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WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY 2019

Winter Specials at the Otterington Shorthorn – buy 1 meal and get a second ½ price for the Winter Specials Board. Served Tuesday to Saturday (offer ends 28th Feb)

Fri 1st Six Nations Rugby at The Otterington Shorthorn. Kick Off at 8pm France v Wales

Sat 2nd from 7.30pm The Big Swing Defibrillator Fundraiser at The Buck Inn, Maunby - swing music, dining & dancing; speak easy Cocktail bar in aid of the Defibillator Fund Evening Tickets - £5, Dining Tickets £20. There will be a courtesy bus available from South Otterington & Newby Wiske, in order to book your space on the bus please telephone the pub on 01845 587777 – it may be a shuttle bus, so we would like to be able to advise people accurately when the pick-ups will be

Sat 2nd Six Nations Rugby at The Otterington Shorthorn. Kick off 4.45pm Ireland v . Half time snacks available

Thurs 7th between 10-11.30am Book Exchange, Coffee Morning & Raffle at South Otterington Village Hall with freshly baked & homemade cakes, scones & biscuits

Thurs 7th 7.30pm Winter Quiz at The Buck Inn, Maunby hosted by Ken & Cathy. All funds raised from the winter quizzes are going to the 3 villages Defibrillator fund

Fri 8th 7pm Family Beetle Drive at Kirby Wiske Village Hall. As usual, a hot baked potato with a variety of fillings will be included in the price. Tickets £6, £4 under 16yrs

Fri 8th Wine and Cheese tasting at Thief Hall, back by popular demand after a 3- year absence

Sun 10th Six Nations Rugby at The Otterington Shorthorn. Kick off 3pm England v France

Tues 12th 7pm Kirby Wiske Local History Group meeting in the Village Hall. We will be continuing our research into the history of the village

Thurs 14th Valentines Night at The Buck – a special menu for a special evening! Contact 01845 587777 to book your table Sun 17th Feb 6pm Accoustic Jam Night at The Otterington Shorthorn. All welcome

Thurs 21st 7.30pm South Otterington, Maunby Wiske & Maunby Parish Council Meeting at South Otterington Village Hall, anyone is welcome to attend

Sat 23rd Six Nations Rugby at The Otterington Shorthorn. Kick off 4.45pm Wales v England

Sun 24th 7.30pm Quiz Night at the Otterington Shorthorn on behalf of ‘The British Heart Foundation” Also a raffle & tombola with a complimentary supper

SNEEK PEEK AT FUTURE EVENTS – 2019

Thurs 14th March Kirby Wiske Local History Group meeting have arranged a group visit the Record Office in on the morning when archivists will show us the search room, the strong rooms and a selection of original documents

Thurs 14th Mar 7.30pm South Otterington et el Village Hall Committee meeting

The Praise & Worship Evenings at St Andrews Church, South Otterington will recommence in March, all welcome

5th Apr 7.30pm South Otterington’s 1st Call My Bluff Wine Evening at the Village Hall

Sun 21st April Easter Trail at South Otterington Village Hall in aid of the Village Hall toilet refurbishment

Thurs 25th April Kirby Wiske Village Hall AGM. New members would be very welcome

South Otterington, Maunby and Newby Wiske Village Hall

Mondays - Yoga 7-8.15pm Vinyasa Flow for more details contact Polly on 07850 471568 [email protected] alternatively just turn up at the Village Hall - £7 per session

Tuesday - Table Tennis 7.30pm there are 3 tables available, bats and balls are all provided, although please feel free to bring your own! £2 per person to cover hall hire. Come along & play or contact Keith email [email protected] for more info

Thursday - Little Otters Parent / Carer & Toddler Group 1.15-3.15pm we are a friendly group with babies/toddlers & preschoolers who meet each week. Our children play happily together whilst the adults have a cuppa and catch up! The large village hall is an ideal location in winter for our littlies as they have plenty of space to run off steam, play on scooters/push along toys or simply sit & play with train sets; dinosaurs; dolls/ prams etc, please come along and join us, we look forward to meeting new people and you don’t need to book! For more info contact Chloe Beattie on 07795 143860 or search for our Facebook page (Little Otters Parent/Carer and toddler group) Thursday - Fitness with Clare 6.15-7pm an aerobic and general fitness class adapted according to what everyone wants. £30 for a block of 6 weeks. The current block concludes on 7th February & the next block starts after half term on 28th February. Feel free to contact Clare on 07780 516610 with any questions. Clare prefers to know you are going to attend but you can just turn up to try it without obligation

100 Club - we have held the Bumper Christmas Draw – 1st Prize £50 Kate Foster; 2nd Prize £30 Clare Gallagher; 3rd Prize £15 Heather Watts January Winners 1st Prize £25 Jennifer Fall; 2nd Prize £10 Gary Davies. The Village Hall Committee not only congratulate the winners but especially thank all 90 subscribers to the Club which raises around £500 annually for the hall. Application forms are available from Dottie Tosh [email protected] or you can download the application form on our website

January Village Hall Committee Meeting a quote has been accepted to replace the kitchen floor. On advice from the fitters the work will be done when the weather is warmer. The notice board has been replaced. Many thanks to Jim Mawson for arranging the joinery and to Jim Mawson & Gordon Tosh for its installation at no cost to the hall. We would also like to thank Oscar, Harry, Joe & Charlie who as part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award have washed all of our chairs in addition to other Community tasks, they have undertaken in the village including clearing the footpath along The Avenue

For all Bookings & details please contact George Bateman on 01609 771169. You can also find out more, check availability and download Booking Forms and conditions of use from our website www.southotterington.org.uk/charges-diary

Helping the Village Hall There are opportunities/vacancies to volunteer to help look after the hall & its administration The Committee continue to seek Committee Members from Maunby. Please contact George Bateman for more info on 01609 771169

Kirby Wiske Village Hall

Plant alert! The Village Hall Committee intends to hold a Plant Fair in the Village Hall on Saturday 11th May to help raise funds for the Hall upkeep. Any donations of plants would be gratefully received

Our Committee is anxious to swell its ranks! There is not a lot to do, especially if many hands make light work! If you could spare a little time to help organise our fund- raising efforts to maintain the Village Hall for the Community, please contact Joyce (587402) or Stevie (587738)

For all bookings & details for Kirby Wiske Village Hall contact Stevie on 01845 587738

POST VAN with a full range of post office services is available outside Kirby Wiske Village Hall every week on a Wed between 12.30pm & 1.15pm & a Thurs between 1.45pm & 2.30pm WHATS BEEN HAPPENING

Spring bulbs are starting to come through on the verges in South Otterington, please take care not to walk across them – we have a mixture of crocuses and early flowering daffodils. If you have any planted on your own land, please ensure that you do not cut them back too early as they won’t flower again

Kirby Wiske Local History Group 14 members of the group gathered at The Buck on 11th Dec for a Christmas Lunch. The food and service were brilliant and the company, as always, excellent and entertaining. At our January meeting we continued to work on the archive copies from the Popup Archive exhibition and heard about the memories of local people as recorded by members of the group

South Otterington C of E Primary School We have had a very exciting January in school. We started our new topic on ‘Journeys’ with an orienteering exercise around the school grounds. Our Christian Value for this term is ‘HOPE’ and we were delighted to be able to welcome Archbishop Sentamu to school. He had a tour of the school and then joined us for worship in St Andrew’s church, which was hosted by our Collective Worship Stars, he talked to us about HOPE. It was a very special service for everyone

Friends of South Otterington School Our Christmas Fair on 2nd December was a huge success and we managed to raise an amazing £1,659.15. It was lovely to see so many people support us, and we are so grateful to everyone who contributed in any way. We hold a variety of events throughout the year and are always grateful of any extra help. This can range from creating posters to selling raffle tickets, making tea and coffee to setting up a tuck shop! All our events are listed on our Facebook page: SouthOtteringtonFriends

Local Defibrillator Update the story with Santa at Mill Farm, South Otterington made £130 for the village’s defibrillator fund. Both nights were very successful and the children & ponies alike all enjoyed themselves. We would all like to thank Santa for volunteering his time at such a busy time of year for him! In addition, Mill Farm would like to thank everyone who supported them this year buying Christmas Trees & those who attended this event. The defibrillators for South Otterington and Newby Wiske have arrived and are awaiting installation. We aren’t sure yet where the South Otterington defibrillator will be installed - please watch this space! We anticipate that the Newby Wiske defibrillator will be installed on the telegraph post situated on the verge opposite the Old School (near the bench & litter bin). Fundraising for the third defibrillator at Maunby has also rapidly accumulated which has enabled us to order theirs (although we still have not raised the full amount so please support the fundraising event at The Buck on Sat 2nd February). Mark Stokes has kindly agreed that the Maunby defibrillator can be installed outside The Buck. This has been a magnificent joint fundraising effort by all three villages and something that we should be very proud of – well done! The local & increasing community spirt has enabled us to raise a massive amount in only 6-8 months

This month’s edition of Community News has been kindly sponsored by Howard Ellis, South Otterington