Living North LIVE Lounge in York

11:30am Motor Neurone Disease Association

We are delighted to be supporting the Motor Neurone Disease Association through this year’s Yorkshire LIVE Fair. They improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. Come and hear about their vital work. 

12:30pm Learn How to Design your Dream Garden with Sash in the Garden

Sasha started a gardening vlog on Instagram in 2020 (@sashinthegarden) to help people get through lockdown. She will share the secrets of how she created her garden so you can replicate some of her tricks at home.

1:30pm Perfect your Makeup with Marta Makeup

Learn tips and tricks from Marta Makeup, a local makeup artist who has worked with luxury brands such as Chanel, and has been trained by Mario Dedivanovic (key MUA to Kim Kardashian) and Scott Barnes (key MUA to Jennifer Lopez).

2:30pm Designer Up-cycling with Done Up North

Find out how to up-cycle tired, old or inherited furniture with new exciting designs and a high quality professional finish to create a unique style statement for your home. Nicky from Done up North, an award-winning furniture refinisher and designer, will be talking about the different ways you can restyle old pieces of furniture and be more eco-friendly, meaningful and creative with your interior styling.

11:30am Designer Up-cycling with Done Up North

Find out how to up-cycle tired, old or inherited furniture with new exciting designs and a high quality professional finish to create a unique style statement for your home. Nicky from Done up North, an award-winning furniture refinisher and designer, will be talking about the different ways you can restyle old pieces of furniture and be more eco-friendly, meaningful and creative with your interior styling.

12:30pm Creative Writing Workshop with Author Gabriella Gordon  

Gabriella lives with her family, nestled at the foot of the North Yorkshire Moors, dividing her time between writing, sharing her book in schools and festivals, as well as running her tuition business, where she enjoys helping children learn to love learning. She’ll be taking about her new book, Sweet Crime, Sweet Justice, a children's detective novel set in a hidden world in North Yorkshire. She'll share what inspired her, just how to write a book, and ideas to get you going with your own creative writing projects.

13:30pm Learn how to optimise your brain health with Landmark Nutrition

In this session on optimising brain health, Tracy Land will be talking about the exciting research on diet and lifestyle approaches that have been shown to reduce your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. She will be touching on the various underlying factors that appear to increase your risk of developing Alzheimers Disease, and the most important diet and lifestyle principles in any approach to prevent it. Tracy will highlight some of the top foods for preventing cognitive decline and the key nutrients to include in your diet.

2:30pm Taking your makeup from day to night with Marta Makeup

Learn tips and tricks from Marta Makeup, a local makeup artist who has worked with luxury brands such as Chanel, and has been trained by Mario Dedivanovic (key MUA to Kim Kardashian) and Scott Barnes (key MUA to Jennifer Lopez).