What's On

What’s On listings are free for local charities and community organisations and ideally should not exceed 20 words. For all other event organisers, a small charge of £20 applies.

CAPTAIN COOK MEMORIAL MUSEUM, GRAPE LANE Open Daily: 09:45 - 17:00. Last admission half an hour before closing. Admission fees apply - see www. cookmuseumwhiby.co.uk. Annual exhibition: Sea Peoples: Navigating the Pacific. Blue water sailing in the vast Pacific Ocean demands accurate navigation. Done poorly, it could be catastrophic, as many vanished ships and wrecks testify. This exhibition explores Pacific sailing with both Polynesians and Europeans. WHITBY MUSEUM & PANNETT ART GALLERY At Pannett Park EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Whitby Tennis Club is ready to go from Monday 11th April 5.30pm at Whitby Sixth Form College, behind Whitby and Esk Valley Astro Turf facility. A small friendly Club with a relaxed atmosphere. Current members as well as new members welcome. Cost: £20 for the season. No junior section at present. Check out Facebook page for further details. Monday & Wednesday evenings 5.30-8.00pm and Sunday morning 10am-12 noon.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY Target Archery at Eskdale School 6.45pm to 8.45pm. Archery GB members welcome. New beginners course starting in May. https://whitbyarchers.co.uk/ Home.html

EVERY THURSDAY (& OCCASIONALLY WED & SUN)

Opening times: 10.00am – 4.30pm Tues – Sun. Closed Mon. Last admission 4.00pm. Museum admission: £7.00 adults, £5.00 students ticket lasts for a full year. Whitby residents (proof needed) & under 17s Free. Current Exhibition: John Tindale: A Vision of Whitby capturing the life and work of this local photographer and champion of Whitby including four incredible films which incorporate John Tindale’s images and interviews with local characters teamed with Yorkshire Archive film footage. The exhibition also features the full twentieth century of Whitby Gazettes which have been digitized to be fully searchable.

Art Gallery admission – free to all. Tea room Open 10am-3.30pm on Tues-Sat. EVERY DAY Whitby Whalers u3a. Day time activities throughout the week for those no longer in full time work: arts, languages, lectures, exercise, history, social groups and much more. Variety of venues. www.u3asites. org.uk/whitby EVERY MONDAY Marske & Loftus Badminton Club at Loftus Cricket & Athletic Club, 7pm till late. Looking for new members. First night is free, contact Paul on 07702 756669.

EVERY FRIDAY Sleights Village Hall every Friday evening 8.15pm to 10.30pm for ballroom, Latin and sequence social dancing. Basic for beginners 7.30pm. Tel: 07971 606360

SATURDAY APRIL 30

Tai chi for beginners Hawsker Village Hall 7pm. First lesson free then £4 pounds thereafter. Contact John 07434833540 Sleights Bowling Club ‘Come and Try’ afternoon starts 2pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and give bowls a try. Bowls is suitable for all ages and is

beneficial for health and well-being. Instruction will be given by members. Season runs from May until September

SATURDAY TO MONDAY 30 APRIL-2 MAY Craft Fair at Goathland Village Hall 10.00am to 4.30 pm. New crafters welcome for our successful and long-established Craft Fairs. Contact Elsie on 01947 896333 or e-mail elsie.goathland@gmail.com.

SUNDAY MAY 8 Alfie Moore, star of Radio 4 Comedy ‘It’s a Fair Cop’ at The Coliseum Centre Whitby. A large serving of gallows police humour - offbeat revealing and very funny. Tickets £8 + booking fee available from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/537726 (also £10 on the night subject to availability). Doors open 7.30pm.

Grosmont Gardening Group’s Spring Fair 11am - 3.00pm at St. Matthew’s Church, Grosmont. Stalls include arts and crafts, local produce, jewellery, candles, tombola, refreshments.

MONDAY MAY 9 May meeting of Hinderwell WI - an outing to the James Herriot Visitor Centre in Thirsk to be followed with free time in Northallerton. The coach will leave Hinderwell at approx. 9.00am picking up passengers at a number of venues. The charge for the coach is £10.00, the ticket to the visitor centre £6.00 and is optional. We do have some spare seats. For further information please ring 01947 840343.

Sleights Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association Meeting 2pm at Church House Sleights. Speaker is Tony Nicholson who will talk about The Secrets of the Attic, Part 3. Also book exchange and refreshments. Guests and new members warmly welcomed. For further details contact 01947 811827.

TUESDAY MAY 10 Aislaby Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association meeting in Aislaby Village Hall at 2pm. Speaker - Naomi Green: ‘North Yorkshire Moors National Park’. Non-members welcome, admission £2. Call Pam on 01947 810628 for details. John Broadwood and Son Ltd - the history of a local family business Whitby Civic Society Lecture at the Coliseum 7.00-9.00pm. Everyone welcome. Members £1 visitors £3. Refreshments available during the break.

SATURDAY MAY 14 Staintondale Country Market at the Village Hall 10.30am-2.30pm. Delicious homemade food served throughout the day. Tombola and lots of stalls. All welcome. Enquiries to secretary.svhc@gmail.com

SUNDAY MAY 15 Start Archery at Eskdale School from 10.00am to 4.00pm. A free fun event for all the family. Come and try archery. All equipment provided. More information https://whitbyarchers.co.uk/Events.html

Balmoral Acoustic Blues Club presents The Culprits at Saltburn Conservative Club. Tickets £8 from 07960 935263.

TUESDAY MAY 17 Whitby Antiques & Fine Arts Society lecture. ‘Toulouse Lautrec’ by Patrick Argent. Meeting starts 7.30pm at Whitby Rifle Club, Crescent Avenue, Whitby YO21 3EW. Meetings monthly on the third Tuesday of each month. Visitors always welcome: £3.00.

Musicport presents Sam Sweeney Band at The Coliseum Centre Whitby. Sam Sweeney has been described as the Fiddler with the Midas touch with his performances being described as outstanding and deeply moving. Tickets £18. Doors open 7.30pm

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY MAY 20-22 Whitby Gospel Music Convention. For further details please visit https://www.paulwheater.co.uk/home/ wgmc/ or email paulwheater music@gmail.com

MONDAY MAY 23 Whitby Flower Club meeting at 2pm in Sleights Village Hall. Susan Elsdon: “These are a few of my favourite things” Non-members welcome, admission £5. For details call Margaret on 01947 603297.

SATURDAY MAY 28 Saltburn Blues Club presents Five Points Gang with support from The Dustraisers at New Marske Institute. Tickets £10 from The Spar Saltburn, Ents24. com and 07960 935263.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY MAY 28-29 Whitby Pavilion Northern Lights Suite. Dippy Craft & Gift Fair. 9.30-4.30 each day. Free entry. Over 40 Stalls.

FRIDAY JUNE 3 40’s themed jubilee dance at Sleights Village Hall. Ballroom, Latin and sequence dances. 7.45pm till 11 pm Tickets £7.50 pp. - contact Jane 07971606360.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 Tea Dance celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at the Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby. 2.00pm-4.30pm. Hosts Steven and Sharon Conroy. Patriotic dress. Raffle. Everybody Welcome. £3 to include tea, coffee & biscuits. Proceeds to Whitby Lifeboats.

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Whitby Library Events

MAY IS LOCAL HISTORY MONTH We are working with the dialect project (Leeds university) as part of their 40 year study into local Dialects and how its changed. We have a survey available all month that people can join in and fill in here. Tuesday 10th May, 3 - 4:30 pm We have a local dialect poems and prose workshop. Then at 5 - 6pm we have the Yorkshire dialect society coming to share some Humorous Yorkshire dialect stories.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK is 9-15 May this years focus is helping to tackle loneliness –Thursday 12th May join us for coffee, cake and natter 10am-12pm where we will have available a member of staff from the playlist for life charity to talk about the benefits of creating your own ‘music playlist for life’.

Dementia Action week 16-22nd May - on Thursday 19th May we have a musical trip down memory lane natter group, to talk all things music and help available to create your own music playlist for life. During the two weeks 9-22nd May to tie both of these weeks together, we will have stands and information of local mental and physical health charities including our own wellbeing book selection.

JUBILEE TEA PARTY Wednesday 1st June Jubilee tea party 2:30-4pm for a jubilee tea party (booking essential).

CHANGES TO REGULAR EVENTS: Story tots has changed Monday term times: Baby Rhyme time - Stories, rhyme and songs for birth - 18 months 9:45am - 10:15am Story Tots 10:30am - 11:15am - 18 months and over for Stories, rhymes and lots of fun.

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