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Highside Folk Dance Club

A friendly social dance club for all ages and all abilities. Callers, musicians and dancers all very welcome.
Most Fridays, as listed below, at Galphay Village Hall, near Ripon.
Normally from 8 to 10pm. Adults £2, Children 50p.
For further details contact Tessa Goldsmith Tel: 01677 470774 or email tess_goldsmith@yahoo.co.uk

After six years of tireless organising Andrew Bodey has retired from running Highside Folk Dance Club. The mantle of organiser in chief has passed to one of our Highside regulars, Tessa Goldsmith, who wrote:

"New dancers are always welcome, and you don't need to have a partner....just turn up! Many many thanks to Andrew for organising six years of Friday evening dancing. I'll do my best to keep up his high standards - and I'm sure he'll be there to keep a watchful eye on proceedings."

As we look forward to the summer programme, Tessa says:

"Thanks for your support for my first go at organising the list - the evenings (apart from the snowy one!) have been well-attended and great fun, with some lovely dances. We are incredibly lucky to have so many good musicians to turn up to play for us, and such a variety of callers. The new programme looks just as good."

Please remember to park with consideration for the residents of Galphay. Thank you.

Spring/Summer Programme 2009

Date Details
April 3 A "do it yourself" evening. Why not have a go?
April 10 Closed - Easter Holidays
April 17 Closed - Easter Holidays
April 24 Tessa Goldsmith with the Tap 'n Spilers
May 1 Closed - Bank Holiday
May 8 Steve Piearcey
May 15 Dave Blight with the Roosters.
May 22 Pauline Singleton
May 29 Closed - Spring Bank Holiday weekend
June 5 Tessa Goldsmith with Chas and Heather (Village Hop Band).
June 12 Bob Carter with Fool's Jig
June 19 Tony Whitehead with Phil Rowe's Rhubarb Sandwich
June 26 Ken Lloyd
July 3 Chas and Heather (Village Hop Band). With Gordon Wood, Nick and Mary Barber - T.B.C.
July 10 Steve Piearcey and friends
July 17 Tony Whitehead
   

Parking at Highside

Dear Highsiders,

Please could I remind you about parking at the Club. As you know, parking is not plentiful in Galphay, and unfortunately our popularity within the hall isn't always matched without! To harmonise better with our neighbours in Galphay, please remember to:

  • Not block any driveway, but especially the gateway and cattlegrid leading to Braithwaite Hall on the sharp corner (as you leave Galphay) (this is a listed building with no other access, and also an access point for 7 working farms, which we have managed to block on a number of occasions. Amongst other things the owners are understandably concerned about fire-engine access in the very unlikely event of an emergency).
  • Not park on verges
  • Not park too close to the sharp corner (as you leave Galphay), to give room to other road users to get around it safely.

Instead, if necessary please spread out the parking further down into the village, but without filling the Galphay Arms car park when the pub is open.

The Hall Committee are sufficiently anxious about this problem that, although they wish to encourage use of the hall, they may consider declining future bookings from us.

Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation. Best wishes, Andrew Bodey