If you are intending to drive towards the A64 on Tuesday, please note that the Stray will be closed for essential work – we think between the Obelisk crossroads and the Welburn crossroads.

This year the All Souls Benefice Service will take place on Wednesday 2^nd November at 7pm in Slingsby Church.

Please join us for this very special service which will consist of short prayers and Taize music led by the Music Group, with a reading of names of loved ones lost this year and in the past.

If you would like to remember someone, please add them to the list at the back of your church.

If you would like a lift, please also let us know!

Slingsby’s Prof Victoria Wells who has facilitated our parish survey writes:

Thank you to all those who have completed the parish survey! For those of you who haven’t yet completed the survey the DEADLINE is FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER (although we will of course accept responses over the weekend)!  105 households have completed the survey (out of approximately 300 in the Parish) and we would really welcome more responses (the 2010 survey got over 200 responses).  Please don’t assume that someone else has the same views as you and remember that the survey is COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS! Please take this last chance to make your views heard and shape the vision and strategy for Slingsby, Fryton and South Holme for the next 5 -10 years!

Paper copies are available at the Church and Sports Club (please e-mail [email protected] if you can’t get hold of a copy) or can be completed online at this link:  https://forms.gle/Jzj46DhVEvcPmi6XA or via the QR code on the poster above and around the parish (again if you have any trouble accessing this, please contact [email protected]). 

Paper copies can be returned to the church, the sports club postbox or Brook House on railway street.

A nation-wide avian flu prevention zone is now in operation. This requires all bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures.

Poultry keepers will be particularly affected. Members of the public should be aware that larger sites will need to restrict access.

More info, including guidelines for the reporting of dead birds, can be found in the following Gov.uk link.

Avian influenza: Prevention Zone declared across Great Britain – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Councillor David Bairstow tells us:

At the request of a newly formed local eco group, and courtesy of Ryedale District Council, the Parish council has made some litter picking equipment available for all to use.

We know that litter isn’t a massive problem in and around the village, but we have sometimes noticed more than usual, mostly through the summer months. 

It is currently stored at the back of the church in the bin store where it can be accessed at any time. Please note that in the next few days I will be splitting up the equipment and placing half of it near the dog poo bin just over the bridge on the cinder track down railway street, as I think more walkers will pass that point. 

So some will be behind the church and some next to the poo bin over the beck. 

If you feel like doing your bit for the environment whilst out walking or dog walking, the guidelines are as follows:

1. Take a bag, hoop and picker.

2. Once finished, leave bag, if full, near the bin outside the sports ground and the Parish Council will arrange collection. If only a few pieces of litter have been picked, these could be deposited into the bin and the bag reused. 

3. Please return equipment ready for the next person.