Welcome To Alne Village
24-Jul-2024: New tolls planned for Aldwark Bridge: Aldwark Bridge has been in place since approval was granted in 1772 to replace the existing ferry, and the current 40p charge for cars has remained the same since 2005. The owners are losing money and a proposal to increase the standard toll to £1 is being made. Any such change must be approved by Government Statutory Instrument in line with ancient toll legislation. Please see https://www.aldwarkbridge.com/about/ for further information and for where to send letters of approval or objection.
13-Jul-2024: Village Hall Clock Restoration: For some months now, time has stood still as the public clock at Alne Village Hall has stopped.
The clock has been part of Alne’s history dating back to the 1890s. It is a unique double-faced clock (faces on both the inside and outside of the hall) and was installed by the esteemed York clock maker G.J.F. Newey. The mechanism that drives the Village Hall clock was almost certainly made by the famous York-based scientific instrument maker Cooke, Troughton and Simms. The clock is a great asset to the village of Alne. It is a connection to Greenwich and to the important advances in scientific knowledge that took place in Victorian and Edwardian-era York.
The cost of the necessary specialist repairs is £4,000. Two generous grants of £1,000 each from Alne Parish Council and North Yorkshire Council’s Locality Fund have covered half the cost so we have a target of a further £2,000 to meet the rest. A crowdfunding page has been set up at the link below and we would be very grateful for your help.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Alnevillagehallclock?utm_term=YJn3GwwW4
02-July-2024: Click here to see the July Parish Newsletter (in full colour!) A new vicar is announced!
Ann Whiteley’s father (whose own grandfather lived in Fairhaven, Main Street) was a great story-teller who enjoyed relating tales of the 'goings on' in Alne in the early 20th century and even more so when Ann married farmer David Whiteley and came to live at Home Farm in Alne. Ann’s interest in the local history was born and over a period of sixty years she has collected photographs and information about the village and its inhabitants.
Saints & Sinners is a cornucopia of colourful characters who have lived in Alne in the 18th,19th and 20th centuries together with a smattering of local history to give the background to their circumstances and perhaps to explain to a certain extent their behaviour. Buy it in Whiteley's cafe, details in the photo.
01-Oct-2022: The presentation to APLA of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (the MBE for volunteer groups) took place yesterday evening on the Alne recreation field.The rain stopped, the sun came out and a marquee full of sparkling wine and beer provided sustenance to those many folk who took heart and ventured out. The presentation of the late Queen's crystal and a signed certificate was made by the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire.
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Alne Street Fayre: Is the annual fund-raising event for Alne Parish Leisure Association (APLA, UK Charity number 516566) to raise funds for the maintenance and improvement of the Alne playground, recreation areas and sports field. Click on the Street Fayre photo below to go straight to the Alne Street Fayre website.
Do you know what is available in Alne?
Everything about Alne and up-to-date news is on this website.
Daily Newspaper delivery and general stores
Tollerton Stores 838436
Sunday Newspaper delivery. Click here.
Bakery van outside Village Hall every Saturday 08:00 – 09:00
Click here for Amos & Welsh
Farmshop making weekly (Thursdays) deliveries in the village. Contact them through [email protected] 868894 or 07759- 609106
Milk delivery (and cream, eggs, yoghurts etc)
Contact Gemma and Brett Potter on 07866-530953.
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Heating Oil purchase co-operative. Click here.
Buses to Easingwold and York. Click here
Morrisons weekly bus to Boroughbridge. 11:00 Mondays. Click here.
Sports: Thriving tennis and cricket clubs. For tennis, click here.
For cricket, go to https://www.alnecc.co.uk/
Alne Street Fayre, raising funds for the Alne recreation ground, sports field and play park. Now in its 39th year. The next Alne Street Fayre is on Sunday 09-June 2024.
Maps. Historical maps are displayed in the Village Hall. There is an indexed map of Alne houses on the Parish Council notice board. Other maps of Alne and Alne Station can be found here.