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THIS COMING WEEKEND 21st and 22nd JUNE!I am delighted to announce that 38 young soldiers from22 Platoon at the Army Foundation College will be hosted here todo 'good works' around the village towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award.Please welcome them, thank them, and if you wish, join them!They will be working 1030hrs - 1530hrs around Feast Field on Saturday,followed by Memorial Hall then Village Centreand ending at the churchyard on Sunday.Our Community PayBack Team have kindly loaned several gardening tools,we have sourced others, but if you are able to loan any, especially clippers,trimmers, shears, forks or half moons etc. that would be very helpful.Please label them bring along to leave in the Memorial Hall Foyer
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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| Groups and Societies
Details of the many groups, societies, sports clubs and recreation activities open to residents of Hampsthwaite.
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COFFEE, CLICK & CONNECT - If you or know someone who would like some help with using your smartphone, tablet or laptop, then why not pop along to our Coffee, Click & Connect sessions held each Wednesday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm
- Contact Jo on 07710 660799 or email jo@nidderdaleplus.org.uk for Coffee, Click & Connect
- If you or know someone who would like some help with using your smartphone, tablet or laptop, then why not pop along to our Coffee, Click & Connect sessions held each Wednesday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm
- Contact Jo on 07710 660799 or email jo@nidderdaleplus.org.uk for more information.
Come and enjoy music, fun and laughter with like-minded people at the Dancing for Well-Being group at the Memorial Hall, Hollins Lane on Wednesdays at 11.00 a.m. til 12.30 p.m. You can dance SITTING or STANDING, you don't need a partner, you can move at the right level for you, and you don't need a good memory. Dancing for Well-Being is ideal if you find other exercise/dance classes too much, e.g. if you have mobility/balance problems, use a walking aid or wheelchair, if you have heart or breathing problems, or conditions like arthritis, Parkinson's or dementia. The cost is £5, which includes refreshments. For more information you can visit http://www.dancingforwellbeing.org or call Jackie Terry on 01423 531235, or email her at info@dancingforwellbeing.org
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Pack meets in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday evenings between 6.00pm and 7.30pm.
HBJFC is run for the benefit of children living, or attending school, within the Hampsthwaite and Birstwith area catering for boys and girls ages 6 through to 11. Saturday morning coaching sessions are run in Hampsthwaite on Feast Field. For details visit http://www.hbjfc.co.uk/
See the Yorkshire in Bloom website for details of this campaign which is open to all communities in the County, from villages through to the largest cities. It aims to encourage people to work together to care for their local environment. Entrants are judged according to a set of criteria which include floral enhancement, community, cleanliness, permanent landscaping, conservation and recycling.
Hampsthwaite residents are welcome to attend and to participate in the organisation of this major annual event. See the Feast section of this web site for more details
- Films screened at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
- See see Memorial Hall Events Calendar for dates and programme.
- Tickets available from Hampsthwaite Village Store ( or at the door if available) - why not book a table and come as a group?
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Hampsthwaite Players present two productions each year! A spring production normally a Play, which generally falls around the last week of March, the Group also present an autumn pantomime towards the end of November. Anyone wishing to join the group can do so by contacting Phil (secretary) or Michael Binns (chairman) either by any member of the Hampsthwaite Players or e-mailing hampsthwaite.players@ntlworld.com
Wednesday and Friday afternoons in the Memorial Hall
We meet every Thursday 9.30 - 11.30am at Memorial Hall. We have crafts, art, toys, singing and refreshments. Mums, Dads & Grandparents welcome to bring their children. Open Term Time Only.
New members welcomeWe would like to take this opportunity to welcome new and old members to join our friendly club Situated at the Memorial Hall in Hampsthwaite, we provide high quality playing facilities for those who wish to play socially or who would like to compete in one of our league teams.
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Organised each year on the weekend following the 17th July - the same day as the Feast
To preserve and improve the character and amenities of the village. To promote activities of interest to the members. "Where friends meet hearts warm" - Scottish proverb
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Nidderdale Bridge Club meets at Hampsthwaite Village Memorial Hall Mondays at 1:30pm. Friendly duplicate bridge, may be possible to arrange a partner. Contact Kay 01765677956 For further information.
Meets on the first Wednesday of each month
What do YOU know about the LARGEST women's organisation in the country? Hampsthwaite WI meets at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall on the first Monday of the month.
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Young Farmers meet every Wednesday at 7.45pm in Felliscliffe Village Hall
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