Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers
There was an air of celebration at Fountains Abbey on Saturday for the 400th park run there, doubly so for Thirsk and Sowerby as…
July 2023
Thirsk Rotary Junior Endeavour Awards
Started in 1987, Thirsk Rotary Club decided to present an award to each of the primary schools that feed into Thirsk High School to…
Ritz Cinema Thirsk Mission: Impossible – A Close Encounter
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…
RAILWAYS AND ROADS
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…
BANKING ON BANKS
Each Thursday, I wake up wondering what the burden of this column will be in a weeks time.
Queen Mary’s School is latest North Yorkshire School to be recognized as a School of Sanctuary
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.
POOLS SIGN TEENAGE STRIKER ALFIE ON TWO-YEAR DEAL
Hartlepool United have snapped up strapping 17-year-old striker Alfie Steel on a two-year apprenticeship.
Thirsk Royal British Legion Band
These are some of the young musicians from Thirsk Royal British Legion Band who were presented with music awards at the bands summer concert.
Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers
With light summer evenings and warmer weather, fell races are coming up thick and fast, the latest being Inclined to Madness, so call because…
Thirsk Community Primary School goes over the rainbow!!
Cyclones, munchkins, witches and a very familiar looking wizard, a yellow brick road and an Emerald city guarded by 2 very snazzy looking guards!
Thirsk Care Home Shows Appreciation to NHS on 75th Anniversary
Residents and staff members from Hambleton Grange care home in Thirsk thanked their local NHS workers recently, in honour of the NHS 75th anniversary.
Ritz Cinema News
PETER BARR, who more than anyone else is responsible for the survival of the cinema in Thirsk, to the point when it was taken…
Charity Music Concert Thirsk
St Mary’s Church, Thirsk was the venue for a charity music concert to raise funds for Cancer Research UK on 24 June.
Hospice Appeal Pulls in the Cash
Local affection and support for the names of Herriot and Lambert and the care they represent shone out last weekend.
The Rotary Presentation Group
Terry Brimelow after 23 years service has recently retired from Rotary but he will continue to be involved with the Santa experience in conjunction…
Sowerby Scouts award Martin Renton a Gallantry Award
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…
SOWERBY FLOWER CLUB REPORT
On Thursday 1st June, we welcomed Jo Purdey from Scarborough. Her theme was "Mamma Mia", and the familiar music accompanied the arrangements.
Herriot Hospice Fun Dog Show
In aid of the local North Yorkshire Herriot Hospice charity fund raising scheme currently being developed in Thirsk’s old Lambert hospital.
1-2-3-4
This is the name of a new art gallery that has sprung into being recently in Thirsk.
Air Ambulance in Sowerby
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.