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September - October 2017 50p where sold Edition No. 51

Whinstone Times Community magazine for Embleton and Christon Bank

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Editorial Mary Kibble Sadly summer seems to have come and gone very quickly this year

and the nights are cutting in now. That being said, all things in nature have

made the most of the season, as can be read in Linda’s report on pages 14 &

15, and there are still lots of summer events to come in the form of concerts

etc., as well as the usual club activities.

The annual Holy Trinity Church Fete was heralded as a success, the

total achieved being £2,500. The weather stayed fair for most of the time

and much fun was had by all. For some photos of the day, see page 17.

We are always happy when people send contributions in to us for

publication and we thank Darren Gregory for offering a regular seasonal

update on our local football team, the Embleton Whinstone Rovers. If any

other groups or clubs would like to keep us updated on their activities,

please feel free to get in touch.

Please send material for the next edition by Monday 2nd October to:

Mary Kibble marykibble@talktalk.net, 01665 576608 (articles, stories etc)

Jan Ainsley jan.ainsley@yahoo.com tel 01665 576019 (advertising)

Shelagh Coxon tel 01665 576791 (‘What’s on’)

Cover picture Thanks to Mike & Carol Robson for this edition’s cover

photograph.

For Sale M & S pretty floral patchwork-style, excellent condition:-

2 single duvet covers & pillowslips

2 pairs of long, lined matching curtains – will fit Greyfield windows.

Also 2 large pink velour washable floor rugs.

If sold separately:-

Curtains £10 per pair, duvet sets £5 per set, rugs £10 each (or 2 for £7.50)

If sold as one lot - £40 the lot.

Selling on behalf of a third party - contact 01665 576608.

Ornate cast iron small circular garden table with two matching chairs. In

need of a coat of paint. Contact 01665 576608.

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Community Information Notes from the Parish Council July 2017

Two members of the public attended the meeting to complain about

speeding through the village and lack of lighting in an area of Whinstone

View. The lack of white lines on the resurfaced B1339 is deliberate as it is

claimed that experience has shown in other villages to reduce overall speed.

The Council agreed to request a speeding assessment in the village by

Northumberland County Council (NCC) and to contact Bamburgh Council to

establish the effectiveness of their recently installed cobble strips. The

request for more lighting is to be investigated further. During later

discussion it was agreed by the PC to progress the installation of a 20mph

limit within the village, particularly near the school.

A quotation for building stone planters in Christon Bank has been

received and is being considered.

The north bus shelter is to be power washed during w/c August 14th

and the request for an extra waste bin outside the school fence has been

rejected due to the narrowness of the pavement in this area.

After examination seven road-side trees on the sports field were

considered to be a risk and will be removed once the cricket season has

ended.

The Tour of Britain cycle race will pass through Embleton on

September 4th and two Councillors agreed to organise flags as decoration

and in addition invite businesses to decorate the route as appropriate.

The Neighbourhood Plan Committee has held several meetings and it

is now considered that the Committee is large enough at present. The parish

has been designated a Plan area, meaning that a grant to support the work

can be applied for. A consultant, with experience of preparing similar Plans,

has been appointed and shortly a Parish Meeting will be called to update

interested parties on the work. A questionnaire survey, similar to that for

the Parish Plan in 2008, is to be carried out.

Discussions with Cussins the builder has revealed that completion of

the pavement from Creighton Place to Whinstone View is delayed by the

necessity for BT to relocate cables from under where the new pavement

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needs to run. This work is scheduled for w/c August 23rd after which the PC is

assured the pavement will be laid immediately.

Discussions between the PC and NCC are ongoing regarding the Community

Asset Transfer of the quarry. Documents are now with the PC’s solicitor who is

investigating means of protecting the PC from any future liability for pollution

problems. It is hoped to hold a public meeting to discuss the future organisation for

maintaining the quarry as a wildlife sanctuary in the coming months.

A site meeting between representatives of various departments of NCC and

the PC took place on August 1st to discuss the state of the bank between the B1339

and Whinstone View. It was agreed by all that the present condition is unacceptable

and that the responsibility for finding a solution lay with NCC. Various ideas (both

practical and impractical) were tabled and it was left for NCC to return to the PC

with their proposal.

The Burial Board are awaiting confirmation of offers for Cemetery House

and on receipt will consider the most appropriate way forward.

There is no meeting of the Parish Council scheduled for August, the next

meeting being on Monday 25th September at 7.00 pm in Christon Bank Methodist

Church Meeting Room.

Parish Council – Christon Bank Councillor Vacancies There are currently two vacancies for

Christon Bank Councillors to sit on Embleton Parish

Council and represent the village of Christon Bank.

Applications to fill these vacancies will be

considered at the October full Parish Council

meeting. For further information, or to express

interest, please contact the Parish Council Clerk

before the end of September at

embletonpc@hotmail.co.uk.

Web Site News

Embleton Parish Council now has its own dedicated web site which

can be visited at www.northumberlandparishes.uk/embleton. All other

community information continues to be accessible from www.embleton-

northumberland.co.uk.

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County Councillor Report Wendy

Pattison wendy.pattison@northumberland.gov.uk

– Tel. 07779 983072

EMBLETON PARISH

Embleton Joint Meeting with Longhoughton Ward Parish Chairmen - I

have organised an informal meeting with all nine Chairmen of the Parish Councils

within the Longhoughton ward, Ellingham, Edlingham, Eglingham, Rennington, Craster,

Embleton, Longhoughton, Newton by the Sea and Powburn/Hedgeley and I have given

a date of September 1st 2017 at the Thrunton Trout Fishery at 6.30pm. One of the

most important things we can do is to find out what we all have in common. When we

share something with the people around us – no matter how small or insignificant it

seems – it can help us make connections we never realised we could. The Chairman of

Embleton Parish Council, Cllr Terry Howells will represent the PC at the meeting on

September 1st.

Speed Issues - Dependent on Parish Council/Resident discussion/approval, a 20mph

speed limit for the school will be added to the list of schemes for 2017/18. Feedback

re current speed boundaries/limits can also be discussed.

Embleton Quarry - A meeting took place at County Hall on June 26th regarding the

Embleton Quarry community asset transfer. All questions were answered

satisfactorily and the transfer is now making progress.

Whinstone View – A site visit to look at what can be done to improve the frontage at

Whinstone View was held on August 1st 2017 at 2.30pm.

Christon Bank A traffic scheme will be going ahead to reduce the speed limit through the village

from 30mph to 20mph, and this should assist with current and concerning speeding

problems.

Northumberland County Council Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holders:-

Leader of the Council - Cllr P Jackson

Deputy Leader – Cllr W Daley

Corporate Services and Cabinet Secretary - Cllr N Oliver

Economic Development – Cllr R Wearmouth

Environment and Local Services – Cllr G Sanderson

Planning, Housing and Resilience – Cllr J Riddle

Culture, Arts and Leisure – Cllr C Homer

Adult Well-being and Health – Cllr V Jones

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The Core Strategy – Consideration was given at the Council meeting on 5th July 2017

regarding a motion in relation to the Northumberland Local Plan Core Strategy. It

was proposed to formally withdraw the Core Strategy from the independent

examination process and to advise the Secretary of State of this decision. It was

agreed to undertake a full review of all matters pertaining to the Core Strategy for

submission to Government as soon as practicable.

North Northumberland Area Councils

There will now be 5 new Area Councils, North Northumberland, Ashington and Blyth,

Tynedale, Castle Morpeth, Cramlington and Bedlington. These meetings replace the

former Area Committees giving control back to local communities.

Tour of Britain

The Ovo Energy Tour of Britain will travel through the heart of Northumberland on

Monday 4th September, passing through 26 communities and covering 117 miles.

The race will start in Kielder Water and Forest Park at 10.15am and full

Northumberland route details can be found at www.nlandtob.com, or for further

information about the National Tour, please visit: www.tourofbritain.co.uk

This is a very exciting day for all our local communities and particularly for Embleton

residents who will be ready to give a wonderfully warm welcome to the cyclists as

they pass through the village.

Small Business Rate Relief trade refuse charges Wendy attached separately the Small Business Rate Relief Guidance which is too lengthy to print here. Contact Wendy for copies. “I have been asked by many residents what the criteria are re qualification for Small Business Rate relief re holidays lets.” Prices either 04/04/2017-30/10/17 (Band A) or 04/04/2017-02/04/2018

(Band B) the total price is for that period.

With Small Business Rate relief:

Band A- 04/04/16- 30/10/16 General waste- £35.40, Recycling- £28.20 +

£12 admin Total- £75.60

Band B- 04/04/16- 02/04/17 General waste- £61.36, Recycling- £48.88 +

£12 admin Total- £122.24

Without Small Business Rate relief:

Band A- 04/04/16- 30/10/16 General waste- £42.15, Recycling- £33.75 +

£12 admin Total- £87.90

Band B- 04/04/16- 02/04/17 General waste- £73.06, Recycling- £58.50 +

£12 admin Total- £143.56

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A Job Well Done At the AGM of the Creighton Hall in June,

Terry Howells retired after 13 years as Chairman.

During his Chairmanship there have been significant

improvements made to the running and general

management of the Hall, so that it now much more

meets the needs and demands of the 21st century.

He rationalised access to the Hall, from a

system where the Hall was open to all and sundry

from morning till night, to a key-based system

which gave access only to legitimate Hall users and

gave much greater security to the building itself.

He organised the permanent current premises licence which meant

that the Hall could be used readily for any number of events, thus greatly

improving the hiring potential and therefore Hall income.

Using his professional expertise he was able to introduce a zoning

system for heating the Hall which made significant savings in oil bills.

The current success of the Snooker Club is in no small part due to

his work in getting the table recovered as well as making access much easier

by means of a key safe.

He oversaw many refurbishment projects throughout his time in

office including repainting, inside and out, a new kitchen, and a new

substantial notice board to name but a few.

He gave unstintingly of his time, attending meetings of the Small

Halls Association, helping at both concerts and Christmas Lunches and many

other events.

Terry leaves the Hall both practically and financially in a very

healthy condition.

We owe him a considerable debt of gratitude for all his effort and

hard work.

Gordon Coxon

Chairman of Creighton Hall Managers

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Northumberland county Council Grant Schemes

Community Chest - The aim of the Community Chest Scheme is to

support community groups and organisations to deliver activities

which contribute to achieving the Council’s ambition for

Northumberland.

The scheme is open to any voluntary, community or not for

profit group or organisation (including charities) that is based in or

serves the communities of Northumberland.

There are two rounds for applications and deadlines are:

Round 1 Deadline - 29th September, Panel by 10th November, Round 2

Deadline - 12th January 2018, Panel by 23rd February 2018.

Application forms and guidance are available on the Council’s

website:

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Business/Grants/Grants-

Funding.aspx#communitychestscheme

Help-For-You - As part of the new Community Chest Scheme, we can

provide grants to individual young people under the age of 18 to help

them to achieve an ambition. Grants will not exceed £200 and may be

offered towards fees, travel, equipment or any other relevant costs.

Applications forms and guidance are available from

communitychest@northumberland.gov.uk

Cemetery Bench The bench in Spitalford Cemetery has collapsed due to old age.

This bench was often used by visitors to the cemetery to sit and

spend a few minutes in quiet contemplation. The Burial Committee

would be interested to hear from anyone who might wish to donate a

bench to the cemetery, which could be dedicated to one of their

loved ones. Please contact the Embleton Joint Burial Committee Clerk

at ejbc@crastercommunity.org.uk or 01665 571239 for details.

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100 Club Winners

May June

£40 Raymond Carss No. 71 £40 Brian Brand No. 65

£20 Ned Bridgman No. 58 £20 Mr Axelby No. 1

July August

£40 David Belcher No. 69 £40 Frances Cook No. 53

£20 Susan Howie No. 117 £20 Carol Lauriston No. 32

Local Groups & Activities Group Contact

Art Group (Newton) Alexa Nesbitt 576677

Carpet Bowls John Wallis 576797

Cricket Raymond Carss 576589

Film Nights (Howick) John Roper 576413

Flower Club Shelagh Coxon 576791

Football Stuart Imeson 576358

Guides Monica Cornall 576890

Hand-bell Ringing Jean Lawrence 576356

Line Dancing Eileen Henderson 576154

Mothers’ Union Lynne Harris 576489

Pilates Carole Dent 572166

Playpark Georgina Armstrong 576917

Snooker Club Dougie Hogg 575221

Trinity Tots Eleanor Wood 07900 928048

Whist – Christon Bank Norma Young 576680

- Craster Doris Clark 576479

Women’s Club Mary Kibble 576608

Women’s Institute Norma Ham 571336

Please let us know if any of the above information is incorrect or if we have omitted any group

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SCHOOL NEWS

Baby & Toddler Group

Mrs Davison has been running themed baby & toddler group sessions

throughout the Summer term. The tots have enjoyed lots of messy fun with

lots of sand, water and paints and managed to enjoy some of the sunshine in

our outdoor play area too. Our baby & toddler group resumes on Monday

11th September 9:45 - 11:15am. All welcome.

Summer Fair Thank you to everyone that came along and supported our school Summer

Fair. It was a great success even in the absence of the funfair. We raised

an amazing £591.26 (each and every penny counted and checked by class

2). The support from the Friends of Embleton and the local community helps

to fund the many school trips that we take our children on throughout the

school year.

Sports Day

The children belonging to Dunstanburgh House won the Sports Day cup for

2017. Therefore the school sports cup will be displaying the blue ribbons

for the next year. Families enjoyed the afternoon hosted by Paul Yeadon of

Willowburn in the school field and we look forward to Dunstanburgh

defending their title in 2018.

Pasta Making & School Meals

The class 2 children have been practising

their cookery skills this term after attending

a pasta making session at the Dunstanburgh

Castle Hotel. The children got hands-on in the

hotel kitchen and enjoyed it so much

they have been making pasta for us all back

at school too.

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After a request for some favourite healthy family recipes, Mandy the

school cook will be trying some of these out on the children in

September. If they are a success the children's recipes could be

featuring on the school menu for the year ahead.

Summer Activities

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Friends of Embleton the

children have enjoyed a selection of summer trips including a trip to

Whitehorse Farm, the Central Mosque & Synagogue in Newcastle,

Brinkburn Priory and Glendale Countryside Day. We also held our

annual Beach Day at the end of term and, despite a bit of rain, the

children had a brilliant time.

Active Kids Vouchers

Thank you all for collecting and donating the Active Kids vouchers.

The school received a bundle of excellent sports and cookery items

before the summer holidays. Look out for notices on the school fence

of our next collection.

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Sports

Embleton Carpet Bowls John F. Wallis

The new season for the carpet bowls is upon us, with the first

session on Thursday 14th September in the Creighton Hall starting at 7p.m.

and the present members look forward to welcoming anyone who enjoys a

couple of hours of good humour and banter to come along, no matter whether

you have played the game ever before. So forget the tele and come along.

During June the club received some sad news when we learnt of the

death of Alex Hay. Alex, who had just turned 90, had been a club member

for many years and we shall all miss for a long time the happy face coming

into the hall on our games evenings and his standard answer to the question

“How are you Alex?” being “I musn’t grumble”. His ability, friendship and

good humour will be sadly missed.

Last season we won 12 matches and lost 10. Will we do better this

season? Watch this space.

Embleton Whinstone Rovers Darren Gregory

After a very successful season last year (our best in history),

winning the north Northumberland 2nd division and the Runcimen cup, we

start our new season on the 12th August. As of yet we don’t know our

fixtures but we update our Facebook page as soon as we have them, so keep

an eye out and it would be nice to see some new faces on the touchline

cheering on EWR. We would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters

from last season and hope we can top last season’s achievements. Any new

players wishing to play please contact Darren Turnbull 07515 657755 or

anyone wanting to sponsor our team please contact Lee Renwick 07540

933717.

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Nature Notes July 2017 by Linda Heslop

“Then all at once there was a flutterment and a scufflement and a loud Squeak!” Readers of Beatrix Potter will recognize this as a quote from Squirrel Nutkin. There

have been no sightings of red squirrels since March

but then on 15th July one, thankfully with a tail still

attached, was making its way along the top road

above the Bluebell, it then spent some considerable

time working out ways to enjoy the nuts that were

hanging in a garden. Three days later three were

reported by Judy Turnbull at Shirewater Low Mill,

one had got stuck inside their bird feeding protector

and the other two were dancing around also trying to

get in. Tom came to the rescue and they have now topped their feeders up with

monkey nuts and hazelnuts, hopefully more sightings soon. Nut feeders have proved

popular with another visitor too. The spotted woodpecker has been a regular this

summer but just a short time ago brought along a youngster and proceeded to feed it

nuts while they both clung to a telegraph pole. The

juvenile has a red head. Woodpeckers feed on

insects, seeds and nuts and have a distinctive

bouncing flight. Sadly, we had another report of a

woodpecker feeding on nuts near Glebe Farm when a

buzzard swooped down and carried it off right in

front of a rather upset spectator. Raptors seem

very busy now and there are small piles of empty

feathers lying about where little birds have been

whisked away.

The oilseed rape has started to emit that

rather cabbage-water smell and there are fields of broad beans and peas around

Embleton. Flocks of sparrows are enjoying the fields and performing balancing acts

on the waving corn. There are many young birds about, magpies have bred rather

successfully; everyone knows the rhyme, one for sorrow and two for joy etc., but

what happens when you get to 14, could that be a lottery win!! Currently starlings are

a bit of a pest and if you are unlucky enough to have several roosting in your trees

the smell is quite memorable. As they fly over, jackdaws and starlings have become

adept at targeting stationary cars. Twitchers have been excited by flocks of tree

sparrows in the woods near the golf club. Twelve small pheasants crossed the road

haphazardly near the camp site and 10 partridge young were in fields to the north of

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the village, the adult birds doing their usual expert job of looking after them, not

easy because when they are startled they career off in all directions. The parent

birds can then be heard calling to them as they round them up.

The village gardens are looking lovely in their summer finery and there are

some pretty baskets outside the Greys, the colours seem to co-ordinate well with the

grey walls. The Dunstanburgh Castle has their summer tubs and baskets filled too

and the entrance is a picture with lavender and bright green conifers. How nice it is

that the village hostelries make everything so attractive.

Hummingbird hawkmoths have been seen again - please, if you do see one can

you report it to conservation.org;@simonbarneswild. Apparently a large survey is in

progress.

Seals are “barking“regularly on the Emblestones. By the time this edition of

the Whinstone Times reaches you the breeding season will be starting on the Farnes

again. (Towards the end of September.) Around that time of year young or injured

seals tend to appear on our beaches. If you are worried please ring the seal rescue

number which is: 01825 765546.

Thank you for your reports. Tony Hewitt spotted an egret in Norfolk while

on holiday and was delighted when he saw a similar bird feeding in the Embleton Burn.

It is a Little Egret and has been spotted by other folk there and on the pond at

Newton. Also thank you to Cathy Roberts who was lucky enough to see four dolphins

from Dunstan Steads on 16th July, jumping on the way towards the Emblestones. It

would be nice to have some reports, please, from Christon Bank if you have time.

The swans are still nurturing their young although there are now only seven,

one disappeared recently. They are becoming quite large so it remains a mystery as

to what might have happened. If you go to the hides at the Newton reserve in the

evening the reward could be a sighting of an otter and its pup playing there.

Hopefully they don’t eat cygnets! Lapwings are protecting young to the west of the

pond and could be seen chasing a pair of hares who, it has to be said, were more

interested in chasing each other.

The dawn chorus has abated now and soon the robins will begin their

evocative winter song. The harvest has begun and the creatures that have lived

amongst the crops will be looking for new homes. On a final note the Dunstan Steads’

resident Guinea fowl is doing an excellent job as a sleeping policeman and slowing all

the traffic that passes by the cottages.

If you have any reports please send them to jollybaybeach@hotmail.com for

inclusion in the next issue.

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Memory Box – Part 2 by Rosemary Gibbs

While travelling on the Sunday School van in Northern British

Columbia, Rosemary met the Bishop of the Yukon’s daughter, Mary, and her

husband who was a curate in Fort St. John. They asked her if she had any

future plans when her van engagement was to end. She had none except for

coming home for a winter with her parents in Craster. She had thoroughly

enjoyed her time in Canada. Mary suggested that she write to the Principal

of the Choutla (Carcross) Indian Residential School in the Yukon, asking if

they had a vacancy for a child care worker.

Rosemary did so and was offered an appointment for the following

September (1964). When she applied, the Principal was a Scotsman but by

March that year he was transferred to another Residential School. The new

Principal was an Englishman who had come from La Tuque Residential School

in Quebec. So Michael Gibbs inherited Rosemary Carr-Ellison!

Like all the Anglican Indian Residential Schools, Carcross was

administered by the Canadian Government Indian Affairs Department, which

appointed the teaching staff. The Anglican Church appointed the domestic

and care staff. Rosemary’s job was to look after the younger girls out of

school hours.

The school building was a large building to house some 100 boys and

girls aged between 6 and 12 years old. It also accommodated the staff with

two houses on the edge of the large playing field, one for the Principal, the

other for teaching staff.

The original much smaller school had been set up by the Anglican

Bishop Bompas in 1903 in attempt to help young Indians to meet the cultural

challenges from the influx of white people brought in by, and following, the

Yukon Gold Rush. Over the years both the needs of Indian families and the

white response to them had changed dramatically. The freedom of movement

required for the Indian hunting culture had been severely curtailed by white

mineral exploration, highway construction and maintenance and tourism. The

Indian peoples were now often housed in Government-subsidised settlements

with welfare-based income. Very few Indian families, usually the

grandparents, still went out on the trap-lines in winter and the fish-camps in

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the summer. Some naturally found it hard to adapt to the different way of

life. Seasonal employment and alcohol caused many social problems. The

school at Carcross had become a second home to children who came there

for social as much as educational needs.

A wide range of extra-curricular activities were offered for the children’s

out of class hours. The children named their three “houses”, Morning Star,

Thunderbirds and Little Beavers for sports such as athletics, floor hockey

and softball. The ice rink when flooded was too bumpy for more than rough

skating. Fishing for grayling was attempted when the ice melted in the

Spring. Visits to the Whitehorse Sourdough Rendez-vous in February and a

memorable meal at the prestigious 101 Steak House were also arranged.

The scenery around the school was awe-inspiring, particularly the

fireworks of the Fall colours and the dazzling white of winter. In the early

spring, young bears came round the school site and coyotes on the frozen

lake. There was a large grizzly bear on the sandhills some half a mile away.

Cariboo on the mountains on their annual migration, moose, mountain sheep

and goats could all be seen on occasion.

The year after coming to Carcross, Rosemary and Michael became

engaged. Rosemary returned to her family in England for Christmas. She

returned to the Yukon to be married in February 1966. The wedding took

place in the school chapel. Rosemary was “given away” by the Archdeacon of

the Klondike and they were married by Henry Marsh, the Bishop of the

Yukon. While neither of their families could attend, it was a wonderful

occasion with them being surrounded by the children, staff and many

friends. The owner of a department store in Whitehorse gave the use of his

log cabin by the frozen Tagish Lake for their honeymoon.

They returned to England during the following summer holidays and

Rosemary’s parents were able to join them on their return to the Yukon. It

gave them the opportunity to see what Rosemary’s life was like and they

enjoyed meeting everyone, especially the children. They experienced panning

for gold in Dawson City and fishing on the Hootalinqua River.

Rosemary and Michael remained in Carcross until the summer of

1969. By this time numbers in the school had reduced to some 40, with more

children being able to go to Territorial schools daily from their homes. Also,

that last year Michael had been able to arrange with Alan Fry, the local

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Indian Agent, for the older children to go the Territorial school in the

village of Carcross, while the younger village children came to school daily to

the Residential School. By the summer of 1969 it was obvious that the large

Residential school with its costly heating and maintenance was no longer

viable and it closed.

Also by the summer of 1969, their older children, Charles and Sarah

had been born. Although Michael was offered the Principalship of another

residential school, he turned it down as he felt the purpose of the old Indian

Residential schools was at an end. Both his and Rosemary’s parents might

need their support before long (in fact Rosemary’s father died while they

were returning by sea) and both wanted the children to grow up in England.

So although Rosemary and Michael were sorry to leave the place

where they had been so happy, it was now time to leave.

Holy Trinity Church Fete

Our thanks to our “happy snapper” for these pics and to those who

consented to have them published.

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What’s On

LATE AUGUST 2017 Saturday-Monday 26th-28th Rennington Scarecrow Festival 10.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.

Family fun, stalls, scarecrow quiz, refreshments all day plus sausage sizzle

from 11.30 a.m. each day.

September 2017

Saturday 2nd Coffee Morning in aid of Farne Churches Youth & Family

Outreach. Parish Room 10.00 a.m. - noon.

Tuesday 5th Embleton Women’s Club – Afternoon tea at The Stables.

Thursday 7th Andy & Margaret Watchorn Concert with songs and music both

local and traditional. 7.30p.m. Creighton Hall. Bar and raffle. £7.50

at door. Accompanied under 12’s free.

Thursday 7th Craster W.I. - Mixed Crafts with Jan Brunt.

Monday 11th Embleton Flower Club – members only, outing to Heighley Gate.

Tuesday 12th Embleton W.I. - 99th Birthday Party Creighton Hall 2.00 p.m.

Wednesday 13th Embleton Mothers’ Union “History & work of the Salvation

Army” by Doreen Browne.

Thursday 14th Embleton Carpet Bowls new season begins in Creighton Hall.

New members most welcome contact John Wallis 01665 576797.

Thursday 14th Andy & Margaret Watchorn Concert – details as before on

Holy Island at 3.00 p.m.

Friday 15th Bryan Jackson & Friends. The Fiddling Three - Alan Edwards,

Stewart Hardy and Bryan Jackson with Andy & Margaret Watchorn.

Creighton Hall 7.30 p.m. Tickets £10 at door.

Monday 18th Craster Hist Soc - “Mary Eleanor Bowes -The Greatest Heiress

of the North” (the Queen’s great, great, great, great Grandmother)

by Anthony Atkinson. 7.00 p.m. Craster Memorial Hall. Visitors most

welcome.

Thursday 21st Andy & Margaret Watchorn Concert at St Aidan’s Church,

Bamburgh 7.30p.m. details as before.

Tuesday 26th Andy & Margaret Watchorn Concert, Craster Memorial Hall

7.30 p.m.

Saturday 30th McMillan Coffee Morning 10.00 — noon in Craster Memorial

Hall. Tombola, Raffle and Cakes. All donations to Pauline Brown

576503 or Hilary Punton 576411.

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What’s On

October 2017

Tuesday 3rd Embleton Women’s Club – Either a DVD on Highgrove Gardens

or card making with Lynne Harris. 2.00 p.m. Parish Room.

Thursday 5th Craster W.I. - ‘From Puppy Dog to Guide dog’ by Mrs Ethne

Brown. 7.15 p.m. Craster Memorial Hall.

Monday 9th Embleton Flower Club - practical evening. ‘Seasons of Mists and

Mellow Fruitfulness’. 7.30p.m. Creighton Hall.

Tuesday 10th Embleton W.I. - Annual Meeting: W.I. Advisor Ann Dixon,

2.00 p.m. Parish Room.

Wednesday 11th Embleton Mothers’ Union - ‘Guide Dogs for the Blind’.

Monday 16th Craster Hist Soc - ‘Wallington and the Trevelyans’ by Geoff

Hughes. 7.00 p.m. Craster Memoria Hall.

Wednesday 25th North Sunderland History Society - Sandra Gann –

Almoners, Medieval or Modern?". Visitors £3. All welcome. 7.00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Church Hall.

Creighton Hall Events Two special events were held in the Creighton Hall in July. The first

was a concert by the Alnwick Playhouse Choir; we are very fortunate to have

the talented conductor and producer Peter Brown living in Embleton. His

enthusiasm and that of the choir is infectious, and gave us an excellent

evening’s entertainment – which deserved a larger audience.

The second, a play STEEL MAGNOLIAS performed by the newly

formed Portable Theatre Company gave a full hall another extremely

entertaining evening and the cast got the standing ovation they thoroughly

deserved.

All participants admired our really special Creighton Hall which is

obviously costly to maintain and needs your support too.

Both groups of performers have promised to return with new

programmes and so come along and enjoy (the drinks at the interval are very

reasonable!)

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Northumberland C. C. County Hall 0345 600 6400

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