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Riding Lights Theatre Company Christmas Productions

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by chrisjones
Give It Back, Mak - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Give It Back, Mak - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

The highly esteemed Riding Lights Theatre Company (based in York) is putting on two travelling Christmas productions over the coming weeks:

GIVE IT BACK, MAK!
written by Paul Burbridge

It’s the coldest of nights and snow lies thick on the ground. It’s chill and bitter under a sky glittering with twinkling stars. The lights in the town are also gleaming brightly and the houses look warm and inviting. But the shepherds have to stay out on the hills and watch their flocks at winter lambing time – who knows what nasty predator might be about!

In the town, the Lamb Chop Inn is heaving. Not only do they have nothing to eat for Sunday lunch but they’ve no spare rooms for guests. The landlord, Mak, has put up two signs. The top one says, “NO VACANCIES AT ALL” and below it another says, “NOT EVEN THE TEENSIEST ONE”.

But wait, a young couple’s car has got stuck in the snow. Where shall they stay? Despite the signs, they know on the door of the Lamb Chop Inn . . .

“Give It Back, Mak!” is a brand new, rollicking, warm-hearted, fun-filled Christmas play for all the family – with tales of desperate deeds, people that glow in the dark and sheep in prams. And out in the potting shed, something quite extraordinary is happening that will change everyone and everything for the better.

“Give It Back, Mak!” has puppetry and amazing story-telling and provides a hilarious evening’s entertainment.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

Nearly The Goat - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Nearly The Goat - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Nearly The Goat
written by Nigel Forde

“Nearly” is a goat with a difference – he’s an amazing actor and impersonator, so definitely not your run of the mill goat, no kidding!

Nearly uses his remarkable skills and butts in (exactly when needed) to save the day. What’s more, in the process, he helps in the telling of a thoroughly enchanting Christmas tale.

On the way he has to use his home-made travelling machine to get to Bethlehem before the wolf and help the kings of Persia get home without their camel. And these are the only disasters that come raining down from the heavens that Nearly has to deal with.

First staged in 2009 (to widespread acclaim) this production involves marvellous puppetry and tells the Christmas story in a new and unforgettable way.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

You can find out more about Riding Lights on their website here, and can view their Christmas schedule in Yorkshire below:

Bedale

Give It Back, Mak!

3 December 7pm

Bedale High School, Fitzalan Road, Bedale DL8 2EQ

Box office: 01765 698 363

Tickets: adults £5, concessions £3

Willerby

Give It Back, Mak!

10 December 2.00pm

Willerby Methodist Church, Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull HU10 6JP

Box office: 01482 653 245

Tickets: £6 adults, £3 children

Easingwold

Give It Back, Mak!

17 December 1.30pm

Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AD

Box Office: 01347 822 472

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Horsforth

Give It Back, Mak!

19 December 2pm & 7pm

St Margaret’s Hall, Church Road, Horsforth LS18 5LQ

Box office: 0113 258 2448

giveitbackmak@hotmail.co.uk

Tickets: adults £6, concessions £4, family £15

York

Nearly the Goat

22 & 23 December 2pm & 7pm

Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York YO1 9SL

Box office: 01904 613 000

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Burniston

Give It Back, Mak!

24 December 1.00pm

Burniston Village Hall, High Street, Burniston, Scarborough YO13 0HH

Box office: 07912 789 408

Tickets: adults £2.50, concessions £1.50

For holiday accommodation over the Christmas period, check out the York bed and breakfasts and Scarborough hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

And for other Christmas productions and pantos across Yorkshire, see here:

Christmas panto in North Yorkshire

Christmas panto in East Yorkshire

Christmas panto in West Yorkshire

Christmas panto in South Yorkshire

 

 

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Nov 30: Kirstie’s Handmade Britain in the Yorkshire Dales

Monday, November 28th, 2011 by chrisjones
Kirstie's Handmade Britain - photograph courtesy of Channel 4

Kirstie's Handmade Britain - photograph courtesy of Channel 4

Nidderdale takes its name from the River Nidd which runs through this Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It hosts an agricultural show each September in Pateley Bridge, a small town between Harrogate and Grassington and only four miles from the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Kirstie tries her hand at making sausages - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie tries her hand at making sausages - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

At this year’s Nidderdale Show, Kirstie Allsopp came along for an episode of her popular Channel 4 TV series Kirstie’s Handmade Britain. But she didn’t just take a look and leave – she got stuck in and made a Yorkshire pork pie and her own sausages. She also learnt the ins and outs of making brawn – a traditional dish made from pig’s heads, and sometimes known as pork cheese (Yorkshire folk don’t like to let anything go to waste, you know). Lots of preparation goes into putting on an agricultural show and Kirstie did her homework beforehand too – with local experts explaining how to make successful entries for the produce competitions at the Show.

Kirstie walks a pig - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie walks a pig - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

The Nidderdale Show is said to be one of the country’s last proper agricultural shows and features one of the best exhibitions of animals in the UK – with first rate horse, livestock and dog sections.

Kirstie - pig walking - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie - pig walking - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie was fascinated by the Pig Section – and was given lots of background by Sarah Whitley, a young farmer from Nidderdale. Sarah is only 14 but has already clocked up years of expertise, having been born and bred on a local dairy, pig, and sheep farm. And Sarah’s got the awards to prove it. For the fourth year on the trot (so to speak) she made a clean sweep in the Pig Section awards, picking up Best in Show, Best Local Pig and Most Points in Show. Sarah has also won awards at three other major British Agricultural Shows.

Kirstie holds a piglet - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie chats with young farmer Sarah Whitley - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie also took part in the All-Terrain-Vehicle challenge – still wearing a dress, she gamely put on a crash helmet and jumped on to a quad bike and finished the course in a very creditable time – and got a massive round of applause for doing so.

Kirstie on the Quad Bike - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie on the Quad Bike - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie later said that she’d had “an absolutely brilliant time” at the Nidderdale Show. “Everyone was so friendly & kind, perhaps the most beautiful showground we’ve visited”.

You can find out how Kirstie got on at the Nidderdale Show at 8.00 pm on Wednesday 30 November when Channel 4 screen this episode of Kirstie’s Handmade Britain.

Christmas present ideas – Kirstie Allsopp’s “Homemade Home” book and “Craft” Kindle Edition

For the creative members of the family who love to making things for the home, one or both of these books could be the perfect Christmas present.

Click on the images on the left to see the products on Amazon.

Next year’s Nidderdale Show will be held on Monday 24 September 2012. If you’d like accommodation in the Yorkshire Dales for the show or to visit this beautiful area of Yorkshire, check out the Yorkshire Dales cottages and Yorkshire Dales B&Bs on Hello Yorkshire.

 

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7 Nov: London 2012 Olympic Torch Yorkshire Dates Unveiled

Monday, November 7th, 2011 by RichFox

The Olympic Torch will visit numerous Yorkshire towns & cities

The Olympic Torch will visit numerous Yorkshire towns & cities

The route for the 2012 London Olympic torch has been announced.

Arriving from Greece on 18 May, the torch’s relay starts in Land’s End on Saturday, 19 May and will snake its way around the United Kingdom for the next 70 days, taking in 1018 places before making one final journey from Hampton Court Palace down the River Thames to the Olympic Stadium in time for the Opening Ceremony.

Organisers say the torch will come within 10 miles of 95% of the population, and travel approximately 8000 miles. And as you’d expect, Yorkshire gets its fair share of exposure as the torch visits every corner of our great county.

The extensive list of Yorkshire dates is as follows:

Day 31 – 18 June 2012

Middlesbrough

Redcar

Marske-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Brotton

Carlin How

Loftus

Hinderwell

Lythe

Sandsend

Whitby

Pickering

Scarborough

Filey

Bridlington

Beverley

Hull

Day 32 – 19 June 2012

Hull

Brough

Goole

Camblesforth

Selby

Monk Fryston

Barkston Ash

Tadcaster

Boston Spa

Wetherby

Harewood

Knaresborough

Harrogate

Ripon

York

Day 33 – 20 June 2012

York

Thirsk

Northallerton

Aiskew

Bedale

Aysgarth

Leyburn

Richmond

Day 37 – 24 June 2012

Marsh

Huddersfield

Brighouse

Halifax

Bradford

Keighley

Skipton

Ilkley

Headingley

Potternewton

Harehills

Richmond Hill

Leeds

Day 38 – 25 June 2012

Leeds

Hunslet

Beeston

Morley

Batley

Dewsbury

Wakefield

Castleford

Pontefract

Ackworth

Lundwood

Cundy Cross

Barnsley

Darton

Kexbrough

Chapeltown

Ecclesfield

Parson Cross

Sheffield

Day 39 – 26 June 2012

Sheffield

Rotherham

Templeborough

Dalton

Thrybergh

Conisbrough

Warmsworth

Doncaster

Armthorpe

Dunsville

Hatfield

Part of the journey through Yorkshire will be on the Flying Scotsman as the torch travels from York to Thirsk, and the torch will also pass great Yorkshire landmarks such as York Minster, the Humber Bridge and Harewood House. Major celebrations are being planned in Leeds, Sheffield and York, whilst Hull will be hosting a festival of music and sport.

You can see the design of the torch with Jonathan Edwards here:

We’ll have updates of parties and celebrations as and when they’re announced in the coming months. In the meantime, for those looking for accommodation in Yorkshire during the Olympic torch relay, or even during the Olympics if you’re staying away from the capital, find York hotels, Whitby hotels and Leeds hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

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1 Nov: Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s Great Britain Hits Yorkshire

Friday, October 28th, 2011 by RichFox
Jamie visits Yorkshire, photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Jamie visits Yorkshire, photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Fresh from his American road trip and culinary tours around Europe and North Africa, Jamie Oliver’s new six-part series on Channel 4 brings him much closer to home as he tours the British Isles to uncover what makes British food so great, and to seek out inspiration and new ideas for recipes.

And episode two of Jamie’s Great Britain brings Jamie to the county with more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other – Yorkshire.

Eccles cake anyone? Photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Eccles cake anyone? Photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Jamie learns that classic British dishes have been influenced over centuries by colonization, immigration, invasion and exploration, and nowhere more so than in Yorkshire where the Industrial Revolution and the influx of immigrant workers played a large part in changing the food that we eat, mixing fresh new arrivals with old British traditions.

Jamie’s Yorkshire odyssey begins with huge Yorkshire puds and pints of locally-brewed beer at the fabulous Kings Arms pub in the little village of Heath near Wakefield, before he moves on to Leeds with its large Jewish community where he enjoys smoked fish and samples the amazingly creative pub recipes created using Timothy Taylor ales.

Jamie takes a break - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Jamie takes a break - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

After meeting Chinese and Iranian chefs, Jamie gets down to some cooking himself and cooks up Jewish potted smoked trout with a horseradish pate, Yorkshire forced rhubarb stewed in Pimms with rice pudding, Eccles cakes with a cup of Yorkshire tea, a Persian-inspired dish of lamb shanks with Yorkshire beer and baby Yorkshire puddings.

You can catch Jamie’s Great Britain on Channel 4 on Tuesdays at 9pm, and Jamie’s Yorkshire trip will be aired on Tuesday 1 November.

Christmas present ideas – Jamie’s Great Britain book

For your friends and relatives who love cooking, check out the book of the series on Amazon by  clicking the image on the left.

 

 

 

And if you’re ever looking for holiday accommodation in Yorkshire for short breaks, find York hotels, Whitby bed and breakfast and Yorkshire Dales cottages on Hello Yorkshire.

Jamie chooses some fresh produce - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Jamie chooses some fresh produce - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

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10 Nov onwards: Christmas Fayres & Christmas Markets in North Yorkshire

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 by chrisjones

 

Oxford Street in Harrogate at Christmas

Oxford Street in Harrogate at Christmas

 

Christmas Markets in North Yorkshire

The build up to Christmas is always an exciting time, and it’s extra special in Yorkshire.

There are dozens of Christmas fayres, markets, lights switch ons and craft fairs in North Yorkshire – including the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors – this year and we’ve listed a host of them below in alphabetical order by city or town including Harrogate, York, Knaresborough, Grassington and Ripon.

In the meantime, if you’re looking for Christmas markets & fayres in other parts of Yorkshire, please see the links below:

Christmas Markets West Yorkshire

Christmas Markets South Yorkshire

Christmas Markets East Yorkshire

 

BEDALE

Christmas Extravaganza Bedale Hall

3 December 2011 from 10am to 4pm

Bedale Hall, Bedale DL8 1AA

Shopping Fayre, Ice rink, carol singers, street entertainers and lots more.

Lights switch on at 5.30pm

 

CASTLE HOWARD

Artsmix – Christmas Contemporary Art Market

27 November 2011 from 10am to 4pm

Stable Courtyard, Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA

A unique and delightful selection of handmade design, art and contemporary craft – the ideal place to uncover unusual Christmas gift ideas.

Free admission and parking.

“Made in Yorkshire” Christmas Craft & Produce Market

28 & 29 November and 5 & 6 December from 10am to 4pm

Stable Courtyard, Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA

Situated in Castle Howard’s Stable Courtyard, over 20 stalls selling the very best Yorkshire produce and expertly hand-crafted gifts.

Free entry and parking, further info here on Castle Howard’s website.

 

DANBY

Brigantia Present Yorkshire Yule

18 November to 7 December 2011 from 11am to 4pm

The Moors National Park Centre, Lodge Lane, Danby, Whitby YO21 2NB

A veritable seasonal feast of arts & crafts, ranging from the contemporary to the traditional. This exhibition includes stained glass, pottery, jewellery, felt, photography, woven goods and more.

Admission free.

Victorian Christmas Craft Fair

19 and 20 November 2011 from 10.30am to 4.30pm

The Moors National Park Centre, Lodge Lane, Danby, Whitby YO21 2NB

Over 35 stalls of arts, crafts and gifts including wooden items, ceramics, jewellery, willow wreaths, pickles, cheese and honey sourced from in or around the North York Moors National Park.  Organ fairground music, outdoor trails, pony-trap rides, a visit from Father Christmas, and craft-making activities for the kids ensure this is a popular event for the whole family.

Free entry to Christmas Craft Fair, Visitor Centre and Seeing Santa – other activities may incur a charge.

 

EASINGWOLD

Annual Craft Fair

13 November 2011 from 10am to 4pm

Galtres Centre, Easingwold, York YO61 3AE

Refreshments available all day

Admission: adults 50p, children free

Easingwold Christmas Charity Market

3 December 2011 from 9am to 1pm

Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AA

Selection of great stalls selling Christmas decorations and stationery, handmade knitted clothes, cakes, preserves, bacon butties and hot dogs, minced pies, mulled wine.

Raffles, tombola, plus the Easingwold Choir and Easingwold School Sax Quartet.

Free admission and parking, this event is in aid of local charities.

 

GRANTLEY

Grantley Christmas Shopping Extravaganza

29 November 2011 – 3pm – 7.30pm

Grantley Village Hall, Grantley, Ripon HG4 3PJ

Admission £2 – inc free mince pie & hot drink (tea/coffee/mulled wine)

In aid of Fountains Playgroup & Preschool

With stalls selling jams, cakes, hand-painted Christmas baubles from Kashmir, children’s clothing, handmade soaps, beauty products, jewellery, handbags, home furnishings, toys, cards and stationery and much more. Plus tombola.

 

GRASSINGTON

Grassington Dickensian Festival

3, 10, 17 December 2011 – all day

Grassington, North Yorkshire

Go back in time to an earlier era – it’s like opening the pages of a Charles Dickens’ novel and finding the characters come alive. With Christmas lights and decorations, the village square and surrounding streets become magically transformed into a traditional Victorian market, as shopkeepers, stallholders, villagers and visitors dress up in period costume. Entertainment from dancers, musicians, street performers, and with exhibitions of traditional local country crafts. And there’ll be an ice rink from 16th to 18th December – check for times and prices.

Check out the Grassington Dickensian Festival website here.

Dickensian Christmas shop window in Grassington

Dickensian Christmas shop window in Grassington

 

HARROGATE

Crafts for Christmas

10 – 13 November 2011

Thu-Sat: 9.00am – 5.00pm   Sun: 9.00am – 4.00pm

The Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG2 8PW

Tickets in advance: adults £7.00, seniors £6.00 (60p transaction fee) from here.

On the door: adults £8.00, seniors £7.00, children free, students £4.00 with NUS card

Parking: FREE

Harrogate Christmas Lights Switch-On at Victoria Shopping Centre

Thursday 17 Nov 2011 at 6 pm

Victoria Centre Piazza, Harrogate

Free entry

 

HAWES

Annual “Turning on” of the Christmas lights

2 December 2011 from 1.30pm

Market Place, Hawes

It all kicks off at 1.30 in the Market House with the Children’s Party, then at 4.00 community carol sing-a-long led by Rev. Janet Park accompanied by the Hawes Prize Silver band.

At 4.30 Father Christmas arrives and the Hawes Christmas lights are switched on.

 

HOVINGHAM

Hovingham Village Market

5 November, 3 & 17 December

Award-winning community market with 40 stalls selling food and crafts

 

KNARESBOROUGH

Knaresborough Carol Service & Christmas Lights Switch On

2 December – 7 pm

Market Square, Knaresborough

Carol service with music from Knaresborough Silver Band, plus a visit from Santa. The Mayor will be on hand to switch on the lights of the Christmas tree.

Refreshments available.

Knaresborough Christmas Fair

3 December -10.00am to 4.00pm

4 December – 12.00noon to 4.00pm

Methodist Church Centre, Gracious Street

Gifts, crafts, books, cards & gift tags, cakes, preserves – plus a children’s Present Room for kids to choose their own gift and have it wrapped just for them, ready for Christmas Day.

With a café open the whole time serving mince pies, cakes, hot drinks, and “soup and a sweet” lunches.

Knaresborough Christmas Market

Saturday & Sunday, 3 & 4 December

Market Square, Knaresborough

Local cheeses, meats and game from traditional butchers, freshly baked bread, delicious Christmas cake and Christmas puds, and winter toffees, local fudge, and sweets that bring back a taste of childhood. And lots more culinary delights too!

There will be carol singing by local church members, fabulous Morris dancing from local dancers, young musicians from Knaresborough’s schools and festive songs from the choral society, all accompanied by a big brass band.

And at 4.30 on Sunday watch a superb Firework Spectacular.

Knaresborough Christmas Market website

 

LIGHTWATER VALLEY

Lightwater Shopping Village Dickensian Festival

Lightwater Valley, North Stainley, Ripon HG4 3HT

Thursday – Sunday 1 – 4 December 2011

10:00am – 5:00pm every day

Free entry & free parking

Rated one of the top 10 Christmas Markets in the UK by the Daily Telegraph, this fabulous five-day festival has more than 75 stalls displaying one of the most extensive ranges of Christmas fare, gifts and decorations, all accompanied by a lovely festive atmosphere. Ideal for wonderful stocking fillers, quality hats, handmade jewellery, glassware, bespoke fine art and other Yorkshire crafts.

Yorkshire is famous for having some of the finest food in the UK and this festival boasts an array of stalls with some of the best Yorkshire produce – cheeses, meats, wines and beers.

And there’s some great entertainment laid on too:

  • Birds of Prey
  • Jazz Band
  • Barrel Organ
  • Victorian Flea Circus
  • Fire Eaters
  • Stilt Walkers
  • Santa’s Grotto
  • Carol Singers
  • Handbell Ringers
  • Punch & Judy show
  • Terrific Local Choirs

And if all of this tires you out, why not chill out and enjoy some wonderful food at the Granary Restaurant – unless you’ve already had your fill after all those roast chestnuts, hog roast and mulled wine, and . . . . . in fact, there’s just so much to describe, you would be better coming along to discover it all for yourself!

Further info on the Lightwater Valley website here.

 

MASHAM

Victorian Christmas Fair

10 December 2011

 

NEWTON-ON-OUSE

A Christmas Fair

19-20 November 2011 from 10.30am to 4pm

Christmas produce, jewellery, cards, gifts, plants, Santa’s Grotto.

Refreshments including light lunches.

Admission: adults £1, children free

 

NORTHALLERTON

Northallerton Christmas Fayre

2 December 2011 from 5.00 pm to 9.00pm

The Fleece Inn, 89 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8PP

Gifts and more – children welcome

Northallerton Christmas Late Night Shopping

2 December 2011 from 5.30pm

High Street, Northallerton

Lights switch on at 6.00pm and Santa arrives outside Barkers Department Store at 6.30pm


RIPLEY CASTLE

Christmas Fair at Ripley Castle

9 – 11 December 2011

Ripley Castle, Harrogate HG3 3AY

See the family home of Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby decorated ready for Christmas and buy gifts for your loved ones in the perfect setting. And you can dine out in style with two restaurants in the Castle’s East Wing.

There’s a free car park in the nearby village of Ripley with a minibus service to and from the Castle. Disabled parking onsite, and pick-up service for heavy packages.

Tickets, £5 online (with a free £5 voucher valid on any stall) from here, £7 by phone (01634 226 203).

No pushchairs or dogs, unfortunately. Backpacks for baby available for use at no cost.

Book timed sessions at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm or 2pm each day.

 

RIPON

Ripon Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair

19 November 2011 from 10am to 4pm

Ripon Cathedral, Minster Rd, Ripon HG4 1QT

More than 70 stalls with gifts for all the family, homemade Christmas cakes, food and wine tastings, Santa’s Grotto, tombola, raffle, face-painting and other children’s activities.

Refreshments including mulled wine, tea & coffee, soft drinks, turkey sandwiches (hot!), mince pies and other homemade cakes, all in the gorgeous setting of Ripon Cathedral.

Admission £2.50, accompanied children go free

 

SKIPTON

Skipton’s Yuletide Festival & Christmas Market 2011

4 & 11 December from 10am to 4pm

High Street, Skipton

Skipton, the “Gateway to the Dales”, will be holding Yuletide Markets & Festivals on the first two Sundays of December down the whole length of its remarkable High Street (which in 2009 was named Britain’s Best Street in the UK).

But it won’t just be the stalls and the well-renowned breadth of independent shops that makes these Christmas events two of the best in Yorkshire, as there will also be loads of superb entertainment, with music from the Skipton Brass Band, Accrington Pipe Band, Barnoldswick Brass Band and Nelson Brass Band.

A fabulous experience throughout the year, shopping in Skipton is particularly special at Christmas. There are two department stores and many famous brand names, plus an abundance of restaurants and cafés to rest those weary legs when it’s time to take a break.

In addition to the Market in the High Street, there will be lots of other Christmas entertainment in various locations throughout the Skipton, and the celebrations will end at 4pm with a procession from the High Street to Holy Trinity Church on both days of the Festival for a traditional carol service in the grounds.

Skipton Yuletide Festival website

 

THIRSK

Thirsk Christmas Fayre & Market

25 – 27 November 2011

It all starts on the 25th at 5pm, with kids’ rides late night shopping. The Christmas Lights Switch On is at 7pm. To keep everything in the right festive mood there’ll be a hog roast and a Spanish Shack van, carol singing, music from the Thirsk British Legion Brass Band and the Thirsk Bagpipe Band (who will lead a Lantern Parade at 6.30pm) – and you may even catch a glimpse of Santa. On Saturday it’s an all-day affair (9am to 9pm) and there’ll also be a Yorkshire Food Market, kids’ rides (from 11am), Rural arts, a live reindeer pen and Santa’s grotto, balloons for sale, and bell ringers. Sunday is from 10am to 7pm and another full day of festive activities.

Read more here

 

UPPER POPPLETON

Christmas Craft Fair

27 November 2011, 10am-3pm

Poppleton Centre, Main Street, Upper Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire YO26 6JT

Popular Christmas fair with local crafts, handmade gifts and lots of stalls selling unusual ideas for Christmas presents. Cups of tea and home-baked cakes also on offer!

 

YORK

Winter Wonderland

17 November 2011 – 17.00 to 21.00

Parliament Street, York YO1 8SE

Santa’s Grotto, children’s fairground, late-night shopping, festive bar, big Christmas lights switch-on at 8pm by the Bogus Brothers

St Nicholas Fair – Craft Event

24 – 26 November 2011 from 10.00 to 16.00

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW

Quilt Museum website

St Nicholas Fayre

24 to 27 November 2011 from 9.30am to 5.30pm

Parliament Street/St Sampson’s Sq/Coppergate, York YO1 7HB

Admission free

St Nicholas Fayre at Barley Hall

24 to 27 November 2011 from 10am to 5pm

Barley Hall, 2 Coffee Yard, York, YO1 8AR

Craftsmen & traders dressed in medieval apparel gather to sell their wares. Living history and unique gifts included, whilst you can also sample traditional ale and wine at the bar.

Discounted admissions prices: £2 adult, £1 concessions, £5 family of four, Ticket is valid throughout the Fayre (but do not include the exhibition from Hamlet to Hollywood).

Barley Hall website

Tenth Century Traders

25-27 November 2011 from 10am to 4pm

St Sampsons Square, York, YO1 8RN

Friendly Vikings from all over the world come together to trade – items on sale include jewellery, costumes, belts, shoes, weapons, bowls, tankards, chests, lanterns and pottery.

Made in Yorkshire Crafts Market

1 – 18 December 2011 from 9am to 5pm

St Sampsons Square, York YO1 8RN

Featuring some of the finest art & crafts in the county including ceramics, paintings, glass, textiles and woodwork – everything created within Yorkshire’s boundaries.

York’s Festive Fayre

3 – 18 December 2011 from 9.30am to 7.30pm

Parliament Street, York YO1 8SE

Celebrate Christmas traditions with music and decorated wooden huts at York’s Festive Fayre.

Lots of unusual gifts on sale and the setting makes Christmas shopping a delight – afterwards relax at the Festive Inne where you can enjoy a glass of Winter Pimms.

Santa & his Reindeer come to Monks Cross

4 December 2011 – 12.00 to 16.00

Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO32 9GX

In aid of the Give a Gift charity campaign (on behalf of The Salvation Army and York Women’s Refuge this year)

York Festive Farmers Market

21 Dec 2011   09:00 to 16:00

Parliament Street, York YO1 8SE

Free entry

York’s Farmers Market takes place once a month throughout the year, but it is particularly special at Christmas as everybody pulls out all the stops. There’ll be venison, ostrich, home-grown organic vegetables, organic lamb burgers, locally produced cheeses, and fantastic Yorkshire Punch – practically everything required to turn Christmas dinner into a superb Yuletide feast!

Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland – and the Ice Factor

26 November 2011 to 8 January 2012

York Designer Outlet, Saint Nicholas Avenue, Fulford, York YO19 4TA

Festive market, traditional fair rides, illuminated forest with reindeer, log cabins and the brilliant award-winning outdoor ice rink, the Ice Factor. 120 leading high street and designer brands, heated Ice Bar & Café. Free parking.

The Ice Factor’s website

Tickets from Ticketweb 0844 847 1523 or 01653 619 169

Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland and Ice Factor - Skating Rink

Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland and Ice Factor - Skating Rink

 

If your Christmas Fayre or Market does not appear above, please get in touch.

And if you need North Yorkshire holiday accommodation, find York hotels or guest houses in Harrogate on Hello Yorkshire.

And whilst you’re in the festive mood, check out these Christmas pantos in North Yorkshire.

 

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October-December 2011: Pantomimes, Ballets and Christmas & Festive Productions in North Yorkshire

Monday, October 10th, 2011 by chrisjones
Berwick Kaler & Martin Barrass in York Theatre Royal's panto, photo by Karl Andre Photography

Berwick Kaler & Martin Barrass in York Theatre Royal's panto, photo by Karl Andre Photography

North Yorkshire Pantos, Ballets & Christmas Productions 2011

There’s a festive abundance of pantos and entertainment throughout North Yorkshire in 2011 – we’ve pulled together a selection below organised in alphabetical order by city or town. If you’d like your Christmas production featured here, please contact Hello Yorkshire to have it added.

In the meantime, if you’re after shows in other areas of Yorkshire, please see here:

South Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes

East Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes

West Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes

 

Easingwold

Music to Delight

3 December 2011 - 7.30 pm

Parish Church of St John & All Saints, Church Hill, Easingwold, York YO61 3JU

Including A Christmas Cantata, Advent and Christmas Carols

Easingwold Singers: Conductor – Dr Roger Tebbet, Paula Harris – soprano

Tickets: adults £8.00, students & children £4.00

Available from Tempo Records, members of Easingwold Singers or on the door

Box office: 01347 823 728 or 07903 473 161

Includes seasonal punch and mince pie.

More information available here: www.easingwold-singers.co.uk/concerts.htm

 

Tenorissimo – Three Tenors at Christmas

10 December 2011

Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold York

Tickets: Adults £15.00, 16 & under £12.00

Box office: 01347 822 472

 

East Harlsey

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

20 December 2011

East Harlsey Village Hall, East Harlsey, Northallerton DL6 2DB

Tickets: adult £8.50, child £5.00

Box office: 01423 339 168

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Fewston

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

8 December 2011

Parochial Hall, Fewston, Harrogate HG3 1SU

Tickets: adult: £9.50, child £5

Box office: 01943 880 362

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Green Hammerton

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

23 December 2011

Village Hall, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton, York YO26 8AE

Tickets: adult £9, child £5

Box office: 01423 339 168

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Harrogate

The Sleeping Beauty – La Classique

Moscow Ballet

13 October 2011

Royal Hall, Ripon Rd, Harrogate HG1 2RD

Tickets: various

Box office: 01423 500 500

www.royalhall.co.uk

 

Beauty & the Beast

25 November 2011 – 15 January 2012

Harrogate Theatre, Oxford Street, Harrogate HG1 1QF

Times & Prices vary.

Box office: 01423 502 116

www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk

 

Helmsley

A Pre-Christmas Feast – Christmas Stories

2 December 2011

Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley York YO62 5DW

Tickets: £8, students & under 25s £4, family £20 (2 over 25 + 2 under 25)

Box office: 01439 771 700

 

A Pre-Christmas Feast – Queen Mary’s School Chapel Choir

3 December 2011

Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley York YO62 5DW

Tickets: £10, friends & over 60s £9, students & under 25s £5

Box office: 01439 771 700

 

A Pre-Christmas Feast – Tour de Force Theatre presents A Child’s Christmas!

4 December 2011  – 2.30 pm

Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley York YO62 5DW

Tickets: £10, students & under 25s £5, family £25 (2 over 25 + 2 under 25)

Box office: 01439 771 700

 

A Pre-Christmas Feast – Christmas by the Fireside!

4 December 2011  – 7.30 pm

Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley York YO62 5DW

Tickets: £6

Box office: 01439 771 700

 

1812 Theatre Company presents Around the World in 80 Days

14 – 17 December 2011

Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley York YO62 5DW

Tickets: £10, friends & over 60s £9, students & under 25s £5

Box office: 01439 771 700

For further details on all of the above Helmsley productions, please see the Helmsley Arts Centre’s website here

 

Long Marston

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

1 December 2011

Long Marston Village Hall, Long Marston, York YO26 7LN

Tickets: adult: £8.50, child £5, family £20

Box office: 01904 738 527

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Northallerton

Advent Concert – Northern Voices

2 December 2011 – 7.30pm

Northallerton Methodist Church, High Street, Northallerton DL7 8EG

Tickets: £6 (in aid of church funds)

Available from: Greensleeves Music Shop, Central Arcade, Northallerton or Methodist Church Coffee Pot (Wed and Sat mornings)

T: 01609 774 060

www.northallertonmethodistchurch.org.uk

 

Northallerton Silver Band Christmas Concert

14 December 2011 – 7.30pm

Hambleton Forum, Bullamoor Road, Northallerton DL6 1LP

Tickets: £6

Greensleeves Music Shop, Central Arcade, Northallerton

T: 01609 777 272

With special guests “The Evergreen Singers”

 

Pickering

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

17 December 2011

Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering YO18 8AA

Tickets: adults £8, under 16s £5.00

Box office: 01751 472 847

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Reeth

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

16 December 2011

Reeth Memorial Hall, Arkengarthdale Road, Reeth, Richmond DL11 6QT

Tickets: adults £9, under 16s £4.50

Box office: 01748 884 759 or Reeth Post Office

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Richmond

Yule Riding

The Yorks Waits

3 December 2011 – 7 January 2012

Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Road, Richmond DL10 4DW

Tickets & times: various

Box office: 01748 825 252

 

The Adventures of Sinbad

8 December 2011 – 7 January 2012

Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Road, Richmond DL10 4DW

Tickets & times: various

Box office: 01748 825 252

Further information on the Richmond Christmas productions can be found here

 

Ripley

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

2 December 2011

Town Hall, Ripley, Harrogate HG3 3AX

Tickets: adult: £9, child £5, concessions £8

Box office: 01423 860 340, 01423 339 168

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Ripon

Christmas Music & Lights

Fountain’s Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon HG4 3DY

26 – 27 November 2011, 3.30pm – 5 pm

Tickets: normal admission charge

 

Christmas Story-Telling

Fountain’s Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon HG4 3DY

22 December 2011, 2 pm

Suitable for children aged 4-9

Tickets: normal admission charge, £1.50 per child.

Box office: 01765 643 164

Further information about the Fountain’s Abbey Christmas productions can be found here

 

Sand Hutton

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

15 December 2011

Sand Hutton & Claxton Village Hall, Main Street, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LB

Tickets: adults £9.50, child £5

Box office: 01904 468 376

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Scarborough

The Snow Queen

13 November 2011

Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT

Tickets:  various prices

Box office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500

www.futuristtheatre.co.uk

 

Spotlight Christmas Show

25 November 2011, 7.30 pm

YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

Tickets: TBA

Box office: 01723 506 750

 

Jingle Rock

26 November 2011, 7.30 pm

YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

Tickets: TBA

Box office: 01723 506 750

 

Alice in a Winter Wonderland

2 + 3 December 2011

YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

Prices – Adults £8, concessions £7, family (2+2) £26

Box office: 01723 506 750

 

Festive Spectacular 2011

3 December 2011

Grand Hall, The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

Tickets: various prices

Box office: 01723 357 869

 

Rockin’ Carols

5 December 2011

YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

7.30 pm – all seats £4

Box office: 01723 506 750

 

Aladdin

8 December 2011 – 1 January 2012

The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

Tickets: various prices

Box office: 01723 357 869

 

Christmas Party Nights

9 + 16 + 17 December 2011

The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

Tickets: £29.95 per person

Box office: 01723 357 869

 

Christmas Dance Night with Ray Kirk

16 December 2011

The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

Tickets: £6.50

Box office: 01723 357 869

 

Magic Mike Christmas Special

24 December 2011 – 6 pm

Ocean Room, The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

Tickets: £8, concessions £7, family (4) £27, under 2s free

Box office: 01723 357 869

 

Peter Pan

26 December 2011 – 7 January 2012

YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

Prices – Adults £8, concessions £8, family (2+2) £30

Box office: 01723 506 750

Further information about the above Scarborough Christmas productions can be found on the following websites:

www.scarborough.ymca.org.uk/theatre-shows

www.scarboroughspa.co.uk

 

Sessay

Old Mother Hubbard

1 – 3 December 2011 – 7.30pm

Sessay Village Hall, Sessay, Thirsk YO7 3BE

 

Skipton

Aladdin & His Magic Lamp

23 & 24 December 2011

The Mart Theatre, Craven College, High Street, Skipton BD23

Tickets: £20 family, £7.50 adult, £5.00 child, Groups: buy 10 get 11th free

Box office: 01756 706 460

www.themarttheatre.org.uk

 

Stokesley

Christmas Masquerade Ball

Sat 26 November 2011 – 8pm to 1am

Stokesley Town Hall, High Street, Stokesley TS9 5DG

With the Middlesbrough Jazz & Blues Orchestra, Tfm Radio Charity Cash for Kids Auction, buffet supper, licenced bar, black tie.

Tickets: £38

T: 01642 711 036 or 01609 882 095

 

Sutton on Derwent

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

3 December 2011

Village Hall, Main St, Sutton on Derwent, York YO41 4BN

Tickets: adult: £8.50, child £5

Box office: 01904 608 524

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Tockwith

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

11 December 2011

Tockwith Village Hall, Marston Road, Tockwith, York YO26 7QS

Tickets: adults £8.50, child £5, family (2+2) £20

Box office: 01423 339 168

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Weaverthorpe

A Yorkshire Christmas Carol

6 December 2011

Weaverthorpe Village Hall, Malton YO17 8ET

Tickets: adult: £8.50, child £5

Box office: 01944 738 804

Read a preview including photos of some of the cast of A Yorkshire Christmas Carol here

 

Wetherby

Christmas Adventure at Stockeld Park

21 October 2011 – 23 December 2011 from 10.00 to 20.30

24 December 2011 from 10.00 to 19.00

27 – 30 December 2011 from 10.00 to 20.30

31 December from 10.00 to 19.00

1 January 2012 from 14.00 to 20.30

2 to 8 January 2012 from 10.00 to 20.30

Stockeld Park, Wetherby LS22 4AN

Ice rink, enchanted forest with illuminated unicorns, angels aglow on the lake, Santa’s grotto, snowflake hedge maze, Nordic ski trail. Plus special events, choirs, Santa, Christmas panto (Jack & the Beanstalk), fireworks display, musical, and lots more – see here for full details and photos: Christmas Adventure Yorkshire

 

Whitby

Annie

7 – 10 December 2011

Whitby Pavilion Theatre, East Terrace Cresent, West Cliff, WhitbyYO21 3EN

Tickets: various

Box office: 01947 604 855

 

A Winter’s Tale

16 – 17 December 2011

Whitby Pavilion Theatre, East Terrace Cresent, West Cliff, WhitbyYO21 3EN

Tickets: £6

Box office: 01947 604 855

 

Santa’s Christmas Party

22 December 2011 – 2.30pm

Whitby Pavilion Theatre, East Terrace Cresent, West Cliff, WhitbyYO21 3EN

Tickets: adults £2.50, children £5 (children under 1, free)

Box office: 01947 604 855

Further information on the above Whitby Christmas productions can be found here

 

York

The Nutcracker

Vienna Festival Ballet

25 October 2011

Grand Opera House, 4 Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW

Prices and times vary.

Box office: 0844 871 3044

www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk

 

Christmas Unwrapped

22 November 2011 – 8 January 2012

How York Minster prepares for and celebrates Christmas, and find out what the symbolism and practices behind the season really mean.

Undercroft Museum, York Minster, YorkEntrance: (normal admission charge) – £9

Opening times: Mon-Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 12 noon to 5pm

 

Bach – Christmas Oratorio

3 December 2011 - 7.30 pm

York Musical Society Chorus and Orchestra

Nave of York Minster, York

 

York Minster Christmas Carol Concert 2011

9 December 2011 – 7.00

Nave of York Minster, York

 

Britten – A Ceremony of Carols

10 December 2011 – 7.30 pm

Chapter House, York Minster, York

For more information on all of York Minster’s events, visit York Minster’s website

 

Babes in the Wood

3 – 10  December 2011

The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road. York YO91 1RT

Tickets: Adults £13, seniors & under-16s £10

Ticket hotline: 07927 026 071

www.rowntreeplayers.co.uk

 

Aladdin

9 December 2011 – 1 January 2012

Grand Opera House, 4 Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW

Prices and times vary.

Box office: 0844 871 3044

www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk

 

The York Family Robinson

15 December 2011 – 4 February 2012

York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York YO1 7HD

Performance times and prices vary.

Box office: 01904 623 568

www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

 

Christmas Cruse Carol Service with Gervase Phinn

16 December 2011

Central Methodist Church, St Saviourgate, York YO1 8NQ

Tickets £10.50

T: 01937 834 702

E: york@cruse.org.uk

York Family Robinson, poster courtesy of York Theatre Royal

York Family Robinson, poster courtesy of York Theatre Royal

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16-18 September: Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Friday, September 16th, 2011 by RichFox
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011

The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show starts today and following a year of unusual weather conditions with the hot spring and cool summer, the show is likely to be even more spectacular than normal.

Here’s a list of highlights of this year’s show:

  • Garden Border design competition – held for the first time this year, designers and gardeners will be entering their borders hoping to impress the judges and win an award
  • Giant Vegetable Show – huge vegetables on show, you’d be amazed!
    • The highly popular Vegetable Championships – check out the perfect vegetable in this closely-fought competition
    • The North of England Horticultural Society’s Fruit Show, back by popular demand – lots of fruits on show competing for prestigious awards
    • Kitchen Garden LIVE – terrific demonstrations of vegetable & fruit growing with plenty of advice on offer from the experts
    • Cookery Theatre – lots of demonstrations from food experts and top chefs, using the very best of local Yorkshire produce
    • Specialist Societies Marquee – fabulous flower displays in Harrogate’s superb and highly regarded marquee
    • Floral Art – with demonstrations of flower arranging plus lots of exhibitors featuring their spectacular displays in the Floral Art marquee
    • The Garden Roadshow – have your gardening questions answered by the Garden Roadshow team
    • Photo Competition – don’t forget to take your best photographs to the Garden Roadshow marquee to be in with a chance to win a prize
    • Food Marquee – full to the brim with fresh, local produce including meat, dairy, wines, spirits and treats
    • Gifts & Crafts – plenty of outdoors and gardening stalls, handpicked by the Harrogate team

    For Harrogate hotels or Harrogate B&B, find the perfect place to stay on Hello Yorkshire.

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    23 September-2 October: Richmond Walking & Book Festival 2011

    Thursday, September 15th, 2011 by RichFox
    View of Richmond from the Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    View of Richmond from the Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    Richmond’s Walking & Book Festival is a fabulous 10 days of walking and varied entertainment based in the wonderful Georgian Market Town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire. 

    A favourite stop-off point in lower Swaledale on Wainwright’s 192-mile coast-to-coast walk, Richmond is a wonderfully romantic town with its Norman castle overlooking the River Swale and its large cobbled marketplace.

    The festival starts on Friday 23 September with a Ghost Walk around the town with Rhoda Fraser. For the next 10 days, there’s something for every taste taking in magnificent scenery and ranging from:

    • guided walks of Wensleydale and Swaledale
    • tours of the historic town including the Castle and Georgian Theatre
    • a beautiful walk alongside the Wensleydale Railway
    • Herriot Country Ramble – taking in Arkengarthdale, one of the settings of All Creatures Great and Small
    • the Wensleydale Chain – a series of circular walks commencing at Hawes and leading through the Dale
    • a walk exploring J M Turner’s links with Richmond
    Richmond Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    Richmond Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    And when the walking’s over for the day, there’s a great range of entertainment available throughout the Festival including music, slide shows, chamber orchestras, exhibitions, a folk night, talks, films and céilidhs.

    The Book Festival features authors and writers, performers and poets, including the ever-popular Pam Ayres, and you can also enjoy wine and beer tastings, and sample a wide variety of excellent local produce including cheese, ice cream, breads, ales, plus Richmond has a great selection of restaurants and cafés.

    So if you’ve a love of walking, great entertainment, literature, food and drink, this Festival will be right up your street.

    For the full Festival programme, please visit the Books & Boots website here.

    For Richmond bed and breakfast accommodation or self catering holiday cottages in Richmond, check out some of the places to stay on Hello Yorkshire.

     

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    Back to the Land Girls (The Land Girls of Yorkshire) returns by popular demand

    Friday, September 2nd, 2011 by chrisjones

     

    Land girls cast (left to right Abigail Uttley (Biddy), Samantha Edwards (Buff)). Photograph courtesy of the Badapple Theatre company.

    Land Girls cast, left to right Abigail Uttley (Biddy), Samantha Edwards (Buff) - photograph courtesy of the Badapple Theatre Company

    Badapple Theatre Company, based in Green Hammerton, North Yorkshire, put on a highly acclaimed touring production in 2010 about Yorkshire’s Land Girls – some of the largely unsung army of women who helped feed the people of Britain during the Second World War. There’s now a chance to catch it if you missed it first time round, or want to see it again, as it’s coming back on tour throughout September and October, starting at Marton cum Grafton Village Hall on 15 September.

    UPDATE: 16 September 2011 – read our review and see pics of last night’s performance at Marton cum Grafton here

    It tells the humorous story of two young women who volunteer for the Women’s Land Army in 1942. Buff is a townie and knows nothing about farming – she has a dream of being the next Vera Lynn. Her fellow volunteer Biddy is a country lass – but a hopeless romantic. The two of them cause a bit of a stir in the village they end up in – and become the focus of attention, much of it romantic. Neither are exactly cut out for farming. It’s tale of back-ache, blisters and banter – as they girls have to quickly learn how to get the most from the land.

     

    Land girl in uniform - photo courtesy of the Badapple Theatre Company

    Land girl in uniform - photograph courtesy of the Badapple Theatre Company

    The play was written and is directed by Kate Bramley (who was in the renowned Hull Truck Theatre Company), and although the play is a work of fiction it is based on reminiscences of real Land Army women – many of whom were only too pleased to get the opportunity to share their experiences. The show features some of the music from the era, as well as new tunes penned by Jez Lowe – a winner of a prestigious Radio 2 Sony Academy Award.

    This will be the fourth and final tour of this highly successful and very funny musical drama – previous tours have been sell-outs, so book your tickets soon as this will be the last chance to see this marvellous two-hander. It’s suitable for all the family, though it’s probably more appropriate for kids of 10 and over.

    This production is supported by a grant from Lottery Awards For All.

    TOUR DATES (venues in or near Yorkshire only)

    September

    Thursday 15th

    Marton cum Grafton Village Hall, Marton cum Grafton, York YO51 9QY – 01423 339 168

    Friday 16th

    Potto Village Hall, Potto, N Yorks DL6 3HQ – 01642 700 609

    Tuesday 20th

    Burton Fleming Village Hall, Driffield, East Riding YO25 3LL – 01262 470 556

    Wednesday 21st

    Little Weighton Village Hall, Little Weighton, Cottingham, East Riding HU20 3US – 01482 844 171

    Thursday 22nd

    Newton On Ouse Village Hall, Newton On Ouse, York YO30 2BY – 01347 848 997

    Saturday 24th

    Yarm Fellowship Hall, Yarm TS15 9BT – 01642 888 786

    Sunday 25th

    Luddington Village Hall, Luddington, N Lincs DN17 4QP – 01724 798 227

    Wednesday 28th

    Hunsingore Village Hall, Hunsingore, Wetherby, W Yorks LS22 5HY – 01423 358 516

    October

    Saturday 1st

    Whalley Village Hall, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 9TA – 01254 822 350 – on door or from Post Office

    Sunday 2nd

    Worlaby Village Hall, Worlaby, Brigg, N Lincs DN20 0LZ – 01652 618 900

    Wednesday 5th

    Burton In Lonsdale Village Hall, Burton In Lonsdale, Carnforth, N Yorks LA6 3JU – 015242 63 097

    Thursday 6th

    The Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, N Yorks DL8 3NT – 01969 66 210

    Friday 7th

    Mart Theatre, Skipton, N Yorks BD23 1UD – 01756 708 011

    Saturday 8th

    Staveley Village Hall, Stavely, Knaresborough, N Yorks HG5 9LD – 01423 340 676

    Phone Badapple Theatre on 01423 339 168 or visit their website for information regarding other venues/events and details of new dates to be added.

    And if you’re after accommodation near one of the performances, check out the Yorkshire B&Bs and Yorkshire hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

    Previous Badapple blogs on Hello Yorkshire include this one about the James Herriot Story.

     

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    July 2011: Various events at Thorp Perrow Arboretum

    Thursday, July 14th, 2011 by RichFox
    Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed in the open air at Thorp Perrow Arboretum on 2 July

    A Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed in the open air at Thorp Perrow Arboretum on 2 July

    As well as being one of the finest private collections of shrubs and trees in the UK, Thorp Perrow Arboretum puts on a variety of events throughout the year. Check out a list of events taking place this July below:

    A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
    Saturday, 2 July at 7pm (gates open at 6:30pm)

    Bring a picnic and a chair and settle yourself for a wonderful evening of outdoor theatre as Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s popular play.  Refreshments and snacks will be available from the tearoom.

    This is a ticket-only event – prices as follows:

    Adults: £12.00
    Children & Students: £8.00
    Family ticket (2+2):  £35.00

    TREE HUGGING
    Tuesday, 12 July, 10am-4pm

    Help the Curator record all of the ancient trees at the Arboretum for the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Register. The trees will be measured in hugs!

    Lunch is provided in the tearoom and is included in the ticket price.

    This is a ticket-only event – prices as follows:

    Adults: £10.00
    OAPs & Students: £8.00

    ENCHANTED SUMMER WOOD TRAIL
    From Thursday, 21 July to Sunday, 4 September

    Running throughout the summer holidays, come down to the Arboretum and solve our enchanted woodland trail puzzle.

    MR SWING’S DANCE ORCHESTRA
    Saturday, 23 July, 7.30pm (gates open at 7pm)

    The brilliant sounds of Mr Swing’s orchestra return to Thorp Perrow by popular demand!!! Bring a picnic and a chair, and be ready to dance the night away!

    Refreshments and snacks will be available from the tearoom.

    This is a ticket-only event – prices as follows:

    Adults: £10.00
    Children & Students: £7.00

    CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING TOURS
    Friday, 29 July, 11am, 1pm & 3pm

    Come and join the magical storyteller for our strange and wonderful adventure through the woods!!!

    This event is suitable for all ages.

    For more information about the Arboretum including directions, please see Thorp Perrow’s website here or to make bookings for any of the above events, please call 01677 425323.

    And for accommodation in the Yorkshire Dales, find Bedale guest houses and Yorkshire Dales cottages on Hello Yorkshire.

     

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