Soupa lunch on Wednesday, March 18th. We have reluctantly decided that due to the coronavirus threat we should cancel soupa lunch for this month.
Sorry to disappoint you all but we will keep you informed about Soupa lunch in April & May depending on how the disease develops.
Stephen Prest
We have recently received reports of thieves going around the local villages, including one of the Castle Howard properties, siphoning oil out of tanks.
Please ensure your tanks are locked, remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to 101.
Find out more about a summer programme of events and details of 2020/21 Friends lectures in the Spring Newsletter.
NL-Spring-2020The Irish night next Saturday (the 21st March) in the Village Hall has been displayed for some time on the web site calendar. This morning the event has been postponed because of the coronavirus.
We hope you understand, more details will follow when available.
Three exciting events launch the 2020 Ryedale Festival. At the first, on the evening of 27 March, the full summer programme for the Ryedale Festival 2020 will be announced. Here we will find out if the Festival is to make a welcome return to Slingsby in July.
The weekend concludes with an afternoon concert with cake at Duncombe Park.
For full details of the three events, and to book, go to the Ryedale Festival website here: https://ryedalefestival.com/concerts/
Saturday 25 April 2020, 9.30am – 4.30pm, Lady Lumley’s School Pickering
Climate Change event – towards caring for God’s creation – responding to the unfolding disaster. Talks, Workshops, Displays.
Cost £15. Students free.
To book a place at the event, contact: John Castle (email see flyer above) or Helen Goodman Tel 01439 788401.
Hovingham’s Project Purple (Hovingham’s group focused on reducing our carbon footprint) is arranging a minibus to take residents to the venue for a modest donation. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this event If you would like to attend and would like to use the minibus please contact: [email protected] or telephone Ann Chapman 01653 627171. We recommend you do this by 21 March, if at all possible. To book tickets for the conference itself, see the flyer.
