September 1999

The Thompson family would like to thank Barbara and Pete Lingard and neighbours and friends for their condolences in the last Newsletter. The collection taken at the funeral amounted to £324.80 which has been shared between Rudston and Carnaby churches. We are very grateful. Thank you.

The deaths have occurred of Mr Lawrence ‘Lol’ Moorfoot and Mr Don ‘Toby’ Corner, both of Eastgate. We would like, on behalf of friends and neighbours, to send our deepest sympathy to their families and friends.

Barbara and Pete

Cash received 4017.48

Cash payments made:

Entertainers 235.00

D Hammill 100.00

335.00

Cash banked 3682.48

Total income 4017.48

Total expenditure 1628.74

PROFIT 2388.74

The Rudston Film

Well the film has now been released and judging by the number of comments by word of mouth, by telephone calls and even letters, the film certainly seems to have been well received by all those who have already bought a copy. I thoroughly enjoyed making the film and it is very gratifying when one receives such favourable comments and I would like to thank once again all those who kindly contributed in one way or another with a special thank you to Gaynor Barnes of Yorkshire Television who I am sure you will all agree played an invaluable part in the production.

Copies of the film are still available from myself, from the village shop or from the Bosville Arms. We have copies for sale in Driffield and Bridlington but most interest does seem to come from the village itself which I suppose is only natural. The film has already raised more than £500 for the Village Hall Millennium Fund. Let’s hope there is more to follow.

If anyone wants to order copies to send out as Christmas presents I would appreciate it if you could let me have your orders by the end of October. This will enable me to make sure we have enough tapes on hand.

Once again many thanks.

Robin Woods

We no sooner get the summer plants established before it’s out with the sharp knives to make the stem cuttings for next year’s display. As a very young boy at Thorpe Hall, Rudston, I was introduced to this annual ritual when lots of pelargonium cuttings were made. In those days everyone called this plant Geranium and I still do although botanically I’m wrong. The fleshy pieces of stem were very carefully cut from the parent plants and brought into the old potting shed at Thorpe. Then laid out on the benches to wilt, yes wilt, because as Mr Sheppard, the head gardener said, this process allowed the cuts made just below a joint, to dry off and form an invisible skin, to stop the entry of diseases. After an hour or so the cuttings had the tiny green stipules removed from the joints, all flower buds taken off and the cuttings then inserted round the edges of five inch clay plant pots. (No plastic then.) The compost was, as far as I can recall, very sandy and these were then placed in shade for a week or so. Ending up in a frost proof glasshouse for the coming winter. No rooting hormones then. And again as I remember, most of the cuttings rooted and were potted singly into small pots the following February. A few of the old plants were kept when the flower - beds were cleaned up in October: these plants supplied stem cuttings the following spring if needed.

A similar process also took place in the big Municipal Parks nurseries using Fuchias, Heliotrope, Calceolaria, Iresine, Cuphea and from any viola varieties. The main thing to remember is to use a sharp knife when making a stem cut, a blunt knife makes a ragged cut which often allows black rot disease to enter the wound. A reader from Driffield asked me only a week ago about his geranium cuttings that went black at the base. This can also be due to dirty compost or dirty water, so surgical cleanliness when propagating, which means clean pots, boxes, compost and yes a clean glasshouse.

Remember also to carefully remove dead foliage from young plants, these can encourage the grey mould fungus Botrytis anerea, that mousy grey growth can affect plants. I prefer to propagate geraniums from stem cuttings rather than from expensive seed each spring, it’s more interesting and let’s face it; seed of the F1 varieties is very expensive.

Changes in the way the young people get their education seem to occur every decade or so, now it’s back to the alphabet and tables, thank goodness I was taught the tables up to 12 times!! A letter I noticed in one of the popular gardening publications reminded me of my school days and I quote, because this letter could be applied to lots of senior members of our rural community.

"When I was at school there were a number of periods in the week when school gardening was the rule. A sheltered area, with tool shed and plots was the place where all the lads were shown how to grow fruits, flowers and vegetables. Now, how useful this must have been to those lads when they married and had a garden."

The writer of this went on to say " It taught respect for parks and the countryside and what a pity that a little gardening could not be brought back into the school curriculum these days."

I have to support this point of view, an hour or so in the garden, plus a healthy game of cricket or football on the school field, would surely develop character and understanding of our now diminishing British way of life. I await the brickbats!!

Did you know the site of the old Rudston School Garden is still to be seen? Minus the tool shed and the plots.

A weedkiller I find very useful is available to home gardeners, it has the wonderful property of being able to deal with the annual; weeds, deep-rooted perennials and yes, bindweed and couch grass, i.e.

Wicks. It acts by killing the leaves it touches and is also systemic, going down to the roots too. It’s name is Glufosinate – ammonium and is sold under various trade names such as AgreEvo and Patio weed killer. With care it can be used among the plants and acts quickly; Just what I like! So read the instructions carefully and get attacking those weeds, there is still time.

It was with sadness we learned that LOLL MOORFOOT had passed away. Loll was a much respected member of the Club over the years. He played for the ‘B’ team in the Driffield League until he could no longer do so and played a very creditable game too. When he was able, he was a ready and willing worker and always turned up when extra help was needed. People like Loll are sadly missed and we send our deepest sympathy to Olive and his family. The collection at the crematorium was divided between the Bowls Club and Burton Fleming Chapel. We bought two bowls gatherers and a heavy weight indoor bowls jack. Loll loved playing bowls and we are very grateful for this donation to his memory.

DON CORNER passed away peacefully in hospital after a long illness. Although he had just cause to complain, we never heard him say anything bot "oh, I’m not too bad y’know" in answer to enquiries about his health. He was a founder member of the Bowls Club and worked hard for it. He played in the ‘A’ team in the Driffield League for many years and encouraged newcomers to the club to improve their game. In recognition of his support he was delight to accept the role of Club President in 1998. The collection at the Church was divided between the Bowls Club and the Stained Glass Window Appeal for the Church. We have yet to decide what form Dons’ Memorial will be, but we would like to pass on our thanks to Mavis and his family, along with our sincere condolences.

DONATION Many thanks to Bill Brand for donating two bowl gatherers to the Club. Bill has said how much he enjoys playing at Rudston and has always felt welcome here. The gatherers do make life easier for us all and are much appreciated. We all hope that at 89 years, we are still playing and enjoying our bowls!

FINALS DAY Will be on Sunday 5^th September at 2.00pm. and we extend an invitation to all villagers to join us to watch the bowls and have afternoon tea. Club members are asked kindly to bring the usual refreshments.

THE GREEN WILL BE CLOSED on Wednesday afternoon, 8^th September, as we are hosting the Wednesday Triples League Finals. Rudston players will be drawn from everyone who has played in this League and put on the Notice Board. Entrance Fee will be 50p and there will be a raffle.

CLOSING DATE for this season is expected to be 25^th September as extensive maintenance is required before the winter months.

Pauline Warters.

We enjoyed an evening outing to Scampston Hall on August 3^rd. Supper was taken afterwards at the Coach & Horses, Rillington. Many thanks to June Sellars, the organiser.

The next meeting will be on 7^th September at 7.15pm in the Village Hall. The speaker will be artist Tony Hogan. Competition – Flap Jack. Teas – J. Kitching and D. Cocker.

The Craft Group will hold their first Autumn Meeting in the Village Hall on Monday 13^th September from 1.30 to 3.30pm.

We would be very pleased to welcome any new members, and any new craft ideas. Members may please themselves entirely as to what craft they do, and we all learn from each other. It is also very much a social occasion at which we enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit.

We end our Autumn session with a lunch out together. Pleas come and join us.

On Rudston Razzle Day, the Craft Stall raised £196.00 toward the Millennium Fund and we would like to thank everyone who gave and helped in any way. Many thanks to you all.

Rudston Craft Group

The next meeting will be on 21^st September at 7.30pm. Venue – Margaret Reed. Speaker – Mr Gatenby. Leader – Connie Stephenson. Vote of Thanks – Kath Algar. Hostesses – Mollie Gatenby and Margaret Reed.

Like most of us in Rudston, Elizabeth and I have seen the Rudston video on more than one occasion and are very impressed with the quality and presentation, great credit to Robin for the excellent production.

The various shots of the gardens show how good we are when it comes to good garden design and top class cultivation's. Having been engaged over many years, judging both large and small gardens in the City of Hull and other towns in the U.K. I congratulate all whose gardens we saw on the video, they are really first class and of great credit to all concerned.

Dick Robinson

The staff and pupils would like to thank the people of Rudston who have been so generous over the past year. With your help we have been able to collect Tesco vouchers which have enabled us to purchase Data Logging equipment and a Pocket Book computer.

We have collected book tokens and purchased over 40 books.

Our Coffee Morning and Barbecue raised over £500, all of which goes toward enriching our children’s education.

Once again, many thanks.

Two young have been reared and were been fed by their mother on the fence under the nut feeder. One of the young was a very dominant chick and picked up the feeding habits from its mother very fast, but the other one was a little bit slower but it caught on very soon afterwards. The chicks are as big as the adult now and still come in to feed about two or three times a day. One of the chicks, I think the slower one is very adventurous and will come very close to the house whilst it is checking the feeder. The male seemed to disappear very quickly off the scene just before the female started to show up, and then the chicks came in with their mother. The female even tried to raid the blue tit box, so I had to protect that with some fine wire mesh. I’m glad to say that they reared their chicks and flew happily away.

Congratulations to the ‘A’ who are top of Division 2 in the Driffield League competitions. Next season they will go into Division 1. A cup will be presented at the Annual Dinner along with presentation plaques for the players. The other results will be in the next newsletter when I get the relevant information.

Pauline Warters

It’s Audit time again! It came around earlier this year, with details being received a couple of days after the last Parish Council Meeting. This resulted in the date of the next meeting being altered to 1^st September. At the time of writing, the "books" are away and I expect to attend before the auditor on 24^th August. As always, I am confident everything is alright (fingers crossed!), but also confident that he will find something to moan about. This year it is at Driffield and is my fifth, having had two in Bridlington and two in Beverley.

It seems a long time since the last Parish Council meeting, but one thing that was raised then was the constant problem of speeding traffic on the main road. A suitable letter was written to East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Highways) and a reply was received quite quickly. They cannot do anything in the present year, but will consider traffic calming measures (maybe "red surface" treatment) when agreeing the budget for 2000/2001. That will be by the Planning, Environment & Technical Services Committee. So we wait, and hope nothing horrific happens in the meantime.

The Royal Air Forces Association (Driffield Branch) are looking for someone who would be willing to collect in Rudston between 6^th – 19^th September for the annual Battle of Britain Wings Appeal. If anyone is willing to help, please contact Mr S.H. Cross, 94 Bracken Road, Driffield, 01377 257404.

Now then, something for local historians. A letter has been received from the Project Officer of East Yorkshire Museums regarding Skidby Windmill, which is being run as a working museum. They are hoping to use stories and experiences of local people and he, Mr Stefan Ramsden is to conduct interviews with those who remember village life and farming before 1950. He would also be interested in other local history projects which have been conducted in the area, and from any local historian who has done research into rural society in the 19^th and 20^th centuries. If anyone is interested in all this, I have the address and telephone number, and can show then the full letter.

Finally, a word about street lights. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council seem quietly chuffed about their fault reporting system. After a report from the village I had occasion to use it this week, so shall be checking up. Anyway, just a reminder that anyone is free to use the special telephone number to report faulty street lights. It is 01482 885789 and is manned during working hours with an answering service at other times. They will want to know the fault, the location, and the number of the lamp in question. The latter is a single number near the base. Alternatively, myself or any member of the Parish Council will be pleased to do it.

P Crossland

(Clerk)

Bar 855.00

Video 502.85

Tombola 450.80

BBQ 453.00

Cake stall 196.00

1st raffle 185.50

2nd raffle 133.95

Side stalls 120.19

Maggot racing 117.20

Refreshments 112.88

Ice cream 100.06

Potatoes 83.00

Bottle stall 63.50

Painting 45.00

Fairground rent 40.00

Face painting 26.30

Wellie wanging 21.50

Doll’s name 19.00

Donations 70.15

Unattributed 21.60 3617.48

Float 400.00 400.00

TOTAL 4017.48

Via A Hogan:

Occasional License 10.00

Binbags/Toilet Rolls 13.19

Stationery 25.60

3 Barrels Oranjeboom 250.22 299.01

Via D Hammill

Charcoal 4.99

Pop 14 x 24 pack @ 2.99 41.86

Crisps 3 x 48 pack @ 7.79 23.37

Lambrini 4 x 12 pack @ 9.79 39.16

Lemonade 1 x 8 (2 ltr) pack 1.75

Orange Sq. 1 x 5 ltr 2.19

+ 17.5 % vat 19.83

Brown Sauce 1 x 4.35 kg 2.99

Mustard 1 x 2.27 ltr 3.79

Tomato Ketchup 1 x 4.54 kg 3.49 143.42

Less:

- Returned Stock 43.42 100.00

Via S Clarke

Guides 40.00

Bempton Village Hall 60.00

Printing 11.25 111.25

Via P Kalesnikovs (Sam Smith Frozen Goods)

192 burgers 36.40

288 round baps 34.02

64 chicken portions 42.10

30 veggie burgers 11.04

162 hot dog rolls 23.34

240 hot dog sausages 36.00 182.90

Less 10% Discount 18.28 164.62

Via C Richardson

11 x 100 pack forks @ 0.99 10.89

25 x 50 pack 1/2 pt tumbler @ 1.99 49.75

2 x 1000 pack 7oz poly cup @ 11.30

- 10% discount 20.34

4 x 250 pack 9" paper plate @ 10.89

- 10% discount 39.20

5 x 100 pack dessert spoon @ 0.65 3.25

13 x 100 pack knives @ 0.65 8.45

10 x 50 pack 1 pint tumbler @ 2.89 28.90

+ 17.5 % VAT 28.14

Bouquet 20.00

Charcoal 5.97

Strip lights & halogen bulbs 20.94 235.83

4 x 100 pack dessert spoon @ 0.65 2.60

11 x 100 pack forks @ 0.99 10.89

12 x 100 pack knives @ 0.65 7.80

2 x 1000 pack 7oz poly cup @ 11.30

- 10% discount 20.34

3 x 250 pack 9" paper plate @ 10.89

- 10% discount 29.40

+ 17.5 % VAT 12.44 83.47 152.36

Via S Cope

Portaloos 70.50

Entertainers 235.00

Insurance 96.00

Float 400.00 801.50

TOTAL 1628.74

A ladies darts team is being formed; his year for the first time in a while. It will be held on a Tuesday night.

Anyone interested, please let us know.

The dominoes league is now running.

Last year we won our League, let’s try and do it again this year, anyone interested in joining, please let us know.

Tel: 420259