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Exhibitions Workshops Events THE ROPEWALK • BARTON HUMBER MayUPON - August 2019
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
Are you one in our million?
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e reached a momentous milestone in February when the onemillionth person came through our doors. For those of us that were there at the start of the transformation of The Ropewalk from derelict building to busy arts centre it’s hard to believe that that day would come. As we approach our 20th year it is still a delight to open the doors and welcome so many lovely visitors So here’s to the next million! The Luke Jerram exhibition, Harrison’s Garden, has been a roaring success bringing in new visitors to the centre. Luke generously donated the clocks to the Better Barrow Group that will be putting the proceeds of the clock auction towards a statue of John Harrison in Barrow, the village where he grew up. Thank you to all who voted for us in the AVIVA awards. Thanks to the public vote we were awarded £4690 which, combined with the £1500 grant from Arts Council England via Museums Development Yorkshire we have been able to upgrade the lighting in the museum and galleries. The new lights are more economical to run and reduce our carbon footprint giving a much more consistent and even light. On the down side they have highlighted the need for some areas to be painted so we are getting our brushes out this spring! The following pages hold the details of all upcoming events along with details about the 22nd annual Barton Arts Festival. I hope to see you at the Gardening Day, we’ve booked the good weather again and so fingers crossed the sun shines as gloriously as it did at last year’s event. We’ve also squeezed in a few dates for your diary for shows and events coming later in the year so you don’t miss out. Finally if you want more information delivered straight to your inbox please remember to sign up for our monthly newsletter. You can do so through The Ropewalk website or by completing a form in the Craft Gallery or at Ropery Hall. Liz
Cover image: Suzi Ruffell
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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
May - Hilary Angle Living in York Hilary Angle creates a wide range of jewellery in a variety of textures, patterns and mixed metals .The themes of Hilary’s work often focus on bright colours with mixed enamel panels on copper, married to silver each piece is unique and can never be repeated. The process involves silver being milled or forged, often oxidizing to produce contrast with the bright enamel. Other pieces are forged or milled silver that form highly textured individual items.
June -Victoria Markham Since a child Victoria has been a treasure explorer collecting stones, shells and unusual fossils. She has gone onto create a range of handmade jewellery from this process of collecting. She chooses ethically sourced, hand-cut rare stones such as jaspers, dinosaur bone and opals as well as fossils like pyrite ammonites for her collection. She melts silver to create a unique pattern to incorporate these rare pieces within.
July - Nadege Honey Nadege grew up in France and fell in love with Britain when she came to study at Hull. Memories of her childhood holidays in Brittany gave birth to her distinctive ‘BRETON’ jewellery collection. She uses Polymer clay - the interesting qualities of this medium lend themselves well to colour, texture and pattern – some of the visual elements which are centre stage in Nadege’s work. She uses the clay together with sterling silver to create colourful and original pieces.
August - Vikki Lafford Garside Growing up in rural Oxfordshire Vikki Lafford Garside had an appreciation for the countryside and a fascination with nature and wildlife. Using embroidery, cutwork, heat manipulation and hand painting techniques, Vikki transforms simple fabrics and thread into unique and entirely wearable pieces. The decorative and colourful nature of each accessory makes these textiles a treasure to take home.
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box gallery
Rachel Morley
Rachel Morley - Box Gallery 1st – 30th May
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achel Morley creates felt pieces by hand using the wet felt method. Her aim is to elevate felt craft, creating innovate products for the interior, echoing organic forms of the coastal landscape. The natural colours and shapes of the Scottish coastal landscape have inspired the Pebble range or Doorstops, Cubby Bowls, Cubbyholes and Pebble Pods. She experiments with wool fibres from British breeds of sheep to take advantage to their varying qualities. As a contrast, Rachel enjoys the challenges of felting with a broad
colour palette to create the colourful range of bowls. Rachel is a member of the international Feltmakers Association and Design Nation and is a supporter of the Campaign for Wool and member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. She works from a studio in Hickling near the Vale of Belvoir. Come in to the Craft Gallery during the month of May and admire the Scottish bliss Rachel Morley felt pieces create.
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exhibition
Neil Tregear - Tregear Pottery
Tregear Pottery Box Gallery June 1 - 30
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regear Pottery produces a beautiful range of functional pottery with each piece made from fine white stoneware clay. The work is decorated in a variety of designs – all drawing their inspiration and influences from the exceptional beauty of the surrounding landscapes of the Isle of Wight.
Pottery, refining glazes, developing new designs and expanding the studio. He has been awarded a number of grants, international show selections, and other accolades for the quality of his work. The work is sold in several galleries and shops on the Isle of Wight as well as outlets across the mainland and now at The Ropewalk.
Neil continually pushes and challenges the work at Tregear
Agitated Presence Noted: Lou Hazelwood & Sarah Pennington Rachel Morley Tregear Pottery North Lincolnshire Print Open
Artspace Gallery One Box Gallery Box Gallery Both Galleries
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Sound ideas
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oted is an exhibition that brings together artists Lou Hazelwood & Sarah Pennnington who are both are reworking source materials relating to pianos and pianolas.
Hazelwood’s piece in progress ‘La Boheme/I’ve Got Her Disease Inside My Head’ transposes pianola scores to playable music boxes working with the oppositional themes of the female bohemian and hysteric. Pennington has constructed a series of new sculptural observations and print works through a combination of historical research and material experimentation with player piano rolls and remnants of piano mechanisms.
North Lincolnshire Print Open 2019 June 15 - September 8 Call for entries Submission dates: May 24 - 27
The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire. DN18 5JT. 01652 660380 To download entry details visit: www.the-ropewalk.co.uk
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film
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ur programme of Thursday films is coming to an end as we approach our Summer break.
A new season including matinees will begin in the Autumn.
May 9
Bohemian Rhapsody (12) 2h15m The story of the legendary rock band Queen and its lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985). Starring Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton
May 16 Tulip Fever (12) 1h45m
An artist falls for a young married woman while he’s commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam. Starring Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan and Jack O’Connell
May 23 The Favourite (15) 1h59m
All films start at 7.30pm Tickets £4 No advance sales
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz
Films for May
May 30 Mary Poppins Returns (U) 2h 10m Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw
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theatre
IN CHARACTER
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he rich thread of theatre productions, which began during our winter season continues into the spring with two well-known personalities brought to life on the Ropery Hall stage. The first in the spotlight is actor and comedian Tony Hancock who is brought to life 50 years after his death by multi-talented actor and impressionist James Hurn in Hancock and Co Hancock and Co, includes one lost episode of Hancock’s Half Hour, and as well as two episodes James has written himself in the same style as the original scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. James, a master at recreating the accents and personas of such iconic 20th century British favourites as Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams, voices the entire cast. Performed in the style of a radio performance in front of a live audience, Hancock and Co brings to life the classic days of radio comedy.
Mark Farrelly
James Hurn
Two solo performances portraying two unforgetable characters
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he following week we salute, Quentin Crisp who found fame, or was it notoriety, as The Naked Civil Servant, a gloriously uplifting tribute to a true one-off, and a timely reminder of the urgent necessity to live every day as your real self…no matter what they say. Openly gay as early as the 1930s, Quentin spent decades being beaten up on London’s streets for his refusal to be anything less than himself. His courage, and the powerful philosophy that evolved from those experiences, inspire to the present day. Written and performed by Mark Farrelly, Naked Hope is a glorious, truthful and uplifting celebration of a genuinely unique human being.
May 4 Hancock and Co 7.30pm £14/£16 May 11 Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope 7.30pm £13/£15 June 28 Shylock (see page 15) 7.30pm £13/£15/£5 students
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comedy
Three of the Best
Left: Suzi Ruffell Above: Ivo Graham Right Justin Moorhouse
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s the Ropery Hall programme winds down for the summer we have saved the best of our comedy offer till last! Much requested star of Live At The Apollo, Live From The BBC, Mock The Week, Roast Battle and Live From The Comedy Store Suzi Ruffell brings her sell-out and critically acclaimed show Nocturnal to Barton.
facing the future, named after his fourth favourite Hot Chip song (and a beaut by Phoebe Bridgers).
If you don’t have anxiety, I don’t think you’re concentrating! Suzi is worried about everything - from someone breaking into her flat, to human rights across the globe, to her cat’s quality of life – and it’s keeping her awake.
Ropery Hall’s comedy offer for the Barton Arts Festival this year sees Justin Moorhouse bring his UK Northern Joker tour to a close in Barton. These days Justin’s not certain about anything apart from his uncertainty – Brexit looms, it appears the Cold War is being rebooted and that’s before we begin to worry about what’s happening in America…..closer to home he’s starting to feel redundant as a parent. One kid is leaving home, the dog is getting older and doesn’t need much walking, and the youngest kid hits 13 and cancels the family subscription to The Beano.
A week later Ivo Graham who had his first ever national touring show at Ropery Hall in 2018 brings a feisty new hour about
On top of this the golden age of the Northern straight white male comedian has gone the way of the dinosaurs. How
May 10 Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal May 17 Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness July 5 Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker
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comedy will he adapt if he wants to survive? What next for this Northern Joker? What can he talk to his daughter about now she cares little for Dennis the Menace and the Bash St Kids? Hang on. Perhaps nothing has changed that much. When he was 13, the Russians were scary, the White House was a madhouse and he’d never been to Europe anyhow. Thinking back this was when his reading habits changed too, more Dark Knight than Desperate Dan, more Catwoman than Minnie the Minx. Perhaps our heroes never went away….they just waited for us to pick them up again. Perhaps she just needs a different type of comic.
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n October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country that echoes 1936 in many ways. From choral evensong to curry house, from austerity to affluence, from Wearside to Westminster, join him on an entertaining, impassioned, enlightening journey through Britain then and now. Stuart is a bestselling author of travel, culture and social history books as well as one of Britain’s best known radio presenters across many BBC networks. July 2 Stuart Maconie, Jarrow: Road to the Deep South 8pm £15/£17
JARROW: ROAD TO THE DEEP SOUTH
STUART MACONIE
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Edgelarks
Through The Seasons
Chris & Kellie While
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
folk & americana
Duos come and duos go... And some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original, captivating and award-winning. Bonded by an unseen alchemy, Dartmoor based husband and wife Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have entwined their professional and personal relationship into an enviable class act of imaginative song-writing and musicianship. The duo, who have twice won the coveted Best Duo title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2016 and 2013), held the Ropery Hall audience captivated on their last visit .
The May monthly folk spot is Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin). In April 2018, they retreated to a remote cottage in Ulpha, western Cumbria, breathed in the mountain view, banked up the fire, and took their instruments out of their cases. Then they sat down, and wrote. Swiftly, a set of songs and tunes emerged. Their new album, Feather, is released in May and is an upbeat celebration, an incitement to hope. Last December two bands brought festive cheer to Ropery Hall. The Albion Band and St Agnes Fountain had something in common besides the Christmas tunes: Mother and daughter Chris and Kellie While. We are delighted that they have agreed to do one of their rare duo performances for us at the beginning of June.
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Folk & Americana
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e are offering some great home grown folk talent for you to take in prior to the plethora of acts on offer at the annual summer festivals and a rather special act from much further afield.
folk & americana
A new project by Will Pound caught our interest this year, an innovative celebration of the year in folk dance. Through the Seasons gives audiences a chance to experience the spellbinding story creations of Debs Newbold interwoven with the exceptional musicianship of Will Pound, Benji Kirkpatrick (Faustus, Bellowhead, The Transports) and Ross Grant (Inlay). Together, they showcase stunning arrangements of traditional dance tunes and songs, bringing their innovative and playful style to life through both music, image and spoken word, with all the joy of a summer’s festival to the thrill of a winter’s fireside rapper sword-dance. Finally it’s not uncommon for bands to make wildly extravagant claims when attempting to describe the music they play. Unique is one of the terms most
commonly used to convey there’s something different going on. Of course, it’s rarely the case, unless you are talking about The Fretless. Frankly, there nothing quite as exceptional as this - and that’s precisely what has earned them must-see status, not only on their home turf in Canada, but all over the USA and Europe too. The Fretless take string music to fascinating places, transforming fiddle tunes and folk melodies through intricate, beautiful, highenergy arrangements and breathtaking performances. Touring extensively they have enjoyed success all over the world, with a considerable following on their homeland in Canada from 12 major tours since forming in 2011.
May2 The Fretless 8pm £14/£16 May 3 Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman 8pm £15/£17 May 25 Edgelarks 8pm £14/£16 June 1 Chris & Kellie While 8pm £14/£16 June 29 Through the Seasons 8pm £14/£16 Folk, Morris Dance & Story with Will Pound
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Maisha
Pat McCarthy
jazz
Touring on the back of their acclaimed debut album There Is A Place, everevolving music collective Maisha, led by drummer Jake Long, brings a fresh slant to the spiritual jazz tradition. While channelling jazz titans like Don Cherry and Pharoah Sanders,
they also imbue the music with their own individual influences including hypnotic West African rhythms and Afro-beat. The result is a brilliant, often heady mix that combines the spiritual of Alice Coltrane with the swing of Fela Kuti and the greatness of Kamasi Washington and Sun Ra. Expect an unmissable evening of shape-shifting, beguiling and intensely rhythmic music that firmly places Maisha at the forefront of modern British Jazz. Snake Davis has a who’s who of musicians on his CV, he has played with everyone! Pat McCarthy has a similar list. Why? Because they are both simply outstanding at what they do. Add to this Pat’s dry sense of humour guaranteeing the music and chat will make for a very enlightening evening.
Jazz
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t’s not that we don’t like other instruments but Ropery Hall certainly favours the saxophone above the rest! Our resident maestro Snake Davis returns for his monthly Sax on Sunday this time with Lincolnshire based jazz guitarist Pat McCarthy while Maisha, who will be performing thanks to Roots Music and Music-Net Touring, have been successful with another grant award to tour some of the best in world music and jazz to the north and once again we will be one of their chosen venues.
May 24 Maisha 8pm £8/£10 May 26 Snake Davis & Pat McCarthy 7.30pm £14/£16
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craft
BARTON ARTS FESTIVAL
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s part of Barton Arts Festival we welcome the return to Ropery Hall of Rhodri Miles in Shylock, the latest in his series of masterful one-man shows.
The tragic, funny and often unbelievable life of fiction’s most famous Jew, the moneylender from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Is Shylock a villain or a victim? Gareth Armstrong’s powerful drama challenges these stereotypes through the eyes of Shylock’s only friend - and the only other Jew in all of Shakespeare’s work – Tubal. Come and celebrate Shakespeare’s unique and rich language in this intimate, magical and humorous treatment of Shylock and his people. Gareth Armstrong’s award winning solo play confronts these Jewish stereotypes through the eyes of Shylock’s only friend and the only other Jewish man in the whole of Shakespeare - Tubal. This dazzling, moving, often hilarious play is a fascinating exploration of Shylock and his people. Shylock June 28 £13/£15/£5 students
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workshops craft
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WIRE FLOWERS
n this workshop tutor Anna Roebuck will show you how to create a variety of wire flowers using different techniques. You will be able to produce a beautiful everlasting bouquet for a vase, go big and create pieces for the garden or go small and make a delicate brooch or two. The workshop is suitable for anyone and is a good introduction to learning basic metalwork and sculpting skills. In the morning you will learn to make poppies and poppy seed heads and then go on to create daisies and a selection of other flowers in the afternoon. Alternatively, if you’d rather go big, you’ll have the opportunity to create a large garden poppy or poppy seed head for the garden in the afternoon. All the materials are supplied; you will be provided with a selection of different wires to develop your designs, you can incorporate beads too if you want. The opportunities are endless when responding to nature and the medium of plastic.
Wire Flower workshop by Anna Roebuck Saturday 11th May, 10:30am – 4:30pm, £60/55* Workshops
May - December 2019 May 11
Wire Flowers
with Anna Roebuck
£60/£65*
September 7 & 8
Upholstery Weekend
with Lesley Leonard
£160/£150*
September 14
Introduction to Screen Printing
with Alison Stack
£70/£65*
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*
*reduced price for Ropewalk members
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The Ropewalk Gardening Day Sunday 19 May 10am - 4pm
A special day celebrating everything gardening with stalls, events and refreshments. Come along to see a wide selection of specialist nurseries that will be on hand to give tips and advice on how to get the best from your garden ... and of course sell you plants!
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Until June 2 • Artspace • Agitated Presence Until June 9 • Gallery One • Noted: Lou Hazelwood & Sarah Pennington May 1 - 30 • Box Gallery • Rachel Morley 1
Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
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The Fretless
8pm
£14/£16
3
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
8pm
£15/£17
4
Hancock & Co
7.30pm
£14/£16
9
Bohemian Rhapsody
7.30pm
£4
10
Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal
8pm
£12/£14
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Quintin Crisp: Naked Hope
7.30pm
£13/£15
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Tulip Fever
7.30pm
£4
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Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness
8pm
£12/£14
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Gardening Day
10am - 4pm
Free
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The Favourite
7.30pm
£4
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Maisha
8pm
£8/£10
25
Edgelarks
8pm
£14/£16
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Snake Davis with Pat McCarthy
7.30pm
£14/£16
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Mary Poppins Returns
7.30pm
£4
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Until June 2 • Artspace • Agitated Presence Until June 9 • Gallery One • Noted: Lou Hazelwood & Sarah Pennington June 1 - 30 • Box Gallery • Tregear Pottery June 15 - September 8 • Both Galleries • The Ropewalk Print Open Exhibition 1
Chris & Kellie While
8pm
£14/£16
5
Quiz Night
7.30pm
£1.50
27
Fathom Writers’ Showcase
7.30pm
Free
28
Rhodri Miles in Shylock
7.30pm
£13/£15/£5
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Through The Seasons: Folk, Morris Dance & Story with Will Pound
8pm
£14/£16
J
uly
Until September 8 • Both Galleries • The Ropewalk Print Open Exhibition 1
Monday Night At The Movies: Two-Way Stretch
7.30pm
£4
2
Stuart Maconie: Jarrow - Road to the Deep South
8pm
£15/£17
5
Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker
8pm
£14/£16/£5
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BARTON UPON HUMBER HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2019 Friday 13th to Sunday 22nd September
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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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