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 visitor 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.
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Local News
Next events Tuesday 7th February - COFFEE MORNING - Village Hall - 10.30 am till noon - All very welcome to attend. |
AN EVENING OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC & CAROLS
Fred Dennis and friends drew a large audience for an evening of music and Christmas carols in the village hall on Wednesday 21st December. Hot punch was served at the start and an excellent supper at half time. The evening combined entertaining individual performances with everyone singing popular carols. Many thanks to the village hall and church members for organising this new event.
CAROL SERVICE AT ST. GREGORY'S
St. Gregory's Church hosted a very enjoyable Christmas carol service on Sunday 18th December. Rev. Alastair Ferguson, with the help of a number of readers, told the Christmas story to the congregation. The candlelit setting provided a wonderful atmosphere in which to enjoy the festive carols. Sherry and Mince Pies were served.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME OF MUSIC AND POEMS
A very enjoyable programme of Christmas music and poems was held at the Methodist Chapel on Friday 16th December. The service was led by Rev. Norma Davey. Ken Allanson performed a number of lovely festive songs and his wife Nancy read out some entertaining poems. A superb supper was served after the service.
SANTA VISITS AGAIN
Santa has treated us well this year by coming again to the village ... we must have been good! The Ryedale Lions made their annual visit around the local villages on 12th December - collecting for a number of worthy charities, including Ryedale Special Families and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. We are fast becoming the Santa Capital of North Yorkshire!
SIX SANTAS
On Sunday 4th December Santa arrived early in the village. Not one ... but Six Santas were spotted! Having some fun were guests staying at Keldy Lodges. Many thanks to the "girls" for brightening up a dull December day.
ANTIQUES VALUATION EVENING
The antiques valuation evening, held at the village hall on Wednesday 2nd November 2011, was a popular event. The event was presented by Angus Ashworth, Auctioneer & Valuer at Ryedale Auctioneers at Kirkbymoorside. Everyone was allowed to bring along an item for valuation by Angus. A background talk was given about each antique and a ball park valuation figure. With a wide range of antiques on display the evening was very interesting.
PEACOCK QUIZ
The 8th Peacock Quiz was held in the village hall on Wednesday 19th October 2011. The evening commenced with a Pie & Peas supper followed by a very testing but light-hearted quiz. Some typos on the quiz sheet added to the fun. As always, it was a very enjoyable evening and thanks to all that helped, especially Richard & Pat Peacock. Well over £200 was raised for village hall funds.
MELL SUPPER
An old tradition of the village was brought back this year - The Mell Supper. It was a feast held, after the harvest was finished, to celebrate the gathering of the crops. The Women's Insitute served a sumptuous meal to villagers in a packed village hall on Saturday 1st October 2011. Afterwards guests enjoyed a 12 hand domino drive. Very well done Ladies - It was a lovely evening!
CHAPEL HARVEST FESTIVAL
The Methodist Chapel harvest festival was held on Friday 30th September 2011. Reverend Norma Davey led the service and she, with an accompanying partner, included some lovely harvest related folk songs. Following the service there was an auction of produce by Mr. David Barber that raised, together with a collection, a sum of £181. Afterwards tea and biscuits were served.
ANNUAL VINTAGE CAR & MOTORCYCLE RALLY
What a terrific turnout of Vintage Cars & Motorcycles we had on Sunday 21st August 2011 at the annual rally. The village hall field was packed with people and vehicles. Entertainment was provided by the Rosedale Swing Band and in the hall were a number of local displays and bric-a-brac stalls. A lovely buffet was available during the afternoon. A sum of £945 was raised for village hall funds. Many thanks for everyone that brought their vehicles along and to all that contributed to a very enjoyable event. Photos of the 2011 rally!
SUMMER MUSICAL TEA PARTY
On Saturday 30th July 2011 St Gregory's Church held a summer musical tea party in the village hall. Entertainm ent was provided by Fred Dennis in the main hall. Teas were provided and there were Cake, Tombola and Bric A Brac stalls. £735 was raised for church funds.
LAURA'S COTTAGE
Congratulations to Laura's Cottage on recently achieving the 5 Star Gold Award for self catering accommodation from Visit England.
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.......!
Please contact Sue Coombes from the Heritage Group, if you have any interesting photos of the village. Join the group for their regular monthly meetings in the village hall. (Normally the third Wednesday in the month). Everyone is very welcome to come along.
Check the News Archive for previous news 'events'.
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Tuesday 7th February - COFFEE MORNING - Village Hall - 10.30 am till noon - All very welcome to attend.
Wednesday 15th February - THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE OF POACHING - Heritage Group - Village Hall - 2 till 4 pm. - Presented by Andy Marsden.
Wednesday 21st March - THE HISTORY OF DANBY CASTLE - Heritage Group - Village Hall - 2 till 4 pm - Presented by David Smith, who lived at the castle for 20 years.
Saturday 26th May 2012 - POCKLINGTON CHOIR - Village Hall - Chapel Anniversary celebrations held jointly with village hall - More details to follow.
Sunday 19th August 2012 - VINTAGE RALLY OF MOTOR VEHICLES & MOTOR CYCLES - Village Hall - More details to follow.
What's happening locally? Please let us know! News, Coming events, Annnouncements etc.
Contact Us
COFFEE MORNINGS are held in the village hall on the first Tuesday of the Month at 10.30 a.m till noon - 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) 477233
THE 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.
Rosecroft Holiday Cottage - Three bedrooms - Sleeps up to 6 Rosecroft Cottage is situated in the village and boasts a large cottage garden and summerhouse. Large beamed living room with gas ‘wood burner’. Spacious dining/games room with access to garden. Large well-equipped, beamed, farmhouse-style kitchen with breakfast area, Aga (for cooking), marble tiled floor. Two double bedrooms. Twin bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Some low beams and low doorways. Parking for two cars. Two pets allowed. This holiday property is ideal for families. Please take a look! More info.......! |
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 coordinator is Philip Coombes (01751) 417395.
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.