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The truth is out there: West Riding DFAS sponsors UFO projectDriffi ed Wolds Trail tells stories of wagoners and windowsHull & East Riding adds to 2017 City of Culture eventsDriffi eld Wolds DFAS has launched its latest Church Trail at Sledmere House, near Driffi eld. St Mary’s church is one of a group of churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire known as ‘Sykes Churches’, after Sir Tatton Sykes, who gave a large amount of money to restore them in the 1800s.The Trail allows children to uncover many artefacts – one being a book with details of the ‘wagoners’, groups of farm workers and their horses who were formed into a regiment in WW1 by Sir Mark Sykes. The beautiful stained glass windows in the church are by Burlison and Grylls and depict the ‘virtues’.Below: Children with the TrailIn August, West Riding DFAS worked with Yorkshire Sculpture Park to support an innovative and fun outdoor event. Groups of young artists joined performer Natalie Bellingham for an interactive storytelling adventure which helped them investigate and interpret the UFOs (Unidentifi ed Fantastical Objects) that had recently appeared in the landscape, Next year, Kingston-upon-Hull will be a City of Culture – and Hull & East Riding AFAS will have lectures and visits to highlight Hull’s history and heritage. As well as a special talk by BBC’s Antiques Roadshow expert Lars Tharp, a North East Area study day will feature another Roadshow favourite, Ian Pickford (see page 22). One of England’s biggest ports, Hull is the city that refused entry to Charles I and was home to Andrew Marvell and William Wilberforce – a fascinating and vibrant place.The Society would love to welcome visitors from other Areas, so anyone interested in coming to visit is invited to email: fl orins10@fl orins10.karoo.co.uk.Kington Langley workshop hits the right noteSome 44 Year Ten students from Hardenhuish School enjoyed a highly creative workshop led by Simon Tozer, a printmaker from Bristol, thanks to funding from Kington Langley DFAS. Meanwhile, the Society was a signifi cant sponsor of a music scheme at Langley Fitzurse Primary School that lasted 17 weeks. It enabled about 30 children, aged seven to nine, to have their fi rst experience of playing a musical instrument, enhancing their hand-eye co-ordination and concentration, and boosting listening skills. Right: Pupils at Langley FitzurseAmersham helps school fi nd space at Hampton CourtAmersham DFAS has helped a local school cut a dash at Hampton Court Flower show. The Society donated £500 to help to transport the fl oral spaceman – complete with David Bowie-style makeup and buttons on his suit that played Bowie’s Space Oddity. Made by pupils with learning diffi culties at Stony Dean School, the spaceman had fl owers planted around him, rocket as his hair, and seed from the International Space Centre. Two laminated NADFAS signs helped to highlight the contribution by the Society. Above: The fl oral spacemancourtesy of internationally acclaimed artists Not Vital and KAWS. Those involved embarked on a theatrical adventure that required them to explore the landscape, the sculptures and their own imaginations! One participant commented that it was the “best activity we’ve done all summer”.Below: Children at the event in Yorkshire Sculpture Park SOCIETIES NEWS www.nadfas.org.uk NADFAS REVIEW / WINTER 2016 71