The two volunteer lists in Masham have now been combined. The Masham Churches list of helpers with food and shopping has now come together with the list of people helping with prescription collections which is coordinated by Mashamshire Community Office. The combined list of over 70 volunteers around Masham and the surrounding villages are available to help with shopping, prescription collection and any other issues.
If you have volunteered with either group, you may be contacted either by the Church or Mashamshire Community Office to help someone in need near you.
Please call 01765 680200 if you need help.
There are also local volunteer groups emerging in surrounding villages – we will try and keep up with these on our Covid-19 Local Info Page here.
CLARIFICATION
NHS Volunteers are coordinated centrally by them and are focused on helping people who the NHS has specifically identified as being vulnerable due to their health conditions. The local volunteer groups above and coordinated locally and are available to help anyone in the local community who is in need of help.
STAY CONNECTED
With the help of some amazing volunteers, Mashamshire Community Office is communicating news facts and new initiatives to help people in Mashamshire stay connected, with information and with each other throughout this crisis. You can find info via the following:
Stay connected via email by signing up to our email list to receive regular newslettershere. Great info source at least twice a week!
You can access prior issues sent since the start of the crisis here.
Connect with local people and businesses by joining our Facebook Group, Mashamshire Life
Also news items listed on this website here.
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE FACTS USING THESE RESOURCES.
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You can also find further useful links and information about local initiatives effecting Mashamshire during the crisis here.
This information will be kept updated by Mashamshire Community Office volunteers – big thank you to them!
All Household Waste Recycling Centres in North Yorkshire will be closed with immediate effect until further notice following the Prime Minister’s statement last night. This decision does not affect your household refuse or recycling collection service.
Whilst it may be tempting to use this period of confinement to carry out DIY work or gardening, residents are advised to avoid creating unnecessary waste until HWRCs are able to reopen.
Cllr Andrew Lee Executive member for Waste Management said “It is clear from the Prime Ministers statement that we should all only be making essential journeys and we have therefore taken the decision to close all HWRCs in North Yorkshire to help reduce the opportunity for the virus to spread. We will of course continually review that position and we will reopen them at the earliest practicable opportunity. Please hang on to any bulky waste until the sites reopen and don’t be tempted to fly tip. Fly tipping is an offence and offenders will be prosecuted.”
#StayHomeSaveLives
All the Masham Churches have come together to coordinate local volunteers who can help with essential shopping or collecting medication or pet supplies. Maybe you live alone and would appreciate a phone call
If you NEED HELP or if you WANT TO HELP please contact:
Reverend David Cleeves 01765 689255
Email: revdavidcleeves@gmail.com
or
Reverend Siân Lawton 01765 530715 or 07583 874203
Email: revsianlawton@gmail.com
or
Reverend Dr Pat Malham 01765 688556
Email: patriciamalham@gmail.com
Shopping will be left on your doorstep. You will need to make your own arrangements with volunteers regarding payment for the cost of the shopping – there is no charge for the help.
For summary of information about all crisis related activities in Mashamshire click here.
THE POST OFFICE VAN
The new mobile service offer’s everything the old post office used to and more. Please support it.
Maintain social distancing though!
Opening times
Monday 11:40 – 15:25
Wednesday 13:00 – 15:00
Thursday 9:00 – 11:00
The Community Office is coordinating volunteers to collect and deliver vital prescriptions on behalf of the Masham and Kirkby Surgeries. Call us on 01765 680200 to volunteer or request help.
For summary of information about all crisis related activities in Mashamshire click here.
Although the Mashamshire Community Office is unable to operate a face-to-face services and the building is now closed to the public, we continue to provide advice, information and services via telephone, email and social media. Our opening hours remain the same, Mon-Sat 10am-3pm – tel: 01765 680200.
While we are closed, you can keep in touch with the Community Office and receive news and updates via the following channels, please stay connected for up to date information aboouy what is happening in our community:
Facebook Group (for locals): Mashamshire Life Facebook Group
Facebook Page (for visitors): Visit Masham Facebook Page
Email Bulletins – You need to sign up to our mailing list here.
Thank you – please keep in touch…
Email: info@visitmasham.com
Tel: 01765 680200
For summary of information about all crisis related activities in Mashamshire click here.
Masham Wednesday Welcome Centre needs Volunteers.
12.30 – 3.30 every week at Masham Methodist Church.
Volunteers come weekly, fortnightly or monthly – whatever suits you.
Why not call in and see us in action, or give Joy Rayden a ring on 01765 689310
Masham is currently without a Post Office. The nearest is now the one in West Tanfield open 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 12.00 noon on Saturday. A larger range of services is available at Bedale & at Ripon.
We are awaiting the commissioning of a traveling Post Office.
The Swinton Estate has opened up 200 acres of historic Parkland to members of the public with four exclusive walks on the iFootpath website and App. Walkers are able to access eight miles of private paths in return for a nominal charge that also includes printed maps of the routes and a souvenir packet of wild seeds.
The contribution supports the vital conservation and sustainability of the Grade II listed Parkland, landscaped by William Danby in the 1760s, and accompanies the Estate’s ongoing investment in restoring its buildings and features. The Parkland was left to grow wild for 25 years prior to current owners, Mark and Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, buying the castle back into the family in 2000.
Only accessible to guests of Swinton Park hotel until now, the new Parkland walks feature a summer flower meadow, four acre walled garden, bird hide and children’s play area and offer spectacular views of the lakes and gardens, follies and bridges, standing stones, waterfalls and moorland Dales. The walks can be accessed via the Estate Shop and entry costs £5 per person, £2.50 per child or £12 for a family of four. Under fives go free and all dogs are welcome as long as they are kept under control. An annual pass is also available for £50, which includes a free guest. The iFootpath App is available for £1.99. Guests of Swinton Park hotel and Swinton Country Club & Spa members will continue to enjoy complimentary access.
iFootpath also features another six walks on the wider Estate, which can be accessed free of charge. Furthermore, Swinton offers over 50 miles of public footpaths and permissive access to the woodlands at Druid’s Plantation, Nutwith and Ellington Firth. Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Proprietor of the Swinton Estate, commented, “We are passionate about the conservation and accessibility of the Parkland in equal measure and want to make sure that everyone can participate in the continued preservation and enjoyment of this beautiful space for years to come.”
Swinton Park, Masham, Ripon, Yorkshire HG4 4JH. Tel: 01765 680900 www.swintonestate.com
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