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