Welcome To Alne Village

03-Jul-2025: Date for your diary. The Party in the Park will be held on the Alne recreation park on the afternoon of Sunday 24-August. More details to follow.

03-Jul-2025: Click here to read the July Parish newsletter (in full colour!)

21-Jun-2025: For up-to-the-minute info on the buses through Alne, download the TransDev Go app. See the new timetable by clicking here. Summaries are posted on the bus stops at Alne Hall and Birdforth House

21-Jun-2025: Junior Tennis Coaching. August 04, 11, 18 at Alne. Contact Adam on 07876-458168 or [email protected] for information and booking.

20-May-2025: Death of Rev 'Bill' Norman. The Rev William Norman, Vicar of Alne 1965-74, died in London on Saturday 17-May. He was 99. His funeral will be held at 2.30 pm on Thursday 5th June at St Mary’s Church, Balham High Road, London SW12 9BS.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Congo Church Association by following this link: https://www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/In_Memoriam_Bill_Norman

Bill Norman wrote quite a bit about the history of Alne in Alne Annals. His award-winning author daughter, Charity Norman, currently living in New Zealand, has also written of her happy childhood in Alne in the new edition.

19-Jan: Copies of the new edition of Alne Annals are still available. No further editions are planned so when the current edition is sold out, they are gone. Click here for a summary of some of the chapter headings.

Excellent value at £20 with proceeds going to the Alne recreation ground (UK charity no. 516566). Pay online to Co-op Bank, APLA, 08-92-99, 67195084 with your name as the reference, and send a confirming email to Robert at  [email protected]  stating your delivery address. Or cash/cheque (payable to “APLA”) to 6 Hallgarth, Alne YO61 1RN. Free hand delivery or pick-up in Alne.  Add £4.50 for UK postage and packing.

01-Oct-2022: The presentation to APLA of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (the MBE for volunteer groups) took place yesterday evening on the Alne recreation field.The rain stopped, the sun came out and a marquee full of sparkling wine and beer provided sustenance to those many folk who took heart and ventured out. The presentation of the late Queen's crystal and a signed certificate was made by the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire.