Details of forthcoming social gatherings and council meetingsPlease note that an entrance fee of £3 per person will be charged at all meetings. Newcomers always welcome. All meetings to start at 2 p.m unless otherwise stated.
A series of lively talks – including Yorkshire Dialect stories and presentations on John Hartley, the Yorkshire Dialect poet and writer – will be given by YDS Chairman, Rod Dimbleby, and YDS Council member, Eric Scaife, at various locations across North Yorkshire over the coming month. The times and venues are as follows:
Wednesday, 4 May (11 am – 12 noon) Malton YO17 7LJ Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 5 May (2.30 – 3.30 pm) Knaresborough HG5 8AG Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 5 May (7.30 – 8.30 pm) Ripon HG4 1AG John Hartley
Tuesday, 10 May (2 pm) Pickering YO18 8DY Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Tuesday, 10 May (5 – 6 pm) Whitby YO21 1ET Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 12 May (2 – 4 pm) Selby YO8 4EQ Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Friday, 13 May (6.30 pm) Kirkbymoorside YO62 6AT Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Tuesday, 17 May (2 pm) Great Ayton TS9 6NB Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Tuesday, 17 May (7 – 6 pm) Stokesley TS9 5DH John Hartley
Wednesday, 18 May (2 pm) Crosshills (South Craven) BD20 8TQ John Hartley
Thursday, 19 May (3 – 4 pm) West Ayton (Derwent Valley Bridge) YO13 9JE Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 19 May (6 – 7 pm) Scarborough YO11 2NN Yorkshire Dialect Stories (with Rod Dimbley and Eddie Lawler)
Monday, 2 May (2 pm) Harrogate HG1 1EG Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 26 May (11 am – 12 noon) Grassington BD23 5AT Yorkshire Dialect Stories
Thursday, 26 May (7 – 8 pm) Skipton BD23 1JX John Hartley
The weekend will take place between Friday 28th and Sunday 30th October 2022 and will be hosted by The Lakeland Dialect Society.
The venue for the festival is :
SHAP WELLS HOTEL, SHAP, PENRITH, CUMBRIA CA10 3QU
Please see attached documents for more information, draft programme and booking form
info NATIONAL DIALECT FESTIVAL 2022
Draft Programme FOR DIALECT FESTIVAL 2022
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