Friends of the Friarage

05/11/2026

We recently met up with Janet Dodds from Hutton Rudby, who sadly had recently lost her husband Rob. Rob had been treated at the Friarage for some time but despite his ill health, loved it here and praised the staff for how wonderful they were. 🫶

Rob was a keen gardener who knew, and was loved by many people in the community. The collection held at Rob’s funeral raised £500; which Janet very kindly chose to donate to Friends of the Friarage.

Pictured in the photo with Janet are friends Mandy, Julia and cousin, Beth.

Thank you so much for choosing to support us Jan, we are so grateful for your very kind donation. ❤️

03/11/2026

Snape Textile Group are holding their annual Coffee, Cakes & Crafts morning in aid of us this Saturday 7th at Snape Village Institute. Please go along to support them between 10am - 12pm.

A huge thank you to the group for choosing to support us this year ❤️

📍 Snape Institute, Meadow Lane, DL8 2TR

23/10/2026

We'll be at Bedale Book & Postcard Fair at Bedale Hall this Sunday 25th with a fantastic selection of books to browse from.

The fair is open from 10am - 4pm and is just £2 to attend. We're looking forward to seeing you there! 📚

The Bedale Book and Postcard Fair is coming soon. We've got another great event for you!

12/10/2026

This morning we caught up with some of our incredible runners who joined Team FOTF in this year’s Great North Run to say an enormous THANK YOU! The world’s largest half marathon took place on 13th September and the team raised an absolutely fantastic £3,182.00 between them. 🏃‍♂️

Not everyone who took part could be pictured but we are so grateful to the entire team for their efforts and for choosing to support us this year. Huge thanks also to their friends and family who got behind them to sponsor and cheer them on - go team! 🏅

09/10/2026

Did you know that October is Free Wills Month?

We have Pearson Cooper Financial Services back at the Friarage next Tues 13th so if you need to make a Will or amend an existing one have a chat to Sarah who will be able to answer all your questions. Catch her between 10am - 1pm in the main entrance foyer.

05/10/2026

📢 Some great books on sale at our Friarage shop today! Lots of juicy autobiographies and a great selection of paperbacks too.

Only £1 for hardbacks and paperbacks are just 50p. Grab them before they're gone! 📚

01/10/2026

📆 Date for your diary! Our Christmas Fair at Northallerton Town Hall is back next month - Weds 18th November, between 9am - 1pm.

Join us for a festive morning where we'll have lots of Christmas crafts on offer, along with our Secret Santa Tombola, and we'll be serving up delicious bacon butties, hot drinks and a selection of cakes and scones. Don't miss it! 🎅

24/09/2026

A group of our volunteers got together this week for another of our 'crafternoon' workshops - this time learning how to make Christmas felt decorations 🤗

A huge thank you to our volunteer, Donna, who led the workshop and kindly provided all the materials. Look at what they made - aren't they adorable - and not bad at all for a first attempt! 👏

If you'd like to get your hands on some of these lovely decorations, Donna often sells them at our Christmas events so save the date in your diary for this year's fair at Northallerton Town Hall on Weds 18th November! 🎄

23/09/2026

Tonight's the night! Just a handful of tickets remaining for this special one-off concert with Tony Hadley at The Forum, Northallerton! 🕺🎤

We're also holding a raffle tonight and have some fantastic prizes from:

Bettys Northallerton
Lewis & Cooper
Barkers Northallerton
Chopsticks Charity
Northallerton Men's Shed
Sam Turner and Sons
South Side Coffee House

Plus many more! A huge thank you to all the local businesses who have contributed. Don't miss out - get your tickets on the link below 👇

🚨Less than 20 tickets left!🚨

TONY HADLEY - CHARITY CONCERT🎤
Wednesday 23rd September 2026 - 18:30 doors for a 19:45 start / Tickets - £75 / bit.ly/TonyHadley-ForumNton

This concert has been aranged directly between Mike Carr and Tony Hadley.

Mike is currently battling with with a terminal brain tumour and is using this event to raise funds for future cancer research.

All profits from this event will go to Friends of the Friarage, Lincoln County Hospital Radiotherapy Department, Prostate Cancer UK

14/09/2026

A massive well done to our amazing Team FOTF who ran the Great North Run yesterday! 🏅

Thank you so much for choosing to support us, and an enormous thank you also to their family, friends, colleagues and neighbours who have donated and spurred them on! 💪

If you'd like to show your support, there's still time to donate to their fundraising pages below: 👇

https://ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/matt-dowson
https://www.justgiving.com/page/niki-hepper-2
https://ajbellgreatnorthrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/laura-jane-3e901
https://www.justgiving.com/page/nigel-binks-4