Husthwaite Newsletter February/March 2014 Edition No.69 Free to all households in

The New Year’s Day village football match showed off the talents of our youngest players! See the lively report of the match by Brian Watt on pages 8 and 9.

Husthwaite Newsletter is jointly funded by the Parish Council, the Village Hall Committee and local sponsors EDITOR: Jan Coulthard

Please send articles for the APRIL 2014 edition to me by 20th MARCH (this is the final date!) via email: ([email protected]) or by post to Aletheia House, High Street, Husthwaite YO61 4PX or tel. 01347 868130.

Comments and articles are always welcome. Local businesses can advertise in this Newsletter. Local sponsorship for the Newsletter would be welcome! Friends and family at home and abroad can receive this Newsletter if they have email and can download a pdf file. Let me know their email address and I will put them on the list! We now have many readers and contributors at home and abroad. Past and present Newsletters are available on the village website at husthwaitevillage.com

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From a pint of beer to a pot of tea Tel: 01347 868214 www.fauconbergarms.com 2 THE BOOK EXCHANGE and APPLE TREE CAFE Husthwaite Village Hall A new venture, the Apple Tree Cafe, organised by Gila Robinson, opens Monday February 3rd from 12.30 in the new Village Hall. Tea, coffee , homemade soup, sandwiches and cakes will be available. Children and parents welcome! The Book Exchange is running alongside from 1-3. Feel free to borrow our wide range of paperback novels, and/or come to have a chat and some refreshments at the same time in the new cafe. Some new books will be available and hopefully with gifts of others from borrowers, we can ring the changes. Old and new members are welcome to come along. The new hall is user friendly for anyone with disabilities, and is warm, a good place for a friendly lunch and meeting others. We aim to open on the first Monday of every month at the same time. If anyone wants to be involved in helping in any way, please let us know. (Tel.868130) Gila, Jan and Jacki

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You can also telephone Jan Coulthard on 01347 868130 to book 4 a place, or email [email protected] The new Husthwaite Flyer You may have noticed that at the beginning of January a flyer came through your door. As the Newsletter only comes out every two months, it was suggested that interim or immediate news was difficult to get to people, particularly those without broadband, so we experimented with an interim collection of information called The Husthwaite Flyer. Comments please on whether you think this worthwhile. Or, you may want to put a brief piece of information in the next one, which should come out at the beginning of March. If you have something you’d like to include, contact me before February 25th and I’ll try my best to include it.

5 Jan Coulthard 868130 Have you seen our new series of booklets on local history? So far published: Peterhold: Carlton and Husthwaite in the Liberty of St Peter of York, (£2) An account of the peculiar system by which the two villages were governed from York Minster rather than by the North Riding. The story continues until the end of the Liberty in Victorian times. A5, 30 pages, illustrated.

The Chapelry of Carlton Husthwaite, (£3) A history of the ‘chapelry’, including the building and the system of local government connected with it. Relations with the parent parish of Husthwaite are also explored. A5, 43 pages, illustrated in colour.

The Old Farms of Carlton Husthwaite, (£3) Charts the layout and ownership of the township’s seven farms from the 1660s to the day before yesterday. A4, 30 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white.

All the above are available for collection at Rose Cottage, Carlton Husthwaite (telephone 01845 501490, e-mail [email protected]) or from Dowsons’ Stores, Husthwaite. For post and packing a charge of £1.50 is made on each item.

Carlton Letterworks is a local and not-for-profit venture run by Stuart Marriott. Titles are published under a Creative Commons licence, with almost no ‘copyright’ restrictions.

Forthcoming are: The Goultons of Highthorne (the story of a Husthwaite family, and their home, through two centuries); The Grand Agitator (a life of George Denham of Baxby, who helped lead a rebellion against the Crown in 1663 and was executed for his trouble); A History of the Manor of Husthwaite (tracing a complicated story from the Norman Conquest to recent times). 6 Medieval Field Systems of Husthwaite The evolution of field systems and settlement in Husthwaite, North , from the Saxon period to enclosure. This work began as research into the seventeenth- century field systems of Husthwaite, undertaken at the County Records Office. The structure of the field system of the early 1600's was achieved by close examination of Husthwaite's court roll of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; using the court roll as the principal research tool is an innovative method which has proved to be invaluable in determining field morphology and evolution. The book traces the development of agriculture from the 5th century to complete enclosure in the 18th century, and describes the effect the changing field systems had on the settlement of Husthwaite. Maps, field-names, and the derivations of field-names are included. For this work I was awarded a Masters (by Research) at York University. The book is available on Amazon for £16, but is also on sale at Husthwaite village shop for the discounted price of £12. Annie Richardson

"Making the Past Live: From Mary Rose to Castle Howard, the Fun of Research"

Illustrated talk by Guy Wilson Thursday March 27th 7.30 pm, Husthwaite village hall Tickets at the door to include a glass of wine £5

As a follow up from his previous popular, entertaining and informative talk, Guy Wilson from Oulston will give more examples of his historical research projects. This talk will include some film of the artillery experiments his group did at The Royal Armouries Museum at Leeds and include the making one of the guns at Chris Topp's wrought ironworks at Carlton Husthwaite, then return nearer home to talk about his research at Castle Howard along with some general observations on the fun of doing research. 7 Golden Goal Settles New Year Derby A sensational ‘golden goal' finish decided the local New Year’s Day fixture in favour of the ‘Youth Select' team.

Rather than the usual ‘High Husthwaite' vs ‘Low Husthwaite' format, those with more experience, who should know better, elected to take on a much more dynamic and youthful team, who threatened to treat their elders like the Aussies have treated the English cricket team. The school pitch was duly marked out by Jeremy Walker - the lines clearly showing just how much Jeremy had drunk the night before, and the weather did what it is good at - started badly, and got worse.

As the youngsters set the pace, with Tom, Sam James and Jack augmenting the local talent, those of more senior years had to dig deep to stay in touch. Unfortunately, Lawrie Hill as referee seemed to still be enjoying his Hogmanay tipple as he missed no fewer than half a dozen clear penalties, and failed to book a single player. But the senior team had their secret weapon. It’s clear that the real ‘Oscar' doesn't play for Chelsea at all, and he was single handedly keeping the oldies in touch, often taking on two players at a time - the photo shows Calum Mowatt and Craig Colton easily dispossessed in the midfield as Oscar set off on another mazy run. Roy Hodgson was seen on the sidelines, taking notes.

The oldies slipped further behind as David Aspinall left the field unable to continue due to a tragic lack of ability, but Stephen ‘Ryan Giggs' Barker, making his 700th appearance for the village, looked much younger than 75 years old as he chased down the left wing, unfortunately while the ball was on the right wing.

Both goalkeepers (Cameron and Mark) had stunning displays, which really annoyed the crowd who just wanted more goals. Every time the ball left the ground, the fear of heading8 the ball became apparent - in fact, the match has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as having the lowest number of headers in the history of the game. Photo shows Will Mowatt and Sam Chappell both anticipating the first header of the game in the 75th minute.

Finally, with everyone totally drenched and the risk of hypothermia rising rapidly, the referee came to his senses and awarded a penalty, which only took one entirely undeserved retake to convert. The rain teemed down, the scores were tied and the match went to extra time. The crowd groaned, and mobile phones were soon to the fore, delaying lunch for another 20 minutes. The winning goal for the Youth Select came six minutes into the golden goal period, with a suspicion that the goalkeeper had been told that his Yorkshire Puddings were about to be fed to the dog, it he didn't get home quickly.

The trophy was presented to the winning captain Calum Mowatt, by Mark Gambles - for no other reason than, having arrived late, Mark was the only person with dry hands. Thanks to everyone for turning up, and to Will for organizing a great event ! 9 Brian Watt From The Hideaway, Barney Smith writes:

Thank you to everyone who has supported our venture thus far, we have had a very successful couple of years and as we enter our third year... it is with great pleasure that we can announce The Hideaway@Baxby Manor WON GOLD in the David Bellamy Conservation Award Scheme!

The David Bellamy Conservation Award Scheme is one of the longest running green tourism awards in the UK. The idea of the scheme was first sown when David Bellamy gave a talk to members of the camping, caravanning and holiday home park industry in which he gave the audience members a challenge to be part of the environmental solution and not part of the problem. David was then invited to visit many parks and was amazed at the wide range of work that the most forward-thinking owners were doing for the environment. David was so impressed that a partnership was formed between the Conservation Foundation (the environmental organisation that David co- founded to help businesses get involved in conservation) and the British Holiday & Home Parks Association to set up an award scheme.

The parks that take part in the scheme are all regularly assessed by the scheme’s team of local wildlife experts. The assessors look at the steps parks are taking to:

Manage their land as a haven for wildlife

Reduce their use of energy, water and other resources

Reduce, reuse and recycle the waste they produce

Support their local communities

The following letter we received was signed by David Bellamy. At the time, of course, the comment about the pub was relevant.

David Bellamy Conservation Award 2013/14

Park: The Hideaway @ Baxby Manor Award 2013/14 Gold

Message from David Bellamy: Welcome aboard and straight into gold. Very well done. I am writing to congratulate you and your 10team on your fantastic award. You should be very proud of the work you have done to help Britain’s wildlife – which, as you’ll know, needs all the help it can get at the moment. I hope that the award provides you with an effective way to let everyone know that you are a champion of ‘all things green’ and that it encourages you to strive to do even more for the natural world in the future.

Having read through your assessment, I’d just like to say that I am really delighted by all the you have done so far. I am particularly impressed by your obvious commitment to sustainability and by your plans to put in new planting that encourages wildlife. You commitment to the local community is also shown by the fact that you’ve helped your local pub boost its profits by 70%. Well done!

As you’ll see, your assessor has made a number of suggestions for how you can build on your achievements – I really hope that these comments are useful and that they will help you prioritise and focus your efforts for the coming year. I particularly like Rose’s idea about looking at supporting a relevant environmental charity, such as the Bumblebee Conservation Trust or Sustrans. As I never get tired of saying, the exciting thing about working for wildlife is that there is always something new to do. So please continue your wonderful work and make 2014 your greenest yet. David Bellamy BH&HPA President

The Reading Group meets on the first Thursday of every month, at a member’s home. The next meeting is on February 6th from 2-3 at Diana Leeper’s house, where we will discuss “Star of the Sea” by Joseph O’Connor. The 6th March meeting is from 2-3 at Audrey Raper’s house, to discuss “Stoner” by John Williams. New members are very welcome. If you have any que- ries or wish to come along please contact Lesley 11 Seaman on 868653. Easingwold Town Band's 'Trip to the Continent'

The theme of Easingwold Town Band's annual concert at the Galtres Centre on Saturday 1 March will be 'A Musical Journey Through Europe'. Their programme will include pieces from the far north and the far south of the Continent and many from countries in between, not forgetting our own. The Band's musical director Alistair Shipman will be introducing and conducting music ranging from marches and dances to operatic and film music, show numbers, jazz, and even a royal contribution! Also featured in the programme will be the Training Band, whose young (and not-so-young) players will demonstrate the progress the band has made since its first appearance at last year's concert. Tickets are on sale at the Galtres Centre's Box Office.

As part of its drive to attract new players, the Town Band will be hosting a Workshop for Young Brass Players at the Galtres Centre on Sunday 15 June. Details will soon be going out to local schools, offering music teachers free places for promising young players. The invitation will also be extended to neighbouring brass bands. "These days, brass bands have to compete for youngsters' attention," says the Town Band's chairman Bill Cleghorn. "To try and give them the ambition to play music in a group, we need to put on events, create interest and knock down barriers for them and their parents. Take a look at the Band's website or – even better – come and talk to us.".

Bill Cleghorn, Easingwold Town Band tel: 01347 823523

12 Special Constable recruitment campaign in North Yorks. Your community needs you: North Yorkshire Police now recruiting Special Constables North Yorkshire residents have the chance to make a positive difference in their communities by volunteering as a Special Constable. On 13 January 2014 Chief Constable Dave Jones and Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, launched a force-wide campaign to bolster the ranks of Special Constables: trained volunteers who work alongside and support regular police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs). Once selected, ‘Specials’ complete a training programme, after which they have the same powers as regular officers and wear the same uniform. Julia Mulligan said: “Becoming a Special Constable for North Yorkshire Police is one of the most challenging and rewarding voluntary roles possible. Our Specials come from many different walks of life but all share a desire to make a real difference. They volunteer at least four hours per week and forge a vital link between their community and the police service.” In order to ensure the Special Constabulary reflects the communities they serve, North Yorkshire Police is particularly keen to hear from people aged over 35, those who live in rural areas and people from ethnic minorities. Superintendent Richard Anderson, who leads the Special Constabulary in North Yorkshire Police, said: “This is a very exciting time for the Special Constabulary and we need as many people as possible to find out more about the role and hopefully decide it’s something for them. I know from my own experience how valued Special Constables are by police officers and their local communities. This is a chance to join the policing family and be part of something special on both a personal and professional level. We look forward to seeing you.” Jerry Holland, Special Strategic Officer, said: “Special Constables play an important part in policing North Yorkshire, performing a wide variety of different duties. As a Special you will learn many new and often transferable skills, develop your confidence in dealing with difficult and challenging situations and, not least, make new friends.” NB:- Applications are particularly welcome from volunteers wishing to work in the Scarborough and Ryedale areas where we are currently under-represented.

More information is also available by visiting the new North Yorkshire Police Special Constable recruitment microsite www.nypspecials.com 13 “The Lost World” - a review by Anne Telfer Members of the Sessay Book Club joined a full house of Husthwaite villagers and others for the recent production of The Lost World ( Conan Doyle) performed by North Country Theatre.

It was a privilege to be in the newly built Husthwaite Village Hall from what I understand to be its first function and to see another excellent play written and directed by Nobby Dimon. As always the actors held our attention for over two hours with humour, clear dialogue, movement of props and, this time, singing, which was an added bonus not to be missed.

The performance started with audience participation, being split into three groups , namely: the medics, professionals and general public (in the cheap seats) which served as an ice breaker and got the audience more comfortable in their seats. The plot was centred around an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals survived.

The three intrepid explorers, plus the journalist, set off on their journey of discovery - with the aid of a few props, scenery and fitting background music all contributing to a realistic atmosphere. We saw them canoeing, crossing onto the plateau with the aid of a rope, Malone swimming underwater with the fish in Gladys' lake, observing dinosaurs from afar ( plastic models!), wrestling with pterodactyls ( which even flew!), shooting peeping monkeys and eventually escaping from the plateau in a balloon made from the stomach14 of a dinosaur which was beautifully and amusingly portrayed. The talking northern accented dinosaurs must also be mentioned, providing more hilarity.

We were fortunate to have seats near the front ( the cheap seats ) where it was possible to appreciate the huge physical effort and enthusiastic professionalism put into the performance by the actors, credit to them all. It was an evening to remember, touching all emotions. We will look forward to the promised autumn return of the Northern Theatre group.

Their next production which will hopefully be seen in Husthwaite is of Nobby Dimon’s stage version ofJ.L.Carr’s “ A Month in the Country”. The Lost World was heavily booked out so if you are interested, when you see the advertisement from autumn onwards, book early!

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17 Husthwaite Village Hall Update We have now been able to stage a number of events in the new hall. January is about using the hall and learning how it works; getting all the appropriate policies and procedures in place; working through the snagging list and gearing up for more activity in February and beyond. In February many of the regular clubs and activities will have their first meetings in the hall as well as a number of new activities.

There are still a number of areas where further funding will be required and we are working to prioritise and secure funding for these. One of these areas will be the landscaping around the hall and our plan here is to make sure everything is tidy and to give ourselves the chance to get used to the hall and then plan the landscaping later in the year.

An area to mention is the Pathway to Success which will be along the front of the building between the part of the hall nearest the road and the verge. We plan to lay this before the summer.

Following the AGM in October we have now added 4 co-opted trustees. These are John Ovenston who continues his involvement and Zoe Lodge, Gila Robinson and Jeremy Walker who join as new trustees. We have also been offered support from Emma Hunt who will look after advertising and publicity.

All committee members have defined responsibilities and we will be updating the website soon to reflect these. In particular Zoe Lodge is the Bookings Secretary and is responsible for hall hire. Please contact Zoe by e-mail at [email protected] or call her on 868117. Upcoming events Quiz Night The next quiz nights will be on the 9th of February and 9th of March. The quiz is now held in the village hall starting at 7.00pm with the bar open at 6.45pm.

We are always on the look out for new participants and question setters. Entry is £2 for the quiz. The winning team get a cash prize and there is also a prize for the best question setter. If you haven’t been before it’s a fun evening. 18 Film Club The next Film Club screenings will be in the village hall on the 19th of February and the 19th of March. The February screening will be the Oscar nominated Blue Jasmine where Cate Blanchett is in fantastic form.

The films start at 7.30pm and we have drinks and crisps for sale. New annual donations are available. These are £5 for over 65s and children; £12 for adults and £25 for families. Alternatively a donation of £2 per film is suggested. Annual donations can be gift aided.

Table Tennis One of the most popular monthly sports was Table Tennis and we are going to start a Table Tennis club in February. The first club session will be Sunday the 9th of February running from 10.00am to 12.00pm. We hope to have 3 tables available. If you are interested in this club come along on the 9th of February or if you would like to find out more please contact Jeremy Walker ([email protected] or 868167).

Short Mat Bowls One activity which has been consistently popular in the feedback we have received is Short Mat bowls. We are currently getting hold of two mats and plan to have an open session towards the end of February for people to come along and have a go. Assuming that there is enough interest the plan will be to get a club up and running. If you are interested in taking part please let Malcolm French know ([email protected] or 868779). We are also on the look out for indoor bowls so if you have any or know of any that are available please let Malcolm know.

Zumba/Yoga We will be starting a Zumba class during February and are looking to start a Yoga class as well. Details on pages 26-27.

Introduction to Literature This WEA course begins Wed. Feb. 26th, 1-3. See details on page 4.

The Book Exchange and The Apple 19Tree Cafe begin on Monday Feb. 3rd. Details on page 3. Husthwaite Market Markets will be held quarterly during the year and the first market of 2014 will be held on Sunday 16th of March starting at 11.00am and running to 3.00pm. Superfast Broadband We have arranged with North Yorkshire Superfast Broadband to come to the village hall and provide a presentation on the new broadband capability which will soon be available in the village. The presentation will be at 7.00pm on Wednesday 12th of February in the village hall. This will be a great chance to find out what it is all about and when it is coming to Husthwaite. Will Mowatt

Warm Healthy Homes pilot Council has just launched. This project has been identified by a working group consisting of Hambleton District Council, National Energy Action, North Yorkshire County Council’s Public Health, Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group and Broadacres Vale and Dale. Using statistical data related to fuel poverty, cold related illnesses and re-admissions, stone walled properties and ‘no gas’ areas, the Wards were identified as having the greatest needs in relation to the warm, healthy homes agenda in Hambleton. Hambleton District Council has set up a fund to provide financial support to those that need it most which will be available across Hambleton but we have also secured a small pot of funding from North Yorkshire County Council’s Public Health fund to deliver targeted work in Thirsk; raising the awareness of professionals about the risk and health related issues that can arise from someone living in a cold, damp house; and then the help and financial support that is available for people in need. There will be events and training sessions run in the New Year . A simple checklist has also been produced to help workers / professionals identify whether their client, patient or service user is in need of support – we are producing these as laminated A5 cards so they are easy to carry around and refer to.

If you need further information about this scheme of would like copies of the laminated checklists please contact Bryony Wilford, our Sustainable Development Officer and Co-ordinator for this project on tel. 01609 767160 and email [email protected] 20

Easingwold Players' production of the musical comedy HONK! in November last played to rapturous houses at the Galtres Centre. As so often, Husthwaite made a good contribution. Lyndsay Walker (left) Elaine Watt and Deb Price were in the make-up team. Richard Wood (back row) was Greylag the goose. Kerry Barker made numerous costume changes for her part in the chorus line. Rory Watt sang and danced as a fish and a froglet. Will Skinner (not pictured) was prominent in the backstage crew. Richard Wood

21 *** NEWS FROM YOUR PARISH COUNCIL*** The Parish Council met on the 21st of January (in the brand new Village Hall Committee Room!) for its bi-monthly meeting. Your Parish Councillors are: Carol Fenwick - Chair [email protected] 01347 868 479; Elaine Smith - Vice Chair [email protected] 01347 868 572; Peter Fox [email protected]; Alison Gambles [email protected] 01347 868 004 ; Paul Escreet [email protected] 01347 868 874; Barney Smith [email protected] 01347 869 094 (Clerk - Barrie Ward) [email protected] 01347 868 146 STILL ONE VACANT PLACE...... ! Email sent via the Clerk is then forwarded on to ALL Councillors - [email protected] Apologies from Caroline Patmore. Various matters were discussed at the meeting, some of the more prominent points were: 1. Signage around the village. Due to inadequately signed streets and mix-ups over post-codes, particularly around Elphin View/Low Street there seems to be some confusion amongst courier companies resulting in some residents receiving parcels meant for somebody else or not receiving parcels at all! It was decided that the Parish Council will contact Broadacres and North Yorkshire County Council to see if improvements can be made and some new signs displayed . We have already spoken with Royal Mail. 2. Community First Responder Course We now have 18 (including 2 from Coxwold) wanting to be trained as First Responders! This is brilliant news and a huge thank you to everyone. There is still time to put your name down and the more the merrier so please let one of your Parish Councillors know ASAP if you would like to do it. Its a fantastic skill to have. 3. Low Street and Amplecarr road closure, 3rd February - 5th March We believe that this may be something to do with our super-fast broadband and Paul Escreet has agreed to find out more. Businesses and residential properties will continue to have access for the duration of the works. 4. Blocked road gullies There are many road gullies/drains blocked22 on ALL streets in Husthwaite, over thirty in total! We have marked all blocked gullies on a map and send through to NYCC Highways so that they can come and clean them out. We suggested that a Monday or a Tuesday morning would be the best time to come as it seems that this is the time when there are fewer cars parked on the road sides. 5. The Orchard Inn The P.C. has received updated floor plans and proposed decor via Paul Ellis (CEO of Skelwith Properties and owner of the pub) which is due to undergo significant alterations within the next six months, starting imminently. Skelwith Properties propose to change the name back to the Blacksmiths. These plans will be available to view at the next Parish Council meeting. 6. Council Tax There is a slight increase in council tax demand from The Parish Council, if you are concerned about this or would simply like to know WHY?! then please contact one of us. We are not asking for anymore, the precept was set at £7500 – exactly the same as last year. Unfortunately the government grants allocated to councils in the past have been discontinued and therefore the Parish Council amount looks as if it has increased – even though we will get exactly the same as last year.

7. Wind Turbine at Thornton Hill Husthwaite Parish Council, contrary to our request to Hambleton District Council to be informed of significant planning applications submitted by neighbouring parishes, were not asked to comment on the planning application at High House Farm, Thornton Hill! However due to there being a large number of objections from our own parishioners we felt it only right to represent what we felt was the majority. 8. Planning Applications received Sunnyside. Low Street - Alterations, formation of annex and rear extension. Wilton Croft, Low Street- Proposed removal of blue atlas cedar tree . Bye Green Holdings, Low Street - Alterations & extension to existing agricultural livestock and storage building Holly House, The Nookin - Proposed discharge of condition 02 - details and samples of materials for external surfaces . Details of ALL the above applications can be seen online at http://planning.hambleton.gov.uk/online-applications or seen at the district offices in Easingwold, please contact a member of your Parish Council for times and dates. The Parish Council will next meet on Tuesday the 18th of March 2014 in the Village Hall. Please feel free to come23 along.

Carol Fenwick - Chair [email protected] 01347 868 479 Elaine Smith - Vice Chair [email protected] 01347 868 572 Peter Fox [email protected] Alison Gambles [email protected] 01347 868 004 Paul Escreet [email protected] 01347 868 874 Barney Smith [email protected] 01347 869 094 (Clerk - Barrie Ward) [email protected] 01347 868 146 STILL ONE VACANT PLACE...... !

Email sent via the Clerk is then forwarded on to ALL Councillors - [email protected]

Apologies from Caroline Patmore.

Various matters were discussed at the meeting, some of the more prominent points were:

1. Signage around the village. Due to inadequately signed streets and mix-ups over post-codes, particularly around Elphin View/Low Street there seems to be some confusion amongst courier companies resulting in some residents receiving parcels meant for somebody else or not receiving parcels at all! It was decided that the Parish Council will contact Broadacres and North Yorkshire County Council to see if improvements can be made and some new signs displayed . We have already spoken with Royal Mail.

2. Community First Responder Course We now have 18 (including 2 from Coxwold) wanting to be trained as First Responders! This is brilliant news and a huge thank you to everyone. There is still time to put your name down and the more the merrier so please let one of your Parish Councillors know ASAP if you would like to do it. Its a fantastic skill to have. There is also another meeting on the 25th January in the Village Hall, (too late if you are reading the newsletter but if you are reading this on the website, you may still have time!).

3. Low Street and Amplecarr road closure, 3rd February - 5th March We believe that this may be something to do with our super-fast broadband and Paul Escreet has agreed to find out more. Businesses and residential properties will continue to have access for the duration of the works.

4. Blocked road gullies There are many road gullies/drains blocked on ALL streets in Husthwaite, over thirty in total! We have marked all blocked gullies on a map and send through to NYCC Highways so that they can come and clean them out. We suggested that a Monday or a Tuesday morning would be the best time to come as it seems that this is the time when there are fewer cars parked on the road sides.

5. The Orchard Inn The P.C. has received updated floor plans and proposed decor via Paul Ellis (CEO of Skelwith Properties and owner of the pub) which is due to undergo significant alterations within the next six months, starting imminently. Skelwith Properties propose to change the name back to the Blacksmiths. These plans will be available to view at the next Parish Council meeting. HUSTHWAITE SCHOOL NEWS It seems like a long time since Christmas but it is always lovely to share with the community the success of our events. The School’s Christmas Fair was once again a huge success raising a fantastic £615.00 – a big thank you to everyone who helped and supported this event. Children from Class 1 and 2 performed Ned’s Christmas Discovery to a packed audience and were wonderful – we really do have some talented children. On the last day of term we attended St Nicholas’ Church for our Carols by Candlelight Service followed by Christmas lunch at School – a truly lovely way to finish for the Christmas holidays.

Everyone arrived back in school in early January ready to start the new term on a positive note and keen to get back into school life. A whole school maths challenge day was planned for the first week. Various activities were given to children that were designed to enhance their learning through a hands-on approach to solving puzzles. Children attended a church service conducted by Rev Liz at St Nicholas’ Church that was based on a traditional family service. Siblings sat together and pupils without brothers or sisters were grouped accordingly to enrich the value of a family service.

Class 3 have worked with a creative writer through our links with Shandy Hall. They visited both Coxwold and Husthwaite Churches where they explored the architecture and surroundings of both buildings. They then participated in creative writing workshop writing what they had seen visually and transforming that into the written form

KS2 children took part in a Cluster Cross Country competition during the Autumn Term and did fantastically well. Nine children will be representing the school at the next round which takes place at Catterick in March. We wish them luck. Cluster netball and football matches will resume in March and our sports coach, Mr Duffey, is continuing to develop the skills of both children and staff across a range of different sports.

The first half of the Spring Term’s school topic24 is ‘keen to be green’ focussing on looking after our environment. So far kitchen waste has been made into compost; Hambleton District Council’s kerbside recycling collection team will visit Class 1; visits to the recycling bin have been frequented by all children; Class 2 had a field visit into the village to see how much litter there was and will be designing posters to put up in the village. The whole school will also take part in the Big Birdwatch.

An enrichment afternoon has been taking place each week in Class 3 giving pupils the freedom of choice to explore new skills or supplement their learning . Children change their choices each half term. So far pupils have been able to participate in boxing, sewing, cooking, first aid, bird watching, art and no-cook cooking. If any member of the community would like to share their expertise with children during these enrichment afternoons, please let the school know – we would welcome the opportunity to provide our pupils with the choice of learning a broad spectrum of skills.

A Chinese New Year lunch was served to children which also incorporated a fun fundraising idea. During Chinese New Year it is common for children to receive a red envelope containing money or a gift from family members. Children chose an envelope and paid £1. The envelope contained a note of which gift they would receive – ranging from chopsticks to Chinese coins. A Valentine Disco for the children has also been organised for this term as another fundraising event.

We continued to host the monthly Orchard Club lunches in school whilst the new village hall was being built. We are proud of our community links and it was lovely to welcome the community into our school. It was also great that we were able to help ‘house’ some of the other village events during the period of the new build.

Monthly drop-in toddler sessions continue to take place for both youngsters and parents to have a taster of the nursery education we offer to children aged from 3 years. We are also able to offer full day care for children aged from 3-11 years from 8am-6pm through our links with an out of school club provider. Please enquire at the school office for further details. The next toddler drop-in-session is on Wednesday 5 March 9.15- 11.30 am. Visits to the school are always welcome, or if you would like more information please feel free to contact us (01347 868371) or visit25 our website on www.husthwaite.n- yorks.sch.uk New fitness classes in Husthwaite

YOGA – Tuesdays 9.15-10.30 starting Tuesday 4 February

ZUMBA – Thursdays 9.15-10.15 starting Thursday 6 February

FREE CLASSES 4th & 6th February Please come along and try it out! Our New Village Hall will be open from 9am and coffee will be available afterwards. Participants must be aged 16+. YOGA is a path to health and well-being with awareness as its cornerstone. It brings physical vitality, mental resilience and profound inner peace. Jane Cluley, is a Husthwaite resident and British Wheel of Yoga Tutor for over 25 years with an MA in Yoga Philosophy. She currently runs classes in Easingwold, York and Harrogate. The Husthwaite classes will suit both those new to yoga and experienced practitioners. Please wear loose comfortable clothes and bring a mat. If you need more information please contact Jane at Moonrise, Low St, [email protected] or 07906 652669. Cost £36 for six classes. ZUMBA is ‘a fitness class that fuses Latin rhythms with easy to follow dance moves, which makes for a fun filled hour of exercise in disguise’. It is neither a dance class nor an aerobics class, but places itself somewhere between both. The classes in Husthwaite will be suitable for all ages and fitness levels and all levels of experience. Elaine Gilson-Fox is a very experienced accredited ZUMBA Instructor who already runs classes in Tollerton and Easingwold. The first class is free and thereafter the charge will be £5, pay as you go (or you can buy a card for 6 classes for the price of 5). Wear normal exercise attire including comfortable footwear with plenty of support. Bring some water to drink, and your enthusiasm! If you would like any more information, you can contact26 Elaine at [email protected] or on 07949 874802. NOTE: New starters are welcome any time so if you can’t make the first class, come along when you can. There will be no classes in half-term week and the teachers will take a break over Easter (dates to be advised).

We are trying to organise an evening exercise class of some kind – if you know of anyone who might be interested in running this, please contact Sarah on 868155. In the meantime, both Elaine and Jane offer evening classes at other venues – contact them or Sarah for details.

Husthwaite Markets This year we are organising a quarterly series of markets to be held at our fabulous new village hall - based on requests from our stall holders they will be on Sundays from 11am till 3pm:

SPRING - 16TH MARCH 2014

SUMMER - 15TH JUNE 2014

AUTUMN - 14TH SEPTEMBER 2014

WINTER/XMAS - 30TH NOVEMBER 2014

There will be refreshments, as at past Markets, but we are inviting local user groups to take over the running of this part, so enabling them the opportunity to raise funds and awareness.

If you are part of a group who would be interesting in running the kitchen for one of the above Markets or are interested in becoming a regular stall holder please contact me.

Come and meet the Market Organisers at the Village Hall open day on February 1st, otherwise we’ll look forward to seeing you through out the year.

Annabel Kennedy: [email protected] or call 868705

Dates for your Diary 1 Feb New Village Hall Open Day 10.30-3pm Evening Party 7.30 3 Feb 12.30-2.30 in the village hall The Apple Tree Cafe opens 3 Feb Book Exchange reopens 1-3 in new VH 4 Feb Orchard Village Club 6 Feb Reading Group- see page 11 9 Feb Table Tennis Club 10-12 in VH 9 Feb Village Quiz in VH starts at 7pm 18 Feb Superfast Broadband Meeting in VH 19 Feb Film Club in VH 7.30 23 Feb Ramblers group 25 Feb Last date for inserts in the Husthwaite Flyer 26 Feb 1-3 Introduction to Literature course starts in VH 3 March The Apple Tree Cafe opens 12.30 3 March Book Exchange 1-3 4 March Orchard Village Club 6 March Reading Group—see page 11 9 March Village Quiz in VH starts at 7pm 16 March Husthwaite Market 11-3 in the VH 19 March Film Club in VH 7.30 20 March Last date for inserts in April/May Newsletter 23 March Ramblers Group

27 March 7.30 Talk by Guy Wilson28 in VH “Making the Past Live”