Category Archives: Yorkshire Arts & Music
Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975 and An Eternal Triangle
Hot on the heels of the announcement of a sculpture triangle in Yorkshire I revisited a post from 6 years ago to find it still as appropriate now. ‘Celebrate 200 of the World’s greatest artists at four leading venues.’ some … Continue reading
Yorkshire Miners not all Cloth Caps & Whippets
Thirty years ago the miners strike pitted ‘the Government against the People’ and David Peace’s novel ‘GB 84’ is an evocative and provocative thriller based on the events of that time. Peace recounts strong views surrounding Britain’s social and political … Continue reading
Yorkshire Poets Society
Simon Armitage CBE Will a Yorkshire man be the next Poet Laureate to follow in the path of another great Yorkshire poet Ted Hughes (1984-98). Simon Armitage a joint favourite was born in 1963 in the village of Marsden and … Continue reading
York Mystery Plays 2014 and Prior
York Mystery plays were committed to writing by monks in the 14th Century as a cycle for performance by the craft guilds. 48 of the original 50 plays tells the the story of mankind from a middle ages interpretation of … Continue reading
Stocksbridge Steeltown and Hillclimb Venue
Stocksbridge is a sporting community 12 miles north of Sheffield that last weekend hosted the British National Cycling Hill Climb Championship. The ride up Pea Royd Lane tested all the entrants who were too shattered at the top to take … Continue reading
Animated Bradford in Media Museum
Do you love the Wombles, Bugs Bunny, Wallace and Grommit or other animation characters then get to see BAF at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Bradford is getting animated so put a trip on your list of things to … Continue reading
The Botanic Arts in Yorkshire
The botanic arts are alive and well in Yorkshire. Not surprising when you consider the gardens we can explore from which to take our inspiration. There are many artistic forms your botanic art work can take and you can experiment … Continue reading
Night Out in Halifax
The Victoria Theater in Halifax usually has some event or show that suits me or the family but not always both. Still a good night out can be arranged irrespective of the programme if it is combined with a meal … Continue reading
Drink Ingleton Dry
Ingleton is a lively place to visit for a weekend or short holiday. We chose the folk festival time when the fields were full of campers and the streets full of crows. There are some very good pubs in the … Continue reading
Stone the Crows but not the Dancers
‘Stone the crows’ I exclaimed with incredulity, what is happening in Otley at the Maypole. Regulars will know that each September for the last 21 years there has been a folk festival in Otley and it now attracts some of … Continue reading