On Friday 11th June. North Wolds Lions are holding an antiques evening in conjunction with Radio Humberside in a marqee at Burton Agnes Hall. Julie Murden and Blair Jacobs will use the evening to make two shows for their radio programmes. Guests can pay £5 to bring an antique which will be described and valued. The audience pay £3 per head to watch. These prices include a glass of wine. Tickets are available from Mike Sellers. Tel. 01262 420237.

On Wednesday 15th September, June & Mike Sellers have organised an outing for Senior Citizens to Munnington Hall near Helmesley, (Free Of Charge).

This is a National Trust property and is open free that day.

A meeting was held on Monday 24th May, many aspects of the event were organised. Thank you to all who attended & contributed!

The final Razzle meeting will be on Monday 7th June, 8pm at The Bosville Arms Hotel. All are welcome.

On behalf of Feed the Children (International) Emmanuel Church will be open for receiving aid ; Monday 14th June to Friday 18th 10am – 4pm. Aid needed:-

Rice, pasta, tinned food, eg: vegetables, fruit, fish, soup. Packet soup, powdered milk, tea bags. Tin openers, tooth brushes & paste, hair brushes & combs, soap, face cloth, colouring books & pencils. A coin attached to the aid would very much be appreciated to help with transport costs. Please send NO: Blankets, bedding, clothes, shoes or baked beans.

Thank you for all your help in the past.

Christine & Peggy Nisbet.

For us it has been an enjoyable first year, making new friends and starting to learn about this beautiful and historic village.

One of this years highlights has been the success of the domino team in winning the second division title at the first attempt. Congratulations to all players and especially to Peter Lingard the captain for the hard work he put in to make this happen.

Changes both structurally and organisationally have taken place to make the Pub and Restaurant more enjoyable for locals and visitors alike.

The big project presently under construction is the six-bedroom conversion of the old two-story barn, providing a new dimension to the Bosville .

This first stage development will be open by the middle of June.

The next stage, the conversion of the single story barn to an art gallery will commence in the not too distant future.

We hope all our regulars have enjoyed the improvements we have made. We have certainly enjoyed your company and look forward to the next twelve months.

Thursday 27th May was the first day for the new art group at the Bosville Arms. Painting and drawing for all levels and abilities is now available on Thursday and Friday afternoons throughout the year under the trained eye of professional artist Tony Hogan.

Meeting at noon and finishing around 4 p.m. the idea is to work outdoors weather permitting, moving indoors when needs be.

Interested parties should telephone Tony on 420259

The Annual General Meeting of the Playing Field was held on the 17th May, when the following were ratified as members of the Committee after being nominated by their organisation:

BOWLS CLUB; P & R WARTERS

CRICKET CLUB; B. CORNER & S. HARRISON

FOOTBALL CLUB; D. CLARK & K. SPARK

TENNIS CLUB; J & P CROSSLEY

PARISH COUNCIL; R.D. CORNER & P. GRAY

The following Parish representatives were elected:

P. Burgess, A. Moore, R. Overfield.

It was unanimously agreed at the Meeting that Wold Newton F.C. on payment, be permitted to play their home matches on the Rudston Pitch for the forthcoming season.

At a later Committee Meeting, the following Officers were elected:

CHAIRMAN; S. HARRISON

V/CHAIRMAN; R.D. CORNER

TREASURER; P. CROSSLEY

SECRETARY; R. WARTERS.

Following discussion, the question of enhancing the showers is being investigated. Various items of maintenance were approved, including the replacement of three external doors.

R. Warters, Hon. Sec. Playing Field Committee.

Thank you to everyone who gave to the Lifeboat collection.

The amount collected was £69.72.

Thank You Again. Jean Corner.

As we look forward to the warmer weather and the summer flowers the annual battle looms ever nearer with pests and diseases of both food and ornamental crops. The sucking pests are always a problem, green fly on the roses, red spider mites on carnations and fruit trees, sawfly on the apples and plums; these two are biters but still a major pest on fruits, capsid bugs and leaf hoppers all to be dealt with this year I expect.

One material that will control these chaps is available to all gardeners and growers, it’s name is DIMETHOATE, a contact / systemic insecticide sold under a number of trade names. Look on the tins or containers to see the real name and keep to the instructions to the letter. Systemic insecticides work by moving through the pipe system of plants, the correct name is the vascular system, which is found from the tip of the roots, right through the living parts to the ends of stems and into the leaves, veins being part of this pipe system. Any pest that sucks the plant sap takes the systemic insecticide into it’s body and BINGO, it quickly dies. Systemics have made pest control much easier. I often think of the old gardeners of yesterday and just what they would think of these new controls. In the carnation houses in many estate gardens, pests were kept in check by fumigating with Nicotine shreds and spraying with soot water. Smokers may note this!!

Like all plant pest insecticides, one must keep to the rules, do not harvest crops for eating for at least ten days after using Dimethoate and if the temperature is 30°C – 85°C, rather wait until evening when things cool off and like all spraying, do not pick a windy day and finally, wash out the sprayer thoroughly afterwards.

One way of helping the household expenses is to get the most out of the vegetable plot by regular sowing of salad crops. Lettuce in its’ many varieties comes high on the list although I confess by this time I’m a bit fed up with lettuce. Radish, salad onions, endive, lambs lettuce, baby beetroot, baby carrots, chicory, ridge cucumber and radichia – also known as red chicory, outdoor tomatoes, all these are easy to cultivate and make a change.

The ideal soil for salads should be fairly light, rich and in a sunny spot, to encourage quick growth or else many salads taste bitter and rough.

Watering is an ever present job, plants take up their food in a liquid form and need water to keep turgid, they soon flag and wilt if the soil water content drops to a certain level. The beautiful Gypsy Race this spring reminds me of years ago when some of our residents used the clean chalk water for drinking, the plants would appreciate such water in their diet. Under glass the tomatoes need regular attention, side shooting and feeding with a high potash feed – especially when the first truss of fruit is set. Keep a watch out for white fly that ever present pest, especially where fuchias are grown. A modern way, using biological control is very successful if started early when the glasshouse temperatures can be kept at 50°F at night. Remembering the potato blight in 1997, it’s worth keeping a spray handy, for use – especially on main crop varieties.

Good gardening for the second half of ‘99.

The Rudston boxes have now been opened, which resulted in the total of £113.

Many thanks to all box holders. If your box has not been returned, or you are interested in becoming a box holder, please get in touch with me.

Thank you,

Chris Gatenby

We Would like You To Come and Have a

Cup of Tea or Coffee and Chat

At

2.30 – 4.30 p.m.

Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month

At

White Cottage, near the Bridge

All Welcome

Shown here are the Parish Council accounts for audit, as per regulations. Those with an eye for these things will notice that there is still a high current balance. This was due mainly to a Parish paths grant only being received in January and a small portion spent. I am assured that the rest will be spent! The auditor may not agree, but it would seem to be a good thing to have some cash-in-hand as we approach the Millennium. The Parish Paths scheme, by the way, is where the East Riding of Yorkshire Council enable the Parish Council to pay to keep public footpaths in the parish in reasonable condition.

At the Annual meeting, Revd. S.V. Cope and Mr R.D. Corner were re-elected Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. The full list of other members is as follows:

Messrs. T. SMALLWOOD, A.S. EZARD, P. GRAY, D. CLARK, P. BURGESS, A.J. HOGAN, F. WILKINS, and Mrs C. GATENBY & Mrs P.C. CAMPBELL.

For the benefit of newcomers, the Clerk is not resident in the village, but spends quite a lot of time there! Minor problems can be aired with him (phone. 01377 257695) or along with any major ones to any member of the Parish Council.

Talking of problems (which sort depends on your point of view), the cutting of grass on Water lane and on the path alongside the Gypsey race from the Village Hall to Eastgate is a recurring one. E.R.Y.C. do those, but they require men with strimmers instead of ride-on machines, so don’t get done as often as we would like. And "no" we can’t include them in the Parish Paths scheme! We have put in a reminder / request and at the time of writing are awaiting their first appearance of the season. The E.R.Y.C. however, are pleased to announce more "cuts" of other road-side grass this year. Now to a serious matter. Our member, Mrs Gatenby, represents the Parish Council at Police Liaison meetings, and also attended Crime & Disorder and Drug Abuse meetings. After her report on the latter, it seems we must face the unpleasant fact that even a small village’s young people are likely to come into contact with dangerous drugs. Consequently, I am to publicise a 24 hour National Drugs Helpline number, which is 0800 776600. Alternatively, anyone in need, or knows someone in need of help can contact Mrs Gatenby (01723 891194) or our chairman, you are assured of absolute confidentiality. The next Parish Council meeting is on the 30th June.

Phillip Crossland (Clerk)

Rent 20.00 Street lighting 878.04

Precept 2,000.00 Insurance 466.54

Grants (Parish paths) 645.00 Admin/expenses 69.88

V.A.T. Refund 240.28 Repairs/renewals 59.00

Insurance Contrib’ 61.90 Parish paths 244.00

Bank Interest 74.12 Clerk’s Salary 350.00

Newsletter Sponsorship 20.00

Churchyard Contrib’ 100.00

Millennium Project Exp. 50.00

V.A.T. (to reclaim) 152.15

3,041.30 2,389.61

£ p.

Balance B/Fwd. 1/4/98 2,286.28

Add Receipts 3,041.30

Less Payments 2,389.61

Balance C/Fwd. 2,937.97

Funds represented by:-

Current Account 173.62

Deposit Account 2,759.68

Petty Cash 4.67

2,937.97