£200,000 school revamp

ST MARTIN'S Church of England school on Scarborough's South Cliff is to get a £200,000 revamp because of a lack of space.

The school, which has 279 pupils, is to get a new library, information technology suite, music area and extra corridor space. Officials of the York diocese said the work was a priority scheme. The school governors will provide £150,000 with the North Yorkshire education authority funding the balance.

Library shake-up: Council officials in York plan a shake-up of the city's libraries. It would see the under-used Osbaldwick library closed and replaced with a mobile unit, but opening hours across the city would be increased by 14 hours a week.

Soccer grant: The Football Foundation has awarded a grant of £10,400 to Rawcliffe JFC, near York, so they can convert land into football pitches.

Museum chief: Janet Barns has been appointed as the first chief executive of the new York Museums and Gallery Trust. She has been director of the Crafts Council since 1999 and before that worked in the museums and galleries service of Sheffield City Council.

Keyboard star: John Bowdler, from the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, will be playing music to suit all tastes in an Organist Entertains night at the Galtres Centre, in Easingwold, on Saturday, March 16 from 7.30pm. Tickets are £4 for adults, £2 for children.

NEW THEME: A derelict former store in Scarborough's St Nicholas Street is set to be redeveloped into a theme pub. Borough Council planners say the £750,000 scheme by Thistlewood Estates for the Marshall and Snelgrove store, will give a major uplift to the street.

Charity concert: The Highside Singers are to stage a concert in Harrogate Road Methodist Church, Ripon, on Saturday ,March 16 at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, or £3 for pensioners. Money raised will support the YMCA and help to fund Ripon Day.

Weekend walk: A seven to eight mile walk organised by the Cleveland branch of the Ramblers Association, starts from Rosedale Abbey, at 2pm on Sunday. For details, call Alan Patterson on (01642) 474864.