John Arthur BOWLBY, Lance Corporal

Stephenson BOWLBY, Private

William Edward DALE, Private

Mark Walter FUGUEL, Private

Edward Reginald GIBBS, Chaplain

Arthur HOLT, Private

George Ambrose HUDSON, Acting Sergeant

Frank JOHNSON, Private

Frank JOHNSON, Ordinary Seaman, A.B.

Richard John LUMLEY, 2nd Lieutenant

Donald Paley MACKAY, Major

George Henry SIMPSON, Sapper

Arthur Toward WATSON, Major

George WILKINSON, Major

Gordon Frank ADAMS, Trooper

Geoffrey COOK, Captain

John Raymond DIXON, Second Radio Officer

George Granville HEBDEN, Ordinary Signalman

Geoffrey ILES, Private

Alan Norman LANCASTER, Flight Sergeant

Richard Edward Hastings MEDHURST, Flying Officer (Pilot)

Simon STOBART, Lieutenant

Edgar UMPLEBY, Leading Aircraftman

Edwin Eric WHITTAKER, Sergeant (Air Gunner)

Charles Oxtoby BARKER [died 01/03/1916]

Daniel FOUNTAIN [died after 1930]

John MUGGERIDGE [died  23/11/1915]

Frank OUTRAM [died  31/07/1917]

Berkeley PAGET [died  02/12/1921]

John Arthur SMITH [died  31/07/1917]

Charles William JOHNSON [died 16/11/1946]

The Bishopthorpe Youth Award is presented each year by the Parish Council to recognise the efforts of young people between the ages of 11 and 19 living in the village.  The awards this year were selected by independent judge Lisa Thornton and presented to Hannah Elliott and Alastair Dunn by Parish Council Chairman Stewart Harrison.

The Award has been presented each year since 2002 and previous winners have been recognised for working with both young and elderly people, working within the church, school or organisations and working both in the village and the wider world.

Hannah has been successful in achieving the award for her work through planning events and helping to run the Bishopthorpe Rainbows Group and working with groups at St Andrews Church by committing her time to both the regular Sunday School and the Holiday Club which ran during the summer of 2011.  She is considered to be "an enthusiastic and reliable sixteen year old able to help young people to become responsible and happy members of our community"

Alastair is a young leader in the Scouts and has also helped to organise and run Danger Zone for younger teenagers, Summit Youth Group for older teenagers and the Cafe Church associated with St Andrews Church.  During the last 12 months he has also raised over £1,000 by undertaking sponsored cycle rides to raise funds for both the scouts and the church.

Alastair has also been a member of the Ebor Players for nearly 10 years and "has matured into an enthusiastic and reliable member of the group"

Article from 'The Press' today

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The article states that,

"Bishopthorpe residents are being invited to attend a public drop-in event on January 5 at the Village Hall on Main Street, where Yorkshire Water and contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley staff will answer questions about the work."

This event takes place between 4.00pm- 7.00pm.

The Pew Sheet

The Services throughout Christmas are always special and really bring home the Christmas message.

Also, have you ever seen the website Norad Santa?

Track Santa Here

You can track Santa's every move throughout the world. It is brilliant and the children love it!

I hope that you all have a restful Christmas and New Year.

The audience was full, both young and old sat waiting to be entertained. Again the hall was full of technology; lights, mixing decks with a whole host of people working them. My greeting had been warm and the atmosphere was of both enjoyment and anticipation.

As I sat waiting for the start, I could not help thinking just how important everybody's role was to make this year's production. Without each individual, offer of help or donation it simply would not run each year.

The panto started in darkness and the arrival of the first character. It was all very loud and scary, so much so I could feel the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Within minutes the audience were encouraged to participate which I thought was great. This was all happening even before the curtain was raised!

When the curtains did open it was almost magical. There was the first song before the arrival of the Dame. Crucially, the jokes suited all age groups and there was no shortage of them.

Audience participation continued with the Cardinal, Dame and Musketeers' making the audience eat out of the palms of their hands.

What struck me was that as the performance progressed, there was always something new and surprising happening. There were no long scenes and the whole show was running with both speed and accuracy.

Each song was strong enough to be of 'X Factor' quality. Each person acting or in the chorus could be in a West End Show. The scenery was amazing and the fighting scenes were realistic. So much so, I realised why the Bishopthorpe First Responders were at the back of the hall!!

In the second half, both the quality and momentum kept going. There were lots more surprises in store such as the custard pies and clever use of Buttercup the horse to create that something extra special.

Sat in the audience I felt part of what was going on from the very first moment. As the final scenes came I could see that the audience had also been mesmerised for over two and a half hours. The sad part for everybody would be having to go home.

Every actor and every person working behind the scenes had done a fabulous job.

I cannot wait for next year's production and as always will look forward to 'Ebor Players' announcement. In my opinion the productions are always amazing and once again all those involved should be very proud.