Foxwood Lane footpath resurfacing starts on 18th June

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The City of York Council will start work week commencing 18th June 2013 to reconstruct the footway shown on the plan. This scheme is programmed to take 3 weeks, weather permitting.

The work consists of fully excavating the current footway, installing pin kerbs or timber edging to the rear of the footway and fully reconstructing the footway in tarmac. temporary traffic lights will be in use during working hours only.

The contractor will be working between 8.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

Ironically part of this path may have to be torn up to allow access if Labour go ahead with their plan to build on the adjacent field.

National Railway Museum petition

The Press have launched a petition aimed at preventing the NRM from “closing”.

Its future – together with other museums – is under review as part of the government’s attempts to balance the nations books

We think that it is much more likely that the Museum will reintroduce admission charges.

Virtually every other major attraction in the City (and indeed the world) – with the exception of the York Art Gallery which is closed for refurbishment at present – charges visitors, with the Minsters fee of £10 for an adult being about the norm.

Whether York residents would continue to enjoy free admission on production of a YorCard might be more open to question.

The Press petition can be downloaded here

Richard III and York

A year-long programme of events to sift fact from fiction about the life and reign of Richard III has been announced by an eminent group of York-based organisations.

Richard III: Rumour and Reality is a collaborative project inspired by the identification of the remains of England’s last Yorkist king during archaeological excavations, which prompted enthusiastic public interest across the region.

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TEDDY BEARS’ HEAD FOR FOXWOOD PICNIC

Foxwood Residents will be having a Teddy Bears’ picnic at the Community Centre summer fair on Saturday 22 June from 11am to 3pm.

The first 18 children who come along with a teddy bear will get a free goody bag.

There will also be the opportunity to adopt a bear from the teddy bear orphanage and a tombola for the adults.

If you can help on the day, then please contact Shirley on 793437.

Meanwhile local children have been working with the local Police to illustrate how Acomb/Westfield might be improved

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Rubbish skips this weekend

Although the Council has cut back on the number of amenity skips it provides, several residents associations continue to run programmes aimed at making it easier for tenants to get rid of unwanted items.
The skips are only in place for a few minutes and residents must ensure that they put any rubbish into the skips and do not leave it on the path or highway.
Saturday 8.6.13
1 Alcuin Ave 08:30 09:30 Welburn Rd
2 Tang Hall Lane 10:30 11:30 Corner of Rockingham
3 Fifth Ave 12:30 13:30 Community Centre
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