Opening Times
Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm
Tel: 01845 421 015
Opening Times
Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm
Tel: 01845 421 015
The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
One hundred and four is a wonderful and rare age. Edith Dunnill has reached this milestone, and generations of her family gathered at Sowerby House where she now lives in order to celebrate with this sparky lady.
Edith was born in Thirsk in 1915, one of eleven children. She worked in nursing until a back problem ended that part of her career, and then she worked as a cleaner. Married to Jack, she had five children, two of whom, George and Kathleen, were there, together with others including great-grandson....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
First home game of the season for the U16s saw them take on Coulby Newham.
Coulby kicked off, they tried knocking the ball over the top, was collected by Sam Pyman in goal who kicked up field and Falcons scores In the first 30 seconds thanks to a goal from Hayden Guliver. 1-0. The game was scrappy in the first 10 mins with the ball zipping about on a wet pitch. After 12 min Thirsk got another, Harry Riordan making space for himself on the edge of the box to pass it into the bottom corner. 2-0. The game became more scrappy in the build up to half time but Thirsk couldn’t get another....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
Local charity and community arts centre Rural Arts has been shortlisted for ‘Rural Tourist Attraction of the Year’ in the county’s 2019 Rural Awards run by The Yorkshire Post. The awards celebrate the best of Yorkshire through inspiring achievements and services in fields such as business, farming and tourism.
Entries were shortlisted through a rigorous process following a call for entries, judged by respected figures including Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s show director, Charles Mills, northern director of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Dorothy Fairburn, chief executive and principal of Bishop Burton College....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
The Rev Nicola – Nickie – Carnall and husband Chris have moved on from St Oswald’s church after 14 years, and this was marked at a service on Sunday last when the church was filled to capacity. Nickie was initially responsible for the souls in two parishes, Sowerby and Sessay....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
New schools don’t happen very often, so it was very interesting to visit Keeble Gateway last week to meet the staff, see the building and most important to meet the children. For them this is something new, and they may not realize how new it is for everyone else there. I met with Executive Headteacher Nikkie Beniams and Assistant Head Hannah Burrell, who also carries responsibility for the special educational needs.
The school year begins in the autumn because of harvest: when the government introduced compulsory education in the late 19th Century they recognized that in many parts of the still largely rural nation children were essential workers for getting in the crops....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
Efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are making great progress, according to medical specialists speaking at a parliamentary roundtable chaired by Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake.
Mr Hollinrake met with an expert forum of clinicians, stakeholders, and policy makers, including Angela Douglas MBE from NHS England, Tracy Parker from the Department of Health and Social Care, and Professor Martin Llewelyn from the Royal College of Physicians to discuss the implementation of the UK government’s Five Year National Action Plan to reduce AMR by 2024. The plan sets out Britain’s vision for a world in which AMR is contained and controlled by 2040....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
A contractor has been appointed to begin work on the transformational Treadmills scheme.
Central Northallerton Development Company Ltd (CNDCL), which is driving forward the redevelopment of the former Northallerton Prison site in North Yorkshire, has appointed Castlehouse Construction.
The construction contract is for the first phase of the £17m scheme, which will focus on new retail units and car parking.
Yorkshire-based Castlehouse Construction will begin on site at the end of September, with the construction project expected to last for eight months.
Supermarket group Lidl and Iceland, have committed to the scheme and will open their stores after fit-out following completion of construction....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
Triathlon is a competition involving three sports: swimming, cycling and running. I admire anyone who can do one active sport, let alone three. I claim no sporting prowess, my most successful sport at school having been rifle shooting which only builds strong muscles in the right hand! Triathletes will tell you that having three sports under one’s belt is a better option than any one. For example it reduces the risk of injury from one excessive activity.
The World Triathlon Grand Final has just taken place in Lausanne in Switzerland – and at this world event the Great Britain team included the Rev Pauline Percy, who is assistant priest at St Oswald’s, Sowerby and also recently appointed as Chaplain at Queen Mary’s School at Baldersby Park. All competition involves elements of tactics and luck....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
A super sunny September Sunday greeted all comers to Sessay last weekend. The morning’s Women’s & Girls’ Softball Festival ran really well. However, sadly, the anticipated spectacle in the afternoon when champions elect, Emeralds were due to face Bradford Ladies CC, 2016 League Champions couldn’t take place as the visitors couldn’t fulfil the fixture.
Nevertheless, during the league season, Emeralds completed the double over league runners up Wrenthorpe CC as well as completing victories over both Saxton CC and Bradford CC with both of the latter conceding to Emeralds on one occasion....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
.jpg)
In September the sun drops in the sky, providing a golden glow that lights up the late summer flowers in dazzling displays. Reds, golds, yellows and bronzes fairly blaze under this angle of light – heleniums, chrysanthemums and rudbeckias are the must have daisies for this time of year.
Those flowers that originate near the equator such as dahlias, cannas, sunflowers and cosmos also keep the borders alight and flower endlessly through the autumn and into the first frosts.
September is also a good month to take cuttings. Taking cuttings needn’t be daunting and doesn’t take too long. If there’s a shrub that takes your fancy, and you’d like one for free, then grab a plastic bag and cut a few stems roughly 6” long from the shrub. The plastic bag prevents moisture loss, and the best time to take cuttings is in the morning when the stems and foliage are cool and full of water....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
A former Thirsk hospital is be converted into Hambleton’s first permanent hospice.
Hambleton District Council is to gift the Lambert Hospital to Herriot Hospice Homecare to create a facility offering a range of end of life and care services for the district – and protect it for the community for ever.
The council bought the hospital earlier this year to save it for the community it served, having been closed to patients over three years ago.
Councillors have considered a wide range of ideas on how to convert the buildings - which included undertaking widespread public consultation to gather local views. More than 600 people put forward suggestions – most of which confirmed initial proposals from the authority - to use the building for palliative / respite care through a local hospice, with many specifying Herriot Hospice....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
When I was a child I read a book about a group of “weather wizards” who lived in a castle up in the clouds, hidden from view by those clouds but busy creating the weather. In a series of large glass jars they kept a range of meteorological phenomena, such as lightning, hail and snow. These they dispensed according to some plan which I cannot now recall.
This came to mind last Saturday as I helped with an outdoor barbecue put on by the churches for the children and residents of the Paddocks, the group of houses off Station Road. Today’s weather wizards put out forecasts detailing the percentage risk of rain, but when they say there will be bright intervals they are hedging their bets: it will either be raining or it will not, which is not altogether helpful. Saturday morning dropped occasional moments of drizzle, but nothing too serious. The event was due to start at 3pm....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
Sessay CC Emeralds arrived at Saxton CC on a bright, blustery lunchtime. Allegedly, the temperature was some twelve degrees cooler than a week earlier. Although both clubs were a few players shy of fielding their strongest team, the host’s line up featured several very able, senior, as well as junior representative level players. Whilst the visitors may have had to cede in terms of cumulative experience, they could claim to hold the advantage in terms of strength in depth.
At the toss, Amy Burton called correctly for Sessay and invited Saxton to bat. Jessica Woolston beat Clare Barrett-Mold’s defence with the second delivery of the innings to devastating effect. Bowling against her former team Jess Tully bowled a nervous first over before delivering a miserly three overs....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
Another busy weekend saw several choices of races for members but the club championship race, the Tholthorpe 10k, was where the majority ran, with 16 out of 430 finishers. For once, conditions were almost ideal - usually it is hot - though there was a wind in places, and people achieved very good times. Tom Levi continues to be excellent, coming 5th in a PB time of 34.38, and he was also awarded 3rd place in the North Yorkshire Championships. Mike Cropper, another who is getting some good results, came 39th in 41.12, with evergreen Stephan Tomaszewski 43rd in 41.23. Since David Tervit has been with the club, he too has improved dramatically, and came 93rd in PB 45.27, Rob Burn, carrying an injury, 148th in 47.12, Andy Butcher 127th in 48.32, Paul Bradford 180th in 50.04, Geoff Bullock 208th in 51.38, Kirsty Naylor 224th in 52.26, Faith Coy 258th in 54.32....
(TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE PLEASE SEE THE NEWSPAPER)
