The Hovingham and Scackleton Newsletter August 2014 Welcome to the Hovingham and Scackleton Newsletter Well. Is this a perfect summer? After all the rain, it's so good to see that the farmers, the crops, all our plants and little animals are benefitting from the warmth. Lets hope the sun stays out for the August car boot sale, the tennis matches and the market - all of which feature in this issue. And how fine that the Worsley’s are celebrating 450 years of living in Hovingham, and the school is about to sound the trumpet for their 150th anniversary. Enjoy this sunny issue. Margaret Bell Contributions for the June issue are welcome. Please send them to [email protected] by 15th Sept 2013 Newsletter NOW available in COLOUR for friends and family, anywhere around the world D o w n l o ad f r o m o u r w eb si t e w w w . h o vi n gh am . o rg. u k o r su bsc r i b e by e m ai l t o n ew sl et t er @ h o v i n gh am . o r g. u k Hovingham features in world premiere at Ryedale Festival The Ryedale Festival opening concert featured Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s (b.1980) world premier of her ‘Ryedale Concerto’. She says she was “particularly inspired by the Howardian Hills, Castle Howard and the wonderful North Yorkshire Moors railway”; and the three movements track those domains. “The first movement describes a walk around Hovingham, along the Ebor Way, seeing Ampleforth Abbey in the distance, visiting Stonegrave village and the Minster there. I have tried to reflect the variety of the landscape, from the beauty of the bird-filled hedgerows to the majesty of the hills. At the end the music is a kind of hymn to the landscape, as if viewed from the Howardian Hills.” This concerto was preceded by Noyes Fludde, by Benjamin Britten. And very well played all the music was by the amateur musicians, including some young and not so young players from Hovingham. Margaret Bell Rainfall at Hall Farm, Hovingham (in mm) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 83 58 47 21 11 37 42 42 82 64 74 31 592 2011 43 68 6 2 41 52 48 112 25 67 28 66 558 2012 49 16 20 148 48 102 110 76 113 97 137 122 1038 2013 57 24 52 14 83 48 28 Avg 60 48 38 45 46 58 50 62 53 68 63 58 619 Goodness me – all this fabulous sunshine and some rain when we needed it. Might it be a good summer? AVG figures calculated from 1994 to 2011 Reproduced with the permission of Robert Wainwright Contact: [email protected] or (01653)-628364 Contact: newsletter@hovingh am.org.uk or (01653)-628364 Published and © 2013 by The Hovingham & Scackleton Newsletter Group. Views are not necessarily those of Group or Parish Council th 2 Scackleton Safari Supper – 27 September SCACKLETON SAFARI SUPPER - FRIDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2013 - COMMENCING 7PM TICKETS £15.00 - FOR A DELICIOUS HOME COOKED THREE COURSE MEAL TICKETS ARE LIMITED AND ARE GOING FAST!!! FOR FURTHER DETAILS TELEPHONE SUE JOHN - 01653 628194 Proceeds towards Scackleton Village Church Philosophy Talks in Hovingham This autumn Martin Bell, who is a professor of philosophy, will give four talks in the Village Hall Community Room under the title “What Is Philosophy?” These will be relaxed and informal sessions, assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, and will include time for questions and discussion. Martin will introduce the answers to the question of what philosophy is given by four thinkers: Plato (Greek, c.429-347 BC), René Descartes (French, 1596-1650), David Hume (Scottish, 1711-1776), and Søren Kierkegaard (Danish, 1813-1855). He will speak about the life and times of each thinker, and about how their ideas have become part of our world. For instance, when we talk about our “guiding star” and “our other half”, we are talking the language of Plato. Everyone is welcome. The total cost for all four talks is £10 per head. The money is for the hire of the room and light refreshments. Any surplus will go to the funds of the Action Group. Contact Martin Bell 01653 628494 for further information. 7.30 – 9 pm, October 8th, October 22nd, November 5th, November 19th. Hovingham Tennis Club – Fancy Tennis this summer? We now have a first class tennis court behind the village hall and approximate membership this year is 57 which include 8 family memberships. We have two teams in the Hovingham League, which consists of 21 clubs in three divisions, which for some years now, has been ably run by one of our members. Games are played on a Monday evening, with six players, three men and three ladies, from May to August in different villages and as it is a league rule that you play on at least two courts (so as you are not playing in the dark!) so we use the courts at Terrington Prep School. We also now have tennis balls and racquets available at the Worsley Arms for holiday makers and for visiting children and grandchildren which can be hired, along with the court, for £5 for two hours. If visitors have their own racquets then Margaret, at the local shop, very kindly collects the hire of the court money. Summer Holiday Tennis Tuition Also this year we have a member willing to give tennis tuition in the summer holidays to raise money for her school trip abroad next year. Full details are on the board at the tennis court. Murray Stewart. Chairman. Great News - Superfast Broadband coming in September 3 According to our Community Plan over 75% of Households in Hovingham and Scackleton have access to the internet. This is delivered using either broadband or dial-up connections by a wide range of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) utilising cables and infrastructure from BT. It is an objective of central government to improve the speed, capacity and availability of internet services. This means that everyone will have internet access of at least 2 Mbits/sect and 90% of households will have broadband speed of at least 20 Mbits/sec by the end of 2014. North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has setup Internet Speed depends on: Superfast North Yorkshire and has commissioned BT to - What you and others are doing provide this. Fibre-optic cables are being installed to - Your ISP, contract and the service they decide to exchanges in this area with the Hovingham exchange offer expected to be upgraded by the end of September - Your location and quality of cable to “the 2013. exchange” - Your computer and internet equipment Once available it will be up to the various Internet Service - The applications you are running Providers (ISPs) to decide whether they want to offer the - Time of day new service. They will also determine how fast it will be, - The capacity and performance of the server you the capacity, cost and any special equipment that may be are accessing. needed. In addition to this, you may have an existing Internet speed is normally quoted in “bits per second” contract with your current ISP which may mean a delay in and can range from less than 4,800 for a dial-up accessing the new service and may extend your contract connection to over 8,000,000 for a good broadband term. connection. The speed, or lack of it, may mean certain applications will not work and others may be too slow How much will it cost ? to be usable or reliable. - This will depend on which ISP you choose, the services they offer and which you decide to select Benefits of Superfast Broadband - Your existing internet equipment may need - Improved download and upload speeds upgrading to take advantage of the increased - Watch and download films and TV shows speed - Download and play games online - Changing ISP may save you money, however: - Online teaching and training o may require new equipment - Working from home o your existing contract may limit your - Faster connections and increased capacity options and the cost of changing this When ? How to get Superfast Broadband & find out more: Expected in Hovingham Sept - Visit www.superfastnorthyorkshire.com website 2013 - Register your interest - Wait for your ISP to contact you, or contact them - Register your interest now in other areas - You decide what service and provider you require Please Note: This information is correct as of 12th July 2013 and may subsequently change. Visit their website or contact your ISP to confirm details prior to making a decision. 4 New Hymn Books for Hovingham Church A new set of hymnbooks has been given to the church in memory of the late Sir Marcus Worsley, who was a keen church goer and great lover of music. The new book, the recently published ‘’Ancient and Modern Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship’’ replaces a hymnbook that has been in use since the late 1960’s and gives the opportunity to have more up to date music in the church. The book has a good selection of ‘old favourites’ and contempary hymns and songs, which will help towards uplifting and enjoyable services. The new book will be introduced at the Harvest Festival on Sunday 29th September at 10.30. Please come and join us for a good sing. William Worsley and Eddie Lucas August Car Boot - Monday August 26th Readers might like to be reminded that they can enjoy another of our enjoyable Car Boot Sales on Bank Holiday Monday, August 26th in Hovingham.