Father Christmas visiting Fryton | Photo by Colin Douthwaite
Father Christmas visiting Fryton | Photo by Colin Douthwaite
Colin Douthwaite sent in a couple of great photos showing Father Christmas visiting Fryton recently.
Colin says “A couple of photos showing our visitor in Fryton tonight (2nd December). I’m not saying its quiet in Fryton but this is one of the highlights of the year!”
Many thanks for the great photos Colin.
Thursday 12 November 2015, 7.30pm, the Grapes Inn, Slingsby
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Slingsby Website and Newsletter Group will be held next Thursday 12 November in the Grapes.
Residents who use the website or read the Triangle are very welcome to come along to find out more about what we’ve been doing in the past year and influence the direction of our activities in the coming year. Tell us what you think we’ve done well and where we could improve.
The Agenda is below.
For more about the group and what we’re about, see the SWaNG page of the website.
Jon Boots
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SLINGSBY WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER GROUP
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday 12th November 2015 at 7.30pm, The Grapes
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Parish of All Saints Christmas Cards 2015 are now on sale
3 images – 6 cards per pack – £2.50
Assorted (two or three images in each pack)
The greeting is “With Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas”
All profits go towards the upkeep of the fabric of All Saints’ Church
Obtainable from Maurag – 628982 or from the Village Shop
(Church in Snow by kind permission of Steve Allen Photography, Slingsby
Nativity Crib, by Graham Piercy of Malton Camera Club
Stained Glass Window by Liz Laing of Malton Camera Club)
We have received this appeal for volunteers from the Yorkshire Arboretum – feed peacocks anyone?
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The Yorkshire Arboretum is looking for a volunteer to feed its pride of peacocks and its confusion of guinea fowl. Yes – those are the correct, and apt, collective nouns!
Arboretum Director John Grimshaw explained; “Our decorative and noisy birds are a much-loved feature of the Arboretum. We’re hoping that someone, or perhaps a couple of people who live locally, could make sure they’re fed every day. Whoever takes on the job can be certain of a warm welcome from the birds!”
The Yorkshire Arboretum already has a team of over 100 volunteers who give their time, skills and enthusiasm to support the work of this popular local attraction. Many are busy outdoors caring for the trees and shrubs, both at the arboretum and across the road in Ray Wood at Castle Howard, or working as part of the Outdoor Education team, supporting school group visits. Volunteers also work in Visitor Services, providing a warm welcome to all arboretum users. Some want to learn new skills or enhance their CV, while others have time to spare and enjoy working with like-minded people in lovely surroundings.
Volunteer Coordinator Christine Pietrowski, herself a volunteer, said “There are several volunteer roles available at the Arboretum currently. In addition to the bird-feeding role we’re also hoping to find a daily plant-waterer for our Visitor Centre and add to our Ray Wood maintenance team. We’d love to hear from anyone who might want to join us.”
More information is available here or email [email protected].
