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After a very successful history day on local businesses, we are planning our events over the next few months.  Many of the events will examine the topic of Slingsby in Wartime, culminating in an event on this in 2014, which will be the 100th Anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The Group’s work will cover a wider war and battle theme, bearing in mind that the Slingsby Castle site dates from mediaeval times through to the Civil War, and the village felt the effect of war in both the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Local History Group meetings will be a mixture of working meetings, comparing and presenting work that the Group aims to carry out, and more formal talks. All meetings take place in the Village Hall Committee Room at 7.30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. They are open to all, but we ask those who attend to contribute £1 towards the cost of hall hire.

Details of talks etc. will be confirmed in The Triangle and on the Slingsby Village Website. Dates for your diary are as follows:

Tuesday 16th April
Tuesday 21st May
Tuesday 18th June
Tuesday 16th July

Would you like to be more involved with your community? Do you have an interest in local issues?  Then a role on the Parish Council may be for you.

To find out more about the current vacancy on the Parish Council, including details about what being a local councillor entails, please contact Mrs Dinah Farley 48, Sycamore Close Slingsby York YO62 4BG Email [email protected] 01653 628858. Applications before May 6th 2013

Looking for a New Challenge? A Volunteering Open day is to be held at Malton Library and Customer Services Centre.  Come along on Monday 25th March from 10.00 am – 2.00 pm to find out about opportunities for volunteering at your local library.

We are looking for volunteers of all ages who want to help make a difference to their community. In return we offer a comprehensive training programme, the chance to learn new skills, gain valuable work experience and make new friends.

The open day will help those interested to find out more about what the volunteering role involves and talk to existing volunteers about their experience.

If interested, but unable to attend, please leave contact details at the library or telephone Julie Atkinson on 0845 034 9529

Beware those returning from Malton to Slingsby after 6pm!

From Thursday 14 March the B1257 between Slingsby, Barton-le-Street and Appleton-le-Street is scheduled to be closed for 7 evenings from 6pm to midnight. Signed diversions will be in place.

From Monday 18 March work will begin on the Amotherby to Malton stretch, with temporary traffic signals in place (8am to 5pm).

Finally from Monday 25 March, work will begin on the stretch from Hovingham through Fryton to Slingsby with temporary traffic signals in place (8am to 5pm).

In each case the work may take longer depending on weather conditions.

For more, follow this link to the relevant NY County Council website page:

 

Here is a clip from an audio recording made at the recent Slingsby Local History Day held at the village hall. The chat concentrated on the local businesses and how Slingsby made a living.

The total length of the recording runs to over an hour which will be edited down but here is a brief extract taken from the very start of the talk.  More details about the audio recordings coming soon.