RUDSTON

Hello and a warm welcome to all readers. We’ve come nearly to the end of the month, the last bank holiday before Christmas is upon us, hasn’t the year flown past?

We’ve enjoyed some warm sunny weather since the last edition, at times the heat got a bit much. The harvest is well on the way to being completed, due to the dry days we’ve had.

Soon the children will be going to school, the holidays now nearly over, some will be starting school for the first time and some moving on to secondary school, happy schooldays to you all.

Most people have tried to keep the grass verges outside their homes tidy, in some areas they’ve gone beyond. It’s a pity that the road side verges and footpaths haven’t been kept as tidy by the "Highways department."

I must apologise to Joan Jackson and members of the W.I. for the omission of last months report in the newsletter and the error in the "Womens Fellowship" news. Sorry, I hope it didn’t cause too much inconvenience.

Please, if you have any articles that you think would be interesting for the newsletter, will you let me have them. At the moment we are struggling to get our 3 double sides out, it’s hard work without your help. Recipes and tips are always useful, anything that we can print, we are getting desperate...

This month’s newsletter is kindly sponsored by an anonymous donation. Thank you!

I read the "News this week 1954" with great interest in the Free Press this week, about the Queens Private visit to Sledmere Hall and from there she went on to visit the stud farm at Burton Agnes. I remember as a young girl catching the Bridlington to Scarborough bus early at Grindale, getting off at Bell slack and walking on to Rudston with others. We stood on the corner of Thwing Road / Long Street near Doug’s farmyard, with many others, to watch the Queen pass. How we got back home I can’t remember; no doubt we’d have to walk back. That was my first encounter with Rudston!

Please , all articles for the October newsletter, no later than 22 September please,

to: Barbara Lingard,

It is with sadness that we report the death of Mrs N. Sellers, our condolences to Audrey and Ian Forbes, their family and friends.

Thanks everyone for the help and support at the coffee morning held at Bijou Cottage. Over £200 was raised for "All Saints Church" funds.

Maureen.

Many thanks to all who supported the Church Coffee Morning at Maureen Hesps. £216.40 was raised for Church funds.

A special thank you to Maureen for allowing us to share in the beauty of her garden. Margaret Reed.

The next meeting will be on September 2nd in the Village Hall at 7.15pm, when Angela Holdsworth will speak on the History of Thimbles. The competition will be a Thimble. New members are always welcome.

Rudston Parish Council Audit of Accounts.

The annual audit of Rudston Parish Council’s accounts will take place on 3rd October, 1997.

The accounts will be available for public inspection by appointment at The Vicarage, Rudston, from 8th to 26th September, 1997.(Telephone; 420313). Persons interested have a right to inspect the accounts and documents, and make copies. The auditor will be: P.Lundy, District Audit, Deacon House, Seacroft Avenue, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 6JD.

From 10am on 29th September, 1997, at Croskill House, Beverley, until such time as the auditor certifies completion of the audit, he will give any local government elector for the area to which the accounts relate, or his representative, an opportunity to question him about the accounts.

Any such elector or his representative may attend before the auditor and make objections:

i ) as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under sections 19 or 20 of the Local Government Finance Act (1982). (Namely, an unlawful item of account, failure to bring a sum into account, or a loss or deficiency caused by wilful misconduct.

ii ) as to any other matter in respect of which the auditor could make a report in the public interest under section 15 (3) of the Act.

No such objection may be made unless the auditor has previously received written notice of the objection and the grounds on which it is to made ; and a copy of such notice is to be sent to the body whose accounts are the subject of the audit.

P.Crossland (Clerk)

The next meeting will be on September 16th at the home of Connie Stephenson at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Kate Ollet. Leader - Margaret Reed, Vote of Thanks - Alison Cope, Hostesses - Connie Stephenson and Doreen Cocker.

We would like to say thank you to our family, friends and neighbours for all the lovely cards and presents given to us on the occasion of our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. "We had a super day!"

Also thanks to everyone who has been concerned about Ernest’s health. He is now improving daily.

Much love to you all, Ernest & Joan.

An open invitation from Eric and Doreen Turner to a Coffee Evening at White Cottage, Eastgate, on Friday 26th September at 7pm. Come and meet our two special American guests who are part of a team of Southern Baptists, who have joined in a Partnership Mission hosted by Bridlington Baptist Church. All are welcome. Eric Turner

Warning! Between 1pm and 2pm on Tuesday 5th August 1997 a man dressed in woman’s clothing was seen loitering in the children’s play ground. He was about to be spoken to by a local resident when he made off quickly in a RED ESCORT car- "F" Reg.

He is described a; a man dressed in women’s clothing, wearing glasses, skirt and black stockings.

The Driffield Police were notified by three different people regarding this incident, but the one thing they need is the full registration number of this car. Is there anyone who thinks they could help with this in any way? Would they please get in touch with me or the Police at Driffield.

This is a very serious incident, so please, all parents make sure your children know about not talking to, or going off with strangers. One dreads to think what could have happened.

I would like to thank all the reports this and last month, and apologise for no newsletter item last month. Please report all you see that is not usual.

Julia Overfield.

On Monday September 8th 1997, June Sellers will lead an afternoon coach visit to Bishop Burton College Gardens. Leaving at 2pm, from the village bus stops - near the pub and opposite Ivy Cottage.

This is for Senior Citizens and friends, on behalf of North Wolds Lions. We will have a cup of tea at Bishop Burton and take a "Mystery Trip" back home for about 6.30pm - in time for tea at home. Please contact June on 420237 if you wish to come and she will also try to come around to take names. We hope for a full coach. June and Mike Sellers.

Bowls Club Final Day will be on Sunday, 7th September 1997 at 2pm. ALL RESIDENTS OF RUDSTON AND THEIR FRIENDS are invited to join us on this occasion. Afternoon tea will be provided and everyone is welcome. After tea the green and equipment will be available, free of charge to anyone who would like to try bowling, with a view to perhaps joining next year. Please do come and join in the village activities. Club members are asked to please bring the usual refreshments.

Wednesday Triples League. Will be played at Middleton this year, on Wednesday 10th September. 1.30 for 2pm. Rudston players will be drawn from a list of members who have played in this League. Those taking part are asked to please take the usual refreshments. All entries and raffle prizes will be supplied from the League funds.

Extra Domino Match on 28th September 1.30 for 2pm. Visiting team - Sleights.

Sleights will be bringing between 23 and 26 players and ideally I hope we can enter 22/25 players so we can play a full 48 Domino. Members are asked to kindly bring the usual refreshments. Entry fee - 25p which will be used for prize money. Number of bowls required will depend on the entrants. A raffle will be held and also a free Spider. Pauline Warters. Hon.Sec.

By Dick Robinson

It’s only six months since I visited the famous bulb gardens at Kerkenhoff in Holland, where the worlds best narcissus and tulip varieties were on display, along with hyacinths of the size one normally sees only in the coloured catalogues. Yet it’s September and time to be potting up the prepared hyacinths and narcissus for blooming in November and December. The scented paperwhite narcissus varieties are available, these can be had in flower only eight weeks after potting. Ziva and Avalanche are two newer varieties.

The hyacinths such as L’Inocence White, Delft Blue and Fondante Pink can be in bloom on Christmas day if potted now. The secret is to have them in pots or bowls of moist fibre, and then in a cold, dark place for up to ten weeks before bringing into the light. Years ago at Thorpe Hall, boxes of daffodils were made up for forcing in those wonderful glasshouses.

Lettuce pricked out into cold frames will give salad later in the year. Kellys is a good Iceberg type of plant, it also does well much later under cold glass.

By the end of the month the main crop of potatoes should be lifted and treated like eggs!! They soon bruise and rot in store if badly handled. It’s just about the harvest time in the vegetable garden, carrots, beetroots and onions all ready for storing, of course, much depends on the weather.

Most top fruits can be picked this month, the exceptions being late varieties of apple, such as that wonderful Christmas variety - "Blenheim Orange", it is best left a week or so into October, like the potatoes all fruits need handling with care, so be careful if those apple pies are needed this coming winter. The onions and shallots are vital for the beef and Yorkshire puddings in gravy!!

A teacher from over the border was taking a class of Yorkshire schoolboys in history and he offered a prize of half-a-crown for the best answer to the question: "Who is the greatest man in history?"

Tommy: "Robert the Bruce, sir." Patting him on the head, the teacher handed over the money without demur.

"But what was the reason for the answer you gave?" he asked. Tommy: "Well, ah knoa deep dahn I’ me ‘eart ‘at ah should ‘ave said ‘Freddie Trueman’, but business is business."

Yorkshiremen are gruff and chatty

They never give up, they drive you

batty-

They say we women talk a lot

And they are silent, but they’re not!

They’re holding forth from morn till

night,

What’s more, their views are always right.

And when at last they go to bed

The noise goes on right through your head;

But this time whistle grunt and snore,

You never heard the like before.

So day and night this racket rumbles

Until your whole resistance crumbles.

But Yorkshiremen can still be fun -

I know, because I married one! Clare Pierson