustrated because the printer had refused to acknowledge the presence of the computer and I had to reset it three times before it would even start to communicate with the PC. Nevertheless I soldiered on and eventually, after what seemed like a six month journey through leech and crocodile infested swamps found myself facing the fabled reverse order box. It did not help me at all to discover that there was already a tick in the box and I could hear the printer laughing in

my left ear as I made the long journey back to my starting point.

The document began to print and all went well for five pages until a message came on the screen to tell me that there was a paper jam. I had a look and there patently wasn’t any jammed paper to be seen anywhere and neither was there any sort of icon on the computer to allow me to cancel the print job and start again. This blasted message appears all the time when I don’t care about it but of course when I need it, it is nowhere to be seen. The only option was to turn the printer off and on again – clearing the printer buffer at which point I could start again from the page at which the jam had occurred. Once again the printer got the better of me because for the first time since we have owned it, it had retained a memory of the cancelled document and started to print from the page at which it had stopped. Unaccountably, during the intervening minutes it had completely forgotten that I wanted the pages in reverse order and began to print forward again, reproducing the pages I already had!

What was to be done? There was no icon on the screen to stop the printer, so I turned it off again. I left it a few minutes but when I turned it on again, out came the document again – this time in reverse order. I now had the same five pages repeated three times!

Anyone who knows me will be aware that by this stage in the proceedings I was only a short step away from detaching the printer from the mains and hurling it out of the open window but Kate, who was passing the office door, heard me swearing and wanted to know what was wrong. I tried desperately to explain what had taken place but obviously incoherently and the fact that I could not make her understand my dilemma only added to my frustration.

Long moments of raised blood pressure followed until a glimmer of sense returned and it occurred to me that if I simply set the document going again it would eventually produce all the pages, whether or not they were numbered sequentially. Telling myself that a grown man should not resort to such extremes of language and gestures I started the whole process again and this time the document was eventually printed in its entirety. I sighed with satisfaction and left the office with the document but alas the printer had not finished with me.

When I returned to the office an hour or so later there was paper all over the floor and the printer was exuding an air of unbelievable smugness, having printed the entire document three times, each time in reverse order – in other words, exactly what I had wanted in the first place!

I took myself off to rest in a darkened room for a while and then came back to the computer. My first port of call this time was the Argos website, where I scanned through pages of options until I found a printer that took my fancy and arranged to pick it up from the shop this afternoon. Game, set and match to me I think!

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Saltburn Allotments Association I’ve written about blight before for August and here we are again. Today I chopped down all my potato stalks and leaves (haulms) as I noticed I’d got blight. Some people say it’s die back but mine isn’t. The leaves had gone yellow and brown, as they do with die back, but then some of the stalks had started to go slimy and smelly, definitely blight. Having chopped everything down, I bagged it all up and took it to the tip as I didn’t want the fungal spores that cause this disease to spread.

Now, I’ll leave the potatoes in the ground for a couple of weeks for the skins to harden off and then I’ll dig them up, dry them off and store them in a cool, dark, dry place.

I made a mistake and did the potato job I’ve just described before going into the greenhouse to check the tomatoes etc. for watering. The last thing I wanted was for the blight spores to transfer from my clothes to my indoor tomatoes so, watering will wait till tomorrow and now the washing machine’s busy.

There are still many things that can be sown during August. Examples include turnips, Florence fennel, spring cabbage, winter (Japanese) onions, salad leaves and Chinese greens, radishes, spinach and chard, spring onions, endive and chicory. It is also possible to put a row or two of chitted potatoes in the ground for harvesting new potatoes in October/November.

You will probably be picking beans in abundance now. Beans eaten in their pods (eg runner beans and French beans) are best picked young and tender so that the plant keeps forming new beans. If you find old, tough beans, pick them, take the inside beans from the pod and use them as you would with peas and broad beans.

Other jobs for August include watering, preferably in the evening so that the moisture has more chance to seep into the soil rather than evaporating. Keep harvesting tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, well everything really, as, if vegetables become very big start to concentrate their energy on producing seeds they stop making more plants.

At the moment, Saltburn Allotment Association is looking out for a few new committee members. The task is not onerous: we meet once a month but sometimes give ourselves a month off if there’s nothing pressing to discuss. We open the allotment shop on Sunday mornings from 10.00 to 11.30am and a few of us help out in the wildlife garden to keep it tidy and productive. We also organise the pumpkin party in the wildlife garden each year. We have a stall on the Farmers’ Market and organise a rota so keep it staffed. Committee members choose the things they are most interested in and fit in with their other time commitments. If you are a plot holder and would be interested in finding out more, you’d be welcome to come and talk to us at the containers when we are open on Sundays or give me a ring or text on 07885 663101.

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Saltburn Labour Party News Don’t you just love meetings? The introductory remarks that turn into autobiographies; the roll-call of absentees; all those meaty procedural issues to debate, such as how many attendees constitute a quorum and whether the minutes of the preceding meeting were circulated in the approved manner.

And then there is the agenda. How encouraging it is, at the beginning of a meeting, to look down a really long agenda and know you will be lucky to get home before bedtime. I defy anyone to hold onto the thread of a long speech on procurement procedures and their relation to traffic islands after two-and-a-half hours.

I have experienced some absolute whoppers in my time as a borough councillor, as you can imagine. For example, the Council meeting when we began by debating changing the time of future Council meetings, for nearly two hours. Then there was the meeting with the Executive Team which went on for so long senior officers started begging to be allowed to go home. And the political group meeting in which Standing Orders were invoked so many times that finally there were no Orders left standing, just people who wanted to lie down.

Fortunately, our Labour branch meetings in Saltburn are not like these at all. We are as unstuffy and relaxed as we can be whilst still following the party rules, and though everyone is encouraged to give their views we do finish in time to ensure those who wish to can continue in the bar of Saltburn House, or just arrive home well before they need to head for their toothbrush.

Among the advantages of coming to branch meetings are: getting oneself plugged into current Labour campaigns, events and issues; meeting like-minded folk who can share experiences and offer support in these difficult and heady times; contributing your own ideas and experiences to our political debates, and hearing about important roles within our own constituency which you may want to take up. For example, one of our youngest members is our delegate to the Labour party Conference in Brighton this year.

Having said all that, we are increasingly aware that there are a significant number of Party members who want to help out, but who either don’t want to come to branch meetings or find it difficult to get there. For example, we have a member who is a photographer, which was extremely useful in the election campaign, and another who lent us an office for our campaign base. At our last meeting we decided it would be a good idea to reach out to all our members, to ask them about the kinds of help they would like to give, and to gather information about their skills and availability. We will be sending out a questionnaire to members, after which, to give the process a more human face (mine I’m afraid), I will be calling on members just to say hello and invite you to our social event in September.

There may be some cold-eyed strategists among my readers who say, I see what you are doing; you are just linking politics to community networks to get more votes and members. And you’d be right. Given the vast mistrust of politicians now, and disengagement from politics as a whole, we have to build trust within our community, not just turn up at election time and tell people what to think. We can’t rely on party data and clever targeting to do this for us. The word meeting is not just a noun, it’s a verb in the continuous present.

Councillor Craig Hannaway

The Muses of Jim Can I thank all the people that expressed concern of my recent health problems? As it can be seen, I am well on the road to recovery. I am happy to say the house martins continue to do well. I am happy to say that the scaffolding put up by Paddy and his crew did not affect them in any way. Neither did the painting of the front of the house by Jade Fraser concern them in any way. Jade did an excellent job painting the front of the house. Once the paint had dried the scaffolding came down. The house looks pretty good to say the least. Spud appeared to be indifferent to all the action going on at the front of the house.

I have soon got back into my usual routine of appearing to offer assistance to various groups up and down the country. Yesterday I attended Redcar and Cleveland Volunteer Development Agency’s Volunteer Awards. Which is an annual event which celebrated all the work that is done by ordinary people of the Borough.

In fact one of the highest awards went to a member of Lune Street Club. No it wasn’t me as everybody knows I do nothing but claim just the work of others as mine. It would interesting how many people will be able to name him, in fact it would be interesting to see how many will even be able to guess. I missed out again but that’s no surprise. I can only hope for better luck next year, I wonder if cats are allowed to vote. I enjoy such events because it highlights the good work that people do for their communities and this includes people of all ages.

Most voluntary groups are wanting to gain helpers.

In Redcar & Cleveland, the mental health charity Mind are looking for Directors at the moment. If anyone is interested please speak to me and I will give you details.

They are a great team and the work they do is really special and they are really making a difference in the community. Let’s face it if they recruited me how low can they go?

When I thought that things were getter better for me, the answer machine in my landline phone has packed up and I was missing several important calls. There are three reasons why I have to have an answer machine. The first is mainly because I live on my own and I am in and out of the house most days. Secondly, occasionally some misguided people think it is fun to send silly and offensive calls and thirdly, Spud usually refuses to answer the phone to take a message, even if the message is about cat food. Hence the need to replace the phone so I finally got one at Boyes in Redcar. All I need now is for some kind and technical person to help set it up. It takes 24 hours to charge up the internal batteries, which I found quite surprising since most of the appliances that I’ve ever bought which use batteries, usually come with them fully charged. If batteries are provided at all that is.

Sadly I have just found a dead baby house martin in the strip of what I call the front estate. Clearly it must have fallen out of the nest or even may have tried to fly too early. I shall drink to its demise tonight and also wish the rest of the brood all the best. In the yard at the rear of the house I have hung two bird feeders and the little birds

come and feed and Spud spends hours just watching them without moving at all.

Lune Street Club is now moving closer to the 21st century by having a premium beer/bier/lager introduced into the club. This reminds me of a time in London when Betty and I were staying in London. I was at a Conference and Betty used the occasion to visit her favourite sites in London. On an evening we used to like to visit a little pub, The Swan, just off Russell Square, just round the corner from the hotel we usually stayed in. She fancied a taste of the same premium drink Staropramen, which she first drank on a visit to Prague. The Prague visit had been a present from the kids on the occasion of our 40th anniversary. Mind you, in Prague Betty drank one from a small glass rather than the three pints she drank in London!

On that occasion I had to assist her back to the hotel. This Staropramen cost me six pounds at London prices. I assure you it is a lot cheaper in the club. It is worth joining the club alone never mind for the other benefits as well that are too numerous to name or even count.

My latest visit to London was to take part in a meeting of the National Association of Local Councils. I think I have said this before: this body looks after the interests of Parish and Town Councils and is more and more engaging with the Government these days. We were meeting at a different building, one in the city itself, close to St Paul’s. This meant a different bus route, the number 63. Different route, different buildings, different history, different stories. The meeting itself was very interesting as we were discussing changing the structure within the organisation itself in order to better equip local councils to meet the new demands facing us all today. I feel that we achieved the new balance to meet the needs of our communities, Even though we ran late and I missed my planned train, it was a job well done.

My next trip to London is next week. This will be for a meeting of the Sustainable Communities Advisory Board which will be held at HQ, which is near the British Museum. The role of this Board is to discuss requests from Parish and Town Councils for assistance in shaping requests from said Parish and Town Councils to the Governmental Departmental for possible changes in legislation which will assist them in the performance of their duties. In this respect we as a board have a very good success rate, of which we are very proud indeed.

Finally, I along with many Saltburn residents attended the Funeral of Mike Steers. I have known Mike for many years and his daughter Caroline was a friend of my four girls. I suppose she since still is. He was Chairman of the Local Road Safety Committee, which was held in his beloved Fire Station and I only found out he was an active member of the local Redcar Coast Watch until the stairs got too much for him. It was wonderful to see the presence of the Fire Service in terms of both men and equipment, a truly wonderful sight to behold indeed. He will be missed within the community for certain. I only hope the Road Safety Committee will live on, as it is the only one in the Borough I understand.

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The Saltburn Crossword no 194 set by Dinosaur Across 1 Local Captain’s University Hospital (5, 4) 5 and 23 Down The Captain was taught here where Tony ate rag somehow (5, 5) 8 Trent wire is thus to make the answer (9) 11 Close finish (3) 12 Having had oxygen removed I’d died so with former lover about (10) 14 Remain in the past? Aye, lad! (4) 15 Sailor’s ration from British Rail Andrew? (6) 16 For tidying hair on a cockerel’s head (5) 20 Fruit to have time for? (4) 21 A string of invectives found in spent IRA debt (5) 23 Amongst maid’s confusion (7) 24 The Captain’s second ship destroyed no lutes or I will make one for New Year (10) 26 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone in parts, humanely (1, 1, 1) 27 The Captain confirmed its existence as chemical gold trails a construction (9) 30 Not very nice this Northern 14 Across construction (5) 31 The Captain’s companion ship on his third voyage of… (9)

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Solution to Crossword no 193

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Yellow in appearance and not too well (9) Where the Captain was born no tram is backing (6) Vehicle of 29 Down? (3) He’s a collection of tools (3) Group found in Morgan Grange (4) There was a general one in the UK in June (8) Now initially transferring onto desktop and yesterday (5) From where the Captain sailed with stirring and then by (6) Inclined to copy, I’m at it, I’ve almost shown (9) The Captain’s first ship sailing over a dune (9) Where the Captain landed in 27 Across, a cove of flowers (6, 3) Where the Captain’s family moved to, he sits at attention (8) Eat more to take on more combustibles (6) Hopefully the Captain wasn’t bothered by one everlasting number local authority property value (6) See 5 Across Lots of human yields (4) Unhappy with bonus advert (3) Curve of 3 Down? Sounds like Noah’s! (3) Send your completed crossword to: Saltburn Crossword no 194, c/o Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, TS12 1AQ by Friday, 18th August 2017. First correct solution out of the bag wins a £10 voucher kindly donated by Tim and Sheila of Real Meals.

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