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2 www.farmshopatcranswick.co.uk Sunday 31st March – Mothers Day Make mother’s day extra special this year with some delicious range of chocolates from Choc Affair. Or even a lovely bottle of something bubbly. If you are feeling extra generous we can make these into a hamper for you. You can’t go wrong with a tipple and chocolates! Mother’s day lunch We love hearing your feedback so any suggestions you have for us please get Sunday 31st March. A scrumptious 2 or 3 in touch and let us know. course lunch and a glass or 2 of fizz to go with it! The menu is available now. Booking _________________ is required! Nicola Latus is holding a basic flower arranging class on Friday 29th March New Products between 9.00 and 11.00am. If you ‘Montagnolo’ Affine is a triple crème soft would like to book a place then please cheese that is surface ripened and is ask in the café and they will book you in. marbled with blue veins, with a grey natural crust. Voted as the world’s bestselling cheese. We are now selling a wide range of Chocolate Bars from Choc Affair in York. Loads of different flavour combinations for you to try. Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday: 8.30am to 5.00pm Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10.00am to 4.00pm Contact Us: Telephone: 01377 271038 Email: [email protected] 3 Are you interested? The Women’s Institute Hall on Main Street Hutton Cranswick need a new caretaker to start as soon as possible. If you are interested please get in touch. The position requires someone preferably who lives in the village, accessible to the Hall on Main Street. To take bookings and payment for the Hall, open up and close after events, put tables and chairs out, and various other small duties which will be explained on application. This is a part-time position obviously. For more information please contact Gwynneth Richardson on 01377 270248 Foreman’s Garage : Friday 19 April Doors open at 6.30 pm ready for Eyes Down at 7.00 pm Raffle : Refreshments In aid of DYNAMIX, an organisation in Driffield for young adults with learning difficulties. ALL AGES WELCOME Can you spare 4 hours each month? Do you have community spirit in abundance? Do you have a car or van? Are you fit? (some lifting and walking required) Please volunteer as our new Bulletin delivery supervisor HUTTON CRANSWICK Annie our current volunteer organiser leaves this autumn (approx. September / October) YOUR VILLAGE To talk about the role, please talk to Annie on 07974 958181 BULLETIN OR email [email protected] NEEDS YOU! 4 Support our colour theme for 2019 It’s 25 years since Hutton Cranswick in Bloom was formed in 1994. It seems appropriate to mark this in our floral displays this year. At the recent meeting of the In Bloom group we decided to concentrate on the colours of the Yorkshire flag: blue, white, yellow and green for the annual displays in containers and hanging baskets, with a touch of silver to mark the Silver Anniversary of getting started. Reminder for the container & photographic competitions Spring Photographic Competition Spring Container Competition The Spring Photographic Competition is: The Spring 2019 container competition A Spring Visitor. will be: Printed photographs - minimum size 17 cm by 12 cm Planting in a Recycled (7” by 5”) should be delivered or sent to Margaret Jenkins at 2 Pinfold Close, Hutton Cranswick, YO25 9YU Container. Digital images: No more than two photographs – can be sent as an email or WhatsApp attachment to: Judging will take place by mid-April 2019. Richard Alderton, email: [email protected] Confirmation of the exact date will The closing date for the photographs is: depend on the judge’s availability. Tuesday, 2ⁿd April 2019 Help needed We rely on volunteers to help with planting up and watering the containers. There have “In Bloom” meeting been one or two changes recently in The next meeting of the ‘Village in bloom’ group will take volunteers’ ability to do this, either because place on Tuesday 5th March at 2.00 pm in of work commitments or health issues or the Conservatory at Cranswick Garden Centre. moving away. Come and join us. More volunteer gardeners are always welcome. In particular, we need someone to look after the two large metal troughs situated either For more information on Village in Bloom side of Hotham Road junction. Ideally it please contact: would mean planting them up and watering Gina Simpson at: [email protected] or on through the growing season. If anyone feels 01377 270173 or able to take this on, please contact: Heather Teare at [email protected] or on Gina Simpson: 01377 270173, email: 01377 270187. [email protected] All offers of help are welcome. 5 Mothering Sunday will be celebrated on 31st March at 10.45am at St Peter’s. Everyone is warmly welcomed to this special service, when, as usual, flowers will be distributed to all ladies present at the service. Women’s World Day of Prayer On Friday, 1st March the churches in Hutton Cranswick will be holding a joint service for Women’s World Day of Prayer. The service, which has been written by the women of Slovenia, starts at 2.00pm at the Methodist Chapel. 6 THE BENEFICE OF HUTTON CRANSWICK WITH SKERNE, WATTON AND BESWICK AND THE BENEFICE OF NAFFERTON with WANSFORD MINISTRY TEAM Rev’d Simon Elliott Vicar 01377 271592 or 07958 398307 E mail: [email protected] Mrs Gwyneth Southall Reader 01377 253572 Miss Trish Barker Reader 01377 270091 Mr Martin Adams Reader 01377 270120 Mr Michael Searle Recognised Parish Assistant Mrs Carol Searle Recognised Parish Assistant Anyone wishing to arrange a wedding or a baptism please contact Revd Simon Elliott CHURCHWARDENS St Peter's, Hutton Cranswick St Mary's, Watton All Saints, Nafferton Dr Robin Freeman 01377 270547 Mr Tony Pexton 01377 270281 Mr Michael Anderson 01377 254410 Mr Michael Searle 01377 271566 Mrs Joanne Blacker 01377 270228 Mr Brian Fairfield 01377 538195 St Leonard's, Skerne Mrs Margaret Brennand St Margaret's, Beswick St Mary's, Wansford 01377 252157 Mr John Duggleby 01377 270229 Mr John Seaton 01377 255592 Mr Nick Minns 01377 255600 MARCH Time Location Service Sunday 3 March 08:00 AM Beswick Holy Communion 03:36 AM Skerne Family Service 10:45 AM Hutton Cranswick Family service with Baptism Next before Lent 04:30 PM Hutton Cranswick Choral Evensong 06:00 PM Watton Holy Communion Ash Wednesday 07:00 PM Hutton Cranswick Holy Communion 6 March Sunday 10 March 09:00 AM Watton Holy Communion 12:15 AM Skerne Family Service 1st of Lent 10:30 AM Hutton Cranswick Joint Service at Chapel 04:30 PM Hutton Cranswick Holy Communion Sunday 17 March 10:45 AM Beswick Benefice Communion 04:30 PM Hutton Cranswick Evensong 2ⁿd of Lent Sunday 24 March 09:00 AM Watton Morning Praise 10:45 AM Hutton Cranswick Choral Praise 3rd of Lent 04:30 PM Hutton Cranswick Evensong Sunday 31st March 08:00 AM Beswick Family Worship 09:15 AM Skerne Family Worship Mothering Sunday 10:45 AM Hutton Cranswick Family Service for Mothering Sunday 06:00 PM Watton Evensong 06:30 PM Hutton Cranswick Holy Communion 7 As I write this piece, the early signs of spring are I do not claim to be a climate change expert – I starting to show through. Snowdrops can be seen in am not a great scientist who has done lots of gardens and on the verges at the side of some roads, research – but I can read. I can read the reports crocus and daffodil plants are poking their green that qualified people have put together, and I can shoots through and some early buds are starting to make my own conclusions. I am aware that some form on branches of fruit trees. people see the changes in our climate as simply This is a great reminder for us that the circle of life being part of a natural cycle. Other disagree and goes on, season after season, year after year. The are sure that human activity is contributing to world around us will change at different times and these changes. Whilst there might be uncertainty seasons, but that cycle will keep on following the same in some peoples’ minds, can we afford to take pattern, year on year. Or will it? that risk? Can we afford to sit back and Recently there were reports that many do nothing in the hope that things will species of insects could be extinct within get better? I don’t think we can. a century. Whilst we might see many Some will argue that there is little that insects as being a pest, we have to we can do as individuals that will make a remember they play a vital part in real difference – but that doesn’t mean pollinating our crops. Without insects, we stop trying. Each little step helps – our food supplies would be severely interrupted. each little step shows that we care. Insects are a vital part of the food chain – without Whether you believe that the world and all that insects the whole balance of nature would be upset. inhabits it was created by God, or whether you School children have been on strike protesting that our believe that it all started with a big explosion governments are not doing enough to prevent climate millions of years ago, the fact is that this is the change.