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Exhibitions Workshops Events October to December 011
THE ROPEWALK • BARTON UPON HUMBER October - December 011 1
welcome
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utumn is upon us and it’s time to pull on your extra layers and consider what to do with the dark nights ahead. Ropewalk Magazine is packed full of the details for a Ropewalk season of top quality arts events to warm your cultural bones.
It still amazes me after years of promoting arts events that performers are happy to visit a small town like Barton. I often get asked how I manage to book household names for Ropery Hall. It’s very simple - I ask and sometimes they say yes! This season we have a Grammy award winning singer songwriter Beverley Craven, comedy elder statesman Jeremy Hardy, guitar god Nick Harper and comedy song legend Neil Innes rounded off with Snake Davis and The Suspicions at the end of December.
Council are part funding the lantern making workshops in October half term. The workshops are open to all young people and the results are paraded through the town on Saturday 26 November, I hope you can join us in the parade or as a spectator. Finally we hope to see you over the next few months. Don’t forget us when looking for the perfect gift. Buying a work of art or a piece of craft gives you an original present and also supports an artist but remember artists are not just for Christmas!
An exhibition of work by Malcolm Whittaker is on show during September and October and the artist will be giving a talk about his work on September 24. Ropewalk exhibition officer Richard Hatfield has worked with Malcolm to produce a small book about the exhibition. This is a first for us and Richard has done an excellent job. Here at The Ropewalk we are always delighted to be involved in local events and our favourite has to be the Christmas festival parades. As in previous years Barton Town Find us on
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Collection: Michelle Freemantle This autumn the Box Gallery hosts another in our series of exhibitions of collectable craft. Michelle Freemantle, who is based in Wetwang, creates a range of stoneware pottery that is designed to be used. Michelle has travelled extensively to pursue the development of her craft. She has studied in France, Finland and Japan, absorbing the cultural differences and attitudes to studio ceramics. Those differences were most pronounced during her visit to Tokoname, Japan in 2000: “Sitting with my host family in Japan, there in front of me was the evening meal. It consisted of about eight to ten bowls, dishes and plates each varying in colour, size, texture and form. Each one complimented the food it
contained. Conscious thought had gone into the placing of foods and the choice of ceramics used. I liked the idea that I wasn’t simply eating to sustain my body, I was feeding my eyes and my mind at the same time.” Michelle became more concerned with the balance between function, design and content. She strived to embody her work with meaning: “Eating and drinking for me are social times - spending time with people you care for.” Much of her work incorporates text in the decoration – derived from poetry – in an attempt to engage the user in the activity of eating and to make them aware of the objects in use and to consider their function. Michelle’s work can be seen in the Box Gallery between October 15 and November 13.
October - December 2011
craft
Something for everyone this Christmas
Jenny Ashby Affordable, sterling silver jewellery in a range of unique designs, all hand made by on site jeweller Jenny Ashby.
Raku lidded pots by John Wheeldon - £34
Jenny’s work is versatile enough to suit any budget. This elegant range is ideal for that special gift at Christmas time. Combining simple shapes with soft finishes, Jenny’s work will enhance any outfit. Suitable for everyday wear and even those special occasions.
Trisha Needham How lucky we are to have Trisha Needham’s hand painted scarf range this Autumn Winter season. As well as exhibiting her work worldwide, Trisha’s work can be seen in Liberty’s, Heals and Fenwicks in London and now The Ropewalk Craft Gallery.
Prices start at £12
Gathering inspiration from her love of gardening and her allotment plot has lead Trisha to produce a set of distinctive designs hand printed on iridescent velvets. Add one of these wonderful scarves to your wardrobe this Autumn. Prices start at £39 - £62
Looking for a stocking filler? – what about a Jane Maddison wine breather. Available in a variety of designs - £18
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o sooner have we put away the remaining Christmas decorations from last year, or spent the weekend removing the lights and ornamental Santas which adorned the outside of our house and garden, we realise its time to open the loft hatch and reach inside!
Beautiful hand blown glass from Sanders & Wallace of Pateley Bridge - ÂŁ10 upwards
Why not start your Christmas shopping at The Ropewalk this year and find that perfect handmade gift for someone special. The Box Gallery will be bursting with temptation, everything from luxurious scarves, handbags, ties and cufflinks to functional ceramics from France, hand thrown mugs and a wonderful selection of jewellery suitable for every budget. We also have a wide selection of handmade cards from a variety of makers alongside the new Christmas range from the Winter Print Makers at Art Angels. Discover the perfect gift in the Craft Gallery this Christmas.
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exhibitions
A display of exhibition football Ropewalk Studio artist Marc Renshaw promises plenty of entertainment in his forthcoming fixture. Since the age of six, artist Marc Renshaw has been recording all the joys and heartaches of his very own fictional football league. Season upon season his notebooks of handwritten scores and statistics convey the highs and lows of teams such as ‘Bayerns’, Tranquilayers’, ‘Delta’ and ‘Olby’ that make up The Sporting League. Decades later and his obsession is still going strong as this latest exhibition shows. With yards of facts, fixtures and trivia, Marc brings his fantasy football to life creating a fully realised parallel world.
show at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe. The Sporting League gained national recognition in 2007 when it was accepted for the Football art prize at The Lowry in Salford where it eventually went on to become a prizewinner. The Sporting League by Marc Renshaw opens in the Artspace on October 29 and continues until November 27.
Marc studied Fine Art at the University of Wolverhampton before going onto Lincoln to complete an M.A in Illustration. His recent exhibitions include The Temporary Art Show, Wakefield, OPEM, Lincoln and a solo
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allery One goes back to nature this autumn with an exhibition from two artists who are strong on design. Sue Vanderplank and Caroline Burton’s work may look quite different but have certain similarities - both use natural plant forms as inspiration and share similar techniques. Sue, who is based in Derbyshire, has a background in fashion and printed textiles and her current range of silkscreen prints show evidence of this with their simple, clean forms and sense of colour. She sees her work as design pieces for modern interiors and many of the prints are available in different colourways.
New Exhibitions 15 Oct – 27 Nov 29 Oct – 27 Nov 4 Dec – 8 Jan 2012
Caroline is based near York where she works in a centre for traditional crafts. Although she spends most of her time behind the potter’s wheel – both making and teaching – her more experimental work incorporates techniques similar to printmaking: pressing natural materials into the clay to create beautiful textural wall pieces.
Photographers have the opportunity to be involved in a new exhibition in January. “A Sense of Time” is a themed show open to everyone working in photography and digital imagery. Full details are available on our website www.the-ropewalk.co.uk or telephone 01652 660380.
Sue Vanderplank and Caroline Burton Marc Renshaw Christmas Show
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workshops
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here’s nothing better to set off your kitchen, be it modern or traditional, than a willow basket for storing eggs or fruit.
The willow she brings to this workshop includes a variety of different species each of a different shade, from light brown to russet to dark chocolate, and they can all be incorporated into the basket.
Of if you like handicrafts what better way of keeping clutter to a minimum Once the frame is made, weaving the coloured by using the basket to store items rods is fun, easy to do and very rewarding. The such as cottons, pins, needles and end result – a beautiful basket with a variety of uses which will last for many years! tape measures. Can’t find such a basket? Now you have the ideal opportunity to make your own thanks to Alison Walling’s workshop here at The Ropewalk on October 15. Lincoln based Alison has been working with living and dried willow for 10 years and in this workshop you will learn how to make a small, round basket by a traditional method used by agricultural workers and travellers
Suitable for beginners all tools and materials are supplied for the workshop which runs from 10.30am until 4.30pm and costs £34 or £30 for Ropewalk Members. Other autumn workshops begin with Bobbie Walkington’s Capturing the Moment and includes a two-day etching course with Chris Roantree, drypoint printing with a soldering iron with Henrietta Corbett, fused glass with Hazel Burnham, sterling silver jewellery with Jennifer Ashby and two workshops with The Ropewalk’s own printroom technician, Angela Lindsley.
Alison is a great admirer of willow and she grows some of her own or Full details of dates and prices can be found on www.the-ropewalk.co.uk sources it locally. Additional Information Lunch is not included in the cost of our workshops, however our licensed Ropery Coffee Shop offers a delicious range of daily specials and freshly made cakes and refreshments. Lunch orders will be taken at the start of the day or alternatively you may bring a packed lunch. *Reduced rates for classes are for Ropewalk members only. If you wish to become a member please ask for details at the Gallery. All classes / workshops must be booked and paid for in full in advance. Payments will not be refunded if a cancellation is received less than 14 days prior to the workshop / class. Cancellations made before this 14-day period will be due a refund less a £5 booking fee. If you have any special access or equipment needs please let us know so that we can make any necessary arrangements to accommodate this.
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heritage
Behind the scenes at The Ropewalk’s Museum
photo: Brian Peeps
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arlier this year The Ropewalk was successful in securing Heritage Lottery funding for a 12 month long project which will see its archives documented, catalogued and published online. Some months into the project, Heritage Officer Jonathan Holt has come up for air after sifting through all the documentation relating to Hall’s Barton Ropery and shares with us this piece of social history dating back to 1975. The works canteen kept a diary of each meal served throughout the year apart from a week’s break in May (did the factory shut for what was then the Whitsun holiday?) and for a week in December.
In addition to the menus (which included such staples as fish and chips every Friday, beef pie, liver and onions and belly pork) it also lists the suppliers whose names will be familiar to Bartonians – Dewhurst butchers, Prescott Dairy, Laws who supplied lemonades and the like and Twidales, the wet fishmonger who had a shop on the High Street. From January to July out of a total expenditure of £3,872.87 a total of £2323.34 was spent with Dodge By far the most money was spent with Dodge. Does anyone remember what this company was and what they supplied?
As well as the weekly menu is tallied the number who ate in the canteen and how much cash was taken during the week on lunches, dinners and teas
October - December 2011
comedy
Are you having a Laugh? No – well you could be!
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his autumn Ropery Hall has got a breadth of comic talent to choose from. If you like your comedy political look no further than Jeremy Hardy, bitchy – that would be Jo Caulfield, surreal - Paul Foot, observational - Seann Walsh and Mike Wilmot or just plain stupid, cue the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Company. Whatever your taste all of the above come highly recommended by us and we hope to see you at one or all of the performances having a dose of the best medicine
petition in 2009 the television offers started coming in. He has appeared on BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and BBC2’s Mock The Week and is now listed as one of DAVE’s top 10 stand-ups to catch in 2011.
Already an established comedian in his home country Canada, Mike Wilmot started working in the UK as a stand-up comedian in 1995. For over a decade Mike has built up Seann Walsh and Mike Wilmot a reputation as one of the unsung October 7 heroes of the UK comedy scene achieving rave reviews throughout A comedy double header with the country for his unique stand-up. young fresh faced Seann and the In 2003 he won the coveted Barry more established Mike. Seann’s style Award at the Melbourne Interof sharp observational comedy got national Comedy Festival. Intelhim noticed early in his career and ligent, sometimes offensive his act after winning the Leicester Comedy is thought provoking and full of Festival comedian of the year comlaughs.
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Company October 28 Childish at times but always clever. Go with it and this show will make you laugh until it hurts. These two tartan clad socks indulge in rapid fire word associations, stupid songs and toilet humour a plenty. Jo Caulfield October 29 Jo is has a brilliantly sharp observational style that means she isin great demand as a writer as well as a performer. Best-known for her legendary one-woman shows, Jo Caulfield is “one of the finest female comics at work” (The Observer) and has recently been nominated as “the best female Stand-Up in the country” (Chortle.co.uk). She is also Graham Norton’s head writer. “She is, quite simply, a damn funny woman” (The Scotsman). See what you think!
Paul Foot November 18 Paul Foot is one of the UK’s most creative and original comedians. A BBC New Comedy Award and Daily Telegraph Open Mic winner, his recent Edinburgh Shows have met with great critical acclaim as did his appearance on “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” on BBC2. His new show Still Life hits the road in September and includes this detour to Barton. Jeremy Hardy November 24 Jeremy Hardy has been a stand-up comic since 1984 and will be one until he dies or wins the lottery. Jeremy is best known for his work on Radio 4, notably on News Quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation. In 2010, he published a book, My Family and Other Strangers, chronicling his desperate search for interesting ancestors.
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theatre
George Don’t Do That
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hose of a “certain age” will no doubt still remember the cut glass tones and the knowing pauses of one of this country’s greatest female entertainers of the 20th century, Joyce Grenfell. Her acutely and hilariously observed monologues and songs as well as appearances as the “galumphing” policewoman Ruby Gates in the original St Trinian’s films and latterly her appearances on the TV panel programme, Face the Music, made her a household name. Now that golden era is recreated with the former West End actress Cheryl Knight’s homage to Joyce with “Turn Back The Clock.”
Premiered last year in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Joyce’s birth, Cheryl revisits monologues and songs such as “Stately As A Galleon” and “George Don’t Do That”. Written entirely in Joyce’s own words, sourced from her numerous broadcasts and letters, the evening promises to be a little gem of nostalgia with sharp observation combined with gentle wit. Directed by Paul Knight the evening also features accompanist Alice Farnham at the piano. The performance starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £10 in advance and £12 on the door.
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THREADS ORCHESTRA
jazz
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hreads Orchestra – stitching a musical spell from wing of bat and eye of newt. Well, not quite, but a bit of alchemy plays its part in this intriguing mix, gaining Threads’ reputation as one of the most interesting bands to emerge in the UK in recent years. Boil the cauldron and splatter in the jazz, classical, rock, world, Americana, and tango styles, summon the versatility to play anything from selfpenned intriguing compositions to innovative arrangements of Zappa, Zorn and Piazzolla; stir and cast the spell without taking it too seriously. This is an utterly unique experience for the audience, tuneful, melodic chemistry transforming cinematic landscape into snarling groove in the blink of an eye. Their debut selftitled release is a rare example of how to blend well structured composition with the creative sorcery of improvisation, honed by many performances. Refusing to accept the usual notions of a jazz rhythm section with strings stitched in, Threads have forged a new phantasm, a spir-
it of bottled music genie. Or maybe just a phenomenally tight band of great players with a bad attitude to tradition. The ensemble features jazz pianist/ composer Kit Downes. Kit exploded onto the British Jazz Scene playing with the band Empirical, taking him through Europe and America, and then with Troyka, Stan Sulzmann, Fraud and Acoustic Ladyland. He then went on to win the BBC Jazz Award for Rising Star in 2008, a Yamaha Scholorship in 2009 and a British Jazz Award in 2010 “Intriguing and Imaginative” Jazzwise 2010 “A professional ensemble of the highest order’ Michael Drapkin, promoter SXSW Threads Orchestra play Ropery Hall on Friday November 11 at 8pm Tickets are £10 adv/£12 otd.
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music
Australia Rules
Beverley Craven
has been a positive thing, it’s made me realise I just need to get on and do stuff amous for her 1991 hit ‘Promise that I enjoy” Me’ singer songwriter and Brit Award winner Beverley Cra- Her illness has inevitably had an ven is back doing the thing she loves effect on her song writing: “One song most – playing live! Twenty years, was called Rainbows, saying you don’t three daughters and a fight against get rainbows without the rain, apprecicancer later, Beverley is starting all ating the good stuff, so that was the up over again, performing in small ven- side, but the other was the hardest song ues to appreciative crowds. I’ve ever written,” says Beverley. “It was a song for the kids to say ‘you’ll be Beverley Craven gained her first fine without me’, so it’s called Without big break as a backing vocalist for Me and I can usually hear some sniffling soul legend Bobby Womack before in the audience when I play that one, but being snapped up by Epic Records it’s therapy for me.” who released her debut album which became a worldwide hit and Beverley Craven plays Ropery made her a household name. Selling Hall on October 21. Tickets are £15 more than two million copies and adv/£17 on the door. spending 52 weeks in the UK Chart it become a huge hit across Europe and she followed this up with a Matthews Southern string of chart successes including Comfort ‘Memories’, Holding On’, ‘Woman To Woman’ and ‘Love Scenes’. Iain Matthews may be familiar to some, particularly those who knew Her diagnosis of breast cancer in him as a schoolboy in Barton in the 2005 oddly gave her a new lease of 60s, and the globe-trotting song smith life, Beverley says, “In many ways it returns to his roots when the recently
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Live Music at Ropery Hall October
21 Beverley Craven 22 Neil Innes
8pm 8pm
£15/£17otd £16/£18otd
11 Threads Orchestra 8pm 19 Nick Harper 8pm 26 Romi Mayes 8pm
£10/£12otd £12/£14otd £10/£12otd
November
December
1 Iain Mathews Southern Comfort 8pm £15/£17otd 3 Uiscedwr 8pm £12/£14otd 10 Circus Envy 8pm £7/£9otd 30 The Suspicions 8pm £16/£18otd
reformed Matthews Southern Comfort play Ropery Hall on December 1. Iain gained fame originally as part of folk legends Fairport Convention before going on to form MSC who had a UK No. 1 with a cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Woodstock’ in 1970. Since then he has worked in the US, staying for over 28 years and recording 15 solo albums, before moving to Holland in 2002 Matthews Southern Comfort are playing a small number of dates in the US, Italy, Holland and the UK and Iain is excited about the new line-up:” It will feature acoustic guitar, keyboard, electric guitar & mandolin. We plan to make the live show half older MSC material and half songs from the new album, “Kind of new”. Supporting MSC is one of the hottest new names in the UK blues/ acoustic scene Sean Taylor. Having recently played Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk festival to great
acclaim, Sean was also featured on Bob Harris’ Radio 2 Show: ‘Atmospheric ... fabulous music…’ BOB HARRIS BBC RADIO 2 ‘A bluesy devotional intensity that rightly draws comparisons to John Martyn’ Q
Neil Innes Following on from an evening at the British Film Institute dedicated to his film and TV work, Neil Innes will be bringing his brand of musical humour to Ropery Hall on October 22. From early beginnings with Vivian Stanshall and the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band to Monty Python, The Rutles and many solo projects since, Neil Innes has always ploughed a very English furrow of mild eccentricity. A multi-instrumentalist and versatile song writer with a back catalogue that stretches over 40 years, Neil promises that his new show, entitled Short Stories and Tall Songs will deliver a rich mix of music and comedy.
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arton Film Group gets back into full swing for the autumn with a programme of Thursday night films with something for everyone.
October 6 Life in a Day (2011) U A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010. 13 Water for Elephants (2011) 12A A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. Starring Robert Pattinson and Reece Witherspoon.
20 127 Hours (2010) 15 A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. Directed by Danny Boyle starring James Franco. 27 The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 12A Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realises he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York the only woman he’s ever loved. Thriller starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
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November 3 Never Let me Go (2010) 12A As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. Starring Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan. 10 Tree of Life (2011) 12A The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his
father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith 17 Bridesmaids (2011) 15 Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a maid of honour whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendonCovey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. December 15 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) U George Bailey (James Stewart) has the picture perfect life: a loving wife, Mary (Donna Reed), four young children, and his own business, which he inherited from his father. However, on Christmas Eve, George encounters severe business difficulties at the Bailey Building and Loan. The Frank Capra Christmas classic that will guarantee to put us all in the right mood.
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iary October to December 2011
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ctober
Until Oct 9 • Gallery One • Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic FUN Until Oct 23 • Artspace • Malcolm Whittaker: Just Under The Surface 15 - November 13 • Box Gallery • Collection: Michelle Freemantle 15 - November 27 • Gallery One • Sue Vanderplank & Caroline Burton 29 - November 27 • Artspace • Marc Renshaw 1
Capturing The Moment
Bobbie Walkington
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
6
Life in a day
7.30pm
£4
7
Seann Walsh & Mike Wilmot
8pm
£12/£14
8
Introduction to Collagraphs Angela Lindsley
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
8
Liberation
8pm
£3/£5
9
Life Drawing
Richard Hatfield
10.30 - 3.30 £25/£22
13
Water for Elephants
7.30pm
£4
14 & 15
South Bank Players
7.30
£4/£3 conc
15
Rib/Frame Baskets
Alison Walling
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
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127 Hours
7.30pm
£4
21
Beverley Craven
8pm
£15/£17
22
Drypoint Prints
Henrietta Corbett
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
22
Neil Innes
8pm
£16/£18
27
The Adjustment Bureau
7.30pm
£4
28
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
8pm
£8/£10
29
Jo Caulfield
8pm
£10/£12
29
Fused Glass
Hazel Burnham
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
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ovember
Until November 13 • Box Gallery • Collection: Michelle Freemantle Until November 27 • Gallery One • Sue Vanderplank & Caroline Burton Until November 27 • Artspace • Marc Renshaw 3
Never Let Me Go
7.30pm
£4
5
Silver Jewellery
Jenny Ashby
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
6
Life Drawing
Richard Hatfield
10.30 - 3.30 £25/£22
10
Tree of Life
7.30pm
£4
11
Threads Orchestra
8pm
£10/£12
12
Turn Back The Clock
7.30pm
£10/£12
12 & 13
Etching
Chris Roantree
10.30 - 4.30 £68/£60
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Bridesmaids
7.30pm
£4
19
Two Plate Printing
Angela Lindsley
10.30 - 4.30 £34/£30
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Paul Foot
8pm
19
Nick Harper
8pm
25
The Pudding Club
7.30pm
24
Jeremy Hardy
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£12/£14
8pm
Romi Mayes
£10/£12
£14/£16 £20
8pm
£10/£12
ecember
4 - Jan 8 2012 • All Galleries • The Christmas Show 1
Iain Matthews Southern Comfort
8pm
£15/£17
2
Evening Christmas Meal
7pm
£14
3
Uiscedwr
8pm
£12/£14
4
Life Drawing
Richard Hatfield
10.30 - 3.30 £25/£22
10
Circus Envy
8pm
£7/£9
15
It’s a Wonderful Life
7.30pm
£4
30
The Suspicions
8pm
£16/£18
KEY Exhibitions
Workshops
Music
Film
Theatre/Comedy
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the ropewalk
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he Ropewalk is a regionally acclaimed centre for the arts housing galleries, sculpture garden, coffee shop, and Ropery Hall - a venue for live music, theatre and cinema within a Grade II listed former rope factory. Other facilities include: a printmaking workshop; artists’ studios; meeting rooms available for outside lets and a picture framing department. Admission Free Galleries Open: 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.
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.
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 half 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. Reserve your tickets for 5 days before collection or pay by credit or debit card. (An additional charge of £1 is applied) Online at www.roperyhall.co.uk
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