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Volunteers needed to help develop Malton's links with Charles Dickens

Malcolm Chalk inside the Chancery Lane office in Malton used as the model for Scrooge’s counting house

12:10pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

VOLUNTEERS with a range of skills are needed to help push forward Malton’s historical links with Charles Dickens.

Opening of offices used by Charles Dickens as setting for A Christmas Carol is highlight of Malton's Victorian weekend

Ryedale District Council chairman Di Keal and her consort, Howard Keal, strike a pose in their Victorian costumes.

11:23am Wednesday 16th December 2009

THE OPENING of the historic offices that Charles Dickens used as the setting for his classic A Christmas Carol in Malton’s quaint Chancery Lane, attracted large numbers of intrigued residents and visitors at the weekend.

Dickens campaigners get launch off to flying start

John Stone, left, and Sid Woodhams with some of the Dickens memorabilia on display at the awareness day.

9:18am Thursday 21st August 2008

MALTON’S campaign to use its links with the Victorian classic author Charles Dickens to help turn around its struggling economy got off to a bumper start last Saturday when the newly-formed Charles Dickens Group staged an awareness day.

Meeting bids to strengthen Dickens link

11:54am Thursday 14th February 2008

MEMBERS of the public are invited to a meeting which aims to bring Dickensian history to life in Malton.

Bid for Dickens museum in Malton begins to thrive

10:50am Thursday 9th August 2007

HOPES are high that part of a historic Malton building where Charles Dickens is said to have set his classic "A Christmas Carol", will become a unique museum as part of the campaign to boost the town's economy.

Students have great expectations for town

11:17am Thursday 26th July 2007

THE campaign for Malton to make more of its links to Charles Dickens is set for a boost with the help of some young entrepreneurs.

Action group sets sights on making Malton thrive

Coun Jane Ford, Malton mayor, officially opens Chancery Lane, Malton, after its £15,000 revamp. Malcolm Chalk, director of the World Wide Shopping Mall who fought for a year to get backers for the project, is pictured, standing to the left, said: "I hope

11:06am Friday 13th July 2007

THE newly-formed THRIVE group, set up to spearhead initiatives to boost Malton and Norton's businesses, took its first steps this week to inject new life into the local economy.

TV star joins calls for Dickens push

11:15am Thursday 5th July 2007

A NORTH Yorkshire television presenter and her father have made a rallying cry to Malton to make more of its connection with Charles Dickens.

A tale of two towns

1:23pm Wednesday 20th June 2007

Thirsk is thriving while Malton mourns the loss of more and more shops and visitors. CLAIRE METCALFE went along to find out how the Hambleton market town has made the most of its assets, and what Malton can learn from it.

Blueprint for town future is unveiled

10:26am Thursday 14th June 2007

MALTON is set to get a major shot in the arm with the announcement that the site of the cattle market is to become a prime retail development.

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