b'Arthur WestJudy Tarran (nee West)D uring my fathers employment by the East Ridingone being that he spent the whole afternoon helping County Council he had the job of a lengthman.this chap and his man who were travelling to the This meant that he had responsibility for a lengthSpa at Bridlington. He was thanked for his assistance of roadin his case it was the A166 from Andrewsand was given the princely sum of two shillings! The Garage (near Fridaythorpe) to the turn-off for Maltongentleman he assisted was Joe Loss.past the end of Skirpenbeck Village, at which points he met up with other lengthmen.His responsibilities were keeping the grass verge cut and hedges trimmed (using a sickle and scythe), the gutters clear (using a spade), sweeping the road (using a large bristle brush) and the spreading of grit by hand in icy weather and snow on Garrowby Hill, which was particularly hazardous. All these tools of the trade were carried on the crossbar of his bicycle which was provided by ERCC. He had to start work at 7 am so if he was at the top of his beat it was walking most of the waycoming home his progress was perhaps faster! He often left home at 6 oclock, not returning until 6 or later in the evening depending on the weather. His starting and finishing work were often checked by a supervisor, and he had to complete a time-sheet at the end of the week, which was Monday to Saturday. In the late 1940s he received no holiday pay, so his break was Saturday night to Sunday night at his brothers in Hull. The buses were more frequent then! My mother and I were more fortunate, spending a week in Scarborough each year (I was one of the lucky ones as most children didnt go away at that time).He witnessed many serious accidents on Garrowby Hill, the worst being a bus crash in which a lot of people diedhe talked of his helplessness at being unable to free trapped people. Traffic, of course,Arthur West as a young manwas less but he had many anecdotes about motorists, Press Cutting WeathervaneHowdenshire Chronicle and Pocklington WeeklyThe weathervane on the Church spire is a cock to NewsJanuary 22, 1938 remind us of St Peter.It was reported at the quarterly meeting ofFrom: The Village the local committee of the York County HospitalChurch in the Contributory Scheme, that the sum of 15 14s 5dOlden Timehad been collected, making a total for the year of 61Harry Gill MSA, 13s 0d. (Henry Santon, The Rev. R. Fawcett, vicar, presided over theNottingham, 1901)meeting. The collectors were Mrs W. Cook, Miss D. Johnson, Mrs J. Ward, Miss Brigham, Mr A. Foster, Mr A. Readman (Youlthorpe). Miss Foster is the hon. secretary and treasurer.BULLETIN 2 15'