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5 days ago
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'What a day!' - golf club's Western-themed Captain's Day
Bedale Golf Club July 4 – Lady Captain's Day Yee Haw... What a day! With the clubhouse, course and halfway house decorated in Western style, the day began with 50 ladies arriving at the club in full Western fancy dress for pre-competition drinks. The day consisted of an individual medal (gross and net winner) along with a team 'fun' stableford competition. As well as divisional prizes, a past captain prize, nearest the pin holes, longest drives and nearest the line drives, there was a blindfolded chipping competition (run by Scott and Phil R) and a hockey stick putting competition (run by Andy B, Steve G and Malcolm). Finally the best dressed team also won a prize. Cowboy food was served at Rachel's Watering Hole by my posse (my best friends Pam, Sal, Sarah and Barbara) where players sat on hale bales drinking Blue Cowboy cocktails. Wagon wheels were delivered around the course by myself in my stage coach golf buggy. While playing the course the ladies found numerous 'Wanted' posters of past lady captains and back in the clubhouse had to work out their Cowgirl name. After the competition finished, money was raised in the clubhouse for our Captains' charity, Dementia Forward, through a lasso game (£72.00) and a raffle (£664.00). The presentation then took place with my prizes theme being G 'n' Tea. The evening wound up with a wonderful two-course Western style meal provided by Maria and her team. Thank you to everyone for getting fully involved in the spirit of the day and to all my family and friends, Matthew and the House Team, Ash and Greens Team, Kathleen and Pam and my VC Sheila who supported and helped me prepare for and deliver the day exactly as I planned and hoped. I loved it and I think from the feedback I received so did the ladies who took part. Definitely the highlight of my captaincy and a day to remember! Rachel Holden – Captain July 6 – Gents Captains Day What a hectic, busy, stressful but extremely enjoyable weekend for all those that participated during this event. Firstly, I would like to thank my family and friends for the invaluable assistance in preparing for this day, Maria and Keith for also stepping in to help with preparation. The day started with a shotgun start at 9am, the Halfway House being staffed by my wife Elaine, my mama Irene and my street wife Caroline all set and prepared to offer food and various refreshments. The morning started slow, however, soon hungry and thirsty golfers were happily sampling their wares. Rachel and Sheila ran the target golf and saw some fantastic and not so fantastic scores, maybe a little too many refreshments were had at the Halfway House. Our pro shop assisted with the putting competition and drummed up some much-needed putting advice for some of our intrepid golfers. The rain held off nearly all day but with a little drizzle our golfers retired to the Clubhouse where my son Cameron and Imogen were ready to ply them with yet more food from the BBQ. Needless to say this went down well with plenty remaining to even offer doggy bags for some late suppers. A fantastic day and I hope all that attended had a great time, the support was amazing with nearly 100 golfers participating. Many congratulations to all the winners, without doubt the highlight of my year thus far. Scott Gray – Captain July 14 – Ladies B1 Team v Masham Congratulations and well played to the B1 team. A super result to finish the season. A 3.5-1.5 win against Masham at home. July 15 – Gents Air Ambulance Round 11 1st Paul Moran 40 pts; 2nd Mal Ealand 38 pts (countback required); 3rd Marcus Pennock 38 pts (countback required); 4th Jamie Gledhill 37 pts. July 15 – Ladies Air Ambulance Round 7 1st Kathleen Allison 29 pts; 2nd Hannah Bowe 27 pts. July 16 – Ladies Medal Division 1: 1st Clare Bevan net 75; 2nd Joan Sanderson net 77. Division 2: 1st Debbie Palethorpe net 71; 2nd Claire Retchless net 72. Division 3: 1st Kathryn Pilling net 68; 2nd Pauline Gurd net 72. July 16 – Water Rats 1st John Gatenby 38 pts; 2nd Ian Sykes 37 pts; 3rd Paul Gray 35 pts. July 17 – Thursday Stableford 1st Mark Brown 39 pts; 2nd Andy Jamieson 38 pts (countback required); 3rd Ian Rushton 38 pts (countback required); 4th Gary Boothroyd 38 pts (countback required). July 17 – Seniors Stableford 1st Kevin Clinton 34 pts (countback required); 2nd Chris Audritt 34 pts (countback required); 3rd Dave Fell 32 pts. July 18 – Second Seniors Open 1st L Kitching & J Webster 45 pts; 2nd P Bargate & M Turnbull 44 pts (countback required); 3rd P Flanaghan & R Close 44 pts (countback required); 4th C Smith & R Cullen 44 pts (countback required); 5th B Davison & G Kennedy 43 pts (countback required); 6th P Miller & W Banks 43 pts (countback required). Gross 1st G Catt & G Pini gross 70; 2nd S Hannaby & M Nicholson gross 74; 3rd S Watts & J Walker gross 76. July 20 – Annual Stableford Trophy 1st Laura Scott 42 pts; 2nd Darren Forrest 39 pts; 3rd Dave Abbey 38 pts; 4th Steve Grant 37 pts.
Times
22-07-2025
- Times
Holiday Cottages fiasco cost my 95-year-old mum £1,500
In February my 95-year-old mum and I read a glowing review of Ruth Hansom's restaurant in Bedale, North Yorkshire, and decided it was the perfect place to celebrate my sister's 60th birthday. We looked for a holiday cottage nearby with space for four people. We wanted to make sure everything was on one level due to Mum being frail and my brother-in-law having Huntington's disease. We found the perfect place through the website Gorgeous Cottages and Mum offered to book it on her debit card. She paid £1,499 for a week-long stay in May, which was a lot but we felt it was worth it for a special birthday. We later noticed that the confirmation email came from a company called Original Cottages rather than Gorgeous Cottages. Then in March, Mum caught pneumonia. The medical staff said it was unlikely she would be fit to travel in May. I called Original Cottages to postpone the trip (I have power of attorney for Mum). The agent was polite and said they would move the booking. As the cottage was booked up throughout the summer, we chose a week in November instead to combine celebrations for my birthday. I called the company again to arrange this and it said it would check with the owner. In May I got an email from another company, this time called Holiday Cottages, saying the owner of the accommodation mentioned that I wanted to cancel. I explained that I wished to postpone the trip rather than cancel, but it claimed that the owner would not move the booking. I had the owner's phone number on the booking confirmation, so I called her and she said she had no problem moving the dates and that the booking platform was preventing this. I called Original Cottages again and it suggested that if I cancelled, it could advertise the cottage and if someone else booked it for the same dates, Mum might be able to get her money back. I agreed to this. It then confirmed that the booking was cancelled and said it would let us know if the dates were rebooked. But since then the cottage hasn't shown as available on those dates, so unsurprisingly Mum has not had a penny back. We didn't think to get travel insurance for a UK trip, which in hindsight we should have done, but we cannot believe the callousness of this company. Mum was seriously unwell and dealing with this has been an additional energy-sapping endeavour at a really distressing time. I also feel deeply aggrieved that I don't even know which holiday company I am dealing and address supplied • We nearly missed our daughter's wedding, with no flight compensation Thankfully your mum has been discharged from hospital, but she is still bed-bound. This holiday company was making things much harder than they needed to be for your family at an already stressful time, and I could see why you were so confused to get emails from what appeared to be three different businesses. These three brands are part of the same company, Travel Chapter, which has brought them all under Holiday Cottages to simplify things for its customers. Travel Chapter said: 'We appreciate how this may have caused confusion during the transition. We're working to make this much clearer going forward.' The cancellation policy of the booking would only give you a refund of £140, but Travel Chapter said that in cases like yours, it tries to be fair to both the guest and the homeowner by offering a refund if the dates are rebooked by other customers. But it was impossible for anyone else to book a stay at the cottage when your dates were not shown as available on the website, as had been promised over the phone. Travel Chapter blamed this on a technical issue with the cottage's online calendar. This was hardly your fault and after I stepped in it agreed to refund your mum. Travel Chapter said: 'We're truly sorry for the distress caused and have since issued a full refund. When the booking was cancelled, the property wasn't made available to rebook — something that wasn't the customer's fault and shouldn't have affected them. We fully recognise the impact this had, and we're taking steps to make sure similar situations are handled better in future.' Considering you had spent so much time and energy trying to resolve this, I was disappointed that it didn't offer compensation. You felt let down by the company and said if your mum is in a position to travel again in the future, you will book with the cottage owner directly. On May 6 my wife and I visited our local Land Rover dealership, operated by a company called Group 1, where we agreed to buy a new Range Rover Evoque for £51,000. We were offered a £1,500 dealership contribution, three years' warranty and Land Rover roadside assistance. We collected our car on May 9, which is also the date of registration in its logbook. Then about a week later I noticed a post on social media saying that Land Rover had launched a ten-day offer on May 9 which included a £3,000 dealership contribution, four-year warranty, Land Rover assistance, and four years' free servicing. I emailed the dealership to ask if I qualified for this offer, but I was told that I didn't. I said I was disappointed that, as a longstanding customer who has spent more than £100,000 on new Land Rover cars, I had not been told about this offer. I feel that there were several missed opportunities for the staff to alert me to this deal during the sales process. I asked why I hadn't been told about this deal, but the company won't answer my and address supplied • Repairs to our £16k oven will cost £3.6k — Aga says that's normal Your sales contract was entered into at the point you signed the paperwork and not when you collected the car, which is why you didn't qualify for this special offer. But you were upset that you hadn't been told about the forthcoming deal, which would have saved you more than £3,000. Group 1 Automotive UK said: 'We do appreciate that our customer would have liked to have been informed of the upcoming special offer, but at the time he placed his order, the sales team did not have the details of the future offer. Despite this, we will be seeing if there is a further gesture of goodwill we are able to extend given his long-standing custom.' The company offered to extend your warranty by a year and will provide the car's first service at no cost to you, saving you about £1,300, which you were happy with. You said: 'Without your help I don't think we would have been able to arrive at a satisfactory agreement.' • £1,376,097 — the amount Your Money Matters has saved readers so far this year If you have a money problem you would like Katherine Denham to investigate email yourmoneymatters@ Please include a phone number
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bedale solar farm planned in 'significant' historical area
Critics of a proposed solar farm say the development would sit within an "extremely significant" historic landscape, with evidence of prehistoric, Roman and medieval firm Enviromena has submitted plans to build on farm land between Bedale and Exelby in North residents and consultees have questioned the suitability of the land, urging North Yorkshire Council to ensure an environmental impact report is drawn up.A spokesperson for Historic England said the location of the proposed site, close to the boundary of the Grade II registered park and gardens at Thorp Perrow, was in an area that demanded "a high level of archaeological assessment." "In very simple terms, the application site sits within a landscape shaped by human activity over a considerable time-depth," they said."This proposal would involve structures which could impact upon elements which contribute to the significance and enjoyment of landscapes of historic or cultural importance for many years."The submission has prompted more than 80 objections, according to the Local Democracy Reporting has filed a request to the council for a ruling on whether an environmental impact assessment would be needed with any future planning says the development would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could play an important role in reducing the decline in critics claim it could have an adverse environmental impact instead, with one member of the public citing its "size, location, and potential cumulative and irreversible impacts on agricultural land".North Yorkshire Local Access Forum said it viewed the application with "grave concern" because the access would be along a narrow public lane frequently used by those without a car, which it said was unsuitable for large construction added: "Two footpaths are running through the site and the public pleasure of these when surrounded by solar panels would be seriously diminished."We realise that the application is to determine the need for a screening assessment at this stage, but would suggest that as the site would not be able to meet the constraints of existing highway law, the application does not proceed further."Two submissions supporting the scheme, which highlight the need for clean energy sources, have also been filed with the council. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- BBC News
Conman bathroom fitter defrauded customers out of thousands
A conman has been sentenced after posing as a professional bathroom fitter and defrauding customers out of thousands of pounds to fund a gambling John Harbottle, of Aiskew near Bedale, pleaded with customers for advance payments, saying he was desperate to pay his bills, but failed to complete the work, police 41-year-old, who admitted fraud by false representation and theft, was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, at York Crown Court on was also ordered to repay his victims a total of £19,231 and carry out 180 hours of unpaid work. A North Yorkshire Police investigation found that Harbottle's requests for advance payments coincided with spikes in his gambling court was told that he used aliases and changed the name of his business to evade bad reviews. 'Kindness exploited' In one case, an 85-year-old woman paid Harbottle £2,500 to refurbish her bathroom. He gave six dates on which he would start the work, but never turned up nor contacted the victim customer paid more than £7,500 for multiple refurbishments in his hotel which were left unfinished or sub-standard. He also pre-purchased bathroom fittings worth more than £5,000 that Harbottle stole and sold on eBay. The victim suffered from lost revenue of about £20,000 as a result.A third victim paid £3,700 for a bathroom that was left damaged and never completed. Investigating officer PC Emily Blackwell said: "Thanks to our financial investigators, we were able to evidence that Harbottle would dishonestly obtain money from the victims, only to fund his gambling activities. "The kindness of the victims was completely exploited as he received additional payments by manipulating those generous enough to believe him."Not only have they suffered financially but they have also suffered psychological distress, losing trust in people and, in some cases, the worry has affected their physical health." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Yorkshire Water begins £1.8m North Yorkshire mains replacement
Work is due to start on the first phase of a £1.8m project to replace water mains between two North Yorkshire villages. Yorkshire Water said they were replacing 3.7 miles (5.9km) of pipes between Bedale Road in Well and Masham Road in Bedale in a bid to improve the network's resilience and the first phase of the project, which began on Tuesday, temporary traffic lights will move along the route as work second phase of the project is set to begin in September, with the entire project expected to be completed in autumn. The scheme forms part of an upgrade to replace almost 150 miles of Yorkshire mains by April 2026. Project manager Nichola Fairbairn said: "We'll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work. "We thank everyone in the area for their patience in advance." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
