Cropton is a small village at the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. It is an excellent location for reaching many of the local attractions. Whitby, Scarborough, Castle Howard and York are all driveable within an hour. Flamingo Land Zoo,
Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway are very close by. On the door step is the popular Cropton Brewery, where you can do a tour of the brewery and sample of the many excellent ales that are produced on the premises.
The photos pages are a few local photos, with a few descriptions of local landmarks. If you visit or
stay near Cropton it may help you enjoy your
stay!
We feature local coming events and a few reports about local news in the village. The villagers are more than delighted to welcome visitors to any of the published events. The local village hall, the venue for most of the events, has recently been refurbished and is second to none in the area.
CHARITY TRACTOR RUN
On Sunday 27th June the Ryedale Vintage Tractor & Engine club annual road run started at Hen Flatts Farm by kind permission of Mr & Mrs.Sandy Hutchinson - The run was for charity and the funds raised were for the Friends of Malton Hospital and the Moors Rescue at Snainton.
VILLAGE AUCTION
An auction of various items was held in the village hall on Saturday 12th June at 2 p.m. The auctioneer was Mr.Vic Worrall, who auctioned over 100 items. The event was well attended and a very enjoyable afternoon. Over £500 was raised for village hall funds.
FARNDALE SINGERS
On Friday 4th June the Farndale Singers visited the Methodist Chapel for the anniversary celebrations. There was a programme of choir and individual performances. Afterwards a supper was served. Many thanks to everyone that contributed to the evening.
STALL ON THE GREEN
On Bank Holiday Monday, 31st May, St. Gregory's Church held a 'Stall on the Green' to raise funds. On sale were cakes and produce, donated by local helpers. A total of £237 was raised.
TRAVELS TO THE EASTERN ADRIATIC & VIETNAM
On Wednesday 12th May the ladies of the W.I. invited guests to a themed night in the village hall. The theme was 'Travels to the eastern Adriatic and Vietnam". A delicious Vietnamese style meal was served. After the meal a fascinating talk and slide show presentation was made by Chris Ellmore. Chris has cruised around the Adriatic and Vietnam in recent years and he showed how beautiful these places are, whilst reminding everyone of their war torn past.
WANTED : JAM JARS
Our 'Jam Lady' Mrs.Kelly has been raising money for charity by selling jam in the village. She is now short of jam jars. If you can help it would be much appreciated. More info.......!
SPRING FAIR
The annual 'Spring Fair' was very well attended on Saturday 1st May in the village hall. Delicious cream teas were served in the hall and many stalls, including cake stall, plants & bric a brac were available for visitors. Many thanks to all who helped, attended and contributed to this event. All proceeds, £504.96, went to the village Methodist Chapel.
THE GROANBOX BOYS
Well done to the Groanbox Boys! Travelling from Suffolk the lads were stuck in traffic, but arrived in time to perform to a packed audience in the village hall on Friday 30th April, 2010. Feet were soon tapping to their music and they played numbers from the four Groanbox Boys albums. They are very talented musicians and were very welcome visitors to the village.
ANGEL OF THE MOORS
1st April - After much negotiation Cropton has been chosen as the site for the new 'Angel of the Moors'. This new angel will welcome everyone to the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors National Park. We are pleased to announce that the Angel will be based on our very own 'Bob Buttercup'. Bob will tower over the wonderful countryside, with arms outstretched and greet visitors to the park. This imposing monument will be slightly bigger than the 'Angel of the North'. What an honour for Bob and the village!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOYCE
Happy birthday to Joyce Wright. She celebrated her 90th birthday on Tuesday 16th March and her many friends gathered at the village hall to celebrate this great landmark. Here are a few photos of the celebration.
HISTORICAL VINTAGE CARS
A rally of historical vintage cars passed through the village on Saturday 13th March. The old cars were a fine sight and some photos were taken as they passed the village Chestnut tree. Vintage Car Photos.
HERITAGE GROUP
The first meeting of the year was well attended. New information has been forthcoming and updates have been received on the Cropton Murder of 1872 & information from former Croptonian, Robbie Johnson, from Perth, Australia. Included in the presentation was an interesting booklet about the local school from Gordon Feaster. Hopefully I will be able to upload some new photos from the meeting.
CONTACTED FROM AUSTRALIA
This week we were contacted by Robert (Robbie) Johnson from Australia. Robbie used to live in the village during the 1930's, before spending the early war years living at Keldy Castle with his family. He has helped with some names from a
1937 children's photo. Robbie moved permanently to Australia in the 1950's but thanks to the internet he has got in touch with us. Please don't hesitate to
Contact Us if you have any information about the photos on this site.
Please contact Sue Coombes from the Heritage Group, if you have any interesting photos of the village. Join the group for their regular meetings in the village hall. Everyone is very welcome to come along.
Check the News Archive for previous news 'events'.
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Tuesday 3rd August - COFFEE MORNING - Village Hall - 10.30 a.m. till Noon - All very welcome. Why not pop in for a cuppa and a chat.
Sunday 22nd August - CLASSIC CAR GATHERING - Village Hall & grounds - The very popular Classic Car Gathering is returning by popular demand - If you have a vintage vehicle (car, motorcycle, tractor) you are very welcome to come along and join in - Starts at 10.30 a.m. Stape Band will play from
12 noon. Home made refreshments available. Sale of bric-a-brac, tombola and local displays. Local exhibitors welcome, limitied space. Entry free.
More details... Angela & Graham Carter - 01751 417335
Sunday 29th August - PATRONAL FESTIVAL - St.Gregory's Church - 6 p.m.
Monday 30th August - STALLS ON THE GREEN - 10 a.m. - Village green, near the chestnut tree - For St.Gregory's Church funds.
Tuesday 7th September - COFFEE MORNING - Village Hall - 10.30 a.m. till Noon - All very welcome.
Friday 1st October - HARVEST FESTIVAL - Methodist Chapel - 7.15 p.m.- Speaker: Mrs.H.Leng - Sale of Produce to follow service.
Tuesday 5th October - THE OLD DANCE SCHOOL - 7.30 p.m. - Seven extremely talented musicians form a big band to play in the village hall. Superb harmonizing with music for everyone. The evening is subsidised by Rural Arts. Tickets £6 concessions £5 to include tea & biscuits.
Contact Jean or Dick Feaster 01751 417692 to reserve seats.
Wednesday 24th November - YORKSHIRE FILM ARCHIVES - Village Hall - 7.00 p.m. - York based film archives will be showing films of times gone by, especially from this area. Admission £2.
Sunday 28th November - ADVENT CAROL SERVICE - 3.30 p.m. - St.Gregory's Church
Thursday 13th January 2011 - LONDON PHILARMONIC SKIFFLE ORCHESTRA - Village Hall - 7.30 p.m. - An excellent evening is promised with four male entertainers. High energy, good time music with zany madcappery, colourful costumes and comic props. Supported by Rural Arts. Tickets £6 concessions £5 to include tea & biscuits. Contact Jean or Dick Feaster 01751 417692 to reserve seats.
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Contact Us
COFFEE MORNINGS are held in the village hall on the first Tuesday of the Month at 10.30 a.m. - You are very welcome to come along if you are in the area.
YOGA sessions are on most Monday mornings 'Iyengar Yoga' - Marian Cambridge
(01751) 477267 & Monday evenings in the village hall at 7 pm till 8.30pm - Telephone Shirley
(01751) 477233THE HERITAGE GROUP meets monthly, usually in the Village Hall. The Heritage Group is an ongoing project to learn about the history of the village and the surrounding area. Please bring along any interesting photos of the area.
The local
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE meets the second Wednesday in every month. The meetings normally start at 7pm. See the
W.I. notice board at the village hall for details. Visitors and Ladies from outside the village are welcome to come along to the monthly meets.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
The Neighbourhood watch coordinators are Philip Coombes (01751) 417395 & John Pethullis (01751) 417568
VILLAGE HALL
The village hall is available for rental to everyone. Please call the Secretary, Dick Feaster (01751 417692) for details.
The NORTH YORKSHIRE CRICKET TALES are mainly humorous stories about the local cricket club. You can read them in the Cricket Section.
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