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16 Dec Me & My Dad Breakfast Beverley Minster HU17 0DN www.beverleyminster.org.uk An opportunity for dads, gr<strong>and</strong>ads or male carers to come along to a group with their children for toys, games, crafts <strong>and</strong> breakfast! For more information, get in touch with Ben: ben@beverleyminster.org.uk <strong>Winter</strong> Tales <strong>and</strong> Games Fairfax House YO1 9RN www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk By Mud Pie Arts; Come in from the cold <strong>and</strong> gather round for traditional tales of daring deeds, dwarves <strong>and</strong> dragons. Wonder at the house in all its festive glory, over a warming cup of chocolate, then spread good cheer, as we play some old fashioned parlour games. They’re so daft, you’ll want to share them with your relatives this Christmas! Children’s Christmas Party The Feathers Hotel, Helmsley YO62 5BH www.visithelmsley.co.uk The Feathers Hotel, Eatery <strong>and</strong> Coffee House is providing a Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday 16th December that includes lunch, music, arts & crafts <strong>and</strong> a present from Santa Claus. Tickets £5 per child 16 Dec - 17 Dec Christmas Caroling Barley Hall YO1 8AR www.barleyhall.co.uk Join us in the beautifully decorated Great Hall <strong>and</strong> enjoy festive performances of well-known Christmas Carols. Barley Hall’s medieval Great Hall will turn Dickensian this weekend as our choir recite some of the most popular carols from the past 150 years. Helping visitors to explore the links between Christmas celebrations of today with the Middle Ages. Shambles Market Party Weekend The Shambles, York YO1 7LX www.visityork.org/christmas Soak up the city’s medieval charm <strong>and</strong> scents of spiced mulled wine this season, as fairs, family fun <strong>and</strong> festival flavours transform York into a festive fairytale. 16 Dec - 22 Dec York Christmas Festival Venues across York www.visityork.org/christmas Soak up the city’s medieval charm <strong>and</strong> scents of spiced mulled wine this season, as fairs, family fun <strong>and</strong> festival flavours transform York into a festive fairytale. Discover the delights of the iconic St Nicholas Fair, don some skates at the Ice Factor or spend a night in the stalls for playful panto fun. 16 Dec - 06 Jan Jack in the Green Fountains Abbey HG4 3DY www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Fountains Join <strong>North</strong> Country Theatre for some seasonal stories! Stories about the mid-winter solstice, the mysterious Green Man of Fountains <strong>and</strong> the Spirit of Spring <strong>and</strong> Summer, versus the Snow Queen <strong>and</strong> her accomplice Jack Frost. Booking essential. 17 Dec Wolds Christmas Festival Driffield Showground YO25 9DN www.driffieldshow.co.uk Santa’s grotto | reindeer | pastiche choir | face painting | vintage funfair | bar | food | drink | crafts | gifts | wreath making demo | vintage tea room | plus… free bouncy castle | free rodeo penguin | free donkey rides & free kids arts <strong>and</strong> crafts! Christmas Carol Concert York Barbican Paragon Street, York, YO10 4AH www.yorkbarbican.co.uk York’s Annual Community Carol Concert 60th Anniversary – Diamond Jubilee with Master of Ceremonies: Rev Andrew Foster. In aid of The Lord Mayor <strong>and</strong> Sheriff of York’s Christmas Cheer Fund, The Press nominated charity: ”York Mind”. With York Railway Institute B<strong>and</strong>, York Civic Youth Choir, CANsing, Joanne <strong>and</strong> Angelina Warburton, York Musical Theatre Company, Steve Cassidy B<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> John Warburton. 19 Dec Christingle Service Ripon Cathedral HG4 1QS www.riponcathedral.info Ripon Cathedral <strong>Primary</strong> School Christingle Service 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 20 Dec Little Yogi’s Christmas Club Little Rose Cottage Kindergarten HG5 8DF www.facebook.com/thelittlerosies Christmas club including: Ginger tree cookies (make, bake <strong>and</strong> decorate), felted decoration design <strong>and</strong> sew, clove-studded pom<strong>and</strong>ers <strong>and</strong> seasonal card design plus beeswax c<strong>and</strong>le dipping <strong>and</strong> c<strong>and</strong>le-light meditation. Everyday we will play yoga games <strong>and</strong> enjoy a story about a hero’s journey. Club open to all ages 18month - teen. 21 Dec Carols in The Coach House Middleton Lodge DL10 6NJ www.middletonlodge.co.uk An evening of Christmas carols is a surefire way to sprinkle some holiday spirit into the season. Keep warm around our roaring fire pits, as Croft Choir sing their way through the old classics to the Christmas favourites, guaranteed to leave you with a warm glow - or could that be all the mulled wine from The Coach House bar? All money raised on the evening will be donated to Croft Choir. 22 Dec Rock Around the Christmas Tree Kirk Hammerton Village Hall YO26 8 www.kirkhammerton.n-yorks.sch.uk By Friends of Kirk Hammerton CofE <strong>Primary</strong> School: Bring all the family for supper <strong>and</strong> a dance! Our annual Rock Around the Tree event is a great way to start your festivities. There will be Christmas music aplenty for the children to dance to <strong>and</strong> a local farm shop hot dog in a roll. There will also be a bar. Tickets are £5 for adults <strong>and</strong> £2.50 for children over 2yrs. 24 Dec Family Christmas Pyjama Party Mrs Smith’s Café HG3 2XS www.facebook.com/MrsSmithsHarrogate Dress up cosy in your Christmas PJs or jumpers <strong>and</strong> join us on the most magical evening of the year! There’ll be delicious Christmas party food platters <strong>and</strong> family games & activities for each table. Plus Christmas crackers, festive tunes <strong>and</strong> a small gift for everyone to help get the whole family in the festive spirit in time for the arrival of the big guy! After your food <strong>and</strong> games we’ll end the evening with hot chocolate <strong>and</strong> a Christmas story <strong>and</strong> then send the littlies off with a magic carrot for the reindeer <strong>and</strong> a biscuit for Santa (who’ll obviously be far too busy to join us!) 26 Dec Whitby Lions Boxing Day Dip Pier Road, Whitby YO21 3PU www.whitbylions.org When the weather outside is frightful, does a dip in the sea sound delightful? A tradition in our beautiful little seaside town to enjoy a rather refreshing dip in the <strong>North</strong> Sea on Boxing Day Morning. After all, what better way to cure your late festive blues than participating in the fun <strong>and</strong> friendly charity event in aid of local community charities? Boxing Day Raft Race Scarborough Harbour YO11 1PD www.fishermen<strong>and</strong>firemen.co.uk Enjoy this annual Boxing day raft race, organised by the Sub Aqua Club. Cheer on the festive fun <strong>and</strong> games between the fancy-dressed teams as they battle to win the race in their hilarious home-made rafts! Other events taking place as part of these Boxing day festivities include the comic football match, kicking off in South Bay beach <strong>and</strong> the mile of pennies from the lifeboat house. <strong>Winter</strong> Welly Walk The <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Arboretum YO60 7BY www.yorkshirearboretum.org A <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Arboretum fundraising institution run entirely by our wonderful volunteers. Make the most of the festive season <strong>and</strong> enjoy a walk in the fresh air <strong>and</strong> glorious surroundings of the arboretum. Return to the Visitor Centre for hot <strong>and</strong> cold drinks, home-made treats <strong>and</strong> plenty of festive cheer! Adults £7, 11-16s £4.50, 5-10s £2.50, Under 5s free. Booking not essential, but preferred please. 27 Dec The New Year is coming! Royal Pump Room HR1 2SA www.facebook.com/HarrogateMuseum Drop in to the museum <strong>and</strong> discover our art materials to make thank you cards, 2018 calendars <strong>and</strong> decorate your New Year’s resolutions! WHAT’S ON WHERE www.primarytimes.net/nyorks | WINTER Issue <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 11