Rotary Clubs from Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough and Lower Wharfedale again facilitated the 2020 Tournament. Schools taking part were Ashville College, Harrogate Grammar, King James’s, Nidderdale High, Ripon Grammar, Rossett School, St Aidan’s High, St John Fisher High and Wetherby High.…
Storm Ciara caused a change of plan to the planned walk over the moors above Summerbridge and Low Laithe. Instead four of us set off from Ripley to explore the lower reaches of the Nidderdale Way on a bright but…
Harrogate Brigantes have been involved with an ongoing project in the remote Panchamul Valley in Nepal, which includes ‘technology’, teaching, mircoloans and the provision of a Volleyball Court (International Friendship Court). Major Lil Gurung of the Himalayan Gurkhas Rotary Club…
This was an excellent walk with good weather and clear views, organised by Peter Wood. The walk started at the National Park car park Grassington, following a route along the river bank, across the suspension bridge, up to the tiny…
On 23 May, a wonderful day of Brigantes fundraising took place at Oakdale Golf Club, Harrogate. At 5pm, when the golfing antics were coming to a close, we were greeted by one of our yellow helicopters and the crew. Yorkshire…
Pop star Sam Smith’s signed violin is in North Yorkshire on its way to a new life in Nepal. Sam kindly donated it to an instrument amnesty organised in London in 2015 by the Ronnie Scott Foundation. This summer the…
The speaker on this particular evening was Charlotte Gale, (Charlotte Gale Photography) a fellow Rotarian who visited the Galapagos Islands earlier this year. Charlotte, a geography graduate and professional photographer, gave us an excellent insight into these unique volcanic islands…
So here’s the thing: there’s been a bad accident. A train has overturned and a hazardous chemical container is lying on the track. A crane has to be manoeuvred along the track to recover it but to complicate matters it…