PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

The Villages of Skelton, Shipton, Overton, Newton-on-Ouse, Linton-on-Ouse & Beningbrough

The Revd Malcolm Wainwright, The Rectory, Church Lane, Skelton, York, YO30 1XT Tel: 01904 471351 malcolm@mhwainwright.eclipse.co.uk
The Revd Trevor Gant, 6 Lumley Road, York, YO30 6DB Tel: 01904 527423 (office hours) 01904 654784 (evenings) trevtherevgant@btinternet.com
The Revd Catherine Toase, 07777 672400, catherine_toase@yahoo.co.uk
CHURCH WARDENS: Online version at www.theousianleague.weebly.com/newsletter
Skelton Shipton Newton
Carolyn Evans 01904 470125 Kathy Peacock 01904 471980 Ingrid Kothari 01347 838211
Ian Holbrook 01904 470674 April 2021

Friday 2nd April

WORSHIP CALENDAR
Good Friday
N ow the green blade rises, from the buried
grain; Wheat that in the dark earth many
days has lain. To suggest that the past 12 months
Shipton 10:00am Easter Story Prayer Stations
- 2:00pm (Outside in the Churchyard) have been difficult, would be an understatement.
Skelton 1:00pm Prayers, Readings & Dark have been my dreams of late. Many
- 3:00pm Reflections livelihoods have shut-up, closed doors, and
burrowed beneath the earth, waiting in hope for
Saturday 3rd April Holy Saturday
this long, long wintry season to come to an end.
Skelton 10:30am Skelton Primary School
- 2:00pm Easter Picture Displays But as the days grow longer, winter gives way to
spring, and the earth brightens and warms. There
Sunday 4th April Easter Sunday is a new hope. ‘Love lives again, that with the
Shipton 10:00am Benefice Communion dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that
Newton 10:00am †Facebook Communion†
springeth green.’
Sunday 11th April 2nd of Easter We have all experienced loss and sorrow. ‘In
Skelton 9:30am Morning Prayer the grave they laid him, Love whom men had
Shipton 10:00am Family Communion slain, thinking that he never would awake again.’
Newton 10:00am †Facebook Morning Prayer† Families separated. Friends torn apart. Funerals
Sunday 18th April 3rd of Easter
unattended, as the lost are Laid in the earth like
Skelton 9:30am Morning Prayer grain that sleeps unseen. But when one door
Shipton 10:00am Family Communion closes, another may open. While we may not get
Newton 10:00am †Facebook Communion† back that lost time, or those missed memories,
there is still that opportunity that ‘Love may come
Sunday 25th April 4th of Easter again, Like wheat that springeth green.’
Skelton 9:30am Morning Prayer
Shipton 10:00am Family Communion
‘Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain,
Newton 10:00am †Facebook Morning Prayer† He that for three full days in the grave had lain.’
Bunny rabbits too, sleep beneath the earth, hidden
Sunday 2nd May 5th of Easter from view. Only then to arise in all their joyous
Skelton 9:30am Holy Communion
fecundity come the spring. Similarly, an egg might
Shipton 10:00am Family Worship
Newton 10:00am †Facebook Communion† seem dead, like a stone, until suddenly something
erupts forth, born new into the world. ‘Quick
from the dead, my risen Lord is seen: Love is come
†Online Service, available from the relevant church’s
again, like wheat that springeth green.’
Facebook page. All online services are permanently
Never before in our lifetimes, has the spirit
saved, and can be viewed at any time.† of Easter been so important. ‘When our hearts are
Worship Calendar Services subject to change at short notice, wintry, grieving, or in pain, Thy touch calls us
in line with government guidelines, infection rates and PCCs. back to life renewed again.’ For all that was lost,
let us cherish what we have. For all that is broken,
For in-person services: Please pre-book before each service let us rebuild and repair. For any griefs or grudges
at Skelton and Shipton with the Revd. Malcolm Wainwright that we hold, let us find compassion and
and Revd. Trevor Gant respectively (contact numbers forgiveness. Forgiveness, is the mechanism by
available at top of this page) for the in-church services and which we undo the undoable. So perhaps, across
remember to bring your mask. the ‘Fields of our hearts, that dead and bare have
NOTICES FOR THE NEWSLETTER should be received by the 15th of been: Love may come again, Like wheat that
April for the May issue. springeth green.’
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 GENERAL NOTICES
* * * URGENT * * *
Parish Administrator Vacancy: Required for
the Benefice. If you are interested in this
important role requiring a few hours a week,
please contact Rev. Malcolm 01904 471351.
SKELTON NEWS
Facebook: St Giles Church, Skelton, York
Skelton Parish Council Next meeting 7.30pm, 22nd April
2021, via Zoom. Following meeting Thursday 27th May 2021.
For more information email skeltonpc@hotmail.com
See www.skelton-york.gov.uk or parish notice boards.
St. Giles Opening: The church is now open for services.
Please see the Worship Calendar for details. The church is
also open between 14:00 and 16:00 on Wednesday
afternoons for personal prayer and reflection.
Good Friday: Prayers, Readings and Reflections. 1:00-
3:00pm. Stay for 20mins or stay for longer, led by our Lay
Reader.
Skelton Gardening Club, We are always pleased to
welcome guests (£3) & new members (£15 for the year).
Skelton Walking Group For details of future meetings ring
01904 470402.
Coffee, Chat and Books: Watch this space for updates,
information and the future date when we will resume. Phone
Malcolm or Mandy for further details, 01904 471351.
In the meantime, keep reading!
Skelton Social Running Group A casual running group
meets on Tuesday nights, 6.30pm at the green on St.
Catherines Close. We usually run 5km (3 miles) in a small
group. Everyone welcome & if enough people we can split
into different groups for different distances & speeds. Contact
us via the Skelton Community Share Facebook group.
Mobile Library in Skelton. The Mobile Library visits Skelton
every two weeks. Borrow books, update your library card or
York Card, return books from any other York library, &
request books to be brought to Skelton. The library stops in
Fairfields Drive from 2.40pm to 3.10pm and Brecksfield from
3.15pm to 3.50pm. Alternate Mondays. Contact 01904
552655, email mobile.library@exploreyork.org.uk or go to
www.exploreyork.org.uk
Skelton WI Monthly meeting in the village hall at 7.30pm.
Visitors always welcome. Please ring 470605 for more
information
Skelton Primary School We are pleased to announce that
our wonderful village primary school has recently been
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awarded by Ofsted a ”GOOD” report. Please pop in or call
the school office on 01904 555170 to arrange a visit or for
further information. www.skeltonprimaryschool.org
Gentle Yoga Class Every Thursday, 1.30-3.00pm, Skelton
Village Hall. A gentle yoga practice, working towards
strength, flexibility and relaxation in a friendly environment.
Mixed abilities, all ages and beginners welcome. Contact
Nestor on 07503 157361 or nestorportnoy@yahoo.com.
SHIPTON WITH OVERTON NEWS
Yoga for improved health & wellbeing Wednesdays, 9.30
-11.30am at Shipton Community Centre. For all abilities,
beginners welcome. Come & experience the positive
changes in your physical & mental health. Taster class is
£8. Please contact Rachel on 07515 577377 or 01904
704226. Email rachel@acornyoga.co.uk.
Website www.acornyoga.co.uk.
Shipton Space Cinema are having to close for the
foreseeable future, as of 16th March 2020. This is to comply
with the latest Government coronavirus restrictions. Please
phone us with suggestions to support our community, or if
you want to join the Cinema email group by ringing John
07906 890465 or 01904 470187.
Shipton Parish Council Parish Council meetings will
continue to be held virtually via Zoom for the foreseeable
future. All members of the public are welcome to attend.
Details for joining are printed at the top of the agenda which
is published online, and placed on the Parish Council notice
board (at the bus stop opposite the pub) at least 3 days
before a meeting. The meeting can also be attended via a
landline or mobile via the dial in details on the agenda. Next
meeting will be held 14th April.
Shipton By Beningbrough Playground Club
Congratulations to the winners of the Shipton By
Beningbrough Playground March 2021 100 Club draw,
drawn by Luke on 5th March at Tesco Clifton Moor
Customer Service. 1st Prize £57.50 Jo Watson (ticket 32),
2nd Prize £28.75 Steve Hexter (ticket 13), 3rd Prize £28.75
Angie Kayla (ticket 1). The 2021 playground 100 Club
currently has 92 members, if you would like details of how
to join, at a cost of £30 per year, please contact me by
email on dawnmalloy@btinternet.com. The money raised
from the Shipton Playground 100 club goes towards the
maintenance running costs and new equipment for our
playground. Thanks again everyone, the next draw will be in
April.
The 2020 Shipton Village Bake off has been postponed
until further notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For more
information, email b_farbrother@yahoo.co.uk or ring 01904
470187
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BENINGBROUGH NEWS BENINGBROUGH NEWS (continued)
Church Building Update: Due to COVID the panel heaters on www.allsaintsnewton.weebly.com and pay the small fee
order to complete the replacement heating are in short supply. required to cover calligraphy charges into the specified
We had hoped to be able to complete the work before Easter account. The book will be on permanent display in the church.
but due to contractor delays have been unable to do so. We North Yorkshire Dance Academy Classes have resumed on
are looking into alternative providers but all seem to be Tuesdays at 7:30pm. For further details contact Diane Sugden
suffering from the same delays so we will need to be on 07810 483 546, or email:
patient. We will complete the work as soon as we can. dancewithdiance@googlemail.com or see our Facebook page
@northyorkshiredanceacademy.
Linton on Ouse Parish Council: Contact
lintonparishcouncil@outlook.com for details of the next Christian Aid & All Saints’ Fundraiser: Thinking about
meeting. Birthday presents? Perhaps something useful? Range of items
Craft and Chat is suspended until further notice. Please available including: tea towels with pictures and/or a message,
contact Maureen Stringer on 01347 848268 with queries. aprons, small shopping/shoulder bags, and now scarves as
Linton-on-Ouse Whist Drive Suspended until further notice well.. Funds go towards Christian Aid, or Church funds (please
due to Covid-19. specify when ordering). Contact Gillian H-D by Telephone:
General Knowledge Quiz: Suspended until further notice due 01347 848219, or Email: gilliansteatowels@gmail.com
to Covid-19. Contact Mark on 07961 361048 for further
details. Adverts:
Newton on Ouse Parish Hall 100 Club Ring Wendy for Please mention the Parish & Community Newsletter
details on 01347 844036. when contacting advertisers
Linton History Group: For more information please contact
Maureen on 01347848268 or check website
https://lintonhistorygroup.weebly.com/ .
Newton on Ouse WI. We offer fun, learning and friendship to
women of all ages and interests. Although we are unable to
hold our monthly meetings in the Parish Hall at the moment we
are still active, offering zoom meetings with speakers, Just
Chat sessions, outdoor meet-ups when pandemic rules and
weather permit, as well as occasional goody bags and phone
calls to support all our members. Please call Maureen Stringer
on 01347 848268 for further details, or check out our
Facebook page @newtononousewi.

Unsafe trees: Please observe the warning signs in the Would you like a helping hand to keep your
churchyard and keep out of areas near unsafe trees at an garden beautiful?
adjoining property. This is for your own safety. Thank you.  weeding  garden tidying  lawn edging

York Foodbank: Thank you to everyone who donated towards Call Alex on:
the collection on Wednesday 10th March. As always your Tel: 01347 848060 GARDEN BEAUTIFUL
generosity is greatly appreciated and will be shared amongst Mob: 07905 102702 garden maintenance
those in need. The next collection will be on Wednesday 14th
April at the Lychgate. Items required will be listed in the VETERINARY SURGERY
Community Forums nearer the time. Thank you for your S T Stead BVSc MRCVs
continued support. 2 Plantation Drive, off B’bridge Road,
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Minute Secretary needed for Parochial Church Council Alternative Emergency 07836 618 148
quarterly meetings (currently online). If you could help by New Skelton Surgery Facilities
taking notes, typing and emailing them to members of the Telephone Acomb Surgery for appointments
PCC, we’d love to hear from you. Please
email sbdow@allsaintsnewton.org.uk for more details. If you’d
like to help the church and keep informed about what’s
happening, this is the perfect opportunity! You don’t need to
be a member of the congregation. Thank you in advance.
Book of Remembrance: If you would like an entry for a
deceased loved one in the church’s new Book of
Remembrance, please complete the form on the church
website:

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