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The Voice of the Village

Swanland Village Association

NEWSNo. 47

Summer2005

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Inside this IssueWild Life in Swanland Lestrem Twinning NewsSwanland Show Jubilee Year Blooming SwanlandAround the Pond Swanland’s New LibraryVillage Hall Colour Supplement Playing Field AssociationRecycling in Swanland Newsletter Deliveries

Letters to the Editor

I live in a terraced house with asmall mature garden. It backs ontothe beautiful wooded estate with thecurrent controversial PlanningProposals and is deliberatelywildlife friendly.

With this Spring being so early I’venow got a record number of birdsnesting. In the middle of May I had 4lovely female juvenile blackbirdson my lawn constantly eating bread,seed and even the odd worm!Currently the birds that are sittingare 2 pairs of robins, 2 pairs ofdunnocks, 2 pairs of song thrushes(very endangered) and mistlethrushes, 2 pairs of blue tits and 1pair of wrens. I’ve also had quick

Wildlife In SwanlandAnother article by Carol Ledgard from Dale Road

visits from normally reclusive (at thistime of year) goldfinches andgreenfinches. A pair of swifts arrivedin the last week of April. Lookingback in my diary they have never beenso early. (Did you know swifts pairfor life?) The house martins were alsoearly but only by a week or socompared with other years.

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Already there are 5 over Mere Wayand 4 over the south-east end ofChantry Way East. The biggestworry though is again the lack ofswallows. That is a topic I’ll bereturning to regularly.

On the mammal front I’ve got awood mouse (that’s the type ofmouse with long ears and beadyeyes). It’s a first for me after allthese years of living in Swanland!

We never even had them when Ilived on our farm on West End.They are locally endangered so it’sall the more special to have one.I’ve even persuaded it to comewithin a yard of me by putting anapple quarter and some small seedsout on my patio!

Last week I had a visiting hedgehogas there was a fresh dropping on myback lawn. Did you know they canrange up to 3 miles a night in searchof food? If I see another dropping I

will put out a small dish of dog foodand of course fresh water so that anybabies will have a good start.

The ‘watchman’ pipistrelle bat undermy (deliberately open) eaves comesout each dusk to report to the nearbycolony that all is well!

They feed on the insects and mothsthat fly around the nearby trees.

No butterflies sighted yet except fora cabbage white! But I have had aregular red tailed bee visiting whichis a real surprise as they are veryendangered. As I write it is notwarm enough yet for moths orladybirds.

Please do send in your observationsand the survey sheet delivered withthis newsletter.

Carol Ledgard

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Twinning with Lestrem has been veryactive recently. On the 16th & 17th ofApril a group of 45 young musiciansfrom the Lestrem “Harmonie” visitedSwanland and gave a concert inSwanland school hall. This wasattended by the host families and verywell received. Some of our localyoung musicians also performed items.

The Lestrem Harmonie has beenestablished for well over 100 years andis a major cultural activity in theircommunity, providing music for mostceremonial occasions. We want toencourage twinning for the youngerpeople so the musicians were allbetween 13 and 26 years old. Theirtwo conductors were 22 and 20.

On Sunday morning our visitorswalked round the village following theSwanland Heritage Trail, and each wasgiven questions in French to answer.Some of the young men were veryimpressed by some of the large housesand more so by the large cars they

Lestrem Twinningsaw! Our thanks are due to MrWoodward for making the schoolfacilities available for this occasion,and to all the host families.

To promote twinning activities inSwanland, and to raise funds toentertain our guests from Lestrem, aQuiz Night was held in the VillageHall on the 6th May. All thequestions concerned France in someway or other, and was well illustratedby a computer controlled projector.Supper was served at the interval.Almost 100 people attended and thewinning team received prizes of wine.Everyone voted this a great success,and we hope that it has helped tospread the twinning message inSwanland and district.

On the weekend of 20th to 22ndMay a party of pupils from year 5 atSwanland School visited Lestrem onwhat we hope will become an annualvisit. In October a party of Lestremchildren of similar age will make areturn visit to Swanland. We hopethat these visits will foster friendshipsbetween our children, which maycontinue into adult life.

Malcolm Thompson

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Swanland Show - Jubilee Year

It’s the 25th annual show on Saturday 10 September and a celebratory theme isbeing planned for this special event in addition to the usual sections for Handicraft,Produce, Art, Floral Art, Vegetable, Flower, Photographic and Children.

A new class especially for children is theScarecrow Competition.

It is divided into three age groups (as at 31 st August 2005)

Infants - Years 1 and 2

Juniors - Years 3, 4, & 5

Secondary - 12 years old and older, but still at school

Blooming SwanlandBy the time you readthis Swanland willhave burst into bloomagain. It doesn’thappen by magic butby the hard work of asmall team and the generosity both ofColetta and Tyson and SwanlandNurseries. If the display is to continuethen we must have new volunteers. Ifyou are newly retired and bored pleasegive us a little of your time. Gardeningexpertise is not required, just the desireto help.

The present team, or part of it, will runout of steam sooner or later! so if youcan help us please contact:Pam Portal 631567Lorainne Goodare 635373

The 2005 Show schedule is now available on-line from the page link shownabove and the printed version will be available in local shops from July

Around the PondHow is the area around the pond keptfree from Litter?

How do the plants around the pondalways manage to always look so good?

It is all the work ofSVA litter pickersand wateringteams! Why notput a little back

into your community byjoining our Litter orWatering rota? It’s onlya few hours, once ortwice a year.

Please contact Rod Park on 635127

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Swanland’s New LibraryNow that the library has moved into the Village Hall why not have a look in andsee what they have on offer? Apart from a much larger range of books (did youknow you can take out up to 12?) they also have talking books on CD or videocassettes and a good selection of children’s books.

You can book an hour’s free session on one of the computers to use for wordprocessing and other programs or to access the Internet or send e-mails. Tastersessions are being arranged for completebeginners – you do not have to go on a course– don’t let the kids show you up!

Other activities include reading schemesReading Wave for children aged 5 to 11 andBook Crawl for younger children. Openingtimes are shown in the Village Hall Supplementpages. Librarian Mary and Supervisor Sandie,shown here, will be pleased to help you withany further information.

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Our thanks to all those worthy folkwho have already paid their SVA

membership fees this year.

If you have not done so please renewyour membership (details on the

back cover). At just £2 a year it’s thebest bargain in Swanland!

If you are not a member why notjoin us to support your Village - see

the form on the back cover.

SVA MembershipAn Appreciation of John Holmes

John, who died on June 4th 2005was a member of the Swanland

Village Association committee forseveral years. His interest in mattershistorical led him to run a successful

Treasure hunt for the MillenniumFestival and produce our HeritageTrail Leaflet describing historical

places in Swanland.

He was a leading member of theHistory group which has produced

two books of Swanland history and isworking on a third. His quiet,

scholarly approach to this task wasmuch appreciated.

The SVA will miss him

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Village Hall Supplementwww.sva.karoo.net/VillageHall/villagehall.htm

Welcome to our special supplement!The Village Hall has been open for sixmonths and is the scene of lots ofactivity. The committee have beenextremely busy for the first months, asthey had also to act as caretakers. Wenow have a part-time caretaker, whichhas relieved us of a lot of work.

The Hall has to be self-financing. As wellas normal running costs we have had alot of additional expenditure in setting upthe Hall so at the moment our budget isextremely tight.

We are hoping to install a wheelchair liftso everyone can use the attractiveupstairs room. We have applied forvarious grants, have launched afundraising appeal and by the end of July

we should know if we have sufficientfunds for this project.

We are delighted with the number ofpeople booking the Hall for parties,receptions and fundraising events. Weare trying to attract additional activitiessuch as adult education courses,wedding receptions and businessconferences, and would especially liketo involve the teenagers of the village.We are always looking for new ideas,however they depend on someone whois prepared to be the organiser.

The library has moved into thedownstairs room overlooking the pond.

We hope that this very pleasant spacewith its attractive surroundings,increased stock and computers, willenable many more Swanlanders torediscover the pleasures of visiting alibrary. Use it or lose it!

All residents of Swanland will have anopportunity for a more detailed reporton the progress of your Village Halland a chance to ask questions andmake any comments at the AnnualGeneral Meeting on 21st September.

Contact Clare or Simon on:

01430 801089Or visit www.tumbletots.com/hull

Tumble Tots is Britain’s leadingnational active play programme,for children from 6 months to 7years. Each 45 minute session isspecially designed to progressively build yourchild’s self-confidence and self-esteem through:

Developing skills of agility, balance &co-ordination.

Classes tailored to suit the skill level ofeach child: Gymbabes, Walking to 2 Years,2 to 3 Years & 3 Years to School Age.

Developing language with action songsand rhymes.

Trained staff & specially designed TumbleTots equipment.

Great fun, with more than 60,000 TumbleTots UK members.

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Village Hall Supplement

Current ActivitiesAll run weekly except where indicated

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*Ballet *Tap *Disco *Street*Cheerleading *Jazz *Linedancing

*Fit For All Kid’s *Salsa *Childrens Parties

Fit for all Dance & Fitness, currently celebrating its 10th Year,teaches a wide range of dance disciplines to children & adults. Allour teachers are qualified and police checked. We have regularshows & medal tests. Following the huge success of our recentshow we are now in the position to take on new pupils!

The school’s own Cheerleading squad, TheHaltemprice Hailers, are available for localdemonstrations and are members of theNational Cheerleading Association. All coacheshold NCSSE Cheerleading Qualifications.

Our 5 Day Dance Workshop from July 25th –29th will comprise different styles of danceincluding street, disco & cheerleading. Guestteachers will be in attendance throughout thecourse to pass on their different dance stylesand expertise. It will culminate with a shortcostumed production. All children over 4 yrsare eligible whether they attend dance classesor not - a love for dance is far moreimportant!

Why not hold a Fit For All Kid’s Party?Aimed at 4 – 7 yrs olds, they are highly activewith space hoppers, balloons & parachutegames. Let us remove the strain and do theparty for you!

Join our new Salsa class aimed at the absolutebeginner. No partner required. First 5 weekcourse starts June 13th. Other adult classesavailable in Linedancing - beginners welcome!

To join our classes or for further informationcall Anneke on (01482) 569870

Pupils accepted fromthree yearsto adults

All Grades andMajor Examinationsstudied. We also do

annual shows.

Branches in:Elloughton

BrantinghamSwanland

Tel/Fax01482 665227

Mobile07909 857189

[email protected]

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To book the Village Hall ormake any enquiries call

01482 632159

Book the Village Hall for a SpecialAnniversary or Wedding Reception

Our large main hall above is perfect forparties or dancing. Alternatively (or inaddition) our smaller hall below can be

used for disco dancing or light meals,with a serving hatch to a large kitchenwith all the facilities caterers mightneed.

Jim DumsdaySadly, JimDumsday diedon May 20th.Jim was anexperiencedjournalist who edited thisnewsletter for many years. TheSVA sends its deepest sympathiesto his wife Yvonne, and daughterMillie, at Mere House.

Music with Mummy

A lively approach to music forchildren aged three and under

(or Daddy, or Granny orsomebody else important)

For further details call01482-627938

Visit our web site atwww.musicwithmummy.co.uk

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A £7,000 grant from the Humber &Wolds Rural Community Council LocalNetwork Fund, enabled progresspreparing the BMX track for youngpeople of the village during the earlyspring. Several alterations to the originalplan were suggested by the youngpeople and, very kindly, by MikeDunning, the contractor at no extra cost!This enabled us to allocate funds for anumber of items in the play area for useby younger children and those that aredisabled.

A meeting was held at the village schoolwith children after their involvement inthe Sport for All campaign. The olderchildren had prepared drawingsadvertising the project and gave theirsuggestions for the future of the playingfields. Prizes were given to all whoentered and their ideas are being usedfor future development.

They also requested cycle racks, andafter an approach to the East RidingCounty Council, they were providedwithin a fortnight at no cost to theCommittee!

Playing Field Association

We are looking to provide cricket netsand areas for young people to sit andtalk in the early evening, weekends andholiday times. A long-term objective isto provide an all-weather area for 5 aside football, hockey, basketball andnetball. This is likely to cost between£30,000 & £40,000! Without asignificant grant or gift this project maytake some considerable time. In themeantime the provision of a RugbyPost may have to be sufficient.

A major fundraising effort begins onFriday 7th October with another RaceNight, for the first time in the VillageHall. Starters orders are at 8pm and thebar will open at 7-30pm. Tickets arejust £5 and include a pie and peasupper .They are available from:

Owen Ward 633141Julia Tapley 632268Mike Smith 633410

Harry Sidwell 631011

In the summer of 2006 we are holdingan Open Gardens Event. Anyonewilling to open a garden please contact:

Harry Sidwell 631011Mal Cracknell 632282

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When SVA produces the regular newsletters and the glossySwanland Signpost, spends members’ money to do this, andthen uses volunteers’ time to distribute them free to everyhouse, we often wonder how many recipients actuallyread them.

Every now and then we do get feed back and it isvery gratifying to realise just how many people musthave read every word in the latest Signpost. Proof hascome in the number of unused telephones, which have been handed in to MereHouse. These are collected by a charity called World Vision and (with new SIMcards) sold to raise money to help the poor in developing countries. It wasinteresting to see on the TV news, after the tsunami struck, that one of the firstplane loads of aid contained World Vision containers. Maybe the old Swanlandmobile phones helped to pay for some of that!

We have also received an envelope of used stamps from an anonymous donor.These have been passed on to HEART UK who sell them and use the funds tohelp families with raised cholesterol levels - about one in every three hundred ofthe population.

To all readers who have helped in this way, we thank you. To those who have not- it is never too late. Just drop off your unwanted mobile ‘phones and used stampsto Mere House (opposite the pond). Also Judy Cooke of 23 Mill Rise would begrateful for any used postcards.

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Newsletter DeliveriesA big Thank You to the band of helpers who deliver these SVA newsletters.We are looking to increase the number of people willing to spend about halfan hour three times a year delivering the newsletter, which is distributed freeto every house in Swanland.

More people delivering would meansmaller rounds. If you feel you could helpplease contact either Julia Dains on 633611or Jean Latter on 632276 or any SwanlandVillage Association committee member.

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SVA Website www.sva.karoo.netThe SVA website is kept up to date with local news and regular update e-mails are

sent out - if you would like to be on the update list just e-mail:[email protected]

For village organisations that do not have their own website we can host a page foryou. Currently there are pages for the Village Hall, Lestrem Twinning, Swanland

Show, Bowling Club, History Group, Cubs, U3A, Thursday Bridge Club andSwanland Wildlife Initiative.

The Swanland Signpost Village guide and SVA newsletters (in colour) can beviewed or downloaded on-line from our website.

Swanland Festival for 2006?Any organisations or individuals who can helpor contribute to a Village festival week in 2006please contact Jan Rogerson on 634583

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What’s happening with Olivers?

I would like to explain to Villagers the situation regarding my businesses inSwanland. Towards the end of last year I was finding it very difficult to managemy three businesses in the Village, so for the sake of my family (and health!):

The Coffee Shop at Swanland Nurseries is now being operated by Millers.

Olivers Coffee Shop in West End is now being run by Craig Angove (an ex NavyChef) who has bought the Olivers name.

The delicatessen in West End will continue to be run by me under the new name ofCobblers Cottage.

Although I have sold my house in Sykes Close I intend to remain in the area,probably in Swanland or Ferriby. I wish the new owners and everyone inSwanland well and hope that this will stop further speculation!

Julie Caley

Letters to the Editor

I live at 86 Main Street, near the junction of Northfield. Early morning it is a verydangerous area traffic wise, school buses, people driving too fast along MainStreet. In May a girl was knocked down by a car near the school bus stop, shewas shaken, and hurt her hip, but nothing serious, but it is only time beforesomething serious happens. People also park their cars on the junction, makingvisibility difficult for other drivers. A traffic-calming scheme is needed before it istoo late. Who do I contact about this issue?

Jackie Kitchen

Well done to the Twinning Committee who arranged a wonderful musical eveningin the School Hall with the young people of Lestrem. It was an excellent night’sentertainment! The orchestra conveyed so much enthusiasm for their music andcreated a really happy atmosphere. It was a pleasure to support them. Thanksalso to our local young people who played so well at the end of the evening.

Jan Rogerson

It’s a matter that only East Riding Council can resolve Jackie - I suggest that you and everyone else concernedabout this contact their ward councillors - does it really take a fatality to get any action? - Ed.

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Anti-Social Behaviour

It seems that the latest antisocial idiocyto affect Swanland is the throwing ofraw eggs at houses after dark. Four eggshit my house late last night - one hittingthe window of a bedroom used by mygrandchildren when staying here. Quiteapart from the considerable mess thiscould be frightening for young childrenand indeed for a solitary old person.

The culprit(s) had disappeared by thetime I got out to investigate so I do notknow whether it was a group or anindividual or any other identifying matter.

Last year there was a craze fordestruction of hedges in which matter theSVA assisted the police.

I wonder if the Association might againconsider publicising the matter andadvising villagers to be aware of this sillyactivity and to keep a look out - not onlyfor the act itself but for unusualpurchases of eggs late in the day as itseems improbable that the peopleconcerned carry raw eggs around formany hours. On second thoughts theactivity is so half-witted that perhapsthey do!

Bill Hood

Letter to a Driver

Were you the driver of the large navyblue car who came down West End fartoo fast to stop at the bottom of DaleRoad at about five o'clock on theafternoon of Friday 30th May?

You saw the proud mother duck withher brood of new ducklings on theirfirst trip to the pond - just too late tostop - so you drove straight over them.You did pause to look back, then,despite the carnage, drove away.

Did you ever think what would havehappened if that had been a childcrossing the road at that point?

I was there. I did not see you coming asthe duck began to cross the road. Achild could not have seen you. Wouldyou have been able to stop beforemowing down a child? I think not - youwere travelling far too fast!

For years, residents of Swanland havebeen asking for measures to slow downtraffic at that dangerous junction andmany people have been heard to say,"It will take an accident before anythingis done." Can the traffic department atEast Riding Council not be persuadedto take action before it is a human thatis killed? Tiny, newly-hatched ducklingsthey may have been, but they werekilled because a car travelled too fast.

from a Very Angry Resident

These two letters regarding speeding I have shown tothe Parish Council but it is an East Riding HighwaysDepartment issue - Ed.

Letters to the Editor should bee-mailed to [email protected]

or sent to62 Mill Rise, Swanland HU14 3PW

in electronic format please

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The SVA Newsletter is published 3 times a year and distributed free to every household in Swanland.Print costs are met by the SVA and a limited number of local advertisements.

Editor - Graham Latter 632276 Advertisment Enquiries - Rod Park 635127

Forward information, letters or articles to Wallace Portal 631567 e-mail [email protected]

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Opening hours Monday to Saturday9.00am to 5.00pm

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