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Easter in the park with The Friends of Pannett Park
The Friends of Pannett Park are holding a series of events this weekend to celebrate Easter. On Saturday 23 April, between 11am and 3.30pm, Pannett Park will play host Roman soldiers, traction engine rides, a fairground organ and a bouncy castle. Owen Moore, vice chair of the Friends of Pannett Park, said: “We are delighted [...]
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Easter events for kids at Whitby Library
WHITBY Library is holding a range of different Easter themed activities for children aged four to 11. This Thursday will see a craft session in Whitby Library from 2.30pm to 3.30 pm for children to make Easter bonnets and cupcakes, with the best bonnet winning a prize. There will also be story-time for under fives [...]
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Raithwaite Hall hosts wedding open day
Published on Fri Mar 11 12:55:38 GMT 2011 SANDSEND’S Raithwaite Hall, which is being transformed into a five-star luxury hotel and wedding venue, is hosting a wedding open day on Sunday (20 March). The event, which is on from 10am to 4pm, is designed to give couples looking for an exclusive luxury wedding venue [...]
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Whitby Restaurant Mister Chips hosts taster event
Whitby’s Mister Chips will be celebrating the launch of their new shop front by hosting a special free event for locals at the restaurant in Church Street. The event on Friday (3 December) starts at 6pm and will include a taster session of ‘speciality fish’ sourced from around the world, such as Escolar, which originates [...]
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Octopus spotted in Sandsend
An Octopus was the surprise attraction for a family visiting Sandsend for the day. The creature was spotted in a rock pool on the beach by the Swales-Williams family from Osmotherley who quickly snapped photographs. Will Swales-Williams, aged eight, had been looking for small sea creatures along the beach as part of a homework learning [...]
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Goth weekend costume becomes a professional business
A regular visitor to the Goth weekend is hoping his costume can turn into a professional business. Liam Murray literally stopped the traffic and attracted hundreds of onlookers with his outfit which has cost him £5000 and he hasn’t finished there. It doesn’t fit in to any particular Goth genre but is a mix of [...]
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Capture the heart in photography competition
A photography competition with the heart as a theme gives budding Whitby snappers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime masterclass from an award-winning photographer. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is launching its second Red for Heart Digital Photography Competition, and is calling on all photography enthusiasts to get creative and start snapping. The theme for [...]
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Poppy Appeal launched for Whitby and district
Now in its 89th year, The Royal British Legion has launched its annual Poppy Appeal and the Whitby and district branch are hoping to raise more funds than ever before. Committee treasurer Frank Bull said 400 boxes of poppies have been distributed in towns and villages in the area, and 55 wreaths will be placed [...]
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Film Festival to take Goth Weekend
The Bram Stoker film festival has been booked to take place at the Pavilion during Halloween next year - traditionally the Goth weekend slot. It casts doubt over the dates for the Goth weekend which usually takes place during the weekend closest to Halloween. Mike McCarthy, organiser of the Bram Stoker film festival, which is [...]
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Historical Whitby lifeboat rescues on new DVD
Footage of Whitby lifeboat rescues throughout the 20th century feature in a new DVD. The Cruel Sea travels back in time and witnesses lifeboat rescues from up and down the North East coast from 1921 up to the 1960s. Produced by Six Townships Community History Group, based in Sunderland, the DVD gives an insight into [...]
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