Saltburn Songsters defy the weather!
Funds raised for Hope
“Feed the Birds” was very appropriate, and who was the lucky chap Kath pointed to at the end of “All I want for Christmas is You”? It may have been extremely icy outside, but the
atmosphere in the Saltburn Community Hall on December 15th was warm and welcoming for those who braved the weather to attend the Christmas Concert of Saltburn Songsters. The choir really enjoyed their first evening concert
in Saltburn, and appreciated the help of all the friends and relatives involved, as well as the enthusiasm of the audience who were also in good voice. What a great night. The choir hopes to hold a further concert in the late
summer, and new members are always welcome. Contact Daniel Matuszak 07729 332258.
My name is Julee Byrnes and I am an administrator for The Co-operative Funeralcare in Loftus. My friend (Katy Tyler), a volunteer who works at Hope Animal Shelter, and I decided to arrange a Christmas raffle to help raise funds for the shelter, as with the recent adverse weather conditions the outdoor animals were in need of more food. The Co-operative Funeralcare in Loftus generously
donated 2 x £25 worth of Argos vouchers for prizes. I approached local businesses in the Loftus area, asking them if they would like to donate a prize for the raffle and most were more than happy to help. We collected the prizes in our own time. We sold the raffle tickets for £1 per strip. We ended up with a grand total of £340.00. There were many happy winners. The photograph shows the presentation of the cheque
to the owner of Hope animal shelter, Mr Cliff Spedding, in January 2011.
Town Crier competition
Hear ye! Hear ye! A town crier is to be recruited for Saltburn. His or her duties will be to shout about the 70 events being planned to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary. One of the entrants might be Sharon Wilson, who was the town crier in the Victorian Heritage week of 1987 as Sharon Tinkler. Louise Spanner took over the job in a subsequent year. “I’ve taken one of the
“Organisers hired a costume for
me and I took a week’s holiday to shout about the events of the heritage week.” Sharon, who has two teenage children, lives in Saltburn where she has lived since the age of 10. Should the post be paid? “Absolutely not. It’s an honour to do it for the community, of which I’m a proud member.” People that Sharon particularly
entry forms and may compete against other entrants in March,” said Sharon during a visit to the exhibition held to launch the Saltburn 150 celebrations on January 21st. “I had fun being town crier over the week. It was
nice to meet townspeople and visitors and chatting about the town,” she said. “It was good to see people being dressed up.” Sharon, 47, was a 22-year-old Barclays Bank employee at the time. She competed against two men for the post and became one of the first female town criers in Britain.
Saltburn resident Joyce Ingledew looks on as
Sharon Wilson tries out her town crier patter in Saltburn station precinct. She might enter the crier competition in March.
remembers from her first year shouting as town crier included organisers Philip Thomson, Dennis Weller and Geraldine Jordan, and shoeshine boy Peter Gibson. Sharon had a practice shout -
about the exhibition - in the station precinct. Passers-by encouraged her to
enter the competition. Entry forms are now available from the tourist office in the library. The date of the auditions, which will be held in the station precinct area, will be announced soon. Philip Thomson said a deputy crier was also being sought. “We envisage the criers will be needed for some months. The amount of time they put in would depend on their availability.”
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