The Parish Church of St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby in Malhamdale Vicar: The Rev'd. Geoffrey Spencer e-mail: [email protected]. tel: 01729 830916 Church Website: www.kirkbymalhamchurch.org Contact Numbers: Church Officials Churchwardens Mrs Maureen Dore 830437 Mr. Ted Ellis 830513 Mr George Parker 825597 PCC Secretary Mrs Sue Bailey 830766 PCC co-Treasurers Mr Chris Darling 851452 Mr Ian Ballard 830885 Tower Captain Mr George Parker 825597 Music Organists Mrs Maria Gledhill 830208 Mrs Margaret Ellis 830513 Mr Lawrence Denholm Children & Young People Sunday Kids Club Mrs Gill Petrucci 840548 Parish Youth Group Mrs Bridget Slater 830559 Parish Hall Bookings Mrs Muriel Bland 830277 MALHAM METHODIST CHAPEL
Minister Rev Janet Clasper 01756 752607 [email protected] Steward Mrs Susan Simpson 830423 Treasurer Mrs Carol Newhouse 830487 QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, AIRTON
Voluntary Friend in Residence Mr Simon Watkins 830263 [email protected] Clerk to the Airton Meeting Mrs Laurel Phillipson [email protected]
1 THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH philosophies, all of whom are committed to putting environment and society A few years ago I first became aware of and interested in the way of looking at at the heart of their approach to life, makes for a lively, open-minded and the environment known as permaculture. In brief, it’s a design method that supportive global network – and above all, one which without denying the aims to learn from the way nature has solved problems in order to create evident challenges faced by the world, is determinedly positive about the productive systems that are as efficient and effective as their natural potential to meet those challenges together through intelligent design. counterparts. In even briefer terms, you could call it ‘systems biomimicry’. Simon Watkins This in itself isn’t an unusual or even new idea; but what is special about the Voluntary Friend in Residence, permaculture way of thinking is that it’s allied to an ethical framework in Airton Meeting House which design is founded on care of the environment, care for people, and consideration for both the present and future resources of the world.
As an example, many woodlands contain a huge diversity of plant, animal and fungi species and produce vast quantities of biomass per acre with or without human intervention. How does it do this? The simple answer is that each KIRKBY MALHAM PARISH HALL species and each individual organism in the woodland exists in interdependent We are currently going through a period of renovation/updating of the relationship with the others; its behaviours being adapted to the environment Hall, however, it is still available to hire as the Main Hall and kitchen around it, its requirements drawn from that environment and its waste areas are very much in use. products returning to feed it, so that ultimately little or none of the biomass Also available is a small newly decorated Meeting Room. produced is wasted. What if a woodland were designed to be made up of A Licensed Bar is available if required at any of your functions. species selected for productive purpose or their value in sustaining the habitat as a whole? The result is the ‘forest garden’ – an edible or otherwise To book your party/meeting or function please contact Mrs Jacqui Newby productive woodland behaving similarly to a natural or semi-natural woodland on:- 01729 830740 or email:- [email protected] but from which a diversity of crops can be derived.
But permaculture isn’t just about food. Since the ideas first came together in the early 70s, the ideas of permaculture have been applied across the world in CHURCH BOOK CORNER all kinds of context and to any kind of productive system, whether for food, energy, economic development or even the arts. Neither is it a closed Come in and browse our shelves. ideology – a single idea whose proponents imagine the answer to all problems All books are 50 pence each, proceeds to church funds. rests in adherence to a very specific set of beliefs or processes. And that’s one of the things that most appealed to me when I first encountered it: that Books are always needed and appreciated! being interested in the ethics and the ideas didn’t mean signing up to a fixed Your old Paperback novels are most welcome. credo – just looking at challenges in a new way that might help with finding (Please, no text books or non-fiction books. solutions. If you cannot manage to bring your books in, please contact Caroline Rosier Tel. 01729 830506 The other thing that attracted me to permaculture, was however much more Thank you important. I’ve found that the growing number of people interested in this idea, coming as they do from a wide range of backgrounds and personal
2 3 St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby in Malhamdale ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING (A.P.C.M.) Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31st December 2017 will be held at
St. Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham this report has been submitted to the examiner of the accounts. it has yet to be approved Thursday 26th April Administrative Information 7.30p.m. The Church is situated in the centre of the village of Kirkby Malham to the west of the main street. It is part of the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales within the Church All are welcome of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Kirkby Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4BS. St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby in Malhamdale During 2017 the Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been registered as a charity with Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year End- the Charity Commission. ed 31st December 2017 The last Annual Parochial Church meeting was held on 19th April 2017. Except where stated all members of the PCC have served from 1st January 2017 until this report has been submitted to the examiner of the accounts. it the date this report was approved. The members are: has yet to be approved House for duty vicar Geoffrey Spencer (Appointed May 2017) Wardens George Parker (vice chair) (elected at APCM 2013) Administrative Information Maureen Dore (elected at APCM 2014) The Church is situated in the centre of the village of Kirkby Malham to the west of Ted Ellis (elected at APCM 2017) the main street. It is part of the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales within Representatives on the Deanery Synod Nigel Buckland the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Kirkby Elected members Mark Ashton Jenny Hoyle Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4BS. Sue Bailey (Secretary) Vicki Leeming During 2017 the Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been registered as a charity Carol Ballard Gilly Marsh with the Charity Commission. Ian Ballard (co-Treasurer) The last Annual Parochial Church meeting was held on 19th April 2017. Eileen Miles Except where stated all members of the PCC have served from 1st January 2017 Chris Darling (co-Treasurer) until the date this report was approved. The members are: Mary Richardson Muriel Bland Caroline Rosier The Electoral Roll has been updated and now consists of 80 members. House for duty vicar Geoffrey Spencer (Appointed May 2017) This is divided into 66 residents and 14 non residents. Wardens George Parker (vice chair) (elected at APCM 3 new names have been added, 2 have been removed. 2013) Maureen Dore (elected at APCM 2014) Structure, governance and management Ted Ellis (elected at APCM 2017) The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Representatives on the Deanery Synod Nigel Buckland Rules. Elected members Mark Ashton Jenny Hoyle Achievement and Performance Sue Bailey (Secretary) Vicki Leeming 6 meetings of the PCC were held and the average attendance was 10 members. Carol Ballard Gilly Marsh Church Attendance Ian Ballard (co-Treasurer) The electoral roll now has 80 members of whom 66 are resident in the parish and 14 Eileen Miles are non- resident. Two people were removed from the roll. Three new names have Chris Darling (co-Treasurer) been added. Mary Richardson The mean weekly adult attendance at services was 48.75 (2016 – 45.58). The median Muriel Bland Caroline Rosier value for Sunday services was 30 (2016 – 33.5). These measures include repeat The Electoral Roll has been updated and now consists of 80 members. weekly attendances. Excluding weddings and funerals the total adult attendance at services was 2584 (2016 - 2416). 4 5 Thanks, acknowledgements and Review of the Year 2017 meant revenues from Church activities were lower than in 2016. Once again, the The Reverend Geoffrey Spencer was Instituted and Inducted as Vicar of Kirkby in PCC is extremely grateful to the Malham Safari Committee and the organisers of the Malhamdale on 31st May 2017. The Post has been Non-Stipendiary for some 10 Malhamdale Trail Challenge who generously awarded £3,000 and £1,250 of the funds years and is considered part-time by the Diocese. The Incumbent resides in the respectively raised to St. Michael’s. Vicarage on a House For Duty basis. The PCC again records its appreciation to our Costs generally were higher than in the previous year. Higher oil prices increased the hard working churchwardens Maureen Dore, Ted Ellis, and George Parker. cost of heating the Church (although in future years there should be a benefit of the The Church is reliant on many who give tirelessly of their time. The PCC wishes to more efficient heating system). There were problems with the boiler in the early part of thank our treasurers, PCC secretary, organists, sacristan, magazine editor, the year resulted in unplanned repair costs. children’s club leaders, flower arrangers, readers and intercessors, church The largest general expense is the Parish Share. Following the Diocesan ‘welcomers’, churchyard maintenance team, church cleaners and the bell ringers reorganisation in 2015, a new and simpler basis for calculating the Share was who welcome you to church every Sunday, .The members of our Fabric Group, led introduced. However, despite our calculated share being significantly lower than under by Ted Ellis, have worked not only to complete the re-roofing and the outstanding the previous Diocesan structure, a cap has been applied to the amount by which a work from the 2012 quinquennial inspection, but also planning and obtaining parish share can be reduced in any year. This cap reduces year by year but the extra Heritage Lottery funding for other vital improvements. The PCC thanks John charge in 2017 was £8,000. There is a corresponding cap on the amount by which the Mitchell, our independent examiner for his work in vetting this report and checking share for those parishes whose calculated share is higher can increase. In practice the financial statements. the PCC is subsidising those parishes. Despite the fact that full payment of the 2017 The Vicar conducts Collective Worship at the School on a fortnightly basis. The Share meant there would be an overall shortfall on the general account, it was agreed school presented an excellent Nativity Play as part of our well attended Christingle that the share should be paid in full and the shortfall met out of General Fund Service when the Church was full. reserves. Three specific areas to satisfy the HLF grant conditions are to organise church The year end balance on General Fund was £12,551 and the value of total financial activities such as heritage trails for school parties and better signage of the church resources was £38,308. and to develop a new website. These have been progressed. The link with the City of Sanctuary Maternity Stream for refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds continues and members were again welcomed them to the Dale in September. The visitors joined a social event on the Saturday evening in the Village Hall and joined in the Sunday service. The PCC thanks all who helped host the visitors. Some of the group returned in December to help make Christingles. Visitors and pilgrims Secretary continue to be welcomed to the Church and its fellowship Rob Thacker Finance Laneside In January 2017 we received the final instalment (£9,000) due under the Listed Places of Worship (LPOW) scheme in respect of the roof replacement which was Cove Road completed in 2016. MALHAM BD23 4DH The dominant feature in reviewing the PCC’s finances during 2017 was the [email protected] completion of the refurbishment project. Approval for the award of a finance grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was obtained in 2016 and the first payment President ~ Mr Raymond Lund received. At the start of 2017 the Fabric fund stood at £113,000. The PCC successfully met the obligations which were a condition of the HLF grant and the MALHAM SHOW COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2018 final two instalments, totalling £50,000, were received during the year. Including Please be advised of the dates of the Malham Show Committee Meetings throughout VAT, expenditure on the HLF project totalled £193,000. However, most of the work 2018 to be held in Malham Village Hall at 8 pm undertaken satisfied the LPOW criteria for VAT recovery and £27,000 of VAT th th th expense was recovered. Monday April 30 Monday July 9 Monday September 17 Other than retention monies, which are covered by the residual Refurbishment Fund balance which has now been transferred to the Fabric Fund, all project costs have been settled. Two further VAT claims will be made. On the General Fund a shortfall of £2,000 was sustained. The closure of the Church for three months during the summer, the busiest time of the year for visitors, was unavoidable but had an inevitable impact on revenue with visitor donations and bookstall sales both being adversely affected. Fewer weddings in 7 6 CONISTON COLD YOUNG FARMERS CLUB scheduled for March the 17th. Coniston Cold members joined Burton, Lawkland and Rathmell for the district On Tuesday the 13th of March members met at the village hall at Coniston for a quiz night, which was held at Ribblesdale rugby club in Settle. All the members Ready Steady Cook evening. Joe Smith from Airton kindly organised the evening battled it out over a range of rounds, which included agriculture, cooking, TV where members selected ingredients and tried to create a master dish. The and films and picture rounds. The final results were Coniston B 4th, Coniston A winners were Gemma Darwin and Robin Schofield. 3rd, Rathmell, 2nd and Burton were the winning team. Peter Walton The following Tuesday Coniston members met at the Richard Tottie Memorial Hall in Coniston Cold. It was the annual show meeting for 2018’s young farmers show. Club Chairman Gemma Darwin and Show Secretary Robin Schofield were FROM THE ARCHIVES in the chair to sort out Coniston Annual Show held in August. Taken from the Vicar’s report for the year 1890-91 … On Saturday 3rd February Coniston Cold young farmers held a coffee morning Upon the strength of the balance in hand on the Library account I have just at Hellifield Institute. Tt started at 10 o’clock. Members served coffee and applied for a fresh grant of books from the “Rebecca Hussey” fund. The biscuits and held a raffle and tombola. The event was very successful, raising application has been favourably received, and as a result we shall shortly have £275 for club funds. thirteen pounds’ worth (at retail prices) of new books to place in the Library. We The following Tuesday's meeting was a table tennis and darts night at the have had help several times before from this source, subscribing on each Richard Tottie Memorial Hall. The event was organised by club leaders Alastair occasion £5 on the part of the parish to meet the grant. and Julie Walton and was very enjoyable for who took part. “Rebecca Hussey’s Book Charity” has this very appreciable advantage over other The second Tuesday in February Coniston Cold young farmers joined fellow societies or institutions by which popular libraries are helped, – that applicants clubs Burton, Rathmell and Lawkland for the Settle district's annual bingo night make their own choice of books, irrespective of publisher. Hitherto they have at North Ribblesdale rugby club. Members enjoyed an evening with bingo caller been restrained from getting novels through this fund, but this restriction is now Phil Morphet who practiced his Bingo lingo to make it an enjoyable evening for apparently given up. Of course we want fiction, amongst other literature, as members. general readers of books do everywhere; and this, so far, we have got independently. Charles Dickens, indeed, is about our best-read author. Most of On the following Sunday Coniston Cold joined fellow clubs again for the Settle his books have had to be sent to the binder, and several bought new again, district darts and dominoes night held at Settle social club. There were four within the last year or two. junior and four senior teams competing at darts, with Coniston winning the honours in the dominoes and darts. Our Kirkby Malhamdale Library has had voluntary gifts of books at different times from various private persons, and in particular is often being presented with a The first meeting in March was at Accrington trampoline centre but this had to new book by Mr. Morrison. It is so well appreciated, as shown by the constant use be cancelled due to poor weather. made of the books through the village Reading Rooms in the winter, that the The following week members met at The Coniston Hotel for a torchlit walk support received is really deserved. around the lake by kind permission of the Bannister family. This was followed It is good to know that our Book Stall in the box pews in the north aisle is by a meeting at the village hall to sort out the Settle District Hedging and following in this tradition, even if in a rather different format. Do support it. Walling competition which was due to held on the 3rd of March but was cancelled after the The Beast from the East did its worst. The event is now Jen Darling
8 9 ASHLEY’S FARM Whilst most sheep lamb by themselves, some do need assistance. Sheep having triplets are most likely to have complications, which is partly why After saying last month that the winter had largely been uneventful, it the Leicesters take such careful management as they lamb. One of the obviously felt the need to provide us with ‘an event’. Conditions for a few most common complications is a lamb coming in the breech position. This is days at the start of March, as the Beast from the East swept in, were very very dangerous as the lamb can try to breathe as it starts to be born, but as difficult. Rather than the amount of snow, it was the drifting that caused its head is still inside the sheep, it swallows fluid which fills its lungs. If we the problems, with many roads, lanes and gateways blocked. The freezing are there we can help by pulling the lamb out quickly and then clearing its temperatures meant that all water at the farm was frozen solid, leaving airways and turning it upside down to let the fluid run out. This might sound hundreds of cattle and sheep that were housed inside, without drinking a little harsh, but it is often the only way to save a breech lamb. Sometimes water. With the help of a space heater we managed to get one hose pipe more than one lamb will be trying to enter the birthing canal at once, running, from which we could fill troughs and buckets, to then carry water meaning neither can be born. This is often straightforward to resolve, by to where it was needed. It is impossible to imagine how much water pushing one back and pulling one forward, but some of these cases can be animals need until you have to carry it all by hand – the sight of running very tricky to resolve as you try to match which legs belong to which body! water when the thaw did come was a very welcome one. But the difficulties As a lamb’s head is born, we hope that the sack breaks that has been we experienced really pale into insignificance compared to those faced by surrounding the lamb inside the sheep. Sadly sometimes this does not farmers in places like Cumbria. Our sheep and cattle, whilst hungry and happen and the lamb is born inside a sack full of fluid, meaning it cannot cold, were all safe during the snow and none were buried under drifts. In breath. Again, if we are there we can clear the sack and get the lamb Cumbria some farmers have had hundreds of sheep buried and 11 days on breathing. from the storm are still digging the odd live sheep out, but many have lost dozens of in-lamb sheep. A problem that occurs more commonly with large single lambs is when they are being born head first, with the legs tucked back rather than with the Lambing kicked off at the end of February with the first Blue Faced front legs coming out first. This means the lamb gets stuck at the shoulders, Leicester lambs, with several lambing in the middle of the night during the leaving the head out in what we call the ‘hung’ position. The lamb can only blizzards. The cold and wind was so vicious that even inside the shed, the be born once the front legs are found and brought out with the head, but new born Leicester lambs could only stand to be in there for a few minutes this can be easier said than done with a large lamb that is taking up all the before they started to become hypothermic. As soon as they are born, the space. Leicester lambs are moved with their mother to an individual pen with a heat lamp, but we had a few nights where even this wasn’t enough and we In all of these cases a cool head, patience and experience play a large part had several lambs in the Aga to keep warm. in getting a successful outcome. Whilst we hope that as many sheep as possible lamb safely by themselves, we cannot feasibly be there as each one The Lamb Cams are proving to be really helpful. The cameras can be lambs, and things inevitably go wrong at times. This can be very watched and controlled on any tablet, pc, or even tv screen, allowing you disheartening when you have looked after the sheep all winter and tried to look around at all the sheep, even in the dark, and zoom in for a closer your best for them, but as many farmers at the moment know, is all part of view. Whilst waking up every hour to check the cameras still disturbs your the resilience needed to do the job. sleep, it is much better than getting dressed and walking across to the farm, only to find nothing is lambing. And it means that when we come in Ashley and Rachael for meals, we can keep an eye on what is happening without worrying that we are missing something.
10 11 BOOK CLUB: where the owner did find the belongings of the local interred Japanese fami- lies stored in the basement; there was a jazz player called Oscar Holden, THE HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET though in the notes to his book, Ford says he thinks Oscar did not actually The book we recently chose to read was ‘The Hotel On The Corner of Bitter make a record; the record shop existed; and the internment camps are a mat- and Sweet’ by Jamie Ford. It was certainly an intriguing title and definitely ter of historical record. piqued our interest. Ford is an American of Chinese descent and this, written Our group felt the book was light, easy reading and on the whole, we all en- in 2009, was his first novel. He got much of his inspiration from his own joyed it. It gave an insight into aspects of American history of which not all of childhood, growing up in the Chinatown of Seattle, hearing how his father us had been aware (the camps, the widespread racism and so on), and the wore a button which stated ‘ I am Chinese’. He first developed this into a embedding of what is mostly a love story into this history gives the novel an short story featuring this button and later gave this phrase significance in the added dimension. There are plans to make it into a film which doesn't sur- longer novel. prise our group as we think the story will adapt very well to the screen.
The book tells the story of Henry Lee, a first generation Chinese American, looking back to his schoolboy days as a twelve year old during the Second Jan Willingham World War immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbour; Ford tells the immediate story of the young Henry but also examines what happened from the perspective of him as an older man (the older Henry is often referred to as 'old Henry Lee' - he's only 56!). It explores several themes against the New Editor Needed ! ! ! backdrop of the war including friendship, love, family, racism, prejudice and loyalty, and then shows the lasting repercussions on Henry’s life of what hap- pened during that time. Can you spare a little time
The novel opens with Henry in 1986, passing the Panama Hotel, once the en- each month? trance to the area known as Japantown, where the new owner has discovered the belongings of many of the local Japanese families who were sent to in- I've edited the Malhamdale Parish News for nearly six years, ternment camps during World War Two. Henry is taken back in his memory to the time of his friendship (and first love) with Keiko Okabe, a Japanese Amer- but it's now time for me to step down and let somebody else take over. ican girl who comes to his school. As the only foreigners in the white, middle If you think this might be something you would like to do, class school, they form a strong bond until she, her family and other Japanese Americans are taken away to be interred in camps. The novel constantly please call me on 01729 830885 jumps between 1986 and 1942, and although some readers may not like this or e-mail [email protected] kind of device in the books they read, in this novel it is important as Henry My last issue will be July/August 2018 . . . struggles to understand the relationships he has forged with everyone throughout his life, the decisions he took when much younger, and how he Carol Ballard can now move forward.
Some of the details of the story are in fact true: there is a Panama Hotel
13 12 children taking part are, Hance, Alice, Anna and Finlay and we wish them all Kirkby-in-Malhamdale United (VA) Primary School, the best. We will report how they got on in the next issue. Kirkby Malham, Skipton, Wrapping up the Spring term we are having a Music Concert in the last week North Yorkshire, for parents to come and watch. The children have been having music lessons BD23 4BY weekly since September with a range of instruments.
Telephone and Fax: 01729 830214 The school term ends on Thursday 29th March – we wish you a belated Happy e-mail: [email protected] Easter from all the children and staff at school. Interim Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Allen School News – The recent snow saw us unusually closed for 3 days. We were glad to be back to normal, but know the children really enjoyed their snow Pamela Syme 1923-2017 ( late of Airton) days and sledging! Memorial Service and Burial of Ashes The Cameo (Come and Meet Each Other) Club (formally Over 60’s) – Patrick and Liz Wherity delivered a very interesting and informative talk 14 April 2018 at 3pm about the work of a charity that they support called KASIN in Nepal who are St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham raising money to rebuild a Primary School that was hit by an earthquake two years ago. The children served tea and cakes to the CAMEO Club afterwards – All who knew “Pam” are very welcome to attend everyone had a lovely time. Victoria Syme-Taylor. Mob 07770819371 Fire Safety Education – An officer from the Fire Service came last week to deliver an assembly around fire and how to keep safe. The children asked lots of sensible questions and learnt a great deal from the talk. ADVANCE NOTICE:
Y6 Crucial Crew – Year 6 are attending this event which is supported by the North Craven Area Churches Songs of Praise Fire Service, the Police and Ambulance Service at Eshton Grange soon. They Sunday 3rd June 4pm will gain ‘hands on’ experience of what to do in a fire, how to make an emergency call and basic first aid. This is a yearly event for Year 6 and they at St Aidan's Church, Hellifield always enjoy the experience. Mary Richardson has chosen our hymn and will talk about it. Year 5&6 Space2Earth Duathlon – this is taking place at Gargrave School for All are welcome. several schools via the Skipton Schools Sports Cluster. The children will be training like Tim Peake on his successful space mission by taking part in a This is the start of the Voices of Craven Festival. keep fit challenge involving indoor and outdoor sports. The final Concert is at Kirkby Malham on Saturday 23rd June at 7pm We are very lucky to have 4 children who have qualified for the Craven (Tickets required). Schools Cross Country Finals at Dalby Forest, Pickering on March 22nd. The For more information, please see the poster on page 26
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MALHAMDALE CHURCH SERVICES FOR APRIL
Sunday 1st April Easter DaY Parish Church 11.00 a.m. Family Communion
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Easter 5 Easter Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mr. B. Appleby May 6th
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Bernadette Bernadette
Ria Gledhill
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Chris Cribb Chris
Eileen Miles Eileen
19.30 Service
Mark Ashton Mark
Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House Muriel Bland
Bevan Bolland
Simon Watkins Simon
Chris Cribb and and Cribb Chris
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Clare Marsh Clare
Lynn Ashton
Joy Schofield
George Parker George
Pippa & Robert
Sunday 22nd April Easter 3 Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion
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Viv Buckland The Religious Society of West Andrea
Maureen Dore Maureen Dore Maureen
Viv Buckland & Viv Buckland Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House
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Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion Muriel Bland
Rita Holmes
Robin Bundy Robin Darling Chris Bundy Robin
Margaret Ellis Margaret Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mr. J. Hope & Bundy Robin
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Ted Ellis
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11am Family
John Varney John
Andrea West Andrea
Maureen Dore
Muriel Bland &
Nigel Buckland Nigel Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Rev. J. Clasper & Viv Buckland Watkins Simon
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ORGANIST PEO- SIDES ASSISTANT 17 16 ANNUAL MEETING MALHAM WI of the Airton Parish Meeting In March we were joined by our friends from Airton WI to welcome Mike Harrop who provided what he termed as ‘a canter through 30 years of enjoyment in is to be held on Monday, June 4th at 7.30pm the RAF’. Mike, a recently retired RAF Wing Commander, captivated his audi- at the Airton Friends Meeting House. ence as he described a very varied and fascinating career. He described how he began his career in communications and air defence which then moved into a wider range of roles including drugs busting in Afghanistan, peace keeping and AIRTON W.I military conflicts, and ultimately taking up the post of Station Commander at the home of the Red Arrows, RAF Scampton. Airton’s February meeting on St. Valentine’s day was held at Airton Barn. The guest speaker was Sue Stevens who worked as a paediatrician in the Leeds As world politics changed Mike’s career changed accordingly. Mike explained area. Just before her retirement Sue took a six-month sabbatical to go and that during the period after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the potential for work in a children’s hospital in Uganda. hostile engagement with Russia decreased and as a result Mike’s career took a different direction. He was involved in peace keeping in the Balkan conflict Sue’s remit was to teach staff and to look at service improvement in the and described the complexities of working alongside different forces including hospital. She was aware that the hospital she had been asked to help had a NATO, where the challenge was to try and identify who was protecting whom! reputation of being poorly managed. The hospital, run by the government, was built in the 1930’s and still has no running water. Mike carried out roles at a senior level over most of his career including advis- ing Whitehall and the Prime Minister following the 9/11 attack on the Twin There are 280 beds for a catchment area of 2 million people, 40 of these Towers in New York. In addition, he described many of the dangerous situa- beds are for children, and it is usual to have two or three children in one tions he had been involved in during his career, whilst not surprisingly providing bed. Patients come from the local town, villages, farms and a nearby refugee his wife, Sarah Jane with limited explanation of his activities! Some of those camp. Because of the poor hygiene and management of resources there is a activities sometimes involved the odd mishap or two…………, for example, or- high mortality rate of both mothers and children. dering the ‘firing off’ for out of date stock piled weaponry led to senior com- There were many cultural barriers for Sue to face, and many things she could mand believing they were under attack. not influence. However, between them Sue and her husband achieved In the hour long presentation which went by so quickly, Mike covered an enor- improved record keeping, a care plan and pathway for each patient rather mous amount of ground and the audience felt that he had only scratched the than a scrap of paper passed (and possibly lost) from one nurse to another. surface. In fact I think we could have spent another hour asking questions. He The development of a multidisciplinary team, so that the maternity unit had left us with a strong insight into what goes on behind the scenes, including de- a weekly meeting with the neonatal unit. Also raising awareness for the cision making and also the realisation of how the forces keep us safe, are hu- babies to be weighed to ensure they were thriving. man, fallible and have a great sense of humour. It was a very interesting and thought-provoking talk, there were plenty of Tracey Baron questions asked as we enjoyed a cup of tea afterwards.
In March we will be travelling up the dale to see what our friends in Malham have in store for us. Avril Frankland
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THROUGH THE YEARS
Thursday 19th April Talk by Bob Greaves “Timber Framed Buildings: Evidence in Skipton”
Non-members are very welcome to attend, £3 to include coffee / tea and biscuits. 8.00pm in Malham Village Hall For more information please contact Colin or Sue Lugton Tel. 01729 830201 Linda Hodson Tel. 01729 830572
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Airton - Photo from Yorkshire Post 5th March 1955 In March 1955, Airton School was situated to the right of the car. WEDNESDAY QUIZ NIGHTS Did the car belong to the teacher, Miss Collin? AT THE VICTORIA INN 8.30 p.m.
4th and 18th April
Come and join us for the fortnightly quiz at the Vic!
Come as a team of up to 4 people or, if you are on your own, please come along and join a team. Entry fee £2 each, to cover prize for the winning team and a light supper. If you would like any more information, or would like to arrange a quiz, To find the names of these Airton pupils in 1954/55 and for more information please contact: about the history of the schools in Malhamdale see Ian Ballard (e-mail: [email protected] or phone 830885) www.kirkbymalham.info/KMLHG/schools/introsch.html or Steve Whitaker (e-mail: [email protected] or phone 830082) Sue Lugton tel 01729 830201 e-mail [email protected] www.kirkbymalham.info/KMLHG/KMLHGhome.html 20 21 ‘Together we’re stronger than the Dates for your diary storms’ 2018 This year Christian Aid is focussing on Haiti Thursday 17th May Presented by Anne Read and the aftermath of hurricanes. In Haiti, Marcelin raised his three “Call my Bluff” with Artefacts from The Museum of North Craven Life daughters alone. They’ve endured some of the worst natural disasters on earth. They’re not just survivors. They’re fighters. But they’re only so strong. Thursday 21st June Talk by Gillian Wheatley They won’t survive the next hurricane without your help. “Reginald Farrer of Ingleborough Hall – A Whimsical Yorkshireman” If you can spare a couple of hours to collect red envelopes during May Thursday 19th July Visit to Browsholme Hall at 2pm then please let me know. Ring me on 01729 830372 (Reservation required, Members £5) or email [email protected] Thursday 16th August Talk by Ian Evans This Christian Aid Week, you can be in their corner. You can help them “Long Preston’s Archaeological Big Dig” build a home that will weather the next storm, so they won’t need to fight to Thursday 20th September Talk by Dr Roger Martlew survive anymore. “Romans, Natives and a Northern Powerhouse” Thank you Thursday 18th October Talk by Robin Bundy Judy Rogers “John Gough – 18th century blind mathematician and scientist” Thursday 15th November Talk by Jane Lunnon “Church Graveyards – Windows into Local History”
th Thursday 13 December Annual Dinner at Newfield Hall AWARDS FROM KIRKBY MALHAM SCHOOL FOUNDATION 2019 Thursday 17th January Members’ evening Anyone who attended Kirkby Malham School and is now in Year12 (or equivalent) of full- or part-time education or is in their second Thursday 21st February Talk by Dr David Johnson year of full-time Further/ Higher Education may apply for a small “St Helen’s Chapel, Malham: an archaeological résumé” award from the Foundation Trustees. NB at Kirkby Malham Parish Hall Those interested should apply in writing to:- Thursday 21st March AGM. Followed by wine and cheese Ashley Caton Otterburn Lodge, Otterburn Malham Village Hall, except as noted above, 8pm . Skipton, BD23 4DBX Contact –Sue Lugton Tel 01729 830201 or Linda Hodson Tel 01729 830572 www.kirkbymalham.info
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From the Editor . . .
All material for inclusion in the May issue should be with me no later than Thursday 12th April - thank you.
Carol Ballard
April Session
The next session will be on Monday 9th April P.S. Have you seen my notice on page 13? at Be A Garden Maker, Coars Farm, Wigglesworth
from 2.00 – 4.00pm
Please join us for a demonstration of how to make
the perfect hanging basket, followed by The Kirkby Malhamdale Educational Trust is a well established but little afternoon tea and a chance to look round the garden centre. known local charity. We have limited funds to support educational and Everyone welcome - £5 per person further development activities for local residents. The following is a guide to help you to meet our criteria and for you to consider whether you are For more information and to arrange transport contact suitable for funding: Angela Barnes 01729 830532, Kath Hall 01729 830382 1. You must reside in Malhamdale. 2. You must be under 25 years of age when you apply. or Judith Holliday 01729 830338 3. We will only consider a personal application from the person applying and it should be personally signed by you. 4. The amount of the award will be at the discretion of the Committee. 5. You should include a clear statement of the amount you are WANTED requesting, the reasons for the funds and a plan of action, including your Part-time cat sitter on an occasional basis overall costs and how you will obtain additional funds where the costs are greater than the requested amount. in Malhamdale. 6. If funding is granted, we would appreciate a brief letter once your Involves looking after two elderly cats project/task has been implemented to inform the Committee as to how when the owner is required to work away. the grant helped you. The Committee meets in April and October to consider applications For more information telephone 07772 292 628 which should be made to:- Liz Hesleden, Pirie Martins, Watery Lane, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4AG
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As we are embarking on our new season, we are looking for additional staff to join our friendly & supportive hospitality team. You will be working as part of a small multi-skilled and dedicated team. Duties include cooking food, serving, cleaning bedrooms and maintaining meeting rooms. Excellent working conditions in a lovely environment. A satisfying job with direct customer contact. The successful applicants will ideally be adaptable team players with energy, a can-do attitude, and a genuine approach to customer service. Household skills, love of food and willingness to learn are more important than qualifications. Applicants can telephone Bernadette on 01729 830322 or e-mail [email protected]
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27 26 KIRKBY MALHAM CHURCH WELCOMERS GARGRAVE AND MALHAMDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Did you volunteer as a church welcomer? Do please help again this season; Friday 27th April we will be showing the 2017 version of the old classic “Murder spring is coming, and Easter is early this year. Any time you can give through on the Orient Express.” The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, the spring and summer months, regularly or occasionally, will be William Dafoe and Judy Dench. appreciated. There is a new a Welcomers' calendar in the vestry if you wish to sign up for any preferred time, or you may just drop in when it is The customary Café style seating will be in place, so please bring your own convenient. refreshments. Village Hall doors open 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. If you haven't welcomed yet, do give it a try; it's generally a pleasant way to Tickets are £5, on sale at the door. Under 16’s, free admission. give an hour or two and comments in the Visitors' book are appreciative. In February pupils from Year 4/5 paid a visit to the Library and were shown how Jenny Hoyle (tel. 830498) to use Reference Books. At the end of their visit the pupils were encouraged to borrow a book to help carry out their own research.
The pupils returned in early March and, in front of a selected audience, ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL FABRIC FUND 200 CLUB presented some "amazing facts" found from the books they had borrowed. DRAW PRIZE WINNERS Topics ranged from Jupiter to Volcanoes, animals to cars, history from the February 2018 Stone Age to the Tudors and from medicine to astronauts. 1st Prize £100 Sue Lugton The children had made posters or prepared reports, some even asked quiz questions at the end of their presentation to check how attentive the audience nd 2 Prize £50 Norman and Christine Carr had been!! 3rd Prize £25 Maureen Dore Both the School and Library are very grateful for the support given by the NYCC 4th Prize £15 Alison Dewhirst Library Service at Skipton and hope we can keep this initiative going and develop it further in the future. 5th Prize £10 Patricia Sharp Just a reminder that the Library will close for the Easter Break at 5.00pm on Wednesday 28th March and re-open on Wednesday 4th April. The library The 200 club is open to all and we attract members from outside the area as will also be closed for the two Bank Holidays in May, the 7th and 28th well as local residents. We welcome new members who wish to support this fine building which is so central to our community here in Malhamdale. Dave Smith Thank you very much indeed for your support. We look forward to hearing from you again. Joy Schofield 830463 CHURCH YARD
Ashley & Rachael Caton 830250 Dog owners and dog walkers are requested to clean up after their dogs in the church yard and on the church paths Ali Milner 830588 Thank you Bernadette Schutte 830322 or [email protected]
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e-mail: [email protected]
30 31 The Victoria Kirkby Malham
Muddy Boots and Dog friendly (free dog Treats on the Bar) Real Fires Local Cask Ales 4 Muddy Boot and dog friendly En suite rooms Food Served Daily From 12pm Pool Table and Sky Sports
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