The Grapes Inn in Slingsby is having a Mini Beer Festival this weekend (Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st) starting at 12pm.
There will be guest beers, a barbeque, live music and games.
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RTI Photography Workshop in Slingsby
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Saturday 7 June, 11am to 3pm, Slingsby churchyard, Specialist photography session, .
Dr Gareth Beale, of the Centre for Digital Heritage at the University of York, will run a training session on using innovative digital photographic techniques to record gravestones, monuments and other church and churchyard memorials. (Coffee and biscuits will be provided. Bring a sandwich for lunch.)
The workshop will demonstrate how to use RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging), a photographic technique which can be used to document grave stones and other carved stone objects. RTI requires minimal equipment and the software which it requires is free to download. The technique is used by researchers in a variety of field as well as many local history and archaeology groups.
More details about Reflectance Transformation Imaging can be found HERE
Places will be limited as we know some camera clubs are also interested, so if you are interested, please reserve your place by emailing Kate ( [email protected]) Tickets will be limited to 25.
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North Yorkshire Open Studios 2014
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NORTH YORKSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday & Sunday 7/8 & 14/15 June 2014
North Yorkshire Open Studios is a free event that involves artists opening up their studios and inviting the public in to see and buy their work.
Over two weekends in June, 126 artists will open their studios in stunning locations across North Yorkshire. A chance to meet artists and buy original artwork from a range of inspiring studios and venues.
For a free brochure, contact [email protected] / 01756 748529.
More information can be found at: www.nyos.org.uk
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Local History Group meeting
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Tuesday 27th May, 7.30 pm in the Village Hall Committee Room
A working meting to review the local history day and discuss our programme and activities for the coming year. It will also be a second opportunity to look at the sheets which were put together for the recent exhibition for those who did not have the time to study them all. We shall also set the date for a local history day next year. There are also various other projects which we might plan and tackle, so please come along and give your views.
If you are unable to make the meeting, please can you let Kate and or Margaret have any ideas and feedback you may have, along with your views about the timing of next years event; when it should be, and ideas for themes. This year we made the event a bit later. Was this better in your view?
Coming on 7 June: Reflectance Imaging Workshop – more info here soon.
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Car Boot Sale: Monday May 26th
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The Slingsby car boot sales for 2014 continue with the next one taking place on the Spring bank holiday Monday of May 26th, and as usual the location is Slingsby’s sports field, running from 7 am to 2 pm (weather and ground conditions permitting, of course).
N.B. For general car boot queries, please ring the Sports Club on 01653 627124 (Friday 8.30 pm – 10.30 pm, Saturday 8.30 pm – 11.30 pm and Sunday 8.30 pm – 10.30 pm).
For information about the car boot sale dates for this year, go to the sportsfield page.