Sunday 10th April 2022, 10am, Slingsby Village Hall
The Village Hall people are laying on a breakfast butties morning this Sunday to raise funds for Ukraine.
You may feel powerless in the face of unimaginable suffering, but it is important to realise that small acts of kindness CAN make a difference. We understand all proceeds will go to the DEC for Ukraine.
Butty (sausage or bacon or egg) and cuppa £3. Butties not your thing? Please just donate.
The Launch of the 2022 Ryedale Festival took place on Saturday evening in St Peter’s church Norton, where an appreciative audience of over 200 heard the renowned Carducci Quartet play string quartets by Haydn and Beethoven among others.
At the end of the concert Artistic Director Chris Glynn announced details of the summer programme (15-31 July) and the complete programme brochure was distributed.
So we can now reveal that Slingsby’s All Saints’ Church will host a concert by the Maxwell Quartet, an international prize winning young quartet who hail from Scotland. It will be a coffee concert in the morning of Tuesday 19th July.
Tickets go on sale to the general public (for all Festival events) on Wednesday 20 April, with members able to book earlier.
Full details on the Festival website: https://ryedalefestival.com
The Slingsby Maypolers have been working behind the scenes and are now pleased to announce the return of our May Day celebrations, with all the customary attractions, plus a refurbished Maypole!
Saturday 2nd April 2022, 7.30pm, St Peter’s Church, Langton Road, Norton.
The Ryedale Festival launches the full programme for its July Festival with this enticing Spring programme from the award-winning Carducci Quartet. Hear quartets by Haydn, Beethoven and Fanny Mendelssohn. Plus American composer Caroline Shaw’s technicolour dreamscape “Entr’acte”, inspired by Haydn’s world of classical balance and charm.
It’s also your chance to be the first to receive the full Summer programme brochure, distributed free at the end of the concert.
Tickets from £15. For full details and to book, go to https://www.ryedalefestival.com
Saturday 19th March at 10.30 am, Slingsby Village Hall.
Christine Pietrowski will give an illustrated talk on Historic pubs.
The Royal Oak; The Red Lion; The Cross Keys……
Have you ever wondered how our pubs got their colourful and interesting names? This lighthearted talk looks at the origin of pub names and the stories behind some of our local hostelries.
All welcome – entry £3 including coffee.
