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Friday evening racing at Thirsk
The event features a country band and line dancing as well as the six races. The first race is at 5.33pm and last race at 8.20pm.
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Thirsk Racecourse Thirsk
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Trains face planned disruption over weekend
Huddersfield station is open this weekend, but not for direct train services to Dewsbury, Leeds and Wakefield as the line will be closed at Mirfield . There will also be no trains through Garforth with trains between Leeds and York and Leeds and Selby diverting on a longer route and bus replacements for intermediate stops. These closures are also planned on the following weekend with different weekend closure plans after that.
Huddersfield station has had several weekend closures recently but the next full closure of Huddersfield station is not scheduled until September 19. However that will begin a 16-day continuous closure until October 4 with some weekend closures after that.
This weekend trains will operate via the tunnel end of Huddersfield station towards Sheffield; via stops including Slaithwaite , Marsden and Greenfield to Manchester Piccadilly with this service operating via Manchester Victoria and Oxford Road and extended to Manchester Airport; and to Liverpool via Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria. Trains will operate via the viaduct end of the station on a diversion service via Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge and upper Calder Valley stations to Manchester Victoria. A change at Sowerby Bridge will provide trains towards Halifax and Bradford Interchange and a long journey to Leeds.
Replacement buses will link Huddersfield to train services starting at Dewsbury for Redcar or Hull and at Leeds for Newcastle. There will also be bus links between Huddersfield and Wakefield Kirkgate, from where trains operate to York. Trains services to Scarborough will begin at York.
The Saturday service of trains between Leeds, Manchester Victoria and Wigan which normally operates via stations including Dewsbury will operate instead via Bradford Interchange and Halifax, resuming the normal route at Sowerby Bridge. Grand Central Bradford-London services normally operating via Mirfield will have a diversion route.
Trains not operating through Garforth include Cross Country trains which will not be calling at Wakefield Westgate or Leeds over the weekend as they divert instead via Doncaster .
Saturday is also a strike day announced by the RMT union affecting East Midlands Railway. East Midlands Railway say there will be a significantly reduced service and no First Class on its trains to London St Pancras.
Please visit operators websites for more information and timetables.
Check details of your journey at the National Rail website.
National Rail For more information about work on this line see the TransPennine Route Upgrade website.
TransPennine Route Upgrade Join the scarecrows in Kettlewell
The Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival starts this Saturday (August 8) and continues over nine days until Sunday August 16.
The scarecrow trail around the village in the
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Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival Yorkshire.guide/Kettlewell
Flowerpots to make you smile in Settle
The festival is held each year with nearly 80 displays in and around the town at the edge of the
Find out more at the Settle Flowerpot Festival website.
Settle Flowerpot Festival Settle
Yorkshire.guide/Settle
Scarborough celebrates 400 years as spa town
The tourist trail around the resort runs from Saturday June 27 until Sunday September 6 and features 10 giant deckchairs.
It is among events throughout the year celebrating the anniversary of the discovery in 1626 of the spa waters which became one of the reasons for the town's success as a seaside resort.
Find out more at this Giant Deckchair Trail page of the Visit North Yorkshire website of North Yorkshire Council.
Giant Deckchair Trail Scarborough
Yorkshire.guide/Scarborough
When British and American navies clashed off the Yorkshire coast
The US Navy was originally formed as the Continental Navy, around nine months before that independence declaration on July 4, 1776. The aim was to support war efforts by raiding British merchant ships, overseas territories and, indeed, Great Britain itself.
It was on September 23 in 1779 that the war of independence from Britain reached the coast off Flamborough Head in the East Riding of Yorkshire where two Royal Navy vessels, one hired, were guarding a convoy of around 40 merchant ships which had crossed from Baltic ports via the Norwegian coast.
The two British naval vessels encountered the four ships under the command of Scottish-born American naval officer John Paul Jones, whose ships were seeking to wreak havoc around the British coast after setting sail from France.
The result of a battle lasting around four hours off Flamborough Head was seen by the Americans as a resounding victory after the eventual capture and surrender of the damaged British ships, HMS Serapis and Countess of Scarborough. Nevertheless, it was not without result for the British as the convoy had been successfully defended despite Britain's military vessels being outnumbered. The encounter also resulted in Jones’ flagship, the Bonhomme Richard, sinking from the battle damage it sustained.
Flamborough
Yorkshire.guide/Flamborough
Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire in 2027
The prestigious event boosted a massive interest in cycling in Yorkshire when the men's race Grand Départ was held in Yorkshire in 2014.
The Tour returns with the first two days of the women's race next year while the men's Scotland to Wales Grand Départ also reaches into historic Yorkshire.
The first day for the Tour de France Femmes will start at The Headrow in Leeds on Friday July 30, 2027, to head via Birstall , Heckmondwike , Mirfield and a hill climb to Kirkheaton before reaching Huddersfield .
The following day the race will head back from Manchester through the
The third day of the women's race will be in London before the cyclists head off to France.
Day 1 of the men's race heads from Scotland to England with a stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle. The short stretch of historic Yorkshire is on the Keswick to Liverpool stage on Day 2. The third day is in Wales with a stage from Welshpool to Cardiff.
Summer at the Yorkshire seaside
A dozen Yorkshire beaches have gained Seaside Awards again in 2026 and three Yorkshire beaches continue to fly their international Blue Flag awards.
The awards each year are made by the environment charity Keep Britain Tidy — the international Blue Flags on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education.
Beaches with Seaside Awards in 2026 are Redcar (Lifeboat Station beach),
Find out more about Yorkshire's characterful traditional town resorts and charming villages beside the beach on our Seaside page.
Seaside
Yorkshire.guide/seaside
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