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Closing date for the next issue of 2016 [October/November] is Tuesday 20th September 2016. Please send news & event information to David Thornley, The Dower House, The Balk, Slingsby [Tel 01653 627210]

August 2016/September 2016 No. 35 Non-subscribers: £1.20

Three Weddings…!

Slingsby was host to two weddings on Saturday 28th May 2016.

Charlotte Hoggarth married David Critchley at All Saints’ Church (right).

Becky Ward married Jack Winpenny at Slingsby’s Methodist Church (below & see page 5).

Lucy Harrison (whose parents Gill & Tony were also married at All Saints’) married Daniel Durrant at All Saints’ on Saturday 4th June 2016 (below). Very many congratulations to all the happy couples.

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, SLINGSBY The picture on the back page shows the contents of NEWS & FORTHCOMING EVENTS the new Time Capsule which was re-buried in the church on Sunday 12th June on the occasion of the ANNUAL BIG CHURCH CLEAN ON SATURDAY Queen’s 90th Birthday weekend, at a very well 6th AUGUST 2016 from 10.00AM attended and lively celebration service devised by PLEASE CAN YOU SPARE AN HOUR TO HELP? Kate Giles & presented by both All Saints’ & We are very grateful to the volunteers who join the Methodist Church members. The capsule was church cleaning rota and thank them for their blessed by the Reverend John Warden at the end of continued support. Once a year we try to tackle the service and has now been sealed. We hope to some of the extra things we don’t always have time install a newly inscribed stone cover to mark its for to keep the church at its best to welcome presence next year on the 150th Anniversary of the visitors and worshippers. Keeping this large building start of the rebuilding of the church. The final looking good is a considerable task for the regular contents of the capsule (a glass cylinder packed congregation. Can you spare an hour to come & inside a lead box) are: a series of children's help? Mid-morning refreshments will be provided. drawings of Slingsby plus explanatory map and Please assemble from 10.00am, bringing sweeping notes, all printed on acid free paper; photos of HM brushes, dusters etc. for the jobs you feel you can The Queen’s 90th Birthday Street Party; Victorian help with such as (inside) dusting, sweeping, coins and modern coins; a small Nokia mobile window cleaning, polishing, higher cleaning, phone; a Morrison’s ‘March & More’ Card; a Yale cleaning the kitchen, brass & silver cleaning or key (all locks could be electronic in a few years’ (outside) removal of ivy from around the walls, time); a small model of a current make of 4 x 4; a clearing weeds, sweeping the porch & pathways & poll card for the recent Referendum; photo of mowing the ashes burial area. Thank you. Maypole dancing in 2016. A New Church Guide for YHCT ‘RIDE & STRIDE’ & CHURCHYARD MINI Children has been produced with help from MARKET AT ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH – SATURDAY Slingsby CP School’s pupils. This details the 10TH SEPTEMBER from 10.00am to 1.00pm interesting historic features of the church, many of (inside the church if wet) which are closely connected to the history of the Refreshments, cake and produce stall, raffle and village. The new publication is now available at the good quality second hand stall. Enjoy a cup of church. A comprehensive guide for adults is also coffee and cake and see if there is anything on the being produced, following detailed doctoral stalls to take your fancy. At 11.00am there will be a research, and will be available soon. New Audio guided tour of the church for visitors and local System: All Saints’ PCC has received permission for people who wish to learn about the unique historic a new loud speaker system to improve audibility. features of the building. This event coincides, as The system, which will also include a hearing loop, last year, with the Historic Churches Trust is due to be installed in September, and is part of Open Day, ‘Ride and Stride’, which encourages all the church’s wider plan to improve access for all. churches across Yorkshire, including those which Performance at All Saints’ by St John’s Ranmoor are not regularly accessible, to be open to visitors. Church Choir, Sheffield: St John’s gave a wonderful Some use it as an opportunity for sponsored cycle performance of the anthems they have sung at and car tours for fundraising, and others just follow recent services on the afternoon of Sunday 3rd July. the trail for interest. More information can be Our association with St John’s, a large parish on the found on www.yhct,.org.uk/events. The All Saints’ west side of Sheffield, goes back a long way. St Church heating and lighting are in need of serious John’s has a fine tradition of choral singing and still repair and upgrading and the PCC is raising funds to attracts young and committed singers. The concert tackle this major project and also to create other raised over £300 towards our current appeal. It was facilities such as a toilet to make the building fit for followed by a magnificent tea, which went down twenty-first century use. This event is intended to very well with the choirboys in particular. Very raise funds for this project. Donations of fresh many thanks to the members of the choir and the produce, cakes and sweets for the Children’s boys’ parents who gave up their Sunday to come all Tombola would be greatly appreciated and can be the way to Slingsby. Grateful thanks also to those left at the church from 9.30am onwards. Thank who organised the tea in the village hall afterwards you. and to those who contributed towards it.

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[email protected] ______SLINGSBY METHODIST CHURCH NEWS & Slingsby Methodist Schoolroom from 12 noon. Do FORTHCOMING EVENTS come and join us for soup, sandwiches, a pudding and cup of tea. All are welcome especially seniors & On Saturday 28th May 2016 the wedding of Becky those who live alone. There is no charge but Ward and Jack Winpenny took place at Slingsby donations welcome. Everyone is welcome – no Methodist Church. The reception was held at The need to book – just come along. Contact Stephen & Worsley Arms Hotel, (the bride arrived Rachel Prest (628277) & Trudy Carr (628302). in style below & see page two). Our HARVEST FESTIVAL is on Sunday 25th September at 10.30 am. It will be taken by Rev Ben Nicholson from Helmsley. After the service we will have a ‘Harvest Lunch’ in the schoolroom. All are welcome.

Don’t forget that THE FISH & CHIP delivery courtesy of Malton & Norton Lions Club will resume in October 2016. It has been very successful with up to twenty-five people benefiting from this great service.

Our minister Rev Jacky Hale is not well at the moment and may be off work for some time so if you would like to see one of the other ministers then please contact Audrey Foster who will arrange PRAYER WALK: On Saturday 13th August we are this for you (tel: 628643). Stephen Prest having a Prayer Walk which will start at Slingsby Chapel at 3.30pm. We will walk up Castle Howard SLINGSBY LADIES’ GROUP Road and the Long Balk up to Slingsby Wood. Then In June, eighteen of our members went by coach to we will head west along the wood to the visit George Smith’s garden at Heslington. On Baxtenhowe Road and then head down to Fryton arrival we were given a slide show showing how the and back across the fields to Slingsby. The walk gardens had changed over the years that he has ends at The Chapel with a Bring and Share Tea. On lived there and what was in bloom at different the walk we will stop at various points to pray for times of the year. We were then able to wander local villages, the area of and reflect on the around freely and we were invited to purchase world situations. We shall also build a cairn plants which were for sale in the walled garden. It somewhere on route. We will provide transport for was a dull but warm evening and we were able to those who can’t walk the whole distance. Contact savour a glass of wine in the garden room after a Rachel & Stephen Prest for details (tel: 628277) very enjoyable evening. Our July meeting was a talk by Janet Pearson of Pearsons’ Soft Fruit at OPEN AIR SERVICE – SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST Sinnington. We heard how the business was We are joining with our friends from All Saints’ founded by her grandfather in a small paddock and Church to hold an Open Air Service on The Green at how they have expanded to seventeen acres. 10.30am. Everyone is welcome. Workers were brought in to pick the fruit and it was AFTERNOON TEA – WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST all sent to wholesale markets but over the years as We are having ‘Afternoon Tea’ at Stephen & pick your own became popular Pearsons also Rachel’s home, The Old Fold, Railway Street at changed and rather than supplying supermarkets 3.30pm (the next Soupa Lunch will be in they sell to local businesses plus being open for September). All are welcome but it would be PYO. We were amazed at the number of varieties of helpful if you could let us know if you are coming strawberries that are grown and to finish the just so we have an idea of numbers. There is no evening we were given a quiz and were then charge for this event. Tel: Stephen & Rachel 628277 treated to cream scones with strawberries provided or Trudy Carr 628302. Transport can be arranged. by Janet. Our next meeting – a talk given by the

SOUPA LUNCH: the next Soupa Lunch – a Harvest RSPB – is on Tuesday 11th October 2016 @ 7.15pm. Special – will be on Wednesday 21st September in Shelagh Richards 44TH ANNUAL SLINGSBY, SOUTH HOLME & points in Vegetable Classes); FRUIT 25. Four Cooking FRYTON PRODUCE & PUMPKIN SHOW Apples; 26. Four Dessert Apples (The Lionel Lascelles 17th September 2016 at 2.00pm (Prize Giving Cup awarded for best exhibit in fruit & vegetable classes); FLOWERS 27. Three Asters; 28. Three 3.00pm) at Slingsby Village Hall Pansies; 29. Three Dahlias (decorative); 30. Three RAFFLE, TEAS & CAKES Dahlias (cactus); 31. Three Dahlias (ball); 32. Three Admission is free (Donations gratefully received) Dahlias (pom – max two ins); 33. One Dahlia (plate); At the time of writing the Great British Summer has 34. Three Stems of Spray Chrysanths; 35. Three Roses; given us rain, gloomy clouds, a mini heatwave and 36. Pot Plant; 37. One Fuchsia; 38. Five French perhaps a drop in the persistent winds at last! If any Marigolds; 39. One Gladiolus; 40. Arrangement of of you have successfully grown something worthy Flowers (The A. Jerrams Cup is awarded for the best of showing this event is for you! Entry forms & the flower classes exhibit / The Raymond Ware Memorial list of classes will be distributed in August and can Shield for the best Dahlia in Show / The Tony Baxter also be collected from Tony’s Shop. The entry fee Cup for best Asters in Show); AGRICULTURAL 41. 4oz for all classes is 10p (entry for children’s classes 67 sample of Wheat; 42. 4oz sample of Barley; 43. Six (of to 78 is free). First prize winners receive 60p. your own!) Hens’ Eggs; HOME PRODUCE 44. Four Second prize winners receive 40p. Third prize Cheese Scones; 45. Four Fruit Scones; 46. Four winners receive 20p. ALL completed entry forms Butterfly Buns; 47. One Victoria Sponge Sandwich and entry fees should be received by Mrs Trudy (two cakes with jam in middle); 48. One Plain Carr (Mowbray Rise, Green Dyke Lane) before Chocolate Cake; 49. Six Round Ginger Biscuits; 50. 8.00pm on Thursday 15th September 2016. The Apple Pie, pastry top and bottom; 51. Decorated exhibits will be set up in the Village Hall between Cake; 52. Four Pastries (two Sweet, two Savoury); 53. 8.30am & 10.00am on Saturday 17th September 1lb Jar Raspberry Jam; 54. 1lb Jar Strawberry Jam; 55. 1lb Jar Lemon Curd; 56. 1lb Jar Apple Chutney; 57. 1lb (exhibitors must leave at 10.00am when judging Jar Tomato Chutney; 58. 1lb Jar Beetroot Chutney (W. begins). This year the Raffle has been generously Williamson Cup is awarded for most points in classes supported by numerous businesses and tourist 44 to 58); 59. Knitted Garment/Article; 60. attractions in the local area including the Yorkshire Needlework (Cross Stitch); 61. Needlework (any other Aboretum, Wolds Way Lavender, Ryedale Folk kind); 62. Other Craft Article (The Jerrams Trophy Museum, The National Trust, Palace Cinema Malton awarded to the best exhibit in classes 59 to 62); Mrs and Scampston Walled Garden and many more. We G. Skaife Trophy awarded for the best exhibit in the look forward to receiving your entries! Cookery Classes); PHOTOGRAPHY (Photographs not SCHEDULE OF CLASSES 2016: SPECIAL CLASSES 1. The to be above postcard size [APS format allowed]) 63. Heaviest Pumpkin (N. & D. Stephenson Trophy); 2. One Photograph of your pet, taken since last show in The Heaviest Marrow (R Martin Cup; M Foster Trophy Sept 2015; 64. One Photograph of a water scene, [exhibitor aged 16 & under]); 3. The Heaviest Onion taken since last show; 65. One Photograph of a tree (dressed); 4. The Longest Runner Bean; 5. The or trees, colour, taken since last show; 66. One Heaviest Apple; 6. The Heaviest Potato; VEGETABLES Photograph of a Slingsby scene, taken since last show 7. Three Carrots (six inch tops); 8. Three Parsnips (six (A. Wormald Memorial Trophy awarded to winner of inch tops); 9. Three Globe Beetroot (six inch tops); 10. class 66); CHILDREN’S CLASSES (child’s age to be Six Cherry Tomatoes; 11. Five Runner Beans; 12. Four stated on entry form please) 67. Handwriting Onions (undressed) red or white (winner of this class (children aged up to 6 yrs); 68. Handwriting (children receives the J. Baxter Cup); 13. Four Onions under 7–9 yrs); 69. Handwriting (10–11 yrs) (A. Ventress Cup 10oz red or white (dressed); 14. A Cabbage (not red) awarded for best exhibit in Handwriting Classes); 70. three inch stalk; 15. Six Shallots (exhibition – over an Decorated Potato (any age); 71. Decorated Pebble inch); 16. Six Shallots (pickling – under an inch); 17. (any age); 72. Decorated Welly (any age); 73. Craft Four White Potatoes; 18. One Cucumber; 19. Two 11–16 yrs; 74. Art (children up to 6 yrs); 75. Art (7–11 Marrows; 20. Four Tomatoes; 21. One Flower & One yrs); 76. Art (12–16 years) (art max A4 no backing); Vegetable; 22. Any other vegetable not scheduled 77. Handmade Greetings Card; 78. Any vegetable (one specimen only); 23. Collection of vegetables (six grown by a child (cups are awarded for most points kinds as per schedule – one specimen of each – R. won by i) a child aged up to 6 yrs ii) 7–11 yrs; iii) 12– Smith Cup); 24. Basket of Produce to be grown on 16 yrs; iv) for best exhibit in Craft Classes 12–16 yrs; Allotments only (Fruit, Flowers & Vegetables can be G. Douthwaite Trophy awarded for best Craft Exhibit included) (J. W. Baker Cup is awarded for the most [children aged 11 & under]). [Phew….! Co-Ed] Slingsby Sowers and Growers Association) took over responsibility for the field at The newly formed Slingsby Sowers and Growers the request of the Parish Council, and the lease’s visited Ness Hall in July. Alan Richardson, Gardener, twenty-eight year duration finished in 2008. Castle showed us round the beautiful walled gardens full Howard allowed the lease to ‘run on’ under the of beautiful roses and perennials on a glorious, rare same terms as the former lease but would not sunny evening. grant a new lease at that time. This was because the Castle were putting the field forward to Ryedale District Council as a possible development site for housing in the revision of the Local Development Plan. The Local Plan – after long delays – finally discounted the sports field for housing development in late 2015 and officials for Castle Howard and the Sports Club entered into negotiation of a new twenty-five year lease.

The deal has now been finalized allowing the three Trustees of Slingsby Sports Club to sign the lease, securing the sports field as a recreational asset to the village for the next twenty-five years. It was important to the Club to have a lease of twenty-five The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 2nd years duration as a long lease is needed in order to August at 7.00pm in the Village Hall Committee apply for grants to improve facilities. Several items Room and will be a Question & Answer Session with of repair, maintenance and improvement have John Foxton. been on hold since 2008 due to the uncertainty of ______its future and the opportunity now exists to start Slingsby Sports Field applying for grant aid to bodies such as Ryedale Trustees sign New Lease District Council and Sport . Although grant aid is not as readily available as was the case before A new lease has been agreed and signed between the country’s 2008 financial problems, the Club is Slingsby Sports Club and the owners of the sports optimistic about the future of the sports field and field, Castle Howard Estates. The deal was finally its facilities. completed in June ending years of uncertainty for the village. Membership of the Sports Club is only £5 per couple per year (£4 for couples over sixty) and even less for individual members. New members are very welcome and membership subscription time is from 1st June. For further information please contact Club Chairman Dave Calvert on 01653 628268. Geoff Brooks ______Domestic Refuse & Recycling Collections The current domestic refuse & recycling collection calendars showing bank holiday collections run until the end of August 2016. Our villages are covered by Calendar 1 [Friday: South Holme] Calendar 2 [Monday: Slingsby / Tuesday: Fryton] (both available on Ryedale District Council’s website). Collections during the week beginning Above: Trustees Malcolm Lloyd, Dave Calvert & Ron Bank Holiday Monday 29th August 2016 will occur a Collier sign the lease securing the future of Slingsby day later than usual (see the Pink Pages). As soon as Sports Field for the next twenty-five years the new calendars are available information can be made available on the village website & in the next The original lease for the field was signed in 1980 Triangle. when the Club (originally Slingsby Sports Field

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The Yorkshire Aboretum has a range of summer activities planned for the holidays this year. Every Wednesday from 27th July to 24th August inclusive will be a drop-in ‘Discovery Day’. This is ideal for children between four and eleven years of age (accompanied by an adult please). The hour-long sessions explore the natural world through different weekly activities. Sessions start on the half hour from 10.30am until 2.30pm. Each Monday from 8th to the 22nd August inclusive will be

‘Explorer Days’ when we have lots of nature-based activities for intrepid young explorers aged 6-11. Beasts, creative art and active learning are the themes for the three sessions. Each Explorer Day runs from 10.00am until 3.00pm. Children don't need to be accompanied by an adult and are welcome to attend on just one or on all of the dates. Booking is essential however please. ______Slingsby Oil Consortium 2016 For members of the Oil

Consortium, orders must reach Geoff Bishop by 29 August, 31 October & 28 November 2016. Deliveries are made during the second week of the month for which orders are placed. Being a member is free & last year saved participants in Slingsby & surrounding villages at least £3,000. If you are not yet part of the group why not join? Please telephone Geoff on 01653 628055 or email: [email protected]

______MUSIC IN THE GARDEN Sunday 4th September 2016 2.00pm until 4.00pm at Burwood, Railway Street, Slingsby Admission: £5.00 (adult) / £10 (family ticket) We are delighted that the Thornton-le-Dale Ukuleles have agreed to perform in Pat’s garden on Sunday 4th September. Their leader, John Scoble, on retiring from teaching, was looking for a new challenge and decided to form a band of ukulele players for people with little or no experience of music. John’s enthusiasm and great musical ability soon got the band started and like Topsy it has grown and grown until now there are sixty to eighty people involved. No one can listen to the band and stay quiet for long – John gets everyone involved playing, blowing, or tapping and the sound is so exciting – do come and join in; or just listen if you can resist the temptation to have a go. One person drawn into the band is Allan who had a stroke several years ago and was trying to put some extra interest into his life. So now despite his disabilities he plays the wash-board in the band, adding a bass beat to the ukuleles. Hence we are sharing the proceeds of our afternoon with the Ryedale Stroke group of which Allan is a member. The afternoon’s

activities will be organised by the Maypolers of News from Alan Henderson Slingsby who will also be baking cakes and scones In November 2016 I will be travelling to Kampot for the teas. The children’s games will be spread Province, Cambodia, to help build a new classroom around the garden, giving everyone the chance to for the primary school. The current school building explore every corner of this large garden, to feed has decaying walls and floor and a damaged roof the hens and geese, and to watch for the barn owl which barely provides shelter from the elements. if it returns to its box. The Maypolers’ share of the This is a huge risk to the safety of the pupils and proceeds is to fund the running of Mayday on teachers and creates an uncomfortable learning Monday 1st May 2017 with the traditional maypole environment. It also leads to poor attendance and dancing and bands. We are hoping for a sunny, the cancellation of classes. These challenges warm day to round off this year’s summer which so hamper a child’s personal development and lead to far has not been very ‘summery’ but maybe by high drop-out rates and poor exam results, further September it will have improved. However, we do exacerbating the cycle of poverty. With your have the gazebos purchased by Slingsby, Fryton, support, and some hard graft on my part, we can and South Holme CIC and these will be up giving provide a safe and secure classroom. If you would shelter from either the sun or the rain. So whatever like to find out more you can visit actionaid.org.uk the weather we are hoping for a lively, fun-packed or if you would like to donate you can visit ‘Alan's afternoon in Pat’s garden at the end of the school holidays for the whole family. Cambodian First Hand Experience’ page at justgiving.com Many thanks. Alan Henderson Music will be provided by the Thornton–le-Dale * In 2012 ActionAid built a new school building in Ukulele Band / Games including a bran tub, bat- Ou 'Toung, Cambodia. Yeart, aged nine, said, the-rat & crafts / Tombola / Tea with homemade 'Comparing this classroom to the old classroom in a scones & cakes [Proceeds to be shared between hut, I feel this new classroom is very comfortable the Maypole Fund of Slingsby & Ryedale Stroke and very much better. I will try to work hard on my Group. For further information please contact Pat studies because now I have a nice place to learn.' Thompson (628620).] ______Pins and Needles Sewing Group Fryton Catering’s Coffee House at We meet on the first and third Tuesday of every Nunnington Studios month beginning on Tuesday 6th September 2016 Villagers may know that Fryton Catering opened at Slingsby Village Hall (1.30pm to 3.30pm). Please their Coffee House at Nunnington Studios in April. contact Ann Bayes for further details (628416). Visit for lazy breakfasts, light lunches, afternoon tea ______A Notice or simply a warming drink by the fire. For further A box containing a small oval pearl broach was information please call 01653 628774 or email [email protected] kindly donated to sell at the Car Boot Sale (raising funds for the Queen’s 90th Birthday Street Party). Will the person who donated this item please Slingsby Sports & Social Club contact Janet Clarke on 01653 628625. ______Chairman: Dave Calvert 01653 628268

And a Big Thank You Marjorie Ventress would like to say a big thank you New Butcher now delivering in Slingsby to friends and neighbours for the gifts, flowers and Readers will remember that Michael Walker, a forty-two birthday cards which were much butcher whose family has worked throughout appreciated on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Malton, Welburn, Terrington & the Wolds for the ______past fifty years, has confirmed that he is willing to Prescription Delivery Service delivery to Slingsby during his Friday rounds. He It may be useful for readers to know that Beechams asks only that there should be a minimum of three Chemists (Tel: 692380) on Norton Road, Malton is customers. Telephone 01653 693891/07957 happy to deliver prescriptions to Tony’s Shop in 587194 for further details. ______Slingsby. This may be useful for some patients who find it difficult to get into Malton. The delivery will ADVANCE NOTICE usually be late on a Friday afternoon. You will need THE THEMED PUDDING PARTY* WILL BE HELD AT to tell the Surgery that you wish to use Beechams SLINGSBY VILLAGE HALL ON FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER and then ask Beechams to deliver it to Tony. It FROM 7.00PM [* ALL WILL BE REVEALED IN THE NEXT TRIANGLE – IT’S WORTH THE WAIT…!] would also be a good idea to mention it to Tony ______too, once arranged. David Thornley ______New Arrivals Answers to Triangle 34 Disney Competition Welcome to Balksyde to Richard & Rebecca 1.Fantasia 2.Frozen 3.Pinocchio 4.Mowgli 5.Mickey Meakin. Richard hails from Solihull & Rebecca, who Mouse 6.Lady & the Tramp 7. The Sword in The Stone is from , read for her arts degree at Sheffield 8. 101 Dalmatians 9. Dumbo 10. Bambi 11. Bashful Hallam University. Richard works in the scaffolding 12. Goofy 13. Beauty & The Beast 14. Robin Hood 15. Peter Pan 16. Pocahontas 17. Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee industry. Both are kept in line by their dog Keith (who is not named after The Triangle’s former 18. Jiminy Cricket 19. Donald Duck 20. Baloo. The first correct answer out of the hat was Emma editor…!)

Hatfield who wins the £20 voucher. To Railway Street from London are Nick & Beki Congratulations Emma and thank you to the other Robshaw with their twenty-one month old twins, entrants for supporting The Triangle’s Quiz. ______Thomas & Jake. Nick, when not on twin management duties, is a commercial airline pilot. Car Boot Sales – August/September 2016 There will be two August Car Boot Sales this year on Nick & Felicity Dean (formerly of South Holme & Sunday 14th August 2016 & Bank Holiday Monday Balksyde) have welcomed the arrival of Amelie 29th August 2016 beginning at 7.00am and finishing Jayne on 20th December 2015 ______at 2.00pm (providing that weather and ground conditions are suitable). The final Car Boot Sale for Would you like to submit some news or details of 2016 will be held on Sunday 11th September 2016. an event to either the Triangle or the Village If you would like any additional information or have Website or both? Please send your copy to: any queries please ring the Sports Club on 627124 [email protected] or Dave & Pat Calvert on 628268. ______& [email protected]

SLINGSBY LOCAL HISTORY GROUP NEWS FoSS ANNUAL DUCK RACE

There will be a regular working meeting on Tuesday Twenty-fifth Anniversary Sell Out!

20th September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall On Saturday 16th July a record 1,950 ducks were Committee Room. Those who have visited the released into Slingsby Beck for Slingsby’s twenty- County Archive to look at the fifth annual duck race! Despite some very breezy Lascelles boxes will report back on findings, plus weather, people from far and wide joined members update on other projects. Members will be of Friends of Slingsby School's (FoSS) organising contacted about other activities which may be committee to enjoy a day of family fun and to cheer arranged in the meantime by email. If you wish to on their duck. In first place was a duck sponsored be included on the circulation list please contact by Helena Ebbs, a parent at the school, with Samuel Margaret (email: [email protected]). Palmer coming second and S. Wilkinson third. Also of possible interest to members and others: This was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the duck Friends of Malton Museum Programme of Talks: race and in order to celebrate we invited along the first event in the 2016/2017 season will take members of the original organising committee, place on 21st September and is a hands-on session displayed a photoboard of memories of the past examining objects from the museum store, with and enjoyed a duck birthday cake kindly made by Ann Clark, the archaeologist who has catalogued Julia Walker. The final total will be revealed in the the entire Malton Museum Collection. All Friends next Triangle but FoSS would like to thank everyone meetings take place at 7.30pm in the Library, East who bought ducks, joined us on the day or helped Wing of Malton School on Middlecave Road, in anyway. Special thanks are due to Slingsby Sports Malton. Entrance £3 (£12.00 for the full programme Club for again allowing us the use of the field. The of talks). For younger readers who are keen on money raised will in part contribute towards the history and archaeology Malton Museum continued development of an ‘outdoor’ classroom (www.maltonmuseum.co.uk) is offering a range of for pupils and other educational developments at summer and half term holiday activities this year Slingsby CP School. Liz Wilson (from 1.00pm until 3.00pm): ALL SHOOK UP! –

Thursday 4th August – Can you make butter? This workshop, suitable for 7 to 11 year olds, teaches you how to make your own butter and you get to ______taste your efforts as well! SHEARING THE SHEEP – Wednesday 10th August – Do you know what we can make from sheep’s wool? Learn new skills such as weaving, spinning & felting and take your finished article home (all ages). TALES FROM THE CASTLE – Wednesday 17th August – An interactive story of knights, dragons and princesses. Get into character by making your own mask, then whizz back to medieval times with our troubadour! (all ages). HOARDS OF COINS – Wednesday 26th October – Can you identify coins? Do you know how long we have been using coins? Handle and explore our collection of Roman coins. If you’ve found any coins bring them along to show our expert. You can also design your own coin (suitable for 5 to 11 year olds). Please visit or ring Malton Museum on 01653 691262 for further details and to book places on the workshops or leave a message and your telephone number and the Museum will contact you. There is a token admission fee of £1.00 per adult and £1.00 per child to cover the cost of materials.

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Please submit news & details of future events to: See also www.slingsbyvillage.co.uk [email protected] HM The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration without any serious mishaps! To all those whose Sunday 12th June – A Feast fit for a Queen efforts made the day such a memorable occasion, particularly the hardworking team of organisers, Slingsby, Fryton & South Holme celebrated HM the and all those who kindly donated both time and Queen’s 90th Birthday in right royal style, with a funds (including £50.00 from the Parish Council), day packed full of memorable events. After a united very many thanks from all the villagers & one of the service in the morning at All Saints’, with members footsore Ceilidh Dancers! of the Church’s and Chapel’s congregations, together with the sealing of the new Time Capsule Slingsby Residents’ Epic Cycle Ride (see pages 2 & 3), Church Lane was transformed (not least by the most meticulously cut grass verge) – with tables, chairs, bunting, music and balloons – into the venue for a lively street party. ‘Magic Mike’ entertained the children and of course there was the most important ingredient: food. Residents pulled out all the stops and did Her Majesty proud by contributing a feast of fabulous fare. The tables in the Village Hall stretched all the way from the stage to the main doors and – heavily laden with savouries and sweets – were a sight to behold.

Simon Massey, Fraser Thomson and three of their friends have successfully completed the gruelling one hundred hour timed Raid Pyrenees challenge covering 720km in five days from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean through the Pyrenees with 42,000 feet of ascents across eighteen peaks and all for charity… and a medal! The route followed much of the infamous Tour de France route. We congratulate them on this significant achievement. [If anyone would like to support the charity it is The Robert Stephenson Trust which was set up after Mary Snowball & Freda Ware did the honours and Rob, a popular player at Malton Rugby Club, was cut the two beautifully decorated (with coloured killed in a tragic accident aged just twenty-one. All ‘Royal’ icing) cakes. A big thank you to Debbie Firby monies raised in Rob’s name will go to support for conjuring up these magnificent creations. It was young people & their sporting activities. Visit: then time to work off all those lovely treats with https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/therobstephe

Terrington’s Tiefrung Gleemen Ceilidh. Even the nontrust] most reluctant dancers were inspired to join in the routines, directed by an expert ‘caller’ who managed to keep everyone more or less in order

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Slingsby Village Hall If you are interested in booking the hall or have an enquiry about the facilities please contact Trudy Carr (01653 628302 / [email protected]) or Debbie Firby ([email protected]). Thank you.

Cavendish Vale, High Street Construction of the new houses is now underway. When the residents start to arrive Keith will be busy encouraging them to subscribe to The Triangle!

Parish Council News The Parish Council is making enquiries of the relevant bodies (Post Office, Yorkshire Housing & RDC) to see if some form of shelter can be provided for those using the Mobile Post Office Van (planning permission might be required & nearby residents have concerns which are being taken into account). In addition, the street light by the old phone box (now home to the Defibrillator) is going to be repaired. The bench on Sheep Walk has been removed. Research into the funding available for a replacement bench is being undertaken by

Councillor Farnell. The level of public information provided about Planning Applications was discussed and it was agreed that all applications received since the previous meeting would be listed on the Agenda. An application from the Village Hall for a new single storey extension to create a new storage area (replacing the existing shed) was discussed. A further application (for a three bedroom house, garage and vehicular access north of Yew Tree Cottage, Railway St) was withdrawn. At the time of going to press a new Parish Clerk has just been appointed called Gail Cook (on Chris Adnitt’s retirement). Gail comes from Swinton. She takes up her position on September 1st 2016. Minutes: http://www.slingsbyvillage.co.uk/parish- council-and-community/ & on the noticeboard.

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Slingsby Cricket Club original articles & established advertisers’ artwork The members of the cricket club have battled on and the listing of events in the Pink Pages diary valiantly this season but the weather has not been sheet). We have a very willing number of kind. The rain has been a constant and I’m afraid contributors and the three villages have such a vast our batting and bowling has been as bad as the range of activities on offer which means that there weather. The team has managed to win a match to is always something interesting to report, publicize get themselves to a Cup Final at Duncombe Park or celebrate. The time pressures come when trying against Farndale (to be played on a Sunday in to get everything ready for the printer (based in August – date & time to be arranged). By the time Scarborough) but with some newly introduced you receive this edition of The Triangle there will be styles and the wonders of technology (the joys of one home match left to play – on Monday 1st WeTransfer!) it all comes together just in the nick August at home to Spout House. It really has been a of time! The ideal skills to have include computer struggle to get eleven players this year and I fear literacy (the magazine is currently created within that this year could be the last for the Feversham MS Word), familiarity with email, the ability to League. I sincerely hope not but the future looks download text & image files and tweak said bleak. However we will do our best to keep it going material accordingly. If you feel you would like to and hopefully I will be able to keep reporting to you contribute some original writing – perhaps about on our progress. John Hatfield an aspect of life in the villages now or in the past –

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Slingsby Badminton Club magazine is usually twenty pages in length with four pages in colour (the Christmas issue is colour The new badminton season also begins in mid- throughout). Keith oversees the advertising side of October (and finishes at Easter). New members are things and he also collects the printed copies from always welcome to join this friendly group. There is Scarborough. The dedicated delivery crews then no subscription (just a £2 fee per session on a distribute the ‘hot off the press’ issue soon after. Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm). It’s a rewarding task and as co-editor you will be Slingsby Tennis Courts part of this most interesting process. If you would If anyone is interested in playing tennis the open like to know more please don’t hesitate to have a session for all comers is at 7.00pm on a Tuesday chat with David & Keith. Many thanks to you all for evening. Make the most of the light evenings and your kind support & help in compiling the magazine come and test the (challenging) surface! If you in recent months which has been much would like additional information please contact appreciated. Naomi

______Geoff Bishop (628055). The courts are available throughout the day as well so for those of you From the Horse’s Mouth about to embark on your summer holidays there’s This has been my home for the last eleven months an opportunity to practice! ______– from foetus to foal – cocooned in my own little

All change at The Triangle world of dark buoyancy. I wasn’t expecting this so soon… Golly! I wish I had read the manual This co-editor will be handing over her trusty red beforehand (or should that be ‘beforehoof’?)! Rosie pen (there’s still a little bit of ink left!) to a worthy has been sitting up with my mum for three nights – successor during the early part of next year. It has observing and monitoring her progress and waiting been a great pleasure to be entrusted with for my grand entrance (or rather my show stopping producing The Triangle over the past year or so – arrival!). I think I’m getting the hang of things now – the contributions submitted are of an excellent nose and feet first – woosh (ow, oowww) – it’s standard – and the final issue I compile will be in getting a bit tight in here. C’mon Mum – push! I February/March 2017. If any of our current hope I can hang in there and hold my breath a little subscribers feel able to fill this co-editor’s shoes while longer. Push, Mum, push! I can see the light please do let the Triangle team know of day. Rosie’s grabbing my very slippery hooves ([email protected]). The job is not and she’s easing me into the ‘human’ world. It’s not arduous: as co-editor with David you would be the same as the comfy home I’ve left behind. This is responsible for piecing together three, alternate – ooch – spiky straw and what bright lights (wish I’d issues of the magazine each year (consisting of packed some Ray Bans before delivery!). I’m really like Farndale and Rosedale at the other. On Sunday cold and wet – shiver, shiver, brr, brr – but oh, 3rd July we went to the Malton Show at Scampston what’s that? Ah, my mum is licking me and trying to Park (see page 19), a truly magnificent setting with warm me up a bit (I love her already!). Now then, the Hall on one side and the beautiful lake on the let’s see, what’s next? Ooh, heck – it looks like an other. It was an interesting day with so much to awfully long way up there. Where do I start? Front see and do for all ages. It was great to see children zooming round a race track on mini quad bikes and lots of bouncy castles for them to get rid of some energy. The sheep and cattle numbers are improving again after going through a steady decline. I was particularly impressed with the Beef Shorthorns which not long ago were in the rare breed category but are now thriving. Morrison’s Supermarket offers a special contract for Beef Shorthorn cattle because the quality and flavour of their meat is so good. The only local people we saw with livestock entries were Robin & Ann Lacy from Airyholme with their Leicesters and rare breed sheep. They had a successful day winning several prizes. One of the highlights of the show is the ‘Vintage Section’ with old stationary engines, legs first perhaps? OK, not bad – I seem to be tractors, classic cars and motorbikes. It was good getting the hang of this – there’s nothing to this… to see Mick Dixon exhibiting his David Brown uh oh… oh no… spoke too soon… FLOP! Rather tractor. It is one of the best vintage tractor shows unceremoniously I'm back where I started. What do anywhere around. Horses are a very important you mean I’m all legs? (Rosie’s nicknamed me Willie part of the Show with dozens of classes for all types since it took me such a long time to stand up… ‘Will of horse. It is always good to see the heavy horses he? Won’t he?!’). It’s a well-known fact we young in the main ring and there were three entries chaps take our time getting to our feet (unlike our pulling different types of wagon including the well- sister fillies who seem to master these things much known Wolds Wagon. The grand parade of cattle in quicker). I’m desperate for some refreshment after the main ring was very impressive. The parade of all that exertion. My mum is nudging me – why’s sheep consisted of the champion ram which was she pushing me over here? Ah, the milk bar – oh driven round the ring in the back of a pickup truck. bliss! My first breakfast (‘Filled with vital colostrum On our way out we paused to watch the sheepdog for a healthy, happy foal-dom’ you say. And how do trials. The dog we saw didn’t believe in going too you spell that?! Just seems like milkshake to me). far round to fetch the sheep – in fact more often Whoa, hang on – where are we off to now? Out than not it took the shortest route which was there? Are you sure? OK then – if you insist. And straight through the middle, scattering sheep in all you want me to wear this do you? What? A directions. When it came to the final penning a ‘foalslip’? OK, but it’s not very fetching and battle ensued between the sheep and the dog: the something tells me Rosie’ll have the advantage but sheep won and refused to be penned. It reminded fair enough (these legs are still a bit wobbly you me of a sheep dog we had years ago called Tip who know). Looks like I’m really going places! Catch up also had a habit of running straight through the with my adventures next time when I try my hand middle of the flock scattering sheep everywhere. at weaning and start preparing for the big world of The Malton School Jazz Band was there horse racing… Willie & Rosie entertaining the crowds. Slingsby’s Rachel Conyers

and Ryan Perry were peforming in the band and The Farming Column they all played brilliantly. It was a real pleasure to We are in the midst of the Agricultural Show season stand and listen to them. All in all a Grand Day and there are so many to choose from with The Out… and the weather was kind to us as well! Great Yorkshire Show which is England’s premier Stephen Prest show at one end of the scale and small local shows Right: A lovely day out at Malton Show

Below: a Time Capsule for the twenty-first century (see page 3)

Bottom: Sowers & Growers’ Visit to Ness Hall (see page 6)

2016 Twenty-fifth Anniversary FoSS Duck Race

Thanks to Liz Wilson for all the wonderful Duck Race photographs, to Stephen Prest for the Malton Show pictures, to Kate Giles for the image of the time capsule contents, to the cyclists for their before and after pictures (!), to Carolyn Boots for images from the street party, to Willie & Rosie for proof that he managed to stay upright eventually (!), to Geoff Brooks for the picture of the signing of the new lease, to Fiona Dean for Ness Hall’s vibrant flowers and to all the brides, grooms and their families for sharing their big days with us! The picture of our cover girls Mary Snowball and Freda Ware was supplied by Stephen Prest.

And they’re off…!