Hi I’m Ella, I live at Wold Newton and Fred Husband is my Grandad; he lives at Kirby Grindalythe. He won the really big shield at Scarborough which was just one of the many shows he enters his vegetables in. Every year he seems to enter more and more! Recently, he built a polytunnel to improve his vegetable growing.

Ella aged 11

 

A wonderful evening was had by all who attended the Solstice Supper at Kirby Grindalythe Village Hall on Saturday 25th June.  Guests were greeted with a reception drink of Summer Fruit Punch. A delicious three course meal was then served in the village hall followed by the first public performance of a local band, the Trembling Wrinklies. £505.00 was raised in aid of the church. A huge thank you to everyone who helped with the arrangements particularly the catering staff. Thank you also for the donations from Albanwise and Scrutons.

 

You may have seen in the news that the Archbishop of York has been walking around the York Diocese and on the 10th May he is coming to the Wolds Valley. You are all invited to come and meet him, chat to him and walk with him on this very special part of the pilgrimage. Here are the places he will walk and visit, with approximate times when he will be there:

Weaverthorpe Primary School 13.15 meeting children, parents and teachers (please see school newsletter for more details)

Walking from Weaverthorpe School to Helperthorpe 14.00 – 14.30 (1 mile)

Jubilee Farm, Helperthorpe 14.30 – 15.00

Walking from Helperthorpe to East Lutton 15.00 – 15.30 (0.8 miles)

Bogg Brothers Garage, East Lutton 15.30 – 16.00

Walking from East Lutton to West Lutton 16.00 – 16.30 (0.8 miles)

Evening prayer led by Archbishop Sentamu in west Lutton Church 16.30 – 17.00

Evening Meal at Three Tuns Inn, west Lutton 17.00 – 18.30

All welcome to come and meet the Archbishop, have a chat and something to eat (no charge for the food, just donations box)

Celebration with Archbishop at Castle Howard on Sunday 15th May

You and all the family are invited to come to a special picnic at Castle Howard from 1.30pm onwards. After the picnic Archbishop Sentamu will lead an open-air celebration service. If you purchase the special wristband from Andy Bowden (£1 per adult and 50p per child) you will NOT have to pay the entry fee for the grounds at Castle Howard……….amazing! First come first served!

 

We have been asked to circulate information about the Two Ridings Community Foundation and their North Yorkshire Flood appeal to support people who have been affected by the recent flooding in North Yorkshire. The Foundation is seeking additional donations to the fund as well as wanting to ensure that individuals and charities affected by the recent flooding are aware of the support that is available. Please see attached press release for further information.

North Yorks Flood appeal launch press release pdf

Kirby Grindalythe Luncheon Club held their Christmas Lunch on Friday 4th December. A wonderful time was had by all and as usual such good fun. 36 residents attended in total, the youngest being 5 months old and the eldest, not telling! A delicious turkey dinner was served followed by Christmas Pudding and Mince Pies. The afternoon was rounded off with a poem reading from Marylyn Clegg and a fantastic rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

There will be no luncheon club in January as the village hall is being redecorated, but we will start up again on the first Friday in February.

Many thanks to the North Yorkshire County Council’s Stronger Communities Program for their partial funding of this project.