Farewell Vicar
The Rev Nicola – Nickie – Carnall and husband Chris have moved on from St Oswald’s church after 14 years, and this was marked…
September 2019
Rural Arts shortlisted for Rural Tourist Attraction of the Year
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…
Thirsk Falcons U16s 6-1 Coulby Newham
First home game of the season for the U16s saw them take on Coulby Newham.
Century plus
One hundred and four is a wonderful and rare age. Edith Dunnill has reached this milestone, and generations of her family gathered at Sowerby…
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR APPOINTED FOR FIRST PHASE OF TREADMILLS
A contractor has been appointed to begin work on the transformational Treadmills scheme.
Huge strides in tackling antimicrobial resistance MP told
Efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are making great progress, according to medical specialists speaking at a parliamentary roundtable chaired by Thirsk and Malton…
Keeble Gateway
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…
Gardening Talks
In September the sun drops in the sky, providing a golden glow that lights up the late summer flowers in dazzling displays. Reds, golds,…
Sessay Women Win League as Families Come to Blows
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,…
Triathlete
Triathlon is a competition involving three sports: swimming, cycling and running. I admire anyone who can do one active sport, let alone three. I…
Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers
Another busy weekend saw several choices of races for members but the club championship race, the Tholthorpe 10k, was where the majority ran, with…
Cautious Celebrations
Sessay CC Emeralds arrived at Saxton CC on a bright, blustery lunchtime. Allegedly, the temperature was some twelve degrees cooler than a week earlier.…
Barbecue
When I was a child I read a book about a group of “weather wizards” who lived in a castle up in the clouds,…
HOSPITAL TO BECOME A HOSPICE
A former Thirsk hospital is be converted into Hambleton’s first permanent hospice.