Events - September 2018
Events September 2018
1 September Saturday
Hovingham Village Market
10.30am - 1.30pm
1 - 30 September
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Nursery Rhyme Trail. During opening hours
Have you ever wondered what the little mouse made his clogs from,
or about the origins of the no nonsense poem Hickory Dickory Dock?
Tiptoe through our nursery rhyme trail to find out. Aimed at families
with children aged 3-8 yrs.
Normal admission applies.
1 - 30 September
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Jim the Plant Hunter
Step into the boots of a plant hunter and explore botanical treasures
from around the world. Aimed at families with primary aged children.
3 - 22 September
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Exhibition - Mapping Ourselves - The Yorkshire Arboretum
within the Castle Howard Landscape: Past, Present and Future.
This exhibition will be in the Visitor Centre.
5 September Wednesday
Ampleforth Gardening Club
Ampleforth Village Hall 7.30pm
Pests - Speaker, Nigel Worthington
5 September Wednesday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Make a Willow Pig. 10.00am - 4.00pm
Learn a new skill and make a handsome willow pig
for your garden. No prior knowledge needed.
All materials provided. Bring your own lunch or
take a break in the Arboretum Cafe.
£60 per person
6 September Thursday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Talk - The Grand Landscape of Castle Howard. 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Learn how this landscape has developed from 1699 onwards from
Dr. Chris Ridgway, Curator of Castle Howard.
Free. Booking required.
8 September Saturday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Bat Walk - 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Take a dusk walk in the arboretum armed with a bat detector and
accompanied by our expert Simon Bassindale.
Adults £5, child £3.
Booking required
9 September Sunday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Meeting with Trees: Back to school. 11.00am - 1.00pm
Sixth in a series of seven tours. For this tour, you are invited to tell us what
in particular you’d be interested to learn about and we can try and find
the answers when we go out. Meet in the cafe at 10.30am, set out to walk
at 11.00am.
Free (normal admission applies).
10 September Monday
Book Club
‘Breaking the Tongue’ by Vyvyane Loh.
At the home of Ken Harris at Gilling, 7.30pm
Contact Gaynor for details on 787056
11 September Tuesday
Ryedale Beekeepers Association
Joint meeting with Malton Beekeepers Association.
Queen rearing by Ged Marshall. At the Yorkshire
Arboretum, starting at 7.00pm
12 September Wednesday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Gardening in the Emerald City (Talk). 7.15pm - 9.00pm
Riz Reyes is a young Filipino-American, making a name for
himself in horticulture there. This will be his first UK talk,
covering the exciting garden scene in his home city of Seattle.
Free but donations welcome.
17 September Monday
The Owls
Planning Meeting 7.30pm
At the home of Veronica Dunne
17/24 September Monday
Keep Fit
Oswaldkirk Village Hall 6.15pm - 7.00pm
£2. Contact Andy Neighbour for details 01439 788118
23 September Sunday
Oswaldkirk Village Walk
See Oswaldkirk village website for details
24 September Monday
Scottish Country Dancing
Oswaldkirk Village Hall 7.30pm
£2. Contact Helen Goodman for details 01439 788401
27 September Thursday
The Yorkshire Arboretum
Members Morning. 10.30am - 12.00 noon
Join our Director, John Grimshaw, for an informal chat
over a cup of coffee followed by a walk under his expert guidance.
Free but booking required.
28 September Friday
Oswaldkirk Village Golfing Group
Anyone interested in joining the group please
contact Roger on 788932 or Pat on 787168.
28 September Friday
Harvest Festival
St. Oswald’s Church 7.00pm
Supper afterwards in the Village Hall
29 September Saturday
Ryedale Natural History Society
Outdoor meeting 10.30am - 2.30pm
Fungus Foray, Ousegill, Bransdale with Rhona Sutherland.
Meet Moorhouse road end SE636946
29 September Saturday
Ampleforth Village Market
White Swan Car Park 9.00am - 12 noon