Every Sunday in August we will be bringing live music and poetry to the Italian Gardens. Pack a picnic and join us for an afternoon of free performances from some brilliant local artists.

This week we welcome:

Phillip Bull: 12pm 

Luke Barker: 1:30pm 

Wellbeing Choir: 3pm

Music will be interspersed with poetry read by local performers Rob Tyson and Kate Boddy at 1pm and 2:30pm

Rob Tyson has written from childhood. In his fifties, whilst a father and a psychotherapist in the NHS, he reclaimed writing as part of his public life. His inspiration is his environment and his relationships with the people he meets. Rob believes that poetry is an oral tradition and performing poetry engages directly with the audience. His collection, ‘Moor Poems’ was published  in 2018.

Alongside and after an outstanding teaching career in the Scarborough area, Kate Boddy has become an acclaimed poet and story-teller, a spell-binding performer of her own and other people’s work and a facilitator who is hugely in demand to run workshops for young people and adults. In 2017, she published her first collection of poems for children, ‘Lucky dip’.

All timings are approximate and subject to change. This is an outdoor event so please dress appropriately for the weather. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

There are plenty of places to perch but for added comfort please feel free to bring your own portable seating.