The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE
No. 147 October - November 2017
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EDITOR’S NOTES As a family we have had a very busy time over the last few months with the birth of our first Grandchild, Matthew. Regular trips to his home and hospital in Newcastle to help with his daily care have kept us on our toes. With the support of the health professionals his improving health is a reward for all our efforts. Thanks to all in Seamer who have asked about him and supported us. The next edition of Grapevine will be the Christmas one and I would like to try and get it out early as hopefully there will be lots going on. Any contributions should be with me by 8.00am on the 25th November. Dave Campy
ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH
The coffee morning held on August 25th in Stokesley Town Hall raised £335 for St Martins. Thank you for your support and thanks to the people who helped with the event. Ann Startin Eucharist at 11.15am 1st , 15th and 29th October 5th and 19th November. Rev Paul Hutchinson Other important dates to note are Frugal Meal, soup, bun, drink - 14th October, 12 - 1.30 pm, in aid of the Mary Thompson Fund Autumn Fair - 11th November, 10.00 am - 3.00 pm in the Town Hall, Stokesley. Stokesley & District Choral Society Christmas Concert - 16th December - in the Parish Church, Stokesley. This is a joint event with Stokesley Primary School and further details will follow in the next Grapevine.
VILLAGE HALL NEWS AND EVENTS POP-IN Everyone is welcome to this informal fun get together on a Monday morning between 10 – 12 with a chance to meet fellow residents and have a chat over Tea/Coffee and a scone. Come for as long as you wish. Janet 2
GARDEN CLUB (GREENFINGERS) For more details Contact Angela Forrest 07891097649. NEW ART & CRAFT GROUP MONDAY AFTERNOONS 1-30 – 3-30 Welcome to Monday afternoon Art and Craft Group. With the evening Crafts Group closing, the Artists in the already established painting group would like to invite anyone who likes doing Crafts to join us. The session costs £1-50 which includes a cup of tea and a biscuit. We already have people interested in Embroidery, Knitting and Collage so why not widen the scope of the Group with your skills, and spend a pleasant afternoon being creative. For more information contact Margaret Smith 01642710611 BOOK CLUB Dates for the next two meetings are Tuesday: October 24th and November 28th Contact Ann Thomas at catcabcam@gmail.com NOW & THEN MAGAZINES These are free and available to collect from the village hall when open for activities. HALL FLOOR VARNISHING This has been completed and the hall floor is looking good. LEARN TO KNIT Four sessions starting on Saturday 4th November at 2.00pm A class for Beginners, adults and children (Children must be accompanied by adult) or if you simply love to knit just come along and share in the fun. Contact Ann Thomas at catcabcam@gmail.com SEAMER SING-A-LONG (CHORAL SOCIETY) Next meetings are Friday 13th October (NOTE change of week due to Magic Show - see later advert) and Friday 3rd November at 7.00 pm. You don’t need to be able to sing, just come and join in at the Village Hall. It can be so uplifting and is only £2 which regularly includes a complimentary glass of wine (we always sound better those weeks!) Our Group includes men and women, so please spread the word. Everyone’s welcome. Jo Batey 07759 531050 3
Magic Night with
Middlesbrough Magic Circle
Friday October 6th 7.30pm Seamer Village Hall Adults £5, Children under 12 £2.50 Refreshments (Tea/Biscuits) Further details and tickets from Christine Cooper 01642 710294
QUIZ NIGHT NOVEMBER 11th Cost £7 7pm Seamer Village Hall Tickets from Kay Rees 01642713740 4
HALL TIMETABLE Monday
Tuesday
Pop-In
10.00am
Art and Crafts Group
1.30pm
Carpet Bowls
Pilates Class
6.00-7.00pm
10.00am
Hall Committee meeting
(1st Tuesday in month) Greenfingers
7.00pm (2nd Tuesday)
Seamer Parish Council
(3rd Tuesday) Book Club
7.30—9.00 (4th Tuesday) Wednesday
Table Tennis
Thursday
Zumba Class
7.00pm
5.40-6.40pm
Bridge Group
7.00pm Friday
Seamer Choral Society
1st Friday in month at 7.00pm
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG POOLED SUPPER
Friday the 15th December at 7pm Village Hall A musical Christmas evening (songs and Carols) by candlelight, led by Ron Kirk on the accordion. Bring your own drinks and food to share. (Voluntary Donation to the Village Hall to cover heating etc)) Further details contact
Christine Campy on 01642710320 (Last years was very special and lots of fun) 5
CHRISTMAS CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP Saturday December 2nd 2.00-4.00pm. Usual activities and SANTA Helpers required Contact Ann Thomas at catcabcan@gmail.com SEAMER VILLAGE HALL 100+ CLUB August winners were: (150 members) 1st £25 134 Billy Hutchinson, Hilton Road 2nd £20 10 Robert Jinks, Croft Hills 3rd £15 101 Colin Quinn, Holme Lane 4th £10 97 Mike Cullingford, Manor Close 5th £ 5 19 Audrey Reeve, Tame Bridge September winners were (150 members) 1st £25 19 Joanne Swinson, Hilton Road 2nd £20 53 Janice Felgate, Hilton Road 3rd £15 98 Walter Pattison, Stainton Road 4th £10 120 Jan Morris, Leconfield 5th £ 5 8 Rhona Bollands, Leconfield For those members who joined last October/November, this means that you are due to join again. If you wish to do so, please get in touch with me on 01642 710294 or by e-mail on chris_cooper1@hotmail.com To help me to remind you when your renewal fees are due, could you please let me have your e-mail address or telephone number. This is easier than coming to see you. If you are new to the area and would like to become a member, you can do so at any time. It costs £1 per month/£12 for the year for which you are allocated a number. Each month half the monthly money is given out as prize money and the other half goes to the village hall funds. I look forward to hearing from you. Christine Cooper
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SEAMER METHODIST CHURCH FOREGIVENESS I recently read a story of two friends who were walking through the desert. During some part of the journey they had a major argument, so much so that one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who had been hit was not only physically hurt but emotionally hurt too. But saying nothing, he wrote in the sand ‘Today my best friend slapped me’. They kept walking until they came to a oasis. They both dived into the cooling water. The one who has been slapped got stuck in the mud and started to drown, but the friend saved him. After this he wrote on a stone ‘Today my best friend saved my life’. Then his friend asked him, ‘After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?’ The other friend replied, ‘When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it’. It’s only a story but what a powerful message. REMEMBRANCE DAY 12th NOVEMBER 2017 Once again the village celebration of Remembrance Day will be held in the Village Hall. This will be at 10.30am. It is fitting to hold this act of worship in the Village Hall because the Hall was built as a memorial of those who lost their lives during the First World War. Everyone is welcome to come and acknowledge the Village’s thanks and remembrance. TIMES OF WORSHIP 1st October @ 10.30 am led by Rebecca Catford 8th October @ 10.30 am All age Worship led by Carl Smith 15th October @ 10.30 am led by Joe Tregoning 22rd October @ 10.30 am led by Rev Andrew Robinson 29th October @ 10.30 am led by Rev Lisa Quarmby 5th November @ 10.30 am led by Robert Johnson 12th November @ 10.30 am Remembrance Day Celebration in the Village Hall 7
19th November @ 10.30 am led by Ron Kirk 26th November @ 10.30 am led by Rev Richard Bradshaw TIME FOR A SMILE A man came home from a game of golf to be greeted by his young son. ‘Daddy, daddy, did you win’ ‘Well’, exclaimed the father, ‘In golf it doesn’t matter so much if you win, but I tell you this, I got to hit the ball more times than anyone else.’ THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Ron Kirk
TIME FOR A LAUGH
Here are the 20 best jokes by 20 British comedians as from the Daily Telegraph. 1. “I went to my doctor and asked for something for persistent wind. He gave me a kite.” Les Dawson, from Les Dawson’s Joke Book. 2. “There are only two conditions where you’re allowed to wake up a woman on a lie-in: it’s snowing or the death of a celebrity.” Michael McIntyre, from The Complete Laughter Box (DVD). 3. "Why did the chicken commit suicide? To get to the other side." Sara Pascoe, at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2010. 4. “What do you call an Alsatian in a grey jumper? A plain-clothes police dog.” Harry Hill, from Harry Hill’s Whopping Great Joke Book. 5. “A bit of advice: never read a pop-up book about giraffes.” Sean Lock, from Sean Lock: The Complete Live Collection (DVD). 6. “I said, ‘It's serious doctor, I've broken my arm in 20 places.’ He said: ‘Well stop going to those places.’ ” Tommy Cooper, on his TV show. 7. “Snooker is the best. Snooker is basically tidying up disguised as sport.” Jon Richardson, from Nidiot Tour (DVD). 8. “My wedding was like a fairy tale. It wasn’t magical; it’s just that I’ve got an ugly sister.” Ellie Taylor, at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015. 9. “I got a package in the post last week, and on it it said, ‘Please don’t bend.’ So how was I supposed to pick it up?” Lee Mack, from Hit the Road Mack (DVD). 10. “A cement mixer has collided with a prison van. Motorists are asked to look out for 16 hardened criminals.” Ronnie Corbett, from The Two Ronnies: The Complete Collection (DVD). 11. “When my wife and I argue, we’re like a band in concert: we start with some new stuff, and then we roll out our greatest hits.” Frank Skinner, Edinburgh Fringe 2014 8
12. “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Nick Helm, at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011. 13. “My husband can do the work of two men. Unfortunately those men are Laurel and Hardy.” Jo Brand, during a live stand-up show. 14. “Act your age, not your shoe size ... that means something different on the Continent.” Richard Herring, at the Edinburgh Fringe 2006. 15. “I'm sure wherever my dad is, he's looking down on us. He's not dead. Just very condescending.” Jack Whitehall, at the Royal Variety Performance 2010 16. “My musical knowledge is so poor I thought Kanye West was a railway station and Lana Del Rey a holiday destination.” Miranda Hart, from My, What I Call, Live Show (DVD). 17. “About a month before he died, my grandfather covered his back full of lard. After that he went downhill very quickly.” Milton Jones, during a live stand-up show. 18. “I bought my mum a Kindle because she likes reading so much. She still licks her fingers when she changes the page.” Lee Evans, Monsters Live (DVD). 19. “I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah. He was trying to pull a fast one.” Tim Vine, from The Biggest Ever Tim Vine Joke Book.
20. “My mum's so pessimistic that if there was an Olympics for pessimism … she wouldn't fancy her chances." Nish Kumar, at the Edinburgh Fringe.
GRAPEVINE CONTACTS Magazine Layout, Editor, Printer and Distribution Coordinator David Campy, 5a Holme Lane, Seamer E mail: david.campy123@btinternet.com 710320 Illustrations Front Cover: Anne Clements, Tame Bridge St Martin’s Rev Paul Hutchinson, The Rectory, Stokesley 710405 Methodist Church Ron Kirk, 2 Rosehill, Great Ayton 722053 Seamer Village Hall Chairperson: Mark Murphy Email : medinnov8@hotmail.com Village News and Events Contact: Dave Campy as Editor with the details to be advertised in Grapevine 710320 9
Seamer Parish Council E-Mail: scapa20@hotmail.com Seamer Correspondent for Darlington and Stockton Times Christine Cooper 710294 ooooOOOOooo
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