VOLUNTEERING MATTERS!

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1 THE 2017 CELEBRATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY THE 2017 CELEBRATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY THE FIND US ON FACEBOOK ISSUE Grea wood Greatwood Horseclose Estate Newsletter VOLUNTEERING MATTERS! The Greatwood Horseclose Residents Association has been awarded 7,000 from the Travis Perkins Community Legacy Fund to help develop new volunteering opportunities at the Community Centre. Part of this funding will be spent on training and development for local residents volunteering their time to help keep the Centre running and the rest on volunteer-led activities open to the whole community. From fun events to computer classes for beginners, this funding will contribute to a great programme in 2018 and we d like to say a big thank you to all at Travis Perkins for helping to make this possible. Soon we will be asking you to vote for your favourite activity idea to start things off. Keep an eye on the Greatwood Horseclose website and Facebook page for more details, including a prize draw for those who take part... more on page 3 ACTIVITIES INSIDE >>> The 2018 Celebration and Awards Ceremony: see page 10

2 Skipton Dance Crew Needs you! We are hosting a showcase called A Night at The Movies and we are looking for. Performers of Skipton any local creative group, whether dancing, acting, singing or something more obscure. A production team A number of production roles are available from hair and makeup to lighting design to backstage/front of house. We want people aged living within the Greatwood and Horseclose community to get a hands on experience of running a professional show. Any professionals that work within the industry that would like to volunteer some of their time into passing on skills such as make-up artistry, graphic design, presenting all would be appreciated. For more information, please contact: Jade Robinson No: / skiptondancecrew@hotmail.com Current the Greatwood and Horseclose Community Centre Seniors (11-16 years) Wednesday 7-8:30pm 2.50 Juniors (7-10 years) Thursday 4-5pm

3 Continued from front page... WANT TO VOLUNTEER? All activities held at the Centre and in the wider community could not run without the help of our amazing volunteers. We are always looking for more people to help out, so if you would like to meet new people and contribute to your community from a few hours marshalling at a fun day to joining the Residents Association we want to hear from you... Join our Volunteering Matters group on Facebook to find out more or contact Ray Marfell on Grea wood CLEAN UP SUCCESS Multi-agency clean-up day was a great success 6 tonnes of waste was moved from the estates free of charge as a one off boost to help residents. Over 55 households benefited from the initiative by Greatwood Horseclose Estate Committee with help on the day from Craven District Council, Yorkshire Housing and Sanctuary housing. Residents Association Will be holding their Annual General Meeting On: Monday 30 th April 7.30pm At: Greatwood Horseclose Community Centre, North Parade, BD23 2SR FREE PIE AND PEA SUPPER TO ALL ATTENDEES Nomination papers for committee members are available at the Community Centre and must be in 7 days before the AGM date. THE ESTATE ECHO 3

4 TOOL HIRE SCHEME The Residents Association holds many useful tools for hire at the community centre, including lawn mowers, carpet cleaners, strimmers, pressure washers etc. New items have been added for 2018 including Upholstery Attachments for the Carpet Cleaners and a new Pressure Washer with a Patio Cleaning Attachment. The Tool Hire Scheme is open regularly on Thursday mornings from pm. Tools Equipment can be hired at other times by calling the Community Centre Office on or by messaging on the Community Centre s Facebook page. All prices are for a 7 Day Hire. ITEM PRICE ITEM PRICE QUALCAST LAWN MOWER 6.50 FLYMO LAWN MOWER 6.50 STRIMMER (ELECTRIC) 5 STRIMMER (BATTERY) 5 HEDGE TRIMMER (ELECTRIC) 5 WHEELBARROW 2 SPADES, FORKS, RAKES, HOE 50P CARPET CLEANER INCLUDES SHAMPOO UPHOLSTERY ATTACHMENT 2.50 PRESSURE WASHER 6.50 PATIO CLEANER ATTACHMENT 2.50 WALLPAPER STEAMER 3.50 SECATEURS, CLIPPERS LOPPERS, FOOTPUMP 50P 50P Membership for the Tool Hire Scheme is now free of charge. The support from the community and local companies in our fundraising events has been overwhelming and we ve raised a signicant amount for our self-funding crèche. Our next event will be our Easter Fun day which will include crafts, competitions and stalls and refreshments. This will be held on Saturday 14th April at the community centre 11-3pm Little Feet Crèche have had a busy year with visits from firemen, Police and Skipton Library. We have held a number of fundraising events including a teddy bears picnic, Halloween and Christmas parties, bingo and breakfast with Santa. Little Feet Crèche is open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 9am am for children aged 8 months to 3yrs at an affordable price. To find out more or book a place contact Emma on or littlefeetcreche@mail.com 4 THE ESTATE ECHO

5 Weekly Sessions Throughout 2018 Thursdays 12.15pm to 2.45pm at The Greatwood Horse Close Community Centre Run by Evoke Recovery Network in partnership with Greatwood Horse Close Resident s Association Why Weight? (SIG ) THE ESTATE ECHO Evoke Recovery Network Ltd. All Rights Reserved Doc Reg No in England and Wales Grea wood Ring Jannette on or Text or Just Turn Up at the Group?

6 SPRING NATURE HUNT How many of these trees can you find and identify before the buds burst into leaf? 6 THE ESTATE ECHO

7 Grea wood WORDSEARCH activities reproduced from naturedetectives.org.uk THE ESTATE ECHO 7

8 ELITE SUCCESS 2017 was another successful year for the Elite Karate Club with many of the children passing their gradings and achieving new coloured belts. We are hoping that students will compete at National and International levels, and are aiming for some of them to be picked to fight for England in the World Championships this year in Dundee. To prepare the students we have had extra fighting sessions and the club now owns safety matting and body armour which was kindly funded by the Greatwood Horseclose Community Centre. If anyone wishes to join the club they can go to or contact us on We re hoping to relaunch Green Dog Walkers on Greatwood Horseclose and look at ways to raise awareness of dog fouling problems in the area. If you re interested in getting involved in any way please contact Karen on: THE ESTATE ECHO

9 OPEN FOR THREE YEARS! Would you believe that Scoff Cafe will have been open for three years in June I wish to thank all our customers past and present for making this a successful venture. I prefer to call you all SCOFFERS and the weekly set menu is posted on the Greatwood Horseclose Community Facebook page. Since we have been open you have enabled us to support local Skipton Charities, including SELFA, Skipton Food Bank, Girls Rock, and other Groups in excess of We are proud to announce that we have teamed up with Greatwood School Gold Awards to encourage good behaviour and good work from the pupils. The Award winners will be attending Scoff Café each week as part of their reward. All this would not be possible if it was not for all our past and present team of volunteers. They unselfishly give their time each week to make Scoff Café the success it is. Please keep supporting us Scoffers as we wish to be open for years to come. We are open every Wednesday from till 2pm Our set meal costs 4.50 and other items are available. New volunteers and customers are always welcome. THE ESTATE ECHO 9

10 THE 2018 CELEBRATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY THE 2018 CELEBRATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY The 2018 Celebration and Awards Ceremony Please see nomination form on next page at on TUESDAY 8 th MAY 5PM TO 7PM GREATWOOD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, NORTH PARADE All welcome to this free event to celebrate a great year of achievement Evening includes: Buffet tea for all by Scoff Cafe Performances by Greatwood Choir and Skipton Dance Crew Presentation of community awards ABOUT US We're a well-established, friendly community made up of home owners, private rental and six Housing Associations Community Centre, North Parade, Skipton, BD23 2SR karen.mcintyre@yorkshirehousing.co.uk Designed and printed by Craven Digital, Skipton

11 PAGE 1 OF 2 NOMINATION FORM Grea wood COMMUNITY AWARDS These awards recognise ways in which families, individuals and groups can make life better for the whole community. Each award winner will receive a trophy and a 20 voucher at the Greatwood and Horseclose Celebration event on 8 th May VOLUNTEERING AWARD A person or a group that has made a contribution to the life of the neighbourhood through their volunteering. COMMUNITY GROUP AWARD Vote for a group that brings community together or works hard for the community as a whole. RULES GOOD NEIGHBOUR AWARD From looking after your house, companionship or getting your car started, good neighbours can make all the difference. Nominate them now! You can nominate for more than one category. Nominations to be in by noon on Friday 20 th April Send your nominations to: Karen McIntyre, Greatwood and Horseclose Community Centre. Nominations can be made by telephone to Karen on (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) before noon on Friday 20 th April.

12 COMMUNITY AWARDS NOMINATION FORM PAGE 2 OF 2 MY CONTACT DETAILS: Name: Address: Telephone number: I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR: Please tick: Volunteering Award Community Group Award Good Neighbour Award WHO I M NOMINATING: Name: Address: Telephone number: Please tell us as much as possible for the judging panel (continue on a separate sheet if necessary)