Page updated Saturday 09 August 2025

2025 Village Show

     Information and details for the 2025 Newton-le-Willows Village Show can be accessed via the two
     PDF 
documents linked below.


Visit by The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP to Newton-le-Willows Village Hall
Friday 11 July 2025

          The photo's shown below have been provided by the Office of Rishi Sunak and are approved for 
          distribution on this website.

          Clicking on a thumbnail will open a larger photo in a new window.


Aysgarth School - Open Heritage Day

     Following a successful Open Heritage Day last year, we are opening our doors again on 13 September.

Visit Aysgarth School this Heritage Open Day on Saturday 13 September at 10am.

     Join us for a guided tour led by Ted Haslam—archivist, former headmaster, and author of Aspects of

     Aysgarth. With a connection to the school dating back to 1983, Ted brings our story to life, from the

     school's founding by Rev. Clement Thomas Hales to its move to Newton-le-Willows and the creation of 

     our stunning Arts and Crafts chapel.

     Enjoy a performance from our Chapel Choir and round off your visit with refreshments in the
     Headmaster’s study. A warm Aysgarthian welcome awaits.

                                Booking essential - https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ETKP

For more information and booking - Follow this link


Newsletter Issue 156, August 2025

     News content from some groups has been posted to their own page. For the latest information for these
     groups including that which is distributed in the village newsletter, p
lease click on the links against the
     groups or use the navigation links at the top of the page.

     Pages will be updated as and when the information is passed to me.

               Village Hall entertainment can be found here.

                         Newton Newts information can be found 
here.

                                        Quoits team news can be located here.

                                             Oil club information is located here.

Welcome

       A warm welcome to the following new residents.

                    Robert and Jane who have moved in to South View

                    Tegan and Rhys who have moved to Angleham.


          Our village produces a Welcome Pack which has useful information about living in our village. If you

      have a new neighbour, please check and if they haven’t yet received a welcome pack contact.

Victoria Wilthew on 01677 450054 or toritori73@btinternet.com


Rock House Farm Shop

Rock House Farm pop up shop will be open 10 am - 4 pm on the following dates.

September:     6th & 20th

     October:     4th & 18th 

November:     1st & 15th 

Railways on Canvas 2025

Celebrating the Bi -Centennial of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

     As part of the official countrywide 200th anniversary celebrations for the formation of the Stockton and
     Darlington Railway (which later merged into the North Eastern Railway), Local artist Chris Pulham is once
     again hosting an exhibition of her works in the Village Hall.
 

     Taking place over the weekend of the 27th and 28th of September, by good fortune, it coincides with the
     exact date of the formation of the S&D Railway.
 

     The exhibition will be open from 10am to 4pm on both days with free entry.

     30, or more, works of art will be on display and there will be the opportunity to purchase refreshments
     whilst supporting “Breast Cancer Now” kindly provided by Margaret Pay and her dedicated BCN team
     (see following article).

Pop Up Cafe @ The Railway Exhibition

     Chris Pulham is once again hosting a Railway Art Exhibition displaying all her wonderful pictures at the
     Village Hall – see separate article.

     She has kindly requested the BCN team to hold one of their renowned Pop-Up Cafes. Why not come
     along and visit what I promise you will be an amazing display of her unique 
style of art work. 

     And, whilst you’re there, pop into the Pop-Up Cafe! We’ll be serving morning coffee with cake, light
     lunches and afternoon cream teas and other treats; all homemade and at very reasonable prices.
 

at our VILLAGE HALL

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September 2025
from 11am to 3pm

in aid of

BREAST CANCER NOW

Parish Council News

     Recycle station - once again this is being filled to overflowing and North Yorkshire Council are under no
     obligation to tidy it up when they come to empty the bins. Please flat pack all boxes and leave no
     polystyrene in boxes.  If the bins are full, please take your waste home and try another day. These bins
     are emptied regularly. The waste that is being left there could be put out with your household waste as
     all are collected on a Thursday.
 

     Dog fouling - this issue isn't improving. Some dog owners are not acting responsibly and not picking up
     their dogs' waste matter. Dog fouling is not only deeply unpleasant, it can be dangerous. This is causing
     concern to many in our community. It affects those cutting grass verges as volunteers, other walkers and
     landowners who allow dogs to cross their land which in turn is used for crops or livestock. There is no
     excuse for not picking up your dog waste - there are dog waste bins provided in our community. Many
     thanks to those responsible dog owners who do pick up. Once again, the minority are spoiling it for the
     majority. Please do not allow your dog to roam freely without you and pick up their waste on all walks.
 

     First aid training dates - two further training sessions have been booked with James in September.
     The first one will be held on Tuesday 16 September 6.30 - 8pm and will be a CPR/defibrillator training
     session. The second one will be held on Tuesday 23 September 6.30 - 8pm and will cover household first
     aid. You are welcome to attend either/or/both. Both sessions will be held in the Village Hall.
 

     Community Resilience - many will have received a Community Resilience card in with their Welcome
     Packs. This was started up in 2012 as a plan designed to enable our community (The Parish) to respond
     to emergencies such as severe weather, power failure, events that may restrict access to our community
     or other disasters. The card lists a variety of residents with skills that would be needed in case of such an
     emergency.
 

     This team has never been called upon and several of those listed have moved out of this community. We
     now need to consider if we still need a Community Resilience Team. Communication methods have
     improved since this was set up and following COVID, other methods have been used (WhatsApp
     messaging for example).

     If we are to keep it, do you have any skills that would be useful in a crisis situation? Would you be willing
     to be one of those volunteers?
 

     The Parish Council is asking for feedback. Please consider the following questions and email your answers
     to the parish clerk at newtonlewillows.pc@gmail.com
 

     Do we still need a Community Resilience Plan and Team?

     Do you have valuable skills that would be needed in an emergency?

     Would you like to volunteer?

     Is there a better way of running this?
 

     Your replies will be discussed at a future parish council meeting and will help determine what we do next.

 

Climate Change Group

     Village Calendar

     We are looking forward to receiving your photos of ‘landscapes in and around Newton le Willows’ for
     inclusion in the 2026 village calendar. Photos can be from any year. 
 

     Please email your pics to Bob at bobsampson17@gmail.com by the end of September. We’ll be selling
     the calendars at the November coffee morning.
 

     Village Cycle Ride – Sunday, 17 August 2025

     Join us on a village cycle ride to Jervaulx Abbey and café, leaving the village hall carpark at 2pm. Feel
     free to bring your own picnic. For those not wishing to cycle, book a lift with Bob on 07592 019664.
 

     New Environmental Award for the Village Show

     The Climate Change Group will present a hand carved wooden bowl as a prize at the show on 30 August.

     Visit to Allerton Waste Recovery Park – Wednesday, 17 September 2025

     Discover how the park is reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and producing energy for our
     homes. We plan to hire a minibus/share lifts. Please contact Bob on 07592 019664 by 18 August for
     further details and to book a place. We’re planning to leave the village at 1pm.
 

     New Members and WhatsApp Group

     All the Climate Change Group events are open to everyone who lives in the village. Anyone wishing to
     help us plan the group’s activities would be most welcome to join us at our next meeting, to be held in
     the village hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 24 September.
 

     ‘Blooming Newton’ WhatsApp group is an opportunity to share gardening and environmental ideas,
     inspiration and successes. Contact Bob for further details of either group on 07592 019664.
 

     Future Events

     Looking ahead – the Village Apple Pressing Day will take place at the village hall on the afternoon of
     12 October. We’re also planning a Field to Fork Community Feast –a village lunch, in February 2026.

     Finally, don’t forget to visit the Climate Change Group stall at the next coffee morning where we bring
     and share spare veg, fruit and other items.

 

Your Local Church

     St Patrick’s Church in Patrick Brompton is open throughout the year in daylight hours. Sunday worship
     is at 9:00 am. Everyone is welcome, including well-trained dogs. We have large-print service sheets and
     booklets, a wheelchair ramp and a sound system, as well as toys for children. We usually serve
     refreshments afterwards.
 

     Donations with good shelf life can be left near the font for Hambleton Food Share.

     Services in August

          10th: Prayer and Praise

          17th: Holy Communion

          24th: Morning Prayer 

     For house groups and information about Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact our rector,
     Rev’d Chris Lawton: rector@lowerwensleydalechurch or 01677 937124.

     For more information, visit our Parishes website: www.lowerwensleydale.church

Village Hall News

     Our local MP, Rishi Sunak, booked the Hall to meet constituents on 15 July. We put on a tea party, and
     the turn-out demonstrated just how important our village hall is as a community hub. We were
     pleased with the good publicity his visit generated for both the Hall and the Bar.
 Some images from the
     visit are reproduced at the top of this page.

     Since then, recent rain has proved that the repaired roofs are watertight; we are proceeding towards
     new external front doors, and some internal redecoration. We have had the cooker checked and tested
     and have an up-to-date certificate of gas safety. We’ve given the kitchen and toilets a special clean-up
     and electrical devices were checked by a PAT engineer on Monday 4 August.
 

     As part of the kitchen clean-up, we decided to remove 70 or so earthenware cups and saucers, to allow
     rearrangement of the contents of some of the cupboards. I hope the labels on their doors will help you
     find what you are looking for. I am seeking to rehome the cups and saucers; if anyone wants some or
     any, do get in touch.
 

     I am very pleased that we will soon have newcomers on the committee. Steve Pay has resigned, so
     Derek Stratton will assume his role of Health and Safety Advisor. We are fortunate that Margaret Pay has
     agreed to carry on the role of Bookings Secretary. Andy Percival has ceased to represent the Cricket Club
     though he is continuing to give practical assistance with maintenance. The Cricket Club representative is
     likely to be Paul Foster, with Jean Simpson for the choir and Colin Ayris for the Quoits Club.  

     Jean Brown took over as Treasurer at the AGM four years ago. She has tendered her resignation, so the
     Treasurers post will be empty after the AGM this year. She will be greatly missed. If anyone would like to
     step up and take up the role of treasurer, please get in contact with Susan Perkins.

     Susan Perkins

     Regular activities at the Village Hall include:

     Crafternoon: Tuesdays 2 - 4 pm,

     Table Tennis: Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.30 pm,

     Choir: Thursdays 7.30 - 9 pm except first Thursday

     WI: First Thursday of the month, 7.30 pm,

     Guitar: alternate Mondays, 10 - 11.30 am

ATKINSON and CLARKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

     The Foundation, dating back to 1707, is designed to promote the education of young people who live in
     the villages of Newton le Willows and Patrick Brompton.


     Trustees are responsible for giving financial assistance, where they consider it necessary, for educational
     purposes. The Trustees meet four times during the year and application forms for the next meeting MUST
     be received by the Treasurer.

     If you wish to be considered for a grant, or know of a young person who would be eligible and would
     benefit from such a grant, please contact the Treasurer, Mrs Bridget Ormston to request a form:

     Email bridgetteormston@yahoo.com or tel: 01677 450255.

     Mrs B Ormston, Wardell House, Patrick Brompton, Bedale, DL8 1JU


THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM, PATRICK BROMPTON

     The Atkinson Clarke Educational Foundation owns the Old School room at Patrick Brompton, which is
     available for individual or community use at a very reasonable rate of £5 per hour. It makes an excellent
     small, warm meeting room for many types of events.

     Enquiries should be made through the Booking Secretary:

     Rob Pulham: The Gallery, 1 Old Station Yard Newton-Le-Willows
                         
                         Tel: 01677 451901
                         Email: brottonbiscuits@yahoo.co.uk

Arts & Crafternoon

     Come and join us ANY Tuesday afternoon in the Green Room of the Village Hall between 2pm and 4pm.

     Every Tuesday afternoon during the colder months the Green Room is a warm and welcoming space for
     those wishing to keep down their heating bills. Entry £1.50. 

  Bring your art or craft to work on whilst enjoying a cuppa, homemade cake and chat; Non-artists and
  non-crafters are welcome too! New crafters and/or cake eaters are always welcome!
 
  For more information please ring Margaret Pay on 451975 or Chris Percival on 450230. 
  

To contribute to Newton News, or send an article, please contact: 

Sally Bright: 2 Bridge Close Tel. 01677 450999 

                                               Email: sallyjanebright@hotmail.com

Rachel Gibson, The Arches. Tel. 07715 012014 

                                              Email racheldennygibson@gmail.com  

Helen McDermott: The Green, Station Road Tel. 07891 062649

                                              Email: helenmcdermott18@gmail.com  

Rob Pulham: The Gallery, 1 Old Station Yard Tel: 01677 451901

                                              Email: brottonbiscuits@yahoo.co.uk

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