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Please help us re-establish our community hall into a thriving social hub!!!

Oatlands Pre-School in Harrogate has recently purchased the former Methodist Church on Mount Street, Harrogate. This move will secure the future of the school for some 70 pre-schoolers. It will also restore the building’s place as a meeting place for the local community.

Restoration work has already begun to improve disabled access by installing new toilet facilities and a level floor. To pay for a new roof, damp proofing, new heating and kitchen facilities, the Pre-School has launched its ‘Change for Change’ appeal asking for cash donations to contribute to its £200,000 appeal.

Please help us make our hall into a place for the local community by donating at www.bt.com/mydonate and searching for Oatlands Pre-School or by contacting Oatlands Pre-School on 01423 871846.

In the very short term, we need to get people to vote for a £6k award we are applying for from NatWest’s Community Fund. As votes need to be cast by next Monday, is there any chance you could put it on in the next couple of days?

As you may be aware, Oatlands Pre-School has recently purchased its premises from the Methodist Church and is in the process of modernising the former church hall to make it into a community hall which can be used by the local community for children’s parties, classes, social events etc. So far, we have installed new flooring, disabled access and modern toilets but still have a long way to go to complete our renovation work. To pay for a new heating system, we are in the process of applying for a £6,000 award from the NatWest Community Fund. Please vote for us by Monday 10th October by following this link http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2547. Every vote really will help us. Thank you

Exhibition displays at the HIC (Harrogate International centre0 are a great way to get your business noticed whilst at a conference.

De-Signs of Harrogate are experts in exhibition displays and are based just 10 minutes from the Harrogate Internaional Centre. if you need an exhibition display system at the HIC De-Signs can design it, make it and deliver it to you at the Harrogate Internaional Centre.

For more information on exhibition displays at the HIC visit De-Signs Harrogate Online page or their own website – www.designsharrogate.co.uk.

Salsa classes in Harrogate by Salsa Ritmica. We are happy to welcome Salsa Ritmica to Harrogate Online. They provide salsa lessons in Harrogate and Salsa classes in Knaresborough on a weekly basis.

Dance classes in Harrogate can be found with our newest member of Harrogate Online. Danceworx Dance Studio based in Knaresborough.

The school offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street dance, Musical theatre and Dance Teacher Training courses. September 2011 saw the launch of the Melody Bear movement for pre-schooler, parent & toddlers.

All Danceworx teachers are qualified and emphasis is placed on fun, creativity and confidence building. Students have the opportunity if they wish to participate in the IDTA exams system, perform in shows and local community events.

Dance classes Harrogate and Knaresborough by Danceworx provides for all ages and dance types.

To find out more about dance classes in Harrogate visit Harrogate Online or visit Danceworx’s website.

We are please to welcome Harrogate Zumba as one of Harrogate Online newest members. Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That’s exactly what the Zumba® program is all about. It’s an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party™ that’s moving millions of people toward joy and health.

If you just want to have fun, get a workout and have a great time then come to one of my classes or click on contact us and e-mail me, what are you waiting for?

Why not visit Harrogate Zumba’s Harrogate Online page or visit www.harrogatezumba.co.uk

A RESTAURANT in the centre of Harrogate is letting customers smoke inside – but says it won’t be breaking the law.

Bed, in Kings Road, is offering the chance for customers to use electronic cigarettes, which only produce water vapour, in its second-floor dining room.

The scheme is the idea of restaurant owner Dave Burns, who said using the alternative cigarettes has helped him break a 28-year habit.

He said: “I feel better. I don’t wake up in the morning feeling like I’m 80 rather than 43 – I genuinely feel healthier.

“You are still addicted to nicotine but you haven’t get all the carcinogens and other things in there.”

As a convert to the cigarettes, which work by heating up water to create a nicotine vapour which the user inhales, Dave is allowing customers to use them in one room of his restaurant to see if the idea is popular.

But with the ban on smoking in enclosed public places having been introduced more than four years ago, he said it could take a while to get used to the sight of people smoking in a restaurant again.

“It’s still a bit taboo,” said Dave. “It looks bizarre that people look like they are smoking even though they aren’t.

“But all they expel is water vapour which disperses into nothing. There’s no smell and nothing else.”

And for anyone who wants to try the electronic cigarettes – known as “vaping” rather than smoking – Dave is selling the Totally Wicked brand at the restaurant.

The devices can be refilled and recharged using a mains socket or USB and Dave expects they will catch on in the UK as well as they have in the United States.

“Most people who have bought them are like me and are old enough and mature enough to realise that although they enjoy cigarettes, they aren’t good for you.”

Dave is holding his first vaping night on Wednesday, September 7, in the top dining room, which will become a weekly event if it is popular enough.

The rest of the restaurant will be open as normal for other customers.

lThe Department of Health has however said it is not aware of any evidence about the long term safety of e-cigarettes and as such, would suggest that consumers exercise caution.

source: http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/legal_smoking_in_a_harrogate_restaurant_1_3670839

Why not enjoy a night with a difference?

Try an Egyptian Night on 20th August 2011 at The Hub, Harrogate.

Dinner buffet, authentic Egyptian food with Belly Dancing entertainment.

Advance booking essential please contact us on 01423 566656.

For more information on The Hub please visit their Harrogate Online page.

Harrogate Accountants, Bushells Chartered Accountants work with start-ups, sole traders, family firms and large organisations.

We’ve got a well organised team of enthusiastic chartered accountants who deal efficiently with all the audit, accounting and tax compliance work. But that’s often only the start.

For more information on Harrogate Accountants view the Harrogate Online Accountants section or visit Bushells Charered Accounants website.