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The Grapevine SEAMER & TAME BRIDGE MAGAZINE

No. 134. August 2015 - September 2015

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EDITOR’S NOTES What an end to July regarding the weather! At least the

Gardens will appreciate the rain, though not the cold.

Our daughter’s wedding on 26th, thankfully, was one of the

days when the sunshine was present whilst the service (at

Stokesley Parish Church led by Rev Sarah Strand) and

photographs were being completed but was atrocious whilst the reception

and evening celebrations were held (an excuse to stay in and celebrate!!).

I would like to thank Sarah and the Church for the wonderful service

which brought tears (of Joy) to many.

Remember the SEAMER PRODUCE SHOW. A Schedule (the centre

pages) and Entry form (inserted) are in this Grapevine (the yellow pages).

Dave Campy

ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH Eucharist will be 11.15am on Sundays:

2nd, 16th and 30th August

6th and 20th September

Revd Paul Hutchinson

VILLAGE NEWS AND EVENTS SEAMER VILLAGE HALL 100+ CLUB

May winners were: (132 members)

We hope you will Come and join us at

St Martin’s Church Coffee Morning With Cake stall and Tombola

Stokesley Town Hall

Friday 21st August

9.30—11.45

Offers of help/contributions, please contact: Gwen Aston 710861 Ann Startin 710162

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1st £20 32 Jackie Durham, Hilton Road

2nd £17 26 Jean Bainbridge, The Green

3rd £14 100 Bryan Sykes, The Green

4th £10 12 Joy Richardson, Stainton Road

5th £5 41 Ron & Sandra Ayre, Croft Hills

June winners were: (136 members)

1st £20 70 Kath Cook, Hilton Road

2nd £17 49 Cara Thorpe, The Green

3rd £14 98 Colin & Doreen Hunt, Stokesley

4th £10 113 Peter Hall, Tanton Close

5th £7 54 Kathy Mark, Tame Bridge

You can join at anytime - £1 per month / £12 per year. If you wish to do

so, please contact: Christine Cooper on 01642 710294 or e-mail

chris_cooper1@hotmail.com with your details.

Details are on the website: Seamervillage.co.uk

THANK YOU 'POP IN' LADIES!

For all the fresh baked scones, the coffees and teas, Monday mornings are

a treat. I know some people will really miss you till you start again on the

7th of September. As ever your Summer lunch was delicious.

Anyone who hasn't been to the 'Pop In', should give it a try, it is a great

way to meet your neighbours, and every body else's neighbours for that

matter. Come and make friends and meet friends and feel part of the

Community. £1 buys you a cup of tea and a scone, and the latest gossip.

From a lot of grateful Monday morning Scone eaters, Thank You again,

Dianne, Janet and Eileen.

Seamer Village Hall

Harvest supper with singer

Paul Wheater £10.00 (Proceeds to Village Hall Funds)

Saturday 26th September 7.30pm Ticket from Christine Campy 01642 710320 (Advanced booking essen-

tial)

Please bring own alcoholic drinks

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CALLING ALL GARDENERS.

Feeling Competitive? Then here's your chance to shine, why not enter your

favourite Pot Plant, your runner beans before you eat them, or your pet

Pansy. Even a photograph you have taken to remind you of Summer when

Winter is back with us again. Seamer Produce Show is on the 6th of

September, in the Village Hall; this is an experiment, so if you think it is a

good idea be sure to enter into it. A schedule and Entry Form are included

in this Grapevine.

'Greenfingers', the Village's Garden Club, will meet again on September 8th

with 'Plants for Free'. Bring any spare plants, seeds, cuttings or 'that plant'

that you don't really like and let them be adopted and given loving homes.

£2 a session which includes a glass of wine. 7pm - 9pm in the Village Hall,

2nd Tuesday of every month - but not August .

SEAMER ART GROUP

The group meets on a Monday afternoon, 1.30 till 3.30, and will commence

again on the 7th of September. This friendly Group come to paint and enjoy

each others’ company. Their attractive paintings are on show on the walls of

the Village Hall and are generally for sale.

TREASURE HUNT A Village Treasure Hunt took place on Saturday July 11th.

It is twenty years since the last ‘walk around the village Treasure Hunt’, so

the village hall committee decided to do another one.

Six teams of people - mostly children with parents - joined in the fun. The

route stretched from Springwell Nurseries on Stainton Road to the

Duckpond via Brackenhill Walk; ice creams were enjoyed at No. 4, where

Advanced notice – so you can book the date in

your diary!

Seamer Village Hall

Glenn McGill’s big band night Saturday 18th Oct

Details in next Grapevine or from

Margaret Smith 01642 710611

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one of the answers was to be found.

After 2 hours of searching out clues they all returned much wiser than they

set off. It is surprising what there is to find out about in our village.

Whilst homemade refreshments were enjoyed, the answer sheets were

marked and the winners were Team Joanna from Stokesley Road. All the

children taking part received goody bags.

The amount raised for the village hall funds was £66.

HALL TIMETABLE The Supper room will be closed, due to building work , in August. Some

of the activities (see Time Table below) will continue during this period in

the main Hall, whilst some will be having a break until September. If you

are already part of the activities you should be aware of which ones they

are. If new, please contact David Campy at

david.campy123@btinternet.com or 01642 710320

Monday Pop-In

10.00am

Art

Group 1.30pm

Beginner’s Pilates Class

6.00-7.00pm Craft Club

7.00pm

Tuesday Carpet Bowls

10.00am

Improvers’ and Intermediates’

Pilates Class

6.00-7.00pm

Hall Committee meeting

(1st Tuesday in month)

Greenfingers

7.00pm (2nd Tuesday)

Seamer Parish Council (3rd Tuesday)

Wednesday Table Tennis

7.00pm Badminton

6.00-9.00pm

Thursday Zumba Class

5.30-6.30pm Bridge Group

7.00pm

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SEAMER METHODIST CHURCH August is, for many, a time to take holidays. Whether

or not you are able to take a holiday, August is often a

month when the normal routines change. Many of the

organisations don’t have meetings or arrange to do

something different.

This is often a time to reflect. In the Bible, Jesus is recorded as saying, ‘I

came that they may have life, and have it abundantly’. So often in life we

allow the petty things to get in the way. I recently came across the

following:

‘Your time, energy, awareness and attention are precious and

powerful. Spend them on the things that matter. Don’t let yourself

get all riled up about life’s minor inconveniences and interruptions.

Quickly let them go and free yourself to focus on what’s really

important.’

Was someone rude or inconsiderate to you? Let it be that other person’s

problem, and forget about it. Did something not work out the way you

wanted? Instead of building it up into a major life tragedy, accept the

disappointment and get it quickly behind you. Spend your time, thoughts

and actions where they matter. Spend them on those things in your life

that matter. Step back and observe yourself as you let go of the trivial

stuff and become a master of the important things. Enjoy yourself as you

rise above the pettiness and bring your own special greatness to life’ -

Ralph Marston.

This must be part of what Jesus meant by saying ‘living life abundantly’.

Have a great August.

NEW MINISTER

From the 1st September we welcome a new Minister for one year. The

Revd. Dr Daniel Pratt-Morris-Chapman and his wife Grace, and his sons

Kwane and John will move into the manse at Hutton Rudby and his pasto-

ral oversight will include Seamer. Daniel comes to us from the World

church in Cameroon. His first formal service at Seamer is on September

27th at 10.30am. We look forward to their time with us.

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TIMES OF WORSHIP

August 2nd @ 10.30 am, Rev Bielby

August 9th @ 10.30 am All age worship, Christine Campy

August 16th @ 2 pm at Easby Methodist Church, Rev Ruth Gee

August 23rd @ 10.30 am, Katherine Atha

August 30th @ 10.30 am, Stokesley Methodist Church, Rev Ruth Gee

September 6th @ 10.30 am, David Sills

September 6th @ 6pm at Stokesley Methodist Church - Welcome service

for Daniel and family

September 13th @ 10.30 am All age worship, Christine Campy

September 20th @ 10.30 am Harvest Festival, Rev Trevor Haigh

September 21st @ 7.30 pm Provisional date for Stokesley Young Farmers’

Harvest festival

September 27th @ 10.30 am, Rev Daniel Pratt-Morris-Chapman

TIME FOR A SMILE

Teacher to pupil – ‘If I give you three rabbits today and five more

tomorrow, how many rabbits would you have?’

Pupil to teacher- ‘Nine.’

Teacher to pupil – ‘Nine?’

Pupil to teacher - ‘Yes nine, I have one already!!’

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

I read recently about Chris Moon MBE. He was an army officer who lost

his lower right leg and arm when he was helping to clear landmines in

Mozambique. One of the inspirational things he said is as follows:

‘Success is about getting up one more time than you fall over – even

if you don’t have a leg to stand on. The great thing is to keep on

going on.’

Ron Kirk

GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME

‘Good Neighbours’ schemes are being rolled out across North Yorkshire to

offer practical support to people living in rural areas.

Good Neighbours schemes have been successfully operating across

England for many years with the support of their local Rural Community

Council. There is now a push to create a national network of ‘good

neighbours’ and Yorkshire is one of the six pilot areas chosen to take this

forward.

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Can you be a Good Neighbour? Good Neighbours schemes are so-called because they offer low-level help

to older and vulnerable people within a community, are volunteer-led by

local residents (i.e. neighbours), and contribute towards a greater quality

of life for all in rural areas.

The benefits of such a scheme are vast, including:

Decreased dependency on local healthcare services and GPs

Decreased feelings of isolation and loneliness amongst

participants

Increased connection to the local community

Increased ability to live independently for longer at home

Improvement in overall health and wellbeing in participants.

What does it involve? Each scheme is operated via a central phone, often a mobile, which is held

in turn by and rotated around a core group of volunteers. Anyone in a

community can call the phone and speak to the current volunteer on duty,

who will then locate suitable support and volunteers.

Activities and support that are usually offered in a scheme are:

transport

practical help

light household repairs

light gardening

befriending

The activities change depending on what the volunteers are able to offer

and the needs of each individual.

Funding to set up a new Good Neighbours scheme We have grants of £300 for each community wanting to set up a Good

Neighbours Scheme. We will also provide support and guidance to assess

the level of need in your community, set up a group of core volunteers and

provide information toolkits which include volunteer guidelines, funding

advice, insurance help and much more. Communities will then be able to

link into the National Network of Good Neighbours to share their

stories, expertise, and hints and tips. Good Neighbours has the potential to

go nationwide and change the way we live, work and care together. Be a

part of it today!

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Contact: Martha Holmes on 0845 313 0270 or

Email: martha.holmes@ruralyorkshire.org.uk

For more information visit: www.ruralyorkshire.org.uk

or the official Good Neighbours blog

at:www.raygoodneighbours.wordpress.com

Martha Holmes

Good Neighbours Development Officer

Rural Action Yorkshire Tel: 0845 313 0270 extension: 227 or 221

Calls will cost 3p per minute plus your telephony company’s access charge

Mobile: 07714247667

My usual working days are Monday and Tuesday

Martha Holmes via Phil Taylor , Chairman of Seamer Parish Council

GIANT HOGWEED You may be aware, from other sources, of the danger of Giant Hogweed

which is becoming much more prevalent in the area. Please ensure you

keep your children away from it.

The stem and leaf stalks contain a sap that is released by handling,

cutting or just brushing against the plant. The sap contains psoralens that

photosensitise the skin so that exposure to sunlight results in very painful

blistering, sometimes requiring hospital treatment. Blindness can be

caused with eye contact with the sap. The burning effects can last 3 years

or more and tissue scarring for more than 15 years has been recorded.

Use the internet to identify it; I think there is some on the section of land

between Labman and Holme Lane.

Editor: Composed based on information from Ann Thomas.

TIME FOR A LAUGH

If Tommy Cooper were alive today would this be some of the things

he might say!!:

I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on

it . I thought, 'That's Aboriginal .'

This lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins . It was a

turtle disaster.

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I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley . She said 'Tenpin?' I

said, 'No, permanent’.

I went in to a pet shop . I said, 'Can I buy a goldfish?' The guy said, 'Do

you want an aquarium?' I said, 'I don't care what star sign it is.’

I bought some Armageddon cheese today, and it said on the packet, 'Best

before End'

I went to buy a watch, and the man in the shop said 'Analogue . ' I said 'No,

just a watch . '

I went into a shop and I said, 'Can someone sell me a kettle . ' The bloke

said 'Kenwood'. I said, 'Where is he then?'

My mate is in love with two schoolbags . He's bi-satchel.

I went to the doctor . I said to him 'I'm frightened of lapels. ' He said,

'You've got cholera.'

I met the bloke who invented crosswords today . I can't remember his

name, its P something T something R.

I was reading this book today, The History of Glue . I couldn't put it down.

I phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just

went on and on.

The recruitment consultant asked me 'What do you think of voluntary

work? I said 'I wouldn't do it if you paid me. '

I was in the jungle and there was this monkey with a tin opener. I said,

'You don't need a tin opener to peel a banana. 'He said, 'No, this is for the

custard.’

This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper.

He said, 'I want you to trace someone for me.'

I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, 'Are you having me on?’

I said, 'Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything.'

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I phoned the local builders today. I said to them 'Can I have a skip outside

my house?' He said, 'I'm not stopping you!'

This cowboy walks in to a German car showroom and he says 'Audi!'

I fancied a game of darts with my mate. He said, 'Nearest the bull goes

first'. He went 'Baah' and I went 'Moo'. He said 'You're closest'.

I was driving up the motorway and my boss phoned me and he told me I'd

been promoted. I was so shocked I swerved the car. He phoned me again

to say I'd been promoted even higher and I swerved again. He then made

me managing director and I went right off into a tree. The police came

and asked me what had happened. I said 'I careered off the road'

I visited the offices of the RSPCA today. It's tiny: you couldn't swing a

cat in there.

I was stealing things in the supermarket today while balanced on the

shoulders of a couple of vampires. I was charged with shoplifting on two

counts.

I bought a train ticket to France and the ticket seller said 'Eurostar' I said

'Well I've been on telly but I'm no Tom Jones.

I phoned the local gym and I asked if they could teach me how to do the

splits. He said, 'How flexible are you?' I said, 'I can't make Tuesdays or

Thursdays.'

I went to the local video shop and I said, 'Can I borrow Batman Forever?’

He said, 'No, you'll have to bring it back tomorrow'

A waiter asks a man, 'May I take your order, sir?' 'Yes,' the man replies .

'I'm just wondering, exactly how do you prepare your chickens?' 'Nothing

special, sir. We just tell them straight out that they're going to die.

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GRAPEVINE CONTACTS (all numbers have 01642 in front of them)

Magazine Layout and Editor

David Campy, 5A Holme Lane, Seamer

E-Mail: david.campy123@btinternet.com 710320

Illustrations

Margaret Smith, 4 Bracken Hill Walk, Seamer 710611

Distribution

Derek Winterbotham, Kingsbridge, Hilton Rd. Seamer 711617

St Martin’s

Rev Paul Hutchinson, The Rectory, Stokesley 710405

Rev Sarah Strand (revsarahstrand@outlook.com) 810690

Methodist Church Ron Kirk, 2 Rosehill, Great Ayton 722053

Seamer Village Hall Bookings: Christine Campy (david.campy123@btinternet.com)

710320

General : Margaret Smith 710611

Village News

Margaret Smith 710611

Seamer Parish Council

E-Mail: scapa20@hotmail.com

Seamer Correspondent for Darlington and Stockton Times

Christine Cooper 710294

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