In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday, which this year focuses on the 80th anniversary of VE Day, this double bill of film, song and live performance using real life accounts has been specially created by award-winning writer and performer Helena Fox and actor-vocalist Natasha Jones, of Everwitch Theatre. It commemorates the 80th anniversaries of D-Day (2024) and VE Day (2025).

From D-Day to VE Day, this powerful one hour double bill of live performance (30 minutes) and short film (30 minutes) brings to life the verbatim accounts of two working class Yorkshire Normandy veterans, highlighting the lifelong impact of post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep trauma, not only on veterans of war but on their families.

“We’re in the water, wading to the shore, and we’re literally brushing against what looks like logs, and they’re just bodies rolling in the surf, people that we know, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-year-olds, they’re pople that we know!” 
Smudger from Bomb Happy: Smudger’s Story

“I had to try to very carefully wake him up, but very carefully you know. You see, he’d be shaking. And for a moment when he woke, he’d still be back there – in the war.” 
Gloria, Smudger’s wife from Bomb Happy: Smudger’s Story

“Bomb Happy is a slang phrase we use for being under fire for many days at a time. It does describe the condition you become.”
Smudger from Bomb Happy, Smudger’s Story

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

The Moondogs

Date: Friday 7th November 2025

Time: 8pm

Location: The Milton Rooms

Tickets: £12pp

Event Overview

Back by popular demand, we are delighted to welcome the Moondogs back to the Milton Rooms. Based in Middlesborough, The Moondogs are an exciting, live tribute band who superbly recreate the sights, sounds and raw ​energy of the late 1950s and swinging 1960s.

With their high energy performances and stage banter, ​The Moondogs will transport you ​back ​in time to ​those magical days when teenagers were swept along in its wake and music helped to shape a generation. Performing their shows around the country to much acclaim, they’ve become a sought-after band for 60s festivals, corporate events and private parties as well as appearing around the UK at holiday parks and social clubs.

The Moondogs have performed many times at the world ​famous Cavern Club in Liverpool over the years as well as performing regularly in Europe for Thompson Gold Holidays and 60s festivals.

Over ​the years the lads have performed many 60s events around the country, appearing with The Searchers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Fortunes, Vanity Fare, The Fourmost, New Amen Corner, Union Gap, Edison Lighthouse, The ​Swinging Blue Jeans, The Tornados, The Dakotas, Marmalade, Cupid’s Inspiration, Marty Wilde, Chris Farlowe and Brian Poole.

Healing Sound Bath

Step into stillness before the Christmas rush, and surrender to the deeply calming experience of this Healing Sound Bath, lovingly held by experienced sound practitioner Julia Thompson.

Designed to gently quiet the mind and nourish the spirit, this 90-minute session offers a rare opportunity to fully switch off from the outside world and connect with the healing power of sound.

This gathering will focus on deep relaxation to promote healing and renewal, encouraging better sleep, and supporting the release of tension within both body and mind.

Julia will guide you through a meditative sound journey using a combination of crystal singing bowls, chimes, and grounding instruments, all chosen to support the body’s natural ability to restore and rebalance. These vibrations work at a cellular level, helping to release stored tension, regulate the nervous system, and promote emotional clarity.

Throughout the session, you’ll be invited to simply lie back and relax — letting the sounds wash over you in waves of calm. There will be gentle guidance to settle you into the space, followed by a period of quiet integration at the end, allowing you to return to the present moment feeling lighter, clearer, and more deeply connected to yourself.

Whether you’re new to sound healing or returning to deepen your practice, this immersive session offers a nurturing pause for body, mind, and soul.

You may wish to bring a yoga mat, blanket, and any cushions or eye masks that will help you feel comfortable and supported, however a mat, pillow, and blanket will be provided. We encourage you to bring cosy layers as some may feel cooler lying in stillness for this length of time. You may also wish to bring a journal for any reflections that arise after the session, however this is optional.

Enjoy a welcome beverage and 15% off all Cosy Cottage products on the day.

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £30pp

Christmas at Castle Howard with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

13th November – 4th January (tickets go on sale w/c 11th August 2025)

A wicked and wonderful extravaganza awaits at Castle Howard for Christmas 2025. Gather your friends and family, and skip down the yellow brick road to experience the House dressed as scenes from Oz.

Working with the same creative team that brought you Alice's Christmas Wonderland and Christmas in Neverland, experience a festive take on L. Frank Baum's much-loved story, told in stately surroundings with theatrical installations, immersive soundscapes and projections. Delight in seeing the iconic characters and unique locations from the wonderful world of Oz, brought to life in technicolour splendour.

Complete your annual festive treat with delectable Afternoon Tea, a visit to Father Christmas, and festive shopping in the Christmas Shop, with more surprises to be announced soon.

Visit the Castle Howard website for more details regarding tickets and event information: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/whats-on/christmas-at-castle-howard

Cooking the Books - Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

Date: 13th November 2025

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Tickets: £30.00 - pre-booking is essential.

The Cook’s Place have teamed up with local Malton bookshop Kemps Bookstore to bring you a monthly book club with a difference.

Each month Jo Hardy from Kemps Bookstore suggests a book that has a foodie theme, you review it and Gilly Robinson, owner and head tutor here at The Cook’s Place will then create a two-course meal. Gilly will demonstrate how to make the dishes which you get to eat during the evening with a glass of something. Cooking the Books is a great way to bring your love of books and cooking together. A wonderful night out for a group of book lovers or even on your own. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere awaits.

Visit The Cooks Place website to find out more or to book tickets: Cooking the Books: Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (13 Nov 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford ” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop

We will start with warm drinks and cake, before settling down for a session of learning and crafting together. We anticipate the workshop will take around two hours but we do not like to rush, it's all meant to be enjoyable and relaxing :)

- Learn all about 100% soy wax container candle-making in our Malton workshop
- Create your own, unique fragrance blend using natural, essential oils
- Make your own signature fragranced, 100% soy wax container candle(s)
- While your candle(s) is/are setting, decorate a (pre-made) 30cl container candle in your own unique style
- After the workshop, you will have at least 2 x container candles to take home with you to enjoy or gift to your friends and family

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

Cosy Cottage Soap Making Workshop

Tea/coffee and introductions

- The history of soap making
- The chemistry of soap-making
- Fragrances, botanicals and essential oils
- Soap Making demonstration
- Choose your own fragrances, flowers, exfoliants
- Make your own soap
- Next steps - after 24 hours (cutting the soaps) and 2 weeks (post curing)

- Goodbyes and loading soap for transporting home

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

Taphouse Burnout ’25 featuring Phil Hooley, Ellen Smith, Gary Stewart and Simon Snaize

Date: Friday 14th November 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms

Tickets: £10pp

Event Overview

Taphouse Burnout are back for 2025! Graeme Hargreaves has put together a fantastic line up of talented musicians for a night of great live music.

Gary Stewart is a singer/songwriter from Perthshire who cut his teeth performing on the Leeds Music Scene for 15 years before moving to York, where he currently lives. Stewart writes songs in the Folk/Pop vein and is influenced by the folk artists of the 1960s and 1970s (Paul Simon/James Taylor/The Eagles/Joni Mitchell/Carole King).

The Scottish songsmith has released four albums to date, the latest, ‘Lost, Now Found’, self-recorded, produced and released in June 2021. The left-hander is also no stranger to the festival circuit, having played Kendal Calling, Green Man and Larmer Tree Festivals to name but a few.

When not performing his own music, the multi-instrumentalist busies himself playing drums for Hope & Social and bass for Leeds-based Fleetwood Mac tribute, Weetwood Mac (ex-Ellen & The Escapades). He also fronts his own reworking of Paul Simon’s classic album, ‘Graceland’, with a seven-piece band.

Simon Snaize is an accomplished singer-songwriter guitarist and producer, performing solo and in duos as well as fronting the popular York based Y Street Band. His solo set is a mix of classics, blues, and Americana, delivered with strong vocals and explosive guitar playing.

Ellen Smith is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Leeds. In 2010 Ellen won Q Magazine’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition with her band Ellen & the Escapades and has since gone on to make main stage appearances at the festival a further two times.

Having spent the following years writing and touring, in 2018 Ellen signed a publishing deal with 13 Artists/Warner Chappell UK, after releasing music with dark-electro pop band Shadowlark, produced by Dan Austin (Massive Attack, Doves, Biffy Clyro),

2020 saw Ellen release her first solo material, having been commissioned to write the eponymous soundtrack to ‘Take Us Home’, an Amazon Prime docu-series following Leeds United during their momentous 2019/2020 promotion winning season.

Phil Hooley is a singer-songwriter and founder of the alt country band The Woolgatherers, Scarborough-based Phil is also busy as a solo performer. Citing ​Guy Clarke, ​John Prine and Nick Lowe among his many influences, ​Phil’s songs are lyrically driven and always thought-provoking.

Describing himself as ​’late to the party’ having worked the pubs and clubs for many years, ​and with an
easy stage presence, Phil has received many plaudits for his live shows, and ​is a favourite on the festival circuit. He has released two albums to date, ‘Songs ​From the ​Back ​Room’ ​and ​’Provenance’ in April this year, both receiving critical acclaim from the reviewers.

Cosy Cottage: Navy Professional Hand and Nail Rescue Event

Treatment Date: Saturday 15th November 2025

Session Times: 10 minute sessions throughout the day between 9am and 3.30pm

Places can be booked on the Cosy Cottage website.

We’re delighted to introduce a brand-new luxury treatment, available for a limited time only at Cosy Cottage, 17 Market Place, Malton.

This Navy®-inspired cuticle care and hand therapy is delivered by the exceptionally talented Bethany, a fully qualified beauty therapist from Studio K. With advanced training and international experience working aboard luxury cruise liners, Bethany brings world-class expertise back to Malton.

45-Minute Signature Hand & Nail Therapy: More than just a manicure, this indulgent service is designed to restore, nourish, and elevate the health of your hands and nails.

What’s included:

• Precise Cuticle Care – Gentle, restorative treatment for stronger, healthier nails.

• Hand & Arm Exfoliation – Reveal softer, brighter skin with a revitalising scrub.

• Soothing Massage – Ease tension and deeply hydrate with a relaxing hand and arm massage.

• Premium Navy® Products – Using only the finest, professional-grade, UK-crafted tools and skincare, including products handmade here at Cosy Cottage.

The Result: beautifully cared-for cuticles, glowing hydrated skin, and a sense of total relaxation.

Your hands do so much – it’s time to give them the luxury they deserve. 

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop

We will start with warm drinks and cake, before settling down for a session of learning and crafting together. We anticipate the workshop will take around two hours but we do not like to rush, it's all meant to be enjoyable and relaxing :)

- Learn all about 100% soy wax container candle-making in our Malton workshop
- Create your own, unique fragrance blend using natural, essential oils
- Make your own signature fragranced, 100% soy wax container candle(s)
- While your candle(s) is/are setting, decorate a (pre-made) 30cl container candle in your own unique style
- After the workshop, you will have at least 2 x container candles to take home with you to enjoy or gift to your friends and family

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

NEW for 2025 - SOLD OUT (updated 16/9/25)

Spend a whole day crafting and enjoy a free delicious lunch with us in Malton. Create beautiful, unique candles and soaps to take home with you!

Join us for the day in our Malton, Navigation Wharf workshop for a glorious, relaxing crafting day. In the morning, create two large (300ml) or several smaller 100% soy wax, scented candles, then in the afternoon, we enjoy a session of palm oil free soap-making, making six bars of your own signature, cold process soap to take home. We will share a delicious lunch together and there will be time to wander around Malton's Market Place after lunch too, if you wish.

In our spacious premises in Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, next to the Talbot Hotel, Malton, we will be hosting up to ten participants for each of the morning and afternoon sessions. The programme for this special all-day event is as follows

10.30am start with Tea/coffee, cake, introductions and safety briefing 

• Candlemaking background, materials, fragrances and choice of containers

• Candlemaking demonstration

• Make-your own soy wax candles to take home

• Decorate a pre-made candle using a range of materials provided by us

12.45 - LUNCH and relaxation time

2.00pm tea, coffee and more cake (if you have room)

• Chemistry, history and practice of soap-making

• Materials selection, choice of fragrances 

• Soapmaking demonstration

• Make-your six bars of signature blended, all natural, palm oil free soaps to take home

• Next steps, cutting and curing your soaps

4.00 to 4.30pm leave for home with your candles and soaps.

Your palm oil free soaps are created from vegetable oils and waxes using the cold process soap-making method. No melt-and-pour synthetic soap bases here! Your 100% soy wax candles are made from 100% high quality soy wax; no paraffin or smoky waxes!. Your items will be unique to you, personalised with your own dried flowers, fruit, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

For more information or to book your place please visit the Cosy Cottage website here .

The soap and candle making sessions can be booked as individual workshops too:

Soap Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/face-to-face-soap-making-workshops-in-malton

Candle Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/christmas-candlemaking-workshop

Cosy Cottage Soap Making Workshop - SOLD OUT (updated 16/9/25)

Tea/coffee and introductions

- The history of soap making
- The chemistry of soap-making
- Fragrances, botanicals and essential oils
- Soap Making demonstration
- Choose your own fragrances, flowers, exfoliants
- Make your own soap
- Next steps - after 24 hours (cutting the soaps) and 2 weeks (post curing)

- Goodbyes and loading soap for transporting home

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £60pp

Future Landscapes Seminars - Castle Howard - Natural Environment Year in Review 

Times: 7pm-8pm

Location: Courtyard Cafe at Castle Howard.

Tickets can be booked on the Castle Howard website.

Join us for a series of informal evening talks about nature and landscapes, every third Tuesday of the month in Castle Howard's Courtyard Cafe between 7pm-8pm. Our Future Landscapes talks explore how we see, interact with and manage our unique local landscapes, with a presentation by a guest speaker followed by an open Q&A. Tickets are free, but we kindly ask you to book a space in advance.

This event is wheelchair accessible.

November Seminar: Guy Thallon, Castle Howard 

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME 2025-2026

Thursday 19th November 2025

David Mitchell - The History of Thornton Dale in Post Cards

Our lecture venue is the Library, The West Wing Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton YO17 7NH. For Access to the WEST Wing, enter the OUT gate of the WEST WING, Malton School.  The new Library is directly in front of you.   Parking space is to the left of this building. All lectures start at - 7.30 p.m.

Guests are always welcome - admission £5.00 

Find out more: Events - Malton Museum

Charity Wine Tasting Evening with Derventio Wines

Time: : 5.30pm-9pm (last entry at 8.15pm)

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: £20pp - all proceeds with go to New Futures Nepal and St Catherine’s Hospice.

Event Overview

The popular wine tasting evening is back and with over 100 different wines from around the world to try, it’s set to be a great event. Wonder from table to table chatting to our super knowledgeable suppliers and sampling some of our favourite wines of the year. The perfect opportunity to find your new favourite for Christmas.

To book your ticket, please visit the Derventio Wines website here: Events | My Site

Wreath Workshops

Wreath Making Workshop Dates: Thursdays and Fridays, 20th November – 5th December 2025 

Book your tickets here: Castle Howard - Buy Tickets

A practical two-hour session making a Christmas wreath using natural materials. All materials are provided, and tea and coffee are included. Add a glass of Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine for extra Christmas sparkle if you are joining us for an evening session. For age 16+. Only 10 tickets available per session!

• From £50 for adults (discount available for Members)

• For age 16+

• Only 10 tickets available per session!

  This event does not include access to the House and Gardens. Suitable for beginners. Where possible, willow is sourced from the Castle Howard Estate. 

Wreath Making Workshops

Wreath Making Workshop Dates: Thursdays and Fridays, 20th November – 5th December 2025 

Book your tickets here: Castle Howard - Buy Tickets

A practical two-hour session making a Christmas wreath using natural materials. All materials are provided, and tea and coffee are included. Add a glass of Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine for extra Christmas sparkle if you are joining us for an evening session. For age 16+. Only 10 tickets available per session!

• From £50 for adults (discount available for Members)

• For age 16+

• Only 10 tickets available per session!

  This event does not include access to the House and Gardens. Suitable for beginners. Where possible, willow is sourced from the Castle Howard Estate. 

Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s

Date: Friday 19th November 2025

Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm

Location: The Cook’s Place, Malton, YO17 7LY

Tickets: £65pp

Event Overview

Brand new for 2025! We’ve teamed up with Charlie and Ivy’s to bring you a series of “Meet the Producer” Seasonal Supper Club Specials. Four dates will be released, each featuring a different producer. The Cook’s Place has teamed up with our good friends, local artisan food producer, Charlie & Ivy’s, to bring you a Supper Club with a difference!

Across the seasons, we will come together to host an exclusive evening with a local guest producer to enjoy a mouth-watering menu, using their local and award-winning products as the stars of the show.

Pulling up a stool at the Chef’s Table, you will enjoy a wonderful and informal evening in the company of the people behind the food and drink, be entertained by their stories, and leave inspired. All whilst enjoying a delicious, seasonal three-course menu packed with local produce, cooked by Gilly. 

Find out more about the event and book your place here: Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s (21 Nov 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Malton St Clement's Festival

Keep an eye on the Malton St Clement’s Festival social media channels for further updates.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclementsmalton

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maltonstclementsfestival/

Following the success of the Malton St Clement’s Festival in both 2023 and 2024, the third instalment of the festival will return to Malton on Saturday 22nd November 2025. The free to enter, one day festival will be a celebration of winter, harvest, music and traditional blacksmithing.

Wrap up warm and come and join us for a jam-packed family day of fun activities in Malton’s picturesque Market Place.

More details to be announced soon!

Activities will include:

• Crafting and treat making;

• Children’s activities

• Blacksmithing demonstrations;

• Art and sculptures;

• Delicious, warming food and drink;

• Music from bands, choirs, buskers and more!

• And of course, the Son et Lumiere and twilight lantern procession in the Market Place.

• Some retailers around Malton will be open for a spot of late night shopping too.

Tree Sponsorship:

Businesses in the town are invited to sponsor a tree that will be included in the avenue of illuminated trees outside St Michael’s Church and around the centre of Malton’s Market Place.

About the Malton St Clement’s Event:

The event is organised and run by the Malton St Clement’s Steering Group which is made up of several representatives of businesses and organisations in Malton.

For enquiries about the event, how to get involved or how to sponsor a tree, please email: maltonstclements@gmail.com

Wreath Making Workshops

Wreath Making Workshop Dates: Thursdays and Fridays, 20th November – 5th December 2025 

Book your tickets here: Castle Howard - Buy Tickets

A practical two-hour session making a Christmas wreath using natural materials. All materials are provided, and tea and coffee are included. Add a glass of Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine for extra Christmas sparkle if you are joining us for an evening session. For age 16+. Only 10 tickets available per session!

• From £50 for adults (discount available for Members)

• For age 16+

• Only 10 tickets available per session!

  This event does not include access to the House and Gardens. Suitable for beginners. Where possible, willow is sourced from the Castle Howard Estate. 

Oz Twilight Tour: Guided House Tour

Dates: 28th November, 5th December, 12th December, 19th December 2025

Start Time: 17.30

Tickets: £100 per person

An exclusive, after-dark guided tour of the House led by our Christmas Design Director. Discover Christmas at Castle Howard with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz after-hours in a small group, complete with a Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine reception (plus non-alcoholic options).

• From £100 for adults

• Includes access to the Gardens from first opening (either 9.30am or 10am)

• For age 16+

• Only 25 tickets available per tour! 

To book your tickets, please visit the Castle Howard website here: https://shop3.myonlinebooking.co.uk/castlehoward/sessions?tid=265&style=xmas

Wreath Making Workshops

Wreath Making Workshop Dates: Thursdays and Fridays, 20th November – 5th December 2025 

Book your tickets here: Castle Howard - Buy Tickets

A practical two-hour session making a Christmas wreath using natural materials. All materials are provided, and tea and coffee are included. Add a glass of Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine for extra Christmas sparkle if you are joining us for an evening session. For age 16+. Only 10 tickets available per session!

• From £50 for adults (discount available for Members)

• For age 16+

• Only 10 tickets available per session!

  This event does not include access to the House and Gardens. Suitable for beginners. Where possible, willow is sourced from the Castle Howard Estate. 

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Evening

Date: Friday 28th November 2025

Time: 8pm

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: £10pp

Event Overview

This month’s Hilarity Bites brings:

Kevin Daniel has established himself as one of the hottest newer acts on the comedy circuit. Working with established comedy promoters across the UK, his commanding stage presence, relatable exquisite storytelling and jokes a plenty always leave audiences wanting more. In his short comedy career, Kevin has performed at many comedy clubs including Blackpool Comedy Station, The Stand, Glee Club, Just the Tonic, Hilarity Bites, Comedy Hotspots, Funhouse Comedy, Big Deal Comedy and The Hull Comedy Lounge. Kevin has also supported Fiona Allen, Nathan Caton and Jack Gleadow on their UK tours.

Paul Tonkinson is a sensational live performer, Yorkshireman, marathon runner and former (double award winning) Time Out Comedian of the Year. He has long upheld his esteemed reputation as one of the finest stand-ups the UK has to offer.  With a unique and distinctive style, Tonkinson is noted for his effervescent physicality and skilful impressions, which bring alive exuberant, tender comic reflections of love, family and the day-to-]day idiosyncrasies of 21st century living. A plethora of first class material, combined with tremendous charm and irrepressible, infectious energy make for quite a formidable talent.

Stephanie Laing is goofy and peculiar. Her comedy is partway between the needy oddness of Maria Bamford and the upbeat affability of Josie Long. Her material is a mix of silliness, filth and unusual observations, underpinned by a disarming honesty which makes her seem charmingly vulnerable. A regular on the circuit, Stephanie has also become a stalwart of comedy festivals across the country having appeared at Brighton Fringe, Leicester Comedy Festival, York Comedy Festival, Bath Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival as well as appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2010.

Doors and bar open 7pm.

The show may contain strong language and adult themes and is not suitable for under-16s.