Bernard Mageean is Chairman of Harrogate Hospital Radio. Founded in 1977 in the days of vinyl and turntables, it now has 50 members and 30 presenters, broadcasts on 95.3m FM, is regulated by Ofcom and is a registered charity. It’s…
Kit Lacey, Revolutionary Knaresborough Rotary Club had a great idea. They found some young businesspeople in the town who wanted to find a really good social project and run with it. Kit Lacey told us about the new group, the…
Rotary is a worldwide organisation but you don’t necessarily appreciate what that means until you see it in action. Brian Souter from Knaresborough Rotary Club spoke to us about how, after the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, Rotary rolled up…
Rehearsals are now well under way in local primary schools for the next Kids Aloud production, Musical Magic, which takes place at Harrogate’s Royal Hall on 1 March. The show features some of the highlights of musical theatre over almost…
Susan Rogers came to talk to us about North Star, a Rotary membership expansion project which started last year. It’s no secret that, although some Rotary clubs continue to thrive, others are facing a decline in membership and North Star…
Shakespeare’s Local November’s Book Club was in festive mood with Christmas hats, crackers and bad jokes. We were chatting about ‘Shakespeare’s Local’ in which beer writer extraordinaire Pete Brown describes the George inn in Southwark. Never mind about the fact…
At a Special General Meeting at the Crown Hotel on 26th November the following were elected for the Rotary year beginning on 1st July 2025 President Diane Stokes President Elect Les Ellington Treasurer Mike Hammond Club Secretary Bill O’Rourke Minutes…
The next Kids Aloud event is set for 1 March 2025 in the Royal Hall when choirs from seven local primary schools will perform “Musical Magic”, a celebration of musicals from Gilbert and Sullivan to Queen. Rehearsals will begin after Christmas and recently…
Brigantes organised another Cafe at St. Peter’s Church, Harrogate, on Saturday, 2nd November, and it was well supported. The proceeds amounted to £451 net, and the charity we supported this time was “End Polio Now”. Every donation helps us to…
Charities and community groups from across Harrogate District have been awarded a series of grants as the first tranche of financial aid from the Brigantes Rotary Legacy Fund was distributed at a special presentation evening. Representatives of the 14 successful…