Clapham & District Newsletter Number 78, August, 2012

Clapham’s ‘Olympic’ Street Fair See centre pages for report and more pictures

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CHURCH NEWS The Vicar writes . . .

Happy are you if you can appreciate a smile and forget a frown: you will walk on the sunny side of the street. Happy are you if you can be kind in understanding the attitudes of others: you may be taken for a fool but this is the price of charity. Happy are you if you know when to hold your tongue and smile: the Gospel has begun to seep into your heart. Blessed are they who think before acting and pray before thinking: they will avoid blunders.

The Smaller Beatitudes One of the most famous passages in the Gospels is Matthew ch 5; v 1-12, known, of course, as the Beatitudes: those wonderful statements by Jesus on how to be blessed or truly content and happy. I was reading an article in a magazine recently and came across ‘The Smaller Beatitudes’, and thought it totally appropriate to share these with you. Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves: they will have no end of fun. Blessed are those who can tell a mountain from a molehill: they will be saved a lot of bother. Blessed are those who know how to relax without looking for excuses: they are on the way to becoming wise. Blessed are those who know when to be quiet and listen: they will learn a lot of new things. Blessed are those who are sane enough not to take themselves too seriously: they will be valued by those about them. Happy are you if you can take small things seriously and face serious things calmly: you will go far in life.

Above all . . . . Blessed are those who recognise the Lord in all whom they meet: the light of truth shines in their lives, they have found true wisdom. I hope we all know the deep rooted happiness that a true faith gives us; may you all know the blessing of God. May God bless you all.           Ian

Church Notices Dolls House exhibition in Church – 25th to 26th August. Refreshments will be served. Saturday 2.00 to 4.00 pm. Sunday 12 00 to 4.00 pm. Monday 10.00am to 5.00pm Bishop of Bradford to visit – Bishop Nick will be preaching for us on Sunday, 16th September at 11.00am – please come and support this special occasion. School Confederation Service – in Church on Monday, 17th September at 1.30pm.All three school’s will be taking part and this is the first opportunity for the village to welcome our new Head, Gillian Woods. All welcome. Parish Walk – The next main walk will meet at Austwick Church on Saturday, 13th October at 8.30 am, we will travel to Rydal Hall, Nr.Ambleside and have a lovely walk over to Grasmere and then round the lake.

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Parish Council News The Parish Council met at Clapham Village Hall on 26 June and 24 July. The June meeting was attended by Sgt Mark Hill and PCSO Jayne Grace who gave a full briefing on rural crime including statistics, new initiatives to deal with various classes of incidents, officer deployment and the use of technology such as Smartwater. At the end of June the Enforcement Officer at Craven advised the Parish Council that they intended to request the owner of the Mercedes site to erect T-Shield fencing to lessen the eyesore. While there is no sign of closed fencing being erected the steel work is finally beginning to be demolished. A planning application has been submitted by the site owner to remove a condition from the previous consent which limited the height of any houses built on the site. The Parish Council have expressed their concern that this may result in a lack of privacy for the school and neighbouring properties. A further planning application is expected to be submitted concerning the Section 106 agreement on the provision of affordable homes and the Parish Council have requested that Craven consult on this. While the Parish Council were preparing the questionnaire to assess the demand for Superfast Broadband and making arrangements for the public meeting it became apparent that North Yorkshire were to announce the award of a contract for the provision of Superfast Broadband. Following discussions with Craven and NYCC it was decided to postpone the planned meeting and questionnaire until the contract was awarded and the successful bidder, now known to be BT, made public their plans, probably in September. The Parish Council is continuing to investigate other, alternative, options and updates will be published in the newsletter. The extremely wet weather over the past months has led to surface water drainage problems and more potholes. Highways have responded as quickly as possible but in many cases drainage capacity rather than blockages was the problem. Several road signs have been scheduled by Highways for repair or how to find us replacement. The planning application for the additional From M6 At Junction 36 (from at north) take A65 to Skipton. classroom and ancillary facilities Clapham Primary From south, at Junction 34 take A683 to Kirkby Lonsdale, then A687 to Ingleton and A65. On bat School has been resubmitted following another Ingleton, turn left at the Masons Arms, survey in early July. Ifentering planning is given signposted B6255 consent to Hawes. Go straight over onework set of cross roads, and when beginningto to climb up should start in October and is scheduled finish by out of Ingleton, there is a signpost to Clapham to the right along the Old Road, and Cycle Route 68. April 2013. Take this road and travel 2.3 miles approximately, In late June the plinth at the base of the Millennium and Crooklands is on the right hand side. Stone was damaged, and the Millennium Stone itself From Skipton A65 dislodged by a few inches. was Take theThe turningdamage to Clapham. The road obviously will take you past the New Inn Hotel on the right hand side caused by a large vehicle reversing into it but it has as you enter the village. Follow the road over the bridge and past The Village Store onor the right. Take not been possible to identify the vehicle encourage the second turning on the right – Cross Haw Lane, the culprit to come forward! Millennium Stone is signposted toThe the Village Hall. Continue straight out of the village up the hill, and Crooklands a Parish Council asseton and we have been concerned is the first house on the left about ¼ mile after you passposition the road to Newby, i.e. about 1½ milesvirtually from for some time about the of the stone, The Village Store.

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Some Sat Navs will direct you via Newby village – this is steep and narrow. If unavoidable, turn off the A65 at the Little Chef & come up through the village with the green on your left, to a T-junction with the hamlet of Newby Cote opposite. Turn left. After ¼ mile there will be two barns, one on each side of the road. Crooklands is immediately after, on the left.

horizontal and under a canopy of trees, and the build up of dirt and algae and lessening of definition on the carving. It is hoped to move the Stone to another location in the centre of the village and to remove the base plinth which originally formed the base to the War Memorial now located in the closed churchyard of St James’ Church, Clapham. Seven planning applications were received, including the two mentioned above, and the Parish Council has responded to the consultation request on each of these. A summary of each response is included in the Minutes of the meeting at which they were discussed. With effect from the June meeting of the Parish Council the draft Minutes of each meeting are now displayed on the notice board next to the shop, usually five days after the date of the meeting. This is a change from the previous practice where the Minutes were not displayed until after they had been signed at the next meeting by which time nearly five weeks had elapsed from the meeting to which they refer. The Parish Council is looking for someone who would like to take over the role of Parish Clerk from Cllr Nicola Saward who has been doing it in a voluntary capacity since the retirement of the previous Clerk in August 2011. The new Parish Clerk would receive a salary and payment of office and administrative expenses and full training will be available. To receive more information about this job please email the Clerk on clapham.pc.clerk@ btinternet.com or phone Nicola Saward on 015242 51703. The next Parish Council meeting will be held at 7.30pm on 28th August at the Village Hall.

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Looking Well News

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Poi Workshops for boys and girls – Wednesdays 22nd and 29th August 11:00 – 12:00 and 12:00 – 1:00pm (Booking essential). Come to the Looking Well Studios and learn how to make your own Poi. We have a simple design which will suit all ages and abilities. We will then teach the basic moves to start you off learning the mesmerising art of Poi Spinning. You will then be able to take them home with you to practise. The Café IN will also be open for Coffee & Crafts, refreshments, homemade cakes and soup as usual on both these Wednesdays. Community Art Shed – Thursdays 1:30 – 4.30pm. Join Nikki at the Looking Well Studios for ideas and inspiration and a wealth of wonderful materials to experiment with. The Community Art Shed offers a resource to realise your own larger scale project or join in with current Pioneer Projects events. This summer we’re starting work on ideas for the autumn season. Come and try out papier mache, paper cuts and construction with withy structures. Closed – Please note that we will be closed for 2 weeks 6th – 17th August incl. Activities will recommence on Tuesday, 21st August with the Creative Kitchen Garden, Creative Writing and Community Shared Lunch to which everyone is warmly invited. Enrolments – Also, please make a note in your diaries ready for the September enrolments on Monday, 3rd September 11.00 – 2.00pm and Monday 10th September 5.00 – 8.00pm. Courses available will be: City & Guilds Level 1 Award in employment and personal development, Preparing to work in schools, Creative cards, Creative textiles, Digital photography, Positive wellbeing. Further information before September c/o Adult Learning & Skills Service on 0845 872 7374. For more details on all activities, please pop in to Café IN on Wednesdays, telephone Julie 015242 62672 or email [email protected]. Julie Vass

Bulk Oil Buying Scheme Clapham Bulk Oil Buying Scheme has been in operation for the past four years or so. It would have been impossible for this scheme to succeed without the hard work of Glenys McMahon. Glenys spends a lot of time negotiating – hard! with the domestic fuel supply companies to get the very best deal for us all. She then spends more hours phoning customers for their orders. At the last count seventy or more householders were taking part in the scheme. For Glenys it doesn’t always end there as tanker drivers know who to call on if they are experiencing a delivery problem. You will not be surprised to hear that there is a cost to Glenys for making so many telephone calls. We would like to suggest therefore that all participants in the Bulk Oil Buying Scheme contribute the sum of £1.00 per year towards running expenses. We hope you will find this a reasonable request and an acceptable amount, particularly in view of the savings we all make on our domestic fuel costs. The collection point for contributions will be the ‘Fruit Share’ stall located near ‘Croft Cafe’ in Clapham Village. The stall will be there Saturday mornings until 13th October: between 10am and 12am. One last plea. Would you please have the exact amount of £1.00 to hand over as those who run the ‘Fruit Share’ stall cannot offer change. Many thanks for your help. Clapham Sustainability Group

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Martin Clunes opens the Dales Trail Television celebrity Martin Clunes visited Clapham recently when he officially opened England’s only national trail designed for horse riders. The cross-county path, which cost £10 million, stretches 105 miles from Derbyshire to Cumbria. Riders met at Selside, for a one-mile trek on horseback across the bridleway which has been designed so riders can easily pass through gates without dismounting. Martin, who is the president of the British Horse Society, said: “I think this new bridleway is incredible to ride on. If it was closer to my home me and my wife would definitely use it. The more I’ve spoken to people and heard how much work has been involved the more impressed I’ve been.” The route is also open to cyclists and walkers. Spearheaded by Natural England, the project has involved various partners including the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council.

Martin made a very big fuss over Sally Dewhirst’s dog, Bailey

Clapham Playpark The Park Association is looking into getting a sandpit as an additional feature for the playpark, following suggestions from local children. Any donations towards this, for instance from local businesses, would be very welcome. We are very grateful to David and Jackie Kingsley who collected over £1,000 in donations from family and friends. This is a significant contribution to the funds we need to raise to meet the annual costs of maintaining and insuring the playpark. At our AGM last April I stepped down as chair and Tracey Bilton was elected for the role. Eddie Leggett was re-elected as Treasurer, and I was elected as Secretary. The Association meets every couple of months in the New Inn at 7.30pm and meetings always finish by 9pm. The next meeting is on Tuesday 12 June. All are welcome. We have a large marquee that local people and organisations can book for parties or events on the park, in return for a donation of £30 for private parties and £50 for organisations. The marquee is roughly 5m x 10m and 3.5m at its highest point, and we can help put it up. If you’re interested please contact Eddie on 51030 at least two weeks before the event.

Meg Clark, formerly of Sawmill Cottage, Clapham, married Chris Harvey of Guernsey earlier this year at the Merchant Adventurers Hall in York. The couple now live on the Castle Howard Estate near York. They will be going on a delayed honeymoon in August, on safari in Africa. Meg is an occupational therapist and Chris is an IT teacher.

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We didn’t quite have the Queen parachuting in or a c petals, nevertheless, there was still plenty to absor who came to the 2012 Street Fair. From our mini O of over 40 Classic Cars taking in, on the way, the g Fitness demonstrations from Eastburn Fitness ther The Duck Slalom presented all the excitement of t Valley but with the additional challenge of a very s course – amazing after all this rain. Despite all th as the clear winner! We had our usual selection of stalls selling a w probably be true to say that you could have fed you a lot of your house from the items on sale. In this strangest of all summers for weather i did have its share of rain but, fortunately, for muc Consequently the many good causes represented on a boost to their funds. Although the Street Fair is organised by St Jame major fundraising activity it remains, after 33 year that we run an event which is truly for the whole keep this principle at the core of the Street Fair in

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Village people . . . Some of our more ancient readers will remember the winter of 1947, the best sledging winter for a century, when the snow lay very deep and crisp and even for three months. It came to an end in the last week of April, just in time to mark the arrival of Pat Sanders who was born in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Her mother was a shorthand typist and her father worked in the telephone exchange on the permanent night shift so that between them they could earn enough to raise their family of three. Pat enjoyed her childhood but school did little to enhance that enjoyment. At Allerton High School for Girls her favourite subjects were art and sewing but she detested sport and kept setting fire to things in domestic science, perhaps a subconscious rehearsal for a later romantic encounter. She could not wait to leave school so that she could enter the real world of the sixties and earn a living. She really liked her first job in the offices of British Rail where one of the perks was free travel. At a time when some of us could not afford to go further south than Rotherham she visited Rome, as well as Paris and Spain. In 1966 she met a young man at the local youth club when they were making sausage sandwiches. Perhaps they were too interested in each other to concentrate on their catering duties because whilst they were in the kitchen the gas boiler exploded. At least they would have had an excuse if the supper was as burned as Pat’s previous offerings in domestic science. Her fellow sausage fryer was John Sanders who had been born in Chapel Allerton in July, 1945. His father had fought in World War 1 and was one of the Leeds Pals battalion which went over the top on July 1st 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. The historians among you will know that this was the most catastrophic day in British military history. John’s father was luckier than the thousands who died but he was captured and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner. Later he became a civil servant and worked for Leeds City Council for forty years. His mum was a fashion buyer in the ladies’ fashion department at Schofields, the terribly posh predecessor of the equally terribly posh Harvey Nichols. John disliked primary school and he failed the 11 + along with all 32 of his classmates, an interesting statistic which helps to show why some of us are profoundly opposed to the wretched exam. If primary school was unenjoyable, his secondary education was worse because he was bullied daily for three years. He remembers joining

the school choir, a remarkable decision because he could not sing. He had not the slightest clue what he wanted to do when he left so the school pointed him in the direction of the textile industry. He worked for three years in a textile warehouse and attended night school classes in accountancy and English. He then became a progress chaser at a mill in Bramley where his potential was spotted by the management who sent him to a business school. He helped consultants who were working at the mill and they were so impressed that they invited him to join them. It was during this early stage of his career that his friendship with Pat developed. At the end of their explosive encounter in the kitchen she accepted John’s invitation to a first date at the cinema. John kindly bought Pat an extravagant first gift, a packet of Embassy, because he knew she smoked but his chances of making any romantic progress towards a first kiss would have been undermined by the fact that he had cut his top lip whilst shaving and had to keep dabbing the cut. However, Pat must have been undeterred because the courtship continued and they were married in August 1969, by which time she had moved from her first job to further secretarial work in the Midland Bank and 12

. . . What’s the name of my Wife? then Appleyard’s, a large motor dealer in Leeds. John was still working for the consultancy firm when they offered him a move to Boston and Pat was excited by the prospect of life in America. He had to break the news gently that this was Boston, Lincolnshire, not Boston, Massachusetts but at least it made the weekly commuting easier from their home in Leeds. Their first son Philip was born in 1973, followed by Jane nineteen months later and David in 1980. John left the consultancy business when he was appointed production controller at Salt’s Mill in Saltaire and he was really happy there for the next four years. It was the largest mill of its kind in Europe and John derived great pleasure from showing visitors around the building which was one of his several responsibilities. If you have never been to Salt’s Mill I urge you to go because it is a magnificent building which is now the home of a superb gallery, a café and various shops including one of my favourite bookshops. From there he moved to Argos as a systems analyst in the computer room and was then invited to return to the consultancy firm. Unfortunately, not long afterwards, the manager realised that their accountant had been embezzling money and decided that he had to declare redundancies to keep the firm afloat. Their last in, first out policy meant that the most recent recruit, John, along with several other innocent employees had to be the first out of the door. John had a wife and three children, including a two week old baby, but no job. In this desperate situation he made a desperate move and took a job selling insurance policies for Abbey Life for which he received no salary and was paid entirely on commission. He had to cold call people in the hope of attracting business and found it a depressing experience. One day he called on a hairdresser who was too busy to talk to him but invited him round to his flat on the Friday night when he would have more time to concentrate. John went as arranged and was greeted warmly at the door by his potential customer, a long haired, ultra smooth Italian chap clad in a gold lamé dressing gown. He invited John into his very sweet smelling lounge and offered him a seat whilst he went to make coffee in the kitchen. As he sat and waited John could not help but notice that the many photos on display showed clearly that the man was a transvestite. When he returned with the coffee and biscuits and sat down he opened his dressing gown which revealed a total

absence of any other clothing. John did not sell him a policy but he probably broke the world record for the seven metre dash to the door. Six weeks of this job proved more than enough and he returned to the textile industry for fourteen years as a progress chaser and personnel man at a mill in Farsley. Later he worked in Meanwood and in the meantime Pat had been a professional childminder for seventeen years. Their children were now grown up and they decided that it was time for a change so they bought a corner cafe in Otley which just happened to be called The Corner Cafe. They bought it on April 1st 2000 and perhaps fooled themselves into thinking that it would be an easier life. John was front of house and Pat organised everything behind the scenes. They enjoyed the new challenge but they worked themselves to exhaustion doing 80 hour weeks every week for two years. John also worked as a postman to supplement their income. They sold the business and decided to live in their caravan. At this point, Isabel Carr who owns the farm and caravan site on Bentham Moor invited them to park on her farm, following a chance conversation. Pat worked as a cleaner at Underley Hall whilst John trained to be a bus driver in Morecambe. Unfortunately he failed the test twice but as far as he is aware he did not mow down any pedestrians on street comers or demolish any parked cars. He too went to work at Underley Hall in the kitchens. Pat found a Saturday job at a famous local bed and breakfast establishment known as Arbutus House where the proprietors kindly suggested that they should register their names on Dr Farrer’s housing list. Ten years ago they moved to Tinklers Cottage down The Green and have been there ever since where they enjoy their lives, especially now that they have recently retired. They love gardening, reading, caravan holidays, camping, their three grandchildren and, in John’s case, writing poetry. Their love of books led to the incident alluded to in the title of this piece. John bought Pat one of Alan Bennett’s books and thought it would be rather nice to have it signed by him as a surprise treat for her. He took it to Alan’s house and finally plucked up courage to knock on the door. Alan invited him in and asked for the name of the person to whom it should be dedicated. John explained that it was for his wife but was so bedazzled by the proximity of his literary hero that he could not remember her name! Stuart Marshall 13

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Clapham Bee Project – Notes from the Apiary To swarm or not to swarm? Well, at minimum it’s been a very busy, challenging and rather frustrating spring and summer for the Clapham beekeepers. Having come through the winter safely we then sadly lost some hives in the spring. After a good start they started to dwindle and despite feeding and treatment for nosema (a type of bee dysentery) we were unable to keep them alive. As a result we’ve spent the last couple of months trying to propagate new colonies and queens from the remaining colonies. The next challenge was the weather; the early warmth and sun in April followed by extended weeks of wet weather and its impact on the bees in terms of swarming – as a few people in Clapham have been only too aware. Bees swarm as a way of increasing their number of colonies. When a hive gets too big, or they run out of space for the queen to lay, or the queen gets old, or the worker bees don’t think much of her they start making queen cells. If they can encourage her to lay into these queen cells the worker bees then develop those eggs as new queens by feeding them more royal jelly than they feed to worker or drone eggs. Once these new queens are ready to hatch the old queen flies off with roughly half the colony and sets up home leaving the new ‘virgin’ queen to hopefully mate and establish herself with the remaining group of bees in the hive. Bees are prone to swarm from May to July to give the new colonies time to build up in numbers ready for the winter but this year with the extreme weather some colonies across the UK swarmed as early as April. As a colony swarms it sends out scout bees to look for a new home and we think this is what the bees were doing when they were investigating the cavity wall at Clapham school. Before the swarm flies off to it’s new home it usually leaves the hive and hangs up nearby as a cluster for a few hours. The queen will be in the middle of this cluster. The swarm then follows the bees who convince the hive they’ve found the best location. This can be quite a few miles away, helping to ensure the swarm isn’t competing with the original hive for food. Although a big swarm can look rather intimidating, bees are usually fairly sedate when they swarm because they’ve eaten as much honey as they can to give them energy to make new comb in their new location and they don’t want to lose the honey by stinging and then dying, so wasting their valuable honey load. (Honey bees unlike wasps die after they sting). Most beekeepers try to manage their bees to avoid swarming – apart from being a nuisance – especially if they decide to set up home down your chimney you also lose half your hive

and most of your honey producers. Weather seems to be making things harder every year for bees and beekeepers. Honey bees don’t fly if it’s raining so if it’s wet when the flowers are out and the nectar is flowing they can’t get out to forage and so can’t produce honey. Feeding in July is not what you hope for as a beekeeper but we’ve been having to feed intermittently over the last month or more. Small young colonies are particularly vulnerable to starvation during long periods of wet summer weather. So hopefully swarming season is now over for this year but we must congratulate Dr Farrer and the one or two other Clapham residents including the school on their very positive reaction to their uninvited visitors. We must also congratulate our local news reporter Rory Daniels for his super article in both the Westmorland Gazette and the Craven Herald – Shelbourn even based his weekly cartoon on the story – how cool is that! If you do spot a swarm try calling Diane Elphinstone on 51813, James Innerdale or Sue Manson on 51405 and we’ll try and help if we can. Just also to mention that we’ve had swarms in the village that haven’t come from Clapham Bee Group hives – we think we may even have had one from Bentham.

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Some bee facts – Worker honey bees are all female – they do all the work, housekeeping to clean out and polish the honeycomb cells ready for the queen to lay eggs in, feeding the eggs and larvae or ‘brood’, making wax for new comb and foraging for food - nectar and pollen. I make no comment. • Worker bees do different jobs in the hive depending on their age. • Drone bees are the males – they don’t do any housework or foraging but hives are said to be happier when there are a good number of drones about. They have very big eyes for spotting queens on their ‘mating flights’ and strong wing muscles to fly quickly to catch her to mate with. At the end of the summer the drones literally get thrown out of the hive to die – to conserve their food stores. • There is usually only one queen in the hive and she’s the only one who lays fertilised eggs. She only flies twice in her life – once on her mating flight and then again if and when she swarms. • Over winter, worker bees can live 4-5 months, during summer when they are out foraging they literally work themselves to death and live about 6 weeks. • Worker bees can fly 2-3 miles to collect food. The bee group is part of Clapham Co-operative Sustainability Group.

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We would like to thank all who contributed to the sum of £201 which was raised at the Street fair and donated to Manorlands Hospice. The new season of meetings and activities will begin again in September with: Thursday Fellowship on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Clapham Tots on Friday mornings. Youth Club Encounter for School Year Six and above on Friday evenings.

. . . . to those who painted, cleaned and prepared the Village Hall, weeded the yard and filled the pot-holes. . . . . to those who set up and cleared away tables and chairs in the hall (several times over two days). Thanks to all those who made assorted sandwiches, boxed and neatly labelled. . . . . to all those who baked cakes, buns, slices and loaves which drew appreciative comments from the public. . . . . to all those who served food, soft drinks, teas and coffees (apologies to the gentleman who really wanted a cappuccino), while also clearing tables and washing up at speed throughout the day. . . . . to the treasurers and the distinguished team of calm cashiers. . . . . to the man who fixed assorted signs to help the public move from event to event around the village. THANK YOU ALL The Refreshments Preparation Team 2012

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Here are a few of our winners on the day: 25m sprint 6 & under 1st girl: Isabella Spensley 6 & under 1st boy: George Hopley 9 & under 1st girl: Mollie Bratt 9 & under 1st boy: Ben Coultherd 12 & under 1st girl: Kitty Morrison 12 & under 1st boy: Joseph Allen 14 and over 1st girl: Alanna Jones

Blue Bags and Settle Swimming Pool This is a plea for all who can to take their blue bags of waste paper and cardboard to Settle Swimming Pool Waste Collection point – the black cabins situated close to the road in the Pool car park. The contents of the blue bags are a valuable asset and will contribute to much needed funds for the survival of Settle pool. Volunteers on behalf of the Friends of Settle Swimming Pool carry out all the paper recycling, and last year they were able to raise £13,000–£14,000. Because of a cut in the grant from CDC far more money had to be spent than the previous year, and it is expected to be the same again this year. According to Michael Elstub Chairman of the Trustees, Settle Swimming Pool needs all the help it can get to keep the money rolling in. Each tonne of paper and cardboard is worth about £70.00 and a full skip weighs some 5 tonnes. Michael goes on to say “It upsets me to see all the blue bags out on a recycling day for CDC collection so any help you can give in getting people to use our service would be greatly appreciated”. The skips which are to be found in the car park of Settle Swimming Pool and the manned opening times are as follows . . . .

  Monday to Friday 9-12 and 2-5*   Saturday 9-12 Closed pm   Sundays & Bank Holidays Closed all day In winter closed at dusk A volunteer will provide you with an empty blue bag in exchange for your full one. If you would like me to take your full blue bag to Settle please call Jill on 51030. Jill Buckler, Clapham Waste Reduction Group

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Dates for your Diary The Village Hall Committee have two unmissable events coming up so make a note of these dates: Saturday, 13th October – Quiz night. A brilliant evening with quiz master Stuart Marshall – lots of fun for everyone including those who claim not to like quizzes. Round up your friends to make a team, score a few points – and points mean prizes!

Saturday, 1st December – Cheese and Wine Evening with the chance to get ahead with Christmas ideas. The amazing and talented Ruthie Woodhouse will demonstrate floral decorations and hopefully show us how we can tackle these ourselves. Both events are fund raisers for your Fair Trade shop Village Hall. Our hall is a great asset to the village and your support will Now stocking fabulous help to keep it well maintained and women’s, babies’ and children’s there for everyone. clothing! All Fair Trade and using organic cotton where possible.

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Settle Gym

Settle Gym is now under new management. Mandy Gleave is the new owner and has made significant improvements. There are several different membership schemes available (annual, 3-monthly or pay as you go), and special rates for Under 18’s and Over 60’s. Call in or telephone for a chat. Settle Gym and Fitness Ltd, 3c The Sidings, Cammock Lane, Settle BD24 9RP Tel: 01729 825800 www.settlefitness.co.uk Ann Stewart

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This Free Newsletter aims to keep everyone in Clapham, Keasden and Newby in touch with what is happening in our community. It does, however, cost a not insignificant amount to produce, and advertising is a very necessary aid to the finances. An advert costs as little as £3.50 per issue. For Advertising your products and services, please contact Elga Balmford on 015242 51324 Articles, News and Ideas please for the next issue by 28th September, 2012 to the Village Shop, Chrissie Bell: [email protected], Mike Cornwell: mike–[email protected] or Ray Hull: [email protected]. Articles submitted but not included in the present publication will be printed in future issues.

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Wildlife in Clapham Rain, rain and more rain, that’s what it’s been like for the last two months and it has had disastrous effect on some of our breeding birds. I went out walking around the local area on the 20th July for the first time in over a month due to being on holiday and the bad weather. During the walk I saw very few ground nesting birds, in total I saw 6 Meadow pipits, 8 Linnets, 2 Reed buntings, 2 Sedge warblers, 2 Curlews, 3 lapwings and no Skylarks or Redshanks. Normally there would be plenty of these birds around the local area. Another species of bird I only saw a few of was the Sand Martin, 3 were seen near Nutta farm. They will have had their nest burrows washed away by the rising water levels of the River Wenning and the becks. According to early reports some insect feeding birds have had a bad breeding season. Around the UK there have been reports of Swallows, House Martins and Swifts already heading south, though around here the Swallows and House Martins seem to have fledged quite a few young as I saw both adult and juveniles of both species on the 20th July. Another two species that seem to have done well are the Blackbirds and Robins, I have seen plenty of juveniles of these species. The Oystercatcher which is a ground nesting bird also looks like it has managed to raise young during the bad weather. I counted 18 Oystercatchers around the local area which included small groups of both adult and juvenile birds. A flock of eight Crossbills have been seen and

heard calling over Ingleborough Hall regularly throughout July. One juvenile Wheatear was seen near Crina Bottom Farm on the 30th June and one Hobby flew over the fields near the farm being chased by Swallows and House Martins on the 20th July. Low numbers of Butterflies have been seen during the odd dry days we have had over the past two months. A few Small and Green Veined Whites and Meadow Browns have been seen. A recent colonizer the Ringlet (which will fly in bad weather) seems to have done well this season as large numbers were seen below the viaduct at Clapham Station on 20th July. I haven’t seen any Red Admirals, Skippers or Common Blues yet this year. Another species to suffer with the bad weather has been the Dragonflies, I have only seen 3 species so far, and they are Blue Tailed Damselfly, one male Emperor and one male Common Hawker. After all this doom and gloom I have written in this month’s report I will try and end on a brighter note with this photo of an Albino Red deer taken near Grange over sands on the 14th July. Tim Hutchinson Smithy Cottage Lisa Clark spotted these three baby swallows, nesting comfortably in the church porch 19

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