On the Yorkshire Life radar: events, openings and happenings across Yorkshire
WELL READ
Join Barnsley writer Milly Johnson for a literary lunch at Capri at the Vine, Horbury Bridge on Thursday, November 30, raising funds for Wakefield Hospice.
A brilliant speaker, Milly will be chatting about her work and signing copies of her latest book.
Email Keeley.Harrison@wakefieldhospice.co.uk
DRIVE FOR SUCCESS
A classic car show organised by Weighton Wolds Rotary Club gathered more than 370 classic vehicles to raise £5,000 for York Against Cancer. The Ian Peak Memorial Cup for the best pre-war car was won by Michael Morton with his 1914 Talbot CB4 and Weighton Wolds Presidents Cup was won by Gwen Underwood with her 1986 Panther Kalista.
Be inspired
Italy comes to Yorkshire with a new exhibition, Inspired by Italy at Beningbrough Hall in North Yorkshire.
The hall, now cared for by the National Trust, reopened in the summer after a programme of work closed it for nearly two years. Italy was a source of inspiration in the building of Beningbrough, 300 years later the continuing impact is celebrated. Hidden views of Venice contrast with newly commissioned images of Beningbrough, alongside classical Rome.
The exhibition brings together the work of Kate Somervell, a Yorkshire-based landscape photographer, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an 18th-century Italian artist.
It highlights the romance and reality of Italy and the Italian influence on one of Yorkshire’s great houses. Both artists take inspiration from architecture despite working 300 years apart.
Ahead of the exhibition, photographer Kate Somervell, says: ‘Initially, I had no idea how many parallels there would be to discover in rhythm, materials, design, and architectural elements that would echo from Venice to Beningbrough.’
Visitors can watch a film linking historical Italian influences with the black and white photographs of modern-day Italy and Beningbrough, alongside ongoing garden developments. The next phase of the evolving garden is a new Mediterranean Garden, designed by award-winning garden designer Andy Sturgeon.
Other hands-on elements include the reading of a letter from a former Beningbrough resident from Rome in the 1770s and a chance to build structures inspired by the architecture.
It’s the first exhibition in The Reddihough Galleries. The late Mr Ian Reddihough, a proud Yorkshireman and avid supporter of Beningbrough Hall, left a lasting gift in his will to support the conservation and care of this cherished place.
Inspired by Italy runs until March. Opening days and times vary, keep up-to-date @NTBeningbrough nationaltrust
