A great time was had by all at

THE Robin Hood’s Bay

Folk Weekend

On Friday, Saturday & Sunday

8th - 9th - 10th June 2018

A FREE WEEKEND

of Concerts, Music Sessions, Dance and Singarounds

in and around the 'famed city of Robin Hood's Bay'

on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast.

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Thank you to everyone who helped fund this Weekend by buying BIG RAFFLE tickets

The winning tickets were:

Number      Prize                                              Winner

   200  Super GCN-1610 Classical Guitar        Fiona Lindsay of Marton

   102  £30 Meal Voucher at Ye Dolphin         Jo Robinson

   109  £30 Meal Voucher at the Bay Hotel      Richard Ward of Stobeham, Retford.

   183  Fish & Chips for 4 at Maryondale         Phil from the Bay Hotel

   120  £27 Voucher from TreatTherapy          Lynn Aldridge of R H Bay

   103  Fish & Chips for 2 at Fusco’s Fish Box  Jo Robinson

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All the collecting buckets have now been counted by members of the R H Bay RNLI

and the fantastic total of

£1445.15

was raised by Singers and Musicians at the Cafe Dash and the Dancers in the Dock.

Thanks go to them all, to the cafe’s and pubs hosting the Dashers,

and to the locals and visitors to Robin Hood’s Bay

for their generous donations to the Lifeboat Charity.

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The 2018 BAY FOLK WEEKEND SONG COMPETITION -  was on the theme of Bay’s oldest resident - the RNLI’s cast iron FISH collecting box which has stood on the Slipway since 1897. The songwriters focussed on the FISH’s legendary ability to grant a wish and flick its iron tail when a coin is placed in its mouth, but they also have created an inventive mix of imaginary lives and activities for this historic land-based sea creature.

In Joint First Place and winning a guitar each:

John Drakes with ‘My Heart belongs to the Sea’ and

Graham Wilkinson /Chequered Past with ‘Feed The Fish’

Highly commended was awarded to both Skinner & T’witch and David Swann for two outstanding and fabulous songs. A special prize went to Tony Morris for the most entertaining entry.

We were knocked out by the quality of all 11 entries, and a CD featuring all the entries is now on sale for just £5 and was available at the Folk Weekend with all proceeds going to the Lifeboat Charity.

The CD cover picture features 9 year old Isla Foster feeding the fish with a £5 note.

It is also available online - SEE BELOW.

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The BAY FOLK WEEKEND is organised (?) by the Bay Folk Club

which meets every Friday Evening in the big room of Ye Dolphin,

a characterful pub on King Street in the old village of Robin Hood’s Bay,

where we keep alive the local tradition of music and singing.

Visiting Singers, Musicians and Listeners are all very welcome

We usually start between 8.30 and 9.00 p.m.

Check the Guest List on our New Website at folkclub.rhbay.co.uk

Bay Folk Weekend

June 8 - 9 - 10  2018

Diary Dates: 2019 Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend:

June 7th 8th & 9th 2019