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Films and events on 19 September 2026
Exhibition: Robert Dutton & Andrew Moodie - Into The Light
Tue 8 September - Fri 30 October
Robert Dutton - live demo - 12 Sep, 1pm-3pm Andrew Moodie - live demo - 18 Oct, 1pm-3pm Light is the driving element, the inspiration in reality which is the compelling underlying element in all our...Event type: Exhibitions
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Helmsley Literary Festival 2026!
Fri 18 September - Sun 20 September
Helmsley Literary Festival returns this September with an eclectic collective of creatives for a weekend of literary entertainment! You can book the events below now! We are running several competiti...Event type: Other , Talks, Theatre
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HLF - Poets' Corner
Sat 19 September, 8.30pm - 10pm
Open Mic with guests from The Poetry Pharmacy! Join us in the Studio Bar at HAC for an evening of poetry, prose and song. Bring your own work, perform others’, or come along and enjoy a drink...Event type: Spoken Word, Other
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Luke Wright: Later Life Letter
Sat 19 September, 7pm-8pm
Later Life Letter tells the story of Luke Wright’s adoption – the life he leads, and the one he might have done. What’s it like to stumble across your birth mother on Facebook? How...Event type: Spoken Word, Talks, Other
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HLF - Frances Wilson - Electric Spark
Sat 19 September, 5pm - 6pm
The Enigma of Muriel Spark In this talk, Francis Wilson follows the clues and riddles of the enigma that was Muriel Spark and leads us to a greater understanding of this innovative and brilliant writ...Event type: Talks, Other
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HLF - Giles Milton - Empire at the Edge of the World
Sat 19 September, 3pm - 4pm
Endurance and Madness in the High Arctic In 1913, William Stephenson, a Briton who changed his name to Vilhjalmur Stefansson to sound more like the Viking forefathers he idolised, organised an ...Event type: Talks, Other
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HLF - Rachel Watkyn & Claire Hornby - The Baronesses
Sat 19 September, 1pm - 2pm
A true story of sisterhood, survival and a secret that rewrote their past The Baronesses is the memoir of half-sisters Rachel and Claire, whose childhoods were spent in stately homes. Rachel's ...Event type: Talks, Other
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HLF - On Whistledown Farm with Nicola Baker - cancelled
Sat 19 September, 11am - 12pm
We're so sorry to say this event has been cancelled due to low sales. Helmsley Literary Festival Events...Event type: Family, Other
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HLF - How To Tell Stories: Writing for Screen and Stage With Tom Needham
Sat 19 September, 10am- 12pm
Tom Needham is a North Yorkshire based, BAFTA-nominated writer with over a hundred television and theatre credits. As well as writing his own series, Cold Blood and Retrace, he worked on The Bill fo...Event type: Workshops, Theatre, Other
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