The Festival kicks off on Saturday 25 May, with a rich blend of music, walks, talks, poetry and art, in villages and towns from the top end of Swaledale to the bottom end of Wensleydale! Here's what's on in Richmond over the next few weeks.
Tickets and information are at www.swalefest.org.
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You've probably heard or seen HMS Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan's rollicking comic opera set on ship-board (remember the "ruler of the Queen's Navee"?) Well Richmond's ever-inventive Operatic Society has taken it forward a few years. About 500 years in fact... And their production is set on a starship: the USS Pinafore! The mind boggles. But if this version stays true to the original, it will lampoon the British class system and poke good-natured fun at patriotism, party politics, and the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority. USS Pinafore is coming to the Georgian Theatre Royal 21-25 May. You can find more information and tickets here. This sounds fun! The refreshingly unconventional and snappily dressed Budapest Cafe Orchestra presents a wide range of toe-tapping music from around the world. This is acoustic music at its best - with accordion, double bass, fiddle, plus the not-often-heard-in-Richmond saz, balalaika, dorma and darbuka! There are still a few seats left - get in fast! The show is at the Georgian Theatre Royal on Saturday 11 May, at 19:30. Tickets here. ...and then lots of them come along at once.
Bear with us, because we're not sure we've understood this yet. First of all, the famous 'Slow Bus', made famous by BBC4's All Aboard! The Country Bus (click here to view a clip), is now running again on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Prosaically known as Dalesbus 831 or 832 (or possibly 830) this scenic bus route links the industrial North-East, by way of Richmond, with lovely Swaledale, upper Wensleydale (by way of Buttertubs Pass), Ribblehead (with its famous viaduct) and Chapel-le-Dale before stopping in Ingleton or Kirkby Lonsdale, a whole world away from where it started. Same-day returns are possible. Also, new for 2024, Northern DalesBus 858 will provide access to Wensleydale and the Three Peaks area every Sunday, leaving Darlington for Richmond at 09:05, and then by way of Catterick Garrison to Redmire, Carperby, Askrigg, Bainbridge, Hawes and Ribblehead Station. The return bus then leaves Ribblehead at 18:55, which allows plenty of time for some good lung-cleaning walks. Additionally, Eastern DalesBus 859 will offer an afternoon trip from Richmond to Leyburn, leaving Richmond at 12:45 and returning from Leyburn at 16:00. The current national fare cap on bus fares applies to all these services, so each single journey costs just £2, or £1 for under 19s. It's going to take us a while to get our heads round these options, but one thing's for sure: they all sound wonderful! You can find details on the excellent Dalesbus site. |
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