Quiz night 10 April
Friday, 10th April, 7.30 in the village hall.
The theme is The 1960s, Pete and Pete are the quiz masters. There is a prize for the best dressed, raffle and bar with cask/s. Tickets are £10 which includes your supper. Proceeds go to the Everingham Conservation Group and the Village Hall.
Order your tickets from Helen - 860222, Roz 861465 or Jane 861156. Payment in advance would be appreciated.
Ellerker House open gardens 19 April
Open from 10am to 4pm for NGS, £4.50 entrance fee, children free, anyone very welcome please bring family and friends and spread the word! Raising money for Macmillan & Marie Curie.
Delicious homemade cakes and savouries will be available throughout the day.
There is also a RARE PLANT FAIR taking place with several specialist nurseries bringing a variety of interesting and unusual plants to sell as well as offering advice on growing them.For more details please see website: ellerkerhouse.weebly.com or phone Roz 01430 861465 The PCC of St Everilda’s Church are providing the teas for the Open Garden Day at Ellerker House. This was a very popular event last year so offers of cake (not cupcakes) and or help for an hour on the day will be gratefully accepted. Please let Hilary (860903) know if you are able to help with a cake or an hour on the day. Funds from the teas will go towards the continuing upkeep of St Everilda’s Church.
Village hall
Village Hall meeting 12 March - resume
Defibrillator.
It has now been agreed that a unit will installed, it is vital that it is visible from the drive and must be installed on the corner of the hall facing down the drive. The installation cost will be met by the VH and will be in the region of £200. The unit has been arranged by the parish council, further info to follow regarding its use etc.
Windows at the Village Hall.
The windows at the Village Hall have been put in. A grant from WREN paid for most the installation. Wot an Egg have contributed and the village hall has put in money as well. The village hall committee would like to thank all the donors. The total cost is about £14,000. The work has been done by Majestik.
Boules pitch at the Village Hall.
The estimated cost is £250. This should be ready in time for the Tour de Yorkshire
Replacement of the sound system and 2 new radio microphones.
These have been fitted at a cost of £370.
Letter of thanks from the head gardener of Nunnington Hall has been received. £50 was given to the head gardener as a donation for the Christmas trees passed on to Everingham
VH and Church.
Mike Rogers has made three low tables which go round the fire at an Inn night. It was agreed to buy two standard lamps which could go there and/or the bar area.
Elections
Parish council elections take place on 7 May, due to the retirement of a current councillor there will be a vacancy and it is a good opportunity to encourage new people to represent the village as all seats will be up for election. The parish council meets every couple of months in the village hall. If you decide to stand, application forms need handing in to County Hall in Beverley by 4pm on 9 April 2015. If you would like more information on standing as a parish councillor for Everingham and Harswell please contact Tom Featherby, chairman, on 07968 298052 or 01430 860309. You can also email on tom@twandnfeatherby.orangehome.co.uk
Everingham oil club
Delivery dates for the year are January , March, May, September and November. All residents of the area covered by the circulation of this newsletter are welcome to join.If you have not been a member before and would like to be included in our bulk purchase please email Phil on phil.cartwright1@btinternet.com Minimum order quantity is 500 litres. If anyone would like further details of how the system operates please phone Mike or Jan on 01430 861194.
Pocklington flower club
Pocklington flower club presents an evening with Craig Bullock, artist and international floral designer. Craig has travelled the world with his floral design workshops and on Monday 13 April Craig will be presenting his demonstration “Inspired by Nature”. To purchase tickets please call 07702 349199 or 07739 919340. This event is in support of Prostate Cancer UK.
The Ginger Cow Company
Look out for the Photography exhibition in early May down at the Ginger Cow Company and visit our shop in a shed. We are on Hayton Lane and opening times vary depending on the weather and due to some light fingered visitors the door is often closed, so just drive in, ring the bell and we'll come running! * Free Range eggs * Seasonal Jams and Chutneys * Gifts and Crafts and we now have Wendy's new range of tie-dye T Shirts. (Many colours and sizes stocked) Like us on Facebook: Just look for 'The Ginger Cow Company'. You can also catch up with what's happening down at Long Meadow Farm each week in our column 'Living The Dream' in the Yorkshire Post, 'Country Week' each Saturday.
Village twinning
Holme on Spalding Moor parish council has been approached by representatives of Baigneux les Juifs, France, with a view to twin with HOSM and the surrounding district.Baigeux les Juifs is a Canton (which is like a civil parish) in Burgundy consisting of about 6 villages or so and is an agricultural area, its administrative centre is Dijon about 25 miles away. If anyone is interested in the project in either in an official or unofficial capacity then please contact the clerk to the parish council in HOSM, Steve Young. His contact details are steveyoung@gmail.com.
Active kids vouchers
If you have any vouchers from Sainsburys, Kerstin Cooper is collecting them for Melbourne school. The school can get free sports as well as cooking and gardening equipment in return for the vouchers. If you are offered any please say yes and you can drop them through Kerstin’s letterbox at 3 Priory Pastures or contact Kerstin at kerstincooper@icloud.com. Thank you.
Everingham and Harswell Parish Council Abridged minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2015 in the Village Hall, Everingham.
1. Present were Councillors Tom Featherby (TF) (Chairman), Marcia Call, Rachel
Glossop, Bryn James (BJ) and Edward Pettifer (EP). Clerk to the Council Anthony Stocking (AS). 2. Matters arising:
2.1 Jane Berridge will send an update on the feared wind farm development to AS who will circulate the information to all. A meeting called by the Action Group to bring to residents’ attention the salient facts was well attended
2.2 ERYC has repaired and made-‐good many of the edges and passing places along Thorpe le Street Road. Residents should make any complaints directly to ERYC. 2.3 The purchase of the telephone box is proceeding. Residents can forward to the Clerk their opinions as to the possible use. The Internet has many ideas.
2.4 The redundant power pole remains in place.
2.5 Four lamp brackets in Everingham were changed.
2.6 An extra-‐ordinary meeting took place to decide on the purchase of a defibrillator. The meeting was unanimous that the idea is sound and beneficial. ERYC and SMILE will fund the purchase, subject to two minor administrative actions by the Council. The agreed location will be on the Village Hall outer wall. 3. Finance:
3.1 The year-‐end bank balance will be £2281.43 and shows a surplus of £359.67.
3.2 Councillors unanimously approved payment of £270.66 to AS for his fiscal year’s expenses, £1.00 to BT to purchase outright the decommissioned telephone box and £30.00 to Hilary Price for the 2013 Remembrance Wreath.
4. Business:
4.1 Elections will take place on 07 May and the Council asks residents of the Parish to consider whether they could contribute to the betterment of the parish by becoming a Councillor. Further information on the duties of a Councillor can be obtained from the Chairman on 01430 860309 or the Clerk on 01964 542043. An Information Pack, containing an application form, is available from the Clerk. The completed application, supported by a sponsor and a seconder, must be at ERYC County Hall by 16h00 on 09 April.
4.2 BJ will not be standing for re-‐election on 07 May. Councillors joined with the
Chairman as he thanked him for his years of service to the parish.
4.3 RG is the new Co-‐ordinator of the Emergency Plan.
4.4 AS will pursue hiring of speed-‐monitoring equipment and speak with Carole
Johnson of HWRCC. 5. Items for inclusion on agenda of next meeting:
5.1 Speed recording of traffic through Everingham. 6. Date of next meeting:
6.1 The next ordinary meeting will be in the Village Hall at 19h30 on 13 May 2015. The Annual General and Annual Parish meetings commence at 19h00. All residents are welcome to participate.
6.2 Electors can submit questions, comments or items for discussion at the
meeting by contacting the Clerk within 14 days of the meeting.
Bogus telephone calls
Humberside police have had reports of a scam that involves targeting the elderly. People receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer informing them they have been a victim of theft from their bank account and asking for their bank details. The police never ask for bank details.
Inn at the village hall
These dates are Saturdays, the bar opens at 7.30, except 7 Nov when it will be earlier with a bonfire and buns. Help is always needed behind the bar, contact Helen Marsden if you can help. 860222.
16 May, 20 June, 1 August (tbc), 12 September, 7 November & 19 December.
Boules
There is a boules area now at the village hall, just in time for le tour de Yorkshire! Bring your own boules.
Church services for Easter and April
2 April HC 19.30 Seaton Ross
3 April HC 19.30 Seaton Ross
3April Stations of the Cross 14.00 Bursea
4 April HC 20.30 Seaton Ross
5 April HC Easter Day 09.15 Everingham
12 April HC 10.45 HOSM
19 April HC 09.15 Bielby
26 April HC 09.15 Harswell
Every Wednesday
HC 09.30 Old School HOSM
Please Note There is NO service at Everingham on the 19 April.
Decoration of Graves
The church grounds are subject to the rules and regulations of the Diocese of York. These are outlined on the red notice board at the edge of the church yard and indicate what decoration of graves is permitted, such as Christmas wreathes, what they can be made of and how long they can be left on the grave. Please check the notice and if you are uncertain what can be placed on graves, contact the church warden (Hilary Price) on 860093 to avoid confusion. Thank you.
Submissions for May by 26 April please either by email, everinghamnews@hotmail.co.uk or through our letter box at Cornerways. Thank you. If you would like this newsletter by email just let us know.
This month’s newsletter kindly sponsored by The Ginger Cow Company.
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