St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham,

Malham Methodist Chapel

& The Religious Society of Friends,

Malhamdale

Parish News

November 2017

(free, but suggested donation £1 - thank you)

St. Michael the Archangel, Kirkby in Malhamdale

is open every day from 8.30 a.m. until dusk.

The main Sunday service at the Church is at 10.00 a.m.

Evening services are at 5.30p.m:

1st Sunday in the month - BCP Evensong; 2nd Sunday - informal service;

3rd Sunday - Celtic service; 4th Sunday - informal service

All ages are welcome at all our services.

Malham Methodist Chapel

Services each week at 9.30 a.m.

Further details on centre pages of this Parish News.

Malhamdale Parish News

Deadline for Editorial Material for December issue:

Before Sunday 12th November 2017

Notes for Contributors

Please send all contributions by Email to kmparishnews@btinternet.com

or deliver (or post) to:

Carol Ballard, Lambert House, Airton, BD23 4AL

tel. 01729 830885

Quaker Meeting House

Meeting for Worship

2nd & 4th Sundays of each month at 3.00 p.m.

Friend in Residence: Simon Watkins

The Parish Church of

St Michael the Archangel,

Kirkby in Malhamdale

Vicar: The Rev'd. Geoffrey Spencer

e-mail: geoffreyspencer@pobroadband.co.uk. tel: 01729 830916

Church Website: www.kirkbymalhamchurch.org

Contact Numbers:

Church Officials

Churchwardens Mrs Maureen Dore 830437

Mr. Ted Ellis 830513

Mr George Parker 825597

PCC Secretary Mrs Sue Bailey 830766

PCC co-Treasurers Mr Chris Darling 851452

Mr Ian Ballard 830885

Mothers’ Union Mrs Shirley Rycroft 830278

Tower Captain Mr George Parker 825597

Music

Organists Mrs Maria Gledhill 830208

Mrs Margaret Ellis 830513

Mr Lawrence Denholm

Children & Young People

Sunday Kids Club Mrs Gill Petrucci 840548

Parish Youth Group Mrs Bridget Slater 830559

Parish Hall Bookings Mrs Muriel Bland 830277

MALHAM METHODIST CHAPEL

Minister Rev Janet Clasper 01756 752607

janrevsup@btinternet.com

Steward Mrs Susan Simpson 830423

Treasurer Mrs Carol Newhouse 830487

QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, AIRTON

Voluntary Friend in Residence Mr Simon Watkins 830263

airtonbarn@gmail.com

Clerk to the Airton Meeting Mrs Laurel Phillipson

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

People stand when the Gospel is read in churches This is out of respect for the

recorded sayings of Jesus. In the Orthodox Church the Deacon comes out through

the Iconostasis (screen) so that the Good News (Evangelion) is among the people.

In many Roman Catholic and Church of England churches the Book of the Gospels

is carried to the middle of the Church for the same reason.

I understand that for various reasons some people reading this might not be

religious or may belong to a religion that does not regard the Bible to be of any

importance or can see that the churches have not been proclaiming the Good

News.

My contention is that the Good News proclaimed by Jesus affects the society in

which we live. In my view four of the greatest teachings of Jesus are:-

Love your neighbour as yourself (sometimes very hard).

Care for others (The parable of the Good Samaritan).

Share what you have with those less fortunate (The feeding of the 5000)

Forgive not seven times but seventy- seven times.

As we hear the news from around the world and in our own country I would

contend as a Christian Minister that the teachings of Jesus are needed more than

ever. I would like to make 2018 the year of the Parable and would urge all who

read this to read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John with open minds.

Bibles are available in St Michael’s Church which is open every day.

Geoffrey Spencer

Vicar of Malhamdale

FROM THE REGISTERS

7th October Weddning of James Dugdale and Amy Hall

FROM THE ARCHIVES

We will remember them.

From the Vicar’s Annual Reports …

1914-15

Alas, the casualties and sacrifices of war have made an inroad into many

homes in Craven, and even into Malhamdale, as they have into thousands

more throughout the country. LIEUT. R. F. MORKILL, a young and gallant

Officer, after serving some time in the trenches, became an Officer in the Royal

Flying Corps, and in the exercise of duty gave his life in the service of his King

and Country.

1915-16

The tragedies of war have come home to us in Malhamdale this year as they

did last year. Sergeant Kayley Earnshaw, of Scosthrop, after gaining the

D.C.M. for conspicuous bravery, was, a few months after, killed in action.

And his brother, Farrand Earnshaw, fell in battle about three weeks after

this. Thus within one month this double blow has fallen upon one family in

our Parish.

1917-18

John William Redfern, a young man from our parish, and from the township

of Kirkby Malham, has fallen during the year. His death was not due to the

fatal shot or shell, but the hardships and privations of the soldier’s life left

him a victim to epilepsy and pneumonia, to which he succumbed in hospital in

France. He died in the service of his country as much as if he had fallen in

battle.

As yet I have been unable to find any reference to Joseph Berry or Robert

Francis Jones. Information from any parishioners would be welcome.

Jen Darling

Kirkby-in-Malhamdale United (VA) Primary School, Kirkby Malham,

Skipton, North Yorkshire,

BD23 4BY

Telephone and Fax: 01729 830214

e-mail: admin@kim.n-yorks.sch.uk

Executive Headteacher: Mrs S Peel

What a busy half term we have had. Summer seems a distant memory. We

have been involved in lots of exciting things in school and some more are

planned for next half term.

Y3 Orienteering – the Year 3 children enjoyed an afternoon at Sandylands,

navigating their way round the area. They were supported by Craven

College students who were doing it as part of their course work. They all

had an enjoyable time.

Y3/4 took part in a football tournament on the 6th of October, they played

extremely well playing against some of the bigger Skipton schools. Great

sportsmanship was shown by all the children.

It is Y5/6’s turn on the 13th of October to play in the football tournament.

We wish them well.

The children who ran in the next stage of the Craven Sports Cross Country

did us proud and we came back with some more excellent results. Finlay,

Alice, Anna and Hance will now run again at Dalby Forest. We have some

brilliant athletes at school and we wish them the best for their next race.

Our Macmillan coffee afternoon at school was very well supported and we

raised a massive £180. Thank you to all who came and supported this charity

and to all who sent in lovely cakes.

Our Harvest assembly followed the coffee afternoon and children were able to

share the Harvest work they had done in class. We also sent a huge hamper

of food to Neville House in Gargrave that had been kindly donated by parents

and children. Neville House were extremely grateful and would like to thank

everyone who donated.

Next half term looks to be busy and we look forward to events such as Y5/6 who

will be Exploring Religious Diversity at Settle College and the Christingle Service

that we enjoy being part of is on the 10th of December.

Rolls-Royce

Science Prize Special merit Award Winner 2011 2012

MALHAM SAFARI 2017

This was held during the second May Bank Holiday, and despite the weather

being mixed, we can distribute £11,000 to the following:

£3,000 to Kirkby in Malhamdale Primary School

£3,000 to Kirkby in Malhamdale Parish Church

£3,000 to Malham Chapel

£1,000 to Malham Village Hall

£1,000 to Kirkby Malham Village Hall

At our recent AGM, it was noted that since 2003 £25,000 has been given to the

School.

The committee are remaining the same as last year, but we desperately need

new people to help with the animal making and organizing this popular event.

The theme for 2018 will be based Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days

Saturday 26th May to Wednesday 30th May 2018

Next Meeting:

Monday 27th November, 8.00pm, Lister Arms

LETTER FROM THE VICAR

Dear friends,

The Church is just getting back to business after the long Summer vacation

period and the extensive work on our beautiful and magnificent building.

Much time and effort and financial support has been expended on St Michael’s

in the last 20 years and we now have a building that is weather proof, well lit,

well heated and an inspiration to us all. We are truly grateful to everyone who

has supported this work in any way.

Now we need to get down to the things of Faith, which as Jesus pointed out do

not need buildings. Buildings are helpful of course as we live in a country that

has a fair amount of rain and cold weather and they provide an indoor space

where we can worship. I believe that we should consider these questions:-

1. What sort of worship should we offer/ Is our current provision adequate?

2. How can we become more familiar with the Bible and its relevance to

today’s world?

3. How can we pray more and in what ways should we pray?

4. How can we become more like the sort of people that Jesus wants us to

be?

5. How can we best inform local people and visitors that our Church is not

a museum?

I see my role as being your Vicar to lead the church on from an intensive

period of work and fund-raising to becoming a much more spiritual place. We

are fortunate in having quite a large congregation of talented people and the

key role of Parish Priest in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century is to provide a

situation where the gifts and talents of all the people of God can find

expression. This is set out in the Vision document from Bishop Nicholas of

Leeds ‘Vision 2030 – Resourcing the Future’ which your Church Council will be

studying.

I worked alongside Bishop Nick when we were both Rural Deans in

Leicestershire 25 years ago. He is an inspirational, intelligent and articulate

man whom we are fortunate to have leading our Diocese. My prayer is that we

in Malhamdale, guided by the Holy Spirit, will be able to play our part in the

growing of God’s Kingdom here under the guidance of our Bishop.

Yours sincerely,

Geoffrey Spencer

HARVEST AUCTION

The Auction of Harvest Gifts raised £300.

This will be sent to Manorlands Hospice, Oxenhope.

Thank you to all who supported this event as donors or buyers!

Rev'd Geoffrey Spencer

‘THE SMILE TRAIN’

- CURING CHILDREN BORN WITH CLEFT PALATES

If I can sell the remaining three dollies’ blankets, and a few mittens and

scarves, I will have enough to provide treatment for a child born with a cleft

palate. The blankets would make an attractive present to go on a doll’s pram

or cot, perhaps for Christmas. Please contact me on 01729 851452, or email

jen@alfrescobooks.co.uk if interested in seeing these.

Jen Darling

CARTONS FOR CASH

I am happy to continue doing this. Even though the main work on the church is

complete a medieval building always needs some maintenance. All the money

collected is donated to the Fabric Fund. I know that the original cartons were

not strong enough and I now have a few small jars if anyone else would like

one. Some people collect coppers, others 5p or 20p pieces. One family

contributes every time their favourite football team scores a goal! All

donations of whatever size are welcome.

Jen Darling

AIRTON WI

Our friends from Malham joined us at our September meeting which was held

in the Quaker Meeting House,Our guest speaker for the evening was Beverly

Hicks, a local artist, whose talk was entitled “How and why I became a

painter”

Beverly’s parents were painters, so she was surrounded by art and encouraged

to draw and paint from an early age. She showed us slides of her early work,

aged 8 years old. Beverly went on to study art at Newcastle University,

eventually training to teach art.Beverly visited the dales regularly and always

dreamed of living here, a dream which was to come true when she moved to

Airton, where she has her studio. Working closely with her Father, a film has

MALHAM WI

Last month we were kindly welcomed by Airton WI. The meeting was held at The

Meeting House in Airton, always a lovely venue where we enjoyed listening to

the local artist, Beverley Ann Hicks speak about her journey as an artist and her

life influences in making her the artist she is today. We were treated to seeing a

selection of her paintings which are incredible. Our friends at Airton WI always

make us feel welcome and the September meeting was no surprise. We had a

lovely supper and good company what more could we ask for?

Well I suppose we had better fess up and provide an update on our foray into

‘quizzdom’ when we entered the annual heats of the WI regional quiz

competition. The trouble is our MENSA calibre team are not well versed in the

goings on of TV soaps; I mean what WI woman is? As does water, we found our

level - which was the floor. Wish us better luck next time.

At the AGM Margaret our long standing stalwart President decided to hang up

her President's bag and handed the reins over to Joyce as our new President.

Margaret has been a truly terrific President and we have been very lucky to have

her chivvying us along and oiling the wheels. Having said, that she isn't entirely

getting away with WI duties as she will still be on the committee. Hazel has

been voted in as Vice President so we will be a full cracking complement for

2017-18!

Tracey Baron

been made of their working lives and art, entitled “In Tandem.” We were

privileged to watch some of the film which was truly inspiring.

Beverly had some of her pictures on display and she told us the story behind each

one of them and explained how her style of painting has evolved over the years.

Norma gave a vote of thanks for such an interesting presentation, and the evening

concluded with a delicious Jacobs join supper and a glass of wine.

Pat Berry announced that she will be holding a ‘BIG BREW’ coffee morning on

Friday 10th November, to support Skipton Cancer centre. Please support this

worthy cause if you are able to.

QUIZ night.

There were 51 teams taking part in the North Yorkshire West area in the

Federation Quiz. Airton’s team of five clever ladies, Norma, Pat, Alison, Jenny H

and Laura went along to Hellifield village hall on Friday 15th September and

competed against seven other teams. They came 2nd out of 8 teams with Settle

pipping them at the post. An excellent result considering there should be six

members in the team, but two had been stricken down with the flu. WELL DONE

ladies.

Wednesday 11th October was the evening for a ‘shindig’ at Kirkby Malham village

hall, where we attempted some line dancing under the expert tuition of Christine

and Peter Jackson. We learned to dance several routines to some very lively

music, then after a hoe down, we repeated the whole sequence. Studies have

shown that line dancing not only keeps you physically fit, it also helps to develop

the hippocampus part of the brain. It was great fun and there was lots of

laughter, especially when we got our steps wrong!

Christine and Peter teach line dancing classes in Skipton under the name of

OWZITSTART LINE DANCE CLUB (www.owzitstart.co.uk), I think after this evening

they may have some new members.

Avril Frankland

ASHLEY'S FARM

Late autumn is dominated by the tup sales and tupping time – a time that

has a big impact on the success of next year’s lamb crop. The tup sales went

well for us, with our tups all going to good homes where they will be well

used for breeding Mule lambs. Having brought a new bloodline into our

Bluefaced Leicester Flock last year, I haven’t invested in a new tup this

year, but have retained some good tup lambs of our own to try which I hope

will breed some quality Mule lambs.

The sheep are now at home, having had their summer rest on the limestone

pastures at Malham. The change from this type of grassland to the greener,

more nutritious grass at Otterburn has an effect known as ‘flushing’ – which

basically means the sheep is undergoing an improvement in her nutrition and

body condition which in turn encourages her to come into season and be

very fertile, which hopefully results in plenty of lambs.

On arriving home the sheep were ‘tailed’ i.e. they had the wool sheared off

their tails to make it easier for the ram to do his job and were given a

drench for parasitic worms. They were then put in lots of different fields

and the tups were ‘loosed’ to the sheep, at a ratio of one tup to around 50

sheep.

Keeping an eye on the tups throughout tupping season is a time consuming

job. With hardier breeds such as a Swaledale or Texel tup, it is possible to

leave them to do their work, but as I have previously discussed the Blue

Faced Leicester’s are not very hardy and the tups need to be looked after if

you want them to return in reasonable condition at the end of the season.

We stand and feed each of our tups in the field every day for the five or so

weeks that they are working. This allows us to check that they are healthy,

give them some much needed energy and nutrition and allows us to ‘ruddle’

them. We put a type of paint known as ruddle on the tups chest which

means that he leaves a coloured mark on the sheep’s rump when he mates

with her. Each 7 days we change ruddle colour, starting with yellow, then

orange, purple, green, red and finally blue which means that in spring we

know roughly when a sheep will lamb. Crucially at this time of year the

ruddle allows us to monitor whether the tups are doing their job and getting

the sheep in lamb. For example, if a sheep is tupped with yellow ruddle but

doesn’t hold in lamb then she will be tupped again one cycle (17 days) later,

CELEBRATORY ORGAN RECITAL

by

The Reverend Geoffrey Spencer

at St. Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham

Sunday 26th November

3.00 p.m.

All welcome

Retiring collection & refreshments

but this time on purple ruddle. If we see lots of these ‘repeats’ in one field it

can indicate there is a problem with the tup’s fertility and allow us to take

action.

Tupping really signifies the start of the new sheep year and is an exciting time -

with tup lambs full of promise and potential being used for the first time and

the best proven tups from last year who we will hope will deliver on some good

Mule offspring again. At the end of November, when most of the sheep should

be in lamb, they will be marked with a coloured spray to tell us which tup they

have been served by, meaning we can track and tag the lambs when they are

born in spring.

Unfortunately, the Indian summer hasn’t materialised and the cows have been

inside since the end of September, which is going to make for a long winter. One

of my next major jobs with the cattle is to undertake a TB test, which we are

legally required to do every 4 years. You may have seen in the press about the

devastating effects of TB in cattle in some parts of the country. We are very lucky

in this area in remaining largely free of TB, meaning we are under much freer

restrictions on cattle moments and TB testing than in some places. Saying that I

will be very relieved to have the test, hopefully a clear one, behind me.

Ashley and Rachel

CONISTON COLD YOUNG FARMERS CLUB

September was a busy month for Coniston Cold Young Farmers. On Tuesday

the 5th we got into the swing of things by going to the White Hills Golf

Driving Range at Stirton. The following week we had the first points night of

the new Young Farmers year, which was held at The Wrights' house in

Rathmell, judging dairy cows and apple pies. This month we held a lot of

social evenings, for example beetle drive, a fun and games night.

The Young Farmers did a lot of planning for the 2018 programme. We have

activities such as ice-skating on the 24th of October, bowling and whist drive in

the forthcoming weeks. If you are interested, or know anyone aged 10-26 who

would like to join us, please check our Facebook page, we would love to

welcome any new members.

Charlotte Lambert

MALHAM TARN FIELD CENTRE – OCTOBER 2017

The centre is finally getting to the quieter time of year, at least in terms of

the number of customers. Although we have schools groups right up to the

15th of December the numbers very much fall from the end of October

onwards. However, this certainly doesn’t mean the centre will be quiet over

the winter months and anyone walking past will see a builders’ compound set

up near the centre courtyard.

We are completely renovating the first floor of our North Wing building and

in the process improving the heating and insulation of this part of the centre.

Combined with improvements to the heating in Tarn House and draught

proofing our sash windows this will make a real difference to the energy

efficiency of the centre as a whole.

FSC, the charity which runs the centre, has a commitment to reducing its

carbon footprint by 40% over the period 2013 – 2020. We are on track to

achieve this, and more, with improvements to buildings such as those

happening at Malham Tarn this winter playing an important role.

Jim Wright

CITY OF SANCTUARY WEEKEND, 8TH - 10TH SEPTEMBER 2017

For the third time the small community of Malhamdale in the heart of the

Yorkshire Dales opened their homes to a group of refugee and asylum seeking

women and children for a weekend of fun and friendship. Another wet weekend

but there were smiles all around.

Thirty refugee and asylum-seeking women and children participated in

Malhamdale’s third hosting weekend. Amongst the group were amazing women

and children from a variety of backgrounds and countries such as Eritrea, Iran,

Pakistan, Albania, South Africa and Bolivia.

The weekend began on Friday evening

with a delicious meal at Malham village

hall before people were collected and

taken home by their hosts or to Airton

Bunkhouse or Malham Tarn Field Centre.

Saturday saw people involved in a mosaic

-making workshop with artist Shaeron

Caton Rose or pond dipping on the board

walk beside Malham Tarn. Younger

children took part in a bug hunt in the

woods and did lots of nature-based arts

and crafts including making stone ladybirds and paper plate bees as well as ‘Ewe

are great!’ sheep cards and standing woolly sheep.

Participants returned to

their hosts to prepare

for the evening's

entertainment which

included a ceilidh,

singing, dancing and

frivolity by hosts and

visitors alike. On the

Sunday morning all

were invited to join the

church service at St

Michael's where women

talked about their experiences as asylum seekers and shared in the celebration

of holy communion. The weekend concluded with a final meal at Airton Quaker

Meeting House and lots of goodbyes.

Thanks

This hosting weekend could not have taken place without the hard work and

support of lots of people but particular thanks goes to Rev Geoffrey Spencer and

members of the congregation of St Michael's in Kirkby Malham for all the hard

work in organising accommodation and providing meals, to Simon Watkins and

Airton Quakers for providing accommodation and the Sunday lunch, Jim Wright

and Rhian from Malham Tarn Field Centre for providing accommodation, lunch

and a space for activities, to all the hosts for taking our visitors into their homes

and hearts and Richard Hargreaves and his band for playing at the ceilidh. A big

thanks also to the Morrisons Foundation for funding towards this and other such

initiatives.

The most important aspect

of the weekend is the

hosting both from the point

of view of the host and the

visitors who thoroughly

enjoyed Dales hospitality.

Emily from South Africa said,

“The weekend really

uplifted me. I was really

down spiritually but knowing

that people are there for me

regardless helped. I am blessed.”

One of the volunteers expressed her thoughts by saying, “I attended with Rose

as a volunteer but think now I will get involved on a regular basis. I think having

host families is great. It really provides an extra support to families to feel

special and have a special relationship with host families. Very personal and a

great connection.”

Another volunteer said, “The weekend has made me feel happy and grateful for

what I have and very lucky and blessed to be able to share happy times with

THANK YOU

Many thanks to everybody who contributed towards

Christian Aid Week this year. We raised a total of £1,166.46

which will be used to support some of the poorest communities that Christian

Aid works with. Thank you to collectors and those that helped out with the

coffee shop. You help and continued support is much appreciated.

Judy Rogers

families facing major challenges in their lives. I have felt privileged to work

with them and other helpers. There has been such love and fun.”

Miranda from Albania summed up the

weekend in her own words, “It is the

most wonderful feeling in the world that

I can’t explain in words. It makes me feel

more confident, more happy and it’s

something different."

Judy Rogers

Armistice Day, 1930

How can they rest when we are restless still,

enjoy their peace when peace is but a name

for all the injustice of opposed will,

for lust, oppression, misery and shame?

How can they rest when hatred is still rife,

and fear and doubt envenom all our blood?

It was not to perpetuate the strife

they fought and fell in Flanders filthy mud.

How can they rest when all they died to gain,

by us no longer sought - no longer prized,

is scourged and mocked and crucified and slain,

a God denied, a Christ unrecognised?

How can they rest when even now the clouds

they sought to dissipate press closer round,

obscure the sky, - mass in appalling crowds

between the light of heaven and the ground?

How can they rest when soon the storm will break,

than they endured immeasurably worse,

to sweep their whole succession in its wake,

and make a shambles of the universe?

How can we rest - until we have fulfilled

the mighty task they perished to begin;

how can we rest - until we too have killed

not others, but the enemy within?

H. L. Littler, cousin of Joy Schofield's father. Thank you to Joy for letting it be reproduced here.

SERVICES AT ST. MICHAEL'S

You might like to note the following in your diaries:

NOVEMBER

Thursday 2nd All Souls' Day 7pm Service of Hymns & Readings

There will be the chance to light a Candle to remember departed loved ones. Names can be read out if you wish. Please let the Vicar know of

names by email or in writing. There will be a list in church (please write

names in capitals.)

Sunday 12th Remembrance Sunday.

9.00 am Holy Communion (said)

10.50am Remembrance Service

5.30 pm Informal service of hymns & Readings

with an Act of Remembrance

Sunday 19th Second Sunday before Advent

10.00a.m. Parish Communion

4.00p.m. Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication following the

extensive works on the church. Preacher The Lord Hope of

Thornes, the Most Rev'd Dr. David Hope K.C.V.O., formerly

Archbishop of York

DECEMBER

Sunday 3rd Advent Sunday.

10.00am Parish Communion

5.30pm Advent Carol Service

Sunday 10th Advent 2

10.00am Parish Communion

5.30pm Christingle Service (we shall be joined by the School)

Sunday 17th Advent 3

10.00am Parish Communion

6.00pm Carol Service

Sunday 24th Advent 4 10.00am Parish Communion

11.00pm Midnight Mass begins

Monday 25th Christmas Day

11.00am Family Communion

MALHAMDALE CHURCH SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER

Thursday 2nd November All Souls' Day Parish Church 7.00 p.m. All Souls' service

Sunday 5th November All Saints' Sunday Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion

5.30 p.m. Evensong (BCP) Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mrs. Glennis Hobbs

Sunday 12th November Remembrance Sunday

Parish Church 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion (said)

10.50 a.m. Remembrance service

5.30 p.m. Informal service of hymns and

readings with an Act of Remembrance

Malham Methodist Chapel 10.50 a.m. Joint service at St. Michael's The Religious Society of

Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House

Sunday 19th November Second Sunday before Advent Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion

4.00 p.m. Service of Thanksgiving and

Rededication

Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Rev'd Janet Clasper

Sunday 26th November Sunday next before Advent - Christ the King Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion

5.30 p.m. Informal evening service

Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. Mrs. Jane Jolly

The Religious Society of

Friends (Quakers), Airton 3.00 p.m. Friends’ Meeting House

Sunday 3rd December First Sunday of Advent Parish Church 10.00 a.m. Parish Communion 5.30 p.m. Advent Carol service

Malham Methodist Chapel 9.30 a.m. t.b.a.

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BOOK REVIEW

'The Bonesetter's Daughter' by Amy Tan

Many of our group have read novels by Amy Tan before, in particular 'The Joy

Luck Club', and so having enjoyed that novel, I for one was looking forward to

reading this book. It was published in 2001 (that was a surprise, I hadn't

realised for how long she'd been writing) and is her 4th novel. As with many

of her previous books, in 'The Bonesetter's Daughter', Tan explores the

tensions within mother and daughter relationships. This is a familiar theme

as she often focuses particularly on those relationships where the mother is

Chinese and the daughter is born in America, and/or is of mixed Chinese/

American descent; is this possibly echoing her own family?

The book begins with the daughter, Ruth, who is of mixed race ethnicity. Her

relationship with her Chinese mother, Luling, is testing to say the least, and

Tan writes quite a bit about Ruth's past and present frustrations with regard

to her mum. Ruth has always felt trapped by the unorthodox behaviour of

Luling and has paid little heed to Luling's past history within a family of ink

makers and calligraphers. On top of all this, Luling has begun to show signs of

dementia. Many of our group found Ruth to be an unsympathetic character

and one, quite frankly, some of us found to be quite irritating; she nearly

caused me to give up on the book! We all, however, persevered and in the

end, were glad to have done so. Ruth's retrieval of papers her mother had

passed to her long ago but which Ruth had left unread, leads us into the

second part of the book. This takes us back to the tragic life that Luling

endured before coming to America. It was a brutal, feudal existence where

the lives of women were cheap, and 'family' and tradition overruled

everything. The descriptions of this life were quite moving at times, and we

all felt Tan's writing was particularly good in this part.

As usual, we won't spoil the end for anyone who would like to read this novel

for themselves. If you do begin to read the book and like us, struggle to get

through what seems to be a slow start, carry on - we think you'll find it

worthwhile.

Jan Willingham

The Malhamdale Big Brew

You are all invited to join us in raising funds for Cancer Support Yorkshire, The Skipton Centre.

Local Help for Local People

Friday 10 November 2017

10.30 – 12noon

Scosthrop House, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4BA

Raffle, Silent Auction, Quality Handmade Christmas

Crafts, Cakes and Produce

The Skipton Centre is a branch of Cancer Support

Yorkshire and is located on Otley Street, opposite

the magistrates courts.

Cancer Support Yorkshire is an independent charity

that has been offering help and support to cancer patients, their carers and

family members since 1988.

The Skipton Centre opened in September 2014 and caters for local people

with a cancer diagnosis.

They offer help with practical issues such as transport and benefits. They

also provide emotional support by offering counselling, complementary

therapies and a range of classes, courses and support groups. Their support

is available to those affected by a cancer diagnosis, it is confidential and

free to access.

The Centre is open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, no appointment

necessary, just call in.

Armoury House, 45a Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1EL tel. 01756 228088

KIRKBY MALHAM PARISH HALL

Saturday 18th November

'Medieval Night'

Music, Food, Drink - limited numbers.

Saturday 16th December

Village Party

Sunday 31st December

New Year Party

MALHAMDALE FILM NIGHTS

(Second Saturday, every month 7.00 for 7.30pm, make a note in your diaries!)

Saturday 11th November

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

£5 including supper, Bar available

Saturday 9th December

Beauty and the Beast

Everyone welcome, bring the kids!

6.30 for 7.00pm (Note the earlier time)

Adults £5.00, Children £3.00, supper included

Soft drinks and bar available

For more information about any of the above,

please contact

Mo 830437 or Muriel 830277

Beehive Querns – are there any in Malhamdale?

At our June meeting, John Cruse gave us a talk about Beehive Querns. He brought

along an example to show us and it attracted a lot of interest.

What was a Quern used for? From ca 300-200BC in the Middle Iron Age (i.e.

before mechanisation and the Roman introduction of Millstones, which were

powered by water or wind energy) hand querns were used to grind grain for bread

etc.

What is a Beehive Quern?

It consists of 2 large stones, often of Millstone

Grit. The upper stone was

beehive shaped, with a

conical hopper on top, to

feed the grain down the

central feed-pipe onto the

flat grinding surface. It had

one (or more) holes in its

side for a wooden handle

to be attached, to enable this upper stone to rotate

over the fixed lower stone.

This was set into the ground, with a central hole in its flat, smooth grinding

surface to fix a spindle, around which the upper stone rotated. The stones are

typically 28-33 cm in diameter.

How was the Quern used? The grain was introduced into the hopper in the upper

stone and moved down the feed-pipe into the grinding space. The upper stone

was rotated by using the handle, hence grinding the grain against the fixed lower

stone. This was probably done by the lady of the house, who must have

developed strong arm muscles.

John Cruse and his fellow associates in the “Yorkshire Quern Survey” are

making a register of Beehive Querns, that have been found in Yorkshire. In spite

of their great age, quern-stones turn up occasionally in fields, gardens or

recycled within walls. Please keep your eyes open and if you see a possible quern

-stone, please would you let me know. I can then give the information to John

Cruse for his research.

Sue Lugton - 01729 830201 lugton@btinternet.com

Photo credited to Pickering Museum, supplied by John Cruse

ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL FABRIC FUND 200 CLUB

DRAW PRIZE WINNERs

September 2017

1st Prize £100 Tony Robinson

2nd Prize £50 Michael Jackson

3rd Prize £25 Lynn Dibb

4th Prize £15 Nikki Scott

5th Prize £10 John Rycroft

Thank you to all of you who contributed to the 200 Club in 2016-2017. This year

we have managed to donate £3,000 to the church funds, a wonderful

achievement, which makes your contributions well worthwhile.

We would like to remind you that your subscription for 2017 -2018 is due now. If

you have not yet paid and would like to be included in the draw on 26

November 2017 could you please let us have your £50 subscription for the next

12 draws. Each draw will give you the opportunity to win either £100, £50, £25,

£15 or £10.

You can pay by BACS (details are Yorkshire Bank, Account: Kirkby Malham

Church 200 Club, Sort Code 05 09 09, Account No. 17805512). If you are paying

by Bacs could you please let one of us know, as it takes a while to get the

information from the bank. Alternatively you can drop cheques (made payable

to Kirkby Malham Church 200 Club) or cash with one of the people below.

The 200 club is open to all and we attract members from outside the area as

well as local residents. We welcome new members who wish to support this fine

building which is so central to our community here in Malhamdale.

Thank you very much indeed. We look forward to hearing from you again.

Joy Schofield 830463 Ashley & Rachel Caton 830250

Ali Milner 830588 Bernadette Schutte 830322

or Bernadette@high-trenhouse.co.uk

Thursday 16th November

“The Vale of York Hoard"

Talk by Professor Joyce Hill

8.00pm in Malham Village Hall

Non-members are very welcome to attend,

£3 to include coffee / tea and biscuits.

For more information contact –

Colin or Sue Lugton Tel. 01729 830201

Linda Hodson Tel. 01729 830572

www.kirkbymalham.info

KIRKBY MALHAM CHURCH

Heritage Presentations

As part of the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out work on Kirkby

Malham Church, we are presenting a series of talks about interesting heritage

aspects of the Church. This is the fifth in the series.

The King Family Bible

by Robin Bundy

Thursday 9th November 2017

in Church at 7.30 p.m.

The fascinating story of a 450 year old bible from the church archives

together with a brief history of the translation of the bible into English.

Do come along - it should be a very interesting evening.

AVAILABLE NOW ! ! !

Get your Malhamdale calendars!!!

Great Christmas presents for family and friends far and near.

Only £5 per Calendar.

Created from amazing photographs taken by local people.

Copies to view and buy are available in local outlets.

To place advance orders contact Rob or Joyce on 01729 830182

or email laneside2015@gmail.com.

Funds raised will go to Malham Village Hall; however if you live in Hanlith or

Kirkby Malham any orders placed with us will go to Kirkby Malham Parish Hall

funds. Please support this worthy cause.

Joyce Thacker

INDOOR BOWLS

If you would be interested in forming a new club at the Parish Hall,

likely Wednesday afternoon and or evening

please contact me on tel. 01729 830494

or e-mail ljhumphreys@hotmail.com

It would help if someone already has experience

as I tried it once, found it to be great fun and a

good leveller between male and female. We

would all be starting from scratch, but obviously

require a hand to get it going.

PARISH NEWS ONLINE

The Malhamdale Parish News now has its own website. You can read the

current issue by visiting http://kmpnews.wordpress.com

At the moment, only September, October and November 2017 issues are

online, but in future the site will be updated monthly with each new issue, and

the previous issue transferred to the archive.

NOVEMBER SESSION

The next session will be on

Monday 13th November at Tudor House, Bell Busk

from 2.00-4.00pm

Please join us for a talk by Corinne Hill

from Choice Baskets on

“The World of Beautiful Baskets”

followed by afternoon tea.

Everyone welcome - £5 per person

For more information and to arrange transport contact Angela Barnes 01729

830532, Kath Hall 01729 830382 or Judith Holliday 01729 830338

BOARD GAMES IN THE BARN

Tuesday 28th November

7-9.30pm.

Come and be baffled by a Banagram, stymied by a Settler

or vexed by a Vortex.

£2 including refreshments.

Contact Simon at the Friends Meeting House,

01729 830263 with any questions.

GARGRAVE AND MALHAMDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Library Update - November 2017

By the time you read this the refurbishment of the Library will be complete

and life, especially for Patsy, will have returned to something near normal.

Thanks go to all the Volunteers for helping and to our Borrowers for putting up

with the disruption, hopefully you will all appreciate the improvements.

Thanks also go to NYCC for funding the work, the Village Hall Committee for

their help and cooperation and to Skipton Building Society for designing,

selecting and managing the various Contractors.

This summer’s NYCC Library Services Summer Reading Challenge, based on the

theme “Animal Agents”, was a great success, breaking last year’s record, with

67 children completing the challenge. Congratulations to the children, their

parents, the schools and the library volunteers.

On Friday 17th November we will be showing the Film ''Hidden Figures''. The

film tells the true story of 3 African American Women who, in the 1960s,

fought against discrimination to work at NASA during the Space Race.

Recognition of their contribution and achievements were finally recognised in

2015 when they were decorated by President Obama.

The film stars Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae with Kevin

Costner in a supporting role.

The customary Café style seating will be in place, so please bring your own

refreshments. Village Hall doors open 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £5, on sale at the door.

Dave Smith

KIRKBY MALHAM PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

Kirkby Malham Parish Council is a combined Parish Council encompassing the

parishes of Malham, Malham Moor, Kirkby Malham and Hanlith. Councillors

meet monthly on the first Monday of the month at Malham Village Hall @

7.30pm, all residents welcome.

6th November 2017 4th December 2017

Chris Wildman, Chair KMPC

PANTO TIME!

Panto time is almost upon us!

And what better way to join the fun than to come to the

Friends Meeting House

for 7pm

on Friday 15th December

where our very special guest is Cinderella herself - it's going to be a ball!

Tickets: adults £10, under 18s £6

when purchased via www.ruralarts.org

(search under 'performances').

Buy direct from Airton Barn before Friday 24th November

and get a 10% discount! Contact Simon on 01729 830263 /

airtonbarn@gmail.com to book your seats!

CHURCH BOOK CORNER

The Book Corner is now back in church, come in and browse our shelves.

All books are 50 pence each, proceeds to church funds.

More books are now needed!

Your old Paperback novels are most welcome. (Please, no text books or non-

fiction books.) Thank you

WEDNESDAY QUIZ NIGHTS

AT THE VICTORIA INN

8.30 p.m.

8th and 22nd November

6th and 20thDecember

Come and join us for the

fortnightly quiz at the Vic!

The format will be the same as last year, with teams of up to 4 people.

If you are on your own, please come along and join one of the teams.

Entry fee £2 each,

to cover prize for the winning team and a light supper.

If you would like any more information, or would like to arrange a quiz,

please contact:

Ian Ballard (e-mail: ian.ballard311@btinternet.com or phone 830885)

or Steve Whitaker (e-mail: steve.whitaker@outlook.com or phone 830082)

New paintings and drawings from Malhamdale artist

Katharine Holmes

"In Grandmother's Footsteps"

The exhibition is open

16 September 2017 to 14 January 2018

The Mercer Art Gallery,

Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

tel. 01423 556188

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm,

closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. Closes at 4pm November to March.

ADMISSION FREE

AWARDS FROM KIRKBY MALHAM SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Anyone who attended Kirkby Malham School and is now in Year 12

(or equivalent) of full- or part-time education or is in their second year of

full-time Further Education may apply for a small award

from the Foundation Trustees.

Those interested should apply in writing to:-

Tony Cawthorne

Listerhill Cottage, Malham Skipton, BD23 4DB

From the Editor . . .

All material for inclusion in the December/January issue should be with me no

later than Sunday 12th November; there are usually quite a few extra bits for

Christmas, so the earlier you can send your items in, the easier it is for me -

thank you. Carol Ballard

07801 491394

The Kirkby Malhamdale Educational Trust is a well established but little known

local charity. We have limited funds to support educational and further

development activities for local residents. The following is a guide to help you to

meet our criteria and for you to consider whether you are suitable for funding:

1. You must reside in Malhamdale.

2. You must be under 25 years of age when you apply.

3. We will only consider a personal application from the person applying and it

should be personally signed by you.

4. The amount of the award will be at the discretion of the Committee.

5. You should include a clear statement of the amount you are requesting, the

reasons for the funds and a plan of action, including your overall costs and how

you will obtain additional funds where the costs are greater than the requested

amount.

6. If funding is granted, we would appreciate a brief letter once your project/task

has been implemented to inform the Committee as to how the grant helped you.

The Committee meets in April and October to consider applications which

should be made to:-

Liz Hesleden, Pirie Martins, Watery Lane, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4AG

01756 699055

Mob: 07780 675122

e-mail: enquiries@asquithbusinesspark.co.uk

The Victoria

Kirkby Malham

Muddy Boots and Dog friendly (free dog Treats on

the Bar)

Real Fires

Local Cask Ales

4 Muddy Boot and dog friendly En suite rooms

Food Served Daily From 12pm

Pool Table and Sky Sports

The Buck Inn at Malham

Steve, Karen and all the Staff offer

a warm welcome to everyone

6 Real Ales

Great Home Cooked Food

12 En-suite Rooms

Hikers Bar

Lounge Bar with Open

Fire

Beer Garden

Open All Day, Everyday

Large Groups Catered For

Families, Dogs and Muddy

Tel: 01729 830317

Email info@thebuckmalham.co.uk

www.thebuckmalham.co.uk

Farm Shop & Tearoom

Town End Farm, Airton, BD23 4BE

01729-830902

Wide range of local produce from Yorkshire & Lancashire including

Dales Beef, Lamb & Pork,

the Cheese & Deli Counter, Charcuterie, Smoked Meats, Fruit &

Veg, Milk,

Cream & Bread, Hampers & Free Local Delivery.

In the tearoom we offer home made soups, sandwiches, quiches,

casseroles, cakes, bakes & weekly specials.

Fantastic views up The Dale to Malham Cove.

Gift Gallery, local art & handicrafts, wool & wood.

Butchery Courses, Hogroast & Event Catering.

Open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm

Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday 10am to 5pm

Last Orders in the tearoom 4pm

Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays

chris@malhamdale.com

www.townendfarmshop.co.uk