From May, the Regen Centre will be able to offer a marquee facility in its main sports hall (Outhwaite Hall).
This will provide a unique venue for the area and that special touch for weddings, parties, concerts etc.
Telephone 01757 248849 or email info@riccall.co.uk for more details of this exciting development.
Posted by Howard on Saturday 28th of February 2009 at 9:23pm
Riccall Regen Centre has received a grant of £2000 from North Yorkshire Council and a grant of £500 from Riccall Parish Council towards the cost of a new IT room, a formal meeting room (The Office) and an informal meeting area, which now houses the Riccall Community Archive.
Edward Wilkinson, Chair of the Regen Centre Board of Directors, said that the Centre was grateful for the support of both councils and that the new rooms will enable the Centre to offer the local and business communities the facilities that they are seeking at a cost they can afford.
Posted by Howard on Friday 27th of February 2009 at 4:04pm
The Riccallish Allsorts latest Pantomime – Hercules – which was staged in early February and was a great success. The audience responded well to having an unusual and different pantomime story.
The chorus, choreographed by Sally Corbally, put huge energy into their main production numbers Comedy Tonight, YMCA and Venus.
The production was well cast, with Rhys Chamberlain as the nervous Gryphon trying hard to make friends with Mackenzie Crompton’s spoilt Princess Wanda. Neil Swain’s Dame injected pace and an edgy comedy to the show – you never feel entirely safe when Neil’s on stage – and Lisa Rowntree as Narcissus was the perfect comic partner for the dame.
Craig Hodgson as Hercules added muscle, and Richard Pike as the evil Cyclops was the pantomime Baddie. Even Elvis made a brief appearance – who was that?
Mike Maczuga and his band’s live music was welcomed by the audience, and Pat Davison stage crew kept the production moving slickly along.
Lucie Burton, Chloe Swain and Laura Dinnewell as the three fates added glamour to the show – although they were always happier after the fireworks had gone off!
Amy Dicks, Stephanie Fyfe and Emily Munden had their first main speaking parts as the Greek Chorus and rose well to the challenge.
Singing – dancing – comedy – pyrotechnics – a live band – it was a big production for us, and proved a great night out for the audience.
Whatever next?
Posted by Simon on Thursday 26th of February 2009 at 12:20pm
Around 30 amateur chefs joined Annie Stirk and Hillary Finney’s cookery presentation for an evening of chat, TV gossip, hints and tips, hands on demonstrations and food tasting.
Annie introduced the evening with a few tales of Richard and Judy, Gary Rhodes and other TV personalities, and shared interesting anecdotes about her illustrious cooking career.
Then the demonstrations began in a really engaging style with Hillary Finney offering hints and tips about cooking on a budget, using up leftover food and making use of those mystery items at the bottom of the freezer!
She prepared some impressive dishes for our captivated audience which included Lemon Roulade, Strawberry Cheesecake, various starters and some other great items. We all then had the chance to tuck in and taste these fabulous creations.
Finally, there was a very interesting question and answer session where Hillary took questions from the audience and everyone got the chance to pick the brains of our professional chef.
We received some great feedback and everyone who attended is getting sent all the recipies that were demonstrated on the night. Thanks to everyone from the Regen Centre who helped with the evening. We could have some more budding chefs in the area soon!
Hillary Finney’s website – www.harmonyhousecookeryschool.co.uk/
Information about Annie Stirk – www.celebritychefsuk.com/chefs.asp?id=21
Posted by Simon on Thursday 26th of February 2009 at 11:55am
Riccall Regen Centre has received a grant of £500 from the Selby Eastern Area Community Investment Partnership (CIP) towards the cost of converting a redundant IT suite into three smaller areas – an IT room, a formal meeting room (The Office) and an informal meeting area, which will also house the Riccall Community Archive.
Bernard Farrall, the Vice Chair of the CIP, said that they were very pleased to be the helping with the further development of facilities at the Regen Centre. Howard Adamson, the Vice Chair of the Regen Centre, said that the Centre was grateful for the continuing support of the CIP and that the conversion will enable the Centre to offer the local and business communities the facilities that they are seeking at a cost they can afford.
Posted by Simon on Monday 9th of February 2009 at 11:42am