Northallerton InFocus Spring 12

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Spring 2012

Supporting Rural Business

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SPRING

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Which is your favourite Bond?

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007 visits Hutton Flowers!

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Competition Time!

Your chance to win a pair of tickets for Anne Boleyn at Darlington Theatre

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What’s on at Rural Arts?

We look at the Spring Event’s programme at Rural Arts in Thirsk

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Save The Friarage!

Northallerton InFocus backs the campaign to save the children’s services at the Friarage Hospital

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Also in this issue...

05 finance

14 fun

20-21 garden

Tax Planning 2012

Enjoy our Easter Puzzle

10-11 local news

15 education

10 Ways to get your garden from March to May

Showcasing several new businesses & services across Northallerton

What is Parent View?

12 local news

16-17 events Out & About this Spring

24-25 local news Tree of Hope 2011 Report

30 service InFocus Index

The home of Herriot Golf

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Tax Planning As we approach the end of the 2012 tax year it is a good time to review your tax situation and see if there are any tax allowances and reliefs that you can use to your advantage. We know the government is looking to increase the amount of tax that it takes from us and so we need to ensure that we do all that we can to obtain the reliefs to which we are legally entitled.

Pensions

Making pension contributions is one of the easiest ways of obtaining tax reliefs. Government reforms

are introducing a new National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) starting in 2012. This new scheme will mean that your employer will be contributing to a pension scheme on your behalf. In the meantime, any individual can make a pension contribution to the maximum of their UK taxable earnings up to £50,000.

This will generate a tax refund which will be added to a pension fund for basic rate tax payers and obtain a tax refund for higher rate tax payers.

ISA’s

By holding an ISA you can ensure that your savings grow without any income or capital gains tax. The maximum amount which can be contributed in 2012 is £5,340 for a cash ISA with an overall total of £10,680 for a full ISA. Annually transferring part of your investments into your ISA means that you can gradually reduce the tax that you are paying on your savings and have a valuable tax free nest egg.

IHT Gifts

Everyone can give away £3,000 per annum. You can also give away the previous year’s £3,000 if you have not already used it. If you wish to give more than the £3,000 there is

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2012 Peter Tarren

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a small gift exemption of £250 and it is possible to make further gifts where there is a regular pattern of gifts out of taxed income. To ensure that these are correctly structured you should discuss these with your adviser and we would be happy to help you with this.

CGT Exemption

There is currently an annual exemption for capital gains tax of £10,600 for individuals. If this is not used in any year it is lost and so if you have any gains that you wish to cash in it may be wise to plan these to utilise your annual exemption. In addition if you have capital gains tax losses brought forward you may wish to look at your investments to see if there are any gains against which these can be used.

Businesses

The main change for business is the reduction in the annual investment allowance at 5th April 2012. On that date the allowance will reduce from £100,000 to £25,000 so businesses that wish to make large investments may want to do this before 5th April to maximise their tax claim.

We can help

As you can see there are many opportunities to save tax and now maybe the time to act to ensure that you do not pay more tax than you need to. If you would like to discuss any of the above matters please contact us and we can ensure that you are aware of how any changes fit into your personal circumstances.

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So which is your favourite Bond?

We all have our own!

On Saturday 4th February Hutton Flowers in Barkers arcade, Northallerton revealed their James Bond inspired Valentines theme for 2012.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movies and to celebrate, the window display was inspired by the Bond movies. The valentines bouquets were given names like ‘From Russia with Love’ and ‘For Your Eyes Only’ to add to the theme.

There was a big surprise for passing shoppers in Northallerton on Saturday, when real men took up the gauntlet of playing James Bond and gallantly dressed up in a tuxedo and stood in the display window for 30 minute slots throughout the day, this included one of InFocus magazines very own staff, Dwight!

Hutton Flowers staff also joined in the spirit dressing up as female characters from the Bond movies.

The aim behind the unusual

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window idea was started by one of our wholesalers in Cumbria, who did a survey suggesting that up to 65% of UK men have never been into a florist shop. They started a campaign to get more British men buying flowers for their girlfriends, partners, wives, friends, colleagues and even themselves! We wanted to back this campaign and show there is nothing to be embarrassed about been seen in your local florist shop.

We all had a fun day and raised a few pennies for the British Heart Foundation as well.

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New businesses & services come to

Northallerton

& surrounding areas this Spring

New Businesses & Services we’re introducing:

Newly Upgraded Toilet Facilities in Northallerton Town Hall now open to the Public Following the closure of the Public Toilet Block in the Applegarth, the toilets in the Town Hall have now been upgraded and are open to the public.

• Town Hall Public Toilets Now Open

NEW! Facilities • Lady J’s Beauty Rooms

NEW! Male Only Evenings & Premises • Accoutants With A Difference

NEW! Business

Council Deputy Leader, Ron Kirk said, “we are delighted the situation has now been resolved and people visiting the town will still have public toilets to use”. The Mayor of Northallerton, Councillor John Coulson, said it would save any increase in Council Tax.

• Encore Dance Studio

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The Council had received a petition regarding the Applegarth Public Conveniences under

the banner of ‘Save Your Public Toilets’. The petition included 778 verified signatures. The District Council’s funding to assist the Town Council to bring the Town Hall toilets into public use should address this concern The key to the Disabled Toilet may be borrowed from Lewis and Coopers.

New to Northallerton

alpha night On Thursdays between 6pm - 9pm

Male Grooming @ Lady J’s The first and only Salon to offer ‘male only’ appointment times.

Men already use our salon, but some said it felt a little intimidating at first to come into a ‘female’ environment, so we have introduced an evening ‘just for men’ A full range of treatments is available from massage to facials and waxing to tanning.

All our therapist have several years experience and will put you at ease.

Although Thursday evenings are Men Only, men are welcome to book appointments at regular times too!

01609 772211

9 South Parade, Northallerton

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Encore

, Northallerton’s new purpose built dance studio The new year saw the opening of Northallerton’s first purpose built combined dance studio and shop - Encore.

The Encore dance studio and shop provides a onestop-shop for all budding dancers in the area.

Located adjacent to Kidzplay on Standard Way, it combines leading dancer wear outfitters Encore, with a brand new fully fitted dance studio housing the well-established Encore School of Dance.

The studio was the ambition of acclaimed dance teacher Helen Grant who tells us more: “I wanted a place where anyone interested in dance could come to enjoy the benefits that dance brings.

“We designed the studio with all dancers in mind and we have the space to deliver a huge range of dance classes including ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap, modern, zumba and latin. Dancing is for all and we’re keen to encourage adults and children alike to come along to our classes.

With a full programme of daytime and evening dance classes plus special holiday dance clubs for youngsters, Encore caters for all dancers. And if you want to a space to host your own dance party, they’d be happy to help.

“Having the shop and studio combined makes it simpler for all our dancers, novice or experienced because we can provide a full fitting service for our ballet professionals but equally we can make

sure you’re wearing the best zumba dance shoes as well.”

If you’d like to know more why not pop in to Encore and meet Helen and her team. Situated next to Kidzplay on Standard Way, the shop opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10am until 5pm. Or simply call Helen on 01609 777736, Then just slip on those dance shoes and start feeling the benefits.

For further information please contact Helen Grant on 01609 777736 or email encoredancewearuk@ hotmail.com Visit our website at www.encoredancewearuk.com To follow us on facebook visit: Encore (dance shop Northallerton) or Encore School of Dance Northallerton

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The Home of Herriot Golf!

The Golf club was first formed in 1914 and we are now approaching our centenary year. It started as a 9-hole course and was named Thirsk Golf Club, but, during the 2nd World War Northallerton Golf Club was taken over by the Government and the land returned to agriculture to help the war effort. The members of Thirsk Golf Club invited the members of Northallerton Golf Club to join them; hence the name was changed to Thirsk and Northallerton Golf Club.

One of our most famous members was the world renowned vet and author, James Herriot (Alf Wight) who loved to play the course because the views from many of the fairways allowed Alf to see the countryside where he worked and walked, and loved so much. Alf played most of his golf with his close friend Dr Harry Haddison, who was also the family GP. When they played golf they took with them their pet dogs, both were beagles, Alf’s dog was called Dinah and Harry’s dog was called Playful (the mother of Dinah). Harry was a very accomplished golfer and played off a handicap of one, while Alf played off a steady 18 handicap. When Harry retired he moved to Scotland and became a member of St Andrews Golf Club. This left Alf and his dog at a loose-end because the then committee had stopped Alf from taking Dinah onto the course. Alf, having only enough time to do either golf or walking his dog, and being the animal lover that he was, put his golf clubs away. If only the then committee had a crystal ball?

Thirsk & Northallerton Golf Club was awarded GolfMark accreditation by the English Golf Union in 2010, demonstrating the hard work and dedication given to both junior and beginner’s golf. Since then we have gone from strength to strength, growing the

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junior section and helping develop junior golf not only at the club but also the setting up the schools sport club partnership for the Thirsk and Northallerton area. The professionals at Thirsk & Northallerton actively go into the local schools providing them with instruction, equipment and a taster session of the game.

Thirsk and Northallerton Golf Club also offer beginners a free taster session from their award winning coaching team Mike Nicholson and Robert Garner. Places are limited so to avoid disappointment please call 01845 525115 ext 4 or email the club on proshop@tngc.co.uk. Lessons are available at all times of the year, whether you are a beginner or an expert. The professionals use video technology in some of their lessons to assist the learning process.

Ian Stevenson, Captain of the Club in 2011, paid tribute to both PGA Coaches Mike Nicholson and Robert Garner and the Club’s Junior Organiser Nigel Davison for their tremendous hard work and commitment in raising and maintaining the required standard of achievement necessary at the Club.

The professional shop at Thirsk & Northallerton can cater for all your golfing needs. There is a wide stock

of equipment and golfing apparel. With Christmas almost upon us, the proshop have all those Christmas stocking fillers that golfers love to receive. Pop in to see their winter deals!!

Lesson vouchers are available from only £20. Lesson Packages have proved to be a very popular Christmas gift and are also available. A playing lesson voucher can be the ideal gift for those golfers who want an overall improvement in their game without practicing.

On course coaching has become an essential part the development process of most established golfers.

It gives the golfer continuous ideas and strategies whilst playing with the professional.

The ladies have a friendly and active section. Weekly competitions are played on Wednesdays and Saturdays for the working lady, we play both 9 and 18 hole formats.

There is a full ladies fixture list for scratch, A and B teams, and for non-team members there are friendly matches both home and away to take part in. Ladies of all golfing standards and experience are welcome to come and join us, we are welcome on the course at any time, and there are no artificial mats in winter.

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EASTER PUZZLE! It was Easter in Easter village and all the Easter bunnies are joyful. The annual Easter egg hunt was just finished.

The Easter egg hunt is where four Easter bunnies search for any of the four colored eggs and then cross the finish line.

Can you figure out which Easter bunny found which egg and what place they finished?

Easter bunnies - Mr Hops, Jumper, Long Ears, and Mrs Littlenose Easter Eggs - blue, red, green, and yellow

Clues: 1. Long Ears did not finish in 2nd place.

2. Jumper did not finish in 1st 3. Long Ears found the red Easter egg.

4. The bunny that finished in 2nd did not find the green egg.

5. Mr. Hops did not find the blue egg.

6. Littlenose did not finish in 2nd.

7. The bunny that found the blue egg did not finish in 1st or 2nd.

8. Hops finished in 4th.

Answer Mr. Hops- green - 4th Jumper- yellow - 2nd Long Ears- red - 1st Mrs. Littlenose - blue- 3rd

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What is Parent View?

Have you heard of Parent View? Do you know what it is?

If not, I am not surprised. The first 7 parents that I spoke to who all had children attending different schools had not heard of it.

Parent View was launched by Ofsted in October 2011. It allows parents to give their views on the school that their children attend. They are asked to give a range of opinions to a set of 12 questions that have responses from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree“.

Ofsted feel that “By sharing your views, you’ll be helping your child’s school to improve”.

However, the system is potentially open to abuse and this is the main reason that I believe that many schools have been coy in not informing parents of its existence. In February I carried out a trawl on schools in the Cotswold’s; only one school had gained sufficient responses to publish results.

Recent figures reported in the National Press show that one third of parents would not recommend their child’s school to another parent. This figure rose to one half in schools with a poor Ofsted rating.

OFSTED QUESTIONS

• My child is happy at this school • My child feels safe at this school • My child makes good progress at this school • My child is well looked after at this school • My child is taught well at this school

• My child receives appropriate homework for their age

• This school ensures the pupils are well behaved • This school deals effectively with bullying • This school is well led and managed • This school responds well to any concern I raise • I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress

• I would recommend this school to another parent

I can understand why schools are somewhat apprehensive about yet another system of accountability that bureaucracy has filtered into our already overburdened educational system, but it is with us and cannot be hidden under the table.

For information on Parent View: www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ John Harris

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Out & About THIRSK & MALTON CONSERVATIVES invite you to a

Bridge Supper at Thornton le Street Village Hall, Near Thirsk on Friday 13th April 2012 at 7pm

Tickets: £10 each to include a glass of wine & 2 course supper Tables of 4 (Tables and cloths provided) Please reply using the slip below (a stamped addressed envelope would be appreciated) to Thirsk & Malton Conservatives, 109 Town Street, Old Malton YO17 7HD Please send me ……… tickets for the Bridge Supper I enclose my cheque for £……… (made payable to Thirsk & Malton Conservatives) I am / I am unable to attend but enclose a donation of

this Spring 16th March • Northallerton Woodwind Ensemble and Northallerton College Jazz Orchestra Concert Northallerton College Main Hall - 7pm A concert of musical contrasts in aid of Leukeamia and Lymphoma Research. Classical music from the Woodwind Ensemble and jazz from the Jazz Orchestra both conducted and directed by Mr. Tim Waters. Tickets from Greensleeves, Northallerton £7.

Visit www.northallertonwoodwind.com or telephone 01609 774158 for further details.” ......................................................................................................................

18th March • The Mothers Day Express

Telephone:…………………………………………………….…..……

Herriot Hospice Homecare are chartering an afternoon ride on the Wensleydale Railway. The Mothering Sunday special will take a scenic tour through Wensleydale, from Leeming Bar to Redmire accompanied by relaxing music and a delicious afternoon tea of scones, sandwiches and cakes. The train departs from Leeming Bar at noon returning at 2.40pm. Tickets £20 adult £15 under-16s available from the online shop at www.herriothh.org.uk/products-page/ ......................................................................................................................

Email:………………………………………………………….…….….

24th March

Any queries please contact Kate Jackson on: 01845 523250 Email : katevjackson@hotmail.co.uk T & M Conservatives email: info@thirskandmaltonconservatives.com

• Arts Craft & Gift Fair

£………………………….

Name……………………………………………………………………

Address…………………………………………………………...……. …………………………………………………………………..………

The Golden Lion Hotel (Northallerton ) 10-4pm Entry FREE. Organiser Yorkshire Craft Fairs www.yorkshirefairs.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

25th March • The Hambleton Mile Hambleton Leisure Centre invites you to do your Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Stonecross Playing Fields with hundreds of other like minded Milers. Do the Mile around the playing fields on a route that is suitable for all ages and abilities, then kick-back and enjoy all the entertainment on offer. Snap up your space at The Hambleton Mile now! ......................................................................................................................

31st March & 1st April • NEMCRC Motorcycle Race Meeting Croft Circuit EMCRC Motorcycle Race Meeting: The North East Motor Cycle Racing Clubs annual race event at Croft featuring close to 30 races for a wide variety of categories ranging from pre-72 classic to contemporary machinery capable of more than 170mph.

2011s event attracted some 180 riders from the UK and overseas with the Ken Redfern and Laird of Croft trophies the big prizes up for grabsChildren 15 and under are admitted free to the Circuit as long as acompanied by an adult. A grandstand seat would also need to be purchased for Children over 5. Tel 01325 721815 | www.croftcircuit.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

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2nd - 5th April • Easter Musical Theatre This years musical theatre easter school will be Oliver!

10am-3pm. Book your place early! Boys and girls welcome, non dance school members also welcome. Sibling discounts, please call 01609 777736 or call into Encore for more information or to book your place! Available for 5- 11 years. ......................................................................................................................

29th April • Roseberry Topping 10 mile & 5 mile walk Start at 11am in the car park A Great Strides challenging walk for Cystic Fibrosis Week to the top of Roseberry Toppng and James Cook Mount back to Great Ayton with breath taking views to the coast and over the Vale of York. Call 03003731046 or book online at www.cftrust.org.uk ......................................................................................................................

4th May • Annual Macmillan Cancer Support Ladies Lunch Guest speaker Mike Pannett, “Just the job lad”, 11.30 until approx.

3pm, at The Golden Lion Hotel, High Street, Northallerton.

For further details please contact 01609 772620. ......................................................................................................................

12th May • Welsh Ladies Choir Concert Sowebry Methodist Church - 7.30pm Thirsk Committee of Yorkshire Cancer Research are delighted to announce the Welsh Ladies Choir will be performing at Sowerby Methodist Church. Tickets available from White Rose Books, Thirsk: £6.00 Admission (Includes light refreshments) ......................................................................................................................

18th May • Northallerton Silver Band: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration concert Hambleton Forum - 7.30pm Tickets for the concert will be £6 and are available at Greensleeves Central Arcade, Northallerton or by phoning 01609 777272.

Concert is being supported by Barclays PLC Northallerton. ......................................................................................................................

20th May • Yorkshire 10k and 2K Fun Run - Newby Hall near Ripon Join this exciting run around the beautiful estate farm lands and lanes, along the River Ure for all ages. 2 for 1 ticket offer into the gardens for all families of participants, refreshments and stalls: 03003731046. Book online at www.cftrust.org.uk ....................................................................................

Please note: the editors cannot be held responsible for any changes to events listed.

Please contact event organisers directly. All events correct at time of going to press.

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Competition Time!

It’s

Darlington Civic Theatre has two pairs of tickets to give away for the opening night of Shakespeare’s Globe production of Anne Boleyn, which will be on stage from Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st April.

Compelling, witty and often laugh-out-loud funny, this celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn leaps cunningly between generations to expose the life and legacy of Henry VIII’s notorious second wife.

Following two sell-out London seasons, two powerhouses of great theatre - ETT and Shakespeare’s Globe, join forces to stage this vivid and vibrant production; gripping, rich in humour and shot through with sublime chamber music and visual imagery.

Tickets for Anne Boleyn are available from the Box Office on 01325 486 555 or online at www.darlingtonarts.co.uk

For your chance to win one of two pairs of tickets for Tuesday 17 April and see this production for the first time outside of London, just answer the question below and send together with your name, address and telephone number to Anne Boleyn Competition, Marketing Dept., Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington DL3 7AX. Entries must be received by Friday 6th April.

Q: What is the name of Shakespeare’s famous theatre in London?

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Last time’s winner...

The winner of the Swan Lake competition tickets in Northallerton InFocus Winter issue was Mrs E Kilpatrick of Thornbrough Road, Northallerton.

Mrs Kilpatrick received 2 tickets to Swan Lake.

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10 Well

WAYS TO GET FROM MARCH UNTIL MAY

hopefully the worst of the cold weather has come and gone,

and the countdown to spring has begun; gardeners are beginning to pine for the planting season. Knowing that the coast won’t be clear until the end of May, it can be an awfully long wait to get into the garden again. Here’s how to pass the time productively until the soil warms up.

Start a garden journal

It is fun going through garden magazines and clipping out great colour combinations and seed suggestions, then pasting them in for spring reference.

Make note of which plants come to life first, ideas for better composting, and thoughts for the vegetable bed.

Attend a flower show

There are many horticultural happenings throughout March and April throughout the UK (visit the Royal Horticultural website for details of events).

Crack open your seed catalogs

Now is the time to order your seeds, new perennials, and summer-blooming bulbs. Think about the bare spots, new garden beds, container garden combinations, and this year’s vegetable selection.

Why not do a little surfing. The Web is full of great advice, specialty sources, and interesting plant pairings.

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Spruce up your houseplants

Check to see if they’re becoming pot-bound (their roots will be peeking through the bottom drainage hole), trim their roots, and repot them to give them more room. Dust the leaves, cut back dead or yellow growth, add fresh potting soil, and serve up a little fertilizer.

Do your chores

If the snowdrops and crocuses can brave March weather, so can you! Clean away dead leaves and winter rubbish. Cut back ornamental grasses in early March to make way for new growth (don’t wait too long or you’ll slice off the new shoots with the old).

Visit a greenhouse

Nurseries are filling up with new pots and planters, great tools, seed selections, bird feeders, and plants. Take home an Easter lily, a pot of tulips, miniature daffodils, or some primulas to keep your home in bloom, or pick up a pretty container and a handful of grass seed and grow your own indoor patch of lawn.

Put out some pansies

These cheerful little souls are colourful, cold hardy, and will tolerate some snow and a little frost, so find a place for them on your doorstep in late March or early April. Deadhead them often for a robust display.

Take stock of your tools

Send your lawn mower out for a tune-up, bring your wheelbarrow out of hiding, sharpen your pruners, clean out clay pots with hot water and a little household bleach, and replace your wornout gloves. Every spring you will find that you have forgotten how many pots have been broken during the autumn cleanup. Now is the time to buy new ones.

Other tasks

about two to three inches long around the base for increased water uptake.

Put the branches in a tall bucket of water and keep them in a cool, dimly lit place for several days, misting them occasionally and changing the water each day, then move them to a sunny location when blooms begin to show.

Start some seeds indoors. Remember, seedlings need 16 hours of direct light every day, so invest in a grow light to keep them strong and bushy.

Most of all enjoy and look forward with anticipation for the great summer ahead.

Force some spring blooming shrubs and trees such as forsythia, crabapple, or pussywillow, and give Mother Nature a head start in your home.

Bring several branches inside, cut the ends of the stems at a slight angle, and make a few slits

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What’s on this Spring at Rural Arts?

Rural Arts new spring programme has a wonderful range of events and workshops for you to get involved in at the Courthouse in Thirsk.

Our popular free internet classes are now held every Wednesday afternoon from 1.00pm – 3.00pm. If you want some help getting online and would like to build up confidence with basic computer skills, these tutored sessions are for you. Working at your own pace in a relaxed and friendly environment you can learn how to email, surf the net and much more. Booking is recommended.

If you want to improve your fitness and have some fun why not try our weekly Zumba classes held at Thirsk Town Hall every Monday and Thursday evening, 6.00pm-7.00pm? The cost is £5 per class but you can save £2.50 by booking for both evenings!

include painting with acrylics, Easter cards and gifts and photography. During the Easter holidays we will also be running drop in ‘Giant Cardboard Sculpture’ workshops for children and families. The cost will be £1.50 per person.

Our new exhibition by London based artist Sabi Westoby has just opened and will run until 24th March. Entitled ‘Filamental – a Stitch Exploration of Line’ it features beautiful contemporary textile and paper works.

Taster art sessions for adults were a hit last autumn so we’re offering them again on Tuesday afternoons, 1.00pm-3.00pm.

Activities this season include raku pottery (27th March) and making batik eggs (traditional wax and dyed eggs) on March 20th. Workshops cost £10 though additional charges may be made for materials.

Sabi Westoby Exhibition

Raku Workshop

We are delighted to offer workshops with two of this season’s exhibiting artists. On March 24th, wirework artist Helaina Sharpley is on hand to help participants create a canvas using wirework. The activity will run from 10.00am-4.00pm and cost £45. Later in the year on June 1st, Kirsten Jones will be running a collage class, also from 10.00am – 4.00pm and costing £45.

Batik Eggs

Learn more about ‘A Life of Crime’ during an evening with crime writers Bill Kitson and Sheila Quigley on June 14th at 7.30pm (£6 including a glass of wine).

Kids activities include a 10 week drama course for ages 11 – 14 years starting on April 19th and Zumbatomic Kids Zumba starting on April 20th (ages 6 – 12years, under 8’s to be accompanied please). Children’s theatre company Tutti Frutti present ‘Hare and Tortoise’ on May 25th; this show is suitable for children age 3 and above and their families.

Our successful kids art club continues to run on Saturday mornings during term time.

Creative activities over the next few weeks

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Displayed in our café area are the elegant 2D and 3D wire sculptures by Helaina Sharpley, also exhibiting until March 24th. From April 2nd until May 31st we will play host to the work of Kirsten Jones. Kirsten works with acrylics, watercolours and collaged surfaces to produce her limited edition prints.

The Courthouse is also the home of our gallery and shop which are stocked with a wide range of individual and affordable pieces including ceramics, jewellery and textiles as well as prints and cards. New work is arriving all the time so come and have a browse. Why not take a break in our café too?

There’s a tempting selection of homemade soup, quiche, paninis and delicious cakes.

For further information or to book tickets, please contact Janice McVay , Courthouse Manager on 01845 526536/e: Janice@ ruralarts.org or visit our newly designed website, www.ruralarts.org. You can also follow us on Facebook/Twitter or call in and pick up one of our programmes. The Courthouse is available to hire for meetings, training, wedding receptions, children’s parties etc. You may not be aware that we also have a variety of fully equipped spaces with full disabled access available to hire for business use, workshops and private events.

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2011 Report

Thanks to the generous support of the people of Northallerton, the Lioness Club are delighted to announce that over £2000.00 was raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust from the 2011 Tree Of Hope.

In December annual Tree decoration ceremony took place at the Hambleton Forum. In attendance was the Mayor of Northallerton, Pat Kilpatrick (Regional Fundraising Manager for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust), the Lioness club and local business supporters of the campaign.

Over

£2000 raised!

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Save the Friarage!

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Date is set for Friarage Hospital protest

a proposed downgrading at A PLANNED mass protest against has moved a step closer. itals hosp one of the region’s major r rally and march through the A date has now been set for a majo anger at plans for the future of the streets of Northallerton to express town’s Friarage Hospital. of May 5 - a Saturday - and it is It will take place on the afternoon 3,000 and 5,000 people will take expected that anything between part. but the demo will coincide with An exact time has still be confirmed n much of the High Street is filled the town’s popular May Fair, whe with rides and stalls.

SHOW Y SUPPO OUR RT! Sign the e-p

nds of County Hall, opposite the The rally itself will be held in the grou followed by a march through the town’s railway station, and will be . itself town centre to the hospital dshire’s Tory MP The speakers will include Richmon who has already , etary Secr ign Fore the ue, William Hag a “unique with up e com urged health officials to services at the d tene threa the keep to solution” Friarage.

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res and talks are to be held with The event is likely to include road closu rtment as well as local businesses. the police and the highways depa osals which could see children’s The protesters are furious at prop atients only - a move which would out-p to services at Friarage reduced becoming a midwife-led unit for result in the hospital’s maternity unit . straightforward births only Courtesy of The Northern Echo.

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