Episodes
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton finds out more about Harrogate company Lights4fun.
The company has been operating since 2003 and now with a team of 40 passionate staff, they create lights for every season and trade across Europe and America.
PR manager Becky Tasker, details some exciting projects Lights4fun have been involved in with the likes of Harewood House and Rudding Park.
Plus, director of product, Amy Mason, tells Pete how cost effect festive lighting can be and the correct number of lights for your Christmas tree too...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, fresh from hosting the Harrogate Town fans' forum, presenter Pete Egerton gets a fan's view point and speaks to Simon Weaver too.
Town currently sit 19th in league two and head to Walsall this weekend (11th November).
The poor home form was discussed with the panel at the Cedar court hotel and inevitably, striker Luke Armstrong too, who had a failed transfer bid earlier in the season.
The strict EFL rules were also talked about, along with the possibility of further club development...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton takes a look back at the local hero awards.
This annual event, is held in the stunning surroundings of Rudding park and can only happen with the support from many amazing local businesses.
The two main sponsors this year have been Vida Healthcare and O'Connor Chiropractic.
The awards consisted of 30 finalists and 10 overall winners.
Sit back with a brew and enjoy the stories of our 10 local heroes...
On this special episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, Nick Hancock is catching up with new St Aidan’s Headteacher Sian Dover!
Sian has been in her role for just a few weeks but is already feeling at home.
She tells us all about her initial time at the school, her background, open days, half term plans and her personal highlight of her time at the school so far.
A very popular event is coming back to Harrogate next week!
Nick Hancock is joined by Tim Phillips, who is going to be holding a seminar at the Northern Homebuilding and Renovating Show!
It’s coming to Harrogate Convention Centre from 3rd-5th November and Tim tells us more about his own talk and what the show is all about.
The event is perfect for anyone planning home improvements, a major renovation project, or commissioning a new home.
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to the owners of Stump Cross Caverns following their appearance on TV (Tuesday 24th October).
Stump Cross Caverns is the area's oldest attraction and has now been treated to the expertise of the hotel inspector, Alex Polizzi on Channel 5.
Alex gives advice and suggestions to hotel and business owners to make their establishments a better place.
Lisa Bowerman and Nick Markham, owners of Stump Cross Caverns for the last 20 years, approached Alex in February...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock chats to Nick Copland from Homage2Fromage.
After a random conversation on Twitter in 2011, Nick and Vickie created Homage2Fromage in various venues around Leeds, expanded to Sheffield, then Harrogate, Manchester and beyond...
The aim of Homage2Fromage is to celebrate great cheese in a fun, informal, informative way.
It's not a snobby cheese tasting, it is about sharing oodles of the world's greatest food, in a simple, relaxed way.
Homage2Fromage helps you discover new cheese, meet like-minded cheese fans and hear some of ...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up with Harrogate Town's Jack Muldoon, plus discusses community interest company, Sporting Influence Foundation.
Jack Muldoon has recently hit a milestone in his Harrogate Town career - 250 appearances!
Mullers tells Pete what he considers to be the highlight within the 250, plus what he thinks will be key in achieving points at Colchester United this weekend (21st October).
Sporting influence was founded in 2012 and aims to improve the standard of teaching and opportunities in Primary School Sport, plus also impr...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock catches up with Harrogate St Andrew Players as they get set to present "Priscilla Queen of the Desert."
Victoria Eustace, who is responsible for putting all the show together and cast member, Clive Kirkham, both admit it's been a hectic week in rehearsals.
Expect glitz, expect glamour and fantastic songs that you will know and love.
The show is set to hit the stage at Harrogate Theatre from Wednesday 25th October, until Saturday 28th October.
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver and also chats to Jon Maloney from Future Lioness.
The Town manager was pleased with the team's performance at Newport in league two, less so with the defeat against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy.
Off the back of World mental health day, the gaffer talks about how important it is for the entire club.
The team face their toughest test yet in league two this weekend (14th October) as in-form Stockport County come to Yorkshire.
Future Lioness is a girls only football prog...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Carrie and David Grant.
Their new book "a very modern family," will be the focus when they appear at the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival on 19th October at the Crown hotel.
At the forefront of the literary scene thanks to its stellar line-up of literary names, the festival was picked out as "one of the UK’s best Literary Festivals" by Harpers Bazaar and "one of the top 3 Literary Festivals in the UK" by the Guardian.
From 19th - 22nd October, it celebrates great writing and leading thinkers, sharing stori...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton focuses on two charity challenges.
The first is the Yorkshire marathon, which is set to take place on Sunday 15th October in York.
Amongst those running it, Ben Kempley, who tragically lost his 23-year-old sister Ellie last September, to SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome).
Ellie was a nursery teacher who was midway through an AMI Montessori 3-6 Diploma and so her family are establishing a scholarship in her memory at the Maria Montessori Institute.
Their aim is to support aspiring teachers just like Ellie.
Ben has se...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton has been speaking to the ever-cheerful, Rosemary Shrager as she gets set for the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.
At the forefront of the literary scene thanks to its stellar line-up of literary names, Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival was picked out as ‘one of the UK’s best literary festivals’ by Harpers Bazaar and ‘one of the top 3 literary festivals in the UK’ by the Guardian.
The four-day event will celebrate great writing and leading thinkers, sharing stories to as wide an audience as possible with a dive...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to four students from St. Aidan’s and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form, as their 50th anniversary approaches.
To mark the occasion, a Golden Gala is taking place on Friday 20th October from 7pm at Harrogate’s Royal Hall, offering a “spectacular evening of music, dance and drama.”
Both schools are known for their excellence in the Performing Arts and the Music, Dance and Drama regularly perform in showcases and concerts in school and the wider community.
Alumni of these departments have progressed to join high...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Josh Walsh; youth development phase lead and head of Harrogate Town's player development centre (PDC).
Rossett Sports Centre in Harrogate has become an official partner of Harrogate Town’s PDC.
The partnership will allow the club to further enhance the development of young football talents in the local community.
Regular PDC sessions will now be held at the school, whose pupils will have the opportunity to be coached by PDC coaches including First Team Captain Josh Falkingham, former Bradford City defender and n...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up with Harrogate Town gaffer Simon Weaver and in the second part, focuses on Knaresborough Town Women.
Harrogate Town were narrowly defeated 1-0 at Gillingham last Saturday (9th September), but Simon says the squad has responded well in training.
They're very much looking forward to a Yorkshire derby in league two at Bradford City (16th September) - Simon admits that it's a fixture all his players want to feature in.
On Sunday (17th September), after winning the West Riding County Women's football league division...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to another exhibitor set to appear at this weekend's autumn flower show at Newby Hall and Gardens (15th - 17th September).
Peter & Helleentje Walker are from North-Yorkshire based "Wack's Wicked plants."
It's a nursery and they grow, display and sell Carnivorous Plants at Shows and Fairs.
It all started as a backyard nursery in Knaresborough and then moved to the village of Scampston in 2015 to enable the business to grow.
The couple have taken part in several RHS Flower Shows, including Harrogate Flower Show and t...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town CEO Sarah Barry.
It's been quite a week for Harrogate Town; following Wrexham’s decision not to appeal the transfer of Luke Armstrong, the club confirmed he has been registered for their SkyBet League Two squad.
Sarah explains how hectic transfer deadline day is for anyone involved in the sport and now hopes that the club can focus on winning some points in league two.
Pete also discusses what the Luke situation now means for Jeremy Sivi and Josh March joining Harrogate Town.
Plus, numerous exciting changes...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, with just over a week to go until the autumn flower show (15th-17th September), presenter Pete Egerton speaks to celebrity floral designer Jonathan Moseley.
Jonathan has been non-stop since April as he's very much involved in various shows around the country.
Once the autumn flower show arrives at Newby Hall and gardens, Jonathan will be hosting numerous demonstrations and offering a number of tips with regards to keeping your floral displays in tip-top condition.
Jonathan tells Pete that he loves the mix of garden pros and novices at events s...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton learns more about this weekend's "Great Holiday Home Show" that is in Harrogate for the very first time.
With 227 holiday homes and 140 motorhomes and caravans on display across 33 acres of land, it is the largest outdoor holiday home show in the country.
There will be lots to entertain visitors, including live music, child-friendly performances and demonstrations.
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Great Holiday Home Show (formerly known as The Lawns) will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground from Friday...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock focuses on a special event coming to Goldsborough Hall on October 3rd.
"Find Your Midlife Magic" will be headed by four inspirational Yorkshire women who are all in the public eye and have all faced the challenge of the “middle years.”
Nick Hancock is joined by three special guests who are fronting the event: model and event co-ordinator Bernadette Gledhill, TV personality Annie Stirk and journalist and TV presenter Christine Talbot.
From physical and mental health issues, to body image, changing skin and hair, the demand...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, we continue the build up to the autumn flower show at Newby Hall and gardens. Presenter Pete Egerton has been speaking to head gardener, Lawrence Wright.
The flower show takes place from 15th-17th September at Newby Hall and Lawrence is very keen to stress that your ticket includes entry to Newby's 25 acres of fabulous garden space.
If you're going, Lawrence urges you to take a look at their autumn garden as the conditions have suited the area very well, albeit with all the rain, the lawns have needed cutting lots!
The "grow live stage" will fo...
On this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, Harrogate man Sean McPartland joins us to tell us all about a once in a lifetime challenge he's taking on next week...
The 'Clipper Round the World Race' is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other.
Sean will be joining a crew on a racing yacht to race 40,000 nautical miles on a route divided into eight legs, including 13-16 individual races and six ocean crossings.
He tells us all about the challenge, his reasons for taking part, what he'll see on the way and why he's got the backing of one local p...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton continues the build up to the autumn flower show at Newby Hall and Gardens by speaking to local chef, Steph Moon.
Steph will be working alongside Martin Walker in the great Northern larder; it mixes gardening with cookery.
As fruit and veg are plentiful this time of year, Steph will be cooking up a Yorkshire farmer daughter's roast dinner, plus lots of focus on pumpkins ahead of Halloween.
There's also a young chef from St Aidan's school in Harrogate who is set to feature and Steph tells us why she thinks the event is a m...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town assistant manager Paul Thirlwell as they prepare for a match at Accrington Stanley. Plus, Ripon City Ladies feature too.
After two defeats on the bounce, although Harrogate Town's management team were disappointed with errors made at Tranmere (Tuesday 15th August), there's no need to panic.
Want-away striker Luke Armstrong is back in the squad and Paul tells us how he's fighting for the badge well.
Plus, is there any chance defender Will Smith could return to the squad?
Also this weekend, it could...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton continues the build up to the Autumn flower show at Newby Hall and gardens, by speaking to horticultural and gardens advisor, Martin Walker.
Martin admits that there's not many millionaires in gardening, but he thoroughly enjoys his job and describes it as a "great healthy occupation."
Following the success of the spring flower show in Harrogate, Martin will once again be hosting the "great Northern larder" alongside chef Steph Moon.
The stage will inspire you to reduce your reliance on the supermarket by growing your own...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Town defender Toby Sims and also pays a visit to Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, where they've launched a new beer in name of Rob Burrow MBE.
Town defender Toby signed a two-year-deal at the end of last season and is loving life at the club.
Which is better: Scoring a goal or making a goal-line clearance?
Toby also tells us how the news went down with the squad regarding Luke Armstrong wishing to leave and he looks ahead, to a tough match against Forest Green Rovers.
On Tuesday (8th August) at the Black Sheep Bre...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Harrogate Flower Show director Nick Smith about the forthcoming autumn show at Newby Hall and gardens.
Thousands attended the spring flower show earlier in the year at the Yorkshire Events centre and good crowds are predicted once more as the event takes place in the wonderful surroundings of Newby Hall and gardens.
Nick explains to Pete all the different elements of the show, including some giant onions and other fruit and veg flourishing this time of year.
All the produce will be put to good use during a numbe...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, Pete Egerton catches up with Harrogate Town gaffer Simon Weaver ahead of their season starting. Plus, Harrogate Railway Ladies have a very special day planned this weekend (6th August).
Town will feature in League Two for a fourth season and begin with a Yorkshire derby at Doncaster Rovers.
The club has recently launched their junior supporters club and the gaffer gives his thoughts on this fantastic new initiative.
Simon also tells us what has been the fundamental differences between this pre-season and last year’s.
Meanwhile, Harrogate Railwa...
In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock speaks to the chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, Sharon Canavar, about this weekend's carnival. (30th July)
First staged in 2019, the carnival will kick off with a street parade through the centre of Harrogate, before heading to the Valley Gardens.
It’s free for everyone to attend and celebrate the diversity, colours, costumes, sounds and flavours from the four quarters of the world.
With global music and dance stages, themed food zones, art and craft workshops and street theatre, this family-friendly d...