Highlights Miniature Worlds tour comes to St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale

A touring exhibition of work by twelve very different artists around a common theme of miniature worlds is coming to St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale in June.  This is part of the Highlights Rural Touring Scheme’s ninth annual tour of the best of contemporary craft.

From fabulous jewellery and tiny ceramic sculptures to the smallest shoes and intricate historic costumes – all on a scale that makes them especially intriguing and that encourages visitors to look more closely for the unexpected – Miniature Worlds will include more than 300 different pieces, some of them for sale to visitors.

This year’s tour receives funding from the Arts Council England, Queen’s Hall Arts (Hexham), ONE North East, Eden District Council Community Fund, South Lakes District and Cumbria and Durham County Councils as well as the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Hadrian Trust, the Holehird Trust and a Cumbrian winery, High Cup Wines from near Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Miniature Worlds will be on display around the north of England during May and June and will be at St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale from Thursday 20^th June to Sunday 23^rd June and open from 11am to 5pm each day.  The St Mary’s Church exhibition will also include work by children from Queen Elizabeth School who have been working with Serena Partridge in recent weeks. 

Helen Baines is the promoter for the tour’s visit to Kirkby Lonsdale.  “We had such a success with last year’s tour that we were keen to provide a venue again in 2013.  Serena Partridge has been working with local children and the work that they’ve created is amazing.  We’re expecting the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour to be one of our own summer highlights.”

Other venues for the tour include:

Friday 3 May - Mon 6 June             Newbiggin Maritime Centre
11am to 5pm                                                Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland                                                                       NE64 6DB

Friday 17 May - Sun 19 May           Askham and Helton Village Hall
11am to 5pm                                                Askham, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2PG

Friday 24 May - Mon 27 May           St Thomas’s Church Hall
11am to 5pm                                                Stanhope, Weardale    DL13 2UE

Friday 31 May - Mon 3 June           BURC (formerly St Paul’s Church)
11am to 5pm                                                Spittal, Northumberland TD15 1QY        

Friday 14 June - Sun 16 June       Hamsterley Village Hall
11am to 5pm                                                Teesdale, County Durham DL13 3QF   

Friday 28 June – Sun 30 June      The Kirkgate Centre, Kirkgate,

11am – to 5 pm                               Cockermouth  CA13 9PJ 

A brochure with full details of the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour venues and dates is now available from libraries, Tourist Information Centres or from the Highlights offices:  14 King’s Head Court, Appleby, Cumbria CA16 6QH.  017683 53954 or via www.highlightsnorth.co.uk.  Further information is also on the Queen Elizabeth School website at www.queenelizabeth.cumbria.sch.uk

Harold Haugaard

Danish and Celtic folk and roots music

The Harlequin Theatre, Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale.                

Thursday 16^th May  at 7.30pm

Queen Elizabeth Schoolis delighted to be welcoming world class musicians to its Harlequin Theatrefor an evening of virtuoso musicianship from the Harald Haugaard Trio.  

‘Haugaard is a brilliant fiddler, one of the very best in the world’ fROOTS Magazine

With his unique, characteristic style of playing, he offers contemporary Danish folk music that is deeply rooted in his country’s tradition. As a fiddle player, Haugaard is an esteemed, inventive virtuoso player, and passionate musician.

Performing as part of Highlights Touring Scheme’s Spring programme, Harald Haugaard presents his outstanding trio featuring Danish guitarist Rasmus Zeeberg and perussionist Sune Rahbek. Together they play a mix of Danish and Celtic roots and folk music, with Danish dance tunes featuring alongside Haugaard’s own beautiful compositions.

Haugaard studied both classical and folk fiddle and is acclaimed as one of the top three fiddlers in the world. He has enjoyed success with his ensembles, Serras and Haugaard & HØirup, the latter being one of Denmark’s most successful music groups, with 600 concerts worldwide, six critically acclaimed albums and numerous awards.

Helen Baines, promoter at Queen Elizabeth School said” We are looking forward to welcoming Harald, Rasmus and Sune to Kirkby Lonsdale – I am sure we are in for a treat”.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

Date/ Time:    Thursday 16^th May 7.30pm

Venue:           The Harlequin Theatre, Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ

Tickets:         £8 Adults/ £5 Children

Bookings:      On line at www.highlightsnorth.co.uk or phone 015242 71275 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hopefully by now you will heard of the Kirkby Lonsdale Big Weekend event which will be held in Kirkby Lonsdale over the weekend of Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2013.

Kirkby Lonsdale’s Big Weekend is about celebrating everything that makes Kirkby Lonsdale what it is – its people; culture; community; history; shops & market; landscape……..whatever it means to you!  So the more people and organisations that get involved the better it will be. 

So if you would like to join in follow the link on the left "The Big Weekend" to get more information and to download an application form.

Wednesday 8th May 2013 at 5.30pm

Platos (Cellar room)

The existing Committee of the Chamber of Trade have decided to stand down in the light of members decision at the Extraordinary meeting on 3rd April 2013 to reject any proposals by LDE for development of their land at Devils Bridge. The committee believe that their previous response to LDE was a reasonable and balanced response and are therefore unable to further carry out Chamber members wishes in this regard (beyond conveying the result of the meeting on 3rd April).

This EGM is therefore called to elect a new committee.

1. Chairman opens meeting and apologies.

2. Statement from outgoing Chairman.

3. Meeting is handed over to President Enid Harrison for new Committe members to be elected.

4. Once new Committee members are in place President Enid Harrison will stand down and a new President will be elected.

5. Any Other Business 

6. Chairman Closes meeting

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