February 2020

An art installation by Faye Claridge sharing the experiences of current and historic female prisoners through audio, textile and photography. The exhibition will be in Cell 13 of the Prison & Police Museum. Faye connects historic prison archives with inmates at HM Askham Grange, to explore similarities and differences in their lives and prison experiences.  Through prison workshops for…

Waste not want not! Monday 17th – Fri 21st February Recycle Race trail – are you better at recycling than the Victorians? Rag-rugging Composting Making Spoon Dolls Baking with left-overs Fun fact: Women and children were at the heart of Victorian thriftiness. This involved cultivating good relationships with shopkeepers, and knowing when to find bargains – for example, at the…

North Yorkshire

The Little Ripon Bookshop invites you to an Evening with Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars. 7pm Wednesday 19th February 2020 at The Workhouse Museum, Ripon. NOW SOLD OUT!