b'a permanent sports field which could be maintained to a high standard. After long discussions Lord Halifax donated the present field (half of one of Bernard Hutchinsons) to the village in 1955 and the Playing Fields Association for the village was formed with my father as founder and Chairman. Along with Geoff Scott, Bob Sleightholme, Herris Fisher, Harry Smith, Edward Walker and most of the village hierarchy, various fund-raising events and a grant from the National Playing Fields Association of England raised the required monies for a pavilion. Events such as a Gala Day on top of Worsendale Wold captured on cine film by my brother in 1957 were held. Once underway extensive landscaping began where the levelling of the field was undertaken by large motorway style earth movers to flatten the notorious landings which had been in place since medieval strip farming. The field was drained and sown with grass seed and left for a year or two to establish. Then goal posts were erected, and a high quality cricket square was created. Grass tennis courts followed in 1962, as well as a childrens playground with swings and a roundabout. Careful maintenance of the new grass provided one of the best playing surfaces in the locality. Local teams enjoyed coming to the village to play sports, and the village teams started to climb the ladder of the localDorothy Sefton with Richard on Hall Farm land leagues in the 1960s. To begin with the small greenwith St Ediths in the background c1953.wooden cricket pavilion that used to be sited in the cow pasture along Garrowby Lane was transported on a Fishers lorry to the field and sited where the cricket Scorers hut is now. It was used as a draughty changing room but in a year or so a brick built Sports Pavilion with changing rooms, kitchen and storage for equipment was built and my father put much energy into helping with fund raising and attending council meetings in Bishop Wilton and Pocklington in order that everything was erected within the planning laws. He took great pride in the Playing Fields and enjoyed seeing all of us three brothers play games on the turf.As fathers health deteriorated, he gradually withdrew from helping, and eventually stood down from the Parish Council and Show Committee around 1969, but remained with interest in the Playing Fields Association up to his death in 1983.Right: Walter Sefton with Richard and Andrew c1960Guess Who?Using a photograph supplied by Bessy FridlingtonNo clues! Its too easy! 384 BULLETIN 19'