What's On

What's On . . .

Events

2 Sep–4 Oct: Angus McBean Photography Exhibition at Helmsley Arts Centre
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,11am–3pm. Check website for updates and Sunday times: www.helmsleyarts.co.uk.

5 Sep–5 Oct: Exhibition at Danby Moors Centre: ‘Back to Nature’, Cleveland Fibre Arts take inspiration from local Ironstone mining heritage and natural world, free entry daily, 10am–5pm, meet artists 5 Sep, 2–4pm. Also, winning entries for Vintage Poster competition exhibition.

11 Sep: Book Launch: The Fairies & Menfolk of North Yorkshire
contact The Shanti Vegetarian Cafe and Bistro, Saltburn, 07914 575209.

12 Sep: Malton Harvest Food Festival, Malton market place, 9am–4pm.

12–13 Sep: Festival of Thrift: digital edition, socially-distanced Festival this year allowing people to enjoy the event from afar and to adapt, share, create, learn and enjoy in an alternative way: www.festivalofthrift.co.uk

17 Sep: Three Inch Fools Present: A Midsummer Night's Dream Riotous, three-hander version at Helmsley Walled Garden, come prepared for rain or shine, with own camping chairs. Performance starts at 7 pm, audience welcome from 6 pm. Tickets: www.helmsleyarts.co.uk

19 Sep: Launch of The New Light Prize Exhibition at Scarborough Art Gallery (following judging of competition entries on 18 Sep). Open Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm. Celebrating Northern Art. Featuring work from shortlisted artists.

Sep: Virtual Heritage Open Days Whitby Civic Society is planning a virtual open day celebration during September and you are invited to take part. Keep checking for details: www.whitbycivicsociety.org.uk

Trains

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 www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk

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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