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Welcome back to day two of our live jubilee blog, where we will be covering all the Friday fun in Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Pateley Bridge and Masham, and the villages in between.

Let us know what's happening where you are and we will add it to this blog. DM us on Facebook or email contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

Today's highlights include:

• Free rides for children in Harrogate's Valley Garden and a dog show on the Stray.


• Free rides for children in Market Square and a Timeline Tea Party.


• Newby Hall Tractorfest, featuring a Hawker Hurricane.


• Masham parade of floats this afternoon and band and fireworks tonight.


• The Great Afternoon Tea at Boroughbridge Football Club from 12pm to 6pm.

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5.38pm: Buglers on Coldstones Cut

Two buglers from Summerbridge Band provided the musical backdrop for last night's beacon lighting ceremony at Coldstones Cut, near Pateley Bridge.

https://twitter.com/sdpsb1/status/1532732843528445953

 

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5.31pm: Great Almscliffe beacon

Thanks to Barbara Massey for this dramatic image showing last night's beacon on top of Great Almscliffe, organised by North Rigton Parish Council.

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5.20pm - Newby Hall flypast captured

This RAF enthusiast captured the moment the Hawker Hurricane flew over Newby Hall as part of the return of Tractor Fest.

https://twitter.com/SpotterPD/status/1532736925022420995?s=20&t=4WFoiw1UGsd0CSAV1Q6l7g

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4.55pm: Big street party in Harrogate

We've just been to Westbourne Grove where we've seen the biggest street party so far.

A welcoming crowd of about 200 people are enjoying the sun in chairs on the street after a competitive best cake competition.

Viv Poskitt, who applied for the road closure, said the street had hosted parties on several previous occasions, including for the diamond jubilee 10 years ago and for VE Day celebrations.  She said:

Here's a video of the fun.

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4.05pm: Knaresborough gets dancing

These residents at Knaresborough Community Centre got on their feet for a tea dance as the celebrations continue well into this glorious Friday afternoon.

https://youtu.be/xuC-mQv9yjs

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3.45pm: Burn Bridge street party underway

Cheers to the residents of Westminster Grove in Burn Bridge, who are having one of several street parties in the Harrogate district today. Tamsin from the Stray Ferret was there to capture this great community moment.

If you're holding a party, send us a photo to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

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3.20pm: Street entertainers in Harrogate town centre

Have you seen the street entertainers in Harrogate town centre? They will be out and about throughout the four-day weekend.

https://twitter.com/BidHarrogate/status/1532728005507928064

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3pm Boroughbridge entertainment is underway

Our roaming reporter Calvin is now in Boroughbridge where an afternoon of entertainment is getting in full swing at the football club.

There are bouncy castles, carnival games, face painting, tug-of-war, a barbecue, a raffle and a visit from Boroughbridge firefighters.

Proceeds from the event will go to the charity Dementia Forward.

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2.50pm: Hawker Hurricane due to flyover Newby Hall shortly

The flyover at Tractorfest is due to take place at 3.10pm. We'd love to see your photos - send them to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

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2.35pm: Staveley women make village collage

A group of Staveley women have made a village collage as a lasting memento to the Queen's platinum jubilee. You can read more here.

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1.50pm: Superb parade in Masham

Masham has done itself proud with this wonderful parade of floats through the town centre, captured a few minutes ago by our reporter Calvin. It's hard to imagine a more English scene.

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1.35pm: Opera in the streets of Harrogate

Full marks to the West Park Hotel in Harrogate for one of the most innovative jubilee ideas so far. Two opera singers appeared on the balcony and began belting out classics, ranging from Jerusalem to Schubert's Ave Maria.

Here they are singing Rule Britannia to an appreciate crowd below.

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12.59pm: Archbishop of York tweets Ripon picture

Ripon Cathedral hosted North Yorkshire's civic service honouring the Queen, which attracted a host of dignitaries.

Among them was Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, who has posted this photo of himself at the 1,350-year old cathedral.

https://twitter.com/CottrellStephen/status/1532480600271118347

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12.28am: Ripon is rocking again

Ripon is having a good jubilee, with Market Square the focus of the fun and the cathedral the centre of civic activity. There are large crowds and a great vibe in the city.

Today's highlights include the Timeline Tea Party for 150 invited guests,  including 70 Riponians representing the 70 years of the Queen's reign — from a year-old child to a 70-year-old.

Tomorrow's highlights include the handover ceremony for the new Ripon Platinum Jubilee Horn from 8.30pm onwards and Sunday's line-up includes a picnic in the park at Spa Park.

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12.07pm: Free rides for children in Harrogate's Valley Gardens

Every parent knows how quickly you can burn money on funfair rides so it's little surprise the lure of free rides in Harrogate's Valley Gardens is proving irresistible to many.

It's been less busy in Jubilee Square, where BBC coverage of the thanksgiving service for the Queen's 70-year reign has been shown on big screens, but it's expected to pick up later when the dog show and a Harrogate Mastermind competition take place.

There are also street entertainers in the town centre, which is part of a Harrogate Business Improvement District initiative.

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11.58am: Jubilee book competition for children

North Yorkshire County Council, which runs the county's libraries, is running a jubilee initiative to encourage children to read.

https://twitter.com/northyorkscc/status/1532663747604619264

 

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11.15am: Tractor heaven at Newby Hall

If you like tractors and machinery, Newby Hall near Boroughbridge is the place to be for the next three days.

Our reporter Calvin is amongst the hundreds of people there for Tractorfest, which has returned to the Harrogate district for the first time in two years.

An estimated 1,000 exhibits are on display, including tractors from the Queen's coronations and silver jubilee.

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11.10am: Spofforth skies lit up

Last night's beacons appear to have been a big hit. Do keep sending us your photos of them.

Thanks to Mike Streeton for these wonderful images at Spofforth Castle last night.

Mike says:

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10.56am: Sports day fun in Bishop Monkton

An estimated 400 people — more than half the population of Bishop Monkton — turned out for a village sports day and children’s games yesterday. Twenty-one teams competed in seven different games based on sports clubs represented in the village.





 

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10.29am: Beacons prompt 999 calls

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service reports that fire crews responded to numerous reports of large fires in the open, which turned out to be controlled burnings of jubilee beacons.

Harrogate fire station did not get called out to any — we are unaware if other fire stations in the Harrogate district were.

About 3,000 beacons were lit across the UK and the Commonwealth last night.

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10.21am: Tractorfest at Newby Hall underway

Our reporter Calvin is at Newby Hall, which is hosting Tractorfest for the next three days.

Here's a photo of Ian Muir and Tractorfest organiser Kevin Watson with a special Queen's coronation tractor that Ian painted.

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10.15am: Almscliffe Crag beacon lights up the sky

Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, has tweeted some images of last night's beacon lighting at Almscliffe Crag in North Rigton.

https://twitter.com/sharoncanavar/status/1532477799818215429

 

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9.40am: Ripon prepares for a second day of partying

Ripon is waking up this morning after the biggest royal party in its history and with three more days of family fun and entertainment ahead.

Away from Market Square and the cathedral, which were hives of jubilee activity yesterday, in the city's residential streets Union Jacks are flying. Every house in Victoria Grove (named after the Queen's great, great, grandmother) is linked by a string of red, white and blue flags.



The same applies to the railings at the nearby bus station, also adorned with bunting produced by the tireless knitters of the Ripon Community Poppy Project. Hillshaw Park Way is ready to party again today and, the promise of fine weather, will make for a busy day of pulling pints at The Magdelen's pub on Princess Road.

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9.26pm: North Stainley beacon

Thanks to Steve, who has sent us this image last night's beacon lighting in North Stainley. The beacons appear to have been a big hit, drawing large crowds — we'd love to see your pics and hear your thoughts. Drop us a line at contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.

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9.15am Today's Stray Ferret team on the road

Calvin will be at Tractor Fest at Newby Hall and also in Boroughbridge and Masham.



Tim will be covering events in his home city of Ripon.

 



Tom will be in Knaresborough.

 



John will be in and around Harrogate.

 



Tamsin will be covering events across the district.

 

Say hello if you see us in our Stray Ferret hats and please send us your photos to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk and we will do our best to upload them on to our blog throughout the day.

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