At a glance
| Scarecrow Festival | May 17th |
| Gardners Q&A | June 13th |
| More Diary Dates | |
| Comedy Night | May 7th |
| Any yOther Business | |
| Regular Events |
Scarecrow Festival
Sunday 17th May 1 pm – 4.30 pm
Also, we would be very grateful for offers of help on the day with tea, coffee & cakes, the Tombola stall, BBQ and trail maps. Plus donations of cake and Tombola items. See any committee member or email here
Still Looking for Scarecrows
Gardners Q&A
Saturday 13th June at 7.30 pm
You are warmly invited to a Gardeners’ Question Time with Sarah Hopps and Mike I’Anson at Sesay Village Hall on Saturday 13th June at 7.30 pm. This is your opportunity to ask all those gardening questions you’ve been storing up!
Our experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience:
🌿 Sarah Hopps loves sharing her enthusiasm for plants and planting. She has previously been a broadcaster on Radio York and Gardeners’ Question Time, and has spoken at both the Harrogate Flower Show and the Great Yorkshire Show.
🌱 Mike I’Anson was head gardener at a five‑acre private estate, where he led a team through a major five‑year restoration project. He later became Garden Manager at Helmsley Walled Garden, retiring in 2019.
Tickets are available from 1st April. Please click HERE
More Diary Dates
| 26th September 2026 | Hot Doggers (Village Band) |
| 17th October 2026 | Craft Day |
| 19th November 2026 | Macramé Workshop |
| 21st November 2026 | Christmas Fayre |
| 26th November 2026 | Macramé Workshop |
Sessay Bowls Club
The new season is due to start on April 17th with the Marshall Cup, an internal club competition and traditional season opener. Hopefully, the green will be open for regular Saturday practice sessions on April 16th, but the weather is in charge. The club always welcomes new members, and these Saturday sessions are a good time to start. All you need are flat-soled shoes! There are bowls and people to help with the basics, all the way up to competition level (which isn’t high!). The club plays in two local leagues, and the competition is friendly, helpful and supportive. All ages welcome. We have members aged 16 and upwards.
Comedy Night
The Comedy Night is an external event. The hall will benefit from the hall rental, the cricket club will benefit from the bar proceeds and we will benefit from a fun night out! even though it’s a school night! Win win win!
Outside the village
Curtain up for Murder
In April, Easingwold Players are staging a production of Bettine Manktelow’s “Curtain Up On Murder”, a dramatic comedy following an amateur dramatics company in the final days of rehearsing their latest production, featuring Sessay’s Pete Hawkins.
When: Wednesday 22nd April – Saturday 25th April
Where: Galtres Centre, Easingwold
Tickets: £12 from https://www.galtrescentre.org.uk
Any Other Business
Footpaths
Footpaths and tracks around Sessay are precious and few. The farmers do their best, but at certain times of the year, the routes can be obscure. There may be an opportunity to replace and add to the footpath signs and markers. With this in mind, please can anyone wandering the local area, who notices a missing or damaged sign, take a photo and note the map reference or better still, ‘What-Three-Words’ location and forward to: John MacPherson by email
Sessay Village Bar
Due to open March 27th 6:00 pm
Sessay Village Bar is almost complete for Refurbishment Phase III and is due to re-open for Sessay Cricket Club signing on night, followed by the bar being open until it’s closed! as usual. After that, there will be a couple of weeks when the bar opens at 7:30 pm for us all to use before the cricket season. Once the season starts, the bar will be open from 6:00 pm along with burgers, etc., as in previous years, and the villagers will take over running the bar into the evening.
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
April 7th and 21st
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.
April 1st
Sessay WI – 2:00 pm: Easter Eggs
Find the full WI Programme here
April 12th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 – Morning Prayer with Coffee afterwards
April 14th
Tuesday Club – 2:00 pm Inside China, living on the economy. Mrs Mc Keown.
Find the full Tuesday Club programme here.
April 26th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 – Holy Communion with Rev Jan, coffee afterwards.
April 25th
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 picture of the curch at the south of the village, kindly supplied by me. 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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