August 2008 Events

Events listings: Midweek regulars, monthly events calendar: Today onwards and Previous months also available

1-3 August: HOPE 08; Interact Harrogate
Festival carnival weekend for Yorkshire Day based at Crescent Gardens, Harrogate
Local churches and the community working with Fusion and others.
Poster available (pdf, 608kb; jpg, 208kb)
Workspace available for those working on HOPE 08 events planning, see 3 March and 23 June

Saturday 2 August: An evening with John Wesley
7:30pm, Wesley Chapel, with Mark Topping as John Wesley. A dramatic presentation with tales from 50 years of field preaching, highlighting the challenge of the message which is still relevant today. Wesley shares something of his life: his search for faith, his preaching, the mob violence, his horseback adventures, his lifelong, single-minded drive to 'advance the kingdom of Christ'. Tickets £5 including refreshments; more info: Jenny Daly, 505237 or Wesley Chapel, 509917

2-9 August: Riding Lights; Summer School
'Living in Hope'; at Harrogate Ladies College

Tuesday 5 August: HOPE 08 Interact
8pm, HOPE Centre. Interact weekend review

5-8 August: Holiday at Home
St Andrew's, Starbeck; over 60's summer holiday club; details and form available (pdf, 230kb); please pre-register your place: 889162

Sunday 10 August: BBC Songs of Praise
Reprise programme featuring yioung people with Mark Pallant, Aidan's Flame and St Aidan's Chamber Choir. Hymns include All Creatures of our God and King, The Lord's My Shepherd performed by Emma Whiteley and William Dutton, Every Time I Feel The Spirit, Lord Jesus Christ, We Need You, Rhythm Of Life, Jesus Put This Song Into Our Hearts and Gloria led by school choirs from West Yorkshire

Monday 11 August: Starbeck in Bloom
With displays from the Starbeck & Woodlands Area Group of Churches Together in Harrogate.

11 August: YfC CR
7pm at HYPeR

18-22 August: Meteor Mission
St Andrew's, Starbeck; 'Ronnie's Rock ‘n' Roll Diner' children's club; pre–registration is required to guarantee a place: 889162

Sunday 24 August: Valley Garden Picnic
3pm Picnic in the Valley Gardens - bring your own food; games and activities organised by Interact in Harrogate

24 August: Prayer Walk
6:30 pm Prayer walk around Harrogate Town Centre, leaving from Wesley; led by Rev Mark Godfrey

Monday 25 August: Model Railway Exhibition
10-4 at Bilton Grange URC.

25 August: Starbeck Gala
With representation from the Starbeck & Woodlands Area Group of Churches Together in Harrogate.

Wednesday 27 August: Rutter's Magnificat Elgar Music Makers
7:30pm Royal Hall with choir of over 90 drawn from local choirs; more info Robert Aspin, tel: 797157

30 August - 6 September: Coach Holiday, Sidholme
Seven nights half board, with two full day excursions and two half day excursions included from £399 pp. More info: 01765 604995. Staying at the Christian Guild Holiday Centre. Poster available (pdf, 269kb)

Sunday 31 August: Deacon David Hunt
10:30am, Wesley. Methodist Circuit service of welcome

31 August: Rev Gail Hunt
3pm, Gracious Street, Knaresborough service of welcome