This was a day to remember, many thanks to Marjorie Shepherdson and family.
17 members and 2 visitors went to Alnwick Castle Gardens, the few spots of rain didn’t stop us all enjoying the day.
read more... →WHIXLEY WI - North Yorkshire East Federation 2012 PROGRAMME.
7.15pm Whixley Village Hall. Visitors always welcome £3.00.
JUBILEE PRAISE JUNE 3RD
By now, we will be aware of the exciting things that are happening in our villages on the Bank Holiday Monday, June 4th to celebrate our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – and doesn’t it sound exciting!
read more... →Sunday 3rd June Trinity & Jubilee Sunday
10.30am, Holy Communion – Little Ouseburn
10.30am, Parish Praise – Marton cum Grafton
2.00pm, Jubilee Praise – Whixley
We warmly invite you to our forthcoming events:
Quiz with pie and pea supper
Friday 15th June, 8pm start
The Anchor Inn, New Road, Whixley
£4.00 per person, to include Voakes pork pie, mushy peas and entry to the quiz.
Joanne writes:
Can you please put me in the right direction to find out about Isabella/Isobel Annikin from Whixley who married a John Carter in 1802? I am trying to trace my family tree and I am hoping the Annikin connection is the correct one – I just need to get some proof from somewhere.
read more... →Between 2.30pm and 5.00pm on the 7th May a black Land Rover Defender Reg X5 HYG was stolen from Whixley. This vehicle is quite distinctive with large 4×4 tyres, snorkel exhaust system, spot lights fitted to roof bars.
read more... →Between 15.00 hours on the 2nd May and 20.00 hours on the 3rd May a Landrover Defender, reg M153UUB was stolen fron the Staveley area. Please call 101 if you see the landrover or any other suspect vehicle or persons. Thankyou.
read more... →Please be aware of possible NHS scam. A North Yorkshire Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator received a telephone call from female with an Indian accent and number withheld claiming to be speaking on behalf of the NHS and requesting to clarify recipient’s private details.
read more... →Enjoy your summer Friday evenings with other lads and dads improving health, fitness and individual bat and ball skills, eye and hand co-ordination as well as team skills.
read more... →At some stage during the summer I will be building an owl box for Whixley Churchyard. This has been agreed with the PCC. According to the information available online, it needs to be in place by November.
read more... →Home fixtures in bold:
read more... →Wednesday 2nd May
10.00am, Holy Communion – Marton cum Grafton
Sunday 6th May Easter 5
9.00am, Holy Communion – Whixley
10.30am, Holy Communion – Great Ouseburn
10.30am, Parish Praise – Marton cum Grafton
The response to our appeal for local knitters to knit for our Fish and Chip babies has taken off with such momentum that we have now received over 2,000 garments from wonderful individuals and groups both locally and country-wide. These little garments are distributed by the Loving Hands group to charities all over the world, [...]
read more... →Members of our parish at both Whixley and Green Hammerton were given £5.00 at Easter and asked to think how much they could turn it into by Harvest Festival.
Read the parable of the talents, Matthew25, verses 14-30 and be inspired!
read more... →It is quite incredible how the hats and tabards for our “Fish and Chip” babies continue to arrive at my front door, either from neighbours and friends, via our postman, Andrew, or from the surgery in Green Hammerton. Apart from the ones I have posted, we must have at least one and a [...]
read more... →David and Sally Walker’s quiz night in aid of parish funds on Friday, April 13th was a great success. The atmosphere was charged and the voices were hushed as David’s many questions were mulled over by the fifteen teams consisting of nigh on a hundred people in total.
read more... →Everyone had a lovely time on Good Friday morning at Green Hammerton chapel of ease, singing hymns, reciting Easter prayers and then making a delightful Easter garden, and creating a swarm – or a rabble – of butterflies which likened the life-cycle of a butterfly to the Christian’s being born, dying, and rising [...]
read more... →Everyone’s favourite hymns post 1953 plus those selected by you. Sunday, June 3rd 2012 at 2.00 pm at the Church of the Ascension, Whixley.
If you have a favourite hymn you’d like to be included, let either Barry (331419) or Enid (331031) have details.
Everyone is [...]
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Ainsty Farm Shop
Anchor Inn Whixley
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Holiday Refuse Times
Incinerator Campaign
Johnsons of Whixley
Mobile Fish & Chips
Neighbourhood Watch
Nigel Adams MP
North Yorks NOW Mag
On The Map
Village Hall
Voakes Pies of Whixley
Whixley Bus Timetable
Whixley Oil Co-operative
Whixley on Wikipedia
