Wetherby Arts Festival

History

Lesley McIntee 06.08.2017 General

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Dr Who might not be back until Christmas but, if you want to bridge time, we have just the things for you in Wetherby Festival's 2017 programme. Award-winning author Justin Hill takes us back to the days of King Canute and forward to the Battle of Hastings and shows how the two connect intimately; the Wetherby Musical Theatre take us back to the future in Return To The Forbidden Planet - and on two walks round Wetherby we show you our hidden histories from Templar Knights and primitive methodists to marauding Scots. One of those Scots is telling us the history of...

The pleasure of doing?

Lesley McIntee 17.07.2017 General

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Can you volunteer? Quack Quack – it’s me again. What's the difference between a duck and a lion? Ok, I'll tell you. One is a small yellow bathroom ornament. The other? A dedicated volunteer who helps to sail 1,800 similar bathroom ornaments down the Wharfe to raise money for charity. And then counts them all – and puts the 1,800 ducks, in numerical order(!) back into a box for next year. What does this have to do with Wetherby Arts Festival? Well, actually quite a lot. First, it's about me doing one of the oddest things I've done. Secondly, it’s about the Lions. The...

Members meet

Lesley McIntee 05.07.2017 General

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With Wetherby Arts Festival, two things stand out - innovation and a sense of community. So I was delighted last Sunday to be given a brand new experience – a members’ garden party. Several members – of all ages – myself included – had a first ever Festival preview strawberry tea. A chance to meet other members. Together with croquet. Never having held a mallet before I was fiercely determined to whack the small coloured ball through many a hoop. There was Pimms, laughter, scones, cake, sandwiches, new friends, more Pimms (the kettle took time to boil), sunshine, and croquet. I expected Alice...

Garden Party

Lesley McIntee 13.06.2017 General

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This weekend 1 July we are having a Garden Party for members of the Wetherby Arts Festival. Have you joined? Would you like to come along? Contact the Membership Secretary on membership@wetherbyfestival.co.uk ...