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Following last years heavy defeat the Parish Council were out for revenge in the second annual darts match with the Ebor Players as 'sporting' rivalry resumed for 2010.

 

First match up was the ladies doubles which after a closely fought match was narrowly edged by the Ebor Players represented by Diane Curran who finished with a three dart check out & her daughter Jo against Jo Bewley & Cayley Godfrey. Bewley being very unlucky with her final dart bouncing out of the 5 needed to win.

 

The next match, the mens doubles was a much more one sided affair with Tom Davis & newcomer Paddy Thornton always having the better of Tim Bruce and gender bender Christine Higgins, a 'man' for the night due to a shortage of the latter on the Ebor Players team. Honours even 1.1

 

Next up was mixed doubles with the Ebor Players represented as last year by David 'the steelman' Rose and Bev Linfoot. They continued their winning ways and narrowly edged a close contest with Stewart Harrison & Catherine Bruce.

 

Now we were into the singles with Lisa Thornton (Parish Council) and Julia Sykes (Ebor Players) both coming into this match with unbeaten records, something would have to give and it was Thornton who emerged victorious to make the overall match score even again at 2.2

 

Men's singles newcomer Steve 'the boatman' Poulter easily defeated Andrew 'the scientist Dunn meaning that Ian Jemison from the Parish Council had to defeat Ebor Players captain Liam Godfrey to keep the match alive. Jemison duly obliged leaving Godfrey with a 0-2 record, his place must be in jeopardy for next year.

 

So with the scores tied at 3.3 the decider was a mixed doubles between Poulter & Diane Curran & Sandra MacDonald & Chris Dale for the Parish Council. The match ebbed and flowed in true tie-breaker fashion until finally 'the boatman' prevailed to claim his second victory of the evening.

 

Victory for the Ebor Players by the narrowest of margins by 4 matches to 3.

 

Thanks must go to Ros Kerr for donating a trophy and getting it engraved, to the Ebor Inn for their hospitality and to all who agreed to take part from the Parish Council & Ebor Players 

This weekend (30th/31st January 2010) is the weekend when York Residents (with a Residents' Card)  have the opportunity to access some places which are normally unavailable to the public, to use free some facilities for which they would normally have to pay, and to obtain discounts (during the weekend and throughout the week) at various restaurants, etc.

This is a very useful initiative from the City of York Council. Enjoy it!

(Details from www.visityork.org )


Ian

A link to an article in today's 'Press' regarding the play area is below:

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4867864.Bishopthorpe_family___s_park_fear/

I think a big thank you should go to both schools in our village.
The staff have travelled into work during this week of treacherous weather conditions, ensuring that our schools remain open and our lives continue.

Click on this link below to read the story from the York Press

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4833223.Three_teens_held_after_historic_house_in_Bishopthorpe_is_torched/

Tickets for this year's Panto 'Franky Panky' go on sale on Sunday 15th November at 11am at the Ebor Inn. If recent years are anything to go by tickets sell fast, particularly for the weekend performances which usually sell out on the day. So don't be disappointed.

Also coming up, watch out for profiles on our cast. You would be surprised what a talented lot some of them are.

The wooden hoardings have been removed from the car park; the tarmac has been laid; the paint pots, saws and drills have disappeared - the 'new' Village Hall is open for action!  Earlier this year the Parish Council received a grant from the Big Lottery Fund to extend and improve the building and, judging from the comments I have heard, everyone is delighted at the result.  The Village Hall Committee can be justly proud of what has been achieved, in particular, Lisa Thornton who spearheaded the project with great success. Having said that, Lisa doesn't rest on her laurels; she told me that if anyone spots anything that needs altering or correcting, then let her know.

The two-storey extension to the front has enabled the entrance area to be enlarged and now has a lift and new staircase.  A corridor running parallel with the main hall allows access to the kitchen and new toilet facilities.  

Upstairs, the walls of the main meeting room are covered with a large mural depicting scenes of the village - look closer and you may even be able to recognise a few local characters!  The mural vibrates with colour and was painted by a group of enthusiastic residents. Just along the corridor, past another new toilet with baby-changing facilities, is the room once mysteriously known as the 'carpet room'.  If this room ever had a carpet, I've never seen it but, from now on, it will be the Bishopthorpe Community Archive Room.  

It is a little bare at present as members of the Bishopthorpe Local History Group are still sorting out furniture and storage for the collection of material that has been gathered - and which continues to grow.  When the room is straightened out, it is hoped that it will be opened to members of the public on a regular basis.  Those who wish to search for their Bishopthorpe ancestors; browse through photographs; research the history of their house or, indeed, any aspect of Bishopthorpe history, will be welcome.  There will be more news on this at a later date.

Looking back to Saturday, 5th September, the grand re-opening of the Hall took place and many villagers arrived to view the changes for the first time.

Having been out of action since April, the Village Hall will re-open for business in September.

Lisa Thornton, Vice Chairman of the Parish Council, announced details of what will be happening at the Hall.

"To celebrate we are holding an Opening event at 11.00am on Saturday 5th September 2009. Everyone is welcome to attend and we hope lots of people will come along to see the revamped Hall and let us know what you think!

In addition to the many groups who have supported the Hall over the years we are pleased to announce two new activities that will start immediately:

New Youth Club - the Youth Club will meet on Wednesday evenings in the Hall. City of York Council Youth Service are providing Youth Workers to run the new Youth Club - see the Village Hall noticeboard for more details in the next few weeks.

Community Archive - At last Linda Haywood and the rest of the Local History Group will be able to clear out their lofts and garages as the new Hall will be home to a permanent Community Archive. More details about how you might use the Archive will be available soon.

Those of you who helped paint the Community Mural will also be able to view your efforts - it promises to be a true community treasure!

We hope that everyone will enjoy using the Hall for many years to come and that we see as many of you as possible on the 5th."

 

There was a break in attempt at Brunswick Organic Nursery late last Tuesday evening, 4th August.

The locks and padlocks in the workshop and storage areas were forced, and unfortunately the thieves managed to get away with 3 lawnmowers.

The details of the missing lawnmowers are:-

• Green SABO professional mower
• Red Rover Honda rotary mower
• Grey/black Mountfield mulcher

If you have any information about the break-in or see any of these mowers offered for sale please get in touch with the nursery on 01904 701869 or email admin@brunswickyork.org.uk

 

Despite the dire weather forecast the residents of Myrtle Avenue held their now traditional street party on Sunday 26th, organised by Liz (number 15) and Wendy (number 27).

It was such a success that they've put together their own web site to show how much fun they all had.

There's a permanent link to the Myrtle site on the Links page, but you can have a look at it by clicking here www.myrtleavenue.co.uk

Thanks to Richard for putting this together.