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Acomb Flower Guild and

The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York present...

Spirit of Adventure Flower Festival

Friday 15th - Sunday 17th June 2012

10.00am - 4.00pm

The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is delighted to be hosting a magnificent three day flower festival as part of the York 800 festivities and to celebrate the Ancient Guilds of York.

Discover the splendours of this unique Medieval Hall and it's 655 years of history brought to life through the beauty of flowers arranged by members of Acomb Flower Guild and guest arrangers including George Smith MBE.

Admission: £8. For tickets, group and coach times bookings and for further information please ring: 01937 573328 or e-mail: flowerfestivalyork@gmail.com

Or alternatively download the ticket booking form here.

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The York Merchant Adventurers and their Hall

A new illustrated book celebrating the Company and its 654 years of history in York

Available now

The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York has its origins in the 14th century, when a religious guild dedicated to Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in York.

The members of that guild built a Hall in Fossgate that survives today as one of the country's finest examples of a semi-timbered medieval guild hall. Its construction marked the start of an unbroken association between the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and the support of charity, religion and fraternity that continues in the work of the Company today, along with an enduring interest in trade and enterprise in York and the wider community.

This richly illustrated book, written by members of the Company and other experts, tells the story of the people who have cared for this remarkable building and its collections for more than 650 years.

Paperback: £20

Hardback: £40

Copies of the book are on sale from the Hall. For more information contact the Hall on 01904 654818 or e-mail enquiries@theyorkcompany.co.uk

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