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Cafe voted ‘most family-friendly’
A BOROUGHBRIDGE cafe has been recognised for its family-friendly service by a popular parenting website.
Deanery Players’ hot show for a cold night
ME and My Girl was an excellent antidote to the freezing weather outside the theatre.
Youngsters spread their wings at Fountains making new homes for our feathered friends
Young visitors at Fountains Abbey have been encouraged to help our feathered friends by making their own bespoke bird boxes.
Ripon’s Wiz kids set to impress with famous 70s Michael Jackson musical
YOUNGSTERS from Ripon Youth Theatre will be performing hit musical The Wiz early next month.
Famous actor backs HSO spring concert
HARROGATE born actor and director Hugo Speer, who announced his partnership with Harrogate Symphony Orchestra in January, says he hopes to personally attend the orchestra’s spring concert at the Royal Hall in March.
Causes needed for panto money
Ripon Charity Pantomime Group is looking for good causes to support with the proceeds of its recent production.
Councils join for Jubilee
Thirsk Town Council and Sowerby Parish Council are working together to co-ordinate arrangements in the Thirsk and Sowerby area for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Big children’s favourite hits the stage
THE nations’ favourite human-cartoon double act, Big Howard Little Howard,, return to the stage with their brand new comedy spectacular Little Howard’s Big Show at Harrogate Theatre shortly.
Acorns group plans new venture
A RIPON organisation providing support to families in the city and surrounding area is hoping to expand its activities.
Growing success of Festivals with an ‘s’
HARROGATE International Festivals’ growing status has been confirmed by its latest programme of events.
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50 metre pancake race to mark Shrove Tuesday to raise money for Help For Heroes - this is a Northallerton tradition that was re-adopted only last year and is help in the Applegarth. Winner Stas Struzanovs [CORR], of Bag2School pictured with Northallerton Mayor Sally Anderson.
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Northallerton gets ready for the annual Pancake Race
Pancakes and frying pans will be at the ready on Shrove Tuesday, February 21 for Northallerton’s pancake race.
HDS tackle play that scandalised a king
THE curtain goes up next week on a play which scandalised a king as well as 19th century society in Scandinavia and Britain.
Market ends due to poor attendances
LOW visitor numbers to Ripon’s monthly farmers’ markets was the reason its organisers decided to cancel the event.
Bigger Deer Shed’s pledge to keep its ‘vibe’
BIGGER, better and bolder, North Yorkshire’s top music festival is returning this year more ambitious than ever and with a new audience capacity of 6,000.
Exciting concert for St Peter’s grand reopening
THE Fisher Singers, supported by opera stars from Covent Garden and pupils from St John Fisher’s School will perform two contrasting works at the grand re-opening concert at St Peter’s Church in Harrogate next Friday.
Let the pancake races begin ...
Pancakes will be flying when Ripon stages its traditional Shrove Tuesday races next week.
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Live thrills with Field Music. . .
FOR anyone who loves the dazzling, fractured art pop of Field Music’s new album Plumb, just released this week, and who’s thinking of going to see them live at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds next Monday night but is wondering how on earth they manage to replicate their intricate songs on stage, I have a simple message: don’t worry, they don’t really try to.
Makeover for Masham restaurant
A POPULAR Masham restaurant has reopened after undergoing a major face-lift.
Band concert to help sick children
NORTHALLERTON Silver Band is holding a concert to raise money for chronically sick children.
Development with consent
IN bygone days, if you wanted to convert an outbuilding, add on a bedroom or build a conservatory, you just did it.
Food and Flicks is great box office
ONE thing is for sure, Basil Fawlty would never have pulled this off.
Heritage grant to breathe new life into Royal Hall
A LOTTERY grant of £45,000 is set ot breathe new life into Harrogate’s Royal Hall.
Civic milestone for ex-Mayor
A FREEMAN and former Mayor of Ripon made it a ‘full house’ when he carried out one of Ripon’s traditional civic jobs.
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Indie outfit Royalty 3 set for charity fundraising show
A KNARESBOROUGH indie band has decided to dedicate the launch gig for their new CD to the Sadie Rose Clifford appeal.
Fire destroys quad bike
A CHILD’S quad bike in Ripon was destroyed when it burst into flames after developing an electrical fault.
Cinema celebrating 100 years in market town
A HUNDRED years ago an early pioneer of cinematography, Walter Power, opened the Picture House on Thirsk’s Westgate.
Modern folk great for Henshaw
HENSHAWS in Knaresborough’s latest folk music night hosts a modern great this Thursday, February 16.
Annual dance
The Northallerton Silver Band organisation is hosting its annual old time modern and sequence dance.
College’s unique link-up with 108
ART often inspires art but it’s not so common for the inspiration to be found within the gallery itself.
Early snowdrops at Fountains Abbey
Snowdrops signal spring is on its way at Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
All aboard the new CLASSICfest!
A TASTE of the entertainment to come was provided at the press launch of Harrogate’s new international festival of opera and operetta.
It’s official - Harrogate Band is simply the best!
The Harrogate Band is officially the Best Band in North Yorkshire.
Majestic display of bunting marks Queen’s jubilee
The bunting is up and the flags are flying to celebrate the Queen’s acession to the throne.
70s pop sensation on a roll without band
BEING in a band can be a double-edge sword, (or axe, to get all 70s rock music on you), as I learnt when chatting to Bay City Roller Eric Faulkner the other week.
Breakfast event raises over £5,000
THREE charities are sharing more than £5,000 following the Farmhouse Big Breakfast event near Northallerton.
Big reasons to get excited about Big T
THE final call has been made for The Big T contest, Harrogate Theatre’s biggest-ever search for local talent.
Tree-planting in Minskip to mark jubilee
THE planting of more than 100 trees is set to take place in Minskip to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee.
Revising our view of ‘bad’ King John
A HARROGATE historian is making a bid to restore the reputation of the much-maligned King John by publishing new evidence that casts him in a more positive light.
Kirby Hill pupils rustle up some breakfast treats
THE winning entries have been declared for the Farmhouse Breakfast Week competition run at Kirby Hill Primary School in partnership with Newby Hall Farm Shop.
Actress set for Ibsen challenge in her ‘anniversary’ year
THE leading actress in the forthcoming Harrogate Dramatic Society production of Ghosts, this Henrik Ibsen play marks a significant milestone in her acting career.
Turn up the volume for AMP Awards final
THE AMP Awards are coming...and before the grand final at the Royal Hall in Harrogate on February 23 even begins, they already has much to celebrate!
Great support for Swarbrick
KNARESBOROUGH-based promoters Kula Productions have announced the return of a highly-rated but rarely seen local singer to support Dave Swarbrick at the Frazer Theatre on Saturday, February 18.
Family’s Africa challenge trip
A RIPON family will be tackling a gruelling four day ascent of Africa’s highest mountain.
Stunning quartet for latest Sunday Series date
AFTER last month’s exhilarating opening with acclaimed pianist Artur Pizarro, this year’s Harrogate International Festivals’ Sunday Series continues this weekend with a concert by the Pavão String Quartet.
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Outstanding acts at sitting room
A POPULAR stand-up comedy club run by a Harrogate student is set to kick off its 2012 programme with a return to its original home in Harrogate.
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
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