Cemetery Sponsored Events and Walks in 2010

16 December, 2006 by yorkcem

Tours for groups - day or evening - available by arrangement. For more information, contact The Friends of York Cemetery on 01904 620279.

Please check times and dates of all events.

All daytime walks start from the Gatehouse and last 1.5 - 2 hours.

£2.50 for adults, £1 for Friends and £1 for children, including tea/coffee and biscuits.

20 tickets only for each ticket event, no reductions. Tickets can be purchased from the Gatehouse.

If not a ticket event, then just turn up and enjoy!
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Sunday 25th April 2pm
Monuments & Masons
David Poole.
A look at the variety of tombstones and their makers.

Sunday 9th May 2pm
The History of York Cemetery
Alwyn Fletcher.
History of York Cemetery from 1837 to date.

Friday 14th May 7.30pm
Moth & Insect Night
Dr David Chesmore &
Anneliese Emmans Dean.
A multimedia show and moth night.

Sunday 16th May 2pm
Garden Walk & Honey Bee Talk
Clive Dawson.
Tom Robinson.
Visit the gardens, then hear about the bees.

Sunday 30th May 2pm
Spring Photography
Paul & Nancy Rhodes.
Bring your camera.

Sunday 6th June 2pm
Butterfly Walks
Dr David Chesmore.
25 tickets only £2.50 each from Cemetery Office.

Sunday 13th June 2pm
Tall Trees & Wild Flowers
Judith Ward.
Discover the many varieties of trees and wild plants growing in the Cemetery.

Sunday 27th June 10am - 4.00pm
Green Festival including
Fulford School Year 10 Drama pupils.
A re-enactment of the lives of people buried in the Cemetery at 11.30am & 1.30pm

Thursday 1st July 9pm
Bat Night
Claire Storey
25 tickets £2.50 each from Cemetery Office. Bring a torch.

Thursday 8th July 7pm
Summer Photography
Paul & Nancy Rhodes.
Bring your camera.

Sunday 11th July 2pm
Lord Mayors of York Buried in the Cemetery
David Poole.

Sunday 1st August 2pm
Butterfly Walks
Dr David Chesmore.
25 tickets £2.50 each
from Cemetery Office.

Sunday 15th August 2pm
The Female Influence
Yvonne Spurr

Sunday 22nd August 2pm
Butterfly Walks
Dr David Chesmore.
25 tickets £2.50 each
from Cemetery Office.

Sunday 12th September 2pm
Victorian Miscellany
David Poole.
A study of Victorian people.


Sunday 19th September 2pm
Trees: Folklore and Story
Keris McDonald

Sunday 3rd October 2pm
Military Heroes buried in the Cemetery
Cliff & Pauline Beckwith.

Fungal Foray tba

Discover the fungi in the Cemetery.

Friday 17th December
Carol Concert in the Chapel
7.30pm Gates open at 7.00pm

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