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village news Aug/Sept 21 Serving the villages of Kearby with Netherby, Huby, Dunkeswick, North Rigton Weeton, Stainburn, Kirkby Overblow, Sicklinghall Pool in Wharfedale, Arthington, Castley 2 Dear Reader IN THIS ISSUE An editor’s job is not always an easy one. More than once it has been pointed out to us that Kirkby Overblow features 4 Huby & more prominently than the other villages, one comment being Weeton that it is always the first featured village in the magazine, another that the cover photograph is invariably of KO or one of its events. Can we reassure you that our aim is always to North please and we try very hard to be fair. Sometimes, however, 9 Rigton we have to make decisions that affect this. For example, some of our eagle eyed readers may have spotted that in this issue the order in which the villages appear does not follow in sequence from the previous issue. This is because we Pool & endeavour to put the service calendar on the centre pages 13 which can affect the layout, as was the case this month. Arthington When it comes to the cover photograph, as the printing deadline gets closer, we are often left scratching our heads because nothing suitable from any village has been submitted. 14 Sicklinghall The three of us then have to scroll through our personal camera rolls searching for a suitable subject. Can you all do the same? If you find what you feel is a suitable subject to adorn the front cover and it is in PORTRAIT orientation, Benefice please email it to us at the address below. Alternatively, you 17 Matters could go out on a dedicated mission to photograph aspects of the life of your village and send us the results. We hope you all agree that the cover photo this issue illustrates one of the major events in the social calendar of 21 Kirkby Lower Wharfedale. Congratulations to the organising Overblow committee for staging such a magnificent event and for arranging the wonderful weather. We are pleased to report that two of the editors came away with prizes. Well, if you never enter you never win. L, C and L and the team Front Cover: The Weeton Show Linda Bullus, Caroline Henderson and Liz Barrett: joint-editors email: [email protected] 3 Weeton & Huby parish council Speeding Traffic A658 – good news, I hope, regarding the speeding problem on the A658 through Huby. We are hoping to install speed indicator signs on entering the village from Pool and in the opposite direction coming from Harrogate. I will keep you updated on our progress. Trouble Shooting – by the time you read this, together with NY Highways, a survey of the Parish will have been carried out to highlight problems with drains, road-surfaces, verge & hedgerow maintenance, and a schedule drawn up for remedial work to be carried out. Again, I will keep you informed of progress. Litter Bins – the provision of two additional small general bins is currently on hold. We are waiting for NY Highways to agree to conduct the general servicing. Cricket Club Update – work continues with the clearing of rubbish and other debris from the ground together with the maintenance of the outfield and preparation of the wicket. Hopefully, cricket will once again be played at some stage this summer. Anyone interested in being part of the rejuvenated club, please contact Lisa Ashton on 07495 969687. As a final note, on behalf of everyone, a thank you to responsible dog owners who continue to clear up after their pet, it does make a huge difference to the health of our parish. Best wishes to you all. Bob Wilyman, Chair Weeton Parish Council Mobile: 07930 329196 Email: [email protected] Children’s Society annual box opening St Barnabas, Weeton and St John’s North Rigton Everyone has had a very difficult year, not least all our charities. The annual box opening went very well this year and I am delighted to report that we collected £1363.76 for the Children’s Society. Collectors were extremely generous and our average was up on last year. A huge THANK YOU to anyone who has supported the charity again this year. We now have a box in St Marys, Stainburn so anyone visiting the church this summer may give a donation there. 4 If anyone would like to either have a box at home or just give an annual cheque or notes, please do get in touch with me and I would be happy to talk to you about it. I look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks again to everyone who has supported the Children’s Society this year. Sandra Moss, Parish Coordinator 01423 734 877 Craft Club I hope that we will be able to start craft club, but not until January 2022. We will meet on the second Thursday at 2 pm. Further updates will be in the next edition of Village News. Looking forward to meeting up with you all once again. Talks group Future meetings of the talks group will take place on a Friday, not Thursday as previously. Currently the proposal is to meet at 2.00pm in Almscliffe Hall. Meetings will not start until January 2022. Further details will be published in the next edition of Village News. Jenny Stacey, 07803717659 I am St Barnabas I wonder if by the time you read this all the Covid restrictions will be behind us. How lovely it will be when people are allowed to sing hymns again, sit next to each other and not have to bump into the ‘hand sanitiser’ as they come through my door. However, things are getting better, and I have the pleasure of hosting five weddings in the later part of this summer; a dream come true for the brides and grooms, who have had to defer, re-arrange, defer and re-arrange again, for the last eighteen months. Craig and his family have had a far more tragic event than Covid to contend with: I’m sure everyone who reads this will have felt much sympathy for them in their loss of Jane. Thanks to Michael King who, due to the work he has done on my bells recently, was able to ring a Quarter Peel, half-muffled, in memory of Jane after our service on 20 June. We were so pleased that Craig felt able to take our service on 4 July. There are so many people who contribute in various ways to my well-being that I cannot 5 6 name them all, but they know who they are; whether opening and closing me at weekends, playing my organ, doing my flowers, keeping my linen in immaculate condition, helping to set up the Communion items, taking part in the monthly cleaning rota, seeing to my very complicated heating system and maintaining my fabric. My thanks go out to them all. Sue Scott Huby and Weeton Pre-school Huby and Weeton Preschool finished off the summer term with a party. We of course had great fun and the most important thing as suggested by the children was cake. The school year has been different due to the Covid pandemic and the guidance we had to follow but the children continued to enjoy a range of carefully planned activities. The children have been resilient and adaptable to the new routine, understanding the need to stay healthy. The staff were very proud of the children and appreciated the cooperation and support from the parents and carers. We have used our outdoor area to grow sunflowers, carrots and potatoes. The children have enjoyed looking after these by taking turns to water the plants and check on the progress, using indoor equipment and outdoor resources to extend learning, by the sharing of their ideas and opinions. In September we will be following a new EYFS curriculum focusing on building the children’s knowledge and skills through four guiding principles, by celebrating each child’s individuality so they can be strong and independent, through positive relationships where they can learn and develop in an enabling environment. The preschool is open Monday to Thursday 8.30am till 3.15pm. Full and part time sessions are available and we have places available for September. Prospective parents and children are always welcome to visit us at Almscliffe Hall to meet the children and staff. Please contact us either by emailing [email protected] or by telephone on 077815 678338. We use our Facebook page to share with parents and friends our work and activities. The Tots session will resume fortnightly on Wednesday 15 September 9.30am till 11am; the sessions which are £2 per family are organised by a member of the preschool staff. Details can be found on the Tots Facebook page. Helen Mills 7 The Almscliffe Hall Management & Committee are looking forward to resuming hall activities and welcoming members and communities back after lockdown. The hall is now available for bookings from end June. Not long to go now!! CELEBRATE YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION at ALMSCLIFFE VILLAGE HALL Almscliffe Village Hall is an ideal place to hold your special celebrations, including birthday parties, get-togethers, kid’s events and wedding receptions. The hall hire packages vary from ‘by the hour’ up to a full weekend celebration package which includes : Celebration marquee effect canopy Comfortable banqueting chairs and tables seating up to 120 people Reasonably priced licensed bar with staff, and drinks packages provided on request Full use of hall and stage area from Friday to Sunday Use of fully equipped catering kitchen facilities and crockery Parking facilities For booking enquiries or information please contact the Hall Manager on: 07717 455029 or email: [email protected] or [email protected] 8 North Rigton Rainbow Trail June 2021 The North Rigton events team wish to thank everyone for their involvement in and enthusiasm for the 'Rainbow Trail' throughout the month of July.