The world-famous Black Dyke Band will provide a boost to fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support at Ripon Cathedral next week. The band, which won the 2023 National Brass Band Championships at the...
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Black Dyke Band to give fundraising concert in Ripon
The world-famous Black Dyke Band will provide a boost to fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support at Ripon Cathedral next week. The band, which won the 2023 National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, has waived its fee for the concert on the evening...
Harrogate district runners take on the London Marathon this weekend
Harrogate born stand-up comedian Maisie Adam is set to complete the London Marathon tomorrow to honour a 14-year-old boy who died from bone cancer. Ms Adam attended the same high school as cancer patient Frank Asthon. Despite not personally knowing him, she was moved...
Harrogate team take on coast-to-coast cycle on a quadtandem
Four people from the Harrogate district have set out on a coast-to-coast quadtandem challenge for charity. Thebike ride along 170 mile Way Of The Roses began yesterday in Morecambe at 8am and is set to end tomorrow evening in Bridlington. The team are raising money...
Unique worldwide collection of measurement items to be housed in Ripon
A remarkable and extensive international collection containing items of worldwide importance has been delivered to its new home in Ripon following 38 years of planning. The collection, now in secure storage at the Old Wesleyan Chapel on Coltsgate Hill, was gathered...
A new era for assisted living in Harrogate
For 11 disabled people preparing to move into their own flat within a new assisted living development in Harrogate, there are mixed emotions. There’s a natural apprehension about the change and challenges ahead, as they make their desired move towards more...
Disability charity unveils assisted living flats in Harrogate
A disability charity has opened its new assisted living development in Harrogate. Disability Action Yorkshire, which offers support and residential care to people with a range of disabilities, unveiled the St Roberts Grove development on Wednesday, April 10. The...
Harrogate dad to cycle equivalent of Everest to raise money for blood cancer research
A Harrogate man, whose wife died just 36 hours after being diagnosed with leukaemia, is cycling the equivalent of Mount Everest to fund vital research. James Badger, who lives in Kettlesing, last year marked the first anniversary of his wife Phillipa’s death by...
Ripon Grammar student organises charity concert for paralysed 15-year-old
A Ripon student is organising a fundraising concert in aid of paralysed Ripon Grammar student Alan Nowicki. Daniel McClean, 17, is organising the event to take place next week. In December, 15-year-old Alan had a life-changing accident that left him paralysed from the...
Harrogate woman to take on major sporting event in memory of late partner and mum
A Harrogate woman will take on a three-day sporting challenge in memory of her late partner and mum. Julia Sharpley, whose partner Adam was in a fatal collision just a day before her mother’s funeral, is taking part in Masham’s inaugural Long Course Weekend. The event...
Alan Titchmarsh helps Harrogate charity Horticap celebrate 40th birthday
Horticultural charity Horticap celebrated its 40th anniversary today. The charity, located at Bluecoat Wood Nurseries on Harrogate's Otley Road, has helped adults with learning disabilities train in horticulture and outdoor skills since 1984. Students learn garden...
Ex-Tory council leader named Harrogate Homeless Project chief executive
Former Harrogate Borough Council leader Richard Cooper has been named as the new chief executive of Harrogate Homeless Project. Richard Cooper, who led the council from 2014 until last year, will relinquish his role as office manager for Harrogate and Knaresborough...
Ripon man with incurable cancer to walk 268 miles for Harrogate charity
A Ripon man with an incurable cancer is walking the length of the Pennine Way to raise money for Harrogate cancer care centre, Active Against Cancer. Anthony Henson, 53, aims to raise £10,000 for the charity, which helps cancer patients maintain a level of fitness as...
