The nights are beginning to draw in and the summer is over. The Village school is back after the summer holiday and play group has started their term. There is much to keep everyone busy this month in Sheriff Hutton with yoga classes, exercise classes and spanish classes all starting in September. Jumble sales start again and on Saturday 26th September there is the Macmillan World's biggest coffee morning in the Village Hall with the famous money tree.

I am pleased to continue Alan's post office stories.

'This is a village with a disproportionate number of dogs. Everyone seems to have a dog (or two), most of whom find themselves tied up outside the shop from time to time. Individually this rarely poses a problem, but inevitably at some stage of the day we find ourselves with a seething multitude of dogs laying siege to the shop. The noise levels can go through the pain barrier with baying dogs clamouring for attention. The dogs,much like the people, are a rich source of entertainment. Pedigree or Heinz '57, small or large , highly strung or laid back, young or old, cute or downright ugly. Many are treated to odd bits of cooked ham from the shop. One in particular doesn't mind too much whether it has ham or your finger-----the bloody animal is as cute looking as can be but will happily deprive anyone daft enough to extend the hand of friendship of a finger or two. The owner is adamant that the dog is sweet and cuddly and would not hurt anyone'

There is more to come next month.