NEW TO SCRIVEN?
If you are new to the village, we welcome you and hope you have settled comfortably in to your new home. You may find the contact details and other information below useful. All the details are of local businesses and organisations that are close to Scriven and are given for reference only. None of the traders or businesses mentioned are endorsed by Scriven Parish Council.
Local schools
For any advice on education matters, contact North Yorkshire County Council
Meadowside Community Primary School - Halfpenny Lane - 01423 866207
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - Tentergate Road - 01423 864631
Knaresborough St John's CofE Primary School - Stockwell Road - 01423 863265
King James's School, Knaresborough - King James Road - 01423 866061
Places of worship
Park Grove Methodist Church - Park Grove is opposite Jacob Smith Park, off Scriven Road
St. John the Baptist and Holy Trinity churches in Knaresborough are both covered by the Knaresborough Anglican Team who also manage the nearby village churches of St. John the Baptist in Brearton and St. Mary the Virgin in Goldsborough
St. Mary's Catholic Church - Bond End, Knaresborough
Knaresborough United Reformed Church - Gracious Street, Knaresborough
The Plymouth Brethren - Wetherby Road Gospel Hall, Knaresborough
In an Emergency always call 999 – but for non emergencies please see information below:-
Knaresborough Police Station
Castlegate, Knaresborough HG5 8AR - Telephone for non emergencies – 101
Harrogate District Hospital
Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, HG2 7SX - 01423 885959
Knaresborough Fire & Rescue Services
(please note Knaresborough is a retained Fire Station)
Gracious Street, Knaresborough HG5 8DT - Telephone for non emergencies – 01423 862302
Nearest manned station is:- Harrogate Fire Station
Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 4LE - 01423 504082
Refuse and Recycling collections - Alternate weeks
Click here for further details and advice about the collection service and details of the nearest recycling banks
Click here for details of the revised service over winter, Christmas and the 2016 Bank holiday periods
Electricity - in the event of a power cut Northern Powergrid, who provide electrical power to Yorkshire, have a priority register for those with special needs. For details of how to register see this document. Click here for further advice about what to do in a power cut.
Childcare and Preschool
Kid's at Heart - Lingerfield
Scriven Park Preschool
St. Mary's Preschool - 01423 860083
Doctors
Stockwell Road Surgery - 01423 867433
Beech House Surgery - 01423 542562
Dentists
For nearest availability at NHS dentists click here
Purely Dental - 01423 863069
Vets
Forest House Veterinary Surgery - 01423 862121
Ashleigh Vet Clinic - 01423 866594
Library
Knaresborough Library - Market place, Knaresborough, HG5 8AG
0845 300 5112 - [email protected]
Post box - (collections 4.45pm Monday-Friday, 12 noon on Saturday) - opposite the end of the gravel road, at the bottom of the Green. Deliveries are usually mid-morning.
Shops - The nearest shops are Dawn till Dusk on the end of Stockwell Road or the Co-op within the petrol station on Boroughbridge Road, which has a cashpoint.
Bus - The nearest bus stop is on Hyde Park Road, just across Boroughbridge Road from the end of Park Grove. The 1c bus passes this stop every 15 minutes on its way to Knaresborough bus station and then on to Harrogate. A 10-15 minute walk to Bond End at the bottom of the High Street, will enable you to catch any number 1 (a, b or c) bus to Harrogate approximately every 5 minutes.
Train - The railway station is on Station Road off the High Street, about 15-20 minutes walk away. During the day trains run every 30 minutes on the quarter hour to Harrogate (every hour after 9pm) and quarter to every hour to York.
Newspapers covering our area
Knaresborough Post - Share your news,views and opinions with a reporter from the Knaresborough Post at Knaresborough library on the first Monday of every month between 11am and 1pm
York Evening Press
Yorkshire Post
Radio stations covering our area
BBC Radio York - 104.3 FM / 95.5 FM
Stray FM (Harrogate) - 97.2 FM
Sports and Leisure
Knaresborough Golf Club
Knaresborough Cricket Club
Knaresborough Celtic Football Club
Knaresborough Rugby & Squash Club - 01423 866811
Knaresborough King James's Tennis Club
Knaresborough Swimming Pool
Imagine Health Spa
FEVA - is Knaresborough’s annual festival of entertainment and visual arts. Every August, for ten days, the town stages a wonderful array of shows and events. You will find something going on in every corner of the town from street theatre and open air concerts, to live music and the art trail.
For any advice on education matters, contact North Yorkshire County Council
Meadowside Community Primary School - Halfpenny Lane - 01423 866207
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - Tentergate Road - 01423 864631
Knaresborough St John's CofE Primary School - Stockwell Road - 01423 863265
King James's School, Knaresborough - King James Road - 01423 866061
Places of worship
Park Grove Methodist Church - Park Grove is opposite Jacob Smith Park, off Scriven Road
St. John the Baptist and Holy Trinity churches in Knaresborough are both covered by the Knaresborough Anglican Team who also manage the nearby village churches of St. John the Baptist in Brearton and St. Mary the Virgin in Goldsborough
St. Mary's Catholic Church - Bond End, Knaresborough
Knaresborough United Reformed Church - Gracious Street, Knaresborough
The Plymouth Brethren - Wetherby Road Gospel Hall, Knaresborough
In an Emergency always call 999 – but for non emergencies please see information below:-
Knaresborough Police Station
Castlegate, Knaresborough HG5 8AR - Telephone for non emergencies – 101
Harrogate District Hospital
Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, HG2 7SX - 01423 885959
Knaresborough Fire & Rescue Services
(please note Knaresborough is a retained Fire Station)
Gracious Street, Knaresborough HG5 8DT - Telephone for non emergencies – 01423 862302
Nearest manned station is:- Harrogate Fire Station
Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 4LE - 01423 504082
Refuse and Recycling collections - Alternate weeks
- Recycling: Brown lidded bins for garden waste, black boxes for cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles, blue bags for paper and cardboard.
- Non-recycling refuse: Black lidded bins for all other waste.
Click here for further details and advice about the collection service and details of the nearest recycling banks
Click here for details of the revised service over winter, Christmas and the 2016 Bank holiday periods
Electricity - in the event of a power cut Northern Powergrid, who provide electrical power to Yorkshire, have a priority register for those with special needs. For details of how to register see this document. Click here for further advice about what to do in a power cut.
Childcare and Preschool
Kid's at Heart - Lingerfield
Scriven Park Preschool
St. Mary's Preschool - 01423 860083
Doctors
Stockwell Road Surgery - 01423 867433
Beech House Surgery - 01423 542562
Dentists
For nearest availability at NHS dentists click here
Purely Dental - 01423 863069
Vets
Forest House Veterinary Surgery - 01423 862121
Ashleigh Vet Clinic - 01423 866594
Library
Knaresborough Library - Market place, Knaresborough, HG5 8AG
0845 300 5112 - [email protected]
Post box - (collections 4.45pm Monday-Friday, 12 noon on Saturday) - opposite the end of the gravel road, at the bottom of the Green. Deliveries are usually mid-morning.
Shops - The nearest shops are Dawn till Dusk on the end of Stockwell Road or the Co-op within the petrol station on Boroughbridge Road, which has a cashpoint.
Bus - The nearest bus stop is on Hyde Park Road, just across Boroughbridge Road from the end of Park Grove. The 1c bus passes this stop every 15 minutes on its way to Knaresborough bus station and then on to Harrogate. A 10-15 minute walk to Bond End at the bottom of the High Street, will enable you to catch any number 1 (a, b or c) bus to Harrogate approximately every 5 minutes.
Train - The railway station is on Station Road off the High Street, about 15-20 minutes walk away. During the day trains run every 30 minutes on the quarter hour to Harrogate (every hour after 9pm) and quarter to every hour to York.
Newspapers covering our area
Knaresborough Post - Share your news,views and opinions with a reporter from the Knaresborough Post at Knaresborough library on the first Monday of every month between 11am and 1pm
York Evening Press
Yorkshire Post
Radio stations covering our area
BBC Radio York - 104.3 FM / 95.5 FM
Stray FM (Harrogate) - 97.2 FM
Sports and Leisure
Knaresborough Golf Club
Knaresborough Cricket Club
Knaresborough Celtic Football Club
Knaresborough Rugby & Squash Club - 01423 866811
Knaresborough King James's Tennis Club
Knaresborough Swimming Pool
Imagine Health Spa
FEVA - is Knaresborough’s annual festival of entertainment and visual arts. Every August, for ten days, the town stages a wonderful array of shows and events. You will find something going on in every corner of the town from street theatre and open air concerts, to live music and the art trail.
