Following a vote by residents of all ages organised by the Woodthorpe Community Group, the winning design for the revamp of Woodthorpe Green playground has been announced.
‘Design D’ was the winner
The £30,000 scheme is being funded by a combination of Ward Committee funds and money from City of York Council central. budgets.
The company that has secured the contract is Wicksteed Playgrounds – www.wicksteed.co.uk The council will now discuss with Wicksteed a timetable for the work.
The successful West Thorpe Scout group is seeking adult volunteers to help support its growth.
The group provides a range of activities for local young people, and relies on the help and support of volunteers.
Can you help? If so, contact Joe Fillingham at westthorpescouts@outlook.com or go to www.westthorpescouts.weebly.com
A new café is set to open on Tadcaster Road on Thursday 5 October.
Café at Number 12 is located next to the Post Office, in the premises most recently occupied by the Booboracum shop.
There is also a change of management at the popular Love to Eat café on Moor Lane. The café re-opens on Tuesday 3 October when Fiona takes over from Louise.
We wish both cafés a successful future!
A large number of children and adults came along to the drop-in sessions at the Woodthorpe Green playground on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to see the options for improving the play area.
Everyone was asked to vote for their first and second preferences out of the four plans on display.
Braving the rain on Friday afternoon
Great turnout despite the rain
Sunnier on Saturday!
There will be another chance to vote at the Ward Committee meeting on Tuesday 26 September from 6.30pm at the indoor bowls club on Thanet Road, and at the McMillan fundraising coffee morning at St James the Deacon on the morning of Saturday 30 September.
All four plans are set out below.
Plan A
Plan B
Plan C
Plan D
The play area at Woodthorpe Green is going to be updated with some new equipment, thanks to funding from City of York Council and the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committee.
The Woodthorpe Community Group is working with the council to gather feedback on plans that have been submitted by playground companies and would like everyone who uses the park to come along and vote for their preferred design.
Representatives from the Community Group will be in the playground from 3-4pm on Friday 22nd September and 10-11am on Saturday 23rd September. Playground users are invited to come along and vote for their favourite design.
City Screen joins the 60th anniversary celebrations of York’s twinning with the city of Münster with a screening of the delightfully quirky German comedy Toni Erdmann on Monday 18 September at 5:15pm.
York was one of the first cities in Britain to partner with a German city after WWII, encouraged by the Foreign Office to promote healing and contribute to a more secure peace in Europe. Since 1957 many exchanges have taken place between Münster and York including schools, choirs, sports teams, art exhibitions, and civic receptions. Many people’s photos and reminiscences are currently on show in an exhibition upstairs at York Explore.
Dave Taylor, Marketing Manager of City Screen, said, “I’m pleased that the cinema will be able to contribute two films towards this celebration. The first one of these, Toni Erdmann, finds excruciating humour and great pathos in a comedy drama about an embarrassing parent. Toni is a practical joker who tries to reconnect with his hard-working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach. Cinemagoers should please note that we’ve had to bring the screening forward to 5:15 from the time published in our brochure. I hope that doesn’t inconvenience anyone.”
Book to see Toni Erdmann (15) at City Screen on 0871 902 5726, or at the Coney Street Box Office, or online at:
https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/York_Picturehouse/film/toni-erdmann
