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COMMUNITY NEWS KIRBY WISKE, MAUNBY, NEWBY WISKE & SOUTH OTTERINGTON Search - South Otterington, Maunby, Kirby Wiske and Newby Wiske Community WHAT’S ON IN MAY 2019 Wed 1st between 10-11.30am Book Exchange, Coffee Morning & Raffle at South Otterington Village Hall with freshly baked & homemade cakes, scones & biscuits PLEASE NOTE change of day, this month only, due to local elections & the Village Hall being used at a Polling Station Mon 6th from 6pm Live music with ‘Ten Sheds’ on their Yorkshire Tour at The Buck Inn, Maunby Fri 10th May 9.15am Friends [of South Otterington School] for coffee at Shepherd's Purse. Come along for a coffee and catch up and find out what we're up to! Sat 11th 9am Kirby Wiske Plant Sale in the Village Hall. Donations of plants would be gratefully received at the Village Hall the previous evening between 6:30-7:30pm or on the morning of the sale. Tea or coffee and cakes available Tues 14th 7pm Kirby Wiske Local History Group will meet in Kirby Wiske Village Hall when we will complete our Village Trail leaflet and map. This will be followed contributions from members' research and updates on information gleaned at our visits to the North Yorkshire County Record Office and the Thornton le Street exhibition Thurs 16th 7.30pm AGM & next meeting of the Parish Council [of Maunby, Newby Wiske and South Otterington] will be held on in the Village Hall at South Otterington. Everyone is welcome to attend. PLEASE NOTE that this is a week earlier than usual, as the AGM has to be held by 20th May following on from the local council elections on 2nd May. This is a legal requirement, which the Parish Council must comply with Thurs 23rd to Mon 27th the 12th Otterington Shorthorn Beer Festival with live music and great ales, please come along and enjoy what should be another successful festival Fri 24th 7.30pm Bingo Night in Kirby Wiske Village Hall £8.00 including Raffle. Cash prizes. Tea and coffee available or bring your own Sat 25th 8pm Morris Dancers ‘Kemp’s Men of Norwich’ on their Whit Tour at the Otterington Shorthorn Sun 26th 8pm Morris Dancers ‘Kemp’s Men of Norwich’ on their Whit Tour at The Buck Inn, Maunby Wed 29th 10am HDC Planning Committee meeting to consider the PGL/Newby Wiske Hall planning application is scheduled to be heard at Solberge Hall. Please make a note of the date and try to attend. Free coffees and teas will be provided at the end of the meeting for local residents, courtesy of a Newby Wiske objector/resident. Anybody requiring transport to and from Solberge Hall, please contact any member of the Action Group or Parish Council SNEEK PEEK AT FUTURE EVENTS Sun 30th June 11-2pm Friends of South Otterington School Summer Fair Sept Car Treasure Hunt starting & ending at South Otterington Village Hall Fri 18th Oct Harvest Ceilidh at South Otterington Village Hall Kirby Wiske Village Hall Would you be prepared to help support your local Village Hall? Our Committee needs your help… there is not a lot to do, especially if many hands make light work! If you could spare a little time to help organise our fund-raising efforts to maintain the Village Hall for the Community, please contact Joyce (587402) or Stevie (587738) For all bookings & details for Kirby Wiske Village Hall contact Stevie on 01845 587738 POST VAN with a full range of post office services is available outside Kirby Wiske Village Hall every week on a Wed between 12.30pm & 1.15pm & a Thurs between 1.45pm & 2.30pm South Otterington, Maunby and Newby Wiske Village Hall For all Bookings & details please contact our Bookings Secretary, Penny Helliwell, on 07977 231276 or email [email protected] You can also find out more, check availability and download Booking Forms and conditions of use from our website www.southotterington.org.uk/charges-diary Yoga Mondays unfortunately our Yoga teacher, Polly, has decided that it is too far for her to travel from Otley to take this class, so we are looking for a Yoga teacher to take on this established class. If you are interested, or you know of someone who might be interested please contact Penny Helliwell on 07977 231276 Tuesday - Table Tennis 7 to 9pm there are 3 tables available, bats and balls are all provided, although please feel free to bring your own! £2 per person to cover hall hire. Our last session this month will be on 21st May, we will start again in September. Please just come along and play or for more info contact Keith email [email protected] Thursday - Little Otters Parent / Carer & Toddler Group 1.15-3.15pm we are a friendly group who meet each week. The large village hall is an ideal location for littlies as they have plenty of space to run off steam, play on scooters/push along toys or simply sit & play with a variety of toys, please come along and join us. For more info contact Chloe Beattie on 07795 143860. PLEASE NOTE there will be no session on 2nd May because of local elections & no session on 23rd May if there are European Elections Thursday - Fitness with Clare 6.15-7pm an aerobic and general fitness class adapted according to what everyone wants. All abilities welcome! £20 for 4 weekly sessions. The next block of 4 started after half term on Thurs 25th April. Feel free to contact Clare on 07780 516610 with any questions. Why not turn up to try it without obligation? PLEASE NOTE there will be no session on 2nd May because of local elections & no session on 23rd May if there are European Elections 100 Club New applications will be welcomed as there are a few vacant places. It is a great way to support your local Village Hall whilst having a flutter! Application forms are on the web site http://www.southotterington.org.uk/village-hall/ or please contact Dottie Tosh [email protected] to pay £12 for an annual membership. The draw for April & May will be made at the coffee morning on Wed 1st May WHATS BEEN HAPPENING South Otterington C of E Primary School we finished our whole school topic on Journeys with the journey of Jesus on Palm Sunday. Oscar led Sally the donkey up to church to our end of term Easter Service, whilst the rest of the school waved their palm leaves. A big thank you to Wendy, Sally and Father Robert. Our Summer topic, Myths and Legends begins as we return to school, with a Dragon Dance workshop. We all hope you had a Happy Easter Friends of South Otterington School After consultation with parents last year, an outdoor classroom and forest school activities were highlighted as the priority areas for fundraising for 2018/19. In total we want to raise £16,000 to redesign the nature garden to include seating, shelter and space to undertake forest school activities. We will also be incorporating a sensory and nature trail and an outdoor classroom for use by all ages. After a lot of fundraising, we now have £6,500 towards the cost of our outdoor learning zone - this is amazing and a big thank you to everyone who has helped us get this far. In March, we submitted a funding application to Tesco Bags of Help scheme, and we are preparing a Lottery application as we speak - so keep those fingers and toes crossed South Otterington, Newby Wiske & Maunby Parish Council Details of current Parish Council members & details of how to contact them can be found on the Public Notice Boards in each village Daffodils in South Otterington the company that supplied our spring bulbs have asked us to remind residents who have bulbs planted on their land or in verges/borders near them not to cut them back until after their leaves have turned yellow. This is because daffodils use their leaves to create energy, which is then used to create next year’s flowers. If you cut them back before the leaves turn yellow (approx. 6 weeks after they bloom), the bulb will not produce a flower the following year. This is especially important this year as the bulbs are in their infantry & if cut back too soon, they will not ever flower again – thank you for your cooperation… same for the crocuses please leave them another couple of weeks Call my bluff wine tasting evening our first “Call my bluff wine tasting evening” on 5th April was a fantastic success raising over £300 for the South Otterington Village Hall toilet refurbishment fund. Guests had to guess the correct wine following three eloquent and convincing descriptions provided by an alleged “expert” panel of Howard Ellis, Vanessa Gillson & Emma Vincent. Huge thanks to the panel, for their wit, artfulness & sneakiness on the night and also to David Gillson for preparing the wine descriptions! Thanks also go to Glenda Nasby, Celia Newton & David Gillson for their waiter service. Above all thanks to Vanessa for organising the event (which we hope to repeat!) and to everyone who came along and supported us…. especially the serendipitous hecklers at the back, who provided additional entertainment! Kilimanjaro Charity Climb in early September 2018 Gary Hudson set off to Tanzania with high hopes of both reaching Kilimanjaro’s summit and importantly to raise money for the fabulous Oscars charity dedicated to researching and preventing brain tumours in children. Both aims were achieved, and Gary would like to thank everyone in our local community for their support and generosity in helping raise £11,500 for Oscars.