Ripon

Harrogate News 13th November 2020

Groundworks near completion at new Ripon Leisure Centre

The multi-million pound improvement project of Ripon Leisure Centre is taking shape as work progresses to the next stage. Ground work, known as grouting, is nearing completion along with the installation of the new plant room that will serve the swimming pool. As well as improvements to the existing changing rooms, sports hall and gym area. Willmott Dixon – the contractor carrying out the works – are now ready to progress with installing the steel frame that will house the new pool. This phase is due to take approximately three weeks. Due to open next November, the facility will provide
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Harrogate News 15th October 2020

Police searching for teenager wanted in connection with Ripon burglary

Police are appealing for information to help a locate teenager wanted on suspicion of aggravated burglary. Officers are looking for John Barker, 17, in connection with an incident in Ripon earlier this month. Barker, from Skelton on Ure, is believed to be in the Boroughbridge or Ripon areas of North Yorkshire. He also has links to Harrogate and Knaresborough. North Yorkshire Police officers have already visited several addresses linked to Barker, and spoken to a number of his friends and family, as efforts continue to arrest him. Anyone who sees Barker, or knows where he is, is asked to contact
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Harrogate News 24th August 2020

Ripon Grammar School GCSE results – individual stories

Champion fencer scores top marks in GCSEs A CHAMPION fencing athlete is also making his mark in the world of academia after scoring top grades in his GCSEs. Ripon Grammar school boarding student Joel Wilson, from Gainford, near Darlington, was awarded three grade 9s and eight grade 8s, the equivalent to a clean sweep of A*s. As a rising star in one of the most technical and tactical sports around, Joel has represented the North-East in national championships and had to juggle demanding training commitments with his studies. Joel, who turned 16 in July, will now take A-levels in psychology,
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Harrogate News 8th August 2020

Grantley Hall launches new Private Dining Room with Chef Shaun Rankin

As Grantley Hall celebrates reopening, it is proud to launch The Dales Suite, a new Private Dining Room from Chef Shaun Rankin. Set at the heart of the hotel, the elegant architecture, cocooning colour scheme, rich woods and classic art create a timeless space. By day, enjoy far-reaching views across the Yorkshire countryside, or wile away an evening with family, friends or colleagues in the warm glow of candlelight. Up to 20 guests (or a current maximum of 10 to comply with social distancing) may be seated to enjoy their selection from a menu created by the eponymous chef Shaun
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Harrogate News 27th July 2020

St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church welcomes worshippers again

Mass  is again being celebrated at St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church, Ripon, every weekend and each weekday apart from Mondays. Times are: Saturdays, 9.30am and, Vigil, 5.30pm; Sundays 9am and 10.30am. Weekday Masses are at 9.30am (Tuesdays 9am). Worshippers wishing to attend the Vigil or Sunday Masses, unless they have already done so, should email their choice of time to stwilfridripon@gmail.com This is to help to meet Government Covid-19 distancing guidance. Hand sanitisers are in place at the church entrance in Coltsgate Hill and all entering are asked to ensure they have no Covid-19 symptoms or are awaiting test results. Also,
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Harrogate News 21st July 2020

Angel art installation set to take off

As the doors of Ripon Cathedral closed in March its development team was tasked with creating and implementing a new project to support the community during lockdown. As COVID-19 tightened its grip  ‘A Wing and a Prayer’ was born – in partnership with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. With the cathedral out of bounds, even for private prayer – the project offered a unique opportunity for people to pray for their loved ones and for key workers by sending prayers online through the cathedral website – to be said by the cathedral’s priests during online services. The second phase of this
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Harrogate News 30th June 2020

Trio of young artists win national acclaim

Three talented Ripon Grammar School artists have been selected from more than 17,700 students to have their paintings on display in a prestigious national exhibition. The stunning works by Isaac Henson, Hugo Wade and Milly Lennox will sit among those by 400 young artists picked by a panel of experts for the Royal Academy Summer Show, which launches online on July 12. Milly, 15, from Ripon, said of her still life of a fish in acrylic: “I really enjoyed using tone and texture and using my imagination to enhance the painting. A keen musician, she comes from an artistic family
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