This Sat 15 Sept 2pm in Slingsby village hall.  Slingsby Produce Show has a total of 78 classes for vegetables, fruit, flowers, home produce, agricultural produce, photography and children’s classes.  The competition for the largest pumpkin and marrow is always very popular with giant pumpkins in previous years weighing in at over 130lbs.  What effect will this long hot summer have had on our pumpkin growers?

We encourage you to enter and support our local show.  Entries open to residents of Slingsby, Fryton, South Holme and all children at Slingsby School.  Schedules and entry forms have been circulated round the villages and are available at The Farm Shop.

Closing date for entries is Thursday 13 September at 8pm.

Secretary is Trudy Carr, tel no.  01653 628302.
Raffle and teas will be available.  Prizes for the raffle gratefully accepted.

Malton’s Castle Garden is holding an Open Morning on Saturday 15 September to showcase work recently carried out to refurbish and create new paths. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a variety of stalls and children’s activities.

The event, which will run from 10am to 1pm, will feature fairtrade and environmentally friendly goods, a plant stall and book stall run by volunteers from Norton Hive and the Castle Garden. There will also be books from author Jean Illingworth from York, a Frack Free Malton and Norton information stall and refreshments from Really Awesome Coffee.

Castle Garden founder member and secretary, Di Keal, said:
“We received a grant from Ryedale District Council recently which we have used to refurbish and extend the paths in the Castle Garden. This work is now complete and we want local people to come and look at this and other work carried out in the Garden recently.

“Many people tell us that they are still unsure where the Castle Garden is, so this is a perfect opportunity to visit and look around this beautiful space.

“There will be plenty of activities for children and stalls to browse, so we hope local people will come along and spend a couple of hours enjoying everything that the Garden has to offer.”

Malton Castle Garden can be accessed from Castlegate and from the main entrance off Orchard Field. The event is free, but donations are welcome towards the continued maintenance of the Garden.

Have a look at their website here.

Earlier in the summer the Government launched a consultation on two controversial proposals relating to fracking. Both would have the effect of fast-tracking fracking in the UK.
The first proposal would allow shale-gas companies to drill exploratory wells without the need to apply for planning permission. This is called ‘permitted development’ and normally refers to small-scale, uncontroversial projects like conservatories and garden sheds. The proposal would therefore stretch this definition and prevent local planning authorities from examining and deciding on drilling plans by the fracking companies. Exploratory wells would proliferate.
The second proposal is to define fracking as ‘nationally significant infrastructure’ so it would go through a similar planning consent process to airports and power stations. This means that final decisions on fracking applications would be taken by the Government and not local planning authorities.
Many interpret this as an attempt by the Government to take control away from local planning authorities, who naturally have the best knowledge of local circumstances and local opinion. Projects could easily be approved despite strong local opposition.
Many bodies, including CPRE and the National Trust, oppose the Government’s proposals.
The leader of North Yorkshire County Council has written to the Government to express his serious concerns.
Ryedale District Council has just voted to oppose the Government proposals, as reported here: https://drillordrop.com/2018/09/06/ryedale-tories-reject-government-changes-to-fracking-planning-rules/

The consultation period runs until 25 October. If you wish to comment on the proposals, you could write to our MP, Kevin Hollinrake, at the House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, or by email at [email protected] . In addition, you could also write to the Secretary of State, Greg Clark, at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, or by email at [email protected] .
The Government’s consultation documents can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/permitted-development-for-shale-gas-exploration and

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/inclusion-of-shale-gas-production-projects-in-the-nationally-significant-infrastructure-project-nsip-regime

Independent journalism on the issues: https://drillordrop.com/2018/07/19/government-seeks-views-on-proposals-to-bypass-local-planning-system-for-shale-gas-schemes/

Arguments against the proposals can be found at https://www.frackfreeryedale.org

Slingsby Sowers & Growers are pleased to announce that Alan Richardson will be giving a talk on ’15 years at Ness Hall’ in the Village Hall Committee Room at 7pm on Tuesday 2nd October. Price is £3 which includes tea and cake. Limited numbers so please tel Janet on 628625 to reserve your place.

Coffee Morning

On behalf of All Saints Church, Slingsby

Saturday 24^th November 10.30 a.m. to 12.p.m.

at Dossers House, Slingsby

 by kind permission of Mrs Buz Tompkins. Coffee, Raffle. Crafts, Cakes.

Slingsby Badminton Club starts their new season on Monday 22nd October at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. All ages and skill levels welcome. £2 per session. Please tel Barbara on 628107 or Janet on 628625 if you require more information.

See also our Clubs and Societies page.