The Harrogate Review | Issue 23 | Aug/Sep 2019

ISSUE 23

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At a Glance

Chris Packham

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#myHarrogate

The Wild Watch Survey

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Yorkshire's Cycling Capital

16 News From the BID

28 The Disappearing Chin

38 100 Years of Betty's

40 Harrogate Comedy Festival

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The Great Gatsby Feva Festival Northern Antiques Fair

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International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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Film Review

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Editors Note As I write this the weather is teasing with a sunny 28 degrees (although as you read this it may well be cool and rainy again….) and I’m dreaming of a packed summer of wonderful outdoor events.

Read on to find out more about the fabulous urban beach in Knaresborough this August, the Harrogate Food & Drink Festival at Ripley Castle, live music and more at Feva Festival…. oh, and there might be a little tiny bit of cycling-related stuff, too.

As well as highlighting summer events, we look ahead to autumn in this issue too, with Harrogate Comedy Festival, The Wildlife and Safari Show, and An Evening with Chris Packham all hitting Harrogate this October.

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We’ve got an update from Harrogate BID for you, alongside a showcase of many of the brilliant businesses we have across our four retail quarters in Harrogate town centre. Do have a read and visit them if you can. Inside I also interview Jack Woodruff, owner of Harrogate’s newest bar and most talked about bar name – The Disappearing Chin.

anyone involved in a local group or activity.

Over summer Harrogate attracts a number of visitors to the town. If that’s you, welcome. I hope you’ll have a great experience and as well paying a visit to our great shops I urge you to pop into as many of our wonderful indie pubs and food establishments while you’re here. This small town has a huge amount to offer and I, for one, am extremely proud to be able to share it with you.

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Have a fabulous summer.

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At a Glance A round up of key events in and around Harrogate this August and September.

4-25 August The magic and atmosphere of a visit to the beach will be arriving in Knaresborough for the summer when Henshaws Urban Beach returns to the Arts & Crafts Centre.

7-18 August The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival returns for another year bringing the very best of professional and amateur Gilbert & Sullivan productions from around the world.

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FEVA Festival, the 10day annual festival of art, entertainment and music returns with over 80 events, workshops and exhibitions.

There's something for everybody.

The Ripley Show takes place in the shadow of Ripley Castle with a packed programme of competitive events, demonstrations, competitions, country activities and trade stands.

16-26 August The NiddArt Trail of local artisan crafts and artists runs in August across 40 locations spread along the length of the River Nidd from Knaresborough to Middlesmoor.

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24-26 August Harrogate Food & Drink Festival bring a mouthwatering selection of international cuisines, street food, fine artisan produce, live music, chef demo's and entertainment to Ripley Castle over the bank holiday weekend.

15 September An evening of world class brass with the Black Dyke Band at St Wilfrid Church. Includes a bar featuring craft ales provided by Major Tom's Social.

21-29 September The UCI Road World Championships sees the best cyclists in the world will head to Yorkshire for one week of epic races to decide who will wear the coveted rainbow stripes, cycling's highest achievement.

20-21 September Join Harrogate Theatre as they transform their grade 2 listed building into a treasure trove of superb small-batch local beers, gins, and bitesize cultural experiences for Culture Hop - all curated by a specialist team, especially for you.

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23 September Nidderdale's Big Day Out features a range of classic events such as sheep dog trials, a dog show, show jumping, livestock classes, cookery demonstrations and a cricket match.

Join Britain’s most decorated Olympian Sir Bradley Wiggins as he brings his insightful and at times hilarious live show. ‘Bradley Wiggins: An Evening With,’ to Royal Hall, Harrogate.

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This year Harrogate will welcome the world of cycling when the UCI Road World Champions take place in Yorkshire, with every race ending in Harrogate alongside the Stray. Since the Tour de France came to visit in 2014 Harrogate and surrounding countryside has been at the heart of the Yorkshire cycling renaissance. Here are 10 things round Harrogate every cyclist should do when they visit!

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Ride the Length of Nidderdale The Nidderdale valley makes for a beautiful road ride and if you start from Harrogate or Ripley you can ride the length of it and see how the landscape subtly changes the further up the valley you go.

As you leave Lofthouse turn right and follow the road to Scar House reservoir along the route of the old Nidd Valley Light Railway to the very top of the valley. For refreshments pop into the How Stean Gorge Café with its glass floors looking down 80ft to the Gorge floor.

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Climb the ‘Côte de Lofthouse’ One of Nidderdale’s ‘Killer Climbs’, this brutal ascent featured on the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire Women’s race and returns in September’s World Championships for the Women Elite Road Race. In 2017 local legend Lizzie Deignan made her infamous attack on the steepest ramp of the hill and it will play a key part in September’s race.

The summit offers remarkable views along Nidderdale and the climb can be ridden as part of an enjoyable 30 mile loop from Pateley through Lofthouse and Masham.

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A long solo ride across the Moors Cycling offers a chance for silent reflection and escape.

You will rarely feel this more than when you are riding across the open moors with a long unending road stretching out in front of you. Just you, the road ahead and the sky above you. Good examples of this are the roads around Thruscross Reservoir or from Dallowgill to Pateley Bridge.

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The Devils Toenail, Wetherby This newly opened bike park in the centre of Wetherby offers jump lines, rock gardens and a pump track, accessible by the waymarked Red Kite cycle routes this facility offers something for riders of all ages.

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Widely regarded as one of the most technical mountain bike trails in the UK for challenge per mile Stainburn packs a lot onto a small hill; with different options for each lap this is a trail for numerous laps where riders can choose the challenge and options that suit them.

Yorkshire Water have an added a number of permissive bridleways that make for great family cycling through the woods by the Swintsy Reservoir car park. This traffic free environment is ideal for youngsters and the short section of dedicated mountain bike trail offers experienced riders a woodland playground to challenge their skills.

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The surfaced cycle routes of the Beryl Burton Cycle Way and Nidderdale Greenway offer relaxing traffic free cycle routes between Harrogate, Knaresborough and the village of Ripley, with a mix of woodland, railway viaducts and riverside riding.

Prologue, with a range of delicious treats, loads of expert advice and a well-stocked shop where you can peruse the latest kit and pick up spares. Those on knobbly tyres can find a similar welcome at Stif Cycles in Summerbridge where there is always coffee on and a chat just waiting to be had.

Stainburn Forest

Cycle between Ripley and Knaresborough

Swintsy Reservoir

Stop and enjoy a delicious coffee at Prologue

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Tour of Nidderdale Mountain Bike Ride The off-road alternative of No. 1, there are many versions, but the most popular has you begin in Pateley Bridge and ride up through Bewerley and the lead mines before traversing the fields up to Lofthouse and Middlesmoor before tackling the rugged terrain of the upper valley and moors.

With technical descents and rough climbs, this 30-mile loop is a test of the legs, loved by locals and visitors alike.

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Watch the World Championships here in Harrogate this September!

Welcome the world and watch the UCI Road World Championships here in Harrogate this September.

Every race ends in Harrogate and many take in laps of our challenging finishing circuit so there are great places to watch each race every day.

Local businesses are getting involved and hosting special events, big bike brands and live entertainment across Harrogate throughout the championships.

Find more about cycling in the Harrogate area at visitharrogate.co.uk/cycling Find out more about the Yorkshire 2019 championships on worlds.yorkshire.com

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This is just the second edition of Harrogate Review that marks Harrogate Business Improvement District’s (BID) exciting new partnership with the magazine, and there’s been a lot of activity to report.

The BID team means business. Under Elizabeth’s excellent guidance, there are some vibrant initiatives planned. As Chair of the Association of Town and City Management Regional Committee for Night-time Economy, Elizabeth has expertise in igniting night-time footfall and is exploring innovative ideas.

We’re thrilled that Elizabeth Murphy, our new BID manager, is settling in. You may have seen in July a dinosaur invasion on the streets of Harrogate.

The BID team’s remit is to improve our town, and we were delighted to support the Harrogate Welcomes the World celebrations tagged to a vibrant Parade and Carnival presented by Harrogate International Festivals. An astonishing array of street performers were commissioned to ensure footfall around our businesses in the BID area. After the devastating impact of the fire on Beulah Street, businesses have had a tough ride and the street theatre was a positive way of saying ‘we are open for business!’

Plans are underway too for a Harrogate Gift Card for residents and visitors alike that will be sold through the Harrogate Tourist Information Centre, Harrogate Theatre and the Harrogate Bus Company. For the staff working at the coalface of our visitor and retail economy, those on the shopfloor, we’re exploring the idea of a discount card to thank them for their hard work and loyalty.

All businesses within the BID area will offer them perks in a move we hope builds and strengthens our town centre community.

After the preamble of July’s Welcomes the World carnival, we’ll continue the buzz on the build up to September’s UCI World Road Cycling

Championships. Street banners will be unfurled on 1 September, and most of these will be re-usable in the future, making the most of the marketing investment.

There are more exciting cultural extravaganzas in the pipeline too, with Art in the Alleyways that will showcase Harrogate’s cinematic glories, local street food, musicians, and plans for a Big Screen on Cambridge Street. We’re working with cultural partners, including the dynamic Harrogate Film Festival, on our plans.

Of course, we want the thousands descending on Harrogate for this global sporting event to see our town centre as a vibrant place to shop, eat and drink and not just stay in the dedicated Fan Zone.

Alongside the 1,400 cyclists competing from 90 countries, the broadcast audience figures for the UCI races are estimated to be in excess of 250 million. Around 50% of those watching

the race in Harrogate and across Yorkshire will come from outside our county and the UK; 20% are expected to stay for the full 9 days of racing. They will be looking for things to do, places to eat and drink, and a bit of retail therapy no doubt. And the BID team are determined to leave a lasting good impression on visitors, so they’ll return to our beautiful town.

We know the current climate brings challenges for businesses as town centres face unprecedented commercial pressures. The BID team is proud to rise to those challenges, ensuring Harrogate town centre not only bucks the trend of those High Street doom and gloom stories from across the UK, but builds its reputation as a world-class destination.

John Fox – Chair of Harrogate BID

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The Montpellier Quarter

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Harrogate Wines reveal new plans for tasting room

H2K lands skincare award The Secret Skin Replenishing Oil won Highly Commended in The Veggie Awards 2019! This wonderful oil is a regenerating oil which acts as a moisturising skin derivative, helping to calm and rebalance the skin.

They have been creating exceptional skin care products since the year 2000 when Managing Director, Hazel Barry founded H2k by introducing the Kalahari Melon Seed Oil into skin care.

Harrogate Wines on Montpellier Street is set for expansion his summer, every Friday and Saturday their tasting room turns into a wine bar from 3pm until 8pm offering customers a unique drinking experience.

Customers will now be able to experience superb quality wines at sensible prices along with artisan cheeses and charcuterie sharing boards. There’s a frequently changing selection of wines to drink by the glass or customers can choose from over 500 wines to buy by the bottle to drink upstairs (a small corkage charge per bottle applies).

The Tasting Room is also used as a venue for bespoke wine tastings, monthly winemaker tasting events and a monthly cheese tasting evening.

Keep an eye out for pop-up restaurant evenings, live acoustic strummings, wine pairings and whisky tastings in the near future. harrogatefinewinecompany.com

Featured Business:

Suzie Watson Designs 16 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate

the Suzie Watson Designs showroom is home to a wide range of handcarved furniture, handprinted fabrics, handmade cushions and hand-painted ceramics.

Meet their resident Interior designer to discuss made-to-measure curtain and blindsas well as our bespoke upholstered furniture range. susiewatsondesigns.co.uk

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The Kings Quarter

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Castle Galleries celebrate 25 years of fantastic art In 1995, Castle Galleries opened their first-ever gallery in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Determined to make their art accessible to all, their fledgling company began to spread its roots. And over the next two decades they dedicated themselves to hiring knowledgeable staff, working with the highest calibre of artists and learning from their customers.

Now with a network of 38 galleries across the UK, they remain as committed as ever to their motto, 'Your world, our art'. Castle Galleries currently have over 40 artists signed exclusively to us including Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood, Billy Connolly, Lorenzo Quinn and the art of Marvel and Star Wars. www.castlefineart.com

Harrogate's vintage tea rooms A warm welcome awaits at The Harrogate Tea Rooms, an independent family run Tea Room showcasing a mix of vintage glamour with a contemporary classic twist. Think Chandeliers and China Cups. Serving homemade Yorkshire foods, cakes and renowned scones in the Heart of Harrogate.

Find them upstairs in the iconic Victorian period Westminster Arcade. Ambient atmospheric and oh, so Harrogate.

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Featured Business:

Inger & Rae Westminster Arcade, HG1 2RN

Inger & Rae is Harrogate's newest addition. Nestled in the splendour of Westminster Arcade, in the heart of Harrogate, Inger & Rae sells an innovative collection of designer-maker jewellery, ceramics, glass, art and design. Stocking work by established and renowned designers alongside emerging talent, this shop is a must stop for the special present or treat. cordings.co.uk

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The West Park Quarter

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Arlo & Jacob bring the best of contemporary furniture to Harrogate Arlo & Jacob is a forwardthinking, contemporary furniture brand steeped in a history of craftsmanship. All their furniture is designed inhouse by a talented product team – and occasionally in partnership with renowned designers, like Tim Fenby and interior professionals like House & Garden magazine.

Working from their factory in Long Eaton, the home of British upholstery, they design, hand make and deliver upholstered furniture with a difference. www.arloandjacob.com

Weetons launch hamper collection Weetons have just launched their new and exclusive collection of hampers, showcasing the finest products from Yorkshire and beyond. Created with products from across the Food Hall there is something for everyone. The hampers are a brilliant way to thank or reward friends, colleagues and loved ones, with options to bespoke hampers with personalised messages and corporate branding.. Pick up a brochure in store or visit. www.weetons.com

Featured Business:

The Coach and Horses 6 West Park, HG1 1BJ

Opening in 1827, and thriving today as a traditional pub, ‘The Coach’ has a reputation for quality produce and outstanding service. With local awardwinning suppliers, the pub is proud to deliver the best that Yorkshire has to offer: food cooked and prepared fresh in-house with menus changing daily; eight hand-pulled beers; choices of lagers and soft drinks; a wide range of wines; and a fantastic selection of craft gins and malt whiskeys.

The Coach is not trendy, it’s where you go to be welcomed and looked after. thecoachandhorses.net

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The Victoria Quarter

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Victoria Shopping Centre's Summer Fete raises funds for charities Kind-hearted shoppers of Victoria Shopping Centre have helped to raise £683.29 for two charities as part of the national One Great Day fundraising event.

Art in the alleyways The alleyway between James Street and Market Square is just one of several that are to be transformed with a ceiling of lights.

The walls will feature original cinema posters of classic films that used Harrogate as a location such as Swallows and Amazon (2016), Agatha (1979), Paddington 2 (2017) and Chariots of Fire (1981).

In other areas we will use original posters of well known stars who have appeared at the Royal Hall or the Harrogate Convention Centre.

Chair of Harrogate BID, John Fox declared the event open, as Harrogate’s Victoria Shopping Centre invited local shoppers to take part in an exciting Summer Fête to help raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and local organisation, Fighting Ependymoma on 29 and 30 June.The two days were filled with family activities including a tombola, children’s rides and visits from York Birds of Prey, Harrogate BID and White Rose Beauty College.

Featured Business:

Farmhouse Farmhouse, Unit 1, Westgate House, Station Parade, HG1 1HQ

Farmhouse is an all-day independent restaurant in Harrogate town centre.

Serving the best breakfast until 4pm, alongside burgers, salads, seafood and vegan and vegetarian dishes, all complemented by handpicked wines, craft beers and cocktails.

The menu comes to life with fresh ingredients cooked with passion. Enjoy anything from a juicy steak, a tasty vegan curry to a healthy peri peri chicken kebab, together with hand roasted coffee and smoothies. www.farmhouse.biz

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Hometown Glory A project started in Harrogate to raise funds and awareness of the local Homeless Project has now launched nationwide.

Hometown Glory produce unisex high quality sweatshirts and t shirts with the logo of 18 towns and cities across the UK. The first logo sweatshirt - HGTE – for Harrogate has raised over £5,000 for Harrogate Homeless Project and the founder, local business woman Sara Shaw was inundated with requests for other towns and city logos.

The company has now partnered with 14 homeless charities across the UK, including Centrepoint and customers can buy the garments online from new website Hometownglory.com. A donation from the sale of each sweatshirt and t shirt supports the work of homeless charities nationwide.

Sara says “Our high quality, unisex luxury wardrobe basics are both functional and stylish and we wanted to offer a product that would become an everyday staple and be worn time and time again. Our sweatshirts and t shirts offer the chance to show support your local neighbourhood. The garments are made from organic cotton, in a Fair Wear certified factory and all of the packaging is plastic free and recyclable. Our company’s ethos is to share the love and by purchasing a quality, useful and long-lasting item, our customers can do good at the same time.”

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The Appearing Chin Jack Woodruff is the owner of a new indie pub in town – The Disappearing Chin. Who is Jack, why’s it called that, where is it, and is there room for another bar in Harrogate? I have questions, so I caught up with Jack to find out more….

our own bar.

What do you think makes the place unique in the local pub scene?

The Disappearing Chin is an intimate, friendly, independent bar that’s main focus is great quality beer from mainly local, independent breweries with a few weird and wonderful beers thrown in to the mix. We have a seasonal menu of cocktails and lots of alcohol free options too.

I feel our uniqueness comes from being an amalgamation of two classics in the UK drinking scene - a bar and a micro pub. We maintain the focus on great quality beer and the friendly, personable atmosphere and service a micro pub provides but we also cater for non-beer drinkers with seasonal cocktails, wines and spirits. We like the atmosphere nice and cosy and the fact that our customers mingle and often start interesting conversations the whole place gets involved in.

Where did the idea for the place come from?

Where did the name come from?

While travelling around Asia, South America, and living in Australia my partner, Han, and I would visit many bars and we started to put ideas together from these. Our favourite had a long bar where you could turn up and make a new friend any day of the week and have laughs with the bar staff. You never had a night the same there.

We wanted to recreate this atmosphere when we returned to the UK and so planned to open up

That is the most asked question in the bar! Me and Han were on a car journey and we decided that by the end of it I must have a name for the place. After hours of having my ideas shot down, Han - being jokingly egocentric - said why don’t you name it after me? In my frustration I just blurted out ‘what am I going to call it, The Disappearing Chin’ (I should explain, when Han laughs she gets into an awkward position where

What is The Disappearing Chin?

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her chin disappears into her neck). Somehow, I escaped a divorce and from then on the name stuck and the bar was always The Disappearing Chin from that day on.

recommended us and we do the same for any outsiders looking for the next place to drink. I just wish I could get out more to enjoy the wonderful places on our doorstep!!

How have you found your first few months in business?

Where do you love to go for a drink, when you’re not at work?

The first few months have been amazing. I don’t think you can ever be prepared for when you open the doors but it seems to have gone down well with people and we’ve got a good regular following. It hasn’t been without its downsides - we’ve already faced a fire 5 doors away, had roadworks blocking the other entrance and lost our first member of staff but all are small hurdles to overcome and I wouldn’t change it for anything. Beulah Street shop owners have probably become closer since the fire and we are working together to get the street back to and beyond its former self. Harrogate independents have all been incredibly supportive. It’s such a wonderful community, and it makes us very proud to be a part of it.

There are so many great places in Harrogate.

My wife’s personal favourite is The Little Ale House. The atmosphere is great there with fantastic beers always on tap. We also love Starling - we often make it there for brunch with an interesting pint. Cold Bath Brewery is great in the sun and the dumplings are amazing. Major Tom’s has an incredible beer range that we love to delve through, as does The Harrogate Tap. Corner Haus and Roosters Tap Room we’ve only managed to get to a couple of times but we have really enjoyed them too.

So you’ve already faced fires and road works.

Tell me about that First of all I would like to praise the emergency services who dealt with the fire as they were amazing at managing the situation and containing what was a very rapidly spreading fire as best as possible. Our heart remains with the businesses damaged by the fire. Due to the emergency services we only had to shut for the one day and deal with reduced footfall unlike some of the unfortunate people who lost their businesses in the fire. We’re very appreciative of our regulars who have come back to support us since then and were gradually getting business back to where it was before. The road should be back open soon.

What do you think about the beer scene in Harrogate?

The beer scene is fantastic in Harrogate. There are four amazing breweries only a stones throw away, who are all on hand to deliver instantly.

The other independent bars are amazing too.

When we first opened they all visited and offered as much help as we needed and we instantly felt welcome in the Harrogate beer scene. We still get customers telling us other bars have

Tell us about your favourite beer?

Having fallen in love with craft beer in Australia I have to go with one of the first beers I had after landing there, Fosters!!!! Jokes - it was The Butcher by Rocks Brewing, a porter with lots of coffee flavour that pushed me into the craft beer scene. I’m sure I have had lots of beers that are better than this one but because of the nostalgia and where that first taste has taken me I have to put this as my favourite.

Where would you like to see The Disappearing Chin a year from now?

I would like The Disappearing Chin to be firmly on the Harrogate beer scene and be one of the favourite places to come for locals. We would eventually like to open up our basement space to the public, and ideally we would like to have a little outside seating area on Beulah Street to give a European feel to this area of town. We think there’s real potential to make Beulah Street a destination, there are so many great indies here but so many vacant premises still it would be great if this area grew with us too.

The Disappearing Chin is located on Beulah Street, Harrogate, and is open 7-days a week.

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l e b e R with a cause From his spiky punk hair that upset TV execs in his early career to his refusal to cower to death threats, Chris Packham tells Ann Chadwick why he won’t ‘hold back’.

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Brace yourselves Harrogate. Hero or a heretic, Packham promises to pack punches.

An Evening with Chris Packham is being brought to the Royal Hall by Cause UK with support from The Wild Watch, a project in Nidderdale AONB that is running the area’s biggest wildlife survey, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

“Audiences are going to get some stuff that is unconventional, in the sense that I speak very candidly and frankly about whatever I do, I don’t hold back. I’m a straight talking person and I know that people in Yorkshire are famed for being that, but perhaps I might trump them in terms of how candid that I am.”

He may be watching the ‘butterflies and bees’ in his garden as we speak, but there’s a paradox to Packham. Natural history, seemingly a gentle pursuit, has become our generation’s biggest battleground. And Packham is ‘a very angry man’.

One million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. As our natural world declines, Packham rallies.

“The internal anger that I feel I try to turn into positive exterior things. One of the punk mantras was that anger was an energy – it is but only if you make it something positive.”

He’s always been driven by that internal anger.

In his undergraduate days at the Zoology department of Southampton University, he embraced Punk and played in a band. An armchair psychologist would put it down to his experiences with Asperger’s.

“I’ve had a lifetime of being bullied and being told that I’m wrong,” he said. “I’ve not had a bloody nose for a long time, although maybe that’s coming – they’ve sent the death threats!” he laughs. “But at school things got pretty hideous on account of the difference between myself and others, and it got progressively worse throughout my teenage years, and the physical bullying was certainly prevalent through the time when I was actively involved in the punk rock movement…in terms of the mental

thing, it’s been a process of pretty constant attrition. But you don’t need to get the violins out. It’s something that I’ve learnt to deal with. I learnt to make all of these things positive a long time ago.”

His campaigning helped Natural England revoke licences for shooting 16 species of bird, resulting in the death threats. Not many people could cope with the level of abuse thrown his way.

“If anything it just makes me more determined.

They’re dealing with someone with a different sort of mind, my mind doesn’t work conventionally. I rail against injustice. It is part of a commonality in our [Asperger’s] trait, we don’t like it.”

Seemingly dogmatic, his mind is always open to change – as long as an argument is based on scientific facts. “You can’t change the world if you can’t change your mind - and I will fiercely retain that capacity to change my mind throughout the course of my life. But a lot of the things I have thrown at me are just rude insults, you know sticks and stones, you know, words will never hurt me.”

Ultimately, he wants people to stand up for the natural world. Of the Wild Watch project, he says: “I’m hoping young people and families get involved in these citizen science projects. It’s about people who go out for a weekend and take a second look at the things that they’ve been treading over or walking past, and realise that they are intrinsically fascinating, implicitly valuable and they offer a rich sense of reward if you get down on your hands and knees and have a sniff, basically. And that affinity means that if people love it, then people like myself can call upon them to look after it…We’re not going to win any battles that we’re lobbying against if it’s just six of us, but if we’ve got six hundred thousand or six million people saying you know what, we’ve got to sort this out, then we’ll win.”

To paraphrase author Robert Macfarlane, what we do not know we do not love, and what we do not love, we do not save.

“That first hand engagement is incredibly

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important. If people don’t touch it, feel it, smell it, get scratched, stung or slimed by it, they’re never going to love it. Because it’s always going to be separate from them, it’s going to be distant… getting stung by stinging nettles, scratched by brambles, kneeling down and watching a butterfly uncurl its tongue and stick it into a flower, it’s those sorts of things that ignite that interest that lasts a lifetime.”

He sees his job to ‘paradoxically’ get people to switch off their TVs and get off the sofa, ‘put their wellies and coat on and get out’.

“I’ve often said I’d rather spend ten minutes with a woodlouse in the palm of my hands than ten minutes watching a tiger on TV. Because I can connect with that woodlouse, I can feel it, I can smell it. I can’t do that with a tiger which is pre-recorded from other some far-flung part of the world... that personal connection, nothing beats it,” he says. “It’s not something I see on TV and say, did you see that leopard jump out of a tree? This is something that can only happen to me, it’s a treasure.”

Packham hopes audiences will feel empowered.

“We’ve all got the power to make a difference

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in what we do and the choices that we make on a daily basis.” His advocates everyone gets up 15 minutes earlier and spends that quarter of an hour doing something “to make the world a better place.”

“It’s simple. Do it on social media, do it in your garden, pick up litter in your street – there’s a multitude of things – bake a cake for the local community church fare, enhance the quality and health of your community, there’s just a plethora of things. It’s just that extra 15 minutes.”

Despite being awarded a CBE for services to wildlife, Packham has no plans to join the establishment. Asked if he’d ever stand for Prime Minister, he says: “I think you need to have faith in a system to be a part in it…it’s very clear to me in the contemporary world, given everything that’s going on at the moment – and I don’t need to spell it out – that I would not be able to operate in that political system that we have in the UK, there’s absolutely no doubt about that because it isn’t one which is either fair, morally or ethically right, or in any way democratic, and I cherish all of those things, they are actually individually important to me.

And because they’re not manifest in that system I just couldn’t work there. I sincerely hope that we have young people coming through, who we will be able to elect, who are better decision makers then collectively those that we have locally, nationally and globally at the moment.

That’s one of my great hopes of the future.”

Packham’s heroes tell a lot about the man. In boyhood – astronaut Neil Armstrong was on his wall, as an adult he admired the culturally curious, Alan Whicker.

“I met Michael Buerk yesterday, the news correspondent, I’d never met him before apart from saying hello in passing. Thinking about it afterwards, he is one of my heroes. He’s told me so many things that I needed to know in my life to give my life context. All of the places he’s been, all the reports he’s issued have opened my eyes to the positive and negative aspects of the world which have shaped my place in the world. As I was leaving, I thought that bloke is undoubtedly one of my heroes.”

With the world as it is, he says he can never be content.

“The things that bring me happiness are very fundamental, and are very simple things – sitting here this morning watching the tiny patch of wild flowers that I’ve sown in the garden covered in butterflies and bees has put a smile on my face. I’ve learned to sculpt my own simple forms of reward as it were. And if you keep them simple – I don’t need a Bentley Continental and a super yacht – I just need a patch of wild flowers and some bumblebees – that’s do-able for me.”

Whether Packham is your hero or not, he is an unwavering voice rallying hearts and minds to protect the birds, butterflies, beetles and bees.

The small things that really make the world go round. Hats off to him.

An Evening with Chris Packham: 19th October 2019, 7pm, the Royal Hall, Harrogate. To book: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk. Box Office on 01423 502 116.

The evening includes a Q&A with Chris hosted by Springwatch Unsprung presenter and patron of The Wild Watch in Nidderdale AONB, Lindsey Chapman, followed by a book signing.

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The Wild Watch Survey The Wild Watch is a chance to be part of Nidderdale’s biggest ever wildlife survey and help your wildlife flourish.

It is a project of national importance, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will radically improve wildlife knowledge in Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The project focuses on 50 threatened local species, working with natural historians and local people to gather information on where our local wildlife lives, and then use pioneering techniques to inform future conservation strategies.

The project combines the power of citizen science and the latest research to gather information on wildlife, reconnect communities to their local natural heritage and pioneer a new way of delivering conservation action.

Two major surveys you can currently get involved with are Owl Watch and Hedgehog Watch – go to www. thewildwatch.org.uk to find out how you can help.

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A message from Wild Watch Patron, nature presenter, Lindsey Chapman.

As Patron of The Wild Watch I want to help you get excited about nature. Over the last 50 years, 56% of British species have declined. 15% are at risk of disappearing altogether. We cannot look after our wildlife if we do not know how it is doing, and what habitats they require to flourish. This citizen science is important - not only our wildlife but for us too.

British children spend, on average, less time outdoors each day than prisoners. A survey by the Wildlife Trust found two thirds of adults felt that they have lost touch with nature. A third of British adults couldn’t identify a barn owl; three quarters didn’t know an ash tree. The work of The Wild Watch and the Nidderdale AONB team is about connecting people of all ages to nature.

Naming and knowing the natural world matters. We cannot save what we don’t know or care about.

The more people understand about it, the more they create memories and connections, the more they’ll want to protect it. That’s why I’m proud to be a Patron of The Wild Watch in Nidderdale.

Think global, act local. Love nature. Love Nidderdale.

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Bettys: 100 years of excellence This year marks 100 years since Bettys first opened its doors. Still a family business, proud of theirYorkshire and Swiss roots, and still committed to quality, service and doing things properly. Here are some of the key moments and milestones from a century of brewing excellence.

In 1907 a young Swiss baker and confectioner, Fritz Bützer, left his native Alps to travel to England with a dream of establishing his own business. He spent his first night in the waiting room of Bradford station – penniless, jobless and unable to speak a word of English. Yet, just over a decade later he’d married a Yorkshire lass, changed his name to Frederick Belmont and opened his first Bettys in the spa town of Harrogate.

Bettys was an instant success and Frederick was soon able to boast ‘Under Royal and Distinguished Patronage’ on his letterhead. A year after opening, the Harrogate tea room expanded into the next-door premises and in 1922 Frederick opened a purpose-built bakery. Over the next two decades more branches opened including a flagship branch in York modelled on the magnificent Queen Mary cruise liner.

Though the food and staff shortages of the war years caused huge challenges for the business, Bettys remained as popular as ever – particularly Bettys in York which became a favourite with the many airmen based in the area. In 1952 Frederick died and Victor Wild, his nephew, became Managing Director at just 29 years old. Over the next decade Victor stabilised the business and helped it adapt to the more experimental mood and changing tastes of the era.

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1919 & Before 1920s & 30s 1940s & 50s

The sixties and seventies saw two historic milestones that have made Betty's the business they are today. In 1962 Bettys purchased C.E. Taylor & Co – a Yorkshire based café chain and local tea and coffee merchant. And fifteen years later Yorkshire Tea filled teapots for the very first time.

With the growth of Yorkshire Tea, new ranges of Taylors of Harrogate coffees and the launch of Bettys by Post, our specialities and brands started to be enjoyed further afield and by more and more people. This period also saw the start of the business’ commitment to charity fundraising and the launch of our Trees for Life campaign. They also started to enjoy recognition for their commitment to training and being a great place to work.

As the betty's family business moves towards its centenary it’s incredible how far tehy have come. Today they’re home to three of Yorkshire’s most iconic brands – Bettys, Yorkshire Tea and Taylors of Harrogate. Theye’re committed to family ownership for the long-term and sustainable prosperity for their stakeholders – their people, suppliers, communities and the wider planet.

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Harrogate Comedy Festival is coming – and will be is the 11th year of this fabulous festival of funny talent. The festival takes place every October and has become an institution for the town, putting Harrogate firmly on the comedy map as ‘Comedy Capital of the North’.

This year Harrogate Comedy Festival will bring 59 comedians to Harrogate with 27 shows over 20 days at Harrogate Theatre and the Royal Hall. With the usual premium standard of big names on the line-up Some shows are already selling out, including John Bishop, James Acaster, Ruby Wax, and Jimmy Carr.

Also on the line-up is Desiree Burch, Des O’ Connor & Jimmy Tarbuck, Harrogate’s own hugely rising talent Maisie Adam, Stewart Francis, Paul O’Donnell, Sindhu Vee, Frisky & Mannish, Andy Parsons and more.

In addition, it’s the 8th Comedian of the Year competition where a host of tip top comics battle to impress the audience and judges enough

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to secure a place in the final on 15th October, as well as a spot at the much-coveted Hyena Lounge Comedy Club Closing Gala on Sat 19th October. The value of this competition is not to be underestimated, as previous winner Mickey P Kerr went on to reach the Britain’s Got Talent final.

The Harrogate Comedy Festival has a fantastic reputation for the quality of the acts. This year the festival programmers at Harrogate Theatre are proud of not only the big names but also another diverse comedy offer of 'not just standup'.

Having started in 2009 at Harrogate Theatre with a commitment to bringing both ‘the bright stars’ and the ‘hotly tipped next big things’ to Harrogate, the festival has gone from strengthto-strength. In its first year just over 4,000 tickets sold for shows at which were all held at Harrogate Theatre.

Last year, from a total of 21 shows at Harrogate

Harrogate Theatre Rep 27 Aug- 14 Sep, Harrogate Theatre Following a successful return of repertory in 2018, Harrogate Theatre Rep is back again for autumn 2019 to thrill audiences with another three shows over a three-week period.

Theatre and the Royal Hall, 9 were complete sell-outs and overall the festival achieved an outstanding 81% capacity. Headliner Sarah Millican sold out months ahead of the festival opening, with other stand-up royalty on the line-up including Sarah Pascoe, Stewart Francis, Ross Noble, Nish Kumar and David O’Doherty.

Over the last 10 years, more than 70,000 people have attended the Harrogate Comedy Festival achieving an average of 73% capacity over the decade. What’s more, more than 55% of that audience travelled from outside of Harrogate, equating to increased footfall of almost 40,000 people and generating significant secondary spend in the town.

The 11th Harrogate Comedy Festival takes place from the 2nd to 20th October 2019. harrogatetheatre.co.uk

Traditionally a repertory theatre company is a group of actors who perform a small number of plays for just a few weeks at a time, and there’s a strong history of repertory at Harrogate Theatre.

The 2018 rep season comprised three weeks of back-to-back drama in the shape of Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, and Private Lives. The return of repertory to Harrogate was a great success, attracting more than 3,500 people across the three shows.

This autumn HT Rep will return with another three shows over a three-week period, all by one company and one cast. Brace yourselves for John Godber’s On The Piste, classic thriller Deathtrap and Hitchcock spy thriller The 39 Steps, all taking place on the main stage at Harrogate Theatre from 27 August - 14 September. Once again, much of the wonder of rep is to see the same cast in different roles across the shows, and a multi-buy ticket deal is available to encourage a returning audience.

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Wildlife Safari Show Inspirational television wildlife shows are fuelling the nation’s interest in safari travel experiences across the globe. New BBC One programme Serengeti is the latest documentary series thrilling viewers with its unprecedented access to some of Africa’s greatest creatures including lions, cheetahs, elephants and hyenas.

TV shows Blue Planet, Dynasties and Our Planet have also helped increase interest in wildlife and adventure travel, say the organisers of this year’s Wildlife & Safari Travel Show, taking place at Harrogate Convention Centre on 1213 October.

Exhibition and show organiser Chris Erasmus said: “Serengeti is a fantastic showcase for wildlife in Tanzania and is encouraging viewers to think about going and seeing the fantastic animals and scenery for themselves. Disney’s new Lion King film is also generating a lot of interest in travel and expeditions to Africa.”

The Tanzania Tourist Board and other travel operators specialising in tours to Africa are among the exhibitors at the Wildlife & Safari Travel Show which is run by Converge Exhibitions.

“We hope visitors will be inspired to come to the show and see the raft of wildlife and safari 42

experiences available across the world,” added Chris.

The show will feature a line-up of celebrity speakers and exhibitors including adventurer and conservationist Holly Budge, the first woman to skydive Everest. Holly is the founder of charity How Many Elephants, which is educating a global audience about the devastating impact of the elephant ivory trade.

The BBC One Show’s wildlife presenter Mike Dilger will discuss his colourful career from his adventures as a young naturalist to his work as a biologist in the tropical rainforests of Ecuador, Vietnam and Tanzania.

The show’s packed programme includes panel sessions with wildlife travel experts who will explore topics including wildlife travel photography, planning a wildlife safari holiday and the growing trend of polar and wildlife cruising.

A 360 VR Travel Experience theatre will enable visitors to experience trips of a lifetime in Virtual Reality including swimming with seals and meeting the penguins.

For the full show programme and to book tickets visit wildlifesafarishow.com

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‘We are swept up in the whirlwind’ The Great Gatsby reviewed By Rachel Gregory “We’re going to the theatre!” I announce excitedly.

Mr G looks slightly worried. “Are there aliens in it?” he asks hopefully. “No dear. It’s Culcha. It’s the Great Gatsby.” (Blank looks from Mr G.) “Classic novel. 1920s, America, the Charleston, bright young things…” Mr G brightens: “Car chases?

Gangsters? Explosions?”

“No – but, cocktails! AND you can wear your normal clothes…”

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(Mr G favours white shirts, waistcoats and fabulous facial furniture in the way of moustaches and beards.)

He summons up enthusiasm until I let slip the fateful words, sotto voce, “Um. And it’s interactive…”

Anyway, several days and some chuntering later, having bribed Mr G with the promise of many martinis, we present ourselves at Harrogate Theatre, resplendent in 1920s garb. We are directed to the

side door with a password and are ushered in to a salon/speakeasy with the promised cocktails, a piano and a host of slightly nervous looking and splendidly attired ‘guests’.

and gossip in the nooks and crannies of the theatre while audience members are singled out to interact with the cast and enter into the spirit of things with gusto.

A frisson runs through the room as characters appear, asking us what line of business we’re in, where we’re from, Gatsby – do we know him?

Have we been to one of his parties before? - until, with a flourish, the stage curtains open and we are confronted with Harrogate Theatre’s stunning auditorium transformed into Gatby’s West Egg house, and – poised on the balcony, champagne in hand – the great man himself.

Like all the best parties, the tempo ebbs and flows, from hysteria and jubilation, to romance and intimate revelations, ennui and restlessness - to the ultimate, sobering tragedy which brings the evening to a dramatic climax.

From then on, we are swept up in the whirlwind of characters, and their shimmering lives; the enigmatic and notorious Jay Gatsby; moneyed beauty Daisy; feisty fun-loving Miss Baker; goodtime gal Myrtle and her hapless cuckold husband; Daisy’s unpredictable and broody Tom Buchanan; and wide-eyed narrator Nick Carraway.

We are taught to Charleston and sing along to ‘Ain’t we got fun!’ Beautifully orchestrated, groups of ‘guests’ are swept off to learn more secrets

I adored every second of this unique experience and the hard-to-please and reserved Mr G quickly became engrossed and absorbed in the evening – he even cast aside his reserve when singled out to be a young Gatsby. We’re still talking about this remarkable event which showcased the beauty and history of Harrogate Theatre, as well as providing a first-class immersive experience full of laughter and tears.

Rachel Gregory is curator of @ PositivelyHarrogate Twitter site and Facebook page, which aims to highlight good deeds, good causes, good people and good times in the ‘Gate and surrounding areas.

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Feva Festival Knaresborough’s festival of entertainment and visual arts – or Feva – returns this August.

Bringing 10 days of music, children’s entertainment, performance, talks, walks, dance, visual art, practical workshops, special menus, and a beer festival, Feva has something for everyone. Better still, many activities are free and provide a great way to entertain children over the summer holiday period.

Highlights include Ben Ottewell (9 Aug) and Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies (13 Aug), both at Frazer Theatre; Snake Davies at King James School (15 Aug); Swing Commanders at Henshaws (16 Aug); and Ultimately Elton – a brilliant tribute to Elton John at Knaresborough Working Men’s Club (14 Aug). In addition, Bob’s Your Uncle is free and is firm a favourite with small ones (9 & 18 Aug); History Wardrobe returns with Women In Gold (12 Aug) and March of the Mermaids

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(17 Aug) are also must-sees.

If all that makes you thirsty, the popular Lions’ Beer Festival will take place at Knaresborough House from 16-18 August or until the beer runs out, and Picnic in the Park at the same venue on 17 August is a superb community event, regardless of the weather!

Altogether there are over 80 events during the 10 days of the festival, and Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre further enhance the Feva offer by staging its annual Urban Beach with a range of entertainment throughout three weeks in August.

Feva is a not-for-profit event, organised and delivered by volunteers for the local community. Please get involved and support this event through ticket sales or donations if you are able.

9-18 August. More details are available on the Festival’s website www.feva.info.

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Bradley Wiggins: An Evening With 23 September, Royal Hall, Harrogate Join Britain’s most decorated Olympian Sir Bradley Wiggins as he tours theatres throughout the UK with his insightful and at times hilarious live show. ‘Bradley Wiggins: An Evening With’ provides a rare opportunity for fans to see the five-time Olympic Gold medallist and Tour De France winner share exclusive tales, prized memorabilia and career highlights in a unique and intimate live setting.

The shows will be moderated by ITV cycling presenter and friend of Bradley’s, Matt Barbet, who will also be putting your questions to Wiggo on the night. A British household name and undeniable national treasure, Bradley Wiggins holds the iconic track hour record and is the only cyclist who has won World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road along with winning the Tour De France.

Wiggins’ latest release ‘Icons’ takes readers on an extraordinarily intimate journey through the sporting world, presenting key pieces from his never-before-seen collection of memorabilia.

Bradley will reflect on the icons, races and moments that have fundamentally influenced him on both professional and personal levels.

Ned 'n' Dave's Pot of Gold 26 September, Royal Hall Ned Boulting and David Millar return to the Royal Hall with a brand new line-up of guests and colleagues to discuss at the world championships - past and present.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from former winners, top level competitors and experienced professionals as they look back at great moments from historic championships, give you an insight into what really happens at the sharp end of classic races and delve deeper into understanding what it takes to win a rainbow jersey, including a preview of the Men’s and Women’s Road Races to follow in the event’s climactic weekend.

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Northern Antiques Fair The Northern Antiques Fair returns to the Harrogate Convention Centre from 3 to 6 October. Dating back to 1951, the event is Harrogate’s longest standing art and antiques fair and holds an enviable reputation in the north of England as the town’s most prestigious antiques fair.

The fair is a delight for the discerning interior decorator, collector and private buyer looking for distinctive, unusual and individual pieces for the home or as a unique gift. There is a boutique-style atmosphere within the fair with some 40 specialist dealers, from all over the UK, featuring an eclectic mix of pieces from the 17th century to the present day with prices ranging from £100 to five figure sums.

“The fair maintains a respected reputation for the outstanding quality of items on display. The dealers take enormous trouble to showcase their wares in the finest light.

Furniture dealers sometimes present room-sets in order to give visitors ideas and inspiration for their homes, often using a combination of antique and contemporary pieces,” says Fair Director Ingrid Nilson.

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The majority of the exhibitors return annually but there is always a smattering of new faces, some adding a fresh discipline, this year including Hispanic Antiques, dealers in quality and decorative antiques from different eras of Spain’s rich history.

The fair is always well supported by local Yorkshire dealers including Bryan Bowden Antiques, Elaine Phillips Antiques, Ellis Fine Art, Graham Ruddock, Jack Shaw & Co, Mark Buckley Antiques and T L Phelps Fine Furniture Restoration.

A highlight with a local provenance comes from clock expert Olde Time who is exhibiting an English Regency bracket clock made by John Garth of Harrogate.

There is huge scope for ideas for decorating the home and a good place to start is with Yorkshire based Elaine Phillips Antiques, who creates a stunning room-set comprising an 18th century Continental table, a 17th century Aubusson tapestry and Arts & Crafts candlesticks.

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Harrogate Literature Festival A former British Prime Minister will be joined by more than 20 more familiar faces from the world of film, television, business and the armed forces, at this autumn’s Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2019.

David Cameron and his fellow guests will be speaking about their careers and the books they have recently penned - over the course of the festival’s four days, taking place in Harrogate’s Crown Hotel from Thursday, October 17.

The opening day begins with a literary lunch featuring Simon Weston, who received 46 per cent burns when his troopship was struck by an Argentinian Exocet missile in the 1982 Falklands War, and finishes with a rare public appearance by the former premier, who reportedly squirreled himself away in a caravan in the country to write For The Record, a memoire of his time leading Her Majesty’s Government.

On the second day, the festival welcomes eight authors including Tony Blair’s former speech writer, Phillip Collins; philanthropist and British business titan, Sir Tim Waterstone; BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, award-winning filmmaker, Damien Lewis; and British author, Ayisha Malik.

Saturday’s “great eight” line up begins with actor and Guardian columnist, Rhik Samadder, who is followed in the day by author, journalist and niece of Downton Abbey creator Lord Julian Fellowes, Jessica Fellowes; Tony Blair’s sisterin-law, Lauren Booth and Steve Richards, one

of Britain’s leading political commentators and broadcasters.

Returning to his native roots for the event is former Harrogate Advertiser reporter, John Craven, who in 1972 launched the world's first television news bulletin for children, John Craven's Newsround. After more than 3,000 editions, John left in 1989 to present the hugely successful Countryfile where he has remained ever since.

Opening the batting on the festival’s final day is British writer, law lecturer and historian, Onyeka Nubia; closely followed by Sky News and ITN foreign correspondent and newsreader, Mark Austin.

The day also includes a treat for lovers of 60s and 70s music, with a panel featuring former NME media editor, Stuart Cosgrove; lifelong Beatles fan and well-respected journalist Ken McNab; and acclaimed music journalist, author and long-standing contributing editor to Q, Tom Doyle.

They are followed by double Olivier Award winner, Trevor Eve; News at Ten presenter, Tom Bradbury; and, a beer tasting session with Nicky Welsh, who BeerTubeMap takes the reader on a fun and informative guide linking beers by taste and style.

Further information about the full line up of this year’s Harrogate Literary Festival is available from www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com

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International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival is back in Harrogate for another spectacular season! The Festival is the largest celebration of England’s most famous theatrical partnerships and attracts visitors from all around the world.

This year more than thirty-five full-scale productions will take place in the magnificent Royal Hall, Harrogate.

The acclaimed, professional National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company is the Festival’s resident performing group and will celebrate the 26th annual event with four fantastic new productions: The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers and The Yeomen of the Guard. The Festival will also feature performances by professional groups Forbear!

Theatre and Charles Court Opera and competing amateur societies New London Opera Group, Peak Opera, Bus Pass Opera and SavoyNet Performing Group.

As well as the main productions in the Royal Hall, the Festival offers a packed fringe programme in the adjoining Utopia Pavilion and Utopia Theatre. Each morning at 10:30 visitors can explore the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas with a fascinating talk from one of the Festival’s G&S experts, they can hear from the stars of the

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National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company or join a backstage tour and see what it really takes to put on such a complex and jam-packed festival - led by Chairman and Artistic Director Ian Smith.

The Festival embraces young and old alike.

Indeed, visitors aged between nine and 99 can actually “tread the boards” in Harrogate this summer. This years The Festival Youth Production seees youngsters aged between nine and 19 years presenting their production of The Pirates of Penzance on Saturday, 17th August. For performers aged 60 and beyond there is the aptly named Bus Pass Opera. This senior citizens show has proved extremely popular with both audience and performers. Last year the combined ages of those on the Royal Hall Stage exceeded 2500 years. An evening not to be missed and not a glimmer of a zimmer in sight!

The Festival is twelve days jam-packed with pleasure. Beautiful voices and glorious music.

It will be in Harrogate from August 7th-18th 2019. More information: www.gsfestivals.org

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Theatre Highlights Sense & Sensibility 22 August, RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Elinor Dashwood has a lot of good Sense.

Her sister Marianne Dashwood has an excess of Sensibility. Together they make a snappy title for Jane Austen’s classic novel of scandals, scoundrels and severely sprained ankles. This funny, fast-paced and faithful new adaptation from the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company features live music, audience interaction, romance and heartbreak.

Deathtrap 3-7 September, Harrogate Theatre Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A break in his fortune strikes when he receives a script from a student, Sidney and his wife devise a cunning plan to profit at the young man’s expense. From the writer of Rosemary’s Baby, this play twists and turns with devilish cleverness, and an abundance of thrills and laughter.

The Yorkshire Shepherdess 4 September, Ripon Spa Hotel TV personality Amanda Owen, mother of nine ‘free range’ children, is the subject of the hit series Our Yorkshire Farm, watched by 2.2 million viewers each week. The family also featured in Ben Fogle’s New Lives in the Wild. She presents her new book Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, shows slides and tells stories of the family’s latest exploits at the remote hill farm in Swaledale 56

Outdoor Events Harrogate Food & Drink Festival 24 - 26 August, Ripley Castle Ripley Castle plays hot to Harrogate Food and Drink Festival, showcasing the region’s best talent in food, drink, chef demo’s, performing arts and music.

Harrogate Food and Drink Festival aimed at showcasing, exposing and celebrating the most exciting local talent in food, music, drink and performing arts, is looking forward to welcoming visitors for the first time at the event.

Nidderdale Show 23 September, Bewerley Park Show Field, Pateley Bridge Nidderdale's Big Day Out is a classic and timeless event and includes many varied events such as sheep dog trials, a dog show, show jumping, livestock classes, cookery demonstrations, trade stands and an exhibtion cricket match.

Henshaws Urban Beach Throughout August, Henshaws Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre

The Urban Beach has become a fantastic annual event for the community, held in Knaresborough every August. When the sun is shining it can play host to hundreds of children and their families every day! The atmosphere is magical with chilled live music, café and bar, ice cream, face painting and other arts and crafts activities on offer. The beach is also host to special events as part of the 2019 Feva Festival.

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Music Highlights

Snake Davis and Chris Bannister 2 August, Ripley Town Hall Sax legend Snake Davis has played with some of the biggest names in contemporary music. He’s had a long collaboration with Heather Small of M-People, toured the world with Lisa Stansfield, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart and played with James Brown, Paul McCartney, George Michael and Tina Turner.

Ninebarrow The Waters and the Wild

18 September, Sawley Village Hall

Half Hand Hoodoo 16 August, Blues Bar, Harrogate

The Half Hand Hoodoo Blues Band are a four-piece based in York. Formed in 1995 by singer/guitarist frontman Dave Smith, the band has become well known on the North of England blues circuit with a number of residences in the City of York as well as numerous appearances at the Colne and Burnley blues festivals.

The band play a mix of different blues styles from the slide of Muddy Waters Louisiana Blues to the swing of Eddie Cleanhead Vincent Kidney Stew Blues.

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BBC Radio 2 Horizon Folk Award nominees, John Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere on ukulele, mandolas, piano and harmonium, are captivating audiences with their darkly poignant folk songs. Their perfectly blended voices and innovative take on the English folk tradition has earned them five star reviews and sell-out shows around the UK.

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Live Music FRIDAY 2ND AUG THE DC BLUES BAND ...

SATURDAY 3RD AUG (4-7PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN

SATURDAY 17TH AUG (4-7PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS

SUNDAY 1ST SEPT (6PM) ROBBIE MILLER ...

THURSDAY 5TH SEPT THE BREEZE ...

FRIDAY 6TH SEPT BLIND DEAD MCJONES ...

SATURDAY 7TH (4-7PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN

THURSDAY 19TH SEPT SCAPEGOAT KELLY ...

FRIDAY 20TH SEPT WHO KNOWS ...

SATURDAY 21ST SEPT (4-7PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN

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SUNDAY 18TH AUG (3PM) DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS THE BELLATONES ... ...

SUNDAY 4TH AUG (3PM) SUNDAY 18TH AUG (6PM) STAX DALMAS AND THE CALLS DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS ... ... ...

SUNDAY 4TH AUG (6PM) THURSDAY 22ND AUG SUNDAY 22ND SEPT (3PM) ROBBIE MILLER FRANK BOUGH’S CARDIGAN DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS VINTAGE ... ... ... ...

SUNDAY 4TH AUG (9PM) FRIDAY 23RD AUG SUNDAY 8TH SEPT (3PM) SUNDAY 22ND SEPT (6PM) THE MATT GOLDBERG BAND THE 2 BLUE BAND THE SILENTS CROSS ROADS BLUES BAND ... ... ... ...

THURSDAY 8TH AUG SATURDAY 24TH AUG (4-7PM) SUNDAY 8TH SEPT (6PM) SUNDAY 22ND SEPT (9PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN THE RESONATORS THEE WISDOM EARLES THE HIDING MAGPIES DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS ... ... ... ...

FRIDAY 9TH AUG SUNDAY 8TH SEPT (9PM) THURSDAY 26TH SEPT SUNDAY 25TH AUG (6PM) VINCENT FLATTS BIG JOE BONE NOT THE HOUSE BAND THE WONDERS ... ... ... ...

THURSDAY 12TH SEPT SATURDAY 10TH AUG (4-7PM) FRIDAY 27TH SEPT MONDAY 26TH AUG (2PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN THE RESONATORS THE SAM KELLY BAND DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS ASHLEY REAKS ... ... ... ...

FRIDAY 13TH SEPT SATURDAY 28TH SEPT (4-7PM) THURSDAY 29TH AUG SATURDAY 10TH AUG DR.BOB & THE BLUESMAKERS SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN FALLING DOVES RIFF RAFF ...

DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS ... ... ...

SATURDAY 14TH SEPT (4-7PM) FRIDAY 30TH AUG SUNDAY 11TH AUG (3PM) SATURDAY 28TH SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS JUNKHOUSE DOG THE LOWELLS DEEP BLUE SEA ... ... ... ...

SATURDAY 31ST AUG (4-7PM) SUNDAY 15TH SEPT (3PM) SUNDAY 11TH AUG (6PM) SUNDAY 29TH SEPT (3PM) SATURDAY SHAKEDOWN SANDRA’S WEDDING ASHLEY REAKS THE PETTY HEARTBREAKERS DJ MARTIN - ON THE ONES AND TWOS ... ... ... ...

THURSDAY 15TH AUG SUNDAY 15TH SEPT (6PM) SUNDAY 29TH SEPT (6PM) SUNDAY 1ST SEPT (3PM) THE DAY OF THE JACKEL SCAPEGOAT KELLY STONEY BROKE HELPLESS HERB & THE ... ... ...

MARIJUNA BRASS SUNDAY 15TH SEPT (9PM) FRIDAY 16TH AUG SUNDAY 29TH SEPT (9PM) COLD JACKETS HALFHAND HOODOO ROB REYNOLDS

Mondays - Jam Night Hosted by Martin Rose | Tuesdays - Acoustic Sessions Wednesdays - Paul Middleton Angst Band | Saturdays - Jed Thomas Blues Band

The Blues Cafe Bar, 4 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2TJ

Film Review with Henry Thompson

The August cinema schedule is an unusually busy one, driven in part by successes at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time . . . In Hollywood and Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory which both featured at Cannes will see UK releases in August. Both films are by celebrated writerdirectors and, intriguingly, both are about the film industry. As a consequence, both films put us, the audience, in the frame, inviting us to look at the filmmaking process and reflect on how cinema actually engages our attention, what makes it entertaining and what exactly it is that we revere in actors and directors.

Leaving aside Tarantino’s nod to Sergio Leone in the title of his new film, this latest production would appear to be quintessential Tarantinofast action, a well-worked assemblage of evocative music and gripping story-telling.

Set in Los Angeles in 1969, the film follows the career ups and downs of its star, an actor (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double (played by Brad Pitt). The setting and timing have allowed Tarantino to reference some real-life events in the film including the Manson killings and the death of actress Sharon Tate.

Tarantino’s cinematographer, Robert Richardson, worked previously with Tarantino on, for example, Kill Bill and Django Unchained.

(Richardson honed his early career working with Oliver Stone.)

There is more than a quiver of introspection in Pain and Glory – a tale about an ageing film director trying to find some settlement between his own mortality and the enduring appeal of the art he creates. Antonio Banderas and 60

Penélope Cruz, long term collaborators of Almodóvar, give what are arguably career-best performances. The presence of Almodóvar’s long term cinematographer José Luis Alcaine means that the colours and framing are as sumptuous as the story and performances are mesmerising. The ensemble reminds us, once again, that film is more than anything an intertextual art form where the ‘fingerprint’ of the director- if one can be detected- is inevitably the combination of the influences of the writer, director, cinematographer and production team.

Elsewhere on the festival circuit and away from the big names, new talent is emerging all the time. Animals is a story about a relationship between two women. That however is the only conventional thing about this arresting film written by Emma Jane Unsworth and directed

by Sophie Hyde. Don’t miss it!

Finally, Harrogate Film Society’s new season gets underway at Ashville College on 16th September. Screenings including awardwinners like Zama, Shoplifters and Burning will be complemented with an anniversary screening of John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy. Occasional (free) wine, nibbles and film discussions all add to the mix. Memberships are available, but many people just rock up on the evening - indeed 20% of the total audience simply buy a ticket at the door (£5). Full details on the website: www.harrogatefilmsociety.co.uk Henry Thompson is Research Fellow in film at the University of Manchester. His acclaimed book on Oliver Stone (co-authored with Ian Scott) was released in 2016.

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