St Columba’s Services
- TODAY: Sunday 22 September at 10.45am – Holy Communion
- Sunday 29 September – No Service (5th Sunday)
- Sunday 6 October at 6.30pm – Choral Evensong and Harvest Festival service, followed by a supper in church. All are very welcome.
Refreshments are served after most services.
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Nidderdale Show
TODAY: Sunday 22 September – This popular Pateley Bridge event is on until 6pm tonight. It celebrates the best of agricultural traditions with top class livestock, horse and dog sections and boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals anywhere in the UK. Tickets online or at gate (costs more). http://www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk
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Village Quiz
TONIGHT: Sunday 22 September – The quiz will be held at 8pm in the Village Hall.
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Last Sunday’s general knowledge and music quiz was set by Jim and won by Carol, Sue, Alan and Derek. Well done the winning team and everyone else who took part.
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Nellie Bowman’s funeral arrangements
David and Alan Bowman have told the Sunday Email that their mother’s funeral service will be held at 12 noon on Monday 14 October at St Columba’s Church and cremation at 1pm at Maple Park. Friends and neighbours are welcome to attend.
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Churchyard maintenance
Throughout the summer a small team of volunteers has worked hard to keep large areas of the grass around St Columba’s church well maintained…and their contribution and effort is very much appreciated.
As autumn takes a hold and nettles and other weeds are dying back throughout the churchyard, including the two terraces at the rear, plans are being made for an autumn tidy up so that these spaces can also be more easily maintained on an ongoing basis. Can you spare a couple of hours to help? Volunteers are asked to meet at the church at 9.30am on Saturday 12 October. There’s a number of different jobs needing to be tackled, including grass cutting, hand weeding, strimming and cutting back tree and bush branches. Please bring any tools that you think might help.
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Bids invited for dinner service
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This beautiful part dinner service has been donated by a kind resident of Topcliffe, who wishes for it to be sold and the money given to the village hall. It comprises of a large meat plate, six dinner plates, six tea plates, six cups and saucers, three soup dishes, one milk jug and a mended gravy boat. The majority of the pieces are stamped ‘Enoch Woods, English scenery. Wood and Sons, England’. Online the dinner plates alone are selling for between £13 and £23 each. If you wish to make an offer for for the dinner service please email Karen Morley at thomisfamily@gmail.com before Tuesday 1 October.
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Electoral Register – annual check
Every year, the elections office at North Yorkshire Council is required by law to confirm whether the details they hold on the electoral register for every household are correct. This is known as the annual canvass. All households should recently have received an email or letter from the council with instructions on how to check and confirm your details and submit your return.
By completing the annual canvass online, you are helping to save time and money. It just takes a few minutes to complete online. If you haven’t already completed the canvass please refer to your email or letter to get the codes supplied and go online at https://www.householdresponse.com/Home/Welcome
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Asenby Parish Council meeting
The next meeting of Asenby Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 25 September at 7pm in the upper committee room of Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall.
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Macmillan Coffee Morning at The Angel
The Angel Inn at Topcliffe will be holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27 September between 10am and 12noon. All welcome.
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Warm Hub – Soup & Sweet Lunch
The next Soup & Sweet lunch will be held at the Village Hall on Wednesday 2 October from 11.30 to 12.45pm. There’ll be a selection of home-made soups, puddings, delicious cakes and bakes and tea or coffee. All welcome. No set charge, but donations welcome.
It was a quieter day at last week’s lunch with just 26 meals served and five home deliveries. But even so £129 was raised in donations. Of this sum, £50 was presented to the Eye Unit at the Friarage Hospital. The balance, after expenses, was added to the Warm Hub Community Fund.
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Serenity Yoga Retreat
A four-week series of yoga and relaxation classes starts at the Village Hall on Friday 4 October. The ninety-minute sessions, 9.30 to 11am, are being organised by Stokesley-based Mind, Body & Soul Mentor, Carole Anne Knott and each session is a mini retreat offering gentle flow to slow Yoga (Hatha to Yin) and guided relaxation, including postures and breathing.
The aim is to give participants the confidence to introduce or enhance yoga to improve strength, balance and flexibility, help to ease physical and emotional stress and pain, aid relaxation and better sleep, lift energy and mood, relieve anxiety and stress, as well as being part of a safe and friendly social group.
The block of four sessions, together with a full set of chakra crystals and essential oil roller ball, costs just £49. Book online at http://www.caroleanneknott.co.uk
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Autumnal Pause One-Day Mini Retreat
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In this modern, often frantic world, taking time to slow down, pause and find our breath is more important than ever. We can easily find ourselves caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, so busy ‘doing’ we forget the art of simply ‘being’.
With this in mind, Asenby resident Holly Brown is organising an ‘Autumnal Pause’ Yoga gathering to honour the change in seasons. She will share some of the Yogic practices and teachings that have helped her navigate life over the past decade. The Village Hall with be transformed into a calming oasis for the day on Sunday 13 October as she guides participants through some gentle movement in the morning (this is for all abilities) focusing on creating a healthy breath to nourish the body. This will be followed by a delicious long table lunch where a homemade feast prepared by Holly will be served.
The afternoon will be spent together learning about the science of Yogic numerology, ending with the practice of Yoga Nidra (a laying down meditation. All details can be found via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/autumnal-pause-retreat-tickets-1020079674767?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Topcliffe Christmas Fayre
The event will be held on Saturday 16 November. All stalls have now been reserved, but if anyone wishes to be advised of any cancellation, they can leave their details with Karen Morley on 01845 577426. The money raised by the fayre organisers will go towards supporting the Village Hall. Watch out for more information about this event in future editions of the Sunday Email and on Top Residents’ Facebook page.
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Dates for your diary
In recent months we’ve had some excellent fundraising events organised to support and maintain our Village Hall. There’s been the Ceilidh, the Alex Scott concert and dance, Produce Show and the BBQ and Dance held last weekend. These raised around £3,000 to boost Village Hall funds.
In addition to the Christmas Fayre mentioned above, volunteers have more events planned in the coming months and you might want to note these dates in your diary or on your calendar:
- 20 December – Carols around the Christmas Tree – and afterwards mince pies, sausage rolls and mulled wine/soft drinks.
- 26 January – Sunday Brunch – bacon and sausage buns in the company of your friends and neighbours.
- 22 February 2025 – The Big Horse Race – one of the most popular events held each year!
- 29 March – The Flying Oysters – back by popular demand, everyone’s favourite dance band.
There’ll be more information announced about all of the events in due course.
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Chip ‘n Dales
The Chip ‘n Dales fish and chip van is in Topcliffe every Friday 5 ’til 7pm
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Local traders and businesses
See here for a list of businesses and traders based in or close to Topcliffe.
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Ripon International Festival
A wide range of classical and folk concerts and performances by international artists at venues in and around Ripon until Wednesday 9 October. Check out the details on their website –
http://www.riponinternationalfestival.org
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Rural Arts – workshops and classes
- People and Places: Capturing the Everyday – Thursday 26 September, 11am -to 4pm. Learn all about digital camera techniques and photography composition to get the best out of your camera and you.
- Life Drawing – Saturday 28 September – 10am to 1pm.
All events are held at The Courthouse, Thirsk. Book online at
https://www.ruralarts.org/whats-on/workshops/
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The Ritz Cinema
- Widow Clicquot – to Thursday 26 September – matinee on Wednesday 25 September.
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Friday 27 September to Thursday 3 October – no matinee.
- Lee – Friday 4 to Thursday 10 October – matinee on Wednesday 9 October.
- The Critic – Friday 11 to Thursday 17 October – matinee on Wednesday 16 October.
- Starve Acre – Sunday 20 October.
Opening times: Evenings – doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm. Matinees – doors open at 2pm for 2.30pm. You can now book online at https://www.ritzcinema.co.uk/
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This popular local group is on stage at the Thirsk and Sowerby Institute on Friday 27 September at 7.30pm. They present a selection of Americana, Country and Pop classics in their own classic style. The band is a ‘not-for-profit’ outfit that helps organisations undertake much-needed fundraising. There’s no set charge to attend: you just pay what you feel is appropriate.
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Masham Sheep Fair
Takes place on Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September from 10am to 4pm. Sheep showing, sheep racing, craft market, Bishop Blaize Procession, fleece stalls, sheepdog demonstrations, hand bell ringers, Morris dancers, art exhibition and tours of Theakstons and Black Sheep Breweries, as well as a small children’s fair. http://www.mashamsheepfair.com
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Carlton Miniott Charity Event
Carlton Stores & Post Office is organising a charity day on Sunday 29 September between 2 and 5.30pm at Carlton Miniott Playing Field. There’s lots to see and do. There’ll be an 11-aside football match (30 minutes each way) between Carlton Stores and the Old Red House teams. Kickoff 4pm. Around the field there’ll be stalls with food and drink, mini games of football, tombola, sweet stall, bric a brac and hook a duck! All cash raised with go to the new eye unit at the Friarage Hospital. See poster here.
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Ask the Experts online fraud advisory session
The Counter Fraud Coordinator for the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, Andy Fox, is to hold an online fraud advisory session aimed at youngsters about to go to university and their parents. It will take place between 7 and 9pm on Tuesday 1 October (note change of date – was 3 September). The event will be conducted using Microsoft Teams and persons registering for the event will be emailed a link prior to the date. You do not need to have Microsoft Teams installed on your computer to participate, just a good internet link. To register for the event please click on this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-students-from-fraud-tickets-976142587757
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Strictly Comes to Thirsk
An evening of dancing, wine, nibbles and laughter whilst raising money for the Dementia Day Care Service operated by Community Works 7pm on Friday 4 October at Thirsk Town Hall. Fancy Dress optional – any era from 20s to the 60s. Grand raffle. For tickets, priced £15, contact Alice on 07947 259335 or email alice@communityworks.uk
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Thirsk Hall’s Oktoberfest
This popular event is back for a second year. It takes place on Friday 4 October at Thirsk Hall. It’s a Yorkshire-inspired Oktoberfest being organised in partnership with Frank Family Butchers and thesm0keyjoe for a night of bangers and beer. 6.30pm. Adults £5, children (0-15) free.
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Pick Your Own Pumpkins
If you want first pick of this season’s best pumpkins, gourds and squashes of all shapes, sizes and colours, make sure you head down to Yorkshire Pumpkins in Cundall on their opening weekend – 5 and 6 October. Beyond the opening weekend, the farm will be open between 10am and 4pm on 12, 13, 19 and 20 October, then every day from 24 – 31 October. Take plenty of layers, sturdy footwear and gloves as pumpkins can be prickly for small hands. Refreshments available, plus fun pumpkin games, bale mountain and rides on tractors. Tickets purchased in advance online are required. It is £1.50 per person. Lodge Farm, Cundall, YO61 2RN – between Boroughbridge and Thirsk. http://www.yorkshirepumpkins.com
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The World of James Herriot
A special celebratory evening is being held to mark 25 years since the opening of the World of James Herriot visitor attraction in Thirsk. The black tie event is being staged on Saturday 5 October in The Garden Rooms at Tennants of Leyburn. It starts at 6.45pm and likely to last until 11.30pm.
The evening includes live performances by internationally renowned tenor Sean Ruane and The York String Quartet. Plus, special guests including James Herriot’s son and daughter Jim Wight and Rosie Page, the Yorkshire Vet team, and more. Book online at VisitThirsk.uk/herriotdinner
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Thirsk Farmers’ Market
In the Market Place on Sunday 6 October from 9am to 2pm. Around 20 artisan food and drink producers bring the fruits of their labour to the centre of Thirsk.
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The Big Draw Festival
The nation gets drawing in October as Rural Arts helps celebrate The Big Draw Festival, a worldwide celebration of drawing. The festival is made up of a collection of thousands of creative events, activities and workshops across the globe run by organisations big and small, from individuals to entire cities…and it’s not just for children and young people.
- A Taste of Art: Mindful Mark Making – Wednesday 9 October between 10.30am and 12.30pm. These ‘Taste Of’ sessions are an affordable way to experience different forms of art and craft. For just £20 you get two hours of tutored workshops .All materials are provided.
- The Mind of Mike Barfield Exhibition – Tuesday 8 to Saturday 19 October – A selling exhibition of Mike Barfield’s original Private Eye cartoons from over two decades.
- Mike Barfield: An Illustrated Talk – Friday 11 October at 7pm.
- Experimental Drawing – Wednesday 23 October between 10.30am and 12.30pm – choose your own drawing implement – pen, paintbrush or finger – in this ‘Taste Of’ session. If you like the unknown or are a bit risk averse, the tutor will offer you support and guide you through the experimentation process. Cast off ideas of what something should and ought to look like and feel liberated with the result.
- Big Draw Children’s Holiday Activities – 29 to 31 October (half term).
All on at The Courthouse in Thirsk. Find out more and book online at www.ruralarts.org
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‘New to You’ sale
The Friends of the Lambert Hospice in Thirsk are organising a ‘New to You’ sales on Saturday 19 October between 10am and 3pm at Thirsk Town Hall. You can donate children’s, men’s and women’s clothes as well as accessories, homeware and bric-a brac. Please contact either Dawn on 07774 983275 or Sars on 07890 405159 if you can help. See poster here.
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Wensleydale Railway
There’s something for everyone at Wensleydale Railway over the coming months. They are planning plenty of events and activities and here’s a taste of what’s on with a link to the booking system:
- Sunday 20 October – Autumnal tea Train.
- Saturday 26 October – Gin Train.
Contact email: admin@wensleydalerailway.com / 01677 425805
Bookings: https://wensleydale-railway.co.uk/events_and_experiences/
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Concerts and Events at Ripon Cathedral
- Eagles by Candlelight: Friday 8 November at 7.30pm. Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band.
- Queen by Candlelight: Wednesday 27 November ay 7.30pm. Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band.
Book online at https://riponcathedral.org.uk/whats-on/
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That’s all for this week. Keep safe and remain well.
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