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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
30th September, 2023.
A lovely morning in the south of York which saw our u9 girls go to Bishopthorpe looking to continue growing as a new team and new footballers....
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30th September, 2023.
Thirsk Rotary have helped Community Works Dementia Club by donating £1,500 to help with transport costs for a new project for people....
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30th September, 2023.
Over the years there are two animals that have put the village of Kilburn on the map: a tiny mouse and a mighty horse....
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30th September, 2023.
The busy summer Dave Parry fell race season drew to a close as the evenings started to draw in, where it began, at Fryup, with the tough Fryup Frazzler....
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23rd September, 2023.
In the old days, every village had its hierarchy, the squire, the priest, the doctor and the schoolmaster....
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23rd September, 2023.
Business leaders have welcomed the close collaboration with highways officers following a visit to view essential maintenance of a vital east-west route....
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23rd September, 2023.
A delayed start to the season saw Thirsk Falcons U10 Blues make the long trip up Wensleydale to Carperby...
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23rd September, 2023.
Radfield Home Care York, Thirsk & Ryedale has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme launched by the Centre for Ageing Better to improve the recruitment...
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16th September, 2023.
Cheese lovers at the Great Yorkshire Show have raised more than £5,000 for Herriot Hospice Homecare to go towards providing vital hospice care...
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16th September, 2023.
Everyone loves a visit to the cinema, but how often have you wondered what it's like to see what's actually in there in daylight...
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16th September, 2023.
Unusually high temperatures, making life difficult for everyone, were even more difficult for the thousands who did the Great North Run on Sunday...
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16th September, 2023.
The last bank holiday before Christmas (surely too long a gap!) coincided very rarely with a heatwave, and we celebrated by walking down to the Scotch Corner Chapel...
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9th September, 2023.
Another busy week saw 25 members among the 348 assembled for the 27th running of the popular Tholthorpe 10k on another very warm morning...
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9th September, 2023.
Residents from Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk were surprised with a special trip onboard ‘The Pride of Ripon’ narrowboat to sail down the Ripon canal...
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9th September, 2023.
I was delighted to visit the newly restored Bilsdale mast and meet local staff working on the site...
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2nd September, 2023.
Thirsk seems to be an up and coming place to visit and enjoy much more this summer, with a recent series of events around the town, along with its James Herriot Museum and Thirsk Museum...
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2nd September, 2023.
Students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have just received their GCSE results and we are so proud of them...
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2nd September, 2023.
After 50 years hairdressing, JAS salon owner, Julie Scatchard is set to retire...
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2nd September, 2023.
The latest lifesaving equipment has been installed at five of North Yorkshire’s leisure facilities...
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26th August, 2023.
Students from the College celebrate their successful results
Students from Thirsk School and Sixth Form College have been celebrating another set of extremely strong A level results...
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26th August, 2023.
On another, fine, dry, evening, the Sessay Swift 6k was once again a huge success, and thanks to Duncan Fothergill and his team for getting the show on the road, and to local clubs for giving it such huge support...
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19th August, 2023.
The latest sculptures forming part of the Sowerby Gateway Public Art Strategy have been unveiled at a new housing development in Thirsk...
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19th August, 2023.
Travellers at Thirsk station on Monday who wanted to buy tickets using the electronic machine on the platform were in for a disappointment - the machine was out of order...
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19th August, 2023.
The major route leading to Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital is set to be resurfaced to improve the quality of the busy road...
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19th August, 2023.
The colours in the woods are changing – reds are coming back, heavy bunches of Rowan berries augur well for winter feeding birds, and the spectacular scarlet spikes of Arum Lily stand out in the tired foliage...
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12th August, 2023.
Holy Rood House, Centre of Health and Pastoral Care, has recently celebrated 30 years of being a Charity in Thirsk, North Yorkshire...
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12th August, 2023.
A Thirsk man has been completing a series of physical challenges to fundraise for Yorkshire Cancer Research, after losing friend to cancer...
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12th August, 2023.
For their annual visit this year, Thirsk & Carlton Miniott W.I. visited Dunesford Vineyard, near Boroughbridge, where they learned about grape varieties suitable for cooler climates, and the pruning and care required for grape production, often carried out by vineyard volunteers....
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12th August, 2023.
Last Sunday, Thirsk and Sowerby Festival organizers pulled off another very well attended celebration of Thirsk and Sowerby life on the Flatts ground...
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5th August, 2023.
It was with sadness that members heard of the death of former Thirsk and Sowerby Harrier, Ernie Huck, after a lengthy illness...
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5th August, 2023.
Alanbrooke Academy, on Alanbrooke Barrack, Topcliffe, a proud member of the Elevate Multi Academy Trust, is celebrating, as the end-of-year results have delivered exceptional achievements for its pupils....
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5th August, 2023.
On Wednesday last, stand- up tv/radio and world comedy festival contributor, Ian Moore, came to Yorkshire....
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5th August, 2023.
As we end our year, we have been reflecting together on our successes and celebrations as a school....
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29th July, 2023.
Started in 1987, Thirsk Rotary Club decided to present an award to each of the primary schools that feed into Thirsk High School to be made to a Year 6 pupil just before they left for the ‘Big School’.......
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29th July, 2023.
I am indebted to John Garside, whom I ran into twice, in the excellent greengrocer's in Thirsk, presumably he was practising what he preached as a GP and collecting his five a day.......
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29th July, 2023.
I am indebted to John Garside, whom I ran into twice, in the excellent greengrocer's in Thirsk, presumably he was practising what he preached as a GP and collecting his five a day.......
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29th July, 2023.
There was an air of celebration at Fountains Abbey on Saturday for the 400th park run there, doubly so for Thirsk and Sowerby as Bronwyn Mayo completed her 300th park run and Paul Adams did his 250th Fountains Abbey park run.......
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29th July, 2023.
With all the turmoil surrounding the actors and screenwriters strike in the US and the perilous state of various cinema chains nationwide it's good to know that there are blockbusters on release that will hopefully get audiences rushing into our hard-hit venues.......
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22nd July, 2023.
Each Thursday, I wake up wondering what the burden of this column will be in a weeks time.
This time, the answer came through the post, not to me but to my partner, in the shape of a letter from Barclay's Bank, announcing the closure of the branch in Thirsk, in October.......
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22nd July, 2023.
These are some of the young musicians from Thirsk Royal British Legion Band who were presented with music awards at the bands summer concert.......
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22nd July, 2023.
Queen Mary's School, an all-girls independent school located near Topcliffe, is the latest North Yorkshire school to receive the prestigious School of Sanctuary award.......
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22nd July, 2023.
Hartlepool United have snapped up strapping 17-year-old striker Alfie Steel on a two-year apprenticeship.......
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15th July, 2023.
Cyclones, munchkins, witches and a very familiar looking wizard, a yellow brick road and an Emerald city guarded by 2 very snazzy looking guards.......
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15th July, 2023.
PETER BARR, who more than anyone else is responsible for the survival of the cinema in Thirsk, to the point when it was taken over by the present volunteer group, has sadly died.......
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15th July, 2023.
Residents and staff members from Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk thanked their local NHS workers recently, in honour of the NHS 75th anniversary.......
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15th July, 2023.
With light summer evenings and warmer weather, fell races are coming up thick and fast, the latest being Inclined to Madness, so call because part of it is along an incline along the railway line used to transport ironstone in the past.......
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8th July, 2023.
Local affection and support for the names of Herriot and Lambert and the care they represent shone out last weekend.......
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8th July, 2023.
Terry Brimelow after 23 years service has recently retired from Rotary but he will continue to be involved with the Santa experience in conjunction with Thirsk Garden Centre.......
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8th July, 2023.
St Mary’s Church, Thirsk was the venue for a charity music concert to raise funds for Cancer Research UK on 24 June.......
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8th July, 2023.
Looking at the recent family and scouting photos of Sowerby and District St. George’s Day Parade in April, it is hard to see who has the more pride on the day.......
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1st July, 2023.
In aid of the local North Yorkshire Herriot Hospice charity fund raising scheme currently being developed in Thirsk’s old Lambert hospital.......
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1st July, 2023.
On Thursday 1st June, we welcomed Jo Purdey from Scarborough. Her theme was "Mamma Mia", and the familiar music accompanied the arrangements.......
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1st July, 2023.
At about 5.20pm Monday 26th June there was a traffic accident on Front Street Sowerby between the junction with Back Lane and Green Lane.......
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1st July, 2023.
This is the name of a new art gallery that has sprung into being recently in Thirsk.......
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24th June, 2023.
What an amazing day we had at our Coronation colour run organized by our superstar PTA team.......
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24th June, 2023.
One of the last acts of the old Hambleton District Council which will have a positive effect on the economy in Thirsk, was the sale of the building in the Market Place (a former public toilet) to its present incumbent, the volunteer-run Thirsk Tourist Office.......
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24th June, 2023.
Thirsk church entertained a large number of visitors on Saturday afternoon with a free living history celebration.......
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24th June, 2023.
Last Saturday White Rose bookshop, in Thirsk, held another successful meet the public event with local author, ex primary schoolteacher Jane Clack, who talked with excited children and parents about her books.......
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17th June, 2023.
Last Wednesday morning 7th June, Peter Wright, the Thirsk tv vet, beloved of Channel Five’s “The Yorkshire Vet” series, and formerly local vet in the town and who was mentored by Alf White, James Herriot, undertook a gruelling cycle ride from Morecombe to Bridlington, accompanied and spurred on long time friends and family, Andy Cooper, Andy Carver and Paul Pattison.......
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17th June, 2023.
Members of Thirsk White Horse Swim Team are taking the plunge after receiving a welcome cash boost for new equipment.......
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17th June, 2023.
Malcolm Myers and his dog Buddy were out walking last Wednesday afternoon 7th June, in Thirsk.......
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17th June, 2023.
Thirsk very own famed rower, who rowed to Antiqua has a new challenge.
From Facebook: For months now I’ve been working behind the scenes on an idea I’ve had for a couple of years now.......
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10th June, 2023.
Community Works, a Thirsk based charity who run a Food Bank, services for people living with dementia, work with vulnerable women and more has had the impact of its current services and future ambitions recognized with its selection as a 2023 Weston Charity Awards winner.......
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10th June, 2023.
A team of four girls age 10 - 13 competed in the 70cm Showjumping National Schools Championship, after a fantastic win in the qualification rounds at Northallerton Equestrian Centre finishing first in the county.......
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10th June, 2023.
Last Saturday, in Thirsk, tv vet Julian Norton had two celebrations in the White Rose Bookshop’s beautiful garden in Thirsk: his birthday and the publication of his eighth book about life as a vet in North Yorkshire.......
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10th June, 2023.
An Army veteran, who was forced to give up military life due to injury, has raised almost £9,000 by embarking on one of Scotland’s toughest endurance challenges.......
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3rd June, 2023.
Sunday saw the start of the Northallerton 10k on the High Street on a fine sunny morning, with 32 Harriers in the field of 830 for the latest Club Championship race.......
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3rd June, 2023.
Rural Arts North Yorkshire has been up and running for thirty years, enlivening the cultural scene not only in their repurposed Magistrates Court House headquarters.......
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3rd June, 2023.
I very much welcome that Knayton C of E Academy, near Thirsk, is set to receive a share of the Government's £450 million in extra funding to improve school buildings.......
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27th May, 2023.
The long-awaited BP fuel station on York Road in Thirsk has opened, with the traditional ceremony of cutting a ribbon.......
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27th May, 2023.
Members of the Northallerton Amateur Variety Company have been doing their bit to support the Herriot Hospice@The Lambert Appea to open a hospice in Thirsk, with a £5,000 boost.......
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27th May, 2023.
On Wednesday, 17th May 2023, Topcliffe CofE Academy were visited by some very generous members of the local community.......
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27th May, 2023.
Perhaps the toughest of the Dave Parry Fell Race Series, the Fox and Hounds, was chosen for the latest club championship race, event 1 in the summer series on another day with warm sunshine and blue skies.......
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20th May, 2023.
Stephen Eames, the Chief Executive of Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, is this week celebrating 50 years working in the NHS.......
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20th May, 2023.
What a weekend!
On Friday we celebrated our Juniors with an awards evening and BBQ. Great fun was had by all, the sun shone and the fun was had by all.......
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20th May, 2023.
Residents at Thirsk care home, Hambleton Grange, had a ‘wonderful’ time when they celebrated the coronation of King Charles III with their friends, families, and the community.......
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20th May, 2023.
AN INSPIRATIONAL student who has gone ‘above and beyond’ to enhance the wellbeing of others at her college has received an award for her extensive volunteer work.......
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13th May, 2023.
A former pupil from Thirsk High School and a past member of the Hurworth Pony Club took part in the Kings Coronation on Saturday 6th May.......
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13th May, 2023.
A quintessentially British Royal Tea Party.......
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13th May, 2023.
The bells at St Oswald’s Sowerby and St Mary’s Thirsk were rung on the morning of the Coronation.......
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13th May, 2023.
Coronation Day saw a big turnout, 473, for the latest park run at Fountains Abbey. Diana Williams was celebrating achieving her 50th park run, and 14 members were there in support.......
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6th May, 2023.
The Yarn Bombers have extended their activity to our local post box – giving a new slant to the term “Royal Mail”!.......
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6th May, 2023.
What a pity that Melmerby 10k and Kirkbymoorside 10k happened on the same day as there are doubtless people who would have done both.......
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6th May, 2023.
Ben and Chalire Holmes, the young brothers from Thirsk (along with their dad Sean Holmes) managed to complete.......
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29th April, 2023.
A local parrot sanctuary which recently gained charity status held its first open day on Sunday 23 April, welcoming hundreds of visitors and raising over £1,700 to support its work.......
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29th April, 2023.
Ambitious plans to support families around Thirsk by Herriot Hospice Homecare and a quaint rural village church are to benefit by nearly £700 each, thanks to a sell-out charity concert.......
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29th April, 2023.
I am old enough to remember the last coronation, the appearance of a television set, street parties on the council estate next door to us (but not on our “thinking itself above such things” private estate!) a Tudor themed fair at school, and models of the gold state coach.......
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29th April, 2023.
On Thursday 6th April, we welcomed Judy Watker from Leeds. Her theme was "All That jazz". To illustrate this she used a range of music-related items reminiscent of the Thirties.......
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22nd April, 2023.
One of the additional pleasures of taking a walk in our glorious countryside is reading the inscriptions on the memorial seats along such routes as the circuit of the Cod Beck Reservoir (above Osmotherly) or along the edge of Sutton Bank.......
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22nd April, 2023.
Children from First Steps Day Nursery in Thirsk had an egg-cellent time when they visited Hambleton Grange care home for an Easter egg hunt.......
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22nd April, 2023.
A squad of 9 arrived in the sunshine to take part in the final set of games for this season. We were in with Wakefield, Hull and Halifax.......
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22nd April, 2023.
The Market Place in Thirsk was busier than ever on Sunday last, not only with the monthly Artisan Market, but also with a procession of vintage tractors.......
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15th April, 2023.
Thirsk is very lucky for the range of art opportunities available – apart from the permanent yet ever changing offerings of the Zillah Bell Gallery in Kirkgate.......
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15th April, 2023.
Good Friday
More than a hundred people took part in the traditional Good Friday Walk of Witness organized by Churches Together in Thirsk.......
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15th April, 2023.
Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe, took on a charity House Row Challenge to support the Row for Amy appeal for former pupil, Amy Osborne, in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) to find out which House could row the furthest across the Atlantic.......
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15th April, 2023.
The Easter Sunday Helmsley Multi Terrain 10k Challenge is all of those things - and especially the Challenge part!
There is a long drawn out uphill on road to begin, followed by stretches through forest trails and finishing by a run across fields and back to the start, and the downhill is so gradual you don't even notice it.......
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8th April, 2023.
Thirsk’s Museum of local things and people has undergone a winter makeover, with some popular displays and new items selected from its archives as it reopened this week.
Visitors to the building on Kirkgate opposite the World of James Herriot find themselves walking into what feels like the front room of a Victorian home before exploring the other rooms.......
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8th April, 2023.
The U10 Blues finished their season in beautiful spring weather this weekend with their last game of the season against Cargo Fleet.
The Blues started the game well and were the first team to make advances towards the opposition goal. The focus of the team for the game was to get shots away as often as possible and that’s what the boys did.
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8th April, 2023.
Work is starting again on the affordable housing development on Back Lane which was disrupted by the collapse of the previous contractor Tolent. The new builder chosen by Karbon Homes is T Manners & Sons, who are already working on Karbon’s other Sowerby sit in Saxty Way......
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8th April, 2023.
I was at a meeting of the volunteer board at the Ritz Cinema last week, when one of my colleagues said he had written to the producers of the recently screened Downton Abbey sequel, complaining that “a visit to the cinema in Thirsk” had been filmed in an auditorium that was demonstrably not our cherished local Ritz!
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1st April, 2023.
As Easter, and the end of the financial year looms, spring starts to become more evident as crocuses and snowdrops are supplanted by daffodils and blossom; even the bollards in the Market Place have become dressed overall in a seasonal offering of knitted nonsense............
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1st April, 2023.
Congratulations to all the U10 Girls who played in the EH Cup at Wakefield on Sunday............
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1st April, 2023.
This week saw the Clarets travel up to Catterick for their penultimate away game. On what was a mild morning, it was primed for a perfect game of football and it didn’t disappoint............
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1st April, 2023.
Having recently moved into the area and a keen amateur photographer took advantage of the massive Aurora alert overnight 23rd/24th March............
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25th March, 2023.
Amid a heavy downpour last weekend, the weather did not spoil the afternoon high tea celebrations for the ladies and guests of Thirsk Royal British Legion, in Kirkgate, Thirsk, last Saturday............
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25th March, 2023.
The stretch of Sowerby Road from Four Lane Ends, down to the junction with Green Lane East, has been made one way southwards............
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25th March, 2023.
Last Saturday saw a real downpour across much of the country, which did not spoil the occasion when Thirsk Falcon’s men’s team took on Stokesley Sports Club F.C. in a home game at Sowerby Sports Village on their 3G pitch............
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25th March, 2023.
Thirsk & Carlton Miniott WI enjoyed a crafty evening this month, painting Easter pots, which we filled with chocolate eggs............
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18th March, 2023.
YOU CAN FIND MAGIC WHEREVER YOU LOOK.
SIT BACK AND RELAX, ALL YOU NEED IS A BOOK! - Dr Seuss
To celebrate World Book Day we transformed our school hall into an indoor picnic area and held a Brilliant Book - nic!!!
BOOK - BUDDY - BISCUIT
The children were asked to bring in their favourite book and pupils in KS2 were buddied up with children from Nursery and KS1 to sit and share their most loved stories (and a biscuit) together............
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18th March, 2023.
Careers highlighted included Publishing, Investment Management, Public Healthcare and Entrepreneurship.
Pupils from Queen Mary’s School, near Topcliffe, were inspired by speakers from a variety of industries at their recent Futures Forum............
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18th March, 2023.
Sunday dawned fine at the weekend making for almost ideal conditions for those running the Thirsk 10 on Sunday.
Snow and ice during the previous few days had given cause for worry, but all went well under the leadership of Helen Ashworth and her team............
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18th March, 2023.
Last month’s speaker at Thirsk & Carlton Miniott W.I. was Alex Russell from Bishopton Vets, who have recently opened a purpose built veterinary centre in Thirsk............
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11th March, 2023.
Local club confirms its junior sponsorship deals and showcases new kits at family event.
Thirsk RUFC has welcomed junior club sponsors and revealed its new kits............
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11th March, 2023.
Once again a housing development in Sowerby stands deserted as the building company has gone bust. The only sound on the normally busy and noisy site in Back Lane is birdsong and the flapping of plastic sheets protecting some of the partly built walls............
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11th March, 2023.
With Junior races setting off the proceedings, Thomas Gwillam was first to run, recording a time of 13.11 at the Whitby Cross Country, the final race of the season apart from the relays at Darlington in a week or two............
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11th March, 2023.
Thirsk took the short trip to Wetherby this morning to play the away fixture in the league. The last few games between the sides have always be close matched games............
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4th March, 2023.
The Blues hosted Billingham today in a match of contrasting
styles of football from the teams............
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4th March, 2023.
The first concert of the year for a much-loved choir in North
Yorkshire looks set to boost two
local charities...........
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4th March, 2023.
Thirsk Ladies Circle has announced that, as it enters
its sixth year, it has adopted
Herriot Hospice Homecare as their
chosen charity for 2023..........
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4th March, 2023.
A welcome sight: work is under
way to refurbish the former
Lambert Memorial Hospital and
turn it into a well-equipped and
welcoming hospice.........
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25th February, 2023.
Last Saturday Thirsk Falcon’s Men’s team played Staithes Athletic at Sowerby Sports Village at Sowerby Gateway.
Staithes were not expecting to do well and their supporters assumed Thirsk would play hard and defeat their team from the start........
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25th February, 2023.
HARD work has paid off for athletes from Allerton Juniors Athletics Club, many of whom have been selected to compete for North Yorkshire or Cleveland in Cross Country, Indoor Athletics and Sportshall competitions........
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25th February, 2023.
Thirsk started the game on the front foot playing some brilliant football just very unlucky not to find a breakthrough........
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25th February, 2023.
Cundall Manor Pupils took part in a Fun Run to help raise £4,000 for the Magnolia Centre in memory of a much missed teacher, Dan Woods who taught at Cundall Manor........
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18th February, 2023.
2022 Has been the first full year of competition since 2019 for Thirsk White Horse Swim Team and what a successful year it has been.
Their swimmers continued in the way that they finished 2021 with dedication and determination........
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18th February, 2023.
Matt Jones had a busy weekend at the Bloodaxe 2 hour Challenge, based at the York Sports Village. The idea was to do as many of the flat 1k laps as you could manage in 2 hours, with plenty of drinks and energy boosts available at all times, and with such favourable conditions, many PBs were achieved........
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18th February, 2023.
Two years ago, the Lambert Health Centre (not to be confused with the adjacent hospital, which has now been taken over by Herriot Hospice Homecare) obtained temporary planning consent to place a shipping container on a concealed part of their site, to house patient records which were still in old fashioned paper files........
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18th February, 2023.
PLANS for a new surgical hub at the Friarage Hospital, which will more than double the number of planned operations the hospital carries out each year, have received final approval........
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11th February, 2023.
A very special animal went under the hammer at Thirsk Farmers Mart Tuesday 31st January........
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11th February, 2023.
A new tree trail is being introduced across North Yorkshire to act as a lasting memorial to all those who lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic and to thank people for contributing so much........
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11th February, 2023.
Under 12 Girls A Team
The under 12 girls A team were over in Wakefield playing at Slazenger HC for the first round of the In2Hockey cup 22/23........
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11th February, 2023.
Just before Christmas Thirsk Falcons men’s team began a fight back to regain some momentum in the North Riding league, after having had a poor start for the new season from September........
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4th February, 2023.
A farm attraction near Thirsk has been recognized as one of the best in the country at an industry awards ceremony........
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4th February, 2023.
January’s Thirsk Repair Café, their sixth since starting up last year, was the busiest to date. They tackled 34 repairs in 3 hours........
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4th February, 2023.
Fourteen Harriers were among the 418 runners at Fountains Abbey on Saturday helping Pete Jackson and Duncan Fothergill celebrate their milestone 50th park run on a fine, dry, cold morning........
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4th February, 2023.
Local magician, entertainer and presenter on YorkMix, Tim Lichfield has been named the National Winner as “Best Magician” for weddings in Yorkshire & North East at The Wedding Industry Awards 2023........
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28th January, 2023.
Congratulations to Thirsk and Northallerton Golf Club 2022 Captains, Matthew Creighton and Lesley Thom who have raised £3,826 for Herriot Hospice Homecare @ The Lambert........
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28th January, 2023.
On a cold and frosty day, Thirsk welcomed Fulford to the SSV for what turned out to be an entertaining game. Fulford started strong from the start and dominated early on, where as Thirsk weren’t themselves and began the game slowly........
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28th January, 2023.
Work is well in hand now for the popular Thirsk 10, and entries are invited at bookitzone.com.
The 10 mile race over roads, and mostly level - unless you count a couple of railway bridges - is ideal for a personal best time if you are a regular runner, but also for more recent starters who can test themselves out........
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28th January, 2023.
An Army veteran, who was forced to give up military life due to injury, is pledging to plough ‘every penny’ back into the charity that helped him rebuild his life by embarking on one of Scotland’s toughest endurance challenges........
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21st January, 2023.
Thirsk RBL Band had much to celebrate over the festive season, with a packed Thirsk Town Hall enjoying its annual Christmas Concert, where not one but two awards were handed out........
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21st January, 2023.
The idea of a Repair Cafe in Thirsk was first discussed in 2020, but due to the pandemic was unable able to start until June last year........
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21st January, 2023.
A bumper turnout saw 34 Harriers at the first cross country of the year at Ormesby Hall, on a course which, though fairly level, was nothing short of a quagmire in places! (Rob Burn says mud is essential for a true cross country........
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21st January, 2023.
Saturday brought Brompton to play U9 Clarets at SSV due to Brompton’s pitch conditions.
The game was action packed and exciting from the get go. Thirsk came ready to battle and went into the the first half fierce and full of determination........
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14th January, 2023.
Rotary in Thirsk presented a cheque for £3,000 to the trustees of the local charity ‘Herriot Hospice at The Lambert’........
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14th January, 2023.
Care home resident, Edith Bowmer, who lives at Hambleton Grange in Thirsk, celebrated her 100th birthday in style recently when she was given a VIP tour of St James’ Park, the home of her favourite football team........
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14th January, 2023.
Thirsk-based hospice care charity Herriot Hospice Homecare is seeking keen runners to challenge themselves whilst raising funds for local families living with terminal illness and bereavement........
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14th January, 2023.
Thirsk Falcons Clarets U9’s vs Catterick Village Panthers U9’s.
The Clarets U9s first match in 2023, saw a very wet and windy morning. Thirsk were on home ground vs Catterick Village Panthers........
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7th January, 2023.
The final race of the year in the Dave Parry Winter Fell Race series, Race 4 at Guisborough Woods, had 169 entrants, 6 of them being from Thirsk and Sowerby.
The 3 lap course with a bit of everything, - fast and flat, steep ascents and slithery descents - saw Andrew Price coming in 12th in 44.44, Paul Peacock 49th in 51.39........
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7th January, 2023.
A new charter is being drawn up to strongly support grassroots democracy across North Yorkshire and ensure communities are best served with the launch of a new council covering England’s largest county........
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7th January, 2023.
The President of the NFU has recently met with the Prime Minister to discuss the significant issues facing British food and farming and the importance of a government which prioritizes food and energy security........
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31st December, 2022.
Knitted treasures
The Yarnbombers: what can we say? Their skill, ingenuity and sheer sense of fun have added so much to the centre of Thirsk ever since that first little project to decorate the centre for the Tour de Yorkshire.
This year they have put on a series of displays including the Jubilee and then sadly for the death of the Queen. Long may they knit and crochet on Wednesdays at the Town Hall........
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31st December, 2022.
Thornton Le Moor’s (north of Thirsk) cricket pavilion has undergone a complete transformation with the help of council cash.
The project which has been split into three phases, included a complete overhaul of the interior and exterior of the current pavilion to create a more modern and inviting pavilion........
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31st December, 2022.
Households are being given key tips on how to cut their energy bills while cooking meals to combat the cost of living crisis with the launch of a new guide in North Yorkshire........
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31st December, 2022.
An incredible 12.5 million meals provided by Tesco customers despite unprecedented year.
Despite a year which has seen the UK in the grip of the cost-of-living crisis, Tesco shoppers have been their most generous ever in support of foodbanks and local charities, with customers in Yorkshire thanked for their food donations........
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24th December, 2022.
It’s that time of year again when the tree is standing proud and twinkly in the school hall, Christmas songs are playing and there is a steady flow of glitter in the classrooms........
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24th December, 2022.
It is that time of year again and Thirsk’s Royal British Legion knows how to hold a successful children’s party for member’s families, held at the Kirkgate Club on 17th December........
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24th December, 2022.
A very pleasant social evening at Thirsk Athletic Club followed the Christmas Handicap on the Sowerby Gateway track, and, on an ideal - and a significantly warmer - evening for running, there were a good number of PBs........
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24th December, 2022.
Alanbrooke Academy, Thirsk and Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, are part of the latest 239 schools across England set to benefit from the Conservative Government’s ten-year School Rebuilding Programme, which has invested over £13 billion to maintain and improve schools since 2015........
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17th December, 2022.
A very happy social and presentation evening was held at the weekend at Thirsk Athletic Club.
In a hugely competitive Age Adjusted Championship, involving mostly actual races but also a few virtual runs, Rob Burn and Paul Peacock couldn't be separated and finished on equal points in the men's competition with Alan Simpson not far behind in 3rd place........
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17th December, 2022.
The Clarets U9’s were on home ground this weekend, hosting Catterick Garrison Comrades. The lads warmed up and were eager to get going on what was a very cold and frosty morning at SSV........
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17th December, 2022.
Inspired Pet Nutrition (Dalton) celebrates having donated over 3.5 million meals to animals in need as part of its charitable initiative........
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17th December, 2022.
Police in North Yorkshire have arrested eighteen people in the first eight days of this year’s annual Christmas drink and drug drive campaign........
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10th December, 2022.
‘Tis the season to be merry, but some of us may not be feeling all that Christmassy, what with the cost of living crisis, lack of confidence in our masters........
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10th December, 2022.
The U15s went to Whitby on a cold, went and dark December afternoon to play Fishburn Park. Having met them earlier in the season for a close and well matched encounter, Thirsk went into the game looking forward to getting a positive result........
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10th December, 2022.
Summerhill, Hartlepool, was the venue for the latest NYSD cross country fixture, on a wet, cold morning over a true cross country course with ups and downs and plenty of mud on the course........
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10th December, 2022.
SITE clearance work to pave the way for the Friarage Hospital’s planned surgical hub is due to take place over the coming months........
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3rd December, 2022.
It was back after three years – all the fun of switching on the lights in the centre of Thirsk, and this year was better than ever before, lights, colour, noise and razzamatazz........
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3rd December, 2022.
It was another landmark park run at the weekend, this time for Tracey Docherty, who was achieving her 100th at the Fountains Abbey event, with husband Alan on hand as one of the volunteer timekeepers at the finish........
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3rd December, 2022.
Josh Murray, the Kitchen Manager at Hambleton Grange care home, operated by Ideal Carehomes, has been awarded the ‘MasterChef of the Year’ award at the Ideal Care Awards 2022........
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3rd December, 2022.
Derby Day!!
The U10 Golds and Blues met for a mid season friendly this Sunday. With many of the two teams going to school together the game was played with an uncommon familiarity but also in great spirits........
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