Slingsby, 16 July  –  The chimes of Slingsby’s church clock fell silent this morning at the request of the brilliant (yet sensitive) harpsichord player Mahan Esfahani. It had actually been the clunking of the mechanism inside the church which was causing the musician the problem. After a moment of anxiety among organisers, Stephen Mackinder arrived to tend to the sensitive mechanism and put it to sleep. The large audience was then able to enjoy virtuosic playing, brought to us by the Ryedale Festival. A review of the event will be posted here soon.

Trudy and Derek Carr regret that the Afternoon Tea and Open Garden fundraising event next Sunday, 29. July, has had to be cancelled due to ill health

The Ryedale Festival regrets to announce that Sunday 15th’s Free Breakdancing performance at 2pm at Sheriff Hutton Village Hall has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

We hope this causes no inconvenience for anyone and look forward to seeing you at our other festival events.  As of today, 14 July, there are still a few tickets left for Slingsby’s concert on Monday 16 July at 11am – details here.