Welcome to Welcome to St Mary’s Church Appleton Wiske

A Booklet of Information for all living in the Parish

A Church in the Produced by: Benefice of the Wiske

The Rector Village website The Revd David Lewis www.appletonwiske.com Tel: 881205 Appleton Wiske Methodist Church The Rector, The Revd David Lewis, lives in the Rectory in Great Smeaton and has “The Chapel” pastoral responsibility for the village. We are part of the Benefice of the Wiske “Live the Love, Love the Life” comprising 4 Parishes and 6 churches

Church Service times and other Notices are displayed in the Porch and on the Notice board

A Christian Fellowship and Bible Study

Group meets in the Rectory during Term time, alternate Mondays at 2.00 pm.

Please see the ANVIL, our monthly church magazine, for details and information. Superintendent Minister: Revd David Godfrey 01609 773620 In partnership with the Chapel we are Karen Portsmouth 07890 478533 committed to serve the community and Glenys Askew 01609 881282 offer a warm welcome to all We offer a warm welcome to all who wish to join us in making time and space to attend to Churchwarden: the Inner Journey and to enjoy the company Jackie Blackwood Tel: 881660 and community of others along the Way.

We hope that you will enjoy living in Opportunities for doing this include weekly and Appleton Wiske annual events, as detailed in following pages.

Weekly events @ chapel Annual events @ chapel include:

Sunday services 10.30 am to 11.30 am Mothering Sunday followed by tea, coffee and social. The local cub and guide groups are invited to Children are invited to join the Kids Corner craft join us as we celebrate and explore activities, which take place within the service, the aspect of mothering in our lives. at a table set to one side.

Easter services Tuesday Coffee Mornings Thursday evening, Friday morning, 8.30 am – 11.30 am, during the school term. Sunday morning. The aim of the coffee morning is to provide a Following Jesus on a journey welcome social occasion, as well as of resourcing and transformation. supporting various charities.

Village scarecrow festival Tuesday Tots Praise Usually the first weekend in July. 9.30 am – 10.00 am, The chapel is open on Saturday and Sunday upstairs during the school term. and hosts an art exhibition. The sing-a-long session is followed by refreshments and play. Community Harvest celebration ------Informal service held in the village hall on the first Sunday in October. All are welcome at any of our weekly or annual Short gathering for singing and services and events. thanksgiving, followed by lunch. The celebration is offered as an expression of We seek to offer each other a supportive gratitude and community within the cycle of the environment in which to experience and express year. It is offered for those of any faith, or none the love of God. and for the young and the young at heart! Annual events @ chapel (continued): Tots‐Praise!

Family Carol and Nativity service We sing along to action songs and Sunday before Christmas. play with musical instruments, Very informal, family focused gathering. bean bags and ribbons.

Things that we learn include Carol singing around the village Usually the Tuesday before Christmas. • an appreciation of rhythm and rhyme Residents are invited to let the Kids Corner know • listening while following the action songs if they would like to be visited by carol singers from the community. • expressing ourselves in All ages and stages are welcome to • movement and song join in with all or part of the carol singing! We finish with soup and bread in the chapel. • following an order or sequence of events • exercising and developing our memories

Christmas day celebration • loving ourselves 9 am Festive shorter service, • loving others followed by seasonal refreshments. • knowing ourselves loved by God and others • having fun with friends! There are a few Sundays in the year when there

is no service at the chapel. Once a quarter we meet with friends at the Circuit service, and on Tuesdays 9.30 ‐10.00 am during the Remembrance Sunday we join our local school term. Upstairs room in the parish church, St Mary’s. Methodist Chapel, while the coffee morning is on the go. Together we hope to provide opportunities for connecting with self, with each other, with wider The sing‐a‐long session is followed community and with God. by refreshments and play.

COFFEE MORNING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Coffee Mornings are held in the Methodist Chapel OSMOTHERLEY on Tuesday mornings from 8.30 am to 11.30 am where fresh ground coffee and a variety of teas are Sunday Mass 8.30 am served served. from All Saints Parish, Thirsk

Fair Trade tea and coffee are also available. In addition, scones and biscuits are provided. Parish Priest: Canon Jerry Twomey Everyone who chooses to come is given a very warm welcome. Tel: 01845 527 011;

Email: [email protected] The facility is provided primarily for people to meet www.allsaintsthirsk.org.uk in a friendly environment. Voluntary donations by our clients are split two ways with 25% being Sunday Vigil Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady retained to defray costs and 75% going to a range of charities. The supporters have raised many on Saturdays at 4 pm (the top of the hill). thousands of pounds for charities since 1996. Served from the Cathedral

Why don't you be part of the best Coffee Morning in of the Diocese of Middlesbrough. the North of ? NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH

The church is located at the north end of High Street. Information regarding services and events can be obtained from the church office on 01609 775396

APPLETON WISKE SCHOOL Northallerton United Reformed Church (Zion)

178, High Street Northallerton The school’s formal catchment area covers the DL7 8JZ villages of Appleton Wiske, East and and Services: Picton. There are, however, many children from other local villages who attend the school. Transport for Sunday: 10.00 a.m. rd children living over two miles away is provided by coach (Holy Communion every 3 Sunday) and minibus.

Wednesday: 1.00 p.m. A Market Day Service The school is situated on the southern outskirts of for half an hour Appleton Wiske with an outlook over open fields. The building, opened in 1983, has three classrooms, Come and join us for worship or maybe for a cup of a hall and a new extension, built in 2005, housing the coffee or tea at: library and ICT suite.

The Way In: In the three classes there are always at least two age Wednesday: 10.00 – 12.00 noon groups. Currently class 1 comprises Reception and year Saturday: 10.00 – 12.00 noon 1 children, Class 2 comprises year 2 and year 3 children and class 3 comprises years 4, 5 and 6 children. Revd Stephen and Revd. Hilary Collinson There are two playgrounds, a playing field and Food bank every Monday 4‐6 pm landscaped gardens. There is also a pond and ‘wildlife’ area, designed by the children and built by parents. You’ll find us opposite Johnsons Dry Cleaners under the archway. Do come and find us we’d love to meet you. www.appletonwiskeschool.org.uk

For more information ring: Contact the Headteacher on 881398 Joe Kennedy 01609 881408

APPLETON WISKE PARENT & CARER Appleton Wiske Pre-School TODDLER PLAYGROUP The Village Hall Front Street Appleton Wiske, Village Hall, Front Street, Appleton Wiske, DL6 2AA Appleton Wiske North Wednesdays 10.00 – 12. 00 (term-time only) DL6 2AA Tel: 07875 665 625

Appleton Wiske Pre-School is situated in the Village Hall in the small village of Appleton Wiske. The Pre- School has been in operation for the last 30 years and is run by a parent committee. We are open every day, Monday to Friday, from 8.30 - 3.30 pm term time only The cost of a morning session is £4.10 per hour.

A friendly and welcoming parent and toddler The Pre-School setting is based in the Village Hall group, giving carers, babies and toddlers the Annexe, which is brightly decorated and maintained chance to socialise in a relaxed, small group. to a very high standard of cleanliness.

We offer a range of activities, children can play We have a full range of equipment and resources to with lots of toys; sit & ride-on, slides, rockers, positively promote and stimulate your child's jigsaws, books, soft toys, role play, dressing up, development in all areas and offer a free flow play baby toys, story time, singing, bubbles and much system. more. Appleton Wiske Pre-School is registered with Tea, coffee, juice and biscuits or fruit is available OFSTED and our registration documentation and and included in the cost of £2 per family per policies are available to view at all times. session. Please just come along on the day! If you would like your child to join our Pre-School, please give Liz Huckle, the Manager, a call on the Contact: Helen Smith or Ruth Brook on: above telephone number.

BINS LORD NELSON INN Kerbside Refuse Collections are made every Wednesday. Front Street Bins and recycling should be put out the night before. Appleton Wiske Black bins and then Green bins with Blue topped bins, Tel: 881351 are collected on alternate weeks with special arrangements for Bank Holidays and Holiday periods etc. Opening Times Monday - Friday 6.00 pm Saturday 6.00 pm BOOK CLUB Sunday 12.00 noon A Reading Group meets every second Monday of the month in different homes in the village. For more Food is served Thursday - Saturday 6.30-8.30 p.m. information please contact Sunday Lunch 12.00-2.30 p.m. Jackie Blackwood 881660

SHORTHORN INN COWTONS AND COUNTRYSIDE U3A There are numerous classes including French, German, Hornby Road Canasta, Bridge, Art appreciation, painting group, a Appleton Wiske reading group, natural history, carpet bowls, philosophy, Tel: 881379 Tai Chi and monthly talks. Transport is available to some of these groups. For information, please ring the Food is served Mon - Thursday 5.00 - 9.00 p.m. treasurer, Ken Smith: Tel: 01325 378218 Friday 5.00 - 9.30 p.m. Saturday 6.00 - 9.30 p.m. CUB SCOUTS Sunday Lunch 12.00 - 5.00 p.m. Meet in the Village Hall every Thursday evening in Term Evening Menu 5.00 -7.00 p.m. time. Boys and Girls, aged 8 to 10. Please contact Paula Spence Tel: 881251 Normal closing times apply. GUIDES For girls 10-15 years. Guides meet every Monday in term time in the Village Hall at 6.30-8 p.m. Please contact Sheila Stainthorpe. Tel: 882696

DOCTOR TENNIS The Mowbray House GPs run a surgery in the Village Adults and children. Tuition available. Hall every Tuesday morning from 9 am until about 11 For membership details and court bookings please am. Appointments are not necessary. There is also a ring Prescription Delivery Service. Repeat Prescriptions must Richard Smith Tel: 881454 be in the Post Office by 10.00 am every Tuesday

MILK DELIVERIES BADMINTON Doorstep deliveries are made on Mondays, Wednesdays, Men’s Group met in the Village Hall every Fridays and Saturdays. The service is provided from Wednesday evening from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm. Northallerton by Steven Pearson Tel: 01845 574517 Please contact Jim Boddy Tel: 881479 [email protected] MOBILE FISH & CHIP VAN PILATES The van comes every Tuesday about 6.00 p.m. and stops Sessions are held in the Village Hall every Tuesday at various places e.g. Village Hall, Hunters Ride, Post evening from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm at £ 4.00 per Office and the Pub. session.

Please contact Ann McEvoy Tel: 01325 – 337367 PARISH COUNCIL

Meets in the Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. every 1st. Monday of the month. See Notice Board for Agenda LINAS CHARITY and other details. There is a quilting group working for this charity that meets in different homes. ZUMBA Please contact Jackie Blackwood, Tel: 881660 Sessions are in the village hall every Sunday at 9.30 am and Wednesday at 6.30 pm

OCAL TRADES & SERVICES

BUILDERS

Colin Bell Prospect Lodge Appleton Wiske Tel: 881264

Cliff Dove Southview Appleton Wiske Tel: 881602

Paul Smith Belgrave Front Street Appleton Wiske Tel: 881146 APPLETON WISKE VILLAGE HALL DECORATOR Offering excellent facilities for: Alan Cole 3 Prospect View Appleton Wiske BIRTHDAY PARTIES Tel: 881741

WEDDING RECEPTIONS

ELECTRICIAN PRIVATE FUNCTIONS

Richard Johnson Honeysuckle Cottage Booking Secretary – Mrs S Boddy Front Street Appleton Wiske Tel: 881576 Tel 01609 881479

Appleton Players Appleton Wiske Minibus

The Appleton Players produce a pantomime each year in the Village Hall and this combines the talent, skills and expertise of the people in Appleton Wiske and their neighbours. The minibus, which can carry 16 passengers, is Over the last 25 years the village production has got better and better, thanks to the efforts of the available to local organisations and members of committee and the many children and adults who take the minibus club. Drivers must be over 25 years part in some way. old and have a MIDAS certificate.

Our pantomimes have a local flavour and we pride ourselves on being able to achieve the highest quality The minibus club provides a weekly service into in acting, music and song, scenery, costumes, and Northallerton on Wednesdays, leaving the centre props. of the village at 9.15 a.m. and returning from the

If you would like to take part on stage, backstage, or rear of Yorkshire Trading at around 12.00 noon. helping out during the performances or with Volunteer drivers for this run are always welcome rehearsals, then please note the following information. (the rota is about once every 5 or 6 weeks). Remember, whatever you can offer, you will be made Bookings for the bus are kept by Val Hills most welcome. (01609 881553)

Children and Adult Auditions usually held in the first week of September in the Village Hall. Rehearsals are www.appletonwiske.com held in the Village Hall each Thursday evening from September to January at 6.30. & 7.30 pm. Additional All other enquiries to Ken Blackwood rehearsals are held on a Sunday afternoon at 2 pm nearer the performances which are usually held in the (01609 881660) 2nd week of January each year.

Chairwoman – Michelle Street Treasurer – Peter Harding. Secretary – Keith Davy.

WALKERS OF APPLETON

The 'Walkers' of Appleton are very much a social walking group rather than a rambling group. Throughout the year we meet once a month, either a Saturday or Sunday, and take turns to choose and lead a walk.

We either have a picnic lunch or a pub lunch -either way we always finish in the pub. These walks are We are a small group of volunteers approximately 7 miles long. who are dedicated to looking after our During the summer we try once a month, to also have village by caring for the public areas an evening walk of approximately 3-4 miles usually ending with a meal in the pub. Although we have and maintaining the Village Green approximately 26 members, we usually have a group of up to 12 on each walk as most people are busy and and floral displays. can't make or don't want to make them all.

If once you have settled into your new Walking is a wonderful way ·of meeting people in the village and making new friends. A few days before home you would like to be involved any walk, there is a notice on the notice board outside please contact me or one of the team. the Post Office however if anybody is interested, please phone me,

Beryl Thompson, on 881048. Tel: 881185

VILLAGE SHOP AND POST OFFICE

Telephone: 07823 - 333075 The village shop and post office is in the centre of the village and run by Jackie McReddie with Yvonne Hills. We offer a varied range of foods and produce as well as post and banking facilities. On offer are: YCA ™ Daily newspapers and magazines YORKSHIRE COUNTRYWOMEN’S ™ Fresh bakery foods including scrumptious artisan breads, cakes etc. ASSOCIATION ™ Dairy produce – fresh milk, cream, cheese and eggs

including free range. Established over 25 years ™ Locally sourced meat including sausage and bacon plus the best steak and kidney pies ever!!!!!!! Appleton Wiske YCA is a friendly group of ladies who ™ Home baked ham. meet on the 2nd Wednesday in every month, usually ™ A range of convenience foods. at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall Annexe. ™ Luxury chocolate ……… mmmmmm We have interesting speakers and workshops covering ™ Home-baked cakes, chocolate brownies, carrot cake, a large range of topics. chocky shortbread and more. ™ Greeting cards, stationary plus much more. We arrange outings to places of interest, other YCA ™ Postal and banking service Groups and YCA functions SHOP OPENING TIMES New members and visitors and always welcome. ™ Monday 6 am - 6.30 pm (closed 1 - 2 pm for lunch) For details of the next meeting please see the Village ™ Tuesday 6 am – 1 pm Notice Board outside the Post Office or contact: ™ Wednesday 6 am - 6.30 pm (closed 1 – 2 pm for lunch) ™ Thursday 6 am - 7.00 pm (closed 1 - 2 pm for lunch) Angela Carlin Tel 881817 ™ Friday 6 am - 7.00 pm (closed 1 - 2 pm for lunch) Jackie Blackwood Tel 881660 ™ Saturday 6 am – 3 pm ™ Sunday 9 am – 3 pm We would love to see you! The Post Office is open from 7 am Monday to Saturday and from 9.30 am on Sunday. POLICE

Hambleton North Safer Neighbourhoods Team The Hambleton North Safer Neighbourhoods Policing Team operates from the Police Station at , and serves a large geographic area, the villages of Hutton , Potto, , West Rounton, Appleton Wiske, Crathorne, and Middleton on Leven.

Address: Stokesley Police Station High Street Stokesley North Yorkshire TS9 6PG

To contact the team: Telephone: Non emergency Number 101 E‐mail: [email protected]

The Community Police Team will pay occasional visits to the weekly Coffee Mornings in the Chapel to meet members of the community.

In Emergencies always ring: 999