What’s on in York; My Minster – make a mural at Dringhouses Library

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Dringhouses Library :

Fri 3 Nov :

3.00pm – 5.00pm :

£2 per child/£5 family ticket

Artist Anna Harding will help you make a mural of the wonderful York Minster, to help decorate Dringhouses Library. Make the Minster, and then make a picture of yourself to go in the mural! Sponsored by York Evening Decorative and Fine Art Society (YEDFAS).

Booking advisable to avoid disappointment.

This event is aimed at 4-12 year old.

For further information please call Dringhouses Library on (01904) 552674 or email dringhouses@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York: “Waiting for Sogmog” at Clifton Library

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Clifton Explore Library

Thu 2 Nov

10.00am – 12.00pm

Free

Come and meet children’s author Danny Crow who will be doing a reading from his latest book “Waiting for Sogmog”.

There will be a chance to talk to Danny and ask questions about his book.

Lots of Cat based crafts and activities.

Refreshments.

For ages 4 – 10 year old.

For more information please call Clifton Explore Library on (01904) 552662 or email clifton@exploreyork.org.uk.

 

What’s on in York: Hack Camp – Cross PolliNation

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York Explore Library :

Wed 1 Nov :

10.00am – 4.00pm :

Free

Our very first hack media camp!

If you’ve heard of hackathons and Raspberry Pi Jams, you’ll be all over this. If not, come anyway: you’ll love it.

Just bring your imagination and our techies, coders, digital makers and artists will help you to sprinkle a measure of arts into a dash of digital making to create a unique concoction in just one day.

This event is free but booking is advisable to avoid disappointment. This can be done in person at any Explore York Library, over the phone or by email.

What’s on in York: Tasty Halloween Treats

Acomb Explore Library :

Tue 31 Oct :

1.00pm – 3.00pm :

£6

Oct _31AC HalloweenNo tricks here, only treats!

Pop along and make Halloween Treats, including Ghoulish Biscuits, Witch Cupcakes, Monster Marshmallows & Pumpkin Treats.

Booking is essential.  Please phone on (01904) 552651 or email acomb@exploreyork.org.uk to reserve a place.

What’s on in York: Meet the Author – Catherine Pepinster @ York Minster

“Foe – and now friend? The papacy and its relationship with the British”


  • 01 Nov 17
  • 6.30pm
  • FREE

Join us on 1 November at York Minster to celebrate the launch of Catherine Pepinster’s new book:  ‘The Keys and the Kingdom: The British and the Papacy from John Paul II to Francis’ which will be published on 16 November.  The book is a ground-breaking study of the historical relationships between the papacy and the British government, the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Ireland and Scotland and its relationship with the Church of England. The book costs £13.00 and will be available to purchase on the evening. Catherine will be signing copies of the book after her talk.

The Keys and the KingdomPrior to the signing, Cathrine will give a talk entitled ‘Foe and now friend? The papacy and its relationship with the British’, Catherine’s talk will focus on the momentous visit to Britain of Pope John Paul II in 1982 and the religious, social, historical and political developments that made it possible for that visit to take place.

She will chart how much has changed since the Reformation and will expose the contemporary relationship between Britain and the Roman Catholic Church and their remarkable influence on one another.

The event will take place in the North Transept at York Minster on Wednesday 1 November starting at 6.30pm.  Admission is free but donations will be welcomed