MALTON Parish Church – St Michael’s in the Market Place – has had a windfall of £20,000. The money has been bequeathed to the church by Miss Margaret Richardson, of The Mount, Malton, who died recently.

The Vicar, the Reverend Ronald Treasure, said yesterday that the exact amount of the legacy was not known as it was invested in shares and Government stocks and the value of these holdings had not yet been officially estimated. The money had been left for the church fabric fund and could not be used for general church purposes.

“This money can only be used for capital expenditure,” he said. “We have got to invest it for any nature capital works which may be necessary and so giving for the general work and running expenses of the church will have to continue at the same level.”

Mr Treasure said it was estimated that this year running expenses would amount to about £10,000, quite apart from any capital expenditure. Next year it was expected that the contribution required to be made by the church to the diocese alone would be £5,000.

For many years Miss Richardson was a regular attender at St Michael’s. She lived with her sister, the late Miss Sylvia Richardson, who for many years helped to organise fund raising for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

St Michael’s dates from the 12th century. It was built about the same time as St Mary’s Priory, Old Malton, and St Leonard’s Church. The two town churches were given to the priory and served by them. After the Reformation, the churches were served by vicars in Malton and were assisted by curates. In 1971 St Leonard’s was given to the Roman Catholic community.

From the Malton Gazette & Herald in October 1980

 

HANG-gliding is to be allowed at Hole-of-Horcum, although planning permission will be given for only three years, instead of the recommended five years.

But the National York Moors planning committee at Helmsley threw out a recommendation that no gliding should be take place on Sundays, between 2pm and 6pm. However, there will be no gliding on the Friday, Saturday and Mondays of bank holidays and national events will be discouraged.

Initially, the George Cayley Sailwing Club, which has a membership of 35 will be granted a one-year licence for the site. The committee felt that a proposed charge of £175 a year – about £5 a month – was realistic.

The club had hoped to be charged a peppercorn rent, but Mr DC Statham, National Park officer, said it would cost the National Park Authority £175 a year in administrative and wardening costs to allow hang-gliding to go ahead.

From the Malton Gazette this week in 1977