The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE
No. 133 June 2015 - July 2015
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EDITOR’S NOTES It is amazing how quickly time passes. It does not seem like two months since the last edition! As the weather improves (?) our thoughts turn more to days out and holidays, rather than village events and activities, but they are still on! If you have not tried any, why not come and join any that you think you may enjoy!!
Dave Campy
ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH
Eucharist will be 11.15am on Sundays: 7th and 21st June 5th and 19th July On the first Saturday of each month, as the Farmers' Market is trading outside, Stokesley Parish Church serves Coffee and Cakes between 9.30 and 11.30 am and will include the first day of Stokesley Open Gardens (6th June).
Revd Paul Hutchinson ST MARTIN'S COFFEE MORNING Held in Stokesley Town Hall on Friday 24th April raised £380.70. I would like to thank everyone involved for their help/support .
Ann Startin [Editor: My apologies for missing the advert for this out of the last Grapevine and having to do it as a insert instead. I hope you all got one!]
VILLAGE NEWS AND EVENTS SEAMER PRODUCE SHOW - Sunday 6th September Although this new event in the Village Hall is not till September, we are publishing the classes (pages 13-15), so you know which Flowers and Vegetables to cherish, and which Crafts we are looking forward to seeing, giving you chance to plan. If you have ideas for further Classes which you feel would be popular, we will attempt to include them if you let us know before the 10 th of June.
SEAMER TREASURE HUNT - Saturday 11th July. How well do you know your Village? This is your chance to do some detective work, delving into the past as well as what is happening now. This is a walk round the Village culminating in tea with Strawberries and Cream in the Village Hall, fun for all the family. Full details will be displayed on the railings near the Village Hall.
SEAMER ART GROUP Meets Monday afternoons from 1-30 till 3-30. This friendly Group of Artists’ work is now for sale in the Village Hall. There is no tuition, we just like each others 2
company whilst we paint, You don't need to be 'Turner' to join, so why not give it a try? £1.50 per session gets you a cup of tea and an afternoon with like minded people.
HALL TIMETABLE Monday
Pop-In 10.00am
Tuesday
Carpet Bowls 10.00am
Wednesday
Thursday
Art Group 1.30pm
Beginner’s Pilates Class 6.00-7.00pm Craft Club 7.00pm Improvers’ and Intermediates’ Pilates Classes 6.00-7.00pm and 7.00-8.00pm Hall Committee meeting (1st Tuesday in month) Greenfingers 7.00pm (2nd Tuesday) Seamer Parish Council (3rd Tuesday) Table Tennis 7.00pm Badminton 6.00-9.00pm Zumba Class 5.30-6.30pm Bridge Group 7.00pm
BADMINTON Badminton Wednesdays 6.00 – 9.00 pm. Alternatively, book the court for an hour for just £3 at the time you want (provided the hall is not being used!). All you need to bring are your own racquets and shuttlecocks. Contact Jo Batey 713143 for details and Christine Campy 710320 to book the hall.
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JUMBLE SALE The results for money raised since the start of the Jumble sales for the village Hall are 2011 £315 2012 £440 2013 £493 2014 £590 2015 £678 THANK YOU so much to everyone who donated items to sell, helped set up and who served on the day (on the stands and serving refreshments). Also, of course, everyone who bought something, because we only beat our record! On the day we made £435.53. However there were a couple items, including one intriguing collection, I just couldn’t bring myself to put on sale on the day. More about those in a moment. An interview on BBC Radio Tees that morning had the adrenalin pumping before we opened the doors. As usual people were queuing round the bend. Everything ran really smoothly, right down to Jonno from the YMCA collecting everything that was left on the Sunday (all the clothing, bric-a-brac and some of the older books). So a very worthwhile charity also benefited. Right back to those items, which I listed on Ebay. They were all kindly donated by Paul and Nora Lockwood of 44 Hilton Road. Some old woodworking tools made £35. However, it was the intriguing three boxes of leather working tools, which had belonged to Paul’s father, that raised the most interest. Indeed, I was very happy to close the auction early after a lady called Sam from Barnsley offered £200 to collect the next day. She did just that and was clearly delighted with everything. So much so that she left saying the first item she would make with them would be for Paul. So yes, £678 for Village Hall funds and a feel good factor you can’t buy. Thank you once again. [Editor: Big thanks to Jo for organising the Jumble Sales!!]
SWISHING PARTY Our first attempt at this event may sadly be our last. The turnout was disappointing, despite the publicity. Those who turned up seemed to enjoy their evening however. I think we all walked away with some little gem. A big thank you too to the Pampered Chef team from Thornton. To accompany our wine they cooked up lovely food using their range of products.
Pampered Chef opportunity Book your own Pampered Chef party…. high quality tools and recipes to make the most of every mealtime. For details on the rewards and host promotions, 4
please contact Jenny or Jane Chapman on 01642 590971 or email jcchapman10@gmail.com On the night we still made £30 profit for the Village Hall! £20 from Swishing and £10 for glass hire. Thank you to all who supported and helped out
Jo Batey 713143
SEAMER VILLAGE HALL 100+ CLUB April winners were: (130 members) 1st £20 56 Janet Readman 2nd £17 118 Neal & Katie Craddock 3rd £14 133 Lynn Makwana 4th £9 61 Sylvia Fitzpatrick 5th £5 120 Jan Hey
Nunthorpe Stokesley Road Holme Lane Coldpool Leconfield
The May draw will take place on June 1st due to the Bank Holiday. You can join at anytime - £1 per month / £12 per year. If you wish to do so, please contact: Christine Cooper on 01642 710294 or e-mail chris_cooper1@hotmail.com with your details.
Christine Cooper
PILATES WITH RACHEL CHAPMAN For beginners: Monday night from 6-7 pm For improvers and intermediates: Tuesday night 6-7 pm and/or 7-8 pm Please wear clothes that you can move freely in. If you would like anymore information about the classes or have an injury you would like to talk to me about please contact me on: 07946 324080 or email: rachelchapman91@outlook.com Cost is £4 per class and if you attend 9 your 10th is free.
Rachel Chapman
JAM JARS WANTED Last year I told you about my friend Jenny Firman who in her spare time makes jams, jellies, chutney's and pickles of every description to sell to raise money for Cancer Research UK. In the first five years of her hobby, she raised £7,500 and each year has exceeded the previous years' total to do so. Last year (2013/14), she raised £3,800 and thought that would be hard to beat. But she has, and for the year 2014/15, which finished on April 30th, she has raised the amazing sum of £4,400. To achieve this sum she has required an awful lot of jam jars and produce to fill 5
them with. Many of you have been saving them for her and she would be grateful if you could keep on doing so. Please save any glass jars varying in size from the small breakfast jam/marmalade ones and baby food jars – to put samples in – and all others in-between up to 1lb or 454g. As it will soon be the season for soft fruits, and later on other fruits and vegetables, if you have a surplus of any produce and don’t know what to do with it, she will be glad to take it off your hands and is willing to pick it as well. The glass jars can be left at the village hall when it is open for activities or they can be left at Lowfields Farm, Stainton Road, Seamer – by the gates, or you can contact Jenny and she will collect them and/or any produce from you. If you would like to see what she makes and wish to place an order, or if you have an outlet where you could sell her preserves, look on her Facebook page. Her details are Jenny Firman: Phone: 01642 723934 / 07725207515 Facebook: easby charity preserves e-mail: easbycharitypreserves@yahoo.co.uk With your help I hope she will once again be able to exceed last years’ total for this very deserving charity. Many thanks
Christine Cooper 01642 710294
SEAMER METHODIST CHURCH THE HUB AT HUTTON RUDBY Recently the Methodist Church at Hutton Rudby has undergone some significant changes. The Church has been converted into a multi-purpose area. It is now operating as a regular meeting place and includes a café serving excellent coffee, tea and cakes. So, if you want to go to a different Café or you are travelling through Hutton Rudby you will be very welcome to call and spend a short time there – I’m told that the coffee and cakes are splendid! For those who do not know Hutton Rudby, the Church is towards the top of the Green on the right hand side. It has been good to see the village community, including all the Churches, working together to create this community facility. The Café is called Zack’s Place and if you don’t know why this title is appropriate call in and ask the volunteers working there ‘why Zack’s?’ ALL AGE WORSHIP You will probably have noticed that during the week leading up to the second Sunday in each month there is a banner placed on the Church railings inviting 6
one and all to an All Age Worship Service on that Sunday. On these Sundays, the worship is arranged in a way that is more appropriate for all ages. If it is some time since you have been to a Church service, why not try one of these services. Everyone will be most welcome. TIMES OF WORSHIP June 7th @ 10.30 am led by Rev Catherine Hutton – Holy Communion June 14th @ 10.30 am All Age Worship led by Ron Kirk June 21st @ 10.30 am led by Christine Campy June 28th @ 10.30 am led by Robin and Lorna Atkinson July 5th @ 10.30 am led by Tim Locke July 12th @ 10.30am All Age Worship led by Mollie Locke July 19th @ 10.30 am Led by Rev Trevor Haigh – Holy Communion July 26th @ 11.00 am Baptismal service Led by Ron Kirk and Rev Alan Powers (NB Change of regular time) All are invited to attend. TIME FOR A SMILE Two men were fishing and sitting with their feet in the water. A shark swims up and bites off a leg from one of the men. ‘A shark has bitten off my leg’ the man screams. ‘Which one?’ asks the other. ‘How should I know – they all look the same to me?’ THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Jesus sends us into the world to be compassionate. Jesus calls us to serve the world in humility. Jesus calls us to speak about our beliefs. We are God’s hands, feet and voice, today and always.
Ron Kirk
HEATING OIL CLUB
For a number of years, Joe and Gordon Read of Broughton have run a very successful oil buying club, negotiating very favourable prices for customers in many villages within the area. A very small number of customers including myself live in Seamer. However if we could gain more customers, it would help to make the price even more attractive with the possibility of getting a whole tanker load of 17,000 litres to the village. The way it operates at the moment is orders are placed with Gordon on the following dates, for delivery around the following week. 1st week in January 1st week in September
1st week in March 1st week in November.
1st week in May
There is no obligation to order on every date, just when you require oil. Also the supplier will bill the recipient direct. 7
If you are interested or require any further information please do not hesitate to contact myself on davidward21@talktalk.net., 01642 710333, or Gordon Reed on 01642 711495. Thanks
David Ward
SEAMER PARISH COUNCIL Now the Elections are over, I can report that the Parish Council has the requisite five members and will now serve the village for another four years. The Parish will now be represented on Hambleton District Council by Mrs Bridget Fortune, the elected member for Hutton Rudby, in whose ward we now are. She attended the Annual Parish Meeting to introduce herself and we very much look forward to working with her. We greatly thank our outgoing District Councillors, Mr Bryn Griffith, Mrs Jackie Griffith and Mr Andy Wake who took a great interest in Parish matters and supported us very well for many years. We will continue to see Bryn in his role as a County Councillor. Our move in to the Hutton Rudby Ward came as a result of the Boundary Commission recommendations after Hambleton District Council tasked them with reducing elected members by one third in an effort to reduce the overall budget. This commenced in 2010 and was widely consulted through the local press, council website and Parish Councils with recommendations published during 2012. Further consultations took place and the changes were finally agreed in 2013. As a result the councillors in our area were reduced by one and to ensure that voting numbers were more evenly spread Broughton moved into Stokesley Ward and we together with Newby transferred to Hutton Rudby. As villagers are now aware the 2015 local election took place under the new boundaries.
Philip Taylor
BRIDGET FORTUNE I am delighted to give a brief overview of myself and my commitment to the community. I was born in Stokesley and educated in Stokesley, leaving school unsure of what I wanted to do as a career. Really, I wanted to be a teacher of P.E., but was not
prepared to go to University to train, only to find myself teaching something that I was not sure about.
Instead, I completed a full apprenticeship as a hairdresser and loved the chat and glamour, then I grew up! I became a Residential Child Care Officer and to edit other experience into simple bullet points:
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Left after 8 years to become a specialist dealing with difficult and disturbed youngsters
Became a Teacher (Maths and English) of excluded pupils mentoring them into work
Ran the Youth Centre at Stokesley School for 20 years, then went on to serve 15 years in the Territorial Army (Army Cadets) , retiring as the Company Training Officer and a Commissioned Officer (A Green Howard Captain)
Have been: a Chernobyl child’s host family (our child is now 15 years old) a Foster Carer for over 30 years a District Councillor for 12 years and just re-elected
My entire working life has been for the benefit of the community and in my heart my council work is still just that.
I do politics with a small p and People with a big P
My promise is to work hard and make sure the smaller villages are not overlooked when grants and bonuses are shared equally. Basically what you see is what you get. No frills, no fuss just hard work and a desire to make a difference, making things better for the future of the next generation.
RUDBY WARD I have served twelve years as the District Councillor for the Rudby Ward. These have been fruitful and happy years and my pledge to ensure that the smaller villages benefit from my work has, in the main, been successful. Three of the smaller Parishes now have public open spaces and play areas for the children in their villages: this beats playing in the roads and gives children and adults a focal point. Education of irresponsible dog owners is an ongoing task of work, but a Dog Warden is now in place to catch the culprits who ignore the advice notices on display. The notices are effective but as dogs don’t read , it is some owners
who still leave a lot to be desired and the implementation of a Dog Warden has been initiated to deter the owners who don’t seem to care.
Local homes for local people is not without problems, yet there have been some stunning examples locally and soon there are some to be built in my own village. Yet there is still a need for more. They, too, will be of a high standard and for local people who express a need to stay in their area. The Boundary changes have affected the ward and sadly some of the current villages are no longer part of Rudby Ward. However, I take this opportunity to 9
welcome the new villages that have been brought into Rudby Ward and I will work as hard for them as I have all my other villages in the past 12 years. As a local person, born and educated in Stokesley, I have lived in my village for 46 years. My own family live nearby and the local community is very much at the forefront of my day. I will continue to work to champion the smaller villages and communities; I will also do what I can to ensure that villages remain sustainable, village shops, post offices, and schools are precious and we must try to keep these services, especially for those who do not drive and, as the bus services have been dramatically reduced, it is a need that is growing. King Regards
Bridget Fortune
TRIBUTE TO KEN WOOD A tribute to our neighbour (and a half), Ken Wood
You warmly watched out for us day and night Repairing holes in wire, to keep the hens fox-tight Skilfully stepping in, when ill they’ve needed necking Providing plain advice when sick sheep need checking (saving us a fortune in vet bills) We’ve laughed, your attempts at texting were a particular delight And admired your dedication to the badgers, never did you give up that fight We’ve shared grimace moments too, we’ve readily confessed That time you ventured into our garden when I wasn’t quite dressed!! One thing is for certain, life will not feel the same When we next need you or your knowledge but can’t call your name Though your legacy will continue, we absorbed every word Please look down proudly (?!) when we contend with our first bird! ‘Big hugs’, will miss you massively — and yes LOL will now always mean ‘Love you Lots’.
Jo Batey xx
TIME FOR A LAUGH - PUNS FOR EDUCATED MINDS A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy. Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes. I tried to catch some fog, but I mist. Jokes about German sausages are the wurst.
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This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore. I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words. I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me. Velcro - what a rip-off! Mike: "What ya talkin into an envelope for?" Pat: "I'm sending a voicemail ya fool!" 19 people go to the cinema. The ticket lady asks "Why so many of you?" Mick replies, "The film said 18 or over." The Grim Reaper came for me last night. I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with death. I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay flowers on a grave. As I was standing there I noticed 4 grave diggers walking about with a coffin, 3 hours later and they're still walking about with it. I thought to myself, they've lost the plot!! My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were ÂŁ70!!! Blow that, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web. I was at an ATM yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance, so I pushed her over. I start a new job in Seoul next week. I thought it was a good Korea move. I was driving this morning when I saw a parked RAC van. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably and looked very miserable. I thought to myself, that guy's heading for a breakdown. Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarfs are not Happy. My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that, 2.30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said "You're obviously not listening." The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back. The wife was counting all our 5p and 10p pieces out on the kitchen table when she suddenly got very angry and started shouting and crying for no reason. I thought to myself, "She's going through the change." When I was in the pub I heard a couple of drinkers saying that they wouldn't feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman. What a pair of sexists. I mean, it's not as if she'd have to reverse the thing! 11
Local Police hunting the 'knitting needle nutter', who has stabbed six people in the last 48 hours, believe the attacker could be following some kind of pattern. Bought some 'rocket salad' yesterday but it went off before I could eat it! A teddy bear is working on a building site. He goes for a tea break and when he returns, he notices his pick has been stolen. The bear is angry and reports the theft to the foreman. The foreman grins at the bear and says "Oh, I forgot to tell you, today's the day the teddy bears have their pick nicked." My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet. Just got back from my mate's funeral. He died after being hit on the head with a tennis ball. It was a lovely service. An Asian fellow has moved in next door. He has travelled the world, swum with sharks, wrestled bears and climbed the highest mountains. It came as no surprise to learn his name was Bindair Dundat.
Courtesy of Bryan Sykes
GRAPEVINE CONTACTS (all numbers have 01642 in front of them) Magazine Layout and Editor David Campy, 5A Holme Lane, Seamer E-Mail: david.campy123@btinternet.com Illustrations Margaret Smith, 4 Bracken Hill Walk, Seamer Distribution Derek Winterbotham, Kingsbridge, Hilton Rd. Seamer St Martin’s Rev Paul Hutchinson, The Rectory, Stokesley Rev Sarah Strand revsarahstrand@outlook.com Methodist Church Ron Kirk, 2 Rosehill, Great Ayton Seamer Village Hall Bookings: Christine Campy (david.campy123@btinternet.com) General : Margaret Smith Village News Margaret Smith Seamer Parish Council E-Mail: scapa20@hotmail.com Seamer Correspondent for Darlington and Stockton Times Christine Cooper
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SEAMER PRODUCE SHOW
September 6th 2015
Seamer is to have a Produce Show in the Village Hall; below is a list of the Categories. More information and Entry forms will be included in the next Grapevine, or available from the Village Hall. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 1. 3 Onions grown from seed - undressed 2. 3 Onions grown from sets - dressed 3. Single heaviest Onion - top cut off 4. 6 Shallots 5. 1 Head of lettuce 6. 1 Cabbage (round) 7. 1 Cabbage (pointed) 8. 3 Globe Beetroot 9. 3 Potatoes any variety 10. 2 Courgettes 11. 1 Cucumber 12. 6 Pods of Peas 13. 6 Pods of Broad Beans 14. 6 Pods of Runner Beans 15. 6 Pods of Kidney Beans
16. 3 Carrots 17. 1 Parsnip 18. 1 Cauliflower or Calabrese head 19. 3 Tomatoes 20. 1 Truss of Tomatoes 21. 1 Truss of Cherry Tomatoes 22. Heaviest Tomato 23. 3 Sticks of Rhubarb 24. 3 Cooking Apples 25. Any other fruit 26. Jug of Herbs 27. Tray of 5 Vegetables (one of each variety) 28. Misshapen fruit or Vegetable 29. Home-grown Salad displayed on a plate
FLOWERS 30. Single Rose - Specimen Bloom 31. Rose - 1 stem Floribunda 32. Vase of mixed Garden Flowers 33. Vase of Foliage (no Berries) 34. Single Leaf 35. Flowering Pot Plant 36. Foliage Pot Plant 37. 6 Sweet Peas 38. 5 Flowers of one Variety
39. 3 Pom Pom Dahlias under 2ins 40. 1 Dahlia - any size or variety 41. 1 Gladioli 42. Most unusual flower 43. Single Bloom & single Vegetable 44. Gents Buttonhole 45. 3 Pansies 46. A Patio Planter - not exceeding 12ins base. 13
FLORAL ART 47. 48. 49. 50.
An arrangement in a cup and saucer An arrangement using 3 flowers, can include Foliage. An arrangement in something other than a Vase. Holiday time
PRODUCE AND BAKING 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58.
1 Jar Jam (any variety) 1 Jar of Marmalade 1 Jar of Lemon Curd 1 Jar of Chutney 4 Cheese Scones 1 Half pound Fruit Cake 1 Lemon Meringue Pie 1 Breadmaker Loaf
59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.
Chocolate Cake Gluten Free Cake 4 Almond slices 4 Ginger Biscuit (rolled) Apple Pie (Shortcrust) 4 Cup Cakes Date and Walnut Loaf 1 Quiche
EGGS 67. 3 Brown Eggs 68. 1 Brown Egg 69. 1 Coloured Egg (natural)
70. 3 White Eggs 71. 1 White Egg 72. 1 decorated Egg
HANDICRAFTS 74. 1 Hand knitted Adult Garment 75. 1 Childs garment 76. 1 Baby's garment 77. Handmade pincushion 78. Tapestry 79. Any Embroidery worked on an Even weave fabric 80. 81. 82. 83. 84.
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Hand made Greetings Card Gift Wrapped Parcel Item of Beadwork Item of Jewellery Any Handicraft not in Schedule (State Craft and size)
85. Hand made Box 86. Item of Embroidery not on Even weave fabric 87. Patchwork (large) 88. Patchwork (small to medium) 89. Crochet 90. Painting from unscheduled media 91. Painting, Oil or Acrylic, 92. Watercolour Painting 93. Monochrome Drawing 94. Portrait (any media) 95. Print from a picture painted on a Tablet
PHOTOGRAPHS 96. 97. 98.
Photographs - unmounted - no larger than A5 Glorious Nature 99. Humorous My Garden 100. That was a Great Holiday Portrait
OPEN CLASSES 101. Named Scarecrow 102. Largest Weed
CHILDREN'S CLASSES Note: Name and Age to be written on the back of Entry.
Pre School and Nursery
103. Painting or Drawing 104. Small model
105. Collage or 3D Picture 106. Sunflower (grown)
Reception, Year 1 & 2
107. Painting or Drawing 108. 3D Model
109. 110.
Collage or 3D Picture Teddy dressed as Robin Hood
Years 3, 4, 5, & 6. 111. Painting or Drawing 112. Model, Painted Mask or tile
113. Any Craft not scheduled 114 . 4 Cup cakes
Years 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11
115. Design & Technology product 116. Collage
117. Photograph "Best Friends"
Entry to all the Adult Classes is 50 pence per Entry and Children's 20 pence Final details of Cups, Prizes, Rosettes and Entry Forms and dates in the next issue of the Grapevine.
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