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The Thirsk Weekly News is a family-owned paper for Thirsk and the surrounding area
Thirsk Community Primary School celebrated their final assembly of this school year with a celebration of achievements and presentation of trophies.
Awards presented included the Ian Johnson Girl and Boy award for overall perseverance and hardwork....
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They won!!! Bangers and Thrash, a school rock band, made up of Y4 pupils from Cundall Manor School, have been crowned winners of Minster FM’s Battle of the Bands contest 2019. The six boys, Gus Fenby on vocals, drummer Oliver Lee and guitarists, Joshua Reece, Zach Old, Tommy Marston and James Craig are all aged just 9 years old and were the only primary school aged band in the final.
Much appreciation to the Thirsk Weekly News and Easingwold Advertiser readers for your support....
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Holy Rood House, on Sowerby Road, Thirsk, ran a 24-hour musical marathon at the weekend to raise money for their Appeal to buy Holy Rood House and Gardens. This Centre of Health and Pastoral Care of 26 years arranged a wonderful array of music starting with busking in Thirsk town centre and being interviewed for Radio York. The mayor of Thirsk opened the event in the chapel at Holy Rood House with music from the Greenhow Quartet Strings. The Bishop of Whitby, The Rt Revd Paul Ferguson enthralled many with a talented organ recital on the St Oswald’s Church organ. The Royal British Legion band led people back to the lovely garden at Holy Rood House. Even as the wind picked up and lifted the gazebo roof, the band carried on with their song....
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Equestrian worker Paula Barningham and her daughter Sofie have had their long hair cut off to raise funds for cancer charities.
The pair, from Pickhill, near Thirsk, underwent the chop to raise almost £900 for Cancer Research UK and £150 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Donations are still coming in.
Their efforts are in memory of Mrs Barningham’s mum Barbara Hindmarsh, from Great Ouseburn, near Boroughbridge, who died of lung cancer two years ago at the age of 72.
“It was Sofie’s idea and I thought I’d join in,” said mum-of-two Mrs Barningham.
“We know so many people who have lost their hair because of cancer treatment. They don’t have a choice, but we do.
“My mum chose not to have treatment so she didn’t lose her hair.”
Mrs Barningham, 51, has donated her four plaits of hair to wig maker Banbury Postiche, which supplies wigs and hairpieces to the NHS....
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Pennine Region Balloon Association celebrated their twenty-first year coming to Thirsk with a spectacular and majestic flight over the centre of the town last weekend. Despite less than promising conditions at launch time, the Association stalwarts braved typical British weather to come along and celebrate forty years of their group’s existence at Thirsk. Five balloons took off on Saturday morning, very early, amid bustling preparations and lots of very hard work, ensuring the hot air balloons took off safely in the mild morning air and rose slowly and gracefully in a wonderful display as they leisurely flew over Thirsk town centre and over to Sowerby, and beyond. It was a spectacular sight for the few who braved the early morning air. Some locals were disappointed in just missing take off from the racecourse land but they could enjoy the sight of five balloons flying over the town in such slow and silent fashion, with just the occasional roar form the burners directing hot air in to the balloon canopies....
Thirsk School's Year 11 Prom, held at Thief Hall, was a lovely evening to celebrate with the class of 2019. This is the first year the school have used this venue....
A talented group of young gymnasts have wowed the judges at the English Gymnastics TeamGym Tournament taking home gold medals and the title of ‘English Champions’ in Newcastle on Sunday 7th July 2019.
The gymnasts from Richmondshire Gymnastics Club train at Colburn Leisure Centre and Thirsk Dales School of Gymnastics at Thirsk Auction Mart. Known as the ‘Richmondshire Rebels’, the team only started competing in TeamGym fourteen months ago, achieving success at competitions over the last year to qualify for the Level 4 Primary Challenge at National level. Teams from across the UK were invited to compete on trampette, tumbling and floor pieces with Richmondshire achieving the highest score on the trampette and tumble track. Richmondshire took joint gold alongside North East Gymnastics Academy, with Tyneside Gymnastics and Leeds Esprit taking the silver and bronze.
Aged between 8 and 11, Lily Rodgers, Georgia Wilson, Abigail Smith, Henry Chapman, Evie Almack, Zoe Hall, Hollie Bowers, India Clay and Chloe Proud live locally in Thirsk, Northallerton, Bedale and Ingleby Barwick....
Sadly Thirsk Community Primary School are losing three long serving members of staff to retirement at the end of term.
Their time spent working at the school amounts to over 100 years of service to the school....
The 14th Thirsk Picnic in the Park was a huge sell out success, with funds raised for Action Medical Research and all the raffle funds going towards local charity Freddie’s Fight. The raffle was drawn by MC for the night, Stray FM’s, Nick Hancock, who was ably assisted by Peter Wright of the TV series ‘The Yorkshire Vet’.
The audience enjoyed hits from ‘Madonna –A Tribute by Tasha Leaper’ covering many of the greatest hits from Madonna’s career along with some of the classic style associated with the popular artist. She gave an energetic performance as Madonna, with the looks, voice and moves of Madonna her passion for the music shone through. The second support act Pure Abba have over 23 years’ experience, and celebrates one of the world’s all-time favourite groups, with hits such as ‘Chiquitita’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Money, Money, Money’, ‘Super Trouper’, ‘Voulez-Vous’, and not forgetting ‘Waterloo’ it got everyone on the dance floor....
Well done to Thirsk Community Primary School's year 3/4 Quicksticks team who attended Queen Margaret's School for the North Yorkshire County School Games Finals.
It was down to the knuckle in the competition and the team never gave up. This resulted in a well deserved first place and title of North Yorkshire School Games 2019 Hockey champions....
Following the refurbishment of the school building last summer, Sessay Church of England Primary School Worship Group wrote a letter to The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, asking if he would come to bless the school building. The Archbishop replied to say unfortunately his diary was full but he would be in touch if a space became available in his diary.
The pupil and staff were delighted when they received an email from The Archbishop asking if he could come and visit on June 28th....
Another very busy week saw a successful TSH team at the Kilburn 7 (actually 7.2 miles) on Sunday, part of the annual Kilburn Feast, on a day which wasn't red hot, for once. Tom Levi continued his fine vein of form to take 5th prize out of an entry of 257, with Ken Wood 29th in 47.30 and Stephan Tomaszewski 40th in 49.51. Lorraine Hiles was the first of the club's lady finishers, coming 4th in the race, winning the prize for 1st female, and, along with Esther Harrison, 66th and 6th lady, Kirsty Naylor 116th in 61.16 and Helen Ashworth 128th in 63.05, also came away with the ladies' team prize. Congratulations. Lorraine had a very good day as she was also 1st F55....
June’s been a busy month for the World of James Herriot in Thirsk as it celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Saturday 22nd June and then on Thursday 20th June also bagged the Visitor Attraction of the Year Award (under 50,000 visitors) at the prestigious VisitYork Tourism Awards 2019. Whilst the celebrations continued, Channel 5 TV announced plans to revive the television drama All Creatures Great and Small.
A celebration event was held on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at the World of James Herriot with guests including the attraction’s first ever visitor, many volunteers, management and staff, the vet and author’s daughter and son, members of Hambleton District Council, Chanel 5 TV’s the Yorkshire Vet plus many other supporters of the venture....
The Year 5 children had an incredible opportunity this week, to attend an animation competition held at Queen Mary's School. It was delivered by the team that produced Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Early Man. They were split into teams, and had to follow instructions to make a model Gromit out of plasticine - just how he was really made. They were then required to work together to create shadow puppets and a flick book, following a story board.
The teams were allocated points according to how successful they were in their creations.
Out of the sixteen teams entered, one of the teams from Topcliffe was chosen as the third-place winner, receiving some animation software for the school as a prize....
Being the only club to reach the Festival stage of the Vitality T20 Cup: the National Finals for the second successive season, Sessay CC Emeralds were set on putting behind them the previous year’s disappointment of semi-final defeat.
The majority of the Emeralds’ party travelled to South Wales early on Saturday afternoon such that the players could hold a formal practice. After practising for a couple of hours the team booked into their hotel, enjoyed a team dinner courtesy of the ECB and relaxed for the evening.
Sunday morning started brightly but by the time Sessay and opponents Ansty from Sussex, had travelled to Dragon Park for the first semi-final, overcast conditions gave way to a light squall....
Irene Parker from Hexham was our demonstrator on 6th June, with the title ‘My Flower World’. She began with a sunshiny piece, containing upright globes of yellow rose ‘Moonwalk’ and large Anastasia chrysanthemums. Next a coolly elegant arrangement in which peachy mini gerbera and ‘Lady Mary’ roses, pale green carnation ‘Pistachio’, backed by blackish leaves, Hosta, Bergenia and paeony foliage, harmonized with the bronze leaf pattern on the tall metal vase.
The dramatic colours of red gerbera ‘Maserati’, rose ‘Midnight Sunset’, and small red chrysanthemums shone out in the third arrangement. Next a shell-covered bamboo bowl contained Hosta ‘Sun and Substance’, Phormium and Fatsia leaves gave the feel of a tropical jungle....
