Here are just a few dates for your diary ...

This year we have some fantastic events planned for the Black Swan Hotel, including an evening with "Grumpy Old Cricketers" Derek Pringle, Angus Fraser and Ashley Giles hosted by Peter Hayter cricket correspondanct for the Mail on Sunday (and Botham's biographer) on Thursday 17th July 2008, dinner with entertainment for actress Hannah Gordon on Thursday 14th August 2008, and an evening of music from The Merlin Consort on Thursday 25th September 2008.

The final details for these events are still being finalised, but if you would like to request further information, please do not hesitate to contact Jayne on 01439 770466 or by email jayne@blackswan-helmsley.co.uk and she will be delighted to send you further details once they are available.