Sunday Email: Issue 304

Doug Allan
07785 223707
doug@dougallan.co.uk

• TODAY: Sunday 1 March at 8.30am – Said Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
• Sunday 1 March at 6.30pm – Choral Evensong, followed by pre-supper drinks and snacks
• Wednesday 4 March at 7pm – Compline for Lent
• Thursday 5 March at 11am – Midweek Morning Prayer, followed by refreshments
• Sunday 8 March at 10.45am – Holy Communion, followed by refreshments. 

1. Kite flying is a professional sport in which country?
2. What is Coulrophobia?
3. What is the title of the song by Human League with the lyric ‘you were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you’.
4. How many dots appear on a pair of dice?
5. How many colours are there on the South African flag – 4, 5 or 6?
6. What was the codename for the allied invasion of Normandy?
7. Which town in UK is famous for its church with the crooked Spire?
8. How many bones does a shark have?
9. Which Yorkshire port did Robinson Crusoe sail from?
10. What do you call a group of alligators?

The Sunday Email welcomes the Throupes to Topcliffe and hopes they have a very successful time in the village.

Resurfacing work will take place on the southbound carriageway of  A1 between junction 52 Catterick and junction 50 Ripon in two phases over the next few months. Work will be carried out as follows: 

• Phase 1: 1 March – 11 April (Leeming Bar to Ripon)
• Phase 2: 13 April – 16 May (Catterick to Leeming Bar)

There’ll be a series of overnight (8pm to 6am) full southbound carriageway closures. When closures are in operation, diversions will be via A6055. A temporary 50mph speed limit will be in operation for the full duration of the work.

There’s no set charge for Warm Hub meals but donations are requested to help pay the cost of hiring the Village Hall and for essential food and drink items that must be purchased for each lunch. The organisers don’t receive grant support or surplus food from supermarkets: everything is bought and paid for, cooked and brought into the hall by volunteers, many of whom are senior citizens themselves.

Residents of Topcliffe and Asenby can have a meal delivered if they are housebound – either on a short-term basis because of illness, or longer-term. If you wish to have a meal on the day the Warm Hub is held, please get in touch with Karen Morley on 01845 577426.

• ‘Painting the night in acrylics’ – inspired by the work of Georges Seurat. Friday 6 March, 10am to 2pm.
• Land and Sea in Acrylics: Be inspired by Georges Seurat and paint your own canvas on Thursday 19 March between 10am and 1pm.
  Spring Retreat Pastels Experience: Celebrate Spring by painting with soft pastels to create inspired scenes and floral displays, landscapes and gardens. Thursday 23 April, 10am to 3pm.
  Spring Retreat Paint in Oils: Tropical Flowers in Oils. A true pop of colours and contrasts against more traditional dark backgrounds. Friday 24 April from 10am to 1pm.

Also

• Welcoming Lights’ – lighthouses, lanterns or fairy-lights in acrylics – Friday 17 April, 10am to 2pm at Thirsk Town Hall.

For more information and to make a booking, check out the website at https://rebeccajayneartist.co.uk/

Parish councillors are planning to communicate with all households about the financial implications and what they believe should be done next. Councillors will be in attendance at the Village Hall Brunch and Open Day on Sunday 22 March and will be pleased to chat to parishioners about this and other village priorities.

As part of this year’s national Village Halls’ Week event, Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall Committee has agreed to hold a Brunch and Open Day on Sunday 22 March between 10.30am and 1pm. Karen Morley and her wonderful team will serve the usual delicious breakfast buns and other refreshments throughout the event. Both Topcliffe Parish Council and Asenby Parish Council have agreed to be present to meet residents from our two villages.

Topcliffe councillors will in particular be able to discuss the recent survey of the Toll Booth and its implications for the future of the building.

There will also be displays by a number of user groups including the indoor carpet bowls group, boccia club and the regular art class. The slide presentation depicting the whole range of Village Hall activities has been updated and will be presented on the large screen throughout the day. More elements may be added to this event over the next few weeks. 

• Living Wreath Class – Sunday 22 March between 3 and 5pm.
• Spring Table Centre Workshop – Friday 27 March between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

Check out their website for more details: http://www.thecattonkitchen.co.uk

• Send Help – to Thursday 5 March. No matinee.
• Wuthering Heights – Friday 6 to Thursday 12 March. Matinee Wednesday 12 March.
• The Secret Agent – Friday 13 to Thursday 19 March – no matinee.
• Kangaroo – Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March at 2.30pm.
• If I had legs I’d kick you – Friday 20 to Thursday 26 March – no matinee.
• Hamlet – National Theatre Live – Friday 27 March.
• Mother’s Pride – Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April. Matinee on Wednesday 1 April.
• The Audience – National Theatre Live – Friday 24 April.

Evening shows start at 7.30pm. Matinees at 2.30pm.

London Mountain Adventure Film Festival
Though the core of these festival films are bold exploits and derring-do there is much more besides with contemplative works and the beauty of the outdoors.  Please don’t think “this isn’t for me”. If you are a climber, a biker, a skier, or a boarder, you will certainly not be disappointed; however, if you are none of these, you can still enjoy the grandeur of the natural habitat and the touching human tales told. Sunday evenings 8, 15 and 22 March. Doors open at 7pm with the show starting at 7:30pm. Full details of the content for each night are detailed on the Ritz website. Each week is a totally different showreel. Each is approximately 90 minutes duration, category 12A and standard Ritz ticket price. Tickets can be booked online now or on the door on the night.

Events at Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Thirsk

• Taste of Art: Fabric Corsage – Create your own corsage with a variety of fabrics to use as a brooch or to embellish an accessory. Learn how to draft and cut a pattern from fabric, then layer, stitch, and shape your design into a beautiful, wearable piece. Saturday 7 March 1pm – 4pm. or Wednesday 11 March, 10am to 1pm. Both £25.
• Fused Glass Sun Catchers – Embrace the springtime sunshine and make a colourful fused glass sun catcher on this half-day workshop with Rachel from The Glass Forge. Wednesday 11 March, 1:30pm-4:30pm. £75.
• Needle Felt Birds – Learn needle felting with artist Claire Ford and craft charming winter birds. Explore shaping, blending, and detailing techniques to create a unique handmade decoration to take home. Friday 13 March, 10.30am – 1.30pm. £35.
• Clay Workshop & Afternoon Tea:  Join Rebecca Norris, the talented artist behind The Clay Place and a celebrated contestant on The Great Pottery Throwdown, for inspiring three-hour ceramics workshop this Mother’s Day weekend. Saturday 14 March, 10:30am – 3:00pm. £90.
• Spring Woods in Watercolour: This full day workshop is suitable for you whether you have some experience of watercolour and would like to explore new techniques, or a total beginner. Minimal drawing experience required! The  emphasis of the workshop is very much on play and experimentation. Thursday 19 March 10.30am to 3:30pm. £90.
• Exhibition Screening Turner/Constable: Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition. Friday 20 March, 7pm. £12 or £10 concession.
• Observing the Seasons – Spring: Enjoy the emerging of new life as the days get lighter in this two-hour workshop led by artist Dove Armistead. Explore the colours of the shifting seasons with the uplifting blooms and buds of spring. Saturday 21 March from 1 – 3.30pm or Wednesday 25 March from 10.30am to 1pm. £25.

Buy tickets online at https://www.ruralarts.org/

• The Music of Whitney – The Candlelight Concert – Friday 13 March at 6.45pm.
• The Music of Ed Sheeran by Candlelight – Friday 10 April at 7.30.

Book online at https://riponcathedral.org.uk/whats-on/

1. Thailand
2. Fear of clowns
3. Don’t you want me
4. 42
5. 6
6. Operation Overlord
7. Chesterfield
8. None (its body frame is made up of cartilage)
9. Hull
10. Congregation.