Sheriff Hutton Village News _________________________________________________________________________________________ Number 495 January 2011 A Very Happy New Year to All Our Readers and with Thanks to our regular Advertisers and welcome to our new ones Parish Council News www.sheriffhutton.co.uk The Parish Council Meeting for December 2010 was cancelled due to the bad weather. The next Meeting will take place on Friday 7th January 2011 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. United Christian Churches Committee New Year Party – Saturday 8 th January 2011 Party invitations will be delivered after Christmas. If you have not received your invitation by Monday 3 rd January , please contact Caroline Hunt on 878242. Please do let us know if you are eligible to attend and do not receive an invitation. After a warm welcome and a glass of sherry or orange juice, guests are served a delicious tea followed by entertainment. There is a vegetable quiche available for vegetarians and fruit salad for diabetics. Any offers of help? Do come and join us in what is one of the greatest village events to start the New Year. If you would like to be a hostess, please call Sally Cliff on 878455 ASAP , it only takes 2-3 hours and is a very satisfying and appreciated gesture. Offers of transport are also needed to help with ferrying guests to and from the party and to deliver teas out to those unable to attend due to illness. Even one trip can make a big difference. Please call Andrew Hawkswell on 878426. As always gifts of cakes and pastries for the party are very much appreciated and can be left at the Hall between 10am and 12 noon, after 2pm or with a committee member. We do hope you will be able to join us! Sheriff Hutton Point to Point The point to point will be held on Sunday 16th January commencing at 10.45 with pony racing and 12 noon for the point to point races. Please come along and support us and help raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Entry is £10 per person including a racecard. There will be hot food and a bar. If the weather is bad we will try and run on Sunday 23rd January. Mobile Library Farlington and Sheriff Hutton . The mobile library dates and times are as follows – Tuesdays 4 th and 25 th January , 10:05 – 10:15am at Farlington, Woodside; 10:20 – 10:30am at Farlington Village Hall; 10:50 – 11:10am at Sheriff Hutton, East End; 11:15 – 11:30am at The Green; 11:35 – 11:45am at Castle Side; 11:50 – 12:05pm at Castle View; 12:10 – 12:25pm at Warwick Close; 1:05 – 1:15pm at Dudley Hill Farm and 1.25 – 1.35pm at Whenby, Foulrice Farm West Lilling and High Stittenham . The mobile library dates and times are as follows – Tuesday 18 th January, 9.30 – 9.40am near the post box on Goose track Lane, West Lilling and 3.55 – 4.05pm at High Stittenham. 1 York – Sheriff Hutton – Malton : Bus Timetable A new bus timetable was introduced in December. If you are travelling to/from Malton it now involves a change of bus at Castle Howard or Welburn. There are now no journeys to York Rail Station. Route Number 183 183 183 183 Malton Bus Station 0900 1120 1320 1700 Low Hutton 0908 1128 1328 1708 High Hutton 0910 1130 1330 1710 Welburn 0917 1137 1337 1717 Bulmer - 1142 1342 1722 Castle Howard - 1148 1348 1728 ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Route Number 181 181 181 180 181 Castle Howard - - 1150 1350 1650 Welburn 0720 0920 - - - Bulmer 0725 0925 - - 1656 Foston 0733 0933 1158 - - Thornton le Clay 0735 0935 1200 - - Coneysthorpe - - - 1354 - Terrington - - - 1403 - Scackleton - - - 1411 - Sheriff Hutton 0743 0943 1208 1423 1703 West Lilling 0747 0947 1212 1427 1707 Flaxton 0754 0954 1219 1434 1714 Claxton 0759 0959 1224 1439 1719 Sand Hutton 0802 1002 1227 1442 1722 Hopgrove 0810 1010 1235 1450 1730 Heworth 0817 1017 1242 1457 1737 York Stonebow 0822 1022 1247 1502 1742 York Piccadilly 0825 1025 1250 1505 1745 Route Number 181 181 181 181 181 York Piccadilly 0830 1100 1300 1510 1750 York Stonebow 0833 1103 1303 1513 1753 Heworth 0837 1107 1307 1517 1757 Hopgrove 0843 1113 1313 1523 1803 Sand Hutton 0851 1121 1321 1531 1811 Claxton 0854 1124 1324 1534 1814 Flaxton 0859 1129 1329 1539 1819 West Lilling 0906 1136 1336 1546 1826 Sheriff Hutton 0910 1140 1340 1550 1832 Scackleton 0922 - - - - Terrington 0930 - - - - Coneysthorpe 0939 - - - - Thornton le Clay - 1148 1348 1558 R Foston - 1150 1350 1600 R Welburn - - 1358 1608 R Bulmer - - 1403 1613 R Castle Howard 0943 1158 1409 1619 - ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Route Number 183 183 183 194 182 Castle Howard 0945 1200 1445 1630 1730 Bulmer 0951 1206 1451 Via and - Welburn 0956 1211 1456 change at - High Hutton 1002 1217 1502 Slingsby- - Low Hutton 1004 1219 1504 - Malton Bus Station 1015 1230 1515 1654 1745 R = After Sheriff Hutton runs on request to Malton ↓↓↓= Connecting services with through fares available 2 St. Helen & the Holy Cross Sheriff Hutton with St. Leonard Farlington The Forest of Galtres Benefice of St.Leonard, Farlington: St Mary, Marton: St. Helen & The Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton: St. Nicholas, Stillington; All Hallows, Sutton-on-the-Forest SERVICES IN JANUARY Sheriff Hutton 2nd 10.30am United Covenant Service at Methodist Church 9th 9.30am Holy Communion - CW-O1 16th 9.30am Holy Communion - CW-O1 23rd 9.30am Morning Worship 30th 10am Benefice Morning Prayer - Sutton 6pm Benefice - Candlemas Farlington 9th 11.15am Holy Communion - CW-O2 23rd 11.15am Plough Service 30th 10am Benefice Morning Prayer - Sutton 6pm Benefice-Candlemas, Sheriff Hutton Marton 2nd 6pm Celtic Evening Worship 16th 6pm Benefice Celtic Eucharist 30th 6pm Benefice-Candlemas, Sheriff Hutton Stillington 2nd 10am United Covenant Service - Church 9th 9.30am Holy Communion 16th 9.30am Morning Worship 23rd 9.30am Holy Communion 30th 6pm Benefice-Candlemas, Sheriff Hutton Sutton with 2nd 8am Holy Communion Huby 10.45am Morning Worship 9th 10.45am United Covenant - Church 16th 8am Holy Communion 10.45am Family Praise 23rd 10.45am Holy Communion 30th 10am Benefice Morning Prayer 6pm Benefice-Candlemas, Sheriff Hutton EVENTS 8th January United Churches Party in the Village Hall 11th January Deanery Standing Committee - 10am at Strensall Vicarage 25th January Benefice Council Meeting – 7.30pm in Parish Room, Sutton-on-the-Forest 27th January Deanery Synod - 7.30pm The EMMAUS - a new fellowship group, led by Revd. Chris, will meet for the first time in the Parish Church on Wednesday 12th January at 11.45 for 12 noon. A short meditation followed by a ‘take and share’ lunch. All villagers welcome. It is hoped that EMMAUS will meet monthly. More information from Jenny Howarth - 878341 Sheriff Hutton Gardening Club The Gardening Club meets every third Wednesday of the month. The annual subscription is £10 per person, £2 for visitors attending talks in the Village Hall. We welcome every one to our first meeting of the year on Wednesday 19th January, in the Village Hall at 7.30pm, to a talk by Alan Woodward from the Brunswick Organic Nursery, Bishopthorpe. Back in 2004 they began renting the Archbishop's Palace Walled Garden, originally only the smaller garden. They began by clearing the original overgrown, neglected garden. The nursery is run for adults with learning difficulties, selling produce and other items in their shop. It is a story of determination & resourcefulness. 3 Judith Calvert Chris and family would like to express their sincere thanks for all the cards, letters and kindness received from friends, colleagues and family after Judith’s death. Plough Sunday at St Leonard’s Farlington It is that time, again, to sing We Plough the Fields and Scatter in January! Come along and celebrate the start of the farming year at the Plough Sunday Service in St Leonard’s on Sunday 23 rd January at 11:15am. The service is followed by a warming ploughman's lunch including home made soups in the Village Hall. Adults £5.00, children free. A warm welcome is guaranteed for everyone.. Farlington Circle The Farlington Circle had to be cancelled in December due to bad weather. It has been rearranged for Wednesday, 26 th January, 2.30 – 4pm in the church. All villagers welcome. More information from Margaret 878735 and Jenny 878341 Health Visitor Drop in The Health Visitor will be at The Village Hall from 9.30am -11.30am on Thursday, January 6 th during the Toddler Session for anyone with pre-school children who would like to see her. Anyone waiting to see the Health Visitor is more than welcome to pop into Toddlers (if not attending anyway) while they are waiting, but consultations with the Health Visitor are confidential and in a separate room. Sheriff Hutton Bowling Club We hope you had an enjoyable Christmas – the weather is as it should be on all the seasonal cards! The club sends everybody best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. Our next bingo is scheduled for Fr iday, January 14th at 7.30p.m. in the Village Hall. Please do come; it's a fun evening to brighten up a dark winter; and we do value your support. Sheriff Hutton Tennis Club – Annual Dinner and Presentation Evening Members and friends are invited to the Club's Annual Dinner at the Highwayman Inn on Friday January 28th at 7.30pm. The Club trophies will be presented during the evening. Please contact me for details and a copy of the menu, starters and main meals to be pre booked. Josephine Johnson tel 878626 or e mail [email protected] Hope to see lots of you there.