In Touch The Occasional Magazine of

Issue 3 - January 2021 Hello all of you The Good Old Days wonderful people! A Christmas Happy 2021 all you Wonderful people! Welcome to Revival’s Volunteer Val Rowe talks to Alice Gullon – 99 years first “In Touch” magazine of 2021. We do hope you had the best old, about her memories of a real Yorkshire Christmas Christmas possible and that you are safe and well. Whenever I used to We hope that many of you enjoyed the fabulous Christmas Day visit my friend, Alice Lunch made by the Estbek restaurant in Sandsend and very Gullon, she always kindly paid for by County Council and Clive made me a ‘proper’ Pearson’s Councillors’ Fund. cup of Yorkshire tea – in a teapot, Following the delivery of the Christmas Lunches, I had such a having warmed it lovely message from one of you saying “Thank you to you and first – and had a your team so much for all you have done and continue to do for slice of delicious us all who are privileged enough to be part of our wonderful Revival North Yorkshire family.” homemade Yorkshire brack or “Family” - that is the key word for me (and the team!) We would ground rice cake like to think that it is exactly how many of you feel; more ready for me. She importantly, that you feel able to ask us for help whenever you ’can’t be doing’ need it. with any of the milk that people There are many ways we can help including: buy nowadays as - Regular phone calls. ‘being a farmer’s - Doorstep visits. daughter’ she - Organising shopping. always uses whole milk. Covid has brought changes to our - Prescription deliveries. friendship and we can no longer hug and have to rely upon - Lunch on Legs – hot meals delivered to your door once or twice doorstep chats. Alice is hard of hearing and has macular a month. degeneration, but at 99 years of age still tries to prepare her - Food First – quality meals delivered to your door by Dave and Tim of the Estbek Restaurant. own soup for lunch, cook roast dinners, make preserves and - Help, advice and information with housing, benefits, care, bake her own pies. Alice is a great story teller and I especially dementia support and much more. enjoy listening to tales of her life growing up and working If we don’t know we will try to find out! in the local area. These are her memories of Christmas as a young girl at her parents’ tenanted farm house in Dunsley, Revival’s staff and volunteers would like to wish everyone a near , North Yorkshire which I have adapted from her Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2021 sees the return of us all getting own spoken words. together again like we used to at the Memory Lane Lunches, singing and reminiscing sessions. ‘The best day of the year was Christmas Eve as we were allowed to stay up late for a special supper. Each year Enjoy this edition of In Touch which is packed full of interesting father was given a big, blue bag of frumenty from Ruswarp stories from our very interesting people! Mill – (hulled, cracked wheat) – as a reward for being a Stay safe everyone ~ Debbie x loyal customer and mother would bake it in the main oven in a little water, later adding milk until it became a thick Any stories, news, information, recipes, gardening tips, funny porridge. When it was ready, she added sugar and grated memories - anything at all give me a ring. It doesn’t matter if you nutmeg. Oh, it was lovely! After that we had Christmas cake can’t use a computer or take photos - we can sort out all of that. ...Continues P.2 Debbie 07970955407. JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 1 5.

A Yorkshire Christmas (Continued) Planes, Trains & Automobiles which she had baked in the side oven and gingerbread Mondays mother with cheese. We drank ginger wine which mother made but would give us each Philip Barlow tells his story of the Barlow’s passion for Land Rovers to it didn’t have any alcohol in it. Then we decorated the tree thrupence which Cheryl Morgan, intrepid explorer of interesting stories ! which father had chopped down in the woods that day. we would take to We made paper chains and used little candles on clips, but school to be saved father said that the holly which we had collected and stored in our Yorkshire Bank in the outhouse was not allowed inside the house until accounts. I wish I Christmas morning as it would bring bad luck. could remember what I did with all Next day we would find an apple, orange and some nuts in that money! our stockings. We weren’t allowed in the front sitting room before Christmas Day as mother stored our toys there and At dinner time we never tried to sneak in. We each received one toy as the goose and all our Christmas present and it was always a surprise as we its trimmings was wouldn’t have thought of asking for anything. We played served with mother’s with our toys all day. One year I had been quite a naughty homemade plum girl so father said that if I did not behave I would find nothing pudding and white in my stocking except for one of our piglets. When I woke up, sauce to follow. I felt inside and thought that it was a piglet but it turned out Sometimes my father’s farm helper and mother’s helping to be a little toy bear. woman would spend the day with us. There were 8 of us in The Land Rover was registered as one of the Amsterdam to an upgrade with side windows, a rear door and step, the family, as well as the helpers, but we had plenty of space Motor Show cars on 21 May 1948; full production began soundproofing and carpets – sheer luxury! Christine loved shortly afterwards at Solihull. In 1949, the British Army this vehicle – it served well for many years. I don’t remember going to church on Christmas Day but we in our house built of Aislaby stone in the early 20th century used to go to Sunday school at our village chapel twice a day with its four bedrooms, two sitting rooms, two kitchens ordered so many of this versatile vehicle that a decision each Sunday – once in the morning and then after our dinner. and dairy. We washed in the back kitchen and there was an was made to paint all of the vehicles Army Dark Green. A Series 1 (1957), 86” was also requisitioned to assist Philip It was the same building where we went to school and Mr outdoor privy. in his travels to work on Teesside over the Winter months. Merrick, the vicar from Aislaby used to take the services. He In 1950, this Great British icon added a four-wheel drive This was followed by a 10-seater Safari as Christine had a big Rolls Royce car and if he saw us walking down the Father slaughtered a pig twice a year. It would be laid out in to the range, followed by, in 1952, a 2-litre engine. had been advised that she would be taking even more lane, he would tell us to jump in for a lift. We did feel grand! what we called the middle house, salted and cured. It was Wheel bases were lengthened and a diesel option was children on the school run! then hung on hooks in the back sitting room and there was introduced. In 1954 the Land Rover was given international On Christmas morning mother, my sisters and I used to pluck nothing nicer than reaching up and cutting a slice for tea at endorsement with the first order from the Red Cross. And so, to Christine’s favourite! It was an ex-military Series a goose ready for our dinner;the feathers were kept to use Christmas. 3 – an Air Portable – narrower than a standard Series 3 for stuffing cushions. I never saw the goose being killed but It was in 1969 that the first Land Rover was purchased by to enable it to sit side by side in an Air Transporter! It I used to love watching newly hatched goslings running I don’t ever remember celebrating at New Year but for us the Barlow Team. It was a Series 1 pick- up with a truck cab. was very comfortable but sadly with Foot and Mouth it around after the clucking hen who had sat on the goose Christmas was a very special time which we looked forward This machine proved to be a fantastic workhorse moving was mothballed into the open shed, whilst Philip’s lay eggs. One of my brothers used to go ‘out on a shout’ but to eagerly each year.’ tons of building materials over rough terrain. However, amongst the nettles. my sisters and I were not allowed to go as we were girls. Jim with two growing daughters, the truck cab became would knock at the nearby cottages and farms to wish them Alice’s stories, like those of so many of our Revival friends, too cramped, so Christine and Philip bought a 1954 86” Scarborough Borough Council came to Christine again a merry Christmas and he would be given a few coppers and are a wonderful part of our social history which we need to complete with hard top and canvas roof – fabulous for the to restart the school run, so a Discovery was purchased. perhaps some cake. We never got any pocket money but on share and treasure. Summer! On its arrival Christine telephoned Scarborough only to be told a Taxi had been given the contract. Christine and Eventually, the children started school – the local school Philip had the last laugh though – with snow and harsh had merged with Sleights but there was no transport. frosts the children were often sent back home – what So, Christine approached Scarborough Borough Council delight (for them)! In contrast Christine never missed a Volunteer of the Month! and was given the school transport license from 1974 day – if the parents wanted them to go – they went! until 2001 (with occasional breaks when there were no ~ Cheryl Morgan ~ children of school age). The school transport gave rise About 10 years ago Philip and Christine looked at the “resting” vehicles and decided to start working on the Valerie Moncaster from Ingham Close called to recommend Cheryl Morgan for Volunteer of the Series 1. After the Discovery failed its MOT it was traded in Month. Despite being a Revival member of staff Cheryl goes ‘ above and beyond ‘ the call of duty for a very poor replacement – a Freelander One – this too said Valerie. New to the area, Valerie was made to feel welcome by Cheryl and introduced to other was scrapped. people in the close. (Including a lady of 102 who Valerie has recently knitted a blanket for as she sits outside watching the school children play). Not only has Cheryl organised prescriptions and lunches Philip could have managed with the Series 1 but Christine for Valerie but, with the help of The Sleights’ Men’s Shed, has dug her garden and recently earned the was struggling with dementia, so a Daihatsu Terios was new title of ‘Mouse Buster’! purchased. Philip became Christine’s carer – they were managing, although she always asked if they were going Nothing we do would be possible without our amazing team of volunteers. out in the Series1. Sadly, she died – her favourite Land Rover was pulled out from the shed and thus began the Who is your volunteer of the month and why? loving restoration of her favourite set of wheels! Please contact Debbie 07970 955407

2 IN TOUCH JANUARY 2021 JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 3 20. All of this has been done in just four years, but Zambezi Sunrise Trust has been very fortunate in attracting support from a variety of sources. Whilst donations have come from individuals from at least 26 countries, much of the support has come from nearer to home – Zambia with which they enjoy active letter exchanges From Sleights to the Other Side of the World including Whitby. The Monksand for Haven whom they caféhave fundraised. held Aa regular memorable (in normal fundraising dinner night, and times!) programme of talks is given to W.I.s, U3A’s and BUILDING A SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA – WITH A Richardson & Smith Estateother Agents organisations have which supported have been supportive. the charity If (partner Robert Smith is a anyone would like to arrange a talk to a group (including LITTLE HELP FROM SOME FRIENDS trustee). Further afield, theyvia Zoom), have or would linked like any five other informationschools about in theCounty Durham and charity, they can contact it at [email protected] / [email protected] 20. . In early 2016 Joanne Gillette (Thirlaway), whose father Northumberland with schools in Zambia with which they enjoy active letter exchanges and Noel still lives in Sleights, went to Zambia with her All of this hasfor beenwhom done they in justhave four fundraised. years,You canbut see ZambeziA more regular about Sunrise the (in Zambezi normal Trust Sunrise has Trust times!) been on veryprogramme of talks is given to husband John for what she thought was four weeks their website www.zambezisunrisetrust.co.uk as a volunteer teacher. Five years later, they have built fortunate W.I.s,in attracting U3A’s support and other from organisationsa varietyor Facebook of page sources. Zambezi which SunriseWhilst have. donations been supportive. have come Iffrom anyone would like to a school, established another, begun three women’s Donations can be made at: www.goldengiving.com/ empowerment groups and helped hundreds of children. individualsarrange from at leasta talk 26 to countries, a group much (includingsecure/donation/zambezi-sunrise-trust. of the viasupport Zoom), has comeor would from likenearer any to other home information– about the On their return from Zambia they recognised the need to including Whitby. The Monks Haven café held a memorable fundraising dinner night, and try to do more to assist the communities they had worked Women’s craft groupscharity, have alsothey been can established, contact and it at [email protected] / [email protected]. with in Livingstone. They soon found the most efficient Richardsonordinarily make items & Smithfor sale to Estate volunteers Agents and tourists. have supported​ the charity (partner Robert​ ​ Smith is a ​ way to do that was to set up a charity, and the Zambezi Their range of bags, aprons, head bands, mats and baskets Sunrise Trust was established in May 2016. It soon earned trustee).have proved very FurtherYou popular. can Theirafield, see skills improved theymore have so about rapidly linked the five Zambezi schools Sunrisein County Trust Durham on andtheir website Registered Charity status (No. 1169587) and has gone Northumberlandthat one group was asked to with make 670schools delegate in bags Zambia for with which they enjoy active letter exchanges and from strength to strength. Their first fundraising event (a the Commonwealthwww.zambezisunrisetrust.co.uk Law Conference which was held in or Facebook page Zambezi Sunrise. Donations can be made dress sale) was held by another Sleights’ former resident, forLivingstone whom in 2019.they With have the onset fundraised. of the Coronavirus A regular (in normal​ times!) programme of talks is given to Rachel Stack (Crusher) whose family is still in the village. pandemic, however,at www.goldengiving.com/secure/donation/zambezi-sunrise-trusttheir normal market has disappeared . W.I.s,but one group U3A’s has been and​ able other to turn itsorganisations new found skills to which have been supportive. If anyone would like​ to Rachel who now lives in Cork, Ireland organised an producing 2500 face masks for front line workers, as well impromptu Zumba class at one of the events! arrangeas for teachers a atSometalk one ofto the ahappy schools group the children (includingcharity supports. after via Zoom), receiving or would donations like any fromother ourinformation UK supporters. about the charity,All of this has they been donecan in contact just four years, it at but [email protected] Zambezi / [email protected]. outbreak because of inadequate toilet facilities. Four years Sunrise Trust has been very fortunate in ​ attracting ​ ​ ​ later the charity has built seven classrooms, two toilet support from a variety of sources. Whilst donations have blocks (with shower for girls), kitchen structure, library Youcome fromcan individuals see more from at about least 26 countries,the Zambezi much of Sunrise Trust on their website room and office, as well as installing a borehole and www.zambezisunrisetrust.co.ukthe support has come from nearer to home – including or Facebook page Zambezi Sunrise. Donations can be made pump. Classroom openings have seen visits by the U.K. Whitby. The Monks Haven café held a memorable​ High Commissioner and his Deputy, and last year a atfundraising www.goldengiving.com/secure/donation/zambezi-sunrise-trust dinner night, and Richardson & Smith Estate . classroom was opened by the Secretary-General of the Agents​ have supported the charity (partner Robert Smith ​ Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland. The next stage is to is a trustee). Further afield, they have linked five schools expand the number of classrooms to give all the children Somein County happy Durham andchildren Northumberland after with receiving schools in donations from our UK supporters. the chance of obtaining a secondary education – many previously did not have the chance once they had left the school. The Zambezi Sunrise Trust’s flagship project has been the building of a school for over 500 children most of whom, Three other schools are supported. One, a pre-school, if the school did not exist, would have little prospect of was established with the help of the charity. Another has Pictured left & above: Some happy children after receiving donations attending school. 70% of the children have lost at least received hundreds of textbooks as a result of a school from our UK supporters. one parent. At the time that they became involved the twinning we set up with a school in County Durham. All children were in hugely overcrowded and temporary three have benefitted from books, computers, accommodation, with the threat of closure in a cholera whiteboards or other teaching aids.

4 IN TOUCH JANUARY 2021 JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 5 Music & Film, THE INTERVIEW This month’s interview is with Tony O’Donnell, Hobbies & Crafts the well-known musician from Castleton How about starting at the beginning Tony, where were you born? Barbara Baker explains how she started I was born in County Donegal in Ireland, one of three boys and three girls. All Irish families had many children in those days so we spent all our time working on our creating Works of Art from sugar! small farm to feed ourselves as there was no work. It was hardly a farm really, as it was only about 150 acres but we Until I joined the Sugar-craft group of the U3A, Whitby would barter with our neighbours, borrowing a horse and (about 5 years ago) I could only do ‘snow’ icing on my swapping vegetables and livestock as necessary to make cakes. It was a very popular class so I had to wait for a ends meet. vacancy. When did you acquire your interest in music? I have so enjoyed my Friday afternoon classes (now When I was seven, a gypsy came to the door and played stopped due to Covid 19). There were about 10 of the violin and my mother was quite taken by this. The us. Needless to say, lots of chat & laughter as things didn’t gypsy offered to sell her a tin fiddle which my mother always turn out as they should. I started with a small bought and my interest in music started there. I became green board, small rolling pin & a selection of Sugar-craft very proficient and five years later was taught by a teacher tools. I bought these online for not a lot of money ! As who suggested that I should get a proper wooden violin time went on, I added to my equipment. My family were which I did. I also learned the clarinet and the saxophone. great, giving me vouchers for Christmas & birthdays. How long were you at home before you left? I stayed at home with the family until I was 21 when my I soon learnt to be careful where I kept my work as my uncle, who lived in America, sponsored me so I sailed old dog developed a liking for sweet things. You can from Cork to New York and then went on to Philadelphia imagine an old Labrador holding a large sugar paste rose where my uncle lived. I worked during the day and played in her mouth (wire hanging out) with that look, “not me, in big bands at night and weekends. I returned to Ireland honestly !”. This time I have put it on a drying rack on top at Christmas 1959 and joined big bands again. of the bookcase. The temptation was just too great! What happened next? I so look forward to 2021, hoping our classes start again. I then went to live and work in Glasgow where I met a girl I have a lot to learn to improve my skills & also meet my named Maimi who I eventually married. We left Glasgow to live in Redcar in 1969 where we bought a small house friends again. Tony O’Donnell playing the fiddle at the Fox & Hounds . and sold it two years later – doubling our money! This enabled us to buy a larger house in Redcar which we What brought you to Castleton? Would you believe these amazing poppies are hand crafted from sugar?! ran as a boarding house for 31 years. However, I continued When my son Anthony bought his house in Danby he to play in small bands. persuaded us to live near. We were attracted to the area so So was the boarding house your main business? Maimi and I rented a house in Eastern Lane in Ainthorpe Yes, it was in the beginning until I got a job as music and then we eventually bought this house in Castleton teacher at Yarm Boys School so Maimi looked after the where I now live. Sadly Maimi died here two years ago. boarding house. I stayed at Yarm school until I retired Do you still keep up your interest in music? at 65 but missed teaching so I went on to teach at Red Oh yes, very much so. I still perform at local functions and House in Norton and was there until I was 75. I have produced a teaching book for budding fiddlers Do you have children? which contains music for jigs, reels and hornpipes, some Yes, I have two boys, Anthony who now lives in Danby and of which I have written myself, as well as performance tips Sean who now lives in Marske. and exercises. Tony’s book “Stylistic Method for Violin” is available from Upper Esk Music, priced at £15 plus £1.50 p&p. Purchase online at www.uppereskmusic.com or telephone 01287 660656 Barbara’s sugar craft tools. Fabulous sugar flowers.

6 IN TOUCH JANUARY 2021 JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 7 Artworks A Special Hello to a Special Person Amy Farmer talks to Norma Taylor about her late husband’s amazing artwork A Born Artist Albert Middlesbrough born, Will Taylor was an extremely talented painter and printmaker. His main subject matter was landscape, inspired by the beauty of Danby Dale, where he and his wife, Norma and sons, Graham and David came to live in 1979.

His inspiration came from the breath-taking North Yorkshire Moors, the inevitable season changes, night and day and the extremes of weather bringing with them endless variations of light, colour and mood providing focus for his paintings and linocut print work, using his own fascinating Victorian printing press.

Will started his journey at the If you live in the Castleton area you would be Albert started at the quarry at 16 years old and was Middlesbrough College of Art. familiar with the sight of Albert Gray trundling up paid £2.10 a week. His job was shot firing – “This bloke From student, to teacher, to to Castleton Co-Op in his mobility scooter with his shown me how to go on and it was easy enough to becoming the head of the Art Sadly, Will passed away in little dog sitting in a basket on the front enjoying the do. As most of the blokes there were older, they didn’t department. His wife, Norma September 1998. His artwork ride. Albert was one of the contributors to our Living understand, and didn’t know what sort of powder to says, “Will was born an Artist.” leaves treasured memories of his Memories’ Film depicting life in Castleton and here use and how much. If you put too much in you While the main feature to fantastic eye for capturing our he is explaining his involvement with the Castleton could blow the whole place up!” You can still see the his linocut prints were the amazing surroundings. Quarry and its operation. tramway where the tubs were pulled up and down to magnificent scenes surrounding Bankhead on an endless rope. us, Will was also drawn to Thanks to his wife, Norma for the dramatic imagery of the Albert worked at Castleton Quarry where they mined sharing with us some of Will’s Industrial Teesside or the unique high quality sandstone which was transported down Albert is living in Peregrine House in Whitby and we beautiful work. and fascinating shapes of the to the crushing mill near Castleton Moor Station. The send him our greetings. Yorkshire cobbles. Their boldness fine sand was then used for glass making and furnace He is greatly missed but never offered limitless possibilities for linings. forgotten. the medium of printmaking.

Pictures - Top right: Norma with a photograph of her remarkably talented late husband Will. Centre: Will’s printing press. Bottom left: Crossley Side Fryup by Will Taylor. Bottom right: Riddings by Will Taylor.

Albert points out the tramway for the quarry in the Living Memories film.

8 IN TOUCH JANUARY 2021 JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 9 TV REVIEW Freda Bridge’s Cottage Pie The Vicar of Dibley In Lockdown BBC1 INGREDIENTS: Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat BBC2 • 500g low fat beef mince/pork mince/quorn Jamie: Keep Cooking at Christmas Channel4 • 1 onion • 2/3 carrots depending on size and also your Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing BBC2 preference (not a euphemism!) • 1 leek The protagonists in these four television programmes wrong, I really like Nigella and this is how she is so clever. • 1 pepper (this is for my granddaughter JoJo!) under review can all be considered ‘National Treasures’ She manages to be so charming in her trendy kitchen – whether they like it or not! and presents her offerings so well it makes for comforting • Pint of stock (just use what you think is watching - if not for comforting food. appropriate) The original series of The Vicar of Dibley ran from 1994 • Tip of teaspoon of lazy garlic and chilli until 2007, in which time it cemented Dawn French as a Next up is our old friend Jamie with the seasonal Jamie: • Tin of tomatoes ‘National Treasure’. It was unique when it started as the Keep Cooking at Christmas. We have been with him since • Mashed potato Church of had just ordained women in 1992 so he appeared on our screens as a young lad sliding down it was right on the money. It grew in stature and won the banister, to his transformation into a restaurant and METHOD: many awards for its comedy and became, quite rightly, publishing mogul and a true ‘National Treasure’. However, 1. Fry onions, garlic and chilli until onions are soft. 7. Remove from heat and add thickener one of the top comedies of all time. This was because it in the year before Covid he was taking a right financial (I use Bisto ‘AAH!’) contained, in spades, that vital ingredient – it was funny bashing as his chains of restaurants were closing at a rapid 2. Add mince, break it when frying (physical Remember the running gag joke at the end of each pace. Heaven only knows what further devastation the violence necessary - I feel better for it at least!) 8. Empty in to dish and top with mash potatoes you programme? Genius touch. various lockdowns have dealt since. However, he always 3. Fry for a few minutes. prepared earlier. (Coop mash works just as well) appears bright and cheery on his cooking programmes The Vicar of Dibley In Lockdown consisted of three ten and this time round has his kids helping out adding to 9. Grate cheese and place on top. Leave under the 4. Throw in the rest of the ingredients, fry for a few minute episodes which generally took the form of a Zoom the family Christmas cheer. The thing with Jamie is that minutes whilst stirring. grill until the cheese has melted. call from Dawn French. However, it had one fatal flaw – it he really makes you want to get up and cook. He has was not funny! It had no clear objective or consistency. always got quick and simple tips that make cooking his 5. Add half a tin of tomatoes and enough stock to 10. Eat at your peril! The first episode mentioned two of the original characters, recipes very straight forward and appetising. This latest cover mixture in the frying pan. Owen Newitt who played Rodger Lloyd-Pack and Frank series covers all you need to know to cook and prepare 6. Let it burble (my Granddaughter says I should Pickle who was played by John Bluthal, both of whom had everything for the festive season. So “three cheers for specify this means simmer!) for about 20 minutes sadly died since the series ended, but no mention was Jamie!” (ish) and keep topping up with stock. made of this. In the second episode Alice Tinker who was played by Emma Chambers who had also died was given Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing got us all into a lengthy eulogy. The programme could not make up the Christmas spirit in a very gentle but breathtaking its mind as to whether it was a sitcom, a public service way. Bob Mortimer is not a ‘National Treasure’ yet but he announcement or a vehicle for the producer’s political certainly is a ‘Local Treasure’ well on the way to National stance. It was full of advice on Covid 19, distancing, status. Viewers were treated to a laid back, beautifully washing hands and hygiene as well as The Black Lives filmed, feast of local scenery and nostalgia. Mortimer, Matter campaign, resulting in the Vicar taking ‘The Knee’ – who was born in Middlesbrough, spent the programme all of which is not funny. The result was a disappointing trying to get Scrooge Paul Whitehouse to appreciate the hotchpotch more dribbley than Dibbley. good things that this time of year can offer. He introduced Whitehouse to our fantastic local scenery through the Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. In the run up to Christmas window of the steam train that is the Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The we get the usual spate of cooking programmes that are Railway and introduced him to our areas scenic villages, determined to make our Christmas home catering at Staithes and Osmotherley. In Staithes they stayed National Lottery Community Fund, has helped us to produce our In Touch least palatable. The first in the frame is Nigella, another overnight at the fishermans cottages and in Osmotherley Magazine. Thanks to the Government for making this possible. ‘National Treasure’ who showed us how we can open they stayed in the Chequers holiday cottage which was various tins and packets to produce dishes to please. decked out in finest Christmas tradition. No doubt the This is Nigella’s speciality – not really cooking but more owners of these cottages will see their bookings soar! of an assembly job. One of her dishes, Pasta with Cavolo Even Chris Rea made a guest appearance. Nero and ‘nduja (sounds good doesn’t it?), consisted of a packet of giant spiral pasta covered with a sauce straight This programme (like all the others mentioned here) can from a jar and heated with a bit of cabbage leaf thrown in. be watched on catch up TV, so set aside a quiet moment Because this was called Pasta with Cavolo Nero and ‘nduja to watch it and realise how lucky we are to live in such an it was supposed to make all the difference. Don’t get me outstanding area. ~ Square Eyes

10 IN TOUCH JANUARY 2021 JANUARY 2021 IN TOUCH 11 ? Quiz Time ? ? ? Phobias - What do you have a fear of? ? ? Do you know the meaning of these 14 different phobias. ? ? 1. BRONTOPHOBIA 6. HAEMATOPHOBIA 11. YDROPHOBIA H

2. OPHIDOPHOBIA 7. HASMOPHOBIA P 12. OUMPOUNOPHOBIA K

3. YNOPHOBIA C 8. CROPHOBIA A 13. ODOPHOBIA P

4. ELENOPHOBIAS 9. EMETOPHOBIA 14. OULROPHOBIA C (Answers printed below.) ? 5. AILUROPHOBIA 10. PHEKSOPHOBIA S

Answers to November’s Crossword: Answers Across: Answers Down: 1. Gorse 14. Aegean 1. Green 12. Zambian 4. Under 15. Omen 2. Roaming 13. Gather 8. Evade 18. Peach 3. Eden 14. Apple 9. Piggy 20. Prial 4. Umpire 16. Nylon 10. Nail 22. Elder 5. Dog 17. Opal

11. Brazen 23. Linen 6. Rayon 19. Aid

MOON MOON 14. CLOWNS 13. THUNDERSTORMS AND THUNDER 12. DOGS 11. WASPS 10.

WATER WATER 9. SNAKES 8. FEET 7. BLOOD 6. HEIGHTS 5. GHOSTS 4. VOMITING 3. CATS 2. BUTTONS 1. Phobia Quiz Answers Quiz Phobia

Useful Telephone Numbers Debbie 07970 955407 Local help, advice and support. Revival North Yorkshire CIC Castleton and Danby area, Staithes and Sleights area. Michelle Williams 07458 314556 Assistant Project Coordinator Revival North Yorkshire Cheryl Morgan 07458 314565 Community Support Worker - Revival North Yorkshire Staithes and Sleights area. Amy Farmer 07458 314552 Community Support Worker - Revival North Yorkshire Castleton and Danby area. Police in case of emergency 999 Non Emergency Police 101 NHS Direct 111 Urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do. Whitby DAG 07956 751790 Disability Action Group Citizens Advice Bureaux Scarborough: 01723 368710 National Helpline: 03444 111444 Disclaimer: We have done our best to provide you with the most accurate information we can. We apologise in advance for any discrepancies.

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