Felted Landscapes. Rural Arts, The Old Courthouse, 4 Westgate, YO7 1QS. In this workshop you will work with artist, Kate Redding, to learn basic needle techniques, including colour mixing, shading, layering and even 3D effects to create a stunning felted landscape. For more info click ...

A Taste of Art: Ceramic Tableware. Rural Arts, The Old Courthouse, 4 Westgate, YO7 1QS. Create your own condiment dishes, herb shredders and garden labels in this 2 hour workshop. Use a selection of herbs, leaves and flowers to decorate your pieces, as well as letter stamps to add a personalised touch. You will explore a variety of ceramic techniques ...

A Taste of Art: Natural Fabric Dyeing. Rural Arts, The Old Courthouse, 4 Westgate, YO7 1QS. Explore how to use natural materials such as flowers and vegetables, to add various colours and patterns to fabric. Learn how to prepare your fabric, ready for different techniques. Explore flower pounding, natural dyeing and more. For more info click ...

BresBet Ladies' Day. Thirsk Racecourse, Station Road, Thirsk YO7 1QL. Where fashion and glamour meet the racecourse. Enter Best Dressed competitions and enjoy the electric atmosphere, live music from The Emerald Thieves. Gates open 11am, first race 1.10pm. For more info click here

Thirsk Ladies Cycle Group. Outside Thirsk and Sowerby Leisure Centre YO7 1LU. Leisure cycling around the Hambleton lanes, with a café stop, at a pace to suit the weakest rider; each Tuesday from 10am until 2pm. New riders welcome on the first Tuesday of the month. After three rides, ladies are requested to join Cycling UK. For more info click ...

Music at Junction 50 , St James Church, Wide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, Thirsk YO7 4PE. Mary Reid and brilliant Scottish folk singer, Ainsley Hamill. The pair met through their work with Live Music Now which supports young musicians to play in hospitals, care homes and schools for special needs pupils. They will provide a short programme of about ...

To coincide with this months focus on cycling we've put together the 1st of what we hope are going to be a series of cycling video's designed to showcase the area. In this weeks episode entitled 'A Ride Out 001 - Thirsk Market Place' this 4 minute video takes you around the centre of Thirsk on a bike with some unique aerial views of Thirsk Hall, ...

Weekend bus to the Moors. This year Thirsk Moorsbus Days are both Saturday & Sunday. The Moorsbus leaves Thirsk Market Place and arrives in Helmsley via Coxwold, Byland Abbey and Ampleforth. There is one bus from Thirsk on Saturdays, three per day on Sundays & Bank Holiday Monday. The service is run by a non-profit organisation and is reliant ...