Parish Council Vacancy

March 22, 2013

Would you like to be more involved with your community? Do you have an interest in local issues?  Then a role on the Parish Council may be for you. To find out more about the current vacancy on the Parish Council, including details about what being a local councillor entails, please contact Mrs Dinah Farley 48, Sycamore

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Bingo in Slingsby Village Hall: 30th March

March 21, 2013
Bingo in Slingsby Village Hall: 30th March

If you love a game of Bingo then this may be of interest -  Saturday March 30th - Bingo - Eyes down @ 7.15pm in The Village Hall. Check out the village hall page for the list of events taking place at or on behalf of  the village hall.

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Looking for a New Challenge? Volunteer at your local Library

March 16, 2013
Looking for a New Challenge? Volunteer at your local Library

Looking for a New Challenge? A Volunteering Open day is to be held at Malton Library and Customer Services Centre.  Come along on Monday 25th March from 10.00 am – 2.00 pm to find out about opportunities for volunteering at your local library. We are looking for volunteers of all ages who want to help make

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B1257 night closure at Barton-le-Street

March 13, 2013
B1257 night closure at Barton-le-Street

Beware those returning from Malton to Slingsby after 6pm! From Thursday 14 March the B1257 between Slingsby, Barton-le-Street and Appleton-le-Street is scheduled to be closed for 7 evenings from 6pm to midnight. Signed diversions will be in place. From Monday 18 March work will begin on the Amotherby to Malton stretch, with temporary traffic signals in place

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Audio clip: local business and how Slingsby made a living

March 12, 2013

  Here is a clip from an audio recording made at the recent Slingsby Local History Day held at the village hall. The chat concentrated on the local businesses and how Slingsby made a living. The total length of the recording runs to over an hour which will be edited down but here is a brief extract

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Concert in Norton in July

March 12, 2013

Saturday 6 July, 7.30 pm, St Peter's Church, Langton Road, Norton Two local choirs, The Stamford Bridge Singers and the Chanticleer Singers will perform a joint concert, featuring Mozart’s ‘Spatzenmesse’ (Sparrow Mass) conducted by Stamford Bridge Singers’ Musical Director, Michael Wiles, and John Rutter’s ‘Requiem’ conducted by Chanticleer Singers’ Musical Director, Jane Sturmheit. The joint choir, which will

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Slingsby on Facebook

March 6, 2013
Slingsby on Facebook

Here at the village website we are always looking to engage new audiences and it’s with this thought in mind that we proudly announce the launch of the Slingsby Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/slingsbyvillage There isn’t very much on there at the moment but that will soon change as we add material and the website is now also

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Slingsby Bank a favourite says National Press

March 6, 2013

Kevin Rushby, writing in the Travel section of last weekend’s Guardian, describes an enjoyable visit he made in February to the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To get around he used the excellent long-distance footpaths, such as the Centenary Way and Ebor Way. He particularly liked Slingsby Bank, it seems   “…on the Centenary

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Triangle Crossword puzzle prize winners

March 6, 2013

The winners of the crossword competition which appeared in the February Triangle can now be revealed. Carolyn Boots drew the winning entries on Tuesday 19th February at the Local History Meeting (in the presence of independent observers). The winner was Les Hodgson of Sherburn (one of a growing number of out-of-area readers of the popular local rag). The

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