Saturday 6th July 12.00 – 4.00pm, Slingsby Sportsfield

The Family Fun Day/Duck Race fundraiser is to be held on Slingsby Sportsfield on Saturday 6th July 12.00 – 4.00pm.  Come and enjoy:

Birds of Prey, Crazy Fun Bus, Dancing, Stalls, Duck Race and many more attractions.

Tickets for the 2013 Ryedale Festival (12-28 July) go on sale to the general public on Tuesday 21 May.

This year there will be 36 events at 23 venues across Ryedale.

We advise you to act early, as many Festival events get booked out quickly (especially those at the major venues such as Castle Howard, Duncombe Park, Hovingham Hall and Sledmere House).

For full details of the programme and how to book tickets, follow the link to the Ryedale Festival Website: http://www.ryedalefestival.co.uk/

Ryedale Festival Box Office: Tel. 01751 475777. Opening times Monday to Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm. At other times please leave a message on the answerphone and your call will be returned.

This poster shows some of the faces of the Festival:  RF Poster

Tuesday 18 June, 7.30pm, Slingsby Village Hall

SLINGSBY LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

will present a talk by Dav Smith on work for his PhD thesis at York University on the Street Churches.
He will update us on more fascinating information he has unearthed in the archives since his last visit. The talk will cover all the churches along The Street (the old Roman road between Malton and Hovingham)

The meeting is open to residents from all the parishes and beyond.

Venue : Slingsby Village Hall, 7 . 30 p.m. on Tuesday 18th June
Entrance  £3.00 (Regular members of Slingsby Local History Group  – £2.00)

This is Slingsby’s Steph Robson competing at the Grassroots championship held at Badminton on 1 and 2 May 2013.

She is riding ‘Tina’s Gold’.  Steph bought him as a young unbroken horse and trained him herself.

Steph came fifth in her class at the Grassroots championship, which is open to qualifying winners from eventing trials from all over the country. It takes place over the course on the first three days of Badminton Horse Trials.

Our thanks to Margaret Mackinder for this story.

Acknowledgements to Badminton for the photo (which is subject to copyright).  Follow the links for more about the Grassroots and main event at Badminton.

http://grassroots.badminton-horse.co.uk/index.php/galleries/?album=BE90CrossCountry&kpap=2

http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/

Thursday 6 June, 10am – 1.30pm, Malton, the Milton Rooms

MALTON MUSEUM IN THE COMMUNITY presents a chance to Handle and Explore

ROMAN GLASS

With Professor Jenny Price at The Milton Rooms

Thurs 6th June 10am – 1:30pm

Contact Margaret Shaw on 01653 697845

£5 per person, including Tea/Coffee

For tickets, please send:

Name:

Address:

Email address:

Number of tickets required:

Amount enclosed: £  

with your payment to:

Mrs Margaret Shaw, 109 Scarborough Road, Norton, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8AA

Roman Glass event flyer

Here are the dates for the upcoming car boot sales in Slingsby for 2013

• Monday 27 May
• Sunday 16 June
• Sunday 30 June
• Sunday 14 July
• Sunday 28 July
• Sunday 11 August
• Monday 26 August
• Sunday 8 September

These dates are also listed on the Sportsfield  page car boot section and contact details for any queries can be found there too.

Here’s a small selection of the scarecrows from the Slingsby Scarecrow trail 2013 that took place last week.
The standard was very high as usual and I’d have to say that my favourite was a tartan wearing Nessy who had travelled all the way from Loch Ness to Slingsby just to take part

Many thanks must go to Tony Haynes for sending us a link to the great video footage he shot of the Maypole dancing.

CheeseString Man – Winner of the Slingsby Scarecrow Festival 2013.

The website will post some more scarecrow photos this week

Lovely Jubbly! The highly entertaining Slingsby Scarecrow Trail takes place as usual this year over the Bank Holiday weekend (4^th, 5^th and 6^th May). 

In recent years over 30 scarecrows have been entered into the annual competition. Scarecrows will be on display around the village raising funds for the Friends of Slingsby School.

Scarecrow trails will be on sale from the caravan sites, Tony’s Village Shop and Slingsby School. Everyone who buys a trail is encouraged to submit a vote for their favourite scarecrow with the votes put into a draw to receive prizes, the details of which will be found on the trail.

Daffodils in bloom along the top road near Slingsby | Photo by Richard Flint

I noticed the wonderful wall of daffodils, featured in the photo, as I  pulled up to the crossroads at the top of the Balk a few days ago. You can’t miss them!

After the drab browns and greens of winter, there’s nothing like a wall of bright colour to welcome in the spring and say goodbye to the winter.

Do you have a great photograph you’d like to share with us?

If you’d like to submit an image for the photo of the month slot, you can send it to slingsbyphoto@gmail.com

More details about how to submit photographs can be found HERE

Bank Holiday Monday will be busy with a number of events taking place in the village. The Annual Scarecrow Trail can be followed throughout the weekend from the 4th May and the first of this year’s  Car Boot sale will take place on the Sportsfield  from 7 am to 2 pm (weather permitting, of course).

Finally we have the May Day Celebrations that will take place this year on Monday, May 6th starting at 12 noon on Slingsby village green.

Programme of Events for May Day celebrations 6th May

12.00pm – White Star Band playing

12.00pm – Stalls Open

1.00pm – Maypole dancing by the children of Slingsby School

1.20pm – Garland Dancers from Scarborough

White Star band playing

2.00pm - Maypole dancing by the children of Slingsby School

2.20pm- Garland Dancers from Scarborough

White Star band playing

3.00pm Raflle Drawn

The garden is open at Rewela Cottage, Skewsby, to the public again this year on Sunday 5th May and Sunday 21st July. The garden is in the NGS Yorkshire Booklet for 2013 at the top of page 26, garden number 98.

The garden is also open by appointment  for gardening clubs & Societies, WI, and community visits, during May & July only. (Minimum 10 people per visit).

Admission is £3.50 (children free).  All monies raised are for the National Gardens Scheme charities.

For  more details about the garden go to http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=21667

The first Car Boot Sale of the year will take place on Bank Holiday Monday on Slingsby sports field, from 7 am to 2 pm (weather permitting, of course).

N.B. For general car boot queries, please ring the Sports Club on 01653 627124 (Friday 8.30 pm – 10.30 pm, Saturday 8.30 pm – 11.30 pm and Sunday 8.30 pm – 10.30 pm).

Saturday 4th May 2013 starting at The Green, Slingsby.

The Malton Wheelers will be staging their 100-mile bike ride, departing at 8:30 am. The ride will be held over two routes, both of them starting and ending near The Green in Slingsby. (Click on the map to enlarge, and view the route.)

Saturday 4th May from 10am at Mowbray Rise, Geen Dyke Lane

Coffee morning and cake stall for the Village Hall.

Trudy 01653 628302.

Monday 29 April 7pm, Slingsby Village Hall – This is a reminder about an important event. The Annual Parish Assembly is open to all residents and, as such, YOU are urged to attend. It is your chance to hear more about what your councillors have been doing for you over the past 12 months, ask them questions and have your say. Think you can make a difference? Why not put your name forward – there is currently one vacancy on the Parish Council.

There should also be the opportunity to find out more about some of the local clubs and organizations.

For more information, contact the Parish Clerk, Dinah Farley on 01653 628858 or email slingsbypc@aol.co.uk

Some news about this year’s Hovingham Quarry Festival from the organisers:

‘Firstly a MASSIVE thank you to anyone who came to last year’s super chilled Quarry Fest, which was a great success with everyone enjoying the chilled atmosphere and funky bands.

This year we are opening at 6pm Friday 12th July due to demand from you guys, some folk want to be settled in Friday night, tents pitched & having a few beers. So for those of you heading over Friday night we are having a live set from our 1st ever Blue Grass band ‘Brothers of String’, who make those Banjo’s sing and get everyone dancing! And then a DJ set from Rob Hill rolls on until midnight.

Saturday 13th July’s line up of laid back & funky bands is gathering pace, and we are pleased to be opening at 11.00am this year with the 1st band on at 12.00. We are welcoming back ‘The Trucks’ (remember the monk on bass guitar!), and the ‘The Freewheel’ with their gorgeous melodies. New bands so far are ‘Brothers of String’ (Blue Grass), and ‘The Glass Caves’ (Up and coming Indie band from York). More bands to follow……

We tried hard to get it right last year and everyone had a fab time, so please do bring some friends along to show them what a great festival we have. We are not a corporate event, and are trying to supply great bands, food, beers, friendly atmosphere and a great site to host it in at fair prices. If you have any queries please do email – info@quarryfestival.co.uk.’

More information about the bands and the event can be found on the website at http://quarryfestival.co.uk

A reminder that Hovingham market takes place on Saturday May 4th from 10.30am – 1.30pm

Check out the Hovingham market website at http://www.villagemarkets.co.uk  for more information

Sunday 28^th April from 10 am, Yorkshire Arboretum at Castle Howard

“WALKIES IN THE WOODS”: YOU’D BE “BARKING” TO MISS IT! (sorry, Ed.)

A special fun-filled fundraising day for the whole family, especially the four-legged members, this event is in aid of the Arboretum and Ryedale Special Families.

Sponsored dog walks from 10 am

Fun dog show 1pm to 4pm

Gift aided entry is £6.00 for adults, £3.00 for 12-16 year olds, and £15.00 for a family ticket (2+2). Under 12’s are free. Food and drink is available from the Arboretum Café, or bring a picnic. Fun Dog Show entry costs £1 per class, payable in the ring on the day (maximum 8 classes per dog). All proceeds from the day will be shared between the Yorkshire Arboretum and Ryedale Special Families.

For more details, and to download a copy of the Dog Walk Sponsor Form, please visit

www.yorkshirearboretum.org  or www.ryedalespecialfamilies.org.uk

MORE INFORMATION HERE: WalkiesintheWoodsPressRelease2013

Enquiries?

Email: enquiries@yorkshirearboretum.org  or Tel 01653 648598

Tuesday 23rd April, 7:30pm at The Sun Inn, 136 Westgate, Pickering

If you know your Dickens from your Dick Francis then come and test your knowledge at a literary pub quiz to celebrate World Book Night. The Ryedale Book Festival event is on Tuesday 23rd April at 7:30pm at The Sun Inn, 136 Westgate, Pickering, and will be hosted by Malton and Pickering Mercury columnist Howard Croft.  The event is ideal for reading groups or individual book lovers, so if you are feeling competitive or fancy a relaxed drink with friends, come along and join others for a light-hearted and fun evening. Tickets are £10 per team (max 4 people) on the door. For more information go to www.ryedalebookfestival.com or telephone Sarah on 01653 690596.