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The voice of Hillam village. Volume 28 Issue 4 august - sept 2015
Evidence of Neolithic Man discovered on “Our Patch” Before the Normans, before the Saxons and before the Romans ABOUT 45 YEARS AGO CHRIS LINK WAS HARROWING To avoid the marshy Vale of York these ancient people mainly travA FIELD AT BURTON COMMON FARM, CLOSE TO BLUEBELL WOOD ON A MF35X TRACTOR .
the end of AT the row he realised
elled along the quite narrow but relatively dry Magnesian Limestone Ridge which runs north-south for approximately 80 miles between Wetherby and Worksop. Burton Salmon stands on the eastern edge of this Ridge.
that one of the tines had somehow managed to impale a small stone through a circular hole in it. He put it in his pocket and took it home, no doubt to show Pam. It was put on display and, whenever anyone showed interest, he or Pam would let them handle it. It was just a curiosity and no doubt there were many theories put forward as to what it might be.
Interestingly this latest find dates back to the same period as the large Prehistoric Wooden Henge the earth banking of which is still evident on a site close to the present Ferrybridge Power Station. It is thought that this Henge, which is apparently larger than the famous “Stone Henge”, was supported by a number of smaller outlying satellite monuments, one of which is thought to have been located on Burton Common Lane near to the present Burton Salmon cricket ground. This has been relatively recently identified from the air by a distinctive circular marking in a growing crop.
Neolithic Man from a small block of Dolerite, probably mined from the extensive Whin Sill deposits which stretch across Southern Northumberland. This rock is very hard and isotropic and thus ideal for shaping into hand tools and weapons. It would have taken many hundreds of hours to fashion this tool so it would not have been discarded lightly. It is about 12cms/5ins long but unfortunately part of the sharp end has broken off, possibly on impact. It has an hourglass shaped through hole close to the blunt end which would have held the haft and the whole surface is very smooth.
Stuart Wroe Burton Salmon.
Finally if you want to know more about our local history, please come along to the talk to be given to the combined On 16th June this year the conundrum was solved when two emi“Monk Fryston and Burton Salmon Time Team” by Mr Ian nent Yorkshire based archaeologists, Simon Tomson and Ian Roberts, Roberts BSc FSA MIfA, the recently retired Director of Arwere shown the stone by Chris and Pam. It was the day after the start chaeological Services West Yorkshire Archaeological Society, of the “Monk Fryston Dig”. Both immediately identified it as a Late at the Community Centre Monk Fryston at 7:30pm on Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age Mace Head and dated it from between Wednesday 23rd September . 2500 – 2000 B.C. They think that it would have been fashioned by
“We are sad to say goodbye to Mrs Boulton who has given tremendous service to our school over the last 18 years. She is a fantastic teacher and an inspiration to many people. As an aside, parts of the spectacular Roman Emperor Hadrian’s Wall She has made sure that our chilwere subsequently built along the top of lengthy outcrops of this rock dren get the very best start in their nearly 2000 years ago and therefore long after the stone for this Mace education throughout her time with Head was quarried. us.” (see page 11)
It would have been used by one of the nomadic hunter gatherers that Rick Weights passed this way after the last Ice Age. It was probably acquired from other nomads from the north in exchange for furs, food or other Headteacher, Monk Fryston School scarce commodities.
Also in this issue… Ordination Service p18 John Charles of Juventus and Leeds United page 4
Leeds CAMRA Rural Pub of the year 2014/15 The Chequers. Ledsham page 6
QR barcode reader needed on page 7 Future plans at Monk Fryston Stores page 9
I want a word with your owner, Dear Doggie page 25
REDROW see pages 5, 8, 15 and 21 Great Spotted Woodpeckers page 6
Doug Hought doesn’t mention the Ashes page 24
Wedding Bells at Burton Salmon FitCamp! Page 14 What’s Real Madrid doing in Hillam News, page 12 - football
The days are drawing in. Time to think bonfire page 22 Time Team archaeological dig page 21
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KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY FOOTBALLERS WANTED!!
There will be a new football team (Monk Fryston United Open Age) starting next season, managed and coached by our very own Mel Charles. We are now looking for players to join the team. TRAINING will begin on 21st July, 6:30pm Stocking Lane, 1st Match will be 1st and 2nd week of September... Training will be every Tuesday evening from at 6:30pm, Stocking Lane. BURTON SALMON CRICKETERS HONOUR TEA LADY BARBARA VETERAN tea lady Barbara Nesbitt has spread her last sandwich for Burton Salmon Cricket Club. The 91-year-old did the teas for more than 20 years for the club. Son, John, used to play for Burton Salmon, which recognized her service when chairman Mark Pawson presented her with a bouquet of flowers on her birthday at a recent game against Stockton & Hopgrove.
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HOMING IN HILLAM PARISH COUNCIL SUMMARY OF MEETING WITH REDROW BUILDERS 3RD JUNE 2015 The Council met with Redrow and the Planning Consultants on 3rd June to ask them questions that residents had put forward. Below is the summary of the discussion:
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1. Redrow are currently still doing detailed planning and working on their proposal before submitting it to Selby District Council. The number of homes proposed is 60, that figure may rise to 68 through the planning process. 2. Plans should be submitted in July for a 13 week consultation process. If plans approved with a view to commence work early 2016. The work may take up to 2 years. 3. Houses on plan range from apartments to detached homes. All 2 storey. 50% detached 10% semi-detached and 40% affordable housing. 4. Access through the site will be from Main Street. No other routes in will be used. No traffic island is on the plan. 5. There are no current plans by Redrow to enlarge the build area. 6. Construction – as part of the planning process there will be a construction and delivery plan. This will identify work times; to avoid school start and end times; normally not at weekends. 7. Access to A63 for more traffic will be considered at the Planning Process. 8. Drainage systems, the proposal is to install water storage tanks to collect any extra water and then disperse that through the dyke system, to be reviewed through planning. 9. School capacity. There is a formula to calculate the cost of primary and secondary place which North Yorkshire County Council, who run the local schools, will determine with Redrow. They will pay the amount determined. 10. Sewerage. If the detailed planning process highlights a problem with sewage capacity it may be that Redrow have to contribute to improve that. 11. Footpath will remain from Main Street to the Brick Pond path and will be diverted through the new development. 12. Benefits to Hillam – there will be some funding that if we plan and make proposals for may be available for village improvement. If Selby DC think appropriate a children’s park may be installed in the new development and that would be managed by a management company. 13. Environment – the hedgerow removal issue is ongoing and Selby DC are pursuing that. The plans pre-
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sented have 2 areas of open space, 1 larger than the other. One may have a play area on it. The development has landscaping and hedging marked in. An independent environment consultant will submit a report to the Planning process. Each house will have parking. 14. Noise. Hours of build to be outlined in plan. 15. Broadband – Redrow talk to service providers but not about Wi-Fi provision and leave that to house purchasers.
Redrow staged a drop-in exhibition and consultation at the Community Centre on July 22nd. Residents expressed frustration with the varying abilities of company representatives to deal with questions, particularly regarding the removal of hedgerows during the nesting season (see page 6), flood mitigation and the impact of more traffic on the school rush hour. Many present felt that a decision was unlikely to be made on the basis of anything that came up as a result of local consultations. It would be made elsewhere and for other reasons.
Hillam News has its say Looks like another 63 copies on the circulation of Hillam News. Affordable housing: Although Selby policy is set at 40%, this is not mandatory and this figure is higher than for many other councils. York and Doncaster insist on only 25%. If it’s good enough for the Joseph Rowntree Trust, it’s good enough for Hillam (See also page 21)
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THE BIRDING COLUMN
by Graham Todd
Hobby, which usually coincides with the emergence of thousands of dragonflies. It is a trek of several miles across inhospitable habitat, so one not to be undertaken by anyone less than 100% fit, but I always make an exception for myself! As the day warmed up, I was conscious of more insect life buzzing around, then at midday, I witnessed something that I have never seen before; dragonflies freshly emerging from the margins of shallow ponds and lakes which abound on Thorne Moors, climbing the vegetation, before spreading their delicate, glossy, lattice wings to dry out in the sun. There were literally hundreds around me, and when I raised my binoculars to scan the horizon, I could see vast clouds of these large, brown dragonflies in every direction – and beyond them, Hobbies! I think there must have been in excess of This last two months has been pretty frenetic for me, and I do twenty Hobbies, some fairly close in pursuit of dragonflies, but a not seem to have had a spare moment, having been fully occupied lot much further away; like swallows, diving and catching the searching for nesting pairs of Red Kite in the surrounding counfreshly hatched dragonflies. It was a wonderful day, also entryside. The number of emails that our website has been receiving hanced by sightings of the now extremely rare Turtle Dove, purrfrom members of the public, reporting sightings in Sherburn, ing in the dense rhododendron undergrowth. South Milford etc, has been steadily increasing over the last few A few weeks ago, I was reading quietly in the lounge, when I years, reflecting the successful colonisation of local woodlands by this majestic, colourful raptor with a five feet wingspan. Who heard the unmistakeable bang of a bird hitting the window. I normally rush out to put the bird in a box in the dark of our gacannot fail to notice these birds that sometimes twist and glide just a few metres above the road looking for road kill? It has been rage to give it time to recover away from cat predators, but this time I thought I would leave it and observe what happened if a strange year though, with only two local breeding pairs that I know of this year, down from three pairs last year. Apart from the nature took its course. The poor bird, a female Chaffinch, was lying on its side on the concrete in front of the window, panting two pairs that I know of, the rest of the sightings have been of immature non-breeders between Sherburn and Tadcaster. Where with shock, but obviously still alive. I feared the worst, as its head was lolling and gape wide open, but after ten minutes it have the more colourful adults gone? This is a pattern reflected elsewhere too in North Yorkshire, and one theory is that the cold struggled to an upright position, propping itself up using both wings; all the time its mate watching attentively from the nearby weather at the start of the breeding cycle has put birds off, causapple tree. Unfortunately, in using its wings to prop itself up, the ing them to move off to moult; but where to? Coincidentally, an astonishing spectacle has been reported this June from SW Corn- poor bird had adopted the typical submissive mating position and I don’t think she was quite expecting what happened next, since wall, where 200 Red Kite were reported on 1 day, including a single flock of 80 birds. It is tempting to link the two, but there is being an obvious opportunist; the male flew down and mounted her! Not much tea and sympathy there then? evidence to suggest that these birds are in fact non-breeding/ immature UK Red Kites on some unexplained wander. Maybe Recent interesting birds seen locally when not out kiting have the local adult birds have cleared off for their summer holidays included a Spotted Flycatcher and Hobby, with a Corn Bunting too? The Red Kite remains very much an enigma to me and many singing on telephone wires east of Lindley’s Plant near Gateforth. others much more familiar with the species than me. Stop press, a Little Bittern at Swillington Ings on 14th July. In late May, I made my annual sortie into Thorne Moors near Graham Todd Goole to witness the annual gathering of the migratory falcon, the I think first of all, I would like to clarify a misconception in the last issue of the Hillam News, about the pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers that was reported as not having been “disturbed”, by the destruction of the mature hedgerows on land above Betteras Hill Road. These beautiful birds have, until this year, nested in peace, undisturbed in a hole in a tree at the bottom of the field near the brick ponds. It is true that the tree was untouched, along with a paltry few metres of hedgerow, but when there is machinery and plant pulverising wildlife habitat in close proximity, how could that fail to disturb them? Sure enough, they now appear to have been lost to the village as a breeding pair. What next does this potential development have in store for our local wildlife?
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HAPPY LEARNING FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE There were such a lot of supporters – including some of our new Reception pupils and the children requested a dad’s race and a mum’s race – well done to everyone who took We have enjoyed a busy half-term with plenty of exciting activipart! ties and projects throughout school. Well done to all our Y6 pupils who completed their SATs tests We are grateful to the Friends of Burton Salmon School last month and to all our pupils who have sat tests. They were all who organised the school summer fair which took place on very sensible and composed and we were very proud of them. Thursday 25. There was plenty of entertainment including games, activities and a barbeque and we are looking forWe have finished this year’s whole school swimming lessons at ward to a really great event. We hope to see you many of Knottingley Leisure Centre where we have made the most of the you there. two pools. Everyone made excellent progress and enjoyed their lessons. We are enjoying getting to know our new Reception pupils who are coming into school for a number of visits this Class 1 pupils have been learning about the history of Burton term. Our Year 6 pupils are getting to know their High Salmon, telling stories orally and they have been on a visit to Schools through a number of transition events and the leavFairburn Ings where they were studying landscape. ers’ service took place on 16 July at 9.30am in Burton Class 2 are completing their topic on dens and shelters and enSalmon Village Hall. joyed a visit to the roundhouse at North Duffield. They designed and built their own dens. We wish you all a lovely summer break. The whole school took part in the Countryside Live event on the Ledston Estate in May. This is a fantastic event Best wishes which celebrates all things rural. The children were inMrs. D. Andrews Head Teacher volved in several events including a sheep show, a flying birds of prey exhibition and a working gundogs exhibition.
Burton Salmon CP School
Pupils in KS1 will return to Stockbridge Research Centre before the end of term as part of our Science, Art and Healthy Eating studies on reconnecting children with food production. We will be digging and planting lots of seeds including salads, vegetables and herbs and returning to watch them grow and harvest them. Our own school garden is looking very healthy too with potatoes, rhubarb, onions and beetroot which the children are helping to look after. Pupils in Class 2 took part in their very own Eurovision Song Contest on Friday 12 June. This was a video conference with other schools taking part singing a song in a foreign language! Congratulations to Class 2 who came joint second!! We have also taken part in a number of sporting activities this term including Tri golf, Kwik Cricket and Quad Kids with KS1 Multi Skills and a rounders festival still to come. Once again we were finalists for Quad Kids where children take part in 4 different events and in the small schools category we came 3rd in North Yorkshire. Our Sports Day this year was on 19 June. Friends of Burton Salmon School sold delicious refreshments including home-made scones, jam & cream, buns, tea, coffee & juice.
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PRÉCIS - PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 2015
Précis of minutes of Hillam Parish Council 3rd June
AOB Issues of hedges overgrowing paths discussed . Home owners to be spoken with. Broken balustrade on footbridge still needs attention – NYCC to be advised. By invite at 7pm NYCC Cllr Pearson Cllr Wright to liaise with SG Parkin to arrange extra verge and Cllrs discussed various issues with Cllr Pearson some in village footpath clearance. including poor response from NYCC when informa- Cllr Sadler reported CEF meeting highlighted transport contion or action requested and our ongoing difficulties cerns were not just Hillam’s but also other local villages. Conwith street lighting contractor issues. NYCC aware of sensus was to continue to lobby NYCC to preserve services as difficulties and, going forward, may be able to help us much as possible and also to encourage more village volunresolve them. teers involvement in local voluntary transport schemes. Church Fenton Airfield development – at proposal stage Next meeting Wednesday 1st July 2015 only. Currently a watching brief False economy of charging for, and limited access to, Sherburn Aero Club and overflying villages public tips in the area. Increasingly limited bus provision Prior to the meeting, the PC met with Redrow representatives 6.30pm and NYCC Cllr Pearson at 7pm
After Cllr Pearson’s departure Cllrs reported back the essence of the Redrow meeting to two parishioners who attended and answered their related questions. Finance H/I Ac £5,207.41 C/A £7,959.77 Precept received £5,959.77 Various cheques to be issued at June meeting totalling £1,590.18 Update on Speeding on Chapel Street still outstanding - to be pursued via NYCC Street lighting repairs Contact made with NYCC re discussions re them taking over the Hillam Street lighting contract Street light subcommittee set up to deal with future street light- Whilst noise from aircraft overflying Hillam and Monk Fryston is not a problem, residents may like to know that the Shering issues . Cllrs Wright, Sadler and Collinson burn Aero Club comes down hard on any noise nuisance. Betteras Hill Landfill Discussions with the Environmental Agency underway. A year ago circuit patterns were changed in response to a rise in local complaints received about aircraft over flights of villages and properties surrounding Sherburn airfield. Whilst the total number of complaints has dropped, there are still few weeks that do not see at least one, well documented, example of an aircraft over flying local villages.
Burton Salmon Parish Council: http://www.burtonsalmonparishcouncil.co.uk South Milford Parish Council: http://www.southmilford.org/
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LOCAL HEADLINES encounter, making hedgehogs! The girls have also earned their “Girls Matter – Hear our Voice” badges where we learnt about how our system of democracy works and how we can make our opinions heard. The 1st Hillam and Monk Fryston Brownies have been busy again this term – making biscuits Brownies learnt about the Houses of Parliafor our Dads for Father’s Day, meeting an arma- ment and made models of their own as well as learning about how elections work and dillo and racoon amongst others at our animal
holding their own election to see who should run Brownies for a
night! One of our Brownies has been very busy working on the Writer’s Badge too and she has written this article about what we have been up to. We hope you enjoy it! Creative Monk Fryston Brownies make Fabulous Houses of Parliament
In Monk Fryston the Brownies make excellent Houses of Parliament. The reason the Brownies made Houses of Parliament was because they were working towards their “Girls Matter – Hear our Voice” badge so they learnt how the Houses of Parliament work. They also learnt that one of the rooms in the Houses of Parliament is a hair salon! To make the Houses of Parliament the Brownies brought in boxes and tubes from home. But the Houses that they made were not ordinary Houses of Parliament because some were big, some were small and some were upside down! The Imps, who made an upside down house exclaimed “This is the best night ever at Brownies we don’t know why some people don’t go to Brownies because we love it!”
By Emma Mitchell age 9 Contributed by Marie Parkin
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GARDENING WITH SUSAN SCOTT OF HILLAM A Wildlife Worry
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A recent report in the Saturday Gardening section of the Daily Telegraph highlighted the continual decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Many of 7. the experts attributed this decline to the use of neonicatinoids in systemic insecticides. The use of systemic insecticides has been heralded as a boon to gardeners as the chemicals are absorbed by the plants throughout all the tissues from root to flowers. Insects attacking the plant are affected whatever part is eaten and the chemicals are active for months. However the insecticides can be detected in pollen and nectar. Neonicatinoids also build up in the soil and can contaminate subsequent crops and wildflowers for years. The insecticides are usually applied as seed coatings for agricultural crops. So how does the use of neonicatinoids affect the bee population?
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11. It has been found that the navigation skills of bees are altered so that they can- 12. not get back to the hive, and lose their ability to gather food. Also their resistance to diseases is reduced, life span shortened and fertility of the queen bee reduced. Studies have found that colonies exposed to these toxins grow more 13. slowly and produce up to 80 per cent fewer queens. Neonicatinoids have been found to be as addictive as nicotine. Bees therefore go back for more. It does not only affect colonies of honeybees but also solitary bees and bumblebees. There has been so much concern that the European Commission adopted a proposal to restrict the use of three neonicatinoid pesticides-clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam for two years from December 2013 on 'bee attractive plants'. Two other neonicatinoid pesticides, thiacloprid and acetamiprid, were not included in these restrictions and are still present in insecticide sprays. Another worrying aspect is that less research has been done on these latter ones. As gardeners are we helping to accelerate the decline by not being careful about the use of insecticides and about sourcing our plants. We could be unintentionally poisoning the very insects we are trying to encourage so how do we identify plants treated? In the USA two DIY chains have responded to campaigners by labelling- i.e. ' untreated' and ' treated with neonicatinoids' The RHS has a ' Perfect for Pollinators' label to help gardeners identify plants suitable to supply nectar and pollen for pollinating insects but there is no current system for indicating plants which have been treated . Campaigners would also like garden centres and DIY chains to provide the information to the customer on seeds ,bulbs and plants so that any pesticides used in the production of plant material would be highlighted. We could also use other methods to support pollinators. Here are a dozen or so ways. 1. Read the label on pesticides carefully. Reduce or stop using. 2. Provide bug hotels to encourage overwintering. 3. 'Act local-campaign' to reduce the use of insecticides on verges and allow wildflowers to seed. 4. Allow wildflowers in your garden- in the lawn and borders. 5. Buy organic seeds, bulbs and plants.
Check for old pesticides in your shed/garage and dispose of safely at approved household waste sites. Plant trees for bees. Trees and shrubs can supply as much pollen as open fields. Five trees can supply as much as an acre. Supply water in shallow dishes as bees can drown in water bowls and birdbaths. Place pebbles, marbles, glass beads in a dish to allow bees access. Provide forage crops- single open flowers,herbs. Grow from organic seed. Suttons and Dobies say their seed ranges are free from neonicatinoids. Select organic bulbs for spring foragers. Be able to identify. Visit buglife.org.uk to obtain a Pollinator Identification sheet. Friends of the Earth also have information about the seven common bumblebee species. By providing untreated forage plants and being aware that pollinators will need our help for some years to come, we may halt the decline of these very precious creatures.
Susan Scott 019770685205
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EDUCATION Monk Fryston CE Primary School Another school year draws to a close, and we are sad to say goodbye to a number of pupils who will be moving onto other schools. We are very proud of our oldest children, who have developed into wonderful, caring and successful young people who we know will go on to achieve great things in the future. We are also sad to say goodbye to Mrs Boulton (see page 1) who has given tremendous service to our school over the last 18 years. She is a fantastic teacher and an inspiration to many people, and has made sure that our children get the very best start in their education throughout her time with us. In September we are looking forward to welcoming a number of new people to our school. We are once again oversubscribed and have a very large intake of new children into our Reception class. Our numbers throughout the school will be the highest for several years, and we will have risen above
A number of ladies from Hub is the Pub are doing a computer course at Sherburn Library They might like to know about this e-mail virus which Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. Causes you to send a blank e-mail! Causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person. Causes you to send it back to the sender. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. Causes you to hit SEND before you have finished. Causes you to hit DELETE instead of SEND Have I sent this to you already? Or did you send it to me? Hillam Nerd
our maximum capacity. We know that this will disappoint those who want a place in our school but can’t get in, but we have no plans to grow or extend in the near future and simply have no more space to offer. We are also looking forward to welcoming a new teacher to join our team. Miss Jessica Fenton will be our Reception teacher from September. She currently teaches at a school in Goole and comes highly recommended. She has visited our school and has already begun to work with us to provide high quality experiences for our youngest children when they start in the new term. We are delighted that, following a rigorous and thorough accreditation visit, we have once again been awarded the ‘Investors In Pupils’ standard. This is a prestigious award which recognises the value that we place upon our pupils, and the impact that they have upon the decisions we take in school. Inspectors were extremely impressed by our provision and commented particularly on the exemplary behaviour demonstrated by our children; something that makes us extremely proud. We hope that all our families enjoy a relaxing and fun summer holiday, and are look forward to continued success in the next school year.
Rick Weights Headteacher The Pre-School book stall at the Village Fayre went well despite the weather! We had a huge number of books donated. But we had a very good pricing policy to encourage people to buy a bag full rather than just one. As a result we nearly sold out and raised around £100.
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20 TIMES UP COTE DE BUTTERTUBS
From Stuart Proctor
La Marmotte is a cycling sportive ride held annually in the French Alps. It is renowned for being both immensely difficult and extremely popular. Ahead of the Monk Fryston Cycle Club ‘Tour of North Yorkshire’ charity ride in September some of our cyclists thought it would be a good idea to ride La Marmotte as part of the training programme, or at least that’s how it seemed after a few beers in the Cross Keys.
To put it into context, La Marmotte is over 110 miles with 17,000 feet of climbing (20 times up Cote d’ Buttertubs from Hawes is roughly the same amount of uphill). The 7,500 entries for La Marmotte sold out completely within 12 hours last November with entrants from around the world. Let’s just say it’s big. Over a beer at our base camp there was nervous anticipation about the ride. For the wives and girlfriends back home it probably sounded like another excuse for a boys’ trip but actually this was a really big challenge. An early start on the big day saw us rolling down to the start line and joining the thousands of others already waiting. Our party included nine MFCC regulars (the Northerners) plus five work colleagues from Berkshire (the Southerners). Just before 8am, the giant peloton started to roll and the temperature was already well into the 20s (˚C). Being part of the final cohort of 3,000 to set off meant that the road both ahead and behind was full of bikes as far as the eye could see. After about 10 miles the road started to rise for the first climb, the Col du Glandon, which we knew from previous Alps trips would be almost two hours of uphill riding. The road remained crowded though, despite the pace slowing dramatically, a semblance of calm and order engulfed the group. Much sweat was lost on that first hill and the water station at the top was swamped. Spirits remained high and the riders enjoyed a long downhill run before the next climb, this time up the Mont Vernier hairpins in over 40˚C. From here it was on to Col de Mollard followed by the highest point on the course, Col de la Croix de Fer at 6,781 feet. The final ascent of the day was up the famous 21 hairpins to Alpe d’Huez. Teriffically hard work in extremely hot conditions saw one of the Southerners pass out while riding. Paramedics were quickly on hand and, thankfully, he suffered no injuries but he was not allowed to continue. The finally tally saw four MFCC Northerners finish and only one Southerner complete; a resounding victory. We may not be used to the heat up here, but when the going gets tough… Of the 7,500 participants who started just 4,600 finished. Bravo to all 14 entrants who took part. Chapeau indeed! Our ‘Tour of North Yorkshire’ is 7–10 September (returning in time for the Beer Festival) covering 350–400 miles as we circumnavigate the county in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Epilepsy Action. You can read more about our challenge or sponsor us at http://www.virginmoney.com/team/mfcc Monk Fryston JFC U14s are back from the trip of a lifetime, to legendary Spanish club, Real Madrid. The (Monk Fryston) team is made up of players from seven schools in North and West Yorkshire, including Read School, Thornhill Academy, Kettlethorpe High School, Crofton Academy, Holy Family Catholic High School, Sherburn High School and Selby High School.
The team plays on Saturdays at Hillam in the Selby & District Junior Football League.
got a chance to pit their skills against local opposition. Monk Fryston JFC took on C.C. San Roque E.F.F. and Agrupacion Deportiva Orcasitas at the Ciudad Real Madrid. Even though the matches took place in the evening, the temperature was still a raging 30°c. Despite this, and the fact that many of the opposition players were a year older than the English team, the squad from Hillam and Monk Fryston gave a fantastic account of themselves in both matches.
The travelling group consisted of 18 play- Another highlight was when the group ers and 15 parents. enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the famous Santiago Bernabéu stadium, inAfter a great training session the team
cluding the inspirational ‘La Decima’ display, where the club celebrates their historic 10 European Championship trophies.
Steve Tope Club Chairman and U14s coach who said “It was unbelievable. Real Madrid were absolutely fantastic."
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FIGHTING TO KEEP OUR VILLAGE BUS SERVICES Things have changed since the late Arthur Leach wrote in Hillam Parish Council Newsletter: "We have really good bus services in Hillam, enough for all our needs. Every half hour we can get to Selby, Ponte and Leeds." That was a quarter of a century ago.
in North Yorkshire's online consultation document which is available until August 14th. https://consult.northyorks.gov.uk/ snapwebhost/s.asp?k=143153410057
Hard copies are in the Cross Keys and available from the parish council. As part of the consultaRecently a group of villagers were photographed at Hillam bus stop protesting tion North Yorkshire has received letters sent by villagers to Cllr Pearson and comments from Hilat the cancellation of the Aviva Sherburn to Pontefract service which passed through Monk Fryston, Hillam and Burton Salmon. It does not detract from the argument that some Hillam residents do not regularly travel by bus. There is a large number who do rely on public transport. North Yorkshire are grimly searching for ways to cut subsidy. Indeed it is possible that the county council grasped the chance to axe our local service when they saw the Utopia run unsubsidised service from York to Sherburn had been USE IT OR LOSE IT extended to Pontefract. Following local pressure we now have partial restoration with the M Travel service through Hillam and Burton Salmon to Pontefract but the times are inconvenient with no early morning services (probably due to school bus duties) and an imbalance of outward and return times. Young people with jobs in Pontefract and Sherburn are not being catered for. The M Travel service is only subsidised only until Mar 31st 2016. A dozen lobbyists went without their Monday morning coffee break at Hillam's Cross Keys to register their feelings at a North Yorkshire consultation held in Sherburn's Eversley Centre. The revised service 490 is operated by M Travel on Monday to Saturday between Sherburn in Elmet and Pontefract. Hillam residents heading for Pontefract market on a Wednesday or a day out on Saturday will find that the last bus back to Hillam is at 13:30. Only the first
lam Parish Council. If we speak out now we can have a say about the kind of service we need - and get. Hillam News has heard of young people in the village being offered apprenticeships on the Sherburn Estate. They need to get to work. A new development of 70 houses is heading for Hillam with a provision of up to 40% affordable housing. The inhabitants of Hillam need regular and reliable local bus services. Waiting for the Saturday double-decker, a villager commented, “It’s definitely better than nothing,”
@victoriafinan tweeted: So excited to be joining @MailOnline as a
two buses of the day from Hillam to Pontefract would get there in time to catch trainee in September, even more so now I a bus back. Another problem is that these bus times do not appear to link in know I will do five month placement in my with the important Leeds - Selby Service either at Sherburn or Monk Fryston.
beloved Leeds!
Julie Sadler emphasised afterwards that as many people as possible should fill
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JANE MAKES IT SOUND EASY... (and then gets married) Would you like to know how to run your first 10K? If the answer is yes then read on. Achieving your first 10K isn’t about speed; it’s about completing a new distance. Get ready to spend more time in your trainers. The more you extend the time on your feet, the closer you will get to your goal. You don’t need to run every day. There are three key sessions you should aim to include every week - a long run of anything up to an hour, a 30 minute steady run and an interval session. Interval running is about running faster over a short distance, then recovering before you repeat the effort. This helps your body get used to the feeling of running fast and helps your heart and lungs adapt. To run well over 10K, you will be taking your body to the limit of its aerobic threshold. Practice this in training will make your racing effort seem less of a shock. Training for a 10K is similar to a 5K, however, the distance of your longest training run will double. ‘ Slowly building your run to 5-6 miles will help your endurance and ability to keep going when your body starts to tire. A common misconception is that you need to have run the whole distance in training before race day: you don’t. Once you’ve run five miles, adrenaline and atmosphere will pull you through the rest. Good luck to those of you taking the 10 K plunge and if you need any help then contact me at FITCamp and I’ll be very happy to help you with your training. Jane Halstead 01977673553/ 07921689931
Congratulations to Jane (and Richard Wright) on their recent marriage.
Latest house sales near LS25 5HP Price paid 28 Deer Park Court, Monk Fryston £160,500 4 Lilac Oval, Hillam £249,995 Kendal Cottage, Hillam £475,000 110 Main Street, Monk Fryston £167,500 East End Farm, Monk Fryston £264,000
Sale date 24th Apr 2015 9th Mar 2015 1st May 2015 15th May 2015 28th Apr 2015
Hillam Lights 100 Club members Congratulations to our winners this month - your prizes are on their way. With best wishes Jenny First prize (£20) - 102 - Amanda Hornshaw Second prize (£10) - 97 - Sharon Noble Third prize (£5) - 11 - Steve Brearley
Our charity was formed in mid 2014 to build on our 15 years of aid deliveries to Belarus.
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PARISH COUNCIL JULY Declarations of interest of councillors present updated. Finance C/A £3,716 H/I A/c £5,208.71
IT WAS FUN(D) LAST TIME It's simply not true to say 'nobody listens.'
Do you remember our Funding request for funding to help set up this pre-cursor to village plan? It may the Duke of Edinburgh scheme was discussed. PC very sup- have expired in 2013, portive in principle. More information to be requested. but it is amazing how Updates many of our dreams came true and how relevant its conSherburn Visiting Scheme tent still is. Strategies to get more volunteer drivers for this scheme to faciliParking outside the Post Office; solved. A new cricket patate more reliable coverage for voluntary transport for elderly residents, particularly to medical appointments, is proving suc- vilion; have a look. And the Youth Club; positively bounccessful in Hillam. Cllr Wright currently awaiting response from ing. Burton Salmon and Monk Fryston. Another issue was the unsightly state of the former Thrust Redrow Consultation garage… Scheduled for 22nd July at the Community Centre from 1600-1900 The plan was readopted at a recent joint village meeting, Redrow will post notices throughout the village. when it was decided to run the community consultation Cllr Collinson commented upon the headteacher's report in the Church Magazine that the primary school was full and that there process all over again. were no plans for expansion. What do you want? What do our villages Bus Service Cllr Sadler advised that any changes in the timings in the new bus need? Give it a thought.. service provision would only be possible if they fell within the and needed clearing. Clerk to write to landowner. current costings. Cllrs Robertson and Tuddenham were thanked for their re-siting Speeding on Chapel Street update NYCC advised that a local officer would contact the clerk to dis- of the old bench to Hillam Gates. cuss the situation. More detail to follow. Effective strategies used Fly tipping – SDC Community Officers advised there had been no reports of fly tipping in either Hillam or Monk Fryston since in other villages discussed. Christmas. These instances need to be reported to Access Selby Street lighting on 01757 292010 or email to All repairs now currently up to date. Meeting being arranged with NYCC electrical services manager re communityofficers@selby.go.uk possible future provision. Dog fouling Committee reports Clerk had spoken with the SDC Dog Warden for advice. CA -Summer Fayre and forthcoming Beer Festival plans on track Pooh Spray – brightly colouring the offending piles had proved Burial Committee – drain maintenance underway very effective in some areas, and in others temporary pavement AOB stencils. The most effective method is reporting anti social behavVillager attending the meeting reported concerns that the footpaths iour when it was witnessed and villagers are encouraged to do and hedges from Main Street to the Brick Pond were overgrown this. (see Hillam News page 25) Next meeting 5th August
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WORLD LEADERS ety for all artists, I came across an article by Terry Chipp. Terry came to the Club in the Spring and is making a return visit this Autumn. He follows in the steps of Diego Rivera and David Sioqueiros who in the 1920's wanted vibrant colours for their large out door murals and using industrial plastics and colour pigments acrylic paints were created. The first came on the market in the 1960's. The pigments in acrylic paint are exactly the same as those used in oil, watercolours and pastels. Back to Terry! He has worked in acrylics for ten years and developed an individual style that thrilled us all when he demonstrated it to the club. Using thick moulding paste, gesso, and a variety of media to thin, thicken or slow dry the paint he produced a number of amazing paintings. We all learnt so much from him and are looking Reading 'Paint' the magazine of the Soci- forward to welcoming him back to the
MONK FRYSTON ART CLUB
It always gives me pleasure when I see a painting or read an article by an artist I know. Unexpectedly it happened to me twice last week. My son gave me a lovely book he'd found on the Internet entitled "An Artist's Odyssey" by Les Packham. For many years Les was the resident artist to Yorkshire Life magazine, when month after month he produced beautiful watercolours of Yorkshire and Yorkshire folk. The book, and I quote, "is an evocative journey that encapsulates the mood and atmosphere of the countryside surrounding the Settle-Carlisle railway". Written and illustrated by Les, the book is an absolute joy, a useful reference, the sort of book one never gets tired of and one that will be re-read and looked at many times.
AS MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE here at Bert's Barrow we are passionate about supplying fresh local produce to local people. Did you know ÂŁ10 spent in your local independent shop is worth ÂŁ30 in the local economy? This is why we are holding a "Meet The Producer Day" on Sunday 16th August between 12 noon and 4pm. Please come and support your local economy and meet the local producers who bake, grow, smoke and make some of the most fabulous Yorkshire produce, all stocked here at Bert's. With the likes of Justin Staal from Staal smoke-
house in Beverley, Poskitts one of the largest carrot growers in the UK and a hog roast with one of Anna's Happy Trotters to name just a few. There will be lots of tasty treats and time to have a chat with your lovely local suppliers.
Bert's Barrow, Austfield Farm, Austfield Lane, Hillam, Leeds, LS25 5NQ 07818415320 www.bertsbarrow.co.uk
Club when it will be our turn to have a go! The Club will remain open throughout August for those who wish to use the facilities. We will be having a push to produce 'masterpieces' for our Silver Jubilee Exhibition on Saturday 26th October at Thorpe Willoughby Village Hall, 10.00am to 4:30pm. Please come along and help us celebrate. Join in a paint-a-long, you may win a prize! The childrens corner will be fun and the home made refreshments, delicious! And, there will be no entry charge! Please see page 22 for details of our October Exhibition
17 RECTOR’S RAMBLINGS
ST WILFRID’S CHURCH
Have you ever done any mountain climbing?? I haven’t personally, but I have several friends who regularly go off climbing in Scotland, or in the Alps or the Himalayas. I remember one of them telling me that half way up one of the more popular mountains climbed in the Alps is an extremely popular ‘Rest House’. The mountain concerned is certainly not one of the highest peaks, and is barely a day’s climb from the bottom to the top, and you can usually make it to the ‘Rest House’ by lunchtime. But this is normally the point at which you ‘separate the men from the boys’. When some of the amateur climbers feel the warmth of the fire and smell the good cooking, they tend to say to their companions, “We’ll just wait here while you go on to the top. When you come back down, we’ll join you and go down to the base together.” Now I’m sure a glaze of contentment comes over them as they sit by the fire or play the piano in the corner of the room and sing typical mountain climbers songs. But about 3.30 in the afternoon, everything changes; they start looking upwards toward the mountain top and see their friends reaching the top, reaching their goal. Suddenly the atmosphere in the house changes and they realise that they’ve settled for second best. What happened? Comfort caused them to lose sight of their purpose. Now that I suppose could happen to any of us. We all have those sheltered places in our lives where we can run or hide from the challenges that life lays before us. And although escape seems a good idea at the time, most of us – if we’re honest – actually come to regret it. There’s a challenging passage in the Good Book which says something like, “You’ve got to run the race before you with perseverance and faith; for the one who does and wins is the one who claims the crown.” Comfort is certainly a luxury, but I guess it can also become a distraction. Blessings as always
1ST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Family Service at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston
2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6.00pm Evensong at St Mary’s, South Milford
3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 9.30am Family Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Morning Prayer at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston
4TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9.30am Morning Prayer at St Mary’s, South Milford 11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston 6pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford
5TH SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH (WHEN ONE OCCURS) 10.30am Benefice Service at either St Wilfrid’s in Monk Fryston or St Mary’s in South Milford – please see the website for further details www.stwilfridandstmary.org
John CONFIRMATION COURSE – STARTS IN THE
CALLING ALL GUITARISTS AND DRUMMERS Do you play the guitar, drums or any other instrument? St Wilfrid’s Church in Monk Fryston and St Mary’s Church in South Milford are looking for musicians to establish a worship and praise band to lead a service once a month. If interested please contact John at the Rectory on 01977 680788 or at
hetherinton556@btinternet.com
AUTUMN In response to several requests a confirmation course will be run in the Benefice in the autumn this year. Confirmation is the step of taking responsibility for the promises made on our behalf at baptism. It is also the point of recognition by the Church (through the Bishop) of entry into full membership by the individual, and subsequently makes Holy Communion available to the person. It you feel this is a step you would like to take please contact John at the Rectory (01977 680788) or by email at
BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR WEDDINGS AND BAPTISMS FOR 2015 Enquiries to the Rector on 01977 680788 or hetherington556@btinternet.com
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AT YORK MINSTER Ordination News Neil Woodhall of Monk Fryston and well known in the St Wilfrid's community was ordained as a Deacon of the Church of England by Archbishop Sentamu in York Minister on July 5th along with Glyn Diggins of South Milford and David Johnson who is now a curate in St Wilfrid's and St Mary's. You will find Neil in Selby Abbey and (hopefully) Hillam Square playing Santa next Ringtree Christmas Lights switch on night. "A single beam of light, through a Church window, seven years ago, set me on an unexpected and unplanned journey which has taken over our lives and brought me now to this special point in time. It happened the day I walked Abbie into St. Wilfrid`s Church to be married to Nick." Neil Woodhall "I leave behind a career in business consultancy and training and look forward to village life and a growing community in the benefice of Monk Fryston and South Milford." David Johnson Photo; (right by Bill Holmes), Abbie, Neil and Sue outside York Minster West Door. and David Johnson (left)
A Big Bonfire vote of thanks and an introduction It’s over 25 Years since I first became involved with the Community Association (CA) Bonfire, when Sue, my wife who was then secretary of the CA, asked me help. She knew that I enjoyed building bonfires; so it would be no great hardship. We hadn’t lived in Monk Fryston very long. With the help of a few new village friends, we teamed up with CA members and helped out. We all had a great time. But time moves on. Last year the CA decided to form a new dedicated team to plan and manage the bonfire. Andrew Lydon agreed to act as vice chair and it was a great success. New members brought new skills, fresh ideas and new enthusiasm. Feedback from the villagers was that it was the best ever. Andrew has now agreed to take on the role of Chair of CA Bonfire Team and lead this year’s event which will be on Satur-
day 31st October. It will be a very special Halloween Event. After 25 years involvement, I have had the pleasure of meeting lots of people, getting very dirty, sometime very wet and cold, drinking lots of pints, and helping to raise a few pounds for the CA. However, the most lasting impression I have is of seeing the excitement of youngsters and the young at heart as they walk towards the Community Centre in anticipation of the Village Bonfire. Many thanks to Sue for getting me involved. I suppose without her encouragement (being poked into volunteering) I would have claimed I was too busy…. and to everyone else who has helped over the years. I wish Andrew and his team success for the future, and would recommend anyone who wants to make new friends, particularly if you have just moved to the village, to contact Andrew and get involved. Ray Newton
Great range of plants and shrubs Enjoy a coffee and cake while you shop
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WITHOUT SUBSIDIES - WIND TURBINES WOULD NEVER BE BUILT Bishopwood appeal battle rumbles on ...
Wind power—not available when you need it !
The planning application for 7 turbines at Bishopwood was submitted in May 2009 and the battle is still rumbling on. Whether we get 7 x 400 foot turbines between Hambleton and Thorpe Willoughby has still yet to be decided by a planning appeal set for November this year. Even then the decision may take another 6 months, 7 years after the planning application . On June 18th Greg Clarke the Planning Minister made an important announcement that wind farms could be only built in areas designated for wind farms and even then only if the issues raised by local people had been properly addressed. In addition to this the Government announced that subsidies would be cut because the 2020 target for onshore wind had already been met when built and approved wind farms were taken into account. This was a big change to Government policy and has major significance for the Bishopwood proposal but also for other local proposals such as Woodlane and Darrington. Between the three proposals there are 29 turbines each over 400 feet high. After the Government announcement the Planning Inspector asked Selby Council, Prowind the applicant and the Rule 6 party basically a residents group, to comment on the impact that the Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) would have on the Bishopwood appeal. We were all given two weeks to respond. The Rule 6 Party response was to point out that there had been 909 objections to the original proposal and that some of the points they made formed part of the reason why Selby District Council had refused the application in the first place. These issues had not been addressed and for that reason the appeal should be dismissed. Selby Council referenced the Rule 6 party in its response and also said that the appeal should be dismissed. One week after the closing date for a response to the Planning Inspector we are told that Prowind have not yet submitted anything. The big question is why do they continue to hold this black cloud over our villages. In the Rule 6 response we also pointed out that should the wind farm be approved (which we consider unlikely, but we remain vigilant) then it would not qualify for the Renewable Obligation subsidy. Wind farm developers depend on the subsidy to make a profit because it doubles the amount they are paid for electricity generated. The subsidy cost is then loaded into consumer bills. The Rule 6 submission concluded: The appeal has little merit and given the stated intent of the Government to halt the spread of onshore wind farms the Appeal has very little chance of success. The Appellant would be advised to withdraw the appeal in the same way that the developers have done with other wind farm appeals e.g. EDF / Bullington Cross , RWE /Temple Hill Wind farm.
When Tata steel announced 700 redundancies they cited energy costs as one of the reasons why it was no longer economic to produce steel in the UK. The problem is that wind cannot be relied upon, so in addition to paying large subsidies for wind energy we also have to pay for another form of generation to be ready to provide energy when there is no wind. The above graph shows how the total output from 6500 large wind turbines varied over a typical week. On 16 July wind energy went from close to nothing to 5GW in the space of a day. That is equivalent to three large gas power stations or the average output from Drax and Eggborough combined. The problem is that neither gas nor coal generation can be simply turned on and off at short notice. They have to be kept running and incurring costs. It should come as no surprise that our energy prices are rising because we have duplicate capacity and pay to keep it all running, even when it isn’t generating. In another scheme devised to address intermittency of wind power, large users of power are arranging to turn their operations off during periods of high demand and low wind output. Once again they will be paid to enter this arrangement and paid a bonus when they switch their usage off. While this may, just about, stop power cuts it is hardly a satisfactory way to run a developed country in the 21st century. All this extra cost arises because of the drive to build wind farms and close coal power stations in order to meet commitments that the UK made when the Climate Change act was signed and we made an EU commitment to cut our CO2 emissions by 40%, while Germany has increased theirs. Next time you hear about another major industry closing down and blaming energy costs you will know what lies behind it. The sad reality is that closing our steel making will do nothing to cut worldwide CO2 emissions. Tata will simply move steel making back to India, and emit the same CO2.
Further details of the Government announcements and copies of responses to the Planning Inspector can be found here
Scary fact about worldwide CO2 emissions Humans and animals breathing ~ 50 Gtons/year Fossil fuel burning and industry ~ 10 Gtons/year
http://stopwoodlanewindfarm.co.uk/newslinks.htm
Howard Ferguson
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PLANNING A SUMMER BREAK To most people planning is a mystery and the province of experts who have conversations about Schedule 106, Article 73, Rule 6 and other such technical gobbledegook. Planning officers write lengthy reports about the complex technicalities of planning policies. Planning Committees make decisions based on an officer’s report and their own perspective about a planning proposal. This takes place locally. If a planning application gets refused there can be an appeal and it is at this point that planning consultants and barristers come in.
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To the lay person the whole process borders on the incomprehensible. Selby’s process is designed to be straight forward and generate logical decisions in accordance with two key documents: • The NPPF – National Planning Policy Framework and • The Selby District Local Plan.
Draft Stage 1: Green Belt Study Draft Strategic Countryside Gap Study Draft Method Statements for -
Identifying Development Limits Identifying Safeguarded Land Determining Status of Villages in the Green Belt Site Allocations Draft Growth Options for Designated Service Villages (including Hillam and Monk Fryston jointly) Market Towns Study (Sherburn in Elmet, Selby and Tadcaster Highways Assessment: Draft Part A Baseline Position
Right now there is an opportunity to comment on the draft terms of reference for the above studies. More details are on the Plan Selby web site – Best way to get there is via Google. Developers will be all over this with teams of experts, but will local people really have a voice over the future of the district and such things as how many homes need to be built, what percentage need to be “affordable”, where they should be built and how much of the Green Belt should be built on?
The key document forming the Local Plan is the Selby Core Strategy that was signed off in 2013. Even this is buried in jargon and it is described as “adopted”. Adoption was only a start and further documents are now being generated, to build the de- That is briefly what the next stage of the consultation is about. tail of the “Local Plan”. Over last Christmas, Selby Council gave us the opportunity to respond to 60 questions about the future for Enjoy your summer holiday. Selby District. There were 2,038 responses. Many people must Howard Ferguson have spent long holiday hours studying documents and putting together their responses.. Ringtree Lights 100-Club Bang on cue for the summer holidays, Selby District Council Congratulations to our winners this month have launched the next stage of consultation – which will give those who care about Selby District another holiday task, namely • First prize (£20) - Phyllis Earless the Selby Council Plan for building and industrial expansion. • Second prize (£10) - Jenny and Rich Milne Draft proposals are out: • Third prize (£5) - Jenny and Rich Milne (yes, again) • Draft Strategic Housing Market Assessment • Draft Employment of Land Review Twitter comment on the new M&S in South Milford from @BrynSage: Let's hope the prices are not an intro offer - Just paid 118p in Leeds
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OUR CONCLUSIONS ARE CHANGING ALL THE TIME - THE DEEPER WE DIG... Comments from Social Media on Redrow Hillam Development proposals Richard Dossett on Facebook: Come on people make your views known here! Hillam News on Facebook: Will all the 40% low cost housing Redrow plans for Hillam be subject to George Osborne's right to buy? Hillam News on Facebook: Why is Selby Council so keen on 40% low cost housing. Hillam has few jobs, threatened buses and just one shop (in the next village). @RichMusgrave (Selby Planning Committee member) The 40% figure is the aim set out in the Council's Core Strategy, based on evidence and the evidence is district wide. However the need must be more localised. I would rather it was determined for each application. Spectator magazine on Twitter quoted by @RichMusgrave : "When social housing is built it is often because the council has done a deal with a developer for planning permission." @brynsage Consultation!Why have the event at a time when lots of us are still commuting from work? Hillam News on Facebook: They were collecting villagers' comments in a 'shoe box'. Comments are best sent to Selby Council.
They didn't usually build such solid roads in the Middle Ages. But this one was needed in the thirteenth century to get Monk Fryston stone on its way to build Selby Abbey. Ray Newton's Time Team have unearthed part of the reinforced (and rutted) way used to reach the Selby Dam waterway. After 1300 AD, better stone from Stutton, near Tadcaster was preferred.
CEF Grant Awards Since 2012 the Western Area Community Engagement Forum (CEF) has awarded grants totalling £58,710 - boosted to £156,00 by ‘matched funding’. Each CEF is responsible for deciding how to allocate this ‘Community Fund’ to local groups. Andy Pound, Chair Western CEF Partnership Board
Hillam News on Facebook: Redrow propose just one entrance to their Hillam estate. How about a second way out? Straight through the existing field gate and up the road to Lumby Hill, but what would the neighbours say? Richard Dossett on Facebook: Yes, but the entrance you suggest goes into the garden marked No1 on the Redrow plans. Hillam News on Facebook: Perhaps the plans can be changed to allow a second entrance. This would reduce pressure on Lumby Hill traffic. Sarah Burton on Facebook: It would be great to also hear the parish council's views and inputs into Redrow's plans. Hillam News on Facebook: Don't forget it will be possible to send comments to Selby Council when Redrow's application has gone in.
Keep your comments coming in to Hillam News on Facebook. Meanwhile we will be watching Selby Council website to see when the planning application goes in (See also page 5)
22 THE NIGHTS ARE DRAWING IN
CRICKET (AND FOOTBALL) REPORT TEAM PERFORMANCES are ble afternoon and the families that came
Village Bonfire 2015
rather at extremes. Due to lack of players the Thursday night team has struggled to put out a team but it wasn’t for the lack of effort from Captain Ian Elsewhere in Hillam News, Patrick who has worked hard trying to you may have read that I put out a team. have taken over from Ray Newton as chair of the CA The second team performances have been dogged. Several players have long Village Bonfire Team, having acted as vice chair last year. I would like to thank Ray for his or short term injuries and to be frank some have the usual handicap of being stint in leading and developing this wonderful village event and look forward to working with over 50. They have only achieved one win this season, so far. our new team to make it even better and more memorable. The first team however carry on with An invitation from the new chair to get involved
Last year we formed a new Bonfire Team and got off to a great start and we are now starting to plan this year’s event. It is a large and complex event to organise and therefore I don’t think it’s possible to have too many volunteers. If you would like to help in any way please contact me at lydon950@btinternet.com or on 07711 671487 Last year when we first met, despite everyone living in the village no one had ever met each other before and now we are mates; we look forward to making some more new friends this year!
Andrew Lydon
For Sale Flymo Quicksilver 40 Petrol Hand Powered Mower with Briggs and Stratton Engine In good working order. For sale only because recent foot operation has resulted in a move to a self propelled model
£50
along played out until the sun went down.
The second event was the Fun Day which was bought forward from its usual August date to July to share it with the Football Club Awards event.
The Football Club and Cricket Club are working together to form a Sports Association and this shared event was part of that collaboration.
Fortunately the weather was lovely and there was a great turn out (thank you). their winning streak and are currently There were stalls mostly of local tradtop of their division, there are some good all-rounders in the team and they ers, bbq, games for adults and children, have pulled some very exciting wins out water slide, teas and a bar. of the bag on pretty much the last ball in If any young person over 16 wants to a couple of matches. Do try to get do some volunteering on a Saturday down to the ground to support them, the afternoon they could help running the number of supporters is growing and it tea bar. This will only be until midmakes the atmosphere more sociable September so about 6 weeks. They and lively for a pleasant afternoon. would need to help sell sweets, drinks, Matches start at 1.00 and will finish make tea and generally keep the kitchen normally between 6-8pm. Dogs on tidy. They won’t have to make the leads welcome. cricket tea as players do that. If anyone is interested they can email Julie Sadler The club has hosted two events. On at sadlers999@btinternet.com. President’s Day, Dave Page our curIf satisfactory we could provide a rent president invited all sponsors of the reference. club to a barbeque. It was a very socia-
For Sale Two Britax Child Car seats 15 to 36KG 5/7 years occasional use only in grandparents car. Now out grown Donation to village charity/ organisation suggested Betty Wright
Les Wright 01977 682361
01977 682361
betttywright333@gmail.com
bettywright333@gmail.com
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LOCAL THANKS ALL ROUND At our last PC meeting we noted that Charles Vickers had cut the grass round the Ringtree, thus tidying up the Square area instantly. We thought we should write to acknowledge and thank him. We then considered how Ivor Battersby always maintained the verges outside his home and in so doing always ensures that that entrance to the village is well kept and welcoming so more thanks are due. Next we thought about Julie, Brian and Kim, who have helped plant and maintain our perimeter planters and the ones in the Square, as have the staff at Priory Roses. And of course we are constantly indebted to Philip Boothroyd... The thank you letters list was getting cumbersome and our list was still incomplete. So we decided instead to publicly thank everyone who actively helps maintain the fabric of our lovely village, as well as all those who support and develop its community ethos in so many different ways. Thank you, one and all. It’s your efforts which make Hillam a very special place to live.
GREAT HONOUR TO SERVE Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the residents of the new Monk Fryston Ward which includes the villages of Hillam, Burton Salmon, Birkin, Beal and Kellingley who supported me in the Selby District Council elections. I consider it a great honour to have been re-elected to serve the community and I will endeavour to meet the aspirations of the electorate at all times. My intention will be to do my best to improve the quality of life for all local people regardless of political persuasion and to work with the Parish Councils and other community groups for everyone's benefit. Finally, I would like to thank all the people who worked tirelessly for me across the ward to ensure a successful campaign.
Councillor John Mackman Monk Fryston Ward Hillam's first Community Asset
Hillam Parish Council
Traffic calming on the A63 works well Hillam News photographer spent twenty minutes waiting on the A63 outside East End Farm, Monk Fryston to snap up a motorist exceeding the 30mph limit - to no avail. No one entering the village from the Selby direction triggered the 30mph warning light.
Hillam Parish Council has registered the Cross Keys as a community asset at Selby District Council, with a Community ‘Right to Bid'. The scheme came into force in September 2012 and allows communities to nominate buildings and land they consider important to go on a register If they are put up for sale, the community can express an interest in purchasing - and bid. A prospective developer could be stalled for up to six months whilst the Community puts together an alternative plan. That doesn’t mean that a community plan would be accepted. The pub will remain on the register for 5 years, after which it will need to be re-registered.
Slightly disappointed Burton Salmon Parish Council is taking a similar route to establish the former Methodist Chapel as a village hall. he went on his way. Next time he drove past he checked if the warning was working and the light certainly comes on if you exceed the speed limit.
YOUTH CLUB
There are still vacancies at the Youth club, especially for girls.
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SPORT - IN - NEWS Summer sport is in full swing at the moment not least after a fantastic Wimbledon which saw the Men’s title lifted by Novak Jokevic in an epic final when he defeated the people’s favourite, Roger Federer. Both players showed why they remain number one and two in the world as they served up some classic rallies in what eventually became a four set thriller. Unfortunately for home fans, Andy Murray succumbed to Federer in the semifinals after many wise judges thought this would be his year to lift a second Wimbledon title, particularly after his strong showing in the French Open. Regrettably that wasn’t to be, but Murray remains in good form and he may well push again for another title in New York during early September. In the Women’s draw, Serena Williams once again showed her dominance by retaining the Ladies title. England’s Heather Watson provided Williams with her hardest challenge in the last 16 but despite taking a three-nil lead in the final set, she could not last out. Watson has every right to feel immensely proud of her achievement at this year’s tournament but it will all come to nothing unless she can now build on that potential which she has clearly demonstrated. With Laura Robson still recovering from injury it would be good to see Watson flying the flag during the rest of the season particularly as the bandwagon heads off towards the US Open. One thing which again raised its head in this year’s event was the fact the Ladies get the same amount of prize money as the Men despite playing two sets less, per match. One question needs to be asked in this regard. If you gave 20,000 tennis fans the chance to watch either the Men’s’ or Women’s final, how many would opt for the latter. My view is that the majority would want to see the men’s version simply because it offers better entertainment and value. If that’s the case then market forces should dictate that the men receive a higher percentage of the income generated…. The Tour De France kicked off in early July but unfortunately on this occasion it started in Belgium and not Yorkshire! The race which gripped the nation 12 months ago is once again meandering its way towards Paris and at the time of writing this piece, England’s Chris Froome was in the lead although there is still well over half-way to go. He does however have his favoured mountain terrain to attack in the next week or two so the fact that his team have been able to secure him the lead in advance of those stages, looks promising. Let’s hope he can hang in there and secure a second tour title and the third in four years for British cycling and Team Sky. One person who continues to emerge and impress from within that team is the Welshman Geraint Thomas. If he continues to progress in the current manner, then he’s surely got to lead the team in next year’s tour. If that were to happen then there’s every chance we could see another British name added to the Tour winners to go alongside Wiggins and Froome. The summer season continues with the British Open taking place during the middle of July at the home of golf, St. Andrews.
Unfortunately Rory McIlroy will not be able to take his place in this year’s line-up after injuring ankle ligaments whilst playing football the week before the tournament. It’s hard-luck on McIlroy and I’m not sure he deserves some of the comments being levelled at him. He’s a young man who clearly enjoys playing a number of sports and why shouldn’t he therefore enjoy a kick-around with his mates. The fact it has ended in injury is desperately bad luck but he didn’t do it on purpose and, to be fair, he’s the one who will suffer most in every way. It would have been great to see him match-up against the other great young hope from America, Jordan Spieth. Spieth is in the form of his young life after picking up the US Open title in June. It would have been great to see the two of them go head to head at the famous course but that’s not be. Will this therefore leave the door open for one of the other contenders to come through and collect the famous claret jug. Anyone heard from a certain Tiger Woods in recent weeks…???! Yours in Sport
Doug Hought Nicholas Boothroyd of Hillside Close, Hillam would like to thank all friends, neighbours, the Cross Keys 'Pub is the Hub' coffee morning, his mum's colleagues at South Milford Surgery and his family for support and sponsorship for his recent personal challenge of cycling 170 miles in a day from Morecambe to Bridlington. He has done this before in three days and last year it was two. So he decided to go for one day raising money for Martin House Hospice for children with life limiting and terminal illness—supporting them and their families. Sponsorship and donations are still coming in, well on the way to £500. A big thank you to Mum and Dad for support on the day and his cycling friends from the village for advice prior to the ride on Saturday 27th June. Also thanks to his friends for the use of their holiday home near Bridlington where he recuperated!
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Polite Notice to all Dogs Can you please have a word with your Owners/ Masters? And ask them to prevent you from depositing your excreta on paths and verges in or around our village. Especially the grassed and rockery area between Rose Lea Close and Hillam Hall Lane. I have attempted to bring this to their attention by direct communication, to no avail. They cannot understand either friendly discussion or the law of the land. I have (in the past) posted notices but these have been ignored. Most of those approached agree that they clean up after their animals but there appears to be a cadre of resistance which is not acceptable. It is not pleasant when one attempts to weed the rockery, only to encounter handfuls of your excrement or unpleasant odours. Similarly it is also not pleasant when cutting the Grass on the lawned area and being covered in Doggy Poo kicked up by the action of the mower. I would also add that allowing dogs to tinkle (pee) on flowers destroys the heart of the plant. There are certain owners who, from time to time, leave nicely packaged bundles of your excrement for me to dispose of, (thrown over the garden wall). Obviously these people cannot be bothered to remove your waste product to their own gardens. I hope you have more success than I have had.
Brian Carrier
See page 15, Parish Council
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CLUBS & GROUPS To amend or to add to the information below, please phone Jenny Hoare (683332)
CLUB OR GROUP
LOCATION
DAY & TIME
CONTACT
Community Centre www.mfhcc.com
2nd Wed 7.30pm
Booking Carolyn Popham 684008 Secretary Neal Smith 681207
Paddy Twidale
684180
The pub’s the hub coffee mornings
Cross Keys
Mon 10-11.45am
Mary Little
683372
Ringtree Lights Committee
Cross Keys
Occasional
Karen Merry
685694
MF & S Milford Mothers’ Union
St Mary’s Church, SM
2nd Thur 2pm
Paddy Twidale
684180
Women with Interests
Usually at Community Centre
3rd Thur 7.30pm
Kath Ratcliffe
683590
MF & Hillam Luncheon Club (70+)
Community Centre
1st Wed from 11.30am
Kath Ratcliffe
683590
MF & Hillam Junior Youth Club
Community Centre
Mon 6.30-8pm
John Leslie
682334
Breakfast & After-School Clubs
Community Centre
Mon-Thur 8am; 3.30pm
Rachael Peacock 01757 229910
MF Pre-school
Church Hall
Little Monkeys Rainbows
Community Centre
Mon-Fri 9-12am Tue & Thur 12.30-3pm Tue 9.30-11am Friday
Jayne Wood 681050 (Pre-school hours only) Victoria Hardman 07931 863140 Becky Gatenby 689230
Friday
Marie Parkin
680363
Monk Fryston & Hillam Community Association Church Hall booking
1st Hillam & MF Brownies Guides
Community Centre
Fri 6.30-7.30pm
Mandy Shaw
07768 835059
Bee-Able
Community Centre
Alt Sats 10am-2pm
Lesley Senior
01757 705585
Air Training Corps (12-17)
RAF Church Fenton
Mon & Fri 7-9.30pm
Defibrillator Group
Crown Inn
Occasional
Chernobyl Aid UK Hillam & MF Cricket Club
www.hmfcc.cricketclubwebsite.co.uk
Burton Salmon Cricket Club
01937 557340 John Colton
671172
Mike Allison
684632
Maxene Wells
681913
John Nesbitt
684444
MF Junior Football Club
Stocking Lane
Steve Tope
07970 868288
Castleford & Dist Society of Anglers
Hillam Pond, Betteras Hill Road
E Addle
07535 782380
St Wilfrid’s Parish Walks
Variable
4th Sat 10.15am
Stuart Twidale
684180
Circuit Training (children & adults)
MF School
Mon & Thur 8-9pm
Pat Birch
680580
Yoga
Community Centre
Thur 7.30-9pm
Alison Leach
Keep Fit
Community Centre
Wed 7-8 & 8.15-9pm
Rachael Rockett 07584 002326
Pilates
Community Centre
Mon 9.30-10.30am
Beverley Fletcher 01937 530079
MF Cycling Club
MF Square
Iain Mitchell
681063
Sequence Dancing
Community Centre
Sun: 7am summer, 8am winter Every Tue 8-10pm, last Sat 7.30-11pm
Sonia Hoyle
681105
Dancing (2+, also teen classes)
Church Hall
Tue 4-7.30, Wed 4-6.30
Lucie Fox
01757 228841
Baby Sensory Classes
Community Centre
Fri 10-11 & 11.30-12.30
Jayne Tremble
07725 178559
High-Low Quick-Slow (for under-5s)
Community Centre
Thur 10-11am
Anne Nicholson 01757 611234
MF Time Team
Community Centre
4th Tue 7.30pm
Sue Newton
682084
MF Art Club
Church Hall
Mon 1-4pm
Jean Dearn
682611
Metal Detecting
Cross Keys
1st Sun 9.30am-noon
Trevor Austin
MF Reading Group
Cross Keys
1st Tue 7.30pm
Susan Gardner
683633
U3A Sherburn and Villages Branch
Groups, locations, times: www.sherburnu3a.co.uk
Alex Svenson
683514
Local evening & daytime classes
Adult Learning Service, Selby & Sherburn
0845 3006686
Sherburn Library
Has a list of local societies covering a wide area
0845 0349443
07715 174734
07975 908822
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