Malhamdale Parish News
St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham,
Malham Methodist Chapel
& The Religious Society of Friends,
November 2017
(free, but suggested donation £1 - thank you)
St. Michael the Archangel, Kirkby in Malhamdale
is open every day from 8.30 a.m. until dusk. The main Sunday service at the Church is at 10.00 a.m. Evening services are at 5.30p.m: 1st Sunday in the month - BCP Evensong; 2nd Sunday - informal service; 3rd Sunday - Celtic service; 4th Sunday - informal service All ages are welcome at all our services.
Malham Methodist Chapel
Services each week at 9.30 a.m. Further details on centre pages of this Parish News.
Quaker Meeting House
Meeting for Worship 2nd & 4th Sundays of each month at 3.00 p.m. Friend in Residence: Simon Watkins
Malhamdale Parish News Deadline for Editorial Material for December issue: Before Sunday 12th November 2017
Notes for Contributors
Please send all contributions by Email to [email protected]
or deliver (or post) to:
Carol Ballard, Lambert House, Airton, BD23 4AL
tel. 01729 830885
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 Mothers’ Union Mrs Shirley Rycroft 830278 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 THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
People stand when the Gospel is read in churches This is out of respect for the recorded sayings of Jesus. In the Orthodox Church the Deacon comes out through the Iconostasis (screen) so that the Good News (Evangelion) is among the people. In many Roman Catholic and Church of England churches the Book of the Gospels is carried to the middle of the Church for the same reason.
I understand that for various reasons some people reading this might not be religious or may belong to a religion that does not regard the Bible to be of any importance or can see that the churches have not been proclaiming the Good News.
My contention is that the Good News proclaimed by Jesus affects the society in which we live. In my view four of the greatest teachings of Jesus are:-
Love your neighbour as yourself (sometimes very hard).
Care for others (The parable of the Good Samaritan). Share what you have with those less fortunate (The feeding of the 5000)
Forgive not seven times but seventy- seven times.
As we hear the news from around the world and in our own country I would contend as a Christian Minister that the teachings of Jesus are needed more than ever. I would like to make 2018 the year of the Parable and would urge all who read this to read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John with open minds. Bibles are available in St Michael’s Church which is open every day.
Geoffrey Spencer
Vicar of Malhamdale
FROM THE REGISTERS
7th October Weddning of James Dugdale and Amy Hall FROM THE ARCHIVES We will remember them.
From the Vicar’s Annual Reports …
1914-15 Alas, the casualties and sacrifices of war have made an inroad into many homes in Craven, and even into Malhamdale, as they have into thousands more throughout the country. LIEUT. R. F. MORKILL, a young and gallant Officer, after serving some time in the trenches, became an Officer in the Royal Flying Corps, and in the exercise of duty gave his life in the service of his King and Country. 1915-16 The tragedies of war have come home to us in Malhamdale this year as they did last year. Sergeant Kayley Earnshaw, of Scosthrop, after gaining the D.C.M. for conspicuous bravery, was, a few months after, killed in action. And his brother, Farrand Earnshaw, fell in battle about three weeks after this. Thus within one month this double blow has fallen upon one family in our Parish. 1917-18 John William Redfern, a young man from our parish, and from the township of Kirkby Malham, has fallen during the year. His death was not due to the fatal shot or shell, but the hardships and privations of the soldier’s life left him a victim to epilepsy and pneumonia, to which he succumbed in hospital in France. He died in the service of his country as much as if he had fallen in battle.
As yet I have been unable to find any reference to Joseph Berry or Robert Francis Jones. Information from any parishioners would be welcome.
Jen Darling Kirkby-in-Malhamdale United (VA) Primary School, Kirkby Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4BY
Telephone and Fax: 01729 830214
e-mail: [email protected] Executive Headteacher: Mrs S Peel
What a busy half term we have had. Summer seems a distant memory. We have been involved in lots of exciting things in school and some more are planned for next half term.
Y3 Orienteering – the Year 3 children enjoyed an afternoon at Sandylands, navigating their way round the area. They were supported by Craven College students who were doing it as part of their course work. They all had an enjoyable time.
Y3/4 took part in a football tournament on the 6th of October, they played extremely well playing against some of the bigger Skipton schools. Great sportsmanship was shown by all the children.
It is Y5/6’s turn on the 13th of October to play in the football tournament. We wish them well.
The children who ran in the next stage of the Craven Sports Cross Country did us proud and we came back with some more excellent results. Finlay, Alice, Anna and Hance will now run again at Dalby Forest. We have some brilliant athletes at school and we wish them the best for their next race.
Our Macmillan coffee afternoon at school was very well supported and we raised a massive £180. Thank you to all who came and supported this charity and to all who sent in lovely cakes.
Our Harvest assembly followed the coffee afternoon and children were able to share the Harvest work they had done in class. We also sent a huge hamper of food to Neville House in Gargrave that had been kindly donated by parents and children. Neville House were extremely grateful and would like to thank everyone who donated. Next half term looks to be busy and we look forward to events such as Y5/6 who will be Exploring Religious Diversity at Settle College and the Christingle Service that we enjoy being part of is on the 10th of December.
Rolls-Royce Science Prize Special merit Award Winner 2011 2012
MALHAM SAFARI 2017
This was held during the second May Bank Holiday, and despite the weather being mixed, we can distribute £11,000 to the following:
£3,000 to Kirkby in Malhamdale Primary School
£3,000 to Kirkby in Malhamdale Parish Church
£3,000 to Malham Chapel
£1,000 to Malham Village Hall
£1,000 to Kirkby Malham Village Hall At our recent AGM, it was noted that since 2003 £25,000 has been given to the School.
The committee are remaining the same as last year, but we desperately need new people to help with the animal making and organizing this popular event.
The theme for 2018 will be based Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days
Saturday 26th May to Wednesday 30th May 2018
Next Meeting:
Monday 27th November, 8.00pm, Lister Arms LETTER FROM THE VICAR
Dear friends, The Church is just getting back to business after the long Summer vacation period and the extensive work on our beautiful and magnificent building. Much time and effort and financial support has been expended on St Michael’s in the last 20 years and we now have a building that is weather proof, well lit, well heated and an inspiration to us all. We are truly grateful to everyone who has supported this work in any way.
Now we need to get down to the things of Faith, which as Jesus pointed out do not need buildings. Buildings are helpful of course as we live in a country that has a fair amount of rain and cold weather and they provide an indoor space where we can worship. I believe that we should consider these questions:-
1. What sort of worship should we offer/ Is our current provision adequate?
2. How can we become more familiar with the Bible and its relevance to today’s world?
3. How can we pray more and in what ways should we pray?
4. How can we become more like the sort of people that Jesus wants us to be?
5. How can we best inform local people and visitors that our Church is not a museum?
I see my role as being your Vicar to lead the church on from an intensive period of work and fund-raising to becoming a much more spiritual place. We are fortunate in having quite a large congregation of talented people and the key role of Parish Priest in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century is to provide a situation where the gifts and talents of all the people of God can find expression. This is set out in the Vision document from Bishop Nicholas of Leeds ‘Vision 2030 – Resourcing the Future’ which your Church Council will be studying.
I worked alongside Bishop Nick when we were both Rural Deans in Leicestershire 25 years ago. He is an inspirational, intelligent and articulate man whom we are fortunate to have leading our Diocese. My prayer is that we in Malhamdale, guided by the Holy Spirit, will be able to play our part in the growing of God’s Kingdom here under the guidance of our Bishop.
Yours sincerely,
Geoffrey Spencer
CARTONS FOR CASH
I am happy to continue doing this. Even though the main work on the church is complete a medieval building always needs some maintenance. All the money collected is donated to the Fabric Fund. I know that the original cartons were not strong enough and I now have a few small jars if anyone else would like one. Some people collect coppers, others 5p or 20p pieces. One family contributes every time their favourite football team scores a goal! All donations of whatever size are welcome. Jen Darling
‘THE SMILE TRAIN’
- CURING CHILDREN BORN WITH CLEFT PALATES If I can sell the remaining three dollies’ blankets, and a few mittens and scarves, I will have enough to provide treatment for a child born with a cleft palate. The blankets would make an attractive present to go on a doll’s pram or cot, perhaps for Christmas. Please contact me on 01729 851452, or email [email protected] if interested in seeing these. Jen Darling
HARVEST AUCTION
The Auction of Harvest Gifts raised £300. This will be sent to Manorlands Hospice, Oxenhope. Thank you to all who supported this event as donors or buyers! Rev'd Geoffrey Spencer MALHAM WI Last month we were kindly welcomed by Airton WI. The meeting was held at The Meeting House in Airton, always a lovely venue where we enjoyed listening to the local artist, Beverley Ann Hicks speak about her journey as an artist and her life influences in making her the artist she is today. We were treated to seeing a selection of her paintings which are incredible. Our friends at Airton WI always make us feel welcome and the September meeting was no surprise. We had a lovely supper and good company what more could we ask for?
Well I suppose we had better fess up and provide an update on our foray into ‘quizzdom’ when we entered the annual heats of the WI regional quiz competition. The trouble is our MENSA calibre team are not well versed in the goings on of TV soaps; I mean what WI woman is? As does water, we found our level - which was the floor. Wish us better luck next time. At the AGM Margaret our long standing stalwart President decided to hang up her President's bag and handed the reins over to Joyce as our new President. Margaret has been a truly terrific President and we have been very lucky to have her chivvying us along and oiling the wheels. Having said, that she isn't entirely getting away with WI duties as she will still be on the committee. Hazel has been voted in as Vice President so we will be a full cracking complement for 2017-18!
Tracey Baron
AIRTON WI
Our friends from Malham joined us at our September meeting which was held in the Quaker Meeting House,Our guest speaker for the evening was Beverly Hicks, a local artist, whose talk was entitled “How and why I became a painter” Beverly’s parents were painters, so she was surrounded by art and encouraged to draw and paint from an early age. She showed us slides of her early work, aged 8 years old. Beverly went on to study art at Newcastle University, eventually training to teach art.Beverly visited the dales regularly and always dreamed of living here, a dream which was to come true when she moved to Airton, where she has her studio. Working closely with her Father, a film has been made of their working lives and art, entitled “In Tandem.” We were privileged to watch some of the film which was truly inspiring.
Beverly had some of her pictures on display and she told us the story behind each one of them and explained how her style of painting has evolved over the years.
Norma gave a vote of thanks for such an interesting presentation, and the evening concluded with a delicious Jacobs join supper and a glass of wine. Pat Berry announced that she will be holding a ‘BIG BREW’ coffee morning on Friday 10th November, to support Skipton Cancer centre. Please support this worthy cause if you are able to.
QUIZ night. There were 51 teams taking part in the North Yorkshire West area in the Federation Quiz. Airton’s team of five clever ladies, Norma, Pat, Alison, Jenny H and Laura went along to Hellifield village hall on Friday 15th September and competed against seven other teams. They came 2nd out of 8 teams with Settle pipping them at the post. An excellent result considering there should be six members in the team, but two had been stricken down with the flu. WELL DONE ladies.
Wednesday 11th October was the evening for a ‘shindig’ at Kirkby Malham village hall, where we attempted some line dancing under the expert tuition of Christine and Peter Jackson. We learned to dance several routines to some very lively music, then after a hoe down, we repeated the whole sequence. Studies have shown that line dancing not only keeps you physically fit, it also helps to develop the hippocampus part of the brain. It was great fun and there was lots of laughter, especially when we got our steps wrong!
Christine and Peter teach line dancing classes in Skipton under the name of OWZITSTART LINE DANCE CLUB (www.owzitstart.co.uk), I think after this evening they may have some new members.
Avril Frankland ASHLEY'S FARM
Late autumn is dominated by the tup sales and tupping time – a time that has a big impact on the success of next year’s lamb crop. The tup sales went well for us, with our tups all going to good homes where they will be well used for breeding Mule lambs. Having brought a new bloodline into our Bluefaced Leicester Flock last year, I haven’t invested in a new tup this year, but have retained some good tup lambs of our own to try which I hope will breed some quality Mule lambs. The sheep are now at home, having had their summer rest on the limestone pastures at Malham. The change from this type of grassland to the greener, more nutritious grass at Otterburn has an effect known as ‘flushing’ – which basically means the sheep is undergoing an improvement in her nutrition and body condition which in turn encourages her to come into season and be very fertile, which hopefully results in plenty of lambs. On arriving home the sheep were ‘tailed’ i.e. they had the wool sheared off their tails to make it easier for the ram to do his job and were given a drench for parasitic worms. They were then put in lots of different fields and the tups were ‘loosed’ to the sheep, at a ratio of one tup to around 50 sheep.
Keeping an eye on the tups throughout tupping season is a time consuming job. With hardier breeds such as a Swaledale or Texel tup, it is possible to leave them to do their work, but as I have previously discussed the Blue Faced Leicester’s are not very hardy and the tups need to be looked after if you want them to return in reasonable condition at the end of the season. We stand and feed each of our tups in the field every day for the five or so weeks that they are working. This allows us to check that they are healthy, give them some much needed energy and nutrition and allows us to ‘ruddle’ them. We put a type of paint known as ruddle on the tups chest which means that he leaves a coloured mark on the sheep’s rump when he mates with her. Each 7 days we change ruddle colour, starting with yellow, then orange, purple, green, red and finally blue which means that in spring we know roughly when a sheep will lamb. Crucially at this time of year the ruddle allows us to monitor whether the tups are doing their job and getting the sheep in lamb. For example, if a sheep is tupped with yellow ruddle but doesn’t hold in lamb then she will be tupped again one cycle (17 days) later, but this time on purple ruddle. If we see lots of these ‘repeats’ in one field it can indicate there is a problem with the tup’s fertility and allow us to take action. Tupping really signifies the start of the new sheep year and is an exciting time - with tup lambs full of promise and potential being used for the first time and the best proven tups from last year who we will hope will deliver on some good Mule offspring again. At the end of November, when most of the sheep should be in lamb, they will be marked with a coloured spray to tell us which tup they have been served by, meaning we can track and tag the lambs when they are born in spring.
Unfortunately, the Indian summer hasn’t materialised and the cows have been inside since the end of September, which is going to make for a long winter. One of my next major jobs with the cattle is to undertake a TB test, which we are legally required to do every 4 years. You may have seen in the press about the devastating effects of TB in cattle in some parts of the country. We are very lucky in this area in remaining largely free of TB, meaning we are under much freer restrictions on cattle moments and TB testing than in some places. Saying that I will be very relieved to have the test, hopefully a clear one, behind me. Ashley and Rachel
CELEBRATORY ORGAN RECITAL
by The Reverend Geoffrey Spencer
at St. Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham Sunday 26th November 3.00 p.m. All welcome Retiring collection & refreshments CONISTON COLD YOUNG FARMERS CLUB
September was a busy month for Coniston Cold Young Farmers. On Tuesday the 5th we got into the swing of things by going to the White Hills Golf Driving Range at Stirton. The following week we had the first points night of the new Young Farmers year, which was held at The Wrights' house in Rathmell, judging dairy cows and apple pies. This month we held a lot of social evenings, for example beetle drive, a fun and games night.
The Young Farmers did a lot of planning for the 2018 programme. We have activities such as ice-skating on the 24th of October, bowling and whist drive in the forthcoming weeks. If you are interested, or know anyone aged 10-26 who would like to join us, please check our Facebook page, we would love to welcome any new members. Charlotte Lambert
MALHAM TARN FIELD CENTRE – OCTOBER 2017
The centre is finally getting to the quieter time of year, at least in terms of the number of customers. Although we have schools groups right up to the 15th of December the numbers very much fall from the end of October onwards. However, this certainly doesn’t mean the centre will be quiet over the winter months and anyone walking past will see a builders’ compound set up near the centre courtyard.
We are completely renovating the first floor of our North Wing building and in the process improving the heating and insulation of this part of the centre. Combined with improvements to the heating in Tarn House and draught proofing our sash windows this will make a real difference to the energy efficiency of the centre as a whole.
FSC, the charity which runs the centre, has a commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by 40% over the period 2013 – 2020. We are on track to achieve this, and more, with improvements to buildings such as those happening at Malham Tarn this winter playing an important role.
Jim Wright CITY OF SANCTUARY WEEKEND, 8TH - 10TH SEPTEMBER 2017
For the third time the small community of Malhamdale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales opened their homes to a group of refugee and asylum seeking women and children for a weekend of fun and friendship. Another wet weekend but there were smiles all around. Thirty refugee and asylum-seeking women and children participated in Malhamdale’s third hosting weekend. Amongst the group were amazing women and children from a variety of backgrounds and countries such as Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, Albania, South Africa and Bolivia.
The weekend began on Friday evening with a delicious meal at Malham village hall before people were collected and taken home by their hosts or to Airton Bunkhouse or Malham Tarn Field Centre. Saturday saw people involved in a mosaic -making workshop with artist Shaeron Caton Rose or pond dipping on the board walk beside Malham Tarn. Younger children took part in a bug hunt in the woods and did lots of nature-based arts and crafts including making stone ladybirds and paper plate bees as well as ‘Ewe are great!’ sheep cards and standing woolly sheep.
Participants returned to their hosts to prepare for the evening's entertainment which included a ceilidh, singing, dancing and frivolity by hosts and visitors alike. On the Sunday morning all were invited to join the church service at St Michael's where women talked about their experiences as asylum seekers and shared in the celebration of holy communion. The weekend concluded with a final meal at Airton Quaker Meeting House and lots of goodbyes. Thanks
This hosting weekend could not have taken place without the hard work and support of lots of people but particular thanks goes to Rev Geoffrey Spencer and members of the congregation of St Michael's in Kirkby Malham for all the hard work in organising accommodation and providing meals, to Simon Watkins and Airton Quakers for providing accommodation and the Sunday lunch, Jim Wright and Rhian from Malham Tarn Field Centre for providing accommodation, lunch and a space for activities, to all the hosts for taking our visitors into their homes and hearts and Richard Hargreaves and his band for playing at the ceilidh. A big thanks also to the Morrisons Foundation for funding towards this and other such initiatives.
The most important aspect of the weekend is the hosting both from the point of view of the host and the visitors who thoroughly enjoyed Dales hospitality.
Emily from South Africa said, “The weekend really uplifted me. I was really down spiritually but knowing that people are there for me regardless helped. I am blessed.”
One of the volunteers expressed her thoughts by saying, “I attended with Rose as a volunteer but think now I will get involved on a regular basis. I think having host families is great. It really provides an extra support to families to feel special and have a special relationship with host families. Very personal and a great connection.”
Another volunteer said, “The weekend has made me feel happy and grateful for what I have and very lucky and blessed to be able to share happy times with families facing major challenges in their lives. I have felt privileged to work with them and other helpers. There has been such love and fun.”
Miranda from Albania summed up the weekend in her own words, “It is the most wonderful feeling in the world that I can’t explain in words. It makes me feel more confident, more happy and it’s something different."
Judy Rogers
THANK YOU
Many thanks to everybody who contributed towards Christian Aid Week this year. We raised a total of £1,166.46 which will be used to support some of the poorest communities that Christian Aid works with. Thank you to collectors and those that helped out with the coffee shop. You help and continued support is much appreciated.
Judy Rogers Armistice Day, 1930 How can they rest when we are restless still, enjoy their peace when peace is but a name for all the injustice of opposed will, for lust, oppression, misery and shame?
How can they rest when hatred is still rife, and fear and doubt envenom all our blood? It was not to perpetuate the strife they fought and fell in Flanders filthy mud.
How can they rest when all they died to gain, by us no longer sought - no longer prized, is scourged and mocked and crucified and slain, a God denied, a Christ unrecognised?
How can they rest when even now the clouds they sought to dissipate press closer round, obscure the sky, - mass in appalling crowds between the light of heaven and the ground?
How can they rest when soon the storm will break, than they endured immeasurably worse, to sweep their whole succession in its wake, and make a shambles of the universe?
How can we rest - until we have fulfilled the mighty task they perished to begin; how can we rest - until we too have killed not others, but the enemy within?
H. L. Littler, cousin of Joy Schofield's father. Thank you to Joy for letting it be reproduced here. SERVICES AT ST. MICHAEL'S You might like to note the following in your diaries:
NOVEMBER Thursday 2nd All Souls' Day 7pm Service of Hymns & Readings There will be the chance to light a Candle to remember departed loved ones. Names can be read out if you wish. Please let the Vicar know of names by email or in writing. There will be a list in church (please write names in capitals.)
Sunday 12th Remembrance Sunday. 9.00 am Holy Communion (said) 10.50am Remembrance Service 5.30 pm Informal service of hymns & Readings with an Act of Remembrance
Sunday 19th Second Sunday before Advent 10.00a.m. Parish Communion 4.00p.m. Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication following the extensive works on the church. Preacher The Lord Hope of Thornes, the Most Rev'd Dr. David Hope K.C.V.O., formerly Archbishop of York DECEMBER Sunday 3rd Advent Sunday. 10.00am Parish Communion 5.30pm Advent Carol Service
Sunday 10th Advent 2 10.00am Parish Communion 5.30pm Christingle Service (we shall be joined by the School)
Sunday 17th Advent 3 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Carol Service
Sunday 24th Advent 4 10.00am Parish Communion 11.00pm Midnight Mass begins
Monday 25th Christmas Day 11.00am Family Communion MALHAMDALE CHURCH SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER
Thursday 2nd November All Souls' Day Parish Church 7.00 p.m. All Souls' service
Sunday 5th November All Saints' Sunday Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion 5.30 p.m. Evensong (BCP) Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mrs. Glennis Hobbs
Sunday 12th November Remembrance Sunday Parish Church 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion (said) 10.50 a.m. Remembrance service 5.30 p.m. Informal service of hymns and readings with an Act of Remembrance Malham Methodist Chapel 10.50 a.m. Joint service at St. Michael's The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House
Sunday 19th November Second Sunday before Advent Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion 4.00 p.m. Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Rev'd Janet Clasper
Sunday 26th November Sunday next before Advent - Christ the King Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion 5.30 p.m. Informal evening service Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mrs. Jane Jolly The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House
Sunday 3rd December First Sunday of Advent Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion 5.30 p.m. Advent Carol service Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. t.b.a.
Please note: there is now no weekday communion services at St. Michael's
Rota for 10.00 a.m. Services at the Parish Church — November
DATE 5th November 12th November 19th November 26th November 3rd December
All Saints' Remembrance Second Sunday Sunday next Advent SUNDAY Sunday Sunday before Advent before Advent Sunday
Remembrance Parish Parish Parish Parish SERVICE Service Communion Communion Communion Communion 10.50 a.m.
KEY-HOLDER R. Bundy G. Spencer E. Ellis G. Parker M. Dore
SIDES R. Bundy C. Cribb R. Carson G. Parker R. Bundy PEOPLE V. Buckland E. Miles P. Carson C. Ballard V. Buckland
READER N. Buckland V. Leeming S. Harland J. Cunnington P. Dore
INTER- M. Ashton S. Rycroft S. Bailey J. Schofield R. Holmes CESSOR
ALTAR L. Ashton C. Cribb M. Bland S. Rycroft M. Dore ASSISTANT
ORGANIST t.b.a. t.b.a. t.b.a. t.b.a. t.b.a. BOOK REVIEW
'The Bonesetter's Daughter' by Amy Tan
Many of our group have read novels by Amy Tan before, in particular 'The Joy Luck Club', and so having enjoyed that novel, I for one was looking forward to reading this book. It was published in 2001 (that was a surprise, I hadn't realised for how long she'd been writing) and is her 4th novel. As with many of her previous books, in 'The Bonesetter's Daughter', Tan explores the tensions within mother and daughter relationships. This is a familiar theme as she often focuses particularly on those relationships where the mother is Chinese and the daughter is born in America, and/or is of mixed Chinese/ American descent; is this possibly echoing her own family? The book begins with the daughter, Ruth, who is of mixed race ethnicity. Her relationship with her Chinese mother, Luling, is testing to say the least, and Tan writes quite a bit about Ruth's past and present frustrations with regard to her mum. Ruth has always felt trapped by the unorthodox behaviour of Luling and has paid little heed to Luling's past history within a family of ink makers and calligraphers. On top of all this, Luling has begun to show signs of dementia. Many of our group found Ruth to be an unsympathetic character and one, quite frankly, some of us found to be quite irritating; she nearly caused me to give up on the book! We all, however, persevered and in the end, were glad to have done so. Ruth's retrieval of papers her mother had passed to her long ago but which Ruth had left unread, leads us into the second part of the book. This takes us back to the tragic life that Luling endured before coming to America. It was a brutal, feudal existence where the lives of women were cheap, and 'family' and tradition overruled everything. The descriptions of this life were quite moving at times, and we all felt Tan's writing was particularly good in this part. As usual, we won't spoil the end for anyone who would like to read this novel for themselves. If you do begin to read the book and like us, struggle to get through what seems to be a slow start, carry on - we think you'll find it worthwhile.
Jan Willingham The Malhamdale Big Brew You are all invited to join us in raising funds for Cancer Support Yorkshire, The Skipton Centre.
Local Help for Local People
Friday 10 November 2017
10.30 – 12noon
Scosthrop House, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4BA
Raffle, Silent Auction, Quality Handmade Christmas Crafts, Cakes and Produce
The Skipton Centre is a branch of Cancer Support Yorkshire and is located on Otley Street, opposite the magistrates courts.
Cancer Support Yorkshire is an independent charity that has been offering help and support to cancer patients, their carers and family members since 1988.
The Skipton Centre opened in September 2014 and caters for local people with a cancer diagnosis. They offer help with practical issues such as transport and benefits. They also provide emotional support by offering counselling, complementary therapies and a range of classes, courses and support groups. Their support is available to those affected by a cancer diagnosis, it is confidential and free to access.
The Centre is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, no appointment necessary, just call in.
Armoury House, 45a Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1EL tel. 01756 228088 KIRKBY MALHAM PARISH HALL Saturday 18th November 'Medieval Night'
Music, Food, Drink - limited numbers.
Saturday 16th December Village Party
Sunday 31st December New Year Party
MALHAMDALE FILM NIGHTS (Second Saturday, every month 7.00 for 7.30pm, make a note in your diaries!) Saturday 11th November The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
£5 including supper, Bar available Saturday 9th December Beauty and the Beast
Everyone welcome, bring the kids! 6.30 for 7.00pm (Note the earlier time) Adults £5.00, Children £3.00, supper included Soft drinks and bar available
For more information about any of the above, please contact Mo 830437 or Muriel 830277 Beehive Querns – are there any in Malhamdale? At our June meeting, John Cruse gave us a talk about Beehive Querns. He brought along an example to show us and it attracted a lot of interest. What was a Quern used for? From ca 300-200BC in the Middle Iron Age (i.e. before mechanisation and the Roman introduction of Millstones, which were powered by water or wind energy) hand querns were used to grind grain for bread etc. What is a Beehive Quern? It consists of 2 large stones, often of Millstone Grit. The upper stone was beehive shaped, with a conical hopper on top, to feed the grain down the central feed-pipe onto the flat grinding surface. It had one (or more) holes in its side for a wooden handle to be attached, to enable this upper stone to rotate over the fixed lower stone. This was set into the ground, with a central hole in its flat, smooth grinding surface to fix a spindle, around which the upper stone rotated. The stones are typically 28-33 cm in diameter. How was the Quern used? The grain was introduced into the hopper in the upper stone and moved down the feed-pipe into the grinding space. The upper stone was rotated by using the handle, hence grinding the grain against the fixed lower stone. This was probably done by the lady of the house, who must have developed strong arm muscles. John Cruse and his fellow associates in the “Yorkshire Quern Survey” are making a register of Beehive Querns, that have been found in Yorkshire. In spite of their great age, quern-stones turn up occasionally in fields, gardens or recycled within walls. Please keep your eyes open and if you see a possible quern -stone, please would you let me know. I can then give the information to John Cruse for his research. Sue Lugton - 01729 830201 [email protected] Photo credited to Pickering Museum, supplied by John Cruse ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL FABRIC FUND 200 CLUB
DRAW PRIZE WINNERs September 2017 1st Prize £100 Tony Robinson 2nd Prize £50 Michael Jackson 3rd Prize £25 Lynn Dibb 4th Prize £15 Nikki Scott 5th Prize £10 John Rycroft Thank you to all of you who contributed to the 200 Club in 2016-2017. This year we have managed to donate £3,000 to the church funds, a wonderful achievement, which makes your contributions well worthwhile.
We would like to remind you that your subscription for 2017 -2018 is due now. If you have not yet paid and would like to be included in the draw on 26 November 2017 could you please let us have your £50 subscription for the next 12 draws. Each draw will give you the opportunity to win either £100, £50, £25, £15 or £10.
You can pay by BACS (details are Yorkshire Bank, Account: Kirkby Malham Church 200 Club, Sort Code 05 09 09, Account No. 17805512). If you are paying by Bacs could you please let one of us know, as it takes a while to get the information from the bank. Alternatively you can drop cheques (made payable to Kirkby Malham Church 200 Club) or cash with one of the people below. The 200 club is open to all and we attract members from outside the area as 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.
Thank you very much indeed. We look forward to hearing from you again. Joy Schofield 830463 Ashley & Rachel Caton 830250 Ali Milner 830588 Bernadette Schutte 830322 or [email protected]
KIRKBY MALHAM CHURCH Heritage Presentations
As part of the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out work on Kirkby Malham Church, we are presenting a series of talks about interesting heritage aspects of the Church. This is the fifth in the series.
The King Family Bible
by Robin Bundy
Thursday 9th November 2017 in Church at 7.30 p.m.
The fascinating story of a 450 year old bible from the church archives together with a brief history of the translation of the bible into English.
Do come along - it should be a very interesting evening.
Thursday 16th November “The Vale of York Hoard" Talk by Professor Joyce Hill 8.00pm in Malham Village Hall
Non-members are very welcome to attend, £3 to include coffee / tea and biscuits.
For more information contact – Colin or Sue Lugton Tel. 01729 830201 Linda Hodson Tel. 01729 830572 www.kirkbymalham.info INDOOR BOWLS If you would be interested in forming a new club at the Parish Hall, likely Wednesday afternoon and or evening please contact me on tel. 01729 830494 or e-mail [email protected]
It would help if someone already has experience as I tried it once, found it to be great fun and a good leveller between male and female. We would all be starting from scratch, but obviously require a hand to get it going.
AVAILABLE NOW ! ! !
Get your Malhamdale calendars!!! Great Christmas presents for family and friends far and near. Only £5 per Calendar. Created from amazing photographs taken by local people. Copies to view and buy are available in local outlets. To place advance orders contact Rob or Joyce on 01729 830182 or email [email protected]. Funds raised will go to Malham Village Hall; however if you live in Hanlith or Kirkby Malham any orders placed with us will go to Kirkby Malham Parish Hall funds. Please support this worthy cause. Joyce Thacker
PARISH NEWS ONLINE
The Malhamdale Parish News now has its own website. You can read the current issue by visiting http://kmpnews.wordpress.com
At the moment, only September, October and November 2017 issues are online, but in future the site will be updated monthly with each new issue, and the previous issue transferred to the archive.
NOVEMBER SESSION The next session will be on
Monday 13th November at Tudor House, Bell Busk
from 2.00-4.00pm
Please join us for a talk by Corinne Hill from Choice Baskets on
“The World of Beautiful Baskets”
followed by afternoon tea. Everyone welcome - £5 per person
For more information and to arrange transport contact Angela Barnes 01729 830532, Kath Hall 01729 830382 or Judith Holliday 01729 830338
BOARD GAMES IN THE BARN Tuesday 28th November 7-9.30pm.
Come and be baffled by a Banagram, stymied by a Settler
or vexed by a Vortex.
£2 including refreshments.
Contact Simon at the Friends Meeting House,
01729 830263 with any questions. GARGRAVE AND MALHAMDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Library Update - November 2017
By the time you read this the refurbishment of the Library will be complete and life, especially for Patsy, will have returned to something near normal. Thanks go to all the Volunteers for helping and to our Borrowers for putting up with the disruption, hopefully you will all appreciate the improvements. Thanks also go to NYCC for funding the work, the Village Hall Committee for their help and cooperation and to Skipton Building Society for designing, selecting and managing the various Contractors.
This summer’s NYCC Library Services Summer Reading Challenge, based on the theme “Animal Agents”, was a great success, breaking last year’s record, with 67 children completing the challenge. Congratulations to the children, their parents, the schools and the library volunteers.
On Friday 17th November we will be showing the Film ''Hidden Figures''. The film tells the true story of 3 African American Women who, in the 1960s, fought against discrimination to work at NASA during the Space Race. Recognition of their contribution and achievements were finally recognised in 2015 when they were decorated by President Obama. The film stars Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae with Kevin Costner in a supporting role.
The customary Café style seating will be in place, so please bring your own refreshments. Village Hall doors open 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, on sale at the door. Dave Smith PANTO TIME!
Panto time is almost upon us! And what better way to join the fun than to come to the Friends Meeting House
for 7pm
on Friday 15th December
where our very special guest is Cinderella herself - it's going to be a ball!
Tickets: adults £10, under 18s £6 when purchased via www.ruralarts.org (search under 'performances').
Buy direct from Airton Barn before Friday 24th November and get a 10% discount! Contact Simon on 01729 830263 / [email protected] to book your seats!
KIRKBY MALHAM PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Kirkby Malham Parish Council is a combined Parish Council encompassing the parishes of Malham, Malham Moor, Kirkby Malham and Hanlith. Councillors meet monthly on the first Monday of the month at Malham Village Hall @ 7.30pm, all residents welcome.
6th November 2017 4th December 2017
Chris Wildman, Chair KMPC
CHURCH BOOK CORNER
The Book Corner is now back in church, come in and browse our shelves. All books are 50 pence each, proceeds to church funds. More books are now needed! Your old Paperback novels are most welcome. (Please, no text books or non- fiction books.) Thank you WEDNESDAY QUIZ NIGHTS
AT THE VICTORIA INN 8.30 p.m.
8th and 22nd November 6th and 20thDecember
Come and join us for the fortnightly quiz at the Vic!
The format will be the same as last year, with teams of up to 4 people. If you are on your own, please come along and join one of the teams. 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, please contact: Ian Ballard (e-mail: [email protected] or phone 830885) or Steve Whitaker (e-mail: [email protected] or phone 830082)
New paintings and drawings from Malhamdale artist Katharine Holmes "In Grandmother's Footsteps" The exhibition is open 16 September 2017 to 14 January 2018 The Mercer Art Gallery, Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA tel. 01423 556188 Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm, closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. Closes at 4pm November to March.
ADMISSION FREE
AWARDS FROM KIRKBY MALHAM SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Anyone who attended Kirkby Malham School and is now in Year 12 (or equivalent) of full- or part-time education or is in their second year of full-time Further Education may apply for a small award from the Foundation Trustees. Those interested should apply in writing to:- Tony Cawthorne Listerhill Cottage, Malham Skipton, BD23 4DB
From the Editor . . . All material for inclusion in the December/January issue should be with me no later than Sunday 12th November; there are usually quite a few extra bits for Christmas, so the earlier you can send your items in, the easier it is for me - thank you. Carol Ballard The Kirkby Malhamdale Educational Trust is a well established but little known local charity. We have limited funds to support educational and 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 suitable for funding: 1. You must reside in Malhamdale. 2. You must be under 25 years of age when you apply. 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 requesting, the reasons for the funds and a plan of action, including your overall costs and how you will obtain additional funds where the costs are greater than the requested amount. 6. If funding is granted, we would appreciate a brief letter once your project/task has been implemented to inform the Committee as to how the grant helped you. The Committee meets in April and October to consider applications which should be made to:- Liz Hesleden, Pirie Martins, Watery Lane, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4AG
07801 491394 01756 699055 Mob: 07780 675122 e-mail: [email protected] 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 The Buck Inn at Malham
Steve, Karen and all the Staff offer a warm welcome to everyone
6 Real Ales Fire
Great Home Cooked Food Beer Garden
12 En-suite Rooms Open All Day, Everyday
Hikers Bar Large Groups Catered For
Lounge Bar with Open Families, Dogs and Muddy
Tel: 01729 830317
Email [email protected]
www.thebuckmalham.co.uk
Farm Shop & Tearoom
Town End Farm, Airton, BD23 4BE 01729-830902 Wide range of local produce from Yorkshire & Lancashire including Dales Beef, Lamb & Pork, the Cheese & Deli Counter, Charcuterie, Smoked Meats, Fruit & Veg, Milk, Cream & Bread, Hampers & Free Local Delivery. In the tearoom we offer home made soups, sandwiches, quiches, casseroles, cakes, bakes & weekly specials. Fantastic views up The Dale to Malham Cove. Gift Gallery, local art & handicrafts, wool & wood.
Butchery Courses, Hogroast & Event Catering. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday 10am to 5pm Last Orders in the tearoom 4pm Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
[email protected] www.townendfarmshop.co.uk