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VE-Day80 8 - 10 May 2025
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
Jane Ridsdale
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
The Execution of Hannah Whitley
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.
Joshua Tetley
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).
Blind Peter Barker
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.
Hampsthwaite Open Gardens
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
Scrubbers and Stones
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!
Genealogy Websites
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.
Kitchen Refurbishment
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
Amy Woodforde-Finden
A highly successful composer of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, Amy Woodforde-Finden, together with her husband and step-son, is laid to rest in the churchyard of St Thomas à Becket Parish Church. Inside the church there is an impressive marble monument of her, created by the renowned sculptor George Edward Wade. It was unveiled in 1923 and a few years later, Finden Gardens in Hampsthwaite was named in her honour.[Click on title or image to link to articles]

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Feast and Show 2015

Hampsthwaite Feast and Show 2015 was held on 18th and 19th July

Theme : 'Ghouls and Monsters"

NIDD ART TRAIL

Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall is participating as a venue for the Nidd Art Trail over the August 2015 Bank Holiday Weekend.

Dayna Cowper will be exhibiting her work - and there is also an opportunity for childen to 'have a go'!

Dayna is a Nidderdale based painter and photographer who has shown her work in many local and regional exhibitions. Her abstract paintings are in oil or watercolour, evoking the patterns and features found in landscape. They reflect her love of walking in the countryside and on the hills and mountains in many parts of the country.

So do come and look in to see what's going on - and bring the children (Dayna will bring paper, pencils, felt tip pens, paint etc. for them to use)

Parish Council Minutes Archive 2016

Minutes from Parish Council meetings in 2016

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SpringArt for CRUK in Hampsthwaite, 4/5 March 2016

Harrogate Friends of Cancer Research UK have organised an exhibition and sale of work by amateur and professional artists and photographers in Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall on 4th March from 7pm-9pm and 5th March from 10am-3pm. Please come along and support this event.

Free admission and light refreshments available. All welcome.

Open Gardens

OPEN GARDENS
Hampsthwaite Village
in aid of St. Thomas a Becket Church
Saturday 7th May from 12.30 p.m.
£5 entry fee (under 15’s free)
Parking and registration at
Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall

Irish and Country Music Concerts

2016 of Irish and Country Music Concerts held at Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall, nr Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

For more information contact:
Reg : 01423 770609
Margaret : 07947 591227
Gwen : 01943 880305

Please book early
Check for updates and any late changes at Short Notice

All profits to Charity