VILLAGE NOTICEBOARDROAD WORK DELAYED
Plans to close the Burton Leonard to Copgrove to Minskip road for bridge repairs, which were due to start on January 9, have now been postponed until a new start date of February 27.
The road is widely used by Bishop Monkton motorists wanting to get to Knaresborough, York and other communities, and users were surpised to find the road closed on or around January 9 and then re-opened without explanation.
A North Yorkshire Highways Department spokesman was unable to give a reason for the postponement.
VILLAGE LIBRARY OPENS
Good news for village book lovers. We now have a new library here to fill the gap created when the mobile library was discontinued.
The new library is at the Masons Arms and is the brainchild of Niki, who is mine host.
She has obtained a supply of books from the Library Service and these are now available to borrow from the pub.
Anyone interested can drop in to the Masons during opening hours and browse through the selection on offer and sign them out. There is no charge, just a requirement that books should be returned by an agreed date.
A bit of real local enterprise!
CARD RAISES £100
The giant Christmas card, which was produced by children at our School and placed in the shop for villagers to sign, raised over £100 for Macmillan Nurses. Thanks to the children and to everyone who signed it to help this good cause.
WELCOME HOME!
We are delighted to report the safe arrival home of Stuart Hague, son of John and Judy, after a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Stuart, who is a Squadron Leader, headed the British Chinook contingent over there. Welcome home, Stuart!
ANYONE LOST A HIP JOINT?
On Wednesday a working party of villagers cleaned the beck and its banks starting at the St John's Church and ending near Norbridge.
In addition to clipping back foliage and removing unwanted plant growth a number of foreign objects were found including paint trays and tins as well as a hip joint (anyone having had a recent replacement can claim from Roger Baker). In addition, the contractors finishing the new flood alleviation construction have removed silt from the beck.
Roger Baker, the organiser, thanks the team of Ken Barker, Ken Needham, Ron Wilkinson, Bob Upton, Chris Procter, Dan Wright, Peter Taplin, David Ralphs and David Arundel for doing a great job. A big thank you also goes to Niki at the Masons Arms for providing welcome coffee and mince pies at the end of the project.
PLAY TABLE TENNIS
IN THE NEW YEAR
How's this for a New Year resolution - to exercise more in the nicest possible way - by playing table tennis!
Bishop Monkton Table Tennis Club will have a few vacancies in two of the three groups it runs at the Village Hall each week.
These are the Thursday morning group (playing from 10am until 12 noon) and the Sunday evening group (7pm to 9pm). Both groups have about four vacancies and applicants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Anyone interested should contact Richard Field. e-mail: BMtabletennis@aol.com OR tel. (01765) 677795.
ROAD WORKS:
YOUR QUESTIONS
Everyone has questions to ask about the road works currently under way. We have asked the contractors to provide answers to what are probably the most frequently asked questions.
To read their answers go to NEWS/Road works: Q and A.
TEDDY IS SO
ADORABLE!
Meet Teddy, the cute four month old Golden Retriever puppy, who has joined the Kinnear family for a year.
During this time Maureen will give him basic training so that he is ready to go on and become a guide dog for the blind. Read Maureen's story about how they have been getting to know each other and what lies ahead.
Go to NEWS/Teddy's story - part 1.
TODAY'S CHUCKLE
BREAKING NEWS ....
To save the economy, on November 28th, 2011 the PM will announce that he is ordering the immigration department to start deporting old people (instead of illegals) in order to lower Social Security and NHS costs.
Old people are easier to catch, and most will not remember how to get back home!
(supplied by Mr Chuckles)
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