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Staveley
By Ella Wood
Phone: 01423 340547
Email: ella@hey-you.co.uk

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Village News
Contrib for Staveley. Bill Kirkpatrick. Tel No: 01423 340442.

Village Hall - The plant sale and coffee morning recently made a first class total of £680 for village hall funds. Many thanks from the committee for an excellent turnout and support for the hall.

Staveley Stampede is coming up on Sunday, June 20 (Fathers Day) - enter now and enjoy a great day.
Parish Council - The latest Parish Council meeting was held recently and the following items were discussed:- Staveley and Copgrove Recreation Ground. An operating sub committee has been set up and more people are required, preferably those with young children, to join this committee. Please contact pc@staveley-yorks.org.uk if you are interested.

The equipment on the recreation ground is being checked regularly and repaired when necessary.
There have been some complaints from residents living near the village green of children playing on the green rather than the recreation ground. Youngsters have said the football field is often waterlogged and they are right. The Parish Council is now clearing the ditch to help with drainage. Quite a lot of work has been done around the rec - particularly with overgrown shrubs. Many thanks to all involved with this work.

Sewerage and Drainage - Villagers should report any problems with this to Yorkshire Water's call centre on 08451 242424 with as much information and location details (including full post code) as possible.

No Tree-Lined Avenue for Staveley - As Yorkshire Post readers will know, the Parish Council managed to raise £3,200 from Yore Vision's funds for the planting of an avenue of trees at the Knaresborough entrance to Staveley. Unfortunately, the application for a licence to plant the trees was rejected by North Yorkshire County Council and the money which had to be spent by 31 March has been lost.

Spellow Crescent - The Parish Council is in discussion with Harrogate Borough Council about the "grass verge" on Spellow Crescent which was the subject of an enquiry from a resident at a previous meeting and has been a bone of contention for many years. Residents in the crescent and others are concerned about vehicles being parked at the entrance to the village within the 20mph speed restricted area. Spellow Crescent is very narrow and cars parked on the road can block access to others and more importantly emergency vehicles.
Residents are worried that should access be required, would a fire engine or ambulance be able to reach the incident? Spellow Crescent has a wide grass verge and it is outside the conservation area. It has been suggested this verge could be converted for parking so that the road would be left clear for residents and emergency vehicles.The Parish Council is supporting this idea and is talking to Harrogate Borough Council about making this a reality - watch this space!
You can keep up to date with happenings in the village on the website www.staveley-yorks.org.uk where the draft conservation plan prepared by Harrogate Borough Council can also be viewed. Any comments on the plan to HBC by June 28 please.

Parish Council - The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on July 8 in the village hall.
Strawberry Tea on the Green - Tomorrow sees the annual Strawberry Tea on the Green from 3pm to 4.30pm. All are welcome to go along and enjoy delicious strawberries and other refreshments. There will also be a Plant Sale stall with Ken Barker and proceeds will go to All Saints Church, Staveley.

Ecology at work in Staveley churchyard - Churchyard maintenance volunteers enjoyed a slide show and presentation by local ecologist Bernadette Lobo last Saturday when she spoke about the management of a wild flower graveyard and the identification of wild flowers in Staveley.
Bernadette explained how important it is to encourage and create a haven for wild flowers in churchyards as intensive farming methods have destroyed many natural habitats.
It was important for local residents to know that far from being neglected the churchyard was being well managed and was being nurtured as a haven for wild flowers with a current total of 63 species being identified. There is a focus on this type of work throughout the country during a week long event called "Cherishing Churchyards" starting on June 18.
Villagers are encouraged to go along to the churchyard at any time to see the valuable work that has been going on since the programme was introduced last year.

Allotments and Horticultural Society - As many people in the village will be aware, with help from Daniel and Cheryl at the Royal Oak plus assistance from Harrogate Borough Council, there are now 12 allotments in Staveley: nine behind the pub and three on Main Street towards Arkendale Road.
The Parish Council thank Daniel and Cheryl for their support - without it the struggle would still be going on!
The allotments are now growing crops for the residents of Staveley and the pub - fewer food miles and fresher food, can't be bad.
The Parish Council has supported the allotments and has now willingly handed over control to Staveley Horticultural Society under the stewardship of Paul Best (Chair), Malcolm Dibb (Secretary) and Colin Bateman (Treasurer). The horticultural society is open to all (not just allotment holders) and an open inaugural meeting is being held in the village hall on Monday, June 21 at 8pm. All are welcome so please go along and support this new venture.

Monday, December 08, 2008
Village News
Contrib from Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.

Church Services - December 14, Staveley 4pm. Christingle Service. December 18, Copgrove 7.30pm Carol Service. December 21, Copgrove, 11am Matins. December 21, Staveley 6pm Carol Service. December 24, Staveley 11.30pm Midnight Mass. December 25, Copgrove, 11am Eucharist. December 26, Staveley 10am Eucharist. December 27, Staveley 10am Eucharist. December 27, Staveley 10am Eucharist. December 28, Copgrove, 10am Benefice Eucharist. January 1, Staveley 10am Eucharist. January 4, Copgrove 11am Eucharist. January 6, Staveley 8am Eucharist.

There are a great many services over the Christmas period when all will be made welcome at any church in the Benefice. If you are not able to attend the Carol Service in your own village the other services are at Scotton on December 19 at 7pm, Farnham on December 22 at 7pm and Arkendale on December 28 at 6pm.

Staveley Church Christmas Fayre is on Saturday, December 13 in the Village Hall from
10am till noon. The usual stalls will be there including plants, cakes and gifts, raffle and of course, a very nice cup of coffee.

Staveley Christmas Revue is being held on Sunday, December 28 in the Village Hall. This will be a very popular event and if you haven't already booked your table you should get in touch with Catharine Chapman as soon as possible.

Staveley School - The children are very busy rehearsing the Christmas production and all the Christmas Carols. By the bme you read this, the Christmas Play will be over but the carols are being sung around the Christmas Tree on the last day of tenn in the school hall at 1.30pm. All are welcome to attend and have a good sing with the children.

Staveley Historical Society - The next meeting is being held on Monday, January 12 in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. The speaker is Eric Beer and the talk is Let the Sun Shine In, a history of glass.
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year.

Monday, September 22, 2008
Village News from Staveley
Contrib from Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - September 28, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion 1662; September 28, Copgrove, 5pm, Harvest Festival Eucharist; September 29, Copgrove 8am, Eucharist; October 5, Staveley 9.45am Harvest Festival; October 5, Copgrove, 11am, Eucharist.

The Concert held in Staveley Church on September 5 raised £1,400 for church funds.

This is a very good total and includes money raised from the supper at Manor Farm which preceded the concert.

The next event in Staveley Church is a concert by Ripon City Band on Saturday, October 18. Tickets are priced at £8, which includes a glass of wine. This concert starts at 7.30pm.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The next village hall fundraiser is the Autumn Plant Sale and Coffee Morning.

This is being held in the hall on Saturday, October 4 from 10am - noon.

There will be the usual stalls, cakes, bric-a-brac and plants.

Monday, August 04, 2008
Village News for Staveley.
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - August 10, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist. August 17, Staveley 9.45am Village Service. August 17, Copgrove 11am Matins. August 24, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion. August 31. Copgrove 10am United Benefice Eucharist.

The Staveley Church Garden party raised just over £1,700. This is being used for day to day running of the church.

Tickets are available for the concert on Friday, September 5 at Staveley Church. The concert starts at 7.30pm and the tickets are available from Em Lloyd Davies and Sue Ibbotson.

There will be an extra with this concert, supper at Manor Farm before the start of the concert. There are very nice posters on the notice boards giving full details.

There will be another concert on Saturday, October 18 at 7.30pm. This time it is the Ripon City Band who will be doing the entertaining. Tickets for this event are £8 to include a glass of wine.

Staveley School - The children gave a wonderful performance of ‘The Lemonade Kid’ the week before they broke up for the summer holidays. The acting and singing was wonderful, a lot of hard work having been put in by the children and teachers to get the high standard.

Sports Day was another enjoyable event with the usual sprints, egg and spoon, sack race and obstacle race. All the age groups hotly contested all races.

The Ieavers service was a lovely event. Five children have left school this year to go on to secondary education. All were presented with a book of their time at Staveley School and all got a dictionary to hopefully help them with their spelling at senior school.

Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council - The next meeting of the council is being held in the Village Hall on Thursday, August 28 at 7.30pm.

Chris Hales - Chris died recently and will be missed by a lot of people for his commitment to whatever he was doing and also his sense of humour. He will be missed by his widow Eileen and family. Eileen wrote this short tribute to him.

Born and bred a Kentish man, Chris moved to the ‘Frozen North’, as he put it, after a lifetime of globe­trotting with the RAF and more latterly the Foreign Office.

He quickly became involved in Copgrove Church as self-appointed head gardener maintaining the church grounds in immaculate condition.

With a fine speaking voice he was often called upon to read the lessons in services.

He served for six years as the Parish Councillor for Copgrove, a spanking new notice board, a handsome bench for weary walkers and a profusion of daffodils diligently planted were amongst his achievements.

In his role as deliverer of the parish magazines and sundry notices, he came to know almost everyone in the village.

Always ready to listen and seldom to criticise, he will be much missed.

Friday, July 04, 2008
Village News
Contrib for Staveley. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - July l3, Staveley 6.30pm Songs of Praise; July 20, Staveley 9.45am Village Service; July 20 Copgrove 11am Matins; July 22, Staveley 8am Eucharist; July 27, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion.

Staveley Church Garden Party is being held tomorrow at The Grange. "Bob's Your Uncle" who will be doing some magic will open this event. The music this year will be provided by the Tewit Youth Band. The usual stalls will be there including plants, cakes, gifts, tombola and a raffle. Staveley Ladies will serve cream teas.

On Sunday, July 13, Copgrove Church is having a Summer Lunch at Copgrove Hall. Tickets are priced £15 for adults and £5 for under 14s. This includes a glass of wine and lunch with scrumptious desserts. There will be a live band, bar and raffle. Tickets can be purchased from 01423 340568 or 340453.

Dates for your diary - Friday, September 5. There will be a concert in Staveley Church at 7.30pm with Julia Quarmby (violin) and Tessa NichoIson (piano). The concert will include works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Tickets are £10 each to include a glass of wine.
On Saturday, October 18, Ripon City Band will be entertaining again at Staveley Church. Tickets for this are £8 each to include a glass of wine.
Tickets for both concerts are available ftom Sue Ibbotson and Em Lloyd-Davies.

Staveley School - The school children are putting on a perfonnance of "The Lemonade Kid" on July 14 at the school.
More details of this including the times are available at school. The Leavers Service is being held on Wednesday, July 16 at Staveley Church at 1.30pm.

The School BBQ is being held on Friday, July 18 at the school. Tickets are available for this ftom the school.

Monday, June 09, 2008
Staveley News
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services: June 15: Staveley, 9.45am, Village Service; June 15: Copgrove, 11am, Matins; June 22: Staveley, 8.30am, Holy Communion; June 29: Staveley , 10am, United Eucharist.


Church News: A full church in Staveley welcomed the new Rector. The Collation and Induction service for Rev Canon Peter S Midwood was held on Tuesday, May 27. James, Bishop of Knaresborough, conducted the service and afterwards supper was served in the Village Hall. I hope that Peter and his wife Susan will be very happy in their new parish.


Staveley Church Garden party is being held this year on Saturday, July 12, at The Grange. All the usual stalls will be there, raffle, tombola, plants, cakes, so please try to support as this is Staveley Church’s main fund raising event of the year.


A Strawberry Tea was held on the Village Green on Saturday, June 7, with £416 being raised.
Copgrove Church is holding a Summer Lunch and entertainment at Copgrove Hall on Sunday, July 13, from 12 noon. Tickets are £15 to include a glass of wine on arrival and lunch with a selection of delicious puddings. There will be a live band, bar, raffle and plenty of parking. Tickets are available on 01423 340658/ 01423 340453 or from any member of the church committee. All proceeds are for Copgrove Church.


Open Gardens: Dorothy and lan Griffin sent £440 to Saint Michael's Hospice after their open garden in April. This is a very good amount considering the weather on the day, cold and miserable.


Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council: The Parish Council is holding a meeting on Thursday, June 19, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall: The Village Hall Coffee Morning and Plant Sale raised £800 for hall funds. This is another very good total.
Staveley Historical Society: The Historical Society is going to Shandy Hall at Coxwold on Monday, July 7. This is an evening trip and anyone interested should contact Alastair Rae as soon as possible so that transport can be co­coordinated.


Staveley School: The school is holding an Open Morning on Saturday, June 14, from 10am - noon. All are welcome to have a wander round to see what is happening in your local school.
The Annual School BBQ is being held on Friday, July 18, in the school field.


Staveley Post Office: I have decided that it is time to retire so the Post Office will close on the present premises on July 31. Post Office has advertised the position on their web site, which is www.postoffice.co. uk. If any one is interested in running the Post Office on their own premises I have a reference number that can be used to see the details of the position.


Sponsored Table Tennis: I know that this event is quite a way off but this is the tenth anniversary and as such it would be nice for all concerned if some local companies could be persuaded to use this as their Company Charity for the year. For more information please ring Ken Barker on 01423 340293.


Marjorie Barker: Monday, June 2, saw a very full church in Staveley for the funeral of Marjorie. The three Peters, Midwood, Dunbar and McCarthy took the funeral service. Marjorie came to Staveley in 1961 as the wife of the local policeman. She was widowed in 1967 with six children to bring up on her own. She married Ken Barker in 1970 and had a daughter Fleur in 1971.

Marjorie did a lot in the village having been a Church Warden and Verger, Chair of the Village Hall Committee and many other tasks such as baking cakes for any event that was having a cake stall and also doing the Cricket Teas for many years. She will be missed by a lot of people but mainly Ken, her seven children, ten grandchildren and four great -grandchildren.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Staveley News
STAVELEY AND COPGROVE
Ella Wood
Tel: 01423 340547

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services: May I1, Staveley, 9.45am, Eucharist; May 18, Staveley, 9.45am, Village Service; May 18, Copgrove, 11am, Matins; May 25, Staveley, 8.30am, Holy Communion.


Staveley Church: The Gift Day and Coffee Morning held in March raised £1,100 for church funds. The new Rector is The Rev Canon Peter S Midwood. The Collation and Induction Service is being held on Tuesday, May 27, at 730pm in AIl Saints Church, Staveley. All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards in the Village Hall.


Staveley Church is looking for someone to organize the Flower Rota. This does not mean doing the flowers yourself every week but persuading others to have a go. The person to get in touch with regarding this is Meriel Best.


Staveley Church is holding a Brass Band Concert on June 7. More details later.


Staveley Ladies: Staveley Ladies are going to the races at Wetherby on May 29. If anyone is interested in going along get in touch with Julie Smith, Sue Ibbotson or Janet Netherwood before May 22.


Staveley Historical Society: The Historical Society AGM is being held on May 12 in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend. A Coffee Morning is being arranged, date still to be confirmed and hopefully a trip to Shandy Hall, Coxwold is also being arranged.


Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall: The Plant Sale and Coffee Morning in aid of hall funds is being held on Saturday, May 31, from 10am to noon. There will be a cake stall and bottle stall. If you would like to contribute to these stalls bottles will be accepted at the hall on Thursday, May 29, in the afternoon at the hall and cakes can be brought on the day of the sale.


Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council: The new council will hold its first meeting on Thursday, May 15, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The new Parish Councillors are Peter Edwards for Copgrove and Nicholas Stringer, Ian Griffin, Paul Smith, Michael North and Richard Tesseyman for Staveley. No election was needed for the Parish Council.

Monday, March 31, 2008
Staveley News
STAVELEY AND COPGROVE
Ella Wood 01423 340547

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services: April 6, Copgrove, 11am, Eucharist; April 13, Staveley, 9.45am, Eucharist; April 20, Staveley, 9.45am, Village Service; April 20, Copgrove,
11am, Matins.


Copgrove Church: is having An Evening of Musical Entertainment on Saturday, April 26, starting at 7.30pm. The evening features Geoffrey Coffin and Tim Bayley and is being held in Copgrove Church. and afterwards at Seronera, Copgrove for drinks and nibbles. Tickets are £10 in advance and, if any left, £11 on the night. It is thought the attendance will be good, so it is advisable to get your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be booked on 01423 340568/340453.


The Bridge Afternoon: held on March 11 raised £454 for Staveley Church Fabric Fund.


Staveley Ladies: The April meeting for Staveley Ladies is a Tai Chi Evening on April 22 in the Village Hall.


Staveley Historical Society: The April meeting is being held on Monday, April 7, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The talk is The Leeds and Liverpool Canal by Alan Plowright. This is the final talk of the current season with only the AGM left to hold in May.


Staveley Under 11s’ Cricket: The first practice for the under 11s will be held on Friday, April 11 at the cricket field. Girls as well as boys are very welcome, so come along and see how you get on with either batting or bowling or maybe both.


Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council: The Annual Open Meeting is being held on Thursday, April 24, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. This is a little earlier in the year than normal, but elections take place on May 1 when a new council will be elected. This is the meeting where you can ask questions without prior notification the Chairman.


Open Gardens: Once again Ian and Dorothy Griffin, Moor End Farm, Arkendale Road, Staveley are opening their garden to the public. This is being held on Sunday, April 20 and is in aid of Saint Michael’s Hospice. Entry £2.50 at the gate. Refreshments will be available and plants will be on sale.

Monday, February 25, 2008
Village News
Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services: March 2, Staveley 9.45am Mothering Sunday service; March 2, Copgrove 11am Eucharist; March 9, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist; March 16, Staveley 9.45am Palm Sunday Village Service; March 16, Copgrove 11am Matins.

Staveley Garden Party: is beginning to take shape. Ideas are still very welcome for new ways to make money for Staveley Church as this is the main fund raising event. The Garden Party is being held on Saturday, July 12.


Staveley Historical Society: The meeting held on February 11 was a very interesting talk by John Buglass on "The Shipwrecks of the North East."

The next meeting is being held on Monday, March 10 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. This is by Derek Harker and is entitled "Secrets of York Minster." All are welcome to attend.


Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The Race Night held in January raised the magnificent sum of £1,323. This is, as always, a very welcome boost for hall funds.


Sponsored Table Tennis - The final figure for the Table Tennis this year is £4,104, again a great total. £500 has been given to the eight charities named and the £104 has been given to Harrogate House, a charity in Africa for the education of orphans. This charity is run by a Harrogate teacher, hence the name Harrogate House.


2008 will be the tenth year of the Table Tennis so when November comes along, please be generous when Ken calls as it would be nice to make this a special effort.


If there are any companies out there who would like to make the Table Tennis their charity for the year, Ken would be very pleased to hear from you on 01423 340293.

Monday, February 04, 2008
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340338
Staveley and Coprgrove Church Services - February 10, Staveley 9.45am Village Service; February 17, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist; February 17 , Copgrove 11am Matins and February 24, Staveley, 8.30am Holy Communion.

A meeting is being held at Manor Farm (next door to the pub) on Tuesday, February 21 at 7.30pm to start making preparations for the Garden Party. The date has been set for July 12. All of you with bright ideas to make money will be very welcome to attend.

Staveley Historical Society - The next meeting will take place on Monday, February 11 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The speaker is John Buglass talking about "Shipwrecks of the North East."

Bridge Afternoon - The annual Bridge Afternoon is being held on March 4 in the Village Hall. at 1.30pm followed by afternoon tea. Tickets for this event are available from Alastair Rae on 01423 340291.

Monday, January 07, 2008
News from Staveley and Copgrove
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - January 13, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist; January 20, Staveley 9.45am Village Service; Copgrove 11am Matins and January 27, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion.

The Angels of Staveley exhibition is now closed and the Angels have gone home. This has been a very successful fund-raiser for Staveley Church having been judged as one of the most innovative church fund-raising events.
The total amount raised is £22,437.40 which means that the Capronnier Window and several other urgent works can be done in the church.
The Angels Committee would like to thank everyone who supported this event.

Staveley School - The school started back on January 8. If anyone would like to go into school and help in any way they will be made very welcome. At the moment there are ideas regarding a lunch time craft group. Also help with listening to reading is extremely useful. I go in on Wednesday afternoons to help the Reception and Infant class with craft type things, last term we made snowmen and hedgehogs. If you can help with any of these sort of things, please get in touch with school.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The 2008 Race Night is being held on Saturday, January 19 at 7.30pm in the Hall. Tickets are £4 to include supper. If you would like to sponsor a race or buy a horse, please speak to a committee member of the hall.

Staveley Historical Society - The January meeting of the Historical Society is being held on Monday, January 14 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The talk is by Janet Niepokojczcka and is entitled "Those Mysterious Stones."

Staveley and Copgrove Parish Plan - Everyone is invited to the Village Hall on Thursday, January 17 at 7.30pm for a short presentation and display of all the information that has been collated from the questionnaires that were distributed in September. Details of the work required to complete the final stages of the plan will be outlined.
The prize draw for the £50 will be held at 8pm.

Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council - The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday, January 31 at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings. Elections are to be held this year so if you would like to see what happens or consider standing for Council you really ought to come along.

Monday, December 03, 2007
Village News
Staveley and Copgrove

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services: This is a very busy time in our churches. I am going to give you all the Christmas services at all the churches so that you can decide which ones you would like to attend.
December 9: Staveley, 9.45am, Eucharist.
December 16: Copgrove 11am, Matins; Staveley, 6.30pm Carol Service.
December 18: Copgrove, 7.30pm, Carol Service.
December 19: Arkendale, 6.30pm, Carol Service.
December 20: Farnham, 7pm, Carol Service.
December 21: Scotton, 7pm, Carol Service.
December 23: Scotton, 10am, United Eucharist.
December 24: Arkendale, 5pm, Crib Service; Staveley, 11.30pm, Eucharist.
December 25: Farnham, 8.30am, Holy Communion; Arkendale, 9.45am, Eucharist; Scotton, 9.45am, Eucharist; Copgrove, 11am, Eucharist.
December 30: Copgrove, 10am, United Eucharist.


Staveley Church: is holding a Christmas Coffee Morning on Saturday, December 8, in the Village Hall from 10am - noon. There will be the usual stalls including cakes, raffle and plants where you can buy some lovely Christmas presents such as poinsettias.

The Church Shop has once again beaten last year’s figures. The total for this year is £1,831 making a total for five years of £6.578. This shop is supplied by several people with surplus fruit and veg and Ken Barker would like to thank all who have supported in any way.

Ken has also taken surplus fruit and veg to the Harrogate Homeless at 7 Bower Road in Harrogate who are always very grateful for any surplus food you may have, even if it is left overs from a party.


Staveley School: The new Head, Miss Emma Miller, is settling in very well.A new part-time teacher has been appointed, Mrs Lisa Appleton, who will start after the holidays.

The School Christmas Lunch is being held on Monday, December 17, at 12 noon. The Christmas production is on Tuesday, December 18, with performances at 1.30pm and 7pm. The Christmas raffle will be drawn at the evening performance and there will also be a presentation to Mrs Jefferies to thank her for all her work while she was Acting Head.

On Friday, December 21, there will be the traditional Carols Round the Tree at 1.30pm. This is the last day of term with school closing immediately after the carols. The school reopens on January 8, 2008.


The school has won £1,000 in a draw organised by Bags2 School. Staff and children will discuss how to spend this very nice windfall.


Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall: The Village Hall Committee is organising another Race Night. This is being held on Saturday, January 19, at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. If you would like to buy a horse (£5) or sponsor a race (Value approximately £20) please speak to any committee member.

If you would like more information on how this night is run please contact Ken Barker on 01423 340293. The tickets for the Race Night will be £4, to include supper.


Sponsored Table Tennis: The current total for this year’s event stands at £4,000 with more to be collected. This makes the total £41,000 collected for nine years. I will let you know the final total in the New Year.

Monday, November 19, 2007
Village News from Staveley
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340338.

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - November 25, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion. December 2, Copgrove 11am Eucharist. December 2, Staveley 4pm Christingle.

This is a lovely service mainly for the children but the adults also enjoy it very much. This service is raising money for The Children's Society who do marvellous work with children in trouble.

Please remember that whilst there is no Rector the following people are the ones to contact:- for the day to day running of your village church, the contact is the churchwardens, for services and readIng, please contact Joan Dixon, for sick visiting and pastoral matters, contact Sarah Shipman and for funerals, weddings, baptisms etc please contact Brian Shlpman.

Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council - The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Thursday, November 29 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
All are welcome to attend but if you would like to discuss a particular item on the agenda you must inform Bernard Atkinson, Chair to the Parish Council.

Monday, October 29, 2007
Village News from Staveley.
Village News from Staveley. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.

Church Services - November 4, Copgrove 11am Eucharist. November 11, Staveley 9.45am
Eucharist.

Tickets are still available for the Ceilidh being held in the Village Hall on Saturday, November 10. These are priced at £12.50 and include a two course supper and Cobblers Wax, a very good ceilidh band.

Staveley Historical Society - The next meeting is on Monday, November 12. The speaker is Eric Houlder and the talk is "History in Loo." The meting starts at 7.30pm and is held in the Village Hall.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The Autumn Plant Sale and Coffee Morning raised £640 for hall funds.

The weekly Table Tennis has now started and is being held on Wednesday evenings from 7pm. The Youth Club will start on Friday, November 9 at 6.30pm.

Staveley School - The Halloween Disco is being held tonight (November 2) in the School Hall. Tickets are adults £3 and children £2 with under 3s free. This includes either Hot Dogs or Jacket Potato with filling. There is also a bar.

An Open Morning is being held at school on November 6 from 10.30am to 11.45am. If you want to see what is happening in school, this is your opportunity to go along.

A new head has been appointed. Miss Emma Miller has taken up the post having started after half term. Mrs Jefferies will still be around until the school breaks up for the Christmas holidays but she will be in school less than normal.

Sponsored Table Tennis - This is taking place during the weekend November 17 and 18 in the Village Hall.

Further information can be received from Ken Barker on 01423 340293. Ken is doing the rounds to get sponsorship at the moment but if he doesn't manage to call, you can go along on the weekend of the event and sponsor or play.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Village News.
Contrib from Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.

Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - October 7, Copgrove 11am Eucharist. October 7, Staveley 6.30pm. Harvest Thanksgiving. October 12, Arkendale Harvest Thanksgiving 7pm. October 14, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist. October 14, Farnham Harvest Thanksgiving 11am.

A collection was held for Chris Wray and he was presented with a cheque for £700. He is going to buy a piece of furniture to remind him of his time at Walkingham Hill. He was also presented with a Beagling Crook.

Staveley Quilters - This group started earlier this year and made a beautiful quilt which was raffled at the Garden Party. They have had the summer off and started again on Wednesday, October 4, already gone, but I am sure it is not too late to join. They are going to be making pillows, table runners and place mats. If you would like to have a try at quilting ring Penny on 340048.

Staveley Historical Society - The new season of talks start on Monday, October 8 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The first talk is by Mark Whyman and is "Lost and Secret Places of the North East." Membership is £6 but if you would rather pay as and when you go the cost is £2 per talk. The talks are being held on the second Monday of October, November, January, February, March and April.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The Village Hall is holding an Autumn Plant Sale and Coffee Morning tomorrow from 10am to 12 noon in the Hall. There will be the usual stalls, plants, cakes, bottles and raffle. Winter activities will be starting in the hall during the first week of November. Table Tennis is on Wednesdays and the Youth Club on Fridays.

MacMillan Coffee Morning - The Coffee morning held on Friday, September 28 raised £387.76 for McMillan.

50 people attended including our local MEP, Timothy Kirkhope. Catriona would like to thank everyone who attended and gave their support to a very worthwhile cause.

Monday, September 10, 2007
VIllage News
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove.Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547

Church Services - September 16, Copgrove 11am Matins; September 16, Staveley 3pm Pet Service; September 23, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion; September 30, Staveley 10am Eucharist; September 30, Copgrove 5pm Harvest Thanksgiving.
The Angels are still with us and there will be another concert on Saturday, September 29 at 7.30pm in Staveley Church. This concert is by the Harrogate Male Voice Choir.
Copgrove Church are holding "An Evening of Magioal Entertainment" in Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall on Friday, September 28 from 7pm. This is an evening for all the family.
Tickets win be limited and can be bought in advance from any member of Copgrove Church committee or you can telephone 01423 340568. Tickets in advance cost adults £5.50, children £3 and family ticket £15. Tickets bought on the night will cost 50p more so it is worth your while to get them booked. The ticket price includes a hot supper.
As you are all aware we now have no Rector, all queries should be done through your Church Wardens.

Staveley and Copgrove Parish Plan
Most of you should now have received your Parish Plan questionnaire. It is important for everyone to have their say because remember if you
don’t have an input you really can't complain afterwards, so now is your chance to say what you would like to see happen in the parish.
Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall
The Village Hall is holding the autumn Plant Sale and Coffee Morning on Saturday, October 6. The usual stall will be there so go along and support your hall.

Macmillan Coffee Morning
Catriona is once again opening her home for this event. This is on Friday, September 28 from 10.30am - 12.30pm. All are welcome to attend and raise funds for this very worthwhile cause.
I am sure there will be a wonderful selection of cakes to enjoy with your coffee.

Monday, July 30, 2007
Village News from Staveley and Copgrove.
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547.
Church Services - Staveley and Copgrove Church Services for August are as follows: August 5, Copgrove 11am Eucharist; August 12, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist; August 17, Staveley 9.45am Village Service; August 17, Copgrove, 11am Matins; August 26, Staveley 10am United Benefice. This is the last service for our present Rector, Christopher Wray. He is going to pastures new in Ripponden. I am sure all the parishioners wish Chris all the best for his new start.
Staveley Church Garden Party - The party was again very fortunate with the weather. A good turnout and the favourable weather made it a very good afternoon. I haven’t got the final amount raised yet but I believe it is just under £2,000.
Don’t forget that the Staveley Angels are in residence until the end of August. The time has been extended by popular demand and they are being very much appreciated by all who have been to see them.
Staveley and Copgrove Recreation Field - Unfortunately the Family Fun Day had to be cancelled because of the weather. I haven’t heard yet whether it is being rescheduled at a later and hopfeully drier date.

Monday, July 09, 2007
Staveley Village News
Contrib for Staveley and Copgrove.
Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - July 15, Copgrove 11am Matins; July 15, Staveley 6.30pm Songs of Praise; July 22, Staveley 8.30am Holy Communion and July 29, United Eucharist at Arkendale at 10am.
Staveley Church Garden Party is being held tomorrow July 14 at The Grange, Main Street, Staveley from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. This should be a really good event with the Tenderloin Ragtime Band and the Medusa Gothic Dancers providing the entertainment. Staveley Ladies will be in attendance serving their delicious cream teas. There will be the usual stalIs - plants, cakes, tombola, raffle (first prize £100) and gifts etc.
The final concert for the Angels is also being held on Saturday, July 14 at 7.30pm in the church. This is 'Music for a Summer's Evening’ with Patrick and Wendy Busby.
The Angels will be in Staveley Church until the end of August 2007 so if you haven't already been to see them or would like to go again there is still plenty of time.
Staveley and Copgrove Jubilee Recreation Field - The Committee of the Recreation Field have organised a "Family Barbecue and Fun Day" at the field on Saturday, July 21 from noon to 4pm. There will be stalls, refreshments, bouncy castle and of course, the barbecue. If anyone can offer any help in any way can you contact Graham Turner at Corner Croft. All proceeds from this event go towards the development of the field for the enjoyment of all.
Staveley School - The school has had to postpone Sports Day twice due to the bad weather. They are still trying to organise a date for this to be held. The annual School Barbecue is being beld on Friday, July 20 from 6.30pm in the school field. Tickets are available from school. They are holding a raffle which will be drawn on the evening of the barbecue. All prizes are days out and the selection is very varied ranging from the Herriot Museum in Thirsk, The Deep in Hull to sporting venues around the county and beyond with Durham County Cricket Club being one of the venues.
Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The Village Hall Committee has had some very good news. They have been awarded a grant from the Lottery Fund so that a new roof can be put on the hall. This should then make the hall sound in all ways with the inside having been refurbished in the last few years.

Monday, June 18, 2007
Village News from Ella Wood
Contrib from Staveley and Copgrove. Ella Wood. Tel No: 01423 340547
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - June 24, Staveley 8.30am Communion; July 1, Copgrove 11am Eucharist.
Copgrove Church is holding a fund raising event on Saturday, July 7 from 7.15pm at Copgrove Hall. Tickets are £15 and include a glass of wine on arrival, barbeque supper with salads and a selection of desserts. Tickets are available from any member of the church committee or telephone 01423 340568.
Staveley Church Garden Party is being held on Saturday, July 14 at The Grange. Music is by the Tenderloin Ragtime Orchestra. The Medusa Gothic Dancers will be performing during the afternoon and there will be the usual selection of stalls.
The Angels have now been positioned in Staveley Church and the church is open every day for people to go and see the display. Entry is free but if you would like to give a donation for the repair of the Capronnier window there is a box in church.
The next concert with the Angels is on Saturday, June 30 and is an Evening of Classical Guitar with Jonathan Ooldberg from the Royal Northern School of Music. Tickets for the concert is £10 and will include a glass of wine.
We are going to be without a Rector from September. Chris Wray now feels it is time to move on. You will be missed Chris, but I think most people realise your need for a fresh start.
Staveley and Copgrove Recreation Field - The Recreation Field committee is holding a Family Fun Day and Barbeque on Saturday, July 21 on the Recreation Field.
The event starts at 12 noon and finishes at 4pm. There will be the usual stalls and Bouncy Castle. If you can help with this event please contact Graham Turner, Corner Croft, the house next to the field.
Staveley School - The school Barbecue is being held on Friday, July 20 from 6.30pm on the school field.
Unfortunately the Sports Sports Day which was due to take place on Friday had to be cancelled because of the weather. A new date for this event will be organised very soon.

Monday, June 11, 2007
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services
Staveley and Copgrove Church Services - June 10, Staveley 9.45am Eucharist. June 17, Copgrove 11am Matins and June 17, Staveley 11am Special Angel Service.
This is a special Family Service when it is hoped that some of the children will be able to act in a short sketch. If your child would like to do this please contact the Rector on 340275.

The Angels are now going to be in Staveley Church until the end of August. Anyone wishing to go and see the works of art can go along any time. Entry is free but there will be a box for donations in the church.

The money raised from this exhibition is going towards repairing the Capronnier window. During the exhibition there is some special concerts being held in Staveley Church.

On Saturday, June 16, there is a "Concert Party" with the Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society. This will feature ballads, songs and excerpts from well known works.

Saturday, June 30 will have an "Evening of Classical Guitar” performed by Jonathan Goldberg of the Royal Northern School of Music.

On Saturday, July 14, the theme is “Music for a Summer's Evening" by Patrick and Wendy Busby. Tickets for all the concerts are priced at £10 each and will include a glass of wine. Tickets are available from The Royal Oak, Sue Ibbotson and Em Lloyd-Davies.

Copgrove Church is having their main fund raising event on Saturday, July 7 from 7.15pm. This is once again being held at Copgrove Hall by kind permission of Mr Guy Reid.

Tickets are £15 and include a glass of wine on arrival, barbecue supper with salads and selection of desserts. Tickets are available from 340568 or any of the Copgrove Church Committee.

Staveley Church Garden party is being held on Saturday, July 14 at The Grange, Main Street, Staveley by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Mortimer.

There will be the usual stalls, raffle and tombola and the music this year is being provided by the Tenderloin Ragtime Orchestra. The Medusa Gothic Dancers are also going to be in attendance.

It is hoped to start a Sunday School at Staveley Church. This would be one or two Sundays a month. If you are interested either with children who would like to attend or adults able to help out occasionally, please contact the Rector on 340275

On Saturday, June 16, there is “Strawberry Teas on the Village Green” from 3pm to 4.30pm.

Staveley Historical Society - The annual Coffee Morning to raise funds for next season’s speakers is being held at 6, Lowfield Lane on Saturday, June 9 from 10.30am. There will be a raffle and a cake stall.

Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall - The Coffee Morning and Plant Sale raised a magnificent £836. This Village Hall is in need of a new roof so all funds raised are going towards the roof project.