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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
27th August, 2021.
On Monday 23rd August Thirsk Information Centre celebrated ten years of giving out information and advice to visitors and locals alike, after being opened back in 20011 by Jim Wight and Dr. Rosalie Page, children of the world famous author, James Herriot, or Alf Wight, vet in Thirsk for many years at Kirkgate......
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27th August, 2021.
Wow! How good it felt to be back for the runners at the start line of the Sessay Swift 6k last week after getting on for 18 months with no races! This sell-out race, which has grown from strength to strength after it started in 2012, is very popular with local running clubs and non-club members alike, and Sessay villagers again turned out in support.
Rob Scott of Richmond and Zetland was the winner, in a time of 18.47, just a couple of seconds quicker than when he last won the race, in 2017 ( which at that time was a record, and which has since been broken.) Chris Oddy of Harrogate Harriers was 2nd in 19.04 and Carl Jones of Richmond and Zetland 3rd in 19.38.
The first lady was Samantha Davies of Easingwold, 40th overall, in 23.28, with Angela Whatmuff of Harrogate Harriers 2nd, and 42nd overall in 23.44 and Thirsk and Sowerby member Chloe Rome 3rd and 50th overall in 24.13......
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27th August, 2021.
CHILDREN suffering with long term coronavirus symptoms in Tees Valley and North Yorkshire are now accessing a specialist service at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
The new paediatric clinic is the second specialist long COVID service set up by South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. A clinic for adults was set up at Redcar Primary Care Hospital in December 2020.
The clinic, which is looking after children who are experiencing fatigue, anxiety, ‘brain fog’ and other debilitating symptoms, is one of the two hubs in North East and North Cumbria and one of the 15 hubs in England specifically for children and young people suffering from long COVID......
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27th August, 2021.
Thirsk Tourist Information Office has celebrated ten years in its distinctive building in the town centre. The balloons and speeches were a tad late as the anniversary was actually in April of this year, but the lockdown got in the way. Jim Wight and Rosie Page, who were at the opening in April 2011, came back, joined by Ian Ashton from the World of James Herriot and Councillor Mark Robson from Hambleton District Council, who had a very important announcement to make.
Tourism is a major part of our economy. We don’t build cars round here. We don’t mine coal any more. Our valleys are filled with trees and sheep, not silicon. We need to do everything we can to welcome holiday-makers, and help them enjoy their time here, because they will be spending their hard-earned money locally and hopefully going home happy, resolved to come again, having told their friends how good it was. We have beautiful countryside, fun seaside locations, quiet roads, fine old churches and other buildings, interesting shops wedged in between the national names, museums and art galleries, local produce, good food in restaurants and pubs (and real ale), and let’s not forget the friendly folk. I’m glad I live here......
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19th August, 2021.
Students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have just received their GCSE results. Over the course of the last two years all of these young people have faced unprecedented disruption to their studies, with two lengthy periods of school closure and constant changes to the nature of how they were going to be assessed. Despite all of this they have faced their academic work with courage, determination and considerable character. We are so proud of them......
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19th August, 2021.
The Yarnbombers’ current glorious exhibition in the town centre features animals from endangered species. One danger which was not expected was theft. A large orangutan has been stolen from its bollard. There is the empty bollard. Someone has decided that this creation, the loving and hard work of a Yarnbomber, is so wonderful that rather than everyone being able to admire it, they want it just for themselves......
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19th August, 2021.
Sessay’s 2nd XI were put in to bat when they entertained bottom placed Thorp Arch and Boston Spa.
Sessay made a steady start as TABS bowled tidily and the visitors were well in contention at the 24 over drinks break with Sessay on 64 for 3. Stuart Clark had feathered a catch to the keeper with the score in 30 and at 50 Sessay lost the important wicket of Chris Till when he was run out after mix up, having looked untroubled in reaching 24.
Nick Thorne was the third wicket to fall, bowled by a ball from Eshan Kapoor which kept low. Dave Johnson, making a welcome return to action, upped he scoring rate with several boundaries, some off the edge but the majority off the middle reminding us of his trademark shots of more than a decade ago......
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19th August, 2021.
Last Saturday Sowerby St. Oswald’s church braved the dark clouds and held their summer fair in the grounds of the Parochial hall. There were numerous stalls outside to peruse and buy cakes, foods, jewellery, books, plants and many other items, and take various refreshments inside the Parochial hall......
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13th August, 2021.
Econ has opted to expand their gritter manufacturing business in Hambleton, with the development of a new £7m engineering facility set to get underway near Thirsk.
The family owned-business, which makes more than 85% of the UK’s winter road maintenance vehicles, has purchased a 24-acre site at the Sowerby Gateway development.
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13th August, 2021.
Sixth form students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have been receiving their A level results Tuesday 10th August. After two years of unprecedented disruption to their studies they should all be incredibly proud of what they have achieved. In particular Sadie Bosomworth, Anna Cook, Harvey Hingley and Archie Turner all received the highest possible marks with four A* grades apiece.
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13th August, 2021.
The beauty of Park Runs is that you can just turn up and do one wherever you are in the country, or even many parts of the world, provided you have registered, of course.
What more beautiful place could you find to run than Fountains Abbey? It is listed as one of the best in the country, though with its many ups and downs, it's by no means a fast course.
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6th August, 2021.
St Oswald’s, Sowerby has a new priest-in-charge. Rev David Biggs was licenced and installed at a special service led by the Bishop of Whitby, Paul Ferguson. David and wife Emma have made the short trip – from Thirsk, where David was curate at St Mary’s. He will now have the cure – meaning care – of souls in the parishes of Sowerby, Sessay, Thirkleby, Kilburn and Bagby, quite a task.
The Vicarage in Sowerby had stood empty since September 2019 when Rev Nickie Carnall moved on to Mansfield Woodhouse in the midlands. The process of finding a replacement was hampered by the pandemic, which not only closed churches but delayed recruiting. But at last we are there.
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6th August, 2021.
Twisted Automotive has teamed up with record-breaking rower Jasmine Harrison as she joins the exclusive list of brand ambassadors.
Jasmine, 21, made history in February when she became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic. She made the 70-day journey in her boat Argo, that is now on display in the Old Cinema, the new home of Twisted Automotive.......
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6th August, 2021.
The second actual race in two weeks, another of the Club Championship events, took place last weekend in the form of the Darlington 10k, with 21 Harriers among the 1,050 finishers. Runners were set off in waves, and times given are chip times. It's a flattish 2 lap road race but a long uphill stretch on each lap makes it feel quite testing. Tom Levi was first club member home in 8th place in a time of 35.02, with Paul Peacock, 2nd in his age group, 37.08, veteran Rob Burn 43.58, Gemma Tutty, 5th lady in 44.03, Mike Lowther 45.06, David Tervit 45.11, Andy Butcher 47.40, Kirsty Naylor 48.42, Dave Baker 50.12, Duncan Fothergill 50.47, Joe Joyce 53.39, Tracey Lowther 55.53, Alison Butcher 56.57, Lucy Sillars 57.25, Ruth Pollard 58.27, Phillip Craig 58.46, Alison Whitely, Andy Whiteley and Mohammed Umar all given the same time of 1.01.20, although Mohammed took a wrong turn at one point, Christine Burn 67.08 and Margaret Wikeley 67.34.
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6th August, 2021.
A NEW academic centre which will benefit medical students for generations to come has officially opened its doors at the Friarage Hospital.
The centre, located above the Gara ward, will put the Northallerton hospital at the forefront for providing cutting-edge training facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students as well as for staff.
It will also provide a range of training opportunities for healthcare staff across North Yorkshire, Hambleton and Richmondshire in the future.......
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