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The day of the grand opening was a

very special day. Years of work and

thousands of man-hours must have

gone into the new building. While

progress has been regularly reported

in Hillam News it is only when you

visit the finished building that you can

fully appreciate the scale of the

achievement. The cricket club and its

supporters are to be congratulated.

The building features a central area

suitable for functions with shower

rooms, changing facilities and a

kitchen arranged around.

It is a tribute to the villages of Hillam and Monk Fryston that

after nearly 400 years the game is still being played in the

village. The facilities are a match for the heritage of the game. We have to thank the former Prime Minister John Major for

making the discovery about Hillam and the origin of cricket. He

published the research in his 2007 book “More then a game: the

story of cricket’s early years”. It was therefore appropriate

that the new pavilion should be opened by the MP for Selby and

Ainsty- Nigel Adams. See inside for photographs. The MC for the day was John Cundy

of BBC Look North fame. He asked

Nigel Adams about his involvement

with cricket and got a very modest

reply. Nigel had actually broken off

from a cricket match that he was

playing in Selby to come and open the

pavilion. He had also recently played

at Lords against an MCC team led by

the former Kent and England

all-rounder, Matthew Fleming. Nigel

was playing for a joint House of Lords

and House of Commons team. A great day with perfect weather, we

look forward to seeing the club

progress in the coming years.

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Public meeting to discuss burglaries - held January 1747, find out more at

Birkin Church Open day..

Public meeting 2011 style - Read about the CEF and what it can do for you.

What’s the mystery - Another murder at Monk Fryston Hall.

Was it an inside job? - the Historians say Inclosure was 200 years ago.

Cross Keys - Black smoke replaced by Black Sheep. Check it out.

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NEW CHAPTER IN HILLAM HISTORY

The superb new cricket

pavilion, built by villagers

for the cricket team and

other village events.

The new building shows

what can be achieved by

local residents.

The new pavilion takes its

place as part of the local

heritage which goes back

nearly 1000 years. The

church in Birkin is the

oldest local building and

dates from 1150.

After exhaustive research

by Hillam Historians it

can be revealed on very

good authority that the

origin of Yorkshire

cricket is Hillam.

The voice of Hillam village, North Yorkshire. Delivered free to all residents. Volume 23, Issue 4. Aug-sept 2011

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THE GRAND OPENING OF THE CRICKET PAVILLION

Nigel Adams MP for Selby and Ainsty with Eric Frankland 2nd team Captain at

the opening of the new Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club pavilion.

24 July 2011.

The old facilities are put

firmly in the shade by the

superb new pavilion. The

crowd looks on and enjoys

the sport. A typical

summers day in Hillam!

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VILLAGE NEWS

Hillam Lights100 Club

The winners in the May draw were: 1st - £20 - Arthur & Pam Spooner (No. 69)

2nd - £10 - Karen Everson (No. 22)

3rd - £5 - Kevin Coles (No. 80)

And in the June draw they were: 1st - No. 35 - Shirley & Neil Sutcliffe - £20

2nd - No. 2 - Ivor & Joan Battersby - £10

3rd - No. 23 - Mr. & Mrs. D. Metcalfe

Cherry tree farm In what appears to be a positive development work started on

Cherry Tree Farm, Austfield Lane. We understand that it has been

purchased by a property company based in Manchester and that

they expect to commence work on the site in the near future. Some

of the rubbish on site has already been cleared and burnt. Beyond

that we know very little. When the workers were on site they were

visited by the police who confirmed that they were legitimate. The

entrance onto Austfield Lane has been opened up again and tempo-

rary fencing put in place to protect the site. It remains to be seen

what the plans are for the site, but as far as we are aware there has

been no planning application submitted.

After lying semi derelict for many years it would be nice to see

progress being made.

Showmen’s site - Public Inquiry to make the final decision The proposal to divide a field on Lowfield Road into 8 plots to be

used as a permanent caravan site and storage depot by Showmen

was reported in previous issues of Hillam News. The application was rejected by Selby District Council but the

owners have lodged an appeal. The owners presently live on a site

at Upton and run a variety of catering and food related businesses

including burger vans. Should the application be approved there

would be up to 32 caravans on a field near to the football field on

Lowfield Road. This would totally change the character of the area

with the caravans visible from the A63 at the edge of the village.

The site would also generate a significant amount of traffic which

would have to exit onto the A63 via a difficult junction with poor

visibility. There have been a number of fatal accidents along this

stretch of the road and safety is a major concern. However the site

is also low lying and is often flooded in winter. Whilst not in the Green Belt, it is along the boundary of the Green

Belt. All things being considered it does not seem to be an appro-

priate site and we are pleased that Monk Fryston Parish Council are

objecting to the proposal and have employed the services of plan-

ning consultants to put the case against the proposed development. The Public Inquiry will take place during August.

Open Government - parish council style What do you want from your Parish Council? That’s what we

have asked several times in recent issues of Hillam News.

Whether the question has been properly answered is yet an-

other question. Nonetheless Monk Fryston Parish Council is

to be congratulated after it staged an (annual) Open Parish

Meeting. Chairman Bill Holmes reported on their year, their

achievements and ongoing problems. The event also provided

a platform for the Community Association and St Wilfrid’s.

Ray Newton and Sara Kelly spoke on their behalf. A commitment and date for next year’s event was made.

Perhaps Hillam could follow suit. The Monk Fryston parish precept has been raised by £20.00

per household to pay for consultants to back the fight against

the showpeople’s planning application in Lowfield Road. A

questioner discovered that following a survey, only two pa-

rishioners objected to the increase. We were reminded that

the Community Association was asking for an increase of

£5.00 to cover their running costs. Ray Newton on behalf of the Community Association re-

newed the call for the Hillam and Monk Fryston Parish Coun-

cils to support them, as there was a danger to association

members’ morale, if requests continued to be turned down. The Council agreed to re-examine at a future meeting a deci-

sion not to contribute to repairs to the War Memorial, which

is situated in St Wilfrid’s churchyard. The original refusal

had been made on financial grounds.

On the Selby Times picket line Hillam News visited the Selby Times picket line in Selby to

learn that striking journalists plan to publish their own mini-

newspaper produced with a home publishing package. Hillam

News may have some new competition. Selby Times was published as normal last week by non union

staff and according to strikers, with the help of a sixteen year

old, who had spent a week at the paper doing work experi-

ence and then stayed on. Last week’s issue was fine and even

included a story overlooked by the Selby Post. But a lot of the

material was already in the pipeline, picketers insisted. We also learnt that the National Union of Journalists strike at

Doncaster’s Johnson Press was not being actively supported

by Labour leader Ed Miliband, in whose constituency the

company was based. He was paying all his attention to an-

other media matters. ‘He’s on the Murdoch-bandwagon,’ said NUJ official

Lawrence Shaw.

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The Cross Keys is open again and Hillam News wishes Nicola

Woodcock and her partner a long and successful stay. Nicola

certainly has her feet on the ground. She has a realistic attitude to

the future. She arrived in Hillam from Wakefield via the Ferry-

boat Inn, Stanley and Bistro 42 in Horbury. We missed the champagne opening but recently enjoyed a pint of

guest beer Timothy Taylor’s. Black Sheep is on all the

time together with all the other beers you would ex-

pect in a busy village pub. Nicola is committed to

using local suppliers and the floral displays are cour-

tesy of J P Leighton of Hillam Gardens. Before we know it, the Cross Keys will be in the run-

ning again for Leeds in Bloom. Business owners Barracks Inns are backing Nicola by encourag-

ing her to source food locally and she is currently on the look out

for a reliable fish merchant. Nicola has listened to customers and Wednesday is to be Poker

Night. The domino gang are back on Tuesdays and Fridays. On

Monday it will be ‘buy one, get one free’ on chef’s specials.

Tuesday is ‘bogoff’ night for sizzlers. On a Wednesday, Nicola

is offering a couple of two-course meals with a glass of wine for

just £20.00. There is a special pensioners’ offer every lunch time Monday to

Saturday. The Cross Keys – Use it or lose it. That until recently was the

slogan. Nicola and partner John Dowson (from Selby) have gone

beyond that. Hillam residents and diners from outside the village

are already enjoying Nicola’s hospitality. If you have any doubts then just take a look at the specials board.

Hillam at last has its own gastro pub. We asked Nicola when she was busiest, expecting to hear it was

Friday night. This is when families with children let their hair

down after a busy week. Nicola thought Sunday was busier. You can call Nicola at the Cross Keys on 689797.

MORE GOOD NEWS FOR THE VILLAGE

Hillam in Bloom at the Cross Keys

…. And the bad news The dog men are back. A small white van has been seen very

close to the village, watching hares and on one occasion setting a

pale coloured lurcher after a hare. The new program “Wildlife

Patrol” on Tuesday evenings started with hare coursing and said

that the hare population had been reduced by 80%, with coursing

accounting for much of the reduction. Please be on your guard

and report any suspicious activity on 0845 60 60 247.

In another incident a Land Rover was seen prowling around at

night. A resident followed it to get the number as it made off at

speed towards Leeds. The target could have been either wildlife

crime or theft of cable from over-head power lines or the nearby

railway line. Both of these crimes are on the increase.

Church comings and goings The Rev Mandy Rhodes originally from Kippax, has taken her

first service at Christ Church, Lofthouse. She was supported at

her induction by friends from St Wilfrid’s including Gwynne

and Barbara Richardson and Suzanne Jukes. Suzanne is provi-

sionally scheduled to preach at St Wilfrid’s on October 16th.

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MONEY MATTERS - FEATURED LOCAL BUSINESS

Recycling at the

Community Centre

Income from the recycling bins

at the Community Centre over

the last year was £688.

This is a valuable source of income for

Community Association funds.

A big thank-you to all who bring

their recyclable items to the banks.

The new cricket pavilion is a truly remarkable

achievement and Hillam News was very pleased when

Gilbert Finance agreed to sponsor the colour pages in

this issue. One thing led to another and it seemed like a

good idea to start a regular feature on local businesses.

If they want to sponsor the front page, then that is

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based in the area, or you simply live in Hillam and

have your own business then why not drop us a line

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Visit Marlene’s Vegetable stall for fresh

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Please support local farmers.

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Précis of PC Minutes for the Meeting April 2011

Matters arising

Formal letter of acknowledgement and

thanks to be sent to local residents who

regularly collect discarded rubbish

throughout the village.

Finance

C/A £335.27

H/I A/C £6,901.32

Transfer of £500 requested

Cheques drawn

Avis Thomas £56.00 Audit fee

MH Walton £180.00 July salary

Thirsk C/Assoc £34.50 PAYE

SG Parkin £415.000 Grass

HM revenue £45.00

Annual return received from internal

auditors to be submitted to Mazars LLP

external auditors for approval.

Correspondence in

Mrs A Thomas - auditor for HPC

£56.00

NYCC request for PC’s to nominate a

representative

Proposals re library service – to be dis-

cussed August

SG Parkin for grass cutting £415.00

Various – correspondence about social use

of the quarry Betteras Hill Road

SDC – planning appeal for Show peoples

Site lodged by Mr C Johnson re land east

of Lowfield Lane

Correspondence Out Mr Ottaway reporting overgrown vegeta-

tion and request for the shuttering on the

side of the footpath to be repaired on the

public footpath off Betteras Hill Road

leading to Monk Fryston .

• NYCC P. Sheppard requesting the post

or the signpost in Hillam Square be

replaced due to its poor state.

• SDC – Rachel Howden requesting

information re alleged unauthorised

development on land at Roe Lane,

• The track way on land off Pighill Nook

Road not having been reinstated

• expiry of temporary planning agree-

ment for the Canons family site

NYCC - P. Sheppard

Re upgrading of Austfield Lane Hillam

Planning Matters

Mr. D. Cook

Minor alterations - Appeal dismissed

Mrs T. Masser

Re change of use of land on Lowfield

Road to equestrian stabling

Appeal dismissed

Environment Windfarms - Test mast at Byram approved

Show people’s site

Appeals process underway

Other issues

Cllr Lorriman reported that grass verges

on Common Lane have not yet been cut

back and culverts on Pighill Nook Road

need jetting.

Burial Committee

New contractor to be appointed to refur-

bish the gates and post. Cllr Tuddenham

suggested that Simpsons of York be con-

tacted to give advice and help move the

project along.

Cllr Lorriman reported that the CEF meet-

ings now cover matters previously dealt

with by the Elmet Forum which has now

effectively ceased to exist.

Cllr Lorriman provided a précis CEF re-

port on matters relating to Hillam.

£50,000 available from Sherburn Trans-

port. Attempst have been made to obtain

funding for the A63 traffic calming

scheme.

Dog fouling both in the Foundation Field

and Hillam

Lack of road sweeping in the village and

resultant weed growth

Winter gritting will be undertaken by

NYCC – Clerk to ask that Hillam Lane be

included.

£25,000 is available for grant and projects

in the area. Suitable applications are being

sought.

Precis of Hillam PC minutes 6th July 2011

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BIRKIN CHURCH OPEN DAY - A LOCAL GEM

History going back to 1030 Birkin Church Open Day - Saturday 3rd September. Did you know that Birkin Church was built around 1150 and is one of the best

Norman Churches in the country because so much of it is as originally built? Did you know that the River Aire used to be called the River Eye and that it flowed

past Birkin? Did you know that in 1322 there was a battle at Boroughbridge and that Sir Adam

de Everingham of Birkin was one of the rebels that was captured ? Did you know that the men from Hillam, Monk Fryston and Birkin then proceeded

to take arms and overcoats worth forty shillings from the rebels ? Did you know that there was a really bad flood in 1743 which destroyed the bridge

over the River Eye near to Birkin Church? Did you know that in 1744 Gray, of Grays Elegy fame spent time living in Birkin? You can get the full story about the church and lots more information about Birkin

and the surrounding area by visiting on the open day. There will be experts on hand

from:- Pontefract Family History Society, Durham Cathedral Historians, as well as

the Birkin Church Historians. They will be able to explain the history in detail and

to point out the historic architectural features of the church. The church will be open all day and the exhibition will be on until 3.30pm and will

then be followed by Evensong at 4pm.

David Edwards joins the Hillam News team. We are very pleased to announce that David Edwards has joined the Hillam News

team. We are expecting David to bring some fresh ideas to the publication and

these are his initial thoughts :-

“I was really pleased to be asked to join the Hillam News team. I have long been an

admirer of the way that the publication has endured through thick and thin, attract-

ing readers from all over the place, a bit like ex-pats longing for news from home.

I was asked if there was anything that I would like to see featured in Hillam News

and I suggested a series of articles about renewable energy. We are all keenly aware

of the efforts being made by windfarm developers to install turbines in the fields

around us, but how much do we know about alternatives to wind power? Which

technologies can be adopted by families at their own homes? How many residents

have already installed any of these technologies? Can renewable energy be inte-

grated into new developments? Over the course of the next few issues, we will be

answering these questions and featuring different options for generating renewable

heat and power, together with their impacts and limitations, costs and benefits.

There is a wide range of options for generating renewable energy in the form of

heat, power or combined heat and power. The sources of energy are very diverse,

including solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, biogas, biofuel, marine, hydro and

waste. These sources can provide energy in different ways and some technologies

can use more than one source, so it is potentially a bewildering subject to ad-

dress. However, we are going to have a go, starting with the September

issue.”

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FORUM - CEF

Topics discussed at the July CEF Topics discussed at the July CEF Topics discussed at the July CEF Topics discussed at the July CEF 1. Volunteering opportunities Selby AVS is a local volun-teer champion and promotes volunteering by both individuals and

groups. They are to launch a Volunteering Centre in Selby in

September. Selby AVS liaise with several volunteer groups in the

district and anyone interested in volunteering can contact Cathy

Donnelly for information on 01757 291111. Volunteering is

excellent on CV’s of people wanting to return to work, finding

work or before going to University.

2. Funding The Community Engagement Forum has a fund provided by Selby District Council available for local projects to

a maximum of £1000 - subject to meeting the funding criteria.

There is currently £10000 allocated and £14000 remaining for

projects in this financial year. The Funding Committee are look-

ing for quality applications. Groups must have a written constitu-

tion and make a detailed presentation. They will also be required

to provide feedback on how the grant has been spent. Its easy to

apply, look at www.your-community.org.uk and fol-

low links to Western Area CEF.

3. Winter Gritting The CEF is co-ordinating a scheme where local residents can undertake gritting when required in winter

months. There is funding available from the Council for grit bins

and salt - this funding will be allocated on a first come, first saved

basis to villages who have volunteers organised to do the gritting.

Hillam PC has asked the Highways Dept to upgrade the priority

on Hillam Lane and Austfield Lane, these being two important

local roads which are currently not treated adequately, if at all.

4. Nominated Neighbour Scheme - This scheme has been introduced by N Yorkshire Police and is very simple to operate,

but could be very effective. The objective is to help protect

people from becoming victims of cold callers intent on crime.

The idea is that residents help each other, and under the scheme

you agree to be the first person that your neighbour can call if a

stranger arrives at their door. They don’t open the door to the

caller but present or show through a window a card issued by the

North Yorkshire Police stating that they are in the Nominated

Neighbour Scheme. Further details on the Crime Page.

5. Dog Poo There was a complaint from a Hillam resident about dog fouling in the village. Bill Parker, the SDC Dog War-

den, has contacted the resident and will be visiting the village.

Bill will be retiring soon and it is the Council's intention to dis-

pense with the Selby district dog warden as part of the cost cut-

ting exercise. The Council propose to utilise the dog warden in

York to cover our area as well as the York district. Bill will be

missed in the area as he certainly seemed to know ‘his dogs’. 6. Weeds The village is looking lovely, especially with the Cross Keys being open and looking so smart and colourful. If villagers

could tidy weeds from the front of their houses then it will save

the Parish Council money in having to get them treated and make

the village extra smart.

New Kitchen? Re-cycle your old one to the Community Centre. If you are currently or imminently having a new kitchen, please

consider giving your old one to the Community Association.

The Community Centre extension will provide a much needed

larger kitchen area, but cash constraints do not run to a new

kitchen, and the existing kitchen will be reused. Your cupboards

and worktops would enhance what is already to hand, but par-

ticularly welcome would be a double sink unit. Any offers? Contact Ian Woods 683261

What is the CEF ? The Community Engagement Forum or CEF is the place where

you can take local issues and have them addressed and resolved

by a combination of Selby Council and local service providers

such as the Police and Fire Service. The sorts of problems that

they get involved in are anything from anti-social behaviour to

footpath improvements and facilities for leisure and sport. The

mobile skate park for example was introduced by the CEF. The CEF is Chaired by Councillor Andrew Pound who makes

the meetings lively and entertaining, while still maintaining the

focus on identifying and resolving problems. The members of

the CEF include local District Councillors, Parish Councillors

and other members. The meetings are open to everybody, if you have an issue come

to the next meeting and raise it there. The last meeting was

held at Monk Fryston School on 5 July and the next meeting

will be on 27 September in Brotherton. The Girl Guides

attended one meeting and asked about road safety in Byram. Hillam is in the Western CEF which covers all villages from

Sherburn down to Birkin, Brotherton and Byram. As a measure of how much importance Selby District Council

attach to the meetings the last one was attended by Mark

Crane, Leader of the Council who gave an update on plans for

future housing construction. The summary was that building is

to be scaled back and the majority of it will be in Selby. While separate from the Parish Councils the CEF membership

includes Parish Councillors who then report back to their

parish. The information to the right was provided by Julie

Sadler from Hillam Parish Council and is based on the report

given by Duncan Lorriman who attended the CEF and then

gave a full report to Hillam Parish Council at their meeting. While it is still early days it looks as if the CEF will take on

more responsibility as Government plans for local communities

to have more say comes into force with the Localism Bill.

CEF Questionnaire Hillam News has agreed to distribute a survey for the

Western CEF. The form is attached. The results will

be analysed and fed back into the Community

Development Plan. Please fill the form in and return

without delay. Have your say! Please note that forms from Hillam will be accepted if

received by Selby Council on or before 10 August. No

stamp required, just fold it up and put it in the post

by 8 August.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD CRIME REPORT

Volunteer service runs front desk

Sherburn Police Station front office is looking for new volun-

teers so that the service hours can be extended. Anyone

interested please contact Nigel Drayton on 07775 947660.

Tony Hudson Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

Dion Wood Police Community Support Officer

Mobile Police Station - Monk Fryston North Yorkshire Police’s mobile station will no longer

stop in Hillam, but it will continue to be available in

Monk Fryston, at the lay-by near the school between 7.00

and 8.00 pm. Next dates are August 23rd, September 26th

and October 24th.

Nominated Neighbour Scheme

Help put a stop to bogus callers and unwanted

visitors and feel safer in your home by joining a

Nominated Neighbour Scheme. The scheme seeks the help of neighbours or

relatives to check whether unexpected callers

are genuine, especially those calling on more

vulnerable members of the community. North Yorkshire Police have developed a Nominated Neighbour

pack that can be downloaded from

www.northyorkshire.police.uk/neighbour and

printed or electronically distributed to those for whom the

scheme would be beneficial . If you are unable to access the

download you may request a printed pack from your local Safer

Neighbourhood Team. The pack contains a card to hold up to the window or door tell-

ing the caller that they are not recognised and to go to the

Nominated Neighbour. That person will then try to check the

caller’s identity. A genuine caller will not mind following the

instructions on the card.

Crime prevention tip We would like to bring to your attention that you should be

vigilant when working in the garden. Please make sure that you

have locked and secured your home. Do not allow the opportun-

ist thief to target your property. There are more reports of gar-

den ornaments being stolen. This always requires two offenders

and a vehicle. Please be vigilant and if you see anything suspi-

cious call North Yorkshire police on 0845 6060 247.

Phone scam targets your credit card details.

I recently received a call from a 'representative' of

BT, informing me that he was disconnecting me

because of an unpaid bill. He demanded payment of

£31.00 or it would be £118.00 to reconnect. The caller wasn't even fazed when I told him I was

with Virgin Media, allegedly VM have to pay BT a

percentage for line rental! I asked for his name. He gave me the

very 'English' John Peacock with a very 'African' accent and

phone number - 0800 0800 152. Obviously the fellow realized I

didn't believe his story, so offered to demonstrate that he was

from BT. I asked how & he told me to hang up & try phoning

someone else. He would disconnect my phone to prevent this.

AND HE DID! My phone went dead, no engaged tone, nothing - until he phoned

me again. Very pleased with himself, he asked if that was

enough proof that he was with BT. I asked how the payment was

to be made and he said by credit card, there and then. I said that I

didn't know how he'd done it, but I had absolutely no intention of

paying him, I didn't believe his name or that he worked for BT. He hung up. I dialled 1471 to learn the number was withheld. I

phoned his 0800 number and it was not recognized. So I phoned

the police to let them know. I wasn't the first! It's only just

started apparently, but it is escalating.

Their advice was to let as many people as possible know of this

scam. The fact that the phone does go off could convince people.

So please make as many friends & family aware of this.

How is it done? The cutting off of the line is very simple. He stays on the line

with the mute button pressed so you can't dial out. But he can

hear you trying. (This is because the person who initiates a call is

the one to terminate it). When you stop trying he cuts off and

calls back. The sad thing is that it is so simple that it will certainly fool the

elderly and vulnerable. By the way this is not about getting the cash as this would not

get past merchant services. It is all about getting the credit card

details which include the security number so that it can be used

for far larger purchases.

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A VIEW FROM THE BOUNDARY

As I write this article I’m still getting over what has happened in

the last 24 hours. I received a phone call on Wednesday morning

that a journalist and photographer from the Yorkshire Post

wanted to meet at the ground to discuss an article about the

historical connection of cricket and the village of Hillam and the

new pavilion. It culminated in the club having an article written

for page 3 of the Yorkshire Post. I hope that many of you will

have read this article by the time Hillam News is distributed.

What a marvellous advertisement for the club and for what it

stands for in pride and commitment. In the time I have been

connected with the club we have never had this sort of exposure,

the sort of exposure that could well attract some new players to

the club, attract potential sponsors and even open up new revenue

streams. This sort of publicity is a first for the club and we have

also been invited to give an interview to Radio York. That being a first for the club, club history was created again

when the club held its first junior representative match for the Joe

Lumb U-17’s competition between Wetherby Cricket League and

Doncaster Cricket League. The Joe Lumb competition was

founded by Yorkshire cricketer Joe Lumb in 1962 who wanted a

competition for young league cricketers within Yorkshire. The

match was won by the Wetherby Cricket League who

convincingly beat the Doncaster Cricket League. Another first on

the day was that both teams were able to sit down to have their

cricket teas along with the officials in the new pavilion. Feedback

from various sources were positive and similar fixtures in future

would want Hillam as hosts. Our two teams continue to perform:-

1st X1 P14 W 12 L1 NR1 73 pts 1st

2nd X1 P 11 W10 L1 58 pts 1st Ian Patricks Elmet Evening League side continue to fulfil their

fixtures and whilst enjoying mixed fortunes look forward to the

Thursday night thrash.

The club is in a healthy position from a cricketing point of view,

however, much work needs to be done to continue with the

development of the ground and pavilion. Rest assured the

building blocks are being put into place again. Your support is

needed so please get in touch.

Visit www.hmfcc.co.uk. For match facts and stats and

events announcements. Tonu Vaks

Chairman Hillam & Monk Fryston CC

Tel: 685227, mob. 07787 117 650, e-mail tonuvaks@tiscali.co.uk

Hillam cricket memories I first played cricket at Hillam 51 years ago for St Peter’s

School, York and we were soundly thrashed. Our Yorkshire

schoolboys opening bowler had trouble with his run up and

came in for his first dose of sledging. Hillam players included

the names Sharp, Grace, Heptonstall and Stoker. I played for Hillam in the seventies when Alan Hanson and Ber-

nard Simpson were captains and players included Eddie How-

croft, Les Pearce, Harold Smith, Stuart Hoare, Ian Thompson,

John and Richard Earless and David Blackburn. I got my first

game only after volunteering my wife, Barbara to do the teas -

using facilities not a bit like those available in the new pavilion. Alan Hanson’s company built the kitchen extension in the old

pavilion. The legendary John Foster had already retired and been replaced

as secretary by Alan Thornton. I succeed Alan and remember

being the first Hillam secretary with a telephone number. John

Foster was still available in the Chequers Inn, Monk Fryston

where sustained by a double whisky, he could talk all night. Teas

were prepared by Joan Roebuck who still lives on Betteras Hill

Road. Her partner Carl Townend was an opening bowler. My most vivid memory was going with Alan Hanson to Harker's

Shipyard offices in Knottingley to negotiate the purchase of the

field. The negotiations were not too difficult. The then owner,

Michael Lyon asked how much agricultural land was worth and

generously sold us two acres of ‘farmland’ for £3,000.00.

His sister Janet Bailey lived at Hillam Hall. We raised the

money by selling life memberships. If the club still has a list of

long serving life members they are probably the ones who put

their hands in their pockets forty years ago. It was at this time that the land north of the ground was sold by

the Lyons to developer Malcolm Bradley. I want to congratulate the team behind the new pavilion and the

club as a whole. I have enjoyed reading the weekly emails call-

ing for help and been impressed by the new skills exhibited by

people with totally different professions. Well done Hillam. David Atkinson

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VILLAGE FAYRE & SCARECROW FESTIVAL

Village Fayre raised £3000

The 4th annual Monk Fryston and Hillam Vil-

lage Fayre was once again blessed with one of

the hottest days of the year so far. Attractions

included displays by the "Kennel Club"

members, Yorkshire Hawking Club as well as

dancing displays by children from Monk Fry-

ston School. Numerous stalls round the school

playing field and at the Community Centre

were added attractions. The 'guess the weight

of the sheep' competition was won by Nancy

Mills with a guess of 79kg against the 79.1kg

weight of the young sheep! Thanks to all who attended the Fayre raised

over £3,000 for distribution to the participating

village organisations.

4th Scarecrow Festival 10/11 Sept The 4th annual Scarecrow Festival will be on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th

of September. As last year the idea is that residents of both villages have fun by

making and displaying scarecrows at their homes. A competition trail is then set

up so that everybody can see and admire the scarecrows. It is only £3 per entry

and all profits go towards the new kitchen and floor coverings in the extensions

to the Community Centre which are due for completion by the end of August.

How to enter Entries can be registered with Sue Newton on 01977 682084 or by email at

susi_newton28@hotmail.com with offers of help or scarecrows. We need

to know the theme of your scarecrow by Monday the 5th of September so we

can prepare the competition trail. See the attached flyer for more information.

Scarecrow making workshop Get help and advice about making your scarecrow at the workshop to take place

at the Community Centre on Saturday the 3rd of September at 9.30am to

11.00am when straw, frames and advice will be available.

Community Centre improvements Work was due to start on the Community Centre play area on Monday 4th July

and on the Centre extensions about the same time. Contractors’ vehicles and

plant will use some of the car park and there will be restricted parking during

the period of the works which are due to be completed by the end of August.

Tony Hudson

Community Association Secretary

The Sunday Club An amazing free event for children aged from pre school to 8 years or above.

Generally held on the first Sunday of each month 11am start (so gives us all the

chance of a lazy start to the day) the venues is the church hall ( behind St

Wilfreds).

Forthcoming events :-

4 Sept 2 Oct 6 Nov 4 Dec The club is about having fun, making things, meeting other parents and children

from the area. Most recently we have held a treasure hunt within the grounds,

made decorated photo frames and cards and also buns. We also have a summer

trip in July which was a full day to Newby Hall. All the children had a great

time splashing in the water, going on the zip wire and rope swings and navigat-

ing their way round the lake on pedalos. We had a picnic, a game of cricket and

of course ice creams. The club is run by volunteers and all activities are free!!!!!

Parents/Carers who want to go to the church service can do so leaving their

children in safe hands having fun. We are looking for new children and par-

ents/carers to join us from September with no obligation to commit to every

session.

If you would like further information please contact John Hetherington at St

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GARDENING - NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Gardens are still recovering from last winter and the late frost

which caught some plants which had started into growth. My

grapevine was one such plant which looked promising and then

succumbed to frostbite on the new shoots. These shoots had to be

trimmed away and it was quite an anxious time to see if any

flowers would form. At the time of writing the results are still

uncertain but in the end some good will come as the plant has

been reshaped by pruning. Other shrubs did not survive the winter and despite some radical

pruning in the spring, did not make any growth. Now is the time

to plan and replace. Gaps in the borders can be filled by tempo-

rary accent plants for example dahlias ,chrysanthemums and

ornamental grasses but longer term solutions are required. Look to other shrubs which have survived the winter and use

repetition of these to fill spaces. Buddleias are now available to

flower later in the summer. These act as food plants for late

emerging butterflies, so extending late summer into autumn. I

have one in my garden bought from the Butterfly Conservation

stand at a flower show and it never fails to produce masses of

mid purple,scented flowers from August to October. It is named

Buddleia ' Beijing' and has survived the last two cold winters

especially as it can be pruned in March. As well as being a good

attractor of butterflies it is also very easy to propagate from semi-

ripe and hardwood cuttings. Use these prunings as your propa-

gating material. One of my friends planted several cuttings to

form a flowering hedge in her back garden. It has grown quickly

but can be easily cut back in March or April to keep it under

control. Pruning shrubs can be used to perform different functions. There

are four main reasons cited for pruning:- to take out dead wood,

to take out diseased wood, to remove damaged stems and to re-

move stems which are causing obstruction. I call these The Four

D's-dead,diseased,damaged and dangling in the way!

Late summer is a good time to prune many shrubs. Reshaping

after flowering and dead heading tidy up the shrub. Reshaping

may be used to thin out old and misshapen stems, allowing air

and light in. This is espe-

cially useful for fruiting

shrubs such as gooseberry

and blackcurrant. Shrubs

may also be reduced in

height and taking stems from

the base of the plant allows

bulbs and other ground

cover plants better condi-

tions for growth.

Hard pruning plants may

affect flowering in the fol-

lowing year as the plant

replaces growth lost but is

used to control unruly plants

or plants which are outgrowing their space. Many people are

reluctant to prune in this way but very few shrubs are damaged

irretrievably. If the worst happens and the shrub dies back com-

pletely take the opportunity to change the border and replace it. The most dramatic loss in my garden has been the loss of a large

group of cordylines (cabbage palms) and I am still reluctant to

take them out as recovery may still occur at the base. The interim

plan is to plant a couple of climbing plants alongside the trunks

to disguise the stems. A golden hop and clematis are both wait-

ing to go in but the trunks could also be used to support a climb-

ing rose or honeysuckle. Whatever I decide this year I can change again next year as win-

ter may have further effects on the garden. New opportunities are

always arising.

Susan Scott

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ST WILFRID’S CHURCH

Services at St Wilfrid’s

1st Sunday of each month 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

11am Sunday Club in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall (ages 2-8)

2nd Sunday of each month 9.30am Family Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

6pm Evensong at St Mary’s, South Milford

3rd Sunday of each month 8am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

9.30am Parish Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

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

4th Sunday of each month 9.30am Family Service at St Mary’s, South Milford

11am Parish Communion at St Wilfrid’s, Monk Fryston

6pm Holy Communion at St Mary’s, South Milford

Further details about St Wilfrid’s on our website

www.stwilfridandstmary.org.uk

MARRIAGES

St Wilfrid’s Church is the most beautiful building in

which to have your marriage service, situated directly

over the road from Monk Fryston Hall which hosts many

wedding receptions during the course of the year. Due to

changes in marriage legislation it has become easier in

recent years to marry at a church other than your local

parish church, and if you would like to explore a mar-

riage service in St Wilfrid’s, or simply require further

information about getting married in church,

please give me a call at the Rectory on 680788.

BAPTISMS

Sometimes life passes so quickly that we occasionally

never get the things done that we wish we had done.

I have met several people over the past couple of years

who were never baptised as children and somehow felt

that it was too late. It is never too late for anyone to ex-

plore the possibility of baptism as an adult, or even as an

older child, and if you would like to do so, please give me

a call at the Rectory on 680788.

John

The Friends of St Wilfrid’s Church The PCC at St Wilfrid’s Church are presently exploring the

possibility of establishing a ‘Friends of St Wilfrid’s Church’ to

support the work of St Wilfrid’s within the community. Many parish churches have done this over the years as a means

of widening the support from within the local community and

also as a means of increasing the usage and accessibility of the

church for the benefit of the people of the parish. Friends organisations have used their church premises for

concerts, art festivals, lecture evenings, flower festivals, history

events and a multitude of other things as a way of making the

premises more available to people. It is hoped that within our parish we may be able to do some-

thing similar and would like those who may be interested to get

in touch. There is already a small group of people who are inter-

ested in taking this forward, but we probably need to increase

this number if we are to have a successful group. We are planning to meet in late September in an attempt to form

this group and begin to explore possibilities – one of which is to

have the church open and accessible to the wider community on

a regular basis. If you would like to be involved and help your community in

this way please get in touch with me at the Rectory as a matter of

urgency so that plans may move forward. I look forward to hearing from you. Blessings

John

Events to look out for this Autumn

25th Sep Celebration of Baptism We will be celebrating baptism (Class of 2010-2011) at both

morning services (9.30am St Mary’s & 11am St Wilfrid’s).

Please not that this will not be a communion service but follow

the pattern of a family service as there will be lots of families

with young children present.

2nd Oct St Wilfrid’s Harvest Concert In the evening there will be a concert in St Wilfrid’s by the

‘York Rose Singers’ who return for the second year, after a tre-

mendously enjoyable and successful visit last year. Begins at

7.30pm and light refreshments will be served at the interval.

16th Oct St Wilfrid’s Patronal Festival The morning service will begin at 10.30am and will be a bene-

fice communion service. The preacher will be Revd Suzanne

Jukes, previous Curate and Priest in Charge of Monk Fryston &

South Milford. The service will be followed by a ‘bring and

share lunch’ in the Church Hall.

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HILLAM HISTORIANS www.hillam-village.co.uk

VILLAGE LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER INCLOSURE

Wednesday 14th September, 7.00 for 7.30 pm AT THE NEW CRICKET PAVILION, STOCKING LANE

Admission free Celebratory glass of wine or two

200th birthday of the Hillam Inclosure Award

An illustrated talk by local historian Simon Tomson

Hillam Historians invite you all to come along and celebrate

village life. We are using the 200th birthday of the Hillam

Inclosure Award as a focus for an open social meeting here in

Hillam’s newest building, the new Cricket Club pavilion. Please

join us: everyone is welcome.

The Inclosure Acts were a series of Acts of Parliament which

enclosed common land in the country. They removed previously

existing rights of local people to carry out activities in these

areas, for example cultivation, cutting hay, grazing animals or

using other resources such as small timber, fish and turf.

‘Inclosure’ is an old or formal spelling of the word now more

usually spelt ‘enclosure’.

The majority of Inclosure Acts were passed between 1750 and

1860. Much larger areas than hitherto were enclosed during this

time. Under this process there were over 5,000 individual

Inclosure Acts, and 21% of land in England was enclosed. This

included fields cultivated by the open-field or strip system,

wasteland, and the common pasture land.

Strip ownership had worked well for many hundreds of years.

Originally, each ‘owner’ was allocated a number of strips

separated from each other by turf borders. The strips were

scattered over the open fields so that owners each had a share in

various qualities of land. Use of this land was restricted to the

planting and growing season. After the harvest, the village

livestock was grazed ‘in common’ on the land, and every year

one third of the land was required to remain fallow to be used for

common pasture.

The reasons for enclosure were primarily the need to feed an

increasing population and a greater financial awareness of

landowners, who saw the opportunity of increased profits.

The impact of enclosure remains among the most controversial

areas of agricultural and economic history in England.

One set of beliefs purports that rich landowners used their con-

trol of state processes to appropriate public land for their private

benefit. This created a landless working class, which provided

the labour required in the new industries developing in the north

of England.

The 200th birthday of our own Hillam Inclosure Award offers us

the opportunity to explore its social impact and to celebrate the

anniversary with an open social meeting. Here, through an illus-

trated slide show talk by archaeologist and historian Simon

Tomson, we will find out more about local village life two hun-

dred years ago and about the local impact of enclosure.

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HILLAM NEWS FOODIES PAGE

BOARDING KENNELS

AND

CATTERY

Common Lane,

South Milford,

Leeds, LS25 5BX

Come and see our spacious

purpose-built accommodation

“YOUR PET’S HOLIDAY

HOME”

Phone Kathryn Parkin

on 01977 685404

Open 9 am - 6 pm daily

VISITORS WELCOME

Remember the Community Centre is available to hire

for private gatherings and parties (contact Becky on 689230).

If it’s chairs, tables, marquees, gazebos or even crockery

you want to borrow, give Kath Ratcliffe a call on 683590.

déjà vu - History repeats itself An Indian restaurant with a French name. The company behind

the new venture at Milford Hall ran a restaurant there five years

ago and has come back to have another go. This time the eco-

nomic climate is different. Indian takeaways have opened and

closed at the Bluebell in Monk Fryston and the Black Bull in

South Milford. The China Palace on the site of the former Cocked

Hat (and Milford Hall’s stables), is closed for the time being

following a fire. But Milford Hall has come to life again. The Bangladeshi busi-

ness owners have named it Déjà Vu, because history is repeating

itself. The chef has worked at the Jinnah in Leeds. First time round they opened at lunchtimes serving English food

and then in the evenings with a Bangladeshi menu. We ordered a sizzling starter for two. Great, then Chicken Tikka

Masala and King Prawn Suki with fantastic Nan Bread. As pa-

trons of the Thaal, we spotted Royal Thali and Chocolate Bombe

on the menu. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. There is plenty of

room, so the more the merrier. Hillam News’ advice is to make use of the Déjà Vu (It does take-

aways too). Only a short distance to travel with plenty of parking

it fits the bill and has an interesting menu with super flavours. We

have had reports from several people who have been and they

have all been positive about the food, but felt that it lacked at-

mosphere. It is open seven days a week from 5:30pm to 10:30pm

(11:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays), telephone 01977-689577

and 689448. See you there.

Theatre lunch at Monk Fryston Hall Performed by the highly acclaimed Library Theatre Touring Company Sunday 4th Sept - The Kingfisher by William Douglas-Home With echoes of PG Wodehouse, this effervescent romantic

comedy takes a light-hearted look at the lives and loves of

three fascinating characters.

As he peruses The Times obituaries, famous writer Sir Cecil

Warburton makes a discovery that has him whistling in the

bath! At last, the dull Reggie Townsend has died, widowing

the only woman that Cecil truly loved...and lost. With only one

thing on his mind - matrimony - he arranges to meet Evelyn

under the same tree in his garden where he kissed her years

earlier.

However, Cecil's expectations of a joyous engagement are

foiled as it becomes clear that he hasn't considered any possible

objections of his bride-to-be. Or indeed of his butler Hawkins!

2 Course Luncheon, concluding with Coffee and the Theatre

Presentation -

£22.00 per person. (1.45p.m. - 5.45p.m. approx)

Another murder at Monk Fryston Hall with Mid Supper Murders

Join us for an evening with a twist

Friday 30th Sept Cyanide at the School Reunion

£37.50 per person (inc Murder Mystery & dinner)

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CLUBS AND GROUPS

Garden tools

Grow your own vegetables

Barbecues and patio furniture

Monk Fryston Art ClubMonk Fryston Art ClubMonk Fryston Art ClubMonk Fryston Art Club A good day at Patchings is

denoted by the amount of

parcels carried back to the

coach at the end of the

day! This year we were

blessed with perfect

weather, neither too hot or

too cold, which was ideal

for the festive atmosphere

there. Children sang, a

band played and the sun

shone, we couldn't have

asked for more! Patchings

is the regions shop-front

for the Art world. All the

new products are on dis-

play and in many cases,

demonstrated, along with

all the old favourites that we need to stock up with. The tempta-

tion to buy is enormous and most of us spend more than we in-

tend! In May, Alan Goodall ran a workshop-paint-a-long, showing us

the finer points of creating distance, with his picture of a farm-

house in the Dales. The sort of scene we have all seen many

times but Alan made us look and work with a critical eye having

a special emphasis on colour and colour combinations that help

to create distance. He worked at speed we had difficulty keeping

up with and at the end of the afternoon we were all exhausted but

felt we had learnt a huge amount. The resultant pictures were a

credit to Alan and he praised the amount of talent and good art-

ists amongst our members. Thank you Alan. Our last demonstration will be an open meeting [already adver-

tised] when Brian Lancaster will paint a marine-scape in

acrylic. From the 18th July and throughout August there will be

no workshops or demonstrations. The club will remain open

[except for Bank Holidays] for those who wish to come along for

free painting. The club will reopen on Monday September

5th for free painting followed on the 12th by a demonstration of

Hindi Art.

Summer garden Party. August 8th. Rod and Valerie Ward have kindly invited the club members,

their partners and friends to their home, for a luncheon Garden

Party. This will be a wonderful occasion, to which we are all

looking forward, so lets hope the weather is kind to us. Jean Dearn President.

Women with Interests August. This month an afternoon outing. Arrangements have

been made for a visit to Yorkshire Lavender, Terrington, YO60

9PB. It is free admission and in addition we are to have a pri-

vate tour and talk. Please be there for 3:00 pm. All welcome

please come along and support us. If any one has any questions or needs transport please call

Susan Leslie on 01977 682334 to discuss.

Church Walks Saturday August 28th 2011.

Venue: West Haddlesey.

We welcome you to a 7 mile circular walk through open coun-

tryside, including the villages of West Haddlesey, Gateforth and

Birkin, and the bank of the River Aire..

Meet at the canal bridge in West Haddlesey, at 10.15am for a

10.30am start.

Please bring food and water.

Any queries, please contact Paddy or Stuart on 684180.

Golf Breaks Selby Golf Club has teamed up with the prestigious and beauti-

ful Monk Fryston Hall Hotel to provide packaged leisure

breaks. The picturesque village of Monk Fryston is located just

5 miles to the west of the golf club. Prices for dinner, bed and

breakfast at Monk Fryston Hall hotel, plus a round of golf at

Selby Golf Club start from just £79.00.

Selby Golf Club website.

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WIND FARM UPDATE AUGUST 2011

Byram test mast approved

The 80metre high test mast for Byran wind farm just to the south

of Hillam was approved on 8 June by Selby Planners. The test

mast will measure wind speed in preparation for an application

for 9 x 125metre high wind turbines.

The map above shows the location of the mast and the proposed

location of the 23 wind turbines at Woodlane and Byram. We

have no news about when a decision will be taken about the

Woodlane proposal. At this stage we need to keep the pressure

on to get the proposals turned down.

Hook Moor - near to the A1M at Micklefield. After being

rejected twice the developer has appealed again and the Public

Inquiry will last two days starting 11 October.

More information - See

www.stopwoodlanewindfarm.co.uk

Spaldington Public Inquiry Spaldington villagers are worried. They used to enjoy the open

countryside, then along came two wind farms proposals, with

the turbines as close as 700 metres. Five turbines at one side of

the village and seven on the other. The Public Inquiry is now completed and the decision should be

announced on 7 Oct. For the residents of Spaldington it is not just these industrial

turbines that are of concern. As they return home along the M62

they will have 36 turbines of Goole Fields to the south,

followed by 12 turbines of Rusholme to the north. Then the 10

turbines of Sixpenny Wood. Finally as they turn off and travel

north they will be faced by the 12 turbines around their village. Hillam faces a similar problem - while no turbines are yet

approved the developers are working on their applications for

Hook Moor, Byram, Darrington, Woodlane and Bishopwood.

Every road into and out of Hillam could have views dominated

by giant turbines, all higher than cooling towers. The effect on the area will be profound. A bigger impact than

the Selby coalfield ever had. The cost to the village will be high

while the benefits are negligible. CO2 saving - Last year Drax cut emissions by 1,500,000 tons by co-firing with bio-mass. Each turbine will save at most 2800

tons of CO2 per year per turbine so the Drax saving is equiva-

lent to 535 turbines. Minimal power generated - it would need 4000 turbines to replace Drax but in winds less than 9 mph they would produce

zero power. With the recommended distance between turbines,

4000 of them would stretch for about 1000 miles.

Wind turbines are as well as the power stations,

not instead of them.

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THE BIRDING COLUMN THE BIRDING COLUMN

It is pretty dull looking out of the window at the moment; so too

was my little birding perambulation down Betteras Hill Road a

few minutes ago. That is to be expected though, now that the

breeding season is well and truly over, apart from the usual late

breeders such as Collared Doves and Wood Pigeon. Greenfinches

seem to have done ok this year, but the thrush family has suffered

because of two factors. Firstly, the great winds in early May blew

down quite a few nests, and the very dry weather subsequently

meant that the ground was rock hard and difficult to probe for

worms etc. The three Blackbird families that regularly visit our

garden have only produced three youngsters in total, sadly one of

which was picked up and devoured by a passing Carrion Crow, as

it sat by our water bowl! Our tame female has been in the house a

few times, and more often than not she is sitting on the arm of our

bench waiting for us when we open the door each morning,

expecting her breakfast of dates. We were therefore very grateful

to our neighbours Ken and Sylvia, when they agreed to feed her

when we went away for a couple of weeks in June. Much of my time these days is involved with monitoring Red

Kites and Peregrine Falcons, so I am always grateful when some-

one drops me an email about something unusual they have seen

in these parts. A couple of weeks ago I had an email from Diana

Arey in Burton Salmon, asking me about a 4 feet long snake she

had found living at the bottom of her pond! This turned out to be

a Grass Snake, and according to a web article “is harmless to

pets, and may frequent garden ponds during the summer, in

search of their prey, frogs, toads and newts.”

Paul Scholey has seen them in his wood, and so too has Howard

Ferguson at “WindfarmHQ”. Howard mentioned to me the other

day that he has seen a Barn Owl in his garden, which is pretty

unusual, as owls like wilder places to hunt for prey. Maybe it is

high time Howard cut his lawn? I’ve tried something different this year to encourage insect life in

our garden and particularly bees, by leaving strips of lawn un-

mown, which has allowed the white clover to flourish and flower.

Honey bees have welcomed this, since apart from my lavender

beds and Buddleia, there is not much nectar available for them in

the usual brightly flowering plants from garden centres. I had a surprise at the weekend when sitting reading in the

garden, when I heard a Peregrine Falcon cursing furiously very

close by. It is an unmistakeable sound, a very loud shrieking that

one usually hears when an unexpected intruder is in the vicinity

of the nesting ledge, so I don’t know what had set it off. I guess it

could be worth looking around for wintering Peregrines in our

area in a few months time. They do frequent the old buildings at

Gascoigne Wood in winter looking for pigeons, but I hadn’t ex-

pected to hear or see one in Hillam. Last weekend I was out looking for potential territories for kites,

and drove to look at an area not many miles away, which not

being on a through route, was somewhere I had not visited

previously. There is some lovely countryside in the triangle

bordering Tadcaster, the A64 and The River Ouse, particularly

around Bolton Percy, and whilst unfortunately the riverbank is

not that accessible, being mostly adjacent to private land, there

are a few walks that one can do using public footpaths. Rich pas-

tureland is the predominant feature, interspersed with occasional

fields of barley, but there are also some significant strips of ma-

ture oak woodland and several newly planted oak plantations. It

is a long time since I have seen Spotted Flycatchers in Yorkshire,

mainly because of the dearth of oak woodland, but around Bolton

Percy they were plentiful both to see and hear, in the insect rich

woodland. Red Kites have not done so well this year in York-

shire, with the number of young birds down on the 147 of 2010 to

just 118, which is just one more than in 2009. I was wondering

how two successive hard winters might affect breeding birds, and

this is the first indication that they have been hit hard. Let’s hope

that the next one is a mild one!

Graham Todd

Editors Note There have been occasional sightings of Grass Snakes in and

around Hillam. This year the only one seen at Wind Farm HQ was

one that had been run over in the road. The picture is one taken of

another snake seen a few years ago. They can be up to a metre

long. The distinguishing mark is a yellow band just behind the

head. The snakes are attracted to compost heaps and you may find

their eggs buried inside when you come to turn the compost over.

The eggs are plain white and duck egg size.

The Swallows are breading very well this year, three broods of 4

birds each have been reared and we now expect most pairs to have

another brood.

Apart from the Barn Owl and the Roe Deer we also have had Read

Warblers, and yes the grass has been left long deliberately.

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SCHOOL REPORT

MONK FRYSTON Pre-SCHOOL

We welcome children from two years to school age*

We provide lots of different activities including:

Toys, Songs, Rhymes, Stories, Painting, Modelling,

Sand and Water Play, Cutting and Glueing, Playdough,

Puzzles and much more…!

Monday to Friday 9:00 – 12:00 am

Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 – 3:00 pm

Contact Jayne Wood 681050 Church Hall, Monk Fryston

We are OFSTED Inspected and LEA funded and we

follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

*places are offered subject to availability

What a summer term! It has been packed full of events as well

as a lot of hard work!

We were lucky with the weather for our

Sports Day, the rain held off until the

very end and so we had a fabulous day of

traditional and mixed event sports.

In conjunction with the Community Association, St Wilfrid’s

Church and other local organisations we put on a very English

and traditional Summer Fayre. It was a beautiful day and packed

full of things to see such as the Birds of Prey, Kennel Club and

American cars. We had the usual stalls and games and the chil-

dren put on fantastic displays of Country dancing, Morris and

Maypole dancing and cheerleading. The new Brownie pack

opened the event by making their promises which was very spe-

cial. We are delighted that the event was successful and very

well attended. Our tag rugby team was invited to play at Twickenham during

the half time of the final between Leicester and Saracens. Our

team was very proud and excited to be playing at such an occa-

sion in front of a massive crowd. Year 4 spent a few weeks of the term on their Enterprise project.

Following on from learning about The Parable of the Talents,

groups of 5 or 6 children were given £5 to grow. They were very

enterprising; making buns, jewellery, bookmarks, running play-

time clubs, hand massages, to name just a few of their amazing

ideas. The project culminated in Ascot Day and everyone in

school dressed in their best clothes for a pound. Year 4 amazed

us all with their money making skills by raising over £1100!

They decided to give £650 to Chernobyl Children and £270 to

adopt an endangered animal through the World Wildlife Fund.

The small amount left is for pizzas to be delivered to the celebra-

tory sleepover in school! Foundation and KS1 had a great, though very hot, day at Cannon

Hall Farm. They had a wonderful time learning about all the

animals. Countryside Live was a fantastic day out for Year 5

learning about life in the country – bats, falcons, sheep shearing!

Year 3 experienced some very exotic creatures in their class

when Animals Intuition visited with snakes, tarantulas, cock-

roaches and other interesting creatures. The children loved it!

It was a privilege for Year 6 to take part in the Bicentenary Cele-

brations of York Minster. Many Church schools attended and it

was a huge and very memorable event. Year 6 also took their SATs tests with minimum fuss and maxi-

mum effort and should feel very proud of their achievements.

We have had Rololab, Castleford Tigers, York City Football,

Murderous Maths, trip to Lightwater Valley and more! I can’t

believe we have packed so much in.

Year 6 have been experiencing life in their new schools on tran-

sition days. We will miss them so much next term because they

are a very special class of amazing individuals and we wish each

of them success and happiness for the future. Finally, of course, has been Monk Fryston’s Got Talent! Our

KS2 children have danced, entertained and sung their hearts out

and shown that children at this school can do amazing things!

The new autumn term will seem very quiet in comparison with

this one!

Carole Middleton

SHERBURN HIGH SCHOOL

The summer term is always very intense

because of the public examinations. I have

been very pleased with the positive attitude

shown by our students to secure the best possible grades, with

excellent attendance at revision workshops. Our Y13 students organised a really successful leaver’s party at

the end of May. This occasion underlined the strengths of this

community in terms of the positive relationships between staff

and students, with a great turn out by both groups on the night. It

is a huge pleasure and a proud moment to see our oldest students

on the brink of spreading their wings and leaving confident, pre-

pared and ready for their lives beyond school. It is always, how-

ever, tinged with a little sadness because it is hard to see them

go. I am sure all parents will know exactly what I mean! A highlight of this term has been the work our Y9 students have

been doing to gain their Bronze Arts Award. I cannot overstate

the quality of the work which has been produced and the

enthusiastic response from the young people. I thoroughly en-

joyed speaking with them during the afternoon in which they

showcased their endeavours. You will remember that our recent ofsted inspection graded

behaviour at Sherburn High School to be ‘good’. Our aim now is

to move this to ‘outstanding’. To reach this goal we will place

the emphasis on students taking a greater responsibility for their

own behaviour. Sometime ago I spoke about our planned introduction of

‘learning gateway’ which is a system through which parents can

get access to attendance, behaviour and progress data for their

children on-line. We are currently in the process of trialling this

with regular members of our parent forum providing feedback by

the end of this term. Our aim is to launch the system to all

parents during the autumn term.

Martyn Sibley Headteacher

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BURTON SALMON METHODIST CHAPEL – THE LAST RITES

Burton Salmon Methodist Chapel to close - final service on August 14th. Then the Methodist Church plans to clear the building and put it

on the market. There will be no more Sunday School. Pilates and

coffee mornings may not continue. The building has until now

been used as an election polling station and meeting place for the

parish council. The parish council called a meeting on May 24th to explore

whether there was local support for villagers taking over owner-

ship or running the building. The meeting was led by Malcolm Vernon, newly appointed chair

of Burton Salmon Parish Council (and former chapel organist).

Thirty people attended, including the Rev W Grewcock, Method-

ist minister, and Mr S Hindle, Methodist circuit steward. Mr Grewcock insisted that leasing was not an option as trustees

had a duty under charity law to obtain the best price for the build-

ing. It would probably be advertised for sale in September and

without any condition banning the sale of alcohol. Malcolm Vernon said that the parish council could not take per-

manent responsibility for the former chapel, but would assist in

forming a management committee, if that was what people

wanted. Half of those present voted for further action. At a later meeting, a management committee was set up with the

full backing (including financial) of the parish council. A busi-

ness plan will be drawn up and there will be an attempt to rent the

building for a limited period whilst all alternatives are examined.

Wide consultations in and outside the village are planned. The Methodist Church in Burton Salmon was formed by a group

of villagers led by John Davies (owner of Burton Salmon Brew-

ery) and Robert Wilson. The first chapel was a disused storeroom

rented from Sir John Ramsden of Byram Hall. It was converted to

a chapel and opened on October 6th 1864 by the Rev James Sug-

den of the Brunswick circuit, Leeds. In 1869 there were twenty

members but more than this attended services.

In 1885 the building was enlarged. It became the property of

‘trustees’ in 1922, following the sale of the Byram estate. This

building was used for services until 1971 when the current chapel

was built at the side of the original church. This was opened on

October 16th 1971 by Dr Edmund I Marshall MP, and a class-

room and vestry extension was opened by Maurice Walters in

1975. A member of the Walters family told Hillam News that there are

plaques on the organ in memory of Muriel Stretton (1909-1979),

on a stool to Mrs M Veitch (1978) and on the clock to Olive

Masterman (1976).

Hillam News comment: The chapels in Hillam and Monk Fryston are now part of history.

Local Methodists stopped meeting for worship in St Wilfrid’s

Church Hall three years ago. With the closing of Burton Salmon

Chapel the Methodist era in our district will be over. Whilst it

will be impossible to raise funds to buy the building before Sep-

tember, parish councillors are to be applauded for their actions so

far. They might just investigate the possibility of using new laws

proposed by Communities and Local Government Minister Eric

Pickles in his Localism Bill which will safeguard buildings

needed by a community and allow local bids for them if they

come on the market.

The rude and dissolute state of Hillam and Monk Fryston Hillam and Monk Fryston Chapels date back to the 1840s. Monk

Fryston was built first, with financial help from the Hemsworths

of Monk Fryston Hall, while Hillam Chapel benefited from the

support of Daniel B Mouncey of Hillam Hall. The background of

both benefactor families was Anglican but for reasons lost in

history they wanted to support Methodism. In his inaugural

address at Monk Fryston, J W Roadhouse Esq. referred to the

‘the rude and dissolute state’ of the Frystonians and Hillamites

before they were saved by Methodism.

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Dear Hillam News We have recently received a very special donation for our appeal

www.willowswish.org.uk from Janet Taylor the daughter of the late

Ruth Kelsey. The money had been donated by her friends and family

who attended her funeral. It amounted to £450. She was clearly a very

popular lady. Janet suggested we put a thank you in Hillam News, so

everyone knows where the money has gone and I thought that was a

great idea.

The appeal is about raising money for my daughter Willow who is 7

years old and has cerebral palsy. She has been given the chance to go to

America for a potentially life changing operation that will enable her to

walk without aids for the first time in her life. Janet felt that her mum

would have liked the money to go to a local cause and Willow attends

the same school as her grandaughters.

I think Janet chose us because her mum had endless patience and energy

for children, especially her great grandchildren and felt that she would

have wanted to help us make Willow's wish come true.

Kind regards

Sally Neal

Hi Graham, Thought I would respond to your request for sightings

of Red Kites in the area. Red Kites are a particular

favourite of mine and I am always on the look out. A few weeks ago on two consecutive days I saw a pair

of red kites just off the A63 opposite the Watermill

Restaurant. The first time they seemed very interested

in the rookery in a clump of trees, repeatedly dive

bombing it and being chased off by the residents. The

second sighting was when I saw the pair swooping

over the field just south of the same trees. My most recent and surprising sighting was the week

before last. I was shopping in Sherburn and there was

a single red kite gliding up and down the main road. It

was flying quite low and seemed very interested in

what was going on in Sherburn. I watched it for ages,

seemingly the only person who had noticed it and

there was no doubt it was a red kite. Eventuallyit flew

away to the west being mobbed by a flock of crows. Haven't seen any more recently although for anyone

who is interested I can recommend a trip to Eccup

Reservoir (just off A61 Leeds Ring Road) where you

are almost guaranteed sightings of red kites. It’s also a

great walk. Another sighting locally although this time not a Red

Kite but a Little Owl spotted whilst walking from

Burton Salmon to Hillam past Bluebell Woods last

Sunday. A first for me! Paula Maher

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SPORT-IN-NEWS

must be the middle of summer because yet another

Wimbledon has come and gone with no British player threaten-

ing to lift either the Men’s or Ladies Titles. It’s now 34 years

since Virginia Wade hoisted the Ladies Plate aloft and a life time

since Bunny Austin raised the Men’s title. Much has been made

of Tim Henman’s attempts in the early part of this century to

claim the title and now the same is being said of Andy Murray.

For a sport that receives millions of pounds from Lottery

grants, it is a pitiful return on investment. I wonder how many

British citizens can name more than one British Men’s player

and more worryingly how many could name just one women?

Personally I don’t lay the blame at Murray’s racquet. He’s done

the best he can to land the title and given he’s number 4 in the

world rankings, he’s clearly got talent. The problem for Murray

is that he’s simply not good enough to beat the really top seeds

(Nadal, Federer & Djokovic). To be fair nobody did him any

favours by knocking out Nadal before the semi-final but you

make your own luck and unfortunately he was found wanting.

The real problem however was illustrated two weeks after

Wimbledon when the British Davis Cup team had to make the

trip to Luxembourg to win a third-tier European play-off match.

Thankfully Andy and his Brother Jamie were on hand to help

secure a 4-1 victory (Andy winning 3 out of the 4 points) but that

sums up the British tennis scene. Whilst Spain were playing the

USA in a semi-final match, we were in the Grand Duchy fighting

for our lives in a third tier play-off. It’s time we either changed

the whole structure of the sport in the UK and started with more

children getting involved across ALL schools (and not just mid-

dle to upper class environments) or we should re-direct the

funding to other sports. Anyone for Cycling? secured his first Major title when

dominating the US Open at Congressional in June. He had

played similarly well in April at the famous Augusta course in

the US Masters but a disastrous final round enabled him to slip

from 1st to 15th. It takes a really strong character to bounce back

from such a shattering defeat but he’s done so in terrific style and

I don’t think anyone would have begrudged his win last month.

At the time of writing he’s trying to win back to back Majors at

the British Open but whatever happens in Kent, we know that we

have a champion from Northern Ireland who will be fighting for

Majors for many years to come. At the age of just 22 and with

Tiger Woods somewhere in the wilderness, the time is nigh for

Rory to seize the crown.

seems to be non-stop at the moment with a series

just completed against Sri Lanka and another just about to start

against India. One thing which has become the norm in world

cricket appears to be the trend to have a different captain for each

format of the game. In England’s case we currently have Andrew

Strauss looking after the Test team, Alistair Cook the 50 over

side and Stuart Broad the 20-20. I’m not sure I understand how a

player representing his country can be under the command

of three different captains within the space of a week, which was

the situation Graeme Swann found himself in a few weeks ago.

Surely if you are good enough to bat for England in a test match,

then you can do the same in a 50 over match and if you are a

good enough player and captain then you should be able to adapt

to the shorter version of 20/20. C’mon England Selectors, let’s

get some consistency at least with the captain and make Mr Cook

the Leader for all forms of the game!

Yours in sport,

Doug Hout.Doug Hout.Doug Hout.Doug Hout.

It

Rory McIlroy

Cricket

Hillam Historians - Village Fayre Competition Winners

Treasure hunt – Vivienne Wilkinson found the treasure hidden on Woodlands Lane and won 10 guineas. Name the chicken – Joe Fairhurst picked the winning name, Isabella, and won a unique “chicken” doorstop. Coins in the butter churn – James Watson guessed 611, and won a hamper of goodies made in Hillam.

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

Service Telephone Details

Monk Fryston Stores

Post Office counter

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

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

Last postal collections

682252

682201

691940

Hillam Square Mon - Fri 4.30 pm, Sat 9.30 am

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

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

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

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

South Milford Surgery

Dr A Mackenzie & Partners

682202

Mon - Fri 8 am - 6 pm

www.southmilfordsurgery.co.uk

Monk Fryston Surgery

Dr D James & Partners

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

www.gibsonlanemedicalpractice.co.uk

Selby War Memorial

Hospital

01757 702664 www.sypct.com

Pontefract General

Infirmary

0844 8118110

www.midyorks.nhs.uk

Visiting Scheme

for the Elderly

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

www.sherburnvisitingscheme.co.uk

St Wilfrid’s Church,

Monk Fryston

680788 Rector: Rev John Hetherington

www.stwilfridandstmary.org.uk

Mobile library Sherburn Library

08450 349443

Every 3 weeks: Hillam Square Tues 11.35 - 11.50 am

Maspin Grange Tues 1.20 - 1.30 pm

www.northyorks.gov.uk/libraries/mobiles

Hillam Parish Council 01609 760345 Clerk: Malcolm Walton

1st Wed of month 7.30 pm, Community Centre

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

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

NYCC Recycling Centre,

Canal Road, Selby

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

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

Wakefield MDC Recycling

Centre, Ferrybridge

677792

01609 532512

Permits necessary for NYCC residents

waste.management@northyorks.gov.uk

Police (non-emergency) 0845 6060247 www.northyorkshire.police.uk

Mobile Police Station,

Monk Fryston School lay-by

682693

Approx monthly, variable days, 7 - 8 pm

See village notice boards or contact Tony Hudson

Neighbourhood Watch 682693 Tony Hudson

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

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

Yorkshire Water

(sewerage and leaks)

0845 1242429 www.yorkshirewater.com

Citizens’ Advice Bureau 01757 293015

0845 1203718

For appointments at Sherburn

Advice line

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Venue bookings

07766 097520

689230

Church Hall: Paddy Twidale

Community Centre: Becky Gatenby

Village website www.hillam-village.co.uk