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The South Bank Community Cinema is a grassroots film society set up by film lovers seeking a more relaxed, intimate and social venue than that offered by commercial cinema. Presenting a selection of popular, classic, art house and foreign language films, screened in the beautifully restored Clement's Hall on Nunthorpe Road, it aims to provide screenings with 'cabaret' style seating around tables with a fully licenced bar.

SBCC screen films on alternate Fridays at Clements Hall. For all evening showings the bar is open at 7.30pm with the film starting at 8pm, and there's informal seating at tables and a fully licensed bar in the superbly-refurbished hall.

Tickets are £4, or just £3 for members (membership is £5 for the year).

New for this year the Cinema is introducing "Silver Screen" matinee showings on Friday afternoons, open to all as a great alternative to the evening trip to town, or further afield. Tickets for the matinee showings are just £2. Tea and coffee is available from 1:30pm, with the film at 2:00pm.

Matinee performances coming up include:

10th February South Pacific
9th March Passport to Pimlico

You can buy all tickets on the door, or up to two weeks in advance from Cycle Heaven on Bishopthorpe Road or from the Hall itself. For further details about the film programme and SBCC, visit www.sbcommunitycinema.co.uk.

Don't forget Brunswick's second Christmassy event of the year, taking place at the Nursery on December 8th - take a look at the poster and come along.

As well as some great gift ideas you'll be supporting the very valuable work that the nursery performs in the community.

Click on the poster for a larger view of the details...

Just a reminder to everyone that the tickets for this years panto go on sale at 11.00am this Sunday 6^th November at the Ebor Inn.

 

Tickets prices are:

 

£7.50 Adults

£5.00 Children

 

£10.00 Saturday Evening  

 The ANNUAL TOY FAIR will be held  at Bishopthorpe Junior School on Saturday 12th November  from 10am-12pm. Entrance is £1 per adult (includes a free drink) and free for children.  This is a great opportunity to clear out your unwanted toys before Christmas and bag a few bargains. As well as the sale of indoor and outdoor toys, there will be craft stalls, tombola, raffle, face painting and refreshments. Fun for all the family! Sellers forms are available from Playgroup or from Nicky (07827 854923). 

The Bruswick Open Day is on Saturday 10th Sept, 11- 4pm.

Free entry with lots of live entertainment including jazz/blues musicians, morris dancers, and japanese drummers. The cafe offers fantastic food, and as well as all this there will be a raffle, and sales of plants, vegetables, and various excellent produce in the shop. 

Also lots of childrens activities such as badge making, have a go on a loom, and more! 

This is the year's main fundraising event for the Brunswick charity, and it would be great to see as many people as possible joining in the fun!

York's Big City Read is an annual event organised by Explore York (York Library).  A programme of events is held at a number of venues to celebrate a specific book and its connection to York.  This year's Big City Read is, The Lost Luggage Porter by Andrew Martin.  It's an Edwardian crime novel set in York and Bishopthorpe - although the old name, Thorpe On Ouse is used.  York Railway Station is featured and the railway detective, Jim Stringer, lives with his wife on Main Street, Bishopthorpe and enjoys supping a pint in one of the local hostelries.  (Incidentally, the author's ancestors also used to live in the village.)  

The Bishopthorpe Local History Group was invited to take part and has organised the following events:

This year's gala was, by all accounts, a great success.

Your local correspondent was unable to attend this time, but here are a few pictures of the day sent in by one of our roving reporters.

Well done to the new organising team, who even managed to arrange for decent weather this year.

 

Don't forget this year's gala - it's all happening this Saturday, 25th June in the Palace grounds, starting at midday.

This is the first event for the new organising team, so let's hope the weather is kinder than it traditionally is, and that more people than ever turn out to support it!

 

This year brings an exciting new addition to the busy Bishopthorpe events diary.

The 6th to 8th May sees the inaugural staging of "The Bishopthorpe Village Little Guitar Festival". The festival will play host to musicians of world class standard and international renown in a short series of concerts and workshops, culminating in a classical guitar recital and masterclass given by Italian maestro Giulio Tampalini.

The festival begins on Friday afternoon (6th May) with a concert by Mark Gaultier who will be performing works from his "Americana" programme. This will include Bernstein's "West Side Story Suite", and a new work, "Rain" by Californian composer Michael Karmon. Proceeds from this concert will be donated to St Andrews Church.
Tickets can be booked by phoning (01904) 700154 or e-maiing Mark at
mark.gaultier@virgin.net

For the other concerts there is a £2 discount for Bishopthorpe residents who book before
30th April, and a £5 discount for the workshop.

Complemented by day workshops exploring the works of Sor and Tarrega, what promises to be a memorable weekend concludes with maestro Tampalini's masterclass.

Download the full programme here:  LGF Programme.pdf 

 

Bishopthorpe Local History Group invite you to an Open Meeting at the Methodist Church Hall on Tuesday, 15 March at 7.30pm.  Our guest speaker is Chris Dowell and her talk is called: "Not Just a Car Park - The Story of St. George's Field, York". 

All are welcome.  Admission, 3GBP at the door, including refreshments.