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Ryedale Festival 2015 Launch Concert

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St Peter’s Church, Langton Road, Norton, Friday 10th April 2015 at 7.30pm

The brilliant Endymion ensemble perform an attractive programme of Beethoven, Brahms and Dohnányi to mark the publication of the programme brochure for the 2015 Ryedale Festival (17 July to 2 August).

Beethoven – Spring Sonata in F major (op. 24)

Brahms – Clarinet Trio (op.114)

Dohnányi –Sextet (op.37)

At the end of the concert, the Ryedale Festival artistic director Christopher Glynn will unveil the programme for this summer’s festival. It will include chamber and orchestral music old and new, jazz and brass, intimate late-night sessions, workshops and much more. Oh, did we mention the now famous festival opera?

Be there on Friday evening 9 April to enjoy first-class music-making, and pick up the free complete brochure for the summer music to come. Tickets have been selling fast and we expect a packed house. There will be an interval bar in the church hall.

For tickets (£18 and £12, under 25s only £1) contact the Festival Box Office on 01751 475777 or by email: [email protected]

The flyer (PDF) may be downloaded here: Launch concert flier

More info on the Ryedale Festival website.

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Nominations for Parish Council election close 9 April

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Nominations close on 9 April for the Slingsby, Fryton and South Holme Parish Council election which is due on Thursday 7 May 2015.  All the present Parish Councillors will be finishing their term of office on 7 May.

Anybody wishing to put their name forward as a Parish Councillor will need to be nominated.

Nomination papers are available from the Returning Officer at Ryedale House (Council Offices) in Malton and completed nomination papers must be returned by 9th April (no later than 4pm).

The current council has two vacancies for Slingsby, while the Fryton and South Holme positions are each currently filled. This means that if no more than 2 new people stand for the Slingsby seats, the election will be uncontested and there will be no poll. At present, it is not known if all the current councillors will be standing again.

If you want to know more about what the work involves, please phone any of your current Parish representatives or the parish clerk, who will be pleased to answer your queries. Contact details here: https://www.slingsbyvillage.co.uk/parish-council-and-community/

The official notices of election can be found in this document on the Ryedale DC website (see pages 39, 41 and 68):

 

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“Groundswell Rising” at the Worsley Arms

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Tuesday 31 March, 2.30pm, at the Worsley Arms, Hovingham

The Worsley Arms is hosting a repeat showing of the film “Groundswell Rising”, which looks at the human side of fracking. It deals with the experience of fracking in other countries and the various ways in which communities have been affected.

The film aroused much interest when shown at Hovingham village Hall earlier in the month, and a second showing has been arranged by special request.

The film last about one hour. There will be no charge for admission.

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Fracking – Ryedale votes 17 Feb

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Tuesday 17 February 6.30pm, Milton Rooms Malton

On Tuesday 17th February, at the Milton Rooms in Malton at 6.30 pm, there is to be an Extraordinary Council Meeting to discuss fracking and to vote on a motion to declare Ryedale District Council frack free. This meeting is open to the public.
The Slingsby Website understands that Frack Free Ryedale’s 1,000-signature petition will be handed in and petition organiser David Davis will have three minutes to speak about why the organisation wants the council to become frack free. Then there will be a report on the public debate held on 4th February. The Council debate on the vote and the vote itself will then follow.

The issue of fracking in Ryedale has raised a great deal of public concern. Already, Malton , Norton and Kirbymoorside have voted to be frack-free. This is your opportunity to see and be part of local democracy in action.

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Malton Post Office temporary closure

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Malton Post Office is to close for two weeks for a major revamp.

The branch will be shut from 5.30pm on Tuesday 17 February to 1pm on Tuesday 3 March.
Post office services will be available during the closure from the branch in Beverley Road, Norton.
Slingsby residents will be able to use the mobile post office as normal (weekdays, excluding Tuesdays). The regular timetable can be viewed on the village website HERE.

The Gazette and Herald has more on the modernisation of the Malton branch here:
http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11754328.Refurbishment_for_Malton_Post_Office/