` Aldborough, Boroughbridge,Dunsforths, Minskip, Roecliffe June/July 2020 www.boroughbridgechurches.uk WHO’S WHO MAGAZINE EDITORS VICAR David Bellwood 324276 Rev Karen Gardiner Paul Farrelly 504913 The Vicarage, Church Lane, Email: Boroughbridge YO51 9BA link @boroughbridgechurches.uk 01423 326518 karen.gardiner @leeds.anglican.org Please note that copy for inclusion in any one month should be sent to the Editors by the 12th of the previous CHURCHWARDENS month. ALDBOROUGH Mrs Liz Vose 203503 Mr J Lawson-Tancred 326162 Local Village Contacts: ALDBOROUGH: Mrs S Hynes BOROUGHBRIDGE Tel: 324071 Mr A Weeds 391535 Mrs K Ambrose 322070 [email protected] BOROUGHBRIDGE: Mr P Farrelly DUNSFORTH Tel: 504913 Mrs F. Merchie 322526 [email protected] Mrs P. Denny 322901 DUNSFORTH: Mrs P Denny MINSKIP Tel: 322901 Mr R Beaumont 322365 [email protected] ROECLIFFE MINSKIP: Mrs D Wilson Mr J. Bolland 325091 Tel: 322712 Mr S. Jarvis 322026 [email protected] READER ROECLIFFE: Mr J. Bolland John Francis Moss 07515 825198 Tel: 325091 Johnfrancismoss @icloud.com [email protected] In these difficult times, do remember that your Church community is here for you. If you, or anyone you know, would like to talk to someone, or if we can help in any way, please do get in touch with Karen, John or one of our Wardens, all of whose details are in this magazine. You can also contact us through our website www.boroughbridgechurches.uk and through Facebook - @boroughbridgechurches From the Vicarage……. Making the right choices….. Dear friends, energies and what to engage with, remembering to love our neighbour as If there’s one thing we’ve learnt over we love ourselves, whatever that the last few weeks, it’s that living with might mean in our context. restrictions can bring out the best in people and communities. As Dumbledore famously said (and quoting Dumbledore is never a I have had my heart warmed by mistake), it is not our abilities that getting to know the people in my make us who we are, it is the choices street better, even though we are that we make. doing so at a distance. As neighbours come out to clap on a Thursday night, In a time where we must, no doubt, we wave at one another. People chat face many more weeks of restriction, across the road from open windows or let us try, as best we can, to make the their gardens, and ensure that right choices, to try to do the right everyone is doing ok. On V.E. Day, our thing, and to build up everything that street, like many others sung together is good. in solidarity all at the same time as keeping safe. Every blessing, Karen Aren’t people wonderful? Facebook is full of good deeds being done, and kindness and compassion. Gratitude has come to the fore too, as our community recognises how very fortunate we are compared to many other places in our country and our world. Of course, there are plenty of negative places we can turn too. Our worries and anxieties can lead us to be tempted to judge one another’s behaviour, to deal less than constructively with our anger, upset and frustration. But we have the power to choose where to focus our They’re back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services! The Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals. The sermon this morning: “Jesus walks on the water”. The sermon tonight “Searching for Jesus”. Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. Miss Charlene Mason sang “I will not pass this way again,” giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. Don’t let worry kill you off – let the Church help. To be continued next month………... 5 Roecliffe News ROECLIFFE RACKET CLUB CORONAVIRUS MAY DRAW A further thank you to our 28 Volunteers 1st Prize £20 (137) in the village, who continue to look after John & Susan Fieldhouse the needs of others who are not allowed 2nd Prize £10 (29) out in present circumstances. Also to all Jim & Janet Tulip the shops in Boroughbridge who are 3rd= Prize £5 (10) taking orders and delivering direct, or Jenny Chisnall using the Volunteers of Boroughbridge 3rd= Prize £5 (21) Communicare. All are doing a fantastic John & Judith Newberry job and always with a smile, and we thank you. The June draw will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd by Zoom from VE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN Vicarage Farm between 6.30 and 7pm. ROECLIFFE What a glorious sunny day it was, temperatures in the low 20sC. What a day to go to the North York Moors or the coast for a good walk, but that was not to be with the current lockdown. So instead it was a great opportunity to take in the beauty of the season with so many blossoms out, and to really get immersed in VE Day 1945. All the village buntings and flags came out and anything we could find in red, white and blue. We started with the St. Raphael service and a two minute silence at 11.00am. A morning coffee break outside and then at 3.00pm the chance to hear Winston Churchill’s “Victory in Europe” speech again, and to witness the immaculate flying of the Red Arrows over London Supporting the NHS & our key workers with their amazingly accurate formation, St Mary's Roecliffe and in stark contrast to today to see the vast crowds that flooded the streets in all cities. 6 At 6.00pm villagers were invited to go out into the street with a drink and celebrate our heroes from WW2. Many of us walked round the village in the balmy evening air, chatting to people we hadn’t seen for several weeks. And then back indoors to see other reminiscences from that day in 1945, before finally the Queen’s speech at 9.00pm. The message from the day “Never give up, never despair”. Jim Bolland 7 THIS INTREPID LITTLE MOUSE (Just a little bit of humour in these still very challenging times) A mouse ran across the kitchen floor Someone shouted open the door Mother was standing on a stool The only way to keep her cool Then she shouted bring some cheese Suddenly he began to freeze Then got himself into a flap What if someone brought a trap The family stood so very near He had to run to disappear But would these people let him go Were they friend or were they foe All it took was a little glance Maybe he would take a chance He scampered past the Mother’s stool Showing he was no-one’s fool Suddenly he saw the cat Sitting purring on the mat His little heart just missed a beat Very soon he could be meat He saw the door was open wide Does this mean he need not hide So this intrepid little mouse Disappeared from the house Once outside he ran to hide Realising he could have died Having escaped this busy house Perhaps he’ll meet a lady mouse Keep well AND Keep safe Phyll April 2020 8 DUNSFORTH NEWS Dunsforth Draw May Results feature in our week and will be good to look back on. 1st Prize £42 Jade Andrews 2nd Prize £15 The Hartley Family 3rd Prize £10 Jill Crook Congratulations to all winners, Upper Dunsforth well represented this month! It is obviously very difficult to talk about future events in these uncertain times. Reluctantly and sadly we have had to cancel this year's Country Fair and Dog Events. It is a particular shame as it would have been our 40th year of holding the event but we hope to celebrate in style and in good weather in 2021. We are hoping if restrictions allow to hold a late summer barbeque ..... further details on that and any other events we hope will take place in 2020 when the general situation becomes clearer. In amongst the gloom and anxiety that VE Day lockdown has brought to so many it is easy to forget the good things. We are In Lower Dunsforth we had a splendid incredibly lucky to live in beautiful celebration of VE day in glorious countryside and in a community where sunshine. The village was festooned with people have shown such kindness and red, white and blue balloons (thanks thoughtfulness. In Dunsforth our What's Caroline!) and flags, and many of us had App group with almost daily offers of help little family picnics and varied attempts at with shopping, collections from the Vera Lynn classics! surgery, contributions to the Boroughbridge foodbank etc. has been a great support not to mention the weekly videos of our Thursday clap for the NHS from Caroline Sapwell on her bicycle! With a wonderful array of outfits, ingenious musical additions and plenty of noisy clapping it has become quite a 10 Last but certainly not least I would like to meet and greet neighbours with a glass express another huge thank you to Karen or two of refreshment to honour the for keeping our spirits up! Her weekly special occasion – while keeping two Sunday Service surrounded by her family metres apart, of course! (love the hats!) in her garden continues to be a highlight of our week plus of course everything else she has been doing for us. So thank you from all of us! Penny Denny VE Day in Upper Dunsforth Two of our neighbours decided on a drive-by in their open top sports car – a perfect day for flag waving with the roof down.