Monday 6 May, around Slingsby and its iconic Maypole.
Here are all the timings for Slingsby’s May Day performers and events.
10.30am Swinton Training Brass Band – part 1
11.00am Slingsby School Choir
11.30am Swinton Training Brass Band – part 2
12.15pm Slingsby School Maypole Dancing
1.30pm The Fine Companions Folk Band
2.45pm Raffle Draw
3.00pm End
The Scarecrow weekend and Slingsby May Day celebrations will be taking place over the weekend of 4th to 6th May. Friends of Slingsby School (FOSS) warmly welcome entries for the scarecrow trail from village residents. There is no set theme, we just ask for a fun, child-friendly entry that families will be able to guess using a clue from the trail. Entries are £2, please submit the name of your chosen scarecrow along with a clue by Monday the 15th April. To enter or for more information please email [email protected] , click on one of the links below to download an entry form or look out for entry forms in the upcoming issue of the Triangle.
The pop-up cafe will be open in the Methodist Chapel across the whole weekend 10am – 4pm, offering trails, refreshments and a selection of children’s pre-loved books and games.
Bank holiday Monday will start with the village car boot sale on the sports field where parking will also be available for the day. On the green there will be live music, maypole dancing, singing and stalls organised by the Slingsby Maypole committee. The scarecrow trail will feature across the whole weekend with trails available from the pop-up cafe in the Chapel and Slingsby Sports Club.
***** Download the entry form [PDF] HERE or as an editable WORD document HERE and please return it by 15 April. *****
Despite what your diary/calendar might say, Mayday this year will be FRIDAY 8th May, to fit in with the VE day anniversary. Celebrations in Slingsby will run on FRIDAY from 11am until 3pm.
Brass Bands, Morris dancers, teas, pulled pork sandwiches, ice-creams, an exhibition of ‘Slingsby at war’ (to commemorate VE day) and various stalls including children’s games. The centre piece will be the traditional maypole dancing by the children of Slingsby school. All this will take place on the village green or in the village hall. There will also be a scarecrow trail all around the village. Lots of fun for all the whole family.
Thursday 6th February, 6pm, Methodist School Room (by the Green)
This year May Day will be celebrated nationwide on Friday 8 May, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day. All are invited to this meeting to help the Maypolers decide what should be added to Slingsby’s traditional celebrations to reflect the VE anniversary.
Your ideas and support are essential if we are to make a success of this most important day in Slingsby’s calendar.
Why the picture of the BBC Countryfile team? Well, only that the Slingsby May Day team have secured a pair of tickets for BBC Countryfile Live at Castle Howard (15-18 August 2019), courtesy of our friends at the big house up the road. These will boost the already attractive prizes available in the raffle to be run at Slingsby’s May day celebrations on Monday 6 May.
Full details of everything going on round Slingsby’s Maypole on Monday, and the other prizes to be won, can be found HERE
