Friday 21 April 7.30 pm, St Peter’s Church, Langton Road, Norton

The Busch Piano Trio play Haydn, Mendelssohn and Dvořák.

“effortless musicianship and unity of thought and attack” – The Times

Saturday 22 April 7.30 pm, St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough

Conducted by Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, one of the world’s great vocal ensembles, sing a programme deeply rooted in the great tradition of British Choral music.

“spine-chillingly radiant from first to last” – The Times

For tickets for these two concerts (from £17) contact the Festival Box Office: 01751 475777, email [email protected]

The full programme brochure for the summer festival (14-30 July) will be revealed and distributed at St Peter’s in Norton on Friday evening.

Has Slingsby been chosen as a Ryedale Festival venue this year? We must wait to find out, but there are grounds for cautious optimism.

We at the Slingsby Village website hope to give you the answer during the coming weekend.

Aerial view of Slingsby from NE | Photo provided by Geoff Brooks

Geoff Brooks has sent us these two aerial photographs of Slingsby and would be interested to know if anyone can date them.

There are quite a lot of clues here, as Geoff points out:

“These aerial photos emerged when we were clearing out some drawers. They seem to have been taken on the same day but there is no date on them. I think they are from the early nineties but it would be useful if anyone could narrow the year down by looking at any clues the pictures might hold. The ‘new’ houses in Church Lane had been built but those beside the Reading Room had not. Perry’s coaches still used the yard full time, the trees on the Green had just been pollarded, the swimming pool at the rear of Lindon House had not been covered in and Richardson’s yard was still being used for haulage. There is a distinct lack of cars, particularly noticeable in the Green Crescent compared with today.”

Aerial view of central Slingsby, early 1990s? | Photo provided by Geoff Brooks

Please let us know at [email protected] if you think you can date these photographs.

Geoff’s latest walks for February and March have just been published on our walks page. Thanks Geoff!

We at the Slingsby Website and Newsletter Group wish all of you a happy, prosperous and peaceful 2017.

If 2016 felt like the worst year in living memory to you – take heart.

Even in the depth of winter there lies the germ of an invincible summer.

We look forward to bringing you good news in the coming year.

The Slingsby website and newsletter group wishes all our website visitors, friends and followers, and of course all readers of the Triangle, a very happy Christmas.

Please bear in mind that the website wizards and Triangle elves may be a little less responsive over the festive period.

Fracking, the controversial process for extracting shale gas, is now set to go ahead at Kirby Misperton after environmentalists and local residents lost a legal challenge they had brought on climate change grounds.

This morning (Tuesday), the high court ruled against Friends of the Earth and Frack Free Ryedale, who had argued that North Yorkshire county council had failed to properly consider the environmental impact of burning gas when it approved Third Energy’s application back in May. That earlier decision had been taken in the face of widespread public opposition from residents and environmental groups.

Kirby Misperton becomes the first site in North Yorkshire to see fracking and only the second in the entire UK (after the Fylde, Lancashire).

The decision will come as a severe blow to residents, FrackFree Ryedale, Friends of the Earth and all the others who have been campaigning to halt fracking.

Independent reporting on this story, with reaction from both camps, can be found HERE.