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The Kirkbymoorside Town Blog
www.kirkbymoorside.info
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Kirkbymoorside is a small market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 25 miles north of York midway between Pickering and Helmsley and has a population of approximately 3,000. This is a window into the life of Kirkbymoorside and its people. With more information added all the time visit the Town Blog regularly.

New venture for the Community Opera this summer

Instead of an audition, leading up to lots of weekend rehearsals and a full five-day production week, the Community Opera team is attempting a new challenge - to stage a Dance Oratorio in J...

17 apr 12

Jubilee Appeal

Do you have any photos or memorabilia from the last Jubilee celebration or even previous coronation celebrations in Kirkby? The Kirkbymoorside History Group will be putting together a display in the ...

17 apr 12

New housing development discussion

Did you miss Cllr Joe Coughlan discussing the proposal by the housing developers Gladman to build 270 new homes on BBC Radio York on Saturday morning? To those who did you can hear it here:

15 apr 12

We know what the most beautiful county is in the world...

but what about the most beautiful country? To take part in this global vote visit Pinterest the social network with beautiful images at its core. This is what is called a crowdsourced project created...

14 apr 12

Kirkbymoorside Town Council - Manor Vale Management Committee Meeting Agenda - 20 April

AGENDA Issued on 13 April 2012 for a meeting of the Manor Vale Management Committee to be held at 1.30pm on Friday 20 April 2012 in Church House Kirkbymoorside Members of the press and public are wel...

14 apr 12

Kirkby Town Blog hits new heights

The site received over 1,000 page impressions yesterday - this is a record and indicates the growing popularity of the blog as a place where you look for news about the town. If you feel an...

14 apr 12

Town Councillor Vacancy

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 TOWN OF KIRKBYMOORSIDE NOTICE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN COUNCILLOR Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that due to the r...

12 apr 12

Paul Magson acknowledged for his work in the community

At last nights Annual Town Meeting the annual Community Award was presented to Paul Magson - many congratulations to Paul and the rest of the KJFC coaching team who do such a great job with many of t...

12 apr 12

More NT Live

From Jean Richards, theatre editor The National Theatre has announced the two plays to be broadcast live in local cinemas this autumn, under the National Theatre Live scheme. Firstly comes ‘The Last ...

11 apr 12

Are you against the proposed new housing development in Kirkby?

If so BBC Radio York would like to speak to you about taking part in their Saturday morning show this weekend. Please email or call David Ward on 01904 540 320 if you are willing to take part.

11 apr 12

Theatre comes to Sinnington

Local theatre company Clap Trap Productions will be performing Doubt at Sinnington Chapel this Thursday (12 April) starting at 7.30pm. Tickets just £5 on the door. About the play This Pulitzer prize-...

11 apr 12

Great opportunities at the Ryedale Folk Museum

Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole is Yorkshire’s leading open air museum. Set in a three and a half acre site in the North York Moors are 19 re-constructed historic buildings from the local ...

11 apr 12

Town Council Meeting Agenda - Staffing Commitee - April 16th

KIRKBYMOORSIDE TOWN COUNCIL The Shambles Crown Square Kirkbymoorside York YO62 6AY Tel: 01751 432217 e.mail: town.clerk@kirkbymoorside-tc.g ov.uk NOTICE is hereby given that the next meeting of the KI...

11 apr 12

A note on comments

Its great when comments are made on blog posts, you can do it under every posting by clicking on the comments link, but please attach your name. There have been some excellent contribu...

11 apr 12

Diary of an allotment woman

Easter come and gone, leaving Allotment Man feeling very smug that our seeds weren’t struggling through all that filthy weather, and while everyone else was wondering what to do over Easter In The Ra...

10 apr 12

A film about the Kirkbymoorside Town Blog

Adam Perry from the Media Trust paid a visit couple of weeks ago to make a film about our Town Blog which they will use on their Newsnet website. This is how they describe the initiative: "M...

10 apr 12

The joy of Easter morning

Over 100 people celebrated Easter at the Methodist chapel on Sunday morning, with worship which included a baptism, the sacrament of holy communion, Easter music and everybody joining to de...

10 apr 12

Ryedale Open Literature Entertainment

A meesage from John Dean: Now, with April’s sweet showers around, a new open access occasional literary group is forming. Ryedale Open Literature Entertainment (ROLE), with the aim to share poetry, p...

09 apr 12

South Pacific

From Jean Richards, theatre editor (Photo courtesy of Leeds Grand Theatre) Musical revivals are coming thick and fast at the Grand Theatre in Leeds. After “Carousel” (see the blog for March 16th) com...

09 apr 12

Yorkshire promo film - Y12

This is the latest Welcome to Yorkshire film premiered at their conference Y 12 on 28th March 2012. Entitled - When are you coming? What do you think? Comment below:

09 apr 12

Kirkbymoorside Dug Out Gig - Born to Brew - April 21st

Born to Brew featuring Matthew Bourne piano Sean Noonan drums/storytelling/composition s (N.Y.) Born to Brew is a fermentation of shape-shifting improvisations, stories of minimalism and intoxication ...

08 apr 12

Seasonal Gardening Advice from Daisy Garden Centre

In this film Brian Hutchinson, who is plant advisor at Daisy Garden Centre, offers some seasonal advice for gardeners as the busy Easter gardening weekend gets underway.   Brian will be bac...

08 apr 12

Ryedale novelist wins award

A Ryedale author has won an award for her latest novel. Jane Lovering, who works as a science technician at Lady Lumley’s School, won the award for the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year at a ceremony...

06 apr 12

Growing the Yorkshire brand

On Wednesday 28th March Welcome to Yorkshire hosted the UKs biggest tourism event - Y 12 at The York Barbican where they outlined their exciting plans for 2012 and ambitions to keep Yorkshire ahead o...

06 apr 12

Is your favourite pub in Kirkbymoorside?

Welcome to Yorkshire, in association with the Yorkshire Post, is giving you the chance to vote for your favourite Yorkshire pub. Whether it’s a traditional country pub, a historic tavern, or a city c...

06 apr 12

Annual Town Meeting - 11th April

The Shambles Crown Square Kirkbymoorside York YO62 6AY   Tel: 01751 432217 email: town.clerk@kirkbymoorsidetownc ouncil.gov.uk   Agenda for Kirkbymoorside Annual Town Meeting issue...

05 apr 12

Another new housing proposal for Kirkbymoorside

Housing developers Gladman, based in Congleton, Cheshire are proposing a residential development of up to 220 homes and 50 apartments for older people in need of care, on land off Kirkdale Road, Kirk...

04 apr 12

Poetry Event: Kirkbymoorside Library - 12th April

ASTERISK*: Poems and photos from Shandy Hall - Poet Paul Munden introduces his latest book with an illustrated talk. ASTERISK* is a sequence of poems inspired by Shandy Hall, the extraordinary house ...

04 apr 12

NT Encore: Frankenstein

From Jean Richards, theatre editor The National Theatre Live broadcast of the 2011 smash-hit production of Frankenstein returns to City Screen in York shortly by popular demand, for two encore (recor...

04 apr 12

Key found

A 5 lever key was found today on the cobbles between the Chinese and Estate Agents. The Town Clerk will keep the key in the office for safe keeping.

03 apr 12

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