48 Could You Be A Responder? By Sue Halsall Yorkshire Ambulance Service operates a Community First Responder (CFR) scheme where volunteers are trained to use life-saving skills in their local area. In many medical emergencies the first few minutes are critical and if effective treat- ment can be provided at this time, lives can be saved and disability reduced. This is especially true for heart attacks and medical conditions that have caused someone to lose consciousness and CFRs may arrive before an ambulance, especially if the nearest ambulance is already attending an emergency. The CFRs are trained in basic life support (BLS) skills in- cluding cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), defibrilla- tion and oxygen therapy and are equipped with an auto- mated external defibrillator (AED) oxygen and a first aid kit. This shows the AED closed and then opened ready for use. CFRs receive regular training sessions usually in Bentham Fire Station or in Burton Vil- lage Hall and must requalify every 6 months in order to stay in the scheme. Once quali- fied, we organise a rota for going on duty and most of us go on duty 4 or 5 times a month for about 10 hours at a time, though this depends entirely upon how much time we can spare. Sometimes things crop up or dogs need to be walked and so we do what we can but call outs are not that frequent. The YAS mobile phone is used so you can get on with jobs in the house or garden with the phone in your pocket. If you would like to join us then we would be delighted to welcome you to our team – Ben- tham needs you! Learning CPR and how to use the AED is a very useful skill so if you would like more infor- mation, please visit the website http://www.communityresponders. yas.nhs.uk or contact me on Ben- tham 62083. This is the kit bag showing the oxygen cylinder, various breathing masks, bandages and other equipment. 2 47 Notice about ads@ Your Advert In Colour From just £20, why not make your advert stand out? Call 61515 or email [email protected] for more information News from the Station By Gerald Townson, Chairman A very big thank you to all who contributed to, helped at and supported the Friends of Bentham Station Coffee Morning in the Town Hall at the end of January. A total of £330 was raised for FOBS funds, which will be used towards forthcoming projects. You will no doubt have noticed that the infamous Station The deadline for submis- Road triangle is no longer a worn and bumpy area but has a new sion of adverts and articles smooth surface provided by North Yorkshire County Council. Having tried hard to resolve the situation for two years, FOBS to the Bentham News is are grateful to our local county councillor, David Ireton, who successfully took up the case for the desperately needed repairs. now the 12th of the month. It was great to see scores of people both young and old down at the station, on the bridges and in the adjacent fields, on Thursday, 4th February, all wanting to catch a glimpse of the world famous Flying Scotsman steaming along the Bentham Line. The newly re- stored locomotive made not just one but three appearances that day. Bedecked in an unusual matt black livery, the Flying Scotsman was out on its light and loaded test runs, (part of a steam locomotive’s MOT), prior to hauling a steam special the following weekend. 46 3 Some words or change for ????? Local residents mingled with serious rail photographers, workers from Angus Fire, pu- pils and staff from the primary school and fam- ilies with young children, to watch the locomo- tive working hard on the inclines into and out of Bentham. The Flying Scotsman did not dis- appoint with her performance. For some it brought back memories of a bygone era in rail travel or a previous encounter with the locomo- tive, whilst for others it was their first sight of a steam locomotive in action. Work has begun at the station to install the latest style of information kiosk near the shelters on TO LET both platforms. This is a £15,000+ investment by Northern Rail which will further enhance the Double Fronted Shop facilities at the station and complement the work of the Friends. The kiosks will provide ‘live’ train on Main Street, running information and a Twitter feed, along with local information and details of promotions. High Bentham The kiosks will also be installed at Skipton sta- Rent Negotiable tion. Pictures taken, left, by Gerald Townson and above, by David Channing of The Flying Scotsman at Bentham Station Phone 015242 61367 and above between the two Benthams as it returned from Hellifield. High Bentham Primary onlookers by Peter Phillips. 4 45 knowledge of English. Stunning Reviews For First Novel The Brilliant We visited the University Local Mum Tells Of Daughter’s Success twice, once at the begin- Club At Settle ning of our course and By Keith Hartley again at the end when we I was pleased the other day when proud Bentham mum, Janet College graduated. We were able Slinger, told me that her daughter had just had her first novel By Isobel Birrell, Year 8 to look around the Cam- published. I was amazed when she then told me that the novel Student pus, listen to lectures in had been described by the Sunday Times as a “sparkling debut” the theatres and experi- Twelve Year 8 students ence a university setting. and had been chosen by The Times as their Book of the Month. were chosen by teachers At the end of the six les- Purely by chance, the novel found its way into our house on to represent Settle College sons and homework, we loan the day after Janet gave me the news. I was thus able to see in the ‘Brilliant Club’, organised by Man- had to write a final essay of around 1,400 for myself just what her daughter Guinevere (Guin) Glasfurd had achieved, and I have to chester University. This involved being and 1,600 words. The PHD Tutor then came say I was impressed. part of a Tutor group, led by a PHD Tutor into school after she had marked our essays Now I can’t honestly say that I’ve ever been a great fan of the modern philosophers, at the University. We were given the sub- and awarded us our final grades. despite being encouraged to make their acquaintance in college many years ago. Or is it ject of English Literature and had to com- On Friday 29th January 2016, we went back to Manchester University to be reward- because of? Anyway, I never did get round to understanding what they were on about! plete various homework challenges. We ed for the achievements that we had com- But dipping into The Words in My Hand, published by Two Rivers Books, suggested that had lessons every week on a different as- pleted throughout the course. perhaps I should take another look, because there was clearly much more to them than pect of our subject, including Shakespeare, We would all like to thank Mr Paisley for the crusty old musings they were credited with. Fairy Tales, Feminism, the Renaissance era taking us and making the experience hap- Guin’s book, a very readable novel by anyone’s standards, tells the story of the affair and the Modern era. We had to complete a pen, Miss Popa for sitting with us and also between a Dutch maid, Helena Jans, and French philosopher Rene Descartes. Underlying total of five to six essays about the various taking us and, of course, Laura Swift, our PHD tutor, for all her help and encourage- their physical relationship is a story of inspiration and achievement which Guin has wo- topics taught in that lesson, which chal- ment during the course. ven into the novel to give her characters considerable depth and substance. It is a love lenged and helped us expand our story that crosses social class and religious divide, but it is also a story of intellectual am- The Punc The Punch Bowlh Bow bition and loss. It also reveals the very harsh Low Bentham Real Fire Real Food Real Ale reality of seventeenth century life in the Dutch Republic. Dishes made from fresh produce, locally sourced Although born in Lancaster, Guin lived in and around Bentham for many years until work Dogs & Muddy Boots welcome took her south to the Cambridge area. After Open all day from noon Tues –Sun leaving school she had a variety of jobs in the Food served Tues-Sat 12-2 & 6-8.30 Bentham area, including working in the local Sunday -Traditional Roasts & full menu served pubs, whilst studying for a degree in history at all day to 8.30pm Lancaster University. A developing flair for creative writing led to Guin gaining a Masters Open Easter Monday Food—12-2 & 6-8.30 degree and then becoming one of only ten new Booking not essential but advisable writers to be mentored by the Writers’ Centre at peak holiday times Norwich. The idea for her first novel was born, Tel 015242 61344 and a grant from the Arts Council enabled Guin to visit the Netherlands to research the material for her book. The book sold to a leading German publish- er, Ullstein, in 2014 and was published in Au- gust of last year. Although living near Cambridge, Guin makes regular visits to Bentham to visit family www.thepunchbowlbentham.co.uk members.