1

Issue editor - Rob Preston Hillam NewsHillam NewsHillam News is financed by advertising and the generosity of contributors, copiers and distributors. If you have an article for publication, please phone David Atkinson on 684577 or email dsa99uk@yahoo.co.uk

Advertising enquiries to David Edwards on 682346 or exSite@talktalk.net www.issuu.com/hillamnews

The voice of Hillam village. founded 1989 by mary little . Delivered free to all homes in hillam. Volume 26 Issue 2. APR–MAY 2013

BT Open Reach engineers have

confirmed that fibre optic cable has

reached Mill Close. Hillam News

has published pictures on

Facebook of BT engineers in

action and press reports quoting

Nigel Adams MP have confirmed

that South Milford and Hillam

feature in the latest roll out. This

is great news for our village.

As Hillam News went to press at

least one property in Hillam had

been connected with BT Infinity,

and achieved a breathtaking speed

of over 37Mb.

An application has been accepted

for a supply right at the end of the

line - down Hillam Common.

Nigel Adams MP is expected at a

broadband launch event in

Sherburn on April 26th to celebrate

the arrival of fibre optic in the area

and highlight the role of Superfast

North Yorkshire.

Upto 40Mb speeds predicted!

Latest information at: www.superfastnorthyorkshire.com

Persistent showmen win planning appeal

Showmen have won permission

to develop the former Brayton

mushroom farm.

The permission is for a site to house ten

families of travelling showpeople and

their equipment. The appeal followed

Selby Council’s refusal in 2012 which

was accompanied by a vigorous campaign from local residents. The site

adjoins Selby bypass and Selby Golf

Club.

In 2011 an inspector supported Selby

Council’s refusal to another group of

showpeople for a similar development in

Lowfield Lane, Monk Fryston.

The mushroom farm planning refusal was made against the advice of planning

officers and the Showmen were awarded

costs.

It is now just over 4 years since

plans for Woodlane wind farm

were first revealed to unsuspecting

residents of Birkin, Gateforth,

Hillam, Monk Fryston and West

Haddlesey.

The Planning decision will be

made on 10th April.

The time has now come for us to show that

opposition is as strong as ever. A big push

now ensues to get the wind farm turned

down.

We need to have a mass turnout when the

wind farm is considered by the planning

committee on 10th April.

Time has still to be confirmed but please

plan to be at the Council offices from 3pm

on 10th April.

Woodlane Windfarm Planning Decision April 10th

Superfast Broadband arrives in Hillam

Electricity pylons near Hillam are

175 feet high, the proposed turbines

at Woodlane are 410 feet high.!

There are 14 of them stretching for

over 3km.

We’re bringing fast, fibre broadband to homes and

businesses across North Yorkshire.

2

THE BIRDING COLUMN by Graham Todd

he night of 5th January was

mild, windless and clear, with a

crescent moon partially covered by haze. As I lay in bed with the window open, I listened to the excited calls of a large party of Pink footed Geese taking advantage of the ideal conditions in which to make their annual reverse migration northwards. Howard Ferguson emailed later on in the month with a photograph of a flock of 400 Pink feet taken on 22nd January as they flew over Maspin House.

I suppose the most exciting birding news from hereabouts was the report of a Hen Harrier hunting over fields between Hillam and Gateforth on 8th February, gliding at hedge top height before pouncing on unwary victims sheltering from the bitter winds in the hedge

bottoms. As far as I know this was just the one sighting by a passing motorist, but this is not the only recent record, with another frequenting the Selby Dams area, one winter a couple of years ago. This is a very unusual and welcome sighting of what has now become a very rare breeding species that suffers relentless persecution on the grouse moors of England, reducing the

breeding population perhaps to just the one nesting pair in the north west of the country. On an unusually warm, bright and sunny afternoon on 15th February I made a rare excursion to the reclaimed colliery mound of Gascoigne Wood, which has been

planted up with birch, oak and alder. In fact it was warm enough to fool four Common Buzzards into thinking it was spring, as they circled together in the blue sky, in their pre-mating courtship display. Citrus coloured Siskin fed silently in the alder, before rising noisily to move on to the next belt of trees. A pair of Bullfinches

called softly from the thick vegetation, mostly invisible, with just a glimpse of vivid pink from the chest of the male, as it bounced away into the darkness. Redpolls are very much visible in alders this winter too, the males with their small yellow bill, bright red streaked crown and breast. The alder plantations glowed rust red against a

pastel blue sky, traced with warm, plum

coloured wisps of cloud, and as I walked silently along the grassy track, a male Green Woodpecker bounced away from me, always staying fifty yards ahead of me, its startling green and red plumage

illuminated by the now near-horizontal shafts of strong sunlight. As I scanned the horizon with my binoculars I spotted two long ears projecting up above the lank grassland about a mile away. I watched this spot for a good five minutes, before a Roe Deer moved off cautiously, ever wary for the sound of poachers. What a pity

people like that cannot appreciate the beauty of such a graceful creature. On 16th February, again on a rare sunny day, I drove to Towton to walk along the track that crosses Cock Beck, not just for the sake of exercise, but also hoping to see something unusual in the attractive and varied habitat of that area, with its

reclaimed quarries, meandering beck and hilly countryside. I was not disappointed, as three Red Kites circled together low over fields just this side of Stutton, hopefully heralding a further expansion of this magnificent bird. Whilst driving home later on that day I spotted a Red Kite circling over South Milford roundabout,

before it headed off in the direction of Monk Fryston. I tracked the bird in the car, before parking in the lay by on the A63 just before Monk Fryston to watch the direction of flight. It was clearly looking for food, as it flew low over roof tops following the line of the road between Monk Fryston and Hillam. It stayed in the

area long enough for me to catch it up, just in time to see it gliding low over our garden, before it headed off towards Bluebell Wood. On 22nd February I met up with my pal “Clive of Kippax”, and we spent a memorable half day at Swillington Ings

bird reserve, adjacent to the River Aire. I had been a member of the Swillington Ings bird group for almost a year without having visited the place, so I thought it was about time I did so. What a pleasant surprise it was. The former open cast coal mine of St Aidan’s has been transformed into an enormous reed bed criss-crossed by dykes and walk ways, and it wasn’t too

long before I heard the unmistakeable deep resonating sound of a Bittern, booming unseen from the midst of the reed bed. The place was alive with duck of a variety of species, including Goosanders and

Goldeneye catching fish on the nearby River Aire. The presence of these sawbill species indicates a healthy river environment and an abundance of fish, but I wasn’t prepared for what we saw next, close to the weir, when Clive shouted “Otter!” I was just in time to see the ripples from a large submerging mammal

as it dived below the surface of the river. We hung about for about twenty minutes then we saw it again, an absolutely huge dog otter swimming across the river before diving once again. The presence of otters on what was previously a badly polluted river not so long ago is testimony to the huge strides made by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in its Mid Aire Otters and River

Project.

For further information you can visit: http://www.ywt.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/mid-aire-otters-and-rivers-project Finally, spare a thought for the poor, tired, Grey Heron, having to get up at early doors each morning searching for its

breakfast. It can’t be much fun having to set off before dawn to look for food, but luckily for them, help is at hand, since down our street we have a couple of philanthropic bird lovers who have set up “Gordon and Mary’s goldfish sushi bar”. Gordon told me enthusiastically that he is absolutely enthralled by the sight of this

pterodactyl -like bird enjoying a “Little breakfast!” when he opens the bedroom curtains of a morning. (As if…..

Graham Todd

T

Open Sunday

3

LATEST

Phone

01977 685534

Consultation Welcome – Initial Discussion Free

David (Dai) Jones Dip Arch RIBA

Architect Fletton House The Square

HILLAM

North Yorkshire

LS25 5HE

December 100 Club winners The winners of the Hillam Lights 100-Club Draw for December are as follows:

1st - £20 - Cyril Pickup (No. 28) 2nd - £10 - Sandra and Brian Plows (No. 81) 3rd - £5 - Rob Preston (No. 68)

Drainage Culvert strikes Gold Villagers will remember the work last October to

install a new drainage culvert beneath the road at

the end of Betteras Hill Road and Hillam Hall

Lane.

Success The work has been a great success. The pipe is of a larger bore than the old stone arch and allows much more water to flow

through than ever before. The introduction of a 1050mm diameter pipe has enough capacity to cope with much higher flow rates. Not only has this enabled a larger volume of water to get through during flood conditions but it has this alleviated flooding to the area too.

Higher flow rates Recent heavy rains and snow melts have brought about an unexpected benefit. Higher flow rates have flushed through the

dyke and scoured the stream bed clean. Stones, gravels and unbelievably flakes of gold have now become visible in the dyke along side of Hillam Pond.

Glacial Deposits It turns out the Hillam is ideally suited for gold. Ice age glaciation left gold rich glacial till around the base of the hill that modern Hillam sits on. The dyke runs along the lower edge and this is where the gold nuggets have accumulated. Flakes of gold are usually found near the surface with larger nuggets expected a

little deeper down. Given the quantities gold likely in glacial material Hillam News is expecting this to spark off a gold rush.

Expert view North Yorkshire County Council Geologist, Mrs. Avril Pool said, “Gold originated in the glacial moraine from the ice age. Hillam is sitting on the geological feature made of Glacial material which is gold rich - it’s fantastic.”

Prospecting pays The price of gold increased over by over five times in the last ten

years and everyone is aiming to cash in. It’s thought that the anglers at Hillam Pond are planning to drain it to recover gold on a commercial scale.

The wepayevenlesscashforgold.com shop is setting up a caravan in the Cross Keys car park too.

The Parish Council is urging villagers to keep the discovery quiet so that no-one from Monk Fryston finds out. No time to lose

Stake your claim before it’s too late to cash-in. So get out there,

start prospecting, go gold panning, and let’s all get filthy rich!

John Withers 1938 - 2013 John Withers lived in Monk Fryston before he moved to Hillam and ended his days in South Milford. In retirement he

threw himself into Hillam Cricket Club where he was treasurer and later a mainstay in the building of the new pavilion. He did most of the plumbing and much of the fitting out of the shower areas. Hockey however was John’s main sport and he was a qualified hockey umpire with the Tadcaster club.

Some years earlier John joined the Chernobyl Charity convoy team. Not only was he available to collect aid from companies and organisations on many occasions and a regular on loading days, he completed six convoys to Belarus. Even in the late stages of his illness he was there on collection loading days to see his friends in the team. John was born in Bloxwich a suburb of Birmingham. He was

an insurance assessor in the motor trade, a role he undertook for many years until retirement. He became a member of the national committee of the Insurance Assessors trade association. At his funeral the eulogist described John as 'full on’ guy and that is how he will be remembered at Hillam Cricket Club and

in the wider village community.

Hillam Ringtree Christmas Lights Committee

Urgently needed

To be able to complete the road closure paperwork for the

Christmas Lights switch on event, we need help from someone who holds a Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual 2006 qualification. If you, or anyone you know, is able to help us please could you get in touch with Karen Merry as soon as possible (the paperwork needs to be completed during the summer).

A huge thank you to everyone who responded to the request for

help in the last issue of Hillam News!

Hillam Ringtree Christmas Lights Committee.

4

Garden Route Gourmet BEST QUALITY READY MEALS

DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR

VISIT

www.gardenroutegourmet.co.uk

Or call Robert on 07717 354112

NEW MENUS

Individual meals, complete dinner parties, delivered buffets

An Uncertain Future For Village An Uncertain Future For Village An Uncertain Future For Village An Uncertain Future For Village FundingFundingFundingFunding

Hillam Parish Council was recently informed by Selby District

Council that the new reduced Central Government funding

arrangements for town councils due to come into effect in April

will in turn impact upon our village precept income.

This coming year, because of the short notice, they have made up

the shortfall by giving us a one off grant. Next year, we will have

the choice of increasing our village precept , the local village tax

element of your council tax bill set by the Parish Council to

cover our village expenses, or cut back on our spending.

The village precept funds a range of local responsibilities, ie.

grass cutting, street lighting, community group support, cemetery

and footpath maintenance. So as a community, next year, we

will have to tighten our belts or dig deeper into our pockets.

To all Village Groups To all Village Groups To all Village Groups To all Village Groups and interested Individualsand interested Individualsand interested Individualsand interested Individuals

The Summer Fayre is an opportunity for all and any village organisation to get involved and raise funds for their group. This maybe in the form of running a stall, activity or simply providing people to help either in the planning process or on the day. The funds raised are put into a pot and distributed according to effort put in by the Groups. Over the past 5 years around £15,000 has been raised for Village organisations, which has all been re- invested into the Village one way or

another, so that everyone benefits. The core group of organisers of the Village Summer Fayre, which will be held on Sunday 23rd June irrespective of the weather, the School, Community Association and St Wilfrid's, have already held three planning meetings. The organising committee is an ad hoc group and welcomes

any group or individual who may wish to participate or help to come along and join in. If for some reason you wish to be involved but can't make it to our meetings please call either Tony Hudson 682693 or Ray Newton 682084. Ray Newton

2013 Summer Fayre Organising Group Chairman

Readers can keep up to date and read the minutes of

Hillam Parish Council on the Hillam News website

http://www.issuu.com/hillamnews.

Monk Fryston minutes are displayed outside the Post Office or follow on Twitter @MonkFrystonPC

COMMUNITY FUNDING NEWSCOMMUNITY FUNDING NEWSCOMMUNITY FUNDING NEWSCOMMUNITY FUNDING NEWS

5

Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council February 2013

Précis of Hillam PC meeting minutes 6th February 2013 Previous meetings minutes read and approved. New councillor, Martyn Pattison was welcomed to the meeting.

Matters Arising:

Clerk confirmed that Mr Johnson had been invited to the meeting but no response or acknowledgement had been received. Cllr Robertson will follow up. Cllr Sadler informed members that despite an anticipated response date from the Planning Inspector of mid January, no response to the planning appeal lodged by Mr Cannon had yet been received.

Given the demise of the Hillam Village website, the full

version of the PC minutes will now be published online through the Hillam News website.

Finance: The clerk gave further information about the future effect upon our precept of the revised Central Government funding proposals. In essence, discretionary elements replace previous mandatory ones and we will most likely get less. Article will be published in the next issue of HN alerting

residents to this fact. C/A £4,018.72 H/I ac £6,202.00

Cheques drawn: MFPC - £253.56 grass cutting. Community Assn. - £72.00 Hall hire. Thirsk c/care assn - £34.50 PAYE Adm. MH Walton - £360.00 Salary. HMRC - £90.00 Tax due. 79p interest received.

Correspondence in: Christmas Lights committee accepting the donation towards the costs of putting up and taking down the Christmas lights SDC re the effect of the Council Tax Base rate on the PC precept for 2013/2014 Cllr Mark Crane - re the complaints we made about the adjourned planning meeting in October 2012. Hanover Housing – details of covenants affecting Manor Court. The covenant relates to land not the actual properties.

KE Lunness Aggregates - confirming the ongoing use of the Betteras Hill Quarry is in accord with the long standing terms and conditions.

SDA of voluntary service - detailing monies available from the proceeds of crime available for communities. Booth and Son offering their services as a general builder/gardener.

NYCC – advising of various road closures in Hillam.

Correspondence out: JBA Consulting re the flooding of fields on Hillam Common Lane. Persistent non response to be followed up by Cllr Robertson. Lunness Aggregates Ltd. - Requesting confirmation of the type of material to be tipped at Betteras Hill Road quarry. Mr Tope – re dog fouling on Football pitch in response to his

enquiry. Christmas Lights Committee – re donation. Hillam Historians –Letter of thanks for the new fingerpost Mr M Johnson – meeting invite.

Planning Matters: Application - Mr M Lambeth Orchard View. Detached carport and store – No objection raised by HPC Mrs. A. Adamson - Decision - Application for consent to fell

one sycamore and crown thin 30% TPO 5/1982 at The Priory Chapel Street –granted.

Environment: Cllr Collinson requested 2 bags of grit be made available for use on Betteras Hill Road. Agreed. Cllr Sadler asked for prosecution for dog fouling guidance. Cllr Lorriman reported on fly tipping he had reported to SDC. Cllr Robertson requested the SDC Street Cleaning dept be asked

to clean the paths and kerb edges.

Reports:

Burial Committee. Wall and Railings refurbishment cost £974.00. 4 recent burials.

Community Association. Further extension funding being sought externally. Very successful sold out Quiz night.

A full version of the Hillam Parish Council minutes are

available on the Hillam News website which can be accessed

through www.issuu.com/hillamnews

6

Précis minutes Hillam Parish Council March 2013 Précis of Hillam PC meeting minutes 6th March 2013 Minutes of previous meeting approved.

Matters arising: No response to communications with Mark Johnson.

No response from planning inspectorate re overdue appeal decision. No response from Mr Grogan SDC enforcement Officer. Cllr Lorriman raised the question about purchase restrictions on Manor Court Properties. Cllr Robertson will investigate and report. Clerk to send formal written request for roads and pavements to be cleaned.

Finances: C/A £3062.27. H/I A/C £6,202.00.

Cheques drawn: CSR £186.46 street light repairs. MH Walton (Aggregates Ltd) £86.90 Grit Salt. MH Walton Feb Salary £180.00. HM Revenue & Customs £45.00.

Funding Applications Received:

A range of funding applications was received. It was agreed to donate the sum of £2,280. Additional information to be requested from MF United FC before decision in their case.

Correspondence Received: Hillam and MF CC – ball sponsorship request – approved. Selby Area Internal Drainage Board – re flooding of fields and Rose Lea Close June 2012. SDC finance confirming the PC’s precept for 2013/2014 at

£11,295. Hillam Ring Tree lights – letter of thanks for donation. Correspondence out e-mail confirming precept for 2013/2014 at £11,295.

Planning Matters: Application -Mr T Morley. Ménage in connection with equestrian use at Hillam Grange, Austfield Lane. No objections. Decision Mr M Lambeth. Construction of detached car port

‘Orchard View, Main Street. Refused.

Environment: Cllr Robertson reported blocked drains outside Hillam Hall gates – action clerk. Grass cutting contract with S Parkin to be extended through 2013 season. Cllr Robertson re-iterated and questioned the none progress in refurbishing the ring tree seat – Cllr Collinson to find out why.

Clerk to investigate alternative options. Hedge cuttings on footpath off Betteras Hill Road are impeding pedestrian access. Cllr Collinson to contact the footpath officer to ascertain the landowner. More rubbish left by contractors at the Betteras Road rail crossing- clerk to contract Network Rail.

Reports:

Burial Committee.

Summary of guiding terms of reference to be drawn up for clarification and the guidance of new members.

Community Engagement Forum. Members informed of meeting details by e-mail.

Community Association. Substantial funding bid underway. Next meeting Wednesday 3rd April at 7.30pm at the Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Centre.

A full version of the Hillam Parish Council minutes are

available on the Hillam News website which can be accessed

through www.issuu.com/hillamnews

Opening our council tax bills is an unpleasant task at the best of times, so it

must have come as an unwelcome surprise to many to discover, that in these difficult times when council tax capping is the norm, that your village precept payment had been increased by over 4%.

It was an even greater shock to your parish Councillors who had applied for no

increase whatsoever in the Parish precept for the coming year. To set this in context, the extra 4.1% imposed upon us will cost residents in the band B properties approximately an extra £2 a year and other

band properties proportionately.

We are currently investigating with Selby

District Council what has happened. Anything we say now is pure speculation, so we choose to say only that we will report back when we have some factual information to share with you.

Hillam Parish Council

Village Precept Increase Mystery

In the last issue of the Hillam News, Hillam Parish Council invited funding

applications from local community groups for specific aims or projects. After careful discussion and consideration the following awards were made.

Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Association - £760 to help fund playground risk assessment training and

playground maintenance. St Wilfrid’s Church - £500 towards roof

repairs. Monk Fryston Pre-School - £300 towards provision of ICT equipment. Luncheon Club - £100 towards running costs.

Monk Fryston United IC Football Club Decision pending awaiting further

information.

Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club

- £500 for clubhouse development and £30 match ball sponsorship.

Hillam Lights - The committee had

already previously been awarded funds to

cover the cost of putting up and taking

down the Ringtree Christmas lights.

Hillam Parish Council – Community Group Funding Application Outcomes

7

SPOILING THE VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT

The Foundation Field has now been

checked and there is no signs of broken

glass from the weekend that has gone.

The Field is pretty much as it has

always been – except the amount of

'dog-poo' is becoming quite excessive.

Those checking the field this morning found it extremely difficult to walk around and not step into the mess that has been left due to there being so much.

There is a public right of way down the left-hand side of the Field – and in addition to this the Foundation Trustees

are happy for dog walkers to use the field providing they clean up their dog's mess. The villages of Monk Fryston and Hillam are generally suffering at the moment from an excess of dog-poo on the pave-ments -although some people do clear up after their dog- but clearly not all are do-ing so. The Trustees are aware that dog-

poo in long grass can be difficult to pick up, and it can easily be thought that it is not a problem – but the quantity in the Field is now definitely becoming one.

I am also aware that children do use the field – especially during the holidays and I am sure that those with dogs will be only too aware of the health problem that

dog-excrement can cause – it would be a shame if the Field became unusable by children because of the dog-walkers in our community.

Please note that the Foundation Field is open as a concession to the community and the Trustees assume no responsibility for those who use it – either dog-walkers or children.

PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR

DOG AND MAKE OUR

COMMUNITY A BETTER AND

SAFER PLACE

Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation with this matter Regards John Revd John Hetherington

Rector of Monk Fryston and South Milford

A View from the A View from the A View from the A View from the BoundaryBoundaryBoundaryBoundary Dog FoulingDog FoulingDog FoulingDog Fouling

With the cricket season only a

month away, I am sorry to have to bring this to your attention again

but it is a concern to the club and

especially the players.

The Club has no objection to people walking their dogs around the ground but do object to the few who do use the ground to walk their dogs but then do not pick up the droppings.

With Junior Cricket coaching on Monday’s, Senior Net Practice on Tuesday’s, Thursday Evening League matches and Saturday match days the last thing we want is complaints from players and parents about dog fouling on the out-

field. It is unhygienic, filthy and totally unnecessary.

I am a dog owner and I am sure the majority of dog owners clear up their

dogs’ mess but it’s the minority who don’t so Please, Please, Please help us out on this one. Tonu Vaks Chairman

To all residents of Hillam and

Monk Fryston

You will recall that last autumn the

Community Association notified all

residents that the CA Grounds and

Facilities would be closed to the public

from 7pm until dawn on Fridays,

Saturdays and Sundays until future

notice. This followed the disruption and damage caused by 3 impromptu "face book parties" being staged in our village, on the

CA, School and other public areas. We had hoped that the actions initiated by Hillam and Monk Fryston Parish Councils to ban alcohol consumption in public and specific places would by now be in force and allow us to remove the restrictions. Unfortunately, this is not the case and

therefore we are reminding everyone that the CA has given the Police the discretionary authority to ask anyone who may be on CA property when it is closed to leave the property. This is a most unfortunate situation particularly as Spring is approaching,

evenings becoming lighter and traditionally the playground and facilities have been used by families and youngsters long into the evening. We hope we will soon be able to remove the restrictions but in the meantime we ask everyone to understand that we have taken this action to protect the facilities which

are used and enjoyed by many residents and visitors every day. Yours sincerely, Ray Newton Chairman

Community Association

8

OUT AND ABOUT

Church walk Saturday 27th April

Church Walking Group

Date -----Saturday 27th April 2013. Venue---Slingsby [New Walk!!!!] We welcome you to a 7.5 mile walk, described by "Wilkinson" as

Fields of Gold. In addition to Slingsby, we visit the villages of Barton-le-Street and Appleton-le-Street. After a gentle climb from Appleton we reach Heights Wood, and head for Slingsby Bank on the headland track, with outstanding views of the Vale of Pickering and North York Moors. Meet at 10.15 am, for a 10.30am start at the village green. Please park with consideration on the main and surrounding streets. Please bring food and a drink, and dress suitable for the day.

Allow 55 minutes from Monk Fryston/South Milford, via the A64 York ring road, on towards Scarborough, turning of at Barton-le-Willows were you see the signs for Castle Howard. Slingsby is about 3miles beyond Castle Howard

Any queries please contact Paddy or Stuart on 684180.

Women with interests

The programme for Women with Interests 2013 is now almost complete

21 March 7:30 at the Community Centre. A presentation of slides taken during June 2012 to cover the Olympic torch, Jubilee celebrations and Summer Fayre.

April. An evening out which is already fully booked.

16 May 7:30 at the Community Centre. "The Games Makers" a presentation given by Jeanette and Phil Laycock on their experiences at the Olympic Games.

20 June 7:30 at the Community Centre.

Quiz and social evening.

18 July 7:30 at the Community Centre. Talk on the Battle of Towton.

15 August Day trip out venue etc. to be arranged nearer the time.

19 September 7:30 at the Community Centre. A talk by Dogs for the Deaf.

17 October 7:30 at the Community Centre. A talk on forensic evidence.

21 November 7:30 at the Community Centre.

A talk on Medieval Gardens.

9 December 7:30 at the Community Centre. Christmas party, just bring some food.

16 January 7:30 at the Community Centre. Programme planning for 2014.

Luncheon club Monk Fryston & Hillam luncheon club are looking for eligible people from the age of 70 years to join the club which meets on

the first Wednesday of the month in the community centre, Monk Fryston - from 1.30pm to 1.30pm.

Members enjoy delicious and varied home cooked meals at a cost of £5 per person.

If you would like to join, know of someone who would like to join or need further information,

Please contact Kath on 01977 683590, Pauline on 01977 685393 or Wendy on 01977 683261.

Hillam FC Pie and Ale night Friday the 19th April at 7:30 at the Cross Keys.

Tickets £7 available from the Post Office and the Cross Keys. They are also available from Lee on 07774048913.

Events will be competitions, sports quiz, name the sportsman

and a raffle. It will be a good fun competitive night for the village.

Hillam FC Based at the Cross Keys, Hillam. Requires players 16 and over for a Sunday morning league team. Anyone who is interested or has been/would like to be involved with sponsoring the team, please contact Lee on 07774048913 or ask at the Cross Keys for more information.

Monk Fryston Hall has a new owner Mr Davies will live over the shop

Prior to being a hotel the Hall was home of the Hemsworth family, who as anyone who has been in Saint Wilfrid’s will know, played an important part in church life during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Mary, widow of Benjamin

Hemsworth junior died in 1940 and ownership passed to a nephew, who was killed in the War. The building which is claimed to have Civil War bullet holes in the roof was used by the army during the Second World War.

At the 1946 auction, S.W. Tinsdale bought the Hall and opened a hotel. From 1954 to 2006 the it was owned by the Duke of Rutland. He sold it to Mr M. Hogarth, from Cave Castle Hotel,

Brough. Mr Tinsdale’s grandson farms locally and produces 50% of the fresh carrots sold by ASDA

Last summer the Hall grounds hosted the villages' memorable Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Local Cricket Clubs have regularly held dinners there and getting married at St Wilfrid's is not complete without a reception across the road in the Hall.

Hillam News will not be alone in wishing Mr Davies, Dawn and

staff the all best for the future.

9

New Head Appointed

I used to think that the Spring term in

school is the quietest, the one where

nothing much happens except a lot of good work. This term has been the exception and while there has been much good work done there have been several exciting events too. The first was the

appointment of the new Headteacher. There were a number of really good candidates and it was a rigorous interview process but finally, a bit like a new Pope, the governors unanimously agreed on Mr Rick Weights. Some of you may remember him as a former Headteacher at Saxton and now an adviser for North

Yorkshire. He will bring with him a wealth of experience and I am very confident that he is good person to continue the excellent work of this school. Just before half term we hosted 15 teachers from several European countries. It was a great experience for everyone and

they were able to spend time in classes with the children as well as sample some of the delights of Yorkshire. A highlight was the Ceilidh on the Friday as several parents joined us for a great night of dance, music and lovely food. I think our visitors thought that we were all quite mad and have ceilidhs every week!

Our Comenius project is focused on art in each country and each of us has chosen an artist. Ours is David Hockney, of course, and the children in each class did

some fantastic art work based on his various styles. This was displayed in an exhibition in school alongside some of the work produced by children in our partner schools. I was delighted with the quality of the work produced. World Book Day was a great event.

Children and staff came dressed as their favourite book character and we had a wonderful day. Two authors, Hilary Robinson and Emma Barnes came into school and inspired the children to become writers!

Church School Inspection. By the time

you read this we will have had a Church School Inspection (different from Ofsted in that the focus is on the distinctiveness of the school as a church school and how that impacts on the lives of the children). I will let you know the outcome next time. I think that a Church school is very special and I am convinced that the

children benefit greatly from the ethos and Christian values we promote. Before Easter we will be having a ‘Barnabas Day’. Barnabas is a special Christian charity which works with children and schools to support the church school ethos. They will be doing workshops on ‘Easter’ with the children.

Carole Middleton

SCHOOL REPORT

10

We are delighted to be able to announce that our KS1 results in 2012 have placed our school in the top 20% of schools in the country. This is confirmed by Ofsted on their new Data Dashboard. Due to our small cohorts we are not able to publish our KS2 data as this could identify

individual pupils; however, 100% of pupils at the end of KS2 in 2012 achieved the DFE expected level and 75% exceeded the expected level - these are tremendous results and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff and pupils who work so hard.

We are delighted to welcome two new Reception pupils Maisie I’anson and Lily Kinnair who joined us earlier this month and both pupils have settled very quickly into our school.

Throughout these cold months we have been busy outside improving our wildlife

garden. We have recruited help from Cutting Edge who have worked with the pupils to weed, plant and tend to this area. We have a blossoming and enthusiastic gardening club who have also selected plants to brighten up our borders during what has been a very long winter. We would like to thank the Trustees of the

Lady Hastings Foundation who have generously donated funds which have enabled us to provide storage for our gardening equipment and P.E. equipment. Class 1 have been working hard on their Antarctic project and presented a

wonderful selection of their work to parents and carers at our Celebration Assembly on 1st February which included a short drama on penguins! Pupils also celebrated Chinese New Year in February and have produced lovely lanterns. We are now learning about the life of Louis Braille

and have been visited by Vinnie the guide dog and his owner to find out about how Vinnie helps his owner.

Pupils in KS2 had a wonderful visit to the Royal Armouries to support our project work on The Tudors. We took part in a workshop on copper embossing and

produced our own plates using the special tools provided. The pupils have produced fabulous collages of Tudor people including Henry VIII, a Tudor merchant and a Lady in Waiting. We are now learning about the human body including the skeletomuscular system. 14 pupils, girls and boys, from class 2 represented

our school at the Dance Festival at Sherburn High School. The dance they performed was entirely their own work. The older girls chose the music and choreographed the dance and Natalie Duckels was the main stylist helping everyone to decide their outfit. The whole piece was excellent and a good example of

how pupils can work together.

Everyone had a good day supporting the Children’s Heart Campaign at Leeds General Infirmary and we raised money in support of this. We had a talk and Q&A

session from 17 year old Zoe Smith who had her heart operation at LGI just before Christmas.

On Tuesday 26 February we had a visit to school from our PCSOs. They talked to pupils in class 1 about Stranger danger and our pupils in class 2 about internet safety - both very important subjects.

On Thursday, 7th March we celebrated World Book Day and pupils and staff dressed as super heroes for the day. We had special reading time with super heroes’ materials.

Our Craft after school club has been very popular this term and Mrs Huntington has

helped pupils to create fabric hearts filled with lavender; a personalised place mat and design and stencil a unique t-shirt.

Still to come before we break up, pupils in class 2 will receive a visit from staff from Sherburn High School who will take a session on Rollo Lab which introduces

pupils to control and monitoring and data collection and we are looking forward to an Easter activities day which will include egg rolling and an Easter egg hunt.

We wish everyone a happy Easter. Best wishes,

D Andrews Head Teacher Burton Salmon School produced excellent SATS results, which were well over national targets, but because Burton Salmon is small, the school's SATS results are not published and they do not appear in

league tables.

BURTON SALMON CP SCHOOL REPORT

Burton Salmon CP School Burton Salmon CP School Burton Salmon CP School Burton Salmon CP School Happy learning for a healthy future

11

CRIME AND POLICING

Crime Shorts Hillam - Perdigree Ewe stolen Between the 9th and 10th February a pedigree ewe, due to lamb in a few days time, was stolen from a field on Fairfield Lane, Hillam. This is the second time that sheep have been stolen from this location in recent weeks. The tag number of the ewe is now known to be UK0133361

Jewellery Theft Between 13:30 on 8 February and 12:00 on 9 February a house burglary occurred on Sand Lane, South Milford. Items of jewellery and electrical goods were taken

from the property.

Hirst Courtney Oil Theft At approx. 1050hrs on12/02/13 offenders were seen stealing heating oil from a property in Hirst Courtney. They made off in a white Citroen panel van towards Carlton. The rear registration of this vehicle was T438 VSF, it is believed that the front registration plate was different

Whitley Oil tank drained Overnight on the 25/02/13 approximately 900 litres of oil has been taken from a central heating tank located at the side of a residential property in Whitley. Please ensure that you check your central heating tanks and ensure they are fully secure and

have not been tampered with.

Catalytic converters targeted There has been a recent rise in the theft of catalytic converters from vans mainly Mercedes Benz vehicles. The most recent incident occurred in the Sherburn in Elmet Area. Please be mindful about keeping your vehicle secure and enquire at you local garage or Police Safer Neighbourhood Team about marking your catalytic

converter. If you have any information please contact the police non-emergency number of 101. In a real emergency do not hesitate to dial 999.

In the December issue of Hillam News we reported that following

gatherings of young people which were accompanied by drinking

and public misbehaviour, Hillam along with Monk Fryston Parish

Council were to apply for a Designated Public Place Order

(DPPO). Under the DPPO it would be an offence to refuse to hand

over alcohol to a police officer in uniform. Monk Fryston Parish

Council explained this at a public meeting chaired by Bill Holmes

and addressed by Tim Grogan, senior enforcement officer from

Selby District Council.

Public notices have been circulated to reinforce and remind

residents that the Community Association property is closed

from7pm at weekends. Carole Middleton had information that a

Facebook party would take place and the CA worked with the

Police to make them aware and give them the tools to do their job

without giving publicity to the perpetrators!

In a recent event, Bill Homes was very frustrated with the

slowness of Selby DC's action - the police responded to 5 calls

from Monk Fryston residents between 9pm- 12.30pm - about 50

youths "too many for the officers to deal with"...

Public order in Monk Fryston

12

HILLAM AND MONK FRYSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The Western Area Community

Engagement Forum (CEF) has a

total of £36,000.00 waiting to be

spent. This amount has been

swollen by underspending in

earlier years.

Grants are on offer to small organizations with projects needing up to £1,000.

Recent beneficiaries include Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club which sent members on a coaching course and Burton Salmon Cricket Club to help restore facilities after an arson attack. Other recipients have been the Brotherton & Byram Entertainers, Brotherton & Byram

Scout Group and Hillam and Monk Fryston Community Association.

The CEF has in the region of £12,000.00 to allocate as small grants.

The amount waiting to go on community projects such as addressing road safety, dog fouling, fly tipping and anti social behaviour has grown to £24,000. This can be allocated in tranches larger than £1,000.

Grants are open to all - The money comes from Selby Council and is raised through taxation. Any group with a project should feel free to apply.

If you are in a community group and have ideas and projects in need of funding have a word with the CEF. Contact Details:

Tel: 01757 293606 Email: cefadmin@selbyavs.org.uk Selby District AVS, Community House, Portholme Road, Selby, YO8 4QQ

Based on notes supplied to Hillam News by Duncan Lorriman

Are you a Pint half full or a Pint

half empty person? Do you belief that every cloud has a silver lining? The answer is probably that life’s experiences have taught us that we should consider what potential problems and those dreaded unforeseen consequences may occur before we leap forward, and if things do go wrong that there is a silver lining to the cloud and things won’t be as bad as they first appear.

Last summer, things seemed, apart from the dreadful rain and flooded footpath, blissful at the Community Association. That was until we suffered the after effect of the first of three Face Book parties organised by youths from Sherburn, South Milford and Selby who congregated in

Monk Fryston because their villages had banned alcohol in public places. We suffered some very ugly unforeseen consequences of the well intentioned action by Police and Parish Councillors dealing with antisocial behaviour in the

Villages when they unwittingly transferred the problem to us. However, it started to make councillors and villagers ask why? There can be no doubt that part of the

cause of the anti social behaviour is the rapid expansion of those villages and towns; as the School year commenced in September the CA became aware of another potential problem looming in the village; whilst the Before and After School Club was booming it became clear that the growth in local population meant

that the other traditional carers where villagers had taken their children, like Rainbow Nursery, were equally as full. Monk Fryston and Hillam were suffering another potentially bad unforeseen consequence of the situation. Where were the next three school years of children

going to be cared for? The CA and Hambleton Playsafe started to develop a joint plan to provide more space to accommodate the additional children and

an improved village facility. Was this a possible silver lining to the problem? Finally, Duncan Lorriman the Hillam

councillor suggested that the CA submit an application to the CEF for funds to replace the sunken footpath and replace the broken car park and land drains. As readers of Hillam News will know the bid was successful; the CA was awarded £1,000 towards a cost of £2,500. This was great but it still meant having to find

another £1,500 from funds raised by the CA members; is this a case of a half empty or half full pint? The story doesn’t end there. At the CEF presentation event last October the Chairman Andy Pound asked for ideas for adoption into the CEF Area Development

Plan, The really good unforeseen consequence of the awards event is that a CA plan has been accepted which we hope will improve the Community Centre facilities and fill some large gaps in our Village youth activity provision. Ray Newton

Unforeseen Consequences - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

13

EAT WELL, EAT LOCAL

Away with the Angels e decided to drive out to lunch but to ignore Pizza Express’ latest email. First thought was Selby where there is plenty of parking space, but the pricing

favours short stays and we had nothing else to do that day. Or Tadcaster where parking is free and there is plenty of space. However we knew that the car park was covered with ruts and a

local bigwig was in court with Selby Council over whether or how it should be repaired. Best avoided.

So we chose to take my chiropodist’s always reliable advice and try an Italian restaurant in Wetherby called Sant’ Angelo. It’s not a name which rolls off the tongue but it is on the site of the former Angel Inn. As long as the river is down, you can park all day without paying a bean. You may have to drive round for half

an hour before you get a space.

We really enjoyed our meal, as did fellow oldies, mums with children and lunching businessmen and women. From management's point of view there is clearly no need to offer a business or shopper’s concession.

Lobster bisque and sardines were our starters. For mains we chose lobster and crab ravioli with saffron - and salmon (done three ways) tagliatelle.

The service was attentive and friendly. It is probably not the best place if you are in a hurry as all the dishes are prepared individually…

No room for sweets and of course we could have economised by leaving out starters, Chianti and cappuccino – The bill came to £50.00 including an optional service charge which we were delighted to pay.

And they do tribute nights for a fiver – Elvis, Freddie Mercury and the Beatles!

Compliments to the KeysCompliments to the KeysCompliments to the KeysCompliments to the Keys Dear Hillam News,

After reading your article about the Cross Keys and not having been since the new owners took over, we decided to give it try.

We went on a Friday night and the pub was pretty quiet, but the staff were very welcoming. We ordered food which was all very reasonably priced. I have to say it was excellent. Good home cooked food, no frills, just great, tasty pub meals (the chips are lovely).

We enjoyed our meal so much that we returned on the Sunday to try the Sunday lunch! Again we weren't disappointed, large

portions, great food, excellent service and great value.

So if you haven't been to the Cross Keys yet, give it a try.

Sally Harvey, Monk Fryston.

Chequers—Well worth it

he Chequers, Ledsham has not opened on a Sunday for 180 years. There is a story that the lady of the manor banned Sunday drinking after getting upset at the

behaviour of rowdy drunken locals on the Sabbath. A lot has changed over the years and the 'Estate', locals and even church goers now agree to Sunday opening. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding are as important on Sunday as going to church. I wanted to have a pint in the Chequers on that first momentous Sunday.

The roast beef was the best I have tasted, two thick slices of sirloin. (It was an off day for the Yorkshires.) The Christmas

pudding was 'interesting.' It looked a lot like 'spotted dick' but was definitely an upmarket Xmas pud. I can't help noticing that Tripadvisor reviewers either mark the Chequers very high or very low. There are very few 'undecided' occupying the middle ground. Some mention that it can be expensive. I regard it as good value for money, although it is a shame that vegetables cost extra.

If you are put off by the service it is after all a pub.

The other standout thing about the Chequers is the beer. Incidentally don't be afraid to ask for more gravy if you need it even if you have to tap on the kitchen door.

Tripadvisor reviewer's ratings

Value 4/5 Service 2/5 Food 4/5 Atmosphere 5/5

The Chequers is rated 116 out of 169 in Leeds and 2/3 in South Milford.

The Hillam Tripadvisor

W

T

14

BOARDING KENNELS

AND

CATTERY

Common Lane,

South Milford,

Leeds, LS25 5BX

Come and see our spacious

purpose-built accommodation

“YOUR PET’S HOLIDAY

HOME”

Phone Kathryn Parkin

on 01977 685404

Open 9 am - 6 pm daily

VISITORS WELCOME

HILLAM AND MONK FRYSTON CRICKET CLUB

CRICKET CLUB NEWS Junior Cricket Coaching for over 9’s will start at 6.15pm on Monday 29th April at the ground in

Hillam. Whilst the youngsters are being coached, parents and carers are invited to a ‘Meet and Greet’ drink and nibbles get together in the Pavilion to get to know each other and club members For youngsters younger than 9, there will be a Kwikcricket Tournament on Sunday

21st July. This is a perfect, safe and fun way to get children into cricket.

Senior Cricket The two senior clubs are hoping to

maintain their form and the season for them starts on Saturday 20th April. If anyone fancies a game, new players of any standard would be welcomed, then contact Chairman Tonu Vaks on number below to find out details. On Sunday 19th May there will be a T-8

cricket tournament with local village teams being invited for a limited over, fast, and exciting cricket tournament. Cricket practice nets will be every Tuesday from 16th April at the ground.

Diary

When - What - Who - Time

16th April Training Nets, Seniors - 6.00pm

20th April

Match + Saturdays after, Seniors - 2.30pm

29th April Meet and Greet , Junior coaching - 6.15pm

19th May T-8 Tournament, Seniors - 10.30am

21st July Kwikcricket Tournament, Juniors 10.30pm

Refreshments are available at the pavilion

and spectators are always welcome.

Fundraising

Fund raising events will be held throughout the season. Match balls can be sponsored for £30, this includes cricket tea for 2 and 2 free drinks. Thanks for those who planted trees and plants on Mothering Sunday. A photo was taken of chairman Tonu Vaks planting an oak sapling from a

royal estate to celebrate last years Diamond Jubilee. 15 other oaks and 100 hedging plants were put in on a very cold but bright morning.

The Pavilion The Pavilion is having some finishing touches in March and will be available for hire for parties, meetings, exercise classes and the like. Contact Tonu Vaks on 01977 685227 (Seniors) or Steve Sadler 01977 685795 (Juniors) for more details.

Match Ball Sponsorship We are planning to run an improved Match ball sponsorship scheme again this year, if

you recall for £30:

• You can have your name published in the Club Handbook as a sponsor

• Come along on your nominated date for a cricket tea for 2 with a drink

• Bring along any publicity material you feel appropriate on the day.

• Have your name or a message (birthday, happy to support, wedding Anniversary etc.) on the sign up on the

day. We would very much wish to have your support again, or for the first time, this season. Contact Julie to arrange dates in the diary to suit you. Payments should be by cash or

cheque made out to H&MFCC. Thank you for your support. Regards Julie Sadler H&MFCC Committee Member

15

GARDENING IN SPRING

Seeds of Spring Winter has gone on and on. Every time there was a drier, milder spell it was cut short by another blast of snow. Bulbs in the garden were slow to burst into flower and consequently many gardeners have been reluctant to get out there and start on one of the many jobs of spring-seed sowing.

Without a greenhouse or cold frame, seed sowing has to be left until temperatures are high enough for germination. This is around 6C and with improving hours of light, seeds will start to push out roots and shoots. Although at the time of writing this seems an unlikely prospect I'm sure the

weather will settle and spring will arrive. Seeds come in all shapes and sizes. From dust to huge bean shapes. They all contain the potential to grow into good plants if we look after their needs. There are three things needed for growth, water, light and the right temperature. Seeds contain their

own food so if you provide the three basics they will be on their way. At this time of the year light levels are increasing with longer daylight hours and sunlight levels. Water can be added as needed . Controlling temperature can be more of a problem. As mentioned previously

germination starts when the soil temperature is around 6C and different

plant seeds require different germination temperatures, but most will start between 6C and 20C. A heated propagator is most useful to provide a bottom heat for the soil around the seeds. With a temperature

controlled propagator the correct germination temperature for a particular plant can be provided. This heat may also be lowered if required. Without a controlled propagator, more vigilance is needed, but probably the most vital element is patience. Seeds need time to germinate.

Poor germination may sometimes be caused by sowing the seed too deeply. A general rule is that the larger the seed the deeper it is sown. Seeds - whatever their size - respond to a covering of compost equal to their size. When the seeds have germinated watch for signs of stress which may lead to other problems such as

damping off. This is a fungal problem caused by overcrowding and too much moisture. Gentle watering and better spacing of the seeds in the pot or tray can help.

At first, watering should be as gentle as possible. A fine rose fitting on a watering

can with the rose facing upward help to provide a fine 'rain'. Placing the tray or pot in a tray of water to draw the water upwards towards the compost also helps. Patchy germination may indicate that seeds have been washed together by watering.

Outside sowing usually starts in March. This year the conditions have not been good, so many of us will have held back until soil conditions improve. If we are lucky the growing season will extend into

October/November so our patience will be rewarded. Meanwhile plan some visits to 'open' gardens in the area. Every weekend there will be gardens open in the National Gardens Scheme where gardeners can commiserate with each other on the long

winter and poor spring whilst admiring another gardener's persistence and labours. Gardens belonging to national bodies such as English Heritage and The National Trust show us what can be done on a larger scale with glasshouses, orangeries, walled gardens and dedicated staff and volunteers. The RHS garden at Harlow Carr, Harrogate is open all year round for

inspiration and practical solutions for northern gardeners and also has an excellent bookshop for those who still love to browse through a book. If your seed sowing efforts fail to produce as much as you would like, garden centres and nurseries may be able to fill

the gaps. Also look out for specialist plant fairs where different growers come together to tempt us to buy old favourites and new plants on the block.

Susan Scott 01977 685205

16

We are a local group aiming to

discover the history of Monk Fryston

and its context in the wider area.

Any knowledge gathered is shared amongst the members and when we

have enough material to present to a wider audience we stage an exhibition

or a talk. Since starting in 2010 we have held 2 exhibitions in St. Wilfrids

Church and staged four talks. There are also plans to publish a book, with more

details to follow in future editions of Hillam News...

We are currently training ourselves to

carry out archaeological investigations and are in the last part of our

‘Introduction to Archaeology Course’ which is staged in the village and all

residents are invited to join in.

Professional Archaeologist Simon Tomson from Pontefract Archaeological

Society has led us for these sessions and he has supervised our first test pit digs

in 2011 and again last summer in the grounds of Monk Fryston Hall. Early

indications are encouraging – 13th cen-tury pottery was dug up amongst many

other interesting items and so we are hoping to return this May to find out

more. If you would like to help on these digs then please register your interest by

contacting the Secretary – details below.

Meetings are held monthly on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Community

Centre at 7.30pm so our next meeting will be on April 23rd and a warm wel-

come awaits you.

We also have outdoor meetings and guest speaker meetings which are open

to all. At our last Christmas Social we met in the Crown to hear local author

Eric Houlder talk about that well known Yorkshireman Robin Hood who hailed

from Wakefield, was outlawed in Pon-tefract and died near Brighouse. Bet you

didn’t know that!

Susie Newton Secretary MFTT : 01977 682084

email susi_newton28@hotmail.com

HILLAM AND MONK FRYSTON HISTORY

I made a film recently

and it's on YouTube.

Now I'm promoting it in

Hillam News.

Hillam News is always on the lookout

for new and interesting stories that

our readers will enjoy. We receive

some which are thinly disguised

advertisements or ego trips and some

are too long or don't even mention

Hillam.

At the risk of breaking most of the rules,

I invite readers to have a look at my film on YouTube.

It is at http://goo.gl/1VehD or you can reach it by putting 'Hillam, Farming and

YouTube' into Google.

The original was taken 60 years ago by my mother and languished in our attic

for years. It contains shots of Hillam Brick Pond with residents John

Newsome, Alf Roebuck and Andrew Ransome, all of whom have relations

still in the village. From Burton Salmon

the actors include Percy Lawson, Hubert Amos, George Amos, Cyril

Umpleby, John Clarke, Cecil Handley and the well known cricketer Jim

Peplow. His name lives on in Peplow Close. And who remembers Laurence

Steele, postman and Sherburn bandsman?

There are also 'walk ons' for Edna

Pickup and Dot Barnett former neighbours in Church Lane. Hillam

Historians conducted a very revealing interview with Dorothy before the group

disbanded.

The standard workwear is Second World War battledress tops and all the

men, even the transvestites (yes), are smoking. Look out for the Tom

Puddings when Burton Salmon School visit Harker's Shipyard, Knottingley.

When I had the film transferred to

digital, the technician added music and it is clear he looked at the content when

making his choice. Viewing in Germany

is forbidden on copyright grounds.

My mother would have been thrilled to

know that her home movies had been rediscovered.

David Atkinson

Monk Fryston Time TeamMonk Fryston Time TeamMonk Fryston Time TeamMonk Fryston Time Team————What are we up to? What are we up to? What are we up to? What are we up to?

Hillam History in living Colour by David Atkinson

BURTON SALMON FITCAMP “After just 8 sessions you will feel better, After 16 sessions

you will start to see the difference, After 24 sessions you will have a whole new body’’ 4..Guaranteed

No joining fee

No Contract Only £45 for 8 sessions per calendar month FREE Personal Training Consultation

‘’We do not sell Memberships. We sell results’’ For more information please call Jane at Burton Salmon

Fitcamp T: 673553 M: 0792 168 9931 W: burtonsalmonfitcamp.com E: info@burtonsalmonfitcamp.com

The Dormers, Poole lane, Burton Salmon, North Yorkshire,

LS25 5JU

17

D-DAY FOR WOODLANE WIND FARM IS 10TH APRIL

ecision day for Woodlane

wind farm will be 10th

April at Selby Council Offices.

Please try to be there. It is now just over 4 years since plans for

Woodlane wind farm were first revealed

to unsuspecting residents of Hillam,

Gateforth, Birkin, Monk Fryston and

West Haddlesey. Over 1000 people sent in letters objecting to the proposal and it could not have been made clearer that we do not want 14 turbines - each over twice as high as the

pylons, stretching for over 3km across open countryside next to Green Belt. So far we have stopped the wind farm being approved by the fantastic effort from

so many people who put in letters and who attended the key meeting and other events. The time has now come for us to show that

opposition is as strong as ever. A big push to get the wind farm turned down. All we need is a good turnout in Selby when our elected councillors make the big decision at the planning committee on 10th April. The time has still to be confirmed but please plan to be at the Council offices from 3pm on 10th April. More information will follow via e-mail - to register please send an e-mail to please@stopwoodlanewindfarm.co.uk

Howard Ferguson

Seeds for spring planting. Potatoes.

Logs and coal. House plants.

Elected councillors to decide

D • Jane Davis lived just over 1km from her nearest turbine. After complaining about noise for many years the developer eventually bought her property to avoid a ruling by the High Court. Many homes in Gateforth have turbines closer than 1km.

• Woodlane turbines are larger than those near Jane Davis.

• Lissett wind farm, started with 12 turbines and there is now an application to add

another 6 turbines - once operational, wind farms inevitably seek to expand.

• Fullabrook Down in Devon - a new wind farm designed to latest standards caused noise complaints from over 30 dwellings. Residents will have to live with the noise.

• There is one property near Woodlane windfarm with 13 turbines closer than 2km. Several others have 10 or more. Lincolnshire and Wiltshire County Council have policies that say not one large turbine should be closer than 2km.

• Selby District is seeing a gold rush for single turbines on farms, larger than pylons but only half as high as those at Woodlane, for example see the new one in Beal.

• Eggborough and Drax to convert to biomass. New gas power station. Incinerators at Knottingley and Ferrybridge. Wind farm at Rusholme, one approved at Cleek hall.

Enough is enough - We need a fair deal in Selby District - Woodlane

should be refused

Why we need it refused

18

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION EVENTS

Race Night on Saturday 13th April The next event in the calendar is the Race Night. The Race Night is a great

night out. It’s not one of those video shows, you can actually do the racing

yourself. We’ll be having races throughout the evening. There’ll be a

ladies race, mens, all-comers, couples and an all-winners champions final.

Hosted by Rob Preston, this event has been a firm favourite in the village

calendar over the years.

So come along, have a bet on your favourite and enjoy yourself!

As we hope you have read elsewhere in Hillam News the CA in

conjunction with CEF is launching two Youth Groups which

should provide something here in the village for all youngsters

from ages 6-15. We need help to do that!

In fact more specifically WE NEED YOUR HELP to set up

and run the groups.

The CA needs Volunteers, not only Parents, but anyone over the

age of 18 can help by doing things ranging from volunteer

Leaders to helping with Secretarial duties, being Treasurers,

Chairmen and making teas and selling sweets.

We need help setting up and running Scouts (Beavers to start

with); Youth Clubs and, by special request, a new Guide Group

which continues the structured development of the group of girls

who started as Rainbows about 5 years ago and will soon be too

old for the Brownies.

Many hands make light work so please consider what you can

do for your community and children

Please don’t be shy in coming forward and either register your

interest to help on our web site or call either Ray Newton on

01977 682084 or John Leslie on 01977 682334

“Ask not what can you do for your country but what can you do to help your community?”

Annual Wise Owl Trophy The Community Association recently staged the Annual Wise Owl Trophy

event. It was a sellout – 15 teams and over 90 people took place and it was

won by a team called Earth Wind and Fire led by Shona McWirter. Over

£800 was raised for CA Funds which will be put towards the development

of the new Community Facilities and Community Youth Groups.

Thank you to all who took and especially Betty and Les Wright who de-

vised and adjudicated the Quiz.

19

CHURCH FUNDRAISNG

MONK FRYSTON Pre-SCHOOL We welcome children from two years to school age* We provide lots of different activities including: Toys, Songs, Rhymes, Stories, Painting, Modelling,

Sand and Water Play, Cutting and Glueing, Playdough, Puzzles and much more…!

Monday to Friday 9:00 – 12:00 am

Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 – 3:00 pm

Contact Jayne Wood 681050 Church Hall, Monk Fryston

We are OFSTED inspected and LEA funded and we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

*places are offered subject to availability

ur beautiful, historic

parish church of

St Wilfrid’s is, in parts,

nearly 1000 years old and

because of a combination of lead

thefts and storm damage, the

roof is now showing its age and

leaking badly.

Consequently, a huge fund raising campaign is underway. Led by Sally Whittingham, the dynamic Wilfileaks group, whose focus, as the name implies,

is raising the necessary £50,000 local contribution necessary to access wider funds to repair the leaking roof, a wide range of fund raising activities is planned or underway. A ‘Festive Fuddle’ before Christmas raised over £300.

On Friday 15 March, many villagers thoroughly enjoyed a sell out wine and cheese tasting event organised by Margaret Parker and held, courtesy of our community orientated landlord, Steve, in the Cross Keys. An eclectic range of wines were carefully paired with a specially

selected range of delicious cheeses from Mollie’s in Selby. The pub was packed to bursting and the organisers and voluntary helpers, though delighted by the attendance, must have been exhausted by the end of the evening. The event raised £416.70.

he next event is the ‘Big Dog Walk’ on Sunday 21 April with a number of 3 mile walks planned,

including a buggy friendly one, with an

entry charge of £5 per dog. This will start and finish at the Cross Keys and will be partly sponsored by them and the Dogs Trust who will be coming along with some of their dogs to give us an idea of all the fantastic work they do. There will be a staggered start from 11am with refreshments, before and after, for both

you and your dog. Put the date in your diary and look out for more information at the Cross Keys and in the local newsletters and publications and on the Wilfileaks website www.wilfileaks.org.uk .

nother date for your diary, for Alan Bennett fans, is Saturday 18 May when a Leeds based Touring

Company of Players will present “Talking

Heads” at St Wilfrid’s, at 7.30pm. Tickets will be on sale nearer the time from the Post Office and at church.

Good use of the buckets currently collecting the leaks will be made at the Village Fayre on Sunday 23rd June. Wet sponge throwing - I wonder who will be

the target?- seems a particularly relevant fund raising event for this cause.

Less painful to be in the wet sponge target seat, I suspect, than to be in the seats on Saturday 13 July of any one of the hardy ambitious group from Monk Fryston Cycle

Club who are supporting Wilfileaks by attempting a sponsored ride of the whole of the cycle route coast to coast, in one day. That’s an eye watering, gruelling 150 miles with a 4500metre ascent to cross the Pennines in less than 24 hours. Give them your support through www.monkfryston.cc where you can sponsor them via Just Giving.

The security of knowing that funds will be forthcoming both from all these events and financial commitments from individuals through other avenues, has enabled the work on the leaky roof to be put in hand, and a start will be made later in the month. Even in the predominantly secular 21st

century, this concerted community effort affirms St Wilfrid’s essential place at its heart.

May it remain so for the next 1000 years.

O T A

20

ST WILFRID’S CHURCH

BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR WEDDINGS AND

BAPTISMS FOR 2013 AND BEYOND

Enquiries to the Rector on 01977 680788 or email at

hetherington556@btinternet.com

RECTOR’S EASTER RAMBLINGS

What a headline!

“Exposing – slicker vicar shows his knickers – minister

caught with his trousers down – read all about it”

That could have been a real headline about a colleague of

mine some years ago. He once conducted a service in his

underwear – it’s true!

He was speaking at a conference for young people in a

theatre one Easter weekend. It wasn’t a religious thing, but

some bright spark suggested that since he was a clergyman

maybe they should have a small service on the Sunday.

So he walked onto the stage, took off his trousers, and led a

short service in his underwear. Fortunately he had a pair of

bright red boxer shorts on – and they were almost knee

length – but you can imagine the reaction. At the end, he put

his trousers back on and said to them…

“Now when you go back home and tell your

friends that a clergyman led an Easter service in

his underwear”, they’ll all say “Oh come on,

you don’t expect me to believe that do you?”

But just because they can’t believe it, it doesn’t mean that it

didn’t happen.

And at Easter, some folks said, “Jesus is risen!”

And a lot of folk still say, “Oh come on, you don’t expect me

to believe that do you? Next thing you’ll be telling me is that

clergymen preach in their underwear.”

Easter blessings John

MONK FRYSTON CYCLE CLUB DO THEIR BIT

Monk Fryston's Cycling Club has decided to do its bit

to support the St Wilfrid’s Church Roof Appeal.

Some 11 members are to cycle 150 miles from the Irish Sea

at Whitehaven to the North Sea in Sunderland in one day –

a Climb of over 4500 metres across the Pennines – and in

doing so they hope to raise a lot of funds for the roof appeal.

The date is set for Saturday 13th of July.

Do support them by donating at

www.monkfryston.cc/coast-to-coast

ST WILFRID’S CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING

(OPEN TO ALL)

St Wilfrid’s Church Annual Parochial Church Meeting

takes place on Wednesday 10th of April at 7.30pm in

St Wilfrid’s Church. This is the occasion when we receive

reports for the previous year, and elect churchwardens and

PCC members for the year that lies ahead.

This year we are also renewing the church electoral roll

(something that is undertaken every six years). The roll

needs to be displayed for 14 days before the Annual

Meeting, so if you would like your name to be included on

the new electoral roll please fill in an application form

(these can be found at the back of church – or email the

Rector on hetherington556@btinternet.com and he will

forward one to you) – it can then be left in the box located

at the back of church or dropped into the Rectory.

Completed electoral roll application forms must be

submitted by Sunday 24th March.

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 Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

11am Sunday Club in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall

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 Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

11am Family Service at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

11am Ignite at St Mary’s Church, South Milford

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

21

CLUBS AND GROUPS

Snow, ice and influenza have

certainly helped to disrupt the

smooth running of the club so far this year. In January a demonstration by Dave Newbold was cancelled due to the snow. Dave usually comes to the club before we break up for Christmas, or early in the New Year and we always look forward to his visits. For the January meeting Dave said he would "Challenge himself by attempting to do two paintings during the course of the afternoon, one

landscape and one figure. A tall order. Hopefully we will be able to re-scheduled later in the year.

Last Monday we cancelled a work shop which was to be led by Upasana Sonigra (professionally known as Akari Maharani,) who unfortunately had flu. She

had a programme of Indian design to show us, based on paisley but with a mogul inflection. We were all looking forward to this workshop. Obviously members were disappointed, but, of course, we all wish her a speedy recovery and we'll look forward to rearranging her workshop just as soon as we can.

By popular request Barbara Place is returning to the club next week to lead a work shop she has entitled "A host of Golden Daffodils". These will be semi abstract paintings in watercolours executed with a large brush. It sounds Spring like, but possibly difficult to

accomplish! However, it will be

wonderful to welcome Barbara; hopefully our first demonstrator of the year!

There are some interesting new materials on the market, which I for one,

am looking forward to trying. The new 'All Weather Wonderpad' has specially been designed for outdoor work, come rain, snow or sunshine. The paper is thin in appearance but is tough, has a waxy feel and is very responsive to watercolour washes and to pen work whether in the rain or not. This paper could be of interest

to many people not just artists.

The new XL Charcoal and Graphite blocks from Derwent are a revelation. The blocks are strong, unlike the brittle vine charcoal, and they don't crumble like the compressed sticks and joy upon joy, they don't need sharpening like a pencil. The

blocks came in two tins of six blocks, in various tints, one pack charcoal and the other graphite. Wonderful for still life and portraits. They will be loved by school children!

This week The Art Club Blog, profiles GIBSON BURNETT who is our oldest

member. Gibby was a designer on the Lancaster bomber in his younger day. His hobbies include photography, salmon fishing and smoking his catch; in addition, he is an accomplished artist who has accepted many commissions.

http://monkfrystonartclub.blogspot.com

Jean Dearn. President.

Monk Fryston Cycling Club

to do its bit in support of

St Wilfrid's church roof

restoration

A combination of harsh weather and a

spate of lead thefts has caused severe damage to the church roof in Monk Fryston. The substantial repair bill will need to be met from a number of sources, of which around half will come from fund raising within the community.

We hope that by cycling 150 miles from the Irish Sea at Whitehaven to the North Sea in Sunderland, climbing over 4500 metres across the Pennines we can convince one or two people to donate some money to support St Wilfrid’s. We have done it before but this time rather than taking two days, we aim to complete

the route in a day!

So the date has been set for Saturday July 13th. Those of us crazy enough to undertake this madcap adventure are already in training and thinking of ways to

alleviate the hours of pain in the saddle.

Help us get through it by donating safely via the Monk Fryston Cycling Club website.

https://sites.google.com/site/monkfrystoncyclingclub/coast-to-coast

Have a look also at Wilfileaks at: http://wilfileaks.org.uk/

Monk Fryston Art Club

22

SPORT - IN - NEWS Another Cheltenham festival comes to an end with yours truly enduring another painful four days – not a winner in sight! All those aspects were put into perspective on the Thursday, how-ever, when amateur Irish jockey JT McNamara took a crashing

fall and had to be airlifted to hospital some 45 minutes later where he was put into an induced coma. Some of you may re-call that last year’s Cheltenham festival was marred by a series of horse fatalities which was repeated a few weeks later at the Grand National meeting. All this comes to show that National Hunt racing remains one of the toughest sports on the planet for both horse and rider. At no time however do jockeys complain about the job they do; indeed it is quite the opposite. Each one

knows the risks they are taking every time they leave the weighing room and in equal measure they all say they wouldn’t swap their job for the world. It’s fair to say that horses don’t have the same choices but it should never be forgotten that they are bred to do what they do. You only have to look at the way they are looked after seven days a week, 365 days a year by stable staff who only have the horses’ interest at heart. They enjoy the equivalent of five-star hotel luxury across the length

and breadth of the country’s training establishments so they are some way off being poorly treated. All that however does not lessen the impact when injuries occur to the likes of JT or when a horse takes the ultimate sacrifice – it just puts the winning and enjoyment of others into perspective.

Away from horse racing and the football season is entering the final furlong of the season (sorry!). The Premier League

title looks to be heading across to the red side of Manchester whilst there will be the usual push for the minor honours and relegation which will no doubt keep people enthralled until the final seconds of the final matches. One of the strangest deci-sions for me in the entire season however was Reading’s action to dismiss Brian McDermott as manager with 10 matches to go. I appreciate they were bottom of the league at that point and I also appreciate the value to staying in the Premiership but to

dismiss a person from their job, a job in which they have brought a tremendous amount of success to the Club and Board over the last two years, is staggering. I am not surprised, be-cause we have seen such action before with other clubs, but

nevertheless it is staggering that so-called ‘businessmen’ make decisions like this that would not be allowed in other walks of life. There is little or no time for sentiment, loyalty or even good old fashioned honesty within football and whilst I have no particular feeling one way or the other for Reading, I hope their Chairman and Board get what they deserve after such a shame-ful act.

The early season golf tournaments are underway and it is only a matter of weeks before the flower beds of Augusta will be viewed across the world as the US Masters gets underway in America’s Deep South. Rory McIlroy has experienced a very poor start to 2013 which comes off the back of a switch of clubs after he signed a multi-million pound deal with Nike. I am sure no one, not least McIlroy, would have thought this would be the outcome when deciding to go with Nike, but he’s clearly been

affected by the new type of equipment he is now being asked to use. All this may well turn out to be fine (and let’s hope it does) but it’s an interesting reminder that it’s not just about the skills a person may possess in sports such as golf; it’s also about their choice of equipment. It’s similar to Formula 1 which is another sport that is just getting the 2013 season underway. I doubt Sebastian Vettel or Louis Hamilton would have come close to securing their world titles if they were asked to drive a lower

performing car. Similarly McIlroy got to be the world’s number one partly because of the way he played and also because of the clubs he used. Having reached that point, he then decided to change a crucial element of his overall make-up in pursuit of more money. Let’s hope that decision does not end up with him slipping back down the rankings as surely the only reason Nike came knocking on his door in the first place was because of the very fact he had reached number one. What’s more important,

the contract in your pocket or the prestige of being the best in the world...? Yours in sport,

Doug Hought

23

Personal small adverts £1.00 per issue

Business small adverts £4.00 per issue

please contact David Edwards on 682346

DEAR HILLAM NEWS

ZUMBA Latin-inspired dance fitness workout

St Wilfrid’s Church Hall Every Thursday, 6:45-7:30 pm, £3

For more details contact Hannah Howcroft

(Qualified Fitness Instructor)

07707 929393

Hillam News needs you!

We hope that you enjoyed this issue of Hillam

News. It is always a pleasure to receive articles. We are fortunate to live in a village with so many

creative people. Each issue of Hillam News

contains articles written by people living in the

village. If you have a contribution which you think will be

of interest to residents please send it in to any team member.

The next deadline for copy is Monday 22nd May If you feel you would like to be part of this team

please contact Bev Jackson by email at:

Bev@jack-son.com

Dear Hillam News readers,

Do any of our lovely

villagers have a 6ft conifer

that they would love to

dispose of into good hands?

Please contact Alison on

01977 685348

24

LOCAL SERVICES To amend or to add to the information below, please phone Jenny Hoare (683332)

Service Telephone Details

Monk Fryston Stores

Post Office counter

682252 Mon - Fri 7 am - 8 pm; Sat 7.30 am - 7 pm; Sun 8 am - 2 pm

Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri 9 am - 5.30 pm; Wed & Sat 9 am - 1 pm

Last postal collections

682252

682201

691940

Hillam Square Mon - Fri 4.30 pm, Sat 9.30 am

Monk Fryston PO Mon - Fri 4.15 pm, Sat 11 am

South Milford PO Mon - Fri 5.30 pm, Sat 11 am

Pontefract, Trinity St Mon - Fri 6.30 pm, Sat 12.30 pm

Public transport 0113 2457676 Local bus and train timetables and enquiries: www.wymetro.com

South Milford Surgery

Dr A Mackenzie & Partners

682202

Mon - Fri 8 am - 1 pm, 2 - 6 pm

www.southmilfordsurgery.co.uk

Monk Fryston Surgery

Dr D James & Partners

683452 Mon 4 - 8 pm; Tues & Wed 8 - 12 am; Thur 2 - 6 pm; Fri 9 - 11 am

www.gibsonlanemedicalpractice.co.uk

Selby War Memorial

Hospital

01757 702664 www.nhs.uk/services/hospitals/selby

Pontefract General

Infirmary

0844 8118110

www.midyorks.nhs.uk

Visiting Scheme

for the Elderly

681828 Transport, shopping, social events for the housebound, and much more

www.sherburnvisitingscheme.co.uk

St Wilfrid’s Church,

Monk Fryston

680788 Rector: Rev John Hetherington

www.stwilfridandstmary.org.uk

Hillam Parish Council 01609 760345 Clerk: Malcolm Walton

1st Wed of month (except Jan) 7.30 pm, Community Centre

To see the minutes in full, visit www.issuu.com/hillamnews/docs, then

search for Hillam Parish

Selby District Council 01757 705101 www.selby.gov.uk

Western Area Community

Engagement Forum

01757 705101 www.your-community.org.uk

Environmental Health, SDC 01757 292113 Refuse disposal: removal of bulky items

NYCC Recycling Centre, Canal

Road, Selby

01609 780780 Recycling centre for household waste: cardboard, metals, textiles,

masonry, bottles, green waste, batteries, TVs, monitors, oils

Wakefield MDC Recycling

Centre, Ferrybridge

677792

01609 532512

Permits necessary for NYCC residents:

waste.management@northyorks.gov.uk

Police (non-emergency) 101 www.northyorkshire.police.uk

Police Community Support

Officer

101 Dion Wood

dion.wood@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

Neighbourhood Watch 682693 Tony Hudson

Gas (leaks) 0800 111999 www.transco.uk.com

Electricity (supply failure) 0800 375675 www.npower.com

Yorkshire Water

(sewerage and leaks)

0845 1242429 www.yorkshirewater.com

Citizens’ Advice Bureau 01757 293015

0845 1203718

- for appointments at Sherburn

- advice line

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Venue bookings

684180

689230

Church Hall: Paddy Twidale

Community Centre: Becky Gatenby

The Hillam News is a free newspaper produced by volunteers. We make reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the content but we do not guarantee the accuracy of nor endorse the opinions of third-party contributions including adverts. We publish our material in good faith and strive to comment fairly. If we make a mistake we are willing to correct it when it is pointed out to us. Because the paper is free we do not permit copying for gain but are happy to grant permission for reproduction.