A leading children’s charity has hailed City of York Council’s library services for being a ‘good place for all young people to come’.

The Children’s Society has praised the council after an assessment was carried out by disabled young people who visited Acomb Explore Library Learning Centre last November.

In feedback provided to Acomb Explore, the young people unanimously agreed in their report that the Explore Centre “provides a wide range of inclusive activities, it is fully accessible and the staff have a good attitude”.

Lynda Corker, programme manager of The Children’s Society in York said: “The award isn’t just about ramps for wheelchairs and accessible toilets, important as they are, but also looks at the attitude of staff and their commitment to ensuring disabled people receive a warm welcome and support when it is needed.”

The ‘Good Place To Come’ Award is granted by disabled young people from The Children’s Society’s PACT project in York who aim to help places become more inclusive to disabled people.

The Acomb Explore Library was built by the last Liberal Democrat Council. Further examples followed including a massive refurbishment of the Central Library

We’ve been out and about in the Foxwood area over the last few days.

Looks like the winter weather has taken its toll on some road surfaces. We reported potholes on Beagle Ridge Drive.

Hopes that essential road and footpath repairs would be carried out in Foxwood next year have been dashed.

2 roads (Foxwood Lane from Otterwood Lane to Forrester’s Walk & Foxwood Lane from Huntsman’s Walk to Gale Lane) were due to be resurfaced as were footpaths in Huntsman’s Walk (Foxwood Lane To Beagle Ridge Drive), Foxwood Lane (from Huntsman’s Walk to Gale Lane), Foxwood Lane (from Otterwood Lane to Forrester’s Walk) & Acomb Wood Drive (from Bellwood Drive to Alness Drive). The cuts imposed by the Labour run Council mean that this work has been shelved.

Elsewhere we’ve asked for litter to be removed from underneath hedges at Acomb Wood Meadow and the Foxwood Park before the growing season starts and for the cycle barriers on the Tedder Road park to be repainted.

Other issues include a “leaning lamppost” near Herman Walk, vandalised and insecure gates at the Foxwood Park and a repeat complaint about the uprooted litter bin on Chesney Field.

No new yet from the “Prince of Darkness” about when the Council will replace the lampposts on Bellhouse Way which were felled last year?