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Oakapple Day - The Musical

Musical Play in a Week! (16-20 Aug 2010) The National Centre for Early Music music-theatre summer school! An opportunity for 9-14 year-olds to work with theatre and music professionals on all aspects of creating a production. No performing experience needed. It is May 1660. The Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, is dead, and King Charles II is returning to England to claim the throne. A group of actors and musicians are rehearsing for the celebrations, when they uncover a plot to kidnap the king. Can they reach Charles in time to catch the villains and save him from his fate?  The daily sessions will take place at the National Centre for Early Music, York from 10.00am - 4.00pm, culminating in a performance for friends and family, which will take place at 7.00pm on Friday 20 August 2010. Age range 9-14. Participation costs £80 for the week.

DATES & TIMES

From 16 Aug 2010 to 20 Aug 2010  10:00 - 16:00

ADDRESS & LOCATIONS

National Centre for Early Music  St. Margaret's Church off Walmgate York North Yorkshire YO1 9TL

CONTACT INFORMATION

Info line: 01904 632220 Web site: www.ncem.co.uk Email: education@ncem.co.uk

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The Old Royal Oak -

29th May 2010

We intend to celebrate the Royal oak Day with music from late afternoon onwards together with some 'dressing up'.

7 market Place

Knaresborough

HG5 8AL

01423 865880

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"As a boy I lived in Lazenby, part of the parish of Wilton in Cleveland. We always celebrated Oak Apple Day. Children would get up early before school and find an Oak sprig to wear prominantly, those who were not suitably 'dressed' were waylaid on the way to school and whipped across the bare legs with stinging nettles. No simple 'nipping' in our area. As with other village customs the practice ended at noon. The old Wilton castle was in the same Parish, and I believe had been the family seat of the Bulmers and had been partially destroyed by Cromwell. So perhaps the area was also loyal to Charles".

Comment by Tom Scarff, Phuket, Thailand (2008)

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Some schools took up the chant:

“Royal Oak Day, Royal Oak Day!
If you don’t give us a holiday
We’ll all run away!”

There was punishment too, for youngsters failing to sport an oak leaf. Defaulters were stung with nettles or otherwise chastised. On the Wolds it was Chalky Back Day: clothes were rubbed with chalk.

Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire, Howard Peach 

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