You will scarcely need reminding that Slingsby’s big May weekend culminates this Monday 7th May. Where are you? – Come and join in the fun!

The May Day celebrations will open on The Green at 11 am with Swinton Band.
There will be stalls around the green and in the village hall, tombola, raffle, children’s activities and refreshments. Pulled pork sandwiches on the Green, tea, coffee and snacks in the village hall and in the Methodist chapel school room. This year there will be lots of fantastic prizes to be won.
At noon the children will dance for one hour around the maypole, some of them weaving patterns with the ribbons while the younger ones do their stamping and clapping in time to the music provided by the players.
At 1 pm the Minster Stray dancers will perform their dances, followed by the Charity Brass Band from 1:30 while all the other dancers (children and adults) learn new steps, before coming to show us what they have learned.

The Charity Brass Band will round off the day at 3 pm with the raffle.

Of course the weekend started on Saturday May 5th with the Scarecrow Trail. There is still time to join in.

Theft from Works van – Old Malton.

Between 16th April 17:00 hours and 17th April 2018 07:00 hours a Ford Transit van registration YP62 LWG sign written with Derwent Vale Building Services Ltd containing a large quantity of joinery tools was stolen from an address in Old Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire. This Transit was found in a remote location in the area of Thorpe Bassett, stripped of parts including the engine and gearbox, and burnt out. This is one of a number of Transit van thefts in the Ryedale area, please be very vigilant. If you have seen anything please call 101 quoting 12180065096 or ask for PC1393 Jaggard.

A meeting at short notice.

Howardian Hills and North Yorkshire Police will be holding a Rural watch and crime prevention meeting at Hovingham Village hall on the 25th April at 19:00hrs. We would like to invite those who are interested in joining / setting up a rural watch in their area or to access crime prevention advice to attend the meeting.

OK, it is the busiest weekend of the year, in addition to the Scarecrow Festival, and the May Day Festivities, we have the first car boot sale of the year on Monday, 7^th May, 7 am to 2 pm (weather and ground conditions permitting).

The second of the year is planned for another Bank Holiday, on Monday, 28^th May, again conditions permitting.

For a full list of car boot sale events, please visit the sports field page.

Tamsin Waley-Cohen – Ryedale Festival

General public booking for all Ryedale Festival July concerts is now open.
As always, early booking is advised.
You won’t have far to go for first-rate music-making…
The Royal Northern Sinfonia appear at Hovingham Hall on the opening day, Friday 13 July, at 6pm, in a programme including Bruch’s ever popular violin concerto in G minor.
Perhaps the highlight for us in Slingsby is the concert on Wednesday 18th July at 11am in All Saints’ church. Top-flight performers Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins will give a concert of music for violin and piano by Beethoven and Prokofiev.
If jazz is more your thing, don’t miss the Bratislava Hot Serenaders on Friday 20th July in Malton’s Milton Rooms, or the David Rees-Williams Trio on Saturday 28th July at Pickering Kirk Theatre.
Finally, on Sunday 29th July at 5.30pm at Hovingham Hall, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment draw the Festival to a close with Mozart violin concertos played by Rachel Podger.
Other nearby events are on at Castle Howard and Hovingham church. With concerts and talks the length and breadth of Ryedale (and beyond), the Ryedale Festival is, for many, Yorkshire’s foremost music festival.
For full details of all events, and how to book, go to the Festival website: http://www.ryedalefestival.com/
Tickets may be bought from the Box Office on 01751 475777.

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – Ryedale Festival

The May Day celebrations on Monday May 7th will open on The Green at 11 am with Swinton Band.

There will be stalls around the green and in the village hall, tombola, raffle, children’s activities and refreshments.

At noon the children will dance for one hour around the maypole, some of them weaving patterns with the ribbons while the younger ones do their stamping and clapping in time to the music provided by the players.

At l pm the Minster Stray dancers will perform their dances, followed by the Charity Brass Band from 1:30 while all the other dancers (children and adults) learn new steps, before coming to show us what they have learned. The Charity Brass Band will round off the day at 3 pm with the raffle.

Of course the weekend starts on Saturday May 5th with the Scarecrow Trail.