What's On
Keep up to date with the events that are happening throughout the year in Ripon and the surrounding area. We welcome you to add your own event to the Ripon Internet diary.
Winter Abbey Tours
at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Saturdays & Sundays 4/5, 11/12, 18/19, 25/26 February 1.30pm Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and monks. Meet at Porter’s Lodge. * *Normal admission price applies www.fountainsabbey.org.uk 01765 608888
School Holiday Fun- Heraldry
11am – 3pm Follow the clues on our trail and join in with drop-in craft activities in Swanley Grange. * *Normal admission price applies www.fountainsabbey.org.uk 01765 608888
Kyla Brox Trio @ Great Northern Wine
This will be Kyla's 3rd performance at Great Northern Wine and we just can't wait to have her back. This amazingly talented, sultry soulstress never fails to deliver the perfect performance, this gig is an absolute must see for any blues / live music fans!
Kyla's voice remains a stunning example of the soul singer's art: turning up the heat by degrees, lulling and charming before unleashing emotional catharsis, and blurring the distinction between pleasure and pain like the soul greats of old. Whether fronting the mighty Kyla Brox Band, or harnessing undiluted soul power in a duo with musical and life partner Danny Blomeley, Kyla Brox is without doubt the most authentic UK blues and soul singer of her generation.
"Her breathing control is superb but, more than this… Kyla's vocal is natural and very clean… [with] a depth of feeling…" - Blues Matters
"An authentic soul diva… sensitive, sexy, and with infinite reserves of sassiness" - City Life
Tickets: £10.00 - advance bookings. Doors @ 7.00pm for 8.00pm performance.
Save the Children's Annual Nearly New Sale
Save the Children's annual nearly new sale will take place at Hugh Ripley Hall, Ripon. Goods received Mon 13th and Tues 14th Feb 10am-4pm. Doors open Weds 15th Feb at 10.30am until 3.30pm, Thurs 10.30am - 7pm, Friday 10.30am - 4pm and Saturday morning 10am - 12 noon
Ripon U3A
Inaugural meeting of the Ripon and district branch of the University of the Third Age. 10 am at the Allhallowgate Methodist church.Introducing your new Chair,sectretary and steering group fpr 2012. Interest groups will be started after members sign up and pay their annual subsciption of £15.
Bird Box Making
at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm Come and make a bird box for your garden. Drop in craft workshops in Fountains Mill. £5 per box. BE 01765 643176* *Normal admission price applies www.fountainsabbey.org.uk 01765 608888
Back to Broadway Concert
A one-off musical showcase presented by students and young musical theatre performers from London’s Royal College of Music and School of Musical Theatre, featuring songs from musicals such as West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables & Phantom of the Opera. Tickets £10, £8 or £5 from Alan Matthew's Gallery, Kirkgate, Ripon or from Holy Trinity Church, Ripon - now. More info, telephone Judith Jennings on 01765 608715
Wildlife Wander
at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal 2pm – 4pm A gentle 2 mile walk discovering the wonders of the estate’s wildlife. Meet at the Visitor Centre. * * Normal admission price applies www.fountainsabbey.org.uk 01765 608888
Ripon Pancake Races
The annual Ripon pancake races will be held starting at the Cathedral
Skydive for Sain Michael's Hospice
Jump harnessed to the front of a fully qualified parachuting instructor from 15,000ft. To take part in this challenge you pay a non-refundable registration fee of £95 and must raise a minimum sponsorship of £300.
Registration closes 10th February 2012.
Skydive for Saint Michael's Hospice, Harrogate
Skydive for Saint Michael’s Saturday 25 February 2012 Where: Hibaldstow Airfield, nr Brigg, North Lincolnshire Time: 08:30hrs Price: Personal sponsorship of £395, of which £95 registration required to sign up.
Jump harnessed to the front of a fully qualified parachuting instructor from 15,000ft. To take part in this challenge you pay a non-refundable registration fee of £95 and must raise a minimum sponsorship of £300.
For further information please call 01423 879687 or visit www.saintmichaelshospice.org. Registration closes 10th February 2012.
Hhymn @ Great Northern Wine
‘Magnificently yearning’ - Tom Robinson BBC6 Music
Shot through with enough pathos and pain to melt the hardest of hearts, Hhymn have been causing quite a stir since Ed Bannard and Simon Ritchie first got together, in their native Nottingham, in early 2008. Quickly coming to the conclusion that empty vessels make the most noise, Ritchie and Bannard retreated into what they call “a wilderness world of zithers, mandolins, ukuleles, harmoniums, dulcimers, double basses, brass and brushes” to write the truly sublime set of songs that make up their achingly beautiful debut album ‘In the Depths’, due for release on Denizen Recordings in May 2011.
The sound of Hhymn is the sound of their native town. As Shane Meadows gave Nottingham an unmistakable visual identity now Hhymn give it an equally unique musical one, simultaneously bleak and beautiful. Their mellifluous melodies, swooningly gorgeous, plaintive vocals and slow-burning but infectious songs bring everyone from Bon Iver and Beirut to The Be Good Tanyas, Will Oldham and Tim Hardin to mind whilst maintaining the indescribable, grainy, energy of the English Midlands. After fully forming in late 2008 a succession of self released singles quickly sold out as the band steadily gained recognition. Gaining plaudits from the likes of Tom Robinson, who immediately booked the band for his BBC6 Introducing show, and Matt Horne, who booked the band to travel to his renowned ‘Session’ in London. Word is spreading quickly as Hhymn look to lay out their stall of real songs for people who like real music. In an age where pop has become over sticky and superficial Hhymn sit at the centre of the growing scene emanating from the under-recognised city of Nottingham.
Hhymn have a set of gritty, melancholic and unforgettable tunes to die for and lyrics to cry to. As a band, they became the finished article when they recruited long-term friend Mike Wynne on drums, Amy Helliwell on glockenspiel, organ and trumpet and Will Jeffrey on bass. A line up rich in minimalism that beguilingly challenges the listener to engage with the full depth of every granular composition.
Tickets: £10.00 Doors @ 7.00pm for 8.00pm performance.
Wine Appreciation Classes
10 sessions held fortnightly in the Reading Room at Squiffys Wine Bar on Duck Hill starting Feb 28th - please ring for furthr info or call in