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Slingsby Sports Club – 25th anniversary

May 19, 2013
Slingsby Sports Club – 25th anniversary

Slingsby Sports Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week.  In May 1988 the building of the club had been completed and a drinks licence obtained, then it was a race against time to complete the internal fittings and decoration to enable the club to open for business prior to the Bank Holiday weekend. Income was

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Slingsby School Family Fun Day/Duck Race

May 18, 2013
Slingsby School Family Fun Day/Duck Race

Saturday 6th July 12.00 - 4.00pm, Slingsby Sportsfield The Family Fun Day/Duck Race fundraiser is to be held on Slingsby Sportsfield on Saturday 6th July 12.00 - 4.00pm.  Come and enjoy: Birds of Prey, Crazy Fun Bus, Dancing, Stalls, Duck Race and many more attractions.

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Ryedale Festival Tickets go on sale 21 May

May 18, 2013
Ryedale Festival Tickets go on sale 21 May

Tickets for the 2013 Ryedale Festival (12-28 July) go on sale to the general public on Tuesday 21 May. This year there will be 36 events at 23 venues across Ryedale. We advise you to act early, as many Festival events get booked out quickly (especially those at the major venues such as Castle Howard, Duncombe Park,

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Street Churches Talk by Dav Smith

May 15, 2013
Street Churches Talk by Dav Smith

Tuesday 18 June, 7.30pm, Slingsby Village Hall SLINGSBY LOCAL HISTORY GROUP will present a talk by Dav Smith on work for his PhD thesis at York University on the Street Churches. He will update us on more fascinating information he has unearthed in the archives since his last visit. The talk will cover all the churches along The

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Steph Robson at Badminton Horse Trials

May 15, 2013
Steph Robson at Badminton Horse Trials

This is Slingsby’s Steph Robson competing at the Grassroots championship held at Badminton on 1 and 2 May 2013. She is riding ‘Tina’s Gold’.  Steph bought him as a young unbroken horse and trained him herself. Steph came fifth in her class at the Grassroots championship, which is open to qualifying winners from eventing trials from all over

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Roman Glass event at Milton Rooms

May 14, 2013
Roman Glass event at Milton Rooms

Thursday 6 June, 10am - 1.30pm, Malton, the Milton Rooms MALTON MUSEUM IN THE COMMUNITY presents a chance to Handle and Explore ROMAN GLASS With Professor Jenny Price at The Milton Rooms Thurs 6th June 10am - 1:30pm Contact Margaret Shaw on 01653 697845 £5 per person, including Tea/Coffee For tickets, please send: Name: Address: Email address: Number

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Car Boot Sale Dates 2013

May 13, 2013
Car Boot Sale Dates 2013

Here are the dates for the upcoming car boot sales in Slingsby for 2013 Monday 27 May Sunday 16 June Sunday 30 June Sunday 14 July Sunday 28 July Sunday 11 August Monday 26 August Sunday 8 September These dates are also listed on the Sportsfield  page car boot section and contact details for any queries can be found there too.

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A selection of Scarecrows

May 12, 2013
A selection of Scarecrows

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

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Maypole Dancing Video

May 10, 2013

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