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On Tuesday 22nd of January, girls from 1st Sutton on the Forest Brownies were very fortunate to be taught some essential life saving skills, how to perform CPR correctly. The girls listened to the instructor well and by the end of the evening could confidently perform their newly learnt skills on the resusci-anne dummies....
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Well known local man Keith Craig (pictured left) has been awarded The Royal British Legion (RBL) Gold Badge.
Keith was presented with this prestigious award by Major General M Charlton-Weedy CBE DL (County President) at the North and East Yorkshire County Annual Conference of the RBL, held at The Galtres Centre, Easingwold on 12th January 2019....
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1st Kyle Valley Scouts - celebrating another great year for our young members!
The scouting movement in the UK seems to get a lot of positive press these days, which is a huge tribute to both the young people involved as well as all the adult volunteers who give up their free time to provide amazing, life enriching experiences for children between the ages of 6 and 18. Bear Grylls is a fantastic ambassador and has done a lot of work to spread the news about how much being a member of a scouting troop can benefit young people. He is joined by a host of other influential well known supporters such as Tim Peake and Ellie Simmonds OBE to name but a few. 1st Kyle Valley troop is proud to be a part of this, and is celebrating another successful year in Scouting....
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Easingwold’s first match of the 2019 Trophy event was a very tight match. Very much a two ended affair, Easingwold’s back three held out against some periods of extreme pressure but also managed to return the favour. In one period of play they had 3 corners in a row.
Easingwold seemed to have the edge on the break but found to have difficulty getting the ball on target....
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Last summer Ruth and I had a pleasant day out visiting Sutton Park in Sutton-on-the-Forest. In the grounds is a fine example of a 17th Century Ice House, which had to be visited. In the bottom were thousands of coins that people had thrown in, wishing well style. A notice on the wall said the coins were donated to the Friends of St Monica’s Hospital Charity. As Secretary of the charity I made enquiries as to when we could have them. Later two estate gardeners spent 2 hours digging the coins out, they weighed 43 Kilograms (94lbs)....
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Stillington squash held the Timed Handicap on Saturday 12th January.
Each match is 10 minutes long, with the winner being the one ahead when time is called.
This always creates plenty of tension, especially for the better player who has to race against time to catch their opponent.
The final of the Plate competition was between Jon Wright and Ophelia Watson with Ophelia starting on a 7 point handicap. Although Ophelia kept Jon at bay for a good 5 minutes, Jon eventually won 24-20....
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January saw the start of a fresh New Year for Newton on Ouse WI and after the extended Christmas break it was lovely to catch up with all our friends once more. Our meeting this month was a social and crafting evening giving everyone the chance to relax, chat and create something beautiful all at the same time. After official business, Jill demonstrated a very simple rag wreath table decoration that everyone, whatever their crafting background could achieve....
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Last Monday evening at the Galtres Centre over 50 people attended a public meeting to discuss and hear about plans to start up a Parkrun in Easingwold.
Parkrun is an inclusive and free 5km timed run held at 9am on every Saturday morning. Already established at 585 locations in the UK, Easingwold looks set to join the list in 2019. The venue will be Millfields Park and Woods for which permission has been granted from the Town Council and Woodland Trust. Parkrun is a proven formula bringing health benefits to the community through regular exercise and also attracting visitors to the town to take part....
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Easingwold girl guides have been very bust collecting clothing, hats, gloves, coats and toiletries to help the homeless in york. The girl guides helped out at the soup kitchen and handed out gifts to the homeless....
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Due to the unfortunate calendrical timing of the New Year, weather-wise that is...in the UK that is… Oh, it’s just a bit cold and grey and bleak and wet and dark isn’t it?!
Sofas and fires and books and box sets and Christmas leftovers might be more appealing, but, putting that aside though, not to dwell on it at all, you might have noticed a good number of ‘hi-vis’ vests and headtorches floating along the streets of Easingwold....
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The first ever Members' Meeting (under the new constitution) of the Friends of St Monica's Hospital was held In the Galtres Centre on Sat 5th Jan. The purpose of the meeting was to thank members for their continuing support, to update them on the progress made and actions taken since the AGM in June 2018 and to launch the publication of the commemorative booklet to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Hospital....
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It has been confirmed that St Mary’s Church, Alne, located not far from Easingwold, has recently received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £216,600 for a Restoration heritage project. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project aims to make watertight the roof which has been leaking for some years and replace the lead and repair masonry work. The grant will also enable us to then progress the installation of improved heating, lighting and security. As with many churches, the congregation finds the cost of maintaining this lovely old church very difficult but is determined to maintain it in a good state of repair so that future generations may also worship and engage with their community here. The HLF grant will enable this to happen....
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This event was originally planned for the 15th December however Storm Deidre put paid to that. With the prospect of high winds, freezing rain or snow we took the decision to postpone the event to the 22nd December. We took the decision to cancel the event early on Saturday to avoid unnecessary journeys and to keep everyone safe. We hoped that the weather would be kinder to us a week later and it was.
With clear skies, very little wind and no prospect of rain we got cracking and rescheduled. Lions and volunteers led by Cassandra erected gazebos, set up lights, and a PA and waited in the hope that people would attend. Easingwold Town Council granted us permission to use the car park area, Easingwold Town Band gathered players from Swinton and Scarborough, Jessa sang, conducted and played a keyboard, singers sang beautifully....
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127 people crowded in to St Leonard’s, Farlington last Friday (21st) to celebrate Christmas through the traditional service of Lessons and much-loved Carols. Throughout the service the church was lit solely by candles which added to the warm and welcoming atmosphere. Lessons were read by people of all ages ranging from 11 to 70+ and everyone joined in the uplifting singing.....
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The end of the Christmas term at Sutton on the Forest Primary School was marked by Christmas performances, parties, crafts AND a trip to the pantomime!
Class 1 performed their nativity ‘Shine Star Shine’ to three packed audiences. The singing was incredible, the speaking clear and the acting brilliant. Well done class 1 and congratulations to Mrs Fineran – their class teacher.....
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Pocket Panto has been coming to Stillington for more years than I can remember. It’s reputation has been growing as each year passes and this year every seat in the house was sold. Right from the very start audience participation was enthusiastic with the traditional responses “Oh, no you’re not”, “Oh, yes we are”, starting on a wild note and getting louder after every repeat.....
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