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Events

19–26 Jul
Ryedale Festival Online – eight live music concerts streamed online from Yorkshire venues, free to watch, donations welcome. Tune in at: ryestream.com

31 Jul
Esk Valley Virtual Rurality – online (Zoom) community event, 10 am–4.30 pm, drop-in half-hour activities (music, craft, excercise...), interactive discussions about the impact of the Pandemic; showing of a film celebrating community responses to the pandemic. Full programme on Facebook:
Esk Valley Together.

9–22 Aug
North York Moors Chamber Music Festival
is due to go ahead, although some concerts may need to be staged in different venues to allow for social spacing. This year's Festival, ‘Revolution’, celebrates the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Programme link.

Church

Esk Valley Virtual Church Services
Virtual Church Services are provided by Middle Esk Moor Benefice on YouTube each week, live from 9 am on Sunday mornings. Follow this link. (You can watch at a later time too.)

Moorland Parishes messages can be found on their Facebook page: Moorland Parishes – Danby, Castleton, Commondale, Westerdale and Moorsholm. Please check this page for information about when Moorland Parish churches will be open for private prayer.

Middle Esk Moor Church Openings:
These churches will be open for private prayer from Monday 29 June:
St Hilda’s Egton – Mondays from 2 to 4 pm
St Thomas’ Glaisdale – Tuesdays from 2 to 4 pm
St Mary’s Goathland – Wednesdays from 2 to 4 pm St James’ Lealholm – Thursdays from 2 to 4 pm
St Matthew’s Grosmont – Fridays from 2 to 4 pm

Please observe social distancing and only occupy indicated seating. Note that if you wish to light a votive candle (where available), the actual lighting should only be done by the person on duty at the church.

Trains

Northern Railway has agreed to restore two additional services each way on the Esk Valley line from Monday 6 July. Exact times are not yet available but the trains will be timed to provide services for local residents while continuing to discourage leisure use. Trains are expected to leave Whitby around 08.45 and 16.00, returning from Middlesbrough around 14.00 and 18.00, calling at all stations including James Cook Hospital.
On-train accommodation has been modified to meet social distancing requirements and, in line with all forms of public transport, face masks are compulsory except for small children and certain disabled people.
For further information please contact Esk Valley Community Rail Partnership on 07584 419114 or visit the Partnership website at: www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk

Music Fundraising

David Neil Crabtree and Hayley McKay's virtual UK tour, live on Facebook, in support of Grassroots Music Venues. Tune in on these Facebook pages: David Neil Crabtree / The Forum Music

'Metres Apart' Music Video for Barts
'Metres Apart', a diverse group of musicians from Robin Hood’s Bay, the Whitby area and London, came together during Lockdown to create a music video in support of Barts Charity and Research into Covid-19. You can watch ‘Metres Apart: You’ve Got A Friend’ on YouTube here. Please donate to Barts Charity via the Just Giving link below the video.

Alistair Griffin Music and Chat Musician Alistair Griffin from Castleton hosts popular live acoustic and chat sessions on his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AlistairGriffin) from 8 pm most evenings. Don’t forget to tune in here!

Eskuleles Fundraising for Great North Air Ambulance The Eskuleles ukulele club on the North York Moors are raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance with their YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Wpnxq0tU1ZQ).

Classes and Groups

Mrs Lillie's Music Time
Alix Lillie is running live stream music sessions for young children and also a Ukulele Club.
See Facebook: Mrs Lillie's Music Time

Music Tots Whitby
Rebecca Denniff is putting out live stream Music Tots sessions of singing, movement and percussion for babies and toddlers aged 0-5.
See Facebook: Music Tots - Whitby

InterActive Whitby: Fit Tots
Virtual Play scheme led by Sally with creative and physical activities you can do at home
while we’re all staying indoors; for the under 5s. Several videos on YouTube and Facebook.

Story Time with Tammy
Story time with Tammy . . . Tammy Andrews, known for her work leading the National Park’s Explorer Club, is also a Community Hub Assistant for Middlesbrough Library. You can listen to her reading some fabulous children’s stories, complete with costumes and props at the Facebook page for Middlesbrough Libraries (under videos).

Kelly Major Zumba Fitness
Zumba online classes. You will need to download Zoom and contact Kelly through her Facebook page: Kelly Major Zumba Fitness.

Please let us know about other events and online Groups so we can post them here . . .

Zena’s Handmade Face Masks
Simple single or double cloth homemade face masks for sale. Washable at 60°C, so reusable. Price? A donation to my work in Uganda. Interested? Contact Zena: zenabentley26@gmail.com. Free delivery to Whitby area or I will post to you.

Whitby Hand-made PPE

A group has been set up to bring together local people who are hand-making items of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure the valuable PPE gets to the right places. Members are hand-sewing items of PPE during lockdown, including masks, mask extenders and uniform bags, with 100s of items now delivered to James Cook University Hospital Critical Care, Staithes Community Carers, Peregrine House in Whitby, Esk Hall, Danby Surgery, Coast & Vale Community Action and Whitby Group Practice. If you would like to help by sewing, donating or distributing materials please get in touch by joining the Facebook page: Whitby handmade PPE.

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