Community Informer Issue 33 Autumn 2014 All Saints 1st Sherburn in Elmet Scout Group What a summer!!

With May came Sherburn Aldwark 14 – Back in June it was a full house at CYCS Gala, yet another award win- water activity centre at Aldwark on the river Ouse. Both ning float was entered by the Cub Packs and the Scout Troop had a great time Beavers, all the leaders enter- “messing about on the river” building their confidence ing into the spirit of the day! and having fun.

In July, Central County Scouts went to Bramham Park for Challenge 14. Blessed with good weather over 3500 young people had a great time. As usual Sherburn took a large contingent to swell the numbers of Wetherby District

In September, 220 Cubs descended on Bradley Wood Scout After a busy day the Camp Bonfire was the main event. This Camp. The weather was good to us again staying fresh with was led by the Camp Leader & a little rain but it takes more than a little rain to dampen the joined by the District’s very own spirits of the Sherburn Cub Packs. Bungle. The children together Saturday saw the Cubs taking part in Archery, Shooting, with leaders sang & danced their Crate Stacking, Water Rockets, Grass Karts, hearts out around a Fire Lighting, Arts & Craft, Rope Slides & the roaring fire, then it was off or some hot chocolate & big favourite with most of the Cubs... pan- hotdogs. cakes with a choice of fillings. The Cubs got back to camp, there had been an Alien In addition, the team of girls took up the Invasion or at least that what the children will say. challenge of Coracle building in the swim- Green Alien balloons had mysteriously appeared on ming pool and held the record for the whole every tent & illuminated the weekend of the longest time spent afloat. While 4 of our camp for the rest of the night. Cubs 2 from Vikings and 2 from Brythons took up the chal- Sunday was all about playing outdoor lenge of the high ropes and they were extremely high! The games ensuring that they were asleep Cubs also enjoyed climbing and abseiling down the impres- before they got to the M62 sive indoor climbing wall. Sherburn Scout Group has spaces in the Beaver Colonies in January 2015, for more details email [email protected] or visit our website http://www.sherburninelmet-scouts.org.uk/

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Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 2 Anyone wishing to respond to any article in this, or any other issue, to advertise or have an article included please see below for contact details for the association. Tel 01977 681954 By email: [email protected] By Mail: Sherburn Community Association, C/O 4 Sir Johns Lane, Sherburn In Elmet, , LS25 6BJ Disclaimer: Letters printed do not necessarily reflect the Association’s views. Providing that they do not make direct accusations or libel any group or individual, we welcome all letters that concern our village but they must have a name and address supplied and are printed at the discretion of the Association. Anyone can join us and you will be made very welcome. The annual membership fee is £3.00. To join contact any Community Association member or come to a meeting. - Phone 01977 681954. Meetings are held at Elmet Social Club at 7.30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Clubs and Village Life Notice Board

Sherburn Boghoppers - Jean Mooney, Secretary EVERSLEY PARK CENTRE Tel: 683749 All Sunday Walks meet coach in village centre at 8.30am. There is so much going on at your Eversley Park Centre Sherburn Bowls Club - Crown Green Bowls, Keep Fit Classes, Pilates, Aspiring Young Dancers, Secretary, Geoff Saunders Tel: 684238. Finkle Hill, Karate, U3A, Model Car Racing, Children’s Play Season - April to Sept. All welcome Group, Weight Watchers, Zumba, Citizen’s Advice. Why not hire a room for your next big party, recep- Sherburn Camera Club - Ken Trace, Secretary - Tel: tion or business meeting. 682300 Monday night meetings held at All Saint’s We have rooms of every size at lowest rates. Church Hall Phone: 01977 681024, Website: www.yourcentre.org.uk Sherburn Local History - Jean Mooney, Sec. Tel: 683749. Meetings held at All Saint’s Church Hall - 8pm Sherburn and Villages U3A Community Association and Sherburn in Bloom Notice of AGM on Thursday 20 November 2014 Karen Packham Tel: 681954 The Sherburn & Villages U3A 2012 Annual General Meeting Eversley Cricket Club - Barrie Beal - Tel: 01977 will be held at 2 pm at the Eversley Park Centre, Low Street, Sherburn in Elmet, on Thursday 20 November 2014 followed 682886 by the monthly meeting. Full details, including nomination

form for the election as an Officer or Committee member are Elmet Art Society meet at All Saints Church Hall available to download from the website sherburnu3a.co.uk. Thursday evenings 7.30pm to 9.30pm. New members If you do not have access to a computer please contact Lor- always welcome. Contact Secretary, Pauline Pickin na Pope on 01977 683514. We look forward to seeing you 01937 843999 or email: [email protected] there. The Committee

Sherburn-in-Elmet Art Club Meetings are held weekly TOTS AND YOU AND BABYTIME in Church Fenton Village Hall on Tuesday evenings At the Methodist Church from 7pm to 9pm. New members always welcome Monday and Wednesday Contact secretary Steve Day on 01937 557461 U3A Meet third Thursday of each month at 2.00pm in 9.30am till 11o'clock the Eversley Park Centre, Visit www.sherburnu3a.co.uk A drop-in group for mums and carers of 0 to to find out more. school age children Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month ( except No waiting list - just come along have a chat and August) at 7.30pm in the Methodist Hall. New members a coffee. are always welcome. Secretary Anne Fryer Tel 01977 With other mums, while the children play in a safe 684997 environment. ACTIVITIES AT THE POPPLEWELL CENTRE With plenty of different supervised activities and free play Whist drives Mon 7pm to 9pm and Thurs 2pm to 4pm £1.50 inc tea & biscuits Everyone welcome Ending with snack and singing

Bingo Wed 7.15pm to 9pm and every Friday 7.15pm to All for just £1 per family 9pm (proceeds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance)

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 3 New Head looks forward to Ofsted inspection Sherburn High School’s newly appointed Head Teacher is off to a flying start celebrating outstanding GCSE results, the highest in the area (above all Selby and Tadcaster high schools) and the best the school has ever recorded. Maria Williams is delighted that 66% of students achieved five or more A* to C including English and Maths proving that the school continues to go from strength to strength. The school’s relentless focus on challenge and high expectations has resulted in 15% of students achieving A/A*, more than double the national average. Furthermore, the percentage of students making more than expected progress is well above the national average in maths whilst closing the gap for disadvantaged pu- pils. 73% of students attained a grade A*-C in both maths and English, despite turbulence in English results nationally. A2 results were also pleasing and all students were able to progress to their chosen destination in higher education or employment. Maria Williams, previously Deputy Head at the school, has been part of the Sherburn team responsible for the transformation of the school. She is keen to develop school facilities and is working closely with the local community to improve sports facilities. Mrs Williams commented, “This September, the school welcomed its largest cohort of year 7 students in over 5 years, demonstrating the growing confidence of the local communi- ty. Parents are making Sherburn High School their first choice and this tells us we are getting things right and parents in the local area are responding.” The school works closely with primary feeder schools, (Athelstan, Hungate, Barkston Ash, Monk Fryston, Kirk Fenton, Brotherton and Byram, Kellington, Saxton, Burton Salmon, Fairburn, South Milford) as part of the STAR Alliance, sharing teaching and learning training opportunities. “We are looking forward to Ofsted this year as we are confident that it will be a positive experience and they will confirm the excellent practice that is going on in the school. Sherburn is a good school and this is reflected in our results this year and in the day to day teaching of our fantastic staff. We had an extremely successful open evening on 18th Sep- tember with a large turnout of families eager to look around and question staff. There were follow up by open mornings on th th 7 October and 16 October . Sherburn Camera Club

Monday 15th September saw the start of the new season for Sherburn Camera Club. There was an excited buzz from the regular members following our usual Summer break. Discussions followed with the introduction of our new 2014/2015 programme and congratulations were awarded to several members following their success in the photographic competitions at the Cawood Craft Fair. Photographs were on display and an introduction to the making of Audio Visual presentations was also shown. The club was first formed in 1971 with nine members, over the years numbers have increased to approximately thirty four in all, and includes several members who have been there from the very beginning. Chairman Mr. David Buckle had the pleasure of welcoming several prospective new members and in particular one or two ladies. The club has an excellent ratio of male and female members therefore the prospect of two or three new lady members was good to see, thus adding to the balance. New members are always welcome, whether you are a complete beginner or more experienced you can be as- sured of a warm welcome. We meet every Monday 8pm -10pm at the Church Hall, Sherburn in Elmet. An exciting programme has been introduced for the coming year to include a variety of speakers, workshops, and outdoor shoots, together with photography competitions between club members (optional) and other Camera Clubs.

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 4 Arts Award success at Athelstan School

Athelstan Community Primary School has being celebrating yet more suc- cess with its arts programme. It is already established within the school that the Year Six children (11 year olds) undertake the Arts Award Bronze, which gives the children the equivalent to a GCSE grade D. Now the school also has its Year Four children (9 year olds) gaining the Arts Award Explore which is an accredited Entry Level 3 qualification, giv- ing the children four credits towards a GCSE. Over the year the children have worked with their teacher Mrs Kirsty Whelerton collecting their arts experiences in an Explore arts log recording what they find across the cur- riculum and in through the extra curriculum activities offered at the school. Arts Award Explore is open to anyone up to the age of 25, so Athelstan is very proud of its successful nine year olds. Congratulations to Ellie Bissett-Walton, Alex Worlock, Samuel Brown, Amelie Chambers, Lauren Cummings, Lucy Dracup, Daniel Eldon, Jake Fawcett, Danielle Gill, Louise Harding, Phoebe Harmer, Megan Horn, Jorja Houston, Owen Jeffers, Fraser Kirkman-Bielby, Isabella Mitton, Katy Oldfield, Jacob Orr, Lewis Selby, Thomas Shakespeare, Sian Smith, Oliver Stephenson, Millie Toes, and Findlay Brennan. Miss Karen O’Donnell Head teacher said “It is fantastic that the children at Athelstan are able to achieve so much so early, it really shows how the school’s strong and sustained commitment to the arts has impact on our children’s achievements. Sherburn Hungate School

On Wednesday 17th September a team of Year 6 Throughout the day the Hungate team played a boys from Sherburn Hungate Primary School- blinder! Ashley and Nick scored 1 each and Cona Cona, Daniel, Jake, Cameron, Ashley, Nick and and Daniel scored an amazing 3 goals. The team Lewis travelled to Sherburn High School for an were over the moon. Safe to say the whole team AMAZING! Football tournament. Kindly Mrs Peill tried their best and did not give up! Additionally and Mrs Mawson-Mole accompanied them. The when the referee didn’t give a foul they got back up team were greeted by another 7 keen teams; Ath- and didn’t argue back with the final response. elston, Barkston Ash, Saxton, Brotherton, South In total the terrific team won 2, Milford, Kirk Fenton and drew 2 but unfortunately lost 3. Monk Fryston. Which is a super result for any As the first whistle blew team’s first outing on the pitch. every team got straight in Unfortunately Hungate didn’t come and scurried down the first but they still really enjoyed it. pitch with the ball and All teams deserve a big congratu- scored a goal, if they lations for their overall perfor- were lucky …… mance their skill, determination The crowd held their and desire to win. breath as Cona’s right South Milford came 1st and were foot flew and hit the ball. the overall winners so they will now It soared up high in the go on to the Selby semi-final and if they win that, air, like a discus, and finally hit the back of the net! they go on to the York final. The Hungate players The top right hand corner shook and the goalie wish them the best of luck in their next tournament. held his head in shame. There was no chance of any goalkeeper saving that astounding goal. The To anybody who likes football all the teams will crowd jumped up in the air as if they had won the highly recommend matches like these and alt- World Cup! hough it was a children’s tournament, it was played like adults!

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Kingspan Sun Salutations

A bit of sun isn’t only good for the garden and the soul; it’s also an excellent way to generate low carbon electricity. To har- ness that power, Kingspan Insulation has now covered the roof of its Sherburn-in-Elmet site with Photovoltaic (PV) panels, forming a giant array which was officially unveiled on 7th October by Department of Energy and Climate Change minister, Amber Rudd MP.

At over 15,000 m2 in size, the array covers an area greater than 22 tennis courts and is capable of providing enough energy to power 500 average sized homes. The electricity it generates will be used to help power the LED smart lighting across the site, along with the manufacturing lines.

Amber Rudd commented: “It’s fabulous to see a business investing in a zero net energy scheme… with these measures Kingspan is setting a great example for the rest of the industry.”

This is just the latest step in Kingspan Insulation’s on-going mission to achieve “zero net energy use” at all its sites. As mentioned back in the spring, “zero net energy use” means cutting down on existing energy use and replacing what’s left with onsite low or zero car- bon generation technologies. Energy can still be imported from the national grid but this must be matched with the energy exported during periods of low demand.

In addition to the PV array, a new heat recovery system is also due to go online in November, helping to cut down gas us- age and Kingspan Insulation is also putting the finishing touches on a planning application for a 17MW Biomass Power Plant. The giant new PV array on the roof of Kingspan Insulation’s Sherburn-in-Elmet site has been officially unveiled by Amber Rudd MP.

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 7 Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 8 Osgoldcross and Elmet Rotary Club

The club is coming to the end of a successful year The club has been joined by three new honorary of activities to raise funds and support local com- members, Mr Gareth Mason, Head of De Lacy munities, the last event will of course be the annu- Academy Knottingley and Maria Williams, the al Bonfire. The Rotary Club working with other new head at Sherburn High School plus Mar- community groups come together to put on a rieanne Pal, who with her husband owns The Cre- great event this year on the 8th November in ative Shed in Sherburn and has provided advice South Milford. This event takes a year to plan and and support to bring the club into the digital world a great deal of hard work by many people in the and social media. community. I am sure everyone is looking forward Dictionaries for Life to attending and look out for where you can get your tickets, check out the face book page for in- Club Members presented dictionaries to a number formation. of primary school leavers in our area, In the digital age we are told these are still very much appreci- Car Boot sales ated and treasured, one teacher told us she still The car Boot sales have now finished and again had hers and in the front page were the names of very successful, thank you to all sellers and buy- all of her class mates, a well preserved memory ers who came, most days the weather was very of school days as well as useful moving into sec- good, August was a worry but the day was a suc- ondary school. cess. This year the Milford Plant car Boots have Ocean Youth Trust & Rotary Youth Leadership been managed together with volunteers of South Milford School and all profits shared. The dates Two awardees from Knottingley , De Lacy Acade- for next years events will be published in the New my, representing the Rotary club completed very Year on the web site and face book page, successful weeks earlier this year. Alicia learnt www.osgoldcrossrotary.org how important team work is and the crucial role of the leader in her time on the Rotary Youth Lead- Thanks to Phillip and the staff of Milford Plants for ership Award Scheme, whilst Jake developed his their support and to Geoff and Phillip for the use social and inter-active skills on board ship on the of the site. Ocean Youth Training week. Both were apprecia- Visit to Nostell Priory tive of the opportunity given to them by the club Club members and friends were very lucky to and did interesting talks about their experiences. have a visit to the gardens of Nostell Priory on the If you know of a young person who would benefit evening of the 10th September. from being involved please contact us, nomina- The head gardener Paul Dibb gave a guided tour tions for next year will soon be advertised. of the woodlands, speaking about the history of Dragon Boat Race the gardens and 3 lakes that are included. He al- Club members are now working hard to ensure so gave a tour of the very interesting “menagerie” that the 2015 Dragon Boat raise held on May 25th garden, which many years ago built to house a a great success. We are looking to those who range of animals in cave like structures in the sur- want to raise funds for a cause they support and rounding quarry walls, some of which we see as willing to get wet and have a great day out by common place today but then quite an attraction. “buying” a boat and to companies who would like The best bit was left to last, unfortunately the light to sponsor the event. This is a great fun day out, had just about faded and so the visit to the Kitch- free to attend and safety is priority for those taking en garden was interesting but we did not get the part, the races are all supervised by Race the full beauty of the great work undertaken by Paul Dragon www.racethedragon.co.uk and his colleagues. This does mean that a sec- If you are interested in what Rotary does and ond visit will be needed. want to get involved visit A most enjoyable and interesting evening led by www.osgoldcrossrotary.org for more info and Paul who has worked at the Priory man and boy contact details of members who are happy to and is still passionate about his work. meet and arrange a visit to a club event. New Club Members

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 9 The Chair of the Gala Association Report After a very successful Gala this year we are all working hard towards the Gala next year. We were rather disappointed at the AGM as only the Committee Members were present. The Gala have recently funded a heavy duty strimmer for the few volunteers who keep the Church yard and areas tidy, we trust it will make the work easier. The Christmas Lights are well on the way thanks to Mr Edwin Levick. He has repaired all the Village Lights and 13 of the street lights have been sent to Leeds Lights to be refurbished and repaired also, thanks to the generosity of the Parish Council, we will be commissioning 6 more street lights up Kirkgate for Christmas. As usual we are hoping for Volunteers to help put up the lights on Saturday 29th November meet at 9am outside the Swan. It would be difficult to imagine what would happen to the Lights without the Gala Committee. Other dates for your diaries – 31st October the Halloween Disco will be held at the Elmete Social Club doors open at 6pm with fancy dress and, as usual, prizes for the best costume at the various age groups [including adults]. All welcome 14th December the Christmas Disco - doors open 4pm until 7.30pm all welcome at Elmete Social Club. Father Christmas will arrive to give presents to the 0 – 12year age groups. Please support both these events as the Gala Committee feels these events help promote and fos- ter the Community feeling within Village. Alma Hodgson, Gala Association Chair. Summary of Gala Accounts for 2013 –2014

As the weather was so good for the Gala this year there was a record turn out and the local charities and organisations had a good opportunity to acquire funds. This in turn let the Committee recoup most of the losses made over the year. Some losses are expected such as the Christmas Lights and the General expenditure for Public and Employer’s Liability Insurance. C.J.Lake. Treasurer. Western Community Engagement Forum launches new Grass Roots Initiative

The Western CEF is a partnership between Parish, District and County Councillors, the police, fire and volun- tary / community sector organisations. Their aim is to make a lasting difference to the quality of people’s lives who live and work in the area.

As part of this they are supporting small local community groups, sports clubs, churches and charities, in part- nership with AVS. This will include ongoing support, training and the opportunity of some seed funding. The launch event held on the 30th September was attended by 16 organisa- tions from a wide range of locations including Sherburn.

If you are interested in accessing the support available please contact Carol Warren at [email protected] or by ringing 01757 291111

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 10 Elmet Art Society Autumn Exhibition We are holding our first 1 day exhibition at our new venue, Eversley Park Centre, Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire on Sunday 26 October 10am - 4pm. All welcome including new members who are encouraged to join for 6 months from 10 Sep- tember for only £12.50 including exhibition entry in October (conditions apply). Email The Secretary for further details [email protected]

rounding district need to have more scope and I feel Letter to the Editor the present shops don't do this. I feel the need to reply to Mrs Taylor reference to the Aldi store that is going to be built in Sherburn. With all the new houses that have been built and are to be built a Supermarket is what is needed especially I would think I am a lot older than her and remember if they are selling groceries at lower prices than the when Sherburn was a village, it is now a small town, Co op and Tescos. and very few people had cars so shops were needed then. Times change and so have shopping habits. Regards Shops in an area as big as Sherburn and it's sur- Harry Issatt

Important information for train users

The long awaited completion of access to Plat- in return commuter services from York are mak- forms at South Milford has taken place. On the ing it more difficult for workers and representa- road leading to Platform 1 (to Selby and Hull) tions have been made to try to resolve the posi- lighting has been installed and three disabled tion by the time the Winter timetable commenc- car parking spaces have been placed near the es in December. main road to make it a little easier for the mobili- A detailed response has been made to the DfT's ty impaired to access Platform 2 (for trains to Northern and TransPennine Franchise Consul- Leeds and the west). Additional lighting has al- tation Document. Sherburn and South Milford so been provided on the steep access footpath featured heavily in the response. Three different to Platform 2. Northern Rail has now agreed to Companies will receive an Invitation to Tender provide a help phone on Platform 1 with installa- in December this year with the successful bid- tion expected soon. der being chosen in the autumn of next year. Real time Customer Information Screens and a The successful Company will start providing modern Waiting Shelter on Platform 2 will fur- services in February 2016. ther enhance the Station environment and this The £12 million refurbishment of the Selby river work should commence in the autumn. Negotia- bridge has been completed with very little im- tions with Northern Rail, Selby District Council pact on train services between Selby and York and South Milford and Sherburn Parish Coun- and Selby, Leeds and Manchester. Those trav- cils are on-going in the hope that comprehen- elling between Hull and Selby have had extend- sive CCTV coverage will take place. ed journey times resulting from having to use At Sherburn-in-Elmet Station a meeting has bus replacement services and will be pleased to been held to consider the possibility of providing return to normal services. adequate car parking facilities and the findings are being examined by Northern and Network Rail. Last year the Station had the fastest grow- Reg French,Secretary ing percentage increase of Station users in the Selby & District Rail Users Selby District and it is hoped that now it is pos- sible for residents to have quality time at York on Sundays and that footfall will increase fur- ther. SADRUG is concerned that the time gaps

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 11 ‘Souled Out’ helps Radio York pass their fund raising target Elmet Lions would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported their “Souled Out” evening on September 13th. Even for people who were not followers of Northern Soul, the Solicitors band put on a fantastically energetic performance which had everyone up and dancing. The event raised a fan- tastic £3,500 for Radio York’s Goodnight Sleep appeal for St Martin’s Children’s Hos- pice and took them past their target of £200,00. Special thanks to all the businesses and people who donated prizes for the raffle and the Charity Auction conducted by Adam Tomlinson from Radio York. Big thanks to everyone who attended and made it “the best night out ever in Sherburn”

PILATES WITH JUDITH 01977 680118 07739961036 e.mail [email protected] www.judithrussell.co.uk Pilates classes at the Eversley Park Centre

7.30 pm Tuesdays-this is a more advanced class. Every other week we combine intervals of Pilates Exercises with intervals of car- dio work; on the other week we make sure that we refine our Pilates techniques. This class is suitable if you are already quite fit and want to get all the elements of fitness in one class. 6.30pm Wednesdays-mixed class using props such as foam rollers, weights, therabands. 7.30pm Wednesdays- as above .This class is also modified for pregnant clients. 10am Fridays -as Wednesdays at 6.30pm Judith accepts beginners into her classes after discussion and possi- bly a one to one induction. A Beginners ‘ Course is just reaching its end but do make contact if you wish to start Pilates. Judith is now qualified as a Bone Health Specialist teacher. Her clas- ses are designed to help all participants develop strong bones .Modifications are always given for clients who have osteoporosis or osteopenia. She is also qualified in Pilates for Pre-and Post Natal clients. Pilates is a wonderful exercise system for people of all levels of fit- ness and all ages. It is not just for women!!!It was devised by a man- Joseph Pilates .It is a very demanding programme for both body and mind.Judith does some personal Pilates training in her small studio at home using mat and the Pilates reformer.Classes cost £6 per class, payable in monthly blocks. Personal training is £35 an hour.

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 12 Update from County Councillor Bob Packham You will note elsewhere in this edition that a public meeting is to be arranged by the Parish Council and County Council for 15 January 2015. This will be at the Eversley Park Centre at 7.30p.m. It has come about as a result of two meetings I have chaired between Senior Council Officers from both County and District and members of Sherburn and South Milford Parish Councils, the purpose of which were to consider the impact of Central Gov- ernment cuts on local government services. The main aim of those meetings has been to consider those ser- vices that are likely to be most threatened by the severe reduction in budgets and to establish what actions the County, District and Sherburn in Elmet and South Milford Parish Councils can take together to reduce the im- pacts and, where feasible, produce a better service to address local needs. This has included the likely impacts on the future of Sherburn library; the Children’s Centre; youth club provision; social services; and public transport. The meeting falls in the middle of the County Council’s consultation on the future of Library services throughout the County, which takes place between 3rd November and 8th February. The meeting on 15 January will provide an opportunity for residents to discuss the library consultation document and express their views, but it is also important in the wider context. Sherburn in Elmet Parish Council is already investigating ways of improving ser- vice provision in the village, with a view to potentially establishing a village hub to provide a single point of con- tact for a wide range of services. In moving these proposals forward the meeting will provide an opportunity for significant further input from residents, to build on the information gained from the Parish Survey, reported in the last edition of the Informer. This identified the Library as the most valued facility and highlighted the importance of public transport, the community bus, the visiting scheme, citizens advice and play areas amongst other ser- vices and facilities. Please come to the meeting on 15th January and share your views. Cuts are a reality throughout public services but if we work together as a community (together with the residents of surrounding villages that look to Sherburn for services) we can not only reduce impacts but I consider we can provide a more co-ordinated approach to the management of services and facilities, based on our requirements and our ideas. County Councillor Bob Packham Tel 01977 681954 Mobile 07866 343184 E-mail: [email protected]

News update from District Councillor Mike Jordan

The council has once again been trying to improve its recycling, which is actually one of the best in North Yorkshire, but that’s not stopping them! Flats have always been an issue as it’s difficult to expect the occupiers to have a set of recycle bins kicking around in the hallway or whatever! So, new communal recycle bins are being 'wheeled' out across the district and this will make it much easier for the properties affected---estimated at 1,000. We need as little as possible going in the grey bin as this goes to landfill at the present moment in time (though plans are being made to change this). Next I would like to talk about the joint working with North Yorkshire. Our Chief Executive Mary Weastell is now a year in post in a joint role looking to join up services better between the two councils. When you have an issue with the council you should not have to find out which one to ring first! The new Leisure Centre in Selby is progressing well and it will contain a 'state of the art' 6 lane 25m competition pool plus a leaner pool, gym, sauna and steam rooms. Lastly why not keep up to date with the news etc with Selby’s Twitter and Facebook pages.

@Selbydc facebook.com/selbydc Cllr Mike Jordan Tel 01977 683766 Mob 07975 695269

http://mikejordan.yourcllr.com http://about.me/jordan_wedgwood

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 13 Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 14 Your Parish Council Opening Hours: Mon, Tues , Wed 10am—4pm Thursday 10am—3pm Friday 1pm—4pm Closed Bank Holidays

Parish Clerk: Margaret Gibson Parish Project Officer: Shirley Hoyland Eversley Park Centre Tel: 681024 Eversley Park Centre Tel.681024 [email protected] [email protected]

Chair Vice Chair Stuart Haskell, 11 Athelstan Ct Tel: 681679 Chris Lake, 7 Moorbridge Croft Tel: 684866 [email protected] [email protected] Matthew Gibson 4 Church Hill Rise Bernice Thwaite, 11 Carr Av Tel:684823 ber- [email protected] [email protected]

Maggy Hunt, 14 Carousel Walk Tel: 682007 Bob Packham, 4 Sir John’s Lane Tel: 681954 [email protected] [email protected]

Mel Hobson, 67 Pasture Avenue Jo Brown, 21 Pinfold Court Tel: 684986 [email protected] Tel: 07786416317 [email protected]

Jenny Prescott 40 Pinfold Avenue Tel: 684743 Mike Jordan 25 Garden Lane Tel: 683766 [email protected] [email protected]

Paul Doherty, 28 Carousel Walk Tel: 684666 If you smellEnvironment anything unpleasant Agency around [email protected] Sherburnon please0800-807060 report it to the Nikki Moerman 61 Kirkgate Tel:680226 Environment Agency [email protected] on 0800-807060

Your District Councillors Mike Jordan (CON) 25 Garden Lane Tel: 683766 COMMUNITY LITTER PICK [email protected] FOR 2014

Saturday November 15th Melvin Hobson (CON) at 10 am to 11.30am 67 Pasture Av Tel 0778 6416337 Meet at [email protected] Scout Hut in Eversley Park Bob Packham (LAB) Bacon butties and hot drinks served afterwards for all 4 Sir Johns Lane LS25 6BJ volunteers from 11.30 til 12 . Thanks to Crusties and Starkeys for their sponsorship. Tel: 681954

[email protected] Interested? contact Karen Packham on 681954 email [email protected] Your County Councillor Please join in and make Bob Packham (LAB) our village a better 4 Sir Johns Lane LS25 6BJ place to live Tel: 681954 [email protected]

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 15 Do you have memories of the Old School? We are looking to put together memories of the Old School. This may be photos or pieces of work you did at school. We are also interesting in recording interviews with people who attended the school.

If you or one of your family attended the Old School please get in touch as we are looking to pre- serve our heritage Please contact either Alma or Mytle

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Closing date 15th November

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 16 Sherburn White Rose Football Club

The club will be hosting some new events in October and November, which will include a club race night and buffet on The annual Junior Football Club Christmas Parties will be Saturday 18th October 7pm start, Leeds Rhinos Kevin Sinfield held at the Football Club on the following dates: and comedian on Friday 24th October 7pm, tickets are availa- ble from the Football Club or the Oddfellows Arms priced at 5th December from 6:30pm - Under 6s/7s/8s £20 each, and the club’s annual bonfire and fireworks display 12th December from 6:30pm - Under 9s/10s will be on Friday 7th November at 6:30pm start. There will be 19th December from 6:30pm - Under 11s/12s/14s a licensed bar and traditional bonfire night food on offer, entry is free of charge. Website

Please check out our new website at Sherburn White Rose FC is an FA Charter Standard Commu- www.sherburnwhiterosefc.com for more information and up to nity Club, the only club within the Selby District that has date news about the club and planned future events. achieved this level of award. The award is only given to clubs who meet strict FA guidance, which includes, having 10 par- ticipating football teams, including both male and female play- On a social side, the Club offers its newly refurbished func- ers, excellent governance, good financial accounts, a child tion room out to hire for private parties and other events. We welfare protection policy, 5 year football development plan also have Sky Sports TV with four large screen TV’s with and first class club administration. surround sound, disco equipment and dance floor. New members are always welcome to join and will benefit from discounted prices on drinks and facility hire. The club is also a Limited Company with directors from the Football Club, Bowls Club, Tennis Club and Sherburn Parish Council, the company manages the facility on behalf of the The club is open weeknights from 7pm and Saturday and various onsite sports clubs who lease the land and building Sunday from 1pm. from the Parish Council. The community sports facility has a

new onsite play area, 3 tennis courts and a bowling green, and has an open membership that welcomes new and old For more information on hiring the club house please contact members. Ellie on 01977 683105 Mob 07462948608. Or call in at the club, situated on Finkle Hill, just 100 meters after the Police

Station on right hand side. If you are interested in joining the Senior or Junior Football Teams, Tennis Club or Bowls Club please contact Gary Lim- bert on 07702258459 or email [email protected] . Sherburn Eversley Cricket Club

The 2014 season has ended, but not in as good a way as we would have wished. The 1st X1 finished in 5th position in Div 3 and our 2nd X1 finished in the lower half of Div 5. Due to poor weather we had 12 matches (6 for each team) affected by rain, some people think it has been a good summer, but not for cricket. We also cancelled 6 matches due to a shortage of players. Our club is now in the position of probably not being able to raise 2 teams for the 2015 season and are desperate to recruit new players to make sure this does not happen. It may appear to be a long time until next April but any newcomers to the village or ex players who would like to play the odd game now and then, please contact a member of our club or myself. You will be welcomed with open arms.!!!! The Annual General Meeting for 2014 will be held in early November. Finally our sincere thanks to our club sponsor Emsleys Estate Agents and to all our match ball sponsors for the season.

Barrie Beal 01977682886

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 17 CRUSTIES —OF SHERBURN LTD—

FRESH and TASTY BREAD and PASTRY ———————— Sherburn’s only Family Baker In house baking for you and yours Be it for—Household Basics and Treats and all Occasions Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Table Visitors, Family and Friends Party Times and Family Celebrations Coming soon Halloween/Bonfire Treats Burger Buns, Hot Dog Rolls, Yorkshire Parkin, Brandy Snaps, Novelty Biscuits Orders taken—local deliveries made at our discretion 01977 684802 Hours: Mon—Fri 6.30am - 5.00pm; Sat 6.30am - 4.30pm; Sunday closed

Community Informer Autumn 2014 Edition 33 Page 18 Parish Council Update

Some of you will be aware that the planning permission for the proposed new Aldi supermarket on the site of the old Sissons Yard on Low Street has been given the go-ahead so building work will commence shortly. Aldi have said that they would like it open by Spring next year. The new supermarket will create up to 40 new jobs and provide increased choice for shoppers. The Parish Council did object to the design as it originally included extensive areas of white rendering, but Aldi agreed to change most of this to brick so that it would be more in keeping with the surroundings. We did also ask for more screening from the road and a contribution towards helping to upgrade the centre of the village, but both of these were turned down. We also had extensive discussions with Aldi’s transport consultants and these confirmed our belief that the base figures (which are supplied by North Yorkshire County Council) overestimate the capacity of the traffic lights in the village centre. Despite using what we believe are over- optimistic figures, they still show the lights going over capacity in the near future. Our concern is that we will be faced with gridlock in the village centre and that will have serious implications for all parts of the village (e.g. more rat-running through estates). We are trying to set up a meeting with North Yorkshire Highways to demonstrate that their figures are incorrect so more will follow on this issue. My thanks are extended to the work of Councillor Paul Doherty for his efforts on both planning and transport issues. Following on from meetings with various service providers from both Selby and North Yorkshire, there is to be a public meeting on Thursday 15th January at 7.30pm at the Eversley Park Centre entitled "The future delivery of services in Sherburn and surrounding areas" where budget cuts and future plans will be discussed in an open forum. All members of the public are welcome to come along and join in the discussions with the service providers and members of your Parish Council. I strongly urge as many people as possible to come along to this meeting. Your Parish Council have teamed up with Community Association in backing their plans for an autumn campaign to help tidy up the centre of the village. We are writing to various shop keep- ers asking them to keep their shop fronts clear of weeds and for excess packaging to be dis- posed of rather than building up into unsightly piles. We have also asked that delivery doors be screened off if at all possible. The Community Association work tirelessly planting and maintain- ing plant pots around the village as well as conducting the Community Litter Pick every quarter, so we all owe them a huge thank you for their efforts. The application form for the next round of funding to undertake a more in-depth feasibility study on the Old School has just been completed in conjunction with Friends of The Old School. If successful with the bid the money will enable us to demonstrate to North Yorkshire our contin- ued commitment to keeping this building if possible. We would like to thank North Yorkshire for allowing us the time to look into this matter further. As I always mention, members of your Parish Council are volunteers and undertake their duties in their own time for no monetary reward. Any suggestions to help make our village a more pleasant place to live are always welcome. New volunteers are also most welcome, not just by your Parish Council but by all the other groups that give up their time to help around the village so if you can spare any amount of time (and it doesn't have to be on a regular basis) then please get in touch with us. Stuart Haskell, Chair

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ZUMBA FITNESS THE LATIN-INSPIRED FITNESS PARTY! Saturday 10am -10.45am Monday 10.00am—10.45am Eversley Park Centre Price: £3.50

Come along and join the fun! For further details Ring Jayne on 07784 549147 Or email [email protected]

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