What’s on in York: Vintage Afternoon Tea Dance

Acomb Explore Library :

Sat 19 Nov :

2.00pm – 3.30pm &

3.30pm – 5.00pm :

£7

Nov 19Tea DanceJoin us as we step back in time at our Vintage Afternoon Tea Dance. Learn to dance in the vintage style with York Vintage Dance Group to authentic music from bygone eras.Then sit down for afternoon tea with delicate sandwiches, homemade scones with cream and jam, cake and tea or coffee. Dress in style if you wish and meet us under the bunting for a charming vintage afternoon tea dance.

£7.00 per ticket (including dance session and vintage afternoon tea).

Booking is essential as spaces are limited.  Limited parking is available at the library.

Tickets can be booked

In person: call in at any library in York
By phone: 01904 552828 or 01904 552651
Email: york@exploreyork.org.uk

What’s on in York – Shellshock in Regeneration: Between reality and fiction in the case of A1 

York Explore Library :

Thu 27 Oct :

6.15pm – 7.45pm :

£6 (£5 with a Yorkcard)

A1Join Jessica Meyer from the University of Leeds as she discusses the concept of shellshock in Regeneration, and its roots in historical fact.

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What’s on in York: Acomb Explore Big City Read Family Day 

Acomb Explore Library :

Thu 27 Oct :

9.00am – 4.00pm :

Free

Oct 27AcombFree drop in day for all the family to enjoy.

Drop in for 10 minutes or stay a couple of hours while you try some of the activities we have on offer.

Make a poppy out of children’s books and we will decorate the library.

Drop in between 9am and 12 noon to learn Morse Code and be the ultimate Spy! Then become an even better spy by creating your own Espionage code wheels.

Between 1.00pm and 3.00pm build a World War 1 bunker using Minecraft. We’ll give you 15 minutes to complete your creation and the best designs will be displayed in the library throughout November. Or you can even get creative and make your own trenches out of Lego!

Tickets can be booked

In person: call in at any library in York
By phone: 01904 552828 or 01904 552651
Email: york@exploreyork.org.uk

What’s on in York: Arthur Walkers Great War

Acomb Explore Library :

Tue 25 Oct :

1.00pm – 2.00pm &

2.00pm – 3.00pm :

£2

25Oct _chris Cade YortimeJoin us or “Arthur Walkers Great War” a recreation of life as a soldier in WWI.

‘It is of little comfort to Mrs Walker to receive a letter describing her son as ‘a credit to his mother,’ when it also reports him missing.’

Actor Chris Cade will play real Yorkshire veteran Arthur Walker in this interactive tale of Arthur’s journey.

Join him as Arthur is recruited, fights in the trenches and is taken prisoner!

£2/child, £4 family ticket (up to 3 children)

Tickets can be booked

In person: call in at any library in York
By phone: 01904 552828 or 01904 552651
Email: york@exploreyork.org.

What’s on in York – A Faith that Faces Facts: Where was God in the First World War? 

York Explore Library :

Mon 24 Oct :

6.30pm – 8.00pm :

£3 (£2 with a YorkCard)

Oct 24 A Faith That Faces Facts _David Efird Image 1Can war and faith in God ever be reconciled? Join David Efird, Anglican priest and philosopher to consider the role of faith in the First World War and the moral journey which leads Sassoon and Owen to different conclusions in Pat Barker’s Regeneration.

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