Editing Richmond, North Yorkshire (section)

== Sport and culture ==

=== Sport ===
The town's football club, [[Richmond Town F.C.]] was founded in 1945 and they currently play in the [[Wearside League]] in level 7 of the [[National League System]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Page|url=https://www.wearside-football-league.org.uk/core/clubs.aspx?clubID=163|website=www.wearside-football-league.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>  with their games being held at the Earl's Orchard ground, the pavilion was officially opened in March 1975 by then [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] manager [[Jack Charlton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Warm tributes paid to popular former mayor|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/17302316.warm-tributes-paid-popular-former-richmond-mayor-oliver-blease/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Richmond is also home to Richmondshire [[Rugby union|Rugby Union Football]] club, currently playing in [[Durham/Northumberland 3]].

Richmondshire Cricket Club play in the [[North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League]], where they have won the league title a total of five times<ref>{{cite web|title=Highest Individual Score in each Season|url=http://www.dcc.darlingtoncc.co.uk/nysdl/stats/A_Div_Prem/a_prem_winners.aspx|website=www.dcc.darlingtoncc.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> and the [[ECB National Club Cricket Championship]] once, in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmondshire CC|url=http://richmondshire.play-cricket.com/|website=richmondshire.play-cricket.com|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

Richmond was also the starting point for the third stage of the [[2018 Tour de Yorkshire]] road cycling race.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de Yorkshire route 2020: full route revealed|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-yorkshire-route-stages-168714|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|date=17 January 2020|website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The town's [[Richmond Racecourse|racecourse]] opened in 1765 and closed in 1891, but the site is still used for horse training and by the public for walking.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reid |first=Mark |title=Willance's Leap & Richmond Racecourse |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/files/32204 |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=12 June 2014}}</ref> The poor condition of the grandstand led it to appear on [[Historic England|Historic England's]] [[Heritage at Risk]] register in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage at Risk |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/har-2019-registers/ne-yo-har-register2019/ |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=23 May 2020 |page=76 |format=PDF |date=2019}}</ref>

=== Media and filmography ===

The town is served by two local newspapers, North Yorkshire editions of the daily ''[[The Northern Echo|Northern Echo]]'' and the weekly ''[[Darlington & Stockton Times]]'' both published by [[Newsquest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=40924&sectioncode=7|title=Northern Echo is top daily at Newsquest|publisher=Pressgazette.co.uk|access-date=2 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218080552/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=40924&sectioncode=7|archive-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>

Local news and television programmes are by [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] and [[ITV Tyne Tees]]. Television signals are received from the [[Bilsdale transmitting station|Bilsdale]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|title=Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023}}</ref>

The town is served by both [[BBC Radio York]] on 104.3&nbsp;FM and [[BBC Radio Tees]] 95.0&nbsp;FM. Other radio stations including [[Greatest Hits Radio York and North Yorkshire]] on 103.5&nbsp;FM, [[Nation Radio North East]] on 103.2&nbsp;FM and [[Nation Radio North East|Sun FM]] on 102.6&nbsp;FM.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bestradios.co.uk/yorkshire-radio-stations/ |title=Yorkshire Radio Stations|date=12 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref> 

Richmond has been used as a filming location for a number of television programmes and films including ''[[The Fast Show]]'', ''[[Century Falls]]'', ''[[Earthfasts (TV series)|Earthfasts]]'', [[A Woman of Substance (mini-series)|''A Woman of Substance'' (1984)]] and ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV serial)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Do you remember when Woman of Substance and Jenny Seagrove came to Darlington? |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18678441.remember-woman-substance-jenny-seagrove-came-darlington/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Northern Echo |date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Newton |first1=Grace |title=Which Yorkshire locations could be used to film the new series of All Creatures Great and Small? |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/which-yorkshire-locations-could-be-used-to-film-the-new-series-of-all-creatures-great-and-small-1753497 |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=1 July 2019}}</ref>

=== Arts ===
The official gallery of [[Middlesbrough]] born artist [[Mackenzie Thorpe]] is located in town, Richmond local Lucy Pittaway was also chosen as the official artist for the [[Tour de Yorkshire]] from 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy Pittaway confirmed as 2018 Tour de Yorkshire artist|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/lucy-pittaway-confirmed-2018-tour-de-yorkshire-artist/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=23 January 2018|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

[[Richmondshire Concerts]] is a classical music society that puts on six concerts a year, generally of chamber music, at the Influence Church. The society has an average of 250 annual subscribers from North Yorkshire and the North East.

Richmond Live was an annual music festival held every August on a riverside venue known as "The Batts", notable headliners included [[The Lightning Seeds]] and [[The Hoosiers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond Live 2011|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/topic/163277-richmond-live-2011/|website=Festival Forums|date=16 June 2011 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lightning Seeds to headline Richmond Live|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/lightening-seeds-headline-richmond-live/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=7 April 2019|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> The festival was cancelled permanently by the organisers following the 2019 event due to a lack of sustainability.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richmond Live has staged its last ever festival, say organisers|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17931263.richmond-live-staged-last-ever-festival-say-organisers/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Cinema and theatre ===
Richmond has a two-screen cinema that opened in 2007 in the former [[Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire)|railway station]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Station Cinema – Station Cinemas|url=http://www.stationcinema.com/|website=Station Cinema – Station Cinemas|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the town was also home to the one screen Zetland Cinema, between from 1937 until its closure in 1983,<ref>{{cite web|title=Zetland Cinema in Richmond, GB – Cinema Treasures|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3376|website=cinematreasures.org|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> the building was then sold to become a religious centre for the local [[Pentecostal Church]], as of 2020 it is owned by the Influence Church, and also houses a food bank serving the local area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond food bank urges residents to keep donating|url=http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/richmond-food-bank-urges-residents-to-keep-donating/|last=Willis|first=Joe|date=19 March 2020|website=Richmondshire Today|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in Richmond, built in 1788, is the UK's most complete 18th&nbsp;century theatre.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 October 2012|title=Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal Heritage Lottery grant|newspaper=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19948824|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>  A decline in the fortunes of theatre led to closure in 1848 and it was used as a warehouse until 1963 when the theatre was restored and reopened, with a museum added in 1979, after renovation in 2003, a new block providing services and access was added next to the original auditorium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Georgian Theatre Royal > Tours > History|url=http://www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk/Tours/History.aspx|website=www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Community ===
The Richmond Meet is an annual [[fair]] taking place every [[Whit Monday]], consisting of a parade and the arrival of amusement rides into the market place, in 2019 it ran for the 127th time,<ref>{{cite news|title=Richmond Meet organisers confirm people will no longer be allowed on floats|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17661000.richmond-meet-organisers-confirm-people-will-no-longer-allowed-floats/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> but was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

Richmond has been [[Twinned cities|twinned]] with [[Vinstra|Vinstra, Norway]] since 1988, and [[Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier]], [[Brittany|France]] since 2006.