York Explore Library
Sat 20 Oct :
1.00pm – 4.00pm :
£25
Have you been researching your family history online, but reached the end of the road?
Or maybe you’ve got lots of basic information about your ancestors but are looking to put some flesh on the bones?
Then this is the course for you.
Join Explore’s Archivist (Access and Engagement), Laura Yeoman, for this hands-on workshop looking at some of the sources that might take you further in your research.
To book tickets please click here.
York Explore Library :
Sat 20 Oct :
10.00am – 4.00pm :
Free
Dancing Through Storytime Created by Campbell Edinborough
Dancing Through Storytime is an interactive performance for families, integrating dance, movement and storytelling. During the 15 minute performance children aged 4-8 and their grown ups will hunt for sea creatures, get lost in a forest and float into space. It’s a show for everyone who has ever wanted to jump into their storybook.
This is a free event which will last for 15 minutes. !5 minute slots are available to book throughout the day please call 01904 552828 to book or book in person at your local library.
York Explore Library :
Sat 20 Oct :
9.30am – 11.30am :
£18
Do you have family photographs, negatives or slides hidden away in your home?
Are you concerned about their condition, or unsure what to do with them? Join Explore’s Archivist (Access and Engagement), Laura Yeoman, to learn more about what causes photographic materials to deteriorate over time, and the best ways to care for them at home.
To book tickets please click here.
York Explore Library : Tue 16 Oct :
3.00pm – 4.30pm : Free
Acomb Explore Library : Thu 18 Oct :
2.00pm – 3.30pm : Free
Have you always wanted to research your First World War ancestors but are unsure where to start?
Join our Archivist Laura Yeoman as she talks you through some of the sources you can use, both onsite at Tang Hall Explore and online.Following the talk there will also be an opportunity to get your questions answered.
Free, but booking essential through any Explore Library or by telephone or follow the links below for each library.
York Explore Library :
Tue 16 Oct :
6.30pm – 7.45pm :
£5
Join Laura Purcell as she talks about her spine chilling Victorian Gothic novels The Silent Companions and The Corset.
Laura Purcell has enjoyed huge success with The Silent Companions which featured on both the Radio 2 Book Club and the Zoe Ball Book Club on ITV.
The Corset is her new novel.
Dorothea and Ruth.
Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless.
Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.
When Dorothea’s charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person’s skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. For Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches.
The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations – of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses – will shake Dorothea’s belief in rationality, and the power of redemption.
Author’s Biography:
Laura Purcell is a former bookseller, she lives in Colchester with her husband and pet guinea pigs. She has written 3 historical novels set in the Georgian period, followed by Victorian Gothic chiller the Silent Companion which was featured on the Radio 2 Book Club and the Zoe Ball Book Club in July.
Her new novel, The Corset was published in September.
Follow Laura on Twitter.
To book tickets please click here.
York Explore Library :
Mon 15 Oct – Tue 30 Oct :
Library Opening Times :
Free
Drop in to this pop up exhibition and uncover the experiences of some of these patriotic young men, who had a strong desire to help the mother country fight against German aggression.
Many lost their lives in the conflict. Those who survived returned to their homes in the Caribbean or travelled to Britain to pick up their lives again.
For more information please call the libarry on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.
York Explore Library :
Mon 15 Oct : 6.15pm – 7.45pm :
£6, or £5 with a YorkCard
In July 2017 a commemoration service was held in Birmingham to remember the largely forgotten contributions of African and Caribbean soldiers in the First World War. This service coincided with the launch of a touring exhibition, which arrives at York Explore on Monday 15 October.
Join Linda Ali to uncover the experiences of some of these patriotic young men, who had a strong desire to help the mother country fight against German aggression. Many lost their lives in the conflict. Those who survived returned to their homes in the Caribbean or travelled to Britain to pick up their lives again.
This event will take place in the Marriott Room and tickets cost £6, or £5 with a YorkCard
To book tickets please click here.
With the organisers of the Shakespearean Rose Theatre eager to return next summer for a repeat performance, it looks like they may have to dislodge Viking invaders first.
The York Council is reporting that they have been approached to provide a Viking themed theatrical experience which would include a Viking Great Hall and courtyard theatre “creating an immersive performance space with a capacity of approximately 100 people per show – with 360-degree sets, live actors, and special effects”.
The installation would also include a Viking themed homestead featuring food and beverage outlets, box office, sheltered and unsheltered seating, entertainment and demonstration stage and the potential for a craft and skills market.
The Council says this would involve the closure of the Castle Car Park to create a new area of “high-quality public realm”. Work on an alternative car park – a multi storey on St Georges Field – has not yet started.
The Rose theatre benefited from one of the warmest and driest summers we have had since the second world war. The test for outdoor attractions always comes with poorer weather. Time will tell what type of events are sustainable near the Castle.
As for the Viking Hall, our predecessors from Scandinavia were famous for their love of the arts. Many a happy evening was spent sitting next to an open fire sipping buttermilk and listening to the harps, lyres and lutes.
They might occasionally drink ale and mead, prompting the following poetic warning
Less good than they say
for the sons of men
is the drinking oft of ale:
for the more they drink,
the less they can think
and keep a watch over their wits.
Beers in those days were much weaker than today.
If the Viking Hall operators hope to get a license for their establishment, no doubt they will restrict sales to Kaliber and the like (No I didn’t think so either)
The Viking Hall would be open between January and May. January to March is a notoriously quiet time in the York City centre.
Formed in 1965 to raise funds for the York Minster Appeal, the Chapter House Choir continues to build on its reputation as one of the North of England’s finest amateur chamber choirs, under the leadership of musical director Benjamin Morris.
This concert completes a series on the theme of exile, reconciliation and peace. The concert marks three significant 100-year anniversaries:
The programme includes several of Parry’s masterful Songs of Farewell, C V Stanford’s virtuosic 8-part Magnificat, A short Requiem by Walford Davies and the BBC Radio 3 commissioned work, The Pankhurst Anthem – words and music by Helen and Lucy Pankhurst – for which the Chapter House Choir will be joined by the talented Chapter House Youth Choir
Tickets – £15 & £13.50 (concessions), Students & under 18s £5 are available to patrons of the Chapter House Choir in advance of the general release on 7 September. For details on how to become a patron, please see here
York Explore Library :
Sat 13 Oct :
11.00am – 1.00pm :
Free
Far from being a mindless activity… or simply as a response to boredom, people are now discovering the hidden pleasures of “Doodling”.
This is a Free session.
Paper will be provided by the tutor, but please bring a medium and a fine – “Fine liner” drawing pen along to the session.
This event will take place in the Marriott Room and is for Adults.
To book tickets please click here.
