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Rudston
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Please remember to forward articles and notices for February 2002 by the 22nd January. Thank you.
Just a line to say thank you very much once again to all the generous sponsors, advertisers, contributors and of course the deliverers of the newsletter.
I hope that you have enjoyed reading the Rudston News letter this year and please keep the articles and information coming!
Apologies to Chris Gatenby for missing out two articles that should have been in last month.
Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous 2002!
Colin
Jam makers....
Would anyone like some glass jars? Various sizes, but unfortunately
no lids.
Can deliver, free to good home!
Chris Gatenby. - Contact Colin please by e-mail.
Millennium Window
By the time you read this the window should be installed in the church, and
probably quite a few folks will have had their first look at it at the All Saints
service on 31st October. However the formal dedication service will take place
in February. This is because the Bishop of Hull, who has taken a particular
interest in the project has specially requested to take the dedication service,
and his diary is very full.
The present total raised stands at £6,250, so we are just a few hundreds
pounds short of the target. If you would like to support the window please pick
up a leaflet from the church, shop or Bosville Arms, or have a word with Margaret
Reed, June Sellers or Chris Gatenby.
Thank you
The Christmas dinner is on December 4th at Ellie Mae’s, 7 for 7.30 pm.
Transport— to be arranged.
Each member to take a gift.
The Christmas party takes place on December 11th.
Venue; Margaret Reed’s.
Leader: Joan Jackson.
Vote of Thanks: Shirley Harland.
Hostesses: Margaret Reed and
Alison Cope.
This is the last meeting until Easter.
There is nothing of any substance to report this month regarding progress in respect of the Feasibility Study mentioned last month. We should, however, have something concrete to report on in the next newsletter.
David Peace.
Co-ordinator - Rudston Village Hall Committee.
an Evening of Carols will be held in the Village Hall at 7 pm.
This will include coffee/tea and mince pies
with orange squash and biscuits for the children.
There will be a raffle and a stall of crafts for sale made by the Craft Group.
Please come and join us for an enjoyable evening which we are holding in order to raise funds for Saint Catherine’s Hospice.
Please collect all your postage stamps this Christmas.
Then pass them to either:- Mrs Sue Gillbank at 7 Kilham Road Or Mrs Harper at 1 Council Bungalows, Eastgate. Thanks in advance.
New Years Eve at the Bosville Arms will be a celebration of fun and frolics and good food. The dress theme for the night is Black Adder (not compulsory, just good fun).
On the more serious side there will be a
SPECIAL EVENING CARVERY as previous years.
Early booking recommended as this special evening fills up quickly and we don’t want you disappointed.
Sorry to announce that the Christmas day lunch will not be happening this year. BUT a full Christmas lunch- time and a full Christmas evening menu is available up to and after the big day.
It looks as though boxing- day lunch is going to be busy. So please reserve your table early.
A coffee morning for the church funds will take place at the Bosville on 11th December. Starting at 10 a.m. to noon, entry is only £1 with lots of cakes and other goodies available to buy. Plus a raffle.
It's for our church so come along and support it.
ALL WELCOME
Congratulations to the Bosville ladies darts team on reaching the finals of the eleven games knock out in the Hunmanby and district darts league.
On the 22nd November a presentation of the "Glass Kestrel " award was made to Thorpe Estate by the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG). This government-sponsored group holds a competition each year to encourage farmers and landowners to be more environmentally conscious. Entry to the competition requires a description of recent work carried out which is relevant to the environment and is followed by an inspection by an independent assessor. The entry from Thorpe Estate was regarded as having excellent content and was very well presented. It was highly commended.
With October in particular being mild, late examples of both peacock and comma butterflies were recorded right up to the end of the month along with a large migrant dragonfly. There was also a sighting of a swallow at the beginning of November. The summer birds have all now left but in their place visitors from further north have been noticeable. Redwings and fieldfares arrived but have mostly now moved on even further south and their place has been taken by large flocks of wood pigeons, smaller flocks of golden plover and a good scattering of woodcock, all of which are still here.
An unidentified harrier was seen overflying the area and a red kite paid a visit, but the most unusual bird has been a little auk, which was picked up dead in a stubble field. The little auk is a seabird normally living well to the north but in winter they wander far from their breeding grounds. Misty conditions sometimes disorientate them and coming down inland rather than on water spells almost certain death.
Even though water levels in the Gypsey Race have fallen the little grebes have decided to stay for the time being but they are divers and really require permanent deep water. Long tailed tits have formed groups of up to ten individuals and are wandering in the area, three barn owls have been seen along a short stretch of road, suggesting they are a family group and the recent cooler weather has encouraged grey wagtails to move from the moors down here to lower ground.
Several people have regularly seen roe deer, badgers and foxes crossing the roads and one crossing point is so regularly used that a suggestion has been made that there ought to be a warning road sign erected.
Gardening News – December 2001
By Dick Robinson
As we look towards celebrating Christmas three different hardy plants come to mind, the holly, the ivy and the parasitic evergreen, the mistletoe. We have the carol, Holly and the Ivy, said to have originated in 1710. But no mention, of course, to the mistletoe. We in the East Riding have ideal conditions for the holly family, the common species Ilex aquifolium grows in most areas, even the coastal strip and in our towns where the atmosphere used to be heavily polluted with smoke fumes. The nursery trade has more than 150 different forms and varieties of the family, tall ones, dwarf ones and variegated ones of various patterns. We bring holly indoors at Christmas, a sign of goodwill, some authorities believe the word holly itself is a contraction for Holy, thus we have a Holy Tree. It’s part of our history and folk lore, and long may it remain so, lets hope Brussels leaves this custom alone and sticks to its sprouts !! Most of our varieties are either male or female trees, but there are one or two that have both kinds of flowers and do produce berries , Pyramidolis is the main one. Varietal names can be confusing, Gold King is a female, yet Golden Queen and Silver Queen are both male hollies.
For a small tree plant, the Hedgehog holly Ilex ferrox, the oldest named one in cultivation, it was listed way back in the 1600’s. Established trees of many varieties can grow up to 30 feet or more. I recall a magnificent holly at Thorpe that must have been nearly as high, it was pruned in December to supply foliage for Christmas. For a hedge, the common holly is one of the best evergreens to plant, it grows as quickly as our English yew and makes a perfect barrier.
A peaceful Christmas to all and good gardening in the coming year.
Gardening News – January 2002
By Dick Robinson
Sixty years ago I started a career in gardening. In those first war years boys who left school at the mature age of 14 expected to find a job without any great difficulty, most looked forward to going to work, one moment a boy, the next a young working man, long trousers took over from the traditional short ones, and I dare say a packet of Park Drive or Woodbines secretly carried in the pocket. Long hours each day the working week only ended at 12 noon on the Saturday unless weekend duties were required, which in the gardening world meant glasshouse and boiler work with no extra pay. Most weekend cricket or football was either played or watched, with maybe a visit to the local cinema. I do not recall any drug taking unless of course one includes the packet of fags, nor do I remember any vandalism or outrageous behaviour, although lots of us were certainly not Saints! Whist drives and dances were held in most villages, the wooden floors being dusted with French Chalk ready for the dancing, and of course an MC to announce the dances. Parents and Grandparents kept an eye on the younger element by sitting round the walls of the dance floor, which rather cramped one’s style! After the last waltz the girls had of course, to be escorted home, this will no doubt bring back a few memories, to some of our, senior readers I expect! How different it is today for our young people – the pressures of exams, and the constant reminders (wrongly I suspect) that only if those magical GCSE grades are achieved will there be any chance of a job. Add to this the problem of drugs, it takes a strong will to face up to today’s world. However all is not lost, those who do not make these grades can make some progress in the world of employment, if the will and the spirit is present. There is no limit to the possibilities with today’s further education and training. Lots of luck to all young people in this age group.
Pig Bingo at the Village Hall, Rudston
On Tuesday 4th December
Eyes Down – 7.30 pm
Cost - £1.50 includes 2 books
All proceeds to Lions Charities
Christmas Concert
At the Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington
On Monday 17th December
A bus has been booked and will stop at Rudston at 6.15 pm.
If anyone wants to book a seat please ring me on 420237
Santa’s Sleigh visiting Rudston on Wednesday 13th December at about 6.15 pm
Watch out for Satan touring the village!
Boynton Primary School are having an open day on Wednesday 5th December.
Parents of children currently attending the school are invited to view the new
building and to see their children at work between 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.
All they need to do is to report to the secretary on arrival at the school.
Any former pupils or people who have contacts with the school in the past are
invited to come and have a look around between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. on the
same day.
Do try and come along for a look you will be surprised at how much the school
has changed! We look forward to seeing you.
J.M.Dodd (Headteacher)
East Yorkshire Competitions 2002
Entries close 1st March 2002 If you intend to enter any of the following please contact Wes Laws before 14th February with the entrance fee. Men’s Singles £2, Ladies Singles £2, Men’s Pairs £2, Ladies Pairs £2, Mixed Pairs £4, Open Triples £6
Driffield & District Bowls Association
Entries close 1st February. Singles - £1, U/25, Ladies, Gents, Open, Open Pairs - £2, Open Triples - £3, Vets Triples - £3, Please contact Wes before 14th January 2002.
Annual Luncheon was held on Sunday 25th November at the Ransdale Hotel, Bridlington. Sixty members and their guests enjoyed an excellent meal. Cups and Trophies were presented. The quiz was won by Maurice Cocker and Bingo winners were: Dorothy Laws, Wes Laws and Paul Warters.
Richard and I would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Finally the Committee and Club Members would like to thank Colin and his band of workers, involved in producing and delivering this newsletter, for their efforts on behalf of the community.
Secretary: Pauline Warters
This web site is well worth a visit, it is aimed at young people, but for all us ‘old fogies’ it’s worth visiting to be reminded how much flair for design and talent some of our village youths have.
Vicar: Revd Stephen Cope
Main Services for DECEMBER 2001
2 – Advent Sunday
11.00 a.m. Holy Communion & Holy Baptism
9 9.30 a.m. Mattins
(Christingle service at Kilham, 5.00 p.m.)
16 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Sunday School in the Old School
23 6.30 p.m. Carol Service with the Sunday School,
followed by sherry & mince pies
24 – CHRISTMAS EVE
(Crib service at Boynton (11.00 a.m.) and Kilham (5.00 p.m.)
11.45 p.m. Midnight Mass
25 – CHRISTMAS DAY
Services at Boynton (9.30 a.m.) and Kilham (10.45 a.m.)
30 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
Main Services for JANUARY 2002
6 – THE EPIPHANY (arrival of the Wise Men)
9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
13 9.30 a.m. Mattins
20 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion
9.30 a.m. Sunday School in the Old School
27 6.30 p.m. Evensong
Welcomers Coffee Flower Rota
Dec 2 Pat Stephenson Shirley Harland No
9 Joan Jackson flowers
16 Dick Robinson Joan & Hazel Conner in
23 Joan Conner Social Committee Advent
24 Margaret Reed Joint effort
30 David Peace Joyce Peace Joint effort
Jan 6 Hazel Conner Pat Stephenson Mrs S Harland
13 David Peace Mrs S Harland
20 Joyce Peace Elizabeth Robinson Mrs E Bowden
27 Margaret Reed Mrs E Bowden
Cleaning
Dec 2 Mrs E Robinson & Mrs S Harland
9 Miss H Conner & Mrs P Stephenson
16 Miss H Conner & Mrs P Stephenson
23 Mrs C Gatenby & Mrs B Crosby
30 Mrs C Gatenby & Mrs B Crosby
Jan 6 Mrs A Cope & Mrs M Reed
13 Mrs A Cope & Mrs M Reed
20 Mr & Mrs D Peace
27 Mr & Mrs D Peace
Regular mid-week services
Wednesdays: Morning Prayer at 9.00 a.m. (not on Jan 8)
Holy Communion at 10.30 a.m. – coffee is served afterwards
Evening Prayer at 6.00 p.m. (5.00 on Dec 19; not on Jan 8)
Saturdays: Morning Prayer at 9.00 a.m. (not on Jan 12)
Holy Communion: 9.30 a.m. on Dec 1
11.00 a.m. on Dec 15, 29; Jan 5, 19
6.30 p.m. on Dec 8, 22; Jan 26
not on Jan 12
Evening Prayer at 6.00 p.m. (not on Dec 29; Jan 12)
Coffee Morning!
Come to a Coffee Morning at the Bosville Arms on Tuesday December 11, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cake stall, bring and buy, raffle etc. Proceeds to Rudston church.
Bible Study/House Group:
Meets on Thursdays at 8 p.m. in the Old School (but not November 1). All are welcome for Bible study, prayer, and informal fellowship! Just bring a Bible and yourself…
New Year Family Party:
Our traditional bit of New Year fun takes place on Saturday, January 5 in the Village Hall, from tea at 5 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Games (of course!), raffle and suchlike. Tickets £2 for adults, and £1 for children. Come along and enjoy!
Vicar’s Retreat:
Stephen will be unavailable January 7 to 12 inclusive.
PCC:
The PCC meets on Monday January 21, 7.45 p.m., at Westcroft.
We thought we’d celebrate Christmas Eve on December 24th this year!
Sound silly? But where would we be if we didn’t know when Christmas was going to happen? How could we organise our parties, order our turkey or goose, or buy our presents? As the car sticker says, ‘Jesus is the reason for the season’. Without the birth of the Son of God, there would be no reason or excuse to celebrate. And please remember that if you are one of those who has decided already not to come to church this year!
On the other hand, if you are intending to come, we’ve the usual festive array of carols and crib-scenes. We will be listening to the herald angels singing, remembering what happened to those shepherds watching their flocks by night just outside the little town of Bethlehem, and recollecting that he who is God and Lord of all came down to earth from heaven. Even though one or two of the lines are not quite right (I’d bet little Lord Jesus did indeed make some crying!), yet most of them are there to be read and understood, rather than just sung unthinking from memory.
Our God so loved us that he sent his Son to be born as one of us; he knows what our life is like because he lived it; and when he was grown, he died on the cross to save us from our sins and offer us forgiveness, and rose from the dead to show us the way to eternal life. That was his present to us, and that’s what we celebrate. A thoroughly happy and merry Christmas to you all, and best wishes for the new year. STEPHEN
PS: It is the duty of every confirmed member of the Church of England to receive Holy Communion at Christmas (i.e. from Midnight Mass to January 5 both inclusive). If you can’t manage the service times, or are housebound and would like Communion at home, please let me know and I will sort something out.
Coffee Morning
There will be a Coffee Morning on Tuesday 11th December at The Bosville Arms (by kind permission of the Hogan family), from 10-12 noon. In aid of Church Funds.
Do come and join us.
Family New Year Party
On Saturday 5th January 2002, we will be holding our popular Family New Year Party in the Village Hall from 5-7.30 pm. Tea will be served at 5.0 pm. Followed by games. Tickets £2 per adult, £1 per child. These are available from Kath Algar - Tel. 420318. It would help us if you could book early for this event so that we have an idea of numbers attending. Thank you.
Open Gardens 2002
A suggested date for this event is Saturday & Sunday 13th & 14th July 2002. Of course what we need first are people willing to open up their gardens for this event. We would be most grateful for any willing participants. Your garden can be small or large, weed-free or weed-full (!)
This event has proved very popular in the past, as people just love browsing round other people’s gardens. Please contact Margaret Reed, for details or further information.
1st. For your most generous help and response to the Shoe-Box Appeal. We were able to donate 76 Boxes which are on their way.
2nd. The Tradecraft outreach raised £1150.00. All this money goes to the Third World and will keep a large extended family for six months.
Doreen Turner
The Bridlington Fire Brigade (Green Watch) would like to inform everyone in Bridlington and surrounding villages that they have a number of Smoke Alarms and are able to supply and fit them free of charge. The alarms have been donated by several businesses in Bridlington. The new alarms come with a 5 year battery.
The Green Watch will give talks to individuals, groups organisations and children (any age) on:-
Smoke alarms, fire safety and general safety in the home and escape routes.
For more information, please contact Caroline Broxham on: 01262 670001.
At the last Parish Council meeting, a report was made on a previous Police Liaison Meeting. A speaker at that had been from the Bridlington Domestic Violence Project, which has a Centre open Monday to Thursday from 9.30am to 3pm. Hoping that no one feels in need of it, but for information, their telephone number is 01262 409026. The next Police Liaison Meeting happens to be the same night as our next Parish Council Meeting on 5th December. Member Mrs Gatenby hopes to attend in Bridlington, but anyone else is welcome to go along. Details on Long Street notice board.
The next item has left very short notice, I’m afraid, as it was received just too late for last month. A "Good Project Guide – Young People in Partnership 8 – 19s" is being put together by the East Riding Community Safety Partnership. If anyone working with young people has information likely to be of interest, it has to be in by 10th December. I have some further detail, but Helen McGill on 01482 369457 would have more!
The Medibus people are wondering why the Driffield bus, which serves Rudston, is not as popular as others. Beverley, Pocklington and Withernsea are all working to at least 70% capacity, and Driffield is only 46%, despite covering a wider area. It goes to Scarborough Hospital as well as Bridlington. We are reminded that this is a "use it or lose it" service, and the situation will be reviewed at the end of December. I think I asked a few months ago if anyone in Rudston had sampled the service, but have not heard any reports so maybe not? Any comments on this I will gladly pass on to the ‘Medibus Officer’.
As expected, the subject of speeding traffic on the main road arose again at the last meeting. Following letters to both the Police and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, I received a surprise visit from a Police Constable. He explained certain new procedures, and how they couldn’t do much (the few of them that are around, because it brought home to me the shortage of police manpower). However he did promise to see that what he could do in Rudston with a radar-gun. After that, the Hull Daily Mail reported that there was to be a ‘crackdown’ on speeding during the last two weeks in November, so we shall see.
Meanwhile, ERYC in their written reply, have come down with a definite "NO" this time. They throw our previous good record at us – one serious injury in three years. The thought of prevention, rather than reaction, doesn’t seem to occur to them. To illustrate the point, I hear that Wetwang, with its nice wide main street, is having its speed limit reduced from 40 to 30 mph. Hardly anyone goes above 40 through Wetwang these days, so it can only be reaction after the fatal accident at the Beverley road junction last year. I don’t think the cause of that was speed in any case, but rather "failing to take due care and attention". Sorry to go on about others, but the point is that we want reasonable action to make drivers more aware of Rudston, not the extreme action which may well follow the dreaded serious accident.
A "Thank you" appeared in last month’s Newsletter to the person responsible for tidying the Village hall to Eastgate Bridge footpath. That person has also received an official "Thank you" from the Parish Council. We also informed ERYC as some resurfacing work is now also required. To prove that some things can move quickly, an early reply tells us that it will be attended to before the year-end.
Planning applications are coming in thick and fast at the time of writing. A revised one for the corner of Long Street and High Street has arrived. I shouldn’t really comment further, but it does seem that the main objection from before has been overcome.
Already it’s time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, on behalf of the parish Council. A house in Garton was festooned with Christmas lights on 19th November – is this a record, or do we fear for their sanity?!
P Crossland
Clerk
Useful Phone Numbers - Local Services:
On this page will be a list of phone numbers and or E-Mail addresses. These should be useful and emergency numbers for services such as electricians/plumbers/doctors/garages etc. These numbers go into the Newsletter FREE! Please would you let me know of any that should be included.
MediBus 01482 395533,
E-mail: richard.willis@eastriding.gov.uk
Rural Young People's Web Site. www.ryp.org.uk/
The Library van calls every other Wednesday starting April 18th, stopping in Eastgate and Long Street around 1.30.
Fishman – Chris Rudd calls every Wednesday, around 9am with fresh fish. If you want Chris to call, ring him on 605489 (home) or 0498 652675 (mobile).
Butcher – Mr Thompson from Burton Fleming comes every Tuesday and Friday.
Milk – is delivered by James Cole. Tel. 01262 604641
Many thanks to Pauline Warters for the above additions to this
page. Please keep them coming!
East Riding of Yorkshire Council — Customer Services Centres:-
Bridlington: Town Hall, Quay Road, YO16 4LP
Tel: 01262 422500, Fax: 01262 422509
Driffield: Council Offices, West Garth, YO25 6TP
Tel: 01377 255556, Fax: 01377 253655
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