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Blooming marvellous!

With the recent warm weather, many more flowers are now blooming in the priory and woodland gardens. Come along and see them, Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 4pm.

Snowdrop Sunday & Mosaic Unveiling

Yesterday the Mayor of Guisborough, Alma Thrower, unveiled the 900th anniversary mosaic in Gisborough Priory. Among the special guests were Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey (the artists who designed the mosaic), Sally Wilson (English Heritage) and Lord Gisborough. An appreciative…

Signs of Spring

Volunteers have been busy working in the gardens today, getting ready for Snowdrop Sunday and the re-opening of the Priory in March. And there are plenty of signs that Spring is on the way…

Mosaic installed

The special mosaic created by the local community to commemorate the 900th anniversary of Gisborough Priory was installed in the Priory recently and looks marvellous. The design features many elements from the Priory’s history in a colourful and lively design.…

Bye bye Bible

The Gisburne Bible left Guisborough Library yesterday and returned to its usual home of St John’s College Library, Cambridge. After checking the Bible’s condition, it was carefully packed in a special case and secured in the back of Jayhawk’s art…

Last day to see the Gisburne Bible

Tuesday 29th October will be the last day of the Gisburne Bible display in Guisborough Library. The Bible will be taken back to the St John’s College Library in Cambridge the following day So come along between 9am and 6pm…

Halloween Fun Day

We had our Halloween event yesterday and we were very busy, as always, with over 300 visitors, almost half of them children, many in special, spooky costumes. As well as storytelling and the witch’s potion trail there were plenty of…

Bible display opens

Over fifty people gathered this morning in Guisborough Library to see Philippa Gregory unveil the Gisburne Bible display. After a short speech, Philippa whisked the cover off the display case and everyone was able to study the Bible and find…

A big day

The Gisburne Bible arrived back in Guisborough today for the first time in almost 500 years. It is now in the stunning display case, ready for the official opening of the display by the well-known author, Philippa Gregory, at 10.30am…

A case for…

Today the display case for the Gisburne Bible was delivered and assembled by Stuart and Barry from About Presentation. It looks great, even without its contents, which are due to arrive tomorrow. Thank you to Stuart and Barry for all…