Animated Stories
A very big thanks to York St John students for their work with We Are The Groves to produce these excellent animations based on our storytelling walk.
Heritage Hunters in The Groves.
Heritage Hunters is a project by York Museums Trust. This year, it brought together residents, artists, organisations and further education providers to look in to the past of The Groves area of the City of York. York is famous for Romans, Viking, Medieval architecture, Georgian…
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The Big City Read
We Are The Groves & The Big City Read – a celebration event. When – Tuesday 11 October 2022, 7-9pm. Where – Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York YO31 7PB. We are delighted to be part of The Big City Read with Explore York. This year’s book…
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Groves Community Cinema
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th, September 2022. Theatre@41 presents the first Groves Community Cinema – a weekend of classic films old and new with something for everyone – and where you pay whatever you think you can afford! Saturday Encanto Sing-along (U) – 230pm. Close…
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Two ‘WATG’ Storytelling Walks in July with York’s U3A.
It is our pleasure to be hosting two ‘We Are The Groves (WATG)’ Storytelling Walks with York’s University of the 3rd Age in July. These will be on; Tuesday 5th July 2022 and, Tuesday 12th July 2022. We will begin at 130pm, at the Bile…
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The Iron Stove
A fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. In the days when wishing was still of some use, a King’s son was bewitched by an old witch, and shut up in an iron stove in a forest. There he passed many years, and no one could…
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Say Owt
We Are The Groves’ storyteller, Althea Thall aka Arabian Phoenix with be performing live this Sunday, 19th June 2022, 7.30pm, as part of the ‘Say Owt’ event HOMER TO HIP HOP: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF SPOKEN WORD. See here for more details – http://www.sayowt.co.uk/upcoming-events.html Hope…
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Mural Designs Wanted
WELCOME TO THE GROVES – MURAL DESIGN The Groves Association are excited to invite applications for a colourful, expressive and welcoming mural design to be created on Lowther Street. Please send your designs in image (JPG) or PDF to welcometothegroves@gmail.com with a short description (100…
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Midnight Alarm
A Midnight Alarm at Grove Terrace, July 1842. Reported in the Yorkshire Herald and the Yorkshire Gazette on 2 July 1842. Mrs Stead, in bed, at Number 5, awoke. A noise? Burglars next door at Number 4? It’s dark and nearly 2(am), what should I…
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