Thirsk Ladies Cycle Group. Outside the Thirsk and Sowerby Leisure Centre YO7 1LU. An invitation to join us on the first Tuesday of each month, cycling on the lanes around Thirsk and surrounding villages with a social coffee stop. 10am. Free, just bring money for coffee stop. For more information click ...

A Taste of Art: Cyanotype. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS.Explore the cyanotype process, using natural chemicals that react with light rays to create unique blue and white prints. Combining the use of found objects, printed acetate stencils and drawing you will have the opportunity the create your own mini prints onto paper. 10:30 am ...

Traditional Sign Painting. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. An introduction to traditional sign painting in which you will learn about colour and shading, as well as the basic brush techniques needed to master lettering. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. For more info click ...

Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers 10 mile Road Race. Thirsk Race Course. Fast, flat course; Goody bag for all finishers; Voucher prizes to 1st male & female finishers; Part of Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Associations Championship. 1.5 mile Fun Run 9am. 10 mile run 10am. For more info click here

Thirsk Artisan Market. Market Place, Thirsk YO7 1EY. Locally-produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers and makers. 9am-2pm. For more info click here

A Taste of Art: Enamelling a Unique Item. The Courthouse. 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Come and explore the basics of enamelling and take away an item that has been fired in a kiln. you will take a copper piece and fire with ground glass (vitreous enamel). 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. £20.For more information click ...

Spring Quiet Garden Day. Holy Rood House, Centre for Health & Pastoral Care, 10 Sowerby Rd. Thirsk. YO7 1HX. Helen Warwick, one of our chaplains, & Mike, our residential gardener will be accompanying guests for a creative, reflective & relaxing day. Our large garden offers a quiet, gentle, healing space which includes a labyrinth, orchard, ...

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club. The Courthouse,4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. The spring return of our pop-up comedy club. Ant Dewson performs at the top comedy clubs in the country and has shared the stage with some great comedians including Mickey Flanagan, Lee Mack and Noel Fielding. For more info click ...

A Taste of Art: Linocut Printed Cards. The Courthouse,4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Learn the traditional process of relief printing. Print your design onto a range of cards to share. You will draw your design, transfer it to your lino and then cut out of the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, a V-shaped chisel or gouge. For more info click ...

Jazz supper Fundraiser, Thirsk Town Hall. Fundraiser organised by Rotary to support Herriot Hospice. Featuring SJB (Scruton Jazz and Blues) who play easy listening swing jazz. Pie, peas and cake supper. £15 a ticket. Table of 6 for £80. Tickets can be purchased from the Thisrk Bookshop, Thirsk Market Place. For more information click ...

Capturing The Everyday. The Courthouse,4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Learn all about digital camera techniques and photography composition to get the best out of your camera and you! Photograph every day moments, to capture the beauty of evolving stories of ordinary family life. For more information click here

In aid of Herriot Hospice Homecareand supported by Thirsk Rotary there will be an evening of Jazz at the Thirsk Town Hall that includes a pie and peas supper with cake. Tickets are £15 each and available from Herriot Hospice Charity Shop Thirsk or The White Rose Book shop. For more info click here

Thirsk Ladies Club. Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall Annexe, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QR. "Gardening Disasters", an illustrated talk by Mike I'Anson, former Garden Manager at Helmsley Walled Garden. Enjoy a little bit of light hearted viewing of this green hobby! Come along and have a chuckle, gardening is not always serious. 7.30pm. Free ...

Long Lost Home. The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS. Daria Kulesh's soaring vocals and vibrant stories take us on a journey through the past in tribute to her grandparents, her family and their beautiful but troubled homeland of Ingushetia, deep in the Caucasus Highlands. Can love conquer prejudice? Can a wounded nation find peace? An uplifting ...

Thirsk Artisan Market, Market Place, Thirsk YO7 1EY. Locally-produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers and makers. 9am-2pm. For more info click here

The Nosy Little Troll. The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Deep in the heart of the Norwegian Forest live the trolls - big trolls, tiny trolls and a Nosy Little Troll who has an amazingly sensitive nose... One day there is a mumbling and a rumbling from the trolls. What is that stinky smell wafting through the trees? From Garlic Puppet Theatre. ...

Freehand Machine Embroidery. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Curious about freehand machine embroidery? Explore techniques, create samples, and unleash creativity in this relaxing and inspiring workshop! Create freehand machine embroidery artwork using the machine needle and thread as your drawing medium. For more info click ...

Spring Quiet Garden Day. Holy Rood House, Centre for Health & Pastoral Care, 10 Sowerby Rd. Thirsk. YO7 1HX. Helen Warwick, Creative Therapist & Chaplain, & Mike our residential gardener, will be accompanying guests for a creative, reflective & relaxing day. our large garden offers a quiet, gentle & healing space which includes ...

Dark Skies Festival. North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales national parks. A chance to explore some of the darkest, starry skies the National Parks have to offer, whilst teaching you all about the stars that blanket the skies above us. New art experiences, simulated space walks and a recently-opened constellation trail will all be part of this year’s ...

xpressive Watercolour Flowers. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Learn simple techniques to express the beauty in flowers by sketching your design in pencil and then use watercolour and ink pens to add colour and detail to your creations. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. For more information click ...

Meet The Party Animals. Aquatic Finatic, Thirsk road, A168, DL63SB. We once again invite you to come and meet our party animals. This is a fantastic opportunity for your children to meet and handle exotic animals from all over the world. Booking prior to the event is essential to secure a slot. 11am, 12pm, 2 pm and 3 pm. For more information click ...

Thirsk Brick Show. Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QR. Lego for All Ages. Lego displays, activities and cafe. A great day out for families. Holy Rood House will be providing home-made cakes and light lunches. Funds will support the work of Holy Rood House. For more info click ...

An Introduction To Life Drawing. Thirsk Rural Arts, The Old Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS. Always wanted to learn Life Drawing? Come along to this one day workshop and learn a variety of drawing techniques in a supportive environment. Suitable for beginners and those who wish to develop their drawing skills. All materials provided. No previous ...

Sing, Sign and Sensory. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your little one? Look no further! These enchanting performance workshops from Effectus Theatre combine the power of music, sign, and sensory play to create a magical experience for babies aged 0-24 months. 10:30 am - 11:15 am. For ...

Murder Mystery. East Thirsk Learning Centre (next to Thirsk Community Centre) YO7 1SL. A fun filled event completing tasks and working as a team to eliminate suspects and uncover the murderer. Followed by creating your own murder mystery to impress your family and friends. Lunch included. 10:00 to 15:00. FREE. tel: 07977 802580 tickets: Book via ...

Mono-Printing. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. In this workshop you will discover how to use a variety of materials to create original imagery; with practical work on linear, reductive and additive methods of printing. You will have the opportunity to develop your own ideas using those methods, as well as learning how to use the printing ...

Five Loose Chippings. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Longstanding Rural Arts supporters, this Thirsk-based group of musicians generously returns for another winter fundraiser. The band has made a name for themselves playing a variety of music from Blues, Country and Bluegrass through to Pop classics and classic western Swing. 7:30 pm. ...

Punch Needle Embroidery. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. This workshop will introduce punchneedle embroidery to beginners. During the session you will produce a completed piece of work to create a patterned coaster. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. For more information click ...

A Taste of Italy. East Thirsk Learning centre (next to Thirsk Community Centre) YO7 1SL. Get a taste of Italian food, language and culture, have a go at making pasta and take home a free copy of "Healthy Italian for Less" by Gino D'Acampo. 10am to 12pm. FREE. Book with Barbara via email: [email protected]

Draw and Paint Dogs. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. During this course your tutor, Jo Lawson, will guide you through every stage of painting and drawing dogs. This will cover pet portraits and how to capture movement in animals, looking at basic shapes and proportions of the body, details of their features, to how to draw and paint fur. ...

A Taste of Art : Print and Texture. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Experiment with different inking effects to explore pattern, texture and mark making. You will print your own unique artworks on different papers and fabrics. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Tickets £20. For more information click ...

Oil Painting (6 Weeks). The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. The course will introduce you to colour mixing, suitable surfaces and getting used to manipulating oil paint. Through a series of painting projects those skill will be reinforced and will give you the confidence needed to enjoy and to get the most out of oil painting. 1:30 pm - 5:00 ...

Thirsk Repair Cafe. Thirsk Library, Meadowfields, Chapel St YO7 1TH. Be greener by avoiding waste and save money by letting a team of dedicated and talented volunteers try to repair your broken or “worn-out” items; cost is a voluntary donation. For further details or if you would like to volunteer, please email. 10am-1pm. Free, donations welcome. ...

Lampshade Making. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Join the Rural Arts team for a creative experience where you can select from a range of different fabrics to craft a one-of-a-kind lampshade tailored to complement your room decor or make for a thoughtful gift. For more information click ...

Rob Ward | Las Piedras. Gallery One.Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, YO7 1PL. Rob Ward has played a significant part in the shape and trajectory of British sculpture in the second half of the twentieth century. His work spans drawing, painting, sculpture and installation. For more information click ...

Raclette Night & Festive Music. Thirsk Lodge Barns, Newsham Road, Thirsk, YO7 4DB. Join us for a cosy evening of drinks, whilst we serve delicious melted cheese over hot potatoes, pickle onions & gherkins - the perfect treat for a chilly winters night & to kick off the Christmas weekend. 6pm-9.30pm. For more info click ...

Artisan Market. Thirsk Market Place YO7 1EY. Locally-produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers and makers. 10am-3pm. For more information click here

Thirsk RBL Band Concert, Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QR. Free festive music concert by the British Legion Brass Band. Conducted by Clare Winter & Deborah Price. Refreshments. 7.30pm. Free of charge, donation appreciated.For more information click here

A History of Christmas Chocolate, White Rose Bookcafe, 79-81 Market Place, Thirsk YO7 1ET. Calling all Chocaholics! Join us to hear Author, Broadcaster and Chocolate Historian Alex Hutchison, take us on a journey into the history of all things chocolate! Reading and Q&A followed by a book signing. From 7pm, doors open 6.30pm. For more information ...

Christmas Shopping: Herriot Hospice, Thirsk Lodge Barns, Newsham Road, Thirsk, YO7 4DB. Join us to get your hands on some incredible gifts & treats at our Charity Christmas Shopping Event in aid of Herriot Hospice at the Lambert. Ticket sales will go directly to Herriot Hospice at the Lambert. 5pm-9pm. £5 admission. For more information click ...

Light Up A Life. Herriot Hospice, Chapel Street, YO7 1LU welcome you to join them at Light up a Life services, remembering your loved ones and sharing with us your special moments. The event offers people from across Hambleton and Richmondshire the opportunity to remember and pay tribute to loved ones, while supporting local families living with ...

Festive Ribbon Wreath Workshop, East Thirsk Learning Resource Centre YO7 1DS. FREE SESSION! Booking Essential Come along and make your very own Christmas wreath using colourful ribbons tied around a wreath ring. Your wreath will be individual and will last for years!. 10:00am to 12:00pm. FREE. For more information and to book your place click ...

Thirsk Farmers' Market. Thirsk Market Place YO7 1EY. Unlike other markets all our stallholders are local independent businesses who grow, rear or produce the food or drink on their stall. They're passionate about what they do and it shows. 9am to 2pm. For more information click here

Repair Your Stuff. Thirsk Library, Meadowfields, Chapel St YO7 1TH. Be greener by avoiding waste and save money by letting a team of dedicated and talented volunteers try to repair your broken or “worn-out” items. For further details or if you would like to volunteer, please email. 10am-1pm. Free, donations welcome. For more information click ...

Santa at Thirsk Garden Centre. Blakey Lane, Thirsk YO7 3AB. Only Wed Sat & Sun. Visit Santa's Grotto. Meet Santa and his Elves and get a gift. 10am-4pm. £6 per child, all proceeds go to Thirsk Rotary and Herriot Hospice. For more information click here

Christmas at Monk Park Farm, Monk Park Farm, Bagby, Thirsk YO7 2AG. Meet Father Christmas in his Grotto, make Christmas crafts and reindeer food with Mrs Claus and the farm elves. Also enjoy all the usual indoor and outdoor farm activities - meet and feed the animals, play in the huge park, go for a barrel ride, and visit the café for festive treats. ...

Hand Painted Wooden Decorations. The Old Courthouse, YO7 1QS. Within this workshop you will be creating your very own hand-painted wooden ornaments, ready for the festive season. Carefully paint onto wooden slices with different seasonal themes befogging adding ribbon for that finishing touch. Take your ornaments home with you to gift to friends ...

Mowbray Singers Concert, St Oswald's Church, Front St, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG. The programme will feature the ever-popular Gloria by Vivaldi and Schubert’s sublime Mass in G. In addition, special guest soloist Megan Crozier will perform Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in B-flat and the strings will play an arrangement of Ständchen (Serenade). For more info ...

Xmas Lights Switch On Event. Thirsk Market Place, YO7. Once again the team at YO1 radio will be supporting the Xmas Light Switch on event with the help from Chris & Jayne as part of their Saturday morning brunch show. Another fantastic opportunity to support the town and it's xmas lights. For more info click ...

Thirsk Christmas Fayre. Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QR. Stallholders, cafe and Santa. A limited number of stalls are still available on Friday 24th (4.00-7.30pm ish) & Sunday 26th (10-3pm). £30 per stall please Facebook message to book. 10am- 3pm. For more info click ...

Artisan Market. Thirsk Market Place YO7 1EY. Locally-produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers and makers. 10am-3pm. For more info click here

Lino-Cut Wrapping Paper. Rural Arts, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Design your own intricately carved linocut stamps to hand decorate paper rolls using our professional tools and inks. Use your paper to wrap your presents and add that an extra level of thoughtfulness when gifting loved ones this ChristmasFor more info click ...

Another Winter's Tale. Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QR. A ghostly new play with live music. A show for all audiences and a journey through the shortest days, with tales of deepest winter from across Europe, Japan and much nearer to home. For more info click ...

Cello Recital by James Halsey. St Oswald's Church, Front St, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG. A solo cello recital by James Halsey of Bingham Quartet. Event starts at 7.30pm. £10 on the door. For more info click here

A Taste of Art: Relief Carve Clay Plaque. Rural Arts, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Create your very own relief carved clay plaque in this Taste of Art workshop. You will explore a variety of ceramic techniques including creating pinch pots, joining using slip, carving into your piece. Additionally, glazing and finishing techniques will be explored ...

Candle Making Workshop. East Thirsk Learning Resource Centre YO7 1DN. A Free candle making workshop from 10:00am till 12:00noon. For more information click here

Wellbeing for Body, Mind & Spirit. Holy Rood House, Centre for Health & Pastoral Care, 10 Sowerby Rd. Thirsk. YO7 1HX. This event is for anyone living with low energy, chronic fatigue or Long-Covid. Helen Warwick, Creative Therapist & Chaplain, will be offering healing ways to find a life-giving path through fatigue, physical & psychological ...

The Extraordinary Time Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Friday 3rd November 2023. Jackanory meets ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ In this award-winning family show, where top comedians tell extravagant improvised stories. There will be pirates and princesses, sword fights and spacemen - all completely and irrefutably true!. For more information ...

FREE Game Quest Pre Launch Gaming Session. Blacksmiths Yard, YO7 1ET. To coincide with the launch of a brand new gaming school here in Thirsk aimed at mentoring and cultivating young gaming talent, Game Quest are offering a FREE (test) gaming session for all 10-12 year olds featuring networked PCs and an array of thrilling games. Immerse yourself ...

Hugo Dalton Ceres Light Drawing. Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden YO7 1PL .This winter Thirsk Hall will be illuminated with the help of artist Hugo Dalton. Dalton has worked with major institutions such as the Chateau Versailles; The Fitzwilliam Museum; Blenheim Palace and the Royal Opera House to create captivating drawings which are projected onto ...

Willow Robin. Rural Arts, The Courthouse. Using simple weaving techniques, learn how to create your very own willow robin! Join Wendy from Twigs & Sprigs at Thirsk Rural Arts and learn the art of weaving. For more information click here

Christmas Floral Demonstration. Sowerby Parochial Hall, The Flatts, Sowerby YO7 1JG. Thursday 2nd November. The Sowerby Flower Club will be demonstrating special Christmas Floral by David Ryland entitled 'With Christmas In Mind' starting at 2pm. For more information click here

In this weeks episode entitled 'A Ride Out 002 - Thirsk & Sowerby Flatts' this 8 minute video takes you past the home of Mrs Warner, the inspiration behind the character in the James Herriot books called Mrs Pumfrey. Together with her dog Tricky Woo and her sister, Mrs Warner was a larger than life character that formed the social elite that ...

Watch Falconer Michael Kinder show off one of the many birds that make up the North Yorkshire Moors Birds of Prey sanctuary. In the 7 or so years that the Thirsk & Sowerby Festival has been running Michael has always been in attendance. He and his Golden Eagle love interacting with both the adults and the children that make up this FREE festival. ...

Repair Cafe. Thirsk Library, Meadowfields, Chapel St YO7 1TH. Be greener by avoiding waste and save money by letting a team of dedicated and talented volunteers try to repair your broken or “worn-out” items; cost is a voluntary donation. For further details or if you would like to volunteer, please email. 10am-1pm. Free, donations welcome. For more ...

Ghost Story: The Room Upstairs. Thirsk Hall, Kirkgate, Thirsk, YO1 7PL. Clap Trap Productions. Written by BAFTA-nominated writer, Tom Needham. A strange noise, or just the wind? The mind can play tricks, but then again.. doors open 6pm. £15pp includes a welcome drink. For more info click here.

The Yorkshire Flea Market. Thirsk Auction Mart, Blakey Lane, Thirsk, YO7 3AB. Between 70 & 100 traders in antiques & vintage items occupying stands in the foyer & pens of a step free spacious venue with ample free parking & a cafe. Expect to find a wide selection of stock from across three centuries & many disciplines. Everything ...

Who the F is Donal ? Thirsk Hall, Kirkgate, Thirsk, YO1 7PL. Clap Trap productions presents "Who the F is Donal?" One play, one cast, two ways by BAFTA nominated writer, Tom Needham. Please note that the play contains some adult swear words. Doors open 12.30pm. £20 per person, including welcome drink. For more info click ...

Bingo Fun Night, Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QR. Cash prizes.. All profits go to the Thirsk Christmas Lights. Licensed Bar. Fred & Bert's coffees etc. 5.30-8pm in front of the Town Hall. This is a fund-raiser - please do not bring your own drinks or snacks. 6pm for Eyes Down at 7.15pm. £12 all-in. For more info click ...

Loose Chippings Concert, Thirsk & Sowerby Institute, Flatts Lane, Thirsk. A selection of Americana, Country & Pop classics performed by a Thirsk-based band. Event starts at 7pm. Pay what you feel, fundraising for the Thirsk & Malton Labour Party. For more info click ...

Artisan Market, Thirsk Market Place YO7 1EY. A celebration of locally produced arts & crafts, food & drink. A diverse, quality, shopping experience that celebrates independent producers and makers. Market stall holders own from 10am. Closes at 3pm. For more info click here

Meet Your MP. Have you any casework, queries or concerns you wish to raise with Kevin Hollinrake ? To speak to someone about this event Tel: 01653 916417. To book your place click here

Life After Fossil Fuels, Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Westgate Thirsk YO7 1QR. Organised by Thirsk Churches Eco Group, Ecologist and Economist Dr John Daniels examines the challenges an opportunities of a zero carbon future. Event starts at 7.30pm. This is a FREE event with donations welcomed.

Halloween Pumpkin Everything, Monk Park Farm, Bagby, Thirsk YO7 2AG. Running on selected days from October 6th to November 5th, the Monk Park Farm Spooktacular features pumpkin picking, carving and painting, as well as a mini pumpkin trail and even a pumpkin catapult. And there's lots more Halloween fun besides, ideal for little ones and older kids, ...

Leisure cycling around the Hambleton lanes, with a café stop, at a pace to suit the weakest rider; each Tuesday from 10am until 2pm. New riders welcome on the first Tuesday of the month. After three rides, ladies are requested to join Cycling UK. For more information click here

To coincide with this months focus on cycling we've put together the 1st of what we hope are going to be a series of cycling video's designed to showcase the area. In this weeks episode entitled 'A Ride Out 001 - Thirsk Market Place' this 4 minute video takes you around the centre of Thirsk on a bike with some unique aerial views of Thirsk Hall, ...