Week beginning May 5th 2003

Humberside Police Band concert : The atmosphere was certainly charged as the drum roll heralded the National Anthem to open the Mayor's Charity Concert in St. Augustine's Church, Hedon, last Friday evening. Humberside Police Band, under their Musical Director, David Crowther, took the audience on a musical world tour - visiting Austria, Hungary, Italy, Russia and on to America and elsewhere before coming back to Britain! Strauss's Radetsky March and the Hungarian Dance from 'Coppelia' both contrasted with 'All Through the Night' and toe-tapping music from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.' The Mayor, Cllr. Allen Marshal,l was allowed both his requests! The first, 'The Thieving Magpie' by Rossini, has just been arranged for the Band and is included in their new CD, due out in June. They then let rip with a selection of music from the Big Band era. The Band played their very own version of 'Happy Birthday' for one very surprised member of the audience, and there were surprises for everyone hearing a tone poem 'Country Village' - birds sang, including the cuckoo, the hunt rode past and the blacksmith was heard at his smithy. The concert ended with music from 'Oliver' with many of the audience joining in, before the Band stood to acknowledge the enthusiastic applause so well deserved. Refreshments were served during the interval, and afterwards Humberside Police Band were invited to the Town Hall where supper was served. The Mayor wishes to thank everyone for their support, particularly the ladies who served refreshments. Details of money raised by the event will be announced shortly.

New displays for Hedon Museum : On Saturday, May 3rd, the Mayor of Hedon, Cllr. Allen Marshall opened a new permanent exhibition room at Hedon Museum. Featuring aspects of Hedon's long history, 'The Hedon Room' displays documents and artifacts, many of which have been in storage until now due to lack of display space. As a start, main room has areas devoted to civic history, the church, some trades, World War 11, the school and pubs. There is still not enough space to display all the accumulated artifacts, so the Museum plans to change sections of the Hedon Room in due course, so that over time the many facets of Hedon's proud history will be on show. The exhibition has several 'hands on' items. Dr. Martin Craven has restored the bellows once used at the plumbers, Palmers, in Souttergate, and a Victorian post box, donated by Mr. Peter Bamford, is installed. Visitors may 'post' their ideas for the Museum - collection times are every Wednesday and Saturday at 4 p.m.! In addition, a permanent slide show is to be on show upstairs - at the touch of a key, visitors can see aspects of Museum organisation and in time, features of life in and around Hedon. The Museum shop has been re-sited and hopes to be selling postcards produced at the Museum in the near future, as well as the notelets and booklets already printed 'in house'.
'The Baxtergate Treasure' remains on display and the third annual exhibition by Hedon Art Group is now on show in the Upstairs Gallery. The paintings reveal a wealth of local talent, tutored by the well-known successful local artist Steve Waller. Dramatic seascapes, lovely gardens and beautiful flower paintings, together with views of well-known landscapes, give the visitor much to enjoy. This exhibition runs until Saturday, May 31st; the Museum is staffed by volunteers and is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 10.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m., with refreshments are available in pleasant surroundings.

Hedon Women's Institute : A talk is being give on the subject of "Resolutions" on Monday May 12th starting at 7.30 p.m. in the Allison Hall, St. Augustine's Gate, Hedon, followed by a light supper. New members are always welcome.

Church Services for Sunday May 11th 2003
Hedon : St. Augustine's Parish Church : Holy Communion at 9.00 a.m. ; service of Baptism at 3.00 p.m.
Hedon Methodist Church, Church Lane : morning worship at 10.30 a.m; in the evening there will be a United Service in the Central Methodist Hall in Hull at 6.30 p.m, led by the President of the Methodist Conference
St. Joseph and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Baxtergate, Hedon : Daily Mass times : Sunday 10.30 a.m., Monday 9.15 a.m., Tuesday 9.15 a.m., Wednesday 7.30 p.m., Thursday 9.15 a.m., Friday 7.30 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m.
Hedon Pentecostal Church meets every Sunday at 10.30 a.m. in the Jubilee Room of the Alexandra Hall, St. Augustine's Gate; a Sunday School is also held at 10.30 a.m. every Sunday.
Paull : St. Andrew's Parish Church : evensong at 6.30 p.m.
Paull Methodist Church, Main Street : afternoon service 3.00 p.m.
Preston: All Saint's Parish Church : Holy Communion at 9.30 a.m.
Preston Methodist Church : morning service 10.30 a.m.