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The 91st Thornton le Dale Show - News in Pickering, North Yorkshire. No less that 20,000 people of all ages made their way to the 91st Thornton Le Dale Show yesterday and they were treated to a genuine grandstand of country events and entertainment. Everything from agricultural exhibitions, livestock and horse trials were on hand.

Thousands Flock to Pickering for Continental Market - News in Pickering, North Yorkshire. Market Traders from across Europe were greeted by a large and friendly crowd in Pickering Market Place on Sunday.

Litscher and Lechner Take Sprint Eliminator - News in Sport, North Yorkshire. Thousands of mountain bike enthusiasts descended on Pickering on Friday night to see the curtain raised on the 2010 mountain bike world cup event, with the Pro Sprint Eliminator event being held in the town.

Pickering Traction Engine Rally 2011

Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th of August 2011.

 

 

 

Oli Beckinsale Wins At Dalby Forest

British Olympian rider Oli Beckinsale rides to victory in the Dalby Forest stage of the British Mountain Bike Race Series (Round 2).

Approximately 10,000 excited mountain bike racing fans turned out for the event, which saw Beckinsale win and many other top riders taking part.

Billed as a test run, as preparations are made to submit a bid to hold a Nissan UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World Cup event there in May 2010.

2012 Olympic mountain bike hopefuls Lilly Matthews and Sebastian Batchelor both visited Dalby to show their support for the Dalby round of the British Mountain Bike Series.

York born Olympic Academy cross-country mountain bike rider Sebastian Batchelor, who also rides for Halfords Bikehut, said: “The new World Cup course at Dalby Forest will be fantastic. It is a brilliant venue for cross-country mountain biking.”

Report: 10 May 2009 - Photo by: Dave Roberts

 

Pickering Flood Defence Experiment to Receive Funding

Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said: "As climate change takes hold we are already seeing flood risk around the country changing, so it's important that we do all we can to protect ourselves and our communities."

"These projects will look at ways of doing just that in communities that don't have traditional flood defences, by changing the way that land is managed and trying things like creating wetlands and planting trees to hold water away from areas at risk of flooding."

The Pickering project aims to slow down the progress of flood water from upper catchment areas into rivers and watercourses in Pickering and Sinnington by planting trees and blocking moorland drains. Woodland planting can slow down water flows by improving soil structure, reducing erosion and improving water absorption.
Pickering has flooded four times in the last ten years during summer storms.

The project is a partnership between Forest Research (the research arm of the Forestry Commission), the Environment Agency, North York Moors National Park, Natural England and the Regional Flood Defence Committee. Defra is contributing £247,000 to the total £700,000 cost of the scheme.

Jeff Pacey, Ouse catchment project manager for the Environment Agency said:

"We will use information from this river catchment to see whether this type of approach will work in other locations across the country."

Article: 18th March 2009 - Photo by: Dave Roberts

 

Tour of Britain in Dalby Forest

Thousands of cycle racing fans turned out in Dalby Forest today to see Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain. Team Columbia's Edvald Boasson Hagen won the race, clocking up his second win in two days. Matthew Goss of Team CSC coming in second place.

Complete Results

1st Edval Boasson Hagen, Team Columbia
2nd Matthew Goss, Team CSC - Saxo Bank
3rd Danilo di Luca, LPR Brakes - Ballan
4th Victor Hugo Pena, Rock Racing
5th Julian Dean, Garmin - Chipotle
6th Jonathan Bellis, Great Britain

Points Competition
Matt Goss, Team CSC - Saxo Bank

Mountains Competition
Ben Swift, Great Britain

Sprints Competition
Danilo di Luca, LPR Brakes - Ballan.

Report: 11 September 2008 - Photos by: Dave Roberts

 

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