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Talented trio to delight fans of classical music
THE North York Moors Chamber Music Festival Trust is promoting two concerts this weekend by Min-Jin Kym on violin, Jamie Walton, cello, and Daniel Grimwood on piano. The first is tonight at 7pm in St Mary’s Church, Lastingham, when they will play Beethoven
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Scenic walk through former coalfield
A FEW miles west of Durham City, the Browney and Deerness rivers flow through what was once part of the Durham coalfield before combining and continuing south to join the Wear at Sunderland Bridge. Virtually all traces of industry have been erased in
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Create an air of peace with goldfish pond
If you’ve ever walked past an ornamental lake and marvelled at the fish in the water, perhaps it’s time to introduce some fish into your own pond. While water in a garden can create an air of peace and tranquillity, fish can provide extra character and
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Charting the Queen’s 60 year reign
WITH the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations upon us, royal authors hope to whet our appetites with a plethora of books on the monarchy, from biographies to pictorial tributes, personal recollections and trivia. Heading the line-up of authors charting
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Sea, sand, steam trains, Ship Inn, smugglers... Saltburn
SOME two months ago, my wife and I enjoyed a short visit to Saltburn, where we enjoyed its open sandy beach with the pier then displaying the famous and mysteriously knitted lengthy scarf with its Olympic symbols. This long scarf, knitted anonymously
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Relax and let down your hair during stay at tower
THE tower, technically a folly, was built about 1746 to celebrate the victory of the Duke of Cumberland at the battle of Culloden that year, a bloody culmination to the Jacobite rebellion which could have seen the return of a Roman Catholic monarch
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Review - Keld Ensemble - Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
THE Friends of the Bowes Museum Music Group welcomed the Keld Ensemble, a classical string orchestra from East London, earlier this month. Founded by violinists Jonathan Acton and Kate Waterworth, they chose the name as it comes from an Old Norse word
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A chance to witness how art is created
ARTISTS and craftspeople throughout North Yorkshire are preparing to open their studios for two weekends in June. The annual North Yorkshire Open Studios event allows art lovers the chance to visit some unique and beautiful spaces, ranging from blacksmith
