Thank you very much to everyone who donated to the Ebberston Ryedale Food Bank collection so generously. The donations box was filled twice over. The car boot was full when the goods were sorted and labelled ready for delivery.
The next Collection will be on Friday 5 June. The box for donations is located at the Chapel.
Monday 23rd March 2020. Our prime minister announces the UK is on lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Shops, pubs, cafes all shut. The British public are allowed outside once a day for exercise. This was a time for the country to pull together and help each other out. This is a blog to capture this unique moment in our history. While at the time of writing lockdown restrictions are slowly beginning to lift, it is important to remember how our village coped with coronavirus.
Village volunteers helping those who need itCreative chalk drawings reminding us to keep our distanceThe adopted symbol of the nation, light at the end of the rainbowA hunt around the village for these decorative rocksClassic humour to keep spirits upDaily jokes to keep the village amused Did you do this?Park closedPark closedRoadside “Flowers”
Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the demand on Ryedale Food Bank is growing and we’d like to help.
Ebberston Chapel has agreed to become a collection point for donations which will be taken to the Food Bank in Norton and distributed from there. There is a box for donations outside the Chapel.
A list is also on the Chapel noticeboard, the village website (www.ebberstonvillage.wordpress.com) and copies are available in the collection box.
The first collection will be made on Friday 22 May and weekly thereafter. Donations will be very gratefully received – please make sure that items are well within their sell by/best before date.
For further information:
please contact Robert Rayner (859422) or Sarah Walker (850703)
Due to COVID19, the planned ‘tea dance’ could not go ahead but lots of residents took the time to put up bunting and decorate their houses for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Here are a few pictures. If you took more around the village, please do send them on so they can be added here for posterity!
If during the current shutdown, you are self-isolating or require assistance, there is a village group that can help with shopping, collecting prescriptions, access to the Post office, obtaining urgent supplies or even just a friendly chat, or more. If this applies to you, please don’t struggle – just contact the group coordinators who can help!
A huge effort is being made to organise and coordinate volunteers during the COVID19 shutdown across our area, and local information will be compiled here. The Ebberston village noticeboard will also be updated with crucial information. Other sources of information and help can be found via
If you have Facebook then there is also the Ryedale Covid19 Help Network group who are a great source of information and local knowledge. They are also on Twitter @HelpRyedale and they have a website which carries business, volunteer and community advice.
Volunteering
If you would like to volunteer assistance in Ebberston and immediate surrounding area, then please contact any of the village group contacts (above).
Volunteers can offer a twice weekly collection service from West Ayton surgery or an additional collection in the case of an urgent need. If you need a prescription collecting, please contact any of the village group contacts (above).
Saturday Newspapers
Wardills have kindly agreed to make a weekly delivery each Saturday from 4th April to a drop-off point in Ebberston. If you would like a Saturday newspaper/weekly TV guide, please contact Wardills on 01751 474335 to arrange an individual account. They will bill you monthly and you can pay by phone, internet banking or by cheque.
Newspapers will be available for collection in a box outside Ebberston chapel. A volunteer will drop off newspapers to anyone who is unable to collect. If you need someone to deliver to you, please contact any of the village group contacts (above).
Businesses who are Delivering Locally
Chocolate Factory (Thornton le Dale) now has an online shop
Glaves – for enquiries about deliveries and orders, ring 01723 859523/859850
Hardwick’s sell dog/horse food and can also deliver gardening kit and tools/paint. 01723 859698 / 07534 245252
Rogers are reinstating their (free) home delivery service for compost, seeds, plants, gloves, pots for min orders of £25. Place orders by phone 01751 472226 or sales@rvroger.co.uk
As noted in the most recent parish newsletter, there will be an Epiphany Lunch on January 8th in the village hall from 12 noon. This will be stew, mash & veg with a pud to follow.
Bookings to Joan Peck please on 850214. £5 per person.
