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TIME TRAVEL

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Spring has definitely sprung in the YLL office, despite it coming quite late this year. We’re happy to report that the winter coats have be cast off, windows have been opened for the first time since September, and a few of us have even taken to working outside.

Unfortunately the persistent rain caused an issue with this, and we lost several expensive laptops.

Still, we’re just happy to feel warm again, and have used that enthusiasm to create a fantastic issue of Your Local Link, just for you. Hopefully you’ll take a leaf out of our book (not the actual ‘book’ in your hands, mind. Unless there is a tear-out coupon) and start to enjoy the sprung spring-y splendidness of York in May.

For starters, our Treasure Hunt takes in the quickly changing area of Hungate, while the Time Travel article, about a lost church, will encourage you out to wander about King’s Square, reading headstones and tripping over jugglers.

And don’t even get us started on our Events section. Okay, we will. It’s mega awesome choc-a-block super-filled with lot’s of things to see and do, many of which take place... OUTSIDE! Eek! The summer is coming! Oh, and if you wanted even more events, with bigger descriptions and more details, get yourself to our website at www. yourlocallink.co.uk It’s lovely.

Anyway, enjoy the mag and have a great May.

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A family pass to the Yorkshire Game & Country Fair and the chance to win decorating supplies. See the competitons page (pg. 8)

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and life in general AS SEEN BY RACHEL RAGG

Telling the truth is, as we never tire of saying to our children, very important.

However bad your misdemeanour, it can only be made worse by lying.

When I was a child, my father used to tell us the salutary tale of George Washington and the Cherry Tree, evidently in the hope that it would turn us into honest adults.

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20TH APR 20TH MAY

L to R: Audrey Hepburn, David Beckham, Sam Smith, Tina Fey

If you need to make a couple of minor sacrifices and compromises, then make them with an open heart. You can achieve much of what you seek to achieve – but not all at once! There is plenty of emotional support and advice from spouses and partners, but this is a time when some kind of professional advice might carry more impact.

Finances are not a critical problem at the moment, but they may become so unless you practice a bit of belt tightening and common sense. This is a concern

exacerbated by someone else’s unwillingness to curb their spending. Recent gains can be lost if you, or someone close to you, is going to ignore the balance sheets.

Birthday celebrations may bring a couple of unexpected surprises, and there is a good travel aspects between the 3rd and the 6th. The 9th/10th brings good news where jobs and related ambitions are concerned. The 20th onwards sees you taking a sideways step, and letting someone else carry the flag. Some fresh leadership and some new ideas are useful at this time.

GEMINI 21ST MAY - 20TH JUNE

touch, and rather than playing it safe, be prepared to take a few calculated risks.

A direct and honest approach in affairs of the heart gains you brownie points!

They say that youth is wasted on the young, but at the moment, it is younger members of the sign who seem to be making most of the progress and enjoying most of the fun. If you don’t fall into this category, take a leaf out of someone else’s book, and rather than acting your age, act the age you’d like to be! Much to be gained and nothing lost.

CANCER 21ST JUN - 22ND JUL

A wonderful opportunity comes your way, but if you say yes to it, you’re real-

ly going to upset someone close to you!

This is a no win situation, and all I can say is fortune favours the brave! Intense emotion in relationships can be beautiful, but also quite exhausting. However, if you’re single and you’re looking for love, this could be your lucky month!

LEO 23RD JUL - 22ND AUG

It’s spring, so this is a natural time for the birth of everything from children to new jobs and better and brighter ideas for the future. Self doubt is probably your biggest single enemy, so kick it into

VIRGO 23RD AUG - 22NF SEPT

You will feel under pressure as increasingly other people look to you to provide the impetus of leadership.

Don’t wobble on this one – just gird your loins and get on with it, because the bottom line suggests that you are the best leadership candidate right now.

You need to be strong for other people

close to you, and at this time, that’s all that really matters.

LIBRA 23RD SEP - 22ND OCT

Librans are not by nature secretive souls, but nevertheless there are occasions this month when you’ll be playing your cards very close to your chest. There are plans in the wind, but you won’t want to share them with anybody until you’re sure of a positive outcome. Anything to do with new knowledge and education should be highly significant.

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SAGITTARIUS 22ND NOV-21ST

PISCES 19TH FEB - 20TH MAR

You might not want to be “in charge” but this is a role thrust upon you and other people will not make decisions ‘till you have decided what you are going to do first. Tackle any obstacles head on to gain victory and triumph, and as the month unfolds you’ll find yourself on the receiving end of thanks and appreciation, especially from the 22nd onwards.

DEC

Quite a rosy month in affairs of the heart, and giant strides forwards will be made in any new or recently budding relationships. Travel aspects tie in with family reunions, but some families will experience a diaspora as younger folk fledge the nest. Long term finances under review, as you will be practical and pragmatic when it comes to doing your sums.

CAPRICORN 22ND DEC - 19TH JAN Capricorns can sometimes be rather isolated, and some effort needs to be made at this time to improve and expand your social circle. New faces bring fresh energy and help generate new ideas. It might be a good time to consider joining a club or taking on some kind of sport or hobby that brings you into contact with other like-minded people.

May should start calmly enough, but there is some turbulence in the wind between the 8th and the 22nd which might bring changes to work routines and some domestic tension. Everything finds is back on an even keel from the 23rd but you’ll feel a bit battered and bruised. You’ll also feel a bit happier where finances are concerned. Anything owed gets paid.

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Probably a good money month with something beneficial falling in to place around the 9th. Travel aspects (even if we’re only talking about holidays) will be relevant, and there is a “fun” mood taking effect from the 18th or 19th onwards. New emotional confidence coincides with a boost to your financial confidence, the one going hand in glove with the other.

ARIES 21ST MAR - 19TH APR

Medical issues may cause some concern during the first few days of the month, but by the 4th or 5th you should be fighting fit, more determined than ever to prove that you’re some kind of super hero. This mood should be tempered with caution and common sense, and although the outlook is good, you should not commit yourself to any kind of extra work load.

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With the Tour de Yorkshire hitting the roads this month, can you find the names of the places in which each leg of the race will start and finish, as well as a couple of others?

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The area around Hungate is changing faster than any other part of the city. So, to savour this (crane-filled) time, we take a wander around Hungate and St Saviourgate to see what we can see.

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We start on the corner of Stonebow and Garden Place.

• What is the name of the car park to which a sign directs you near here?

• Start walking along Garden Place. What can you not do here at any time?

• What is the biggest bedroom-capacity of the apartments being built?

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Turn right back onto Stonebow.

• Before you trek on, stop to see if you can spot which company is ‘pure’.

• How many rugs are upstairs?

• If you were headed for the Minster, which way should you go ‘via’?

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Crossing the road, turn left onto St Saviour’s Place.

• The door to the big posh building, Peasholme House, offers what welcome?

• This street makes exceptions for what?

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Turn left onto Carmelite Street, named for the Carmelite Friary that used to stand around here in medieval times.

• Name the student accommodation block.

3.

Turn left onto Hungate, the street after which the area is named (it used to be a lot longer – more on that later).

• What contribution is available?

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Turn left onto St Saviourgate.

• What do the occupants of No. 35 not like?

• Who is the Minister?

• When was the hospital founded?

7.

Keep heading along the street. Once you pass DIG look to the left, to the short street that seems to run down into the newly revamped Stonebow House. This is (or rather, was) the entrance to Hungate which ran from here all the way to the River Foss. Anyway, nearly there!

• Name the women’s project based around here.

• How many taxis can wait here?

Done! We bet that if you take this same hunt in one year’s time, most of the area will look a lot different.

It’s a date.

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A recent trip to the Yorkshire Museum got me thinking about how I’m treating the world I live in. Spoiler alert: If the world and I were mates, I would be a bad mate.

HONOURS + SABELLA + FEENS WHERE: The Spread Eagle WHEN: 4th May INFO: A free entry show with York’s latest indie-rock band, Honours. Having just released their latest single Freedom, which was well received, they’re hitting the live music scene in a big way.

We’ve all been fascinated and horrified

by BBC’s Blue Planet II, while learning more about the amazing creatures that live in our oceans was awe-inspiring, the footage of turtles in plastic bags was a horrible reality to face. I’m sure I’m not the only one when I say it’s been something that’s played on my mind a lot.

The man who brought us Blue Panet, Sir David Attenborough, recently opened Yorkshire’s Jurassic World at the Yorkshire Museum. The major new exhibition is a show stopper: virtual

dinosaurs, massive sea dragons, a virtual reality headset where you can feed a sauropod, yeah it’s pretty cool.

I expected to come out of there with a new sense of wonder at the world and, of course, bragging rights to my colleagues and friends about getting to be in the same god damn room as the man, the legend, the national treasure himself.

And I did, at least at first anyway. But as with most things, I eventually got into my own head: Put us in the place of dinosaurs, what are we leaving behind for people to find? All I could imagine was gross pictures of plastic piling up on shorelines.

Going to the supermarket has since become a real trauma. Imagine one of those horror movie reels where the victim’s eye sight goes in and out of focus. FOCUS: Individually wrapped

mini chunks of cheese in a plastic net, blurry lights, FOCUS: Multipacks of drinks in plastic bottles in plastic packaging to keep it all together. I blindly stare down the aisle as I put a multipack into my trolley, cringe and push it to the back of my mind.

The veg aisle provides some sanctuary - I go straight to the loose potatoes and happily pile them in. Next up is bananas - and a test sent from the dinosaur gods above: None of the loose bananas are anywhere near ripe, we’re talking like two days minimum until the right shade of yellow. FFS. I grab an ‘organic’ pack in plastic - they’re ready now, I scowl at how accustomed to convenience I’ve become.

I’m a guilty person, I spend a lot of time feeling bad about stuff I can’t really change. The amount of plastic I use though, is definitely something I can change.

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Washing out a manky milk carton is where i’ll start, I’m going to push through the gagging at the kitchen sink and put it in the recycling. Next up I’m going to put all those plastic bags i’ve accumulated in the car so that I can

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F.R PULLEYN Took my car in to get its doors resprayed (NO I didn’t prang it).

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A new concept to me but one I’m very glad to have found. I can recommend the Spinach Feta Mini Rolls and the Grilled Haloumi Merides.

DRIVERLESS TRAINS Sounds greedy and dangerous tbh and I can’t see it being safe for the staff or for passengers. I’ll get the bus, cheers.

POTHOLE PANDEMONIUM Crossing my fingers every day that I don’t get a flat tyre. That blinder at Clifton Moor has been sorted though, thank god.

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Oh god no! Please don’t damage this poor lady’s confidence by telling her that she didn’t look as good as her pictures for goodness sake! Everyone uses their best pics for online dating, I think it was naive of you to expect her to look exactly like the pictures. Have you actually had any online dates before? Do you have a teeny tiny feeling you might be being a little bit shallow? If she had turned up and it was apparent she was a completely different person to who she said she was, it would be a different story, it doesn’t sound like this was the case. If you don’t want to see her then that’s your prerogative, don’t explain

u CATFISHED! Dear Daphne, Im using online dating and occasionally go on the odd casual date. I met up with a girl I’d been talking to for ages - I couldn’t wait. I was pretty shocked when I got there as she looked nothing like her profile picture. I reckon she must have edited them beyond belief. Not only was she clearly heavier than her pictures made her out to be, but her face looked a completely different shape. The date was a little bit awkward but I got over the shock without saying anything and we had a laugh in the end. I want to let her down gently but really don’t think she’ll have much luck if she carries on dating this way. Do I say anything?

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any further than the fact you don’t want another date.

There’s no need for it and it’s not helping anyone. I’m glad you asked.

u SMOKING GUN My husband always said he would quit smoking when we decided to have kids, but the baby is due in June and he still hasn’t kicked the habit. I can’t tell if I’m furious because he’s let me down or furious because of my hormones. Either way I don’t want smoke to be around the baby and the smell makes me feel queasy. I’m so disappointed in him and desperately want him to stop in time. I’ve told him I hate it but it hasn’t made a difference. What can I say to persuade him?

First of all congratulations on expecting your first child!

The realisation often kicks in quicker for the woman as she is carrying the baby. But it sounds like your husband has now had plenty of time to get to grips with this. I can’t get into the politics of parents who smoke but I can deal with the fact he told you he would do something that’s important to you, and he still hasn’t.

Make sure you remind him why he said he would do it - for health or financial reasons, maybe for hygiene and smell? Suggest alternatives that you would be more comfortable with, maybe he could go on to an E-cigarette or patches. Have a conversation with him about how its made you feel that he hasn’t done what he promised he would and ask if he’s taking any steps towards doing it. Hopefully you can encourage him in the right direction. Good luck!

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u GREEDY COLLEAGUES Work mates keep on stealing my food from the fridge at work. Whenever I get a decent hoard of snacks they go missing and I cant figure out who the culprit is or how to make them stop.

I don’t want to come across as petty but its my food that I’ve payed for and I’m sick of having to go out and buy more. Where do I start?

Don’t you just love it when you can attack a problem with passive aggressiveness.

Me too! First of all I would label your snacks or put them in a plastic container to discourage; petty but, in most cases, effective. Keep an eye on bins for packaging, if someone is careless enough to eat other people’s food without asking, they’re careless enough to leave evidence lying around. Should you find out who the culprit is, kill them with kindness and buy them some snacks, make a song and dance of gifting them, and loudly joke that it’s so they can STOP BLOODY EATING ALL OF YOURS *manic smile*.

u SUSPICIOUS SPENDS My girlfriend bought some very sexy lingerie online last week. I don’t think she realised but it came out of my Paypal account so I logged in to see what had been bought. I wasn’t sure if it was something I had forgotten about. Put it this way, the underwear doesn’t look very practical or comfortable. I know it’s none of my business what she buys online - but she then went on a weekend away with the girls and didn’t keep in touch with me at all. I can’t help but feel a bit suspicious about the whole situation. Should I ask her about it?

The signs aren’t great but there could still be a perfectly innocent explanation for this situation. You don’t want to upset your girlfriend by assuming the worst, but its ok to want to get to the bottom of this for your own piece of mind. I suggest you broach the fact that there’s been a payment come out of your account and ask if she’s been doing some online shopping. Let her explain to you what she’s been doing in her own words. If things don’t add up, you’ll have to be more direct and let her know that you can see what she’s been buying and if she ends up lying to you about it, she’s trying to hide something from you - let’s hope it’s a romantic surprise she had in store and not your worst fears confirmed.

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THIS MONTH: THE LOST CHURCH OF KING’S SQUARE At some point in your life, you've probably found yourself stopping on King's Square to gawk at a street performer. While you watch fire eaters, or giggle at the crude innuendo from that guy who stands on his “big balls”, only a century previously our ancestors were gathered on the same spot to listen to holy sermons about sin. That is because King's Square was previously home to a church; Christ Church.

The square today is an open space perfect for public performances and chucking pastry crumbs at pigeons.

However, in the past the place was dominated by the church, making the likes of Colliergate and the street leading to The Shambles narrow alleyways. The raised platform, which today still exists and serves as a very convenient stage, was part of the church's graveyard, with some headstones now incorporated into the ground.

SIGNIFICANT BEGINNINGS Christ Church, or Holy Trinity as it was also known, was first mentioned in 1268 but it is highly likely that the original building was much older than that... perhaps even 1000 years older.

Well, kinda. You see, King's Square got its name from actual kings. The square marks the spot where the Roman Porta Sinistra (left-hand gateway) stood, which would have been a pretty major stone

building. This building survived the Roman withdrawal from Britain, and was used by subsequent rulers, namely the Saxon, and later Viking, kings of York. The theory is that the Roman gateway, repurposed partly as a palace, would have had a chapel, and it was this place of worship that, rebuilt a few times as the Roman wall and structures were demolished, eventually became Christ Church.

And so it remained, as an important place of worship for the locals, many of which would have possibly lived and worked in The Shambles, for centuries.

It wasn't until 1768 that the city planners started to realise that the church was impeding access in the area, so part of the church's vestibule and vestry were removed to increase the width of Colliergate. However, that meant that the entrance to the church from that side opened directly onto the street, causing a few fatalities. William Hargrove, in his 1818 guide to the city, wrote:

“The confined entrance to St. Andrewgate, on account of the projection of this church, has often been the cause of misfortunes, which the feeling mind cannot but contemplate with horror. In short, the turn is so sudden from the narrowness of this part of the street, that several lives, at different times, have been sacrificed to the existing evil.”

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Clearly someone took note, as by 1829 the church had been reduced yet again, allowing Colliergate to widen once more, and giving the medieval church a strange triangular layout. Christ Church was also becoming less popular at this point, as the many reductions had caused the floor to become uneven and the space unsuitable for worship.

Sotheran's Guide of 1852 was no fan of the ancient building, saying that “if it was altogether removed there would be no

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And so, enter the Victorians; a strange bunch of people who it seems, at times, had far more money than sense. In a curious decision, driven possibly more by nostalgia than common sense and thought for the future, they demolished the medieval church and immediately rebuilt it on the same footprint. It was still a cramped, oddly shaped church, but it was at least refreshed and reopened by 1861. That was, however, a total waste of time and money, because...

THE NEIGHBOURS WON In 1886, just 25 years later, the parish of Christ Church was united with the larger parish of St Sampsons, rendering the church defunct. Without a regular congregation utilising it, and with even

greater demands on the neighbouring roads, especially from these newfangled horseless carriages, the church's fate was sealed. By the turn of the 20th century the only regular visitors were the flock of sheep who were housed there, and in 1937 the building was finally fully demolished.

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loss of architectural beauty, and a great increase to public convenience.� Damn.

Fortunately the cleared space was left for public use, creating the pleasant Kings Square that we know today.

A large inscribed stone tells passersby about about the existence of the church, but far more interesting are the

surviving headstones that can still be made-out on the raised paved platform.

The next time you stop to watch a juggler, or drool through the cafe window of York's Chocolate Story, give 'em a read and consider how different this part of the city once looked.

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Each month Dan delivers his thoughts on local, national, and international sporting clashes. Pray silence.

Its been difficult to work out whether the association of York and the Shambles is just attributed to the cobbled streets or whether it extends the off-field chaos at York City Football Club. Since my last column so much has happened after the biggest vote since Brexit occurred, when the supporters trust decided against handing their shares to Chairman Jason McGill, who then quit as chairman and put the club up for sale. Needless to say, no multi-billionaire has stepped forward to take on a club

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in tier 6 of English football, but I live in hope that common sense will prevail, and some sort of middle ground will be met so that York City don’t open the new Community Stadium playing Haxby Town.

All this has been offset against the latest accounts that read last year’s financial records reported a near million-pound loss despite parachute payments and another Wembley visit. Some fans have been scratching their heads at that one, but they only

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have to pick up a matchday programme to see a squad of 25 players and Martin Gray’s coaching team being a bigger entourage than Kim Kardashian’s, to see where some of that money has gone.

CROSSROADS At time of reading York City’s season could have gone one of three ways: The club could have failed to get into the end of season play-offs which really would be a disaster, but in writing this after defeats to Harrogate and Nuneaton the quest to come in the Top 7 places isn’t guaranteed. They could, however, have battled into the play-offs but fallen short at some point during the three matches needed to secure promotion. Or maybe, just maybe, Martin Gray has steered the team to an unlikely promotion which has rewarded the long-suffering fans with some joy, or light relief, to not having to spend another season in regionalised football. If that’s the case, forget the entourage comment; the more the merrier on that bench.

Okay, so there is probably more chance Jamie Carragher winning role model of the year than the Minster men ending the campaign winning promotion, but if they can get a ticket to the lottery (and Big Jon Parkin is back and firing) you never know in football. After being at

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Old Trafford for that glorious 3-0 victory in 1995, you never rule things out, though someone pointed out every other week 2500 people coming to the same place hoping for a miracle could be misinterpreted. Perhaps it goes some way to explaining why the PA guy says after each game “until the next time; keep the faith”.

LOOKING BACK All the uncertainty off the field has got supporters comparing things to the early 00s, when Jon Batchelor was in charge. I personally don’t feel it's quite the same, as this time there isn’t the same comedic element to it. Batchelor renamed the team York City Soccer Club to make us more known in the US, and having just come back from the states I didn’t see anyone with a city shirt on. We also signed a Brazilian striker Rogerio, or Rodge to his adoring fans (I think there were a couple of them), in an effort to sell Brazil shirts in the club shop. Only at York City would you see the world’s only Brazilian professional footballer unable to trap a ball. His debut showed some flare honed on the streets of Rio with a mazy dribble, beating a couple of players but then hit a shot that went out for a throw in. Supporters think James Gray is bad but at least he has a goal to his name.

LOOKING DOWN, DOWN UNDER At least we have all had chance to laugh at Australian cricket recently with their two (only) good players, Steve Smith and the loveable David Warner, caught up in a ball tampering scandal and suspended. Fair play to the young South African supporter who asked Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon to sign his sandpaper. He failed to see the funny side, but a Brisbane bookstore did when they started stocking Steve Smith’s autobiography in the ‘True Crime’ section.

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Get sick in the car when you’re a passenger? Chances are you are susceptible to motion sickness; that disoriented, sicky feeling you get when your body knows it’s moving, but your eyes disagree, either because you’re reading a book or watching a movie.

Researchers at the University of Michigan think they’ve solved the issue with a sazzy pair of specs. The glasses contain tiny LED lights on the inside rim, which flicker to give the sensation of motion. Therefore, even if you’re nose-deep in a novel, your eyes will still be reporting motion to your brain. Sounds good, but lets hope they throw a bit of style into the frames, yeah? We still wanna look cool.

GADGETGUIDE TAPPLOCK. This smart padlock does not require a key (which you could lose) or a combination code (which you could forget). Instead it needs only your delicate touch to open, recognising your fingerprint. Handy old thing, but just make sure you don’t forget your fingers every morning. n £100 from amazon.co.uk SOBRO SMART SIDE TABLE. Even furniture is getting smart these days – so smart in fact that side tables can now charge your phone, act like a power outlet, turn on lights when they detect movement, keep drinks chilled, play music, track your sleep, and – get this – store stuff! Well, the Sobro Smart Side Table can. n £350 from sobrodesign.com

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COME WHAT MAY Ahh... I do love the dear old month of May. Spring has fully sprung, the days are nice and long, and I finally get to take off my winter coat. We can now start to look forward to a blazing hot summer and the fun that'll bring.

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CHRIS BROWN from BROWN NURSERIES If you have a question for Chris, please email info@yourlocallink.co.uk. Call Chris on 766266.

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Could you recommend some plants for summer hanging baskets and patio planters, please? Also, do you have any tips for looking after them?

These days, the choice of plants is fantastic, as most plants I am about to mention come in a wide variety of colours and shades. When people ask for hot colours in a basket, we use reds, orange, and yellow in our planting. For softer tones, we prefer pinks, blues, and white, all in light shades.

Let’s start at the bottom of the hanging basket: place a circle of moss, about the size of a saucer, at the bottom of the basket, then add some compost so you have a level surface. The plants for this layer can include trailing verbena, calibrachoa ‘Million Bells’, bidens, lobelia, helichrysum silver, scaevola, and surfina.

By placing moss up the sides of the basket, about three more inches, then adding compost to that level, you can next place diasica, sanvitalia, nemesia ‘nuvo’, bedding bergonias, verbena, and phlox. Then move up another layer with more moss and compost, again

by about three inches.

The top-side layer of your basket could include short trailing plants, brachyscome, centradenia, Felicia, helichrysum gold, marigold ‘French’ bergonia, and impatiens. Then add moss to the very top edge of the basket and fill with compost to the top. This is my favourite layer as it is the same for all out baskets, as well as for our planters.

Start with a fuchsia in the centre, then place three geraniums in a triangle around the fuchsia. The next triangle working outwards could include salvia, African marigolds, dianthus and cineraria. Around the edge of the basket or planter you could use trailing geraniums, trailing fuschia, bacopa, lysimachia, trailing bergonias, trailing verbena, and million bells. If you have any space left, use bedding bergonias as fillers.

Use good quality compost and add a slow-release fertilizer. Water every day in hot weather, and then every other day when it’s cooler. The basket or planter should flower until the first frost of winter.

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I have a Viburnum Tinus ‘Eve Price’ and every year something eats holes in the leaves, making it look unsightly. Is there anything I can do to stop this happening?

Sounds like this damage is being caused by the Viburnum Beetle. The symptoms are irregular holes that are eaten out of the leaves of native Viburnum, Viburnum Opulus, and Viburnum Lantana. The worst to be effected in Viburnum Tinus as this variety is evergreen.

Holes are eaten between the main veins and the remaining tissues turn brown. The eggs of the beetle overwinter in cracks on young stems and hatch in mid-May, producing creamy-yellow larvae with black markings. They feed on leaves in May to June and grow to a length of about 7mm before going to the soil to pupate, which is generally a month after hatching.

Adult beetles emerge from the pupal cells in the ground during July and August and also feed on the leaves before laying eggs at the tips of year-old shoots. Each female lays about 200-300 eggs.

It’s important to look out for the first signs of damage in May to June and then spray with a contact insecticide to kill the young larvae.

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TONY CHALCRAFT GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON OUR GARDENS. Fresh asparagus, or sparrow grass as it was known to me as a child, is one of the treats of late April and May. Now produced commercially around York for supermarkets, it’s also available at local farm shop outlets. You might think this widespread availability a perfect excuse for not bothering to grow your own, but if you like it, asparagus is a crop well worth trying.

Once established, asparagus is one of the easier vegetables to grow.

There are a few basic things to remember about this gourmet crop. First of all it’s a perennial. That means, unlike most other vegetables, there’s not the trouble of beginning from scratch every season. A mature asparagus bed can continue to produce for many years. Secondly, asparagus is a high value vegetable.

Although it will cost to plant a bed, the harvests that follow will be free. And, of course, home grown will always be fresher and tastier than bought.

EASY AS PIE Growing asparagus may be easy, but it’s not a complete doddle. One of its quirks is that it won’t thrive on very heavy or wet land. If your ground is damp or sticky it’s still possible to grow it but plant on a mounded bed formed of well-rotted compost or lighter, brought in, soil. It’s also better sited in an open, non-shaded, position. A sunny spot will always produce an earlier crop.

Growing asparagus also requires patience. Starting

from seed is possible, but it’s a protracted and fiddly business taking three years before much of a crop can be harvested. A more convenient and quicker option is to buy young plants or ‘crowns’. These are available from various seed companies and are usually planted in spring. With an already developed, spidery, root system, crowns can give a usable crop in the second year after going in the ground.

WEED-FREE It’s essential when setting out a new asparagus bed to ensure the site is free of perennial weeds. Asparagus forms a dense, matted, root system which can’t be hoed or forked to any depth. It’s also important to give the individual crowns plenty of space. Plant very close and the harvested shoots or ‘spears’ will be scrawny.

About 40cm between plants is the minimum spacing, with a similar distance between rows if planting more than one. Further advice on planting can be obtained online. As for varieties, I favour the newer male types (yes, asparagus can be male or female) which tend to give thicker spears. Lucullus is a good choice, but if you want extra chunky spears go for the old Victorian variety, Connover’s Colossal.

Apart from cutting down the dead tops or ‘fern’ in autumn, and perhaps applying a winter mulch of compost or manure, an established asparagus bed needs little attention except for occasional patrols to check for asparagus beetle. This annoying pest

mainly feeds on the tall top growth asparagus makes in summer after the spears have been harvested. If left unchecked it can cause severe defoliation. This will tend to weaken the plants and may reduce next season’s crop. Fortunately the asparagus beetle is fairly conspicuous. About seven millimetres long, it has a distinctive red thorax and yellow wing cases. It does jump readily though, so if nabbing it is tricky look out for its lazier larvae which are grey/black and about one centimetre in length.

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GI VE A DO G A HO ME You might have noticed that this issue of Your Local Link was delivered to your door with a companion this month. The York Against Cancer newsletter offers news, updates, and info about the brilliant work the charity does right here in York, and further afield, too. You should definitely have flick though.

The main headline of this new newsletter is that York Against Cancer is growing. Even more people across Yorkshire are now able access the services they help fund, and the high tech mobile chemotherapy unit, which is used by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, travels out to the likes of Scarborough, Bridlington, Malton and Selby.

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THE CLEVER STUFF Let's not forget that York Against Cancer is also constantly funding ground-breaking research to find cancer cures: they aren't just dealing with the problem and helping to make those who are ill more comfortable, they are actively fighting it! The YAC funded Jack Birch Unit at the University of York carries out pioneering cancer research, and by donating cash, volunteering your time, or by attending YAC events, you're helping to keep it going. n Read about all this, and lots more, in newsletter, free with this edition of Your Local Link!

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CHEAPER BY THE (HALF) DOZEN Howard Mosley-Chalk is a father and a husband. But more importantly he is a man. These are his (un)manly words.

I think it was Steve Martin who starred in the film Cheaper by the Dozen; I'm not sure, as I refuse to watch anything with Steve Martin in it that was made after 1992 and have therefore never seen it.

However, going on the title alone, I'm assuming it is about a family who have 12 children and all the crazy antics they get up to. I'm guessing Martin at some point gets food on him, or gets “comically” crushed beneath stampeding feet at breakfast time, and all with a profamily, pro-white America message.

As a youngster, when I imagined myself in starring movie roles, it was usually as a time travelling hipster who teaches Napoleon Bonaparte to 'chill out' with rad dance moves, or indeed as an unfeeling cyborg

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CHEEKS Recently my wife gave birth to our fourth human child. He's alright. I mean, he doesn't do much, except

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Due to the density of his cheeks, he seems to be made more of my DNA than my wife's, making him easier to love. I could write columns and columns about his furry little ears and delicate little fingers, but I shall not. I'm too stressed. You see, as well as bolstering our child ranks by one, we also recently took on two more mouths to feed, bringing our dependencies number up to six. No, we haven't adopted a couple of refugees, but rather purchased two Guinea Pigs.

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Guinea Pigs are not huge black cats; they are ridiculous balls of fur who are afraid of everything, even the hand placing neatly chopped chunks of veg in their bowl, changing their water bottle, and picking up their droppings. I sort of hate them. The children, however, do not. No, the kids think they're great, and want to hold and pet them all the time, having given them adorable names: Snowflake and Teddy. My suggestions of Corbyn and May didn't get a single laugh from the kids.

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So here I am, in a Cheaper by the (Half) Dozen situation, where six hungry little faces are now peering up at me every moment of the day. Although I have yet to be crushed by a stampede of little feet at breakfast (although my two year old did punch me for no reason this morning), I am currently covered in food, both human and Guinea Pig. And tired. So very tired.

In my mind's eye I can see the poster of the movie of my life, and there is not a single time machine, nor a shades-wearing, breakdancing Napoleon, anywhere on it.

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SENDING YOU TO SLEEP IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY Yorkshire Lavender is open for the summer!

This summer marks the 21st Anniversary of one of the top award winning tourist attractions in Yorkshire: winner of Yorkshire in Bloom for 10 years running and one of the largest suppliers of lavender in the country. Visitors to Yorkshire Lavender in Terrington can not only admire the stunning lavender displays, and probably one of the best views in Yorkshire over the Vale of York, they can also browse around the gift shop and have a light lunch or cream tea in the Tea Room. There is also a huge selection of lavender, herbs and unusual perennial plants in the plant nursery. n Visit www.yorkshirelavender.com

NETHERLANDS EAT YOUR HEART OUT You ain’t got nothing on the Burnby Hall Tulip Festival Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington, are holding their fifth annual Tulip Festival, 28th April to 12th May. Whilst best known for their impressive National Collection of over one hundred varieties of Hardy Water Lily, the Tulip Festival attracts a huge crowd each year. Over 14,000 tulips, comprising over 30 varieties, will be on display, which can be seen formally displayed in tubs throughout the Gardens and in the numerous flower beds throughout the site. Prepare for a cascade of colour and beauty for the spring! n Visit www.burnbyhallgardens.com

A RUM DEAL YOU’LL BENEFIT FROM The Rum Festival sloshes into town On April 28th The York Barbican will host a brand new and original event, shipmates! The Rum Festival will introduce you to over 100 different rums from around the globe, combined with live entertainment, great food and free giveaways. ARR! The Rum Festival’s cocktail team will also be on hand to mix you some of the tastiest rum cocktails on the planet. So weigh ye anchors and set sail for a fun day of Rumbased adventure. n Visit www.therumfestival.co.uk

QUICK, IT'S MR MCGREGOR! Delve into a magical world at Castle Howard Venture over to 'the big house up the road' and check out Gobbledigook Theatre presenting 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter,' a fantastic interactive theatre production for all ages. Beatrix Potter's animal friends will be taking up residence throughout the House, 26th May-3rd June, as part of an indoor trail, and the live characters from the show will be on hand for you to meet in the gardens before each performance. Plus, take part in an outdoor hunt around their very own Mr McGregor's walled garden. Just resist the temptation to pinch the carrots. n Visit www.castlehoward.co.uk

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28TH THE RUM FESTIVAL,

SUMMER RE-OPENING

The Barbican. Find out more in our Events Hotlist.

Yorkshire Lavender, Terrington.

Find out more in our Events Hotlist.

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TULIP FESTIVAL, Burnby Hall Gardens. Find out more in our Events Hotlist.

// 28TH '80S DISCO, Dunnington & Grimstone Sports Club, from 8pm.

Have a fun night partying to the sounds of the greatest decade in history (the 1980s). Visit www.dunningtonfayre. org.uk COFFEE ON THE GREEN, Poppleton Methodist Church Hall, 10am-12noon. Friends of Poppleton Library invite you to join them for a coffee, and to peruse the stalls selling cakes, books, and bric-a-brac. All proceeds go to Poppleton Library. Email joan.jenkins6@btinternet.com LITTER PICK ALONG THE RIVER FOSS, meet by the footbridge, Foss Islands Road, 9.15am. Join The River Foss Society in cleaning up the river. Call 490081.

// 29TH AQUARIUM FISH OPEN SHOW & AUCTION, Kirby Misperton Village Hall, Malton, from 10am. The Open Show will consist of 41 Classes covering the full range of tropical freshwater and coldwater fishes plus a class for fish handicraft.

Call 01751 472715.

THUNDER DAY, Yorkshire Air Museum. Live jet and propeller aircraft engines will be running! Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Yorkshire’s Blackburn Buccaneer, see the seven live aircraft being powered up on site, from WWI bi-planes, to the mighty thunder of the Nimrod and Victor big jets.

Visit www.yorkshireairmuseum.org

M AY // 1ST - 18TH NOVEMBER IMPACT: FIRST WORLD WAR LEGACIES, York Army Museum. This new exhibition looks at the impact of WW1 on Yorkshire. Call 461010. // 2ND EVENING WALK, meet at The Cross Keys, Dunnington, 6pm. Join the River Foss Society for a walk

in Hagg Wood. Call 674086.

// 3RD NURSERY TOUR, Poppleton Community Nursery. Join Sand Hutton and Claxton Gardening Club for a tour of this volunteer run, non profit nursery providing horticultural skills training for those recovering from mental crises.

Call 628639.

// 5TH-7TH & 19TH-20TH OPEN DAYS, Holgate Windmill. Visit the only mill in York to see an exhibition of work by local artists. The shop is open every Saturday, 10am-12pm, for stone-ground flour and exclusive mill merchandise and gifts.

Visit www.holgatewindmill.org

// 5TH-7TH BEHIND THE SCENES 2018, North York Moors Railway, 9am-5pm. Explore 'Behind the Scenes' at one of the most popular heritage railway lines, where you will be able to take a sneaky peek at the areas usually closed. This event will showcase all the work that goes into keeping the wheels turning.

Visit www.nymr.co.uk

// 5TH, 12TH & 19TH SPRING FLOWER SALES, Poppleton Community Railway Nursery. Stock up on blooming marvellous spring flowers at the nursery. Call 797623.

// 5TH-7TH SCARECROW TRAIL, Dunnington. Come and find the Heroes as Scarecrows. Trail maps and refreshments (and toilets) available from St Nicholas Church, 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Monday, and 124pm on Sunday.

Email judithmhewitt@btinternet.com

// 6TH SPORTS CARS IN THE PARK, Newby Hall. A really fantastic day out for the whole family, with a great atmosphere. Your ticket includes free entry into Newby Hall’s amazing grounds with its legendary adventure playground……which is not to be missed. Visit www.newbyhall.com

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// 8TH & 23RD SAVE A BABY'S LIFE WORKSHOP, across York. The Royal Lifesaving Society hosts free to attend workshops, aiming to give people the confidence to cope in the unlikely event of a baby/small child emergency. 8th, 11.15am, Clifton Library (clifton@exploreyork.org.uk) and 23rd, 10am, Dunnington Sports Club, & 7pm, Foxwood Community Centre (linda.nelson2704@gmail.com).

// 10TH WALK TO DERWENT TIDAL BARRAGE, meet Barrage Car Park near Barmby, 9.30am. Join the River Foss Society for a walk to the tidal bridge and back. Call 764702.

// 12TH-13TH AGAINST THE ODDS – RAF AT WAR WEEKEND, Yorkshire Air Museum.

Visit this year’s Against The Odds weekend and experience life at RAF Elvington during World War Two. The re-enactors will explain what life was like there for serving Halifax Bomber air crews as they fought to liberate occupied Europe. Visit www. yorkshireairmuseum.org

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SUMMER FAIR, Bishopthorpe Infant School, 10.30am12.30pm. So much fun to be had with the bouncy slide, games, stalls and welly wanging, to name but a few: all alongside their delicious cake stall and the ever popular cafe serving refreshments and hotdogs.

Call 707506.

// 13TH ANOTHER FINE MESS!/SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS, National Centre for Early Music, from 4pm. As part of the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival, enjoy the Laurel and Classic at 4pm, followed by the FW Murnau masterpiece at 6.30pm. Call 658338.

VINTAGE RALLY, Burton Agnes Hall, 11am-5pm. The East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club will be showcasing their stunning collection of classic vehicles, fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Visit www.burtonagnes.com

17TH-31ST - LOVE YOUR LOCAL MARKET, Shambles Market.

Shambles Market. Join the fun of this year's celebration of York's market with Minster FM's Ben Fry. There will also be a New Trader Day on the 22nd, Youth & Makers Market on 27th, and a Family Fun day on the 29th. Visit www. shamblesmarket.com // 17TH WORK PARTY, Rawcliffe Meadows, 10.30am-1pm. The Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows invite you to join them to help with bee bank management on the nature reserve. Visit www. rawcliffemeadows.wordpress.com

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CHARITY DOG WALK, The Knavesmire, 10.15am. In aid of the Lord Mayor’s charities, Keep your pet, Hearing dogs for deaf people, and Refugee Action York, take the pooch for a wander. To be opened by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Barbara Boyce, and started by Jonathan Cowap from Radio York. There will be home-made cakes, savouries, soup and hot drinks on sale.

Call 866070.

// 11TH BEDERN BOTTEGA WINE TASTING, Bedern Hall, 7-10pm. In support of The Bedern Hall Foundation, taste wine and talk with the inimitable Terry Hebert. Pair the wines with foods from The Bedern Board - a generous sharing platter.

Visit www.bedernhall.co.uk

// 18TH MAY-16TH JUNE OF LIFE & LAND, Lotte Inch Gallery.

The gallery is proud to welcome a solo exhibition by Yorkshire based photographer Lucy Saggers. Visit www. lotteinch.co.uk

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR, Driffield Showground, 9am3.30pm. The ever-popular antiques fair returns once again with plenty more on offer. Call 01377 254768.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, York Army Museum, 10.30am-3.30pm. To celebrate the museum’s birthday, enjoy free admission, family friendly trails, crafts and object-handling. And cake!

Call 461010.

COMMUNITY ACTION WEEKEND, Heworth Holme Wetland, 10am-4pm. A family friendly, action packed weekend improving the local wetland green space of Heworth Holme. Get stuck in with activities that will benefit both wildlife and those who use the site. Visit www. stnicks.org.uk

// 19TH SHARING EVENT, Wigginton Methodist Church. CCC welcomes you to bring unwanted plants to swap and share with others.

Call 760659.

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ROYAL WEDDING GARDEN PARTY, Carlton Towers, from 10.30am. Find out more in the Hotllist.

HOMES FOR THE FUTURE, across York, 2-5pm. Join St Nick's Environment Centre's cycle tour to visit three comfortable homes designed to Passivhaus standard which use very little energy.

To book, visit www.stnicks.org.uk YORK GUILDHALL ORCHESTRA, York Barbican, 7.30pm. The orchestra welcomes violinist Jack Liebeck to join them in a Tchaikovsky concerto. To finish the concert, they will perform Berlioz's semi-autobiographical programme work, the Symphonie Fantastique. To book, call 0844 8542757.

// 22ND THE BARE BONES OF BURIALS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: A COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGIST’S VIEW, Yorkshire Museum, 7.30pm. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society presents a lecture by David Williams, Archaeological Services, WYAS. Call 01904 656713.

// 25TH-28TH FLOWER FESTIVAL, Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, 1-6pm. See gorgeous flower arrangements and enjoy a concert each evening at 5pm. The overall theme is 'in a monastery garden', as this links to the church's history as one of the most prominent monasteries in York. Call 07492 067803.

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// 26TH MAY - 3RD JUNE THE TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER, Castle Howard, 11am, 2 & 5pm. Find out more in the events Hotlist. Visit www.castlehoward.co.uk

// 26TH MAY-3RD JUNE HANSEL AND GRETEL, Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough, 10am-4.30pm. Spend the May half term experiencing the magic of Mother Shipton's Cave with a fair tale, gingerbread-y house theme.

Visit www.mothershipton.co.uk

// 26TH MAY-3RD JUNE GET SET, GROW! RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate. See CBBC's Mr Bloom perform live on stage, and three lucky children will get the chance to meet him in person (Saturday only). Also, kids big and small can take part in a range of activities, like making your own Thumbelina-style rock garden, and learning about bees.

Visit www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr

// 26TH-27TH THE GREAT ANTIQUES & VINTAGE FAIR, Wetherby Racecourse. A brilliant fair, with hundreds of stalls and thousands of items to peruse.

Visit www.jaguarfairs.com

// 27TH MAY-3RD JUNE WALK CYCLE FESTIVAL, across York. Promenade with the Bard, ride to paint a mural on the Foss Islands Path, indulge in a champagne picnic, sleepily enjoy a dawn chorus ride, cycle and socialise over food with friendly folk, transform a parking space into a parklet, and more! Visit www.yorkbikebelles. community

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28TH (MAY) DUNCOMBE PARK COUNTRY FAIR, Duncombe Park, Helmsley. This great day out for the whole family will show off the best of local country pursuits... and fun. See dog racing, a stunt team, classes of animals and plenty of Yorkshire grub. Visit www.dpcountryfair. co.uk // 30TH RITCHIE PARRISH RITCHIE, National Centre for Early Music, 7.30pm. The folk band's music, storytelling and high-spirited presence displays a great blend of enthusiasm, ability and personality. Call 658338.

J U N E // 2ND GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA 2018, York Barbican, 3pm. Ray McVay will be directing the UK’s greatest big band show filled with fabulous Forties music and wartime chart-toppers, as well as a 75th Anniversary tribute to The Dam Busters. St Louis Blues March, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Little Brown Jug, In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, American Patrol and tuxedo Junction are just some of the unmistakeable hits being performed that you know and love. Visit www.yorkbarbican.co.uk // 5TH

LINGERIE & BEAUTY EVENING, Marks & Spencer, Parliament Street, 6.30pm. York Breast Friends host a special free evening showcasing post-surgery lingerie.

07516 066599 or email info@ yorkbreastfriends.org

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MACMILLAN CANCER ‘HOPES & DREAMS’ CHARITY BALL 2018, York Racecourse. Enjoy a three course dinner with entertainment from a host of acts. Also take part in a live and silent auction with prizes from private VIP suites, to concerts and rugby offerings, and a Wishing Tree Raffle.

Call 07733 833710.

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FOREST LIVE 2018, DALBY FOREST. Forest Live is a major live music series, managed by the Forestry Commission. Held every summer in seven beautiful forest locations across the country, over 1.5 million people have attended a gig in the programme’s seventeen-year history. With everything required for a great night out, including good food and drink, the concerts are renowned for their informal and relaxed atmosphere set to a spectacular forest backdrop. Income generated from ticket sales helps to look after the nation’s forests sustainably, for people to enjoy and wildlife to thrive. This year’s headline acts are: ---------------------------------------PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT WITH SPECIAL GUEST BILLY BRAGG - 23RD JUNE GEORGE EZRA - 24TH JUNE. ---------------------------------------For further info/tickets, visit www.forestry.gov.uk/music or call 03000 680400.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW, Sutton Park. A grand day out for the whole family, with food stalls, entertainment, livestock, horses, and vintage vehicles.

Visit www.hubyandsuttonshow.org.uk

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SHAKESPEARE’S ROSE THEATRE, Tower Street.

Europe’s first ever pop-up Shakespearean theatre is coming to York! The replica theatre will host four Shakespeare plays during the summer, in authentic and dramatic surroundings. See Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Richard III. Find out more, and book tickets, at www.shakespearesrosetheatre.com

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THE GENIUS OF GRINLING GIBBONS, Fairfax House. Marking 350 years since his time working as a journeyman in York, The Genius of Grinling Gibbons is the first exhibition in 20 years to focus on the work of this legendary carver and will explore the life, work and extraordinary genius of one of Britain’s greatest artists and craftsmen. Visit www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk

JORVIK VIKING CENTRE, Coppergate. The world-famous attraction has reopened after a multimillion pound re-imagining following the devastating flooding in 2015. Enjoy a new ride experience with the sights, sounds and, of course, smells, of the Viking-Age. There is updated historical interpretation, showcasing the cultural ‘melting pot’ of 10th-century York, and the latest cutting edge technology bringing the Viking period to life. Visit www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk DICK IS BACK, York Dungeon.

Dick Turpin, the infamous 18th century highwayman, will return to York in an exciting new show. Visitors will be encouraged to hold on tight to their belongings while they take a seat in the carriage and travel along the York Road, where rumour has it the most notorious York villain has returned.

Featuring new gags and special effects, visitors will learn all about Dick Turpin’s crimes and how he treated his victims.

Visit www.thedungeons.com/york YORKWALK, from Museum Gardens Gates, daily at 10.30am and 2.15pm.

Entertaining historical walks taking place every day, as well as specialist tours such as Richard III and Jewish Heritage.

Visit www.yorkwalk.co.uk or call 07970 848709.

HIDDEN MINSTER, York Minster, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, 11am. Take a journey above the roof tops and explore York Minster's hidden architectural gems of the Mason's Loft and Chapter House roof. Visit www. yorkminster.org or call 0844 9390011.

25O YEARS OF TERRY’S, York’s Chocolate Story, 10am-6pm. The exhibition showcases a selection of the most interesting of the Terry’s products from opium based throat sweets to some of the most beautiful and decadent chocolate boxes in history.

Visit www.yorkschocolatestory.com

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Email ruthpotter@live.co.uk

YORKSHIRE’S JURASSIC WORLD, Yorkshire Museum. From the depths of the deepest seas to the ancient coasts and tropical shallows, meet the dinosaurs and sea monsters that once roamed the vast and everchanging landscapes. Experience each Jurassic world as the colossal creatures and their surroundings are brought to life. Visit www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk BOROUGHBRIDGE MARINA, Boroughbridge. Hire a boat for a few hours, or even buy one for good.

Call 01423 323400.

MUSICAL CONNECTIONS, Across York. Regular music and singing classes for adults of all abilities. For details of venues and times, call 01904 373011.

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY, Pickering. See 24 miles of Yorkshire’s amazing scenery aboard classic trains and during fun activities.

Visit www.nymr.co.uk WHITE ROSE YORK TOURS, meet at west entrance to York Minster, 11am & 3pm (also 1pm Fri & Sat). Take a free history tour of the city centre.

Call 07792 207679.

REGULAR EVENTS // EVERY MONDAY YORK SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB, English Martyrs’ Church Hall, Dalton Terrace, 7.3010pm. All are welcome; no partner or

DANCE NIGHT, Dunnington Sports Club, 7-8.30pm. Ballroom and Latin, with beginners’ classes.

Call 07914 941268.

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// EVERY TUESDAY QUIZ NIGHT, Huntington Sports Club, 8.30pm. Call 01904 769138.

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// EVERY WEDNESDAY ECO-CRAFTERS CLUB, St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, 1-3pm. Join a friendly bunch for crafts and a natter. The club has three sewing machines and materials for use by members. Call 01904 411821.

YOURCAFE, Tang Hall Community Centre, 11am-2pm. yourcafe offers the opportunity to make new friends and enjoy a communal feast or bite to eat, made from would-be-waste-food. Visit www.yourcafe.co.uk

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GHOST TRAIL OF YORK, West Doors of York Minster, 7.30pm. Dare you cross the centuries and discover York’s spine-chilling history? Visit www. ghosttrail.co.uk or call 01904 633276.

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THE GHOST BUS TOURS, Departing from York Railway Station bus stop RE daily at 7.30pm & additional weekend tours. The unique comedy horror show takes you around the darker side of York on board a classic 1960s Routemaster. Call 0844 5678666.

// 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH COFFEE MORNING, Huntington Library, Garth Road, Huntington, 1am12noon. The Friends of Huntington Library welcome all for a drink and a chat. Email friendsofhuntingtonlibrary@ gmail.com

// 1ST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH YORK CARERS COFFEE MORNING, Spurriergate Centre, 10am-12noon. Have a cuppa, enjoy a chin wag. Call 01904 629393.

// 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE EACH MOTH THE BUS STOP COMMUNITY CAFE, Huntington Methodist Church, 9.30-11.30am. Enjoy slices of cake, biscuits, scones and a whole lot of drinks. Email dorothea.scarlett@icloud. com

// 2ND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH SUPPORT MEETING, Wigginton Recreation Hall, 7pm. Parkinson’s UK York branch meet every month for talks, fun, and the occasional quiz. Call 0844 2253634.

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YORK ME COMMUNITY COFFEE CLUB, Novotel, Fishergate. Open to anyone with ME, or their friends and families. They also have a Coffee Club on the 1st Monday of each month at the Bar Convent Email bill@York-MECommunity.org

// 1ST & 3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH BEYOND MONOPOLY, The Bar Convent, 10am-9pm. Join the club in playing an array of board games, both modern and classic.

Visit www.bmyork.wordpress.com

// EVERY SUNDAY WIGGINTON CAR BOOT SALE, Home Farm, Corban Lane, Wigginton.

The Sunday car boot sale returns from 23rd April to run until September.

Call 768463.

// LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH MAKERS' MARKET, Shambles Market, 9am-5pm. Browse unique works from local artists and crafters at the monthly Makers’ Market.

SCARBOROUGH OPEN AIR THEATRE To book visit: www. scarboroughopenairtheatre.com ---------------------------------------19th June Lionel Richie 21st June The Script 22nd June Gary Barlow 24th June Nile Rodgers & CHIC 29th June Steps 30 June Alfie Boe

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The National Trust in York TREASURER’S HOUSE Call 01904 624247

FRANK GREEN’S SPECIAL ‘BY APPOINTMENT’ TOURS 12TH & 26TH MAY, 11.15AM – 4PM Exclusive, guided tours lasting 45 mins. Join a small group and learn more about Frank Green and his special gift of Treasurer’s House to the Trust.

GUESSING AND GAMING IN THE GARDEN 26TH MAY-3RD JUNE, 11AM-4 PM Play games outdoors and enjoy trails and fun for all the family.

GODDARDS HOUSE AND GARDEN Call 01904 771930 A DAUGHTER’S VIEW UNTIL 4TH NOVEMBER New displays and events through the year telling Betty Terry’s story of growing up at Goddards, giving a daughter’s view of the Terry home and man behind the chocolate business and his family.

TENNIS, CLOCK GOLF AND MORE 5TH-7TH MAY, 10.30AM5PM Find out how the Terry family enjoyed a game of clock golf and have a go yourself, then test your skills on the garden tennis court and finish off with a game of croquet.

BENINGBROUGH HALL, GALLERY & GARDENS Call 01904 472027

MAKE YOUR MARK EVERY FRIDAY IN MAY, 12NOON-5PM. Join a new adult learning drop-in session with the art on the walls as inspiration. Use digital drawing techniques to have a go at making your own inspired masterpiece in different artistic styles.

ANNUAL PLANT SALE 12TH-13TH MAY, 10.30AM4PM Pick up some pots of colour for your own patch of garden; many on sale are propagated from the Beningbrough garden or from the volunteer team.

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and a young American pop star on the run from her domineering mother!

STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE, SCARBOROUGH

Visit www.sjt.uk.com

YORK THEATRE ROYAL To book: 623568

Tickets on sale now THE GRAND OLD DAME OF YORK Join Berwick Kaler and co. for yet more pantomime chaos, 13th December 2018-2nd February 2019.

THE BE ALL & END ALL (4TH-19TH MAY) A politician’s family is torn apart by the abuse of power in this provocative, contemporary new drama about the hunger for success and fear of failure.

What happens to a family when privilege is abused and trust vanishes... when cheating becomes a code to live by and deception a justified means to an end? This gripping new show is presented by York Theatre Royal and Mercury Theatre.

HALF BREED (8TH-9TH MAY) Jazmin feels different. She doesn’t want to stay in the village. She doesn’t want to have a baby. She doesn’t want to laugh at racist jokes in the local pub. She’s got to get out. A partly autobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice. Written and performed by Alfred Fagon Award shortlisted writer Tash Marshall.

MONOGAMY (22ND-26TH MAY) Caroline Mortimer, the nation’s favourite TV cook, has it all - a sparkling career, a big house in Highgate, a (golf) loving husband, smart kids and the best kitchen money can buy. But beneath the immaculate furnishings, studio lighting and away from the glare of the everpresent cameras - Caroline must face the looming collision of living a private life in the public eye.

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JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE

GRAND OPERA HOUSE To book: 0844 8713024.

Visit www.josephrowntreetheatre. co.uk To book: 501935

THE WIZARD OF OZ (27TH APRIL-5TH MAY)

OLIVER! (25TH-28TH APRIL)

The Technicolor classic that takes the whole family to the Emerald City and back again. Adapted by John Kane for The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Brought to you by Pick Me Up Theatre company - a pioneering independent theatre company based in York.

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THE BEV JONES MUSIC COMPANY PRESENTS: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (23RD – 26TH MAY)Be Happy - Be Sad. Beautiful songs and dances tell this humorous tale of Tevye, his long suffering wife and their five daughters who all struggle to make a living in the village of Anatevka.

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FOOTLOOSE (3RD-5TH MAY) Big city boy Ren and his mother move from Chicago to the small farming town of Bomont. But is it everything that they hoped for? How will he cope when he finds out about the ban against dancing, which has always been his passion and getaway? York St. John Musical Production Society.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (23RD26TH MAY) Meet Tevye, his long suffering wife, and their five daughters who all struggle to make a living in the village of Anatevka. Tevye talks to God - his best friend - when times get tough. Add into the mix Yente, the old matchmaker who insists on finding suitable husbands for his daughters! The fun and famous show is presented by The Bev Jones Music Company.

THE KITE RUNNER (8TH-12TH MAY) Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, this is ahaunting tale of friendship which spans cultures and continents. Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. Neither Hassan nor Amir can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (14TH-19TH MAY) The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue.

SUMMER HOLIDAY (29TH MAY2ND JUNE) In 1963 Cliff Richard took off on a joyous jaunt across Europe in the film Summer Holiday. Now this iconic film is a feel-good stage musical with Don and his fellow London Transport bus mechanics journeying through Paris, the Alps, Italy and then Greece. Along the way they pick up a girl group in a clapped-out Morris Minor

SOLDIERS OF THE EMPIRE: THE UNKNOWN BECOMES KNOWN (28TH APRIL) Annapurna Indian Dance pays homage to the forgotten soldiers from undivided India, who fought for Britain during World War One.

EDUCATING RITA (9TH-12TH MAY) Hairdresser Rita has a thirst for knowledge her husband can’t understand. Eager to escape the trivial conversations at work, she enrols on an Open University course. And that’s when she meets Frank: frustrated poet, tutor, and borderline alcoholic.

MACBETH (24TH-26TH MAY) Scalby School present one of Shakespeare's greatest works, detailing how one ambitious Scottish general killed his king to take the throne.

MORGAN & WEST: TIMETRAVELLING MAGICIANS (30TH MAY) Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! Not content with their lot as the nineteenth century’s greatest magic duo, this prestidigitatory pair present a conjuring spectacular to the audiences of the modern day.

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SPEND, SP£ND, SPEND (9TH12TH MAY) The Viv Nicholson story comes to York, thanks to this new production by York Stage Musicals.

From rags to riches and back to rags again, the extraordinary musical journey of a brash and naïve, northern lass.

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