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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
28th May, 2021.
Residents at Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk have completed the ‘Captain Tom 100’ challenge after throwing an all-day danceathon to raise money for the former British Army Officer’s charity.
The fundraiser, organized by the family of Sir Captain Tom Moore, encourages people all over the world to complete a challenge of their choice centred around the number 100 to mark what would have been his 101st birthday at the end of April.
Residents were keen to take part after being inspired by Captain Tom’s remarkable fundraising efforts at the start of the pandemic. Residents opted to host a 100 song danceathon, which featured much-loved tunes such as The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, The Locomotion and La Bamba as well as some of the residents favourite artists such as Shirley Bassey, The Beach Boys, Marty Wilde, Buddy Holly and Tom Jones.
Staff got into the groove by dressing up in neon 80’s dancewear as residents set them fun challenges and dance offs....
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28th May, 2021.
A local hockey player has been called-up to represent her country at U18 level.
16-year-old Minnie Pollock, who attends Cundall Manor School near Thirsk, will join up with the squad after an impressive spell in the national U16 team and representing Investec National League North Division 1 side Ben Rhydding Hockey Club.
Minnie will join the 26-person squad and is one of only a handful of northern representatives.
Last year, Minnie secured her first cap for the U16 team in a 5-0 win against Ireland.
Minnie said: “It was a bit of a surreal moment. In the warm-up before the match, my friend said ‘Minnie, we are going to play for England’ and then it hit home. After the match I just felt proud. Ever since I started, I wanted to represent my country and it was so satisfying to actually make it....
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28th May, 2021.
What is the best way to find out about attractions in Hambleton now that life is opening out again? Something new from Hambleton District Council, not just aimed at tourists, is a digital platform, which means that it is a facebook and twitter creature. As Peter Wright, vet, writer and broadcaster explained at the launch event. Discover Hamilton is the new way for residents, tourists and visitors to find out what's going on across Hambleton. This new digital platform will help businesses, shopkeepers, attractions, restaurants and cafés to promote themselves anew.
The poster advertising this has a distinctly nostalgic look to it, a sweeping view of the landscape, much like the book covers on tourist books of the 1930’s.
John Gallery from the World of James Herriot was enthusiastic. “At the World of James Herriot we are trying to promote the location and the destination of Herriot Country, but it's just as important for local people to learn about their own area. ‘Discover Hambleton’ will give them access much more easily than perhaps we've had in the past. I really would like to see more Hambleton residents coming into the museum....
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28th May, 2021.
The team at a Thirsk based artisan cheese producer are celebrating after winning several prestigious industry awards.
Shepherds Purse Cheeses took home both the Gold and Silver awards in the Ewes Milk Soft Cheese class for Mrs Bells Blue and their Yorkshire Fettle as well as being awarded a Silver for their Buffalo Blue in Best Buffalo Milk SoftCheese category at the 2021 The Virtual Cheese Awards.
The family run company were also surprised and delighted to be crowned Cheese Heroes of the Year, an honour awarded to them following their work during the Covid-19 pandemic which helped to support and sustain their suppliers by bringing forward the launch of their new format of Yorkshire Fettle last spring in order to give a lifeline totheir sheep milk producers....
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21st May, 2021.
On Friday 14th May, all the children from South Kilvington C of E Primary School completed a charity walk to raise funds for Candlelighters, who are a Charity very close to our hearts at South Kilvington. This would not have been possible without the fantastic support from the Friends of School team who marshalled the event, the Parish Team who provided refreshments and the support of families and local residents on the village green to clap the children in.
Candlelighters’ vision is to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer in Yorkshire and provides emotional, practical and financial support to empower children and their families....
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21st May, 2021.
After three lockdowns, 120 days of building work and a rebrand, Rural Arts re-opens.
Thirsk, 18 May 2021 – A leading North Yorkshire arts organization today opens its doors to the public after five months of closure due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The re-opening of The Courthouse coincides with the completion of extensive refurbishments to the Grade II listed arts centre, alongside a rebrand, a website redesign and the launch of a new, expanded programme of activities.
“We’re so excited to share our new and improved facilities with the world”, says Max May, Director and CEO of Rural Arts. “These renovations secure the building for future generations, improving our accessibility and environmental credentials and ensuring all our visitors can feel welcome and comfortable”. The renovations include the installation of Thirsk’s second ‘Changing Place’ standard accessible bathroom, alongside redecoration and reflooring throughout the building....
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21st May, 2021.
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), the company behind the Harringtons and Wagg pet food brands, has committed to planting one million trees across the UK. The initiative is part of its bold ambition to become the UK’s most sustainable pet food manufacturer.
IPN’s main manufacturing site is at Dalton and – as part of the one million tree pledge - the business is partnering with the nearby Thorp Perrow Arboretum as the site for its commitment to have a tree for every employee. A team from IPN visited the Arboretum to plant the first group including three Horse Chestnut Trees (Aesculus Hippocastanum) which are currently on the Red List and classified as vulnerable to extinction....
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21st May, 2021.
When the new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Philip Allott met the media last week just days after his election, he described himself as “on a little bit of a rollercoaster”, taking over from the previous Commissioner, Julia Mulligan. He had already met with the police and fire chiefs, and he had a clear agenda.
Rural crime is a major concern, and rightly so according to a recent survey by the National Farmers Union. Over the past 12 months, one in three farmers has been a victim of crime, and Yorkshire farmers have spent more than the national average on prevention measures. Rural areas are being actively targeted, and the average loss is over £4,000 per incident. Half the farmers surveyed said the police did a good job; half said they didn't. Wasn’t this a bit of a failure, I suggested. Mr Allott pointed to the existing rural task force, supplemented by the rural watch....
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14th May, 2021.
For 14 years Thirsk residents have enjoyed the summer treat of ‘Picnic in the Park’, a spectacular event for all ages. Sue Calvert and Jane Burgess, organizers of the event, have been fundraising for over 30 years for children’s charity Action Medical Research.
Picnic in the Park has raised an amazing £263,482 for Action, with the Thirsk Action Group raising in excess of £536,668 for the charity over the years. Action Medical Research is the leading UK-wide charity dedicated to saving and changing children’s lives through medical research. Funding a wide range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit in pregnancy and to babies, children, and young people....
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14th May, 2021.
Last weekend, local archery club The Thirsk Bowmen reunited members and reinvigorated its community as part of Archery GB’s Big Reopening. The initiative aimed to encourage clubs to reconnect with members and help them once again embrace the social, mental and physical benefits of archery - as well as prepare for the upcoming summer season!
Bringing together its members, the Thirsk Bowmen took part in an Archery GB virtual quiz on Friday evening,which enabled everyone to get involved from home. The club hosted a range of fun archery games on Sunday including connect 4, long distance balloon-popping, shooting at a moving target and even archery pong (shooting competitively into a target the size of a paper cup....
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14th May, 2021.
This week Thirsk Community Primary School has had a curriculum enrichment week, during the course of the week pupils have been involved with a range of activities to help bring our curriculum to life!
The week's focus has been wide ranging including science, design and technology. It included some very exciting events including den building, practical science investigations, a magic science show, Meals inspired from different countries around the world and a visit from a dinosaur....
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14th May, 2021.
Carlton Miniott is a pretty village with a lovely school and lots of traffic heading for the A1, and is actually the location of the railway station they call Thirsk! Katy Rose who lives there has campaigned successfully for closure of crossing points on the A19 after a crash there killed her mother. Now she has turned her attention to the question of cutting our roadside verges.
You may have seen the teams out around the villages, one on a big sit-on mower and a second worker with a strimmer to trim the edges. The question is whether they are too often and too early in the season.
The British Ecological Society says that almost all our wildflower meadows have disappeared, and quite apart from beauty, colour and character, they are vital for the bees, pollinators who are an essential link in growing our crops. Rural verges are an ideal place for flowers to grow. The conservation charity Plantlife has a “cut less. cut later” campaign. Some verges need to be cut for road safety, for instance to give visibility at road junctions, but Plantlife says that all we need is to cut 2 metres (6' 6") back from the road....
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7th May, 2021.
Thirsk Community Primary School's fabulous PTA organized a Book drop during the Easter Holidays. 124 books were packaged and hidden around Thirsk for children to seek and find.
This created a fantastic buzz as children went out searching to see what book they would find, from Horrid Henry to Harry and The Dinosaurs and many more, you could choose to keep it or read it and re hide it!
Here is what the parents of some of the lucky finders said....
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7th May, 2021.
The legacy of Sir Tom Moore lives on. His family launched the “100 challenge” – his original fund-raiser was walking 100 lengths of his garden - and encouraged people to do anything of their choosing one hundred times. The staff and residents of The Limes, the Abbeyfield home in Sowerby, rose to the challenge, as manager Val explained when I dropped in last weekend. “I said, would you like to do something? Can you think of 100 of anything? Somebody said I think we could walk around the building.” It didn’t mean everyone walking round 100 times, instead it was a collective response, each making their own contribution. Some could walk ten times round, or just one: it all counted. And so I met groups of residents, some walking, some pushed round in their wheelchairs, and having a good time. All the residents took part, and all the staff, and they were joined by quite a few visitors, family and friends. The weather then was warm and dry and this, and the poor forecast, had tempted them to get going early. Two residents, Yvonne and Linda were clocking up a few rounds and enjoying the experience....
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7th May, 2021.
Event 7 of the club championship series, the virtual Gribdale Growler Fell Race took place over 4 days at the weekend, using a course along the Cleveland Way going north towards Snek Yat with fine views of Lake Gormire along much of the way, for those who had time to look!
The fastest 10 finishers over the 5.9 mile distance were men, including a guest, but ladies were in the next three places, with Trudy Morrice continuing her excellent form to finish 11th in 44.23, Gemma Tutty 12th finisher, 2nd lady in 44.30 and Sarah Yeomans 13th, and 3rd lady in 44.39. 4th lady, Kirsty Naylor, was a little slower, in 51.03 just ahead of Hilary Coventry, 5th in 51.05, the improving Sarah Harrison 6th in 52.01, Lorraine Hiles 7th in 52.02, Andrea Colls 8th in 52.11, new member, Alison Whiteley, 9th in 52.46 and Clare Tempest 10th in 53.27....
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