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Text scanned and taken from Sept 2010 Link magazine. My Son attends this club and it is fantastic!!                       

                                                                                         

Tuesday 20th July sees the fifth annual cricket match between the Parish Council and the Ebor Players. The matches have generally been very close affairs decided on the last ball or so, but last year the Ebor Players broke with tradition and ran out convincing winners. This year they will be looking for their fourth win in a row having only lost once and currently lead the series 3.1
The match starts at 6.30pm at the Cricket Pitch Ferry Lane and is played over 15 overs per innings.
Entry is free and everyone is very welcome.

 

Zak shows how it's done around the agility course

The dogs of Bishopthorpe were out in force on Sunday, as they and their owners converged on St Andrews Church for the Bishopthorpe Fun Dog Show.
There were six show classes to compete in, so if 'cutest pup' didn't quite suit your dog there was always 'best turned out pair' or 'best six legs'. There were some notably creative entries for 'dog most like the handler', and some sob-stories to go with 'best rehomed dog', but the most popular class was 'the dog the judges would like to take home' - perhaps in the hope that they would!
Ebor Dog Training gave exciting displays of dog agility and dog handling, and Hearing Dogs for the Deaf gave a thought-provoking demonstration of how their trained dogs can make a real difference to the lives of deaf people.
So with fine weather, well-behaved dogs (and owners), good competition, and fresh strawberries on hand, a good day was had by all.

Here are a few more pictures of the day...
 

 

Yipee, it's that time of year again - hail, rain, thunder, mud, frozen fingers, squashy sandwiches - yes, it's the Bishopthorpe Gala!  Bit cynical?  Well, for several years now, members of the Bishopthorpe Local History Group have tried to keep books, photos, displays etc from dissolving into a soggy pulp under a pooling gazebo.  So have we been downhearted? Not a bit of it - we're back for more this Saturday!  (Mind you, last year was a bit touch and go!)

The great thing is - come rain or shine - everyone turns out and has a good time.  And dare I mention that Saturday's forecast isn't bad -shhh! 

Do visit the Local History gazebo where, this year, we're featuring a BISHOPTHORPE EDWARDIAN TIMELINE. Discover what went on in the village between 1901 and 1910 - moles, suffragettes, a railway station?  It may surprise you. 

BISHOPTHORPE PALACE GROUNDS, 12 noon to 4.00 pm.

Fun for all the family.

 

BISHOPTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL

Extra-Ordinary Parish Council Meeting

There will be an extra-ordinary meeting of
Bishopthorpe Parish Council
on

20 April 2010

at 7pm in the Village Hall,
Main Street, Bishopthorpe.

The Parish Council will be reviewing issues raised following our meeting held on 23 March 2010 and the publication of the results from the Residents Survey about the Keble Park Play Area.

All residents of Bishopthorpe are welcome.

Temporary Closure
of Park

Keble Park Play Area
will be closed temporarily from

19 April 2010
until further notice.

This will enable:

The erection of a 1.8m high solid wooden fence around the perimeter

and

The installation of lockable gates on both the
Keble Park North and Lamplugh Crescent entrances.

WOW !! Nearly 400 members to this group, the Parish Council making statements via a social networking site Facebook, our City of York Councillor also commenting...the media now involved.

Is this the changing face of Bishopthorpe? Will we see new people serving on the Parish Council next year when the elections are due? Will the Parish Council continue to communicate with its people via Facebook by accepting friends?

This issue has probably the biggest following ever for Bishopthorpe and I wonder what will happen next?

 

On facebook to date there are 232 members of this group. Interestingly Andrew Dunn from the Parish Council is a member!

Comments from Group Members, Local Residents & the Parish Council would be most welcome!

I went to the new play area this afternoon. It was packed with young children and their families all having a great time. Cllr Thornton and Cllr Harrison were also there.
I have to say that this park is better than Rowntree's! If we all look after it, report any issues that we see... it will be there to enjoy for a very long time.
Thank you for all the hard work that has gone into this.

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