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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
10 year old Ava, a pupil at Thirsk Community Primary School has raised a whopping £1200 towards the #Freddiesfight fundraiser. https://uk.gofundme.com/5nf37v-freddies-fight
Kind hearted Ava wanted to do her bit to help and decided to set up a sponsored silence....
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On Friday 15th March my 6 year old son, Lucas had his head shaved for Freddies Fight. When I discussed fundraising for Freddie's Fight with my children Lucas decided this is what he wanted to do....
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In March we welcomed Sue Maddocks from Halifax. Her theme, 'At This Time Of Year', started with a depiction of early spring. A woven circle of willow twigs resembled a bird's nest and included pussy willow, purple iris and yellow tulips. The next, a triangle of flowers grouped on a hessian-draped piece of wood, included pink hyacinths and Amaryllis, with Fatsia and Bergenia leaves. 'Cornucopia' held green orchids, purple callas and carnations, and rosemary....
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Twisted Automotive swapped the rolling hills of North Yorkshire for the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland when the company showcased two stunning re-engineered Land Rover Defender vehicles at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show.
The Thirsk-based team made up part of a small corner of Yorkshire relocated amid the lakes and mountains, with neighbouring stands occupied by Garforth-based Ginetta and Knaresborough’s David Brown....
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The busiest day of the year for the club dawned fine and bright for the 41st running of Thirsk 10, with a record turnout of 1042 finishers. With the previous week having gale force winds, and the previous day very wet, the club felt fortunate indeed to have such a good day, though wind was certainly a factor round the course. The winner of the race was Rob Scott of Richmond and Zetland in 53.38 with Dean Newton and Allan Harry of New Marske Harriers 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winner of the Ladies' race was Georgia Cambell of Jarrow and Hebburn, 39th overall, in 59.37, with Tracey Millmore of Birtley AC 2nd and Charlotte Ward of Hallamshire 3rd (photo by Karen Harland)....
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What happens in Thirsk at night? I’m not thinking of the “night economy” of pubs, clubs, restaurants and the odd cocktail bar, or the meetings of enthusiasts for history or model railways, or even the ever-so-slightly tedious meetings of local councils or churches. I am thinking of the little acts of vandalism or unpleasant behaviour that the police class as “collective harm”, little things that make life unpleasant by their repetition.
Local resident Karen Botterill felt that there was an undercurrent of bad behaviour locally and that there was no connection between residents, police and councillors, and managed to arrange a public meeting for local people, particularly shopkeepers, and some councillors, with a panel of Police Inspector Dave Allen, Will Naylor the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner and Gina Allen of Hambleton District Council’s Safer Hambleton programme....
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Ladies 1sts made the long trip to top of the league Lindum for their final league match of the season. Fielding an understrength side with young Yasmin Marshall helping out with a last minute call up, Thirsk started slowly and conceded a scrappy 2nd minute goal but responded well, defending brilliantly and creating chances. They managed to keep Lindum down to 1 nil at halftime.
With the two sides evenly matched, chances were created with keepers from both sides excelling. Lindum scored a second goal halfway through the half, which was quickly followed by a third goal....
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A Parish Council in the district is now the owner of a brand new website thanks to a council grant.
With the help of £1,100 from Hambleton District Council’s ‘Making a Difference Fund’, Topcliffe Parish Council has used the cash to help design a new modern website which is accessible via mobile devices to allow both residents and visitors to engage with the local community....
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Thirsk White Horse Swim Club recently appointed their Captains and Vice Captains for the 2019 swimming season. Cameron Russell and Katherine Armstrong, both Y12 pupils at Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, were promoted from Vice Captains to take on the roles of Captains this year....
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Meanwhile at the Town Hall Thirteen Group, who run Orchid House in Sowerby and similar elsewhere, were holding a public viewing of plans to build 97 affordable houses in a group on Sowerby Gateway, this to put right to some extent the failure of for-profit developers to provide the affordable units that should have been part of the whole development. Thirteen Group is a not-for-profit organization and have taken advantage of the lack of a need for profit to make a design with lower density, featuring a tree-lined boulevard which “references historic Sowerby”, in other words is based on the trees that line Front Street (and drop sticky stuff onto parked cars in the summertime).The site is close to the railway line, but this can be addressed with triple glazing. The mix of housing, from bungalows to 4-bedroom houses, has been worked out with the District Council to reflect need....
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Thirsk travelled to play 3rd placed York with a squad of 15. From the start, it was clear that the opposition were a much stiffer challenge than in recent weeks, denying Thirsk time on the ball and competing hard for every loose ball.
Thirsk's defence were given a tough work out in open play and also at a series of short corners, but Sam Ross Russell in goal was a match for every attack, getting away from his line to smother many shots, and recovering from a first dive to be ready for the second shot. Thirsk survived until half time, when they slightly reorganized, dropping one of the attackers to provide more depth in midfield....
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A furniture trail originally set up in the 1990s has been recreated.
The Thirsk trail now takes in seven specialist woodworking businesses in and around the market town; Treske, Beaver, Coxwold, Graham Duncalf, Carthouse, Old Mill and Squirrel.
“The area is rich in cabinet making skills and has a wealth of furniture making companies with workshops and showrooms for all to see and enjoy,” Justin Bartlett, Managing Director of Treske, pictured with Councillor Peter Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Hambleton District Council and portfolio holder for Economic Development....
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I am sure you have heard of all the brilliant fundraising that is happening across the region for “Freddie’s Fight” I can not believe how the whole community has come together to help with the fundraising.
My son Joseph McDonald & his friend Gina Gray originally saw the Children’s Cancer television advert and wanted to do something to raise some money so that ‘more children can ring the bell’ (their own words) and as Freddie and his family are close friends of both families they decided to do a sponsored walk together to raise money....
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Musician of the Year 2018 was awarded to Hedley Benaiges, the Training Band’s Principle Cornet Player, at this years Christmas Concert. Mr John Worley (Band President) presented the shield to Hedley saying he was a very worthy winner and had worked very hard over the last 12 months....
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Business and council leaders have celebrated the success of a massive £4.1m redevelopment project - Dalton Bridge near Thirsk.
After construction work completed last year (June 2018) the new structure - which replaces a flood-blighted bridge - has successfully passed its first test, the winter!
Designed to cope with periodic flooding, the bridge provides a more resilient, higher level route to the Dalton Industrial Estate, allowing the road to remain passable at all times - vastly improving access to the industrial estate....
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The equestrian teams from Queen Mary’s School, near Topcliffe, have put Yorkshire on the map this weekend as they have qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Championship Finals in style winning four of their respective classes.
The Queen Mary’s equestrian team competed in the Show Jumping and Jumping With Style classes at 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 110cm at Greenlands in Cumbria with some outstanding group and individual performances....
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This week Thirsk School and Sixth Form College built on its already outstanding reputation for high quality musical theatre, when it brought hit Broadway show ‘Hairspray’ to town.
The show, produced by the school’s Performing Arts department, starred Dulcie Webster-Jones as Tracy Turnblad and Alfie Dickson as Link Larkin, with Alex Gardiner in a scene-stealing role as Edna Turnblad. The music was provided by a live band, and included well-known show-stopping tunes, such as ‘You Can’t Stop the Beat’ and ‘The Nicest Kids in Town’, which had the packed audience clapping and singing along....
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A young swimmer from Thirsk White Horse Swim Team scooped gold across the board in the Breaststroke events at the recent Yorkshire County Championships.
Ben Dale-Wood, dominated in 11yo Boys Breaststroke events, taking the top spot in the 50m and 100m long course events held in the 50m international swimming pool at Ponds Forge, Sheffield....
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Thirsk Tourist Information is gearing up for the start of another busy season sharing information with local people and visitors. The building has been re-decorated both inside and out. New free 2019 leaflets for local, and not so local, attractions will be available shortly from Thirsk's information office....
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Cross Country Achievement Thirsk Area Cross Country Competition. On Monday, 11th February, 36 of our KS2 pupils participated in a Cross Country Competition at Thirsk School & Sixth Form College. The standard was incredibly high this year, with only the top 6 boys and 6 girls from each year group successfully making it through to the Hambleton District Finals. Well done to all of our pupils who took part in the event, you all did incredibly well. Well done to Holly Binks, Maisie Binks, Emilia Brierley, Freddie Fyfe and Lexi Ramshay who successfully made it through to the finals....
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