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Welcome to York!

Spring has most definitely sprung here in York!

The sun’s out (well, it was at the time of writing), the daffodils are blooming all around the city walls and the clocks have gone forward, meaning there are all those lovely light nights to look forward to. What better time to explore our beautiful city?

And there is so much to see and do in York this month. There are a whole host of Easter-themed activities for the whole family

happening around the city. Take the kids on an egg hunt, design an Easter egg, or get involved in a wide range of arts and craft activities (you’ll find a full list of events in our Diary section).

If you’re looking for somewhere special to celebrate Mother’s Day, why not take Mum out for lunch?

Hotels all over York are holding special Mother’s Day lunches, or how about tea in the sumptuous surroundings of Fairfax House?

can still celebrate in style at one of the many events happening in the city. Look out for details in this month’s What’s On.

And then, of course, there’s the Royal Wedding. If you don’t have an invitation to the big day, you

All in all, it looks set to be a busy month here in York. Hope you enjoy it!

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what’s on in Ghost Trail of York West Doors of York Minster. 7.30pm every night. Whether you’re a visitor or you’ve lived in York all your life, the chances are you don’t know much about the supernatural side of the city. Dare you cross the centuries and discover more about York’s spinetingling history? Call 633276

York Dungeon 12 Clifford Street. The York Dungeon brings York’s horrible history to life with 11 live shows, actors and special effects. Face the drop with Dick Turpin, see a witch burned alive before your eyes, enter the Labyrinth of the Lost and witness the darker side of our Viking ancestors.

Call 632 599 or 0871 423 2260 for bookings.

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restaurant and party boats outside London. Every YorkBoat has modern toilets, heated lounges with large windows for maximum viewing and comfort, tea/coffee and bar facilities and open sun-decks.

On selected dates starting 9th April you can hop on board the YorkBoat River Bus and enjoy a relaxing, hassle-free journey from Naburn to the city centre and back again. Call 628324

Until 15 April Open Studios Taster Exhibition Grays Court. 10am – 6pm. Some of the many artists displaying their work at the 10th anniversary York Open Studios event will be showing their work in this Taster Exhibition. More information from www.yorkopenstudios.co.uk.

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1 - 30 April Abbey Tours Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal.

Daily 11am, 1pm & 2pm. Join a tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and monks. Call 01765 608888 for details.

Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. Daily 11.30am. Enjoy a guided tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape.

For further information, call 01765 608888.

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Until 2 May Quilt Exhibition Quilt Museum and Gallery,

Gilding The Lily Fairfax House. Did you know the Georgians were passionate about plant life?

They loved flowers, not only in their gardens but also all over their homes, in paintings, porcelain, furniture and even their pocket watches! Find out more at this important new exhibition, which brings together precious works of art from all over the country – including the royal palaces! Call 655543 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 April

Peasholme Green. 10am – 4pm. Quilt Art, an international group of 20 textile artists, celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exhibition that demonstrates its diversity of inspiration, artistic and technical skills. Call 613242

St Mary's Church Tour Fountains Abbey &

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Antiques and Collectors Fair Helmsley Town Hall. 9.30am- 4.30pm. Also watch out for their Five day Easter Event from 21st – 25th April.

Bigger Trees Near Warter York Art Gallery. The largest painting David Hockney has ever created is on show in York Art Gallery.

The work, measuring 12m by 4.5m, is made up of 50 smaller canvasses of a landscape near the East Yorkshire village of Warter.

Until September Shipwrecks DIG, St Saviourgate. A 400-yearold merman, discovered with the remains of a 17th century merchant ship in Dorset, is just one of the fascinating exhibits at the York Archaeological Trust’s fascinating exhibition. Shipwrecks will enable visitors to explore the underwater world of marine 6

Studley Royal. 11am. Take a free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. Call 01765 608888 for details.

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2 and 3 April Grand Spring Re-opening The Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton. 10am – 5pm. Celebrate the Museum’s Spring re-opening weekend. The museum will host a number of local and traditional craft stalls and demonstrations run by costumed interpreters. These will include corn dolly making, a working blacksmith, wool spinning and weaving demonstrations, folk singers and, in the Victorian farmhouse kitchen, staff will show you how to make traditional recipes. Tel. 489966

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2, 9, 16 April Antiques and Collectors Fair Wetherby Town Hall. 9.30am – 4.30pm.

2 April Song Recital Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York. 7.30pm. Baritone Robert Rice’s recital, with William Vann on piano, explores the partnership between Late Music composers and York Literature Festival poets. Tickets: www.latemusic.org or on the door.

3 April Mother’s Day Concert & Afternoon Tea Fairfax House. 4.30 – 6pm. Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special concert and afternoon tea in the splendid surroundings of the Saloon at Fairfax House.

Call 655543

Mother’s Day Morning Nostell Priory and Parkland, Doncaster Road, Nostell near Wakefield. 10am. Bring mum for a special morning at Nostell. It starts at 10.30am with a cooked breakfast in the Tea Rooms. Then you will set off for a two-hour tour of the gardens, led by Head Gardener, Paul. This will be followed by afternoon tea in the Tearooms. Call 01924 863892

3 April Fundraising gig The Duchess. Featuring local bands The Likely Lads, The Darlings and Surveillance.

5 April Jazz supper Dean Court Hotel. 8pm. Enjoy an evening with good food and live music from the Andy Hillier Jazz Trio. Tel: 625082.

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6 April – 27 October Upstairs Downstairs Tours Nostell Priory and Parkland, Doncaster Road, Nostell, near Wakefield. Visit the impressive vaulted cellars and the near derelict servants quarters.

Call 01924 863892

drumming, and a rare opportunity to access the cab of Shinkansen, the only bullet train outside Japan.

Call 08448 153139

9, 16 & 25 April

Seeing Stars Yorkshire Museum. 10am – 5pm.

Take the star trail through the Yorkshire Museum this Easter and find out which gods and animals you can find in the night sky. Call 687687

Chocolate tour Museum Gardens gates.

Easter Extravaganza York Castle Museum.

10.30am and 2pm. Ever since the Rowntree and Terry families produced their first chocolate bars, York’s history has been built on sweeties. Find out more about the confectionery industry that helped make the city great. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

9 – 25 April Japan Festival National Railway Museum.

Celebrate the culture of Japan with music, matrial arts and much more. The NRM have gathered together the best of the East to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Shinkansen arriving at the Museum. There are a whole host of activities for all the family. Make your own origami bullet train, find out how to wear a kimono and learn the basics of unarmed combat. There will be breathtaking Taiko 8

10am – 4pm. See what’s cooking in the kitchen studio as York Castle Museum delves into the world of Easter foods and traditions. Visitors will have the chance to sample some historic hot cross bun recipes, use some original toasting forks, and learn about Easter traditions of the past. Call 687687

9 April – 30 October The Battle of Towton Micklegate Bar Museum. 10am – 4pm. This year sees the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Towton, one of the turning points in the Wars of the Roses. This innovative new exhibition tells the triumphant and tragic story of Britain’s bloodiest battle, which decided the fate of a kingdom and left thousands dead.

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Easter Egg Trail Treasurer’s House, Minster Yard. 11am - 4.30pm. Have some Easter fun and find out more about one of the city’s most intriguing stately homes. Families will be able to explore the historic rooms of Treasurer's House, in search of bogus and bonus bunnies. Successful bunny hunters will be able to take away a Cadbury Egghead Chocolate Egg! Call 624247

Fashion & Gift Fair The Guildhall. 10am –

Easter School Holiday Fun Spring Flowers, Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 11am-3pm. Free trail and drop-in activities for children.

Call 01765 608888.

9 April – 10 September Guided walks around the Parkland Nostell Priory and Parkland, Doncaster Road, Nostell, near Wakefield. Join the wonderful informative walks led and narrated by volunteer walk leaders every Wednesday and Saturday. Call 0777 501 2073

Tel: 01904 628324

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4pm. Bored with the High Street? Looking for a unique shopping experience where you can find something truly fabulous? Then look no further than All Season Events’ new Fashion & Gift Fair. You’ll find an excellent variety of gifts, crafts, ladieswear, childrens wear, jewellery, homewares, beauty products, toys, Books, handbags, and accessories and many many more all under one roof! Visit www.allseasonevents.co.uk.

Meet the Gatekeeper Micklegate Bar Museum. 10.30am – 4pm. The Bar’s medieval gatekeeper will be on hand with fun and gruesome activities for kids.

9 April World Heritage Site Tour Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 10.30am-1pm. Find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. Call 01765 608888.

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Mozart Requiem and Bach Double Violin Concert York Minster. 7.30pm. This concert celebrates both composers’ work, featuring Haydn’s powerful anthem, Insanae et vanae curae, opening York Musical Society’s Passiontide concert.

Terry’s Towton DIG, St Saviourgate. 10.30am – 12.30pm. Meet Terry Deary, author of the Horrible Histories series, as he signs books and chats with his fans, assisted by a team of horrible medieval peasants.

From 10 April Giant Car Boot Sale York Riding School, Wigginton Road. 6am start. Call 07798 588011.

10 April Medieval Industry Tour Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 11am. Join a tour to find out about the industrious English Cistercians.

Call 01765 608888.

10 April Spirit & Healing Fair Slingsby village hall.

Tel: 01653 627266.

Fatal Colours with George Goodwin and Tim Sutherland, York Mansion House. 3pm. Enter the splendid setting of the state room at York Mansion House to hear two contrasting views of the Battle of Towton fought in 1416. Historian George Goodwin will present his major new study of the battle, a gripping account based on original documents and new research, and battlefield archaeologist Tim Sutherland will provide a fascinating insight into the excavation of Towton mass graves and the ongoing work to interpret the site. Call 615505 11

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12 & 19 April Spring Has Sprung Nostell Priory, Doncaster Road, Nostell, near Wakefield. 10.30am. Celebrate the arrival of Spring (well, hopefully!) with these great activities actitivites for the whole family. Call 01924 863892

12 – 15 April Holiday Bible Club York Baptist Church. The theme is ‘Down on the Farm’, and for one week only, York Baptist Church is becoming a Yorkshire farm complete with tractor, animals, windmill and barn. Featuring songs, sketches, Bible stories as well as activities, crafts and quizzes. Call 640124 12 April Open Cabinets Treasurer’s House, behind York Minster, 11am – 4.30pm. Find out what lies behind the doors of some of the furniture at the National Trust property. Tel: 624247.

York at the time of Towton Departs Micklegate Bar Museum. 10.30am. Join a YAT historian for a guided introduction to Towton-era landmarks in York. Call 615505

Specialist Plant Fair Sutton Park. 11am – 4pm. Looking for something unusual for your garden? This is where you’ll find it. Flower Power Fairs bring together enthusiastic plant growers from all over the North of England.

Antique & Collectors Fair York Racecourse.

For further details, call 07817724904

11, 13 & 20 April Art at the Adventurers’ Merchant Adventurers’ Hall. 11am – 3pm. Be inspired by a building which has stood in the centre of York for over 650 years.

11 - 24 April Francis Drake’s Pirate Challenge DIG, St Saviourgate. 10.30am – 4pm. Celebrate the launch of the Swash Channel Wreck exhibition by testing your Tudor pirate skills in a series of fiendish 12

13 – 21 April It's a Monk's Life Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. Join the fun for a family tour of the Abbey.

Dress in monks' robes and learn about their daily life. Call 01765 608888.

13 April Family Fun Papermaking Dalby Forest.

10am – 12.30pm. Have fun learning the simple craft of papermaking using colourful recycled waste paper adding nature's finds to make decorative sheets for cards, books or pictures. Call 01751 460134.

Spring Fashion Show The Folk Hall, New Earswick. Doors open 7pm. Featuring fashions from ‘Elise’ of Goodramgate, plus stalls selling chocolate, greetings cards, gifts, jewellery and make-up. In aid of the NSPCC. Tickets £10 from 'Elise' on 679984 or Mrs Jane Brown on 655947.

Deer Walk Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal.

2pm-4pm. Come and spot the 500 Red, Fallow and Sika deer that live in the Medieval Park.

Call 01765 608888.

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Easter Coffee Morning Cancer Care Centre,

ages, so the whole family can join in the fun.

York Hospital. 10am – 12 noon. There will be a prize raffle, lots of cakes and refreshments not to mention a stall full of Easter treats. All proceeds will go to local charity York Against Cancer.

For more information telephone Michelle or Claire on 721166.

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15 & 21 April Guided Family Dalby Ride Dalby Forest,

Cafe-dance Clement's Hall, Nunthorpe Road.

8 -11.30pm.York's popular jazz trio Bejazzled will play swing and latin music for dancing. Tickets from 654174.

15 & 21 April Guided Family Dalby Ride Dalby Forest, near Thornton-le-Dale. Starts 10am. Have fun, learning new riding skills and spend quality time with the family by joining a fun-packed three hour session with a Purple Mountain guide/instructor. Visit www. purplemountain.co.uk

near Thornton-le-Dale. Starts 10am. Have fun, learning new riding skills and spend quality time with the family by joining a fun-packed three hour session with a Purple Mountain guide/instructor. Includes drink and snacks from the Purple Mountain Café. For more details, go to www.purplemountain.co.uk

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The Aislabies’ Deer Park Tour

Easter Fun Fair St George’s Field Car Park.

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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 11am. Join a guided tour to discover more about the Aislabies’ Deer Park. Including: St Mary's Church, Studley Hall, the Lime Kiln, the deer, the ice houses and a visit to the Valley of the Seven Bridges. Call 01765 608888.

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n The comprehensive guide to what’s on in York 16 April Woodland Wander Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 2pm-4pm. Discover the beauty of the springtime trees and woodland on a guided walk.

Call 01765 608888.

Easter Concert the Bar Convent, 17 Blossom Street. 7.30pm. The Chanticleer Singers are a lively chamber choir of approximately 30 voices who will once again be providing a wonderful Easter concert in the Bar Convent’s beautiful Chapel. Tickets in advance on 01904 643238 or Open Morning De Grey Rooms, St Leonard’s Place. 10am. See the newly refurbished premises, followed by an Afternoon Tea Dance at 2pm. Tel: 623568.

17 April Terry and the Chocolate Orange Fairfax House. 10.30am and 4.30pm. We all know York’s fame and fortune was built on chocolate, and the people who made it. Now you can find out more with these fun storytelling and drama activities for kids with Jenna Drury of Mud Pie Arts.

Calling 655543

Towton Anniversary Events Towton Hall, Towton. 9.30am – 4pm. Join the Towton Battlefield Society on Palm Sunday for falconry displays, traders, living history and military displays by the Wars of the Roses Federation. See www.towton.org.uk

Wedding Fair Merchant Adventurers’ Hall.

11am – 3pm. Looking for ideas and inspiration for your big day? Head along to the Spring Wedding Fair being held at The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall. Call 654818

How the Minster Was Built Tour Museums Gardens Gates. Starts 10.30am. A fascinating tour around this great church to see how it was built by the medieval master masons, with a glimpse of the modern stoneyard. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

York's Historic Inns and Pubs Tour Museum Gardens Gates. Starts 7.30pm. Explore the city’s historic inns, many of which go back to Medieval and Tudor times. Take the opportunity to sample a few beers on the way! Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

19 & 23 April

and All Saints Church, Easingwold. 6.30pm. The Stamford Bridge Singers will be leading a Meditation upon Holy Week and Easter in words and music.

Literary Tour of York Museum Gardens Gates. 10.30am and 2pm. A fascinating look at authors and books inspired by York, from Anglo Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens and Robinson Crusoe; and, from more modern times, WH Auden and Kate Atkinson. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

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Amusing Stories Fountains Abbey & Studley

Easter Fun Day Dalby Forest. Bring along a hard boiled egg, decorate it and join in the Easter egg rolling tradition!

The Stamford Bridge Singers St John

Royal. 2pm. Come and have a laugh! Stories for 4-9 year olds at Swanley Grange. Tel. 01765 643166.

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n APRIL 2011 20 April Mansions Cellar and Priest’s Hole Tour

palace, hear its turbulent history and see parts not open to the public. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Museum Gardens Gates. 10.30am. Visit cellars and attics of a great Georgian mansion and a medieval house off Micklegate; and a chance to visit the hidden chapel and priest hole at the Bar Convent.

Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Henry VIII Trail Museum Gardens Gates.

Guildhalls and Secret Passages Tour

21 – 23 April

Museum Gardens Gates. 2.15pm. Visit parts of York not open to the public, including some of York’s fine guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden crypt. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Easter Craft and Food Fair Parliament

21 April King’s Manor Tour Museum Gardens Gates.

10.30am. An opportunity to visit this former Royal

2.15pm. Floow in the footsteps of the famous monarch, who made a state visit to York in 1541 with his young queen, Catherine Howard.

Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

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22 April Good Friday Service Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 3pm. An ecumenical service in the Abbey. Call 01765 608888

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n The comprehensive guide to what’s on in York 22 April Easter Extravaganza Best Western York Pavilion Hotel. Family fun event in support of the York Teaching Hospital Charity. From now until Good Friday, children under 16 can take part in an Easter egg design competition and win a prize. On Good Friday from 11.30am there will be a host of Easter-themed events, including an egg hunt, raffle, and mini egg competition. Call 622099.

Bloody Execution Tour Museum Gardens Gates. Starts 10.30am. See turrets where heads were impaled on spikes; hear of Dick Turpin's last hours, public hangings, floggings, brandings and duckings. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Medieval Stained Glass Tour Museum Gardens Gates. Starts 2.15pm. An expert guided tour of some of the finest stained glass in the country, which is found in York parish churches.

Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

22 – 25 April Easter Traditional Fair and Shire Horse Experience Castle Howard. A traditional Victorian fun fair including children’s Carousel, TrainRide, Swing-Boats, Chair-O-Planes, face painting and candy barrow. Meet ‘Molly’ the rabbit and follow her fabulous Easter bunny trail. Take a ride on a dray cart pulled by a magnificent Shire horse.

Get close up with the gentle giants and learn how the Shire Horses are prepared for special days out.

Call 01653 648333

From 10am. On Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday, The Farmer’s Cart near Strensall is welcoming young Easter egg hunters. Their quest is to hunt down all the Easter chicks hidden in the fields and retrieve an egg from each one. It’s fun for all the family! Other eggs-citing events include the Egg Painting Competition, Chicken Flappin’, Giant Straw Maze, The Chicken Run Giant Slide, Bunny’s BBQ or watching the animals busying their day away in the paddocks outside the farm shop. Call 499183

Dragon Family Fun Trail Clifford Tower.

10am – 6pm. Throughout the Easter weekend, a series of mini dastardly dragon models will be concealed all around Clifford’s Tower, from the fireplaces to the ramparts, and young visitors will be invited to play the role of St George and hunt them all down before they cause distress to any more damsels! Call 646940.

Beer and Music Festival The Ship Inn, Cliff Road, Sewerby. The pub plays host to a 10-day Beer & Music Festival featuring 20 different cask ales and a variety of acoustic-style live music. Tel: 01262 672374.

22, 23 & 25 April

Antiques and Collectors Fair Ripley Village

Great Easter Egg Hunt The Farmer’s Cart,

Hall. 9am – 4.30pm. Call 01423 889163 or 0776 5006996

Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Lane, York.

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n APRIL 2011 23 – 25 April York Model Railway Show Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse. 10am – 5pm. Calling all railway buffs! The 49th annual York Model Railway Show is back, and it promises to be even bigger and better than ever! You’ll find over 100 stands including more than 40 amazing layouts for you to admire, plus demonstrations and trade stands to help you create your own brilliant displays at home.

Many of the country’s specialist societies will also be there so you can swop tips and advice.

Selby Game Fair Carlton Towers, near Goole.

9am – 6pm. Where do we start to describe Selby Game Fair? If you’ve ever been, you’ll know what an amazing event it is. And if you haven’t – what are you waiting for? There really is something for everyone here, whether you’re a country lover or you’ve never put on a pair of green wellies in your life. If you’re the outdoorsy type (and even if you’re not), you can enjoy clay shooting, show jumping, lurcher and terrier events and gun dog

demonstrations, not to mention all the other animals on display. For the children, there are quad bikes, and a special kiddie zone with bouncy castles and much more. Visit www.selbygamefair.co.uk.

Easter Eggstravaganza Nostell Priory and Parkland, Doncaster Road, Nostell, near Wakefield.

Loads of family fun at Nostell Priory over the Bank Holiday Weekend. On Easter Saturday there’ll be Egg hunts in garden and Easter Trails in House. Then on Easter Sunday and Monday Easter there will be another Egg hunt in the gardens and an Easter trail in the house, plus face painting, egg and spoon races and lots more. Call 01924 863892 23 April – 2 May Beer & Music Festival The Ship Inn, Cliff Road, Sewerby. 10-day festival featuring 20 different cask ales and a variety of acoustic-style live music.

Call 01262 672374 for more information.

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23 April Fountains in Spring Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 11am-1pm. Spring has sprung! Celebrate with a guided walk around this magnificent estate.

Call 01765 608888.

The Lord Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt.

Collect treasure sheets from JORVIK. 10am – 1pm.

Set out from JORVIK on a city-wide quest for chocolate. Solve the puzzles to visit six different locations around the city, with a treat at each stop!

St George’s Day Disco New Earswick Bowls Club, Huntington Road. 7.30pm – 12 midnight.

Call Jean on 760347

24 & 25 April Cadbury Easter Fun Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 11am-4pm. Easter trails, chocolate 'eggheads', face painters, story-telling, and a Cadbury play area. Meet at Swanley Grange.

Call 01765 608888

24 & 25 April Craft Fair Kilburn Institute, Kilburn Village. 10am – 4pm. Take a trip out into the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside and look out for this fabulous craft fair, taking place in the village of Kilburn. Call 07985 662636 22

Victorian Falconry Rievaulx Abbey. 11.30am – 5pm. If you are expecting to find fluffy little yellow chicks at Rievaulx Abbey this Easter, think again! The birds taking to the sky on Easter Sunday and Monday are some of the most effective hunting birds you can find, as Rievaulx turns back the clock 100 years for a series of displays of Victorian falconry!

Call 01439 798228 24 April Easter Sunday Market Newgate Market, Parliament Street. 9.30am – 4.30pm. If you’ve overdone the Easter Eggs this year, why not walk off those extra calories with a stroll around York’s famous market? Who knows, you could pick up a bargain! Call 551355

24 April Pig Racing Bishopthorpe Social Club. 7 – 10pm.

Load your battery operated pig up with a random selection of batteries, and watch them race!

Children’s Treasure Hunt Sutton Park.

11am – 3pm. Bring to kids along to enjoy hunting for goods in the grounds of this magnificent 18th century stately home.

Family fun day Turf Tavern, Thanet Road, Dringhouses. Starts 1.30pm. Looking for a fun way

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to celebrate Easter? Then why not take the kids along to the Turf Tavern. There are all kinds of fun and games on offer for the whole family.

Call 703846.

Graveyard Tour Museum Gardens Gates.

10.30am. Descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and medieval coffins and visit plague sites.

Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Historic Toilet Tour Museum Gardens Gates.

Starts 2.15pm. A saga of convenience through the ages from Roman sanitation to the 18th century 'Sugar' House and 19th century attempts to promote public decency. Call Yorkwalk on 622303.

Fox Fest 2011 Fox Inn, Holgate Road. A day of live music, barbeque, raffle, auction, face painting and children’s bouncy castle. All in aid of York Hospital Renal Unit. Contact www.foxfestyork.co.uk.

25 April Dalby Duck Dash Dalby Forest. Buy a ticket for a duck and see if yours floats the fastest down Low Staindale Beck! Organised and run by the Friends of Dalby Forest. Tel: 01751 472771

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n The comprehensive guide to what’s on in York 26 April Bistro Sounds Dean Court Hotel. 8pm. Enjoy the music of York singer-songwriter David Ward Maclean as he sings, plays and chats - and introduces a fellow-musician/singer. Tel: 625082.

27 April Navigation Skills Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. 9am-5pm. Take a one-day course to learn basic navigation skills. Learn how to understand an OS map, use a compass and stay safe on the hills.

Tel. 01423 871750 28 April – 2 May Harrogate Antique & Fine Art Fair Harrogate International Centre. Harrogate Antique & Fine Art Fair takes place at the spa town’s impressive International Centre. Encompassing a huge variety of periods, trends and styles, the fair is one of the finest in the country. Call 01823 323363

29 April – 1 May BISHOPSTOCK 2 Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club, Main Street, Bishopthorpe. Charity weekend in aid of Help for Heroes. Highlights include a Comedy Night, plus music from The Goosehorns and The Supermodels. Tel 707185.

Sales & Auctions 9th and 10th April.

Fashion & Gift Fair, The Guildhall.

10am – 4pm. www.allseasonevents.co.uk 10th April.

Antique & Collectors Fair, York Racecourse. For details, contact Reg Frost on 07817724904 28th April – 2nd May. Harrogate Antique & Fine Art Fair, Harrogate International Centre.

Call 01823 323363 or email info@harrogateantiquefair.com 30th April. Festival of Vintage, York Racecourse. Celebrating the fashion and lifestyle of 1930s – 60s. With live music through the decades, dance demonstrations, advice and inspiration to create

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1st/8th/15th/29th April.

Antiques and Collectors Fair, Helmsley Town Hall. 9.30am4.30pm. Five day Easter Event from 21st – 25th April.

2nd/9th/16th April. Antiques and Collectors Fair, Wetherby Town Hall. 9.30am – 4.30pm.

23rd and 24th April. Antiques and Collectors Fair, Ripley Village Hall. 9am – 4.30pm. Call 01423 889163 or 0776 5006996 Tennants, The Auction Centre, Leyburn.

Tel 01969 623780 1st April. Antique & Home Furnishings Sale. 9.30am

9th April. Antique & Home Furnishings Sale. 9.30am. Sporting, fishing, taxidermy and natural history. Starts 11.30am 13th April. Books, maps and photographs. Starts 12 noon.

16th April. Country House Sale.

Starts 9.30am 27th April. Antique & Home Furnishings Sale. 9.30am Boulton & Cooper Fine Art. Tel 01653 696151 6th April. General Sale at Central Salerooms, Market Place, Pickering. Starts 10.30am 20th April. Antique Sale at Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton.

Starts 10am

n APRIL 2011 29 April – 2 May Knights Family Fun Trail Clifford’s Tower.

10am – 6pm. The Queen has asked you to invite the English Heritage knights and squires to a banquet. Can you find them and deliver this invitation in time? You'll rewarded with a small prize.

29 April Royal Wedding Celebration York Racecourse. Starts 10am. As you may know, there’s a certain wedding happening on 29th. If you weren’t lucky enough to get an invitation, here’s the next best thing. Head along to York Racecourse, where you can watch all the wedding action as it happens on their big screen with a celebratory glass of fizz, then enjoy a two-course carvery lunch that’s definitely fit for a king! Call 638971

Royal Wedding Special Opening Day Sutton Park. To celebration the marriage of William and Kate, the magnificent 18th century Sutton Park will be opening its doors with guided tour of the house at 1pm and 3pm. You’ll be able to see the

fine furniture, important collection of porcelain and the paintings, which originally hung in Buckingham Palace! The gardens and tearooms will be open as usual from 11am – 5pm. Call 01347 810249.

30 April – 2 May Dales Festival of Food & Drink Leyburn. This 10th anniversary year promises to be a real extravaganza for foodies, with exhibitors, demonstrations – and, of course, lots of fabulous local produce to enjoy! Over 80 local food producers, selling everything from award-winning home-made cakes and pies to locally-produced honey, deli goods and ice cream in a range of amazing flavours! Tel: 01748 828747

Farmers’ market Parliament Street. Call 551355.

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n The comprehensive guide to what’s on in York vintage dance moves and get crafty in the make do and mend corner. There will also be a chance for some vintage shopping too, with over 100 specially selected Vintage dealers from across the UK selling everything from frocks to kitchenware and toys to radios. Visit www.discovervintage.co.uk

The Healing Spirit Fayre New Earswick Folk Hall. 10am – 4pm. A must for anyone interested in matters of the mind, body and spirit. You’ll find a whole host of stalls on display, along with talks and demonstrations on everything from palmistry to past life regression. Mediums, clairvoyants, and tarot readers will be offering workshops and readings.

Try a complementary therapy, browse the new age stalls or treat yourself to some crystals, CDs, books or hand-crafted jewellery. Find out more by logging on to www.healingspiritconnection.co.cc.

Royal Wedding Easter Extravaganza

Southbank Scarecrow Festival 10am – 5pm. Don't miss the second ever Scarcroft Scarecrow Festival, organised by local environment group, Planet Southbank. Refreshments will be available during part of the weekend at local churches. Buy trails from local shops on Bishopthorpe Road or email scarecrows@planetsouthbank.org.uk

Civil War Wedding Rievaulx Abbey. 11am – 5pm. The Civil War returns to the Rievaulx Valley.

Musketeers and camp followers gather under the shadows of the Abbey to seek refuge, plan attack and capture enemy soldiers.

30 April The Festival of Vintage York Racecourse.

10am – 5pm. A new Vintage event that promises to showcase all the sights and sounds of the 1930’s to the 1960’s. Experience bygone music and styles from past decades. Take a step back in time, watch fashion parades and admire classic cars. Try some 26

Marygate Playgroup, Clifton Methodist Church, Clifton. 2 – 4pm. All kinds of fun and games for the kids, including face painting, fancy dress and an East Egg Hunt, as well as a great raffle for the grownups! Call 07922538027

Italian Market York city centre.

For more information, call 551355.

2 May Copmanthorpe Street Fair Low Green, Copmanthorpe. Noon - 4pm. The Royal Wedding provides the theme of the 21st fair. Stalls with a wide range of goods for sale, including crafts, charity goods and refreshments.

5 May Hypnotherapy Demonstration New Earswick Folk Hall. 7.30pm. Hypnotherapist Peter Wall will be asking for volunteers to experience their past lives using his unique relaxation technique. Call 01226 792342.

7 & 8 May Battle Group North Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington. Starts 10am. Military Wheels & Wings is the theme of this year’s event, an absolute

n APRIL 2011 must for all militaria buffs. There will be over 200 vehicle entries, plus living history displays, a superb wargaming show and trade stands. There’s so much to see, you might well need to sit down and relax with a cup of tea in the NAAFI-style restaurant!

Call 608595

7 May Party in the Park Rowntree Park. 2 – 4pm.

There will be bouncy castles, face painting, slides, music and refreshments.

13 May Shabby Chic Party Night Ramada Fairfield Manor Hotel. Doors open 8pm. Now here’s a charity event with a difference. The Georgina Grace Trust is inviting people to come along to their event dressed in the best (or worst!) outfit you can buy from a charity shop for just £5. The mind boggles!

Apart from having a good giggle at what everyone else is wearing, you can enjoy music from latest girl band sensation The Bon Bonz. Call 780880

Late Music Concert Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate. 7.30pm. opening with Richard Whalley’s response to M.C. Escher’s print lithograph, Three Worlds, the programme interweaves pieces by composers based in Manchester and York.

Tickets: www.latemusic.org or on the door.

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Of Mice and Men (1 - 2 April) Mind the Gap presents an award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about two drifters in Depression-hit America. This extraordinary tale of friendship, loyalty and the power of dreams is staged at York Theatre Royal. n Box office: 623568.

Cinderella (5 April) Vienna Festival Ballet’s version of this famous fairytale has all the familiar ingredients: a downtrodden young girl, a glass slipper, two comical ugly step- sisters and a handsome prince. A specially commissioned orchestral score by Chris Nicholls, with music from some of Rossini’s most famous operas. Catch the ballet at York’s Grand Opera House. n Box office: 0844 847 2322.

DrumChasers (6 April) Ten percussionists and dancers take to the stage at York’s Grand Opera House with a story of rivalry, romance and rhythm. Powerful and energetic, moving and funny, DrumChasers is a show for all ages, for both fans of percussion and lovers of theatre. It features the 28

voice of Stephen Fry as narrator. n Box office: 0844 847 2322.

The Big Ballet (12 April) York’s Grand Opera House stages The Big Ballet featuring 16 dancers, each weighing 16-stone, who proudly present their voluptuous yet surprisingly sinuous and flexible figures in a comedy ballet of weighty elegance and adorable humour. n Box office: 0844 847 2322.

The Slipper and the Rose: The Real Story of Cinderella (12 - 16 April) Featuring all the charm and magic of the original story, this beautiful musical version of the classic fairytale Cinderella surprises the audience with many unexpected twists and turns. It’s being staged at York Theatre Royal by York Musical Theatre Company. n Box office: 623568.

Curtains The Musical (14 - 16 April) Members of Flying Ducks Youth Theatre are presenting the UK youth premiere of Curtains The Musical. This

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romantic comedy and murder mystery, set in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1959, is being staged at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York. n Call 01904 768963 for tickets.

Jesus Christ Superstar (15-23 April) This was the first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage.

Released to celebrate its 40th anniversary, York Stage Musicals is performing the show at York’s Grand Opera House. n Box office: 0870 770 5741.

Footfalls (19 - 23 April) Six Lips Theatre is a fresh, dynamic drama company formed by three students from York St John University.

Anna Rose James, Hannah Wallace and Roxanna Klimaszewska are presenting Samuel Beckett’s classic play ‘Footfalls’ along with a devised piece of their own, ‘Sequel’. The show is staged at Bar Lane Studios Basement, near Micklegate Bar, York. n Tel: 635563.

Verdict (2 - 7 May) The Agatha Christie Theatre Company is presenting Verdict at York’s Grand Opera House. Having been

forced to flee persecution in his home country, the brilliant Professor Karl Hendryk leads a content life, but his world is turned upside-down when the prospect of life-saving treatment for his invalid wife persuades him to take on a new pupil against his better judgement.

The cast includes Emmerdale’s Susan Penhaligon, Robert Duncan (Drop The Dead Donkey), Peter Byrne (Dixon Of Dock Green), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films), and Elizabeth Power (EastEnders). n Box office: 0844 847 2322.

The Crucible (7-28 May) Arthur Miller’s classic play about the Salem witch trials is performed in the round at York Theatre Royal. n Box office: 623568.

Fancy the flicks?

VUE: www.myvue.com Clifton Moor Centre, York. 08712 240 240 CITY SCREEN: www.picturehouses.co.uk/york 13-17 Coney Street, York - 0871 902 5726 REEL: www.reelcinemas.co.uk/ Blossom Street, York. 01904 733 633

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1 April Back For Good, Grand Opera House // King King, Fibbers // Wild Moccasins, Stereo // The Buccaneers, The Duchess // Undersex, City Screen

2 April The Undertones, Fibbers // The Buccaneers, The Duchess

3 April Thea Gilmore, Fibbers

6 April Drumchasers, Grand Opera House // What Would Jesus Drive? Stereo

7 April The Virgin Marys, Fibbers // Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Black Swan Folk Club // Star Rats, Stereo

8 April For The Jam (Bruce Foxton), The Duchess // The Grand Slambovians, Pocklington Arts Centre // Elavi, City Screen

9 April Dr Feelgood, The Duchess // Rachel Harrington, Selby Town Hall

10 April David McAlmont, Fibbers

11 April Toy Horses, Fibbers //

12 April The Crookes, Fibbers // Aly

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Bain & Phil Cunningham, Pocklington Arts Centre // Ben Howard, The Duchess // Bad For Lazarus, Stereo // Acoustic Extravaganza, City Screen

13 April The Solid Silver 1960s Show, Grand Opera House // Beth Orton, Pocklington Arts Centre //Marina Celeste, Fibbers // Voodoo Johnson, Stereo // Fawn Spots, City Screen

14 April Singers & Musicians Night, Black Swan Folk Club // Brother, Stereo //Dinosaur Pile-Up, Fibbers

15 April Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes, The Duchess // Jeniferever, Fibbers // Paul Liddell, City Screen

17 April Steve Cradock, Fibbers //Her Name Is Calla, The Duchess // Eddi Reader, Pocklington Arts Centre // Lennox,Stereo

20 April Josh Ritter, Pocklington Arts Centre // Stacey Kent, York Theatre Royal

21 April Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Black Swan Folk Club // Lesley Garrett, Pocklington Arts Centre

22 April Oli Brown Band, The Duchess

23 April Goldblade, Fibbers // Sacred Mother Tongue, Stereo

24 April Jody Has A Hit List, Fibbers // Easter Metal, The Duchess

27 April Jody Has A Hitlist, Fibbers // Alan Price, Pocklington Arts Centre // Bellowhead, Grand Opera House // Metronomy, The Duchess // Kassidy, Fibbers

28 April Lucy Ward + Emma Sweeney, Black Swan Folk Club // Times New Viking, The Duchess

29 April Sandi Thom, The Duchess

30 April Right Said Fred, Fibbers // Ryan Spendlove, The Duchess *Listings correct at time of press.

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