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Circulation 2800; The Link is produced each month by volunteers from the church community and distributed free to all households in East Cowick, West Cowick, Snaith, Gowdall, Hensall, Great Heck, Little Heck, High Eggborough, Balne and Pollington by volunteers from all sections of the local community.

Church of England
Sunday at 9.15am Holy Trinity Church, East Cowick
Sunday at 9.15am St. Paul’s Church, Hensall
Sunday at 10.45am Snaith Priory Church
Sunday at 10.45am St. John the Baptist’s Church, Pollington
Team service at Snaith 10.00 am May 25th

Methodist
Sunday at 10.30am Hensall Chapel
Sunday at 10.30am Snaith Chapel

Roman Catholic
Sunday at 11.15am at Carlton

Contacts
Church of England
Canon. C. Roberts, The Orchard, Pontefract Road, Snaith. Tel. 01405 860866
Methodist
Revd. Linda Day, 5 Lynwith Grove, Carlton. Tel. 01405 869701
Roman Catholic
Fr E. Hegarty, The Presbytery,1 Buttfield Road, Howden,Tel. 01430 430245

The deadline for the June issue is noon on May 10th.
The Editor, The Orchard, Pontefract Road, Snaith. 01405 860866.
E-mail: thelinkmagazine@hotmail.co.uk

11th – 17th May 2008
Thank you to those who telephoned to offer to collect
envelopes for Christian Aid and thank you to the family of the late Frank Horner, a committed collector, who sent
donations of £415 from the Church collection to Christian Aid.
You will find an envelope in this copy of The Link unless you live in an area of Pollington where there is no collector. Pollington School will be sending out envelopes and collecting them in as soon as they are ready.
Although Christian Aid week is officially 11th to 17th of May, we have permission to collect any time during the month. This means that some collectors will start very soon and others may not come until later in the month. Please put something in your envelope ready and, if you are a taxpayer, fill in the gift aid
section on the end of the envelope. Christian Aid needs your tax money much more than the Chancellor does.
If you are not in when a collector comes and we have not
collected your envelope by the end of May please pop it into The Orchard, Pontefract Road if you live in Snaith, give it to a Church member or send it to Cowick or Hensall Primary School to pass on.
This is a big effort by members of the local community to help others to work, earn their own living, send their children to school and to escape from a poverty trap not of their own
making. Please help — you would want someone to help your
family and to care about you if you were in their position.

South Milford Brass Band
The band’s 25th anniversary concert on March 15th in Snaith Priory was a really
enjoyable occasion.
The Church was filled with many guests from the band’s former members and friends from other bands.
Congratulations to the band, the soloists and to Richard
Wilton, the Musical Director for showing such high levels of skill and enthusiasm.
The band was busily preparing
after the concert for the North of England Regional Championships in Darlington and were successful—winning first place in the fourth section band category. They go on now to represent the North of England at the National Championships in September. Well done to them and good luck for the
finals!

NSPCC news
Despite the rain we raised £123.00 at our Easter stall,
including donations. Many thanks to all who braved the weather to support us and to Mr Lawson for allowing us to take refuge in his garage!
We will be holding a
COFFEE AFTERNOON
in the Institute, West Cowick on Friday May 23rd
2.00—4.00 pm
Admission £1.00 including
refreshments
Raffle, tombola and stall.
Thank you to the eight
gardeners in East and West Cowick who have volunteered to open their gardens in aid of the NSPCC on Sunday 13th July. Anyone else who is interested could still join us by ringing 862319 or 860618.
The gardens will be open from 1.00 to 6.00 pm.
Maps and refreshments will be available at The Institute, West Cowick. Entrance £2.50
S Myers—Snaith/Cowick NSPCC
The Punton family is looking for sponsors for their “3 peaks
challenge” in aid of the NSPCC. Check the DIY shop in Snaith for details or go to
www.justgiving.com/puntons3peaks

RSPCA Garden Day
Saturday 17th May
1.00 pm to 4.00pm
The Spaniels, Field Lane
Hensall
Admission £2.00—adults
£1.00—children
(support dogs only please)
Plants for sale, home made cream teas, cakes, RSPCA logo goods, tombola and other stalls.
Also on view will be cats and kittens who are in need of
loving new homes.
Come and visit a beautiful 1/3 acre garden and help to support your local RSPCA branch.
Janet Tredgett
01977 661858
01977 661858

Goole and District RSPCA
Goole RSPCA is run by a group of volunteers who rehome cats and kittens in the local area, as well as offering assistance for cats and dogs, holding chipping and Pet Action events and
providing discounted neutering for those who are struggling to meet costs.
We run under the guidance of the national RSPCA
headquarters and we regularly take in abandoned cats from the RSPCA inspectorate, but we are our own branch, which means we rely on generous
donations and fundraising events such as the Fun Gala and Dog Show at West Park, Goole to meet rising vet fees.
To find out more, visit our website at
www.rspca-goole.org.uk
Or ring Georgina Petty
01405 839696

Snaith Priory
Concert by Ampleforth
College Orchestra
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Sunday May 18th
7.30pm
Admission free
Raffle and refreshments on sale
Coming soon …
Snaith Priory Garden Party
Saturday June 7th
Opened by Mrs H Calpin
and maybe Joe ...
In the Church and the Old Grammar School
and — weather permitting —in the churchyard.
Stalls, teas, raffle, tombola, children’s corner, treasure trail, children’s competition winners.
Cowick Church Garden Party
Saturday June 14th
2.30 pm
at Cowick School

Friends of Snaith
Priory
“New Notes”
Saxophone Quartet
In The Downe Arms
Friday May 16th
8.00 pm
Tickets £6.00
Come and spend a
relaxing
evening
listening
to old favourites like “Blue moon,” “I’ve got you under my skin,” and “Ain’t
misbehavin”.
Drinks will be
available from the bar.
Book Fayre
A very successful Book Fayre was held on March 15th at Wesley Place.
For those who helped make this event possible by donating books, I would like to give a big thank you — 2000 books were collected.
Here’s to next year.
Georgina Plackett.

Pollington-cum-Balne Church
Cheese and wine evening with quiz
In Pollington Social Centre
Saturday May 31st
At 7.30pm
Admission £5.00 to include 2 glasses of wine.
Tickets from
P Chandler 01405 861873
I Oldreive 01405 861169
M Sayner 01405 861139
Or from any church member.
Pollington Church is
grateful to Ian Oldreive for his many years of faithful service as church organist. Ian has retired after 20 years in this vital job. Thank you Ian.

POLLINGTON VILLAGE GALA 2008
Regrettably the village gala planned for Sunday 27th July is to be cancelled owing to a lack of support from the local
Community.
Despite correspondence to various local organisations and businesses, only a limited
number of responses have been
received. At a recent meeting for interested organisations there were only three
attendees apart from
committee members. The
committee was therefore forced to take the sad decision to cancel the event. We would like to thank those businesses who did pledge donations and the organisations and
individuals who did offer their support.
Pollington Village Gala 2008 committee.
Balne Annual Parish Meeting
Monday May 12th
7.30 pm
In the Parish Room
All residents of Balne are
invited to attend.

Snaith WI
“Nursing on the Hull Docks” was the theme of our March speaker, Mrs Beryl Whipp. She told us of her experiences of treating seamen of
different nationalities under difficult circumstances.
The May meeting will be our games evening on Tuesday May 20th. Members will provide supper. This evening gives our newer members a chance to get to know each other in an
informal atmosphere.
For more information, ring Julia—862989.. The meeting on May 20th will be at our usual venue, Eadon Place at 7.15 pm.
Cowick Ladies Guild
The next meeting will be on Monday May 5th
(May day Bank holiday ) in the Institute, West Cowick at 7.15 pm.
Mrs Beryl Whipp will present a talk about “Sailing on the Lord Nelson” which sounds very intriguing.
Visitors very welcome.

Hensall and District Ladies’ Association
May 14th “Herbalife” Talk and Quiz —The importance of good nutrition.
7.00pm for 7.30pm
Membership is £15 a year with no monthly payment except for a “hands on” demonstration.
Visitors £2.00 a visit.
We hold a £1 a ticket raffle —optional.
For further information
contact Joyce Gill 661359
Dorothy Simpson 662533
Lynn Boddye 07742396187
We hope you can join us!
Fundraising for Carlton Church West Window
Appeal
Saturday May 3rd
10.00am
Jubb’s car park
Plants, cakes and books on sale.
&
Sunday May 26th
At Carlton Cricket Club car boot sale — cakes, preserves on sale and a tombola.
Jenny Onions 860872

Cowick Pre-School
Easter Disco
Thank you to everyone who came to the Easter Disco. What a great time everyone had! £115.00 was raised for
pre-school funds.
Once again thanks!
If your child is approaching 2 years of age and you are
thinking of taking him or her to pre-school, why not come and have a look at Cowick
pre-school? We are open
Monday to Friday in term time from 9.30 to 12 noon.
We have an excellent ratio of staff to children and all our staff are highly qualified. We can offer your child a warm and caring environment in which they can play and learn.
If you are interested, ring Sam on 01405 869237 to arrange a visit or put your child’s name on the waiting list.

Strange Reality Music
presents
The Acoustic Night
Sunday May 28th
The Bell & Crown, Snaith.
Free entry!
The Acoustic Night at the Bell and Crown has proved to be a staggering hit with an
appreciative audience which grows larger at every event. The featured artists are still to be announced, check www.myspace.com/bellandcrown
for details. The open mic spaces fill up fast so to play on the night email c_miley@hotmail.com or sign up at the sound desk from 7pm on the night! Musicians of all abilities are welcome. Music starts at 8pm. For more
information visit
www.myspace.com/strangerealitymusic

A Visible Reminder
Some people will tell you that the Church is people, not buildings. When the cost of maintaining very expensive
buildings threatens to overwhelm, it is very tempting to escape into focussing on the people and to let the buildings fall into
disrepair. But it is a temptation to be resisted: Church
buildings are important for many reasons. They are a powerful reminder that God is at the heart of community life. They
hallow important transitions in people’s lives and, in some cases, this hallowing has a very long history. They are a natural focus for important community expression and part of our heritage and identity; for these and for many other reasons, I am deeply committed to our Church buildings.
Of the five churches in Great Snaith, Snaith Priory is by far the oldest and largest. It is a grade 1 listed building over 900 years old and has an impressive sense of space, peace and history. It has a wonderful atmosphere. Sometimes it feels as though others who have worshipped in The Priory over the
centuries join us now for worship. When that happens, and it does, it is a very numinous moment.
About fifteen years ago when we paved the north and south aisles of The Priory, we found a number of medieval
human bones. Ken Jackson and I carefully collected them and, late one evening, as the sun was setting, we re-interred them in a very simple ceremony. It was one of the most moving
moments of my life. God drew very close and the occasion
became, for both of us, a cornerstone of our faith and our commitment to the building.

I rejoice therefore that we now have enough money to
re-order the rear of the Church. In addition to the much needed kitchen and toilet with disabled facilities, there will be a storeroom, a nearby paved area and the font will be
re-positioned to allow it to be used for the first time during my twenty years here.
All this has been made possible by hard and devoted fund raising by the splendid group of people who make up the “Friends of Snaith Priory.” I am delighted to be able to
celebrate their success, especially since this group has
included a small number of people who rarely worship in The Priory but believe passionately in its place in the life of this community. We hope the work will be completed by the autumn.
Of course, regular fund raising is carried on by those who worship regularly. The Priory is an expensive building to
maintain and, although routine running costs lack the glamour of a big project, they are just as important. So, well done also to those who have kept the building functioning while the “kitchen” project has been in progress. We are all looking
forward very much to the new possibilities for using this
glorious building once this phase of the work has been
completed.
I say “phase” because there’s more …. The chancel is
sinking so I will be asking “Friends of Snaith Priory” to begin some more fund raising. I am sure this will be successful and, once it is all completed, the Priory will be well placed to host a wide variety of cultural, heritage and community events in
addition to being the Parish Church of Snaith.
Thank you “Friends of Snaith Priory”, Churchwardens, Church Council members and everyone else who has
contributed to this exciting moment in the long history of Snaith Priory.
Canon Cyril Roberts.

Easter in Great Snaith
Our Lent course this year was a challenging series of talks about being a Christian without being a fundamentalist given by the Rector and concluded in the sermon in Cowick Church at evening prayer on a cold and snowy Good Friday. Michael Phipps lifted our spirits with his inspiring organ playing.
Easter Sunday was very
special in all of our churches. So many people work to make the Churches beautiful with flowers and Easter decorations. Snaith Priory is grateful to Elizabeth Stewart and Ann
Barber for their creativity and to a number of hard working
helpers for their support.
On Easter Sunday Snaith
Priory was well attended. The Rector and Ken Hird on the
organ were in good form and there were chocolate eggs and coffee and cakes after the
service.
Thank you to those who came to the Easter gift days and helped to raise £500 to support Snaith Priory.

Cowick Church was as
beautifully decorated as usual with Easter flowers given in
treasured remembrance of loved ones and it was a
privilege to have four Easter gardens created by the
youngest children in Cowick School.
Thank you children and well done!
The Church stayed open for the rest of Sunday and Easter Monday and, although the weather was unfavourable, there were a very fair number of visitors. The proceeds from the produce stall, together with donations, amounted to £310.50.
Thank you to all who
decorated our churches and to those who kept them open and provided refreshments. Thank you also to our organists,
Michael, Kath, Ken and Judith and a special thank you to Ken Sayner whose photograph
albums were on show in Cowick Church.
Thank you to all who joined us for a joyous Easter in all our churches.
O D E R

Line Dancing at Gowdall Village Hall
A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at our line-dancing class on Monday evenings at Gowdall Village Hall from 7.30 to 9.00 pm. It costs just £2.50 including refreshments. The class includes beginners,
improvers and more
experienced dancers.
If you would like to join us but can’t make it on Monday evenings, or perhaps you don’t like going out in the evening, maybe we have a solution for you :-
on Monday May 12th I am
going to hold a line-dance class at Gowdall Village Hall from 1.00 to 4.00 pm (price £2.50).
If there proves to be
sufficient interest it may
become a regular class.
Our evening class has been running at the village hall for 14 years and I hope it will continue for many years to come. I would like to all thank those who support the class. If you need more information call Kath Hill on 07716758822 or just come and join us. Kath.

Charity Bingo
In aid of Prince of Wales Hospice and Dove House Hospice
Thursday June 5th
East Cowick Village Hall
Eyes down 7.30pm
Raffle, tombola,
refreshments.
Sarah White 01405 861575
Prayer for Christian Aid Week 2008
God of the rushing wind,
sweep through my
indifference.
God of the fiery flames,
ignite my compassion.
God of the many voices,
open my mouth to speak out against injustice.
That through your Spirit
and my actions
this world may be
transformed.
Amen.

Snaith and Cowick Walking Group—3 walks for May!
On Tuesday 13th May the
walking group will meet at the station car park in Snaith at 10.00 am, to enjoy another walk lasting about 90 minutes. A longer walk—outside of Snaith
( 5 – 7 miles ) is planned for the afternoon of May 27th
starting at 1.30 pm from the station car park. Car sharing will be arranged then.
Anyone interested in joining these walks will need strong shoes/boots and a waterproof coat! Everyone is welcome.
Eighteen committed walkers turned up for the walk on April 8th and, although the weather started off wet, the walk
finished in warm sunshine.
For further information please contact Graham on (01405) 862465, Ray on 860926, Eric on 862520, Keith on 861677 or Jenny on 861026.
Congratulations
To Lynne Hanney of Cowick School for finishing The London Marathon!
All at Cowick School are so proud of her!

Snaith Young Wives
We meet in Snaith Chapel
vestry on Tuesdays at 8.00.pm
Meetings for May
Tuesday 13th
Speaker Lisa Clifford
Subject Reprogramming the mind.
Lisa is a therapist, trained by Paul McKenna, who will take us through exercises to find out our qualities and to help us reach our goals.
Tuesday 27th
Speaker Nicola Down
Subject—Slow boat to China
Nicola lives north of
Wetherby so she will be
travelling some distance to be with us. Please join us if you can. This will be our last
meeting before the summer break.
All ladies welcome.
The £1.50 charge includes tea and biscuits.
Glenda – 860909
Gowdall Social Centre March Draw
1st £50 Mrs A Barker Lodge
Lane
2nd £25 Mrs K Hill
Camblesforth
3rd £15 Georgia Biddle Pollington
4th £10 Mrs K Hill Camblesforth

Snaith Methodist Chapel Ladies Circle
The next meeting will be held on May 8th at 10.30 am in the Chapel vestry.
This will be a coffee morning. New members are always
welcome.
We meet on the second
Thursday of each month (except August) at 2.15 pm in the Chapel vestry. For further information please telephone Maureen 01405 860503.
Cowick Church 100 Club
March draw
1 £35 no 170 Mr I Wood
2 £25 no 59 Mrs D McGuire
3 £15 no 160 Mrs G Cooper
4 £10 no 221 Ruth Deighton
Snaith Children’s
Society Box Holders
Thank you all for bringing your boxes to be emptied. A total of
£357.51 was collected.

New Writer's Group at Snaith Library
Snaith Library has had
several requests to form a new
Writers’ Group. The initial meeting has been arranged for Thursday 1st May at 2.30 pm in the Library. At this meeting, preferred meeting day & time will be discussed, also what people would like from the group sessions, and how it will be run. So, if you are
interested, please do come along to the first meeting, or ring Snaith Library on 860096.
Dorian M Bingham
Thank you
Mrs Doreen Zaifert would like to thank everyone who sent cards and messages during her recent stay in hospital.
She is now at home and doing fine.
Thank you all.
Jumble Sale Result
The Jumble sale for Cowick Church raised £215.63. Special thanks to the Ladies Guild and to Mrs Leeman and Mr and Mrs Leslie Cooper.

Snaith and District Men’s
Society
Has vacancies for men over 50 years of age who live within a 10 mile radius of Snaith.
Meetings are held fortnightly on Wednesdays in the Eadon Place Community Centre at 9.45 am.
May meetings
May 14th The Owl Sanctuary
May 28th N Staveley
A visit to Tibet
During May there will be a day’s outing to Thornton-le-Dale and Ryedale Folk Museum.
W Dickinson 862321
Snaith & Cowick
Neighbourhood Watch
The next meeting of the Snaith & Cowick Neighbourhood Watch Group will be held on Wednesday 14th May 2008 in the meeting room, Snaith School at 7.00pm.
We still have areas in Snaith & Cowick requiring co-ordinators. If you feel you can spare a little time to distribute information around your immediate area please come along to this meeting and let us know but do not feel you must commit yourself to attending all Neighbourhood Watch Meetings.
Jean Heery—secretary.

Pollington Playgroup
We are a very friendly and
welcoming setting with a lot to
offer your child.
At playgroup this term we will be looking at transport—we will have an exciting visitor with a motorbike to talk about safety and special equipment.
On Friday May 18th we will be holding a fun day with a
sponsored pedal and push, a tombola and cake stall. We would be very grateful for items for the tombola and cakes, homemade or shop bought for our stall.
Thank you to those who
donated items for our Easter hamper and to those who bought tickets.
We raised £159 for playgroup funds.
Bags2school
As we did so well last time we have booked another date — May 6th
Please bring suitable donations to Pollington Playgroup at
Pollington Social Centre on May 6th at 9.00 am.
We greatly appreciate all the help we receive.
Kerry Gilson

Snaith and Cowick
Together Regeneration Partnership” Steering group
The steering group
co-ordinates the work of the
committees or working
parties—now combined into two—The Community and
Heritage group and the
Transport and Access group.
Both groups have had great success in improving the quality of life for people in our local community by helping to set up voluntary groups such as the neighbourhood watch, the
walking, bowling and drama groups and by lobbying
successfully for reductions in weight limits for traffic
passing through Snaith, changes in speed limits and
improved footpaths/cycle paths between Snaith and Cowick.
Currently the steering group is looking at ways of enabling “Artery Cinema” to be
established in one or two local venues and to find operators and organisers to run it.
In July last year some
children in the local schools were invited to give their ideas about what was needed in our
area

area to provide improved
facilities for different sections of the community. One
recurring suggestion was a playground in Cowick and the steering group is looking into the viability of this idea.
The Community and Heritage group is planning for this year’s Heritage day on September 20th. A number of local groups are intending to take part with
displays and activities on the theme of “Food through the ages”
The Transport and Access group continues to highlight the problem of litter and to
encourage local residents to join in regular “litter picks.” Its “Rail Action” sub –committee is
liaising with our local MP, Ian Cawsey, to negotiate funding from “Yorkshire Forward” to carry out a full feasibility study on beginning a regular rail service between Goole and Leeds.