Week beginning November 8th 2004

Mud magic at Paull! Last Saturday’s Family Fun Day at Paull, organised and run by the RSPB with help from local youth organisations, turned out to be a marvellous success. There was a constant stream of visitors young and old and they took part in a wide variety of activities, from face painting by members of the RSPB’s Phoenix youth group under the supervision of Community Artist Wayne … and “birdy” crafts to a highly entertaining puppet show for younger visitors. Paull School’s display of artwork and writing about the birds of the Humber was very popular, the guided walks on the Paull Holme Strays reserve attracted dozens of interested visitors, no doubt helped by the glorious sunshine, and the appeal by the Holderness Rangers, who are building a website for the Humber Estuary Experience, brought forth dozens of excellent photographs of the area for them to scan into their computer. The undoubted highlight of the afternoon, however, was “Mud Magic” – a child’s paddling pool filled with mud fresh from the estuary for the children to rummage in to see what ‘creepy crawlies’ they could find! I hasten to assure all the parents that they DID wear rubber gloves, and I really DID wash as much of the mud off them as I could before sending them home, honest …. if you'd like to see the evidence in photos, click here!

Holderness Lions ‘Farmers' Bingo’ : the next session of this very popular event will be on Wednesday November 10th at the Haven Arms, Hedon. The cost will be £1.50 for two books of ten games per book and there will be the usual prizes of good quality pork, etc. ‘Eyes down’ will be at 8.00 p.m. For further details please telephone Lion Eileen on 01482 890197.

Bumper Auction benefits community : Paull Community Trust would like to thank everyone who took part in their fundraising auction at the end of October, whether by donating items or bidding and buying. The organisers decided that however much was raised, it would be divided 25 – 75, 25% to go to the ROV* fund and 75% to Paull School. In the event, the wonderful sum of £2921.60 was raised, so £730.40 will be going to the ROV fund and the remaining £2191.20 to Paull School. The organisers have also asked me to thank Graham, the auctioneer, and their hosts Sid and Sue for such an excellent evening.
*ROV stands for Remotely Operated Vehicle, which is a device designed to give access to underwater locations not easily accessible by divers or by other means. ROVs are frequently used in the search for missing persons, and members of the Paull Community Trust have decided to make fundraising to provide such a machine one of their projects.

Paull Church Christmas Bazaar reminder : St Andrew’s Church, Paull, are holding their Christmas Bazaar in the Village Hall on Friday November 12th starting at 6.30 p.m. there will be tombolas for both children and adults, stalls selling home made cakes and gifts, and a raffle. Any gifts for the bazaar will be greatly appreciated – please contact me on 01482 896712 and I will pass on a contact number.

Table-Top sale in Hedon : there will be a table-top sale in the WRVS Hall, Baxtergate, Hedon (opposite the ‘Shakespeare’) on Saturday November 13th between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Admission will be 20p for adults and free for children, and there will be all sorts of stalls, including ‘Nearly New’ clothes, toys, books and jumble, as well as a raffle and a tombola, and teas will also be available.
The proceeds of the sale are to go to the Itili Children’s Centre in Tanzania, who are trying to raise money for a toilet block and to drill a well to provide safe drinking water, two of life’s basic necessities which we take for granted but are sadly lacking at the Centre, so please go along to support the sale and give generously!

More Christmas Fairs : there will be fairs on Saturday November 27th in Preston church hall and on Saturday December 11th in South Holderness Youth Centre. I will give more details nearer the events, but meanwhile you can put the dates in your diary. If anyone else has a fair or sale they would like me to add to my list, just contact me on 01482 896712 and I’ll be happy to oblige.

Remembrance Day in Paull : a parade and open-air service will take place in Paull on the afternoon of Remembrance Sunday, November 14th, at 3.00 p.m., at the War Memorial at the junction of Town End Road, Turpit Lane, Back Lane and Thorngumbald Road. The parade will start from outside the village hall (opposite the lighthouse) and standard bearers and anyone who wishes to join the parade will be able to meet in the village hall beforehand. The service is open to everyone and anyone who wishes to carry a flag or standard or just join the parade will be made very welcome. Members of the public can just come along to the Memorial and join in; chairs will be made available for the elderly and infirm but will be limited in number so please can the able-bodied give up their seats if necessary! Refreshments will be served in the village hall after the parade has dispersed, kindly provided by Sid from the Tavern.

The following church services will take place on Sunday November 14th
Hedon : St. Augustine’s Parish Church : Said Communion at 9.30 a.m., Service of Remembrance at 11.00 a.m.
Hedon Methodist Church, Church Lane : morning service at 10.30 a.m., evening service at 6.30 p.m.
Saints Mary & Joseph 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 : united Remembrance Sunday Service at 3.00 p.m. at Paull War Memorial .
Paull Methodist Church, Main Street : united Remembrance Sunday Service at 3.00 p.m. at Paull War Memorial .
Preston: All Saint’s Parish Church : united Remembrance Sunday Service at 10.30 a.m. at the Methodist Church
Preston Methodist Church : united Remembrance Sunday Service at 10.30 a.m.