Did you miss this year’s call by your friendly neighbourhood poppy appeal collector? How many hundred thousand such volunteers were there last year? No, I don’t know either. Just consider how much income and support has been lost, owing to the pandemic. “Veterans” both old and young need support now more than ever.
It is never too late to donate: https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give
If you have memories of living, working and playing in the Rye catchment, the Ryevitalise team would like to capture your memories of sights, sounds and species (and no doubt also your pictures).
Slingsby sits at the SE edge of the Ryevitalise area, and many of us will have walked along the banks of the Rye at places such as Butterwick, Nunnington and Helmsley. Could reflecting on those recollections be a lockdown project?
Please contact the Ryevitalise team to be part of this project on
[email protected] or call 01439 772 700.
For more info: https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/looking-after/ryevitalise/the-projects/rp02-from-memory-to-action-the-paradise-initiative
Those who focus on the positive may already have spotted that Lockdown Two means Takeways Too! Yes, Catharine and her team at the Grapes are resuming their takeaway service this weekend. They are offering wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas on Saturday & Sunday evening (4-7pm), and also Sunday Roast (12-3pm).
Please ring 01653 628076 to pre-order your takeaway (by 5pm on Saturday please for Sunday Lunch).
As we head into Lockdown 2, the COVID-19 village response team (aka the Slingsby Support Group) are still in place. If you are struggling with any part of your daily life from shopping, prescriptions, help or a chat, please contact your neighbourhood first responder, or alternatively one of the coordinators, Geoff Bishop 628055 or Fiona Farnell 628285. They will be happy to help.
Castle Howard’s gardens, grounds and play area, and also the Yorkshire Arboretum are to remain open during the November lockdown. The government confirmed yesterday that public gardens can remain open during the English lockdown period, acknowledging the physical and mental benefits everyone gains from being outside in green spaces.
Castle Howard gift shops and Arboretum visitor centre will be closed.
Bookings must be made online, as before:
