AUTUMN ABOUT 2015

THE EAST YORKSHIRE CENTRE MAGAZINE

GOOD LUCK TO

THE CHAIRMAN &

THE 2015/16 COMMITTEE

A.G.M. EDITION

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EDITORIA L Hi All, Well here we are at another AGM. Doesn’t time fly?

What a year we have had! Some good and some bad.

Our 40th Birthday Rally was a great success and we were all

on a high but before the month of May was out we had lost one of the

Centre’s stalwarts. [See p8] We all know that people die but I don’t think

we ever get used to it. We think we will all go on forever.

I hope you have all had a good Summer and feel ready to face whatever

the Autumn & Winter weather throws at us! If you found a good C.L. or

Site please write to me so I can tell everyone about it. We found the Club

site at Fareham very handy for the Portsmouth / Caen crossing to France.

It is a very nice site and quite easy to find.

If you are running a holiday rally next year and wish to advertise it in the

About, please contact me

Thanks for all the rally reports you have sent especially the first timers!

As I write this, the deadline for Committee nominations has passed and

we have some new names in the frame. This is good to see as numbers

have been a bit down for a few years. One C.C Centre has folded this year

because of lack of volunteers and another is in danger of doing so, but

hopefully East Yorkshire will go on and on for ever!

Best wishes to you all Janice

WHY NOT SEND A SEASONS GREETING MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR CARAVANNING FRIENDS IN THE WINTER “ABOUT”

AND SAVE SOME MONEY ON CARDS

JUST SEND ME YOUR MESSAGE BY POST OR EMAIL

[A small donation to the Centre Charity would be appreciated] [IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE EXAMPLE BELOW]

DEADLINE IS DEC 1st AND THE ABOUT WILL BE OUT

2 WEEKS LATER AT THE PICKERING RALLY

PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP SENDING

IN YOUR REPORTS ON RALLIES.

MARSHALS DO LIKE TO KNOW

THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED THEM!

WATCH OUT FOR MOONS IN THIS EDITION

My email address is

about@eastyorkshirecentre.co.uk

JANICE & RICHARD BENSON

SEND THEIR BEST WISHES TO

ALL THEIR EAST YORKSHIRE

FRIENDS, FOR A HAPPY

CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY &

PEACEFUL

NEW YEAR

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CHAIRMAN’S CHAT Hello everyone and welcome to the A.G.M. edition of the About.

In last year’s edition I began with “a year has passed since I

took on the Chairman’s role, what a year, they tell me the 2nd

year gets better, I will let you know in the 2015 A.G.M. edition.”

I would like to say it has been a very rewarding and an enjoyable year.

Our 40th Birthday Celebration at May Day was a great success, yes there

was a lot of hours planning, all the work during the Celebration Rally,

before and after, but all went well, this was all due to a great Committee

which worked endlessly together as a team, many, many thanks.

The second great success and a very proud moment was at the Joint

Yorkshire Centres Sports when it was announced that East Yorkshire

Centre had won The Henrietta Spivey Memorial Trophy.

I was overwhelmed and looked over to where all the children were

gathered, their beaming faces told a story. Congratulation also to Lewis

Firth who won the Victor Ludorum Trophy, well done to all the children

it was a great weekend.

Many of the rallies this year have been full with only 2 rallies being

cancelled, unfortunately our Track Test had to be cancelled due to

building work at the venue, however we have a new venue for next year

and will be full steam ahead, with hopefully many taking part

(that includes the ladies).

For those who have not heard and for the others a reminder.

the Bonfire Rally has changed venue and date. It is now being

held at Dee and Atkinson ground on Driffield Show Ground

on 13th-15th November. Everything else is the same, the cost

just £18-50, full fee with slip.

Tickets for the Children’s Christmas Party held at St John

Ambulance Hall in Beverley on Saturday 19th December,

12noon – 3pm are available now. The cost of the tickets

remain the same as the last few years just £5 per child.

Lunch will be given to the children and they will receive a

gift from Santa. Professional entertainment is booked:

Act One Production Presents Cinder’s Fella, a touring pantomime

company. Please book early so Father Christmas can sort the pressies

Take Care Sandra

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CHARITY

Firstly my apologies to the AGM marshals. I said in

the Summer About that there would be a last push

raffle for the Charity on the Friday night at the

AGM. The Friday night Raffle is the Rally Raffle

and the Charity Raffle will be on the Saturday Night! [Sorry Denis!!]

When the Committee decided last year that we should once again support

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance, I was pleased but a bit worried that we

would not get anywhere near last year’s total of £4,600 but as you all

know we did so well at our May Day Celebration Rally that we had

reached over £3,000 by the end of May. The final amount will be declared

at the AGM on Sunday morning.

All I will say is that you have not disappointed me with the support you

have given and I hope you will support next year’s charity whatever is

chosen. Your nominations for this have to be in by the AGM [Sunday] so

if you are reading this earlier this weekend, then you still have time to get

your nomination to Jane Marchant.

I would also like to thank my daughter Joanne and her colleagues at work

for letting me go into their offices and help Joanne sell cream teas and

also some of the Air Ambulance bits and pieces. £300 was made which I

could not take away as Barclays Bank were going to double it but the

items I sold will be able to be credited to our total raised. There are also a

few more amounts to come to me from the summer rallies and also for the

cans Malcolm sold before he died. At this point I must of course mention

Malcolm Worsnop. His tireless work over the last few years to help raise

money by collecting cans and then also any scrap metal has been very

much appreciated. He never took any money out for fuel and went all

over to collect cans that had been saved for him.

[Thanks must also go to Doreen for her support.]

[See page 8 for more about Malcolm.]

The following people have said they are willing to still

collect cans and sell them [in Malcolm’s memory]

JOHN HEARTY [helped by Brian Danby] & RAY SMITH and I thank

them for what they have done so far. It will help them if you can give

them the cans already crushed. Janice Benson

P.S. If you are willing to add your name to the above then please let me know]

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Cream Tea with Dave & Kath Young

We attended the Celebration Rally at Driffield and we were the lucky winners of ‘The Cream Tea’ offered by Kath & Dave Young. As we were all busy it was hard to pick a time that would suit us all, however we decided on Sunday 19th July.

The weather was pretty rubbish on our journey there but the sun soon began to shine. We were met at the gates by Dave who showed us the way, and soon met Kath who was feeding a family of ducks!

Once inside we had a lovely glass of Pimms which certainly hit the spot. Kath and Dave really went out of their way to make us feel welcome, we had a lovely walk around the site and even met Janet & Dennis Ratten who also made us feel really welcome.

We headed back for our beautiful cream tea that Kath had prepared, there were sandwiches with crusts cut off!! proper cups and saucers. Scones with homemade jam & cream, all this was followed by more coffee & fairy cakes! The time went so quickly and before we realised it was time to make tracks home.

We had a brilliant time and can’t thank Kath & Dave enough for their hospitality.

We have already said we will definitely be back for more.

Many Thanks Carol & Arpad Toth

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HALLOWEEN If Halloween makes you think of nothing but fat pumpkins,

trick-or-treaters and candy then think again. All Hallows Eve

and the autumnal festivities happening at this time of year

can trace their roots to three pagan traditions from centuries past,

including apple festivals, ghoulish feasts and the origin of the bonfire.

Samhain. Meaning ‘summer’s end’, this Feast of the Dead heralded the

beginning of winter and the ‘darker half’ of the year. Samhain stems from

Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, where the dead were honoured

through the burning of a sacred, communal bonfire built by the

druids. The bones of sacrificed animals were cast onto the

flames, which incidentally forms the origins of the word

‘bonfire’. People from the community brought harvest food for

a great feast and some wore costumes made from animal skins

or heads. As it was considered to be a time of year when the

veil between this world and the Otherworld was at its thinnest,

people stayed together around the great bonfire for fear of slipping

between the worlds.

On the eve of Calan Gaeaf- the first day of winter - the people of Wales

would celebrate a festival similar to that of their Celtic cousins. Feasting,

bonfires and prophecies were all central to the proceedings. This night

was also one of several nights of the year where the Cwn Annwn (Hounds

of the Otherworld) would hunt the souls of wrongdoers for

their master, Arawn. The growl of the hounds would be at its

loudest far away and would become softer and softer as they

grew nearer. As the sun sets this Hallowe’en, stay clear of

Cadair Idris in Snowdonia, if you wish to avoid the hunting

grounds of Wales’ most abominable creatures.

Cornwall’s version of the festival marking the first day of winter was less

sinister and involved lots of apples. The fruit acted as the centrepiece for

a great harvest feast celebrating fertility rather than the dead. There was a

strong focus on prophesising the future and included customs such as

throwing nuts into fires to predict the fidelity of one’s partner, and apples

played a large part in prophecy games and were presented to

family and friends as tokens of good luck for the hard winter

months ahead. This festival is certainly one for those who

prefer tasty delights to horrible frights.

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GUY FAWKES

Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido

Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low

Countries, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics

who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Fawkes was born and educated in York. His father died

when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother

married a recusant Catholic. Fawkes later converted to

Catholicism and left for the continent, where he fought in

the Eighty Years' War on the side of Catholic Spain against

Protestant Dutch reformers. He travelled to Spain to seek

support for a Catholic rebellion in England but was unsuccessful. He later

met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England.

Wintour introduced Fawkes to Robert Catesby, who planned to

assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne.

The plotters secured the lease to an undercroft beneath the House of

Lords, and Fawkes was placed in charge of the gunpowder they

stockpiled there. Prompted by the receipt of an anonymous letter, the

authorities searched Westminster Palace during the early hours of the

5th November, and found Fawkes guarding the explosives.

Over the next few days, he was questioned and tortured, and eventually

he broke. Immediately before his execution on 31st January, Fawkes

jumped from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck,

thus avoiding the agony of the mutilation that followed.

Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of

which has been commemorated in Britain since 5th November 1605.

Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of

Guy Fawkes, which is called "the Guy". Some children

even keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets,

carrying "the Guy" they have just made, and beg

passersby for "a penny for the Guy." The kids use the

money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities.

His old school, St Peter’s in York marks November 5,

Guy Fawkes Day, with a bonfire and fireworks. But there is never an

effigy of Guy Fawkes, the guy, thrown on the fire. "We do not burn

effigies of old boys," a headmaster is reported to have decreed.

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MALCOLM GEOFFREY WORSNOP 11th September 1936 - 30th May 2015

Malcolm and his family bought their first

caravan in 1977. That year they attended three rallies - at the first rally social they

got a bit of a shock when they went into

Flamborough Village Hall and found lots of people in long evening dresses……

they soon relaxed when they realised

they were men entering the Miss Bempton contest!! (the beards were a

giveaway!) and it wasn't long before

Malcolm was also throwing himself full

swing into the entertainment at rallies.

[In their 38 years as members of East Yorkshire Centre, Malcolm and Doreen attended 1431 Rallies, 1113 of

which were with the East Yorkshire Centre- the most

recent was at Happy Valley just the week-

end before Malcolm went into Hospital.]

It wasn't long before Malcolm was on the

East Yorkshire Centre Committee - he

served as Teenage Liaison Officer, Equipment Officer, Quarter

Master and Assistant Sports Officer. He spent many hours in his garage maintaining the equipment and making signs and pegs

out of wire.

He also got very involved in Tony & Margaret

Martin’s concerts over the years and is especially remembered for the whistling song along with

Dave Butt.

During his early rallies as a

marshal he became famous

for his back seat driving competition where the man was blindfolded and the lady

sat behind shouting the instructions.

Malcolm loved it when he was Assistant Sports Officer -

he would manage to get the children to join in by

persuading them in his own way

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.He continued to help after his retirement from the Committee, whenever he could. He was also involved with fireworks and was Father Christmas’s special

helper for 15 years.

He made his mark at many sports

rallies by organising the Lawn

Darts Competitions—helped of

course by Doreen.

He and Doreen also marshalled

quite a lot of rallies in the early days and assisted on many especially in the last few years such as Eggborough New

Year Rally with Dave & Kath

and Paul & June He was an early recipient of the

Goodwill Trophy [1979] and in

2013 became the third person

to win the Simpson Family

Appreciation Award.

In recent years he has raised money for the Centre Charity each year by collecting cans. He

became known as East Yorkshire’s Tin Man and

even had a photo of himself [taken by Jack Poole ]

win an award for Jack in the Annual

Photographic

Competition.

Last year he made £550 for the Centre Charity and

was still in business almost right up to the day he

died. [Malcolm was a true gentleman who will be

sadly missed.]

Malcolm made an impression on so many

people he met through the club and the

family have been comforted by the way

you have all shared your memories with

them. They send a huge thank you to

everyone who came to the funeral or sent

messages and offered to help.

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Charity 100 mile Motorcycle Ride

At the 40th Birthday Celebration

Rally in May, you may remember

there was an Auction of Promises.

One of the many things offered

was a motorcycle ride as a

pillion passenger with John Dale.

Maureen Farley and Linda Jones

were bidding against each other and so John said he would do two rides.

Maureen’s ride, which went to Bridlington and took in the Cafe at

Fridaythorpe, started from the Burton Constable Rally in July.

Linda went from her home

and stopped for coffee in

Sherburn in Elmet going

via Stamford Bridge,

Elvington and Cawood.

Thanks again to John Dale

for his contribution to the

Auction of Promises.

At the East Yorkshire Centre's 40th Birthday Rally there was an Auction

of Promises, one of which was a Motor Cycle ride with John Dale on his

Honda Pan European. My husband Vince, knowing my long standing

wish to ride pillion on a motor cycle, on this occasion brushed the

cobwebs from his wallet and secured the bid for me.

A date was arranged and I was waiting in anticipation. Sure enough John

arrived looking every inch a biker with his silver hair and 'leathers'. I had

managed to borrow clothes, the 'leathers' fitted ok but the jacket turned

me into Michelin woman!

Off we went into the countryside. I was a little nervous at first but

eventually forgot all nerves and really enjoyed myself. We stopped at a

real 'Bikers Cafe' - where we joined other pensioners all kitted out in their

gear. After having some refreshment we set off home.

All good things come to an end and I am so grateful to John for allowing

me to cross off this adventure from my bucket list.

Thank you so much. Linda Jones

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WHERE WERE JIGSAW PUZZLES FIRST MADE? I know there are many amongst our membership that enjoy piecing together a jigsaw, given the time, but did you know when and where they were first made?

Jigsaw puzzles were first introduced in the 1760’s when European mapmakers

pasted maps onto wood and cut them into small pieces. These pieces became a

very successful educational tool and has been used in many schools to help children with their geography.

The 18th century inventors would be amazed to see the transformations of the

last 230 years. Children's puzzles have changed from educational toys to entertainment, showing different subjects such as animals, nursery rhymes and

modern tales of super heroes. But the biggest surprise for the early puzzle

makers would be how adults have taken to puzzles over the last century.

Adults puzzles started about 1901 and by 1908 they had become a full-blown craze. However, wood puzzles were expensive and now jigsaws are made from

printed paper pasted onto cardboard Janice Benson

A dog walker was found dead in the local park,

police found the dog, but as yet, they have no lead

My mate went a bit off the rails when he was younger,

Which is probably why he’s no longer a train driver?

Even though I've gone bald, I still keep the comb I've had for nearly twenty

years. I just can't part with it

My pet snail was too slow to win races, so I took his shell off. It just made him

even more sluggish

I used to go out with a girl called Penny, she was a copper

HEAVENLY CLOCKS

A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates,

he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.

He asked, 'What are all those clocks?'

St. Peter answered, 'Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone who has ever been

on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock

move.' ... 'Oh', said the man. 'Whose clock is that?'

'That's Mother Teresa's', replied St. Peter. 'The hands have never moved,

indicating that she never told a lie.'

'Incredible', said the man. 'And whose clock is that one?'

St. Peter responded, 'That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have

moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life.'

'Where's Tony Blair's clock?' asked the man.

St Peter replied, 'We are using it as a ceiling fan. ‘

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STARKLE, STARKLE, LITTLE TWINK

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU I THINK

I’M NOT UNDER WHAT YOU CALL

THE ALCOFLUENCE OF INCOHOL

I’M JUST A LIITLE SLORT OF SHEEP

I’M NOT DRUNK LIKE THINKLE PEEP

I DON’T KNOW IS ME YET

BUT THE DRUNKER I STAND HERE THE LONGER I GET.

SO GIVE ME ONE MORE FINK TO DRILL MY CUP

CAUSE I GET ALL DAY SOBER TO SUNDAY UP

RALLY FOR BARMBY MOOR FEAST It’s always good to have a new rally venue and this is no exception and arranged

to coincide with the Barmby Moor feast.

It was a 4 day rally which is always nice to get that extra day out of a rally and

so we arrived on the Thursday to a warm welcome from Denis and Christine and their temporary assistants Pete and Jen. ( Dave and Pam were at work until

Friday). We got set up and had a walk into the village but it was too early for the

pub to be open.

Thursday Evening was an absolute treat, myself, Sue, Maurice and Sue had

bought the meal very kindly donated by Judy and Pete Rickell in the Auction of Promises at the Birthday Rally. We were invited round to their van and served

up with a fabulous meal by Judy and Pete and we left absolutely stuffed and

slightly the worse for drink. When we bid for it we expected it to be good but

Judy exceeded our expectations.

Friday was spent around the area and Friday night we went into the village, saw

the fun run and sampled the local hostelry.

Saturday morning was spent at Pocklington Gliding Club with me flying in a

glider. A different experience and very enjoyable with the other three watching

and Sue was so impressed we booked one for her in September.

In the afternoon we went into the village for the fete which had many stalls, kids games and lots of things to look at and a lot of the ralliers were down there too.

In the evening it all finished with a grand firework display.

Sunday Morning with flag as usual then off home thanking the marshals for their

hard work. John Holroyd

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MORE CHINESE SIGNS—THE RAT, THE OX & THE TIGER You are a RAT if you were born during the following dates:-

24th JAN 1936 to 10th FEB 1937, 10th FEB 1948 to 28th JAN 1949,

28th JAN 1960 to 14th FEB 1961, 15th FEB 1972 to 2nd FEB 1973, 2nd FEB 1984 to 19th FEB 1985 19th FEB 1996 to 7th FEB 1997

7th FEB 2008 to 25th JAN 2009

You are an OX if you were born between the following dates:-

11th FEB 1937 to 30th JAN 1938, 29th JAN 1949 to 16th FEB 1950

15th FEB 1961 to 4th FEB 1962, 3rd FEB 1973 to 22nd JAN 1974, 20th FEB 1985 to 8th FEB 1986 8th FEB 1997 to 27th JAN 1998

And 26th JAN 2009 to 13th FEB 2010

You are a TIGER if your birthday falls between the following

dates:-

31st JAN 1938 to 18th FEB 1939 17th FEB 1950 to 5th FEB 1951 5th FEB 1962 to 24th JAN 1963 23rd JAN 1974 to 10th FEB 1975

8th FEB 1986 to 28th JAN 1987 28th JAN 1998 to 5th FEB 1999

And 4th FEB 2010 to 3rd FEB 2011

THE RAT WAS WELCOMED IN ANCIENT TIMES AS A

PROTECTOR AND BRINGER OF MATERIAL PROSPERITY.

RATS ARE AFFABLE, ELEGANT & GENEROUS PEOPLE WHO

LIVE FOR TODAY

IN CHINA MANY PEOPLE DO NOT EAT BEEF AS THE

OX IS RESPECTED FOR THE HELP IT GIVES IN WORKING

THE LAND. THE OX IS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER &

FIGURES OF OXEN WERE OFTEN THROWN INTO RIVERS TO

PREVENT FLOODING. OXEN ARE HONEST STRAIGHT-FORWARD KIND HEARTED PEOPLE

THE TIGER IS ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD FORTUNE,

POWER & LOYALTY AND ARE VIEWED WITH BOTH FEAR

& RESPECT. THE CHINESE SEE THE TIGER AS KING OF

THE ANIMALS AND NOT THE LION AS WE DO.

A man was telling his neighbour, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It

cost me two thousand pounds but it's state of the art.......It's perfect.'

'Really,' answered the neighbour . 'What kind is it?'

'Twelve thirty..' ! [another from Sue Holroyd]

Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.

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SOME FACTS ABOUT ONE OF OUR RALLY VENUES

Pickering is an ancient market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of

North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North York Moors National Park. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it sits at the foot of the

moors, overlooking the Vale of Pickering to the south. According to legend the town was founded by King Peredurus around 270BC; however,

the town as it exists today is of medieval origin. The legend states the town was named

by King Peredurus; he lost his ring and accused a young maiden of stealing it, but later

that day the ring was found in a pike caught that day in the River Costa for his dinner.

The king was so happy to find his ring he married the young maiden.

The name Pike-ring got changed over the years to Pickering.

Positioned on the shores of a glacial lake at the end of the last Ice Age, Pickering

was in an ideal place for early settlers to benefit from the multiple natural

resources of the moorlands to the north, the wetlands to the south, running water in the beck and the forests all around. It had wood, stone, wildfowl, game, fish,

fresh water and fertile easily worked soils. The east–west route from the coast

passed along the foothills of the North York Moors through the site at a place

where the beck could be forded. There is evidence of Celtic and Roman era habitation in the areas surrounding Pickering but little remains in the town.

Legendary sources suggest an early date for the establishment of a town but

traces of earlier settlements have been erased by subsequent development. After 1066 when William I became the king, the town and its neighbourhood was in

the possession of the crown. A castle and church were built at this time and the

medieval kings occasionally visited the area. In 1267 the manor, castle and forest of Pickering were given by Henry III to his youngest son, Edmund, First

Earl of Lancaster. The estate was confiscated by the king and then returned.

Eventually, it passed to Henry, Duke of Lancaster who became King Henry IV

of England. It has belonged to the monarch ever since. In 1598 the streets of Pickering were: East Gate, Hall Garth, Hungate, Birdgate,

Borrowgate (the present Burgate) and West Gate. Many older small houses were

built at this time, some of stone with thatched roofs. The stocks, shambles and the market cross stood in the centre of town in the Market Place. The castle fell

into disrepair yet the town flourished. In the English Civil War, Parliamentary

soldiers were quartered in the town and damaged the church and castle and Pickering was the location of a minor skirmish but not a pitched battle.

In the 1650s George Fox, the founder of Society of Friends, or Quakers, visited

the town to preach on at least two occasions.

Pickering prospered as a market town & agricul-tural centre. It had watermills and several inns and

was a centre for mail coach traffic and trade. At

this time the beck was an open sewer and it

remained so until the early part of the 20th century

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The Whitby and Pickering Railway was opened in May 1836. At first the carriages and wagons were horse drawn but steam locomotives were used from

1847.The Forge Valley Line ran from 1882 to 1950, connecting Pickering to the

Whitby–Scarborough line. The years from 1920 to 1950 saw a decline in

Pickering’s role as an agricultural market town and the population fell from a peak of 4,193 in 1951 to 4,186 in 1961. The closure of the railway in 1965 under

the Beeching axe was a blow to the area. The economy of the town saw a turn

around in the following decades with the greater mobility of the working population and a rise in tourism due to increasing car ownership.

Tourism is a major occupation since the reopening of the North Yorkshire

Moors Railway as a restored steam railway and the filming of the television series Heartbeat on the moors. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a

heritage railway. The 18-mile line is the second-longest heritage line in the

United Kingdom and runs across the moors from Pickering via Levisham,

Newton Dale and Goathland to Grosmont. It is run by the North York Moors Historical Railway Trust and operated and staffed by volunteers. Pickering

station has been its terminus since 1965 when the Malton-Pickering route

connecting to the York to Scarborough main line was closed. Before the station became a terminus, the double-track railway took up the space now occupied by

The Ropery (a road) and the car park to the east. Trains

run daily from mid-March to early November and on selected dates through the winter. Trains are mostly

steam-hauled; how-

ever in some cases a

heritage diesel engine is used. At

the height of the running timetable, trains

depart hourly from each station. During the summer months, steam services extend to the seaside

town of Whitby. Passenger numbers have topped

350,000 in recent years. Pickering is host to a very

popular War Weekend in October, which consists of parades, soup kitchens, and much more!

The Simpson/Stead duo run a

rally to coincide with this. See page 88 in the brochure for

more details

Pickering Castle is also worth a visit, situated at the edge of the moors. It is a classic, well-preserved example of an early

motte and bailey castle refortified in stone during the 13th

and 14th centuries, centred upon a shell keep crowning an

impressive motte. There is an exhibition in the chapel.

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40th Celebration Rally Driffield

Once again we ventured out to the showground but this time in warm

weather and also as in invited guest. Because of work commitments we

did not arrive until late afternoon Friday so it was time for a quick bite to

eat and straight to the evening’s entertainment. Craig Harper did not

disappoint and seemed to be known by most of the audience.

What a great surprise and treat on Saturday morning, a visit by the

Yorkshire Air Ambulance which is a most meaningful charity to raise

money for. Over in The Dales we have nominated them as our charity on

two occasions. The helicopter landed in the field next to the old hall and

there were a great many people there to welcome it and then go into the

tabletop sale spending their money to support the charity.

The Tour de Yorkshire cycle race came past the end of the road and many

ralliers made their way to try and catch a glimpse of Sir Bradley and co.

We made a visit to the Bell Hotel for lunch along with some friends from

our centre and then a few drinks at the Butchers Dog made the afternoon

complete. Entertainment on Saturday night was again excellent with a

five piece band Back Beat providing the music. Another great surprise

was in store as suddenly large plates of sandwiches and nibbles appeared

on every table in the hall. The helpers must have spent all day on our

behalf preparing the food and many thanks to them all.

On Sunday there was the great duck race which was well supported and

attended, we sat out with old friends from Mid West soaking up the

sunshine and their beer!! In the evening we were entertained by Jenni

who we had seen on the Driffield New Year Rally. She is a great

performer who engages really well with her audience and although all the

entertainment was excellent, she was our pick of the pops!

In the interval there was an auction of promises where items were

auctioned off for charity. These ranged from a lawnmower service to a

pillion ride on a motorbike. The auction was very well arranged by John

Holroyd and the Auctioneer who did a great job was EYCC’s own Steve

Farley.

Monday dawned and for some of us it was the last day and almost time to

go home, not before sampling the bacon sandwiches cooked on Cadacs

and Beauclaires by an army of helpers, very nice as well I must say.

All too soon it was the closing ceremony and time to don my suit and tie

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and take my place along with the other region Chairmen who were invited

guests. Special Guest was Malcolm Groves who along with his lovely

wife Dorothy had been at all events throughout the weekend.

A huge thanks to East Yorkshire Centre Committee and helpers for once

again making us most welcome and lastly special thanks to your

Chairman Sandra who despite her own problems led from the front to

ensure that this rally was the success that it was.

Good luck to the East Yorkshire Centre and here’s to the next forty years!

Howard and Margaret Jennings

Chairman Yorkshire Dales Centre

Centre Sports Rally July 2015

I arrived early on a hot and sunny Friday to help with the rally and after

getting our van sorted we all got down to siting vans, making up the

medals for the sports and having a good natter whilst we were working.

Friday evening came and the sun was still shining so time for an al fresco

catch up with mum and dad after their seven week trip to France and a

glass or two of the wine they brought back with them. (It may have been

more than two!)

Saturday brought good weather and a day of lawn darts, quoits and

boules. I think its fair to say my quoits skills leave much to be desired but

I managed to get into the finals of the ladies lawn darts and boules.

Everyone enjoyed the day and all too quickly it was time for the

children’s summer disco party. Party games and dances done and hotdogs

eaten it was time for a bit of a family get together. All ideas of an indoor

social were put aside as it was such a beautiful, warm night and an

impromptu evening of quizzes and dancing took over. New dances were

learnt by several committee members (thank you Sandra!) and the

evening culminated in a version of “Oops upside your head” that tested

my abdominal muscles thoroughly. Oh to be a teenager again!

Sunday dawned and the fun run took place followed by the children’s

sports. All races were competitively run and medals and trophies awarded

afterwards. I am sure that everyone there enjoyed the rally as much as I

did and thanks must go to all ralliers for making it such a lovely weekend.

Jane Marchant

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OUR SUMMER HOLIDAY IN YORKSHIRE BY MATTHEW & DONNA FIRTH’S THREE BOYS

I had fun on the Pickering rally, I showed Craig how to work my diablo. I

really enjoyed going on the Flamborough rally, because I made new

friends and played games on the night. Tim and June put on some lovely

pie and peas on the Snainton rally. I enjoyed playing sticky fingers too.

Daniel Firth

I went on the Pickering rally, where I watched the steam trains coming

into Pickering. I enjoyed playing lawn darts with Craig because I won

him!!! Thank you to the marshals who tried to work my diablo we had a

good laugh at you all. We then moved on to the Flamborough rally were I

met lots of new friends. I had to get up early in the morning to meet Joan

who had a singing chicken. All the children had to collect items from our

caravans…One day is was so warm Tom got out the water slide, it was

great fun. When I went on the Snainton rally the best bit was me

winning six pounds on sticky fingers. I loved the pies and peas Tim and

June put on one night. Tim took us on a lovely five mile walk one day

which turned out fun, even though we lost a dog on the way but managed

to find her in the end. Thank you to all the Rally Marshals, you all put in

a lot of work to make it work,

Robert Firth

I was starting my holiday on the Pickering steam rally were the marshals

were very friendly and even wanted to take me on at lawn darts. Everyone

was interested in mine and my brothers diablos but I am very sad to say

that Craig could not get it going after numerous attempts…The weekend

soon passed and we were moving on to Flamborough, where I met over 8

new friends. The evening entertainment was very funny especially when

Joan Baxter got wet. Thanks to the marshals that put on lovely bacon

sandwiches also cereals with toast. Then we moved to Snainton where

Tim and June put on some great games and pie with peas. A lovely day

started with a five mile hike with Tim, lots of fun on the walk……. A big

thanks to all the marshals for making my holidays great fun.

Lewis Firth

[THANKS BOYS FOR THESE REPORTS—HOPE I MIGHT GET SOME

FROM OTHER CHILDREN TOO IN THE FUTURE. Janice]

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GRINDALE—JULY 17th—19th A very big thank you to Carol & Graham

Carpenter and Selina & Gary Rhodes for a

enjoyable weekend at Grindale.

Friday night's entertainment,with a quiz and

Gary's home made wine (or should I say

rocket fuel) went down very well.

Saturday's entertainment was fun & games, with

many people in fancy dress,

(various costumes from Films,)

even Shrek turned up; followed

by a very nice supper, and the

winos, finishing off what was

left of the wine.

Thanks again to Carol, Graham, Selina & Gary

From Alan & Gill Bradshaw

Lewis Firth, the son of one of our sports officers has won the Victor

Ludorum Trophy. The Trophy is awarded to the boy with the most

points accumulated from all his sports at the Joint Yorkshire Sports Rally

THE EAST YORKSHIRE CENTRE TEAM THAT HELPED THE CENTRE

COME AWAY FROM THE JOINT YORKSHIRE SPORTS RALLY

WITH THE HENRIETTA SPIVEY CUP—QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT

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SOCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT Hi Folks

Another Dinner Dance will be over by the time you read this

and time to start planning the Informal next March. Hope all

who went enjoyed the evening. Janice will hopefully get

some photos of it and maybe a write-up or two from those

that went and they will appear in the Winter Edition.

Before the Informal, there is the Children’s Party just before Christmas.

Tickets for this will be on sale from Sandra from now. £5 a child

I would like to thank all who have helped me this year at the Informal or

at the Dinner Dance. Every little helps as they say! Also thanks to my

other half for putting up with me! See you on the rally field Joan

RALLY SECRETARYS PAGE Hi All,

Thanks to all who came to the rally planning meeting on

September 8th and especially those of you who have agreed

to marshal next year. We couldn’t do it without you!

Please remember to return your rally forms to me by the date asked. The

sooner we get the Brochure put together the sooner it is printed and the

sooner you will receive it. If you have any questions please ring me.

I have already started planning the 2017programme so if you have any

ideas for new venues or there is one you think should be reintroduced,

please get in touch as soon as possible. Denis DONT FORGET THE CHANGE OF DATE & VENUE FOR BONFIRE

PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO RING THE MARSHAL

IF YOU FIND YOU CAN NO LONGER GO ON A RALLY

—THERE MAY BE A WAITING LIST!

THE FOLLOWING RALLIES ARE FULL:-

67 Reedness 69 Pocklington 76 Eggborough New Year

At the time of printing this edition there are now 2 places left

at the Eggborough Pre-Christmas Banquet in November [rally 73]

THE SPALDINGTON RALLY IN NOVEMBER IS NOT FULL

[As was stated in the Summer About]

Enjoy a lovely meal with friends in pleasant surroundings

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SPORTS REPORT

Hi All

I would like to thank everyone that turned up at Hutton

Cranswick and joining in with all the sports. We had good

weather and lots of fun. All the children

did really well and each came away with a

certificate. Many medals were won.

The following week it was the Joint Yorkshire

Centres Sports at Rufforth, where East Yorkshire

Centre were outstanding. We had a great turn out of

children as well as adults. Well done to all children

who took part and wining the Henrietta Spivey Cup for the Centre, it was

a great achievement.

Congratulations also go to Lewis Firth for winning the

Victor Ludorum Trophy for the boy gaining the most

points in the children's races. We came runners up in the

quoits and last minute we managed to pull together a

netball team and WON beating North Yorkshire. Thanks

to all the ladies who took part, well done. Unfortunately

the under 12's football team got knocked out after a

penalty shoot out, but gave a great performance

Hopefully we can build on this and enter more events next year, as East

Yorkshire is the host Centre, so come along and give us your support.

I hope to see you all soon Matthew Assistant Sports Coordinator

BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS

OF THE TROPHIES PRESENTED AT THE CENTRE SPORTS

RALLY IN JUNE

SMITH/JOHNSON TROPHY—ALEX MARCHANT

HAROLD BISHOP TROPHY—OLIVER SWEENEY /

BAILEY ROBINSON / EVIE ROBINSON / ETHAN ROBINSON

THE WORSNOP FAMILY TROPHY—TRACEY PARKER

THE MALCOLM SMITH TROPHY—ALEX MARCHANT

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DRIFFIELD STEAM RALLY It’s a long time since I was asked to do the thanks at an East Yorkshire

Centre Rally, I think it was when Peter Brusby was chairman, but again it

gave me a great pleasure to be asked to thank the marshals for the whole

weekend at the Driffield Steam Rally.

The weekend started in very warm sunshine, well from Thursday anyway,

and that’s how it stayed all weekend, well till Sunday when we went home.

A quick walk on Friday to see which engines and anything else had turned

up but had to wait till Saturday morning for all the exhibits to be there.

Everything started with an auction [it all looked junk to me but you know

what they say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure] plenty of trailers

going out on Saturday night with it all loaded on, so they must have like it.

In the afternoon a quick rest and some tea and then another walk to watch

the parade but we got a bag of chips on the way just to finish the tea off

and keep up our strength. The parade lasted a long time, headed with the

traction engines, trucks, cars and mile after mile of tractors even a pink

one with a lady driving it. One steam car did break down but they got it

going in the end. Then a slow walk back to the field, a sit down, a drink

and natter and then time for bed, walking round stalls and exhibits is very

tiring so slept like a log that night.

Sunday morning and still the same sunshine, had a quick walk to the

garage for a paper after I had taken the dog out and then time to pack up

and get ready for the flag which was early to give you plenty of time to go

back to the show and have some more chips if you like, then it was my

turn to thank the marshals [on behalf of everybody] who worked very hard

all weekend and making sure the gate was open when you went out and

closed behind you—that was a job on its own but you got plenty of tan

from sitting and waiting to open the gate again. This year we had a small

field to ourselves and it seemed nearer to walk to the show, so I would like

to thank Malcolm, Denise, Mike & Viki for a superb weekend at Driffield

and it really was a great honour to be asked to present the marshals bars

especially to someone like Michael who I have known for many years.

Thank you from us all.

David & Hazel Ferdinand, Northern Region Chairman.

PS; I think it was the first time Malcolm & Denise had been senior

marshals for this rally and they really did a good job—well trained by Mike

& Viki.

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SUMMER RALLYING IN EAST YORKSHIRE [I received the letter below from Michelle Cook of the Cheshire Centre]

Hi my name is Michelle Cook and along with my husband Julian and son Alex,

attended the Pickering Rally July 31st-August 2nd, Flamborough Rally August

2nd-August 9th and the Walk on the Wildside at Snaiton on August 9th to August

14th. We would like to say that on all 3 rallies, we were made so welcome by

everybody and they are all excellent venues.

Pickering for the railway and walking or car to go further a field but we looked

around the railway and town itself. My husband and son thoroughly enjoyed

seeing the trains even though we decided to go on the train to Whitby on the

Snaiton rally. Flamborough rally- all the kids made Alex welcome and they all played together brilliantly throughout the week, we had great time at the socials.

The rally is a brilliant spot to go walking along coastal path and for beaches. We

did both. And Snaiton for the walks, easy bus route to Pickering & Scarborough

and the lovely surrounding countryside and for the enjoyable socials. We will

definitely rally with your centre again.

Michelle, Julian and Alex Cook. x

NORFOLK HOLIDAY RALLY Thanks sent as a text:

Hi Dave Just a quick text to thank you all for the Norfolk rally we attended in June. We both enjoyed the relaxed style, and look forward to maybe joining you

on another rally in the future. Regards Russell & Christine Slack

South Yorkshire Centre

Thanks sent as a card: Dear Dave & Kath

Just a little thank you to you both and Mike & Viki, for giving us a fab week in Kings Lynn.

Every thing was just great, fab site, fab entertainment and of course fab company.

Thank you all again. Judy & Brian Ruston East Yorkshire Centre

Thanks given as a gift:

A tin of cookies was given to Dave & Kath and Mike & Viki as a way of thanks for a good rally by

Brenda & Trevor Smiles East Yorkshire Centre

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CROPTON We have just had a fantastic weekend at Cropton.

The venue is superb – quiet, close to the Moors and a

pub with its own brewery at the rally entrance. There was lots organised on the rally if you wanted it – bike

ride, walk and games for the kids. It was just a pity

that more vans didn’t attend. Next year it is going to be run as a five night rally immediately after August Bank Holiday with lots

more activities planned. I suggest that it’s a rally not to be missed.

Thank you to Mally for taking Mum, Dad and their caravan to the rally on

Friday morning. It certainly saved me a lot of time and effort. Special thanks must go to Mally, Linda, Wayne and Louise for running the rally.

It was what rallying is all about:- friendship & fun! Judith Simpson

CROPTON What a lovely venue, so much to do in the area but not enough time to do it in a weekend, however next year won’t be a problem as the marshals have extended

the rally to a 5 day holiday rally.

We arrived Friday afternoon relaxed for a short while then went for a stroll

round the pretty village talking to one or two of the friendly locals but did resist the temptation of popping into the Cropton Brewery, which is situated at the

rally entrance.

Saturday morning you had a choice, there was an organised walk or bike ride that’s if you brought your bike (I’ve put it on my list for next year) or do your

own thing.

Unfortunately I couldn’t do either as I had a meeting to attend at Nidd Hall,

Trevor came along for the ride or as he said to keep me company, however I did manage to get back in time for the children’s fun and games on the field.

Mally and Wayne soon had them organised playing pass the ball to each other

then over the windbreak, 1st lesson in volley ball, yes I thought, we will have a team in the volley ball competition in a few years. They then exchanged the ball

to water bombs, the kids were just too good and didn’t get wet at all, but Mally

soon changed that, they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we did watching them.

Sunday arrived and so did the hot weather nobody was in a hurry to go home,

they were content to sit and soak up the sun, but unfortunately all good things

must come to an end. Already planning next year as this venue is a great follow on from August Bank

Holiday rallies plus I have heard a whisper of what the marshals are planning.

Many Thanks Mally, Linda, Louise and Wayne for a great rally, see you next

year Sandra and Trevor Wright

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EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION RALLY

Just like to say many thanks to Pete and Pam Knowles for a fabulous weekend

birthday rally at Eggborough Social Club. Whilst appreciating his personal ex-

pense, the time and the planning into arranging such a huge event never goes

unnoticed but not said enough. I know those who attended both the Friday eve-ning with Richie and Saturday with Afterglow enjoyed a good dance and a few

jokes for the gentlemen but especially us ladies on the Saturday, found it to be

an education that I am sure we will never forget! Manda and Mike Gibbins

Petes Birthday Bash - Eggborough 3 /6 September 2015

Rally Marshals Pete Pam Knowles / Geoff Joan Kirk / Jane Dave Rooks

This extravagant rally was certainly a one off. - and not for the faint

hearted. Eggborough has the advantage of being situated close to all

amenities, York for the day, Glasshoughton shopping outlet or Ikea to

name but a few day time undertakings.

Evenings spent on this rally were quite another story.

Thursday was just a neighbourly get-to-gether in the club house, whilst

Friday night we were entertained with Ritchie in the function room —

everybody up dancing which continued well after the allocated time. Then

Saturday night we saw Pete’s birthday night absolutely filled with

intrigue from start to finish. Adventurously where no rally has ever gone

before and certainly not for the prudish minded.

All the gentlemen were asked to retire into the side room to listen to the

comedian Zak Stevens. Whilst us ladies were entertained with 3 male

strippers and a drag queen, never before have I seen baby oil used in so

much abundance on 3 fully GROWN men.

This was a grand finale to beat any ending. Pete’s birthday present to all

his ralliers certainly will never be FORGOTTEN Jean Baker

THE WALKERS AT

THE PICKERING

RALLY AT THE

END OF AUGUST

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Hi my name is Grant and I am the mascot of the winning clan at the

Burns Rally. I came to live with

Margaret & John Hearty after the

East Yorkshire Celebration Rally

at Driffield atMay Day

Our first real adventure was when we set out to

go to Northern Ireland. we spent the first night

at a nice little CL right on the banks of the Black

Loch at Castle Kennedy. We caught the ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast then it was down the motorway to Cusher Valley at Markethill, a really

lovely CL owned by Linda & Kenny Gilmore and helped by their children

Matthew and Katie.

Our 1st. outing was to the Argory for the Tartan Week end. I felt really at home

as there were lots of pipers and kilties (even John was in his kilt). We went with Linda and her family to the 12th.of July Celebrations at Beesbrook and the 13th

celebrations in the lovely village of Scarver. There were lots and lots of bands

both days and quite a lot of then were Pipe Bands. On one day we went to see where the Mountains of Mourn sweep down to the sea.

Another day we went up to the Giants Causeway and on the way

back we called in at the Old Bushmills Distillery where Margaret &

John got to sample some of the wares, but not me!

We also visited Portadown, Armagh City, Dungannon, Downpatrick, Craigavon, Newcastle and Newry. One day we took a

trip over the border to Country Leitrim to visit friends of Margaret

& John. When we left Ireland we spent three nights at a CL in

Mauchlinin, Ayrshire where we visited Ayr and Burns Cottage.

Then we made our way to join the East Yorkshire holiday rally at Monturpie Caravan Site near Leven in the Kingdom of Fife. A nice

site with lovely views

overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Whilst we were there we visited Crail, Anstruther, Pitterweem, Buckhaven,

Kirkcaldy, Dysart, Cupar and

St. Andrews.

When the rally was over Margaret

and John handed me over to Ted and Jan Robson. I wonder where

they will take me!

[I would like to say hank you Margaret & John for looking after me so well and

taking me to all these very interesting places—Grant.]

VIEW ACROSS THE FIRTH OF FORTH

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SCOTTISH RELAXATION

We would like to thank all the ralliers for helping to raise £150

for the Centre Charity despite the weather trying to sabotage

things. We had bacon butties on sale in the morning on Aug 1st

[Yorkshire Day] and the Cream Tea & stalls were to start at

3pm. Almost exactly at 3pm

the heavens opened—

luckily we had a gazebo and

a Coleman shelter so we all

huddled together until the rain

stopped. The Win the Whisky was

postponed to closing Flag and

won by Lynn Clarkson.

Janice & Richard Benson

VIEW FROM THE

RALLYFIELD

LOOKING WEST

OVER THE

CARAVAN SITE

THE HALF MOON—REEDNESS

Just a few lines to thank the Rally Marshals for a wonderful weekend

from start to finish. We were treated to a barbecue on Friday night,

compliments of the rally marshals, with a carvery in the pub on Saturday

night and Quiz, I don’t think anybody could complain about the food it

was excellent.

Good Friends, Good Food and the sun was out all

weekend, what more could you ask for?

Thanks again to Jill & Gordon, Sandra & Ken

with help from Sally & Dougie

Christine & Denis Brennan

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Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the

beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a donkey lying dead in the

middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the local police station.

The conversation went like this:

“Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"

“And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic

Church. There's a donkey lying dead in me front lawn & would ye be so kind as

to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?"

Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit and recognizing the Irish accent, thought he would have a little fun with the good father, replied,

"Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the

last rites!"

There was dead silence on the line for a moment . . . .. . .

Father O'Malley then replied: “Aye,' tis certainly true; but we are also

obliged to notify the next of kin first, which is the reason for me call."

Sent to me by Margaret Hearty

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD

George Phillips of Merimbula, Australia was going up to bed, when his wife told

him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw

that there were people in the shed stealing things. He phoned the police, who

asked "Is someone in your house?" He said "No." Then they said: "All patrols were busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is

available." George said, "OK". He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again. "Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to

worry about them now because I just shot them." and hung up. Within five mins,

six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and

an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you shot them?"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available?"

LONGEST TRAFFIC JAM IN THE WORLD RECORDED IN CHINA— 250 KILOMETRES LONG

BRIDGE IN SEQUOIA

NATIONAL PARK

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THE JOINT YORKSHIRE CENTRES SIX STAR RALLY

Kath and I have just returned from a fun filled weekend at Elvington Airfield.

114 caravans attended and celebrated this rally’s 30th Birthday.

What started out 30 years ago as a Motorsports rally has changed into a family

orientated event, with as well as the manoeuvring car and caravan competition

there was also lawn darts, quoits, kick start, remote control cars, centre quiz,

safety competition.

Below is a list of the East Yorkshire members who achieved something in the

competitions:

Remote Control Car

under 6 winner Nancy Sweeney, over 18 winner Steve Lilley.

Quoits: Ladies:

winner Donna Firth, runner up Clare Robinson.

Kick Start:

under 8 winner Ryan Wilkinson, over 18 3rd place Steve Lilley.

Lawn darts:

under 12s 3rd place Alexandra Graham, Ladies: winner Sandra Wright,

Gents: 4th place Pete Akester.

Concourse: Best members outfit: Steve Lilley.

Super Clubman’s: 2nd place Craig Graham.

Main Track Test: Best Link Test: winner Steve Lilley. Best Yorkshire Centre

Member: winner Steve Lilley. Overall Winner: Steve Lilley.

Congratulations to everybody who competed. All points from all events are

totalled at the end to help your Centre win the Event Champions which is The

City of York Trophy, won this year by South Yorkshire who gained only 40

points more than East Yorkshire, so come and have a go next year, who knows

we might win some silverware.

Dave Young

Motorsports Officer

DID YOU KNOW? ”FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH “..... Competition in the ice cream business in America led to ice cream

parlours across the country promoting their business by featuring a

special ‘flavour of the month’, often at a reduced price to attract custom. I

think nowadays it is called a loss leader!

By the 1980’s, the phrase has become more commonly used to describe

anything or anyone temporarily in vogue.

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I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a Teenager

but 50 years on

I don’t have to go to school or work

I get an allowance every month

I have my own house

I don’t have a curfew

I have a driving licence & own my own car

I have I.D. that gets me into Clubs & Bars

AND I don’t have Acne!

Life is great!

[sent to me by John Dale]

IF YOU SEE

ANY FUNNY OR

UNUSUAL SIGNS

WHY NOT

TAKE A PHOTO

AND SEND THEM

TO ME

MY ADDRESS IS

about@

eastyorkshirecentre.co.uk

SIGN SEEN ON A ROAD NEAR NAIROBI

WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE

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THE CONFUSIONS OF ENGLISH

Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning.

A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym.

You think English is easy ?? I think a retired English teacher was bored ...

Read all the way to the end... This took a lot of work to put together !!!!

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.

2. The farm was used to produce produce.

3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4. We must polish the Polish furniture.

5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6. The soldier decided to desert in the desert.

7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought,

it was time to present the present.

8.A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10. I did not object to the object.

11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13. They were too close to the door to close it.

14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17. The wind was too strong for me to wind the sail.

18. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20. How can I intimate this to my intimate friend ?

Lets face it English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't

invented in England or French fries in France.

From SUE HOLROYD

A REAL DOCTORS CONFESSION

A man dashes into the A&E department I was working in. and yells, 'My

wife's going to have her baby in the taxi.' I grabbed my stuff, rushed out

to the taxi, lifted the lady's dress and began to take off her underwear.

Suddenly after protests from the lady I noticed that there were several

taxis, and I was in the wrong one!

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THE BOTTLE OF WINE

For all of us who are married, were married, wish you were married, or wish you

weren't married, this is something to smile about the next time you see a bottle

of wine: Andy was driving home from one of his business trips in Northern Arizona

when he saw an elderly Navajo man walking on the side of the road.

As the trip was a long and quiet one, he stopped the car and asked the Navajo man if he would like a ride. With a silent nod of thanks, the man got into the car.

Resuming the journey, Andy tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the

Navajo man. The old man just sat silently, looking intently at everything he saw,

studying every little detail, until he noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Andy. 'What in bag?' asked the old man.. Andy looked down at the brown bag

and said, 'It's a bottle of wine. I got it for my wife.'

The Navajo man was silent for another moment or two. Then speaking with the

quiet wisdom of an elder, he said: 'Good trade . . . . [from a regular]

A story about Grandchildren Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always

getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town,

the two boys are probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in

disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys.

The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.

The mother sent the 8 year old in the morning, with the older boy to see the

preacher in the afternoon.

The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice,sat the younger boy down

and asked him sternly, "Do you know where God is, son?" The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth

hanging open.

So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?! Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even

more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed,"WHERE IS GOD?!"

The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home & dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the

closet, he asked, "What happened?"

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this

time!" "GOD is missing, and they think WE did it!" [from a regular ]

Caller (enquiring about legal requirements while travelling in France): 'If I register my car in France, do I have to change the steering wheel to the

other side of the car?'

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REVENGE ON THE TELEMARKETER

1]The three little words: 'Hold On, Please” Saying this, while putting down your

phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each

telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that this sales approach would grind to a halt. Then when you eventually hear BT's 'beep-beep' tone, you know

it's time to go back and hang up your handset . . . you have efficiently completed

your task. These 3 little words could help eliminate telephone soliciting. 2] Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?

This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and

records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This technique is then

used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' salesperson to call back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no

one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7

times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialled the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your

name in their system any longer!!!

3] When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from

credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-prepaid return envelopes,

right? It costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they are

returned. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-prepaid

return envelopes. Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American

Express... they might need one! Send a pizza coupon to HSBC... in case their canteen packs up. You get the idea. If you didn't get anything else that day, then

just send them back their blank application form . .. after all, it is their form! If

you want to remain anonymous, make sure your name isn't on anything you

return. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them, and it is their envelope after all . .you are just

returning it!!!! The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of

their own junk back in the post, but . . we need to OVERWHELM them, in order to stop them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, &

best of all they're paying for it . .Twice! Let's help keep Royal Mail busy.

Since the Royal Mail is saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, let's help them so they will not need to increase postage costs again. You get the

idea! If enough people follow these tips, it will work!

[I know a caravanner who has been doing this for years and gets a lot of pleasure

doing it!- Ed] [This was sent to me by several people.]

HOW DO YOU MAKE AN OCTOPUS LAUGH? WITH TEN TICKLES

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WOW! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.

I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY FROM NOW. 1.Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3,

Vitamin B5, VitaminB6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron,

Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2.Feeling tired in the afternoon, Put down the diet coke and pick up a Cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins & Carbohydrates that can provide

that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3.Tired of your bathroom mirror

fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a Cucumber slice along the mirror, it

will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, Spa-like fragrance.

4.Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the

cucumber react with the aluminium to give off a scent undetectable to humans

but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the

pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few

minutes, the photochemical in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works

great on wrinkles, too!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or a terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices

before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free.

7.Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding

both a hangover and headache!!

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the

shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks

great but also repels water.

9.Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a Cucumber slice and

rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10.Stressed out and don't have time for a massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut

up an entire Cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and

nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce

stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11.Just finish a Business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue

for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath. The Photochemical will kill the bacteria

in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

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12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean. Not only

will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't

leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13.Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the Cucumber and

slowly use it to erase the pen writing. Also works great on crayons and markers

that the kids have used to decorate the Walls!!

Johnny's Mother looked out the window and noticed him "playing church" with their cat. He had the cat sitting quietly and he was preaching to it. She smiled

and went about her work. A while later she heard loud meowing and hissing and

ran back To the open window to see Johnny baptizing the cat in a tub of water.

She called out, " Johnny, stop that! The cat is afraid of water!" Johnny looked up at her and said,

"He should have thought about that before he joined my Church."

An elderly man in Florida had owned a large farm for several years.

He had a large pond in the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so

he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some orange,

and lime trees. One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the

pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over.

He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.

As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.

As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-

dipping in his pond.

He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep

end. One of the women shouted to him, 'we're not coming out until you

leave!'

The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim

naked or make you get out of the pond naked..'

Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the alligator.'

Some old men can still think fast.

A blonde, a redhead, and a brunette were all lost in the desert. They found a lamp and rubbed it. A genie popped out and granted them each one wish. The

redhead wished to be back home. Poof! She was back home. The brunette

wished to be at home with her family. Poof! She was back home with her fam-

ily. The blonde said, “Awwww, I wish my friends were here!”

DOGS ON LEADS AT ALL TIMES ON THE RALLY

FIELD AND DONT FORGET TO SCOOP THAT POOP!

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LEN STEAD WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR GOOD

WISHES, CARDS & PRESENTS HE RECEIVED ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY

Jane Marchant and Maureen Farley would like to thank all their ralliers

who have helped them raise money for the YAA over the past year

ANNE & MIKE CLAXTON WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF THEIR

SECOND GRANDSON, AUSTIN JAMES [8LBS],

BORN ON SEPT 12th TO THEIR DAUGHTER

LYNN & HER HUSBAND ALAN, BROTHER AND PLAYMATE FOR VINCENT.

Since the last Edition of The About, we have lost

Jean Tomlinson on August 6th, [another long time

rallier,] after a two year battle with cancer.

She and her husband Don have been East Yorkshire

members for 25 years and were only 6 weeks off

celebrating their Golden Wedding.

There were quite a few Centre Members at her funeral

and £450 was collected to be divided between Ovarian

Cancer and Macmillan Nurses.

Our sympathy goes to Don and son Patrick & family

DON WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR

CARDS AND SYMPATHY ON THE SAD LOSS OF JEAN

AND FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE £450

CHIP and VIN for better caravan security. Caravan manufacturers have united behind a new anti-theft scheme designed to

deter criminals and help reunite stolen caravans with their owners.

Every 2016 touring caravan brought from August 2015 onwards will carry the

new VIN chip system developed by the National Caravan Council’s

(NCC Central Registration and Identification Scheme (CRiS) team.

CRiS is the national register for UK caravan owners and was established in

1992 to help prevent and detect caravan crime. The new VIN chip system

includes visible and invisible security markings, tamper-evident stickers, a QR code linked to the CRiS database, and a hidden electronic RFID chip that will

reveal the caravan’s true identity when scanned by law enforcement officers..

VIN chip markings can also be fitted to pre-2016 touring caravans at the owners

request.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE

OCTOBER

2nd VAL BRABINER 2nd CHRIS BRENNAN 6th J0HN DALE

7th LINDA JONES 14th KEITH CHARLESWORTH 15th GEOFF KIRK

28th PAM GOSNAY 29th MURIEL BLOOM 31st LUCY SMITH

NOVEMBER

2nd SANDRA WRIGHT 4th TED ROBSON 24th SHANE SMITH

DECEMBER

7th MARK BROOKS 8th JEAN LUNN 18th TONY MARTIN

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ALYSHA MORWOOD 14 on July 11th

AIDEN MORWOOD 12 on July 7th

DONNA FIRTH on July 7th

AMANDA MORWOOD ON August 4th

SUE MOORE on August 4th

JENI DEALTRY on August 7th

MATTHEW FIRTH on August 26th

BELATED HAPPY DIAMOND WEDDING [60]

SHEILA & RON MUSSETT—SEPT 11th

&

BELATED HAPPY EMERALD WEDDING [55]

MURIEL & JOHN BLOOM—SEPT 17th

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY MORE IMPORTANT DATES? — LET ME KNOW!

PAT BARHAM WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO BOUGHT HER CARDS ON RALLIES IN 2015, HELPING HER TO MAKE JUST OVER

£20 FOR THE EAST YORKSHIRE CENTRE CHARITY

Anne and I would like to thank everyone who helped us with our efforts

to raise money for our Centre Charity, Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

We've done various things including making fruit cakes, Christmas toys

and bonus ball, but at Mr Moos and Forest Edge we had a Table Top sale

which made the bulk of the money.

We also had Afternoon Teas at Forest Edge which was very popular.

Thanks to all your generosity , we made the magnificent sum of £550.

Thanks to Ian and Mike, we couldn't have done it without them

Val Brabiner and Anne Claxton

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LOOKING BACK AT OUR NEW YEAR RALLIES

So far we have looked at the two we helped with at Carnaby, 7 we

ran at St Peter’s School in York and 18 we ran at Askham Bryan in York.

As I said at the end of my last ramblings, we decided we needed to slow

down a bit so moved to Eggborough Village Hall for New Year

2007/2008. We knew the venue very well as we have run rallies there for

many years with Sandra & Trevor Wright. The cooking facilities are good

so away we went!

Our co marshals for the 3 years we ran it, were Ann & Ted Robson and

Margaret & Brian Danby and we ate, drank, talked and danced for the

whole rally. In the third year, Chris & Dave Healey also helped as Ted

had fallen off a ladder on Boxing Day and really was no use to anyone!

The first year was very hard for us as we lost our Westie Bonnie on

Christmas Eve and so were really not in much of a festive mood but we

did our best to be cheerful. We did a Hoedown Night where people could

wear their Western gear and everyone got dressed up for New Year’s Eve.

This was the pattern for the 3 years—lots of food, lots of dancing and lots

of chatter all washed down with lots of wine!

With Ann falling ill we felt that New Year would not be the same and so

handed over the reins to Dave, Kath, Paul, June, Malcolm and Doreen for

the next 3 years.

During that time we had our computer hacked and lost all our photos from

those first 3 years but we then took on the rally again in 2013 with the

help of co marshals Chris & Dave Healey and June & Tim Norris. We

were also helped by Sue & Maurice Agar and Suzanne & Greg Clarkson.

We did a Day at the Races and asked the ladies to bring a hat. We had the

ralliers being the jockeys

to raise some money for

the Centre Charity and

of course we did some

Line Dancing.

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Chris & Dave then decided to call it

a day as Chris was still at work and

had to take time off as holiday to

help with the New Year Rally.

Tim & June took over the main

catering for our final year and

Suzanne & Greg said they

would step in as the third

marshal and Sue & Maurice

were also still prepared to help.

We again did a Race Night for

the Centre Charity but as a

Kentucky Derby so everyone could dress western style if they wanted to

and most of them did! We went out with a bang on New Year’s Eve with

the Last Night of the Proms and everyone sang Land of Hope & Glory

with great gusto!

We would like to finish by thanking all who have been our co-marshals

over the years, some sadly no longer with us,

we could not have done it without you! Janice |& Richard Benson

What did the left eye say

to the right eye?

Between you and me,

something smells down there.

Just got back from my mate's funeral.

He died after being hit on the head

with a tennis ball.

It was a lovely service.

Please Note:- The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of

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