Category Archives: Yorkshire Arts & Music

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Yorkshire Miners not all Cloth Caps & Whippets

Thirty years ago the miners strike pitted ‘the Government against the People’ and David Peace’s novel ‘GB 84’ is an evocative and provocative thriller based on the events of that time. Peace recounts strong views surrounding Britain’s social and political … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Poets Society

Simon Armitage CBE Will a Yorkshire man be the next Poet Laureate to follow in the path of another great Yorkshire poet Ted Hughes (1984-98). Simon Armitage a joint favourite was born in 1963 in the village of Marsden and … Continue reading

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York Mystery Plays 2014 and Prior

York Mystery plays were committed to writing by monks in the 14th Century as a cycle for performance by the craft guilds. 48 of the original 50 plays tells the the story of mankind from a middle ages interpretation of … Continue reading

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Stocksbridge Steeltown and Hillclimb Venue

Stocksbridge is a sporting community 12 miles north of Sheffield that last weekend hosted the British National Cycling Hill Climb Championship. The ride up Pea Royd Lane tested all the entrants who were too shattered at the top to take … Continue reading

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Animated Bradford in Media Museum

Do you love the Wombles, Bugs Bunny, Wallace and Grommit or other animation characters then get to see BAF at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Bradford is getting animated so put a trip on your list of things to … Continue reading

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The Botanic Arts in Yorkshire

The botanic arts are alive and well in Yorkshire. Not surprising when you consider the gardens we can explore from which to take our inspiration. There are many artistic forms your botanic art work can take and you can experiment … Continue reading

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Night Out in Halifax

The Victoria Theater in Halifax usually has some event or show that suits me or the family but not always both. Still a good night out can be arranged irrespective of the programme if it is combined with a meal … Continue reading

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Drink Ingleton Dry

Ingleton is a lively place to visit for a weekend or short holiday. We chose the folk festival time when the fields were full of campers and the streets full of crows. There are some very good pubs in the … Continue reading

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Stone the Crows but not the Dancers

‘Stone the crows’ I exclaimed with incredulity, what is happening in Otley at the Maypole. Regulars will know that each September for the last 21 years there has been a folk festival in Otley and it now attracts some of … Continue reading

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Folk Dancing with an Exotic Touch

Folk festivals bring out a growing diversity of dancing teams and styles and none are more exotic than the Four Hundred Roses. ‘Four Hundred Roses’ is a group of belly dancers from Leeds, Bradford, Keighley, their current base. They have … Continue reading

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