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GeneralTop Tips from a Dental Professional ...................29Easy ways to protect your PC..............................34Books - How to make friends ..............................42Ella’s column .......................................................44Don’t suffer in silence .........................................52

AnimalsSweet-itch ...........................................................46

Business FeaturesA comprehensive service ......................................6Everything is rosy in an Astek garden .................19A higher standard of cleaning ............................22Secrets of becoming rich ....................................23Fabulous Feet .....................................................28

CommunityAndy Boxall’s Column .........................................31An amazing line up in Malton .............................26Local Groups .......................................................58Events .................................................................54

Food & DrinkCheese, bacon & onion pie .................................14

Homes & GardensGarden Hide & Seek ...........................................20

MotoringPorsche Panamera GTS .......................................50

PuzzlesPuzzle page .........................................................12Competition ........................................................36

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This month’s features

Welcome to the May edition.While walking the dogs the

skylarks are now singing high in the sky against the bright blueness; could it be spring at last? But even if weather-folk are forecasting continued easterlies for eternity, there comes a time when you have

to believe better times are ahead. I feel this way with our businesses and that despite relentless forecasts of dip, double-dip and even triple-dips in our economy - if only that were describing chocolate – that we must get down to business and this will see us through. So, come spring with our pastimes, or in businesses with our trade, it’s within our gift to make things happen and the Handy Mag is here to help you.

The Handy Mag is all about local – local businesses, local organisations, local events. In bringing out that which is unmistakably of the region, we look to protect our identity against the increasingly generic world of the big national brands from shops and restaurants to service providers. It’s a well-known fact that supporting your local area builds

strong communities, sustains vibrant towns, links neighbours, creates more local jobs, enables local decisions and sees a larger share of the revenue cycled back into the local economy. Buy local, support local; use your local Handy Mag!

This month, it is all-change at the Handy Mag office. Hattie, who has helped keep me sane and organised for the last year is off to see the world. I’d like to wish her all the best for her trip and not to forget about us back here in sunny Yorkshire! Coming in, not an entirely new face, is Nicky. If you have contacted us over the last 5 years, you may have spoken to Nicky in her role collating all of the community events every month. But now, undeterred by this experience and the madness of month-on-month deadlines (and me stressing out), she is going to do more in the office and on a permanent basis!

Well done to Kathryn Pickering of Norton for winning the March competition.

Until next month…Marianne

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TV’s Antonio Carluccio, will top the bill and be cooking live. New this year is the ability to buy tickets to have a cookery lesson with Antonio. Also new is the Festival’s first Charity Gala Dinner, cooked and hosted by Antonio himself. Proceeds from all tickets will support Malton CIC, thus benefitting the local community.

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The fable told by the Ancient Greek story teller contrasts the speed and cunning of the Hare with the steady doggedness of the tortoise. The hare, confident in his own speed, challenges the tortoise to a race, but after taking the lead takes a nap half way only to wake up to find that the tortoise has won. Like the hare, today we tend to mock the steady, reliable and faithful associating them with ‘boring, dull and uninteresting.’ Sadly today, ‘faithfulness’ has become commonly viewed as outdated rather than a virtue to be cherished.

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Two major charities in Ryedale have received a cash boost from the Lions Club, thanks to a record -breaking local door-to-door collection.Ryedale Lions Club and its Santa

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Among the latest to benefit are the St Catherine’s Hospice and Marie Curie Cancer Care, who each received cheques for £2000 from Lions Club President, Bob Pierson.

“These are particularly difficult times for many people so the Lions are more than grateful to have such generous local folk ready to help those not so fortunate as themselves,” said Bob.

Penny Campbell, Fundraiser for St Catherine’s Hospice, said: “This is a fabulous result for us and the Lions. They really worked hard to raise the money and the generosity of our local communities will help us to carry on our important work.”

Cheryl Barrett, Area Fundraising Manager for Marie Curie Cancer Care, said the help being given to the charity would provide practical care for terminally ill patients. “Our thanks to everyone who made that happen,” she said.

Bob Peirson, Ryedale Lions President (second left) and secretary Geoff Otterburn hand over fund-raising cheques for £2000 each to Cheryl Barrett, of Marie Curie Cancer Care (far left) and to Penny Campbell, from St Catherine’s Hospice.




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Talented students from Malton School and Norton College are going head to head in a talent contest in aid of local charity Louby’s Lifeline Appeal.

Twelve acts will battle it out in Malton’s Milton Rooms on Friday April 26th at 7pm to raise money for the charity, set up by teenager Laura Tierney Robertson and her mum Emma, to raise funds for research into treatment of brain tumours in young people. Bands, singers, dancers, comedians and even a magician will take to the stage and face a panel of judges including star of the chart topping Helmsley band One Night Only, Daniel Parkin.

Organised by Mayor of Norton, Councillor Di Keal, the event is part of her charity of the year drive to raise money for Louby’s Lifeline.

Di said: “I decided this year instead of holding a council Civic Dinner I would do something to raise money for a great local charity.

“I have seen some of the acts who will be appearing from both schools and there are some amazingly talented young people appearing in the show which everyone will enjoy – it would be great to see the Milton Rooms full on the night and raise as much as we can for Louby’s Lifeline.”

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Malton & NortonIf every adult in the Malton and Norton area spent £5 in the local independent shops that they would have otherwise spent online or in a big supermarket, the total would be worth an extra £2.6 million to the local economy. Makes you think, doesn’t it?If you buy a home made pork pie for your lunch, the money goes to the pie-maker and the shop where you bought it (which might or might not be the same person). The shop employs a local accountant, a decorator, a window cleaner…they advertise in local publications….the piemaker buys meat from a local farm…the farmer spends money at a local garage….and so on. With each step, around 80% of each spend goes into the local economy and the money staying in the local area keeps increasing. Totally Locally was started four years ago to help the independent shops in Hebden Bridge. It was so

successful that it has spread to other towns across the country…..seventy by the end of 2012….and rising. Malton and Norton together are full of small independent shops, offering variety as well as good old fashioned service. Totally Locally provides – for free – a simple but effective branding and marketing scheme, organised from the bottom-up. It is not about ‘How do I promote my own business?’ It is about ‘How do we work together to get people to understand what Malton and Norton together have to offer.’www.totally-locally.co.uk for lots of very readable background to this exciting project.

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From the playground to the workplace, we all know we’re not going to get by without a little help from our friends. But how do we go about forging those friendships in the first place? We’ve put together a collection of stories where a friendship is central. And it just goes to show, bonds can be formed in the most unlikely of places.

Of Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckGeorge Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers who dream of owning their own farm. George is intelligent but uneducated and Lennie is a great hulk of a man; physically strong but mentally weak. Set during the Great Depression, the pair is forced out of the aptly-named ‘Weed’, California after Lennie’s fondness for touching ‘soft things’ lands him in trouble. Chasing the elusive American Dream, George must decide what kind of a future their friendship can have.

The Boy in the Striped PyjamasJohn BoyneBruno is the son of an SS officer and is also a natural-born explorer, so it’s no surprise that when his family moves to ‘Out With’, he has a lot of questions about the children who appear behind the barbed wire fence wearing blue striped pyjamas. Bruno meets Shmuel, who lives the other side, has a shaved head and is constantly hungry and the two form a friendship that will have devastating consequences. Boyne’s children’s book about concentration camps is a must-read for all adults. It will stay with you for days, weeks and months afterwards, just as it should.

WonderR.J. PalacioStarting high school is tough enough for any kid, but when you have a facial deformity and it’s your first time stepping into the torrential current of mainstream education, you’re bound to be washed away. August Pullman is starting in the Fifth Grade and has the rather unenviable task of helping his classmates see beyond his disfigurement. There are tears and laughter in equal measures as ‘Auggie’ tries to make the right friends and find his place in the unforgiving environment of Beecher Prep.

The HelpKathryn StockettThis is the story of three women: Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny, and their attempts to change the social structure and confines of a segregated Mississippi in the 1960s. Young Skeeter is a white woman with a degree, but no husband. Aibileen is a black maid who is essentially raising a white woman’s child for her, whilst grieving for her own dead son. Meanwhile Minny is a fantastic cook but an even greater gossip. Between them, the three plan to write and publish their own stories, revealing social scandals and ‘tellin’ it like it is’.

Starter for TenDavid NichollsIt must be every teenage boy’s dream to appear on ‘University Challenge’ mustn’t it? For anyone who ever felt the odd one out, this book is testament to the fact that within institutes of higher education, everyone can find kindred spirits. Working-class student Brian Jackson is off to university on a full scholarship and he’s determined to flex his intellectual muscles by winning a place on the UC team.

The Joy Luck ClubAmy TanBefore Carrie Bradshaw et al, four Chinese women began meeting in San Francisco to compare notes as recent immigrants. It was 1949 and they called themselves ‘The Joy Luck Club’. It’s a complex and delicately interwoven tale of Chinese mothers and daughters, revealing secrets and lies and all striving to find a place in the modern world whilst feeling the constant tug of their past.

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Learning to drive is considered by many to be like a right of passage, a step along the journey to growing up, to becoming an

adult. Scary stuff for any seventeen-year-old. Even more daunting, is that for young drivers,

it’s really not uncommon for the insurance to cost more than the car itself, add the price of driving lessons onto that, and it’s no surprise that less and less teenagers are learning to drive. The figure has actually decreased by almost 20% since 2007, according to a quick google search.

For some of my friends living in towns and cities, walking and taking the bus is a whole lot easier and cheaper, and they don’t have to rely on anyone else, but considering the distinct lack of available public transport in little villages such as my own, a driving licence is basically a ticket to freedom, even if it’s an expensive one.

Personally, I’m looking forward to (hopefully) passing my test and I’ll be able to wave goodbye to the parental taxi service, which I’m pretty sure they’ll be pleased about too! I was originally petrified at the prospect of being trusted to be in control of a car, but have quickly realised that it’s not the possibility of accidentally ploughing into someone’s living room that scares me the most, it’s that I know I’m annoying everyone else on the road.

For some unknown psychological reason, people are a million times more aggressive when in a car, maybe it’s that you’ve got a big protective steel box on wheels, but even still, the majority of drivers I know wouldn’t dream of hurling the same strings of obscenity they can come up with for other drivers if they were on foot or cycling.

Whenever I time my turning a little bit wrong, I can feel the hatred seething out of the car’s radiator grill behind me. It’s enough to want to have a little sign I can put in my back window, saying ‘Sorry!’

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they were set up in 2010 by owners Rosie and Richard Stephenson. And they have certainly made many dogs, and owners, very happy!

Rosie has long had a very keen interest in the welfare of dogs. She studied for her Foundation Degree in Canine Behaviour and Training at Bishop Burton College and is also an active member Ryedale Dog Rescue. Born and raised on a farm, Richard has been involved with farm livestock and dogs all his life and has previously trained his own gundogs (spaniels and labradors).

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The main things that strikes you when visiting the kennels is that the dogs seem calm and contented. Every dog has it’s own cozy indoor space, complete with underfloor heating, and an outdoor run of their own. They’re taken out at least three times a day, and there are enclosed paddocks where they can run around and play.

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hard to go on holiday and leave your dog in kennels. so we have a very active routine full of opportunities to exercise and play so the dogs are relaxed, settled and very content.”

It’s not just at holiday time when you need good dog care. If you’ve got an important appointment, you’re working late or going on a family trip, leave your dog at Happy Paws day creche and enjoy a worry-free day.

You are welcome to visit Happy Paws for a look round before taking your dog there. Contact Rosie to arrange an appointment on 01944 758068, 07711 803389 or visit www.happypawsboarding.co.uk.

Agility trainingIn partnership with Canine aspects, Rosie now offers agility training for you and your dog at Happy Paws. Classes are run by Lesley Suggitt who is a grade 6 handler and founder member of the East Yorkshire Agility Club. Lesley initially started learning agility with her cocker spaniel for fun and soon became totally hooked! Now she competes all over the country in this hugely popular international sport and is a fully qualified trainer.

Dog agility involves the dogs negotiating obstacles on a course under the guidance of his/her handler who controls the dog only by voice and body language. It’s great fun, good exercise and helps strengthen the bond between dog and owner.

Classes at Happy Paws are for everyone from complete beginners to advanced levels, whether you’d just like a bit of fun to keep your dog on top form or would like to compete. Lesley is also happy to arrange one-to-one training with you if you wish to take things a little bit further.

Lesley’s classes are every other Saturday morning at Happy Paws. There is a large secured outside area for agility. For more information and to book call Lesley on 07917 601953.


Hard to believe as I write this at Easter in the swirling snow that summer is ever coming to Yorkshire! Sadly the blistering heat

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Sweet-itch is a condition caused by by an allergic reaction to the saliva of the midge, and results inrelentless itching of the body-especially the mane and tail. These poor animals rub themselves raw and it is most distressing for for the pony and their owners.

They often present to the vet after the owners have tried many over-the-counter treatments.

Insecticides such as DEET, Benzyl Benzolate and Avon’s ‘Skin so Soft’ (recommended by the SAS!). These are useful but short-lived. Sadly they cannot be used if the skin is broken. Other oils such as citronella, tea tree and eucalyptus are tried with varied success, but fragrant effects.

Vaccines and de-sensitisation have been trialled in the past with limited success, as have food additives such as garlic, brewer’s yeast, marmite and cider vinegar -delicious combination! Steroids and anthistamines have their place too.

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This is a complex condition, so contact your vet for advice on management and medical treatment options, so you can both work out for you and your pony.

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Ryedale Dog RescueShed a Stone to Save a Stray!Here at Ryedale Dog Rescue we are always looking for new ways to help us fundraise to support the dogs in our care and enable us to rescue as many as we can. Currently a team of our dedicated volunteers are embarking on a slimming campaign to ‘Shed a stone to save a stray!’ If you would like to sponsor them or join them in taking part please contact us on 07581 324153 - What better incentive to lose that weight for summer!

Dog of the month - FlorrieFlorrie is a 7 year old very friendly traditional cross and she was saved just hours before being scheduled to be killed. She is very waggy and happy to see people but also very stressed in kennels so we would love to find her a loving forever home.

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Riders face 170-mile journey across Lancashire and Yorkshire for Ryedale Special Families

A 15-strong team of cyclists are determined to battle through the pain

barrier and finish ‘The Way of the Roses’ later this year. The coast to coast challenge will see an attempt to cycle 170 miles in a single day – and raise £3,000 for Ryedale Special Families.

“The coast to coast ride is something that I’ve wanted to do for quite a while, but it was only last summer when I got involved with the Malton Wheelers that I had access to a group of people who might want to do something similar,” said organiser Darren Felgate.

“I initially put the idea out on Facebook and within 15 minutes I already had a few people who said they were interested and things just spiralled from there.”

The plucky peloton will leave Morecambe on June 22nd and pedal through parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire before finishing at Bridlington later that same day.

Darren has been sponsored by his employers, Malton-based insurance brokers, McClarrons Ltd, and has garnered support from Big Bear Bikes of Pickering, Ryedale Special Families and Grip Cycles of Scarborough.

Darren said “Raising money for Ryedale Special Families seemed the logical step when I heard that another member of the Malton Wheelers, Steve Kneeshaw, had first-hand experience of the assistance that they provide.”

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Don’t suffer in silenceBeing able to hear is fundamental to our ability to communicate. If we can’t hear, we can’t respond to others nor speak clearly or judge our pitch – try talking to someone with headphones and they’ll shout back at you. But like most of our senses we take our hearing for-granted and only notice it if it starts failing.Most age related hearing loss is not noticeable until later life, but deterioration begins much earlier. You start to lose some of your range as early as in your twenties.Age related hearing loss is much the same as other types of “wear and tear” on the body. Just as hips and knees wear out so does our hearing. Constant exposure to the noisy world we live in gradually wears away at the “nerves” in our ears, reducing their number and the range of sounds that can be picked up. What can you do to protect yourself?Even if you already have some loss, looking after what’s left is imperative. Be aware of situations and environments that can damage your hearing such as: • Playing loud music through

headphones and earphones• Attending loud live music

concerts - even some classical concerts

• Using simple DIY equipment such as hammers and power tools

• Day to day activities such as riding a motorcycle (wind noise – not the engine noise as you might think) or even driving in a car with the window down (some truck and taxi drivers have more pronounced hearing loss in their right ear, nearest the open window)

• Recreational activities such as

shootingSo first off, be aware when there may be damaging levels of noise present and if there is, protect your ears. Inexpensive foam earplugs can be purchased from DIY stores and some high street chemists. Most concert venues have free earplugs available, and whilst they rarely offer them to you on arrival, there’s usually a good supply behind the bar. Keep a few pairs in a drawer for use around the house when tackling your latest DIY project too.What if you already have hearing loss?It’s not usually that you can’t hear at all but just that it’s not clear. Often it’s the high frequency sounds that fade first, such as bleeps and bells. Then it becomes difficult to hear what people are saying when there is background noise such as in crowds or when the television is on.

If left undiagnosed or treated, a hearing loss can lead to other problems. Because it’s unclear what has been said, socialising in groups becomes awkward. Sufferers find themselves pretending to laugh at jokes when they didn’t hear the punch-line, or just nodding and smiling and then being embarrassed because the person talking is awaiting an answer. This in turn leads to loss of confidence and feelings of social exclusion. What can be done?It’s really not necessary to – literally – suffer in silence. A simple trip to a specialist hearing centre, audiologist or your GP to arrange a hearing test will mean your hearing is tested and assessed. Discrete and almost invisible the latest aids can make such a difference and vastly improve your hearing. You’ll never regain what has gone, but you can make the best of what you have left.


Specsavers Opticians Malton offers FREE hearing assessments

To book an appointment please call 01653 692784

Malton10 CastlegateTel 01653 692 784

Digital hearing aids from £495 per pair, including 4 year manufacturers warranty and 4 years free supply of batteries.

Our service includes a lifetime’s free aftercare

When you visit Specsavers, you will only ever be tested by a professional hearing aid audiologist, who will advise on the products that could help you most – and give you all the support and aftercare you need, completely free.


BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS14 MayMember’s Practice NightWigginton Recreation Hall 7.30pm. Visitors welcome £5.

RYEDALE AQUARIST SOCIETY

18 May Foresters GigGate Helmsley Village Hall.For tickets, please contact Rachel Baker on 01904 468809.

THE FORESTERS

WESTOW CRICKET CLUB

5 MayWestow WalksThere will be 2 walks. 1 shorter one (approx. 1hr) and another longer one (approx. 2½hr). Route maps available on the day. Any-one taking part can either give a donation or obtain sponsorship in aid of the cricket club pavilion fund (sponsor forms available). Start times between 10.30am and 1pm, with registration taking place in Westow Village Hall. Refreshments in the village hall. Dogs are allowed but must be kept on leads. For more details and sponsor forms please contact Julie 01653 68214.

12 MayJunior cricket (12 years and under)At Westow Cricket Ground be-tween 10am and 12noon. A fun game of cricket with teams being picked on the morning using marsh mallows. Everyone gets

to bat, bowl, wicket keep and field. Bats, pads, helmets, gloves all provided. Cricket whites not needed but suitable footwear is a must. Children will need to reg-ister on the first day they come along but it is free. Boys and girls are welcome.

18 MayMonthly village fare10.30 till 1pm in Westow Village Hall. Lots of stalls including local and hand made goods. Cards, turned wooden gifts, photo cards, photographs of local area, jams, chutneys, pickles, sausages, pork pies, scarves, jewellery, soft furnishings, gifts and much more. The cricket club will be have stalls selling 2nd hand books, home baking and a tombola, as well as providing tea / coffee and juice. Anyone wanting more details or a stall (£5) please contact Julie 01653 618214

All in aid of the new Cricket Pavillion Fund.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUB

BECK ISLE MUSEUM

18 MayJumble Sale for British Heart Foundation 2pm - 4pm. at the Village Hall

SHERIFF HUTTON JUMBLIES

HOVINGHAM VILLAGE MARKET

4 MayMarkets open from 10.30am at Hovingham Village Hall.

6 MayFarming Day

28 MayDinosaur & Fossil Day10am – 3.30pm

30 MayRural Crafts & Living History Day 12 – 3pmFor more information visit www.beckislemuseum.org.uk or contact 01751 473653 | Beck Isle Pickering YO18 8DU

19 MayAquarium Fish Open Shows & Auction of Aquatic ItemsOld Malton Memorial HallBenching of exhibits - 10am to 12.30pm. 40 Classes covering the full range of tropical freshwater and coldwater fish. YAAS rules and standards. 20p per exhibit.Public viewing of exhibits - 12.40pm. Booking of auction lots 10 to 11.50am. Auction begins at 12.30pm. Contact 01751 472715.

25 AprilPickering Memorial Hall2 - 4pm & 5 - 7pm

29 AprilRoyal British Legion, Kirbymoorside2 - 4pm & 5 - 7pm

13 MayMalton Community Sports Centre 2 - 4pm and 5 - 7pm

Local Events

JUMBLE SALE18 MayJumble Sale in aid of Weaverthorpe School and Driffield Karate Academy.Village Hall, Weaverthorpe from 1pm - 2.30pm. Adults 50p, ac-companied children freeJumble may be brought to the hall on 17th May 7.30pm - 8.30pm or 18th May from 11.30am Sorry we cannot accept electrical goods. For further info ring Sue on 01944 738804




10 – 12 MaySuddaby’s Crown HotelWheelgate Malton, YO17 7HP,Includes: Open Mic Fri 8.30-11.30pm (raffle in aid of local charity), Blues Guitar Workshop 10-12am Sat (booking required £4) with Roger Sutcliffe, Main event 1pm-11.30pm Sat 11th - Line up so far: Steve Philips & The Rough Diamonds, Sharon Colgan Band, Roger Sutcliffe, Half Deaf Clatch, DJs Bad Penny Blues, Dogfinger Steve, Smokestack Sunrise, ‘Delta’ Declan, Big Dave ‘T’ plus more to be confirmed.Sunday “ Dreggs Session “ in the pub 12-2.30pm , 8 guest beers, food available, Tickets for Sat. only £10 tel 01944 738422.www.gig-events-guide.com/events/malton-blues-booze-fest-2013

MALTON & DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR

MALTON BLUES FESTIVAL

11 May

Spring has Sprung MarketInside and Outside the Milton Rooms. Special Monthly Theme: Asparagus and Wild Garlic. Contact 01653 692849 or visit www.welovemalton.co.uk.

MALTON FOOD LOVERS MARKET

CASTLE HOWARD

HOWSHAM MILL

18 May6th Annual ConcertSt Peters Church, Norton More details from www.mdmvc.co.uk or Chairman Tom Todd 01653 692362 or Secretary Dan Ackroyd 01944 758693.

For more events in Ryedale visit...www.discovernorthyorkshire.co.uk/whats-on @visitryedale • www.helmsley.info • www.kirkbymoorside.info • www.pickering.info

11 - 12 MayNational Mills Weekend10am - 4pm. A chance to catch up with the Howsham Mill Pro-ject. Have a go at stone carving, and find out more about the res-toration. Visit www.howshammill.ning.com for details or call 01653 619748 or find Howsham Mill on facebook or twitter.

18 & 19 May2013 FestivalAll over Malton! The 2013 festival returns with more Antonio Carluccio cooking live on stage, giving cooking lessons and cook-ing a special gala dinner. As well as this there are top chef demos, lessons, tastings, beer festival, champagne and much much more…For more info visit www.malton-foodfestival.co.uk

MALTON FOOD LOVERS FESTIVAL

27 AprilTour to the MausoleumVisit the most mysterious and imposing building in the Castle Howard landscape where gen-erations of the Howard family are buried in the vaults beneath the spectacular chapel.The tour involves walking across uneven terrain and lasts between 2 and 2.5 hours, so sensible foot-wear is required. Numbers are limited and tickets cost £35.00 per person and must be pre-booked on 01653 648621.

9 MaySpectacular HatsYorkshire’s most prestigious Mil-linery event. 7pm. This elegant evening will showcase the best of British and Yorkshire millinery for both ladies and gentlemen, and will feature exciting up and coming young designers.Raising money for St Catherine’s Hospice and the five churches of the Kirby Misperton Benefice, by kind permission of The Hon Si-mon and Mrs Howard. Tickets will cost £20per person and will be available from March 18th. Con-tact Jill Hopkins 01653669641 or email [email protected]

14 MayCraft and Produce MarketOver 25 stalls selling delicious food & beautiful crafts in the stunning surroundings of Castle Howard Stable Courtyard. 10am-4pm.

25 – 27 MayWippets and Wellies10am – 4pm. Bank Holiday week-end fun!! Sample delicious local produce in the food marquee, pick up some unique Yorkshire crafts then watch the exciting performers and demonstrations in the main ring! There’s even a chance to get involved yourself with our fun dog show, childrens crafts, competitions and climbing wall. You can also learn about vital charity work done in the county and find out how to get involved!

30 MayTreasure IslandJoin our two young heroes - Jim and Ruth - as they find a treasure map and set sail for adventure.Suitable for all ages, this open-air performance is interactive, full of laughs and catchy tunes. Picnic on the grass with the whole family - there’s something for everyone in Cambridge Touring Theatre’s acclaimed production.Tickets & workshop spaces must be pre-booked for this event – www.castlehoward.co.uk.


Tel : 01439 771700www.helmsleyarts.co.uk27 AprilPrint Workshop with Andy Dalton10am - 3.30pm, create Your Own Linocut Greeting Cards.

3 MayThe HistoriansThis two-woman show is a touch-ing tale about female friendship by award-winning new Yorkshire playwright, Katharine Markwick.

5 MayIn Concert - Sarah McquaidA captivating performer who seduces audiences with great expression and stunning musi-cianship.

Films...8 MayThe Guilt Trip

15 MayTrance

22 MayDans Le Maison (In The House)

29 MayJack The Giant Slayer

HELMSLEY ARTS CENTRE

13 MayGuided tour of Brunswick Organic Nurseryat 6.30pm, meet at Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2RF, see www.brunswickyork.org.uk or contact 01653 697845.

DERWENT DIGGERS

SECRET GARDENS OF LEAVENING

25 MaySaturday Day classThe Geology of the North York Moors. Tutor Richard Myerscough10am - 4.40 pm. Meet Pickering Railway Station for train journey. stopping at stations for tour and lecture. Return from Grosmont arriving at Pickering at 4.40 pm.Packed lunch or eat at Grosmont Station tea room. A reason-able level of fitness is required. Walking boots or stout shoes are advised. Fees: £20 plus Rover ticket: adults £17, over 60’s £15, members £8.50 (2012) prices.Booking essential ring 01751 476118 email [email protected].

WEA PICKERING

6 MayMay Day CelebrationMaypole Dancing

17 MayMuseums at NightBehind the scenes guided tour 7-8.30pm

19 MayClassic Car Rally

26 - 27 MayA Multi Period HistoryRe-enactors demonstrating on site

27 - 31 MayMay Half TermChildren’s crafts and activities each weekday, 11am – 4pm.For more information visit www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk or ring 01751 417367.

RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

3-12 May40th Anniversary FestivalStart the season with 10 full days of steam fun featuring North Yorkshire Moors Railway favour-ites. See website for timetables and prices. www.nymr.co.uk

25 May – 2 JuneTeddy Bears Picnic Bring your Teddy Bear to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for a picnic at Levisham and enjoy the teddy bear trails.

26 - 27 MayBulmer Open Gardens1pm to 5pm on both daysYou are invited to enjoy walking around the nine selected gardensthat will be on view. Our village, with a population of just 200, has the great virtue of being very compact. This means you can visit all the gardens, from one end of the village to the other, in the course of a leisurely stroll. £4 entrance fee, accompanied children free. There will be what promises to be an amazing plant stall at the village hall. Cream teas will also be available.

6 MayLeavening Open Gardens11am to 4pm, includes lots of variety from a tiny terrace to imposing walled and hidden farmhouse gardens. This year’s Open Gardens will raise funds for both Malton CAB and Malaria No More, an organisation com-mitted to eliminating malaria by 2015. The charity was recently highlighted in the TV drama ‘Mary and Martha’ and works with governments, businesses, faith groups and the British public to raise vital funds and awareness to support projects in Africa and help make malaria no more. Entry £4.50, children are free. Parking and refreshments avail-able.

BULMER VILLAGE OPEN GARDENS

9 MayCome and find out more about the Totally Locally campaign at our drop-in afternoon between 3pm and 7pm at The Yard, Malton market place.

8 JuneLaunch of Totally Locally Malton and Norton

TOTALLY LOCALLY MALTON AND NORTON




CHANTICLEER SINGERS

THE MILTON ROOMS MALTON

12 MayTea and a TaleA professional actor in the Studio reading a classic short story while our audience enjoys a lovely cup of tea (or perhaps something stronger from our bar).

25 MayCraft & Collectables Fair

PICKERING MUSICAL SOCIETY

15 – 17 May Kirk TheatrePickering Musical Society presents an evening of one act plays ‘The Final Scene’ & ‘Backstage’.

5 – 8 JunePathway to BroadwayA pastiche of show songs spanning half a century and moreTelephone the Box Office on 01751 474833 or email: [email protected].

18 MayMusic for Choir and OrganThe programme features exciting organ solos by Bossi and Dubois, and choral classics from around 1900 to the present day, including ‘Requiem’ and ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’, both by Gabriel Faure. At St. Mary’s Church, Lastingham starts 7.30pm. Tickets [£10/£7 conc., children/students free] available from Hoppers, Malton; Morlands, Pickering;or tel. 01653 691804.

4, 11, 18, 25 MayMusical Evening -Saturday nights - Live music entertainment from 8.30pm.

6, 13, 20, 27 MayLocal Charity Bingo -Monday nights at 7.30pm.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 MayWhist Drive -Wednesday nights at 7.15pm.

21 MayQuiz Night at 8pm

Tel 01653 698537 for details.

MALTON & NORTON RAILWAY CLUB KIRBYMOORSIDE 10K

5 MAYAnnual 10km RunThis will be the 13th event and it is just as popular as ever! Begin at 1pm. Prizes for finishers, a selection of 400m Dash, 1 mile road for younger children, Teen race of 4km, fun run and the 10k Race. Everyone welcome! Contact [email protected] for entry forms please send an email request.

4 MaySheriff Hutton History Group invite you to be detectives for a day and help us to identify people and events that we have collected in our archives, if you have lived in Sheriff, have contacts here or just interested in local history you are very welcome to join us for our open day. 10am - 2.30pm in the Village Hall. Entrance £3 refreshments available. Contact Margaret 01347878465 for further details.

SHERIFF HUTTON HISTORY GROUP OPEN DAY

22nd May to 25th May"My Own Show" by Lesley Bruce.The Milton Rooms Studio 7.30p.m.Tickets from The Box Office,Malton Library.Nomad Productions make a welcome return to The Milton Rooms Stu-dio after last years highly successful Aykbourn production."My Own Show" was premiered at The Ste-phen Joseph Theatre in 2006 and this is its return again to North Yorkshire. A wry, witty comedy which brings out extremely cleverly the vagaries of friendship and the role of women on T.V. chat shows.Come along and be not only members of the audience but members of an imaginary TV studio audience.Two experiences for the price of one.Can’t be bad!

NOMAD PRODUCTIONS PRESENT: MY OWN SHOW


ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES

CELL GROUPSMeet Mondays at various venues to share fellowship and to explore the Christian Faith. Our members come from Malton across to Hovingham. Meet socially and enjoy walks and meals together. Contact Kate Giles: 01653 628739 or Tim & Clare Rowe: 01653 628555.

CLAXTON & SAND HUTTON KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Meet in the village hall on 1st Mon-day of each month 10am to 12pm. No charge for meetings or tuition.Contact Rachel: 07970956022.

CONNECTIONS CRAFT CLUBMeet every Wednesday in term time 1.30 - 3.30pm rear of Method-ist Church, Pickering. For women - all levels of experience. Contact Ruth: 01751 474291.

DERWENT DIGGERS GARDENING CLUBSocial gardening in Malton, Norton & surrounding area. Meetings held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Trinity Methodist Church in Norton. Membership: £7pp per year or £10 for two people living at the same address. Contact: 01653 697845

EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD RYEDALE BRANCHMeet at Wrelton Village Hall on the last Saturday of the month. (Except Aug and Dec). 10am workshop and at 2pm business meeting and a speaker. Coffee and tea are pro-vided but bring packed lunches. Open to visitors at £5. Don’t have to be an expert to join. Contact Janet: 01751 473875.

HAXBY & WIGGINTON FLOWER CLUBMeet the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 7.30pm in Wigginton Recreation Hall. Welcome new members and visi-tors to join us for flower arranging demonstrations, workshops, talks and practice classes. Contact Joy White: 01904 765676.

HOPE CENTRAL COFFEE HOUSEHome to youth groups, X:Talk, Young at Heart Lunch Club, Quiz Nights and Debt Advice. For more information on any of the activities at Hope Central, please e-mail [email protected] or phone (01653) 697796. www.elimryedale.net or www.hopecentral.info

KIRKBYMOORSIDE & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7.30pm. British Legion Club, Shaw Lane, Kirkbymoorside. All abilities & experience welcome. Contact: www.kirkbymoorside-camera-club.co.uk

LACEMAKING CLASSES 3rd Saturday of each month in Middleton village hall from 10am -

3 pm. Take up this craft or if you’re already a lacemaker - join us. Contact Irene: 01757 288656

MALTON & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUBEvery other Friday, 7pm at Ryedale Indoor Bowling Club, Norton. Yearly program is split into two halves Sept to Dec and Jan to July with events and exhibitions taking place through the summer months. Welcome anyone with an interest in photography. Contact: 01653 619181 or 01653 628982 or www.maltoncamera-club.co.uk

MALTON & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2pm. Old Malton Memorial Hall. Flower arranging demonstrations, workshops,talks, outings. New members welcome.Contact Maggie, Secretary: 01653 698741.

MARTON & NORMANBY GARDENING CLUBMeets 2nd Tuesday of the month in Marton & District Village Hall, Marton at 7.30pm. Programme of speakers, visits and annual Produce Show in August. Monthly competi-tion for the Cross Cup. Discounts on orders above £10 with six local plant and garden centres.Contact: 01751 433105.

MALTON & NORTON NATIONAL WOMEN’S REGISTER Meet fortnightly. Join other lively minded women for discussions, book readings, theatre visitsDay Conferences friendships. Want sometime and space to be just you? Contact: www.nwr.org.uk email: [email protected] | 0845 4500287

MALTON & NORTON ROTARY CLUBA community organisation open to males & females who help raise money towards international and local projects. Meet Monday, 6pm for 6.30pm at the Old Lodge, Malton. Contact John Howard: [email protected] or see www.rotary-ribi.org.

MALTON BRIDGE CLUB Wednesdays at 7.15pm at Ryedale Indoor Bowls Club. Contact: 01653 693501 or 01653 693553.

MALTON COUNTRY QUILTERSMeet at the Methodist Church Rooms, Saville Street, Malton on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month (excluding January and July). From 7.30 to 9.30pm. In-terests are wide ranging including patchwork, quilting, beading and needlecraft. Welcome all abilities.Contact Mary: 01653 694445.

MALTON LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

Meet at the Forest & Vale Hotel for lunch and a speaker once a month. Contact Cath Taylor: 01653 692601.

PICKERING & DISTRICT FLOWER GROUPMeet 4th Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the WRVS Hungate Centre. Join for flower arranging demonstrations, work-shops, practice classes and outings. Welcome new members or come as a guest. Contact Val: 01751 472902

PICKERING EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING MODEL SOCIETYPEEMS meets 1st Wednesday (except January) at 7pm in the WRVS Centre in Hungate, Pickering. Visitors are always welcome. Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.peems.co.uk

PICKERING SCRABBLE CLUBMeet every Thursday at 2pm at Crossways Hotel in Pickering. Contact Wendy: 01751 475412

POTTER HILL CINEMANo admission charge - donations towards expenses welcome, Potter Hill Chapel, Pickering, Every 3rd Monday - 2pm, Family Cinema, eve-ry 1st Sat - 6.30pm, Teen Cinema, every 3rd Sat - 7pm.Contact: 01751 474291 or visit www.facebook.com/PotterHill-Cinema.

ROCK IT YOUTH CLUB & MUSIC NIGHTSAges 11years plus. Meet Weds at 7 - 9pm, In the Hall, Potter Hill Chapel, Pickering. Snooker, pool, table tennis, DVDs, crafts, jamming. Have fun, make new friends, play music.Contact Ruth: 01751 474291.

RYEDALE CROQUETAt Ryedale Sports Club, Thornton Road, Pickering. Play Short Lawn Croquet, Mixed Association and Golf Croquet April to end of September. Mon + Tues, 2-5pm & Wednesdays, 2-8pm. Contact: 01653 694595.

RYEDALE FILM SOCIETYFilms take place at Friends Meeting House, 19 Castlegate, Pickering at 7.30pm. Season tickets (for 12 films) £30. Half season (for 6 films) £18. Guest tickets £4.00. Contact Alison Lawson: 01751 472827 or Frank Rock: 01751 477 484.

RYEDALE FORUM 50+Open to residents aged 50+, membership free. Programme of events, talks about issues particular to the over 50’s, outings to a variety of places. Transport to enable people to attend many events is often organised. Contact Membership Secretary Danny: 01751 474464 or Anna: 01944 759123.

RYEDALE FRIENDSHIP GROUPMeet on the 2nd Monday evening of each month at the Memorial Hall

in Pickering. A social group for re-tired or over 50’s local people There is a mixture of social activities, speakers, lunches at local venues, short strolls, theatre visits, holidays and more. Contact Peter Ashton: 01751 473715 or Sue Hall: 01751 474181.

RYEDALE NATURIST CLUBHave a fortnightly swim at Ryedale pool see website for dates.Contact: 07528409332 or www.ryedalenaturistclub.co.uk.

RYEDALE MEN TOGETHER Informal group of men meet for a chat and a meal each month at the Market Place Restaurant Malton. After dinner our visiting speaker kicks off a discussion on a theme that he is passionate about and has experienced. New members welcome.Contact: 01944 758807 or [email protected].

RYEDALE SCOTTISH DANCE GROUPMeet every Wednesday in the parish hall, Hallgarth, Pickering from 7.30 – 9.30pm. £1.50 which includes a drink and a biscuit. You don’t need any special equip-ment, or even a partner, all levels of fitness. Beginners especially welcome.Contact Sheila: 01751 473924

VALE OF PICKERING ART CLUBBeginners and interested non-painters welcome! Meetings at Memorial Hall on 2nd Thursday of each month, 7-9pm. Annual mem-bership - £15 includes the right to show work at the prestigious and highly successful Annual Exhibition in September. We have two differ-ent one day workshops and four outdoor painting days per year and Monday evening practical sessions. Contact Renee: 01751 431834

THORNTON LE DALE SCRABBLE CLUBMeets on Tuesday afternoons at 2pm at The Institute in Thornton le Dale. Contact Wendy: 01751 475412.

ADVICE & SUPPORT

AGE CONCERN RYEDALE Information and advice for local pensioners help to claim benefits via a dedicated helpline service.Contact: 0845 6030493.

CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICE Drop in sessions held at Norton Trinity Methodist Church, Com-mercial Street Norton ,YO17 9ES. Meet 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month 10.30 -12.30. Pickering Library and information Centre, The Ropery, Pickering, YO18 8DY. Meet 3rd Tuesday of each month 10.30 till 12.30.Contact: 01723 356060

LOCAL GROUPS




CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, RYEDALEConfidential, impartial advice to help solve the problem - no matter what it is. Open Mon, Wed & Fri 9.30 - 12.30, Tue 9.30 - 12.30, Thu 9.30 - 12.30 tel advice and prior appointments only, Wed evening - 5.30 - 7.30 prior appointments only. Community House, Wentworth Street, Malton & Outreach in Pickering Tues 9.30am - 12.30pm at Pickering Library.Contact: 08444 111444.

FRIENDS OF THE CROFTBefriend the residents of its six households in Malton & Norton by providing outings, summer evenings of games, talks and slide shows, as well as presents at Christmas. Meet 3 times a year to organise fundraising activities, and welcome new members. Contact Maureen: 01944 758448.

HOME-START RYEDALE Support for families with children under the age of 5. Contact: 01653 693551.

HOPE DEBT ADVICEA FREE, confidential debt advice service. Tel: 01653 692616 to speak to an adviser.

MALTON CANCER INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICERyedale Community House, Wen-tworth Street Malton 10.30-12.30 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month. Contact: 01723 356060.

NEXT STEPSRyedale’s resource centre run for and by people with mental health problems. Provides a friendly, informal atmosphere in which people with a wide range of mental health difficulties, and their carers, can meet together. Contact 01653 690854.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SOCIETYAt Ryedale Support Group. Meets at Community House, Wentworth Street Car Park, Malton 2nd Thurs-day in each month. 2.15-4pm. Contact: 01653 694251.

RELATEOffer a confidential counselling service for couples and individuals who need help with their relation-ships, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. Also offer fam-ily therapy, a ‘time to talk’ young person’s service, and sex therapy. Allatt House, 5 West Parade Road, Scarborough YO12 5EDContact: 0800 9805907.

RYEDALE & DISTRICT MENCAPMonday Club meets afternoons for crafts, leisure activities, outings, etc. Thursday mornings: Yoga, on mats and in wheelchairs. Monthly on Friday evenings, Discos. Contact Sue Hollows: 07557868142

RYEDALE BRANCH OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION1st Wednesday of each month at the Old Lodge Hotel, Malton, from 3 -4.30pm, social meeting with guest speaker. 3rd Wed of the month at local restaurant for a lunch. Open to all people with a regard for the RAF, they work to-wards helping serving & ex-serving members of the RAF, together with their dependants.Contact Secretary, John Paul: 01751 431793

RYEDALE CARERS SUPPORTNeed volunteers of all ages and varied experiences to sit with older people to enable their partner or family carer to have a little time off. If you have an hour to spare each week or fortnight, we would like to hear from you. Ryedale Carers Sup-port, The Old School, Tinley Garth, Kirby Moorside, York, YO62 6AR, Reg Charity No 1076716.Contact Claire, Annette or Vicky: 01751 432288 or email: [email protected] or visit www.ryedalecarerssupport.fsnet.co.uk

RYEDALE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BRANCH Support Officer offers information, advice and support. Members monthly newsletter and an annual lunch for everyone. Our Charity Shop on Smiddy Hill in Pickering which holds information.Contact our Support Officer, Mrs Ward: 01653 695310.

RYEDALE SPECIAL FAMILIESIndependent charity supporting families of children with disabilities and special need. Objectives are the relief of children and young adults with disabilities and special needs, their families and/or carers, in particular by the provision of information, advice and support service. 121 Town Street, Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HD. Contact: 01653 699000.

RYEDALE TALKING MAGAZINESmall charity providing a free monthly magazine recorded on tape and CD for those residents of Ryedale and all its surrounding areas who are finding reading either a strain or impossible. Items are individually chosen and read by our team of volunteers. Therefore there is a wide variety of topics pro-viding interest and entertainment. Contact Val: 01751 476499.

RYEDALE VOLUNTARY ACTION Registered charity working across Ryedale providing voluntary and community support to charities, self help groups, and any group which is led by volunteers or by the community. Contact: 01653 600120 or email: [email protected] or visit www.

ryedaleva.org.uk.

SAMARITANS OF SCARBOROUGHConfidential emotional support to anyone in distress or despair or at risk of self harm or suicide. Always available for phone calls and visitors 8am-10pm. Samaritan House, 40 Trafalgar Street West, Scarborough. Contact: 01723 368888 or 08457 90 90 90 or email www.samaritans.org.uk.

SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE CARERS RESOURCE Information about where carers can find help and support.Contact: 01723 850155.

SIGHT SUPPORT RYEDALE Provides activities and support for blind and sight impaired people. Fortnightly social meetings in Malton and Pickering, excursions, an annual holiday, information and support, walking group, Yoga group, book group, computer train-ing, and loan or supply of aids and equipment & provide transport. Contact: 01653 698860 or email [email protected] or visit www.sightsupport-ryedale.org.

WRVS Our volunteers & employees work together to support people in need who might feel lonely & isolated at home, in hospital or in times of crisis. The Hungate Centre, open from 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri. Activi-ties including Wednesday Social Club. Starting at 2pm host various activities. All welcome to join, just £2 per session which includes refreshments.

ANIMALS

BORDER COLLIE RESCUEVoluntary Reg Charity 1128983. phone us on - 2pm to 5pm weekdays. Contact: 0845 6044941 or visit www.bordercollierescue.org.

RYEDALE DOG RESCUE Volunteers in the Ryedale, Scarbor-ough and York areas re-homing all types of dog wherever possible. We pay kennel fees and have foster homes to help long or short-term needs. Help with fund-raising events or adopt a dog or make a donation. Reg Charity no 1117972.Contact: 07581 324153 or visit www.ryedaledogrescue.com.

YORKSHIRE COAST DOG RESCUEReg Charity No. 1142941. Rescue & rehome abandoned and unwanted dogs in the area. Help fundraise, join the team or adopt a dog.Contact: 0758 3269614 or visit www.yorkshire-coast-dog-rescue.com.

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

GREEN DRINKS Informal get-together of people interested in the future of mankind and the planet. 8pm on the 5th of every month at Suddabys Crown Hotel, Wheelgate, Malton. Contact 01653 696748.

NATIONAL TRUST - RYEDALEMeet every month at the Kirkby Misperton Village Hall, presents lectures of common interest. Also holds fund raising events to aid projects for the National Trust.Contact Janet: 01653 693638 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ryedalecentre.

PICKERING IN BLOOMInterest in the appearance of the public areas of the town by tending planters and gardens. Meet 7.30pm on 2nd Tuesday of the month at Bar 4, Market Place, Pickering. Contact Eileen: 01751 477799

RYEDALE LETSLocal Exchange Trading System (LETS) trade goods and services for points (known as Ryes in Ryedale). Can be traded within the group or with other LETS groups e.g. York or Scarborough. Meet locally for trading sessions, games nights and meals out. Contact Ruth: 01653 694866.

FUNDRAISING

MALTON & NORTON HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDSSupporting Malton Hospital. Happy to welcome new members. Contact: 01653 698183.

HISTORY

ROSEDALE HISTORY SOCIETYInformal Tea, Chat & History meet-ings are held on the 1st Sunday of the month, 2 -4pm at Updale Reading Room, Rosedale. Large research archive, internet access, opportunity to find out about your family & local history. Tea and home-made cakes.Contact: 01751 417071 or visit rosedale.ryedaleconnect.org.uk or email [email protected].

RYEDALE FAMILY HISTORY GROUPMeetings at various locations in Ryedale on 3rd Wednesday of the month. Visit www.ryedalefamily-history.org. The Research Room at Hovingham Hall is open every Thursday from 10am to 3pm for family history research with expert help. Contact Janice: 01653 628952

MUSIC & THEATRE

FRIENDS OF CATHEDRAL MUSIC Support our priceless heritage of cathedral music. Contact local Representative:


01653 618479.

MALTON & NORTON MUSICAL THEATRE (MNMT) Open to performers young and old and has staged hundreds of pantos and shows.Contact Chairman, Ian: 07988 740274 or email [email protected].

MALTON DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR30 strong voices and a wide repertoire -helped raise money for good causes at many concerts in Ryedale. Meet Fridays 7.45 - 9.30pm in the Methodist Church, Saville Street, Malton. No previous singing experience is necessary but an ability to sing is! Contact Secretary, David: 01944 758693 or Chairman, Tom: 01653 692362.

MALTON WHITE STAR BAND A friendly non-competition band. Practices on Thurs at 6.30pm (for younger band members) and 7.30pm (full band) in the Band-room in Old Maltongate. Players of all ages and ability welcome. Instruments may be provided. Contact Bandmaster, Cliff Hicks: 01653 693599.

NOMADS PRODUCTIONSLocal drama society. Performing at least one major production each year, and occasional charity events. Other activities include theatre vis-its, social evenings and an annual Christmas Dinner Dance. Meet twice a week in Norton during our rehearsal period. Contact Pat: 01653 690350 or visit www.nomads-productions.co.uk.

PICKERING ACOUSTIC MUSICWelcomes singers, musicians and listeners who would like to play or listen to folk, blues, jazz, classical or any kind of acoustic music. Fortnightly on Weds 8-11pm. Occasional guest nights with invited artists. Upstairs at The Bay Horse, Market Place, Pickering. All welcome.Contact Alison: 01751 472827 or Martin: 01751 475644

PICKERING MUSICAL SOCIETYWelcome anyone aged from 8 upwards, visit www.pickeringmusi-calsociety.co.uk.Contact Linda, Publicity Manager: 01751 471553 or email pickering-musical [email protected]

RYEDALE CHORALRehearsals at Pickering Methodist Church Rooms, Potter Hill on Fridays 7.30-9.30, from September with summer break. Perfor-mances at different venues around Ryedale. New members are always made welcome, whatever their experience. Contact Grahame: 01723 850640 or Jim: 01751 431945.

RYEDALE JAZZ CLUB

Meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Beansheaf Hotel. Music from 8.30pm. Free admission with raffle to cover expenses. For more information contact Wilson Hepplestone on 01723 859733, [email protected] or at www.ryedalejazz.co.uk

STAMFORD BRIDGE SINGERS Friendly, community choir of 40 voices aged 13 to 70, rehearses weekly throughout term time in Stamford Bridge School. Available for Concerts, Church Services and Weddings. Contact by email: [email protected] or visit ww.stamfordbridgesingers.btck.co.uk.

STAPE SILVER BAND Practice Tues and Thurs. Recruiting new and old members wanting to return. Learners Tuition for chil-dren and adults available Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm.Contact Mike, Band Master: 01751 472224.

SWINTON EXCELSIOR BRASS BANDPeople of all ages and abilities welcome - Practice Mond & Wed 7.30- 9pm, Learners Saturday Night 6- 8pm - Everything is provided, we just ask for your com-mitment - The Band Room, Middle Street, Swinton. Contact Tracey: 01653 696417 or visit www.swinton-band.org.uk.

THE CHANTICLEER SINGERS Malton-based chamber choir of 30 voices. Meet on Wed in term-time at St. Leonard’s church rooms, from 7.30- 9.30 pm to rehearse, and sing 4 - 6 concerts in the local area each year, featuring a wide-ranging repertoire. Vacancy occasionally arises, and the Musical Director is happy to audition people with good singing experience and some sight-reading ability. Contact Musical Director: 01904 706437.

THORNTON LE DALE PLAYERSThe Society perform at least one major production each year, usually in November. Those inter-ested in any aspect of amateur dramatics. Contact Mr J Walker: 01751 475001 or Mr G Hunt: 01751 476283.

PLAYGROUPS

BARTON LE WILLOWS PLAYGROUPFriday mornings mother & toddlers meet 9.30-11.30am, birth-school age, £2.00 per child. Qualified staff.Contact Catherine: 01653 619304.

BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPLarge indoor & outdoor learning environment. Early Years qualified staff. Good Ofsted report. Value for

money fees and free Early years funding for 3 and 4 year olds. Reg-istered for children aged 2 years to 4 years 11 months. Contact: 07792369468 or 01653 696603.

BULMER TEA & TOTS Meet in Bulmer Village Hall every Tues 10–11.30am. Open to babies/toddlers/under primary school age with parent/carer (must stay with child in session) £2 per family per session, includes refreshments, lots of activities and lovely toys to play with in a laid back and friendly atmosphere.

CHATTERBOX PLAYGROUPFriendly Qualified Staff, For 2 yrs to school age. Safe outside play area. Ofsted registered. Funding for 3 & 4 yr olds. Opening Times Mon - Fri 9.05 -12.05 Lunch Club twice a week. Village Hall, Barker’s Lane, Snainton.Contact Janet: 0776 5557020.

FIRESTATION PRESCHOOLA community run playgroup in safe comfortable surroundings. Wide variety of activities. Members of the Pre-school Learning Alli-ance. Sheepfoot Hill, Castlegate, Malton.Contact: 01653 694768.

LANGTON PLAYGROUPLeave your child for 2 hrs of fun, friendly and educational indoor and outdoor play led by a quali-fied, experienced Play Leader. For 2 & a half to 5 yrs. Sessions run Tues & Thurs in term time from 9- 11am at Langton Primary School. Costs £4 a session payable termly.Contact: Helen: 01653 699667, 07866 819556 or Julie: 01653 658057.

LEAVENING TODDLER GROUPLeavening Methodist School Room every Mon during term time at 9-11.30am. For children 0- school age accompanied by their parent/carer. Come have a play, make things, sing. £1 per family. Contact Paula: 07504821580.

LITTLE STARS STAY & PLAYGROUPHeld Wed at 10-11.30am in the back room at Thornton Dale Village Hall. Open to mums with bumps, babies, children aged 0-5 years, their parents and carers. Bumps and babies up to 6 months are free, 6 months to a year are £1.50 per child and 1 year + are £2.50 per child. Contact: 01751 474963 or email [email protected].

MUMS & TOTSTrinity Chapel, Norton. Meets Weds in term time. 9.15- 11.15am. Open to Mums and tots in the area. Contact Carole: 01653 694891.

PICKERING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (HALLGARTH)Friendly qualified staff & ofsted

registered. Members of PLA. Teddy Bear club on a Fri mornings from birth onwards. Intro session on a Tues morning from 0 months to playgroup entry. Playgroup ses-sions from 2 years to school age. Parish Hall, Hallgarth, Pickering, YO18 7AW. Registered Charity Number 1038039.Contact: 07910147095.

POTTER HILL PLAYGROUPRun by qualified, experienced staff, offer both indoor and outdoor activities. Playgroup sessions (from 2 years to school age) are held on most days. Tiny Tots sessions (from birth to school age) are held on Weds 9.30- 11am and Fridays 1.30- 3pm. Rear of Methodist Church, Potter Hill, Pickering. Charity no. 1025256.Contact Helen: 01751 477833.

RILLINGTON PLAYGROUPRillington Village Hall. Open Mon-Wed 9am -12pm. Thu-Fri 9am-12pm lunchclub 12-12.30pm 12.30-3pm. Term-time only. Pre-School Sessional Care - 2yrs to School Age. Highly qualified Staff with Early Years Professional status. (EYPS equivalent to Teaching status). Ofstead registered, Toddler Group Wed & Fri 9.15-11.15 £1 a session. Contact: 07704 289080.

SINNINGTON PRESCHOOLThrough friendship, fun and play we learn together. Ofsted registered good + outstanding. Friendly experienced qualified staff. Pre-school -Mon & Wed: 9.10 - 2.55 (includes am, aft and lunch club sessions).Thurs & Fri: 9.10 - 11.40am. Stay & Play (0-5) Tues: 10.00 - 11.30am. Contact: 01751 431465 or 07799 727656 email: [email protected] or visit: www.sinnpreschool.org.uk.

SWINTON PLAYGROUPHappy, friendly, safe environ-ment. Fully trained staff, OFSTED inspected and funded places avail-able. Open term time on Tuesday to Thursday from 9am - 3pm. Children from 2 years to school age are welcome to attend any session. The Reading Rooms, Main Street, Swinton.Contact: 01653 695020 or 07879 834975.

TERRINGTON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUPA happy caring environment, qualified staff, OFSTED inspected. For children 2 years old to school age. Serving Terrington, Malton and surrounding villages. The Preschool runs on Tue, Wed and Thu from 9:30 to 12:30. Contact Amanda: 01653 619870 or Jenny: 01653 628683.

THORNTON DALE PRESCHOOLOffering places for children from 2 years old to school age. Ofsted registered. Friendly qualified staff. In Thornton Dale School with out-

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door play area. Run sessions across the week including full day care. Contact Mrs C Payne, Manager: 01751 474345.

TOTS PLAY & PRAISESaville Street Methodist Church, Malton. Every Thurs in term time. 10- 11.30am Play and praise for pre-school children. £1 per family.

SCOUTS & GUIDES

1ST MALTON SCOUTS Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explor-ers. Contact Roger: 01653 696789 or 07950 558216.

1ST KIRKBYMOORSIDE BROWNIES Angela: 07976 748299

1ST NORTON SCOUTS Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scout & Explorers. Contact Ian Appleby: 01653 694900.

1ST VALE OF PICKERING SCOUTS Beavers, cubs, scouts & explorers. Contact Ray: 01751 476918.

2ND NORTON BROWNIESMeet at Trinity Methodist Chapel, Commercial Street, Norton will meet on a Thursday 6pm to 7.30pm.

RILLINGTON & DISTRICT SCOUT GROUP Meeting in Settrington- Cubs & Scouts. Contact Liz Hinde: 01944 758328

RYEDALE BROWNIES AND GUIDES Contact Alison Hutchinson: 07816 847271.

SCOUTING IN RYEDALEContact Mererid Hunt: 01653 690992.

SOCIETIES

PICKERING WORKING MEN’S CLUBSouthgate, Pickering YO18 8BL tel: 01751 473534 Every Mon Quiz from 9.15pm, Every Thu Bingo from 7pm, Every Sun Bingo from 7pm, Every Sat live entertainment from 9.30pm.

MALTON & NORTON RAILWAY CLUBMeet at 2 Welham Road, Norton, YO17 9DP. Sat from 9pm Musical Evenings, Mon from 7.30pm Char-ity Bingo, Wed from 7.15pm Whist night, contact for monthly Quiz and family fun night.Contact: 01653 698537

RYEDALE U3A (Universities of the Third Age) are charitable, self funded, democratic organistaions which provide all types of educational, creative and leisure activities for older people at minimal cost, by making use of the

knowledge, skills and experience of their members. Monthly speaker at Kirbymisperton Village Hall.Contact Jean Leggott: 01751 475093.

SINNINGTON PEOPLE’S GUILD Meet Tuesdays at 7.15pm from Oct to March in Methodist Schoolroom at Sinnington. Friendly ecumenical mixed group of men & women. Varied programme of musical evenings and speakers. Each meet-ing concludes with a cup of tea and refreshments!

VALE OF PICKERING PROBUS CLUBWelcomes new members -retired or semi-retired men with a profes-sional or business background. Meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month in Forest & Vale Hotel, Pickering for lunch and a visiting speaker. Contact David Billett: 01751 472879.

WEA PICKERING BRANCHOrganises courses and day schools on a variety of subjects during the daytime and evenings, talks from September to March on the second Friday of every month at The Friends Meeting House, Castlegate, Pickering. Contact Rev. David Clark: 01751 476118 or Oulton Walker: 01751 477597.

SPORTS CLUBS

AMOTHERBY & SWINTON FOOTBALL CLUB 07530028986 / www.amotherbyand-swintonfc.co.uk

AMOTHERBY TABLE TENNIS CLUB 01653 696704 / [email protected]

BROOKLYN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB 01653 693682 / www.brooklynjfc.co.uk.

HESLERTON BOWLING CLUB 01944 738632

HESLERTON CRICKET CLUB 01723 859616 / [email protected].

HESLERTON FOOTBALL CLUB01653 693598 / [email protected].

HESLERTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB 01944 768387 / www.heslerton-sport.co.uk

MALTON AND OLD MALTON CRICKET CLUB01653 692223 / [email protected]

MALTON OUTDOOR BOWLS CLUBwww.maltonbowlsclub.co.uk

MALTON WHEELERS ROAD

CLUB01653 694571 / www.malton-wheelersrc.co.uk

MARTON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB01751 472137

NEWITTS.COM BECKETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE 01751 473348

NORTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 01653 693241

OLD MALTON & ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB01653 692193 / www.oldmaltonst-marysfc.com

PICKERING ATHLETICS CLUB 01751 472877 / www.pickeringath-letics.co.uk

PICKERING BOWLING CLUB 01751 472566 / [email protected]

PICKERING CRICKET CLUB 01751 475540 / [email protected]

PICKERING TOWN COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB Seniors - 01944 711448 / [email protected] Juniors - 01653 697724 / www.communigate.co.uk/york/juniorpikes.cfc.

RYEDALE SPORTS CLUBThornton Road, Pickering. Tennis - 01751 473101, Croquet - 01653 694595. Cricket - 01751 476924. Table Tennis - 01751 477778. Football - 01751 473390

RYEDALE TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE 01653 692862 www.ryedale-table-tennis.org.uk

SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 01751 473348

SETTRINGTON BOWLING CLUB 01653 692522 / [email protected].

SWINTON SPORTS CENTREDerek Cuthbertson / 01653 690807

TERRINGTON LAWN BOWLS CLUB Contact: 01653 619276 [email protected]

THIXENDALE CRICKET CLUB Ms Anstey / 01377 288272

THORNTON-LE-DALE BOWLING CLUB Joe Wade / 01751 472080 / joe-wade78 @ hotmail.com

THORNTON-LE-DALE CRICKET CLUB Mr Calvert / 01751 472533 / [email protected].

THORNTON-LE-DALE FOOTBALL CLUB Mr Barnes / 01751 475134 / [email protected].

THORNTON LE DALE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Jean Matthews 01751 475871 / Christine Harrison 01751 473703 / [email protected]

WELHAM BOWLING CLUB MR POOL 01653 699624

WESTOW CRICKET CLUB 01653 658338 / [email protected].

VILLAGE HALLS

AISLABY & MIDDLETON VILLAGE HALLIdeal venue for meetings, clubs, dance classes, keep fit classes etc. Charity events welcome at reduced rates. Disabelled access/toilet. Contact Paul: 01751 475825.

BARTON LE WILLOWS VILLAGE HALLClean, tidy hall for birthday parties, meeting, etc. we are available for bookings. Easy parking, functional kitchen. spacious. £6 ph. Contact Jayne: 01653 618255.

FOSTON & THORNTON LE CLAY VILLAGE HALLRecently refurbished & central heated hall available for hire for events, parties, meetings, etc. Well sprung wooden floor for exercise and dancing, kitchen & cloakroom facilities, £6 ph. Contact Fiona: 01904 468773.

RILLINGTON VILLAGE HALL To hire for parties, meetings, etc. A choice of two rooms or the whole hall, with kitchen/cloakroom facilities. Contact Richard Denton: 01944 758136 or email [email protected].

SAND HUTTON AND CLAXTON VILLAGE HALL To hire for parties, meetings, celebrations etc. Large bright hall, meeting room, excellent kitchen facilities and cloakrooms. Contact: 01904 468001.

WELBURN VILLAGE HALLIdeal for parties and celebrations, meetings, exhibitions. Large hall and smaller meeting room. Contact Sandy: 01653 619576 or Yvonne: 01653 618610.

WALKING GROUPS

RYEDALE WALKING GROUPAffiliated with the Ramblers As-sociation. Walk mostly weekends, locally & beyond. Walks are 5 -12 miles. During summer we have evening walks. Contact: 01751 432868 or www.ryedalewalking-group.btck.co.uk.


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