A new series of the very popular Mint Yard lectures are being run by City of York Council with topical titles to some of the courses.
Named after the old yard over which York Explore was built, this series forms part of the council’s Inspire programme which offers exclusive access to some of the city’s most famous spaces with tuition provided by nationally-recognised experts in their fields.
The programme is:
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All welcome
The second episode of The Minster is being shown today (Sunday) on BBC One at the slightly earlier time of 4:15pm
It will also be available from early evening on on BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one
Throughout the first week of the spring volunteers have helped to tidy Clifton and Rawcliffe.
During week two (24-30 March) of the spring clean will be focused on the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward plus the Foxwood park.
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The first task of the week will take place on Tuesday from 10am-12noon when a team from The Chase Residents’ Association will be painting play equipment in Nelsons Lane Play area.
On Wednesday from 10am–12:30pm a team from Bootham School will be planting wildflower bulbs and trimming the hedges within the Chapman’s Pond site.
They will then move to Foxwood Park to plant bulbs and tidy up the hedge between 2:15pm -4:30pm.
Thursday will see Friends of Acomb Wood planting trees and litter picking within Acomb Wood. Volunteers who would like to help are asked to meet at 2pm at the Acomb Wood Drive/Quaker Wood Pub entrance.
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BBC documentary series goes behind the scenes at York Minster
TV viewers will get the chance to see behind the scenes of one of Britain’s great historic buildings today.
A small team from the BBC filmed at York Minster for most of 2013 – capturing the unsung heroes whose work ensures the largest medieval Gothic cathedral north of the Alps is kept open and vibrant for all to enjoy.
The results will be seen in the first of a three-part documentary series called The Minster which starts this Sunday at 4.45pm on BBC One (Yorks and Lincs and North East).