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Upcoming Events
Saturday Social with a focus on Building a Sustainable Future: Achieving Zero Carbon in Homes & Community Spaces’
SATURDAY SOCIAL 10.00AM TO 12.00PM SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2025 THEME: ‘Building a Sustainable Future: Achieving Zero Carbon in Homes & Community Spaces’ 10.00 – 10.20am Tea, coffee and refreshments Introduction and welcome – Colin Garner The North Yorkshire...
All Day and Night Film Event to Launch our New State-of-the Art AV system
As a result of a successful bid to the National Lottery Community Fund, the Village Hall was awarded a grant to purchase and install an Audio Visual system together with a Hearing Loop system. Installed by METTECH the state-of-the-art system has a 3 metre screen, a...
Next Meeting – Green Finger Tips: Tulips: History and Preservation by Teresa Clements Wakefield & North England Tulip Society
Following a good and well attended talk a couple of weeks ago our NEXT TALK, on Thursday April 3rd will be by Teresa Clements of the Wakefield & North of England Tulip Society (WNETS) Tulips are amazing flowers with a fascinating history. WNETS is an old...
Next GFT meeting – Paradise Revisited – a talk by Peter Mathers
At the next Green Finger Tips Gardening Club meeting on Thursday 6th March, Peter Mathers will be talking about the Royal Gardens of Europe. Peter’s interest in plants and gardens has led to visits to gardens of all shapes, sizes and heritage throughout the UK and...
St Patrick’s Evening at the Synolda Arms
Following on from the success of our Quiz night in November last year, we are pleased to announce that the Synolda Arms will be reopening on Saturday 15 March 2025 in celebration of St Patrick's Day. Doors will open at 6.00pm and last orders will be at 10.00pm. You...
Update on the Progress of the Village Hall Towards Sustainability
Many of you will have seen the white vans parked outside the Village Hall over the past few weeks. These belong to the contractors who were awarded the work to insulate the Village Hall by; Thickening the amount of rock wool insulation in the roof space above the Main...
George Winn-Darley writes in the Summer 2024 Circular
Professor Colin Garner as a concerned citizen has set up a Community Climate Action Group for the villages that broadly make up the Harton Benefice designed to help people take individual actions to work towards zero carbon. If you are interested in learning more or...
Report of Community Climate Action Group – Saturday Social 24 February 2024
This Saturday Social attended by approximately 40 people, focused on Climate Action and what individuals could do to reduce their carbon footprint. Organised by the Community Climate Action Group (CCAG) of Sand Hutton, Claxton and surrounding villages, the opening...
2023 Annual General Meeting of the Village Hall
The 2023 AGM of the Village Hall will take place at 4.30pm, Monday 25 September 2023 in the Village Hall. All are welcome to attend the AGM and learn more about some of the developments in the Hall over the past 12 months. This is also an opportunity to ask the...
We have broadband!
As part of the Village Hall's refurbishment programme, we are pleased to announce, that Broadband is now available throughout the Hall. After considerable research, it was decided that BT Business would provide the service to the Hall which went live on Wednesday 30...
Further alterations to reduce the Village Hall’s carbon footprint
We are delighted to have been able to take another step to reduce the Village Hall's carbon footprint thanks to a generous grant from Ryedale District Council's community grant scheme (now subsumed into the North Yorkshire Council). All the existing lighting in the...
Climate Action Group – Sand Hutton, Claxton and Surrounding Villages
Following the launch meeting of our Group on 26 April 2023 at Sand Hutton and Claxton Village Hall, a small steering group of members of our community have met since then to discuss what recommendations can be made to our community to reduce our carbon footprint....
Solar Panel and Battery Project Completed
We are delighted to report that through a generous grant from Energy for All (Centrica) and Ryedale District Council's Locality Budget (many thanks to Cllr Caroline Goodrick, local North Yorkshire councillor)) we have taken the first step in reducing the Village...
Village Hall gains grants for green initiatives
The Village Hall committee has been working diligently over the past few months to reduce the Hall’s carbon footprint by seeking grants to introduce energy savings measures. We are pleased to report that we have been successful in gaining grants for two projects. Find out more about our plans.
2023 Green Finger Tips Gardening Club Programme
The 2023 Green Finger Tips Gardening Club programme can be found here.
