Future Landscapes Seminars -Making space for nature: past, present, and future

Times: 7pm-8pm

Location: Grecian Hall 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.

October Seminar:  Sir John Lawton, President of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 

The Ultimate 70s Show!

Date: Saturday 18th October 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms

Tickets: £15pp

Event Overview

It was the decade that fashion forgot – but dust off your lurex loons, the Seventies are back in town.
The Ultimate 70s Show will be recreating one of the most glam periods in music.

Martin Metcalf, a former guitarist with legendary group Geordie, is one of the seven 70s rockers and session musicians who make up Ultimate 70s, whose brand of entertainment has been a huge hit with festival goers in Britain and Europe.

Intent on recreating the era they love, they promise fans an authentic evening of Seventies classic hits delivered just as you would have heard them back in the day. Some of the most iconic hits came from the 70s and everyone loves to sing along to them. This show is a great opportunity to dress up and let your hair down.

The Ultimate 70s Show is a totally live tribute to the rock and pop idols of the 1970s, featuring the music of Slade, T Rex, The Sweet, David Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, Mott the Hoople and Queen, to name but a few.

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

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

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop - SOLD OUT (updated 16/9/25)

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

Find out more or book your tickets for the event here: Malton Regency Ball - Malton Museum

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

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

Cooking the Books - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore

Date: 16th October 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: Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (16 Oct 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME 2025-2026

Thursday 15th October - Vic Jay

The Mallon Crew

A biography of a Lancaster crew. How seven men from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and England volunteered for the Air Force.  How chance brought them together to fly a Lancaster and what happened to them. "The Mallon Crew’ is the heart-breaking account of the devastating impact of the war on one Lancaster bomber crew. Vic Jay, a retired teacher, decided in 2012 simply to find out what his father had done in the war. He was staggered to discover a series of tragedies that was scarcely believable."

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

Forest Bathing in the Arboretum.

£30pp - INCLUDES ADMISSION - booking essential on visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or ring 01653 648598.

Forest Bathing started in Japan in the 1980’s and is now part of the national health programme as laid out by the NHS People Plan and the NHS People Promise. These outline a number of key programmes that are in place to assist organisations to develop a culture of wellbeing, in which their workforce feel supported and well at work.

Forest Bathing is about slowing down and noticing the things in nature we so often take for granted. Just spending a few hours in nature can help you to relax by focusing on the senses in a mindful way. There is a wealth of documented evidence about the physical, mental, emotional and social benefits to connecting with nature and to each other.

Research shows that trees release powerful natural chemicals that can have many health benefits which can include: reducing blood pressure, lowering stress levels, lowering blood sugar levels, relieving problems with sleep and lifting depression - to name but a few.

Tandy Taylor will be your tutor - she has spent over 30 years working overseas on different training and educational projects in developing countries. She is a qualified Forest Bathing practitioner (recognised by the Complementary Medical Association.

Just 2 hours of Forest Bathing can have a powerful impact. The effects can stay with you for up to a week. Just slowing down, reconnecting with nature and ourselves helps to open up the senses so we really notice what’s around us. This is done through mindful walking and a few gentle activities that focus on the senses and enhance wellbeing.

Dinner with Chef - Yemi Adelekan

Date: Saturday 11th October 2025

Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm

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

Cost: £75 per person

Event Overview

Yemi Adelekan is a British-Nigerian private chef, food writer, and the creative force behind Yummy by Design and Knitting Flavours.
Her food reflects a rich tapestry of cultures – rooted in Nigerian heritage, shaped by global travels, and always designed to bring people together.

She was a Top 6 semi-finalist on MasterChef UK 2022, where her vibrant, soulful cooking captivated audiences and judges alike.

Today, she shares her culinary voice through private catering, cookery demos in food festivals across the country including the Great Yorkshire Show, her writing for The Stray Ferret, as a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and as a judge for The Taste Awards in America.

Through her event series, Yummy Gatherings, Yemi invites guests to experience flavour-forward supper clubs, intimate chef’s tables, brunches and soulful Sunday lunches.

Find out more about the event and book your place here: Dinner With Chef Yemi Adelekan (11 Oct 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Event Overview

Tickets: £40pp

Our next cheese and wine evening is Saturday, 11th October. Tickets sell out fast, so reserve your place today!

📅 Saturday, 11th October
⏰ 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 The Walled Garden Pantry, 8a Finkle Street, Malton

A Night of Cheese & Wine Indulgence Awaits!

Join us at our charming Malton deli for an enchanting evening of artisan cheeses, fine wines, and warm candlelit ambiance. Savor five expertly selected cheeses, each boasting unique flavors, textures, and styles, perfectly paired with premium wines to elevate your tasting experience.

Whether you're a cheese aficionado or simply love good food and great company, our knowledgeable hosts will guide you through each pairing, sharing fascinating insights along the way. Treat yourself to an unforgettable night of gourmet delights!

🍷🧀 Spaces are limited—book your spot now!

To book your tickets, visit The Walled Garden Pantry booking site: Events | The Walled Garden Pantry

Malton White Star Band are taking part in the National ’Learn to Play’ event promoted by the ‘Music for All‘ charity, which works on promoting music making for everyone, because ‘Making music changes lives’
There will be a variety of brass instruments available to try and members of both our bands to help you to ‘Have a Go!’

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Cosy Cottage Restorative Wellness Day

Join us on Saturday 11th October 2025 at the beautiful Scampston Hall, North Yorkshire, for a day of ultimate relaxation and indulgence with our fully inclusive, rejuvenating wellness day:

Tickets: £99 per person

Event Overview

10.00-10.30 Welcome and introductions with tea or coffee

10.30-12.00 Calm and Restore yoga session 

12.00-12.30 Make your own essential oil massage serum to use later and then take home

12.30-1.30 Lunch provided and an opportunity to explore the grounds

1.30 - 3.00 Immersive and tranquil sound bath

3.00 - 3.30 Refreshments and relaxation 

3.30-4.00 Hand massage with your own exclusive serum

Experience the tranquility of yoga sessions, the healing power of a sound bath, and the nourishment of natural skincare products while being surrounded by Scampston Hall's beautiful grounds. 

Enjoy a light, nutritious lunch to nourish the body and soul and leave at the end of the day feeling relaxed, refreshed, and revitalised. You can look forward to escaping the everyday hustle and bustle by resetting and recharging your body and mind with our holistic wellness retreat. 

The day will be led by experienced and qualified yoga instructors who will provide personalised attention and support throughout.

Our aim is to create a safe and nurturing environment that allows you to unplug from the world and reconnect with yourself. 

For more information or to book your place please visit The Cosy Cottage Soap Company website here.

Writing for Wellbeing Workshop

Writing for Wellbeing workshop for women on the theme of "Voice: The Essence of Expression". Held in the tranquil, welcoming space of Scampston Walled Garden conservatory, with a small group of maximum 10 participants. No prior knowledge needed. Please bring a notebook and pen/pencil. All proceeds to charity.

Tickets: £15per person

For more information or to book your place here

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME SUMMER 2025

Thursday 9th October - Dr Simon Elliott

Join noted historian and author Dr Simon Elliott to hear about his latest book, ‘The African Emperor’. Afterwards there will be the chance to ask questions and purchase a book signed by the author.

Severus was born into the richest family in a North African spring in Leptis and came to power at the height of Rome’s might. Comprised of 50,000 men, the emperor not only led the largest army to ever campaign in Britain as part of a Roman military establishment, but he also left a might legacy in the built environment. There is undeniable Severan influence over the Forum Romanum, his hometown of Leptis Magna, and even the land walls in London that define the City’s Square Mile were delineated under his rule.

Severus used his North African upbringing as the template for, what Simon refers to as, the Severan reset. This was the first major post-Augustan reformation of the Roman world and established the emperor’s dynasty, which lasted almost half a century. Such was the scale of this reorganisation, which some may name a hostile takeover, that it was not repeated until the succession of Diocletian more than ninety years after Severus became emperor.

The African Emperor explores the life and eventual death of one of the greatest warrior emperors in history. Read of his several near-death experiences and how he monumentalised his rule across the empire and his visits to every region. Born in the blistering heat, Severus died in the freezing cold of a Northern British winter in York with the deathbed advice: ‘Be of one mind with your family, enrich the soldiers, and despise the rest.

About the Speaker

Simon Elliott is an author, historian, archaeologist and broadcaster based in Kent. He has worked with outlets as varied as History Hit and Channel 5 and has published several books on Roman history.

Event Info

All the lectures are in Malton Assembly Rooms and entrance is though the Museum on Yorkersgate. They all start at 7p.m. and  they cost £10 per head. Booking online is through the events section of the Malton Museum website or you can pay at the door.

Find out more: Events - Malton Museum

Find out more on The Purple Carrot website: https://purplecarrotmalton.com/indiansummer