York Explore Library :
Thu 17 May :
6.00pm – 7.30pm :
Free
The majority of people in the UK still identify as working class, yet no political party today can confidently articulate their interests. So who is now working class and how do political parties gain their support?
Based on the opinions and voices of lower and middle-income voters, this insightful book, by JRF’s Executive Director and York resident Claire Ainsley, proposes what needs to be done to address the issues of the ‘new working class’. It provides practical recommendations for political parties to reconnect with the electorate and regain trust.
The evening will consist of a short introduction to the book and a discussion on how can political parties connect with voters of the new working class and gain their support.
A complimentary drinks receptions will begin at 6pm in the Marriott Room, and the main event will start at 6.30pm
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7pm
Fairfax House
£14.00 (£12.00 Friends and Members) includes a post-lecture wine reception
Francis Grose’s Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) comes with a pedigree of written sources to provide historical credibility, but he claimed also to have consulted ‘soldiers on the long march, seamen at the cap-stern, ladies disposing of their fish … the applauding populace, attending … executions’. His colourful account of the seamier side of Regency London is both engaging and repellent: in a statement that is not entirely in keeping with the contents of the dictionary, he re-assures his readers that he has dealt with indelicate and immodest words ‘in the most decent manner possible’.
For Slang’s foremost scholar, Julie Coleman, (Professor of English Language at the University of Leicester and author of four monographs on the cant and slang dictionary tradition covering the sixteenth to the twentieth century), slang is neither completely reprehensible nor entirely admirable – though as her lecture will vividly demonstrate, completely fascinating.
Professor Coleman’s The Life of Slang outlines the history of slang around the English-speaking world and she has also worked on the language of Bunyan, the influence of advertising on the English language and on English words for love, sex and marriage since Anglo-Saxon times.
Francis Grose’s ‘Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue’ was first published in 1785, and is a dictionary of slang words. Grose was one of the first lexicographers to collect slang words from all corners of society, not just from the professional underworld of pickpockets and bandits. Grose and his assistant Tom Cocking took midnight walks through London, picking up slang words in slums, drinking dens and dockyards and adding them into their ‘knowledge-box’. ‘The Vulgar Tongue’ was recognised throughout the 19th century as one of the most important collections of slang in the English language, and it would strongly influence later dictionaries of this kind.
Explore York Library :
Thu 10 May :
6.00pm – 7.30pm :
£7.50
Join us as we welcome Alison Weir who will talk about her latest novel, a finely detailed and enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen.
Acclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new research for her captivating novel, which paints a compelling portrait of Jane and casts fresh light on both traditional and modern perceptions of her. Jane was driven by the strength of her faith and a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world.
Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King. She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger and knows she must bear a son . . . or face ruin. This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine and Anne – in doing so can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?
History tells us how she died.
This spellbinding novel explores the life she lived.
Alison Weir is the top-selling female historian in the United Kingdom, and has sold over 2.7 million books worldwide. She has published eighteen history books, including Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lady in the Tower and Elizabeth of York, and seven historical novels. Her latest biography is Queens of the Conquest, and her latest novel is Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, the second in her Six Tudor Queens series. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen will be published in May 2018.
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Celebrate the Cathedrals magnificent organ ahead of its major restoration in autumn 2018.
A series of outstanding concerts and recitals with pieces brought to life by the Minster’s own world-renowned musicians.
Monday 7 May – 1.10pm
Bank Holiday Monday recital
Jeremy Lloyd will perform an informal Organ Promanade in the Nave as part of regular admission to the Minster.
Sunday 13 May – 5.15pm
Olivier Messiaen’s L’ascension
Saturday 25 August – 7.00pm
Summer organs gala concert
J S Bach on Sundays
Each Sunday between January and July, before the 10am service.
#OnlyinYork has already produced some wonderful images on all social media realms for York and now York Mansion House is working in collaboration with VisitYork to launch an amateur photography competition of the same namesake.
The brief for the contest has left it open ended asking York residents to send in submissions of the ‘places, spaces or snickleways’ which inspire them and capture their eye.
Cllr Keith Aspden, executive member for economic development and community engagement, said, “This is an exciting opportunity for York residents to engage with the city in a creative way offering the unique chance for their work to be displayed in the Mansion House. I look forward to seeing how places, spaces or snickleways inspire our community.”
Submissions are due by midnight on Sunday 27 May. There will be an initial selection process which will involve a panel of judges from The Press, York Camera Club, York St John University and the Lord Mayor Elect Cllr Keith Orrell and Sheriff Elect Verna Campbell.
Twenty photos will be selected to be displayed from Wednesday 6 June til Saturday 16 June and an awards ceremony will take place on the Saturday with prizes awarded from the judge’s panel and a people’s choice award.
Sally Greenaway, Head of Visit York, said, “York is an incredibly photogenic city, with amazing views and architecture from every period in history. There’s no shortage of subject matter for a photography competition and we’re intrigued to see which aspects of the city will be captured that can truly only be seen here in York.”
Please submit your photographs digitally along with an entry form to mansionhouse@york.gov.uk. You can download your entry forms at www.mansionhouseyork.com.
It seems likely that another local pub will be added to the asset of community value at a Council meeting next week
The Lord Collingwood pub is a 17th Century Grade 2 listed building in the Upper Poppleton Conservation Area and as such is an important part of the village’s historic and cultural identity. It is currently owned by Marstons.
The “Friends of The Collingwood” state in their nomination form that the Lord Collingwood is a long established pub on the village green at Upper Poppleton.
“It is a community hub for people in the village to meet and socialise in a pleasant environment, including those who have little social contact with other people. The pub is used by community groups and sports clubs as a meeting place and has in the past hosted men’s and women’s darts teams. Live sporting events are also screened at the pub.
The pub is family friendly that welcomes children during the day. There is a garden and play area at the rear, which is well used during the summer months. Events hosted at the pub include regular quiz nights, live music and charity fund raising events. The pub also manages an information point which supports local organisations and businesses”.
If added to the register, community groups would have up to 6 months to raise the necessary funds to purchase the building.
York Art Gallery :
Fri 4 May – Sun 2 Sep :
10.00am – 5.00pm :
Admission charge
Thought provoking works of art exploring the current and ongoing issues of migration, dispossession and national borders are brought together in a major new exhibition opening at York Art Gallery this May.
Eleven international artist use their work to question the meaning of nationalism, free movement, inclusion and exclusion, drawing on both the historical and contemporary narratives which shape identity and opinion.
The exhibition expresses a desire for freedom and a better life that stands in sharp contrast to the reality the migrants experience on their journeys.
Admission charges :
YMT Card Holder FREE
Adult (with 10% Gift Aid Donation) £7.50
Adult (without donation) £6.81
Child (16 and under) FREE with a paying adult
Access Day Ticket £4.00
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