Rudston Newsletter

September 2002

From the editor:

The newsletter is in A4 format again for the September issue, then back in A5 booklet format for October.

Welcome to any newcomers to the village, hope you like it here in Rudston.

 

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WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

The next meeting is on September 17th at 7.30 pm.

Venue: Pat Stephenson’s, Speaker: David Phillips, Leader: Connie Stephenson.

Vote of Thanks: Margaret Reed,

Hostesses: Alison Cope and Pat Stephenson.

Everyone welcome.

Village News

 

At the July Parish Council Meeting, the question of a new bus shelter for the High Street end of Long Street was raised once more. There was some discussion about the need, and whether the cost could be justified. It was thought that a sum of £2,000 would be required, which would have to be raised via the annual Precept. This would mean doubling the Parish Council figure for one year. This in turn would affect everyone in Rudston through Council Tax. The Parish Council, therefore, would like to hear views from the village before the Precept is considered later this year – probably in early December.

As a guide, I obtained some bus shelter literature about two years ago. The cheapest, a basic steel and toughened glass affair was £1,300. A more substantial shelter would be desirable, but a timber ‘rural’ open-fronted one was £2,887 with an extra £300 for a seat. We may, of course, be able to apply for grants of some sort – our Chairman is looking into that. Two years ago a maximum 50% was available for a ‘Countryside Agency approved’ shelter.

So, would anyone with thoughts either way on this, please contact Mr Tony Ezard or any Parish Council member. Thank you.

At the request of the East Riding of Yorkshire Local Strategic Partnership, I am to bring your attention to "Riding Around 2002". The idea is that East Riding residents will be given the opportunity to have a say in a public consultation exercise to help plan for the future and improve quality of life. If you remember the Community Plan that was distributed with the East Riding News in May, you will get the idea. Anyway, they are going around the area with a sort of road-show on various ‘themes’. Locally, Tuesday 10th September is "Reduced Crime" in Bridlington, and on Wednesday 11th September they are in 3 places at once! – King Street market, Tesco and Market Place / High Street corner in Old Town. Thursday 12th September is "Business Them Day in Bridlington on Chapel Street and Driffield Town Centre. Friday 20th September is "Customer Services" at Quay Road, Bridlington and Driffield West Garth. It all finishes off on Friday 4th October, when there is an even nearer one – at Kilham near the school at 2.30 to 4pm. It doesn’t say what the theme is – maybe they’ll run through them all!

Well, I’ve been getting parcels again! I’m calling it an example of ‘Summer Madness’. It came by carrier (left with my neighbours) and was apparently from the Commission for Racial Equality. Apparently it is our "duty" to promote it. The letter enclosed was from its ‘Chair’, one Garbux Singh. I didn’t know the name at the time, but we all did soon after! That’s the chap who was done for Drunk and Disorderly at Lords and has since resigned.

Any village newcomers may be interested to know that a card detailing Major Emergency arrangements is available at a central point – Pete Gray’s garage. An updated one has just been provided. This is the kind of major catastrophe we hope never happens, like plane crash, fire or flood. I understand they happen in Emmerdale fairly regularly though!

The Parish Council (at it’s August meeting) was concerned to learn that a tall pink-flowered plant growing especially on the banks of the Gypsey Race, is one that spreads rapidly through seeding. The fear is that, if allowed to grow unchecked, it could run rampant around the village. The only solution seems to be to uproot each plant by hand. Volunteers for this task would be appreciated. A week or two ago, Revd. Cope had a message left on his answerphone by a young person who forgot to give their name, seeking ‘something to do’ during the school holidays. While there is little holiday left, maybe this is something that they would like to have a go at the weekends or in the evenings while it is still light enough. Tony Ezard, or any Parish Council member can give some further advice. The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on 2nd October 2002.

P Crossland (Clerk)

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Nature News

By Tony Ezard

For the fifth year in succession there has been no report of a turtle dove in the village, but all our remaining summer birds arrived although spotted flycatchers were exceptionally late. The breeding season seems to have been successful but at one stage a number of juvenile song thrushes were found dead for no apparent reason. They do however have a tendency to fall over onto their backs and are unable to right themselves. Among those rearing broods have been greater spotted woodpeckers and already their offspring have been seen feeding at nuts.

Unusual breeding behaviour has been shown by wrens breeding in a nest box – they usually construct their own dome shaped nest, blue tits by taking over an old swallow’s nest – they usually breed in holes, and swallows, which normally have the support of a ledge or beam under their nests, have built a nest with no support fixed in the corner of a wall and instead of it being purely constructed of mud, they have interwoven theirs untidily with long strands of dried grass. Out of season oystercatchers and a green sandpiper have been seen in the summer and both the kingfisher and heron have returned after breeding elsewhere.

There have been regular reports of water voles but since the Gypsey Race has dried up so have the reports. Muntjac deer have been seen again despite their small size and the tall vegetation and a badger caught in car headlights was not inclined to move until it had removed the dead remains of a dead rabbit flattened on the road. After struggling to remove the dead creature in its jaws it beat a rapid retreat into the undergrowth with its prize. Perhaps this is one reason why we never see bones left on the road despite all the road casualties.

It has been an eventful summer for the insects. The white letter butterfly, first recorded last year, has reappeared at the same site strongly suggesting that there is a small breeding colony and a wall brown butterfly, not recorded for a few years, has spent a few days feeding at a buddelia. The holly blue butterfly has been seen in both the spring and late summer generations. Three new species of moths have been recorded including a pine hawk moth, which seems to be spreading slowly northwards while several people have brought in the impressive caterpillar of the elephant hawk moth. The cockchafer beetle is often seen during May and June but less often do I have brought it’s caterpillar to be identified but the one brought recently was full grown and looked like an oversized maggot with an orange head and legs. A large brown longhorn beetle found locally proved to be new to the area and only very rarely recorded in Yorkshire and an as yet unidentified large wasp which had built it’s nest in a bush is a first for the area.

There is a tall plant growing both sides of the Gypsey Race with purplish-red flowers, which is proving to be a prolific spreader. It is Indian balsam or policeman’s helmet. Two years ago there was a small clump of this plant and now it is threatening to take over. It was first seen in a streamside garden in Burton Fleming and it’s seeds have probably washed downstream, If anyone feels they have the time to pull it up please do so before it engulfs everywhere.

GARDENING NEWS

from Dick Robinson

 

Our Open Gardens weekend was very successful. Remember the weather? Warm and dry on both days. Much credit is due to all who worked so hard. The colour and layout of the gardens were greatly admired by visitors, some of whom had come from long distances and were having their first visit to Rudston.

Thinking of garden layouts, I’m reminded of the varied designs as seen at the Chelsea, Hampton Court and Tatton Park RHS Shows. I am not impressed by those modern layouts using plastic, steel lots of coloured wood and concrete. My career and early training was given by some of the leading landscape architects of the day, Whites of London being one of them. As a student at RHS Wisley in the late 1940’s plan drawing and designs – formal and informal were taught and practical visits to many famous gardens were the order over a two-year period. As a group, the students visited such places as Rousham, the gardens of our own local lad, William Kent, made in the 1700’s and still more or less as he designed them. One thinks of Sheffield Park, Sion Park, Sissinghurst, the great gardens and of course, the great names of Lancelot Brown, Humphrey Repton – giants in their own field. Perhaps I’m old-fashioned but I believe a garden is for growing plants, not plastic puffballs!!

William Kent was born in Bridlington at 74 High Street. He became very famous for not just garden design but he turned his hand to anything – the Royal Barge now at Greenwich, buildings, painting and furniture was one of his skills, rather heavy stuff too – the choir screen in Gloucester Cathedral was his design also. What a man our William must have been!

Now I expect to have rebukes from the more modern gardeners – but it’s part of the fun of the job!

Plant evergreens in September when the land is still warm or during April or May. Pot or container grown plants can be planted at any time, but I still prefer September or May. Deciduous sorts I like to get in before Christmas. So if it’s a garden hedge that is needed there’s lots of time left to get ready before bonfire night, after which the wood ash can be used as a source of potash on the next row, but keep a bit over for next years tomatoes and potatoes! I like a mixed hedge of damsons, beech, holly and oak!! So do the birds, it’s worth considering – the holly is useful at Christmas too!

At last I’m able to get back to a spat of light gardening. Many thanks for the get-well cards and good wishes, after my "holiday in Scarborough Hospital". Now we are all looking forward to next season in our own gardens when I hope we may have a really ‘old-fashioned summer’.

Rudston Craft Group

A new session of the Craft Group will start on Monday 16th September.

From 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm. In the Village Hall.

We are very happy to welcome new members to our group and also new ideas, so please come and join us.

It is also a good opportunity to meet and have a chat and a cup of coffee.

For Sale

Suzuki Red Devil

Scooter

W. Registration, 49cc. 1 Year’s Tax, 1 Year’s MOT.

Ideal for beginners, complete with top box, helmet, jacket, gloves, waterproof trousers.

£800 ono.

Tel Sonia. 01377 253043

Rudston Golden Jubilee Accounts.

Summary of Accounts.

Period starting 20/2/2002 until 19/7/2002

Bank Reconciliation, Sheet No. 5.

 

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Total Income

£

Total Expenditure

£

Bingo, Beetle Drives,Dominoes

116.10

Marquee

233.25

Donations

477.10

Mugs

253.80

Keep Fit

90.00

Insurance

89.00

Mugs

199.00

Magician

130.00

Quiz Sheets

62.00

Petty Cash

300.00

Coffee Morning

250.60

Medals Prizes

146.64

Coffee Evening

201.55

Catering

160.10

Bowls Club

187.00

Photo’s

11.98

Sponsored Walk

142.00

Misc.

83.64

Race Night

233.10

Cricket Match

60.00

Bosville Raffle

45.00

Bar B Que’s

51.50

Misc.

55.88

Total

2171.33

Total

1398.41

Interest

0.17

Total Income

2171.50

Total Expenditure

1398.41

Profit

773.09

Balance @ 19/6/2002.

£

£ 1458.90

Less Uncleared Funds.

Cheque No.

08

253.80

09

65.54

11

72.60

12

85.06

13

5.56

14

25.73

15

11.98

16

167.44

Total

685.81

Balance/Profit

773.09

Rudston Golden Jubilee Accounts.

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The Balance/Profit shown will be paying for two new benches to be placed in the village soon. So this will be the amount shown less the cost of the benches, sand, cement and some other items for fitting. This should leave about £200 for the Children’s Playground.

You may remember the survey carried out of the village, through the newsletter. 80% of the reply slips stated that benches were needed. So, one is to be sited in the Playground and one at the Kilham Road—Long Street junction.

Thank You

On behalf of the Kilham and Rudston Gardening Club. I would like to thank Walt and Barbara Burgess, Bob and Shirley Harland, Wilf and Connie Stephenson and Duncan Corner for opening their gardens on July 24th to members of the above club. A special thank you to Jean and Duncan for providing cake and wine. A collection was taken and £27 was given to Rudston Church.

Francis Wilkins

Thanks to Francis for this: (Unknown Author).

Looking Back

We met and married a long time ago,

We worked long hours when wages were low,

No TV, no wireless, no bath; times were hard,

Just a cold water tap and walk up the yard.

No holidays abroad, no posh carpets on floors,

But we’d got coal on the fire and we didn’t lock doors.

Our children arrived, no pill in those days,

And we brought them all up without state aid.

They were safe to go out and play in the park,

Old folks could go for a walk after dark,

No valium, no drugs, no LSD,

We cured our ills with a good cup of tea.

But if you were sick you were treated at once,

Not "fill in that form" and come back in six months.

No vandals, no muggings, there was nothing to rob,

But we felt we were rich with a couple of bob.

People seemed happier in those far off days,

Kinder and caring in so many ways.

Milkman and paperboys would whistle and sing,

And most were grateful for even a small thing.

We all got our share of trouble and strife,

And we just had to face it, that’s the pattern of life.

But now I’m alone I look back through the years,

I don’t think of the bad times, the trouble and tears.

I remember the blessings, our house and our love.

And we shared them together, I thank God above.

Changes to the benefit and pension payment system

The article below has been condensed from information sent to the WI by National Federation of Women’s Institutes as an update to a Resolution passed at a national WI meeting in 2000. Our members felt that not enough publicity had been given to what is quite an important change (in fact, one of our members who works at the DSS did not know about it)!

The original document runs to almost 6 A4 sides so it has been very difficult to pick out the important points and relay them without causing full scale panic.

Barbara Moorfoot

This is some information about changes to the benefit and pension payment system that are due to start in April 2003. Benefit payment books for encashment at the post office will no longer be issued and instead payments will be made into bank accounts.

YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT CASH FROM THE POST OFFICE, BUT THE METHOD WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

You will, if you wish, be able to open a new type of account simply for benefit, pension and tax credit payments called a CARD ACCOUNT, at the post office. The Government will pay your pension or benefit directly into that. You will be issued with a card and a personal identification number (PIN), which you will need to remember. When you go to the post office, you will have to take your card, key in your PIN number into a PIN pad on the counter, and you will then be handed the amount of cash you require. You can decide to leave money in the account if you wish and although it will not gain any interest, it will be quite safe until you need it and you can obtain a statement from the post office if you want to check how much is in the account.

There will be no charge for this account and it will be the nearest equivalent to continuing with the current order book. You may continue to be paid weekly if you prefer.

The second option is to have your benefit paid into a BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY CURRENT ACCOUNT offering normal banking services, as some people already do. Some post offices will have cash point machines, probably on outside walls which would be accessible 24 hours a day and will enable people with almost any bank account to withdraw cash. However, many machine transactions will attract a convenience fee. Customers of certain banks, (Alliance and Leicester, Barclays, Co-operative Bank, Lloyds TSB, Cahoot, smile and First Direct (Scotland only) can already cash cheques free of charge, at the post office. Negotiations are underway with the other major banks and building societies.

The final option is to open A BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT (OR BASIC BANK ACCOUNT). This is an account for those who just want to pay money in, get cash out and perhaps pay bills automatically.

The Government has made it very clear that it would prefer customers to be paid via a bank as this involves them in much less cost. There is also reason to believe that the Post Office may not promote the Card Account as vigorously as one might have expected because their commercial strategy since 1998 has been to get as many people as possible to access bank and building society accounts through the post offices. Some banks like the Halifax and NatWest have actively promoted their Basic Bank Accounts, some appear to have done little or nothing because these are non-profit making accounts. If people are considering such accounts they are advised to check the charges for failed direct debits and read the small print carefully.

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Changes to the benefit and pension payment system

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These changes are being phased in from April 2003 starting with Child benefit recipients, with letters going out in October 2002. The next group to be targeted will be the younger pensioners, (those just qualifying for their pension), and the older pensioners will be last. The whole process is expected to be completed by 2005.

There is no need to panic, the system will be explained when it happens. You will be notified and don’t need to do anything, this is to make you aware of the choices. The thing to remember is that you do have a choice. Don’t be bullied into choosing to be paid via an ordinary bank account just because the other options are not yet fully available, unless this is what you really want.

This information (which was correct at time of going to press) has come from the National Federation of Women’s Institutes who, in response to a mandate passed by their members in 2000 calling on the Government to allow people to continue collecting their benefits and pensions in cash from the post office, have campaigned very vigorously for this to happen.

In line with their commitment to retaining rural post offices, NFWI are encouraging people to opt for the Card Account, which is something of a compromise but the best alternative to receiving benefits in cash, if that is what they really want.

Alternatively, they suggest that if people are choosing to opt for payment into a bank, they select a bank that is accessible through the post office and use the post office for their banking transactions.

THERE WILL BE CLASSES

(STARTING AT BEGINNER LEVEL)

COMMENCING THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2002

THEY WILL BE HELD WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS** IN THE VILLAGE HALL FROM 7PM – 8PM

THE COST WILL BE £2.00 PER CLASS

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CLASSES, PLEASE RING 420338.

DO TRY AND COME

WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A TOP-CLASS, FULLY QUALIFIED TUTOR WILLING TO COME AND TEACH US.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

 

**PLEASE NOTE…DUE TO PREVIOUS BOOKING OF THE HALL, THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH

 

This month’s Newsletter is kindly sponsored by

Proctor’s Plant Hire

CHURCH NEWS

Vicar: Revd Stephen Cope, (01262) 420313

Main Services for SEPTEMBER

1 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

8 9.30 a.m. Mattins

14 – HOLY CROSS DAY

11.00 a.m. Holy Communion

15 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion

9.30 a.m. Sunday School at Bethany Lodge

21 – ST MATTHEW

11.00 a.m. Holy Communion

22 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion [BCP]

6.30 p.m. Evensong

29 – ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

8.00 a.m. Holy Communion [BCP]

(6.00 p.m. Harvest Festival at Carnaby)

 

Welcomers Coffee Flower Rota

1 Shirley Harland Di White Mrs M Corner

8 Dick Robinson Mrs Y Burwell

15 Pat Stephenson Joyce Peace Mrs Y Burwell

22 David Peace Mrs J Burkitt

29 none needed Mrs J Burkitt

Cleaning Grass-cutting

1 Mrs J Jackson & Mrs J Pallister 2 a = David Peace

8 Mrs J Jackson & Mrs J Pallister b = Paul Haddock

15 Mr & Mrs M Sellers 16 a = David Peace

22 Mr & Mrs M Sellers b = Bob Harland

29 Mr & Mrs D Peace a = Graves Area (mow & strim)

b = Ride-on mower

 

Regular mid-week services:

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 a.m. on Sep 14)

Holy Communion: 9.00 a.m. on Sep 14

11.00 a.m. on Sep 21 & 28

6.30 p.m. on Sep 7

Evening Prayer at 6.00 p.m.

Harvest Festival – Advance warning! This year, as ever, our Festival will be on the first Friday of October, the 4th, at 7.00 pm in church, followed by the Harvest Supper in the Village Hall. More details later…

 

 

THE VICAR’S RAMBLINGS

A recent survey seems to show that there are a number of clergy who actually don’t believe what most would think of as pretty much the basics of Christianity, such as Jesus’s resurrection, or his virgin birth. Indeed, I remember with horror being genuinely asked in the pub one night, ‘You don’t believe in all that, do you?’ Well, I do believe in ‘all that’, and very firmly too – but we do seem to live in an age when, to quote the Book of Judges, ‘Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.’ No-one seems to have the authority to say ‘This is right and that is wrong,’ and even those who try tend to be ignored.

Unfortunately, in the end that will not work. If everyone does what is right in their own eyes, you end up, literally, with anarchy – the word means ‘against leadership’. Taken to its extreme, it means the collapse of society and the welfare state – because no-one can agree who it is right to help, and from whom the money should come.

But we can’t all do exactly what we want in isolation, because we have to share our world with other people and with the rest of creation. Someone has to lead – so why don’t we take our instruction from the one who had the best right of all to teach us, the Son of God, Jesus himself. He taught us to love God, and to love our neighbour as ourselves. It gives us enough scope to make our own decisions as to how we do this, but also gives us a sound framework as to how to go about living happily with others.

STEPHEN

The Tony Hogan

Art Centre Gallery

The new Art Centre Gallery being built as part of the Bosville Arms Country Hotel is nearing completion.

It is envisaged that this new facility will be fully open by the end of September.

A small group of local, national and internationally known artists have been selected as permanent exhibitors, and a collection of their diverse work will be on exhibition from the 28th September.

The new facility for the village will also have local craft items on display and for sale.

Any local craft worker interested in participating should contact Tony on 01262-420259 as soon as possible.

Local artists interested in exhibiting their paintings for sale will have the opportunity over two weekends prior to Christmas. Again anyone wishing to be considered should contact Tony.

The popular art courses run by Tony will move into the new gallery/studio area that has been specially designed and built to provide the maximum in comfort and facilities. The winter evening night courses will start first week in October. Please reserve your place if interested. Tony only works with a small group at a time to ensure they are given the best possible guidance and advise from his vast experience.

News from The Bosville Arms Country Hotel

The summer (what summer you may ask) seems to be fast disappearing with autumn and winter around the corner. Lets hope for a least some more nice warm sunshine yet.

But the coming seasons mean we here at the Bosville have to be planning Christmas already. Last year we decided not to open the restaurant for Christmas lunch.

But following many requests we are reinstating it for this Christmas.

Numbers will be kept to a comfortable level and with our new award-winning chef Ian on duty that day you can be assured of a Christmas lunch to remember.

Menus are already printed. Those wishing to receive one should contact the Bosville either in person or on the telephone (420259)

W.I. NEWS

The next meeting is on September 3rd in the Village Hall at 7.15 pm.

Speaker Nikki Brown on the ABC of embroidery.

Vote of thanks: W. Proctor.

Competition: A Handmade Doyley.

Hostesses: L. Moore and A. Cope.

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