Harrogate Community News

Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel serves afternoon “Chari-Teas” to raise funds for Martin House Children’s Hospice

10 June 2019

Guests enjoying a Harrogate hotel’s afternoon tea this summer will be helping to raise funds for the region’s only dedicated children’s hospice. For every

Community·Harrogate

Almsford Community Fun Day welcomes more people than in previous years

10 June 2019

Editor

Organisers of the Almsford Community Fun Day have said that they welcomed more this year people this year than in previous years. Even rain

Community·Culture·Knaresborough

Great Knaresborough Bed Race – results and pictures

9 June 2019

Tim Cook

Despite some damp conditions and a fairly high river level, the Great Knaresborough Bed Race was a great success. GH Brooks Men finished first

Community·General News·Harrogate

North Yorkshire charities scoop share of £1million fund

6 June 2019

Editor

Seven charities based in North Yorkshire have received donations of £1,000 each as part of the Movement for Good awards. The awards, set up

Charity Supporters! Pictured from left are Harrogate Mayoress, April Martin; The Mayor of Harrogate, Coun Stuart Martin; Disability Action Yorkshire chief executive, Jackie Snape; and David Skeet, CNG’s community liaison co-ordinator

Business·Community·Harrogate

CNG Business Coffee Morning at Disability Action Yorkshire celebrates role of volunteers

6 June 2019

Editor

A coffee morning for businesses held at a Harrogate charity has celebrated the role of volunteers during National Volunteering Week. As part of its

Grassington Hub and Community Library was awarded the library of the year with Ingrid Baggaley and Elshinta Marsden

Community·Harrogate·Yorkshire

Library volunteers celebrated

5 June 2019

Editor

Volunteering for North Yorkshire Libraries has been celebrated at an event in Bilton House in Harrogate on 4 June 2019. Many of the volunteers

Great Bedfellows! Pictured with Disability Action Yorkshire trainee Issy Cavendish and Disability Action Yorkshire chief executive Jackie Snape are Ortial Technologies employees Alice Salter, Tez Exley, Aaron Beresford, John-Paul Williams and Sophie Phillips

Community·Harrogate

Disability Action Yorkshire gets into bed with Ortial Technologies for charity event

5 June 2019

Editor

A Harrogate charity has got into bed with a neighbouring business as they prepare to take on a gruelling charity event this weekend. (Saturday,

Laura Kindelan, a Leeds-based artist hailing from York

Community·Culture·Knaresborough

Annual Bed Fest music festival in aid of local charity Henshaws

4 June 2019

Editor

Bed Fest, the annual live music festival in aid of local charity Henshaws will take place at Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre in Knaresborough

Michael Baxter (Harrogate & Claro Lodge), John Birkenshaw (Charity Steward, Harrogate & Claro Lodge & Assistant Provincial Charity Steward), Liz Hancock (Chief Executive, Harrogate Homeless Project Ltd), Doug Mills (Area 3 Provincial Charity Steward)

Community·General News·Harrogate

Harrogate Freemasons Help to reduce homelessness in Harrogate

3 June 2019

Editor

Harrogate & Claro Freemasons have secured funding to purchase five iPad tablets for Harrogate Homeless Project, to significantly improve the way their staff work