Thorganby

Mrs Floyd was born in Thorganby in 1911 - a month after King George V was crowned king and when most of the country was suffering a heat wave and drought. Today she is celebrating her landmark birthday with cake, relatives and friends at the family ...

The singer-songwriter who, together with multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer won the Best Live Act title in the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is bringing his Grow Your Own Gig tour to the intimate surroundings of Thorganby Village Hall on Thursday, January 29.

Wheldrake with Thorganby CE Primary School, which has 217 pupils, was inspected under the new tougher Ofsted framework, having previously been inspected in January 2009. Despite the more challenging criteria, the school retained its “good” status and ...

About 43 pupils from Wheldrake with Thorganby CE Primary School had a sleepover in the school hall. The head teacher, Alison Shaw, said: “The pupils thought it would be a fun way to raise funds for the recently refurbished school hall and for Project ...

HOLLYWOOD legend Robert Redford called in at not one but two pubs when he visited a village near York, it has emerged. The Press reported yesterday that the actor, director and producer went for a drink at the Ferry Boat Inn at Thorganby last Sunday ...

The green-fingered gardeners had been at the Ferry Boat Inn in Thorganby, near York, discussing the latest vegetable trends when the Sundance Kid star walked in. At first they thought that he might have been a look-a-like but when of the locals ...