Ryedale Folk Museum

We finished the Ryedale Folk Museum season with a wonderful Christmas Weekend Celebration! We opened up our doors for the weekend with free entry and plenty of festive cheer. We had record breaking visitors and would like to thank everyone who braved the cold weather to come. We would also like to say a thank you to Ampleforth Community Children's Choir and Kirkbymoorside Primary School choir and band  that came and sang, they sounded great and really added to the Christmas atmosphere. The weekend wouldn't have been successful without the hard work and support from our staff and volunteers who gave up their time to make this Christmas Weekend the best ever! From baking mince pies and providing raffle prizes to helping kids with crafts in the Study Centre, so I must say a BIG THANK YOU  for all their hard work. Max getting new shoes for Christmas! Joan showing off her basketry skills Pam baking biscuits for the children to decorate Jim and Eddie woodworking in the workshop...

To celebrate another year we are holding a FREE ENTRY Christmas Weekend at the museum, there is plenty going on with choirs, childrens crafts and much much more!

Click on the link below to see Tony Reilly's video from the Tractor and Engine Day last Sunday. http://vimeo.com/26466600

The probation service in North Yorkshire has worked with the Ryedale Folk Museum over the last six years, with community payback participants helping out at the museum. Below is the link to a new short film that shows some of their fantastic work.

Some of the activities happening onsite over the weekend.  Our free entry day on Sunday the 14th was a great success with over 400 people in attendance.  We are now all getting ready and gearing up for next weeks half term activities.  Staff and volunteers will be manning the cooking and craft workshops and preparing trails on site.  CG

Look whats landed in the Ryedale Folk Museum grounds!

From Shared Horizons Mike Benson, Director of Ryedale Folk Museum will be on BBC Radio Tees reviewing the papers on Saturday 13th November 2010 at 0930ish. Please tune in and listen, it's bound to be entertaining... http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/programmes Jonathan S

BBC Radio York made a 5 pt short documentary about Ryedale Folk Museum which was broadcast on the week of 27th September 2010. This is part 1 of the broadcasts put to photographs from the Museum. CG

The 5th of September was Harvest Day at the museum.  A 1940s Massey Harris Sunshine Binder was in use in the cornfield.  Take a look at the pictures and video below: CG (pics by Pete Gough)

On Wednesday 1st September staff and volunteers hooped 3 wheels using traditional methods, following a successful wheel hoop earlier in the year.  The vintage binder (circa 1870) can now be fully restored.  There are two videos below of the days events.  The event was also attended by a master wheelwright Phillip Gregson and his two apprentices Charlotte and John.  Phillip had seen the previous wheel hoop video on youtube and came a long way to see the rest done!  Thanks to all who took part and spectated. C.G

Susan