Newsletter No 62, December 2009

Clapham & District Newsletter
Number 62, December, 2009
CRO – a remarkable year
By the middle of the summer, we knew that 2009 was
going to be a remarkable year for CRO.
Not only had we begun the biggest building project
since the Depot was first ‘fitted out’ in 1976, but we
had also had more incidents by early July than in the
whole of 2008. 2008 was an ‘average’ sort of year,
with 50 incidents – 15 for people underground, 28
on the surface and seven for animals. By November
16th, this year, CRO members had turned out 82
times – 15 for people underground, 61 on the surface
and six for animals. In those incidents, they went
to the aid of 101 walkers, 35 cavers, 4 climbers,
3 fell-runners, 3 mountain bikers, 2 canyoners, 1
rock scrambler and 2 people missing from home
or otherwise at risk, plus 3 dogs and 3 sheep. Go to
www.cro.org.uk/2009#latest for an up-to-date listing
of incidents.
There will be a formal opening of the extended
Depot, next summer, when CRO will be celebrating
its 75th anniversary in 2010. However, it seems a bit
ungrateful to people who have been so supportive and
tolerant while the alterations were being planned and
implemented, to make them wait until next summer to
see the results at first hand. Anyone from the parish,
or round-about, who would like to have a look round
(plus a free tea or coffee and definitely no mince
pies!) is very welcome to pop in for an informal
guided ‘tour’.
Rae Lonsdale (a CRO duty controller)
Rescue team receives £30,000
A climbing accident at Attermire, near Settle, resulted in
an injured climber being stranded on a narrow ledge.
He
was winched up into a Sea King of RAF Leconfield (near
Beverley) and flown to Leeds General Infirmary.
The Cave Rescue Organisation’s Clapham Depot
re-development project received a massive boost,
with the presentation of a cheque for £30,000 from
the West Riding Masonic Charities.
On Wednesday, 4th November members of
the West Riding Masonic Charities, along with
members of Wenning Lodge, met at the CRO Depot
at Clapham, where W. Bro Martin Stray A.P.G.M.,
who is responsible for the area, presented the £30,000
cheque to CRO Chairman Jack Pickup.
He then invited all present to see a presentation
about the work of the Organisation and to take a
guided tour of the building, with its new operational,
training and storage facilities and proposed safetyeducational purpose.
The diversity of CRO’s ‘clientelle’ is wellillustrated by listing those to whose aid the team has
gone, in the first ten months of this year: 93 walkers,
34 cavers, 4 climbers, 3 mountain bikers, 3 people
‘at risk’ or missing from home, 2 canyoners, 1 fellrunner,1 rock scrambler, plus 1 search of fields around
a burned-out farmhouse, 3 sheep and 2 dogs.
Mark Watson
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Remember, remember the
25th November…
People had started talking. It had been known for a
fair while that local wizards magick’d used cooking
oil into bio-diesel, and over recent weeks different
coloured pieces of paper had slid through parish
letter-boxes, trailering a lift-sharing scheme, a
community orchard . . . The sharp-eyed would have
registered stone walls being repaired round a patch
off Cross Haw Lane, wild with willow-herb, and a
brand-new notice-board had appeared on the side of
the Village Shop, ready for – what?
Last night, in the Village Hall, for the stalwarts
who braved the weather, all was revealed. Eleven
separate project displays drew people in with colour
and information and invitation to get involved,
each one detailing activity going on, right now in
the parish, to conserve energy, explore new, local
sources of renewable energy, grow food or reduce
waste. This, the gathering was told, was the Clapham
Sustainability Group’s response to the double
challenge of climate change and the depletion of
global oil resources and the threat posed to future
supplies of energy and food. The gravity of the
situation was made vivid last night – but so was
the zest and initiative and creativity of Clapham rising
to it. Wendy Jennings
One of the many stands on show at the Village Hall
Transport Tips
Did you know:
1. If you want to either offer or request a lift you can
leave a notice on the right hand side of the new
notice board on the wall of the Village Stores with
your details.
2. The Little Red Bus runs as a Dial-a Ride service
between 9.30am and 4.30pm on weekdays which
aims to link people to public transport eg from
Clapham to the Station or Keasden to bus stops
in the village. Just phone 62753 for details.
3. Groups of up to 16 people can hire a Little Red
Bus for excursions etc. Sorry not Pub Crawls! For
details of costs and to hire phone 62753. There’s
a local driver who may be available if you need
to keep costs down – just ask.
4. If booking a Rail Ticket always check the fare
from Bentham – they have been known to cost
half the fare from Clapham!
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Lift-sharing Scheme
We hope you have already seen the brand-new
Clapham Sustainability Group notice-board on the
side of the Village Shop. The right-hand side of this
is reserved for the lift-sharing scheme – so you can
now post your offers of lifts or requests for them
at any time. Just to remind you of the scheme’s
few guidelines: we feel 10p a mile per passenger
is fair recompense for the driver and ask that it be
paid at the time, (no credit . . .) In the interests of
good-neighbourliness and transparent communal
responsibility, we would ask for punctuality all round
and a minimum age of eighteen for unaccompanied
passengers.
Sue Cowgill, Liz Walton, Wendy Jennings
If you have any other transport related tips for the next
Newsletter please let Sue C know on 51343.
CLAPHAM SCHOOL PTA
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The bells, the bells . . .
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks in the Tower.
In our last edition we reported on how the three bells
were brought down from their resting place in the
Bell Chamber for the first time since 1930 in order
to be taken to Nottingham to be refurbished. They
have then been put together with the three additional
bells we have acquired in order to be re-tuning so that
all six will harmonise as one peal.
While the bells have been away the volunteers have
not been resting on their laurels and on November
4th they began to prepare for their return. They began
with the exhausting slog of cutting 9 holes 18 inches
deep into the hard blue limestone. These were for the
steel beams of the bell-frame to fit into, holding the
tower secure and solid for generations to come. On
November 9th the steel girders for the frame arrived.
The following day, two and a half tonnes of steel
were hoisted up the tower by hand operated chain
block – the power hoist did not work – and slotted
into the prepared holes. .
Anyone passing the church over this period might
well have been forgiven for wondering what strange
bangs and crashes were coming from this allegedly
peaceful oasis in the heart of the Dales – well, put
it down to a number of very enthusiastic men with
The giant Meccano arrives
hammers putting together something like a giant
Meccano kit!
On November 23rd the bells returned – six of them
now. The rest of the week has seen the volunteers
once again busy, raising the bells into their correct
places in the Chamber – more muscle needed (the
tenor bell weighs 10¾ cwt). This has been a real
juggling act because the bells and frame are a tight
The six bells arrive
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fit. The whole job is a great credit to
the bell-hanger from Hayward Mills.
Nevertheless, they are now in place and
will be there for many years to come.
There are still some things to finish
including the installation of pulley
wheels and ropes but the hardest work
has been done.
Many congratulations and thanks
must go to the whole team who have put
this part of the project together. We can’t
name names but they include, of course,
those ‘superheroes’ who volunteered in
the Tower. However, we must not forget
the dictum that ‘an army marches on its
stomach’ and give hearty thanks to the
‘support staff’ for producing gallons of
tea and coffee, mountains of cakes and
sandwiches as well as hot dinners and
bed and breakfast for the bell hangers. It has truly
been a team effort.
You won’t hear the bells ring just yet. It will
probably be Easter before the new peal is rung
regularly. However, maybe, just maybe, they will
be able to ring out in all their splendour to celebrate
Christmas!
The lower frame takes shape
drainage and sewerage systems which will enable
us to have our toilet and kitchen. More news of this
anon – watch this space!
Fundraising
You will all be aware that this project has resulted
in a major fundraising appeal. Altogether we have
raised to date over £50,000 towards the figure of
approximately £90,000 which we need. Grants have
been a major contributor to this, notably £22,600
from the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded for the work
done on the bells and other related parts of the project.
We have also greatly benefited from donations, not
least, in the way of support many have given to the
Tower Bonds. Last, but not least, we have continued
to run a range of fundraising
events which probably help
to contribute to Clapham’s
reputation as being one of the
busiest villages in the Dales!
We now need to make the
final spurt towards the finish
line. There are applications to
grant awarding bodies going in
over the next couple of weeks
and we have enjoyed some
excellent events in November
which have made a significant
contribution towards our total
including the Christmas Fair,
Quiz Night and the Poetry and
Prose evening. There is still a
long way to go but there is no
doubt that the end is now in
sight.
Sue Mann
What now?
It would be great to think that we are at the end of
our journey but there is still some way to go. After
Christmas the builders will be in to install new
floors in the Bell Chamber and Clock Chamber.
New lighting will also be going in. At that point the
final stage of the project can begin – installing the
Part of the new peal in place
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CHURCH NEWS
The Vicar writes . . . .
shepherd’s visit to the manger. The third was called
the ‘Mass of the Divine World’ because the Gospel
was from the prologue of John – ‘The word became
flesh’.
May we all take time to worship ‘The Word made
flesh’ this Christmas.
May God Bless you all.
Your friend and Vicar
Ian
The Legend of the Christmas Rose
One winter’s night a little shepherd girl named
Madelon was tending her father’s sheep in the fields
near Bethlehem. She saw some shepherds hurry past
and asked them where they were going. They told her
that a baby child had been born that night and they
were taking gifts to him.
Madelon stayed behind. She had nothing to bring
– not even wild flowers, for it was winter. She knelt
down and began to cry. An angel saw her and asked
why she was so sad. As the shepherd girl explained,
the angel brushed away the tears that had fallen on
the snow. There, beneath the snow, was a white, pinktipped rose.
The angel said, “Neither myrrh, nor frankincense,
nor gold, is an offering more fitting for the Christ
Child than this pure rose”. The shepherd girl happily
ran off to join the other shepherds and bring her gift to
the holy child – the Christmas Rose. Since that time,
the Christmas Rose blooms each year as a reminder
of the simple gift of love given to the Lord by a poor
shepherd girl.
I wonder what gift can we bring at Christmas? And
what makes the meaning of Christmas come alive in
your life?
Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve is an old
tradition based on the belief that Christ was born at
midnight. We really don’t know the time of his birth
and, in the early Church, midnight was not assigned
as the precise time for the first Christmas Mass.
It was simply to be ‘celebrated’ during the night.
However, for me personally, Midnight Mass is the
most significant event for bringing the meaning of
Christmas alive, and the most important gift I can
bring – is myself.
Since about the end of the first millennium,
the custom developed of celebrating three masses,
beginning at midnight. The first was called the
‘Mass of the Angels’ because the Gospel was from
Luke’s account of the angel’s announcement to the
shepherds. The second was called the ‘Shepherd’s
Mass’ because the Gospel was the account of the
CHURCH NOTICES
Christmas Appeal Homeless in Lancaster ask for
warm winter clothing and bedding, food, tinned and
non-perishable which is needed and much appreciated
by lonely and vulnerable people in Lancaster. Please
place any of the above articles at the back of the
church until Sunday, 13th December.
Christmas Services
Sunday, 13th December 11.00 am Christingle Service at in Clapham
7.00 pm Lessons and Carol Service at Newby
Methodist Church
Village Carol Singing in December Tuesday, 15th at Newby
Wednesday, 16th at Clapham, meet at the New Inn
Thursday, 17th at Keasden
All beginning at 6.30 pm
Sunday, 20th December Lessons and Carol at
Keasden at 6.45 pm
Christmas Eve 5.00 pm Crib Service.
11.30 pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 10.00 am Holy Communion at Keasden
Sunday, 27th December The service at Clapham is for the whole Benefice.
Please note the earlier time 10.00 am.
Saturday, 19th December Walk to Clapham cave for singing carols. Meet at
church at 10.45 am.
Eric Nelson well-known local farmer died on Tuesday, 24th November after a short illness.
Dearly loved Husband of Joan, father of Mark and Tracey, treasured granddad of Rebecca,
Rachael and Amy, dear son of Margaret and the late Jack.
A tribute to Eric will appear in the next issue of the newsletter.
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Village people . . .
Oak, thus following in a family tradition because
John’s grandfather owned a nursery in Farleton and
John’s uncles were market gardeners. John has four
older sisters and had a younger brother with Down’s
syndrome who died at the age of three. His mother
came from a farming family in Roeburndale and she,
like Ann’s mum, was a housewife. John attended
Hornby Primary School and then went to Lancaster
Technical School where he took his O levels.
Dad was keen for him to join the business but he
had not the slightest interest in the idea after many
hours in holidays and at weekends shovelling **** by
the tractor load and climbing up all their apple trees
every autumn as a latter day version of a chimney
boy. He had always enjoyed Meccano and practical
toys and wanted to be an engineer so he signed up
for an engineering apprenticeship with a firm making
components for the bus and train industry. Years of
day release and night school brought him an ONC
and an HNC in Mechanical Engineering and equipped
him for his next job with the NW Gas Board as a
technical assistant and helped him on to the first rung
of the management ladder. He was offered a post
at HQ in Altrincham and this presented him with a
considerable dilemma because all he had known was
Hornby and he had serious doubts about living in a
city. By this time John and Ann were engaged and so
they decided to marry (at St Margaret’s in Bentham)
and make the move, although Ann shared all John’s
worries. Their reward was life in a gas board flat
overlooking Trafford Industrial Estate and with a
particularly stunning close up view of Kellogg’s.
Ann began work as the secretary to an accountant
and John’s career took off at a really exciting time in
the gas industry. North Sea gas had been discovered
and he was involved in selling it to industry because,
at that initial stage, it was not planned to offer it to
Five or six years ago a friend approached me on the car
park at Bentham Golf Club and asked to talk to me in
confidence. He told me that he and his wife were thinking
of moving to Clapham and he wanted to know all about
the village and its people. Despite what I told him, they
decided to come! John and Ann Norris now live in that
lovely house next door to Bethel Chapel and are fully
involved in local life.
Ann’s family came over from Ireland at the time of
the potato famine which, as the historians among you
will know, occurred in the mid nineteenth century. They
settled in Bentham and Ann, an only child, was born in
the nursing home at Melling. Her father was a painter
and decorator as was his father before him. Her mother’s
family were also painters and decorators in Kirkby
Lonsdale so Ann ought to be Clapham’s answer to
Lawrence Llewellyn- Bowen but the genes don’t always
work out like that. She attended school in Bentham and
Ingleton before going to Keighley Technical College to
take a secretarial course and her first job was at George
Angus where she worked in the offices. As a teenager
she went to dances at Bentham Town Hall and met a
handsome young man with a quiff like Cliff Richard’s.
(I can hear you asking, could this be John?)
John was also born at Melling in the same nursing
home. It would be nice to think that they fell in love
whilst having their nappies changed but Ann did not
arrive on the scene until a year or two later. John’s father
owned a nursery in Hornby at the back of The Royal
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Why is there no gas in Clapham?
homes. Two years later he was promoted to a post
in Liverpool with responsibility for converting
Merseyside to natural gas.
They moved to Widnes and he commuted from
there. Once he was driving home in thick fog,
following closely the tail lights of the car in front
when it stopped suddenly. The driver got out and
asked John if he knew where they were. John had not
the slightest idea but they discovered they had driven
into the yard of a colliery. On another occasion, as
he drove home, he passed a motorist fiddling in
the engine of his broken down vehicle. The next
morning the car was still there but it was completely
stripped: no wheels, no doors, just the shell. These
tales and others perhaps illustrate why they had no
reservations about moving back to Hornby when
John became Senior Area Engineer for Lancaster,
Morecambe and The Lakes, with responsibility for
district engineers, other staff, planning, contractors,
costing and recruitment.
By this time John had acquired more qualifications
than David Beckham has tattoos, becoming a member
of The Institute of Gas Engineers and The Institute
of Mechanical Engineers and so it comes as no
surprise that his next job was more high ranking
still: Area Engineer for the whole of Cheshire. His
penultimate job in the industry was based in Bolton
where he was responsible for one third of the East
Lancs region. With 800 people under his control and
a budget in those days in excess of £20million, he
probably had few idle moments. Finally he became
Area Manager for the whole of East Lancs and was
based in Blackburn.
He spent some time in schools giving talks about
life in engineering at one point in his career and at
another he was required to investigate the extension
of the rural gas network to small villages throughout
the North West but sadly it was not economically
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viable to connect Clapham up because the revenue
from customers would not match the cost to the
public purse. So now you know who to blame if you
moved here, as we did, complete with a shiny new
gas cooker! One other task he had to perform which
he found very challenging at first was to go on air
every fortnight on Radio Lancashire to answer live
questions from disgruntled customers. Twelve years
ago when the gas industry faced a huge reorganisation
John took early retirement and has never been idle
since.
What of Ann whilst John was pursuing his highly
successful career? They had three sons and the task
of bringing them up was mainly hers because John
was out for at least twelve hours each day and as if
this were not enough to occupy her she worked as a
secretary for a firm of architects in Lancaster. Two
of their sons live in Warton where one is a firefighter
and the other is a mechanic. Their third son lives in
Staffordshire where he runs his own business building
racing cars.
When John first retired he renovated his father’s
old house and they then decided to sell up and
move here because they had walked here and knew
Clapham. They enjoy living in a farming area and
like the friendliness of the community. They felt
comfortable attending events in the village hall
and were made to feel welcome. When John is not
gardening or golfing he works for the bio-diesel
project and the conservation group. Ann is a volunteer
at St John’s Hospice and is involved with Craven
Voluntary Service which provides support for single
or old people newly discharged from hospital. As a
girl she hated sport but after one session at a driving
range she has developed a passion for golf and is now
even more enthusiastic than John. They love living
here and we are delighted that they chose to come.
Stuart Marshall
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Tel: 01729 825559 Fax: 01729 824826
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WE ARE
HERE
RIBBLESDALE
MOTORS
TO BYPASS
OPEN TO TRADE & PUBLIC
CUTTING SERVICE AVAILABLE
TO
SETTLE
TOWN
CENTRE
FALCON
MANOR
FROM
SKIPTON
Thank you
Pre-War Occupations
Thank you to all those who supported the Fashion
Show at the Village hall in support of Clapham park
association. The children: Natasha, Ben, Lonika,
Anna and Lauren were brilliant in displaying clothes
from Pigtails. The ladies, along with our brave gent,
Robin put on a superb show modelling clothes from
Nuffin2wear.
We had a successful and enjoyable evening.
Brenda Everson
The statistics below have kindly been provided by
John Farrer and show how the residents of Clapham
were employed before the war.
Ingleborough Estate workers:
Ingleborough hall domestic staff
Foresters
Mason and Labourers
Joiners
Carter
Gamekeepers
R.J.F’s Gardeners
Total
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Back in Clapham!
Martin and Christine would like to say a big thank
you for all the help, cards and gifts that they have
received on their return to Clapham.
Workers about the village other than the Estate:
Postmen
3
Shop
4
Joiners (R. Howson)
2
Blacksmith
1
Farm Men
5
New Inn
4
Hall garth
4
Garage
9
Vicarage
Deighton Cottager
1
Total
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CRO EXTENSION PREVIEW
Between 10.00 and 12.00
Saturday, 2nd January, 2010
All welcome –
whether you’ve been before or are just curious.
Alternatively, pop in between 10.00 and 12.00
on the first Saturday of any later month.
Dates for 2010
The Knit & Natter group meet on
alternate Mondays from 1.30 pm to
4.00 pm at Park View on the following
dates:
January 4th & 18th
February 1st & 15th
March 1st, 15th & 29th
April 12th & 26th
May 10th & 24th
June 7th & 21st
July 5th & 19th
August 2nd & 16th
September 6th & 20th
October 4th & 18th
November 1st
£1000 has been raised over the past 12
months for Derian House Children’s
Hospice. This was achieved with the
help of many friends, especially the
Knit & Knatter group. A very big
thank you to everyone who helped to
raise this wonderful sum.
Rosie
9
2
6
3
1
4
3
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Elemental of Ingleton
Your local Fair Trade shop
Now stocking fabulous
women’s, babies’ and children’s
clothing! All Fair Trade and
using organic cotton where
possible.
We are renowned for our ever
changing range of beautiful and
unusual Fair Trade and recycled gifts from around the world.
In addition we stock a wide range of natural skin and
body care products, all parabens & SLES free, organic
where possible
A very different shopping experience!
Find us at: 8 Main Street, Ingleton
Just off the A65 in the village centre
Open 10.00 – 5.00 six days a week – Closed Mondays
Tel: 015242 42626 [email protected]
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Clapham cum Newby Village Hall
For over 80 years now the village hall has been
providing a welcome venue for a wide range of
community activities and events. As well as being
used by Groups that meet on a regular basis, it is
also available for hire for anything between a few
hours to a couple of weeks at a time. Extended in
2000 to create a new kitchen, entrance area, supper/
side room and refurbished toilets, the hall is well
maintained and supplied and able to cater for around
100 people at a time.
For those who are unaware of the facilities,
these include level access, spacious entrance area,
oil fired central heating, a large hall with wooden
floor and badminton markings, a smaller supper
room with carpeted floor and cushioned seats, male,
female and disabled toilets, numerous small, large
and trestle tables, plenty of chairs and a well stocked
kitchen with water boiler and serving hatch. The
white catering-standard crockery is available for hire
separately (if not required by hall users) as are the
numerous large white tablecloths. Recent additions
include the music system (CD player, amplifier and
wall mounted speakers) the PA system with roving
microphone and the hearing loop system.
The volunteer Committee work hard to ensure that
the hire costs are kept as low as possible for users and
supplement the income from hirers by fund-raising
via the Duck Race at the annual Clapham Street
Market. Although annual running costs, especially
for oil, insurance and annual safety checks, keep
on rising, any increase in charges are kept to the
minimum.
testament to the large numbers of local people who,
for more than 80 years, have willingly put a lot of time
and effort into developing and maintaining it for the
benefit of us all. If you haven’t been in recently, make
it a goal to pop in during 2010 to see for yourself.
If you are interested in hiring the hall, or any of the
items that are not being used, please call the Booking
Clerk. If you are interested in helping out with
running the hall in any way, please call the current
Chairman, Alan Woodhouse on 51157 to discuss.
New volunteers are always welcome. Suggestions or
comments about the Hall can be made to Sheila and
Stuart Maywood, your Group Committee Member,
any of the Officers (Alan Woodhouse, Lorraine
Wildman, Libby Morrison) or by placing a note in
the suggestion box in the hallway.
We look forward to seeing you enjoying the
facilities during 2010.
Clapham cum Newby Village Hall Committee
Stop Press: Due to other commitments Libby
Morrison needs to stand down as soon as possible
from the position of Village Hall Treasurer. Anyone
interested in taking on this role, please call Libby on
51011 to discuss. Thank you
Public Notice
Licensing Act 2003
To whom it may concern. We, the Committee do
hereby give notice that we have applied to the
Licensing Authority at Craven District Council for
the variation of our Premises Licence at Clapham
cum Newby and known as the Village Hall.
The application is to allow the sale of alcohol for
consumption on the premises.
Any person wishing to make representations to
this application may do so in writing to the Licensing
Team, Craven District Council, Granville Street,
Skipton BD23 1PS not later than 28 days after the
date of this notice (as below).
Representations received after this date will not
be considered.
A copy of the application can be viewed at the
Licensing Authority’s address during normal office
hours.
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make
a false statement in connection with this application,
the maximum fine on summary conviction being
£5,000.
Costs for 2010 per session will be: (to be confirmed
on booking):
Full Hall (sole use of all facilities) – £21.00
Supper room only – £15.75
– A session is normally morning (till 12 noon),
afternoon (12- 6pm) or evening (6pm-11pm)
Discounts are available for regular (i.e. weekly) local
users. Please discuss with the Booking Clerk, Kathy
Hall, on 51232. Large, non-fund raising events for
adults are charged at £40.00. A recent change in the
licensing laws means that any event where alcohol
is available for sale will need a separate license and
will have an additional charge.
The hall is cleaned on a weekly basis only and not
after each hiring. With this in mind, users are asked
to leave it in the condition that they would like to find
it in. Please build in a little time at the end of your
event to leave the hall clean and ready for the next
users – it could be you!
Our Village Hall is a fantastic facility and is
Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dated 2nd December, 2009
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Tower Bond Draw
Seasonal Recipe
The results of the monthly draw for the winning
Clapham Tower Bond numbers are as follows.
Mincemeat
Ingredients for 6lb mincemeat:
12oz (350g) seedless raisins
8oz (225g) sultanas
8oz (225g) currants
4oz (110g) cut mixed peel
4oz (110g) chopped dried prunes
12oz (350g) soft brown sugar
1lb (450g) cooking apples – peeled, cored and
grated
8oz (225g) shredded suet
grated rind and juice of 2 oranges
grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
2oz (50g) chopped almonds
2oz (50g) chopped pecan nuts
1 tbsp (15g) mixed spice
1 tsp (5g) freshly grated nutmeg
5fl oz (150ml) brandy
October:
Draw no.1 for £50 – (J. Sexton, Clapham)
Draw no. 2 for £20 – (S. Mann, Newby)
Draw no.3 for £20 – (M. Galpin, Newby)
Draw no.4 for £20 – (F. Hewson, Mirfield)
Draw no.5 for £20 – (J. Lovett, Clapham)
November:
Draw no.1 for £50 – (N. Syers, Barnoldswick)
Draw no. 2 for £20 – (M. Jones, Clapham)
Draw no.3 for £20 – (A. Vaskova, Mewith)
Draw no.4 for £20 – (I. Bowes, Clapham)
Draw no.5 for £20 – (V. Walton, Clapham)
Anyone wishing to buy a Tower Bond and enter the
draw should contact Ron Wilson, Station House,
Clapham Station, Clapham LA2 8ES or David Parry,
Tower Captain, Tel: 015242 51132.
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients together, except half the
brandy in a large ovenproof bowl and cover and
leave to stand overnight.
2. The next day, preheat the oven to 110C/225F/
Gas ¼, cover the bowl with foil and place in the
oven for about 3 hours.
3. Allow to cool, then mix in the rest of the brandy
and put into sterilised jars.
If possible, this mincemeat needs to mature for at
least two weeks before using. Once sealed, it can
keep for at least a year. This recipe is from the BBC
food website: www.bbc.co.uk/food
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Quiz Night
Clapham School PTA are having a Quiz Night on
Friday, 29th January at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall.
BOWLAND FELLS HEATING and SON
Domestic Servicing and Maintenance of
OIL FIRED BOILERS and COOKERS
(AGA/Raeburn etc.)
Telephone Guy Downing on 015242 41833 or Mobile 07780 708589
9 NEW ROAD, INGLETON LA6 3HL
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Book Review . . .
Noah Ramsbottom and the Cave Elves is the first of
twelve stories, the second is due to be published in the
summer of 2010. They are stories for the under tens.
They are set here in the Dales and revolve around a
magic cave. The magic cave is peopled by cave elves
and is full of magic doors. These doors take Noah
and his elf friends (Littleplod, the cave guard, is an
elf with ‘attutude’!) to fantastic adventures, the first
in a prehistoric world, the second is an adventure set
on the high seas (Noah Ramsbottom and the Mystery
of Skull Island). In the series, Noah also visits the
Pyramids, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Wright brothers
in Kitty Hawk.
Sam Marsh the Viking King is the first of three
adventures and is for older children and teens. Sam
Marsh was originally released as an e-book in the
USA and Canada, where it’s selling well but it was
also released as a paperback at the end of October.
Sam Marsh is an orphan who lives on a horrible
West Yorkshire council estate. One evening Sam’s
life changes. A TV news flash brings news of the
crash of a plane with two of the Norwegian royal
family on board. A few hours later two Norwegian
secret service men are knocking on Sam’s door. Sam
Marsh discovers his parents were the chieftains of
the Lofoten Islands! Now he’s the new chieftain!
He’s got to return to Norway and take up his duties.
But Sam’s parents’ deaths were not an accident and
the person who killed them is now gunning for Sam.
That person is Sam’s Great Grandfather, Herr Krater,
the chairman of The Company, an organization that
specializes in high tech military hardware. Herr
Krater left some plans in Lofoten in the war and now
wants them back at any cost.
illustrator from Ingleton, and I’m writing more Noah
and Sam stories too.
Noah Ramsbottom is currently available online
on Amazon and from bookshops, you can also get
a copy from Archway books in Settle. Sam Marsh
can be bought as an ebook, details on my website,
and has just been moved onto Amazon and should
be in bookstores everywhere in early 2010. But
copies are available at Archway Books now. Crazy
For Creatures: A Collection of Animal Poetry will be
available from January 2010.
About the Author . . .
Rob and Kristen moved to Clapham in October
2008, from Giggleswick, where they lived
temporarily since moving back from the south
west of France, in February 2008. They lived in
France for seven years in total.
Rob is originally from Settle, from an old
Dales family, with an uncle and aunt, Denis and
Margaret Bullock, of Station Road. He did his
degree at Ilkley College which is where he met
Kristen who is from Ilkley.
Whilst in France he discovered a passion
for writing. It all started about four years ago
when he joined the Society of Children’s Book
Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). But it wasn’t
until December 2008 that he was signed by an
American Literary Agent, and then subsequently
got the first book deal, for Noah Ramsbottom
and the Cave Elves. He is currently looking for
a British Agent.
I’ve recently branched out into poetry too. Gerty
Bendy Feet is due to be published in a book of poetry
Crazy For Creatures: A Collection of Animal Poetry
by Forward Press on 31st December 2009
For 2010 I’ve got a lot planned. I’ve got one
completed story called ‘Learning Labs’, a high tech
science fiction adventure which is with a couple of
publishers and another one called ‘Jacob’s War’. This
is about a young boy of German ancestry who, whilst
living in the UK in 1940, is ‘arrested’ and interned
in a camp on the Isle of Man and is determined to
find his way home to America by any means. I’m just
completing this book and it is under exclusive review
by an American literary agent. I’m just starting a
collaboration on a picture book for younger children
with my illustrator, Louisa Biggin, a brilliant young
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How to save Money this winter!
Try not to get too much of a ‘shock’ from your electricity bill
this winter
REPAIR
REDUCE
RECYCLE
REUSE
Currently there is a gadget on the market that helps you to monitor the amount of
electricity you are using. You can see where you may be able to make adjustments
to cut down on the amount of electricity consumed.
It works like this: The energy saving monitor display
unit is plugged into a convenient socket and the
settings tuned in. A sensor jaw clipped around the
live outgoing meter tail, which goes to the fuse box.
The monitor has been pre-programmed with a default
p/kWh unit rate. You can adjust this to match the rates
you are paying. This can be found on your electricity
bill. There are several different tariffs available
when buying electricity. You pay different rates for
different times of the day. For example the energy
supplier Ecotricity has the following tariffs: First
900w 26.95p. per unit; over 900w day-time13.85p.
per unit; and the cheap rate 1.30am – 6.30am 4.71p.
per unit.
When set-up the energy saving monitor display
will provide you with the following information.
How much energy you are using at that very moment.
Switch the kettle on and off and you will see the
figures change. How much you are spending each
month, per day, if you did not switch off the kettle.
How much you save when you turn the kettle off.
The graph shows how much energy is used daytime,
evening, nightime. The cumulative energy in kWh is
shown every ten seconds between the last day, the
last seven days and the last 30 days.
Having set up the Energy Saving Monitor one
of the first things was to dig out timers to put on the
washing machine and dishwasher to make good use
of the 4.71p. tariff between 1.30pm and 6.30pm. If
you are thinking of using timers please ensure they
are suitable for dishwashers/washing machines – not
all are.
Warning: Watching the display monitor can
become obsessive. But that’s good because you
do begin to feel you are able to exert some control
over your energy consumption, and hopefully save
yourself some money too.
The really good news is: You do not have to buy
the monitor. The library will loan you the Energy
Saving Monitor for a period of three weeks – at no
cost.
4Rs Group: Justina Sexton, Rosie Hull, Sue
Cowgill, Ann Stewart, Jill Buckler
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Clapham Whist Group
The Whist Group meets at Clapham Village Hall on
Friday evenings. All proceeds go to various charities.
We have recently donated £200 to the Help the Heros
fund.
Future dates are:
December 11th & 18th, January 8th, 15th & 22nd
All commencing at 7.30 pm.
Beckside Yarns
& Needlecrafts
A Gallery full of fabulous yarns by Norro,
Colinette, Debbie Bliss, Rowan,
Brigantia, Lang, Louisa Harding,
RYC, Gedifra and many more
Help and advice always on hand
Call 015242 51122
www.becksideyarns.com
[email protected]
Beckside Gallery
Church Avenue, Clapham
North Yorkshire LA2 8EA
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Glossy magazines
required
When you have finished
reading your magazines,
instead of putting them into
the recycling, please can you
pass them on to me?
I am teaching now and
these provide an excellent
resource. I buy as many as I
can but they really add up.
Any subjects and titles are
welcome!
Thanks in anticipation!
Esther Pugh, 1 The Green
Photographic Competition winner
Congratulations to Anna Marshall of Keasden with this original view of Ingleborough – well done Anna
Poetry, Prose, Pies, Peas and
Puddings
Saturday evening’s entertainment in the village hall did
exactly what it said on the tin! We enjoyed poetry, prose,
pies, peas and pudding! There was the usual wide range of
readings including an account of a walk up Ingleborough
in 1818 read by Ken Pearce. This included a fascinating
description of Clapham at the time. George Greenbank
read Alan Bennett’s rather unflattering description of Saint
James’ Church. As we were there to raise money for the
church this resulted in some wry smiles! This time the
mix of items was rather different because local author
Leah Fleming (Helene Wiggin) came along to talk about
‘The Ups ands Downs of A Writer’s Life’ and treated the
audience to readings from her books.
In the second half there was another mixed but entertaining
bag of individual choices including several which got us
in the mood for the onslaught of Christmas.
Thanks to Liz Mason for organising this event, to
everyone who read, provided puddings and helped in any
other way.
The wonderful total of £417 was raised.
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Christmas Fair exceeds
expectations
Saint James’ Church Christmas Fair held in
the Village Hall on November 14th provided
an excellent opportunity to get on with some
Christmas shopping with stalls selling high
quality craft items and delicious seasonal food.
In addition you could take a chance on the
tombola as well as have a go at the raffle, both of
which had an excellent range of prizes including
one of Ray Hull’s beautiful handmade wooden
boxes. If all of that was too heady for you, you
could take a break in the Supper Room and chat
to friends and neighbours over a bacon butty,
homemade soup or a mince pie. All in all a pretty
good way to spend a Saturday and enough people
thought so to raise over a thousand pounds for
the Tower Project!
Many thanks to Eileen Plumridge, Moira Ings
and everyone else who helped in any way but,
above all, to all those who came along to support
the event and make it such a successful day.
Quiz Night
Stuart Marshall continues to tease the brains of North Craven
Marks and Spencer for 17 minutes while women
only spent 4 minutes waiting for men. In the end
he allowed both true and false. False on the basis
that he had made the research up (based on his own
prejudices one suspects!) and true on the principle
that, although he had made it up, it might well be
true!! No wonder there was a good deal of laughter
to accompany the bemusement!
A tremendous buffet supper was produced by
volunteers to prove that the high standard of Clapham
catering travels beyond the village boundaries.
Many thanks go to all involved: Stuart and his
lovely assistant Barbara for the quiz, the Settle Social
Club for giving us the room, the local businesses who
sponsored each round of the quiz, the volunteers who
provided the supper, all who donated prizes for the
raffle and sold the tickets and David Parry who did
so much running around to bring it all together. The
Tower Fund benefited by £860.
Teams from around the area gathered at Settle Social
Club on Friday, November 27th to take on the
challenges posed by Quiz Master Stuart Marshall as
well as to raise funds for the Tower Project. Fifteen
teams took up the baton and competition was fierce
through all four rounds with ‘The Newbyians’ just
pipping ‘Hope Street’ at the post to steal a last minute
victory. Stuart’s brain teasers were as tricky as ever.
This time they included one question which asked
whether it was true or false that, on average, men
waited for women outside the changing rooms of
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New Inn
Christmas Day Luncheon
Served 12.00 noon till 2.00pm last orders 1.30pm
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Bethel Chapel
Mussels in light coconut Thai green sauce
*
Smoked Chicken Terrine
*
Goats Cheese and caramelised red onion filo tartlet
***
Creamy Courgette Soup with pesto oil
***
Roast Turkey with traditional trimmings
*
Pan fried Halibut with crushed potato, vegetables
and caper sauce
*
Roast Vegetable Wellington with sweet potato chips
and salad
*
Grilled Beef Fillet with potato and pancetta gratin
***
Christmas pudding
or
Selection of Sweets (see board for details)
We invite you to our Christmas events:
Friday, 11th December – Clapham Tots Christmas
Special 9.30am –11am
Friday, 11th December – Christmas Celebration
taken by Capernwray Students who will perform
a Christmas production at 7.30pm with supper
to follow
Sunday, 20th December – Nativity Service 11am,
Carol Service 6.30pm. Coffee and Mince pies
served
25th December – Christmas morning Service.
We wish you a peace filled Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
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Celebrate local food
You are invited to a Jacobs Join at the Village Hall
on Wednesday, 16th December at 7.30pm
Bring something to eat made from ingredients
produced within the Parish – from your own garden
or allotment, the wild, a vegetable grower or farmer
. . . or supplied from the two local food shops.
If you are new to the area and need information
about local food producers and suppliers phone Sue
C on 51343
Let’s enjoy a feast!
4 courses for £29.95
To book phone 015242 51203 or ask at the bar
Martin, Renee and all at the New Inn
would like to wish customers old and new a
very merry Christmas and a
happy and prosperous New Year
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Westhouse Nursery
JIM DAVEY & SON
d Shrubs
d Perennials
d Alpines
d Fruit Trees
d Heathers
d Hanging Baskets/
d Bedding Plants Planters
d Fuchsias
d Decorative Pots
d Clematis
d Compost and
d Climbers
Garden Sundries
–– Carpet Fitters ––
Own Carpets/Vinyl
fitted and refitted
Open 9am to 5pm – 6 days a week. Closed Tuesday
All major credit cards accepted
On site parking
On A65 between Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale
– look out for Blue and Yellow signs
Underlay, plates and gripper supplied.
For quotes phone 01729 840417
or mobile 07800 857 884
Telephone 015242 41878/42652
Wenningdale
Home Repairs
If you wish to advertise in the
Newsletter please contact:
Here are some of the many home repair, maintenance
and improvement jobs we have completed:
Ray Hull, Park View, Church Avenue,
Clapham LA2 8EA
F Sanding and varnishing of wooden floors
F Sash windows repaired and reglazed
F Wallpapering and interior decorating
F Exterior painting and paint stripping
F Ceramic tiling
F Gardening, and much more . . . .
Tel. 015242 51492
email: [email protected]
An advertisement this size only costs
£3 per issue.
Local, professional and very competitive
Mobile: 07854 596391
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Looking Well Studio News
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you
to everyone who has visited helped and supported
us. See you in the New Year and new faces always
welcome.
Thank you to all who attended the Lantern
workshops and walked in the procession.
Special thanks to Liam Ellershaw, June Hewitt,
Ken Fisher, James Lea, Claire Lea, Ann Booth, Eddie
Knowles, Iain Henshaw and Anna Read for their hard
work helping to make the lantern procession happen.
A special thank you to Maureen Magooligan whose
biscuits kept us all going!
Bentham Buddhist Group meeting at the Looking
Well on Wednesday 9th December 7.00 – 9.30pm.
Free Sculpture Workshops for Men from the
Bentham area. As part of CDC’s Darwin Project
sculptor and printmaker, Tony Stephenson, will
be using a variety of material and easy to learn
techniques. Some of the artworks made in the
workshops will be hung as a public exhibition at
Craven Museum and Gallery from January 2010.
Workshops are on: 3rd Dec and 10th Dec 2pm – 4pm.
Phone Jay for further information.
November, cold, dreary, full of fear
That autumns over, winters near.
Short bleak days are here at last,
Trees near bare, skies overcast.
Looking Well Studios will close on Wednesday, 23rd
December and will reopen on Monday, 4th January,
2010.
For further details on any of above phone Julie
on 62672 (e-mail [email protected]).
Julie Vass
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November
Along the lanes leaves lie deep
And from their bodies colours seep,
No longer yellow, green or red
But translucent, brown and dead.
Due to the popularity of the Pilates for Beginners
on Wednesdays in the Town Hall a second class
has been arranged. Anyone wishing to join in the
New Year please phone to book. Classes starting
6th January 9.30 – 10.30am. and 10.30 – 11.30am.
Trees grimly skeletal, black and dark
Against cold skies silhouetted stark.
Wild flowers and bracken hurry
Into the ground, a slimy slurry.
Computing with Confidence course starting in
February. Supportive and informal, the course is
aimed at complete beginners to increase confidence
in e-mail, internet and documents. Contact us for
enrolment information.
Sun and moon infrequently seen,
Heavenly bodies but wan and lean.
Lambs now old lethargic sheep,
Other creatures sound asleep.
Making the Best of your Digital Camera. A new
5 week course starting 13th January. Contact us for
enrolment information.
Grey chilly mists and cold white frost
Sombre reminders of seasons lost.
Fine damp drizzle upon the mere
Black despair, November’s here.
Rag Rugging – Learn rag rug techniques using
contemporary and traditional methods. Starting on
Tuesdays 12th January 7.00 – 9.00pm
Pete Jacobs, Flying Horseshoe Cottages
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Christmas Greetings
The following readers send Christmas Greetings
to their friends in Clapham and District
Gus & Ann
Eggshell Lane
Margaret & Tom
The Green
Barbara & Stuart
Old Manor House
Richard & Justina
Fall View
Linda & Colin
Lindens
Esther & Hector
The Green
Liz & Eric
Clareson
Glenys & Mavis
Gilgen
Jill & Eddie
Long Barn
Chester, Skye
& Chutney
The Green
Peter, Brenda & Katie
Greenacres
Win Graveson
David & Lesley
Gildersbank
John & Ann
Beckfield House
Richard, Jayne,
Rachel & Rory-Joe
Gildersbank
John & Isabel
The Green
Rosie & Ray
Park View
Val & Eddie
Hill View
Janet, Rosie &
Muppet
Clapdale Way
John & Annie
John & Jane
Hall Garth
Chris & Chrissie
Gildersbank
David, Denise &
Charlotte
Sawmill Cottage
Susan & Norman
Limefold
Ron & Denise
The Station House
Christine & Martin
Yew Tree Cottages
Stuart & Shiela
Flying Horseshoe
Cottages
Jean
formally The Green
Clapham
Village Store
Ian & the Girls
Jaques Farm
Friends from
Bethel Chapel
Jackie & David
Arbutus House
The above greetings as well as being environmentally friendly also
cover the cost of one issue of the Newsletter. We would also like to thank all
our advertisers for their support over the past year.
Healthy School Status
We have recently undergone a Healthy Schools
Moderation Visit. The moderators looked at whether
the pupils could talk about activities and aspects of
school life that enable them to understand about
the physical, mental, social and emotional aspects
of healthy living. We are pleased to report that we
passed with flying colours.
The following is a quotation from the letter that
we received from the moderator:
‘Throughout your school we found numerous
opportunities to celebrate your achievement and
commitment to being a Healthy School. It was a most
enjoyable visit thanks to your articulate, confident
pupils, welcoming hard-working staff and proactive,
well-informed parents.’ Once again we are proud to
be able to celebrate the success of our school.
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ClaphamPrimary School
Christingle
The Christingle Service will
take place on Sunday, 13th
December at 11 a.m. We hope
that the year 5s will play a
special part in the service. We
welcome everyone to come
and share in this magical
service.
Cross Country
Another sporting triumph for our school in which 3 of
our children participated in the Craven Schools Sports
Partnership Cross Country Championship Finals.
The gruelling course was tackled courageously by
our children and the results were as follows:
Matthew Holroyd ran in the North Craven Year 3
boys team which came 1st.
Kitty Morrison and Erin Moorhouse ran in the North
Craven Year 3 girls team which came 2nd.
‘The North Craven Schools cross country team
produced a truly spectacular performance in the
competition and it was the best ever by the North
Craven Team. Although the 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishers
were awarded medals it was the efforts of some of our
non medal winning runners who helped our team do
so well. Well done everybody who took part’
Christmas Dinner
This year Christmas Dinner
in school will be on Tuesday,
8th December. We are planning to have a Victorian
theme for this traditional event. We would like the
children to be dressed in Victorian style as follows:
Boys – long trousers tucked into knee length socks,
long sleeve shirts, neckerchief, waistcoat
and, if possible, a flat cap.
Girls – long skirt, blouse, shawl and, if possible, a
white apron and mop cap.
Hopefully what we have asked for shouldn’t be too
difficult but if there are any problems please contact
school. Children from Class 2 can wear the same
outfits that they had for their trip to Colne Valley.
Gardening Club
As the nights are now getting darker, gardening club
will not be meeting again until the spring. We would
like to thank all the people who have come into school
to help in this club.
Urgent! Urgent!!
Apple tasting
The PTA is in danger of folding!
We still have no chair person or treasurer so time is
running out . . . . !
We would like to say a big thank you to Growing
with Grace for the apple tasting the children took
part in October in school. The children tasted 10
different types of apple and a lot of work came out
of it. Class 2 were able to do some data handling,
while Class 1 compared the fruits for crispiness,
juiciness and sweetness. They then all chose their
own favourite and were given
one to eat in school or take
home. I am sure it has helped
the children realise that there
are many different varieties of
apple to chose from, and many
of them English!!!
PTA Body Shop Party
The final total made at the Body Shop Party was
£90.05. Thank you to everyone who supported our
school at this event.
Football
Our Year 3s and 4s represented
the North Craven Cluster of
schools in Skipton. Playing
several other much bigger
schools. Sadly we didn’t win
but the photo we have of the
children at the end of the
tournament shows how much
fun they had. Well done to them
all for trying so hard and being
such good sportspeople.
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Wildlife at Clapham
As summer drew to a close our summer
breeding birds started to leave the local
area for warmer climates. The last
swallow was seen over Clapham – 9th
October and the last House Martin
was seen at Clapham – 2nd October,
though I was told by Chrissie Bell
that a pair of House Martins was still
feeding young in a nest in the vicinity of
Eggshell Lane at the end of September.
The last Blackcap was heard calling
at Ingleborough hall – 2nd October.
Chiffchaffs held on for a bit longer, one
was still singing at Ingleborough Hall –
2nd and 16th October, one was seen at
Meldingscale farm – 4th October and a
late Chiffchaff was seen at Ingleborough
Hall – 6th November
As our summer birds were leaving the winter
birds were starting to pass or even winter around
the local area. The first Redwings were seen on
16th October, this was a flock of about one hundred
Redwings that spent about two weeks feeding on
berries at Ingleborough Hall, the Nature Trail and at
Clapham, after that they moved on and only a couple
of Redwings have been seen during November. The
first Fieldfares were seen flying over Meldingscale
Farm – 16th October. Several flocks of over three
hundred Fieldfares have been seen flying over but
very few have stayed around as the berry crop is poor
this year.
Other winter birds that have been seen are at least
twenty Siskins at Ingleborough Hall that arrived on
the 2nd October and were seen throughout October
and November. One Brambling was heard calling at
Ingleborough Hall – 16th October, one Brambling
was seen at Crina bottom plantation and another
one called as it flew over Clapham Station – 30th
October.
Two Jays have been seen several times during
October and November at either Lawsings Farm or
Crina Bottom Farm.
One Green Woodpecker was first heard calling
and then seen in the tree alongside the railway line
near Clapham Station – 8th November
One Snow bunting was heard calling as it flew in
a southerly direction high over Meldingscale Farm
– 13th November
One Red admiral butterfly was seen at Ingleborough
Hall – 13th November I think this butterfly will try
to hibernate locally for the winter as it has left it a
bit late to migrate south.
A couple of completely white Cock Pheasants
have been seen in Ingleborough Hall grounds and
also in the children’s play park.
Tim Hutchinson
Smithy cottage
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Clapham, Keasden and Newby in touch with what
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