Village Fundraiser Retires Art Exhibtion to Showcase Fervent Fundraiser Pat Downs Has Stepped Down After 26 Years
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Editors: Justine & Duncan McMillan Petuaria Press PO Box 124, Brough, East Yorkshire HU15 1YH. Email: [email protected] Issue 30 Messages/Fax: 01482 665600 Autumn 2007 Petuaria Press is funded by Elloughton-cum-Brough Parish Council Serving Elloughton-cum-Brough since 1999 www.petuariapress.co.uk Village fundraiser retires Art exhibtion to showcase Fervent fundraiser Pat Downs has stepped down after 26 years. Pat, village talent who started to deliver newsletters and The Elloughton-cum-Brough Parish merchandise to help out Dove House Council Art & Photography Exhibition Hospice, has retired from her role in will open its doors to the public at the the support group in Welton which Petuaria Centre on Friday 5th October. organised monthly afternoon teas and The exhibition is open to all local bric-a-brac, clothes and book sales in artists and photographers. There will The Memorial Hall. also be a children’s section. Pat said “Unfortunately the group won’t As the first of kind in the village, it is continue because of falling attendance hoped that the exhibition will be well over the last few years”. However during attended. It will run all weekend from Pat’s time with the group they have raised as this very busy lady is, amongst other 7.30pm on Friday until 2pm on Sunday over £31,000 which is an extraordinary things, involved with the production of 7th October, when a trophy will be amount. It costs over £3 million a year to The Welton, Melton and Waudby News. presented for the most popular entry run Dove House, and only a small portion Pat is pictured here receiving flowers as voted for by the public. Entrance of that is funded by the NHS. from Sarah Cusick, fundraising co- to the exhibition will be free, but for £1 Pat won’t be taking it easy however ordinator for Dove House Hospice. visitors can purchase a catalogue with a free glass of wine and savouries. Entry forms are still available from Childminder calls it a day after 20 years The Petuaria Centre, The Parish Anita Loftus who ran the playgroup Council office and The Picture Box on at the United Reformed Church in Station Road. For more information Elloughton has retired after 22 years. contact Mike Clark on 669309. The playgroup with places for 18 children is almost always at capacity, and runs on Thursdays from 10 until 11.30am. Police Band Helper Maggie Turpin has taken over. Anita has also retired from child Christmas Concert minding. A familiar sight in the village This year’s concert at the Village with her vintage Slver Cross pram, Anita Hall on Saturday 1st December Pictured (L-R) with the children at the playgroup has looked after 80 children over her 20 are Lynda Patterson, Pam Wild, Bridgett Barrett, promises to be fun packed evening. years in the businss. Anita also ran a Maggie Turpin, Geoff Loftus, Anita Loftus, Lynne The £5 ticket price includes a glass childminders support group. Reed, Dawn Dunlin, Christine Wood (seated) of mulled wine or sherry, along with and Liz Hardaker. Anita said “I’m hoping to do more savouries and a mince pie. Tickets caravaning and see more of the world ”. she is looking forward to seeing more of are available from the Parish Council Anita won’t be away from children for long her own children and granchildren. office. Call 665600 for more details. Trailblazing editor heads for Sierra Leone Our very own editor Justine The Hull Freedom Trail is also in Hull’s twin town Freetown, McMillan is counting down raising awareness of modern Sierra Leone three weeks later the days to her departure for day slavery, in support of the after a gruelling drive across west Africa. The trip is part Stop The Traffick campaign. the Sahara. The journey will of a charitable initiative to The five vehicles with their be filmed by Emmy award deliver five 4x4 vehicles to aid crews of local business nominated cameraman agencies in Sierra Leone. The people, specialists and young Claudio von Planta who filmed vehicles will be used to reunite people, will depart from Ewan McGregor’s Long Way victims of human trafficking Hull on 25th October. The Round TV series. More info at with their families. ‘Trailblazers’ hope to arrive www.hullfreedomtrail.com. 1 News in brief LIFESTYLE 2007 Station Road residents are lobbying East Lifestyle is a Humberside Police initiative their time but also benefit the youngsters Riding of Yorkshire which encourages young people to get themselves and their communities. The Council over parking involved in community projects during the initiative has generated many benefits concerns. New long summer holidays. The aim is to provide in previous years and 2007 has been no restrictions are proposed throughout a refreshing and challenging alternative to exception. Here are a few of this year’s teams the village following summer boredom, which will not only occupy that have been brought to our attention. the opening of the new car park to the The Crazy Caterpillars have been hard at work Brough Gadgets have been busy with their Green south of the railway raising money for Brough In Bloom during the Scene challenge raising public awareness about station. The residents, many of whom do summer holidays. Activities included bag packing recycling. not have access to at Morrisons and a bun sale at the Dove Hospice They off-road parking, are shop. They produced a awaiting a response. also got their leaflet about Meanwhile the Parish hands dirty with recycling Council have submitted a series of suggested some weeding and handed amendments which and tidying it out to address some of the up around the shoppers at concerns. War Memorial Morrisons. A clampdown on at Brough They also wanted to help the six East Riding Coleen Gill and Bill Bell of the Brough flyposting and illegal crossroads. schools that were closed due to the floods signs in the Brough In Bloom committee receive a cheque The girls raised before the summer holidays. They raised money area has begun. from (L-R) Amy Rennison, Victoria Bell, Courtney Gun and Abigail Barber. The campaign will £345.88 in total. by having a coffee/fun morning for friends and see East Riding of relatives. There were cakes and cards for sale, Yorkshire Council Lifestyle veterans and previous runners up The a tombola and games. They also had a car boot streetscene and Brough Babes undertook their biggest project sale and managed to raise £180 in total. planning enforcement to date this summer. With the aim of encouraging Pictured (L-R) are Matthew Britchford, James officers giving advice to business more people in the community to exercise, they Roos, Alex Almond and Ben Briggs. owners and, where took on the huge task of creating the ‘Humber appropriate, imposing Hike’. Starting at Brough Haven the six mile wildlife The Fire Fighting Four have been raising fixed penalty notices walk along side the River Humber finishes at awareness of home and fire safety with the help and bringing the Humber Bridge. The team spent long hours of local fire fighters for their Humberside Police prosecutions. Officers are particularly in all weathers clearing and marking footpaths, Lifestyle project. They hosted an awareness day concerned about many of which had in July near the Leapfrog Nursery where they had flyposting at Brough become overgrown and a stand with leaflets, Crossroads. To report impassable. They also information and display illegal fly posting or put up bat and bird items regarding the signs, or for advice, call the council’s boxes along the route, importance of having highways department along with information smoke alarms and on (01482) 395739. boards to tell walkers carbon monoxide A number of sports about the wildlife. detectors. clubs have achieved The Babes’ fund- Pictured (L-R) are Jim Richards (L) and Phil the East Riding Club raising efforts included Oliver Henderson, Accreditation Scheme Young (R) of the Environment (Ercas) award, Agency and WPC Jessica the sale of a self- Samantha Steele, including Brough Golf Watts with (L-R) Carrie penned poetry book Georgina Hillerby and Club and Elloughton Burrow, Katie Pearson, Jodie and calendar, a balloon Nathan Lyons. Burrow and Ellie Dunwell. Juniors FC. race, craft fair and bag Agencies including packing. The enterprising four have set up a web Sunshine Girls raised money for IQUOLS the Police and site at http://broughbabes.mysite.orange.co.uk Muscular Distrophy who meet at Sunshine House Fire service are which gives more information, including details of in Hull to organise treats such as sleepovers and taking part in the Safer & Healthier their Saturday morning walking club. takeaways for children with Muscular Distrophy. Communities Through The girls took part in a sponsored walk across Victim Support The Fantastic Four the Humber Bridge and organised other events Roadshow. A newly donated a birdbath including a garden refurbished crime to Gromit’s Garden at party and a coffee prevention bus armed with information and Brough Primary School. morning. Pictured giveaways, such as Team members Katie are Ellie Shreeves, smoke and personal Pearson (R), Amy Rachel King and Alison alarms and door Pearson (L), Darcy Hebden dancing and safety chains, will vist Williams and Bethany singing for the residents the Petuaria Centre on 2nd October. Walker worked hard to of Westerlands care raise the money. home. 2 Joint effort helps win garden trophy Open door to see The Parish Council’s front garden of the year artists at work was won this year by Malcolm and Pam Daws of Artists’ studios across the East Riding Stockbridge Road. In previous years they have been are to throw open their doors to show close runners up so were very pleased to win this the abundance of talent in the region.