Residents urged to have their say

 

 

At a public meeting next week local residents will get the chance to have their say on controversial plans to build on Green Belt land north of York.

 

The meeting will discuss proposals by Labour run York Council to build 1,500 houses north of Haxby & Wigginton under its long-term citywide development plan. The event has been arranged by Liberal Democrats as part of their campaign to Save York’s Green Belt.

 

The public meeting comes after it was revealed that York Council is only planning a “limited consultation” on the proposals and will not be organising a meeting for residents in the ward or delivering a leaflet to all houses. The council’s low-key 6 week consultation began last week and focuses on the changes made to last year’s Draft Local Plan.

 

The public meeting will be taking place on 25th June at 7pm at Haxby & Wigginton Methodist Church, The Village, Wigginton,YO32 2JJ. 

 

The Draft Local Plan’s references for the Haxby and Wigginton sites are ST9 & SF4. Details of the proposals can be found here:http://www.york.gov.uk/localplan

Council choir to visit residential homes

City of York Council’s staff choir will be touring council residential homes in York to celebrate the Grand Départ with a good sing with residents.

Cansing! is make up of council staff who enjoy making music, and some 20 choir members will give their time to visit City of York Council’s residential homes at Willow House, Woolnough House and Grove House on Saturday 28 June. They’ll sing a variety of songs to give residents a taste of the build-up to the Tour de France coming to York on 6 July.

Ted Schofield, chair of the choir, said: “We sang at Willow House before Christmas which went down really well with the residents. It gave us the idea of taking part in York: Be Part of It and bringing old favourites like ‘Daisy, Daisy’ and other cycle-themed songs to bring a flavour of the tour to these communities.”

Cansing! was founded in 2010 and has sung in York Minster, on BBC Radio York, at York Carnival as well as in their own concerts.

The choir can be heard rehearsing every Thursday lunchtime in St Helen’s Church, St Helen’s Square, York.

Millennium Bridge camping information session

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An invitation is being issued to residents and local councillors to come along and find out more about the temporary campsite to be located on land near Maple Grove and the Millennium Bridge.

Anyone interested is invited to a drop-in session on Monday 23 June, from 6pm til 7pm at the Maple Grove entrance to the Millennium Bridge open space.
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Bike Story wheels into Schools!

York-based arts education provider Creative Learning Partnerships (CLP) is bringing the excitement of the Tour de France to 22 primary schools in York and across Yorkshire this June and July.

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CLP is working with 509 Arts to extend one of the major commissions of the Yorkshire Festival 2014, Bike Story, to reach over 3,500 primary school pupils across the region, with visits to City of York Council’s Naburn CE Primary Schools and New Earswick Primary on Monday 23 June.
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York CVS offering free advice today

On Tuesday 17th June, as part of national Small Charity Week, York CVS are offering a free Big Advice Day email and phone hotline.

 From 10am to 4pm, our advisers will be on hand to give FREE specialist advice to your small charity. We can answer questions on everything from…

 l Setting up and running your charity           l Volunteers and volunteering

l Managing your finances                             l Making the most of IT

l HR & Payroll                                              l Understanding social media

l Fundraising                                                 l Running a community building

 Call the Big Advice Day team on 01904 621133,
email bigadviceday@yorkcvs.org.uk, or
Tweet @YorkCVS
Follow us on the day at #YAB14

Huntington concert tickets being discounted

Council concert organiser displays sense of humour

Council concert organiser displays sense of humour

As we revealed yesterday, the Tour de France concert, scheduled for the 4th July, is being snubbed by York residents.

Now the Council has halved the cost of a family ticket – down from £100 to £50.

The offer also includes a ticket to the Grand Depart event at the Racecourse and will run until Monday 16th June.

What residents who have already paid the full price for tickets will think of this discount remains to be seen.

The concert features a group called “Loveable Rogues”

Tickets are on sale now from http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.exeriencetherace.com/, and will be available from Visit York on Museum Street in York city centre by Friday (13th June) of this week

The Council has declined to say how many tickets for the event have been sold to date.

Meanwhile it looks like Bradley Wiggins – expected to be one of the main attractions for those attending the Tour de France start – may not now be competing this year

Fitness swimming initiative in York

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City of York Council’s HEAL (Health, Exercise, Activity and Lifestyle) programme is introducing a new 6 week course of swimming sessions at Yearsley Pool starting on Thursday 12 June from 2.30pm to 3.15pm.

Welcome Back to the Pool is aimed specifically at people who can swim, or could in the past, but through illness, injury or life changing event may now lack the confidence to get back in the pool.

Swimming has some great health benefits for those returning to exercise. This is another example of a practical session to help encourage regular physical activity amongst residents needing support.
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Acomb Explore Library now open 7 days a week

York carers week starts

York is celebrating the work of carers next week as part of national Carers Week (9-15 June).

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Carers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign, which aims to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for and in York it’s a chance for unpaid carers to take a break and join in one of the many activities on offer.

On Monday 9 June at CVS (Priory Street) from 10am to 3pm carers can have a free health check, visit information stalls and hear short talks. There will also be some live music, a free lunch and complimentary therapies.Please call York Carers Centre on 01904 715490 to book a place.

On Wednesday 11 June York Carers Centre have a stall in the reception area of York Hospital and a bus in Parliament Street where carers can call in. York Carers Forum are also holding a Carers Service at 1.20pm in York Minster, all welcome. At 5.30pm at City of York Council West Offices there is an information sharing meeting for carers who look after an adult on the autistic spectrum.

On Friday 13 June young carers are launching their new play at York St John University.

Carers will also be able to brush up their web skills thanks to a free six-part course offered by Explore York Libraries and Archives and the Tinder Foundation, in partnership with York Carers Forum.

Running from May to September, Explore Digital Care is a free six-part course for local carers. Each carer who enrols on the course will be invited to attend six free lessons in using different aspects of the internet, including staying safe online, using email, searching the internet and using various carers resources and forums online, amongst other things.
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