2009 in pictures


Picture gallery of photographs taken by The Press photographers, featuring news stories and notable images that have made the news in 2009.

2009 in pictures
  • Berwick Kaler and the cast of York Theatre Royal's pantomime, Humpty Dumpty, join in the countdown to 2010.
  • Adrian Brown prepares to run in the Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara desert in Morocco, to raise money for the NSPCC, by training on icy roads in the Holgate area of York.
  • Mallard ducks try to keep warm on the iced-over lake at the University of York.
  • Members of the Middleton Hunt meet in Malton for the traditional Boxing Day meet at The Old Lodge, Old Malton
  • Dogs Megan and Tinker enjoy a knockabout in the snow on Knavesmire.
  • Richard Brodie drills home the penalty for the start of his hat-trick against Hinckly to send York City through to the next round of the FA Trophy.
  • The santas set off on their British Heart Foundation jog from York Rowing Club, on the Esplanade, in York.
  • Peter Callaghan, development director for Grantside, unveils a model of the planned development at the Terry's site in York.
  • The Lord Mayor of York, Coun John Galvin, welcomed 200 pensioners from across the city to the annual Christmas dinner at the York Assembly Rooms.
  • Peter Lawrence, father of Claudia Lawrence, and Dion Smith, sister of Lisette Dugmore, sing carols at the Absent Friends Carol Service in St Denys's Church, in Walmgate, York.
  • The statue of Captain Cook in Whitby gets a festive makeover from an unknown person.
  • Lynne Lea decorates the spruce tree which she hopes to give away, as it has outgrown her garden in New Earswick.
  • Demolition begins at York's Nestle factory in Wigginton Road, prior to the site's redevelopment.
  • The cast arrive on set near York Minster, for the filming of a BBC period drama about the life of 18th century socialite Anne Lister.
  • The cast from Humpty Dumpty at York Theatre Royal stage their first dress rehearsal. Pantomime members, from left, AJ Powell, Julie Anna Castro, Vincent Gray and Berwick Kaler.
  • Geologist Jack Doyle presents a Wollemi Pine to Isla Gladstone, of The Yorkshire Museum. One of the world's oldest tree species, only 200 of these living fossils survive in the wild.
  • Children from Smartypants Nursery in York enjoy a visit from Father Christmas and reindeer from The Farm Shop And Café at Willow House, in Wigginton Road, York.
  • Children from the Minster School decorate the advent wreath inside York Minster.
  • Julie Pickernell, senior sister at St Leonards Hospice, with the York Rotary Club dragon. The hospice has been chosed as the nominated charity for next year's Dragon Boat Challenge.
  • John Soper, of Beningbrough Hall, at the Heritage Lottery Fund conference at Merchant Adventurer's Hall in York.
  • Dr Ann Pettifor, the speaker at the November Ebor lecture, with Canon Jonathan Draper at York Minster, where she learned of how the Minster recycles tens of thousands of tea lights each year.
  • Chris Carruthers, right, acrobatically gets the ball away from ex-City man Darren Williams during the match against Gateshead at Bootham Crescent. York City won 1-0.
  • Primary School children from across York join choristers in York Minster to perform a concert of Christmas carols.
  • Berwick Kaler and co-stars from Humpty Dumpty meet Santa Claus at the Yorkshire Air Museum, while shooting scenes for the film sequence to be used in the pantomime.
  • International Rescue member Julie Ryan who has returned from duties in Cumbria, where she helped to rescue people trapped by the rising floodwater.
  • Councillor Steve Galloway with Robert Powell of Beam Creative Agents during the transformation of Exhibition Square into Yourspace.
  • Pupils at Joseph Rowntree School came to school in fancy dress and raised £200 for the BBC's Children In Need appeal.
  • Berwick Kaler and Martin Barrass return to the Theatre Royal in York, for this year's pantomime, Humpty Dumpty.
  • York's Christmas tree is lowered into place in its usual spot in St Helens square.
  • BEAUTY queens past and present gathered at Debenhams at Monks Cross to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Miss York competition that has propelled local girls to fame.
  • Remembrance Sunday had fresh poignancy in North Yorkshire as tributes poured in for Malton-born Serjeant Phillip Scott who died in Afghanistan.
  • York City’s Richard Brodie is mobbed by team mates after scoring the winning goal in the Minstermen's FA Cup first round game against Crewe.
  • Classic wartime French Traction Avant cars came to York as part of an event organised by the Traction Owners Club.
  • Fireworks trace colourful patterns across the sky above York Maze on Bonfire Night.
  • York primary school pupils rehearse at York Minster ahead of the Music For Youth Schools Prom which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall.
  • Staff from the 1331 cafe bar in Grape Lane, York, dressed as gorillas to promote the bar's charity quiz in aid of the Guardian Angels charity.
  • A worker carries a stuffed peacock, which was one of the exhibits being moved from the Yorkshire Museum, in York, as it prepares to undergo a £2 million refurbishment.
  • The Festival Of Remembrance, held at York Theatre Royal.
  • Standards are paraded at the rededication of the Garden Of Remembrance at the South African war memorial in Duncombe Place, York.
  • A car negotiates a flooded road in Water Lane, Clifton, following torrential rain in York.
  • Youngsters from Happy Jays nursery at Clifton Moor, York, enjoy hallowe'en festivities.
  • Vespertine at King's Manor, part of the Illuminating York Festival.
  • York City 2,Bedworth 0. Richard Brodie in action for York.
  • The Yorkshire Alpaca Group staged its first Yorkshire show at Thirsk business park.
  • Paige Southren, one of three Child Of Achievement joint winners at the York Community Pride Awards, with parents Adam and Charlotte.
  • A lorry carrying a train carriage gets stuck on a roundabout in Pickering. Picture by Matt Petch.
  • Members of the Home Guard take a breather during Pickering's annual Wartime Weekend.
  • Jockey Michael O'Connell is forced to dismount his horse, Daraqala, during the Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle race at Wetherby.
  • The relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux are carried into York Minste as part of a five-week tour of England and Wales.
  • An ocean-going catamaran named Midnight Rambler is transported from a garden in Butterwick on the Wolds, where it was built by Ghita and Peter Thomas, to Hull, where the boat will set off on her maiden voyage.
  • City of York Hockey 2nd XI's in action against Brigg.
  • A runner passes Castle Howard during the 6th Cancer Research UK 10k run.
  • Local chef Ash Metcalfe makes a dish out of leftovers at the York Festival Of Food & Drink.
  • A lorry overturned at Rawcliffe roundabout blocking a major route into and out of York.
  • Rita Leaman sits on the portable toilet that she will take to Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth in London, to raise awareness of the charity Water Aid.
  • Fossgate in York closed to everyone except cyclists and pedestrians during the city's first Car Free Day.
  • Acomb Hockey Club men's first XI versus Lincoln Roses 2nds. Harry Ellis in action. Acomb won 4-2.
  • Tadcaster Fire Station watch manager Andy Creasey with Andy Holmes, Mike Sutcliffe, Stephen Robinson and the model fire engine constructed from matchsticks, made and donated by an anonymous local resident.
  • Terry Clark, 90, of Wheldrake, at York Minster for a special service to mark Battle Of Britain Sunday. The event also marked the 70th anniversary of the Second World War.
  • Natalie McCaul, assistant curator of archaeology at The Yorkshire Museum, with the Vale of York Viking Hoard which went on show in York.
  • Chris Sutton wins the Scunthorpe to York Stage of the Tour Of Britain.
  • Jordan Holt, who collapsed with diabetes a year ago has fought back to play for Wales’ under-16s team against the Republic of Ireland.
  • Firefighters tackle the blaze at Petergate Fisheries in Low Petergate, York.
  • Students from the Northern College of Costume model outfits from an exhibition currently on display at Jacob's Well, Trinty Lane, Micklegate, York. From left: Jane Dickerson, Sian Thomas, Leonie Willett and Rebekah Summers.
  • Jockeys take part in the minute's silence at York racecourse to remember the two apprentice jockeys, Jan Wilson and Jamie Kyne, who were killed in a fire in Norton the previous day.
  • York City's Richard Brodie is sent tumbling to the ground in the match against Crawley Town. York won 2-0.
  • Extremely heavy rain in Piccadilly, York.
  • The funeral of soldier Matthew Hatton at York Minster.
  • A view of York Minster from the Five Sisters Window, taken during the Minster Nights event.
  • 13 month old Alfie Oliver, of Clifton, with neighbour, Glennis Barnes, who saved his life when he stopped breathing.
  • Pig racing event at the Farmer's Cart farm shop and cafe, near Strensall.
  • The Sealed Knot re-enact the English Civil War Battle of Marston Moor on Knavesmire,York.
  • Arctic Monkeys on the main stage at Leeds Festival 2009.
  • A cyclist enjoys the amazing view across Great Fryup Dale, from Danby High Moor.
  • Paul Henry, owner of Quantum Stores in Badger Hill, York, inspects the damage after a ram-raid on his shop.
  • Members of the Sealed Knot parade through York during the English Civil War Festival.
  • Fireworks over Castle Howard at the finale of the Last Night Of The Proms.
  • U2 performing at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield.
  • Liam Gallagher, of Oasis, performs at The Spa in Bridlington.
  • Students from Lady Lumley's School in Pickering celebrate their A level exam results.
  • Excitement for two racegoers at York's Ebor Festival.
  • An RAF Bomb Disposal Unit detonate a Second World War bomb which was found in a field at Ebberston, near Pickering.
  • Cases of champagne arrive as Knavesmire prepares for the start of the Ebor Festival at York.
  • A Love Bike is ridden around the eye of York to promote the Festival Of Cycling.
  • Andy Ferrell in action for York City against Rushden & Diamonds. The match was a 0-0 draw.
  • Young visitors meet the Daleks at the Yorkshire Museum, during their appearance as part of the Fingerprints Of Time exhibition.
  • The Pickering Traction Engine Rally.
  • Jill Burnett, centre, the Sheriff of York, with her consort Tony Burnett, left, and the Lord Mayor of York, John Galvin, right, toast the Assize of Ale in York.
  • Competitors in the finals of the UK Sweetcorn Eating Championships at York Maze.
  • Panto legend Berwick Kaler is filmed by Christopher David, of York-based Flash Frame Productions, for a video being made as part of The Press York Means Business campaign.
  • Runners take part in the Jane Tomlinson York 10k run
  • Civic leaders and ceremonial maces from Yorkshire towns and Cities in the the Yorkshire Day Procession in Malton.
  • Coun John Galvin desperately tries to get some sleep in his bedroom in the Lord Mayor’s flat, above the Mansion House, in St Helen’s Square, in York. Coun Galvin has blamed noise from drinkers and city-centre deliveries for disturbing his night’s re
  • X Factor contestant Ruth Lorenzo belts out another hit during York’s Music Showcase weekend at York racecourse.
  • The Sheriff of York, Jill Burnett, gets ready for the Assize of Ale at Ye Olde Starre Inn, Stonegate, York.
  • Alex Bedingham retires after ten years of being York City's mascot, Yorkie the Lion.
  • The 1st Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment parade through the streets of York to celebrate their homecoming from overseas operations. The parade passes the Mansion House, where the salute was taken by the Lord Mayor of York, Coun John Galvin.
  • Three couple were left stranded on their narrowboats after torrential rain swelled the River Ouse in York.
  • York City Knights player Gareth Moore in action against Workington. York City Knights 46, Workington 20.
  • The Syntan barge makes its way up the River Foss in York, while visiting the city as part of the Festival Of The Rivers.

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