Past Events - 2023
Mike Deegan, the sailor raconteur, Wednesday September 13th 2pm at Kilnsey. "An irreverent look at some of the characters he met and situations he became embroiled in during a 44 year career (to date!) with ships and the sea".
Mike is donating his fee for the event to the RNLI. UWALS will therefore donate all profits to the charity - £110 was forwarded to the RNLI.
Past Events from 2022 (and before!)
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Ancient Music for the Festive Season performed by The York Waits. The Mirth & Melody of Angels
A wonderful evening of atmospheric music from the folk tradition, all accompanied by the full array of period instruments and performed in the ancient setting of St Mary’s Church Kettlewell. 14th December 2022 7.30pm
Tickets £15 Price includes mulled wine and mince pie.
For reservations email uwalsociety@gmail.com or telephone 01756 770350/770051
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UWALS AGM 2022
Conistone with Kilnsey Village Hall Wednesday 9th November, 7pm start.
At 7.30 we will break for cheese and wine and, as you will know from previous years, this "isn't just any cheese and wine but UWALS cheese and wine" and always goes down well!
After a short break this year's speaker is Bruce McLeod, Chair of Friends of the Dales. He will be giving a thought-provoking talk "The Yorkshire Dales: Aestheis, Artfice and Actiism”.
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An Evening of Autumn Music by the Royal Northern College of Music
Friday 14th October 2022 ｜7.30pm
The Octagon Theatre Town Hall Grassington
Following a number of requests from our members the Royal Northern College of Music’s most accomplished students will be performing a programme of autumnal music for us in the Octagon theatre.
Tickets UWALS members £10 non-members £12. For reservations email uwalsociety@gmail.com or telephone 01756 770051/770350.
- Creative Writing Workshop with Ian Clayton
Wednesday 17th August 2022 ｜10am – 4pm
Threshfield Village Hall
Ian Clayton is a freelance writer and, in a career spanning 20 years, he has edited and authored more than forty books and broadcast on TV and radio. If you would like to try your hand at creative writing for the first time or if you have more experience and want to improve your skills this workshop is a must.
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- VICTORY IN THE KITCHEN with food historian Annie Gray - 15th July, Octagon Theatre Grassington
- AN EVENING OF WORDS & MUSIC as part of the Presenting the Past project - 10th June, Octagon Theatre Grassington
- PRESENTING THE PAST: The Exhibition - 30th April /1st May and 7th/8th May, Grassington Town Hall
2021
CELTIC CHRISTMAS STRINGS by Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman - 3rd December, Conistone with Kilnsey Village Hall
AGM with speaker David Joy - 11th November 2021, Kilnsey with Conistone Hall
THE HISTORY WARDROBE - Agatha Christies & Art Deco - 4th November 2021, Kettlewell Village Hall
CREAM TEA with Anna Greenwood "Rural Voices" - 5th March, Conistone with Kilnsey Village Hall
2020
All Events cancelled due to Coronavirus restrictions.
2019
Penhill Poachers “A Winter Wassail” - 29th November 2019, The Octagon Grassington
Ian McMillan and Luke Carver Goss “Between you and me” - 11th October 2019, The Octagon Grassington
Richard Morris “Yorkshire, a Lyrical History” - 13th September 2019, The Octagon Grassington
Roger McGough "Joinedupwriting" - 27th July 2019, The Octagon in Grassington
Launch of UWALS new "Presenting the Past" project - 26th January 2019, Conistone with Kilnsey Village Hall
Ian Clayton spoke about his life and read extracts from his book - 2nd March 2019, Conistone with Kilnsey village hall
Maire ni Chastasaigh virtuoso harpist and Chris Newman acoustic guitar 5th April 2019, The Octagon Grassington
"Streams of Wonder" a lyrical film of the Dales - May 8th 2019, The Octagon Grassington
2018
David Crystal, linguist, lecturer and broadcaster - 4th February 2018, The Octagon Grassington
Heather Lane “Captain Scott – the Man and the Myth” - 16th March 2018, Amerdale Hall Arncliffe
Dr. Annie Grey on Queen Victoria’s sweet tooth, followed by a buffet meal - 10th May 2018, Parcevall Hall Appletreewick
Local History Exhibition “UPPER WHARFEDALE 1918" - July 14th/15th 2018, The Octagon Grassington
“A Journey with Simon Armitage ” - 21st September 2018, The Octagon Grassington
Freeman String Quartet from the Royal Northern College of Music "An Evening of Autumn Music" - 13th October 2018, The Octagon Grassington
Geraldine Norman and Eileen Leahy "Wartime in Upper Wharfedale" - 6th November, Kettlewell Village Hall
York Waits medieval musicians "Goday my Lord Sir Christemas" - 5th December 2018, The Octagon in Grassington
2017
Local History Exhibition - 4th/5th March 2017, Village Hall, Kettlewell
"An evening with Barrie Rutter" – May 13th 2017, The Octagon Grassington
Sophie Hannah, a talk about her novels and her relationship with the Agatha Christie Foundation - 31st August 2017, Kilnsey Village Hall
Ian McMillan and Tony Husband “A Cartoon History of here” - 13th October 2017, The Octagon Grassington
2016
Ron Norman "A brief History of Englishes" - 10th November 2016, Arncliffe Village Hall
UWALS AGM
Wednesday 27th November 7pm at Conistone with Kilnsey Hall.
We are very pleased to have Dr. Malcolm Petyt speak to us . He will explore what is covered by the term “dialect” and how Emily Bronte displays many features of her local dialect in Wuthering Heights.
More details on the What's On page.
2024 Photography Workshop
Details of a new Christmas Photography workshop to be found on the What's On pages.
Presenting the Past
If you missed the exhibition weekends don't worry, you can enjoy much of it here: