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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
What do you think of when you think about the work of a firefighter? Service, risk, sacrifice, skill and humanity come to mind. To serve your town and county as a retained firefighter is laudable. To do it for more than 45 years – is amazing. Eric Campbell has done just that. He signed up with North Riding Fire Brigade on 18 April 1973 and worked his last shift with North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service on 18 October 2018. During that time he has attended an estimated 9,000 fire calls, 2,184 drill nights, been “on call” for 15,500 days including 44 Christmas Days and has held every operational role up to station officer....
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The children of Thirsk Community Primary School were involved in a Wheelchair basketball coaching session with Brian Russell. This activity proved to be a real hit, with the children stating they thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
The training made the children appreciate that wheelchair basketball requires a lot of skill - If not more than regular basketball, as there were many things to have to think about and do all at the same time....
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4.02pm – I arrive at Carlton Lodge (Carlton Miniott, Thirsk) at the tail end of the afternoon of activities North Yorkshire Youth put on every year for the voluntary youth clubs. Young people are building rafts, jumping in the water. It’s unseasonably mild but I still hope Staithes Youth Club get dry properly before they take part in The Big Youth Sleep Out tonight. I think about tonight - should I take my contact lenses out? Do homeless people wear contact lenses? I’m not sure if they do. I decide I’ll leave them in case I have to get my bearings quickly....
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The equestrian teams from Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe have put Yorkshire on the map this weekend as they have become the top English school equestrian team in two of their respective classes.
A record seven teams and six individual girls took part in the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Championship Finals this weekend and amongst strong competition competed in Show Jumping and Jumping With Style classes at 70cm, 80cm, 90cm and 110cm....
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Sowerby Scout Leader presented with a top honour for contributing more than 10 years’ outstanding service to the Scout movement.
Jon Goom, the Group Scout Leader at 1st Sowerby Scout Group, was presented with the Medal of Merit by the District Commissioner Aimée Dubiel.
The medal is awarded for outstanding service while holding an adult appointment in Scouting for a minimum of 10 years....
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A record seven teams and six individual girls from Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe, have qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association Championship Finals and this week will travel down to Keysoe to compete to be national champions.
The girls will compete over the four day event against strong competition in Show Jumping and Jumping with Style classes where they have previously been crowned national champions....
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Blakey Lane is quite peaceful at present. The road is closed while the two ugly concrete blocks that restricted the road width are replaced by two rather pretty low brick walls....
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Police in North Yorkshire are working to reunite hundreds of suspected stolen animals with their rightful owners.
More than 400 animals – including dogs, sheep, goats, rabbits, turkeys, ducks and chickens – have been seized as part of the investigation, and are being looked after in secure locations.
Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Taskforce located a man in suspicious circumstances on land in the Thirsk area at about 4pm on Friday 12 October 2018....
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The legacy of James Herriot lives on. Last week I met up with three American vets, who were on a “pilgrimage” to The Surgery. Dr Ada Guzman from New York, and Drs Andrea Freeman and Deborah Ward both from New Jersey were in Thirsk on a vacation. All Creatures Great and Small may no longer be playing here, but the Herriot brand remains big in the USA. They stopped off on their way to Inverness. “As young children we read those books and were inspired to become vets. Those books change young people's lives around the world!” they explained. Mo Penson was their host...
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On Tuesday 11th September, all the children from Y5/6 at Thirsk Community Primary School went to Eden Camp as part of their forthcoming WW2 topic. The children and staff decided to make the day more memorable and dressed up from that era...
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14 year old Max Lawson from Carlton Miniott competed in the UK and IRE football freestyle competition in London on Sunday 23rd September. Max was ranked 5th in the Rookie Catergory after performing a 45 second routine in the qualifications round...
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Last Sunday afternoon, having recently completed a highly successful cricket season, ten of the Sessay CC Emeralds squad visited Melroses Yard Studios in York for a good old sing song with a difference...it ended with the production of a CD, each girl leaving with a copy...
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