York City Football Club Foundation’s free summer holiday activity sessions in west York get underway on Tuesday 26th July at Woodthorpe Green from 2pm to 4.30pm.
Then on Thursday the sessions start at Chesneys Field, again 2pm to 4.30pm.
The sessions, which are funded by the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe and Westfield Ward Committees, cater for young people aged 4 to 17 years of age.
To book a place, go to www.tinyurl.com/YCFC-2022
This Easter holidays, York City FC Foundation is running a number of free kickabout sessions for young people, funded by the local ward committees. The sessions will cater for young people aged 4 up to 17, with drinks and snacks provided.
The sessions are being held at Chesneys Field, Woodthorpe Green and the Knavesmire. Dates and times are on the posters below.
Pre-booking is essential, at https://officialsoccerschools.co.uk/yorkcity/york-city-courses/multi_activity.html
Woodthorpe Green – Tuesday 12 & Tuesday 19 April
Chesneys Field – Thursday 14 & Thursday 21 April
The Knavesmire – Monday 11 & Friday 22 April
Over the summer holidays York City FC Foundation is running a series of free kickabout sessions for young people in west York from 4 to 13 years of age.
The sessions, which are funded by the ward committees of Westfield, Dringhouses & Woodthorpe and Micklegate wards, will be held on Chesneys Field, Woodthorpe Green and the Knavesmire.
Details of the dates and times of the sessions – and links to the websites to use to book a place – are set out below.
Click HERE to book a place at Woodthorpe Green
Click HERE to book a place at Chesneys Field
Click HERE to book a place at the Knavesmire
The Westfield and Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committees are once again funding free summer holiday activity sessions for local young people.
York City FC Foundation will be running kickabout sessions at Woodthorpe Green and Chesney Fields on Thursdays from 23 July to 3 September from 10am to 12.45pm. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, pre-booking is required so that social distancing can be maintained. Places can be booked online HERE
Woodthorpe Green dates:
– 23 July
– 6 August
– 20 August
– 3 September
Chesney Fields dates:
– 30 July
– 13 August
– 27 August
The Easter holiday activity sessions that were to be run by York City FC Foundation and York City Knights Foundation have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
It is hoped that session planned for the summer holidays will be able to go ahead.
The Westfield and Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committees are funding Easter holiday activities for young people in the area.
The sessions will be run by York City Knights Foundation and York City FC Foundation – dates, times and locations are set out on the posters below.
If there are any changes to these plans, we will post an update.
Young people in the Westfield and Dringhouses & Woodthorpe wards aged 12 years or older are invited to sign up for a free four-day course which can lead to a Level 1 Sports Leadership qualification.
The course, which for local young people is being funded from ward budgets, will be run by York City FC Foundation from Monday 17th to Thursday 20th February at Foxwood Community Centre.
To find out more or to book a place, call 01904 559508 or e-mail inclusion@yorkcityfcfoundation.co.uk
Woodthorpe youngsters are encouraged to come down to the Green on Wednesday 24th July for a kickabout with the York City FC Foundation.
The 10-11am session is for boys and girls aged 6 to 9 years and the 11-12 session for those aged 10 to 13 years.
This is the first of a number of sessions that are being funded by the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe and Westfield Ward Committees.
The decision comes 5 years after an agreement was reached on how a new stadium could be funded.
The decision was expected following a recommendation for Council officials that the plans should be approved. Outline planning permission had been granted in 2012 and the full Council had, last October, accepted a new financial package which included the provision of more retail floor-space.
The new plans did, however, lead to the closure of Waterworld with the future of the Yearsley pool also placed in jeopardy.
There were surprisingly few objections from other retailers to the new plans while concerns about traffic and parking arrangements were also muted.
The plans will now be put to the Secretary of State. He could decide to “call in” the plans. With the present Parliament due to be dissolved on Monday prior to the General Election, it is likely to be June before any decision on the referral is made.
History may record that the most difficult times for the project have yet to come.
A deal with rugby is essential if the stadium asset is to be fully exploited (and business plan income achieved). There were also some awkward conditions imposed in the original planning application which have yet to be satisfied.
A solution to the Yearsley pool issue will be one of the first issues on the new Councils agenda when it too meets for the first time in June.
Then there is the ambitious 12 month building timetable. As we have said before, we doubt if a stadium could be completed for the start of the 2016 football season; but we hope we are proved to be wrong.
The less complicated project plan – agreed 5 years ago – would have been implemented by now.
We would have a stadium with both football and rugby being played there.
It remains to be seen whether the delays have been worthwhile.
In a survey undertaken by Liberal Democrats on thee west of the City residents were asked whether they agreed with following statement
” The Council should ensure that the Knights rugby team are able play matches at the new community stadium”
An article in “Construction Enquirier” has claimed that the new Community Stadium will be built by ISG.
ISG is a Yorkshire based company.
The article claims that the stadium will be completed in “Autumn 2016”.
That conflicts with the July 2016 occupation date previously publicised by the York Council and means that the football club may not be able to move home until the 2017/18 season.
The delays will come as no surprise to the many commentators who have queried the 15 month construction timetable.
The scheme has yet to get planning permission while the future of the Knights Rugby team is under question following a very public disagreement between a senior Council official and the Knights chairman.
The Enquirer article reads;
ISG has been confirmed as the preferred construction partner for the £41m York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex scheme.
ISG will be part of the successful consortium bid by Greenwich Leisure Ltd to build a new home stadium for York’s professional football and rugby teams including leisure, retail, office and community facilities.
The new 8,000 all-seater stadium will include hospitality and conferencing facilities, a new 25m six-lane swimming pool, fitness and active play facilities and a community hub.
Work is expected to start on site this summer with completion scheduled for autumn 2016.
ISG is believed to have beaten rivals Carillion and Barr to the deal.
Danny Murray, ISG’s Northern regional managing director, said: “Our involvement in the York Community Stadium project extends back to 2012 and we have worked closely with GLL and our consortium partners to bring the vision for this keynote regional leisure scheme to reality.
“ISG has exceptionally strong leisure sector credentials, delivering iconic sporting venues like the Olympic Velodrome and the National Football Development Centre in Newport, and we are looking forward to working with our consortium partners to create superb new facilities for York.”