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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
A lot of big events in Thirsk are geared to a national, even an international audience. I am thinking of vets, cyclists and bandits. The annual Christmas lights switch-on is, however, an event for the people and especially the children of Thirsk. This year was, in this observer’s opinion, the best so far, so much appreciation to Jill Miller ad her crew and to Thirsk Rotary, Steven Dresser and the other supporters who made it all work....
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Thirsk Co Op Food store celebrated paying out over £6,000 to three local charities from their community fund on Saturday 24th November.
One of the recipients, Thirsk District Community Minibus Association, was in store to thank customers personally....
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Our demonstrator for November was Don Billington from Liverpool. His theme, 'Christmas Cracker' began with two arrangements in warm colours.
The first, on two metal wire stands, held gold-glittered dark red rose 'Grand Prix', with palm leaf, conifer foliage and purple-red Dracaenas....
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Sessay CE Primary School was very proud to have three teams of young people honoured for their community spirit at the North Yorkshire Police’s Lifestyle Challenge awards held at York Racecourse on 14th November....
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I report with sadness the death of Philip Lassey, who, as Philip of Thirsk, wrote the Thirsk Weekly News’ first weekly column. “Odd Ramblings” appeared from issue No 3 at the end of July 2004, with some comments about the debate on fox hunting. As it happened it appeared next to another new series about road safety called Safer Motoring in Sixty Seconds. Philip’s cheery chats ranged over many local and national topics, and his general views were clear....
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Crowds gathered in the York Museum Gardens Wed 14 Nov, 2018 to witness the celebrations that marked the 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales.
At the stroke of noon The Saluting Troop from 329 Battery 4 Regiment Royal Artillery, based at Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, started firing 21 rounds at 10-second intervals from three 105 mm light guns. Pictures Crown Copyright by Sergeant Donald Todd RLC....
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Work on a new £6.5 million junction to serve the Sowerby Gateway development close to Thirsk is on target.
The new roadway off the A168 should be open next spring (2019) – it is part of the infrastructure stipulated when planning permission for the new homes was granted....
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On Tuesday Evening Ewe & Yarn Thirsk won the 'Best Shop in Thirsk or Northallerton' category in Minster FM Listener Awards at the Barbican in York....
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Front Street in Sowerby was quiet and still first thing on Sunday, as it usually is. Yellowing leaves fell silently onto the greens. A few dog walkers were in evidence. St Oswald’s church stood waiting, decked out in countless poppies. Slowly this changed as people gathered for a very special remembrance, the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and its appalling destruction....
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Saturday evening saw a packed village hall in Sessay, gathering for a family quiz night organized by some local youngsters in aid of Children In Need. Four primary school boys (William, Dexter, Adam and James) from the Thirsk area thought up, planned and hosted the evening with panache....
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This week there have been a number of different activities within Thirsk Community Primary School to mark the centenary of the end of the 1st World War. This includes some children and families working with Mrs Bullock to make 100 poppies using old plastic bottles and painting them and 'planting' them on our school field....
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Marton came out and put us under pressure straight away with a good attack, we managed to stop them scoring and counter attacked managing to get a goal from that we soon got into our stride and played some amazing football really enjoyable to watch....
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Below is the list of deaths of soldiers and sailors, and airmen from the parishes of Thirsk & Sowerby and other villages throughout the area. This information was collated by The Thirsk Weekly News with additional entries by some of our readers. If any of the information is incorrect please contact us and we will correct for future use....
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Every year, young and old turn out, typically on a bleak and cold Sunday for a bleak and cold remembering at the war memorials in St Mary’s church and at Sowerby, and in towns and cities and villages across the realm, as the all-too-long lists of local men who died in the two world wars and since are solemnly read out. This is a day for remembering all the good and bad things, the skill, bravery, comradeship, sacrifice and spirit of service, and then the horror of warfare and the legacy of whose who died, deprived of the chance of a fulfilling life, and those who survived with the visible or hidden scars from their experiences....
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Coffee was the order of the morning as Falcons U7s had an early start at Middlesbrough Sports Village against Riverside Juniors Reds. Thirsk started strongly and took an early lead and were playing some good football. Riverside equalized before Thirsk retook the lead almost immediately with a composed finish....
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Lord O’Neill of Gatley, who led the O’Neill Review of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake, are amongst a group of parliamentarians calling on the Health Secretary to tax antibiotics to raise funds to tackle superbugs. The O’Neill Review predicted that 10 million people every year would die as a result of AMR by 2050 and that we need to raise around $4bn per annum to tackle the problem....
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Emilia Jaques from Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe, has been announced as one of the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year 2018, alongside the boy winner, Cassian Pichler-Roca from Dean Close School in Cheltenham.
The prestigious competition included two preliminary rounds and a final in the studios of the BBC’s Philharmonic Orchestra at MediaCityUK....
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How many “road closed” signs does the County Council have? They have shifted the ones from Blakey Lane to other sites in Thirsk in need of care and attention. Our ancient bridge, probably the most knocked-about listed building in these parts, is now protected by some extra signs warning the literate that it isn’t a good place for wide or heavy vehicles, and upgraded barriers. The two rough concrete lumps have been replaced by something a little more attractive, in the form of two small but very solid brick walls....
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People using a busy public footpath in Thirsk can now look forward to making smooth progress after resurfacing work was carried out.
The footpath at The Marage has been resurfaced thanks to a recommendation of £2,550 from the Environmental Locality Budget of North Yorkshire County Council deputy leader Gareth Dadd, who represents the town....
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“Can you have a look in the market square and see if there is a man towing a large statue?” said the lady from the offices of the Thirsk Weekly News. As it happened I was sitting in a café and had just finished my favourite indulgence, a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows on top, so I ambled to the door and peered out. And sure enough, I caught sight of a statue moving slowly towards the clocktower. I had been informed that the man pulling it was a Mr Robin Hood....
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