HANNAH BRYAN meets the musicians who are part of musical craze sweeping Ryedale. IT is an instrument which has sky-rocketed in popularity over recent years – even Kate Middleton has tried her hand at it – and it is proving to be just as popular
CLUB spokesman Bill Laidler hailed the character in the current Malton & Norton side as they held out for victory over derby rivals Scarborough to maintain hopes of catching leaders Doncaster Phoenix. Only one team go up automatically from
PICKERING Town slipped to another defeat after falling 2-0 at Barton Town Old Boys - despite player-boss Tony Hackworth demanding his players do not allow the season to dwindle away, writes Steve Carroll. The two goals were conceded early in the
GEORGE CHALONER, who rode his 100th winner earlier this week, is set to ride in Italy on Sunday and will miss the arrival of his girlfriend, Shelley Birkett, who is moving from Newmarket to join David O’Meara’s powerful Ryedale yard. “It’s bad
ON-TOUR Malton & Norton Under-14s battered Oswestry and Shrewsbury. The former were put to the sword 77-5 as Malton’s forwards dominated possession - led by a back-row effort from Albert Pollard, Archie Johnson and Thomas Atkinson. With
MALTON Motor Club ace Mat Smith and navigator Giles Dykes enjoyed a fine time at the Riponian Rally - dominating their class and finishing sixth overall. The event, organised by Ripon Motor Sport Club and Whitby & District Motor Club, started
YOUNGSTER Tom Hoggard was the hero for Old Malton St Mary’s as they kept their title tilt on track in the York Minster Engineering League premier division. The four contenders for the crown squared up on Saturday, with leaders Riccall United winning
RYEDALE Sports Club’s recent good run in Scarborough & District League division one ended in firm fashion - with a 9-0 thrashing by new leaders Filey Town. Former Pickering Town striker Darren Clough scored two goals, as did James Pinder.
ALEX METCALFE was the hero as Scarborough Athletic maintained their promotion ambitions with victory at Clitheroe on Saturday. Metcalfe got the only goal of the game after 42 minutes, with the three points cementing the Seadogs’ place in the play-off
BROOKLYN Under-16s had only the bare 11 players for their clash with York Minor League table-toppers Rawcliffe - but gave their best display of the season to end the visitors’ unbeaten record. From start to finish the home side showed great character
THE first division title race is hotting up in the newitts.com Beckett League with Wombleton Wanderers and Heslerton pulling away from the rest. Third-placed Kirkbymoorside reserves lost to Wombleton and fourth-placed Thornton-le-Dale fell to Sinnington
KIRKDALE United stormed into the Panasonic League Division 2 Cup second round with a 5-0 win at Snainton reserves - although the game was closer than the scoreline suggests. Kirkdale forced a smart save from Scott Wardman straight from the kick
HANNAH BRYAN talks to this year’s General Election candidates about what they see the issues are in Ryedale. WITH just over two months to go, the Prospective Parliamentary candidates for the Thirsk and Malton constituency are starting to drum up
A FATHER was left sickened after discovering live worms in his dinner. Stuart Jackson, of Slingsby,was with his partner Vickie and four-year-old son Joshua eating their cod loin dinner when they discovered the worms, which were about six centimetres
EASTER may be fast approaching and chocolate treats are already in the shops, but forget the chocolate version because one Ryedale couple has found the real mini egg. Jarvis and Dorothy Browning were given a cracking surprise when they discovered
THE future of CCTV in Malton and Norton is “hanging on a thread” unless a contract held by Ryedale District Council is extended. Ryedale Cameras in Action (RCIA) has run the system since 1997, supported by funding from businesses, individuals and
A DISTRICT councillor has hit out at the lack of communication between agencies after being left without a phone line for over a month. Councillor Brian Maud, who is also chairman of Rillington Parish Council, said he and more than 20 neighbouring
A DELICATESSAN celebrating its 25th anniversary this year has been chosen as one of the top 20 small shops in Britain. Hunters of Helmsley, based in the Market Place, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Small Shops Competition 2015,
A NEW bridal boutique has opened in Pickering. The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique opened on Valentine’s Day and provides brides and their families with a personalised shopping experience. The business is based in Eastgate, Pickering, and is run
CAMPAIGNERS against fracking are preparing to “unite the roses” as protestors from Lancashire join local Frack Free groups. Members of Frack Free Ryedale said they will be joined by supporters ahead of Third Energy UK Gas Ltd moving forward with
A FORMER vicar of St Mary’s Priory, in Old Malton, has died. The Reverend Dr Quentin Wilson, 69, took on the role in 2010, following the retirement of Canon John Manchester. He was previously acting rural deal of southern Ryedale, a part-time
ABOUT £51m is being pumped into the North Yorkshire County Council education budget to improve school buildings. But it has been admitted that while this money from the Government is welcome, it will still not be enough to cover all the maintenance
A WOMAN who has lived in Hovingham the majority of her life has celebrated her 100th birthday. Edith Dyson was born in the village on February 22, 1915, at a house in the main street where her family ran a small-holding. Her father was also
CASTLE Howard has welcomed its first female chaplain. Reverend Anne Freestone, who is a teacher, joins the stately home from Darlington Education Village where she taught children with severe and complex special needs. Since 2010, Anne has
POPULAR cook, entrepreneur and musician Levi Roots will be appearing at this year’s Malton Food Lovers Festival. Levi burst onto television screens on BBC’s Dragons’ Den in 2007 strumming a guitar and singing about his Reggae Reggae sauce. His
THE Friends of Norton Primary School have donated more than £4,000 to buy 20 iPads for pupils. Chairman Caroline Stephenson said they had raised the money through a series of events, including fairs, raffles, discos and bingos. “We rely heavily
NORTON councillors have raised concerns over plans to expand the town’s primary school to a second site when proposals had been made for a completely new school. North Yorkshire County Council is holding a public consultation to consider an additional
YOUNG performers will take to the stage this week following a half-term workshop with an award-winning Canadian folk singer. Ian Sherwood, who is on a UK tour, took part in the project involving children aged 11 to 18 at Brooklyn Youth Centre in
A NEW estate of 60 homes has been given the go-ahead. Members of the North York Moors National Park’s planning committee approved the scheme off Carlton Road, in Helmsley to provide a mixture of homes ranging from one bedroom maisonettes to five
NORTH Yorkshire County Council is bidding for almost £32m of Government funding for schemes to improve vital road links in the county. The bids are being made through the Government’s Challenge Fund. The authority, supported by local MPs, has been
A LEADING businesswoman visited Ryedale School to share her experiences and inspire pupils to achieve their ambitions. Amanda Mackenzie, who is chief marketing and communications officer for the Aviva Group, was invited to talk to students as part
A NEW business group has been set up in Pickering to promote the town and showcase its facilities to a wider area. Welcome to Pickering, which will be launched on March 26, includes more than 40 businesses with a new website, which will go live
A road which has been described as one of the worst in the county will not be repaired ahead of the forthcoming Tour de Yorkshire for fears it will “embarrass” the town. For the past two years, calls have been made for Church Street, in Norton,
AS part of the ongoing national dispute between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Government over the proposed reform of firefighter pension schemes nationally, a further strike date has been announced by the FBU from 7am today for 24 hours.
YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) is appealing to secondary schools to sign up for a record-breaking, life-saving lesson. Following on from the success of Restart a Heart Day 2014, which saw more than 11,000 schoolchildren trained in
A GROUP of Pickering residents are preparing to brave the elements and spend the night sleeping on the streets to raise awareness of a homeless charity for young people. Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) helps prevent young people from becoming homeless
AS an ex-local councillor myself (Norton Town Council) and having debated the pros and cons of planning applications many times over the years, it seems (reading the columns of your newspaper) that nothing much has changed when it comes to local/grassroots
EVERYONE in Ryedale will be glad to know that Inspector Andy Everitt, of Ryedale police, kept a close eye on our behaviour at the Milton Rooms, Malton, on February 4, during Ryedale council’s public debate on fracking (Gazette & Herald, February
Fortunately, Peter Stark’s mistrust of our proposals (Gazette & Herald letters, Feb 11) is not widespread. Prior to confirming that Galtres Parklands Festival would go ahead this year, we ensured that a good number of traders were willing to
GRAHAM Elvidge and Olly Mitchell joined forces to win the annual Graham Horsfall Memorial Pairs tournament at the Recreation Club, Pickering. The duo beat saw off 31 other teams, beating Steve Taylor and Rich Webster 4-0 in the final, to take the
RYEDALE School batman James Rule can class himself the best table tennis player in North Yorkshire schools. The teenager, who stars for title-chasing Ryedale ‘A’ in the Ryedale League, has again won his age group category in the English Schools
FRIARS Hill stables, in Sinnington, has certainly been busy over the last couple of weeks running a British Horse Society (BHS) National Ridings Schools qualifier, a monthly showjumping competition and Little Leagues competition. A qualifier was
YORK and District riding club dressage competitions are proving to be a hit at the indoor venue of Thornton Lodge House near Pocklington, where competitions have been over-subscribed. The intro A placings all had less than four per cent between
AS a social media dinosaur, I admit to being slow to put on my glad rags and join the Twitter party. Trouble is, up to now I just have not been able to work up the interest, which, as I’m in the communications business, may not be such a great
NOEL Coward’s Private Lives is the latest production by the 1812 Theatre Company at Helmsley Arts Centre. The play opens tomorrow and runs each evening until Sunday, March 1, before touring two local pubs, The Rose and Crown, Sutton-on-the-Forest
THE Russian State Ballet and Opera House is returning to Scarborough Spa later this year. La Traviata will be performed in The Grand Hall on Tuesday, September 15. The three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, set to an Italian libretto by Francesco
HULL Philharmonic Orchestra will be appearing at the The Spa, in Bridlington, in a concert chosen by audience members. The informal event in the Royal Hall on March 1, at 3pm, will comprise the work of nine composers, ranging from Charles Gounod
THE 2015 Beverley Folk Festival has a stellar line-up of award-winning artists, including nominees in this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Among those appearing are Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar, who have been nominated for the Best Duo Award,
WITH a sad heart, I report the death of Brian Wilkinson, at the age of 86. He was not only a personal friend and business partner, but to the Ryedale farming community, a talented livestock auctioneer and a valuer of unquestionable integrity.
GROUSE shooting on the North Yorkshire Moors is worth millions of pounds to the local economy, according to Kevin Hollinrake, prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate for Thirsk and Malton. Speaking at a meeting with landowners, managers
ON February 10, 35 of us from Botton waited outside the CVT office, in Malton, in protest. CVT took no notice of us and did not open the door, or ask us if we wanted to come in for tea. There were newspapers and TV cameras filming us singing and
OUR district council has badly let Ryedale down in not following Scotland, Wales, York, Manchester, Newcastle and others (including Malton and Kirkbymoorside) and passing a robust anti-fracking motion. At last Tuesday’s Ryedale District Council
MY view on the ATS development? I am against it for various reasons. However, it does not matter if people are for it or against it, let us stop this pathetic tit for tat argument that we see each week in the letters and opinions page. Stop airing
OVER the past two years, the towns of Malton and Norton have been plagued by the threat of an asphalt plant at Whitewall Quarry. Such a development would increase traffic on our already congested road network, emit odorous pollutants into the environment
The concerns about un-repaired potholes in Norton’s “car-wash corridor” (Church Street) are genuine. However, along with global efforts to preserve Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, North Yorkshire highways department should be applauded for safeguarding
Ey up, it’s time to talk dialect with Adam Collier, who has a spring in his step. Ey up, how ist tha? Well I brought back some memories last month about the double oler and the izzal toilet paper. A lot of people told me they remembered both and
FOR the first time in a few years we have twin calves. They did present a mystery to John at first because they were born between his check on the herd before midnight and the clock-in at six. Initially John thought that two cows had calved. But
PICKERING Running Club members turned out in force on Sunday for two trail events on the North York Moors after a two-week race lull. Fine weather greeted the PRC posse at the eight-mile Commondale Beacon race near Guisborough. The course,
A GOOD entry of 70 riders turned out at Ouseburn for Eboracum Motor Club’s Kay Trophy Trial on Sunday and a great battle developed between youngsters Ollie Kendra and Shane Monkman and the experienced Tom Hick. Kendra, from Pocklington, grabbed
AN excellent day’s racing took place at Duncombe Park as the Sinnington Hunt celebrated their 40th anniversary at the Helmsley venue. Racing started with the Campbell & Penty Ltd Hunt members race, which was a match between last year’s winner
AFTER the excitement of last week and the proposal, there is no super secret to keep. I am trying to remember if something has happened like this before. If it did it was years ago and I have no record of it. Does anyone remember? No films watched
OLD Herbaceous is a one-man show that is full of humorous anecdotes of horticultural competitions and flirting with the under house maids, and is often referred to as Downton Abbey with gardening hints. Pottering among the seeds and cuttings at
THERE is one final opportunity to see a moving tribute to the 1914 Bombardment as part of Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre’s ReachOut Festival. Real Life: Retold commemorates the stories that affected the community on December, 16, 1914, when
RUBY in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman is the first book from the Sally Lockhart mystery quartet, writes Nell Thackray. Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, this murder mystery classic has a certain curious and heart-warming feel that matches
EVERY year Ryedale School puts on a musical or play and this year that musical will be the well-known American hit Annie. It is set in 1930’s America and follows an 11-year-old girl in her quest to find her parents who left her at Miss Hannigan
