The 2018 Kilburn Feast aimed to maintain the long-standing tradition of bringing the village closer together and to ensure all have fun whilst raising money for these local charities.
The Friends of the Feast thank villagers and many members of the Thirsk Rotary who freely give their time and support and the Feast’s sponsors (below) for their generosity.
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The 2019 Kilburn Feast will be held on July 5th - 7th
We are pleased to announce our sponsors for the 2018 Kilburn Feast and thank them for their generosity, which enables us to support local charities.
Rockliffe Hall Hotel
Marco Pierre White
Sally Mills Gallery
Helmsley Walled Garden
Forresters Arms Hotel, Kilburn
Robert Thompson’s Craftsmen Ltd
Thirsk Garden Centre & Coffee Shop
Luke Miller Estate Agents, Thirsk
Yorkshire Gliding Club
Market Place Dentistry
Skeldale Veterinary Centre
Podfit, York
Start Fitness
Ripon Racecourse
The Hawkhills
Thirsk Racecourse
Jasmine Cottage Kilburn
Wetherby Racecourse
Ampleforth Abbey Tea Room
Barkers of Northallerton
Flamingo Land
Forestry Commission
The Abbey Inn, Byland
Plenty Sandwich Shop, Thirsk
York Handmade Brick Company
Yorks of Thirsk
Dorothy Bowser
Spectrum Framing, Thirsk
Nunnington Hall
Orvis, Harrogate
Carlton Inn, Carlton Hustwaite
Castle Howard
Farmgate Farm Shop
Premier Inn, Thirsk
Thirsk & Northallerton Golf Club
Twisted Land Rover, Thirsk
Yorkshire Outdoors
Yorkshire Landscapes Ltd
National Tube Stockholders
Ritz Cinema, Thirsk
North Yorkshire National Park
LVB Hair Designs, Thirsk
Fauconberg Arms, Coxwold
Greens Country Store, Thirsk
Wayne Ellis Garage Services
Mr & Mrs Owens
Stapylton Arms, Wass
Ray Chapman Motors
Tesco, Thirsk
The World of James Herriot
Calverts Carpets
Johnson’s Butchers, Thirsk
Lee Butchers, Thirsk
Racha Thai Bistro, Thirsk
Theakston Brewery
The 2018 Kilburn Feast
This year’s Feast was very successful and it raised nearly £6,000 for local charities. This was despite the hot weather deterring road race runners and clashes with a couple of football matches.
Friday Evening: The Charity Quiz was a sell-out and was enjoyed by all. The winning team won £250 for Herriot Hospice Homecare, with runners up winning £100 for Leonard Cheshire’s Alne Hall and £50 for the Kilburn Institute.
Saturday Evening: The traditional Mouse Derby was well attended.
Sunday Afternoon: The road race attracted 244 runners, despite the fiercely hot weather. Hundreds and hundreds of people, including many families, enjoyed circus clowns, Punch & Judy, games, duck races, a bouncy castle, live music, a Grand Raffle and many stalls overflowing the village square.
Late afternoon, there was a well-attended open-air church service.
Early evening, dozens of villagers and visitors watched the famous duck race and Lord Mayor’s parade - a tradition dating back many years. There was a twist this year in which we celebrated a hundred years since the vote was first given to women, we had a feisty Lady Mayor. The Feast will be making donations to; Thirsk Rotary, Yorkshire Air Ambulance, St. Mary’s P.C.C., and (to assist in its urgent restoration) the Kilburn Institute.
