Friday, 2 December 2016

Week of Remembrance

This rather self satisfied image does not do justice to the experience of the days of the time of remembrance.
11.am, Friday 11 November: a well attended ceremony at the war memorial in the Castle grounds
9.30 am, Sunday 13 November,  at St John's Church, formal procession to the war memorial, including the Deputy Lord Lieutenant and the MP.

Knaresborough Horticultural Society - Prizegiving

KHS flower show was the star attraction at the Yorkshire Showground.  Mike Prest was our host.

Diary of a week in October

Friday 14 October: Harrogate College Prizegiving
Monday 17 October: Memorial service for Maurice Bardon.  His sudden death was a real shock to our community.
Town council Meeting
Tuesday 18 October: Harrogate and Ripon Council for Voluntary Services AGM
Wednesday 19 October:  Yorkshire Wildlife Trust AGM, Staveley Nature Reserve
Thursday 20 October:  Visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Knaresborough, and King James's School
Friday 21 October: Rotary Charter Dinner

!2 October - King James's School 400 celebration

Pupils of King James's School displaying the original charter establishing the school in 1616.  Drama students performed an amusing and brilliant review of these last 400 years.

Resume normal service - Remember Bebra?

This is one of Bebra's links with Knaresborough - a call box being used ias a free book exchange.  It is located in Knaresborough Square.
some of the Knaresborough contingent at the Kermes celebrations.
Saying goodbye to our hosts. We experienced a wonderful kaleidoscope of events, and returned with a resolve to maintain and enhance the link with our friends in Germany.