Staff, parents and children from Holy Trinity School in Ripon have been paying their respects to the three members of a Ukrainian family killed in a car crash on Sunday.
The family members were named by North Yorkshire Police yesterday afternoon as Daria Bartienieva (known as Dasha), 35, her son, Ihor Bartienieva, aged 6, and Daria’s step-daughter, Anastasiia Bartienieva.
Ihor had been a pupil of Holy Trinity School.
From 2.30pm yesterday, a steady stream of people visited the quiet space created in Holy Trinity Church to light candles, write messages and sign a book of condolence.
A poignant message posted online yesterday by Holy Trinity Church, said:
“We have lost mother, Dasha, daughter Anastasiia (known as Staci) and Ihor. Dasha was 35 and had lost her husband in February this year. Staci had been in this country only 5 weeks and was just 15 in June.
“Ihor had his 6th birthday last month. Liza at 16 was not with them in the car and has now lost all her immediate family. Please pray for Liza at this terrible time, and for her family abroad and friends here as they support her.”
A fundraising appeal to raise money for Liza has now generated more than £11,000. You can donate here.
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The televised state funeral of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will be screened at Ripon Cathedral from 9.30am on Monday.
All are welcome to attend to see the coverage from Westminster Abbey, where the funeral service will begin at 11am.
Before then, at 3.30pm on Sunday the cathedral will hold a service of commemoration for the region with the Bishop of Leeds, the Rt. Revd Nick Baines.
Those intending to attend the service are asked to be seated by 3pm and those unable to attend can see the service screened live on YouTube.
Throughout the period of mourning for the Queen, the cathedral is open for extended hours each day from 8am until 7pm for the lighting of candles and prayer until the day of the funeral.
People are invited to sign the books of condolence, leaving their own messages. Flowers can be left in a dedicated area of the cathedral grounds near the main entrance.
About 100 floral tributes to the Queen have now been placed at Harrogate war memorial.
People began laying flowers shortly after the Queen’s death was announced on Thursday.
The number has grown steadily since, with many accompanied by moving handwritten notes, some written by children.
Yesterday, Andrew Jones, the MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, signed the book of condolence at St. Peter’s Church in Harrogate.
Mr Jones had previously attended the choral matins special memorial service for the Queen.
St. Peter’s is open from 8:30am-6-30pm every day during the period of mourning where there is a book of condolence that people can write in.
Also, on Wednesday and Friday at 12noon there will be a short act of prayer.
Andrew Jones signs the book of condolences at St Peter’s Church. Credit: Steve Martin
At County Hall in Northallerton, councillor Margaret Atkinson, who is chair of the council and represents Masham and Fountains, read the local proclamation of King Charles III yesterday.
Today, the local proclamation of King Charles III was read by Cllr Margaret Atkinson, Chair of the Council, on the steps of County Hall in Northallerton.
God save the King. pic.twitter.com/AKgSitiNlh
— North Yorkshire Council (@northyorksc) September 11, 2022
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Ripon Cathedral to play a central role in mourning The Queen
Just 13 weeks ago, the bells at Ripon Cathedral rang out in joyous celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, but today the bells were muffled as they rang out for an hour at midday to mark the passing of the UK’s most enduring monarch.
The Dean of Ripon, the Very Revd John Dobson, led the jubilee civic service for North Yorkshire held at the cathedral on June 2, which was attended by the great and the good of the county.
From today and over the period of national mourning, the doors of the iconic church, founded 1,350 years ago by St Wilfrid, will be open to all, who wish to pay their respects to Her Majesty.
This can be done by signing the book of condolence in the north transept, through private prayer, by attending a service or leaving flowers.
Dean John, told the Stray Ferret:
“Back in June, we marked 70 years of The Queen’s magnificent service, now we come to celebrate her life and pray for her family.”
In a message on the cathedral’s website, he said The Queen was:
“One of the world’s greatest figures of our time, one who dedicated her life as monarch to the wellbeing of the people of this nation, the commonwealth and the wider world.
“She was a faithful Christian who drew on her faith to serve God and the common good in the role that God had given her.
“She wasn’t pious and didn’t let her exalted status unduly affect her. She reigned with great integrity, as seen in the images of her sitting alone at the funeral of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. She was a great servant of her people and an unequalled example of public service over the last century.”
The cathedral, which the Queen visited in 1985 for the Royal Maundy Service, has been the focus of celebration for its 1,350th anniversary since April, attracting visitors from across the region as well as overseas.
Over the coming days it is ready to welcome visitors, who wish to make their own tribute and reflect on Her Majesty’s remarkable reign.
Today, there will be an Evensong Service at 5.30 and a Vigil Service at 8.15.
The Cathedral will be open daily from 8am.
The Great North Art Show, which was due to begin at the cathedral tomorrow, is being postponed.
All council meetings in Harrogate and North Yorkshire will be cancelled next week.
Following the death of the Queen, Harrogate Borough Council has decided to suspend its meetings calendar “as a mark of respect”.
Its audit and governance committee meeting on Monday and planning committee on Tuesday have been postponed.
Meetings for the leader and cabinet on Wednesday will also be held at a later date, along with the general purposes committee and a meeting of the cabinet member for housing and safer communities the following day.
Rescheduled dates are yet to be announced.
A book of condolence has been opened at the civic centre in St Luke’s Mount, Harrogate. It will be available to be signed until 4.30pm today, 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday next week and 8.30am to 4.30pm next Friday.
The council has also said floral tributes can be left on the grass in front of the war memorial opposite Bettys. Some have already begun to appear this morning.
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Meanwhile, North Yorkshire County Council has also cleared its calendar for the next 10 days.
Among the meetings to be postponed is the Harrogate and Knaresborough area constituency meeting next Thursday.
A period of national mourning is expected to be announced by the government later today, along with the date of the funeral.