A LOCAL calf-sanctuary is helping to get an injured bull back on his feet after he was injured in an accident. Dedicated animal lover Sharon Lawlor, of the Calf-Sanctuary at Wharram, is spending up to six hours a day standing with Duke, a dwarf
HUNDREDS of runners took part in the annual Helmsley 10k on Easter Sunday. Organised for the sixth year, the event raises money towards the refurbishment of Helmsley Sports and Social Club. Carol Swift, one of the organisers, said: “We had
A RYEDALE mother is aiming to organise further fundraising events to thank the charity that has helped her family. Lynn Dodds hosted an Easter craft day in Helmsley to raise money for Ryedale Special Families (RSF), which supports families of children
THE Princess Royal is set to make a second visit to Malton this summer to officially open the Injured Jockey Fund's (IJF) new rehabilitation and fitness centre in the town. A handover of Jack Berry House is being made from the main contractor to
MEMBERS of Kirkbymoorside Brass Band have had one of their most successful months in its 200 year history. Players, aged seven to 60, have competed at events across the north of England, with a string of successes. Pupils from Nawton and Kirkbymoorside
RESIDENTS of a Ryedale village have set up a new No Cold Calling Zone (NCCZ) to protect them from rogue traders and distraction burglars. The NCCZ has been set up in Marton due to an increased number of crimes being committed by unsolicited callers
A CLUB providing companionship and a meal each week for older people has celebrated 20 years. Pickering Luncheon Club was set up in 1995 by Harold Dixon after he moved to the town from Hertfordshire. Helped by Pickering Churches Together, the
THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is holding its annual appeal day for volunteers this Sunday. People who have the aptitude, enthusiasm and commitment are required and in return the NYMR will help them achieve their ambition whether that
A SECOND recruitment day is being held this Saturday to encourage more people to become retained firefighters in Pickering. The town’s fire station is holding the session to enable local residents to find out more about becoming an on-call firefighter
A GROUP of dedicated volunteers are preparing to spend the night in a church to raise money for charity. Members of the Malton and District branch of Soroptomist International will spend the night in St Michael's Church, Malton on Saturday (April
RYEDALE enjoyed a cracking Easter weekend with thousands of visitors flocking to the area to enjoy the long weekend. Castle Howard reported its best ever Easter with over 10,300 people visiting the attraction over the bank holiday. Attractions
THEY are popular in pet shops and especially as prizes at fun fairs, but one woman got herself a goldfish in a slightly different way when she found him floundering in a muddy puddle of water. Elizabeth Robson, who lives in Helmsley with her husband
RYEDALE residents are being urged to plan ahead as the area gears up for the first-ever Tour de Yorkshire cycle race. With less than a month to go before the event, work is well underway to get ready for the race with the aim to combine maximum
A MALTON couple are planning to drive 1,600 miles in just four days as part of a car rally to Benidorm - on three wheels. Travelling in Daisy the Mad Cow, a Robin Reliant three wheeler, Vicky Turner and her partner Mark Stephenson will leave their
A NEW service has been launched to help Ryedale residents who have been victims of crime. Supporting Victims North Yorkshire” provides help to people in a number of different ways, to help them to cope and recover from the impact of crime.
SPRING was in the air at Settrington Primary School with a series of Easter celebrations. The school took part in an Easter service in the village hall, led by Reverend Tanya Short, followed by refreshments and hot cross buns. Pupils also took
AN AGREEMENT has been reached to continue to run CCTV in Malton and Norton however further funding is required to secure its long-term future and prevent the system being confined to the 'history books'. Ryedale District Council, which holds the
MALTON’S monthly food market returns on Saturday. A wide selection of food and drink stallholders will be on offer outside the Milton Rooms and in Pearson and Ward’s car park. April’s chefs include a return visit from Matthew Smith, of the
A FUNDRAISING effort by parents and members of the community has provided 16 new tablet computers for Helmsley Primary School. The Friends of Helmsley School raised more than £2,500 through a combination of bake sales, a sponsored event and other
OLD metal ballot boxes have been transformed to form a unique art exhibition as part of a project to encourage young people to vote. In the run-up to this year’s General and local elections, teenagers who will be voting for the first time have
COOKING through the ages and a trip to the cinema are highlights of a new exhibition which opened in Malton this week. Led by the Woodhams-Stone Collection working with Malton Museum, the collection provides a fascinating glimpse of the many cinemas
'GOOD eggs' at Norton College have helped others in the local community by holding a collection for the Ryedale Foodbank. Following a presentation by coordinator Lesley Hurley, the sixth form has set up a foodbank group as part of their enrichment
MORRIS dancers are preparing to descend on to Malton's market place as they whirl their way through intricate steps in decadent coloured outfits for the annual Malton and Norton Folk Festival. Back for another year, this year’s festival promises
What a wonderful spell of weather we are in and indeed what a kind winter we have enjoyed. It is an appropriate time of year to take stock looking back at what has been for most of us a pretty miserable couple of accounting years; and planning
AROUND 300 people attended an open air service in the centre of Malton to mark Good Friday. This year the service – Together at the Cross - was organised by St Leonard & St Mary’s RC Church under the auspices of Churches Together in Southern
Artist Sue Kershaw puts her Italy-inspired mosaic work on show at a new exhibition. KAREN DARLEY reports. A VISIT to Ravenna in Italy 23 years ago had a life-changing impact on artist Sue Kershaw. Standing in front of the one of the world’s
OUR cockerels are feeling outdated and old fashioned. Their look very much last season. Appeal on the wane. The reason? They have been just joined by three fancy Polish chamois banties. East European migrants are not only powerful contingents in
An army of farmers, gamekeepers and land managers looking after nearly one million acres of farmland turned out in their droves this winter to count their birds in the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s second Big Farmland Bird Count, between February
MALTON-based international dressage rider and trainer Mary Pritchard, from Low Hutton, has just secured a sponsorship deal with local business, Malton Equine Laundry. Soulla Clarkson, of Malton Equine Laundry, said: “We are delighted to be working
RACING took place at Yorkshire’s newest course at Askham Bryan College on Sunday, March 22, where competitive racing was the order of the day and the Maiden race had to be divided at the declaration stage. The day started with the Wetherby Racecourse
Chef ANDREW PERN, of The Star Inn, at Harome, turns his attention to the new growing season. WITH Easter now behind us, we are working hard in our garden to make sure we have lots of herbs, edible flowers and seasonal vegetables to add just-picked
NUNNINGTON Hall is hosting an exhibition of work by Ryedale School’s art students. The exhibition features pieces produced by pupils as part of their GCSE coursework and examinations for this year. On display until Sunday, May 10, the work
HARP and a Monkey mix traditional folk instruments with electronic beats in a new show, Songs and Stories of The Great War. The electro-folk storytelling trio provide a captivating blend of songs and stories, including both original and re-workings
A ONE-woman show which was awarded five stars by the critics is coming to Helmsley Arts Centre on Friday, April 17. From the company that brought the sell-out show Austen’s Women to the theatre last year, this gripping play, The Unremarkable Death
MIKE BAGSHAW, travel and countryside writer, goes on the trail of a few fossils. Ice ages apart, Ryedale has pretty much always been blessed with a rich and varied selection of wildlife. 10,000 years ago, the Vale of Pickering held the country’
BRITISH poultry producers must not be left at a competitive disadvantage by lower standard imports, the NFU told delegates at a meeting in the European Parliament. NFU poultry board chairman Duncan Priestner told delegates that British consumers
The Game and Wildife Conservation Trust will hold a special shoot management day at Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire, on Saturday, May 9. The Shooting for the Future: Shoot Management day will demonstrate how to maximise broader conservation benefit
COUNCILLOR Linda Cowling finds it bizarre that two different judges can come to different conclusions on Wentworth Street car park supermarket. Let me enlighten her: Jeremy Sullivan, the appeal court judge, was before he became a judge, a respected
MIDDLETON Pony Club had a superb turnout for their inter-branch showjumping competition last weekend at Rillington Manor, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Newitt. The competition comprised of two rounds for pony club teams, with separate placings
FRIARS Hill Stables has been chosen to roll out a pilot scheme by the British Horse Society called the “Essential Horse Knowledge Certificate”, replacing the Horse Owner’s Certificate, which will be obsolete at the end of this year. Elements of
KEEN amateur photographers have captured the special qualities of the Howardian Hills. Last September, Rural Action Yorkshire, the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Yorkshire Arboretum launched the first-ever Howardian
Talking railway scandal George Hudson – The Railway King – will be returning to inspect the family vault at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, in Scrayingham, this summer – and helping to raise funds for the village at the same time. Actor and storyteller
THIS WEEK’S photographs have been supplied by the Malton School archive. If anyone has any more information they should contact Steve Fearnley at stf@maltonschool.org or go to maltonians.maltonschool.org Picture taken in 1944 of
Have you ever heard of a four-footed bird? Can you really teach a dog to read? Where would you find a kangaroo crossed with a lion? Find out the answers in Great Victorian Discoveries. In this brilliant and bizarre follow-up to Great Victorian
MIKE I’ANSON, of Helmsley Walled Garden, is getting down to earth making fertiliser. The gardening season is now fully upon us and our plants are growing, those we have sown, as well as the weeds. The lighter evenings give us more opportunities
YORKSHIRE Rapeseed Oil is celebrating after being included in the Guild of Fine Food’s Best Brands Survey for the second year running. Published by Fine Food Digest, the Best Brands Survey showcases the best-selling and best-tasting products that
A MAJOR historical research project is looking for stories about a pageant in Scarborough more than 100 years ago. The Redress of the Past: Historical Pageants in Britain is an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project examining historical
A RYEDALE photographer has taken over the walls of The Sun Inn, in Pickering, to help raise funds for a local project. In his first exhibition, Pickering resident Rob Townsend is showcasing a range of black and white photographs, with proceeds
I WAS hampered by “man flu” last week so took some time off to recover – what a luxury. Fast and Furious 7 (12A) is the last film which will feature Paul Walker. The film is aimed at a younger market than possibly Caroline and I fall into.
TWO youngsters will take centre stage for the forthcoming YMCA production of the Madness musical Our House. The cast of 50 will perform a host of popular Madness songs from tomorrow (Thursday) to Saturday. Taking the starring roles will be
I am not saying that my dogs would win any prizes for obedience, but on the whole they do tend to comply with my requests and hence we have a fairly harmonious relationship. This does not mean, however, that there is no room for improvement, so
HELMSLEY Arts Centre is looking for performers and aspiring performers of all ages to take part in its third community play. Open audition workshops for a new play The Kissing Ring will take place at Helmsley Methodist Church Rooms on Wednesday
