SCARBOROUGH ARTIST RYAN CHADWICK BRINGS STUNNING REALISM TO THE YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM

Queen Bee

This July, Scarborough-based artist Ryan Chadwick will bring his visions of the world’s creatures to the Yorkshire Arboretum in stunning detail. From 19th July to 2nd August, the arboretum will host an exhibition of work by this unique and gifted local artist.

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A young artist indeed, Ryan studied for a degree in Fine Art 2009-2012, which afforded him the opportunity to explore and develop his artistic style. Initially inspired by the Russian constructivist movement – where he began producing pieces that in his own words “focussed on impossible machines and structures” – his interest in the natural world brought him to his current style. The wildlife documentaries of Sir David Attenborough have profoundly impacted his approach, mixing anatomical accuracy with the eye-popping simplicity of a child’s animal picture book.

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Ryedale Festival 12-28 July 2019

Venues across Ryedale, from grand stately homes to tiny village churches are now preparing to receive the 2019 Ryedale Festival.

The piano recital in Slingsby’s All Saints’ church (15 July) has now sold out, but there are many more events still available to choose from. Here’s just a short selection:

Sat13 July, 9.45pm, St Mary’s Old Malton, Candle-lit concert (Purcell + Scottish folk tunes suite)

Sun 14 July, 9.45pm, Hovingham church, Candle-lit concert, (Bach etc. for violin/harpsichord)

Mon 15 July 3pm, Malton St Michael’s church, Dido & Aeneas, Purcell

Sun 21 July, 3pm, Helmsley Arts Centre, Roxanna Panufnik (composer in residence)

Sun 21 July, 8pm, Norton, St Peter’s church (Haydn, Weber etc with Julian Bliss, clarinet)

Tue 23 July, 6pm, Ampleforth College Performing Arts Centre (Bach etc Sally Palmer, flute)

Sat 27 July, 5.30pm, Ampleforth College Performing Arts Centre (Yorkshire Young Musicians)

Sat 27 July, 7pm, Ampleforth College Theatre, Burying the Dead (a concert drama about Henry Purcell.

There are also major concerts at the University of York, Ampleforth Abbey and Scarborough which still have seats available.

For full details and to book go to:  https://ryedalefestival.com/concerts/

Ryedale Funding & Volunteering Fair

Thursday 4 July, 11am – 3pm, Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton YO17 7LX

Free drop-in event for prospective volunteers, local charities, community groups and social enterprises.

Discuss project ideas and funding streams with funders.
Expert advice on finding volunteers.

Contact Community First Yorkshire on 01904 704177, email: [email protected]

Review: Wuthering Heights at Castle Howard

Although in the days leading up to this outdoor theatre production the grounds of Castle Howard must have been doing a good impression of the windswept, rain-soaked moors, by the time the audience arrived for this first night, the weather had become benign and sunny.  While this may not have enhanced the drama of the piece, it certainly made for a more comfortable audience experience.

The setting was a large enclosure in the walled garden, not normally open to the public.  The set was very simple – an area of decking with a range of wooden stepladders behind and clothes rails left and right which doubled as screens for costume changes.  This may not sound very evocative but the cast were able to transport us to Cathy and Heathcliff’s world through the quality of their acting, the imaginative use of props and mime, and a wide range of ingenious sound effects.  From time to time, the intense action was relieved by original music. April de Angelis’ thorough adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel is a very worthy addition to more famous ones that have gone before.

The standard of acting was very high for an outdoor performance.  Among a strong cast, Alice Welby, a relative newcomer to the company, stood out as Cathy.  She was exceptional at conveying, sometimes just by facial expression, the quicksilver changes of mood of the troubled heroine.  Tyler Conti as Heathcliff evoked our sympathy as the young man, only to cast it aside as his character developed.  James Sheldon, as Mr Lockwood the prospective tenant of Heathcliff, helped us through the story with wit and dry humour.  Much of the action was introduced by the maid (played in a sympathetic and suitably no-nonsense way by Helen Belbin) recounting the backstory to Mr Lockwood – a simple but effective device.

The Oxford Shakespeare Company have staged productions at venues such as Hampton Court and Kensington Palace since forming 18 years ago, but this is their first visit to Castle Howard.  If you can only go to one outdoor theatre production this summer, I recommend you make it this one.

Wuthering Heights continues at Castle Howard until Sunday, 30 June with additional matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets can be booked at https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view/live-outdoor-theatre-emily-brontës-wuthering-heights

Jon Boots

All Saints church visit to Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall Wed 10th July and Newcastle Thu 29th August

Dear Slingsby residents,
In the latest Triangle you should have received a booking form for some of our church activities as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project. We have now finalised our date for visiting Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall on the 10th July and Newcastle on the 29th August. If you would like to attend either of these and have not yet returned your booking form, please email Kate Giles [email protected] no later than Friday 28th June. 
We have now purchased our Moth Trap and had one remarkably successful session trialling it despite the rain. Class 2 in Slingsby Community Primary School were astonished to see the variety of moths – and a May Bug – it caught. They will be helping us to keep a log over the Summer, doing some trapping themselves and hopefully share their findings with us via the Triangle. We’ll post the dates of upcoming evenings and mornings to check the trap via the website as the weather hopefully improves!
best wishes, Kate