St Columba’s Services
- TODAY: Sunday 15 September at 10.45am – Sung Matins
- Sunday 22 September at 10.45am – Holy Communion
- Sunday 29 September – No Service (5th Sunday)
- Sunday 6 October at 6.30pm – Choral Evensong and Harvest Festival service, followed by a supper in church. All are very welcome.
Refreshments are served after most services.
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Thirsk Artisan Market
TODAY: Sunday 15 September on the Market Place in Thirsk between 10am and 3pm. Locally-produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent
producers and makers.
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Herriot Hospice unveils new hospice
TODAY: Sunday 15 September between 12 noon and 3pm – Herriot Hospice Homecare is unveiling its new in-patient hospice at The Lambert. It’s a state-of-the-art facility which will provide care and support for those with terminal illness and be a base for the charity’s expanding ‘At Home’ service. The public are invited to visit, meet the team and tour the hospice.
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Village Quiz
TONIGHT: Sunday 15 September – The quiz will be held this evening at 8pm in the Village Hall.
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Last week’s quiz was set by Alan and was won by John, Andy, Debbie and Jim. Well done the winners and everyone else who competed.
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Weekly art classes
TOMORROW: Monday 16 September – the next block of six weekly art classes start at Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall. These classes, which run for two hours from 10am, are led by qualified teacher and talented artist, Rebecca Jayne. Classes are suitable for total beginners through to well-practised artists. Don’t worry if you can’t make any of the dates, as you can join the live class on zoom on Monday nights or play the weekly video at a time to suit you. Book online at http://www.rebeccajayneartist.co.uk
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Racing at Thirsk
TOMORROW: Monday 16 September – The last race day of the season at Thirsk.
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Nellie Bowman
One of Topcliffe’s oldest residents passed away on Friday morning, 13 September. Nellie Bowman was aged 94 and had not been in the best of health for some time. Her son’s David and Alan asked for this message to be included in the Sunday Email so that all of Nellie’s friends and neighbours could be informed. Details of Nellie’s funeral arrangements will be included in a future Sunday Email.
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Late Summer BBQ and Dance
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What a fantastic time was had by those who attended the summer BBQ and Dance at the Village Hall last night. It was a full house and the food cooked by Andy and Malcolm was excellent. Afterwards the crowd of around 80 danced the night away to music masterminded by DJ Jim Shaw. There were some brilliant raffle prizes including a weekend’s use of a hot tub, golf vouchers for use at several local course, meat vouchers from Franks Family Butchers and Heck sausages…and lots of other great prizes. The raffle organised by Carol, Chris and Myra raised well over £300 and the full total raised on the night will be announced later. All the cash raised will to help support and maintain the Village Hall.
Events like this take a considerable amount of time and energy to organise, so a big thank you is due to everyone who played a part in holding an excellent social gathering whilst also providing invaluable help and support for our Village Hall. Well done.
Here are a few more photographs – 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Report of Village Hall meeting
This is Jim Shaw’s brief report on the proceedings at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Village Hall Committee.
Committee Chairman Richard Byas opened the meeting with Matters Arising from the last meeting and moved onto the recent installation of the Village Halls Wi-Fi which has successfully been in operation since the beginning of August and working well. The external sensor lights issue has been addressed and are now working properly. The rerouted pipe work installed following the repair of the leaking pipe has been boxed in by Malc Morley and the front of the Hall has been professionally cleaned.
Treasurer Linsey Payne reported that although the Leakage Allowance Refund was progressing, albeit slowly previous Treasurer Tony Bruce did feel we were making progress but she did state nothing was agreed and until it was we must not incur any additional expenditure.
Helen Fothergill stated that the Hallmaster Booking System was working well and in discussion with Doug Allan reported that Community First Yorkshire had requested a booking for a day seminar in the new year which he had been invited to address their meeting.
The Committee have been approached to have a signal booster for smart meter communication to be installed on the Hall roof for an annual sum. The Chairman agreed to meet with their representative to evaluate and hopefully agree.
Malc Morley wondered if an “A” board could be placed outside the hall to advertise when the Library is open. Committee agreed.
Fundraisers – the Alex Scott Concert and the annual Produce Show had both raised a considerable amount for the Hall. The Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 16 November and the Horse Race Night on 22 February 2025.
The Next Meeting will be on 12 November.
We hope this is both of interest and informative to our community. The full Minutes of the meeting can be found on the village website under the Village Hall menu button.
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Baldersby St James Book Fair
The annual book fair held in St James’s Church last weekend was an amazing success with lots of people, including many from Topcliffe and Asenby – going along to support it. The two-day event raised well over £4,000 which will help with maintenance costs at the church. The Church Warden asked me to give a big thank you to all customers but also to the many volunteers that worked so hard to make the event such a wonderful success.
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Children and Youngsters books now available in Village Hall Library
The opportunity was taken to obtain from Baldersby a selection of children’s books and novels suitable for teenagers. These are now available to any young people who wish to borrow them. The library has no set opening times, but access can be gained whenever the Village Hall is open for another activity.
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Leeming RAF Station
The RAF Station at Leeming is hosting more aircraft activities which will include low and late flying and probably more noise that we are used to. There’ll be multiple aircraft types involved in training events for the rest of September and into October.
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M62 closures – major disruption will disrupt travel
Anyone travelling on the M62 is reminded to check for motorway closures planned every night until 23 September. Junctions 18 to 20 are affected. These junctions are just over the county border in Greater Manchester. It’s due to Network Rail rebuilding a 42-metre-long, 2,000 tonne railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton near Rochdale. It means anyone aiming to travel on the M62 needs to use alternative routes … but they will probably also be very busy so it’s best to leave a lot more time for your journey.
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Price of First Class stamp to increase
Royal Mail has announced that the cost of a first class standard stamp will increase by 30p – an inflation busting 22% – from 7 October. The price goes up from £1.35 to £1.65. A first class large stamp will go up by 24%, from £2.10 to £2.60. The cost of second class stamps will remain at 85p. If you use first class stamps consider beating the increase by buying a supply of stamps now: they can still be used after the increase is applied.
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Community Works
Thirsk-based charity Community Works is looking for kind-hearted individuals to join its team of volunteer drivers. They’re needed to help people within the Thirsk and surrounding villages who don’t have access to transport to go to hospital, doctor and dentist appointments…and to get to social engagements, mostly in the local area, but now and again a bit further afield. If you feel that you would like to know more, please get in touch with Kate, Car Scheme Co-Ordinator on 01845 524494.
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Watch out for parking fee scam
A scam involving bogus parking fines is doing the rounds in our area – so please be careful. North Yorkshire Police have received six reports in the last week of residents getting a text telling them to pay a parking fine. The message includes a link to pay and suggests the fine will increase if not paid within 28 days. These messages come from mobile numbers starting 07 and the link takes the user to a website that looks very much like an official government one. The good news is none of the six people who reported receiving these bogus texts handed over any money. But others out there may not have been so vigilant. Share this warning with friends and family. If you receive an unexpected message with a link, be extremely cautious – think carefully before you do anything, and delete it if you’re not 100% certain it’s legitimate. |
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Yoga with Alex
You can join ‘Yoga with Alex’ sessions at two locations near Topcliffe – Thirsk Town Hall and Coronation Hall, Boroughbridge. See poster here for more details. These classes are suitable for beginners and those with experience wishing to improve or regain their balance, strength and mental well-being. Call 07927 141616 or email Alex on yogawithalex2020@gmail.com
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Warm Hub – Soup & Sweet Lunch
The next Soup & Sweet lunch will be held at the Village Hall on Wednesday 18 September from 11.30 to 12.45pm. There’ll be a selection of home-made soups, puddings, delicious cakes and bakes and tea or coffee. All welcome. No set charge, but donations welcome.
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Asenby Parish Council meeting
The next meeting of Asenby Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 25 September at 7pm in the upper committee room of Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall.
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Macmillan Coffee Morning at The Angel
The Angel Inn at Topcliffe will be holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27 September between 10am and 12noon. All welcome.
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Topcliffe Christmas Fayre
The event will be held on Saturday 16 November. All stalls have now been reserved, but if anyone wishes to be advised of any cancellation, they can leave their details with Karen Morley. The money raised by the fayre organisers will go towards supporting the Village Hall. For more information call 01845 577426 or email – thomisfamily@gmail.com
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The Big Topcliffe Horse Race
Make a note in your diary. The Topcliffe Horse Race will be held at the Village Hall on Saturday 22 February 2025. Put the date on your calendar and watch out for more details later in this year.
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Chip ‘n Dales
The Chip ‘n Dales fish and chip van is in Topcliffe every Friday 5 ’til 7pm
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Local traders and businesses
See here for a list of businesses and traders based in or close to Topcliffe.
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Ripon International Festival
A wide range of classical and folk concerts and performances by international artists at venues in and around Ripon until Wednesday 9 October. Check out the details on their website –
http://www.riponinternationalfestival.org
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Rural Arts – workshops and classes
- Monday Makers – a free 10-week course for those wishing to start their own creative business. Monday 16 September to Monday 18 November, 10am-1pm. Develop your skills. Explore and develop your creative ideas, promoting and selling your creative products online, basic accounting for your creative business, hands on printmaking, ceramics and jesmonite and 1:1 coaching.
- Felt and Fizz – Friday 20 September, 7- 9pm – A new evening workshop which is perfect for friends to enjoy a glass of fizz and the unique sociability that comes from crafting together. Learn all about needle felting and produce your own needle felted landscape. All done with a glass of fizz!
- People and Places: Capturing the Everyday – Thursday 26 September, 11am -to 4pm. Learn all about digital camera techniques and photography composition to get the best out of your camera and you.
- Life Drawing – Saturday 28 September – 10am to 1pm.
All events are held at The Courthouse, Thirsk. Book online at
https://www.ruralarts.org/whats-on/workshops/
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The Ritz Cinema
- Alien: Romulus – to Thursday 19 September – no matinee.
- Widow Clicquot – Friday 20 to Thursday 26 September – matinee on Wednesday 25 September.
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Friday 27 September to Thursday 3 October – no matinee.
- Lee – Friday 4 to Thursday 10 October – matinee on Wednesday 9 October.
- The Critic – Friday 11 to Thursday 17 October – matinee on Wednesday 16 October.
- Starve Acre – Sunday 20 October.
Opening times: Evenings – doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm. Matinees – doors open at 2pm for 2.30pm. You can now book online at https://www.ritzcinema.co.uk/
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Music@Junction 50
There’s a concert being held at Baldersby St James Church on Thursday 19 September at 7pm featuring husband and wife Andrea and Djodje Gajic. They’ll be performing Ad Libitum on violin and accordion. Further details available from Colin Reid – colinreid97@yahoo.co.uk – or by telephone – 01765 640624.
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Helperby Beer Festival
The annual beer festival takes place in and around Helperby Village Hall on Saturday 21 September 2024 from 12.30pm. You can look forward to ten hours of live music and the opportunity to sample some of the over 30 beers on sale. Tickets online in advance – Helperby Beer Festival
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Wensleydale Railway
There’s something for everyone at Wensleydale Railway over the coming months. They are planning plenty of events and activities and here’s a taste of what’s on with a link to the booking system:
- Sunday 22 September – Summer’s End Tea Train.
- Sunday 20 October – Autumnal tea Train.
- Saturday 26 October – Gin Train.
Contact email: admin@wensleydalerailway.com / 01677 425805
Bookings: https://wensleydale-railway.co.uk/events_and_experiences/
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Nidderdale Show
This popular Pateley Bridge event is on Sunday 22 September from 7.45am to 6pm. It celebrates the best of agricultural traditions with top class livestock, horse and dog sections and boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals anywhere in the UK. Tickets online or at gate (costs more). http://www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk
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The popular band that has performed here in Topcliffe will be on stage at the Thirsk and Sowerby Institute on Friday 27 September at 7.30pm. They present a selection of Americana, Country and Pop classics in their own classic style. The band is a ‘not-for-profit’ outfit that helps organisations undertake much-needed fundraising. There’s no set charge to attend: you just pay what you feel is appropriate.
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Masham Sheep Fair
Takes place on Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September from 10am to 4pm. Sheep showing, Sheep racing, craft market, Bishop Blaize Procession, fleece stalls, sheepdog demonstrations, hand bell ringers, Morris dancers, art exhibition and tours of Theakstons and Black Sheep Breweries, as well as a small children’s fair. http://www.mashamsheepfair.com
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Carlton Miniott Charity Event
Carlton Stores & Post Office is organising a charity day on Sunday 29 September between 2 and 5.30pm at Carlton Miniott Playing Field. There’s lots to see and do. There’ll be an 11-aside football match (30 minutes each way) between Carlton Stores and the Old Red House teams. Kickoff 4pm. Around the field there’ll be stalls with food and drink, mini games of football, tombola, sweet stall, bric a brac and hook a duck! All cash raised with go to the new eye unit at the Friarage Hospital. See poster here.
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Ask the Experts online fraud advisory session
The Counter Fraud Coordinator for the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, Andy Fox, is to hold an online fraud advisory session aimed at youngsters about to go to university and their parents. It will take place between 7 and 9pm on Tuesday 1 October. (note change of date – was 3 September). The event will be conducted using Microsoft Teams and persons registering for the event will be emailed a link prior to the date. You do not need to have Microsoft Teams installed on your computer to participate, just a good internet link. To register for the event please click on this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-students-from-fraud-tickets-976142587757
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Strictly Comes to Thirsk
An evening of dancing, wine, nibbles and laughter whilst raising money for the Dementia Day Care Service operated by Community Works. 7pm on Friday 4 October at Thirsk Town Hall. Fancy Dress optional – any era from 20s to the 60s. Grand raffle. For tickets, priced £15, contact Alice on 07947 259335 or email alice@communityworks.uk
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Thirsk Hall’s Oktoberfest
This popular event is back for a second year. It takes on Friday 4 October at Thirsk Hall. It’s a Yorkshire-inspired Oktoberfest being organised in partnership with Frank Family Butchers and thesm0keyjoe for a night of bangers and beer. 6.30pm. Adults £5, children (0-15) free.
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The World of James Herriot
A special celebratory evening is being held to mark 25 years since the opening of the World of James Herriot visitor attraction in Thirsk. The black tie event is being staged on Saturday 5 October in The Garden Rooms at Tennants of Leyburn. It starts at 6.45pm and likely to last until 11.30pm.
The evening includes live performances by internationally renowned tenor Sean Ruane and The York String Quartet. Plus, special guests including James Herriot’s son and daughter Jim Wight and Rosie Page, the Yorkshire Vet team, and more. Book online at VisitThirsk.uk/herriotdinner
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Thirsk Farmers’ Market
In the Market Place on Sunday 6 October from 9am to 2pm. Around 20 artisan food and drink producers bring the fruits of their labour to the centre of Thirsk.
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‘New to You’ sale
The Friends of the Lambert Hospice in Thirsk are organising a ‘New to You’ sales on Saturday 19 October between 10am and 3pm at Thirsk Town Hall. You can donate children’s, men’s and women’s clothes as well as accessories, homeware and bric-a brac. Please contact either Dawn on 07774 983275 or Sars on 07890 405159 if you can help. See poster here.
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Concerts and Events at Ripon Cathedral
- Eagles by Candlelight: Friday 8 November at 7.30pm. Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band.
- Queen by Candlelight: Wednesday 27 November ay 7.30pm. Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band.
Book online at https://riponcathedral.org.uk/whats-on/
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That’s all for this week. Keep safe and remain well.
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