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Local planning authorities need to regularly identify and update their supply of sites for housing development as part of their adopted local plan. North Yorkshire Council is currently drawing up a new county wide local plan and a new consultation (Issues and Options) is about to begin.
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Our Memorial Hall was built to honour the fallen in two world wars and give thanks to those who returned. It is appropriate therefore that we play our full part in the national celebrations and village activities are planned for May 8th VE-Day and Saturday May 10th 2025
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JANE RIDSDALEAged 33 years, born at Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, her height is 31 ½ inches.She is remarkably chearfull & enjoys very good health.Published July 1st 1807 by Jane Ridstale, at Harrogate where purchasers of this Print will have the opportunity of seeing and conversing with her
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Arsenic Poisoning in Hampsthwaite - The Execution of Hannah Whitley
In 1789, Hannah Whitley of Hampsthwaite used a pie as the delivery medium for a fatal dose of arsenic, with the poison concentrated in the crust. She claimed She had been coerced into the act of poisoning by her employer, a local linen weaver named Horseman, who was involved in an on-going feud with the intended victim.
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Joshua Tetley was the founder of Tetley’s Brewery in Leeds, and he retired with his wife Hannah to Hollins Hall on the outskirts of Hampsthwaite (Hollins Hall Retirement Village).
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Remembering Hampsthwaite’s Blind Joiner - an article by Shaun WilsonLike the market town of Knaresborough, who had ‘Blind Jack’ – John Metcalf, the road builder of Yorkshire in the eighteenth century, the small rural village of Hampsthwaite had it’s blind hero also, almost a century later – Peter Barker who became known as ‘The Blind Joiner of Hampsthwaite.’ Though there are some similarities between John Metcalf and Peter Barker’s lives, these are purely co-incidental and each fulfilled a life, character and career in their own right.
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Hampsthwaite Open Gardens - Sat 29th June 12.30am - 5.00pm - Entry £5.00 (accompanied under 15's FREE)
Tickets on the day from Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall
Plant sales - many named varieties of plants
Delicious homemade refreshments
Afternoon tea and cakes served from 12.30pm at the Memorial Hall
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SCRUBBERS & STONES - Sat 29th June 10.30am - 2.30pm - Entry FREE!
Explore the Memorials at St Thomas a'Becket
Memorials Treasure Trail - for children if all ages
Self-Service / Self-Checkout BBQ from 12 noon (inc. veg option) Food £2, Drink £1, Donations? - yes please!
Hot & Cold Drinks
Laptop & Screen to show Mapping Hampsthwaite’s Past
Use a Bucket & Brush to help reveal Inscriptions on the older memorials
. . . or just Sit & Enjoy CORPUS CHRISTI BRASS BAND . . . from 11.30am
. . . followed by Afternoon Tea & Cakes at the Memorial Hall!
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Free genealogy websites will help you start your family history research at no cost as listed by the 'Who Do You Think You Are' magazine.
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Memorial Hall kitchen is now completely, and expertly, refurbished by Neil,Batty Builders Ltd as a result of a grant awarded by the National Lottery's 'Reaching Communities' fund.See also the equivalent
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Photographs showing the faciliies available - click photos to enlarge. - The ideal venue for:
Business Meetings, Public Meetings, Sales Promotions, Exhibitions, Markets and Fairs, Jumble Sales, Training Events, Internet Workshops, Presentations, Group Meetings, Clubs and Societies, Community Events, Education Classes, Dances, Film Screenings, Keep Fit Classes, Concerts, Drama Productions, Wedding Receptions, Funeral Repasts, Family Celebrations, Children’s Parties, Anniversaries, Fashion Shows . . . and many more!
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 Wedding (Marquees)
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 Wedding (Sun Lounge)
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 On stage entertainment
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 Birthday Celebration
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 Children's Parties
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 Use of modular stage units to create a low table for children's parties
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 Birthday Party
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 Table Settings
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 Table Settings
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 Small Hall 'Chill Out' Room
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 Main Hall
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 Winter Ball in Main Hall
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 Burns Supper in Main Hall
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 Small Hall
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 Hampsthwaite Show
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 Childrens' Parties
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 Conference (making use of our rear projection screen)
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 Smart Arts Productions
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 Smart Arts Bar (in Small Hall)
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 Sun Lounge Bar
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 Coronation Teas
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 Sun Lounge Bar Area
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 Marquees for BBQ
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 IT Workshops and Drop-in
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 Film Nights
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 Indoor Bowling
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Memorial Hall Photo Gallery Photographs showing the faciliies available - click photos to enlarge. - The ideal venue for:
Business Meetings, Public Meetings, Sales Promotions, Exhibitions, Markets and Fairs, Jumble Sales, Training Events, Internet Workshops, Presentations, Group Meetings, Clubs and Societies, Community Events, Education Classes, Dances, Film Screenings, Keep Fit Classes, Concerts, Drama Productions, Wedding Receptions, Funeral Repasts, Family Celebrations, Children’s Parties, Anniversaries, Fashion Shows . . . and many more!
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