THE TRINGLE serving Fryton, Slingsby & South Holme www.slingsbyvillage.co.uk No. 34 June/July 2016 The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu talking with pupils at Slingsby School. Photo courtesy of Slingsby School Aug/Sept copy to by Tuesday 12th July at the latest please, or e-mail:
[email protected] Non-subscribers £1.20 Your biggest ever Triangle - 24 pages! 1 Slingsby’s May Day. and successfully. Our three aims for the day were to put together a great day out for everyone, to May Day, May 2nd was a day unlike all others in the break even financially and to maintain the tradition village! 31 scarecrows formed a trail around the of maypole dancing in the village. We are delighted village organised by FOSS. Activities on the Green with the financial returns for the day as the started at 11am so there were busy people putting incredible sum of £1206.40 was raised and after all gazebos up, tables and chairs, all in a strong wind, expenses (including insurance and other legal before Swinton Brass Band set things going. They requirements) we have seen a profit of £69.03. A were followed by the Acorn Morris Dancers, who huge thank you to all the helpers who worked so encouraged some children to join them, awarding hard all day – a lot of folk went to bed weary that participants with a badge. The Slingsby school night! Thanks also to everyone who came along and children lined up in the school and just as the took part in all the activities.