Hull new theatre looming over surrounding buildings
Brief stop researching the Hull Handball League (1958-63), started by a German Jewish doctor who fled Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner who arrived after the fall of the Low Countries.
Exile and sport, reconciliation via sport, or a willingness to try new sports postwar? #handball #Hull
The two faces of spring.
One soaking up the setting sun, the other shivering in the shade.
Scarborough station.
Ended the day with a maritime pub crawl, book buying and picked up a copy of the journal that had published my article about baseball in 1930s Scarborough.
The weather joined in by lurching from one extreme to the other.
Dark clouds over Scarborough cricket ground
We’re rattling through the seasons at Scarborough this afternoon …
Sunny day at Scarborough cricket club
Yorkshire seconds v Derbyshire at a sun drenched Scarborough, North Marine Road.
Beverley Minster lit by the evening sun.
Bitterly cold sunset at Beverley Minster
⚽📰 This Saturday
Join Mike Harrison for Hold the Front Page: The Art of The City Gent — a look at the iconic covers of the Bradford City fanzine and the stories behind them.
📅 Sat 11 April
🕛 Noon
📍 The Record Café, Bradford
Part of a special exhibition celebrating 41 years of The City Gent.
Spring is sprung. Late afternoon light in the Moon Tap at Bridlington.
I once thought Edinburgh Waverley was the only station named after a novel—but I was wrong.
From Ivanhoe stations across the world to Berlin’s Onkel Toms Hütte and Devon’s Westward Ho!, literature has quietly shaped the railway map.
Know any others? 📚🚂
After a turbulent winter, we can now look forward to a long hot (hopefully) summer of cricket at Scarborough.
50 years since the day Bradford City nearly made history! 🏮
From the magic of a 4th Division giant-killing run to that controversial "illegal" goal against Southampton. 🚫⚽️
City Gent editors Mike Harrison & David Pendleton revisit 1976.
Watch here: 📺
On 14 Feb 2026 we welcomed Lee Hanson to explore “Priestley’s Magnificent Magical Game.” ⚽
For J. B. Priestley, football was a game of art and conflict that captured imaginations worldwide.
🎥 Watch the talk via the link below.
⚽📖 Jack Leslie: The Lion Who Never Roared
Author Matt Tiller tells the powerful story of Jack Leslie—selected for England national football team in 1925 but denied his chance due to racism.
A pioneering star of Plymouth Argyle
📅 28 Mar 2026, Noon, Record Cafe, Bradford
🏏 Scarborough Cricket Club looks to the future! With the North Stand closed, plans for an indoor facility could bring year-round cricket, dining & seating. West Stand holds fans for now, Yorkshire CCC support could help fund a seaside home for generations.
The new cricket season is approaching, but there is uncertainty at Scarborough Cricket Club after the North Stand at North Marine Road was closed following a safety inspection.
Here’s the story behind the decision — and what it could mean for the ground’s future.
⚽📚 This Saturday
50 Years On: When the Saints Went Marching On — Mike Harrison & David Pendleton revisit the controversial 1976 FA Cup QF when Bradford City A.F.C. were beaten 1–0 by Southampton F.C. at Valley Parade.
THAT free-kick. Still illegal. Still hurts.
🧣 Bring a silk scarf.
In a city dominated by Venetian and palazzo architecture, here is the classical St George’s Hall, Bradford.
Afternoon light, Little Germany, Bradford
The penultimate event of Filey Literature Festival.
A book that records a year on breezy Flamborough Head and the varied wildlife that appeared in Richard Baines’ garden.
🦋🌿 What’s a Rarity Garden?
Author Richard Baines visits Filey to talk about his book Rarity Garden — wildlife, wonder, and the rare moments that stop time, inspired by a decade living on Flamborough Head.
📅 Thu 14 May | 🕖 7pm
📍 Thirty
🎟 £5
👻✨ Explore the myths & mysteries of the Wold Newton Triangle!
Gristhorpe-based author Wendy Pratt shares chilling tales of ghosts, werewolves, UFOs, red-eyed dogs & ghost lakes — in one of Britain’s most haunted landscapes.
📅 Wed 13 May
🕖 7pm
📍 Bruschetta Cafe Bar, Filey
🎟 £5 (booking essential)
⚽📚 Thanks to Lee Hanson for a thought-provoking talk on J. B. Priestley — packed house, maybe the seed of this year’s vintage bus trip 👀 Watch this space!
👉 Next talk: Sat 7 March
50 Years On: When the Saints Went Marching On
City Gent's Mike Harrison & David Pendleton revisit the 1976 FA Cup QF
📚✨ Stories of the Human Spirit
Join journalist & author Helen Womack for an evening of powerful, humane storytelling — from Moscow & the Cold War to refugees rebuilding their lives today. Serious subjects, told with hope, humour, and compassion.
📅 Tue 12 May
🕖 7pm
📍 Filey Library
🎟 Free, unticketed
Today, noon, Record Cafe, Bradford.
J.B.Priestley and sport. February’s sporting lunchtime lecture.
Free as ever, just buy a pint or a cuppa!
A body is discovered. Foul play is suspected. How would you investigate it?
Filey Literature Festival goers will receive an insight into how the authorities go about it.
Our Monday murder special.
📚✨ “I am at Filey utterly alone,” wrote Charlotte Brontë.
Sharon Wright reveals the role of Filey and Bridlington in the Brontë story, drawing on radical new research co-authored with Ann Dinsdale of the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
📅 Sun 10 May
🕢 7.30pm
📍 Evron Centre Concert Hall, Filey
🎟 £5
📚✨ The Invention of Charlotte Brontë #FileyLiteratureFestival
Author Graham Watson explores a darker, more nuanced portrait of Charlotte Brontë — writer, celebrity, lover — and the myths surrounding her life and family.
📅 Sun 10 May
🕟 4.30pm
📍 Evron Centre Concert Hall, Filey
🎟 £5
📚✨ Bestselling author Imogen Clark comes to Filey!
With 2M+ copies sold, she’ll be talking about her latest novel In Another Life — a gripping story of family, grief, and long-buried secrets.
📅 Sun 10 May
🕒 3pm
📍 Evron Centre Concert Hall, Filey
🎟 £5
#AuthorTalk #ImogenClark #BookEvent
