The date for Ripon’s annual Seaside Day has been confirmed as Saturday 1st September 2012.
This is a great family day out.
More details to follow but do put it in your diary.
Read my Blog post Ripon Seaside Day 2011 to see what goes on.
Mr Scarecrow is one of the characters in our Story Time puppet show.
The dates for the next Georgian Fair at Beamish Museum are Thursday 7th June to Sunday 12th June 2012. Make a note in your diary as it’s well worth a visit. Very interesting family day out.
A survey by Smyth’s Toys revealed which are going to be the top toys for Xmas 2012.
The date for the 2012 Hawes Gala has been confirmed as Saturday, 23rd June. The theme this year is PIRATES. It’s going to be lots of fun so put it your diary now!
Hawes is a lovely market town in the heart of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire. It’s a great place to visit and there will be lots going on. There is a big carnival parade, a fun fair, lots of entertainment on the gala field. All of this and fabulous scenery too.
Incidentally, that day is also my birthday so if you are coming don’t forget to bring me a present. You will find me at the Punch and Judy Show.
Bank Holiday Weekend 28th/29th May Crook Town AFC present a two day event sat 28th feature’s DJ’S & Bands including BEZ x Happy Mondays star, the Sunday is 70’s day with David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Free, T.Rex tribute bands plus many more in the three Marquee’s on the pitch Tickets are £15 saturday, £10 sunday from the club house Crook Town AFC DL15 9PW & Hope St News Crook also online www.etickets.to/buy/?e=6443 go to www.crooktownafc.co.uk for further details. Tel 01388 762959
The Skipton Puppet Festival is taking place on 23 - 25 September. For more information about the festival go to their website at www.skiptonpuppetfestival.co.uk
This fantastic Music and Arts Festival takes place at Baldersby Park near Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire from 22nd to 24th July 2011.
This years event is going to be bigger and more exciting than ever. There is a full entertainment programme ryunning through the weekend and loads of free stiff for the kids too.
Here’s an exerpt from the Deer Shed Festival web site
The festival schedule for 2011
The Deer Shed Festival is not a long haul, it is super-concentrated, like Fairy Liquid.
The festival site will open at 3pm on Friday 22nd July, the arena will open at 5pm for food and drink, entertainment will start at 7pm. Friday entertainment is centred around a cabaret performance in our Big Top but we will have one music stage running too. The Friday ticket is optional (though most folks are making a full weekend of it.)
Saturday is our main music and arts day, three music stages, loads going on, the meat in the sandwich.
Sunday is a Long Goodbye. Coffee, newspapers, organised kid’s sports, live ambient electronica cafe in the Big Top, crafts market, nature trails, with more to be confirmed. The festival site will close on Sunday at 4pm.
Camping in a tent is free and all kids activities are free unless stated otherwise on this site.
For more information about this great event go DEER SHED FESTIVAL
Jolly Good Productions will be there with FIVE brilliant face painters. Be sure to check them out. It’s not just for kids. Last year lots of adults joined in the festival fun and had there faces painted too.
Can you help? This appeal has been sent out by Daniel Kennedy, RAF Waddington :
Thanks to the generosity shown by all those who contributed during last October’s appeal, and to those who have purchased from our expanding range of merchandise, we are approaching the completion of XH558’s winter service. She is in excellent condition and will be taking to the air much earlier than in previous years, allowing us to visit more airshows across more of the country. All thanks to your support.
But I have to tell you that due to factors beyond our control, we see that we risk running out of money ahead of the air shows themselves.
One significant reason is that the VAT regulations applying to large non-commercial aircraft like the Vulcan were changed with very little warning at the beginning of January. In practice, this means the sudden imposition of 20% VAT on all the parts and services for the maintenance of XH558, which up until then were zero-rated. Added to this, our fuel budget is now nearly double that originally planned.
Finally, we are close to committing to the production and delivery of an exciting new stage of our educational programme that will be available countrywide in the autumn. We have already delivered education packs for 7-11 and 11-16 year olds that have been very well received. If we raise an additional £50,000, not only will we extend the audience to all Key Stage age groups, we will also be able to offer the package nationally in an award winning format - a core educational objective.
Help XH558 take-off in March
When we add these extra costs to her ongoing operational expenses, we need to raise an additional £350,000 by the end of May to ensure that XH558 arrives on the air show circuit with stable finances. This amount is rather smaller than in previous campaigns and we have longer to raise it – a sign of the growing strength of the Trust – but that doesn’t mean that we can fly XH558 without your support. Your contribution is vital.
Can you spare £5.58 each month – the price of a gallon of petrol – to keep XH558 alive? This will entitle you to have your name on the Summer Season 2011 plaque that will be fitted ahead of the main display season and will be unveiled with a special ceremony once she is on the ground in front of the public. Like the Winter Service Plaque and the Restoration Plaque, it will be proudly displayed wherever she lands and will stay with her at her permanent home, celebrating the generosity and commitment of her supporters. Recognising the additional commitment of those supporting the Summer Season campaign, you will also be entered in our monthly Flying Fund Draw where you can win cash prizes every month. We will also send you a colour A4 certificate, recognising your generous support.
Every donation makes a difference and takes us closer to seeing her fly as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012, the year that is also the 60th anniversary of the first Vulcan flight and the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict.
Thank you in advance for your support and for your commitment to helping XH558 remain, the last flying Vulcan.
For more information visit the “Vulcan To The Sky” web site.
Visit The Anwick Garden this Christmas for a great trip out.
Free Access to The Garden
From 1st November to 31st March, there is free access to The Garden on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 11am - 3pm.
In the lead up to Christmas we will have a wonderful selection of festive goods available to purchase from the Treehouse retail area. The Treehouse bar will be open so you can warm up with a hot drink and enjoy festive treats, plus don’t miss the opportunity to choose your family Christmas tree with a selection of beautiful tree’s from only £12.99. Treehouse retail and bar will be open 11am-8pm Thurs-Sun.
Santa’s Secret woodland
Discover a magical hideaway this December. Under and around The Treehouse, amongst lots of twinkly lights and Christmas trees, Santa will be tucked away waiting to hear children’s wishes. There will be workshops to make a lantern for your window and a reindeer for your garden to let Santa know where to stop. There will be stalls stocked with lovely gifts, and places to buy mulled wine, hot chocolate and festive treats. The Treehouse will be lit above, so you can take a turn around the rope bridges and walkways in the sky.
Santa’s Secret Woodland will be open from 3-8pm from Thursday to Sunday in December until Christmas and every night in the week leading up to Christmas. Christmas Eve, 11am - 3pm only. Entry is £3 for adults and free for children – tickets to see Santa are £5 and include a lovely gift. BUY TICKETS ONLINE NOW
Treehouse Lunch and Dinner
Whether you’d like a warming lunch after a winter walk in The Woodland, a treat while Christmas shopping or a special place to enjoy a festive lunch or dinner with family, colleagues or friends, there’s nowhere quite like The Treehouse.
The Treehouse is open for lunch every day 12noon -3.30pm and for Christmas dinner Thursday to Sunday and on 22nd December, 6.30 – 9.30pm. Click here for more details
Jolly Good Productions will be performing Punch and Judy at the Alnwick Garden on Monday 20th December and Wednesday 22nd December from 3pm tp 6pm. Come and watch the show and meet Ron and his puppets.
