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Ursula Lascelles – Slingsby’s Woman of the Year?

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Ursula Lascelles could certainly be considered Slingsby’s woman of 1914-18 – and well beyond. She enlisted as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse and on her return from the war wrote extensively and became one of Slingsby’s true characters.

Now in 2020 she is in the spotlight again as the first of Great North Yorkshire Sons and Daughters, a series drawing on resources at the County Record Office.

Her name is well known to members of Slingsby’s Local History Group, and she was personally known to several residents of Slingsby.

Margaret Mackinder (Slingsby Local History Group Co-ordinator) has spoken interestingly about her, most recently on BBC Radio York: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083x8qh

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/made-in-north-yorkshire

She features in the latest book from Slingsby Local History Group: “A Miscellany in Words and Pictures, The Stories of Prominent Events and People of Slingsby Parish Over the Last 100 years” which contains many stories and pictures not seen before. If you are interested in acquiring a copy, email [email protected]

https://www.slingsbyvillage.co.uk/history-of-the-parish/opening-weekend-of-local-history-centre/

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Arboretum: renewed closure due to high winds

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Yorkshire Arboretum

The arboretum will be closed Saturday 15th February to Monday 17th February, including members’ hours from 8am, due to expected high winds. The arboretum will reopen for members-only entry on Tuesday 18th February from 10am. Should the forecast change during the period of closure, another communication will be issued accordingly.
We apologise for any inconvenience, and look forward to seeing members back on Wednesday.
The Yorkshire Arboretum https://www.yorkshirearboretum.org/

Event

Talk: Travels with my red bag – in Argentina

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Friday 28 February 2020, 7 for 7.30pm, Worsley Arms, Hovingham

An illustrated talk by Barbara Hickman: Travels with my Red Bag, Life in Argentina in the Mid 70’s – work, politics, travel and much more! In the 1970s, a spirited young woman packed a small bag and set off in search of adventure. Hear at first hand, Barbara’s tales of the unexpected on several journeys whilst teaching in Argentina. 

Entry: Free admission (donations collected for Frack Free Ryedale). 

 For more information, contact 01439 770985

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Music Therapy at Wath Court

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The North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre has recently moved from Old Malton to new premises in Wath Court (between Slingsby and Hovingham). Music therapy sessions will be starting in March. Laura Festa, the Director of Music Therapy, writes: “In March we are starting pilot projects to work with the elderly, people with dementia, and children aged 3 to 5. Group sessions will be free and we are aiming to reach as many local people as we can. Our aim is to promote community building, quality of life and to fight isolation.”

The sessions run on Wednesdays, starting 11 March, at 2-3pm for adults and 4-5pm for children 3-5 years old. Details of the sessions, with dates and times are shown below:

The two leaflets can be downloaded here:

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Contact details for the Centre:  

North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre

The Byre, Wath Court, Hovingham,York, YO62 4NN

Tel: 01653 628 725

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.music-therapy.org.uk

North Yorkshire Music Therapy is a registered charity, No. 702533

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Talk: The First World War and Battlefield Archaeology

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Wednesday 19 February 2020, 7.30pm, The Library, Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH

Full details of the February lecture in the Friends of Malton Museum series follow:

Alex Sotheran is an archaeological adviser for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and has been a professional archaeologist for almost twenty years. During that time he has also worked in battlefield archaeology since 2003 and this talk is a general introduction to the work he has been involved with on battlefield sites in France and Belgium. The talk explores three different sites, Thiepval, Bullecourt and Serre, the excavations that occurred there and the findings of that work. Also, there is a look at some of the typical war materiel that you would expect to find on a First World War archaeological excavation. This talk demonstrates what can be discovered about the First World War through the archaeological exploration of battle sites.

Admission: Friends Free of charge, Visitors £4.00.