Just one more day to go before our 10th anniversary, and we have a (no doubt selective and subjective) timeline for you. In brief, just a few of the events, local and national, over the past 10 years.
YEAR | LOCAL EVENTS | NATIONAL EVENTS |
2010 | The Triangle launched 1st Folk Club night at Village Hall | David Cameron became Prime Minister |
Website design conceived | ||
2011 | Website launched Slingsby allotments opened | Prince William married Catherine Middleton |
80th anniversary of Village Hall | England won the Ashes in Australia | |
1st Local History Weekend Victorian funeral bier restored (in church) | Referendum on Alternative Vote system in parliamentary elections | |
Digital TV switchover in Yorkshire | ||
2012 | Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrated on sportsfield | Queen’s Diamond Jubilee |
Church tower repair completed | Olympic Games in London | |
The Grapes pub re-opened | ||
1st Village Hall calendar produced | ||
1st Ryedale Festival concert in church | ||
2013 | The Grapes ‘highly commended’ in Pub of the Year category by Yorkshire Life magazine | Andy Murray won Wimbledon Prince George born (3rd in line to the throne) |
Ashes burial area created in churchyard | ||
New head teacher at Slingsby School | ||
2014 | Le Grand Départ in Yorkshire started the Tour de France | Scottish independence referendum |
New windows and external doors installed in Village Hall | ||
2015 | Time capsule excavated in church 1st Tour de Yorkshire (cycle race) | 70th anniversary of VE Day and end of WWII |
2016 | Queen’s 90th birthday celebrated in Village Hall and Church Lane | Queen’s 90th birthday EU referendum |
Lead stolen from church roof | Theresa May became Prime Minister | |
Village Design Statement approved | ||
Defibrillator installed in old phone box | ||
2017 | 180th anniversary of the Chapel | Manchester Arena bombing |
New kitchen in the Chapel | ||
Extension to the Village Hall for storage | Theresa May’s snap election misfires | |
Record page view figure for website | ||
Antiques Roadshow held at Castle Howard | New polymer £10 note introduced | |
2018 | Tennis courts resurfaced | Prince Harry married Meghan Markle |
“Bad Move” with Jack Dee filmed on the former bowling green | “Beast from the East” hit UK | |
2019 | Church roof replaced | Boris Johnson became Prime Minister |
New play area in sportsfield opened | UK left EU at end of year | |
2020 | 10th anniversary of The Triangle | 1st confirmed case of Covid 19 (in York) leading to national lockdown |
Wildlife board erected in churchyard | End of Brexit transition period | |
2021 | 10th anniversary of the website | Covid vaccine programme rolled out. |
If you have got this far, why not delve a little bit further back in history: