I must begin by thanking Jill Pallister and everyone involved with the very successful "Strawberry Tea" which was held to raise funds for the newsletter. A total of £326 was raised, thanks everyone, ladies and gentlemen alike for your help.

This month’s Newsletter has been kindly sponsored by

DRIFFIELD CAR CENTRE

In the late evening of Tuesday 18th July, we were out in the garden next to the children’s playground at around 10.00 pm - 10.15 pm, when we became aware of a group of young people in the play area.

We then heard the sound of wood being sawn through. We looked over the fence and saw to our amazement, a youth SAWING THROUGH ONE OF THE CHILDREN’S SEESAWS!

Naturally we shouted at him and like the HERO he obviously was, he ran off towards the Village Hall. On going down to the playground we discovered he had sawn halfway through the seesaw. No doubt, like us, most of you will feel that this is almost beyond belief and would come to the same conclusion that we did that he is nothing but a MINDLESS MORON with absolutely NOTHING between his ears! It was completely beyond our understanding. We also found it difficult to believe that the group of young VILLAGE people with him would seem to condone this sort of behaviour. How very, very sad.

Walter & Barbara Burgess.

After last month’s excesses there is nothing much to report this time ( who said "good"? )!

We have, at last, received a partial refund on the Car Park Rates though, so that’s something.

A few months ago, the Energy Conservation Bill was mentioned as I had been obliged to stick posters up. This Bill has now become law with the national target of 30% energy savings in residential accommodation. Borough and District Councils ( not Parish, thank you! ) will be asked to prepare reports on ways in which "significant energy savings" can be made in their area. This applies to all residential property, not just council housing. I suspect all this will make little or no difference to us ordinary individuals, but should provide more Borough Council paperwork! However, the new project is "reducing VAT on Energy Saving Materials", so that might be a bit more interesting. I may well keep you "posted" in both ways!

The Parish Council has agreed to take responsibility for the children’s playground in order to make possible Grants obtainable, but "day-to-day running" is still in the hands of Mr P.Gray and his committee. This is for information only, and further news will follow.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be on 16th August.

P.Crossland ( Clerk ).

On 21st July Mrs Lorna Moore retired from her duties as a mid-day lunchtime supervisor at Boynton School. She had held this post for 19 years and has seen many children pass through the school during this time. Mrs Moore was given an original water colour painting of the school, a basket of flowers and a gift voucher from the staff, the pupils and grateful parents.

We wish her health and happiness in her retirement.

Mr. Fleming (Headmaster), the staff, the parents and all pupils both past & present.

As it is coming up to the holiday season may I remind everyone to be alert and if going away please do remember to cancel newspapers and milk. Also let your co-ordinator know and a neighbour who could check that anything else that is delivered is not sticking out of your letter box.

Neighbourhood Watch will work if you let it, have a happy and safe holiday season. If you do see anything amiss - let your co-ordinator know.

Julia Overfield

An egg that is fresh is heavy - if placed in a cup of water a new laid egg will sink to the bottom. If the egg is bad it will float, or fairly stale, one end will rise.

Many thanks to June & Mike Sellars for hosting our annual fund raising event. The weather was kind, the food superb (thanks to Chris for being Chef!), the surroundings relaxing and a grand total of £304.61 was raised.

Thanks to all who came and made it such a success. As a result enough money was left after paying the playing field levy, to purchase two new nets, with help from E.Y.B.C.

The mixed team reached the semi-final of the Driffield League knock-out competition but lost 7 sets to 2 sets to an experienced Market Weighton team who have been playing together all season. 2 sets were lost 7 games to 8, the match score not reflecting how closely contested the match was.

We look forward to regular matches next season in the Driffield & District and also hope to have a men’s team admitted to the league. New members are always welcome.

In addition to the regular Monday afternoon and Friday evening sessions, Wednesday evenings have become established. Sunday afternoon is a popular family time. With members frequently having to wait to play all we need now is another court!

We hope to finish the main season with a butterfly tournament open to all members, at the end of August. A junior tournament will also be held during August and the ladder is an on-going junior event. A team of ten juniors is playing in a friendly match against Hutton Cranswick juniors and a junior team will be entered in the Driffield League next year.

from Tony Ezard

The mention last month of no reports of turtle doves prompted an immediate response that at least one individual has been seen this year, so all our regular summer migrants have put in an appearance. I mentioned earlier in the year that blackbirds seemed to have had the most successful breeding season but they seem to have been overtaken by pied wagtails. On the 7th July seventy eight birds were counted on the playing field with the majority of them being young birds. The cuckoo reputedly goes silent and leaves in July but a bird was still calling on the 19th July. The little owl has bred regularly with us in a few different sites for several years but this year has been absent from all but one of these places and has been seen infrequently even in it’s one site, but during the month not only was one adult seen but two young were seen sitting on the edge of the nesting cavity. Most birds are still rearing their young but on the 14th July a common sandpiper was disturbed from the banks of the Gypsey Race so this bird had presumably been a failed breeder and had started it’s return migration early. On the same day a single fieldfare, one of our winter passage migrants, was also seen. This could have been a failed breeder but occassional birds have been known to oversummer in this country. Another possibility for both birds is that some peculiar weather phenomenon had occurred in their normal summering grounds and both had become disorientated.

Most of this month’s activity has revolved round insects with wasps and their nests becoming even more prolific, black pollen beetles invading every flower and the appearance of those irritating "thunder bugs", which are themselves a small beetle. Several more of the butterflies have been recorded including Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small & Large Skipper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown and Common Blue. I have not yet heard of a Comma Butterfly being seen and would be interested if anyone sees one. The warm sticky weather has been ideal for moths and they have been about in their hundreds. Mostly of course they are common species but grey arches, light brocade and blotched emerald have been previously recorded in the area.

To separate grease from liquid, spear a cube of dry bread on a fork and skim over the surface of the liquid. Repeat with more bread if necessary.

To clean aluminium pans, boil fruit parings, such as apple skins, in the pan and discolorations will disappear. If burnt, pour water into the pan and add a cut onion, heat until water boils. All the burnt matter will rise to the top.

Vicar : Revd Stephen Cope ( 01262 420313 )

6th THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

9.30 am Holy Communion

13th 11.00am Mattins

20th 9.30 am Holy Communion & Holy Baptism

9.30 am Sunday School ( in the Old School )

27th 6.30 pm Evensong

Welcomers Coffee

6th Rose Ann Bell Joan Jackson

13th June Sellars

20th Lady Mary Shirley Harland

27th Carrie Stephenson

Flower Rota Cleaning Rota

6th Mrs J Overfield Mr & Mrs J Bell

13th Mrs J Ward Mr & Mrs J Bell

20th Mrs J Ward Lady Mary & Mrs C Evans

27th Mrs J Corner Lady Mary & Mrs C Evans

7th Maurice Cocker Bob Harland

21st Jean Corner John Reed

Wednesdays - Morning Prayer at 9.00 am

Holy Communion at 10.30 am

Evening Prayer at 6.00 pm

Saturdays - Before a 1st or 3rd Sunday : Morning Prayer at 8.30 am

Holy Communion at 9.00 am

Evening Prayer at 6.00 pm

- Before a 2nd or 4th Sunday : Morning Prayer at 9.00 am

Evening Prayer at 6.00 pm

Holy Communion at 6.30 pm

Please check the notice-board for last-minute alterations.

Stephen will be on holiday until August 7th ( inclusive ), and there will be no midweek services during this period.

Many thanks to all who supported this - the fantastic sum of just over £2000 was raised. Special thanks, of course, to Sir Ian and Lady Juliet for allowing us to rampage over their property.

A couple of months back, I brought you that poem by an older person bemoaning the standards of life these days. And sometimes, it’s easier to despair than it is to look forward in hope. As I write, Bosnian Serbs are still advancing towards some of those so-sadly-named ‘safe havens’ which the United Nations forces simply watch disappear. And why? Most probably because the Bosnian Serbs think they are better than the Bosnian Muslims, which I doubt. There has been another massacre. And why? Most probably because the Bosnian Muslims massacred the Bosnian Serbs when they were doing better. Human beings behaving stupidly, careless of life, careless of property, careless of good.

What has that to do with us?

Well. I look round our villages, and I wonder.........

In a neighbouring village I spotted a young teenager trying to set fire to a church gate using a lighter - in broad daylight. In this village, again and again we hear of utterly stupid, totally pointless acts of vandalism, directed either at the village hall, which should be of benefit to all of us , or to the village playground, where we try to do something for our littlest ones, our weakest ones, our most defenceless ones. And although no-one is killing anyone here at this precise moment, the vandalism that is going on here is just as evil as is the human vandalism going on in Bosnia. Because it has no point. Because it does no good.

What worries me most here is that people tell me that it’s younger folk who are doing these acts, teenagers or so. I know how angry the Bosnians are getting me. I know how angry vandalism gets me. Yet somewhere out there- maybe even here, among us - there must be parents who are letting their children grow up with the values of destruction. It’s happening too often. The parents simply must be aware there’s a chance something wrong is going on.

Is it too late for us to get a grip? Is it too late for us to help our young folk grow up to be able to live with others?

Is there hope for the future?

Stephen

The outing on Friday the 21st July was a visit to Swine Church when we were given a very interesting talk on the history of the church by Dr Durham. We were later entertained to tea by Mr & Mrs Hartley, friends of some of our members.

The next meeting is on 15th August at the Old School when the Revd J Waud will speak about healing. Leader Joan Jackson, Vote of Thanks Mollie Gatenby. Hostesses Margaret Reed and Joan Jackson.

16 members were present on the 4th July when Helen Clifton told us about the life and work of Marie Curie also the work of the Marie Curie Nurses.

The competition for a decorated wooden spoon was won by Miss J Conner.

The outing on the 1st August is to be a river boat trip. Cars to leave Rudston at 6.30 pm. Members to take their own knife, fork and spoon for the supper.

The meeting on the 5th September at 7.15 pm in the Village Hall is to be an Open Night to promote the W. I. Do come along and find out what the W. I. is all about and try your hand at Dreamy Dragon Pottery. Admission free but there will be a raffle.

Allan and Pat Stephenson of ‘White Rose’ Eastgate would like to say a big thank you to everyone who offered lifts and sent cards and good wishes after Allan suffered a heart attack. A special thank you to Dr Bowden for his speedy reaction and his care throughout Allan’s illness. We are pleased to say that Allan is now back at home and is recovering well.

Thank you to you all.

Allan and Pat Stephenson.

In the past we have thanked Bill Ward for looking after his side of Southside Lane and we have thanked the girl on the tractor for the excellent job that she does with the grass. I think we also must thank the council who this year have certainly made an improved job of cutting the grass on the other side of Southside Lane around the bungalows on Eastgate.

Blood - soak in cold water and wash with biological washing powder or ammonia for non-washables.

Cocoa or Coffee - washing powder or grease solvent fluid.

Fat - grease solvent fluids

Felt tip pen - methylated spirit

Grass - methylated spirit

Ink and Iron Mould - Movol from Boots

Mildew - lemon juice and salt

Oil - solvent fluid

Paint, Emulsion, Water - methylated spirit

Oil based paint- turpentine substitute

Perspiration - washables - soak in borax and washing powder, non -washables - vinegar

Scorch - wash, light stains may respond to borax