Having missed Sweden v England last Saturday NOWT was going to come between me and Croatia v England on Wednesday. Driving home on Saturday with Howard, my festival colleague and friend, in the contentment of […]
North East Live Music is Alive
The talented Paul Kirsopp, as mentioned in my last post, has also asked me to tell you about Nova Radio and his show “North East Live Music Is Alive”. Paul broadcasts on Monday evenings 6pm […]
Family fun day at Ryton Rugby Club!
We’ll known local busker and former school friend Paul James Kirsopp (pictured below) has been in touch to tell me about the Ryton Rugby Club Fun Day, on Saturday 21st July. It begins at 1pm, […]
Fun at the Fun Station
I’ve been down to see Laura of the The Fun Station in Prudhoe. It’s tucked out of the way a bit, so like me you might have missed it. Coming from Crawcrook turn right at the roundabout […]
Latest on Ye Olde Cross
I’ve been hearing from Friends of Ye Olde Cross. The email is as follows; “Hi All, Just in case you missed it on Facebook or Twitter. After our last meeting, we told you that we […]
Ryton Festival is fun!
I’m glad that the light nights are coming in. We usually make plans for the dismal first two months of the year when depression tends to infiltrate. We spend a few days near Holy Island […]
News from Brighten Ryton
Many of you will have observed many diligent volunteers tending the flower beds in our village, clearing up litter, and generally bringing Ryton back to some of the glory it enjoyed during our Britain in […]
Ryton Festival ready go go again
We apologise once again for the cancellation of the Speech and Drama weekend due to the heavy snow. Just to let you know that the final weekend will be going ahead as planned, beginning at […]
Ryton and District Festival cancelled this weekend
It is with great reluctance that we have had to cancel the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions of the Festival, due to run this weekend 2nd and 3rd of March. This is due to […]
Second meeting re. Ye Olde Cross
A second meeting is to be held in the Holy Cross Church Hall, regarding re-opening this much loved pub. The meeting is open to everyone who registered their interest at the last meeting, whether you […]
Meeting re. the future of Ye Olde Cross
Here is an abbreviated version of the meeting minutes, held in Ryton Village Church Hall last week. They have been kindly supplied by Colin Cheesman Open Meeting re. Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton. 8.Feb.2018. […]
New beginnings
Here we are in 2018, and so we have turned our attention to home alterations. Well actually not alterations, more bulldozing down half of the house and building it back up again. It seems such […]
Save Ye Olde Cross
Ye Olde Cross has closed again, and everyone is baffled as to why. It was taken over in the autumn by the licensee of the Half Moon, and underwent considerable refurbishment. Certainly Heather and I […]
Ryton Festival 2018
Ryton and District Festival of Music Speech and Drama is upon us again. Just a reminder, we are in our 75th year, and alumna/alumni include Wendy Craig and Sir Thomas Allen. Please come and join […]
Moving on ……..
We’ve moved. House that is. Actually, this occurred nearly a year back but I’ve just got around to writing about it because it only really sank in a couple of weeks ago. Although I’m from […]
The best until last?
Mr Laidler, the head of St. Agnes Primary School, is clearly very proud of his pupils and staff and the hard work they put in. Not just at Christmas of course, but I suppose that […]
A Christmas cracker!
Another cracking St. Agnes Primary School performance this afternoon, this time the turn of Years 1 and 2, classes taught by Mrs Watson and Mrs Hankin. A polished performance, with some lovely singing, great costumes, […]
St. Agnes Day Nursery – First Nativity
Now I see where the talent I witness at St. Agnes Primary School begins. I was delighted to be invited to St. Agnes Day Nursery yesterday, to see the childrens’ first ever nativity play. Thank […]
Thorp Academy – Babes in the Wood, 18th – 19th December
I’ve seen many wonderful productions at Thorp Academy. Click on https://rytonian.com/?s=thorp+academy There is a chance to see Year 10 GCSE drama student in action next week. For full details contact the Academy finance office. […]
St. Agnes raise the bar yet again
The surprising things about the productions staged by St. Agnes School in Crawcrook, is that every time I go, I think that it would be impossible for them to get any better, and yet they […]
Thank you Ryton and Crawcrook CO-OP!i
A massive thank you to local residents who nominated Ryton Library and Ryton Festival of Music Speech and Drama as beneficiaries of the CO-OP’s drive to support the local community. Big thanks too to the […]
It’s not too late to raise money with the Co-0p
So far, Crawcrook Co-op has raised a total of £662, for the Ryton Festival of Music Speech and Drama. This has been raised from the 1% Co-op members earn when they buy Co-op branded products […]
Declaration of intent
My stomach is nice and slim. At least one of them is. It’s the other three or four that are the problem. I’m fond of telling people my doctor’s instructions, “You mustn’t run anymore because […]
