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Festival celebrating Jaguar cars at Newby Hall

A celebration of 100 years of Jaguar cars is being staged at Newby Hall, Ripon on Sunday 14 August. The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club will showcase the marque at its Summer Jaguar Festival which is expected to attract hundreds of vintage, classic and contemporary Jaguars. This year, the event marks the centenary of the launch of a small company in Blackpool called Swallow Sidecars that created the beginnings of the recognisable Jaguar brand we all know and love today. Jaguar made its name producing eye-catching cars and were just as successful in international motorsport as they were in building luxury limousines that have transported generations of the world’s VIPs. The festival will include displays of Jaguar cars from across the eras - and the proud owners will be on hand to share their enthusiasm for their prized cars with visitors.

Local Council Distribution of Funds

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has updated the local authority reported payments to 27 February 2022 for the following Grants Additional Restrictions Grant & Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

Tong Garden Centre raises over £6,700 for its Charit...

The team at a Bradford Garden Centre walked the equivalent of Tong to Paris to raise funds for its Charity of the Year. 13 team members from Tong Garden Centre came together during Mental Health Awareness Week with family and friends to do a sponsored walk to raise funds for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield.

Museums and galleries urged to bid for culture funding

Welcome to Yorkshire is encouraging museums and galleries across the region to bid for funding from the £4 million allocation to the Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund to improve access to arts and culture.

Tong Garden Centre raises over £6,700 for its Charit...

The team at a Bradford Garden Centre walked the equivalent of Tong to Paris to raise funds for its Charity of the Year. 13 team members from Tong Garden Centre came together during Mental Health Awareness Week with family and friends to do a sponsored walk to raise funds for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield.

Register to Support Homes for Ukraine - Organisations

Registration opened on 14th March 2022 for the “Homes for Ukraine” scheme which has both a private and organisational registration process.

Spirit of Yorkshire distillery launches second batc...

The team at Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky distillery have launched their latest bottling. Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2 single malt whisky is Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery’s second iteration of a peated whisky. “The first batch of Filey Bay Peated Finish sold out more quickly than any other Filey Bay finished release, so we're very excited to launch, Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2. This bottling is a much anticipated follow-up and adds a subtle sweet smokiness with coastal and caramel notes to our light and fruity signature whisky,” said Spirit of Yorkshire Whisky Director, Joe Clark.

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Tong Garden Centre submits planning application for...

As a Bradford garden centre prepares to open a second site at Tingley later this year, a planning application has been submitted for a third site. Tong Garden Centre has submitted a planning application for a sister site at Thorp Arch Estate, Wetherby to Leeds City Council following a three-year pre-application process.

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Yorkshire’s first distillery celebrates whisky award...

The team at Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky distillery has marked its first consignment of its whisky to the USA with a medal at a California based global spirits competition. Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay Flagship single malt whisky was awarded a silver medal in the Other Single Malt Whisk(e)y category at the 22nd annual judging of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) recently.

Welcome to Yorkshire’s Annual Campaigns, Walkshire a...

As Yorkshire’s tourism businesses emerge from the pandemic and robustly rebuild, Welcome to Yorkshire’s year-long annual campaigns, Walkshire in 2021 and this year’s Yorkshire Menu, have brought the county together to promote all that’s great about Yorkshire. From breathtaking countryside to vibrant cities, picturesque coast to bustling towns, world-class heritage locations, amazing arts, fabulous food and drink, there’s much to showcase to the world.

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Festival celebrating Jaguar cars at Newby Hall

A celebration of 100 years of Jaguar cars is being staged at Newby Hall, Ripon on Sunday 14 August. The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club will showcase the marque at its Summer Jaguar Festival which is expected to attract hundreds of vintage, classic and contemporary Jaguars. This year, the event marks the centenary of the launch of a small company in Blackpool called Swallow Sidecars that created the beginnings of the recognisable Jaguar brand we all know and love today. Jaguar made its name producing eye-catching cars and were just as successful in international motorsport as they were in building luxury limousines that have transported generations of the world’s VIPs. The festival will include displays of Jaguar cars from across the eras - and the proud owners will be on hand to share their enthusiasm for their prized cars with visitors.

Tong Garden Centre raises over £6,700 for its Charit...

The team at a Bradford Garden Centre walked the equivalent of Tong to Paris to raise funds for its Charity of the Year. 13 team members from Tong Garden Centre came together during Mental Health Awareness Week with family and friends to do a sponsored walk to raise funds for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield.

Tong Garden Centre raises over £6,700 for its Charit...

The team at a Bradford Garden Centre walked the equivalent of Tong to Paris to raise funds for its Charity of the Year. 13 team members from Tong Garden Centre came together during Mental Health Awareness Week with family and friends to do a sponsored walk to raise funds for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield.

Spirit of Yorkshire distillery launches second batc...

The team at Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky distillery have launched their latest bottling. Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2 single malt whisky is Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery’s second iteration of a peated whisky. “The first batch of Filey Bay Peated Finish sold out more quickly than any other Filey Bay finished release, so we're very excited to launch, Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #2. This bottling is a much anticipated follow-up and adds a subtle sweet smokiness with coastal and caramel notes to our light and fruity signature whisky,” said Spirit of Yorkshire Whisky Director, Joe Clark.

Tong Garden Centre submits planning application for...

As a Bradford garden centre prepares to open a second site at Tingley later this year, a planning application has been submitted for a third site. Tong Garden Centre has submitted a planning application for a sister site at Thorp Arch Estate, Wetherby to Leeds City Council following a three-year pre-application process.

Yorkshire’s first distillery celebrates whisky award...

The team at Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky distillery has marked its first consignment of its whisky to the USA with a medal at a California based global spirits competition. Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay Flagship single malt whisky was awarded a silver medal in the Other Single Malt Whisk(e)y category at the 22nd annual judging of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) recently.

Tong Garden Centre helps Leeds breast cancer charity...

The plants team at a Bradford Garden Centre helped a Leeds breast cancer research group to raise over £900 recently. On 17th May, Tong Garden Centre’s Plants Supervisor, Joe Appleyard did a summer planting demonstration at Horsforth Golf Club to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research Action Group (BCRAG).

Widescreen Weekend returns in October with UK premie...

The National Science and Media Museum’s annual celebration of widescreen film returns to the museum from 13 – 16 October. Widescreen Weekend will open with the UK premiere of a digital restoration of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm on 13 October. The Widescreen Weekend programme will mark 70 years of Cinerama and will celebrate women in film.

Sports Cars in the Park returns to Newby hall

The largest celebration of sports and super cars in the North returns to Newby Hall, Ripon on Sunday 8 May 2022 and organisers are anticipating their biggest show yet.

Miniature replica Chippendale table gifted to Newby...

An exact replica in miniature of a rare Chippendale table specially made for Newby Hall has been gifted to the Hall.

ROAD RUN IN MEMORY OF TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST BRIAN CHESTER

Ahead of this year’s Tractor Fest at Newby Hall in June, organisers remembered much-missed enthusiast and local farmer Brian Chester with a charity fundraising road run. Brian passed away in January. He was a committee member of the Yorkshire Vintage Association (YVA), which organises Tractor Fest, and chairman of the West Yorkshire group of the National Vintage Tractor and Engine Club (NVTEC) for 22 years. He was also National chairman of the NVTEC for 10 years. The first ‘Brian Chester Road Run’ took place last Saturday (9 April), organised by the West Yorkshire group of the NVTEC. Twenty six vintage tractors set off from Tates Garden Centre, Pateley Bridge Road, Ripon, returning approximately two hours later from a route which took them to Galphay, Dallowgill Moor and Low Grantley.

The Perfect Foodie Day Trip: Malton's Food Tour is B...

Looking for a weekend activity that’s a little different? Malton’s freshly relaunched Food Tour is a day trip with a tasty twist. Widely known as Yorkshire’s Food Capital, Malton is a quaint market town, home to award-winning artisan producers, butchers, bakers and chefs, all of which are tucked away in this foodie haven in the middle of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.