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Issue 7 - May 2021 Hello to all of our Gardener’s wonderful people! World Thank you all for the amazing Kathryn Harrison, our fabulous Art Teacher from contributions to this month’s In Glaisdale introduces “Plants that are taller than me!” Touch! A special thank you to our I was born in my mother’s childhood home. My mam was what we would call Art Teacher Kathryn who has also a carer now. She nursed her mother then her father. written a very special gardening My grandad (Cornelius....excellent name) was a good gardener, winning prizes article for us. for his chrysanths’ despite the fact the fact he only had one arm. He lost his Speaking of gardening ... Revival is holding a arm in an ironstone pit accident when he was just 14. Gardening Competition this summer. To give He had a potting shed at the bottom of the garden and told us Bill and Ben as many people the opportunity to enter as lived there. We were too scared to go in! When my older sister and brother possible there are lots of different categories: planted seeds with him in his cold frame and they didn’t come up, he told 1. Tub them they must have planted them upside down and they’d come out in 2. Border Australia! 3. Hanging Basket 4. Rose My mam was a keen gardener 5. Full Garden ( back or front ) as was my dad on retirement. So gardening is in my blood. Our people, including staff and volunteers, My mam and dad were keen can enter into as many categories as they on roses and we took it in wish. turns to take a bunch of roses to our teacher. My husband We aim to photograph your entries during was a keen gardener too, but July and judging in August so we will publish he was mostly interested in the winners photos in our September In vegetable growing as well Touch magazine. More information about as tomatoes and cucumbers judges and how to enter etc next month. in the greenhouse. We were Happy gardening! self-sufficient in vegetables from the first year we were Also a new magazine feature “The oldest married and even sold excess thing in my house” - get your thinking caps production to the village shop. on and let Amy and Tina know - there will be We could sit down to a Sunday all sorts of interesting objects out there! roast dinner and joke that the Stay safe. only thing we’d bought was the flour for the Puddings and the Oxo ~ Debbie x cube for the gravy! One of my earliest memories is the smell of my grandad’s greenhouse and I feel a real sense of peace when I’m in my own greenhouse, sowing seeds or potting on. There’s a great sense of achievement from gardening and in particular growing plants from seed. There’s that oneness with nature. I love growing things from seed. One of the seeds I’m growing again this year is the Russian Giant Sunflower, which grows up to about 10ft tall with a flower like a dinner plate, 8-14ins across. I grew it for the first time 2 years ago. I didn’t get them up to 10ft, but they did get up to 8ft! You can leave the head on all winter and watch birds feed from them. (Continues page2.)

MAY 2021 IN TOUCH 1 I have a fascination for growing plants that are taller than me. They bring a real sense of magic into a garden, make you feel Musical Memories like a child again...... where you had to look up, not down, to see flowers. There’s something magical and wondrous about Ruth and Neil Hannah introduce us to their musical broadcast on Facebook growing something so tall in one year and looking up at it with only the blue sky behind it. But also it gives you another layer of and explain how we can all get involved and enjoy a live sing along. flowers if you have something taller than 2ft or so. The picture shows me holding some teasels that I grew last year. I’m 5ft 4ins tall so you can see how tall they got! Teasels are a plant to bring both birds and butterflies into the garden. But it doesn’t just have to be about bringing giant plants into your garden, fun as that is, but about thinking of your garden and seeing where you can ‘borrow’ height. Have you got a fence...... add climbers, climbing roses, clematis, honeysuckle? If you haven’t got fences then add free standing structures like arches and pergolas. Arches don’t have to go over a path, they look lovely just free standing in the centre or edge of a garden or use just free standing plants like standard or half standard roses which I’ve gone into in a big way. But most of the plants Above: Kathryn and her teasels I’ve planted are in large pots at the front of my bungalow. It brings both flower and perfume to eye and nose height. bit strange at first but I’ve about mastered it now. My dad gave me a good tip when I told him I didn’t have enough strength Garden lore says about planting beds, low at the front gradually now to use a spade to dig holes. He told me to use a fork instead getting taller as we get to the back of the border but a more which I do and it’s a lot better. I use my wheelbarrow more now modern practice has some taller plants in the middle. So to transport compost or pots and tools around the garden. introducing something like a standard or half standard rose adds an extra layer of interest. Another really good choice here I’m fortunate my gardens are surrounded by kind neighbours is Verbena Bonariensis , growing to a height of 48ins and has a who help if I can’t do something or if I fell, but use practical spread of 18ins. It will come year after year but dies back each things like carrying your mobile phone, or alarm when you’re winter. It is tall but it has fine stems and foliage, with small out there or even telling someone when you go and come back in from the garden. purple flowers so you see through it to the plants behind. Ruth and Neil ready for Elevenses When I’m buying seeds or plants, my first thought is how tall is I often think about what my grandad achieved with his garden ‘Elevenses’ is broadcast on Tuesday, Wednesday and are sent after the run to regular MM beneficiaries who we with just one arm and it inspires me to keep gardening despite it, followed quickly by is it something I’d like to paint. If you are looking for unusual things to grow from seed try Chilterns’ seed Thursday of each week on Facebook @MMCIC at 11.00 am. know are unable to access the online service, so that they getting more disabled. He inspired me to find my way of Since we started live streaming in March 2020 the broadcast can join in too. gardening. I have a lightweight garden folding chair which I catalogue. If you see something in there with gigantium next to its name you can be sure it will be on my list to order! has developed into a ‘magazine-style’ show which includes a carry around the garden. When the pain gets too much, or my couple of songs, real time online chat with participants on We’ve gathered participants from all over back starts aching, I have a sit, a rest and then set off again. I Facebook, live interviews with participants, short videos, Tik and some from the North East and other parts of the country found leaning on my walking stick and planting one-handed a Toks, photographs sent in by our singers and footage from too. Our ‘Elevenses’ sessions have helped us to stay in touch the Yorkshire Film Archive. Birthdays and anniversaries are with all the members of the Musical Memories family - and always celebrated and there’s a weekly guest-spot song you would be very welcome to join us too! from our Community Liaison Officer - Mia West. Sessions last about 25 minutes and our termly ‘runs’ usually follow a So pick up your tablet and join us for a chat, a laugh and a Michelle Watson theme: so far we’ve explored ‘Songs from Different Decades’, song or two. You can sing or whistle along to the songs that Volunteer of the Month... ‘Journeys’, ‘Our Happy Places’ and coming up next is ‘Sounds everybody knows and join the fun at ‘Elevenses’. of the Sixties’. Meet Michelle who has volunteered with Revival for almost Call us for a free songbook or if you would like some help 5 years. High quality song books are professionally printed and sent logging on. out to participants in advance of the session run so that Tel: 01653 908326 Michelle has supported our people for over 5 years as top waitress and pot washer everyone can join in with the singing and CDs & songbooks www.musicalmemoriescic.org.uk when we held Memory Lane Lunches in Danby Village Hall. Michelle also transported people to and from the hall. During the last year Michelle has done shopping, delivered Lunch on Legs and has also telephoned several of our people regularly to help keep them smiling! Our people say, “Michelle is always helpful and cheerful, always asking how I’m doing and what I’ve been up too.” “Michelle calls once a week; she is always lovely, patient and really listens.” Thank you for all your help and your smiles, Michelle!

Nothing we do would be possible without our amazing team of volunteers. Songbooks and CDs to post singers.

Who is your volunteer of the month and why? Here are some of our happy listeners. Please contact Debbie 07970 955407 2 IN TOUCH MAY 2021 MAY 2021 IN TOUCH 3 A Stitch in Time . . . We have changed ourHorse usual Pets Corner this Power month for something a little different ..… We gathered some amazing photographs during the Squares and Hats’ Summer Projects making of our Living Memories’ Films in 2014. We have over 2000 of them plus hundreds more from Let’s keep on knitting our community together effort and send a our Egton Remembers’ project. Unfortunately, we by spreading our love of all things craft related parcel of knitted were so busy talking to people and making the film further afield. hugs to those we didn’t do a very good job of making records about who could really use some of our all the photos! If you recognise anyone or anywhere These are some really fun ideas to suit all crafters of any Esk Valley spirit. please ring Debbie 07970955407. ability. Starting as simply as knitting or crocheting 12cm (5inch) squares, I found a lovely charity called Knit for I have blanket Peace. They are collecting donations of knitted squares to and gown pattern turn into blankets or dressing gowns either for children or suggestions so please contact me for a craft pack. I also homeless or anyone in need. have a small amount of double knit wool and can get you knitting needles if you need some. We could make our squares as fancy or as simple as we are Turning Hay. able as long as they are the same measurement. For the pro’s out there (this will be out of my league) how about having a go at knitting or crocheting one of these If you want to turn them into blankets or gowns yourselves, cute little hats to support the Big Knit for Age UK. These please do or I can collect your squares and give them to are displayed on top of Innocent smoothie bottles and anyone else who wants to get involved who can’t knit, to each hat on a bottle sold donates 25p to Age UK. I can sew them together for us. Let’s make it a real community print you out any of their patterns or go to the Age UK website www.ageuk.org.uk to find your own. I can collect all of the mini hats and send them off together or you can Not certain but horses are either being used for mine work send your own. or hauling stone in a quarry? For anyone else who needs a little summer fun, I have several summer themed colouring in sheets which can be coloured/painted and displayed in our windows to spread some happy cheer. If you want a particular image or these to colour in, please just ask me and I will see if I can help. Pulling the sledge. Let’s keep ourselves busy and turn some frowns upside down.

Contact Amy for a craft pack 07458314552

Above: Blanket knitted by Pam Reeves & Squares by Amy Farmer. Joan Kerrison introduces us to Eustace, Co-op deliveries in Castleton a friend of the Kerrison family Hello, I’m Eustace Eustace was created at Kath’s Silver Thimble about 4 years ago. Alice, our 11 year old grand-daughter, christened him Eustace because she thought that he was

Glaisdale school bus being pulled by Lightning. The children only got useless! That’s because she didn‘t know exactly what he was: a mole? A rabbit? inside if it was raining as it was very dark. They tended to hang on to the Who knows? back of the trailer and slide along in their school shoes. It was great fun making him, choosing the fabric and dressing him. We ended up at Primark where we bought him his suit. There was even a cap to go with it and he looked very smart. He now lords over us at the head of the table in our dining room.

Right: Eustace Herbert Flintoft of Westerdale with the wool clip. ~ Joan Kerrison 4 IN TOUCH MAY 2021 MAY 2021 IN TOUCH 5 The story of a WW1 ’ Family TheThe story story of of a a WW1 WW1 Sleights’ Sleights’ Family Family Keith SandoeThe formerThe story Trustee story and of Chairman of a aWW1 ofWW1 Sleights Village Sleights’Sleights’ Hall, tells us Familyabout Family a Sleights’ family that KeithKeith Sandoe Sandoe former former Trustee Trustee and and Chairman Chairman of of Sleights Sleights Village Village Hall, Hall, tells tells us us about about a aSleights’ Sleights’ family family that that sufferedKeith Sandoe traumaBc former losses Trustee during and Chairman the First Worldof Sleights War Village which Hall, bear tells similarity us about to thea Sleights’ current family Covid-19 that ur story conBnues with Samuel and Alices’ MILITARY FUNERAL - On Friday aHernoon 22nd Keith Sandoesufferedsuffered former traumaBc traumaBc Trustee losses losses and during duringChairman the the First First of World Sleights World War War Village which which Hall, bear bear similarity tells similarity us about to to the the a current currentSleights’ Covid-19 Covid-19 family that suffered traumaBcsuffered traumaBc losses losses during during the the First First World World War War which which bear bear similarity similarity to the to the current current Covid-19 Covid-19 eldest Daughter Margery Anderson born in November 1918 Nurse Margery Anderson’s coffin 1896. was taken from the staBon house by Non- ur story starts with the discovery in 2013 O urur story story starts starts with with the the discovery discovery in in 2013 2013 commissioned officers of the HunBngdonshire ofur story a scrapbook starts with atthe Whitbydiscovery Libraryin 2013 It was in July 2020, when the Village Hall was ofof a a scrapbook scrapbook at at Whitby Library Library regiment to the Wesleyan Chapel. ur story containingofstarts a scrapbookwith photographs the discovery at Whitby from thein 2013 Library period contacted by Chris Jackson, a BBC producer with O containingcontaining photographs photographs from from the the period period Following the service wounded soldiers took the ofOwhen a Sleights’ scrapbookcontaining InsBtute photographs at was Whitby a Red from Cross Library the Hospital period ‘Look North’, who was making a short film about whenO Sleights’ InsBtute was a Red Cross Hospital coffin from the Chapel to the graveside at Sleights when Sleights’ InsBtute was a Red Cross Hospital Oduring WW1. 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He He chose chose a aSco[sh Sco[sh regiment regiment totothe the have poor someSeaforthlad’s death; of his Highlanders but belongings, we feel you suchand would his as hisbename glad cap was G. mouth with Lysol disinfectant and inhaled it, unbeknownbecauseSeaforth to his Highlanders. his parents grandparents he He tookchose on aa his Sco[shtrain mother’s to regiment York side toto have have some some of of his his belongings, belongings, such such as as his his cap cap Yeoman O.B.E., Commandant of the hospital, in becausebecause his his grandparents grandparents on on his his mother’s mother’s side side Anderson,badgeto have and some photographsalso of his his sister’s belongings, that wename have such was and as Margery, hisalso cap to and thinking it would protect her; she died in and enlistedwerebecause in from the his Scotland. army. grandparents When AHer iniBal on his his father training mother’s found he wasside badgebadge and and photographs photographs that that we we have have and and also also to to the Whitby GazeMe on November 22nd 1918. werewere from from Scotland. 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The family home, StaRon House Sleights Meet some of our people from Planes, Trains and Automobiles (& Ships) In our last issue, Philip Waite gave us an insight into his life in the Royal Navy and Sleights’ Lunch on Legs ended his memoir in Singapore in 1965/1966 carrying out Daylight Patrols. We were fortunate to have the NYCC photographer, Here he picks up the story . . . Richard Jemison, visit Sleights on our Lunch on Legs day and he sent us these fabulous photos - they will help to put faces to the names of some of the people you have heard about.

Right: Brian and a mysterious lady behind the door!

A Kalong, Singapore Straits. Philip with the children from the fishing HMS Albion and the Seaward-class defence boats villages near Penang, Malaysia. (large patrol craft) NIGHT PATROLS ENOUGH OF THAT! LET’S HAVE A BIT OF PLEASURE! Patrolling at night was an altogether different story. The Sometimes, as a change of venue, we would venture into the ship was completely darkened, showing no lights at all, Straits of Malacca, stopping off at various fishing villages and not even steaming lights to port and starboard or on going ashore to meet the locals. The children loved to meet us the mast. We would dawdle along on the single, small and would gather around chattering away. We always carried centre screw, barely moving except to keep steerage. an interpreter - we called ours ‘Fred’. It wasn’t his real name I’m sure. We actually met his family on one occasion. I cannot Eyes and ears were strained, listening and looking for Centre, left to right: Debbie, Val Rowe, Janet Vandy, Richard Atherton, Brian remember the name of the villages but fortunately have some Jones, Tina Dixon. the sound or sight of motorised sampans which the photographs to remember them. On one occasion we went as ‘enemy’ invariably used to cross from Indonesia to the far north as Penang and leaving aboard a duty crew, the rest A beaming smile from Joyce Harrison as Richard hands over her mainland of Singapore. Mainly, we relied on ‘my’ Radar of us went to stay at a NAAFI Rest Centre. It was beautifully fish & chips. to pick up small and unusual objects moving in the situated in a sheltered bay and I mostly remember the exotic dark. It all seems ludicrous now with hindsight, as we flowers and bushes. Whilst there, we visited a Buddhist Temple were silhouetted against the lights of Singapore to the and I had my photo taken with a snake around my neck (Oh, north and the brightly lit passenger liners and merchant heck! Hurry up taking my photo!). I hired a car and drove around shipping which still plied it way through the straits. the island and went up a funicular railway above Georgetown, the capital of Penang. I probably did more, but it was so long Often I would go to the bridge as a voluntary lookout and just ago, I would forget if I didn’t have the photos to remind me. watch the passing ships and the night sky. When away from the shipping lane and all around was dark, the sky was beautiful and everything so peaceful. Often we would witness a meteor shower, hard to describe, but so spectacular!

On the rare occasion that the radar set developed a fault, I was Valerie Moncaster shows the angel bunting. sent for and had to go down into the wheelhouse to fix it, using only a torch to see with! Removing the unit and trying to read The mysterious lady behind the door was our lovely Kath Bell, who started our passion for bunting. the circuit diagrams was not easy and it was so hot down there. Before long, sweat would be dripping from my nose onto the manual and matters were not helped by the regular shout from the captain (our young Lieutenant), “Haven’t you got it fixed yet, Waite?”

However, this was so different from my last 11 years in the navy. This wasn’t an exercise or drill as experienced on my bigger ships in peacetime conditions. THIS WAS FOR REAL! Real bullets, real grenades, live ammunition! Fortunately we didn’t have any casualties but HMS Woolaston, a Minesweeper on a similar patrol further out, had one officer killed and seven wounded in 1965.

Right to left, Sandra Young, our Easter bunting designer extraordinaire, and her two neighbours Jen Eastaugh and John & Margaret James proudly presenting John’s interview in 1600 Map showing the Straits of Malacca. daughter Scarlette, who joined in the fun. our magazine.

8 IN TOUCH MAY 2021 MAY 2021 IN TOUCH 9 Guest TV REVIEW Mrs Beeton’s Baking Debbie reviews some vintage TV programmes from her childhood. If you don’t have Netflix or similar and would really like to watch “All Creatures Great and Small” or another popular series please let Cheese Straws Debbie know and we may be able to get hold of the DVD’s and a DVD player if needed. Janet Vandy from Sleights shares a Be-Ro recipe from the 1950’s for simple Cheese Straws. Starsky and Hutch The Waltons I’m not sure who I loved the most, Hutch (that’s the blond one) “Da Da Dah Da Da INGREDIENTS: or that cool red car with the white stripe! I think it was the car – Dahhh” – the famous 4oz Self raising flour a Ford Gran Torino apparently, that tore through the streets of theme tune from The 3oz grated Cheddar Los Angeles at high speed from 1975 to 1979. The undercover Waltons. I watched it Pinch salt cheese cops were an ace team of crime fighters but somehow did it week in week out for Pinch mustard 1 egg without the violence. Huggy Bear, dressed in his crazy outfits years! (Apparently, it 2oz margarine or butter played the local DJ and the detectives’ streetwise informant. was on TV from 1971 to It was better when it moved from a midweek to a Saturday 1982.) METHOD: night as a 10 pm start on a Wednesday was definitely too late Oh, what a perfect • Sift together flour, salt and mustard. Rub in margarine. for a school night! family! Mrs Walton with And then, David Soul (Hutch) brought out two hit records which her hair pinned back in • Mix in cheese making a stiff paste with beaten egg. I’m sure you will remember – “Don’t Give Up on Us Baby” and a little bun and pretty • Roll our thinly and cut into narrow fingers or circles. “Silver Lady”. Wow – I think I even bought the singles! dress, she always had a • Place on a greased baking sheet. serene smile on her face, which was not really surprising living on Walton’s Mountain with handsome husband John, Grandma • Bake in a moderate oven 180 (350 or gas mark 5) for and Grandpa and 7 beautiful children. Who do we remember 15-20 minutes. the most? John Junior - known to us all as John Boy - was always sorting out problems for siblings, Mary Ellen – was a tomboy and definitely the one I wanted to be! Daddy worked hard in the sawmill and Grandma made huge apple pies, then there was Jim-Bob and little sister Elizabeth with her long red pigtails. They had a hard life and an adventure every week as they grew up but they loved each other as a proper family should. Who will ever forget, “Good night Mary Ellen. Good night Jim Bob …. !!!” Fabulous filmsFILM to watch reviewed REVIEW by our resident critic David Wilson Princess Anne’s Wedding MOLLY’S GAME COLLATERAL All Creatures Great and Small On 14 November 1973, Princess Anne married Mark Phillips at Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Michael Mannn This was an absolute favourite for our family and for so many Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was televised around the Former Olympian skier Molly Bloom ran a A cab driver picks up a terrifying criminal people. The true stories of a real vet, with fabulous actors world and was watched by an estimated 500 million viewers. high stakes’ poker game for the stars until from whom there seems to be no way of Christopher Timothy and Robert Hardy, it was set and filmed I was 10 years old. Why do I remember Princess Anne’s wedding? her lofty life style nearly sent her to prison. escape. The action against a nightmare in Yorkshire. What more could you ask for! The series aired Well, we were very modern! We had our first colour TV and it Based on a real life story, this is an intriguing vision of Los Angeles with its population 90 episodes from 1978 to 1990. Siegfried Farnon, who was absolutely huge! A massive, heavy cube – in white! but not particularly dramatic film. Jessica of seventeen million is very exciting. owned the practice, was unpredictable and cantankerous; I also remember it because at the time we had two shops next Chastain gives a beautifully controlled Tom Cruise plays the criminal – a part his brother Tristan liked to slip out to the Drovers for a pint door to each other in terraced street houses. One was a Post performance as Molly, Idris Elba is excellent unlike most of his others. A splendid at every opportunity, slept late and was a bit of a ladies’ man. Office and the other a hairdressing salon. Our living room was as her sympathetic long-suffering lawyer performance. Jamie Foxx struggles Meanwhile newly qualified vet dashes around at the back of the Post Office with one door leading behind the and Kevin Costner plays her father. desperately in Cruise’s clutches but Darrowby treating creatures great and small, made much more Post Office counter and the other to the hairdressing salon – it summons up his courage in order to survive. The script is very complicated by their colourful owners, the most memorable sounds bizarre now but that’s how it was in the 60’s and 70’s. My SLEEPERS good and the direction dazzling. The tension never slackens being Mrs Pumfrey and the oh so pampered pug Triki-Woo! dad carried the huge TV through the hairdressing shop minutes and the outcome is always unpredictable. I don’t think Sunday nights have ever been quite the same before Princess Anne started her long journey down the aisle to Written and directed by Barry Levinson since!! meet Mark Philips. He plugged it in and there was Anne in her This is a serious and disturbing film about SNITCH beautiful dress walking the effects of sexual abuse in a youth down the red carpet - in reformatory. One of the victims organises Directed by Ric Roman Waugh full colour – amazing! a campaign for the prosecution of the Hoping to reduce his teenage son’s Dad invited all the ladies offenders. Robert de Nero, Dustin Hoffman, mandatory ten-year federal prison in their hairnets and Brad Pitt, Vittorio Gassman and Jason Patric sentence for drug-dealing, a father goes rollers and those with all give fine performances. undercover to take down a violent drug- their perming curlers Hoffman is outstanding as a lawyer with dealer. This film is grim, relentless and in and those half way a troubled, difficult life. Brad Pitt often compelling. Dwayne Johnson plays the through a shampoo and seems to get parts that are not worthy of father and he is an actor who plays parts set into our tiny living his outstanding ability but in this film he is excellent. A rather that are often stereotypes but nevertheless room to watch this great unusual member of the cast is the Italian actor Vittorio Gassman he has talent. spectacle! And that’s who had an outstanding career in Italy some time ago. The film why I remember Princess is based on true events. Anne’s Wedding.

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