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Nidderdale Festival 2008 - EVENTS |
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There are a whole host of superb events taking place at the
2008 Festival between Friday 4th July and Sunday 20th July 2008.
| Friday 4th July 2008 |
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Festival Reception
St Cuthberts Church, Pateley Bridge
6:30pm
Members & Invited Guests only. |
FREE |
Folk, Blues and Ragtime Guitar
Stefan Grossman
St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge
8.00pm
 A programme of acoustic guitar from the world renowned Stefan Grossman.
An evening of music, stories and warm laughs from the artist who has produced over 30 albums both solo and together with Paul Simon, Duck Baker, Bridget St John and John Renbourn. |
£8 |
| Saturday 5th July 2008 |
Knaresborough Brass Band
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
2.00pm - 4:00pm |
FREE |
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Jazz Night with the Happy Chappies
Pateley Bridge Memorial Hall
8.00pm
Music and dancing with this superb Yorkshire jazz band. £8.00 including Pie and Pea Supper courtesy of Weatherhead & Son.
Bring your own liquid refreshment. |
£8 |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 |
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Joe Longster Bandstand Rededication
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
2:30pm - 4pm
A celebration of 10 years of entertainment including music by the two original bands who played at the inauguration, the Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Band and the Lofthouse Brass Band.
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FREE |
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Music for a Summer's Evening
The Chippendale Singers
Hampsthwaite Church
7.30pm
New to the Dale, the Chippendale Singers offer a programme of music to complement the season and the beauty of Hampsthwaite Church.
Refreshments available. |
£8 |
| Monday 7th July 2008 |
Bringing Stories to Life
Rhoda Fraser
The Methodist Church, Pateley Bridge
2.00pm
Aged 10 Rhoda won a Brook Bond Creative Writing Competition. She is still telling stories now.
Afternoon tea provided. |
£5 |
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Prince's Farm Walk
6.30pm
A second appearance of this fascinating walk that includes art and a lime kiln. |
£5 |
The Festival Young Musicians Concert
Summerbridge Methodist Church
7.30pm
A concert by some of the most talented young musicians in the Dale.
Children & Students are FREE. |
£5 |
| Tuesday 8th July 2008 |
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Living History
2.00pm
A guided tour of Scar Village with Jack Haines who was born and brought up there.
2 hours |
£5 |
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Rock Climbing
6.30pm
 Come and try your hands, and feet, at scaling the crags under the instruction of the Bewerley Park Centre staff. Safety equipment provided. Minimum age 8 years. 2-3 hours |
£6 |
The Art of Dry Stone Walling
Middlesmoor Village Hall
7.30pm
A return, by popular demand, of David Griffiths, wall builder extraordinaire.
Refreshments provided. |
£5 |
| Wednesday 9th July 2008 |
Nidderdale Folk
Nidderdale Museum
10.00am
Famous, infamous and odd-bods of the Dale.
A talk by Eileen Burgess.
Tea and biscuits provided. |
£5 |
Nidderdale Brass
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
7pm - 9pm |
Free |
| Thursday 10th July 2008 |
Sailing and Windsurfing
 6:30pm
A chance for youngsters (and others) to try their hand at either Topper dinghy sailing or windsurfing.
Organised by Bewerley Park Centre.
Minimum age 8 years and confident in water.
2-3 hours.
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£6 |
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David Nobbs
Pateley Bridge Memorial Hall
7.30pm
 A talk by the famous author of “The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin”.
Refreshments provided. |
£8 |
| Friday 11th July 2008 |
A Woodland and Lakeside Walk
9.00am
An easy walk on flat terrain around the beautiful Eavestone Lake with Amanda Burton and Hazel Emslie.
2-3 hours |
£5 |
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The Young Musicians Concert
St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge
7.30pm
Music for a summer's evening with “Verse and Chorus”, Harrogate 's award winning youth choir.
See: www.verseandchorus.co.uk
Children and students free.
Refreshments provided. |
£6 |
| Saturday 12th July 2008 |
Jamie Hudson
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
2.00pm – 4.00pm |
FREE |
Harker's Farm Walk. Risplith
2.30pm – 4.30pm
A farm walk in this beautiful area of parkland. See all aspects of this varied farm including cattle and conservation. Wellington boots if at all wet, strong shoes or boots otherwise.
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£5 |
A Summer's Serenade
St Cuthbert's Church, Pateley Bridge
7.30pm
Younger musicians show just how much talent the Dale has to offer.
Children free. Refreshments provided.
Donations from the proceeds will be given to local primary schools. |
£3 |
| Sunday 13th July 2008 |
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Darley Open Gardens
Organised by “Darley in Bloom”
12 noon – 5pm
Walk through beautiful Darley and see 15 gardens. Tel: 01423 781544 or 780130 for details.
Children free. Refreshments available.
Tickets available on the day at Darley. |
£5 |
| Monday 14th July 2008 |
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Delivered by Liz
A Talk at Nidderdale Museum
2.00pm
Hundreds of midwives. Hundreds of babies. Hundreds of years.
£5.00 including tea and scones. |
£5 |
Gouthwaite Farm: a Dales Farm Walk
6.00pm
After a year's rest, we offer a further opportunity to visit John Rayner's superb Gouthwaite Farm. With stunning views of the reservoir, and so much to see, we haven't room to list it all. This walk is literally unmissable.
Refreshments provided after the walk with donations to Wath Chapel.
3 hours. 3 “farmer's miles”.
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£5 |
| Tuesday 15th July 2008 |
The Eileen Burgess Walk
2.00pm
A walk around Ramsgill and Bouthwaite with local historian Eileen.
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£5 |
Canoeing
6:30pm
 Come and try your hand at paddling a Canadian double canoe or a smaller kayak. Suitable for beginners. Equipment is provided and there is instruction by the Bewerley Park Staff.
2-3 hours.
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£6 |
The History of the North
The Penny Plain Theatre Company
Nidderdale Agricultural Society Showground,
Pateley Bridge
7.30pm
“Lock up your valuables! Malvolio Hardcastle's Mighty Excelsior Theatre are in town to bring you “The Entire History of the North”, a truly magnificent spectacle. Or they'll try to, but when you're the seediest troupe of Victorian ne'er-do-wells, things never seem to go right….”
There will be a collection for the Players during the performance. |
FREE |
| Wednesday 16th July 2008 |
The Rise and Fall of Music Hall and Variety
Christ Church Community Centre. Darley
2.00pm
A first visit to the Festival by John Wallis who includes humour and music in his intriguing history of Music Hall.
Afternoon tea. |
£6 |
Lead Mine Walk
6.30pm
A unique chance to explore the Gilfield Mine with geologist Shirley Everett. This walk is almost entirely underground and as such is not for the claustrophobic. There is some climbing of ladders involved. Dress is Wellingtons and waterproofs.
£10.00 No children under 12 years. Children 14 and under MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult. This walk is attended at your own risk. |
£10 |
Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Prize Band
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
7pm – 9pm
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FREE |
| Thursday 17th July 2008 |
The History Walk
10.00am
A walk through history from Bewerley Grange to Yorke's Folly with Andy and Brian Ives.
£5.00 |
£5 |
High Ropes Challenge
6.30pm
Come and pit your skill and nerve on this high ropes course. Instruction by Bewerley Park staff. Safety equipment provided.
2-3 hours |
£6 |
| Friday 18th July 2008 |
A Poor Man's Pewter
Broadbelt Hall, Glasshouses
10am – 3pm
Book cover making for the unskilled but enthusiastic.
£10.00 to include all materials. Tea and biscuits provided. Bring your own lunch.
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£10 |
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Gilbert and Sullivan
Summerbridge Methodist Church
7.30pm
An evening of music and entertainment by the Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
Refreshments provided. |
£8 |
| Saturday 19th July 2008 |
Hanson's Coldstones Quarry
9am – 12noon
A visit to Hanson's Coldstones Quarry with a guided tour and an explanation of how it is worked. Strong shoes or boots are essential and adequate clothing for the weather, which can change very rapidly.
Minimum age is ten years and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Transport provided by Hanson's. |
£5 |
Otley Band
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
2.00pm – 4.00pm |
FREE |
Flanders and Swann
At the Drop of a Hippopotamus
Pateley Bridge Memorial Hall
7.30pm
The very best of Flanders and Swann performed by the superb Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins. |
£12 |
| Sunday 20th July 2008 |
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Festival Songs of Praise with Tewitt Youth Band
St Cuthberts Church, Pateley Bridge
10.30am
Join the united congregations of the local churches to sing your favourite hymms led by the Tewitt Youth Band. All welcome. |
FREE |
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Tewitt Youth Band
Joe Longster Bandstand, Pateley Bridge
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
FREE |
A Circular Walk around Birstwith and Kettlesing
2.00pm
Historic houses, ancient footpaths and a guided tour of Grosvenor House gardens led by landscape gardener Andrew Dinance and Hazel Emslie.
2-3 hours |
£5 |
We are also supporting a series of Exhibitions occurring at the same time as the festival.
Programme Changes
This website includes all the current events of the festival, but the Society reserve the right to amend the programme if unforeseen changes have to be made.
Access
Although easy access to some events may not always be possible, we will endeavour to help anyone with access needs.
For further information, please contact the Festival Office.
Public Transport
Harrogate & District (Tel: 01423 566061) operate regular bus services from Harrogate to Pateley Bridge Monday to Saturday. NYCC supports a Sunday service throughout the summer. A "one-stop" public transport information service is provided by NYCC (tel: 0870 6082608).
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Nidderdale
Festival
Society |
Nidderdale
Festival Office
PO Box 26
Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 5WQ
Tel: 01423 712584
E-Mail: info
Tourist Information Centre
18 High Street
Pateley Bridge
North Yorkshire
Tel: 01423 711147
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Mon - Sat: |
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10:00-13:00 |
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13:30-17:00 |
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Sunday: |
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10:00 - 13:00 |
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