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Six Yorkshire Nunneries

2010-03-09T20:26:00.003Z

Six Yorkshire Nunneries.
Dr Robert Wright will present this evening course exploring the history of nunneries, in Bedern Hall in York, from 7.00 to 9.00pm on the following dates:
Tues 27 April - Clementhorpe
Weds 5 May - Watton
Weds 12 May - Rosedale
Weds 19 May - Wilberfoss
Tues 1 June - Swine
Weds 9 June - Marrick.
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, probably to Rosedale, 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.

Six Yorkshire Monasteries

2009-05-08T20:14:00.005+01:00

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.

Bird Ecology and Conservation

2009-03-16T14:56:00.004Z

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.

Perspectives on Medieval Drama and music

2008-09-22T17:59:00.005+01:00

In spring 2009, PLACE ran a short course with local drama group, Ars Ludendi
Perspectives on Medieval Drama and music.

The course sessions covered:

1) Medieval drama - an overview. Sources, texts and contexts.

2) Ecclesiastical Music.

3) Corpus Christi drama.

4) Secular and other music.

5) Saints plays and morality drama.

6) The dawn of the professional stage.

City and Spectacle: The York Mystery Plays as a cultural treasure

2008-01-13T14:47:00.003Z

Dr Robert Wright and colleagues from Ars Ludendi presented a short course in 2008 on 'City and Spectacle: The York Mystery Plays as a cultural treasure'. The course was attended by 27 people.
The sessions explored various aspects of the Mystery Play tradition in York, as a social and cultural artefact and as literary dramatic text. This included study of the physical setting of the city streets and the organising capacity of the civic authorities and trade guilds, as well as study of selected texts through dramatised readings and musical performance. A walk along the route of the plays took place on the afternoon of Sunday 27th April, starting from the Nunnery Lane car park at 2.00pm.

Gardening for Wildlife in a Changing Climate

2007-08-17T16:16:00.001+01:00

In spring 2008 PLACE ran a 6-week short course on Gardening for Wildlife in a Changing Climate.
The course was led by Barbara Hickman and Margaret Atherden. Topics included:

The challenge of climate change in the 21st century
Planning and managing your garden
Practical measures to encourage and support wildlife in the garden
Sustainable living in the garden
Institutional gardening: York St John University's campus.

There will be a fieldtrip to follow the course to Brunswick organic nursery, on the afternoon of Thursday 17th April. If anyone would like to join us for this visit, please contact the PLACE Office: tel. 01904 766291. E-mail: place@yorksj.ac.uk

Rocks and the Landscape: the geology and landforms of Yorkshisre

2007-08-17T16:10:00.001+01:00

Our most recent short course was: Rocks and the Landscape: the geology and landforms of Yorkshire, which took place in autumn 2007 at the King's Manor, York, in conjunction with the University of York. It was attended by 27 people and the course content included the geological history of Yorkshire, the impact of the Quaternary Ice Age, and the landforms of the Pennines, North York Moors, Wolds and Vales. It was followed by a fieldtrip to the Pennines, led by Terry O'Connor.

Holy Places of Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire

2007-01-19T16:22:00.000Z

HOLY PLACES OF ANGLO-SAXON
YORKSHIRE
This was the third Short Course led by Dr Robert Wright. It explored the rich legacy of Anglo-Saxon churches, monastic sites, the corpus of Anglo-Saxon sculpture, and other relevant sites in the former kingdom of Northumbria. It took place from April to June 2007 and was followed by a fieldtrip to four churches with Anglo-Saxon/Viking masonry, sculpture or other features.