Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"We’re currently working with North Yorkshire Council on the transfer of allotment sites to Scarborough Town Council."
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/2025/12/special-public-meeting...
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"We’re currently working with North Yorkshire Council on the transfer of allotment sites to Scarborough Town Council."
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/2025/12/special-public-meeting...
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'Balcony Access'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
""We used to go up on Cley Hill and sort of do UFO spotting," he said. "It used to be a thing. We'd go up there and sleep out there all night expecting to be taken away by aliens.""
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzewj38peo
What is Scarborough famous for again?
"Accompanied by mascot stuffed alien Alan, viewers share their experiences with the unknown, including locals from Warminster. Mr Morris feels it is easier for people to do so anonymously."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j93k2xnd6o
"2026 Resolutions often fail because they are unclear, unrealistic and too broad, she says."
Beach Olympics?
""What's vital is to record for posterity what people have seen. They exist, what they are and where they come from is another matter, but it's important because it's part of our history.""
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/26/young-people-england...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWdcZqG02Ls&list=RDUWdcZqG02Ls&start_rad...
Never, Mind
"A bit of folklore is necessary. It enriches a community. It gives it something that perhaps other people don't have."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c157207g2v5o
'Daniel Day Lewis'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"We encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with our collections, inspiring them to connect with their past and present, develop a sense of place, and improve health and wellbeing.
The collections we hold date from the 12th century to the present day and cover over five miles of shelving. Most of these collections can be freely consulted in our public search room."
https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=23311
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scarborough-...
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/north-yorkshir...
"Yes, there’s a risk that moving a plant may overwhelm or challenge it, but it’s also a free and relatively easy way of playing with new shapes, forms and ideas in your plot, no matter the size."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/26/give-your-garden-a-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRDF2Vi_Gw&list=RDKXRDF2Vi_Gw&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/20/developers-people-...
I smell a Whiff of Nepotism coming on...
"Ms Daglan said the original pump room, which sits under the roundabout outside the spa, floods regularly and had to be pumped out to enable 3D scans to be made, which will be used as part of a permanent display at the spa."
When is a Walruss not a Walruss?
Oh, Scarborough once had a 400 Club... I spose that was run from Skipton too.
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/local-views-sought-on-i...
Best not mention Torchwood.
Stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the Service.
"Councillor Rich Maw said he hoped lessons would be learned from staging the event. He said preparations had been hampered by the abolition of Scarborough Borough Council, and take over by North Yorkshire Council. He said: “It’s been like trying to nail jelly to a wall."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJe77avfOs
British Antique Dealers Association
'Geothermals'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"“I hadn’t travelled much down south before university, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge.’ It was such a shock to me,” she said."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r717qgw4xo
"However, not long after she took the top job, she was forced to let a male advisor step into the ring to present the Prime Minister's Cup to the winner of an annual sumo tournament due to the sport's longstanding ties to Shinto tradition."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/okinoshima-island-world-heritage-...
""And sometimes people — not everyone — tend to romanticise tradition.
"But in order to emphasise nostalgia for the tradition, you don't have to practice it today.""
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c5y2rk94yd3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9layb9U46OY&list=RD9layb9U46OY&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/04/oh-my-gosh-theyre-all-...
""UNESCO does not intervene in the social, cultural, or religious practices that fall within the domestic affairs of its state's parties."