Autumn Newsletter 2015
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Autumn Newsletter www.place.uk.com 2015 Heritage Tourism and the Regeneration of the Seaside Town Joint event with the Historic Towns Forum Whitby, Thursday 24 th September As previously advertised in our summer newsletter, this one-day conference will focus on issues and solutions surrounding retail, tourism, local economy and the ‘unique selling point’ of our coastal and seaside heritage. There will be lectures, a guided tour of Whitby and time for debate. The venue will be the Sneaton Castle Hotel and the cost of the conference will include coffee/tea at the hotel and lunch in the town. Cost: £20.00 (£15.00 for unwaged/retired people). Programme for the day: 09.30 Registration/tea/coffee at the Sneaton Castle Hotel 09.55 Welcome, introduction and important headlines, Noël James, Director, Historic Towns Forum and Margaret Atherden, PLACE 10.00 Keynote – Whitby – its history and historicity as a destination and location , Christiane Kroebel 10.30 Local and National Tourism - the North York Moors and Heritage Coast , Catriona McLees, North York Moors National Park 11.00 Finding your USP – your seaside town, your story , Michele Grant, Director, BlueSail 11.30 Walk down to lunch in the town 12.15 Fish & Chip lunch at Hadley’s (vegetarian options for non-fish eaters) 13.30 Tour of Whitby town, led by Mike Yates and Alan Appleton. Walk back to hotel. Tea. 14.45 A strategic overview – opportunities, challenges, partnership working and funding, Lyndsey Swift, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Engagement, VisitEngland TBC 15.15 Seaside heritage and regeneration – funding and research , Sara Crofts, Head of Historic Environment, Heritage Lottery Fund 15.45 Coastal Regeneration and Government intervention , Nicola Radford, Principle Development Officer, Lincolnshire County Council/Coastal Communities Alliance/Coastal Revival Fund 16.15 Plenary and final steps. 16.30 Conference ends Please use the enclosed booking form for all PLACE events Autumn conference, 3 rd October, York: Famous Geologists of Yorkshire Another chance to book for this major conference, celebrating 200 years since the publication by William Smith (right) of the first geological map of England and Wales. Morning lectures at York St John University : 09.30 Registration and coffee 10.00 Prof. Robin Butlin: Geological knowledge and its influence on the development of Physical Geography in the Yorkshire College and the University of Leeds c. 1874-1930. 10.30 Peter Robinson and Dr Chris Hill: The Father of English Geology – William Smith in Scarborough; Martin Simpson – a neglected Geologist of Whitby; Thomas Harris – the Plant Man of the Yorkshire Coast. 11.30 Coffee. 12.00 Dr Anthony Cooper: Yorkshire Geology as seen through the eyes of notable British Geological Survey Geologists. 12.45 Discussion. 13.00 Buffet lunch. 14.30 – c.16.00 Afternoon visit to the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens: Stuart Ogilvy and colleagues will show us the geological collections and there will be a chance to see the new walk-on geology map of Yorkshire. Cost: £20.00 (£15.00 for unwaged or retired people), including coffee/tea and buffet lunch. Bookings close on September 25 th . Page 2 Visit to Wortley Top Forge CURTAIN UP! Yorkshire on Stage and Wednesday 14 th October Screen Following the paper given at our spring conference Weds 4 th November this year, we have organised a visit to Wortley Top Forge. The history of this water powered iron forge can be traced back to 1640. The site has been used for various processes but is best known for the wrought iron railway axles that were produced between 1840 and c.1910. Following the final abandonment of the site in 1929, various bodies have been involved in securing the site, which now Yorkshire has a long and famous tradition of dramatic forms the heart of an industrial museum. Exhibits at productions, with numerous well known playwrights, Top Forge include the original water wheels and actors and venues. In 2016 we shall see another major water powered drop hammers within the original presentation of the Mystery Plays (below, 2012 forge building that is progressively being restored to production), and the reopening of the Theatre Royal. 1900s condition. All three water wheels can be run subject to conditions. Adjoining buildings house a 1920s machine shop, that is used for most of the restoration work, displays of medium sized and small stationary steam engines and displays of old machine and hand tools . To celebrate this, PLACE is running a short course on Yorkshire Theatre, and as a free taster we are holding an afternoon visit behind the scenes at York University’s Theatre, Film and Television studios, by kind invitation of Dr Gavin Kearney, on Wednesday November 4th at 2pm . Dr Kearney will also explain the University’s involvement with the renovations at the Theatre Royal. We shall meet at the Theatre Department foyer, near C19th painting of the Forge the Ron Cooke Hub on the East Campus, for a tour of the department’s theatre, cinema, studios and media Mee t at 1pm at the car park entrance to the Forge, facilities, and there will be an opportunity for questions, grid reference: SK 294998. The guided visit will take and to obtain refreshments (at your own cost) after the approx. 2 hours. For directions by car, see the tour. There is a public car park, and several bus Wortley Top Forge website. Wortley Top Forge is services run to the campus. accessible by public transport during the week and our visit will fit into timetables BUT the quickest route Please note that stiletto heels may not be worn in the is different depending where you are coming from department’s theatre. There are several sets of stairs and may require half an hour walk to/from the and ramps, but a lift is available throughout the nearest bus stop. If you would like to come by public building. Numbers are limited to 20 visitors, so early transport, please contact Christine Handley, who will booking is recommended. There will be no charge for advise on the best route. the visit but pre-booking is necessary, so please use the booking form to reserve a place. If you find nearer Wear good footwear and appropriate clothing for the the time that you are not able to attend, please let weather – the visit will be a mixture of indoors, PLACE know, as there may well be a waiting list. looking at the Forge itself and walks between buildings. NB: if you are coming by public transport a The course will continue in the Spring of 2016 . It is longer walk is likely. There are toilets on site. Cost: hoped to have three or four meetings at Bedern Hall in £3.00 per person (includes tea or coffee). York on Wednesday evenings in April and two visits, Places are limited to 20 so pre-booking is necessary. probably to Malton and Richmond. Details and costs For further details, contact Christine Handley: Tel: will be in the next newsletter. 0114 2694978, E-mail: [email protected] Page 3 To help PLACE members and friends IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER move into the festive season, we will 7.00 – 9.00pm be hosting another Christmas event at Thursday 10th December Bedern Hall. PLACE uses photographs Bedern Hall, York in every newsletter and every publication. We never talk about how to improve our own photographic efforts. All this is about to change! Roger Walton (Bishopthorpe Camera Club) will talk about and demonstrate how to take better photos and because of the time of year, he will focus particularly on taking photos outdoors in winter light and indoors in artificial light. He will show us some of his own pictures on this theme and how they might be enhanced, if he wished to do so. As usual at PLACE events, there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. If you wish to bring one of your own photos on the theme of In the Bleak Midwinter , then Roger will certainly be able to make some helpful comments and there might even be a prize for one or more of us….. After the talk, festive food will be in the form of mulled wine, mince pies and Christmas cake with Wensleydale cheese. The evening will end at 9.00pm. Cost: £15.00 per person. REPORTS ON PAST PLACE EVENTS Annual General Meeting and Members’ Day, Wakefield, May 9 th The Orangery, Wakefield, was the splendid venue for this year’s AGM, attended by a record 46 Friends of PLACE. The 2014 Annual Report and Accounts were accepted and Richard Myerscough and George Sheeran were re-elected as Trustees. Veronica Wallace stepped down after many years’ service as a trustee and was warmly thanked by Aileen Bloomer from the chair for all her hard work. She is continuing as our Editor-in-Chief and will also continue to have an input to future planning via the Advisory Committee. The one remaining vacancy was filled by Dr Catherine Neal, an archaeologist from the University of York, who was welcomed to the Board . Unadopted minutes of the meeting will be found on our website . Wakefield Cathedral Inside the Chapel on the bridge In the morning, we had a fascinating talk on the history of Wakefield by Kevin Trickett, the President of Wakefield Civic Society. He led us from prehistoric and Roman Wakefield, through Anglian settlers and Vikings to the present day. Mentioned in Domesday Book (1086), the Manor of Wakefield passed to the Earls Warenne in 1090, who held it until 1347. Two castles were built in the twelfth century, at Lowe Hill and Sandal, either side of the R.