Homes England — the government housing agency behind the 1,300-home Clotherholme development — has been urged to listen to Ripon people's concerns and protect the city's rich military heritage, Last year Ripon City Council unanimously supported Ripon Military Heritage...
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The Harrogate organ builders preserving an age-old craft
In a modest workshop on a nondescript street in Harrogate, a declining traditional craft is being kept alive. Peter Wood & Son is one of a small number of organ builders still operating in the UK. The company is run by Mark Wood, a fourth generation organ...
Harrogate hospice brings back Knaresborough twilight walk
A Harrogate hospice has announced the return of a Knaresborough fundraising event this March. Saint Michael’s Hospice Twilight Walk is a 6.5 kilometre sponsored trail around the town. The event, on Saturday, March 16, will be the first since 2019 when 500 people...
Study unlocks secrets of the Knaresborough Hoard
A university study has made some fascinating discoveries about the mysterious Knaresborough Hoard. The hoard, which consists of 30 items discovered in 1864, is the only known example of a late Roman hoard of this type to be recovered from a bog or marsh in Britain....
Memories of the day The Beatles came to town
Readers of The Stray Ferret have been sharing their memories after we reported that an original poster for The Beatles’ only Harrogate show fetched £3,000 at auction. Among several comments from people who had been in the audience that evening were: “Didn’t pay much...
Mummers provide a humorous take on Ripon’s rich history
St Wilfrid celebrations brought thousands of people to Ripon's Market Square on Saturday, but after the procession was over, one tradition featuring the city's patron saint was still to be carried out. Since 1986, when Ripon celebrated the 1100th anniversary of its...
Comedian Hugh Dennis to reveal Studley Roger’s secrets on TV this week
Comedian and presenter Hugh Dennis will be on TV revealing the archaeological secrets of a lost mansion at Studley Royal on Thursday (June 22). The Great British Dig episode, which was filmed over five days last September in the deer park next to Fountains Abbey,...
Harrogate woman unveils art with final message from family killed in Holocaust
A Harrogate woman has unveiled a giant blanket embroidered with her family's final message from the Holocaust. Michelle Green's grandparents, Gisela and Josef Schwarz, and her uncle Kurt were all killed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the help of artist Laura...
Ripon military heritage campaigners to hold public launch
An organisation fighting to save forgotten but nationally important military heritage will hold its public launch in Ripon on Saturday. Members of Ripon Military Heritage Trust (RMHT) will be on hand at Market Square from 10am to tell people about the campaign to...