The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter has been produced thanks to funds raised from Village Events. Swinton Village Action Group 12 February 2017 Issue 35 Inside this issue: The Newsletter reserves the right to refuse or amend any advertisement or submission and accepts no liability for any omission or inaccuracy. Senior Citizens Lunch 1 Neighborhood Watch Senior Citizens Lunch Letters SWINTON COMMUNITY GROUP hospital commitments had a meal delivered to Tour de Yorkshire 2 CPaD SENIOR CITIZENS JANUARY LUNCH them. After the meal Jan produced a challenging quiz Swinton Reading Rooms 3 which was won by Bob Tolley who will retain Letters the Champion's Crown until next year! Coneysthorpe Table Tennis After a raffle which saw most people win a prize guests left for home, agreeing it was once Police Box 4 again an excellent event and hoping we could repeat it next year. Parish Council Minutes 5 Many thanks to John and Marcia at the pub for all their help for this and other events we have Club and Community 6 - 7 Groups News put on. The Community Group meets shortly to plan Carol Service 8 Blacksmith Arms this year's events and we will be hoping to Once again following a successful Harvest repeat the Harvest Festival in October, so Festival last October we were able to entertain please come along and support it to raise funds 22 people to a superb meal of roast turkey and for the continuation of this lunch next year. Colour copies of the Christmas pudding at the Blacksmith Arms. newsletter are available on Four people who were unable to attend due to the Parish Website. Swinton Parish Website is available on the following Neighbourhood Watch Meeting link. http:// house in Swinton to become a and improve links with the swinton.btck.co.uk/ member. police often boosts local Neighbourhood Watch communication and To Advertise (NHW), sometimes known cooperation. Contact Swinton News Letter as Home Watch, is one of the For More Information Visit by email. Swin- largest and most successful the NHW website via the link [email protected] voluntary crime prevention below. Or Tel: 01653 697921 initiatives across the country http:// Business Adverts Cost £10 and membership provides www.ryedalenhwa.co.uk per row or £30 for a full page many benefits. The Area Lead NHW advert, payable in advance. Coordinator Gail Cook, is As well as reducing local Public For Sale Notices Cost Gail Cook planning a meeting with opportunities for crime, it £1 guest speaker possibly in strengthens communities by August or September . bringing local people together. Gail is hoping to increase the number of Co-ordinators in The focus on getting together Swinton, and also have every with neighbours to cut crime Deadline for February Newsletter Articles. No Later than 8th April 2017 . Email us At. [email protected] The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter has been produced thanks to funds raised from Village Events. Pa ge 2 Swinton News I ssue 35 Letters Policy: We reserve the right not Letters And News to publish any letter. Swinton Village Community Summer Evening. events, please contact Senders must supply Group Date to be agreed Dianne. 01653 697548 their name and address Events Village rounder's match. Parish Plan. and be prepared to have May. 2nd October. Once the questionnaire them published. Beetle Drive. Harvest Auction. responses have been collated, The Newsletter does not Date to be agreed. 4th November. there will be an opportunity to necessarily agree with June - July. Fireworks party. any of the views view the details and Community Dance. Date TBA. If anyone is prepared to assist suggestions. expressed on these or lead on any of the above pages. Poppy Appeal problems as the drive up or Internet facility A big thank you to the down West Street. The Parish Plan questionnaire residents of Swinton, for Thank You. showed 40 households contributing £278.13p, to the Name Supplied. indicating that they would like Poppy appeal. Home For Bees an internet facility in the A most generous amount, to a We have recently moved to the village? It would be useful to very good cause. village and are looking for a know what they feel would be Thank you. quiet, sunny place in or close useful and where they would Henry Leeson to the village to house up to want to see this. There would Parking In West Street three hives of bees. be a cost implication, so full Could Drivers who park in If anyone could help, please consideration would need to West Street have some contact me on 07990 557424 be given. Any suggestions can common sense, parking two or [email protected]. be forwarded to Dianne abreast is giving other drivers Robert Hall 01653 697548 Tour de Yorkshire I hope you will all be excited by the announcement of the Tour de Yorkshire passing through your parish on Friday 28th April next year. You can see the route detail here. http://letour.yorkshire.com/stage-1 You can zoom into the map for more detail. At this stage, we understand that this year the whole route will be televised and that there will be a 20 vehicle sponsorship ‘caravan’ ahead of the race. We don’t yet know the timings, but I suspect it will be coming through Ryedale in the early afternoon. Clearly a lot of planning goes into hosting a successful day and to ensure that spectators remain safe, have sufficient parking, and stay around locally to boost the economy of the area, both on the day and into the future. We also look to minimise disruption to all the businesses along the route with their day to day business. We also encourage communities and schools to join the fun and excitement by ‘dressing the route’ and encouraging children to engage with various pre race activities and line the route on the day. Mrs J Holmes, Economy & Community Manager, Ryedale District Council. CPAD “ How do we address the ‘lone rescuer’ situation”? In about 30% of cases, the rescuer is alone with the patient, and will be told to stay with the patient by the ambulance service. In this instance how do you get the defibrillator? CHT has developed the VETS™ scheme (Village Emergency Telephone System) to aid communities in this type of rescue. Using telephone technology, a village has a single emergency number they can ring if required to alert up to 10 volunteers to bring the defib, or otherwise assist. This has to be activated by the rescuer and not by the ambulance service (currently). The cost of this is a fixed price per year. Slingsby and Marton are part of it, I think it's about 100 pounds a year. We would be interested in feedback and any comments please. Deadline for February Newsletter Articles. No Later than 8th April 2017 . Email us At. [email protected] The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter has been produced thanks to funds raised from Village Events. Pa ge 3 Swinton News I ssue 35 Letters And News St Helen’s Church Any donations of used or new Please contact either Colleen Amotherby jigsaws would be gratefully 690913 or Rose 690091 for more details or to donate. St Helens Church and Ryedale received, as well as volunteers Carers Support are holding a to build them. jigsaw festival on the 8th April Refreshments will be available in Amotherby Village Hall. all day and there will be a tombola. Ryedale Dog Rescue Wheelgate on 26 February to Dianne 697548 We are holding a pop up 11 March. charity shop in Malton at 23 If anyone has any items to donate I am happy to collect. Swinton Reading Room And Community Hall Swinton Reading Rooms We do need to find a means of building. Following the article in the last disposing of the snooker table Any offers of help would be newsletter, no objections were which retains some financial appreciated; this is your com- received regarding the change benefit for the Reading Room, munity building and we can of use of the snooker room. so if anyone has any ideas only continue to operate with The Playgroup Committee are please let me know. the goodwill and time from our now busy pulling together the During the summer we will aim volunteers. Swinton Reading Room logistics for making the room to move the Playgroup across Any help is much appreciated. And Community Hall change work and the Reading and take the opportunity to room Committee will work redecorate and carry out any 01653 697548 with them. maintenance to the whole [email protected] or 5 Wellgarth, Swinton. Coneysthorpe Table Tennis Club Swinton Reading Rooms based Their nearest challengers York for virtually the rest of the sea- York & District Table Tennis RI A are twenty points behind son. League Division 1 teams (each set won in a match Coneysthorpe B are currently Coneysthorpe A and B have counts as a point). in sixth place out of eight with experienced mixed fortunes Martin Lowe and James Rule 40 points, fifteen better than during the first half of the have continued where they left York RI B who are in the play 2016/2017 season. off last season, still undefeated off with the Division 2 runners Coneysthorpe A, with 33 set wins to their name, up position. League winners for the last whilst colleague Ashley Hodg- Clarence B with 17 points al- seven consecutive seasons, are son has only lost one set from ready look doomed to auto- determined to equal the post 24 played. matic relegation. war record of eight recorded by By contrast, Coneysthorpe B In the first round of the Shep- Swinton Reading Room "Sessions A" between 1996/97 have struggled somewhat, yet herd Handicap Trophy, And Community Hall and 2003/4 .