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APPLETON-LE-MOORS

Coffee morning - The annual coffee morning in aid of chapel and church funds will be held in the village hall on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2 from 10am to 11.30am. There will be a variety of stalls selling books, bric-a-brac, cakes and produce. There will also be a raffle.

Book club - The Book Club met in the Reading Room to discuss as The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge.

BRANSDALE

Service cancelled - The monthly service on Sunday at St Nicholas' Church has been cancelled due to the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race and a local tractor run. If anyone wants further information get in touch with churchwardens Warwick and Audrey Bell.

BROMPTON-BY-SAWDON

Rogation walk - The All Saints service on Sunday will be the Rogation walk around the parish. This is a combined service for the churches in the benefice with Brompton hosting this year. It starts at All Saints, Church Lane, at 10.30am. Tea and coffee will be available at the back of church from 10.15am. The route goes along Church Lane, Cayley Lane, the top of Butts, Hungate, the Mill Path and ends at The Square, between the school and village hall. There will be a prayer, short reading and a hymn at seven places along the way. All are welcome including children, dogs on leads and ponies. The churchwardens, together with members of the church council, will be in the village hall for the church gift day on Monday from 10am to noon. Tea and coffee will be available. It is an opportunity to return gift envelopes and discuss any queries about All Saints Church.

BULMER

Bridge club - The competition held on Thursday, April 21 was won by Chris Halliwell and Chris Calvert with 61.9 per cent. Second with 61.1 per cent were Ian and Angela Barnett

HELMSLEY

Fishy fundraiser - The Helmsley branch of the RNLI are having a fundraising fish evening in the Studio Bar of the Arts Centre tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm. A variety of fish will be prepared by Peter Thundercliffe and cooked by Francois Strydom of The Fat Chef. Sampling will be encouraged. Tickets, priced at £12.50 each are on sale at the arts centre, phone 01439 771700. There will also be a raffle.

Lecture - The April lecture for the Helmsley Decorative and Fine Arts Society was about controversies in art restoration. The next meeting will be at 7pm in the Arts Centre on Monday, May 9 when the subject will be The English Love their Animals - Animals In Art.

HUTTON-LE-HOLE

Quiz - There will be a quiz in the Crown Inn on Sunday at 8.30pm.

KIRKBYMOORSIDE

Camera Club - Kirkbymoorside and District Camera Club met at the Moorside Bar and Club in Shaw Drive last Thursday for the final competition of the season, an applied competition for portraiture and wildlife. The judge, Chris Shaw, from Driffield, awarded first place to Bob Ordidge in the print section with his deer stag and hind. Michael Ward won the projected digital image section with his entry, The Optimist. The club’s next meeting is on Thursday, May 5 when Malcolm Blenkey will give an illustrated talk called Northern Landscapes.

Soul Band - Kirkbymoorside Soul Band playing at the golf club on Friday, May 13 from 8pm to midnight. Tickets cost £10 and are available at Something Special Gifts, Moorside Store, Jem’s Hair Design and Boulton & Cooper estate agents.

St Catherine’s Hospice - The Kirkbymoorside group are holding a coffee morning today (Wednesday) from 9am to noon in the Moorside Room. There will be a cake stall and a tombola.

Manor Close - There is a domino drive at the centre in aid of Help for Heroes today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm.

10k race - Friday is the closing date for entries into the annual 10k race which will be held on Sunday, starting at 3pm. Entries should be made to Race Secretary, Kirkbymoorside County Primary School, Kirkbymoorside YO62 6AG. There are a variety of races. For further details, log on to www.kirkbymoorside10k.co.uk The races are sponsored by The Lion Inn, Blakey; NSF Kirkbymoorside and Kitching Walker, Kirkbymoorside.

Bridge club - North/South winners in the latest game were Judith O'Donnell and David Whitehead with 60 per cent. Steve Lonsdale and Robin Paige were second with 56 per cent. Bo and Tony Simpson made 66 per cent to top East/West. Mary Mortenson and Anne Avery were runners-up with 57 per cent. Play of the week was shared by Barry Smith partnered by Bob Wardell, and Margaret Ross and Tom Morton. They were the only pairs to bid a small slam in clubs.

Live act - Ron Spence is the entertainer at the Moorside Club & Bar on Saturday, starting at 8.30pm.

KIRKDALE

Different date - Because of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, the monthly 6pm evensong service at St Gregory’s Minster will be held May 1 instead of the second Sunday of the month.

Lecture - The 2016 Kirkdale Lecture will be given by Professor SAJ Bradley in Kirkdale Minster on Saturday, May 7 immediately after the annual general meeting of the Friends of St Gregory’s Minster. The AGM begins at 2.30pm and usually last about 20 to 30 minutes. Everyone is welcome to the meeting and the lecture, for which there is no charge. Prof Bradley will talk about the history of the minster after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII.

LOCKTON

Domino drive - There will be a domino drive in the village hall on Saturday at 7.30pm.

MALTON

Flower club - A practice class called The Garden In Spring saw a record number of entries at April's meeting of Malton and District Flower Club. It was judged by Caroline Nash from Driffield, who complimented members on the high standard of their arrangements, gave useful tips and explained revised competition rules. The winners were – novice, Lorna Mastaglio; intermediate, Margaret Bell; lower advanced, Barbara Adamson; advanced, Jillian Swiers, who also won the trophy for the best use of garden foliage. A light hearted talk was given by Claire and Allison from Simply Foliage who recounted the history of their business supplying plant material over an extensive area. They also brought a collection of their range for viewing and purchase. The next meeting on Tuesday, May 17 features a demonstration by Lucy Hutton-Smith entitled Bloom Where You Are Planted. The annual trip will be to Littlethorpe Manor, Ripon on Tuesday, June 21. For further details about club membership, phone Maggie Tate-Smith on 01653 698741.

Bridge club - Richard Hazlerigg and Bryan Hone were the winners in the latest session of Malton Bridge Club’s Handicap Pairs competition. Tricia Pearce and Annette Jackson were second, with Philip Mason and Richard Hilton third. Overall leaders in the competition are Beryl Bramall and Keith Freeman, ahead of Anne Avery and Madeleine Webber and then Richard and Bryan. In the alternate Cross-IMP pairs competition, session winners were Richard Hilton and David Lewis with Rob Ashdown and Derek Fox in second place and Madeleine Webber and Tricia Pearce third. Mike and Annette Jackson retain the overall lead, followed by Madge Allison and Richard Hilton and then Anne Avery and Graham Matthew.

Luncheon club - Malton Ladies Luncheon Club met on Thursday, April 21 for a meal at the Forest & Vale Hotel, Pickering. Members were entertained by Maureen Sutcliffe with a humorous talk on The Good Life. Anyone who would like to join the club at its next meeting, an afternoon’s entertainment with Steve Cassidy, phone secretary Tricia Pearce on 01653 696593.

MARTON & NORMANBY

Gardening club - The April meeting was well attended with 26 members and visitors. After chairman Bill Tweddle read out notices, he introduced Liz Bassindale who gave an illustrated talk called The Howardian Hills, An Area of Outstanding Beauty. She is part of a three-person team based at the Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, which shares the same address as the North York Moors National Park Authority building. There are 41 Areas of Outstanding Beauty in England and Wales. She explained past and on-going projects, plus long-time goals all aimed to enhance the area. She answered questions at the end of the talk and left leaflets and brochures about the organisation. The winner of the April competition was Pam Towler. The next meeting will be in Marton Village Hall on Tuesday, May 10 at 7.30pm when Gill Tompkinson who will give a talk called Lavenders and Pinks. She will bring plants to illustrate her talk and then there will be an opportunity to purchase items. She has also donated one of her lavenders to be included into the evening’s raffle. Admission on the door is £2 and includes tea, coffee, biscuits and entry into the raffle. The members’ competition for May is a vase of hedgerow plants.

NAWTON

Quiz sheet - Time is running out to complete the spring quiz sheet in aid of Nawton Primary School. The forms need to be returned to school by Saturday, May 7. There is still time to enter by phoning 07799 667672. The winners will be announced at the school’s spring fair on Saturday, May 21.

Bingo - The monthly prize bingo in aid of village hall funs will be held in the hall on Saturday, May 7 at 7.30pm.

OLD MALTON

Cake icing demonstration - The monthly meeting of St Mary’s Priory Church Fellowship was opened with a short prayer service by the Rev Glyn Diggins. Anne Smith, secretary, introduced Rhian from Celebrate Cake Design of Helmsley. Rhian, originally from Wales, began her business after the birth of her children. She gave a demonstration of how to use royal icing to cover a cake and decorate it with scroll work. A question and answer session followed. Eunice Farlam, chairman, gave the vote of thanks. Apologies were received from four members while 14 members were present. Both Eunice and Anne read out the notices. The next parish lunch will be held at the Royal Oak tomorrow (Thursday) at noon. The raffle prize was donated by Sue Galley. Sue, Anne and Eunice served tea and biscuits. The monthly competition of an iced bun with initials as decoration was won by Christine England with 10 points. The next meeting, the AGM, will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 7.30pm.

OSGODBY

Bingo - A bingo evening was run at the community centre with Les Craggs as caller, Moira Audsley as cashier and Christine Hastie and Margaret Rogers as checkers. Refreshments were provided by Anita Wilkinson and Mrs Rogers. The raffle was run by Mrs Audsley and the flier by Joan Davis.

Coffee morning - The monthly coffee, chat and charity morning was well attended and raised £26.50 for the ladies club’s current charity, Ovarian Cancer Action. The hostesses were Moira Audsley, Gill Sowman and Margaret Hodgson. The coffee mornings are held on the second Wednesday of the month with a charge of £1 for coffee and cakes and a free raffle.

PICKERING

Concert - About 90 people went to the Memorial Hall on Saturday for an evening of music by Stape Silver Band’s senior and training band, together with a group of young brass players from Pickering Community Junior School. The senior band, conducted by Mike Breckon, started with music from Lord of the Dance, followed by Largo from the New World Symphony which featured four cornet players, Jenny Winter, Chloe Brown, Stephanie Henson, Bethany Dadswell and tenor horn Sam Lee. Chairman Ian Ahearn explained how the training band operated on a Tuesday evening and that it was open to people of all ages if anyone in the audience wanted to learn to play. The training band, led by Tanya Rex, then played four pieces from their repertoire. This group of players included several new members who had not performed in public before. Eleven junior school players, led by their brass teacher Jeannette Kendal, started with We Will Rock You. The pupils had only been playing since the start of this academic year. Their performance included several duets, some of which were played over backing tracks. Refreshments were provided at the interval and the audience were treated to home baking and tea or coffee. Raffle prizes were donated by local businesses and players. In the last session the two bands joined together to play three pieces. A piece by Alan Fernie called Prismatic Light was followed by theme music from James Bond. The Junior School players then joined the two bands for the final hymn tune Deep Harmony. Mike Brecon gave a vote of thanks to the three tutors of the training band, Lauren Breckon, Ian Ahearn and Tanya Rex and to Jeannette Kendal for training and bringing along the young school players. Stape Silver Band will be playing on Sunday, May 8 at Smiddy Hill, Pickering starting at 2.30pm. The band will be at Peasholm Park, Scarborough, on Sunday, June 26 at 2.30pm and Filey Bandstand on Sunday, July 10 at 2pm. If anyone is interested in joining the bands, phone Mike Breckon on 01751 472224.

Flower club - Pickering and District Flower Club are holding a practice session called Twist of Nature, tonight (Wednesday) at the WRVS Hungate Centre at 7.30pm. The club will be holding a coffee morning on Saturday at the Masonic Hall, Bridge Street, from 10am to noon. It will include a cake stall and tombola.

Fleamarket –There will be a fleamarket in the Liberal Club, Smiddy Hill, during the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend on Monday and Tuesday, May 2 and 3 from 10am to 4pm each day. Last year the fleamarket supported the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and raised £310 with donations and tombola receipts.

Weekly draw - The £1,425 main prize in last week’s Pickering Town FC Super Draw was not won with the numbers 29, 34 and 21. This week’s draw will be increased to £1,500.

Next week’s draw, which will be held on Monday, will include the May monthly consolation prize draw for £50.

Kirk Theatre - Tickets are on sale for the Pickering Musical Society’s spring show, Calamity Jane, which will be performed at the Kirk Theatre, Hungate, from Monday, May 2 to Saturday, May 7. Tickets are available at the box office on Tuesdays between 11am and 1pm or log on to www.kirktheatre.co.uk Domino drive - There will be a domino drive organised by Pickering Cricket Club at the Recreation Club, Mill Lane, tomorrow (Thursday), at 7.30pm.

Plant sale - The annual plant sale and coffee morning of the Hardy Plant Group of the Pickering Horticultural Society will be held on Saturday, May 14 in the WRVS Hungate Centre from 10am to 1pm. All the plants are grown by members. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes will be available. Entry is free. The group will meet in the Memorial hall, Potter Hill on Thursday, May 19 at 7.30pm. It will be the last chance for payment of subscriptions for the year. Further information will be provided for the open meeting which will be held on Friday, August 5 when the speaker will be Fergus Garrett, the head gardener and chief executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, based in Sussex. The April to July meetings will consist of garden visits. There will also be the meeting on Thursday, May 19 when Suzanne Wood from Harrogate Borough Council will give a talk will be entitled Bees, Butterflies, and Blooms. She will explain how to attract pollinators into the garden. Refreshments will be available.

Coffee mornings - The Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale branch of the Royal British Legion hold weekly coffee mornings at its Legion House headquarters, Champley’s Yard, on Monday and Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm.

PEEMS - There will be a meeting of the Pickering Experimental Engineering and Model Society in the WRVS Hungate Centre on Wednesday, May 4 at 7pm.

Market time – The monthly farmers’ market will be held in the Market Place on Thursday, May 5 from 8.30am.

RILLINGTON

Bingo - A prize bingo held in Woodlands Community Centre raised £450, including donations, for All Saints church, Thorpe Bassett. The caller was Melvyn Jacques and the checker Sue Nelson. The next prize bingo at the centre will be on Wednesday, May 18 and is in aid of Child Diabetes.

Ladies Guild - Seventeen members and one prospective member were present at the opening meeting and AGM of Rillington and District Ladies Guild held at Greenbanks by invitation of Anne Nicoll. The evening began with the Rev Judy Duke giving a short talk on the Passover Seder, a ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. She had prepared for each member a replica Seder plate with six symbolic items which they were invited to eat. Supper prepared by Anne Nicoll followed with desserts and wine provided by members. Gillian De-Jong thanked Judy for her talk and Anne was presented with a box of fruit in appreciation of her hospitality. Officers elected were president, Gillian De-Jong; vice-president, Elizabeth Saint; treasurer, Judy Duke; minutes secretary, Louise Tindall; programme secretary, Caroline Neuff assisted by Sue Donnell. The retiring treasurer Shirley Maud was presented with a gift voucher in recognition of her services to the Guild. A donation from funds of £50 will be made to Martin House Hospice. Subscriptions will remain at £10 and are now due to be paid to the treasurer. Shirley Maud sold tickets for the raffle. At the May meeting, to be held in Woodlands Community Centre, Christine Hampshire will give a talk called Not Just Cross Stitch.

Quiz - Eleven teams playing for £80 in prize money took part in Mike Williams’ quiz at the Fleece Inn. The winners with 80 points were Weaverthorpe 4, second were Team @ the Bar (76) and third on 75 after a tie break with Gary's Team were Honeymooners. The £20 jackpot question was won by Team @ the Bar. Mike’s next quiz at the Fleece will be held on Friday, May 6 at 9pm.

Live music - Eli and the Blues Prophets will be playing live at the Fleece Inn on Saturday at 9.30pm.

SAWDON

Treasure hunt - There will be a treasure hunt based at the village hall on Sunday from 11.30am to 1.30pm. Soup, sandwichs and cake will be available.

SEAMER

Methodists - The service on Sunday was taken by Rev Rosie Coles. The organist was Joan Roue, the vestry steward, Bert Blower, and the welcomer was Margaret Neave who also took the collection and gave the bible reading from St John,s gospel. Sheila Gray read from the book of Acts. In her sermon Rosie spoke of Peter’s dilemma to obey the Jewish laws or to follow the teachings of Jesus whose commandment was to love one another. She related it to our modern life and the dilemmas we face today both morally and ethically. Holy Communion was taken, assisted by Eileen Burn. The service next week at 10.30am is a local arrangement organised by members of the church. The Queen’s birthday tea held on Saturday in the hall which was decorated with bunting and flags. A traditional tea with best china was followed by a quiz, games and a sing-song.

SHERBURN

St Hilda’s Church - Rev Joe Kinsella officiated at the Holy Communion service assisted with the chalice by Barbara Grice, who also read the lesson. Martin Monkman played the organ and sidespersons were Betty Flinton and Barbara Grice, with Keith Usher taking the collection. The theme for the service was Love. The children drew pictures depicting the story of Daniel in the lion’s den, which they showed to everyone at the end of the service, after which coffee was served by Jean Usher. The next service at St Hilda’s will be morning worship led by Barbara Grice on Sunday, May 8 at 10.30am.

Open gardens - The gardens at Jackson Wold will be open for the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday, May 22 when the proceeds from the sale of teas will be donated by Mr and Mrs Richard Cundall to St Hilda’s Church. Sherburn Open Gardens day will be on Sunday, July 17 from noon to 5pm when about 12 gardens will be open to the public. There will be a Songs of Praise in the church starting at 7pm. Half of the proceeds from the open gardens will go to St Hilda’s Church and half to charity.

Letters draw - There was no winner in Sherburn FC’s draw on Saturday with the letters B C O. Next week the prize fund will be £180.

Quiz - There will be a quiz at the East Riding pub tomorrow (Thursday) at 8.30pm. It is for teams of up to four people and entry is £1. There will be a raffle. The band Chumashu will be performing at the pub on Saturday from 9pm.

Community club - The clubhouse will be closed on Saturday for a private function.

Methodist news - The fund-raising coffee mornings are nearing the target of £200 for Sherburn C of E School. The craft group worked on various projects and enjoyed tea and cake. Sunday worship was led by Christine Herbert. The steward was Liz Aconley and welcomer Christine Pickard. Ray Pickard was the offertory steward. The bible lesson from the book of Acts was read by Janet Magee. The organist was Chris Cade. The children were busy making their Jesus books, learning about the call of the first disciples. After worship, coffee was enjoyed in the hall. Next week is the chapel anniversary when the preacher at 10.30am will be Rev Pam Ward. All are invited to share in the celebrations and stay for lunch afterwards.

Luncheon club - Lieutenant Lorna Weston from the Salvation Army spoke to members of the luncheon club about the various projects the organisation is doing in Scarborough. She was presented with a cheque raised by the coffee morning group to help with the Salvation Army’s work. Birthday greetings were sung to Janet Magee and to Her Majesty the Queen. The club will be having its own royal celebration at its meeting on Wednesday, June 15. Helpers were Sandra, Janet, Jean, Judith, Angela and Christine. The next luncheon club will be held on Wednesday, May 18 and will be party time as there will be several special birthdays and a diamond wedding anniversary to celebrate. Luncheon club members should meet from 12.30pm for lunch at 1pm. Transport in the village can be arranged by phoning Christine on 01944 711294.

SINNINGTON

Birthday greetings - Villagers and friends gathered to give three cheers for Her Majesty the Queen and sing happy birthday around a large beacon at the top of the hill at Cliff Farm. The fire from the beacon would have been seen for miles and in the distance, the Beacon Hill fire was just in sight. The evening was hosted by Thomas and Jean Scaling and their family. Soup, rolls, sausages and coffee were available in the camping barn.

SNAINTON

Concert - The recent concert given by Paul Wheater in the village hall raised £545 for the village hall and playing field funds. The organisers wish to thanks everyone who made everything run smoothly.

THORNTON-LE-DALE

Dramatic meeting - An extraordinary general meeting was held on Tuesday, April 12 to discuss the future of Thornton-le-Dale Players. Pauline Closier, chairman, said that a decline in membership and problems recruiting people to take an active part, the society had to borrow actors from another group to enable a performance in November to go ahead. The committee had reached the conclusion that the Players are not in a position to put on a performance this year or in the near future. One option would be to wind up the society, but this would probably be irreversible, closing the door on the Players and its long history in the village. A better option, which the committee recommended to the meeting, is to continue as a drama group, organise regular play reading evenings and occasional social events. This would allow more time to recruit new members and hopefully be in a position to put on regular productions again. A motion to continue as recommended by the committee carried unanimously. If you are interested in amateur dramatics or would like to be involved in one of the many other important behind the scenes supporting tasks, phone the secretary, Mr J Walker on 01751 475001.

Parish council - The next meeting of the parish council will be in the Hill Memorial Institute on Tuesday, May 3 at 7pm. It will include the parish meeting and the annual meeting.

Bridge club - The duplicate competition held on Monday, April 18 was won by Angela Smith and Audrey Shaw with 67.5 per cent. In second place were Barry Smith and Bob Wardell with 57.9 per cent.

WEAVERTHORPE

Jumble sale - Proceeds of a jumble sale to be held in the village hall on Saturday, May 14 from 1pm to 2.30pm will be divided between village organisations. Admission is £1 for adults and includes a drink and biscuit. Accompanied children are free. Jumble can be donated from 11.30am but electrical items cannot be accepted. For further information, phone Sue Thomson on 01944 738804.

WESTOW

Quiz night - A total of 24 people took part in the quiz night in the village hall on Friday, April 22, raising £98. The winning team was The Orchard Bee's with a score of 43.5. The Silver Surfers were second with 42. The winning team received two boxes of chocolates.

Plant stall - The annual village plant stall will be near the phone box in the main street on Sunday from 10am. Money raised is for the upkeep of the play area. There is usually a wide range of plants on sale, including bedding, annuals and bi-annuals but it is advised to get there at the start, as business is usually brisk.

Junior cricket - Sunday morning cricket is starting at the cricket ground on Sunday, May 8 from 10am until noon, followed by sessions every Sunday during the season. Boys and girls aged 11years and under are welcome. No previous experience is required. Sessions will include a bit of catching, batting and bowling, followed by a game of cricket. Teams will be picked on the day. For more details, phone Julie Price on 01653 618214.

WOMBLETON

Domino drives - There will be a domino drives in the village hall on Saturday and Wednesday, May 4 at 7.30pm to raise funds for the village hall.