Spring Garden Photography

This is not news – the cherry tree in my garden never fails to blossom, despite my neglect.

We are so lucky to be “locked down” in rural Slingsby. Even luckier, if we have a decent garden. Spare a thought for those families who may be living in towns and have no gardens.

Perhaps a little poetry might help:

(from A Shropshire Lad, by A E Houseman)

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

Is hung with bloom along the bough,

And stands about the woodland ride

Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,

Twenty will not come again,

And take from seventy springs a score,

It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom

Fifty springs are little room,

About the woodlands I will go

To see the cherry hung with snow.

Slingsby Oil Consortium Update.

A message from Geoff Bishop – 01653 628055

The panic buying of oil from BATA as reported in March, has returned to normal meaning that the next last day for Consortium orders will be 1 June.
However, the price of oil has dropped significantly and it may well be worth someone ordering oil as an individual now because on 1 June the price may have risen again.

Photograph: Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during their lockdown.
Reuters/Lim Huey Teng

Leaders’ Update on Coronavirus Response in North Yorkshire

Tuesday 21 April, 1pm – Online!

Just in from NY Community Messaging, news of an update with QandA about the coronavirus situation:

Leaders of North Yorkshire’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic will give an update on the work they are doing, and take questions from residents and businesses, in a live broadcast tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April. 

North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan will lead the live update and will be joined by: 

  • Chief Constable Lisa Winward – North Yorkshire Police
  • Chief Fire Officer Andrew Brodie – North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Watch live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KgFU3Fche_M 

Members of the public are invited to watch the meeting from 1.00pm on Tuesday on YouTube and submit questions in advance by emailing [email protected], posting on Twitter using the hashtag #NYscrutiny or commenting on Facebook. Not all questions will be able to be used, but they will inform the Commissioner’s questioning and the general discussion. 

Julia Mulligan has decided in these uncertain times that there should be a regular update on the Coronavirus response direct to residents and businesses, and this is the third of those broadcasts. 

These updates replace the regular public accountability meetings which are an opportunity to ensure the police and fire service are performing as well as possible to keep North Yorkshire safe and feeling safe. 

All are invited to find out more about the meeting and watch live at www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk 

Agenda:

  • Police – operational response update
  • Fire – operational response update
  • Police hot topic – Criminal justice
  • Fire hot topic – Nightingale hospital preparations
  • Any other business

Watch live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KgFU3Fche_M

Watch live on the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website: https://bit.ly/CV21April

North Yorkshire Community Messaging (NYCM) is managed by North Yorkshire Police.  The official website is www.nycm.co.uk which will allow you to sign into your account to change your delivery method preference or locations of interest. It also contains a FAQs section, which may assist with any queries you have.

Links and attachments:  North Yorkshire Police will only ever link you to secure web-sites we trust, we will only send you attachments where we believe it is absolutely necessary.

If you need to contact North Yorkshire Police please call 101 or in an emergency dial 999.  Alternatively please email any non urgent enquiries to: [email protected]

Spring Photography 6

On a warm spring day, beautiful blossom in the village (The Lawns).

How do trees feel in Spring?

Relieved.

Joke? courtesy of Amazon’s Alexa.