At a glance
| Hot Doggers | Saturday 26th September |
| Craft Day | Saturday 17th October |
| More Diary Dates | |
| Any Other Business | |
| Sing and Share | Thursday August 27th |
| Regular Events |
Hot Doggers
Saturday, September 26th, doors 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm start
Local Band – The Hot Doggers will play for us to boogie to. Pop-up Bar, Hot Dogs, Raffle.
£10 in advance, £12 on the door. Tickets on Sale from August 1st. Buy tickets online here. Or email Heather Dale or text on 07467 549302.
Craft Day
Saturday, October 17th 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
We would love for you to join us at our first village Craft Day at Sessay Village Hall.
This event will be led by a team of volunteers from the village who have taken part in a course led by NYCC Adult Education to develop a range of new crafting skills. The course aims not only to teach new skills but also to encourage those attending to share these skills with the wider community. The programme focused on community development and sustainability. Items used to create crafts will consider recycling and the use of items that may otherwise be thrown away.
The event allows those who have taken part to share their skills and bring those from the village and further afield together to share activities and food, whilst fundraising for the village hall.
This Craft Day gives you the opportunity to sample up to 3 different craft activities. Coffee/Tea and Lunch included.
Booking Essential so we can ensure your craft choices are adequately provided for and make your lunch choice.
£25. Tickets on Sale from August 1st. Buy tickets online here. Or email Heather Dale or text on 07467 549302.
More Diary Dates
| 19th November 2026 | Macramé Workshop |
| 21st November 2026 | Christmas Fayre |
| 26th November 2026 | Macramé Workshop |
| 5th December 2026 | Christmas Wreath Making |
Comedy Night
Saturday, 24th October 2026 7:00 pm
Live Comedy is Coming to Sessay Village Hall! 🎤✨An incredible night of laughter featuring 4 fantastic acts taking to the stage.
Doors Open: 6:00 PM (Grab a drink from the bar and find your seats!) Show Starts: 7:00 pm. There will be intervals throughout the night so you can top up your drinks and refreshments. Tickets: £15 online here.
In Conversation with Ricky Tomlinson
Saturday, 19th Dec 7:00 pm & Sunday 20th Dec
Ricky Tomlinson is coming to Sessay Village Hall for a special live show packed with stories, laughs and classic Scouse humour. Best known as Jim Royle in The Royle Family, Ricky will be sharing tales from his incredible career on stage and screen. Hosted by BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Asa Murphy. So come and listen to tales and celeb stories and have a Christmas sing-along with Jim!
Every ticket includes a meet and greet after the show with a Christmas-themed photo opportunity with Jim and his elf helper, naughty Ken. Full Bar Service.
Saturday tickets are £25 online only here.
Sunday tickets are £25 online only here. Afternoon Show.
These are not village hall events; however, the community benefits from a great night out, hall hire, and bar takings, and the organisation makes money from well-supported events. Everyone wins.
Sessay Bowls Club
Matches this month include Mon 6th Boroughbridge Away, Mon 13th Thirsk Blue Home, Mon 20th Thirsk Gold, Home Thurs 2nd Thirsk B Away, Thurs 9th Pickering Home, Thurs 16th Kirkbymoorside Away, Thurs 23rd Swinton Away.
Finally, there is the annual competition between Thirsk and Sessay in the Eden Endersby Cup on Fri 31st. Feel free to come and watch any match.
The club always welcomes new members, and the Saturday Morning 10:00 am sessions are a good time to start. All you need are flat-soled shoes! There are bowls and people to help with the basics, all the way up to competition level (which isn’t high!). The club plays in two local leagues, and the competition is friendly, helpful and supportive. All ages welcome. We have members aged 16 and upwards.
Sessay Sing and Share
August 27th, 2:00 pm
Sessay Sing and Share continues monthly. We are still meeting in each other’s homes. If you are interested in joining us, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me on 07904 769270. If the group gets large, we will look into hiring the meeting room at the village hall. Our next sing-and-share is on Thursday, 27th August.
Sandra Lupson x
Any Other Business
Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting is on Thursday, September 24th, at 6:45 pm in the Village Hall
Sessay Village Bar
Sessay Village Bar is open in its fully refurbished state. Come and have a look! It’s cricket season now, so Junior Practice is on Friday at 6:00 pm with the bar open and burgers and hot dogs on offer. After the cricket, the bar is open until everyone has gone home. All welcome!
Footpaths
Footpaths and tracks around Sessay are precious and few. The farmers do their best, but at certain times of the year, the routes can be obscure. There may be an opportunity to replace and add to the footpath signs and markers. With this in mind, please can anyone wandering the local area, who notices a missing or damaged sign, take a photo and note the map reference or better still, ‘What-Three-Words’ location and forward to: John MacPherson by email
Regular Events at the Village Hall
Ladies Bootcamp
A mix of core, resistance, cardio and boxing exercises each week. Fun, friendly sessions, suitable for all ages and abilities. £5.00 per session. Wednesday 7-8 pm. Contact Becca on 07770 286644 for more information
Pilates Class
Classes are varied, including the use of small equipment (balls, bands, toning circles, etc) on Wednesday at 10.30. £9.00 per session. Places available. Contact Emma on 07974 145055
August 5th
Sessay WI – “Sticky Toffee Pudding” – M. Warne. The competition is an item beginning with the letter “G”, and hostesses are Brenda and Barbara. We are always pleased to see new members. Do come and try us out!
Find the full WI Programme here
August 18th
Sessay Stitchers – Village Hall at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm in the new meeting room.
Whether you are an expert, a complete beginner or anything in between, if you’d like friendly, informal company when making anything fibre-based, please join us. Sessay Stitchers meet on the first and third Tuesday of every month.
August 9th
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 am – Morning Prayer and coffee afterwards.
August 11th
Tuesday Club – 2:00 pm WHERE EARTH & SKY MEET G Whyte
Teas P Bee C Trow A Simpkin S Lupson
Find the full Tuesday Club programme here.
August 23rd
St Cuthbert’s Church 10:30 am – Holy Communion with Rev Nigel Wright and coffee afterwards.
August 29th
Community Café 10:00 – 11:30 am – Come and join us for Tea, Coffee, Cake and a natter. Bring a neighbour.
Featured Photograph
This month’s photo is a picture of hollyhocks outside the church, kindly supplied by Sandra Lupson. I’m getting desperate now! So, please, if you want a picture from the village, or your house or garden featured at the top, send high-resolution landscape pictures via email here.
Newsletter
If you want your event in the newsletter or can think of something I’ve missed, please let me know by the last week of each month. Thank you.