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TALKS April is the month for shucking off the heavy coat of winter and celebrating our fresh spring colours. We need these colours more than ever with the impact of self- isolation following the coronavirus and never have our gardens been more like sanctuaries – outdoor spaces where we can escape and perhaps put thoughts of the virus to one side in order to catch up with all the tasks that need doing. Possibly the most Message from China on how to cope in lock down vibrant of all colours at this time of year are the tulips, their silky petals "It has been a while since my last 3. The sense of community I have glowing with creams and yellows, post when we were in 'lock-down' in felt during this time is incredible. I blazing reds, orange and raspberry China and since I've had a few emails could choose who I wanted to spend sorbets, delicate pinks and purples. recently, I think it's probably time to my energy on - who I wanted to call, These bulbs gripped the imagination update everyone. message and connect with and found of Europe back in the late 1500’s, We are just finishing our 7th week the quality of my relationships has when they were first imported from of E-Learning, seven weeks of being improved. their native Turkey. They looked like mainly housebound and seven weeks 4. Appreciate this enforced no other flower at that time, and were of uncertainty. We are healthy, we are downtime. When do you ever have considered exotic and luxurious, a happy, and we are humbled. time like this? I will miss it when we symbol of the Ottoman Empire, and We are allowed to move around go back to the fast-paced speed of the an essential item for the wealthy to freely now with a green QR code that 'real world'. have in their garden. During the 17th we show when we get our temperature 5. Time goes fast. I still haven't century, tulipmania , as it was called, taken. You get your temperature taken picked up the ukelele I planned to became such a rage that a single everywhere, and it's just become part learn, and there are box set TV shows bulb would be worth 10,000 guilders of the routine. Most restaurants and I haven't watched yet. FUNERA L DIRECTORS – enough to feed, clothe and house a shopping centres are now open, and 6. As a teacher, the relationships I whole Dutch family for half a lifetime, life is coming back to our city. have built with my students have only • Private Chapels of Rest or purchase a fashionable grand house As we watch the rest of the world continued to grow. I have loved seeing in Amsterdam – a city that was more begin their time inside; here are some how independent they are; filming • Hearse and Limousines expensive then than anywhere else in of my reflections on the last seven themselves to respond to tasks while the world. The Dutch had learned that weeks: also learning essential life skills such • 24 hour help and advice service, tulips, which were notoriously difficult 1. Accept that you have no control as balance, risk-taking and problem- over the situation. Let go of any 365 days a year to grow, could have their bulbs broken solving, that even we as adults are and cause a striation in the pattern thoughts of trying to plan too much still learning. • of the petal. This fuelled even higher for the next month or two. Things 7. You learn to appreciate the little change so fast. Don't be angry and things; sunshine through the window, and run - Independent demand, so much so that regular sales were established on the Stock annoyed at the system. Anxiety goes flowers blossoming and being able to Exchange of Amsterdam. down, and you make the best of the enjoy a coffee in a cafe. • Payment plans available Alas, confidence in the bulb fell, as situation - whatever that might be for To those just beginning this journey, did the price, and many traders went you. Accept that this is what it is and You will get through it. Listen to what Chapel Street, Easingwold, York, YO61 3AF. into liquidation, fuelling the famous things will get easier. you are told, follow the rules and look 2. Try not to listen to/read/watch too out for each other. There is light at the T: 01347 666505 Tulip Bulb Market Bubble which crashed in the 1630’s, devastating much media. It WILL drive you crazy. end of the tunnel." the Dutch economy. Today, tulips There is a thing as too much! remain some of the most popular flowers in the world, next to roses and chrysanthemums. No wonder, with COUNTY COUNCIL STEPS IN their variety of colours, height and AS VILLAGES’ BUS SERVICE CUT flower shape. They belong to the lily The County Council has stepped in to we have it, and any other capacity family, Liliacae and the mostly come support a cluster of villages that have available to us. Need more space? from Central Asia, from Siberia to been left without a bus because of a “We are intervening in response to China, where they grow wild. service reduction by a bus operator as these specific, urgent circumstances, For me, tulips provide the colour in a result of the impact of the Covid-19 which give communities insufficient Affordable Self Storage the garden between daffodil die-down outbreak. notice to develop their own solutions.” and summer flowerings. The early Starting Tuesday 24 March, North The 29 service between Newton in Easingwold. flowering tulips bloom in March and Yorkshire County Council will use a on Ouse and Easingwold will run April. These include Species tulips, vehicle from its own fleet to provide on Tuesday and Thursday, leaving Shires Bridge Mill, 07970 121 205 York Road, Easingwold Waterlily ones, Fosteriana, such as a service. Newton on Ouse at 10am and www.easingwoldstorage.co.uk or Red Emperor, Single Early, such as A bus will run between Newton on visiting Linton on Ouse, Aldwark and 07802 235 329 Apricot Beauty, and Double Early tulips Ouse and Easingwold, taking in Linton Tholthorpe, arriving in Easingwold at office which look like peonies. on Ouse, Aldwark and Tholthorpe, and 10.32am. The return service will leave Shires 01347 823230 Mid-season tulips include Darwin between Sproxton and Easingwold, Easingwold at 1pm. SELF STORAGE hybrids, Parrot tulips and Swan wing taking in Oswaldkirk, Ampleforth and The 31X service from Sproxton to tulips, all flowering between April Wass. Easingwold will run on Wednesday into May. Then, there are the later County Councillor Don Mackenzie, and Friday, leaving Sproxton at 10am, flowering tulips, such as Viridiflora, Executive Member for Access, visiting Oswaldkirk, Ampleforth PHOTOGRAPHS OF Fringed ones and Lily tulips. said: “First, I would reiterate the Abbey, Ampleforth Fairfax Close Rembrandt and Multi-flowering tulips Government’s advice to avoid all and Wass, arriving in Easingwold at EASINGWOLD AND THIRSK also tend to flower later. A word of but essential travel, to keep a safe 10.58am. The return service will leave warning, however. Unless you plant distance from other people and to Easingwold at 1pm. Have you any photographs from the last 50 years that might be of Darwin hybrids, Emperors and species maintain good hygiene. The service People are reminded that these interest and bring back memories to readers in Easingwold and tulips, most bulbs become smaller the we are putting in place is designed to services are intended to enable Thirsk areas? following year. So, an annual boosting help people to buy vital supplies. essential journeys. The Government of tulips by adding more each year is “We anticipate that there will be an is asking people to stay at home if at Suitable captions and names of those pictured the best way to enable displays of this would be appreciated. ongoing reduction in bus services that all possible. If using a bus service for spectacular bulb to flourish and fill will leave some communities without an emergency situation, people should These will be printed when space allows, your garden from March to mid May. a bus. Where communities would keep two metres – that’s about seven and returned after publication. otherwise be isolated, we will do our feet – between themselves and other Contact Rosie Allisstone best to provide a skeleton service, as people and should remember to wash Send them to The Easingwold Advertiser, dreamgardens.org.uk we have in this instance. This will be their hands regularly for at least 20 Advertiser Office, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AB [email protected] a temporary arrangement making use seconds. or Email them to: [email protected] or [email protected] 0781 3355489 - 01439 788146 of spare capacity in our fleet, while 5 Thirsk Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 Kevin Hollinrake MP CPL JONES WAS RIGHT! Visited Outwood Academy Easingwold In the mid-20th century Britain Local MP, Kevin Hollinrake, has a new sports hall which is due to be experienced a fight for its very survival, visited a local secondary academy completed in the coming months. and now we seem to be in another to hear about the exciting sporting The new sports hall will provide a type of struggle which few could have facilities currently under construction four court facility and each changing predicted. There was, of course, much and meet with students to discuss the room will have accessible individual humour associated with WWII, both academy’s excellent progress. shower cubicles and internal during it and afterwards, and many The MP for Thirsk and Malton made entrances for wet/dry changing. of us will remember with pleasure PART TIME COOK/ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER a trip to Outwood Academy Easingwold Laura Eddery, Principal at Outwood programmes like “Dad’s Army”; who £10.20 per hour to speak with staff and students about Academy Easingwold, said: “We are can forget the inimitable Corporal THE ABBEYFIELD (THIRSK & SOWERBY) SOCIETY LTD the progress at the academy since always delighted to welcome our local Jones with his catch-phrases, the it joined the Outwood Family, and MP into the academy. It is a real treat more printable of which was of course “DON’T PANIC!” 'The Limes' provides sheltered independent living for older discuss his experiences as a politician for the students and you can see how people and we aim to maximise and improve the quality of to give students an insight. incredibly engaged they are when they His advice (even though shouted out The academy had the top performing are discussing academy life with Mr in panic!) is certainly needed today, as life for our residents. sixth-form in North Yorkshire last Hollinrake MP. we see so much that we have come to year, above both private and selective “At Outwood we believe in playing take for granted either being restricted Working 3 days over a two week period in split shifts of schools. An incredible 83% of students a key role in the regeneration of or going altogether; the Corona Virus 8.30am to 1.30pm and 4.30pm to 7.00pm. who took maths at A-Level at the the communities we are privileged to pandemic has come about so quickly academy achieved an A* or A grade, serve and the construction of the 3G that we are all feeling disorientated You will need to be a great cook as a major part of your with 25% of all A-Level students pitch and sports hall are examples and wondering how we are going to job role involves preparing meals for our small group of exams being graded at A* or A. of this. We want the facilities to not come through it. residents at lunch and tea time, serving food and clearing The outstanding achievement only benefit the students who attend It is never a bad thing to ask ourselves some searching questions away. You will also provide day to day management of the of the students resulted in 46% of our academy, but also the wider house when on duty. students going on to study at Russell community.” – in fact, it is the best way to become the persons we are meant to be – but Group universities, the top group of Last year’s GCSE results were also The successful candidate will be able to work flexibly as universities. discussed, with Outwood Academy to be really fruitful it must be done While at the academy, the MP Easingwold students achieving 116 in a spirit of calm, as we realize part of a team and under own initiative. Additional hours was also given a tour of, and update grade 9's in the exams, with 68% of that panicking isn’t going to get us will be required for holiday and sickness cover. Ideally you on, the construction work currently students achieving Grade 5 or higher anywhere but rather damages us and will also have a Food Safety Certificate. The post is subject taking place at the academy on new and the 86% of students achieving those around us. to DBS Check. sports facilities that will benefit both Grade 4 or higher in English and Maths Perhaps a good place to begin is to the academy’s students and wider in their exams. remember the words of Our Lord as To apply contact us for application form he reminded us of the two essential community. French, Spanish, Latin, music, or send CV and covering letter to Kevin Hollinrake MP said: “It was drama and hospitality and catering commandments: to love God and our great to visit Outwood Academy all achieved a progress score greater neighbour as ourselves. Mrs V Easby, The Limes, Sowerby Road, Our society would benefit so greatly Easingwold and speak with the staff than one, meaning that students on Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1HX or and students about the fantastic average achieved a grade higher than if it were able to return to what results the students have achieved, expected in these areas. really matters, and see a world and [email protected] • Tel: 01845 523450 making the academy the highest The academy’s principal added: everything in it created good by the performing sixth-form in North “We are so proud of the progress Father, which then leads us on to Yorkshire, and the exciting sporting we are making at Outwood Academy seeing the goodness in those around facilities that are currently being built. Easingwold. Last year’s exam results, us. “Once completed, the community both A-Level and GCSE are a great Once we see that, we come to will benefit from having first-class highlight of this progress.” realize, maybe with a shock, that I am sports facilities, including the During the visit, the MP also sat no more important than the person community’s first 3G sports pitch. down for a brief Q&A with some I’m passing in the street or sitting next It is always nice to visit the schools students, which saw him discuss his to on the bus. Christ himself told us across the constituency and see the role as an MP and life in general as a to value others more than ourselves; wonderful community spirit on show.” politician. Some lucky Year 7 students what an impact it would have if we Thanks to the developments at the were also presented their Star Student could all make a point of doing that York-Road based secondary academy, certificates and were congratulated by in these very difficult days: no more in addition to a new 3G sports pitch, Mr Hollinrake. empty shelves in supermarkets would the community will also benefit for be an immediate sign that something has changed for the better; the old and vulnerable would have what they need (we all would!) and we would feel a sense of trust and co-operation rather than suspicion and even aggression, which are inevitably so life-draining. Since I arrived in Easingwold I have found a wonderful spirit here: friendly, welcoming, cheerful and generous – qualities we certainly don’t find everywhere. Our task now is to protect them and hone them to perfection, remembering that there will be a post- Corona world – and that this is the time to begin shaping it: let’s resolve to make it a better world! Fr James Callaghan OSB, Easingwold Community Library closed St John the Evangelist RC Well here at the Easingwold Advertiser & Church, Easingwold Thirsk Weekly News, we have our very The Library has been forced to close you download books, audiobooks, own little people who like to hide in the because of the Coronavirus epidemic. magazines, comics and newspapers. newspaper. They can be very tricky to find, It is vital that volunteers and the The elibrary can easily be reached via as they are very small and they like to jump general public are protected and that our website. GREAT YORKSHIRE from page to page and get into all kinds of no unnecessary burden is put onto our If you’re not a member of the library, mischief! wonderful NHS. The virus can ‘live’ on you can also easily join on-line via our SHOW 2020 CANCELLED Every week, either Tommy or Tracey will be hard surfaces and books have hard website. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus hiding somewhere in the newspaper – if you surfaces. If you need to speak to us , you can pandemic, we have taken the sad but can find one of them you could win a prize! If you have books on loan, please send an email or even just post a note sensible decision to cancel the Great Just take a picture or cut them out, and do not post them through the library through our letter box on the back Yorkshire Show this year. send to us with your name, age, address and letter box. Just keep them at home door with your query and a method of As this national crisis escalates day contact number and each week there will be until the library reopens. No fines will contacting you. by day, we feel we cannot safely run one lucky winner. be incurred. The library will reopen!!! the Show in 2020. We are extremely Email to: [email protected] or post to: While we are closed, why not A library volunteer sorry to have to announce this news The Advertiser Office, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AB use the elibrary ? The elibrary lets and appreciate that this will disappoint T&C apply: No cash alternative. Winner’s photo must appear in the everyone who loves the Show as much newspaper, only one entry per person, per week. as we do. Galtres Fun Run We will continue to passionately This event at the end of June St Monica's Hospital, Curious Table, G support our farmers in whatever way 2020 has been cancelled. In view H Smith and Easingwold Co-op have we can, as they work hard producing of the Corona Virus pandemic we offered an interest to help next year our food. I’d like have taken this decision. It was very for which we are grateful. Nigel Pulling, Ceo Of Yorkshire Agricultural Society to say... hard to cancel after all the work and As a community now our efforts Got a preparation so far but keeping people need to be put into looking after each safe is our priority. other. We must keep an ironing board Did The children's Logo competition will distance between each other when Thirsk Leisure Centre be judged once the committee can outside and in shopping queues. We you story? meet. The winning logo will be used must stay at home. We must wash Now Closed know...? Let us know next year. Much appreciation for all our hands. The Leisure centre in Thirsk and the [email protected] the excellent entries. Keep well. Keep safe. Hopefully the turf pitch at Thirsk School are now [email protected] Our sponsors at J Fielder and Son, Fun Run can go ahead next year. closed for the foreseeable future due 01347 821329 Easingwold Town Council, Friends of Helen Sykes, Run Director to the Coronavirus outbreak. Easingwold Advertiser and Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 6 MP seeks coal supply solution for heritage railways Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Association (HRA) and the NYMR in The Ministry of Housing, Communities Hollinrake, is working with ministers, Parliament to discuss the uneconomical and Local Government is also S & J Butchers North Yorkshire Moors Railway and the reality of relying on imported coal in considering planning permissions to wider heritage railway sector to find a the short term if domestic production extend the life of or to create new Chapel Street, Easingwold viable replacement for their current coal ends. Imported coal is more expensive coal mines allowing the UK to produce supplies if UK production ceases as a and could cost NYMR alone an extra its own coal specifically for heritage consequence of the Government’s ban £900k per annum which would place railways as well as for heavy industries on burning of coal in homes and power a huge financial burden on the railway (steel and cement) rather than importing Would like to thank all our generation. and would be unsustainable for smaller from Russia and therefore avoiding the customers for the tremendous Mr Hollinrake said “The North heritage lines. environmental impact that this would Yorkshire Moors Railway is a hugely Heritage rail companies such as NYMR entail. support during this very difficult popular tourist attraction, starting in recognise concerns over coal pollution Steve Oates, Chief Executive of the Pickering and making its way to Whitby and are already working with other Heritage Railway Association, said he period and as most of you though the most stunning of scenery. It agencies such as the Northern Forest was very encouraged “Having stressed is estimated that it generates £40 million Initiative on Carbon Capture projects, the economic, PR and social value of know we can deliver to you all indirectly into the local economy and is and some railways are looking at heritage railways to the UK’s visitor part of a tourist industry which employs innovative research and development economy and to numerous local rural in Easingwold and surrounding 4,000 people and 22,000 volunteers. schemes to power historic trains in economies it is reassuring to know We certainly do not want to lose it but I the future. The industry wants to move that the Government has no desire to villages. am very concerned that heritage rail will away from fossil fuels into bio-coal or a see the end of heritage steam. I am not be able to guarantee an affordable hydrogen powered solution. However, grateful to Kevin Hollinrake MP whose supply of fuel in the years ahead before these alternatives cannot yet power the constituency covers the North Yorkshire Business as usual environmentally friendly alternatives trains to sufficient speeds and are too Moors Railway for his support.” have been properly developed and expensive to be a viable option at the Kevin Hollinrake said “I shall take this produced at scale.” moment. up with BEIS and Local Government for the foreseeable future Mr Hollinrake met with Defra minister The MPs considered a proposal to ministers but I remain open to new Rebecca Pow MP, Tourism minister Nigel provide support with the initial cost ideas that can help heritage rail flourish Huddleston MP, All-Party Parliamentary of importing coal, which is expected in the years ahead whilst they continue Group on Heritage Rail Chair Rt Hon to be about £2-3 million, to establish working on developing environmentally Tel: 01347 821242 Liz Saville Roberts MP together with necessary power supply lines to import friendly alternatives.” representatives from the Heritage Rail bituminous (lumped) coal. Wet wood and coal ban protects environment and our health by Kevin Hollinrake MP Last month, the Government effect on our health. But the easy part have an impact on rural communities announced it would phase out the is setting the target. The hard part is that are not connected to the gas grid, most toxic fuels that people burn in taking action to cut emissions. like those in my constituency some of their homes. This was a necessary There are a number of ways in which whom rely on home fires for heating. move, as burning some solid fuels particulate emissions from solid fuel Therefore, alongside phasing out can cause significant damage to our burning can be reduced. Upgrading house coal and wet wood, we should health. Cheaper, healthier, and cleaner an open fire or an old stove to a enable more people in rural areas to fuels are available, so people will still modern, efficient stove is one option. upgrade their home heating system. At be able to enjoy their open fires and I was pleased that the Government’s the upcoming Budget, the Government wood-burning stoves once the changes Clean Air Strategy last year committed should allocate funding to help off-gas- come into effect. At the Budget, the to requiring new stoves to have grid households install insulation and Government should provide additional stronger efficiency standards from switch to green forms of heating, such financial support to people in rural 2022. Another option is to ensure as heat pumps and biomass boilers. areas like my constituency, so that that fuel vendors only sell clean This would help people cut their energy they can cut their heating bills by fuels. Wet wood emits twice as many bills and their carbon emissions at the installing insulation and make their particulates as dry, seasoned wood. same time. heating systems greener. And house coal has higher emissions Rural homes often have some of Surprisingly, the burning of wood than manufactured, ‘smokeless’ fuels the highest carbon heating systems. and coal is the single biggest source of such as charcoal or briquettes. House They also have some of the coldest the most harmful type of air pollution, coal is a much less energy-dense fuel, and draughtiest homes. Yet despite the fine particulate matter (PM2.5). It meaning that switching away from coal energy saving potential of low-carbon contributes more emissions than to a smokeless fuel will actually also heating technologies and insulation, industry and road transport combined. save people money, as they will need high upfront cost is often a barrier to Public Health England estimates that to use less of it. rural residents upgrading their homes. the health impact from long-term Conservative Governments have They should therefore be a priority for exposure to particulate pollution is a long track-record of intervening in Government support. equivalent to 29,000 deaths each year. markets to tackle harmful fuels and Ending coal and wet wood burning Particulates are particularly dangerous, protect people’s health. Leaded petrol will improve people’s health in the because the tiny particles are able is one example, which is now known short-term by tackling the single largest to enter the bloodstream and get to have damaged between 5% and source of particulate pollution. The lodged in vital organs. Not only does 10% of children’s brains. It was under Government must now support people air pollution make people unwell and Margaret Thatcher that the Government to go further and to swap their solid fuel cause suffering, but it increases costs first committed to phase this out. Even heating systems for cleaner, greener C&J AUTO 4 MONTHS INTEREST and pressures on the NHS too. Public further back, it was a Conservative alternatives, so that rural homes can FREE CREDIT Health England warns that the costs Government that passed the 1956 play their part in delivering net zero. SERVICES Now Available of air pollution to society could exceed Clean Air Act, which banned the With the right set of incentives, I believe SERVICES • TYRES • BRAKES £5.1 billion by 2035 if nothing is done. burning of harmful fuels inside our most that we can make houses warmer, DIAGNOSTICS • ELECTRICAL FAULTS • CLUTCHES Through the ground-breaking polluted cities following the 1952 Great healthier and cheaper to run, while still HEAD GASKETS AND CAM BELTS Environment Bill, which has started Smog, which killed 12,000 people and enabling people to enjoy a cosy evening its passage through Parliament earlier hospitalized a further 150,000 in just by the fire. IF IT HAS AN ENGINE, WE HAVE A SOLUTION this week, the Government will set a one winter. Kevin Hollinrake is the MP for 5* reviewed garage, magazine featured with top workmanship new legally-binding target for PM2.5, It’s important to acknowledge that the Thirsk and Malton and honest prices. Free local collection & drop off. recognizing its uniquely dangerous ban on house coal and wet wood will Unit 8, Shires Bridge Business Park, Easingwold £1 billion deal for ‘Shared Rural Network’ to improve mobile coverage goes ahead CALL US ON: 01347 824 734 Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin will cost more than £1billion made up granted”. Hollinrake, says he is delighted that of £530m from the mobile operators The ’Shared Rural Network’ will Win for NFU as Government makes further funding a scheme to extend mobile coverage and a £500m investment from the eliminate the substantial majority of available for flood-hit farmers in hard-to-reach rural areas making Government. the country’s partial not-spots with the Intense NFU campaigning has to those farmers affected by Storms poor mobile phone coverage a thing Mr Hollinrake led calls for added benefit of increasing competition resulted in government increasing its Ciara and Dennis. of the past has been given the green government support for the scheme for mobile services, especially in rural Farm Recovery Fund pot by £6m, “We know of some farmers facing light thanks to a major new deal by meeting ministers and writing a areas; deliver on the Government’s taking the total funding available to bills of hundreds of thousands of between the Government and UK letter to the Secretary of State for 95% coverage manifesto commitment £10m, to help farmers affected by pounds from uninsurable losses, mobile network operators. Culture, Media and Sport last year to extend coverage across the country; torrential rain from storms in February including high value horticulture crops The ‘Shared Rural Network’ will signed by 78 cross party MPs. He improve road coverage by reaching a that led to wide-scale flooding. rotting in the ground. And it’s been mean that high quality 4G coverage said “This is really good news for my further 10,000 miles of roads; involve This third phase of the scheme will impossible to get new crops planted will be available for 95 percent of the constituents. Better 4G connectivity minimum environmental impact cover farmers in new areas of East due to five months of incessant UK by 2026 which means consumers will make flexible working, access to and reduce the need for duplicate and north Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, rainfall. will get good 4G signal wherever they education and leisure opportunities infrastructure and ensure that the UK Worcestershire, Shropshire, “With these types of extreme and live, work or travel. The new plans easier. It will boost regional economic has one of, if not the best, mobile Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and volatile weather events becoming ever involves four operators (EE, O2, Three growth and begin to close the digital coverage in Europe. Herefordshire, with other areas such more frequent, the NFU will continue and Vodafone) joining forces to create divide that exists across the country. The initiative, which is a world first, as Somerset and Cumbria being to work with government to ensure it a new organization to deliver the The mobile has become an essential follows government proposals for an looked at. takes all the steps necessary to protect ‘Shared Rural Network’. Each will be tool for most of us. It will certainly overhaul of planning rules and is part NFU Deputy President Stuart Roberts productive farmland, so farmers can able to make the maximum use out come as a relief to many people living of the Prime Minister’s plan to level said: “This welcome increase in continue to produce a supply of safe, of existing and new phone masts by in my constituency who are frustrated up the country with world-class digital funding being made available, which traceable and affordable food for the being able to host their own equipment by the persistent ‘not spots’ which infrastructure across the UK to make the NFU has been calling for as a nation and protect and enhance our on them allowing their customers to prevent them from carrying out many sure homes and businesses are better matter of urgency, will be a huge relief iconic British landscape.” access a mobile signal. The scheme tasks which other people take for connected. 7 Thirsk Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 A64 dual carriageway to be earmarked for dualling The long awaited A64 dual created by ever increasing volumes of a compelling case for the A64 upgrade carriageway between the Hopgrove traffic and from the merge from dual to be included in the next Road roundabout and Barton Hill has to single carriageway approximately Investment Strategy (RIS2) designed been included in the investment 500m (546yards) north east of the to improve England’s motorways period 2025-2030 (RIS3) it has been Hopgrove junction. This has caused and major roads post 2020. They announced today. frustration for years with average made it clear that the success of Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin A64 speeds at 41mph on the single the local economy depended on the Hollinrake, who has led calls for the carriageway section with expected decision. They argued that tourism Competition £300 million upgrade having raised delays of 20 minutes or four hours at which encompasses Ryedale, the the issue in Parliament and met peak traffic flow times according to North York Moors and the North transport and Treasury ministers figures produced by the A64 Growth Yorkshire Coast, including seaside on innumerable occasions said he Partnership. towns like Scarborough and Filey are was pleased that the project was Mr Hollinrake and neighbouring MPs, being held back because of delays and WIN FREE GOLF WITH BELLWAY HOMES AND included in today’s Budget although Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and congestion. They also said that the disappointed that work won’t start Whitby) and Julian Sturdy (York Outer) situation is likely to worsen because THIRSK & NORTHALLERTON GOLF CLUB until after 2025. The dualling was and Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) have of higher volumes of traffic from the The Yorkshire division of Bellway Homes has teamed up with Thirsk & included in projects for RIS3 and will worked together with the A64 Growth planned upgraded York Outer ring Northallerton Golf Club to give away a year’s associate membership at enter development stage now. Partnership which includes local road which feeds into the A64 and the club (worth £290), plus £100 to spend at the club’s Professional Shop. Mr Hollinrake, who has made dualling businesses, local councils and the from housing developments along that To be in with a chance of winning, answer the question below! the A64 a key priority since he was Local Enterprise Partnership to make stretch of road. elected in 2015 said “I will continue to campaign for this much needed What is the name of the new housing development improvement because it will bring Bellway Homes is currently building in Thirsk? huge benefits to the region through greater investment, productivity and A) Racecourse Gardens B) Furlong Park economic growth. The region is the C) Dettori’s Grange second most visited area outside of London with tourism making a major economic and employment Answer:...... contribution; it is an important artery to and from York hospital which provides Your Name:...... acute and specialist healthcare services for 800,000 people living DAYTIME telephone number:...... in an around York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire serving hospital Address:...... sites in York, Malton, Scarborough and Bridlington. It will also cut journey times and fuel consumption ...... significantly for businesses based along the A64 between York and ...... Scarborough attracting investment and creating new jobs.” Delays on the A64 have largely been When complete, Bellway’s Furlong Park will comprise 112 two, three and four bedroom homes, including bungalows – a mix the company says means the development has Astronomy in April scheduled to land near Dzhezkazgan, something for everyone; from Kazakhstan, at 1:17 a.m. EDT (0517 first time buyers to downsizers; 2020 GMT) on April 17. Watch the live growing families to those living Monthly notes on Astronomy and webcast. The Soyuz is the most alone. Space Exploration by Martin Whillock reliable launch and re-entry space FRAS vehicle ever built. It lands on the Astronomy is Looking Up ! ground with parachutes and 6 retro For more information visit www.bellway.co.uk or call 01845 408691. THE NIGHT SKY IN APRIL rockets which fire 70cm above the Moon : Look for Earthshine’s faint Open to all ages. Closing date is Monday 13th April at 5pm. Usual illumination of the night hemisphere T&C apply. A picture of the winner will be published in The Easingwold at the time of the waxing crescent to a dark sky location would be well Advertiser and Thirsk Weekly News. Failure to comply will result in a Moon on the 23rd to the 29th, and the worthwhile and possibly a chance to re-draw. There is no cash alternative offered. Easingwold Advertiser self-isolate under the stars! Wear and Thirsk Weekly News, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AB low waning crescent from the 16th to or enter by email: [email protected] the 22nd. warm clothes and look up – binoculars Venus : Throughout April, Venus is a etc not needed. A recliner will prevent brilliant object in the western evening neck strain. sky, setting around midnight. On GRAVITY WAVES, NEUTRON STARS AND THE ELEMENTS “CILLA” become Britain’s favourite television moonless nights, and when well away entertainer, headlining series like from artificial lights, try to observe The lighter elements in the Periodic ground. Perhaps you saw Tim Peak’s THEATRE VISIT Table ranging from Lithium to Blind Date and Surprise, Surprise. the shadow cast by Venus. Hold your Soyuz in the National Railway Museum Ian Hall, arranger of the visits to This show starts its UK tour in finger up between the planet and a Zirconium were created in exploding last year ? or dying stars and other processes. local theatres, has decided that the Liverpool and the date of the theatre sheet of white paper and observe Planets. Monthly strange facts :- virus will not last forever, so let’s trip is NOVEMBER 7:30pm show at the shadow cast by the planet on the A long-standing puzzle has been • Mars – A key moment in the the origin of the heavier elements. start planning where we will go to and Leeds Grand Theatre, excellent seats paper. Venus is now at its greatest Ridley Scott film The Martian, restart the enjoyment of going to see in the dress circle rows A,B,C, and D, brilliance, with a visual magnitude of This list comprises about half the starring Matt Damon, was when the known elements, from Ruthenium to a show, best seats, coaches door to and the stalls rows E, F and G, in each minus 4.5. spaceship was launched to stop it door, no parking worries at the venue, area all central seats. Zodiacal Light : A final chance to Plutonium. Using measurements of being blown over in a high wind. It gravity waves created by merging and allowing time for a glass…or two, The full price of these seats is £61, see the evening cone of the Zodiacal was good fictional drama but could before the show. but a group discount reduces the price Light occurs on fine evenings from the neutron stars, it is surmised that never happen. A hurricane on Mars many of these heavier elements were So, “Cilla” has been selected to by £5 to £56, an 8% saving. 10th to the 24th. Its appearance is of would feel like a slight draught get everyone in the mood again, this Coaches will be leaving Easingwold a cone of pale light of less intensity formed when neutron stars merge. because the atmospheric pressure is This is the first time information musical is a spectacular and heart- market Square at 5:30pm. but pick than that of the Milky Way rising up only 1 % of Earths’ at the surface – warming show, an adaptation of the ups can be arranged from Stillington from the western sky at an angle of about the physical universe has been almost a vacuum. The atmosphere deduced from anything other than the critically acclaimed television series, and Stillington Oaks. 60° towards the south. It is caused by is 95% Carbon Dioxide. The surface written by Jeff Pope, based on the If you want to see this show please the Sun back-lighting the disc of fine Electro Magnetic Spectrum. (EMS) temperature is minus 63’ C. Landing SPACE FLIGHT April 16-17: The early life of Cilla Black, and tells the contact Ian Hall, and, apart from particles surrounding the Sun in the people on Mars will never happen. extra-ordinary story of an ordinary girl booking for Cilla, he will ensure you inner solar system; all that remains of Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft will return • Next month – Jupiter. to Earth from the International Space from Liverpool whose teenage dreams are kept in the picture regarding future the accretion disc which formed the ASK MARTIN Get in touch if you of stardom lead her to becoming one theatre visits. planets 4.5 million years ago. Station with NASA astronauts Andrew have any questions. Happy star Morgan and Jessica Meir, and of Britain’s best loved entertainers of The Lyrids meteor shower peaks gazing! all time. on the 22nd April and during a new Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka. Martin Whillock FRAS
Be alert to Covid-19 scams, warns Trading Standards North Yorkshire’s Trading Standards government has set up a new tax to exploit the current situation. officers are encouraging family and refund programme. • Not to respond to unsolicited friends to help to protect residents North Yorkshire County Councillor emails. from potential scams amid reports of Andrew Lee, Executive Member for • To take extra care of elderly and fraudsters trying to take advantage of Trading Standards, said: “Our officers disabled residents to protect them the Covid-19 outbreak. are also concerned about the potential from such scams. Nationally, there have been reports for increased numbers of doorstep • To report all frauds to Action Fraud of frauds relating to the supply of face callers, who may try to visit people on 0300 123 2040, or through their masks, primarily online; fraudsters while they are self-isolating or social website www.actionfraud.police.uk trying to persuade people to disclose distancing and attempt to undertake • To report concerns about doorstep personal information by posing as unnecessary or overpriced property callers to Trading Standards via the legitimate bank, police or health repairs and gardening at their homes. Citizens Advice Consumer Service officials over the phone or through “It is particularly despicable to target Helpline on 0808 223 1133, and in Rural Arts calls out for votes to bag emails. Some claim to provide medical older or disabled people in the current urgent cases to the police on 999. a share of Tesco’s community fund guidance, investment opportunities or situation. As always, we encourage • To report concerns about cold Thirsk arts charity Rural Arts is from the beginning of April to the a safe place to which to transfer people to follow Trading Standards’ callers by telephone to Trading bidding to bag a cash boost from the end of June 2020 and customers will money. Victims then hand over advice and urge family, friends and Standards via the Citizens Advice Tesco Bags of Help initiative, which cast their vote using a token from the financial details or click links that may neighbours to be alert to the potential Consumer Service Helpline on 0808 sees grants of £2000, £1000 and check-out each time they shop. The contain dangerous malware. for scams and to do their best to 223 1133 or to Action Fraud. £500 awarded to local community project will receive one of three grant Other frauds include emails asking protect those who might be at risk.” To report concerns about fake projects. amounts, depending on how many people to visit a fake website bearing Residents are advised by Trading products or false claims made about Rural Arts is one of three groups in tokens are collected. an HM Revenue and Customs logo, Standards: products, contact Trading Standards the region that has been shortlisted to Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme has with the promise of a tax refund. An • Not to deal with cold callers at any via the Citizens Advice consumer receive the cash award, and shoppers already provided over £80 million to associated website claims that, as a time, either by phone or at the door, service helpline on 0808 223 1133 or are being invited to head along to more than 27,000 projects across precaution against coronavirus, the but particularly those who may seek via their chat service online. Thirsk’s Tesco branch to vote for who Britain. Tesco customers get the they think should take away the top chance to vote for three different grant. groups every time they shop. Every The grant will allow the charity to three months, when votes are COVID-19: ACCESSING MEDICINES FROM YOUR LOCAL PHARMACIES provide intergenerational arts and collected, three groups in each of crafts activities bringing local children Tesco’s regions will be awarded As the UK responds to the COVID-19 is being mobilized in response to entering your local pharmacies as you and older people together. These funding. pandemic, Community Pharmacies in the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers in would any other healthcare setting. activities will help to reduce isolation, David Page, Head of Community at North Yorkshire are working tirelessly this network will be ID-checked, and • Be patient: All pharmacies are improve health and wellbeing as well Tesco, says: “Bags of Help contributes to ensure that everyone gets the if you need someone to collect your under immense pressure and working as strengthen the community in the funds to community projects up and medicines they need, when they need prescription medicines, they may be around the clock to ensure that you area. down the country and we’ve been them. able to help. get what you need. Director and CEO Max May says: overwhelmed by the response from The government and the NHS have In cases where the above help • Order medicines as normal: There “We’re so pleased to be chosen as customers voting in their local stores. asked around 1.5million people who is not sufficient for patients, a is no need to stockpile medicines. a Bags of Help cause. The funds will We’re looking forward to seeing more are at high risk of serious illness from Medicines Delivery Service has Ordering extra prescriptions and buying be used to run activities right on the projects brought to life.” COVID-19 infection to stay at home for been commissioned in Community more over the counter medicines than store’s doorstep, at our arts centre Pictured: Generation Exchange, a a period of 12 weeks. These people Pharmacies to ensure that patients - you need will contribute to disruption just over the road. Please do consider past project that brought together will soon receive a letter from the NHS for whom the above two options are to the medicines supply chain, which dropping a blue coin in our slot as older people in extra care facilities and confirming this. not applicable - are able to receive is otherwise robust. you shop!” local students. Given the new government advice, their prescription medicines when Jack Davies Chair of Community Voting is open at Thirsk’s Tesco it is important that these vulnerable they need them. Pharmacy North Yorkshire Said said: patients are still able to access their All patients are asked to keep in “At this time, it is vitally important prescription medicines. If you are mind that this delivery service is being that those who need their prescriptions considered a vulnerable patient, and launched only for the most vulnerable from local pharmacies can still access have been asked to stay at home patients – if you or family are able to their medicines when they need them. for the next 12 weeks, but need to continue collecting medicines from We are today asking those who have collect your prescription medicines, pharmacies, please do so. This will been advised to remain indoors to Community Pharmacy North Yorkshire help to protect pharmacies from an consider how they will be able to and Government advise you to do the unmanageable increase in workload access their medicines. following: at this critical time. The first step is to ask a family • In the first instance, vulnerable Please also remember that the member, friend or neighbour to collect patients are asked to have their guidance for anyone planning to your prescription for you, and if that is medicines collected by a family approach a local pharmacy remains not possible, please contact your local member, friend or neighbour. the same: pharmacy to see what other options • If no-one is able to help you collect • Avoid pharmacies if you are are available to you. For everyone not your prescription, vulnerable patients showing symptoms of COVID-19: If in those vulnerable groups, please will be able to ask for support from you have a dry, persistent cough, fever continue to collect your medicines in a national volunteer network which or shortness of breath, please avoid the normal way.” 9 Thirsk Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 Thirsk and Sowerby New Plaque for the Jubilee Oak Tree in Stillington Harriers The first two of these photos were photo is Spenser Corbett, who was Pictured: In happier times, the printed in The Advertiser dated 20th head gardener at the now demolished triumphant team at the Churches April 2019, together with an appeal Stillington Hall and his grandson Peter. together "Question of Sport" evening. for information about the persons Altogether the planting of the As with all clubs and societies, involved. As might have been expected tree was great social occasion in Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers has to the Village Archive Group already had the village and these two historic cease meeting for the duration. This full details of all the circumstances photos were taken. The tree has now does not daunt Club Coach, Rob Burn, and persons involved. matured and stands proudly on the ever enthusiastic and encouraging The four people standing on the left upper green. The protective surround members to improve. They are set in the second photo are Dr and Mrs was removed years ago and the their "homework" each week, and at Hughes, Edwin Newman and his sister- original wooden plaque probably just least with running, it is possible to go in-law Mary Maskill, who formed the rotted away but has also disappeared. out and find some open space - so committee which raised the funds A replacement plaque made out of long as we're not confined to our for a project to commemorate the corian, a modern synthetically made houses! Core work, speed sessions Silver Jubilee of Their Majesties King material resembling slate but of no and endurance are all included in George V and Queen Mary on 6th intrinsic value, not even to and scrap Rob's plans - I think Rob was born May 1935. It was decided to plant metal collector has recently been set running and he never seems to lose Air Ambulance and to Freddie's fund. Country League, and they also visit, say an oak sapling with a protective iron among the daffodils. Hopefully it will his love for the sport. Members are Sadly, Freddie lost his battle with Sheffield, Wakefield or Huddersfield, surround and have a plaque which survive for a long time. asked to complete a monthly 2 mile cancer. and even Thirsk on one occasion for can just be seen in the first photo. The Cliff Simm time trial and submit times, for which Over the years, Rob has competed in Yorks Vets Chamionships, or St Helens two people on the right are Mr Tom a "virtual" handicap will be worked the London Marathon, Jolly Holly Jog, for the National Championships. A North born in 1851, the oldest man in out, presumably with "virtual" prizes! the Loftus Poultry Run, Park Runs and race in the dark with headtorch, the the village who was asked to perform He has run in every continent, and of course, Kilburn 7, and many, many Rat Race Yorkshire Terrier 10k at the ceremonial planting of the tree his regular foreign holidays must other races, some of which no longer Newburgh Priory, was right up his and on his right, partially obscured, include at least one race. Over the take place, eg Stamford Bridge 10k, street. is his son Arthur, who died in WWII. years, he has won innumerable races, St Wilfrid's 7 mile race, Pigeon Pie 10 Rob has a love of travel and his The two children at the front of the especially in his younger days, of mile race at Sherburn, and this year holidays always include a visit to see photo are Dennis Woodward and Edna course. The T & S team which included he actually was able to run the Thirsk the native wildlife, whether on the Hugill whose birthdays were closest Rob and Mervyn Burn, were regular 10 - usually he's been round the plains and jungles in Africa or looking to 6th May. winners of team prizes, and what he course marshaling. Having his photo for polar bears in the Arctic. He's just The man in the centre of the first considers their best achievement was taken standing on the winners podium as happy, though, running through the 4 peaks challenge in 1999, when, in the London Olympic Stadium, and local woods and lanes and noting the as a team, The Happy Wanderers with meeting up with his idol, Mo Farah, activities of nature. him as captain, they broke the time have special places in his memories. Rob and Christine run a gardening records on all four mountains and Although he has run many road service, and I reckon they use this raised enough money to build what races, his favourite events are off as cross training! At the bottom of was only the third teenage cancer unit road, mainly cross country, though he Rob's philosophy is to encourage and in the UK. has for several years entered the World motivate others to do things they Charities have always been at the Veterans Mountain Championships, never thought they could, as well as forefront with Rob and at outdoor club in eg Italy, Czech Republic, Austria, having an excellent social group with sessions from the White Horse car Wales, Australia, and sometimes the Harriers. park, members were invited to donate, nearer home, for example Keswick. The message is - keep active and on separate occasions, to Yorkshire Rob and his wife, Christine are keep running. It is good for your regulars in the local NYSD Cross health!
Care Home Residents Share Wise Words of Wisdom Staff and residents at Hambleton Courtney also had some advice of her It is wonderful to see our residents Grange in Thirsk have been sharing own to other expectant mums: ‘Buy supporting Courtney throughout their advice and special memories your pregnancy pillow early, it is a her journey into motherhood. – we about raising their children this complete god send!’. have a great sense of family here Mother’s Day. Courtney Woodall, a Home Manager, Nikki Higgins, said, at Hambleton Grange, something care assistant at the home and also ‘Mother’s Day is such a special time I am very proud of’. Pictured Linzi pregnant with her first child, has been at Hambleton Grange and this year Williamson, Jo Sherlock and Courtney charmed by the wise words of wisdom will be no different – we always Woodhall from right to left. from the ladies prior to giving birth make a huge fuss of all our ladies. later this year. Resident, Sue Sherwood was born in 1945 and has two children. She spent her life working in childcare and wanted to reassure Courtney that although new mums can be under a lot of pressure, your instincts will always prevail. She said, ‘New mothers need to find a routine and things that work for them and their babies and just try to stick to that – you will never do everything right first time but motherhood is all about learning and trial and error. Stick with it and be patient’. Linzi Williams, Lifestyle Manager at Hambleton Grange, reiterated Sue’s words, adding ‘It is hard being a new mum, but so rewarding and every mum should be proud of themselves. I have tried to teach my children to stand up for what they believe in and I hope that is something they take with them all the way through their lives.’ Courtney said, ‘I love listening to all the advice from the mums here, but I am sure I will find my own way once my little one comes along. It is so exciting to think that next Mother’s Day, I will be a mum too! I know my baby will be totally spoilt by all the residents, they can’t wait for cuddles!’
Covid 19 - Helping those most at risk! North Yorkshire Police have been in checks and putting people at risk, support discussion with NYCC Local Resilience we consider the best way forward MIRT and British Red Cross are Forum, Ready For Anything and Major to speak with one voice and to sign continuing with business as usual and Incident Response Team about how post people to the following support still have to be available for any other we best administrate spontaneous and advice about keeping well and incidents that may happen alongside volunteers. However we recognize that looking after your neighbours and CD19. BRC have today made the the communities are self-organizing, communities: decision that they will not be deploying and know their communities best. https://healthwatchnorthyorkshire. volunteers over the age of 70 or those Due to the potential risks to the co.uk/information/coronavirus/ who fall into the vulnerable categories. public and organization in coordinating https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ They have closed their office premises, volunteers in this setting without DBS coronavirus-covid-19-community- and all staff are working from home. Easingwold Advertiser and Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 10 Joint statement on new measures Stage Experiences For Singing For All And Easingwold Community Singers! to stop spread of Coronavirus In the past few weeks, 2 totally “You were MINT last night! What from Deacon Blue’s “Dignity” to “May Lisa Winward, Chief Constable clearly. inclusive singing groups in Easingwold you do goes way beyond singing..it’s it be” from Lord of the Rings with of North Yorkshire Police, Andrew “Now there is no ambiguity, there have stepped out of their comfort about togetherness.” confidence , enjoyment and heart. It Brodie, Chief Fire Officer of North can be no question - if you do not zones and performed at high profile Friday 13th March was certainly was lovely for them to also share the Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, need to be outside for an essential events in York. not unlucky for Jessa’s other local bill with another Easingwold choir, Julia Mulligan, North Yorkshire Police, reason, to buy food or medicine or to On Saturday 29th February, 40 singing group, Easingwold Community Jubilate, who performed a lovely Fire and Crime Commissioner. exercise once a day, you must stay members of Singing For All, both from Singers, as they sang their hearts out range of songs beautifully. Speaking this week, they jointly at home. the Easingwold and York branches, on the Joseph Rowntree Theatre stage Unfortunately, due to the current said: “Anyone who thinks this does not stepped up to the York Barbican stage as part of the annual York Community situation, in person choirs and singing “It is our job to keep North Yorkshire apply to them is putting lives at risk. to perform in the amazing “A Night to Choir Festival. Also an inclusive group groups have been suspended in safe and we can only do that if you North Yorkshire Police will use all Remember” event co-ordinated and open to anyone, no matter what their Easingwold. Local singer and singing follow the instruction to stay at home, powers we have to stop that, to keep led by the unstoppable Ian Donaghy, singing experience(or none!), it was a leader Jessa Liversidge is taking protect the NHS and save lives. us all safe and to ultimately save lives. frontman with Huge and inspirational real challenge for some members. ECS a positive step forward in leading “We know the vast majority of you “Our emergency services will speaker and trainer. The event raises meet for the joy and wellbeing singing some online singing sessions and have already been taking action to be here to protect you throughout thousands for local charities every year brings in the moment, with only rare, (very spaced out) outdoor sessions – stop the spread of Coronavirus, and this national emergency. We know and features some amazing musicians low key community performances, anyone who would like to know more we thank you for those efforts. But these are unsettling times. They are - it was such an honour for Singing but they really rose to the challenge, about these should contact Jessa on some have not - and the crowds we unprecedented times. But across For All to be included. Singing leader performing a wide range of songs [email protected]. saw in some parts of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire we stand together, Jessa Liversidge led the group, and last weekend illustrated that all too and together we’ll get through it.” the 1500-strong audience, in a heart- warming rendition of “Sing” and “I’d like to teach the world to sing”, with RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO the group earning a standing ovation DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES for their efforts. The mic was handed Due to the current risk of coronavirus are responding to government advice to Barbara Tildesley, who spoke of to customers and staff we are in how we operate. Our staff will carry what the Singing For All sessions restricting face to face customer on business operations as usual with mean to her, and Jessa herself, who access to the Civic Centre. The area the resources available. tried to explain to the audience that offices at Town Close, Stokesley and We are carefully monitoring and Singing For All is not just about the Police Station, Easingwold have closed considering all advice and we will singing, it is about bringing people Credit Karen Thursday 19 March 2020. continue to support our customers and together. (not to mention the tea, cake and raffle!) Ian Donaghy himself Boyes - Singing All customer queries and payments businesses as best we can. For All on stage can be made online - please visit All primary services include refuse commented the next day about the at York Barbican the HDC website or contact HDC and green waste collections continue Singing For All performance, Northallerton by phone if essential. to operate as normal. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will continue to carefully monitor Like many organizations around the the situation and we will let you know world, we have been monitoring the of any significant changes to the way developing coronavirus situation and we operate. government advice as it is updated. We recommend all keep up to date The health of our customers and staff with the information provided via GOV. are of paramount importance and we UK and Public Health England. WITH LUCK SOME SURVIVED AGAINST THE ODDS At short notice while groups were and was one of five crews that did not still able to gather, Lynn Defty was make it back out of 31 aircraft sent able to fill a cancelled presentation out on the raid. on Friday, 13th March to the Linton Luckily, John’s Halifax came History Group in the village hall with down across a frozen lake and local well spaced seating. Lynn gave Norwegian farmers looked after the Credit Michael Oaks - an engrossing story of her father’s surviving crew and put them on Easingwold Community survival in Bomber Command during their way towards safety in neutral Singers on stage at the World War II. Also it’s a timely Sweden. They made it very close to Joseph Rowntree Theatre reminder of what we owe to the the border but were caught and sent sacrifices of so many ascending from off to prison camp. Not just any camp local airbases more than 75 years but Stalag Luft III at Zagan, Poland Work underway to provide places ago. This becomes more topical better known to us as where “The when RAF Linton on Ouse is about Great Escape” took place later. John, in schools to children of workers in critical roles to become just another expanse of as with most inmates, took a hand Many schools in North Yorkshire will asked by the Government to remain mixing socially in a way which could empty concrete amongst so many in preparations or distractions but remain open on Monday to children of open wherever possible to provide care continue to spread the virus and others in the Vale of York. did not get away which was a mixed critical workers and those identified for young children of critical workers. observe the same social distancing Sgt John Morrison’s story started blessing as most escapers were as vulnerable, to enable parents to The County Council will continue to pay principles as adults. with his job as a 14 year old postman recaptured and shot! Eventually in continue in jobs which are vital in early years providers the Government The critical sectors identified by or to start with, a telegram delivery 1945 the Germans moved their POWs responding to the Coronavirus outbreak. funding for the summer term. the Government as key roles in the boy. In 1940 he was able to join towards Germany on long winter Friday, March 20 the Government Schools which are open will continue response to the COVID-19 outbreak up and continue his communications marches. One tragic event was the announced which jobs have been to provide meals for pupils attending. include: profession rather differently as an loss of John’s best friend to “friendly identified as critical roles in keeping For those children who qualify for free • Health and social care, including RAF Wireless Operator / Air Gunner. fire” from RAF Typhoon fighters when society functioning during the COVID- school meals, but are being looked support and specialist staff, those From Middleton St George with their marching column was mistaken 19 pandemic. after at home, local arrangements will working in the health and social care 78 Squadron he was moved to 58 for a German military one. Finally, Schools – and wherever possible be made. supply chain, as well as doctors, Squadron of Heavy Bombers after RAF bombers were used to repatriate nurseries and early years settings – Home-to-school transport will nurses, paramedics and care workers. expressing his fear of surviving with freed POWs from Luneberg Heath near will remain open to provide childcare. continue to operate on their existing • Education and childcare, including a particular pilot! His next move was where German capitulation took place. Where schools cannot open, the routes to and from school. support and teaching staff and social to 35 Squadron in Halifax Bombers A satisfying conclusion was the schools, working with North Yorkshire Judith Kirk, Assistant Director of workers. based at Linton. Hereabouts he was story of links restored with the brave County Council will be organizing hubs Education and Skills said: “We are • Public sector, including those able to sustain a romance and at 19 and generous Norwegian farmers and with sufficient staffing and resources currently working very hard in tandem running the justice system, religious years old get married. Eight weeks hiding places revisited with family to provide care for children and young with schools to ensure there are places staff, charities and workers delivering later he was shot down on one of and recognized by the RAF veterans people in the area. in schools for those who need it, and frontline services and journalists and the most challenging RAF bomber who survived. The final facts given While schools remain safe places also make sure those schools have broadcasters providing public service campaigns of the war. for reflection were that the majority for children, the fewer children in sufficient staff, including cleaners and broadcasting. Over a large number of bomber did not make it back when shot down educational settings, the lower the risk caterers, to remain open. • Local and national government, raids the RAF tried to erase the threat and statistics could be read at some that the virus can spread and infect “We are obviously working in very including administrative occupations of the German battleship Tirpitz. stages that bomber aircrew might vulnerable individuals. Where parents challenging circumstances and, along responding to COVID-19 and those The Tirpitz threat was to the Artic only survive three operations /ops on can still work and keep their children with schools, doing our very best to delivering essential public services. convoys supplying Russia and made average! Look out for Lynn Defty’s safely at home, they should do so. keep schools open with the workforce • Food and other necessary goods. easier by the base used in the deep most fascinating research coming to Parents in keyworker roles are also available to us. Those involved in food production, Norwegian fjord called Faettenfjord fruition in a publication with a possible asked to; “If you work in a critical sector processing, distribution, sale and near Trondheim. The Halifax heavy title “From Telegraph Boy to Bomber • Only send children to school when identified by the government, if your delivery of key goods. bomber W1053 TL-G took off from Boy”! you are actually working, not at other child needs specialist support, or is • Public safety and national security. Linton with Sgt. John Morrison as Bruce Spaven times. vulnerable, there will be a space for Including police, Ministry of Defence wireless operator on 28th April 1942 • Do not send children to school if your child. But we do want to stress civilians, armed forces personnel, your partner is able to look after them. that if parents can keep their children prison and probation staff, fire and “Another raid on the Tirpitz” ww2today.com where the type of Halifax flown • If you are a key worker and working at home, then we would ask that they rescue employees. by No. 35 Sqdn is shown with a crew photo at Linton from home, the default should be do so, in order for us to keep schools • Transport. Including those to keep children there, rather than open only for those children who need who keep the air, water, road and send them to school, although some to attend.” rail passenger and freight transport individuals may need to, depending on Parents are also asked not to rely operating, including those working on age and other issues relating to their on childcare from those in stringent transport systems which supply chains children. social distancing categories such as rely on. Schools in the county will also remain grandparents, or friends or family • Utilities, communication and open for parents of children who have members with underlying health financial services. Including oil, gas, been identified as vulnerable. conditions. electricity and water sectors, IT, postal Private, voluntary and independent They are also asked to do everything deliveries, call centre staff and waste nurseries and child minders have been they can to ensure children are not disposal centres. 11 Thirsk Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 Don’t let kids’ learning fall by the wayside Howardian Helpers Children are stuck at home, but Top tip: The main Scratch site is I'm Lucy Lowther, the founder of fun educational activities can keep designed for children aged 8-16, but Howardian Helpers. In light of the their brains ticking there is also an easier version called current critical situation I thought I’d As it sinks in that most schools ScratchJr for 5-to-7s. ask the Advertiser to run this article probably won’t re-open until Telling a story so you know who we are and how we September, parents of young children Ask children to pick a main character, can help. are scrabbling around in the dark a setting and a special object and let We are a vital and invaluable home trying to work out the best way to their imaginations run riot! To present help service offering support to both cope. If your children are at home them to the world too, they could stick the elderly and adults in need. We with you and you’re concerned that with the good old traditional pen and enable our clients to foster, maintain they keep up with their school work, paper or try creating an eBook. Book and cherish their independence, education expert and former primary Creator is a great free app. empowering them in their day to school teacher Becky Cranham of Top tip: Encourage your child to use day living, both at home and beyond. PlanBee has some great ways to this handy formula for story writing: We have helped numerous families embed learning in fun activities. SOMEBODY (a space ranger) WANTED throughout Easingwold and the What’s cooking? (to save the world from an evil alien surrounding area. Baking provides a wealth of learning lord) BUT (their space ship broke I started my business nearly three opportunities – and produces delicious down) SO (they hitched a ride with a years ago after having nearly lost my results! Working through a simple friendly alien) THEN (they made it just mum. 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Encourage your your family.. you work through the recipe, such as child to act out the finished story or ‘What do we need to do next?’, ‘How Our highly skilled team strongly value create a puppet show. the relationships, trust and rapport we does our mixture look different now Top tip: Ask them about what to before we added the flour/butter/ build with our clients. We all work they have read. Use a free Reading and live in the community that we sugar?’. Question Matrix. Nurture nature serve. We see Howardian Helpers as Planting seeds and watching them Model making a critical resource to our local elderly sprout and grow is always rewarding. Use playdough or modelling clay to community and are really passionate And you don’t need a garden. Pop make a model of the solar system about making a difference to peoples some multi-purpose compost in a or to show the animals and plants lives. We are all DBS checked, have plant pot, plastic cup or old yogurt in a habitat or food chain. Or use clean driving licenses and can also pot, sprinkle the seeds in and cover recycled objects, such as boxes, food provide references. with compost. Encourage your child to packaging, bubble wrap, newspaper Howardian Helpers are committed to take responsibility for making sure the to make a medieval castle, a space giving an exceptional quality of service plant has enough water and sunlight, ship, a dinosaur or a Tudor galleon. tailored to each individual client. and challenge them to record what Top tip: Get your child to test ways We do not take a 'one size fits all' happens to the seed each day. of joining materials before they begin. approach. Our client centered ethos Top tip: Fast growers include mung Glue or masking tape, staples or glue? means we understand each person is beans (2-5 days), cress (3-7 days), Getting creative an individual with their own specific lima beans (4-7), sprouting seeds Here are our top fuss-free art needs. That is why our huge range (4-12), radishes (7-14), pumpkin activities that don’t require too much of services are personally tailored to (7-21), nasturtium (14-21). Lettuce, equipment (or mess!). each of our clients. basil, chives, mint and parsley are also • Rock painting: grab some small Examples of what we do include; relatively easy to grow. rocks or pebbles next time you go out cleaning and tidying homes, washing and ironing clothes, driving clients Make them an expert for a walk and paint them as animals to create pet rocks! to appointments, Internet and iPad Are they crazy about LEGO? assistance, organizing workman or Challenge them to find out when it • Photo cut-outs: Print off any picture and cut it in half using zigzag handymen, walking and cleaning was invented, by who and how it dogs, cleaning cars, everyday cooking became so popular. Do they love lines. Stick one onto a plain sheet of paper and challenge your child to and we have even been known to cook singing and dancing? Challenge for dinner parties and assemble flat them to write and perform their own complete the picture. • Copy the old masters – or pack furniture. songs, or even create a music video. We also love simply sitting with a Crazy about science? Challenge them ‘modern’ ones such as Piet Mondrian or Kandinsky. cuppa for a bit of companionship. to put together a demonstration or We pride ourselves in going above presentation about their favourite • Still life: plop an apple, a vase, a glass or a flower in front of them and and beyond our clients’ aspirations scientist. exceeding their expectations and Top tip: Give your child the role of ask your child to draw what they see. • Squiggle art: use curvy or straight desires. It is our utmost priority to form the ‘teacher’. If they feel like experts trusting relationships and nurture you in a particular field showing off their lines. Challenge your child to turn it into a drawing. or your family in every way possible to knowledge to others, it’s more likely make your life easier. to keep them on track. Top tip: For additional arty inspiration, Pinterest is an excellent With regards Covid-19, here at Keep them moving port of call. Howardian Helpers we are working YouTube is an endless source of And finally… around the clock to look after all our great exercise and dance videos for • Treasure hunts: Hide challenges or clients and staff and are following the young children: calculations around your home which government guidelines stringently. Dance ‘n Beats for fun dance have to be found and solved to get It is very much business as normal routines a prize. as we see an increase in demand Just Dance: more challenging videos • Sorting objects: Gather household for the quality service we provide. for older children. objects and challenge your child to We are also offering help in our local Cosmic Kids Yoga: tie them in knots! sort them into groups. How many community at this challenging time so Jump Start Jonny: free high-energy ways can you sort them? What criteria if you need us please do get in touch workouts can you use? we will always endeavour to do our Top tip: Make sure children warm up • Create a board game: get your best to help in any way we possibly and warm down before and after each child to make their own version of can. workout session. snakes and ladders, or a quiz game. See advert on back page for contact Code with confidence • Create puzzles: can your child details. This is much easier than it may devise a Maths puzzle or secret code sound. One of our favourites is to email to a friend? Scratch. Children can program their • Turn the tables: Invite your child own interactive stories, games and to be the teacher and teach you animations while learning a bunch of something you don’t know! key skills along the way.
THE WOLDCLASS MEETING With the tightening of Government advice, we will not be holding our meeting next Tuesday and will need to postpone until further notice. The world may never be quite the same again but we are all wold class and will continue to help make Easingwold a better place for all. Easingwold Advertiser and Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 12 the community, but if you can’t get 50% off their takeaways to NHS and appreciative, grateful, and treasure members of the English Royal Family. out or go to church and put a few tins emergency staff. A number of pubs every moment. And until then…let’s A Mr J Hargaves of Manchester TUCKER in a box, how can you help? If you and restaurants are now offering bring out the kindness in each other. even affirmed that it had cured his can make a financial donation any takeaways – even if they didn’t before. Thank you, Sonia. deafness, enabling him once more sum no matter how small (or large Westgate Fish and Chips will deliver Meanwhile out in the countryside to hear his watch ticking. It was also, !) will be most welcome. Contact to your car in the car park behind lambing is progressing, and on a walk somewhat bizarrely, claimed to cure [email protected]. If the shop. on a deserted country road this week snoring. you prefer, Community Works are With primary schools closed, the I spotted a whole bunch of them in The device was a rubber ball with very happy to accept donations of children of Keeble Gateway Primary the field, a reminder that, like the sun a tube attached. The user pushed the food (which has to be commercial, have missed a fantastic sight: a rising each morning, nature goes on. tube up their nose and squeezed the not home-made) ideally dropped off monster yellow crane putting in the Carbolic tube to release vapours into the nasal between 11.30am and 12.30pm each sections of the new school building. The present crisis and measures to cavity, causing the nose to run and day at the Methodist Church Hall on St Looking out across a deserted town mitigate it reminded me of a famous expel the nasties nestling there. (Do James Green. If you can’t drop off they centre, I realized that we cannot lawsuit about a device advertised to Not Try This at Home.) will try to collect. Call 01845 524494. always take for granted the ordinary take away the risk of getting flu. It was The product cost 5s 6d., post free, or TALKS With the severe restrictions on things of life. But on the social media called the Carbolic Smoke Ball. a 10s refillable version was available. personal movement in place, many platform Instagram Soniaward6210 Modern researchers have tried in The Company was confident of their businesses are offering a delivery offered the following ray of hope: vain to find what was in it, but I product. None of those who used THIRSK service. These include the Black Lion, When this is over…we will hug think we can all guess it had it during the recent epidemic had Covid-19 strikes Bliss Café, Upstairs Downstairs, Thirsk in the streets; dance in the rain; carbolic. Carbolic is what scientists succumbed to the disease, they told It was a dismal list of cancellations. Greengrocer (via Stephen Pearson the small talk over coffee; swim in the call aromatic, which to you and me readers. And so confident were they The Ritz cinema, Rural Arts groups, milkman), Carls Flowers Fruit and Veg, sea; eat delicious food in restaurants; means that it stinks. It is an antiseptic. that in large letters they promised: the University of the Third Age groups, Johnsons Butchers and H Lee & Son. celebrate with our loved ones...and Antiseptics are applied to the skin £100 reward will be paid by the church services, and now churches The Racha Thai Bistro are offering we will have a whole new outlook, to reduce the risk of infection, as Carbolic Smoke Ball Company to any themselves have to be closed, in distinct from antibiotics which destroy person who contracts the increasing an almighty effort to slow down the micro-organisms inside the body and epidemic influenza, colds, or any spread of the coronavirus. Closed one big crane disinfectants which are applied to disease caused by taking cold, after signs posted on shop doors, and now surfaces to kill micro-organisms. The having used the ball three times the shops that are open are controlling very word carbolic conjures up that daily for two weeks, according to how many customers can come in at pungent smell, sometimes associated the printed directions supplied with a time. with a hard scrubbing brush. An each ball. Thirsk Tourist Information has encounter with carbolic was not a They added: £1000 is deposited closed its doors but is running a phone happy experience. with the Alliance Bank, Regent Street, enquiry service on 522755 between The story of the smoke ball takes showing our sincerity in the matter. 10am and 3pm daily except Sundays, us back to 1891, long before the Impressed by the advert, a Mrs so, you can still access their mine Advertising Standards Agency and Louise Carlill bought a smoke ball of information. Their website is also consumer protection, and long before and used it as directed, three times alive and full of information. Take a doctors could actually see the minute a day, until sadly in January 1892 glance at the market place on their little molecular structures which they she contracted influenza. Her husband webcam. You can make out the tape knew caused disease. There was no wrote to the company at 27 Princes preventing people from congregating Which? magazine to test it out. It was Street, Hanover Square, London W, and sitting on the seats and round the a time of fads and snake oil. There and claimed on her behalf the £100 clock tower. is nothing like that today, of course. “reward”. The company did not pay Meanwhile Community Works Pause for thought… up. They did not know, perhaps, that are already under pressure from What does survive, apart from the law Mr Carlill was a solicitor. Mrs Carlill responding to local needs made worse report, are some of the advertisements sued, and was awarded her £100. by the virus situation and are providing placed by the Carbolic Smoke Ball The Company appealed to the Court of many more food parcels than usual Company in illustrious publications Appeal. They lost. The company said that all this along with packed lunches for children lambs such as the Pall Mall Gazette and the of school age. They are relying on Illustrated London News. As pieces of business about rewards was just donations of food and money from graphics they are beautiful to behold. advertising puff, and anyway how At the top is a list of conditions which could they know if someone had the smoke ball could prevent. These accepted the terms. They objected included sore throats, colds, asthma, to the idea of making an offer to bronchitis, neuralgia, hay fever, and, the world at large. The Court of most important, influenza. There had Appeal said otherwise: the careful been an epidemic of that disease in arrangements made by the Company 1889-90 which had killed maybe 1 supported Mrs Carlill’s belief that this million people. The market was ripe was a genuine deal. A promise is, after for an efficient preventative. all, a promise. The advert included many Silver lining testimonials. Dame Adelina Patti the The tv and radio have been full of opera singer used the product, as virus news. The silver lining: I have no sitting here did a string of dukes, Her Imperial hardly ever heard the word “Brexit”. Highness the Empress of Germany and
We are suspending Production of the Paper We have taken the decision to on the front of the paper) for when suspend production of The Easingwold all businesses are able to operate do Advertiser & Weekly News and so through our online booking system The Thirsk Weekly News after the (please note: no monies will be taken Government announcement this week until we have a definite start date) or of more non-essential Coronavirus why not just email telling us of your business shutdowns. requirements and book some space. Many of our advertisers are unable When we do get back to normal it us to offer their full range of goods and our communities that will help each services and we have no social activity other not the social media giants, allowed (so no reports), it was felt to be they won’t be ploughing their money the right time to suspend production into our communities, so shop local, for the next three weeks until we get use local including us as we are all some clarity of the normalization of consumers and users of some ones society. business. If restrictions are lifted, we will Anyone needing future commercial resume production as normally as print just send through an email possible. We are also suspending to [email protected] tell us your production at G H Smith & Son Ltd as requirements and we will contact you we are finding many of our suppliers when we re-open. have shut-down for the virus, making In the mean-time please send in your it very difficult to get hold of essential musings, photos, stories of your self- raw materials. Please keep an eye isolation, childrens stories or drawings on our websites (and social media in fact whatever you like and we will accounts) for any updates and when reproduce those at a later date. we will resume trading normally (or On a personal note my parents are whatever constitutes normal). in lock down for the next three months We will be monitoring answer and my son is stuck in Bratislava with phones message, emails etc for both his Russian girlfriend as she cannot the newspapers and G H Smith & get back to Moscow, so stay safe Son Ltd so if you require future print everyone, let’s hope to see you all in work or adverts please continue to a few weeks. contact us. Keeping checking our websites and All pre-paid advertising will move social media accounts as we may be forward to when production resumes posting various bits of local news to and anyone wishing to book future keep everyone informed. no sitting round the clock tower adverts (website and contact details Editor 13 Thirsk Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 Ghost Towns? The past week has been a roller to virtual ghost towns over-night (see coaster for all of us with our daily lives the photos of Easingwold Market Place completely changed for a least the next over the past few days and Tucker few months. From work to our social Talks for pictures of Thirsk). lives the fabric has gone, last Friday’s As we all begin the three-week To all of our wonderful patients pub/café closures seems so long ago lockdown let’s not forget one day it and this week’s shop closures brings will be over and perhaps we can get You will not be surprised to know that the practice is now home the fact we live in a different back to our normal lives and not take closed, due to the COVID-19 virus crisis. This is necessary to world now, Easingwold and Thirsk for granted what we once had. protect all of you and all of us! have gone from bustling town centres Editor Although I am not able to examine patients for routine appointments, I am happy to speak to you and if necessary attend the practice to see you if you have any emergency eye problems or emergency spectacle needs. You can contact me via email on: [email protected] or mobile number (within normal working hours): 07934192845 Unfortunately none of us know how long we will be closed WE'LL BE BACK - RIGHT but when we are given advice to re-open we will! ON CUE Please stay safe and I look forward to seeing you as soon as I can in the future Kind regards Kate Malyn
Farm Shop & Deli Awards Finalists Revealed The definitive 2020 shortlist of the over seven years this is the first time UK’s finest speciality retailers has that Brooke’s has applied to the Farm Despite the fact that the green been revealed, with the deserving Shop & Deli Show and are ecstatic to table is approximately 2 metres (6ft winners of the Farm Shop & Deli have been recognised in a massively 6") wide, all play has now been Awards set to be announced during competitive industry. suspended and the Annual Dinner has an exciting ceremony, held this March Owner Tom Brooke stated “I’m been cancelled. A sad but necessary (Farm Shop & Deli Show 2020, NEC absolutely thrilled that we are being end to a highly successful season. Birmingham). noticed and rewarded in such a The success of the season has been Spanning 11 categories, the Farm prestigious set of awards. We have due in no small part to the drive Shop & Deli Awards recognize the a fantastic team who I can’t thank and enthusiasm of Snooker Secretary, very best standards in speciality enough for their unwavering hard Howard Mayne and Billiards Secretary, retail and celebrate the highest work and dedication, as well as a loyal Mike Durkin. In addition, the levels of service, product knowledge, customer base who really recognise integration of a Thirsk and Sowerby initiative, innovation and community what we are trying to achieve”. Institute team has proved seamless involvement. Brooke’s offer a full deli counter, and their first class venue has always An expert judging panel lead by fresh produce as well as the finest been welcoming. broadcaster and journalist Nigel local produce sourced from dozens of Stay safe. Looking forward to seeing Barden, have deliberated over unique suppliers. you all on the other side of the current numerous entries, before creating Farm Shop & Deli Awards health problems. a shortlist of just 51 over all the categories include, Baker, Butcher, Billiards trophy winners categories. Cheesemonger, Delicatessen, Farm Billiards League champions – Based in Shipton-by-Beningbrough, Shop - Large Retailer, Farm Shop Harome B, Eric Wren Shield winners – on the outskirts of York, local deli & - Small Retailer, Fishmonger, Food Harome B, James Dodsworth 4 a-side fine food store Brooke’s has been Hall, Greengrocer, Newcomer, Online Cup winners – Carlton Husthwaite, nominated in the Village Store / Local Business and Village Store/Local Shop. Len Hale Cup winners – Harome Shop category. Despite operating for A, David Rudd Top 16 champion – Mike Durkin, Highest Break - David Greenlay (113), Highest Break ( 100+ handicap player) – Darren Wood (37), Most Wins – Andy Collier (12). Snooker trophy winners Snooker League Champions- Harome B, Snooker League Cup Winners- Harome A, Snooker Individual Scratch Shield Winner- Richard Turner, Most Wins- Graeme Strickland, Highest Break- Richard Turner (68), Snooker Singles Handicap KO Winner- Toni Blackburn. Interesting to note that every league team has been represented and that some new names have emerged.
Easingwold Planning Applications 20/00468/FUL Construction of a new garage with office above. Field House Vehicle owners to be granted MoT exemption in Low Crankley North Yorkshire YO61 battle against coronavirus 3NY. • Cars, motorcycles and vans to be driving unsafe vehicles. APP/G2713/W/20/3245806 granted MoT exemption Legislation will be introduced Construction of 9 bungalows, garages • This will allow people to carry on on March 30 and will come into and associated infrastructure, access with essential travel immediate effect for 12 months, and parking as amended by details • Vehicles must be kept in following a short consultation with key received 2nd September 2019 and 13 roadworthy condition organizations. Drivers will still need to December 2019. Land at Rear of Lilac Vehicle owners will be granted a get their vehicle tested until the new Cottage, Stillington Road, Easingwold, six-month exemption from MOT regulations come into place, if they North Yorkshire. testing, enabling them to continue to need to use it. travel to work where this absolutely If you can’t get an MoT that’s due cannot be done from home, or shop because you’re in self-isolation, the for necessities. Department for Transport is working All cars, vans and motorcycles which with insurers and the police to ensure usually would require an MOT test will people aren’t unfairly penalized for be exempted from needing a test from things out of their control. 30 March. Vehicles must be kept in Practical driving tests and annual a roadworthy condition, and garages testing for lorries, buses and coaches GO TO: GO TO: GO TO: easingwoldadvertiser.com will remain openeasingwoldadvertiser.com for essential repair have been suspended foreasingwoldadvertiser.com up to three thirskweeklynews.com work. Driversthirskweeklynews.com can be prosecuted if months. thirskweeklynews.com Easingwold Advertiser and Weekly News, Saturday, 28th March, 2020 14 Easingwold Running Club Sustainable distillery celebrates Firstly, if you're reading this in late International Day of Forests March then I should give a thumbs up Cooper King Distillery is celebrating in terms of sustainability. to the Easingwold Advertiser for being an exciting milestone in their support “We’ve loved supporting YDMT, able to produce the paper in your of environmental charity Yorkshire not just by giving donations but also hands at this most difficult time. Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT). through getting involved in their tree Easingwold Running Club’s monthly 21st March was the International planting and woodland walk events. article updating you with info. about Day of Forests, the Yorkshire-based We’re proud to have supported the our races, events, gatherings, training, gin and whisky distillery has now planting of a hectare of woodland, and achievements and so on is something supported the creation of 10,000 a huge thanks is owed to our customers we take for granted, as with the square meters of woodland - a whole for continuing to help conserve and other pieces in the Advertiser. And we hectare. protect the environment.” always appreciate the space that’s Since August 2018, Cooper King Carol Douglas, Woodland Officer at given to our club. Distillery have pledged to donate at YDMT, added: “Through our ‘Together So, if you’re reading this in April least 1% of their gin sales towards for Trees’ campaign we are working or later, we totally understand any YDMT’s tree planting work as part with many supporters and partners difficulties in getting this paper to you of their commitment to producing such as Cooper King Distillery to plant as normal and, although we might industry-leading sustainable spirits. 100,000 additional trees across the be out of date, as it were, we hope To date they have far exceeded that region. you enjoy a few snippets and photos figure, donating more than 2.5% of all “Trees are hugely valuable as a until we, as a club, are back “up and gin sales to the charity. habitat for wildlife and support some running”! Each bottle of their international of our most endangered woodland Like a bad day looking up at the award-winning Dry or Herb Gin animals, like red squirrels, dormice station train times, I’m afraid we have sold contributes to the creation of and cuckoos. lots of cancellations… one square metre of woodland in “They are also important for our Before the bad news though, let’s the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding mental health and wellbeing and we give you the last and only results we areas. believe that everyone should have have from our Club Championship Cooper King Distillery are the first access to them. The appeal aims (CC). in Europe to join the environmental to raise funds to create beautiful A few Sundays ago, just sneaking in initiative 1% for the Planet, are one woodlands that everyone can enjoy before the ban in group gatherings, the of a handful in the country to run on for years to come.” organizers of the Thirsk 10 were able 100% green energy, and source all the Sarah Hodgson, Development to hold their popular and wonderfully wheat and barley for their spirits from Officer at YDMT added: “We’re really marshaled 10 miler. Yorkshire farms. grateful to Cooper King Distillery and Being a well established race which Co-founders Chris Jaume and Abbie all their staff and customers for their is part of many clubs’ CCs as well Neilson are committed to producing support in helping to restore native as Northern Championships and sustainable spirits whilst supporting woodland to the Yorkshire Dales. We wheelchair races, it meant nearly a the planting of native broadleaf trees look forward to continuing this exciting thousand took part overall. with YDMT. partnership.” ERC’s top three in both gender Abbie said: “Producing flavour- With the Trust having supported categories are here: Sam Davies - driven sustainable spirits is at the the planting of close to 60,000 trees 01:07:09 and 161st; Jennifer Duncan heart of what we do, because we since the appeal was launched in - 01:19:20 (399th); Claire Longbottom believe drinking good spirits needn’t summer 2018, they are well on the - 01:22:25 (468th). cost the earth. Working with YDMT way to reaching their ‘Together for Simon Donoghue - 01:04:47 and As with all organized (or non) with the committee holding an interim has ensured this ethos becomes a Trees’ target of 100,000 over the next 114th; Nigel Ramsden - 01:05:50 gatherings at the moment, we, of meeting via the web to update reality as we lead the drinks industry two years. (134th); Al Lunn - 01:18:08 (368th). course, are following the advice of and keep members informed and And well done to all sixteen ERC England Athletics and ultimately, the reassured. As long as the technology competitors in what may be our last Government. works and our committee of Berners- race (CC9) for some time… Hence, races as mentioned above Lee, Gates, Zuckerberg, Musk et al CC10, the newly re-named Hooded and the national network of Park Runs can master the ‘On’ switch, we should Horse (Ben Campbell 10k) multi- have to be on hold for now. be good to go. terrain race has been postponed until ERC itself of course is officially Stay safe, look after yourselves and October and CC11, which was meant closed as the club represents itself others, enjoy the beautiful countryside to be a new cross country course responsibly, socially correctly and we have here but, without putting near Carlton Husthwaite in April, is completely adheres to the governing yourselves and others at risk. postponed until or if we accommodate body’s (England Athletics) advice. If in doubt, dust off the old exercise it in the future. Hopefully so. Referring to England Athletics again bike, pop on ‘Homes under the Further afield, the London and their ‘Covid-19’ statement and Hammer’ from 2017… Marathon is off until October and the following the Govt. advice and info., Sometimes it’s good to remember Northumberland Coastal Run will miss our members are taking this seriously what we’ve got when it’s (temporarily) out until 2021. and correctly, either running alone, gone. Locally again, the Ripon 10 is off until in pairs but at least 6 feet apart and PS. Further to the Prime Minister's May 2021 with the Kirkbymoorside away from other people. address to the nation on Monday 10k also skipping this year. We, as runners, as well as many 23rd March, please do adjust your One of the stalwarts of our CC of you I’m sure, enjoy exercising outdoor activity/exercise in line with and best attended local series, the for all health benefits, physical and the Government. York and District Road Race League mental, as well as the social side and We can run/cycle/walk and enjoy (YDRRL) will also sadly be taking a friendships built up with likeminded getting our exercise as a solo event or forced break. people. with another person in your household. We normally start in late April in We can continue to enjoy these This is now not just advice but what Letter to the Editor Pocklington and the seven events benefits as long as we’re all sensible, we are "allowed" to do to help reduce which make up the series finish with careful, mindful of others, unselfish and stop the spread of Coronavirus. Dear Sir, and keep your family going until you the timed ‘reverse’ at the University and organized. I know I speak on behalf of all ERC Easingwold Area Food Bank is can get back on your feet again. in July. ERC’s AGM is postponed for now members. intending to remain open as much as But Please, do not use us if you possible during these difficult times simply can’t find food that you like - ahead and we intend to continue we are restricting our help for those helping local people who cannot afford who can’t afford any food and their to buy the food they need to feed families are going hungry as a result. The Bishop of Selby, the Rt Revd Dr John Thomson, writes: ‘Still Here!’ themselves and their family. Our practices will change in order The Church of England is finding new of being at home for at least three lives and to re-discover what it means We will remain strictly confidential, to protect our customers and those ways of loving God and our neighbours months fills people with anxiety. We to love God and our neighbour better you can rest assured that nobody who delivery the food to you from any in these difficult times, meeting the are worried about vulnerable friends as Jesus taught us. To help us do this else will know unless you give us danger of spreading this virus. challenge of COVID-19. We can’t hold and members of our family. Work the Archbishop of York asks us to say permission. Please contact us if you cannot public worship, baptisms or weddings concerns are very pressing. the Lord’s Prayer each time we wash It is hard enough asking for help - afford any food for you or your family. although funerals can still happen About 18 months ago I found myself our hands for the required twenty we don't wish to make it any harder You know our message line, 0772 44 with tight restrictions. However virtual confined to home for nearly 6 months seconds. That prayer has stood the for you. 44 750 and we promise to get back services are being streamed, pastoral as a result of unexpected illness. test of time and it is a prayer which With people now being laid off and to you. care for the isolated and vulnerable At first I was frustrated, frightened will sustain us as we go into this have no source of income, we expect I know it’s a tall order but we goes on through phone calls and and angry. I wanted to get back to uncertain future. there to be a lot of local people and can only give people what others social media, foodbanks continue to normal. Yet gradually I began to see their families needing help. Some local donate, so please keep donating items be supported and partnership with this experience as a Sabbath or a people may well lose their jobs or be wherever you can. other community groups and local period of rest through which I could laid off work without any pay or SSP - Our donation point is well situated authorities is happening. I was moved meet God in a deeper way. Instead of especially Mums with children home inside the Long St Coop in Easingwold. by the story a vicar told me of a being a waste of time it became one Criminal damage in from school and those on zero hour There are some truly wonderful young boy in his congregation who of the most fruitful periods of my life. contracts or self employed. Please do people in our area and I know they asked if he ‘could write some little I reassessed my faith, priorities and Easingwold not go hungry if you have no income will want to continue supporting us. letters to people that may be lonely or dependence on others and realized Between 20:30hrs 22/03 & - that's our job to keep you supplied Much appreciation to everyone scared and could do them some nice again how thank-full I am to live in a 05:00hrs 23/3 several vehicles with things to put on your table for involved for thinking of others in our cheerful drawings with nice colours society with such a remarkable NHS. have been damaged whilst parked your children and for you! area who are struggling in the present and maybe… write them a prayer.’ Each of us will need to find our way on Station Court, Easingwold. If you In these crazy days of empty circumstances. 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This service Please do not click on links or Heather McNair, Chief Nurse said: is currently offered in a number The scams take several forms which open attachments and take time “Our utmost priority is the safety Mark The of local areas. include (so far): to check that the email is from a of everyone in our hospitals at Please contact Helen Beck on • Messages claiming to be from legitimate source. Please be aware this time, whether it is patients or 07541 356046 or email: HMRC offering a tax refund due to that fraudsters go to great lengths to staff. We are taking this precaution [email protected] changes in the law around Covid-19, make their communications with you Mole Man following government advice on social The daily cost is £6.80 recipients have to click a link which look genuine. distancing and hope that people will Moles, Rabbits, Squirrels with free delivery. takes them to a fraudulent website. 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