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September - December 2019 THE ROPEWALK • BARTON UPON HUMBER
The Ropewalk was built in 1801 and as Hall’s Barton Ropery manufactured ropes for the world. It closed as a working factory in 1989 and was brought back to life as an arts centre in April 2000 by an artists’ co-operative who still manage the site today. The Grade II listed building is a cultural quarter of a mile long!
The Ropewalk has 3 temporary exhibition spaces with a rolling exhibition programme that ensures there is always something new to see.
The Ropewalk offers a stimulating programme of art and craft workshops that run throughout the year, including regular classes in printmaking and life drawing and day classes in a range of activities.
Ropery Hall is a small community venue with a capacity of between 100 - 150 that offers a programme of film, theatre, music and comedy.
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The Craft Gallery continually displays in excess of 200 makers’ work from throughout the country including jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles and a wide selection of artist-made greeting cards. The Hall-Mark Room displays a range of contemporary prints and collectables.
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Fresh local produce is used to create a wide variety of mainly vegetarian snacks and light lunches. A large selection of delicious freshly made cakes, coffees and organic juices are also available.
The building also houses a small Museum, Artist Studios and meeting rooms for hire.
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welcome
Twenty not out
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e have just passed a significant milestone in The Ropewalk’s history. On 5th August 1999 the Waterside Artists’ Co-operative was formed to take on a 20 year lease for The Ropewalk. A great deal of change has happened in those 20 years but it is a short time in the scheme of things with ropes made here since 1801 when the Hall family of Hull purchased the site. If local heritage interests you then the Heritage Open Days in September are perfect for you with many of Barton’s historic buildings and sites open to the public free of charge. There is a programme of talks and tours that are guaranteed to deepen your knowledge of your local environs. The brochure containing all the details is available from the Craft Gallery and Coffee Shop. The autumn is always a busy time for The Ropewalk with new exhibitions and a packed programme of performances. The Craft Gallery has constantly changing displays as manager Devon welcomes new makers and we look to stock those interesting gifts to tempt you in the run up to the festive period. We have some great live music, films, comedy and theatre in Ropery Hall. If you’ve not tried a night out with us yet now’s the time to book and come and see why our regular customers rave about the friendly atmosphere, quality of the shows and the warm welcome from our happy band of volunteers. Finally a national institution celebrates its 25th anniversary this autumn. It was on November 19, 1994 that the first lottery draw took place. If you play the lottery then I hope you know that your generous involvement along with others contributes millions to good causes every month. The Ropewalk has benefitted from lottery grants over the years and the Barton Heritage Open Days programme 2019 has been made possible with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. See you soon as we start the next twenty! Liz
Cover image: The Budapest Cafe Orchestra
Find us on
Admission Free Galleries Open 7 days a week: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Sundays and Bank Holidays 10am - 4pm The Ropewalk is on one level with good wheelchair access; we are a 5 minute walk from the Barton Transport Interchange with half-hourly buses to Hull and Scunthorpe and a 2-hourly rail service to Grimsby and the wider rail network.
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jewellery
Featured Jewellers
September - Katy O’Neil Katy O’Neil’s large jewellery collection includes pendants, bracelets, earrings and brooches. She creates her pieces from smooth black onyx porcelain or high fired white porcelain, materials that are durable and allows her to produce two distinctive ranges. The clay is then impressed with marks inspired by photographs taken during her travels, and decorated with oxides slips and glaze.
October - Jordanne Cliffe Jordanne Cliffe is a contemporary jewellery designer-maker who uses rose gold as an accent within her work, Jordanne produces mixed metal jewellery pieces which combine her keen attention to detail with an eye for placement and composition. This is reflected in her “nest’” collection as well as through her popular wrap rings with a touch of gold.
November - Carla Edwards Carla Edwards designs and makes contemporary resin jewellery and her colourful pieces are inspired by her love of nature, colour and drawing. Layers of pattern are contrasted with simple forms and delicate graffito style surface drawings. Most pieces are never quite the same twice, as the patterns and shades vary slightly every time.
December - Alex Hallowes Alex Hallowes creates jewellery that is chunky and bold, with precise geometric designs incorporated. Over time she has developed a playful contrast between delicacy and size that is very much her own. Alex works in a range of materials from enamel, dichroic, glass and silver and enjoys experimenting with etching, glass and mosaic.
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box gallery
Helen Martino
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elen Martino would describe her work as being ‘sometimes serious and sometimes playful’. For many years Helen worked as a functional potter, making batches of domestic pots on a wheel. Now she sees herself as more of a maker in clay, hand building each piece individually by using soft and flexible sheets of clay. These sheets of clay are freely cut, curved and sometimes twisted, and this is how Helen is able to create different perspectives and distortion within her work. The surface is painted with slip, underglaze pigment and resists. Depending on the piece silver and gold lustre may also be incorporated.
Helen is fascinated by body language and how this can be communicated. She observes Mogul and Persian miniatures and admires how they are able to tell a story within one image. These artworks often show a significant event within the life span of a person or family. Helen’s sculptures are also intimate like the miniature and show a single event that can be applied to the past, future and present, allowing the viewer to determine the story of each artwork. Working in Cambridge, Helen exhibits widely across the UK and is the founder member of Cambridge Open Studios. Helen Martino – Box Gallery November 1 - 30
BOX GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Lu Mason Eleanor Tomlinson Helen Martino
September 2 - 29 October 4 - 31 November 1 - 30
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exhibition
Sue Stone
Image credit : Sue Stone Detail of ‘Family Life’ 2018/19 inspired by e-Tellings is a solo exhibition anecdotes, and images and Sue has a series of images and by artist Sue Stone whose now collected stories from all over stories from Virginia Mackman
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work has an emphasis on hand embroidery mixed with machine stitch and paint. This work is part of an ongoing series inspired by memories, both her own and other peoples. Members of the public were invited to take part by sharing memories of themselves and their relationships in the form of
the world.
Sue exhibits her work both nationally and internationally and is an exhibiting member of the 62 Group of Textiles Artists, a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and a member of the Society for Embroidered Work.
Sue Stone - Re-Tellings Stephen Todd - Humber Estuary Print Maker’s Council - Land, Sea & Sky Studio Artists’ Show Christmas Craft
Artspace Gallery One Both Galleries Artspace Gallery One
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Stephen Todd
Humber Estuary: Inner Landscapes
exhibition
“Landscape is what we make of it.
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e absorb the landscape through its sights, its sounds and our senses. We observe its present and glimpse its past. But we construct the landscape from the thoughts and emotions we bring.
landscapes and vibrant wildlife; the physical and emotional marks of the past. All this provides the inspiration for this series of paintings.”
The Humber Estuary has it all: the broadening skies and relentless shift and erosion of the tides; the industrial
Stephen is a Sheffield based artist who shows work regularly across the region and beyond.
Stephen Todd
image: Colin Gillespie - Uneasy Landscape 1
Printmakers Council: Land Sea and Sky
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ounded in 1965 the Printmakers Council exists to promote artist printmaking, and they have 250 members countrywide. Their main activity is to organise innovative and diverse contemporary print exhibitions around the UK. For this new exhibition at The Ropewalk ‘Land, Sea and Sky’, the membership was asked to think beyond the literal interpretations of the title, and as you will see from the selected works, they have exceeded our expectations.
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Films for Autumn
film
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ue to popular demand our programme of afternoon matinees is back and bigger than ever - with one small change - they will now start half an hour earlier at 1.30pm to help with transport connections. The price of £3 still includes an interval cuppa!
Matinees start at 1.30pm Tickets £3 Evening films start at 7.30pm Tickets £4 No advance sales
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film MATINEE
EVENING
SEPTEMBER 5
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (12a) 2h 15mins starring Rami Malek
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (15) 2hr 4mins Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12a) 1hr 52mins Starring Tuppence Middleton, Daniel Mays
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS* (U) 1hr 20mins (1935) Starring Will Hay
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS* (U) 1hr 34mins Starring Ian Carmichael, Terry Thomas
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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12a) 1hr 52mins Starring Tuppence Middleton, Daniel Mays
STAN & OLLIE (PG) 1hr 38mins Starring Steve Coogan & John C Reilly
OCTOBER 3
THE WHITE CROW (12a) 2hr 7mins Starring Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (15) 2hr 4mins Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie
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WILD ROSE (15) 1hr 40mins Starring Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello
VICE (15) 2hr 12mins Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams
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RED JOAN (12A) 1hr 41mins Starring: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson
AMAZING GRACE (12a) 1hr 29mins Aretha Franklin documentary
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DUMBO (PG) 1hr 52mins Disney live action remake
ALL IS TRUE (PG) 1hr 41mins Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench
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BEAUTIFUL BOY (15) 2hr Starring Steve Carrell
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME (15) 1hr 46mins Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant
NOVEMBER 7
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (15) 1hr 39mins Peter Jackson’s documentary about World War I
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IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (15) 1hr 59mins Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James
GREEN BOOK (PG) 2hr 10mins Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali
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COLLETTE (15) 1hr 51mins Starring Keira Knightley, Dominic West
ROCKET MAN (15) 2hr 1min Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell
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TOLKEIN (PG) 1hr 52mins Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins
DECEMBER 5
ROCKET MAN (15) 2hr 1min Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell
BOOKSMART (15) 1hr 42mins Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein
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THE NUTCRACKER & THE FOUR REALMS (PG) 1hr 39mins Starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (PG) 2hr 10mins Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed
*Free events - part of Heritage Open Days Festival
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comedy
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e have had so many requests for Hospital Radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury to return I have given in and he will be back in November to support Tom Binns, the star and co-writer of the BBC 1 Friday Night Comedy Series Hospital People. This is always an entertaining evening with plenty of laughter and amazement as the Psychic Comedian knows more about the audience than is possible – how does he do it?!
Autumn Comedy
We are delighted that Angela Barnes has fitted Ropery Hall into her autumn tour. Following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Angela (Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, BBC R4’s The News Quiz and host of The Comedy Club and Newsjack on BBC R4Extra) is back with her brand new show Rose-Tinted. With stand up and stories, Angela is trying, really trying, to look on the bright side of life. In December we have something to get you in the mood for the festive season as comedy historian Robert Ross salutes the perennial holiday treats in an affectionate celebration, stuffed with rarely seen clips from the archives. Whether it’s Laurel and Hardy selling fir trees off the back of their Model T Ford or Sid James as a department store Father Christmas, as well as, of course, they’ll be Eric ‘n’ Ernie! But perhaps like you’ve never seen them before...
Angela Barnes
The last Friday of October and November are reserved for our ever popular Barnstormers Comedy Club showcasing the talents of three comedians in one evening, a great night out for just £10 Liz
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Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted 8pm £14/£16 Barnstormers Comedy Club 8pm £10/£12 Ivan Brackenbury supports Tom Binns: The Psychic Comedian 8pm £14/£16 Barnstormers Comedy Club 8pm £10/£12 Christmas Crackers with Robert Ross 7.30pm £5/£7
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theatre
Played by Malcolm Rennie McNish, a brilliant carpenter and shipwright, defied Shackleton, but went all the way with him and played an absolutely vital role in ensuring all 28 were saved. But for all his bravery and ingenuity, McNish was one of the very few who were never awarded the Polar Medal. Shackleton’s Carpenter is by multiaward winning playwright Gail Louw and directed by Tony Milner who has produced many tours as well as West End / Broadway shows. Shackleton’s Carpenter was the second last play he directed before his death in 2015 and this tour is dedicated to his memory.
November also sees the return of Gerard Logan and his masterful story-telling, this time with spine-tingling tales of the supernatural from E.F. Benson’s brilliant collection of ghost stories, Night Terrors. – tales that are dramatic, haunting and hugely memorable. As those who have seen him perform here before will know Gerard is widely acknowledged as an outstanding exponent of the solo performance and has won many awards not least for his performance in Shakespeare’s great narrative poem “The Rape of Lucrece” which, alongside “Wilde Without the Boy” (Gareth Armstrong’s dramatisation of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis) and “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” he is currently touring internationally. Night Terrors is directed and dramatised by the award-winning Gareth Armstrong who has combined the roles of actor, director, writer and teacher throughout a career that has taken to him to more than 50 countries. He has been a member of the RSC, worked at Shakespeare’s Globe and in the West End. He has directed a wide repertoire of work all over the UK as well as in Europe and America.
AUTUMN THEATRE
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ost know the story of Ernest Shackleton, the polar explorer and we go behind the scenes of the grandly titled and ultimately ill-fated “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition” of 1914 when the Endeavour’s carpenter, Harry McNish, was the only man who challenged the boss on the ice floes of Antarctica when just over a year after the ship sailed it sank in Antarctica, leaving Shackleton and his crew of 27 stranded.
Shackleton’s Carpenter November 16, 7.30pm £13/£15 Night Terrors November 22, 7.30pm £13/£15
Gerard Logan
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folk & americana
Ropery Hall getting in tune
3hattrio
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seem to have gone a bit overboard with music this autumn, there is far too much to choose from so why not just follow my lead and come to it all!!
Canadians the Lonesome Ace Stringband are masters of their trade and have been described as three of the most accomplished old-time musicians playing on this planet, and that is not overstating the case. Cutting-edge blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time. Catfish’s
Lonesome Ace Stringband
FROM THE AMERICAS Did you see them last time? The amazing 3hattrio still haunt me. A must see show as the band creates something that responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park, and acknowledge the cultural traditions of generations of people who have worked and lived on the deserts of the great southwest.
innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over. Hot Cincinnati four-piece band, The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string-band-style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. The group has a broad sweep of influences with everything from traditional folk, Appalachian old-time, bluegrass and the crustier side of honky tonk. They always rock the house!
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folk & americana
CUA
Adam Holmes & Heidi Talbot
FANCY SOME FOLK? A new words and music celebration of the 50th anniversary of Britain’s most loved folk-rock band Fairport Convention. Founder member Ashley Hutchings has written a show which is informative, funny and full of great songs that the group played at its beginning back in the late sixties. Banjo players can be almost apologetic about the instrument popularised in America with its origins in West Africa. Together Damien O’Kane and Ron Block meld two different styles and approaches to the banjo to captivating effect in what they term Banjophony. Life-affirming, uplifting, they have succeeded in making two banjos subtle, awe- inspiring and majestic, so no apologies or jokes here - just listen and believe. Ireland’s Heidi Talbot and Scotland’s Adam Holmes are joining forces to tour, write and record. Between them they have been nominated for multiple BBC Folk Awards, SAY and Irish music awards. This new collaboration will see the pair work under the name “Arcade”. Multi-award winning fiddler, composer and producer Aidan O’Rourke (Lau) releases his new double album “365:Volume Two” in August this year following last year’s sold-out “365: Volume One” with another beautifully sparse and emotive collection recorded with Mercury Prize nominee Kit Downes (ECM). Aidan’s playing and writing are renowned for deep lyricism and off-kilter twists, here paired with
the kaleidoscopic harmonies of Kit on harmonium and piano. One of the leading UK singersongwriters Katherine Williams is very girly, gently rude, craftily alternative, and delightfully relaxing. This fiercely independent UK singer-songwriter has attracted great praise for her beguiling contemporary folk songs. In their five years, Scottish firebrands Talisk have stacked up several major awards for their explosively energetic yet artfully woven sound, including 2018’s Belhaven Bursary for Innovation and 2017’s Folk Band of the Year both at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, and a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. The Budapest Café Orchestra is a small but impeccably formed orchestra of just four players combined to create an aural alchemy so wholesome you would be forgiven for thinking a far bigger ensemble is at work. It has won legions of fans through their magical and infectious performances. Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - plus a few surprises along the way hugely entertaining, immense skill and profound musicianship. A show by the BCO is good enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube!
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Hue & Cry
John Otway
music
Since issuing their superb Songs of The Hollow album in 2017, CUA have gone on to become a band that has gathered in more praise than most from all the best sections of the media. As a result, there are many who cannot wait to catch the band in action and this will be their first ever UK tour. Join “one of British Folk’s mightiest combinations” (MOJO), O’Hooley & Tidow, for an evening of beautifully performed original, contemporary, and traditional winter songs from their critically acclaimed album ‘WinterFolk Vol 1’. Belshazzar’s Feast are on tour with their celebrated Christmas show that mixes traditional folk music, seasonal material, stirring in classical, pop and music hall, all topped off with audience participation and lashings of wry humour, Paul Sartin (Bellowhead / Faustus) and Paul Hutchinson (Hoover The Dog) together wow audiences with their eclectic and eccentric mix of tunes and between songs chat, always sending audiences home with smiles on their faces. It doesn’t stop there - we have plenty more to interest you. Slim Chance is a tight band of good friends, which has evolved around three original members of Ronnie Lane’s band - Steve Bingham, Charlie Hart and
Steve Simpson. They are now regularly joined by Brendan O’Neill, Billy Nicholls, and Geraint Watkins, and together they deliver a unique and entertaining show, both joyous and of a high musical calibre. Is it comedy? Is it Music? Whatever it is that John Otway does he’s been making a success of being unsuccessful for many decades. Back with his Big Band we are limbered up and ready for the call and response sections. If you are new to John Otway please have a look on line before buying a ticket as he isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but we love him! Snake Davis appears several times in the autumn programme solo, as a duo with Sumudu, and a four piece with the Snake Davis Band building to our traditional end of year show with his nine-piece Alligator Shoes a standing gig in December. With the launch of a brand new CD coinciding with their UK October 2019 tour dates, Collister & Fix are in the throes of creating another beautiful mix of self-penned and emotionally intelligent interpretations of classic pop/folk/rock songs! Christine and Michael’s first CD collaboration, Shadows & Light, released in 2017, magically captures the delightful effervescent quality of their brilliant live performances.
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craft
O’Hooley & Tidow
Ma Bessie & her Blues Troupe
MUSIC AND STORY TELLING Reg Meuross’s moving work of social and political history, inspired by Brian W. Lavery’s book The Headscarf Revolutionaries, opens a window on Hull’s Hessle Road fishing community and fighting fishwife Lillian Bilocca’s successful campaign for improved trawler safety in the aftermath of the 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster. 12 Silk Handkerchiefs showcases Reg’s powerful songs interwoven with narration from Brian W. Lavery and rare archive footage from the time the ships went down. Nicknamed the “Empress of the Blues”, Bessie Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers. Ma Bessie and her Blues Troupe perform to a narrated show, featuring music from the era and showcasing many of Bessie’s songs. The show chronicles her life from a one-room shack in Blue Goose Hollow, to becoming the highestpaid black entertainer of that time, to the tragic accident on Route 61 in September 1937 that ended her life aged 43 years.
It wouldn’t be a Ropery Hall season without a nod to the ‘80s and this one is going to be an excellent night. Brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane formed Hue and Cry in 1983 and the duo made a huge impact in the late ‘80s with the albums Seduced and Abandoned and Remote as well as massive hit singles such as Labour of Love. Albums like Stars Crash Down and Jazz Not Jazz ensured Hue and Cry’s continued triumph in the 1990s. To date Hue and Cry have sold in excess of two million records worldwide. A TOUCH OF THE BLUES King Size Slim and Half Deaf Clatch team up for this one-off show at The Ropery Hall. Expect stomping , a plethora of resonator guitars and a look at where contemporary British Blues is today. Half Deaf Clatch has become something of a cult artist on the British Blues Scene with sold out shows at The Great British rhythm and Blues Festival and a committed fan base across the country while King Size Slim appears at Ropery Hall as part of his Autumn UK solo tour taking in club and festival dates up and down the country.
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music craft
Chantel McGregor
A female guitar prodigy, Chantel McGregor was told by a major label that she had a “great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!” Wisely ignoring their comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark at BTEC, with 18 distinctions. Chantel then pursued further education and left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award. Sept 5
3hattrio
8pm
£14/£16
Sept 6
Slim Chance
8pm
£15/£17
Sept 13
Ashley Hutchings & Becky Mills in The Beginnings of Fairport Convention
8pm
£14/£16
Sept 14
The Lonesome Ace Stringband
8pm
£14/£16
Sept 20
Snake Davis Band
8pm
£16/£18
Sept 21
12 Silk Handkerchiefs, Songs & Storytelling
7.30pm £13/£15
Sept 28
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block
8pm
Sept 29
Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis & Sumudu
7.30pm £14/£16
Oct 4
Hue and Cry
8pm
£22/£24
Oct 11
Arcade: Heidi Talbot & Adam Holmes
8pm
£14/£16
Oct 13
Aidan O’Rouke & Kit Downes
8pm
£14/£16
Oct18
Collister & Fix
8pm
£14/£16
Oct 19
Ma Bessie and her Blues Troupe
8pm
£14/£16
Oct 26
Kathryn Williams
8pm
£14/£16
Oct 27
Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis
7.30pm £14/£16
Nov 7
Catfish Keith
8pm
£14/£16
Nov 9
The Tillers
8pm
£14/£16
Nov 15
King Size Slim and Half Deaf Clatch
8pm
£13/£15
Nov 17
John Otway and the Big Band
7.30pm £16/£18
Nov 23
Talisk
8pm
Nov 28
Budapest Café Orchestra
7.30pm £15/£17
Nov 30
Cua
8pm
£14/£16
Dec 6
O’Hooley & Tidow WinterFolk
8pm
£14/£16
Dec 7
Chantel McGregor
8pm
£15/£17
Dec 14
Belshazzar’s Feast
8pm
£14/£16
Dec 28
Snake Davis and his Alligator Shoes
8pm
£19/£21
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£14/£16
workshops craft
Silver Rings
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pend an enjoyable day with Alastair Scargall from Mushroom Designs and create your very own silver rings. Alastair works from his home studio in Winterton, where he produces a range of silver jewellery inspired by natural forms such as seed heads, flowers and leaves. After working with silver for many years Alastair is looking forward to passing on his knowledge and helping participants create a silver spinner ring and additional silver stacker rings. Throughout the course of the day you will learn how to use hand tool to shape, form and solder silver before polishing your perfectly fitting collection of new rings. No previous experience is needed and all material is provided. So book today if you want to create your very own silver jewellery or produce that special someone a personal hand-made gift.
Silver Spinner Ring and Double Wire Stacking Rings with Alastair Scargall Saturday 28th September £65/60* 10.30am – 4:30pm *Ropewalk Members Workshops
September - December 2019 September 7 & 8
Upholstery Weekend
with Lesley Leonard
£160/£150*
September 14
Introduction to Screen Printing
with Alison Stack
£70/£65*
September 28
Silver Spinner Ring and Double with Alastair Wire Stacking Rings Scargall
£65/£60*
October 5
Exploring Texture & Pattern in Hand Stitch
with Sue Stone
£60/£55*
October 12
Embossed Metal Pictures
with Anna Roebuck
£60/£55*
October 19
Willow Birds
with Alison Walling
£60/£55*
November 2
Recycled Plastic Sculpture
with Anna Roebuck
£60/£55*
November 9
Willow Stag’s Head
with Alison Walling
£60/£55*
November 23
Willow Christmas Decorations
with Alison Walling
£60/£55*
November 30
Stained Glass Angels and Danglies
with Gill Hobson
£80/£75*
*reduced price for Ropewalk members
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heritage
Heritage Open Days Festival Tim Needham demonstating his techniques
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Here at The Ropewalk, we’re offering a Tai Chi taster session, a workshop with the Ropewalk Printmakers, a guided tour of our quarter-of-a-mile long building, special film screenings and an exhibition of textiles from Grimsby-based artist Sue Stone. Elsewhere in Barton, there are lots of other activities to whet your appetite for heritage! Sign up for a Gong Therapy session at Joseph Wright Hall, explore the “Barton Bunker” at Applegate House or perhaps take a trip into the Ossuary (bone store) at St. Peter’s Church. Pick up your free
The Barton Bunker
rom Friday 13 to Sunday 22 September, The Ropewalk is taking part in the annual Heritage Open Days festival in Barton upon Humber. The festival is a celebration of the fascinating history of our market town, including its buildings, landscapes, people and stories. Throughout the 10 days, there will be a range of free events and activities for all the family including guided walks, talks, performances, workshops and even a chance to explore a working shipyard!
souvenir guide from The Ropewalk for a full list of events taking place, and book your space soon as places fill up very quickly! The Barton programme for Heritage Open Days is managed as a joint project by The Ropewalk and Wilderspin National School
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craft Museum, and is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Tesco Bags of Help. The success of the festival would also not be possible without our dedicated team of volunteer stewards who shout about the different activities on offer, engage with the public, help with directions
and provide support to the venues. We’re always looking for people with energy, enthusiasm and a bit of free time to join us, so if you’re interested in becoming a volunteer for next year’s festival (or would like to hear more about volunteer opportunities in Barton upon Humber), get in touch with Liz by calling 01652 660380 or emailing liz@the-ropewalk.co.uk
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One last thing...
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here are many ways you can support us from enjoying a coffee in the Ropery Coffee Shop to coming along to Ropery Hall and enjoying our varied programme But you can also support us in another way by leaving The Ropewalk a legacy in your will that would mean your generosity allowing others to enjoy the arts here in Barton upon Humber as well as help sustain this iconic building. Your gift, no matter how small or how large, can make a real difference.
The Ropewalk can provide a range of affordable catering options for such occasions which, coupled with our flexible room hire, will adapt to any post funeral gathering, no matter how large or small. A licenced bar is available and all food is freshly prepared in house using locally sourced ingredients where possible.
We hope we can be of assistance in the arrangements you have to make, and are available to discuss you specific requirements. If you have Likewise when a loved one dies we any questions please do not hesitate appreciate that at this difficult time to contact: Carol on 01652 660380 or the choices of where to hold your email: reception@the-ropewalk.co.uk funeral wake should be as simple and as straightforward as possible.
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diary
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eptember
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iary September - December 2019
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Bohemian Rhapsody (12)
1.30pm
£3
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3hatttrio
8pm
£14/£16
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Slim Chance
8pm
£15/£17
11
Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
12
Mary Queen of Scots (15)
1.30pm
£3
12
Fisherman’s Friends (12a)
7.30pm
£4
13
Ashley Hutchins & Becky Mills
8pm
£14/£16
14
The Lonesome Ace Stringband
8pm
£14/£16
19
Boys Will Be Boys (U)
1.30pm
Free
19
School For Scoundrels (U)
7.30pm
Free
20
Snake Davis Band
8pm
£16/£18
21
12 Silk Handkerchiefs
7.30pm
£13/£15
26
Fisherman’s Friends (12a)
1.30pm
£3
26
Stan & Ollie (PG)
7.30pm
£4
27
Angela Barnes
8pm
£14/£16
28
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block
8pm
£14/£16
29
Snake Davis & Sumudu
7.30pm
£14/£16
7.30pm
£1.50
O 2
ctober Quiz Night
3
The White Crow (15)
1.30pm
£3
3
Mary Queen Of Scots
7.30pm
£4
4
Hue and Cry
8pm
£22/£24
10
Wild Rose
1.30pm
£3
10
Vice (15)
7.30pm
£4
11
Arcade: Heidi Talbot & Adam Holmes
8pm
£14/£16
13
Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes
8pm
£14/£16
17
Red Joan (15)
1.30pm
£3
17
Amazing Grace
7.30pm
£4
18
Collister & Fix
8pm
£14/£16
19
Ma Bessie and her Blues Troupe
8pm
£14/£16
24
Dumbo (PG)
1.30pm
£3
24
All is True (PG)
7.30pm
£4
25
Barnstormers Comedy Club
8pm
£10/£12
26
Kathryn Williams
8pm
£14/£16
27
Snake Davis Solo
7.30pm
£14/£16
31
Beautiful Boy (15)
1.30pm
£3
31
Can You Ever Forgive Me (15)
7.30pm
£4
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ovember Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
7
They Shall Not Grow Old (15)
1.30pm
£3
7
Catfish Keith
8pm
£14/£16
8
Tom Binns
8pm
£14/£16
9
The Tillers
8pm
£14/£16
14
If Beale Street Could Talk (15)
1.30pm
£3
14
Green Book (PG)
7.30pm
£4
15
King Sized Slim & Half Deaf Clatch
8pm
£13/£15
16
Shackleton’s Carpenter
7.30pm
£13/£15
17
John Otway and the Big Band
8pm
£16/£18
21
Collette (15)
1.30pm
£3
21
Rocket Man (15)
7.30pm
£4
22
Night Terrors with Gerard Logan
7.30pm
£13/£15
23
Talisk
8pm
£14/£16
28
Tolkien (PG)
1.30pm
£3
28
Budapest Cafe Orchestra
7.30pm
£15/£17
29
Barnstormers Comedy
8pm
£10/£12
30
Cua
8pm
£14/£16
D
ecember
4
Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
5
Rocket Man (15)
1.30pm
£3
5
Booksmart (15)
7.30pm
£4
6
O’Hooley & Tidow: Winterfolk
8pm
£14/£16
7
Chantel McGregor
8pm
£15/£17
12
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG)
1.30pm
£3
12
It’s A Wonderful Life (PG)
7.30pm
£4
14
Belshazzar’s Feast
8pm
£14/£16
17
Christmas Crackers with Robert Ross
7.30pm
£5/£7
18
Christmas Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
28
Snake Davis & His Alligator Shoes
8pm
£19/£21
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The Ropewalk Ropery Hall
The Venue is a small community venue with a capacity of around 120. For small music nights seating is cabaret-style; for all other performances it is theatre-style and seating is not numbered. Please ensure that you arrive in good time if you wish to be seated together. There is a fully licenced bar at all performances. Doors open an hour before the start of performances.
How To Book
Tickets are available: In Person at The Ropewalk. Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm (4pm Sundays). By Telephone: pay by credit or debit card. (An additional charge of £2 is applied) Online at www.roperyhall.co.uk
Directions We are well signposted from the A15. Just follow the brown signs... Exit the A15 at J.3 and take the A1077 into Barton (Ferriby Road). Turn left at mini roundabout at the bottom of the hill and follow the road round to the next mini roundabout and turn left again. Follow the one-way system through Castledyke West and get in the left-hand lane. Turn left at the junction opposite the railway station, then take the first right off Waterside Road onto Maltkiln Road. For The Ropewalk Galleries turn left into Tesco’s car park where you will find us in the far left corner. There is ample free car parking adjacent to the building. For Ropery Hall, follow the road round to the Waters’ Edge park gates and then left into the car park. Please park at the end of the car park nearest Ropery Hall then walk to the first set of doors at the side of the building. For Sat Nav users please input DN18 5JR which will lead you straight to Waters’ Edge Car Park.
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