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The next meeting is on February 4th in the Village Hall at 7-15 pm.

This will be the Federation Quiz.

Vote of thanks - J. Jackson and H. Conner.

Competition. A Patchwork Pin-Cushion.

As you can see, Tony Ezard (Treasurer) is on the ball as usual with a wonderful list of sponsors to keep the Rudston Newsletter going for another year. (Adverts from businesses are always very welcome too).

Many, many thanks to all the sponsor, who have contacted Tony and are so generous to the village.

I would also like to express my gratitude to Mrs Maureen Jackson (in charge of Reprographics at Bridlington School), she sets to and has all the printing done, usually within a day of my handing the job over.

On behalf of everybody.

Many thanks to Sue for her hard work in gritting many of the junctions in Rudston.

Most of us returned home the day this was done and hadn’t a clue who had laid the grit.. I thought the council had done it! (We can always dream…)

Seriously though, you did a grand job, thanks again.

Rudston Post Office & Shop

Tickets available from Jean Corner

Tel: 420622

Including: Glass of wine and savoury finger buffet.

For a few months, I have been obliged to advertise events at the Gate Theatre, Goole. (January’s poster didn’t last long in the wind and rain though!) I now have the option of cancelling the arrangement. That would seem like a good idea, but in case anyone in the village has been, or thinks they might like to go, I will not do this until mid-February. So, please contact me for more information. I have a leaflet of their programme for up to March.

Some may of heard of the Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership, which has been set up to promote the use of, and help secure the future of, the Hull to Scarborough railway line. Although not exactly on the line side, Rudston is one of the communities they hope to encourage to make use of the railway. In particular, any local organisations planning the sort of event that people may travel to by that means. I have copies of an open letter to that effect, if anyone is interested. Speaking personally (and living near to a station), I think there is room for improvement in the rail service. My one-man (it seems like) campaign to re-instate early morning and late trains has come to nothing. I might try again now!

If any of the local sports clubs are interested. I have a catalogue from “Running Imp International”. As the name suggests it seems slanted towards athletics, but they have a large section featuring cups and medals for awards.

The last Parish Council meeting seems a long time ago now. One decision was to reluctantly increase the Precept from £2000 to £2250. Compared with likely Police and other increases, this will have a miniscule effect on Council Tax.

At the end of November, there was reported to be a problem with dog fouling again, particularly in Eastgate. So, if in the meantime, those responsible have “cleaned up their act”, then thank you. If not, shame on you, and please do so!

Preparation is in hand for another Parish Council meeting as I write and should have taken place 29th January. The next should be in March—details next time.

2 – CANDLEMASS (Presentation of Christ in the Temple)

9.30 a.m. Candlemass Procession & Holy Communion

9 9.30 a.m. Mattins

16 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

9.30 a.m. Sunday School at Bethany Lodge

23 No service at Rudston – 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion at Carnaby

Welcomers Coffee Flower Rota

2 Shirley Harland Jean Burkitt Mrs E Bowden

9 Jean Burkitt Mrs E Robinson

16 Barbara Burgess Di White Mrs E Robinson

23 none needed Mrs M Thompson

2 Mrs G Wastling

9 Mrs G Wastling

16 Mrs J Jackson & Mrs J Pallister

23 Mrs J Jackson & Mrs J Pallister

Wednesdays: Morning Prayer at 9.00 a.m.

Holy Communion at 10.30 a.m.

Coffee is served afterwards!

Evening Prayer at 6.00 p.m.

Saturdays: Morning Prayer at 9.00 a.m. (8.30 on Feb 22)

Holy Communion: 11.00 a.m. on Feb 1 & 15

6.30 p.m. on Feb 8 & 22

Evening Prayer at 6.00 p.m. (not on Feb 1)

Deanery Synod: Meets at Emmanuel, Bridlington on Thursday February 6. The Revd John Wardle will be licensed as Rural Dean of Bridlington at 7 pm, and the meeting follows, probably at around 7.45.

United Service: Quite a few folk said how much they had enjoyed the united services we had last year, and they said we should have more – so there will be only one service on Sunday February 23, at Carnaby at 11. I hope everyone will make the effort to go! If you need a lift, let Stephen know; and if you have spaces, let Stephen know as well – and he’ll try and match the two!

As you can see, very shortly I will no longer be Rural Dean of Bridlington. Instead, I have acquired the wonderful title of ‘Co-ordinator of the North Wolds Area of Experimental Ministry’. What that means is that, because it is only right and proper that Christians and churches should help each other, so the villages of the North Wolds (in this case, an area bounded on the East by Grindale and Carnaby, and on the West by Thixendale and Rillington) should have more to do with each other, support each other better, and be less concerned about artificial boundaries such as those between benefices, deaneries, archdeaconries and circuits – which most ‘ordinary’ people don’t care about anyway.

When you live in a village, it’s very easy indeed to think of the church as being ‘that building up the hill’. But the church is far more than that. There are hundreds of thousands of Christians in this country, there are millions of them across the world, all part of the Body of Christ, which is the true definition of the church. So if things aren’t going too well in the church in the village next door, maybe it might be up to us to help them a bit. And someone from outside could well have something to offer us here.

Jesus didn’t come to earth to help one or two folk in Nazareth, where he grew up. He came to save the whole world. And while nothing obvious is going to change in the church in this village, perhaps now and again (such as on February 23) it might do us a bit of good to see how things are going on elsewhere, and especially with our neighbours.

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The Library van calls every other Wednesday starting April 18^th, 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:-

Tel: 01262 422500, Fax: 01262 422509

Tel: 01377 255556, Fax: 01377 253655

The end.. until March 2003!