Thirsk Weekly News

18/01/2025

🚜 Family Farm Tax Meeting

Last week, I joined around 200 farmers, councillors and residents at Thirsk Auction Mart to discuss the devastating impact of Labour’s Family Farm Tax. The message from local farmers is that this tax will cripple the industry, threaten food security and harm our rural communities, undermining generations of hard work and stewardship.

Kemi Badenoch has been clear: the Conservatives oppose this tax and we would reverse it.

Much appreciation to Phil and Clare Wise for organizing such a well-run event, to Chris Brown for chairing and to the panellists for joining such an importance discussion. Disappointingly, no local Labour MPs accepted the invitation to speak, however I pay tribute to Cllr White for facing the tough questions…

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17/01/2025

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16/01/2025

🙌 THE LATEST EDITION OF THIRSK WEEKLY NEWS IS AVAILABLE TODAY!!! 🙌

Available in a local store to you is the latest edition of the Thirsk Weekly News featuring articles such as:

• Rose Dawson Owl Sanctuary
• Jottings by Rover
• More than 150 arrests during our Xmas Drink & Drug Drive Campaign
• Local Fire Brigade Call Outs
• Weekly Crossword
• Tragic Collision on the A19 at Bagby
• Army Cadets mark competition triumph helped by new funding
• Northern Gas Networks to carry out essential upgrade work
• South Kilvington Battery Farm
• Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers
• Family Farm Tax Meeting
• Appeal for information following collision on the A61
• Talking Thirsk
• CLA comments on Steve Reed's Oxford Farming Conference speech

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15/01/2025

❤️ New Men’s Mental Health Support Group to Launch in Thirsk

A vital lifeline for men’s mental health is coming to Thirsk in January 2025, as Andy’s Man Club (AMC) opens its doors in the town.

Andy’s Man Club is a UK-wide charity dedicated to su***de prevention and breaking the stigma around men’s mental health through free, peer-to-peer support groups. Their powerful message, , encourages men to open up about their struggles in a supportive, judgment-free environment.

Local residents Dave Manson and Ross McAndrew, who began attending an Andy’s Man Club in Ripon last year, have completed their training to become facilitators. With their experience and commitment, they will now lead AMC Thirsk, offering a safe space for men in the community…

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13/01/2025

🎄 Talking Thirsk with Chris Purser - Another Xmas Walk

We continued my family tradition of tamping down Christmas Day gastronomic excesses with an afternoon walk.

We were accompanied by a friend, who although she had lived around Thirsk for most of her life, had never walked on our green backyard, aka Sowerby Flatts.

The terminus of our peregrination was the Christmas tree, not the one in the Market Place, or by the Sowerby War Memorial, but the one that has grown up on Duckett's Ings, as a result of the “Johnny Appleseed” tree planting by Sowerby resident John Carrington, over a number of years…

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11/01/2025

🏃🏼‍♀️🏃 Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers

The year started, as it so often does, with a large gathering for the Captain Cook's Fell Race on New Year's Day, beginning from Great Ayton and taking in Captain Cook's Monument and Roseberry Topping before returning to the start.

392 completed the very competitive (for some) race, among them 32 Thirsk and Sowerby members for the first of the year's Club Championship races.

Josh Fothergill continued his superb form to finish 4th in 32.46 minutes, only 3 seconds behind the 3rd placed runner.

Tom Levi finished in 19th place in 35.45 with Joe Martlew 22nd in 36.09 and the consistent Paul Peacock 54th in 40.02…

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10/01/2025

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09/01/2025

🙌 THE LATEST EDITION OF THIRSK WEEKLY NEWS IS AVAILABLE TODAY!!! 🙌

Available in a local store to you is the latest edition of the Thirsk Weekly News featuring articles such as:

• Talking Thirsk
• Weekly Crossword
• Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers
• Jottings by Rover
• New Men's Mental Health Support Group to Launch in Thirsk
• Local Fire Brigade Call Outs
• Appeal following criminal damage near Thirsk
• A glimpse into the past
• CCTV appeal following who theft in Thirsk

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08/01/2025

🥳 Yorkshire Based Power Plastic Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Manufacturing

Established in Sussex in 1973 by David Price, Power Plastics started life as part of a larger business before transitioning to an independent company and relocating to Leeds, West Yorkshire. The business quickly made its mark as a leader in manufacturing swimming pool covers and liners.

Now headquartered in Thirsk, this month the family-owned company proudly celebrated 50 years of innovation and manufacturing with a special gathering of current and former employees…

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06/01/2025

🏃🏼‍♀️🏃 Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers

Forecast gales for Saturday put paid to several local park runs, including Fountains Abbey and Thorp Perrow.

However, the event at Dalby Forest went ahead, which is where Rob Burn chose to do his 100th park run, a milestone for any park runner.

Fallen trees had to be avoided but 162 stalwart runners managed to complete the course, with Rob coming 31st, 1st in his age group, in a very creditable time of 23.17 and Christine Burn was 122nd in 35.29.

Several who would normally have been at Fountains were at Millfield in a field of 245…

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05/01/2025

🎄 Ruby Lodge Care Home Celebrates Festive Cheer at First-Ever Christmas Fair

Ruby Lodge Care Home in Thirsk hosted its first Christmas Fair with resounding success, raising over £700 for their residents’ comfort fund. This festive event brought together residents, families, friends, staff, and the local community for a day filled with great food, community connections, and entertainment.

‘Our Christmas Fair featured a variety of attractions for our local community to embark upon, including a festive market with local stallholders, performances by the Military Wives Choir and a guest guitarist Mark Stevenson, and a magical Santa’s Grotto. We also did a Christmas-themed raffle offering guests the chance to win wonderful prizes donated by generous local businesses such as Rowleys Florist Thirsk, Bianco Ristorante Thirsk, Three Tuns Thirsk, Yorks Of Thirsk, Thirsk Community Stars, Tesco Thirsk, Craftyfoxclay.’ Commented Customer Relations Manager Kirsten Idle…

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04/01/2025

❤️ Thirsk & Sowerby Institute Charity Quiz Night

The Social committee from Thirsk and Sowerby Institute have been working hard this year supporting the Lambert Hospice, Thirsk Community Works and the Micro/ Junior Section of Thirsk Rugby Club.

They have held a series of topical quizzes in the function room which have not only raised the fantastic amount of £2,300 but provided fun and enjoyment for all those who attended.

On Friday 20th December there was a Christmas Quiz and it was the turn of the Micro/Junior section from Thirsk Rugby Club to be the beneficiaries, Rugby Club Chairman Geoff Iles was presented with a cheque for £700 at the end of the evening. The event was well supported with 21 teams taking part and £700 was raised to donate to the rugby club…

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03/01/2025

Let 2025 be the year you shout about your business, community work or sporting events in the Easingwold Advertiser & Thirsk Weekly News 🥳

Whether it’s a summary from a recent event, sporting news, something you’ve spotted in your local town you want to write about or you’re a business wanting to share your achievements, we’d love to hear from you! 🤩

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03/01/2025

🙌 THE LATEST EDITION OF THIRSK WEEKLY NEWS IS AVAILABLE TODAY!!! 🙌

Available in a local store to you is the latest edition of the Thirsk Weekly News featuring articles such as:

• Broadacres closes Thirsk Sheltered Housing Scheme
• Ruby Lodge Care Home Xmas Fair
• Thirsk & Sowerby Institute Charity Quiz Night
• Talking Thirsk
• Thirsk Falcons U11a Golds
• Weekly Crosswords
• Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers
• A year in pictures part 2 Thirsk & Sowerby 2024
• A glimpse into the past
• Xmas Tree Competition
• Thirsk Based Power Plastics Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers
Thirsk Falcons Football Club

The latest edition of the Thirsk Weekly News is available every Thursday in the following areas:

The Co-Op, 32 Market Place, Thirsk
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Topcliffe Post Office
By the Way, Thirsk
NIsa, Thirsk
Gulf Garage, 109 Long Street, Thirsk
Towlers Newsagents, Easingwold
Ann Nelson, Main Street, Helperby
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30/12/2024

Wishing all our contributors, readers and advertisers a wonderfully happy and healthy 2025! 🥳

We look forward to continuing to work with you in 2025 and beyond!

29/12/2024

📍 Westerdale, a Village and Its History

When the winter lecture season commences it is a happy chance that the topic can also become a summer excursion, and indeed we very much look forward to an afternoon in Westerdale, the valley, learning more about it by walking the valley’s paths, in the days of next spring.

Mrs Carol Wilson has been most fortunate in having moved to this small village so as to take up her then new teaching post in a nearby town on the banks of the River Esk. The opportunity for her to study the village’s history and to find ancient scrolls dating from 1204 which explain the vital gift which made Westerdale the community it is, is most auspicious, along with her supervisor’s valuable encouragement…

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28/12/2024

💛 Ruby Lodge Care Home and Community Works Join Forces to Enhance Dementia Support in Thirsk

Ruby Lodge Care Home is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Community Works, a collaboration designed to bring exceptional care and engaging activities to older adults in Thirsk, including those living with dementia.

Rob Rolls, Chief Executive Officer of Community Works, shared his enthusiasm:

“We are delighted to be entering into this partnership with Ruby Lodge. The care they provide for older people in Thirsk is fantastic, and this collaboration signals Community Works’ determination to expand its services for older people over the next few years. These are exciting times…”

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