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Welcome back to Keep It Handy: Riccall, Escrick & Stamford Bridge.
After the launch of our first expanded edition, we’re pleased to return, bringing you another snapshot of what’s happening across the area.
The events section continues with updated listings, covering upcoming activities and dates in and around the area.
You’ll find a walking route, around Escrick, Naburn and the Trans Pennine Trail, designed to be enjoyed at a steady pace and suitable for
exploring the area on foot.
This edition also includes a puzzles page, with sudoku and wordsearches for you to enjoy.
You’ll find a selection of clubs and groups in and around York, highlighting a range of the organisations and activities available.
As always, Keep It Handy is designed to be practical and easy to return to, whether you’re looking for things to do, or something new to discover. We hope you enjoy this latest edition and find it useful in the weeks ahead.
If you run a local group, club, activity or event, let us know and we’ll include it in a future edition of our Keep it Handy Guide! Email us at info@yourlocallink.co.uk
Got a great photo of your local area?
We’re looking for photos of Riccall, Escrick and Stamford Bridge to showcase in the magazine. Landmarks, nature, local life - we’d love to feature your photos in a future issue.
Send your images to: sophie@yourlocallink.co.uk
2026 YORK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL, Various times & citywide locations. This year’s festival features a jam-packed programme of concerts across nine days, with highlights including Solomon’s Knot, The Sixteen, Thomas Dunford, and B’Rock Orchestra. Visit www. ncem.co.uk/whats-on/yemf to book and see the full programme of events.
VANGUARD REENACTMENT, Murton Park, YO19 5UF. 10.00am-4.00pm. Cross swords with this medieval battle re-enactment group, hosting engaging living history displays and performing thrilling combat displays throughout the day. Visit www.murtonpark.co.uk/ events/vanguard-reenactment/ for bookings.
MUSIC NIGHT WITH ANDREW CLEGG, The Waterfront Café, YO19 4RW. Enjoy an evening of live acoustic guitar from Andrew Clegg in the relaxed waterside surroundings of York Marina. Table reservations available between 5.30pm and 7.45pm, perfect for great food, drinks and live music. Book online at waterfront-cafe.co.uk.
IBIZA WHITE PARTY, The Waterfront Cafe, YO19 4RW. Enjoy an evening of music, entertainment and an Ibiza-inspired atmosphere featuring DJ Pete Oh! Expect live saxophone performances, delicious tapas and plenty of summer vibes. Find out more by visiting waterfront-cafe.co.uk/events/ibiza-white-party.
COUNTRY AND WESTERN FESTIVAL, Allerthorpe Golf & Country Park, YO42 4RL. 12.00pm-10.00pm. Enjoy a full day of Country and Western-inspired entertainment, including live music from five country music acts, line dancing, a rodeo bull, food and drink, and more! Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/country-andwestern-festival-at-allerthorpe-golf-and-countrypark-tickets-1986808054374 for info.
YORK MAZE OPENS, YO19 5LT. York Maze offers a fun-filled family day out, with loads of rides, attractions and shows to enjoy. Not only one of the largest mazes in the UK, but also an award-winning attraction packed with things to see and do. Get active on the Popcorn Pillow,
enjoy the Crowmania ride or take your seat for the Crazy Maze Show. Visitors can explore a variety of mazes, each offering something different. For more details and to book, visit www.yorkmaze.com.
WILDLIFE EXHIBITION - PAM EARL, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, YO19 6HP. Take a look at this latest wildlife series, featuring vibrant and atmospheric pieces inspired by the changing moods of the Yorkshire landscape. Head to the tearoom to view this impressive exhibition, which brings together rich textures, subtle tones and expressive abstraction. Visit stillingfleetlodgenurseries.co.uk/event.
1 AUGUST
MUSIC NIGHT WITH KARL MULLEN, The Waterfront Café, YO19 4RW. Enjoy an evening of live piano from Karl Mullen in The Waterfront at York Marina. Table reservations available between 5.30pm and 7.45pm, ideal for pairing great food with relaxing live music. Visit waterfront-cafe.co.uk.
ASSISTANCE DOGS FUNDRAISING
AFTERNOON, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, YO19 6HP. Following the success of last year’s event, this popular fundraiser returns. Guide Dogs for the Blind and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People will be joining Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens to raise awareness of their work and support fundraising for their causes. To find out more about the day, visit stillingfleetlodgenurseries. co.uk/event.
30 AUGUST
MILITARY VEHICLE SHOW, Yorkshire Air Museum, YO41 4AU. Perfect for all the family, this one-day celebration features military vehicle displays and demonstrations, offering an engaging and educational look at history. Find out more at yorkshireairmuseum.org.
THROUGHOUT AUGUST
JOYFULLY CELEBRATING LOCAL FLORA & FAUNA - RACHEL JONES, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, YO19 6HP. Back for a second year, Rachel Jones returns with her stunning prints celebrating local flora and fauna. Combining print, paint and collage, her work beautifully captures the finer details of the natural world. Visit stillingfleetlodgenurseries. co.uk/event to find out more.
13 SEPTEMBER
MILITARY MODEL SHOW SPONSORED BY KEY MODEL WORLD, Yorkshire Air Museum, YO41 4AU. Discover a wide range of impressive and highly detailed model displays. The event also includes a competition with prizes across several categories, as well as an overall winner. Find out more at yorkshireairmuseum.org.
27 SEPTEMBER
EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY, Yorkshire Air Museum, YO41 4AU. This fun and educational family event features modern and vintage emergency vehicle displays, equipment demonstrations and plenty of opportunities to learn more about the emergency services. For details, go to yorkshireairmuseum.org.
THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
NATURE IN MANY FORMS - VERONICA ONGARO, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, YO19 6HP. This exhibition captures the shapes, patterns and contrasts found in nature, exploring both the simplicity and complexity of the natural world. Veronica’s work includes linocuts, woodcuts, stained glass and etchings, showcasing nature through a variety of artistic forms. Find out more at stillingfleetlodgenurseries.co.uk/event.
UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER
RACE ACROSS THE WORLD: THE EXPERIENCE IN YORK, Various times, citywide locations. Inspired by the awardwinning BBC TV show, this immersive live experience offers locals and visitors the chance to embark on a thrilling, adventurous race across the city, solving riddles, challenges, and physical puzzles along the way! Visit www. raceacrosstheworldexperience.com/york.
SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS
DVLR TRAIN RIDES, Murton Park, YO19 5UF. Various times. Ride a DVLR train at Murton Park, for just £1 per person or £5 per group of five people, with park admission. Visit www. murtonpark.co.uk/events/dvlr-train-rides/.
Looking for more local events happening in your area? Discover what’s on at: yourlocallink.co.uk
Time: 2 3/4 hours
Distance: 5 3/4 miles
This walk links two villages to the south of York using field paths and tracks, including stretches of the York-Selby section of the Trans Pennine Trail cycle route, and quiet country lanes. At a bit under six miles and with almost no gradients, this is an easy half day walk. Much of the route is on hard surfaces and the field tracks and paths are in good condition. There are no stiles, and route finding should be straightforward but care needs to be taken at the farm in Direction Point 3 and locating the right turn beside trees at Direction Point 8.
The recommended starting point is Escrick church, and roadside parking is available by turning left off the main road just beyond the church. The walk can also be started from Naburn, where parking is available on Front Street or near the pub.
For refreshments, Naburn has the Blacksmith Arms and a shop with takeaway options, or there is The Waterfront Café at Naburn Marina.
1/ Starting with Escrick church behind you, go left on the pavement. Continue for 125 metres to a track on the left (footpath sign). Take this, passing barns left towards a house. Follow the track as it turns sharp right immediately after the house (ahead is your return route).
2/ Now follow the clear track across open fields. Keep going for about 700 metres to a road.
3/ Turn left following the quiet road as it bends sharply right. 250-metres beyond this, where the road turns sharp left, go ahead through a gap to the left of a metal gate. Turn left alongside the hedge to the field corner, then go right with the hedge still left. In about 125-metres (at a gap) watch for a footpath marker post directing you left across a ditch. Follow the direction of the arrow towards a prominent tree, continuing beyond to reach a hedge. Go ahead with the hedge left soon passing a treed area. At the end of the trees go left following the obvious track, with houses left towards the farm. In front of green barns look for a gate to the left of a house with a ‘No Vehicles’ sign. Go through the gap
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to the gate’s left on an enclosed track.
4/ Follow the track left at a rubbish mound heading towards the farm ahead. Go through the gap beside double gates keeping the farm right. Beyond the farm, where the main track goes right, keep ahead as signed with a hedge left. Where the intermittent hedge ends, follow the obvious track as it goes right then curve left, remaining on it to eventually arrive at the tarmac cycle path.
5/ Turn right on the cycle path; continuing for 250-metres until it reaches a bridge over a minor road. Leave the track going down the slope to the left then taking the road to the right. Remain on the road until it meets a main road. Turn left crossing the bridge then immediately
Walks are undertaken at your own risk. Due care must be taken in following the walk, particularly after poor weather. Whilst every care is taken in compiling the description, changes may have occurred since compilation. Neither the walk author nor Your Local Link can accept any responsibility for errors or omissions.
take the road right (Front Street). Follow this passing Naburn Village Shop then curving left by the pub to arrive back at the main road.
6/ Turn right on the roadside pavement passing the church. About 100 metres beyond this take the lane on the left (signed Escrick). Follow this virtually traffic free lane for about 1,200 metres. As it rises towards a bridge, take the signed path left to the cycle track.
7/ At the track go right, passing under the bridge. Now remain on the tarmac track until just before the next bridge. Here go up the
slope to the right to reach a track.
8/ Turn left and follow the track ahead. In about 500 metres, at a line of field side trees, turn right (footpath post) then go almost immediately left into the trees. Follow the path that leaves then returns to the trees for 150 metres until you reach a gap. Here go sharp left on a field path with a hedge left. Continue to reach a house. If starting from Escrick, keep ahead to follow your outward route back to the church. If starting from Naburn, turn left here to continue the walk from Direction Point 2.
Challenge yourself with this month’s puzzles and brainteasers.
Fancy a quick brain break? Dive into these wordsearches and sudokus and see how you get on.
Providing a “pastry-powered” 5km run around York, Heppni Run Club welcomes runners of every experience level and ability to enjoy a Friday morning run across York to kick off the weekend, with Heppni Bakeri owner, India Luck, and the rest of the gang. The route will end at Heppni Bakeri for post-run coffee and connection, with sweet treats guaranteed! Visit www.joyruns.com/clubs/heppni-run-club/ or email hi@joyruns.com to find out more.
Are you looking to meet like-minded folk and do your bit to help run one of the best-loved country houses in Yorkshire? Castle Howard’s dedicated volunteer community is looking to expand its ranks with new volunteers willing to do their bit. There are plenty of roles available to suit your experience and interests, from welcoming visitors and supporting events, to maintaining the beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces around the estate. Visit castlehoward.co.uk/ volunteer to find out how to apply as a volunteer at Castle Howard.
Whether you’re looking to meet new people, learn a new skill or simply get out and about more, we’ve rounded up a selection of clubs and groups right here in your area.
This friendly community offers crucial support for York-based individuals and families living with Parkinson’s, providing access to fun and therapeutic classes and activities, and opportunities to meet and mingle with like-minded locals. The group meets at 2.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month, at Folk Hall, New Earswick. Email info@yorkparkinsons.co.uk or visit www. yorkparkinsons.co.uk to find out more.
Held every third Sunday of the month amidst the grandeur of Murton Park (home to the Yorkshire Museum of Farming), this much-loved arts and crafts club offers a colourful, crafty extravaganza that’s perfect for children aged 3 and above who wish to paint, draw, and create. The club can be accessed for free by those with an existing annual Murton Park membership. Visit www. murtonpark.co.uk/events/craft-club-monthly/ to book your place or find out more.
Get Your Boots On is a friendly social walking group that helps local people in their 20s and 30s to improve fitness, make new friends, and reconnect with the nature around them. Part of the Ramblers network, the group offers a varied programme of walks to suit every level, ranging from 3 mile strolls to epic hikes of 15 miles or more! As well as regular walks, there are also plenty of social events taking place throughout the year. Visit www.gybo.org.uk/upcomingwalks.php to see details of upcoming walks near you, or www.gybo.org.uk/join.php to sign up.
Meeting once monthly at the Askham Bryan College Conference Centre, this friendly and supportive gardening group is aimed at greenfingered locals wishing to socialise, exchange tips, listen to talks from established speakers, and visit local gardens. Please call Chairman David Whiteman on 01904 707208 or visit www. abcgardeningclub.org.uk for further details.
