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Thank you
08:00 PM – 10:30 PM
York House and The Song Loft welcome Warren James, he of the Jake Leg Jug Band, for his stunning show celebrating the life, music and legacy of the great great Lonnie Donegan.
The story and songs of Lonnie Donegan’s rise to fame as “The King of Skiffle” as well as the god-father of British pop music.
Lonnie Donegan was Britain’s most inspirational pop star before the Beatles and is the sole reason that all of the major 60s bands began to play music.
“No Lonnie Donegan, No Skiffle Groups, No Beatles – It is that simple” – George Harrison.
From Banjo player in The Chris Barber and Ken Colyer Jazz & Blues Band, to the heights of international fame, Lonnie had over 30 chart entries in 4 years.
This show features all of Lonnie’s major hits including: Battle of New Orleans, Rock Island Line, Cumberland Gap, Does You Chewing Gum Lose its Flavour, Have a Drink on Me, Lost John, Putting on the Style and many more. Let’s not forget what a great blues and gospel singer he was, too, lending fine, authentic voice to songs like Aint No More Cane on the Brazos, Muleskinner Blues, Take my Hand Precious Lord, Rock’o’my Soul and many more.
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LonnieDoneganStory
And watch a couple of videos at https://warrenjamesguitar.com/lonniedoneganstory/
Tickets £10.00 from https://wegottickets.com/event/682368
or £12.00 on the door.
From 7.30pm there will be a York House bar offering real ale, cider, lager, wine and soft drinks
For more details email jukeofstony@gmail.com
Join Our Team at York House – Make a Real Difference in Your Community!
Are you passionate about giving back and using your skills to support a vibrant local charity? York House is looking to expand our team — we’re seeking a new Chairperson (preferably with experience in a similar role), along with enthusiastic Trustees and Volunteers with expertise in Human Resources, Health and Safety, or Website Design to help us thrive!
Trustees are the overall managers of York House, devising and implementing matters of finance, personnel, building maintenance and development, tactical and strategic planning and such. Specialist Volunteers can help with expertise and practical solutions.
Please click on the role(s) you may be interested in:
Chairperson: aaaYHC Chairperson Role Spec
Human Resources: aaaYHC HR Role Spec
Health & Safety: aaaYHC H&S Role Spec (1)
Website Design: aaaYHC Web Designer Role Spec
IT systems: aaaYHC IT Role Spec
As a small but mighty charity, we’re all about supporting our local community through the arts and youth-focused initiatives. We want to ensure we’re doing things right, especially when it comes to looking after our amazing staff, freelancers, and volunteers – and that’s where you come in!
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or someone looking to get involved in something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you!
Join us and help make York House even better. Your skills could make all the difference!
Come and have a friendly chat. Contact Ken Daniels at jukeofstony@gmail.com
We were delighted to receive this message from Amy:
“York House is a wonderful location for your special family celebrations. We held our intimate wedding reception with our family in August, and having our own private space and large garden to celebrate in made all the difference! This is our second time renting this lovely venue and I’m sure we will want to enjoy it again in the future.” Amy
Our lovely Main Hall ha some daytime vacancies. Have you been thinking about starting a yoga club? Dance class? Arts group? Maybe a baby group? Now’s your chance! Space at York House is becoming less and less available so move fast! #YourYorkHouse #NewVenture
Contact tina@york-house.org.uk for details.
Not everyone knows that York House Centre is owned by the community of Stony Stratford – YOU!
It’s a registered charity, a business registered with Companies House, and it is run by a volunteer management committee, and its main role is to hire out space for a great variety of community, arts, self-help, small commercial, private party, and charity groups and individuals.
Many of the activities in York House depend on volunteers, eg for the community larder/warm space, gardening and horticultural, stewarding town events such as Christmas Lanterns and Arts4All, and helping with coffee mornings or bar work for our many music and arts events.
Could YOU spare a few hours regularly or occasionally during the year? We’d love to hear from you. Contact us by email at info@york-house.org.uk or phone 01908 561075 to find out more.
