Thursday 31 July 2008

First Day in York - The Morning

This morning our visitors from Palestine met at Friargate Theatre and then walked over to York Minster for a tour given by the Canon Precentor, the Revd Canon Jeremy Fletcher. On the way they passed the 'purple man', a regular feature on Stonegate.

During the tour of the Minster the group had an opportunity to see areas not usually open to the public including the mason's loft, the vestry and the Stonemason's Yard.

It was then back to Friargate for lunch with staff, hosts and friends during which we were very pleased to received a phone call to the group from Marina Barham of Al Harah Theatre Company who is currently in Liverpool with a project called Contacting the World.

Sadly the good weather this morning has given way to rain but after a quick purchase of some cheap umbrellas the groups are out exploring York and buying some clothes for Hani whose luggage has still not arrived.

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