The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE
No. 152 August - September 2018
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EDITOR’S NOTES What a Summer we are having . Hope you all are coping with it! Summer usually means holidays and Seamer is no different. Many of the activities are closing down for August and reopening in September (check individual activities listed later). Articles for the next edition should be submitted to me by th the 28 September. Have a good break! Dave Campy
ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH Eucharist at 11.15am There will be no service at St Martin’s on Sunday 5th August. Normal Sunday Eucharist on : 19th August; 2nd, 16th and 30th September. EVENTS Vacation Chamber Orchestra—Friday 24th August in Stokesley Parish Church, 7.30pm.
St Martin’s Church Coffee Morning
With Cake stall and Tombola
Stokesley Town Hall Friday 24th August 9.00 — 11.45 Offers of help/contributions, please contact; Jean Webster 710088 Ann Startin 710162 2
Church Coffee Morning - Friday 14th September in Stokesley Town Hall, 9.00 – 11.30 am Autumn Fair- Saturday 10th November in the Town Hall, 10 am – 3 pm Paul Hutchinson, 01642710405
VILLAGE HALL NEWS AND EVENTS POP IN Pop In is closing for the summer break and will re-open on 10th September. 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 GARDEN CLUB (GREENFINGERS) For more details Contact Angela Forrest 07891097649. ART & CRAFT GROUP Monday afternoon 1.30-3.30. Contact Margaret Smith 01642710611 SEAMER BOOK CLUB We are taking a summer break in August so there will not be a meeting that month. We will start again in the Autumn. Dates as follows Tuesday 25th September at 8pm Tuesday 23rd October at 8pm. All of our meetings take place in the Village Hall. There is a £2.50 charge to cover refreshments. New members are always welcome. For more information please contact Lynn Clayton 0776373717 or email richard.lynn.clayton@hotmail.co.uk. Lynn Clayton ZUMBA Every Thursday 5.45 to 6.40 ( 1 week break in August to be advised) Everyone is welcome to come and join us in the village hall for a Zumba and toning class. Any age, it's a great way to keep fit and it's good fun. Joan Barnes KNIT AND NATTER POPPIES Come along on MONDAY nights at 7pm to our Knit and Natter Group 3
This year we will be remembering when the First World War ended 100 years ago (Armistice Day November 11th 1918) To commemorate this we have been making poppies to decorate our Memorial Hall in Seamer. Some of us have been meeting every Monday night at Knit and Natter Group to knit or crochet poppies and others have been following our patterns and doing them at home. We hope to collect at least 1000 and will display them outside the front of the hall on 11th November. There is still time to join in and all poppies will be collected by midOctober. If you would like to help please get in touch for the pattern, come along on Monday nights, or leave your Poppies in the hall any time it is open. Ann Thomas (catcabcam@googlemail.com)
SING A LONG We hope to meet again on Friday 3rd August at 7pm. All are welcome regardless of music ability. It’s a fun time and often can be uplifting. The cost is £2 to cover Hall charges and expenses (photocopying etc). The September meeting will be on the 7th. Jo Batey 07759 531050 ADVANCE NOTICE
Magic Night Middlesbrough Magic Circle Friday October 12th 7.30pm Seamer Village Hall SEAMER VILLAGE HALL QUIZ NIGHT with Sue & Jim SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 7 PM TICKETS £7 4
Christmas Workshops Saturday December 1st 2.00-4.00 pm. Usual activities and SANTA! HALL TIMETABLE Monday
Pop-In
Tuesday
Carpet Bowls
10.00am
Art and Crafts
1.30pm
Knit and Natter
7.00pm
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
5.45-6.40pm
Bridge Group
7.00pm Friday
Seamer Choral Society
1st Friday in month at 7.00pm
SEAMER VILLAGE HALL 100+ CLUB May winners were: (140 members) 1st £20 69 Craig Williams, Hilton Road 2nd £17 16 Christine Cooper, Stainton Road 3rd £14 158 Ian McKenzie, Croft Hills,Tame Bridge 4th £11 145 Warren Findlay, Tame Bridge 5th £8 80 Jean Webster, Croft Hills, Tame Bridge June winners were (140 members) 1st £20 12 Joy Richardson, Stainton Road 2nd £17 3 Jo Batey, Hilton Road 3rd £14 14 Margaret Smith, Stokesley 4th £11 149 Julie Finch, Tame Bridge 5th £8 114 Jackie Sawney, off Hilton Road 5
July winners were (140 members) 1st £20 100 Winn Briggs, Manor Garth 2nd £17 94 Dennis Sanderson, The Green rd 3 £14 52 Wendy Marsden, Seamer Hill 4th £11 81 Grahame Armitage, Seamer Hill 5th £8 148 Jean Peace, Hilton Road For those members who joined last August/September, 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
SEAMER METHODIST CHURCH TIMES OF WORSHIP August 5th @10.30 am service at Stokesley. A Thank you service for Chair of the Methodist District, Rev Ruth Gee, who is moving to a different position in the Methodist Church. August 12th and 19th @ 10.30 am at Stokesley (Seamer closed due to holiday commitments). August 26th @ 10.30am led by Rev Lisa Quarmby September 2nd @ 10.30 am led by Christine Campy September 9th @ 10.30 am All Age Worship led by Rev A. Robinson September 16th @ 10.30 am Led by Vanessa Johnson September 23rd @ 10.30 Harvest festival celebration led by Rev A. Robinson September 30th @ 10.30 am led by Rev Lisa Quarmby (Holy Communion) You will see from the above that there are only two services in Seamer in August. This is principally due to holiday arrangements. If there are any urgent matters, my mobile number is 07423065345. (Please leave a message and I will ring back as soon as possible).
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HOLIDAYS This is the season for holidays, especially if there are children in the family. For many it is a break from the normal routine to, perhaps, visit friends or family, visit familiar places or explore new horizons. Some like energetic activities whilst others look for peace and rest. We are all different. Holidays are a good opportunity to recharge our batteries. For those of us who are planning holidays, let’s remember those who are required to work during this summer period. The word ‘holiday’ comes from a very old phrase ‘Holy Day’. No matter if we have a faith or none, we can all give thanks for such periods. The beginning of September is a little like a new year. Schools reopen. Clubs and leisure activities start up again for the Autumn and Winter. Working or on holiday I trust that you have a great and rewarding time. TIME FOR A SMILE
‘I’m taking my wife on holiday to northern Italy this year.’ ‘Genoa?’ ‘I should hope so, we’ve been married for 20 years’. THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, that person sends out a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. (Robert F Kennedy).
Ron Kirk
COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH We will not be doing any watches in August due to volunteer holidays. To continue effective monitoring we need additional volunteers. The watches are around 1 hour long, at times to suit availability. They comprise of the measuring of vehicle speed (using a speed gun - simple training given) and recording of any speeding vehicle's registration number, make, model, and colour. Teams of 4 are used and rotation of job role is undertaken as required and members support one another in their role. It has made a big difference to the % of vehicles speeding through the village. As well as supporting your community it is a good chance to meet and chat to other village members as well as being enjoyable (mostly!!). Thinking of joining us, then please contact Phil Taylor at scapa20@hotmail.com or Dave Campy on 01642 710320 7
An evening with Rishi Sunak MP Our local MP, Rishi Sunak, participated in a lively question and answer event held at the village hall on 16th June. Despite a relatively low turnout, more than 30 residents attended and enjoyed the opportunity to meet Rishi and to hear his responses to a range of issues. Pre-submitted questions were put to Rishi, including topics such as education, protection of birds of prey and wildlife, fly-tipping, transport links and austerity as well as topical issues such as local services (notably the decrease in high street banking facilities) and superfast/fibre-optic broadband. There was plenty of discussion with reassurance from Rishi on where action was due to take place. He made notes of concerns and promised to follow these up. The more formal Question Time was followed by an informal opportunity to speak to Rishi and fellow residents, during which a delicious buffet and drinks were also served. This was definitely an evening to remember and Rishi’s participation was appreciated by his audience. It’s not every day one gets the chance to ask direct questions of an MP! Rishi Sunak MP with Philip Taylor (Chair of the Parish Council) and Walter Pattison MBE, who proposed the vote of thanks to Rishi following the Q&A session.
Parish Council
WHAT’S ON AT THE GLOBE COMMUNITY LIBRARY @ STOKESLEY.
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Good news for residents of the area. Due to popular demand, our Citizens' Advice Bureau advisors will run a second surgery in The Globe, every Friday morning. From now on,CAB drop in sessions will be Mondays 2-4pm and Friday 1012am.
For August we are concentrating on our younger members and we are running a full programme for 0-12 year olds. See later details. For September we are planning more adult sessions. There will be a Poetry and Prosecco evening and a second Willow Weaving class will be held on the 15th. Look for our posters or go to our website for other activities and up to date information. Remember joining The Globe is free and you can join at any age.
Jane Hall - Library Manager The Globe's new Opening Times! Monday 9.30am - 5.00pm Tuesday 2.00pm - 6.30pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am - 5.00pm Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm Saturday 9.30am - 1.00pm Events... For the latest information on Events at The Globe (and for The Globe News) - see our website: http://www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org PLEASE NOTE: for all activities (even if they are with older siblings) under 7s must be accompanied by an adult. NatWest Community Banking - Monday 6th, 13th August, 2-5pm. Dropin sessions for banking help and support. Craft and Chat - Tuesdays 7th and 21st August, 2-4pm. Free Drop-in sessions for those with reduced dexterity. Come just to watch and chat or join in if you feel like it. Learn to Knit – Free Drop-in for children. Every Tuesday in August from 2pm. Learn to knit a wrist band to start. Mischievous Tales of Little Alf – Tuesday 7th August, 2.30pm. Hannah Russell (author) will tell tales of Little Alf. The session ends with “horsey/ unicorn” activities for junior members. Children's Storytime - Bring your big brothers or sisters! - Fridays, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th August, 10.30am. Big brothers and sisters are welcome to join the stories and activities with the little ones in August. Slime, Slurp and Rude Noises! - Mischief Activities – Thursday 16th August, 10.30am-12pm. Activities will include making items to be used in pranks and it is likely to be noisy and messy! Mabel the therapy dog and her owner will also be attending. 9
Summer Reading Challenge – ends on 8th September. Come along to enrol, find where the treasure is buried and enjoy your reading. For 4-11 year olds. Gnasher Mini Challenge – ends on 8 th September. Bring back your books and collect paw prints. For under 5s. Ask for further details on any of the above.
Our Regular Events… Monday: Citizens’ Advice Bureau – every Monday 2-4 pm (also every Friday 10am-12pm) Code Club – every Monday in term time – 4-5 pm – ages 9-13. Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult. The Globe Reading Club - 2nd Monday in month – 2 pm. Tuesday Junior Book Club – Every 3rd Tuesday – 4-5 pm – ages 7-12 Knitting Group – Tuesdays, 2 pm Chess Club - Every 3rd Tuesday, 3-6pm. Open to all, just drop in. Craft and Chat Drop-in Sessions - Every other Tuesday, 2-4pm. Just chat and watch or join in! Thursday Knit and Natter – every other Thursday, 10.00 am Adult Education – drop in sessions – usually last Thursday of each month. There will be no session in August but staff will be in The Globe on Monday 3rd September. Friday Storytime for 5s and under - 10.30am. This will continue through the Summer. Siblings welcome during the holiday. Others Book Start Bear Club – for very small book lovers (5s and under) Home Library and Information Service - For those unable to get to the library: Take a leaflet or ask for more details at The Globe Check out our new website – an easy way to keep up to date with what is happening www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org
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GARDENER REQUIRED The Parish Council wish to appoint a part-time Gardener (seasonal) to work 2-3 hours/week in Seamer and Tame Bridge. Initial duties include maintaining the sign gardens, flower tubs and the memorial garden. Rate of pay £10/hour. In the first instance, applicants should contact the Chair of the Parish Council, Mr P Taylor: scapa20@hotmail.com or 01642 711250 between 14th and 28th August.
DOG FOULING IN CHURCH YARD The problem of excessive dog fouling in the church yard and other open areas has been reported by the person who cuts the grass around the village. This is not only a nuisance but is also unpleasant and creates health problems. Can I ask all dog owners to please pick up their dog’s waste and put it in the numerous bins around the village and encourage other dog walkers they meet to do the same. The village is looking very pretty with all the flower boxes etc and it is a shame to spoil it. Dave Campy
STOKESLEY YOUTH SPACE Are you aged between 11 & 17? On behalf of 'Stokesley Youth Space', the use of the sports hall at Stokesley Leisure Centre has been secured on a Saturday afternoon between 3pm and 5pm starting fron the 28th July 2018. Come along each week and take part in different activity for the small fee of £1. Hope to see you all there!
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PROPERTY MARKING Stokesley NPT has access to the Dot Peen property marking equipment on 18/19th August. If you or anybody you know has equipment that requires FREE marking please email HambletonPropertyMarking@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
and an officer will be in touch. Dot peen marking involves using a tungsten carbide-tipped pin to indent an object with dots to create a visible, permanent unique number. The unique number will be entered onto the national Immobilise property register database. It can be used on everything from steel and aluminium to plastic. It can therefore be used in farms, on garage and garden tools, power tools, computers and electrical devices, mobile phones and tablets, equestrian tack, golf clubs, musical instrument cases, cycles – and much more besides
LITTLE BOOKS OF SCAMS At a recent Neighbourhood Watch Meeting, Stokesley’s Sergeant Ross mentioned that the Metropolitan Police had produced “Little books of Scams” which were very helpful for those people who were unsure of what scams are and how to prevent them being affected by them. I have pdf copies of these books and can send them to anyone who is interested. My contact details are shown in the Grapevine contact list at the end of this publication. David Campy
TIME FOR A LAUGH (1) These "glorious" insults are from an era before the English language was infiltrated by four-letter words: "He had delusions of adequacy ." - Walter Kerr "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." Winston Churchill "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow 12
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." - Oscar Wilde "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one." Winston Churchill, in response "I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." Stephen Bishop "He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." - Irvin S. Cobb "He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." Samuel Johnson "He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." - Paul Keating "In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." Charles Count Talleyrand "He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forrest Tucker "Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain "His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." - Mae West "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." Oscar Wilde 13
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) "He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I'm afraid this wasn't it." Groucho Marx A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." “That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies or your mistress." Submitted by David Ward
TIME FOR A LAUGH (2) They're back! Those wonderful church bulletins! Thank God for the church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (read carefully) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced at church services. The fasting & prayer conference includes meals. Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles and other items to be recycled; proceeds will be used to cripple children. The sermon this morning, "Jesus walks on the water". The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.' Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. Don't let worry kill you off - let the church help Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need 14
all the help they can get. Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24th in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice. Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered. The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility. Pot-luck Supper Sunday at 5:00 pm - prayer and medication to follow. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. This evening at 7 pm there will be a hymn-singing in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. Low self-esteem support group will meet Thursday at 7 pm . Please use the back door. The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the church basement Friday at 7 pm. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. 15
The associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday. "I upped my pledge - up yours". Submitted by Joan Barnes
GRAPEVINE CONTACTS All numbers are prefixed with 01642 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 Bookings: Ann Thomas catcabcam@googlemail.com 710822 or Vivian Hyman 269663 Village News and Events Contact: Dave Campy david.campy123@btinternet.com 710320 Seamer Parish Council E-Mail: scapa20@hotmail.com Seamer Correspondent for Darlington and Stockton Times Christine Cooper 710294 ooooOOOOooo
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