Hovingham Village Market, with local food, rural crafts & community café, on Saturday 4th February 2017 from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
The Market website is HERE, it’s also on Facebook and Twitter
Saturday 4th February 10-1 pm, and Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th February 10-4 pm. Wath Court Fabrics are having a sale at their showroom between Hovingham and Slingsby.
If you can, please support one of our loyal advertisers.
The year 2016 has been one of many surprises, especially the referendum vote to leave the EU. We are now in a period of great uncertainty, not really knowing how it will work out. Will it be hard Brexit i.e. cutting our links with the EU completely or soft Brexit, trying to maintain a good relationship with Europe especially regarding trade. Who knows, the politicians seem a bit confused about it so we have no chance of knowing where it will end up. One positive outcome so far is that the pound has weakened against the euro and the dollar which has pushed up the price of imports and the price of our grain and oilseed rape has risen quite a lot as a result of it. Wheat is now worth £135 per tonne, up from around £105 and oilseed rape as much as £350 per tonne.
Another bit of good news this year is that the Rural Payments Agency, which is responsible for paying farmers support payments under the EU Basic Payments Scheme, has been much more efficient in getting payments out and most farmers will have received their payment on time in December.
The autumn and winter weather has been kind so far and crops look very well with no frost damage and very little flooding. At the time of writing severe wintry weather is forecast, let’s hope it isn’t too bad.
One of the main jobs on the farm over the winter months is ploughing the land in preparation for spring sowing. Ploughing is the most effective way of turning over the soil, getting rid of weeds and helping create a good seedbed especially if it gets a good frost on it to break the soil down. It is however quite a slow and expensive operation and some farmers prefer a mini-till system using soil looseners and direct drills, but this can lead to a build-up of grass weeds in particular.
Let us hope 2017 is a good year for farming and for the whole country.
Stephen Prest
Thursdays 2nd February and 2nd March at 10 a.m. at Slingsby Methodist Chapel.
THE SLINGSBY TEA SPOT. A cuppa, a chat, cake and company at Slingsby Chapel from 10am to 11.30am.
Bring your knitting or play dominoes, scrabble or beetle etc. Share your stories, meet new people, have a sing or just drink, eat & chat. EVERYONE WELCOME.
If you need a lift please contact Louise Hayes on 01653-628064.
Wombleton waste/recycling centre is closing for maintenance from Monday 23rd January to Monday 6th February. Full details are HERE.
(This notice is posted for those who prefer a rural ride out to the hurly burly of town.)
Monday 23rd January 2017, 7pm, Slingsby Village Hall. A meeting of the Parish Council. Members of the public and press are invited to attend.
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest on Agenda Items
3. Items raised by members of the public
4. Minutes of the last meeting held on 21st November 2016
5. Matters Arising
6. Exchange of information and items for the next agenda
7. Planning Applications
16/02008/73A Description: Variation of Condition 17 of approval 14/00960/FUL dated 14.06.2015 at Hutton Brothers Car Sales Railway Street Slingsby YO62 4AH for Mr Andy Hague
8. Village Items
· Street Lights
· Highways Issues
· Renewal of Parish Signs
· Footpath Review
· Queens 90th Birthday Medal Distribution
· Parish Plan Update
· Co-option of Parish Councillor
9. Chairman’s Report
10. Finance
11. Correspondence
12. Any Other Business
13. Date of Next Meeting