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2023
Royal Mail Scandal (23rd September 2023)
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One of the main reason we all love
Withernwick is that not much happens. Recently villagers started to
notice that they were missing parcels and letters that they were
expecting. People began to their feelings with others and it became
obvious that these were not isolated incidents but seemed to be a
widespread problem.
We reported the problem to Royal Mail and also to one of our
Coucillors, even Graham Stuart, out MP got involved.
After a while the full story came out. It seems that a supply
postman, not the regular one, had been picking up his mail from
Skirlaugh, then rather than delivering the mail, he went out into
the countryside and threw the mail into a very deep ditch.
Royal Mail did try to retrieve the mail and said they were in such
bad condition that they could not be delivered, so we never got
them. Hatfield was also effected by this scandal.
The postman was sacked and also arrested. |
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Community Space (11th April 2023)
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Ever since the
demolition of the old village hall, there has been continued and
much talk about ptoviding a new community space for the village. A
site for building a new one is problematic, the old site is
difficult for parking and there seem to be no real alternatives,
something may turn up.
The one solid option is to use St Alban's church, this is no without
difficulties. Sadly the church is not used all that much for
religious purposes but it would need a lot of alteration inside (and
outside) in order to make it work as a useful community space. It is
really too big and so it may require partitioning off.
There will be a discussion at this month's Parish council meeting to
further consider using the church in this way.
We will let you know if anything comes of the meeting. |
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2022
Queen's Jubilee (12th June 2022)
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On the 9th June 2022
the village held an event in the street and field in front of St
Alban's church. Fistly there was a street party in the road, people
brought their own food.
In the afternoon, in the field, there we children's games such as
the sack race and the three legged race.
I the later afternoon and evening, there was a hog roast.
Also there were two bands and a DJ provinding the entertainment.
There was dancing and the villagers had a great time.
To see some photos of the event - click
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Ominicron Variant Hits The Village (10th
January 2022)
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We thought we'd seen the worst of Covid, life
seemed to be getting back to normal, but then along came the Omicron
Variant. It seems to be less serious than previous strains and most
of now have been double jabbed and boosted which means that, if we
get it, it shouldn't be as serious. However the downside of Omricron
is that it seems to be a lot more contagious. Indeed, so far, about
ten people in the village have caught Covid, none seem to have been
too ill with it but now according to goverment rules they have to
isolate for seven days and they also need to have to negative
lateral flow tests need the end of the time.
it does look like we are going to have to live with Covid, but it
seems the powers at be are still assessing things, it is probably
correct that no snap decisions are made. The problem at the moment
it that with people off work isolating, schools, transport etc are
all struggling to operate. We do seem to be at a turning point in
what needs to happen, but there will be no easy solution. We'll keep
a record of progress here. |
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2021
Covid Restrictions Totally Lifted (20th
July 2021)
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As of mid July the
government has lifted all Covid related restrictions. On a national
scale this means we can travel and visit friends without any limit.
There are still some restrictions to international travel.
The main thing we will notice here in Withernwick is with the
Falcon. Thankfully Matt and Beth Marshall have manged to keep the
pub in good condition and have even managed to complete further
inmprovements.
As for us villagers we no longer have to sit in groups of six or
outside. We can now eat and drink inside and sit with as many
friends as we like. We can even sit or stand at the bar as there is
no longer a need for waitress service.
Most of the villagers have now received two doses of vaccine, so
hopefully, this will limit any further cases. Having said that we
have been lucky in the small number of cases we have had in the
village. |
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Daryl Carr and Alan "Pip" Gibbons
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Unfortunately due to
Covid not much has happened in the village as we have been unable to
organize anything. It seems therefore that we have had to report
quite a nunber of deaths.
Recently we have sadly seen to passing of two stalwarts of the
village - Alan "Pip" Gibbons and Daryl Carr.
Pip was born in the village and it is quite unusual for people to
live in Withernwick for their whole lives as he has done. He worked
in farming for all of his life, indeed he gained in nickname from
the "pip pip pip" noise that one of his tractors made. He
was a regular in the Falcon with his partner Kath. He even had his
own particular seat at the bar. He we was well into his 80's and the
village has lost one of its real characters.
Daryl Carr, who was in here 70's, also passed away recently. She had
lived in Paddock View for quite a few years. For a long time she was
a cleaner in the Falcon and also a long serving member of
Withernwick Parish Council. So it very sad that we have lost an
enthusiastic and keen member of the village. |
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Covid Update (12th February
2021)
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It is nearly a year that we had to
live with Corona Virus. Since November we have been back in full
lockdown as opposed to local restrictions, so now we have a severe
travel ban.
There is however a sense of optimism as there have been two vaccines
rushed into circulation. The first to become available was the
pfizer vaccine, this needs to be kept at a very low temperature
which makes it a bit difficult to use. The Oxford vaccine is much
easier to use and is now coming into general use.
So far vulnerable and those over 70 years old have eceived the jab.
It is hoped by April/May that everyone will have received the
vaccine.
It is likely that we will be in lockdown for a good while yet until
the vaccines have been given to the majority of the population and
the infection numbers start to drop significantly. |
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John Witty (31st December 2020)
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It is with great sadness that
we have to report the passing of John Witty. John was actually
born in the village at Withernwick Hall. he spent all of his life
living a working in the village. He worked for many years at the pig
farm associated with Withernwick Hall. His mother was Olive
Train, click here to see a photo
of her as a young girl.
He was well known in the village as he was very fond of a pint of
Tetley's in The Falcon.
He was the bother of Joyce Sharp who still lives in the village and
our thoughts go out to her.
Click here to some photos of John
over his life from a young boy in Withernwick. |
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Arthur Young 1928-2020 (15th December 2020)
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It is with great sadness that we
have to report the passing of another of the great characters of
Withernwick.
Arthurt would be well known to many of you as he had lived in the
village for 45 years. He was however born off Hessle Road in Hull, a
fact that he was very proud of. As a Hull man he loved rugby league
and in particular Hull FC.
Click here to see a larger
version of the photo and read more about Arthur. |
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Charles Sharp
(27th November 2020)
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It is will great sadness that we
have to report the passing of Charles Sharp.
He was married to Joyce and was the borther in law of John Witty who
also passed recently.
He was an acive member of the village community, for a long time he
was member of the Parish Council including being the Chairman of the
Council until recently.
Click here to see a larger version
of the photo. |
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Corona Virus Update (13th
November 2020)
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The main update is that England is now
in complete lockdown for four weeks. This is due to end eraly in
December. The main consequence for the village is that the Falcon is
sgut also, as before people atre only meant to leave their homes for
shopping or excercise.
As yet the have been no confirmed case of the virus in the village
although there have been quite a few cases in Hornsea. This had lead
to Hull and East Riding being put in ot the very high tier before
this lockdown. There is not a lot of difference between the two
situations.
Testing is getting better and there is the prospect of a vaccine
becoming available, but probably not until the New Year. This means
that it is likely that there will still be some level of restiction
in place at Christmas. |
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Clothes Collection ( 25th Oct 2020)
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The members of St Albvan's church
manged to raise £200 for bags of clothes that had been collected
around the village. The money will go to the church restoration
fund.
Apart the recent reroofing of the church various work has also been
completed or planned. Some of the pews havew been removed and the
area paved, it is planed to rvetually remove all the pews and
pave the whole area. Portable seating will then be purchased. This
will provide and much more versatile space for sevices and other
social activities.
Another project which is already on going is the repair and
replacement of the two bells in the bell housing. This is being done
m=by specialist bell makers. It is hoped that the bells will
actually be replaced on Monday 16th October.
Click here to see a
larger version of the photo. |
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Corona Virus (5th
Oct 2020)
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The latest on Corona Virus or Covid
19. Nationally things do not seem to have got any better, cases of
infection are still rising and many larger towns and citiews are
back in some degree of lockdown.
Thankfully there still appear to have been no cases in Withernwick
and life in the village is still fairly easy. The Falcon seems to be
working well with its imposed prtocols. The main thing is that there
is a large marquee in the car park with heating which gives the pub
more room to accomodate people while still obeying social distancing
rules. The normal food menu is still available and a menu of basket
meals is available in the marquee.
Unfortunately there seems to be no end to the crisis at present.
testing seems tio be slowly inreasing in availability and a vaccine
may well be available next year. So it looks like things are not
going to improve much before Christmas. |
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Corona Virus Update (2nd
May 2020)
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The village has been putting up with
the 'lockdown' restrictions due to corona virus/covid 19 for two
months now. Everyone has been acting very responsibly and either
staying at home or keeping a good distance when walking around the
village for exercise ot dog walking. Obviously we are all missing
the Falcon but Matt and Beth Marshall and Sam Bodworth have utilized
the Falcon to open and village shop; the shop has a good selection
of basic foods and save us frim having to travel too far to
often.
We seem to be doing alright in Withernwick, no one yet, as far as we
know. has caught the virus. There does however seem to be no obvious
end to the restrictions so we may have to bear with the difficulties
for a while yet.
The council tip has reopened with limited access and on Thursday
evening the village has been showing support for the NHS by standing
outside (at a suitable distance) and clapping plus other noises.
Let's hope we can all get back to normal soon but, until then let's
keep up the responsible behaviour and we'll get out of this even
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Corona Virus (21st March
2020)
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We should all know about coronavirus
or covid-19 by now as it is a world-wide issue. Indeed there are
many parts of the world that have been hit much worse than the
UK.
The most obvious sign in Withernwick is that as of 20th March 2020,
the Falcon, as with all pubs etc has been obliged to shut.
St Alban's church is also uanble to provide services at present- click
here to read more about that.
The nearest cases so far are in Hull, and there have. as yet been no
cases in the village. It is hoped that the measures put into place
so far will keep us safe.
A number of the residents have self-isolated, so if you know of
someone who has can you please ensure that they have their shooping
etc sorted out.
I don't think we need to go over any other precautions, we have no
idea yet how long this will last. so please all be careful, and be
helpful to others. |
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VE Day Celebration (16th
Feb 2020)
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On Friday 8th May (which
will be a bank holiday) the village is arranging a celebtraion of
the 75th Anniversary of the the end of WW2 in Europe.
The event will take place in and around Stv Alban's church from
2.30pm to 12 midnight.
There will be piano playing, singing and singalong. In the church
will be a display of 'Withernwick at War'. Later on there will be
two bands and a BBQ. There will be a bar available all day (the bar
and BBQ will be provided by the Falcon.
It is hoped that as many villagers as possible will attend to make
this important event the success it deserves to be. |
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The Death of Doreen Dunn
(13th Feb 2020)
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Sadly we have to report the passing
away of Doreen Dunn. Doreen (nee Fisher) was born in Glebe Farm on
Cowden Lane. She was the Daughter of John Robert and Amy Fisher who
ran the Falcon from 1952 to 1965. Doreen was the sister of Joan
Johnson who only passed away last year.
Doreen had lived in the village for all of her life and was married
to Maurice Dunn (who also sadly passed away not so long ago.
The funeral sevice will be in St Alban's church and we will let you
know more detail via Facebook as soon as we know more. Click
here to see a photo of Doreen. |
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Falcon Ownership Changes Hands (12th Feb
2020)
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Contracts have now been signed so that
Andy Heuck as officially sold the Falcon to Matt and Beth Marshall.
There will not be any immediate changes as the bar will still be run
by Kirsty Allerston , Lynsey McGeachie and Tracey Taylor.
Again, we must thank Andy for all his hard work and effort over the
last 10 years.
From now on however the pub will be managed by Sam Bodsworth, he
will also be doing the cooking in the pub, it is hoped that food
will begin again before the end of February.
We've had many comings and goings in the Falcon over recent years,
but this is biggest change since Andy bought the pub. We certainly
wish Matt and Beth all the best and we all need to go and make good
use of our village pub. |
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Power Cut in Withernwick (10th Feb 2020)
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The residents of Withernwick are quite
used to electricity power cuts, usually however they only last
seconds at it is simply a matter of waiting for your internet router
to start up again. But on Saturday 8th February 2020, we had an
electricity power cut lasting over four hours from abot 6 to
10.30pm. Probably not many of us are ready with candles, to the
residents of our village 100 years ago or this would have been the
norm.
This was caused by storm Ciara, which swept across the Atlantic from
America and even had sufficient power to carry on towards
Scandenadia. The cut affected a large part of the East Ridimg and
not just Withernwick.
As much as it was an inconvenience to us, spare a thought for the
poor workers who had to brave the awful weather , to reconnect
broken wires or whatever the fault was.
Perhaps we should all put the purchase of candles on our shopping
list. |
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Offer Accepted for the Falcon
(20th December 2019)
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Andy Heuck has made the decision to
sell the Falcon. We must first thank Andy for his efforts over the
last 10 years, without him we may well not have a pub in the
village. Click here to see
photos of the renovation that took place in 2009.
The Parish Council sumitted an offer but Andy decided to go with an
offer made by village residents Matt and Beth Marshall. Andy has
been careful to keep the pub ownership within the village and we
must also thank him for that.
It will most likely be in the New Year before everything is settled
but Matt and Beth are optimistic abou the future of our village pub,
including, of course, food which we have been deprived of for
a while now.
We must all support Matt and Beth and Kirsty, Lynsey and Tracey who
will continue to run the bar. |
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Burglary in Withernwick
(10th December 2019)
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One of the reasons we love living in
Withernwick is that it is usually crime free. We have a a couple of
incidents outside the village such as at Whitedale garage and a
couple of farms, but up until now the village itself has remained
safe.
However, between 11 to 5am on the night of 9th/10th of December, a
house in East Lambwath road was burgled (with people in the house),
the car keys were taken and a pretty well and and very expensive
Audi Q5 was stolen from the drive. Sadly the car is most likely far
away by now and as this was probably a targeted crime. We are
probably still safe from opportunist crime in the village but we
must be very wary about such organised crime as this.
Good security is paramount and locking valuables away essential, but
still this is a very worrying crime and so we must work together and
be very vigilant in order to reduce the risk of such crimes
happening again in the village. |
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The Falcon Changes Hands
(20th August 2019)
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Further to the post about the Falcon
being up for sale, it has now also changed hands. Claire and Graham
Cousins have moved onto the Feathers Hotel in Poclingto, this is
nothing to do with the pub being for sale.
Temporarily at least, the Falcon will be run by Tracey Taylor,
Kirsty Allerston, Lynsey McGeachie and the licence will be held by
our old friend Will Clappison. Will is soon going to partake in
training to become a teacher but will still run the licence. The pub
will then be run bu Kirsty, Tracey and Lynsey.
For the time being there will be no food.
The pub is in rather a turbulent situation and we do need all the
residents of the viillage to use the Falcon on
a regular basis in order to demonstrate that it is a viable concern. |
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The Falcon For Sale (20th
July 2019)
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The Falcon has been for sale for a
long time but now the price has been reduced to a sensible and
attractive figure of £195000. The freehold is available now and the
price includes all fixtures nnd fittings. It is for sale with
Flurets -
click here for more details.
We are hopefull that the pub will sell and we are confident, that
with the right people in charge, it can be a successful business.
One possibility is that the village could by the pub. This is
something that is happening with pubs all around the country.
Certainly this is an exciting opportunity and we must remain
optimistic that our village pub will will be around and running
successfully for a good many years yet. |
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Withernwick on Social Media (29th
May 2019)
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Ten years ago when the village website
first appeared, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter when were not
very prominent. Now, things have all changed, many businesses don't
even have websites any longer and only work via Facebook. Facebook
is much more immediate wheras people have to make an effort to look
up a website.
This website now seems to serve best as an arcive and a genealogical
resource and Facebook is better for events and latest news. Here is
a list of all the Facebook pages available, it would be good to join
them all to keep fully informed.
Withernwick
- for events, latest news, old photos etc.
The Falcon
- offers, events for your favourite local pub.
Withernwick
Discussion page - Share your thoughts on the village and see
what others think.
Withernwick
Neighbourhood Watch page - keep informed about crime and crime
prevention locally.
Withernwick
Photography Group - For all you keen phototographers.
Stuff For
Sale in Withernwick - Great for getting rid of all thos unwanted
items.
St
Alban's Church - Find out about your local church.
And don't forget to keep looking at the website, there's always lots
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HART Transport Scheme (20th April 2019)
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As you will all know we now have no
service buses that visit Withernwick. Their removal is
understandable as they were little used. By way of compensation we
do have the HART but service.
For a 6 month trial period from 1st May to 31st October 2019,
Withernwick Parish Council have agreed to subsidise the service for
villagers. During this period any resident of the village can ask
any Parish Councillor for a free voucher which can then be used on
the bus instead of cash. Click here
to find the names of your parish councillors.
Simply ring 01964 536684 to book the bus, they do operate shopping
trips on Wednesday and Saturday to Beverley (including Morrison's)
and also to Driffield on Thursday.
So do please make use of this service. |
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Village Spring Clean (13th April 2019)
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We all love Withernwick for many
reasons but we also know it could always be better. We don't have a
great issue with litter (apart from dog-pooh) but any little
carelessly dropped is undesirable.
So on 13th April, Suzanne Marshall of Withernwick Parish Council
organised a Village Spring Clean.
She a good few more enthusiastic volunteers went around much of the
village and collected a surpising amount of littter.
We can all help, everytime we see a bit of litter we canpick it up.
There are a few bins around the village already and the Parish
Council is planning to provide more.
Our lovely village worth looking after, so thank you to Suzanne and
her friends for a job well done.
Click here to see some photos
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The Death of Karen Brown (22nd March 2019)
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Sadly on 22nd March, Karen Brown
passed away. We've never had manyAmerican's living in Withernwick,
indeed Karen may well be the one and only. She came to Withernwick
in 2013 after marrying Paul Boyle and they lived togther in Lorne
Terrace.
She became a very lively part of village life, and everyone who met
her would warm to her as she always took and great interest in
everyone she spoke to. She became a good member of the village
ladies darts team and always loved a visit to the Falcon, especially
so in the summer, sitting in the back yard with Dory the dog.
Her daughter and son in law, Willow and Luis have in turn become
great fans of Withernwick, they will visit again and Karen will live
on through them and Paul.
Karen will be greatly missed. Click
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Community Space Update (15th March 2019)
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Progress is being made with the
proposed community space. Various sites have been studied and
weighed up. Ownership of the sites is problematic, so all this will
take time. There also many legal and funding issues to
resolve.
As for the design requirement for the space, it is thought that we
would need space for about 100 people. we would also need
kitchen/bar space and plenty of storage. There will also be a need
for outdoor space such as car parking and maybe an all weather
sports area.
The main thing that is needed at the moment, is to identify
uses. Wihout this funding will be difficult. So if you have ideas do
let us know and also give us some idea how it might work in
practice. The more detail we have for any ideas the better they will
be.
It will take some time yet, we need to get it right. When we kno
sufficient, we will run another village meeting to discuss any
proposels before any building is considered. |
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Speeding and Road Safety Meeting (7th March
2019)
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As many of will know all too well,
speeding cars as become a serious issue in the village. There have
been two or three accidents at the crossroads in the last couple of
years, which mosyt likey were not helped by speeding. Main Street
and the Falcon corner are particular problems but speeding occurs
all over the viilage.
On 7th March a meeting was held in St Alban's Church run by the
Police, EYRC and E-Yard.
Darren Bainton PCSO for Withernwick addressed to audience about road
safety and listened to villager's concerns. Maureen Yates, from
EYRC, spoke of finding for the new Safe and Sound initiative.She
spoke paticualrly about home security. Jim Wright from E-Yard ( East
Yorkshire Advanced Riders and Drivers) spoke about courses for
advanced riders and drivers.
We all hope that road safety in Withernwick does improve and that we
don't have to wait for a serious accident before we get any 'hard'
safety measures. |
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The Death of Joan Johnson (20th Feb
2019)
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Joan Johnson was born in the village
in 1928 as Joan Fisher. Here parents were John Robert and Amy Fisher
of Glebe Farm, Cowden Lane. John Robert and Amy owned and ran the
Falcon from 1965 to 1989 when they retired, Joan and her husband
Brian took over the running of the pub, then on the death of Brian,
Joan continued to run the pub with her daughter Wendy. Joan
retired in 1989. She then moved around the corner to St Anne's in
Cowden Lane with Wendy and Gregg Simpson. Her funeral was held in St
Alban's church on 3rd March.
Click here to see a recent
photo of Joan.
Click here to see photos of Joan
as a youngster on Glebe Farm. |
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The Village Decides to Provide a New Community Space
(16th December 2019)
Withernwick has been without a specific village
hall for over 15 years now. At a public meeting in the Falcon
yesterday evening it was decided by a very large crowd for us to
look into providing a new community space. This will be explored by
a subcommittee of the Parish Council. So far it is only a general
idea, as yet we have no details of ant details. We, as yet have no
idea where it will be, adapting St Alban's church is a possibility
or otherwise if could be a new build. The old site could be used but
we will be looking to see if there is a better alternative. We will
need to look into how many people we would expect to accomodate and
what sort of activities might take place there.
We will be visiting other local village halls to see how they cope
and we invite all villagers to tell us of any ideas they may have,
in which case please let me know click here.
We will keep everyone informed about anything we find out and, if
necessary we will hold more public meetings. Rest assured, nothing
will be built without input from the villagers. |
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The Death of John Mann (28th Dec 2018)
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It is with great sadness that we have to report the
sudden death of John Mann. John has been a stalwart of the village
for several years now.
He has been an active member of the Parish Council and has latterly
served on the Windfarm Fund Committee, he will be greatly missed in
these rolls.On a lighter note he revently made a very jolly Father
Christmas at the recent Christmas Fair in St Alban's Church.
Our deepest thoughts go out to his wife Margaret and his family.
Click here to see some photos of John. |
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Christmas Fair Raises £767 (12th Dec 2018)
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On Saturday the 8th December, St Alban's church
organised this year's Christmas Fair. It was a well attended event
with plenty of interesting stalls.
The event raised £767 which will go towards the continuing costs of
the church roof. This is a very commentable amount and thank you for
everyone's effort including those who came along a spent a little
money. |
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The Death of Ian Stow (30th November 2018)
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It is with great sadness that we have to report the
death of Ian Stow, who until recently ran the Falcon. He will be
greatly missed as he brought a joyous and entertaining atmosphere to
the pub. He had finished working at the Falcon earlier in
November.
He was a very likeable character and our thoughts gho out to his
family.
Click here to see some photos of Ian, |
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The Falcon Changes Hands (15th Nov 2018)
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The Falcon is now being run by Claire and Graham
Cousins. The couple prviously worked in the kitchen, Graham will
still be there and Chaire will run the bar. They both a good
evperience of prviously running pubs, so we should be very
optimistic of the Falcon contintuing to successful as it has been
over recent years.
Click here for opening times etc. |
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Bag Collection (2nd October
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The members of St Alban's church organised a
collection of clothes and shoes to help them raise money for further
work on the building.
An enormous thank you to all the people who put out bags of
clothes for collection. You raised more than ever before, the very
pleasing amount of £280. The bags weighed in at an amazing 700kg or
0.7 of a tonne.Thanks to Julia for allowing us to use Blondies again - it
was absolutely full - and thanks to those who gave out and collected
the bags. The money will go into the church Restoration Fund which
is for improvements to the inside of the church now we have the new
roof.
From Anne Wood, Church Warden of St Alban's Church
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Macmillan Coffee Morning (15th September
2018)
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On Saturday 15th September in the
Falcon, the village organised a Macmillan Coffee Morning. It was
very well attended and raised over £500 for such a great cause.
We will no doubt do this again, and many thanks to all who helped
such as Linda Ribey and Ian Stow in the Falcon and, of course,
anyone who came along and bought anything. |
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Crime in Withernwck and the Neighbourhood Watch (5th
August 2018)
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As we all know, eithernwick is largely
crime free. However we have had several crimes on the outskirts of
the village, in thr last yearwe have had a van was stolen from
Whitdale Farm, equipment stolen from Whitedale Garage, attempted car
break ins on West Lambwath Road and a break in at the Round House in
Rise. These are all relative isolated places and, so far there have
been no crimes reported in the centre of the village.
We do however have to remain vigilant. Thanks to the efforts of
Suzanne Marshall, Withernwick is now a Neighbourhood Watch area.
This will hopefully encourage us to be more observant. In the centre
of the village, most of us will probably quickly notice anything
suspicious but now we must report anything we see. If is urgent, we
can of course ring 999, but if it is less urgent, we can ring 101
and it is worth reporting anything, so the police can build up
pictures of crimes in Withernwick. In the outer parts of the village
it is unfortunately more difficult. but we must try to be observant.
Mnny such crimes happen when most of us are asleep, but if anyone is
around at such times and sees anything such has vans in people
yards, we must report it.
Let us all try and keep Withernwick as crime free as we can. |
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St Albans Church New Roof
Completed (18th June 2018)
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After many months of work, the new roof
is finally finsihed. It looks wonderful and should easily last as
long as the prevuius one i.e 150 years. Now the side needs some help
- so from Anne Wood
Here’s our plea for help - Our village church now has a smart,
waterproof roof thanks to everyone who helped in any way and it
looks really good. The builders, the masons, the scaffolders have
all gone so now the cleaners take over! We would be delighted to see
anyone willing to help - dusters, dustpans & brushes, mops &
buckets, vacuum cleaners - it’s very dusty! We especially need
anyone with anything to wipe down cobwebs and flaking paint from
well above head height. Someone will be there from 10.30am on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and any time anyone can give would be
greatly appreciated. Our first service is next Sunday 24th June and
we have Norman’s funeral the day after so we really do need to be
ready.
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Open Gardens and Scarecrow
Competition (16th June 2018)
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On Sunday 8th July the Withernwick Community
Association will be running a scarcrow competition along with
the open gardens. We do need helpm with both. We still need a few
more gardens to be open, they don't have to be fantastic just
interesting, they could even be jobs in progress. If you are
interested in opening your garden could you let us know via the Contact
Us page. It vwould also be great if you make a scarecrow, the
theme is Alice in Wonderland, which should give you plenty of scope.
Again, it doesn't have to be great. just make as much effort as you
can. On the Sunday, of course, do visit the gardens and look at the
scarecrows; there will be tea and cakes in St Alnan's Church or you
could have a beer in The Falcon. There will be prizes for the best
garden and the best scarecrows.
Click here for more information. |
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Food Returns to the Falcon
(4th June 2018)
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The Falcon as had had a few troubles over the past
couple of months. Will Clappiosn and James the chef left at about
the same time. The running of the pub was taken over by Ian Stow (click here to see a photo) and a chef was appointed who had
previously worked at Cave Castle, so all seemed optimitic. However
the chef struggled to cope with the demands of the Falcon kitchen
and so he left. There is now a new chef who has moved to the area
from Barrow in Furness and food returned on Sunday 3rd June 2018,
this first day seemed to go very successfully and so we should sense
a bit of genuine optimism.
Food will be served, as before on Wednesday to Sunday. |
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Theft from PSD Diagnostics
(1st June 2018)
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Having wriiten recently
about problems in the village, it is with real sadeness that we have
to report another theft at DSD diagnostics at Whitedale Garage
It is with great anger and sadness that we have to report that
PSD Diagnostics was broken not at 3am this morning, these scrotes
had masks on and tools and knew exactly what they were doing. My
wife and I are devastated, we work so hard with our team. The crooks
have taken thousands of pounds worth of diagnostic equipment and our
courtesy car
This shows that we cannot afford to be complacent, we all need to
help and be vigilant. |
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The Death of Norman Wilkie (
27th May 2018)
It is with great sadness that we have to report the
death of Norman Wilkie after a long and painful illness. He and
Carol have lived in the village for many years now and everybody
young and old will know them. He was born in 1948 in Hull. He was
always an active member of the village, in recent times and for
several years he has been the chairman of the village parish
council. He was also always brilliant as Santa Claus at Christmas
Fairs and latterly on our now annual sleigh ride, click
here to see a photo of Norman as Santa.
He did various jobs, he and Carol ran several pubs including the
Crooked Billet on Holderness Road. In later years he work for the
Court Service.
Although living in Withernwick, he always retained his love of his
hometown, so he was a long time season ticket holder at Hull City,
never put off by downturns in their form but he would always have
strong ideas on how they might do better.
The funeral service will be at St Alban's church on Monday 25th June
at 1.45pm. The cremation will be private.
Norman was a wonderful character and he will be greatly missed by
the village, our thoughts go out to Carol at this difficult time. |
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The Death of Bruce Reed (17th May 2018)
| Sadly we have to report the death of Bruce Reed.
Many of the older residents of the village will remember Brian. He
and his wife Ann, lived on East Lambwath Road for many years, so
they were well known in the village. They left the village about 15
years ago and moved to Hull. They worked in Hull for many years and
ran a fish and chip shop on Leads Road in Hull (it still exists near
the roundabout at the end of Leads Road). After retiring he was able
to devote more time to his passion - bowling. He was a very active
member of Leven Bowling Club for many years. He was cremated at
Haltemprice Crematorium, |
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Problems in the Village (17th
April 2018)
One of the many reasons we love our village is that
it is largely free of the problems of large towns. We do do seem to
have some perennial prolems. However we must refer to a thankfully
rare problem, that of theft. This is very rare in the village but a
month or so ago some youths did try to break into a car on West
Lambwath Road, they were unsuccessful but it is nonetheless a
worrying event. We must all avoid complacency over theft and ensure
we are careful and vigilant at all times. We must ensure cars,
sheds, garages and houses are secure at all times, in particular at
night. Especially vulnerable to theft will be those who live away
from the centre of the village and so are not overlooked by other
houses. Please report any suspicious events to the police.
Dog pooh, as we know is probabaly our worst problem. It is just a
small minority of the village who act so irresponsibly as to not
pick up their dog's pooh. A slightly worrying trend is for owners to
bag the pooh but then casually discard the bag wherever they happen
to be; this is worse because the bag will take so much longer to
biodegrade. Please, if you can, roport any people you know who do
not pick up their dog's pooh or dump it, bagged or otherwise,
irresponsibly. And, of course, a big thank you to all of those who
do bag their dog's pooh and then despose of it responsibly in one of
the village bins or in their own bin at home.
Traffic is another difficult area mainly due to speeding and
careless driving. Black spots are the Hatfield Road cross-roads and
the Falcon corner. There should be no reason for the accidents at
the crossroads if people read the (very prominent) signs, but there
have been a couple of bad and potenially fatal accidents there so
everyone should be extra careful when approaching the junction.
There have only been a couple of minor bumps at the Falcon corner
but it is perhaps only time before there is a serious incident. The
corner should be approached from both directios at walking pace,
sadly too many people take the corner way too fast hence endangering
the lives of others and pof their own, it is not too difficult to
imagine a car and lorry colliding at anay kind of speed and of the
consequences that would ensue.
We cannot expect ERYC to help any time soon as they are always
pleading poverty. |
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The Village Defibrillator
(30th March 2018)
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The village now has a defibrillator,
it is in the old telephone box (a great use for it and will ensure
its survival). It was paid for by the Parish Council which is funded
by you and so it hopefully shows that your council does work for
you. Hopefully it will not need to be used often but it will be
checked and maintained regularly. If you do need to use it, and
prompt action is necessary), go to the telephone box and ring 999,
you will be able to do so even if your mobile phone has no
signal.
It is something we hope we may never have to use, but we do have it
and maybe it will save lives in the years to come. |
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Coffee Morning in Aid of Dovehouse Hospice
(26th March 2018)
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On Saturday 24th March
2018, Helen Stockdale arranged a coffee and cake morning to raise
money for Dovehouse Hospice in Hull. This was held in the Falcon and
also included a tombola. The event was very well attended and so was
a great sucess.
The event raised a very creditable £462 for Dovehouse Hospice. |
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Beast from the East (2nd
March 2018)
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Well The Beast from the
East did arrive in Withernwick. We got a couple of inches of snow
and a gale-force icy wind from Siberia. It arrived a few days ago
and is still with us today (2nd March). We here in Withernwick
didn't get it as bad as some but it has certainly been a bit if of a
suprise for the time of year and we wouldn't want to experience it
again in a rush.
The roads have been difficult but agin it other parts of the
country even the motorways have been tiricky to use. Local schools
have been closed for a couple of the worst day althougth the beast
does seem to be calming down a bit now and should be gone altogether
by the weekend. |
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Work on St Alban's Roof (27th
Feb 2018)
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As most of you will have noticed, work is progressing well on the
roof of St Alban's church. The weather has been a bit bleak in
recent weeks but the work people have still managed to get on with
what looks like tricky and dangerous work. This progress is best
shown by the return of our weather cock, now looking spendidly
restored to a former glory that few can probably remember.
The work on the roof has to be finished soon in order to ensure that
some of the funding is obtained.
Click here to a bigger photo of the weather cock.
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Work starts on St Alban's roof
(3rd January 2018)
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The long awaited repairs have started
on the roof of St Alban's church today (3rd January). So far this
work has consisted of putting up scaffolding and taking delivery of
two large containers (presumably to store the workmen's equipment.
It is a bit of a bleak time of years to be working on any roof, but
apparently the work needs to be completed in a certain time or else
some of the money will be lost.
It is good to know that our parish church will be repaired and
hopefully made good for a few more years yet.
There will be a photo diary started on the website soon. |
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Accidents at the Crossroads 20th December
2017
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Following on from the previous
article, many of you have seen yet another accident at the
crossroads at Beverley Road, Hatfield Road and West Lambwath Road.
This is the tird such accident in about two years. All have been
similar in that a car from the Hatfield direction has not stopped at
the give-way and has crashed into a car travelling on the 'main'
road. In all cases the latter car has ended up in the opposite
ditch. The council did put some large Give Way warning signs a few
hundred yards from the crossroads, but this has obviously has not
helped too much. The ideal would be chicanes at the crossroads (and
similarly on Aldbrough Road). Hopefully we will not have to wait
until someone is killed before we get something done. |
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Speeding Cars in the Village
(22nd October 2017)
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There does seem to be a growing
problem with speeding cars and other vehicles in the village
Aldbrough Road and Whitedale Road are the main problems as cars do
not tend to slow down from the long straight roads that lead to the
village. Chicanes at the points where these roads enter the village
would be the best solution but the council supposedly cannot afford
to do such work. There are also some joy-riders who use this area as
they know they are unlikely to meet any police. Also with the
village, all of the roads should really be 20 mph maximum but people
travel above 30 mph which is very dangerous to do in such areas. The
Falcon corner should be taken at walking pace but is frequently
negotiated by cars travelling so fast that the take the corner on
the wrong side of the road.
Sadly, someone will get seriously injured or killed by a speeding
vehicle in the village and then something will be done! Until then
please log any incidents that you can and if they are commercial
vehicles, report them to the company.
This is a problem that needs to stop before we do have a serious
incident. |
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Church Roof Repairs to Go Ahead ( 15th October
2017)
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The parishioners of St Alban's church
have finally managed to raise enough money to go ahead with repairs
to the church roof. However money is still needed as £20000 of the
money has been raised by means of a loan which will need to be
repaid. The repairs will mean the total removal of the existing roof
and then work to replace it will begin from there. The work should
start in January and it is not sure exactly how long work will take.
This will be a great thing for the village as the next step will be
to convert some of the nave a a social area for general village use.
Also we may well hear the bells ring again - occasionally! |
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Theft from Whitedale Farm (9th
September 2017)
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One thing we all love Withernwick for
is the lack of crime in the village which makes us all feel safe and
secure.
Sadly recently Whitedale Farm on Beverley Road was broken into and a
Mitsubishi L200 pickup was stolen. Many of the outbuildings were
also broken into but nothing else was taken. The L200 is black and
has a distinctive registration number of J 555 JBH, so if anyone can
help please ring the Police.
We certainly don't want to see any crime in the village, so please,
everyone, keep vigilant for anything suspicious. |
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The Phantom Pebble Painter of
Witherwick (6th September 2017)
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On the 4th September 2017 and
series of mysterious pebble appeared at various locations
around the village. The 'culprit' did not make themselves
apparent and we may never know who was responsible.
The only possibility comes from the fact that Aldbrough have a
pebble Facebook page called Aldbroughrocks, you can check it
out.
To see photos of the pebbles around Withernwick - click
here. |
Falcon For Sale (1st
September 2017)
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It is probably
common knowledge that the Falcon is up for sale - click
here.
As far as we know the lease, currently run by Will Clappison
will be unaffected but we do not know for sure. The price is
£269500 but the lease is also available. As Will has shown,
the pub van be very succesful and we should certainly praise
Will for his efforts. We must also that Andy Heuck for his
efforts with the pub, without him it may well not now exist.
It is only to be hoped that it is not sold to a company like
Enterprize Inns who made a complete mess of the pub in the
time they owned.
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House Sales in Withernwick (20th
June 2017)
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House sales in the UK in
general, icluding London are very slow, indeed the rate is
falling. So Withernwick seems to be bucking that trend. There
have been quite a few house for sale this year (2017) but most
have sold very quickly and for good prices. There are now only
a couple of houses left for sale. What would be the reasons
for this? We have no shop or school but the Falcon is
successful. The village is pretty well crime free and, as we
all know, very friendly. We're not suggesting you rush off to
the estate agent, but it is reassuring to know, that for
whatever reasons the village seems to be a popular place to
move to. |
Beeford Children's Centre
(24th May 2017)
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It is a bit of a trip to Beeford but it may
well be worth it for the Beeford Children's
centre. Over the Summer they will be putting on a whole range
of activities.
They also put on events in more locail places.
Click here
to see a timetable of events at Beeford Children's Centre.
Click
here to read a EYRC leaflet of Childen's Centres.
Click here to read a EYRC on
The Family Information Service Hub. |
Withernwick Clay Pigeon Shoot 2017
(24th May 2017)
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The Withernwick Clay Shoot is back again this
year by popular demand (8th July). Last year's event was a
great success, a lot of fun on the day and also managing to
raise £1222 which went towards therepairs of St Alban's
church roof. Proceeds this year will be shared between the
Hornsea Inshore Rescue and St Alban's Church roof fund.
It will be a popular event and places are limited so please
book as early as you can so as not to be disappointed. If you
go to the event or not, it will continue afterwards in The
Falcon where there will be a special menu at only £6 per
person.
Click here
for more details. |
Will Clappison Takes Over
Falcon Lease
(13th march 2017)
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Will Clappison, who was
previously the manager of the Falcon has now taken over the
lease. This will give him much more scope in what he will be
able to do. One big change already is that the food has
changed, it is now a more traditional pub style. The food, of
course, will still be of a very high standard. We can be sure
the village will support Will who has certainly proved to be a
very popular landlord.
For more details vist the Falcon page of the website |
Windfarm Extension -
Planning Permission Granted (20th
December 2016)
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The application by Energie
Kontor for four new tubines off Cowden Lane has been granted
by the public appeal organized by the Central Government
Planning Inspectorate. Obviously many of the villagers will
not be happy about this, although this will be ameliorated to
some extent by the fact that we have been promised quite a bit
more money for community projects. It does however make one
wonder about democracy when, as with the original application,
it was refused by the local governement and passed by the
central government. Oh well it is now a done-deal and if you
really want to read about it click
here for the full 28 page report full of much legal
gobbledegook. |
Santa's Sleigh Ride (20th December 2016)
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On Saturday 17th December the
Village Communnity Association organized a Santa sleigh ride
around the village. It Started at the Bird Centre on Aldbrough
Road at 6.30pm and ended up at the Falcon at 7.30pm for mince
pies and mulled wine. Then sleigh was supplied by Hornsea
Carnival, it was followed by 50 or more adults and children.
Santa and his elves handed out sweeets and collected money, in
total £106 was collected and equally divided between Hornsea
Carnival and the Village Association (which just about covered
their costs. Also a hamper was given to the best Christmas
lights. The event was certainly a great success and one we may
well try again. |
St Alban's Church Receives a
£99 500 Grant for Roof Repairs (19th
September 2016)
This good news was
announced in the August newsletter from St Alban's (transcript
below). The locals have been working hard to raise funds but this
should enable work to take place.
| St Alban's Church
in Withernwick will benefit from £99,500 to address ' urgent
roof repairs. St Alban's PCC successfully applied for the
grant through the Government-funded Listed Places of Worship:
Roof Repair Fund. The present roof of St Alban's Church was
constructed as part of the rebuild of the church in the
1850's. It is now in a very poor state and having a
detrimental effect upon the interior. Parishioners have been
working extremely hard to raise funds for the repair of the
roof themselves. However, it was clear that to raise in excess
of the £100,000 needed to effect a repair was going to
be a challenge for this small but enthusiastic community. So
an application was made to the Government-funded Listed Places
of Worship: Roof Repair Fund. The opportune and exciting
announcement of this successful application means that the PCC
are now in a position to address the ugent repairs. The PCC
and parishioners a; thrilled to have received this grant. We
believe that it marks the beginning of the realisation of a
long-term vision within the village of Withernwick to develop
the church as a community resource for many different groups.
This money is part of a wider funding package of f22.9million
to 401 historic places of worship across the UK. The fund was
launched bv the chancellor in his Autumn Statement in December
2014 and the funding package has now seen a total of 903
places of worship across the UK receive a share of
£55miliion. The Fund is administered by the National Heritage
Memorial Fund (NHMF) on behalf of the Department for Culture
Media and Sport (DCMS). |
Hogfest
Takings/Ideas for Next Year (16th
September 2016)
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Our Hogfest this year was
another great success. We took a total of £1274.50
(£70 more than last year). About 100 paying guests
attended plus we had about 30 band members etc. After
allowing for costs (hog roast etc) we actually made a
£6 loss, which we feel was quite acceptable. We did
also get a £500 grant from the Windfarm Fund.
Although the event was successful, we would like to run
it again next year and, if possible make it even better.
So let us know what you thought of the acts and about
the food - leave the food as it is, a different bought
in food or maybe simply bring your own (obviously with a
cheaper ticket) - do let us know. |
Wind Turbines
Appeal (16th
September 2016)
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As
you have probably heard, EnergieKontor have taken theie
application for the erection of four more turbines off
Cowden Lane to appeal. The appeal will take place
at County Hall in Beverley on 6th October (time to be
confirmed). The original application was rejected after
objections from villagers, Withernwick Parish Council
and ERYC, also the government now seems to favour
offshore turbines. If we wish to get the appeal thrown
out to we do need to get our voice heard. So if you can
attend the appeal or help in any way please contact Andy
by email - Ash@heronfoods.com
or phone him on 07831513396. |
New
Business Opens in Withernwick (16th
September 2016)
We don't have many businesses in
Withernwick so it is very nice to see a new one opening.
The Bird Centre has opened in the former Cherry Tree
Furniture factory on Aldbrough Road. It does seel a lot
more that the name suggests. There are foods for dogs,
cats, domestic birds, wild birds, poultey and rodents.
You can indeed buy yourself a budgie or canary and also
a rabbit or guinea pig. There is hay in bales or a very
good line in 8x4 plywood sheets. All prices are very
competitive and so you souldn't need to visit the far
distant supermarket when you can shop for all your pet
needs so locally. We do also have to thank owner Alvin
for turning an eyesore into an asset for the village. Do
make a visit, it should turn out to be most worthwhile.
He will however deliver free to local villages and if he
doesn't have what you want, ask him and he will try to
stock it in future.
Click here to see some photos of the Bird Centre.
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Withernwick
Clay Pigeon Shoot raises £1222
(25th August 2016)
The Clay Pigeon Shoot was undoubtedly
a great success and, Mike Philips, who organised the
event has sent the following message. Click here to see
some photos of (after) the event.
The
13th of
August saw the return from many years past, The
Withernwick Clay Shoot.
The day was blessed with fine weather, fine people and
lots of bangs to be had by all both young and old.
A total of 54 people entered into the competition on the
day all aiming for the prizes of £100, £50 & £25
respective, £50 for the re-entry and £60 the fast and
furious 100 clay Flush.
1st prize
with a huge sore of 26 from 30 goes to Paul Peacock
(pictured being presented with the Housecroft Cup)
2nd prize
with a very impressive close score of 25 from 30 went to
our very own villager, Kat from West Lambwath Rd, Very
Well done Kat J
3rd prize
with 24, Andy Loving
Following
the day at the ground, most people did follow the aged
tradition and retired to The Falcon for a well-deserved
Pie and a Pint or three.
The
truly fantastic day all in aid of the urgently needed
repairs to St Albans Church raised £1222 and was
carefully handed over to Anne Wood during the service on
Sunday 21st.
I
would like to thank all of the sponsors:-
The
Falcon Inn, Hatfield Croft Nursery’s, Blondies Hair
Salon, Warren Dawson Decorator, Arnott Drainage, The
Frying Farmer & Westlands Hay and Haylage Supplies
for their generosity.
More
than all, I would really like to thank for all of their
hard work the team of very special villagers/ and
friends who actually made this happen on the day – I'm
not naming any names, but you know who you are?
This
will return to being an annual event, so keep a close
eye out for June/July next year and hope to see you
there.
Mike
Phillips |
Withernwick Clay Pigeon
Shoot (26th July 2016)
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Many years ago there was a
regular clay pigoen shoot held in the village, indeed on
local fields. Sadly health and safety doesn't allow that
any more. However, this summer on Saturday 13th August
2016 the Withernwick Clay Pigeon shoot will return. It
will be held at Humberside Shooting Ground in
Brandesburton from 12 midday until 4pm that day. There
are variously priced options but all are selling fast,
so click here
for more details. We are sure this will prove to be a
great fun event. |
Death of Philip Clappison
(8th July 2016)
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Sadly we have to report
the death of Philip Clappison who many of you will
remember. He died late last week and was buried
alongside other family members at Marton Church on 7th
July. Philip was born in Withernwick at North End Farm,
Cowden Lane in 1926, his parents were Fred and Jane
Clappison. Philip followed his father by farming at
North End Farm. He would have had to work hard in days
before modern technology, they worked with cattle and
some arable farming. After retiring he sold North End
Farm and moved to Hatfield. The photo on the left was
taken in 2010 and shows him with his sister Josie who
died a year or so after this photo was taken. Click
here to see a larger version of that photo. Click
here to see photos of Philip as a boy and young man.
Philip was certainly a character and we must doubt we
will see many like him again in the village. |
Bus Number 241 Under
Threat of Closure
(4th July 2016)
The provision of
bus services to the village, as we all know are poor. It is a
bit of a viscious circle, becuase the service is poor, we all
tend to use our cars which then means that the buses are under
used. The 241 service which travels from Aldbrough to Beverley
is under threat of closure, indeed if this closure goes ahead
the service will cease on 1st April 2017. If you are a user of
this service and it matters to you, you will need to register
your comments. More details can be found on the following
documents.
Click
here to read the full consultation docuement
Click
here to read particular details of service 241.
Hogfest 16 - Tickets Now
Available
(18th June 2016)
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Tickets are now available
for Hogfestr 16. They are cheaper if you buy them in
advance - £13 for adults and £6 for children, (they
will be £15 and £8 if you wait to buy them on the
gate. You can purchase tickets by contacting Paul via
the website - click here or by
phone on 527420. I will deliver the tickets to your
door or post them for a small charge if you are coming
from afar. Or you can still purchase them via the
EventBrite website - click
here but there will be a small booking fee.
Last year's event was a great success and we are
confident this year's event will be even better. We do
have some very talented acts for you and again the food
should be very good. So please do book early, we do have
a limit on the numbers we can accommodate. |
Food Returns to the Falcon
(9th June 2016)
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The Falcon is once again
serving food. The times as yet are not confirmed so
please ring if you are travelling from a distance. It
will be Wednesday to Saturday evenings and Sunday
lunchtime. So far the reports are good, well cooked and
tasy food, we will let you know more about the menu as
we get to know. The things is to go along and try it
out, we are sure you will not be disappointed. Oh and
the beer is being very well kept, Tetley's and Landlord
so far but a promise of more.
The Falcon does have a new website - click
here. |
Hogfest 2016
(29th May 2016)
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Following on from last
year's highly successful Hogfest (click
here to see photos), we will again be holding the
event. It will this time be on Saturday 6th August from
5.30 pm, again it will be held on the playing fields on
Aldbrough Road. Bands will start form 6pm, some will be
as last year plus some new ones. The food, again
provided by Hot Trotters will be served from 7pm.
Tickets can be bought in advance for £13 (adult) and
£6 (child); these can be purchased by conatcting me on
527420 or going to EventBrite - click
here. On the gate the tickets will be slightly more
expensive at £15 and £8.
We will give you more details before the event.
If you are interested in playing at the event, please Contact
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Street Party for Queen's Birthday
(29th May 2016)
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As you probably all know
our wonderfully dedicated Queen is 90 years old this
year and thankfully still going strong. We are planning
to celebrate this notable event on Saturday 11th June
with a 'Street Party'. This will take place in the
Falcon car park from 2-4pm on theaat day. Click on the
photo on the left and it will take you to some photos of
the last such event we had in 2012 for the Queen's
Jubilee.
Bring along your own 'finger' food and drinks, but the
Falcon will be open too. We will provide paper plate and
tables. Please come along and help make this celebration
a success. |
The Falcon Reopens
(9th April 2016)
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Sadly Richard and Lindsey
Johns have moved onto a new adventure in York, we should
all thank them for their efforts over the last year and
a half and wish them all the best for their future.
Their last night was a week ago on 2nd April 2016. But
the Falcon goes on too. Last night (8th April) it
reopened with a new manager - Will Clappison. Will
previously worked at Bert's Bistro in Brandsburton. The
Falcon was reopening was enthusiastically attended by
many locals and also many new faces who will hopefully
continue to visit us. There is no food at present, but
that will hopefully happen very soon and we will let you
know when it does. Click here
to check out new opening times. Click here to see some
photos from the opening night. |
Help
Helen Stackdale Raise Money for Dovehouse
(3rd March 2016)
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Those of us that know
Helen will know that this is not the first time she has
done something like this to raise money for charity.
This year she is doing the China Trek 2017 which will
involve walking along the Great Wall of China.
Obviously this will be a fantastic adventure and
opportunity for Helen , but also she would like to raise
£3500 for Dovehouse. So please help out with whatever
you can afford.
Click
here to dontate. |
Demolition of the Village Hall (1st
March 2016)
Our village hall
which has stood for over 80 years was finally demolished
today. It was in use for about 70 years but has been left
derelict for the last 10 years or so. Indeed it had become an
eyesore and a haven for rats. It is in many ways a shame to
see it go, so many villagers will have fond memories of events
there. the site has been cleared but it is not sure what will
happen to it, it may well be a few years before we get another
village hall. Click
here to see some photos of the demolition.
Visit
of John Sentamu - Archbishop of York
(13th Feb 2016)
John Sentamu, Archbishop of York arrived
in Withernwick at 4pm on Friday 12th February. This visit is
part of a pilgimage he is making around his diocese. Around 20
people turned up at St Alban's church to meet him. Fortunately
it was a bright and sunny day even though rather cold, so he
did go for a walk around the village this included a stop at
Doreen Dunn's house. On returning to St Alban's church, he
lead a service, there were some photos taken after this
service - click here to see
them.
Visit
of John Sentamu - Archbishop of York
(1st Feb 2016)
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In what should prove to be
a historic event for the village, John Sentamu, the
Archbishop of York will be visiting Withernwick on
Friday 12th February. He is the second most important
cleric in the Church of England after the Archbishop of
Canterbury. Obviously he will be visiting St Alban's
church but he will also be taking a walk around the
village. He should arrive about 4pm and is due to lead a
service "Pilgrimage Prayers" in St Alban's at
5pm, so he should be around the village from 4-5pm. We
would like as many people as possible to be around and
about to meet him and make him feel welcome. |
Bags2School and Christmas
Fair (10th Dec 2015)
The Chritmsa Fair, organised by the
Withernwick Community Association was held in the Falcon car
park on Saturday 5th December. The event was very successful
despite the exceedingly windy weather and a healthy total of
£310 was made which will go towards future village events and
facilities. Click here to see photos of the event.
St Alban's Church with help from Julia Beevers and Blondies
collected an amazing 353 kg (over a third of a ton) of bags of
clothes for the Bags2School collection. This in turn raised a
total of £141.40, which will go towards the restoration of St
Alban's Church.
Both the Village Associationa and the members of St Alban's
Church would like to thank everyone helped to raise the above
money.
The Falcon in the Michelin
Good Pub Food Guide for 2016 (6th
Nov 2015)
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After being placed in the
top 50 pubs for food in the Good Food Guide - Pubs,
these has new been another well deserved commendation
for the Falcon. Now it has an entry in the Michelin
Eating Out in Pubs guide for 2016. There are only 590
pubs, in the guide for the whole of the UK and Ireland
and, more importantly, only four pubs in Yorkshire.
This another reward for the hard work that Richard and
Lindsey have put in just about one year now. It is also
an acknowledgement of the undoubted skills they have
bought to the pub.
We should all be very proud that our village has
been so firmly put on the national map!
Click here to read
the actual entry. |
St
Alban's Church Needs Our Help (12th
Oct 2015)
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St Alban's
church is an essential part of our community - for all
of us! It is in great need of repairs which may well
total up to around £300,000, mainly for repairs to the
roof. No doubt some of the money will come from grants
from various bodies but it is essetial that we all show
willing too. It doens't matter if you are a chuch goer
or not, it is incumbent on us all to help. Indeed it is
our only meeting place at present and that situation is
likely to remain for some time; some of the money would
go towards creating a better meeting area.
One money rasing idea is to collect bags of clothes etc
- click here
for more details.
The bags will be collected and money given to them by
a charitable organisation called |
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Bags2school, to find out more about
them, visit their website www.bags2school.com
(not .co.uk as it says in the above leaflet. No doubt we
all have clothes, shoes etc that we no longer use or
have grown out of, so bag them up ready for the
collection day on 7th December 2015.
We all need to help to maintain OUR church. |
Rathlin's
New Application for West Newton (6th Oct 2015)
Rathlin have submitted
a new application to drill at the West Newton site to
East Riding Council. It is inevitably a very complex
application and if you really want to examine the whole
thing then please click
here. There is a non-technical summary available
which is somewhat more readable - click
here. There is, as you might guess, no use of the
word fracking and, as before, they seem to stress the
conventional oil drilling that they will undertake.
There is also lots of talk about how they will control
possible pollution of the ground water. You can take all
this with as large a pinch of salt as you wish,
depeneding on your opinion. There will, no doubt, be
lots more discussion on this matter, this will certainly
not be the last we hear of it.
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Parish
Council Vacancy (15th Sept 2015)
The current make up of the parish
council is as follows:
Chair
– Norman Wilkie
Vice-Chair
– Charlie Sharp
Paul
Boyle
Mrs
Daryll Carr
Stephen
Croft
Mrs
Elaine Grove
John
Mann
Mrs
Carol Wilkie
This leaves a vacancy for a full member who is
required to take up the position as soon as possible.
Please contact the Parish Clerk - Phil Wilson on phil@wilson.freeserve.co.uk or
01964 630576. |
Hogfest 2015 (7th Sept 2015)
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On 29th August 2015, the
village playing field, we organised our very first
village Hogfest. The late August weather was very kind
to us and so people were able to stay in their t shirts
all night. The food (i.e pork), courtesy of Hot Trotters
was excellent. There were over 100 people in the
audience who were well entertained by all 6 bands/
singers. A very good time was had by all and some even
got up to dance later in the evening. We will no doubt
do this again some time.
The evening was also a financial success for the village
as we took about £1200. This just about clears our
expenses, but that is what we aimed for.
Click here to see some
photos and click
here to see a short video of the evening. |
The Falcon in the Top 50
Pubs for Food (26th August 2015)
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The Falcon
has certainly had quite an eventful history over the
years but I has never been on the national map before.
It has been listed as one of the top 50 pubs in the UK
for food, at a highly commendable 28th place.
Considering that this is still the first year that
Richard and Lindsey Johns have been running the Falcon,
this is indeed a remarkable achievement. It is, however,
certainly no accident, this is largely due to the hard
work that Richard and Lindsey have put into the pub.
This has meant big changes for our village pub but we
can only be hopeful that it is going to go on from
strength to strength and still be a core of our
community.
Click
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St
Alban's Church Calendar (15th
August 2015)
St Alban's church has produced a 2016
calendar. This is a lovely calendar and is for sale at the
bargain price of £5. It will be useful for yourself or it
will make a great present for friends.
You will also be helping to raise money for St Alban's church
which is need of repairs, particualrly to the roof, which will
cost a great deal of money.
Click here to see a
sample of the calendar.
You can buy copies of the calendar from
Blondies hairdressers on Main Street.
Responsible Dog Ownership
(4th August 2015)
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We have gone on many times
about owners not picking up their dog's pooh, but there
are many other aspects to responsible dog
ownership.
So to begin and the beginning, let us stress again that
it is a legal requirement to bag and pick upyour dog's
pooh and bin it. This applies to all public places
including grass verges and footpaths such as Butcher's
Lane. There is now an easy way to report culptits who
are too lazy and irresponsible to pick up their dog's
pooh - click
here for how to do this, the document also gives
information on other aspects of responsible dog
ownership.
We have also recently had incidents with dogs not being
on leads or under the control of the owner. This is also
illegal, your dog may be calm and sociable but it must
still be on a lead. Also when approaching another dog,
do not assume that dog is also calm and sociable, keep
your distance and ask the other owner if it is safe to
approach. If you know your dog can be feisty or
aggressive then keep your distance from other dogs; for
such dogs there is the Yellow Dog Project - click
here. Here your dog can wear a yellow ribbon to
indicate to others to keep their distance.
We do all need to be responsible dog owners - we pick up
our dog's pooh and bin it, we keep them on a lead at all
times and we are careful when we approach other unknown
dogs. If we all do these things, everyone - human and
dog will be happy and safe. |
Dead Fish Goes Viral on
Village Facebook Page (1st July
2015)
It could be said to be a slow news day
when a dead fish hits the headlines, but this is Withernwick.
A dead fish mysteriously turned up on Church Lane one day in
June, it was quite a large fish - click
here to see a photo. But the plot thickened, for a joke
the pnoto was added to the village Facebook page. Most photos
on the said page get a few likes and comments and maybe 200 or
so views. The dead fish however got 20 comments, 20 likes and
a stunning 1400 views, views from as far away as Australia and
USA. We will have to keep an eye out for more unlikely hits.
If you don't already like the Withernwick Facebook page,
please click
here and Like Us.
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Wind Farm
Extension (16th June 2015)
| On the 10th June 2015, East Riding Council
refused the application by Energiekontor for the wind farm
extension on Cowden Lane. As you may well know this was for a
further 4 turbines to add to those we already have. Probably
many of you objected to this and so are no doubt pleased that
the application has been refused. This will also spell the end
for Quickline, as they proposed to build a mast on the site,
they had probably already given up already as BT have now
installed fibre cables to the village. It is to be hoped that
Enegieknotor do not appeal, the goverment have already
expressed objections to more onshore wind farms. |
Superfast Broadband (
1st June 2015)
| As you no doubt know BT/Openreach have
brought fibre-optic cable to the village which now means that
we can now get high speed internet. From recent tests the
speed seems to have gone up from 5 Mbps to 35 Mbps i.e about
7x faster. If you are with BT, you will need to ring them up
and ask to enrolled on one of their Infinity plans. Infinity 1
has a 20Gb download limit which should be fine if you don't
downlaod movies and so on, Infinity 2 has unlimited download.
Infinity 1 should not cost much more than your existing plan,
Infinity 2 is about £5 per month more. You will need a new
router which will cost £6.99 for postage, then you will have
to wait a little while for BT to actually switch you on. If
you are with a different supplier you will have to contact
them. This probably spells the end for Quickline even though
it claims to be cheaper. |
Hog Fest 15
(13rd May 2015)
| On Saturday 29th August we will be
organising our first Hog Roast - Hogfest 15. This will take
place on the village playing fields from 5.30 to 10.30pm.
Obviously there will be pork but also salad, you are however
welcome to bring more food of your own (but must still
purchase a ticket). There will be no drinks available, so you
must bring you own (but no bottle please). There will be
entertainment provided by various local bands and singers (if
you are interested in appearing, we may well be able to find a
spot for you, let us know). Tickets are now available at £12
for adults, £8 for 5-16's and free for under 5's. Tickets are
available from Carol at 7 Mill Row, Aldbrough Road or call
Paul on 527420. We are expecting a big demand and tickets are
limited, so do get in early, it should be a great village
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Dog Pooh Yet
Again !!! (19th March 2015)
Yes, yet again, dog
pooh rears its very ugly head. There seems to be no end to the
inconsideration of some people. Some seem just to let there dogs out
the back door to relieve themselves, others actually bother to pick
the pooh up with a pooh bag and then throw the said bag into a
verge. Firstly always monitor your dog, really it should always be
on a lead and under your control. Always carry pooh bags with you,
nappy bags work perfectly well for this. Always pick your dog's pooh
up wherever it is - on that road/pavement, this goes without saying
but also on grass verges, it looks unsightly and people have to mow
it. Also futher out from the village, such as Butcher's Lane or any
other footpaths, again, this looks disgusting, others may tread in
it and the path does have to be mown. Finally do take your pooh bag
home with you and deposit it in your bin.
Now if this doesn't work, we must start getting culprits fined. So
if you know someone who allows their dog to pooh and does not pick
the pooh up, then report them directly to the East Yorkshire Dog
Warden - Click
here
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Quickline v BT (26th
February 2015)
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this comparison pf Quickline v BT. It has been sent by Quickline, so
you can take it with as large a dose of salt as you wish. The first
column is for some general 'fibre' provider and not particularly BT
and as far as I know BT do provide 24/7 support, router support and
you can keep your own number. Here also is some explantion from
Quickline (copied verbatum):
Fibre to the cabinet does not
necessarily guarantee the improvement of speed in that area. It is
often described as trying to transfer water from a 4cm pipe (fibre)
to a 1cm pipe (copper). It is still subject to latency, reduced
speeds at peak times, the requirement of a land line and even
occasionally theft.
The comparison we have offered would still technically remain as
there is no direct alteration to the customer, other than the
possibility of a visible increase in speed. I have therefore amended
the table to reflect up to 20mbs as results show that to be the
average available speeds.
There is also the problem with Quickline that they are contingent on
the windfarm extension being passed in order to build their mast,
this may also take some time even if the windfarm is passed. On the
other hand BT Openreach have suggested they will have fibre
broadband working by March, see the story below (more salt may be needed).
As
always, it is entirely up to you, I do just try to put down what I
know and it may well change very rapidly, either way, I still don't
think holding your breath is a good idea
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Superfast Broadband on its
Way (6th Feb 2015)
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Maybe you can't help but have noticed the holes in
the verges on Aldbrough Road. These are due to Openreach, the
hands-on side of BT. They are installing high speed fibre cables. We
knew they had reached Aldbrough Exchange and it is wonderful to see
them branching out to Withernwick so quickly. Apparently this should
all be up and working by March. This should also put the kibosh on
Quicline who are still dependent on installing a mast on the site of
the windfarm extension; the extension has not as yet been granted
permission and even if that happens it will be some time before
Quickline are up and running. It is, of course, entirely up to you,
but it does seem obvious which is a better choice BT or Quicline as
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West Newton, Fracking and Seismic Testing (18th
Jan 2015)
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As you no doubt know by now, Rathlin
have finished at West Newton and have largely dismatled their
equipment by now. Click
here to read their November notes. They, of course, claim that
their intention was not fracking but exploring conventional gas and
oil reserves. We already have more than our share of energy
engineering in and around the village, so we probably don't even
want conventional oil/gas expoitation on our doorstep. Rathin did
carry out seismic testing just before Christmas which many of you
did feel; indded this did cause damage to several houses. This might
be how life would be if we did eventually get fracking nearby which
could develop from Rathlin's research. The UK government has not yet
banned fraking but many US states already have, click
here to read about how fracking is viewed in the USA. We will
try and keep you up to date. |
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