The Yorkshire & Humberside Association of Civic Societies (YHACS) is holding its Summer Members’ Meeting on Saturday 26th July. This time they’re off to the beautiful village of Addingham, which lies by the River Wharfe between Ilkley and Skipton.
Hosts at Addingham Civic Society have prepared a great programme and, following Hull’s example, are offering us a sandwich lunch prior to the main meeting.
As always, anyone wishing to arrive on the Friday is welcome to join YHACS trustees and members of Addingham Civic Society for dinner at The Fleece in Addingham. The village has no large hotels and Ilkley is the nearest place to stay, about 3 miles away. The hosts recommend booking early as the area is popular with tourists.
PROGRAMME
Here is the draft programme for the weekend:
Friday 25th July
7pm Evening Meal at The Fleece in Addingham. Parking is at The Fleece, or opposite in the Memorial Hall Car Park (free)
Saturday 26th July
10am Walk 1: The Story of Addingham in Blue Plaques (participants max 15), Meet at The Hub, above the Old Library on Main Street.
10am Walk 2: Managing Village Green Spaces for Nature (participants max 20) Meet at the Memorial Hall Car Park
12 noon Sandwich lunch at the Memorial Hall, which is the venue for the main meeting has plenty of parking.
1-4pm Members’ Meeting, at the Memorial Hall, including a presentation by Prof Rick Battarbee on “Worrying about water for people and nature: past, present and future”.
The rest of the agenda will be confirmed nearer the time.
Members need to confirm attendance by emailing info@yhacs.org.uk, stating which events you’d like to attend:
- Friday night dinner
- Walk 1
- Walk 2
- Free sandwich lunch
- Main meeting