Leisure update

The Barbican could reopen under private management next year. The venue, which has remained empty following a legal wrangle about planning issues, could be leased to one of 2 companies who have expressed an interest in renovating the hall and staging concerts and conferences there. Expect a decision in the autumn and a reopening in the spring.

York will get a new spectator sports stadium. It will become the home of the City’s Rugby and Football clubs and will be located on the site of the Huntington Stadium. Most of the funding for it is coming from the private sector. You can find more details on the Councils web site http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/sports/community_stadium/

And in another boost for sports fans, the go ahead has been given for a City of York “Sports Village” on the Hull Road. It will provide the City’s first and largest ever 8 lane competition standard swimming pool together with fitness facilities, 3G outdoor pitches and a completely new athletics complex. All the facilities are aimed at the whole community with opening hours of the pool similar to those at Energise.

A series of guided bike rides are taking place this summer. For more details see http://www.york.gov.uk/transport/cycling/CyclingCityEvents/

Survey results Tedder Road

Our survey is progressing in the Foxwood area.

On the issue of possibly providing 5 a side goal posts on the Tedder Road park, opinion was divided.

56% were in favour while 44% opposed the idea.

Most residents who occupy properties overlooking the park seemed to be opposed so it is unlikely that the proposal will be implemented.

Survey Results – Wetherby Road area

More survey results are available. We had a response rate of over 40%.

The improvements to Acomb Green got the support of 93% of residents

83% backed the idea of converting the York Road pedestrian crossing into a Toucan (which can also be used by cyclists).

86% said that they preferred the new recycling boxes to the old arrangements bags.

Repairing roads and footpaths was the top local priority followed by reopening the Barbican concert hall and providing more affordable homes.

The most popular Coalition government policies are increasing pensions at least in line with inflation, removing workers earning under £10,000 a year from income tax, real terms increases in funding for the NHS and scrapping plans to make people carry I/D cards.

59% of residents had seen a PCSO patrolling in their area