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LISTEN UP
Sheffield’s the place to be to catch sight of your favourite podcasters when the Crossed Wires festival comes to town the first weekend in June.
Jane Garvey and Fi Glover will be Off Air and On Stage, bringing together nearly 70 years of broadcasting experience and lovely chat.
Jon Ronson and Katherine Ryan appear, as does Danny Robins with Uncanny: I Know What I Saw – a show featuring chilling real-life stories of the supernatural. crossedwires.live
POTTER MANIA
The Marks &Spencer archive in Leeds is showcasing 40 years of its Beatrix Potter merchandise. It includes products and packaging dating from 1984 to the present, donated by former M&S employee David Pepper, a Beatrix Potter enthusiast and member of The Beatrix Potter Society. M&S was one of the earliest major retailers to acquire a license to sell Beatrix Potter merchandise, in 1984. The collection will be available to view in the Reading Room at the archive at University of Leeds. June 3-7. archive.marksandspencer.com
On a mission to save the church
Fundraisers have launched a campaign to renovate a historic Victorian church on the Newby Hall estate in Ripon.
The Church of Christ the Consoler is at the centre of a renovation project organised by the estate and local villagers.
The church was built in the early 1870s with unpaid ransom money in memory of the son of Lady Mary Vyner of Newby Hall, who was killed during his attempted rescue from kidnappers in Greece. She commissioned British architect William Burges to design the church – built in the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture style. The best craftsmen were used to create a rich and colourful interior of fine marble, stained glass, gilded mosaics and exquisite carvings on the organ case.
Burges also designed St Mary’s Church at the nearby Studley Royal estate for Frederick’s sister and her husband, the Marquess and Marchioness of Ripon. The ‘Friends of Christ the Consoler’ are on a mission to bring life to the church through events raising funds for the renovation. They hope to restore the church’s Thomas C Lewis organ which has recently been given Grade I listed status. Lewis was one of the leading organ builders of the late 19th century and other notable Lewis organs include the one at Ripon Cathedral.
Parish Council chairman Guy Critchlow says: ‘The church is in a beautiful location and has some of the finest stained glass in the country. Recommissioning the heating system is the first step to help stabilise the stained glass. Our aim is to bring life to the church through events and raise much needed funds for its restoration and conservation.’ Hear 58 Jazz Collective on June 29 and Albert Lau, international Steinway pianist, on July 13. newbyha
