Art fair

THE annual Whitby Art Fair will be taking place on June 30 and July 1 at Whitby Spa Pavilion. Some 40 artists will be exhibiting their work, discussing their practices and some will be demonstrating how they work.

AGM invite

PICKERING residents are being invited to attend the AGM of the town’s Memorial Hall on Thursday at 7.30pm. “We really need as much local input and as many different opinions as possible so that we can continue to keep up to date and to meet local needs,” said secretary to the trustees Mal Danks.

Tractor prize

FARMERS at the Great Yorkshire Show will have the chance to win a tractor for a year thanks to a North Yorkshire family firm that has been linked to the show for generations. The Russell Group of Malton is offering the opportunity to enter a draw for the use of a New Holland T5.105. The show runs from July 10 to 12.

Panto choice

MALTON and Norton Musical Theatre’s next pantomime will be Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Milton Rooms in Malton from January 18 to 26 next year. Auditions will take place in early September. Vvisit the web site mnmt.org.uk

Cash pot

LOCAL businesses have just days left to apply for funding from a Richmondshire District Council cash pot. July 1 is the final deadline for bids into the small business grant scheme, which has £14,000 left to allocate. Visit richmondshire.gov.uk or contact Sam Coultish on 01748-901038.