Tag: Royal Hall
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Brave and brilliant Big Write author announced
A descendent of one of the most famous feminists in history, Emmeline Pankhurst, will be the guest author at Harrogate International Festivals’ Big Write. Kate Pankhurst, author of Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, will feature at the Big Write, which is hosted in association with Ashville College. The biggest children’s creative writing workshop of…
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Freemasons show support for three Harrogate organisations
Three Harrogate organisations have received a share of grants totalling £33,000, courtesy of the Freemasons. The donations, ranging from £500 to £3,000, come from the Province of Yorkshire West Riding’s Provincial Grand Master’s Fund, which each year gives grants to good causes in West, South, East and North Yorkshire, totalling some £200,000. In addition to…
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Harrogate Scout and Guide Gang Show 2019 at the Royal Hall
The Harrogate District Scout and Guide Gang Show took place Friday and Saturday this week with three performances in the Royal Hall. It bought together local young people who put on a fantastic and diverse show of songs and variety. Mark Edwards, County Commissioner, North Yorkshire Scouts and show director, said: This year was the…
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BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2018 joins Festival line up
The Harrogate International Youth Festival is delighted to announce that the female BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2018, Emilia Jaques, will be performing at one of their four concerts this year! Emilia, who won the coveted title in October last year, will be performing a number of her favourite pieces from her…
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Shakin’ Stevens at the Royal Hall in Harrogate
Shakin’ Stevens was the biggest selling singles artist of the 80’s and is now coming towards of a European tour with over 30 dates played. From Harrogate he was in Edinburgh then Glasgow, in fact the whole tour had very few nights off Stevens is still plenty of albums though with Gold and Platinum from…
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Former Headteacher of Harrogate Grammar School, Kevin McAleese, passes away
Harrogate Grammar School has said that it was with great sadness they heard the news that Kevin McAleese CBE has passed away on 13 March 2019 after a long illness. Kevin was appointed as Headteacher of Harrogate Grammar School in 1992 and served the school and its community for 10 years. He was a distinguished…
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Big Write to return to Royal Hall – biggest children’s creative literary workshop of its kind in the North
Harrogate International Festivals has announced the return of The Big Write, the biggest children’s creative literary workshop of its kind in the North. Ashville College is sponsoring The Big Write for the third year, building on last year’s success, which featured 622 children attending from 22 schools from across the Harrogate District, penning over 311,000…
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Harrogate Grammar Schools Annual Celebration of Achievement Awards Evening 2018
The Celebration of Achievement evening at the spectacular Royal Hall was a great success and provided a wonderful opportunity for Harrogate Grammar School students to demonstrate their many talents and achievements. On this very special night a whole range of achievements are recognised; academic, sporting, musical and for many, that most important ingredient of any…
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Christmas Tree vandalised outside Royal Hall
The Christmas Tree outside the Royal Hall in Harrogate has been vandalised. It’s believed that someone has climbed onto the tree and pulled the lights out until the wire snapped. It happened between Friday, 7 December and Sunday, 9 December 2018. If you witnessed the incident, please call North Yorkshire Police on 101. [the_ad id=”71395″]…
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Festival gets festive with unique artwork for charity card
A bespoke charity Christmas card has been created celebrating Harrogate’s glittering Royal Hall, created by one of the town’s leading artists. The card features exclusive artwork from Moira McTague commissioned by Fiona Movley, Chair of Harrogate International Festivals, to celebrate the arts charity’s special relationship with the iconic building. Moira McTague, an award-winning fine art…