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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
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Here are some photos of some of our School Christmas performances. Starting with our EYFS children, KS1 and up to KS2. There were lots of lovely songs, poems, dancing and reading. Everyone was in Great Christmas spirit and put such a lot of practice and effort into their performances....
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A teacher has achieved a lifelong ambition to have a computer coding book published.
Dan Aldred, 41, Head of Computer Science at Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, has written Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids, which has now been published by the US company No Starch Press.
The book, which is aimed at children from age ten, contains step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams for 12 exciting projects, including a social media mirror which notifies you when a message has come in, a nature box with an in-built camera for the garden and an MP3 player. There is also a project where children can play rock, paper, scissors against the computer.
All projects are based around the Raspberry Pi, an inexpensive, pocket-sized computer that helps enthusiasts build and code their own work....
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A volunteer carer at Sowerby House care home in Thirsk has been named winner of the Unpaid Carer of The Year Award at the Great North East Care Awards 2019. Tom Harrison, who has mild autism, was praised by judges for doing “incredibly well.”
On Thursday 14th November, more than 300 of the very best in social care attended the awards ceremony at Gosforth Park, Newcastle, for the finals of the Great North East Care Awards, where the category winners were announced.
As a winner of the Great North East Care Awards, Tom will go through to the final at Birmingham’s ICC on 20th March 2020....
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On Monday the 4th of November Cleancore UK gave back to the community of Thirsk and Sowerby with a military focus by providing a free exterior cleaning service to the cenotaph in Sowerby and the Royal British legion in Thirsk just in time for poppy day.
While the cenotaph in Sowerby get's washed annually by Cleancore UK as requested by Cllr Mark Robson of Sowerby, the Royal British Legion has had it's first lot of service's done by Cleancore UK which on this occasion was pressure washing to all the hard landscaped areas....
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In a very well supported occasion, it was that time of year again at Thirsk Royal British Club in Kirkgate, when busy stewardess Mandy Stout and colleagues pulled out all the stops to hold another very successful annual children’s party for patrons’ families.
In a splendidly colourful lounge, a large number of families were entertained by family entertainers Lindsay and Andrew Catt who created lively and noisy mayhem for the guests, aided by concert secretary John Phillips and their willing elfish helpers Tyler, Lily May and Caitlon Catt....
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Christmas cheer came early to the residents of East Thirsk as local organizations including; East Thirsk Community Association, The Thirsk Rotary Club, Tesco, Johnson’s of Thirsk, The Greengrocer Thirsk, Well Heeled, Co-op, Crafts of Thirsk and Home Instead Senior Care recently teamed up to provide the older residents of East Thirsk with a free complementary Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Local County Councillor Gareth Dadd along with the above-named local organizations generously donated to the event.
Every year East Thirsk Community Association organize a free Christmas event for the older residents of East Thirsk, the event is held at East Thirsk Community Hall, Hambleton Place. This year over 50 residents enjoyed a hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings and Christmas pudding....
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The cumulation of results from time trials over the year ended with the Christmas Handicap, run for the first time on the fabulous new 1km course on Sowerby Gateway. It was just a tad slippery because of pending frost, but all 50 runners got round without major mishap, and the much improved Oliver Lewis was the winner. Gillian Crane came 2nd and young Florry Wharton was 3rd. All finishers and helpers received chocs or wine, and nibbles followed. The club's grateful appreciations go to club chairman, Duncan Fothergill, who combines all the results to calculate starting positions....
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Finally, Thirsk Town played a home match on the Flatts last Sunday against Oddies W.M.C., a team they have played several times already. The pitch itself was increasingly soft and muddy from the recent poor weather but this did not stop the home team from working hard to play passing soccer around the pitch, with good effect.
There was a difference in style between the two clubs, with Thirsk Town trying to pass the ball more and create moves to score, or defend in layered tackles by players who blocked more, while Oddies mainly tried kicking the ball around with less purpose. Liam Cook took only ten minutes to create the first goal from several moves around the Oddies half and found him aim accurately....
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On Saturday 16 November Thirsk Ladies Group held their annual fundraising dinner dance event at Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall.
The town hall was transformed into a winter wonderland, guests were treated to a drinks reception, three course meal from Friends 4 Dinner, a festive winter photo backdrop by JD Photography Ltd and danced the night away to local Thirsk band Sugartown. Over £3,000 was raised during the fundraising evening through a live and silent auction plus various raffle prizes and donations by local businesses.
Photos by SB Events and JD Photography Ltd....
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Mrs Bessie Ashton has celebrated her one hundredth birthday this week and there was a good party at The Limes. She received a telegram from the Queen and another from the Minister for the Department of Work and Pensions. Family, residents and friends filled the lounge. Flowers came from Sowerby Parish and Hambleton District Councils....
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Recent Thirsk School and Sixth Form College Alumni, David C. Rose and Joe Houseman have been working on the project for the last two years.
The project seeks to bring twenty student instrumentalists and singers from the Royal Academy of Music, one of the most prestigious conservatoires in the world, up to North Yorkshire to work and collaborate with young people from across the county to stage a brand new opera written especially for them. The lads have just launched a fundraising campaign for the project at http://www.pheasantopera.com....
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Once again the centre of Thirsk is ablaze with Christmas lights. Last Friday evening’s event attracted many families to see and hear the entertainers on stage with hosts Dougie and Chris, before Santa turned up and switched on the lights. And let’s hear it for the man who in the preceding weeks put up over 2,000 light bulbs, perched on a scissor lift: Ross Hagen from Dressers, whose job was made even trickier by the damp weather.
The kids always enjoy the fantasy and novelty of the pop-up stage, the music and dancing and Santa, and this year although it was quite cold....
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With the help of local Independent Usborne Organizer, Jane Jackson, Carlton Miniott Primary Academy has begun to transform their library, with an incredible £360 of free books being given by Usborne Books at Home, a division of Usborne Publishing, and a total of £710 free books including cash donations from local businesses.
To achieve this, Jane held a Community Book Pledge with local businesses along with a Book Fair at school during Parents’ Evening. The event was a huge success and really showcased just what can be achieved when the local community comes together.
The school Headteacher, Mr Steve Crocker, said, "We feel it is really important for our children to develop the love of reading. Our school library enables children to choose books to read that they are interested in. We are really grateful to everyone who contributed towards these new books that will make our library even better for the children to use....
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It was touch and go as to whether we’d get a game on another cold and frosty morning, but with the all clear the boys made the trip up to Stockton to play against a tough side.
The pitch didn’t allow for a lot of attractive football to start off with, but with some passes upfield and down the wings we made a few openings. Primrose Hill were quick and strong though and were constantly putting the back three under pressure....
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The Vale of York T’ai Chi Qigong Association held a Grading at Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe village hall on Saturday 30th November. Four members of the association took part and successfully attained the required standard.
Elaine Scott and Mick Scott graded for the first time and were presented with their Yellow Sashes, Christine Parkinson and Margaret French completed the first part of the Blue sash grading and were presented with certificates for this....
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