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BRANSDALE

Church teas - St Nicholas’ Church, noted for its dale views, will be open on Saturday from noon to 4pm for tea and homemade cakes. Proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the church. Recently, a large number of books were given to the church by an unknown benefactor, so visitors are welcome to browse and choose from a good collection, for a small donation. There are toilets at the church.

BROMPTON-BY-SAWDON

Gardening Club - Members of Brompton and District Gardening Club heard a talk on The Spirit of Japanese Gardens by M Renshaw on Wednesday, July 27. A raffle was held. The club’s 34th annual show will be held on Saturday, August 14 in Sawdon Village Hall at 2pm. Priority for disabled access will be from 1.30pm until 2pm. Admission is £1 with children admitted free. There will be refreshments on sale together with a raffle, tombola and various stalls including plants. Anyone entering the show must take their completed entry forms and entry fees to the hall between 6pm and 8pm on Saturday, August 13. No late entries can be accepted. All entries are to be staged on Sunday from 9am to 10.45am after which the hall will be cleared for judging.

Lunch - The next Village Ventures lunch will be on Wednesday, September 21.

Church - The service at All Saints on Sunday will be Holy Communion taken by the Vicar, starting at 11am.

Fete - Anyone with money and counterfoils from advance duck race tickets should take them to Di Ford at 3 Hungate. Those who have not bought tickets in advance will still have time to get them before the race on Sunday. The sales point will be in the Manor House garden near the beck. First prize is £25. The gate opens at 2pm. The fun dog show, which will be sited in the grounds away from the gardens, starts at 2.30pm.

FADMOOR

Show time – The annual Gillamoor and Fadmoor Show will be open to the public from 2pm in Fadmoor Village Hall on Saturday with ice cream and a cake stall on the village green from 2pm to 4pm. Children’s fun sports will be held at 2.30pm, followed by a barbecue and games in Mr and Mrs Dye’s garden in the evening.

HELMSLEY

Fighting cancer - A street collection in Helmsley and surrounding villages raised more than £4,595 for Yorkshire Cancer Research and with gift aid added the total will be in excess of £5,100. An open garden and tea party held at Grimston Manor by Mrs Marshall raised more than £1,000.

HOVINGHAM

Village market - There will be more than 45 stalls at the village market on Saturday. The Community Cafe will be run by the Hovingham Bowling Club. First-time stalls include Huboken from Nunnington selling children’s clothes and accessories from Kenyan kikoy fabrics, Little Somboon Kitchen from Barton-le-Willows with Thai and Pan-Asian dishes and Buy the Light Craft which sells, among other things, lampshades and doorstops. Cedarbarn, near Pickering, which has been voted Britain’s Best Farm Shop at the Red Ribbon awards in London, will also be present. The community stall is being run jointly by Ryedale Carer Support and Next Step Mental Health. The village’s resident saxophone player will be performing. Although the market finishes at 1.30pm, from 3pm Ryedale Family History Group is holding an exhibition in the Community Room behind the stage showing the many different types of family trees. The new Hovingham Village website is to be launched and the volunteer market manager will be Graham Mason.

HUTTON-LE-HOLE

Pub quiz – There will be a family quiz at the Crown Inn on Sunday at 8.30pm to raise funds for the village’s St Chad’s Church. Entry is £1 per person. The prize is a voucher to spend at the Crown Inn.

KIRKBYMOORSIDE

Amesty International - The Kirkbymoorside group have no meeting this month and from September the meetings will be held on the second Thursday of the month, the first being in the Friends’ Meeting House, West End, on September 8 at 1.30pm.

Camera Club - The next meeting of the club is at the Moorside Bar and Club, Shaw Drive, tomorrow (Thursday) when the annual creative competition will be judged.

Open Days - The Kirkbymoorside History Group’s open days were a great success with a steady stream of visitors to see the newly created archives and displays. The group wish to thank local businesses, who along with a grant from the National Lottery, made the event possible. Among the visitors were children from the primary school on their final day of term to see their map of 1730s Kirkbymoorside on display. The history group managed to solve a few queries with the resources to hand. The history walk on the Sunday was organised by Helen Gundry and the Moorsbus team and attracted a bigger turnout than last year. The aim was to encourage visitors to come along and discover a more of the hidden stories to be found in town, and use the Moorsbus to get to the town. Material donated to the group will continue to be catalogued.

Bridge club - North/South winners at the meeting on Tuesday, July 26 were Mary Mortenson and Chris Baxter with 61.2 per cent. Second were Sylvia and Mike Strickland with 55 per cent. East/West winners were Enid Watson and Tim Johnson with 63.5 per cent, followed by Bo and Tony Simpson with 53.6 per cent. Play of the week went to Anne Smith and Graeme Matthew.

Live acts – Darren Busby is the entertainer at the Moorside Bar & Club on Saturday at 8.30pm. The performer the following Saturday, August 13, is Darren Knight, also starting at 8.30pm. There will be a quiz night on Sunday, August 14 at 8.30pm.

NAWTON

Bingo – There will be a prize bingo in the village hall on Saturday at 7.30p to raise funds for the hall.

OSGODBY

Community Association - Members of the Community Association Council held their monthly meeting at the community centre. Present were Bryan Bolton, chairman; Michael Holdsworth, vice-chairman; Shirley Holdsworth, secretary; and Moira Audsley, treasurer. It was agreed that a flyer should be circulated around the new Middle Deepdale housing development to inform those residents of the activities available at the community centre. If there is sufficient interest, a trip will be arranged to Helmsley on Wednesday, September 7, leaving the centre at 1pm and returning at 5pm. The charge will be £5. Sign on the list in the centre or phone 01723 658422 to book.

Bingo - A bingo evening was run at the community centre with Moira Audsley and Janet McNamara as callers and cashiers and Margaret Rogers as the checker. Refreshments were provided by Irene Barnett and Anita Wilkinson. The raffle was run by Mrs McNamara and the flier by Jon Davis. People from all areas are invited to attend this social event at 7.15pm on Mondays.

PICKERING

Model exhibition - The annual model railway exhibition provided by the Scarborough and District Modellers will be held in the Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21. It will run from 10am to 5pm on the Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. There will be working layouts, demonstrations, trade support and refreshments. Admission is £5 for adults, concessions £4.50 and children free if under 14 and accompanied by an adult.

Stamps - Used postage stamps may be left at the Royal Mail office at Thornton Road Industrial Estate. They are being collected for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Farmers’ market – The August farmers’ market will be held in the Market Place tomorrow (Thursday) from 8.30am.

PEEMS - There will be a meeting of the Pickering Experimental Engineering and Model Society at the WRVS Hungate Centre today (Wednesday) at 7pm.

Weekly draw - Last week’s main prize of £75 in the weekly Pickering Town FC draw with the numbers 30, 28 and 36 was not won. This week’s draw will be for £150. To join the draw costs £1 per entry per week. Call at Dunning Butchers, Bridge Street, or get in touch with any Pickering Town FC committee member. The weekly prize is £75 and if not won the prize increases by £75 per week until won. There is also a £50 consolation prize draw held on the first Monday in each Monday.

Sentimental Journey - Pickering Musical Society will present Sentimental Journey at the theatre from Wednesday, October 12 to Sunday, October 16 as its War Week production. There will be a Roy Orbison tribute on Saturday, August 27 at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the box office, phone 01751 474833, which is open on Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm.

Ryedale Shopper – This month’s programme of journeys are Wednesday, August 10 to Northallerton, price £6, and Thursday, August 25 to Monks Cross, York, price £5. On Thursday, September 8 there will be a trip to Beverley ( £6), and one to Scarborough (£5) on Thursday, September 22, To reserve a place, or for further information, phone 01653 699059 or 01653 698888. The pick-up points and times are as follows - Thornton-le-Dale (Roxby Road junction with the A170) 9.15am, Eastgate/Hawthorne Lane 9.25am, Eastgate car park 9.30am, Ingsgarth 9.33am, Westgate/Manor Drive 9.35am, Middleton Road/Northway 9.40am.

Open show - The first Pickering and District Horticultural Society Open Show will be held on Sunday, August 28 in the Memorial Hall, Potter Hill. Classes will include flowers, vegetables, plants, children's, handicrafts, cookery, and floral art. Admission is by donation at the door. The show will be open from 1pm to 4.30pm. Exhibits can be staged between 7pm and 9pm on Saturday, August 27 or between 8am and 10am on the day of the show. Exhibits must remain in place until 4.30pm on the day of the show. Entry is 30p per class, children free of charge. Judging will take place at 10am. There will also be a tombola and teas will be served. For any further information, phone 01751 474939.

Quiz - Monday is quiz night at the Working Men’s Club, Southgate, starting at 8.30pm.

Bingo – The Working Men’s Club, Southgate, hosts bingo sessions every Thursday and Sunday at 7.30pm.

RILLINGTON

Quiz - Ten teams took part in Mike Williams’ general knowledge quiz in the Fleece Inn. The winners were Gary's Team, second were The Who and third the 30,32’s. A consolation prize was awarded to Backtouchers. The £18 jackpot was won by 30, 32’s. Mike’s next quiz in the Fleece will be on Friday, August 12 Rock band - North East rock band Miss D’Mina will be performing songs by artists such as AC/DC, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones at the Fleece Inn on Saturday from 9.30pm.

RYEDALE

Embroiderers’ Guild - The Guild met on Saturday at Wrelton Village Hall. In the morning Ann Nutt led a group covering buttons, while others did their own embroidery. At the business meeting Anita said she would be stepping down after six years in the chair. Angela Cammish is to be the new chairman. The September meeting will include a faith lunch to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary and a competition for a piece of silver embroidery. The speaker in the afternoon was Ruth Brown who teaches cyanotypes on fabric, a method of putting designs on fabric painted with chemicals and exposing it to sunlight often with leaves, or feathers forming a pattern.

SEAMER

Methodists - The service on Sunday was led by Jan Blower and consisted of hymns and readings chosen by members of the congregation. The opening prayers were given by Jan and she introduced the readings during the service. Doreen Lawson read the story of The Good Samaritan, Sheila Gray read from Matthew’s gospel, Jan and Bert Blower read In The Beginning, Eileen Burn told the story of Noah and the great flood and Tina Greenley read the birth of Moses. Mandy Clayton sang a solo accompanied by Doreen Lawson. The collection was taken by Margaret Neave and Bert Blower led the prayers and also the prayers of Intercession. The vestry steward was Bob Jackman, the organist was Doreen Lawson and the welcomer was Margaret Harris. Refreshment were served after the service. The preacher next week at 10.30am is the Rev Robert Whitfield and Holy Communion will be observed. The concert performed by Hackness Ladies Choir was well attended. A buffet supper was held afterwards.

St. Martin’s Church -The Rev Richard Firth, assisted by reader Judith Dean, led a joint service of Holy Communion for the benefice of St Martin, Seamer, and St John the Baptist, East Ayton. Judith preached the sermon based on a passage from Paul’s second letter to the church in Corinth. Elizabeth Moreland led the prayers and Val Carr gave a bible reading. John Haslam played the organ and Richard Fuller and Chloe Proctor led the time of sung worship. Elizabeth Bradley and Rev Andrew Moreland were sidespersons, and Clare Firth and Sue Johnson served refreshments after the service.

SHERBURN

Letters draw – Sherburn FC’s draw on Saturday produced the following letters B E Y. As there was no winner, next week’s prize fund is £360.

Community Club – Steve Hunter’s monthly quiz will be held at the Community Club on Sunday. Teams of up to five people may enter. It costs £1 per person to enter. A free light supper will be provided. Preparations are already underway for the annual fun day on Sunday, August 28. If anyone would like to have a stall they should get in touch with the club.

Village show - The sixth Sherburn Village Show will be held on Sunday, August 14 from 2pm to 3.30pm in the village hall. There will be refreshments available and a raffle will be held to raise money for the village Christmas tree. From 4pm onwards an after show barbecue will be held in the East Riding pub courtesy of Caroline and John Cooper. Show schedules are widely available in the village shops, pub and the surgery reception.

Car boot - The village hall committee will be holding its annual fund-raising car boot sale on the playing fields in West Garth from 1pm to 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday , August 29. Sellers will have access from 12.30pm. It costs £3 for cars and £5 for vans. There will be refreshments available and a tombola.

Garden party – A garden party hosted by Janet Magee at Gamekeeper’s Cottage, Potter Brompton, raised £310 to be shared between Action for Children and Sherburn Methodist church. The Who Is It? and What Is It? quizzes were won by Stuart and Wendy . The Where Is It? quiz was won by Liz and Susan. Stella and Natalie were the helpers on the prize every time tombola. Teas were served by Ros and Kath manned the beat the clock game. Sandra looked after the delicious cake stall.

Methodist news - The Fellowship Group met at the home of Jean Brown to enjoy a barbecue in her garden. The coffee mornings have reached its £200 target for the Air Ambulance. The Thursday Craft Group continue to meet during the summer at 1.30pm in the Chapel Hall. The Holy Communion service was led by Rev Mary Jackman. The welcomer was Christine Pickard and the steward was Liz Aconley. The Bible lessons were read by Janet Magee and Glen Branston and were the stories of Naaman being healed of his leprosy and Jesus healing the leprosy sufferer. The offertory steward was Ray Pickard and audio visual equipment was operated by Christine Fenwick. After worship, coffee was enjoyed in the hall. This Sunday at 10.30am it will be session of Café Church.

THORNTON-LE-DALE

Ladies Group - The Allerston Aloud Choir, including young members, entertained a large congregation at the chapel with a varied programme of light-hearted music and song to help the Ladies Group celebrate its 40th anniversary. Mary Hoggarth led the service and thanked the choir and everyone who came brought supper and gave generously for Ladies Group charities. The next meeting is on Thursday, September 1, at 7.30pm, in the chapel schoolroom when the speaker’s subject is The History of Plant Medicine.

Bridge Club - The joint winners of the duplicate competition held on Monday, July 25 with 59.5 per cent were Bob and Gladys Thompson and George and Pat Donner. Tim Johnson and Enid Watson were third with 54.8 per cent.

WILTON

Church fete - The annual church fete held at the village hall at Wilton on Saturday, July 23, raised almost £1,000. The organisers would like to thank everybody who helped and supported the event which is the main fund-raiser for St George’s Church in the village.

WOMBLETON

Domino drive - There will be a domino drive in the village hall today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm to raise funds for the hall.

OBITUARIES

Nora Kirk Pateman - A thanksgiving service for the life of Nora Kirk Pateman was held at St John’s Church, Stamford Bridge, following private cremation at Octon Crematorium on Monday, July 25. The service was conducted by the Rev Maggie Ellison. Donations in lieu of flowers were for the Stamford British Legion Poppy Appeal. Nora was born in Stamford Bridge on September 21, 1916, and had three younger brothers, Harry, John and Eric. She attended Mill Mount School, York, and the Commercial College before working for British Rail. Nora, who really always wanted to be a nurse, worked from Friday to Sunday at the Military Hospital in York. She joined the British Red Cross and The Order of St John Ambulance Brigade and was posted to the Military Convalescent Home near Northampton where she was an ambulance driver. After the war she was posted to Richmond, Surrey, to a convalescent home for ATS, WAT and Wrens. She returned to work at British Rail but went to a railway home in Dawlish to cover while the matron was ill. Nora was appointed relief matron for the 10 Railway Convalescent Homes around the country. She was then appointed matron of the railways’ home in Llandudno, then nine years at Ascog on the Isle of Bute, then on to Ilkley and finally at Herne Bay. In 1976, aged 60 years she retired and returned to Stamford Bridge to look after her mother, who died seven years later. Holidays were important to Nora and she visited many places, especially Portugal where she was involved with a TV holiday programme. She was a regular visitor to Scotland where she and her brothers went salmon fishing.She was a member of the Mothers’ Union, the Royal British Legion and was a supporter of St Leonard’s Hospice. She was a regular attender of St John Church and took a keen interest in sport, especially the bowls club where she presented annually the Pateman Cup. Nora spent her last few months at Somerset House, Wheldrake. Nora and had great plans to celebrate her 100th birthday on Wednesday, September 21, but she passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10. Chief mourners were Frances Pateman (sister-in-law), nephews and nieces Richard Pateman, John Pateman, Colin and Jocey Pateman, Barbara, Barry, Kevin Jacques, Ian Pateman, Carole and Paul Allen, Lucy and Rachel and Amy and Dr John Skeavington. 

Peter Harrison - A service of thanksgiving for the life of Peter Harrison was held at St Peter’s Church, Upper Helmsley, and was followed by interment in the churchyard. The service was conducted by the Rev Chris Wingfield, assisted by Sister Margaret Anne and Reverend Hannah Suekarran. Donations in lieu of flowers were for York Down’s Syndrome Support Group and St Peter’s Church funds. Peter was born at Raisthorpe on November 14, 1937, and attended Gate Helmsley, Sand Hutton and Joseph Rowntree schools. He worked on the family farm at Common Farm before moving to Hall Farm, Upper Helmsley. He married Pauline in 1961 and they had two sons, Robert and Michael. Peter was a well-known and highly respected farmer who loved his country life. Their home had a constant stream of visitors where Peter was renowned for making everyone a cheese and tomato sandwich for a lunch-time snack. Peter and Pauline did the Lyke Wake Walk in their early days and he loved cricket and played indoor bowls at Sand Hutton. Peter regularly attended St Peter’s Church and was involved with many fundraising events. He was a proud grandfather to Cathrine, Ruby, Eleanor and Archie. Robert, his eldest son, lived in Australia and together with Pauline, Peter had holidays there and in New Zealand. Peter’s spent the last months of his life at Derwent House, Kexby, and passed away peacefully in York Hospital on Wednesday, July 13. Tributes were given by his sons, Robert and Michael, the Rev Wingfield and Sister Margaret. Peter’s daughter-in-law, Rachael, read a poem written by his granddaughter. Chief mourners were Pauline Harrison (widow), Robert and Minka Harrison, Michael and Rachael Harrison (sons and daughters-in-law), Ben and Madeline Hatfield (sister-in-law), Adrian and Kath Harrison (nephew), Jill and Sophie (nieces).