Six Yorkshire Nunneries.
Dr Robert Wright will present this evening course exploring the history of nunneries, including Swine, Wilberfoss Priory and Rosedale Abbey. The course will take place in Bedern Hall in York, from 7.00 to 9.00pm on the following Tuesday and Wednesday evenings:
Tues 27 April, Weds 5 May, Weds 12 May, Weds 19 May, Tues 1 June and Weds 9 June.
The cost for the whole course of 6 sessions will be £30.00 (£20.00 for retired/unwaged). People are also welcome to attend individual sessions at a cost of £5.00 per session. A fieldtrip will follow the course, to be arranged for a date to suit participants.
To secure your place, please send a cheque for the appropriate amount, payable to PLACE, to:
Dr Margaret Atherden, PLACE Office, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX.

Our last short course, led by Dr Robert Wright, was on the theme of:
Six Yorkshire Monasteries. Monasteries covered were: Whitby Abbey, Bridlington Priory, Byland Abbey, Malton Priory, Easby Abbey and Mount Grace Priory. It was attended by 36 people and was followed by fieldtrips to Mount Grace Priory and Easby Abbey.

Local ornithologist Dave Tate led a short course in spring 2009 on Bird Ecology and Conservation. It was attended by 7 people and was followed by a fieldtrip to Skipwith Common and Wheldrake Ings, where 51 species of birds were seen.

There was a fieldtrip to follow up this short course on the evening of June 4th, when we visited some lesser-known parts of the Lower Derwent Valley. Despite a cold, dull evening, we saw a large range of bird species and some wonderful wildflowers.