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New to Ripon & Masham New, local businesses showcased
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Sending Best Wishes
Residents invited to sign Royal Wedding commemorative books
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Riding High At Twycross Zoo
Follow the story from North Yorkshire to Twycross!
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What’s on this Spring at Rural Arts? We discover the exciting events available at Rural Arts this Spring
Also in this issue...
10 starting a business
24 LOCAL NEWS
Tax Considerations
Ripon Area Music & Arts Diary
14 local news
29 LOCAL NEWS
Local Business Wins National Award
A Winning Connection
18-19 LOCAL NEWS
30 infocus production
Spring Events in our area
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LOCAL NEWS
Home Instead Lend A Hand On ‘Dignity Action Day’ Relaxing hand massages, delicious home-made cupcakes, coffee and a good natter were all enjoyed by the residents at Sunnyfield Lodge, the extra care housing facility in the centre of Ripon, during a pamper morning to mark Dignity Action Day on 25th February.
The event was organised by Home Instead Senior Care in Harrogate, who have pledged their continuing support for the national ‘Dignity in Care’ campaign, headed by Dignity Ambassador Sir Michael Parkinson, to promote treating people with dignity as a basic human right. This year’s theme for the day was ‘giving someone the gift of time’ and Home Instead Caregivers were on hand to share stories, and their time, with all the residents. The team were joined by Nicole Inggall, a professional mobile beauty therapist from ‘Gorgeous on the go’, who was kept busy giving hand massages and beauty advice.
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Home Instead owner Sheena Van Parys commented: “It is important to raise awareness of Dignity Action Day to promote the values it represents because we believe that care services must be person centered; people must be treated with respect, as individuals, and provided with the high quality care they deserve.” Home Instead provide care for adults in their own homes across the area and the company is rapidly building a reputation as one of the UK’s leading at home care providers. Their service is tailored to the needs of individual clients and ranges from companionship, meal preparation,
light housekeeping, post-discharge care, medication reminders, shopping and errands to personal care. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ................................................................................ To contact Home Instead team in Harrogate call 01423 774490 or for more information visit www.homeinstead.co.uk To contact ‘Gorgeous on the Go’ call 07765223176 or email Nicolebeauty@hotmail.co.uk
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New and exciting businesses come to the
Ripon & Masham areas this Spring
• This section showcases a range of new and exciting local businesses. We are proud to be able to support new ventures and to allow local businesses to promote their products and services to their customers in full colour and at an affordable cost.
New Businesses we’re introducing:
• Green Thumb
• Holme Design
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• Hunters Ripon
• Talon Falconry
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Home Sweet Holme
We work harder on your behalf
Your “personal estate agent” now in Ripon & surrounding Villages Andrea Dimbleby is the Personal Agent for Hunters Estate Agent in Ripon and it’s surrounding villages.
A small family run business located in the Craft Yard at Bedale are enjoying an ever growing reputation for the professionally managed service they provide their clients. From the initial consultation, where client’s ideas and aspirations are developed into personal creative designs, through to installation by qualified local tradesmen, they are on hand to discuss and deal with any, and every, aspect of the process. Despite only opening their new showroom in January 2010, where they have on display an impressive range of Kitchens and Bathrooms, they have announced that they are increasing the size of their showroom in April to showcase a range of high gloss kitchens from Crown.
These contemporary kitchens have been selected to compliment their Charles Rennie Mackintosh collection, a stunning range uniquely supplied by Holme Design in the Dales area, which will also see an extensive range extension of doors and units to include stunning painted doors and larder units as shown here. For more details please contact Holme Design on: 01677 424 669
Andrea’s background is sales management specialising in commercial client relationship management for the automotive industry, working for brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz. Her passion has always been property, so when she took the opportunity to leave the industry it was a natural move into estate agency. Until recently Andrea has been working with the Hunters team in the Boroughbridge office. Andrea has been a client of Hunter’s for some time and was so impressed with the company and the service that she decided to take the plunge and bought the franchise for Ripon! Andrea has a wealth of experience with property, from renovation projects, buy to let and commercial property, she understands her clients requirements from their perspective. Andrea is married to Kevin, who has his own local building and plumbing business, and with their two children the family has lived in the area for nearly ten years.
As part of the award winning estate agency group Hunters Andrea is delighted to be able to offer home owners and landlords a highly competitive personal service such as 100% accompanied viewings, flexible working hours, national advertising and a 7 days service. Andrea states “This isn’t a nine to five job, I adapt to suit my clients needs and that may be viewings or valuations at weekends or as the nights are getting lighter, evenings” Hunters – Ripon offer a full sales and lettings service, with one point of contact throughout. Contact Andrea Dimbleby now to arrange a free valuation for the property you want to sell or rent and to find out more about……… “Special opening offers” Tel: 01765 530444 Mob: 07877 793126 Email: andrea.dimbleby@huntersnet.co.uk www.huntersnet.co.uk
A truly gripping day out! For a truly fun and educational, family, day out this Easter, why not visit Talon Falconry Birds of Prey Centre based at Lightwater Valley. Having recently been re-branded, with completely new staff and a wide selection of birds of prey, Talon Falconry showcases over 15 different species including owls, hawks, falcons and eagles - watch out for ‘Tiny’, the huge white tailed sea eagle! The centre, which re-opened in early April, is already proving to be very popular with both adults and children alike. Twice daily flying displays, with handling and photo opportunities, give visitors the perfect chance to get up close to these magnificent birds of prey. For those who are keen to learn more about the birds, Talon Falconry offers a range of adoption packages; personalised experience days are also available as a truly unique gift.
With superb value-for-money entry fees, and a well-stocked gift shop, we’re sure Talon Falconry will prove to be a huge success.
Barn Owl: RING BEARING FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY! The silent flight of the Barn Owl has captured people’s imagination for countless generations... Now imagine this spectacular bird delivering your wedding rings to the gloved hand of the groom or best man making your special day even more magical! ....................................................... Admission: Adults: £4.00 Children: £2.50 Senior citizens: £2.50 Family Ticket: (2 Adults & 2 Children) £9.00 Talon Falconry Birds of Prey Centre, Lightwater Valley, Ripon, North Stainley, North Yorkshire, HG4 3HT. Tel: 01765 635 010 / 07939 810 321 www.talon-falconry.co.uk
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Starting A Business tax CONSIDERATIONS
In the second of three articles, Lydia Ebdon, a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, explains the tax considerations for a new business. In her first article, Lydia covered the options of trading as a sole trader, partnership or through a limited company and in the next article she will cover paying your first employees.
INTRODUCTION This article describes the records that all businesses must keep for tax purposes, and the expenses that can be deducted in arriving at taxable profit. It outlines a business’s obligation to register for VAT. It explains how profits are taxed through income tax work for sole traders and partnerships and through corporation tax for companies. Finally, it explains the penalties that apply if things go wrong, and how to keep in the clear. RECORD KEEPING It is important to keep a record of business assets, liabilities, income and expenses separate to any personal records, so that you can track the progress of your business, prepare accounts and ensure that you pay the correct amount of tax. Records must be retained for six years following the tax year. Although the main consideration when starting a business is usually the amount of trading profit, sole traders, partnerships and companies are also liable to tax on capital gains, investment, property and miscellaneous income. For companies, all of these items are included in the corporation tax computation and for sole traders and partners they’re included in the selfassessment tax return. Some details of the tax computations differ depending on the legal form of the business. Confusion often arises over expenses that may be deducted for tax purposes, especially because tax and accounting rules can differ. The overriding tax rule is that expenses may only be deducted if they are incurred wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the trade. Expenses that are generally not tax deductible from any business profits include: • private expenses paid by the business (when paid by a company, these must be recorded as owing from the director concerned); • reimbursed business motoring expenses in excess of scale rates (currently 40p per mile or 25p >10,000 miles) ; • costs of working from home, other than the incremental cost of extra heating, cleaning, etc; • business gifts and client entertaining; • capital expenditure; and • depreciation – instead, capital allowances are deducted for tax. Most business costs are deductible including salaries and
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benefits that are reasonable in relation to the work done, pension contributions and employer’s NICs. VAT Whether you are operating as a sole trader, partnership or limited company, you will need to register for VAT once your taxable turnover reaches £70,000. You may register at a lower level if you wish, for example, to enhance your credibility or to reclaim input VAT if you make zero-rated supplies. HMRC operates several schemes that aim to simplify administration for small businesses. INCOME TAX – SOLE TRADERS, PARTNERS, EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS Sole traders and partners need to pay income tax on their share of business profits made each year. Sole traders must register as self employed with HMRC and must submit a selfassessment tax return by 31 January each year. Partners must file individual self-assessment tax returns and a nominated partner must file a partnership tax return showing each partner’s share of the profits or losses. Partners are jointly liable for filing the partnership tax return and for any penalties, surcharges or interest. Employees including directors need to pay income tax on earnings and benefits received from their employer (such as the use of a company car). For most employees, their employer deducts tax through PAYE, and there is no more for the employee to do. Other income over specific levels, including dividend income, must be declared and tax paid through the HMRC self-assessment process. Income tax is payable under self-assessment by 31 January following the tax year (i.e. for the 2010/11 tax year to 5 April 2011, tax is payable by 31 January 2012). HMRC will ask for payments on account unless most tax has been deducted at source. Each payment on account is equal to one half of the previous year’s tax liability excluding tax deducted at source, and the payments are due on 31 January in the tax year and 31 July following. The balancing amount is due by 31 January following the tax year. Any income tax overpaid can be reclaimed in the self-assessment tax return. Taxpayers can apply for a reduction in their payments on account if their income falls. CORPORATION TAX Companies must register as dormant with HMRC before they trade and must register for corporation tax within three months of beginning to trade. All companies and some unincorporated entities pay corporation tax (CT) on their income and gains. As noted above, there are some differences between expenses that can be deducted under accounting and under tax rules. Corporation tax is assessed for an accounting period and is generally due, together with the corporation tax self-assessment return, nine months and one day after the relevant accounting period. The rate of CT applies for a financial year, i.e. from 1 April each year. The 2010 / 2011 rates are 21% / 20% for companies with annual profits of less than £300,000, 28% / 27% for companies with profits of more than £1.5m, and a marginal rate for levels in between.
Profit can be retained after corporation tax within the company and used as capital for investment or to pay dividends at a later date. Dividends are taxable on receipt in the hands of the shareholder under self-assessment. They are taxed at lower rates than other forms of income such as interest, to recognise that they are paid from profits that have already been taxed. Basic rate taxpayers pay no extra tax on dividend income, and higher/additional rate taxpayers pay an effective rate (in 2010/11) of 25/36% on the net amount received. Special provisions apply to close companies and close investment holding companies. Close companies are, broadly, those controlled by the directors, or by five or fewer shareholders. Close investment holding companies are close companies that hold investments. The key provisions are that close companies must pay corporation tax on loans to participators (broadly, shareholders) and cannot deduct the cost of benefits provided to some participators. Close investment holding companies must pay corporation tax at the full rate, even if they meet the size criteria for the small companies rate. This reduces the tax benefit of investments being held through a company. NEW HMRC PENALTY REGIME HMRC recently introduced a new system whereby a taxpayer’s behaviour affects the scale of a penalty. Penalties escalate if errors are careless, deliberate or concealed, and there is a further charge if HMRC prompts disclosure rather than it being volunteered. The maximum penalty for an error is 100% of the tax underpaid, so big errors can be very costly. But the good news is that taxpayers who take reasonable care will not be penalised. HMRC say that taking reasonable care may involve seeking professional advice or appointing an agent to help with tax affairs, although this can’t absolve responsibility – taxpayers must still act within their own competence. Where you give your agent all relevant information, act on their professional advice and check their work to the best of your ability, you will have taken reasonable care. Your agent should be able to demonstrate to you that they have taken reasonable care on your behalf. SUMMARY The tax implications of starting a business are significant and may seem daunting. But its important to get it right as errors can be costly and can become a major distraction from your business. Business owners should get familiar with the rules on HMRC’s website or seek professional advice if they need more help. .................................................................................................. Disclaimer This article can only provide a short overview and it is essential to seek professional advice before applying its contents. No responsibility can be taken for any loss arising from action taken or refrained from on the basis of this article. Details correct at time of writing. Lydia Ebdon is a Chartered Accountant and Business Adviser providing specialist help to owner managed businesses. She is the director of L M Ebdon Ltd, a firm regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. For further information see HMRC’s website or www.lembdon.co.uk. The full text of this and related articles can be found on the news page of Lydia’s website.
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Sending Best Wishes
TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE WILLIAM AND MISS CATHERINE MIDDLETON
Anyone in the Harrogate district wishing to send their best wishes to Prince William and his fiancée on their forthcoming marriage is invited to sign special commemorative books. Led by the five civic heads within the district, all residents are being invited to send their greetings via these special books. Books are available during normal opening times from Monday, 28 March 2011 at the following locations: Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate
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Boroughbridge Library Knaresborough Library Patelely Bridge Library Ripon Library The books will be available until Friday, 22 April, after which Harrogate Borough Council will send them to Clarence House before the wedding on 29 April 2011.
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Local Business Wins National Award Local Agricultural Merchant Green Farm Health Ltd, from Thirsk, has won the prestigious “Store of the Year” award sponsored by Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The competition is open to all independent merchants in the UK and rewards the winner who, in the opinion of the judges, offers the very best in customer service, product choice and value for money. The judges agreed Green Farm Health should be proud of what they have achieved and recognised that the passionate, dedicated and customer focused team work extremely hard, which has quite rightly resulted in the business’s growth. Green Farm Health Directors, Chris Jeffery and Kate Williamson were presented with their award at a glittering ceremony in London last week. The judges were impressed with their shop design and layout which offers customers a pleasurable experience in store and also with the high quality of service given to all customers.
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“We are immensely proud to receive this award which recognises our passion and enthusiasm for being the best in our field” says Chris Jeffery. “We thank all our staff for their part, because we all work closely together and have a great team spirit”. The three branches of Green Farm Health are located in Thirsk, Northallerton and Malton, and have been trading for six years. They have built up a considerable following from farmers and pet owners alike and grown from one small shop and two employees to three shops and eight employees, all of whom are AMTRA qualified. A recently employed Veterinary Nurse now offers pet advice clinics, microchipping, advice on nutrition and nail trimming. Last October they opened a very popular feed store. For more information contact Chris Jeffery on 01845 522611 or e-mail info@greenfarmhealth.co.uk
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Spring Events 20th - 22nd April Living History - Ripon Workhouse and Garden Museum This event takes place at the Victorian Workhouse Museum and Garden. Meet the inmates and free children’s activities. Normal admissions apply. www.riponmuseums.co.uk For further information please contact 01765 690799 or: info@riponmuseums.co.uk ......................................................................................................................
22nd - 25th April • Easter Fun Days - Newby Hall On the woodland trail costumed characters will be helping families discover clues and find their way through the woodland in search of the Newby Treasure…but who are the characters and what tricks will they be up to? The fun starts at 11am on Easter Sunday and Monday and normal admission applies. Tel: 0845 4504068 | www.newbyhallandgardens.com ......................................................................................................................
25th April • Easter Egg Eggsploits - Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Bring your decorated hard boiled eggs for our annual best decorated egg and egg rolling competitions. From 2pm-3pm. Free event (normal admission charges apply) Meet on the Abbey West Green. For more details: 01765 608888 / fountainsabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk ......................................................................................................................
30th April • EXHIBITION - “All Our Yesterdays” This exhibition will feature Royal Weddings, Domestic Memorabilia (historical items with their modern counterparts such as irons, radios, sewing machines, hot water bottles etc.) and Bibles as it is the 400th anniversary of the ‘King James Bible’. St Mary’s Church, Thirsk | www.stmaryschurchthirsk.org.uk ......................................................................................................................
2nd May • Ripon Cathedral Beer Festival Good Food, Award Winning Beers, Live Music & Children’s Activities. 11.30 - 6.00pm. Adults: £2.50, Children: Free More information from Ripon Cathedral Development Campaign: 01765 603583 Email: rcdc@riponcathedral.org.uk www.riponcathedral.org.uk ......................................................................................................................
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4th May • Harrogate Aesthetics Sharon Bennett RGN, NIP is currently on the European working committee at the British Standards Institute for Aesthetic Surgery Services. She will give inside knowledge and answer questions about popular anti-ageing treatments, including botox, treating wrinkles, and the wonder creams that claim to turn back the effects of time. Tickets: £35 person to include 3 course lunch and coffee. Time: 12 - 12.30pm. The Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa, Helmsley. Tel: 01439 770766 ......................................................................................................................
7th May • Early Birds - Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Set your alarm clock and come and listen to the chatter of early birds. Booking not required. Meet at Studley Car Park. 7am - 9am Free event (normal admission charges apply) For more information call: 01765 608888 Email: fountainsabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk ......................................................................................................................
28th - 30th May • Get Medieval - Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Join the costumed re-enactors around their medieval encampment. Watch and take part in activities and demonstrations based on 15th century life. For more information call: 01765 608888 Email: fountainsabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk ......................................................................................................................
27th June - 7th August • Inner Tendrils A solo exhibition created for Ripon Cathedral by Linda Thompson Within this solo sculpture exhibition the work ranges from ‘Dark Dragon’, the creation of which was inspired by the mythical and real creatures carved by medieval craftsment on the beautiful Cathedral misericords, to ideas of pilgrimage and prayer. The ancient crypt at Ripon provides the perfect venue for some of these pieces. There are also three-dimensional interpretations taken from some of the simpler patterns found within the beautiful illuminated manuscripts of Northern England. The work on exhibition therefore is both figurative and pattern abstract and is created in a range of media including clay, coloured resins, and microwaved bread. The exhibition is free and open during normal visitor times. Arts Council funded. For more details please visit: www.riponcathedral.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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Dr Susie Boardman from Yorkshire,
riding high at Twycross Zoo Top vet Dr Susie Boardman, who grew up in Yorkshire and is now the only female director of a Top Five British zoo, Twycross in Leicestershire, began learning her trade as a teenager at the Thirsk veterinary practice of best-selling author James Heriot (real name James White.) Susie, 48, whose father Edward Jackson’s family had farmed in the Vale of York for decades, worked at the practice from the age of 12 and was even taught to stitch up animals’ wounds by James White’s son Jim and the real life “Siegfried”, Donald Sinclair. Susie’s mother Kate Jackson even appears in some of James Heriot’s books as “Mrs Westby and her four unruly children”. Since then, Susie has more than fulfilled the promise of her early years, and after leaving Thirsk Comprehensive School where she excelled in science, she gained distinctions as a student at Glasgow Veterinary School. She went on to work at London Zoo and founded a conservation charity before taking over as CEO at Twycross 6 years ago. One major task she now faces is promoting Twycross Zoo, the World Primate Centre, which has changed radically since it opened in 1963 to huge crowds, desperate to see the animals, particularly the hand-reared chimps whose famous tea parties featured in the PG Tips commercials.
latest arrivals, a pair of stunning snow leopards, Irma and Suou in their huge rocky enclosure. They’ve got real ‘Wow!’ factor and even come up to the window to paw at our visitors. They’re a critically-endangered species with under 7000 left in the wild, so we aim to raise awareness of their plight, and now they’ve settled in, they’re showing a lot of interest in each other, so we’re hoping to hear the patter of tiny paws. This is a 24-hour-a-day job; I live, eat, breathe and sleep the zoo and it’s hugely rewarding. We have Britain’s only group of bonobos, endangered apes from the Congo and I’ve just been along Uda Walawe our Sri Lankan themed walkway which gives visitors a bird’s eye view of the elephant paddock and our ‘superstar’ 18-month-old baby elephant, Ganesh-Vijay, the youngest mem-
rative, paintings to ceramics, sculpture to photography, but the common thread will be their capacity to engage visitors with the natural world in an emotional, visceral way. The Gallery forms part of the Zoo’s new art strategy which aims to engage visitors with the natural world through a more creative medium. Art will be incorporated across the Zoo park and in complementary education and research projects, to make Twycross Zoo the most exciting new art venue in the region. Some of the works and exhibitions may focus directly on the themes underlying all the Zoo’s work: passion for conservation, for sustainability and of course for the animals themselves, their habitats and their welfare. Other artworks will have a more general, abstract link with nature, but all will be thought-provoking and distinguished examples of their particular genres.
Twycross has grown from a comparatively small collection to become one of Britain’s major zoos with 500,000 visitors each year. Working towards advancements in animal welfare, conservation and education, it is an organisation dedicated to make a significant difference to the region and cares for some of the world’s rarest animals. 2010 saw two major new additions to the Zoo, Himalaya, the free-to-enter visitor centre and the Uda Walawe elephant walkway. “Himalaya is a fantastic experience” enthused Susie. “You can eat Nepalese curry or another of our delicious freshly-prepared meals, and watch two of our
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ber of our herd of Indian and Burmese elephants. Apart from providing the unforgettable experience of seeing such amazing animals at close quarters, one of my major aims is to make sure that Twycross Zoo is a great value day out.” This summer, Twycross will launch a ground-breaking new contemporary art gallery to showcase a variety of works and genres, which reflect the Zoo’s own values and its aspirations for the future. The Gallery is designed to provoke curiosity and engage emotions through the introduction of contemporary art and will feature an exciting selection of high-quality pieces in a range of styles, from abstract to figu-
Exhibitions will feature some of Britain’s top contemporary artists, designers, jewellers, printmakers and photographers and provide a platform for numerous rising stars of the art world. The Twycross Gallery is a major feature of the transformation which the Zoo is currently undergoing and central to its innovative strategy for the future: its pursuit of excellence in all aspects of its work and its awareness of the multi-faceted natural world and the inter-dependence of every element. But if you’re looking for a reason to visit between now and the summer when Twycross Gallery is due to open, then the baby orang-utan, the two baby bonobos plus Ganesh-Vijay and the snow leopards should work a treat.
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Ripon Area Music & Arts Diary Sunday 13th February
Friday 20 May 2011
Wind from Chethams Musica Viva Sowerby Music: St Oswald’s Church - Sowerby
St Mary`s Church, Lower Dunsforth Boroughbridge
Starting at 3.00pm Great to have a return visit from some of those highly talented students from Chethams. By special request, we will hear one of Mozart’s own favourite pieces of chamber music – his Quintet for Piano and Wind in Eflat – K452. A ravishing piece displaying all the best of the composer and the instruments to go with solos from the individual performers. Tel: 01845 518001 www.sowerbymusic.org.uk Email: concerts@sowerbymusic.org.uk ......................................................................
Commencing at 7:30pm Dunsforth Anniversary Concert Tickets: £8 (children free) Concert to celebrate 150th anniversary of St Mary`s Church, Dunsforth The Musica Viva Ensemble will give a concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Dunsforth Church. The performance will include classical chamber music, solo items, and also many modern and lighter numbers such as arrangements of songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, etc. Tickets £8 including glass of wine and canapes. Accompanied children free. Tel: 01423 324276 www.musicaviva.co.uk ......................................................................
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Ripon Film Society The Illusionist
Our 2010-11 season ends with a celebrated animation. (NB: Not the Hollywood drama with the same name.) The director of Belleville Rendezvous has taken an unused script from France’s comedy genius Jaques Tati and produced a visual feast. An illusionist comes to Edinburgh aided by a young assistant straight from a Scottish fishing village. But will the bright lights turn her head? “Rare and exotic, majestic and melancholy, a hand-drawn animated treasure… one of the most satisfying pictures I’ve seen” Tel: 01765 601353 www.riponfilm.org ......................................................................
Friday 29 April
Musica Viva
St James` Church - Boroughbridge St James Art Exhibition Commencing at 7:00pm. Tickets: £6 Preview Evening for Art Exhibition with Live Music & Refreshments. Live music from members of The Palm Court Dance Orchestra. Tel: 01423 324276 www.palmcourt.org.uk ......................................................................
Saturday 14 May
Sowerby Music
St Oswald’s Church - Sowerby Commencing at 7:30pm Tel: 01845 518001 www.sowerbymusic.org.uk Email: concerts@sowerbymusic.org.uk ......................................................................
Saturday 21 May
North Yorkshire Chorus
St Mary’s Church - Thirsk
Commencing at 7:30pm Puccini and Rossini Concert Tickets: £12 (inc wine/juice) Puccini Messa di Gloria Rossini Stabat Mater. Two great choral works with organ accompaniment. Conductor Greg Smith Organ Andrew Christer. Soloists tbc. Tel: 01642 783475 www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk ......................................................................
Saturday 21 May
Vocalis
West Park United Reform Church - Harrogate From Madrigals to Musicals Commencing at 7:30pm Tickets: £12 (children & carers £10) With Harrogate Operatic Players ‘Morley to Mamma Mia’-400 years of popular music Vocalis join with Harrogate Operatic Players to explore the history of popular music over the past 400 years. The audience will be taken via the medium of folksongs to highlights of the last 50 years including extracts from West Side Story and Evita as well as a Chris de Burgh number. A charitable donation will be made to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance from the profits of this Concert. Tel: (01423) 734871 Email:
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What’s on this Spring? With the launch of their new Spring programme, Rural Arts have a great range of events and workshops for you to get involved in at their venue, The Courthouse in Thirsk. • Free internet classes continue to run every Monday, 10am -12 noon (booking is advised) and we will also be running courses in Adobe InDesign / Photoshop / Ilustrator and Introduction to Mac in April and May. • If you are looking to improve your fitness, why not try our weekly Zumba classes on Monday and Thursday evenings, 6pm -7pm? (Please note, due to high demand these classes are now run by Rural Arts at Thirsk Town Hall). • From March onwards, there will be French conversation classes, a screenwriting course and various artist led workshops including life drawing, calligraphy, felt making, music technology, quilt making and willow weaving.
Kids Art Club • Our Saturday morning kids art club gives children a chance to work creatively in a range of different art forms. There are two sessions, ages 8-10 years (10am-11am) and 11-18 years (11.30am-12.30pm); classes cost £5 and take place during term time only.
• Patchwork and embroidery workshops will be running monthly on Tuesdays starting on May 3rd and on May 29th you are invited to a ‘Time for Tea’ workshop where participants will be making teacups and cupcakes from wire, wax and fabric! • Performances include Garlic Theatre’s ‘Old Mother Hubbard and her cupboard’ (7th May) for our younger audiences, and Canadian singer David Myles (May 21st). • Business Link is running free workshops and business advice clinics throughout March and Thirsk Museum Society is presenting at talk in April (‘That’s Entertainment’).
• For further information or to book tickets, please contact Janice McVay, Courthouse Manager on 01845 526536, e: Janice@ruralarts.org or visit our website, www.ruralarts.org. Alternatively call in to the Courthouse and pick up one of our Spring programmes. • The Courthouse is available to hire for meetings, training, wedding receptions, christenings 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. ...................................................................................
• On 28th and 29th May, we will be hosting an Arts Market featuring artists from around the region selling a selection of ceramics, textiles and jewellery (10.00am-4.30pm). • From 18th April until 14th May we will host work from the Feltmaker’s Guild, ‘In the Garden’, followed by North Yorkshire Open Studio’s exhibition for 2011, “Flowerings” featuring work by Dionne Swift, Judith Brown and Ruth Moore.
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