North Yorkshire Police have received a number of reports from residents who have received a telephone call from someone claiming to be from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The victim is told there is an outstanding tax bill against their name which must be paid immediately otherwise the police will be informed and they will be arrested. Often they will claim to have been to court and have instructed bailiffs to attend the victim’s home to settle the debt. The victim is instructed to pay the bill often using i-tunes vouchers which can be bought from most supermarkets, newsagents. The victim is told that if they are challenged as to why they are buying the vouchers, to say they are for birthday presents etc.
This is an old scam and one which has been circulated before but we still see residents losing large amounts of money. If any ‘official organisation’ asks for payment by i-tunes voucher, steam vouchers, Google play vouchers, IT IS A SCAM!!

9am Easter Breakfast in the Methodist Schoolroom
Fruit, cereals, hot bacon/sausage butties, toast etc.
10-30am An Easter celebration for all ages
In the Chapel including communion for all.

North Yorkshire Police are alerting business owners primarily to a number of counterfeit Scottish £50 notes which have been used over the weekend in the area.
We are urging anyone who has received a fake note to contact 101.

York’s History Through 100 Plaques’

York Civic Trust has been putting up plaques in York since 1946, and with the more recent change to the blue plaque format they have become more prominent.

Why do we put up plaques? Because we believe a place is a better place if the people who pass through it — residents, workers and visitors — understand how that place was formed and has changed through the years, giving a sense of belonging. York and its people have a wonderful story to tell.

In this talk we introduce you to many famous York people who have made their mark nationally in science, the arts, philanthropy and politics, and whose former homes or workplaces have a Civic Trust blue plaque to celebrate their achievements.

The Library, Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH
Time: 7.30

Admission: Friends FOC, Visitors, are very welcome, £3.00.

If you have not yet become a Friend of Malton Museum and would like to attend, an email to [email protected] advising you would like to attend would be much appreciated.

The Yorkshire Arboretum will host the Celebrating Our Oaks exhibition, a special category of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition, from 2nd April to 7th May. Developed in partnership with Action Oak – a major initiative to protect the UK’s oak trees – the outdoor exhibition showcases the magnificence of our oaks and demonstrates why they hold such a special place in our hearts.

The exhibition is supported by HSBC and will showcase the competition finalists’ photographs, as well as those by a number of celebrities including Joanna Lumley and Alan Titchmarsh. Yorkshire Arboretum director Dr John Grimshaw says “We’re delighted to host ’Celebrating Our Oaks’, which will be located near some of our own finest oaks, planted in the mid-1700s. The stunning images demonstrate what we stand to lose if our oaks are not looked after properly.’
With the display located a short walk from the Visitor Centre, visitors to the arboretum will be able to enjoy the exhibition at their leisure. A ‘Celebrating Our Oaks’ photo book will also be available to purchase, reproducing the images on display with a foreword by Dame Judi Dench.

‘Celebrating Our Oaks’ will travel to sites in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales following its tenure here, having already appeared at Wakehurst and Westonbirt Arboretum.

Photograph – copyright Alan Price