1 2 New Product!! Pickled onions in different flavours including: Garlic flakes, sweet apple cider, classic, sweet red chilli, with honey and balsamic. Only £3.99 per jar. Afternoon Tea Week! Monday 12th to Sunday 18th August. From 2.00pm to 4.00pm each day. £22.00 for 2 people. Booking is required. After all, who doesn’t love afternoon tea! BBQ Meats Pick a Book With all of this lovely weather keep an eye out for a Children’s books for only £2. selection of BBQ meats including burgers, ribs and Stock rotated every 3 weeks! flavoured chicken. Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday: 8.30am to 5.00pm Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10.00am to 4.00pm Contact us: Telephone – 01377 271038 Email - [email protected] Or visit our website - www.farmshopatcranswick.co.uk 3 In Harmony Well, following our stupendous debut performance at the Leconfield 24 Hour Singathon, this month has seen us refining our repertoire, tuning our tonsils and girding our loins in readiness for not one, but two further stunning appearances. The first is to take place at the Southlands Care Home in Logo ©Brian Priestley Cranswick on July 21st. We are confident of being able to put on a performance that will live long in the memory. During the weekends of September 21st – 22ⁿd and 28th – 29th there will be around 60 venues to visit across East The following Sunday, July 28th, the whole village can have Yorkshire where artists and crafts people, returning and the opportunity to see what they are missing and what all new will be displaying and selling their work. the fuss is about when we take to the stage at the Village Many venues are working studios not normally open to Fair at 2.30 pm. We are very excited, as you all should be! visitors so this is a great opportunity to see behind the Don’t miss the chance to see the highlight of the weekend!!! scenes and to view or to purchase artwork created locally A little bird tells me that there may even be a little bit of choreography going on to support the astounding vocals. So and often inspired by the beauty and diversity of the East not only are The Kingdom Choir worried about where their Yorkshire landscape. next wedding invitation will come from, I understand the whole cast of The Greatest Showman have been seen crying The open studios covers areas around Bridlington, in their beer at the thought of losing out to this amazing new Driffield, Pocklington, Beverley and Hull and studios will talent. So, come along, have a listen and even join in if the be open from 10am to 5pm (please note that times may mood takes you. vary – exact details are in our brochure). Who knows, if you like what you see, you might be tempted Visit our website www.eastyorkshireopenstudios.org or to join us at our rehearsals every Monday evening at 7.30pm find us on facebook. in the back room at The White Horse Inn. Men are particularly welcome. There are no auditions and no requirement to be able to read music, just a desire to have fun and raise some money for charity. Church choir wins at Hornsea Music Festival!!! The Hornsea Music Festival is held every summer in the lovely seaside town of Hornsea, East Yorkshire. This year the festival took place on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th of July. St Peter’s Choir entered the accompanied church The aim of the choir is to have As seems to be the case for choir class. The choir was required to choose and sing fun, whilst raising money for most choirs, we are always two contrasting pieces in an eight minute time limit. local charities. There are no looking for more men to join Congratulations to all and in particular to the “brilliant auditions; no need to be able our happy throng. Why not gaffers” Peter Maw and Alan Farrow. to read music and everyone is give it a try and come along welcome. There is no demand Full report on page 7. and meet some new friends? for people to attend every You will be assured of a warm week as we realise that this is welcome and the chance of a not always possible with the drink afterwards to satisfy your busy lives that most people hard earned thirst. lead. Every Monday at The White Horse. 4 Judging DayA for well Yorkshire earned in Bloom rest!Mike Harper - large farm troughs running a highly successful raffle on took place on Thursday 11th July. for future use, and also for our behalf on the Big Band Night The judges: John Stanley and Jack displaying his florally decorated and the rest of the In Bloom team Mears had a most enjoyable day. tractor on Judging Day who took time to talk with the The In Bloom team would like to All the Special Category entrants for judges at various points on the tour thank those who made special effort their unfailing support and a as well as setting up the display on the day to make the judges feel splendid welcome to our Judges boards at the SRA. welcome and to show what the village has to offer. They include:- Arthur Brigham - donated fish filter tanks for future use Broach Hill for the loan of a vehicle Yorkshire in Bloom Awards for the Judges’ Tour Duncan Baird – gave a water tank ... now refurbished and re-cycled as Ceremony is due to take place on Harry Berriman - (for exhibiting his an eye-catching planter at Tuesday September 10th at York tractors in Hutton on Judging Day) Meggison Turnpike Race Course and a village team will be in attendance. Good Luck! Sarah Fetches - scrumptious scones The White Horse and in particular and donations of plants Graham and Carol Sissons for For more information on Village in Bloom please contact: Gina Simpson at: [email protected] or on 01377 270173 or Heather Teare at [email protected] or on 01377 270187 All offers of help are welcome. 5 Driffield Navigation Trust Registered Charity no: 503430 Max 15 Persons Max 10 Persons Boat Trips on Driffield Canal Departing Frodingham Landing Experience beautiful countryside and wildlife not seen from public roads Prices £5 per person per hour Day and Evening trips by arrangement Contact 01262 488599 / 07770 937772 or 01377 270508 For more information visit www.driffieldnavigationtrust.org 6 THE BENEFICE OF HUTTON CRANSWICK WITH SKERNE, WATTON AND BESWICK AND THE BENEFICE OF NAFFERTON with WANSFORD MINISTRY TEAM Rev’d Simon Elliott Vicar 01377 271592 or 07958 398307 E mail: [email protected] Mrs Gwyneth Southall Reader 01377 253572 Miss Trish Barker Reader 01377 270091 Mr Martin Adams Reader 01377 270120 Mr Michael Searle Recognised Parish Assistant Mrs Carol Searle Recognised Parish Assistant Anyone wishing to arrange a wedding or a baptism please contact Revd Simon Elliott CHURCHWARDENS St Peter's, Hutton Cranswick St Mary's, Watton All Saints, Nafferton Dr Robin Freeman 01377 270547 Mr Tony Pexton 01377 270281 Mr Michael Anderson 01377 254410 Mr Michael Searle 01377 271566 Mrs Joanne Blacker 01377 270228 Mr Brian Fairfield 01377 538195 St Leonard's, Skerne Mrs Margaret Brennand St Margaret's, Beswick St Mary's, Wansford 01377 252157 Mr John Duggleby 01377 270229 Mr John Seaton 01377 255592 Mr Nick Minns 01377 255600 Alan Farrow 7 Times are very different now – I wonder bullying is a real issue, especially How times change… what the reaction would be if a amongst teenagers, and it is a problem Some two thousand years ago, a wandering preacher turned up today that we, as a society, need to address. wandering preacher got quite a name and started giving a public address on It is not just a question of keeping for himself as he made his way around the village green. Most people would ourselves safe on-line; it is also a an area called Galilee. Crowds came probably ignore him or her. A few might question of being respectful to others from places near and far to hear him. listen, some might even feel compelled on-line. On one occasion, there were so many to call the police. No – that way of people gathered that he went up onto The Church of England has issued addressing the crowds doesn’t really guidelines on the safe use of social a hill so that he could address them all seem to work these days. more clearly. What he said was written media, and the Bishop of Oxford added down and is now one of the most well- Technology has changed the way in to those eight rules that Jesus gave us, known passage in the book that we call which we communicate. Social media is to reflect the world we live in. To the the Bible. It has become known as the the way many people get their message rule I mentioned earlier, he adds ‘I will sermon on the mount. across, whether you choose Facebook, not boast or brag on-line, nor will I pull Twitter, Instagram or one of the other others down’. That sounds a good rule The preacher’s name was Jesus, and platforms available. These can be great to me – the full set can be found on his he started by giving the crowd eight ways to share your story with many Twitter page @Steven_Croft. The very simple rules to live by, attitudes people – if the Church of England sends words he uses are different to those that they should show in their lives.