Walk for Creation - July 2015 - Settle

Click on the poster on the right for details of the upcoming walks on 1st September 2015 

Below is an account of our walk on 23 July

On 23 July Churches Together in Settle held a "Walk for Creation".  

We stopped at three points en route and held a period of silence looking at the view, then discussed various aspects of what we saw:- with relation to 

1. Biodiversity

2. Climate change 

3. Waste 

4. Justice 

5. Peace 

6. God, Jesus, or relationships between people

(The leaders' preparation sheet can be downloaded here)

We met at Limestone View and the first "stop" was their garden. I was delighted to see the vibrant "Wildflower mix" that had been sown there

For the second and third stops we split into a "Long walk" and a "Short walk" group

The Long walk group walked along Watery Lane where the following were in flower:

Meadowsweet

Silverweed

Meadow Crane's-bill ..supporting a bee

The Shorter walk group carried spare chairs with us and stopped at the Allotments

We discussed waste and recycling,  wildlife and the beauty of nature and God's love.

Example of recycling

More examples of recycling - can you spot them?

The short walk group then stopped at a bench
at the old peoples bungalows above Limestone View

We held the plenary session at the Cafe at Limestone View

We hope to hold another on 1st September, starting at Holy Ascension Church. Maybe one in the afternoon, visiting Settle's Archimedes Screw turbine, and one in the evening - more strenuous up Castleberg and but this is not fixed yet.. Look out for details.

Malham Methodist Chapel 150th Anniversary celebrations 6 Sept 2015

5pm:  Cream teas at the chapel

5.30pm:The big picture 

6pm Service - Preacher Rev David Emison

 

 

The Second Settle Soup - 19th July

The four pitches at  July 2015 Settle Soup -
                           held on 19 July at 6.30pm in Victoria Hall, Settle:

Settle Soup money box made by Milly

1. Victoria Hall Bunting appeal - given by Jane
2. Settle Youth Club appeal - by Caitlin
3. "Cook up" using waste or surplus food from local shops or gardeners:-we need a fridge. - by Jo
4. Could Settle have a new Settle Development Trust? - by Ann

We listened to the four four minute talks, asked questions. We were served carrot and coriander soup and tomato and basil soup and we discussed the talks and talked to each other and met new people. We voted and the project which gained the most votes - by a very clear majority was ... the Youth Club... So they will be using the £140 plus a bit more door money.

1. Victoria Hall Bunting appeal - given by Jane

2. Settle Youth Club appeal by Caitlin

The Youth Club, held in the Rugby Club needs funds for:

Money for more equipment

Money for transport for Fun Trips

A better Tuck Shop.

3. "Cook up" : Jo pitches for money to start a "cook up" using waste or surplus food from local shops or gardeners

 4. Could Settle have a new Settle Development Trust?  Ann Harding talks about a possible new Settle Development Trust which can help support local projects and maybe help with access to funding.

Look out for highlights from the above event on "Saturday Live" on radio 4  on Sat 24 Oct

Over the three Soups held this year, a total of £450 was raised for the winning projects.

Settle Soup 17 June 2015

Second Settle Soup on 19 July 2015 (This one)

Third Settle Soup: 30 Sept 2015

The next Settle Soup will be held in early 2016

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The Radio4 Program Saturday Live made a cameo of our event this 19th July.

The interviewer, Kirsty came in the afternoon and we went for a walk round Settle

Here we visit the "Gallery on the Green Telephone Box"

This is in Old Settle

This is in Settle "town park" - It is Castleberg Rock -there are about a dozen climbing routes many at grade 6 or 7

A view form the top of Castleberg

It is summer 2015 and it is the second year of Settle Flower Pot Festival

Edward Elgar enjoyed visiting Settle Too - here is a plaque on the wall in the market place

Settle Soup- and the four pitches on 17 June ..

See also

Second Settle Soup on 19 July 2015

Third Settle Soup on 30 September 2015

Pay your £4-00 as you come in (or nearest donation)

Are you sitting comfortably?

 See video/tasters of the four pitches:- (Each 1.5 to 3.5 min long)

Settle Stories - given by Sita Brand:

Christmas Lights: Tony Hardwick

Transitions: Andy Mouncey

Local Charity Trusts: Sarah Wiltshire   (Only the second half of the talk was recorded)

Then discuss over soup. Write suggestions. Ask the presenters for details and give suggestions.

The votes were counted.

The four presenters stood in front
 of the special panel/backcloth on the stage- printed many years ago of Settle Market Place

The Transitions project gained most votes.

Andy accepts the £193 for the project:

 Well done Andy and well done all for four excellent presentations. Many ideas were exchanged

And as we walk out of Victoria Hall and into Settle Market Place that evening we see what a beautiful town we have... even the Open Gardens Festival on 20-21 June this weekend is promoted on the banner on the Shambles

Follow Settle Soup on Twitter: @settlesoup  and at http://www.circusoffood.co.uk/settle-soup/

See videos of second Settle Soup on19 July 2015
Third Settle Soup on 30 Septe 2015

Next Settle Soup: mid September Lunchtime at The Victoria Hall - Book to tell us you are coming

30dayswild-2a-June

2nd June sees me travelling to Birmingham to attend a meeting of the Environment Issues Network - I went on behalf on Green Christian. There are representativess there from Christian Aid, CAFOD, several of the main denominations and others

The train to take me to arrives at Giggleswick

At Birmingham New Street Railway station , near by
I find this wall planted with wild flowers.
Here is either "White" or "Snowy" Woodrush.

Although obviously planted and
possibly European rather than British stock -
I was REALLY inpressed
they had made a display using wildflowers.
Well done!!!

I wave to myself in the big mirror screen above.

 I walked to just south of the Bull Ring, to the carpark opposite the Carrs Lane Chch where we had our conference a year and a quarter ago.. Then I had been amazed to find 35 different species in flower in March 2014

I wanted to find out if it was equally species rich 15 months later.




And indeed it was

Indeed it was so good I wonder if it had deliberately been planted with these special weedy species - or if they had come in by themselves on the waste spoil that had been put beside the car park.

I'll do a separate 30dayswild-2b-June post to talk about the EIN meeting... which was not quite as wild, but very green and outdoorsy.

30dayswild-1-June

In the first half of June I discovered the project 30-days-wild- encouraged by the Wildlife Trusts - challenging people to do something in the wild in every day of June.

I'll try and write a post for each day. (The first few retrospectively)
I have no pictures of 1 June so I'll put in pictures of 31st May - I  noticed that the hawthorn was not yet out in Malham village.

Malham 31 May 2015- view towards the Cove
(See more pics of this)

See my post about this - "Don't cast a clout e'r May is out"


In the morning I went to Malham chapel 9.30 service to collect my wildflower "Rainforest Greeting Cards which I had left on display the week before for Malham Safari.

I got back over the water divide to Horton in Ribblesdale in time for the lunch after the confirmation service which Bishop James had attended - it was his first "official job" after being officially made Bishop - though he has been doing the work for over a year.

Doris shows Bishop James her book of
"Wildflowers of the Ingleton churchyards".
She will be leading a walk of this title
on 20 June at 5.45-6.30pm,
including light refreshments
and showing people her book.
All welcome

Doris' book has lots of delightful water-colour paintings of wildflowers.

I also showed him the Horton in Ribblesdale Lichen Trail 

that I have put in the Church at Horton

I'll be running a Lichen Identification workshop the same day. 20 June 9.45am 2015

Don't cast a clout e'r May is out

This expression is meant to apply to Hawthorn blossom (May blossom)
Yesterday (May 31st) the May STILL wasn't out around here.
.. maybe at Skipton or Clitheroe.. may be at Leeds. Not here.

Here are pictures of hawthorn trees at Malham Cove and near Langcliffe... Yes they are in bud.. and trying.

Last night the minumum "Apparent temperature" at Ribblehead viaduct was -3.0
Last night the minumum "Windchill temperature" at Ribblehead viaduct was -.5
Last night the minumum temperature at Ribblehead viaduct was 3.9 C
http://www.mylocalweather.org.uk/ribblehead/
We had lots of hail stone showers, though not actually snow.

Now 19.54 on the 1st June the temperature is 6.1 (apparent temperature 1.7). it is raining hard and blowing a gale. Can't blame the hawthorn buds for not opening.

Malham 31 May 2015

Malham 31 May 2015

Malham 31 May 2015- view towards the Cove

Horton in Ribblesdale,
the car-park/green just over the bridge from the church

The Holly next to the post office/shop next to the bridge, at Malham:  Mr Ingham at the shop said on May 8th five years ago at the last election, this tree was in full bloom.  this year 2015 - three weeks later.. and the holly is just coming out.