At a glance
| Sessay Bowls Club | New Season underway |
| Family Fun Day | May 5th |
| Northallerton Male Voice Choir | May 17th |
| Glass Workshop | June 3rd |
| Sessay Cricket Club | What’s coming up |
| Any other business | Reports, fun & business |
| Regular Events |
Family Fun Day with Sessay Cricket Club
Monday, May 5th – from noon onwards
In a new collaborative venture, we are holding a family fun day along with the Sessay Cricket Club. It should be a lovely day.
- Bouncy Castle
- Assault Course
- Fun Fairground Stalls
- Art and Craft Stalls
- BBQ
- Tea, Coffee, Cake, soft drinks
- A raffle and more…
There will also be an Emeralds cricket match, and you can have a go at Lawn Bowls on the bowling green too. The weather forecast is good, so it should be a really nice day out!
Northallerton Male Voice Choir
Saturday 17th May 7:30 pm
St Cuthbert’s Church will host this event, which sees the return of Northallerton Male Voice Choir, who will present a range of choral pieces. The event is in the Village Hall.
Glass Workshop
Postponed – watch out for a new date in the Autumn
A Glass Workshop to make a tealight holder (as image).
Details of the cost and of how to book will be available soon. If you are interested in this event and would like to provisionally reserve a place, please contact [email protected].
Come and join us at Sessay Bowls Club
Everyone is welcome! The sport is for all ages – come and give it a try. Sessay Bowls Club is a small, friendly club which welcomes new members. 3 fun trial sessions on any Saturday at 10 am
Make new friends, learn new skills, and receive free coaching. Social & competitive bowling. Sessay Bowls Club members can be selected to take part in two competitive local leagues.
The bowling green is behind the village hall. The first year’s membership fee is half price. All you need are flat-soled shoes! The green opening is very weather-dependent, but it’s now open regularly for you to use.
Events and Fixtures
Home Matches in May: 1st vs Pickering, 12th vs Easingwold, 15th vs Thirsk, 19th vs Boroughbridge. Away Matches: 5th Thirsk, 8th Swinton, 22nd Stetterington, 26th Thirsk.
Sessay Cricket Club
There is bingo this Friday starting at around 7.45 pm in the bar.
All Stars Cricket training for 5-8 year olds starts on 16th May- use this link to sign up.
Fixture cards for the 2025 season should be available in the bar by Saturday, 3rd May.
Diary Dates
WI Invitation Wednesday, June 4th 2:00 pm
Sessay WI invite you to join them for a special open meeting on Wednesday, June 4th at 2 pm in the Village Hall.
The speaker is Margaret Watkinson, or Watty as she is known to many of us. Margaret will be talking about Her Farming Life. This should prove very interesting, and everyone from the village is very welcome to join us.
Bingo Night is Saturday, July 19th, 7 for 7.30pm. Save the date—look out for further information in June’s newsletter.
Elvis Tribute Night Saturday 27th September. We will be welcoming an Elvis Tribute act to Sessay Village Hall with a Bar and Raffle. Details to come soon.
Pig Racing Evening Saturday 8th November. Pig Racing is back!
During the autumn, there will be an opportunity to purchase a pig as an owner with the opportunity to win a range of prizes provided by the race sponsor. If you would like to sponsor a race or know a business that would like to sponsor a race, sponsorship is available through a donation of £20 or a prize or voucher of this value. In return, you or the company can receive publicity through our website and on the race night.
Christmas Fair – November 22nd – 10 until 2pm
Christmas Wreath Making – December 5th afternoon, TBA.
Any other business
Thank You
Margaret “Watty” Watkinson would like to extend her thanks to everyone who joined in her 90th birthday celebrations. She is particularly grateful for all the good wishes, cards, presents, parties, and donations she received. Margaret enjoyed all her celebrations, which have finally finished!
The donations she received went to Yorkshire Cancer Research £605.75, and an equal amount to McMillan Cancer Support. A total of £1211.50 was raised. Thank you again.
Grand Raffle Draw
Over the summer months tickets will be available to purchase and to sell to friends and family to raise money towards the improvements to the village play area. Some of the current equipment is in urgent need of replacement, and further funds would also enable us to provide equipment to engage a wider age range of children. These facilities are regularly used by local children and children who visit families within the village. They are also used by families from Sessay Cricket Club and visiting teams. Generous donations and fundraising have already been made, and we are hoping the Grand Raffle Draw will help us reach our fundraising goal or beyond.
Look out for tickets at upcoming events both for the village and the cricket club. Details of the prizes and the date of the draw TBC.
Refurbishment
The second phase of the project is now complete. The bright and light multifunction meeting room with bifold doors leads out onto a patio area, and an umpires’ room has integrated toilet facilities and cedar cladding to the external walls. Within phase two, preparatory plumbing work for the changing rooms was also undertaken. We appreciate the very positive comments we are receiving about the renovation undertaken so far and the difference it is making to the hall’s users. We are pleased that we are receiving interest and enquiries from people wishing to use the hall, who now find it more attractive and appealing.
We are now able to concentrate on the detailed planning for phase three and fundraising to proceed. At this moment, there is around a £25,000 shortfall in funds required. We recently sent a letter to all the residents in the parish seeking help, and we are very grateful to those who have donated. As you are aware, every penny counts and all donations are gratefully received, no matter what the amount.
Sessay Village Bar
Every Friday Night from 6:00 pm
Sessay Cricket Club will run the bar during the cricket season it and will be open on Friday evenings from 6:00 pm. Junior practice takes place at this time and the cricket club often offer burgers into the early evening. The bar still stays open late for villagers and cricketers alike.
The bar will usually be open during home matches on Saturday afternoons too.
Regular Events at the Village Hall
Ladies Bootcamp
A mix of core, resistance, cardio and boxing exercises each week. Fun, friendly sessions, suitable for all ages and abilities. £5.00 per session. Wednesday 7-8 pm. Contact Becca on 07770 286644 for more information
Pilates Class
Classes are varied, including the use of small equipment (balls, bands, toning circles etc) on Wednesday at 10.30. £9.00 per session. Places available. Contact Emma on 07974 145055
May 12th & 26th
HeArts and Crafts Class 10:00. Classes vary each week. £2 entry. The class is currently heavily subscribed. Resources and Artists’ time is limited. If you’ve been before, please keep coming, and if you can’t come, even for 1 week, please let Carole know by Email, so someone else gets a chance just for that week. If you would like to start coming, then please contact Carole Trow by Email, and ask to go on a waiting list.
Hearts and Crafts Class classes here.
May 6th and 20th
Sessay Stitchers – Village Hall at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in the new meeting room.
Whether you are an expert, a complete beginner or anything in between, if you’d like friendly, informal company when making anything fibre-based, please join us.
May 7th
Sessay WI – “Resolutions”
Find the full WI Programme here
May 13th
Tuesday Club – 2:00 pm ~ LIFE OF A LOCAL AUCTIONEER Mr M Darwin
Find the full Tuesday Club programme here.
May 11th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 – Morning Prayer with David Brook and coffee afterwards.
May 25th
St Cuthbert’s Church – 10.30 Holy Communion with Rev Jan and coffee afterwards.
May 31st
Community Café 10:00 – 11:30 am – Come and join us for Tea, Coffee, Cake and a natter. Bring a neighbour.
Featured Photograph
This month’s photo is a wonderful scene of the fields surrounding Sessay by Kay Jackson of Sessay. If you want a picture from the village featured at the top please send high-resolution landscape pictures via email here.
Newsletter
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