Ryedale District Council supports the Ryedale Festival.

INFORMATION FOR ALL OUR CUSTOMERS

Returns, Festival Transport, seating, etc - .

Returns – The Festival cannot accept returns at less than one week’s notice prior to the event. A refund will be paid (less 10% handling charge) in respect of any ticket returned and resold prior to this one week rule.

In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Festival reserves the right to change artists, programmes and venues without prior notice.

Please note that many Festival venues are not designed as concert halls and whilst every effort has been made to compensate for this, some seats may have a restricted view.

FESTIVAL BUS The Ryedale Festival has again made arrangements for a Festival bus service to be available for the 2008 Festival. This will operate during seven events and provide transport to and from the market towns of Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Pickering and Malton as follows:

Friday 18th July - Celebrity Concert / York Minster (event 18)

Sunday 20th July - Poetry Reading / Chapel, Botton Village(event 24): Farrington Ensemble / Joan of Arc Hall, Botton (event 26).

Friday 25th July - Coffee Concert / Ampleforth Abbey (event 36): Pre-performance talk / Chapel, Botton Village (event 37): Young Sinfonia / Joan of Arc Hall, Botton (event 38)

Saturday 26th July - Galaxy Big Band / Terrington Village Hall (event 40)

Ticket holders wishing to avail themselves of any, some or all of these buses need to phone RYECAT, the bus provider, on 01653 699059, indicating from which town you wish to travel and which of the above performances you wish to attend. All buses will have up to three flexible collection points for each town as best suit the travelling patrons in collaboration with the driver.

All buses will be scheduled to arrive at all events 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance. The return departure time will be as soon as all booked passengers are boarded or 15 minutes after the end of the performance, whichever is the earlier.

The cost per person return will be £3 for each event (York Minster (£5) and should be paid to the driver.

To book, telephone RYECAT 01653 699059

Brochure cover : ‘Empedocles Roots’ by Harriet Mackenzie. This image of the Four Elements was commissioned by Ryedale Festival. The greek philosopher Empedocles identified Earth, Air, Fire and Water as the four ‘roots’ of which everything is made; Plato seems to have been the first to call them ‘Elements’.