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31-May-2025: Click here to read the June Parish Newsletter (in full colour!)

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.

20-Apr-2025: Junior Tennis Coaching. Adam Scaife will be running his usual school holiday tennis camps on Mondays this Spring & Summer. There are three groups: Tots (3-5yrs), Red Ball (6-10yrs) and Green (9-14yrs). Please book directly with Adam on 07876-458168 or [email protected] If you would like any more information or to lodge an interest, please contact Hannah Pilling on [email protected]

19-Apr-2025: The local bus times changed in April. See the new timetable by clicking here. Summaries are posted on the bus stops at Alne Hall and Birdforth House

23-Mar-2025: Whiteley's Café has now moved to summer opening hours. 09:00 to 15:30 every day except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

19-Mar-2025: Jack Hole will be closed from 09:30 to 14:30 on 27 and 28 March for resurfacing.

01-Mar-2025: 3-way traffic lights at the road works at Clifton Green and the associated long queues are one of the reasons the Alne buses are sometimes running so late. Park and Ride buses from Rawcliffe Bar are also affected.

26-Feb-2025: The Coastliner buses are proving very unreliable. Download the TransDev Go app to see up-to-the-minute info on delays to the various services. I used the map to choose Alne Hall, Exhibition Square and Birdforth House as favourite stops. Scheduled times are also now posted on the Alne Hall and Birdforth House bus stops.

23-Feb-2025: Note that green bin collection days have moved to Thursdays, starting on 13-March and fortnightly thereafter. The 2025 licence is available from NYC @ £49.

19-Jan: Reliance buses have been taken over by Coastliner. Click here for the new timetable. Note, in particular, the 10:50 into York now runs at 10:40

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.