At Whitby Museum until 4 November

Another exhibition that finishes on 4 November - this one is at the Whitby Museum in Pannett Park

True Tales of Whitby Folk

"an exhibition about moments from Whitby history from the time when King Henry VIII shut down Whitby Abbey, to the Victorian age. 
The story includes the man from Mulgrave Castle who was hung, drawn and quartered by King Henry, the sea captain from Bagdale Hall who was beheaded on Tower Hill by Cromwell in the Civil War, and a narrow-minded Puritan whose descendants are allegedly still being paid damages by the family of those who made fun of him. Then there's a local man who fell foul of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the team of quarrymen from Whitby who were taken to Tangier in Morocco to build sea defences, and sections about the eighteenth and nineteenth century Whitby ship-builders, a Whitby bank crash, whaling, a theatre fire, the origins of the Steam Railway and the jet industry."

Jane Pinkney at Nunnington Hall

Jane Pinkney's Mice is an exhibition currently showing at Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley.  It finishes on 4 November, so there is still time to go and remind yourself of Jane's delightful paintings.

Last year she had great success with selling exhibitions at Nunnington and in London, and the National Trust republished her book The Mice of Nibbling Village.  This year they have republished Mouse Mischief  - ideal for Christmas presents!

Jane used to live in Hutton Rudby and many of the works shown were painted during her years in the village.

There's an interview with Jane in The York Press (with the story of how Princess Diana bought one of her books) and you can see her work - though they have to be seen in the original to be truly appreciated - at the website for the London gallery, Chris Beetles

New additions to York Museum's 1212 Exhibition

The 1212 Exhibition in the Mediaeval Gallery of the York Museum marks the 800th anniversary of King John granting the city a Royal Charter, giving it independence from the Crown.

New treasures have been added to the exhibition this month.

They include three stunning new acquisitions, which you may have read about in the newspapers: the Iron Age gold torc found near Tadcaster; the 15th century gold ring with an inscription to St Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen; and the silver gilt livery badge in the shape of a boar (as worn by supporters of Richard III) found near Stillingfleet.

Visit the website for details at www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

Tees Archaeology Dayschool on 'The History & Buildings of Stockton-on-Tees'

Tees Archaeology is holding a Dayschool - keynote speaker is broadcaster & author John Grundy - on the History & Buildings of Stockton on Saturday 3 November at ARC, Dovecote Street, Stockton.

Bookings are being taken at www.arconline.co.uk or visit Tees Archaeology's new website www.teesarchaeology.com

In fact, visit Tees Archaeology's website anyway, for news of its activities.

Their Projects pages include the Roman villa at Ingleby Barwick, the Anglo-Saxon pagan cemetery at Norton-on-Tees and the North East Yorkshire Mesolithic Project. And anybody who occasionally turns up up a flint in their garden or who likes to watch Time Team is definitely going to welcome their Flints Fact Sheet!