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...
Great getaways less than three hours’ drive from Harrogate
(Above image: Derwentwater, The Lake District. Pixaby) Popular escapes close to home in Yorkshire and beyond With the cost of holidays abroad seeming to go up and up each year, more people are choosing to stay closer to home for weekends away and longer trips. After...
Will you play a part in this year’s Ripon Theatre Festival?
Could you play a part in helping this year's Ripon Theatre Festival (RTF) to run smoothly? Organisers of the fast-growing festival that runs from July 2 until July 7, are calling out for new volunteers to join the team for 2024. More than 30 volunteers are needed each...
Did you know that Everyman in Harrogate screens National Theatre Live productions?
There’s no need to travel to the Big Smoke to see what's on at the National Theatre, instead you can feel as though you’re at the renowned theatre in London thanks to the luxury cinema chain’s live screenings at its regional premises. An initiative operated by the...
5 things to do in and around Harrogate this weekend
Get out and about with our guide of the top cultural goings-on from 19-21 April. See the bluebells of Nidderdale Now that the weather is finally fine and dry, it’s time to dust off those walking boots and get out into the great outdoors. And this walk is especially...
Contract awarded for Ripon’s first city centre Changing Places Toilet
Ripon city centre is to get its first Changing Places toilet following the award of a £162,000 contract to Killinghall company Dalebuild Ltd. The facility will be built on the site of the existing toilet block at the back of Sainsbury's supermarket. The toilets are...
Ripon Races begins 125th anniversary season this week
Ripon Races will begin its 125th anniversary season on Thursday (April 18), with a new chairman and improved facilities for jockeys. Gates open at 12 noon for the first of 16 days of racing in Ripon this year. This year's calendar includes a new Sunday fixture on...
Leeds Bradford Airport begins terminal regeneration scheme
Leeds Bradford Airport has officially marked the start of construction work on its new terminal regeneration. The privately funded £100 million development, known as LBA:REGEN, will transform LBA’s existing terminal building into a 'modern, efficient and sustainable...
Rudding Park’s managing director Peter Banks to retire
The long standing Managing Director of Rudding Park Hotel, Peter Banks, is to retire after 28 years at the helm. During this time, Rudding Park has grown from £2m to £28m turnover and has won more than 60 awards. Mr Banks has also been a contributor to The Stray...
‘Van life’ – the lifestyle trend hitting the roads of Yorkshire and beyond
(Image: Denson Automotive) "Having a camper van means that if people want to pop to Scarborough for fish and chips they can, or if they want to travel up to Scotland for three months, they can do that too." That’s the kind of freedom that owning a camper van...
Hornbeam Park is a hive of activity for kids
You may be already be aware of some of the activities for kids at Hornbeam Park – especially at The Zone – but did you know that there are all of these activities on offer? Almost one for every day of the week. Now that will keep them busy. World of Their Own You...
5 things to do in Harrogate and the district this weekend
Lead image: Pixaby Stuck for ideas of what to do at the weekend? Here’s the Stray Ferret’s top picks of cultural activities from April 11-14. Harrogate Dog Show Taking place for the third year running, Harrogate Dog Show is back on Saturday. Held at Victoria Shopping...
