with Jill and Andrew Clay

Richmond and Kyoto are special to both Jill and Andrew. They combine their skills to show you what it is about each place they love. Andrew shows this through his photography whether capturing sheep in Swaledale or the enigmatic geisha in Kyoto. Jill on the other hand uses watercolour and the Japanese art of Chigiri-e. Chigiri-e is the art of using torn hand made Japanese paper, which Jill uses onto glass.

A 2-day theoretical and practical introduction to beekeeping course, designed especially for those with no beekeeping experience.

The Richmond and District Beekeepers Association (RDBKA) will be running its population 2-day course on the theory of beekeeping combined with practical 'hands-on' experience at the Foxglove Covert Field Centre in Catterick. Everyone is welcome but places are limited, so please book early. No previous experience is needed. The aim is to learn about honeybees and the art of beekeeping. It is a taster session for those who might like to keep bees in the future or for those who would just like to find out more about honeybees. The cost is £50 per person or £80 per couple. Application can be made via the RDBKA website.

A collection of photographic images that demonstrate the often unseen beauty around us.

‘Life’s Little Moments’ is a collection of photographic images that attempts to highlight just how easy it is to miss the subtle moments of beauty that surround us in everyday life. This could be as simple as the way in which a cloud casts its shadow upon the barren hillside or the way in which a wall curves with effortless ease, offering a sense of mystery about what will appear next.

Guitarist, composer and ukulele virtuoso Richard Durrant presents a blend of original guitar music, British flavoured folk, JS Bach.


Richard is taking part in Cycling Music 2020 which sees him travelling all the way from St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney to Brighton Open Air Theatre in time for the summer solstice, performing at a whole range of venues on the way.

The tour is his way of reducing his carbon footprint whilst playing music in some wonderful places and drawing attention to the climate crisis.

In September, the Cycling Music pilgrimage continues onwards from Dieppe to Santiago de Compostela.

If you would like to cycle with Richard to Santiago de Compostela, please contact info@richarddurrant.com

“One is left with the impression of a man who loves music and life in equal measure.”
Gramophone Magazine

“Brimful of technically impressive guitar playing on the folk/ classical cusp, with nimble runs, deft arpeggios and quicksilver fingering.”
The Independent

"Exceptional ability and artful arrangements to add to the jaw dropping (and humorous) live performance." Guitar & Bass Magazine

Tickets £18 from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

The 161st Reconnaissance Regiment started life as a battalion of the Green Howards.


Learn more about the soldiers who become the eyes and ears of the military, and the vital importance of a reliable recce in any campaign.

Tickets: £5. Reserve online or book at the museum or on 01748 826561.

Donation bar.

Back by popular demand!


Last year (for the seventh year running), Arrival was voted 'Best Abba Show' and 'Most Authentic Abba Show' by the UK Abba Fan Club. Widely regarded as the world’s no.1 Abba tribute band, Arrival has performed to millions of Abba fans across the globe in over 30 different countries.

Combining stunning vocals, beautiful harmonies, lavish replica costumes and choreographed dance routines, Arrival is a full live band that creates a truly authentic Abba experience. Abba fans new and old can look forward to songs such as Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Dancing Queen, The Winner Takes It All and Thank You for the Music. A true celebration of Abba!

Tickets £21 are available from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Marske Choir presents an evening of magic, melodrama, mischief and mellifluous music!


So, stick a feather in your hair, pull on the corset, dig out the coat and tails and join us for a veritable ‘pot pourri’ of performers assembled for your entertainment and delight.

The Master of Ceremonies of this old-fashioned Music Hall-syle event is Mr Peter Roe and his magnificent gavel.

Tickets from £11 to £16 are available from the Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Summer Concert

Conductor: Peter Stallworthy

Soloist: Andy Long, violin

Wagner: Mastersingers Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 "From the New World"

Tickets £12, children free, available from WWW.richmondshireorchestra.org.uk from Tennants box office, orchestra members and on the door

Mozart’s sunniest comedy is the perfect entertainment for a summer's evening.



Ravishing melodies accompany a farcical story centring on the wedding day of Seville's favourite barber, Figaro, to the winsome Susanna, maid to the Countess Almaviva.

The only fly in the ointment is the Countess's errant husband, the Count, who has designs of his own on Susanna. The plot thickens, with a randy pageboy hiding in a cupboard, a drunken gardener making a nuisance of himself, bridesmaids, letters, secret assignations in the garden, shocking revelations, and, eventually, a happy ending!

Heritage Opera, Northwest England’s professional touring opera company, returns to Richmond for the third time with this masterpiece of classical opera. Sung by a cast of nine, in an hilarious new English translation, with piano accompaniment.

Tickets £11 to £26 are avialble from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Presented by The Georgian Theatre Royal Youth Theatre.


Four intriguing stories inspired by The Brothers Grimm.

Tickets £9 from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Two short plays presented by The Georgian Theatre Royal Youth Theatre.

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson and Vicky Ireland and The Whispering Walls by Aimee Shields are two fascinating plays that explore deception, imagination and the pressures of being a teenager.

Tickets £9 from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Wine tasting of German wines with Andrew Coghlan from Barningham

Visitors welcome £18

Revealing the important role of the Emerald Isle in the regiment’s history.


From an accident prone Commanding Officer to the thousands of Irish Green Howards who served all over the world, we’ll discover bravery, service and sacrifice spanning the Battle of the Boyne to the height of The Troubles.

Tickets: £5. Reserve online or book at the museum or on 01748 826561.

Donation bar.

Presented by The Georgian Theatre Royal Youth Theatre.


This is a new and exciting musical, inspired by Frank L Baum’s The Wizard of Oz that has been written by The Georgian Theatre Royal’s Youth Theatre Officer Aimee Shields and performed by the Musical Theatre classes.

Join Thea and Toto as they travel through a dark and dangerous world to find their way home.

Tickets £9 are available from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

The immensely talented and ever-popular History Wardrobe return to the Theatre with one of their new presentations.


The team are skilfully adept at bringing periods of history to life through an exploration of its fashion, politics, art and literature. Words can't quite describe, come and see them in action!

In What Were We Thinking, the two Lucys (Lucy Adlington and Lucy Ridley) take on the 1970s in this hilarious new celebration of history’s most orange-and-brown decade.

What were you wearing in the seventies? We’ll have Bri-Nylon, Biba, bra-less Women’s Libbers… Disco sparkle, psychedelia, Punk, ponchos, hot pants and platforms, all with an irresistibly seventies soundtrack that will have you grooving in your Crimplene flares...

Tickets £11 are available from the Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

An exhibition of original feltworks and photographs inspired by rural life and landscapes from a mother and daughter collaborative.

Alison Foster uses her spare time to create artwork. For many years she has enjoyed drawing painting, textiles and photography. Recently she has transferred her drawing and painting skills into felt making – exploring wet felting using a range of wool fibres and silk, then adding detail with needle felting techniques. Inspiration for her work is drawn from wildlife and Yorkshire landscapes.

Rachel Foster is a professional photographer specialising in canine and equine portraits, game shooting and agricultural imagery; providing private commissions and unlimited edition prints. Rachel is often found behind the lens, photographing our four legged friends and creating memories that last forever. She is a true country lady: a farmer’s wife, passionate about field sports, the Yorkshire landscape and the animals within it, all of which comes to the fore in her work.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

The heart-warming comedy with two left feet.


RADS present a warm-hearted comedy with laughs, drama and pathos as a group of women ̶ and one man ̶ attempt to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in their weekly tap dancing class. Mavis, a former professional chorus girl tries her hardest to teach the enthusiastic amateurs some performance skills for an upcoming grand charity performance.

But before the dancing begins Mavis must mediate the minor dramas that erupt among this motley but loveable crew. As the play progresses, so do the dance skills, but will they have the ability to be transformed into triumphant tappers?

Stepping Out won the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award in 1984.

Presented by Richmond Amateur Dramatic Society by arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd. Directed by Lynne Kerr.

Tickets £7.50 to £14.50 are available from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

The heart-warming comedy with two left feet.


RADS present a warm-hearted comedy with laughs, drama and pathos as a group of women ̶ and one man ̶ attempt to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in their weekly tap dancing class. Mavis, a former professional chorus girl tries her hardest to teach the enthusiastic amateurs some performance skills for an upcoming grand charity performance.

But before the dancing begins Mavis must mediate the minor dramas that erupt among this motley but loveable crew. As the play progresses, so do the dance skills, but will they have the ability to be transformed into triumphant tappers?

Stepping Out won the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award in 1984.

Presented by Richmond Amateur Dramatic Society by arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd. Directed by Lynne Kerr.

Tickets £7.50 to £14.50 are available from Box Office on 01748 825252 or online.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

Wine tasting with a difference! Call my Quaff with Mike Wherrett.

Visitors welcome £18

at The Station Cafe | Bar

Celebrate Afternoon Tea Week at The Station Café | Bar with our Luxury Afternoon Tea. Enjoy the classic combination of freshly prepared sandwiches, scones, cakes and pastries with tea / coffee of your choice.

£14.95 - Luxury Afternoon Tea
£19.95 - Prosecco Afternoon Tea

10th - 15th August. Available from 3pm - 6pm. Booking essential. 01748 825967

We cater for your dietary needs. Please advise us of your requirements on booking.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.



You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

Exploring the role of local families, especially the Dundas’ of Aske Hall, in the establishment of the British in India.


We’ll see how they built fortunes and influence through their involvement in the East India Company and, less obviously, how India crept into Yorkshire’s culture and commerce.

Tickets: £5. Reserve online or book at the museum or on 01748 826561.

Donation bar.

New York: People, places and textures

Alan Clements has visited New York every summer for nearly a decade. This exhibition offers a selection of the images he’s taken in New York City.

Alan’s exhibition celebrates New York’s remarkable diversity of people, culture and art.

Exhibition of art from six local amateur artists. The work will cover a range of mediums, with all work available for sale.

Entry is free, with light refreshments available.

Richmond Duck Club's Sports Day

Fun for all the family, at the Duck Club's Sports Day.

There are games for all ages and organised racee for all ages of children.

The day is always an enjoyable afternoon, so come along and have a great time.

Take a walk round Richmond with your knowledgeable volunteer guide, Will, spotting the clues to its military past.


You might be surprised to learn just how much history there is beneath your feet and all around you.

It’s a stunning way to find out more about the town; planes, boats, boots, bridges, nurses, Normans, Germans, castles and trains all feature.

The wander takes about an hour (depending on how keen everyone is to ask questions), it’s FREE, but donations to the museum would be very gratefully received.

Suitable for all the family. Meet at the museum at 2pm.

An exhibition of Landscape Photography

Christine is an amateur photographer whose landscape photography covers a wide variety of locations in the North of England and Scotland, capturing mostly details and the smaller view rather that the large landscape. The exhibition will cover a range of subjects from the abstract patterns created by reflections and movement on water or the surface of ice and rock to images captured in woodland and mountain scenery.

www.chfphotography.com

Wine tasting of Greek wines with WSET Richard Goodacre

Visitors welcome £18

Look at a map of the Middle East and you’ll see the perfectly straight lines of national borders.


Look at a map of the Middle East and you’ll see the perfectly straight lines of national borders. In 1916, Sir Mark Sykes, who served with the Green Howards, helped decide the fate of millions of people in this regions. Find out about the man variously described as impulsive, daring and romantic, and the ongoing repercussions of those fateful lines drawn in the sand.

“Give me a native regiment to organise, a rebellion to raise, a map to make”, implored Mark Sykes whilst languishing in a dead-end military job in Ireland.

Tickets: £5. Reserve online or book at the museum or on 01748 826561.

An exhibition of work inspired by the wildlife and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales

Jo has lived in the Yorkshire Dales all her life and is fascinated by all elements of the natural world, especially wildlife. She works predominantly in soft pastels and loves the versatility and immediacy of the medium, using it to create vibrant pictures of British wildlife and a broad spectrum of landscapes, inspired by the character and heritage of the area. A keen interest in both history and walking has influenced some of her more recent landscapes. She is currently exploring and developing a new range of work focusing on printmaking and illustration.

jogarlick.co.uk

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In the substation

Artist Laura Pennell will be exhibiting her original artwork and prints. She will be selling her homeware and gift collection, including cards and stationery.

Additionally, Laura will be working on commissions whilst here and is looking forward to sharing her techniques and processes with visitors.

Find Laura in the Substation (opposite Angel's Share Bakery) every day, except Wednesdays.

www.laura-pennell.co.uk

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The Station Singers present their spring concert, ‘All around JAZZ’. A lively evening’s music celebrating all things jazz!

Supporting Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital and Marie Curie Swaledale Fundraising Group.

Tickets £ 9 - £11 on the door- to include seasonal refreshments. Children free (ticket required).

Available from Castle Hill Bookshop, choir members, The Wives Kitchen, St. Mary’s Church, King St. Kitchen and Gift shop + supporting charities.

An exhibition of oil paintings inspired by the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

Two Rivers: Two artists who join together to tell the story of the places and people on the banks of the River Swale and Cod Beck. The rivers, flowing from different sources in North Yorkshire, merge together before continuing their journey to the sea.

Rachel Morrell follows the River Swale from the source to the confluence with Cod Beck. She creates textiles and paintings inspired by the colours and shapes of the landscape it passes through.

Jane Wilson walks along the Cod Beck from its source in the North Yorkshire Moors, through her home town of Thirsk, until it meets and merges with the River Swale. She creates textile based work to map out her journey and raise awareness of the social and environmental context of the river.

An exhibition of art with something for everyone; comprehensive variety of prices, media and subjects.

Darlington Society of Arts was established in 1922, with the object of stimulating interest in both the creation and appreciation of Art and Craftwork in Darlington and the surrounding area.

Although this exhibition consists mainly of paintings in various mediums, members also have interests in a wide range of craftwork including ceramics, woodwork and decorative metalwork and also the use of computers to create some interesting and inventive work.

Wine tasting of wines from South Africa with Dr Jamie Harrison

Visitors welcome £18

A painting extravaganza of all things Northern

Rae Clarke’s paintings are impressionistic to semi-abstract. With a background in interior design she brings a passion for translating the colours, contrasts, shapes and patterns of her surroundings, into the feelings that they evoke.

Strongly motivated by the horizon between the sea or land and the sky, Rae also enjoys clashes in natural plus built phenomena which produce dramatic scenes and create experiences of places that reside in our memories. The seasons, storms, clouds plus the night sky and our responses to them, are a key ongoing part of her practice too.

The Station Café | Bar is delighted to bring you another comedy dining event.

"Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once... Pop along to this ‘umble cafe for a night to remember as Rene juggles the Gestapo, the Resistance, his secret affairs and his wife, Edith. A hilarious comedy dinner show not to be missed."

Our last comedy shows sold out well in advance so don't leave it too late to book!

£37.50pp including a delicious three course meal. £10pp deposit on booking.

Book now on 01748 825967

Arrival 7pm to sit down at 7.30pm

Wine tasting of 'A Lifetime of Wine' with Ray Sheahan

Visitors welcome £18

By Pamela Crawford and Sarah Farooqi

One family, two very different artists. An exhibition of watercolours, inks, acrylics and prints; ranging from delicate watercolour florals and local views, to Northumbrian landscapes and intricate illustrated maps.