Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Event Information

This is a repeat of the event on March 16th, which is now fully booked

(This event is intended to welcome new members. The event on June 24th, ‘Behind the scenes at the YPS, then and now, offers a similar experience, but in a bit more depth, for established members)

We would like to welcome to this event those who have joined the YPS in the last year or two and would like to know a bit more about the Society. It will provide a brief introduction to our history and current activities.

Participants will be invited to meet a number of people who make things happen, including our chairman, Catherine Brophy, and our ever-helpful clerk, Frances Chambers.

The main part of the event will take place taking in the first-floor reading room, over an informal afternoon tea. There will also be an opportunity to peer into the nooks and crannies of the strange little building that is now the hub of our organisation, but was once the home of the resourceful Fanny Baines, whose family served the Society in many different ways.

There is a rather tricky spiral staircase, so this might not be suitable for those with mobility problems. Please let us know if this is the case, and we will try to arrange a different visit tailored to your needs.

For further information, email MLeonardYork@gmail com

 If you would like to take part, please print out and complete the booking form

(Click here to download:-tea-at-the-lodge-2a)

and return it with the fee of £5 to Margaret Leonard,  YPS, The Lodge, Museum Gardens, York YO1  7DR as soon as you can. Please also note the YPS Booking Terms and Conditions.

YPS Booking Terms & Conditions

Booking

To book an event, complete and return a booking form together with the full sum due (for short visits), or the stipulated deposit (for tours), as appropriate.  A receipt will be issued.  This is not a guarantee that the tour is viable and will run.

When the number of people booking reaches the point at which the tour / visit becomes viable (viability point) you will be sent a confirmation of your booking and that the event will run, subject to booking numbers remaining above the viability point. This will confirm the date by which any balance payment must be made. Balance payments should reach the Lodge at or before the stated due date.

In the case of day or part-day visits, no refunds will be made in the event of cancellation after a visit has been declared viable.

 Cancellations

By YPS    YPS will endeavour to offer an alternative event of equal or greater value than the one cancelled. Where that is not possible all moneys paid against the cancelled event by the member booking will be repaid in full.

By the person booking  Cancellation charges will be made as follows –

• All cancellations will incur an administration charge of £3/person/day of event or tour. Liability for this charge will occur from the date of booking. No administration charges will be made in the case of an event failing to attract the numbers of people needed to become viable, and all moneys sent with a booking form will be returned in full.
• A cancellation made after the notified viability date will lead to the loss of deposit.
• A cancellation after the date set for balance payments, or any set refund cut-off date, as appropriate, will lead to the loss of all moneys paid out by the person booking.

Insurance        

The YPS accepts no responsibility for any loss or injury suffered while taking part in one of its visits.  Participants are advised to consider taking out appropriate travel insurance, which should include cancellation cover.