The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE No. 159 October – November 2019

The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE

No. 159 October – November 2019 Seamer Village Website address: seamervillage.co.uk

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EDITOR’S NOTES It was announced in August that Rev Paul Hutchinson will be leaving the parish after Christmas to take up a post in South West Cambridgeshire - Team Rector of St Neots in the Diocese of Ely. I am unable to say yet when exactly his final service will be and further details will be in the next Grapevine. As well, I hope to get him to write a little more about his past and future. I personally will miss him and wish him all the best from all at Seamer. I am sure God has plans for him!

The deadline for contributions for the next Grapevine is 8.00am on the 27th November and will cover the Christmas and New Year period.

ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH EUCHARIST at 11.15 6th and 20th October 3rd and 17th November.

1st and 15th December Plus Christmas Day at 9.15 (but not 29th December).

OTHER EVENTS

Stokesley Parish Church

Snake Davies Trio Saturday 12th October 7.30 pm.

Doors open 6.45.

Stokesley Parish Church.

Autumn Fair Stokesley Town Hall, 9th November 10.00 - 15.00.

Marie Groom

St Martin’s Church Coffee Morning

The Coffee Morning held on August 23rd raised £330.50 Many thanks to all who contributed in anyway. It is much appreciated

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VILLAGE HALL NEWS AND EVENTS POP IN This is an informal fun get together in the Village Hall every Monday morning (not held during School holidays). It runs between 10am -12 noon.

So come along to meet fellow residents and visitors to have a chat over Tea/ Coffee and a scone. Everyone welcome. £1.

Janet GARDEN CLUB (GREENFINGERS) For more details of future events, Contact: Viv Hyman 01642 269663 ART GROUP

Under new management!

Our small band of artists took the summer off for family fun and sun. Hopefully you all have sketch books brimming with new ideas from the places you’ve been and the people you've seen! Margaret Smith has done a terrific job of running the group for quite a number of years now, but has decided the time has come to take a back seat. So, if enough people would like the group to start up again, I am willing to take it on. Please contact me to let me know. New members are very welcome. We are amateur artists, some of whom have sold pictures, and the sessions offer encouragement, without any formal tuition. We paint, draw, stitch whatever, in our own way, and have a laugh doing so. The charge is just £1.50 including tea or coffee, and artwork can be exhibited on the walls of the hall for a modest monthly fee. We have been meeting at 1.30 on Mondays.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Viv Hyman 269663 ZUMBA Come and join us at Zumba, it’s a great way to keep fit. We do Zumba for 45 mins with 10 minutes body toning at the end. Fridays 5.15pm, £3.50. New members always welcome.

Contact Helen on 07502 566054 SEAMER BOOK CLUB Seamer Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month in Seamer village hall. We are a small group of people who welcome new members to join us. We chose a book each month to read and then have an informal chat about it over refreshments. There is a small charge of £1.50 per person to pay for using the hall. We take it in turns to bring refreshments to share during our meeting.

Dates:Tuesday 22nd October 8pm - 9.30pm 3

Tuesday 26th November 8pm - 9.30pm For further information contact: Lynn Clayton: 07763 633717 or email: richard.lynn.clayton@hotmail.co.uk SING A LONG A monthly informal fun time, held in the Village Hall for those who like to have a sing! Everyone welcome.

The next meeting will provisionally be Friday 4th October at 7.00 pm. Cost £2.

Contact: jo.batey10@hotmail.com (Note change of email address) or 07759531050.

STITCHERS (previously Knit and Natter ) Starts again the week beginning the 28th October when we will be preparing the poppies for Remembrance Sunday so everyone is welcome.

Ann Thomas BRIDGE CLUB This popular well attended group meets on Thursday night at 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome Yvonne Groombridge yvonnegroombridge@yahoo.co.uk SEAMER VILLAGE HALL 100+ CLUB August winners were (136 members) 1st £20 12 Joy Richardson, Stainton Road 2nd £17 52 Wendy Marsden, Stokesley 3rd £14 26 Jean Bainbridge, Tanton Close th 4 £10 39 June Brodrick, Leconfield 5th £ 7 69 Craig Williams, Hilton Road September winners 1st £20 40 Walter Pattison, Stainton Road 2nd £17 98 Walter Pattison, Stainton Road 3rd £14 67 Mick Moore, The Green th 4 £10 1 Jenny Williams, Hilton Road 5th £7 3 Jo Batey, Hilton Road For those members who joined last October/November this means that you are due to join again. To let me know if you wish to renew your membership please get in touch with me.

The amount of prize money given out each month is calculated on the number of members there are.

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.

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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 01642 710294 or chris_cooper1@hotmail.com

QUIZ NIGHT SEAMER VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER 7 PM £8 Includes supper and free raffle ticket Bring own drinks Contact Kay on 01642 713740 ADVANCE NOTICES (more details in next edition) Children's Christmas Workshops, Saturday 7th December 2-4.pm.

Christmas Sing-a-long evening, Saturday 7th December at 7pm. Music by Ron Kirk, Pooled supper. Tea/Coffee/soft drinks provided, bring you own other drinks.

Voluntary donation to Hall Funds Christmas Tress lights switch on, Sunday 15th December HALL TIMETABLE Monday Tuesday

Pop-In 10.00am Carpet Bowls 10.00am

Pilates Class 6.00-7.00pm Hall Committee meeting 7.30pm

(1st Tuesday every second month) Seamer Parish Council 7.00pm (3rd Tuesday every second month) Book Club 8.00—9.30 pm (4th Tuesday ) Wednesday

Table Tennis 7.00pm

Thursday

Bridge Group 7.00pm

Friday

Zumba Class 5.15-6.10pm Seamer Sing a Long at 7.00pm , 4h October

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SEAMER PARISH COUNCIL UPDATE The July meeting began with an Open Forum, attended by four members of the community. Planning applications were discussed, including those current, pending and granted. Village maintenance issues were discussed, including reeds and the pond, footpaths within the parish, tree maintenance and watering of tubs. It was noted that the village environment had been further enhanced by the new benches and noticeboards; Philip Wood was thanked for his hard work in installing these. Similarly, the extra grass cut had proved beneficial to the village. Several articles from the Parish Council had been sent to the Grapevine for the August issue to keep residents fully informed regarding village matters.

The Chair gave feedback on the recent nine CSW (Speed Watch) deployments.

An application to the Community Fund for new Defibrillator pads had been approved and the items purchased. Councillor Paul Chapman reported back from the local Climate Change meeting. Councillor Mark Murphy reported back on the recent Village Hall Committee meeting with various items for action noted, progress on which will be reported at the next Parish Council meeting in September.

Minutes of this meeting are displayed on the noticeboards and on the website.

An update from the September Parish Council meeting will appear in the next Grapevine. The next meeting of the Parish Council is Tuesday 19th November, 2019. As always, residents are welcome to attend.

Residents can access information about Parish Council and Community Fund matters in the following ways: a) Attendance at the bimonthly Parish Council meetings, details of which are publicised in various locations: e.g. Parish Council noticeboards, website. b) The Grapevine, where articles are regularly published. c) Parish Council minutes; these are displayed on noticeboards and on the website. d) By attendance at the Pop-In on Monday mornings, which Parish Council members attend whenever possible. If there are any points that need clarification, these will be fed back to the main PC meetings. e) Residents are able to contact the Parish Council via email or telephone to discuss any matters that are of concern to them.

All matters concerned with the Community Fund are discussed as an agenda item at Parish Council meetings. Any residents who attend form part of the discussion and all viewpoints are taken into consideration when making a final decision.

Philip Taylor, Chair of the Parish Council Email: scapa20@hotmail.com (Parish Clerk) Seamer Parish Council encompasses Seamer and Tame Bridge.

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CLIMATE ACTION: STOKESLEY AND VILLAGES This is a new action group established in the local community to give people opportunities to contribute ideas and practical action in response to our impending climate emergency. The first meetings have drawn concerned individuals from all of the neighbouring villages and a clear structure has been established to give a focus for developing relevant projects in our area.

There is a small steering group to co-ordinate the work of (currently) five working groups. These are focused on: local transport, local food, alternative energy, waste and environment.

I have joined the environment group, which is looking at issues such as tree planting and encouraging wildlife (especially bees!) through better management of roadside verges and wild flowers. We are initially intending to provide clear and practical advice to parish councils with a view to persuading them to adopt best practice.

Meetings are held monthly in the Globe Library in Stokesley and are open to anyone interested who wishes to get involved. The next one is at 7pm on 8th October and you would be very welcome to turn up. I have been attending on behalf of the parish council and we are very interested in supporting the ideas that emerge. I will endeavour to keep people informed via Grapevine and envisage us asking for more specific support when concrete proposals emerge. In the meantime, do feel free to drop me an email if you would like more information.

Councillor Paul Chapman (pchapman927@btinternet.com)

PARISH NOTICEBOARDS We have two very smart new Parish noticeboards, sited outside the Parish Hall and in Tame Bridge. The purpose of the noticeboards is to keep residents updated on discussions made at Parish Council meetings and relevant local issues. They are also used for displaying information provided by the District Council, the County Council and other organisations based in North Yorkshire which will be of interest or relevance to residents. Should you wish to display a notice in one or both boards (please note – no ‘business’ notices), please contact the Parish Clerk in the first instance, as the boards are kept locked – please do not attempt to force them open! Thank you.

(E: scapa20@hotmail.com)

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SEAMER OIL CLUB No doubt you will have all seen the large rise in oil prices, let’s hope it will not be permanent.

The good news was that Gordon secured our September order the day before the rise; consequently, we still bought below 50p a litre.

We will be securing our next deliveries around the second week in November so it is important that we receive your order during the first week. of November Order dates: 1st weeks in January, March, May, September and November.

Tel, David Ward. 01642 710333 or Gordon Reed. 01642 711495.

TIME FOR A LAUGH DEFINITIONS NOT FOUND IN A DICTIONARY Handkerchief : Cold storage Adult: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

Beauty Parlour: A place where women curl up and dye.

Chickens: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.

Committee: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.

Dust: Mud with the juice squeezed out.

Egotist: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation Inflation: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

Mosquito: An insect that makes you like flies better.

Raisin: A grape with a sunburn.

Secret: Something you tell to one person at a time.

Skeleton: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.

Toothache: The pain that drives you to extraction.

Tomorrow: One of the greatest labour saving devices of today.

Yawn: An honest opinion openly expressed.

Wrinkles: Something other people have. Similar to my character lines!

INSURANCE CLAIMS Going to work at 7am this morning I drove out of my drive straight into a bus. The bus was 5 minutes early.

The accident happened because I had one eye on the lorry in front, one eye on the pedestrian and the other on the car behind.

Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid the accident?

A: Travelled by bus?

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The claimant had collided with a cow. The questions and answers on the claim form were - Q: What warning was given by you? A: Horn.

Q: What warning was given by the other party? A: Moo. I was going at about 70 or 80 mph when my girlfriend on the pillion reached over and grabbed my testicles so I lost control.

The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so I hit him again I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.

The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.

I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.

I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.

An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.

I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.

Coming home I drove to the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.

I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it.

The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.

I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep and had an accident.

As I approached an intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before.

My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.

I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull.

I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.

The pedestrian had no idea which way to run as I ran over him.

I saw a slow moving, sad faced gentleman bouncing off the roof of my car.

The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of the way when I struck the front end.

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The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in a bush with just his rear end showing.

I had been learning to drive with power steering. I turned the wheel to what I thought was enough and found myself in a different direction going the opposite way.

I was backing my car out of the driveway in the usual manner, when it was struck by the other car in the same place it had been struck several times before.

When I saw I could not avoid a collision I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.

No one was to blame for the accident but it would never have happened if the other driver had been alert.

I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.

The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him.

The accident occurred when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering it into the other vehicle. “My car got hit by a submarine." (The Navy informed the wife of a submariner that the craft was due in port. She drove to the base to meet her husband and parked at the end of the slip where the sub was to berth.

An inexperienced ensign was conning the sub and it rammed the end of the slip, breaking a section away, causing her car to fall into the water. The Navy paid the compensation claim.)

Submitted by Ann Thomas.

SEAMER METHODIST CHURCH REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY On Sunday 10th November a Village remembrance service will be held in Seamer Memorial Village Hall. The service will be led by Mr Arthur Noble and will commence at 10.30 am. It is always very fitting that such a service is held in the Memorial Hall that was built as a memorial following the First World War. It is very moving to recall people from Seamer who lost their lives during that war and to think of others over the years who have given their lives in times of conflict. This year commemorates 80 years since the outbreak of the Second World War. The remembrance service is one for the whole community so everyone is most welcome.

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TIMES OF WORSHIP 06/10/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Elaine Wilson 13/10/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Ron Kirk All Age Worship 20/10/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Rev Lisa Quarmby 27/10/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Ken Hudson 03/11/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Rev Richard Bradshaw 10/11/2019 @ 10.30 am Remembrance Service (See above) 17/11/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Rev Lisa Quarmby 24/11/2019 @ 10.30 am led by Peter Jackson TIME FOR A SMILE A grace written for a lunch at Lords Cricket pavilion: Lord, the umpire of our lives Help us play our innings with a straight bat.

Accept life’s Yorkers without complaint And, when at last, our wicket falls May we have notched up a worthy score.

THOUGHT FOR HARVEST This time of the year has seen our farmers working what appears to be night and day. Firstly they have been gathering in the harvest. Secondly they have been preparing for next year’s harvest.

We are lucky in that we are aware of all this activity. The majority of this country’s population live in cities or urban areas where there is sometimes very little or no knowledge of what a special time of year this is in rural communities.

It is, therefore, only right and fitting that we give thanks for everyone involved in producing, transporting and preparing food and produce.

John Arlott wrote these words: God, whose farm is all creation, Take the gratitude we give; Take the finest of our harvest, Crops that grow that all may live.

Ron Kirk

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For the latest information on Events at The Globe - see our website: http://www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org 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 Front Cover Illustrations Anne Clements, Tame Bridge St Martin’s Rev Paul Hutchinson, The Rectory, Stokesley Methodist Church Ron Kirk, 2 Rosehill, Great Ayton Seamer Village Hall Chairperson: Mark Murphy Email : medinnov8@hotmail.com Bookings: Nov– April, Ann Thomas catcabcam@googlemail.com May—October , Vivien Hyman Village News and Events Contact: Dave Campy david.campy123@btinternet.com Seamer Parish Council

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E-Mail: scapa20@hotmail.com Seamer Correspondent for Darlington and Stockton Times Christine Cooper 710294 Seamer Village Website seamervillage.co.uk The Globe, Stokesley Website http://www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org ooooOOOOooo

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