Boost for Armed Forces Day (30 June)

York will be honouring the UK’s Armed Forces with a city centre event thanks to funding received from the Ministry of Defence Ceremonial Events and Commemorations team.

The City has been awarded a grant of £6,500.

The day will begin with a service for the Ex-Services Association at All Saints, Pavement, which will be followed by a parade from the service along Coney Street, through St Helen’s Square and into Parliament Street.

The activities in Parliament Street and St Sampson’s Square will start at 12 noon, and will include a marquee with a variety of entertainment headlined by The Military Wives’ Choir, one of a group of choirs formed by TV’s Gareth Malone; a weapons display; climbing wall; an army field kitchen demonstration; paintballing and a display from Field Hospital Regiment. Residents will also be able to find out more information about the Armed Forces and recruitment whilst enjoying music from the band of the Yorkshire Regiment.

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Work starts on Askham Bar (Tadcaster Road) Park and Ride site on Wednesday

Work on constructing the new Park and Ride site near Tesco on Tadcaster Road begins on 22nd May 2013.

The contractor for the works will be Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering Ltd.

A new web site has been made available for residents to follow progress.

Click www.york.gov.uk/askhambar for detailed drawing and latest congestion warnings.

With the Council still intending to close Lendal Bridge to private vehicles halfway though the construction contract (which also includes works at the A59 junction) we anticipate more late afternoon congestion throughout west York together with similar problems during the day at weekends.