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.
Say it with Sunflowers
SAY IT WITH SUNFLOWERS JULY 2015
Throughout July Open Garden event Sunday July 19 2015, 10am-12pm
Dedicating a sunflower this summer is a way to celebrate and remember the life of someone special – whilst making a difference to others.
When you make your dedication, your special someone will have their own sunflower plaque displayed in the beautiful gardens of Saint Michael’s Hospice this summer.
You’ll be invited to come and see our bright sea of sunflowers, including your own special dedication, at an open garden event on Sunday July 19, 10am – 12pm. During this time you, family and friends can enjoy a coffee and cake together with volunteers and staff from Saint Michael's and Just 'B'.
To take part simply return your dedication form which is available on the website, by e mail or by telephone and return to Saint Michael's with your donation, by Friday July 10.
Your sunflower will remain in the hospice grounds until the end of August. Tel: 01423 878192 Email: events@saintmichaelshopsice.org http://www.saintmichaelshospice.org/fundraising/events/say-it-with-sunflowers
Leeds Festival Chorus sing Fauré's Requiem
Ripon Cathedral, Minster Road, Ripon, HG4 1QS, at 7.30pm
Fauré: Requiem Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine Schubert: Night Song in the Wood Brahms: Four songs Schoenberg: Peace on Earth
Simon Wright conductor Chorister from Ripon Cathedral Marcus Groundwater baritone Darius Battiwalla organ Leeds Festival Chorus York Guildhall Orchestra
The ever popular Requiem by Gabriel Fauré includes the treble song Pie Jesu made famous by Aled Jones and there are big tunes for the Chorus and baritone soloist. The same beautiful approach to melody permeates the Cantique de Jean Racine. Schubert’s Night Song in the Wood and Brahms’ Four Songs provide gorgeous music for the men and women of the Chorus respectively. Peace on Earth, written in Schoenberg’s late romantic style, was premiered in 1911 and presented a message of comfort and peace in the years just before the First World War.
Tickets: Reserved nave £20, unreserved sides £15. Cheques to ‘RCDC’. Call in to Hays Travel, Westgate, Ripon, or the Cathedral Shop or by post from LFC, 10 Craggwood Road, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4RW or email tickets@leedsfestivalchorus.co.uk
'Leeds Festival Chorus have everything - blend, balance, flexibility and even good diction.' Yorkshire Post
Concert in Ripon Cathedral
The City of Leeds Youth Orchestra (CLYO), representing the very best, young orchestral talent in the city, will be showcasing their classical music talents at Ripon Cathedral on Friday 17th July (7.30pm to 9.15am).
The orchestra, comprised of over 100 young people between the ages of 13 and 18, will be performing Gurney’s War Elegy, Mozart’s Violin Concerto Number 3 in G, Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saens and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony in what will be their final concert of the year.
Founded over 40 years ago, the CLYO is currently headed up by Principal Conductor Dougie Scarfe who has long musical history in the region and further afield, including four years with Opera North.
Dougie commented: “Ripon Cathedral is a magnificent setting for a concert and the orchestra is looking forward to the event which we hope will capture the imagination of local people keen to experience Yorkshire’s rich musical future.”
Tickets are available from Ripon Cathedral Shop or on the night priced at £10 for adults and £5 for students and the over 65s. Under 18s will be admitted free of charge. For more details visit www.clyo.org.uk.
Toy Stories at the Workhouse
Mon 20th July – Fri 24th July Family Activities 11am – 3pm
Have-a-go at croquet and hoopla on the lawn, handle some original Victorian toys, make a marionette and listen to spooky toy stories.
The Workhouse Museum, Allhallowgate, Ripon HG4 1LE Adults £5, children £3.50, age 5 & under free
Lockwoods restaurant - Summer garden festival
For the past 4 years Lockwoods has worked closely with the Ripon workhouse museum and their heritage garden project. Matthew and his kitchen team use the amazing produce over the summer months incorporating it in to the menus at the restaurant. This allows people who have been to the museum and seen the vegetables to then taste them at the table. Field to fork in a little over 200 yards.
The summer garden festival menu celebrates this. A whole week of summer garden blackboard specials featuring the best produce from our local workhouse museum garden and other locally sourced produce. Think of summer days, marinated grilled meats, luscious ripe, fruit and vegetables. A plethora of reds, yellows, oranges and greens whetting your appetite.
See the menu here http://goo.gl/fs8NsP
Fabulous Food at the Workhouse
Mon 27th July – Fri 31st July Family Activities 11am-3pm
We’re firing up the cooking range in the ‘Tramp Major’s’ room and baking bread and biscuits. Come along to mix up some bread dough, decorate biscuits made to a Victorian recipe, handle some Victorian cookery equipment and think about the paupers in the Workhouse kitchen.
The Workhouse Museum, Allhallowgate, Ripon HG4 1LE Adults £5, children £3.50, age 5 & under free
Lightwater Valley Theme Park opens for the 2015 season
Our theme park re-opens for the 2015 season, and with mini, mega and ultimate adventures there is something for everyone. We’re also home to the UK’s largest Angry Bird Activity Park, with over 30,000 square feet of interactive and imaginative play. Gates open at 10am, rides and attractions open at 10.30am. Please check our website before you visit as opening and closing dates and times do vary. Book online for great discounts on tickets. www.lightwatervalley.co.uk
Jurassic Adventure Golf
Our new Jurassic Adventure Golf course is scheduled to open at May Half Term 2015. New for 2015 - join us for the ultimate golfing adventure at Lightwater Valley*. Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by sixty-five million years of evolution, have suddenly been thrown back into the mix together. Fierce Raptors, giant Triceratops and the mighty T-Rex all roam this hostile section of the theme park and golfing with dinosaurs has never been so much fun. With just a club and a small white ball for protection, swap your birdies for Pterodactyls and rise to the challenge of making Jurassic pars as you navigate your way through 18 holes of dense North Yorkshire undergrowth and water hazards inhabited by terrifying predators (the dinosaurs, not your playing partners). Whether you happen to be an expert golfer or have never held a putter before, try not to be distracted by the Stegosaurus in the crowd as months of gloating could be yours by sinking that winning putt on the 18th green. *An additional charge applies to play our new Jurassic Adventure Golf Course. This activity is not included with your theme park admission ticket. Lightwater Valley Theme Park, North Stainley, Ripon, North Yorkshire. HG4 3HT. W: www.lightwatervalley.co.uk T: 01765 635321 E: leisure@lightwatervalley.co.uk
Get Set for Volunteering FREE 6 week course
Would you like to get involved in volunteering but don’t know where to start?
Perhaps your confidence has taken a knock or you feel you need a little support to get up and running? Harrogate and Ripon’s Volunteer Centre is running a FREE short course to help you get started.
Who is it for? Anyone interested in volunteering but would to know more about what’s involved and the types of roles in the area. We particularly welcome people with physical disabilities or sensory impairments, both of which are underrepresented in volunteering.
What does it cover? This short six week course helps you to identify your skills, experience, and interests and explores what volunteering opportunities are available locally based on your needs. We take you through the basics on how to apply, training and support and you get to ask questions and find out more before deciding whether you wish to volunteer.
When is it? Our small, friendly group will meet once a week between 1.00-3.00pm from 11th June to 16th July at Harrogate Community House. How do I book my FREE place? Either phone Carol Gaiger in the Volunteer Centre on 01423 509004 or email her at volunteer@harcvs.org.uk. You can also book online at www.getsetjune2015.eventbrite.com/?aff=riponevent